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"A Magical Medora Christmas" was presented in the Ipswich School Theater on Sunday, Nov. 24. A large crowd enjoyed the musical treat sponsored by the Ipswich American Legion. Bill Sorensen was the emcee for the musical entertainment. He also shared magic. Musical artists were Chad Willow, Job Christenson, Emily Walter and Jared Mason. They are touring until Dec. 22. Spearfish is their only other South Dakota stop....
ELEMENTARY The Ipswich Public Elementary students will celebrate Christmas with their Christmas Concert on Thursday, December 6, 2018. There will be a matinee performance at 2:15 p.m. to allow for better seating and parking. There will also be an evening performance at 7 p.m. The Preschool and Jr. Kindergarten students will perform at the 7 p.m. performance only. Join them for an exciting night of holiday music as they celebrate the Christmas Season. MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL Ipswich Middle School and High School music students will perform their...
IHS Senior Ben Kulesa presented the money raised by the students for Mike Williams. A Benefit will be Friday, Nov. 30 in Father Bormann Hall. The evening begins at 5 p.m. and will include a pork loin supper and auctions. Winning the school fundraiser were the Seniors and junior Kindergarten and the pre-school. The student classes worked together to bring change to the school. The winners had the heaviest bucket. The student body raised about $2,000. Williams was injured in a lawnmower accident...
The 28th Annual South Dakota North Area Honor Band will present their concert on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at 7 p.m. at the Johnson Fine Arts Center on the campus of Northern State University. Kari Kanable, IHS baritone player, will be part of the band. Dale Fiedler, retired longtime Redfield band director, will be the guest conductor at this year's Honor Band. The South Dakota North Area Honor Band was created when area band directors began expressing an interest in providing a regional...
The second annual "Ipswich Has Talent" show was Tuesday, Nov. 20 in the School Theater. The emcees were Quincy Olivier and Emily Knoll. They also sang. There were several vocal selections, instrumental music and an original poetry reading...
The annual Women’s Fellowship Christmas Guest Night will be held on Tuesday night, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. in the UCC Church in Ipswich. Musical selections will be performed by Tessa Kilber, Kari Kanable, the Pond family and Emily Kadlec on piano. Dessert will follow in the fellowship hall. Admission is free and everyone is welcome....
The Feeding South Dakota Mobile Food Pantry will return to Edmunds County on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Edmunds County 4-H Building in Ipswich. The Food Pantry distributes free food to individuals and families in need. Distributions operate on a first-come, first-served basis. Bring a container to carry groceries. No I.D. is required. Fill out and sign a short information sheet. For more information contact Lynn Gauer, 426-6173....
The holiday season officially got underway with a long Thanksgiving weekend, culminated by that sell-out Medora concert Sunday in the Ipswich School Theater, sponsored by the Ipswich American Legion post as a fundraiser. So many of us are probably still eating leftover turkey sandwiches but with various memories of the event still fresh in our memories. November will close out with things like an Edmunds Central school play, the Friday local business promotion day in Roscoe and then the Mike Williams benefit also on Friday at the Father...
Olivia (Livi) Singer, almost 84, of Renton, Wash. went to her Eternal Home on November 14, 2018. Olivia was born and lived most of her life in South Dakota. Memorial services were held at 3 p.m. on Nov. 21, 2018 at Lutheran Church of the Cross in Kent, Wash. with Pastor Kirk Hulvey officiating. Olivia was born on a farm near Eureka on Nov 25, 1934 to Ella and Reinhold Lindemann. She enjoyed her horse Jenny and swimming in the lake on the farm. She attended school in a one room schoolhouse near... Full story
The good Lord took us all by surprise when He took our dear friend, George Mohr, home with Him on the morning of November 21, 2018. George was born on October 26, 1950 to Adeline "Lena" (Walth) and Milbert Mohr. All his life, George has been a staple in the small community of Hosmer. He and Mary Jo Heier were married on January 5, 1974. He wore many hats in the community of Hosmer over the years, but nowhere was he more known than in the Farmer's State Bank, where he happily celebrated his 50th... Full story
Ipswich students added feathers to the plucked turkey during Thanksgiving week. Each feather lists "We are thankful for..." The thankful students submitted names for the turkey and Kathryn Kilber's name "Edward" was chosen. Grades were grouped and after watching a short video about thankfulness, students were paired and they talked about things they were thankful for....
Ipswich/Edmunds Central's Carter Heinz, a junior, was named to the South Dakota Class 9A All-State football team as a defensive tackle. Senior Daniel Braun was also named an honorable mention on the All-State listing. Regarding Heinz, I-EC coach Brian Hogie commented "Carter put a lot of time in the weight room this off-season and it really showed up on the football field. He played with a high motor on defense and was a very disruptive player." Exactly how disruptive? He finished his junior season with 38 tackles, nine sacks, two forced...
Ipswich/Leola/Bowdle attended a JV wrestling event in Faulkton on Monday. The actual varsity schedule begins with a December 1 trip to a Stanley County meet. There will be a Jan. 10, 2019 home quad. in Ipswich, plus the LRC meet hosted at Leola on Jan. 31. (And there will be a JV/MS tourney-style meet on Jan. 28 here.) Everything will progress towards the post-season with a trip to the State B, the ultimate reward scheduled for Rapid City on Feb. 22-23. Junior Carter Heinz attended the State B last year, so will be one of the leaders of the you...
On Sunday, Dec. 2, there will be a South Dakota North/South high school volleyball match, beginning at 2 p.m. at the Pentagon in Sioux Falls. Ipswich senior netter Abigail Grabowska will play for the North team. (The North head coach is Jill Kratovil of Madison assisted by Anita Boeck of Arlington.) This event is being held in conjunction with a Saturday, Dec. 1 Miss VB/All-Star Banquet, held in Harrisburg's North Middle School, beginning at 7 p.m. Class B Miss Volleyball finalists included Laura Ochsner and Ashley Fischbach of Warner and...