Stories from Wednesday, October 9, 2019

CORRECTIONVILLE - It was a successful Saturday for the Alta-Aurelia volleyball team as they took part in the River Valley tournament. The Warriors were able to win four of their contests, dropping just one, as they were able to take second place for their efforts. Woodbury Central won the tournament...

STORM LAKE - It was smooth sailing through the first two sets on Monday night for the St. Mary’s volleyball team who were in search of their second win of the season. The Panthers had a 2-0 lead over the River Valley Wolverines going to the third set, but the momentum shifted through the third as the Panthers dropped the set and ended up falling 3-2 to the Wolverines...

Storm Lake hits the road to face the Monarchs Last week’s game for the green and white might look deceiving just glancing at the score. The Tornadoes fell 28-0 to Spencer, but were only down by seven for a majority of the contest. Storm Lake will attempt to get their fifth win of the year this Friday night when they head down to Denison-Schleswig. ...

CommUnity Education along with Tyson of Storm Lake will be offering a Turkey Shoot Free Throw Contest on Saturday, November 10 at the Storm Lake Elementary School. The Turkey Shoot is a free family activity for parents or grandparents to participate in with their son/daughter or grandson/granddaughter. ...

Iowa Central Community College honored its 2019 Hall of Fame nominee notable alumni Saturday at the college. “For more than 50 years, Iowa Central has helped students get to the next step to achieve their dreams and be a vibrant part of their community. Our Hall of Fame event provides Iowa Central, fellow alumni, faculty and staff a chance to recognize their contributions and accomplishments,” notes Iowa Central President, Dr. Dan Kinney...

The Sioux Central FFA Chapter has spent a busy couple of months on the livestock judging circuit. Livestock judging, for those who may not know, involves evaluating live animals of cattle, hogs, sheep and even goats. A skilled evaluator can sort livestock based on muscle, fat, structure and design. This year featured Sioux Central members competing at three different contests...

A wide smile crosses Jorge Ceballos’ face as he discloses his dream job. “Dentist,” he says, eyes glimmering. “I want to be a dentist.” How will he get there? Ceballos, a Buena Vista University senior, will one day open his dental practice after making connections in Cuba, Carroll, Storm Lake, and, most recently, Argentina, where he served as an intern for Enjoy Dental, one of 179 internships completed by BVU students in the 2018-19 academic year...

Eloise “Lois” Nelsen, 84 died Thursday, October 3, at Theda Care in Waupaca, WI. She was born in Galva, on March 3, 1935 to Elmer and Eva (Huseman) Gertsmeier. She attended Aurelia, High School, graduating in 1953. She was married to Glen Nelsen on August 18, 1957 in Aurelia, IA. They made their home in Storm Lake, Thompson, and Independence, Iowa. She worked as a nurse’s aid at the Mental Health Institute in Independence. After Glen retired in 1998 they moved to Forsyth, Missouri...

Doris A. Skog, age 96, of Albert City, Iowa passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 2, at Pleasant View Home in Albert City. Funeral services were held on Monday, October 7, at 10:30 a.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Albert City. Burial was in the Fairfield Township Cemetery in Albert City. Visitation took place on Sunday, October 6, from 4 - 7 p.m. at Sliefert Funeral Home in Albert City. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Albert City was in charge of the arrangements...

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commentedthis week on the Iowa Crop Progress and Conditions report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “Harvest is off to a slow start since much of the state received heavy rainfalls this weekend,” said Secretary Naig. “We need several consecutive days of dry conditions and seasonal temperatures to give farmers time to make significant progress in their fields.”...

A person is defined by much more than their worst moments. That’s what board members of the Colton Baschke Foundation feel. In it’s brief history, the Lakes Area nonprofit has raised funds for the Humane Society of Northwest Iowa and hopes to establish a memorial scholarship for Colton Baschke. Colton died in September of 2017 at the age of 26, after he lost control of the truck he was driving...

The Trump administration announced Friday it plans to implement new rules that will increase demand for ethanol, reversing a decline caused by exemptions given to oil refineries. The proposal follows months of complaints by Midwest farmers, politicians and the ethanol industry that the federal government’s granting of waivers to refiners had violated federal law and forced some ethanol plants to close...

Storm Lake Elementary and Middle School participated in the Healthy Iowa Walk Friday, October 4 (the rain date for the event).

The Cherokee Symphony will begin its 64th season under the direction of Ted Hallberg, cellist and teacher from LeMars, who will begin his 7th season with the Symphony. Many musicians have committed to this year’s concert season. Also, players interested in auditioning may call Ted Hallberg at 712-540-4932...

Join NeilDiamond look and sound alike Keith Allynn as he tells the story of Diamond’s life and career through Neil’s own songs while weaving his own, now comical journey from a top ten Elvis tribute artist to America’s favorite Neil Diamond Tribute, all for the love of a woman. ...

The Buena Vista County Historical Museum will reduce prices on its annul garage sale event to half price, Thursday October 10, Friday October 11, and Saturday October 12. The museum will be open normal hours, noon - 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Saturday...

Paxtons Jewelry held their annual Pink Rocktober Balloon Bash and Cake Dig during the September 28 Sassy Saturday. Proceeds go towards BVRMC P.I.N.K. Presenting a check for $1,010 was Rhonda Ringgenberg and Laurie Phillips. The Buena Vista Regional Medical Center P.I.N.K. ...

In anticipation of the St. Francis of Assisi Feast Day Friday, Oct. 4, Storm Lake St. Mary’s School held a pet blessing after the school Mass Wednesday. School President Father Brent Lingle blessed beloved stuffed animals, small dogs, large dogs, a very large dog, turtles, kittens and even a rubber fish for the students. ...

The City of Storm Lake’s Clean Up Week effort last week proved to be a success, according to Mayor Mike Porsch - except for a setback from stormy weather early in the period. The new program encouraged residents to put unwanted items at the curb for others to take if they wished, and allowed free drop-off of unwanted materials...

The union representing workers at pork processing plants sued the federal government on Monday to challenge a new rule that allows companies to set line speeds and turn over more food safety tasks to company employees. The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union and local unions in Minnesota, Iowa and Kansas joined with nonprofit consumer advocacy group Public Citizen to file the lawsuit in federal court in Minneapolis...

Eighty law enforcement leaders from across the country including Storm Lake Public Safety Director Mark Prosser have signed on to an amicus brief that calls on the Supreme Court to protect the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The brief highlights how DACA benefits public safety and community trust. ...

Two people were arrested, a car was stolen, and a responding police officer suffered minor injuries before an event at Oasis Night Club in Storm Lake was shut down Sunday morning. An officer checking the parking lot at the club shortly after 3 a.m. spotted a disturbance near the front door of the establishment...

The Storm Lake City Council acted Monday to pave the way for a $37 million Tyson Foods feed mill project. Tyson plans to locate the feed mill on a parcel of property owned by Patrick Sand that is in the process of being voluntarily annexed into the city limits and rezoned for commercial industrial use. The area is currently agland...

The Snapdragon Book Foundation is collaborating with Storm Lake Middle School to raise $3,000 to fund their project, Diverse Students Need Diverse Books #OwnVoices. This project empowers students to help select books to update the library collection so it more accurately reflects the diverse student population...

Local 7-year-old Ryan McVinua has raised over $600 to help Storm Lake’s animal hospital, by creating her own t-shirt campaign. The funds will help cover costs of feeding and caring for orphan pets. Ryan came up with her own saying last summer, “Always have fun, always adventure, always explore.’” Ryan’s parents Ralna and Ben approved of the life reminder, and asked their daughter how she was going to spread the word. Ryan wanted to put it on stickers - then the idea of t-shirts came up...

Participants in the recent Alta-Aurelia Homecoming parade took time out to pose for selfies along the route.

Buena Vista University and the City of Storm Lake have held several discussions in 2019 regarding a potential partnership in an effort to build a wellness center to be used by the community and the University. After more than 40 years of dialogue in Storm Lake surrounding a community wellness center, the initial conversation with BVU resulted in the City seeking a soil boring report on the primary location discussed, Scout Park, which is located adjacent to the campus of BVU. ...