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The 29th Annual Friends of St. Mary’s Ball welcomes ladies and gentlemen to break out your 1920’s flapper dresses, pearls, suspenders and fedora hats! The Ball will be on April 18, 2020 and the theme this year is “Roaring 2020”. Doors will open at the Avalon at 5:15 p.m. Dinner will be served from 6-7 p.m...

PLYMOUTH CO. — In less than eight months, every United States citizen with plans for domestic air travel or admittance to federal facilities will need a REAL ID. According to Plymouth County Treasurer Shelly Sitzmann, the Department of Homeland Security has elected to implement the REAL ID Act implemented the REAL ID Act and will begin enforcing it Oct. 1...

On Thursday, February 13, 2020, MMCRU - Remsen Elementary School hosted a STEM Festival from 5:30-8:00 p.m. in Remsen for TK-fourth grade students in the MMCRU - Remsen and MMCRU - Marcus Elementary Schools. Dinner was provided by the Northwest Iowa Region Governor's STEM Advisory Council. Local businesses presented hands-on STEM challenges and students rotated between centers to experience STEM challenges...

Mid-Sioux Opportunity, Inc., sponsored a Trivia Night featuring Big Daddy from 99.5 Radio. The event was rescheduled from Saturday, January 18 to Saturday, February 1 due to weather. On February 1, starting at 7:30 p.m., the Trivia Night took place and eleven teams, with no more then eight people per team, congregated at Beer City to test their knowledge and enjoy a fun night out...

By Beverly Van Buskirk, Lifestyles editor Le Mars Daily Sentinel PLYMOUTH CO. — Voters in Plymouth County gathered at caucus sites Monday evening, February 3 to make a statement about who they support for President of the United States. While Iowa inches closer to 100 percent results in the Democratic Party, Plymouth County Democratic Chair Mark Sturgeon said the county results were completely filed late Monday evening...

On Friday, January 10, the Royals boys’ basketball team played on their home court in Marcus against the number one ranked RSM Hawks. After many rebounds and travels across the gym floor, the Hawks edged out the Royals with a final score of 76-53. For the MMCRU Royals, they scored a total of 20 points in the first half. Comparatively for the RSM Hawks, they doubled MMCRU’s score as they had 40 points in the first half...

On Friday, January 10, the MMCRU girls’ basketball team played against RSM on their home court in Marcus. The student section was great, and after a lot of dribbling the ball back and forth, The Royals came out on top winning with a score of 65-26. The first quarter of the game was heavily dominated by MMCRU. The Royals scored a total of 15 points to start off the game. Comparatively for the Hawks, they only scored two points as the Royals defense was outstanding...

The Luxembourg Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Gaston Stronck, will attend Lux Fest June 6-7, 2020 in Alton, Iowa. Lux Fest is a celebration of the arrival of Luxembourg settlers in Sioux County, Iowa, in May, 1870, when fourteen families homesteaded an area around Alton...

Al Loutsch was this year’s Volunteer of the Year for Remsen St. Mary’s Catholic Schools. Al is a 1973 RSM graduate. His love for Remsen St. Mary’s is beyond measure. He is the oldest child of his family and has two brothers and three sisters. All his siblings are graduates from RSM...

Thank you to the Remsen Knights of Columbus (KC) for the donation of $300 for technology at RSM Schools. Tony Loutsch, a member of the Knights of Columbus, presented the check to Mrs. Phillips and Fr. Bill at the Catholic Schools Week Picnic on Friday, January 31. Thanks again Knights of Columbus!...

Catholic Schools Week began on Monday, January 27 at Remsen St. Mary’s. The students enjoyed a prayer service with Father Shane Deman as a special guest. After the prayer service, the students were treated with cinnamon rolls before breaking out into separate girl and boy discussion groups. ...

Family Doubles Teams competed at State in Cedar Rapids. Maple Lanes had a total of twelve teams that advanced on to the State level, which was held at May City Bowl in Cedar Rapids, January 11 and 12. All twelve teams received a plaque for their achievements, placing first at the District level...

PLYMOUTH CO. — All 13 precincts of the Plymouth County Democrats will meet at 7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 3, at their respective sites, for the 2020 Iowa Democratic Party Caucus. Sign-in will be from 6-7 p.m., with doors locked at 7 p.m. Caucus Precinct locations include the following:...

The Remsen Fire Department held their Annual Fireman's Dance on Saturday, January 25 at the Avalon Ballroom. The Johnny Holm Band provided the entertainment for the event again this year. Remsen Fireman Chris Poeckes stated, “We want to thank everyone again for a great turn out. We had a little over 600 people this year, and the money raised is going towards buying a new pumper truck. We want to thank all the sponsors that make the dance happen."...

MARCUS — Remsen St. Mary’s scored 76 points against MMCRU in the first game of the season for both teams and the Hawks matched that total, their scoring high for the season, in Friday’s (January 10) War Eagle Conference meeting. The difference in the two meetings was a 22 point increase in scoring output for the Royals from their first meeting of the season. ...

MARCUS — Class 1A No. 6 ranked MMCRU pushed its record out to 10-0 following a 65-26 win over Remsen St. Mary’s in War Eagle Conference action Friday, January 10. The Royals started the season with a similar 62-27 win over the Hawks. From where the season started to being 10-0, MMCRU Head Coach Gillian Letsche said it’s been a great start to the season for her team...

November As part of the Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council initiative to bring teachers and industry professionals together to help prepare students for STEM careers, MMCRU High School was selected to be a 2019 STEM BEST (Businesses Engaging Students and Teachers) Program Partner. ...

The Annual Free Throw Contest, sponsored by the Remsen Knights of Columbus, was held at St. Mary’s High School Gymnasium, on Sunday, January 12, 2020. Twenty-five participants, ages 9-14, shot 15 free throws. Medals were awarded for the first, second, and third most shots in each age group for boys' and for girls' divisions...

Award recognizes excellence in STEM education in six Iowa regions MARCUS - The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council is proud to announce Matt Hansen, industrial technology teacher at MMCRU High School in Marcus, Iowa, has been named as a recipient of the 2020 I.O.W.A. STEM Teacher Award, sponsored by Kemin Industries. The award is given to teachers who go above and beyond to inspire student interest in and awareness of science, technology, engineering and mathematics...

Pictured above, Shane Bork (right) from Smith Insurance Services presents Josh Gengler (left) of the Remsen Fire Department a check for a $1,500 donation. Thanks to Farmers Mutual Association of Hull, Smith Insurance Services has been able to nominate the Remsen Fire Department for the donation. ...

Remsen St. Mary’s will celebrate Catholic Schools Week 2020 from January 25-31. This year’s theme is “Learn, Serve, Lead, Succeed”. The following is a schedule of activities for each day of Catholic Schools Week. Saturday, January 25th & Sunday, January 26 - Celebrating our Parish...

After fifty years of working for the bank, Rose Majeres has decided that now it is finally time to retire. Rose worked in the Operations Department as an Assistant Cashier at American Bank in Remsen. Her last day serving customers was Monday, January 13, 2020...

The Remsen Chamber of Commerce held their annual meeting and dinner on Mon., January 6, 2020, at the Golden Pheasant in Remsen with around 130 people in attendance, according to Chamber Board Member Stephanie Loutsch. A social hour was held from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m...

September On Thursday, August 22, 2019, Senator Joni Ernst and her staff, along with several other members of the community visited the MMCRU Industrial Technology Center in Marcus. People visiting the facility besides Senator Joni Ernst and her staff included Bill Anderson of Cherokee Area Economic Development and his team, Board of Directors for Little Sioux Corn Processors, Members of the Marcus City Council, and members of the community who wanted to come in and see Joni and the space. ...