Stories from Monday, March 3, 2014

By SHERI DAVENPORT / First in a two-part series Editor's note: Sheri Davenport is a Storm Lake native now living in the Oakland, California area. What should you do if a 400 pound silverback gorilla suddenly jumps up with a loud hoot and charges toward you? Common sense would tell you to scream and run. ...

There are some frustrated students at Storm Lake High School this season, as they are being told that their fundraising efforts fell short of the mark to allow them a trip they qualified for to the DECA Nationals in Atlanta in May. DECA, a program over 60 years old, prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the world...