February Area Happenings

The 1st of February in 2016 saw Cherokee and surrounding towns blanketed in snow. Here is a shot of Maple Street in Cherokee after the snowplows came through. (Photo by Ken Ross)

A big job - City crews in Cherokee rose to the challenge of a severe snow storm the first week of February. Here hey are shown clearing East Main Street. (Photo by Ken Ross)

Cherokee Roosevelt Elementary students enjoyed playing in the February snow. (Photo contributed)

,,, this young man rested on the snow for a moment during his snow activity at Roosevelt Elementary... (Photo contributed)

,,, building a snow fort is a time honored winter activity, and these Roosevelt Elementary students upheld that tradiion during the first week of February... (Photo contributed)

...It wasn't just the guys who romped in the snow at Roosevelt Elementary school ... (Photo contributed)

Here's what the streets of Cherokee looked like after the snow plows cleared more than a foot of snow in early February... (Photo by Ken Ross)

... these Roosevelt elementary students used a table to make their snow formations... (Photo contributed)

... and sometimes it's just fun tramping in the snow ... (Photo contributed)

... but for some adults, like these neighbors in Aurelia, the heavy snow meant it was time to dig out . (Photo by Diane Otto)

Chamber Coffee - Retired chamber members hosted the Cherokee Chamber Coffee at Danny's Sports Spot on Friday February 5th. (Photo by Ken Ross)

Lego Day at Library - Kids gathered at the Cherokee Library Thursday afternoon February 4th to make Lego creations. (Photo by Ken Ross)

Noah Anderson, Brooklyn Miller and Lily Jorgensen were among the children who created Valentines at the Cherokee Library on Saturday February 13th, the day before Valentines Day. (Photo by Ken Ross)

A two-person performance of "Don't Think So Hard" was given at WHS on Feb. 16th, prior to performance of the comedy with serious undertones at the All-State Speech Festival in Ames. (Photo by Ken Ross)

A group improv at the Feb. 16th WHS assembly featured over-the-top characters and bizarre situations. (Photo by Ken Ross)

A screening of the All-State qualifying newscast took place at the Tuesday Feb. 16th assembly at Washington High School. (Photo by Ken Ross)

The cast and crew of the "Edu Center" newscast video, to be shown at the All-State Festival, were recognized at a WHS assembly on Tuesday February 16th. (Photo by Ken Ross)