Stories from Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Dec. 28, 1919 -- Sept. 11, 2013 A funeral service for Adolph Laubach, 93, of Sioux Valley, Minn., was held Friday, Sept. 13, 2013, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sioux Valley. Burial was at Pleasant View Cemetery in Hartley. Adolph Robert Laubach was born to John and Katie (Holdman) Laubach on Dec. 28, 1919. He was christened on March 31, 1929 at his home. He attended country school until the eighth grade and was confirmed in the Trinity Lutheran Church in Sioux Valley, Minn. in December 2001...

Sept. 15, 1917 -- Sept. 9, 2013 A funeral service for Burl Place, 95, of Okoboji, was held Friday, Sept. 13, 2013, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford. Burial was at Scranton Cemetery in Scranton. Burl Romaine Place was born Sept. 15, 1917 in Scranton, the son of Clyde and Laura Place...

March 2, 1934 -- Sept. 10, 2013 Elayne I. Hummel, age 79, of Spirit Lake, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, at Avera-McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, S. D. She was born on March 2, 1934, in Sibley to Victor and Ida (Pater) Stanton. Elayne was raised in Spirit Lake, and graduated from Spirit Lake High School in 1952. She was united in marriage to Dean Hummel on April 20, 1955, in Spirit Lake. Elayne helped with the family farm and cooked meals for a lot of hardworking men...

June 23, 1934 -- Sept. 12, 2013 A funeral service for Curt Kuehl, 79, of Lake Park, was held Monday, Sept. 16, 2013, at Concordia Lutheran Church in Lake Park. Burial was at Westport Cemetery in Westport Township. Curtis Wayne Kuehl, the son of John and Hannah (Recher) Kuehl, was born June 23, 1934, in May City. ...

June 27, 1921 -- Sept. 7, 2013 John Martin Schaupp was born June 27, 1921 in Fort Dodge to Judge John M. and Hazel (Woods) Schaupp. He attended Fort Dodge schools and graduated high school from St. John's Military Academy in Wisconsin. John attended Grinnell College and then enlisted in the United States Navy. He served during World War II in the Solomon Islands...

March 14, 1921 -- Sept. 7, 2013 A funeral service for Norman Pohlman, age 92, of Sioux Valley, Minn., was held Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Sioux Valley, Minn. Burial was at the Sioux Valley Cemetery. Norman William Pohlman, son of William and Marie (Brill) Pohlman was born March 14, 1921, in Heron Lake Township, Jackson County, Minn. ...

June 15, 1955 -- Sept. 9, 2013 Mrs. Yvonne Halbur of Hinesville, Ga, departed this life on Sept. 9, 2013. A native of Spencer, Yvonne was born on June 15, 1955, to the late Lavella and Louis Fuller. She is also preceded in death by her sister Cindy Smith and brother Lynn Fuller...

Rural electric cooperative employees in Dickinson County spent days replacing power lines after a severe ice storm passed through the Iowa Great Lakes on April 10-11. Now, it appears a federal agency has put some of the area's disaster aid on ice. Representatives from Iowa's electric cooperatives traveled to Washington D.C. ...

Lake Park Police Chief Joe Hoover says his department has contacted federal Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms agents after an arrest warrant led to the discovery of weapons Thursday. Officers from the Lake Park Police Department, Iowa Department of Probation and deputies from the Dickinson County Sheriffs Office converged at 604 N. Market St. in Lake Park to execute a felony arrest warrant for a probation violation, according to a statement from Hoover's office...

Contractors are getting closer to opening a vital link between Iowa Highway 9 and the Minnesota border. Paving of Highway 86 began on Monday along the stretch of highway. Work is expected to be finished around Thanksgiving. The eight-mile stretch of highway is in the midst of a total reconstruction. Engineers widened lanes, added wider shoulders and eliminated a drastic "S" curve near the Minnesota border. The project was estimated at $7.4 million...

The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed the conviction of a suspected ringleader behind the 1997 kidnapping and murder of a northwest Iowa teenager. Justice C.J. Gildea ruled that Juan Humberto Castillo-Alvarez's conviction in Minnesota was valid, even though he was previously tried, convicted and had the conviction overturned on appeal in Iowa...

The leaves are beginning to turn, temperatures have dropped and traffic has eased since the end of the summer vacation season. The onset of fall makes way for a couple of certainties. Mert and Sherri Roehler of Estherville enjoy peaceful and spacious camping in the Iowa Great Lakes...

The end of the 2013 construction is nearing, but Spirit Lake officials have their eyes on a project set to begin in the spring of 2014. An estimated $1.9 million reconstruction of 15th street, from Hill Avenue to Hudson Avenue, should reduce hassle for travelers in the area...

Congratulations and many thanks to everyone who gave their time and talents to make possible the Okoboji Dancing with the Stars Saturday night, Sept. 14 at the Pearson Lakes Art Center. The program provided an evening of excellent entertainment as well as explanations regarding the various styles of dance. Also, a very special thank you to the sponsors whose generous support helped make this evening possible...

Local leaders hope feedback from a meeting Thursday night will lead to the return of a public dock at the State Pier near Arnolds Park Amusement Park. A floating dock served State Pier visitors for about 25 years. The elements and vandalism have left the pier without a public dock for the past two summers. Thursday night's meeting at the Hedberg Theatre was an early step as state and local officials consider replacement plans...

The Harris-Lake Park volleyball closed the gap on Boyden-Hull but still weren't quite able to come away with a victory in the championship match at the Sibley-Ocheyedan Invitational on Monday. The Wolves won their pool after defeating Okoboji for the second time this season by scores of 21-9 and 21-13. ...

Five costly turnovers foiled any chances for a victory for Harris-Lake Park as they fell to Remsen-Union 26-9 in its 2013 district opener Friday, Sept. 13 in Lake Park. The Rocket defense picked off three passes, recovered two fumbles and recorded five sacks with defensive lineman Austin Schmidt collecting three of them...

Okoboji never recovered after falling into an early hole, faltering 28-8 to Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn to open up Class 1A District 1 play Friday, Sept. 13 in Hartley. The HMS offense racked up 447 yards of total offense with 351 of those coming on the ground. The Hawks had two 100-yard backs, led by Logan Rozeboom with 173 yards on 18 carries and Hunter Kuehl with 111 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries...

A potent Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire rushing attack that gashed Laurens-Marathon for 333 yards and got a four touchdown performance from running back Kyle Dalen was able to surge to a 54-18 homecoming victory to open up district play Friday, Sept. 13 in Ruthven...

Spirit Lake opened up Class 2A District 2 football action with its third straight shutout to start the season on a night that Austin Folsom hauled in three touchdown receptions from quarterback Alec Henrickson and gained 253 yards through the air, allowing the fourth-ranked Indians to blitz Forest City 41-0 Friday, Sept. 13 at Hafer Field...

The Okoboji volleyball team finished fourth overall with a 3-3 record and Spirit Lake went 2-4 after faltering a close matches with North Union and Sibley-Ocheyedan Saturday, Sept. 14 at the Spirit Lake Invitational. "Our girls really did have great moments at the tournament, but unfortunately the record did not show it," said Spirit Lake coach Beau Dielschneider. ...

Harris-Lake Park got challenged at times but was never seriously tested late in each game, surging past Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire in straight sets to improve to 2-0 in Cornbelt Conference play Tuesday in Lake Park. The Wolves won by scores of 25-15, 25-18 and 25-17...

The Spirit Lake volleyball team swept a match from rival Spencer by scores of 25-10, 25-21 and 25-19 Tuesday night to open up Lakes Conference play. "They played really well as a team tonight," said Spirit Lake coach Beau Dielschneider. "This was the first big night that I saw our your system work well. Because our serve receive was so perfect we were able to get into our system a lot tonight and that made a big difference in our game."...

SPIRIT LAKE AT GARNER-HAYFIELD/VENTURA Time: 7 p.m. Records and rankings: In a top-10 meeting of undefeated teams, third-ranked Spirit Lake goes on the road to play eighth-ranked Garner-Hayfield/Ventura. Notable: Both defenses will be the center of attention when the Indians and Cardinals meet Friday in Garner. ...