HARLAN (Nov. 5) -- It’s speed vs. size for a ticket to the UNI-Dome. Top-ranked Harlan Community will put its unblemished 10-0 record on the line Friday night, hosting No. 8 Nevada (9-1) in a Class 3A quarterfinal playoff game at 7:00 p.m. The winner advances to the state semifinals on Saturday, Nov.
FORT DODGE (Oct. 29) -- The voice wasn’t a familiar one, but the words struck a chord with Harlan Community senior Kaia Bieker. During the final mile of her high school cross country career Friday afternoon, Bieker was searching for the endurance to hold her top-10 position in the Class 3A girls state meet at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course. “I heard someone say, ‘Hey, you’ve got to keep working for the girls in front of you.
IKM-Manning will present Disney's® The Little Mermaid, Jr. in two performances this weekend. You don't want to miss this as it's fantastic! 7 p.m. Saturday and a 2 p.m. Sunday matinee. Here are a few photos....there will be more in Tuesday's Tribune!
FORT DODGE (Oct. 29) -- The emotions will be strong Friday afternoon when the Harlan Community girls toe the start line for the 2021 State Cross Country Championships. In 25 years as the head coach at HCHS, Doug Renkly has guided 18 teams to Lakeside Municipal Golf Course for this event, including 15 girls squads in the last 18 years. The 2005 Cyclone girls, led by Regina Reinig’s individual title, claimed the 3A team championship.
HARLAN (Oct. 29) -- Trip number 40 to the Iowa high school football playoffs begins in earnest Friday night when Harlan Community hosts Ballard in a Class 3A first round playoff game. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. as the top-ranked Cyclones (9-0) face the Bombers (5-4) for the first time ever on the gridiron. The winner will play No. 8 Nevada (8-1) or No.
COUNCIL BLUFFS (Oct. 26) -- Juniors Aurora Miller and Elaina Vrchoticky each won an individual gold medal for Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln Tuesday night as the Lynx lost to Lewis Central 243-173 in the Council Bluffs City Meet held at Titan Hill Intermediate School. Miller and Vrchoticky are among four Harlan Community High School students competing for the Abraham Lincoln girls swimming team, also known as the CB Swim Team.
HARLAN -- Harlan Community Middle School students decorated pumpkins in their advisory class to be displayed and voted on during a book fair held November 1-4. Grandpa’s Pumpkin Farm in Panama and Harlan Hy-Vee generously donated the pumpkins used. The requirements were that the pumpkin had to go along with the book fair theme, Books Bring Us Together, or be based off of a book.
HARLAN -- The Harlan Lions Club is again sponsoring a Christmas wreath display contest this year to bring hope and light cheer to the residents and staff at Elm Crest Retirement Community and to the community. Last year’s inaugural display along the fence at Merrill Field was deemed a huge success, so the Lion’s Club is thrilled to sponsor it again this year. “We had more than 34 wreaths displayed (last year) and rave reviews,” said
