Milbank Teeners Drop Two to Watertown
Milbank Area Baseball June 16, 2017 0
The Milbank VFW Teener baseball team dropped two contests to Watertown Thursday, June 15, in a road game. Milbank fell 10-0 in the opening game of doubleheader action. Watertown scored one run in the second inning and surged ahead 5-0 after three innings of play. The opponent then fired... 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
The Milbank VFW Junior Teener baseball team sits 5-5 on the season with lots of recent action at the ball field. The locals came away with two victories over Clear Lake in doubleheader action Monday, June 12, in front of their home crowd. In the opening game, Milbank rallied... Read more
Milbank High School alumnus Jeff Trapp returns to his hometown to become the middle school science teacher. The move was approved by the Milbank School District Board of Education Monday, June 12, at its regular meeting. Trapp will replace Melissa Bastian this fall in the middle school halls. Bastian... 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
Milbank won ninth place at the State Class A Clay Target League Tournament on June 10, in Aberdeen. They shot a total of 392. “The team shot a solid first round,” said coach Paul Sayler. “Shooting conditions were completely different the second round, and we struggled to adapt to... 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
MALST Swimmers Break Records at Brookings
Milbank Area Swimming June 15, 2017 0
Several team records were broken by swimmers from the Milbank Area Lions Swim Team (MALST). The new records were set during the Brookings High Point meet June 9-11. Carter Gloe broke the 2007 record held by Mark Van Dover in the boys 9-10 50 backstroke. He also broke the... Read more
Kathryn Gesterling
Obituaries June 15, 2017 0
Kathryn Gesterling, age 87, died on June 15, 2017, at the Wilmot Care Center. Services will be held on Monday, June 19, 2017, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Wilmot, SD, at 2:00 p.m. Rev. Peter Utecht will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service... 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
