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The 2022 Ipswich Betterment Award was awarded at the Ipswich basketball game on Friday, Jan. 27 to Twila Thorstenson. The nomination mentioned Twila's volunteer service at community events and fundraisers. She has volunteered on Trail Days committees. Twila assists watering the flowers placed around the community. She is also active in the UCC Church as past council president and youth education coordinator. The Ipswich Betterment Award is awarded yearly by the Ipswich Commercial...
The IHS Ipsodak National Honor Society will host a Bingo Night on Saturday, Feb. 4 in the 1922 Pub and Grub from 8 to 10 p.m. The students are raising funds for their DC/New York trip this summer....
Is there interest in Ipswich for distributing Senior Meals to those 60 or older? David Coisman would like those interested to contact him at 605-426-6288 or 605-430-0104....
By Lura Roti Young farmers and ranchers from across South Dakota, North Dakota and Oklahoma came together in Deadwood Jan. 20-21 to gain skills and information to help them succeed on their families' farms and ranches. The Young Producer event was hosted by South Dakota Farmers Union (SDFU) in coordination with Farmers Union organizations in North Dakota and Oklahoma. "Bringing young producers together to gain personal and professional skills has long been the focus of South Dakota Farmers...
I think I’ve mentioned this once before in this column about my Cincinnati Bengals hat that actually very closely resembles an Ipswich Tiger hat. I thought I would be able to dig it out for the Super Bowl, but no such luck. The Bengals apparently lost their NFL semifinal to Kansas City over the weekend. And some strange things must have happened at the very end of that game. So the KC Chiefs would end up stopping the Bengal 23-20? And the Ipswich Tiger boys were also defeated by Highmore-Harrold on Saturday. So that hat might not be all that l...
House Report by Scott Moore Week three was once again a good week in the House of Representatives. We got SB41 across the finish line. This is the $200 million housing bill that was a carryover from 2021. Good debate was held on Monday January 23 both for and against approving the bill. In the end the bill was approved and will allow communities to start their housing projects this spring. I serve on the Education Committee and bills being assigned to the committee have been slow. This isn’t a bad thing, but I am guessing this will pick up over...
February 6 — Ham Patty on homemade bun, peas, cooked carrots, fresh fruit, milk February 7 — Hamburger in gravy, beets, mashed potatoes, mandarin oranges, homemade bun, milk February 8 — K-5: Grilled chicken sandwich, carrots; 6-12: Chef Salad, bread; Both: broccoli, juice, chocolate cake, milk February 9 — Chicken Tender Sub, green beans, pea salad, peaches, milk February 10 — Nachos, corn, salsa, black beans, fresh fruit, milk...
From the Ipswich Tribune August 22, 1929 edition HOW IPSWICH WAS NAMED The following account of “How Ipswich Was Named” is taken from the August 19, 1909 issue of the Edmunds County Democrat. We thought it would be of interest to our readers, especially the youthful citizens of Ipswich. F. W. Kimball who was the engineer early lines in South Dakota was in charge of the construction of all the Pierre last week on a visit to relatives and was induced by the department of history to write our some reminiscences of the days of the first boom in...
A celebration of life service for Ivan Earl Holsing will be held on June 10, 2023 at the Richland Wesleyan Church, Mina, preceded by a private burial at the Cresbard Cemetery. Ivan died Sunday, January 15, 2023, at Faulkton Healthcare Center Independent in Faulkton. Ivan Holsing was born October 26, 1922 at the Carl Holsing family farm, Wecota. He passed into his heavenly home on January 15, 2023 at the Faulkton Health Care Center, Faulkton. He married Deloris Marie Wagner on October 5, 1946,...
The Holy Cross Knights of Columbus annual Free Throw Contest was held on Jan. 22 in the Holy Cross gymnasium. The contest, open to youth ages 9 to 14, had 24 local participants. The local winners were Adelyn Pollock, Makayla Schreurs, Kirra Gellhaus, Emri Braun, Riley Pietz, Tucker Habeck, Adam Hettick, Brayden Heyne and Seth Hettick. The winners advance to regional competition in Aberdeen on Feb. 5, 2023....
Ipswich dropped a 52-38 boys' non-conference varsity basket decision at Highmore-Harrold last Saturday, Jan. 28. The Tigers managed to stay within striking distance for much of the game, but were outscored 16-5 in the final quarter. The hosts had led 14-8 after a quarter and 22-19 at halftime. They then led 36-33 with that decisive quarter left to play. Ipswich was led by Trevor Heinz with 11 points followed by Ian Beyers and Chet Peterson with seven points apiece. (And they both included a trey.) Next would be Tyler Hettich with five points...
Ipswich hosted Herreid/ Selby Area in a girls-boys non-conference varsity basketball twinbill with mixed results on Friday, Jan 27. The Ipswich girls indeed were defeated 56-27 and the boys won their confrontation 47-36. Defensive efforts played a role in both outcomes. The HSA girls would get their initial double-figure lead at 18-8 to end the first quarter. They would then lead 32-13 at intermission and go ahead 44-18 with a quarter to play. A Rylee Kleffman basket inside the trey arc would...
The Ipswich/Bowdle wrestling team placed third at the Groton Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 28. Two I/B wrestlers were first place winners - Brady Unser at 120 and Lucas Rowland at 285. Second place winners were Beau Schilling, Justin Rohrbach, and Grant Weisser. Kadyn Weisser was a third place winner. The I/B wrestlers earned 114 points. Faulkton Area was the Invite winner with 161 points, followed by Warner/Northwestern with 117 points. Ipswich/Bowdle results were: 120 - Brady Unser (12-6) won...