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One of the Midwest's brightest rising stars, Rowan Grace, will perform as the opening act at Trail Days in Ipswich on June 15. She skyrocketed into the spotlight in 2022 whe she was selected to participate in Season 22 of NBC's The Voice. Her authentic talent and indisputable drive carried her all the way to the top 10 and earned her countless fans across the country. Upon her homecoming to Rapid City, Rowan is showing no sign of slowing down, with a band of all-star musicians behind her. She's...
Ipswich eighth grader Temperance Cody will play in the SDMEA Middle School All-State Band March 1-2 in Mitchell. There are two bands - the Honor Band and Festival Band. Temperance auditioned and was chosen for the Festival Band. She plays euphonium. The bands begin rehearsals on Friday at 12:15 p.m. They continue rehearsals Friday and Saturday. The concerts are Saturday, March 2 beginning at 3 p.m. in the Mitchell Performing Arts Center. The directors are composer/ arranger Randall Standridge...
During the State Wrestling Tourney seeing IHS seventh grader Sophia Knittel with a win was a common sight. See page 16 for more about her winning ways in Sioux Falls....
EC third grader Bella Wesch sang the "Star Spangled Banner" during the NC vs. Sully Buttes game in Roscoe on Feb. 23....
The Ron and Sheilah Gates Department of Music at Dakota Wesleyan University will sponsor a tour of upper midwest communities in early March. As part of DWU’s spring break, the Highlanders vocal chorus and the Wesleyan Bells will perform in eight communities March 1-6. They will perform in the Ipswich School Theatre on Tuesday, March 5 at 1 p.m. Recent Ipswich grads Emily Knoll and Kamryn Boettcher are chorus members. Other stops on the tour include: • Stillwater, Minn. First United Methodist Church on Friday, March 1 at 7 p.m. • Elk Mound...
Three district winners of the Knights of Columbus free throw contest will advance to State level competition. Local qualifiers are Adam Hettick U11, Brayden Heyne U13 and Seth Hettick U14, all of Roscoe. Chamberlain will host the event on March 3. Only the 8 highest scores from across the state in each age bracket are invited to the State competition....
March 4 — Green Eggs & Ham, biscuit, hashbrowns, tomato juice, mandarin oranges March 5 — Chicken Wrap, corn, butterscotch brownie, sliced peaches, veggie bar March 6 — BBQ/bun, peas, baked apple, veggie bar March 7 — Grilled Chicken, bun, pork & beans, broccoli, pears March 8 — No School...
From the Ipswich Tribune May 29, 1930 edition Hard Fought Cases Feature Court Session Crowds have thronged the court room at Ipswich the past week, listening to the proceedings. Two cases have occupied the limelight – State of South Dakota vs Adolph Zahalka and Joe Zahalka and state of South Dakota vs Lou Mikolas. The Zahalka case was a hard fought legal battle. Four days was consumed in presenting the evidence. The charge was that of grand larceny in unlawfully taking one black mare belonging to Gottlieb Pade. The jury deliberated on the e...
There was a really great Aberdeen Concert performance in the Johnson Fine Arts Center in Aberdeen last Thursday. It was three young ladies from the Los Angeles area, singing the popular hits from the ‘50s and ‘60s. The acoustics are amazing in that place for sure. Their voices totally overrode the canned background accompaniment music that you could not even tell it was there. I will have to admit that I remember or recognized each and every song even including their encore. Wow! Fast forward to last Friday in the same location! The stage was...
Senate Report by Bryan Breitling Final Budget Setting With crossover week complete, legislators are now focusing on bills from the other house and beginning to work on conference committees for when a bill passes the first house and amended in the second house. Crossover week is a stressful week where the final bills that have been adjusted and vetted all session need final disposition in the house of origin. Some make the cut, while many don’t. Joint Appropriations, this seventh week, was entirely focused on hearing testimony and passing or d...
Inez Hatle, 78, of Aberdeen, formerly Ipswich, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at Avera Mother Joseph Manor. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, February 22, 2024, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Ipswich, with Father Tim Cone as officiant. Inez Hatle was born on November 6, 1945, in Ipswich, to John and Betty (Steen) Geditz. Inez is survived by her siblings Nancy Hammrich, Betty (Larry) Ellwein, and Jim Geditz; children, John Kienow,...
Dale Fredrickson, age 89, was called home to be with the Lord, while surrounded by family on February 17, 2024. Dale was born in Loyalton on July 9, 1934, to Anna (Loveland) and Oscar Fredrickson, as the seventh of their eight children. With his father as the coach, Dale was able to begin playing ball at the early age of 12 for the Loyalton Baseball Team. Softball quickly became a passion for Dale. He played on several softball teams in Aberdeen and as a manager he led his team to the South...
The North Central varsity boys played Great Plains Lutheran in Aberdeen on Monday, Feb. 19 and the results would be a 51-29 defeat for the Thunder. North Central would actually lead 10-6 in the first quarter. But GPL would forge ahead 24-19 at intermission and would increase its advantage to 38-20 after three quarters were in the books. GPL would be led in scoring by Brody Scharlemann with 17 points and seven more of their roster were able to get into their scoring column. The Thunder were able to receive quite a balanced scoring effort led by...
The NC Thunder lost a difficult 60-50 boys varsity basketball outcome in OT to Sully Buttes last February 23. Indeed this game featured another OT when all was said and done. The score was all even at 50-50 at the end of regulation. But the Chargers would live up to their name and charge ahead with 10 unanswered OT points! They were led by Wesley Wittler with 31 points followed by Eli Mercer with his 16 points. Three additional Chargers would score. Meanwhile the Thunder were led by Donovan...
The Ipswich Tigers participated in two recent Region 6B girls basketball playoffs, winning their opener in Ipswich last Monday by a 44-32 verdict and then were defeated the next night at Lyman in a 64-25 outcome. First things first! Ipswich gradually pulled away from its opening night visitors from SBA. The first half was quite close. The Crusaders actually led 8-7 after the first quarter and each team scored eight points in the second quarter. But Ipswich would lead 30-23 with a quarter to...
Ipswich hosted a difficult Lake Region Conference varsity basketball foe last Friday in the Tiger Den. And if you hadn't guessed they would be the Leola/Frederick Titans who would escape Ipswich with a 69-46 victory. They would lead at each of the quarter endings - 18-4, 32-17 and 60-34, respectively and of course by the final margin. They got balanced scoring led by Noah Kipley with 27 points and Brayden Sumption with 17 points and six additional LF players would score. Still without Trevor...
The North Central Thunder were stopped by McLaughlin 60-27 in a Region 6A encounter last Tuesday, Feb. 20 in Miller. The Thunder were only down 5-3 at the first quarter break but would then fall behind 24-9 at halftime. And they would trail 49-23 after three quarters of play. But they were able to receive a balanced scoring effort that was led by Amree Vander Vorst with seven points including one trey. Next would become Alaina Dosch with her five points that also featured a trey. Katelyn Engelhart and Tylee Vander Vorst each added four points...
House Report by Scott Moore As we enter the final two weeks of legislation many spending bills will get debated as legislators look to finalize the budget. The incarceration fund, financing our state prison updates, will be a big topic during our next two weeks. I believe our prisons need updating and I agree that the best way to fund these improvements is without borrowing construction cost and strapping future generations. As we move through the figures the question that continues to be asked by some is what the correct amount is to put in...
Ipswich-Bowdle wrestler Sophia Knittel placed second in the Girls Division of the State Wrestling Tournament last week in Sioux Falls. Sophia, an IHS seventh grader, was the only 7th grader in her bracket - G126. I-B wrestling coach Robbie Williams said Sophia was one of just two seventh grade wrestlers to make the championship match. Sophia's first win was by fall over Allison Neitzel of Aberdeen Central. Then she won her quarterfinal match 4-3 against Brooklynn Baird of Sturgis Brown, the #2...
March 1 — Omelette, long john, peach cups, peppers and onions, edamame, milk March 4 — Chicken Noodles, peas, cooked carrots, fresh fruit, homemade bun, milk March 5 — Teriyaki Chicken, brown rice, broccoli, pears, green beans, milk March 6 — Chili, homemade cinnamon roll, applesauce, baby carrots, milk March 7 — Hot Dog, bun, French Fries, mixed veggies, peaches, milk March 8 — Cheese Pizza, creamed corn, baby carrots, fresh fruit, milk...