Stories from Wednesday, May 5, 2010

'Broken Arrow' investigation culminates in Dickinson County: ATF, 15 other agencies assist SLPD in more than 50 conspiracy, gun trafficking and drug charges (05/05/10)
More details came to light regarding "Broken Arrow," the year-and-a-half long drug investigation that culminated with more than 50 felony charges faced by 25 individuals in the Lakes area late last week. The public first learned of the investigation on Wednesday, April 28, when Spirit Lake Police Chief Jeff Hanson released a statement...

Kongo found, returned to animal shelter (05/05/10)
The six-month-old Staffordshire bull terrier stolen during an animal shelter break-in last month is back with the staff at the Humane Society of Northwest Iowa.

The 'ayes' have it: Combined session between council, supervisors results in Lower Gar agreement (05/05/10)
Unanimous roll call votes from both the board of supervisors and the Milford City Council may have finally paved the way for an agreement between the two entities for construction of two box culverts at 230th Ave., the site of the Lower Gar Outlet.

Iowa Lakes has 10 named to All-Region softball team (05/05/10)
The Iowa Community College Athletic Conference All-Region softball teams were announced and Iowa Lakes had 10 players named to that team. The Region XI champion Lakers had six players named to the first team. Leading the way were the conference co-offensive player of the year Christy Cabrera and conference co-defensive player of the year Ashley Heiberger. Cabrera is a sophomore outfielder and Heiberger is a sophomore catcher...

SL-O girls continue Lakes dominance with 11th straight title (05/05/10)
The Spirit Lake-Okoboji girls tennis team slipped past two other teams by the slimmest of margins to stretch its extremely impressive win streak to 11 at the Lakes Conference Tournament Saturday, May 1 in Le Mars. SL-O finished with 17 match wins and 129 points while Estherville Lincoln Central was the runner-up with 16 victories and 119 points. Le Mars also finished third with 15 wins and 117 points...

SL-O finishes fifth in Lakes tourney (05/05/10)
The Spirit Lake-Okoboji boys tennis team won six matches to place fifth in the Lakes Conference Tournament Saturday, May 1 at River View Tennis Courts in Spencer. The host Tigers won the conference crown for the fourth straight season and scored its seventh title in the last eight years with 16 victories. Le Mars finished as the league runner-up with 13 wins, followed by Cherokee with 10. Estherville Lincoln Central also ended up sixth overall with four wins...

Dau to continue basketball career at Morningside (05/05/10)
Spirit Lake senior Drew Dau has finalized his decision to continue his athletic and academic career at Morningside College, signing a National Letter of Intent to play collegiate basketball for Head Coach Jim Sykes and the Mustangs next winter. Dau averaged 9.5 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game for the Indians this past season on the hardwood. ...

Okoboji girls capture five golds at A.R. Hesla Relays (05/05/10)
The Okoboji girls track and field team completely dominated the sprints, hurdles and discus competition, placing second or higher in six of those races and finishing 1-2 in the discus at the A.R. Hesla Relays Friday, April 30 in Hull. The Pioneers won three relays, including the shuttle hurdle, 4x100 and 4x200...

Pioneers take third at A.R. Hesla Relays (05/05/10)
The Okoboji boys track and field team placed first in four events to finish third overall in the team race at the A.R. Hesla Relays Thursday, April 30 in Hull. Although not technically the home team, Western Christian ran away with the team title with 144 points on a track that they share with meet host Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley. ...

Balanced approach helps Wolves finish fourth in Cornbelt tourney (05/05/10)
The Harris-Lake Park girls golf team used the strength of three All-Conference performers to improve four spots from last season into fourth place in the team race at the 2010 Cornbelt Conference Tournament Monday, May 3 at Spencer Municipal Golf Course...

Elusive Cornbelt crown evades Wolves, Knights (05/05/10)
Harris-Lake Park and Graettinger-Terril both had its Cornbelt Conference title hopes spoiled by windy conditions and inconsistent play during the boys golf tournament Monday, May 3 at Spring Valley Golf Course in Livermore. "Spring Valley is a tough course to play on a windy day," said Graettinger-Terril coach Brent Dyhrkopp. "The guys were a little disappointed in their scores, but we need to give some credit to the teams who finished ahead of us for being more consistent."...

Owens, Nielsen lift Indians to triangular victory (05/05/10)
Spirit Lake swept medalist honors and pulled into the clubhouse with a comfortable 25-stroke victory over Spencer and Sheldon in a girls golf triangular Friday, April 30 at Okoboji View Golf Course. The Indians had the fewest problems on a cool and windy afternoon, carding a 181. Spencer and Sheldon each struggled with trees, tall rough and a few very uneven lies at Okoboji View. The Tigers placed second with a 206 and the Orabs came in third with a 225...

SL-O girls blank Lady 'Dogs (05/05/10)
Two days after winning the Lakes Conference Tournament title, the Spirit Lake-Okoboji girls tennis team continued to click on all cylinders, rolling to a 6-0 rain-shortened victory over Le Mars in a Lakes Conference dual Monday, May 3 in Le Mars. "I thought that this was our best outing as a team," Spirit Lake-Okoboji coach Bob O'Hara. ...

SLP-O boys turn in record-setting day at Humboldt (05/05/10)
Spirit Lake Park-Okoboji set all-time highs with 33 shots on goal and 11 different players taking shots on goal, grabbing a 5-3 victory over Humboldt in the offensive thriller Friday, April 30 in a non-conference match. "We ended up playing Humboldt on an old football field because the turf is being redone on their current stadium and it was an interesting match," said Spirit Lake Park-Okoboji coach Bill Cochran-Bray. ...

Vaage goal lifts SLP-O boys to 2-1 victory (05/05/10)
Spirit Lake Park-Okoboji held off a solid effort by Unity Christian in its home opener when Erik Vaage netted the game-winning goal late in the second half to salvage a 2-1 victory in boys soccer action Thursday, April 29 in Lake Park. "It was a typical Unity match," said Spirit Lake Park-Okoboji coach Bill Cochran-Bray. ...

Marsh's goal spoils Knights' rally attempt (05/05/10)
Unity Christian made a valiant effort to rally from a three goal deficit to tie the game, but Hannah Marsh sparked Spirit Lake Park-Okoboji at just the right time with an unassisted goal that gave them a 4-3 win in girls soccer action Thursday, April 29 in Orange City...

Iowa Lakes Sports Update (05/05/10)
Lakers win another softball regional title The Iowa Lakes softball team took full advantage of getting two games to record one victory, as it defeated Iowa Central to grab their second NCJAA Division II Region XI crown in three years. The two teams combined for three hits in a pitcher's duel between Julia Nealer and Christina Bradley in game one. Iowa Central escaped with a 1-0 win, forcing the decisive game two...

Dziedzic, Lawler race to career days for Indians (05/05/10)
Spirit Lake Park seniors McKenzie Dziedzic and Megan Lawler both enjoyed career days on the track, winning two races each and setting some new personal records along the way at the Okoboji Relays Tuesday, April 27 in Milford. Lawler ran her fastest times of the season en route to securing race titles in the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash. ...

SLP tracksters rack up season-high in points at Emmetsburg (05/05/10)
The Spirit Lake Park boys track and field team placed third or higher in 15 events and raced to five race titles on the way to scoring a season-high 150 points Tuesday, April 27 at the Emmetsburg Relays. Algona won the meet with 196 points, while SLP nabbed second place honors with 150 points. Emmetsburg took third with 85, Algona Bishop Garrigan finished fourth with 66 and Estherville Lincoln Central was fifth with 48...

After 20 years, Coffman still fit to be tied (05/05/10)
Roger Coffman's Fostoria basement is awash with color. Bright skeins of chenille lay on one shelf, spools of bright fishing line are stashed in plastic drawers and buckets and buckets of vibrantly dyed buck tail are stowed in buckets.

Achenbach-ula! Spirit Lake grad sinks teeth into iconic title role (05/05/10)
The calendar's flipped to May now, so 2007 Spirit Lake graduate Michael Achenbach can eat food with garlic and go back out into the sunlight again.

Willardsons, Sidles, Isder new member artists (05/05/10)
A Piece of Work, Inc. is proud to introduce a few new additions to the family of member artists at the Emporium of Original Art

Derek Thomas Frederick (05/05/10)
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, at the Schuchert Funeral Home in Spirit Lake for Derek Thomas Frederick, age 39, of Estherville.

Edward L. Fitzpatrick, Jr. (05/05/10)
The Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10 a.m. Thursday, St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church for Edward L. "Bud" Fitzpatrick, Jr., 81, St. Joseph, Mo., who died Sunday, May 2, 2010 at Heartland Regional Medical Cente

Donald "Red" Janssen (05/05/10)
Funeral services were held Saturday, May 1, 2010 at the United Methodist Church in Lanesboro for Donald "Red" Janssen, 68, of Carroll and formerly of Lanesboro.

Dr. William A. Boies (05/05/10)
Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 4 at St. Mary's Catholic Church for Dr. William A. Boies, of Spirit Lake, formerly of Estherville, who passed away May 1, 2010 at Hilltop Care Center, Spirit Lake.

Agnes Sybesma (05/05/10)
Mrs. Agnes Sybesma, age 97, of Orange City, passed away on Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at the Lakes Regional Health Care Hospital in Spirit Lake

Cruz Clayton Nitchals (05/05/10)
Jesse and Brooke Nitchals of Estherville announce the birth of a son, Cruz Clayton Nitchals, born April 27. He weighed 7 pounds, 6.5 ounces.

Adalynn Louise Rice (05/05/10)
Patrick and Amanda Rice of Spirit Lake are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Adalynn Louise Rice.

Anna Renae Tullis (05/05/10)
Mark and Hope Tullis of Spirit Lake announce the birth of their daughter, Anna Renae Tullis, who was born March 4, 2010, at Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake

Osgerby, Fagen to wed (05/05/10)
Terry and Marcia Osgerby of Spirit Lake are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Alecia to Robert Fagen, son of Mike and Diana Fagen of Ankeny.

VanPelts celebrate 25th Anniversary (05/05/10)
Loretta Joslin, Clifford Joslin, Arnold VanPelt III and George VanPelt are hosting a reception in honor of their parents Jean and Arnie VanPelt at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 15, at the Spirit Lake VFW.

Mirror, mirror on the wall, turning into mom, after all (05/05/10)
It happens when I expect it: I'll be visiting my parents in Sibley, I'll answer the phone, an innocent "hello?"

National Day of Prayer (05/05/10)
Thursday, May 6, is National Day of Prayer. It will be celebrated around the nation.

Thanks to the Community (05/05/10)
On behalf of First Lutheran, New Journey, Union Memorial and St. Joseph Catholic, we want to sincerely thank the community for their tremendous support of our Haiti Dinner Event held Sun., April 18. Thank you to the volunteers who prepared food or worked at the dinner.

About Lower Gar (05/05/10)
A brief cost/benefit analysis of the Dickinson County-Milford Lower Gar outlet agreement.

Thank you from Terril (05/05/10)
I want to thank everyone for the wonderful benefit on April 11.

SWAK: Thanks for 'Stamping out Hunger' (05/05/10)
Thanks for your support of our food drive.

Nightgowns, pajamas make a difference (05/05/10)
Thanks to the media coverage many in the counties counties of Dickinson, Clay and Emmet recently helped the Centers Against Abuse and Sexual Assault in Iowa with the donation of nightgowns and pajamas.

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