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The Ipswich Lions Club will host a Blood Drive on November 8 at Holy Cross Hall from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Contact Jerry Brooks at 605-380-1925 to make an appointment or call Vitalant at 1-877-258-4825. Common misconceptions of blood donors include: “Can I donate blood to save lives if... • I am taking medication or recently got a flu shot or COVID-19 vaccine? Yes - Most medications are acceptable as well as the flu shot and COVID-19. (You must be feeling well and healthy to donate.) • I am 16 years old: Yes - 16 with signed consent form...
The Ipswich Ambulance Assn. hosted a Trunk or Treat event on Halloween, Oct. 31 on the Main Street Ipswich. Many costumed youth stopped to get treats to celebrate the holiday....
Veterans’ Day is Thursday, Nov. 11. Local schools will have programs to celebrate the holiday. The Edmunds Central School in Roscoe will have a program at 1 p.m. on Nov. 11. The Ipswich School is planning a presentation at 2 p.m. on Nov. 11. The public is welcome to attend....
The Feeding South Dakota Mobile Food Pantry will return to Edmunds County on two days. The Food Pantry will be in Ipswich on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Edmunds County 4-H Building. The Food Pantry will return on Friday, Nov. 12 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. in St. Paul Lutheran Church in Bowdle. They will continue to implement an electronic check-in process for all guests served at the food distributions across the state. Proxy pick-ups are not allowed at the mobile distributions. Income guidelines may apply. Fill out and...
The long month of October is finally over and that might have been the end of the precipitation at least for a while. How much in everybody’s gauge probably varied somewhat from gauge to gauge. The moisture had started back in September already, so it would be interesting to add September and October together to see how wet those two months compare in the record books....
5 Legislative Summer Study concludes As the 2021 legislative session came to a close, I was appointed Chair of the Marijuana Summer Study. We met many times over the summer and learned a lot about marijuana, both its benefits, as well as its concerns. As a reminder, South Dakota voters legalized medical marijuana through an initiated measure, and adult use (recreational) through a constitutional amendment. Constitutional Amendment A is being challenged, and is currently in the Supreme Court awaiting an opinion on the single topic rule. Both...
November 8 — Chicken Tender Sub, fresh fruit, sweet potato fries, broccoli, milk November 9 — Taco Salad, pinto beans, salsa, peaches, milk November 10 — McRib, baked potato, beets, pineapple, homemade buns, milk November 11 — Barbeque Chicken Sandwich, corn, carrots, strawberry cups, milk November 12 — Tator Tot Hotdish, green beans, pears, homemade buns, milk...
Geraldine Gladys Bosanko, age 91 of Decorah, IA, passed away on October 23, 2021, of natural causes at Wellington Place in Decorah. Burial will be in the Ipswich Cemetery in Ipswich, SD, at a later date. Geraldine "Gerry" Gladys Peterson Bosanko was born January 24, 1930, on a farm in North Dakota during a severe snowstorm with a temperature of -36°. She was raised on her family farm and attended eight years of school in a one-room schoolhouse. She graduated from Ipswich High School in 1947... Full story
Penny Bonen, 62, Hosmer, died Friday, October 22, 2021 at the Bowdle Hospital following a courageous 4 ½ year battle with cancer. Memorial services was at 10:30 a.m., Monday, November 1, 2021 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Hosmer, led by Pastor David Peterson. Inurnment follows at Bethany Cemetery, Hosmer. Penny Jean Aldinger, daughter of Evelyn (Ellis) and Donald Aldinger, was born June 29, 1959 at Bowdle. She attended Bowdle Public School (Class of 1977) and studied nursing at... Full story
The celebration of life for Judy V. Toennies, 75, of Cresbard, is at 10:30 a.m. Friday, November 5, at Cresbard United Methodist Church in Cresbard. Burial will follow at the Cresbard Cemetery. Visitation is 6-8:00 p.m. Thursday at Gramm Funeral Home in Ipswich. Judy passed away on Monday, November 1, 2021 at Prairie Heights Healthcare in Aberdeen. Arrangements by Gramm Funeral Home, Ipswich. Memories and condolences may be shared with her family at grammfuneralhome.com... Full story
Safety Day was held earlier this year in Ipswich for youth from Edmunds and McPherson counties, including students from five schools - Ipswich, Edmunds Central, Bowdle, Eureka and Leola. The camp was open to youth ages 8-13 with counselors provided by the local 4-H programs. Presenters were from the local EMS, Sheriff's Department, S.D. Highway Patrol, electric company, implements, along with specialized safety equipment from local ag cooperatives. Youth were given hands-on opportunities to see...
Ipswich closed out its regular-season high school volleyball schedule with a 3-1 win over Herreid/Selby Area in Ipswich on Monday, October 25. When those two teams lock horns just about anything can happen and probably will. The win sent Ipswich into its Tuesday, Nov. 2 Region 2B post-season fray with a 14-13 mark, one game over .500. The region will conclude on Thursday, Nov. 4 with the two parallel bracket championships. Meanwhile, versus HSA, Ipswich would signal its intentions with an initial 25-20 victory, capped by a Gracie Lange kill....
Ipswich dropped a hard-fought defensive-minded Class 9AA high school football battle 14-0 to Canistota/Freeman last Thursday, Oct. 28 in the Tiger football complex in Ipswich. It was one of those situations where the C-F Pride's own defense would bend and not break, as the old saying goes. They were particularly effective when the Tigers seemed to be making headway towards the Pride's red zone, even reaching it. One particular example of that would be when the Tigers had held on downs themselves...