Week of October 17, 2024
Week of October 17, 2024
The Hartley City Council on Monday agreed to investigate an issue that has plagued households across town for years. The council instructed Bolton & Menk engineer Wes Boyer to look into potential causes of brown tap water that sporadically affects homes in Hartley. Despite efforts to regularly flush water mains, the issue has persisted for several years. "I definitely want to look into it, because it's a problem," said Council Member Ron Hengeveld. "The public would definitely like us to find...
Hartley's downtown landscape underwent changes again last week, but it wasn't at the hands of a wrecking ball. A crew from EZ Acquisitions, LLC removed the metal from the front exterior of the old pharmacy building on Friday. Owner Elijah Zevenbergen, of Allendorf, purchased the property from Mari and Rusty Howard this fall, and he plans to renovate the ground level commercial space and create apartments upstairs. "The apartments will have a high-end downtown feel," he said. "It should look...
The anatomy of the former Capitol Theatre was questioned by the Hartley City Council on Monday. Members approved a proposal from Bolton & Menk for professional engineering services to assess the condition of the dilapidated building, specifically its north wall. The city has owned the property for the last four years after it was deemed hazardous due to years of neglect. "We need to know if the north wall is attached [to the abutting building]," said City Administrator Roxann Swanson. "We need...
• Traffic Jefferson Estiven Moreno Gomez, Sanborn, Unlawful Passing School Bus. • OWI Joseph Lee Daggett, Mount Pleasant. Ayanna Kweli White, Fort Walton Beach, Fla. • Non-traffic Christian James Fritz, Paullina, Felony. Brandon Martin Collins, Hartley, Felony. Damon T, McCoy, Omaha, Neb., Felony. Paula Lucero Gonoshorowski, Sheldon, Felony. Amber Dawn Berger, Sheldon, Felony. • Marriages Elias Adony Rivas Zambra and Gissell Jakarelly Moreno Gonzalez. Bryce Lee Nelson and Julie Gayle...
The City of Royal is officially committed to participating in a program to help further the community's economic and cultural vitality. The city council approved the final contract on Oct. 9 Royal is one of nine communities in Clay and adjoining counties participating in the Hometown Pride program. Each community is assessed an amount per resident to support the cost of a community coach. Royal's assessment is $395.20 per year for five years. "That's our part of this for 380 residents," Mayor...
Residents in O'Brien, Clay and Osceola counties are advised that open burning bans are in effect until further notice. The bans were ordered last week due to dry, windy conditions. According to the orders, "open burning constitutes a danger to life or property" during periods of extended dryness. The prohibitions may only be rescinded after local officials notify the state fire marshal that conditions have eased. Those who violate the ban will be subjected to a simple misdemeanor charge. The...
Lack of aggressiveness hampered Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn on both sides of the football during a 48-14 loss to Sibley-Ocheyedan. The result of the game played Oct. 11 kept the Hawks winless on the road. The winners rushed for nearly 300 yards and added 134 through the air, while H-M-S was limited to 186 yards of total offense. "We've got to find a way where we're not getting on our heels on either side of the ball," said Hawk coach Jeremiah Delzer. "At times we got on our heels and we weren't...
High-percentage serving was a key component in the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn volleyball team's sweep of Harris-Lake Park on Oct. 8. The Hawks improved to 3-5 in War Eagle Conference play with the 25-17, 25-15, 25-22 win at Lake Park. H-M-S was successful on 69-of-73 serve attempts (94.5 percent efficiency) and recorded 12 aces. "The ladies were spot on hitting serves," Hawk coach Cheryl Kroese said. "H-LP was really struggling with their serve receive and our girls did a fantastic job of hitting...
Good starts and strong finishes contributed to positive results for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn cross country runners at the George-Little Rock/Central Lyon Invitational. The meet was held Oct. 10 at the Otter Valley course near George. "I thought we ran decently and competed hard," Hawk coach Naet Hoaglund observed. "Otter Valley is a difficult course and times across the board reflect that." Kamryn Ebel placed 11th in a time of 25:00.53, while Brooklyn Erickson was 29th (30:25) and Gracie Knobloch...
Nobody has ever confused me with a farmer. My agriculture resume includes picking rock as a teen, riding in the combine with my grandpa as a youngster and sorting chickens once in college. I can count on one hand how many times I’ve driven a tractor, and I wasn’t in FFA nor did I win ribbons at the county fair. Because it’s important to try new things, I got out of my comfort zone last weekend. A friend asked if I’d help him with harvest, and I obliged. I warned him of my thin experience – the last time I piloted a tractor was...
Did you ever have one of those days? You know the ones I mean – when you look back on your day’s activities and wonder what just happened? I have more of those days than I care to admit, and recently experienced one that was no exception. It started out as a normal morning, but as I sit here thinking and writing about it, I can’t say where things took a turn. My morning almost always starts with coffee and the news. After that I had a bowl of cereal, got dressed and then read a devotion...
The indoor marching extravaganza at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School is an opportunity for groups that participate in the fall to show off their talents. But it is also "a school spirit showcase." The event held on Oct. 10 began with pep calls and the school song led by the cheerleaders, flag corps and marching band. Special routines were presented by the cheer squad, Dance Attack and flag corps. The drum line presented "Vampire" and the marching band entertained with their halftime...
Representatives from Farm Bureau and Spencer Hospital headed to Clay Central/Everly Elementary last Wednesday for CC/E's Beyond the Bell-sponsored farm safety presentation. With hands-on learning, captivating visuals and relatable stories, Mavericks learned all about the ins and outs of farm and agriculture safety. Key takeaways shared with the Mavericks included: • PTO (power take-off) shafts are dangerous no matter what your age or familiarity with them. Stay away and never walk over them...
• Oct. 20, 1949 Marlene Brehmer, Hartley High School twirler and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Brehmer, placed first in the Class C and D twirling contest at Storm Lake. She was eligible to enter the national contest to be held the following spring. Members of the Hartley Chamber of Commerce voted unanimously to discontinue the practice of closing stores for a funeral. Those who wished to close could still do so, but in the future the group as a whole would not be requested to close their doors for any funeral. A committee of Chamber of...
This week the Clay Central/Everly Elementary students had a special visitwith Royal Fire Chief Matt Goyette. Goyette discussed all things fire safety with students in each grade. He encouraged everyone to have their own fire escape plan for their homes, check and maintain all smoke alarms in the home, and to never play with fire. The students were able to check out the Royal Fire Department fire truck as well. Both the Everly and Royal fire departments encourage all to create fire escape plans...
RCA Fall Boutique is Saturday Royal Community Action will host its Annual Fall Boutique on Saturday, Oct. 19 at the CC/E Elementary Gym in Royal. More than 40 vendors will be on hand at the event. See the ad on Page 4 for more details. Trunkity Treat at Trinity UCC in Hartley Trinity United Church of Christ is hosting Trunkity Treat on Sunday, Oct. 27 from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. The event will be held inside, and youngsters should come dressed in their Halloween costumes with candy buckets. See the ad on Page 3 for more details. Everly firefighters...
A funeral service in memory of Marilee E. Strenge was held Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, at St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church in Sanborn. Fr. Tim Hogan officiated. Pallbearers were Jorge Rodriguez, Ben Preusser, Troy Kaufman, Kevin Strenge, Alec Strenge and Marty Preusser. Burial was in St. Cecilia’s Catholic Cemetery at Sanborn. Sanborn Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements. Marilee Elizabeth Strenge was born in Cherokee on Dec. 11, 1937, the only daughter of Marius Maxine “Stub” and Ruth Elizabeth (Flanigan) Streeter. She spent her youth...
