Stories from Friday, September 18, 2020

Details Custom Print Studio will be opening its doors on Saturday at 222 W. Main St. in Cherokee from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.. The space - formerly Tammy’s Home Cooking, will be a second location for the business, which has been located in Marcus since 2014...

Ellen’s Nail Spa opened in Cherokee in June at 228 1/2 Main St. Owner/Operators are Ellen Nguyen and DinhVan Ha. Nguyen and Ha are Sioux City residents who were driving around the area one day and were impressed with Cherokee and its “beautiful” downtown, and felt a welcoming vibe in the community. ...

“A business starts small” a quote from Richard Branson, is the only way Jessica Kannegieter can describe Mud on Main, a popular coffee shop in Cherokee and Aurelia. “Everything started small - the building, the town (Aurelia), the payroll, and the idea I had for a coffee shop,” explained Kannegieter. “Now fast forward nine years and I continue to think bigger and now the opportunity for a larger location and all the ideas my staff and I have had for Mud on Main can happen.”...

Donald O. Todd, 93, of rural Quimby, Iowa, passed away Tuesday evening, September 15, 2020 at his farm home surrounded by his family. Private family graveside services will be held at the Quimby Cemetery in Quimby, Iowa. Pastor David Doellinger will officiate.  There will be military rites at the graveside by the Quimby American Legion, L.A. ...

Dr. Thomas Michael Gary passed away on September 14, 2020, at Avera Hospice in Yankton South Dakota after battling brain cancer.  Tom was born on July 8, 1935 in Denison Iowa to Fredrick and Mary Gary.  He married Georgiana Lee Frost on April 16, 1960.  He served in the United States Public Health Services and was stationed in Seattle, Detroit, and San Francisco.  In 1965 he moved his family from San Francisco to Cherokee and practiced family medicine until his retirement in 2006.  He retired to Yankton, South Dakota where he enjoyed biking, kayaking, skiing and spending time with family and friends.  He is survived by his wife Lee of Yankton, SD; and his three children: Steven Gary and his wife Sheila (Wiese) Gary of Carmichael, CA.  Dawn Gary and her husband Joe Wenzl of Omaha, NE; Mark Gary and his wife Christy (Lahaug) Gary of Omaha, NE; four grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.. ...

Alanna and Gabe Fuller are proud to announce the birth of their new son. Titus Charles Fuller was born on September 14, 2020 at 10:15 a.m. He weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces, and was 21 inches in length. He has two brothers named Tyson and Tate, and a sister named Briel. His grandparents are Troy and Leanne Valentine of Cherokee, and Jeff and Jana Fuller of Spirit Lake...

One rung at a time. That’s the subtle yet promising steps the Cherokee business community is making as we progress into a hopeful future. Four new businesses and two expansions, including new locations, have Cherokee’s economic development buzzing as we slowly rebound from the dastardly effects of changing customer shopping habits and an ongoing pandemic the federal government has bungled for nine months straight and no end in sight...

Last week I had the “Silent Majority” screaming at the top of their red, white and BOO! lungs. I can’t imagine the crescendo of vitriol if I personally attacked them instead of their man in the Big House. And to all those swimming in a stream different than mine and trying to the gills to get me fired, so sorry. ...

Although the resource is available year-round, it should be noted that the Cherokee Public Library’s online resource page could come in especially handy for car-care enthusiasts. Via the library website, library patrons have access to over a dozen databases covering a huge range of subject matter. ...

The cross-country team was blessed by fantastic weather at Tuesday’s track meet in Storm Lake. Junior Kyrstin Agnitsch blasted her way through the course, landing in first place with a time of 19:47. Head cross country coach Matt Hoskinson offered this commentary: “We had a gorgeous night to compete. ...