Building Local Community Through Arts, Cultural, and Recreational Events, and the Exchange of Goods and Services
These materials were found in the Hesper paper recycling bin last week. Only paper should be placed in this bin. Aluminum cans belong in the “metals” bin and the #1 and #2 plastics belong in the “plastics” bin. The brown paper bags can actually be placed in the cardboard bin with the brown boxes.
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The 31st annual Decorah Parks and Recreation Fair Fun Run sponsored by Collins Aerospace, Deco Products Company, Gundersen Health System, Oneota Valley Family Eye Care, The Family Table, Viking State Bank was held on Saturday, July 15th with 90 people registering. The overall male champion in the 3-mile run was Grant Zilka of Decorah with a time of 16:25. The overall female champion was Olivia Volkmann of Decorah with a time of 21:10. Kids 12 and under were also able to participate in a ¾ mile run. The overall male champion of the kid’s race was Judah Mutsune of Decorah with a time of 4:10; the overall female champion was Eva Butler of Decorah with a time of 5:04. Medals were awarded to 1st through 3rd place finishers in each division.
Dorian High School Choir rehearsal with Mark Potvin, conductor and camp director, on June 23, 2023.
More than 600 high school and middle school students attended Luther College’s Dorian Summer Music Camps June 11-24—up from 500 students in 2022.
The camps attracted students from 12 states, representing Iowa and all of its border states (Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin) and beyond (Kansas, Maryland, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Texas).
“Our world-class faculty and guest instructors coached the students in ensemble rehearsals, applied lessons, music classroom settings, fine arts environments and in grappling with disciplines that transcend music making,” said Mark Potvin, camp director, assistant professor of music and conductor of the Cathedral Choir and Norskkor at Luther. “I am never more proud of this college than during the two weeks of Dorian.”
The Dorian Summer Camp staff included Nathan Knautz, counselor; Shelly Schaeufele, dean of students; and Sam Lubs, counselor.
This year’s camp staff included 36 current Luther students and recent graduates, who served as counselors, with leadership from Luther alumni and Iowa music teachers Shelly Scheufele, Casey Tecklenburg and Cecelia Schutt. Scheufele, assistant camp director and dean of students, teaches middle school choir in the Waukee Community School District and has participated in Dorian for 33 summers. Tecklenburg is the choir director at Union High School, and Schutt serves as the choir director for the Grundy Center Community School District and Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District.
“It is my great joy to work alongside folks who empower our counselors and teaching staff to build relationships with students in a way that inspires them to stay connected to Luther and continue making music,” Potvin added.
The Dorian All Band Reunion also returned to Luther this summer for the first time since 2011—in a new format—and had 150 people in attendance. The former Luther band members played their instruments in a large ensemble, honored past Luther band conductors and premiered two new band commissions honoring Fred Nyline, former Luther band director for 38 years.
The All Band Reunion Alumni Band performs at the Center for Faith and Life, July 2, 2023, conducted by Dr. Cory Near.
Dorian programming—with a rich history and robust series of festivals and camps—is unique to Luther. Summer camps are open to all families, and scholarship opportunities are available. Festivals for high school music students include the Dorian Band Festival, Dorian Choral Invitational Festival, Dorian Keyboard Festival, Dorian Orchestra Festival and Dorian Vocal Festival, where participants are nominated by their school music teacher or private teacher.
“As a high schooler, I knew nothing about Luther until I came to Dorian through a friend,” said Luther rising senior Patrick Carew, who also served as a camp counselor this year. “I had no idea that Dorian would provide an experience that would set up the next path of my life. The connections I made were extremely impactful.”
Dorian began in 1949 when Luther Professor Weston Noble invited regional school music directors to bring selected band students to campus for a two-day honor band festival. A vocal festival was added in 1950, and the family of Dorian festivals and camps has grown in scope and participation ever since. More than 90,000 students have shared in a Dorian musical experience since the first festival was held.
At Luther College in beautiful Decorah, Iowa, students explore big questions and take action to benefit people, communities and society. Our academic programs, experiential approach to learning and welcoming community inspire students to learn actively, live purposefully and lead courageously for a lifetime of impact. Learn more at luther.edu.
Decorah Parks and Recreation is partnering with Luther College to offer a fun, yet challenging, opportunity on the Ropes Course located on Luther College Campus Tuesday August 8th.
The three Luther alumni ‘represent a forward-looking mindset with a love and respect for the way their own Luther experience shaped them,’ said President Ward.
Luther College President Jenifer K. Ward announces that Brent Asplin, M.D., CEO of Gather Health; Kelly Birkenholz, MBA, director of the Ernst & Young Center for Executive Leadership Chief Tax Executive Program; and Brad Miller, Ph.D., president of Runestone Academy Ltd., will join the Luther College Board of Regents this fall.
“I am delighted to welcome these new regents to the board at Luther College. In my conversations with them during the process leading up to their selection, I was impressed by the way in which they represent a forward-looking mindset with a love and respect for the way their own Luther experience shaped them as citizens and professionals,” said Ward. “They will be instrumental in working with me and their board colleagues to ensure that we expand our reach, strengthen our organization, and align our resources and student experience to our brand promise, as called for in our strategic framework.”
Asplin, Miller and Birkenholz will attend their first Board of Regents meeting in October. The regents serve as trustees and stewards, ensuring that Luther fulfills its mission by providing fiduciary and strategic oversight in collaboration with college constituents.
Dr. Brent Asplin, Luther College class of 1990, is the CEO and co-founder of Gather Health.
Dr. Brent Asplin, Luther College class of 1990, is the CEO and co-founder of Gather Health, a holistic, socially-supported primary healthcare service for older adults. Launched this year in Boston, Gather Health is driven by the community for the community, using primary care as a catalyst for positive change. Prior to Gather Health, Brent served as VillageMD’s chief operating officer and as the inaugural president of Village Medical, the medical practices group within VillageMD. An emergency physician, Brent previously served as chief clinical officer for both Fairview Health Services in Minneapolis and Mercy Health in Ohio and Kentucky. He also served in a range of academic emergency medicine and other leadership roles with the Mayo Clinic and HealthPartners in Minnesota. Brent graduated from Luther College in 1990 with a music major in trumpet performance. He earned his M.D. at the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in 1995 and Master of Public Health in health management and policy from the University of Michigan in 1999. Brent and his wife, Suzy, live in Barrington, Illinois.
Kelly Woods Birkenholz, Luther College class of 2003, is the director of the Ernst & Young Center for Executive Leadership Chief Tax Executive Program.
Kelly Woods Birkenholz, Luther College class of 2003, is the director of the Ernst & Young Center for Executive Leadership Chief Tax Executive Program. She joined Ernst & Young in 2003 in the Minneapolis audit practice, and her 20-year career spans leadership roles in audit, operations, human resources, talent deployment and leadership development. In her current role, Kelly is responsible for all aspects of the program design, development and delivery of the Ernst & Young Chief Tax Executive Program, which includes leadership development and executive transition support to Fortune 500 and high-growth elite Ernst & Young clients who are new to their chief tax executive role. Kelly graduated from Luther College in 2003 with a major in accounting and earned her MBA from the University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business in 2013. She is the vice president of the Alzheimer’s Association Board of Directors for the Minnesota-North Dakota Chapter. Kelly and her husband, Matt (Luther College class of 2003), live in Chanhassen, Minnesota, with their daughters, Kya and Sage.
Brad Miller, Luther College class of 1986, is founder and president of Runestone Academy Ltd.
Brad Miller, Luther College class of 1986, is founder and president of Runestone Academy Ltd., a non-profit organization that partners with institutions and professionals to make high-quality interactive textbooks for math and computer science available to all students at no cost. This entrepreneurial venture grew from a sabbatical project at Luther College, where he taught computer science and data science from 2003 to 2018. In 2019, he was an adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota; he also served as an instructional design consultant for Google from 2018 to 2020. Prior to moving into academia, Brad worked in industry as founder and vice president of product development for Net Perceptions and senior software engineer for Apertus Technologies. During his 15 years in Decorah, Brad was an active volunteer, serving in community leadership roles for the Winneshiek County Community Foundation, Winneshiek County Habitat for Humanity and First Lutheran Church Council. He served on the Concordia College Board of Regents from 2019 to 2023. Brad graduated from Luther College in 1986 with majors in computer science and physics and earned his Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Minnesota in 2003. He and his wife, Jane Dalen Miller (Luther College class of 1986), live in Luck, Wisconsin, and they have two adult children, Kaia and Joshua (Luther College class of 2017).
At Luther College in beautiful Decorah, Iowa, students explore big questions and take action to benefit people, communities and society. Our academic programs, experiential approach to learning and welcoming community inspire students to learn actively, live purposefully and lead courageously for a lifetime of impact. Learn more at luther.edu.
Agenda:
0:00:40 – Public Hearing – Vacation of Road # 1480 (Church Parsonage driveway)
– Consideration of comments and possible action0:08:00 – Isaac Wiltgen – Interim County Engineer
Re: Bridge 317 agreement, hire of new equipment operator, and other road matters0:28:58 – IRVM Financial Consultant Proposals
– Review of proposals & possible action on project award0:30:58 – Miscellaneous
– County Engineer job search – additional advertising0:38:48 – Tom Madden – SEH Engineering
Re: Festina Sewer Project – next steps, timing of bids, and projected completion dates0:58:53 – Jon Lubke – IT & GIS Director
Re: recording of meetings
The Fair Fun Run will be held Saturday, July 15. This family friendly event includes a 3/4 mile kids race for children ages 12 and under, and a 3-mle race for older children and adults. Each participant is eligible for a drawing prize distributed during the awards ceremony (must be present to win). Refreshments are provided. Awards are given to 1st-3rd place in each age division.