Stories from Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Besides using meteorological towers for predicting how much electricity a proposed utility-scale wind farm might generate, the other crucial pre-requisite that's often used to determine if a proposed wind farm will reach the construction phase is the negotiation and acquisition of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)...

Whether your children pack or buy school lunch, do not overlook the beverage portion of their meals. Chocolate and other flavored milks are an increasingly popular option for kids, but some parents, school administrators and teachers may object to this choice because of the added sugars. ...

Dorothy B. Hansen, 89, of Sioux City, passed away Friday, April 04, 2014 at Countryside Retirement Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Services were held today at 11 a.m. at Grace United Methodist Church in Sioux City. The Reverend Harold Werley officiated. Burial was at LeMars Memorial Cemetery. Visitation was Tuesday from 4-7 p.m. at Christy Smith Morningside Chapel. Expressions of sympathy may be directed through www.christysmith.com...

Memorial services for Lorne R. Gano of Alta, 63, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 10, 2014, at First United Methodist Church in Aurelia, with Pastor Thomas Petersen officiating. Inurnment will be at St. John's Cemetery in rural Peterson at a later date. The family will be present for visitation today, from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m., at the First United Methodist Church. The Redig Funeral Home in Aurelia is in charge of arrangements. A memorial fund has been established...

Garth C. Bigbee of Marengo, 82, died Friday, April 4, 2014, at the Marengo Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 10 at First Presbyterian Church in Marengo, with visitation from 3:30 to 7 p.m. today at the Kloster Funeral Home in Marengo. Burial will be in the Marengo Cemetery...

April 8 Brian Goettsch of Galva April 9 Lawrence Crist of Cherokee

PETERSON - 'A Different Kind of Egg Hunt' returns to the O'Brien County Conservation Board lineup this spring,due to the tremendous success of last year's event. Join fellow treasure hunters as the O'Brien County Conservation Board hosts a second egg hunt with a technological twist. Join Naturalist Charlene Elyea on Thursday, April 17 at 4:30 p.m. for a "Different Kind of Egg Hunt."...

There will be three open positions on the Cherokee Public Library Board of Trustees effective July 1, 2014. Interested individuals may either leave their name at Cherokee City Hall or at the library. This is a mayor appointed non-paying position with a six-year term, and meetings are normally held the first Wednesday of the month at 8:30 a.m. Board members must live within Cherokee City limits...

Soil and Water Conservation Week 2014 is April 27 -- May 4, and to highlight the importance of soil and water conservation this year, the Cherokee Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is challenging the folks of Cherokee County to take a great photo or pull out one taken recently and enter it in a contest...

The Cherokee Quilt Batts are pleased to announce the "Patchwork & Pinwheels" Quilt Show that will be held this Saturday and Sunday at the Cherokee Western Iowa Tech Community College Conference Center. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m on Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday the public is invited to see the many quilts that are on display. There will be many vendors at the show, including a scissor and rotary blade sharpener on hand. There will also be door prizes and a silent auction held...

One of the nation's largest insurance companies, Farmer's, has opened a Cherokee office in July in the Lundquist Building at 214 W. Bluff St., just off Highway 59 North. Farmer's was founded in Los Angeles in 1928, and they have had an area office in Sioux City for several years. ...

Cherokee Family Practice welcomes Dr. Alan Zhu of Mercy Cardiology at the Mercy Medical Center to its practice. Dr. Zhu is now taking appointments for his outreach clinic services here in Cherokee one Thursday a month. Dr.Zhu is ABIM triple-board certified and works with patients across northwest Iowa. He is trained to perform interventional cardiac electrophysiology studies as well as the implantation of surgical devices...

AURELIA - The Alta-Aurelia soccer team played its first varsity match here on Monday, when the Warriors hosted Storm Lake, and the Tornadoes lived up to their name as they scored a 17-0 win over their hosts. Alta-Aurelia coach Will Dible said he doesn't feel the final score gives an accurate portrayal of Warrior goal keeper Neal Felten's work in the net, though, as Coach Dible said Felten had a save percentage of greater than 70%...

ALTA - The Alta-Aurelia Warrior boys golf team defeated Laurens-Marathon in a Twin Lakes Conference dual meet here Monday. The Warriors were led by medalist Josh McCormick, who shot a nine hole score of 39, and teammate Jack Glienke was runner-up Medalist with a 40. Other varsity players who contributed to the win were Spencer Bezoni and Brett Stange, both of whom shot a round of 48, for a team total of 175. Gabe McCormick also shot a 52 and Chase Damewood a 58 for the Warriors...

PRIMGHAR - The South O'Brien girls golf team won its first War Eagle Conference meet of the year on Monday over Remsen St. Mary's. SOS shot a team score of 209. RSM did not have a qualifying score due to only having one varsity golfer. "Tonight was a nice way to start off the season, " said SOS coach Lynn Cole. "I feel like we have a very deep varsity team this year, and it showed tonight with our #4 golfer, Carly Lundquist, earning medalist honors while shooting a 49...

IDA GROVE - Ridge View finished fourth at a Western Valley Conference boys golf meet here on Monday. The Raptors' team score of 190 was nine strokes back of champion Maple Valley/Anthon-Oto's team total of 181, but just one stroke behind Woodbury Central and OA/BC-IG, both of which totaled 189 team strokes to tie for 2nd...

The Cherokee Swim Team will be hold its Sign-Up Day on Wednesday, April 16 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.. on the upper level of the Cherokee Community Center. All swimmer should be 18 years old or younger and should be able to swim 20 yards on their own. Registration is $35 per swimmer or max $85 per family...

Steve Casey has been named as the Honorary Referee for the 2014 Tomahawk Relay in Cherokee. Steve graduated from Cherokee Washington High School in 1971. He began his track career as a freshman running hurdles, which became his passion over the next four years...

March 18 Indoor Meet at BVU Storm Lake April 4 at Holstein April 10 Tomahawk Relays at Cherokee April 12 Sioux City Relays April 14 at Unity Christian Orange City April 21 at Unity Christian Orange City April 29 at Cherokee May 5 at Storm Lake May 8 Lakes Conference Meet at Spirit Lake...

March 17 Indoor meet at Sioux Center March 22 Indoor meet at Vermillion April 7 MMC Co-ed Relays at Marcus April 10 Tomahawk Relays at Cherokee April 12 Sioux City Relays at Sioux City April 14 at Holstein April 21 at Unity Christian Orange City April 24 at Hinton...

March 22 BVU Indoor at Storm Lake April 4 at Holstein April 8 at MVAO April 12 Sioux City Relays April 14 at Holstein April 22 at OA-BCIG April 24 at Hinton April 25 at WH Mondamin April 29 at Alta-Aurelia May 2 River Valley Meet at Correctionville May 5 Conference Meet at Onawa...

April 4 at Holstein April 10 Tomahawk Relays at Cherokee April 11 at East Sac County Sac City April 14 at Holstein April 22 OA-BCIG at Ida Grove April 28 at Holstein April 29 at Alta May 2 at River Valley Correctionville May 5 Western Valley Conference Meet at Onawa...

March 17 Indoor meet at Dordt College Sioux Center March 25 Indoor meet at Vermillion April 8 at MOC/Floyd Valley Orange City April10 Tomahawk Relays at Cherokee April 14 at Kingsley-Pierson April 15 at Spirit Lake April 21 at Unity Christian Orange City...

April 4 Ridge View Relays at Holstein April 10 Tomahawk Relays at Cherokee April 14 Russ Krai Relays at Holstein April 18 East Sac Relays at Sac City April 25 Pocahontas Relays at Pocahontas April 28 Raptor Relays at Holstein April 29 Warrior Relays at Alta...

This week's Chamber Coffee will be hosted at the Cherokee Public Library at 215 South 2nd Street on Friday at 9:30 a.m.