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Student’s Freedom Essay Tops State
Editor’s Note: Davidson, a junior at Britton-Hecla, recently won first place in the District Americanism Essay Contest organized by the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 80. His essay will now be submitted to the national contest. The theme this year for the essay contest was ““What does freedom mean to me?” Davidson’s winning essay is reprinted below.
Business is Blooming at Sunset Greenhouse
Petunias, Perennials, and Pumpkins, OH MY! The aisles at Sunset Greenhouse are burgeoning with these items and hundreds of others. The greenhouse at Sunset Hutterite Colony west of Britton opened last week and shoppers now can stock up for their gardens and flowerbeds. The chief green thumb behind Sunset Greenhouse...
Oakes vs Central Cass Baseball PPD: Triangular on Saturday
Oakes, ND (NewsDakota.com) – The baseball game scheduled for May 2nd of Oakes vs Central Cass has been postponed in a week full of postponements. On Saturday May 4th at Cummings Field in Oakes 3 baseball games will be played starting at 11:00 am when the Oakes Tornadoes will play the Central Cass Squirrels. Immediately following that game the Squirrels will take on the HFCTRL Stars scheduled for 1:00 pm. The final game will be the Oakes Tornadoes vs HFCTRL Stars with an approximate 3:00 pm.
B-H Thinclads Get In Pair Of Meets
The Britton-Hecla track squad was able to get in a couple of meets in the past week at Groton last week Tuesday and Sisseton on Thursday before scheduled dates at Webster on Friday and Milbank on Tuesday were cancelled due to poor weather conditions. This week Coach Stephanie Symens’ squad...
MANY BRAVE COLD TO PASS IT ON #FOR TREVOR
The annual event is held in honor of Trevor Zuehlke’s foundation that goes to benefit many youth activities. As usual, the race finished with the “Courage Lap” led by Trevor, his family and his team. Notable placers in the 5K included: first place male- Daniel Person, first place female- Josie Duffy, 10th place finisher (in honor of Trevor’s football number) Jeris Stark, Most colorful girl- Ava Teveldal, and Last finisher- Kordel Feldhaus. “The people that showed up on the windy and cool day really made for a special event,” said Trevor’s dad Kurt Zuehlke. “The continued support the community shows for Trevor is truly inspiring.
AGTEGRA DONATES TO LOCAL FIRE DEPTS
To promote health and safety in its local communities, Agtegra Cooperative recently donated to 78 rural and volunteer fire departments across its trade territory this year. Local departments who received funds include North Marshall, Langford, Hecla and Pierpont. “As a farmer-owned cooperative, part of our mission is to support our...
Aberdeen prepares for a summer full of musical entertainment
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The weather is getting nicer and outdoor music venues in Aberdeen are getting geared up for a musical summer. There are several musical entertainment activities during the summer in Aberdeen, including three concerts in a downtown Summer Concert Series. Alexa Sheldon of the Aberdeen Downtown Association relays what’s happening at Malchow Plaza with who’s first up.
“Mostly Positive” Lessons Learned In Child Search
At last week’s Marshall County Local Emergency Planning Committee meeting, various agencies reflected back on the recent search for a lost child in Britton. Well over 100 emergency personnel and civilians helped in the search for the child who was eventually found safe on the night of April 4. The discussion in the meeting revolved around successes and areas for improvement regarding the search.
Feedback requested on failed Oakes School Bond Referendum
OAKES, N.D. (Valley News Live) - The Oakes Public School District is now looking for feedback after their school’s bond referendum failed. The $14.8 million dollar, ‘Our School, Our Future,’ referendum aimed to address critical facility needs, but did not pass on March 14, 2024. The school...
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