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On Wednesday, February 27, St. Anthony�s Regional Hospital announced the capitalcampaign for the new $16.5 million dollar regional cancer center.

Pictured above are the Campaign co-chairs (couples from left) Barry & Mary Bruner,Tom & Jean Farner and Matt & Peggy Greteman who will be instrumental in helping toraise $7 million dollars for St. Anthony�s new cancer treatment center.

Below is the rendering of what the new regional cancer center at St. Anthony�sRegional Hospital will look like. The facility will be located to the east of the chapel andsouth of the nursing home. A groundbreaking event is planned for Tuesday, April 23,2019. The center is expected to open in October of next year. Photos by Colleen Rossiter.

CAPITAL CAMPAIGNContinued from page 1to the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration fortheir unwavering support and passion for our mis-sion. Their generous gift provides a solid foundationfor this project and we hope to build on this momen-tum throughout the region,� said Smith.

The St. Anthony Foundation also announcedthe team of volunteer leaders who will be on thefrontlines of the campaign. Campaign Co-Chairsare Barry and Mary Bruner, Tom and Jean Farner,and Matt and Peggy Greteman. Honorary Chairsinclude Sister Helen Elsbernd, John and SallyNorgaard, Wayne and Shirley Seaman, and Geneand Loa Dawn Vincent.

�We are thankful for this team of dedicatedand dynamic individuals, and their deep commit-ment to St. Anthony. They will be contributingmany hours and resources to help make the re-gional cancer center a reality � and we are honoredto take this exciting journey together,� said KarlEischeid, chairperson, St. Anthony FoundationBoard.

St. Anthony welcomes the support and par-ticipation in this campaign of the regional commu-nity, as well as individuals and businesses in nu-merous neighboring counties. In the next fewmonths, St. Anthony representatives will reach outto individuals and businesses across the region toanswer questions and discuss opportunities todonate.

Several members of the Franciscan Sisters ofPerpetual Adoration planned to attend the an-nouncement event; however, inclement weathermade them unable to attend the gathering.

Ed Smith read a letter from Sister HelenElsbernd, FSPA, Honorary Co-Chair. Elsberndwrote, �We are pleased to give the St. Anthony Foun-dation a cornerstone gift of $2.5 million to build acancer center that will bring health, healing and hopeto the many individuals and families facing cancer.�Elsbernd continued, �We pray that our gift will helpcatalyze this very important campaign in bringingpeople together to provide the people, equipmentand environment for patients in west central Iowa.�

St. Anthony Regional Hospital Board of Di-rectors and other committee members have been inthe planning stages of this center for the past threeyears.

St. Anthony Hospital Board member, West-sideresident Peggy White, shared, �I think we have agreat need for this project in our community, as ev-eryone has been touched by cancer one way oranother; family or friends. I believe this is the righttime. If we don�t do it now, when will we do it?�

St. Anthony grateful to Franciscan SistersShe continued, �I think this is a great project

for the community and for the region, and we arereally looking forward to the end results.�

During the ceremony, Radiation OncologistDr. Randal Hess commented on the new center andits importance, �St. Anthony has provided excel-lent medical care and services to this communityand surrounding communities. St. Anthony�s con-tinues to support the medical art of healing; treat-ing not just the patient, but the family. Not onlythe medical condition, but servicing the needs emo-tionally and spiritually of our patients. This can-not happen without support.�

He continued, �If you look at St. Anthony�smission statement, you will read about hope, heal-ing and ministry. These things don�t happen with-out core concepts of respect, diligence, compas-sion, responsibility and excellence.�

While Dr. Hess participated in the planning ofthe new center over the last three years, he said, �Ihave never seen such ownership of responsibilityfor the stewardship and the use of funds and re-spect from where those funds come from; the spiritfrom which they were donated. St. Anthony�s doesnot embark on its projects lightly. There is signifi-cant due diligence in the assessment of need andthe research and solutions to the planning and theimplementation of those solutions; with the em-phasis of not only solving the needs of the nowbut the needs for the future; the commitment tobuild an enduring legacy that will serve the needsof future generations.�

At left, Ra-diation Oncol-ogy physicianDr. Randal Hessspeaks to thelarge crowd onhand (at right)at St. Anthony�sChapel for thecancer centerannouncementon Wednesday,February 27.

First Team GirlsEmilee Danner Ar-We-Va SeniorMadison Gettler CAM SeniorPaige McAfee CAM Senior

Hannah Whitver Glidden-Ralston JuniorTatum Grubbs Exira/EH-K Soph.

Katelyn Neilsen Boyer Valley Soph.Danielle Hoyle Paton-Churdan Soph.Macy Emgarten Exira/EH-K Frosh.

Second Team GirlsJadeyn Smith Ar-We-Va Soph.Jenna Beyers Paton-Churdan Senior

Leslie Caniglia Exira/EH-K SeniorSamantha Brown Glidden-Ralston SeniorHailey Ryerson Woodbine Senior

Chelsey Fundermann BV SeniorSammi Jahde CAM Junior

Gretchen Wallace Glidden-Ralston Soph.

Ar-We-Va Honorable Mention Emily Hinners, Senior & Leslie Luft, Junior

2019 RVC Girls� StandingsCAM ......................................... 14-2Exira/EHK ................................ 13-3Glidden-Ralston ..................... 12-4Ar-We-Va ................................ 11-5Paton-Churdan ......................... 8-8Boyer Valley ............................... 7-9West Harrison ......................... 3-13Woodbine ................................ 2-14CR-B ........................................ 2-14

2019 Rolling Valley ConferenceAll-Conference Basketball Teams

State qualifier CAM won the Rolling Valley Conference title in the sixth year of the league. Ar-We-Vafinished in fourth place in the conference but was able to defeat every team in the league at least once,including 4th-ranked CAM and also-rated Glidden-Ralston in triple overtime. Boyer Valley came in to Westsideand took a conference win from the Rockets, and only Exira/EH-K, who had won four straight titles and who hadqualified for State the past two seasons, was able to beat AWV both visits. (The loss at Elk Horn was on a last-second three-pointer.)

In the boys� race, the Rockets finished with an unblemished 16-0 mark to win the conference champion-ship for the fifth time in six years. Last year, a senior-dominated Boyer Valley squad won the boys� title with a15-1 record, while Ar-We-Va was the runner-up at 12-3. The Rockets handed Exira/EH-K their only two leaguelosses but then lost their third matchup with the Spartans in the District Final. E/EH-K lost in the Substate toSioux Central, and Sioux Central lost a one-point game in the Quarterfinals of the State tournament to Alburnett.

First Team BoysDrew Schurke Ar-We-Va Senior

Keegan Simons Ar-We-Va SeniorCole Burmeister Exira/EH-K Senior

Dakota Rold Exira/EH-K SeniorTy Houston West Harrison SeniorBen Obert Coon Rapids-Bayard Senior

Lucas Berens Boyer Valley JuniorLayne Pryor Woodbine Soph.

Second Team BoysDerek Oeser Ar-We-Va Senior

Josh Pettepier Exira-EH-K SeniorAlex Bantam Woodbine SeniorWyatt Pryor Woodbine Junior

Dylan Berens Boyer Valley JuniorGavin Reineke Boyer Valley JuniorJacob Holste CAM Junior

Nick Rife West Harrison Junior

Ar-We-Va Honorable MentionWyatt Neumann, Senior & Henry Segebart, Senior

2019 RVC Boys� StandingsAr-We-Va ................................ 16-0Exira/EH-K ............................... 14-2Woodbine ................................ 10-6Boyer Valley ............................... 8-8CR-B .......................................... 8-8West Harrison ......................... 6-10CAM ......................................... 6-10Paton-Churdan ....................... 3-13Glidden-Ralston ..................... 0-16

Simons, Schurke invited to Register�s awards banquetAWV Seniors Keegan Simons and Drew Schurke have been selected as the best quarterback and the best wide

receiver respectively in 8-Man football, it was announced this week. The duo has been invited to attend the Des MoinesRegister�s Sports Awards Banquet, scheduled for June 21, 2019, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

Athletes from schools of all sizes across the state in 21 different sports will be invited to attend the event.

Westside 4-H meetinghosted by RagallersSunday, February 10

The Westside 4-H Club held a meet-ing on Sunday, February 10 at 5 p.m. inthe Westside Fire Hall. The meeting washosted by the Will, Maggie, Wade, andWyatt Ragaller.

The meeting was called to order byPresident Ben Von Glan. Thirty memberswere in attendance.

In old business, the club discussedtheir group project. This year the club willcreate stained glass projects. They alsofound members to work Westside Bingoon Sunday, March 10.

In new business all members musthave completed YQCSA training onlinein order to show at the fair. Fruit andbutter braid orders were due Friday, Feb-ruary 15. The next meeting�s time waschanged to 4:30 on March 10. The clubalso decided to work the dunk tank at theWestside Sesquicentennial Celebration.

For presentations, Will Ragaller ex-plained how to solve a Rubik�s Cube,Maggie Ragaller demonstrated how tomake S�mores Cups, Wade Ragaller dis-cussed how to make �barf� dip, and WyattRagaller read his flag essay.

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AWV�s Emilee Dannernamed 1st-Team All-State

The Iowa Print Sports Writers Association (IPSWA) and the Iowa Girls�Coaches Association both announced their 2019 girls� basketball All-State teamson Tuesday, March 5, and Ar-We-Va Senior Guard Emilee Danner earned aspot on both honor teams.

The IPSWA teams were selected by print sports writers in Iowa during ameeting in Des Moines on Sunday -- the second year the group made selec-tions to carry on the tradition of All-State teams previously picked by the IowaNewspaper Association. Three honor teams were chosen in each class with 8girls on each team.

Joining Danner on the Class 1A First Team were Olivia Larsen of Newell-Fonda, Shateah Wetering of Montezuma, Rachel Leerar of West Hancock,Kori Wedeking of Clarksville, Suzanna Yoder of Iowa Mennonite, Carson Fiskof Lynnville Sully and Kassidi Steel of North Mahaska.

The only other area honorees included Madison Gettler of CAM andCarah Drees of Westwood of Sloan, who were named to the 2nd Team.

Gettler and Drees joined Danner on the 1st Team named by the IowaGirls� Coaches Association. The other 1st Teamers were the same as theIPSWA team, except Steel was a 2nd Teamer and Yoder moved to 3rd Team.Ella Larsen of Newell-Fonda was a 2nd-Team pick by the IGCA, and StateChampion Newell-Fonda�s Dick Jungers was the IGCA Coach of the Year inClass 1A for the second straight year.

Danner was a 3rd-Team pick by the Iowa Newspaper Association as afreshman before injuring her knee the next year. She was a 1st-Team selec-tion in the IPSWA in their inaugural selections last season.