Commercial Club aids in statewide school
district lawsuit
The Parkston Commercial Club responded to a request for help
in the state-wide lawsuit being conducted by public schools against
the State of South Dakota for increased funding. For details,
click here.
Cleaning up city
Cleaning up the city was not a campaign promise, but two elected
officials—Mayor Dave Hoffman, left, and Alderman Jeff Murtha--were
among those volunteering 
during
the Citywide Cleanup last Saturday. Hoffman said the National
Guard provided three trucks, one loader and 15 helpers; the city
provided three trucks, a payloader and city worker Mike Wolf.
Council member Dale Hofer, Louis Schoon, Bob Love and Katie Murtha
also volunteered. “We probably had less stuff than last
year,” said Hoffman, adding that he hoped people were getting
things cleaned out. Some people still were putting glass on the
bottom, rather than on the top where it is requested. It is dangerous,
he said, when it is put on the bottom and the grapple hook or
bucket tries to scoop it up.
School board discusses banner request
Although the Parkston School Board was receptive to placing a
banner in the Armory, there were some questions that moved the
final decision to the next meeting on May 12. For details, click here.
CFEL clubs observe national week
Hutchinson County is celebrating Community and Family Extension
Leaders Week, May 1–8. For details, click
here.
SD Bandmaster piano contest held
The following students participated in the S.D. Bandmaster piano
contest held in the Mitchell Middle School April 19. For details,
click here.
Lutheran Churches of Emery to host Mission
Festival
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Clayton and St. John’s
Lutheran Church, Emery, will hold their spring Mission Festival
on Sunday, June 8. For details, click
here.
SDSU Extension announces 4-H scholarships
for 2008
Several young South Dakotans have won 4-H scholarships for 2008,
according to SDSU Extension Youth Development/4-H specialist
Marilyn Rasmussen. For details, click
here.
FCCLA members compete at State Leadership
Meeting
Seventy-five members from the Parkston FCCLA Chapter competed
at the State Leadership Meeting on April 27-29, in Sioux Falls.
For details, click
here.
Parkston Cub Scouts take first at Scout-O-Rama
Parkston Cub Scouts recently took first place at the 2008 Scout-O-Rama,
which was held in Woonsocket. For details, click
here.
Local students among those honored at DWU
convocation
Several Dakota Wesleyan University students were honored April
27 at the 2008 Honors Sunday convocation held on campus in Mitchell.
For details, click
here.
Local linemen help to restore power in
South Dakota
More than 50 electric cooperative line workers from 14 South
Dakota cooperatives traveled to northwestern South Dakota to
assist Grand Electric Cooperative with repairs stemming from
Thursday night’s snow storm. For details, click
here.
Be prepared for tick season
About 17 species of ticks occur in South Dakota. The American
dog tick or wood tick is the most commonly encountered tick species.
The deer tick or blacklegged tick is present but is quite rare.
For details, click
here.
Animal rabies cases continue to drop
The number of animal rabies cases in South Dakota dropped to
27 in 2007, the fourth straight year of decline and the lowest
number of cases in more than 45 years. There were 37 cases in
2006 and 68 in 2005. For details, click
here.
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