Stories from Thursday, June 27, 2013

PAULLINA - Veteran South O'Brien baseball coach Heath Reichle must build this year's team around six returning starters and a handful of promising varsity newcomers to keep the Wolverines relevant in the tough War Eagle Conference. With six pitchers returning from varsity action last year, plus a coup[le of promising newcomers, the future is certainly bright on the mound for the Wolverines...

CORRECTIONVILLE - River Valley veteran baseball coach Eric Goettsch greeted nine talented lettermen back to the squad this season and will rely in each of them to comprise the Wolverine nucleus to carry the team in the tough Western Valley Conference...

MARCUS - The co-head coaches for the Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn baseball team have been excited all season working with the stellar nucleus of experienced varsity players that promises another highly successful Eagle season. MMC has 20 talented players out, with 11 playing varsity, nine playing JV, and some of them playing both as the season unwinds. Veteran coach Ed Smith came out of retirement and is teaming with Mike McDaniel to guide the Eagle fortunes. Al Reuter is an assitant coach...

Experience is a definite strength of the Ridge View baseball team this season, again under the tutelage of coach Shannon Tesch and assistants Brian Hoeppner and Dale Tokheim. The Raptors.return just four lettermen from last year's team, however they have many smart players who have played a lot of baseball over the years, according to Tesch...

ALTA - Two seniors and one junior must take care to fill the team leadership roles for the Alta-Aurelia baseball team this season. Those veterans will be meshing with a batch of freshmen and sophomores to field a competitive team for the Warriors this year...

Consistent pitching and hitting woes continue to plague the Cherokee Braves baseball team this season under outgoing coach Chad Osler, who will be moving on to West Delaware next year. Battling in the rugged Lakes Conference, the storied Braves baseball program has had trouble shutting down the explosive Lakes offenses from the mound, and answering back with enough runs to counter early run deficits...

ALTA - The Alta-Aurelia girls played their best defensive game of the year here on Monday, according to their coach, Dave Turnquist. as the Warriors blanked the Sioux Central Rebels, 6-0, in Twin Lakes Conference softball. Tayler Rohwer pitched the shutout, allowing only three hits, walking one and striking out three in seven strong innings of work...

PAULLINA - South O'Brien baseball coach Heath Reichle called his team's 12-10 War Eagle Conference win over visiting Remsen St. Mary's " one of the most exciting games I've ever been a part of." The two teams combined for 24 hits, as South O'Brien scored early, thanks to Marcus Faust's bases clearing first inning double, and led the whole game until RSM scored four times in the top of the 6th inning on Tyler Delperdang's grand slam, to take a 10-9 lead...

MARCUS - Andrew Hoefling drilled a bases-loaded triple with two outs in the bottom of the 7th inning to give Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn an exciting come-from-behind 6-5 War Eagle Conference victory over a disappointed South O'Brien team here on Monday...

The Cherokee Braves baseball team won one of three recent games, falling 9-3 at Spirit Lake last week, defeating Alta-Aurelia 10-4 in Alta Saturday, and dropping a 6-0 shutout to ranked Storm Lake in Cherokee Monday night. Brett Walker took the loss at Spirit Lake, giving up three earned runs on seven hits and three walks in four innings worked, and striking out two. He was relieved by Lucas Lamoureaux, who pitched two innings and allowed one walk and fanned two in that stint...

Mr. and Mrs. Mark George of Cherokee announce the engagement of their daughter, Abigail Marie George, to Dustin Von Mehlhaff, son of Patrick and Deb Mehlhaff of Eureka, South Dakota. The future bride graduated from the the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, and is employed as a fourth grade teacher with the Cherokee Community School District in Cherokee...

It is not uncommon for the most voracious reader to go through a dry spell. At the Cherokee Public Library's READit Book Discussion Group it happened to a few of us (myself included) though late spring. It just seemed like nothing could keep our attention...

Faster than a speeding bullet, the July 4th Holiday will soon be here, this year falling on a Thursday which will make for one long, happy, festive holiday weekend for many fortunate souls able to savor it. This year's holiday will be celebrated solemnly for many as they recall the September 11 terrorist attacks on our country and the many innocents who perished that day...

PRIMGHAR - Chicago based wind farm developer, Invenergy LLC, hosted an open house for landowners on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at the Primghar Community Center. Invenergy revealed early plans for their 500 megawatt (MW) Highland Wind Energy Project in O'Brien County...

The Cherokee County Fair opens Thursday, July 18 and runs through Sunday, July 21 at the Cherokee County Fairgrounds. Daily admission will be $6 for adults (13 and older) and $4 for kids, with ages four and under admitted free. On Saturday July, 20 from noon to 5 p.m. is kids day and children 12 and under receive free gate. Season ticket prices at the gate are $14 for adults and $8 for kids...

The Cherokee Chamber of Commerce provides Welcome Bags to new people who have moved into our community. The Welcome Bag includes a telephone book, information about our community, and items which individual businesses have chosen to include in the bag. New residents are always surprised and pleased at the generosity of Cherokee businesses and the bags are very well received...

Begining on Friday, at 7:30 p.m. the Cherokee Community Theater will continue its production of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "The King and I" at the Cherokee Community Center. There will also be a show on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and a 2 p.m. matinee performance on Sunday will be the last performance...

Todd and Corinne Peters of Cherokee are pleased to announce the birth of their baby boy, Joshua James Peters, on June 19, 2013. Joshua was born at 4:55 p.m., weighed 8 lb. 8 oz. and measured 20 1/2 inches long. He was welcomed home by his big sisters, Cara and Nicole. Grandparents are Ronald and Sally Peters of Cherokee, Dan James of Larrabee and Bonnie James of Alta...

Friday's Cherokee Chamber Coffee will be held at 9:30 a.m. at Carey's Cafe, 115 S. 2nd St. This week's Coffee is being hosted by Ag On-Point.

Aaliyah Jade West, age 17, passed away on June 22, 2013 in Grimes. Visitation is today from 5-8 p.m. at Iles Funeral Home Westover, 6337 Hickman Road in Des Moines. Services will be held at the Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines on Friday at 11 a.m. with a lunch to follow. Graveside service to follow luncheon at Sunny Side Cemetry in Grimes...