Stories from Thursday, January 8, 2009

They're called lots of names, such as external power supplies, power blocks, power bricks, and chargers, and they're an integral part of a wide variety of electronic products. And, a countless number of them are probably in use as we speak following the recent 2008 Christmas gift-giving season that retailers said was a boon for electronic gadgetry...

Polly Vicstrum, 89, of Cherokee, passed away on Dec. 31, 2008 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center, following a short illness. Funeral services were held on Saturday, Jan. 3, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Pastor Larry Nilson officiated. Burial was held in the Good Hope Cemetery at rural Cherokee...

Pedro Bustos and Jacoba Wilde of Cherokee are pleased to announce the birth of their son. Gabriel Dean Wilde was born on Dec. 17 2008 at 5:07 p.m. He weighed 6 lbs. 14 oz. 19 ½ inches. Grandparents are Michele and Terry Linn of Cherokee and Sheryl Linn of Cherokee and Bruce Linn of Cherokee and Leticia and Bartolo Bustos of Cherokee...

Amber Schmidt of Cherokee is pleased to announce the birth of her daughter. Carly Ann Harper was born on Dec. 16 2008 at 7:24 a.m. She weighed 8 lbs. and 11 oz. and measured 21 ½ inches long. Welcoming Carly home are her sisters, Alexis and Heaven. Grandparents are Jim and Sheila Klingborg of Cherokee...

Aaron and Becky Bloom of Aurelia are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter. Elizabeth Angell Bloom was born on Dec. 19 2008 at 12:48 a.m. She weighed 7 lbs. and 5 oz. and measured 19 ½ inches long. Welcoming Elizabeth home are her brother Jack and sister Maggie...

Orie Towne and Heather Daugherty of Cherokee are pleased to announce the birth of their son. Kolby Izeah Towne was born on Nov. 28 2008 at 9:24 a.m. He weighed 5 lbs. and 8.1 oz. and measured 18 inches long. Welcoming Kolby home are his two brothers Corey and Bobby and his four sisters Tiffany, Monica Jessica and Rikki...

Lance Van Der Weerd and Sara Spencer of Aurelia are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter. Karlie Booke Van Der Weerd was born on Nov. 23, 2008 at 9:38 a.m. She weighed 8 lbs. and 5 oz. and measured 20 inches long. Welcoming Karlie home was her sister Maddie...

Thomas Moore and Sara Siebrecht of Rembrandt are pleased to announce the birth of their son. Thomas James Moore Jr. was born on Nov. 23, 2008 at 6:53 a.m. He weighed 6 lbs. and 15 oz. and measured 20 inches long. Welcoming Thomas home is his brother Chase and sister Mercedes...

Doug Ockerman and Kalli Reilly of Aurelia are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter. Lynsee Lyon Reilly was born on Nov. 24 2008 at 9:40 p.m. She weighed 6 lbs. and 1 oz. and measured 20 inches long at birth. Grandparents are Larry and Shannda Reilly of Aurelia and Rick and Diane Ockerman of Cherokee. Great-grandparents are Marian Reilly of Aurelia and Bill and Estel Weiss of Spirit Lake...

The Sanford Museum Association has announced its programs for the year 2009. The first program, the "Beauty of Northwest Iowa" Photo Contest will be presented on Saturday, January 10 at 7:30 p.m., when the judge of this year's photos gives a gallery talk and announces the winners of this year's contest. There is no age limit for the contest. This year's contest will have two categories, as both professional and amateur entries were accepted...

The 12th annual meeting of the Hanover Historical Society will be held at St. John Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall at Hanover (Alta) on Sunday, Jan.11, beginning at 2 p.m. Special feature of the program will be entertainment by Richard Krosch from Pierson, with a presentation of original poems and stories. Krosch is a storyteller who writes his own poems about everyday activities which might happen in anyone's daily life...

The Cherokee County Supervisor wasted no time getting to work in 2009. meeting on Jan. 2 for a special Reorganization Meeting. The first item of business was the swearing in ceremony for the new county officials. Magistrate Judge Dan Meloy administrated the Oath of Office to Supervisor Dean Schmidt, Supervisor Terry Graybill, Supervisor Larry Prunty and Cherokee County Sheriff Dave Scott...

The AGHSC Stonecutters went 1-4 at the AGHSC Pirate Duals, held in Holstein on Saturday Jan. 3, 2009. FINAL TEAM STANDINGS AGHSC Dual Results AGHSC 37 Sioux City West 36 AGHSC 21 Sheldon/South O'Brien 42 AGHSC 19 Coon Rapids-Bayard 50 AGHSC 30 Alta 47...

They're called lots of names, such as external power supplies, power blocks, power bricks, and chargers, and they're an integral part of a wide variety of electronic products. And, a countless number of them are probably in use as we speak following the recent 2008 Christmas gift-giving season that retailers said was a boon for electronic gadgetry...