Stories from Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Timothy D. Radke, age 57, of Alta, died September 8, at Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake. Funeral services will take place Thursday, September 12, at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Alta. Burial will be in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Alta. ...

Mavis J. Marple, age 96, of Newell, died on Sunday, August 18, at the Newell Good Samaritan Society. Memorial services will be held on Friday, September 13, at 2 p.m. at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Newell. Burial will be in the Newell Cemetery. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Newell is in charge of the arrangements...

Lola M. Weiland Brock, age 89, of Sioux Rapids, Iowa died September 6, at the Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake. Funeral services took place Tuesday, September 10, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Linn Grove. Burial is in the Barnes Township Cemetery in Linn Grove. Visitation took place one hour prior to the service at the church. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids is in charge of the arrangements...

Kathryn Norris, age 95 of Nemaha, passed away on Thursday, September 5, at Park View Rehabilitation Center in Sac City.  Funeral Services will take place on Friday, September 13, at 11 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Nemaha. Farber & Otteman Funeral Home of Sac City, is in charge of arrangements. Visitation will be held on Thursday evening from 4 - 6 p.m. at the Farber & Otteman Funeral Home in Sac City...

The Sanford Museum will host a special art wall in September dedicated to the American Legion Posts of Cherokee County. Each will have a special exhibit representing their Post with their flags and memorabilia. Featured are Aurelia Post 396; Cherokee Post 230; Cleghorn Post 486; Larrabee Post 670, Marcus Post 517; Quimby Post 398 and Washta Post 283. Picture are Rob Bush and Shirley Perrett from Quimby setting up their display...

J.D. Scholten, Democratic candidate for Iowa’s 4th Congressional District, returned to Clay County and met with more than 35 voters at the Clay County Fair political soapbox on Sunday. Scholten said he wants to bring needed opportunities to the district, and shared his concerns for the future...

U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Kiron, was the first political figure to appear at the Clay County Fair political soapbox for 2019 and met with a group of voters on the south side of the fairgrounds where he spoke about his efforts in Congress. “I don’t often keep score, and they’re forcing me now to keep score on what we’ve accomplished,” King said. ...

Despite a little bit of precipitation, the weather could not hamper rain or the crowd as Beatlemania swept over the Clay County Fairgrounds Sunday night. In addition to the fast-paced setlist, classic rock fans enjoyed a number of video montages of the historic exploits of the fab four, with the group also changing outfits to mark the era of their music. ...

When Mary Rose Bernal sought help for her eating disorder during her first year of college in Iowa, she said she felt like she had to educate her Iowa providers “who should have known better.” Bernal, 21, originally from San Jose, Calif., and a spring 2019 graduate of Grinnell College, has struggled with an eating disorder since she was 15. ...

The Newell Fonda FFA took 12 members to the Manson Northwest Webster FFA trap shoot on Saturday, September 7. In total, there were 84 individuals and 20 teams competing from area FFA chapters. Garrett Meyer took sixth place individual, AJ Chase got 10th place individual and Jaron Vanderhoff got 11th place individual. ...

He’s from Chinatown, New York City. She’s from Kiev, Ukraine. They fell in love in South Korea, got engaged in Russia and married in Saint Petersburg… Florida. Rob and Miss Jane realized they could create awesome performances together by combining the grace and beauty of Jane’s dancing and the technical skills of Rob’s circus background. Throw in a healthy dose of rapid-fire physical comedy and you have a winning combination that will excite audiences around the world...

The 10th annual Vinestock Wine & Arts Festival in beautiful, historic Peterson, in Iowa’s Little Sioux River valley. Vinestock is on tap for Saturday, October 5, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Stroll through downtown Peterson and enjoy wine and beer tasting from various wineries and breweries, as well as delicious food and shopping for arts, crafts and more...

Russ Lachney - Iowa’s “One Man Band” returns to Storm Lake in the Live at Regatta music series at Kings Pointe Resort, Saturday, September 14. Showtime is 6 p.m. The owner of Stringwinders Music in Algona, Russ is a native of New Orleans, LA, greatly influenced by the rich musical culture of the city. ...

The historic State Theater in Holstein hosts American Graffiti Night, Tuesday, September 17, 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. Register your classic car and receive free tickets to the classic film ”American Graffiti.” Dash plaques and trophies will be awarded for “People’s Choice” and “Best American Graffiti Theme.” The Ida County Pork Producers will be grilling. Leave a message with name and vehicle info to register at 712-368-6226. The car show starts at 5, or just come out for the movie at 7 p.m...

Looking for a monstrous good time? The Sioux City Community Theatre is the place to find Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein. From the creators of the record-breaking Broadway sensation, The Producers, comes this new musical comedy. Opening night is Friday, September 13 and the musical runs through September 29. Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. for Sunday matinees...

A total of nearly $1.2 millon in unclaimed property in Buena Vista County is listed in the current “Iowa Treasure Hunt” for 2019. In the history of the Iowa Treasurer’s Office program, more than $3.2 million has been returned to county residents. Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald encourages Iowans to check online at greatiowatreasurehunt.gov to see if they may be owed money. ...

Iowa gas prices have fallen 1.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.40 to start this week. Gas prices in Iowa are 12.7 cents per gallon lower than a month ago, yet stand 33.4 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. Most Storm Lake stations were at $2.39 Monday, having fallen more than the state average, while Alta stations were slightly below, at $2.36, although typically the neighbor to the west is 10 cents higher than Storm Lake...

St. Mary’s Development Director, Dawn Prosser, has been named managing editor of The Globe, the newspaper of the Diocese of Sioux City. Prosser will leave the position at St. Mary’s October 4th. “It was a tough decision. It was really hard telling Father and the staff. It’s a family here, it’s really been great being part of it. It’s going to be hard to leave,” said Prosser, who has worked at St. Mary’s for nearly 24 years...

ALGONA - It was a busy Saturday for the Storm Lake volleyball team as they played in six games total in a tournament. However, the green and white were only able to walk away with a single win in those six contests. The victory came against North Union as the Tornadoes bowed to Algona, Webster City, Spirit Lake, Sioux Center and Lake Mills...

A Touch of Broadway, Buena Vista Community Theatre’s popular touring singing group, will perform their show “What’s In A Name?” at the Roxy Theatre in Alta. Admission is by free-will donation with proceeds going to local food banks. BVCT is hosting the event on Sunday, Sept. 29. Showtime is 3:30 p.m. The historic Roxy is located at 218 South Main in Alta...

Tornadoes back on the road against the Wildcats Week two went in Storm Lake’s favor after a 25-10 victory over the Alta-Aurelia Warriors this past Friday night. The green and white ground game was once again effective with 293 yards from four different ball carriers...

As the sorry, flood-ravaged conditions of some Cherokee parkland languishes in the summer sun and heat, and continues to be a nettlesome topic for eyeballs and on social media, city officials say they’re communicating regularly with FEMA and DOT to hopefully work out a resolution sooner than later...

owa Rock ’n Roll Hall of Fame 2019 inductees Merle Pithan and Jill Miller autograph a guitar to be permanently displayed in the Iowa Rock ’n Roll museum. Both musicians are currently living in Sioux City.

An assault by an inmate at a prison in Fort Dodge has left an officer with minor injuries. The Iowa Department of Corrections says that on Sunday afternoon, an inmate at the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility attacked a correctional officer. Officials say the attack happened about 4 p.m. when the inmate pushed the officer backward and then attempted to hit the officer. The officer responded with pepper spray and other officers quickly tried to subdue the inmate...

Storm Lake School District voters narrowly approved funding for a $14.98 million Early Childhood Center kindergarten building Tuesday. The yes vote was 61.16 percent (a 60 percent supermajority is required), and the no vote 38.84 percent. Turnout was 28.97 percent of eligible voters, or 1,735 votes, topping the 23.6 percent turnout of last December’s first attempt at the polls...

After more than eight years without local postal service, Varina has opened a new post office. The U.S. Postal Service announced that the local office would resume full operations this week at a new location at 205 Main Street. The former post office suffered catastrophic damage in an April 9, 2011 storm, as winds reportedly reached 170 miles per hour in the area. ...

Buena Vista University is ranked No. 4 in the 2020 U.S. News and World Report Best Value School Among Regional Universities in the Midwest. The ranking among 69 Midwest Universities is 28 spots ahead of the closest Iowa institution in this category...

By DANA LARSEN Pilot-Tribune Editor Storm Lake City Councilman Jose Ibarra grew up scared of police. In fact, in his native Mexico, when he misbehaved, his parents would warn of the dangers of a scary policeman coming to take him away. After resettling in Storm Lake, he came of age not having to fear law enforcement, and his children are growing up realizing police are there to help them...