Stories from Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Bill and Kim Luetkeman of Aurelia are proud to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter Brooke to Cody Stowater, son of Doug and Sandi Stowater of Cherokee. Brooke is a 2012 graduate of Cherokee Washington High School and will graduate from South Dakota State University on May 9, 2015, with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and Animal Science...

Ruth L. Graves of Cherokee, 90, passed away Friday evening April 3, 2015 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 9th, at 11 a.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee. with Pastor Jean Morse officiating, and there will be a family prayer service at the church prior to the service at 10:45 a.m. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee...

Evelyn M. Seel of Cherokee, 89 , passed away Thursday evening April 2, 2015 at the Cherokee Villa Nursing and Rehab Center, surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 8th, at 2 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee, with Pastor Jon Riggert officiating. ...

This Friday's Chamber Coffee at 9:30 a.m. will be hosted by The Dairy Queen, 1100 N. 2nd Street.

PAULLINA - "This project is something he's really passionate about and it's going to be interesting to see where it'll go. How far will this thing go? I don't know. I guess I wouldn't be surprised to see Eric walk in on the Shark Tank some night. The sky's the limit for this kid," said South O'Brien High School Principal Steven Bruder when discussing Eric Koehlmoos and his ethanol science research project...

The Sanford Museum is hosting a program presented by Heather York's Buena Vista University zoology students on Sunday, April 12, at 2 p.m. titled "Zoology Meets Movies." It is a presentation on animals from three different animated movies - 'Finding Nemo', 'Ice Age', and 'Mickey Mouse'...

As food insecurity rises in our communities, the 2015 ConAgra Foods' Scouting for Food Drive aims to collect food for those who are in need. Many families are just one paycheck away from needing the Food Bank's services. Marcus Cub Scouts will be delivering door hangers in Marcus, Meriden and Cleghorn communities on Saturday, April 11, and Marcus Boy Scouts will come back to collect the donated food Saturday, April 18...

What was initially intended to be a routine consent agenda matter at the March 26 Sioux City School Board meeting was delayed for a final vote until the April 6 meeting. Sioux City Superintendent Paul Gausman, in consultation with an advisory committee, chose John Chalstrom, the current superintendent of the Cherokee School District, as the chief financial officer of the Sioux City District, as of July 1...

There are times when I am not a fan of computers and what they have done to society, but I have to admit I could not get along without them now. There are certainly some advantages like having the opportunity to "chat" with colleagues without spending time on the phone...

The fields are set for the annual Cherokee Tomahawk Relays scheduled for Thursday and Friday at George Hicks Field at Washington High School. The boys Tomahawk is Thursday beginning at 5 p.m. and the girls competition is Friday starting at 5 p.m. There are two classes - 1A and 2A in each division, with the host Cherokee teams competing in 2A...

Bill Cates (right) found the Silver Egg in the Chronicle Times Easter Egg Contest and brought it in to the Chronicle Times office on Friday, turning it into Chris Reed (right) of the Chronicle Times for prizes. As of this writing, the Gold Egg - worth $1,000 in furniture from Carey's Furniture - has not been found...

April 7 - Sophie Haselhoff of Cherokee April 8 - Ty & Madie Schlichting of Cherokee

Julie DeStigter, the former superintendent of the River Valley School District, has been named interim principal of the Cherokee Middle School. The action was taken at a special session of the Cherokee School Board on April 6, following a closed session to consider compensation for the interim position...