Stories from Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Laura Rain and the Caesars will perform at Byron’s in Pomeroy, Sunday, August 1, 5-9 p.m. with original Detroit-style modern soul, blues and R&B; music. A tough, hard-working American city is reinventing itself as a vibrant incubator of ideas and creation. ...

Treasure Village is excited to reveal a new hole that was designed by No Boundaries students from Okoboji, Spencer and Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire schools. The SS NoBo floats on the new hole to represent the nursery rhyme “Row, Row, Row Your Boat.”...

Jill & Dan will be in concert Sunday, August 1 at InnSpiration Vines & Wines outdoor stage, Linn Grove. Showtime is 5:30. Former Mrs. Iowa Jill Brees Barr and Dan Cline offer a wide variety of rock and pop songs. Amber Norgaard is up next at InnSpiration, Friday, August 6...

The Iowa Great Lakes Antique and Classic Boat Society will host the Iowa Great Lakes Rendezvous, Saturday, July 31, on the docks at Arnolds Park Amusement Park. Everyone is invited to see the classic wood boats that once populated the Iowa Great Lakes. Any wood or antique and classic boat is also welcomed to the show. Boats will be shown from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., with the annual boat parade at 3:30 p.m...

Democrat Abby Finkenauer, a former congresswoman, is running for Republican Chuck Grassley’s U.S. Senate seat, hoping her blue-collar credentials will propel her forward in a state that has grown more conservative over the years. The 32-year-old former state lawmaker, who announced her candidacy by video Thursday morning, would offer a stark contrast to the 87-year-old Grassley, who was elected to his first term in the Senate eight years before Finkenauer was born...

A new school will open this fall in the Eastern Allamakee Community School District, but only two students are enrolled.  Under a grant program from the Department of Education, the district plans to convert a defunct middle school building into Kee Connect, a facility with two new therapeutic classrooms that can accommodate up to 20 students who need additional mental health or behavioral support...

The community plans to hold a prayer vigil for Xavior Harrelson on Sunday, July 25 at 3 p.m. doors open at 2:30 p.m. at the Montezuma High School football field, 504 N 4th St, Montezuma, IA. Organizers say anyone is welcome to attend, and everyone is encouraged to wear orange...

Greg Tystahl went from breaking a Buena Vista University school record to boarding a plane for a prestigious summer internship in Florida. Prior to those springtime duties, the computer science major had final exams, a sprint to the finish of another sort...

Mildred (Millie) Maxine Hotle age 87 of Storm Lake, Iowa passed away July 18, 2021 at Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake. A graveside service will be held at the Columbus City Cemetery in Columbus City, Iowa on Saturday, September 25th. Arrangements are under the direction of Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home of Storm Lake...

Fresh off a 16-month pit stop for the Covid-19 pandemic, the State Historical Society of Iowa’s mobile museum is getting back on the road with a brand-new exhibition. Housed in a custom-built Winnebago, “Iowa History 101: Iowa’s People & Places” is a 300-square-foot museum on wheels, packed with 56 artifacts and videos that explore 13,000 years of Iowa history, from its earliest residents to those who call it home today...

President & CEO of Seasons Center for Behavioral Health, Kim Scorza, has submitted her resignation. Her last day will be August 31, 2021. After this date, Kim has agreed to stay on as a consultant until December 31, 2021 to ensure a smooth transition. “This decision has been a very difficult choice for me to make,” said Kim. “I will miss serving in this capacity but look forward to partnering with Seasons in my future role!”...

Twelve recipients were selected to receive nursing scholarships for the 2021-2022 academic year. One-hundred-sixty four scholarships have been awarded since the BVRMC Foundation program began in 2003. Each donors, who scholarship is $1,000.00 and funded entirely from donations, that value education and helping the next generation of health care providers...

Registration is open for the 2021 Spencer Walk to End Alzheimer’s®. The Alzheimer’s Association is inviting Iowa Lakes area residents to join the fight to end Alzheimer’s by starting a team and walking on September 19 at East Leech Park in Spencer. On Walk day, participants honor those affected by Alzheimer’s with the poignant Promise Garden ceremony — a mission-focused experience that signifies our solidarity in the fight against the disease. ...

Elected leaders and public health officials are pleading with Iowans to get vaccinated as the highly transmissible delta variant of COVID-19 spreads in the state. “Right now, we’re in a race against getting people vaccinated versus the variant spreading,” said Nola Aigner Davis, communications officer for the Polk County Health Department...

Before he died of COVID-19 last year, Arthur Scott of Waterloo worked in a Tyson Foods plant that manufactures dog treats. Even so, Tyson claims it cannot be sued in state court for contributing to Scott’s death because the company was trying to secure the nation’s food supply and critical infrastructure when it kept the plant open. So far, that argument appears to be working...

Buena Vista University has named Dr. Heather Black its new Vice President for Student Success. Black, who currently serves as Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, Pa., assumes her role at BVU in mid-August...

The Buena Vista County Supervisors approved addition of a “destination light” at the intersection of Highway 110 and County Road C65 near the Storm Lake Airport. The intersection’s sweeping curve presents cross-traffic concerns. This type of intersection has been out of use for years in the state, but would be expensive to reconstruct, County Engineer Bret Wilkinson said. It is hoped that the lighting can help make the intersection safer...

A bike trail around the lake has always been a goal of the Storm Lake Mayor’s Committee on Parks, Trails and Urban Forestry, and members want to stop talking and start acting. “It has been a discussion since the very beginning, but now people want to get to the point of a committee looking into the feasibility of a trail around the lake, trying to figure out a way to go,” Mayor Mike Porsch said, following a meeting of the committee Thursday...

After a year of pandemic closures and postponements, the Witter Gallery is celebrating a Grand Reopening on Friday, August 6. The Grand Reopening reintroduces the community back to enjoyment of the arts with a new gallery show, Iowa Artists 50th Anniversary Traveling Exhibition. ...

A City of Storm Lake six-month tourism campaign is nearing its end in August. Joe Kelly of Kaleidoscope Marketing reported on the effort during a city council meeting last week, and proposed extending the contract between his company and the city for another six months...

Newell-Fonda put four athletes on the Class 1A All-Tournament Team for softball this year after winning the State Championship. For the Mustangs on the team were senior’s Bailey Sievers and Ella Larsen, sophomore Mia Walker and freshman Kierra Jungers...

With two of the five Pilot-Tribune softball teams being ranked at some point in the season the area was overflowing with plenty of talented players. In the area we had the top two teams in the Twin Lakes Conference and the top team in the Western Valley Conference to add more prestige to the area teams...