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Matt Leonard purchased Gramm Funeral Home in January 2022. The name has been changed to Leonard-Gramm Funeral Home. Leonard has been working with Mark Gramm in Ipswich since January 2020. The Leonards moved to Ipswich in 2021. Matt said he learned alot working with Mark. Matt, an Aberdeen native, is a fourth generation funeral director. He graduated from Aberdeen Central and then Mortuary Science School in Denver, Colo. in 2007. He worked with Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home in Aberdeen. Matt and...
A Breakfast Benefit for Elaina Morales is planned on Sunday, Feb. 13 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in Holy Cross Parish Hall in Ipswich. The Knights of Columbus are planning a Bingo Benefit beginning at 11 a.m. in the Grace Center with fun and prizes for all ages. After tests with specialists in Aberdeen and Sioux Falls, Elaina was diagnosed with Gastroparesis, a disorder that slows or stops the movement of food from your stomach to your small intestine. Elaina has been taking specialized treatments...
A group from the South Dakota Army National Guard's 147th Army Band, based out of Mitchell, is performing in the Ipswich School Theatre on Friday, Feb. 11 at 10:15 a.m. One of their smaller music performance teams is on a school tour. The 147th Army Band’s country/classic rock band called Drive On is performing in Ipswich. They play music from artists like Johnny Cash, Rascal Flatts, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Little Big Town, Miranda Lambert, and more. The performance is open to the public....
The Scholastic Spring Book Fair will be held on February 17 from noon until 8 p.m. and on February 18 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Ipswich Theater stage. “We have purchased over 900 books for the school library because of the generosity of the public in purchasing books from the past book fairs,” said Ipswich School librarian Carolyn Burgod....
The winter sports playoffs are right around the corner and that could probably even be said for the college teams. Time flies, that is for sure! And don't forget the NFL's professional football action which has now boiled down to two remaining survivors headed for Sunday's Super Bowl showdown, the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals. But the weather can traditionally change back into winter when the high school post-season events are in progress. And as dry as it has lately been, let's...
Local students have been named to the dean's list for academic excellence after the fall 2021 semester at South Dakota State University. To earn dean's list distinctions in SDSU's colleges, students must have completed a minimum of 12 credits and must have earned at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Area students on the dean’s list include Cody Blocker (4.0 GPA) of Hosmer; Kari Kanable and Jordan Richardt of Ipswich; Nicholas Grote and Aleah Steger of Mina; Lezlie Hauck and Kaitlyn Preszler of Roscoe. Overall, more than 3,070 students from 35 s...
February 14 — Nachos, corn, juice, pinto beans, milk February 15 — Corn Dog, green beans, broccoli, fruit cocktail, milk February 16 — Spaghetti bake, baby carrots, apricots, homemade breadstick, milk February 17 — Baked Potato with ham and cheese, beets, peaches, homemade bun, milk February 18 — Subs, creamed corn, peas and carrots, juice, milk...
Betty Heinz, 86, of Aberdeen, passed away Sunday, February 6, 2022, at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls. The Funeral Service is 10:30 a.m., Saturday, February 12, 2022, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Aberdeen, with Father Tim Cone officiating. Visitation is 5-7 p.m., Friday, February 11, at the mortuary with a liturgical wake and rosary at 7 p.m. Visitation continues one hour before Mass at the church. The Burial is at Sunset Memorial Gardens following the service. A time of fellowship...
Nancy Ertz Couhig (Nancy Kay Ertz) passed away with her family at her side on January 19, 2022 at Swedish Hospital in Edmonds, Wash., where she had lived for the last 45 years. She is survived by her husband and son. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 26, 2022 at the Edmonds Theater in Edmonds Wash. Nancy never forgot her rural roots and was a leader in 4H activities where she could express her love for cooking and canines including her beloved Boston Terriers. Many 4H youth...
The Funeral Service for Eileen Kukrall, 83, Ipswich, will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday February 11, 2022 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Aberdeen. Pastor Samuel Bobby and Pastor Jacob Smith will officiate. A time of food and fellowship will follow at the church prior to burial at Ipswich Southside Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, followed by a Prayer Service at 7 p.m. at Leonard-Gramm Funeral Home, Ipswich. Eileen died peacefully, surrounded by family on...
Mass of Christian Burial for Richard 'Butch' Henderson, 91, of Ipswich, will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, February 12, 2022, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Ipswich. Father Timothy Smith will serve as Celebrant. Burial will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 7 p.m., Friday, February 11, 2022, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, followed by a Liturgical Wake Service at 7 p.m. Butch passed away on Thursday, February 3, 2022, at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton. Richard...
Ipswich upended Miller 61-45 in a non-conference boys high school varsity basketball game hosted by Ipswich on February 3 due to that Miller School fire. Ipswich never trailed vs. Miller and its largest lead would be by 21 points. But the visitors weren't quite ready to go home and staged a second-half rally, gradually shaving their deficit to only 10 points, 47-37. But Ipswich restored order down the stretch, starting with a Trevor Beyers basket and Taylor Thorson added another deuce before...
Ipswich outlasted the Leola/ Frederick Titans 48-41 in a Lake Region Conference girls' basketball game on February 1 in Ipswich. This confrontation certainly produced more than one lengthy run by each team. The score was actually never tied even once, but there were indeed four lead changes. Ipswich's largest leads were by nine points first at 39-30 on a Kaylin Onken basket and then 41-32 thanks to a Katie Bierman drive a little later in the final quarter. That's when the Titans would quickly climb back to within two points to trail 43-41. But...
The Ipswich/Bowdle wrestling team saw only dual action last week with the Lake Region Conference Tournament being held in Ipswich on Feb. 3 and Warner quadrangular on Feb. 4. The I/B team placed second behind Faulkton in the LRC Tournament. Results included: Faulkton Area 42 - Ipswich/Bowdle 27 Individual results: 106 - Kamryn Rhodes FA by forfeit - 6 points 113 - Brady Unser I/B by forfeit - 6 points 120 - Carter Schulte FA by forfeit - 6 points 126 - Double forfeit 132 - Tanner Frickson I/B...
Ipswich was defeated by a Region 2B girls' varsity basketball opponent Miller Area by a 46-19 verdict on February 3 in the Tiger Den. This game was indeed hosted by Ipswich instead of Miller due to that Miller School fire. The Tigers were at least able to hang around vs. Miller throughout the first half of the game. That's because there was a lot of defense by both teams that evening, especially during that first half. The Rustlers would spot Ipswich an early 4-0 lead before they would finally g...