This year’s theme was “Dancing through the Decades.”
Brody Bisenius and Beth Mentzer were the emcees for the night and entertained with jokes and high-energy introductions. The show was jammed full of beautiful dancers performing solo or as a group. They even had the parents involved.
Sheryl Leonard, owner of AgCom Insurance Agency, runs her agency office just north of Holstein. Leonard’s office is located at 1362 Hwy. 59, north of VT Industries on the east side of Hwy. 59. Leonard talked about the services she provides.
The Galva-Holstein Board of Education and the Schaller-Crestland Board of Education met in joint session Monday, March 13 at 7 p.m. in the Holstein media center. Board members in attendance were Tyler Gebers, Don Kalin, Beth Schossow, Jamie Whitmer, Matthew Wittrock and Jeff Witzke, as well as Superintendent Bisenius.
The Board approved the resignation of Jacquelyn Courtright, English-Language Arts teacher at the high school, at the end of the school year. The Board also approved the resignation of Joshua Sussman, High School Principal, at the end of his contract in June.
On March 14, the CrossRidge Evangelical Free Church of Holstein hosted a skating party at the Skate Palace, with a wide variety of pies to choose from, in celebration of National Pi Day. March 14 is called National Pi Day because the date 3-14 correlates with the mathematical term “pi” which rounds off to 3.14. Pi is a mathematical constant, the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. March 14 also happens to be Albert Einstein’s birthday. And 3.14 flipped backwards spells PIE. That can’t be a coincidence!
Paxtons Jewelry in Storm Lake has been helping people find just the right item for their occasion since 1910. Located at 608 Lake Avenue, Paxtons has a wide variety of jewelry for every occasion. Rhonda Ringgenberg, sales manager at the store, talked about all that Paxtons has to offer.
The Holstein City Council met at the City Hall on Monday, March 6 at 5:30 p.m. Council members in attendance were Regennitter, Schimmer, Stevenson, Wiese, and Voss, as well as Mayor Breyfogle.
Sheriff Wade Harriman was present to report on the countywide law budget for fiscal year 2023-2024. He also discussed open and filled positions in the sheriff’s office.
The Rosemary Clausen Center had a host of great musicians and actors in the talent show titled Holstein’s Got Talent. There were a variety of offerings from a piano solo to a flute solo to an array of vocal soloists, which made the show fabulous on Sunday afternoon, March 12. There were also actors in skits, jokes and an after dinner speech that made the audience roar with laughter.
Ida County has a new County Assessor, and she is eager to meet and help the public. Claudia Comstock started in November and was joined by Assessor’s Office Manager Dalton Treiber in December. Comstock discussed how she came to be the new Assessor.
POPS 2023 Concert performed stunningly at the Rosemary Clausen Center March 6 evening. The directors of this amazing event were Mr. Jonah Kistenmacher and Mrs. Kris Kistenmacher. Playing percussion at times was Adam Dreeszen. To begin the evening, the Jazz Band wowed us with such musical events as Heart and Soul and My Funny Valentine. The Concert Choir then paraded the stage in their tie-dyed t-shirts and sparkling sunglasses singing tunes like Party in the USA and The Lion Sleeps tonight. Their fondness of the songs showed wonderfully in the event.
The 2nd Annual Health and Vendor Fair at Cobblestone Inn and Suites in Holstein presented speakers and many vendors who serve Ida County. The two speakers were from Cherokee Regional Medical Center with topics such as Advance Care Planning. The vendors were such organizations as Horn Memorial, Angels Care Home Health, Cherokee Regional Medical Center, Golden Horizons and many more. All the vendors had give-aways and spoke of their local services to Ida County.
