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The children of Louis and Helen Thares have donated $100,000 towards the Ipswich Tiger Post fund drive in honor of their parents. The fund drive officially began on January 16, 2019. In honor of this donation, the committee has voted unanimously to name the building the “Louis and Helen Thares Youth Center.” “We would like to thank Louis and Helen’s children for this special gift to their parents,” said Mike Hammrich, a committee member. Louis and Helen have four children. Susan. who lives in...
The 2019 Soil Health Clinic hosted by Edmunds County Conservation District, Ducks Unlimited and USDA-NRCS is scheduled for Monday, February 4, 2019 with a free meal beginning at 5 p.m. in the Ipswich High School lunch room. Presentations will follow at 6 p.m. in the theater. The agenda includes Bryan and Nick Jorgensen with Jorgensen Land & Cattle from Ideal. Bryan and Nick Jorgensen will discuss soil health strategies they have incorporated into their own operation, while focusing on how it is profiting them. Additionally, Brad Schmidt, Ducks...
A reception for South Dakota Snow Queen Aleah Steger and Jr. Miss Ipswich Emily DeRaad is planned on Thursday, Jan. 31, from 4 to 6 p.m., in the school lobby prior to the IHS basketball varsity doubleheader games. Refreshments will be served. Watch for special guests. The Ipswich Commercial Club is sponsoring the event....
Galen Gisi has moved to a new medical facility to regain his strength and mobility after heart surgery. The new address is: Bethesda Hospital, Room 583 559 Capitol Boulevard St. Paul, MN 55103...
That was certainly a dry snow over the weekend. The moisture content wasn't quite what you would want to build a snowman with, but on the other hand the drifts were dry and hard so they were nearly ideal for snow bricks for snow forts and they even had dirt mixed in to re-enforce them even further. But you might not want to stay outside very long, building snow forts or snowmen until it gets a little warmer. And the weekend weather sounds like it could bring warmer temperatures to this region of the country. In the meantime, stay warm inside...
The funeral service for Glenn Brockel, 80, of Roscoe, is 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019 at the UCC Church in Ipswich. Pastor Tim Fugman will lead the worship. A time of lunch and fellowship will follow the service. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Aberdeen. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1 at Gramm Funeral Home in Ipswich. Glenn was born April 24, 1938 to Gottlieb and Carolyn (Klingman) Brockel in a sod house outside of Mound City. He grew up and attended school in Bowdle...
The funeral service for Lavern Hinz, 85, of Westport, was at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019 at Gramm Funeral Home in Ipswich. Rev. Samuel Bobby led the service. Burial at Green Mound Cemetery in Leola. Lavern Edward Hinz was born February 26, 1933, to Walter and Florance (Nelson) Hinz east of Wetonka in McPherson County. He grew up on the family farm in the Westport-Wetonka area. He attended the Westport school. He married Gloria Hilgemann on June 27, 1953 in Aberdeen. They lived on their farm...
Dakota Wesleyan University has announced its 2018 fall dean’s list, which includes 240 students. To qualify for the dean’s list, a student must have a semester grade point average of at least 3.5 on a four-point scale. They also have to complete at least 12 hours of academic work during the semester. MaKayla Kilber of Ipswich has been named to the dean’s list. DWU is a private, liberal arts university associated with the Dakotas Conference of the United Methodist Church. For more information about Dakota Wesleyan University, go to www.d...
Ipswich split a pair of boys high school basketball decisions last week. The Tigers made the short road trip over to Roscoe against Edmunds Central last Tuesday and returned with a 63-15 win. The Tigers obtained control with a 22-1 first-quarter lead and didn't look back. They placed 13 scorers in their scorebook with a balanced effort led by Carson Simes with 10 points, including two of his team's four treys. Will Kadlec was next with nine points, including a trey, followed by Jadon Onken with...
MIDDLE SCHOOL Tyler Hettich is the Middle School Subway Student Athlete of the Week. Tyler is a leader on and off the court. He is calm under pressure and a very active learner during practices and games. What he does on the court offensively and defensively translates into being a hard worker and a very unselfish teammate. These qualities make him hard to play against but easy to play with. HIGH SCHOOL Halle Heinz is the High School Subway Student Athlete of the Week. Halle hit a school record 10 threes in a win vs. Northwestern. Halle has...
Ipswich/Leola/Bowdle's varsity wrestlers attended an invite at Groton last Saturday, led by Carter Heinz's championship at 195. The Tigers received an additional fourth-place finish from Tanner Frickson at 120. Heinz scored 22 of the Tigers' 32.5 team points, concluding with a 1:19 pin of a Canton JV opponent in their championship match. Frickson was next with 7.5 team points and lost a hard-fought 5-4 placement decision in his third-place match to a Warner/Northwestern foe. Denver Wolff...
Ipswich swept its two girls' high school basketball games last week, both non-conference. The Lady Tigers topped EC 53-32 on Tuesday in Roscoe and also won a 48-38 homecourt verdict over Herreid/Selby Area on Friday evening in the Tiger Den. At Roscoe, Ipswich jumped ahead 18-5 after a quarter and each team scored 13 points in the second quarter. Ipswich then won the third quarter 17-8 to comfortably lead, even though the hosts won the final eight-minute span 6-5. Ipswich utilized a game-high...
Ipswich area AAU wrestlers competed in Aberdeen Central Tournament on January 27, 2019. Results of the AAU tournament were: First place: Clayton Horst, Lane Braun, Cameron Palmer, Marcus Hofer Second place: Rowen Bollinger Third place: Gunnar Knittel, Jaxson Horst, Oliver Dana, Draycen Easterby, Chance Miller Fourth place: Cash Regula, Sullivan Gill Fifth place: Lucas Gulbranson...
After the addition of more snow to the area, the State used equipment to widen Highway 12 in town....