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Faulkton-Highmore takes two games from Post 4
The Faulkton-Highmore Hitmen doubled down on Post 4, defeating Mobridge 17-1, 7-1 at Legion Memorial Field on Monday. Game one went awry for Mobridge in the second inning when Faulkton-Highmore scored 10 runs to take an 11-0 lead. They tacked on six more runs in the third before Post 4 put one run on the board before the game was called after three innings.
Carl Stricherz | 1946 - 2024
Carl G. Stricherz, 78, of Faulkton, passed away Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at Faulkton Area Medical Center. Memorial services will be 3:30 p.m., Sunday, July 14, 2024, at our Savior Lutheran Church, Faulkton with Pastor LeShea Avery presiding. Visitation will be one-hour prior. Burial at later date will take place in the Faulkton Cemetery.
Boyden Frericks
Boyden LaValle Frericks, 79, of Redfield, passed away on July 4, 2024, at the Eastern Star Home in Redfield. His services will take place on Thursday, July 11, at the Redfield Methodist Church in Redfield. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m., with his funeral service at 2 p.m. Pastor Melissa Rowenhorst will officiate. Inurnment will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery in Redfield, followed by lunch and fellowship in the church hall. Boyden’s funeral service will be live-streamed on the funeral home’s website below his obituary. Arrangements have been entrusted to Hyke Funeral Home of Redfield (www.hykefuneralhome.com). In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials directed to the Redfield Methodist Church (1326 W 1st Street / Redfield, SD / 57469) in Boyden’s memory.
Family business aims to share its fresh-food passion with Watertown and northeast SD
The Blume family lives on a farm near Redfield, South Dakota. They put plenty of corn, soybeans and wheat into the marketplace. However, their side hustle puts super-fresh foods like their hydroponic lettuces on tables around northeast South Dakota all year long. ...
Fiddlin' Around
A long July 4 weekend is scheduled for the area and nationwide as well. Mina Lake, for instance, has a full slate of activities, many of which are on July 3. Including fireworks, highlighted by a Lizzy Hofer Band concert. So bring your ears for that and the loud, loud, loud fireworks display.
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