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The Ipswich High School Homecoming activities were held last week. The theme was "Traveling with the Tigers." Coronation was held on Thursday, Oct. 5. Karlie Gohl and Chet Peterson were chosen Queen and King. IHS Royalty included Kadyn Weisser, Xavier Kadlec, Trevor Heinz, King Chet, Queen Karlie, Hannah Beyers, Evelyn Tran and Hailey Usselman. The Gala Day parade was Friday afternoon. The parade winners were: Elementary 1st place – Preschool/Jr/K 2nd place – 2nd grade Middle School 1st pla...
Members of the Edmunds Central School District School Board achieved a Bronze Level honor for their board work during the 2022-23 school year. The Edmunds Central School District School Board earned a Bronze Level award for their participation in the Associated School Boards of South Dakota’s board recognition program: ALL, which stands for Act, Learn, Lead and honors the work of school boards who strived to enhance their knowledge base for effectively serving students. By participating in ASBSD activities, training opportunities and d...
We did barely manage to get up in time for the Gypsy Day parade Saturday in Aberdeen. It turned out that it would be fairly decent weather-wise as the day would progress. We caught most of the bands and there were some really impressive ones. Edmunds Central School’s band looked and sounded good. Ipswich had other commitments that day and could not attend. The Tigers are scheduled to march in Groton on Friday and driving to Brookings for Hobo Days on Saturday. Though we did get to see the IHS band in the Gala Day parade in Ipswich on Friday. T...
Preschool screening is Friday, Oct. 13 at 8:30 a.m. at the Edmunds Central School. Any three and four year-olds who haven’t been screened before or anyone with concerns is welcome. Call the school to set up a time....
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...
The Hosmer Seniors will meet on Thursday, Oct. 19 in the Legion at 2 p.m. Bingo will follow....
Painters gathered in the basement of the Ipswich Library during the "Thrifted Ghost Painting" workshop on Saturday, Sept. 30. Each of the participants used an older artwork to add a few spooky additions. The new painting was ready for Halloween display....
October 16 — Chicken Tender Sub, peas, baby carrots, pears, milk October 17 — Softshell Taco, corn, refried beans, mandarin oranges, milk October 18 — K-5: Chicken Nuggets, green beans; 6-12: Chef Salad, bread; Both: fresh fruit, carrots, chocolate cake, milk October 19 — Egg Omelets, long johns, edamame, peppers and onions, applesauce, milk October 20 — Fish Sticks, scalloped potatoes, green beans, fruit cocktail, homemade buns, milk...
October 16 — Egg Patty, Pancakes, hashbrowns, tomato juice, mandarin oranges October 17 — Creamed Chicken, rice, dinner roll, carrots, green beans, mixed fruit, veggie bar October 18 — Spaghetti, breadstick, corn, peaches, veggie bar October 19 — Mini Corn Dogs, pork & beans, broccoli, applesauce October 20 — No School...
A Pumpkin Patch Fest is planned on October 21 at the Fitz-Patrick Farm south of Ipswich. They invite you to enjoy treats and games. A pumpkin painting and carving station will be set up. The Fitz-Patrick farm is at 14552 358th Ave. Get more information at their Facebook site or call 605-252-2884....
Mass of Christian Burial for Loretta Thares, 84, of Ipswich was at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 7, 2023, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Ipswich, SD with Fr. Timothy Cone serving as Celebrant. Burial followed at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery. Loretta M. Thares was born to Daniel E. Wegner and Anna (Green) Wegner in Aberdeen on October 26, 1938. She grew up on the family farm near Mina. Her father leaned on her as a helping-hand with the farm work which consisted of harvest, driving trucks, and...
Our author, mathematician, musician, contractor, father has moved from this earthly world to the next. David Folsom went to be with his beloved wife on Sunday, October 1, 2023 in Aberdeen, South Dakota following an extended illness. David was born September 26, 1941 in Helena, Montana to Orrin J. Folsom and Jeanette S. Folsom. David married the love of his life, Sandra Minor on December 3, 1960. David and Sandra lived in many areas of Montana, with Helena, their final home until retirement in...
Phase one of the Roscoe Legion Renovation project has been completed with the completion of new flooring behind the bar and the rebuilding of the north bar area. Phases Two and Three will be completed as more funds become available. All the work has been completed by Legion members with a lot of help from community members, along with professional contributions as well. Several fundraising events have been planned with the first being a steak fry on Monday, October 15. See ad in this paper for more information. Also, the yearly Smoker is...
Venture Communications paid gross receipts tax for the year 2022 to schools in the area where Venture serves. Taxes are paid annually in August to the South Dakota Department of Revenue. The state then disburses the taxes to state-funded school districts based on the revenue generated by Venture Communications customers in each school district. Edmunds Central school received $15,489....
The Edmunds Central band was one of the marching bands in the 2023 Gypsy Day parade in Aberdeen Saturday. Several are marching bands helped Northern State University celebrate their homecoming last week....
Members of the St. Paul's Lutheran Church congregation shared their love for their pastor during Pastor Appreciation Month. A flock of sheep gathered on the home of Pastor Tony and Cindy Hansen. A note on the door declared, "Thank EWE for being the BEST PASTOR! Love, Your Flock."...
Ipswich won the battle of the Tigers last Friday in Ipswich to pick up a huge 49-18 Gala Day win over the Dupree Tigers. The IHS Tigers would rush for 293 yards and pass for 157 more yards with a balanced offensive attack. And they weren't all that bad defensively as well holding a talented Dupree offense to 173 rushing yards and 106 passing yards and three touchdowns. Ipswich struck first with a quick 33-yard TD run by Casey Geditz and Max Kulesa then passed to Trevor Heinz for the two-point co...
Ipswich attended a high school volleyball tourney hosted by Potter County in Gettysburg last Saturday. Ipswich was able to come away with one win and three losses in their four matches. The win would be against McIntosh 25-21 and 25-23 - both close decisions. But the Tigers were defeated 2-0 by Phillip 25-11 and 25-13 and Wolsey-Wessington 25-13 and 25-12. They also lost to Potter County 2-1 as they were able to win a set 25-19. But the hosts would regroup for a 25-20 win and a 25-16 victory. “We forged through some tough matches versus some v...
vs. Herreid/Selby Area The North Central netters lost a homecourt high school volleyball to Herrreid/Selby Area last Thursday. It was a three-set affair — 25-15, 25-22 and 25-21, all in favor of the visitors. But a bright spot was that the Thunder were able to get 30 kills among their 105 accurate hits. Amree VanderVorst went 31-38 at the net with 13 kills and Natalie Bieber was 19-23 with five kills. The Wolverines countered with 138 hits at the net that included 38 kills. They were led by Jada Rossow at 19-22 with eight kills. The Thunder w...
The Yellowstone Trail Conference cross country meet was held Wednesday, Oct. 4 in Gettysburg. North Central placed second in both the YTC varsity standings. The Thunder girls had 23 team points and were second only to Potter County's winning six points. (The Thunder edged third-place Herrreid/Selby Area's 27.) Potter County's Dannika Kaup wore the winner's crown in 19:20.34. Emma Schlachter of PC placed second individually in 19:53.99, followed by her teammate Jadyn Ahlemeier who was third in 20:03.11. (Yet another Battler teammate Paige Ahleme...
Faulkton claimed a Lake Region Conference 3-0 varsity volleyball win over Ipswich last Tuesday in Faulkton. The individual set scores were indeed all in favor of the Trojans -- 25-17, 25-15 and 25-8. Ipswich was unofficially 24-44 in its net attack that included 18 kills. It was led by Marley Guthmiller at 22-25 with nine kills. And Gabby Wald added a 17-24 three-kills evening. But Faulkton was 79-90 in hitting with 33 kills led by Addison Melius at 28-32 with 13 kills. The eventual winners also did OK at the serving line including seven aces...
Ipswich hosted and participated in the Lake Region Conference cross country meet last Wednesday at the athletic complex. The Tiger varsity girls were second only to Frederick's 16 team points with their 19 team points. And the Tiger boys team was fourth in their varsity outcome with 36 points. Northwestern won that with 12 team points followed by Frederick with 23 and then Faulkton with its 30 team points that just edged the Tigers. Individually Ella Boekelheide from Northwestern was first with...