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It was a beautiful day for 2023 Trail Days on Saturday, June 17. The evening began with a rodeo and the stands were full. That was followed by a concert. Urbandale Lane performed first, then Priscilla Block had a musical "Block Party." Bulls and Broncs Emily Knoll sang the National Anthem and Auctioneer, Lewis Reuer began the Calcutta. There were eight bull riders and nine saddle bronc riders vying for Ipswich Trail Day Champion. First round bronc riders finished with Lane Hines from Wolsey, in...
The 75th Annual Meeting of the FEM Electric members is Tuesday, June 27 at the Ipswich School. Dinner will begin at 5 p.m. with the meeting at 6:30 p.m. Business discussed at the meeting includes the election of District 2 and 3 Board members. Members in attendance will be eligible to win $750 in grand prize drawings to be given away. There will be a kids program....
Edmunds County 4-H Achievement Days are quickly approaching. There are several livestock events planned for the three days. The Dog Show will start off the three days at the 4-H Building on Wednesday, August 2 at 8 a.m. The dogs will be judged on agility, rally, obedience, and showmanship. The dog show will be followed by the Cat Show. That afternoon at 4 p.m. will be the Open Horse Show and Fun Day. This event will be held at the Trail Days Arena. The participants will show their talent in barrels, poles, showmanship, boot scramble, and...
Twenty-six Cloverbud 4-H Members from Edmunds and McPherson County enjoyed Cloverbud Camp on Tuesday, June 13 at the 4-H Building in Ipswich. This year's camp included a Mushroom Clay Pot art activity and several STEM activities. STEM projects include a Cotton Ball Launcher, Harmonica, Lava Lamp, and a Bubble Machine. Campers enjoyed walking tacos and watermelon for their lunch. Games throughout the day included Red Light-Green Light, Rainbow, Egg Carton Penny Drop, Water Relay, and Drop the...
The Trail Days weekend offered a variety of events (except rain which we desperately needed). Even if you chose to participate in only one or two of them! Kudos to everybody on the Trail Days committee. There looks like a few more area events which are being planned starting perhaps with Leola's annual Rhubarb Festival and Bowdle Tower Days, both set for June 23-25. And their schedule looks to be equally crowded featuring a parade and plenty of activities. If your kids didn't get enough candy in the Ipswich parade! And there are some food...
Coleen Harner, 82, Tolstoy, died Saturday, June 17, 2023 at the Bowdle Hospital. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Wednesday, June 21 at the Bowdle Seventh-day Adventist Church led by Pastor George Shaver. Coleen Ann Bieber, daughter of Bertha (Roesch) and Edward Bieber, was born at Faulkton on February 13, 1941. She was brought up in Tolstoy and attended the Tolstoy Public School. She attended and graduated from Plainview Academy in Redfield, Class of 1959. Coleen furthered her education at... Full story
Several 4-H members attended the Sewing Workshop on June 14. The workshop was led by Bonnie Nehlich and Becki Bass. The morning group made a tote bag, and the afternoon group made a drawstring bag. The members encountered several challenges while sewing but all learned something and took home a finished project....
Dakota Wesleyan University has named 299 students on its spring semester Dean’s List. To qualify for the dean’s list a student must have a semester grade point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. They also must complete at least 12 hours of academic work during the semester. Local students on the DWU Dean’s List include Carson Gohl and Tessa Kilber of Ipswich....
By Dana Hess For the S.D. Newspaper Association South Dakota’s high school wrestling tournament has grown so large that the duals tournament portion will be moved to a separate date. That decision was made June 15 by the board of directors of the South Dakota High School Activities Association. “Something had to give,” said SDHSAA Executive Director Dan Swartos, explaining that with the addition of girls’ wrestling, the tournament has gotten unwieldy. Athletic directors, Swartos said, were hesitant to move girls’ wrestling to its own tournamen...