Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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• March 18, 1948 Mr. and Mrs. William Vikselaar arrived from Hilderland in Holland and expected to make America their permanent home. The newlyweds were staying in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Holmes. The lady was a niece of Barney Gerts who also lived at the Holmes home. They hoped to obtain farm work and learn the American ways. Dorothy Diekmann, stellar guard on Hartley’s fourth-place state tournament team, was named on the Des Moines Register all-state girls’ basketball team. She was placed on the second team. On the final day of filin...
Area high school football players selected to play in the 2023 Iowa Shrine Bowl All-State Classic were introduced during a recognition day event on March 8 at Spencer. Kooper Ebel, a senior at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School, is among 46 players named to the North Team for the all-star football game to be played on July 22, at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. Participating in the Iowa Shrine Bowl has become an Ebel family tradition. Korey Ebel, Kooper's father, was a member of the North Team for...
Members of the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys' track and field team saw their first competition of the 2023 season during the Iowa Association of Track Coaches (IATC) indoor championships at Ames on March 9. Kooper Ebel and Ryan Borden competed in the 60-meter dash, finishing 18th (:07.24) and 93rd (:07.63) overall. Bradley Zamudio finished 70th overall in the 60-meter hurdles, running a time of :09.43. The Hawks also competed in four relay events. They finished 44th in the 4x100 (:46.47), 48th in...
A medley from the well-known musical "Les Miserables" was the centerpiece of the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School late winter concert on Feb. 27. "Les Miserables" (meaning "the miserable ones") is a musical adaptation of the French novel by Victor Hugo that criticizes how society treats members of the lower social classes. According to the program notes, "The show is about courage, love, passions and resilience of the human spirit." The French musical adaptation premiered in Paris in 1980 and...
• March 11, 1948 Approximately $68,000 worth of farm machinery and livestock was sold at an auction at the Arnold W. Metz farm south of Hartley. An estimated 2,000 to 2,500 persons from as far away as 100 miles gave the Metz farm the appearance of a county fair. In as thrilling fashion as anyone could imagine, Hartley narrowly missed victory in the final seconds of their fourth game at the girls’ state basketball tournament. In the final 15 seconds, June Sampson tried three consecutive shots, each one of which was a “heartbreaker,” in and out o...
The War Eagle Conference boys' basketball all-conference first team is dominated by seniors, and Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's Lance Berends and Kooper Ebel are among them. This is the fourth time that Berends has been named to the all-WEC first team. Ebel is on the first team for the second time, having received that recognition as a sophomore. He was on the second team last year and was honorable mention as a freshman. Berends led H-M-S in scoring, rebounds and blocks during the 2022-23 season and...
Two sophomores from Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn were named to the 2022-23 War Eagle Conference girls' all-conference basketball teams. Kylee Schiphoff is a second-team selection. She led H-M-S in scoring, was second on the team in assists, blocks and steals, and was third in rebounding. Abby Douma is honorable mention all-conference. She led the Hawks in rebounding and blocks and was second in scoring. Both were named to the all-conference teams for the first time. The all-WEC girls' basketball...
Local gamblers have a chance to put it all on the Hartley Community Daycare Center this Saturday. The facility is hosting the 4th Annual Love for the Daycare Fundraiser at the Hartley Community Center. While previous galas have featured music as the main entertainment draw, this year's event promises big wins on "Casino Night." "We wanted to do something different this year that hasn't been done around here and something that would bring in a larger group of people," said daycare director Kaity...
One significant change is being made in the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School's calendar for 2023-24. According to Superintendent Patrick Carlin, the proposed calendar adopted by the school board on Feb. 20 was a joint recommendation of the calendar committee and the School Improvement Advisory Committee (SIAC). Classes for 2023-24 begin on Aug. 23, the earliest date possible, and the final day is scheduled for May 21. A total of 1,115 contact hours are scheduled, which is 75 more than...
• March 4, 1948 Two Milwaukee trains failed to get through Hartley because of washouts in the east, one at Fort Atkins and one in Wisconsin. The Chicago train finally arrived the next morning at 6 a.m. The eastbound did not run. Hartley students who were traveling by bus to attend the girls’ state basketball tournament game did not get through. Due to a snowstorm, the buses were forced to turn back at Fort Dodge. Some of the fans who went by car managed to get through to see the Hartley girls defeat Keswick, 51-31. Hartley didn’t lack for a...
Competing at the highest level for the first time in school history, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn made its mark at the 1A boys' state bowling tournament on Feb. 20 in Waterloo. Senior Marcus Aaron, sophomores Jack Mastbergen, Dawson Niichel and Skyler Shaffer, and freshmen Caleb Aaron and Riley Russell had a chance to make history for the first-year program as they took on Louisa-Muscatine in the bracket round. "We had quite an experience at the state bowling tournament as we had a very good...
Okoboji/HMS's wrestling team improved its dual meet records during the 2022-23 season and also had five athletes garner all-conference recognition and advance to the state tournament. The Pioneers finished third in the Siouxland Conference dual standings with a 5-2 record. Overall, Okoboji/HMS was 9-6 in dual competition. Noah Strantz (160 pounds) was the only champion for Okoboji/HMS at the conference tournament, but Dylan Jones (120), H-M-S senior Bryce Dodge (152), Nathanial Franklin (170)...
A pair of late wins during the 2022-23 season gave the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' basketball team a better finish in the War Eagle Conference. The Hawks defeated Trinity Christian and South O'Brien in the final two games of the regular season to finish ninth with a 2-8 conference record. They won just one WEC game the previous year. The season ended with a 52-38 loss to Emmetsburg in the 2A regional tournament, giving this year's team an overall record of 3-18. H-M-S again had a young team,...
The 2022-23 season was one of ups and downs for a senior-dominated Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys’ basketball team. The Hawks put together a five-game winning streak that included their first-ever victory over Unity Christian. But they also endured a 1-5 stretch in January before winning three of the final four regular season games. After dominating Alta-Aurelia in the district opener, H-M-S lost to Remsen St. Mary’s to end the season with a record of 12-10. The Hawks finished seventh in the War Ea...
The future of Royal's water system was a major item of discussion during the city council meeting on Feb. 8. Royal currently purchases water from Iowa Lakes Regional Water (ILRW) and distributes it through its own system. Council members have been discussing the need to replace aging water mains, update meters and modernize the city's billing system. The possibility of turning Royal's water system over to ILRW was discussed during a recent meeting with CEO Brad Veit. From those discussions,... Full story
A Spencer company was awarded the contract for a major improvement project at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School. Graves Construction Co. submitted the low bid of $2,272,238 for the project. According to John Hight, of Beck Engineering, Inc., the successful bid was $35,000 lower than the engineer's estimate. "We got a really good bid," Hight said during Monday's board meeting. "That contractor has experience in that line of construction." The project is divided into three phases. The first... Full story
• Feb. 26, 1948 Hartley hunters were asked to get in touch with their Sanborn friends if they really wanted to see the hide of the proverbial “big, bad wolf.” A hide measuring seven feet from nose to tail, all that was left of a 100-pound wolf, was brought to the Sentinel office for inspection. The Hartley girls came through the district basketball tournament in championship form as they outclassed the George sextet in the title game. The encounter was turned into a complete route, with the entire squad taking part in the 53-31 win. Hartley adv... Full story
In just its first year of having its own bowling program, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn has established a standard that other schools can only dream about. The Hawks were the No. 1 team at the Class 1A state qualifying meet on Feb. 14 at Sanborn, sending them to the state bowling team meet at Waterloo. Their score of 2,869 total pins after a series of 15 Baker games was nearly 200 pins better than second-place Shenandoah with 2,689. The other team scores were OABCIG 2,636, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 2,548,... Full story
A third-place finish at the 1A state qualifying meet brought the initial season of girls' bowling at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn to a conclusion. The meet was held Feb. 13 at Locomotion Lanes at Sanborn. Shenandoah was the team champion with 2,436 total pins after a series of 15 Baker games. The win qualified them to advance to the state meet. OABCIG finished second with 1,971. H-M-S was just 21 pins behind (1,950) in third place. The other competing teams were North Iowa with 1,767 and Pocahontas... Full story
One Okoboji/HMS wrestler earned his way to the medals stand during the 2023 state wrestling tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Noah Strantz placed seventh in the 2A 160-pound bracket. The senior won his opening-round match by technical fall (19-4/5:04) over Chase Greiner of Washington. He then lost a major decision (9-1) to Dawson Bond of Red Oak in the second round. Strantz then won three narrow decisions in the opening rounds of the consolation bracket. The senior defeated Karson... Full story
The start of the first-round game in the Class 1A boys' district basketball tournament could not have gone much better for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn. The Hawks scored the first 20 points of the game with Alta-Aurelia and after weathering a second-quarter comeback, pulled away for a 74-47 win on Feb. 13 in Hartley. The 20-point run included nine points by Kooper Ebel, a three-point play and another basket by Lance Berends and three-pointers by Keevyn Jacobsma and Trenton Vollink. Acknowledging that... Full story
Stingy defense in the second half tipped the momentum in Remsen St. Mary's favor, leading the blue and white-clad Hawks to a 58-45 win over Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn in a Class 1A boys' district basketball game Feb. 16 at Remsen. The score was tied at half time, but St. Mary's defense limited the maroon Hawks to 19 points in the second half to earn the quarterfinal round win. "We were within striking distance heading into the fourth quarter, but St. Mary's put the clamps down defensively and we... Full story
In its first postseason competition as a program, the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys' bowling team has earned a trip to the state tournament at Waterloo. The Hawks won the team title at the state qualifying meet Tuesday at Locomotion Lanes in Sanborn. H-M-S topped the standings after the series of 15 baker games with a cumulative score of 2869. The next closest team was Shenandoah which finished at 2689. In addition, sophomore Jack Mastbergen qualified to compete as an individual at state. He was...
• Feb. 19, 1948 Roger Lathrop, Membership Drive Chairman, announced the Red Cross drive chairmen for the towns and townships throughout O’Brien County. Local chairmen were Kermit Kloppenburg, Hartley Township; Mrs. Loretta Treimer, Hartley; and Mrs. Ed Olhausen, Omega Township. With the return of warmer weather, the hot lunch program at the Hartley Public School was being discontinued. The program was held in the Legion Hall due to crowded conditions in the school. The Hartley schools planned to have a year-round lunch program the fol...
Fueled by a 21-point scoring advantage in the second and third quarters, South O'Brien overcame a fast start by Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn to earn a 62-53 boys' basketball win on Feb. 7 at Paullina. After battling to a 9-9 tie, H-M-S went on a 13-2 run during the final three minutes of the first quarter to take a 22-11 lead. The Wolverines immediately flipped the momentum, outscoring the Hawks by 11 in the second quarter to force a 29-29 tie. The teams traded leads early in the second half before...
