Stories from Thursday, December 17, 2015

Recently, second-grade students at Okoboji Elementary had a chance to read "Santa's Stuck," a children's book by Rhonda Gowler Greene and Henry Cole. Their teachers, Mrs. Bouse, Mrs. McCabe, Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Yates then asked the second grade students how they would dislodge the jolly ol' elf from a chimney. Here are their answers:...

Mark your calendars for the 36th Annual University of Okoboji Winter Games, presented by Parks Marina/The Barefoot Bar/Okoboji Boat Works. The games will be held Jan. 28-31; kicking off with the "Locals Party" at Tiki in the Tent at Parks Marina, complete with live music and the much-anticipated Battle of the Bartenders on Thursday, Jan. 28...