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Father Tim Cone began serving the Holy Cross Catholic Parish on July 1, 2022. Fr. Cone was born in Fayetteville, N.C. but grew up in Rapid City. He graduated from Rapid City Central High School in 2005. Fr. Tim said he knew when he was a boy that he was going to become a priest. After high school he attended the University of South Dakota in Vermillion and graduated with a Bachelort of Music in Music Education in 2011. He said he planned to continue his studies to earn Masters and PhD degrees....
The Funeral Service for Dean W. Schumacher, 71, Hosmer, will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday July 14, 2022, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Hosmer with Pastor David Peterson and Pastor Deb Grismer officiating. Burial will follow at Bethany Cemetery, Hosmer. Dean passed away on Saturday July 9, 2022, at Bowdle Healthcare Center. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday July 13, 2022, at Leonard-Gramm Funeral Home in Ipswich followed by a prayer service at 7 p.m. Dean Wade Schumacher was born... Full story
Myren Aaron Deibert was born Feb. 24, 1957 to Wilmer and Bernice (Beck) Deibert. He graduated from Ipswich High School and received a degree from Wahpeton State College of Science in mechanical drafting. He lived and worked in many places but returned to Ipswich in 2008. He worked for Pro-Build and North Central Farmer's Elevator. Myren enjoyed architecture, trivia, and his Jack Russell Terriers. Myren passed away on Saturday, July 2, 2022 at Angelhaus in Aberdeen. He is survived by his father,...
Barry Volk, 41, passed away Friday, June 17, 2022, peacefully in his home under hospice care. Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 23, at St. Michael Catholic Church in Herreid. Burial was in Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery in Strasburg, N.D. Barry Ray Volk was born January 12, 1981 in Linton, N.D. to Greg Volk and Jill Perman. He attended school in Herreid, and graduated from Ipswich High School in 1999. After high school, he took on various jobs that led him to his... Full story
Trail Days 2022 headliner Aaron Watson had been working through some vocal cord issues this past month in order to be ready for our show. Unfortunately he is going to need a little more rest before he can hit the road again so he will be unable to perform this year. Message from Aaron and his crew: "Regretfully Aaron Watson will not be able to perform at Trail Days this year due to doctor ordered vocal rest which has sidelined him for the month of June. Thankfully this is not a major long term...
Justin Davis has announced he is seeking another term on the Ipswich Board of Education. The election will be held Tuesday, June 21 at the school. Davis is focused on providing the tools and environment the staff and administration need to provide a high-quality education to the students of our community. Davis says going forward the Board will have to continue addressing increasing student numbers in the Elementary School, providing the needed programs to help customize student’s education plans. Davis graduated from Ipswich High School, r...
The Funeral Service for Diane Huettl, 62, Ipswich, will be at 11:30 a.m., Wed-nesday, June 15, 2022, at Leonard-Gramm Funeral Home, 720 6th St., Ipswich, with Pastor Jason Dignan officiating. Diane's family requests casual attire for service attendees. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Aberdeen. Diane passed away on Friday, June 10, 2022, surrounded by family at Aberdeen Health and Rehab. Visitation will be two hours prior to the service at the funeral home. Diane Lynn Shinabarger... Full story
Sculptor Darwin Wolf is in Ipswich this week to participate in a Summer Art Program from June 6-10. There are sessions for high school students and adults and for youth, first through eighth grade. An Open House Art Show is planned on Friday, June 10 at noon in the lunch room at the Grace Center in Ipswich. Wolf began sculpting professionally in 2003 and has been a teaching artist since 2005. He said he works on projects while he is on the road at a residency. Holy Cross Parish received a grant...
Lorraine Reidt died peacefully in her sleep at Bethesda Aberdeen on June 1, 2022. Viewing was held on Sunday, June 5 at Leonard Gramm Funeral Home in Ipswich from 5-7 p.m. with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Her funeral was held alongside a memorial service for her husband Verne Reidt at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Roscoe on Monday, June 6 at 2 p.m. Officiant was Pastor D. Thomas Rawerts. Lorraine's interment followed at Morningside Cemetery with Military Honors for Verne being provided by Roscoe... Full story
Mass of Christian Burial for Lenny Uhrich, 64, of Roscoe is 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 13, 2022 at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Roscoe. Father Timothy Smith will serve as Celebrant. Burial will follow at Morningside Cemetery in Roscoe. Lenny passed away on Saturday, June 4, 2022 surrounded by family at Bowdle Healthcare Center. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Sunday, June 12, at St. Thomas with a Liturgical Wake and Rosary at 7 p.m. Lenny Joseph was born to Marvin and Lorraine (Scherr) Uhrich... Full story
Ipswich High School fourth nine weeks honor roll has been released. Students on the list are: SENIOR 4.0 and Higher — Trevor Beyers, Carson Gohl, Chloe Jager, Gavin Koch 3.70-3.99 — Holly Anderson, Kirsten Anderson, Kaden Boettcher, Zach Geditz, Matthew Jaenisch, Taylor Thorson 3.0-3.69 — Ty Kadlec, Johnathan Kamps, Whyatt Kessler, Jordan Nierman, Luke Peterson Junior 4.0 and Higher — Ian Beyers, Kaitlyn Bierman, Madison Geditz, Tyler Hettich, Emily Knoll, Baylee Kulesa, Quincy Olivier, Ashley Ptacek, Turner Thorson, Ashlyn Weig 3.70-3.99 — Kam...
Holy Cross Parish has received a grant from the South Dakota Artists in Schools and Communities program. Sculptor Darwin Wolf will be in Ipswich to participate in a Summer Art Program from June 6-10. There will be sessions for high school students and adults and for youth, first through eighth grade. Students will work in sculpture with air dry clays and receive instruction from Wolf. He will explore the works of the great Masters Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael. The high...
The Memorial Service for Ferne Crissman, 89, Ipswich will be at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 4, 2022, at First Baptist Church, Ipswich. Pastor Dan Kuno will officiate. A private family inurnment will follow at Ipswich Southside Cemetery. Ferne passed away peacefully on Monday, April 11, 2022, at the home of her son David Crissman in Mina. Olive Ferne Hartzell Crissman was born on Halloween, October 31, 1932 to Helen Jeanette Humiston Hartzell and Hilbert Harrison Hartzell (Pood) at Powell. She was... Full story
Marlys Mae (Schumacher) Hysell was born in Ipswich on February 19, 1953 to Milbert and Edna (Geist) Schumacher. She grew up in Roscoe, and graduated from Roscoe High School in 1971, then attended Lake Area Tech in Watertown. She married, had two daughters, then later divorced. She worked at Donnie’s Restaurant & Bar until it was sold and became Prairie Rose Restaurant and Bar. In 1986, she married Dennis Hysell. She then became a stay-at-home parent to her three children: Trisha, Tiffany and Brandon. Marlys passed away on Monday, May 23, 2... Full story
Ipswich finished as the boys' runners-up at the State B track and field meet last weekend in Sioux Falls. Chester Area would indeed live up to its hype with a 86-45 boys team victory over the Tigers, who would edge Freeman Academy/Marion 45-42 for second place. Gregory finished fourth with 36 boys team points, topping fifth-place Castlewood's 34. On the girls' side, Ipswich would finish in 21st with 13.5 team points. It was easily won by Colman-Egan 99 to 48 over second-place Northwestern. Ipswi...
Ipswich has four students who will be delegates at Girls or Boys State this year. Evan Onken is a Boys State delegate and Baylee Kulesa, Quincy Olivier and Ashlyn Weig are Girls State delegates. The American Legion Department of South Dakota reports that high school boys from across the state of South Dakota will be arriving in Aberdeen on Monday, May 30, 2022, as the 79th annual session of the South Dakota American Legion Boys State will convene on the campus of Northern State University. The...
Ipswich High School Awards Night was held on Monday, May 16 in the School Theatre. Award winners were: SENIORS Holly Anderson – NHS Chord, Girls State Delegate, Presidential Academic Achievement, Regent Scholar, Good Egg Scholarship, Cresbard Legion Scholarship, Northern State University Scholarship, Academic All-State Kirsten Anderson – NHS chord, Art IV Award, Presidential Academic Achievement, Regent Scholar, Lions Club Scholarship, SDSU Yellow & Blue Scholarship Jacob Bakken – 4th-Y...
Ipswich had a busy schedule of high school golf, starting with a Bowdle junior varsity/middle school golf meet. Their JV event was won by Jacob Bakken of Ipswich at 50, followed by Noah Preszler of Bowdle with a 56, then Trent Beyers of Edmunds Central at 58 and Brooks Osborne of Ipswich at 62. The middle-school outcome was won by Hayden Schlosser of Ipswich at 49, then came Sam Bass of Ipswich at 50 and Cade Beitelspacher of Bowdle with his 53. Eric Rueb of Herreid had a 60. Then were Chase Bukaske of Edmunds Central at 61, Tyson Schumacher...
Mass of Christian Burial for Pauline Draskovic, 102, Ipswich, will be at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Ipswich. Father Timothy Smith will serve as Celebrant. Burial will follow at St. Bonaventure Cemetery in McIntosh. Pauline passed away on Friday, May 20, 2022 at her residence in Ipswich. Visitation will be on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church, followed by a Wake and Rosary at 7 p.m. Pauline Agnes Kahl was born on February... Full story
This year's Region 2B high school track and field event last Wednesday at Gettysburg was dominated by Ipswich and Miller thinclads. The Tiger boys indeed edged runners-up Miller 185 to 146 for their championship. The girls' outcome, meanwhile, would find the IHS girls finishing second only to Miller by a 146 to 125.5 tally. And rumor has it that Miller will be going back to Class A this fall and will likely be replaced by Lyman. The Tiger boys were propelled by Ty Kadlec's two individual titles...
The best and brightest from the Class of 2022 were recognized for their academic achievements during their high school career. On May 9, Governor Kristi Noem and the Associated School Boards of South Dakota (ASBSD) honored students who were identified as the top one percent of their senior class, from the state's Public, Private and Tribal/BIE schools as part of the 32nd Annual Academic Excellence Recognition event. Students designated as their high school's honoree(s) received a certificate, So...
Ipswich High School Class of 2022 graduated on Saturday, May 14 in the school gym. The graduation was dedicated to the memory of their classmate, Kylee Sanborn, who passed away in 2019....
It definitely is that time of the year. The Ipswich graduation was last Saturday and the Edmunds Central graduation will be this Saturday afternoon. But it’s also nearly time for the post-season high school spring sports play-offs and the last one of their varsity careers for the seniors. We dodged a bullet by not experiencing those massive storms that hit the southern portions of our state last week and hopefully the weather will cooperative for our golfers and track and field thinclads. So good luck to our high school sports participants w...
The Ipswich High School boys won a golf invitational in Mobridge on Thursday, May 12. They indeed got balanced scoring, led by Chet Peterson in fourth with his 88. Next was Jace Konsor fifth with a 89. The third IHS scorer that day would become Tucker Kadlec in eighth thanks to his 95. And Trevor Larson had a 100 for ninth. The top individual boy that day would be Wyatt Larson of McIntosh with his 69. Meanwhile Ipswich entered two girls into their division including Mollie Simon in seventh with her 112 and Rylee Kleffman added a tenth-place...
Mass of Christian Burial for Colleen Kay (Allbee) Fischer, 67, Roscoe, will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 20, 2022 at the Catholic Church of St. Thomas the Apostle in Roscoe. Father Timothy Smith will be the Celebrant. Interment will be at 1:15 p.m. Friday, in the Holy Cross Catholic Church Cemetery in Ipswich under direction of Leonard-Gramm Funeral Home of Ipswich. Colleen died on Saturday, May 14, 2022 at Avera St. Luke's, Aberdeen. Visitation will be Thursday, May 19, 2022 from 5 to 7... Full story