Stories from Friday, February 15, 2013

SIOUX CITY - The Alta-Aurelia High School Jazz Ensemble won 1st place performance in Class 2A at the recent 7th Annual Lewis and Clark Jazz Festival at Western Iowa Tech Community College in Sioux City. Alta-Aurelia placed ahead of Okoboji and IKM-Manning in a very strong class of jazz bands...

The Cherokee Symphony recently held auditions for the Student Soloist Concert at the Cherokee Community Center. Of the 10 applicants, four were selected to perform with the Cherokee Symphony at the popular Student Soloist Concert on Sunday, March 3...

Cherokee will be host to the State Knights of Columbus Bowling Tournament, beginning this weekend. More than 200 bowlers will be at the Cherokee Bowl on four consecutive weekends, beginning February 16th and running through March 9th.

CORRECTIONVILLE - A benefit breakfast and silent auction for the Schroeder, Smith, and Knaack families will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, at the River Valley High School in Correctionville. A full breakfast menu will be provided. Donated items or services for the Silent Auction are welcome, as well as monetary donations...

Cherokee's City Hall and the Cherokee Public Library will both be closed on Monday, February 18, in observance of President's Day.

Winther, Stave & Co., LLP has recently released an audit report on the City of Cherokee. Winther, Stave & Co., LLP reported that the City's receipts totaled $7,510,459 for the year ended June 30, 2012, a 17% decrease from 2011. The receipts included $2,671,560 in property and other City taxes, $248,846 in tax increment financing collections, $1,102,408 from grants and contributions, $2,679,687 in charges for services, $30,116 in interest on investments, $264,331 in bonds proceeds, and $513,511 from other sources.. ...

REMSEN -- Mid-Sioux Opportunity, Inc. is accepting applications for two $250 Richard Hatz Scholarships. Recipients of the scholarships are chosen based on their prior service to their community and their plans to further that service through educational advancement...

At Tuesday's weekly meeting of the Cherokee County Board of Supervisors, Chairman Mark Leeds presented the County's contract proposals for union employees of the Law Enforcement Center and Secondary Roads to Jason Copple and Spencer Yockey, representatives from Local 234...

ORANCE CITY - The third-ranked Class 3A MOC-Floyd Valley girls outgunned Cherokee Washington High 39-15 in the second and third quarters on the way to a resounding 78-45 Regional semifinal basketball win here Wednesday night. Cherokee, winners of seven games since the Christmas break, battled close and trailed 21-16 after the first quarter before the Dutch broke it open with a three-pronged scoring attack led by Katie Landhuis who finished the game with 22 points, Alexia Conway with 18, and Rylee Yaw with 13.. ...

Several Alta-Aurelia youth wrestlers competed in the recent Northwest Iowa District Wrestling Tournament for a chance to qualify for the AAU State Wrestling Meet , which will be held at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on February 23rd and 24th. The 13 wrestlers in grades 3rd through 8th from the Aurelia and Alta area and youth program ("Junkyard Dogs") needed to place in the top four of their respective weight classes to earn a trip to the state meet...

The Cherokee Hy-Vee Distribution Center congratulations to Jolene Puhrmann; announced as one of our Employees of the 1st Quarter. Jolene began her Hy-Vee career in May of 2012 at full-time as a Overnight Shipping and Receiving Clerk in our Grocery department. Her co-workers and peers said "Jolene comes to work ready to excel and she fully immerses herself in the job. ...

There will be a brunch served at the United Methodist Church, located at 31 Valor Road in Aurelia, this Sunday, Feb. 17th, from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. The menu includes egg bake, muffin or coffee cake, and juice. A free-will offering will be collected.

Daniel and Kimberly Christoffer of Rochester, Minn. are the proud parents of a baby boy, born on January 18th 2013. Parker James Christoffer was born at 12:41 pm , weighed 7 lb. 10 oz., and measured 20 1/2 inches long . Grandparents are Robert and Peggy Parker of Cherokee and Dave and Beth Christoffer of Lansing, Ia...

Calvin and Jessica Bruhn of Mapleton are happy to announce the birth of their baby boy. Cooper Lad Bruhn was born at 5:51 a.m. on February 11, 2013. He weighed 9 lb. 5 oz., measured 22 inches long, and was welcomed home by his brother, Hudson, and his sister, Presley. Grandparents are Brian and Cindy Baldwin of Anthon, Butch and Connie Carstens of Quimby, Brett and Sheryl Shelm of Climbing Hill, and Al Bruhn of Mapleton...

We applaud all municipal, county, and state officials, and the Department of Natural Resources Energy and Waste Management Bureau's continuing efforts to raise awareness on illegal dumping in Iowa. It is no secret that the illegal disposal of solid waste presents serious environmental and public health problems. ...