Stories from Wednesday, September 17, 2014

It's hard to believe September is half over. It always seems to me that September and October just zoom by, no doubt because it's my favorite time of year and I spend the other 10 months waiting for them to come around again. September at the Cherokee Public Library will see a big change as our Youth Services Librarian, Peg Wurth, retires on October 1st. ...

Increasingly, academic success requires parents and children to work as a team. That's why it's important for parents to help children prepare by offering advice and tools that will further their academic careers. Parents: *Take advantage of all available educational resources for your child...

ALTA - With over six minutes left in the fourth quarter, Alta-Aurelia was holding a 14- 6 lead over the Sioux Central Rebels, but the Rebels had the ball. The Warrior defense forced the Rebels to punt but Alta-Aurelia's Jeremiah Ruby fumbled on the return, and Sioux Central's Tavian Prichard recovered inside the Warriors' 20 yard line...

SPENCER - The Cherokee Washington High volleyball team won two and lost three matches at the tough Spencer Invitational Saturday. Cherokee defeated Maple Valley/Anthon-Oto 21-12, 21-13; and Spencer 21-18, 21-7; and lost 15-21, 24-22, 10-15 to Algona; 16-21, 10-21 to Carroll; and 19-21, 21-19, 10-15 to Humboldt...

PAULLINA - South O'Brien picked up win number two on the young football season with a 14-7 victory here over visiting Lemars Gehlen on Friday. The scoring opened at 6:07 left in the first quarter when the Wolverines scored on a 4 -yard run by Karter Rohrbaugh to conclude a 12-play drive. Cody Johansen kicked the extra point...

RUTHVEN - Junior quarterback Jacob Spieler passed for two touchdowns and ran for two more to lead Marcus-Meriden-Clehghorn to a pivotal 45-30 victory over Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire in 8-player District football action here Friday night. Spieler completed 8-14 passes for 92 yards and two TDs, including a 12-yarder to Isaiah Petersen, and a 5-yard job to Conner Holmes. In addition, Spieler rushed the ball 28 times for 91 yards and two TDs...

CORRECTIONVILLE - Second-rated Exira-Elkhorn-Kimballton ripped River Valley47-6 in District 8-player football action here Friday night. Senior quarterback Wyatt Fitch scored the Wolverines' lone touchdown on a short run as River Valley could muster just two total yards rushing on 18 attempts against the fierce E-EHK defense...

CHEROKEE - Undefeated and 7th- ranked Sioux Center blew away the winless Cherokee Braves 69-6 in Class 2A District football action in Cherokee Friday night, with a continuous clock in the second half - due to the 35-point mercy rule - sending fans home early...

Monica Daugherty and Justin Lewis of Cherokee are the proud parents of a new baby girl, born at 6:32 p.m. on September 8, 2014. Isabella Len Lewis weighed 6 lb. 12 oz., measured 21 1/2 inches long, and her grandparents are Chris and Leeja Daugherty of Cherokee and Shelly Tackett of Cleghorn...

Robert L.Vannatta of Cherokee,92, passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2014, at his residence in Cherokee. Funeral arrangements are currently pending at the Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.greenwoodfuneral.com...

Florence Louise Jones of Eldora, Iowa,, age 101, passed away Friday, September 12, 2014 at the Eldora Nursing & Rehab Center while under Care Initiatives Hospice. Services and Interment are private. Memorials may be directed to the family. Online condolences may be left at www.abelsfuneralhomes.com...

Charles L. Weber of Cherokee, 90, passed away Thursday afternoon, September 11, 2014 at Countryside Estates in Cherokee. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, September 20th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Logan Park Cemetery in Sioux City, with Pastor Clint Hogrefe officiating. ...

Here is the updated list of vendors and the items they will have available for sale during the Cherokee Area Farmers Market under the canopy at the depot from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. this Thursday. This will be the sixteenth market of the 2014 season. Dave and Sally Carlson of Carlson Vegetable Farm will have tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions...

This week's Cherokee Chamber of Commerce Coffee will be hosted by Central Insurance at 9:30 a.m. on Friday. Central Insurance is located in Central Bank, at 401 W. Main St.

The East Elementary students of the Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn CSD met around the American flag on Friday, September 12, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of our National Anthem, 'The Star Spangled Banner.' Interesting facts about the history of the Star Spangled Banner were shared by Heather Hofmeyer's fifth grade class, and then all present joined in singing our National Anthem...

The early bird catches the worm, but what about the early birder and breakfast? The Cherokee County Conservation Board (CCCB) is hosting "Breakfast with the Birds" on Saturday, Sept. 27, and for the first time, they are taking Breakfast with the Birds on the road! Those in attendance will spend the morning at Hitchcock Nature Center, then travel to the DeSoto Wildlife Refuge for the afternoon...

CAASA (Centers Against Abuse and Sexual Assault) invites area adults to attend a free community training on Thursday, Sept. 25 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church located at 230 N. Roosevelt Ave. in Cherokee. According to CAASA one in four girls and one in six boys will be sexually abused before their eighteenth birthday...

A Portland cement overlay project on U.S. Highway 59, from the Ida County line north to Iowa Highway 3 in Cherokee, will require closing a portion of U.S. 59 to traffic until Oct. 1, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation's Cherokee construction office...

Letsche's Bike Shop in Cherokee is proud to be one of nearly 100 Trek Bicycle Dealers across the United States and Canada that has scheduled a bike ride to help combat breast cancer. The bike ride will be held on Saturday, October 11, starting at 1:00 p.m. The ride will begin and end at Letsche's Bike Shop on Cherokee's West Main Street...

The Cherokee Symphony will begin its 59th season under the direction of Ted Hallbeg, a cellist and teacher from LeMars. Hallberg, the 4-12 orchestra director and music coordinator for the LeMars Community School District, will begin his second season with the Symphony. The year of transition went extremely well...

The Cherokee Washington High School Band and Choir students will be starting their annual Music Fundraiser on Thursday, September 18. This year, instead of selling frozen pizzas or cookie dough they will be conducting a "Donate Night." The students will be dividing up into groups with adult volunteers and going around town to collect money for the High School Music Trip...