Articles from the August 17, 2022 edition


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  • "We're All In" activities coming, Thomas Mac returns to Ipswich

    Aug 17, 2022

    Ipswich Trail Days is hosting a "We're All In" community event on Saturday, August 27 at the complex. 2022 Trail Days entertainer Thomas Mac will be returning to Ipswich. The concert begins at 7 p.m. Urbandale Lane will be the musical guests. The free event for all ages will include inflatable fun and food. Food trucks will include Gypsy Nosh and Primetime Express. The inflatables, food and drinks will begin at 5 p.m. The organizers said local businesses came together to bring this event to...

  • Donation

    Aug 17, 2022

    A fundraiser was held Sunday, Aug. 14 to raise funds for Ramsey and Rachel Crissman. Their home was damaged in a July 4 fire. The event, sponsored by the First Baptist Church of Ipswich, included a lunch and an extensive silent auction. The Crissmans were presented a John Green commemorative print of Ramsey's National Guard unit's deployment of 2009-10. First Baptist minister Dan Kuno presented the print, which was donated by the Madison National Guard unit....

  • Ipswich Lions host a blood drive on August 24

    Aug 17, 2022

    The Ipswich Lions are hosting a blood drive with Vitalant on August 24 at Holy Cross Hall from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. to help ensure a safe blood supply during the summer when blood donations traditionally drop significantly. Donors can make an appointment by calling (877)25-VITAL or at https://donors.vitalant.org/ Vitalant encourages anyone feeling well and healthy to make their appointment for the blood drive. First time donors are always welcome. Blood donations fall by about 40% during the summer months while the need for blood increases....

  • Weather summary

    Marv Seyer|Aug 17, 2022

    The average high for Ipswich is currently 82°. There were several years that August has exceeded this average by at least 5°. The following are these months: 1976: Warm month with average high way above at 89° – Four 100° days in the middle of the month in a row followed by four days in the 90s and finishing with 103° on the 26th – 106 was the hottest of the 100° days. 1982: Warm month with the average high of 87° – Eleven days in the 90s and the rest in the 70s & 80s – One 100° day (105) on the 2nd – Oddity of this month though was the lowest...

  • Pirates raid Ipswich

    Aug 17, 2022

    The Storybook Land Theatre troupe presented "How I Became a Pirate" in Ipswich on Thursday, Aug. 11 in the bandshell. The Ipswich presentation was sponsored by the Marcus P. Beebe Library....

  • Fiddlin' Around

    -deg|Aug 17, 2022

    It’s already hectic and beginning to feel a lot like fall for multiple reasons. The mornings are already somewhat cooler and will continue in that direction. Some people are seeing that various animals already have longer coats than normal. We’ll see! And of course school will be beginning very soon. The fall sports schedules will be getting underway on Friday starting with Faulkton Area vs. Ipswich in Ipswich football action and the North Central football team headed to Warner on Friday as well....

  • Ipswich School lunch menu

    Aug 17, 2022

    August 23 — Crispito, corn, pinto beans, peaches, milk August 24 — Chicken Tender Sub, green beans, baby carrots, pears, milk August 25 — K-5: Hot Dog, peas; 6-12: Chef Salad, bread; Both: apricots, broccoli, chocolate cake, milk August 26 — Pizza, corn, cooked carrots, applesauce, milk...

  • Roy Heintzman

    Aug 17, 2022

    Roy Heintzman, 99, Onaka, died Monday, August 8, 2022 at Avera Mother Joseph Manor, Aberdeen. Roy Joseph Heintzman, son of Margaret (Heier) and Frank Heintzman, was born February 14, 1923 in the southeast corner of Edmunds County, eight miles north of Onaka. His dad died in 1929 and the family relocated to Onaka. On June 8, 1932, Margaret married Joe Binfet and the family settled six miles northeast of Onaka in Edmunds County. Roy attended Hillside Township Rural School and then worked on the...

  • Larry Sweeter

    Aug 17, 2022

    Larry Dean Sweeter, 77, formerly of Canton, passed away on August 12, 2022 in Lawrence, Kan. after a brief battle with cancer. Larry was born July 14, 1945 to Gerhard and Esther Sweeter. He graduated from Canton High School and South Dakota State University in Brookings. He married Dorothy Jensen in 1967 in Sioux Falls. In 1968, Larry enlisted to serve in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. After returning from his service with the Navy, Larry started his career in the meat packing industry wi...

  • Tigers host Knights Tuesday

    -deg|Aug 17, 2022

    Ipswich should have some impressive returning volleyball experience this year, featuring six seniors on the roster. One of them, Katie Bierman, is apparently injured for the season, according to coach Trent Osborne. So the other seniors will be Vanesa Diaz, Madison Geditz, Baylee Kulesa, Gracie Lange and Quincy Olivier. Karlie Gohl is the lone junior, but there will be six sophomore netters, Reaghan Bowers, Jayda Gisi, Kathryn Kilber, Rylee Kleffman, Kaylin Onken, and Jaydin Stiles. And there...

  • Cross Country runners season begins Aug. 26

    -deg|Aug 17, 2022

    Ipswich will begin its 2022 high school cross country campaign under coach Todd Thorson on August 26 in Pierre. Then their home invite on September 10 should be one of the highlights this year. It will start at 10 a.m. at Split Rock. Another tournament will also be hosted by Ipswich at Split Rock and that will be the LRC invite on October 5. And that event can be very competitive! The Tigers will be prepping for their regional run which is scheduled on October 12 in Webster. Yes, Webster!...

  • Football season begins Friday at home

    -deg|Aug 17, 2022

    Ipswich has 26 football players on its 2022 varsity roster, but will be missing some very familiar names from last year's play-off qualifying team. Still the Tigers will have reason to be optimistic about their post-season prospects this year, according to coach Brian Hogie. "I feel if we can keep getting better each week, we will look to make another good run for the playoffs," Hogie explained. "We return some very good seniors and juniors." That indicates that the Tigers should have some...