Stories from Monday, May 6, 2013

Chris Dodd, Marketing and Sales Manager for Evertek of Everly, recently presented a $500 check to the Mill Creek Valley 4-H for their fundraising efforts for new livestock pens for the lower show area at the Cherokee County Fairgrounds. Mill Creek Valley 4-H members Clare and Fran Conley recently applied for the Evertek charity grant...

One of Cherokee's most popular traditions is the annual fly-in breakfast held at the Cherokee Airport. Many may remember the event as the Flight Breakfast but the event was changed last year to what organizers are calling "Wings and Wheels Breakfast" and will include not just an airplane show, but automobiles, motorcycles, tractors and a helicopter, plus airplane rides, for $20 weather permitting...

Jason and Lindsay (Hagg) Letsche of St. Louis, Missouri, are the proud parents of a baby boy, Liam Dean, born March 28, 2013, in St. Louis. He weighed 8 lbs. and 11 oz. and was 21 inches long. Grandparents are Dan and Holly Hagg of Algona, and Marty and Becky Letsche of Remsen. maternall great grandparents are Melvin and Regina Hagg of Algona and Lois Ohlson of Boone. Paternal great grandparents are Rev. Lee and Eleanor Mentrink of LeMars, and Evelyn Letsche of Marcus...

Mike and Abby Davison are proud to announce the birth of their daughter April 23. Emmalyn Lucy Davison weighd 6 lbs. 10 oz. Grandparents are Paul Struck and Linda Struck of Cherokee, and Jim and the late Linda Davison of Omaha, Neb. Great grandmother is Helen Struck of Cherokee...

Though the weather has made any kind of practice difficult, the girl's golf team for Cherokee has improved steadily. After three meets in cold and windy conditions, the golfers competed in the Sibley-Ocheyedan Invitational last week where senior Katie Cedar led the Braves, shooting a personal best round of 51 which earned her an 8th place individual medal...

The Cherokee Braves kept dodging snowstorms last week to get in two more Lakes Conference tennis meets on the road. The WHS boys dropped a 7-2 decision at Spirit Lake and also lost a hard-fought 6-3 match at Le Mars. In varsity singles at Spirit Lake for the Braves, Brett Walker lost 10-4 to Brandon Stoll at #1, Alec Shultz beat Andrew Ites 10-7 at #2, Alexx Maurer lost 10-2 to Trystan Wiedow at #3, Nate Fowler lost 10-1 to CJ Kent at #4, Nathan Dodd fell 10-4 to Tyler Schmitz at #5, and Tyler Faist fell 10-4 to Michael O'Brien at #6.. ...

Playing nearly every night when the weather holds due to weather make-up meets, the busy Cherokee Washington High girls dropped three tough Lakes Conference tennis matches last week. Cherokee fell 6-3 to Storm Lake and Spencer, and lost 8-1 to vaunted Spirit Lake Park...

QUIMBY - The Ridge View boys won a golf triangular with River Valley and Siouxland Christian here last week after carding a 164 team score. The Raptors were led by medalist Michael Currie with a 37, followed by runner-up medalist Garrett Lamp 39, Tyler Drey 41, and Logan Richard 47...

CORRECTIONVILLE - The Ridge View girls defeated host River Valley 214-239 in Western Valley Conference golf action here last week. Medalist was Maddi Schubert of Ridge View who carded a 50, followed by McKinley Schubert 53, Karlen Lamp 55, Lexi Johnson 56, Emily Forristal 57, and Ashley Albers 58...