Stories from Friday, February 21, 2014

The Friends of CAASA (Center Against Abuse and Sexual Assault) presents "City Lights...Women's Night" Saturday from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Cherokee Campus of Western Iowa Tech Community College with a cost of $25 per person. You are invited to allow yourself the time to relax, laugh, and learn while networking with friends and colleagues. ...

A brief but heavy snowfall hit Cherokee and other area communities Thursday morning, and the heavy snowfall and windy conditions prompted mid-morning closures of several area schools and businesses. There were also reports of many vehicles in ditches and storm sewers plugged with slush from the wet snow...

Slips, trips, and falls are in the back of most minds this time of year due to the icy conditions that comes with the terrible winter weather. For mail carriers, newspaper-carriers and delivery persons, this time of year can result in serious injury as a result from suffering a fall. This is a good time to remind residents of Cherokee to why it's important to keep sidewalks clean and clear of snow and ice...

ISU Extension and Outreach is providing research-based education to help consumers understand health insurance concepts and terms, evaluate their own health insurance needs, examine insurance plans and select a plan that fits their needs and budget...

The set for Cherokee Community Theater's current production of "Harvey" by Mary Chase was inspired by the one featured in the Broadway production of "Harvey" at The Roundabout Theater in 2012. Designed by AD100 architect and designer, David Rockwell, the set broke apart during scene changes and rotated in front of the audience and on a series of complex revolving platforms to reveal the two settings of the play...

Lottery players continue to win large prizes across the state. Lorie Decatur of Cherokee was the latest big instant-scratch game winner in Cherokee County during calendar year 2013, winning $50,000 in the Queen of Spades game with a ticket purchased at Cherokee Country Store in Cherokee...

The 29th annual "Sermons a la Carte," presented by Cherokee area ministers, will have its first session of the year on Ash Wednesday, March 5th. 'Sermons a la Carte' is a program presented each Lenten season at Memorial Presbyterian Church, 127 E. Willow St. in Cherokee, and includes a brief church service from 12:05-12:30 p.m., followed by lunch, at a cost of $3, at 12:30 p.m...

Teneka Maier and Adam Peterson of Cherokee are happy to announce the birth of their baby girl on February 13, 2014. Aubrey Mae Peterson was born at 8:23 p.m., weighed 7 lb. 8 oz. and meaured 20 inches long. She was welcomed home by her big brother, Kaden. Grandparents are Douglas Maier of Paullina, Wendy Maier of Cherokee, Rick and Janet Peterson of Angola, Indiana and Ronette O'Tool of Nora Springs, Iowa...

Brianna Gaes aand Garrett Van outen are happy to announce the birth of their baby girl on Feb. 11, 2014. Nicole Lynn Van Houten was born at 6:56 p.m., weighed 9 lb. 1 oz. and measured 21 inches long. Grandparents are Keith and Tanya Gaes of Aurelia and Kerwin and Kerr Van Houten of Alta. Great-grandparents are Kenny and Donna Steward of Cherokee, Susan Gaes and Jeff Megrath of Aurelia, Tom and Renee Gaes of Louisville, Kentucky and LaVern and Lola Van Houten of Battle Creek, Iowa...

Karen L. Askvig of Quimby, 40, passed away Tuesday afternoon, February 18, 2014 in the Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City. Visitation at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee will be today from 1 p.m. until 8 p.m., with the family present from 6 p.m. ...

Seven boys teams and six girls teams competed for a State Tournament berth at the Class 1A District Substate High School Qualifying Bowling Tournament at the Cherokee Bowl Tuesday. Schools competing were Cherokee Washington High, Le Mars, West Sioux, MMC-RU, OA-BCIG, Denison-Schleswig and Sioux Central...

HINTON - The South O'Brien boys played Hinton pretty even through the last three quarters of their Class 2A Regional Tournament game here on Monday, but unfortunately for the Wolverines the Blackhawks posted a 12- point lead in the first quarter,and added a couple more points to their lead along the way, on their way to an 81-62 win over SOS...

STORM LAKE - The Buena Vista men's tennis team took the courts inside of the Lamberti Rec Center on Saturday for their first two home matches of the 2014 season, and BVU came away with a convincing 8-1 Iowa Conference win over Dubuque to get things started before falling 7-2 to Augustana College (SD) in the finale...

MAPLETON - The 20-3 Maple Valley/Anthon-Oto boys steadily pulled away from winless Cherokee in first-round Class 2A District basketball action here Monday night to snag a convincing 71-37 victory. The host Rams mounted a 19-6 lead in the first quarter, expanded that to 36-17 at halftime, and then outscored the Braves 35-20 in the second half to nail down the tournament win and end Cherokee's 0-22 what-if? season...

I'm not sure why, but the Chronicle Times has apparently received numerous requests over the years to publish a "Dean's List." So without further ado, we proudly present here our first - ever "Dean's List" : (Past and Present, in no particular order):...

ORANGE CITY - Unity Christian of Orange City showed their shiny 18-4 record is for real in a 75-35 beat down of Cherokee Washington High in Class 3A District Tournament girls basketball action here Saturday night. The Knights vaulted to a 25-11 lead in the first quarter and took a decisive 42-20 halftime lead on the way to the onslaught...

BOONE - Five new members of the IHSAA Wrestling Hall of Fame will be inducted at the State Wrestling Tournament Saturday night during the Awards Ceremony. has experienced the full gamut of the sport as a prep and collegiate wrestler, a successful head and assistant coach, and finally as the parent of a State Champion. ...

Snow shoveling doesn't have to be a pain in the neck, back or elsewhere for that matter. In fact, shoveling snow can actually be considered good exercise if done safely and correctly. Shoveling snow for about 15 minutes at a time counts as moderate physical activity, much like a brisk walk...

The winter weather on Thursday forced postponement of Class 1A Boys District Basketball games involving three Chronicle Times area schools. Alta-Aurelia's game at Newell with West Bend-Mallard has been postponed to Saturday, Feb, 22, with a 6:30 p.m. star. The Newell-Fonda / Storm Lake St. Mary's game will follow at approximately 8 p.m...

About six o'clock Monday evening Sheriff Huber was called to the southern part of the county in Diamond township, to take charge of a young man named William Fick, who had attacked Miss Sadie Westensen while she was on her way home from a country school she had been teaching...