Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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Stay safe on ice across NWI The Iowa Department of Natural Resource is reminding everyone to beware of ice conditions and check ice thickness often as temperatures continue to warm. Ice conditions change constantly and its thickness can vary across the lake. Rocks, trees, docks or other things that poke through the ice will conduct heat and make the ice around it less stable. Trust your instincts – if the ice does not look right, don't go out. A blanket of snow on top of an ice-covered lake insu...
• March 14, 1946 In the second game of the girls’ state basketball tournament, Hartley lost a close contest with Guthrie Center, 29-27. Hartley’s usually strong offense was held in check by the Guthrie Center girls, pre-tournament defensive favorites. Amy Brehmer, high scorer of the 1944 state tournament, was held to 11 points. With the close of Saturday night’s business the Swanson Grocery ceased operating in the Fick building. That location was taken over by Herm Fick, former Hartley grocery man. The Swansons planned to reopen their store a...
Seven Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn students virtually competed in the Individual District Speech Contest on Saturday, Feb. 27. All of their performances received I ratings, earning them the opportunity to compete in the State Individual Speech Contest. Three seniors participated in three different categories. Emily Sindt and Desyre Martinez competed for the second year in a row, with Sindt receiveing her I rating in Radio News Announcing and Martinez earning a I in Improvisational Acting. Chayton...
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will be conducting prescribed burns this spring on wildlife management areas managed by the DNR’s Prairie Lakes Wildlife Unit in Clay, Palo Alto, Emmet, Kossuth, Humboldt and Buena Vista counties. Areas scheduled for prescribed burns in Clay County are Deweys Pasture, Hawk Valley, Tom Tuttle Marsh, Little Sioux, Fen Valley, Elk Lake, DU Marsh, Barringer Slough and Dan Green Slough. Prescribed burns are used to improve wildlife habitat, control invasive plant species, restore and maintain native plant c...
Clay Central/Everly knows a thing or two about adapting to the times and rolling with the punches, be it due to class sizes, administrative changes or a pandemic. The closing of the 7-12 grade building caused the former Coaches Fish Fry to take on a new name, switching to the Clay Central/Everly School Fish Fry. Due to lingering COVID-19 concerns this year, the school yet again shape-shifted the annual fundraiser into a drive-thru event. Typically, the fish fry is a large affair with games,...
Last week, Clay Central/Everly Elementary participated in Read Across America Day 2021. Students discovered truth in Dr. Seuss' literature such as, "You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book." During the month of February, CC/E PK-6 grade students logged all books read at home and at school. For every book completed the students put a heart on the reading wall next to their name and the name of the book read. CC/E librarian Pati Lindsey placed 40 Seuss...
Plenty of parking spots were needed to accomodate 10 tractors March 3 at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School. The H-M-S FFA Chapter hosted Drive Your Tractor To School Day, inviting students to cruise to class in their favorite farming equipment. A variety of models were on display in a multitude of sizes and colors. High school teacher Jim Thomas even got in on the fun and particpated with his antique Ford tractor, which was the smallest machine on display in the parking lot. Marked by many...
The winter concert presented by Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School instrumental and vocal students on Feb. 22 featured something for everyone: jazz swing and rock classics; music from movie soundtracks; classics by the Beatles and Three Dog Night; and a chorale based on a traditional spiritual. The jazz band performed "Jump, Jive an' Wail," "Feeling Good" and "Vehicle." Featured soloists were Olivia Grooters on trombone, Jasmine Lux on trap set and Megan Recher on trumpet. Concert band...
Third graders at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Elementary went to Community Memorial Health Center in Hartley on Feb. 22 to build snowmen outside of the residents' windows. The weather was beautiful and the snow was perfect for packing and rolling. "I don't know who enjoyed it more – the residents watching and waving out their windows, or the kids playing in the snow," said teacher Kathy Habben. The outing was a reward for the students. When it came time to decide what they were going to do, they made...
Vet tech students receive pins Students enrolled in Northeast Community College’s veterinary technology program received their white lab coats and pins during a special ceremony held recently in Norfolk, Neb. Members of the class of 2021 received their veterinary technician pins and members of the Class of 2022 were awarded a monogrammed white coat to mark their formal acceptance into the program. The ceremony was held in the College’s Lifelong Learning Center with only the students in attendance due to COVID-19 social distancing protocols. Out...
CC/E drive-thru fish fry is March 5 Clay Central/Everly will hold a drive-thru fish fry on Friday, March 5, from 5-7 p.m. A variety of tasty food will be served for guests to pick up at the front of the elementary school in Royal. See the ad on Page 4 for more details. Donors help save over 100 local lives LifeServe Blood Center registered 35 donors during the drive that was held in Hartley on Feb. 24. Five were first-time donors. The 37 blood products that were collected will help save a total of 111 local lives. Please consider becoming a...
Clay Central/Everly Elementary students celebrated Random Act of Kindness Week with a guidance class project. After reading the book The Kindness Quilt by Nancy Elizabeth, the classes discussed how they can each help others in their communities and every day lives. "We brainstormed things we have done and things we could do in the future," said guidance counselor Marlana Tewes. "Each student then received a quilt square to use their artistic talents in showing themselves doing a random act of...
• March 7, 1946 Since the war many business places were showing improvements. One of them was the Hartley Creamery which sported a new four wheel egg “carrier” built by Harry Fahrenkrog, one of the men at the plant. In keeping with a nationwide “Laymen’s Sunday” in the Methodist churches, the local pulpit was occupied by a layman. Hobart Putnam presided and Art Nelson, of Inwood, layman leader for the district, gave a very interesting and inspiring address. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Rost received official confirmation of the death of their son,...
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources' 2020 surveillance of Iowa's wild deer herd for the presence of chronic wasting disease has yielded 21 new positive deer, and has added two new counties to the list where positive deer have been found. The new positive deer were all from either an existing chronic wasting disease zone or adjacent to an existing zone. Two new counties were added to list where deer have tested positive. Jackson County had a positive deer that was taken just south of the...
Pool bond meeting is tonight at HCC Hartley residents are invited to an informational public meeting about the proposed pool project tonight (Thursday, Feb. 25). The meeting will be held inside the Hartley Community Center and begins at 7 p.m. Patrons can also watch the meeting via Zoom. Any questions about the project will be answered by representatives from Water’s Edge, the design firm in charge of the project. Hartley Community Outreach open house Hartley Community Outreach will hold an open house on Monday, March 1 from 1-8 p.m. The new n...
NCC selects next president In a unanimous decision the Northwest Iowa Community College board of trustees approved the hiring of Dr. John Hartog, III, of Boyden, as the 10th president of NCC. The decision was announced during the board's regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, Feb. 22. Dr. Hartog is currently the Vice President for Student & Academic Services at NCC, a position he has held since 2011. Prior to that, he had served as president of Faith Baptist College and Seminary in Ankeny. Over...
Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Royal hosted its annual third grade Bible dedication service last Sunday. The church's Milestone Ministry team, whose desire is to highlight church members Christian milestones, gave each third grader a Bible of their very own. Third graders who were celebrated in the dedication were Kate Holtz and Hallie Fletcher. Milestone Ministry spoke on the importance of having the word of God at their fingertips to learn and grow from, knowing that He is always there. Family...
• Feb. 28, 1946 The Hartley girls’ basketball team won the right to represent northwest Iowa in the state tournament at Des Moines by coming out on top in the district tourney which was held in Hartley. Hartley smashed a determined Meriden sextet, 63-36, to advance to the district finals. The championship game was one of those contests where anything could happen, either good or bad. However, most everything good happened to Hartley as they romped away with Mallard by the convincing score of 66-36. Each team in the tournament received a trophy....
Two members of Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Dance Attack were recently named to the All-Iowa Honor Dance Team. Senior Cher Hibbing and junior Anna VanderVeen earned the prestigious honor. Due to COVID-19 protocol, VanderVeen will unfortunately be unable to participate in the event. She was also named to the team last year. The All-Iowa Honor Dance team typically performs during the girls' state basketball tournament after only a few hours of practice together. The nationally-recognized show will look...
MCFD soup supper Firemen in May City will host their annual soup supper on Saturday, Feb. 20, from 5-7:30 p.m. The meal was postponed from its original date on Feb. 13. See the ad on Page 3 for more details. K.C. free throw contest is Feb. 21 All boys and girls ages 9-14 are invited to participate in the local level of competition for the 2021 Knights of Columbus free throw championship. The competition will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, at H-M-S High School in Hartley. COVID-related...
Walleye season now closed at Lakes The walleye fishing season on Spirit, East and West Okoboji lakes closed on Feb. 14. It will reopen on May 1. These are the only Iowa lakes that have a closed season for walleye. Named to UNL fall Dean's List Nearly 6,800 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students have been named to the Dean's List for the fall semester of the 2020-21 academic year. Included on the dean's list are Hunter William Dorhout, of Sanborn, senior, College of Engineering, computer...
Valentine's Day is typically a reason for celebration, whether that means hitting the town with your special someone or highlighting love in all its beautiful meaning. However, subzero temps and sparse area attractions this year made it hard to choose anything other than a delicious meal out to commemorate another Valentine's Day in the books. The Great Hall of Royal saw the need for something new and fun, so they hit the ground running with their first ever Valentine's Date Night: Wine & Dine...
Clay Central/Everly Elementary recently named Star Students for the month of January. They included William Holmberg, sixth grade; Kaeley Benson, fifth grade; Khloe Combes, fourth grade; Hallie Fletcher, third grade; Emily Trierweiler, second grade; Ariana Dow, first grade; and Emerix Johnson, kindergarten. At the end of each month a student from each class is chosen to be highlighted for their exemplary behavior, caring nature and overall positive attitude in and out of the classroom. Students...
• Feb. 21, 1946 Approximately 500 persons attended the American Legion dinner-dance at the Legion Hall. By far the greatest part of the crowd was made up of veterans of World War II and their guests, with the balance of the representation from the American Legion and Auxiliary. The northwest quarter of section 22 in Lincoln Township near Hartley, owned by Edward Houtkooper, was sold to Ralph Ahrens, of Hartley, for $225 per acre or a total cash consideration of $38,000. Orlan Ott, who had been recently discharged from the Navy, was featured i...
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