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Robert (Bob) Meyer passed away from cancer on December 15, 2021 in Modesto, Calif. Bob was born on February 26, 1962, to Don and Dot Meyer of Mina. He was raised on the family farm with his nine siblings and attended Mina School through second grade, when he switched to school in Ipswich. He graduated in 1980 from Ipswich High School and attended Lake Area Vo-Tech. He returned to Aberdeen in the mid-80s and worked at Frey Electronics. He moved to Modesto, Calif. in 1987 and worked for...
The Ipswich Lions Club recently provided popcorn for students and staff at the Ipswich Public School. Elementary through High School students as well as staff stopped by the Lions Concession stand to enjoy a bag of popcorn donated by the Ipswich Lions Club. Younger students enjoyed a holiday movie before Christmas break and the others enjoyed the popcorn. This year's "popcorn crew" included Lions Club members: Jerry Brooks, Lester and Colleen Forkel and Roxy Hilgenberg....
The Mass of Christian Burial for Leo W. Himmerich, 89, Roscoe will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 23, 2021 at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Roscoe. Father Timothy Smith will serve as Celebrant. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, December 22, followed by a Rosary and Scriptural Vigil at 7 p.m. at St. Thomas Catholic Church. Leo died December 17, 2021 at his residence in Watertown. Leo was born March 17, 1932 in a sod house, five and a half miles northwest of Roscoe, to...
Ipswich swept a girls/boys non-conference high school doubleheader on Saturday, Dec. 18 vs. Webster in the Tiger Den. The Tiger girls indeed rallied for 50-43 win, after trailing 14-2 at the first break. And the boys added a slightly easier 61-53 win in the nightcap confrontation. Katie Bierman would obtain Ipswich's lone basket of the opening quarter, but she certainly didn't stop there. She would finish with a game-high 28 points, plus five of Ipswich's 15 assists and eight of the Tigers' 14 steals. Bierman would open the second quarter with...
Ipswich claimed a 40-33 boys' high school basketball road win over LRC rival Langford Area last Thursday in Langford. The Tigers had opened up some breathing room late in the third quarter to narrowly lead 30-28, despite a buzzer-beater basket from the hosts, entering the final stanza. But treys by Ian Beyers and Trevor Beyers, respectively plus a two-point basket by Taylor Thorson and another from Colby Sylte would suddenly lift Ipswich into a 40-28 lead. The hosts managed a trey plus a two-point basket as the game clock was winding down. So...
The Ipswich fourth grade students were asked to “Tell about some of your family’s Christmas traditions and what you like about them and why they are important to you.” This is a tradition that my cousin and my mom, dad, my sister, and I have. We play games. We do the Abcd, and on this year we need to get things that start with a E. So we have to buy presents that start with a E. This is another tradition that my mom, dad, sister, grandma, and grandpa do. We go to my house, have a good meal like chili, and then open presents and have fun. Haley...
The Ipswich Middle School and High School music students presented their Christmas Concert on Thursday, Dec. 9. The 6-7 and 8-12 Bands played. The 6-12 band students also played in a combined song, "Feliz Navidad." Becky Nierman is the IHS band director. Choral numbers were also presented by the 6-7 choir, 8th grade choir, and 9-12 choir. The choral director is Nate Collins....
The Funeral Service for Raymond 'Ray' Elmer Mohr, 90, Hosmer, was at 10:30 a.m., Friday, December 10, 2021 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Hosmer. Burial will follow at a later date. Ray passed away peacefully on Dec. 5, 2021 at Bethesda Home of Aberdeen. Ray was born on December 13, 1930, in rural McPherson County, to Jacob and Pauline (Maisch) Mohr. His early life was filled with doing chores and playing around the Hosmer area both on the farm and in town with his cousins and friends. After...
Ipswich hung with a talented boys' high school basketball team Waubay/ Summit on December 11 at Waubay before eventually dropping a 47-36 non-conference verdict The hosts would out-score the Tigers 17-11 in the final quarter to seal the deal. They had also established a 12-5 first-quarter advantage. But Ipswich owned the second quarter 9-7 and the third quarter's scoring was even steven at 11-11, leaving Ipswich down 30-25 with a quarter to play. Ipswich obtained a double-double from Taylor Thorson to lead the way. The IHS senior tallied 12...
The Ipswich girls and the North Central girls basketball teams had an early common opponent the Sully Buttes Chargers. (Their girls are still coached by veteran coach Mark Seftner.) Ipswich was to open its season vs. the Charger girls on December 7 in the Tiger Den. The Thunder girls will play the Chargers on Friday, Dec. 10 in Onida. Another interesting fact is that the Thunder and Ipswich will tangle on December 14 in a girls/boys format in Ipswich. Meanwhile the Tiger boys are to go on the road to visit Waubay/Summit on December 11 and the...
Northern State University in Aberdeen recognizes scholarship winners for 2021, including the WolfPACT Scholarship and Dual Credit Scholarship. The WolfPACT is the largest guaranteed, four-year scholarship in South Dakota. Students entering their freshman year at NSU are eligible for various funding amounts based on their ACT scores and GPA. Ipswich graduates chosen for WolfPACT Scholarships are Hailey Bierman and Angeline Rye. Northern started offering the NSU Dual Credit Scholarship in fall 2021 to any new freshman taking dual credit courses...
The Ipswich/Bowdle wrestlers opened the 21-22 season at the Stanley County Invitational in Ft Pierre on December 4. Fourteen teams attended the invitational with the Tigers placing fourth in the team ranks with all seven wrestlers contributing team points. Brady Unser, Tanner Frickson, Kadyn Weisser and Marcus Hofer earned second place individual medals. Justin Rohrbach added a fourth place finish to round out the medalists. Beau Schilling won his first varsity match and Grant Weisser won one...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Edward James Engler, 74, 51st mayor of the City of Laconia, N.H. and co-founder and president of The Laconia Daily Sun, died on November 5, 2021. The cause of death was colon cancer. Ed was born at the community hospital in Ipswich on June 8, 1947. He was the first child of Donald and Iona Engler. Ed graduated from Ipswich High School in 1965 and then matriculated to the University of Texas at Austin, where he was awarded a Bachelor of Journalism degree in 1972. At college, Ed met his future...
The celebration of life for Judy V. Toennies, 75, of Cresbard, was at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 5, at Cresbard United Methodist Church in Cresbard. Burial followed at the Cresbard Cemetery. Judy was born May 27, 1946 to John C. and Dorothy M. (Vandewerker) Oster at Aberdeen. She attended Simons Elementary, participated in the Girl Scouts where she made lifelong friends and graduated from Aberdeen Central High School in 1964. Judy then attended Presentation College where she earned her degree...
Ipswich closed out its girls' high school volleyball season at 14-14 with a highly contested Region 2B loss to Highmore-Harrold in Highmore last Tuesday. This match would indeed go the distance with the hosts winning 3-2. That's right, the Pirates would win the tie-breaker 15-8 to claim their victory. They had gotten off to an impressive start, winning the opener 25-8. But Ipswich regrouped with a 27-25 second-set victory to even things at 1-1. And Ipswich also won the third set 25-10 to put...
Geraldine Gladys Bosanko, age 91 of Decorah, IA, passed away on October 23, 2021, of natural causes at Wellington Place in Decorah. Burial will be in the Ipswich Cemetery in Ipswich, SD, at a later date. Geraldine "Gerry" Gladys Peterson Bosanko was born January 24, 1930, on a farm in North Dakota during a severe snowstorm with a temperature of -36°. She was raised on her family farm and attended eight years of school in a one-room schoolhouse. She graduated from Ipswich High School in 1947...
Ipswich closed out its regular-season high school volleyball schedule with a 3-1 win over Herreid/Selby Area in Ipswich on Monday, October 25. When those two teams lock horns just about anything can happen and probably will. The win sent Ipswich into its Tuesday, Nov. 2 Region 2B post-season fray with a 14-13 mark, one game over .500. The region will conclude on Thursday, Nov. 4 with the two parallel bracket championships. Meanwhile, versus HSA, Ipswich would signal its intentions with an initial 25-20 victory, capped by a Gracie Lange kill....
Ipswich dropped a hard-fought defensive-minded Class 9AA high school football battle 14-0 to Canistota/Freeman last Thursday, Oct. 28 in the Tiger football complex in Ipswich. It was one of those situations where the C-F Pride's own defense would bend and not break, as the old saying goes. They were particularly effective when the Tigers seemed to be making headway towards the Pride's red zone, even reaching it. One particular example of that would be when the Tigers had held on downs themselves...
Over 1,000 of South Dakota's best high school vocal and instrumental musicians will gather in Rapid City for the 69th Annual South Dakota All-State Chorus and Orchestra on Friday and Saturday, October 29 and 30. The All-State activities will culminate with a Grand Concert at the new Summit Arena at The Monument beginning at 7 p.m. (MT) on Saturday evening, October 30. The Ipswich singers are Emily Knoll, soprano; Chloe Jager, alto; Jacob Bakken, tenor; Gavin Wollman, bass. The IHS alternates...
One of the goals of the Ipswich School this year is to grow their connections, both inside the school buildings, as well as, growing their connections within the community. "We also know that October is Cancer Awareness Month and the Ipswich School is going to combine their October Tiger Grow Day with Cancer Awareness and try to do as much good in the community as we can," said Superintendent Trent Osborne. On Friday, October 22 the High School Band and Vocal did a short "Concert for a Cure"...