Stories from Monday, March 13, 2017

The Country Cruisers Dance Club will be celebrating their 25th Anniversary on Saturday, March 18th at the Paullina American Legion Hall on Highway 10, from 7:30 -11:30 p.m. The popular NW Iowa band Riata will be playing for everyone’s listening and dancing pleasure. The event is open to the public. Photo contributed...

Are you going to be eligible for Medicare in the near future? Have you been on Medicare for awhile and want to better understand what it offers? Do you have a family member you help with Medicare issues? “Welcome to Medicare” is for you! This free seminar, co-hosted by Cherokee Regional Medical Center and Connections Area Agency on Aging, will be offered on Thursday, April 6, 2017. The seminar will begin at 6:00 p.m. and will be held in the CRMC 1st Floor Conference Room...

Bullies used to simply shake down the weaker kids for lunch money, but these days, the bully business has gone online, and it’s booming. According to a survey of 2,000 middle school students, 15 percent said they were recent victims of cyberbullying, while 25 percent claimed to be “lifetime” victims of online bullies...

Relay for Life daffodils that have been ordered may be picked up at the Cherokee Public Library Tuesday (March 14) from 9 a.m. - 12 noon. If you have questions, please call Brenda Parker (712-229-3109)

Centers Against Abuse & Sexual Assault, Centers of Hope (CAASA), has announced that JoAnne Kay is the new Cherokee, Sac, and Ida County Sexual Assault Advocate. CAASA is a non-profit agency that provides free and confidential services to victims of sexual assault. CAASA provides services in Buena Vista, Calhoun, Carroll, Cherokee, Clay, Crawford, Dickinson, Emmet, Ida, Lyon, Monona, O'Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Sac, Sioux, and Woodbury Counties,...

If she raises sufficient funds, Sheldon Democrat Kim Weaver plans to make a second bid for the 4th District Congressional seat in 2018. With the next election still more than 600 days off, Weaver announced the launch of an exploratory committee last week and then spread word of her potential campaign in a Twitter post, but noted that she will need financial backing if she is to be successful in dethroning 8-term Republican Congressman Steve King...

Delinquent utility bills are becoming a bit less of a problem for cities in Iowa, thanks to the Iowa Income Offset Program. Instituted in 2005 as a pilot program and now under the auspices of the Department of Administrative Services (DAS), it allows for the State to withhold State income tax return money from those with delinquent utility bills and remit the city that is owed...

** March 11 - John Gordon of Meriden ** March 13 - Diane Honsbruch of Aurelia

AURELIA - Aurelia Daycare Inc. is sponsoring a 5K Walk/Run on Saturday March 18th, starting at 4 p.m. The walk/ run will start and finish at the Aurelia Golf Course. Registration is $30, with proceeds gong to Aurelia Daycare Inc. Participants are urged to get festive and “wear all the green you can find” for the “Shamrock Shuffle.”...

Iowa State University Theatre’s production of the musical ‘Little Women’ opens March 31 and one of the cast members is native Cherokean Libby Peterson, who portrays Beth March. Libby is a sophomore in Performing Arts, and she says she is very excited to be a part of the incredibly talented cast of ‘Little Women.’...

DES MOINES - The undefeated Remsen St. Mary’s boys lost a low-scoring, 45-36 game to Grand View Christian (26-1) in Class 1A semifinal State Tournament action here Thursday. Nick Ruden led the Hawks in scoring with 13 points, and Jacob Wesselman added nine points for Remsen St. Mary’s, which dropped to 25-1 with the loss...