Stories from Wednesday, November 6, 2013

A routine hunting trip on the lake turned into near disaster for a father-son duo on the morning of Sunday, Nov. 3. A canoe they were navigating on West Hottes Lake capsized in part due to strong winds. The DNR says two hunters made their way onto the lake just northwest of Spirit Lake on the morning of Nov. ...

A keynote speaker at the Governor's Bullying Prevention Summit knows the issue will never fully disappear. But, Emily Bazelon hopes an open discussion about bullying will help limit the damage it can do. Bazelon points to studies that suggest kids who feel bad about themselves tend to take it out on others...

Harris-Lake Park coupled a balanced attacking effort with an aggressive serving performance on the way to sweeping a Class 1A regional semifinal match from Newell-Fonda and getting one step closer to a state berth Friday, Nov. 1 in Lake Park. Game scores were 25-16, 25-12 and 25-19...

Spirit Lake senior Dondi Schmidt entered her final state cross country meet with the exact same goal that she's brought into every meet of her career, to compete hard and give it her all. The end result was a seventh place performance against the state's best, allowing Schmidt to quickly put an eighth place finish at last Thursday's state qualifying meet in her rearview mirror in the Class 2A girls' 4K race at the Iowa State Cross Country Championships Saturday, Nov. 2 in Fort Dodge...

For Spirit Lake's Tanner Goetsch, securing a top-10 performance was the perfect way to wrap up a successful prep career. Goetsch crossed the finish line seventh overall and tied his previous personal record in the Class 2A boys' 5K event at the 2013 Iowa State Cross Country Championships held Saturday, Nov. 2 at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge...

The Spencer girls swim team qualified three relays and three individual entries for the state meet at the regional competition Saturday, Nov. 2 in Fort Dodge. The 200 medley relay team of Taylor Sieperda, Cassidy Fox, Erin Dau and Emma Dau made it to state and also broke the school record with a clocking of 1:53.28. ...

Okoboji never found an offensive rhythm en route to suffering a season-ending three-set loss to North Union in the quarterfinals of the Class 2A regional volleyball tournament Oct. 29 in Milford. Game scores were 25-16, 25-18 and 25-21. "We had a good scouting report and week of preparation heading into the game," said Okoboji coach Eric Thompson. ...

The Iowa Lakes Community College men's basketball team, coming off of a 26-8 record last season, have earned the sixth ranking in the NJCAA Div. II top 20 coaches' preseason poll that came out on Oct. 29. "It's an honor for our team," Iowa Lakes coach Troy Larson stated when asked about the rankings. "We have worked very hard as a program and our expectation is stay ranked in the national polls."...

Lakers capture 'W' in season opener The Iowa Lakes women's basketball team opened up its 2013 campaign on a winning note, defeating Northwestern College JV 76-66 Monday, Nov. 4 in Estherville. "This was a nice first win for us on our home floor," said Iowa Lakes coach Nicole Bullock. "The team played hard and defended well down the stretch. We will need this momentum going in to the weekend against two Division I teams."...

"Thank you" to the following businesses and volunteers for participating in the Fall Festival organized by Arnolds Park Amusement Park and Iowa Great Lakes Chamber of Commerce: Blink Marketing, Mary Lynn Ingvall-Dowden-Hinn Relators, Dickinson County News & Okobojian, Godfather's Pizza, Northwest Bank, Central Bank, MHR Insurance, Oak Hill Marina, Iowa Lakes Community College, YMCA & Camp Foster, Adam Caviness & the Arnolds Park Fire Department, Okoboji Physical Therapy, Hilltop Care Center, The Wild Child, The Coffee Shop, American Cancer Society Relay For Life, KICD, KUOO, Janet and Johnathon Reed and Shanna Claybaugh. ...

March 3, 1918 -- Oct. 24, 2013 Graveside services for William John Bolt, 95, of Fairfield, Calif., were held Friday, Nov. 1, 2013 at Lakeview Cemetery in Spirit Lake. William John Bolt was born March 3, 1918, in Breckenridge, Minn., the son of John and Edith (Hancock) Bolt. William was raised and educated in Dinsdale. Following graduation, William attended Iowa State Teacher's College (University of Northern Iowa) on a basketball and baseball scholarship, where he earned his degree...

July 30, 1910 -- May 30, 2013 Merwyn Carlyle Gill (known throughout his life as M.C.) was born on July 30, 1910, in the tiny Midwest town of Terril. At the time of his birth, horses were still a regular sight on Main Street because most families did not own automobiles. ...

Aug. 28, 1921 -- Oct. 28, 2013 Lois E. Lynn, age 92, of Spirit Lake, passed away Monday, Oct. 28, 2013, at Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake. She was born on Aug. 28, 1921, in Havelock to John and Margaret (Derr) Ralle. Lois graduated from Spencer High School in 1939, and went to work for Bjornstad Hardware in Spencer. She was united in marriage to Charles Eugene Lynn on Sept. 25, 1942, in Spencer. Charles passed away on Dec. 3, 2003...

March 27, 1948 -- Oct. 19, 2013 A funeral service for Jody Sternberg was held Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013 at Union Memorial Church in Milford. Burial was at Milford Cemetery. Mary Jo "Jody" Sternberg was born in Spencer on March 27, 1948, the daughter of Hugh & Gerry Sternberg of Milford. ...

April 7, 1933 -- Oct. 24, 2013 Ella Marie (Boernsen) Kraninger was born April 7, 1933, in Hartley, the daughter of Mary (Recher) and William Boernsen. She was baptized on May 17, 1933, and confirmed on May 25, 1947, at St. John's Lutheran Church in May City...

July 15, 1930 -- Oct. 30, 2013 Bert F. Baldwin, age 83, of Spirit Lake, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, at Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake. He was born on July 15, 1930, in Algona, to Bert B. and Beatrice (Dixon) Baldwin. Bert graduated from Algona High School in 1949. He was united in marriage to Charlotte Dremmel on Feb. 12, 1955, in Burt...