The Brunsville Blitz Brunsville, Iowa Edition 116 August 2020

Junior Golf of Northwest Iowa hosted the Brunsville Junior Masters at Prairie Rose Golf Course on Tuesday, July 21. A large group of golfers ages 5-17 took part in the event, one of four tournaments staged by Junior Golf Northwest Iowa, which also hosts weekly camps at Willow Creek Golf Course in Le Mars. Winners were determined in various age groups, including one by a one-hole playoff. Photos courtesy of Dan Gray.

A total of 35 players took part in the tournament. Following are a complete list of results from the Brunsville Open: First flight: Nick Dreckman 69, Doug Loutsch 73, Dan Gray 73, Keegan Bak 75, Dave Irwin 75, Joe Rollinger 76, Cory Puetz 76, Ryan Gorsett 76, Jeff Covatto 76, Doug Boever 77, Logan Robbins 79, Nick Knapp 80. Second flight: Jim LeMoine 81, Bob Carnes 82, Joel Tainter 82, Keaton Rowe 83, Greg Nacke 84, Josh Grosenheider 84, Greg Szepelak 85, Brett Harris 85, Adam Loutsch 85, Mark Lorenzen 86, Mick Muth 87. Third flight: Steven Husk 88, Nathan Campbell 88, Russ Plueger 89, Ron DeKok 89, Bryan Diediker 89, Jason Cleveland 89, Luke Sitzmann 90, Brandon Phelan 91, Luke Sitzmann 91, Alex Klein 92, Heath Husk 92, Tyler Happe 93. Fourth flight: Shane Muth 95, Sergio Ceriani 95, Dean Borchers 97, Todd Oetken 97, Steve Dickman 99, Kyle Borchers 100, Brad Stolze 101, Justin Lehner 105, Steve Sherrill 106, John Dalland 109, Mick Lawler 111.

Dreckman posts victory in Brunsville Open

BRUNSVILLE, Iowa -- Nick Dreckman made the long trek from Mankato, Minnesota to compete in the Brunsville Open Sunday at Prairie Rose Golf Course. And, Dreckman emerged the winner, shooting a 3-under-par 69 for a four-shot victory. Dreckman, a longtime Le Mars resident who recently moved to Mankato, has won this tournament several times. Doug Loutsch and Dan Gray each shot 73 to claim the second two spots in the first flight. Keegan Bak was fourth with 75. Jim LeMoine of Sioux City was the second flight winner with 81. Bob Carnes (82), past champion Joel Tainter (82) and Keaton Rowe (83) were the other placewinners in the second flight. First place in the third flight went to Steven Husk with 88. Nate Campbell (88), Russ Plueger (89) and Ron DeKok (89) also cashed in that flight. Shane Muth grabbed first place in the fourth flight with 95. He was joined as placewinners by Sergio Ceriani (95), Dean Borchers (97) and Todd Oetken (97).

Prairie Rose hosts Brunsville Junior Masters The Junior Golf of Northwest Iowa tour made a stop at Prairie Rose Golf Club for the Brunsville Masters Junior Classic on Tuesday, July 21. Golfers ranging in age from 5 to 17 competed, with the Brunsville stop producing the first playoff of the four-stop swing between Kiera Dreckman and Mya Bickford. The two played extra holes after a scorecard playoff system produced a tie. Bickford came out on top with a large gallery watching the playoff. Also, Ian Grossman recorded two birdies in a row, including No. 7, which is the No. 1 handicap hole at Prairie Rose. Drake Brownmiller made a birdie on No. 2 and Aiden Truesdale birdied No. 6. Jacoby VanBoven, who is just 5 years old, made a birdie on the sixth hole. Junior Golf of Northwest Iowa holds regular camps every Thursday at Willow Creek in Le Mars. The next stop on the tournament trail will be Willow Creek on July 28. Entries are being accepted for the final tourney of the season at Landsmeer Golf Club in Orange City on Thursday, August 6. To enter, email naiachamp@gmail.com or call 817-938-6065. Dan Gray, director of Junior Golf Northwest Iowa, personally thanks Brandon Phelan and his staff for hosting the tournament. “The course was in great condition and the hospitality was even better,” Gray said. Following are a list of results from the tournament at Prairie Rose: Boys Championship Flight: 1, Jackson Vanden Bosch, Orange City, 89; 2, Aiden Truesdale, Orange City; 3, Cody Brenneman, Orange City. Girls Championship Flight: 1, Zoe Wittkop, Le Mars, 53. Boys 13-14 Open: 1, Cole Brownmiller, Le Mars, 42; 2, Ian Grossman, Orange City, 43; 3, Nathan Anderson, Orange City, 59. Boys 10-12 Open: 1, Drake Browmiller, Le Mars, 44; 2, Easton Spangler, Le Mars, 56; 3, Caleb Weiland, Le Mars, 60. Girls Open Short Course 12-13: 1, Ella Lang, Le Mars, 35; 2, Desirae Dreckman, Le Mars, 38. Girls 9-10 Short Course: 1, Mya Bickford, Le Mars, 42 (won playoff, 1st hole); 2, Kiera Dreckman, Le Mars, 42. Boys 10 Short Course: 1, Daymien Ortmann, Le Mars, 38; 2, Hudson Lang, Le Mars, 40. Boys 7-9 Short Course: 1, Cayden Bickford, Le Mars, 32; 2, Owen Schaecher, Le Mars, 34; 3, Easton Geddes, Le Mars, 39. Boys 5-7 Short Course: 1, Brooks Phelan, Le Mars, 34 (won scorecard playoff); 2, Jacoby VanBoven, Le Mars, 34; 3, Marshall Bickford, Le Mars, 36.

In Memory of… Larry Oltmanns, who passed away on

June 26.

In Our Prayers Judy Bowman

Greg Breitbarth

Connie Gries

Jeanette Jensen

Bonnie (Hawkins) Klein, sister of Tammy

Popken

LaRae Ludwigs

Martha & Tom Morley

John Lambert (Lonesome Jack)

The family and friends of Larry Oltmanns

Janice Renken

Sarah & Rod Renken

Clark Schmitz

Mary Singer

Birthdays David Small Aug. 1

Darv Ladenthin Aug. 1

Benjamin Morehead Aug. 1

Andrea Raasch Aug. 4

Jessy Plueger Aug. 4

Grant Vittetoe Aug. 7

Scott Taylor Aug. 10

Seth Oetken Aug. 11

Mitchell Morehead Aug. 11

Judd Herzberg Aug. 14

Julie Plueger Aug. 15

Beau Hultquist Aug. 16

Faith Worley Aug. 18

Rob Wiese Aug. 18

Aiden Mickelson Aug. 18

Aspen Becker Aug. 19

Rick Westhoff Aug. 20

Kinley Scarlett Aug. 23

Heather Von Hagel Aug. 25

Nancy Harms Aug. 25

Aria Kruger Aug. 25

Ben Weiler Aug. 26

Emilia Lubben Aug. 27

Knox Lehmann Aug. 27

Joan Renken Aug. 28

Trent Osterbuhr Aug. 29

Gene Pegler Aug. 31

Zachary Taylor Aug. 31

Kyle Schlesser Aug. 31

Anniversaries Nick & Samantha Schlichte Aug. 2

Camie & Matthew Blundell Aug. 9

Josh & Sheila Fuller Aug. 12

Michaela & Josh Krahling Aug. 12

Justin & Erica Kellen Aug. 13

Brittney & Michael Ruba Aug. 15

Pat & Naomi Renken Aug. 24

Chris & Katherine Schlichte Aug. 29

Mike & Kim Willer Aug. 31

Mike & Sandy Borchers Aug. 31

Citizen of the Month: Brandon

Phelan

Congratulations

Above: Sitting: Donna Erickson. Back row: Hank Farmer, Joan Renken, Deb Small and Kathy Renken. Photo courtesy of Deb Small.

Gerry Sue and Eddie Krienert celebrated

their 45th anniversary with friends and

family at the Corner Café. They thank

their kids—Matt, Andy and Jessica—for

putting on the party, the Corner for

helping, and all who celebrated with

them.

Tara Lehner and Tyler Rosengren were united in

marriage on June 20. The ceremony and

reception were held at the Plymouth County

Fairgrounds.

Tara is the daughter of Thomas and De Ann

Lehner. Tyler is the son of Nate and Susie

Rosengren.

They are making their home in Mason City, Iowa

where Tara is a senior designer for US Powertrain

and Tyler is a year one resident at Mercy One

Hospital in Mason City.

Left: Phil Niehus

celebrated his birthday on

July 7 with family at the

Corner Café.

Right: The Coffee Club

celebrated Donna

Erickson’s birthday on

Friday, July 10 at the

Corner Café.

Leo Dean White was born on July 14 to Kevin and Brooke White of

Le Mars. Grandparents are Mark and Deb Herzberg of Merrill and

Tim and Denise White of Kingsley. Leo has a big brother, Bodi.

Phil Niehus.

The Congratulations section continues on the last page.

Corner Café

Evening specials

Sun. Blaine Boy (loose meat) $2.50

Mon. Alicia’s Mexican Specialties 5-8:30 p.m.

Tues. Corner burger & fries $7.50

Wed. Whole chicken (no substitutions) with fries or

mashed potatoes & gravy $15.99

Thurs. Bike night (weather permitting)

Fri. Prime rib with potato & salad

Sat. Prime rib with potato & salad

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Celebrating the life of Richard Lee Taylor Jr.

A celebration of life will be held for Rich Taylor on

Saturday, August 29 from 3-? at the Corner Café.

Rich passed away with his wife by his side on

Monday, March 30 in Texas. He was born on August

26, 1944 and formerly lived in Brunsville. Photo

courtesy of Scott Taylor.

An Award Presentation was held at the Brunsville Legion

Post 724 on June 29. Certificates were presented to the 50-

year members of the American Legion. Those members

included Rodney Tammen (Le Mars), Bill Osterbuhr, (Le

Mars), Kenneth Hillrichs (Akron), Robert Plueger (Le Mars)

and Marlyn Renken (Le Mars).

Scholarships were also awarded by the Heeren, McHale

Wilkens Post 724 and the Sons of the American Legion Post

724. To be eligible for the Brunsville Legion scholarship the

recipient must be a 2020 high school graduate and the

child or grandchild of an active, paid member of Post 724;

have a GPA of 2.50 or higher, and is in good standing in the

community. Legion Scholarships were awarded to Lakia

Eilts, Anna Beitelspacher, Ashley Beitelspacher and Kaleb

Koerselman.

Lakia Eilts will be attending Wayne State College and is the

granddaughter of Legion member Robert Plueger. Anna

Beitelspacher will be attending the University of Sioux Falls

and is the granddaughter of Legion member Dean

Beitelspacher. Ashley Beitelspacher will be attending South

Dakota State University and is the granddaughter of Legion

member Dean Beitelspacher. Kaleb Koerselman will be at-

Life at the Legion

tending South Dakota State University and is the grandson

of Legion members Cliff Koerselman and Gene

Beitelspacher.

This was the first year for the Sons of the American Legion

Post 724 to award scholarships. These scholarships are

awarded to a child of an active paid member of the Sons

of the American Legion Post 724 with a GPA of 2.50 or

higher, and who is in good standing with their

community. This year’s recipients are Ashley Beitelspacher,

the daughter of SAL member Michael Beitelspacher; Anna

Beitelspacher, the daughter of SAL member Michael

Beitelspacher; Kaleb Koerselman, the son of SAL member

Keith Koerselman, and Brooke Haage, the daughter of SAL

member Kurt Haage. Brooke Haage will be attending

Morningside College in Sioux City.

Upcoming Events:

Aug. 3 Legion meeting/S.A.L. meeting

Aug. 5 Craig Coop Supper

Aug. 8 Tucker Heeren graduation party

Aug. 19 Tri-State Cruisers in Brunsville

Sept. 14 Legion Membership Supper

Information and photos courtesy of Nancy Schlichte.

Close right: 50 Year Membership

Award winners (L-R): Rodney Tammen,

Robert Plueger, Kenneth Hillrichs,

Marlyn Renken and Bill Osterbuhr.

Above far right: Brunsville Legion Scholarship Award winners (L-

R): Lakia Eilts, Anna Beitelspacher, Ashley Beitelspacher and

Kaleb Koerselman. Close right: Sons of the American Legion

Scholarship Award winners: Ashley Beitelspacher, Anna

Beitelspacher and Kaleb Koerselman. Far right: Kurt Haage,

Jay Willer and Brooke Haage. Brooke receives her Sons of the

American Legion Scholarship. She was not able to attend the

Award Presentation due to a softball game that evening.

Vacation Bible School 2020 (backyard style!)

You’re invited to Backyard VBS at the Merrill Park!

Join us for stories, games, snacks and songs as we learn about who

Jesus is and how much He loves us!

Please visit lemarsbiblechurch.org and click on “VBS Registration”

to register your child(ren). See you in the backyard (the Merrill Park)!

WHEN: August 3-7 or August 10-14, 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

WHO: Ages 3 years-going into 5th grade

WHERE: The Merrill Park

QUESTIONS: Contact Le Mars Bible Church

712-546-6915, lbc@lemarsbiblechurch.org

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Deadline to submit information to be

published is the 25th the month before.

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Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.—Oscar

Wilde

Before anything else, preparation is the key to

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Lonesome Jack says…

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than mine.

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If you worry about the mountains in the distance, you

may trip over the molehill in front of you.

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There will be no Willer reunion this year.

Correction: Lance Van Wyhe’s name was omitted from the

“Gone fishing” article in the July edition. He joined the

Brunsville fishing crew from his home near Park Rapids,

Minnesota.

Shades from Akron won the Craig slow pitch softball

tournament held July 10-11.

Thank you

Benson Rieken and his family would like to thank everyone who

attended, helped and celebrated his high school graduation.

A special thank you to Kathy Renken and Gerry Sue Krienert.

The Steve Westhoff

Memorial Ride will

not be held this year

due to the COVID-19

pandemic.

Congratulations

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