Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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Clay Central/Everly's Lori Larson has been teaching in the district for 29 years. Her career in education started at Trinity Preschool in Spencer before teaching Head Start in Royal and having her own Town and Country preschool for a few years. She started in the middle school at CC/E for five years and later transitioned to elementary. Larson was asked to apply at the middle school by the principal, who thought she would be a good fit. "At the time I was teaching and running my own preschool ou...
• Dec. 20, 1945 Despite the bitter cold a good crowd was on hand to greet Santa Claus. Even Santa thought Main Street was a little too chilly for his headquarters, so the entertainment was moved to the Legion Hall. Carl Ruby, of Sheldon, purchased the building and lot owned by LuVerne Sartorius, just west of the Capitol Theatre, where he was opening a John Deere agency. It was to feature a full line of John Deere parts and machinery. Mr. Ruby was with the John Deere agency at Sioux Falls for five years prior to his entry into the service. T...
Operation Christmas meal Dec. 11 at Sutherland The O’Brien County 4-H Youth Council and Sutherland Church of Christ are offering Operation Christmas Meal to area residents on Friday, Dec. 11, from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. at the Church of Christ parking lot. The organizations are partnering with Iowa Select Farms and the Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation to host a free hot pork loin drive-through meal to the first 400 people who attend through the Ignite the Spirit Community Partnership Program. If you would like more information or to find out how you c...
CMHC scholarships awarded to NCC students Community Memorial Health Center in Hartley awards $1,000 scholarships annually to deserving students at Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon. Students are selected due to their academic achievement and potential for success in a health-related field. This year's recipients are Innocent Ongaga and Margaret Wariahe, both of Sanborn. They are nursing students at NCC. NCC students inducted into Phi Theta Kappa Four students were inducted into Phi...
December usually boasts a myriad of opportunities for youth to gather and celebrate the Christmas season as one, but just like everything else, the pandemic has put a damper on many traditional holiday plans. The wonderful thing about congregations and communities built in lasting friendships is the creativity birthed in their comradery and togetherness. Hope proved that all is not lost and the Christmas story can still be beautifully told, even given these unfortunate times and pandemic...
As if 2020 hadn't thrown enough wrenches into routines and traditions, it had to try its hand at ruining the annual Clay Central/Everly Elementary Christmas program. Luckily, CC/E didn't allow that to happen. The district held its first – and hopefully last – online K-6 holiday musical concert entitled "How to Train Your Reindeer to Fly." The CC/E preschool class opened the show with their version of the song "Tony Chestnut (Toe-Knee Chestnut)," "This musical tells the story of a group of rei...
Diane Ulrich has quite the responsibility at both CC/E and Sioux Central schools. "I keep everything technology related up and running for the staff and students," she explained. "At CC/E I am responsible for everything from the network to the student and teacher devices." To say her job is vital for both districts would be an understatement, especially given the current pandemic climate requiring virtual learning to be ready and present as an option. CC/E is a 1:1 district with students PK-2...
Last week the Clay Central/Everly third grade classroom hosted Clay County Farm Bureau representative Jennifer McCarten as a guest speaker on the wide world of agriculture. The class partook in a web-creating activity in which students used pictures and string to show how daily objects or household items such as towels, clothing, food or even shoes all come from resources derived from the farm. This subject hits close to home since CC/E is nestled in a vast farming community where farmers'...
• Dec. 13, 1945 Because so many complaints had been registered that numerous foxes were attacking chickens and pheasants, the American Legion decided to sponsor a series of hunts to eliminate as many of the foxes as possible. Embankments were placed around Hartley’s new ice skating rink in the town park and flooding had begun. Art Lage graciously volunteered to take charge of the work until such time that funds were available to make the rink a permanent town project. The American Legion planned to open the east room of the Legion Hall on the...
Lions Burger Bar is Sunday in Hartley Drive/walk through and pick-up options will be offered for the Hartley Lions Club burger bar on Sunday, Dec. 6. Meals can be obtained at the Hartley Community Center from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. See the ad on Page 8 for more details. Lighting contest in Everly The City of Everly is sponsoring a holiday lighting contest this month. Cash prizes will be awarded to the best houses. See the ad on Page 4 for details on how to register. Nuts sale to be conducted differently Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pleasant View...
First of Iowa's 2 shotgun deer seasons opens Dec. 5 Blaze orange-clad hunters moving through Iowa's timber will be a common sight when the first of two shotgun deer seasons open Dec. 5. An estimated 120,000 hunters participate in the shotgun seasons, harvesting about half of the total number of deer for the year. "Shotgun deer seasons are important tradition for Iowa deer hunters as well as an important time for herd management," said Tyler Harms, deer program leader for the Iowa Department of...
Kim Harken has been teaching at Clay Central/Everly for 21 years. She remains in the district for numerous reasons, one of which being CC/E's unique size. "There is no denying the difference a smaller school makes in preparing students for success," she said. "Throughout the years I have taught here, CC/E has consistently had some of the highest academic scores within our surrounding area schools. We have several excellent veteran teachers with many years of expertise. Our students are not just...
• Dec. 6, 1945 The same road grading outfit that leveled the school athletic field also leveled the grounds for the Hartley park. Although it was too late in the year for any further work to be done on the park, it was feasible and hoped that at least a skating rink would be laid out. Les Getting, of Sanborn, purchased the Charlie Mayer property and was opening his stockyards there. The office was located one-half block south and one-half block east of the Fairmont Creamery Co. Mr. Getting was a dealer in hogs and sheep. An attorney g...
High school and junior high Honor Band auditions are being done in a new way this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All student auditions will be video recorded and digitally sent for judging. Students are required to memorize scales and prepare etudes as usual. The audition entry deadline has been moved to December with hopes of scheduling the festival and concert in the future pending COVID-19 restrictions and calendar availability. H-M-S Middle School students auditioning this year include...
Michelle Munden has been an aide within the Clay Central/Everly halls and classrooms for nearly nine years now. She is a CC/E alumnus, graduating as a Maverick in 2005. "I love the smaller school environment and caring atmosphere I received from my teachers and others," she said. "The teachers at CC/E always would strive to go that extra mile to show that they truly cared about you and your education." Munden has enjoyed being a CC/E team member since joining the staff and said being part of...
Royal Museum board member Buddy Yungbluth accepted this handmade spinning wheel from Kathy Miller McClernon as a donation to the Royal Museum. The spinning wheel was handcrafted in 1888 by J. Hullegaard before being gifted to his daughter, Abbie Hjelm. Hullegaard was the grandfather of Alice Holtheus, a longtime resident of Royal. Kathy Miller McClernon is the great-great-granddaughter of Hullegaard....
Nostalgia sets in when one brings up the words “book fair.” Certainly, nearly all students look forward to their schools’ Scholastic Book Fair each year. It is a coveted holiday of sorts in which parents sometimes splurge on a book, eraser, cool pencil or sometimes a poster in order to support the school. Book fairs also instill within students that reading anywhere, especially within the home, is key to their success. Things will look a little different for Clay Central/Everly’s annual Scholas...
Pesticide applicator trainings are postponed Private pesticide applicator trainings originally scheduled for Dec. 8 in Paullina and Dec. 9 in Rock Rapids have been postponed in response to the governor's latest COVID-19 guidance. The training at the Paullina Legion has been rescheduled to Jan. 14 at 9:30 a.m., and the Rock Rapids training will be held at 9:30 a.m. on March 4 at the Forster Community Center. Field Agronomist Joel DeJong said in a news release that at this time the remaining...
3 Acres holding open house 300 Acres, LLC, will be holding an open house at its new location on Wednesday, Dec. 2. The open house will be held from 1 p.m.-6 p.m. See the ad on Page 3 for more information. Drive-thru, pick-up options for Lions Burger Bar Drive/walk through and pick-up options will be offered for the Hartley Lions Club’s burger bar on Sunday, Dec. 6. Meals can be obtained at the Hartley Community Center from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Holiday light parade in Hartley The City With a Heart will kick off the holiday season on Saturday, Dec. 5...
• Nov. 29, 1945 At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, relief for one of Hartley’s and the nation’s grave problems was suggested in the form of prefabricated homes which could be leased from the government. A committee of William Treimer, Roy Newel and Elmer Randolph was appointed to meet with the town council to see if action could be started toward securing 25 of those houses for Hartley. Plans were completed for taking a religious census of all residents of Hartley Township. Committees to make the canvass were selected from the membe...
Summer Food Service Program continues at H-M-S Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service. Meals will be provided, at a first come, first serve basis, at the sites and times as follows: • H-M-S High School, meals served 12-1 p.m. • H-M...
3 Acres holding open house 300 Acres, LLC, will be holding an open house at its new location on Wednesday, Dec. 2. The open house will be held from 1 p.m.-6 p.m. See the ad on Page 3 for more information. Turkey Day carryout dinner at Red’s Red’s Catering in Hartley will be offering carryout Thanksgiving dinners on Thursday, Nov. 26 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Orders must be placed by Tuesday, Nov. 24 to guarantee your meal. See the ad on Page 3 for more details. Plan your entry for the Festival of Trees The Hartley Public Library will soon look like...
Clay Central/Everly Elementary has recently completed their first Reading is Fundamental (RIF) Reading Challenge. Students PK-6 grade read a total of 11,675 minutes at home in a mere two-week time frame. This achievement gave reason for celebration, and students were awarded a treat and a free book to take home. CC/E has been carrying on the RIF tradition for decades with classroom reading being of upmost importance, along with their request for families to read with their children at home. Rese...
Mary Ann Jobst has been part of the Clay Central/Everly family for 33 years teaching Title 1 reading and math. Recently, she was asked by the district to go back to school to get her ESL endorsement so CC/E could serve a new population of students. "I accepted the challenge and completed my Master's Degree at Morningside College," she said. "I have been the ESL instructor for the past five years at CC/E." Jobst and her husband, retired CC/E science teacher Roger Jobst, moved to Royal after he...
• Nov. 22, 1945 Hartley residents were glad to learn that a garbage collector had been secured. The reason for the delay in getting a collector was the shortage of trucks. Collections would be made on Wednesday of each week during the winter. A second request was being made to all those residents who had not yet submitted their contribution to the Hartley Patriotic Chest. The drive raised funds to bring comfort and necessities to servicemen and America’s allies, and it did away with the individual drives that had been held in the past. A fai...
