Articles from the December 20, 2023 edition
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Celebrate Christ's birth
Local churches will celebrate the birth of Jesus on Christmas Eve worldwide. Area church holiday services include: First Baptist of Ipswich The Christmas Eve service with communion will begin at 10 a.m. Holy Cross and St. Thomas Catholic Churches...
Betterment Award nominations sought
Nominations are being taken for the 2023 Ipswich Betterment Award. Nominate a person you think has made a difference in Ipswich. The 2022 winner was Twila Thorstenson. Send nominations to “Ipswich Betterment Award”, Box 677, Ipswich, SD 57451. The...
Happy Holidays
The Roscoe Community Club had a good crowd (floats and watcher) for the Christmas Lighting Parade on Sunday evening, Dec. 17....
Santa in Ipswich
Santa visits with Dax Perrion in Father Bormann Hall during the Holiday Fair in Ipswich on Dec. 2....
By Fiddlin' Around
This column has very often been about weather or sports and this year is no exception. Games (and school) have pretty much allowed to be held thanks to the influence of a weather pattern of El Nino that has mostly produced mild and dry Pacific air...
From Capitol Hill - House Report
December 2023 As 2023 ends and the 99th South Dakota legislative session is ready to begin January 9, 2024, it seems like a good time for an update. My first year as a South Dakota legislature has been informative, educational, and enjoyable....
New Arrival
A girl, Hayden Holt, was born on November 16, 2023, to Kyle and Jessica (Lachnit) Holt of Pierre. Grandparents are Pam Holt of Mina and the late Kevin Holt; and David and Julie Lachnit of...
The Library Remembers When...
From the Ipswich Tribune Thursday, December 5, 1929 edition A Christmas Candle, a Christmas Story by Katherine Edelman Lowly, almost reverently, Nora Carney set the Christmas candle in the window, whispering a prayer as she looked out into the cold,...
Elwood "Woody" Schuldt
The funeral service for Elwood ‘Woody’ Schuldt, 80, of Faulkton, SD, will be 10:30am, Friday, December 22, 2023 at First Baptist Church, with Pastor Gary Compton officiating. Burial at Danzig Bap... Full story
Thunder and Tigers doubleheader, one win each
A North Central girls' varsity basketball team edged Ipswich 42-35 on Tuesday, Dec. 12 during Lake Region Conference action in Ipswich. The Thunder had led 10-7 after a quarter and narrowly led 20-18...
NC Girls get home win
The North Central Thunder girls' varsity basketball team hosted South Border in Roscoe on Friday, Dec. 15 and came up with a 49-33 victory over the North Dakotans. The hosts had led 10-7 after a quarter and increased that to 20-14 at the half. The Th...
Tigers 1-1 at Webster Saturday
Ipswich split a non-conference high school varsity basketball twinbill last Saturday vs. Webster in Webster. The boys would earn a 54-49 win with the Tiger girls losing 51-30. Ipswich would lead at each quarter stop in the boys' outcome — 13-11, 3...
Tigers battle Lions last week
Boys get win Ipswich claimed a Lake Region Conference varsity boys basketball win on Thursday, Jan. 14 in Langford. The final score turned out to be 60-28. Ipswich featured a pair of double-figure scorers that evening. They were Jace Konsor with 20 p...
I/B Wrestlers see action in Plankinton
The Ipswich/Bowdle wrestling team competed in the Mount Vernon/ Plankinton/Corsica-Stickney (MVPCS) Invitational on Dec. 17 in Plankinton. The I/B team earned 37 points for 13th place. Kimball/White Lake/ Platte-Geddes won the meet with 234.5...
Christmas Lighting Contest winners
The winners of the annual Christmas Lighting Contest, sponsored by the Commercial Club were David Coisman, Chris and Jennifer Simon and Deanne Hoyle....
Wreaths Across America
Wreaths Across America is a nonprofit organization that honors fallen heroes and teaches the value of freedom by sponsoring wreaths, volunteering and partnering with others. This year, National...
Winter coats for kids
Since 2009 the Knights of Columbus have provided coats to over one million children in need worldwide. The Ipswich KC Council purchased and distributed coats to Ipswich, Edmunds Central and Leola...
