Stories from Wednesday, July 22, 2015

So many great programs this summer, and so much READING!! We had one hundred and sixty one children signed up for summer reading. The majority of the participants were between the ages of five and eight, with the nine and ten year - olds close behind. I am big on statistics...

Marvin and Bonnie Zoch have been subscribers to this newspaper for at least 65 years. Bonnie informed us while renewing the subscription, listed under Marvin's name, that they had subscribed their entire married life and the subscription might have actually been started a year or two earlier...

ALTA - The Alta-Aurelia baseball team's successful season came to an end here Saturday when they absorbed a 5-0 loss to Algona Bishop Garrigan in Class 1A District Tournament action. Alta-Aurelia, the 2015 Twin Lakes Conference champion, finished its season with a 22-11 overall record. ...

FORT DODGE - Alycen Knaack clubbed a two run home run in the bottom of the 4th inning to overtake Lynnville-Sully, the Wolverines' first round opponent in the Class 1A State Softball Tournament here on Tuesday, and they hung on to post a 3-2 win in the school's first-ever appearance at State...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- The Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) will expand to nine member institutions, league officials announced Monday. Nebraska Wesleyan University has accepted an invitation to join the conference beginning with the 2016-17 academic year...

The Cherokee Braves Youth Football Camp for players in grades 3-8 is scheduled or Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, July 27-28-29 at Cherokee Washington High School. The 3-day camp is free and open to anyone who wants to learn the fundamentals of football. The camp runs from 4-6 p.m. each day. Campers will be given an opportunity to order shirts and/pr shorts at the camp...

Several area players have been honored by their selection to the Iowa All-District Softball Teams in classes 1A, 2A, and 3A. State 1A qualifier River Valley landed three players on the Northwest All-District Team, including sophomore Makenna Thomas, and juniors Payton Goettsch and Jenna Knaack...

William G. "Bill" Hurd of rural Meriden, 85, passed away Monday afternoon, July 20, 2015 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 23rd at 10:30 a.m. at the Meriden Evangelical Free Church, with Pastor Larry Ostercamp officiating, and burial will be in the Liberty Township Cemetery in rural Meriden at 9:30 a.m.on Thursday prior to the service. ...

Mark Eugene Courtright of Cherokee, age 64, died peacefully at his home on July 16, 2015, surrounded by his family, following a courageous battle with cancer. Visitation at the Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee began at noon on Sunday July 19th, with the family present from 1 - 3 p.m., and there was a prayer service and rosary following the visitation...

Mavis Diment of Marcus, 68, passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City. The Earnest -- Johnson Funeral Home in Marcus is assisting Mavis' family with funeral arrangements. Expressions of sympathy may be directed through www.mauerjohnsonfh.com...

Here is the updated list of vendors and the items for the Cherokee Area Farmers Market under the canopy at the depot from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, July 23. This will be the eighth market of the 2015 market season. Sharon & Loyd Reineke of The Flying Honey Bee will have honey, creamed honey, lip balm, lotion bar, pollen, and Honey butter; Cindy Juhl will have freshly baked breads (10 varieties), strawberry rhubarb jam, rhubarb ginger jam, honey oat granola, sugar snap peas, green beans, onions, zucchini, potatoes, cucumbers, dill, basil, and handmade market bags; Wayne Nafe will have beets, onions, potatoes, green peppers, turnips, swiss chard, kale, green beans, yellow beans, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, rhubarb, and eggplant; Scott & Deb Koch of Koch Vegetable Garden will have tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, green beans, onions, cucumbers, zucchini, beets, and lettuce; Jeri Terry, will have wind chimes, barn quilts, denim journals, pillow case dresses in 4 sizes 1/2-3/4-5/6-7/8, baby items burp rags, tag blankets, baby shower gifts, stroller toys, handmade gift bags, greeting cards (for babies, wedding, and birthdays for all ages, and more; Brett Bruns will have Apple bread, Banana bread, Cherry crisp, Peach pie, Cherry pie, Blueberry pie, Strawberry Rhubarb pie, and Rhubarb pie; Chuck & Moosie Benson will have banana bread, zucchini bread, cookies, cinnamon rolls, strawberry jam, hair bows wren houses, suet feeders and vast quantities of irrelevant facts and trivia; Bob Haselhoff will have beets, onions, potatoes, cucumbers, jalapeno peppers, sweet banana peppers, carrots, swiss chard, green beans, and tomatoes; Dave & Sally Carlson of Carlson Vegetable Farm will have tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions; Cindy Lou Hanner will have all-cotton crochet mini totes, hand-quilted baby quilt, curly ribbon scarf, crochet tunics, rookies, and more; Sara Stover will have Homemade Brown Sugar Graham crackers, Parmesan Cheese crackers, Bacon-Onion-Cheddar scones, Lemon-BlueBerry scones, Magnets, buttons, post cards, Loomband charms, and Cherry Limeade; Joan Anderson will have American Girl Doll Clothes which she can make to fit any size doll.. ...

The Cherokee Chamber of Commerce and various Cherokee businesses will be holding the first of what is expected to be an annual event on Friday, July 24. "A street dance, along with family fun activities and food, is a way for Cherokee businesses to show appreciation to the people of the Cherokee area," said Julie Hering Kent, executive director of the Chamber...

The Public Works Dept. will be cleaning sewer mains on the southwest side of the town of Cherokee, starting on July 27 and taking an estimated week to complete. The cleaning will start on the alley south of Cherry St. going down to 5th St. and over to Birch St., cleaning that entire side of town...

Superintendent Kim Lingenfelter informed the Cherokee School Board at its July 20 meeting that finding substitute teachers is sometimes difficult. Based on a comparison of substitute teacher compensation at six other nearby districts, districts that compete for substitutes with Cherokee, Lingenfelter recommended an increase from the Cherokee rate of $100 per day...

Rose Brady will be the presenter at the 2015 Marcus Fair Cooking School, to be held on Sunday, Aug. 9 at 12 noon in the Hall of Progress. Mary Ellen Wilkens along with family will be helping her prepare these tasty cooking family style recipes. Rose grew up in a family of five boys and five girls on a farm by Alton. ...