Stories from Monday, June 27, 2016

GALVA - The Ridge View softball team took on the Maple Valley/Anthon-Oto team here in Western Valley Conference action Thursday night and the Raptors came out on the short end of an 11-5 decision. Taking the loss on the mound for the Raptors was Katie Brinkman, who threw 2 2/3 innings and gave up seven runs (one earned) on six hits. Also pitching for the Raptors was Emily Egger, who threw 4 1/3 innings and allowed four runs (one earned) while walking one and striking out one...

HOLSTEIN - The Ridge View team collected 13 hits here Thursday en route to an 11-1, six inning win over Maple Valley/Anthon-Oto in Western Valley Conference baseball action. The game was tied at one until the Raptirs broke loose to score a combined nine runs in the 4th, 5th and 6th innings...

The Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen Union varsity baseball team played four games this week as the busy regular season nears its end. On Monday, the Royals took it on the chin at Hawarden, 10-0 in five innings, agaiinst a tough West Sioux team. Tristan Olson strated on the mound for the young Royals, allowing seven runs (three earned) on seven hits in four innings, while walking two batters and fanning two...

The weekly Chamber of Commerce coffee in Cherokee was held at the Cherokee Public Library on Friday June 24, 2016 as a vehicle for saying 'goodbye' to retiring Library Director Mary Jo Ruppert, who leaves the library after 32 years of service, and also for the community to meet the new Director, Zach Freking-Smith...

Justin Kinney, physical education and health instructor at Ridge View High School in Holstein, is the 2016 recipient of the Brass Bluegill award from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Fish Iowa! program. Kinney first learned about Fish Iowa! from the elementary physical education teacher. ...

A 60th Wedding Anniversary Celebration in honor of Bill and Sally Joines, hosted by their children and grandchildren, is being held at the Martin's Access cabins, 4594 Martin Access Road in Cherokee, from 1 - 5 p.m. on Saturday July 9th. A small lunch will be provided, and the couple requests no gifts, please...

An Open House honoring Gayle and Mary Scott on the occasion of their 50th Wedding Anniversary will be held at Danny's Sports Spot, Hwy. 59 South in Cherokee, from 1 - 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 3rd. Your presence is your gift!

Dorothy J. Norris of Marcus, 84, passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2016 at the Heartland Care Center in Marcus. Funeral services took place at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 25, 2016 at the Earnest -- Johnson Funeral Home in Marcus, with Rev. Ron Rice of Grace United Methodist Church officiating, and burial followed at Marcus Amherst Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be directed through www.mauerjohnsonfh.com...

In 1940, a posthumous novel by author Thomas Wolfe was entitled "You Can't Go Home Again," and since then people have generally accepted that statement as the gospel truth. I think for the most part the statement is true. One can't go back to a past time, or to your hometown or somewhere else in your past, and expect it to be exactly as you remember it to be...