Articles from the October 27, 2022 edition
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Resurrecting school spirit at CC/E
There isn't a game on Friday night, but that likely won't dent school spirit among students at Clay Central/Everly Elementary. The district this week revived Homecoming after a three-year hiatus....
H-M-S principals share student proficiency data
Recent testing data has principals at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn feeling confident about the direction of student proficiency rates. All three principals commented on data derived from the 2021-22 Iowa St...
Local trick-or-treating hours set
Spooks, goblins and ghouls of all kinds will be out in full force Monday for Halloween. Hartley, Everly and Royal will all hold trick-or-treating hours on Monday, Oct. 31. Hartley and Everly will...
10/27/22: Community Calendar
Firefighters’ pancake feed is Nov. 6 The Hartley Firefighters Association will host its annual pancake breakfast on Sunday, Nov. 6 from 7 a.m.-1 p.m., at the Hartley Community Center. See the ad on Page 3 for more details. 3 options at Red’s nex...
10/27/22: Area Happenings & Accomplishments
Firefighters visit kids at EPL The Everly Public Library celebrated National Fire Prevention Month on Monday, Oct. 17. Local kids were excited when they pulled up to the library and saw the fire...
10/27/22: Crime, Courts, Accidents & Incidents
• Traffic Abdurehman Reshid Nur, Woodbury, Minn., Speeding. Amy Lynn Hamann, Sheldon, Speeding. Jamie Sue Verrips, Adkins, Texas, Speeding. Nia Rikat, Sibley, No Valid Driver’s License; Speeding. Filemon Hernandes, Sibley, No Valid Driver’s Licen...
Letters: A long list of complaints regarding Democrats
To the editor: So, I’ve read the letters in the last couple years. I’ve yet to read one explaining how happy the writers are with their Biden/Harris vote. I’ve noticed the Biden bumper stickers disappearing. It might lead one to believe that the r...
Letters: Summit isn't listening, doesn't care, and isn't here for us
To the editor: In a barrage of 3-page ads found in newspapers across the state, Summit Carbon Solutions tells Iowans it cares, it’s listening and it’s here for us. Designed to tug at our heartstrings with reassuring verbiage and photos of dow...
Evans: Where's GOP outrage over farm debt assistance?
I try to stay atop the day’s news. But I must have dozed off last week, because I missed the response from Iowa Republican leaders to the Biden administration’s announcement of $1.3 billion in deb...
They put on an extravaganza
The word extravaganza is defined as "a lavish or spectacular show or event," which aptly describes the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Indoor Marching Extravaganza. Groups featured on Oct. 18 in the high...
William O. "Willie" Hartmann, 89, Everly
Services in memory of William O. “Willie” Hartmann were held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, at Hope Lutheran Church in Everly, with Pastor Dan Taylor officiating. Pallbearers were Joel Hartmann, Rick Hartmann, Fred Hartmann, Sarah Pir...
Michael D. Seivert, 74, Federal Dam, Minn.
Michael D. Seivert, the son of Donald and Bernice (Kamies) Seivert, was born Dec. 18, 1947 in Sibley. Mike graduated from Melvin Community High School and attended Iowa State University for one year...
Marlys M. Peters, 85, Hartley
A funeral service for Marlys M. Peters was held Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hartley. Pastor Chris Nitzel officiated. Pallbearers were Taryn Lowe, Michael Lowe, Kayla Goulson, Adam Goulson, Nathan Peters, Brooke Peters, M...
From Our Files
• Oct. 30, 1947 The new 1,000 horsepower diesel engine for the Hartley municipal light plant arrived on the Rock Island railroad. Installation would take place as soon as the base was completed. A surplus ever-normal granary was placed on a 20x20 f...
PORK MONTH: From the Editor's Kitchen
I watch a lot of YouTube cooking videos. I'd like to claim all these hours spent staring at a screen have made me a better cook, but that would be a lie. Sometimes, though, I'm able to plate a few...
PORK MONTH: H-M-S alum reflects on time with IPPA
If Paige Dagel could do it again, she probably would. The rural Sanborn native recently wrapped up a year of service with the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) Youth Leadership Team. She spent...
'We're leaving here with a win'
Either by design or necessity, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn and North Union had one player whose performance in almost every phase dominated the action during a Class A playoff game Oct. 21 in Hartley....
It was a head-scratcher
Statistics can be useful in determining which team was the most successful in an athletic event. But they don't always tell the full story. Key statistics for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn in a Class 2A...
Faster times lead to improved scores
Year-to-year comparisons of athletic performance are not always a true measure of progress, but scoring for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's cross country teams at the state qualifying meet on Oct. 20 suggest...
