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This year’s IHS Awards Night will be a new experience for all. Principal Dan Knust said, “ Due to the restrictions set forth by the CDC and the State of South Dakota we feel it is best to do our awards night a different way this year.” They are asking that the presenters of awards and scholarships tape themselves as if they were presenting the award at the school. An example may be, "Hi, I am Dan Knust and I am representing the Ipswich Athletic Department. Our award this year is..... the recipient of this years award is..... Thank you." “We w...
Due to social distancing, the Ipswich High School students will not have a prom this year. But that is not stopping them from having a “Grand March.” The IHS students who would have been participating in the prom will be walking down the center of Main Street on Saturday, May 9 at 3 p.m. ROUTE The Prom walk will begin at the old Prescription Ag parking lot at the south end of Main St. If weather is nice, they will turn west at old Tiger Post and go west until the Mike and Lisa Hammrich residence. They will then turn south to the Holy Cross pla...
The unique 2019-20 school year will come to end on Thursday, May 14, 2020. The 2020 seniors will be honored with a Graduation Parade on May 16 at 2 p.m. During the parade seniors will be able to drive around and enjoy the view and well wishes from community members at a safe distance. The Seniors are encouraged to decorate a car, pickup or trailer and be recognized by the community. The parade route will be in next week’s newspaper, school website and facebook page. “We plan to live-stream this event as well to encourage high risk people and ou...
The best and brightest from the Class of 2020 are being recognized for their academic achievements during their high school career. Due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus, the 30th Annual Academic Excellence Luncheon was cancelled. However, Gov. Kristi Noem and the Associated School Boards of South Dakota (ASBSD) set out to honor the nearly 200 students, who were identified as the top one percent of their senior class, from the state's public, private and tribal schools, to celebrate their...
This year, due to the COVID -19 pandemic, each skilled nursing center in South Dakota will make their own decision what is best for their residents and community in celebrating National Skilled Nursing Care Week. Check with the nursing center in your area for celebrations of National Skilled Nursing Care Week, beginning on Mother’s Day (May 10) and continuing through May 16, 2020. AVANTARA IPSWICH Avantara Ipswich is planning activities for the week with a “Super Hero” theme. The facility’s staff members may dress as their favorite Super H...
The Ipswich United Church of Christ will be having a parking lot church service on Sunday, May 10 at 11 a.m. to recognize their high school senior members. IHS Seniors Kendra Osborne, Tessa Kilber and William Kadlec will be honored. Families are encouraged to drive one vehicle to church and park in the school parking lot facing the church. Pick-ups and taller vehicles are asked to park in the back two rows. Everyone needs to roll down your window so you can hear Pastor Tim. They will be having communion. Participants are asked to bring their...
To the Editor: I encourage every farmer and rancher to contact the US Senators and Congressman that represent us in Washington DC. Below are points that I recently made when I emailed our delegation. I am writing to express concern regarding the current situation regarding cattle prices. Our ranchers are being taken advantage of by the meat packers and there is nothing that the ranchers can do at this point except: (A) Continue on as they have been and watch as the financial ruin of their operation grows nearer with each passing day. (B)...
No April rains. But May is making up for it. It finally rained. It was certainly getting dry in the top soil even though it had been still fairly wet in the subsoil. It’s wet all over in varying amounts, I would suspect. Now if we don’t get any of that possible frost that has been mentioned we should be good to go for awhile. Plenty of May flowers, but you might have to cover them to avoid the cold....
From the Ipswich Tribune May 6, 1925 edition TRIPLET CALVES BORN Hoerner Brothers, who operate an extensive farm in Cottonwood Lake Township, report that on Thursday and Friday of last week one of their thoroughbred Roan Shorthorn cows, aged about five years, gave birth to three calves, one being born on Thursday and the other two on Friday and that the calves are all alive, regularly formed, lively and are doing nicely. This is something very unusual in the experience of stockmen and the mother and daughters will be photographed and the...
Gov. Kristi Noem proclaimed May 4-8 Teacher Appreciation Week in South Dakota. "While schools and communities won't be able to hold face-to-face Teacher Appreciation Week celebrations this year, I hope they find some unique ways to thank teachers for all they do," said Secretary of Education Ben Jones. "I continue to be amazed at everything our state's teachers are doing to ensure that South Dakota students keep learning, even during these extended school closures." The Department of Education...
A private Mass of Christian Burial for Dennis J. Stockert, 79, Roscoe, was at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Roscoe. Burial followed at Morningside Cemetery. Dennis J. Stockert was born May 16, 1940 to Joseph and Myrtle (Kimmitt) Stockert at St. Luke's Hospital in Aberdeen. He graduated in 1958 from Ipswich High School and started farming full time from that time on. He lived on the farm his entire life. He married Barbara Sorenson on May 20, 2004. They...
Clara Tschappat, 97, of Aberdeen and formerly of Leola, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2020 at Prairie Heights Healthcare in Aberdeen. A private family graveside service was held at Green Mound Cemetery in Leola on Saturday, May 2, 2020. A public service may be held at a later date. Clara was born June 4, 1922 near Long Lake to Edward and Anna Maria (Feickert) Gienger. She attended country school and then continued helping on the family farm. She married Clifton J. Tschappat on September 10,...
Due to the coronavirus we can only speculate what might have happened in the high school spring sports seasons that were cancelled. But there would have been a solid nucleus of 40-plus returners on both the grades 7-12 IHS girls and boys track and field rosters. And they would have been attempting to defend their 2019 State B Combined Championship title. "Yes, it would have been a good year," says their coach Todd Thorson. "Both teams would have been in the hunt to win a state title. More importantly we had a great group of seniors that would h...