Stories from Friday, October 4, 2019

Hy-Vee, Inc. stores will surprise lucky customers who purchase Hy-Vee brand products with up to $2,500 cash during the annual Hy-Vee’s Brands for Grands sweepstakes. When customers swipe their Hy-Vee Fuel Saver + Perks™ card at checkout during the month of October, they automatically receive one entry into the sweepstakes for every Hy-Vee brand product they purchase. ...

Spurred by the industrial hemp provisions in the 2018 Farm Bill, farmers and producers in the state of New York have been developing a vested interest in growing the high-value crop. E4 Crop Intelligence, an Iowa-based precision ag firm, traveled to upstate New York to conduct soil sampling for industrial hemp producer, Functional Remedies. The expert team of E4 crop consultants worked with the client to evaluate field conditions, some of which may be prime location for growing hemp...

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach has opened registration for Annie’s Project, a program focused on empowering women in agriculture, to be held in Cherokee late this fall. Annie’s Project is a six-session course created for women by women, with the purpose of guiding agri-women in making or helping to make decisions for their farm and/or agribusiness. ...

While the gardening season is done, Jones’ Nursery is celebrating October with a new Pumpkin Hollow attraction, which includes a giant Halloween creations made from hay bales, many types of pumpkins and gourds for sale, lots of fall decor inside the greenhouse, and even cutouts for special photos with the children. Hours are noon-4 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday in October. / Pilot photo by Dana Larsen...

Local favorite Andy Juhl and Friends will be performing a show of Andy’s music at Lake Avenue Lounge in Storm Lake - being billed in subtle fashion as “Andy Juhl’s Super Terrific Happy Music Show” on October 19. Showtime is 8 p.m. The show promises plenty of the northwest Iowa folk/rock singer-songwriter’s original music, guitars, drums, bass, synths, trumpets, singers, and… rubber chickens?...

The Storm Lake Public Library’s Classic Comedies Film Series will launch on Monday, October 7 at 1 p.m.. The library will be showing one funny flick on the first Monday of each month through February. The series will feature favorite comedies from the 1940s through 1980 starring actors such as Cary Grant, Bill Murray, Goldie Hawn, Peter Sellers, Marilyn Monroe, Jimmy Stewart and more. ...

Join the Buena Vista County Conservation Staff for their annual Fall Fun Day on Saturday, October 12 from 1 - 3 p.m. All the fun will take place in The Timber Ridge Campground at Buena Vista County Conservation Park. They will have many different activities going on for families. Come trick or treating in the campground, take a hike on the nature trail, and play games including: turtle racing, pumpkin bowling, dig for prizes and more...

For the amount of cursing, vulgarity and nudity in ”Dolemite Is My Name ,” it might come as a surprise that it’s actually a rather sweet and heartfelt film. “Dolemite” is not here to shock and scandalize. It’s simply a loving, R-rated portrait of Rudy Ray Moore, a nobody who had the guts to believe in himself when no one else did, featuring a killer comeback Eddie Murphy performance...

Buena Vista University (BVU) has again been selected as a NASPA Lead Initiative Institution for the 2019-20 year. Additionally, Dr. Ashley Farmer-Hanson, assistant vice president of Student Success and director of Community Engagement, has been chosen to serve on the National Board for Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement (CLDE)...

The Day of the Child celebration Saturday in Storm Lake included Public Safety involvement to help teach children and families how to stay safe. The new Iowa Fire Safety House made its first appearance in the city. The mobile unit is provided by Blank Children’s Hospital and other sponsors. ...

Grenville M. Dodge didn’t make history, it found him. While most western Iowans might not recognize the name today, Dodge, of Council Bluffs, was in the right place at the right times to serve his country in historically notable ways over and over again...

The Need for Holocaust Education and Lessons to be Learned” will be presented at the Albert City Public Library Tuesday, October 15, 7 p.m. Patrons are encouraged to bring their junior high and high school students to this presentation. Refreshments will be served after the program...

By Melinda Myers Special to The Pilot There’s no doubt that managing critters in the landscape can be a challenge especially as food supplies start to dwindle. If you are battling with rabbits, deer, groundhogs or other wildlife, don’t let down your guard as the growing season begins to wind down...

This weekly fishing report is compiled from information gathered from local bait shops, angler creel surveys and county and state parks staff. For current information, contact the district fisheries office at the phone number listed at the end of each district report...

September 23, 1927 - September 29, 2019

Hy-Vee, Inc. has temporarily suspended the sale of all over-the-counter Zantac brand and Topcare brand ranitidine products. This action is being taken out of an abundance of caution due to a recent industry-wide product alert from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that ranitidine products may contain a low level of nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a probable human carcinogen...

A man has been burned while working at a hog confinement in northwest Iowa. Firefighters were sent a little after 5 p.m. Monday to the hog operation, which sits about 5 miles northwest of Le Mars. Officials say two people had been inside a building, using a power washer to clean it. One left the building to refuel the power washer engine, and he spilled gas on himself and the machine. Fire officials say the vapors ignited, burning the man...

A central Iowa pastor who also served as a chaplain to area first responders was robbed and beaten to death outside of his church, authorities said. Officers sent to St. Paul Lutheran Church in Fort Dodge on Wednesday evening found the Rev. Allen Henderson lying unresponsive outside of the building, police said in a news release. Henderson was pronounced dead at a local hospital of injuries consistent with an assault...

The Fall Garage and Book Sale fundraiser got underway yesterday at the Buena Vista County Historical Museum in Storm Lake. Remaining dates are October 4 and 5 from 9 a.m.-7 p.m., October 8-11 from noon-4 p.m., and October 12, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. / Pilot photo by Dana Larsen...

A potential bill could provide greater assurances for Iowa farmers when it comes to selling their corn crop for ethanol production, but U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley says he doesn’t want to count the proverbial chickens before they hatch. The Environmental Protection Agency’s 2019 Renewable Fuel Standard requires 15 billion gallons of ethanol be produced by fuel refineries, but production waivers granted by the EPA have frustrated Grassley and a number of Iowa’s other legislators...

The Buena Vista County Veterans’ Services officer has been arrested and accused of misappropriating over $1,400 in charges on the account belonging to the Buena Vista Veteran’s Affairs Office. Sheriff Kory Elston said that John Stange, 47, of Alta, was charged with Theft 3rd Degree and Nonfelonious Misconduct in Office. ...

Buena Vista County is raising recycling to a new level. The county has just created its first recycled road, which may prove to be a path to the future. Conservation Director Greg Johnson reported to county supervisors this week on a pilot project that has turned junked roofing shingles into a 1,000-foot stretch of road in the BV County Park, accessing a tourist cabin there...

Storm Lake Elementary School students recently transformed more than 750 pounds of discarded plastic lids into three benches for their school. The students are part of the school’s Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math program, led by teacher Jacquie Drey...

The Buena Vista University Board of Trustees has approved a $4.3 million Phase II remodeling effort to dramatically update and repurpose areas within Ballou Library, opening it for additional uses and widespread services offered by University personnel...

Sabotage actions that a pair of women believed to be a non-violent protest against a controversial oil pipeline, may cost them decades of their lives behind bars. The duo that claims responsibility for vandalisms against the Dakota Access Pipeline, including $2.5 million in arson damages in Buena Vista County alone, have been arrested almost three years after the fact...

Last week was one to forget for the Buena Vista football team as they dropped a 46-0 contest to the Simpson Storm on the road. The Beavers are back in the friendly confines of J. Leslie Rollins Stadium on Saturday when they welcome in undefeated Wartburg. The Knights have won every game by at least 17 points, and bested Dubuque 42-25 last week...

IDA GROVE - Monday night proved to be a successful one for the Ridge View volleyball team as they took part in the Western Valley Conference Tournament. The Raptors got the better of West Monona and then OA-BCIG to bring home the hardware. The set scores against West Monona were 25-17 and 25-23. RV sophomore Emma Vohs had 10 kills and 16 digs. Senior Kate Kofmehl had 24 assists, six digs and went 9-for-9 serving with an ace. Senior Kenzee Wunschel added seven kills...

NEWELL - The Newell-Fonda Mustang spikers got back out on the court on Tuesday night for a Twin Lakes Conference tilt against Manson-NW Webster. The Mustangs showed some might, taking a three set sweep over the Cougars with set scores of 25-18, 25-15 and 25-15...

EMMETSBURG - The Sioux Central Rebel spikers were back on the court for the first time in a week on Tuesday night as they hit the road to take on the Emmetsburg E-Hawks. The Rebels hung tough but dropped a four set contest with set scores of 25-27, 12-25, 25-23 and 24-26...

SPENCER - It was a long night for the Storm Lake volleyball team on Tuesday night when they traveled to face Lakes Conference foe Spencer on the court. The Tigers showed a bit more muscle than the green and white, as Storm Lake fell in three sets to their rivals...

ALTA - Despite the cold and rainy conditions outside on Tuesday night, it was warm in the Alta-Aurelia gym as they welcomed in St. Mary’s for a Twin Lakes Conference volleyball battle. The Warriors were able to take a three set match from the Panthers for their fifth win of the year. The set scores were 25-21, 25-4 and 25-17...