Stories from Thursday, June 6, 2013

The June Artists at the Cherokee Sanford Museum are the participants in the Cherokee County Soil & Water Conservation District 4th Grade Poster Contest. Their artwork will be displayed in the Museum's East Gallery during the month of June. Photo contributed...

This week's Cherokee Chamber of Commerce Coffee will be hosted by Godfather's Pizza on Friday at 9:30 a.m. Godfather's is located at 103 Indian Street.

This Saturday, June 8, the town of Cleghorn will be staging its annual 'Ice Cream Day', marking the eighth straight year that the Cleghorn Community Center Board has sponsored the event. The initial 'Ice Cream Day' was held in 2006 as a fundraiser which provided enough funds to apply for an Iowa CAT Grant to build a Community Center. Construction on the Center was begun that fall, and the building was ready for use in January, 2007...

When the record-setting flood waters hit Cherokee last week, many people's lives were turned upside down. Unfortunately, the epic event occurred less than one week before the 47th Annual Cherokee Chamber PRCA Rodeo was set to begin. The event is arguably one of the largest in Cherokee each year, bringing upwards of 5,500 people to town for the 3-day event...

"Cherokee County producers are reminded to submit their annual acreage report to our office by July 15, to meet FSA program eligibility requirements," said Dustin Miller, County Executive Director for the Cherokee County Farm Service Agency. Accurate and timely acreage reports for all crops and land uses are necessary to determine and maintain eligibility as well as to receive maximum FSA benefits for the following programs, but are not limited to, the Direct and Counter-cyclical Program (DCP), Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and programs extended from the 2008 Farm Bill, and Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE).. ...

The Living with Loss Grief Support Group will be holding their 4th Annual Grief Support Reunion on Tuesday, June 11, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the CRMC Hospice office at 1000 S. Second St. in Cherokee. There will be a pot luck style meal served with meat, beverages, plates and utensils provided by CRMC Hospice. Everyone is encouraged to bring a salad, side dish or dessert to share...

Here is the list of vendors and the items they will have available for sale during the Cherokee Area Farmers Market under the canopy at the depot from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. tonight. Dave and Sally Carlson of Carlson Vegetable Farm will have tomatoes, cabbage, and beets; Wayne Nafe will have radishes, and onions...

Tiffany and Daniel Hanson of Holstein are the happy parents of a baby girl, born on May 29, 2013. Isabella Marie Hanson was born at 4:13 p.m., and she weighed 7 lb. 9 oz. and measured 20 inches long. She joins two big brothers, Odin and Ian, at home...

Carrie Siepka and Dusty Crannell of Larrabee are happy to announce the birth of their baby boy on May 31, 2013. Kole Lee Crannell was born at 1:41 p.m. and weighed 8 lb. 1 oz. He was welcomed home by his big brothers, Micah and Liam, and his big sister, Luna Reei. Grandparents are Deborah and Lucian Siepka of Cherokee and Lee and Crystal Barkley of Madrid...

AWESOME is the word that describes our new Early Learning Computers in the children's department. All of the programs are educational and pre-schoolers to fourth graders can have fun learning a new skill or sharpen their current skills through games, songs, and hands on activities. These computers are not connected to the internet and they cover math, science, social studies, reading, writing, and music/art...

The spring planting season is typically one of the busiest times of the year for farmers, and it is one of the times when most agriculture-related accidents occur. This is especially true this spring as cold, wet weather continually plagued area farmers struggling to get their corn and soybeans in the ground, replanting flooded acres, and scurrying to complete the bean planting in time...

SHELDON - The Ridge View softball team went 3-1 at the Sheldon Tournament last weekend to improve to 7-3 on the season. On Friday, Ridge View defeated George-Little Rock/Central Lyon by the score of 5-4. Getting the win on the mound was Gretchen Kistenmacher, who threw seven innings and gave up eight hits while walking two and striking out 10. ...

HUMBOLDT - The youthful Cherokee Washington High softball team dropped two mercy rule games to rugged opponents in Saturday's Humboldt Tournament, falling 14-0 to rated Mason City, and 11-1 to host Humboldt. Cherokee managed just two hits in the rout by Mason City, with Megan Hummel and Danni Roethler accounting for those...

CORRECTIONVILLE - The River Valley softball team picked up a pair of recent home wins, defeating Kingsley-Pierson 8-7 with a three-run seventh inning, and dropping West Monona 6-2 after posting four runs in the second frame. Makenna Thomas got the pitching win for the Wolverines over K-P, allowing one run on four hits, with three strikeouts in three innings of work. ...

ALTA - The Alta-Aurelia girls played two close games in recent Twin Lakes Conference softball action, and the Warrior girls won one and dropped the other. On Friday, the team traveled to Laurens to take on Laurens-Marathon, and the Warriors of Coach Dave Turnquist prevailed by a two-run margin, 10-8...

PAULLINA - The South O'Brien boys took a 20-9 drubbing at the hands of LeMars Gehlen in War Eagle Conference baseball action here on Monday. South O'Brien did all right at the plate,collecting 11 hits and nine runs, but the team committed seven errors in the field, and that was all she wrote for the Wolverines. ...