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clare@stormlake.com on Wed, 05/02/2018 - 10:10am
The Lois R. and Ralph E. Cole Museum will open Saturday, May 5 through Sunday, Oct. 7. Hours are Fridays 12:30-5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays from 12:30-5 p.m.
The museum consists of five buildings. All family heirlooms – hundreds of framed family pictures and pictures of friends hanging on the walls. Display cabinets, antique furniture, treadle sewing machine, cedar chests, all iron 1920 cook stove, 1918 Victrola, 1915 – 1923 Model T cars and other cars, 1908 horse buggy, Jessie James’ buggy, Ralph and Lois tractors, and two grain trucks are some of the items.
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clare@stormlake.com on Wed, 05/02/2018 - 10:09am
Storm Lake Public Library's Theater Lovers Book Club’s next meeting is Thursday, May 3 at 6:30 p.m. May's script selection is the Pulitzer Prize-winner, Proof, by David Auburn. The Pulitzer website describes Proof as "the story of an enigmatic young woman, Catherine, her manipulative sister, their brilliant father, and an unexpected suitor.
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clare@stormlake.com on Wed, 05/02/2018 - 10:08am
Craig and Cathy Housworth of Woodbury, Minn. are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth to Luke Peterson, son of Sid and Janet Peterson of Albert City. Elizabeth is a graduate of New Life Academy in Woodbury, Minn. and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Clair. She works in special education for Ramsey County. Luke is a graduate of Sioux Central High School and Iowa State University. He works for Wells Fargo in Minneapolis, Minn. The wedding will be on Aug. 12 at Hope Glen Farm in Cottage Grove, Minn. The couple will live in St. Paul, Minn.
Storm Lake FFA Middle School CSI Team "Wave Makers" with
their advisor, Dale Gruis. Front: Dale Gruis. Back: Bennett Smith,
Lane Carlson, Sydney Hurd and Logan Merten.
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clare@stormlake.com on Wed, 05/02/2018 - 10:07am
Members of the Storm Lake FFA attended the 90th State FFA Convention last week at Hilton in Ames.
Those members advancing to state competition were Kendall Snyder in extemporaneous speaking. In the extemporaneous Public Speaking LDE, participants are given 30 minutes to deliver a speech on one of three assigned agricultural topics. Students must learn to think on their feet and develop an argument quickly and persuasively. Kendall gave an amazing presentation and received a silver.
Top left: Quarter sawn oak cabinets were made by Klocke Custom
Cabinets in Templeton. Top right: The ceiling in the great room ascends
from nine feet at the south end to 13 at the north. The floors are hickory.
The piano was salvaged from OLGC school. Above left: The fireplace is
topped with ash salvaged from a tree on the farm under which Rick used
to play. Far left: A cooler is ready to go downstairs with the dumbwaiter
Rick devised. TIMES photos by DOLORES CULLEN
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clare@stormlake.com on Fri, 04/27/2018 - 10:54am
BY DOLORES CULLEN
This fabulous new house in Fonda was set to be the retirement home of Rick and Barb Wadle. They had raised their family on the farm north of Fonda and were active in the community. “Our friends are here. This is where we wanted to be,” says Rick, 64.
Construction began in April 2016, but sadly, a month later Barb passed away from breast cancer with which she struggled bravely.
Now with its six bedrooms, four baths, walk out basement and expansive view of Cedar Creek, the home beckons Rick’s family and friends.
Zack Brown, as Boris Kolenkhov shares a moment with Sami Lalone,
who plays the part of Alice Sycamore in “You Can’t Take it With You”.
Also in the cast are Kail Shannon, Chloe Grafft, Grant Gasner,
Lucas Nicholson, Brady Engelke, Jessi Baker, Reed Wunschel,
Beauna Thammathai, Aaron Ungs, Chloe Lalone.
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clare@stormlake.com on Fri, 04/27/2018 - 10:50am
You won’t want to miss “You Can’t Take it With You,” the zany play coming up at Storm Lake High School Friday and Saturday, April 27-28 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. Price is $5 for all seats. Follow the eccentric Sycamore family, whose hobbies include collecting snakes, building fireworks in the basement and writing a myriad of plays that never get published.
It’s a weekend dedicated to the arts, with BVU’s spring play "Noises Off" Friday and Saturday in Anderson Auditorium starting at 7:30 p.m.
Wearing smiles are, front row, L-R: Anna Tiefenthaler, Megan Carlson,
Peyton Wilken, Camryn Wilken, Emma Stewart. Back: Madison Belcher,
Grace Jesse, Melanie Morenz and Jenna Coppock.
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clare@stormlake.com on Fri, 04/27/2018 - 10:49am
Newell-Fonda students and their dates put winter behind and celebrated prom last Saturday night in the gym with a Tropical Paradise theme.
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clare@stormlake.com on Fri, 04/27/2018 - 10:45am
Albert City Historical Museum spring meeting will be held on Sunday, April 29 at Evangelical Covenant Church.
A program by Jessica Wood will be held: Growing up in Shipshewanna, Indian Amish Community.
Refreshments will follow the meeting. All are encouraged to attend and bring a friend.
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clare@stormlake.com on Fri, 04/27/2018 - 10:45am
The Lois R. and Ralph E. Cole Museum will open Saturday, May 5 through Sunday, Oct. 7. Hours are Fridays 12:30-5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays from 12:30-5 p.m.
The museum consists of five buildings. All family heirlooms – hundreds of framed family pictures and pictures of friends hanging on the walls. Display cabinets, antique furniture, treadle sewing machine, cedar chests, all iron 1920 cook stove, 1918 Victrola, 1915 – 1923 Model T cars and other cars, 1908 horse buggy, Jessie James’ buggy, Ralph and Lois tractors, and two grain trucks are some of the items.
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clare@stormlake.com on Fri, 04/27/2018 - 10:41am
The third-graders at Storm Lake Elementary School performed Tuesday night with their theme “Be a Bucket Filler!” Right: Dep Ung’s class performed a tennis ball routine. A kid’s version of “Joy to the World” was performed with Blaine Flink, center, as the frog and fishes: Jenna Fisher, Lhing Hoi Kim, Serena Meza-Ramirez, Natelyn Phillips, Kurenai Phimsen and Xavier Rosas-Mendez.
