Stories from Monday, May 14, 2018

As we first proposed a few years ago, we still think the time is right for the Cherokee School District to change the name of Cherokee Washington High School (WHS) to, simply and pleasantly, Cherokee High School (CHS). That’s what this community properly decided when we built the new Cherokee Middle School 18 years ago, even after several reputable names were bandied about as possible namesakes for the new junior high educational facility. ...

Janet Simonsen Brown, who grew up in Quimby, will be signing copies of her new book, “Why Did God Make Bubbles?” (subtitled “Excuse Me, Sir, But You Are Sitting On My Mother”) at The Book Vine, 204 West Main Street in Cherokee from 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. this Saturday, May 19th...

Those interested can learn more about the exciting trail expansion project for the City of Cherokee, as the Trails Committee is hosting an informational meeting regarding the project on Wednesday, May 16 at 5:30 p.m. at the Yacht Club in Spring Lake Park. Everyone is welcome to attend. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a brief presentation on the project and follow with an opportunity for the public to ask questions and provide input...

Ridge View, River Valley girls send qualifiers to State Track MONDAMIN - Ridge View finished 4th in the Girls’ division at Thursday’s Class 1A state Qualifying Track Meet here, totaling 68 team points. State qualifiers from area schools included the Raptors’ Kaitlyn Wiese, who took second in the 3,000 Meter Run in a time of 12:21.24, and River Valley’s Kaylee Knaack, who finished second in the Girls’ 800 Meters in a time of 2:38.78...

MONDAMIN - The Ridge View boys’ track team finished 4th at the Class 1A State Qualifying Meet here Thursday, and “ran about as well as we could,” according to coach Dale Tokheim, as the team recorded several personal bests. Two events automatically qualified for this week’s State Meet - the Shuttle Hurdle Relay (Andres Carbajal, Austin Degen, Jaxon Franken and Jacob Tokheim) and the 4 x 400 (Jacob Mitchell, Carbajal,Tokheim and Kevin McGuire)...

On Friday May 4th, the Cherokee girls played a golf match against Sioux City East at Floyd Park in Sioux City and East edged the Braves by a single stroke, 217-218. Cherokee’s Paityn Hagberg took medalist honors (47) and East’s Amanda Debates (49) took...

AURELIA - The Alta-Aurelia girls topped Manson Northwest Webster and East Sac Thursday in a Twin Lakes Conference triangular match on the Aurelia course. A-A had 189 team strokes to Manson’s 212 and East Sac’s 228. Alta-Aurelia’s Annika Patton was medalist, shooting a 39, and teammate Erin Lockin took runner-up medallist honors, shooting a 43...

MANSON - The Alta-Aurelia girls competed at the Class 2A State Qualifying Track meet here Thursday and several Warrior girls will advance to this weekend’s State Meet in Des Moines. The A-A girls were the top scoring team, with 121 points to runner-up Emmetsburg’s 111...

MANSON - The Alta-Aurelia boys finished runner-up to Emmetsburg at Thursday’s Class 2A State Qualifying Track Meet here and the Warriors will send at least six events to this week’s State Meet at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. First place winners for the Warriors included Nick Gaes in the Shot Put, where his toss of 51-6 set a new school record; Gaes in the Discus, where he threw 160-8; the 4 x 100 (Ricky Pizano, Anthony Krier, Michael Ryherd, Kaleb Sleezer), who ran a 44.39; and the 4 x 200 team where the same foursome turned in a time of 1:31.82.. ...

SHELDON - The Cherokee boys’ track team scored 18 points at Thursday’s Class 2A State Qualifying Track Meet here, but the young Braves did not qualify any events for State. Cherokee’s 4 x 100 team of Alex Paulsrud, Trevor Lundquist, Tayven Glienke and Daenen Pierce, all underlassmen, finished 4th, with a time of 46.35, and the same runners finished 7th in the 4 x 200 Relay. Sophomore Bryce Kremer finished 7th in the 1,600 Meter Run with a time of 4:56.50...

SHELDON - Cherokee’s Bri Sleezer finished second in the 400 Meter Dash at Thursday’s Class 2A State Qualifying Track Meet here in a time of 1:02.71, and the senior sprinter also came in 2nd in the 200 Meters, in a time of 26,44, Other Cherokee finishes included: Lily Anderson, 4th in the 800 Meters (2:32.94); Alexa Timmerman, 3rd in the 100 Meter Hurdles (17.43); the 4 x 100 Relay (Megan Brown, Kass Pingel, JeMae Nichols and Sleezer), 5th, in 53.39; the 4 x 200 team (same runners), 3rd in 1:51.51; the 800 Sprint Medley(Brown, Nichols, Sleezer and Pingel), 4th, 1:55.35; and the Distance Medley (T. ...

On Saturday May 5th the Alta-Aurelia Trap team competed at the AVAD Hunt Club near Coon Rapids, Iowa.  The A-A High School squad of Noah Sundene, Cody Goodwin, Cory Goodwin, Nick Beazley and Wyatt Tuttle finished in 1st place. Individually, for the Rookie boys, Kramer Drzycimski finished in 1st place and Brayden Aberson finished in 3rd place. For the Middle School girls Addy Reeves placed 3rd, and for High School girls, Sarah Sundene finished in 1st place...

The Cherokee County Cattlemen helped promote May as "Beef Month" by grilling steak sandwiches. The group was located in the Fareway parking lot in Cherokee on the last two Fridays and will be serving again on May 25th from 11:00 to 1:00 p.m. Stop in and salute Beef Month and have a great meal...