Stories from Monday, March 30, 2015

Taylor Ward, Cultural Anthropologist, has lived and worked among the Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest and Western Montana, researching the medicinal and cultural use of indigenous plants among tribal peoples. On April 1 at 6 p.m., the monthly gathering of the Northwest Chapter of the Iowa Archaeological Society will be led by Ward. Her presentation is titled "Gathering the Pacific Northwest Montane: The Ethnobotany and use of indigenous plants of Western Washington by Native Americans."...

HOLSTEIN - Several area track and field teams will kick off their 2015 outdoor season here Tuesday at the Ridge View Co-ed Relays, formerly the Holstein Relays. Among area boys and girls teams participating in the large field are Cherokee, Alta-Aurelia, River Valley, and host Ridge View...

We all appreciate the volunteers at organizations such as Depot Renovation, Inc., for enriching the cultural and recreational assets of the community. We also owe a big thanks to the workers and owners at the businesses that provide the expertise and equipment to get things done that would be impractical to accomplish otherwise...

ALTA - Alta-Aurelia Jazz Band members Michael Swanson, Zach Lukkes, Jason Hinkeldey, Trevor Sangwin, Brandon Glienke, Shawn Henley and Kirk Carlson have been selected to the 2015 Class 1A/2A All-State Jazz Band, and Alex Sangwin was selected as an alternate. The 21-member All-State Ensemble will perform at the Iowa Bandmasters Convention in Des Moines on May 14th...

Erin Freese and Nathaniel Reed of Aurelia are happy to announce the birth of their baby girl on March 23, 2015. Elayna Mirakle Marie Freese was born at 1:52 p.m., weighed 8 lb. 12 oz., and measured 22 inches long. Her grandparents are Christine Freese and Rudy Castaeda of aurelia...

Bonnie and Adam Shields of Cherokee are happy to announce the birth of their baby boy on March 23, 2015. Kadyn Chase Joseph Shields was born at 5 p.m., weighed 7 lb. 10 oz., measured 21 1/4 inches long, and he was welcomed home by his big brother Bradlyn and his big sister Tatum. Grandparents are Barbara Brady of Cherokee, Tammy Vavra of Mesa, Arizona, and Mike and Patti Shields of Chandler, Arizona...

March 28 - Shirley Anderson of Cherokee March 30 - Colleen Elliott of Cherokee

At the March 23 meeting of the Cherokee School Board, the board approved two out of state trips. Two Washington High School students, Kennedy Bragg and Kortney Johnson and their Family and Consumer Science Instructor Lisa Breyfogle, will be attending the National ProStart Invitational on April 17-21 in Anaheim California...

The Cherokee Fire Department will celebrate its 133rd annual Firemen's Dance Saturday, April 11, at the Cherokee VFW Club, 311 E. Maple St. Tickets are just $5 per couple and available at the Fire Department or from any Cherokee firefighter. The dance is from 8 p.m. to midnight and features the popular band, The Senders...

Continuing instruction for Private Pesticide Applicators "Last Chance" DVD program will be held Tuesday, April 14th at 9:30 am in the Conference Room at the Cherokee County Extension Office, 209 Centennial Drive in Cherokee. This will be the final session in Cherokee County. You may call the office at 712-225-6196, or email mdunn@iastate.edu to register. The fee for P-PAT may be paid at the door or in advance at the Extension Office...

At a recent O'Brien County Board of Supervisors meeting Jim DeBoom offered a spontaneous remark that showed the wisdom of his years. DeBoom said, "Thirty or forty years ago, eminent domain must not have been that big a deal." DeBoom then asked the searching question: What is it with this younger generation of farmers and landowners when they don't want to accept eminent domain as a means to acquire an easement right-of-way for an electric transmission line project, a pipeline or a highway?...

This Friday's Chamber Coffee is at R & J Service, 312 East Main Street (former location of Quinn's Service Station) at 9:30 a.m. There will also be a Red Ribbon Cutting for the new business.

This Friday's Chamber Coffee is at R & J Service , 312 East Main Street (former location of Quinn's Service Station) at 9:30 a.m. There will also be a Red Ribbon Cutting for the new business, along with Grilled burgers and chips as part of a Grand Opening Open House from 11 - 1 p.m., and Door Prizes...

The Iowa Alpha Mu Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Phi, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach's honor society, recognized three Friends of Extension during Epsilon Sigma Phi's annual awards ceremony March 10 at the Scheman Building on the ISU campus. Two of these honorees were from the northwest Iowa area -- MaxYield Cooperative and the Maurice-Orange City-Hospers-Alton (MOCHA) Kiwanis Club...

All Northwest Iowa artists are invited to come and show their work at the Iowa Artists Regional Show, at the Witter Gallery, 609 Cayuga St. in Storm Lake, on April 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Those who are not currently members of Iowa Artists can join that day...

A Book Fair was recently held in the Roosevelt Elementary School Library, and K- 4th Grade students were excited to visit the library and see what was new there.

Roosevelt Elementary School third graders have been studying multiplication for several weeks, and Friday they were rewarded for mastering the unit with an ice cream party.