Stories from Monday, April 16, 2018

Last week, Rep. Dan Huseman (R-Aurelia) welcomed Dr. Peggy Whitson to the Iowa House of Representatives. Dr. Whitson, an astronaut who has served on numerous missions to space, is an Iowa native, and she was recognized by the Iowa House for her accomplishments and contributions to our country. She holds the record for most time spent in space by an American as well as the most time spent in space by any woman...

The Cherokee Washington High School Class of ’78 is holding a 40th Year Class Reunion on June 22nd and 23rd. Everyone is invited! The reunion starts Friday, June 22nd at the Spring Lake Park Yacht Club. There will be an informal get-together with friends and family. Attendees can bring snacks and their own beverage (cans only). Some snacks, iced tea and lemonade will be provided. This event starts at 5:00 p.m. “till whenever.”...

Cherokee Middle School is in the process of setting up a mentoring program for grades 5-8. Middle School Principal Scot Aden, Chief of Police Nate James , school counselor Brenda Haack and Season’s Mental Health base service worker Melinda Hammen got together to research the mentoring program...

ALTA - At a special meeting here Monday night, the Alta- Aurelia School Board approved the Certified Budget for FY 19 following a Public Hearing on the matter. The Board also approved a Management Levy for FY 19. Following the special meeting, the regular monthly meeting of the Alta, Aurelia and Alta-Aurelia boards was held. The boards viewed a video presentation entitled “What Is the Work of the Board ? - Part One, ‘Focusing Direction’. “...

There is only a little more than one week left before the scheduled ending of this legislative session. The 100th day is April 17. While we are still working hard to be done by this day, we have plenty to do on the budget for the next fiscal year. A Bill to Create a Dyslexia Response Task Force...

Many food pantries and other similar charities have volunteers and/or employees whose sole job is to read the expiration dates on donated food items and toss those that have expired. It’s a food safety matter, they say. They’re looking out for the unsuspecting consumer (welfare recipient)...

CHEROKEE -On a cool, partly sunny day here Thursday, the Cherokee boys’ varsity tennis team hosted Spirit Lake, and the Braves won two of six singles mtaches and one of three doubles matches. Cherokee’s number one singles player sophomore Cole Pingel, lost to the Indians’ Kyler Olsen,5 -10; #2 Layne Reinhart beat Spirit Lake’s Karson Rodriguez, 10-4; #3 Tyler Richardson topped SL’s Jordan Koenick, 10-5; at #4, Spirit Lake’s Jackson Arends beat the Braves’ Thad Booth, 7-10, the sam score as the #6 match, where SL’s Nate Cornwall topped the Bravs’ Carson Mongan; at #5, Cherokee’s brendon Sullivan fell to the Indians’ Ben Newman by a 1-10 score.. ...

AKRON - The South O’Brien golf teams played their first matches of the season here Thursday, taking on host Akron-Westfield, and both Wolverine teams suffered losses, with Akron-Westfield winning the boys’ match, 194-211, and the Westerners also topping the SOS girls by a team score of 213-231...

AURELIA - The Alta-Aurelia golf teams finally got to open their competitive seasons on Thursday, as they hosted Twin Lakes Conference dual matches with Sioux Central here. The usually strong Warriors girls’ team took a 190-234 win, led by Medalist Annika Patton’s 42 and Runner-Up Erin Lockin’s 45. Laney Stanton shot a 51 and Sydney Stanton a 52. Morgan Wilson (64) and Ellie Kaskey (65) also played for Alta-Aurelia...

MANSON - The Alta-Aurelia teams finally got their first track and field action Thursday, competing in the Brad Kruse Co-Ed Reays here. The Alta-Aurelia girls won the team championship, racking up 147 points. First place winners for the Warrior girls included the Sprint Medley team of Grace DePuma, Rowan Kolpin, Brittany Turnquist, Lily Peterson, with a time of 1:56.05; the 4x800 Relay team (Alaina Westphal, Grace Meier, Alexa Fredericksen, Lauren Rohwer) in 10:52.60: the Shuttle Hurdle Relay (Alicia Turnquist, Kirah Kolpin, Hannah Loring, Jess Flaherty), 1:14.36; Lily Peterson in the 800 Meter Run (2:31.78); Alicia Turnquist in the 400 m. ...