Stories from Friday, March 7, 2014

In tough economic times and continued skyrocketing gasoline prices, many businesses make budget cuts just like the rest of us in an honest effort to trim expenditures to help the bottom line. At times, a business' advertising dollars are among those cuts, which can turn into a real Catch-22, because it's a proven fact that advertising products creates customers and brings people in the door...

March 6 Rachel Lucas of Cherokee March 7 Paula Burch of Cherokee

Betty Wyckoff of Mesa, Arizona, formerly of Cleghorn, passed away February 24, 2014, at Merrill Gardens Care Center in Mesa. The fifth of nine children, Betty was born on a farm near Cleghorn to Darwin and Elizabeth (Kinzel) Smith and was baptized at the Cleghorn Church of Christ. ...

Jim and Cindy Lyness of Cedar Rapids are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer to John Fordyce, son of David and Lori Fordyce of Aurelia. John is the grandson of Wanelda Moon and the late Norman Moon of Cherokee and the late Eldon and Janet Fordyce of Aurelia. ...

A public hearing was held Tuesday morning concerning the proposed Budget for Cherokee County for FY 2014-2015 and, there being no objections raised, the Cherokee County Board of Supervisors approved the 2014-2015 Budget as proposed. Following the brief hearing, the Board proceeded with its regular weekly meeting. ...

This Sunday, March 9th, Daylight Savings Time returns, so be sure to set your clocks forward before you go to bed Saturday night.

ALTA - Proving the old adage that "two is better than one," this year Alta-Aurelia Community High School will present two different spring plays, each written by Donald Payton, on the weekend of March 22-24 at the Roxy Theater in Alta. On Saturday, March 22, 'Nearly Beloved,' a farce about a "perfect" daughter with a wild imagination whose diary leads to havoc, will be performed at 7:30 p.m...

Alta-Aurelia Jazz Choir selected to perform in Des Moines ALTA - "Audacity", Alta-Aurelia's Jazz Choir, has been selected as one of three jazz choirs from the state of Iowa to be accepted into the North Central American Choral Director's Association (NCACDA) "Vocal Jazz Experience Day" on Friday March 21st. The two other Iowa groups are from Jefferson and West Des Moines...

A surprise Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal in Nov. of 2013 to sharply lower the amount of renewable fuels for inclusion into the nation's fuel supply kicked off a firestorm among farmers and renewable fuels industry officials at the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) annual meeting held in Altoona, Iowa on Jan. 28...

March is National Nutrition Month, sponsored by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and in recognition of this year's theme, "Enjoy the Taste of Eating Right," Cherokee Regional Medical Center will be hosting a live healthy cooking demonstration on Tuesday, March 18...

On last Thursday evening at the Armory, the Brotherhood of American Yeomen held a grand jubilee and admitted over three hundred to their ranks. The programme of the evening opened at 8 o'clock with a number by the Yeomen orchestra. This is the only organization of its kind in America and consists of C. W. Salsbery, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Brant, M. V. Brunson, M. Campbell, G.E. Cobb, and L. Weart...

Maxwell and Kayla Nedved of Pocahontas are happy to announce the birth of their baby boy on February 25, 2014. Ryder Maxwell Nedved was born at 1:21 p.m., weighed 7 lb. 1 oz. and measured 19 1/2 inches long. Grandparents are Steve and Diane Anderson of Cherokee and Tom and Jill Nedved of Pocahontas...

Brooke Frehse and Brent Appleby of Cherokee are happy to announce the birth of their baby boy, born at 5:22 p.m. on Feb. 22, 2014. Kaiden James Appleby weighed 7 lbs. 10 oz. and measured 20 1/2 inches long. He was welcomed home by his three brothers - Evan, Macaib and Carter. Grandparents are Dave and Linda Appleby of Cherokee and Steve and Gloria Frehse of Nemaha...

Helen M. Erickson of Marcus,96, passed away on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will take place at Peace Lutheran Church in Marcus at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 8, 2014.Rev. Kevin Roop will officiate. ...

Gladys H. Todd of Quimby, age 88, passed away on Tuesday, March 04, 2014 at Country Side Estates in Cherokee. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 8, 2014, at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Holstein, with the Rev. Curtis E. Benson officiating. Burial will be at the Holstein Cemetery of Holstein. A visitation will be held at the church on Friday, March 7, 2014 from 6 - 8:00 PM p.m. The Nicklas D. Jensen Funeral Home of Holstein is in charge of the arrangements...

Cherokee senior Luke Zeimen has signed a letter of intent to play football at Dakota Wesleyan University in Michell, South Dakota. Luke is a two-time 1st Team All-District selection and has also been selected to play for the North Squad in this year's Shrine Bowl. Luke, who also excelled in wrestling for the Braves, is flanked here by his parents Lori and Mike and Cherokee Braves football coach Travis Schipper (standing). Photo contributed...

The Northwest Iowa Wrestling Coaches' and Officials' Association will be hosting their annual Senior All Star Meet in Cherokee tonight, starting at 6 p.m. Admission will be $5. Any senior wrestler who has qualified for the IAHSAA State Tournament is allowed to participate in this awesome event...

DES MOINES - An overlooked and sometimes under-appreciated member of a school community is the assistant coach. Every head coach knows how valuable a good assistant is to the success of his or her program, and The Iowa Girls' Coaches Association (IGCA) will salute two long-time assistant coaches and the exemplary role they play in their communities at the IGCA Hall of Fame Banquet in Cedar Rapids at the Clarion Hotel on April 5, 2014, at 6:30 pm...

DES MOINES - The Iowa High School Boys State Basketball Tournament gets underway on Monday at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Though no teams from the Chronicle Times coverage area will be playing in this year's tournament, there are some teams from Northwest Iowa which are considered strong contenders for State championships...

Matt Nobles,from Holstein, recently joined the staff at Bruce Jones Farm Bureau Financial Services as a Sales Associate. Nobles is pictured here with the other staff members at the Farm Bureau office, which is located at 515 West Main Street in Cherokee. left to right - Matt Nobles, Audrey Pitts, Bruce Jones and Kelly Wiese. Photo by Christina Kjar Photography...