Stories from Friday, November 10, 2017

M.A.R.K. has made its mark in Alta. This unique clothing store is run by four sisters; Monica Munro, Amee Lundberg, Robyn Diekman and Katie Berkland. All four sisters are involved in running the store with a little help from their mom, Trudy Schroeder, who has been a big part of them going forward with their dream. “We have always loved fashion and have always dreamed of having a business together,” explained Robyn Diekman...

The Buena Vista County Community Grand Foundation The Trail Board received will be further looked into in the coming year with the $10,000 match from the Alta Park Board at the beginning of 2018. The Trails Committee’s intentions are to work with the Park Board to extend the sidewalk from the elementary playground over to the swimming pool and shelter house. ...

Trinity Lutheran Church in Alta unveiled a new work of art at their Reformation 500 service on October 29.  The banner which is 12 feet x 4 feet was painted by Beth Winterhof and donated to the church.  It was designed to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Reformation, when Martin Luther nailed his 95th one of theses to the church door on October 31, 1517. The banner depicts the work of the triune God, featuring specific acts of God the Creator, God the Redeemer and God the Sustainer in three panels.  The first panel features a vision of outer space, depicting the fourth day of creation when God populated the heavens with the celestial bodies.  The second panel depicts the morning of the resurrection, with the cross casting a shadow before a beautiful sunset, next to the empty tomb.   The third panel shows the work of the Holy Spirit, the presence of God in the waters of baptism and in the fire of Pentecost. This original art is on display through November at Trinity Lutheran Church, 401 W 2nd St, Alta. . ...

On Monday night, the Alta City Council discussed what seemed to be ongoing problem at the community center. A new floor was installed and the cleaner was having difficulty cleaning the new floor with all the tables and chairs set up. The original plan was the tables remain set up and needed to be returned to original layout after the event...

A ribbon cutting will be held at Synergy Live Edge and Art Gallery on November 14 from 5–7 p.m. to kick off their regular hours at the Gallery. Synergy is a commercial gallery presenting various media from a wide range of artists. Some of those artisans featured are Jean Wenell, Danuta Hutchins, Mary Mello-Nee, David Boelter, Jolene Dentlinger, Jennifer Felton, Ron Netten, Perry Polson, Ron Erickson, Cheri Courter, Bob Ansorge, Hugh Perry and Ron Gerlach. ...

Fareway Stores, Inc. recently conducted a round up at the register to support Variety – the Children’s Charity. Donations were collected from Monday, Oct. 2 through Saturday, Oct. 21 in all Fareway locations, with total donations reaching $57,067.99 during the three-week period...

As the population ages, more and more older adults and their families are faced with the challenges of “downsizing”: usually a move from the traditional family home into a smaller single level home, smaller condo or an independent living community. 
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TC BOUTIQUE- TC Boutique had their ribbon cutting for their new store front business on November 8. The boutique is located at 1515 Lake Ave N Suite E. It is open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m...

Hear Ye, Hear Ye Huzzah! Good tidings to you and yours! The Iowa Lakes Community College Music Department is proud to announce the 18th Annual Elizabethan Madrigal Feaste. This year’s festivities will be held in a neighboring castle — The VFW in Estherville — on Saturday, Dec. 2, and Sunday, Dec. 3. The feaste starts both nights at 6:30 p.m...

The second Monday of each month at 1 p.m. the Storm Lake Public Library will be showing a film from some of the most acclaimed directors in motion picture history. The film series is sponsored by the Friends of the Storm Lake Public Library. On November 13 The Sting by director George Roy Hill will be showing. ...

Members of the Friends of the Library board spent a night this week assembling literary baskets, a fundraiser for the volunteer group’s efforts for library improvements. The many baskets are now on display at the library, where patrons can enter a silent bid to purchase them. ...

With two combines running and cold, dry weather forecast, local volunteers spent a day working to harvest the corn remaining in the south field of the Clay County Test Plot south of Spencer on U.S. Highway 71. Sponsored by the Clay County Corn and Soybean associations, the fields are under the management of Pro Crop Management and Realty. ...

The choir performs during a Storm Lake High School Veterans Day program held on Wednesday, which included guest speakers. / Storm Lake School District photo

For Bethany Larson, Woman Wonder was far from where she started. It was the summer of 2015 when Bethany felt like she wanted to step out of her comfort zone. She wanted a fresh idea for some creative writing, not wanting to continue the way she was working. She wanted to explore...

Buena Vista University’s campus radio station, KBVU, is celebrating 20 years over the air at 97.5 FM. To celebrate the milestone, an alumni “Birthday Mixer” will take place on Friday, Nov. 17 from 4-6 p.m. in Forum Room 5 on the BVU campus. “The mixer is a great way for alumni to share their KBVU experiences with current students, and to talk about all the great things the radio station has done over the past 20 years,” said Kyle Wiebers, who is a senior psychology major from Holstein and the station manager of KBVU.. ...

The 2018 Witter Gallery Fundraising Calendar is now available at many locations around the Storm Lake area. The calendar features Buena Vista County wildlife photography by Storm Lake artist Hugh Perry. All proceeds benefit the Witter Art Gallery. The calendars are available at locations including Storm Lake Bakery, Sugar Bowl, Rust’s Western Shed, Better Day Cafe, Uniform Shop, Zone Home Entertainment, Kristin’s Kandies, Touch Above, Elements by K Sorbe, the Straw Horse in Albert City, Alta and Albert City libraries, and Storm Lake City Hall. ...

The vacant Tyson Deli Plant in Cherokee continues to be officially listed for sale through a major commercial/industrial realtor and carries a $2.5 million price tag for the 254,232 square-foot facility located on 48.86 acres immediately southwest of the Cherokee Airport on the South side of the city...

MISSOURI VALLEY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a western Iowa county supervisor has died in a grain bin accident. Harrison County Sheriff Pat Sears says 63-year-old Russ Kurth, of Logan, died in the bizarre Tuesday morning accident outside a grain bin just north of Missouri Valley...

Sip, Sample and Shop during the Holiday Open House this Sunday, November 12 from 12-4 p.m. in Storm Lake. Register at participating retailers to be entered into a drawing to win up to $200 Storm Lake Bucks certificates. The drawing will be held on Monday, November 13. ...

A new survey performed by the Food Marketing Institute finds digital grocery shopping is the fastest growing segment in U.S. retail. Hy-Vee in Spencer has been offering online grocery shopping through its website www.hy-vee.com/grocery for a little more than two years. The program is known as aisles online...

THEFT On November 2, a theft was reported in Storm Lake. Total items reported missing were estimated at $4000. --------------------------- On October 28, a theft was reported in Storm Lake. Total items reported missing were estimated at $20. ---------------------------...

An Adoption Day celebration, part of November’s National Adoption Month, will be held on Saturday, November 18, at 10 a.m. at the Woodbury County Courthouse. Many area families are expected to finalize the adoptions of their children at the event. Sioux City Adoption Day is one of nine similar events happening across Iowa this month and is planned in partnership by the Iowa Department of Human Service and Lutheran Services of Iowa...

The Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report has been released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service.  “It was another good week for harvest and now 67 percent of corn and 92 percent of beans are in the bin.  Corn harvest remains nine days behind the five year average and beans are six days behind.  Hopefully we can get a couple of more weeks of agreeable weather to allow farmers to finish harvest and complete other fall field work,” said Mike Naig, Iowa Deputy Secretary of Agriculture.. ...

On the afternoon of Tuesday, November 7, at approximately 3 p.m. the Storm Lake Police Department was dispatched to the 700 block of West 9th Street in reference to a found child. Upon arrival of police they met with a witnesses who had located a small, 2 year old child walking unattended in the neighborhood. The child was only wearing pajamas and flip flops. Witnesses estimated the child had been outside for approximately 15 minutes...

ACCIDENTS On October 22 at approximately 12:02 p.m., at the intersection of Vestal St. and West Milwaukee in Storm Lake, a vehicle driven by Vernon Weeks of Storm Lake, was involved in an accident with a vehicle driven by Lien Tejeda Lores of Storm Lake. The two vehicles collided causing total damages estimated at $2500. Tejeda Lores was cited for Fail To Obey Stop Sign...

A day after the city elections, the write-in voted were tabulated, deciding a couple of area positions that could not be determined from the initial results. In Albert City, Dale Skog was elected mayor in a spirited write-in campaign, with 162 votes, far surpassing the two official candidates on the ballot, Karl Erickson III with 26 and Ben Peck with 13. Skog is a current member of the city council...

Methodist Manor Retirement Community and Ready, Set, Grow! have announced a partnership to provide a community day care in Storm Lake. Responding to a deep need in the area, the facility based at Methodist Manor could serve as many as 50 children at a time, and will likely open in 2019...

The Storm Lake Community School District Board of Education will be meeting on Wednesday, November 29 at 5:30 p.m. at the Central Office Building to discuss the early childhood project. The board plans to review the Early Childhood Facility Committee’s work to date, consider options for the building site, steps toward purchasing a site, a timeline for the project and potential phasing scenarios in light of district bonding capacity. Early Childhood Committee members are encouraged to attend. ...

On Monday, western Iowa congressman Steve King and 11 House colleagues called on the Ways and Means Committee to include King’s “New IDEA” (Illegal Deduction Elimination Act) proposal in the Republican tax reform plan. “Did you know that employers of illegal aliens deduct as a business expense the wages and benefits paid to illegal alien workers? Well, my ‘New IDEA’ legislation puts an end to that!” King posted about the proposal. ...

The Podunk Resistance movement staged a demonstration in Storm Lake Wednesday evening, drawing curious stares from passers-by. The concept is to give small communities that might be treated as insignificant, a voice on how they feel about how government is treating its people. Since February of this past year they have been protesting every Wednesday in different small towns across Iowa. They started out in Ayrshire and have been making their way across the state...

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and Hy-Vee join forces to pay tribute to Iowa’s military veterans with the “Honor A Veteran” program. Hy-Vee stores celebrate Veterans Day each year by offering a free breakfast buffet to all veterans and active-duty military members as a way of thanking them for their service. ...

Storm Lake St. Mary’s held their annual Veterans’ Day program Thursday morning to honor area military veterans for their service to the United States, and to honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. Sgt. 1st Class Shane Shreck was the guest speaker and shared a heartfelt message of his patriotism, love of country and years of service with the armed service including the elite Delta Force. ...

Brad Nagel has taken his experiences as an elite Navy SEAL and turned it into a podcast where he and his co-host Dannie Strable share stories from war veterans and discuss issues that affect veterans, as well as other topics. Nagel, a Cherokee native, joined the United States Navy in 1991 and retired in September of 2012. ...

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June 8, 1964 - November 4, 2017

The season has gone a bit south for the Buena Vista Beavers on the gridiron. Once standing at 3-2, the Beavers have dropped four straight contests, sitting at 3-6, 2-5 on the year. However, their opponent this week, the Coe Kohawks, have also ran into a streak. The Kohawks kicked off their season with three straight wins, but have since dropped six in a row with only one conference win...

The 2017 season for the Storm Lake swim team saw them send one young lady to the state meet. That young lady who roams the hall of Alta-Aurelia High School was the swimmer for the Tornadoes, senior Grace Meier. Meier, who also runs cross country and track, finished in 21st place at the State meet on November 4, has built herself up to that point in the pool since the tender age of 7...

June 26, 1927 - November 9, 2017

Straight A Honor Roll 9th Grade: Alex De Roos, Trey Engelmann, Amber Jensen, Teagan Meyer, Cade Rohwer and Alaina Westphal. 10th Grade: Alexa Fredericksen, Kirah Kolpin, Chloe Kruger, Jimena Mendoza, Sydney Stanton, Sarah Sundene and Morgan Wilson. 11th Grade: Carly Drench, Annika Patton and Brittany Turnquist...