Stories from Thursday, January 7, 2016

The Harris-Lake Park girls and boys basketball teams swept Clay Central-Everly Tuesday, Jan. 5 during a road trip to Everly. The girls topped their hosts 46-38 and the boys won 83-46. In the girls contest, the Wolves were led by sophomore Blake Gunderson, who dropped a season-high 17 points on the Mavericks. Freshman Jazmin Voehl followed with 10 and 11 rebounds...

In the latest basketball rankings released by the Iowa Girls High School Athletics Association, two area squads moved up in their respective classes. Undefeated Okoboji, coming off a win over previously sixth-ranked (3A) and unbeaten Sioux Center on Tuesday night, moved up one spot in the Class 2A rankings to No. 6...

In dominating fashion, the seventh-ranked (2A) Okoboji girls basketball team remained unbeaten and took sole possession of the Siouxland Conference lead with a victory over previously unbeaten and fifth-ranked (3A) Sioux Center 62-43 on Tuesday, Jan. 5...

Holding a 49-42 lead over Sioux Center through three quarters of Siouxland Conference boys basketball action on Tuesday, Dec. 5, the Okoboji boys basketball team looked to snap a six-game losing streak. However, the Warriors had other plans, as the visitors outscored the Pioneers 30-17 combined in the fourth quarter and overtime to steal a 72-66 win in Milford...

Thank you for including my brother, Bill Eich, in your roster of "7 to Remember in 2015." Just months ago, no one could have imagined that he would not be here to welcome 2016, in his larger than life way that he did everything. He truly left a legacy for us all to remember and enjoy, whether it was a funny memory or a Bill Eich designed structure that had just that something extra that was cutting edge and maybe a little ahead of it's time for northwest Iowa. ...

We cannot begin to thank everyone enough for all the love and support shown and given to our family. Thank you to the Terril Fire Department and EMS crew, the Superior Fire Department, the Milford Fire Department and the Spirit Lake Fire Department. Thank you for risking your life every time you go to a fire and voluntarily doing it. Then after the fire was out to go in and remove memorabilia, absolutely brought tears to our eyes...

The Ladies of the Lake Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution announce and ask you to join them to honor Evelyn (Mrs. Ronald) Knudson Schwenneker of 2106 Chicago Ave. Spirit Lake, Iowa 51360-1837. The local chapter is hopes Evelyn will receive 90 cards for her 90th birthday on Jan. 16...

Mindi Rees of Spirit Lake and Rusty Howard of Hartley are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Katelynn Rees, to Christofer Luinstra, son of Greg and Karen Luinstra of Harris. Katie is a 2010 graduate of Spirit Lake High School. She is also a 2012 graduate of Iowa Lakes Community College where she received her Associate's Degree in Business Administration and Management. ...