Stories from Friday, November 2, 2012

'Learning with Lunch' on tap Nov. 7 at WITCC (11/02/12)
The Learning with Lunch series continues on Wednesday, Nov. 7 from noon to 1 p.m. at the Cherokee Western Iowa Tech Community College. November's program will be "Healthy Cooking Tips for Holiday Survival." Tonya Huenink, Hy-Vee registered dietitian, will share helpful ideas for a healthy holiday. Come learn easy and delicious recipes, healthy substitutions, and tips for watching your waistline during the holidays...

Alta-Aurelia to present Fall Musical Nov. 9 - 11 (11/02/12)
ALTA - This year's Fall Musical at Alta-Aurelia High School, "Once Upon a Mattress," is based on the classic fairy tale. Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the familiar classic of royal courtship and comeuppance provides for some side-splitting shenanigans. Chances are that you'll never look at fairy tales quite the same way again...

Friends of the Library Annual Book Basket Project (11/02/12)
The 13th annual Cherokee Friends of the Library Holiday Book Basket project will kick off on Monday. This will provided an opportunity for the public to get a look at the nearly 40 Holiday Book Baskets on display at the Library. The Friends of the Library is an organization committed to assisting the library purchase items which are not in their yearly budget and the Book Basket project is their major fundraising project each year...

'If Barns Could Talk' (11/02/12)
The Cherokee Sanford Museum Association presents the program "If Barns Could Talk" on Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m. The program will be presented by Rich Tyler. Old barns are more than just solid functional buildings. They represent the soul of our farming heritage, and perhaps more...

Turn your clocks back (11/02/12)

We can dig it (11/02/12)
The recent groundbreaking ceremony for the new Cherokee Yacht Club at Koser Spring Lake Park featured many volunteers who were integral to the project, including Yacht Club Committee members and City representatives. Among those present for the groundbreaking were, left to right, City Administrator Don Eikmeier, Committee members Steve Thomas and Linda Burkhardt, City Council member Mick Mallory, Committee members Cindy Wilberding, Mark Hecox, Sheree Hausmann, Jamie Roof, Dave Lucas, Randy Reeves and Jim Haselhoff, City Council member Jim Peck, and Committee member Kay O'Connor. ...

Times Gone By (11/02/12)
In many ways the City of Cherokee has brought honors to our county, but there are very few that know the Masonic Orders of Cherokee lead the state in loyalty to and pride of their cause and of the magnificent halls which they call home. On Saturday the writer was privileged to visit the halls and there jotted down our impressions. ...

SOS boys fall in football playoffs (11/02/12)
MANNING - The South O'Brien football season came to a close here Monday night in the second round of the Class 1A playoffs, as the Wolverines fell to 4th ranked IKM-Manning by a score of 28-17. While the Wolverines gained 409 yards of offense and got 22 first downs and IKM-Manning gained just 269 yards, the story of the game was the turnover margin, as South O'Brien put the ball on the ground six times and lost four of them...