Stories from Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Buena Vista Campus Ministry in conjunction with The Bridge of Storm Lake host a night of Stories and Songs with Jason Gray, contemporary Christian singer-songwriter at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22, in Schaller Memorial Chapel on the Buena Vista University campus in Storm Lake...

On Monday, September 16, Mark Prosser spoke about the changes he has seen in the 30 years that he has been in Storm Lake as Police Chief and safety director. Among the changes has been the inclusion of cameras in the police vehicles and on the uniforms. ...

Memorial Services will be held 2 p.m., Saturday, September 21, at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, Iowa with Pastor John Mayer officiating. Keith Kollbaum – age 58, of Las Vegas and soon to be a resident of Pocahontas passed away unexpectedly August 5...

Patricia Petersen, age 87, of Storm Lake, died on Friday, September 13, at the Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake. There are no services planned. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements. Patricia Louise Nonken was born on August 24, 1932 in Topeka, Kansas to Charles and Grace (Darling) Nonken. Growing up, Pat attended grade school and high school where she earned her high school diploma...

Charles Curtis Schubert formerly of Holstein, Iowa passed away July 9, at the age of 87. He departed while in the loving hands of his daughters after weeks of failing health at Marengo Memorial Hospital in Marengo. Charlie was born July 8, 1932 in Williams, Iowa to Chris and Hazel Schubert. ...

Jairo Zavala Aguilera recently was selected as the Division 2, Region 2 Conservation Poster winner. Presenting him his award are Storm Lake Elementary Principal Barb Lange, and Colleen Schwanz with the Buena Vista Soil and Water Conservation District...

Storm Lake St. Mary’s High School juniors and seniors reflected upon 9/11 through service this week with history educator Kate Swanson. They spent a day at the Fonda Freedom Quilts learning about 9/11, quilting, and service learning and giving back. While at the quilting center, they made a monetary donation. Back at school, the students wrote letters to accompany the quilts they helped make, which will be received by families who lost a loved one in military service since 9/11...

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate has launched a drive to get schools involved in registering young voters. The Iowa Legislature passed a law in May 2017 that lowered the voter registration age to 17 as of Jan. 1 of this year. Under the new law, those who will be 18 in time for the next general election also may participate in primary elections...

The State Board of Education recently approved performance levels that determine how many students met expectations on Iowa’s new state test, the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP). The board adopted performance levels based on a recommendation from a committee of Iowa educators and the test’s developer, Iowa Testing Programs at the University of Iowa. ...

BVU’s University Marketing and Communications team, alongside representatives from all areas of the University, worked with the national higher education branding firm, Ologie, for the past 10 months to enhance the existing brand. The result of this effort includes the development of new logos for the University and BVU athletics teams, along with extensive framework to build a cohesive voice and common design approach across all University communications. ...

Spirit Lake native and indie alternative country singer songwriter J. Jeffrey Messerole will be in concert Friday, Sept. 27 at InnSpiration Vines & Wines in Linn Grove. Messerole is a two-time Rural Roots Music Commission Album of the Year winner, most recently with his 2017 work, “Halfway Home.” He has a new disc coming out this fall...

Shellabration in Fort Dodge will host country superstar Chris Janson, Saturday, Sept. 21. The downtown show will be the biggest in the three-year history of the Country Jam. Missouri native Janson burst onto the scene with a string of Top 10 recent hits, including “Buy Me a Boat”, “Fix a Drink”, and “Drunk Girl”. He is currently on tour supporting a new album, “Real Friends” (due out October 18) and his latest single, “Good Vibes.”...

Minneapolis music scene stalwart Scottie Miller has been around long enough to acquire a funky nickname — “Bones,” membership in the Minnesota Blues Hall of Fame, experience touring with blues icon Bo Diddley, a signature style that warps far to the south of his home tundra, and an international representative...

Singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Neil Anders from Odebolt, an alumnus of Buena Vista University, will perform at the Homecoming game tailgate, Saturday, September 21, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 at the east end of the stadium. The concert is open to the public...

With the recent Oscar®-winning film, “Bohemian Rhapsody,” the music of Queen is more popular than ever. In 2002, many of those hits were compiled into a rock musical experience, We Will Rock You, which will be hitting the road once again for a North American tour including a stop at the Sioux City Orpheum Theatre on September 22...

The 6th Annual Buena Vista County Ryder Cup is this Saturday at the Alta Golf and Country Club. Start time is set for 9 a.m. The tournament has teams from four courses: Alta, Lake Creek, Newell and Storm Lake Sunrise Pointe. There are three divisions for the tournament: Six players or three two-man teams for the Jr. ...

STORM LAKE — The Storm Lake Community Foundation, Storm Lake CommUNITY Education and the Field of Dreams Ball Park have teamed up to once again offer girls’ “Fall Ball” for Storm Lake student-athletes. The fall softball league will feature two divisions and is open to high school and junior high students. ...

SPIRIT LAKE - It was a busy Saturday for the Newell-Fonda volleyball team as they went to a tournament at Spirit Lake. In total, the Mustangs played six matches and walked away with a 3-3 record to show for it. Newell-Fonda got the better of North Union, Estherville-Lincoln Central and Sibley-Ocheyedan, but fell to Spirit Lake, OA-BCIG and Central Lyon...

SIOUX CITY - The Storm Lake girls swim team was missing some athletes on Saturday when they competed at the Mickey Olson Invite. The green and white took fifth place out of the five teams as Sioux City Metro took the top spot followed by Lewis Central, Spencer and Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln...

(All kickoff times are set for 7 p.m. unless stated otherwise.) Storm Lake hosts OA-BCIG for Homecoming For the fourth straight year, Storm Lake picked up wins in the first three weeks of the season. However, this year’s win against Humboldt was not from a forfeit as the Tornadoes took care of the Wildcats, 26-15. Friday night’s home game against 3-0 OA-BCIG carries a little more weight this year as it’s the Homecoming contest for the green and white...

During CommStock Investments’ annual customer appreciation event held inside the Eurocast Events Center Ballroom Saturday at the Clay County Fair, the crowded room heard from keynote speaker Clint Romesha, recipient of the Medal of Honor. “Coming here today is kind of to help share the story,” Romesha said. ...

Maria Ramos is the second person to announce her candidacy for Storm Lake City Council, along with incumbent Tyson Rice. Storm Lake City officials said Monday that they will not release the names of those who have filed nominations until after the filing deadline Thursday...

Several Buena Vista University students were among those receiving Governor’s Volunteer Awards from Lt. Governor Adam Gregg during a special recognition ceremony held Thursday in Storm Lake. “Neighbor helping neighbor is as Iowan as a pork tenderloin at the county fair - we’ve seen it time and time again,” said Governor Kim Reynolds. “Volunteerism is who we are as Iowans. I’m honored to recognize those who continue to give back and help their fellow Iowans.”...

Plans for a new middle school gym continued to take shape during a Storm Lake Board of Education meeting Monday. After some debate, the board chose an exterior design that will match with the existing school building, though an exact match can’t be promised because the older walls have 30 years of weathering, they were advised by their architect...

Storm Lake has declared a first Fall Clean Up Week for the community, a follow-up to the spring Storm Lake Proud beautification effort. Mayor Mike Porsch issued a proclamation Monday establishing September 30 to October 6 for the fall clean up. The effort is designed to further strengthen the vision of the Storm Lake Proud campaign, he said...

A new mental health check-in system is helping students at Storm Lake Middle School to reach out for help and come to grips with their emotions. “It has proven to be very powerful,” Assistant Principal Jaymie Bral told the Board of Education during its meeting Monday night...

The Buena Vista County Conservation Board will continue its efforts to obtain land known as the Donahoo property in the Peterson area. Buena Vista and Clay counties have been working on the acquisition for a couple of years, boosted by grants from state and local Pheasants Forever groups. However, a grant from the Turkey Federation that would have covered the final $20,000 needed has fallen through...

Storm Lake High School’s Homecoming Court was announced during a pep rally Friday. Events continue this Spirit Week, with coronation Wednesday at 7 p.m. and the homecoming parade downtown Friday at 2:30 p.m. Queen candidates (left to right) are: Skylar Cole, Annie Mulgae, Megan Martin, Desiree Khamtan, Adriana Sanchez and Yuselin Vazquez, King candidates are Carlos Diaz, Fletcher Kucera, Marcos Rosales, Nick Diamond, Tyler Dvergsten and Kole Weigert...

A tradition returned to Buena Vista University last weekend in the form of the Great Cardboard Boat Float. Students had to build vessels completely from cardboard and tape, and brave the rough waters off University Cove beach. The winner was Sophia Rolands, admiral of the “Try Try Again” created by the university’s future teachers organization. The rest of the entrants went down with their ships...

Plans continue to take shape for a new community event, The Day of the Child, to be held Saturday, September 28 in Storm Lake. Over 22 agencies are playing a role in the unique festival, aimed at embracing the community and its children in multicultural fashion...