Articles from the August 7, 2024 edition


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  • 4-H Royalty

    Aug 7, 2024

    The 4-H Acheivement Days Royalty were crowned during the Monday evening program in the Edmunds County 4-H Building in Ipswich. The Cloverbud Royalty chosen were Cooper Galbraith and Hazel Beyers. The 4-H Royalty were Nicholas Fuhrmann and Hannah Beyers. This year's theme was "You Won't Get BOARD in 4-H." The activities concluded on Tuesday. See next week's Tribune for the results....

  • Local vendor to have booth at Brown County Fair

    Tena Gibson|Aug 7, 2024

    If you shop at Ken's FoodFair in Ipswich you probably have seen Johnathan Kamps. He works part-time there. When Johnathan was asked what he wanted to do with the rest of his life, his response was immediate, "I want to make people smile and laugh." Johnathan was born with Tatton-Brown Rahman Syndrome (TBRS), a rare condition that causes various birth defects. People with this syndrome are often taller than usual. They tend to have mild to moderate intellectual disability. Johnathan's support...

  • Dance Recital Saturday

    Aug 7, 2024

    The summer dance students of Ashley Geist Cusick will present a recital for the public on Saturday, August 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the Ipswich High School Theater. The recital will feature students from the surrounding towns; students range in age from three to 19 years. “Our recital is a celebration of the work, focus, and fun that students experience each week in class. It is an honor to bring this creative opportunity to the surrounding area,” Geist-Cusick said. “I look forward each year, to watching the students perform for their families, frie...

  • Storybook Land theater groip makes local stops

    Aug 7, 2024

    The Storybook Land on Tour will present “A Year With Frog and Toad” August 7 and 8 on local stages. The musical will be presented in the Edmunds Central Fine Arts Gym in Roscoe on Wednesday, Aug. 7 at 10 a.m., sponsored by the P.A.C. They will have popsicles for all the kids. A free-will offering will be taken. The next day, Thursday, August 8, the Marcus P. Beebe Library will sponsor “A Year with Frog and Toad” at the Bandshell on Main Street in Ipswich. Pre-show entertainment begins at 10 a.m. with the show at 10:30 a.m. Everyone is welcome...

  • Feeding South Dakota Food Pantry in Ipswich Tuesday

    Aug 7, 2024

    The Feeding South Dakota Mobile Food Pantry will return to Edmunds County soon. The Food Pantry will be in Ipswich Tuesday, August 13, 2024 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Edmunds County 4-H Building. Proxy pickups are allowed. Complete the SD Feeding form and give it to your proxy to bring with to the food distribution. If you have any questions regarding the form contact the South Dakota Department of Education by calling 605-773-4736. For more information contact Lynn Gauer, 605-426-6173 for the Ipswich site. Mobile Food Pantries travel...

  • Fiddlin' Around

    -deg|Aug 7, 2024

    What a difference a few days makes. We cooked Saturday in the heat and Monday it was wet and cold. Friday evening and Saturday afternoon we enjoyed the Pauer of Music Festival in Aberdeen’s Central Park. There were musicians from all over the country. We checked out a few sales Saturday....

  • Weather Summary

    Marv Seyer|Aug 7, 2024

    Summary for July 2024 and records Highest recorded temp. for July 2024: 93° on the 26th / Record: 111° on July 15, 2006 Lowest recorded temp. for July 2024: 53° on the 18th / Record: 38 ° on July 2, 2017 Average high temp. for July 2024: 83° Average high temp. for July over 49 years: 83° Average low temp. for July 2024: 62° Average low temp. for July over 49 years: 60° 100° days during July 2024: None / Record: 8 days during July 1988 90° days during July 2024: Three / Record: 17 days in 1975 Hottest July on record over 49 years (Average...

  • 2024 Achievement Days

    Aug 7, 2024

    The 4-H Achievement Days program was held on Monday evening in the 4-H Building in Ipswich. This year's theme was "You Won't Get BOARD in 4-H." See judging results in next week's Edmunds County Tribune....

  • The Library Remembers When...

    submitted by Marion Heintzman|Aug 7, 2024

    From the Ipswich Tribune August 28, 1930 edition Story of Slaying on Farm Proven False Ipswich citizens were alarmed Wednesday evening when a report was received by Sheriff Geo. M. Engler that a murder had been committed at the Geo. Harrison farm north of Beebe. The report later proved to be absolutely false. Sheriff Engler and a party of citizens from Ipswich went immediately to the farm to ascertain the facts of the case which proved to be as follows: Mr. Harrison had gone to the pasture to see about some cattle. Upon arriving there he found...

  • Viola Gillick

    Aug 7, 2024

    Mass of Christian Burial for Viola Gillick was at 2 p.m. Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Ipswich, South Dakota with Fr. Timothy Cone serving as Celebrant. Burial followed at Holy Cross Cemetery. Viola (Vi) was born on June 21, 1927, to Joseph and Magdalena (Roth) Lacher in Fountain Township.  In June of 1944, Vi graduated from eighth grade and worked on the family farm until just shortly before her 18th birthday when she began working at the Ipswich Community Hos...

  • Northern Prairie Baseball All-Stars

    Aug 7, 2024

    The Northern Prairie Baseball League had an All-Star Game in Northville on July 16. There was also a Home-Run Derby....

  • League Champs

    Aug 7, 2024

    The Ipswich U12 boys team took first place in the Northern Prairie Youth Baseball League end of year tournament. The tourney was held in Ipswich on July 20....