Articles from the October 18, 2023 edition


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  • Snow Queens to be crowned Sunday

    Oct 18, 2023

    The Ipswich 2024 Snow Queen will be crowned Sunday afternoon, Oct. 22, 2023 at 4 p.m. in the Ipswich School Theatre. The event is sponsored by the Ipswich Commercial Club. The theme is "Do You Believe in Magic?". IHS senior candidates for 2024 Ipswich Snow Queen are Hannah Beyers, Karlie Gohl, Dakota Lee, Evelyn Tran, and Hailey Usselman. The 2024 Junior Snow Queen candidates are Jalyssa Hutson, Lindsey Mehlberg, Anna Nierman, Hope Wagner and Bella Unser. 2023 Miss Ipswich Jailey Hutson and Jr....

  • Edmunds Central Oral Interp Invitational open to public

    Oct 18, 2023

    Edmunds Central School will be hosting their Local Oral Interp Invitational on Tuesday, October 24 at 1 p.m. at the school. The event will be open to the public. The following groups will be performing (subject to change): • Comedy - Lily Roth - “Get Your Stupid On” by Bradley Walton • Serious - Alanna Wiedrich - “Speak” by Laurie Halse Anderson • Duet - Grace Roth, Jillian Fischer - “Abbott and Costello” by Johnathan Mayer • Non - Original OratoryTheodore Haerter - “Is technology really ruining your life?” by David Ellis • Storytelling -...

  • Ipswich musicans play in Middle School Festival

    Oct 18, 2023

    Two Ipswich Middle School students participated in the annual Northwestern Middle School Music Festival, held at Northwestern High School on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. Ipswich students in the band were Emmy Ptacek and Olivia Kadlec. The Festival included a concert band of 90 middle school musicians and a 180 member mixed chorus. The band and choir members represented sixteen area schools. The festival choir rehearsed and performed under the direction of Katie Opp, K-12 Vocal Director at...

  • Halloween fun at Fall Festival

    Oct 18, 2023

    A Fall Festival is planned on October 28 from 2 to 5 p.m. on Main Street, Ipswich. The busy afternoon will include Halloween fun. There will be a Parade of Costumes in the park, with a costume contest at Grandma’s Ceramics Shop. A Trunk or Treat will be set up on Main Street. There will be games for kids in the park....

  • Powell Church service

    Oct 18, 2023

    The Annual Powell Church Service was held on September 24 with over 50 in attendance. The church was moved to the Ipswich Pioneer Village 39 years ago. The event was hosted by the Flower and Garden Club of Ipswich. Carl Perry of Aberdeen spoke on "The Good Samaritan" and offered a Prayer. Twelve former church members were present. Bonnie Hodson welcomed everyone with a Bulletin and Glen Hodson and Bob Wagner served as ushers. Patty Kadlec of the Garden Club welcomed everyone. Maureen Howell...

  • Ipswich School lunch menu

    Oct 18, 2023

    October 23 — Chicken Taco, corn, salsa, pinto beans, peaches, milk October 24 — Corndog, green beans, baby carrots, strawberry cups, milk October 25 — Beef Pizza, corn, baby carrots, pears, milk October 26 — Tator Tot Hotdish, peas and carrots, applesauce, homemade bun, milk October 27 — Grilled Chicken Sandwich, baked beans, broccoli, juice, milk...

  • Edmunds Central School lunch menu

    Oct 18, 2023

    October 23 — Chicken Nuggets, sweet potato fries, corn, mixed fruit October 24 — Pork Rib, french fries, banana, veggie bar October 25 — Taco (hard or soft shell), refried beans, pears, veggie bar October 26 — Cheeseburger, broccoli, carrots, strawberry cup October 27 — No School...

  • David Ertz

    Oct 18, 2023

    Mass of Christian Burial for David Ertz, 65, of Ipswich will be Friday, October 20, 2023, at 11 a.m. at Holy Cross Church in Ipswich with Fr. Timothy Cone officiating. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, October 19, 2023, at Schriver Funeral Home, 720 N. 6th Street, Ipswich, with a Liturgical Wake Service starting at 5:30. Visitation continues on Friday one hour prior to service at the Church. David Joseph Ertz was born on May 2,1958 to Edward and Shirley (Kukrall) Ertz Jr in Aberdeen....

  • NC Boys Cross Country second at Region

    -deg|Oct 18, 2023

    With the Miller boys' cross country varsity scoring a winning 32 team points at last Wednesday's regional in Chamberlain, it became a race for second. And the North Central Thunder would accomplish exactly that. They placed second with 50 team points topping McLaughlin's third with 57. So that will send the entire Thunder team to the State A later this month in Sioux Falls. Miller was individually led by Pierce Baumberger's championship run in 16:44 followed by his teammate Alex Schumacher in...

  • Ipswich Cross Country sends four to State B in Sioux Falls

    -deg|Oct 18, 2023

    Ipswich attended its high school regional cross country meet last Wednesday in Webster. The Tiger girls would individually qualify three girls for the upcoming State B in Sioux Falls later this monh and one Tiger boy Xavier Kadlec. You need to have at least three individual runners to be eligible for team scoring purposes at the B and Ipswich will indeed have the minimum three runners to do exactly that. They were Madisyn Gellhaus in fifth at 20:55.69, Gracyn Kadlec in ninth at 21:48.22 and...

  • IHS Football team in Playoff Thursday

    Oct 18, 2023

    The Ipswich Tigers football team will play in the First Round of the 9AA Playoffs on Thursday, Oct. 19. The IHS Tigers, with a 4-4 season, will face the Howard Tigers (7-1) at 6 p.m. in Howard. Sixteen teams will play in the First Round. The winners will play in the Quarter-Final Playoff on Oct. 26. Teams playing in the First Round Class 9AA are: • (16) Viborg-Hurley (3-5) at (1) Parkston (8-0) • (9) Hanson (6-2) at (8) Leola-Frederick (5-3) • (13) Bon Homme (3-5) at (4) Hamlin (7-1) • (12) Kimball-White Lake (4-5) at (5) Wall (7-1) • (15)...

  • Lady Patriots stop Tigers

    -deg|Oct 18, 2023

    Ipswich came up short on the final score board in a high school volleyball match vs. Hitchcock-Tulare last Thursday in the Tiger Den. But there were some positives, especially in the third set, where the visitors salvaged a 25-23 victory after Ipswich had scored three straight points to climb to within two points at 23-21. But the Patriots would quickly regroup with two points of their own to seal the deal. Ipswich had trailed 25-17 in the first set and also would fall behind 25-6 in the second...

  • Tigers battle in Mobridge

    -deg|Oct 18, 2023

    Ipswich traveled to Mobridge last Monday and would return with a straight-sets 3-0 loss. The IHS Tigers would indeed lose the Battle of the Big Cats 25-12, 25-8 and 25-16. Unofficially Ipswich would end up 32-44 in its net attack with eight kills, led by Marley Guthmiller at 14-15 with two kills and Kaylin Onken finished 7-8 at the net with two kills. But the M-P hosts would be 58-63 at the net with 34 kills led by Charley Henderson at 15-15 with a dozen kills. Ipswich was 76-80 in setting and featured eight assists. The setters were mainly...

  • North Central volleyball busy

    Oct 18, 2023

    The North Central Thunder volleyball team was scheduled to play in Wakpala on Oct. 12. The game was postponed to Oct. 17. The Thunder played Warner on Monday. They will play Northwestern on Oct. 23 and will finish the regular season on Tuesday, Oct. 24 hosting Ipswich in the Edmunds Central gym....