Stories from Friday, October 11, 2019

The Sugar Bowl will be hosting fun, food, drinks and a Hallmark Movie showing of “Miss Christmas” on Thursday, October 24th. Fun begins at 7 p.m. with snacks, giveaways and dessert. Movie showing time is 7:30 p.m. Come dressed in your best Hallmark watching movie attire and you could be crowned Miss Christmas!...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a habitat conservation plan proposed by MidAmerican Energy as the best solution to help preserve certain bat and eagle species at company wind farms. As part of the plan, MidAmerican Energy will establish conservation funds for statewide bat and eagle programs that will help bolster their populations...

The Iowa Lakes Corridor Business Recognition Luncheon is just around the corner. Wednesday, November 13th marks the Corridor’s tenth annual ceremony to thank existing business and industries for their commitment to the Corridor Region. Because of their presence, our economy is further stimulated creating jobs and fostering the quality of life in our area...

Local rock/blues/roots favorite The Avey/Grouws Band will be in concert Sunday, October 13 at Byron’s in Pomeroy. Showtime is 5 p.m. Winners of the 2019 and 2017 Iowa Blues Challenge and semi - finalists at the 2018 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN., the band has an eclectic catalog and high energy on stage, as evidenced by their 2019 Star Spangled Spectacular show in Storm Lake...

The Cherokee Symphony will begin its 64th season Sunday, October 27 at 4 p.m. at the Cherokee Community Center, 530 W. Bluff, Cherokee, Iowa. The 55-member orchestra under the direction of Ted Hallberg, LeMars, will present the ever-popular annual Cherokee Symphony Pops Concert. Complimentary popcorn and punch will be available...

A night of art and theatre is coming to the Witter Gallery - the Witter Gala. The event will be Saturday November 16, 6:30-10 p.m. Storm Lake educator Bethany Larson will perform “The Purple Tutu.” Cindy Cone is directing an original script, “Date Night” written by Storm Lake native Sheri Davenport, plus Sheri will screen her short film, “Swept Away” during the Witter Gala...

The Sioux Rapids Historical Association is showing a movie in the historic Sioux Theatre this weekend, Saturday, Oct. 12, 7 p.m. “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” is featured, on the 50th anniversary of the popular western’s release. All are welcome, a free will offering for the historical society will be taken. Popcorn and candy can be purchased. / Photo submitted...

Witter Art Gallery in Storm Lake is inviting the public to participate in a Dia De Los Muertos exhibit. Honor your lost loved ones while sharing the Hispanic culture with the community, by making a traditional Day of the Dead offered at the gallery, October 29-November 2. Anyone interested in participating may contact the gallery at 732-3400 or email [email protected]. / Photo submitted...

Tickets go on sale today for WWE Raw, a special Tuesday edition, December 17 at Tyson Events Center in Sioux City. The show starts at 6:30 p.m. Scheduled to perform are Seth Rollins, Braun Strowman, Becky Lynch, Sasha Banks and many others. / Photo submitted...

How important is a full Census count? If the community could show 1,500 more residents, the increased Road Use Tax revenue would cover the City’s entire snow removal costs, which last winter amounted to over $163,000, according to Storm Lake City Finance Director Brian Oakleaf...

Buena Vista University’s 2019-20 Community Campaign begins with a Storm Lake United Business After Hours reception at Cru5h Dining in Siebens Forum at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 16. The event is free and open to the public. Appetizers and refreshments will be served...

Thirteen youth from Sac County took part in the Explore S’more 4-H camp over the weekend at Clover Woods. They enjoyed some very good food cooked by the camp staff, worked as a group in an escape room, enjoyed teambuilding activities, played gaga ball, hiked, took in a fire and ate s’mores. ...

Evan Franzmeier, Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Fitness & Health Center Manager, was recognized as a Hospital Hero on Wednesday, October 9 at the Iowa Hospital Association Annual Meeting in Des Moines. / Photo submitted

It’s time to trick or treat, fill your bags full of sweets and see all the little lake creatures walking down the street! Scare up some fun during Chills and Thrills “Lake Creatures” October 19th from 10 a.m. - noon! With 26 Storm Lake United business members participating this is sure to be a monstrous event for the whole community. Trick or Treating will take place downtown and in select store locations...

The custom tricycle, stocked with up to 300 children's books, visits parks and playground locations across the community in the spring and fall. Each stop includes a personalized interaction, reading aloud, and the opportunity for children to select a book to take home...

Albert City Public Library is hosting Sheila Craig with “Remembering the Apron” on Thursday, October 17 at 1p.m. Take a nostalgic look at the apron plus the fabrics, styles, and the many different ways they were used by the people from our past. Presenter, Sheila Craig is a grandmother with a collection of aprons. ...

A Storm Lake woman has been arrested after allegedly fighting with police officers. Officers were called to 1726 East Milwaukee Avenue shortly before 12:30 a.m. Wednesday for a disturbance in progress. Responding officers were advised that an adult female was yelling and kicking doors in the hallway of the apartment complex. ...

The annual Aurelia Little Spooks House and Trunk-or-Treat will be held Saturday, October 19 on Main Street in Aurelia, hosted by the Friends of Aurelia. There will be Halloween games and activities at the Aurelia Community Center and Trunk-or- Treating downtown from 3-4:30 p.m. If would like to join in on the fun and have a trunk-or-treat vehicle on Main Street, call or text Shana at 229-1909...

On the afternoon of Wednesday, October 9, at approximately 3:05 p.m. the Storm Lake Police Department was dispatched to a disturbance in progress at the Tyson Pork Plant located at 1009 Richland Drive. Upon arrival of police they were advised that an employee identified as Tariku Worku, age 38 of Storm Lake allegedly assaulted another employee and attempted to assault other workers who intervened in the incident...

Conner Ellinghuysen has been named director of admissions at Buena Vista University. Ellinghuysen comes from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota in Winona, Minn., where he has served as associate director of admission. The Lewiston, Minn., native has been with Saint Mary’s working in a variety of admission and advancement positions before and after graduation in 2015...

A pair of Mason City residents are being held in the Dickinson County Jail on charges of trafficking methamphetamine. Authorities booked 30-year-old Amanda Kay Adams into the local jail shortly after noon Wednesday, Oct. 2. About an hour later, 29-year-old Jacob Daniel Johnson was booked into the jail as well. ...

The grand opening for the newest addition to the Little Foote Forest in Milford will be held 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15. “We’re excited to celebrate the new addition to this beautiful park and to thank the donors that made this acquisition possible, including a state Resource Enhancement and Protection grant, the Iowa Great Lakes Saddle Club and the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation,” Kiley Roth, the community relations coordinator for the Dickinson County Conservation Board said...

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has upgraded the current rules and regulations relating to the selling of companion animals. If approved, the new regulations are expected to go into effect in January. The new regulations will affect local facilities such as TLC Canine Center Animal Shelter in Newell and Safe Haven Animal Shelter in Havelock. ...

Barb Zeigler, a wife, mother and grandma, knew the importance of scheduling a regular mammogram. Little did she know, she would become the poster child of why you should get your annual screening. It all started with a routine mammogram, something she has done for years. Barb went in on a Thursday and was called back the same day to schedule another screening. Everything moved quickly from there, although it felt like an eternity...

Earlier this summer, Storm Lake Police Chief Mark Prosser walked through a Storm Lake neighborhood, greeting strangers. He approached members of a Spanish-speaking family sitting on the front steps of their home, introduced himself and struck up a conversation with the help of Maria Ramos, a Storm Lake resident and immigrant from Mexico...

Some say love, it is a river, that drowns the tender reed Some say love, it is a razor, that leaves your soul to bleed As a junior in high school, he remembers hearing a classmate perform a moving rendition of the song, “The Rose,” in the school gym in Cherokee, thinking to himself, “If I ever get married, I want to have that song sung.”...

CHEROKEE - The Storm Lake cross country teams were back on the course on Tuesday night as they ran at the Cherokee meet. Both the green and white girls and boys teams finished ninth on the day, as MOC-Floyd Valley won both meets. The Storm Lake boys were led by Tyler Moon’s 16th place finish after his time of 18:32.25. ...

The mantra entering the 2019 season for Buena Vista University football was to win in the fourth quarter. Twice the Beavers have been in a game entering the final stanza, and twice they have come up empty in American Rivers Conference play. Last week was a gut wrenching setback against #13 Wartburg as the Beavers were right there starting the fourth frame, and ultimately fell short of their upset...

The 2019 regional volleyball pairings have been released this week by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. In 1A, both St. Mary’s and Newell-Fonda are in Region 1 and will play one another on October 22 in Newell at 7 p.m. The winner moves on to face either River Valley or MMCRU on October 28 in Newell. The Regional final is on November 5 and will be held in Le Mars...

STORM LAKE - It was a difficult night for the Storm Lake volleyball team on their Spike Out Cancer night as Western Christian came into the home gym for the green and white. The Tornadoes never quite got on track in a three set loss to the Wolfpack...

LAKE CITY - It was a breezy, but sunny night on Tuesday for the Alta-Aurelia, Ridge View and Sioux Central cross country teams to run at the South Central Calhoun invitational. Sioux Central was third in the girls meet and fourth in the boys, A-A was fifth in the girls meet and eighth in the boys, and Ridge View was fourth in the girls and 13th in the boys...