Stories from Friday, April 25, 2014

On Thursday evening, April 30, the Cherokee Concert Band will give a fine program and recital at the Grand opera house, beginning at 8:30 p.m. The band now numbers fifty-two pieces and is in excellent shape for the coming attraction. Since the Mardi Gras, which netted the treasury sufficient money to carry the band over until April 1st, there has been considerable expense, such as music, director's salary, etc., and a large attendance is earnestly requested by the members of the band...

After too many months of freezing, sub-zero temperatures, biting winds, and snow and ice, the wondrously warm weather the past few days have folks thinking "outdoors." With the arrival of the "outdoor" season comes the outdoor cooking season (although some of us fire up the grill throughout winter) and health experts advise outdoor chefs to keep food safety in mind every time out...

The Cherokee Ridge Runners Club will be holding its annual Spring Rendezvous this weekend, May 2, 3, and 4, and the public is welcome during daylight hours (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.). The School Day at the Rendezvous will be held on Friday, May 2. There will be a celebration of Life held on Saturday, May 3, for Bronco Bill (aka Roy Ferguson from Gardent City)...

April 24 Stan Sitzman of Cherokee April 25 Mary Jo Carnine of Cherokee

Hazel Anfinson of Park Rapids, Minnesota,76 - formerly of Cherokee and Sioux City - passed away on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at the Frazee Care Center Complex in Frazee, Minnesota. A funeral service was held on Thursday, April 24, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Cushing, with the Rev. ...

At its weekly meeting on Tuesday, the Cherokee County Board of Supervisors received a detailed analysis of their current employee health insurance plan and comparisons with other available plans from Wellmark Representative Rick Angell and Don Faber of Three Rivers Benefit Corporation, and after discussion, the Supervisors approved the recommendation to renew the existing plan, which includes a $1000/$2000 deductible, with $2000/$4000 max out of pocket and $25 for office calls...

The Cherokee School District Board of Education, on the recommendation of Superintendent Dr. John Chalstrom, Monday ratified the negotiated labor contract with the Cherokee Education Association for the 2014-2015 school year. The new agreement calls for a 4.26 percent total package increase for the one-year contract. A total package settlement includes salary, health insurance, FICA, and IPERS...

Volunteers are being sought to help get the Cherokee City parks in great shape for the upcoming warm weather season. A work night has been scheduled for Monday, May 5th at 5 p.m. (or come whenever you can) and work until about 8 p.m., or as long as you can. Volunteers will meet at the Koser Spring Lake Yacht Club...

The Cherokee County Auditor's office has announced that absentee ballots for the upcoming Primary Election are now 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, June 3, 2014, you may stop in or call the Auditor's office to receive an absentee ballot by mail or call 225-6704 to receive the absentee request form...

Due to ongoing construction at the Immaculate Conception Church, the Cherokee School District bus stop near West Willow and North 7th streets is being relocated to the Cherokee County Courthouse, between West Willow and West Main streets, on North 6th Street for the remainder of the school year...

Eight students from Cherokee were recently selected to participate in the North Central Division of the American Choral Directors Association's Elementary Honor Choir. Students from Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin submitted auditions for the Honor Choir last fall, and the following students from Cherokee were selected to participate: Eleanor Chalstrom, Madelyn deVega, Arika Hammond, Irelynn Harms, Natalie Peterson, Nicole Peterson, Jaylyn Vandervort, and Autumn Welch. ...

SIOUX CITY - Matt Pitts, a Morningside College senior and graduate of Cherokee Washington High School, has been named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Men's Golfer of the Week for April 14-20. Pitts was the individual medalist with a one-over par 73 at the Hastings College Wild West Invite for a one-stroke victory margin in the individual standings over Shawn Rodehorst of Concordia University and Ben Vetrovsky of Hastings. ...

Swimming lessons will again be offered to area youths through the Cherokee Parks & Recreation Department, with early bird registration beginning from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, May 20 at the Bacon Aquatic Center. Public lessons cost $30 for ages five on up, and includes 10 45-minute sessions from Certified Water Safety Instructors. The first session is June 16-27, and the second session July 7-18...

DAYTON - Both the varsity girls and varsity boys golf teams from Alta-Aurelia continued their strong early season showings here on Thursday, as both teams defeated host Southeast Webster Grand. The girls team, defending State 2A Champions, defeated the SEW girls by a 199 - 256 score. ...

HOLSTEIN - The Ridge View girls hosted a meet against Odebolt-Arthur/Battle Creek-Ida Grove and Cherokee here on Thursday, and OABCIG shot a team score of 222 to top Ridge View's 226. Team scores only include OABCIG and Ridge View because Cherokee had just two golfers...

ONAWA - In the second of five Western Valley Conference meets, the Ridge View girls golf team finished in 4th place with a team score of 225,two strokes behind Maple Valley/ Anthon-Oto,in action on the Onawa golf course Tuesday. Host West Monona finished 1st with a team score of 189 and River Valley was second with a 214...

PRIMGHAR - The South O'Brien varsity girls beat Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn, 201-248, in a War Eagle Conference golf dual here on Tuesday. Naomi Petrich of South O'Brien was the meet medalst with a score of 46, and teammates Carly Lundquist and Tayla Coady each scored 51 for runner-up honors, and Emmali Sweeney shot a 53 to round out the team scoring for the Wolverines. Shaina Hunt and Leah Bunkers also golfed for the South O'Brien girls, posting scores of 59 and 61, respectively...

POCAHONTAS - The Alta-Aurelia girls finished 4th in the Class B Team Standings at Tuesday's Pocahontas Girls Relays. Alta-Aurelia did not have any first place finishes, but they did garner four second places, including Maddy Duhn in the 200 meter dash, Cynthia Placido in the 1500 meter run, Paige Sivinski in the long jump and the the 4x100 team of DJ Flores, Maddy Duhn, Paige Sivinski and Bailey Duhn...

SPENCER - Adam Cedar and Charlie Wych each carded a 99 to pace the Cherokee Braves in the rugged Spencer Boys Golf Invitational here Monday, won by Humboldt with a 326 team score over the challenging 18-hole layout. Webster City was runner-up with 329, followed by Clear Lake 332, Emmetsburg 333, Algona Garrigan 334, Spencer 335, Harlan 338, Carroll 353, Estherville-LC 356, Le Mars 356, Denison-Schleswig 357, Algona 373, Spencer JV 397, and Cherokee 411...

ALTA - The Alta-Aurelia boys golf team won a Twin Lakes Conference dual with South Central Calhoun,160-175, on Tuesday, to remain unbeaten in duals this season. Alta-Aurelia's Josh McCormick posted a score of 35 to claim medalist honors and teammate Spencer Bezoni was runner-up medalist with a score of 38...

AURELIA - The Alta-Aurelia girls remained undefeated in golf duals after a 179-211 win over South Central Calhoun on the Aurelia course Tuesday. Jenna Snyder of A-A was medalist with a score of 41, one stroke better than teammate Lexie Patton. Erica Lockin's 44 was the day's third best score, as SCC golfers Sadie Swank and Katie Welander each carded a 48 to lead their team...

PRIMGHAR - The South O'Brien varsity boys golf team took advantage of perfect golf weather Tuesday to post their lowest team score of the year,beating Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn,172-186,in a War Eagle Conference dual match on the Primghar course. South O'Brien's Brice Goosen and Brennan Sampson each posted a nine-hole score of 41 and Goosen beat Sampson in a card playoff to nab medalist honors. ...

SPIRIT LAKE - The battling Cherokee Washington High girls tennis team fought to the bitter end before losing two of three doubles matches on the way to a heart-breaking 5-4 setback to Spirit Lake Park here Tuesday night. In varsity singles for the WHS gals, Rachel Boyle beat Piper Swanson, 10-6, at #1; Lauren Yearous beat Emily Burns,10-6, at #2; Angela Livezey beat Tiffany Lovan,10-3, at #3; Jordyn Bingham lost,10-1,to Kate Wilkerson at #4; Grace Teusink lost,10-2, to Jenna Nissen at #5; and Dusty Wright lost,10-4,to Kelsey Staples at #6.. ...

STORM LAKE - The Cherokee Washington High girls tennis team won four of six singles matches and swept the doubles competition on their way to a 7-2 Lakes Conference victory here Monday night. In varsity singles for Cherokee, Rachel Boyle lost 10-5, to Kathy Lai at #1; Lauren Yearous beat Ellen Converse, 10-4, at #2; Angela Livezey beat Shelby Nelson, 7-0, by injury default at #3; Jordyn Bingham defeated Genesis Talamantes, 10-3,at #4; Grace Teusink lost,10-5,to Dorothy Vang at #5; and Dusty Wright beat Andrea Almanza,10-7 at #6.. ...

Visiting Storm Lake won four of six singles matches on the way to a hard-fought 5-4 Lakes Conference boys tennis victory over the Cherokee Braves here Monday night. In varsity singles action for the Braves, Brett Walker defeated Ross Dewerff,10-8,at #1; Alec Shultz beat Caleb Hunners,10-0, at #2; Alexx Maurer lost,10-6, to Jake Luedtke at #3; Nate Fowler lost,10-4, to Brett Dewerff at #4; Nathan Dodd lost,10-7,to Tanner Hoops at #5; and Tyler Faist fell,10-5,to Danny Souksay at #6...

On Wednesday, Randy Rupp of Cherokee found the Silver Egg in the Chronicle Times Great Easter Egg Hunt. Rupp found the egg in a tree near the running track at Cherokee Middle School, and as a reward, he received approximately $300 in gift certificates from participating Cherokee businesses, including a six-month subscription to the Chronicle Times. Chronicle Times Associate General Manager Troy Valentine, left, is pictured here with Rupp. This is the second time Rupp has found the Silver Egg...