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Getting the straight poop
(Editorial ~ 12/03/10)
The amount of dog poop year-round in our parks, greenspaces, and ball fields is an embarrassing indictment of this community and its dog lovers. Yes, pets are wonderful and sublime creatures, and dogs are man's best friend and have the innate ability to totally wrap us around their paws simply be looking at us with those lovable droopy eyes and friendly, wagging tail...
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Margaret Irene Simonsen (Obituary ~ 12/03/10)
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Wicks / daughter
(Births ~ 12/03/10)
David and Cherilyn (Hyndman) Wicks of Woodbury, Minn. are happy to announce the birth of their daughter, Sydney Marie Wicks, at 11:27 p.m. on November 23, 2010. She weighed 6 lbs. 6 oz. and was 20 inches long. Her grandparents are Pat and Lynette Hyndman of Cherokee and Al and Kathy Wicks of Sioux City. Her great - grandparents are Albert and Mildred Kleihauer of Cherokee, Evelyn Holdhusen of Aberdeen, S.D. and the late Staver and Mary Hyndman of Cherokee...
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Times Gone By (Local News ~ 12/03/10)
Five men, who were occupants of an auto which turned turtle near here last night, had a narrow escape from death. Two members of the party, George Coleman, proprietor of the Hartley telephone exchange, and Roy Lampman, who was driving his father's machine, were seriously hurt. ... -
Look Who's Having Fun! (Local News ~ 12/03/10)
Shelby Bechtel, a 7th grade student at Aurelia, attended the Special Olympics of Iowa Athlete Volleyball Clinic, sponsored by the NAIA, at the Tyson Event Center in Sioux City on Monday. Here Shelby (with volleyball) poses with the Point Loma Nazarene team. Photo submitted... -
Lawrey - Eberhardt Engagement (Engagement ~ 12/03/10)
Jessica Lawrey of Meriden and Andrew Eberhardt of Sioux City are pleased to announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Jessica is the daughter of Brent and Lorna Lawrey of Meriden. She is a 2000 graduate of Harcourt High School, and is currently employed as the manager of Digital Media at Ideal Wheels... -
25th annual Opus Honor Choir Festival five Cherokee students (Local News ~ 12/03/10)
Pictured, left to right, are: Josh Haupert, Alexia Gerdes, Libby Peterson (front), Blake Halverson and Kristin Gerhardt of Cherokee Middle School and Washington High School, who were recently selected for participation in the 25th annual Opus Honor Choir Festival... -
Troop 107 Pancake Breakfast is Sunday
(Local News ~ 12/03/10)
The scouts of Troop 107 of Cherokee invite the community to a pancake breakfast on Sunday Dec. 5, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. It will take place at the troop's charter sponsor facility, the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, in the church's Fellowship Hall...
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New members of American Angus Association
(Local News ~ 12/03/10)
The American Angus Association, headquartered in St. Joseph, Missouri, is the largest beef breed association in the world, with nearly 30,000 active adult and junior members.Its computerized records include detailed information on more than 19 million registered Angus...
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Mat Braves drop double dual (High School Sports ~ 12/03/10)
The youthful Cherokee Braves wrestling team found the going tough against two formidable foes here Tuesday night, opening up their regular season in a double dual also featuring MOC-Floyd Valley and Maple Valley/Anthon-Oto. Cherokee lost 58-24 in the opener against the Dutchmen, and then failed 51-27 against the Rams... -
'Lunch and Learn' workshop Dec. 8th
(Local News ~ 12/03/10)
The next scheduled "Lunch and Learn" workshop - "Willow Wonders and Winter Bird Feeding Ideas" - presented by Lisa Meusberger, the program coordinator for ISU Extension for Cherokee and Buena Vista Counties, will be held Wednesday, December 8 at Western Iowa Tech Community College in Cherokee...
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Cold temps cause a week delay on L-56 bridge project
(Local News ~ 12/03/10)
It will be another week before the L-56 River Road Bridge becomes open, reported Cherokee County Engineer Dave Shanahan to the Cherokee County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. Shanahan stated, "Right now with the colder temperatures we can't go as fast as we would like." Shanahan and the Board reviewed several pictures of the bridge project through all the phases of the reconstructed efforts that began after this summer's heavy flooding that washed out the soil under the abutments of the bridge...
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'Levee Town' headlines Jazz & Blues festival (Local News ~ 12/03/10)
Headlining the 11th annual Cherokee Jazz and Blues Festival on Saturday, Jan. 8, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Main Concert at Western Iowa Tech Community College Conference Center will be Levee Town in their first appearance in Cherokee. Levee Town is the hot rockin' Americana Jazz & Blues foursome out of Kansas City. ... -
Making a Merry Christmas (Local News ~ 12/03/10)
Shortly after Veterans Day, students at Cherokee Roosevelt Elementary School began collecting items to be sent to area troops who won't be home for Christmas. On Thursday, students who have relatives serving overseas, sometimes including one of their parents, brought a bus full of items to Central Bank to be distributed as part of the bank's "Christmas Boxes Program". ...
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