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The Ipswich Commercial Club is planning a fun weekend to celebrate Christmas this weekend. The Hometown Holiday Weekend begins on Thursday, Dec. 6. Enjoy rolls, juice and coffee at Agtegra/Prescription Ag and Holiday Meal Drawing from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Then play Bingo beginning at 10 a.m. there, sponsored by Agtegra and Prescription Ag. Enjoy holiday music Thursday at the Ipswich School Theater. The Elementary Concert will have two performances. The matinee will begin at 2:15 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. The preschool and Jr. Kindergarten will...
A large crowd enjoyed a pork loin sandwich supper for the Mike Williams Benefit on Friday, Nov. 30 in Father Bormann Hall. There were auctions, raffles and silent auctions to raise funds for the Williams family. Mike said the funds would be used to make their home handicap accessible....
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the Edmunds County Courthouse with more than 50 trees set up. Join them for the lighting ceremony at 7 p.m. on Friday, December 7. Musical entertainment by the Wily Wizards will kick off at 7 followed by the lighting of the trees. Then you can enjoy special refreshments served by the Wily Wizards 4-H Club who sponsor this annual event and view the three floors of trees at your leisure. Again this year, you can vote for your favorite tree by placing a quarter in the jar next to the tree. Proceeds...
Again this year you can bring joy at Christmas to children in need from Edmunds County. Students of Ipswich and Edmunds Central have expressed their Christmas wishes and you can find them on the Snowman tree located on the first floor at Christmas at the Courthouse. Pick a snowman from the tree and purchase a new gift that matches the need expressed on the tag. Bring the gift unwrapped back to the tree with the snowman tag attached to it. They will wrap the gifts and deliver them in time for Christmas. All gifts must be under the tree by...
Last Friday was the Roscoe Commercial Club's Christmas promo and this weekend will be the Ipswich Commercial Club's turn to celebrate the holidays December 6-8. They used to refer to it as Santa Day, but it has recently evolved into quite a bit more than that with myriad individual ideas from area businesses and organizations. And now it's more than just one day! The weather has gotten a little more wintry lately, but hopefully decent enough to get outdoors and get those last minute lights and decorations if you spell procrastinator with a...
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...
The funeral service for Marilyn Roesch, 85, of Webster and formerly of Roscoe and Ipswich, will be held on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Church in Roscoe at 10:30 a.m. Pastor Justin Dauck will be officiating. Burial will be at Morningside Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Marilyn was born on July 2, 1933 to Merrill and Eva (Anderson) Jackson on the original family farm 19 miles north of Thunderhawk, SD in Grant County, N.D.... Full story
On Saturday, Dec. 8, 108 students will graduate from Northern State University at its 2018 winter commencement. The ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m. in the NSU Johnson Fine Arts Center. Delivering the commencement address will be NSU Associate Professor of English Dr. Peter Ramey, Northern’s 2018 Outstanding Faculty Award winner. Saturday’s student speaker will be 2018-19 Student Association President Shanae Doerr. Local graduates include: Ashley D. Geist of Aberdeen (Counseling: Clinical Mental Health - masters), Kayla Wells of Hosmer (Ba...
Programs in schools on Nov. 27 were planned in recognition of inspirational teaching nationwide. Edmunds Central teacher Spencer Cody was surprised when he was named the South Dakota recipient of the National University System-Sanford Teacher Award. The announcement was made in front of the entire school body. Fifty-one teachers, representing each state, and the District of Columbia, each receive $10,000 for demonstrating their commitment to creating inspirational and harmonious classrooms that...
Both the Ipswich girls and boys basketball program are senior dominated this year and that should spell Experience with a capital E. The girls are coming off a 2018 Round of 16 sub-state play-off opportunity under coach Brian Hogie and assistant Dan Knust. So they are hoping to be in the post-season mix again this year. They will be led by no fewer than seven seniors — alphabetically, Olivia Gohl, Abigail Grabowska, Bailey Hammrich, Kamryn Heinz, Sydney Loken, Aleah Steger and Ashlee Thorson. There are eight senior boys under new head coach T...
Ipswich senior netter Abigail Grabowska has been named to the S.D. Class B All-State Volleyball Team as selected by the South Dakota Volleyball Coaches Association. Grabowska was named to the second-team. All in all it was a great day for the Lake Region Conference of which Ipswich is a member. Warner and Northwestern each placed two players on the first team and the LRC's Peyton Melius of Faulkton made the first team as just a sophomore. The LRC had an additional honorable-mention selection, Ady Dwight, of Langford Area. Ipswich coach Trent...