Stories from Friday, July 5, 2013

PAULLINA - The Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn boys erupted for seven runs in the 6th inning against South O'Brien to put away what had been a fairly close game here Thursday, as the Eagles posted an 11-0 War Eagle Conference victory. Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn's Dylan Spieler blanked the Wolverines on five hits, fanned nine batters, and did not issue any bases on balls in an exemplary mound performance...

The Cherokee Braves baseball team dropped a doubleheader at Maple Valley/Anthon-Oto Saturday by the scores of 9-6 and 13-5, and then rebounded with an exciting 5-4 win over Lakes Conference foe Spencer in Cherokee Monday night. Connor Voge took the pitching loss in the 9-6 setback in Mapleton, allowing eight earned runs on 11 hits and two walks in four innings pitched. He struck out three Rams. Tyler Faist pitched two innings in relief and gave up one earned run on one hit and one walk...

The Cherokee Swim Team hosted Conference rival Storm Lake on Wednesday, June 19 in a dual meet. About 120 swimmers competed in the meet, which made for a fun meet. Cherokee had three triple winners, two double winners and nine single event winners, in addition to 11 first place relays...

PAULLINA - Michael Callahan stroked a 2-run single in the bottom of the 7th inning to give the South O'Brien boys a 3-2 War Eagle Conference win over West Sioux here on Monday. Callahan had three hits for the Wolverines, and his coach, Heath Reichle said, "You can tell that Michael is starting to get settled in at the plate and feeling more comfortable."...

HINTON - Despite multiple game interruptions caused by thunder and lightning, which caused the game to last close to three hours, the South O'Brien and Hinton boys got their War Eagle Conference baseball game in on Tuesday, and the Blackhawks won the contest by a score of 6-3...

EARLY - For the second night in a row Tuesday, the Ridge View baseball team won a game in the bottom of the 7th inning, this time beating Storm Lake St. Mary's, 5-4, in a non-conference match-up. This time out, Nate Myrice, who scored the winning run in Monday's come-from-behind win over Glidden-Ralston, drove in the winner with his 7th inning single, which scored Peyton Boyle from second base...

EARLY - The Ridge View baseball team fell behind Glidden-Ralston, 7-0, after three innings of their non-conference game here on Monday, but the Raptors rallied for seven runs in innings 4-6, and then Ryan Garthoff slammed a triple to score teammate Nate Myrice from first base in the bottom of the 7th inning to win an exciting, come-from-behind game, 8-7...

We would be remiss if we didn't pause to recognize all of our area school board members who serve so diligently and unselfishly. Our volunteer school board members spend hudreds of hours each year doing everything from hashing out budgets and making sometimes unpopular decisions to keep those budgets in line, to advocating for new programs in order to ensure every Iowa student receives an excellent education, the likes of which is valued and envied throughout the country...

On Sunday July 14,those who have attended the Maryhill Visitation School are invited to gather at the Welcome Center on the grounds to speak and share fond and treasured memories of the school, its activities and the Sisters who taught there through the years...

"Things With Wings" is the theme of the Cherokee County Conservation Board's summer day camp. Just as the theme suggests, children will be learning about and searching for things with wings: birds, bats, and bugs! Camp will be full of fun activities like hiking and games that will help children enjoy and discover the outdoors...

At its weekly meeting Tuesday, the Cherokee County Board of Supervisors approved a final payment of $6,517.53 to Lynda Holmich, who retired as a Case Manager on June 30, 2013. Holmich had served in her position since August 1996, and her total payout included one week's regular pay, three hours of Comp. Time, 160.2 hours of vacation, and 146.63 hours of accrued vacation. All were based on her hourly pay of $18.63...

A popular new trend that's hit America during the last couple of years has been the addition of Little Free Libraries in small towns and urban neighborhoods. Now, Cherokee has two Little Free Libraries. What are Little Free Libraries? Well, think of them as neighborhood book exchanges. Most look like birdhouses or elaborate doll houses but are in fact filled with about a dozen or so books...

Over the past several months, the Cherokee Public Library has submitted several articles mentioning the digitalization on its website of all of Cherokee newspapers since 1870. The Cherokee Area Archives joined the Library in obtaining the initial funding of this service and they hope you will take the time to check it out...

Alison Reed and John Haisman of Spirit Lake are happy to announce the birth of their baby girl on June 26, 2013. Grace Kathryn Haisman was born at 5:44 p.m., weighed 7 lb. 14 oz. and measured 20 1/2 inches long. She has one brother, Chantz Reed, and one sister, Khallie McGloughlin. Grandparents are Mike and Debra Reed of Aurelia, Mary Reed of Cherokee, Maureen Haisman of Vinton and Richard Haisman of Terril...