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The 2021 Ipswich Snow Queen will be crowned on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. in the School Theatre. The theme is "Sweet Dreams." The Festival is sponsored by the Ipswich Commercial Club. The senior candidates are Halie Feldman daughter of April Feldman and Rich Lacher, Lindsey Grabowska daughter of Troy and Renee Grabowska, Tarynn Kleffman daughter of Calvin and Melissa Kleffman, Ashton Loken daughter of Jeromy and Tracy Loken, Paige Maher daughter of Ashli Miller and Dustin Maher, and Angeline...
Edmunds County voters turned out for the 2020 election. The total county turnout was 75.21%. Precinct 6, the Hosmer area, had the best turnout - 83.33%, followed by the Mina area with 81.59%. Bryan Breitling, a local area native, was elected as a District 23 Senator. He had 1,679 votes in Edmunds County and 9,519 votes in District 23. Breitlings competition, CJ Abernathey had 1,110 votes. District 23 Representatives Spencer Gosch and Charlie Hoffman were elected without competition. Gosch...
John Sieh Agency in Ipswich is collecting new, unused toys for the Toys for Tots program. There is a box in the office for drop offs until Dec. 12. Toys for Tots, a 70-year national charitable program run by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, provides happiness and hope to children during each Christmas holiday season. Each year, the Marine Corps fulfills the holiday hopes and dreams of an average of 7 million less fortunate children in nearly 800 communities nationwide. Since 1947 over 244 million children have been assisted. For more...
A Thanksgiving Praise and Prayer Service is planned on Sunday, Nov. 22 at the Holy Cross Church gym in Ipswich at 1:30 p.m. Sanitizer and masks will be provided at the socially distanced prayer service. The service will be available online at 3 p.m. on www.holycrossipswich.org . A freewill offering will be taken for the Ipswich Ministerial Association. Holy Cross Catholic Church, Ipswich United Church of Christ and First Baptist Church of Ipswich annually sponsor the Thanksgiving service....
Let's hope this turns out to be true this year: "You call my candidate a horse thief, and I call yours a lunatic, and both of us know it's just till election day. It's an American custom, like eating corn on the cob. And, afterwards, we settle down quite peaceably and agree we've got a pretty good country —until next election." I couldn't have said that any better myself, because these words were penned by Stephen Vincent Benèt an American poet, writer and novelist, who once received the Pulitzer Prize for his epic poem "John Brown's Body". Or...
The funeral service cele- brating the Christian life of Vernon R. Rohrbach, 86, of Ipswich, will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020 at Zion Lutheran Church located in Gramm Funeral Home, 720 N. 6th Street, in Ipswich. Burial will follow at the Ipswich City Cemetery. "And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'" (Acts. 20:35) Vernon R. Rohrbach was born April 10, 1934 to Karl and Frieda (Hamilton) Rohrbach at Hosmer. As a youngster,...
Fran Morlock, 82, of Aberdeen, and formerly of Ipswich, passed away Monday, November 2, 2020 at Sanford Medical Center in Aberdeen. Due to COVID, a private family funeral service was held on Friday, November 6, 2020 at 2 p.m. at the Gramm Funeral Home with Pastor Ron Wickard of Richland Wesyelan Church officiating. Burial at Riverside Memorial Park Cemetery in Aberdeen. Frances was born on February 20, 1938 to Carl and Amanda (Fischer) Peterson in Grandin, N.D. Fran graduated from Grandin High...
Fran Morlock, 82, of Aberdeen, and formerly of Ipswich, passed away Monday, November 2, 2020 at Sanford Medical Center in Aberdeen. Due to COVID, a private family funeral service was held on Friday, November 6, 2020 at 2 p.m. at the Gramm Funeral Home with Pastor Ron Wickard of Richland Wesyelan Church officiating. Burial at Riverside Memorial Park Cemetery in Aberdeen. Frances was born on February 20, 1938 to Carl and Amanda (Fischer) Peterson in Grandin, N.D. Fran graduated from Grandin High...
The funeral service for Luella Leonard, 96, of Watertown, will be at 11 a.m., Friday, November 13, 2020 at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Watertown. Pastor Keith Petersen officiating. Interment to follow at Mount Hope Cemetery. Visitation will be two hours prior to the service at the church. Masks and social-distancing are encouraged. Luella passed away comfortably on Sunday November 8, 2020, at Primrose Cottages, Aberdeen. Services are with Gramm Funeral Home of Ipswich. Condolences and memories may be shared at www...
Cecilia (Gauer) Morgan, 84, of Aberdeen and formerly of Ipswich, passed away Monday, November 2, 2020 at Mother Joseph Manor in Aberdeen. Mass of Christian Burial was at 10:30 a.m. November 5, 2020 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Aberdeen. Burial is in Mountain Home, Ark. at a later date. Cecilia Marie Gauer was born the oldest of seven children on September 15, 1936 to Pius and Mary (Sitter) Gauer in Mina. She graduated from Ipswich High School, then furthered her education at Mount Marty...
Marilyn Maroney, 78, of Brookings and formerly of Gettysburg, passed away Monday, November 2, 2020 at Brookings Healthcare System, Brookings. Funeral Service was at 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Gettysburg, with Pastor David Otten officiating. Burial in the Lebanon Cemetery. Marilyn Morris Maroney was born on October 30, 1942, at the family farm near Cresbard to Robert and Darlene (Drager) Morris. She attended a country school for five years and then Cresbard...
The Ipswich netters, seeded second only to Faulkton in this year's Region 2B rankings, celebrated another 2B bracket championship last Thursday, thanks to a straight-set 3-0 win over Highmore-Harrold, seeded third overall. Two nights earlier the Tiger girls had carved out a similar straight-sets victory over seventh-seeded Sully Buttes. Ipswich coach Trent Osborne was impressed with Ipswich's consistency. "I thought everyone played very steady both nights," he explained. "We were able to win...
Football is not over yet. The State Finals are this weekend in Vermillion. The 9-man trio of games at the Dome this weekend will include the 9A clash between Warner and Canistota/Freeman. Warner was a 26-0 winner over Wall in their previous game. The 9AA game will feature Platte-Geddes vs. Hamlin and 9B will have Dell Rapid St. Mary vs. Wolsey-Wessington. The 11B and 11AA championship games are Friday and the 11A and 11AAA games are Saturday....
From the Ipswich Tribune July 27, 1927 edition MEMBERS PIG CLUB HAVE TOUR The Edmunds County 4-H Club held their annual tour Thursday. About twenty boys and girls turned out. They stopped at the homes of the different members, and in this way the members were given a chance to see how each one was carrying on his work. Due to the fact that the time is so short before the Fair, the Pig Club members are pushing their pigs right along. At noon the party enjoyed a weiner roast after which a special business meeting was held. The next meeting will...
By Dana Hess For the South Dakota Newspaper Association Figuring out how to allow athletes to compete in a close contact sport, like wrestling, during a pandemic was just one of the challenges faced by the South Dakota High School Activities Association board of directors at its meeting Wednesday, Nov. 4. “Wrestling is going to give me ulcers and turn my hair gray,” according to SDHSAA Executive Director Daniel Swartos who explained the recommended rule changes for winter sports. “In general, it involves items surrounding the event and not t...
The Ipswich volleyball team was stopped in the SoDak16 game on Tuesday, Nov. 10 in Tulare. The Tigers won the first set 25-19. But then Hitchcock-Tulare won the next three sets — 25-21, 25-17 and 25-18. The H-T Patriots will compete in the State B tournament in Huron, Nov. 19-21....