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Mediacom: No Insight Bowl after all (12/30/09)
Iowa State-Minnesota bowl game blacked out The Mediacom customers in Spencer and Iowa Great Lakes won't be able to see the Insight Bowl at home on New Year's Eve after all. The 5 p.m. game matches Iowa State and Minnesota and is only being carried in central Iowa -- with permission from NFL Network...

Soccer overseas: Coach taking U16 group to soccer's home (12/19/09)
A group of 16 and under soccer players from northwest Iowa are making plans to test their skills in a country where the sport isn't just a pastime, it's a way of life. From Aug. 6-15, 2010, a club team comprised of players from Spencer, Spirit Lake, Lake Park, Okoboji, Algona and other communities in the area will journey to Manchester and London, England, for a little soccer playing, training, viewing -- oh, and a little tourism, too...

Iowa, ISU still look good in bowl picture (11/21/09)
Editor's note: On back-to-back Tuesdays, Daily Reporter Staff Writer Russ Mitchell has surveyed national coverage and blogged about potential bowl destinations for Iowa and Iowa State. The bowl pairings will be announced on Dec. 6. Here's a look at his coverage earlier this week at spencerdailyreporter.com....

Former SHS students represented well at last USD home game (11/13/09)
Saturday was a big day for a number of Spencer High School alumni. The setting was the DakotaDome in Vermillion, S.D. The evening football game hosted there, which pitted the University of South Dakota (USD) Coyotes against the Southern Utah Thunderbirds, marked the last home football game of the season for the Coyotes. Their 45-21 win over Southern Utah had USD finishing 4-1 at home this season...

'The Dock' opens to the public (09/08/09)
Members of the public are welcome to begin dining at 'The Dock' at Gateway North with students from Iowa Lakes Community College. While the finishing touches are still being placed on the facility, 'The Dock' is serving from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, according to Chad Plueger, owner/operator of Cabernet Catering, the firm with whom the college has a three-year agreement...

Everly teen practices way to nationals (07/11/09)
Practice. Practice. Practice. It's what Jared Thompson plans to rely on as he competes in the National High School Finals Rodeo, scheduled from July 19-25 in Farmington, N.M. The rural Everly teenager will be competing in the steer wrestling and team roping events there.

City moves ahead with new industrial park (05/21/09)
The proposed industrial park in east Spencer took another step forward Monday with action from the Spencer City Council. The city has made its way through the the bidding process for a water and sewer extension, when council members approved the contract and bond...

SHS seniors recognized with scholarships, awards (05/12/09)
The Spencer High School Senior Recognition Night was held Sunday, May 10 in the old Spencer Middle School auditorium. The following student recipients were awarded local and regional scholarships: Katie Simons - Bethany Lutheran Church Scholarship; Timothy Juza and Alex Seaman -- Clay County Cattlemen's Association Scholarship; Katie Simons and Victoria Foerster -- Clay County Farm Bureau Scholarship; Spencer Swanson, Timothy Juza, Katie Miller and Megan Zenkovich - Daybreakers Kiwanis Scholarship; Caitlyn Peterson and Felicia Essick - Eastern Star/Masonic Lodge Scholarship; Katie Miller -- Employment Connections, Inc. ...

Eggs and Issues No. 2: Labor issues and taxes (02/17/09)
Labor issues and taxes, which are taking center stage this week as the Iowa Legislature enters its sixth week, also were at the center of several heated comments made during Saturday morning's Eggs and Issues session as the political ideologies of Sen. Jack Kibbie (D-Emmetsburg) and Rep. Marcie Frevert (D-Emmetsburg) differed with those of Sen. David Johnson (R-Ocheyedan) and Rep. Mike May (R-Spirit Lake)...

Prior, Iowa Lakes Community College part ways (02/14/09)
The Iowa Lakes Community College Board of Trustees accepted the resignation letter and terms of retirement for college president Harold Prior during a special meeting Friday afternoon in Estherville. Prior's letter of resignation contained two sentences: "Please accept my retirement as President of Iowa Lakes Community College to be effective June 30, 2009. My retirement is subject to the attached retirement agreement."...

Nominees sought for outstanding Iowa Lakes alumni award (01/09/09)
The Iowa Lakes Community College Alumni & Friends Association is seeking nominations for the 18th annual Jim Hall Outstanding Alumni Award. The association presents this award annually at the college's spring commencement ceremony at the Estherville campus to a past graduate who is outstanding in service to community, business, school and/or service club...

U of O Winter Games announced (11/06/08)
The dates for the 29th Annual University of Okoboji Winter Games are set for January 23-25, 2009. The Chairperson for this year's event is Molly Gildemeister and the Co-Chair is John Adams, Jr. The University of Okoboji Winter Games will be centered in the Smith's Bay area (weather permitting), with other events held throughout the Lakes Region. Local and regional teams will have the chance to participate on the ice in U of O Winter Games classics, such as Broomball, Softball and Hockey...

SHS German: Broadening student, classroom horizons over the ICN (09/27/08)
By Kris Todd Daily Reporter Staff When Spencer school board members slashed approximately $1.1 million from the 2008-09 school year budget, they introduced a new manner of instruction for Spencer students. The long-distance alternative has been received very well, in turn, by Spencer High School (SHS) students and staff alike...

Space needed for ILCC Wind Energy students (09/18/08)
The Board of Trustees of Iowa Lakes Community College decided to secure more classroom space for Wind Energy students during their meeting in Estherville late Tuesday afternoon. The Trustees heard from Delaine Hiney, executive director of Facilities Management, who updated them on the need. ...

Mediacom's Big Ten Network launch includes northwest Iowa (09/12/08)
Viewers from the Iowa Great Lakes to Spencer and from Emmetsburg to Estherville will have a chance to see the Iowa State-Iowa football game after all. Mediacom Communications on Thursday announced that customers in 15 northwest Iowa counties will be able to see Saturday's intrastate football game on Mediacom, and that the company is moving forward on its next phase of a channel launch that will permanently place the Big Ten Network on its family cable line-up...

Farm expo planned at Iowa Lakes Community College Farm Lab (09/04/08)
The Farm Lab of Iowa Lakes Community College will host its annual Farm Field Day and Expo on Thursday, Sept. 4. All area residents, as well as past alumni of Iowa Lakes, are invited to tour the Palo Alto Corn and Soybean Growers Association plot, various agricultural exhibits and the Farm Laboratory starting at 4:30 p.m...

Ambassadors visit Iowa Lakes soccer coach (09/03/08)
The Spencer Chamber Ambassadors paid a visit to new Iowa Lakes Community College soccer coach Kevin Farley on Tuesday. Farley, a Texas native, is charged with building the Iowa Lake soccer program from the ground up. The college's program, and Farley, will be based at the Spencer campus of Iowa Lakes. The program will officially begin its first season in the fall of 2009...

2008 Clay County graduates score above national average on ACTs (09/02/08)
While average scores on the ACT college entrance exam dipped slightly for the high school class of 2008 as the number of students taking the exam on the national scene jumped by 9 percent compared to last year, students' composite scores increased slightly in Iowa...

Board hears Spencer 'in need of improvements' and in a 'watch year' (08/27/08)
As Spencer school board members learned that 2007-08 marked a second year specific groups of students have either placed the district's buildings "in need of improvement" or on a "watch year" list Tuesday night, Assistant Superintendent Kathy Elliott outlined part of an answer in a new professional development focus and a new monitoring and accountability plan, both of which have taken shape in 2008-09...

Chicago theater unites four Spencer grads (08/12/08)
In what seem to have been several "fated" coincidences, four Spencer High School graduates, all of whom were bitten locally by the theater bug, have connected in Chicago. Known for its intimate "storefront" theaters that seat between 30 and 100 people, Josh Odor, Ben Fuchsen, Aaron DeYoung and Eric Van Tassell can all testify to the inner workings of the "The Windy City's" theaters...

New educators to greet Spencer students Aug. 19 - 20 (07/29/08)
As Spencer high school and middle school students commence the 2008-09 school year on Tuesday, Aug. 19, they'll be greeted by a handful of new teachers, including Nicole Stauffer and Amy Metcalf. Elementary students, who'll mark a day of parent-teacher conferences that day, will meet up with new teachers Stephanie Anderson, Teresa Goehring, Brian Sand, John Hansel and Laura Van Otterloo in their respective classrooms on Aug. 20th...

Around Campus (07/14/08)
Augustana College's Dean's List for the 2008 spring semester cites the academic achievements of 520 students. Full-time students with grade point averages of 3.5 or higher are eligible for the Dean's List. Among them: Elizabeth Marie Davis of Spencer...

Iowa Lakes soccer coming to Spencer (06/07/08)
By Russ Mitchell Daily Reporter Staff "When" is only half the story for local soccer fans: Starting in the fall of 2009, Iowa Lakes Community College will field mens and womens soccer programs. "Where" is a first for the college. The Lakers will play their games at the Spencer Soccer Plex, which is along 10th Avenue East near the site of the current Spencer Middle School...

RiseFest brings Mercy Me to northwest Iowa (06/06/08)
RISE Ministries, Inc. will host the fourth Annual RiseFest on June 21 in Orange City, at the Northwestern College Soccer Complex. This year's Christian music festival is bringing you Mercy Me for only $15 a ticket (children 10 and under are free). Admission to the day-long event also includes the popular bands Go Fish, Addison Road, and DecembeRadio...

Iowa Lakes president makes Spencer stop (05/22/08)
Iowa Lakes Community College President Harold Prior said his institution's role in an emerging industry could be an economic development boost in the region. His remarks, about wind energy, came as part of a presentation Tuesday to the Clay County Board of Supervisors. Iowa Lakes has campus locations in Estherville, Spencer, Emmetsburg, Spirit Lake and Algona. Prior said he makes periodic stops to keep the region's five county boards of supervisors informed about the progress of the college...

Briefs 5-16-08 (05/16/08)
The two-person alternate shot glow ball golf tournament at the Spencer Municipal Golf Course has been cancelled due to chilly weather and graduations. Watch for a later date this summer. --- McDonald's will be hosting the Spencer Cruise In, from 6:30-9 p.m., tonight. All old cars and trucks are welcome. Customs, street rods, classics and antiques are invited to participate. Drive down and look the vehicles over and chat awhile. Rain date: May 23...

Trustees set tuition at Iowa Lakes for upcoming year (05/15/08)
Tuition and fees for the 2008-2009 college year were approved by the Board of Trustees of Iowa Lakes Community College at their meeting Tuesday afternoon in Spirit Lake. Student tuition for Iowa Residents (and Minnesota Residents) will be $120 per credit hour -- up $7 per credit hour from last year. ...

Spencer school retirees to be honored Wednesday (05/13/08)
Twelve Spencer school representatives have chosen to take an early-retirement option offered by district officials this year. Together, _Joe Enderlin, Penny Goedicke, Jan Johnson, Jo Ann Merrill, Pat Morisch, Macrina Tesch, Betty Brennan, Becky Dettmer, Noreen Meyer, Mick Ketchum, Maggie Nicks and Alan Pierce_ represent 301 years of service within the school district...

D.A.R.E. role models (04/28/08)
Hello, my name is Dennis Linn. I am a member of the Clay County Sheriff's office. I am also a School Resource Officer for Clay Central-Everly and South Clay schools. I have taught D.A.R.E. at these schools for the past 15 years. During those years I have gotten to know the kids and experience what I believe each of the classroom teachers feel about their classroom students. ...

Mercy Me to headline northwest Iowa's RiseFest (04/02/08)
RISE Ministries and Northwestern College will co-sponsor the fourth annual RiseFest on June 21 with musical headliner MercyMe, Go Fish, several other bands, an extreme sports area, Kids Zone, seminars and speaker Rob Roozeboom. The event will take place at the Northwestern College soccer complex and will begin with a 5K/10K run at 8 a.m...

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