Articles from the August 19, 2020 edition
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I/EC Gridders open their season Friday at home
The Ipswich/Edmunds Central football team finished 4-6 last year, including a 9A first-round playoff opportunity which they lost to Britton-Hecla. They will have a nine-game regular-season slate...
Donate blood Monday, Aug. 24
The next opportunity to donate blood in your community will be Monday, Aug. 24 at Father Bormann Hall in Ipswich from 12 to 4:30 p.m. Contact Jerry Brooks at 605-380-1925 to make an appointment. Or call Vitalant at 1-877-25-VITAL for more...
Main Street Open House Saturday
The Ipswich Development Corporation and Ipswich’s Main Street businesses are planning an open house on Saturday, August 22 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Participating businesses will have gifts to sign up for. Stop in and visit Real Dakota Photography, G...
Effects of pandemic safety measures being felt as sports seasons begin
By Dana Hess For the S.D. Newspaper Association As high school sports practices start up across South Dakota, coaches, athletes and administrators are realizing that it’s not business as usual during a pandemic. The South Dakota High School A...
Fiddlin' Around
Hopefully our area high school fall sports teams have all been experiencing some productive pre-season practice sessions and good luck during your respective seasons. That should all be quite interesting with schools (including their sports teams)...
The Library Remembers When...
From the Ipswich Tribune July 27, 1927 edition Café Being Remodeled The C & C Café is being entirely remodeled this week. It is expected that it will be completed by August first. The floor is to be entirely covered with battleship linoleum. The c...
Fine arts feeling effects of pandemic
By Dana Hess For the S.D. Newspaper Association Just like high school sports, fine arts are feeling the effects of the pandemic as oral interp contests and the high school journalism convention have been moved online and All-State Chorus and...
Activities board, staff share concerns, priorities amidst pandemic
By Dana Hess For the S.D. Newspaper Association Putting on high school athletics and activities during a pandemic is going to take patience, flexibility and constant communication. That was the consensus during a strategic planning session of the...
Volleyball season begins August 25
Sustaining a 2019 Class B girls' high school volleyball SoDak 16 loss one game away from the State B, the Tiger netters might very well feel like they have some incentive to do well this year. That's...
IHS cross country runners open season Aug. 28
The Ipswich cross country program under head coach Todd Thorson will be quite youthful this year with no seniors on either the girls or boys rosters. But Thorson says that it's very possible that...