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Make plans to visit the new Edmunds County Conservation District (ECCD) office for their open house on November 29, 30, and December 1. ECCD has built a new office space next to the tree shed located at 20 4th Street South, moving from their previous location in the USDA-NRCS building. District Manager, Meshele Townsend, invites the public to visit from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. those days to tour the office, enjoy some refreshments, and visit about the conservation district services. To better...
The Ipswich Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) hosted “Business After Hours!” on November 16 in Agtegra. Development Corporation president Scott Kilber opened the idea session. The IEDC worked with the ICDC to focus on and study the local economy. They made a list of recommendations to build a thriving and resilient local economy. Seven recommendations were made for the IEDC action plan. Kilber said they are looking for volunteers who are interested in one of the recommendations to help on a committee to address the need. The first focus i...
Plans are in full swing for the sixth annual Hometown Holiday Weekend December 8-11 sponsored by the Ipswich Commercial Club. Local businesses and organizations are planning specials and treats for this four-day event. Plans include: • Gingerbread House Contest - open to all ages. Bring your completed display to the Edmunds County Courthouse Community Room by noon on Friday, Dec. 9. • Christmas Decorating Contest - Make Santa happy by turning Ipswich into a Christmas town. Decorate your home or business for the holidays and show off your Chr...
The Edmunds County 4-H Recognition Event was held Tuesday, November 15 at the 4-H Building in Ipswich. The evening started with a potluck supper followed by the awards ceremony. The 4-H members, leaders, and friends of 4-H were honored for their accomplishments and contributions. Bonnie Nehlich, 4-H Youth Program Advisor, welcomed all to the event. 4-H graduation awards were presented to Bryce Beitelspacher, Ty Kadlec, Caleb Johnson, and Austin Rawden. The Meritorious Award was presented to...
ELEMENTARY The Ipswich Public Elementary students will celebrate holidays with their Christmas Concert on Thursday, December 1 in the School Theatre. There will be a matinee performance at 2:15 p.m. and an evening performance at 7 p.m. The Preschool and Jr. Kindergarten students will perform at the 7 performance only. The students will perform the Christmas musical “It’s Christmas, Carol”. Please join them for a night of holiday music as they celebrate the Christmas Season. MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL Ipswich Middle School and High Schoo...
The 31st Annual South Dakota North Area Honor Band will present their concert on Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 4 p.m. at the Johnson Fine Arts Center on the campus of Northern State University. Dr. Haley Armstrong, director of Bands and Coordinator of Musical Activities at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, is the director for this year’s event. Three Ipswich students, Hannah Beyers, Lawson Santema and Gavin Wollman, have been selected to participate in the Honor Band. The South Dakota North Area Honor Band was created when area b...
Local businesses want to wish “Happy Thanksgiving” to a few lucky winners. The winners of turkeys this week are: Travis Miller at the Ipswich State Bank; Marv Seyer at Gibson Publishing; Pat Geditz at Buffalo Station; Brent Gabler at Burger’s Place; Curtis Sylte at John Sieh Agency; Ann Gauer at ISB Agency; Jerome Schaffner at Agtegra Farm Store and Laura Enez at Ken’s FoodFair....
November Summaries Last week I mentioned that November through 47 years is mostly a dry month (.62 average precip.) and temps. in the average range of 40 degrees high during the day time and 20 night time. There are some exceptions though and last week I mentioned five Novembers that were different. The following are a few more that were unusual: 1993: Cool month – Average high temp. 35° – Freezing temp. every night – Above normal precip. at 1.42 with a total of 24 inches of snow, 17 inches of snow pack into December. (14 inches of added...
The volleyball season came to a conclusion last week in Sioux Falls. And Warner won the B for the second straight year, while Sioux Falls Christian won the Class A event as you might correctly have predicted. (They certainly don't like to lose!) I don't know how interested you would be in the AA results, but here they are. Harrisburg won it all including defeating Sioux Falls Jefferson in their championship clash. So the Tiger girls avenged Harrisburg's recent football loss to Jefferson in the Dome with a state volleyball title. Getting back...
From the Ipswich Tribune May 2, 1929 edition SCATTERWOOD LAKE A GAME REFUGE At the time the work was done to fix up the title to Scatterwood Lake so the state could take it over a petition was circulated and signed by the landowners asking that the main body of Scatterwood Lake be made a game refuge. Nothing was done relative to the same but a letter was received by a local party from Mr. Johnson, director of the department of game and fish for the state, to the effect that the board will consider this matter at an early date. With Scatterwood...
November 28 — Corndog, baked beans, broccoli, peach sauce, milk November 29 — Chicken Taco, corn, salsa, refried beans, juice, milk November 30 — Chili, homemade cinnamon roll, applesauce, milk December 1 — Beef Pizza, corn, baby carrots, strawberry cups, milk December 2 — Chicken Patty on homemade bun, green beans, sweet potatoes, juice, milk...
Donald C. Perrion, 85, Ipswich passed away on November 18, 2022, at Angelhaus in Aber-deen, surrounded by his family. The funeral service will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at Schriver Funeral Home in Ipswich, formerly Gramm Funeral Home, with Father Tim Cone of the Holy Cross Catholic Church officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Holy Cross Cemetery following the service. Friends and family are invited to gather... Full story
Earl Hettick, 94, of Roscoe passed away Sunday, November 13, 2022, at Bethesda Home of Aberdeen. Funeral Service will be 10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Roscoe with Pastor Tony Hanson officiating. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m., Friday, at the Schriver Funeral Home, formerly Gramm Funeral Home, 720 6th Street North, Ipswich. Burial will be at Morningside Cemetery with Military Honors. Earl Barton Hettick was born at home near Beebe on March 16, 1928 to... Full story
On October 25, 2022, Mary Kub East of Ann Arbor, Mich. passed away at the age of 72 years, alongside a loving family who cared for and loved her very much. Mary was born October 4, 1950 in Aberdeen. Her family lived on a farm southwest of Ipswich that had been homesteaded by her grandfather Albert in 1906 and still remains in the family. She attended a one-room grade school near the farm until starting high school in Ipswich, where she graduated in 1967 as valedictorian. She continued her... Full story