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Museum tells authentic story of a Norwegian immigrant family through three generations
PIERRE — The Stavig House Museum in Sisseton recently completed fundraising more than $120,000 to establish a permanent endowment fund at the South Dakota Community Foundation (SDCF) and was awarded $20,000 in matching funds from SDCF’s Nonprofit Savings Account grant program. Endowment funds are invested over time and...
Lessons Hatching At Langford Area
First grade students in Mrs. Erickson’s classroom at Langford Elementary successfully hatched 12 chicks last week. The students took care of the eggs for 21 days and learned all about the life cycle of chickens. Jennifer Ringkob, Marshall County 4-H Youth Program Advisor, and Larissa Heitmann, Program Assistant, shared...
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.
LA Squad Competes Twice
The Langford Area track squad competed in a pair of meets during the past week and also had two meets cancelled due to bad weather. Coach Charles Hosford’s crew participated in a meet at Groton last week Tuesday and traveled to Oakes on Thursday. LA was supposed to have competed in Webster on Friday and Milbank on Tuesday but those meets were cancelled.
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...
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...
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.
Generational South Dakota ranch offers agritourism experiences
A generational ranch in Pierpont offers visitors a unique agritourism opportunity. The couple running the operation say educating the public on beef and agriculture is vital now more than ever. Clint and Kelly Brandlee own and operate Back Forty Beef LLC. The ranch, which has generational roots, aims to help...
“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.
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