Stories from Monday, June 2, 2014

Each year, students in the 'Films as Literature' class at Cherokee Washington High School write, produce, film and edit a movie.The class, instructed by Jaylene De Vos. is offered to juniors and seniors. During the Spring Semester this year, 14 students were involved in the class and they produced four movies. Students used video cameras, music, and the i-Movie program on Mac computers to complete their projects...

The Cherokee City Council last week unanimously approved the third and final reading and acceptance of a new City Ordinance creating a Residential Rental Housing Code that will now be enforced by the City. The purpose of the code is to ensure safe and healthy housing for tenants. ...

Visiting Sioux City West took a 2-0 lead in the top of the 1st inning, but showing youthful resiliency, the Cherokee Washington High softball team battled back and escaped with an 8-7 season-opening win here last week. For Cherokee, Danni Roethler reached in the bottom of the first and stole 2nd and 3rd before Kaely Hummel singled her home...

A talented Humboldt squad scored seven runs in two middle innings on the way to an 8-5 non-conference baseball win over the Cherokee Braves in Cherokee Thursday night. The Wildcats, runner-up in North Central Conference play to last year's Class 3A State Champion Clear Lake, showed they have the stuff when needed by overcoming a 1-0 Cherokee lead with seven runs in the third and fourth innings to get safe. The Braves scored three times in the final frame to make it closer...

Cherished historic barns in Cherokee, Plymouth, and Sioux Counties will be featured on the Iowa Barn Foundation's (IBF) area tour Saturday, June 21, and Sunday, June 22, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The tour is free and open to the public. The Iowa Barn Foundation, founded in 1997, is a non-profit group dedicated to educating folks about barns and encouraging their preservation...

The 48th Cherokee PRCA Rodeo got under way Thursday at the Cherokee County Fairgrounds, and rodeo fans were excited to welcome the cowboys back to town.

At the end of the recently-completed school year, students at Cherokee Washington High School gathered together for a mass hair cut in front of the student body. Twenty-one students and one teacher signed up to have their hair donated and made into wigs for cancer patients...

Memorial services for Ollie E. Sargent, Sr., 66, of Bloomfield, Nebraska, will be held at a later date in Storm Lake. Brockhaus Funeral Home of Bloomfield is in charge of arrangements. Ollie died Sunday, May 25, 2014 at his home in Bloomfield. Ollie Eugene Sargent, Sr., son of Albert and Hazel (Robeson) Sargent, was born in Cherokee on August 14, 1947,. ...

Tanner and Allie Winterhof of Adel are happy to announce the birth of their baby girl on May 12, 2014. Gabriella Grace weighed 8 lb 2 oz and measured 19 inches long. Grandparents are Dan and Lynn Winterhof of Aurelia and Kendall and Sue Upchurch of Zearing. Great- grandparents are Ken and Carol Foster of Creston, Barb Cockshoot and Jeri Upchurch of Nevada, and the late Wilmer and Gloria Winterhof...

If you're stuck in a rut during your workday lunch, then here's a great opportunity to do something different. Cherokee County Conservation Board's naturalist, Laura Kohn, is inviting you to spend your lunch break with her at Gillette Park. The Naturalist's Lunchbox is an outdoor program with hands-on activities that runs from noon-1 p.m., with activities beginning around 12:20 p.m. ...

BATTLE CREEK - The Ridge View softball team defeated Odebolt-Arthur / Battle Creek-Ida Grove by a score of 14-2 Thursday, to improve its record to 3-0 overall and 2-0 in the Western Valley Conference. Picking up the win on the mound for the Raptors was Katie Davidson, who threw all seven innings Thursday and allowed only two runs, both of which were unearned. Davidson gave up eight hits , while walking one and striking out three...

ALTA - The Alta-Aurelia boys upended previously unbeaten West Bend-Mallard. 6-3, in non-conference baseball action here on Thursday. Sophomore hurler Bryce Radke had an outstanding mound performance as he went all seven inings, allowing three runs (two earned) on six hits while striking out six and walking one. Senior first baseman Jaden VanBerkum stroked a double and drove in two runs for the Warriors, while teammates Radke, Ross Friedrich, Ben Wetherell and Skylar Solko each had one RBI...

IDA GROVE - The Ridge View boys hit the ball well here against Odebolt-Arthur/Battle Creek-Ida Grove, but they were unable to piece their hits together and score any runs, losing to the Falcons, 7-0. The loss was Ridge View's first of the season following two season-opening wins...

PAULLINA - The South O'Brien boys won their season opening baseball game here on Thursday, taking a 4-3 win over Akron-Westfield. South O'Brien coach DJ Hansen said, "It was a really good season opener for us. Both defenses played pretty solid - only kicking the ball around a couple times. ...

Iowa's "Sunshine Laws" - the Open Meetings Law and the Public Records Law (Iowa Code Chapters 21 and 22) - assure public access to open meetings and open records at all levels of government. The following valuable information has been gleaned from past violations of our Sunshine Laws:...

Harold I. Olson of Storm Lake, 95, died on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 31, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Storm Lake, and burial will be in the Storm Lake Cemetery. Visitation will take place today from 4-7 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...