Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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The ribbon's cut and the new Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Elementary School is officially ready for students. A brief ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Monday in front of the new facility, which has been under construction for over a year. The event recognized those who helped make the dream of a 21st century educational facility a reality. They included the committee that helped get the $18.9 million bond issue passed in the spring of 2018 and the district's administration and staff. "We're excited...
With the new school year about to begin, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn board members again reviewed guidance from Iowa's education department before approving the return to learn plan. Information posted last month on H-M-S's Facebook page stated the district is planning for a face-to-face return to classes on Aug. 24, with the possibility of an online option for parents requesting it. Strategies for minimizing the spread of COVID-19 include staying at home when ill, proper hygiene techniques and...
• Aug. 23, 1945 The estimated number of farms in O’Brien County was 1,956. That compared to 2,006 farms in the county 10 years earlier. The average size of farms in the county in 1945 was 184 acres, compared to 176 acres in 1935. A large extension was added at the rear of the Fairmont Produce house for a feeding room. The structure could house 8,200 birds as well as accommodate a picking room. A new driveway was also made to the facility. Bus routes to serve the Hartley school area for high school students were established by the school boa...
• Aug. 16, 1945 After six long years of war the world was finally at peace when President Harry S. Truman announced that the Japanese imperial government had accepted the terms of unconditional surrender to the Allies. The proclamation of V-J Day waited upon the formal signing of the surrender terms by Japan. The news was greeted in Hartley with thanksgiving. Stores closed their doors and Hartley took on the appearance of sobriety rather than of wild excitement which had been expected and planned for. It was felt by the majority of civic l...
• Aug. 9, 1945 Sylvan Ewoldt, of Hartley, purchased the R.C. Sawyer grocery store at Sanborn. Mr. and Mrs. Ewoldt planned to move to that community in the near future. They had been farming near Sanborn and Hartley for a few years. Goals for the Hartley patriotic chest drive were $800 for the town of Hartley and $600 each for Hartley and Omega townships. William Treimer was chairman for Hartley and William Specht was the Hartley township chairman. An innovation at the upcoming O’Brien County 4-H fair was the seven livestock exhibition ten...
Iowa's spring sports seasons were cancelled and baseball and softball schedules were abbreviated due to COVID-19. Now high school football teams will have their regular seasons shortened as a consequence of the continuing pandemic threat. The Iowa High School Athletic Association announced on July 24 that varsity schedules will be reduced from the traditional nine games to a maximum of seven. According to the IHSAA, the revised plan for the 2020 season "considers flexibility for school return...
Developing a plan to resume classes this fall remains a work in progress for the administration and staff of the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District. A plan was prepared for approval by the school board on July 20, but action was deferred after Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a proclamation the previous week that outlines the state's Return to Learn strategy in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Iowa Code states that traditional in-person classes are the "presumed method of...
• July 26, 1945 Acts of juggling, acrobatics, musical extravaganza and impersonations were to be presented on the first evening of the O’Brien County 4-H fair. The acts were far above average and compared favorably with any seen in the past. The United Service Women voted to send $25 to the Sioux City air base, to be used for recreational equipment for the B-29 flyers who were training there. The Hartley unit also put out a call for fracture pillows that were needed at the hospitals. The Sentinel office received the following anonymous com...
Three Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn players were recognized by the War Eagle Conference for their performances on the softball diamond during the abbreviated 2020 season. Senior Hannah Jochims was named to the WEC first team for the second consecutive year. Joining her on the all-conference teams are two first-time selections. Freshman Brynn Webber was named to the all-conference second team and junior Taya Mason received honorable mention. The following are the all-War Eagle Conference softball...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn is represented by three players on the 2020 all-War Eagle Conference baseball team. All three are first-time honorees. Junior Sam Heyn was named to the all-War Eagle Conference first team, while senior Samuel Haack is a second-team selection and sophomore Keaton Graves earned honorable mention recognition. Since Gehlen Catholic's program was suspended for two weeks due to COVID-19, the records released with the all-conference selections credit a win to teams whose games wi...
The construction, renovation and removal phases of the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District's facilities project are reaching important milestones as the 2020-21 school year approaches. According to project manager Mark Pfister, of Boyd Jones, the interior punch list for the elementary school phase of the project is ready to be reviewed. The list documents items that must be completed by the contractors in order to meet project specifications. The fire marshal will also inspect the...
• Traffic Juan Manuel Alamillo Guzman, Dakota City, Neb., Safety Regulations Violation. Cassidy Marie Vant Hul, Hull, Use of Electronic Device. Jennifer L. Peterson, Sibley, Use of Electronic Device. Fernando Angel Campuzano, Cherokee, Speeding. Jordan Richard Walbaum, Spencer, Registration Violation. Jonathan W. Jennings, Sanborn, Open Container. Christine Marie Freese, Oshkosh, Wis., No Proof of Insurance. Brendon Scott Harrison, Sheldon, Violation of Graduated License. Stanlee Parker Harms, Milford, Speeding. Theodore Francisco Castillo, J...
• July 26, 1945 There had not been as much comment about anything on Hartley’s main street as there was in the case of the “missing bench.” Before it was put on the missing list, the bench was situated just north of the entrance to the new post office, but one bright day it disappeared. Comment was both for and against its absence and amateur sleuthing was rampant, but no matter of investigation divulged its whereabouts. It was just plain gone. Workmen were busy getting things arranged so that the school building would be ready for occupan...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn concluded the 2020 softball season with a 5-4 loss to River Valley in the quarterfinal round of the regional tournament. The Hawks' final record was 3-10 in a season shortened due to COVID-19 concerns. Statistical leaders for the season were as follows. • Batting Hits: Hannah Jochims 16, Brynn Webber 13, Bailey VerHelst 10, Elle Mastbergen, Jessica Riedemann 7, Taya Mason 6, Cadence Klein 5, Elly Klein 4, Trey Haag, Darby Mastbergen 3, Jasmine Lux 2. Doubles: Jochims 4, W...
The abbreviated 2020 high school baseball season ended for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn on July 11 with a 12-0 loss to Remsen St. Mary's in the first round of the Class 1A district tournament. H-M-S finished with records of 2-11 overall and 0-9 in War Eagle Conference play. Individual and team statistics were compiled for the season. • Batting Hits: Keaton Graves 11, Sam Heyn 10, Samuel Haack 7, Jordan Ortega 6, Dawson Schiphoff 5, Kooper Ebel 4, Ben Haack 2, Nick Bronstad, Jacob Cates, Keith D...
"You deserve to win this game. Let's go!" When Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn coach Carissa Post said that the Hawks were playing their best softball when it counted most – in postseason play against a state-ranked opponent. The Hawks responded by taking a one-run lead in the top of the seventh inning, putting them on the brink of upsetting River Valley (1A No. 15). But the favored Wolverines answered the challenge and when the winning run crossed the plate to end the regional quarterfinal game, the H...
After overcoming early struggles, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn fashioned a strong finish to defeat West Bend-Mallard, 11-8, in first-round regional softball action July 13 in Hartley. The win was H-M-S's first in the postseason in four years. "What a way to begin regionals," said Hawk coach Carissa Post. "Watching the Hawks play with enthusiasm, energy and zeal to succeed makes coaching so worth it." The early innings didn't go smoothly for the Hawks. Combining walks, errors, a single and a hit...
• Traffic Jennifer L. Peterson, Sibley, Failure to Change Lane Approaching Emergency Vehicle. Ryan William Sterler, Sanborn, Use of Electronic Device. Gregory Dean Shaw, Sioux Falls, S.D., Speeding. Emily Ann Larson, Minneapolis, Minn., Speeding. Rhonda Romaine Hale, Valley Springs, S.D., Seatbelt Violation. Justin Paul Wrobleski, Primghar, No Valid Driver’s License. Henry Jonathan Diaz, Storm Lake, Registration Violation. Tyler Bernard Charles Harper, Paullina, Dark Windows. Jordan Richard Walbaum, Spencer, No Proof of Insurance. Stephen Llo...
• July 19, 1945 Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Lock received a package from their son-in-law, Flight Officer Donald Hebbel, who was a pilot in the Pacific theatre of war. Among other items there were Japanese mats and two ashtrays, one decorated with a Japanese coin bearing the image of Mount Fujiyama and the other bearing a model P-38 made by Flight Officer Hebbel. Rumor was rampant that infantile paralysis was spreading in Hartley, but there was no justification for such statements. City health physician Dr. E. Pfeiffer did urge that precautions be t...
Remsen St. Mary's did everything necessary to hand Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn a 12-0 loss in the first round of the Class 1A district baseball tournament July 11 at Remsen. The No. 2 team in the Iowa Baseball Coaches Association's rankings combined a perfect game on the mound with a potent offense that capitalized on every opportunity. "Overall we competed, but it was not enough to beat a team like that," Hawk coach Jeremy Gloden said. "Defensively we were a little timid at times and made some...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's softball team saved one of its best performances for the final game of the regular season, but it was not enough to avoid a 6-5 loss to MMCRU on July 8 at Remsen. The Royals scored all their runs during the first three innings, including four in the opening frame. They also scored once in the second and third innings. H-M-S also scored in each of the first three innings, one run at a time. A two-run sixth inning pulled the Hawks to within 6-5, but they failed to score...
The best run production of the baseball season lifted Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn to a 6-3 non-conference win over West Bend-Mallard, on July 7 in Hartley. The Hawks scored two runs at a time to take the lead, regain it and extend it to win their second game of the season. Dawson Schiphoff singled home both first-inning runs. In the third, Keaton Graves drove in the first run with a single and Trenton Vollink scored the second on an error to put the Hawks back in front. H-M-S scored in the sixth on...
• Traffic Michael John Lenz, Spirit Lake, Speeding. Erica Kay Bohlman Goedert, Lonsdale, Minn., Speeding. Emmanuel Kwabena, Bronx, N.Y., Speeding. Ashley Nichole Kennebeck, Sheldon, No Proof of Insurance. Joshua J. Mahler, Sutherland, Registration Violation (2 counts); Penal Offenses against Title Law. James Ray Most, Jr., Sioux City, Speeding. Mindy Sue Kiepe, Sioux Rapids, Speeding. Kaylee Paul Vande Hoef, Rock Valley, Minor in Possession. Carter Andrew Francis, Hull, Minor in Possession. Allisa Mae Johnson, Sioux City, Speeding. Juan A. V...
• July 12, 1945 Those who could stir themselves at that hour saw the eclipse of the sun in Hartley. At a few minutes after six the moon started its downward course across the sun. The eclipse was about 77 percent complete. It was the first time since 1932 that one been seen here. The Hartley light plant boasted of being the official United States weather station for this section. Weather instruments reporting both temperature and moisture had been installed. Once again Hartley demonstrated to its fighting men that it was backing them 100 p...
District opener Saturday at Remsen The Hawks open the Class 1A district tournament against undefeated Remsen St. Mary's at 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 11, at Remsen. St. Mary's is ranked No. 2 in the latest Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association ratings. "They have great players and they're a great baseball program," Gloden acknowledged. "It will be a very tough test. If we play our best ball, that's all we can do." Saturday's winner advances to play either South O'Brien or Gehlen Catholic...
