Stories from Friday, May 18, 2018

Eleanore Costa passed away peacefully in her sleep at home recently in her 100th year. Born on the family farm in Larrabee, Iowa, on September 13, 1918, to Axel and Bessie (Enockson) Anderson, Eleanore attended Larrabee High School, Cedar Rapids Teachers College and Swedish Covenant Nursing School...

Juan and Jenna Ramirez are happy to announce the birth of their baby daughter, born on May 13, 2018. Leona Antoinette Ramirez was born at 4:34 p.m., weighed 6 lb. 2 oz., and measured 19 inches long.

Contributions are being accepted for the proposed Kenneth L. Ross Memorial Fund, which is managed by the Cherokee Educational Foundation at the Cherokee State Bank. A longtime reporter for the Cherokee Chronicle Times, Cherokee Chronicle, and Cherokee Daily Times, Ross died in September 2017. He faithfully reported on local government with a focus on the School Board...

Madison Rapp, graduating senior from Cherokee Washington High School this year and recipient of the first Ken Ross Memorial Scholarship, is shown here with Jim Adamson of Cherokee, organizer of the Ross Memorial Scholarship. Photo contributed

On Friday May 11th , the Alta-Aurelia Trap team traveled to the Dickinson County Izaak Walton League near  Okoboji for a shoot . The High School squad of Noah Sundene, Cody Goodwin, Cory Goodwin, Tristan Jensen and Wyatt Tuttle finished in 1st place...

The Voter Pre-Registration deadline for the Primary Election is Friday, May 25, 2018. The Cherokee County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections encourages new residents of the county to register online by following the link on the Cherokee County home page at www.cherokeecountyiowa.com or by stopping at the Auditor’s office to complete a registration form at the Cherokee County Courthouse – 520 West Main – Cherokee, IA. ...

AURELIA - The Alta and Aurelia Boards of Education met here Monday for their monthly meetiIt was noted that Alta-Aurelia High School will be sending 27 athletes, both boys and girls, to this week’s State Track and Field Meet in Des Moines. There will be a sendoff for the team at 9 a.m. on Thursday...

As part of the Cherokee County Fair’s Quilt Block Contest, this quilt will be auctioned off on Saturday, July 21, during the Demo Derby intermission at the 2018 Cherokee County Fair. The 2018 Fair runs Thursday through Sunday, July 19-22.

Western Iowa Tech Community College in Cherokee has a new welding program available to Cherokee High School students. The program started in January 2018. Students enrolled in this program have the opportunity to earn a certificate in welding through WITCC while still in high school, opening them up to a host of employment opportunities with local manufacturers upon graduation...

MANSON - The Alta-Aurelia Middle School track girls continued their undefeated season at the Twin Lakes Conference Track Meet here Friday, scoring 127.5 team points to runner-up East Sac’s 84. Emmetsburg placed 3rd with 78 points. Among the highlights for A-A were Jana Jessup’s school record leap of 4-8 in the High Jump; wins by the Distance Medley team of Morgan Westphal, Sabrina Rivera, Maria Kueny and Rachel Reinhold, the Sprint Medley team of Greta Kruger, Jenan Nielson, Mason Kueny and Brielle Engelmann, the 4 x 100 team of Emma Peterson, Kristen Ryherd, Sabrina Rivera and Jenna Nielson and the 4 x 400 team of Maria Kueny, Shea Lockin, Shea Peterson and Brielle Engelmann; and several second place finishes, in both individual and relay events.. ...

It's time the world wakes up, smells the coffee, and moves into the 21st century while running, not walking, away from class structures. Hasn’t history and common sense taught us anything regarding the fact we are all born equal and brought into this world to hopefully mature, develop, and achieve to the best of our abilities?...

DENISON - The Cherokee Braves finished out their weather-abbreviated season at last week’s 1A District Tournament in Denison. “For the first time in 30 years, the IHSAA split up the Lakes Conference teams for tournament play and sent us south to face completely unfamiliar teams,” said veteran Cherokee coach Dave Zelle...

Funeral services for Roger Lee Tewes of rural Larrabee, Iowa, age 79, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 18, 2018, at Oakdale Evangelical Free Church, rural Meriden, Iowa, with Pastor Jonathan Caldwall officiating. Burial will be at Liberty Cemetery, rural Calumet, Iowa...