Stories from Tuesday, April 25, 2017

A unique display on Buena Vista University’s central campus this week has been attracting attention - a “clothesline” pinned with white t-shirts with messages against violence and sexual abuse. The project is the work of the Students Against Violent Environments group, intended to raise awareness and encourage discussion, and perhaps to empower victims who have otherwise been silent. ...

Here is a look at the DNR Fishing Report. Storm Lake (including Little Storm Lake) Water temperature is around 50 degrees. Black Crappie - Fair: Anglers are picking up crappie in the Marina and near the inlet. Walleye - Fair: Walleye fishing has been fair to good. Some are catching limits. Try fishing along the east shore from the boat ramp on to the Kings Pointe Resort and the north shore west of Chautauqua point...

Gov. Terry Branstad announced Thursday that Iowa Veterans Home Commandant Jodi Tymeson will take over as the new Executive Director of Veterans Affairs on May 1.  Previously, Tymeson was named Chief Operating Officer of the Iowa Veterans Home in May 2013, and then promoted to Commandant in October 2013.  ...

May 11, 1922 - April 21, 2017

August 14, 1944 - April 19, 2017

November 11, 1920 - April 18, 2017

November 19, 1917 - April 18, 2017

Updates from the Storm Lake Police Department, Buena Vista County Sheriff's Office and the Storm Lake Fire Department.

The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Master Gardener program will hold its core training sessions this fall for individuals interested in becoming Master Gardeners. The Master Gardener program is looking for people who are passionate about volunteering and gardening. ...

Are you interested in becoming a homeowner? Habitat for Humanity is opening up the application process for homeowner assistance. We are looking for qualified families seeking affordable home ownership. Families must be willing to partner with Buena Vista County Habitat for Humanity. ...

Sergeant Bluff resident, Storm Lake native and artist, Constance L. Luhman has been selected to be a participant in the Minnesota Watercolor Society juried spring art exhibit. The show is being held at the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum 3675 Arboretum Dr, Chaska, Minnesota. The exhibition is currently open and runs through June 19. Luhman’s piece “Strawberries in Glass Bowl”, was inspired by a still life the artist set up in her home last year...

Storm Lake St. Mary’s High School inducted four new members into their chapter of the National Honor Society Wednesday afternoon as part of a school Mass. Juniors Alexis Huddleston-Monroy, Josh Feltner, Abby Jones and Olivia Schaller were inducted as the newest members of the high school National Honor Society. ...

George and Melissa Green announced Friday morning that Maggie Martinez will be serving as Co-Commodore for the 2017 Star Spangled Spectacular July third and Fourth celebration in Storm Lake. The group will be planning the entertainment with the Spectacular committee and Martinez will take the helm as commodore in 2018...

Pin Up Pet Calendar contest winners to be revealed at Lake Animal Hospital Open House

Two parents brought their concerns to the Storm Lake Board of Education this week, concerned about a potential curriculum change being made without parents being made aware. One urged the board to continue a reading policy to serve all of the children, not just “those in the middle.” She said she has one child in an accelerated program, and another with special needs. “I don’t have a child in the middle.”...

BVU particpants worked with the Center for Ethical Living and Social Justice Renewal and spent the week working with a variety of causes and organizations.

Springfest is an event held at Buena Vista University where students and community members come for an afternoon of cardboard boat races, sunset paddle, log rolling, and making survival packs and friendship bracelets. The event will be held at Buena Vista University Rec House located at 27 Peterson Drive, in a brick house along the lake front, behind the Siebens Fieldhouse Gymnasium and Finkbine Natatorium...

Okoboji – The Royal Ballet’s sparkling production of Jewels is a love letter to ballet, told through the shimmering beauty that is ‘Emeralds,’ ‘Rubies’ and ‘Diamonds’. This captivating performance will be screened at the Pearson Lakes Art Center in the Lauridsen Performing Arts Theatre on Thursday, May 18, at 6:30 p.m...

Healthy Meals in a Hurry will be held Thursday, May 11 at 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach office in Cherokee (209 Centennial Drive). The program is open to the public and everyone is welcome. The 1½-hour program focuses on time-saving ideas, cost-saving tips and nutritious meal options...

At what point does a fever or stomach ache become a medical emergency? If you slice your finger with a knife, or you are having the worst headache you’ve ever had, should you seek emergency care? How do you know? The answers are simple: if you think you are having the symptoms of a medical emergency, you should seek emergency care as quickly as possible. ...

M’s on 4th, 1021 4th Street, will host ‘RACEFest’ Tuesday, April 25 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The event will mark the kick-off for the Ninth Annual Komen Siouxland Race for the Cure®. The Race is a 5K and 1-mile run/fitness walk held on Sunday, May 14 in downtown Sioux City. M’s on 4th will have a creatively themed menu with 10 percent of all purchases donated to Susan G. Komen Greater Iowa-Siouxland Race for the Cure...

Buena Vista Regional Medical Center’s First Embrace Obstetrics Department will be conducting a free car seat safety check on Saturday, May 13 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. The check will be held at Rasmussen’s Ford, Highway 71 North in Storm Lake, Iowa. Bring your children, car and seat owner’s manual. No appointments needed...

Storm Lake St. Mary’s School raised $5,600 for the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Oncology clinic to purchase two new recliners that include massage and heat functions for the patients during their treatments, which can be lengthy. The funds were raised through a variety of activities during their Pink Out basketball game last winter, as well as a meal and t-shirt sales. ...

“It’s all about the support net - and we’ve got some holes in ours.” With more and more students struggling with mental health challenges, Storm Lake Superintendent of Schools Carl Turner took his plea for an in-house professional to the school board Thursday...

One person was killed in a head-on collision on Highway 71 early Thursday morning, and another was injured but pulled to safety. A 911 caller reported the crash at 4:20 a.m., about four miles from Storm Lake, south of 650th Street. One of the vehicles had started on fire after the crash with the driver trapped inside...

It felt like a member of the family coming home. “My grandpa built it, my dad helped him when he was young. We lost my dad recently to cancer, and it just seemed kind of fitting to get it back.” Nancy Kelly speaks of the timeless barn originally from her family’s farmstead, which on Thursday made the slow, careful three mile trip from a nearby farm to Main Street Varina. ...

U.S. Senator Charles Grassley couldn’t make it for the dedication of a $26 million expansion at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center earlier, but took advantage of Congress’ Easter break to tour the facility Wednesday and answer questions for about 50 health care workers...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Authorities dropped nearly three dozen cases last month that stemmed from arrests of protesters against the Dakota Access crude oil pipeline, court records show. The Bismarck Tribune reported Saturday that prosecutors and judges dropped the 33 misdemeanor cases while another 14 were resolved by guilty pleas. Most of the cases dropped last month related to criminal trespass charges from the late summer and fall...

TEMPLETON, Iowa — Something has happened in Templeton that should raise the spirits of long dead bootleggers across the village in Sacred Heart Cemetery. The distillation of the community’s notorious rye whiskey will soon return to Templeton, where it was produced in the shadows during and after Prohibition. But now it’s legal...

Since 1978, Iowa corn growers have elected their peers to serve on the Iowa Corn Promotion Board (ICPB) to oversee the investment of funds generated by the Iowa corn checkoff program. On July 18, 2017, corn growers in Crop Reporting Districts 1, 3, 6 and 9 can vote at their local county ISU extension office for their representation on the Iowa Corn Promotion Board for a three-year term. ...

On the evening of Sunday, April 23 at approximately 9:00 p.m., the Storm Lake Police Department responded to a 911 call at 319 West 7th Street in reference to a dispute between neighbors. Upon arrival police determined that Ketzell Zeledon, age 25 of Storm Lake was intoxicated. ...

A group of around 50 people attended “Break the Silence,” a lecture by Sister Shirley Fineran on Thursday in Spencer. Fineran’s lectures are noted as a way to raise awareness and visibility for human trafficking and the victims of the trafficking trade in our own local areas. Fineran shared why she is out to raise awareness for human trafficking...

Applications are now being accepted for Buena Vista County Fair Queen and Little Miss contests. Applicants do not need to be 4H members. Deadline to apply is June 30th. See the fair website for an online application, instructions and rules at bvcountyfair.com or contact pageant director Sarah Brown by email at bvcfairqueen@gmail.com or call 712-299-0394...

Updates from the Storm Lake Police Department, Buena Vista County Sheriff's Office and the Storm Lake Fire Department.

September17, 1943 - April 13, 2017

November 28, 1992 - April 20, 2017

Edwards Storm Lake to provide Storm Lake Youth Baseball Association with new equipment and monetary contribution

CARNIVAL BOOSTS ANTI-HUNGER EFFORT - Student volunteers heft the gear for a Kids Carnival hosted by Storm Lake St. Mary’s Student Council in the school gym Sunday. Proceeds from the event go toward the Then Feed Just One food packaging project April 27 where the K-12 student body and staff package food for the hungry in Honduras in an assembly line style process all day. Last year over 100,000 meals were packaged by students and volunteers...

The popular Iowa band The Browns will be in concert at the Star Spangled Spectacular in Storm Lake this summer. They will appear in a free show at the Sunset Park Bandshell at 7 p.m. on Monday, July 3, following a municipal band concert. The show will be the finale for opening day of the holiday celebration. July 3 also features a classic car parade, food vendors and homemade ice cream social, kiddie parade and performances by kids’ favorites Poppin’ Penelope and Amazing Arthur...

Back in Black will appear in an AC/DC tribute concert at the Hard Rock resort in Sioux City, Saturday, April 29. Showtime is 8 p.m. The Black in Black tribute band is an exciting, high energy reproduction of a concert performance of AC/DC. All the members of Back in Black live in Dallas/Fort Worth area and are experienced musicians not only dedicated to the sound and look, but also capturing the power and excitement of AC/DC. ...

Modest and majestic at once, the films of James Gray patiently burrow their way into the souls of their characters and, maybe, into you. Gray is painterly and exacting - some might say to a fault. But his movies’ revelations are complex and contradictory - full of life’s messiness -and their formal textures break open with moments of transcendence...

5th Grade Irelyn Ahlers, Oscar Almaraz, Hailey Anderson, Stephany Arbizu, Kayla Boggs, Jayda Butler, Andrea Carrillo-Morado, Sylvia Castillo, Anoun Chaiyawong, Lizbeth Chavez, Nelly Cortes, Madison Courtright, Megan Courtright, Lillian Dahlhauser, Nyabiey Dak, Monica David, Alexa De La Cruz, Nayeli DeLoera, Landon DeMoss, Bruno Figueroa, Crystal Gomez-Ramirez, Mailee Gonzalez, Fernanda Gonzalez-Lopez, Bianca Hernandez, Tania Hernandez-Patino, Jasmine Ioanis, Maryjane Isaac, Fernanda Japa, Danielle Jepson, Shauntez Johnson, Benjamin Langner Yarosevich, Tar Ler, Angel Lopez, Aiden Louis, Narissa Lovan, Lizzie Lyman, Francisco Magdaleno, Grant Mai, Lizeth Maldonado, Felipe Manriquez, Luis Martinez, Cole McAtee, Byron Mejia, Miranda Mills, Agustin Morales, Ernesto Morelos, Sahachat Muad-Otton, Angelo Negrete, Joanne Ni, Karla Ortega-Hernandez, Diego Oseguera, Thi Ha Phyo, David Praseutsinh, Andrea Ramirez Alvarez, Saby Ramos, Joseph Rice, Arianna Rios, Taylor Ripke, Christofer Rosales, Jaslyn Saengchanpheng, Leslie Salmeron, Alexis Sanabia-Manriquez, Christian Sanchez, Katherin Sarabia, Brayden Schreier, Jaiden Sievers, Hershdeep Singh, EhHserMuLar Soe, Kaeden Sounnarath, Adrien Souvongkham, Madison Stull, Claire Taylor, Sunny Thao, Brock Turnquist, Saharat Uppahard, Helen Wobbema, Mason Wunder, Cindy Xiong, Amy Yang, Annie Yang, Kristina Yang, Shouacua Yang, Angel Zaragoza-DeLaPez, Ashley Zelaya-Martinez. ...

Sac County 4-H Council took a trip to Sioux City on April 14th to discover and work on teamwork while trying to decode their puzzle at the Greatest Escape in Sioux City! Members of the Sac County 4-H Council include: Front Row L to R: Rachel Kenny, Allison Kolbe, Megan Drey, Taylor Houska, Emily Scott and Skylar Reis. ...

The SLHS Art Department would like to invite you to the Spring Art Show, entitled, Out of the Ordinary, on Friday, April 28th, 8:00- 5:00 and Saturday April 29th 1:00- 4:00. Located in the new Auxilary Gym of the High School. The juror this year is BVU Art Professor Mary Mello-Nee. Refreshments will be served on Saturday. Please join us in celebrating the diverse collection of our many talented art students...

On Friday, March 31st, 60 Storm Lake High School students traveled to Northwestern College in Orange City, to participate in the first annual Northwest Iowa Cultural GRIT Conference. The Conference was sponsored by Northwestern College and the Iowa State Extension Office as a means to promote higher education and leadership skills for multicultural students. ...

Teenage filmmakers Sami Damanhoury and Phillip Xouiyavong presented their most recent effort, a promotional video for Storm Lake High School, to the school board Thursday evening. The idea came out of a fall Citizens Advisory Board meeting, as the district hopes to duplicate the success of the local police department that has created a number of videos for social media...

There are lots of activities one can do on Earth Day, most of us flock to the outdoors even if it is no longer our natural habitat. On this Earth Day, Saturday, about 30 volunteers and students turned out to enjoy a nice spring morning while helping Storm Lake’s Habitat for Humanity lay the foundation for a new home...

Motorists are continuing to ignore school bus safety stop arms, according to Storm Lake Schools Transportation Director Nathan Beal. He proposes outfitting the district’s remaining 11 buses with cameras to document the violations. Last year the district reported 16 stop arm violations by motorists. In the first three months of this year alone, 38 violations were reported - a “disturbing trend,” Beal said...

When the Iowa legislative session came to a screeching halt Saturday, it marked then end of a difficult budgeting year, but one featuring significant social legislation with a conservative bent - abortion restrictions, expanded gun rights, limitations on public union power and steps toward legalization of medicinal marijuana...

A Latino Political Network event was planned in Storm Lake Sunday to encourage local Latinos to consider running for political offices. What it unexpectedly turned into was a referendum on a void in child care in the community, and the idea that the Hispanic population may be able to lead the way in seeking solutions...

In response to the latest editorial in the Storm Lake Times newspaper: I had a hard time plunking down a dollar to purchase the latest rant on the Buena Vista County Supervisors (Wed. 4-19). I remembered the tag line at the bottom. (“Ye shall know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” - John 8:32). ...

POCAHONTAS - Friday saw Storm Lake, Alta-Aurelia, Newell-Fonda and Sioux Central all travel to Pocahontas for the Pocahontas Relays. Storm Lake finished sixth in class A with 38 points as Humboldt won. Alta-Aurelia finished fourth out of six teams with 106 points in class B with host school Pocahontas Area taking first. Sioux Central took second with 147 points and Newell-Fonda fourth with 63 points out of six teams in class C, Bishop Garrigan finishing first...

ESTHERVILLE - On Friday night the Sioux Central and Storm Lake girls took part in the Estherville-Lincoln Central Relays. The Rebels took second in class B with a team score of 138, finishing behind Bishop Garrigan who had 165. Storm Lake took fifth in class A with 23. Spencer won class A...

STORM LAKE/SIOUX CITY - The Storm Lake boys soccer team defeated MOC-Floyd Valley on Friday night at home by a score of 7-2. On Saturday they traveled to Sioux City and dropped a 1-0 contest to Bishop Heelan on penalty kicks but later defeated Sioux City West, 5-0...

Tornado boys take a home win against the Braves STORM LAKE - The Storm Lake boys tennis team took a 6-3 victory against Cherokee on Friday night to pick up their first Lakes Conference win of the season. Junior Luxes Inthamath defeated Cale Pingel 10-4, junior Damien Guanajuato took a 11-9 win over Layne Reinhart, junior Max Bounheuang got past Tyler Richardson 10-6, sophomore Phuong Hoang took a 10-2 win over Dylan Nelson, junior Eddie Huizar fell 10-1 to Thaddeus Booth and freshman Danny John fell 10-2 to Brendon Sullivan.. ...

THE WOODLANDS, TX - On Saturday, Storm Lake native Matt Hanson set a new American record completing the course in seven hours and 52 minutes and earning an Ironman Championship in the process. Andrew Starykowicz took the early advantage over the rest of the field jumping out to a 13 minute lead only for Hanson to overtake him on the final leg of the competiton. ...

Tornado girls fall against Lakes Conference foes SPIRIT LAKE - On Friday afternoon the Storm Lake girls golf team traveled to Spirit Lake and came away with a third place finish in a three team duel. The hosting Indians took first place and Emmetsburg took second...

ORANGE CITY - The Tornadoes fell in a hard fought 1-0 contest on Friday to MOC-Floyd Valley. “We played really well and possessed the ball incredibly well,” SL head coach Alison Myrtue said. “There were not a large number of shots for either team. Unfortunately for us, one of their few shots went in.”...