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May 16, 2013 RSS feed / Front Page

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Area schools plan annual Graduation ceremonies

Graduation ceremonies will be held this weekend at various school throughout the Heartland for members of the Class of 2013. More...

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Sports

H-SA Wolverine athletes honored at Sports Banquet held on May 9

By Wendy Thorstenson

Herreid High School teacher and coach Lance Vander Vorst encouraged Wolverine athletes to continue to work hard with their athletic ambitions, but to also pursue a lifetime of serving others when he spoke at the Spring Sports Banquet at the Herreid C More...

Wolverines net two firsts at MYO meet

By Wendy Thorstenson

Herreid-Selby Area’s junior high tracksters finally got the chance to compete at the MYO Meet in Mobridge on Friday, May 3. More...

Wolverines qualify athletes for State

By Wendy Thorstenson

The Wolverines statequalified athletes in two more events during the Eureka Legion Relays on Tuesday, May 7. More...

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Editor's Page

From the Heartland…

By Allan Burke

After an unseasonably warm 90 degrees on Monday, this week will be back to normal or even a little below normal with temperatures ranging from 58 to 79 degrees for the highs and between 41 and 50 degrees for the lows. More...

That’s Life

Penmanship and the moral decline
By Tony Bender

The Redhead got a beautiful bouquet of flowers from the kids for Mother’s Day. At least they are getting credit for the flowers. We really cannot be sure without calling in forensic handwriting experts. More...

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Obituaries

Heinle, 61

Donald “Don” Heinle, 61, of Herreid died Friday, May 10, 2013, at St. Alexius Medical Center in Bismarck, N.D. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 15, at Peace Lutheran Church in Herreid. More...

Frey, 84

Ella Frey, 84, of Mobridge, S.D., died Sunday, May 5, 2013, in Sun City West, Ariz. The Funeral Service for Ella Frey will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 11, at Zion Lutheran Church in Mobridge. More...

Fuhrer, 91

Elizabeth May Fuhrer, 91, died Friday, April 26, 2013, in Oregon. Elizabeth was a member of Wood Village Baptist Church in Wood Village, Ore. Her final resting place will be Willamette National Cemetery in Oregon. More...

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Commissioners meets new 4-H Advisor, advertise for PT secretary

The Campbell County Commission met the new 4-H advisor and received an update from Grow South Dakota at their regular monthly meeting held May 7. More...

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Top News

Kindergarten Graduation

The Herreid School District held their Kindergarten Graduation on Friday, May 10. More...

Herreid Legion Auxiliary promotes Poppies

Beth Fjeldheim, Junior rember of the Herreid American Legion Auxiliary Jacob A. Heinrich Post 170, pins a poppy on Steve Volk, Commander of the American Legion Jacob A. Heinrich Post #170. The Poppy Story More...

Council approves change order for sewer and wasterwater project

The Herreid City Council agreed to a change order for the sewer and wastewater project and approved on and off sale liquor licenses at their regular monthly meeting May 6. More...

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Columns

Midweek Message

By Fr. Tom Clement, St. Michael’s Catholic Church of Herreid

Have you noticed a flurry of actively lately? Am I talking about the families and students getting ready for graduation or the farmers busily planting their fields? Both! More...

Strasburg Care Center

By Brenda Compaan

Rose Wald visits with Martin Wald on a regular basis. Also stopping in were Edna Schwab, Regina Senger, Rosebella Volk, and Al Dosch. More...

Pollock

By Irene Ryckman

Gregg Van Beek of Aberdeen came Friday night and spent Mother’s Day weekend at the John and Betty Van Beek house. Betty Van Beek attended the Fellowship Brunch held Saturday morning in the Pollock Memorial Presbyterian Church. More...

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Community

Meetings

Pollock Legion/ Auxiliary The Legion/Auxiliary of the Walter West Post #272 met on May 7,2013 at 7:30 p.m. in the Senior Center. More...

Births

Haefner A daughter, Reagan Rae, was born on April 1, 2013, to Dustin and Jamie Haefner of Pierre, S.D. She weighed 7 pounds 6 ounces. Grandparents are John and Nancy Haefner of Mound City and Ron and Loretta McQuistion of Ft. Pierre, S.D. More...

Church Activities

On Sunday May 19, the Herreid Assembly of God Church will be having a service at the Good Samaritan in Herreid at 7 p.m. Come join us as we worship the Lord together. More...

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