Dawn Rye | Writer Work is underway on an upgrade to NorthWestern Energy’s substation west of Parker and the project is expected to be complete by Friday, Nov. 12. Northwestern approached the city council to purchase a property to relocate the substation to the high...
Tammy Chamley | Editor The Old Farmer’s Almanac; is it fact or fiction? For 230 years, the Almanac has prepared its readers for winter with an 80% accuracy of weather forecasts. From dry-mild winters to a polar vortex, this book has a variety of answers for winters to...
74 Sunday, Oct. 24 Canistota Carol Lynn Lambertz was born on Jan. 26, 1947, the first-born of Orval and Nona Lambertz, in Dolton. The family later moved to Canistota, while there, Carol attended first—12th grade, graduating high school in 1965. After high...
Anna Reifenberger swings for a kill against Dakota Valley (photo by Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker volleyball team took their first step toward a state tournament last Tuesday, as the number four Pheasants played host to number five Canton. Parker...
Senior Brooke Berens tallied 12 total kills to lead the Pheasants in her final H.S. match (photo by Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Sports Coming off their opening round win over Canton, the Parker Pheasants found themselves traveling to unfamiliar territory last...
The Parker Pheasants welcomed neighboring West Central to town last week, facing off against the Trojans in the regular season finale. The match had playoff implications, and Parker was able to take care of business, taking the win in a 3-0 sweep. Katie Bialas and...
By Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker volleyball squad kept their winning ways alive on Monday night, traveling to Vermillion to face a new foe in the Tanangers. Parker hadn’t seen Vermillion in several years, but wasted little time on the host team, taking the win in...
Monday, October 25 80 Sioux Falls Stan was born in Madison on April 25, 1941 to Darold and Sophie (Hein) Powell. He was an only child. On November 25, 1961, he married Joanne Lewis. Stan was instantly accepted by all the Lewis’ siblings and soon had many...
65 October 25 Parker Marlys was born to George and Menna (Rops) Buus in Lennox on Sept. 26, 1956. She graduated from Lennox High School in 1974. She married James Davis, or “Jamesie” as she often called him, in 1976. They moved to their Parker farm...
93 Friday, Oct. 29 Sioux Falls Loren was born to Bernhart and Lydia (Michael) Kasten in Minnehaha County, Parker on Oct. 8, 1928. Loren grew up on the family farm north of Parker and graduated from Parker High School in 1946. He studied Agriculture Education at...
The Parker School will be hosting a Veteran’s Day Program to honor those who have given of themselves to protect and serve the rest of us. Veterans are welcome to attend, as well as the general public. The assembly will be held on Thursday, November 11 at 8:15...
Troy Schwans | Writer Daylight Saving Time (DST) is the practice of setting the clocks forward one hour from standard time during the summer months, and back again in the fall, in order to make better use of natural daylight. As DST starts, which was the case in...
Dawn Rye | Writer At the end of every summer, children begin their race towards finding all the school supplies from pencils, backpacks, paper, and much more. However, what happens when a family is living paycheck to paycheck to make ends meet and children have...
Two youngsters dress up in homemade chicken costumes to attend the annual event in the Grace Lutheran gathering area. Photos/Dawn Rye On Wednesday, Oct. 27, the community and kids dressed up in costume to attend the annual Grace Lutheran Trunk or Treat activities...
Dawn Rye | Writer As the fall semester winds down, November offers a time to reflect on a career effort for both students and employers. National Career Development Month was created for career development professionals to encourage career-related activities....
Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker volleyball team was coming off a tough conference loss to Flandreau, but rallied back Friday night in Parker to defeat Beresford, 3-0. The first set was controlled by the Pheasants, jumping to a lead thanks to kills from Brooke Berens...
Front row: Clara Montero Parker Lessman, Natalie Haase, Aspen Rand. Back: Jenna VanVelzen, Grace Gullickson Terryn Fuller, Shelby Pankratz, Halle Berens coach Laura Janzen. Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker junior varsity volleyball team was able to put together a run...
85 Sunday, Oct. 17 Montrose Antonio “Tony” Armagno was born on May 24, 1936 in Bronx, NY to Francis and Venita (Wallace) Armagno. He was the oldest of 11 children. Tony joined the military at 18, first joining the Marines for four years, then the Army. That...
