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Instructional Support Levy to be extended 5 years
Extending a tax levy that generates nearly $400,000 is a priority for the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School. During discussion on Monday, Superintendent Patrick Carlin recommended the board...
From Our Files
• Feb. 24, 1949 Postmaster Alden F. Palmquist was notified that city delivery service was authorized for Hartley. There would be two deliveries daily in the residential area. The starting date for delivery service would be announced after t...
Getting closer to the top
No other team came close to Charles City at the Class 1A girls' bowling state qualifying meet on Feb. 12, but Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn took a step in the right direction. Charles City won the automatic...
Okoboji/HMS's Tyce Hanson falls short in consolation round
Okoboji/HMS wrestler Tyce Hanson failed to make it to the podium at the state tournament held at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Class 2A wrestlers opened the tournament on Wednesday, Feb. 14, with...
Down to the last second
At a point during the second half it seemed that Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn was taking control of its Class 2A girls' regional quarterfinal game with Manson Northwest Webster. But the Hawks would only...
They caught on fire
Not qualifying for the boys' state bowling team competition was disappointing for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, but advancing more bowlers to the state individual tournament offered some consolation. Jack...
From Our Files
• Feb. 17, 1949 Emmet Hirt, who farmed near Hartley, was featured in the “Checkerboard News,” a publication of Purina Mills with a nationwide distribution. The article, complete with pictures, demonstrated the advantages of large pigs at birth and o...
Moving on up
After winning just six War Eagle Conference girls' basketball games during the previous three seasons, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn finished 2023-24 with a 6-4 record. The final win came on Feb. 6 in Hartle...
Early week post-season results for H-M-S
3 H-M-S bowlers advance to state individual tourney Three Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn bowlers have qualified to compete in the 2024 Iowa High School Bowling Championships. Jack Mastbergen, Eli Mastbergen...
Rolling to a strong finish
A pair of meets last week gave Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's bowlers the opportunity to wrap up the regular season on a winning note. H-M-S swept a meet with OABCIG on Feb. 6 at Locomotion Lanes. Total...
A perfect storm
Opponents' fast starts kept Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn on the losing side of the scoreboard during the final week of the boys' regular season. Sioux Central's 14-0 run set the tone during the Hawks' 67-46...
A touch of fool's gold
Early success by Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn in a boys' Class 1A preliminary round game proved to be unsustainable for the long haul. As the Hawks began relying too much on outside shooting,...
Pioneers qualify 1 wrestler for state tournament
Only one wrestler from Okoboji/HMS emerged from Class 2A District 2 with a ticket to compete at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Competing at Estherville on Feb. 10, the Pioneers' Tyce Hanson lost...
Eyes on the future
Though a groundbreaking date is yet to be determined, the Hartley Community Daycare Center is still chomping at the bit for a new building. Director Kaity Pedley, board members and community leaders...
From Our Files
• Feb. 10, 1949 The Hartley FFA took over the dairy heifer feeding experiment offered by the Hartley Feed Mill. Fred Schoelerman, a senior FFA member, took the heifer to his farm to finish the experiment. The junior FFA started a broiler chick e...
H-M-S postseason pairings
Winter sports teams from Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn will enter postseason competition in the coming week. The preliminary round of the Class 1A boys' district basketball tournament will be played on...
The end of the road
The Siouxland Conference boys' wrestling dual season came to a close for Okoboji/HMS on Jan. 30 at Rock Valley. The Pioneers defeated MOC-Floyd Valley, 61-12, and lost to Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley,...
Wrestling with the best
Okoboji/HMS wrestler Amelia Sirola got off to a good start at the girls' state wrestling tournament but was unable to continue the momentum into the next rounds. The Okoboji athlete competed on Feb....
Improving, but not quite enough
Point production by the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn boys' basketball team improved last week, but the Hawks were still outscored in all three games. Harris-Lake Park's fast start set the tone during the...
Strong start, big finish
For nearly three quarters, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn seemed to control its girls' basketball game with Harris-Lake Park on Jan. 30 in Hartley. The Hawks led by 25 points toward the end of the third...
From Our Files
• Feb. 3, 1949 For several weeks the younger set of the Hartley community was plagued by a run of three-day measles. The disease seemed to be of a mild form, and discomfort its only feature. The school asked parents to keep their children at home a...
Hard work really pays off
The hard work that Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn’s bowlers are putting in during practice continued to pay off last week, starting with a home meet against Sioux Central on Jan. 26. The girls’ team was victorious, 2067-1573. Individual scores were Hea...
On to the big stage
Amelia Sirola will represent Okoboji/HMS at the 2024 girls' state wrestling championships. The Okoboji athlete earned the trip to state by placing third at the regional qualifier on Jan. 26 at Mason...
Heading in the other direction
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's winning streak came to an abrupt end in a rematch with MMCRU on Jan. 23. The Hawks scored the same number of points as they did in a win on Jan. 20 in Hartley, but the Royals...
Fast starts set the tone
Point production improved for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn in each quarter but MMCRU consistently outscored H-M-S throughout the game to win, 76-39, Jan. 23 at Marcus. H-M-S stayed close in the first quarte...
