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
The Grant County Courthouse was the site of the 25th Annual Festival of Christmas Trees. Northern Lights 4-H Club won the top prize this year with the theme “Head To Toe.” They collected warm hats, gloves, mittens, scarves, and socks to keep others warm from “Head To Toe.” All... Read more
Brad and Jackie Olson, rural Twin Brooks, were named the final winners in the annual holiday house lighting contest sponsored by the Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce. The couple resides at 46885 149th Street in Twin Brooks. They will be awarded $50 in Ol’ Mill Bucks. “It was a... Read more
The student council at St. Lawrence School challenged all preschool through sixth graders during a “This is How We Roll” toilet paper drive. The tissue will go to the Grant County Food Pantry. “When deciding what type of donations we wanted, we discovered toilet paper is not covered by... Read more
The Vietnam Veterans of America Northeast South Dakota Chapter #1054 and the Disabled Veterans of American (DAV) donated gift cards for veterans in the area needing assistance this holiday season. The cards were given to Heather Rise, community service worker for Interlakes Community Action Partnership in Milbank. Pictured are,... Read more
Milbank Middle School students are giving back this holiday season with two service projects. The student council led a penny war to raise money to buy presents for kids in conjunction with the Angel Tree. “They set a goal to raise $1,200 and raised over $1,300,” stated student council... Read more
