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Board<br />
The S e the Story event was held<br />
at City Life T en Center in Hawarden<br />
Tuesday. It’s an exce lent way<br />
for anyone in the community to<br />
find out more abou the mi sion of<br />
Youth for Christ and how they are<br />
making an impact.<br />
When you come to S e the Story<br />
you can expect to hear from the<br />
executive director of Siouxland<br />
CRYSTAL VAN GELDER<br />
of boys basketba l game.<br />
— READ MORE ON PAGE 3<br />
Youth for Christ Karl Van Cura,<br />
a l the way to a volunteer that is<br />
building relationships on Thursday<br />
afternoons with students who<br />
a tend Youth for Christ a the t en<br />
center. Participants wi l also hear<br />
stories of students adults have b en<br />
building relationships with and get<br />
a tour through YFC ministries and<br />
programs they use to make a positive,<br />
life change for students in sixth<br />
through 12th grade.<br />
Youth for Christ wi l be having<br />
GARY VAN GELDER<br />
BY KATIE ANDERSON<br />
KANDERSON@NWESTIOWA.COM<br />
School<br />
two more S e the Story events on<br />
Jan. 31 and Feb. 6. Also they wi l be<br />
having a Be the Story event Feb. 26<br />
that everyone is welcome to a tend.<br />
A that next-step event, guests wi l<br />
be presented with opportunities<br />
to partner, through their time and<br />
resources, with YFC in their mi sion<br />
of reaching lost youth in the community<br />
with the hope of Jesus.<br />
You can go to h tps://siouxlandyfc.org/events/<br />
to RSVP for a l<br />
events.<br />
BY KATIE ANDERSON<br />
KANDERSON@NWESTIOWA.COM<br />
West Sioux<br />
712-551-1051 | $ 1.25<br />
www.nwestiowa.com<br />
S e FUN on page 7<br />
INSIDE:<br />
Cla sifieds . 13-16<br />
People .12<br />
Religion . 1<br />
Sch ol .3<br />
Sports .5-6<br />
ICS talks<br />
snow<br />
— READ MORE ON PAGE 5<br />
BY KATIE ANDERSON<br />
KANDERSON@NWESTIOWA.COM<br />
S e CHAMBER on page 9<br />
BY ERIC SANDBULTE<br />
ESANDBULTE@NWESTIOWA.COM<br />
The Hawarden City<br />
Council at its Jan. 25 m eting<br />
heard from the police<br />
712-551-1051 | $ 1.25<br />
www.nwestiowa.com<br />
Police chief Corey Utech<br />
said the police department<br />
had an increase in ca ls for<br />
service in 20 2, rising from<br />
2,216 to 2,599 in Hawarden.<br />
Of those ca ls, 61 turned<br />
into<br />
ther than something we<br />
can just handle in-house.”<br />
He counted six a saults,<br />
three larcenies and one<br />
motor vehicle theft. The<br />
motor vehicle theft, however,<br />
was actua ly a vehicle<br />
Area Wide AD-VERTISER<br />
Volume 52 • Issue 27 • Tuesday, July 2, 2024<br />
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H<strong>AWA</strong>RDEN<br />
West Sioux dance team<br />
Falcons perform at halftime<br />
INDEPENDENT<br />
IRETON EXAMINER THURSDAY, January 26, 2023 | VOL. 145 NO. 4<br />
Sign up for a ‘See the Story’ event<br />
Come see how YFC is<br />
changing students lives<br />
Having fun at work is easy for those who cater at Central Catering in Hawarden.<br />
Sta f enjoy making special events and celebrations, like the f otba l banquet,<br />
perfect with f od that is always freshly prepared. Photo by Katie Anderson<br />
$14.9 mi lion bond being<br />
brought to March ba lot<br />
A total of 2 1 signatures were sent to Sioux<br />
County Auditors O fice by the West Sioux<br />
WORK<br />
CAN BE<br />
ach January to start a new year, the<br />
nation can celebrate National Fun at<br />
Work Day. This national holiday takes<br />
place the last Friday in January, which is<br />
Jan. 27 this year.<br />
The date should come as no surprise. January<br />
can be cold and bi ter, not to mention,<br />
everyone is just coming o f the busyne s of the<br />
holiday season. Celebrating on a Friday afternoon,<br />
that in itself makes the day fun.<br />
Four local busine ses took the time to<br />
answer what makes their workplace fun and<br />
describe a li tle bit about how they celebrate<br />
Siouxland Youth for Christ executive director Karl Van Cura spoke to<br />
those a tending Tuesday’s S e the Story event. Photo submi ted<br />
while at work. Those busine ses are Hawarden<br />
Regional Healthcare, Main Str et AutoBody<br />
and Graphics, Central Catering and Rivers<br />
Edge Bank.<br />
Central Catering<br />
Local businesses celebrate<br />
National Fun at Work Day<br />
Signatures are accepted<br />
“We ar excited about gathering enough<br />
signatures to bring this i sue to the public,”<br />
superintendent Steve Grond said. “The plan<br />
wi l be to upgrade the infrastructure of both<br />
elementary buildings as we l as adding sma l<br />
additions to each.”<br />
SUBSCRIBE!<br />
THE<br />
TO<br />
Central Catering owner Gary Van Gelder said<br />
working at Central Catering is fun because<br />
they get to help make a l the special o casions<br />
H<strong>AWA</strong>RDEN<br />
Falcon grapplers wi l<br />
wrap up regular season.<br />
INDEPENDENT<br />
IRETON EXAMINER THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2023 | VOL. 145 NO. 5<br />
JACOBS NAMED<br />
FIREMAN<br />
2021 Hawarden Fireman of the Year Logan State awards Jaden Jacobs the 20 2<br />
award a the a nual Fireman’s Ba l on Jan. 21. Jacobs, 21, is the youngest member<br />
of the crew to ever be named Fireman of the<br />
OF THEYEAR<br />
Coyle hopes to boost<br />
chamber membership<br />
Te ls members to not<br />
leave benefits on table<br />
Hawarden chamber director Julie<br />
Coyle is hoping to boost memberships<br />
a she begins to dig deeper<br />
into her new role.<br />
Coyle hosted a membership night<br />
last Thursday at Rooster’s Midwest<br />
Steakhouse. Coyle thought it would<br />
be a great way for cu rent members<br />
to renew their membership<br />
and socialize with fe low chamber<br />
members. She also encouraged<br />
those members to bring a friend and<br />
Sixty-one turned<br />
into cases for unit<br />
Chamber director Julie Coyle pu together a ch ese<br />
charcuterie board for those a tending the Hawarden<br />
chamber’s membership night. Photo submi ted<br />
Hawarden police calls go up<br />
Stay up to date<br />
on your town!<br />
Scan our code, call 712-631-4805<br />
or go to nwestiowa.com/subscribe<br />
To all the volunteers for all you have done and<br />
continue to do; to those who have contributed<br />
their time and resources; to Hawarden City<br />
Staff, Hawarden Fire and Rescue and Hawarden<br />
Ambulance for their countless hours put in; to the<br />
Ireton Fire Department and all individuals who<br />
have come from communities that surround to<br />
offer assistance; to the West Sioux School District<br />
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THE SIOUX COUNTY CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION ANNOUNCES<br />
ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS FOR SIOUX COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF’S LIST<br />
Testing Date: Tuesday, August 13, 2024 starting at 8:00am<br />
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