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This tree, decorated by the Wily Wizards 4-H Club, is one of the variety of Christmas trees that will be set up in the County Courthouse in Ipswich. Set up is taking place through December 9. The Lighting Ceremony is Friday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. The annual event is sponsored by the Wily Wizards 4-H Club....
The past year or more has been particularly hard on residents of Avantara nursing home due to the restricted visitation and many residents don't have family close by to make Christmas special. This year the Wily Wizards 4-H Club is sponsoring an angel tree at the Courthouse for the residents. The tree will be set up on Wednesday, November 24 and decorated with angels. There will be one wooden angel for each resident of Ipswich Avantara and on the back is a list of their wants and needs. If you...
Plans are in full swing for Ipswich Commercial Club’s fifth annual Hometown Holiday Weekend, planned December 9-11. Many businesses and organizations are planning specials and treats for this three-day event. Hometown Holiday Weekend flyers can be found in next week’s Ipswich Tribune. Some of the activities planned include: • Gingerbread House Contest - open to all ages. Bring your completed display to the Edmunds County Courthouse Community Room by noon on Friday, Dec. 10. Prizes will be awarded. • The Lighted Lane decorations can be seen in...
The 30th Annual South Dakota North Area Honor Band will present their concert on Saturday, December 4, 2021 at 4 p.m. at the Johnson Fine Arts Center on the campus of Northern State University. Dr. Rolf Olson, director of Bands, Professor of Trumpet, and Chair of the Music Department at Northern State University, is the director for this year’s event. Two Ipswich students, Lawson Santema and Gavin Wollman, were selected to perform in this year’s Honor Band. The South Dakota North Area Honor Band was created when area band directors began expres...
The Feeding South Dakota Mobile Food Pantry will return to Edmunds County on two days. The Food Pantry will be in Ipswich on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Edmunds County 4-H Building. The Food Pantry will return on Friday, Dec. 10 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. in St. Paul Lutheran Church in Bowdle. TEFAP Proxy pickups are allowed. Complete a form and give to your proxy to bring with to the food distribution. Proxy forms are available online or with the driver at each distribution. If you have any questions regarding the form,...
The Ipswich Public Elementary students will celebrate Christmas with their Christmas Concert on Thursday, December 2. 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 p.m. performance only. The students will perform Christmas selections, several from various musicals. Join them for a night of holiday music as we celebrate the Christmas Season....
Ipswich Middle School and High School music students will perform their Christmas Concert on Thursday, December 9 at 7 p.m. The concert will feature music from the sixth grade choir, seventh grade choir, eighth grade choir, 6-7 band, 9-12 choir, and 8-12 band. The choirs are under the direction of Nate Collins and the bands are under the direction of Becky Nierman and student teacher McKinley Hoselton. The repertoire will feature works by Robert Longfield, Randall Standridge, Norman Luboff, and Paul Langford. The students have worked hard and...
The Marcus P. Beebe Library in Ipswich is open Tuesday through Friday from 2 to 6 p.m. New books for adults include: Judge’s List by John Grisham, A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins, The Butler Complication Nine Lives by Danielle Steel, The Wish by Nicholas Sparks, Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty, The Speckled Beauty by Rick Bragg, The Leave Takers by Steven Wingate, Lamentation by Carol Kammer, No Justice for Agnes by Wayne Fanebust, Pioneer Girl - the revised texts by Nancy Koupal, Snowflakes by Louise Nealon. Elementary children’s boo...
An apparent result of global climate change is that our weather seems to go from one extreme to the other. We noticed that with all the rain in October, but hardly any rain (or snow) in November which also ended up to be quite warmer than usual. And that trend seems to be carrying over into December. But that can all change and probably will. But enjoy our pleasant weather while it lasts. I guess it must already be allowing people to get their outdoor decorations changed over from Halloween and/or Thanksgiving. It has been ideal for that. If...
From the Ipswich Tribune July 19, 1928 edition JOHN STEEN WINS CHRSLER John Steen held the lucky number, 3999, which won the New Plymouth Chrysler coach given away by the Elstad Post American Legion, the winner paying Lass Bros the sum of $1.00. This project was sponsored by the Arch committee of the Legion, Ed Lass, James Harris and William Thieien. Tickets for the ball game, July 18 were sold which entitled the bearer to admission to the game and also a number on the car. Much enthusiasm was worked up over the affair, tickets being sold in...
December 6 — Chicken Nuggets, mashed potatoes, cooked carrots, juice, homemade bun, milk December 7 — Softshell Taco, corn, refried beans, pears, milk December 8 — Fish Sticks, baked potato, mixed veggies, peaches, homemade bun, milk December 9 — Chili Dog, peas, baby carrots, fresh fruit, milk December 10 — Spaghetti Bake, homemade breadstick, applesauce, broccoli, milk...
Mass of Christian Burial for Norbert Jangula, 85, Ipswich, will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 2, 2021 at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Ipswich. Father Timothy Smith will serve as Celebrant. Burial will follow at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery. Visitation is from 6-7 p.m., Wednesday, December 1, 2021 followed by a Liturgical Wake Service at 7 p.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church. Norbert Anton Jangula was born on February 20, 1936 to Joseph and Catherine (Glatt) Jangula in Zeeland, N.D. This is... Full story
Mass of Christian Burial for Robert ‘Bob’ Geditz, 91, Ipswich, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 4, 2021 at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Ipswich. Father Timothy Smith, Father Roger Geditz and Father J.P. Morgan will serve as Concelebrants. Burial will follow at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery. Visitation is from 5-7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 3, 2021 followed by a Liturgical Wake Service at 7 p.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church. Robert passed away at his residence on Sunday, November 28, 2021.... Full story
Kimberlee Rae Manecke passed away November 22, 2021 after experiencing a cardiac event resulting in brain anoxia at the age of 45 years at North Memorial Hospital, Robinsdale, Minn. Kim arrived into the world on November 5, 1976 to Kathleen (Smith) and Robert Manecke at the Day County Hospital, Webster, joining her two older brothers, Shayne and Trent. Kim attended Holy Cross Catholic School in Ipswich and then Ipswich Public through her Sophomore year when she moved to Murdo to live with her... Full story
The 2021-22 Ipswich/ Bowdle high school wrestling program will begin on December 4 with a road trip to Stanley County. And the Tigers are hoping to build on the foundation they laid last season under coach Todd Naasz. He will be assisted by Lane Peterson this year. There are three juniors on the roster: Tanner Frickson, Brady Unser and Grant Weisser. Other team members are sophomore Kadyn Weisser; freshmen Marcus Hofer, Justin Rohrbach and Beau Schilling; and seventh grader Clayton Horst. They will have a pair of home appearances first on Janua...
The Ipswich girls' basketball program went from graduating a ton of seniors including NSU prospect Halle Heinz to having no seniors so far this season. But they will be led by four juniors, alphabetically Katie Bierman, Baylee Kulesa, Quincy Olivier and Ashlyn Weig. Karlie Gohl is the lone sophomore, but there are four freshmen prospects. They are Reaghan Bowers, Sommer DeRaad, Rylee Kleffman and Kaylin Onken. And there are a total of nine eighth graders who are participating in basketball this year which is definitely a good sign for the...