Stories from Monday, March 18, 2013

Spring is upon us and experts advise tackling spring cleaning "inside jobs" one at a time to be ahead of the game when the temperatures rise. Start by making a list of each room in your home and then each task that needs to be completed in that room. Depending on the amount of time you have, select a job you know you'll be able to finish and you'll feel rewarded as you complete each task...

Six students and one teacher from Cherokee Washington High School set off for Houston, Texas last week to compete at NASA in a Space Settlement Design competition. Students are put into groups and work with schools from Iowa and Texas. The goal is to design a new space settlement and then present their ideas to a panel of NASA engineers. After presentations, a winner is announced, and from among that group of students some are chosen to represent their group nationally in the summer...

Alta-Aurelia High School Senior Joe Napierala recently returned from a 10-day trip to New Delhi, India, where he had the opportunity to take part in the Asian Regional Space Settlement Design Competition. The contest put high school students in the shoes of aerospace industry engineers whose job was to to design a city in space. ...

Cherokee State Bank is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year, and in conjunction with the bank's anniversary, the Board of Directors is pleased to announce a home construction business loan program offered to established contractors and developers...

Alta-Aurelia High school will play host to a Quiz Bowl competition on Saturday March 23, 2013 at the school in Alta. Volunteers will meet in the commons at 8 a.m. for a briefing before the matches begin. Volunteers will serve as moderators and scorekeepers for all matches...