Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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Hartley all-school reunion to be held The Hartley all-school reunion committee decided last year that the reunion would be moved from being held five years to every three years. The biggest reason for the change is the age of some of the older graduates. Following some research, the committee determined that other schools have done the same thing for the same reason. Many Hartley graduates have died, and the committee felt it was good to make this change. The years that will be included are up to 1981, as the school changed to Hartley-Melvin st...
Freshman college and careers discussion at H-M-S Kiana Johnson, executive director of O'Brien County Economic Development Corporation, moderated a freshman college and careers discussion last month at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School. It was designed to initiate a conversation between H-M-S freshmen and three young professionals who have chosen to live and work in O'Brien County. Kellie Einck, a South O'Brien graduate with a two-year community college degree, is now a diesel mechanic and...
• Jan. 16, 1947 A cow belonging to Fred Fairchild, of Moneta, was instantly killed when struck by a car driven by Dwight Lorenzen, also of Moneta. Fairchild was driving several cows along the county road when the Lorenzen car struck the animal. Writing under the penname of Jon Winston, J.W. Harold, superintendent of the Hartley Public Schools, wrote a book entitled “Ripples from These Trouble Waters.” The first printing sold out in three months. It dealt with the trials and troubles of a public school teacher. Mrs. Emma Ridinger, a forme...
Wild game feed in Royal this Saturday The Iowa Great Lakes Fishing Club and the family of the late Jim McDonnell are sponsoring a wild game feed this Saturday, Jan. 8, at Haggy’s in Royal. A free will offering will be accepted. All proceeds support the Jim McDonnell Scholarship Fund. See the ad on Page 3 for complete details. Hope Lutheran Church food pantry Current hours for the food pantry at Hope Lutheran Church in Everly are Wednesdays, 1-5 p.m. Everyone is allowed to come in and pick out their food, but masks are required. CC/E menus M...
4 units of blood collected at drive For over 15 years, Hartley and surrounding communities have supported LifeServe Blood Center at drives sponsored by Audrey Schmidt. The most recent was held Wednesday, Dec. 29, at which 40 units of blood were collected, helping to save up to 120 local lives. Those reaching donor milestones were Charla Pearce, 2 gallons; Aaron Hoftyzer, 3 gallons; Cynthia Hoaglund, 4 gallons; and Terry Thomsen, 5 gallons. Black Hills Energy gas rates to rise The Iowa Utilities Board on Dec. 28 issued its final decision order...
The first baby of 2022 officially arrived at Spencer Hospital's Birth Center this week. Baby girl, Rylee Joyce Parish, made her appearance on Monday, Jan. 3 at 5:36 p.m. Parents Jaden and AJ Parish, of Spencer, were eager for their daughter's arrival. "We had a really good delivery experience and the eight hours I was in labor went fairly smooth," said Jaden. Dr. Travis Witt delivered the healthy baby girl, who weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces and measured 20.25 inches long. Rylee will be joining her...
• Jan. 9, 1947 The Hartley Boy Scout troop had its own club room located under Potter’s Drug Store. Plans were made by the boys to decorate and fix up their quarters, where meetings were held each Monday night. Manuel Strom, of Hartley, retiring county supervisor, was among outgoing county officers entertained at a reception at Primghar. He was presented with a gift as a tribute to his service to the county. Receipts from two town basketball games were donated to a recreation fund. The $100 was to start a fund which would provide a regular rec...
Blood drive to be held at Spencer LifeServe Blood Center is conducting a drive at Southpark Mall, 901 11th Street SW in Spencer, on Monday, Jan. 3 from 1-5 p.m. Appointments are required. Schedule a donation appointment online at lifeservebloodcenter.org or call (800) 287-4903. Hot beef at Red’s Red’s Catering in downtown Hartley will be serving a hot beef dinner on Wednesday, Jan. 5 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. See the ad on Page 3 for more details. Enjoy the Prairie Heritage Center this winter The Prairie Heritage Center is bustling with fun activitie...
• Jan. 2, 1947 Missing from the files. • Dec, 30, 1971 Lawrence Bethke expanded his shelling business with the purchase of a new John Deere No. 6 sheller mounted on a truck. Darrell Negus, Glen Peters and Duane Kunkel purchased a truck and auger from Emil Hennings. They were equipped to do custom grain hauling. The U Chain Co., owned by Elmer Neebel, planned to hold a grand opening at its location on First Street, in the first building west of the Hartley fire station. The town council met to discuss the blanket insurance policy with Don...
Blood drive is Dec. 29 in Hartley The next Hartley community blood drive is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 29, from 12:30-5:30 p.m. at the Hartley Community Center. New donors are especially needed. Appointments are required in order to donate blood. To schedule an appointment text LIFESERVE to 999-777, call (800) 287-4903 or visit lifeservebloodcenter.org. Sentinel-News closed The Sentinel-News will be closed on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24 and New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31. The adverstising deadline for the Northwest Iowa Peach is Thursday at 5 p.m., f...
Royal receives DNR Volunteer Fire Assistance Grant More than $289,000 in 50 percent cost-share grants were recently awarded to 115 of Iowa's rural fire departments to aid their efforts in protecting Iowans and their property from wildfires. The grants offer valuable funding assistance for wildfire suppression, personal protective and communications equipment. Locally, Royal received a grant. The funds are made possible through Iowa DNR Forestry, in cooperation with US Forest Service - State and...
Guest performers added to the spirit of the season during the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School holiday concert on Dec. 12. Siblings of concert choir members joined in singing "Silent Night" during the performance of "Night of Silence." Choir alumni also joined the ensemble for the singing of "Carol of the Bells." The concert choir also sang "O Come, All Ye Faithful," the concert choir women performed "Santa, Tell Me" and the jazz choir presented "Jingle Bells" and "Have Yourself a Merry...
The Bible tells us that Mary and Joseph went on an incredible journey to get to the birth of Christ – one of the most important events in the history of the world. The journey for them was two-fold: Physical and emotional. The physical journey consisted of travelling from Nazareth to Bethlehem, roughly 80 miles. Eighty miles may not seem like a great distance to us, but that is 80 miles travelled by foot or beast of burden. At the time of this journey Mary could be nine months pregnant with J...
• Dec. 26, 1946 Every boy and girl in Hartley who wasn’t “enjoying” chickenpox descended on the American Legion Hall to greet Santa Claus and his entertainment group. All agreed they had a very fine time and were looking forward to Santa’s return visit on Christmas Eve. The Christmas concert presented by the choir members of Trinity Evangelical and Reformed Church was heard by a record crowd. Opening the week of special Christmas services, the evening’s offering was devoted to well-known carols, spirituals and other Christmas music. A very fine...
Valero's Hartley ethanol plant recently distributed $20,000 to local charities from funds raised through the Valero Texas Open (VTO) and Valero Benefit for Children (BFC). This year the tournament and associated events, including the BFC, raised more than $16 million in net proceeds for charitable organizations across the U.S., including those in northwest Iowa. The tournament is ranked No. 1 in charitable giving on the PGA Tour this year. "Valero is honored to be part of the tournament's...
The Everly Lighting Contest was started this year by Brandon Hansen and Ryan Nemmers. The goal of the contest was to bring joy this holiday season after the year of COVID-19. "And we feel it was a huge success," said Hansen. "The proof is in the participants, and even those that did not participate in the contest itself but still did some amazing decorating." 2021 contest included: Custom Welding & Repair, the Behrens Family and Tara Patrick, owner of Backroads Leather Shoppe. The Kid's Choice...
The Clay Central Everly preschoolers kicked off winter break with a preschool program last Friday afternoon. Parents and guardians were invited to watch as the head preschool teacher read the class Jan Brett tales that the preschoolers acted out for the audience. The Mitten was enacted by hedgehogs, fox, owls and more as they entered the giant oversized mitten. The tiniest of creatures entered last, causing the mitten to burst and forcing preschoolers to roll across the room. The second story...
The Peterson Lions Club picked up Santa Claus and headed to Royal last Monday. They joined forces with the Royal Lions Club and canvassed the town handing out treats to all who were at their door. Lions Club members ran to the doors of those watching to hand out candy canes while the old fire truck merrily blared Christmas songs for all to enjoy...
The youth at Hope Lutheran Church of Everly gathered last Sunday to perform two Christmas programs for the congregation. The first was performed by HLC's preschool and kindergartners as they acted in the play "The Littlest Christmas Tree." The story depicted a little tree saddened at the fact that he had not been chosen as anyone's Christmas tree. Bunnies and birds happily helped the little tree by adorning him with feathers and berries to be the beautiful Christmas tree he had always longed to...
CC/E SECOND GRADE Dear Santa, My name is Willow at school. I love Art. for Chrismas I would Like a LOL doll...please. Willow Dear Santa, I will be good. I really want some fidgets. I really like school. I really like books. Can I have some bad kitty books? The thing I really want is a turtle. I want a girl. I want you to have a nice Christmas. My name is Bella. Bella Dear Santa, My name is Kallie. My favorite color is pink and blue. I am 8 years old. I wish for a pop it. I wish for a omg doll....
The O'Brien County Farm Bureau has been designated a 2021 Outstanding County Farm Bureau by the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF). Brett Peelen, county president, accepted the award at the 103rd annual meeting held in Des Moines. The award is given to Farm Bureaus that participate in year-round activities that share the story of today's agriculture, communicate to elected officials the importance of rural issues and support local communities in times of need. "We understand farming is about...
Festival of Trees runs thru Dec. 23 at Hartley library This year’s Festival of Trees at the Hartley Public Library will be held now through Dec. 23. The event showcases decorated trees from local businesses and clubs. Those who visit the display during normal library hours will be able to vote for their favorites in several different categories. Can and bottle redemption bin in Hartley closed Local residents are reminded that the can and bottle redemption bin in downtown Hartley has been closed for the winter. It will re-open this spring. A...
NCC programs rank in Top 20 of Best Associate Degrees Best Accredited Colleges (bestaccreditedcolleges.org) has ranked two of the programs at Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon in their latest national Best Associate Degrees in higher education list. NCC’s Associate Degree Nursing was ranked No. 12 and the Associate Accounting Degree was ranked No. 17. According to BestAccreditedColleges.org, hundreds of institutions across the country were considered. They ranked NCC using data around financial aid awards, the quality of education, f...
In the Bible, God makes it clear as to what He requests of us: To help others, to give and not take, to be filled with and show grace, and to love. Some do this on a personal level by caring for their children, making time for devotion and prayer, or spending time with loved ones. Others do so locally by helping in soup kitchens, donating to church projects or helping clothe children in the winter. Then there are those that hear a calling to go abroad, helping disciple to those who have yet to...
