By Ronnie Miller/The Tribune
Nathan Hill, of Ellsworth, watches as his sons, Colin, 9, and Conner, 8, pet turkeys while answering questions at their farm Wednesday. The pair of turkeys will head to Washington, D.C., where one will become the National Thanksgiving Turkey and will be pardoned by President George W. Bush. The other turkey will serve as a backup.
ELLSWORTH - Leave it to an Iowa turkey to shake a tail feather on Capitol Hill. National Turkey Federation president and Ellsworth resident Paul Hill and his family will present President George W. Bush with the Iowa-raised National Thanksgiving Turkey on Wednesday morning, Nov. 26, in a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House.
By Ronnie Miller/The Tribune
Sammy Snygg has helped North Polk to four state tournament finishes including two state championships during her prep career.
On Nov. 12, North Polk Comet Sammy Snygg signed a letter of intent to play Division I softball at Creighton University in Omaha, Neb.
By Ronnie Miller/The Tribune
Dylan Rusher (21), Nolan Rasmussen (71), Keaton Mathis (1) and the rest of the Roland-Story football team wear dejected looks after the Norsemen’s 24-7 loss to Solon in the semifinals of the Class 2A state football playoffs Monday at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.
CEDAR FALLS - Facing a bigger, more physical Roland-Story team, Solon effectively utilized a stick-and-move style to claim a 24-7 victory in Monday's Class 2A semifinals in the UNI-Dome.
Kansas City used two power-play goals to secure a 2-1 overtime victory against Ames Sunday morning in Midwest High School Hockey League action in Shawnee, Kan. The loss was the second overtime defeat in five games for the Little Cyclones this season.
