Stories from Friday, August 2, 2019

It’s a lot more fun than darts. At least, that’s what Michael Schupbach said his customers keep telling him. He and co-owner Rich Emrich opened The Throwing Post June 1 in Arnolds Park. The co-owners said it’s the area’s first axe bar and was once the Arnolds Park Post Office — making for a clever reference in the business name. Schupbach estimated 50 throwers come through the doors daily once the weekend hits, and they’re often joined by spectators just wanting to sit, watch and enjoy a drink...

Recently Quad County Corn Processors announced it has begun the process to establish a Monarch Fueling Station at its plant near Galva. The monarch habitat will span roughly one acre. Today the land is used as a small corn field, but the plant will begin converting it to habitat after harvest with a mid-November seeding...

The Farmers Bank Stage will present six different acts at the nine-day Clay County Fair, Sept. 7-15. “The Farmers Bank Stage is a popular spot for many of our fairgoers because of its high-quality entertainment acts,” fair manager Jeremy Parsons said. “The tent in the southwest corner of the fairgrounds will be the place to be again this year.”...

Quentin Tarantino has, for a while now, been reminding us what’s so great about movies — or at least, what he thinks is so great about them. He’s made an old-fashioned double-feature (“Death Proof,” of “Grindhouse”), resurrected the wide-screen format of 70mm Ultra Panavision (“The Hateful Eight”) and generally presided as the pre-eminent B-movie evangelist for a generation. ...

On the afternoon of Monday, July 29, at approximately 5:45 p.m. the Storm Lake Police Department took a report in reference to an assault. Police were advised by the reporting party that while at work at the Tyson Pork Plant at approximately 3:45 a.m. Monday morning he was assaulted by a Joseph Jackson, age 33 of Cherokee, IA. Jackson allegedly struck the reporting party several times in the face causing an injury that required medical attention...

Wednesday at the EPA hearing on the proposed 2020 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) blend levels, Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) Executive Director Monte Shaw stressed that if the EPA “blatantly ignores a court order to restore 500 million gallons illegally cut from the 2016 RFS blend levels, American farmers and biofuels producers will lose all faith in the Trump EPA to act fairly.”...

The 5K Childhood Cancer/Organ Donation Awareness Walk will be hosted by the Fonda Town & Country Boosters, Saturday, August 31 in Fonda. This year’s event will be in memory of Carson Daniel Chase and Rod Wells, and in honor of Lauren Wienhold. Proceeds go to Sammy Superheroes and the Iowa Donors Network. ...

Even if someone misses the Perseid meteor showers, the Sanford Sanford Museum in Cherokee has them covered. Moonless nights will make the spectacle of the annual Perseid meteor shower even more scintillating this weekend, but it will be visible for the following week as well. The shower will actually peak with the most number of meteors during the early morning hours of August 11, 12 and 13 - though this coincides with a bright moon that may outshine the Perseids...

Award-winning Henry Doorly Zoo gets even better with new attractions, plans

A1C, Joy E. Bral, has graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. ...

Come and Go Bridal Shower for Brea Baumhover bride-elect of Jacob Husman will be held on August 3, at St. John Lutheran Church, rural Alta (Hanover) 169 630th Street, Alta, 51002 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Brea & Jacob are registered at Sugar Bowl, Storm Lake, Bed, Bath & Beyond and Target Brea is the daughter of Bryan & Leann Baumhover, Storm Lake/Carroll, IA Jacob is the son of Rodney & Becky Husman, Alta. Everyone is invited...

On Monday, July 29, Joleen Dentlinger showed pictures and spoke about the Cook Ranch which was 6 miles North of Odebolt, Iowa. Many have not heard of the Cook Ranch because they started to sell off parts of it in the early 1900’s and it was pretty well distributed by 1918. ...

Happy birthday to Sherrill Adams. Sherrill Adams of Storm Lake will be celebrating his 97th birthday on August 4. Sherrill was is Army veteran. / Photos Submitted

The Meeting Place in Galva was pleased to welcome quilters from all across northwest Iowa to town the weekend of July 27 and 28. These eight ladies enjoyed two days of quality time sewing together, lots of social time sharing stories, delicious snacks and food, and each accomplished a quilting project of their choice. / Photo Submitted...

December 10, 1934 - July 30, 2019

Storm Lake (including Little Storm Lake) White Bass - Fair: Use leeches, crawlers and twisters. Walleye - Fair: Try leeches or pull crankbaits along the dredge cuts on the east side of the lake and to the west of the big island. Channel Catfish - Fair: Try cut bait, stink bait or crawlers fished on the bottom. Target areas with rocky structure. ...

On Friday night July 26, Storm Lake Hy-Noon Kiwanis, Storm Lake Beavers Kiwanis, Storm Lake Rotary and the Storm Lake Whitecaps teamed up to help replenish the food pantry at Upper Des Moines. Free admission to the Whitecaps was granted if you brought three non-perishable items. A friendly contest between Kiwanis and Rotary to collect the most items was deemed a tie. Shown are representatives of the Hy-Noon Kiwanis, Rotary and Whitecaps delivering food items collected. / Photo by Dana Larsen...

(Editor’s note: Information for this story was provided by Depot Renovation Inc. members Jim Adamson, Mick Samsel, and John Snapp.) The Illinois Central Railroad Depot and Rail Yard complex in Cherokee were listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. Despite this information, the depot was left unattended with no maintenance, and eventually became a target for demolition to make way for a proposed parking lot...

The Iowa State Board of Education has adopted new rules that would require lap-shoulder seat belts on all new buses bought by school districts and state-accredited nonpublic schools. The administrative rules adopted Thursday are still subject to legislative review. Other safety equipment required would include one additional stop arm per bus, hand rails, exterior boarding lights and fire-resistant crash barriers between the front bus seats and the bus drivers...

“There are three audiences - voters, taxpayers and donators, somewhat overlapping. Democrats tend to talk to the people who don’t vote, and Republicans to the donors and taxpayers.”

The day the Soviet leader came to visit a friend on an Iowa farm

Officers in body armor armed with rifles, deploying resources from ex-military vehicles to a police dog to a drone aircraft, patrolled the fringes of the tangled woodland for a shooter on the loose. Teams of firefighters and paramedics carried blood-splattered victims out of the wetland preserve to a hastily-assembled triage, loading them into a small fleet of ambulances...

Two Storm Lake men have been arrested for passing counterfeit $100 bills at local businesses. Storm Lake Police were called to The Crew convenience store on East 5th Street Wednesday after four fake bills had been received at the store during the early morning hours...