Articles from the August 5, 2020 edition


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  • Tiger Post Open House

    Aug 5, 2020

    The Tiger Post had their appreciation picnic and open house Monday evening, Aug. 3. A donation had been made in honor of Louis and Helen Thares before the facility was built. The Tiger Post is housed in the Louis and Helen Thares Youth Center. Louis and Helen were present, as were other family members including their children Jim Thares, Susan Thares and Cheryl Knudson. The public was able to view the new Tiger Post and parents were able to register their children for the new school...

  • 2020-21 School year will begin on August 25

    Aug 5, 2020

    “Ipswich School is excited to see our students on Tuesday, August 25,” said superintedent Trent Osborne. “We are in the process of doing everything in our power to provide outstanding face-to-face education and do it as safely as we can for as long as we can,” he said The school website says, “According to our recent parent surveys, there is strong support for getting our students physically back in school.” The Ipswich School patrons were asked to respond to a survey. More than 90% of those surveyed were in favor of the school year starti...

  • Coronavirus requires changes in high school activities

    Dana Hess|Aug 5, 2020

    By Dana Hess For the S.D. Newspaper Association No handshakes. No high fives. No awards ceremonies. In the age of coronavirus, those are just some of the recommendations for fall high school activities approved Wednesday, July 22 by the South Dakota High School Activities Association’s board of directors. During a video conference meeting the board considered safety recommendations made by a 30-member task force of medical professionals and educators. Those recommendations covered the fall sports of golf, tennis, soccer, cheer and competitive d...

  • Fiddlin' Around

    -deg|Aug 5, 2020

    We had a preview of autumn overnight Sunday night, Monday and even into Tuesday a.m. Now if it could just stay that way. But it probably won’t! The forecasters are indeed predicting a return to summertime heat by this weekend. Anyway this is our first August edition during “Back to School” month. And some of the election races might be heating up, as well as the thermometer, as we inch closer to the November elections....

  • The Library Remembers When...

    Aug 5, 2020

    From the Ipswich Tribune September 7, 1927 edition ATTENTION FRESHMAN BOYS The boy who smokes cigarettes need not worry about his future – he has none. The W. C. T. U. will give $5.00 to any boy who finishes high school without using tobacco in any form. This will be awarded at the graduation exercises every year and the W. C. T. U. hopes every boy in the class receive this honor. At Wessington Springs last year seven of the graduates were non tobacco users and received this prize....

  • Micheal Schwingler

    Aug 5, 2020

    Micheal Paul Schwingler, Sr., 65, Hosmer, died as a result of a farm accident six miles northeast of Java in Walworth County on Monday, July 27, 2020. Micheal, son of Agnes (Schumacher) and Leo Schwingler, was born March 13, 1955 at Eureka. He was brought up on a farm seven miles west of Hosmer. He received his formal education at the Hosmer Public School, graduating with the HHS Class of 1974. He then lived and did farm work near Groton. Micheal married Sharon Schneider at Sacred Heart...

  • City-Wide Rummage Sale

    Aug 5, 2020

    Ipswich was blessed with cool, sunny weather on Saturday, Aug. 1 during this year's Ipswich City-wide Rummage Sale. The event is sponsored annually by the Ipswich Commercial Club. This year there were 23 sales on the printed map....

  • Softball League tourney champs

    Aug 5, 2020

    The Sunday night co-ed softball league had a tournament on July 26. Six teams play in the league. The "Cleats and Cleavage" team was the tourney champs. The league plays on Sunday nights beginning at 5 p.m. at the Ipswich softball field. There are two Sundays left in league play....

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