Week of October 2, 2024
Week of October 2, 2024
Edmunds Central will celebrate their homecoming Oct. 7-11, 2024. The theme is "Holidays: Celebrating Thunder Success Year-Round." Coronation will be Monday, Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the EC Fine Arts Gymnasium. The royalty candidates are Carlee Crawford, Ashley Lee, Kelsey Lehr, Avery Beyers, Clark Beyers, and Theodore Haerter. The prince and princess are Skylar Bansemer and Kayson Paplow. The Homecoming Parade is Friday at 1 p.m. Any local business, community organizations, or others in Hosmer,...
Torin and Paige Rouse are walking 12,000 miles across all 50 states, setting the example that with the right perspective you can find contentment in nearly any circumstance and make friends with almost anybody. They, with their dog Jak, have walked in 24 states. They are in the process of finishing their walk through South and North Dakota. They are planning to cover 400 miles in the Dakotas. Last week they were in Edmunds County. They push carts, allowing Jak a spot for a ride at times. "We...
The Feeding South Dakota Mobile Food Pantry will return to Edmunds County soon. The Food Pantry will be in Ipswich Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Edmunds County 4-H Building. Proxy pickups are allowed. Complete the SD Feeding form and give it to your proxy to bring with to the food distribution. If you have any questions regarding the form contact the South Dakota Department of Education by calling 605-773-4736. For more information contact Lynn Gauer, 605-216-3697 for the Ipswich...
Each year Ft. Meade veterans are able to shop for gifts for their families from items donated to a temporary gift shop. The Roscoe American Legion Auxiliary annually supports the gift shop and is asking you to do the same by donating gift items or funds for gift wrap and shipping. Anywhere from 40-65 vets access the shop each year. When considering gift ideas, think of things you would like to receive. They can be for a man, woman or child. Sometimes the vets do not always know ages of grandchildren, so retail gift cards come in handy,...
October 7-12, 2024, is National 4-H Week. This year’s theme is “Beyond Ready!” More than six million youth will celebrate being a part of an organization that is over 100 years old. 4-H helps youth be more confident, caring, and capable individuals by teaching them life skills to help them succeed in their goals through hands-on practical programs. 4-H relies on a team of over 1,700 volunteers that teach workshops, lead clubs, mentor youth, and give back to their communities. These adults work in partnership with young people to create...
Important Dates 10/08/2024 – Edmunds County COC meeting @ 9:00 AM. 10/14/2024 - Office closed in observance of Native American Day. 10/31/2024 - Deadline to apply for Organic Certification Cost-Share Program. 11/15/2024 – Deadline to report fall seeded crop acreage. USDA Now Accepting Applications for Available Funds to Help Cover Organic Certification Costs Through the Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP), USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will cover up to 75% of organic certification costs at a maximum of $750 per...
Ipswich hosted Langford Thursday, Sept. 26, getting a 3-1 win - 25-15, 25-14, 23-25, 25-20. The Tigers had 81 of 97 serving, with 19 aces. Brianna Geditz was 20 of 24 six aces. IHS had 43 kills, 169 of 192 for the team. Marley Guthmiller led with 18 kills. Then Kaylin Onken had 12 kills. The Tigers had 105 digs, led by Guthmiller with 35 and Geditz 33. Josie Knutson had 18 assists and Reaghan Bowers had 11 assists in IHS setting. The Tigers setting was 133 of 135. Ipswich...
North Central got two wins in last week’s action. Tuesday, Sept. 24 NC got a win over Sully Buttes, 26-24, 25-9, 25-10. The Thunder had 66-77 hitting with 32 kills. Amree Vander Vorst had 18 kills and Ella Batie had six kills. They had 70-75 serving with 11 aces. Alaina Dosch was 15-16, four aces. Lindsey Geier was 15-18, three aces and Vander Vorst was 10-10, three aces. Setting: 29 assists (Camryn Witlock 25 assists) Digs: 50 Digs (Dosch 10, Batie 9 and Vander Vorst 8) North Central hosted Strasburg/Zeeland, N.D. in Eureka on Sept. 26....
On a recent Saturday morning, in the dark hours before dawn, ten eager young hunters with loaded long rifles were poised to shoot. Among these Whitetail hunters, scanning the dim prairie landscape at dawn, was Coy Stager from Ipswich. Accompanied by a parent and a hunting guide, Coy and his fellow hunters were vigilant in their respective deer stands watching for a big game animal to appear. All of these young hunters have a disability which restricts activities their able-bodied peers readily...
The Ipswich football team got a win on Friday against Herreid-Selby Area in Selby. The Tigers were on top in the high scoring event, 58-32. The scoring began in the first quarter. H-SA was first on the scoreboard with a Jared Weisbeck four-yd. run, with no conversion. Then the Tigers went to work. Kyle Hettich had a 79-yard break-away run with a Max Kulesa conversion carry. Then Kulesa had a two-yard run with a Hettich run conversion. Second quarter: 22-0 I – Hettich 25 run (Kulesa run). I – Shay Knust 12 pass from Kulesa. I – Casey...
The North Central boys team captured another XC title winning the Lakeside Invitational Cross Country Meet in Faulkton on Sept. 25. Gabe Johnson was second in the Men’s 5,000 Meters Varsity Boys division at 18:23.44. Avery Wells was fifth and Drew Arbach was tenth. Aaron Ingerson was also in the top 20 at 15th place. There were 54 in the men’s division. Pierce Baumberger of Miller was first at 17:59:10. Potter County won the Women’s 5,000 Meters Varsity meet with 13 points. The North Central girls were seventh. Ella Boekelheide of...
The Celebration of Life for Steven Rohrbach, 62, of Aberdeen, SD, will be held at the American Legion in Roscoe on Saturday, October 12, 2024 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. with a lunch to follow. Burial at Morningside Cemetery will take place after the lunch. Steven Rohrbach died Sunday, September 22, 2024, at home in Aberdeen. Steven Allen Rohrbach was born on October 17, 1961 in Ipswich to Arlene Graff and Eugene Rohrbach of Roscoe. Steven graduated from Roscoe High School in May of 1980. He held many...
Frank J. Bosch, 91, of Strasburg, ND, died September 21, 2024 at the Strasburg Care Center. Mass of Christian Burial was held Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. in the Catholic Church, Strasburg. Burial was held at Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery. Frank Bosch was born on March 16,1933 near Strasburg, N.D., the sixth child of John and Mary (Ibach) Bosch. Frank attended country school and served in the US Army from 1953-1955. He married Eileen Baumgartner on September 30, 1957. They moved...
From the Ipswich Tribune September 18, 1930 edition Fall Festival will be held Next Month A Fall Festival will be held in Ipswich the latter part of October, sponsored by the Ipswich Lions club. The plan is to make this a major activity feature of the club. The 4-H clubs of the county will be asked to unite in the affair, exhibiting work done the past year. The poultry show of the Bank of Ipswich will be held at the same time thus making an added attraction in the exhibition of the White Wyandotte chickens raised by the school children of the...
