Lifestyle

For Terran Talsma, summer means rodeo season and rodeo season means the thrill and challenge of competition. Talsma has a full summer of rodeoing as he competes in 4H rodeos, high school rodeos and other SDRA (South Dakota Rodeo Association).

As the temperatures rise and the days stretch longer, so does the need for lifesaving blood donations. In the heart of America, local LifeServe communities know there’s nothing truer to Midwestern character than being a blood donor.

MITCHELL, May 21, 2024—A total of 504 students were honored at Mitchell Technical College’s 56th graduation commencement ceremonies May 10 at the Corn Palace. Three ceremonies honored graduates from the entire year.

Bon Homme County 4-H horse members will be participating in the 2024 Bon Homme & Charles Mix County Horse Show at the 7-N Horse Arena in Springfield Tuesday, June 25th. This is a combined county show. Registration will start at 9 a.m. with the show to start at 9:30 a.m.

The Annual Open Class Show will be held during the Bon Homme County 4-H Achievement Days. If you enjoy making projects or have a hobby and would like to show off your work, here is your chance! You can enter a variety of items to show.

10 Years Ago – 2014 St. Michael’s Hospital Avera broke ground for a new patient wing. Mayor Kevin Tjeerdsma accepted a check from South Central Water Development District for $1000.

Only 5 days until summer programming begins at the Library. “Adventure Begins at the Library” is the theme for summerprogrammingandsummer reading that is being used by libraries across the country during Summer 2024.

10 Years Ago – 2014 Candidates running for the 2014 Fish Days Queen Pageant are Cybil Chytka, Dimera Dvorak, Jacie Braun, Taylor Gray, Sydney Myears, Mikayla Petsche and Maren Collins. Sydney Dvorak became a member of the American Angus Association.

Beginning June 10, families of deceased and cremated Veterans can apply to receive commemorative plaques or urns from VA if they do not want to inter their loved ones in a VA National Cemetery or receive a government-furnished headstone, marker or medallion for placement in any cemetery.