You know Dasher and Dancer. But have you met Teeka and Bergen? Santa Claus and his live reindeer take a break from the North Pole to attend the Holiday Magic event at the Milbank Area Hospital Avera on Sunday, December 17, from 1-4 p.m. The Milbank Avera Hospital and... Read more
The Milbank High School Music Department held their annual Christmas choir and band concert on Sunday, December 10. The concert was performed in front of a capacity crowd at the high school theatre. The high school choir, directed by Miriam Schwenn and accompanied by Betty DeBoer, began the concert... Read more
The Grant County Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) hosts their annual Christmas hayride to view Christmas lights around town on Sunday, December 17. The hayride begins at 6 p.m. at the Milbank Visitor Center across from Unity Square in Milbank. Santa Claus is expected. To maintain Santa’s waistline and... Read more
MHS students, Jordan Gertsema, Morgan Selchert, Reed Hartman, Lexi Pinkert, and Derek Weinkauf, competed in the 10th Annual BIG Idea Competition. The BIG Idea Competition is a contest for South Dakota high school students to work individually or in small teams to create a business idea. This year, student... Read more
The Milbank Middle School Music Department presented their annual Christmas Concert December 7, in the high school theatre. Student Musicians of the Month were also honored. September students were: Jayden Johnson (6th band), Merik Junker (7th band), Zoey Henderson (8th band), Conner Stricherz (6th choir), Ximena Lozano (7th choir),... Read more
The Milbank Area Retired Teachers Association (MARTA) will hold their Christmas party on Thursday, December 21, at 11 a.m. at Pizza Ranch. Plans include a wrapped present gift exchange, games, and prizes. Teachers are also asked to collect items to donate to the Milbank Food Pantry. Read more
Twenty-four students from Milbank Middle School completed their auditions for the 2018 South Dakota Middle School All-State Band. Local students who prepared scales and two etudes for their audition CDs were sixth grade students Aubrey Fraasch, Hope Karels and Aiden Quintanilla; seventh grade students Luis Berrones, Averie Engebretson, Merik... Read more
If St Nick’s suit is always a bit snug because you bake the best spritz, snickerdoodles, sugar, or other Santalicious-flavored cookies, don’t miss Seehafer Ace Hardware’s annual Christmas Cookie Contest. Drop your cookies at the store on Morningside Drive on Saturday, December 16, between 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.... Read more
Buck shot by Kevin Vanorny in Grant County on November 21. The 6×8 Buck scored 178 4/8. Read more
The Milbank High School music department will perform their Christmas concert Sunday, December 10, at 2:30 p.m. in the MHS theater. The Concert Choir, under the direction of Miriam Schwenn, will open with “Carol of the Bells” arranged by Peter J. Wilhousky. They will also share Amy Bernon’s “Aurora... Read more
