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The Ipswich March Band placed third in the Roncalli Marching Band Festival last week. The IHS band also received the Best Drum Major award. Ipswich Drum Majors Madisyn Gelhaus and Emily Knoll are pictured with the award. Aberdeen Roncalli won the event, followed by Castlewood and Langford, fourth. Roncalli had the honor for best percussion and flags. Castlewood won best winds....
On Friday, October 7 the Groton Area 8-12 Band, the Groton Area 6-7 Band, and 11 area school bands including Ipswich, will converge in Groton for the Lake Region Marching Band Festival. The parade of bands will travel from South to North on Groton’s Main Street from Railroad Avenue to 9th Avenue, beginning at 10 a.m. This festival originated in Milbank then moved to Waubay for 11 years. Since 2013 Groton has hosted the festival and it plans to remain there for the foreseeable future. Bands will be evaluated on their performance by a panel of t...
Ipswich School Parent/ Teacher Conferences will be Thursday, October 6 from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. and Friday, October 7 from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. There will be a normal school day Thursday, October 6 and no school on Friday, October 7. (The school will also take the Columbus Day/Native American Day off on Oct. 10.) Middle school and High school conferences will be held in the classrooms. Elementary conferences have been pre-scheduled with the parents. The Scholastic Book Fair will be held Thursday, October 6 from 12 p.m. - 8 p.m. and Friday, Oct...
Summary for 47 months of September that I have recorded: Highest recorded temp.: 105° on Sept. 2, 1983 Lowest recorded temp.: 20° on Sept. 22, 1983 Current average high temp.: 72° Current average low temp.: 46° Number of 100° temps. or higher: 4 Number of 90° temps.: 94 Hottest September on record: 1978 (Average high temp. 80°) Coolest September on record: 1985 (Average high temp. 64°) Number of killing frosts: 9 (None since 2012) Most precip. in a month’s time: 6.47 during Sept., 1996 Most precip. in a day’s time: 2.23 on Sept. 8, 2009 Least...
Over 100 years ago, 4-H became one of the first developed organizations for youth. The goal of 4-H is to help youth and their families learn the skills they need to positively impact their communities. As one of the largest youth organization in the county, 4-H grows confident, capable, and caring youth with the life skills to thrive in today’s world and succeed in their dreams for tomorrow. This is done through hands-on, practical programs. National 4-H Week is this week, October 2-8. This year’s theme is “Opportunity 4All.” They encoura...
Gypsy Day is Saturday in Aberdeen with a parade at 9 a.m., if I recall. So good luck to all the high school bands in the parade and their ratings. The weather hasn’t been all that warm and some fairly recent Gypsy Days have indeed been downright chilly. So speaking of chili, you might want to grab some hot chili to eat. It will warm you up from the inside. Hot coffee isn’ t a bad idea either. Some vendors might actually be selling hot coffee or hot cocoa that day. Or you could bring your own coffee container from home. Ipswich did quite wel...
By David Bordewyk South Dakota Newspaper Association This week is National Newspaper Week – an annual celebration of the special role that newspapers have in our nation. Since well before our statehood in 1889, newspapers have staked a claim in helping to build and connect residents and communities in our great state. Today, that role continues. Now more than ever, we need good newspapers and good journalism. It’s vital for the health and well-being of our democracy and our republic. Facts and truth matter. Credibility matters. A good new...
The Ipswich School is hosting a Financial Aid Information Night on Tuesday, Oct. 11 from 7-8 p.m. Seniors and parents are invited to attend....
by Steve Barnett South Dakota Secretary of State I wanted to take this opportunity to share important information regarding the upcoming general election, which will be held November 8. South Dakota voters have the choice of voting in-person on Election Day or by casting an absentee ballot. South Dakota’s absentee voting processes have long been in place and provide numerous security measures for voters. Only registered South Dakota voters are eligible to vote absentee. Voters choosing to cast an absentee ballot are encouraged to account for m...
The Feeding South Dakota Mobile Food Pantry will be in Ipswich on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Edmunds County 4-H Building. For more information about the Ipswich site contact Lynn Gauer, 426-6173. Mobile Food Pantries travel across South Dakota distributing free food to individuals and families in need. The type of food distributed varies depending on what is available at the current time....
October 6 — Creamy Meatballs, mashed potatoes, cooked carrots, broccoli, pineapple, homemade bun, milk October 7 — No School, Parent Teacher Conferences October 10 — No School, Native American Day/Columbus Day October 11 — Hamburger, tomato soup, baby carrots, fresh fruit, milk October 12 — Taco Salad, pinto beans, broccoli, peaches, milk October 13 — Chicken Tender Sub, corn, cooked carrots, apricots, milk October 14 — Baked Potato with Ham & Cheese, carrots, strawberry cups, homemade bun, milk...
Delores Marie Kessler-Schumacher peacefully passed away at the age of 95 on Monday, October 3, 2022, at the Avera Mother Joseph Manor, Aberdeen, surrounded by her loving family. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, October 8, 2022, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Ipswich, with Father Tim Cone officiating. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m., Friday, at the church with a 7 p.m. liturgical wake service. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery following Mass. A time of fellowship and...
Ipswich traveled to Bowdle in Lake Region Conference high school volleyball action last Monday vs. North Central. But the visiting team would escape with a straight-sets 3-0 win. The Tigers indeed won set one 25-16 and set two 25-15. But the third and deciding set was somewhat closer, 25-19, favoring the visitors. The hosts were 50 of 73 at the net with 15 kills; Ipswich, 73 of 81 hitting attempts that featured 28 kills. Natalie Bieber led NC at the net with a 12 of 19 effort with five kills, followed by Billie Jo Hoffman 12-21 with two kills....
ETHICS SD is a program designed to teach 4-H’ers about the history of trapping, ecology of fur bearers, proper harvest and processing techniques, and outdoor skills. Edmunds County is one of the counties chosen to host this program this fall and next spring. The program will kick off on Monday, October 10 at 6 p.m. at the 4-H Building in Ipswich. It is open to youth ages 11-18. Youth must be enrolled in 4-H to participate. They will meet four times this fall for two hours each session for hands- on learning. Members are expected to attend a...
IN HIGHMORE The Ipswich cross-country contingent attended a Saturday meet in Highmore where the Tiger girls were second only to Potter County (6 to 31). Individually this was won by the Battlers' Dannika Kaup in 19:20.50, while Autumn Fallis of H-H was second in 19:25.45. Ipswich, meanwhile, was paced by Gracyn Kadlec who was seventh in 20:44.15 and Madisyn Gellhaus was ninth at 21:06.81. Their third scorer that day would become Ava Davis, 29th, in 24:40.37. Ipswich entered three girls in the JV event, led by Aubree DeRaad seventh in 22:48.94....