The Milbank Area Retired Teachers and Personnel Association (MARTA) will meet on Thursday, May 19, at 11 a.m. at the Pizza Ranch in Milbank. MARTA members have invited the local teachers and personnel who plan to retire this year to join them for the buffet. There will be no business meeting... Read more
Dave Page, general manager of Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative said, “Crews worked late into the evening Thursday and continued on Friday to restore power to cooperative members in rural Grant and Roberts counties after strong winds caused damage throughout the service territory. Many power lines were damaged by falling... Read more
Jerry Doschadis
Obituaries May 12, 2022 0
Gerald A. Doschadis, age 86, of Wilmot, SD, passed away on May 11 2022, at Milbank Area Hospital – Avera Health. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at Wilmot Lutheran Church in Wilmot, SD. Visitation will be held on Monday, May 16,... Read more
Students in Mrs. Robin Patnoe’s second-grade class at Milbank Elementary welcomed MPD’s police chief, Boyd VanVooren, as their Junior Achievement teacher. Junior Achievement is a program taught by local community members. The second graders were focused on communities, businesses, and goods and services. One of their activities was to create a cupcake. The kids drew a picture and described their cupcake in writing. They wrote about the cake’s flavor, filling, frosting, and topping. ... Read more
On Friday, May 6, the Bulldogs’ tennis team traveled to the Pierre Invitational. Eight teams competed. In the consolation championship, Will Snaza claimed fifth place, and Charles Whitesitt took sixth place. In doubles play, Isaiah Korstjens and Snaza earned fourth place and Whitsitt and Gregory Grabow took sixth. Rapid City... Read more
The Milbank High School graduation ceremony will be held on Sunday, May 15, at 2 p.m. in the Milbank National Guard Armory. The class of 2022 has chosen the calla lily as the class flower and maroon and gold as their colors. The motto is “There’s not much I... Read more
“For starters, what a treat for the girls to play Moccasin Creek, one of the top golf courses in the state,” said Mark Keeton, head coach of the Lady Bulldogs’ golf team. Moccasin Creek Golf Course is in Aberdeen, where the girls faced Roncalli on May 5.Coach Keeton said, “Marion Mischel led... Read more
The Milbank Educational Foundation held its annual awards banquet on Thursday, May 5, at the American Lutheran Church. Susan Leddy, president of the foundation, and Jeff Jones, vice president, served as emcees. The foundation was started in 1986, and it has awarded over 700 scholarships and disbursed $2,910,250. Other members... Read more
The 94th Annual South Dakota FFA Convention was held April 24-26 at South Dakota State University in Brookings. The Milbank FFA Chapter sent 30 FFA members to compete. Natalie Meyer was awarded a $500 FFA Washington Leadership Conference Scholarship.Isaac Sousa received a $500 Northland Ford Scholarship, and Korbin Leddy earned a $750... Read more
The Valley Express will host a public retirement reception for Jerry Janisch, Cindy Jungers, Pam Prisinger, Mary Hagen, and Karen Vaudrey. The open house will be held at the Lantern Inn in Milbank from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, May 12. Janisch is the agriculture education instructor and FFA adviser at... Read more
