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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The 2016-2017 winter sports are over. Twenty-seven student-athletes completed their high school careers in boys basketball, girls basketball, cheerleading, gymnastics, or wrestling. Each group was honored at Senior-Parents Night. Seniors who took part in each sport and their parents are: Boys Basketball Nate Bien – Lance and Sheila Bien... Read more
The Grant County Public Library debuts an adult reading program this month. The program, “Exercise Your Mind”, will run until April 7. The popular Junior Makers event takes place Tuesday, March 14, at 3:30 p.m. with William Karels as the leader. Children ages 6-12 create foam slime. Call the... Read more
Bierschbach Dental conducted a bone marrow registry drive Friday, March 3, and helped over 150 people register,” says event coordinator Kathleen Holscher. The bone marrow registry drive was held to find a match for Kristin VanLaecken, mother of five and wife of Dr. Rob VanLaecken. Dr. VanLaecken is an... Read more
