Articles from the December 30, 2020 edition
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2020 - What a year it was
What a memorable year 2020 turned out to be! It should always be remembered by historians and ordinary folks as the Year of the Coronavirus pandemic. Just in a period of Dec. 12 through Christmas Day...
Roscoe man dies in accident
Eugene Conn Sr. died when the utility terrain vehicle he was driving broke through the ice southwest of Hosmer on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 26, 2020. Sheriff Todd Holtz said the incident happened at Hosmer Lake or Hosmer Slough at about 3:30 p.m....
South Dakota Snow Queen Festivals in January
4 South Dakota Snow Queen Chesney Olson and Jr. Snow Queen Annika Estwick will crown their successors during the 75th Annual Snow Queen Festival in early January 2021. Junior Miss Ipswich Karlie...
By Fiddlin' Around
In spite of all that's happened this year, the year has passed by rather quickly, especially in the newspaper world. Here for example we publish two fairly large editions during the holiday season and sometimes there is an early deadline for one or...
Arvice "Art" Lewis
Funeral Service for Arvice "Art" Lewis, 95, of Peever was held on Monday, December 28, 2020 at 11 a.m. at the Big Coulee District Center, Big Coulee with John Cloud III officiating. Interment in The...
Eugene F. Conn, Sr.
The funeral service for Eugene F. Conn, Sr., 81, of Roscoe, is 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Roscoe. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens in Aberdeen. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at Gramm Funeral Home in...
Beryl Samp
Beryl Elaine Samp died December 20, 2020, in Fort Worth, TX, aged 99 years, 11 months, 7 days. Services were December 26, in Weatherford, Tex., with burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Aberdeen. She...
Harlan Holsing
Harlan Gene Holsing, 87, of Bay City, Mich, and formerly Ipswich, died Sunday, December 6, 2020 surrounded by his loving family at his residence. A memorial service will be held in the late spring or early summer at the Ipswich City Cemetery under...
Janice Malsam
Janice Malsam, 78, Hosmer, died Friday, December 25, 2020 at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m., Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at St. Thomas Catholic Church, Roscoe, with Father...
Francis Schwingler
Francis Schwingler, 81, Eureka, died Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial was at 2:30 p.m., Monday, December 28, 2020 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Eureka, with Father T...
90th Birthday
Laurentina Pietz will celebrate her 90th Birthday on January 1, 2021. Her family is hosting a Birthday Card Shower to celebrate her special day. Please send your cards to Laurentina at 712 4th...
Tigers squeak past AC Knights
Ipswich outlasted Aberdeen Christian 33-31 in a boys' high school basketball showdown last Tuesday in Aberdeen. The defensive struggle was what often happens in a game between Lake Region Conference opponents and that was certainly the case that nigh...
Ipswich girls get first loss on the road
Waubay/Summit escaped with a 50-48 home-court girls' varsity basketball win over Ipswich last Tuesday in Waubay. The non-conference loss was the first blemish on the Tigers' 2020-21 season record. But it was close, according to coach Brian Hogie....
Verna Ochsner
Verna Ochsner, 95, of Ipswich, died Sunday December 20, 2020 at Avantara Health Care in Ipswich. Her funeral arrangements are pending with Gramm Funeral Home of Ipswich. grammfuneralhome.com...
Irene Stevenson
Irene Stevenson, 90, of Ipswich, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at Avantara Healthcare in Ipswich. Her funeral arrangements are pending with Gramm Funeral Home of Ipswich. Condolences and memories may be shared with her family at...
