September 2019

Dorothy M. “Dort” (Simons) Heckt, age 89 of Golden Valley, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Feb. 23, 2014. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She was born June 4, 1924 in Sioux Falls, SD where she graduated from Washington High School in 1942 and the University of South Dakota in 1946.  Dorothy married Melvin Heckt on September 5, 1948 and lived in Iowa City for 2 years before moving to Minneapolis where they raised their family.

    PARKERSBURG — Carson Parker put the Dike-New Hartford boys’ basketball team on his shoulders one final time last week, but it was not enough to lead the Wolverines to their third substate final in four years.
    Parker scored 47 points, including D-NH’s first 27, as the Wolverines fell to third-ranked West Fork 66-64 in a Class 1A district final at Aplington-Parkersburg High School. The loss was the Wolverines third in the past four years to West Fork, including in the first round of last year’s state tournament.

    Two weeks after leading his team to its first outright North Iowa Cedar League West Division title in several years, Gladbrook-Reinbeck junior Zach Pierce has another honor for his scrapbook — that of league Player of the Year.
    Pierce was named to the spot as league coaches announced their all-conference picks Monday. He is one of four Gladbrook-Reinbeck players on the team, joining Camden Kickbush (first team), Joe Smoldt (second team) and Colton Dinsdale (honorable mention).