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"Splashing Into 4-H" is the slogan for the 2019 Edmunds County 4-H Achievement Days on July 31 – August 2. 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. followed by the Cat Show. The Horse Fun Day at the Trail Days Complex starting at 4 p.m. will finish off the day. Thursday kicks off with the poultry show at 8:30 a.m. followed by the judging of static projects. The afternoon will include more livestock e...
Local youth (and young at heart) can check out some big equipment at “Touch a Truck” on Wednesday, Aug. 7 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the north baseball field. Treats will be on sale also. The Ipswich Ambulance Service will have root beer floats and the Youth Football Program will have hot dogs....
Last week a team lead Totus Tuus for Holy Cross Catholic youth. They had a treat on Friday afternoon when they had water fights. Then the Ipswich Fire Department came with extra water. Totus Tuus means "Totally Yours." Young adults lead the summer Bible camps across the diocese. The leaders use skits, activities and music to help their students grow in their understanding of their faith....
It is definitely that time of the year. We noticed a maple tree with hints of red last week. Stores are trying to sell school supplies. We've already experienced some cooler overnight low temperatures than normal, preceded by more rain over the weekend. So let's hope that this won't be a permanent trend, as nobody would really like to see one of those rare early frosts. But on the other hand it might not be too humid during Achievement Days this week at the 4-H grounds in Ipswich. And that would be nice! So good luck to the 4-Hers with your...
From the Ipswich Tribune July 13, 1927 edition OLD PIONEER PASSES AWAY Boliver Amos Rogers, a resident of Ipswich for forty-four years and one of the oldest men of the city, died on Tuesday afternoon at 5:30 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. H. D. Doolittle, at the age of eighty-six years, ten months and twenty days. Funeral services are to be held at the Doolittle house at 2:30 Thursday afternoon with Rev. H. T. Owen officiating. Burial will be in the Ipswich cemetery. B. A. Rogers was born August 22, 1840, in Ohio. He was married to Emma...
It was a hot but fun weekend in Waterloo, Iowa at the Regional Water Ski Show Tournament. The Aberdeen Aqua Addicts were among the teams competing. The team finished fourth overall. Aberdeen skiers Abby VanLiere and Todd Thorson were awarded the female and male MVP awards. Abby VanLiere placed third, Emily DeRaad placed ninth and Ahna Schauer placed 12th in swivel open competition. Their jumpers Noah Leach and Tyler Thorson finished first and third in freestyle jump. The team jump took second...
Funeral services for Leo E. Haar, 93, Aberdeen, was at 2 p.m., Saturday, July 27, 2019 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Aberdeen. Rev. Dr. Michael Haar and Pastor Leland Armbright officiated. Burial was at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Leo died Saturday, July 13, at home in Aberdeen. Leo Emil Haar was born November 5, 1925, to Walter and Rosina (Kranzler) Haar at Java. He grew up and attended rural school in this area. In 1944 he moved north of Ipswich and farmed with his parents. On February 9, 194...
Editor’s Note: The following story about Cyril “CJ” and Dorothy Huss is from the Faulk County Record. They are the grandparents of Ted Huss of Ipswich. The wife of an American WWII fighter pilot is being honored at a celebration in Faulkton this Saturday, August 3. The celebration includes a visit of an authentic, WWII P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft of the kind that Faulk County native, Cyril “CJ” Huss flew as part of the famed 23rd Fighter Group in China. Additionally, noted aviation artist and filmmaker, John Mollison, will be presentin...