Stories from Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Ashley and Shane Curtis of Cherokee are happy to announce the birth of their baby girl, who was born on October 29, 2015. Aubree Jean Curtis was born at 4:29 p.m. and weighed 8 lb. 12 oz. and measured 21 inches long. She was welcomed home by her brothers, Kaiden and Bryce, and her sister. Kyleigh. Grandparents are Carmen and Carl Dowdy of Cherokee...

November is here and my rambling days are over, but I sure had a good time in October. In my last column, I mentioned how much I enjoy listening to CDs while I drive and I am going to follow up by reviewing two that I found to be excellent. If you are not into audios, the books are also available at the Cherokee Public Library...

A few years ago, the United States military spent $34 million on a shining new command center in the Helmand province of Afghanistan, a center that will never be used. Spreading out over 64,000 square feet, the building was designed for maximum of 1,500 staff, and includes a war room, briefing theatre, and offices for senior military officers including a three-star general...

FORT DODGE - The Alta-Aurelia varsity girls' Cross Country team competed for the first time ever in the State Meet here on Saturday. The team was ranked 13th in their class and they wanted to prove themselves worthy of that ranking, and that's exactly what they did, finishing 13th in the Class 1A Team Standings...

REMSEN - Here are this week's League Bowling results from the Maple Lanes Bowling : High game (boys), Ethan Riedemann, 167. High game (girls), MacKenzie Schleis, 225. High series (girls), MacKenzie Schleis, 585. 10 Pins Over Average Hailey Klein, 148; Courtney Miller, 138; Brady Homan, 163; Ethan Riedemann, 167; Cade Pepper, 149; Nathanel Reusch, 129; Cameron Miller, 166; James Joines, 152; Whitney Johnson, 118; Reise Regennitter, 65; Drew Pierce, 141; Seth Nelson, 144; MacKenzie Schleis, 225, 191; Jonathan Reusch, 86; Bailey Penning, 137; Megan Wurth, 158.. ...

The Community of Christ Church is planning on holding a display of nativity scenes and is asking owners of nativity scenes to loan them for display at the church, 409 Clark Street, Cherokee, on Dec. 1 and 3 from 5 to 8 p.m. and on Dec. 6 from 2 to 5 p.m...

The Art Wall Artist for November at the Sanford Museum is Laura Lengeling. Her artist statement says: "This collection of work is about celebrating the landscape. A good day for me is one spent laboring on a pastel work or oil painting trying to capture the time of day, the humidity in the air or the shadows on surfaces, before the sunlight changes. ...

ROCKWELL CITY - The Twin Lakes Conference has released its 2015 All-Conference Volleyball selections. Three players from Alta-Aurelia, the only team in the conference from the Chronicle Times coverage area, received mention. Izzy Hinkeldey, a senior, was named to the First Team All Conference, while sophomore Erin Lockin was named to the second team and sophomore Lauren Rohwer was named to the third team. Senior Micha Barnes received honorable mention...

LAKE CITY - The 6th-ranked South Central Calhoun football team scored 35 unanswered points to overcame a 17-0 deficit and defeat Ridge View 35-17 in a second-round Class 1A State Football Playoff game here Monday. Garrett Lamp scored all 17 points in the 1st half for Ridge View, catching 64 and 17 yard TD passes from QB Grant Anderson and adding a 32-yard field goal in the first quarter. The 14th ranked Raptors held a 17-0 advantage over SCC with six minutes to go in the first half...

MARCUS - The 10-0 Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Eagles rushed for six touchdowns on the way to a convincing 62-12 shellacking of Ar-We-Va Westside in 8-player State Football Playoff action here Monday night. The potent Eagles rushed the ball 30 times for 308 yards and QB Ben Specht completed just 2-4 passes for 62 yards and two more TDs to propel MMC into a reapeat performance against District foe West Bend- Mallard (6-4), a team the Eagles beat 40-32 in West Bend on Oct. ...

Raymond Glover of Cherokee, 65, passed away Tuesday November 3, 2015, at Careage Hills Rehabilitation and Health Center in Cherokee. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 7, 2015, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee, with Father Dan Guenther officiating,and burial will be at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Cherokee. Visitation at the Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee will begin at 2 p.m. Friday, with the family present from 5 -7 p.m...

Kristine Zylstra-Tabke, 46, of Marcus, a music teacher at Roosevelt Elementary School in Cherokee, suffered serious injuries when she was struck by a pickup truck driven by Brian Kelley, 34, of Remsen, who has been charged is charged with Operating While Intoxicated, according to the Plymouth County Sheriff's Office.More charges are pending...

Mary Dunn of Cherokee, 56, passed away Monday, November 2nd at her home in Cherokee. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, November 6th, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee, with Pastor Jon Riggert officiating, and burial will be at the Meriden Cemetery...