Stories from Saturday, November 16, 2013

Jason Jones, 38, Spencer Probation Violation Steven Bartak, 25, of Spencer, was arrested at 3:30 a.m. Nov. 8 in the 3700-mile of 250th Avenue and charged with OWI first offense. Randy Jo Wiersma, 32, of Hinton, was arrested at 10:40 p.m. Nov. 12 in the 4900-block of 125th Avenue and charged with public intoxication (enhanced) and littering...

Tuesday, StartupCity Spencer will host a pitch-off between the top five The pitch-off will begin at 10 a.m. and continue through 1 p.m. Brian Dalziel, vice president of the Iowa Lakes Corridor, said the winner of the pitch-off will receive $5,000 for their business or business idea. The winner of the regional competition will go on to the state competition for a chance to win an additional $10,000...

Friday, the Clay County Regional Events Center celebrated 10 years of operation at its Spencer facility. There were no balloons or cakes -- it was business as usual as preparations were being made for a large craft show in the ballroom today and a Hairball concert in the arena tonight...

Spencer Hospital Auxiliary will host its annual "Cookie Walk" from noon to 4 p.m. Thursday. Many varieties of homemade holiday cookies and assorted candies on platters will be laid out in the main lobby. Come and select cookies and candies and at the end of the line the cookies are $13 per box. Candy will also be available for sale for $7 per pound. (Photo submitted)

By age 18, approximately 11 percent of adolescents have a depressive disorder according to the National Comorbidity Survey-Adolescent Supplement and the National Institute of Mental Health. "The mean age for diagnosis of adolescent depression is 15 years old with symptoms emerging three to four years earlier," Whitney Mingus, prevention consultant with Compass-Pointe Behavioral Health Services, said...

Helen Hope Guhin, 85, of Sioux City died peacefully Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. A visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15 at Christy-Smith Morningside Chapel, 1801 Morningside Avenue. A brief time for sharing reflections will begin at 6 p.m...

Arnold Ray Sebby, the son of Reuben and Goldie (Louderback) Sebby, was born April 9, 1926, in Lakefield, Minn. His childhood years were spent in Lakefield, where he received his education. Following his schooling, he entered the military on April 17, 1943, serving in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theatre on the USS Detroit during World War II. He was honorably discharged on March 4, 1946...

I'm excited about the upcoming holiday season. Primarily because it focuses so much on giving. So I'm asking you to share in this special time of year by looking at opportunities around you to make a difference. I started my season of giving Nov. 1. ...

Getting Started Spencer girl's basketball will open its varsity campaign with a home game against Sioux Central on Tuesday, Dec. 3. The squad's first Lakes Conference action will be on the road at Estherville-Lincoln Central. Both games are scheduled to begin at 6:15 p.m...

Five Okoboji players were honored with All-District selections on the 2013 Class 1A District 1 football teams that were selected by the league's coaches. District champion and quarterfinalist South O'Brien led the district with six first team picks and 10 overall, while Emmetsburg and Western Christian both had nine players named to the All-District teams. ...

Arts on Grand has an ever-increasing number of books by local authors available for sale in the Gallery Shop. A Holiday Book Fair will be conducted this year in conjunction with Spencer Main Street Company's Holiday Open House. The gallery will be open from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, with many of Arts on Grand's authors on hand to talk to customers about -- and to sell and sign -- their books...

With Sheldon, MOC-Floyd Valley and Central Lyon all qualifying for the state volleyball tournament, it proved how much of a battle the Siouxland Conference was night in and night out. In spite of its struggles, Okoboji came on strong toward the end of the season, resulting in senior Darby Jones and sophomore Emily Wintz garnering spots on the 2013 All-Siouxland Conference volleyball teams that were voted on by league coaches...

VFW Post No. 3159 presented a financial donation to the Spencer High School football and basketball cheerleaders based on profits from a recent breakfast at the VFW. The money will be used to allow the girls to attend state cheer competition. (Photo submitted)

The Holiday Family Adoption Program, a Spencer-area holiday staple, allows generous area families, businesses and service groups to share in the holiday spirit and bounty. It's easy to "adopt" a family. You can contact The Daily Reporter Monday through Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. at 262-6610 and let us know the number of the family you wish to "adopt."...

Approximately 239 high school musicians from 38 area high schools will combine their talents for the 60th annual Northwest Iowa Honor Band Festival at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014 in Eppley Auditorium at the Morningside College campus in Sioux City...

Travin Arnold, Tayler Bailey, Andrew Bare, Bryson Blair, Isabella Burger, Jacob Burns, Kenneth Burrow, Grant Carpenter, Andrew Christofferson, Cori DeVlaeminck, Gage Garnatz, Addison Gilderhus, Jordan Hayden, Gabriella Huntoon, Keegan Johnson, Otis Kierscht, Natatlie Kroll, Brady Lytle, Isaac McKenney, Noah Mixon, Kyle Morony, Eduardo Morquecho, Alexis Mowry, Maegan Olsen, Isaac Pingel, Vanessa Reardon, Noah Reiman, Chloe Roth, Max Schmidt, Darian Schoning, Kiahna Seaman, Chelsea Sheley, Teka Ulrich, Mimoza Veliu, Colton Wilinski, Cyle Winters. ...

The following students are on the first quarter A honor roll for Spencer Middle School. The students must earn a 3.66 or higher GPA to qualify. Samuel Baker, Emily Beehler, Dawson Carstensen, Kyle Curry, Jacob Doran, Julia Feldmann, Morgan Fitzgerald, Allie Halverson, Katelyn Halverson, Riley Hansen, Josanna Heisinger, Noah Heiter, Steven Hibbs, Kailee Hopkins, Drew Horst, Chase Hough, Bailey Illg, Madison Jensen, Elle Johnson, Hannah Johnson, Emily Kerns, Taylor Kingery, Marcus Klemme, Cayann Knoer, Preston Krukow, Kade McKeever, Ezra Meyer, Dustin Miller, Keegan Mitchell, Christina Mueggenberg, Hannah Murphy, Brenna Nelson, Ashlyn Nissen, Kendra Nissen, Brandon Nolin, Aria Peterson, Jayden Pixler, Autumn Rausch, Levi Rees, Abigail Robb, Audrey Ross, Isabelle Rydell, Cale Salton, Marissa Salton, Quincy Schenk, Haley Schwenneker, Leanne Sebastian, Devon Sible, Colin Slattery, Cheyanna Smith, Mackenzie Stevens, Michael Storey, Elizabeth Swart, Andrew Thompson, Emma Ver Steeg, Ryan Vermulm, Kylee Versluis, Abigail Weeks, Jace Wiemers, Emma Wilkerson, Zandra Zahrt, and Charles Zulk.. ...

In reaction to the "R" rating attached to his latest film, "Philomena," Harvey Weinstein appealed the decision of the Motion Picture Association of America by resurrecting one of the most well-known, and most revered, "mothers" in film: M. "Hello, 002," said Judi Dench, who is a household name in England but perhaps best known as "M" in the States. "I have an important mission for you: Are you familiar with MPAA?"...

When Sue Brugman and husband David developed the concept of Crown Clinics, they wanted to increase access to health care for those in rural northwest Iowa. The plan has worked. From the home clinic in Royal, to the mobile clinic which offers care to patients six days a week from various sites in the Iowa Lakes Corridor, Brugman said interest is growing...