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A group of riders rode into Ipswich Monday on horseback. The Native American riders and supporters hope to bring awareness during the week-long ride. The group, made up of people of all ages, left Crow Creek on August 28. They are planning on arriving at the Whitestone Hill State Historical Site, southeast of Kulm, N.D. on Sept. 3. Jim Hallum of Santee, Neb., one of the group, said they want to bring awareness and healing during the memorial ride. The Whitestone Hill Site is called a...
South Dakota Representative Dusty Johnson visited the Gisi Pheasant Farms facility east of Ipswich on Monday, Aug. 31. Greg Gisi gave Rep. Johnson a tour of the area where pheasant hatching will be in full operation in the spring. The Gisi's find it hard to hire enough seasonal workers when they are busy, so they rely on temporary immigrant workers. Gisi staff told Rep. Johnson about using H-2A workers, temporary, non- immigrant workers to perform agicultural labor. They have been using the...
The Mobridge volleyball tournament, planned on Sept. 12. was split into two sites this year. Ipswich, North Central and Leola/Frederick will play in Ipswich and Mobridge-Pollock, Stanley County and McIntosh will play in Mobridge. Two tournament winners will be announced. The state suggests using the best of five format for this tournament. The schedule of the Ipswich tournament will be: • 10 a.m. - Ipswich vs. Leola/Frederick • North Central vs. Leola/Frederick 30 minutes after completion of first match. • Ipswich vs. North Central 30 minut...
September is a busy month for area high school girls' volleyball fans. For starters, there are seven home appearances for the Tiger team during the month and a lengthy home stand at the end of September actually extends into October for two more home clashes. That will indeed culminate a six-match home stand, starting with an Ipswich tournament scheduled for September 19. The North Central Thunder are not involved in that particular invitational, but will attend a September 12 tourney that has been moved to Ipswich instead of its earlier...
The 2020 State Fair 4-H Poultry and Rabbit Shows were held on Saturday, August 29 in Huron. Three families did an excellent job representing Edmunds County. Members were only able to have two entries per species. Each of the four members attending received top honors for one of their entries. At the rabbit show Alexis Fisher received Reserve Grand Champion Netherland Dwarf, Grant Fisher received Grand Champion French Lop, and Jillian Fischer received Reserve Grand Champion Polish. At the poultry show Grant Fischer received Reserve Grand...
The Main Street businesses and the Ipswich Development Corporation hosted an Open House on Saturday, August 22. The festivities included a fundraiser lunch. The business owners donated $200 each to the Tiger Post and the Ipswich Athletic Boosters. The participating businesses were Grandma's Ceramics Shop, Red Bobbin Sewing Salon, Real Dakota Photography, Escape Salon and Ipswich Fitness Center....
From the Ipswich Tribune July 20, 1927 edition BEWARE OF PEDDLERS Picture peddlers are canvassing the county, selling portraits to be enlarged from a photograph for $7.50, claiming the portrait is worth $30. The St. Paul Farmer warns everybody to beware of them, and under no circumstances to sign any order for these portraits. The peddlers make a specialty of canvassing farmer’s wives during the absence of the husband. The sheriff of this county will be glad to be informed of their whereabouts....
Mass of Christian Burial for Galen Gisi, 69, of Ipswich, was at 10 a.m., Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Ipswich, Father Timothy Smith Celebrant. Burial followed at Holy Cross Cemetery. Galen passed away on Friday, August 28, 2020 at his residence. Galen Franklin Gisi was born on February 19, 1951 in Ipswich to Leonard and Dorothy (Hammrich) Gisi. He attended Holy Cross School, and graduated from Ipswich High School. He then enrolled at SDSU where he obtained a...
John Roth, 91, died May 3, 2020 at LaCrosse Health & Rehabilitation in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. John was born on the family farm August 25, 1928 to Valentine and Katherine (Goetz) Roth. He married Lillian M. Hammrich Sept. 30, 1952 in Ipswich. Lillian passed away May 17, 2019. They were together 67 years. John spent his whole life in the mining business. He worked at the Homestake Gold Mine in Lead for 14 years, later moving to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho to work at the Bunker Hill Mine in Kellogg, Idaho for 17 years until it shut down. He then worked as...
Ipswich/Edmunds Central scored in every quarter on the way to a 42-0 LRC high school football win over Northwestern last Friday in Mellette. The hosts weren’t doing themselves any favors with some costly turnovers and 10 sacks and the Tigers were able to attain a 16-0 first quarter lead. They led 28-0 at intermission. The Tigers tacked on a third-quarter insurance TD and two more in the final stanza to assure the outcome. Carson Gohl led I/EC in scoring with three touchdowns and one conversion run for 20 team points. Matt Hettich, Luke P...
The Ipswich volleyball team picked up a pair of hard-fought opening week 3-1 wins by taking control of momentum at the end. The Tigers won a Lake Region Conference match over Aberdeen Christian to start their season last Tuesday at home in the Tiger Den. The team then went on the road for a non-conference victory over Highmore-Harrold last Thursday in Highmore. But first things first! The Tigers strung together a late rally for an initial 26-24 win over the Knights. They had trailed by as much as seven points, 19-12 at one juncture of the set....
Ipswich attended a season-opening cross country invite in Pierre last Friday. At least one IHS runner was entered into each of the seven events. For instance, there were two Tiger girls in the 4000-meter varsity run, won by Jessica Lutmer of Pierre Riggs in 16:09.75. There were 21 total runners there, including Ipswich's Ashley Ptacek, tenth in 18:19.64 and Emily DeRaad 14th in 18:45.26. That same distance junior varsity run, consisting of 30 runners, saw Ashlinn Hartwell placing second only to Evelyn Trefz of Aberdeen Central 18:01.70 to...