Stories from Friday, May 9, 2014

May 8 Danny Speelmon of Cherokee May 9 Levi Otto of Appleton, Wisconsin

In the U.S., the greatest source of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions is the power sector, at about 38%. The largest source of power is coal, which, even though it produces less than 40% of the power, produces over 70% of the power sector's greenhouse gas emissions. (20% of the greenhouse gas emissions are from natural gas-fired power plants.)...

Bill and Deb Mayer of Marcus are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Laura, to Nathaniel Markworth, son of Doug and Terssa Markworth of Jackson, Nebraska. Laura graduated from the University of South Dakota in 2012 with a BBA in Management, and will graduate from Iowa Lakes Community College in May 2014 with a Vet Tech degree...

Kelsey Essick and Josh Landhuis are happy to announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Kelsey is the daughter of Steve and Marla Essick of Cherokee. She is a 2008 graduate of Cherokee Washington High School and a 2012 graduate of Buena Vista University, and she is currently employed as a personal trainer at the Cherokee Regional Wellness Center. ...

The International Chapter of P.E.O. recently awarded a $1,000 educational grant to Rebecca Brunsting of Cherokee. The grant was awarded to assist Brunsting in earning her degree in the Masters Family Nurse Practitioner program at Creighton University in Omaha. She was nominated and sponsored for the award by Chapter E.E. of P.E.O., located in Cherokee...

Seven million memorial poppies are distributed each year by American Legion Auxiliary and Legion members across the country to provide a therapeutic activity for veterans, raise awareness and raise funds to help veterans, military service members and their families...

Marcella Day, age 85 of Kalamazoo, Michigan, formerly of Cherokee, passed away January 20, 2014. Graveside committal services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 10, 2014 at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Cherokee. Father Dan Guenther will officiate. The Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.greenwoodfuneral.com...

Alice F. Fuhrman of Marcus, 101, formerly of Cleghorn, passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at Heartland Care Center in Marcus. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday May 10th at the Cleghorn Presbyterian Church,with Rev. Peggy Hegeman and Pastor Bob Blair officiating. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee...

Need to break-up your work week? Hump Day Hikes are back! Cherokee County Naturalist Laura Kohn will be hosting Hump Day Hikes again this summer. Hump Day Hikes are mid-week hiking events geared towards adults that start at 5:30 p.m. Each Wednesday partisipents meet at a new location at 5:30 p.m. and they'll spend about one hour hiking on or off trails...

At its weekly meeting Tuesday, the Cherokee County Board of Supervisors approved a wage authorization, submitted by County Engineer Dave Shanahan, for a new hire as an Equipment Operator in the Secondary Roads Department. The Supervisors approved a wage of $18.01/hour for Ken Schlenger, who will start in his job on May 12th. ...

With the curb and gutter work of the new paving almost completed the city council is up against another proposition which they will be forced to wrestle with for many hours. Who will do the work of extending the sidewalks to the curb is the question that the city fathers must solve...

National Train Day is this Saturday, May 10th , from 1 p.m.to 4 p.m. at the Historical Cherokee Depot, located at 119 S. 4th Street. National Train Day celebrates train travel and the ways trains touch the lives of people across America. The Depot's popular, renowned model railroad will be running, and there will be also be an Open House at the Depot, with tours available...

MARCUS - The Cherokee County Legacy Foundation (CCLF) recently held its annual awards dinner at the Marcus Community Center for the 26 organizations receiving grants for 2014. The county endowment fund program began in 2005, and is financed through a percentage of the commercial gaming tax revenues given to counties which do not have gaming revenues. Since 2005, the CCLF has given out almost $725,000 to more than 100 organizations throughout Cherokee County...

MARCUS - The South O'Brien boys and Orange City Unity Christian girls won team titles at last week's MMC Eagle Relays here. The SOS boys totaled 133 points in claiming the crown, followed by Sheldon 125, Unity Christian 110, Alta-Aurelia 104, Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn 60, and Remsen St. Mary's 20...

HULL - The Alta-Aurelia co-ed soccer team took on Trinity Christian here on Tuesday, and the Warriors came out on the short end of a 6-2 contest. Warrior coach Will Dible said his team came out very slow in the first half and made quite a few mistakes, but in the second half, he said, " the kids came out and played much better, " controlling the ball most of the half , keep the ball in Trinity's half of the field much of the time. ...

BURNSIDE - The Twin Lakes Conference staged its annual conference championship track and field meet here on Tuesday, and the South Central Calhoun boys topped Manson Northwest Webster for the team championship,172.5 - 151, in a battle of two strong teams...

SIBLEY - The Cherokee girls golf team competed at the Sibley-Ocheydan Invitational on Monday, and the young team posted a team score of 264, which bettered their previous low score by 25 strokes. Alli Pierce was low score for Cherokee with a personal best of 60, while Kaitlin Kennebeck's 64 was also her personal best. Chandler Hohbach sscored 68 and Kennedy Bragg a personal-best 72 to round out Cherokee's score, which earned them a 9th place finish, one spot ahead of LeMars...

LE MARS - The South O'Brien girls played their first golf match in 11 days on Tuesday, with the extended break due to inclement weather, and South O'Brien coach Heath Reichle said it was nice to compete in a meet again. The meet was a dual match with Le Mars Gehlen Catholic, and the Lady Jays edged the Wolverines by a 209-212 score...

SIOUX CITY - The Ridge View girls' golf team finished 5th in a Western Valley Conference tournament played on the Whispering Creek course on Monday, totaling 212 team points, as West Monona won both the meet and the regular season conference title by shooting a 171...

Bernice Sutton-George-Richardson died on May 2, 2014 in West Des Moines, IA at the age of 85 years, 4 months and 2 days. Leila Bernice Sutton-George-Richardson,85, was born in Cherokee on December 30, 1928 to Viola Ralston-Sutton and George Sutton, the third of four children...

Le Mars dismantled the Cherokee Braves,7-2, in boys Lakes Conference tennis action here Monday night, despite the efforts of Cherokee's double winner Brett Walker at #1 singles and #1 doubles. In varsity singles for the Braves, Walker beat Matt Ellefson 10-7 at #1, Alec Shultz lost 10-6 to Dylan Harms at #2, Alexx Maurer lost 10-6 to Josh Sluiter at #3, Nate Fowler lost 11-10 (7-5 tiebreak) to Chris Moir at #4, Nathan Dodd lost 10-4 to Thomas Harvey at #5, and Tyler Faist fell 10-2 to Turner Manley at #6.. ...

LE MARS - The gritty Cherokee Washington High girls battled favored Le Mars to the end here Monday night before dropping a hard-fought 6-3 tennis match in Lakes Conference action. It was a good night for Cherokee's #1 player Rachel Boyle as she defeated Lakes Conference champion Emily Ahlers 11-9 in a battle royale at #1 singles, and then teamed with Lauren Yearous to win #1 doubles over Ahlers and Britney Thompson by a tight 10-8 score...

STORM LAKE - Spencer ran away with the team title in the girls division of the Storm Lake Tornado Co-ed Relays here Monday night, totaling 176 points to runner-up MOC-Floyd Valley's 122. Sioux Center was third with 109 points, followed by Le Mars 87, Storm Lake 44, and Cherokee 41...

STORM LAKE - A high-quality field and an inexperienced Cherokee boys squad added up to a tough row to hoe for the Braves at the Storm Lake Tornado Co-ed Relays here Monday night. Le Mars won the team title toaling 132 points, followed by Sioux Center 127, Spirit Lake Park 114, Spencer 78, Estherville-Lincoln Central 49, Storm Lake 31, MOC-Floyd Valley 22, and Cherokee 5...