Stories from Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Citizens to elect mayors, councilmembers (10/28/09)
Lake Park features one of the most contested races in the Lakes area. Incumbent John L. Engel faces Ken Fiala for the city's mayoral seat. Three council positions are open with six candidates hoping for seats. Incumbents Lance E. Heikens, Richard Packebush and Gary Taber take on Keith Nitzschke, Clark D. Reekers and Gilbert Zahren.

Milford Dynos Robbed (10/28/09)
Milford police are seeking a suspect involved in a convenience store robbery last Friday evening. "The robbery is still under investigation," said Milford Police Chief Vernon Flack. "We're just running down every lead we've got."

H1N1 cases make way through Dickinson County schools (10/28/09)
Despite the onset of H1N1 in area schools, superintendents throughout Dickinson County are heeding the Iowa Department of Health's advice to keep their doors open.

Solo flight marks three-generation flight legacy (10/28/09)
While most students spend their 16th birthdays nervously gripping the wheel of a terrain-based Honda Accord, Ben Ashland instead experienced the thrill of flight in a 1968 Cessna 127. On Oct. 18, Ashland, a sophomore at Spirit Lake High School, completed his first solo flight, marking an aerial right of passage passed down for three generations.

Arts on Grand to host video festival (10/28/09)
Arts on Grand will host a video festival on Thursday, Nov. 5, at 7 p.m. Curtis Dean of Spencer Municipal Utilities will be master of ceremonies. Two videos made during the summer Arts on Grand video camp will be premiered that evening. Eric Meeter, a Dordt College senior majoring in contemporary film and music, led the video camp while working as a summer intern in the SMU Cable video studio. Eric plans to return to Spencer to help with the premiere of two videos made by the video campers.

Maxine Morphew (10/28/09)
(July 18, 1917 - Oct. 19, 2009) Funeral services were held Oct. 22 at the Turner Funeral Home in Spirit Lake for Maxine Morphew, 92, who passed away Oct. 19 at the Hilltop Care Center in Spirit Lake.

Georgene E. Guthrie (10/28/09)
(May 27, 1930 - Oct. 16, 2009) Mass of Christian burial was held Oct. 19 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford for Georgene E. Guthrie, 79, who passed away Oct. 16 at the Milford Nursing Center.

Wilma Dodds (10/28/09)
(Aug. 19, 1919 - Oct. 16, 2009) Funeral services were held recently for Wilma Dodds, 90, who passed away Oct. 16 at Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake. Wilma Dodds was born Aug. 9, 1919 in Swea City, the daughter of Oscar and Mabel (Godfredson) Riddle.

Dorothy Elaine Arnold (10/28/09)
(Sept. 23, 1915 - Oct. 16, 2009) Funeral services were held Oct. 19 at the United Methodist Church in Lake Park for Dorothy Elaine Arnold, 94, who passed away Oct. 16 at Keelson Harbor in Spirit Lake.

Lorings celebrate 50th (10/28/09)
Don and Marlene Loring will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house on Nov. 1 at the Harris Community Center from 2-4 p.m. They were married on Nov. 27, 1959 in Sibley.

Sirens 10-28 (10/28/09)
On Monday, Oct. 19, at approximately 11:50 p.m., the Spirit Lake Police Department made a routine traffic stop on a maroon 1987 Pontiac Fiero. The Fiero was driven by 20-year-old Kelly Thompson, Jr. of Spirit Lake, and upon further investigation and search of the vehicle, a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana and drug paraphernalia were located inside the vehicle...

Firestorm (10/28/09)
"Don't confuse the specter of your origin with your present worth." - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles We all get burned. Burned by things we didn't expect. By inevitable tragedy. By people who don't know any better. By people who just need to do better for themselves. Sometimes - even by ou

Memory Walk thanks (10/28/09)
What a wonderful and generous community we live in, the support for the Iowa Lakes Memory Walk and the people that have Alzheimer's in our community and their family was phenomenal. Cornerstone band played music for our event and gave it such an extra special touch, they are a wonderful group and we were so happy to have them share their time and talent. It takes a lot of people and supporters to put together such an event and our community stepped up to the plate to make this happen...

Pink Out Night Thanks (10/28/09)
On behalf of the Okoboji High School Athletic Department, I would just like to say thank-you to everyone that participated in our recent Breast Cancer Awareness Night event during our 9/JV/Varsity volleyball matches against Boyden-Hull on Tuesday, Oct. 13.

Senior Health Expo thanks (10/28/09)
We would like to take this opportunity to thank the residents of Dickinson and Clay counties for supporting the Senior Health Expo on Oct. 3 at the Senior Center in Spirit Lake. The event was a success due to the cooperation of many people.

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