Stories from Monday, August 5, 2013

It has been a great run for Donny Bright, owner of a Cherokee mainstay business, The Brightside Lounge, for 28 years. Beginning on Aug. 16, new owner Rich Hinkhouse, takes the keys and he will carry on operations at one of Cherokee's most venerable social hubs at 225 W. Main St....

The 9th Annual Hanover Tractor Ride will be held on Saturday, August 17. Tractors and drivers will assemble at the Hanover Village southwest of Alta (Junction of M-27 and C-65). Registration is from 8 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. An interesting scenic route is planned. A morning coffee break and the noon lunch are included in the $20 registration fee. Drivers must be at least16 years of age. One rider per tractor is allowed unless a special seat is provided...

Cherokee is proud of the Cherokee Symphony, an outstanding musical organization that has wowed the crowds for the past 57 years. This orchestra, organized in 1956, provides the community with quality musical entertainment, while giving musicians in the area a semi-professional outlet for their talents. The Symphony will begin its 58th season this fall under new leadership...

Two former Cherokee Washington High classmates now share the true meaning of friendship as one donated one of his kidneys to the other to help save his life. Andy Courtright received a kidney transplant in June from his best friend Dana Braunschweig, both graduates of the WHS Class of 1993 and now both married with families and living and working in Des Moines...

The local Alpha Delta Kappa Chapter invites area female educators to a Back to School Appreciation Dinner on August 12 at Spring Lake Yacht Club in Cherokee. The dinner will start at 5 p.m. and will be provided my members to the ADK chapter. Alpha Delta Kappa was founded in 1947 and has more than 40,000 members. Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo, Alpha Delta Kappa has chapters in the 50 states of the United States and Puerto Rico, Australia, Canada, Jamaica and Mexico...

Maralyn Christensen of Cherokee, 62, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center in Cherokee. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 6th, 2013, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee. ...

James and Karina Cascione are proud to announce the birth of their son, Hutton Walker Cascione, on July 13, 2013, in Feura Bush, New York. Hutton weighed 8 lb. 12 oz. and measured 20 in. long, and he was welcomed home by his sister, Isabella. Grandparents are Randy and Jane Walker of Cherokee and Stephen and Olga Cascione of Athens, New York. Great-grandparents are Keith and Marlene Walker of Cherokee and Patsy and Teresa Paglen of Silver Springs, Maryland...

Adam and Kate Friedrichsen of Storm Lake are happy to announce the birth of their baby boy, born on July 20,2013. Fletcher John Friedrichsen was born at 6:06 a.m. He weighed 10 lb 6 oz. and measured 22 1/2 inches long. Proud grandparents are Dave and Jean Staiert of Carroll and John and Cherie Friedrichsen of Calumet .Great-grandparents are Mary Hindman of Pleasantville and Roger and Carole Negus of Sutherland...

Keith and Maylissa Wells of Cherokee are pleased to announce the birth of their son on July 29, 2013. Benjamin Michael Wells was born at 9:40 a.m., weighed 7 lb. 4 oz. and measured 19 1/2 inches long. He was welcomed home by his brother Alexander and his sister Katherine. Grandparents are Terry and Sara Lively of Cleghorn and Ben and Mary Wells of Cherokee, and Pat Miller of Cleghorn is his Great-Grandmother...