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The end of the regular season is less than a week away and fans were treated to intense action Friday night at Wagner Speedway, presented by Brecke Pest Control.
Read moreThe afternoon of this past August 10th, was one I will not forget. I spent the afternoon with heroes. These weren’t the typical heroes we see in movies that wear capes and save damsels in distress. These heroes sported “lines of experience” on their faces. Many wore caps or t-shirts that indicated their branch of service to our country. Some had scars we could see; others had scars that will stay buried for a lifetime.
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The Marty Indian School Superintendent, teamed up with Alan Blackburn and the Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board out of Rapid City, to create Charles Mix County’s first CERT team, a FEMA certified disaster response team. Brenna Lanoue, Kathi Sharp and John Frazier, from the GPTLHB came to join forces with Alan Blackburn, Matthew Campbell Jr., Lake Andes Fire Chief Rod (last name) and firefighter Robbin (last name) to train, certify and swear in the MIS Cert Team. The MIS CERT team will continue training regularly in disaster first aid, disaster psychology, light search and rescue, light fire suppression and team organization. Courtesy Photos.
Read moreTwo major events will be held at the library the Week of August 16th-21st. Hope you can attend one or both.
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The Andes Central/Dakota Christian Cross Country team began their practices last Thursday, August 12. “We have a lot of challenges in front of us this year," noted Coach Larry Lucas. "We will be competing in Class A this season which will give us different competition at the Region and State Meets, COVID is still at a pandemic level in parts of the United States, and it has been a hot summer that presents challenges for long distance runs. However, our runners have strong character traits and they will be up to whatever obstacle they may encounter in competing in the sport of cross country.”
Read moreJon and Lynn Stather are happy to announce the birth of a new great-nephew, Tommy Robbi who was born on August 9 to Tate and Callie Williams of Letcher. He weighed seven pounds 11 ounces and joins a brother, Jack. Proud grandparents are Joe and Lisa Williams of Mitchell.
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