Summer Olympic Games

Kids take the gold in Kissinger Olympics (02/24/10)
More than 1,350 miles away from the Vancouver Winter Olympics, another Olympic flame is "burning." The students at Kissinger Elementary School in Merrill are competing in their own Olympic games, complete with a torch made out of a lamp and construction paper...

Got a hobby? 75 students present favorite activities (02/01/10)
What do Legos, hamsters and cake decorating all have in common? They are three of the many hobbies presented by 75 fourth graders at Kluckhohn Elementary School during their annual hobby fair. The hobby fair, now in its 13th year, is organized by Kelley Johnson, one of the fourth grade teachers who brought the idea to Kluckhohn. She has actually been doing the fair 17 years...

When life was simple: Fitzgerald recalls pony carts and hand-me-downs (12/03/09)
Editors Note: This story is the first in a weekly series looking back at life decades ago and remembering a time when people's lifestyle was very different than today. Was life simpler when $1 bought four gallons of gas or during the Great Depression when it cost less to use corn as fuel than sell it or when children played baseball instead of computer games?...

Fall All-Sentinel sports section today (11/30/09)
The Fall All-Sentinel sports section is included inside the Daily Sentinel today. The section features the All-Sentinel teams for football and volleyball as well as the athletes of the year for football, volleyball and cross country.

Olympic champion returns to roots: Jennie Finch headlines Pink Ribbon Night (10/30/09)
You won't find too many natives of Southern California who enjoy the smell of a cattle farm. But Jennie Finch is not your typical California girl. "It's funny how you appreciate the smell of cows and cornfields," said Finch, a softball pitcher for Team USA and a two-time Olympian, said in Le Mars Thursday. ...

Lady Rockets fall to sixth-ranked Knights (10/07/09)
The Remsen-Union volleyball team struggled as it hosted Unity Christian, a Class 2A state tournament participant a season ago, in War Eagle Conference action on Tuesday. The sixth-ranked Knights (Class 2A) defeated the Rockets 3-0 by scores of 25-15, 25-8 and 25-10...

Gehlen Catholic slates homecoming activities (10/05/09)
The Gehlen Catholic Jays will celebrate homecoming week Oct. 5-9 with the theme "Wipe Out the Wolverines." Twelve seniors have been selected for the 2009 homecoming court. Queen candidates are: Rachel Koopman, daughter of Keith Koopman and the late Kelly Koopman...

Library invites high schoolers to play games (09/15/09)
High schoolers, it's your turn to show off your skills on the Nintendo Wii and PlayStation II. The Le Mars Public Library is holding a gaming night from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday to introduce high school-age youth to its new gaming systems. Some of the library's more popular titles include Guitar Hero III, Dance, Dance Revolution and MarioKart...

Westergard and Schilmoeller reign as fair queen and king (07/30/09)
It may have been raining outside, but the smiles were shining bright in Century Hall as the 2009 Plymouth County Fair royalty court was announced Wednesday. Ben Schilmoeller was crowned king and Caine Westergard was crowned queen of the 2009 fair. Their royalty court includes Princes Ryan Schroeder and Brian Kehm; Mr. Personality Chris Erickson; Miss Congeniality and Princess Stephany TenNapel and Princess Angie Breuer...

Summer reading ends with magic, balloons (07/23/09)
Mr. Twister's balloon artistry will wrap up the Le Mars Public Library's summer reading program Friday. Mr. Twister's magical balloon show is open to children involved in the library's "Be Creative at Your Library" summer reading program which started June 15...

Musical clues will help audience solve mystery (07/16/09)
Col. Mustard did it with the revolver in the ball room -- or did he? That's just one of the mysteries "Clue-The Musical" audience members will be asked to solve during the Le Mars Community Theatre's production starting Friday at the Postal Playhouse...

Sweet 16 Lanes rolls into a new look this season (07/15/09)
The Sweet 16 Lanes bowling alley has been a staple in the Le Mars area for almost 50 years. This summer, that staple is getting a face lift. Gary Brady, who has owned Sweet 16 Lanes for five years, has decided to do some remodeling. "The remodeling should make our lives easier and make the bowling more enjoyable for the customers," Brady said...

Game turned musical auditions next week (05/21/09)
Remember the internationally popular game "Clue?" Well it's now a musical and auditions for "Clue-The Musical" produced by Le Mars Community Theatre are next week. Auditions will be from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 26 and Wednesday, May 27 at the Postal Playhouse, 105, First St N.E...

Seven LCS seniors recognized at Foundation Honors Banquet (04/22/09)
Seven Le Mars Community High School seniors, the top 5 percent of the graduating class of 2009, were recognized for academic excellence at the 14th Annual Foundation Honors Banquet April 17. Superintendent Dr. Todd Wendt made the presentation of the students, who he said are not only outstanding students, but also involved in so many activities that make Le Mars Community, in his opinion, one of the the top high schools in the area...

Dodson takes fifth at State Geographic Bee (04/09/09)
Morgan Dodson, an eighth grade student at Le Mars Community Middle School, earned a fifth place finish in the Iowa Geographic Bee held April 3 at Drake University in Des Moines. "It's pretty much like a spelling bee," Dodson said, who competed with 100 students from fourth through eighth grade...

Requests for county LOST grants reach nearly half a million (03/16/09)
Twenty-two Plymouth County groups are putting their name in for money from the $180,000 Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) revenue grant pool. Asking for a total of $431,261, the 21 groups' applications range from buying a Wii exercise DVD -- a kind of interactive video game -- for special needs people to renovation of the Akron Opera House...

LCS Quiz Bowl team competes in KTIV tournament (02/13/09)
Four members of the Le Mars Community High School Quiz Bowl team will compete in the KTIV Quiz Bowl program Saturday, Feb. 21. The show airs at 5 p.m. on Channel 4. The team of senior Anna Powell (captain), juniors Chris Clay and Tim Burwitz, and sophomore Will Becker will face the team from Galva-Holstein. Luke Bendlin and Becca Clay are alternates for the KTIV competition...

Thirty-five teams ready to take Live Healthy challenge (01/20/09)
This year, Live Healthy Le Mars has 35 registered teams with a total of 186 people involved in the program Live Healthy Le Mars started on January 14 and runs for 100 days, ending April 23 with a Poker Walk around Willow Creek Golf Course on the Maser Recreational Trail...

Goodchild does more than sing a sleighing song (01/16/09)
"Dashing through the snow in a one horse open sleigh." You might see Clark Goodchild doing just that this winter. For the Le Mars man, it's not just a song. It's a horse training tool. Goodchild, a real estate man who works with horses in his free time, built an open sleigh to be pulled by his palomino quarter horse Twister...

Bikers to deliver toys to local children (12/04/08)
A line of motorcycles stretched over the horizon, the rumble of a hundred V-twin engines made cattle in the fields wonder what could cause such a ruckus. The biker group traveled over 100 miles through farmland and winding roads of the Loess Hills -- followed the whole way by a truck loaded to the brim with children's toys...

LCS teachers group proposes salary, insurance increases (12/02/08)
Le Mars Community Education Association members are proposing increases in base pay and insurance for the 2009-10 school year. Members of the bargaining team for the LCED met with Le Mars Community Schools Board of Education members Monday to present their initial proposal...

Riding school provides therapy for people with disabilities (11/12/08)
Megan Hanno's ultimate goal is to walk again. Special Troopers Adaptive Riding School (S.T.A.R.S.) Inc. is helping the Le Mars woman move toward that goal. The nonprofit organization provides therapeutic techniques on horseback for people of all ages, from 18 months on, with physical, cognitive or emotional disabilities...

Gehlen Catholic celebrates Homecoming 2008 (09/29/08)
Gehlen Catholic Schools' 2008 Homecoming 2008 theme is "Stuff the Eagles." A full week of activities is planned culminating in a coronation ceremony and the football game Friday when the Gehlen Jays host the Marcus-Meriden Cleghorn Eagles. The week began with the Homecoming Liturgy service at 8:45 a.m. today (Monday), with special guests The Rev. Gene Sitzmann and the Rev. Rick Sitzmann, priests who graduated in 1953, the last class at St. Joseph School...

IRCC Toy Run set for Saturday (08/22/08)
Motorcycle enthusiasts are invited to gear up for the 17th Annual Toy Run Saturday. People can register from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at The Panhead in Marcus for the Independent Riders for Children and Charities (IRCC) event. The group will leave The Panhead at 1 p.m., ride through the area and end up at the Icky Nickel, in Sioux City...

Leaving behind her comfort zone (08/21/08)
When Jaclyn Ver Mulm packed her bags for China this summer, she had two things on her mind: visiting her sister and catching some of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. But more was in store for the young woman from Le Mars during her three-month stay in the country...

Japanese students learn Iowa life from local families (08/13/08)
Brian and Sarah Kehm have an extra sister in their house for a month. She's 16. She likes to shop. She likes pop music and video games. And she's a black belt in karate. Shoko Harashima, a Japanese teen, is living with the David and Janet Kehm family for most of August. She's part of a group of 26 Japanese students living with 4-H families in Iowa from July 24 to Aug. 21. Five of those 4-H families are in Plymouth County...

Building on education: LCS addition nearly complete (08/07/08)
With only two weeks until school starts, teachers and staff at Le Mars Community High School and Middle School are busy putting the finishing touches on moves to new classroom space and computer labs and looking forward to the new middle school gymnasium...

Iowa athletes compete in Beijing for 2008 Olympics (08/05/08)
Iowa may be about 6,000 miles from Beijing, China, but starting this week, Iowa will have a presence in the 2008 Olympic hub. More than 10 athletes from Iowa or with Iowa connections are arriving in the Chinese capital this week to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics, which run Aug 8-24...

Iowans gamble: Jackson recovery can help addicts (03/24/08)
Editor's note: Victim's name has been changed to protect her identity. Statistics show 88 percent of Iowans gamble -- 3 percent of those become problem gamblers. For Sharon, what started as lunchtime social gambling, soon became a daily routine. Her gambling addiction started in July 2006 when she won a jackpot while playing the slot machines at The Argosy Casino in Sioux City...

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