Stories from Wednesday, April 13, 2016

When Linda Burkhart, director of the Sanford Museum and Planetarium, asked Harold Gifford to present a program about the night in 1960 when the Minneapolis Lakers basketball team (later to become the Los Angeles Lakers) almost all died in an Iowa snow storm, Gifford responded, "I'm 92 now. I don't buy green bananas, anymore. I can't make any promises."...

Tim and Millie Bruhn of Cherokee are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Misty Renee Bruhn, to Brian Clark Patterson, the son of Ron and Mary Patterson of Algona. The bride-to-be is currently working at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Holstein while pursuing a nursing degree at the Dension campus of Western Iowa Tech Community College. The groom-to-be is employed as a teacher at River Valley High School in Correctionville...

On April 5, fire departments, law enforcement agencies and other emergency services personnel participated in a full scale Hazardous Material exercise in Washta. Cherokee County EMA Coordinator Justin Pritts said, "As my first full scale exercise, I am very pleased with how everything turned out and I appreciate the chance to show the community what one of the priorities of Emergency Management really is -- preparing and executing response plans for the protection and preservation of life and property.. ...

Dr. Rachael Etnier and Lon Etnier of Sheffield, Iowa, are proud to announce the birth of their son. Otto Lyle Etnier was born on March 24th, 2016 in Mason City, and he weighed 7 lbs. 10 oz. Proud grandparents are Lyle and Delina Etnier, also of Sheffield, and Mike and Ginny Bunt of Cleghorn. Otto was welcomed home by his very proud big sister, Charlee Denise...

Jordan and Shelbee Beckman of Cherokee are happy to announce the birth of their baby boy, who was born on April 4, 2016. Kanan Michael Beckman was born at 6:55 a.m. and he weighed 6 lb. 12 oz. and measured 18 inches long. His grandparents are Brian and Carrie, Gaylen and Kelly and Pat...

The Cherokee Rotary Student of the Month for April is Skyla Harger. Skyla was nominated for being "a hard working conscientious student who is involved in many things, yet always gets her work done." It was also noted that she follows all school rules, is polite and courteous, and a real "treat" to be around!...

HOLSTEIN - Ridge View senior Hannah Feilmeier won Best Of Show at the Western Valley Conference Art Show on March 31st for her 3-D assemblage mask titled "Futurama." Feilmeier also earned a Gold Medal for her graphite "Self Portrait," as did senior Ian Reed for his 3-D assemblage mask titled "Robot Chicken."...

April 12 - Larry Walker of Cherokee April 13 - Mark Lindgren of Cherokee

Tony Wolcott of rural Peterson, age 57 , passed away Friday, April 8, 2016, at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.on Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at the Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee, and burial will be at Afton Cemetery at a later date. ...

It was a cold and windy night for golf at the Primghar Golf & Country Club Monday, as the South O'Brien girls took on the team from Hinton in a golf dual. Carly Lundquist finished 3rd with a 53 and Ally Sweeney tied for 4th with a 54. Daneille Nelson shot a 64 in her 2nd career meet...

On a cold and extremely windy day Thursday, the South O'Brien boy's golf team defeated the Trinity Christian boys, 222 to 227. SOS Coach Noah DeYager commented, "We were under a wind advisory during the meet, and it was difficult to stop the ball on the green. It was a tough day to play golf. "...

Signup for this year's Cherokee Swim Team will be taking place soon - from 6 - 8 p.m. on Sunday April 17, and also from 3 - 7 p.m. on Wednesday April 20. Both registrations will take place on the Upper Level of the Cherokee Community Center. The swim team is for ages 18 and younger, and swimmers should be able to swim 20 meters on their own...

SAC CITY - The Alta-Aurelia girls, defending State Champs in Class 2A golf, got their season off to a good start here Monday as they won a Quadrangular Meet with East Sac County, Storm Lake St. Mary's and South Central Calhoun. The Alta-Aurelia girls totaled 188 strokes over the Par 36 course, led by Meet Medalist Erin Lockin's 43. ...

LAKE CITY - The Alta-Aurelia boys competed in a Golf Triangular here Monday against East Sac County, South Central Calhoun and Storm Lake St. Mary's, and the Warriors finished 3rd, with a team total of 185. East Sac won the Quad with a team score of 175. while South Central Calhoun finished a close second, with 178 team strokes. Storm Lake St. Mary's was fourth, posting a 275 team score...

I have been anxiously awaiting the after school crowd to ask for help with their reports and essays. This is one of my favorite aspects of working in the library. I love writing (and reading) and thoroughly enjoy putting projects together with students. I only do the amount of research and support that they need to succeed on their own. It is their work, and my time well spent!...

Some of the family members of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims are attempting to sue the manufacturer of the Bushmaster AR-15 semiautomatic rifle used in that massacre. On Dec. 14, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut, 20-year-old Adam Lanza killed 20 children and six adults at the school before taking his own life...