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This is homecoming week for Ipswich. This year's theme is "Traveling with the Tigers." Coronation will be Thursday, Oct. 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the School Theatre. Royalty candidates are seniors Hannah Beyers, Karlie Gohl, Evelyn Tran, Hailey Usselman, Trevor Heinz, Xavier Kadlec, Chet Peterson and Kadyn Weisser. The burning of the "I" will follow the coronation program. The Gala Day parade is Friday, Oct. 6 at 1 p.m. Contact Shana Gohl at the school to sign up to have an entry. The Gala Day parade...
The Ipsodak National Honor Society had an induction ceremony on Sept. 28 in the School Theatre. New members are Reaghan Bowers, Shaylee Coisman, Ashlinn Hartwell, Tucker Kadlec, Kathryn Kilber, Sawyer Kirkham and Maxwell Kulesa. Members are selected based on the four pillars of NHS - scholarship, character, leadership, and service. NHS members Sam Grabowska, Jace Alberts-Konsor, Hannah Beyers and Trevor Heinz spoke on those pillars. Ipsodak Chapter president Chet Peterson opened the ceremony....
The Ipswich Tigers Marching Band performed in the Aberdeen Roncalli Marching Festival on Sept. 27 in Aberdeen. The Ipswich band was named the third place group. They were also named the Best Percussion section. Aberdeen Roncalli Marching Cavaliers was the winner of the Festival, followed by Gregory, second; Hoven, fourth; and Warner, fifth. The IHS Tigers Marching Band can be seen marching in the Gala Day parade here Friday afternoon. But they will not be marching in the Gypsy Day parade Saturday. The marching band will perform in Groton on...
The Feeding South Dakota Mobile Food Pantry will return to Edmunds County soon. The Food Pantry will be in Ipswich Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Edmunds County 4-H Building. The Food Pantry will be in Bowdle on Friday, Oct. 13 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church. 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....
Preschool screening is Friday, Oct. 13 at 8:30 a.m. at the Edmunds Central School. Any three and four year-old who hasn’t been screened before or anyone with concerns is welcome. Call the school to set up a time....
The Hosmer Seniors will meet on Thursday, Oct. 19 in the Legion at 2 p.m. Bingo will follow....
To its owner, the FFA jacket is a physical reminder of the personal accomplishments achieved through the organization - a symbol of commitment and dedication for all who wear the corduroy. This fall, a record number 450 South Dakota FFA members from 84 chapters, will receive their own FFA jackets - carrying forward that long-standing tradition of pride, dignity and honor. Jackets were sponsored by various individuals through the S.D. FFA Foundation program, welcoming new members into the fabric of FFA. FFA members filled out the Blue Jackets...
Highest recorded temp. for Sept. 2023: 96° on the 5th Record: 105° on Sept. 2, 1983 Average high temp. for Sept. 2023: 77° Average high temp. for 48 months of Sept.: 72° Lowest recorded temp. for Sept. 2023: 42° Record: 20° on Sept. 22, 1983 Average low temp. for Sept. 2023: 53° Average low temp. for 48 months of Sept.: 46° Number of days of 90° temps. for Sept. 2023: Three Record: 11 days in 1988 Number of days of 100° temps. for Sept. 2023: None Record: Four (two in 1976 and one each in 1978 and 1983 Number of killing frosts for Sept. 2023: N...
It is definitely time for homecoming week Gala Week in Ipswich and also NSU's Gypsy Day parade early Saturday to help celebrate their homecoming week. And Ipswich's Gala Day parade is scheduled for Friday afternoon And let's hope that all the affected sports confrontations will result in wins for both Ipswich and NSU if you are indeed a Wolves fan. It sounds like the weather could maybe be fairly decent on both Friday and Saturday. But maybe just a little on the cool side for this time of the year. But NSU's Gypsy Day weather? It has a history...
For over 100 years, South Dakotans of all ages have been loving 4-H! Each year, South Dakota 4-H reaches over 20% of our state's eligible youth with educational programs, activities, and contests to help build the next generation of South Dakota! Nationwide, over 6 million 4-H members participate in the program each year. This year we celebrate the many hearts, dreams, and all the love that make 4-H what it is - the premier youth development organization in the country. Join South Dakota 4-H in sharing your 4-H Love during National 4-H Week...
The Edmunds County 4-H Shotgun Shooting Sport program had a busy summer shooting to qualify for the state shoot. Shooters spent Wednesday nights at the Ipswich Shooting Range practicing their shotgun skills. The state shoot was held in Mitchell on September 8-10. Five shooters from Edmunds County qualified for the state shoot. They were Junior Weston Weisser, and Seniors Gabe Johnson, Adam Kanable, Kadyn Weisser, and Emerald Wittmeier. Juniors and Seniors shot 100 rounds of trap. Junior Weston Weisser shot a 34 for a white ribbon. Seniors Gabe...
Members of Court St. Katharine Drexel, #2516, a local court of the national organization Catholic Daughters of the Americas will honor Catholic Daughters on Sunday, October 15, 2023. The Catholic Daughters are one of the oldest and largest organizations of Catholic women in the Americas. Catholic Daughter women enjoy each other’s company at meetings, share Catholic spirituality, give generously to local and national charities and work hard for their parishes and communities. The Catholic Daughters of the Americas was formed nearly 120 years a...
October 9 — No School - Columbus/Native American Day October 10 — Crispitos, corn, salsa, black beans., fresh fruit, milk October 11 — Chicken Patty on homemade bun, peas, sweet potatoes, juice, milk October 12 — Chicken Teriyaki, brown rice, baby carrots, broccoli, strawberry cups, milk October 13 — Hamburger in gravy, mashed potatoes, mixed veggies, peaches, homemade bun, milk...
October 9 — Grilled Chicken Patty, Ranch potato wedges, broccoli, blushing pears October 10 — BBQ on bun, pork & beans, fresh pineapple, veggie bar October 11 — Fish, mac & cheese, corn, strawberry cup, veggie bar October 12 — Chicken Teriyaki, rice, tortilla, carrots, green beans, sidekick October 13 — No School...
Elodie K. Schmierer, age 90 of Bowdle, died Friday, September 29, 2023 after a short stay in the Bowdle Hospital due to a recent health complication that began this summer. Up to that time, she proudly lived on her own in her house in Bowdle. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Friday, October 6, 2023 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Bowdle, led by Pastor Janet Sandmeier. Interment follows at the Church Cemetery. Funeral Home visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Thursday. Elodie Kathleen, daughter of...
Anthony "Al" Malsom, 78, Dickinson, passed away Monday, September 18, 2023 at CHI St. Alexius, Dickinson, N.D. Al's Mass of Christian Burial was at 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Dickinson, with Fr. Robert Shea as the celebrant. Entombment followed at the Dickinson Mausoleum. Anthony "Al" Malsom was born April 5, 1945 in Eureka to Anton and Catherine (Zacher) Malsom. Al worked for Sweetheart Bakery where he met the love of his life Florence Seiler. They...
Ipswich and North Central both attended a cross country meet in Miler on September 25. The NC varsity boys and girls each placed fifth in their respective team standings. The NC girls were led by Grace Roth 19th in 23:16.85 and then Melanie Dallenbach was 22nd in 23:39.52. Their third scorer was Kassandra Abbas 29th in 24:43.78 and they totaled 56 team points. Potter County led those standings with 10 points out-distancing the runners-up James Valley Christian at 23. But Northwestern's Ella Boekelheide placed first individually at 19:26.77....
Ipswich picked up a non-conference high school volleyball win on the road versus Potter County last Thursday. The hosts were eventually outscored 3-1 by the Tiger netters. The individual set scores for Ipswich were 25-23, 25-20, 15-25 and 25-17. Ipswich got 14 kills from Marley Guthmiller and 10 from Gabby Wald. The Tigers totaled 42 kills. Ipswich had 12 serving aces, which were led by Guthmiller’s four. The Tigers added 41 setting assists, led by Josie Knutson with 14. They had 51 total digs in a team effort, led by Gabby Wald with eight a...
North Central began last week with a five set volleyball defeat to Ipswich at Ipswich last Monday and then also lost to Leola/Frederick in straight sets at home a night later. First things first! The Thunder lost the tiebreaker set 15-10 and that match point was delivered by Ipswich's Marley Guthmiller. She ended up with 19 kills among her 48 accurate hits and Kaylin Onken was next at 17-21 with six kills. The Tiger team totaled 70 hits with 38 of them being kills. The Thunder countered with 109 hits in 133 tries that included 36 kills. Billie...
North Central's netters defeated Strasburg/Zeeland, N.D. 3-0 last Thursday. The scores were 25-15, 25-17 and 25-13. They were able to obtain 95 hits including 37 kills. Amree VanderVorst went 25-28 with 11 kills and Natalie Bieber finished 16-18 with 10 kills. Ella Batie chipped in with 19 hits that featured 10 kills. The Thunder were 67-73 at the net including six aces. Sydnee Malsam was 17-17 with two aces followed by Jenisa Jacobs at 9-10 with two aces and VanderVorst, 11-13 with two aces. They were led in setting by Sydney Bertsch at 88-90...
Ipswich was in contention for a varsity high school football win last Friday in Britton. But the hosts would eventually win the affair 48-30. The quarter scores were 20-8, 26-16 and 42-22, all favoring the hosts. But Ipswich actually did get on the scoreboard first with a Max Kulesa pass to Chet Peterson of two yards and Kulesa also passed to Casey Geditz for the two-point conversion. Ipswich's next TD would be a Kulesa kick return TD of 80 yards and Kulesa also passed for the extra points this time to Peterson. Ipswich then opened the third...
Ipswich and North Central both participated in a cross country invitational at Highmore last Saturday. The NC Thunder girls were fourth in their varsity as were their varsity boys. The girls varsity team crown was awarded to Potter County with 6 team points and the second-place team would be Faulkton Area at 26 followed by Stanley County with 35 team points and the Thunder girls were narrowly behind Stanley County's third-place 35 with their 36. This event was won by Potter County's Danika Kaup with her 19:59.45 effort followed by Autumn...