It was an amazing night well attended at the Pheasants Forever Banquet on the eve of March 25 at the Skate Palace in Ida Grove. Quite a slew of live and silent auction items were lined up to the circumference of the Skate Palace rink. There was hunting gear, many beautiful framed prints and other decor, and many different guns, and more! The most delicious dinner provided consisted of a generous slice of prime rib, potato casserole, salad, whipped dessert, and buns. There were auction games for kids and adults and drawings enjoyed by all. The whole event grossed $163,000.
On Tuesday, March 21, the Ridge View National Honor Society Induction Ceremony took place at the Rosemary Clausen Center in Holstein. Former Inductees into the National Honor Society, Jake Breyfogle and Beth Mentzer, welcomed us with a stirring speech. Grace Naberhaus educated us on the emblem, while Kyler Wunschel, Beth Mentzer, Shania Graybill, and Levi Albers educated us on Character, Scholarship, Leadership and Service. These are qualities met of a National Honor Society inductee.
The 2023 Individual Speech Night entertains the community with Poetry, Prose, Storytelling, Improv, Acting and more. It was clear that the All State Performers will do well in the upcoming speech contest. We laughed, we cried, we were mesmerized by the talent on the stage this evening of March 23.
Sioux Valley Automotive, formerly Knaack’s Body Shop, has been providing quality collision repair in Correctionville since 1962. Owners Bob and Karmen Beazley have been running the business since 2011. Karmen gave a brief history of their involvement with the automotive business.
“Bob worked for Gaylen Knaack for many years. When Gaylen was looking at retiring, he approached my husband about taking over the business. Bob had always wanted to own the shop.”
Every 4-H’er knows this motto. This is exactly what the supporters of a new swine barn at the Ida County Fair want you to be a part of. This is an opportunity to continue to promote agriculture and our youth. They have a vision. They need your help.
Peggy Gebers, president of the fair board, said, “We have been discussing the new swine barn for three years now and it has just come to a point that it was time. We have raised enough money to get started. We have quotes for what it takes to build the new swine barn.”
This year’s theme was “Dancing through the Decades.”
Brody Bisenius and Beth Mentzer were the emcees for the night and entertained with jokes and high-energy introductions. The show was jammed full of beautiful dancers performing solo or as a group. They even had the parents involved.
Sheryl Leonard, owner of AgCom Insurance Agency, runs her agency office just north of Holstein. Leonard’s office is located at 1362 Hwy. 59, north of VT Industries on the east side of Hwy. 59. Leonard talked about the services she provides.
The Galva-Holstein Board of Education and the Schaller-Crestland Board of Education met in joint session Monday, March 13 at 7 p.m. in the Holstein media center. Board members in attendance were Tyler Gebers, Don Kalin, Beth Schossow, Jamie Whitmer, Matthew Wittrock and Jeff Witzke, as well as Superintendent Bisenius.
The Board approved the resignation of Jacquelyn Courtright, English-Language Arts teacher at the high school, at the end of the school year. The Board also approved the resignation of Joshua Sussman, High School Principal, at the end of his contract in June.
On March 14, the CrossRidge Evangelical Free Church of Holstein hosted a skating party at the Skate Palace, with a wide variety of pies to choose from, in celebration of National Pi Day. March 14 is called National Pi Day because the date 3-14 correlates with the mathematical term “pi” which rounds off to 3.14. Pi is a mathematical constant, the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. March 14 also happens to be Albert Einstein’s birthday. And 3.14 flipped backwards spells PIE. That can’t be a coincidence!
Paxtons Jewelry in Storm Lake has been helping people find just the right item for their occasion since 1910. Located at 608 Lake Avenue, Paxtons has a wide variety of jewelry for every occasion. Rhonda Ringgenberg, sales manager at the store, talked about all that Paxtons has to offer.
