Stories from Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Janet Kay Stilley of Milford, 65, former longtime Cherokee, resident, passed away Sunday morning, June 26, 2016 at her home following a courageous battle with cancer Visitation and Celebration of Life, with the family present , will be held on Friday, July 1st from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Online condolences can be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com...

A Cherokee man was found dead on a bicycle in a ditch on Sunday morning near the intersection of county roads L-51 and L-56, according to the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office. The deceased was determined to be Norman Needs, 47, of rural Cherokee. The 911 call reporting the discovery of the body came in at 10:42 a.m...

Duane V. Case of Marcus, 79, passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at Cherokee Specialty Care. A Celebration of Life service took place on Saturday, June 25, 2016 at 2:30 p.m. at Grace United Methodist Church in Marcus, with Rev. Ron Rice officiating, and visitation with the family present was held at the church on Saturday prior to the service. ...

Norman Eugene Needs of rural Cherokee, age 47, passed away Sunday morning, June 26, 2016 due to injuries received in a bicycle accident. Visitation will be held on Thursday, June 30th, from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, with the family present from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. with a prayer service and time of sharing memories at 8 p.m. at the funeral home Online condolences can be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com...

Julie Hering Kent, Executive Director of the Cherokee Chamber of Commerce, was one of 20 people to complete the Western Iowa Tourism Region Leadership Initiative held over the past year. Participants attended meetings with national and international speakers providing them with training in keeping a positive attitude, hospitality, destination marketing, and mentally strong leadership...

Barbara Ann Timmins was born on Jan. 15, 1954 in Cherokee, IA to Dale, Sr. and Patricia Neustrom Bakker. She graduated from Washington High School in 1973 and earned an Associate's Degree in Interior Design in Bettendorf. Barbara was united in marriage to Doug Van Pelt in 1973. To this marriage a daughter Patrice was born. She married Donald Mortenson in 1983 and a son Ronald was born. She was later united in marriage to Dave Timmins in 1989, and has one stepdaughter Stacy...

Books are kind of my thing. Ever since I was a kid, I loved the library. When I was in high school, I became a shelver for the Burlington Public Library. My job was to, as the title suggests, shelve books. I absolutely loved it. It was so great working with the public and all of those wonderful books...

The idea of a man using a restroom for women and girls is disturbing for many people, regardless of the gender identity of the male in the restroom. This seems to be a matter that states should handle without interference by the federal government. All that being conceded, the safety concerns may be overblown...

The last two days have been very interesting as I attended my first conference as the director representing Region 1 of the Conservation Districts of Iowa. Last March, the commissioners of Region 1 elected John Kooiker of Sioux County (father of Sam Kooiker, Cherokee City Administrator) and me as alternate directors. ...

John and Jenny Fordyce of Kansas City, Missouri are happy to announce the birth of their son, James Norman Fordyce, who was born at 6:06 p.m. on June 15, 2016. James weighed 7 lb. 14 oz. and measured 22 inches long at birth. James' grandparents are David and Lori Fordyce of Aurelia and Jim and Cindy Lyness of Cedar Rapids, and his great-grandmothers are Wanelda Moon and Doreen Moroney...

Dennis Bush, chairman of the Cherokee County Board of Supervisors, was appointed by the supervisors to serve a two-year term on the Cherokee County Veterans Affairs Commission. The action was taken at the June 28 meeting of the supervisors. Dutch Robbins expressed a desire not to be reappointed to the commission, creating a need for a replacement on the three-member commission...

Cherokee Regional Medical Center's Public Health Department and Washington High School have worked hard to stay at forefront of tobacco and nicotine use prevention among local high school students. To continue these efforts, Jan Carlson with CRMC Public Health recently presented the school with new updated anti-tobacco signage, provided through the Tobacco Education and Prevention Grant from the Iowa Department of Public Health...

Children ages 7 to 14 who want to participate in the Cherokee Community Theater Jr. Summer Camp need to register by Friday, July 1, to participate in the camp which begins July 25 and culminates in a theater production on July 29. There is a $20 per child fee (maximum of $50 per family)...

Joe Vannatta, director of the Cherokee Community Theater production "Mary Poppins" was extremely pleased with the production of 'Mary Poppins' that ran for two weekends in June. "Everything came together. It was everything I envisioned, everything I had hoped for and more," Vananatta said...

The Iowa State Patrol announced that it will coordinate a special traffic enforcement effort leading up to the 4th of July celebration. 'Safety First -- Then the Fourth' will see troopers working roadways that are part of the Iowa Great Lakes Corridor. ...

CHEROKEE - The first time the Cherokee Braves played Storm Lake they made quick work of the Tornadoes, 17-3 in just five innings. Friday, the Braves hosted Storm Lake, but needed a extra inning to win, 6-5, and get win number 16 this season. Coach Cory Ege went with his left handed senior pitcher Josh Nichols, who threw a solid seven innings, allowing nine hits and three earned runs while only walking one batter...

CHEROKEE - Lindsay Williams threw a two hit shutout as Cherokee beat Emmetsburg, 10-0 in five innings, in Lakes Conference softball action here on Wednesday June 22., with the Braves scoring runs in each of the five innings. Williams walked one and struck out three. The sophomore hurlers also helped her own cause at the plate, rapping a pair of doubles and drivning in three runs...

ALTA - Alta-Aurelia defeated Gaettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire , 13-3 in five innings, in Twin Lakes Conference softball action here last Friday. Sophomore Abby Kraemer threw the entire game for the Warriors, picking up a win with a three run (two earned), three hit effort, striking out nine and walking seven...

ALTA - Alta-Aurelia continued to rack up impressive wins on the baseball diamond last weekend. On Friday, the Warriors topped Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 10-0 in a five inning Twin Lakes Conference matchup in Alta. Senior Bryce Radke got the win for the Warriors, allowing no runs on four hits over the five innings, fanning nine batters and walkig only one...

HARTLEY - Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen Union traveled to Hartley on Wednesday June 22nd for War Eagle Conference softball action with Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, and the Hawks prevailed over the Royals by an 18-12 score. Maddie Phillips took the loss in the pitcher's circle, allowing seven earned runs on 20 hits in sux inings of work, walking one, striking out two and hitting two batters...

GALVA- The Ridge View softball team hosted a talented Woodbury Central club here on Friday, and it was another close, exciting game for the young Raptors as they pulled out a close 4-3 victory in eight innings. Picking up the victory on the mound for the Raptors was senior Emily Egger, who threw all eight innings, giving up seven hits and three earned runs while walking one and striking out one. ...

HOLSTEIN- In what Ridge View Coach Shannon Tesch termed ""a good Western Valley Conference battle - both teams played hard," his Raptors team fell to the visiting Woodbury Central club by a score of 7-4 last Friday. Peyton Boyle started on the mound for Ridge View, and he went 4 1/3 innings, allowing six earned runs on five hits, walking two and striking out three. ...