Stories from Monday, May 6, 2019

April 14th - 16th the 91st Annual Iowa FFA Leadership Conference was held at Iowa State University in Ames. Fifteen members from the Newell - Fonda FFA chapter attended to participate and compete in a variety of events. The Iowa FFA Association currently serves 15,483 members. There were 6,636 FFA members from 234 chapters across the state who attended the conference...

A youngster places a “medal” around the neck of one of the police officers participating in Heroes Day recently at the Early Childhood Center in Storm Lake.

Emma Kenkel, a senior at Storm Lake High School, has been named the 2019 recipient of the Storm Lake P.E.O Scholarship. Emma will be honored at the P.E.O Founder’s Day event on June 11th. Emma is the daughter of Nathan and Michelle Kenkel. She plans to attend the University of Sioux Falls majoring in Business Marketing...

Jeff Jorgensen, Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Retail Pharmacist Shawn, at the May Young at Heart meeting. Jeff educated members on the most common questions of the pharmacy. He shared various topics of concern and answered in detail to those in attendance...

Everyone has risks associated with Stroke. Knowing your risk and getting a fast and painless stroke screening are your best defenses against a life threatening or life-altering event. Many people go through their daily routines without realizing how close they are to suffering a life-threatening stroke. ...

Whether you’re carpooling kids to their afterschool activities or meeting some clients for dinner, fitting an hour-long workout into your day may seem nearly impossible. But exercise doesn’t have to happen all at once. In fact, breaking up your activity into short increments throughout the day may give you benefits that go beyond your physical health...

On the heels of the sudden closing of Compass Pointe, a Hope Haven leader told the Pilot-Tribune Thursday that his organization will also pull out of offering mental health therapy services. Hope Haven took over the Faith, Hope & Charity children’s facility in Storm Lake in February of last year...

Tickets are now on sale for a concert Saturday, August 3, raising funds for Santa’s Castle in Storm Lake. Call Ron Hott, 712-299-4402 to reserve your ticket - the show at the Storm Lake KC Hall is expected to be a sell-out. Multi-instrumental performer Mollie B is a prolific polka performer best known as host of the RFD-TV show “Mollie B Polka Party” since 2011. ...

Nashville country-pop musician Paul Christian returns to the area for a live concert at the Regatta at King’s Point, Saturday, June 8. Show time is 6 p.m. A second show is planned for August 3. Christian has been compared to Chris Isaak over 500 times with the occasional nod to Roy Orbison. ...

Director Jon Favreau has just left a scoring session for ”The Lion King ” with Hans Zimmer and an orchestra. It was for the stampede (yes, THAT stampede). And it will come as no surprise to anyone familiar with the 1994 animated classic that, with Favreau’s footage playing in the background, it got a little emotional in that room...

Buena Vista University students entertain Storm Lake Elementary students after school on Tuesday for Buenafication Day, playing soccer, cup games and beanbag toss games, among others.

The Iowa Supreme Court rejected an effort Friday by local landowners to block a proposed wind farm in northwest Iowa after it won approval from government regulators. The court’s rulings remove a major obstacle for the 170-turbine wind energy project in Palo Alto County. It also provides more certainty that similar projects will be able to proceed in the future...

Police Week is scheduled nationally from Sunday, May 12, through Saturday, May 18, 2019 with the Peace Officer’s Memorial Day being scheduled for Wednesday, May 15, 2019 as established by President John F. Kennedy. During this week the Storm Lake Police Department will join law enforcement agencies from across the country in remembering those who lost their lives in the service to their communities, counties, states and our nation...

The eighth annual World Food Prize Iowa Youth Institute brought together 304 students from 130 high schools at Iowa State University to explore critical global food security issues and discover academic and career paths in STEM fields. The Iowa Youth Institute has hosted participants from over 71 percent of Iowa high schools since its inaugural event in 2012 and has been referred to as the most unique and innovative event that inspires Iowa high school students to become global leaders...

Inside Century Farms Distillery, located at 2304 Highway Boulevard in Spencer, the husband and wife team of Ryan and Amanda Bare have been hard at work to make their microdistillery dream a reality. The two recently achieved one of their first benchmarks by having the distillery’s first product, “Open Gate Vodka,” released and available on store shelves in Spencer. The duo said there are big plans in the works for the distillery...

Republican leaders from Iowa’s 4th Congressional District are seeking the reinstatement of U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Kiron, to House Committee assignments he was removed from earlier this year. In January, the House Republican Steering Committee voted to remove King from three House committees judiciary, small business and agriculture in response to a quote attributed to King published by the New York Times...

Buena Vista University has announced that Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will serve as the 2019 Commencement speaker on Saturday, May 25. Reynolds was appointed the state’s 43rd governor in May 2017 after rising from positions as county treasurer, state senator, and lieutenant governor. ...

Storm Lake Police have cracked a drug trafficking operation, seizing 70 pounds of marijuana, over four pounds of crystal meth, “magic mushrooms” and weapons including assault rifles. Thursday, police along with the local tactical entry team and sheriff’s department SERT team support, executed a search warrant at 1005 East 9th Street. There, they seized four pounds of what then believe to be methamphetamine and a 2012 Infinity...

Storm Lake Proud Week rolled along as students from Storm Lake High School volunteered to clean the beach at Frank Starr Park on Friday afternoon. Groups from around the community took part in beautification efforts throughout the week, with volunteers turning out Saturday for a final push to improve parks, beaches and other public areas of the city. Mayor Mike Porsch hopes the event will turn into a year-around effort with groups adopting parks and neighborhoods...

Forty-year-old Jake Robertson from Alta goes back and forth on whether running is an addiction for him. With so much time and dedication put into it, the hobby is not something taken up lightly. But what started as fun way to lose a few pounds hooked itself into Robertson, who wants redemption after his relatively quick ascent to the renowned Boston Marathon that left him devastated after it was over...

ROLFE - The Mustang boys golf team was able to best three other Twin Lakes Conference schools on Thursday night. Newell-Fonda had a score of 165, Pocahontas Area 170, Sioux Central 191 and West Bend-Mallard 205. N-F’s Damon Bartek was the medalist with a score of 39. R.J. Rojas took the runner-up spot with a 41. Bryce Coppock scored 41, Hogan Henrich 44, Izak Baron 44 and Jake DeMey 45...

The Storm Lake Whitecaps are pleased to announce the hiring of Mike Bowles as their on-field manager for the 2019 season. Mr. Bowles is currently an assistant coach with the Ottawa University Spirit in Surprise, Arizona. Mike has a long history of success coaching and playing baseball at multiple levels including stints at St. Joseph’s College (Maine), Chapparel High School (Scottsdale Arizona), Wiscasset High School (Wiscasset Maine), and Central Maine Community College to name a few...

MANSON - The Alta-Aurelia girls got the better of three other Twin Lakes Conference teams on Thursday afternoon. A-A scored 189, East Sac County 199, Manson NW-Webster 271 and St. Mary’s had no team score. Warrior senior Annika Patton got the medalist honors after shooting a -1 under par. ESC’s Kayla Kraft was the runner-up with a 47...

SAC CITY - The Alta-Aurelia and St. Mary’s boys got back to the links on Thursday afternoon in a Twin Lakes Conference quad meet. East Sac County took the top spot with a 182, Warriors second at 190, St. Mary’s third with 192 and Manson NW-Webster four with 201...

GOWRIE - Alta-Aurelia, Newell-Fonda, Sioux Central and St. Mary’s were all in action on Thursday night at the TLC Conference meet. The A-A girls were second, Newell-Fonda sixth, Sioux Central ninth and St. Mary’s 12 as Emmetsburg won the girls meet. The A-A boys were third, Sioux Central fifth, Newell-Fonda eighth and St. Mary’s 12 as South Central Calhoun won the event...

STORM LAKE - The Storm Lake tennis girls were unable to get on track on Thursday night against visiting Spirit Lake. The green and white bowed in a 9-0 loss. “The girls worked hard on Thursday, but I think they are just exhausted. No matter what they are a fun group to coach,” SL Coach Staci Maloy...

SPIRIT LAKE - The Storm Lake boys tennis team got back on the court Thursday afternoon against Spirit Lake and were unable to come away with a victory, falling 6-3 to the Indians. “Even though we lost, Thursday night was one of our better outings of the year. Spirit Lake is tough and is the best team in the conference in my opinion,” SL Coach Sam Lipps said...

ORANGE CITY - The Storm Lake Tornadoes boys soccer team started off the first and second half on Thursday like a house of fire before cooling off. The boys were able to net their 11th win of the season as they bested Unity Christian, 6-1. SL senior Jose Martinez scored two minutes into the game, and Jonathan Matute scored a minute later to give the green and white a 2-0 lead only three minutes in. Bway Ku got his first goal with five minutes left in the half...

STORM LAKE - Buena Vista University was the site for the Lakes Conference Championship this year as the seven team league came together for the conference meet. The Storm Lake girls took fifth place, but were only nine points out of tying for second, and the boys were sixth. Spencer swept both meets...