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South Clay committee sets dissolution timeline (07/02/09)
A tentative timeline for bringing patrons and neighboring districts into the South Clay dissolution process has been established. The Clay County school district's dissolution is scheduled to take effect following the 2009-10 school year. As an organizational meeting of the Dissolution Commission Committee for South Clay School District was held Tuesday in the Gillett Grove school building's board room, Barry Anderson was appointed to serve as the committee's chairperson. ...

Plan to address school leadership structure change (06/12/09)
Classes may have dismissed for the summer, but some Iowa school officials still find themselves working to develop and approve new leadership structures for their districts. As requested by the Department of Education, the move marks one of the first requirements for the eventual statewide implementation of the Iowa Core Curriculum. ...

Westview Memorial Park master plan approved (06/11/09)
A master plan was approved for Spencer's only arboretum-style park by Spencer Park Board members this week. The plan for Westview Memorial Park, which was presented by local landscape architect Matt Matthiesen and Karl Van Cura of Midwest Design Group in Sioux City, carried a detailed phasing of the enhancements it proposes, as well as a rough $899,046 cost estimate tied to their realization...

Cleaning the Little Sioux: Wal-Mart employees, volunteers sweep river for junk (05/30/09)
If you're going to plan a cleanup project, why not plan it on a beautiful day and include canoes and a river as two of your key tools. Starting from two different points, Wal-Mart employees from the Spencer and Storm Lake stores worked together to help cleanup one of northwest Iowa's main waterways. ...

South Clay district planning to dissolve following 2009-10 (05/28/09)
A longtime area school district will see its last students next fall. A group of area residents finds itself preparing to advance through a dissolution process for South Clay School District. The district's dissolution is scheduled to take effect following the 2009-10 school year...

Briefs 5-23-09 (05/23/09)
Farmers Market is returning with an opening date of May 23. Early season vegetables available. Located in the parking lot of the Southpark Mall. --- Come learn about Global Positioning System (GPS) and the sport of geocaching. GPS units will be used to find hidden treasure at Huston Park. Located at the nature center at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 23. The event is sponsored by the Palo Alto Soil & Water Conservation District and the Palo Alto County Conservation Board...

Volunteer help, financial donations being sought for new clubhouse (05/22/09)
Just as the new clubhouse being built on the Spencer Municipal Golf Course nears fruition, the course's superintendent is requesting assistance in order to complete the project's finishing touches. Anticipating contractors will be done with their work on the clubhouse in early July, plans are for the building to open for business by the first part of August...

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...

McGaffin tells graduating seniors to 'remember the lilies' (05/12/09)
For more SHS baccalaureate pictures, visit: http://www.spencerdailyreporter.com/gall...

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. ...

Royal mother, daughter change lives in Honduras (05/07/09)
They left with bags filled to the brim with goodies for others. Lynn and Courtney Cronk of Royal returned home with the clothes on their backs, a few souvenirs created by their Honduran hosts, grateful hearts and a desire to raise awareness about impoverished regions of the world and others inhabiting them who need help. The two women took part in the Gehlen Catholic Mission Honduras' 10th mission trip to Honduras, the second poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Their 12-day trip, which lasted from March 30 until April 10, included a traveling team consisting of 22 high school students from eight different school systems and 10 adult chaperones from five different states.

Rowlands making a difference, offering hope to those affected by MS (05/06/09)
The front of Katie Rowlands T-shirt -- which avows "Team Rowly 2009 MS Walk" -- lets you know what she and her teammates will be doing this Saturday in Des Moines. But it's the back of her T-shirt that truly offers a glimpse into the 22-year-old woman's disposition. It declares, "Rowly: Instead of giving myself reasons why I can't, I give myself reasons why I can."

New SHS dance team OK'd (05/02/09)
The formation of a financially self-supported Spencer High School dance team was sanctioned this week. The Spencer school board's authorization of the new program marks a different way in which extracurricular -- and possibly academic and co-curricular -- programs within the district may function in the future...

Remembering Sgt. Webster (04/30/09)
An Army soldier from northwest Iowa made the ultimate sacrifice on Saturday, April 25 after being shot while on a dismounted patrol near Kirkuk, Iraq. Sgt. LeRoy Webster, 28, of Hartley, is known as a "hero" by his wife, Jessica, and their three daughters: Natasha, 9, Kaydence, 5, and Jadyn, 2...

Spencer students compete at NASA (04/25/09)
With funding from the Spencer Schools Foundation, eight Spencer High School students and two teachers traveled to NASA in Houston, Texas. Abby Bedore, Aaron Brockshus, Craig Cunningham, Sara Dillard, Tyler Kramer, Mary Krull, Nick Lewis and Andrew Upah, chaperoned by teachers Dave Munson and Elli Wiemers, joined approximately 180 other students and chaperones from 24 northwest Iowa schools on a five-day trip to the Space Settlement Design Contest at Johnson Space Center in Houston...

Spencer Hospital adds Breast Health Navigator cert to health services (04/24/09)
Women who have breast health concerns have another ally at Spencer Hospital. Women's Health Coordinator Mindy Sylvester recently became certified as a Breast Health Navigator. By doing so, she is among the first professionals across the country to receive this new certification which signifies she is trained in providing support to breast cancer patients throughout the journey of diagnosis, treatment and recovery...

Council sets bid date for Green Center (04/21/09)
Work to establish an environmentally-friendly industrial park moved another step forward at Monday night's Spencer City Council meeting. Spencer City Manager Bob Fagen has been encouraged by interest in the project so far. Council members approved a 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, bid-letting date for sewer and water extensions to farmland owned by the city and Spencer Municipal Utilities...

Breaking News: Vaccination clinic offered in Spencer as measles case reported in Clay County (04/16/09)
Case is reported in Clay County

Board supports dog, bike park concepts (04/16/09)

Jaycees Egg Hunt ready to go (04/10/09)
The great turnout last year and the area's always unpredictable weather is prompting the Spencer Jaycees to have the Easter Egg Hunt in the Indoor Soccer Complex once again. The event begins at 9 a.m. Saturday. Children ages 12 and under should bring their own baskets or bags...

Board commits $1.5 million for capital projects (04/07/09)
Spencer school board members committed $1.5 million in physical plant and equipment levy (PPEL), city and state sales tax revenues for 31 capital projects over fiscal year 2009, which ends June 30, and fiscal year 2010 Monday night. As Superintendent Greg Ebeling noted Spencer is one of a few districts in the state to have city sales tax revenues to draw funding from, he also indicated the district took out an approximately $2.4 million loan against this specific source of funding to pay for the Energy Service Group facility improvements it has undertaken districtwide over the last few years. ...

Dr. Bill and Kathy Follows named 2009 Citizens of the Year (04/02/09)
At the core of any medical professional's life is a desire to help others. It's what guides them through years of study, long, sleepless nights, and the rigors of the work. For this year's recipients of the Citizen of the Year honor, that desire to help others has shaped their entire lives, both personal and professional. Often, that helping hand they reached out was accompanied by no notice, no fanfare, and certainly no desire to draw attention to their good deeds...

The family that plays together... (04/01/09)
Spencer Middle School students and their parents enjoyed an evening together Tuesday at the Student/Parent Interactive Night. Dinner was served followed by games of action and skill. Pierce Jensen (above) shows off his dance moves during a Name That Tune contest, pitting the parents against the kids. Rachael Getting and Olivia Baxter share a laugh after missing the return in a game of Super Volleyball against their elders...

Spencer 'Dream Team' training for RAGBRAI (03/28/09)
Since receiving their Trek 7.2 Fitness Hybrid bicycles earlier this month, Spencer's "Dream Team" members have been meeting and training. Their goal is to complete the July 18-25 RAGBRAI ride across Iowa. If all goes as planned, The Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa will have bicyclists advancing from Council Bluffs to Burlington this year, including first-time Spencer High School riders Jordan Bates, Stephan Graham, Shane Hessenius, Emily Johnson, Megan McLaury, John Elliott and Chance Sorenson. ...

Spencer board alerted to district's 3.9 percent solvency ratio (03/26/09)
Spencer school board members received a stern warning from a certified public accountant Tuesday regarding the district's current financial situation. After Bruce Frink of Clarion complimented Superintendent Greg Ebeling on his 2009-10 certified budget presentation, he questioned board members about the district's 3.9 percent solvency ratio as of June 30, 2008...

Spencer Hospital adds CaringBridge service (03/24/09)
Spencer Hospital has formed a partnership with CaringBridge, a nonprofit Web service that connects families and friends when someone is facing a serious medical condition, treatment or in recovery. A CaringBridge Web site provides a place for users to post journal entries and photos, as well as receive messages of hope and encouragement in a guestbook...

TNA 'table match' to raise funds for Shayla Bee (03/24/09)
The Spencer Daily Reporter, KICD 107.7, Lite 104.9 and KICDAM working together with TNA Wrestling, will be sponsoring a fundraising match for the Shayla Bee Foundation as part of the touring wrestling organization's show beginning at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at the Clay County Regional Events Center...

Letters to the Editor 3-14-2009 (03/16/09)
The 2008-2009 Spencer varsity girls basketball season has ended. Many exciting and memorable moments have also come and gone. However, the great community support and involvement will never be forgotten. The support for our team during the 2008-2009 season was tremendous. Who will ever forget the crowd at Estherville in the Regional Final Game against No. 2 rated and then-undefeated Algona? The crowd that night was unbelievable...

Briefs 3-14-09 (03/14/09)
A bird house workshop will be held at 1 p.m. today at Lost Island Nature Center, north of Ruthven. To build a wren house, just bring a hammer. Call (712) 837-4866 for more information. --- A bake sale will be held today at the Southpark Mall. The groups will be: "People to People Ambassador Program" for Devan McCord Fund Raiser and DreamTeam...

Hospital CEO search narrows (03/14/09)
A search that began with about 130 inquiries for the Spencer Hospital CEO position appears to be narrowing quickly. Witt/Kieffer consultants Janet Oppenheimer and Beth Nelson, from the executive search firm's Oak Brook, Ill. office, presented eight resum�s to the hospital's search committee Wednesday night...

Briefs 3-13-09 (03/13/09)
A soup and pie fundraiser will be held from 5-8 p.m. tonight at DaySpring Assembly of God Church, 1410 W. 18th St., Spencer. Chef Dr. Darrel Forslund will be serving home-style chicken noodle soup, "27 Spice" chili, and an international selection: Mongolian hot pot soup. Many...

Briefs 3-12-09 (03/12/09)
Spencer City Councilman George Kruger will host a Ward 1 meeting at 7 p.m. tonight at the Spencer Public Library. Bob Fagen, Spencer's city manager, will be the featured guest speaker. --- Spencer Hospital will be holding classes for individuals considered to have "pre-diabetes" -- those with blood sugar levels higher than normal, but not yet high enough to be considered a diabetic. ...

Newhouse: From student to ILCC's new CEO (03/07/09)
Valerie Newhouse will mark her first day as Iowa Lakes Community College's president on Tuesday, Feb. 17. The 50-year-old woman will be the college's seventh CEO. But unlike her predecessors, Newhouse, a native of West Bend, has strong roots throughout ILCC's five-county area. ...

Dillard named a World Food Prize international intern (03/05/09)
It's a good thing classes started two hours late on Wednesday. The delay gave Sarah Dillard the chance to check her mailbox for an important letter she'd been anticipating. As the 17-year-old daughter of Rod and Patricia "Trish" Dillard opened her family's mailbox at 9:30 a.m., she found a letter neatly tucked inside from the World Food Prize, which strives to advance human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world. ...

Spencer High School Mock Trial qualifies for state (03/05/09)
For the second consecutive year, the Spencer High mock trial team qualified for state level competition in undefeated competition at districts hosted at MorningsideCollege Tuesday. Earning the bid for state were Jill Applegate, Jordan Bates, Michael Seeley, Abby Bedore, Sarah Dillard, Alyssa Carlson, Emily Jones, and Brian Curry. Timer for the team was Megan Rustad...

Six teens will vie for Miss Shamrock Sunday (03/03/09)
The 2009 Miss Shamrock Pageant will be held at 7 p.m., Sunday, March 8 at Corrigan Hall in Emmetsburg. There are six contestants in the pageant. Competition in the Miss Shamrock Pageant includes an interview with the panel of judges, introduction in casual wear, talent performance, formal wear and an on-stage question...

Leading by example (02/28/09)
Laying in a hospital bed with nothing to look at but the ceiling for two months would drive most men crazy. It took its toll on Broghan Hawley, too. Just ask him. Two weeks into basic training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, Hawley slipped from the top of a 30-foot rope, burning his hands all the way down, and breaking bones in his left leg as he hit the ground. ...

Pipe bomb found during warrant check (02/28/09)
Time and the judicial process will have to determine the accuracy of a novelty T-shirt worn by Alexander Larson as he was photographed during processing at the Clay County Jail. For now, the 19-year-old Spencer man -- who in his mug shot sports a T-shirt that features a definition of the word "loser" -- faces some fairly serious charges...

Council, city staff put final touches on budget (02/28/09)
Spencer residents will have a chance to comment at a public hearing regarding the city's 2009-10 budget as part of Monday's 6:30 p.m. Spencer City Council meeting at city hall. After the hearing, council members will use a roll call vote to adopt or reject the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1. Spencer City Manager Bob Fagen gave council members a breakdown of expenditures in his meeting agenda memo:...

Board makes final budget decision (02/27/09)
With a few tears shed, a handful of harsh words exchanged and plenty of emotional public input, Spencer school board members voted to keep nine items above the cut line for 2009-10 Thursday night. At a cost of $348,176, these included an elementary classroom teacher, a vocational agriculture instructor and FFA sponsor position, the debate program, the mock trial and boys swimming programs, a high school social studies instructor, two middle school basketball coaches' salaries, a $103,593 package tied to full-time benefits for 15 teacher and library associates, and Activities Director Roger Johnson's position.. ...

Spencer administration to take hit in 2009-10 budget cuts (02/25/09)
As Spencer school board members readjusted potential items and positions they plan to reduce next school year to keep the district's general fund balance in the black during a work session held last night, two people's positions -- a maintenance person and the activities director role -- and a portion of a third person's were dropped below the cut line. The moves, which followed feedback received during a public hearing held Saturday, would put potential reductions at the $700,000 mark...

AD: Chapman should make full recovery (02/25/09)
Activities Director Roger Johnson is optimistic about the recovery for a Spencer High School boys basketball player who was taken off the court by stretcher Monday night at the Spencer Fieldhouse. Taylor Chapman was injured after a collision occurred following a fast break lay-up with 4:39 to play in a Class 3A tournament opener between Algona and Spencer...

Board suggests residents pay for some transportation (02/21/09)
Spencer school board members threw a late twist in their 2009-10 budget-cutting discussions Thursday night as they moved to reduce discretionary in-town busing and turn it into a pay-for situation. The very last motion made during the evening work session -- approved 3-2, with Todd Korbitz and Marti Bomgaars dissenting, -- moved the $25,127 discretionary transportation item below the proposed cut line...

School board to act on 2009-10 reductions next week (02/21/09)
The Spencer Community Schools Board of Education will convene a special meeting at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24 to make adjustments to potential 2009-10 budget reduction packages following feedback received during a 10 a.m. public hearing on the matter today...

'Leadership Spencer' set to begin (02/21/09)
Local residents will have the chance to get a broader view of civic leadership through the Spencer Chamber of Commerce's "Leadership Spencer" program. The 11-week, late afternoon program begins March 2. Spencer businessman Kevin Robinson said the Leadership Spencer program is suited for "anyone who is willing to show up with a positive attitude and put the time in."...

Aerobatics competition coming to Spencer (02/18/09)
An air show is fun. An aerobatics competition is seriousfun. The half-loops, rolls and spins are still in, but a panel of judges replaces the trails of smoke when the International Aerobatic Club (IAC) brings a sanctioned, major-regional event -- the Doug Yost Challenge -- to Spencer for the first time...

CCE students: Have business, will sell product (02/07/09)
Clay Central/Everly students in Liz Kardell's Introduction to Business class are learning what it takes to run a business from the ground up. They're evaluating and re-evaluating every decision they make, as well as staying accountable to one another...

'King' of the Tiger Pas (01/24/09)
Elvis is alive and well. Recently spotted dancing with the Tiger Pas in the Spencer Fieldhouse Tuesday night, Elvis (Ross Brockshus) delivered the lip curl and hip shaking moves that made audiences go will in his younger days. Brockshus and his fellow Tigers Pas shared "The Evolution of Dance" with fans from Spencer and Estherville Lincoln Central during halftime of the boys and girls basketball games. ...

YMCA, AE creating the 'Biggest Winners' (01/22/09)
Beginning at the start of 2009, a group of six local residents volunteered to take part in the Biggest Winner program, hosted by the Spencer Family YMCA in conjunction with the Spencer Hospital's Athletic Enhancement this year. This Biggest Winner year's participants, working with the various trainers include: Hugh and Elizabeth Lively, Brenda Moranville, Shanna Johnson, Dan Mayes and Dave Kimbell. ...

Abben adds new cancer fighting tool to arsenal (01/21/09)
Abben Cancer Center added recently a new tool to their compliment of equipment as it attempts to remain on the cutting edge of cancer treatment technology. Abben, of Spencer Hospital, demonstrated its commitment to provide state-of-the-art cancer treatment technology with the introduction of a new Varian Clinac iX linear accelerator for providing radiation therapy. ...

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