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Weekend Wrap Up -
November 25, 2007
Waterloo Rings In Holiday With Christmas Walk
Enjoying hot
chocolate today at Waterloo City Hall during the Waterloo Christmas Walk
are, left to right, first row, Catie Brinkmann, Adam Asselmeier and Lauren
Asselmeier. Serving treats are, left to right, second row, Alderman Vicki
Koerber, Mayor Tom Smith, and Aldermen Clyde Heller and Charlie Metzger. Despite
the cold and raining weather, there was a large turnout for today’s holiday
event. – photo by Judy Brinkmann
Second Place Columbia Football Team Welcomed Home
The Columbia High
School football team gathers Sunday with their second place trophy
in the Class 3A football tournament. Following a parade along Main Street, the
team gathered with coaches, parents and fans in the gymnasium for a celebration.
Columbia football
players ride atop a Joe’s Towing
flatbed truck during a parade Sunday along Main Street.
The CHS football
“band of brothers” stick together as they exit the field
following their second place finish Friday at the Class 3A state football
championship at Memorial Field in Champaign. – photo by Debbie Roediger
Recent Obituaries
Sylvester
Kettler, 80,
of Columbia, died Nov. 24. He was born in Paderborn, the son of the late Herman
and Catherine, nee Karban, Kettler. He was the husband of Mathilda, nee Hoffmann
Kettler, who survives him. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church in Columbia. He was preceded in death by a brother, Henry Kettler.
Survivors include a sister, Mathilda Eitzenhefer of Freeburg. There was no
public visitation and the family is having a private funeral service.
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 Next
Paper:
Friday,
December 7
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Holiday
Events:
December 1: Valmeyer School PTO Candlelight House
Tour
December 2: Columbia Library Holiday House Tour
December 2: Maeystown Old Fashioned German
Christmas
Upcoming
Events:
July
20 - 22, 2008: Monroe County Fair
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