Stories from Friday, January 10, 2020

North Dakotans Never Give Up Larry Aasen Ellery Press ISBN 978-0-578-48791-5 $18 Larry Aasen’s North Dakotans Never Give Up: A Memoir describes the challenges that Aasen, his relatives, neighbors and many famous North Dakotans faced as they experienced the Dust Bowl, blizzards and war to make a great state. As Aasen tells us, it was not in spite of those calamities that North Dakotans succeeded, but because of them...

Saturday, March 7 marks another first for the Clausen Center in Holstein as it presents two separate and distinct headliners. Etta May will open the show with her take-no-prisoners performance full of truth, irony, humor and wisdom. Winner of the prestigious American Comedy Award’s Comic of the Year, she has been hailed as the Polyester Princess and the Queen of Southern Sass...

What better way to start off the 2020 year with some good music. KeeLive will be starting off on January 17, 2020 and January 18, 2020. We will periodically talk about each band preforming as the CT issues get published. Our first band will be two musicians; Mark Pender and Glenn Alexander. Both of these musicians will be performing at The Gathering Place, located on 207 W. Main St., on Friday, January 17, 2020. They will go from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m...

Ali Noorani, Executive Director of National Immigration Forum, will be in Storm Lake next week. The Forum works with faith, law enforcement and business leaders across the Midwest - and beyond - to advance constructive immigration policies. He will be speaking at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Storm Lake on Wednesday, January 15, 6 p.m. This event is free and open to the public...

On Sunday, January 12, there will be an omelet and french toast breakfast at the St. Mary’s Parish Hall, located at 300 East Third Street. Doors open at 8 a.m. until noon. All you can eat. Cost is $7 per person. Kids 6 and under eat free. This breakfast is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, who regularly support various charitable purposes in the community...

With construction essentially complete on the EDF Renewables 200-megawatt Glaciers Edge Wind Project in northwest Cherokee County near Cleghorn and Marcus, perhaps it’s time to look back and see why and how Cherokee County’s largest renewable energy initiative became a reality...

In the early 1970s, a group of long-haired young guys came rocking out of Schaller, Iowa, making a name for themselves around the midwest for several years before going their own ways at the end of the decade. That band, Genocide, has just been announced as one of the 2020 inductees into the Iowa Rock ’N’ Roll Hall of Fame, and will be reuniting to perform for the big induction concert later this year...

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Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach is partnering with the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) to provide an education farm bill meeting on Jan. 17 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the Spring Lake Park Yacht Club in Cherokee. Producers, agri-business personnel, landowners and other interested parties will have an opportunity to learn about the program election and enrollment process regarding the 2018 Farm Bill, as well as discuss financial decision-making...

The 19th Annual Father~Daughter Dance will be held on Saturday March 7th from 7 - 9 p.m. at the Storm Lake Elementary School. Sponsored by the Storm Lake Rotary club, this is an evening for fathers, father figures, and their granddaughters of all ages are invited to spend a memorable evening together. The cost is $25 per family at the door, which includes a keepsake photo...

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate launched a new digital outreach effort this week to inform survivors of human trafficking and stalking about resources available to them. Two videos will run on Facebook and YouTube promoting Safe at Home throughout the month of January, which is Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month...

A Dickinson County man charged with sexual assault entered a guilty plea to lesser charges recently in Emmet County District Court. David Michael Clinton of Superior received a pair of one-year sentences for indecent exposure stemming from behavior Nov. 18, 2018, in Estherville. A 17-year-old and an 18-year-old girl from Milford were with Clinton at the time...

The Cherokee County 4-H Archery Club will host its first meeting Sunday, Jan. 19 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Full Draw Archery in Cherokee. The meeting will be informational and is open to interested families of youth in 4th grade or older. “In our 4-H Archery Club, youth will develop archery skills, as well as safety,” said Debbie Erpelding, Cherokee County Youth Coordinator with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. ...

The City Council in Webster City has rejected a plan to sell a portion of a city park, heeding the pleas from residents who filled the meeting chamber at City Hall. A public hearing was held during the council meeting Monday night about a proposal to sell 1.25 acres (0.51 hectares) of East Twin Park to The Overland Group, a developer from Birmingham, Alabama. Its plan was to build a Dollar General store at the site, The Messenger reported...

Iowa gas prices rose 2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.39 per gallon - 1.2 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and 40 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. All that changed Wednesday. Storm Lake prices had held steady into the week, ranging from $2.25 to $2.39, with most stations at $2.30. Alta stations were at $2.31 earlier this week. By Wednesday night, prices had surged, with most Storm Lake stations at $2.44...

The Storm Lake neighborhood-based ministry The Bridge has completed its annual fund drive, with $18,000 donated, short of the $25,000 goal. CEO Shelly Rock said the program is focusing on the success of the campaign. “We feel very loved and supported. There are a good number of people who do contribute - it’s a matter of engagement, which is so great.”...

Despite lengthy delays, the plan to create a day care center in a former wing of Methodist Manor in Storm Lake are gradually moving forward. The original plan was to open the nonprofit Ready, Set, Grow! day care in spring of 2019, but issues with the mechanical systems have set the process back repeatedly...

Ice bowling, ice sculpture, and broomball competitions will take place at the event on Feb. 9. Participants will be eligible for prize drawings made available by BVU and Storm Lake United

The Karen New Year Celebration was held in Storm Lake January 1, marking the year 2749 on the lunar calendar the people utilize. The celebration occurs in late December or first days of January, the start of the traditional period of Pyathoe, or end of the vital first rice harvest in their native land of Myanmar - better known in the U.S. ...

An anonymous person has started a fund drive to save the historic Cobblestone Ballroom at Lakeside. The gofundme.com drive started Tuesday, with a $1 million target. “It’s all or nothing this round. A million dollars should be sufficient to make an offer on the property, and at least put enough into restoration to put a halt to any further decay and damage caused by years of nature taking its course,” said the organizer, who identifies only as “John D” and as of presstime, could not be reached for further information.. ...

Warrior wrestlers tripped up in 3 duals MILFORD - The Alta-Aurelia wrestlers had their first action on the mats Tuesday night in 2020 and they were left licking their wounds, dropping three duals on the evening. The Warriors fell to Okoboji/HMS, South Central Calhoun and Woodbury Central...

SCHALLER - A slow start on Tuesday night might have knocked out the Sioux Central girls as they took on Ridge View, but the Rebels were able to slowly work themselves back into the game. The Rebels did just enough to rally for a 37-34 win over Ridge View...

SCHALLER - Tuesday night saw the Sioux Central boys get back to an even record after they were able to defeat Ridge View, 46-38, leading from start to finish. “I was really pleased with how we executed our game plan defensively, especially on our ball screen coverage,” Rebel Coach Stephen Tjaden said. “We allowed them some second shots by giving up some offensive rebounds, but we really battled down the stretch and were able to hang on.”...

SPENCER - Following a pair of wins last week, the Newell-Fonda boys looked to keep momentum going on Tuesday night and they did exactly that. The Mustangs were able to knock off the Spencer Tigers, 59-55, for their seventh win of the year. “We knew going in that it was going to be a close, physical battle and it was exactly that. ...

NEWELL - It was another chance for the Newell-Fonda girls to keep their perfect record intact, and their win streak alive on Thursday night when they hosted Pocahontas Area. The Mustangs continue to roll their way to big victories, taking a 78-38 decision over the Indians...

STORM LAKE - It was the final home meet of the season for the Storm Lake wrestlers on Thursday night, and it was also Senior Night as a handful of seniors were honored before the dual against Spirit Lake. The Tornadoes were able to dig themselves out of an early hole to bring home a dual win, 45-30...