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Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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Commercial and property insurance proposals were considered by the Royal City Council at its meeting on March 9. Spencer Insurance Services submitted quotes from two insurance companies. The quote from EMC Insurance Companies, the current carrier, is $15,468; coverage through Iowa Communities Assurance Pool was quoted at $11,927 plus a maximum of $2,603 for worker’s compensation insurance, bringing the total to $14,530. Community Insurance in Spencer submitted a quote from Iowa Municipal Insurance, Ltd. for $13,221. According to discussion, t...
• March 20, 1947 The Hartley band mothers planned to serve meals at the Legion Hall for contestants at the district music contest. They expected to serve 800 meals during the two-day event. The mothers were asking for donations of homemade pies that would be served with the meals. Abel Anderson, the senior member of the Hartley school board, was elected president at the reorganizational meeting. Harry Olhausen was the only new board member. The Hartley girls carried off the honors of the junior high girls’ basketball tournament held in Har...
What is there for youth to do on an early spring Saturday afternoon? For over 40 area youth, showing up at Locomotion Lanes in Sanborn to bowl is the answer. A youth bowling program was in existence at the Sanborn bowling center before Bert van Dam became owner in 2019. But his background, as well as interest by area adults, has prompted a more concerted effort to build enthusiasm for bowling. "I've always bowled. It's a family thing," van Dam said. "You can do it with your kids." According to...
• March 13, 1947 Hartley radio fans were startled to hear a familiar name on the “Queen for a Day” broadcast. Lizzie Bierschenk, who was vacationing in Hollywood, Calif., was selected as one of the judges on the popular daytime program. A light vote was cast during the Hartley regular school election. Abel Anderson and Harry Olhausen were elected to the board with 87 and 85 votes, respectively. The five-day boys’ district basketball tournament held in the Hartley gymnasium was in every respect one of the most successful ever staged here. T...
Information presented to the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn school board on Feb. 21 highlighted the percentage of students who tested proficient in a series of literacy and math assessments known at FAST. Elementary and middle school students generally showed improvement compared to results of the screenings conducted last fall. Sixty-six percent of elementary students tested proficient in literacy this winter compared to 57 percent in the fall and 48 percent in the spring of 2021. Math proficiency...
Last week's ice and cold temperatures made it a good time for the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn band and choir's late winter concert on Feb. 21. The jazz band opened the program with "One O'clock Jump, "Georgia on My Mind" and "Dance Big'un, Dance." Featured performers were Ryan Borden and Owen Haspels, alto sax; Abby Kunzman, trombone; Annika Overmire, trumpet; and Kaley Pearson, piano. The jazz band recently competed at the state contest and received a II rating, and finished ninth out of 13...
• March 6, 1947 Nine persons who were nominated by the contributing organizations were elected to the executive board of the recreational program. Those chosen included Hartley Superintendent John Harold and three of Hartley’s pastors. By-laws drawn up by the steering committee were also approved. Directors of the American Legion and Chamber of Commerce made preliminary plans for the 1947 4-H celebration to be held in Hartley. W.H. Hesse and Ingwer L. Hansen were in complete charge of arrangements and could appoint committees if the need arose....
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn is represented on the all-War Eagle Conference boys' basketball teams by juniors Lance Berends and Kooper Ebel. Berends was named to the 2021-22 all-conference first team, the third time he has received that recognition, while Ebel was named to the second team. Ebel was on the first team as sophomore and honorable mention two years ago. The duo ranked No. 1-2 in scoring, rebounding and blocks during the season. Ebel also led H-M-S in steals and finished second in assists....
Harders, Lux recognized as academic all-conference Senior girls’ basketball players with a cumulative grade point average of 3.75 or higher for War Eagle Conference sports were named academic all-conference. Lydia Harders and Jasmine Lux, of Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, are two of the 28 girls’ players recognized for achieving that level of academic performance. Also recognized are: Akron-Westfield – Taryn Wilken, Natalie Nelson, Megan Meinen and Chloee Colt; Hinton – Bella Badar, Tessa Trierweiler and Kenedi Spies; Unity Christian – Kylie DeB...
The third year of the combined Okoboji/HMS wrestling program was a successful one, both in terms of team and individual accomplishments. The Pioneers’ overall dual record in 2021-22 was 9-10. Their 3-4 record in Siouxland Conference duals gave them a fifth-place finish. Okoboji/HMS was fourth at the conference individual tournament. Seven wrestlers from H-M-S competed at the varsity level. Senior Nick Bronstad was a Class 2A sectional champion at 285 pounds and runner-up at the district meet. Bronstad concluded his second trip to state with a...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn had just 14 players in the girls’ basketball program during the 2021-22 season and seven of them were freshmen. But the team showed improvement throughout the winter. The Hawks’ varsity records were 7-16 overall and 1-9 in the War Eagle Conference. H-M-S was eliminated by Sibley-Ocheyedan in the quarterfinals of Class 2A regional tournament following a 49-47 win over Alta-Aurelia. Hawk coach Lester Tessum saw growth by seniors Lydia Harders, Jasmine Lux and Emily Otto, who matured as team leaders. He also was pleased wit...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's Jasmine Lux was named to the 2021-22 all-War Eagle Conference girls' basketball team. It's the second season the senior has been named honorable mention all-conference. She was second on the team in total points, rebounds and steals. The all-War Eagle Conference girls' basketball selections follows. GIRLS' ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM First Team: Unity Christian – Gracie Schoonhoven, 11; Tyra Schuiteman, 11. Remsen St. Mary's – Whitney Jensen, 10. MMCRU – Emily Dreckman, 12; Elli...
With interest in the sport continuing to rise, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn will establish its own bowling program starting with the 2022-23 season. The decision came after information presented to the school board on Feb. 21 indicates student numbers would justify ending the bowling sharing agreement with Sioux Central. Superintendent Patrick Carlin had met with Bert van Dam, owner of Locomotion Lanes in Sanborn, and Eric Mastbergen, who are working to build interest in the sport among area youth....
Approval of the 2022 Royal code of ordinances moved one step closer toward completion as the council approved the second reading on Feb. 9. As has been the case during much of the revision process, the only matter of concern during the public hearing was semi-tractor/trailer parking. Language under consideration prohibits semis from being parked on city streets in the restricted residential area, and only tractors may be parked on private property. “This should help save the streets,” said Mayor Josh Toft. “The way it’s written, it covers the i...
• Feb. 27, 1947 Firefighting equipment and a large crowd of spectators were drawn to Lage’s D-X station, just east of the Hartley Creamery, by a small fire in a storage building adjacent to the station. Large quantities of smoke billowed from the structure but damage was very minor. The Hartley Chamber of Commerce donated $50 to the Melvin girls’ basketball team to help defray their expenses to the state tournament in Des Moines. President S.J. Johnson, W.R. Wagner, W.H. Hesse and Secretary Ingwer L. Hansen drove to Melvin to make the prese...
With 1.7 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, Trinity Christian had their hottest shooter at the foul line to attempt two shots that would break a 50-50 tie and possibly end Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's season. But neither attempt was good and H-M-S would eventually prevail, 63-55, in two overtimes to win the Class 1A district quarterfinal game on Feb. 14 in Hartley. "We survived a wild one," Hawk coach Naet Hoaglund acknowledged. "It wasn't pretty by any means but I'm proud of how our guys...
What a difference a change of venue and the stakes involved made when the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn and Sibley-Ocheyedan girls' basketball teams met for the second time. With the exception of the third quarter, H-M-S had stayed right with S-O (2A No. 5) during a 55-45 regular season loss on Feb. 3 in Hartley. But when the Hawks traveled to Sibley on Feb. 15 for the quarterfinal round of the regional tournament, they were dominated from start to finish during a 59-31 season-ending loss. The importan...
"It's a tough way to end the season." That's how Hawk coach Naet Hoaglund summed up Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's 62-22 loss to Remsen St. Mary's in a Class 1A boys' district semifinal on Feb. 17. H-M-S never led and only forced one tie (2-2). The home team's lead quickly grew to 15-4 late in the first quarter and expanded to 32-13 at the half. "It certainly wasn't the outcome we had worked and prepared for," Hoaglund acknowledged. "Remsen St. Mary's is tough and they play so well together....
The 2022 state wrestling tournament in Des Moines provided Okoboji/HMS qualifier Nick Bronstad with opportunities to improve upon his eighth-place finish as a junior as well as record some personal accomplishments. The three-day event at Wells Fargo Arena opened with Bronstad losing to a familiar foe in the opening round and closing with the H-M-S senior defeating that same opponent to finish seventh among the Class 2A 285-pound competitors. In between, Bronstad also became the fourth wrestler f...
Alliant Energy's main electrical power lines in Royal will be placed underground during a major project that is expected to be completed by late summer. Local residents were given the opportunity to hear more about the project and visit with representatives of Alliant Energy and the construction company on Feb. 9 at the Royal Community Center. In September of 2018, the city council accepted a letter of intent from Interstate Power and Light Co. (Alliant Energy) which stated the utility's...
• Feb. 6, 1947 Billy, the 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Duane Linder, received some painful burns when a water heater in the yard exploded. Duane had just lighted the heater and Billy was standing near when it exploded. The left side of his face was burned and his hair and brows were singed, but the eye was not injured. He quickly recovered from the injuries. Former Hartley resident, Mrs. William Lemke, was featured in the daily Sioux City papers for her work with the Sunshine League in that city. She was a founder and president of the organiz...
n Jan. 18, the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys' basketball lost five straight games, including two to highly-rated opponents. But as the calendar turned from January to February, the Hawks ramped up the defensive intensity, leading to wins in their final five regular season games. Defense again ruled in the second half of the Hawks' 49-34 defeat of South O'Brien on Feb. 8 in Hartley. The victory improved their final regular season record to 10-11. "I'm really happy with how we competed and how we fi...
Generally speaking, a basketball game ends when the final horn sounds. But the girls' 2A first round regional tournament game Feb. 12 in Hartley between Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn and Alta-Aurelia proved that is not always true. After the eighth lead change of the final quarter, H-M-S went ahead by one on Lydia Harders' rebound put-back with 50 seconds to play. Jasmine Lux added a free throw with 14 seconds on the clock to make the score 49-47. Alta-Aurelia brought the ball up the court and...
Down to their final chance to win a War Eagle Conference game, the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn girls' basketball team responded by defeating South O'Brien, 49-33, on Feb. 8 in Hartley. The Hawks finished the regular season at 6-15 overall and 1-9 in the conference. H-M-S had defeated Harris-Lake Park and Trinity Christian, as well as South O'Brien in the teams' first meeting, but those wins did not count toward the WEC standings. "We had a couple of other ones that slipped out of our hands," Hawk coa...
For the second straight year, Nick Bronstad will represent the Okoboji/HMS wrestling team at the state meet in Des Moines. The senior from H-M-S earned his ticket to state with a runner-up finish at 285 pounds during the Class 2A District 7 meet at Webster City on Feb. 12. Bronstad pinned Mac Muller of Osage in the semifinal round (2:37), advancing to the finals where he faced Daniel Chavez of Clarion-Goldfield-Dows. Bronstad had pinned Chavez in the title match during the sectional meet at...
