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The Ipswich National Honor Society (NHS) was unable to take their trip to New York and Washington DC in 2020 due to COVID-19. This month, the Ipsodak NHS Educational Adventure included students from the classes of 2020, 2021 and 2022. The 22 students and nine adults drove to Minneapolis on June 12. They stayed overnight to catch the United flight the next morning. They flew into New Jersey and headed for New York City. There the group drove by Yankee Stadium. Their nine miles of walking that...
Richland Church Pastor Ron Wickard gave the sermon "Reflections on 42 years" on June 20. It was his final sermon before his retirement. Pastor Sam Crabtree, a friend and associate of Pastor Ron's, spoke on June 27 at the special service to celebrate Wickard's retirement. Past and present congregation members, as well as local residents, added to the celebration at an open house that evening. Pastor Ron and his wife Kaye came to serve the church in July of 1979. Their daughter Heidi was only a ye...
Roscoe and Ipswich City Councils have city ordinance prohibiting the discharge of fireworks. Due to the dry conditions in the county this year, Ipswich will specifically ban aerial fireworks within the city limits. Anyone lighting aerial fireworks will be subject to a fine. The Edmunds County Commission approved an ordinance prohibiting any type of open burning within the county without prior approval. The ordinance was approved in July of 2004....
The quarterly meeting of the Edmunds County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) will be held on Thursday, July 1 in the Ipswich Fire Hall at 8 p.m. The meeting agenda includes state radios and tower, grant funds, and classes. A Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) meeting and a Citizen’s Corp. Council meeting will be conducted after the LEPC meeting....
The Ipswich Historical Society is sharing articles written by IHS students. The students visited the museum, researched and wrote about events, people and businesses in the community. Ipswich Murder by Kate Geditz I chose to do research on the 1942 murder in Ipswich. I chose this topic because this seemed like an interesting topic that many people probably don’t know much about. I looked at old newspaper articles from Ipswich and Aberdeen to find this information. According to an article printed in the Ipswich Tribune in 1942 a 17 year old m...
Happy birthday, U.S.A! The Fourth of July is indeed the day to annually celebrate that occasion and this year the Fourth will occur on a Sunday. So various area celebrations might be a little more spread around than other years, since Sunday is on a weekend. For instance, the state and counties are celebrating on Monday, July 5, as is the federal government, including the Post Office! And this will have signaled the end of June, as well. That month has passed by way too quickly, which always seems to be true for us at our office. Especially...
All residents of Edmunds County are invited to show their talents at the 2021 Edmunds County Achievement Days Open Class Booth. This year’s theme is “4-H Through the Decades.” They are looking for entries that match the theme. Items newly-made or made throughout the last 120 years. Maybe you have an exhibit that you did as a 4-Her, or some your children did. They would love to have them exhibited. Entries need to be brought to the 4-H Building on Thursday, August 5 by 12:30 p.m. Pre 4-Hers are also encouraged to enter items. You are able to en...
Project Day was held on Wednesday, June 23 at the 4- H Building in Ipswich. Twenty-five members showed their creativity making a USA Block Flag or Scorch Pen Design. Project Day was headed by Meredith Schumacher and Nichole Olson from Love Re-Purposed. Parents were there to help their child as needed. Members enjoyed a pizza supper with chips and a dessert. Be sure to come to the 2021 Achievement Days to check them out....
Dennis Sauer will celebrate his 80th birthday on July 10, 2021. Greetings may be sent to him at PO Box 162, Ipswich, SD 57451....
From the Ipswich Tribune April 12, 1928 edition ANDREW THARES SHOT IN ARM Gun Explodes and Bullet Enters Arm- Also Injures Neck is in St. Luke’s Hospital Andrew Thares was accidently shot through the left arm last Friday. He, in company with Howard Stancer were driving by automobile to the A. F. Dehnert farm east of Ipswich. When about six miles out the car was stopped. Stancer got out of the car to shoot at a rabbit. He placed the gun in the car beside Thares whom he asked to reach in the back seat and get a sack. Thares did so and while in t...
Dale and Leann Fredrickson were married on June 17, 1956. Pictured are those who attended the wedding in 1956. Dale's nephew Curt Fredrickson, front row, was the four-year-old ring bearer. Also in the front row are Dale and Leann (Jones) and Dale's sister, Ardyce, who was a Bridesmaid. Standing are Dale's niece Sandy Wehrkamp, who was born on June 13 and came brand new from St. Luke's Hospital with her parents Lyle and Norma Fredrickson to attend the wedding. (Sandy and Curt are siblings.)...
The Wily Wizards 4-H Club sponsored the Amazing Race on Friday. June 18 during Trail Days weekend. Each of the teams pictured went to the listed businesses and had a task to complete. The team to complete the race first was Baylee Kulesa, Ashley Ptacek, Madison Geditz and Vanesa Diaz (they are pictured in the front row). They were closely followed by Tucker Kadlec, Maxwell Kulesa, Rasmus Loken and Harrison Beyers....
IMPORTANT DATES • July 15 — Deadline to submit 2021 Crop Acreage Report • July 15 — Deadline to submit ARC-Individual Farm Yields • July 15 — Deadline to submit NAP production • July 23 — Deadline to submit General CRP signup 56 offer • August 2 — Deadline to submit COC nominations • August 6 — Deadline to submit Continuous CRP signup 55 offer • August 20 — Deadline to submit Grassland CRP offer Report Notice of Loss within 15 days of occurrence for all crops and grasses. Edmunds County is Accepting Emergency Conservation Program Applic...
The annual Mina Lake Freedom Festival is set for Saturday, July 3, culminating with a huge fireworks display at around 10 p.m. It will be preceded by live music by Avenger Joe, starting at 9 p.m. continuing until 1 a.m. Free is the word for the Fest! All the events are indeed free and many are kids-oriented as well. The day starts at 9 a.m. with a 5K Run, two-mile Fun Walk and Kids Run at the M Station, with registration at 8 a.m. The 9th Annual Kids Fishing for Freedom begins with registration at 9 a.m. at the public boat launch. Fishing will...
Rev. Timothy Smith of Ipswich hit a hole-in-one at Split Rock Country Club in Ipswich on Friday night, June 25, 2021. Father Smith hit his ace on Hole 2 from 153 yards using a five iron. Jon Hoffman of Mina was the witness. Father Smith was practicing for a Knights of Columbus charity event planned in Ipswich on August 22. He said the shot was truly of an example of "Divine Intervention" and credits his guardian angel for the help....