The Rev. Tim Koch of churches in Cresbard and Wecota has delved deep into Manuscript 2193, a 10th-century Bible, as his master’s thesis project. “I have found that the further that you delve into the text, the deeper understanding you seek, the more faithful you become and rather than that faith becoming simpler, it becomes infinitely more complex,” Koch said.
It’s pretty special when a trip of a lifetime comes when you’re a freshman in high school. Hudson Steffen’s trip to Hawaii to the 2013 NFL Pro Bowl was exactly that trip.
Hudson is the son of Bob and Joie Steffen. They went on this trip along with Hudson’s sister, Hannah, and brother, Hayse. The Pro Bowl, played by the best players in the National Football League, was held at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii, Sunday, January 24.
Blaine Schulz, Jamestown, brought home a silver medal after competing in the Special Olympics World Winter Games in South Korea. Schulz’s journey to this milestone has been traveled over several years.
Making your dreams come true.
That’s what Mae Olson’s life is all about, and turning 100 is just another step in her life-long goal of accomplishments for herself and thousands of others whose lives she has touched.
On Sunday, Mae Aves Olson will be 100 and her family plans to celebrate with her from 2-3 p.m. at Wheatcrest Hills. Friends and relatives are invited to join the celebration.
The state High School Activities Association recently released its proposed region alignments and classifications for all sports. For local sports fans, it may mean some changes over past years.
Roslyn will celebrate its centennial in 2014 and to get the ball rolling the centennial committee is putting on an outdoor concert June 7. Kelly Hanson, co-chairman of the centennial with Danny Jensen, says this summer’s concert will headline the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and an opening act at the softball field.
On a cold winter’s day in January 1943, a woman gave birth alone to a premature baby girl. Because of the cold, the woman didn’t dare take the child outside to a doctor or a hospital. That baby not only survived despite her odds, but now calls Bristol home and is interested in sharing her story with others to offer hope.
Marcia Morehouse, the miracle baby born in her mother’s apartment in St. Paul, MN, just celebrated her 70th birthday Jan. 18.
Within the next several weeks, Day County emergency manager Wes Williams plans to send out letters to township officials asking them to help update the county’s GIS map listing of all the current E911 addresses.
Last year the state Legislature directed county equalization directors to make larger adjustments in farmland values and this year producers will really feel the pinch.
HB1003 was aimed at helping counties bring cropland and pastureland into line faster under the state’s new production-based system for setting tax values. The initial maximum increase or decrease in value was capped at 10 percent annually, but went to a maximum of 25 percent a year, depending how far a county is behind/ahead.
Autumn Deutsch of Britton was chosen as South Dakota’s representative to the opening of the World War II Museum in New Orleans on Jan. 12.