Stories from Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Due to the 4th of July Holiday, there will be no Chamber Coffee this Friday. Next week's coffee will be at the Cherokee County Fairgrounds.

Doris Lillian Gottsche, age 86, of rural Meriden, passed away Friday, June 28, 2013, at her residence. Memorial services were held at 11 A.M. on Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at Faith Lutheran Church in Marcus, Pastor Liz Pfeifle officiated. Burial took place at 10 A.M. ...

M. Lynn Hodgdon, 86, of Cherokee passed away Friday morning, June 28, 2013 at Careage Hills in Cherokee. Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 2nd at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, with Pastor Barb Dinelli officiatinng. Burial was in the Quimby Cemetery. There was a family prayer service at 10:15 a.m. at the funeral home on Tuesday. Visitation was on Monday from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home with the family present from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m...

Kathy (Horner) Curtis of Bennington, Nebraska, died June 19, 2013 at an Omaha hospital. Services were held Thursday, June 27, 2013. Kathy was born on October 19, 1957 in White Rock, British Columbia, Canada. She moved to the United States with her parents, brother, and sister in 1969. ...

Due to the July 4th Holiday, there will be no Thursday edition of the Chronicle Times. We urge everyone to please celebrate the 4th of July safely.

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...

With the 4th of July Holiday Thursday, the Consumer Product Safety Commission held its annual firework safety demonstration last week in Washington, DC. Fireworks are mesmerizing displays that we all gather to watch each summer, but are first and foremost hazardous explosives...

Former Cherokee High School repeat All-State baseball player Cody Ege, who helped pitch Louisville into the 2013 College World Series, signed a professional contract with the Texas Rangers' organization last week in ceremonies at the Cherokee Golf Course...

ALTA - The Alta-Aurelia girls improved their Twin Lakes Conference mark to a sparkling 8-1 here on Monday with a 6-4 win. The Warriors' Tayler Rohwer shone in the pitcher's circle, allowing just one hit in seven innings, and she also helped her own cause at the plate, as she slugged a home run and drove in three runs...

PAULLINA - The South O'Brien boys fell behind 10-0 against Gehlen Catholic in War Eagle Conference baseball here on Friday, before the Wolverines' basts woke up and they scored seven runs in the 5th and 7th innings. It was a case of "too little, too late," though, as the Jays hung on for the 10-7 win...

GALVA - The Ridge View softball team continued to have its ups and downs as the season progresses, as they hosted Odebolt-Arthur/Battle Creek-Ida Grove in a tough Western Valley Conference contest on Monday and came up on the losing end by the score of 6-4...

STORM LAKE - The Ridge View softball team competed in the Tornado Classic in Storm Lake last weekend, and the Raptors came away with a 2-1 record. Ridge View started the day by defeating the host Storm Lake team, 12-0 in three innings. Picking up the win on the mound was Gretchen Kistenmacher, who gave up no runs on one hit while walking no one and striking out three in the abbreviated game.. ...

Cherokee's Braves whitewashed visiting Emmetsburg 6-0 behind the two-hit, shutout pitching of Zac Smith here last week, before traveling to Le Mars and losing a hard-fought 11-10 game to the Bulldogs that included a 7th inning rally that fell just one run short...

1. Bishop Heelan, Sioux City; 2. Clear Lake; 3. Davenport Assumption; 4. Glenwood; 5. LeMars; 6. Chariton; 7. Benton Community; 8. Harlan; 9. Storm Lake; 10. ADM 1. Dyersville Beckman; 2. North Polk; 3. Cascade; 4. Roland-Story; 5. Kuemper Catholic, Carroll; 6. Wilton; 7. Ogden; 8. Regina, Iowa City; 9. St. Albert, Council Bluffs; 10. Treynor...

A concert performed by Steven Rupp and accompanied by Wren Smith will take place in the Cherokee Community Center at 2 p.m. on Sunday July 7, with no charge to attend. Songs will include traditional hymns, Patriotic music, and Classical Church pieces. Selections will include America the Beautiful, Amazing Grace, My Country 'tis of Thee, How Great Thou Art, and I'll Fly Away...

As the demand for an increasing number of proposed wind energy projects escalate in Iowa, it would be wise for affected landowners to team up to maximize their economic benefits. This would be especially beneficial in O'Brien County where last week it was announced that Chicago based wind farm developer, Invenergy LLC, has revealed early plans for their 500 megawatt (MW) Highland Wind Energy Project there...

Here is the updated 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. this Thursday, the 4th of July. This will be the fifth market of the 2013 season...

The Koser Spring Lake Park Yacht Club Committee and City of Cherokee are hosting a Grand Opening on July 4th from 4-7 p.m. at the new Yacht Club to celebrate the completion of the $400,000 grass roots project that was largely funded by private donations...