Stories from Wednesday, July 23, 2014

These perky Cherokee Swim Team members were rested and ready to go when their events were announced at a recent swim meet at the Cherokee Bacon Aquatic Center. Photo by Samantha Hirschman

The War Eagle Conference recently released its All-Conference baseball selections for the 2014 season, and three athletes from the Chronicle Times coverage area were selected for the First Team All Conference - South O'Brien's Michael Callahan and Gunnar Klinker, and Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn's Nick Braun...

Three Cherokee Braves have been named to the 2014 All-Lakes Conference Baseball second team announced this week. Earning second-team All-Lakes honors are senior infielder Brett Walker, junior outfielder Connor Voge, and sophomore utility player Joshua Nichols...

PAULLINA - The South O'Brien Softball Team outhit Woodbury Central 6 to 2, but just couldn't bunch enough hits to plate runners and wound up losing 4-2, in a game where all of the stats say the Wolverines should have won, but, said SOS coach Heather Struve, " that's how the game of softball goes sometimes."...

CARROLL - In a Class 2A District Baseball Final here Saturday, Ridge View fell to Maple Valley/Anthon-Oto by a score of 5-1. The Raptors scored first with a run in the bottom of the 1st inning, when Ryan Garthoff walked, stole 2nd and 3rd, then scored on a Matt Wandrey single. The game stayed 1-0 until the 6th inning, when MVAO scored four runs, and they added another in the 7th to take a 5-1 lead, which was the final score...

Cherokee junior Emily Haselhoff earned first-team All-Lakes Conference honors, and sophomore Kaely Hummel second team honors for the 2014 softball season. Haselhoff, a pitcher/infielder for Cherokee, made first team as a utility player, and Hummel earned second team as an infielder...

DES MOINES - The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union has named its All -District softball teams. In the Northwest District for Class 1-A, River Valley sophomore Payton Goettsch was the only player selected from the Chronicle Times coverage area. Four players from undefeated and number one-ranked Akron-Westfield were named to the team, and the Westerners coach, Todd Colt, was also named the Class 1A District Coach of the Year. Newell-Fonda and Remsen St. Mary's each had two players selected...

ALGONA - The Alta-Aurelia Warriors took on host Algona Garrigan in a Class 1A District final game here on Saturday night, and Coach Dan Wendel's Warriors weren't quite up to the task against an experienced Garrigan squad, losing to the Golden Bears by a score of 7-2 ...

We concur with the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) concerning the proliferation of "greased pig contests" in Iowa and other states. As state and county fair seasons fire up this summer, the HSUS urges residents to avoid one fixture - the greased pig contest - at many of the fairs...

I'm always flattered when someone comes into the Cherokee Public Library with a clipping in hand of an article I've written recommending books. I was told last week that it had "been awhile" since they'd seen a new one, so here are some favorites I've read so far this summer...

A pile of rubble from the crumbling thin layer of concrete applied years ago to help shore up the aged brick exterior on the alley side of the old Lewis Hotel in downtown Cherokee continues to grow, with nothing being done to resolve the problem. City officials say that the out-of-state owner of the building and its rental apartments has repeatedly ignored their pleas to remedy the problem, which poses a potential hazard to motorists and passers-by. ...

The annual Cherokee Men's Open Golf Tournament will be held at the Cherokee Golf Course on Saturday, July 26, with a 10 a.m. shotgun start. The entry fee is $25. Call the clubhouse at 712-225-4687 to sign up.

Amber Neisius of Marcus was crowned the 2014 Cherokee County Fair Queen on Sunday. Neisius will be attending the University of Northern Iowa this fall as a freshman majoring in communication disorders, but before that she will be heading to Des Moines to participate in the Iowa State Fair Queen competition in August. See more Fair Queen photos in the 'County Fair' Photo Gallery. Photo by Mike Leckband...

In February, 1980, a group of 26 interested persons incorporated the Cherokee Area Archives. Nester Stiles had been an historian and collected history of Cherokee County and its people, and his daughter, Marguerite Whiting, had continued his collection in her home. On Nov. 3, 1982, she conveyed the collection to the Archives. Jean Cook became the first chairman, and Marguerite was director...

MARCUS - Once again, Marcus Mayor Gary Husman has agreed to take to the grill with Scoutmaster Perry Groepper for the pancake breakfast held annually during the Marcus Fair. "Marcus area people are the best. I am happy to help whenever I am asked and this is a fun way for me to get involved in making this remodel happen for all of us," said the first-year mayor...

In a brief weekly meeting Tuesday, the Cherokee County Board of Supervisors had just one new item on the agenda. Paula Ellis, Administrative Assistant to the County Engineer, presented two underground tiling permits for the Board's approval. One permit was for Bob Glassmaker of 5193 F Avenue in Marcus and involved tiling in Sections 23 and 24 of Amherst Township, and the other was for Philip M. ...

SUTHERLAND - Grab your friends and get your team together. The O'Brien County Conservation Board and the Little Sioux Valley Conservation Association is sponsoring the Annual Inkpaduta Canoe Race to the Prairie Heritage Center. This event provides a fun opportunity to enjoy the river. There will be two divisions for the race -- one for canoes and one for kayaks...

Tim and Niki Morgan of Kingsley are happy to announce the birth of their baby girl, who was born on July 16, 2014. Rylee Jane JoAnn Morgan was born at 10:28 a.m., weighed 7 lb. 12 oz., and measured 19 1/2 inches long. She was welcomed home by her brothers, Carter and Jayce, and her sister, Faith...

Travis and Amanda Ehrig of Cherokee are happy to announce the birth of their baby boy, who was born on July 11, 2014. Jacob Loyce Ehrig was born at 7:03 a.m., weighed 7 lb. 7 oz., and measured 20 3/4 inches long, and he was welcomed home by his sister Bella...

This week's Cherokee Chamber Coffee will be hosted by the Chamber of Commerce at the City Hall Chambers,at 9:30 a.m. on Friday. The Chamber is also looking for members to host Chamber Coffees, and is in need of businesses, organizations or individuals who would like to host Chamber Coffee in the coming months...

Eleanor E. Carlson of Meriden, 90, passed away Tuesday morning, July 22, 2014 at Heartland Care Center in Marcus. Funeral services will be held Friday, July 25th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Oakdale Evangelical Free Church in rural Meriden, with Pastor Clint Hogrefe officiating, and burial will be at Liberty Cemetery in rural Meriden. ...

Nicholas "Nick" Dean Volkert of Cherokee, 25, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 16, 2014, near Quimby. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee, with Father Dan Guenther officiateing. ...

Leon R. Otto, formerly of Cherokee County, passed away on July 17, 2014 in Loveland, Colorado. Leon was born January 12, 1936 in Storm Lake, and he was the husband of Carol, and father of Chad (Angie) Otto, Rick (Lisa) Otto and Tricia Music. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. ...

The War Eagle Conference recently released its All-Conference baseball selections for the 2014 season, and three athletes from the Chronicle Times coverage area were selected for the First Team All Conference - South O'Brien's Michael Callahan and Gunnar Klinker, and Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn's Nick Braun...