Jo Puhrmann, owner of MoJo’s Antique Barn in Cherokee, is living out her dream. She has long had a love of antiques, and now has her own store to buy and sell them, along with other unique items. Puhrmann shared some details about her business.
Mike Hoefling, facility manager at Nutrien Ag Solutions in Odebolt, was recently honored for 25 years of service with the company. Hoefling described the company’s basic services.
“We have all of your crop input needs - seed, chemistries, fertilizers, lime, fungicide, and insecticide.”
Nutrien Ag Solutions, with nine full-time and three part-time employees in Odebolt, has locations worldwide. Hoefling, an Odebolt native and 1997 graduate of Odebolt-Arthur, began working for the company in high school.
Gobbies in Odebolt threw a great fundraiser for the teachers this school year on Aug. 18. Teachers do so much to get their room ready for the year and the community wants to help.
There were Auction items and raffle tickets for many prizes displayed. Neil Anders played his soulful soothing sound to entertain the crowd and a crowd of people did fill Gobbies up this night.
Community members enjoying the Farm-to-Table event on 2nd street in Holstein put on by Holstein Betterment Alliance to raise money for community projects. Photos by Mary Morgan
Local John Deere dealer C & B Operations hosted a Customer Appreciation Day at the Ida Grove Country Club last Wednesday, including a golf outing and steak fry.
Photos by Brent Harm
Tyson Thoreson had his art show titled “Just Look Up” Thoreson Storms Photography on Aug. 11 at the Art Social Studio in Holstein. Some beautiful art at best!
In July of 1998, Wade Harriman was appointed Sheriff of Ida County. Now, 25 years later, he is still going strong as the leader of law enforcement in the county. Harriman shared a brief history of how he came to hold Ida County law enforcement’s top position.
Ida County Sanitation and Holstein Sanitation, owned and operated by Justin and Val Georg, and Billy and Laura Carnine, have been serving the area for almost 50 years. The group also runs Precision Towing out of Ida Grove. Justin explained what services the businesses provide.
“We do heavy duty towing and recovery,” he stated, “equipment hauling, light duty towing, lock out, jump starts, rotator tow truck lifting/rigging, commercial, residential, and farm garbage services, and roll off garbage container services.”
Quyntyn Johnson, is the senior vice president of operations at the Travel Center, which is a franchise of TA. You can see the new signage on the travel center in Holstein. Johnson is originally from Chicago, but they are based out of Las Vegas, Nevada. They have several locations encompassing convenience stories and truck stops. When asked what brought them here, Johnson replied,
In downtown Danbury, a clothing store with a wide variety of styles is ready to help women find just the right look. Steffany Bettin, owner of The BlueJay Boutique, has been operating the business in her hometown for almost 10 years. Steffany and full-time employee Jenna Gustafson enjoy working with customers to meet their fashion needs. Bettin described some of what the store has to offer.
“Our main focus is ladies clothing,” she said. “We also carry shoes, accessories, and handbags, etc. Now, we’ve started into little girls’ clothing, and we have a good gift selection, too.”
