Matt Kosbob and Chase Kuefler of Ortonville, Minnesota won South Dakota’s Largest Cornhole Tournament. The tournament was held during the Lake Farley Summer Events Series on June 24, at Lake Farley Park in Milbank. Matt Wellnitz and Jon Gerhold took second place. Nineteen teams competed. “We were really happy... Read more
The 99th Annual South Dakota American Legion Convention was held at the Watertown Ramkota and Convention Center June 15-18. Tim and Donna Jurgens, Charles and Karen Layher, Dennis Adelman, and Bill Schumacher represented Birch-Miller Post 9 of Milbank. Gary Lindemann and Aaron Smith represented the Big Stone Legion. Sue... Read more
Seventeen-year-old Adam Bury of Milbank is serious about his fun. Bury’s hobby is motocross racing. He’s good at it and has a room full of trophies to prove it. Two years ago, he was the top racer at the Midwest Regional Shootout. He made first place by accruing the... Read more
Simone de Beauvoir said, “There is something in the New York air that makes sleep useless.” Fifteen students from the MHS art and media club, accompanied by teachers Nancy Pauli and Nancy Quade, made the same discovery on their recent visit to the Big Apple. Their five-day trip included... Read more
Some fathers have a good thing. Some fathers have a good thing and keep it going. In sports, there’s Laila and Muhammad Ali. In music, there’s Miley and Billy Ray Cyrus. At the movies, you find Jaden and Will Smith, Colin and Tom Hanks, and dozens of others. And... Read more
After a year hiatus, the streets of Milbank will again be alive with a summer parade. “We are happy to announce that we brought the parade back,” stated Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce Event Director Laura Kelly. The parade is the opening act of a busy day of the... Read more
Peggy Schuelke, a nurse practitioner for Avera Medical Group Revillo, completed a 300-mile bike tour across South Dakota. She participated in the 5th Annual Ride Across South Dakota (RASDAK) from June 4-10. Schuelke, and nearly 220 others, endured the week-long adventure in celebration of bike tourism in South Dakota.... Read more
Fifteen teams teed up to raise money for the Bulldogs golf teams on June 11. The annual fundraiser tournament was played at Pine Hills Golf Club in Milbank. A total of $880 was raised. The winning team of Jason Ackerman, Justin Ackerman, Brittany Ackerman, and Dustin Lester carded a... Read more
Sixteen scouts from Milbank Boy Scout Troop 45 departed June 10, for a week-long summer camp. The troop is attending Medicine Mountain Scout Ranch in the Black Hills of South Dakota. “They will spend a week earning merit badges, climbing in the Needles, learning shooting sports, mountain biking, hiking,... Read more
Summer officially starts tomorrow for kids of all ages. Tommy’s Popcorn stand opens Thursday, June 15. The Milbank Kiwanis Club will sell popcorn, candy, and Sno-cones on Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 6 to 8 p.m. at Lake Farley Park. Read more
