Stories from Wednesday, May 14, 2014

A Celebration of Life service for Ed and Doris Johnson of Cherokee will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 17, 2014, at the Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee. Friends may greet the family at the funeral home one hour prior to the service...

Carlos W. Bryan of Aurelia, 98, died Sunday, May 11, 2014, at Sunset Knoll Care and Rehab Center in Aurelia. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church in Aurelia, with burial to follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Aurelia. Visitation with the family at the church will be Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. until service time. Arrangements are under the direction of Redig Funeral Home in Aurelia...

The high school basketball coaches of Cherokee are organizing a fundamental basketball camp from June 9th to June 13th at the Cherokee Middle School Gym. The camp is open to boys who will be 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th or 9th graders this fall, and the camp will focus on teaching the fundamentals of basketball throughout the five days, with a variety of contests and fun games related to basketball which will help campers develop their skills...

The Cherokee Country Club is hosting a 3-Person Best Shot Golf Tournament Saturday, with a 9 a.m. Shotgun Start. Entry Free is $25 Per Person. Call the clubhouse at 225-4687 to reserve a spot for your team or to reserve a cart for the day.

MARCUS - The Marcus Fair Board will be hosting a 4-person 18-hole Best Ball Golf Tournament on Saturday, June 7. It will begin with a shotgun tee-off at 1 PM at the Marcus Golf Course. Cost is $160 per team with supper included in the fee. Please register by May 30. Call Geri Lynn Specht at (712) 376-2050 to register your team or with any questions. Maximum of 18 teams...

SPENCER - Spencer clipped Emmetsburg 326-328 to claim the team title for the 2014 Lakes Conference Boys Golf Tournament at the Spencer Country Club here Saturday. Storm Lake placed third after carding a 332 in the 18-hole match, followed by Hull Western Christian 338, Le Mars 340, Estherville-LC 341, Spirit Lake 374, and Cherokee 377...

STORM LAKE - The Cherokee Braves dropped a narrow 5-4 decision for the second time this season to Storm Lake in Lakes Conference boys tennis action here last week. In varsity singles for the Braves, Brett Walker lost 10-7 to Ross Dewerff at #1, Alec Shultz beat Caleb Hinners 10-5 at #2, Alexx Maurer lost 10-3 to Jake Luedtke at #3, Nate Fowler defeated Brett Dewerff 11-9 at #4, Nathan Dodd lost 10-3 to Danny Souksay at #5, and Tyler Faist beat Tanner Hoops 10-0 at #6...

The Cherokee Washington High girls blasted Storm Lake 8-1 in Lakes Conference tennis action in Cherokee last week. In varsity singles for WHS, Rachel Boyle beat Kathy Lai 10-4 at 31, Lauren Yearous defeated Ellen Converse 10-5 at #2, Angela Livezey beat Shelby Nelsen 10-6 at #3, Jordyn Bingham beat Genesis Talamantes 10-1 at #4, Grace Teusink lost 10-7 to Dorothy Vang at #5, and Dusty Wright beat Andrea Almanza 10-6 at #6...

The Aurelia Golf Club will host a Ladies' Invitational Card Party at the clubhouse on Wednesday June 4th. Registration will begin at 11:30 a.m. The party will include a luncheon at 12 noon, followed by cards at 1 p.m., and all players of bridge and 500 are invited to attend...

SPIRIT LAKE - Le Mars won the boys team title and Spencer won the girls crown at the Lakes Conference Co-ed Track & Field Meet here last week. The Le Mars boys totaled 138 points, followed by Spirit Lake Park 136.5, Hull Western Christian 63, Estherville-LC 59, Storm Lake 27, Cherokee 14, and Emmetsburg 9...

AURELIA - The Alta-Aurelia girls defeated Manson-Northwest Webster handily, 171-296, in a Twin Lakes Conference dual golf match here last week. Alta-Aurelia's Jenna Snyder was medalist with a score of 39 and her teammates Lexie Patton and Erica Lockin were right behind, with the cousins each carding a round of 40. Meri Kestel rounded out the Alta-Aurelia scoring with a score of 52...

The Wolverine Relays, hosted by South O'Brien, were run on the all weather track at Cherokee Washington High School on Friday, and the Sioux Central boys and Orange City Unity Christian girls won their respective team titles. The Sioux Central boys totaled 129 points to top second place Alta-Aurelia's 111 total. ...

Residents and staff at Careage Hills of Cherokee kicked-off National Nursing Home Week on Monday with a balloon launch after Cherokee Chamber Director Julie Hering-Kent signed a proclamation declaring this week as "National Nursing Home Week." National Nursing Home Week recognizes residents in long-term care settings who live life to the fullest, and the dedicated staff who care for them. Photo by Mike Leckband...

The Cherokee Soil & Water Conservation District will be having their regular monthly meeting via conference call on Monday, May 19th at 8 a.m. at the USDA Service Center -- 314 Lake Street in Cherokee. Individuals with disabilities and/or special needs should notify Tracy Rasmussen at 225-4151 of their need for special services far enough in advance of the meeting to enable services to be secured...

Helen Struck will be celebrating her 99th Birthday on May 19, and she loves receiving cards and greetings from all her friends and acquaintances. Cards may be sent to Helen Struck at Cherokee Villa, 1011 N. Roosevelt Ave., Cherokee, Iowa 51012. No gifts, please...

As we Iowans learned last weekend, in the spring and summer months tornadoes can pop up at any time, without much warning, when severe weather conditions are ripe for their formation. We all must learn to take such life-threatening situations much more seriously, and following these precautions will surely help...

Yet another MidAmerican Energy Company (MEC) 345,000 volt (kV) substation doubled the focus of the O'Brien County Supervisors at their April 29, 2014 meeting. If one 345 kV substation wasn't enough, now there are two in the mix. Present at this meeting again were Kevin Mars and Tracey Wittrock, adjacent landowners to the proposed wind farm substation site. ...

MRSA should always be treated by a health care provider. It is important to follow the instructions for treatment that the provider gives. Get care early if you suspect an infection. For an active infection, one or more treatments may be chosen; Drain the infection (Done by a health professional), give antibiotics, reduce the amount of bacteria on skin...

One of Cherokee's most popular traditions is the annual fly-in breakfast held at the Cherokee Airport. Many may remember the event as the Flight Breakfast but the event was changed last year to what organizers are calling "Wings and Wheels Breakfast" and will include not just an airplane show, but automobiles, motorcycles, tractors and a helicopter, plus airplane rides, for $20 weather permitting...

Ridge View Student Senate lead sponsor Carmen Koth raised $1500 for this unique sculpture made by Dennis Allen of rural Aurelia. Allen is pictured here with his creation, "Reggie Raptor," which was placed on the high school campus in Holstein earlier this week. Photo contributed...

There are two challengers each for the positions of Cherokee County Treasurer and Cherokee County Recorder in the Nov. 14 election, two posts which have been in the longtime grip of incumbents. The respective party's eventual choices will be discerned in the June 3 Primary...

Absentee Ballots for the upcoming Primary Election are 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...

Jesse James Siegel of Cherokee and Margaret Anne Peterson of Estherville were united in holy matrimony at a 5:30 p.m. service at the Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines on November 2, 2013, with Pastor Pat Quaid officiating. Jesse is the son of James and Sandy Siegel of Cherokee. ...

This week's Cherokee Chamber of Commerce Coffee will be held at the Cherokee Airport at 9:30 a.m. on Friday. The Cherokee Airport is located at 1201 S. Second St.

Larry M. Small Sr. of Cherokee, 75, formerly of rural Spirit Lake and Rembrandt, passed away Sunday evening, May 11, 2014 at Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Larry was born November 6, 1938 in Cherokee to Ira and Iva (Stier) Small. He was raised on a farm in the rural Peterson area, graduating from Brooke Consolidated School in 1956, and he attended Buena Vista College in Storm Lake until enlisting in the U.S. Army in January of 1957...

Daniel James Gill, of Cherokee, 66, passed away Friday, December 6, 2013 at his home. Memorial services will be held on Sunday, May 18th, at 1:30 p.m. at the V.F.W. Club, 113 E. Maple St. Cherokee, with Pastor Larry Gill officiating. The Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee is assisting the family with the arrangements...

Doris L. Watson of Sioux City, 85 , passed away Sunday, May 11, 2014 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 15th, at 11 a.m. at Augustana Lutheran Church in Sioux City, with Rev. Del Olivier officiating. Burial will be at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Aurelia at 3 p.m. on Thursday, with coffee and bars served at the Aurelia Community Center after the graveside service...