Stories from Friday, June 29, 2018

This July, I will be going to Iowa City for a summer writing camp and staying on the University of Iowa campus for three weeks. I will be away from all of my family and friends getting a college experience early. I already know I will get homesick and I fear I won’t be able to keep up with all the other young writers who will be attending. I’m terrified...

At some youth ballgames in area towns this past week, we hope we resolved some unnecessary concerns regarding the flooding situation in Cherokee. Each time we have flooding through the years, the TV stations and metro newspapers emphasize the erroneous and “tragic” consequences of the flooding in question...

Eleanor Anderson will be celebrating her 99th birthday on July 11, 2018. People may send cards to her at Room 41. Sunset Knoll;. Aurelia, Iowa 51005.  

Harry Albright of Cherokee, Iowa, age 83, passed away Monday, June 25, 2018, at Cherokee Specialty Care following a lengthy illness. At Harry’s request, there will be no services. The Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.greenwoodfuneral.com...

Paige Smithson and Michael Paeper of Cherokee are pleassed to announce the birth of their baby boy, who was born on June 21, 2018. Kholsyn Robert Paeper was born at 7:48 a.m., weighed 9 lb. 10 oz., and measured 21 1/2 inches long. Grandparents are Jaryl and Barbara Grauer of Cherokee and Nancy Smithson of Council Bluffs...

Hope Hoefling and Eric Van Voorst of Cherokee are the proud parents of a baby girl, born on June 24, 2018. Ariel Marie Van Voorst was born at 1:13 p.m., weighed 7 lb. 1 oz., measured 19 3/4 inches long, and she was welcomed home by her big brother, Luca Van Voorst...

Cherokee City Council action at Tuesday’s meeting helped clear the horizon and continue the process for the proposed plan to convert the former Wilson School building into a much-needed apartment complex. When all was said and done, and after related Public Hearings Tuesday night, the Council approved a series of necessary measures for the project to proceed...

Cherokee city officials and Police Chief Nate James remind residents that there are still quite a few businesses and homes without appropriate house numbers in town. The City appreciates the many who have cooperated and have house numbers and business addresses plainly posted on their fronts, but asks citizens to help spread the word that our 1st responders benefit greatly from house numbers...

SUTHERLAND – Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach will host Stay Independent: A Healthy Aging Series this July at the Willoway Complex in Sutherland. The series is a nutrition and wellness program for adults age 60+ that provides information and tips to help aging adults remain healthy and independent...

Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation Wednesday for three counties in response to flooding and severe weather beginning June 14 and continuing. The governor's proclamation allows state resources to be utilized to respond to and recover from the effects of this severe weather in Buena Vista, Cherokee and Webster counties...

WASHTA - The town of Washta will be celebrating its 150th birthday on July 6 and 7. An all-school reunion dinner will take place at the elementary school on Friday, July 6 with music from Angie Rosener at 5:30 p.m. and Casey Meussingmann at 9:00 p.m....

Two cute little princesses pose with Ariel (Alexa Timmerman) and Prince Eric (Thad Booth) after a performance of the Cherokee Community Theatre’s production of ‘The Little Mermaid’ last weekend. Tickets are still available for the final performances of this magical Disney classic Thursday, Friday, Saturday June 28-30 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday July 1st at 2 p.m. at the Cherokee Community Center. Call 712-225-4440 or visit cherokeect.org to reserve your seats...

SAYDEL - The Alta-Aurelia boys made the long trip to Saydel on Saturday to play in the Brent Prange Classic, and the Warriors lost a tough one to the host team, 2-1, as Saydel scored one run in the bottom of the 6th and the wining run in the bottom of the 7th. The loss dropped Alta-Aurelia’s season record to 14-3...

ALTA - One night after suffering their first loss of the season Friday, the Alta-Aurelia girls rebounded, scoring three runs in the bottom of the 7th inning to edge Ridge View, 4-3, in the Alta-Aurelia tournament here Saturday. Abby Kraemer went seven innings in the pitcher’s circle for the Warriors, allowing three runs (two earned) on six hits, walking three and striking out 13. Jessica Falherty slugged a triple for A-A and Brittany Turnquist, Abby Kraemer and Alicia Turnquist all doubled...

Akron-Westfield showed why they are ranked #3 in Class 1A softball in Paullina on Monday June 18th. South O’Brien started out hitting the ball well in the first inning, putting two runs on the board after holding A-W to no runs. Hannah Dau led off with a single, but was erased on Sydney Struve’s fielder’s choice at 2nd. ...

On Monday, the Ridge View baseball team hosted Westwood and the Raptors lost the WVC game by a 17-8 score. Westwood jumped out to a 4-0 lead after the 1st inning.  Ridge View battled back to narrow the deficit to one run, 7-6, after the 5th inning, but Westwood scored 10 more runs over the final two innings to put the game out of reach.  Dylan Wood had three hits for Ridge View andJake Tokheim and Jake Mitchell each had two hits. ...

The Ridge View softball team had a full day of games on Tuesday, playing three varsity games to try to make up for all the rain-outs in conference play. In their first game,he Raptors lost to OA/BCIG by the score of 5-1. Taking the loss on the mound was Addison Schmidt, who threw all seven innings, allowing five runs (two earned) on seven hits, walking two and striking out three. At the plate for Ridge View, Kara Richard had a double...

DES MOINES - The pairings for the Iowa High School baseball tournaments have been released. Here are the pairings for the schools in the Chronicle Times coverage area: In Class 1A, District 2, MMCRU will meet Lawton-Bronson in first round action at Remsen St. Mary’s at 5 p.m. on Tuesdy July 10th, with the winner of that game meeting the winner of the CC-E - Remsen St. Mary’s game in Remsen on Thursday July 12th at 7 p.m...

Mary Frances Gates, age 96 of Boynton Beach, Florida, formerly of Cherokee, passed away at her home in Florida on June 21, 2108. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, July 2, 2108, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee. ...

Molly A. Lee, age 81, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 30, 2018, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee, with Father Randy Schon officiating, and. ...

LE MARS - Experiencing one of those games where all the hard hits went right to a defender proved costly for the Cherokee girls here Wednesday night as they dropped an 8-1 verdict at Le Mars. Cherokee managed just four hits in the game, with Alexus Jones getting two of those, including knocking in the team’s lone run in the 7th inning. Kassidy Pingel and Apryl Mesler also had hits for the WHS girls...

LEMARS - The Cherokee Braves were on the road Wednesday night as they traveled to LeMars for a conference game against the Bulldogs. In their first meeting this season, LeMars took down the Braves 5-3. This time the Bulldogs used two big innings to win, 13-3, in five innings...