Dawn Rye | Writer During last week’s Turner County commissioner meeting, a motion was made to approve the five-year transportation plan provided by Johnson Engineering, PE, LSIT, Daniel Johnson of Johnson Engineering. Johnson explained that the draft he presented to...
Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor With fall comes many things in the Midwest — cooler temperatures, leaves changing colors and much more. On the top of the list for farmers is harvest. Farmers work for months, preparing the ground in early spring in hopes of being able...
Dawn Rye | Writer Three years ago, a conversation started with Bruce Weller, owner of BBB (Birds Bucks and Berries) Lodge located south of Parker and Cpl. Marine Sean Adams. Adams enlisted in the Marines in 2010 and was wounded by an IED (Improvised explosive device)...
86 September 28 Marion Grateful for having shared her life are her husband Dean, Marion; her children, Kendell Oaks, Sioux Falls, Kim (Pete) Starks, Pottersville, NJ, ZoAnn Trumbull, Sioux Falls, and Kevin (Nancy) Oaks, Harrisburg; nine grandchildren and 10...
74 Thursday, Oct. 1 Sioux Falls Tom was born in Brookings on Aug. 10, 1946, to Dr. John and Pat Noordsy. He attended elementary school in Marion before his family moved to Manhattan, Kan. Tom graduated from Manhattan High School in 1964. On Sept. 5, 1966, he was...
96 Saturday, Sept. 26 Sioux Falls Verladyne Naomia Saunders was born on April 13, 1924, the daughter of William and Barbara (Boyes) Saunders at Schoolcraft, Mich. She grew up. She attended school in this area, graduating from Mattawan High School. She attended Western...
Shelby Lang digs up a kill at the Pentagon (photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Sports WriterOff a five set win against Baltic, the one-loss Parker volleyball squad traveled to Sioux Falls last Saturday to play four of the toughest teams in the area. Size of school...
Colby Olson breaks loose for one of his touchdowns against Deubrook. (photo/Dave Fuller) Shane Merrill | Sports Writer The Parker Pheasants met up with Deubrook last Friday night in White. The Pheasants put together four solid quarters of football and were able to...
Jamie Bleyenburg gives it his all running away from a pack of opponents. (Photo/Sarah Ebeling) The Parker Pheasants hosted the Parker XC meet at ParMar on Wednesday, Sept. 30th. It was a challenging day competing against the strong South Dakota winds, but the Parker...
Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor A couple of weeks ago the city of Parker voted to accept a single city-wide garbage service beginning in January. Many had voiced their opinions at last month’s city council meeting, but in the end, it came down to cost and savings....
Dawn Rye | Writer During last week’s Turner County commissioner meeting, a motion was made to purchase a Polaris Ranger side-by-side for the sheriff’s office. Sheriff Steven Luke explained how the sheriff’s office received a grant to purchase a Polaris Ranger 1000 XP...
Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor On Tuesday, Sept. 22, after court in Turner County was over, a civilian transport deputy left the courthouse with two inmates in his patrol car. One of the inmates, Tyson Wessels, had been arrested after ramming two patrol cars, along...
Members of Hope Harbor, Parker, were out and about on Tuesday, Sept. 22 helping with Parker’s city wide cleanup. According to site director Nash Eickholt, the group was helping out as part of a community service project. Currently, Hope Harbor has five residents and...
Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor On Monday, Sept. 28 the Parker School District announced that beginning Thursday, Oct. 1 through Thursday, Dec. 31 or until funds are diminished, the USDA will be paying for all school meals for all Parker students. According to...
86 Thursday, Sept. 24 Parker Charles Garrett Joffer was born on Sept. 1, 1934, to George and Marie (Hoekman) Joffer. He was the 11th child in a family of 13. His childhood years were spent on the family farm near Chandler, Minn. He was soon helping his father and...
104 Thursday, Sept. 17 She was born on Aug. 9, 1916, the sixth of nine children, to Carl and Martha (Duray) Miske, in Rose County, Minn. As a child, she moved to Wibaux with her family. Clara wanted to be a telephone operator and worked as a waitress in North Dakota...
89 Friday, Sept. 25 Marion Luverne Arthur Langerock was born on Nov. 12, 1930, to Francis and Minnie (Dykstra) Langerock. He started farming right after high school, becoming one of the first in the area to plant soybeans on a large scale. On March 6, 1951, he was...
58 Saturday, Sept. 5 Dallas, Texas Mitchell David Ayres was born on Dec. 19, 1960, at Viborg to William and Gladys (Petersen) Ayres. He grew up at Parker and graduated from Parker High School in 1980. In 1983 he moved to Dallas, Texas and worked for Porter Pool...
85 Monday, Sept. 21 Parker Ramona Jean (Versteeg) Begeman was born on April 19, 1935, near Monroe to Arie and Gertrude (Noordsey) Versteeg. She attended school in Monroe, graduating in 1953, having been a four-year cheerleader for the Wooden Shoed Canaries and...
71 Thursday, Sept. 24 Yankton Helen Elveria (Vera) Rayburn was born April 28, 1949, in Wellington, Kan., the eldest daughter of Calvin and Angeline Carole Paisley. She enlisted in the Air Force in September 1974 and served at Laughlin AFB in Del Rio, Texas, where she...
