Stories from Monday, May 21, 2018

May 18, 2018

Warmer weather means more time outdoors and the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) reminds Iowans to protect themselves against tick bites. Ticks can carry the organisms that cause diseases like Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever...

The unofficial beginning to summer is just days away and that also marks the unofficial beginning of Iowa’s boating season. Boaters across the state are anxious to get out on the lake after the long winter and are preparing their watercraft for the long holiday weekend...

This weekly fishing report is compiled from information gathered from local bait shops, angler creel surveys and county and state parks staff. Storm Lake (including Little Storm Lake) Walleye - Fair: Pick up walleye in about 8 feet of water using crawlers and crankbaits. Yellow Bass - Fair: Crankbaits and crawlers work well in about 8 feet of water. ...

On the afternoon of Wednesday, May 16, at approximately 3:49 p.m. the Storm Lake Fire Department responded to the Quality Inn located at 1726 Lake Avenue in reference to an automated alarm. Upon arrival of fire fighters it was determined that a system malfunction caused the alarm to activate. There was no fire and no damage...

Seasons Center for Behavioral Health received a $1,125 grant from the MOCHA Kiwanis Club for Camp Autumn, a therapeutic camp for children, located near Sutherland, Iowa in O’Brien County. The grant will provide one scholarship for a camper to attend Camp Autumn for one week, as well as arts and crafts supplies ranging from jewelry making supplies to canvases for art. ...

Upper Des Moines Opportunity received a large donation at its loading dock Friday morning. The 5th annual collection from local banks and their customers was taken up over three weeks in support of tackling hunger in Storm Lake. Banks included United Bank of Iowa, Central Bank, MetaBank, Citizens Community Credit Union and Security Trust & Savings Bank...

Have you wanted to start a hobby that is both relaxing yet challenges your creativity? Join us at the Buena Vista County Extension Office for a wool stitching class this summer. This beginner class will be taught by Leann and Brea Baumhover. Together they will teach how to hand applique with wool, teach a variety of stitches, and discuss finishing options for your project. ...

The Newell-Fonda Band Department was very excited to receive a grant for $2,375 from the Pocahontas County Foundation.  This money allowed the band to buy three trumpets and two trombones for our students to use. Many thanks go to Linda Mercer for writing the grant, Mrs. ...

The 2018 Confirmation Class at Grace Lutheran Church in Storm Lake was held on Sunday, May 6 during the 9 a.m. Worship service.

On May 8, Buena Vista University students gathered to shoot the season finale of “BVTV Tonight!” The show, which includes a cast and crew of approximately 20 BVU students, was developed to be similar in format to popular late night talk shows such as “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”...

Buena Vista University has named Lawrence P. Johnson as the new Vice President for University Development and Alumni Engagement. Johnson, who currently serves as the senior director of development at Carroll University in Waukesha, Wis., will assume his new role at BVU on June 28...

“Leading The Way: A Living Room Conversation On A New Approach To American Immigration,” will be presented in Storm Lake, Wednesday, June 6. The event will be held at King’s Pointe Resort, 1520 E Lakeshore Drive, 7-9 p.m. Planned is a dynamic conversation of local city, faith, business, law enforcement and academic leaders discussing the state of immigration in America. Cultural, security and economic aspects of immigration will be discussed...

• June 4- Watch Me Grow, 10 a.m.- 7 p.m. OB Dept. • June 5- Storm Lake Community Blood Drive-LifeServe Blood Center, 12:30-6 p.m. KEC • June 7- Young at Heart- NO MEETING • June 11- Caregiver’s Support Group, 12 p.m.  KEC • June 12- BLS for Healthcare Providers Skills Evaluation, 1-2 p.m. KEC...

The Spencer Regional Healthcare Foundation recently received a contribution of $2,800 in support of cancer care for the Abben Cancer Center. The gift was provided through proceeds raised during the annual Golf for a Cure tournament held May 4 at Emerald Hills Golf Club in Okoboji...

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach- Buena Vista County is offering a food safety training for food service managers on Tuesday, June 12, at the ISU Extension office in Storm Lake, from 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. “Certification in ServSafe meets the Iowa Food Code requirements to have a certified food protection manager in all establishments,” said Ann Heuer, class instructor and ISU Extension and Outreach Nutrition and Wellness Specialist. ...

Gov. Kim Reynolds signed House File 2377 on Monday, a bipartisan piece of legislation she says represents a significant step forward in Iowa’s efforts to address the opioid epidemic. The governor signed the bill in front of overdose victims’ families, law enforcement, state and local officials and others at Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque...

The American Heart Association recently awarded Dora Alexander with a Heartsaver Hero Award. Alexander is a RN on the medical surgical floor at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center. As a nurse at the medical center she is required to receive CPR certification training. Alexander was involved in a resuscitation event out of the hospital in which she acted immediately initiating chest compressions until paramedics arrived on the scene. ...

Looking for some fresh ideas for road trips this summer? “The State Historical Society is exited to provide Iowans with opportunities to connect with our rich history throughout the summer at our historic sites,” State Historical Society of Iowa Administrator Susan Kloewer said. “Programs at the historic sites will allow visitors to engage with history where it happened, and I invite all Iowans to join us this summer.”...

Neither sleet, nor snow, nor dead of night could keep patrons of the Rosemary Clausen Center for Performing Arts away from an evening with the Glenn Miller Orchestra. After the April snow postponement, theater-goers were more than ready for a May date to be soothed and swayed to Miller’s unique musical style...

he title character of Jason Reitman’s “Tully” descends not from the clouds, carried by an umbrella in the wind, but glides cheerfully through the front door on a black night. She arrives just as Marlo (Charlize Theron), the mother of two plus an unplanned-for newborn, is reaching the limits of exhaustion...

Marathon solar ground breaking project ceremony Tuesday. Left to right: Jackie Stelter, Karen Johnson- city council member, Mary Brooks, Rob Hach, Ken Hach, Brian Danziel, Veronica McFadden, Doug Enger- city council member, Dana Snow- Mayor and Bob Robinson...

ICCC piloting ‘second chance’ programs inside prison On May 8, Maryland became the 17th U.S. state to approve free community college in some form. That state will offer tuition-free education to students within two years of earning their high school diploma or GED...

Well over a year after a plan was first drawn, the Storm Lake schools are still struggling with a decision on whether or not to build a donor recognition wall. A committee that has been meeting plans to ask the school board in June to reconsider its earlier decision against building the wall that had been designed, according to Superintendent Carl Turner. ...

Birds of a feather flock to northwestern and north central Iowa, according to a few projects under way between the Department of Natural Resources and Iowa State University. Projects studying the use of wetlands by breeding ducks and Canada goose nesting pairs may soon tell us a lot about the changes happening to Iowa’s landscape in the Prairie Pothole region. ...

Dale Arends is making a run for it—the Board of Supervisors, that is. The 12-year incumbent in District 2 of Buena Vista County is the only Republican being challenged in county office races this primary season. The challenger on the ballot, Deputy Kelly Snyder, said he wants to give voters a second option on the ballot. ...

Kelly Snyder is challenging Dale Arends in District 2 of Buena Vista County for the Board of Supervisors. District 2 is the only district with more than one candidate running for the Board of Supervisors in either party. The part-time, semi-retired deputy sheriff thinks he would be a good addition to the Board. Having been with the Sheriff’s Department for 29 years, Snyder feels that his experience and point of view would be complementary to the Board’s regular affairs...

December 22, 1938 - May 16, 2018

FORT DODGE - The Newell-Fonda boys golf team saw their season come to an end on Thursday at the Lakeside Golf Course. They took sixth place in a 1A District meet with one individual earning top 20 honors. “It was a great day for golf finally. The weather was good and the course played very fair I thought. I was proud of how we competed on Thursday,” Coach Nathan Baron said. “Our team score doesn’t necessarily show it, but we played some very good golf at the District meet.”...

ORANGE CITY - The Alta-Aurelia boys golf season came to an end at a 2A District meet on Thursday afternoon. They finished in seventh place out of the eight teams with a score of 373. “It was a great day for golf and I was proud of our kids and how they continued to work and improve all the way through the season,” Coach Mark Henningsen said. “We had a tough situation as we were playing without one of our leaders in Jacob Hull who had to withdraw at the last minute due to injury.”...

HULL - The 2018 regular season came to an end for the green and white on Thursday. The Tornadoes were able to best Western Christian, 2-1, to finish the regular season with a 14-0 record, the first time Storm Lake has gone unbeaten in school history...

STORM LAKE - Eighty minutes wasn’t enough time on Thursday night to decide a victor between the Storm Lake and Western Christian girls’ soccer teams. Even 100 minutes wasn’t enough to break a 0-0 tie. The game went to penalty kicks where the green and white prevailed, 4-2 on the kicks, to take a 1-0 win on senior night...

DES MOINES - Friday and Saturday saw the continuation and finish of the State track and field meet with various area teams and individuals competing for their chance to get a State Championship. Friday began with the 1A high jump as St. Mary’s junior Dawson Miller was able to claim fifth place in the event with a best of 6-01...

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July 5, 1922 - May 20, 2018

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