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Crime was in the air at the Orient Express restaurant. Seymour Twitt had enemies. And they were in the Orient Express, each of them in disguise. The secrets were revealed by the detective Dudley Sharp. By the end of the murder spoof they all wanted him dead. The play was directed by Michelle Sihrer. "Murder at the Orient Express" was written by Craig Sodaro and was produced by special arrangements with Pioneer Drama Service, Inc....
The Wily Wizards 4H Club will once again host an Amazing Race on Friday, June 14 at 5 p.m, with registration beginning at 4:30 p.m. (note change of time in order for this event to conclude before the Three-on-Three basketball begins.) This family-friendly activity is for teams of three or four with one or more person from each team completing the challenge developed by local businesses. Travel will be by bike or foot and the length of the course will be determined by the businesses that sign up to host a challenge. Pre-registration by May 31...
On Monday, April 22, 2024, asphalt concrete paving work was scheduled to begin on U.S. Highway 12 from Bowdle to Roscoe. The contractor was scheduled to set signs and cold mill asphalt concrete. Paving was set to begin Monday, April 22, 2024. The asphalt paving and cold milling of asphalt concrete operations will reduce traffic to one lane. Traffic is being controlled with flaggers at the paving and milling closure. Reduced speeds can be expected around paving equipment in the work zones. The primary contractor for this $5.3 million constructio...
Ipswich Elementary School students will perform their Spring Concert Thursday, April 25, at 2:15 and 7 p.m., in the Ipswich High School Theater. The concert will feature the fourth and fifth grade band and Preschool through fifth grade students performing the musical “Summer Camp” by John Jacobson and Mac Huff. The Middle School and High School Pops Concert is Thursday, May 2, at 7 p.m. All performances are free, and the community is invited to attend....
Sherwin Linton will present three free performances Saturday afternoon, June 15 during Trail Days 2024 in Ipswich. Linton will play at the Trail Days complex at 12:30-1:15, 1:45-2:30 and 2:45-3:30. South Dakota native Sherwin Linton launched his career in the music business in 1956 as a 16 year-old disc jockey and live performer of country and rockabilly music on radio station KWAT in Watertown. Moving to Minneapolis, Minn. in 1957, this talented singer, guitarist and songwriter began...
The Edmunds Central Parent Advisory Committee (P.A.C.) is planning their annual MOMentum, an event open to all area women, on Friday, April 26 in the Roscoe American Legion. The speaker will be Desri Neether on "Empower Her: Unleashing Confidence, Authenticity, and Connection." Prepare to be inspired and motivated when you hear her story of courage and survivorship. For more about Neether see www.thedrivenjourney. com. The speaker will speak at 6:45 p.m., followed by the special events. The...
Many of Saturday’s area high school events (including Ipswich) fell victim to rather disagreeable weather conditions. Oh well! Let’s hope that conditions return to more normal. But then again what is normal in our climate changed weather patterns? Good question — so we will have to wait and see! We want something that doesn’t mention that little four-letterword — wind! Yes, the wind can and does appear from several different directions and some times just in a single day. So I hope you haven’t put away your kites just yet. But you would proba...
An exhibit of photography profiles "Our Place" - 15 years of Onaka is planned in June. A photography exhibit by Claudia Barondeau Laws will be held June 22, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and June 23, noon to 4 p.m., in the Onaka Community Hall. Originally from Rapid City, now residing in Salt Lake City, Barondeau Laws has been enamored with Onaka since she was young. Her grandparents were residents until their deaths and her mother grew up there. She started taking photos in Onaka in 2007, wanting to...
From the Ipswich Tribune June 12, 1930 edition Man Killed in Accident West of Mina Sunday Louis Warnecke of Aberdeen was instantly killed Sunday evening in an automobile accident on the Yellowstone Trail, two miles west of Mina. Mr. Warnecke in company with his wife and two sons, a boy by the name of Tompkins also of Aberdeen, and Frank Schaible, owner and driver of the Ford coupe, were returning from Ipswich. They had been visiting at the Paul Sandau home near Ipswich and were returning to Aberdeen. Mr. Warnecke and two of the boys were riding...
Betty Jane Fillbach, age 93, passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2024, in Sioux Falls. Funeral Service is Friday, April 26, 2024, at 2 p.m. with visitation starting at 1 p.m. at Miller Funeral Home Westside Chapel, 6200 W. 41st St., Sioux Falls. Interment will be held at Cresbard Cemetery on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at 11 a.m. Betty was born May 30, 1930, to Albert and Lillian Stewart. She lived on a farm northwest of Norbeck. She had three brothers and one sister. Growing up in the depression...
The Edmunds Central P.A.C. Spring F.O.C.U.S. Showcase was held on April 15. As part of the event the Entrepreneurial Fair was held. Students created their own business plans and had items to sell. The EC FFA hosted a Baked Potato Supper....
Roscoe Summer Youth Program baseball and softball are open for youth to sign-up. T-Ball is open to kids ages 4-7. Practice will begin the week of May 20. They practice 2-3 mornings a week, at 8:30 a.m. Contact Sandra Beyers to sign-up, 605-380-7844. Baseball is open to all youth ages 8-12, who are 12 as of January 1, 2024. There are teams for 8U (coach pitch), 10U and 12 U. Practice is held in the mornings beginning the week of May 20. Contact Sandra Beyers to sign-up, 605-380-7844. They will begin optional, casual after-school baseball...
Young local soccer players had a nice spring day to practice on Sunday afternoon on the field south of the Ipswich Swimming Pool....