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Many locals have decorated their homes for the Fall/Halloween season. Some scarier than others!...
The Wily Wizards 4-H club will again be sponsoring Christmas at the Courthouse. Individuals, businesses or organizations are invited to set up and decorate artificial trees in the hallways and community room of the Edmunds County courthouse. Anyone interested in participating in this year’s event is asked to contact any Wily Wizard 4-H Club member or Carole Curtis at [email protected]. The deadline to sign up is November 4. Set–up will be from noon on November 28 to December 8 during regular courthouse hours. Trees will be on display fro...
Grandma’s Ceramics Shop in Ipswich is inviting businesses and individuals to take part in a Trunk or Treat on Sunday, Oct. 30 from 2 to 5 p.m. on Main Street Ipswich. Call or text Bailey, 605-380-1308 for more information. The Edmunds Central Student Council is hosting a Halloween Party for youth in fifth grade and younger on Sunday, Oct. 30 from 1 to 3 p.m. in the school in Roscoe. The costume parade begins at 1 p.m. There will be games and prizes....
The Ipswich boys Cross Country team placed fourth in the State B meet in Huron on Saturday, Oct. 22. The boys team members are Xavier Kadlec, Turner Thorson, Dylan Wald, Tye Pietz, and Tyler Gellhaus. They are coached by Todd Thorson....
The South Dakota All-State Chorus and Orchestra will meet October 28 and 29 in the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls. Ipswich students in the chorus are Emily Knoll, Kamryn Boettcher, Lawson Santema and Gavin Wollman. This will be Gavin’s fifth year as an All-State singer. The IHS alternates are Savannah Coisman, Gracyn Kadlec, Lewis Judkins and Ashton Santema. The Chorus begins rehearsals on Friday, Oct. 28 at 8 a.m. The chorus director is Sarah Catt of Elmhurst University in Elmhurst, Ill. The All-State Orchestra will also be r...
Four Ipswich middle school musicians played in the Northwestern Middle School Music Festival band on October 11. The band presented a concert that evening. Ipswich participants were Lincoln Duncan, Luke Rausch, Chancey Kessler, and Olivia Kadlec....
The election day is rapidly approaching and is indeed right around the corner. If you haven't already voted by then. Signs are all over for the various candidates and maybe even a few for the ballot issues this year. You can study the sample ballots and voter instructions etc. in this week’s Tribune and Independent. Next week we’ll have more about the local elections. One thing before the election, though, is Halloween and this year the actual October 31 Halloween Day falls on a Monday if you haven't already been trick and treating over the...
Amendment D Before the General Election on November 8, 2022, please do your research on Constitution Amendment D. You will see large amounts of money being spent on full page advertisement to vote for Amendment D. In 2019 there was an estimated 884,000 citizens living in South Dakota. An estimated 64% are in the 18-year-old to 64-year-old age group or 565,760 people. That means there will be 523,760 contributing their tax dollars and 42,000 South Dakota citizens, ages 18 to 65 years old, that currently do not carry health insurance but would...
Trees and shelterbelts play a vital role in the ecosystems and are beneficial to homeowners and landowners. The Edmunds County Conservation District offers tree planting services to help landowners and operators install shelterbelts and tree rows. With harsh Midwest winters, shelterbelts can block wind and capture snow. Home and building can become more energy efficient when protected by trees. Livestock also can utilize feed more efficiently and require less calories in extreme weather events due to shelterbelts helping regulate temperatures....
October temperatures drops off to an average high of 58° and a low of 33°. That’s a drop of 14° from September’s average high and 13° for an average low covering 47 year. Some Octobers have exceeded the average high and these three years were the highest: • 1989: Average high of 65° which is the highest average temp. from 47 years -Two days in the 80s (83 the highest), ten days in the 70s and six in the 60s – 15 night time reading were freezing though. • 1975: Average high of 64° – The first 8 day’s average high temp. was 80° but it drops of...
The Catholic Daughters of the Americas (CDA)met for the 59th Biennial National Convention in San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 18-23, 2022. Approximately 600 CDA members from across the nation, including 17 from South Dakota, came together for workshops, business meetings, and time together. The CDA National board consists of five national officers and nine national directors, all elected officers by the delegates present at the convention. Brenda Anderson of Roscoe was elected as one of the nine...
October 31 — Hamburger in gravy, mashed potatoes, carrots, juice, homemade bun, milk November 1 — Grilled chicken sandwich, puzzle potatoes, mixed veggies, strawberry cup, milk November 2 — K-5: Pizza, green beans; 6-12: Chef Salad, bread; Both: broccoli, peaches, chocolate cake, milk November 3 — Softshell Taco, corn, salsa, refried beans, pears, milk November 4 — Hamburger, tomato soup, baby carrots, fruit cocktail, milk...
The folks at Grandma's Ceramics Shop invite you to stop and take your photo by their fall wagon display on Main Street....
Elizabeth "Beth" Ann Pond, 79, of Ipswich, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at Bethesda Home of Aberdeen. The Funeral Service will be at 11 a.m., October 29, 2022, at the Ipswich United Church of Christ, Ipswich. Pastor Tim Fugman will be officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. A time of fellowship and luncheon will follow the service at the church hall. Burial will be at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Powell. Elizabeth "Beth" Ann Pond was born May 15, 1943,...
Hobo Day celebrates 110 years of South Dakota State University homecoming tradition in 2022. Festivities kicked off Monday with the annual Bum-A-Meal, where SDSU students share a meal with community members, and will culminate with the parade traveling from Medary Avenue to downtown Brookings starting at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 29. The Ipswich School Marching Band will be among the bands in the Hobo Day parade on Oct. 29. Jim Woster will serve as this year’s Hobo Day Parade grand marshal. Woster, unofficially known as “Mr. Jackrabbit,” has been a longt...
Ipswich lost a 3-1 Lake Region Conference varsity volleyball verdict recently to Leola-Fredrick on October 17 on the road. "Just two many errors for us to overcome," explained Coach Trent Osborne."You can't continue to score points for the other team and expect to beat teams very often." Ipswich indeed lost its opener 25-20 as well as set number two by an identical margin. But the Tigers regrouped to go ahead 25-15 in set number three. Then it was the Titans turn to rally which they did rather easily 25-13. Some little things indeed matter....
Ipswich attended the State B high school cross country meet on Saturday in Huron, highlighted by their boys' fourth-place effort in their team standings with just the minimum number of three runners with no pushers. (They scored 55 team points.) Dylan Wald led the Tigers earning a 20th-place individual medal in 18:12.09. Next were Xavier Kadlec in 21st at 18:12.04 and Turner Thorson in 23rd in 18:50.58. There were a total of 114 runners in this event individually won by Josiah Schroeder of...
By Lura Roti for South Dakota Farmers Union Pre-veterinary student Madison Hofer is eager to apply the skills she's learning in classes at South Dakota State University (SDSU) to the breeding ewe she just won from South Dakota Farmers Union. "This is the first time I've had the opportunity to raise my own sheep," explained Hofer who grew up on her family's crop farm near Freeman. "I am eager to take care of her medical needs, but what I am most excited about is when she lambs." Hofer is among...
Ipswich dropped a 42-20 Class 9AA high school football playoff outcome to Bon Homme in Tyndall last Thursday. The hosts would receive a 30-yard TD pass from Riley Rothschadl to Landon Bares plus a PAT kick by Easton Mudder to get on the board. They would add a short carry into paydirt by Rothschadl the quarteback followed by a PATs pass from Rothschaldl to Isaac Crownover. They added an early second-quarter touchdown run by Jackson Caba of 10 yards with a PAT kick by Crownover which would put...