Stories from Thursday, August 22, 2013

This letter is addressed to every parent who is too busy to read this, too unconcerned to buy a newspaper, or too apathetic to care about his or her children. I am a teacher. And I am tired. I am tired of politics, administration's scare tactics, frustrated colleagues, semi-conscious students, media hype and, especially, I am tired of parents who expect me to resolve their children's problems...

Fall is the best time of the year as far as I'm concerned. I get almost giddy (to use one of my daughter's favorite words) when little yellow leaves start to come down and nights are cool enough to use a blanket. And, yes, I know fall leads to winter, but I still anticipate it with enthusiasm every time summer starts to wind down...

MADISON, S.D. -- Dakota State landed seven selections on the inaugural North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) Football Preseason Team, announced this week. The Trojans had four offensive players and three defensive players on the NSAA Football Preseason Team...

Brooklyn Wisbaum of Cherokee performs her routine on the beam during a recent competition for the Springers Gymnastics Team of Storm Lake that features several area girls. Photo contributed

Absentee Ballots for the upcoming School Election are available in the Cherokee County Auditor's office located in the Cherokee County Courthouse at 520 W. Main St., Cherokee. If you will be unable to vote on the scheduled Election Day, Tuesday, Sept. 10, you may stop in or call the Auditor's office at 225-6704 to receive the absentee request form...

HANOVER - The 17th annual Hanover Festival will be held Sunday, August 25, at the Hanover Village at the Junction of M-27 and C-65 , southeast of Aurelia. Gates open at noon. This is a great time to visit the restored village, which dates back to the late 1800's and includes a general store, blacksmith shop, restored homes and farm buildings, filled with displays of equipment used in the early 1900's...

Leroy "Herb" Ford of Cherokee, age 87, passed away Monday, August 19, 2013, at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 23, 2013, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee. ...

The Cherokee County Auditor's Office reminds voters that the polls will be open for Cherokee School District voters from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 10 for the School Election. For voters in the Aurelia and MMC School Districts, polls will be open from noon until 8 p.m. All residents in the State of Iowa must vote in the precinct in which they reside on Election Day. Polling locations for Cherokee County residents are:...

At last week's City Council meeting, bids totaling as estimated $85,000 were awarded to two Cherokee contractors to raze eight more dilapidated residential structures previously condemned by the City. The Council reviewed the following bids for the demolition of the eight vacant, dilapidated structures: Lundell Construction-$74,844.50, plus landfill fees not to exceed $25,500; Schoon Construction-$67,545, plus landfill fees not to exceed $24,100. ...

The Mount Olive Baptist Church celebrated 125 years in worshiping and serving Jesus as our Savior on Aug. 4. The Mount Olive Baptist Church was founded in 1888 as the outgrowth of missionary effort by Rev. W.H. Beeach, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Cherokee...

Cherokee ministers Magrey DeVega, and Ethan Saylor were recently honored for their outstanding leadership with the Cherokee County Ministerial Association. The two ministers tirelessly organized volunteers to aid in the clean-up of homes and distributing donations following the Memorial Day flood catastrophy that struck Cherokee along Railroad Creek...

The Cherokee Trails Committee, a subsidiary of the City Council and the Parks and Recreation Board, is working on a long-range project to safely connect the neighborhoods and communities of the City. These trails will provide safety and enhance wellness within our community. ...

08/30 Pocahontas Area 09/06 @ Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids 09/13 Sibley-Ocheyedan 09/20 Woodbury Central, Moville 09/27 @ Lawton-Bronson 10/04 West Lyon, Inwood 10/11 @ Akron-Westfield 10/18 Hinton 10/25 @ West Sioux, Hawarden --- Thu, Aug 22, 13 Away vs Conference Scrimmage...

08/30 @ Storm Lake 09/06 OA-BCIG 09/13 @ Central Lyon/George-Little Rock 09/20 Sheldon 09/27 MOC-Floyd Valley 10/04 @ Sioux Center 10/11 @ East Sac County 10/18 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 10/25 @ Unity Christian, Orange City ---...

08/30 West Sioux, Hawarden 09/06 @ Hinton 09/13 @ Gehlen Catholic, LeMars 09/20 Sioux Center 09/27 Okoboji, Milford 10/04 @ Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 10/11 @ North Union 10/18 Emmetsburg 10/25 Western Christian, Hull ---...

08/30 @ Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 09/06 West Bend-Mallard 09/13 @ St. Mary's, Remsen 09/20 @ Remsen-Union 09/27 Harris-Lake Park 10/04 Whiting 10/11 @ River Valley, Correctionville 10/18 Clay Central-Everly 10/25 @ Kingsley-Pierson ---...

River Valley Football Schedule 08/30 @ CAM, Anita 09/06 Ar-We-Va, Westside 09/13 @ Kingsley-Pierson 09/20 St. Mary's, Remsen 09/27 Remsen-Union 10/04 @ Harris-Lake Park 10/11 Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn 10/18 @ Whiting 10/25 @ Clay Central-Everly

08/30 Lawton-Bronson 09/06 @ Woodbury Central, Moville 09/13 @ Manson Northwest Webster 09/20 Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids 09/27 @ St. Edmond, Fort Dodge 10/04 @ Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 10/11 Pocahontas Area 10/18 @ OA-BCIG 10/25 IKM-Manning --- 08-27-13 - at So. Central Calhoun...