Stories from Wednesday, February 7, 2007

Aurelia girls fight back, but lose, 52-43 STORM LAKE - The Aurelia Bulldog boys and girls took on the St. Mary's Panther teams for the second time this season here January 26th , in Northwest Conference basketball action. In the opener, the Bulldog girls were down 22-15 at the half, and were down by as much as 11 points in the third quarter. ...

MARCUS - A 20-6 scoring run in the second quarter turned the Sergeant Bluff-Luton boys loose on the way to a resounding 78-36 War Eagle Conference win over Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn here Friday night. The Eagles led 14-13 after the first period, but the Warriors then raced away on a 65-22 scoring advantage through the next three quarters to win it going away...

Braves have no answer for Tigers' perimeter shots The Spencer Tigers outscored the Cherokee Braves 38-19 in the second and third quarters to take control of a game that was highly competitive in the first and fourth periods, and claimed a 73-51 Lakes Conference here Friday night...

Irma Marion Karohl, 91, died Jan. 28, 2007 at Dillon Living Center, Hutchinson, Kan. Cremation has taken place and no services are planned. Private inurnment will be held later this spring at Oak Hill Cemetery, Cherokee. She was born August 30, 1915 in Cherokee, to Walter and Delia Champion Stieneke. A longtime Omaha, Neb. resident moving to Hutchinson in 2004, Irma was a homemaker...

Leo E. Trapp, 85, of Cherokee, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007 at his home following a short illness. It was his request to be cremated. There will be no visitation. Memorial services will be held at a later date. The family requests that memorials be made to Cherokee Hospice. The Boothby Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements...

Today, I am performing a public service for all spouses and other sweethearts- Now that it is February, I am reminding all of you that Valentine's Day is just around the corner (February 14, in case you didn't know). Let's start this little column with a Valentine trivia quiz-...

Lowell and Paula Smith of Aurelia announce the engagement of their daughter, Tiffany Leigh, to Jason Jeffery Rupp. Both Tiffany and Jason live in Lenexa, Kansas. Smith is a 1998 graduate of Aurelia High School and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Iowa State University in 2002. She is currently working as an Interior Designer for Kenny's Tile & Floor Covering...

Eagles beat S.C. West, fall to SB-L MARCUS - The improving Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn girls basketball squad split two recent games against tough opponents here, defeating Sioux City West 56-45, and succumbing 77-55 to Sergeant Bluff-Luton on January 26...