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A Valentine celebration was enjoyed by the residents of Ipswich Care & Rehab with entertainment by the Friendship Singers from Aberdeen, followed by root beer floats. Congratulations to the 2019 Queen Marj Hettick and King Jack Heyd....
Edmunds County Conservation District Annual Soil Health Clinic held February 4, 2019 at the Ipswich School Theater was a great event. The evening started off with supper catered by Tilly of Heier’ s Grocery in Hosmer. Guest speakers Bryan and Nick Jorgensen from Ideal talked about soil health strategies they have incorporated into their own operations while also showing how it is profiting them. The Jorgensen’s operate a 12,000 acre dry land cropland. They have been 100% no-till since the 1990s. They take pride in being good stewards of the...
The Ipswich Public School District will join districts across the state this week to thank school board members for their leadership and service to the local school district and community, during South Dakota School Board Recognition Week from February 18-22. During School Board Recognition Week, the Ipswich Public School District invites students, staff and community members to take part in thanking its school board members. Chairman Justin Davis, Vice Chairman Todd Hettich, Kathy Bauer, Carol Pond and Tadd Thorson work tirelessly to provide...
University of South Dakota senior Ethan Fenchel and sophomore Macy Heinz broke program records in their respective events on Friday afternoon at the Nebraska Tune-Up inside the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Heinz clocked 1:32.71 for 600 meters, which just edged out a seven-year-old record held by fellow South Dakota native Emma (Erickson) Ladwig. Senior Mallory Fine just missed Ladwig’s time herself by six-hundredths of a second. Fine crossed the finish line in 1:33.66 for third place. Fenchel launched the weight throw 68 feet, 11 ¾ inches to br...
We are so dependent on the internet. We certainly take it for granted until it's off. Then suddenly it's the big question that pops into mind "What are we going to do now without it? " Something we've grown accustomed to as a necessity now days for instance is a cash register card reader. You guessed it, it's certainly dependent upon the internet as we found out for awhile on Monday. And how were going to get our newspapers emailed on Tuesday was the next big question, but fortunately the internet provider problem didn't last into Tuesday! We...
HIGH SCHOOL Ashlee Thorson has been chosen as the Subway Student of the Week. Ashlee was recently chosen to receive a 'Build Dakota Scholarship' to attend Lake Area Technical Institute in Watertown. This scholarship will pay for her entire college tuition and also guarantees her a job in the nursing field upon completion on her degree. While in High School Ashlee has challenged herself by taking higher level high school classes as well as taking college classes. Ashlee has maintained a 4.057 GPA throughout high school. MIDDLE SCHOOL Seventh...
From the Ipswich Tribune, August 13, 1931 edition Local zinnia garden admired by tourists The Zinnia beds are surely helping to advertise Ipswich. Visitors from Aberdeen and surrounding towns who were here this week commented most favorably on the work the federation of womens clubs is doing to beautify the town. Four Aberdeen ladies came to the Tribune office Wednesday, each carrying home a large colorful bouquet. They said they had been traveling about considerably of late and saw nothing in flower beds that could compare with the Zinnia...
Mass of Christian Burial for Pius Waldman, 91, Aberdeen, will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Aberdeen, with Father Michael Griffin, Celebrant. Private burial on a later date at St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Onaka SD. Pius died Sunday, February 17, 2019 at Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center. Pius Ignatius Waldman was born June 29, 1927 to Joe and Mary (Goetz) Waldman, along with sisters Rita and Marcelline. He attended grade school at Clark Towns... Full story
The funeral service for Melvin H. Morris, 80, of Ipswich will be 10:30 am Monday, Feb. 25, 2019 at United Church of Christ in Ipswich. Burial will be in the Ipswich City Cemetery. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Sunday, with a prayer service and sharing of memories at 7 p.m. at Gramm Funeral Home in Ipswich. Melvin died Friday, February 15, 2019 at his residence in Ipswich. Arrangements by Gramm Funeral Home of Ipswich. grammfuneralhome.com... Full story
The funeral service for Orville F. Gorne, 89, of Aberdeen, South Dakota, was held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Aberdeen with Pastor D.T. Rawerts officiating. Burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Orville died Wednesday, February 13, at Bethesda Home of Aberdeen. Orville Fritz Gorne was born on April 8, 1929 in Loyalton, to Jacob and Elsie (Walz) Gorne. This is the area where he grew up and attended country school. On October 2, 1955 he marrie... Full story
The Ipswich Middle School Science Fair was held on Wednesday, Feb. 13 in the School Theater. Middle School science teacher Brian Hogie said the winners will take their projects to the regional Science Fair at Northern State University in Aberdeen in March. Hogie said working on projects encourages the students to do research. Eighth grade winners were Katie Bierman, first place, with "Melting Power: and Jailey Hutson, second place, "What's In Your Water?". Seventh grade winners were Cayden...
The Region 2B girls' high school basketball tournament action got underway this week and the upper-bracket semifinals on Tuesday pitted the overall #1 seed Ipswich vs. the winner of an #8 vs. #9 Monday confrontation Potter County. Number-four Sully Buttes also hosted #5 Highmore-Harrold in that bracket's other semifinal on Tuesday. In the bottom bracket, Edmunds Central traveled to Faulkton on Tuesday, as the overall sixth-seeded team, hosted by the #3 Trojans in a bracket semifinal. The other...
The Region 2B boys' high school basketball tourney looms big on the horizon with the 2B girls' event already in progress this week. And not a whole lot can be pinned down regarding the exact bracketing in the two parallel brackets, which will each furnish a 2B champion for the SoDak 16, as of our newspaper deadlines. The regular-season standings determine those regional pairings and several teams, including Ipswich, will have had to play three games this week partially due to weather postponements, according to IHS AD Dan Knust. Check with...
Junior Carter Heinz, 20-11, will again represent Ipswich/Leola/ Bowdle (I-L-B) at the State B wrestling tournament on February 22-23 in Rapid City. This year Heinz will wrestle at 195 against Preston Norrid (a 24-9 sophomore) of Winner Area in his opening round of action. He accomplished that by placing second at the Region 1B meet in Redfield last Saturday and second-place wrestlers will each face a third-place opponent in their initial action at the State B. (Top regional finishers wrestle...