Stories from Wednesday, September 15, 2010

The Okoboji boys cross country team was clicking on all cylinders as four varsity and three junior varsity runners turned in the top times of their careers Saturday, Sept. 11 a the Tim Thomas Cross Country Classic in Holstein. "Seven guys had the best times of their careers, so the guys ran really well from top to bottom all the way through to JV," said Okoboji coach Brad Peter...

Competing against some of the best runners and biggest schools in the state wasn't the only obstacle the Okoboji girls cross country squad had to overcome, as the Pioneers had to deal with injuries to two key sophomores and the absence of a senior at the Tim Thomas Cross Country Classic Saturday, Sept. 11 in Holstein...

The Spirit Lake girls cross country team used a pack running approach to grab the team championship at the Emmetsburg Invitational Monday, Sept. 13 at the Emmetsburg Golf & Country Club. The Class 2A, No. 5 Indians beat out North Iowa by 18 points after grouping all seven of its runners in the top 16 and three in the top five. Spirit Lake finished the meet with a season-low 33 points...

All seven varsity runners finished in the top 16 to lift Class 2A, No. 2 Spirit Lake to the team title by seven points over North Iowa Monday, Sept. 13 at the Emmetsburg Invitational. The Indians needed a first place finish from senior Alec Baldwin and four top-10 showings to knock off the Bison by 10 points. Emmetsburg came in third with 62 points and Bishop Garrigan ended up fourth with 103 points...

It was another game of missed opportunities for Okoboji as they opened up Class 2A District 1 play. The Pioneers failed to capitalize on two early forced fumbles before everything spiraled out of control, giving up 28 unanswered points in the second quarter of an eventual 48-0 setback to Central Lyon/George-Little Rock...

Fifth-ranked Graettinger-Terril proved to the rest of the district just how good they can be on both sides of the football, dominating defending league champion and ninth-ranked North Sentral Kossuth in every phase of the game on the way to a 49-6 victory Friday, Sept. 10 in an 8-player District 2 opener in Fenton...

Who knew the opening week of district play would deliver what more closely resembled a 12-round heavyweight boxing match than the football game that ensued between Spirit Lake and fourth-ranked Western Christian Friday, Sept. 10 at Hafer Field. The Wolfpack, widely regarded as the Class 2A District 1 favorites entering the season, were matched blow for blow by the Indians in a smashmouth affair until Western delivered the knockout punch with an 11-play, 80-yard scoring drive after Spirit Lake failed to capitalize on Zack Herrig's interception in the fourth quarter, allowing the visitors to escape with a 20-6 victory.. ...

July 1, 1947 - Sept. 1, 2010 Myrna Lou (Cakerice) Schwarz was born July 1, 1947 in Eldora, the daughter of Irvin Lloyd Jr. and Ruth Marie (Brehmer) Cakerice. She received her Bachelor of Science from Iowa State University and later received her CQ from Concordia University in River Forest, Ill...

June 29, 1924 - Sept. 6, 2010 Harriet Lucile Lizut age 86 of Crosby died on Sept. 6, 2010, at the Cuyuna Regional Care Center in Crosby, Minn. She was born on June 29, 1924 in Jackson Township, Jackson County, Minn., to Tate and Martha (Kautz) Stillwell...

July 8, 1927 - September 3, 2010 Henrietta "Yetty" Van Der Wilt, age 83, of Spirit Lake, passed away Friday, Sept. 3 at her home in Spirit Lake. She was born on July 8, 1927, in Sioux Center to John and Mary (Punt) In't Veld. Yetty graduated from Rock Valley High School in 1944. She was united in marriage to John Van Der Wilt on Nov. 10, 1951, in Hasbrook Heights, N.J...

Marion Flint and Lola Belle Yager were married Sept. 22, 1940, at the farm home of the bride's parents, 5 1/2 miles south of Lake Park

Michael Kleene and Stacia Weinman were married August 7, 2010, at Trinity United Presbyterian Church, Indianola, with Rev. Dave Endriss and David Weinman officiating. Parents of the couple are Karen and Joe Weinman of Indianola and Shirley and the late Gerald Kleene of Spirit Lake...

Allison Michelson of Spirit Lake, and Jacob Beggs of North Platte, Neb., were united in marriage on May 29, 2010, at Gull Point State Park in West Okoboji at 4 p.m. in an outdoor ceremony officiated by Jim and Amy Jo Hawley of North Platte, Neb. A reception followed in the lodge...

A dinner and celebrity roast honoring longtime Spirit Lake Resident John Senn and his 50 years of contributions to Iowa rock 'n' roll will take place from 6-10:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9 at the Pearson Lakes Art Center in Okoboji.

Garnest Harden, 27, of Spirit Lake was charged with violation of a no-contact order, aiding and abetting at 1:13 a.m. Aug. 17. Timothy Schultz, 54, of Spirit Lake, was charged with an OWI (third offense) at 9:54 p.m. Aug. 17. Alec Geinitz, 27, of Spirit Lake, was charged with public intoxication at 1:10 a.m. Aug. 22...

I do not recycle paper because of the open trailer.

Responsible Iowa farmers, who take great pride in the integrity of the food they grow, have been greatly troubled by the recall of more than 500 million eggs that came from Wright County Egg Farms.

"Too smart and quick" is the way farm owners south of Spencer described Phantom, a stray German shepherd who spent a year dodging traffic and riding out the tough winter of 2009-10. She became a topic of conversation and an outlet for compassion in rural Spencer -- people would check on the stray as part of their daily commutes to work and back. They'd leave her food. They'd knock on the doors of nearby farmhouses to let the occupants know "their dog" was near the road...

A 4-3 vote by the DNR Commission halted a ban on alcohol consumption at DNR operated public beaches in Dickinson County for the 2011 Fourth of July holiday.

A series of bad checks and a failure to obtain a life insurance policy needed for restitution prompted Judge John Duffy on Sept. 1 to revoke the probation of former BASS director Margaret "Meg" Waltz of Spirit Lake.

These monarch butterflies were spotted Sept. 5 on a Lakes Area bike path near West Okoboji. Dickinson County Naturalist Barb Tagami recently said butterflies like these have a long journey ahead. Butterflies that have been tagged in Okoboji have been recovered in Cerro Pelon and El Rosario, Mexico -- more than 2,000 miles away...

It seems fitting to meet Fred Scott outside The Market and Co-Op in Spirit Lake. It's not quite 10 a.m. on a Saturday morning, and already Hill Avenue is bustling with people

A former member of the Iowa Hawkeye coaching staff has been named the new softball coach at Iowa Lakes Community College. Shane Bouman comes to Iowa Lakes following three seasons with the Hawkeyes, where he was a pitching coach and recruiting coordinator...

Just a couple of years ago, I remember Randy Cauthron asking me a question.