Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
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As the Everly Heritage Museum's creators gathered items to build a worthy gallery of memories for the community, they knew the grand opening would need to be a magnificent affair. Committee members Connie Goeken and Mike Monnahan went to their musical roots and remembered Everly Community Education (ECE) concerts from years past. From the late 80's through early 90's, talented local musicians came together to share the stage and promote arts and education within the Everly community in a big...
Clay Central/Everly Elementary used a creative tactic to instill ever-important lessons during Red Ribbon Week last week. The district paired their Spirit Week with Red Ribbon Week, having students and staff participate in daily dress-up themes to instill a positive, no-drug attitude. Monday's kickoff was Spirit Day, where participants dressed in their Red and Gold Maverick attire. Tuesday's theme of "Follow Your Dreams and Don't Do Drugs" was a crowd-favorite, allowing children and staff to...
The annual Royal Halloween Parade was another fun community event last Saturday. Costumed participants started the procession at the Royal Public Library, where they set off for a loop around Main Street businesses getting candy at each stop along the way. They ended the parade back at the Royal Community Building, where Royal Library board members read the crowd a fall-themed story and helped the children create jack-o-lantern crafts....
Last Sunday the Clay Raiders 4-H Club held its annual fundraiser luncheon at the Royal Community Building. Those in attendance enjoyed club members serving them delicious pork burgers, cowboy-style baked beans, chips and desserts. Children enjoyed games including bobbing for apples, pin the feather on the turkey and making their fellow 4-H'ers into toilet paper mummies. The Clay Raiders would like to thank all of those in attendance at their annual event. The club hopes to spend funds raised on...
If a month has a 5th Sunday, Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Royal takes advantage of that date by holding a 5th Gospel Sunday Service. Services have ranged from renewing of vows of congregational members to celebrating baptisms and more. This Sunday, Reformation Sunday, the 5th Gospel service utilized the Halloween weekend and brought forward costumed children of the congregation to perform in numerous ways. First up were the Sunday School students as they sang worship music together before the...
Ms. Kaetlyn Warburton is Clay Central/Everly Elementary's soon-to-be new fourth grade teacher. She will take on her new role in January 2022 after she's finished student teaching this fall and graduates from Buena Vista University this winter with her Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education with a K-8 Reading Endorsement. Some of Warburton's favorites are nachos, elephants, the color purple, watching her favorite movie Finding Nemo or TV show Modern Family, and reading her favorite book The...
We waited, somewhat impatiently. We kept going, sidetracked with finding a new normal amidst the whirlwind of daily life. Two years. Then all of a sudden, the musky summer air turned into a crisp, post-Labor Day calm. Summer's hustle slowed and gave way to The World's Greatest County Fair. Locals started traveling the fairground route in early September just to see the spectacle take shape. 4-H'ers brought in exhibits, fair staffers cleaned buildings and readied grandstands, the stage was built...
Clay Central/Everly's new sixth grade teacher is Mrs. Gillian Herrera. A first-year instructor, Herrera graduated from Wayne State with a degree in Elementary Education with an ESL endorsement. She moved from Omaha to northwest Iowa a year ago and loves the area, as do her three cats and one dog. Herrera's favorite things include tacos, jellyfish, the color purple, eating the candy Nerds and reading her favorite book, Pride and Prejudice....
The Everly Public Library has been abuzz lately with numerous events, workout classes and craft nights. The schedule continues to fill as the institution promotes community gatherings within its walls, making foot traffic and local intrigue steadily increase. The latest event has been one of the most successful to date. Monday night the library hosted its first-ever ceramic Christmas Tree painting event. With more than 50 participants in attendance, the building was filled to the brim with paint...
Cherry-picked perfection The Iowa Great Lakes are home to many amazing summer feats: Concert series, delicious menus, amusement parks and more. One of the area's most cherished attributes is the high-traffic, community-oriented Farmer's Market in the Park. Founder Krissy Thiessen describes it as "an event-based market with high quality, niche products available like fresh produce, food, craftsman items, artwork, dried goods and more." Live bands hit the stage every week to entertain the crowd...
Another school year has commenced at Clay Central/Everly Elementary with both familiar faces and new staff comprising the CC/E team. Each week we will introduce you to a Maverick educator and/or staff member in this ongoing series. Michelle Huntress takes on numerous roles at CC/E Elementary as its director of student services and Title 1 teacher. After earning her B.A. from Westmar College and M.A. from Morningside College, she headed to Iowa Principal Leadership Academy for her Administration...
Last Sunday, students, teachers and staff stood front and center at Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Royal to be honored and prayed for during the congregation's annual Blessing of the Backpacks service. Each year Bethlehem's Milestone Ministry team brings forward those with any affiliation to the school year ahead. Teachers and students representing Clay Central/Everly, Sacred Heart, Sioux Central and Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn were present with backpacks in tow to receive words of faith blessing them...
Clay Central/Everly Elementary was buzzing with excitement Tuesday morning on Day 1 of the 2021-22 school year. The day started off with students sitting next to the Maverick bell taking their turns at first-day-of-school pictures. Shortly before 9 a.m., CC/E Director of Student Services and Title 1 teacher Michelle Huntress took the mic in front of the building. Huntress kindly spoke to the children about the exciting year ahead and how all adults in the building are teachers that should be...
With Clay Central/Everly students now midway through their first week of school, Director of Student Services Michelle Huntress filled us in on what to look forward to this school year. What is CC/E administration and staff most excited for the 2021-2022 school year? I am so excited to work with our great staff and students in our updated facility! What changes or new additions can children and families expect to see this school year? We have an awesome reading coach from Luverne, Iowa working...
Clay Central/Everly on Monday invited families, students, staff and the community to its 2021-22 school year open house. Families walked through the classrooms seeing all of the new additions and familiar comforts that CC/E has to offer. As they toured the grounds, they also met staff and greeted teachers before heading to the new playground for a picnic. A meal of watermelon and hot dogs was served by friendly staff members while children tried every new piece of equipment they possibly could....
As The Great Hall of Royal continues to see numbers grow in its Monday and Thursday morning HIGH Fitness workout classes, it seems interest has also grown in additional exercise options within the community. The Great Hall of Royal will now be hosting yoga classes led by instructor Mandi King on Wednesday nights. King has been practicing yoga for nearly 18 years and teaching classes for close to six years. She stressed that there are no age limits or ability level requirements to her classes. "I...
Everly resident Kevin Cook died Dec. 31, 2020 after a short and hard battle with cancer. His family and wife decided to hold a traveling mini golf tournament during Everly Community Day on July 31 to celebrate Kevin's memory, dubbing it "The Cookie Memorial Gold Tourney." More than 90 registrants participated in the tournament that took place all over town. Over 16 holes made up the event with 13 of those holes creatively crafted on Everly citizens' lawns, while the remainder were located at...
For the past nearly nine years the Royal Post Office has had Carol Rumohr at its helm. The local woman has maintained her post during unlikely circumstances, including the COVID-19 pandemic, assuring that letters, bills, stimulus relief checks and packages were all received in an orderly fashion. Rumohr, a former hotel/motel traveling manager, will be bidding adieu to her post on Friday, July 2, and heading into the world of retirement. She already has her plans lined up. "Lots of traveling, I s...
Two local Lutheran churches once again teamed up for this summer's Vacation Bible School program. Bethlehem Lutheran Church, of Royal, and Hope Lutheran Church, of Everly, co-sponsored the event, which was held at the Royal church June 14-17 with the help of Ingham/Okoboji Lutheran Bible Camp counselors, church volunteers, parents and teenage helpers. The theme of the week was "Brand New," with day campers heading into the "body shop" to visit the greatest mechanic there ever was and is – J...
Following the dismissal of last Wednesday's Vacation Bible School, children headed across town to the Royal Public Library for the facility's first summer program of the year. Program festivities included story time, face painting, root beer floats and a magician who performed numerous tricks and illusions with the children's' help. All tricks were carefully intertwined with a Bible verse, bringing the VBS theme into the library program. The library was well attended with nearly 30 children...
Things are beginning to take shape as the Clay Central/Everly Elementary playground in Royal gets a much-needed facelift. The old equipment was recently removed. Soon, existing pea rock will be pulled back where the new gear will be placed and graded to level things off. This second step should be completed by the end of the week. Once the ground is level, the district will give word to the playground equipment company, which will install the equipment before the 2021-2022 school year begins....
The Great Hall of Royal has been bringing new entertainment and events to the community since 2019. The venue has played host to celebrations both large and small, and now it's hosting a brand new fitness class led by local resident Rachel Thomsen. Thomsen is a busy mother of three and farm wife. As if that wasn't enough to keep her spinning, she is also an avid health and fitness entrepreneur, owning her own LLC called The Charged Life. She directs the masses on her Facebook page with...
Royal's annual Memorial Day Service was held at the city's Triangle Park on Monday. Members of American Legion Goodwin Post #248 raised the American flag at the park then headed with Auxiliary members to Trimello and Willow Creek cemeteries to decorate the graves of deceased veterans. More than 100 flags waved in glory throughout the festive park grounds. The silhouette of a kneeling soldier sat somberly underneath a solitary tree, allowing a moment of recollection in all that has been...
