Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Dance Attack members needed to make room for extra cargo on their way home from Des Moines last week. The team won several awards during the 47th annual Iowa High School and College State Dance Team Championships held at Wells Fargo Arena. The event featured 26 college teams and 255 high school teams performing nearly 620 routines plus 921 solos. H-M-S Dance Attack earned honors in the following categories: • Class I Lights, second place • Class I Hoopla, Division I • C...
Five Hartley firefighters are looking fresh thanks to a grant from the O'Brien County Community Foundation (OCCF). The local department was able to purchase new bunker gear for a portion of the squad at a cost of $12,000. The OCCF grant covered $7,500 of the total, while the rest was paid for with funds from the annual pancake feed and other contributions. "We're very appreciative to the community foundation and everyone who supports our pancake fundraiser every year," said Fire Chief Brad Meend...
After more than a year of discussion and one negated attempt, the Clay Central/Everly school board on Nov. 30 finally changed the way members are elected. "This will give our district more opportunity for people to run at large," said Superintendent Kevin Wood. Under the new arrangement, two members (Districts 1 and 2) must reside north of county road B24 while two must reside south of B24 (Districts 4 and 5). District 3 will now be an at-large spot, and the seat holder can reside anywhere...
Five-year-old Anakin Schnack, of Hartley, was more than happy to see Santa Claus during his stop in Hartley on Dec. 4 following the light parade. Several local youngsters filed into the fire station to share their lists with the jolly ol' elf, who was accompanied by Mrs. Claus. More photos of his visit will be published in the Dec. 22 edition of the Sentinel-News, along with letters to Santa penned by elementary students at H-M-S and Clay Central/Everly....
Funeral services for Javan K. Kruse were held Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Royal. Pastor Mark Wilms officiated. Casket bearers were Casey Tolzin, Brian Fritz, Aaron Mugge, Joe McIntire, Kyle Thomsen, Jake Schoelerman and Jordan Jalas. Honorary bearers were the AGR Class of 2007 and the AGR Family. Interment was at Willow Creek Cemetery in rural Royal. Warner Funeral Home in Spencer assisted with the arrangements. Javan Keith Kruse was born June 2, 1985 in Spencer to...
Taylor was held Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hartley. Pastor Chris Nitzel officiated. Pallbearers were Jarrod Fredericks, Lucas Fredericks, Mark Fredericks, Brandon Peters, Derek Peters, Reese Taylor, Claire Taylor, Melissa Jostand, Dan Gruenig, Austin Facio and Bryan Nelson. Burial was at Pleasant View Cemetery in Hartley, with military graveside rites conducted by the Hartley American Legion, Arthur W. Kirchhoff Post #288. Hartley Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements. Orville Robert Taylor entered this w...
A funeral service for Doris E. Treimer was held Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hartley. Pastor Chris Nitzel officiated. Pallbearers were Jeff Hildreth, Mike Schwien, Wade Gebert, Brett Ripke, Chris Langner and Eben Salton. Honorary pallbearers were Peter and Hanel Velez, Marcus and Corryn Treimer, Meredith Treimer and Valerie Treimer. Interment was at Pleasant View Cemetery in Hartley. Hartley Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements. Doris Ellen Salton Treimer was born to Christian parents, William and Ida J...
Mass of Christian Burial for Adam Burns, 35, of Denison, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Denison. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. He passed away Friday, Dec. 2 at University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Neb. Survivors include his wife, Katie Burns, and two daughters, of Denison; and his parents, Dennis and Julee Burns, of Hartley. The Huebner Funeral Home in Denison is in charge of arrangements. The complete obituary will be published in the Dec. 15 issue of The S...
A memorial service for Richard A. Leth was held Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, at the Hartley Funeral Home Chapel in Hartley. Pastor Jacob Sandholm officiated. Honorary pallbearers were Bryan Leth, Brandon Finney, Jeffrey Harig, Broderic Leth, Travis Sterler, Blake Leth, Brittney Leth, Jacob Harig, Ryan Sterler and Jared Leth. Interment was at Pleasant View Cemetery in Hartley, with military graveside rites conducted by the Hartley American Legion, Arthur W. Kirchhoff Post #288. Hartley Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements. Richard Albert...
Joyce Lyman, of Sibley, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, at Sibley Specialty Care in Sibley. A memorial service will be held in the spring of 2023. Sanborn Funeral Home is assisting with the arrangements....
• Dec. 11, 1947 The grand opening of the Nissen Drug Store, formerly Potter’s, featured a special get-acquainted offer of a “2 for the price of 1” sale at the soda fountain. Cyril Nissen, formerly of Estherville, was the new proprietor. After much discussion, the American Legion decided to buy 14 acres along Highway 18, just west of the Terpstra property. The land was to be developed as a memorial park for the benefit of the youth of Hartley. Reviving a custom which years before World War II contributed much to the Christmas season, the Har...
• Traffic Jason Miles Evans, Norfolk, Neb., Registration Violation. Brady Paul Prescott, Hospers, Violation of Restricted License; Speeding. Javier Estuardo Carrillo, Harrisburg, S.D., Violation of Safety Regulations. Michael Monroe, Jr., Sheldon, Speeding. Osiel Salinas, Jr., Mason City, No Proof of Insurance. Yeimy Yi Gomez, Houston, Texas, Violation of Safety Regulations. Pedro Fernando Aragon Mejia, Sheldon, Failure to Yield. Ruthann Susanna Bainbridge, Paullina, Speeding. Drew Tanner Klatt, Hartley, Minor in Possession, Tobacco; V...
Several holiday open houses planned Multiple area businesses will host their holiday open houses this month. See ads inside for Hartley Municipal Utilities, Fiesta Foods/Hartley Hometown Pharmacy, Home State Bank, Savings Bank, Rainbow Cutlery/Red’s Catering and Snider Auto Care Center. 3 options at Red’s next week Red’s Catering in Hartley will be serving three carry-out options on Wednesday, Dec. 14. See the ad on Page 8 for more details. Red’s Catering will also be serving a carryout Christmas dinner with turkey and ham on Wednesd...
The margin of victory wasn't a record, but the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys' basketball team's 55-point win over Woodbury Central was among the most lopsided in recent memory. The Hawks dominated on both ends of the floor during the 73-18 season-opening win on Dec. 1 at Moville. It was the H-M-S boys' biggest win since an 82-14 defeat of Clay Central/Everly during the 2013-14 season. Offensively, the Hawks made 50 percent of their shots from the field, grabbed 16 rebounds and distributed 21...
With Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn and Woodbury Central finding it difficult to score with any consistency, both girls' basketball teams needed to take advantage of whatever opportunities might develop. Woodbury Central was the team to do that, outscoring the Hawks by four points in the third quarter to claim a 36-31 win on Dec. 1 at Moville. The score was tied 4-4 at the end of the first quarter and the Wildcats managed to take a 13-12 lead into the halftime break. Woodbury Central built a five-point...
Okoboji/H-M-S needed a strong finish to defeat Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire during a wrestling double dual at Spencer on Dec. 1. GT/RA held a 12-point lead after the 138-pound match but wins by Alex Rouse, Bryce Dodge and Noah Strantz lifted the Pioneers to the 42-36 win. An opening-match pin by Ethan Wiersma and a win by fall by James Gellerman in the final match were not enough to prevent a 50-24 loss to the Tigers. Dodge, Gellerman and Wiersma each split their matches. Jafet Ortiz lost...
Sam Pas won the 220-pound title and two other wrestlers placed second, leading Okoboji/H-M-S to a fourth-place team finish in their home invitational on Dec. 3. An 8-5 victory in the championship match gave Pas the title. Dylan Jones finished second in the 126-pound bracket and Noah Strantz was runner-up at 160. Four wrestlers from H-M-S placed, led by James Gellerman who finished third at 182 pounds. He won by fall over Connor Brown, of Sioux Central, in 1:52, and lost by fall in the semifinals to Parker Moritz, of Garner-Hayfield/Ventura, in...
The H-M-S Giving Tree recently landed a sizeable contribution from Fiesta Foods. The local grocery store held a casual Friday fundraiser, where employees could pay a donation to wear jeans or other less formal attire. Store owner Casey Connor also pitched in some cash to up the donation even more. The H-M-S Giving Tree project collects gifts during December and distributes them to families in need throughout Hartley, Melvin, Sanborn and May City. According to Giving Tree organizer Jenna...
Iowa Democrats took another one on the nose last week when it was announced South Carolina would likely leapfrog the Hawkeye State’s first-in-the-nation presidential nominating status. The move wasn’t unexpected, but it dealt a significant blow to Iowa’s national political relevance. Democratic Party officials last Friday moved a step closer to making South Carolina the first nominating state of 2024, followed by Nevada and New Hampshire, Georgia and then Michigan. Even President Joe Biden has endorsed the change. He, like others in his party...
There are things in this world I can tolerate and there are things I cannot. Hanging Christmas lights falls under the latter category. I’ve bemoaned the annual task several times in this space before. At our old house in Ocheyedan, the chore fell on yours truly with no other options in sight. It was an intricate battle of wills between my wife and I up north, but now that we’ve moved to Hartley, I’m kicking my legs up – this year, at least. I absolutely hated hanging lights at the Ocheyedan home. We strung them around the gutters on all fou...
