90 Wednesday, Sept. 9 Viborg John Kendall Christensen was born on March 21, 1930, near Viborg to Harry and Ernie (Hansen) Christensen. After graduating from Viborg High School in 1948, he attended Yankton College, where he received a bachelor’s degree in math. ...
104 Wednesday, Sept. 9 Freeman Ruth Esther Schamber was born on Jan. 30, 1916, in Mission Hill to Richard and Caroline (Haar) Schamber. At the time, her family was living on the prairie near Yankton and Mission Hill, where Richard served as a circuit pastor. Ruth was...
Big East Conference Tournament Champions: Front: Grace Dewald, Cierra Mohr, Ryleigh Andersen, Breana Jensen, Lexi Even. Back: Head coach Carly Rozell, Anna Reiffenberger, Ellie Hansen, Sarah Herlyn, Brooke Berens, Shelby Lang, Morgen Carlson, Ellie Travnicek, coach...
Shane Merrill | Sports Writer The Parker Pheasants were back in action Saturday morning, facing off against rival McCook Central/Montrose in the semi finals of the BEC tournament. Parker had just beaten the Fighting Cougars a week prior 3-1, and this match was no...
Cierra Mohr sets up a hitter during last week’s championship match against Garretson (Photo/ Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Sports Writer In arguably their best match of the young season, the undefeated Parker Pheasants volleyball team clashed with the undefeated...
Ray Travnicek makes a move on a Marion/Menno defender in the Parker homecoming game last weekend. (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Sports Writer The Parker football team welcomed neighboring rival Marion/Menno to town last Friday night, facing off against the...
The 2020 Parker Cross Country team has been busy the last few weeks. They have completed 3 Invitationals and have shown great strides. The team has several newcomers, including Coach Derreck Sattler, who has done an excellent job preparing the...
Shelby Lang strikes hard during one of last week's volleyball matches. (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Sports Writer Parker opened their Big East Conference schedule last Tuesday, facing off against traditionally tough Sioux Valley. Parker made quick work of the...
Charlie Patten eyes a gap against Hanson last week (photo/Dave Fuller) Shane Merrill | Sports Writer The Parker football team traveled to Alexandria last week to face off against perennial power Hanson. Hanson used their size and quickness to their advantage limiting...
87 Thursday, Sept. 3 Menno Lorraine Louise Jesse was born Sept. 30, 1932, to parents William (Bill) and Wilhelmina “Minnie” (Wingert) Jesse on the family farm near Monroe. As a child, she attended St. Ann’s Catholic School in Humboldt for six and a half years and...
80 Sunday, Jan. 12 Marion Lynette Goering was born Nov. 18, 1939, to Ellis and Esther Goering in McPherson County, Kan. She attended country grade school and graduated from Moundridge (Kansas) High School. She then attended Bethel College in North...
88 Thursday, Sept. 3 Hurley Warren Eugene Spomer was born on May 13, 1932, near Marion to Jacob and Christina Spomer. They lived near Marion until the age of six and the family moved to Hurley, where he graduated from Hurley High School in...
77 Wednesday, Sept. 2 Monroe LeRoy Arnold Ebeling was born June 20, 1943 at Sioux Valley Hospital to Lloyd and Alvina Ebeling. LeRoy attended school in Monroe and played basketball for the Wooden Shoe Canaries until he graduated in 1961. After graduation,...
89 Wednesday, Sept. 2 Marion Caroline Charlotte Riedel was born on Dec. 7, 1930, to Emil and Caroline (Lena) Riedel in Ramona. Caroline graduated from Madison Central High School in 1948. She married Harvey Hagemann on June 1, 1949, at St. Johns Lutheran in...
76 Friday, Aug. 21 Madison, Wis. Lee was born on Aug. 30, 1943, in Sioux City, Iowa, the second child of Clifford and Betty (Betzer) Blanchard. During most of his childhood and teen years, Lee lived in eastern South Dakota, first on a farm where he helped his...
Anna Husman, CNP at the Parker Medical Clinic and Kecia Christensen, Pioneer Memorial Clinic Manager distributing the sanitizers to the Parker School and providing them to Mrs. Janelle Johnson, Junior High / High School Principal. Dawn Rye | Writer Recently Anna...
Turner County Fair is one of 11 finalists in Grinnell Mutual’s Fairground Facelift initiative. The Turner County Fairgrounds was chosen from among 53 submissions. Grinnell Mutual, in business since 1909, is the 108th-largest property-casualty insurance company in the...
Dawn Rye | Writer During last week’s Turner County commissioner meeting. Highway Superintendent Kent Austin said the county received a PE grant. Austin said it is for the preliminary engineering stage of bridge replacement on 461st Ave., a mile and a half south of...
Dawn Rye | Writer During last week’s Turner County commissioner meeting, Highway Superintendent Kent Austin said the county received a PE grant. Austin said it is for the preliminary engineering stage of bridge replacement on 461st Ave a mile and a half south of...
Pictured left: Homecoming queen Cierra Mohr stands with Homecoming king Geoff Dunkelberger on Monday, Sept. 7 after being crowned king and queen at coronation. (Photo/Sarah Ebeling) On Friday, Sept. 11, everyone is invited to the football field in Parker and cheer...
