Coming events
PARKSTON
Weekly
Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon will meet Friday at 8 p.m. at the Avera St. Benedict Health Center Meeting Room. For more information, call 928-3182.

Tuesday, December 10
The City of Parkston will meet in City Hall at 7 p.m.

TRIPP
Monday, December 9
The Tripp-Delmont School Board will meet in the Tripp Attendance Center at 7:30 p.m.

AREA
Weekly
Alcoholics Anonymous will meet Sunday at 7 p.m. at the Ethan Methodist Church basement. For more information, contact Jean at 928-7266 or Joe at 227-4303.

Local woman killed in one car accident
A Parkston woman died in a one vehicle crash 16 miles east of Parkston Sunday, Dec. 1.
Sherry Kay Baker, 33, was driving a 1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass westbound on South Dakota Highway 44 and struck livestock that was on the highway.
During the collision, a bull struck the hood and windshield of Baker’s vehicle. Because of the impact, Baker sustained fatal injuries. She was not wearing a seat-belt.
No further information is immediately available.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating. Hutchinson County Sheriff’s Office and Freeman Fire and Ambulance assisted.

Ahoy, matey
Long Jane Silver (Angela Brown) and Jim Hawkins (Max Scott) look over the treasure map left at his mother’s inn during the perfomance of Treasure Island. Parkston Elementary students joined with the Missoula Children’s Theatre to present the musical in the Multi-purpose Room. The play was directed by both Brown and Sam Heimer and assistant Justin Ganley, with the help of over 50 students.

Parkston’s first woman police officer completes training
To ‘Serve and Protect’ is not just a motto for this police officer, but a way of life.

Fuerst delegate to 4-H Citizenship Focus trip
A 4-H member represented Hutchinson County at the Citizenship Washington Focus this past summer.

Honke receives rural medicine mentoring award
Dr. Richard Honke, Avera St. Benedict Health Center in Parkston, has been recognized for his significant contributions to mentoring health professions students.

Local students part of NSU music department tour and concert
Gloria is the theme of the Northern State University music department’s annual choir tour and home concert.

Kaylor 4-H Club to make fleece blankets to donate
The Kaylor 4-H club met Nov. 3 at the Tripp Fire Hall.

Buchholz to perform in Shakespeare Shakespeare
For two nights only, Dec. 6 and 7, the Northern State University Theater brings to the Krikac Auditorium William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream in an event called Shakespeare Shakespeare.

Young Riders 4-H Club recognizes senior members
The Young Riders 4-H Club held its monthly meeting Nov. 17 at the Tripp Fire Hall, prior to the 2013 Hutchinson County 4-H Recognition Event.

Blizzard relief donation
The Young Riders 4-H Club from Hutchinson County will donate $2,080 to western South Dakotan ranchers who lost cattle, sheep and horses during the Atlas Blizzard last month. Members raised $1,040 by selling Earn to Learn coupons to area farmers who purchased Crystalyx feed. That amount will be matched by Hubbard Feeds and Crystalyx Brand Supplements to help support this cause. This community service project was made possible by Del Ray Edelman and Edelman Feed and Supply, Menno. (Left to right) Front row-Hunter Haberman, Kacy Goehring and Chase Wickersham; middle row-Del Ray Edelman, Kail Vaith, Lexi Leischner, Sydney Wickersham and Kalsey Leischner; back row-Katie Hyke, Taya Heisinger, Lindsey Vaith, Justin Edelman, Austin Haberman and Brittany Haberman.

Nine steps to spend smarter this holiday season
According to the National Retail Federation, 41.4 percent of Americans began holiday shopping before Halloween.

General provides holiday shopping tips
The holiday shopping season is already upon us and the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division is encouraging consumers to shop with care this holiday season.

Cookie season is here
I just love the holiday season.

Proper hay storage during winter
In South Dakota, hay is the most common winter livestock feed option, because it is less risky than the other available options, Karla Hernandez, South Dakota State University Extension Forages Field Specialist, said.

Acreage reporting dates for 2014
Hutchinson County USDA Farm Service Agency Executive Director Donna Webb announced that producers now have until Jan. 15, 2014, to report crops that have a Nov. 15 or Dec. 15 reporting deadline without paying a late-file fee.

Tripp Star-Ledger

Riding into Christmas
This Christmas bear at the home of Ray Grambihler is getting an early start on delivering Christmas gifts.

Grant to help hospital with diabetes education, support
In 2010, 41,821 people, or 6.9 percent of South Dakotans over the age of 17 were diabetic, according to the South Dakota Diabetes Coalition.

Holiday plants to enjoy year-round
During the holiday season, Christmas Cactus are on display in garden centers.