Articles from the December 24, 2020 edition
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Christmas with the Kleins
There's no doubting Jerry and Carole Klein's Christmas spirit. The couple's home has become legendary in Hartley thanks to its elaborate holiday displays each December. You can't miss it, either. A...
That's a keeper!
Just like their fishing lures, Dave and Cindy Hennings aren't letting the big one get away. The Hartley couple has grown their small tackle business into quite the catch over the past decade. Dave...
Everly store offers bonanza for bikers seeking the right fit
Nobody can say Tara Patrick doesn't believe in herself. The owner of Backroads Biker Leather Shoppe in Everly was told by a small business expert in 2006 that her store would never make it in a town w...
Quite the Christmas present
The end of the COVID-19 pandemic came closer to reality in Hartley this week. Community Memorial Health Center received its first shipment of the Moderna vaccine on Monday. According to administrator...
12/24/20: Community Calendar
Blood drive to be held Dec. 30 in Hartley LifeServe Blood Center will be conducting a blood drive in Hartley on Wednesday, Dec. 30, from 12:30-5:30 p.m. at the Hartley Community Center, 820 2nd Street NE. New donors are welcome. Donors are asked to...
12/24/20: Area Happenings & Accomplishments
Prairie Lakes AEA receives grant to train more computer science teachers Teachers within Prairie Lakes Area Education Agency (AEA) will be able to enhance their computer science teaching skills...
Adjustments made to community service requirements
Responding to the impact the coronavirus pandemic has on Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School students' ability to complete community service hours, revisions to the citizenship credit requirement were...
S-N Editorial
There’s a good chance we’ll have a brown Christmas this year. That’s fitting, because 2020 has been one long brown streak after another. Everyone could use a little holiday cheer right now. Some folks put up their Christmas lights and decorations ear...
The Writer's Pen
A Christmas Gift Jesus Christ came to earth That wonderful Christmas Day. Nothing’s been the same since His birth. He has guided us to see the way. Jesus has helped us to believe In the God who l...
Rambling Wild
My oldest brother was born on Dec. 11, about eight and a half years before I showed up. Since I’ve been old enough to take note, he has requested a pineapple upside down cake every year to mark the o...
12/24/20: Crime, Courts, Accidents & Incidents
• Traffic Harmony Jene Cooley, Archer, Registration Violation. Jenny Lynn Baier, Royal, Failure to Maintain Control. Joshua David Sybesma, Archer, Speeding. Joshua James McPeek, Sheldon, No Proof of Insurance. Kimberly Jo Howell, Ashton, No Proof of...
Several projects being completed in Royal
Above-normal temperatures have permitted several maintenance projects by the City of Royal to either be completed or still done this winter. With no snow to plow, city employees Sherman Nielsen and Lance Kruse have tackled tree trimming and removal...
Lots of lit-up homes in Everly
Approximately 60 homes in Everly were lit up to spread holiday cheer to neighbors and friends this month. Five judges had a very difficult time choosing winners, and when the results were tabulated,...
Mavs bring the Christmas spirit
Last week was filled with holiday cheer and merriment when the Clay Central/Everly Elementary staff made things extra festive for students. The week kicked off with a teacher in-service where...
Clay County Conservation visits CC/E students
Last Thursday a Clay County conservationist came to Clay Central/Everly for an outdoor presentation on caribou. Students learned how caribou differ from our local whitetail deer. Students learned...
No need to hunt for Hope on Christmas
I love to hunt. I love hunting pheasants, turkeys, geese, ducks and deer. I enjoy the hunt for the challenge and the adventure while experiencing God's gift of Creation. However, in my hunts I am not...
The Christ of Christmas
America has changed over the years in the celebration of Christmas. More Americans probably know the story of Santa Claus than know why Christians celebrate Christmas. Gifts, evergreen trees and...
Mildred M. Klett, 98, Spencer
Private family services for Mildred M. Klett were held Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, at the Warner Chapel in Spencer, with Pastor Perry DeGroot officiating. Casket bearers were Allison Cooke, Shanda Hummel, Leah Lupkes, Austin Klett, Jon Hummel, Mitch...
Dorothy J. Selby, 91, Hartley
A memorial service for Dorothy J. Selby was held Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, at Grace Fellowship Church in Hartley. Pastor Lynn Dau officiated. Interment at a later date will be at Pleasant View Cemetery in Hartley. Hartley Funeral Home assisted with...
Betty Ottman, 80, Sheldon
4 on her parents’ farm outside of Woden. The daughter of Harry and Jenny (Oster) Renicker, she was the youngest of six children. While raising her own two daughters, Becky and Donna, Betty met Norm Ottman who also had two daughters, Deb and Rhonda....
Virginia E. Garner, 85, Los Angeles, Calif.
Virginia Ethelyn Garner, 85, passed away peacefully in Los Angeles, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. A private graveside service was held on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, at Oak Hill Cemetery in...
Sounds of the season at H-M-S
Sounds of Christmas were heard during the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School Music Department's holiday concert on Sunday, Dec. 13. The concert band performed "A Wonderful Christmastime," "O Come, O...
From Our Files
• Dec. 27, 1945 The third school bus that was to be used on Route 3 south of Hartley arrived and was scheduled to be placed in operation when school opened after the holidays. The bus was a Superior body mounted on a Chevrolet chassis purchased f...
Jones: Overview of Iowa's nonpartisan redistricting process
The Iowa Constitution requires that every 10 years following the census there must be a drawing of congressional and state legislative districts based on changes in population, also known as redistric...
Surface ice still iffy in northwest Iowa
Iowa Great Lake water temperatures are around 35 degrees or lower with many areas starting to ice over. Walking out on the ice is not recommended; ice is not thick enough in most areas to hold a...
