Articles from the July 26, 2023 edition

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Achievement Days "Shooting for Success" next week

“Team 4-H-Shooting for Success” is the slogan for the 2023 Edmunds County 4-H Achievement Days on August 2-4. Mark your calendars and plan on stopping by to see the accomplishment of local youth. Activities take place at the 4-H Grounds in Ips...

 

Butterflies

Tiger Post students released butterlies on Monday. The youth visited the Memorial Garden in Ipswich to study and release the butterflies....

 

Lawnmower Poker Run in Hosmer Saturday afternoon

The 13th Annual Hosmer Lawnmower Poker Run is Saturday, July 29. The vehicles, including mowers, golf carts, ATVs and Side-X-Sides, leave the Hosmer Firehall at 2 p.m. The Hosmer First Responder/EMR Rescue Teams will do an accident extrication...

 

Students present dance recital in Ipswich on August 5

The summer dance students of Ashley Geist-Cusick will present a recital for the public on Saturday, August 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the Ipswich High School Theater. The recital will feature students from the surrounding towns; students range in age from...

 

Cover crop field tour set for July 31 near Roscoe

South Dakota Soil Health Coalition board member and 2024 Legacy Award Winner Dennis Hoyle will host the Reducing Salinity with Cover Crops Field Tour on July 31, 4-7 p.m., at his farm near Roscoe. This event will feature cover crop, saline soil, and...

 

Rhonda Appleseed coming Friday

The Traveling Lantern will present “Rhonda Appleseed & the Tree that Learned How to Speak” on Friday, July 28 in the Ipswich Bandshell. The pre-show begins at 9:30 a.m. with the show at 10 a.m. Rhonda is a descendant of Johnny Appleseed, and eve...

 

Roscoe Blood Drive brings in 32 volunteer donors

The Roscoe community hosted a blood drive with Vitalant on July 13 at the American Legion which helped collect a total of 39 units of blood products for patients in need. A total of 32 individuals volunteered to donate blood and 29 individuals were...

 
 By -deg    Opinion    July 26, 2023

Fiddlin' Around

This column is often about the weather and it really should be this week, featuring a heat wave that's in progress pretty much all over the country the way it sounds! But it might get a little cooler later in our work week? We'll see about that! But...

 

Chip seal projects scheduled for area roadways

Crews began chip seal and fog seal projects on several highways in the Aberdeen area beginning Monday, July 24, 2023. Weather dependent, the contractor will move from one project to the next in the scheduled following order, with fog seal...

 

Funding available for shelterbelt renovation

Shelterbelts play a vital role in providing wind protection to farmsteads, fields, livestock, and wildlife. These groves of trees aid in caring for our natural resources by slowing erosion and storing water. Many of the shelterbelts in the area have...

 

Silver Star 4-H Club

The Silver Stars 4-H club met Sunday, July 23, 2023 at Bryan and Jessica Scherr residence. President Kendra Scherr called the meeting to order and led the flag pledges. Secretary Nicholas Fuhrmann read the minutes and they were approved as read by Ka...

 

UCC Church plans rummage/lunch sale

The U.C.C. Church in Ipswich is planning a Rummage and Lunch Sale on Saturday, Aug. 5 in the fellowship hall from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Their menu will include rolls and BBQs, plus the usual extras. Dine in or carry out available....

 

Bike-A-Thon ball program fundraiser

The Roscoe Summer Youth Program held their Fourth Annual Bike-A-Thon on July 18 at the Roscoe City Park. The event is held to help raise funds for the Roscoe Baseball and Softball programs. Sixty-one...

 

Ipswich Softball teams compete at State Tourney

The Ipswich girls' softball programs have wrapped up after a weekend in Sioux Falls at the state tournament. The U12 team, coached by Linda Gauer, won three games and lost two on the weekend....

 

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