June Area Events

A free meal was served during the Veterans Appreciation Day event at the Cherokee County Fairgrounds on June 5. (Photo by Ken Ross)

The chimney sweeps dance up a storm during the Cherokee Community Theater's June production of 'Mary Poppins.' (Photo by Ken Ross)

There were a number of major song and dance productions throughout the Cherokee Community Theater's production of 'Mary Poppins' in June, included the finale (pictured) (Photo by Ken Ross)

NIHSA event in Cherokee The Cherokee Arena was the site on June 11 for a Northwest Iowa Horse Show Association (NIHSA) horse show. Shows are open for competitors of any age and horses of any breed. NIHSA members compete for points for year-end awards. Photo by Ken Ross (Photo by Ken Ross)

Lego Day at the Library - Ally Vadker shows her Lego creation at the Cherokee Library as Eliza Shwarz looks on. (Photo by Ken Ross)

Jack McIrvin created a Lego creature at the Cherokee Library on Lego Day. (Photo by Ken Ross)

Poppin' in - Mary Poppins (Laura Kohn) and Bert (Glenn Zimmer), two of the characters from the Cherokee Community Theater's Mary Poppins visited Cherokee businesses recently. (Photo by Ken Ross)

The sun and the moon - The topic for the week at the Naturalist Lunchbox at Gillette Park on Friday June 13th was "the sun and the moon." (Photo by Ken Ross)

Making a gift for Dad - Kids gathered at the Cherokee Library on Saturday June 18th for a gift making workshop the day before Fathers Day. (Photo by Ken Ross)

People found a great way to beat the mid-90s temps in mid-June by taking a dip in the pool at the Bacon Aquatic Center in Cherokee. (Photo by Mike Leckband)

The Bacon Aquatic Center in Cherokee was a welcome respite during the hot summer days. The center offers a place to cool down on a hot day as well as to have a little fun in the sun. (Photo by Mike Leckband)

On Friday June 24th, the North Star Community Credit Union grilled hot dogs for its annual Member Appreciation Day, and inside the building there was a Bake Sale to benefit the Relay for Life. (Photo by Dan Whitney)

The Cherokee County Pork Producers grilled in the Faraway Parking lot on June 24th to benefit the Quimby Clovers and Cherokee 4-H clubs' purchase of sheep and goat gates for the Cherokee County Fairgrounds. (Photo by Dan Whitney)

Enjoying Watermelon - Clare and Ella Haselhoff, granddaughters of Ken and Mary Haselhoff, enjoyed the free watermelon given away at Quimby Watermelon Days on June 25th (Photo contributed)

They're Off! - The 3rd Annual Watermelon Crawl 5 K Run/Walk hosted 49 two legged runners and three, four legged runners during Watermelon Days in Quimby. (Photo by Rhonda Fassler)

Marissa Forbes and her son Jarett of LeMars participated as a team during the Watermelon Crawl held at Quimby Watermelon Days. The Forbes' are daughter and grandson of Corliss and Dave Simmons of Quimby. (Photo by Rhonda Fassler)

Snack attack - Healthy snacks were the subject of the final program of the Cherokee Library's series of Summer Reading programs held at the Sanford Museum. (Photo by Ken Ross)