Stories from Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Well, boy, do I have egg on my face. My last column was pretty much all about how great “Bingo Bonanza” was going to be, and we didn’t even have it! Yikes. Don’t count your chickens before they hatch, I guess. However, we had such an overwhelming response from the community about it; we did host it last night, Tuesday the 7th. Of course, I’m writing this on Friday the 3rd , so I told a little white lie there, but I’m sure by the time you are reading this, it went great!...

Something wonderful happens when skin touches skin and people connect. People feel something. They express love, compassion, understanding and comfort through touch. This is especially something to consider as Valentine’s Day arrives Tuesday and we “officially” express our love for our loved ones...

SERGEANT BLUFF - Four Cherokee wrestlers earned runner-up finishes at Saturday’s Class 2A Sectionals here to qualify for the District Tournament Saturday in Spencer. Earning District berths for the Braves were Mason Hill at 106 pounds, Travis Steffans at 132, Matt Stines at 145, and Tyler Zeimen at 170...

MANSON - The Alta-Aurelia Warriors traveled to Manson on Saturday to compete in the Class 1A Sectional Wrestling tournament, and the Warriors finished the day in 5th place as a team. Alta-Aurelia had two qualifiers to the District meet this Saturday in Okoboji - Skylar Solko (152) and Nick Gaes (195), who each won their division.. ...

The Cherokee Braves boys basketball team will host Woodbury Central Thursday night to fill out the schedule in their final regular season contest. The game resulted after Alta-Aurelia pulled out of a scheduled boy-girl doubleheader Jan. 19 in Cherokee, which left an open date for the Braves...

1. Western Christian, Hull; 2. Kuemper Catholic, Carroll; 3. Cascade,Western Dubuque; 4. Pella Christian; 5. Garner-Hayfield / Ventura; 6. Camanche; 7. Osage;8. Van Meter; 9. South Hamilton, Jewell; 10. Beckman Catholic, Dyersville  Others receiving votes included Alta-Aurelia...

HOLSTEIN - The Ridge View boys hosted Storm Lake St. Mary’s in non conference basketball action her Monday, and the Raptors fell to the Panthers by a final score of 56-35. Raptors’ Coach Dale Tokheim said he was happy with this players’ attitude and the effort all night, but he said they just had a bad night of shooting. ...

The Ridge View boys defeated their River Valley counterparts , 69-26, in play at the Western Valley Conference Tournament. axon Franken played very aggressively for the Raptors and led the team in scoring, tallying 24 points, including six three point baskets. ...

SLOAN - Ridge View wrestling coach Caleb Christensen said it was it was a day of ups and downs for his team at Saturday’s Class 1A Sectional Meet at Sloan. The Raptors started by getting four wrestlers to the semi-finals - Andres Carbajal at 138, Lance Else at 160, Trenton Miller at 220 and Evan Else at 285...

Douglas G. Rutter of rural Marcus, 70, passed away peacefully Friday evening, February 3, 2017 at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa with his family by his side.,Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, February 8th, at 11 a.m. at Grace United Methodist Church in Marcus, with. ...

Friday’s Chamber Coffee will be hosted by Exit Realty, stating at 9:30 a.m.

Music lovers in Cherokee County are truly blessed by the presence of the Cherokee Symphony, which is now in the midst of its 61st season. Communities the size of Cherokee with their very own symphony orchestra are few and far between. The Cherokee Symphony came to being in 1956, evolving from an Adult Education class entitled “Orchestra,” which was taught by Merle Robinson and Della Beth Thomson. ...

The 22nd Annual Cherokee County Recognition Banquet is slated for March 25 at the Aurelia Community Center, 226 Main Street. Social hour begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by a buffet dinner at 6:30 p.m. The awards and presentation will then take place at 7 p.m...

The 22nd annual Cherokee County Ag Show on Tuesday February 14th, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Western Iowa Tech Community College Conference Center & Auditorium, 200 Victory Drive in Cherokee. Read all about it in Friday’s Chronicle Times special Ag Show section...

The Cherokee Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is once again raising funds for conservation education by selling trees and shrubs. Proceeds from the tree sales are used to fund scholarships for Cherokee County high school seniors who will be pursuing programs of study in conservation or agriculture. Funds raised are also used to fund the District’s 4th grade poster contest, a Lunch ‘n’ Learn program for teens interested in farming, and the District’s yearly conservation tour...

A crow timidly waits at a safe distance for a bald eagle to get his fill of a deer carcass in a field north of Cherokee Tuesday. Several bald eagles are known to roost year-around in the vicinity of the Hy-Vee Distribution Center near the Little Sioux River...

A card making class with Karal Schuknecht will be offered at the Good Times Place at the Cherokee Community Center at 10 a.m. on Wednesday February 15th or 22nd.  Those interested in taking the class may sign up at the February GTP potluck or call Karen at 225-3214.  There will be a small charge ($1-$1.50) for materials...

A portion of Sioux Valley Drive has been vacated by the City of Cherokee, and will be re-routed in the future to accommodate a new medical clinic adjacent to the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. According to CRMC, information on the new clinic will be forthcoming as plans and bid letting are finalized...

Cherokee Regional Medical Center Hospice held its annual Trees of Light lighting ceremony on November 29, 2016. This is an annual fundraiser in which Christmas trees are lit in Cherokee, Aurelia, Marcus and Holstein throughout the holiday season in memory of friends and loved ones through tax-deductible donations...

Last week, two more Iowa boards of supervisors - these in north central Iowa - voted to recommend denial of two huge factory farm applications. In Mitchell County, supervisors voted 2-1 to deny an application for a 5,000-head Iowa Select contracted factory farm in Lincoln Township...

The Cherokee boys hosted Spencer Friday night and were able to get their seventh win of the season by defeating the Tiger 44-30 on senior night as the Brave's looked to their upper classmen, who led them to a impressive victory on their home floor. The Braves got to work early in the first half, leading 12-5 at the end of the first quarter, and 18-11 heading into halftime...

The Cherokee girls hosted the Spencer Tigers this past Friday night, which also was senior night for the Cherokee team. Earlier this season, the Braves defeated the Tigers in Spencer by a score of 76-38, and this time around the Tigers had different plans, but the Braves were able to complete a fourth quarter comeback and defeat the Tigers 95-90 in a thrilling game of sharp shooting...

The Alta-Aurelia boys, who have recived votes in the last two AP Class 2A polls, won three games over the weekend to improve theie season record to 17-1. On Friday, the Warriors traveled to Newell-Fonda in a Twin Lakes Conference game, and A-A broke a 23-all halftime tie to go on to a 51-37 win over the Mustangs...

ORANGE CITY - Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen Union traveled here Friday for a pair of War Eagle Conference basketball games with Unity Christian, and both Royals’ teams wound up on the short end of the score. In the opener, Unity Christian led all thawed as they captured a 67-49 win. Rae Tucker led the MMCRU team with 16 points and Kayla Alesch added nine...