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| 2008-10-30 | ||||
| | « Brief: Woman sentenced for embezzlement | Worthington Daily Globe | ||
| Waltz was serving as the executive director of the Before and After School Services (BASS) program for Okoboji and Spirit Lake school district at the time ... | ||||
| 2008-10-29 | ||||
| | « Clay County earns Natural Resources Award | Spencer Daily Reporter | ||
| The University of Okoboji Winter Games was named Tourism Event/Festival of the Year during the 2008 Iowa Tourism Conference. The Winter Games were chosen ... | ||||
| 2008-10-25 | ||||
| | « Newly-minted playoff field taking shape | Sioux City Journal | ||
| They include Class 2A Okoboji and Orange City Unity Christian, as well as Class 4A Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson, which has already clinched at least a ... | ||||
| | « Pioneers capture school's first district title | Spencer Daily Reporter | ||
| By Ryan Christoffel The Okoboji football team has lived and died by the, "one game at a time," slogan all year long. That mantra paid off for the team ... | ||||
| | « Iowa Democratic Party: IDP Chairman Scott Brennan to campaign for Rob Huble | IowaPolitics.com | ||
| Brennan will then attend an evening fundraiser for Hubler in Okoboji. On Sunday afternoon, he will attend a house party for Hubler at the home of Senator ... | ||||
| | « East's Houlihan, Dougherty qualify for 4A state cross country meet | Sioux City Journal | ||
| Team standings (top three to state): Spirit Lake 53, Western Christian 77, Unity Christian 103, Sioux Center 125, Okoboji 162, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 165, ... | ||||
| 2008-10-23 | ||||
| | « Okoboji paces region in tourism awards | Sioux City Journal | ||
| The University of Okoboji -- a fictional institution --- earned two top honors as the Iowa Tourism Office and the Travel Federation of Iowa presented awards ... | ||||
| | « Okoboji P&Z denies Parks' request | Sioux City Journal | ||
| By Russ Oechslin,Journal correspondent OKOBOJI, Iowa -- Okoboji's five-member Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously Tuesday night to deny Butch ... | ||||
| | « Local Business Watch: Reiman Gardens, Ames win tourism awards | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| The Danish Immigrant Museum in Elk Horn and the University of Okoboji athletic events tied as attractions of the year for communities with less than 10000 ... | ||||
| | « Parks’ marina vision dashed by Okoboji commission | Esterville Daily News | ||
| By Greg Drees - EDN Correspondent ARNOLDS PARK - Iowa Great Lakes entrepreneur Leo "Butch" Parks, Jr., took his bold thinking to the Okoboji Planning ... | ||||
| 2008-10-21 | ||||
| | « Iowa Tourism Doing Well Despite the Economy | KPTH FOX 44 | ||
| There's a lot of great places that are just a short drive away," says Stacy Rosemore, Tourism Director of Okoboji Tourism Committee. ... | ||||
| 2008-10-20 | ||||
| | « Outdoors: It's now time to break out the muskie lures | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| Christensen nearly always fishes for muskie in East Okoboji, West Okoboji or Spirit Lake in Dickinson County because there are a greater number of muskie in ... | ||||
| 2008-10-18 | ||||
| | « Great Lakes Chamber reports successful summer season | The Spencer Daily Reporter | ||
| 2008-10-14 | ||||
| | « Construction firm fined for open burning | Sioux City Journal | ||
| A Dickinson County judge today ordered a construction firm to pay $10000 in fines for burning solid waste at a gravel pit near Lake Okoboji. ... | ||||
| 2008-10-11 | ||||
| | « States warned about impending mortgage crisis | MSNBC | ||
| called Okoboji Mortgage in the town of Arnolds Park. A borrower had accused the firm | ||||
| | « Administration, Bankers Squelched Early Warnings About Mortgage Crisis | NewsChannel5.com | ||
| The Iowa Division of Banking in 2006 sought to examine a subprime broker called Okoboji Mortgage in the town of Arnolds Park. A borrower had accused the ... | ||||
| 2008-10-03 | ||||
| | « MOPS to begin today | Spencer Daily Reporter | ||
| Now that the leaves are starting to turn it is time to begin planning the 29th Annual University of Okoboji Winter Games. The first planning meeting will be ... | ||||
| 2008-10-01 | ||||
| | « Armed man closes down lake-area road | Spencer Daily Reporter | ||
| The small lake is northeast of Arnolds Park and on the east side of East Lake Okoboji. Dickinson County Deputies and members of the Multi-Agency Response ... | ||||
| 2008-09-27 | ||||
| | « Spirit Lake Protective Association receives $100000 | Spencer Daily Reporter | ||
| With an endowment of more than $3 million, the Okoboji Foundation makes a tremendous impact on the Iowa Great Lakes Area. To date, grants of more than $2.1 .. | ||||
| 2008-09-25 | ||||
| | « Sup, Abood married | Hudson Hub-Times | ||
| The bride is the daughter of Richard and Susan Sup of Okoboji, Iowa. The bridegroom is the son of Joseph and Diana Abood of Hudson. Escorted by her father, ... | ||||
| 2008-09-24 | ||||
| | « Spencer showcased in 'Great Places' presentation | Spencer Daily Reporter | ||
| "Okoboji and the Spencer area have not been identified as a Great Place," he said. "Now, I would ask myself, how would that possibly be? ... | ||||
| 2008-09-14 | ||||
| | « Jordan Richey's Nice Largemouth Bass Earns KEYC Saturday Stringer ... | EYC | ||
| Richey was fishing on Lake Okoboji and snagged this 20 inch largemouth bass on a leech.Congratulations to Richey on a good catch. ... | ||||
| 2008-09-11 | ||||
| | « Okoboji Innkeeper Featured in Iowa Cookbook -- Purchase it at the ... | Emailwire | ||
| COM, September 10, 2008 ) When guests check in at Okoboji Country Inn Bed and Breakfast, chances are the owner and innkeeper, Donna Muilenburg, ... | ||||
| 2008-09-09 | ||||
| | « Vineyard grows in the middle of corn, soybean country | Agri News | ||
| "We are five miles from the interstate and we are close to Okoboji -- that brings in a lot of people in every year." Ellenbecker and Wedland planted their ... | ||||
| 2008-09-06 | ||||
| | « Marketing marvels in Okoboji, Iowa and surrounding areas help to ... | Examiner.com | ||
| Most of our days were spent boating on Lake Okoboji, a blue water, spring-fed lake that has a shoreline of 26 miles and a depth of 134 feet. ... | ||||
| 2008-09-05 | ||||
| | « Visiting divers assist in near drowning on West Lake | Spencer Daily Reporter | ||
| The Arnolds Park/Okoboji and Milford Fire and Rescue departments responded to a call at approximately 5:45 pm on Saturday, Aug. 30 at Terrace Park on West ... | ||||
| 2008-09-04 | ||||
| | « It can't be! Summer weather sneaks out on Iowans | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| He has spent almost all of his 84 years at Fillenwarth Beach Resort, the popular destination his father started at West Okoboji Lake. ... | ||||
| 2008-09-02 | ||||
| | « Officials say two men in their 20s were swimming in West Lake Okoboji this | KPTH FOX 44 | ||
| Two Men Rescued After Struggling in Lake Okoboji | ||||
| 2008-08-31 | ||||
| | « Swimmer rescued at West Okoboji Lake | Sioux Falls Argus Leader | ||
| A person swimming in West Okoboji Lake was underwater for 20 to 25 minutes Saturday before he was recovered by a recreation diver. Little information on the ... | ||||
| 2008-08-29 | ||||
| | « Keg Folly: College President Resigns Over Photo | ABC News | ||
| The photo, showing Paxton with a group of young women and one man, was taken aboard a boat on Iowa's West Lake Okoboji, according to the Register, ... | ||||
| 2008-08-28 | ||||
| | « AREA SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES PROFILED | Spencer Daily Reporter | ||
| 9 school board election for the two seats available on the Okoboji Community School Board of Education. One-term incumbents Mark Hale, of 1408 15th St., ... | ||||
| | « Iowa Central president steps down after photo | KPTM-TV | ||
| The Register says the photo was taken over the Fourth of July weekend at Lake Okoboji. The college's board of trustees also approved a severance package for ... | ||||
| 2008-08-27 | ||||
| | « Iowa Central trustees, president to meet | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| Paxton has been criticized for a photo he says was taken July 4 aboard a boat on West Okoboji Lake, showing his hand on the spigot of a small beer keg ... | ||||
| | « Pushing the limit: McGinnises compete in Okoboji triathlon | Valley News Today | ||
| The four competed together in a triathlon July 19 in Okoboji. Todd, who is a teacher for Shenandoah middle school, as well as a high school wrestling and ... | ||||
| 2008-08-20 | ||||
| | « One & done | Britt News Tribune | ||
| By Chris Todd FOREST CITY - Lake Okoboji-area golf pro Curt Schnell must have had somewhere to be early Saturday evening following the annual Pro-Am golf ... | ||||
| 2008-08-19 | ||||
| | « Man walks away from Spirit Lake plane crash | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| AP • August 11, 2008 OKOBOJI, Iowa - A Council Bluffs man walked away from a plane crash at the Spirit Lake Airport. Authorities say Bill McGinn was flying ... | ||||
| 2008-08-16 | ||||
| | « Laboranti taking the helm of CC/E High School | Spencer Daily Reporter | ||
| Laboranti, who has been commuting to the Everly school building since July 28, reported they are currently looking into purchasing a condominium in Okoboji. ... | ||||
| 2008-08-13 | ||||
| | « Council Bluffs pilot unhurt in crash | Sioux City Journal | ||
| Arnolds Park/Okoboji Fire and Rescue said in a statement that McGinn experienced electrical problems and lost radio communication about 10 minutes from the ... | ||||
| | « Council Bluffs pilot unhurt in crash | Sioux City Journal | ||
| Arnolds Park/Okoboji Fire and Rescue said in a statement that McGinn experienced electrical problems and lost radio communication about 10 minutes from the ... | ||||
| 2008-08-12 | ||||
| | « DNR Reports Good Fishing | Emmetsburg News | ||
| East Okoboji Lake (Dickinson): Anglers are catching walleyes fishing the Hwy. 71 and Hinshaw's bridges in the evening with a jig. ... | ||||
| | « Pilot walks away from 'gear up landing' | Spencer Daily Reporter | ||
| Arnolds Park/Okoboji Fire and Rescue was dispatched to the airport at approximately 7:36 pm for an airplane that had crashed upon landing. ... | ||||
| 2008-08-11 | ||||
| | « Plane Makes Crash Landing | KCAU | ||
| According to the Arnold's Park Okoboji Fire and Rescue Team, just after 7:30 last night, a 1960 Beachcraft Bonanza crashed while landing at the Spirit Lake ... | ||||
| 2008-08-10 | ||||
| | « Dennis-Hansen | Columbia Daily Tribune | ||
| The future bride, a 2002 graduate of Okoboji High School in Okoboji, Iowa, received a bachelor’s degree in nutritional science with an emphasis in dietetics ... | ||||
| 2008-08-08 | ||||
| | « Daily News Editorial | Estherville Daily News | ||
| Why, there's Arnolds Park amusement park just a few miles away along with the beaches on West and East Okoboji. You'll find great beaches at the parks in ... | ||||
| | « Lakeside Lab expands service for water testing | Spencer Daily Reporter | ||
| In partnership with the Friends and other organizations, ILLRRC hosts the Writers in Residence program, Okoboji Entrepreneurial Institute, Cooperative Lakes ... | ||||
| 2008-08-07 | ||||
| | « Safe could shed light on attempted murder | Sioux Falls Argus Leader | ||
| An Okoboji dive team scoured the Rock River in Rock Rapids on Sunday to find evidence in an attempted murder case in which two men are accused of ... | ||||
| 2008-07-28 | ||||
| | « Okoboji Memories | KELOLAND TV | ||
| My cousin and I were there to audition for a locally produced program called Okoboji Varieties. I don’t remember too much about the show except it featured ... | ||||
| 2008-07-27 | ||||
| | « How We Met: 'Girls weekend' leads to dancing partner | Sioux Falls Argus Leader | ||
| Last year, Betty Reiners' friend Jackie Hayes invited her and Darla Bergan to her timeshare in Okoboji, Iowa. The three women left Sioux Falls on a Thursday ... | ||||
| 2008-07-24 | ||||
| | « Experience Boji Fest Aug. 22-24 | Spencer Daily Reporter | ||
| Saturday, family events kick off at sunrise on West Lake Okoboji and surrounding waters with water skiing, tubing, scuba diving, fishing, canoeing, ... | ||||
| | « Music Notes | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| Shawn Mayer, 21, a native of May City (a small town southwest of Lake Okoboji), has made it to the final four of the country music reality TV show ... | ||||
| | « Iowa students build business, get help from Okoboji ... | Media Newswire | ||
| So last year, the Sioux City native and then senior-to-be at the University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business attended the Okoboji Entrepreneurial ... | ||||
| 2008-07-22 | ||||
| | « Upset-minded Pioneers lose heartbreaker to defending champs | Spencer Daily Reporter | ||
| "I don't doubt our kids because they weren't intimidated by a team like this," said Okoboji baseball coach Rory Marra. "Coming into a game like this, ... | ||||
| 2008-07-16 | ||||
| | « Third Okoboji Entrepreneurial Institute set for Aug. 3-8 | Spencer Daily Reporter | ||
| The third Okoboji Entrepreneurial Institute will take place Aug. 3-8 at the Iowa Lakeside Laboratory on West Lake Okoboji. Thirty-two students from the ... | ||||
| | « FD teens rescue two swimmers at Okoboji | Fort Dodge Messenger | ||
| By BILL SHEA, Messenger staff writer A pair of teenage lifeguards from Fort Dodge pulled two struggling swimmers from the choppy waters of West Lake Okoboji ... | ||||
| 2008-07-15 | ||||
| | « Emerson Bay crash leads to charges | Spencer Daily Reporter | ||
| The Iowa Department of Natural Resources on Saturday announced charges involving a central Iowa teenager's watercraft collision Friday on West Lake Okoboji. ... | ||||
| 2008-07-13 | ||||
| | « Central Iowa Teen Blamed For West Okoboji Boating Accident | KTIV | ||
| A Clive, Iowa teenager is charged for causing a collision on West Lake Okoboji Friday. Fourteen year old Joshua James, faces charges of careless and ... | ||||
| 2008-07-12 | ||||
| | « Five displaced by Lakes-area fire | Sioux City Journal | ||
| According to a statement issued today by Arnolds Park Fire/Okoboji and Rescue, firefighters were called about 9 pm Thursday to a report of smoke coming from ... | ||||
| 2008-06-25 | ||||
| | « Fire destroys Tweeter's Bar and Grill | Spencer Daily Reporter | ||
| By Caroline Rusk, Special to the Daily Reporter Tweeter's Bar and Grill, located just north of the Highway 9 bridge in Okoboji, was declared a total loss. ... | ||||
| 2008-06-24 | ||||
| | « Electrical malfunction blamed for Okoboji restaurant fire | Sioux City Journal | ||
| OKOBOJI -- An electrical equipment malfunction is believed to have caused an early-morning fire that heavily damaged Tweeter's Bar and Grill in Okoboji. ... | ||||
| 2008-06-23 | ||||
| | « Okoboji area plant set to open amid rising corn prices | Sioux City Journal | ||
| The scheduled opening of the Okoboji area plant comes at a difficult time for US ethanol producers, who are threatened by rapidly high prices for corn, ... | ||||
| 2008-06-21 | ||||
| | « Meister wins Tom Skram Memorial Run during Ice Cream Days | Le Mars Daily Sentinel | ||
| The Skram family, better known as Team TOOT, which stands for "Tom's Official Okoboji Trotters" helped organize the event. Tom Skram Sr. moved to Spirit ... | ||||
| 2008-06-20 | ||||
| | « Arnolds Park boat part of flood relief effort | Spencer Daily Reporter | ||
| Residents and visitors to the area may have noticed an absense as they looked toward the Highway 71 trestle bridge and Arnold's Park/ Okoboji water rescue ... | ||||
| 2008-06-17 | ||||
| | « Lakes rescue boat deployed to Cedar | Estherville Daily News | ||
| ARNOLDS PARK — Residents and visitors to the area may have noticed an absence as they looked toward the highway 71 trestle bridge and Arnolds Park/Okoboji ... | ||||
| 2008-06-14 | ||||
| | « Don’t Let Fuel Prices, Rising Airfares Keep You From Summer Holidays | MidwestBusiness.com | ||
| While popular destinations such as Iowa’s Lake Okoboji get crowded in the summers, quieter spots are easy to find. Pitching a tent rarely costs more than ... | ||||
| 2008-06-13 | ||||
| | « Reggie Schive Summer Jazz Camp set | Sioux City Journal | ||
| ESTHERVILLE, Iowa -- The 28th annual Iowa Lakes Community College University of Okoboji Reggie Schive Summer Jazz Camp will be held on Iowa Lakes' ... | ||||
| 2008-06-11 | ||||
| | « Remembering the tornado | Spencer Daily Reporter | ||
| Fillenwarth's Resort on West Okoboji was obliterated, The Merlin Wuebker farm in Excelsior Township was destroyed, the farm of Calvin Rieverts received ... | ||||
| 2008-06-09 | ||||
| | « Singer goes from Iowa hog farm to 'Nashville Star' in a year | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| By DAWN SAGARIO • dsagario@dmreg.com • June 9, 2008 The 21-year-old from May City, Ia., near Okoboji, started spending her weekends singing in bars when she ... | ||||
| 2008-06-04 | ||||
| | « Corridor offering newest in entrepreneurial education | Spencer Daily Reporter | ||
| In partnership with the Professional Developers of Iowa Spring Conference being held in Okoboji June 4-6, the Iowa Lakes Corridor is bringing three ... | ||||
| | « Rhoten/Schmidgall to wed | Morris Sun Tribune | ||
| ... State in Moorhead and is an Operations Manager at Lake View Concrete Products. A September 2008 wedding is planned at Arrowwood Resort in Okoboji, Iowa. | ||||
| 2008-05-30 | ||||
| | « Appeals court to hear cases in Okoboji | Spencer Daily Reporter | ||
| "The court has, for several years, heard cases at the Lawyers' Chautauqua at Okoboji -- in part because it makes it convenient for people in that corner of ... | ||||
| 2008-05-28 | ||||
| | « The towns of Okoboji and Arnolds Park were founded more than 150 years ago | KTIV | ||
| The towns of Okoboji and Arnolds Park were founded more than 150 years ago when trains first started bringing tourists from the East Coast to the Great | ||||
| 2008-05-25 | ||||
| | « Dirty lakes, beaches cost Iowans summer fun, profit | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| Emerson Bay at West Okoboji Lake and the beach at Clear Lake State Park also were among those with repeated high readings. The state focuses on monthly ... | ||||
| 2008-05-23 | ||||
| | « Fuel takes toll on fun | Sioux Falls Argus Leader | ||
| Parks Marina also owns a dealership and the Barefoot Bar at Lake Okoboji, where it sells other recreational vehicles including Jet Skis. ... | ||||
| 2008-05-10 | ||||
| | « Parks, Okoboji reach settlement | Spencer Daily Reporter | ||
| By Russ Mitchell A prominent Lakes-area business owner and the city of Okoboji have settled a dispute out of court. The agreement awards Okoboji Boats owner ... | ||||
| 2008-05-09 | ||||
| | « Okiboji marina owner settles in discrimination suit | Chicago Tribune | ||
| AP OKOBOJI, Iowa - The owner of an Okoboji marina who filed a discrimination suit against the former mayor and the city council has settled out of court for ... | ||||
| 2008-05-08 | ||||
| | « Jury selection begins for Parks vs. Okoboji trial | Spencer Daily Reporter | ||
| The basis of the discrimination case lies in a series of licensing, zoning and parking issues dealing with Park's businesses, Okoboji Boats and O'Farrell ... | ||||
| | « First-ever Corridor Art Trail open for viewing | Spencer Daily Reporter | ||
| Artists involved in the project are: Sue Biederman, Everly; Danielle Clouse, Ruthven; Tony Curiel, Spencer; Cyndee Dather, Okoboji; Dennis Dykema, ... | ||||
| 2008-05-01 | ||||
| | « 33rd MAGWED coming up | Fort Dodge Messenger | ||
| Fish from the following lakes qualify for the contest: East and West Okoboji, Spirit Lake, Minnewashta, Upper and Lower Gar, and Little Spirit. ... | ||||
| 2008-04-27 | ||||
| | « Outdoors: Walleye will be plentiful in Iowa lakes this season | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| Biologists on Rathbun, East Okoboji, West Okoboji and Spirit Lake, along with biologists at the Fairport Hatchery, all collect fish eggs to be hatched at ... | ||||
| 2008-04-25 | ||||
| | « Public meeting planned to discuss the Jemmerson Slough Water ... | Spencer Daily Reporter | ||
| During construction, extensive measures will be used to prevent turbid water from reaching West Lake Okoboji and other downstream waters, including the use ... | ||||
| | « Lawmakers sink drunk boater law | Storm Lake Pilot Tribune | ||
| Mike May, who represents Okoboji. He said that the bill was on the calendar for debate earlier this session, but then "disappeared. ... | ||||
| | « Northwest Federal Savings becomes Northwest Bank | Storm Lake Pilot Tribune | ||
| ... and currently has additional branch locations in Storm Lake, Algona, Belmond, Estherville, Ft. Dodge, Humboldt, Milford, Okoboji and Spirit Lake, ... | ||||
| 2008-04-24 | ||||
| | « Editorial: Nearby Iowa schools show strength | Worthington Daily Globe | ||
| ... school years — was Harris-Lake Park, with an average 3.38 grade. Also scoring in the top 10 percent were Okoboji (3.15) and Sibley-Ocheyedan (3.13). | ||||
| | « Divers help in weapons search | Spencer Daily Reporter | ||
| The Arnolds Park/Okoboji Fire Department Dive Team was called at about 8:45 am Sunday to Stolley's Gravel Pit in west Spencer. Lt. Jason Kirschbaum of the ... | ||||
| 2008-04-23 | ||||
| | « New regulation requires kids to wear life jackets on boats | Radio Iowa | ||
| May runs an Okoboji resort and he says most parents take that step anyway. "I think folks are really pretty good about this. I think most parents, ... | ||||
| | « Northwest Iowa firefighters fish evidence from gravel pit | Sioux City Journam | ||
| According to a fire department statement released Monday, the Arnolds Park-Okoboji Fire Department dive team found a two shotguns, a rifle and a box of ... | ||||
| 2008-04-14 | ||||
| | « Siouxland Teen Dies | KCAU | ||
| Okoboji Principal Mike Schmitz described Mason as "a fantastic student," adding he "was loved by everyone." Last night, the school had councilors on hand ... | ||||
| 2008-04-12 | ||||
| | « Okoboji schools cancel classes for student's funeral | Sioux City Journal | ||
| By Molly Montag Journal staff reporter MILFORD, Iowa -- School officials have canceled classes on Monday at all Okoboji Community Schools so students can ... | ||||
| | « Okoboji, IA Student Dies After Skateboarding Accident | KTIV | ||
| An Okoboji, Iowa, high school student has died almost a week after he was injured in a skateboading accident. Okoboji School superintendent Bob Miller ... | ||||
| 2008-04-10 | ||||
| | « Carlson: Iowa ads will say, 'Come hither, Chicago' | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| And we'll say, no, it's Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Des Moines, Dubuque, Okoboji and the Quad Cities. Actually, it's a half-million-dollar TV ad blitz ... | ||||
| 2008-04-09 | ||||
| | « owa Tourism Office to run ads in Chicago | Radio Iowa | ||
| The ads will feature attractions and events in Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Des Moines, Dubuque, Okoboji and the Quad Cities. Landess says the high price ... | ||||
| | « Worlds of Fun promised at Harris-Lake Park prom | Sioux City Journal | ||
| Each student will describe his or her "ride" to Rhiannon Crothers of KUOO-FM Radio in nearby Okoboji. Crothers, naturally, will broadcast from the "red ... | ||||
| 2008-04-07 | ||||
| | « Myers still in spotlight after decade of retirement | Columbia Daily Tribune | ||
| Along the way, Addison spent 40 years in summer stock, 17 at Okoboji as both actor and manager. He has done a Super Bowl commercial for Budweiser and ... | ||||
| 2008-04-06 | ||||
| | « Cardiac rehab no 'Trouble' at all for lead tenor | Sioux City Journal | ||
| ... pressure and weight soared, causing the strain on his ticker to come to a head July 4 after swimming and playing with his nieces at West Lake Okoboji. ... | ||||
| | « Storm Lake church will host inspirational speaker | Sioux City Journal | ||
| Shipler has performed at "Rock the Roof" at Lake Okoboji and for many years at the Iowa State Fair. She also has appeared on the television show "Maury. ... | ||||
| 2008-04-02 | ||||
| | « Bigger not necessariy better! | Ocheyedan Press Melvin News | ||
| Other northwest Iowa schools included in the top 30 were West Bend-Mallard, seventh, 3.29; Storm Lake St. Mary's, 12th, 3.25; and Okoboji, 20th, 3.15. ... | ||||
| 2008-03-30 | ||||
| | « Outdoors: New contour maps reveal lakes' secrets | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| Center Lake, a 264-acre natural, self-contained lake between East and West Lake Okoboji, is one example of how the mapping has helped. ... | ||||
| 2008-03-26 | ||||
| | « Milford passes bond for new fire hall | Sioux City Journal | ||
| The Milford volunteers cover about 120 square miles, including Milford, West Okoboji, Wahpeton and six rural townships. One of those is Center Grove ... | ||||
| 2008-03-24 | ||||
| | « Other mass slayings in Iowa | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| SPIRIT LAKE, March 8, 1857 -- 38 settlers living in the Spirit Lake and Okoboji areas were killed by Dakota Sioux Indians led by Inkpaduta. the attack ... | ||||
| 2008-03-21 | ||||
| | « Now hiring in rural Iowa: General surgeons | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| Small hospitals in every corner of the state - in Okoboji, Keosauqua, Elkader and Atlantic, to name a few places - are searching for general surgeons. ... | ||||
| 2008-03-15 | ||||
| | « Milford will vote on bond for new firehouse | Sioux City Journal | ||
| The Milford Fire Department covers about 120 square miles, including Milford, West Okoboji, Wahpeton and six rural townships, including Center Grove east of ... | ||||
| 2008-03-14 | ||||
| | « Iowa Supreme Court ruling favors Okoboji marina operator | Sioux City Journal | ||
| OKOBOJI, Iowa -- An Iowa Supreme Court decision filed today reverses a District Court decision by Judge David A. Lester that denied a liquor license for the ... | ||||
| | « Court rules Okoboji restaurant should get liquor license | Radio Iowa | ||
| By O.Kay Henderson The Iowa Supreme Court has waded into a dispute between the City of Okoboji and a familiar restaurant in the city. ... | ||||
| 2008-03-12 | ||||
| | « Dickinson County earns national water quality effort award | Agri News | ||
| Okoboji and Spirit Lake have passed ordinances to protect water quality and most other cities in the county are drafting water-quality ordinances. ... | ||||
| 2008-03-10 | ||||
| | « Dreams of bronze battlers | Sioux City Journal | ||
| The first smallmouth I ever caught was in the crystal clear waters of Lake West Okoboji on an October afternoon. It is imprinted in my mind. ... | ||||
| 2008-03-09 | ||||
| | « Counties ask former residents to return | Sioux City Journal | ||
| ... successful "Why Go Back,'' marketing campaign last summer, which targeted the more than 1 million tourists that visit the Okoboji area each year. ... | ||||
| | « Great outdoors — indoors | Fort Dodge Messenger | ||
| Takasaki caught his first walleye in Lake Okoboji and his first muskie in Spirit Lake. That one was a nice 51-inch specimen. Out-of-state anglers are often ... | ||||
| 2008-03-08 | ||||
| | « Football re-districting to affect Harris-Lake Park | Ocheyedan Press Melvin News | ||
| The extra play-off round means the regular season will begin on Friday, August 29, when Sibley-Ocheyedan will play at Okoboji. The Generals will play E-LC ... | ||||
| 2008-03-02 | ||||
| | « The Siblings: With Dianne out of the picture, they don't laugh as ... | Omaha World-Herald | ||
| ... in a white pantsuit; the vacationer who didn't waver from her nightly 18-step face cream regimen - even when bunking with her sisters at Lake Okoboji. ... | ||||
| 2008-03-01 | ||||
| | « Central College Women's track | Central College Athletics | ||
| Central’s Zac Bailey (senior, Milford, Okoboji HS) broke his own 2-year-old school record in the 55 meters and helped lead the 4x200 meter relay squad to ... | ||||
| | « 10 officers graduate from WIT Academy | Sioux City Journal | ||
| ... Iowa; Nick Beeck, Joel Bertrand and Tyler Milton, all of Hinton, Iowa; Stacy Schomaker of Okoboji, Iowa; Gregory H. Jacobsma Jr. of Sanborn, Iowa; ... | ||||
| 2008-02-29 | ||||
| | « Efforts increase to bring back former Iowans | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| Iowa Lakes Corridor: Four counties in the Okoboji lakes region want to recruit 400 families and young workers over the next year in the hope of supplying ... | ||||
| 2008-02-28 | ||||
| | « Smoking ban gets Senate approval | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| Jim Hentges, who owns Rubin's Theater bar in the Okoboji area, said Wednesday night that he doubted this version of the legislation would pass in the House. ... | ||||
| 2008-02-25 | ||||
| | « Arthur Hofmeyer | SmallTownPapers | ||
| Mr. & Mrs. Hofmeyer enjoyed staying in their trailer at Lake Okoboji for eight summers. She passed away on August 2, 1996, in Sioux City, after more than 58 ... | ||||
| 2008-02-24 | ||||
| | « Okoboji coffeehouse, boutique creates funky niche | Sioux City Journal | ||
| By Greg Drees Journal correspondent OKOBOJI, Iowa -- Do not enter with bad karma, lest you disrupt the groovin' to the grinder. Owner Nancy Cain says, ... | ||||
| | « Truck license fees draws debate | Sioux City Journal | ||
| The anti-smoking bill passed by the House was an issue for Okoboji restaurant owner Jerry Kurth, who explained that his restaurant, The Wharf, is "probably ... | ||||
| 2008-02-20 | ||||
| | « Wright takes home 5th, two others compete at state | Tipton Conservative | ||
| There, Costello lost a close 3-2 decision to Ethan Johnson of Okoboji Milford. Second ranked Nate Herda of Central Lyon won the weight class with a 12-4 ... | ||||
| 2008-02-19 | ||||
| | « 2008 Iowa Fishing Calendar | Iowa Game and Fish Magazine | ||
| West Okoboji is an ice-fisherman’s dream come true. Bluegills grow large, and there are a lot of them. The Miller’s, Emerson, North and Smith’s bays all are ... | ||||
| 2008-02-15 | ||||
| | « Milford police chief rescues man from fire | Sioux City Journal | ||
| Police and firefighters were called about 5:50 am Wednesday to an apartment building at 1022 Okoboji Ave., where a resident believed she smelled smoke. ... | ||||
| 2008-02-14 | ||||
| | « Police save Milford man from fire | Sioux City Journal | ||
| Police save Milford man from fire | ||||
| | « Waddell the lone Gael standing | Fort Dodge Messenger | ||
| Waddell (26-16) will now meet Okoboji’s Ethan Johnson (33-15) in a consolation bracket match today. Sophomore Lance Maguire (103) dropped both of his ... | ||||
| 2008-02-13 | ||||
| | « New partnership to advance water quality in northwest Iowa | Media Newswire | ||
| One of the nation's first biological field stations, Lakeside Laboratory is a 147-acre campus on the west shore of West Okoboji Lake that offers year-round ... | ||||
| 2008-02-04 | ||||
| | « Okoboji bluegill fishing is excellent | Sioux City Journal | ||
| It's West Lake Okoboji, the Iowa Great Lakes gem which year after year produces the finest fishing in the state for a number of gamefish species. ... | ||||
| 2008-01-29 | ||||
| | « Chili cook-off winners repeat in Winter Games | Sioux City Journal | ||
| OKOBOJI, Iowa -- More than 2000 University of Okoboji Winter Games XXVIII participants took part in the judging for the RE/MAX Spirit Lake and the Okoboji ... | ||||
| | « Iowa Supreme Court shuts down Okoboji marina party | Radio Iowa | ||
| By Darwin Danielson The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled the drinking and parties at an Okoboji business have to stop. Leo Parks owns a marina business known as ... | ||||
| 2008-01-27 | ||||
| | « Carlson: Winter doesn't stifle Iowa sales pitches | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| At the University of Okoboji, where they give you a degree in fun if you can pass the test, they are having their Okoboji Winter Games this weekend, ... | ||||
| | « Little Strategy Involved In Winter Games Tournaments | KTIV | ||
| Like most schools of higher learning, the University of Okoboji likes to show off the athletic prowess of its pupils. Ok, maybe not. ... | ||||
| | « Okoboji Boat Works Owner Will Not Appeal Iowa Supreme Court Injunction | KTIV | ||
| Recently, the Iowa Supreme Court ordered a permanent injunction...preventing Okoboji Boat Works owner Butch Parks from operating a bar on West Lake Okoboji. ... | ||||
| | « Let The Games Begin For University Of Okoboji Winter Games | KTIV | ||
| The ruling came down just as folks at the Iowa Great Lakes were kicking off the annual University of Okoboji Winter Games. Okoboji Boat Works served as the ... | ||||
| 2008-01-26 | ||||
| | « Iowa Supreme Court orders ban on marina's bar activities | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| By PERRY BEEMAN | ||||
| | « Okoboji arts center to dedicate building | Sioux Falls Argus Leader | ||
| By staff reports OKOBOJI, Iowa - The Pearson Lakes Art Center in Okoboji, Iowa, will be dedicating its new visual arts wing, building and collection today ... | ||||
| | « Iowa high court curtails Okoboji marina | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| By PERRY BEEMAN | ||||
| | « Restrictions Handed Down to Lakes Area Business | KCAU | ||
| A decision handed down from Iowa's top court is putting more restrictions on an Okoboji business. A judge's decision back in 2006 banned Butch Parks, ... | ||||
| | « Okoboji bluegill fishing is excellent | Sioux City Journal | ||
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| 2008-01-24 | ||||
| | « Photos feature depths of Okoboji | Sioux Falls Argus Leader | ||
| By staff reports A photo exhibit, "Exploring the Hidden Okoboji," by long-time Argus Leader photographer Lloyd B. Cunningham, opens Friday at the Cowles ... | ||||
| | « Try more enforcement at state-park beaches | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| The communities around Gull Point State Park at West Okoboji Lake and Lake Macbride State Park near Iowa City gain a lot from having those ... | ||||
| | « Pearson Lakes Art Center to dedicate new wing | Sioux City Journal | ||
| OKOBOJI, Iowa -- The Pearson Lakes Art Center will dedicate its new $1 million visual arts wing and a gifted collection Saturday as part of the University ... | ||||
| | « Okoboji Winter Games will have plenty of snow | Radio Iowa | ||
| By Pat Curtis There's good news for the 2008 Okoboji Winter Games. Many of the events this weekend in northwest Iowa will take place on actual ice and snow. ... | ||||
| | « Three arrested in multi-agency drug raid | Sioux City Journal | ||
| Three individuals were arrested Tuesday night on felony drug charges during a multi-agency drug raid in Spirit Lake and Okoboji, Iowa. ... | ||||
| 2008-01-23 | ||||
| | « Okoboji Winter Games score with ice and snow | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| Last year, West Okoboji Lake, the center of the action, didn't have enough ice, so many events and the several thousand visitors who come annually moved to ... | ||||
| | « 2008 Okoboji's winter games to feature ... winter! | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| By PERRY BEEMAN | ||||
| | « Spirit Lake man sentenced for making meth | Sioux City Journal | ||
| A Spirit Lake, Iowa, man has been sentenced to federal prison for making methamphetamine at an Okoboji-area resort. Matthew Sheridan, 42, was sentenced in ... | ||||
| 2008-01-21 | ||||
| | « All eight U of O cheerleaders refuse to take the plunge | Sioux City Journal | ||
| None wants to dive into the icy waters of West Lake Okoboji Saturday afternoon. Relatively warm weather in 2006 saw 70-some participants. ... | ||||
| 2008-01-19 | ||||
| | « Spirit Lake man sentenced to 5 years for making meth | Sioux Falls Argus Leader | ||
| By staff reports A Spirit Lake, Iowa, man was sentenced Friday to five years in federal prison for making methamphetamine at an Okoboji, Iowa, resort. ... | ||||
| | « North West Passage Adventure, but 'It's Warming' | Sail World | ||
| Thoreson literally grew up on smaller water, spending summers in Okoboji, an hour from his hometown of Algona. He became the third generation of his family ... | ||||
| | « Travel digest - Winter Games | |||
| OKOBOJI, Iowa -- The University of Okoboji Winter Games will be held Jan. 25-27. The event will feature the "Freeze Your Fanny Bike Ride," a 5K/10K race and ... | ||||
| 2008-01-17 | ||||
| | « Iowa Hopes To Lure Chicagoans | KETV.com | ||
| ... shadow of a larger community is gone," Fiscus said. The other cities featured in the ads are Okoboji, Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines and the Quad Cities. | ||||
| | « State considers drinking ban in two popular parks | WOI | ||
| They say beer-drinking college students have pushed many families out of Gull Point State Park at West Okoboji (OH'-kih-BOH'-jee) Lake in northern Iowa and ... | ||||
| | « No booze at Lake Macbride beaches possible | Iowa City Press Citizen | ||
| ... by young drinkers at Lake Macbride State Park and at Gull Point State Park at West Okoboji Lake in western Iowa, according to The Des Moines Register. ... | ||||
| | « Sea adventure: Thoreson saw changes caused by warming | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| By MIKE KILEN | ||||
| 2008-01-15 | ||||
| | « Bandmasters honor two | Sioux City Journal | ||
| By Russ Oechslin Journal correspondent Okoboji High School music teacher Greg Forney received the first-ever Martin L. Crandell Excellence in Teaching Award ... | ||||
| 2008-01-10 | ||||
| | « Los Angeles based writer-director Becky Smith grew up in Lake Okoboji. Exec | All American Patriots | ||
| Iowa Governor Culver Announces New Incentives To Put Iowa's Film ... | ||||
| 2008-01-07 | ||||
| | « Outdoors: Ice anglers giddy over bluegill | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| Fisheries biologist Mike Hawkins said ice fishing for walleye is the hot ticket this week at Spirit Lake, West Okoboji and East Okoboji lakes in Dickinson .. | ||||
| 2008-01-06 | ||||
| | « WDM Valley a winner at State Debate Tournament | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| In the Riggleman division, Okoboji/Spirit Lake High School took first. The Student Congress division, four congregations made up of 90 students that debate ... | ||||
| 2008-01-02 | ||||
| | « Senior boosts UMKC women | KC Community News | ||
| ... seen a few different things, which is one of the reasons I have been so prone to fouls on offense or defense, | ||||
| 2007-12-31 | ||||
| | « Midwest events 5-state calendar | Chicago Tribune | ||
| 25-27: University of Okoboji Winter Games(508 miles), 800-839-9987. Winter festival features more than 50 indoor and outdoor events including golf, bowling, ... | ||||
| 2007-12-27 | ||||
| | « Bill Clinton to campaign in Okoboji area Thursday | Sioux City Journal | ||
| Former president Bill Clinton will campaign Thursday in Northwest Iowa on behalf of his wife, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. ... | ||||
| 2007-12-25 | ||||
| | « On the move | Sioux Falls Argus Leader | ||
| Okoboji Tourism's Vacation Okoboji visitors guide recently was named Tourism Consumer Publication of the Year during the 2007 Iowa Tourism Conference in ... | ||||
| 2007-12-24 | ||||
| | « 'Tis the season for Magic Heat | Sioux City Journal | ||
| McDonald used to play hockey, but had to give that up with ice rinks an hour distant from his Okoboji home. "And besides, old-timers don't get the best ice ... | ||||
| 2007-12-22 | ||||
| | « Okoboji man arrested on assault warrants | Sioux City Journal | ||
| An Okoboji, Iowa, man has been arrested on a warrant for allegedly assaulting a 79-year-old female in Dickinson County earlier this month, the Dickinson ... | ||||
| 2007-12-20 | ||||
| | « How the bluegills of Okoboji helped teach Dave Genz a lifetime lesson | Walleye Central | ||
| This was back in the early 80s, down (for him) in Iowa, on Emerson Bay of Lake Okoboji. It'sa funny story how he ended up down there in the first place. ..2. | ||||
| | « 1957: Boji Ballroom destroyed by fire of unknown origi2n | Worthington Daily Globe | ||
| 1957: Boji Ballroom destroyed by fire of unknown origin | ||||
| 2007-12-18 | ||||
| | « Explore the Hidden Okoboji" Exhibit Coming to Cowles | Grand View College News | ||
| He has logged over 350 dives in West Lake Okoboji, exploring the bottom, making photographs, and recovering antique bottles, anchors, and ice harvesting ... | ||||
| | « Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation launches plan to preserve ... | Radio Iowa | ||
| O'Gara says they're targeting the habitat around several natural great lakes in the state, but primarily the area around Okoboji and Clear Lake. ... | ||||
| 2007-12-17 | ||||
| | « $40 million preservation effort kicks off | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| "Okoboji is like talking about ANWR," O'Gara said, referring to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a site that is the subject of a fight over oil drilling ... | ||||
| | « Exhibit recalls the heyday of holiday albums | Sioux City Journal | ||
| And most are just turning in the cul de sac after taking a look at West Lake Okoboji as it freezes over. What those passers-by are missing is an exhibit of ... | ||||
| 2007-12-15 | ||||
| | « Photographer exposes underwater world | Post-Bulletin | ||
| AP DES MOINES, Iowa -- Lloyd Cunningham has uncovered a world many Iowans have never seen while taking underwater photographs at West Okoboji Lake in ... | ||||
| | « Lines From Little Sioux - Our Texas daughter loved Iowa up until ... | Missouri Valley Times News | ||
| On these trips home we would travel to her favorite places, Preparation Canyon, in Moorhead, Blue Lake just outside of Onawa, Lake Okoboji, but most of all ... | ||||
| 2007-12-08 | ||||
| | « Foreign Exchange Student Returns To Crofton | Yankton Daily Press | ||
| Other special memories for Lercai include the senior Skip Day to Lake Okoboji and the rolling barrels on the water. She also said graduation is more ipomp ... | ||||
| | « Family, friends remember victim of Westroads shooting | Omaha World-Herald | ||
| This year the sisters went to the Ozarks and Lake Okoboji; last year it was family weddings in Pennsylvania and Lake George, NY The year before that, ... | ||||
| | « Diver photographs West Okoboji Lake's treasure | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| Cunningham, 59, has dived in Mexico and the Florida Keys, but the majority of his 400 trips underwater have been in West Okoboji Lake - typically in ... | ||||
| 2007-12-07 | ||||
| | « THELMA LIETZ | Fort Dodge Mesenger | ||
| She purchased a small home on East Okoboji where she remained until she could no longer care for herself. She was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church ... | ||||
| | « LYLE GULBRANSON | Fort Dodge Mesenger | ||
| ... sister Doris Gulbranson of Laurens; brothers-in-law, Emmet (Memphis) Kibbie of Emmetsburg, and Dick Kibbie of Okoboji; and numerous nieces and nephews. ... | ||||
| 2007-12-06 | ||||
| | « Trivers named master plan designer for Iowa theater | Bizjournals.com | ||
| Trivers Associates said Wednesday it was named master plan designer for the Okoboji Summer Theatre, a facility owned and operated by Columbia, Mo. ... | ||||
| | « Dickinson Co. P & Z To Consider Adopting LID Requirements | Explore Okoboji | ||
| Some tougher requirements designed to meet low impact development standards could be in the offing for Dickinson county's zoning ordinance. | ||||
| 2007-12-05 | ||||
| | « Most Area Lakes Sporting Ice Cover | Explore Okoboji | ||
| With the exception of the deeper portions of West Lake Okoboji, the Iowa Great Lakes are sporting some ice cover. | ||||
| 2007-12-04 | ||||
| | « AP Council Votes To Make Offer On Property | Explore Okoboji | ||
| Meeting in special session Monday, the Arnolds Park city council voted to make an offer on some property at 228 North Highway 71...just north of Tom's Plumbing and Heating. | ||||
| 2007-11-30 | ||||
| | « Every School Every Thursday -- West Des Moines & Clive | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| Our next events are the Ohio Valley tournament and the Okoboji tournament, both on the weekend of Dec. 1. Parent-teacher conferences will be from 4 to 8 ... | ||||
| 2007-11-28 | ||||
| | « okoboji 'eyes through the ice | Sioux City Journal | ||
| ... west okoboji and east okoboji, the stage was set for an almost ideal home for walleye. these rock-rimmed lakes boast points, reefs, gravel flats, ... | ||||
| 2007-11-27 | ||||
| | « Preseason prep wrestling ratings | Mason City Globe Gazette | ||
| ... 10 Matt Teschetter (Sr.) Okoboji. 1 Dillon Heesch (Sr.) Southeast Webster; 2 Kyle Kober (Jr.) West Branch; 3 James Driver (Sr.) Tri-Center (Neola); ... | ||||
| | « Smith, 51, grew up in Lake Okoboji and has lived in Los Angeles for many ye | Dubuque Telegraph Herald | ||
| McGregor becomes Iowa's Hollywood | ||||
| 2007-11-22 | ||||
| | « From the History Books | Bellevue Leader | ||
| ... in the upcoming national championships in Dallas by earning the overall Award of Excellence against 26 other scho0ols this summer at lake Okoboji. ... | ||||
| 2007-11-21 | ||||
| | « JOHN M. WHITTINGTON | Fort Dodge Messenger | ||
| ... established their home in Fort Dodge. John enjoyed his home on Lake Okoboji, fishing, boating, and traveling. He was a life member of the VFW Post 1856. | ||||
| 2007-11-19 | ||||
| | « Bethany receives $1 million grant | McPherson Sentinel | ||
| Pearson and his wife, Beverly, reside in Okoboji, Iowa. A retired executive who values his Swedish-American heritage, Pearson said he wishes to share his ... | ||||
| 2007-11-17 | ||||
| | « School district considers lawsuit against the state | Clinton Herald | ||
| ... system's operating budget, while residents in Okoboji, a property-rich district, must pay $1.45 in property taxes to generate the same operating funds. ... | ||||
| | « Bethany announces 3 large gifts | Salina Journal | ||
| Pearson and his wife, Beverly, live in Okoboji, Iowa. The $400000 estate gift comes from the Ronald "Max" Green and Tulsa Lea (Tease) Green Trust. ... | ||||
| 2007-11-15 | ||||
| | « Techniques to catch muskies | Sioux City Journal | ||
| "I don't like to troll but my biggest fish in West Okoboji, a 52-incher, was taken in the fall on a Swim Whiz. The biggest mistake you can make while ... | ||||
| | « Dickinson County investigating automobile vandalism | Sioux City Journal | ||
| 10 in the East Okoboji portion of Dickinson County, as well as the 1500 block of 250th Avenue. The estimated total amount of damage done to the automobiles ... | ||||
| 2007-11-14 | ||||
| | « Making her screen debut | SmallTownPapers News Service | ||
| The movie was filmed in the summer of 2005, and many of the scenes are filmed around Lake Okoboji. "If you see the movie, you'll recognize places and ... | ||||
| 2007-11-11 | ||||
| | « All-Siouxland volleyball teams | Ocheyedan Press Melvin News | ||
| Second team: Kelsy Armstrong, senior, Sioux Center; Jill Hoogeveen, senior, Boyden-Hull; Landi Hunziker, junior, Okoboji; Kally Iedema, junior, ... | ||||
| 2007-11-09 | ||||
| | « Tourism up in Harrison County | Missouri Valley Times News | ||
| Dickinson County (Lake Okoboji) was up 6.0; and Polk County (Des Moines) rose by 10.9 percent. Statistics show that travel spending in Iowa created $290.8 ... | ||||
| 2007-11-08 | ||||
| | « Percussion store creates niche in WDM | Des Moines Register | ||
| A. I grew up in Okoboji about 100 yards from the old Roof Garden. I grew up seeing a lot of bands. I started playing drums in school, but I played trumpet ... | ||||
| | « The East Hampton Star | East Hampton Star | ||
| Halfway across the country, on a dive in Iowa, Mr. Kirkbride found a sunken 1940s-vintage truck under the waters of West Okoboji Lake. ... | ||||
| | « Area municpal election results | Sioux City Journal | ||
| Okoboji: Mayor, *Mary VanderWoude, 213, Robert W. Sackett, 165. Council (2) *Jim Delperdang, 215, Allan Dudley, 44, Joe Gamble, 171, Hank Grant, 156, ... | ||||
| | « Writer's Seminar Set For Nov. 9 | Yankton Daily Press | ||
| His latest book is a novel, "Okoboji." To register or to find out more, call (402) 844-7000 or write Ms. Candi Wolff, Continuing Education, ... | ||||
| 2007-11-05 | ||||
| | « Author encourages writers to be persistent, thick-skinned | Author encourages writers to be persistent, thick-skinned | ||
| That project was scaled back to a large collage at his home on the south end of Lake Okoboji. Ironically, an article was published about the collage, ... | ||||
| 2007-11-01 | ||||
| | « Volunteers receive Governors Award | Sioux City Journal | ||
| ... Spirit Lake, Iow Department of Natural Resources; Diane Zempel, Diane, Spirit Lake, Department of Inspection and Appeals; Okoboji Community School FFA, ... | ||||
| 2007-10-31 | ||||
| | « Movie theater closes its doors | Worthington Daily Globe | ||
| Nearby communities such as Jackson, Windom and Sibley, Iowa | ||||
| 2007-10-28 | ||||
| | « Radio calling found as a youth | Sioux City Journal | ||
| He worked for KICD for 3.5 years then headed north to KUOO in Okoboji. After a three-year stint broadcasting with Lakes TV, Elbert has been the voice of ... | ||||
| 2007-10-23 | ||||
| | « Critic's Corner: 'Arnolds Park' | KTIV | ||
| Head to "Arnolds Park," a complex mystery filmed at the Okoboji landmark. The independent film, which opens in a handful of Siouxland theaters Friday, ... | ||||
| | « Marriage follows first leading role | Sioux City Journal | ||
| It just solidified on "Arnolds Park," the independent film shot near Lake Okoboji last year. Two months ago, Fitzgerald says, he and Stier wed in a small ... | ||||
| | « Hot-heavy 'Park' looks good | Sioux City Journal | ||
| For local color, he tosses in plenty of Okoboji references, shows a few key landmarks and lets his lovers enjoy a sunset that's absolutely beautiful. ... | ||||
| 2007-10-22 | ||||
| | « Kidtopia open at Bridges | Sioux Falls Argus Leader | ||
| The original opened in Okoboji about five years ago. The 2500 square-foot building sells children's toys for babies through 12 years old. ... | ||||
| | « Another movie filming in Iowa | Gazette Online | ||
| Writer-director is Becky Smith of Los Angeles, who grew up at Lake Okoboji, where much of her family still lives. Executive producer is Terry Trimpe of ... | ||||
| 2007-10-20 | ||||
| | « Okoboji film hits theaters | Sioux City Journal | ||
| Opening in 17 theaters around the country, the independent film shot near Lake Okoboji could attract enough attention to impress bookers for several major ... | ||||
| | « Iowa man pleads guilty to meth charge | Sioux Falls Argus Leader | ||
| According to US Attorney Matt Dummermuth, Sheridan | ||||
| | « | Albert Lea Tribune | ||
| The movie includes several shots of West Okoboji Lake and the beloved amusement park. | ||||
| 2007-10-18 | ||||
| | « Hall of Fame Class readies for busy weekend | KC Community News | ||
| She was artistic director for the Okoboji Summer Theatre in Okaboji, Iowa, and is University of Central Missouri's 2006 Edward See Distinguished Theatre ... | ||||
| 2007-10-17 | ||||
| | « UI student nets role in 'Arnolds Park' | Iowa City Press Citizen | ||
| The screenwriter, James A. Kreitel, is from Sioux Falls, SD, and the majority of the film was shot in the Lake Okoboji/Arnolds Park area. ... | ||||
| 2007-10-10 | ||||
| | « Out of the mouths of chimps | UI The Daily Iowan | ||
| OKOBOJI, Iowa - When Jane Goodall first went to Africa to study chimpanzees in 1960, she was a young curious young woman, ready to make a difference - and ... | ||||
| | « Arnolds Park Makes The Big Screen | KTIV | ||
| The movie was partially shot in Historic Arnolds Park, set along the shores of Lake Okoboji, Iowa. Terry Linder, a "Featured Extra," says "It's kind of cool ... | ||||
| 2007-10-09 | ||||
| | « On the move with Sally Mason | UI The Daily Iowan | ||
| A day before the Okoboji trip, Mason and Marshall traveled to Aspen, Colo., for the same reasons. In the not-so-distant future, the 57-year-old will journey ... | ||||
| | « Writers seminar offered | Charles City Press | ||
| His latest book is a novel, Okoboji. Mr. Davidson has presented over 500 writer's seminars and has appeared on over eighty radio and television programs ... | ||||
| 2007-10-08 | ||||
| | « Goodall promotes message of hope | Sioux City Journal | ||
| By Greg Drees, Journal correspondent OKOBOJI, Iowa -- The greeting cries of chimpanzees in the wilds of Tanzania is sweet music to her ears. ... | ||||
| 2007-10-07 | ||||
| | « Ioway documentary teaches about state's namesakes | Gazette Online | ||
| They had villages near Decorah, Rundle said, and a presence for some time on Okoboji Lake. They settled for a while on the Des Moines River and lived ... | ||||
| 2007-10-06 | ||||
| | « Walleye anglers compete for prizes | Des Moines Register | ||
| ... competing at the Iowa Organization of Walleye Anglers (IOWA) two-day state championship on both Big Spirit Lake and East Okoboji Lake Oct. 13-14. ... | ||||
| | « Ninth-ranked Northwestern hosts winless Chargers | Sioux City Journal | ||
| Adam Robards, a former Okoboji High School standout, rushed for a career-high 148 yards while freshman David Smith tacked on 89 yards in the heartbreaking ... | ||||
| 2007-10-05 | ||||
| | « owa's real field of dreams | Des Moines Register | ||
| During youth games, such as the Sunday fall league that includes players who come as far north as Okoboji and far south as Winterset, he names a "snow cone ... | ||||
| 2007-10-04 | ||||
| | « Trading Spaces | Storm Lake Pilot Tribune | ||
| Callinan has visited Okoboji and Sioux City while Adams has made a day trip to Killarney and is currently entertaining her own daughter on a visit to ... | ||||
| | « Cable Exclusive: GOP Presidential Candidate Fred Thompson and His ... | Fox News | ||
| I spent my summers in Lake Okoboji here in Iowa, and my mother got to come visit us. I grew up outside of Chicago. My aunt lives in Omaha. ... | ||||
| 2007-10-01 | ||||
| | « Hit the trails for a harvest hike | Sioux Falls Argus | ||
| Okoboji area. Also check out the Iowa parks west of Sioux Falls, in the "lakes area" of northwest Iowa including clear Lakes East and West Okoboji, ... | ||||
| 2007-09-30 | ||||
| | « Enough big wheels downtown? How about a Ferris ... | Minneapolis Star Tribune | ||
| Years ago, as a little girl, I was stranded atop a Ferris wheel in Arnolds Park, Iowa, overlooking good old Lake Okoboji. Happily, my mother was with me, ... | ||||
| 2007-09-29 | ||||
| | « Student project sees wakeboarding In Iowa Great Lakes area farm field | Sioux City Journal | ||
| By Russ Oechslin Journal correspondent Okoboji dateline is generic n activity took place in Arnolds Park, Iowa, Spirit Lake, Iowa (Center Lake), ... | ||||
| 2007-09-24 | ||||
| | « By Russ Oechslin Journal correspondent OKOBOJI, Iowa -- Actor Will Hutchins | Sioux City Journal | ||
| Workshop is unique experience for 'Love Letters' fans, cast | ||||
| 2007-09-20 | ||||
| | « Clay County Fair has 'most successful year ever' | Sioux City Journal | ||
| By Russ Oechslin Clay County Fair secretary-manager Phil Hurst gives what he calls "a University of Okoboji thumbs-up" as he drives his golf cart on the new ... | ||||
| 2007-09-17 | ||||
| | « Iowa Lakeside Lab has new executive director | Sioux City Journal | ||
| Iowa Lakeside Laboratory, a 140-acre campus on West Lake Okoboji dedicated to on-site scientific research, continues a tradition begun 98 years ago by the ... | ||||
| 2007-09-16 | ||||
| | « Prep Football Results | Sioux City Journal | ||
| Okoboji's lone score came on a 93-yards kickoff return by Max Burgeson. WALL LAKE, Iowa -- East Sac County turned back Emmetsburg 18-12 in Class 2A District ... | ||||
| | « Hawks sputter in second half, fall 28-14 to Okoboji | Ocheyedan Press Melvin News | ||
| The lone Okoboji score came off a 28-yard scamper by Kevin James. At the start of the second half, however, Okoboji was able to adjust, countering the ... | ||||
| | « Life at the Lake | Mason City Globe Gazette | ||
| Aastrup has heard clients complain about the congestion of vacationers at the larger chain of Okoboji lakes, in the western part of the state. ... | ||||
| 2007-09-11 | ||||
| | « Nylen will drop Wahpeton airport plans | Sioux City Journal | ||
| The developer added he has no idea what will happen if Dickinson County's only two airports, in Okoboji and Milford, are forced to close due to safety ... | ||||
| 2007-09-10 | ||||
| | « Linn-Clary | Sioux City Journal | ||
| A dinner and dance took place at the Arrowwood Resort, Okoboji, Iowa. The couple are at home in Okoboji. The bride teaches pre-school and special education ... | ||||
| | « End to frustration | Burlington Hawk Eye | ||
| Julie and Mike Davidson, who won the event the last time it was held at Brooks Golf Club in Okoboji in 2002, held off a last-day charge from Marianne and ... | ||||
| 2007-09-08 | ||||
| | « 'Incredible' Thye keeps tournament going | Burlington Hawk Eye | ||
| The tournament made its home for 42 years at Brooks Golf Club in Okoboji. Starting in 1962, Thye and her husband, Jerry, would make the annual trek north to ... | ||||
| 2007-09-07 | ||||
| | « Two years in the making, SO gets 26-20 OT win over Okoboji | Ocheyedan Press Melvin News | ||
| Staving off a late touchdown by the Okoboji Pioneers, the Generals hung on in another overtime, as Ross Wiersma scored on a seven-yard touchdown run to ... | ||||
| | « Duncan medals at Okoboji Invite; SO boys fourth | Ocheyedan Press Melvin News | ||
| Nichole Duncan of Hartley-Melvin Sanborn and Katie Hansen of Sibley-Ocheyedan medaled for their respective schools September 4 at the Sibley-Ocheyedan ... | ||||
| 2007-09-06 | ||||
| | « Third Annual Monarch Butterfly Festival, Okoboji. | Des Moines Register | ||
| Third Annual Monarch Butterfly Festival, Okoboji. Saturday. Activities will be at the Nature Center and Dee and Kate's Butterfly House at Kenue Park. ... | ||||
| | « Hazell inducted into Rock 'n' Roll Music Association Hall of Fame | Washington Evening Journal | ||
| By David Hotle While in Lake Okoboji to be inducted into the Iowa Rock 'n' Roll Music Association Hall of Fame, Patrick Hazell of Washington says the high ... | ||||
| 2007-09-05 | ||||
| | « Fire, rescue crews have busy day in Lakes area | Sioux City Journal | ||
| The Arnolds Park/Okoboji Fire and Rescue crew experienced a busy day Sunday, responding to a garage fire, submerged vehicle and overturned boat, ... | ||||
| 2007-09-04 | ||||
| | « Messengers gift to heal Dickinson nature center | Sioux City Journal | ||
| By Greg Drees, Journal correspondent OKOBOJI, Iowa n She has toiled in a ramshackle building, doing her best to enrich the lives of youngsters and adults ... | ||||
| 2007-09-03 | ||||
| | « Spectacular fire destroys downtown building | Sioux City Journal | ||
| ... ark is all too familiar to Dr. Bill Myerly, but he can understand why people are curious about the huge, steel boat he's building on West Lake Okoboji. ... | ||||
| | « Mediacom stalemate gives many Hawkeye supporters few options | Des Moines Register | ||
| "I know a couple of people who have canceled their Mediacom just because it doesn't seem like things are going ahead," said Kirk B. Strauss of Okoboji, ... | ||||
| | « Setting Sail On West Lake Okoboji | KTIV | ||
| Cloudy skies on Sunday marked the last day of the Labor Day Series for Sailboat Races on West Lake Okoboji. But, due to mother nature, the race didn't go ... | ||||
| 2007-08-31 | ||||
| | « All-District Softball | Sioux City Journal | ||
| ... 12; Kaitlin Beaver, Sioux Center, 12; Britni Freed, Hinton, 10; Amanda Von Ehwegen, Okoboji, 10; Ricca Soper, Estherville-Lincoln Central, 12. ... | ||||
| 2007-08-27 | ||||
| | « On the move | Sioux Falls Argus Leader | ||
| Abbey Larson, director of tourism for the Okoboji Tourism Committee, Arnolds Park, Iowa, recently completed the Institute for Organization Management, ... | ||||
| | « Historic Arnolds Park | Sioux City Journal | ||
| Batcheller lives in Okoboji and Sioux Falls, and was named in the same session to fill the final year of Robert Schneider's term. ... | ||||
| 2007-08-26 | ||||
| | « Local boy gains rocking nod | Burlington Hawk Eye | ||
| A ceremony Saturday at Arnold's Park, Lake Okoboji, Hazell will be inducted into the Iowa Rock 'n' Roll Music Association's Hall of Fame. ... | ||||
| | « 2007 class-by-class previews | Des Moines Register | ||
| Maquoketa Valley lineman Jon Orr, Okoboji of Milford linebacker Matt Tschetter and Cascade defensive back Nate Meyer were second-team all-state. ... | ||||
| 2007-08-25 | ||||
| | « Heavy Rains Force Iowa to Dump Sewage into Lake Okoboji | Video | KNEG 14 | ||
| People in Okoboji, Iowa are concerned about what's going on under their noses. Last week, heavy rainfall forced the state to dump 900 gallons of raw sewage ... | ||||
| 2007-08-22 | ||||
| | « Storms help bean crops, flatten some corn | Sioux City Journal | ||
| But Owen said the rain has not caused any problems at Okoboji, the lake level having dropped after a long, dry summer. Kassel said there is concern about ... | ||||
| | « Heavy rains overload sewage plants | Des Moines Register | ||
| On Saturday, a storm that dumped about 6 inches of rain over the Iowa Great Lakes area caused sewage to overflow on the northwest side of West Okoboji Lake. ... | ||||
| | « Earlier School Starts the Norm, Not the Exception | KCRG | ||
| ncidentally, one of districts with the latest start date in 2007 is the Okoboji school district with a date of August 29th. Okoboji is in the Iowa "great ... | ||||
| 2007-08-19 | ||||
| | « Marik strikes notes with Rock 'n' Roll hall induction | Columbus Telegram | ||
| ... be inducted into the Iowa Rock-N-Roll Music Association Hall of Fame this Labor Day weekend at the Roof Garden at Arnold's Park in Lake Okoboji, Iowa. ... | ||||
| 2007-08-13 | ||||
| | « Gov. Chet Culver To Honor Two Siouxlanders | KTIV | ||
| Foister...was on West Lake Okoboji last summer when he helped save an 82-year-old fisherman... who was pinned in his boat... after another boat struck his ... | ||||
| | « Character counts for new Kirkwood principal | Iowa City Press Citizen | ||
| Coming from the principal's job at Okoboji Elementary in Milford, he takes over for John Saehler, who retired after 16 years. Mason attended Des Moines Area ... | ||||
| 2007-08-11 | ||||
| | « Shovel manure if you have to | Sioux City Journal | ||
| By Russ Oechslin, Journal Correspondent OKOBOJI, Iowa -- Iowa entrepreneur John Pappajohn issued a challenge to the second graduating class of the Okoboji ... | ||||
| | « Sioux Cityan receives lifesaving award | Sioux City Journal | ||
| Foister witnessed a hit-and-run boating collision on June 6, 2006, in Emerson Bay on West Lake Okoboji that injured 82-year-old Robert Fitzgerald of Milford ... | ||||
| 2007-08-10 | ||||
| | « Culver Honors Two Siouxlanders For Their Bravery | KTIV | ||
| And Terry Foister of Sioux City was on West Lake Okoboji last summer when he helped save an 82-year-old fisherman, who was pinned in his boat after another ... | ||||
| 2007-08-09 | ||||
| | « America's Mayor then stopped by Okoboji, where he needlessly antagonized th | Gawker | ||
| Iowa Is The New New York | ||||
| 2007-08-08 | ||||
| | « Hooked on fishing ... literally | La Vista Sun | ||
| Fishing was slow for us, but my wife's sisters' husbands, Tim Sproul of Missouri Valley, Iowa, and Glen Petersen of West Okoboji, Iowa, enjoyed steady ... | ||||
| 2007-08-06 | ||||
| | « Author inspired by son's birth | The Hawk Eye | ||
| Sara Fletcher illustrated "Blue Lake Days," a book about vacationing at Lake Okoboji, while a master of fine arts student at the University of Iowa. ... | ||||
| 2007-08-03 | ||||
| | « Plans 'On Hold' To Give 'The Inn' A Facelift | KTIV | ||
| The managers of a lakeside landmark in Okoboji, Iowa say they're anxious for community feedback on a proposed expansion. On Saturday, officials with The Inn ... | ||||
| 2007-07-31 | ||||
| | « Inn, neighbors reach 'agreement' | Sioux City Journal | ||
| By Russ Oechslin OKOBOJI, Iowa -- Dave Slattery, the owner of the 111-year-old resort known as The Inn, says he's not a fighter. ... | ||||
| 2007-07-29 | ||||
| | « Second Entrepreneurial Institute brings students to Okoboji | Sioux City Journal | ||
| The second annual Okoboji Entrepreneurial Institute begins Aug. 5, with students from five Iowa colleges and universities learning about entrepreneurship ... | ||||
| 2007-07-27 | ||||
| | « Spirit Lake council approves farmstead rezoning for development | Sioux City Journal | ||
| By Greg Drees, Journal correspondent SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa -- As the cities of Okoboji and Spirit Lake continue growing toward each other along the Highway 71 ... | ||||
| | « Okoboji Summer Theatre | Des Moines Register | ||
| The building that houses the 440-seat main auditorium for the Okoboji Summer Theatre was originally an airplane hangar built as a Works Progress ... | ||||
| 2007-07-23 | ||||
| | « I know of a few anglers who fish sheepshead on West Lake Okoboji. They anch | Sioux City Journal | ||
| The 'Rodney Dangerfield' of fishes | ||||
| | « After 50 years, unique summer stage program thrives | Columbia Missourian | ||
| The Okoboji Summer Theatre, located in the northwest corner of Iowa, has undergone a major renovation for its 50th anniversary. ... | ||||
| 2007-07-22 | ||||
| | « Romney blasts Obama, others | Des Moines Register | ||
| Romney was also scheduled to make campaign stops Friday in Denison, Ida Grove, Spencer and Okoboji. Romney said he wants to use his private-sector ... | ||||
| 2007-07-21 | ||||
| | « Nearly 1000 catch 'Arnolds Park' movie premiere | Sioux City Journal | ||
| By Russ Oechslin Journal Correspondent OKOBOJI, Iowa -- Screenwriter James Kreitel thinks Thursday night's world premiere of the motion picture "Arnolds ... | ||||
| | « Corridor group marks milestone | Sioux City Journal | ||
| Receiving second annual Chairman's Award were several members involved in the formation of the Okoboji Entrepreneurial Institutute, including: Tom Bedell, ... | ||||
| | « On a wing and a prayer | Sioux City Journal | ||
| By Greg Drees, Journal correspondent OKOBOJI, Iowa -- Through a partnership of individuals and wildlife groups, ospreys are again thriving in Iowa, ... | ||||
| 2007-07-20 | ||||
| | « Johnson 'loves' the game of tennis | Mankato Free Press | ||
| By Shane Frederick Johnson, who recently won a tournament in Okoboji, Iowa, and will be vying to defend his title at the St. James tennis tournament on ... | ||||
| | « Romney campaigning in NW Iowa today | Sioux City Journal | ||
| ... at the Clay County Regional Events Center in Spencer at 2:15 pm and at the Brooks Golf Club restaurant in Okoboji at 5 pm On Saturday morning, ... | ||||
| | « Cyclone traveling camp stops at Saydel | Des Moines Register | ||
| We've been to Sioux City, we've been to Okoboji, and we're going to Decorah and Waukon. We've been everywhere." Cyclone forwards Alex Thompson and Wesley ... | ||||
| | « Okoboji homecoming 'weekend' a week long | Sioux City Journal | ||
| By Tim Gallagher Journal staff writer OKOBOJI, Iowa -- The 30th anniversary University of Okoboji Homecoming Weekend will be one for the record books, ... | ||||
| 2007-07-17 | ||||
| | « Local stars plan for opening of Arnolds Park movie | Sioux City Journal | ||
| "If it's bad I'll just go back to (my home) in Omaha," Weaver explained from her summer home on West Lake Okoboji. "But if it's really bad, I'll leave the ... | ||||
| 2007-07-16 | ||||
| | « "Arnold's Park" -- the movie -- premieres Thursday | Radio Iowa | ||
| By Matt Kelley The northwest Iowa town of Okoboji will host a world movie premiere this week, while debuting a new style of creating cinematic entertainment ... | ||||
| | « Romney to make rounds Friday | Sioux City Journal | ||
| ... hold a coffee at 2:15 pm at the Clay County Regional Events Center in Spencer and conclude with a 5 pm meeting at Brooks Golf Club in Okoboji. ... | ||||
| 2007-07-14 | ||||
| | « Okoboji alum concert raises $8000 for classmate's mission work | Sioux City Journal | ||
| By Russ Oechslin, Journal Correspondent MILFORD, Iowa -- Four members of the Okoboji High School Class of 2000 proved Thursday night how supportive the ... | ||||
| 2007-07-10 | ||||
| | « Holiday week sees few boating injuries | Des Moines Register | ||
| ... conservation officer Gary Owen, who oversees water patrols at East and West Okoboji lakes and several others that make up the Iowa Great Lakes system. ... | ||||
| 2007-07-09 | ||||
| | « Admissions Professional of the Year | Sioux City Journal | ||
| ... named the 2007 Admissions Professional of the Year at the Iowa Association of College Admissions Counseling's recent annual conference in Okoboji, Iowa. ... | ||||
| | « Boaters behaved over the Fourth, officials say | Des Moines Register | ||
| ... said Conservation Officer Gary Owen, who oversees water patrols at East and West Okoboji lakes and several others which make up the Iowa Great Lakes ... | ||||
| 2007-07-08 | ||||
| | « Giving & living large on the lakes | Des Moines Register | ||
| Tom Bedell got his feet wet in high school selling $500000 worth of guitars a year at his own stores in Okoboji and Spencer. That experience came in handy ... | ||||
| 2007-07-06 | ||||
| | « 'Sharks' hockey team tests Iowa Great Lakes market | Sioux City Journal | ||
| Sioux City native Scott Nylen, who has a home on West Lake Okoboji and is also working on a proposal for a privately owned airport on the west side of the ... | ||||
| | « Wentworth couple has been married 68 years | Madison Daily Leader | ||
| For their honeymoon, Mr. and Mrs. Lafrentz traveled to Okoboji. There they rode a boat together. Ironically, 50 years later for their golden anniversary, ... | ||||
| | « Concerned Citizens of Okoboji Speaking Out Against Inn's Expansion | KMEG14 | ||
| Residents in Okoboji are voicing their concern over a $200 million resort expansion project. Hundreds attended a public meeting addressing the issue ... | ||||
| 2007-07-05 | ||||
| | « Okoboji Lawmaker Wants Stricter Boating Law | KELOLAND TV | ||
| One man is dead, and another is accused of driving a boat drunk on East Lake Okoboji. 21-year old Cody Schubert drowned on Saturday. ... | ||||
| | « Okoboji Officials Patrol Busy Lake | KELOLAND TV | ||
| Iowa DNR officer Gary Owen says with this much traffic on Lake Okoboji, things are bound to get messy. "These boats have the ability to accelerate so fast," ... | ||||
| | « Holstein, IA Man Drowns In East Lake Okoboji | KTIV | ||
| It happened late Saturday night on East Lake Okoboji. 21-year-old Cody Schubert, of Holstein, fell out of the boat. Investigators say he wasn't wearing a ... | ||||
| | « Holstein, Iowa, Man Dies After Falling Overboard On East Lake Okoboji | KMEG14 | ||
| Officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources say Holstein resident 21-year-old Cody Schubert fell overboard at about 11:00 pm Saturday night. ... | ||||
| | « Okoboji Boaters React to Boating Accident Over the Weekend | KMEG14 | ||
| The men had just left the dock of the lakeside bar The Ritz on East Lake Okoboji, Cody Schubert went overboard and did not resurface. ... | ||||
| | « Holstein man drowns Saturday at East Lake Okoboji | Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier | ||
| OKOBOJI --- A Holstein man drowned Saturday evening after falling overboard from a boat on East Lake Okoboji. Cody Schubert, 21, was not wearing a life ... | ||||
| 2007-07-04 | ||||
| | « Holstein man drowns in East Lake Okoboji | Sioux City Journal | ||
| By Alicia Ebaugh Journal staff writer A Holstein, Iowa, man drowned in East Lake Okoboji late Saturday night after falling overboard from a boat. ... | ||||
| | « Okoboji Preps For Holiday | KELOLAND TV | ||
| With the extra traffic in town, law enforcement around lake okoboji want visitors to be safe and have fun this 4th. "Use your head and come and have fun. ... | ||||
| | « Holstein man dies in Okoboji boating accident | Sioux City Journal | ||
| OKOBOJI (AP) -- A man died after he fell from a boat on East Lake Okoboji, officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources said. ... | ||||
| 2007-07-02 | ||||
| | « DNR investigating drowning on East Lake Okoboji | Radio Iowa | ||
| ... Natural Resources is still trying to piece together the details after a Holstein man drowned this weekend after falling off a boat on East Lake Okoboji. ... | ||||
| | « Generals' hitting MIA in 6-2 loss at Okoboji | Ocheyedan Press Melvin News | ||
| Friday night the Generals trailed 3-2 after four innings in what turned into a 6-2 loss at Okoboji. The loss dropped the Generals to 7-11 overall and 3-7 in .. | ||||
| | « Man dies after falling overboard | Marshalltown Times Republican | ||
| OKOBOJI -- A man died after he fell from a boat on East Lake Okoboji, officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources said. ... | ||||
| | « Ad campaign asks visitors 'Why go back?' | Sioux City Journal | ||
| As part of the contest, one tagged fish will be released into five lakes across the Iowa Lakes area: West Lake Okoboji, Spirit Lake, East Lake Okoboji, ... | ||||
| | « Spread the word, not the pests | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| People waiting to take power boats and personal watercraft off trailers pulled up to the Emerson Bay boat ramps on West Lake Okoboji in a nearly steady ... | ||||
| 2007-07-01 | ||||
| | « Man dies after falling overboard on East Lake Okoboji | KGAN | ||
| OKOBOJI, Iowa (AP) -- A Holstein man has died after he fell off a boat on East Lake Okoboji. Officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources say ... | ||||
| | « Booze, boating equal danger on waters | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| Justin Nearman talks quietly, hands clasped, about the warm August night on West Okoboji Lake in 2005 when the boat he piloted under the influence of ... | ||||
| | « Birthday goal: 50 marathons by age 50 | Sioux Falls Argus Leader | ||
| If those first two are completed, Braley will end his quest July 21 at the finish line of the University of Okoboji Marathon in Arnolds Park, Iowa. ... | ||||
| | « Controversial Expansion Permits Signed For "Inn At Okoboji" | KCAU | ||
| City officials in Okoboji, Iowa are signing off on plans to expand a Siouxland hotel, going against the wishes of many local residents. ... | ||||
| | « So long Okoboji; nice knowin' ya | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| The June 17 article on development in Okoboji appears to be a death knell for places like Fillenwarth's resort and other old mainstays ("Big-Box Retail, ... | ||||
| | « Iowa teen dies after vehicle rolls | Sioux Falls Argus Leader | ||
| Fox failed to stop as she approached the highway from 400th Street and was struck by a 2003 Saturn Vue driven north by Chris Holck, 50, of Okoboji, Iowa, ... | ||||
| | « Crash Kills Teen, Seriously Injures Four Others | KTIV | ||
| They say she failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection with Highway 59... and collided with an SUV driven by Chris Holck, of Okoboji. ... | ||||
| | « Man dies after falling overboard on East Lake Okoboji | WHO-TV | ||
| AP - July 1, 2007 2:34 PM ET OKOBOJI, Iowa (AP) - A Holstein man has died after he fell off a boat on East Lake Okoboji. Officials with the Iowa Department ... | ||||
| 2007-06-27 | ||||
| | « Controversial Expansion Permits Signed For "Inn At Okoboji" | KCAU | ||
| City officials in Okoboji, Iowa are signing off on plans to expand a Siouxland hotel, going against the wishes of many local residents. ... | ||||
| | « So long Okoboji; nice knowin' ya | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| The June 17 article on development in Okoboji appears to be a death knell for places like Fillenwarth's resort and other old mainstays ("Big-Box Retail, ... | ||||
| 2007-06-26 | ||||
| | « Controversial Expansion Permits Signed For "Inn At Okoboji" | KCAU | ||
| City officials in Okoboji, Iowa are signing off on plans to expand a Siouxland hotel, going against the wishes of many local residents. ... | ||||
| | « So long Okoboji; nice knowin' ya | Des Moines Register | ||
| The June 17 article on development in Okoboji appears to be a death knell for places like Fillenwarth's resort and other old mainstays ("Big-Box Retail, ... | ||||
| 2007-06-25 | ||||
| | « 'Arnold's Park' film to premiere in Okoboji | Sioux City Journal | ||
| On July 19, Okoboji will host the premiere of The People's Movie presents "Arnold's Park," which was produced and influenced by thousands of people from all ... | ||||
| | « Even celebrities had menial summer jobs | Omaha World-Herald | ||
| Where: Buffett's first profit came at age 6 when he bought a six-pack of Coke for 25 cents and sold the bottles at Lake Okoboji, Iowa, for a nickel each. ... | ||||
| 2007-06-24 | ||||
| | « Chruch News | Sioux City Journal | ||
| ... Methodist Church, 1735 Morningside Ave., will sing at the 9 am worship service Sunday in Epworth Hall at Monarch Cove on the shore of West Lake Okoboji. ... | ||||
| 2007-06-21 | ||||
| | « Target heading to Iowa Great Lakes? | Sioux City Journal | ||
| Water from the site will flow into Drainage District 22 that outflows into East Lake Okoboji. The City of Spirit Lake has been dealing with sediment control ... | ||||
| 2007-06-17 | ||||
| | « Big-box retail, condos rouse Okoboji's interest | Des Moines Register | ||
| Okoboji, Ia. - The Iowa Great Lakes resort area is courting chain box stores and condos. That's quite a change from the mom-and-pop places and family ... | ||||
| 2007-06-16 | ||||
| | « Boji Bantam Children's Theatre opens its 2007 | Sioux City Journal | ||
| OKOBOJI, Iowa -- Boji Bantam Children's Theatre opens its 2007 season with the show, In Other Words, with 10:30 am performances June 20 through June 23, ... | ||||
| 2007-06-15 | ||||
| | « Gull Point at Okoboji posted for bacteria | Des Moines Register | ||
| The beach at Gull Point State Park at West Okoboji Lake had fecal bacterial levels more than twice the swimming standard earlier this week. ... | ||||
| 2007-06-13 | ||||
| | « Culver toured the facility with Storm Lake officials on Wednesday before he | Sioux City Journal | ||
| Gov. Culver promises to slide into Storm Lake | ||||
| 2007-06-12 | ||||
| | « ABI roadshow on best employment practices | Des Moines Register | ||
| ... Wells Fargo, Pella Corp. and Bankers Trust. will be sharing best employment practices during ABI's annual meeting this week at Lake Okoboji. ... | ||||
| 2007-06-10 | ||||
| | « Mau Marine wins Mercury service award | Sioux City Journal | ||
| OKOBOJI, Iowa -- Mau Marine here has received one of the first Service Customer Satisfaction Index, or CSI, Awards ever given by Mercury Marine. ... | ||||
| 2007-06-09 | ||||
| | « Real Life "Rain Man" Speaks at Lakes Health Conference | KPTH FOX | ||
| Kim Peek, known as the world's most famous savant, made a stop in Okoboji for the third annual event hosted by the Iowa Lakes Community College. ... | ||||
| | « Sioux City artist offers West Lake portrait | Sioux City Journal | ||
| Though more domesticated, the beauty of the Iowa Great Lakes has now captured his heart, resulting in a piece of Okoboji lore. ... | ||||
| | « The benefits of Burleys | Albert Lea Tribune | ||
| My mother found a whopper of a bargain at a rummage sale in Okoboji, Iowa, last weekend. She bought a Burley for $100, and now lets my wife, Lisa, ... | ||||
| | « Court ruling pleases Okoboji restaurateur | Sioux City Journal | ||
| By Russ Oechslin Journal correspondent OKOBOJI, Iowa -- After a three-year | ||||
| 2007-06-07 | ||||
| | « Author to conduct writers seminar at DMACC | Des Moines Register | ||
| Peter Davidson has written 23 books including his latest novel, "Okoboji." He presented over 500 writer's seminars and appeared on over eighty radio and ... | ||||
| 2007-06-06 | ||||
| | « egendary lakes eatery changes hands | Sioux City Journal | ||
| OKOBOJI, Iowa -- University of Iowa Hawkeye sports memorabilia covers its knotty pine walls. The round table in the corner hosts the daily noontime pinochle ... | ||||
| 2007-05-31 | ||||
| | « Okoboji, IA Leaders Appeal Restaurant Ruling | KTIV | ||
| There's another chapter in the story of an Okoboji, Iowa, restaurant, which has been working for three years to get a liquor license. ... | ||||
| | « Okoboji, IA Leaders Appeal Restaurant Ruling | KTIV | ||
| There's another chapter in the story of an Okoboji, Iowa, restaurant, which has been working for three years to get a liquor license. ... | ||||
| 2007-05-30 | ||||
| | « Okoboji council seeks Supreme Court review | Sioux City Journal | ||
| OKOBOJI, Iowa n The Okoboji City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to seek further review of an Iowa Appeals Court decision that allows Butch Parks to ... | ||||
| 2007-05-28 | ||||
| | « A day on walleye water with Ted Takasaki | Sioux City Journal | ||
| Last year we fished West Lake Okoboji for jumbo bluegills and the year before Mille Lacs in Minnesota for smallmouth which topped five pounds. ... | ||||
| 2007-05-27 | ||||
| | « Like the Lakes, some restaurants turn over | Sioux City Journal | ||
| OKOBOJI, Iowa -- As the lakes turn each spring, so do many restaurants in the Iowa Great Lakes area. This year is no exception. ... | ||||
| | « Culver Stops In LeMars, IA To Promote In-State Tourism | KTIV | ||
| Governor Culver plans to visit Storm Lake and Okoboji in the next couple of weeks. By the way, the governor chose a double scoop of heath and chocolate ... | ||||
| | « Gas prices cut into recreation, too | Sioux City Journal | ||
| Julie Mau, co-owner of Mau Marine Inc., on East Lake Okoboji, said her high-octane boat gas is $3.99 a gallon. She said the price hasn't seemed to impact ... | ||||
| 2007-05-25 | ||||
| | « Bacteria Levels High at Lake Ahquabi | WHO-TV | ||
| ... Resources says the first round of testing showed high bacteria levels at Lake Ahquabi near Indianola and at Gull Point Beach at West Okoboji Lake. ... | ||||
| | « 'Beautiful minds' focus of conference | Sioux Falls Argus Leader | ||
| Lake Okoboji, Iowa - This summer's Lakes Health Conference, titled "Beautiful Minds," will be held June 7 and 8 at the Arrowwood Resort and Conference ... | ||||
| 2007-05-23 | ||||
| | « Court ruling pleases Okoboji restaurateur | Sioux City Journal | ||
| OKOBOJI, Iowa -- After a three-year legal battle with the City of Okoboji, Butch Parks says he's pleased with today's Appeals Court ruling that will give ... | ||||
| 2007-05-18 | ||||
| | « Lakes Art Center renamed for Pearson family | Sioux City Journal | ||
| OKOBOJI, Iowa -- In a move that Lakes Art Center president John Goodenow said came later than it should have, the art center was renamed for the Bud Pearson ... | ||||
| | « Great Lakes, Great Ice-Fishing | Iowa Game and Fish Magazine | ||
| The Iowa Great Lakes -- Spirit, West Okoboji and East Okoboji -- are home to a variety of species that make for memorable ice-fishing. (February 2007) ... | ||||
| 2007-05-16 | ||||
| | « USA. Scout Boats adds two dealers to national roster | BYM News | ||
| Scout Boats, Inc. has added two new national dealers to its growing roster: Parks Marine in Okoboji, IA & Cutting Edge Watersports in Chesapeake, VA. ... | ||||
| | « Siouxland State Track Qualifiers | Sioux City Journal | ||
| 200: Dylan Klein, Okoboji, 22.35 (1), Kyle Schuett, Cherokee, 22.93 (8), Matt Watt, Estherville-Lincoln Central, 22.99 (10), Wade McDonough, East Sac County ... | ||||
| | « Urbandale High a model for state | d | ||
| The other schools receiving state awards were Price Lab in Cedar Falls, Cornell Elementary in Des Moines and the Okoboji school district. | ||||
| 2007-05-14 | ||||
| | « UI Expands Popular Youth Wildlife Camps To Lake Okoboji Area | Iowa City Press Citizen | ||
| These are day camps from 8 am to 4:30 pm Youth who have completed second through sixth grade in the spring of 2007 and who live in the Okoboji area or will ... | ||||
| | « Crack closes Missouri River bridge | Sioux City Journal | ||
| AT THE LAKES: There is a movement on foot to put two steamers on the lakes, one on Spirit and on East Okoboji, and make regular trips from Okoboji to ... | ||||
| 2007-05-13 | ||||
| | « H-LP newsletter | Ocheyedan Press Melvin News | ||
| The annual Dickinson County All School Show was held at the Lakes Art Center in Okoboji. Students in grades K-12 from Harris-Lake Park, Spirit Lake, ... | ||||
| 2007-05-11 | ||||
| | « Spencer wins 1A district boys tennis tourney | Sioux City Journal | ||
| Spirit Lake-Okoboji was fourth at the tournament with nine points. Estherville-Lincoln Central (8), Le Mars (6), Denison-Schleswig (4) and Bishop Heelan (2) ... | ||||
| | « SO girls stay near top in golf league standings | Ocheyedan Press Melvin News | ||
| MOC/FV carried the day with a combined 189 followed by Okoboji at 195, SO 204, Central Lyon 207, West Lyon 210, Boyden-Hull 224, Sioux Center 232 and ... | ||||
| 2007-05-09 | ||||
| | « Heavy rain causes sewage bypasses | Sioux City Journal | ||
| The Iowa Great Lakes Sanitary District began bypassing from its Triboji Beach Lift Station to West Okoboji Lake at 6 am Sunday. ... | ||||
| | « The Last Windrow: Farm boys display fishing fever | The Lake Country Echo | ||
| The destination was a place called Lake Okoboji. Exotic, mysterious and thrilling were words that came to mind as I sat in my farmstead garage oiling my ... | ||||
| 2007-05-04 | ||||
| | « SO guys fifth, HMS ninth in Okoboji Invite | Ocheyedan Press Melvin News | ||
| Okoboji defended its home course Saturday, claiming four of the five pieces of hardware. The nine-team tournament was held at Emerald Hills golf course. ... | ||||
| | « Generals move into second place in league standings | Ocheyedan Press Melvin News | ||
| At the conclusion of play on April 26, MOC/FV led the pack with 45 points while Okoboji was second with 38 points and Sibley-Ocheyedan was right on their ... | ||||
| | « 2007 Coyote Athletic Fund Golf Tour Dates Set | University of South Dakota Coyotes | ||
| The next Monday (June 11), Okoboji View Golf Course in Okoboji, Iowa, will host a CAF Golf Tour stop. The only Tuesday date of the 2007 CAF Golf Tour comes ... | ||||
| 2007-05-03 | ||||
| | « BB King will headline Saturday in Park | Sioux City Journal | ||
| Other acts in the lineup so far are Dickey Betts & Great Southern, JJ Grey & Mofro, and Okoboji native Damon Dotson. The opening act and two other ... | ||||
| 2007-05-02 | ||||
| | « In Search Of Iowa's Alpha 'Gill | Iowa Game and Fish Magazine | ||
| I caught three 'gills with roughly these dimensions on West Okoboji Lake one afternoon. The experience honestly and profoundly changed my life forever. ... | ||||
| 2007-04-29 | ||||
| | « Water park makes big splash | Sioux City Journal | ||
| Located on one of the last large strips of available beachfront on the shore of East Lake Okoboji, Bridges Bay is more than an indoor water park, ... | ||||
| | « Alta's Hinkeldey just misses 400 hurdle victory | Sioux City Journal | ||
| In the third record-setting girls distance race in the high school division, Okoboji's Olivia Johnson was again in the thick of things, this time in the ... | ||||
| 2007-04-23 | ||||
| | « New Iowa attraction pulling in families | Sioux Falls Argus Leader | ||
| OKOBOJI, Iowa - Bridges Bay waterpark already is attracting visitors, and owners hope the upcoming season will make the area's newest attraction a popular indoor option for summer tourists. | ||||
| 2007-04-22 | ||||
| | « SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa -- Attorney General Tom Miller filed an environmental en | Sioux City Journal | ||
| Attorney general sues Okoboji resort | ||||
| | « Resort joins farm on attorney general's pollution-suit docket | Legal News Line | ||
| Miller announced Wednesday that he had filed an environmental enforcement lawsuit (EEL) against a resort on East Lake Okoboji in northwest Iowa. ... | ||||
| | « Environmental lawsuit in Iowa involves Sioux Falls developer | Sioux Falls Argus Leader | ||
| SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa | ||||
| 2007-04-21 | ||||
| | « Inn at Okoboji plans $200 million expansion | Sioux City Journal | ||
| OKOBOJI, Iowa -- Owners of The Inn at Okoboji Resort and Conference Center announced Friday that a $200 million makeover and expansion for the 111-year-old ... | ||||
| 2007-04-19 | ||||
| | « State Of Iowa Sues East Lake Okoboji Resort | KTIV | ||
| The state of Iowa is suing a new vacation resort on East Lake Okoboji. Attorney General Tom Miller accuses Bridges Bay Resort of repeated violations of ... | ||||
| 2007-04-18 | ||||
| | « DU celebrates first Living Lakes project in Iowa | Ducks Unlimited Magazine | ||
| The event is scheduled for May 10 at THE INN in Okoboji, IA. Contact DU Regional Director Mike Heller for more information. | ||||
| | « Hills, Horn elementaries get new principals | Iowa City Press Citizen | ||
| Bart Mason, currently the principal at Okoboji Elementary in northwest Iowa, will start as the new principal at Kirkwood Elementary, whose principal John ... | ||||
| 2007-04-17 | ||||
| | « Leopold to speak in Okoboji | Sioux City Journal | ||
| Leopold's address is part of an environmental learning fair and Earth Day celebration planned for that day at Gull Point State Park Lodge, West Lake Okoboji ... | ||||
| 2007-04-14 | ||||
| | « It's always 'Midnight' for Muldaur | Sioux City Journal | ||
| OKOBOJI, Iowa -- Born Maria Garsia Rosa Domenica D'Amato, singer Maria Muldaur knows many have trouble pronouncing her professional name. ... | ||||
| 2007-04-13 | ||||
| | « A Year-Round Destination | KELOLAND TV | ||
| Lake Okoboji is a busy place during the summer months, mainly because there's a lot of things to do. But as the leaves begin to change and the kids head ... | ||||
| | « All-State Runner to Run Track/Cross Country at NWC | Northwestern College | ||
| The daughter of Terry and Eileen, Johnson earned all-conference honors four consecutive years while running cross country for Okoboji High School. ... | ||||
| 2007-04-11 | ||||
| | « Fatal accident spurs Iowa boating proposal | Sioux Falls Argus Leader | ||
| ... to toughen the state's drunken boating laws after her husband was killed in an August 2005 boating accident on West Lake Okoboji, near Spirit Lake. ... | ||||
| | « Lakes Art Center presents Maria Muldaur | Sioux City Journal | ||
| OKOBOJI, Iowa -- The Lakes Art Center presents Maria Muldaur at 7:30 pm April 14 at the Lauridsen Theatre. Muldaur will also conduct a lecture/workshop on ... | ||||
| | « Golf club restaurant to reopen | Sioux City Journal | ||
| OKOBOJI, Iowa -- What has been Bud's Pub at Brooks Golf Course is re-opening today as Wileywood at the new Brooks National Golf Club. ... | ||||
| | « Turning Lane Projects To Get Underway On Hwy 71 Between SL & Okoboji | ExploreOkoboji.com | ||
| Motorists on Highway 71 between Spirit Lake and Okoboji can expect road construction beginning next week...if the weather ever gets straightened out. | ||||
| | « April Snow Storm Causes Headaches | ExploreOkoboji.com | ||
| Robins and other migratory birds that have already made the trek from their winter homes down south probably want to head back. | ||||
| | « Extreme Cold Delays Gillnetting Operations On Iowa Great Lakes | ExploreOkoboji.com | ||
| The extreme cold is resulting in a delay in the start-up of the annual gillnetting operations on the Iowa Great Lakes. | ||||
| 2007-04-07 | ||||
| | « DNR adopts new dock rules | Sioux City Journal | ||
| OKOBOJI, Iowa -- It is time for dock building in the Iowa Great Lakes, a ritual under additional scrutiny this spring. New regulations written by the Iowa ... | ||||
| 2007-04-04 | ||||
| | « If you like Lake Okoboji's Taco House, try its sister restaurant | DesMoines Register | ||
| If you've spent time around Lake Okoboji, you've probably heard of the Taco House, a lakes-area mainstay off old Highway 71. | ||||
| 2007-04-03 | ||||
| | « Keep the beauty, ditch the stink | Des Moines Register | ||
| I hope that Iowa lawmakers can compromise on a no-hog-confinement perimeter around the Iowa Great Lakes, including Lake Okoboji. ... | ||||
| 2007-03-31 | ||||
| | « Teacher Found "Not Guilty" On Charges Of Student Abuse | KTIV | ||
| Mary Peters of Milford Iowa is accused of pushing an autistic eleven year old into a door at Okoboji Middle School. Peters says she made contact with the ... | ||||
| 2007-03-27 | ||||
| | « Zoning at issue for Iowa Lakes resort | Sioux City Journal | ||
| Wahpeton City Clerk Betty Petersen said all she hears are "rumors, rumors, rumors," about the changing situation at the longtime resort on West Lake Okoboji ... | ||||
| 2007-03-26 | ||||
| | « Something to prove | Sioux City Journal | ||
| A few hours later, she'd plop down beside Lydia Moes as the Headliners settled in for a two-hour charter bus ride to the competition at Okoboji High School ... | ||||
| 2007-03-25 | ||||
| | « Indoor waterpark resort opens in Okoboji | Argus Leader | ||
| OKOBOJI, Iowa - Bridges Bay Resort, with Okoboji's only indoor waterpark, opened this month. | ||||
| 2007-03-23 | ||||
| | « Lashier proud of Iowa | Marshalltown Times Republican | ||
| | « Mayor upgraded to serious condition | Sioux City Journal | ||
| The mayor of West Okoboji, Iowa, has reportedly been upgraded from critical to serious condition since a crash Saturday where he was thrown from the school ... | ||||
| | « West Okoboji mayor recovering from bus crash | Des Moines Register | ||
| Howard Titterington, 79, of Milford, was driving a bus for the Okoboji school district early Saturday when the bus and a pickup truck pulling a trailer ... | ||||
| | « West Okoboji Mayor Injured in Bus Accident | WOI | ||
| The mayor of West Okoboji is recovering after a school bus accident. Howard Tetterington, 79, of Milford was a driving a bus for the Okoboji school district ... | ||||
| | « Okoboji mayor's condition upgraded after bus crash | Sioux City Journal | ||
| The mayor of West Okoboji, Iowa has been upgraded to fair condition Monday after being thrown from the school bus he was driving Saturday. ... | ||||
| 2007-03-22 | ||||
| | « West Okoboji mayor hurt in bus accident | Sioux City Journal | ||
| MILFORD, Iowa -- The 79-year-old mayor of West Okoboji, Iowa, was critically injured when he was thrown from the school bus he was driving Saturday morning. ... | ||||
| 2007-03-21 | ||||
| | « McClelland's Beach Development Gets Green Light | ExploreOkoboji.com | ||
| The Dickinson county board of supervisors Tuesday voted unanimously in favor of a Planning and Zoning Commission recommendation approving a final plat for a subdivision at McClelland's Beach on the north side of Big Spirit Lake. | ||||
| | « ILCC Trustees Award Bids On Emergency Response Training Center | ExploreOkoboji.com | ||
| The board of trustees of Iowa Lakes Community College Tuesday awarded the low bid of 268,800-dollars from Christensen Construction of Estherville for the construction of the Regional Emergency Response Training Center to be built on the Emmetsburg campus. | ||||
| | « Mediacom Announces Rate Increase | ExploreOkoboji.com | ||
| Rates are going up for Iowa's largest cable t-v provider. | ||||
| 2007-03-20 | ||||
| | « West Okoboji mayor recovering from bus crash | WQAD | ||
| Seventy-nine-year-old Howard Tetterington of Milford was a driving a bus for the Okoboji school district when it collided with a pickup. ... | ||||
| | « West Okoboji mayor injured in crash | Radio Iowa | ||
| The mayor of West Okoboji was badly hurt when the school bus he was driving was involved in a weekend crash. The school bus and pickup collision occurred on ... | ||||
| | « Early 2nd-Half Run By Tennessee Haunts Bulldogs In NCAA Women's ... | Drake University DrakeBulldogs | ||
| Pembroke), along with sophomores Kelsey Keizer (Arnolds Park, Iowa/Okoboji) and Lauren Dybing (Bloomington, Minn./St. Croix Lutheran), shot a school-record ... | ||||
| 2007-03-19 | ||||
| | « Long-Time Member Of Spirit Lake Fire Board Honored | ExploreOkoboji.com | ||
| A long-time member of the Spirit Lake Fire Board was honored Sunday at a reception at the Spirit Lake fire station. | ||||
| 2007-03-18 | ||||
| | « West Okoboji, IA Mayor Seriously Injured In Accident | KTIV | ||
| The mayor of West Okoboji, Iowa, is in serious condition, tonight... after the collision of a school bus and a pick-up, on Saturday. ... | ||||
| | « Yepsen: Let's start fresh on Iowa's smells | Des Moines Register | ||
| You can sometimes smell hog lots while sitting on a boat in the middle of Lake Okoboji. Also, there are still objectionable odors at times from something on ... | ||||
| | « High school seniors meet senior counterparts | Sioux City Journal | ||
| Third Age student Carol Lee of Okoboji indicated some surprise high school students were so well informed. "They must really watch the news shows," she ... | ||||
| 2007-03-17 | ||||
| | « Western Iowans want highways improved | Sioux City Journal | ||
| Advocates spoke for making US 30 a four-lane highway as well, along with improving Iowa Highway 86 near Okoboji and Iowa Highway 3 between Cherokee and US ... | ||||
| 2007-03-15 | ||||
| | « Busy Lakes Area Intersection About To Undergo Improvements | ExploreOkoboji.com | ||
| Major improvements are about to be made to a busy intersection on Highway 71 where the city limits of Arnolds Park, Milford and West Okoboji converge. | ||||
| 2007-03-12 | ||||
| | « Lakes developer, engineers cited for water quality | Sioux City Journal | ||
| ... directed into rain gardens, which in turn overflow to sediment basins and grassed waterways before entering a drainage creek to East Lake Okoboji. ... | ||||
| | « Three area bands earn wild-card berths for IHSJC | Sioux City Journal | ||
| In last year's Class 2A competition Woodward-Granger earned the top spot, with Okoboji placing second and South O'Brien fifth. ... | ||||
| | « New Principal Hired For Okoboji Middle School | Explore Okoboji | ||
| Meeting in special session last Thursday, the school board approved the hiring of Ryan Cunningham to the position effective this coming August 1st. | ||||
| 2007-03-11 | ||||
| | « Bulldogs Battle Creighton For All The Marbles; Automatic NCAA ... | Drake University DrakeBulldogs | ||
| Sophomore Kelsey Keizer (Arnolds Park, Iowa/Okoboji) enjoyed her third career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. ... | ||||
| 2007-03-07 | ||||
| | « City Of Spirit Lake Launches New Website | Explore Okoboji | ||
| The city of Spirit Lake has launched a new website. | ||||
| 2007-03-06 | ||||
| | « House Democrats attempt livestock re-write | Mason City Globe Gazeete | ||
| Those would include Clear Lake or West Lake Okoboji, among others. In lieu of the separation distance, operators in some instances could comply with a plan ... | ||||
| 2007-03-02 | ||||
| | « ILEC Making Progress In Restoring Power | Explore Okoboji | ||
| rews with Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative continue to make good progress restoring power to its member-owners. | ||||
| 2007-02-28 | ||||
| | « Perkins Construction Nears Completion | Explore Okoboji | ||
| Construction of the new Perkins restaurant on the north edge of Milford is nearing completion. | ||||
| 2007-02-23 | ||||
| | « New principal named at Kirkwood Elementary | Iowa City Press Citizen | ||
| Bart Mason, the principal at Okoboji Elementary School in the Okoboji School District in northwest Iowa, will begin his tenure as principal at Kirkwood ... | ||||
| 2007-02-17 | ||||
| | « Drunken boating bill moves to House for debate | Sioux City Journal | ||
| The lower limit for boaters was proposed after a deadly crash on West Lake Okoboji in August 2005. Michael Brosnahan, a Perry Dentist, was killed when the ... | ||||
| 2007-02-16 | ||||
| | « Dondino: Iowa's Wayne Newton | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| Domizio Dondino Melchiorre Jr. moved to Iowa in the early 1970s because someone told him Lake Okoboji was like Hawaii. The velvety-voiced lounge singer, ... | ||||
| | « Okoboji barber shaves on Martha Stewart TV show | Sioux City Journal | ||
| He and Okoboji Police Chief Dave Jacobson even produced a comedy act that recalls Abbott & Costello's "Who's on First." ... | ||||
| 2007-02-15 | ||||
| | « Victim praises panel OK of boating legislation | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| The Brosnahans have owned a summer house in Okoboji for more than 13 years. The resort area in Dickinson County draws more than a million visitors each year ... | ||||
| | « Drunken Boating Bill Moves To House For Debate | KCCI.com | ||
| The change was proposed in the wake of a fatal boating accident in 2005 on West Okoboji Lake in northern Iowa. Right now, the alcohol limit for boaters is ... | ||||
| | « After-school program flourishes at high school | Sioux City Journal | ||
| The Okoboji High School Art Society opened its art exhibit at the Lakes Art Center in Okoboji Tuesday. An opening reception for the students will be held ... | ||||
| 2007-02-11 | ||||
| | « Area man heads state emergency group | Sioux City Journal | ||
| In addition to his duties at SMH, Hill is part of the Arnolds Park Okoboji Fire and Rescue Team, the Clay County EMS Advisory Board, and the Dickinson ... | ||||
| 2007-02-04 | ||||
| | « It's cc-cold out, so grab the fishing gear | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| On West Okoboji Lake the water didn't completely ice up until Jan. 13, said Mike Hawkins, fisheries management biologist in the Clear Lake, Spirit Lake and ... | ||||
| 2007-02-02 | ||||
| | « Magazine cites Parks as top boat dealer | Sioux City Journal | ||
| OKOBOJI, Iowa -- Parks Marina, with two locations in Okoboji and one in Sioux Falls, has been recognized as the top marine dealer in its class of ... | ||||
| | « Okoboji Residents To See Property Tax Increase | Explore Okoboji | ||
| (Okoboji)-- Residents in the city of Okoboji can expect to see an increase in their property tax bills. | ||||
| 2007-01-31 | ||||
| | « Gaelic Storm to perform at Okoboji | Sioux City Journal | ||
| OKOBOJI, Iowa -- The Lakes Art Center presents Billboard World Chart toppers, Gaelic Storm, at 7:30 pm Feb. 7 on the Lauridsen Theatre stage. ... | ||||
| 2007-01-29 | ||||
| | « Winter Games back on the lake | Sioux City Journal | ||
| While warmer than anticipated winter weather had forced organizers to consider alternative locations for many of the University of Okoboji Winter Games ... | ||||
| | « Winter Games FUNdraiser goes over the top | Sioux City Journal | ||
| SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa -- It was so cold Saturday afternoon when pastor Kay Hooper took the Polar Bear Plunge into the icy waters of West Lake Okoboji that the ... | ||||
| 2007-01-28 | ||||
| | « University of Okoboji: No Classes, Just Fun | KTIV | ||
| The Winter Games wouldn't exist without the University of Okoboji. It's the fictitious school that got the games started 27 years ago. ... | ||||
| | « Thousands Get A Taste Of Okoboji Winter Games | KTIV | ||
| One weekend every winter, the Iowa Great Lakes sees a summer-like tourism boost during the University of Okoboji Winter Games. ... | ||||
| 2007-01-26 | ||||
| | « Brothers' fake school produces real benefits | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| When the Iowa Great Lakes stages the 27th annual University of Okoboji Winter Games beginning today, Herman and Emil Richter will be selling socks and sweat ... | ||||
| | « ESPN NAMES TOM RICKS GENERAL MANAGER OF BASS | FishingWorld.com | ||
| Ricks, who graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in Finance, will relocate from his current home in Okoboji, Iowa, to work at BASS ... | ||||
| 2007-01-25 | ||||
| | « Okoboji Winter Games are back -- on ice | Sioux City Journal | ||
| The Spas on Ice, Polar Bear Plunge and all kids' events are slated to take place at Okoboji Boat Works on Smith's Bay. The Snowmobile Radar Run and the ... | ||||
| | « Plan puts boater alcohol limit at .08 | Sioux City Journal | ||
| A physician who lived in Perry, Michael Brosnahan, was killed in 2005 when his boat was struck by another boat on West Lake Okoboji. ... | ||||
| 2007-01-23 | ||||
| | « Okoboji Winter Games locations to change | Sioux City Journal | ||
| Due to changing temperatures resulting in low ice levels, some 2007 University of Okoboji Winter Games events will move from West Lake Okoboji to various ... | ||||
| 2007-01-19 | ||||
| | « Okoboji store sold twice in one day | Sioux City Journal | ||
| OKOBOJI, Iowa -- An Okoboji landmark sold twice in the same day this month, with a $75000 difference in the two sales. The first sale of The Clothes Peddler ... | ||||
| 2007-01-15 | ||||
| | « M. Alice Hanson | Sioux City Journal | ||
| Einer was employed at Sioux Tools until his retirement and then moved to Okoboji. Alice still resides in the West Okoboji Lakes area but spends the winter ... | ||||
| 2007-01-14 | ||||
| | « Okoboji moves Winter Games off lake | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| The absence of true Dickinson County winter weather so far has forced organizers to move University of Okoboji Winter Games events from lake to land earlier ... | ||||
| | « Okoboji Games Organizers Searching For New Sites | KELOLAND TV | ||
| West Okoboji Lake, where the 27th annual games were to be held, isn't frozen enough for the ice activities. Organizers are now looking for new places to ... | ||||
| | « Church news | Sioux City Journal | ||
| The weekend will be at Camp Okoboji, Okoboji, Iowa. Registrations will be accepted until Feb. 9. For more information, call Diane Manhart at (712) 756-4037 ... | ||||
| 2007-01-13 | ||||
| | « Nylen files appeal for Great Lakes Business Airpark | Sioux City Journal | ||
| The present facilities in Okoboji and Milford have 3000-foot runways are expected to close in the next five to 10 years as they cannot be expanded. ... | ||||
| | « Local artist has exhibit at Lakes Art Center | Sioux City Journal | ||
| OKOBOJI, Iowa -- Local artist Roger "Lou" Hargens will exhibit his debut show through Feb. 10 in the Lakes Art Center Secondary Space. ... | ||||
| 2007-01-11 | ||||
| | « Okoboji Winter Games organizers searching for new sites off lake | Sioux City Journal | ||
| ARNOLDS PARK, Iowa (AP) -- Warmer weather this winter has left University of Okoboji Winter Games officials searching for new sites for the event. ... | ||||
| 2007-01-10 | ||||
| | « U of Okoboji Winter Games moved off lake | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| --The absence of true Dickinson County winter in December and early January has pushed the University of Okoboji Winter Games off West Okoboji Lake for the ... | ||||
| | « Minnesota Jukebox | Minneapolis City Pages | ||
| The track was cut by the Al Dean Show band for the Sonic label at Okoboji Music in Okoboji, Iowa, after a 10-hour drive | ||||
| | « Okoboji/Spirit Lake win state debate tourney | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| The Okoboji/Spirit Lake high school debate team won the Iowa High School Speech Association | ||||
| 2007-01-08 | ||||
| | « A difference in sentences | Sioux City Journal | ||
| WEST OKOBOJI, Iowa -- On one hand, a man driving a boat while intoxicated kills another man and injures his wife. He leaves the scene without helping anyone ... | ||||
| | « Okoboji Winter Games | KTIV | ||
| Officials haven't made the official word yet... but they are planning on new events that do take place *inside* this year. ... | ||||
| | « Okoboji/Spirit Lake brings home state debate trophy | Sioux City Journal | ||
| "We've been trying to win this for a long time, and we've been close several times," said Greg Stevens, debate coach for Okoboji/Spirit Lake. ... | ||||
| 2007-01-07 | ||||
| | « SD man sentenced to 10 years for boating death | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| A South Dakota man was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison for a deadly boating accident on West Lake Okoboji in 2005. ... | ||||
| | « Nearman Faces Sentencing In Okoboji Boating Death | KTIV | ||
| SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa (AP) -- A South Dakota man charged in a deadly boating accident on West Lake Okoboji is scheduled to be sentenced tomorrow in Spirit Lake. ... | ||||
| | « Nearman Gets 5 Years For Drunken Hit And Run | KELOLAND TV | ||
| So was the man he killed in a boating accident on West Lake Okoboji. At his sentencing, Nearman got the chance to apologize to Michael Brosnahan's entire ... | ||||
| | « Okoboji/Spirit Lake win state debate tourney | DesMoinesRegister.com | ||
| The Okoboji/Spirit Lake high school debate tournment won the Iowa High School Speech Association | ||||
| 2007-00-00 | ||||
| | « Siouxlanders hope to be American Idol | Sioux City Journal | ||
| Admire was the runner-up in the 2006 Okoboji-area Colgate Country Showdown competition, which helped launch the careers of country stars Martina McBride and ... | ||||
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| | « Bouncy Gin Blossoms concert falls flat | Gazette Online | ||
| His parents met at Drake, lived in Fort Dodge and Johnson says he has been to Okoboji. Iowan or not, he plays a mean guitar. So does Valenzuela. ... | ||||
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