Stories from Friday, November 25, 2016

Robert Theodore Bengtson of Aurelia, 79, died Tuesday, November 22 at Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday November 29th at The First United Methodist Church in Aurelia, with Pastor Tom Petersen officiating, and burial will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, rural Aurelia. Visitation at the church will be held on Monday from 4-7 p.m., with the family present from 5-7 p.m. The Redig Funeral Home of Aurelia is in charge of arrangements...

The Cherokee School Board voted to pass a resolution transferring ownership of the former Webster School building at 400 N. Roosevelt to Cherokee Day Care, a non-profit organization that operates Bright Beginnings Daycare and Preschool. The action occurred during the regular portion of the Nov. 21 School Board meeting which followed a public hearing to hear any public input regarding the transfer of the property...

The Cherokee County Legacy Foundation has received $98,268 from the county endowment fund to be granted to local non-profit organizations for 2017. The complete address to obtain a Cherokee County Grant application is: www.iowacommunityfoundations.org/cherokee-county-legacy-foundation-aspx...

Cherokee County Attorney Ryan Kolpin (left) administered the oath of office to Duane Mummert who assumed his duties as a Cherokee County Board of Supervisors member on Nov. 22. Generally, terms for elected county officials start at the start of the following calendar year, but the seat won by Mummert, formerly held by Jim Peck, had been filled by appointment rather than election. In that case, Iowa code calls for the newly elected office holder to take office after the election is canvassed...

Registrations are currently being taken for the 18th annual 'Wonderful World of Christmas' lighted parade ,sponsored by the Cherokee Chamber of Commerce. This year’s parade will take place on Thursday, Dec. 3, beginning at 6 p.m. The parade route begins at the corner of 6th and Main Street and will proceed East on Main Street, dispersing at Euclid Street...

The Cherokee Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the return of the Celebrity Scrooge Contest. This year’s Celebrity Scrooge will kick off the Lighted Christmas Parade, scheduled for Thursday, December 1, as the parade's Grand Marshal. Three Chamber members have been nominated as scrooge contenders, but the public will have the final say as to which of these community members will have the honor of being Grand Marshal during the Lighted Christmas Parade...

Monday November 28 - Friday December 9 are the dates set for The Gardens Assisted Living’s 6th annual Garden of Trees this year. On those dates, the public is welcome to come to The Gardens and put in a silent bid for one or more of the trees and wreathes - decorated by local businesses and groups - which will be on display at The Gardens. Winners of each displayed item will be announced at 6 p.m. on December 9th, and the winners will be notified...

Following a lengthy discussion at the Nov. 22 Cherokee County Board of Supervisors meeting and at previous meetings, the supervisors pledged $100,000 toward the purchase of a $900,000 aerial truck for the Cherokee Fire Department, which will be available for use throughout the county...

The Barnes PRCA Rodeo's mare Red Horse Crossin' has received the 2016 Saddle Bronc Horse of the Year award from the Great Lakes Circuit. Seventy-two percent of the Barnes' livestock had money won or disqualified their riders at the circuit finals in Louisville, Kentucky. ...

I see it in the gymnasiums and on the outdoor and driveway basketball courts. I see it in pee-wees, grade schools, middle schools, high schools, colleges and pros. I see it in both boys and girls basketball games and practices. I see it in city leagues, country leagues, church leagues and it’s probably even 97 leagues under the sea...

Cherokee Braves senior football players this season included, front row, left to right, Joel VandeLune, Mason Pitts, Michael Herwig, Isaac Lafleur, Mason Timmerman, Travis Steffans. Back, Ben Lingenfelter, Trey Valentine, Braydon Clyde, Caleb Claycamp, Kam Johnson, Jaron Wood. Absent, Noah Kremer...

Tuesday Nov 22 at Kingsley-Pierson (G) Monday Nov 28 Gehlen Catholic at Correctionville (G) Tuesday Nov 29 at OABCIG Friday Dec 2 at Woodbury Central Tuesday Dec 6 Ridge View at Correctionville Friday Dec 9 MVAO at Correctionville Monday Dec 12...

The annual Cherokee County 4-H Awards Day was recently held at The Marcus Community Center, and more than 200 4-H’ers, leaders and volunteers and 4-H Donors were recognized for their efforts from the past 4-H year. 4-H’ers received recognition for holding club offices, being a first year 4-Her, applying for project awards, and for completing a record keeping system...

I must have seemed a bit demented when I asked U.S. Senator Joni Ernst questions following her town hall style public forum at Western Iowa Tech Cherokee Campus on Nov. 21. I knew when I was asking questions about responsibility for the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. ...