Stories from Friday, April 5, 2013

James and Thersia Fuhrman of Cherokee proudly announce the birth of their baby boy, born on March 29, 2013. Ayden Lee Fuhrman was born at 8:16 p.m., weighed 7 lb. 14 oz, measured 21 inches long, and joins big sisters Mykenzee and Azlynn at home. Grandparents are Kay Olson and Doug Briggs of Marcus and Gerald Fuhrman, Faith Morgan, and Richard and Jennifer Heirstein, all of Cherokee...

As we move forward in April, we start thinking less of the winter and more about warm weather activities like house cleaning, planning trips, looking over seed catalogs, cleaning up the yard and garden, planting, and home improvement plans. Private residents and the business community use this time to "spruce up" their properties. April is a great time for thinking about a more beautiful home, business, community and state...

I.C.R.R. Shop, Station And Yard News Conductor Chas. James and wife have arrived in Cherokee from California after spending the winter months in that locality. Daniel J. Brumley is appointed engineer maintenance of way with headquarters at Chicago vice Lewis W. Baldwin transferred, effective April 1...

Cherokee Washington High School is hosting "The Chute" Offensive Player Development Basketball Academy for area girls Thursday and Friday, May 30-31. Registration deadline is Tuesday, April 9 and forms are available at Cherokee Schools. Camp T-shrts go to all those meeting the registration deadline. The cost is $70 per player...

Robert "Bob" Schulenberg, age 57, of Aurelia, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m.. Saturday, April 6, 2013, at the First United Methodist Church in Aurelia ...

On March 14th, six Washington High School seniors and one teacher boarded a charter bus for a trip down to Houston, TX. These students joined several other students from high schools in Northwest Iowa. Altogether, nearly 140 Iowa students traveled to the NASA campus to compete in the Space Settlement Design Competition...

MARCUS - The Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Youth Activity Association is hosting a fundraiser to help with the renovation project for wiring and lighting systems in their community ball parks. There is also a need for a new scoreboard and the Association also would like to do a partial renovation on the seating areas and dugouts, as well as updating the restroom facilities at the park...

According to the American Cancer Society, it is estimated that there will be over 1.6 million new cases of cancer diagnosed this year. Everyone has been affected by cancer in one way or another. You may be a current cancer patient, a cancer survivor or have a family member or friend who is suffering from cancer...

Last Chance Private Pesticide Applicator Training will be held Friday, April 12 starting at 1:30 p.m. in the Conference room at the Iowa State University Extension Office, 209 Centennial Drive in Cherokee. For individuals with a current license, this DVD program will serve as recertification to apply restricted-use pesticide on property owned or rented by the applicator or the applicator's employer...

This month's Cherokee Sanford Museums Artist of the month is Donna Duncan. Duncan is currently living on the Roosevelt Reservation in South Dakota, and she has seven pieces of artwork on display in the museum's East Gallery. Her work is called "Spirit of Place." Duncan explains, "This exhibition is about the genesis of my obsession with The Spirit of Place. ...

Hanna Henson and Jaden Lux were named the 2013 Tomahawk Relays Queen and King at Cherokee Washington High School at a coronation ceremony held on Wednesday in the WHS Auditorium. See more photos of the Tomahawk Court in the "April Area Happenings" Photo Gallery...