Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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The low bidders for reroofing buildings owned by the City of Royal will be awarded the projects, but timing of the work depends upon when an insurance settlement is received. Council members reaffirmed an earlier decision to accept bids from Four B Construction to reroof the community building, and Austin Brown and FoamWorx Insulation to reroof and insulate the maintenance shop. As of Jan. 8, the city has not received the insurance settlement for damage that resulted from a hail and wind storm last May. Mayor Josh Toft said the contractors...
The following is based on stories published in the Hartley Sentinel on Jan. 16 and Jan. 23, 1975 The blizzard that hit this area of Iowa and much of Minnesota last Friday, Saturday and Sunday was proclaimed by many as the "worst storm of the century." The combination of snow, cold and wind may well have been the worst in many years. The snow with some wind started rather early on Friday and increased as the day went on. Hartley students were dismissed early that day and returned home. The storm...
Okoboji/HMS wrestlers began a busy week on the mats with a quadrangular at Moville on Jan. 7. The Pioneers defeated South Central Calhoun, 52-29, and lost to Alta-Aurelia, 41-33, and Woodbury Central, 47-28. Two wrestlers from H-M-S competed. At 113 pounds, Nathan Stofferan won by fall over Kase Kraft of South Central Calhoun (1:39), lost by fall to Eli Rieb of Alta-Aurelia (1:49) and lost by technical fall to Nathan Benedix of Woodbury Central (21-5/5:05). Wrestling at 215 pounds, Riley...
Getting the ball to go in the basket was a key to success for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn in its 67-47 win over George-Little Rock. The Hawk boys made 27-of-49 shots from the field in the game played Jan. 7 at George. Their 55 percent shooting included 10-of-18 made from outside the three-point arc. "It was nice to get in the win column to start the second half of the season," said Hawk coach Naet Hoaglund. "I thought we competed hard and we were pretty connected as a team." Isaac Schierholz had a...
George-Little Rock took the lead for good in the second half and withstood a late rally by Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn to claim a 45-40 win on Jan. 7 at George. H-M-S trailed from the start of the War Eagle Conference girls' basketball game, but overcame an early five-point deficit to take the lead in the second quarter. The teams traded leads for the rest of the half before a basket by G-LR tied the score at 26-26. The Mustangs opened the second half with an 8-0 scoring run and led by nine at the...
Okoboji/HMS continued its undefeated streak in girls' wrestling duals with two wins on Jan. 9 at Milford. The Pioneers defeated East Sac County, 54-17, and Pocahontas Area, 60-6. Only three matches were wrestled against Pocahontas Area and the Pioneers won two. One win was by Mahkenzie Mattingly, who pinned Teeyona Corliss (4:37). She also won by forfeit against East Sac County. Madi Lauer recorded two wins, both by forfeit. Other Okoboji/HMS girls who were 2-0 were Kaela Weston, Brooke...
MMCRU took advantage of their home lanes to sweep Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn at a bowling meet Jan. 9 at Remsen. "We showed signs of not being in practice for two weeks and MMCRU was on their home alley. It was definitely an advantage for them," Hawk coach Julia Meyer said. The H-M-S girls gave MMCRU a good battle and narrowly lost by 40 pins. Pin totals for the individual games were: Addison Huffman 136, 135; Kaeley Benson 161, 125; Lillian Van Loon 146, 155; Mason VerHelst 141, 157; Kaidence...
• Jan. 5, 1950 Huntting Elevator Co., of Hartley, opened the Huntting Feed and Seed Store at May City. It was located in the former Bill Winter feed store and managed by William Grapenthin. The afternoon dedication service for St. Paul Lutheran Church's new building was broadcast over station KAYL, Storm Lake. Leo Gordon Rasmussen, special events director of KAYL, made the tape recording. Since not too many people possessed FM frequency radios, Nott Electric Service installed such a radio in t...
A limited Okoboji-HMS lineup was only six points away from finishing as high as fourth place at the Sheldon girls' wrestling tournament on Jan. 4. Only eight Pioneers competed and two did not place. One of those was Miley Appledorn of H-M-S. Wrestling at 120 pounds, Appledorn lost by fall to Sophia Villegas of East Sac County (1:37) and Brooklyn Jager of Akron-Westfield (0:59). Those who did place were Brooke Stockdale, second at 110 pounds; Brilee Fauth, third at 125; Kaela Weston, fourth at...
A slow start led to a loss in the opening game of 2025 for the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' basketball team. The 62-51 loss to Unity Christian on Jan. 2 at Orange City ended the Hawks' four-game winning streak. H-M-S fell behind 15-2 to open the game and trailed 25-11 at the end of the first quarter. The Hawks stepped up their offensive production in the second quarter to score 20 points, but could only narrow the deficit to seven and trailed 40-31 at half time. Two baskets early in the second...
• Jan. 5, 1950 Officers of the newly organized Rural Young People's Group of O'Brien County started the year right by conducting the January meeting. Officers who were from Hartley included Blaine Hirt, president; Bonnie Harms, secretary; and Don Steinbeck, treasurer. Larry Kindred, formerly of Idaho, Kansas and Iowa, purchased the Henry Morfitt interest in the Marshall-Wells Store in Hartley. Kindred, whose wife had passed way, was anxious to secure living quarters and a housekeeper to care f...
For Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School athletes, the past year was one of significant accomplishments and difficult challenges. The following is a snapshot of the highs and lows of 2024. They did it again H-M-S boys' cross country runners enjoyed winning the War Eagle Conference title so much in 2023 that they wanted to do it again. So they went out and did just that, topping the team standings with 57 points at the meet held at Marcus. Aiden Bush (sixth), Easton Teal (seventh) and Damian Dodge...
• Dec. 29, 1949 Mail from the east was delayed until late afternoon or evening because of a wreck of two freight trains near Postville. A similar accident occurred the previous week when the so-called “bologna special” was derailed. Pvt. Robert Bergendahl, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charley Bergendahl of Hartley, reported to Lackland Air Force Base, the “Gateway of the Air Force,” to begin the basic airman indoctrination course. The 13 weeks of training would prepare him for entrance into Air Force technical training. Approximately $165 was taken...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's trio of double-digit scorers outdid three Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire players who also scored in double figures during their girls' basketball game on Dec. 16. That advantage proved to be the difference during a 74-67 victory on the Hawks' home court. In addition to scoring 27 points, Kylee Schiphoff pulled down 12 rebounds and added two assists and two steals. Abby Douma scored 15 points, blocked nine shots and grabbed five rebounds. Moriah Otto added 11...
An opening 10-0 run by Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire proved to be the difference-maker during a 66-55 win over Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, on Dec. 16 in Hartley. In addition to the fast start, the Titans also scored the final nine points of the first quarter to build at 24-8 lead. "We came out slow in that first period," Hawk coach Naet Hoaglund said. "Defensively, we were slow to rotate and struggled to deny the ball into the post. Offensively, I thought we settled for threes early and didn't...
The team finish for Okoboji/HMS wrestlers mirrored the individual placements at the Austin Roberts Memorial Tournament on Dec. 21. Most of the Pioneer boys finished either third or fourth in their respective weight classes, leading to a fourth-place overall finish at the meet hosted by Spencer. Chase Franklin and Nathaniel Franklin were the top individual finishers. The former won the 120-pound title and the latter was runner-up at 175 pounds. Placing third were Tyce Hanson (132), Brennan Baschke (138), Dillon Wittrock (150) and Keyshawn Smith...
Bowlers from Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn successfully adjusted to lane conditions at Sportsman’s Lanes at Hawarden on Dec. 17. The Hawks swept both teams from West Sioux to remain undefeated entering the holiday break. The girls bowled a three-game format, as West Sioux had only one participant. Jordan Lux and Mason VerHelst tied for high series, each rolling a three-game total of 473. Individual scores were: Addison Huffman 129, 96, 145 – 370; Kaeley Benson 113, 109, 101 – 323; Lillian Van Loon 104, 100, 127 – 331; VerHelst 161, 154, 158 – 473;...
The process of marketing and developing video scoreboards for athletic facilities at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School took another step forward with establishment of the project timetable. The timetable developed by Daktronics was reviewed by the school board on Monday. It outlines responsibilities of the company and the district, and sets a target date of the fall of 2025 to have video scoreboards ready for use. Daktronics will provide quotes for equipment desired by the district and price po...
The process of replacing hail-damaged roofs on buildings owned by the City of Royal took another step forward during the council meeting on Dec. 11. Council members reviewed claim summaries from Iowa Communities Insurance Pool (ICAP) for actual cash value and recoverable depreciation for roofs on the community building and city maintenance shop. Metal roofs on both buildings were damaged during a hail storm on May 20. “I’m pretty impressed with how high it is on the ICAP side,” said Council Member Jeff Van Westen. Actual cash value is the a...
Students at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School performed music with a holiday theme during the winter concert on Dec. 9. The jazz choir, featuring soloist Jamie Diaz, sang "All I Want for Christmas is You." The concert choir presented "The Christmas Song" (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire), "Mary, Did You Know?" and "A Very, Merry Christmas." Making their first public appearance of the year, jazz band members performed "Birdland," with soloist David Wetrich on baritone saxophone. The number...
A young boy had to say just one line at his church’s Christmas program. It was the angel’s announcement of the birth of Jesus: “Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy.” For weeks the boy worked on learning his part. The big night finally arrived. Just before he was to begin the program, the boy repeated those words to himself one last time. But when he went on the stage and saw that so many people had come, the few words he had to say were lost from his memory. But then the boy raised his arms high and said in a loud voice that rang th...
Before the season began, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys' basketball coach Naet Hoaglund had no doubt that the Hawks would win a game. His concern was that their losing streak did not extend too far into the season. Well, his worries about that are over. Trailing at half time against Harris-Lake Park, the Hawks stepped up their play on both ends of the court, outscoring the Wolves by 18 points in the second half to earn a 47-35 win on Dec. 10 at Lake Park. That ended a 26-game losing streak dating...
Gehlen Catholic had one big quarter during the War Eagle Conference girls' basketball game played on Dec. 13 in Hartley. But Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn had the final word, outscoring the Jays by 18 points during the second half to earn a 64-49 win. Abby Douma scored 26 points, grabbed 18 rebounds and blocked 11 shots to record a triple-double. She made 8-of-11 shots from the floor and 10-of-11 at the free throw line. Hawk coach Ashley Tessum noted that Douma's performance was more than an...
Okoboji/HMS completed its first varsity dual sweep of the season in boys’ wrestling action Dec. 10 at Sioux Center. The Pioneers won 12 competitive matches and only lost one during a 63-12 win over LeMars. The dual with Sioux Center was closer, but a run of four straight wins early in the dual led Okoboji/HMS to the 47-36 win. James Gellerman won both of his matches at 165 pounds, defeating LeMars’ Schroeder by major decision (14-3) and pinning Calvin Nice of Sioux Center (1:00). Nathan Stofferan (113 pounds) won by fall over Landen Olson of...
• Dec. 22, 1949 Many Hartleyites found it well worth their while to drive to the Martin Decker home northwest of Hartley to view the beautiful Christmas display arranged at the farm. The three Santa Claus days in Hartley drew good-sized crowds. Approximately 2,200 treats were distributed on those days to juvenile visitors. Several merchants also reported record business volume on those days. A committee consisting of Leonard Zahn, William Specht and Kermit Kloppenburg judged the 28 homes that were decorated in the Christmas theme for the h...
