ELK HORN -- Martha Eskov of Elk Horn will celebrate her 90th birthday at an open house from 2-6 p.m. on Thursday, Decemeber 28 at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church.    Cards will also reach her if sent to 2018 High Street, Elk Horn, IA 51531. 

PERSIA -- Wayne and LaVonne Miller of Persia celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on November 18 with a party with family and friends in the fellowship hall at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Persia. They also celebrated Wayne’s 80th birthday which was that day. 

 UNDERWOOD (Dec. 12) -- Jake Martin led AHSTW with 22 points, six assists and three steals Tuesday night as the Viking boys basketball team picked up an impressive 63-50 road win at Underwood. A strong second quarter (19-11) keyed the Vikings’ third straight victory as they improved to 4-2 overall and 3-2 in the Western Iowa Conference.

 UNDERWOOD (Dec. 12) -- One bad quarter proved costly for the AHSTW girls basketball team in Tuesday night’s 57-40 loss at Underwood. The Lady Vikes were outscored 13-1 in the second quarter but were otherwise competitive throughout the game. Morgan Eckmann made 6-of-7 field goals on the night and led AHSTW with 14 points. Claire Denning had seven points while Kinsey Scheffler (9 rebounds) and Sarah Butcher both scored six.

HCHS Boys Basketball ScheduleDecember 1    vs. Shenandoah (Won 81-34)December 5    vs. Blair (Won 72-70)December 8    vs. Denison-Schleswig (Won 70-49)December 12    vs. Creston (Won 57-45)December 15    vs. Lewis Central - JV-Varsity, 6:00December 19    vs. CB Abraham Lincoln - Varsity, 7:30; JV, 6:00 (MS)January 2    at Atlantic - JV-Varsity, 6:00January 5    at CB St. Albert - JV-Varsity, 6:00January 9    vs.

HCHS Girls Basketball ScheduleNovember 27    vs. Treynor (Lost 61-43)December 1    vs. Shenandoah (Won 44-34)December 8    vs. Denison-Schleswig (Lost 44-29)December 12    vs. Creston (Won 58-37)December 15    at Lewis Central - JV-Varsity, 6:00December 19    vs. CB Abraham Lincoln - Varsity, 6:00; JV, 4:30 (HS)January 2    vs. Atlantic - JV-Varsity, 6:00January 5    vs. CB St. Albert - JV-Varsity, 6:00January 9    vs.

HCHS Wrestling ScheduleDecember 2    Dan Hill Invitational (6th place, 109 pts.)Dec. 5    vs. St. Albert (Won 63-6) & Glenwood (Lost 43-29) - at St. AlbertDecember 8-9    Boys Town Invitational (8th place, 96 pts.)December 11    CB Thomas Jefferson JV Tournament, 5:30December 14    vs.

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