77 Sunday, June 28 San Antonio, Texas Janice Marie Miller was born April 11, 1943, at the McKennan Hospital to Keith and Helen Miller of Parker. She attended Parker Grade School and graduated from Parker High School in 1961. Janice then attended beauty school in Sioux...
Saturday, July 11 Parker She was born in a little house east of Parker fairgrounds to Marjorie (Wiese) and Cornelius “Neal” Langerock. After graduating from Hurley High School, Phyllis continued to live in the Parker/Hurley area until attending Eastern State Normal in...
58 Sunday, July 5 Marion Kimberlee Baarson was born on Nov. 13, 1961, at the Freeman Hospital in Freeman to Dick and Deon (Lawrence) Lueders. She grew up in Marion, where she attended Marion High School. On Sept. 5, 1987, she was united in marriage to Alan...
72 Thursday, July 9 Parker Michael Lee “Mick” Turner was born on Dec. 23, 1947, at Abilene, Texas, to Charles and Thelma (Thurmon) Turner. He grew up in the Dallas and Mesquite, Texas area and received a degree from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Ariz. and...
67 Tuesday, July 7 Humboldt Gerald Lee Fox was born Aug. 20, 1952, in Sioux Falls to Eugene and Viola (Rothans) Fox. He grew up in Humboldt and graduated from West Central High School. On Aug. 30, 1975, he married Kellie Sundermann at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in...
All smiles as they stand with their trophys are back row from left: Coach Steph Jibben, Lexie Preheim, Emily Ebeling, Molly Hohn, Jersey Lessman. Second row from left: Emma Dykstra, Katelynn Hertel, Irelynn Gibson, Taylin Mohr, Coach Tricia Erickson. Front row from...
Parker 13-14 teeners are the new region champs Front: Devin Kuchta, Jake Coleman, Alex Kasten, Alek Kuchta, Ray Travnicek. Back: Head coach Wyatt Gillespie, Brendan Pesicka, Levi Berens, Charlie Patten, Seth VanVliet, Logan Bridges, Gabe Gillespie, coach Mark Kasten....
Left: Gabe Gillespie pitches during the region championship against Scotland (Photo by Kari Bridges) The Parker 13/14 teener baseball team qualified for the state tournament for the first time since the 2015 season, when they last won a state championship. Parker was...
On Monday, July 6, Troy Smith of Smith Tree Service started sawing limbs off the approximately 100-year-old tree in the middle of the Parker School playground. The tree, which has seen thousands of students pass by it, has been a source of shade, a gathering spot and...
Dawn Rye | Writer During last week’s Turner County commissioners meeting, a motion was made to approve the grant for the Turner County Sheriff’s office to hire a new deputy. Sheriff Steven Luke said he received a grant from the federal government that would...
Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor According to the South Dakota Highway Patrol, a Harrisburg teen has been identified as the person who died in a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon north of Hurley. A 2020 Hyundai Santa Fe was southbound on SD Hwy 19 near the...
Mosquito spraying The City of Parker received $1,845.00 for mosquito control from a grant awarded to more than 200 South Dakota cities. City employee Robbie Buller said he starts mosquito spraying before Memorial Day and every two-weeks from then until mid-July. He...
Damien Wipf gives it all he has during a recent game in Parker. (Photo/submitted) Shane Merrill | Writer Parker Blue had another perfect showing last week, facing the #2 and #3 ranked teams in the Prairie Grass League. First on the docket was #2 and undefeated Tea...
Shane Merrill | Writer The Parker Red 10U team played two games last week, winning the first and dropping the second. In their first game of the week the Pheasants played host to Tea Bengford. Parker was able to run wild on the night, scoring five runs in the...
Sarah Ebeling | Managing Editor The Turner County Fairgrounds will sit idle next month when it comes time for the Four Best Days of Summer. On Monday, June 29, the Turner County Fair board made the decision to cancel this year’s fair. Fair Manager Lavonne...
On Tuesday, June 23, Turner County planning and zoning showed a plat map providing the location for the conditional use permit that was petitioned by Allen and Kristie Merrill to operate a self-contained drop point for animals. Dawn Rye | Writer During last week’s...
Dawn Rye | Writer During last week’s Turner County commissioners meeting, a motionwas made to approve the driveway application for Gordan Roth. Highway Superintendent Kent Austin said the only concern he has is Roth is buying old pipes, so he would have to...
74 Thursday, June 25 Parker Nikki is the daughter of Gladys Wilson Anderson, Robert Montondo and Wallace Anderson and was born in Sioux Falls. She graduated from Washington High School in 1964. From there, she started her hippy adventures in San Francisco, Calif. She...
93 Friday, June 19 Hurley Waldo Jorgensen was born on Dec. 13, 1926, in Viborg. Waldo married Marilyn Myreholt on Dec. 28, 1951, and they shared the next 68 years of their lives, most of them without boxes or 2x4’s. Together, they ran the Pavilion at Swan Lake,...
92 Thursday, May 21 Sioux Falls Harlan Lee Olson was born on Sept. 15, 1928, near Parker to Harvey and Grace (Getman) Olson. On June 6, 1954, he was united in marriage to Evelyn Wollman at Parker. They were blessed with five children. He lost Evelyn to cancer in...
