Stories from Monday, July 29, 2013

Iowans can spruce up their landscape by joining the Arbor Day Foundation in August. Everyone who joins the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation with a $10 donation will receive 10 free Colorado blue spruce trees through the Foundation's Trees for America campaign...

Iowans can spruce up their landscape by joining the Arbor Day Foundation in August. Everyone who joins the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation with a $10 donation will receive 10 free Colorado blue spruce trees through the Foundation's Trees for America campaign...

Funeral services for Frances Hasenwinkel, 89, of Aurelia, were held at 10 a.m. today (July 29, 2013) at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Aurelia, with Pastor Larry Lemke officiating. Burial was in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, rural Aurelia. Visitation was on Sunday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, with the family being present. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established. The Redig Funeral Home in Aurelia is in charge of arrangements...

DeVane R. Schmidt of Cherokee,50,passed away Thursday evening, July 25, 2013 at Country Side Estates in Cherokee. DeVane was born on February 17, 1963 in Alta to Elmer and Lois (Husman) Stykel. He attended Cherokee Community Schools. He was married to Penny Hoeppner, and to this union a daughter, Cassie, was born. DeVane was a lifelong resident of Cherokee., and worked as a handyman, doing carpentry and yard work over the years. He loved to go camping, fishing and spending time with family...

Rodney and Liza Parker are happy to announce the birth of their baby boy on July 2, 2013. Rowen Earl Parker was born at 3 p.m., weighed 8 lb. 4 oz. and measured 20 1/8 inches long, and he was welcomed home by his big brother, Skyler. Grandparents are Jeff and Jana Fuller of Cherokee and Robert and Peggy Parker of Cherokee...

Harlan Bumann and Erin Rydgren of Sutherland are pleased to announce the birth of twin girls, born on July 22, 2013. Remini Rose Bumann was born at 11:10 a.m., and she weighed 4 lb. 11 oz. and measured 18 inches long. Serenity Lee Bumann was born at 11:11 a.m., and she weighed 6 lb. 2 oz. and measured 19 inches long. The girls were welcomed home by their brother, Cealey and their sister, Liliy...

At last week's Cherokee City Council meeting, City Administrator Don Eikmeier provided the Council members with tentative bid specs for the demolition of eight more nuisance residential structures recently acquired by the City. The addresses of these properties are: 211 S. Sixth St., 217 W. Elm St., 224 E. Willow St., 228 E. Willow St., 313 S. 6th St., 316 E. Main St., 345 E. Cedar St. and 741 W. Main St...

Iowa Library Services has announced that the Cherokee Public Library has met the conditions for state accreditation as outlined in "In Service to Iowa: Public Library Standards Fifth Edition." Achieving accreditation requires a significant, ongoing local commitment to high quality library services. Of Iowa's 554 public libraries, 348, including the Cherokee Public Library, are accredited...

LE MARS -- The Le Mars baseball team experienced a roller-coaster ride of emotions on Wednesday that will be talked about for years to come. On the diamond, the 'Dogs defeated Sioux City Bishop Heelan by a score of 8-5 in the Class 3A substate final. But due to a rule violation, Le Mars had to forfeit the game, sending the Crusaders to the state tournament in Des Moines...

FORT DODGE - The unranked Ridge View softball team, trying to get their third straight win over a ranked team, came up short in their Class 2A State Tournament semifinal game against third-ranked Durant here on Thursday afternoon, losing to the Wildcats, 6-0...

The All-District baseball teams have been selected by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association (IHSBCA), and several players from schools in the Chronicle Times coverage area have been selcted to the Class 1A and 2A Northwest District teams...

Cancer fighters will go around the clock in the battle against cancer when the American Cancer Society Relay For LifeŽ of Cherokee County gets under way with teams gathering at Gillette Park/Bacon Aquatics Center on Friday, August 2 at 5 p.m. The popular, highly successful Cherokee Relay brings together friends, families, businesses, hospitals, schools, faith-based groups - people from all walks of life - all aimed at celebrating the lives of those who have had cancer, remembering those lost, and fighting back against the disease.. ...

MARCUS - Gary and Janice Husman are the 2013 Marcus Fair Cooking School Presenters, with the theme "Cookin' Up Som Lovin' in the Kitchen." The couple have been cooking up some loving for the past six years, and they have a blended marriage of 11 kids and 11 grandchildren. ...