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Vol. 134, No. 45 Aurelia, IA 712-364-3131 www.aureliastar.com Wednesday, November 6, 2019

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“Willy Wonka” cast: Alta-Aurelia High School’s fall musical is “Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka” at the Roxy Theater in Alta. Show times are Nov. 8 and 9 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 10 at 2 p.m. The cast gathered for a group photo at a recent rehearsal.

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Book program: Friends of the Aurelia Library donated books to Amy Rohwer’s kindergarten class on Oct. 25, as part of the Friends “give a kid a book” program. Board members pictured with Rohwer’s class are Nadine Bruns, Ardelle Staver and Roger Redig.

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Alta-Aurelia High School will present “Roald Dahl’s Willy

Wonka” Nov. 8 and 9 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 10 at 2 p.m. There is a

fee to attend.

“Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka” follows candy manufacturer, Wil-

ly Wonka, as he stages a contest by hiding golden tickets in �ive

of his candy bars. Whoever comes up with these tickets will win

a free tour of the Wonka factory, as well as a lifetime supply of

candy.

Four of the �ive winning children are insufferable brats: the

�ifth is a likeable young lad named Charlie Bucket, who takes

the tour in the company of his equally amiable grandfather. The

children must learn to follow Mr. Wonka’s rules in the factory or

suffer the consequences.

The cast includes Nathan We�len as Willy Wonka, Tegan Ow-

ens as Charlie Bucket, Caden Shea as Grandpa Joe, Sydney Stan-

ton as Veruca Salt, Matthew Cummins as Mr. Salt, Abigail Mar-

cos as Violet Beauregarde, Jessica Larson as Mrs. Beauregarde,

Brennan Shea as Augustus Gloop, Grace Arnts as Mrs. Gloop,

Kyler Mattson as Mike Teavee, Kienna Carr as Ms. Teavee, Lucas

McKenzie as Grandpa George, Ellie Kaskey as Grandma Georgi-

na, Sierra Hill as Grandma Josephine, Lydia Feis as Mrs. Bucket,

Harrison Price as Mr. Bucket, Simon Carlson as Phineous Trout,

Joelle Arnts as The Candy Man, Ava Graham as James and Kyla

Galvin as Matilda.

Playing the Oompa Loompas are Kaysha Brown, Michael Har-

oldson, Kimberly We�len, Sarah Cummins, Piper Graham, Kyla

Galvin, Ava Graham, Laynie Knecht, Loreli Schumacher and Ella

Walters. Candy Man kids include Jimena Mendoza, Diogo Slief-

ert, Jaden Degner, Madlin Wipperling, Lily Buckendahl, Katie

Bryant, Ella Walters and Sarah Sundene. The squirrels include:

The Alta-Aurelia School Dis-

trict welcomes all veterans

and their families to attend

programs on Veterans Day,

Nov. 11.

The program at Alta-Aurel-

ia High School will start with

complimentary coffee and

rolls for all veterans and their

families beginning at 8:15 a.m.

in the high school commons.

The formal program begins

at 11 a.m. in the high school

gymnasium. Jaymie Bral is the

scheduled speaker.

Don Fisher is the current

Alta Veterans of Foreign Wars

Post 6172 commander. Cur-

rent VFW of�icers are LaVerne

Ryberg, senior vice command-

er; Lynn Johnson, junior vice

commander; and Bob Ralston,

quartermaster.

The program at Aurelia will

begin at 11 a.m. in the middle

school gymnasium. There will

be a complimentary lunch in

the middle school cafeteria.

Veterans will eat for free and

the community may purchase

tickets. Tim Ireland is the

scheduled speaker.

For Aurelia American Le-

gion, Army veteran Randy

Nicodemus is the command-

er; Navy veteran Jim Krcht is

the adjutant and Army veter-

an Rodney Hasenwinkel is the

�inance of�icer and member-

ship chairman.

“We really enjoy participat-

ing in Veterans Day and the

job the middle school does,”

said Hasenwinkel.

Veterans Day speakers set

Alta-Aurelia High School presents ‘Willy Wonka’Laynie Knecht, Loreli Schumacher, Katie Bryant, Gabe McSpar-

ran and Taby Buettner.

Kimberly We�len, Lily Buckendahl, Piper Graham, Sarah Cum-

mins and Madlin Wipperling play the Cooks Chorus.

Amelia Damewood is serving as stage manager. Orchestra

members include Doris Gregg, Matthew Edwards, Brian Ban-

well, Cass Parks, Elizabeth Gustafson and Victoria Gustafson.

Sound and light crewmembers are Kirk Langner, Nora Boelter,

Connie Marcos and Hailey Sutton.

The cast and crew are under the direction of Natalie Brad-

burn and Carrie Buddenhagen.

The annual Scholastic Book Fair is set to take place at Alta

Community Library and Alta-Aurelia Elementary (Aurelia) and

Middle School.

Dates and times at the Alta Community Library are: Nov.

11—8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Nov. 12—8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Nov. 13—8 a.m.

to 4 p.m.; Nov. 14—8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Nov. 15—8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Dates and times at Aurelia are: Nov. 11—8 a.m. to noon; Nov.

12—8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Nov. 13—8 a.m. to noon; Nov. 14—8 a.m.

to noon and 2 to 8 p.m. and Nov. 15—8 to 10 a.m.

Shop online dates are Nov. 6-19 at https://bookfairs.scholas-

tic.com/bf/warriorsalta.

Proceeds from Alta book sales will be used to purchase books

for the elementary library at Alta and proceeds from the Aure-

lia book sales go toward purchasing books for the elementary

library in Aurelia.

Book fair hours set

The Alta-Aurelia Communi-

ty School District has an en-

rollment of 692 students this

school year, according to its cer-

ti�ied enrollment �igure.

There are 189 students at

Alta-Aurelia High School. Per

grade, there are 49 in ninth

grade, 47 in 10th grade 40 in 11th

grade and 53 in 12th grade as

School district releases enrollment numbers

resident full-time students.

Alta-Aurelia Middle School

has 198 students, 49 in �ifth

grade, 49 in sixth grade, 51 in

seventh grade and 49 in eighth

grade.

Alta-Aurelia Elementary (Alta)

School has 245 students, six stu-

dents in pre-kindergarten, 56 in

kindergarten, 57 in �irst grade,

40 in second grade, 30 in third

grade and 48 in fourth grade.

Alta-Aurelia Elementary (Au-

relia) School has 16 students in

kindergarten, 13 in �irst grade,

12 in second grade, eight in

third grade and 11 in fourth

grade.

The Alta Public Library has

several events scheduled for

November.

Toddle Time is held every

Friday at 10:30 a.m. for chil-

dren ages �ive and under.

This month’s after school

movie is “The Angry Birds 2

Movie” on Monday, Nov. 18, at

4 p.m. All ages are welcome.

On Friday, Nov. 22, at 6 p.m.,

stop in at the library for a trip

to the North Pole on the library

train. “We will be reading the

‘Polar Express’,” said the li-

brary staff, “sipping on hot

chocolate, enjoying sweets and

getting ready to kick off the

holiday season. Please wear

your comfy pajamas and come

ready for a magical adventure.

All ages are welcome.”

November Alta library events

All-State try-outs for Al-

ta-Aurelia High School stu-

dents were held in Le Mars

Oct. 26.

Auditioning were Sier-

ra Hill, Caden Shea, Abigail

Marcos, Tegan Owens, Bri-

an Banwell, Grace Arnts and

Lucas McKenzie.

Band students who audi-

tioned for All-State included:

Joelle Arnts (flute); Jana Jes-

sup (flute), Simon Carlson

(oboe), Victoria Gustafson

(bari sax) and Elizabeth Gus-

tafson (percussion).

On Oct. 24, several Al-

ta-Aurelia High School stu-

dents participated in the

Heartland Honor Choir in

Estherville at Estherville

Lincoln Central. The day was

spent rehearsing and ended

with a concert that evening.

Students participating

were: Grace Arnts, Lydia

Feis, Piper Graham, Kyla

Galvin, Abby Johnson, Layne

Knecht, Abigail Marcos,

Tegan Owens, Cass Parks,

Karla Chicas, Kim Weflen,

Kaysha Brown, Alexis Wil-

liams, Simon Carlson, Daniel

Langner, Brennan Shea and

Caden Shea.

The guest conductor for

the choir was Ryan Person.

The songs performed for the

concert were: “Ipharadisi”

arranged by Brad Richmond,

“I Know I’ve Been Changed”

arranged by Christopher As-

paas, “The Gartan Mother’s

Lullably” arranged by Neil

Ginsberg and “The Promised

Land” arranged by Drew Col-

lins.

Instructors are Megan

Benz for band and Natalie

Bradburn for choir.

A-AHS students competein music competitions

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