Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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Final writing prompt for HPL summer program The writing prompt for the sixth and final week of the Hartley Public Library’s summer library program is “Imagine your story in the next five years. Write about one goal you would like to achieve.” Submit 1-2 pages to the library by Thursday, July 30 with your name and a phone number or email address, and whether you give permission for others to see your work with or without your name on Facebook, the library’s website or displayed in the library. DNR investigates fish kill in Buena Vista County...
RISE Ministries in Sheldon has announced that RiseFest 2020 is postponed until 2021. RiseFest is a two-day Christian music festival that features thought-provoking speakers, seminars, Kids Zone, tween area, youth area, merch tents, camping and the nation's top-rated Christian artists. Last year it brought in over 16,000 people from over 28 different states. "After hours of brainstorming and discussion with staff, our board and local health departments we have decided that we cannot, in good...
• 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...
The positive impact Iowa's mild winter and reasonably dry spring have had on pheasant nesting success will likely be seen when the Iowa Department of Natural Resources conducts its annual roadside pheasant counts between Aug. 1-15. The statewide survey is conducted by Iowa DNR staff who drive 218, 30-mile routes on gravel roads at dawn on mornings with heavy dew. Hen pheasants will move their broods to the edge of the gravel road to dry off before they begin feeding, which makes them easier to...
Although crop progress in Iowa remains ahead of last year, corn and beans could use a drink. According to the latest crop progress and condition report from the Iowa Department of Agriculture, rain in the southern part of the state was reported and helped last week but dryness persisted over the rest of Iowa. Accumulation is running nearly an inch below average with west central Iowa experiencing the driest conditions and precipitation deficits continuing to accumulate. Topsoil moisture levels...
Play games from the past at Dog Creek Park Play some games from the past during the O’Brien County Conservation Board’s guided/self-guided experience on Tuesday, July 21. “Historical Games” will allow small groups to try their hand at activities from the past. Each group of participants will visit various stations to play a short game or activity. This event will be held from 2-5 p.m. at Dog Creek Park. Meet the naturalist in the large picnic shelter by the beach where you and your group will be welcomed and given an introduction and instruc...
Herman’s Hermits sets date for 2021 Clay County Fair The Clay County Fair recently announced the rescheduling of Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone with special guest Gary Lewis & The Playboys for the 2021 Clay County Fair on Sunday, Sept. 12. Herman’s Hermits featuring Peter Noone has sold over 52 million recordings. Noone himself is a multi-talented entertainer, who has been delighting audiences nearly all his life. At the age 15, Peter achieved international fame as “Herman,” lead singer of the legendary pop band Herman’s Hermits. Hi...
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Clay County and the Clay County Fair announced last week that there will be no district livestock shows or communication events this year. Local 4-H and FFA members will still have the opportunity to exhibit animals in a Clay County-only show, with details to be announced at a later date. Extension council Chair Gary Johnson said the decision was very difficult and required a great deal of collaboration between the council, Extension staff and the...
• 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...
Linda Carstensen, dietary manager of Community Memorial Health Center, poses with the facility's seven-liter Robot Coupe food processor purchased with funds awarded by the Siouxland Community Foundation. This machine will allow CMHC to alter diets as ordered by a physician, such as puree or mechanical soft for residents who have difficulties chewing or swallowing. "This bigger machine will allow us to maintain food integrity and temperature much better," said Carstensen. "We are very excited...
Northwest Iowa's cornfields received some added color during the past week. Golden tassels and tufts of silk started appearing in fields across the region. According to the latest crop progress and condition report by the Iowa Department of Agriculture, corn silking or beyond reached 35 percent in Iowa, eight days ahead of the previous year and two days ahead of the five-year average. There were also scattered reports of corn reaching the dough stage. Corn condition rated 83 percent...
Two programs that serve northwest Iowa counties were recently awarded grants through the Iowa 4-H Foundation. The NW Counties 4-H program was awarded a grant of $3,000 to help transition their summer programming to virtual. The program serves Sioux, O’Brien, Lyon Osceola and Cherokee counties. The funds will support youth in STEM, communication, arts and healthy living. Funding will be utilized for campers to receive supplies and lessons that can be picked up or mailed. At a later date, educators will Zoom with members. A YouTube channel will e...
NWI fishing action varies Iowa Great Lake water temperatures have warmed up quickly and are a little warmer than 75 degrees, and should continue to rise with a warmer forecast. The extended forecast calls for temperatures ranging from the upper 80’s to low 90’s. East Okoboji Lake: The walleye season is open. The water temperature is 71 degrees. There is a great panfish bite that is moving farther out into deeper water post-spawn. Bluegill, excellent. Large schools are moving into the shallows to bed and can easily be caught around hoists and...
Hartley Community Center meeting The Hartley Community Center Board of Directors will hold their annual meeting on Wednesday, July 15 at 7 p.m., at the community center. The public is invited to attend. Children’s reading program at Royal library Children of all ages are welcome to participate in Royal Public Library’s reading program which will be held from July 14-Aug. 15. Books may be checked out when the library is open or children can read books they have at home. Make a list of books read, put your name and address on the list and put...
• 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...
Two Royal businesses have stepped up to become the latest donors to the recently-established Clay County Disaster Recovery Fund. Connie Goeken, director of the Clay County Community Foundation, accepted the donations and thanked them for their willingness to support the efforts of the fund through their financial contributions. "It's support like this that is bringing together businesses and individuals throughout Clay County in the effort to meet the needs of our most negatively impacted...
Marble Beach State Recreation Area opened July 1 after a two-year renovation project. With $3.2 million in improvements to campground facilities and roadways, Marble Beach State Recreation Area opened its doors to campers on July 1. “We are excited to unveil the work that’s been taking place here at Marble Beach,” said Frank Rickerl, northwest Iowa supervisor for Iowa State Parks, Forests and Preserves, in a news release. The popular park was closed for two years while renovations took place, including constructing a new shower building, new c...
Four O’Brien County residents have been appointed to the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach council nominating committee. The committee is charged with nominating candidates for the four vacancies on the council before Aug. 26. Committee members selected to nominate extension council candidates for the 2020 election are Rodd Holtkamp, Primghar; Jennifer Mars, Paullina; Brad McDowell, Primghar; and Mariah Oliver, Paullina. By law, the nominating committee must include two women and two men and cannot include any current member of t...
Four northwest Iowa residents were recently elected to the Northwest Area Education Agency (AEA) board. They are Amy Jurrens, District 1; Patrick Murphy, District 4; Henry Jessen, District 5; and Julie DeGroot, District 7. By state law, members of AEA boards represent geographic areas known as director districts. Each has been determined to contain about the same population. Local school boards in each district elect a person to represent them on the AEA board. Each school board is allowed a...
Hartley Economic Development Corporation board members recently toured the worksite at the city's new industrial park east of Grace Fellowship on Highway 18. Grading and drainage work is wrapping up, and crews are hoping to start paving sometime this month. Completion is planned by the end of the year. Engineer Jim Thiesse gave the tour. Pictured from left to right: Marjean Westerman, Steve Leng, Patrick Carlin, Rob Jacobs, Jill Kunzman, Thiesse, Steve Prins, Andy Schierholz and Erica Haack....
Star Energy FS, headquartered in Manson, and Growmark FS, headquartered in Hartley, Iowa, are merging into one. The new company, named Growmark FS, will offer its farmer customers with a full line of agronomy, energy and grain marketing needs. “I’m excited about the opportunities that will come from the combination of these two organizations,” said Star Energy FS General Manager Jeff Manthei in a news release. “Our farmer customers have long trusted FS for all of their farming needs and now they’ll be able to do so with one FS company....
• July 5, 1945 A plan to organize a soil conservation district in O’Brien County was drawn up by the soils committee of the program planning board. The committee felt there was sufficient need to have a district organized to take care of a soils conservation program. S/Sgt. C.J. Muilenburg was cited for leadership in battle, having gone through five major battles and keeping the same squad of men he went into combat with. His wife and daughter, Mrs. LaRue Muilenburg and Jerilyn Joy, were living with her parents near Melvin. The town council vot...
O’Brien County Relay For Life set for Aug. 3 The annual O’Brien County Relay For Life will be held Monday, Aug. 3 in Sheldon. Due to COVID-19 regulations and social distancing, the event will be revised this year. More details will follow as the event plans are completed. All residents of O’Brien County and the area are invited to help lift the spirits of many local people who are fighting cancer. CMHC meeting canceled Community Memorial Health Center’s annual board meeting has been canceled. The event was originally postponed in March due to t...
Emily Chicoine, a 2020 graduate of South O'Brien High School, and John Vander Veen, a 2020 graduate of Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School, were recently awarded O'Brien County Career Day's first-ever scholarships. The scholarships were set to be awarded during the 2020 career day in April; however, that was canceled due to COVID-19. The mission of O'Brien County Career Day is to provide opportunities for high school students to learn about the vast variety of professional careers within the...
