Dawn Rye | Writer During last week’s school board meeting a motion was made to change the verbiage in the “Return to Learn” handbook regarding how administrative staff handle close contact with COVID. Superintendent Donavan DeBoer said there had been six positive...
Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor Fifty years ago, senior citizens in and around Parker started working to create a senior citizen center. In May, 1971, 40 members attended the group’s first meeting and nearly five decades later, the organization is still going strong...
Owen Reitzel | Writer The President has enlisted his supporters to go to the polls and observe very carefully for anything that might not be right. Some believe this could lead to voter intimidation. South Dakota law allows for poll watchers and observing to be...
Shane Merrill | Sports The annual Turner County Crow Hunt was held last Wednesday, Oct. 14. The hunt has survived many hardships, including wars, weather and shortages of ammunition in the early years. This year the hunt was dealt COVID-19, but went off without a...
90 Friday, Oct. 9 Lennox Delores Darlene Haase was born on Jan. 9, 1930 at Geddes to Gustaf and (Clara) Haase. At an early age, she lost her dad and her mother married Ted Tysdal who became her loving step-father. She attended country school and graduated from Parker...
59 Saturday, Oct. 17 Marion Bart Duane Sherard was born Jan. 25, 1961, to Duane and Helen (Andersen) Sherard. He grew up on the family farm near Parker and graduated from Parker High School. On June 13, 1981, he married the love of his life, Sherri Schriever....
78 Saturday, Oct. 17 Hurley Sharon Anne was born on Dec. 4, 1941, at home in Hurley to Lawrence and Marjorie (Mahoney) Weier. She grew up at Hurley and graduated from Hurley High School in 1959. After graduating from Nettleton Commercial College with a Secretarial...
96 Thursday, Oct. 15 Parker Adeline Irene Jacobson was born on Jan. 11, 1924, in Sioux Falls, the daughter of Charlie A. and Elvira O. (Nelson) Jacobson. She grew up and attended school in Brandon, graduating from Brandon High School in 1942. She went on to earn her...
Colby Olson carries the ball downfield for a touchdown against Centerville last week. (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Sports In their final regular season game of the season, the Parker football team faced off against neighboring Centerville, with a playoff spot...
Cierra Mohr tips the ball over the net against Warner (photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Sports The Parker volleyball team was set to face off against Canistota, Parkston and Wagner last week, with two of the three matches being cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns....
Parker participated in the Region 3A Cross Country Meet in Lennox on Thursday, Oct. 15. Coach Derek Sattler said he was proud of his team, as all the runners opted to compete at the varsity level. The varsity girls kicked off the day with their 5K race. Josie Leberman...
Dawn Rye | Writer Whether hunting as an individual or a family, the tradition of pheasant hunting is an experience for all ages. Each year, the South Dakota pheasant hunting season runs from October through January, giving hunters plenty of opportunities to hunt...
Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor Monday night’s city council meeting in Parker had a large agenda but items were ticked off quickly by the council. The group approved the first reading of amended ordinance 7.0501 — parking prohibited in certain places. City Finance...
Dawn Rye | Writer During last week’s Turner County commissioners meeting, a motion was made to place a temporary burn ban in the county. Turner County Emergency Management Director Brad Georgeson explained the current burn ban enacts when a very high or red flag...
98 Friday, Oct. 2 Hurley Dale M. Gocken was born on Aug. 14, 1922 at Mitchell to Ahlrich and Anna May (Remmers) Gocken. He grew up in the Mitchell area and attended country school near Loomis. At age 19 he moved with his family to the Wakonda area and in 1953 they...
94 Thursday, Oct. 1 Monroe Frankie was born July 20, 1926 in LaPuente, Calif., where she grew up on an orange grove. She graduated from LaPuente high school in 1942. On Feb. 27, 1948 she married Howard Hoogshagen in California. After marriage they relocated to Monroe,...
Davin Fuller (22) and Levi Wieman (92) work to bring down a runner during a recent game (photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Sports Writer Parker put together one of their more impressive games of the season last Friday night against Big East Conference foe Baltic....
The Parker Cross Country team traveled to Volga to participate in the BEC Conference Meet on Thursday, Oct. 8. Though there weren’t enough runners to compete as a team, those that raced continued to improve and impress individually. The varsity boys 5K had 36 runners...
Ryleigh Andersen takes a swing during a recent volleyball match (photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Sports Writer The Parker volleyball squad faced off against neighboring Lennox last Tuesday and walked away with a 3-0 sweep to improve to 12-6 on the season. The...
RIBBON CUTTING Taking part in Tuesday, Oct. 6 ribbon cutting for Parker Ace Hardware was from left: Adam Jans, Marty Nygren, Linda Jones, Bob Starr, Nikki Peters, Gregg Peters, Jon Gortmaker, Curt Lukes, Lance Nogelmeier, Judy Mygren, Darrell Buller and Ron Nelson....
