Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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Recent snow accumulation may have melted already, but local residents won't need the white stuff to get in the Christmas spirit this weekend in Hartley and Everly. Several holiday events are planned in both communities starting Friday and wrapping up on Sunday night. Folks in the Royal area need not wait long – the city's holiday events are slated to take place next weekend. HARTLEY The City With a Heart's big day is Sunday. Things kick off with the Hartley Chamber of Commerce's annual h...
The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District has sent a letter to the City of Hartley affirming its support of a controlled pedestrian crosswalk on Highway 18. The letter, which was signed by Superintendent Patrick Carlin and Board President Scott Vollink, was sent to provide "clarity on the current reality and position of the school." It states that H-M-S is in "full support" of enhancing and utilizing the existing crosswalk location at North Sixth Avenue West pending an approved plan...
There may be a new face at the helm, but the mission remains the same for the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Giving Tree. Debra Henderson, of rural Hartley, took over organizing efforts this month from founder Jenna Hemiller. The Giving Tree provides gifts to H-M-S students in need during the holidays, which Henderson believed was an important tradition to keep alive following Hemiller's recent move from the area. "It's been very gratifying so far," Henderson said. "I'm just amazed at the community's...
The subject matter may be tall, but visitors to a new exhibit at the Everly Heritage Museum won't need to strain their necks to get a good look. "Silos: Our Rural Skyscrapers" will debut Dec. 1-2 during two open houses at the museum. The exhibit features a photo display of grain silos in the Everly area as well as background information on the structures, which are slowly disappearing from Iowa's landscape. The exhibit was the brainchild of local farmer Mark Scharnberg, who believed it was impor...
• Charges pending following crash The Clay County Sheriff’s Office reported that Jose Ramon-Arrendondo, 25, of Sioux Rapids, lost control of his vehicle in the 4900 mile of 220th Avenue at 8:45 p.m. on Nov. 16. The vehicle went into the ditch and started on fire. Ramon-Arrendondo was taken by private vehicle to Spencer Hospital for treatment of burns to his hands. According to the report, several containers of alcohol were found in the vehicle and multiple charges are pending against Ramon-Arrendondo. • Strikes unoccupied vehicle Jodi Grant...
Holiday open house season in full swing Several Christmas open houses will held in Hartley over the next week, starting with Treimer’s Insurance Agency today (Thursday, Nov. 30). Other open houses are planned at Century Mutual Insurance, Rainbow Cutlery and Hartley City Hall. See the ads inside fore more details. Everly businesses holding open houses Several Everly businesses and community organizations will be holding open houses in conjuction with the community’s Winter Wonderland event this weekend. They include: Everly Heritage Museum, Eve...
NCC staff members recognized for contributions Community Colleges for Iowa has chosen Karla Harris and Alicia Van Horsen, staff members at Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon, as recipients of the 2023 Outstanding Faculty and Staff Awards. The recognition highlights recipients' significant contributions to education across Iowa's 15 community colleges. The awards ceremony will take place at the inaugural Community Colleges Convention and Tradeshow on Nov. 29 at the Hilton Des Moines,...
We added a new member to the family on Tuesday night. Puppy Tucker, a Border Collie mix, was picked up from People for Pets in Spencer. He was found abandoned near Primghar recently and was brought to the shelter for adoption. He’s a friendly pup. German Shepherd, Bo, gave him a warm welcome upon his arrival home. Our hope is that the ol’ girl will be able to share some of her “good dog demeanor” with Tucker. Time will tell – Kaity claims she’s always wanted to be a mom. Cat Phyllis wasn’t impressed, however. Tucker had a feline friend at the...
• Dec. 2, 1948 The local Kiwanis Club was formulating plans for their charter night. Although the club had been active for quite some time, the charter night would make the Hartley chapter an official member of the International Kiwanis Clubs. Hartley was one of the smallest towns in the country with the privilege of having a Kiwanis chapter. An attractive Christmas painting was placed on the former servicemen’s honor roll board, which was located west of the telephone office. Christmas music was presented from that location during the hol...
How well I remember the time Santa came into my house in the middle of the night on Christmas Eve. I saw him! Yes, I did! We were living on the ranch in Montana in a little white house across the yard from my uncle’s log house. I was about 4 years old. My little brother, Jerry, and I slept on the couch in the living room. I can still hear my mother working in the kitchen that night doing some baking for Christmas dinner. Soon, the house was quiet and we finally fell asleep. We didn’t have a fir...
“’Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins.’ So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: ‘Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,’ which is translated, ‘God with us.’ ” (Matthew 1:20-2...
Glenda Swanson was born in Hartley on July 18, 1942. Her sister, Sandra, was born in 1940 to parents Adolph and Ella Swanson. The Swansons married in 1936. Adolph owned a gas station in Everly along Ocheyedan Street. In 1945 they moved to a farm a few miles north of Everly. Glenda graduated from Everly High School in 1960. She was a member of the high school basketball team. She married Jon Roberts, of Estherville, in 1961. They moved to Omaha, Neb., where Jon joined the police department. Glenda was a secretary at Mutual of Omaha for many...
Place finishers at West Lyon Invite Okoboji/HMS girls' wrestlers participated in the West Lyon Invitational on Nov. 20 at Inwood. Two H-M-S athletes were among the place finishers. Madi Lauer lost by fall (0:18) to Avery Beissel of Spirit Lake Park in the semifinals at 120 pounds, and won the third-place match by fall (5:28) over Karla Anzua of MOC-Floyd Valley. Miley Appeldorn, wrestling at 125 pounds, lost by fall (3:47) to Adriana Gutierrez of MOC-FV, won by fall (2:17) over Mia Kraai of Siou...
