Stories from Friday, August 18, 2017

As I forlornly watch my fellow men and fellow women dance the jig of the Politically Correct while slowly eradicating the proud and noble Cherokee Brave?s head from the halls and athletic teams of Washington High School, I ache for the ancient times when common sense and intestinal fortitude were coveted virtues and noQuietly, the past year or two, the noble Braves head has been removed from the cQuietly, the proud and noble Braves head has been removed from the Braves? football helmets, replaced by a frilly lance and feathers decal just like that of teams ranging from the Whiting Warriors, to the Florida State Seminoles, to the WasSay what? To the PC out there, do you mean that a deadly weapon (lance) used forRest assured, it won?t be long before the proud and noble Braves head is gone from all uniforms, the school?s letterheads and envelopes, the gymnasium wall, gamAnd, rest assured, it won?t be long before the word ?Braves? - like the word ?Bravettes? - meets the same fate, so everyone involved in this meaningless, aesthetic assassination can wash their hands like Pontius Pilot and sleep peacefully aOh, oh. ...

As things get more freaky by the minute in the Big House, our interim President twists in the wind every day as his own incompetence leads an increasing number of partisan supporters to flake away like dried pigeon droppings off a Robert E. Lee statue...

Donald Trump defended at least some of those who came to Charlottesville, Va., to protest the Charlottesville City Council’s decision to remove a statue of Robert E. Lee from a city park. In comments at Trump Tower on Tuesday, Trump said, “I’ve condemned neo-Nazis. I’ve condemned many different groups. But not all of those people were neo-Nazis, believe me. You had many people in that group other than neo-Nazis and white nationalists. The press has treated them absolutely unfairly.”...

ALTA - The Alta and Aurelia boards of education reviewed 25+ school-related resolutions that the Iowa Legislature may consider this session and agreed on four resolutions that they see as priority items, and board members were encouraged to make their feelings known to legislators. ...

Sign up today for the 2nd Annual Cherokee Trail Run that will be held on Saturday, September 16th. The race will again take place on the amazing trail system at Martin’s Access County Park east of Larrabee. The race starts at 9 a.m. at the South Entrance of Martin’s Access and includes a 10k Run, a 5k Run/Walk and a kid’s run...

The sun will be about 95 percent covered by the moon on Monday, Aug. 21 at 1:02 p.m. in Cherokee, according to Linda Burkhart, director of the Sanford Museum and Planetarium. The museum is hosting a solar eclipse event. Burkhart warned that viewing the sun directly with the naked eye is not safe. It is also not safe to view the sun through standard sunglasses, which will not block the harmful UV rays...

The vacant Tyson Deli Plant in Cherokee has been officially listed for sale through a major commercial/industrial realtor and carries a $2.5 million price tag for the 254,232 square-foot facility located on 48.86 acres immediately southwest of the Cherokee Airport on the South side of the City...

Growing up with a disability gives people a different outlook on life, and one Cherokee official’s outlook has helped him gain an appointment from the Iowa Governor. Sam Kooiker, the Cherokee City Administrator, was appointed to the Iowa State Civil Rights Committee by Governor Kim Reynolds on July 13. Kooiker has yet to be approved by Iowa Senate but he is hopeful that he will be approved...

Gladys Marie (Luetkeman) Jipp of Sioux City, age 90, formerly of Storm Lake and Aurelia, passed away on Tuesday, July 25th at a local care facility. A private family service will be held on Monday, August 14th, at Meyer Brothers Funeral Home in Sioux City, with Pastor David Koehler of Faith United Presbyterian Church officiating, and a private burial for the family will be at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Hartley. The Meyer Brothers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Robert L. “Bob” Grant of Cherokee, 89, passed away peacefully Friday evening, August 11, 2017 at his home in Cherokee. Memorial services will be held on Friday, August 25th, at 1:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Cherokee, with Rev. Cris Decious officiating. ...