Stories from Friday, January 4, 2019

The employees of United Bank of Iowa recently donated funds to four area cancer centers for cancer caregiver expenses. A total of $6,195 was distributed to the June E. Nylen Cancer Center in Sioux City, St. Anthony Foundation in Carroll, Buena Vista Regional Medical Center AWARE in Storm Lake, and Trinity Cancer Center in Fort Dodge...

At its regular monthly meeting held December 20, the Buena Vista Regional Healthcare Foundation elected officers for 2019. Mitch Lyman was elected Chair, Larry Schultz, Vice-Chair and Suzette Radke, Secretary-Treasurer. Lyman resides in Newell, Schultz in rural Storm Lake and Radke in rural Aurelia. ...

51.4 Entertainment is geared up to help those fighting cancer with a country music show on January 26 at Lake Creek Country Club, benefiting the AWARE project at BVRMC. Plans are set for three artists to perform. An all Iowa lineup includes Cody Hicks and his full band, featuring Teddy Buttel Stockton and another performer to be named...

Amid the icy reality of Iowa’s winter wasteland we all could use a little fantasy and escapism. While Hollywood is past the rush to get award contenders onto the big screen before the end of the year, there’s still plenty to look forward to. Winter is often the time for studios to take some risks with quirky movies you’d never see during summer blockbuster or Oscars time. ...

KEEPING THE PAST THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE A Story of Dedicated Buena Vista Volunteers

There’s one place in northwest Iowa where the temperature on New Year’s Eve is a balmy 70-plus - the indoor version of a tropical beach that is King’s Pointe in Storm Lake. The waterpark saw a good crowd for the final night of 2018, with families playing on the lily pads, floating the lazy river, rocketing down the tube slides, roughhousing in the pool basketball court, and climbing the play island with its colorful undersea creatures and wild water sprays. ...

Charles and Lois Grigsby of Aurelia will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary on January 7, 2019, and their family would like to honor them with a card shower.  Cards may be sent to them at P. O. Box 391, Aurelia, IA 51005.  “Charles Grigsby and Lois Galvin were married on January 7, 1954, in Peterson, Iowa.  Their family includes four sons and their wives:  Alan and Laura Grigsby of Hinton, IA; David and Beth Grigsby and Paul and Kristal Grigsby of Sioux City, IA; and Ross and Iwen Grigsby of New Brighton, MN. ...

The annual meeting of the Hanover Historical Society will be held Sunday, January 13, 2019, at 2 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church, 169 630th St., Alta (just west of the Hanover Village).

Storm Lake St. Mary’s High School National Honor Society Students organized an Advent Angel Tree at St. Mary’s Church. With generous help from parishioners, the students collected, sorted, and delivered gifts for 12 families in the Upper Des Moines Opportunity, Inc. Adopt a Family program. Thrivent Financial contributed $250 to this project. Service is part of the curriculum at St. Mary’s School. / Photo Submitted...

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

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QUIMBY — Authorities say a woman died after her sport utility vehicle struck a deer in northwest Iowa. The accident occurred around 6:10 p.m. Sunday, about 2 miles east of Quimby on Iowa Highway 31. The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office says investigators think the driver was injured when the deer penetrated the SUV windshield. Her vehicle then ran into a roadside ditch...

The end of 2018 seemed to signal good things to come for America’s farmers. Fresh off the passage of the farm bill, which reauthorized agriculture, conservation and safety net programs, the USDA last week announced a second round of direct payments to growers hardest hit by President Donald Trump’s trade war with China...

WATERLOO - Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area (SSNHA) is pleased to announce the winners of the 11th Annual Capture the Heart of America Photo Contest. “Best of Show” was awarded to Justin Rogers of Ankeny for his photo, “Sunset on the Farmstead” in the Iowan Farmscapes category. The photo was chosen by the public in an online voting campaign Dec. 3- Dec. 7. ...

Elizabeth Warren, who just announced plans to explore a presidential bid, will be hosting a roundtable discussion in Storm Lake Saturday. The Massachusetts senator will be making stops also in Sioux City and Des Moines in her first visit to the state...

Sac County Sheriff’s officials have made arrests in a case where burglars allegedly went to people’s doors with a story of a lost dog, in order to case the residences for future robberies. Authorities were alerted to a daytime burglary in Auburn that reportedly happened on December 10...

After clearing an area of the historic Arnolds Park amusement park at the foot of its classic wooden roller coaster, construction is now underway on the new Roof Garden ballroom. The exterior will replicate the original landmark music hall that stood on the lakefront for generations, while the inside will boast modern amenities including an elevated, full-function stage and full audio-visual capabilities. ...

One man was transported by ambulance to the medical center after falling through the ice on Storm Lake New Year’s Eve. A report of a missing person was filed with the communications center shortly before 4:30 a.m. An adult male had left his residence earlier in the night and had not been heard from, and was thought to be riding a side-by-side vehicle on the ice...

With 63 percent of Storm Lake’s students being English language learners (ELL), cultural diversity is a given for teachers. But the trauma inherent with immigrants and refugees in today’s climate brings a new layer of stress to students—one that some teachers may find themselves less prepared to address...

Christopher Allen Peek of Des Moines, age 41, was pronounced dead at the scene of a head-on collision on Highway 71 near Rembrandt Wednesday morning. Peek was the driver and sole occupant of the southbound pick-up truck on 71 that collided with a northbound semi south of 470th Street being driven by Ronald Dwayne Griffin of Tipton, age 64...

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Family can mold what someone loves in life. From an early age, if a person is surrounded by a sport, any sport, that love can seep in and infect. For St. Mary’s boys basketball coach Kennedy Drey, basketball has led him to where he stands, on the sidelines a few times a week for the Panthers...