Stories from Friday, October 20, 2017

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For any immigrant, the journey from one country to another is never easy, no matter how many things fall into place. Finding work, learning to speak the native language, deciding if you have the needs and the means to bring family members along with you, not to mention getting to the point where you start another journey, if you choose, for citizenship in the country that you’ve migrated to. ...

A panel discussion entitled, “Reaching understanding: A civil exchange of perspectives,” took place Oct. 16 in Anderson Auditorium on the Buena Vista University campus. The event — which was co-sponsored by the Office of the President — was open to the public and featured five panelists from BVU and the Storm Lake community...

Take this home with you. We started where we started, and we made it up here. Imagine how far you can go.” A pair of emerging Iowa musicians spent an evening on stage at Buena Vista University Monday, but their purpose wasn’t just the joyful, unexpectedly intricate music they spun from an electric violin and a ukulele...

Schools reported certified 2017-18 enrollment figures this week, with Storm Lake seeing a significant increase in student population, especially in the elementary and high school buildings as well as the charter school program. Storm Lake enrollment is up 60 resident students from 2016-17, and the actual count (including open enrollment) is up 93, for a total of 2,577 students districtwide...

By DANA LARSEN Pilot-Tribune Editor Members of the mayor’s committee on Parks, Trails and Urban Forestry are concerned about the overgrowth around the lake, particularly the northern shore where city parks are located. “It’s turning into an Okoboji where you can’t see the lake,” member Mark Beth Andrews told the group during its monthly meeting Wednesday night...

Wes Bunjes Wes Bunjes graduated from Alta in 2017 and went to Buena Vista University for two years and then to South Dakota State and Southeast Tech getting degrees in Turf Management and landscape design. Bunjes was a member of the Alta Golf Course Board and identifies as a Republican Christian...

The Buena Vista Democrats hosted a get-together for candidates running for Congress against Republican Steve King and candidates running for Governor. Approximately 20 people gathered last weekend to listen to what each candidate had to offer. Those running for Congress were John Paschen, JD Scholten and Paul Dahl...

MidAmerican Energy Company’s customers have recognized the company’s ongoing commitment to deliver an exceptional customer experience. Based on customer responses, the company ranked No. 1 in the Midwest Large segment for overall customer satisfaction among natural gas companies for the third consecutive year, according to the J.D. Power Gas Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study...

Joan Brees has recently joined Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica) as a Financial Officer in the Storm Lake office. She is working with producers in Buena Vista County and the surrounding areas to help them with all their ag financing needs, including real estate, operating, livestock and equipment loans...

Methodist Manor Retirement Community (MMRC) announces the acquisition of Hawkeye Care Center in Sioux Rapids, effective December 1st. The Sioux Rapids facility is currently serving 16 residents and is licensed for 30 nursing home beds. Hawkeye, who has operated the Sioux Rapids facility since 1976, wanted to ensure that families and employees would continue to be cared for with the high standards that Hawkeye has set for their facilities...

Storm Lake Police Department is announcing the dates and location for their Coffee With a Cop Program for the next 12 months. Coffee With a Cop is designed for police officers to meet with citizens in an informal setting to answer their questions, address their concerns and create relationships within their jurisdiction...

Kathy Croker, Buena Vista County Assessor, was nominated and selected to receive the “Outstanding Member” Award at the Iowa State Association of Assessor’s (ISAA) Annual Conference and School of Instruction held in Des Moines October 8th –11th. The recipient of this award is selected based on leadership qualities, professionalism and contributions to the Association...

Nine days of celebration at the “World’s Greatest County Fair” now makes way for five evenings of extreme terror on the Clay County Fairgrounds. The Spencer Jaycees “Nightmare at the Fair: Horror Movie Terror Tour” opens Friday night in the new Tower Gate Pavilion near the historic tower gates on Fourth Avenue West...

Cherokee Police Chief Nate James sadly reports that Ike, the Police Department’s beloved K-9 dog, has cancer and the doctor hasn’t given him long to live (30-60 days). “We can see him going downhill. Ike will be with us until he can’t do it anymore,” said Chief James...