Stories from Friday, June 9, 2017

Bill and Judy Jentz of Cherokee are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter Nicole Jentz to James Dederich, son of Karen Dederich of DePere, Wisconsin and the late John Dederich. Nicole ia a graduate of Cherokee Washington High School who earned her Bachelor’s degree in Communication Disorders in 1995 and her Master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology in 1997 from the University of South Dakota. ...

John and Kay O'Connor of Cherokee are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Megan O'Connor, to Steve Blaha, son of Carl and Jill Blaha of Marion. Megan is a 2005 graduate of the University of Iowa with a BSN in Nursing and Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology. She is currently employed with Mercy Medical Hospital in Cedar Rapids...

The 51st Cherokee PRCA Rodeo wrapped up three performances of rodeo action on June 3rd, with top - ranked contestants in the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association (PRCA) competing for prize money and trophy buckles. Barnes' animal athletes thrilled the crowds nightly with their energetic bucking style. The high marked bareback horse was St. Paul Crystal, offspring of Crystal Springs. The brown mare repeated the MVP title for the second straight rodeo among the Barnes' bareback herd...

With temperatures possibly reaching triple digits this weekend, people need to think about the dangers of heat related health concerns. Although the elderly and others with health issues are particularly vulnerable, heat stroke and dehydration can occur among young and healthy individuals. Don’t push yourself beyond your limits. If you feel the effects of the heat, seek shade, or even better, get to an air conditioned place inside...

After a four-month absence from work at the Chronicle Times, I feel I owe those of you who noticed a detailed explanation of my absence. I was sick so I didn’t come to work. Now I’m better so I came back to work. Perhaps I should give a few more details...

The arrival in Cherokee of the Vietnam Moving Wall, a half-size replica of the permanent memorial in Washington, D.C., is the culmination of a major effort, spearheaded by the Cherokee County Office of Veterans Affairs. “We have been working on it for the last 10 years, since we had it back in September of 2007,” said Dana Evans, director of Cherokee County Veterans Affairs...

Thomas B. Grundman, 93, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Thursday, morning, June 8, 2017 at Careage Hills in Cherokee. Funeral arrangements are currently pending at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee.

The Cherokee Braves baseball team is back to having a full schedule after having a week off early this season. The Braves were able to pick up two wins on Saturday, defeating Odebolt-Arthur/Battle Creek-Ida Grove 12-2 and Hartley- Melvin- Sanborn 11-1. The Braves were back to action on Monday, but fell to Emmetsburg by a score of 6-5 in 10 innings...

The Braves picked up another conference win on Tuesday night, 9-3 over Spencer, behind the big bats at the top of their lineup.  The Braves got behind 1-0 in the top of the second, but they evened the score in the bottom of the second inning when pitcher Lindsay Williams belted a solo home run to start the night off for the Braves.  ...

The Cherokee Braves softball team continued winning ways with a Lakes Conference victory against LeMars on Wednesday night.  The Braves broke scoreless tie in the 4th inning when JeMae Nichols and Lindsay Williams singled, followed by Lily Anderson driving in Nichols on a misplayed ball.  Kassidy Pingel then scored Williams and Anderson on a misplayed ball by the LeMars centerfielder.  The Braves struck again in the fifth inning, when Payton Slaughter reached on another error and Paityn Hagberg walked.  Lindsay Williams then singled to load the bases, scoring Hagberg, and Lily Anderson singled to right, scoring Nichols.. ...

ALTA - Alta-Aurelia posted a big Twin Lakes Conference win over Storm Lake St. Mary’s here Tuesday, scoring a 4-1 win over the Panthers. Veteran Warriors coach Dan Wendel commented, “Alex Snyder pitched another great game for us tonight. He continues to keep our opponents off balance and has really been tough to score runs on this season. ...

The Ridge View softball team lost to Lawton-Bronson last week by the score of 10-7, as the Raptors collected 17 hits on the night. The Raptors traveled to Sheldon on Saturday June 3rd to compete in the tough Sheldon Softball Tournament, and Ridge View failed to come out on the winning end lin any of their their three games, losing Game #1 to Sheldon by the score of 8-3. ...

In high school baseball action last week, the Ridge View Raptors played Western Valley Conference foe Lawton-Bronson on Friday June 2nd, and the Raptors jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning and added on to it from there.  The Raptors had 15 hits in the game and won their 4th game in a row, 9 -3, improving to 4-2 on the season. ...

A good defensive effort in the field was not enough as the South O’Brien varsity softball team only managed to get six hits off of Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn hurler Kaylen Kuchel in recent War Eagle Conference play. Wolverine coach Heather Struve felt her team lacked intensity right from the start and “things never really turned around “ as HMS would go on to win 7-1. SOS only committed two errors in the field, but, said Coach Struve, “ our offensive punch was just not there tonight.”...

The Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen Union boys played four baseball games recently, and the Royals of Coach TJ Schaefer were triumphant in three of the four contests. In the first game, played at Marcus on Wednesday May 31st, the Royals fell to the Blackhawks by a score of 5-2. ...

REMSEN - The Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen Union girls beat Clay Central- Everly, 14-2 in three innings, in softball action in Remsen Friday, June 2nd. Courtney Miller pitched all three innings for the Royals, giving up two runs (one earned) on two hits, walking four and striking out two...