Stories from Thursday, July 3, 2014

The town of Quimby held its annual Watermelon Days this past weekend, and these photos illustrate some of the many events that took place in town.

Do you know a girl between the ages of 12-15 years old who enjoys being outdoors? Then why not send them to an outdoors camp with your county naturalist for free!? Outdoor Journey for Girls (OJ) is a three-day, two-night workshop aimed at introducing outdoor skills to girls ages 12 to 15 years old in a supportive, learning environment where they have opportunities to try things "hands-on."...

Pinterest enthusiasts, bakers, gardeners, photographers and crafters, it's not too late to pick up your Cherokee County Fair book, your Ticket To Success. Family Craft Entry information can be found at all the county libraries, the extension office and the banks in the City of Cherokee. If you prefer you can find the information you need at www.cherokeecountyfair.org under the family crafts department. The county 4-Hers have a separate fair book this year...

At its weekly meeting, held on Monday this week, the Cherokee County Board of Supervisors were able to fill some county positions. The supervisors approved the 28-E Sharing Agreement with Buena Vista County to share the services of BV Co. Engineer Jon Ites during a period from July 1, 2014 until such time as Cherokee County engineer Brandon Billings receives his Engineer's Professional certificate. ...

On Tuesday, U.S. 59 in Cherokee and Ida counties opened with the completion of stage one construction, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation's Cherokee construction office. Cedar Valley Corp. LLC., the contractor of this $7.8 million Portland cement concrete overlay project, anticipates starting stage two of the project after Labor Day...

Another of the main events at this year's Cherokee County Fair will be the Wild World of Animals show. The show will be held several time daily during the Fair,which runs July 17, 18, 19 & 20. Wild World of Animals is a wildlife company, located in Southwestern Pennsylvania, which specializes in entertaining and educational wildlife shows for a variety of occasions and events...

PAULLINA - On Friday night, South O'Brien hosted a non-conference baseball game here against Emmetsburg, which came into the game on a five game winning streak. Both teams hit the ball well Friday, with Emmetsburg totaling nine hits and the Wolverines 10; However, the South O' Brien defense held tough with a "bend but not break " mentality, and they were able to hold the E-Hawks to only two runs while the Wolverines were able to put nine runs on the scoreboard. ...

ALTA - The Ridge View Softball team traveled to Alta on Saturday June 28th to compete in the Alta/Aurelia softball tournament, and the Raptors competed well against some quality competition. Ridge View started the day by defeating Storm Lake by the score of 4-1. ...

GALVA - The Ridge View softball team continues to show improvement from game to game. The Raptors hosted Odebolt -Arthur/Battle Creek-Ida Grove in another tough Western Valley Conference contest on the Galva field on Tuesday, and the Raptors came out on top with an hard fought 5-2 victory...

Ridge View softball team continued to play solid softball. On Friday night June 27th, the Raptors lost a hard- fought game to Woodbury Central by the score of 6-4. Taking the loss on the mound was Katie Davidson, who pitched all seven innings while giving up 14 hits and walking two. ...

LAWTON - Ridge View baseball coach Shannon Tesch said his team had a good practice on Monday, working hard in the batting cage and off the tee, and he felt it paid off on Tuesday, when the Raptors slugged 15 hits en route to a 16-3 Western Valley Conference win over host Lawton-Bronson. Four Raptors each collected a pair of hits and Peyton Boyle had three. Included in the 15-hit onslaught were home runs by Henry Sippel and Ben Dreesen...

HOLSTEIN - Ridge View took on the ranked Woodbury Central team in Western Valley Conference baseball action here last Friday, and the Wildcats' Grady Manker threw a 3-hit shutout at the Raptors, striking out 10 batters and issuing only one walk in a 10-0 Woodbury Central win...

CARROLL - The Ridge View baseball team traveled to Carroll for a tournament Saturday, and Coach Shannon Tesch's team ran into a couple of pretty good opponents. In their first contest, the Raptors took on Greene County, and Ridge View dropped a 7-3 decision...

STORM LAKE - The Washington High School girls hung in there to post an 11-8 win over arch rival Storm Lake in Lakes Conference softball action here on Wednesday June 25th. Emily Haselhoff got the win for Cherokee, pitching seven innings, allowing eight runs (only one earned) on six hits, while striking out 12 and issuing only one walk. Paityn Hagberg, Kaely Hummel, Josie Kindwall and Kaitlan Kennebeck all drove in runs for Cherokee...

SLOAN - The River Valley softball team won both games of a doubleheader against Westwood here on Tuesday June 24th. In the first game, Alycen Knaack got the win, as the freshman tossed a six-hitter, striking out eight and walking one as the Wolverines won, 7-1. Christina Martin and Jenna Knaack each had two RBI for River Valley...

ALTA - Alta-Aurelia fought to a 3-2 win over Laurens-Marathon in a Twin Lakes Conference softball game this week. Warrior pitcher Tayler Rohwer threw all seven innings and got the win, allowing two runs on three hits, while striking out 10 batters and not issuing any walks...

Researchers have recently gotten results from studies that confirm earlier studies indicating that when preschoolers watch television, this increases the chances of developing attention deficit problems later in life. Other studies have previously linked TV viewing with other childhood problems such as obesity and aggressiveness. ...

The farmers of Tilden township must surely not be Irish, for they planted only 26 acres in 1913. The yield was 1,631 bushels. Corn and oats both turned out well, and as Tilden township is quite a distance from a market, much of the grain grown was fed to live stock...