Dezmond Ward to Perform with Concordia Chapel Choir in Ortonville
The Concordia Chapel Choir from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota will perform in Ortonville on March 16. Ortonville is the choir’s second stop on its annual regional tour. The concert takes place at 7:30 p.m. at First English Lutheran Church at 9 NW 3rd Street. The concert is free... Read more
Milbank Girls Scouts Sell-ebrate
Today, March 12, is the 105th birthday of Girl Scouts. On this day in 1912, Juliette Gordon “Daisy” Low founded the first Girl Scout troop by bringing together 18 girls in Savannah, Georgia for friendship, empowerment, and leadership. Milbank Girl Scout troops are funded in part by Grant County... Read more
Nadia Thue Wins Grandparent Essay Contest
Milbank Koch School fifth-grader, Nadia Thue, is the winner of this year’s AARP grandparent essay contest. The contest is sponsored by the Milbank Area Retired Teachers Association (MARTA). Nadia is the daughter of Chad and Amy Thue of Milbank. Thue wrote about her grandmother, Cheryl Conrad, who was a... Read more
Kiwanis Car on Ice $500 Winner Announced
The Kiwanis Club Car on Ice Contest vehicle was retrieved from the pond at Hurley Park in Milbank on Monday, March 6. Jessel Stengel of Milbank was the grand prize winner of $500. She was just four minutes off the actual sinking time. Stengel guessed  4:20 p.m. on Saturday,... Read more
MMS Voices Sing at Festival
Twenty students from the seventh and eighth grade Milbank Middle School choirs participated in the Festival for Young Voices in Brookings on March 6. Students joined area schools under guest director Robyn Starks Holcomb from Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School. The 200-plus voice choir presented a grand concert at... Read more
Rhonda Preller Says Aloha to MARTA
The Milbank Area Retired Teachers Association will hold its monthly meeting Thursday, March 16, with Rhonda Preller presenting “Hawaii, Island Paradise.” Preller and her family traveled to the Hawaiian island of Oahu in January. The meeting begins at 11 a.m. at Pizza Ranch in Milbank. A business meeting and... Read more
Christian Service Council Serves 250 People at Food Giveaway
According to organizers, LeAnn Kuper and Brenda Maass, the Grant County Christian Service Council gave away 7,815 pounds of food today. “This giveaway went just fabulous,” said Kuper. “We had great volunteers running two lines to get people in and out in no time.” This was the third giveaway... Read more
St. Lawrence School Gives Lap-a-thon Awards
The St Lawrence Student Council sponsored their first Lap-a-thon. Students walked laps in the gym for 15 minutes each day before school and the laps were recorded. An awards ceremony was held March 7. Grades 1-6 were awarded ribbons for first and second place in their grade. Many kids... Read more
Youth Wrestlers Advance to Region Tournament
Forty-one young grapplers from the Milbank Booster Club wrestling program captured top places at the District 7 youth wrestling tournament Saturday, March 4, and earned their way to the region tournament. The top eight places in each age and weight class advance. The region tournament is Saturday, March 11,... Read more
Donkey Basketball Coming to Milbank
New rodeo stars will be discovered during Dairyland donkey basketball at Milbank High School Tuesday, March 14, at 7 p.m. What is donkey basketball? It’s basketball played on live donkeys and it is wilder than a rodeo and funnier than a circus! The first game pits the Milbank High... Read more