Stories from Friday, May 31, 2013

Cherokee County 4-H and Iowa State Extension and Outreach are sponsoring an "Origami Extravaganza" Art Day camp. The camp will be held June 7 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Sanford Museum in Cherokee. The cost will be $10 per person, and a $2 discount will be given to current 4-Hers. Linda Ducommun will be the instructor for the camp, and the class size will be limited to the first 20 paid participants...

The Full Draw Archery Club will host its annual late spring 3-D Archery Tournament this coming weekend, June 1 and June 2. Archers may shoot either or both days. The tournament will be held at the club's outdoor range located approximately one and one-half miles south of Cherokee on Highway 59...

The Cherokee Community School District has annouced that report cards may now be picked up at your child's building, Monday-Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. before Friday, June 7.

City of Cherokee Administrator Don Eikmeier states that all arterial and local roadways within the City of Cherokee were open as of Wednesday, May 29, and all pumping stations from sewer manholes were shut down as of Thursday morning, May 30. Sewer flow should be returning to normal and the threat of additional sewer backup should be ending - provided additional heavy rains do not occur...

Local Vietnam Veteran of America Chapter 888 recently received a flag commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War. The Chapter also received a certificate recognizing Chapter 888 of Northwest Iowa as a Commemorative Partner for their "willingness to assist and support a grateful nation in thanking and honoring our Vietnam War Veterans. "...

A special display of flags was at Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee over the Memorial Day weekend. Members of the Cherokee VFW and several volunteers placed the flags at the cemetery on Friday, and two generators were used to illuminate the flags during the night...

MARSHALLTOWN - The Alta-Aurelia Warriors won the 2013 Class 2A State Girls Golf Championship here on Wednesday, playing on the American Legion Memorial Golf Course. The Warriors defeated runner-up Dike-New Hartford by 48 strokes, 684-732, over two days of play. The Alta-Aurelia girls, coached by LeAnn Patton, shot a round of 345 on Day 2 of the meet to go with their first round of 339. The team total not only broke the school record, it also set a new Class 2A State Tournament record...

PETERSON - The Alta-Aurelia girls, led by another outstanding pitching performance from junior Tayler Rohwer, defeated Sioux Central, 7-1, Wednesday, in a rain-shortened Twin Lakes Conference softball game. Rohwer gave up no earned runs on three hits in six innings, walking two, and striking out seven...

The Cherokee Braves opened their 2013 baseball season with three games on back-to-back nights last week, winning one at home and losing two road contests. On Wednesday, the Braves dropped a 10-6 verdict at MOC-Floyd Valley in Orange City, followed that with an 11-0 pasting at Humboldt Thursday, and then returned home to blast Ridge View 12-2, all in non-conference action...

Antonia Ross and David Clark of Holstein happily announce their engagement and upcoming June 22nd wedding. The bride-to-be, the daughter of Michele-Ross Douglas of Fort Dodge and the late Larry Ross, is currently employed as a Customer Service Representative for Marketlink in Storm Lake...

The Evangelical Free Church in Meriden will be holding Vacation Bible School classes, with the theme "Kingdom Rock: Where Kids Stand Strong for God", from June 3-7 at 11:30 a.m. each day. Classes are open for children from age 4 up to those who will be entering the 6th grade this fall...

Erma M. Volkert, 84, of Quimby, passed away Wednesday afternoon May 29, 2013 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 1, at 10:30 a.m. at the Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Quimby. Pastor Don Meyer will officiate, with Vicar Philip Beyersdorf assisting. ...

Curtis L. Chisman, 93, of Cherokee passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Memorial services will be held Monday, June 3, at 11 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Rev. Magrey deVega will officiate. ...

The following resolution was presented to the Iowa Osteopathic association in convention at Des Moines last Wednesday by Dr. A. E. Hook and was carried without a negative vote. Be it resolved, That in as much as the use of alcoholic liquors is acknowledged to be one of the greatest demoralizing agencies effecting the life of mankind morally, mentally and physically decreasing the birth rate, responsible for a large percentage of infant mortality and child deformity, filling the wards of our state institutions, the home for feeble minded, the blind, the inebriate asylum, the penitentiary, and the hospitals of the state, we, the osteopathic physicians of the State of Iowa in convention here assembled do affirm it is our judgment that the liquor question is a subject of health and should be under the supervision of the state board of health.". ...

The CRMC Wellness Center is pleased to offer a week long educational camp entitled CRMC Fit Kids! The program is for area children that will be entering grades 3-5 in the fall. The camp will begin on Monday, June 10 and end on Friday, June 14. Classes will be held from 10 a.m. to noon each day at the CRMC Wellness Center. CRMC Fit Kids! is being offered as a public service at no cost to the participants thanks to the SIMPCO Fit for Life Grant...