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.

Monday, February 6
The Parkston American Legion Auxiliary will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Legion Hall.

TRIPP
Monday, February 6
The City of Tripp will meet in City Hall 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.

Tuesday, February 7
The Hutchinson County Commissioners will meet in the Commissioners’ Room in the Courthouse at Olivet at 9 a.m.


National Guard to celebrate 150 years of service
The South Dakota National Guard will mark 150 years of service to the state and nation, as they celebrate the Jan. 27, 1862 birth date of the organization’s formation. With a proud 150-year heritage of serving as the state’s militia, the SDNG finds its origins dating back to 1862 as part of the Dakota Territory.
Since that time, SDNG units have served in nearly every major war or conflict since the Civil War, as well as provided assistance to the state in times of domestic emergencies such as floods, fires, tornadoes and winter storms.
To commemorate this lineage of service, the SDNG is planning several celebrations to be conducted later this year. The flagship dates for this celebration will be held June 8 at Camp Rapid, Rapid City, as part of their Joint Force Headquarters Readiness Center open house, and July 21 at Joe Foss Field, as part of the Sioux Falls Air Show.
Other recognition events are being planned throughout the state. Dates and locations for those events are to be determined and will be released upon confirmation.

HEADLINES IN THIS WEEK'S NEWSPAPER


Vet visit

Veterans of Foreign Wars District VII Commander Tom Hafner, Parkston (left), was among those honored Jan. 24 during Parkston High School’s Veterans Recognition event. He visited with Kenny Maas, right, who currently is home on leave from his 12-month tour of duty in Afghanistan and attended the double header against Platte-Geddes with his wife, Nicole, whom he married shortly before his May deployment. Maas is a full-time supply sergeant for the 153rd National Guard Unit in Parkston, but volunteered to serve with the 200th Unit from Chamberlain. He also was deployed from February 2004 until February 2005 alongside the Parkston unit, although he was a member of the Madison unit at that time.

Baker brings experience to City
Since October, a new face has behind the wheel of City utilities vehidles.

Proposed zoning ordinance would limit moving of buildings into City
Still battling with a former employee whom they say illegally has stored a shed on his south Railroad Street property, City officials are trying to beef up regulations regarding the moving of buildings into City limits.

City pursuing legal action against Weiss
Following no response to an email from City officials, legal action will be pursued against former City Zoning Administrator James Weiss.



Parkston Elementary School holds local spelling bee

The second through sixth graders at Parkston Elementary School recently competed in a local spelling bee.

Kummer receives President’s Platinum Scholarship
Clarkson College has announced that Andrew Kummer is the recipient of the President’s Platinum Scholarship in the amount of $2,500 per semester.


New signs

The City of Parkston is taking extra steps this year to avoid the need to ticket and tow vehicles parked in the way of snow removal operations. Signs such as this have been placed throughout the business district during snow events this year, warning of the need for vehicles to be removed from City streets for snow removal purposes. During a snow emergency, vehicles cannot be parked on any residential street, as snow removal takes place in those areas throughout the day. Typically, snow is wind-rowed into the center of business district streets at approximately 3 a.m., so that the area can be open for commerce. Then, at 6 p.m., crews work to completely clear the streets. Those with questions regarding City snow removal efforts are asked to direct them to City Hall or the Police Department.


Parkston runs record to 10-3 with two more wins

The Parkston girls’ basketball team raised their season record to 10-3 with convincing wins over Platte/Geddes and Avon.

Annual row crop clinic set for Feb. 14
The only row crop clinic held in the southeastern part of the state will be held Feb. 14 at the Parker Community Building.

Private pesticide applicator certification/recertification training to be held
It’s that time of year again when South Dakota State University Extension, Brookings, brings about many educational and informational programs and opportunities

Cleaning needles and syringes for dairy immunizations
For treating animals, Dairy Animal Care Quality Assurance guidelines for proper injections recommend the use of disposable equipment, including single-use needles, whenever possible.






 
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