Calling all builders! Registration is now open for the Lego Contest on Saturday, January 14, during the Grant County Farm and Home Show. The contest is open to participants age four and up. The Lego event takes place at noon at the Milbank High School lunchroom. Check-in is 11:30... Read more
Amid the cold South Dakota weather, what better way to warm up than with a good book through the 2017 Read To Me Library Luau program at the Grant County Public Library. The annual program is geared for children ages birth to six years of age. “Parents are encouraged... Read more
The 2017 Grant County Farm and Home Show runs Friday and Saturday, January 13 and January 14, at Milbank High School. “The Farm and Home Show is for friends, neighbors, business owners, and vendors to connect and it’s a social event for everyone,” stated Grant County 4-H Youth Program... Read more
The Grant County Public Library will begin a program inspired by Janette Oke’s bestselling series about the Canadian West. The program begins Wednesday, January 11, at 12:30 p.m. It continues each Wednesday – January 11, 18, and 25. When Calls The Heart tells the story of Elizabeth, a young... Read more
Hurley Winter Park has been re-flooded and is ready to go for the second annual Rink In The New Year event slated for Saturday, December 31, from 2-4 p.m. The community is invited to enjoy free skating and refreshments during the fun-filled family event. Children and adults will have... Read more
Grant County Combined Appeal presented two checks for $1,000 each to the Grant County Food Pantry and the Salvation Army. “At our quarterly Milbank Community Foundation board meeting, we approved the 2017 Combined Appeal allocations,” explained MCF Finance Director Craig Wellnitz. “Because additional funds were received, after filling the... Read more
David Martinez Ulloa is an exchange student from Spain and a junior at MHS. He resides with Lloyd and Karen Tillma of Milbank and will soon celebrate his first American Christmas. “We celebrate Christmas like you do. We have the same religion,” he said. “But our big celebration is... Read more
Koch Schoolers in Milbank helped restock the Grant County Food Pantry by checking Santa’s list – his pantry list. Kindergarteners through fifth-graders donated items to the pantry for the project Santa’s Pantry List. For every completed list, that classroom was entered into a drawing for a popcorn/game party. “The... Read more
Tis the reason to celebrate the season – the birth of Jesus Christ. Churches with holiday services on Christmas Eve, Saturday, December 24, and Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25 include: American Lutheran Church Christmas Eve – 1:30 p.m. family friendly service and 5 p.m. candlelight service Christmas Day –... Read more
Koch School elementary students in kindergarten through fifth grade held their annual Christmas sing-a-long Wednesday, December 21. Music teacher, Dave Boerger, directed. Starting the program were the kindergarten and first grade students. Each grade presented a poem and music. The kindergarten students sang Jingle Bells and the first-graders sang... Read more
