Stories from Tuesday, January 23, 2018

The Spencer Performing Arts Coalition (SPARC) is excited to bring The Dick Bauman Big Band Featuring Kurt Schwarck to our stage for the 2018 Alumni Concert. The performance is Sunday, January 29 at 2 p.m. announces its 2017-2018 Season. The 2018 Alumni Concert is Sponsored by Don Pierson Ford...

In the days and months following the Sept. 11 attacks, a small U.S. Special Forces unit led an offensive against the Taliban and Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. They worked in harsh conditions alongside a local warlord and his men, an uneasy alliance at best, and, even with all the technology and money of the U.S. military, executed the successful mission largely on horseback...

Step Afrika! returns to Buena Vista University Friday, Feb. 16, for a demonstration as part of the ACES cultural series on campus. Step Afrika! is the first professional dance company dedicated to the tradition of stepping. The company promotes an appreciation for stepping as a contemporary dance genre and its use as an educational, motivational, and healthy tool for young people. ...

United Community Health Center is pleased to announce the introduction of behavioral health services to the existing clinic. The clinic has been staffed with a primary care and dental team to serve the underserved of this community since 2006. Michaela Beaver, one of the center’s Nurse Practitioners, saw the extreme need for patients in this area to receive psychiatric care after moving here from war-torn countries, refugee camps, and other extremely challenging circumstances...

Iowa soon will require that ignition interlocks have cameras so drivers required to take breath tests don’t have other people start the drivers’ vehicles. The vehicles would still start, but the drivers could lose their restricted driver’s licenses and be charged with crimes after the ignition interlock company notifies the state that other people blew into the devices...

The new nursing simulation lab at the Emmetsburg campus of Iowa Lakes Community College was officially revealed to the public last week as the college hosted the Emmetsburg Chamber of Commerce’s weekly coffee event. The new area provides space for today’s latest technology to be incorporated into daily learning experiences for students studying in the health professions...

To celebrate Valentine’s Day, why not give a gift directly from the heart?

 It takes generous blood donors to save lives through blood donation! One pint of donated blood can go on to save the lives of three local hospital patients. This lifesaving process only takes up to an hour, and donors receive snacks when it’s all over.

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• February 1- Young at Heart, Speaker: Anne Iehl, Lab Director, 10 a.m. KEC • February 5- Watch Me Grow, 10 a.m.- 7 p.m. • February 6- Storm Lake Community Blood Drive-LifeServe Blood Center, 12:30-6 p.m. KEC • February 7- Ask the Cardiologist, Speaker: Roque Arteaga, MD, Electrophysiologist, Cardiovascular Associates, 12-1 p.m. KEC...

Hannah Forcier wishes she was the type of girl who hadn’t cared as much about her looks in the past. She said her high-school self’s day depended on achieving what she thought was perfect beauty. After high school, the New Hampshire native moved to Los Angeles, intent on being an actress. ...

Centers Against Abuse & Sexual Assault (CAASA) will be hosting “A Night of Hope” Fundraiser on Thursday, March 15, at Western Iowa Tech, 200 Victory Drive in Cherokee from 5:30-8:30 p.m. The cost is $25 per person. This is a very special event to raise money that will be used for services to support survivors of sexual abuse in our community...

Two weekends are being reserved in Galva at The Meeting Place for scrapbook lovers to come together on February 17-18 and/orMarch 10-11. These two-day retreats offer scrap booking space, a handicap accessible restroom, Starbucks coffee, bottled water and noon lunch delivered on both days...

Sac County Extension and Outreach is offering a quilt class for all beginners for youth and adults. There will be three meeting dates and those dates are February 3, February 10 and March 10 from 1-3 p.m. at the Sac County and Extension Office. The first class will be instruction and then those that attend will get to check out their sewing machine and work on their project on their own during the weeks there is no class. Class is limited to the first 10 participants...

Geraniums have been a popular bedding plant for many years. Plants are commonly grown from cuttings. However, geraniums can also be grown from seeds. In addition, there are several methods for overwintering healthy, disease-free geraniums. Here are some tips from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach horticulturists on starting geraniums for summer planting. ...

The Storm Lake School Foundation Trivia Night traveling trophy has been returned. The State Farm/ Security Trust and Savings Bank team reluctantly returned the trophy, but plans on defending their title and getting the trophy back. They beat 11 other teams to secure the victory last year, narrowly beating three teams by two correct answers...

Do you have questions about your trees in your yard? Do you know the proper way to plant and prune your trees? Sac County Extension & Outreach is holding an informational meeting on proper tree planting and pruning at the County Extension Office in Sac City on February 14, from 10:30 am - 12 pm. Calhoun County will be offering this same program from 1-2:30 pm...

The Fonda Volunteer Fire Department cordially invites you to their annual breakfast, to be held on Sunday, January 28. The event will be held at the K.C. Hall in Fonda. This omelet/pancake breakfast is the only fundraiser the fire department will have and is a free will donation fundraiser. The fire department will begin serving at 7:30 a.m. and conclude at 12:30 p.m...

Stephanie Horsley has been named the new Clay County Heritage director, filling a vacancy created when former director Ryan Odor accepted a position at Arts on Grand in December. Horsley said she is no stranger to either the city of Spencer nor Clay County Heritage...

ACCIDENTS On January 18, at approximately 8:35 p.m., on Otsego St. in Storm Lake, a vehicle driven by Kaylee Albers of Storm Lake, struck a vehicle owned by Wayne Larson of Storm Lake. The total damages were estimated at $2000.

This weekly fishing report is compiled from information gathered from local bait shops, angler creel surveys and county and state parks staff. Winter Urban Trout Stockings Catch trout through the ice at one of our winter urban trout stockings - a great place to take kids to catch their first fish. Snap a photo of your child and their catch and submit it for a First Fish certificate...

he second week of the current session was a short one due to the King Holiday on Monday. There was no floor debate as standing committees begin to receive bills and budget sub-committees begin the process of hearing from various presenters, and going over the Governor’s budget proposals line by line. ...

Seasons Center for Behavioral Health and Autumn’s Center are hosting the sixth annual Winter Games Free Kids’ Carnival on Saturday, January 27, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Bedell Family YMCA in Spirit Lake. Attendees can choose from many different activities, including: face painting, carnival games, a bouncy house, photo booth, rock climbing wall, and arts & crafts. ...

Storm Lake St. Mary’s High School held their coronation ceremony Thursday night crowning Olivia Schaller and Tanner Snyder as the 2018 homecoming king and queen for the local Catholic high school.

City council members and department heads gathered around a square of tables Monday in city hall to begin the process toward a capital improvement plan - in a new workshop process City Manager Keri Navratil described as “cozy and informal.” The plan will be fluid and subject to change, but will give an indication of expenditures the city intends to make over the coming five years. ...

Governor Kim Reynolds’ “Unleashing Opportunity” tour applies equal measures of relentlessly optimistic message, and homespun charm. “I’ll come get a hug before I leave,” she calls to an enthusiastic audience member as she strolls into the Storm Lake HyVee store, notably without a uniformed state trooper detail. She pauses to greet some small children at a table with sincere delight...

Students from Storm Lake High School attended as Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds proclaimed January as Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention and Awareness Month with a signing event at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines Wednesday. “It’s real life, it’s here in Iowa. ...

Newell-Fonda Superintendent of Schools Rob Olsen submitted his resignation at a special meeting of the school board Friday. He will complete his current contract which ends June 30. Olsen plans to explore career opportunities in the Des Moines area...

A Storm Lake suspect in a domestic assault led police on a 100 m.p.h. chase Thursday night before fleeing on foot into a wooded area near the campground. Officers were called to a residence on North Erie Street around 9:30 p.m. and told that Bidong Yak, 23, had assaulted his girlfriend at that location, hitting and biting her, causing minor injuries. Yak fled from the scene in a 2003 Volkswagen prior to the arrival of police...

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