Stories from Wednesday, October 23, 2013

With Halloween bearing down on us, Cherokee, as well as all other towns, will celebrate the annual spookfest with trick-or-treat scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 31. There are several safety suggestions from the National Safety Council that parents and families should keep in mind while making plans for the trick-or-treating sessions. Major among those are:...

ALTA - The Alta-Aurelia Warriors fell to the Hinton Blackhawks, 34-13 in Class A District football play here Friday, with the Blackhawks (6-2, 5-1 in District play) outgaining the Warriors (3-5) in yards from scrimmage, 326 to 183. Hinton senior Cole Johnston connected on 9 of his 16 attemped passes for 80 yards and a touchdown, while sophomore Skyler Boller connected on his one and only attempt, good for a 73-yard touchdown strike to fellow sophomore Taylor Henrich...

MARCUS - The 7-1 Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn football Eagles, ranked 8th in the State in 8-player football, absconded with a 50-0 District victory over 1-7 Clay Central-Everly here Friday night, sciring three rushing touchdowns, two passing TDs, and two more off pass interceptions returned to the endzone...

STORM LAKE - Showing a cohesive improvement each time out while battling impressively in the loaded Lakes Conference, the Cherokee Washington High volleyball team continued to wow here Saturday, claiming the championship of the annual Storm Lake Invitational with a perfect 5-0 match record...

The Cherokee Youth Running Series will be held October 26th, November 2nd and 9th for area kids in grades 3-6. There will be two races at each event, one for the 3rd and 4th graders, and another for 5th and 6th graders. Area youths will cover a 2K course on the grounds of the Cherokee Golf Course...

PAULLINA - South O'Brien took on Emmetsburg here Friday night for a share of the Class 1-A District lead, and the Wolverines beat the E'Hawks for the first time ever, 7-6, in a tough physical game. The game proved to be a defensive battle, with two predominantly running teams that are used to grinding it out...

LAURENS - South Central Calhoun won the Twin Lakes Conference Volleyball Tournament, held at three sites over two nights last week. Alta-Aurelia finished in 10th place after defeating SE Webster-Grand Thursday night in a match in Gowrie. 1. SC Calhoun; 2. East Sac County; 3. Manson-NW Webster; 4. Newell-Fonda; 5. Laurens-Marathon; 6. Storm Lake St. Mary's; 7. Sioux Central; 8. Pocahontas Area; 9. Prairie Valley; 10. Alta-Aurelia; 11. SE Webster-Grand...

DES MOINES - The District volleyball pairings for teams in the Chronicle Times coverage area : In Region 1, Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn hosted Remsen St. Mary's in a first-round game last night,Tuesday, Oct. 22, with the winner of that match meeting the winner of the Remsen-Union/Akron-Westfield match in Akron on Tuesday October 29...

1. Carroll Kuemper (9); 2. Waukon (3); 3. State Center West Marshall (1) ; 4. Albia; 5. Mediapolis; 6. New Hampton; 7. Boyden-Hull-Rock Valley; 8. Spirit Lake; 9. Cascade ; 10. Alleman North Polk 1. Iowa City Regina (13); 2. (tie) Council Bluffs St. Albert, Dike-New Hartford; 4. West Union North Fayette; 5. Fort Dodge St. Edmond; 6. Delhi Maquoketa Valley; 7. Wilton; 8. Van Meter; 9. South O'Brien; 10. Ogden...

Area prep football teams finish their regular seasons Friday, with the Cherokee-Orange City Unity Christian winner pocketing its first victory of the season. Friday's schedule has 0-8 Cherokee at 0-8 Unity Christian in Orange City; 7-1 South O'Brien hosting 5-3 Hull Western Christian; 3-5 Alta-Aurelia at 3-5 West Sioux,; 7-1 Ridge View hosting 4-4 IKM-Manning; 7-1 Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn at 3-6 Kingsley-Pierson in 8-player action; and 7-1 River Valley at 1-7 Clay Central-Everly, also in 8-player action.. ...

Carl G. Anderson of Hot Springs, Arkansas, formerly of Cherokee, passed away in Hot Springs on October 4, 2013 at the age of 74, following a long illness. Carl was born on June 3, 1939 in Cherokee to Leonard L. and Mildred (Bloomberg) Anderson. He attended school in Cherokee, graduating with the Class of 1957 from Washington High School. ...

Jim Hughes, 87, of Cherokee went home to be with the Lord on October 19, 2013 at 9 a.m. at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, October 24th at 11 a.m. at the Meriden Evangelical Free Church. Pastor Larry Ostercamp and Pastor Woody Woodward will officiate. ...

Merlyn R. Miller of Cherokee, 82, died Friday, October 18, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City.A Celebration of Life will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 25th at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee, with Pastor Jane Johnston officiating. ...

SHELDON - Iowa Governor Terry Branstad began his presentation to about 150 civic leaders at the annual NW Iowa Economic Development Partners meeting at Northwest Iowa Community College here on Oct. 9th by discussing his goals, living healthier, improving education and economic development success. However, the Governor's most pertinent comments came near the end when he underscored how agriculture is the engine that's driving Iowa's economy...

The Salvation Army was started in England in 1852 by William and Katheryn Booth. They were a Methodist couple who broke away from the church to do more hands- on helping with the poor, sick, imprisoned, homeless, widows, and children. They did this following the principles of the Methodist founder, John Wesly who said, "to help all the people you can, wherever you can, in all the ways you can, for as long as you can." The Salvation Army still uses these principles in their mission statement...

CLEGHORN - Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn High School students will be hosting the annual come -and -go Halloween Party at the Cleghorn Community Center on Oct. 31 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. The party is geared towards all youth of trick- or -treating age. There will be snacks, crafts, games and candy donated by area businesses and community members...

The Iowa Alliance for Drug Endangered Children is participating in the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. On Saturday, you can drop off your unused or expired prescription at Hy-Vee grocery store parking lot at 1300 N 2nd St. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m...

The Cherokee Chamber of Commerce is now taking registration for the Cherokee Main Street Trick or Treat Costume Parade that will be held on Saturday Oct. 26. All costume parade entrants are asked to check in at the Cherokee Fire Station between 12:30 and 1 p.m. The parade will start at 1 p.m...

Cherokee Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce the offering of an informative presentation and dinner event titled "Living 4:13 with Ben Carstens" on Thursday, November 7, beginning at 6 p.m. The event will be held in the CRMC 1st Floor Conference Room and is free and open to the public. A healthy meal will be served...

Kellie Sullivan and Ben Carstens are pleased to announce their engagement and approaching wedding. Kellie currently lives in Waukee, Iowa and is the daughter of James and Betty Sullivan of Fort Dodge. She graduated from Prairie Valley High School in 1999, and...