Stories from Friday, December 2, 2016

Stan Sitzmann (left), chairman of the annual Needy Children's Auction, shows the Italian-made Benelli Nova 12-gauge pump shotgun which was donated for this year's auction by Hank Hayes (right) . The Needy Children's Auction will take place at The Brightside Lounge on Saturday, December 10, starting promptly at 1 p.m. The shotgun, as well as other donated items, will be on display for a few days prior to the auction. Proceeds from the auction go to provide clothing for needy children in the area...

Keith and Maylissa Wells of Cherokee are happy to announce the November 28, 2016 birth of their daughter, Isabella Sue Wells. Isabella weighed 7 lb. 10 oz. and measured 20 1/2 inches long at birth, and she was welcomed home by her big sister Katherine and brothers Alexander and Benjamin...

Most calendars do not mark the date Dec. 7 in red, and community observances of the date are rare. It never was a day of celebration, but rather a somber observance of a date that changed America and the world, more than any other date in the 20th Century...

The Cherokee County Board of Supervisors, at their Nov. 29 meeting, presented a counterproposal to the proposals submitted by the secondary roads union and the sheriff’s office union. The one-year contracts begin at the start of the county’s fiscal year, July 1, 2017...

Friday’s area basketball schedule includes boy-girl twin bills featuring Clay Central-Everly at MMCRU in Marcus, River Valley at Woodbury Central in Moville, Lawton-Bronson at Ridge View in Holstein, and Harris-Lake Park at South O’Brien in Paullina...

MARCUS - The South O’Brien girls held a 10-1 lead over MMCRU after the first quarter here Tuesday night. It was pretty even from there out, but that early lead held up, and the Wolverines went on to score a ten point victory, 42-32, in War Eagle Conference basketball...

MARCUS - The South O’Brien boys jumped to a 22-5 lead after one quarter and never looked back, as they posted a 65-29 War Eagle Conference basketball win over host Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen Union Tuesday. Carson Louscher and Peyton Braser each netted 18 points for the winners, and they were joined in double figures by Cameron Maxwell, who scored a dozen. Layn Case and Drew Faust each had three steals for the Wolverines. Chris Schmid paced MMCRU with eight points, and Joel Johnson added six...

HOLSTEIN - The wrestlers from West Sioux , Ridge View and Alta-Aurelia competed in a Double Dual here on Tuesday, with West Sioux taking both of their matches and Alta-Aurelia topping Ridge View. 220: Trenton Miller (R) over Wyatt Johnson by fall, 3:16; 285: Darlyn Marquez (WS) over Evan Else by Major Decision, 13-3; 106: Adam Allard (WS) won by forfeit; 113: Dillon Lynott (WS) won by forfeit; 120: Seth Salker (WS) won by forfeit; 126: Sergio Mendoza (WS) won by forfeit; 132: Alex Chavez (WS) won by forfeit; 138: Brandon Schuller (WS) over Dylan Wood by fall, 3:41; 145: Kory VanOort (WS) over andres Carbajal by fall, 3:04; 152: Lance Else (R) over Trevor Schuller by Major Decision, 16-7; 160: Victor Hernandez (WS) over Jake Mitchell by fall, 3:32; 170: Cole Maxson (WS) over Trentin Moeller by fall, 1:21; 182: Aden Waterman (WS) over Chance Hansen by fall, 1:54; 195: Michael Trageser (WS) over Tate Phillips by fall, 2:31. ...

This year’s annual Advent Tryst Service will take place at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 14, hosted by Memorial Presbyterian Church, located on East Willow Street in Cherokee, with St. Paul Methodist Church of Cherokee serving as co-host. A free-will offering will be taken, and donations of mittens, gloves, and hats to be presented to deserving Cherokee school children will also be accepted...

The Friends of the Library will conclude its book basket silent auction at noon on Saturday, Dec. 3 at the Cherokee Library. The annual fund raising features 39 book baskets this year, each of which contains a book and various items on a theme.

An Open House to mark the 90th birthday of Cletus Henke will be held on Saturday December 10, 2016. on the upper level at the Cherokee Community Center, from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Birthday wishes may also be sent to Cletus at 1221 550th St.; Cherokee, IA 51012...

By taking extra precautions, abiding by safety rules, and practicing energy efficiency, families can save money and help prevent accidents when placing decorative Christmas lighting inside and outside their homes this holiday season. Many holiday mishaps, electrical shocks and dangerous fires can often be prevented by following proper safety precautions...

Funeral services for Stewart Gustafson of Aurelia, 90, formerly of Alta, will be held Saturday, December 3, 2016, at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Alta, with Pastor Denise Parrello officiating, and burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in rural Aurelia. Visitation at Trinity Lutheran Church in Alta will be on Friday, from 5 to 7 p.m. The Redig Funeral Home in Aurelia is in charge of the arrangements...

The big hospital campaign in Cherokee will be given a spectacular start next Monday night, when the workers gather for an elaborate banquet at the Presbyterian church. Indications are that there will be plenty of harmony, and not a little noise, for a committee on noise and music has been appointed, and besides arranging for music by Salsberry’s Orchestra and a male quartet, it has provided for campaign songs, yells, and other features that will help to put pep into the gathering...