Stories from Monday, April 29, 2013

Betty Gronemeyer, age 84, left us to join the Lord on April 25, 2013, at the Lakes Regional Hospital after a courageous battle with colon cancer. She was a breast cancer survivor. Memorial services will be held Friday, May 3rd, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Rev. Ethan Sayler will officiate. Burial will be in the Cherokee Memory Gardens Cemetery...

Spring is prime time for con artists as we all catch a slice of spring fever and begin contemplating fix-up jobs such as painting the house, barn, garage, or other outbuildings; shingling the roof; gutter repair or replacement; improving landscapes; trimming, removing, and/or planting shrubbery and trees, etc...

Ridge View senior Rachel Hunt (front, center) recently signed a Letter of Intent to participate in track next year for Briar Cliff University. Rachel is the daughter of Mark and Teresa Hunt of Holstein, and Teresa is standing at the back in this photo. Pictured on either side of Rachel Hunt are Briar Cliff coaches Reggie Miller and Nate Treinen. Photo submitted...

With just two returning lettermen, the Cherokee Braves golf team must rely on the impact of the inexperience of underclassmen to battle through the tough Lakes Conference this season. Again under the tutelage of coach James DeVos, the Braves will count on five promising newcomers to impact varsity action this year...

ALTA - With four returning lettermen, including Spencer Bezoni, who was an All Twin Lakes Conference selection last year and placed sixth in the Conference Meet and was Runner Up Medalsit at the Sectinal Tournament, Alta-Aurelia Coach Randy Bissen is optimistic about this year's Boys Golf team...

HOLSTEIN - The Ridge View girls golf team has seven returning starters back to pace the Raptors and coach Ken Slater to new heights in the tough Western Valley Conference this season. Those returning varsity starters include Karlen Lamp, Emily Forristal, McKinley Schubert, Maddi Schubert, Lexi Johnson, Ashley Albers, and Jayde Vondrak...

MARCUS - Four returning letter winners will be looked at to carry much of the load for this year's Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn girls golf team, again under the titelage of veteran coach Beth McDermott Ebert. Among those letter winners are seniors Alissa McDermott and Kayla Theisen, and sophomores Sarah McDermott, and Allison Meehan...

CORRECTIONVILLE - Two returning varsity golfers must provide the necessary leadership and low medal play to pace the River Valley girls golf team on the links this season. Those returning starters are Brianna Eades, and Chelsey Olson. Among the promising newcomers is freshman Jenna Knaack, who also will positively impact coach Kate Goodwin's squad...

Cherokee Washington High School Language Arts Teacher Christy Alquist has announced that the following WHS graduated students have paid for their yearbooks, but have never picked them up from the high school: Ashley Adams, Trevor Devitt, Taylor Meyerhofer, Brady Pingel, and Alex Peck...

An aggressive collaboration between the Cherokee Area Economic Development Corporation (CAEDC), Cherokee Industrial Corporation (CIC), Cherokee State Bank (CSB), and the City of Cherokee, designed to complete further development of the Doherty Subdivision in southeast Cherokee, is off an running, with nine new homes expected to begin construction yet this year...

The Cherokee Ridge Runners Club will be holding its annual Spring Rendezvous this weekend, May 3, 4, and 5 and the public is welcome during daylight hours 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The School Day at the Rendezvous will be held on Friday, May 3. Scouts attending need to be in uniform to receive camping and meal discount (please wear your cap, sash or troop badge)...

(No South O'Brien Spring Sports Previews were provided)