Stories from Friday, February 23, 2018

Hours for the Paws for Reading Book Fair and dates are as follows at the At the Alta Community Library: • Monday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. • Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Thursday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. • Friday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m...

The City of Alta Park Board received a grant from the Buena Vista County Community Foundation in the spring of 2017. The grant, in the amount of $2,550, was used to purchase 57 sections of an 80-foot fence topper. The Alta Ballfield Sign Committee also helped finance the fence topper. In April, the Alta-Aurelia High School students attached the fence topper to the fences. They were a major help, and we couldn’t have done it without them...

Perhaps nowhere in Iowa are the Winter Olympics being watched more closely than the schools in Aurelia. From pre-kindergarten through 8th grade at the Alta-Aurelia Middle School, every student is playing a role in the school’s own version of the Games...

The biggest news this week and across most of Iowa was the ice and snow storm that hit on Sunday and Monday. I have to confess that when one is Medicare eligible, it is not as much fun sliding sideways down a Des Moines street at 6:30 in the morning as it was when you were 18, and slipping and sliding in Aurelia...

Anyone sitting in the gallery observing the House in session this week may have wondered “is this how the Legislative process actually works?” With this being the first week after the first funnel, we were approving House Files at a pretty good pace with some bills taking only three or four minutes to complete from start to finish. The bulk of the work on any bill is done in sub-committee and committee debate where the bill is analyzed and perfected...

On the morning of Tuesday, February 20, at approximately 11:07 a.m., the Storm Lake Police Department was dispatched to the Storm Lake Middle School for a report of a student out of control. Upon arrival of police they were directed to the student identified as an 11 year old male of Newell, and police allege they had to physically restrain the student as he was attempting to strike school staff and police...

On the morning of Saturday, February 17, at approximately 11 a.m., the Storm Lake Police Department was dispatched to the Midtown Store on Flindt Drive in reference to a disturbance. Responding officers were advised that a store patron was allegedly yelling abusive statements inside of the store at the clerk. The person fled from the scene prior to the arrival of police...

On the morning of Friday, February 16, at approximately 6 a.m., the Storm Lake Police Department was dispatched to 300 East 1st Street #5 in reference to a 911 call reporting a domestic assault. Upon arrival of police they made contact with occupants of the apartment and an Antinique Mathis, age 29 of Storm Lake allegedly advised police that he made the call but was just joking around and no assault had occurred...

WANTED On the evening of Wednesday, February 21, at approximately 6:30 p.m., the Storm Lake Police Department responded to 613A West 9th Street in reference to locating a wanted person. Upon arrival of police they located and arrested Ricardo Juarez, age 24 of Storm Lake, who was wanted out of Buena Vista County on a warrant charging him with Contempt of Court. Juarez was booked into the Buena Vista County Jail and held without bond.

On February 16, at approximately 3:20 p.m., in the Tyson Parking Lot in Storm Lake, a vehicle driven by Samuel Gebremedhin of Alta, was involved in an accident with a vehicle driven by Jose Carrillo of Storm Lake. The two vehicles collided causing total damages estimated at $800...

Julie Hering Kent, Director of the Cherokee Chamber of Commerce, takes a virtual tour of a dairy at the Cherokee Chamber Ag Committee Ag Show held recently, at WIT in Cherokee, while Melissa Nelson, Director of Siouxland Agriculture in the Classroom, looks on...

Applications are available for the Storm Lake P.E.O Scholarship. The $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to a senior girl graduating this year from a Storm Lake high school and planning further education at a public or private accredited college or university...

The Theater Lovers Book Club at the Storm Lake Public Library will resume on Thursday, March 1 at 6:30 p.m. Meetings will also take place on Thursday, April 5 and Thursday, May 3. This book club provides opportunities for adults who enjoy dramatic literature to read, explore, and discuss plays together...

Eat Fit Go District Manager Jess Kroger will be traveling to The Meeting Place in Galva at 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 18 to talk about Eat Fit Go and the company’s healthy, pre-made meals. In her one-hour program, Jess will give a short history of the company, share nutritional breakdown information, talk about where their stores are located, share their top ten meals, discuss some unique menu options they carry like dairy free and gluten free, how to cook their meals, transportation, average meal prices, refrigerator shelf life, snacking options, what a perfect week is, shipping, catering options, and much more.. ...

The 5th grade students at AC-T worked with Christine Bean during their Valentine’s Day party to learn more about the heart and lungs. The students worked in pairs to dissect the heart and learn more about how the lungs work. Thanks to Christine for volunteering to work with the students at AC-T...

During this week’s Storm Lake City Council meeting, the council finalized an agreement to provide a lot on the City’s new 3rd Addition for the Building Trades Class at Storm Lake High School to build its next home. The school board also set a public hearing for March 21 on the deal, noting that a second lot is planned for a similar arrangement later...

Despite freezing rain and a two hour late state, Storm Lake St. Mary’s new Future Farmers of America chapter hosted a breakfast and screening of “Farmers for America” Tuesday, Feb. 21 as part of National FFA Week. The group invited area FFA chapters, FFA parents and area farmers. ...

I’ll say it here: Marvel’s “Black Panther” movie is a game changer. Yep, an oft-used cliche, but after seeing it this past weekend with my lovely bride, we both walked away with knowing we’ve seen something special. This isn’t just comic-book nerdiness (well, maybe it is), nor is it the “Roots Effect” (citing the old telvision series based on Alex Haley’s best seller – many white folks back in the day felt the need to ‘stretch themselves’ culturally, give somewhat of a self-serving nod, and perhaps a downward glance, to watching a mini-series on one African-American writer’s personal history, that involved slavery – hey, watch it because you wanted to watch it, not because you’re doing any favors to anyone.. ...

Six Appeal is a world-class vocal ensemble infused with sharp comedic timing, and the energy and vitality of a rock band. Swearing off instruments, the award winning vocal band Six Appeal takes you on a journey that spans decades of music – performing classic oldies, current chart toppers, and catchy original tunes – completely A cappella...

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City’s highly-anticipated Battery Park Concert Series was announced at a live press conference tonight. The lineup includes pop sensation and Grammy-nominated Kesha, multi-platinum country band Old Dominion and rock radio staple Nickelback...

The new Total Nutrition and Smoothies business in Storm Lake is quickly gaining a following after opening in January. Husband and wife team Jennifer and Troy Huisenga operate the health-minded shop at 217 West Milwaukee, open 9-6 Monday through Saturday. ...

A new laundromat has opened in Storm Lake, with state-of-the-art equipment and some new features that competitors do not offer. “We have free wifi, a kid’s play area with TV, all the machines are very quiet stainless steel made-in-Iowa Dexter washers and dryers, you can even use your credit card for tokens, there’s nothing around like it,” says manager Leonard Weimer...

The St. Mary’s Parents and Teachers of Panthers (PTP) hosted the 2nd Bi-annual Dancing with the Storm Lake Stars fundraiser on Feb. 3. Dancing with the Storm Lake Stars raised $11,232.00. A cocktail hour, buffet dinner and choreographed dance routine filled the night’s itinerary with a purchased ticket of $35. ...

Over 40 percent of Buena Vista County students participating in the most recent Iowa Youth Survey say they have been bullied at school within the 30 days before taking the survey, and nearly one in four admitted to bullying others. Those are among the findings of the most recent Iowa Youth Survey. A new survey is in the works to begin next fall...

A wave of retirements and resignations continues for the Storm Lake School District, which will now include longtime elementary principal Juli Kwikkel, who will accept an early retirement incentive at the end of the school year. A series of six resignations accepted at Wednesday’s school board meeting represent a total of 165 years of experience with the district’s schools...

How safe are our schools? Following the latest school shooting tragedy in Florida, Storm Lake School District officials have been hearing that question repeatedly. During Wednesday’s school board meeting, Superintendent Carl Turner threw a “curveball” at the building principals, asking each to make an impromptu report on security measures in their building. “It seems to be on everyone’s minds,” he said...

If a small crowd at Buena Vista University expected philosophy from internationally known preacher-theologian Rev. Osagyefo Sekou Tuesday night at an ACES Scholarly event, they got something else entirely. A healthy dose of earthy funk, Delta blues, intimate gospel and gin joint-style soul rocked the venerable Schaller Chapel, as Rev. Sekou let his music do the speaking on this night...

Buena Vista University is one of more than 450 institutions nationwide that have committed to implementing a Civic Action Plan as part of its ongoing commitment to encourage and enhance community engagement. The development of a Civic Action Plan was proposed by Campus Compact – a coalition of more than 1,000 colleges and universities (including BVU) dedicated to advancing the public purposes of higher education – in 2016 to provide campuses an opportunity to outline actionable steps they will take to maximize the impact of engagement on their campus and in their community.. ...

STORM LAKE - The Buena Vista women’s tennis team played its first match of the spring on Tuesday night inside of the Lamberti Rec Center, but due to some injuries that Beavers were a bit shorthanded and fell to the Red Raiders, 9-0. Rachel West played a thrilling three-set tiebreaker match at No. 3 singles for BVU, but after picking up a 6-4 win in the opening set, she fell 6-2 in the second, and then was edged 10-5 in the tiebreaker...

Central College in Pella is the site and host for the 2018 Iowa Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships that get underway Friday, February 23, and continue through Saturday, February 24. All nine IIAC schools will compete inside of the H.S. Kuyper Fieldhouse on the Central College campus for what is set to be an exciting two days of track and field, and Buena Vista is looking to capture a handful of possible all-conference finishes on both the women’s and men’s sides...

DUBUQUE - The Buena Vista women’s basketball team picked up a big road win at Loras just 10 days ago, but it was the Duhawks who used a big third quarter on Tuesday night to break the game wide open and hand the Beavers a tough 88-58 season-ending loss in the quarterfinal round of the Iowa Conference Tournament...

STORM LAKE - In a game that saw both teams combine for 27 made three-point shots, it was three in a row by Central late in the second half that helped lift the Dutch to an 84-70 victory inside Siebens Fieldhouse over Buena Vista on Thursday night to begin the Iowa Conference Tournament...

SPIRIT LAKE - Heartbreak is defined as an overwhelming distress and for the Storm Lake Tornadoes boys basketball team, they went through a wide range of emotions on Tuesday night ending with a heartbreaking 50-49 defeat against the #6 Spirit Lake Indians in a 3A-Substate 1 quarterfinal game...

STORM LAKE - If a game was measured by the loudest crowd it may have been an even tighter contest on Tuesday night in the 2A-District 4 final between Alta-Aurelia and Pocahontas Area. Both teams fought tooth and nail for the entire 32 minutes as the Warriors escaped with a one point win over the Indians to advance to a substate final, 74-73...

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