Sarah Ebeling | Editor Second year teacher Carly Rozell said she is excited to be in Parker and teaching fouth grade. Rozell, who is a 2018 graduate from Dakota State in Madison spent last year teaching 24 fourth graders in the college town. She said that so...
Sarah Ebeling | Editor Third grade teacher Melissa Bauer has spent the past three years in Parker teaching seven and eight-year-olds all about math, reading, writing, history and so many other things. Until now. Bauer, who lives in Sioux Falls with her husband...
Sarah Ebeling | Editor Kennedy Wagner said she feels like Parker was meant for her. She said she loves the small town feel and loves being in town. The first year teacher graduated in 2019 from Dakota State in Madison before moving to Sioux Falls and accepting a...
Cena Lerseth of rural Beresford was the winner of the signed numbered Mickey Harris print titled “Air force one”. The members of the Turner County Republican Central Committee presented the print, featuring a Bald Eagle soaring over the Black Hills with Mt. Rushmore...
Clarke and Gayle Hoover were the first inaugural inductees to be placed in the Parker High School Hall of Fame on Saturday, Aug. 10. Parker High School Principal, Bill Leberman explained it was established to recognize individuals who were outstanding athletes,...
71 Thursday, Sept. 5 Sioux Falls Dale Steven Garry was born on Dec. 25, 1947, at Sioux Falls to Melvin and Bertha (Bannworth) Garry. He grew up near Humboldt where he graduated in the last class from Humboldt High School in 1967. He served his country with pride in...
99 Wednesday, Aug. 28 Sioux Falls Agena Lucy (Freese) Knudsen was born on a farm north of Parker on Oct. 8, 1919, to Peter and Grace (Viet) Freese. She attended country school, District 52, north of Parker for eight years. At the age of 12, her mother passed and she...
Cierra Mohr sets up a hit during a recent match (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer Last Tuesday the Parker volleyball traveled to Volga to face off against their conference rival Cossacks. Sioux Valley, which has been traditionally tough in the BEC, was no...
Matt VanVliet stiff arms a Hanson defender during last Friday’s football game. (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer The number five ranked Parker Pheasant football team was back in action last Friday night, facing off against the always tough Hanson Beavers....
Brianna Berens eyes up a serve against MCM (Photo/Shane Merrill) Shane Merrill | Writer The Parker volleyball team finally hosted a match in their own gym last Thursday night, and the stakes couldn’t have been much higher. The Pheasants, ranked number five in the...
Josie Leberman gives it her all at last week’s race. (Photo/submitted) Phil Bjorneberg | Coach Due to a volleyball match, injury and sickness, the Parker runners only ran five participants spread over three races in very nice weather. That’s the bad news; the...
Sarah Ebeling | Editor Not only has the Turner County Fair been and gone, but now, the South Dakota State Fair has passed. Numerous Turner County 4-H’ers traveled last week to Huron to take part in the annual event. According to Turner County 4-H program...
Members of the Parker School Board used the 2018-19 school year to broaden their knowledge of school board work and in doing so earned statewide recognition for their dedication to their craft. The Parker School Board earned a Bronze Level award for their...
Sarah Ebeling | Editor Some people know from an early age what they want to be when they grow up. Sometimes it is a parent’s influence or a teacher, neighbor, or family friend. However, that’s not always the case. Dylan VanMeveren is a perfect example. The...
Dawn Rye | Writer During last week’s Turner County commissioners meeting, Elbo representative Gene Beaner, spoke about installing a big screen T.V. in the commissioner’s room. He explained there are two different ways to go about being able to communicate with...
The year was 1959; May 25 to be precise, when 28 proud students in hats and gowns received their high school diplomas on the gymnasium stage of Parker High School. From there we scattered, some to the four winds and others staying around Parker, finding that the grass...
The Prairie Wanderers Volkssport club along with America’s Walking Club the American Volkssport Association (AVA) are sponsoring a first ever Volks-Walk in Parker. On Friday, Sept. 13 this event will be a part of a Volks-Walking weekend. This event is the...
43 Saturday, Aug. 17 Sioux Falls Lisa A. Janssen, daughter of Charles and Karen (Langer) Janssen, was born Aug. 8, 1976, in Sioux City, Iowa. As a child, she moved with her family to Sioux Falls. Lisa attended St. Mary’s Elementary School and graduated from O’Gorman...
74 Wednesday, Aug. 28 Sioux Falls Vicki Gay Brandsgaard, was born in Sioux Falls, on Nov. 12, 1944, the daughter of Kenneth and Thelma (Peterson) Brandsgaard. She attended Lowell Elementary, Edison Middle School in Sioux Falls, Buboltz Rural School near Harrisburg and...
Benson Jones placed first overall in the Beginner Junior Western Showmanship class at the 2019 South Dakota 4-H Horse Show. Benson is a member of The Originals 4-H club in Turner County. 4-H members from across the state gathered in Huron at the State Fair Grounds...
