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Make Americans young again
(Column ~ 09/29/17)
Our country has certainly gone downhill in the last few decades. Remember when a person could go to a movie complete with a newsreel, cartoon, popcorn, candy and a fountain drink all for about a dollar? Remember when anybody willing to work hard and be white and male could earn a good wage right out of high school?...
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EPA betrays RFS promise
(Editorial ~ 09/29/17)
The Environmental Protection Agency is betraying the promise not only inherent in its name but explicitly stated by administration officials. The people of the rural Midwest who have overwhelmingly supported the current administration have been particularly betrayed...
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Donald Raymond Radke (Obituary ~ 09/29/17)
Donald Raymond Radke, age 91, of Cherokee, Iowa, formerly of rural Aurelia, Iowa, passed away Monday, September 25, 2017, at Accura Health in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, September 29, 2017, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee, with Pastor Jonathan Riggert officiating, and burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee. ... -
Alta-Aurelia Transition Board selected
(Local News ~ 09/29/17)
AURELIA - At a special meeting of the Alta and Aurelia School Boards Tuesday morning, the following board members were selected to serve on a new seven member Transition Board, which will be tasked with transitioning the two districts into the new Alta-Aurelia District, as approved by voters at the September 12th School Election:...
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A-A Homecoming Court (Local News ~ 09/29/17)
Alta-Aurelia celebrated its Homecoming this week. The Homecoming Parade takes place in Alta this (Friday) afternoon, followed by a Pep Rally.The Homecoming King and Queen will be honored at a Coronation ceremony on the football field at 6:30 p.m , and the Warriors play Sibley-Ocheyedan in Alta tonight at 7 p.m... -
'Lend Me a Tenor' comes to Cherokee (Local News ~ 09/29/17)
The screwball comedy 'Lend Me a Tenor' will premiere at the Cherokee Community Center Friday evening, performed by the members of the Cherokee Community Theater. The curtain will rise at 7:30 Friday and Saturday evenings, with a matinee performance at 2 p,m, Sunday, and the schedule will be the same next week, on Friday Oct.6, Sat. Oct. 7 and Sunday Oct. 8... -
Warriors win home VB tourney , downing Cherokee for championship
(High School Sports ~ 09/29/17)
ALTA - The Alta-Aurelia volleyball team defeated Cherokee, 2-1 , in the championship match of the Alta-Aurelia Invitational Tournament here Saturday, winning by game scores of 14-21, 21-8, 15-9. In earlier matches, A-A beat Akron-Westfield, 2-1 (21-16,19-21,15-10), Clay Central-Everly, 2-0 (21-4, 21-5), and MMCRU, 2-0 (21-9, 21-7)...
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A-A Volleyball blanks SLSM, 3-0
(High School Sports ~ 09/29/17)
ALTA - The Alta-Aurelia girls hosted Twin Lakes Conference rival Storm Lake St. Mary’s here Tuesday in volleyball action, and the Warriors posted a straight set, 3-0 win over the Panthers, winning by game scores of 25-4, 25-10, 25-10. Alta-Aurelia was led by Lauren Rohwer, who had 17 kills and two ace serves, and Laney Stanton, who had seven kills and five ace serves. Erin Lockin had eight kills, and Annika Patton had 23 assists for the Warriors, now 15-3,...
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Storm Lake swimmers take meet at Des Moines North
(High School Sports ~ 09/29/17)
DES MOINES-The Storm Lake High School swimmers had another successful day at the Des Moines North Lonny Kerman Invitational on Saturday, September 23, winning the meet for the fourth year in a row. Storm Lake finished with 308 points, followed by Algona 197, Perry 180, Oskaloosa 163, Des Moines Hoover 111 and host Des Moines North 102....
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WHS girls silence Storm Lake (High School Sports ~ 09/29/17)
The Cherokee Washington High volleyball team hosted Storm Lake on September 21, with the Braves winning the match 3-0. Scores of the sets were: 25-14, 27-25, 25-21. Alayne Graybill led in kills with 12, while Kassidy Pingel and Alexus Jones had 11 each. JeMae Nichols added 8 kills to the win. ... -
Four area schools run at Alta-Aurelia Cross Country
(High School Sports ~ 09/29/17)
ALTA - Monday’s rain moved Alta-Aurelia’s home Cross Country Invitational to Tuesday, but the one day move allowed a few more teams to join the field, and as a result, four schools from the Chronicle Times coverage area - Cherokee, South O’Brien, Ridge View and Alta-Aurelia - were among the seven schools competing...
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WHS XC teams run at SC (High School Sports ~ 09/29/17)
SIOIX CENTER - Continuing his strong showing all season, Cherokee’s Bryce Kremer ran with the big dogs at the Sioux Center Cross Country Invitational here last week, placing 12th in the talented field with a time of 18:19. Other Cherokee runners included Thad Booth 101st in 21:06, Austin Wilkie 123rd in 21:38, Johnny Stevens 116th in 21:57, Hunter Hildebrand 124th in 22:39, James Creel 130th in 24:08, and Mike Burkhart 132nd in 24:33...
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