Stories from Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Supervisors finalize Lower Gar agreement: Proposal to reach Milford City Council early next week (04/21/10)
The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors once again looked into the possibility of an agreement with the Milford City Council regarding box culvert construction at the weir site of the Lower Gar Outlet.

CHAMPIONS! Okoboji Jazz captures third state title (04/21/10)
The sirens at 3 p.m. last Wednesday afternoon in Milford were nothing to be concerned about.

Plea entered in attempted murder case (04/21/10)
A trial that was set to start Tuesday came to an abrupt end at the Dickinson County Courthouse after a Spirit Lake man entered a plea to lesser charges. Jeffrey Wittler was accused of intentionally attempting to cause the death of his mother using a knife on June 1, according to court documents. Wittler entered pleas of "not guilty" to five charges on June 22.

SL-O girls coast to rout of Cherokee (04/21/10)
The Spirit Lake-Okoboji girls tennis team looked solid up and down the lineup, staying undefeated with a 9-0 shutout victory over Cherokee Monday, April 19 in Lakes Conference play. SL-O outscored the Braves 60-11 in singles play and 30-6 in doubles action, with the No. 1 duo of Alli Gerking and Aubry Kolegraff getting the closest challenge in a 10-5 victory over Demi Dunn and Amanda Kahn...

Owens' even round propels Indians to record score (04/21/10)
The Spirit Lake girls golf team picked an excellent day to card its lowest score of the season, shooting an impressive round of 168 in a Lakes Conference triangular against two of the perennial powers in the league in Emmetsburg and Spencer Monday, April 16 at the Emmetsburg Golf & Country Club...

Shuttle hurdle quartet makes impact at ELC Relays (04/21/10)
Despite running without a number of key contributors in the meet, the Okoboji boys track and field team was still able to turn in its best time of the season in the shuttle hurdle relay Friday, April 16 at the 89th annual Estherville Lincoln Central Relays...

Wolves stay hot with dual win over Mavs (04/21/10)
The Harris-Lake Park girls golf team improved to 4-0 on this season with a 238 to 271 dual win over Clay Central-Everly in Cornbelt Conference play Monday, April 19 at Spencer Municipal Golf Course. "It was a great night for us," said Harris-Lake Park coach Jared Rahe. ...

SL-O boys jet out to 2-0 start in Lakes (04/21/10)
The Spirit Lake-Okoboji boys tennis team controlled the momentum from the early stages, winning five of six singles matches and all three doubles matches in an 8-1 Lakes Conference victory over Estherville Lincoln Central Tuesday, April 13 in Estherville...

H-LP boys down CC-E by nine strokes (04/21/10)
The Harris-Lake Park boys golf team showcased a consistent varsity lineup with four golfers shooting in the low to mid 40s, which led to a 172 to 181 Cornbelt Conference dual win over Clay Central-Everly Monday, April 19 in nearly perfect playing conditions at Spencer Municipal Golf Course...

Dziedzic, Brunsvold win three distance races at Jim Godfredsen Relays (04/21/10)
The dynamic distance duo of McKenzie Dziedzic and Briana Brunsvold captured race titles in the three open events to lift the Spirit Lake Park girls track and field squad to the team title at the Jim Godfredsen Relays Monday, April 19 in Armstrong. Highlighted by the performances of Dziedzic and Brunsvold, the Indians came away with 145 points. ...

SLP-O girls set new high watermark with second straight win (04/21/10)
The Spirit Lake Park-Okoboji girls soccer team set a new single season record for victories with a 2-1 Golden goal overtime win over Unity Christian Monday, April 19 in a make-up game in Lake Park. "It was a definite confidence booster to win the first game and to win the second game we have now already doubled our win record from last year," said SLP-O coach Jessica Cannova. ...

A 'Top Notch' offer: Local FFA students try their hand at seed sales for recent fundraiser (04/21/10)
Most area FFA students get their first taste for sales with the yearly distribution of tasty boxes of fresh fruit distributed en masse across Dickinson County, but a recent fundraising initiative sponsored by local Pioneer promoter Cari Wallace and sales representative Jeff Ashland gave local FFA Chapters in Harris-Lake Park and Okoboji the chance to try their hand at a different element of agricultural seed sales.

PLAC to present the Rebirth Brass Band (04/21/10)
The Pearson Lakes Art Center is proud to present the Rebirth Brass Band, Thursday, May 13, in the Lauridsen Performing Arts Theatre. The show will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Isobel Phyllis Ann Ross (04/21/10)
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 21 at the Congregational United Church of Christ in Rock Rapids, for Isobel Ross, 88, who passed away Friday, April 16, at the Rock Rapids Health Centre in Rock Rapids.

Molly Marie Donovan (04/21/10)
Molly Marie Donovan was born January 28, 1924 in Almora, Minn., the daughter of Carson and Chloie (Davis) Simpson. She was united in marriage to Kenneth Donovan.

Lucile Fern Panhorst (04/21/10)
Memorial contributions may be made to the Baptist World Missions of Decatur, Ill., or the Central Baptist Church of Decatur, Ill. on behalf of Lucile Panhorst, who passed away Jan. 30, 2010.

Karleton "Totty" Zeigler (04/21/10)
Karleton "Totty" Zeigler, age 83, of Mankato, formerly of Spirit Lake, passed away Friday, April 15, 2010, in Mankato, Minn.

Dorothy Jewel Van Sickle (04/21/10)
Dorothy Jewel Van Sickle, age 98, of Henderson, Nev., passed peacefully into the arms of our Lord on April 12, 2010.

Harley deserved better (04/21/10)
Kate Whitrock of the Humane Society of Northwest Iowa was at the Good Neighbors Fund award event Tuesday morning.

State parks need our help (04/21/10)
Dickinson County is fortunate to have nine state parks within its borders.

In Iowa's Interest: Enjoying Our Local Public Libraries (04/21/10)
We recently had a chance to observe National Library Week -- a good time to think about the important contributions our libraries and librarians make in our communities

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