10 Years Ago – 2014

Andes Central welcomed six new staff members including Theresa Evelyn Carr, Alicia Stone, Brittany Schoenfelder, Kelsey Krcil, Paige Seim and Kip Spotted Eagle.

Pierre’s Dana Edwards won the national trap tournament.

Placing second at the SD State 4-H Horse Show were the senior horse judging team of Morgan Lensing, Bobby Jo Soukup, Kristan Soukup and Darby Knoll.

20 Years Ago – 2004

Mayor Stegmeier urged voters in the city of Lake Andes to vote for an opt-out during a special election.

Jerry Seiner shared what a day was like working in the Tactical Operations Center (TOC) during his deployment along with his fellow soldiers from Wagner’s 153rd Engineering Battalion.

Andes Central welcomed Justin Siemson, Stacy Stoeser, Stacey Otten, Marlene Markhardt, Justus Winckler, Debbie Mumm, Brice Bultje, Margarete Janes, Jerry Janes and Linda Squirrel Coat to their staff.

Marty Indian School welcomed new staff members Monica Jackson, Teresa Runions, Dawn Ernster, Barb Wielenga, Elaine Rasmussen and Donald Schroeder.

30 Years Ago – 1994

Bev Steinmark has been nominated by the Lake Andes Ambulance Association for the Henry Vic Stephen award.

40 Years Ago – 1984

City workers installed the four way stop signs at the intersection of Main and 3rd. A waterfowl disease, botulism has been responsible for the loss of several hundred ducks on the Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge.

50 Years Ago – 1974

“Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” was scheduled to play at the Ft. Randall Autovue Drive-In.

60 Years Ago – 1964

Lake Andes was downed by Avon in District 6 players in the game played in continuous rain for all nine innings. Richard Cerney of Geddes took honors of Grand Champion Steer and Roger Pavlis owned the Reserve Champion Steer at the Charles-Mix County 4-H Achievement Days.

70 Years Ago – 1954

General Potter, Army Corps of Engineers, will be in attendance at Fort Randall Dam when more than 1,000 rural electric members will gather to have a conducted tour of the power installations at the Fort Randall Dam.

JoAnn Kadlec and Edward Verba were married.

80 Years Ago – 1944

Joe Novak and Orchestra were scheduled to play for St. Mark’s Church Dance. Admission was 50 cents and 25 cents.

Fresh food values at Engelland’s Corner Grocery: oranges, per dozen, 29 cents; bartlett pears, box, $2.15; cabbage, per pound, 5 cents; premium crackers, 2-pound box, 29 cents; Holsum salad dressing, quart, 37 cents; pint 20 cents; minced ham, pound, 25 cents; and bologna, per pound, 25 cents.

90 Years Ago – 1934

A modern stoker has been installed in the courthouse furnace and also one in the school house furnace. They pay for themselves in 30 months in the savings between the cost of high-priced coal necessary without them and the cheap coal they consume without lessening the services rendered.

100 Years Ago- 1924

The crop outlook is most flattering and a few excellent reports are coming in. Following are a few: from Prickett Bros., we hear they have an oat yield of 90 bushels to the acres. They have 165 acres of wheat which ran 24 bushels of No. 1 grade; Col. R.S. Parker, two miles northeast of town, threshed 40 acres of rye that averaged 35 bushels of first grade; Frank Blankenhagen threshed 40 acres of oats that yielded 65 bushels per acre.