Dominique Kooiker | Staff Writer As the temperatures cool down and the days grow shorter, harvest across northwest Iowa is wrapping up. Leah Ten Napel, field agronomist for Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, said the harvest season started a bit early this year but rainfall events stretched the season. Although the moisture most likely […]
GIVING SOME FATHERLY ADVICEDustin Rodger, Conner Schrick and Blake Lyon rehearse a scene between Schrick’s character, Gabe, and his father and future father-in-law in the play “Things My Mother Taught Me.” The River Valley Players will present this dinner theater production Nov. 9, 10 and 11 at 5:45 p.m. in the Forster Community Center. (Photo/Dominique […]
The Picky Pineapple Boutique opens storefront in Rock Rapids Dominique Kooiker | Staff Writer “Remember your crazy dream? Just go for it.” This quote has inspired Denise Gacke of Rock Rapids to pursue her dream of having her own storefront in downtown Rock Rapids. The Picky Pineapple Boutique opened as a pop-up shop in Gacke’s […]
Dominique Kooiker | Staff Writer Last week at Central Lyon Elementary School, students grades TK through fourth enjoyed hot lunch week and the book fair. Families were able to come eat with their students on each grade’s featured day. Students enjoyed lunch with their families, showing them how they go through the lunch line and […]
Dominique Kooiker | Staff Writer This past week, The Central Lyon Drama Department presented its fall musical, Disney’s “Aladdin Jr.” The show ran from Thursday, Oct. 26 through Sunday, Oct. 29 and was directed by Ann Langholdt and Rochelle Ebel. I had the pleasure of seeing a preview of the show at a dress rehearsal […]
On Oct. 14, members of the Central Lyon Middle School band auditioned for the Northwest Iowa Band Association Middle School Honor Band at Storm Lake. Three students from Central Lyon were accepted into the honor band, including eighth-graders Rhya Kelderman on tuba (left) and Emelia Stiltz on trumpet (center) as well as seventh-grader Maisie Oedekoven […]
The Rock Rapids Chamber of Commerce has put up a billboard advertisement on the east side of town. The previous billboard had been in poor shape and had not had an advertiser for a while. Sensing an opportunity, Angie Jager, Chamber director, contacted the company to see how the Chamber could advertise on it. “The […]
DGR Engineering recognized a number of employees with 2023 service awards during the company’s fall gathering Oct. 21.Three 30-year service award recipients were recognized. Gary Kurth is a project manager and department head for the Rock Rapids civil/survey department. Marlin Overman is vice-president/CFO and works in the Rock Rapids office. Sandy Wessels is a technician […]
Carol Ehlers | Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Human Sciences Specialist in Family Wellbeing and FinanceThe October 2023 restart of federal student loans after more than three years of suspended payments has begun.Since much can happen in borrowers’ lives, they are encouraged to review the accuracy of both their contact information and loan servicer […]
