Stories from Monday, April 22, 2019

Storm Lake United is pleased to present the Lighthouse Summer Concert Series: a total of four unique and diverse concerts that are free to attend and a great reason to stay in town and enjoy some family-friendly fun. Bring your blankets and chairs and find your perfect spot on the Great Lawn at AWASIS Park or take to the lake and experience the concert from the water. ...

By ELIJAH DECIOUS Pilot-Tribune Staff When 11 million people are killed in genocide, it takes some thinking to understand why. “How could the world allow bad things to happen?” asked Brad Wilkening, member of the Iowa Holocaust Council, as he reviewed the rise of antisemitism that also claimed the lives of five million deemed “others,” including gay people, the handicapped, Catholics and gypsies...

Storm Lake Water temperatures are in the low to mid 50’s. Black Crappie - Fair: Anglers have picked up crappie in the marina using crawlers and minnows. White Bass - Fair: Pick up white bass from shore with crawlers and twisters. Walleye - Fair: A few have been picked up from shore in the marina and along the north and east shores using twisters. Look for the post-spawn bite to pick up...

Kirk Langner, native of Schaller Iowa, will be featured speaker at the Buena Vista County Historical Society’s Annual Meeting at the museum, on Sunday, April 28, 2 p.m., following the Museum Annual Report at 1:30 p.m.. The title of his talk is: “Talking Weather’: Kirk is a 2017 graduate of Alta-Aurelia High School and is currently completing a degree in Music Education at Iowa Central. ...

Edna C. Rebhuhn, age 91, of Albert City, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 18, at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake with her family at her side. Funeral services took place Monday, April 22, at 10:30 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in rural Storm Lake. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation took place Sunday, April 21, at the Sliefert Funeral Home in Albert City. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Albert City is in charge of the arrangements...

David Willis Hendrickson, age 79, of Early, passed away on Monday, February 18, at Accura Health in Cherokee. David was born on August 20, 1939, in Carroll, to Preston and Margaret (Irwin) Hendrickson. He was baptized and confirmed into the Methodist faith. David grew up on the farm outside of Early and attended country school and then graduated from Early High School. Shortly after graduation, he was inducted into the United States Navy...

All are invited to join us for the 90th Birthday Celebration of Bonnie Kier Sunday April 28, from 2-4 at Bethel Baptist Church in Newell. No gifts, please. Birthday greetings may be sent to  Bonnie Kier 6254 200th Ave. Newell, IA 50568./ Photo Submitted...

GoServ Global announces a $56,000 Matching Challenge for the Sukup Safe T Home®. Any donation given toward the Safe T Home now through June 15th, 2019 will be matched up to $56,000 because of the generosity of an anonymous donor. The Goal: To raise $140,000 TOTAL that provides the cost to purchase and ship 20 Safe T Homes. ...

Registration is open for the 2019 Star Spangled Spectacular Big Parade – the biggest and best Fourth of July Parade and Iowa. Entrants are encouranged to complete a registration form by June 17. The online forms are available at www.starspangledspectacular.net under the Big Parade section. ...

Rob Colerick, Buena Vista Regional Medical Center CEO, welcomed past and present BVRMC Voluteers at their annual luncheon held on April 16, 2019. Rob thanked them for their personal connection with patient experience by our greeting them at the door, walking them to their destinations, and answering questions to help people better understand what BVRMC is about. Mary Drey, Volunteer Services Coordinator reported 90 active volunteers gave over 5,500 hours of their time towards BVRMC in 2018...

Donations to the Buena Vista Regional Healthcare Foundation totaling $13,000 have been used to purchase two Maxi Move patient lifts. These new lifts will provide greater safety and comfort for the patient and help reduce the possibility of injury to the care giver. ...

In honor of National Diabetes Awareness Month, Hy-Vee, Inc. is providing free Hemoglobin A1C screenings throughout its eight-state region during the month of April. April 1-30 8 a.m.-noon or 3 - 7 p.m. Monday-Saturday at varying locations The free screenings will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis at the Hy-Vee Healthy You Mobiles in more than 150 Hy-Vee store parking lots. ...

Health officials have reported the first confirmed Iowa case of measles since 2011. The Iowa Public Health Department said Monday the person wasn’t vaccinated and contracted measles while on a trip to Israel, where outbreaks have been reported. Iowa officials are working with the infected person as well as with people he or she potentially exposed. The department says there’s no indication of any threat to the general public...

U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa today released the following statement regarding an announcement from Sanofi to reduce the price of insulin for qualifying patients to $99 a month. “Sanofi’s announcement is a step in the right direction. Millions of Americans with diabetes need insulin to survive. Any time a prescription drug company lowers prices for patients, that’s news I’ll welcome...

Anyone who thinks the Dakota Access Pipeline protests of 2016 were merely a futile protest by current-day Native people should read Our History is the Future by Nick Estes. Estes, who grew up in Chamberlain, S.D., and who is a citizen of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, chronicles centuries of Native resistance to colonial incursions on indigenous land and human rights...

Prolific musician and television host Mollie B will be performing as part of a fundraiser event for Santa’s Castle, Saturday, August 3. The site has been changed from earlier plans, and the event will now be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Storm Lake to allow for more capacity...

The Spamalot plot revolves around the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, absurdly retold with elements that are both derived from the original Monty Python film and unique to the musical performance. Skylar Finch, a senior arts management and Spanish double major, plays the Lady of the Lake and is excited to share this unique story with the audience...

Former head of the Iowa State Patrol and 1978 alumnus of Storm Lake St. Mary’s High School Patrick Hoye will be giving the address at the May 12 St. Mary’s High School Commencement Exercises. Graduation will be held at 2 p.m. in the school gym/auditorium and is open to the public...

Storm Lake college student Isabel Haas received an Excellence in Mentoring Award presented by Governor Kim Reynolds and Lt. Governor Adam Gregg in a ceremony last week at the state capitol rotunda. Haas is a volunteer with the BV Buddies program at Buena Vista University/Storm Lake STARS mentoring program. She has been a mentor for two years and has now taken on leadership and recruiting roles...

The final Eggs and Issues of 2019 brought the Spencer City Council chambers to maximum capacity as politicians and constituents met for the triannual political forum. Six elected officials from the state and federal level were present, including U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa; U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Kiron; state Sen. Zach Whiting, R-Spirit Lake; state Rep. Megan Jones, R-Sioux Rapids; state Rep. John Wills, R-Okoboji; and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig...

Child abuse and neglect come in all forms and does not have a demographic, says Annette Koster, Early Childhood Coordinator for Sac City Public Health. In honor of April, declared Child Abuse Prevention Month by Buena Vista County Supervisors, learn to recognize the signs...

The Iowa Women’s Foundation is following up in Storm Lake to ensure progress is being made in the fight for an oasis in The City Beautiful’s child care desert. Having lost 65 percent of providers in the area in the last five years, the solutions team is working on all fronts with all different ideas to make up lost ground for nearly 4,000 children in Buena Vista County...

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Buena Vista County is one of 69 in the state that are losing population. Newly-released estimates place the county under 20,000 population for the first time in at least a decade, down from 20,102 in 2017 to 19,874 for 2018. Census estimates have reduced population of the county for five consecutive years, from the recent high of 20,612 in 2013...

Storm Lake School District officials have agreed to sell land to the City of Storm Lake to allow for a water retention project in the 4th Street and Oates area. The area of the community has long seem extreme flooding, compounded by E-coli concentration in the stormwater. ...

The Storm Lake High School Student Council and mascot Stormy joined the preschoolers at East Early Childhood for an Easter egg hunt.

“What’s the catch?” parents ask Jodi Theisen, guidance counselor at Storm Lake High School, when they find out about the Gear Up program, thinking a program that prepares a select class for college success and provides them with a $2,500 per year scholarship to use towards college is too good to be true...

STORM LAKE - The green and white girls played host to rival Spencer on the tennis courts on Thursday afternoon, and came away with a 7-2 defeat. “We had some good matches and the girls worked hard,” SL Coach Staci Maloy said. “I think they were ready for a much needed break. Hopefully we can turn the tables on Cherokee on Monday.”...

EMMETSBURG - The Warrior golf teams made the trip east on Thursday afternoon to take on the Emmetsburg E-Hawks in a Twin Lakes Conference dual. Alta-Aurelia’s boys and girls teams both fell short against their TLC foe, the girls bowing 196-210, and the boys 183-193...

STORM LAKE - It was a Twin Lakes Conference dual on Thursday afternoon as the St. Mary’s Panthers played host to the Sioux Central Rebels. The two schools played on the back nine of Lake Creek as Sioux Central swept the dual, winning both the boys and girls meets...

POCAHONTAS - It was a successful night for the Alta-Aurelia boys track team as they were able to capture the Class B win in the Pocahontas Relays on Thursday night. The Warriors won with 151 points as Sioux Central took second with 123 and Newell-Fonda was sixth with 56 points. Storm Lake finished sixth in the Class A part of the meet with 29 points...

ESTHERVILLE - The Storm Lake girls battled some difficult teams on Thursday night, and some pretty up and down weather. The ELC Girls Invitational Relays saw a wide range of sunshine, rain, wind and even some hail. However, the Tornadoes settled for a sixth place finish in the meet...

STORM LAKE - The Storm Lake boys golf team held a windy dual against Lakes Conference foe Spirit Lake on Thursday afternoon. The green and white battled but fell short in a 168-210 defeat. “As a whole, I am happy with how we battled. It was a tough day out there, and as the round progressed, the wind seemed to get stronger,” SL Coach Andrew Zinn said. ...