Stories from Monday, December 18, 2017

ALTA - At their monthly joint meeting here Monday, the Alta and Aurelia boards of education discussed and approved several projects concerning the use of their facilities. One of these was the installation of a stair lift and folding ramp at The Roxy Theater in Alta, which is used by both the school district and the community theater group. The Alta Board approved the purchase of a stair lift for $3,400 and a folding ramp for $540, both items which will make the venue more handicap accessible...

Harry and Anita (Bobolz) Mansfield will be celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary on December 29th, and you can help them celebrate with card shower. Please send your cards to the couple at: PO Box 194; Pierson, IA 51048

It’s that time of the year where it’s awfully hard to escape “Christmas Music.” I put that in quotes because, frankly, a lot of what radio stations are passing off as “Christmas music” is hardly that. Technically, one could say that the only true Christmas songs are those which tell of the true meaning of Christmas - that is, the birth of Christ - songs such as “Silent Night,” “O Holy Night,” “O Little Town of Bethlehem” and “Joy to the World”, to name a few...

As I spend time with former coaches, players, at our library and "on the line," I come across all sorts of fun facts about area high school athletes and coaches of the past. I love history, so it's enjoyable to look back at the wonderful accomplishments of individuals and teams...

The Alta-Aurelia wrestlers split a pair of duals Thursday night, downing Sioux Central 53-12 and losing to a tough Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire team, 57-18. 132: Keaton Lindner (S) won by forfeit; 138: Double Forfeit; 145: Sam Zimmerman (A) over Brendan Baier by fall, 2:39; 152: Tyler Gaes (A)won by forfeit; 160: Nathan Weflen (A) over Laine Wolf by fall, 1:35; 170: Alex De Roos (A) won by forfeit; 182: Brock Mier (A) over Devyn Howell by fall, 1:32; 195: Brandon Mier (A) won by forfeit; 220: Nicholas Gaes (A) won by forfeit; 285: Double Forfeit; 106: Nathan Harden (S) over Tyler Peterson by fall, 4:15; 113: Double Forfeit; 120: Sam Sherkenbach (A) over Noah Lindner by technical fall, 21-6, 4:50; 126: Schade Larson (A) over Grant Smith by fall, 2:35.. ...

At last week’s Cherokee County Board of Supervisors meeting, Sheriff Jerod Clyde presented two wage authorizations for consideration, with the Board approving a step wage authorization for Diana Colvin, 911 Dispatcher, from $16.29 to $17.64 per effective January 11, 2018; and a $15.94 wage authorization for Joyce Baxter, Jailer, effective December 12, 2017...

The sadness was evident last week when the news of the passing of the Cherokee Police Department’s beloved K-9 Dog Ike was announced. Ike faithfully served the CPD and all area law enforcement for six years before he was diagnosed with terminal cancer in October and given just a short time to live...

Many people in our area don't give lyme disease a second thought because they think there are no ticks in this area that carry the disease. As Shannon McGuire of Holstein learned, this is not the case. Even though she more than likely picked up the tick in Minnesota, infected ticks are now reported in most states. ...

CHEROKEE - The Cherokee girls had four players score in double figures as they rolled to an 81-27 non-conference basketball win over Siouxland Christian here Thursday. Kassidy Pingel led the Braves with 22 points, while Paityn Hagberg added 13 points and Brianna Sleever and Skylar Gerdes tallied 12 and 10 points, respectively...

SPIRIT LAKE - Cherokee’s wrestling team had six pins, but it wasn’t enough as Spirit Lake Park rallied for a 43-36 Lakes Conference win here Thursday night. During a dual meet where there were five lead changes, Spirit Lake Park received pins from Isaac Dixon (132), Kyler Rieck (152) and Mason Mart (195). Mason Hill’s fall at 106 pounds gave Cherokee a 36-31 lead, but Spirit Lake Park won by forfeit at 113 and 120 to close the meet...

Calumet is the home to a city of a spectacular Christmas village that outshines any outdoor decorations one might exhibit on their house. It is filled with cottage after cottage, little stores, a ferris wheel, a couple of merry go rounds, even several ice skating ponds with little skaters, oh yes, we mustn’t forget the few chapels with their steeples reaching into the cool air in the Drifter bar where Tyler Sechler has set up this Christmas wonder. ...

Cody and Lauri Stuber of Wichita, Kansas are happy to announce the birth of their daughter, who was born on December 5, 2017. Reagan Kay Stuber was born at 3:13 p.m., weighed 8 lb. 1 oz., and measured 20 3/4 inches long. She was welcomed home by her older brother, Jackson Scott Stuber...

Winther, Stave & Co., LLC has recently released an audit report of the City of Cherokee, Iowa Winther, Stave & Co., LLC reported that the City’s receipts totaled $11,840,388 for the year ended June 30, 2017, a 24% increase from 2016. The receipts included #3,223,764 in property and other city taxes. ...