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Where has the summer gone? July is almost half over already and we're heading downhill fast towards the holiday season. But before that we'll have an election and there are some interesting races shaping up, even though it is a non-presidential year. In the meantime, Christmas in July has become a promotion that seems to get bigger every year. The networks show Christmas movies and stores are attempting to rival Black Friday with some of their July bargains. We went from red, white and blue to red, white and green and then the eventual New...
The First Baptist Church of Ipswich will have a new opportunity for entertainment on Sunday evening, July 15. The movie “Heart of a Shepherd” will be shown in the church at 7 p.m. “Heart of a Shepherd,” a biopic on South Dakota native and Christian Worship Hour pastor Dr. Harold E. Salem. The film describes Salem’s call to ministry in 1943, transition to TV ministry in 1979 and his continued work at age 96 to reach 90 percent of the earth from a production studio in Aberdeen. Salem began serving the First Baptist Church of Belle Fourche i...
The Edmunds County 4-H Secret Alumni is again being held this year conjunction with the 2018 Achievement Days. Clues will be printed in this issue as well as the next two issues of the newspaper. Use the clues to determine who the “Secret 4-H Alumni” is. Send or bring your guess to the Extension Office. The “Secret 4-H Alumni” will be announced at the Friday, August 3 program after the 4-H Chicken BBQ. Week 1 Clues: • Because of the number of kids enrolled in 4-H and limited space, I was limited to the number of exhibits I could enter at...
The Independence Day holiday celebration means fireworks - at homes and community presentations. This year there were natural fireworks displays as well. Local residents enjoyed the fireworks display at Mina Lake on Tuesday, July 3. Late Monday night, July 2, there were natural fireworks with lightning brightening the sky south of Ipswich....
An international group running for peace stopped in Edmunds County last week. The Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run was founded in 1987 by Sri Chinmoy. His message: "World peace begins in the heart of each of us, and that we all have an important role to play in making the world a more harmonious place. A team of 11 runners stayed in the Hospitality Hotel in Ipswich on July 3. The runners began the 4th of July in Bowdle, planning to run 90 miles to Andover. Each runner takes turns running two...
James (Jimmy) Peter Geditz died peacefully, at Avera Mother Joseph Manor, on July 5, 2018 in Aberdeen, SD, at the age of 86. The Mass of Christian Burial was Monday, July 9 at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Ipswich. Father Russell Homic served as Celebrant of the Mass. Jimmy was born on July 28, 1931 in Harmony Township – Edmunds County, to Peter and Josephine (Sindelar) Geditz. He graduated from Ipswich High School in 1949. He worked as a farmhand prior to serving in the Korean W...
Alfred (Al) Francis Kolb, St. Joseph, Mo. and formerly of Ipswich, died on June 21, 2018 at his winter home in Donna, Tex. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 14 at 1:30 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Garden Mausoleum, Aberdeen, with Pastor Marcia Sylvester leading the service. Al was born on November 17, 1941 in Leola to Helen Kolb. He was raised in Aberdeen by his mother and step-father, Anton Kvasnicka. He graduated from Aberdeen Central High School in 1960. Al married Gwenda Ertz on June 20, 1960 in Ipswich where they made their...
Milton "Mitch" Miller, 91, Bowdle, died Sunday, July 1, 2018 at the Bowdle Nursing Home. Funeral services was at 11 a.m., Saturday, July 7, 2018 at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bowdle, with Pastor Justin Dauck leading the service. Interment, with military rites by the Andrew and Harold Schauer American Legion Post No. 259, Roscoe, was at 1:45 p.m. Saturday at Morningside Cemetery, Roscoe. Milton Alvin Miller, son of Clara (Liebelt) and Jacob A. Miller, was born July 17, 1926 at Isabel....
“Come One, Come All, Step Right Up to 4-H” is the slogan for the 2018 Edmunds County 4-H Achievement Days on August 1-3. Mark your calendars and plan on stopping by to see the accomplishment of our youth. Activities take place at the 4-H Grounds in Ipswich. Wednesday morning starts off the three days with the dog show starting at 8 a.m. In the afternoon will be the Horse Fun Day at the Trail Days Complex. Thursday kicks off with the poultry show at 8:30 a.m. followed by the judging of static projects. The afternoon will include more liv...
Lynette Kraft, at 727 Second Ave., received the recent Yard of the Week honors. She has multiple flower gardens with a variety of beautiful flowers accented by statues, sculptures, and flags. Her backyard accent features a lovely arch with honeysuckle vines to draw hummingbirds. The deck in her backyard has pots of flowers and furniture so she can sit outside and enjoy her beautiful yard. Lynette also has a vegetable garden to keep her busy as well....