Stories from Friday, June 6, 2014

As the Cherokee Community Theater gets ready to launch its new summer musical blockbuster, "Les Miserables," by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil. we asked four ministers in the cast, "Is God in the Theater?" Pastor Ethan Sayler of Memorial Presbyterian Church, who also plays the lead, Jean Valjean, in CCT's upcoming production had this to say:...

Jillian Fischer, granddaughter of Gene and Bonnie Fischer of Cherokee, was born on April 5, 2011. At six-months-old, Jillian began developing a productive cough, was sweating profusely and not gaining weight. The doctor ordered an x-ray to look at her lungs and heart, which showed that Jillian's heart was enlarged. Jillian's initial diagnosis was cardiomyopathy, a heart condition that most children do not live beyond the first year of life...

The Cherokee County Farm Bureau is offering its members a "Strengthen Your Family Farm Legacy" workshop on Thursday, June 19 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Western Iowa Tech Community College Conference Center (Room 300B) in Cherokee. Dinner will be provided. Registration is free for Farm Bureau members and $45 for non-members. To register, please contact the Cherokee County Farm Bureau at 712-225-6451, by June 16. Space is limited to the first 100 registrants...

CLEGHORN - It is Cleghorn Ice Cream Day time once again. The eighth annual Ice Cream Day is Saturday, June 14, beginning at 4 p.m. with kids' games in the park, pop ring toss, train rides, and three inflatables sponsored by First Trust & Savings Bank, Wetherell Mfg. Co., and Frederick Welding...

A grand total of 1,544 total ballots were cast in the Cherokee County Primary Election Tuesday - 1,250 Republican Party voters and 294 Democrat Party voters. That represents 17.68 per cent of the 8,732 registered voters in Cherokee County. The Cherokee County Auditor's Office reports the following unofficial results:...

At its meeting on Tuesday, the Cherokee County Board of Supervisors settled on a plan to replace one department head who is leaving this month and offered a contract to replace another department head who is also leaving this month. The Board offered the position of County Engineer to Brandon Billings and he accepted. Billings has been working in the County Engineer's office for some time and has been current County Engineer Dave Shanahan's "right hand man."...

In the military, "D-Day" is the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. The best known D-Day, of course, occurred 70 years ago today, on June 6, 1944 -- the day of the Normandy landings, which initiated the Western Allied effort to liberate mainland Europe from Nazi occupation during World War II...

Gene Trey Baraldi was born on January 17, 1924 in Los Angeles, California to Michael and Lyda (Griggs) Baraldi. He graduated from Inglewood, California High School in 1941 and then joined the Civilian Conservation Corps at Camp Pleasant Bluff on Fort Ord in California. He became a crew pusher, with 40 men working on soil conservation and fire suppression. At the same time, he attended Salinas, California Junior College, studying math and precision measurement...

Marie D. Sundene of Cherokee, 79, passed away Monday, June 2, 2014 at Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 7, 2014 at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, with Rev. Tom Petersen officiating, and burial will be at Cherokee Memory Gardens. ...

Angela T. Dover of Flint, Michigan, 94, formerly of Cherokee, died Friday, May 30, 2014, at McLaren-Flint. A Funeral Mass was celebrated at noon on Monday, June 2, 2014, at St. Pius X Catholic Church, Flint. Fr. Robert Copeland officiated. Burial followed at New Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Flint. ...

When the rain stops and water subsides, flood victims can follow a few simple steps to reduce property damage and limit health risks. The water can be contaminated with soil bacteria, decaying insects, animal droppings, oils and fluids from roadways, and fertilizers and pesticides from fields or gardens...

Last Monday evening the Seniors of the Cherokee high school were guests of the high school faculty to a lawn festival at the home of Supt. L. H. Maus. One of the features of the evening was the field meet. Everybody was tagged with either a red or yellow ribbon. The judges were Richard Steele, Rozella Sheridan and Leon Maus. The events of the meet were mile run, shot put, whistling contest, obstacle race, hurdle race, hammer throw and broad grin...

Eighth grader Lyndsay Williams went the distance while allowing one earned run on seven hits, two walks and three strikeouts to lead the Cherokee Washington High girls to an exciting 3-1 Lakes Conference softball victory over Estherville-LC in Cherokee Monday night...

EARLY - The enigmatic Cherokee Braves tallied two runs in the first inning and four in the sixth on the way to an 8-1 non-conference baseball victory over Ridge View here Monday night. The Braves rode the outstanding pitching of Joshua Nichols, who limited the explosive Raptors to one earned run on four scattered hits and two walks, while striking out three in a full seven innings of work...

The Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union softball team lost two recent road games to tough opponents, falling 8-6 at Harris-Lake Park, and 13-5 at River Valley. Alyssa Peters took the pitching loss at HLP, allowing four earned runs on eight hits and three walks, with three strikeouts in six innings worked...

The Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union baseball team rang up a pair of recent road wins, lambasting Harris-Lake Park 14-2, and nicking River Valley 6-5. Nick Schroeder got the mound win for MMC-RU against HLP, allowing two earned runs on two hits and four walks, with seven strikeouts in six innings of work...

The Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union baseball team rang up a pair of recent road wins, lambasting Harris-Lake Park 14-2, and nicking River Valley 6-5. Nick Schroeder got the mound win for MMC-RU against HLP, allowing two earned runs on two hits and four walks, with seven strikeouts in six innings of work...

HOLSTEIN - The Ridge View baseball team defeated West Monona, 11-0 in five innings, in Western Valley Conference baseball action here on Friday. Ryan Garthoff had two hits for the Raptors, including a triple, and Matt Wandrey also had two hits and stole three bases. Josh Gross went five innings for a complete game shutout. Gross gave up three hits, walked two and struck out six...

HOLSTEIN - Ridge View Volleyball will host a UNI Volleyball Camp July 21-22-23 at the Galva-Holstein High School for grades 4-12. Grades 4-6 will participate from 3:30-5 p.m. those days at a cost of $70 per player; grades 7-9 will participate from noon to 3 p.m. those days at a cost of $95; and grades 10-12 will participate from 8-11 a.m. those days at a cost of $95 per player...

MAPLETON - Ridge View won a tight 3-2 battle over Maple Valley/Anthon-Oto in Western Valley Conference baseball action here Wednesday. Raptors' starter Matt Wandrey had control problems, issuing five bases on balls in an inning of work, but Josh Gross came in to put out the fire and pick up the win, going the final six innings and allowing one run on four hits while walking one and fanning one...

MAPLETON - Ridge View came up on the short end of a 7-5 Western Valley Conference softball game against Maple Valley/Anthon-Oto here on Wednesday. The loss dropped Ridge View's overall record to 4-1 and left them at 3-1 in the conference. Taking the hard- luck loss on the mound for the Raptors was Katie Davidson, who threw six innings, allowing just two earned runs on seven hits...

MARSHALLTOWN - The Alta-Aurelia girls, who won last year's Class 2A State Golf championship, finished a distant third in this year's tournament, which was played Monday and Tuesday on the American Legion Memorial course here. The Warrior girls posted a team score of 746 strokes, trailing champion Dike-New Hartford's score of 690 and runner-up Pleasantville's 743. ...

ALTA - Alta-Aurelia improved its season record to 4-1 with a 5-0 Twin Lakes Conference softball win here on Wednesday behind the two-hit pitching of senior Tayler Rohwer. Rohwer went the entire seven innings and struck out 13 Rebel batters while walking two...

Cherokee Washington High golf coaches James DeVos and Amy Sarchet will instruct a Junior Golf Camp for boys and firls ages 8 through Middle School at the Cherokee Golf Course June 16-17-18. There will be an hour of instruction each morning that Monday through Wednesday, with a 7-hole tournament on Thursday, June 19. ...

PAULLINA - The South O'Brien varsity baseball team played four games over the weekend as the season got into full swing. On Friday, the Wolverines traveled to Hartley to face Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn in a War Eagle Conference game, and the Hawks edged the Wolverines by a 5-4 score...