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Augustana University has announced students who have been named to the Dean's List for the spring semester of the 2022-23 academic year. • Autumn Wilkinson, De Smet, S.D. Black Hills State …
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7/5/23
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First-grade teacher Jeanne Penney has stepped down from her full-time position at Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary School after 41 years. Penney was born in Huron and raised on a farm near Lake …
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By Donna Palmlund, Kingsbury Journal
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6/28/23
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On June 17, the De Smet Community Women (DCW) hosted a citywide rummage sale. John and Lorenda Anderson participated, and since they live just outside of De Smet, they set up shop at the home of a …
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By Dave Fields, Kingsbury Journal
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6/28/23
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The first Gilbertson picnic was held in 1952 at Washington Park in De Smet. Descendants of Peder and Ever Gilbertson and Henry Gilbert (all brothers from Norway) gathered to visit, reconnect and …
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By Mary Wienbar
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6/28/23
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The Kingsbury County Food Pantry will be closed on July 4. The Feeding South Dakota food truck giveaway will return to its normal dates starting on July 26, on the fourth Wednesday of each month. …
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6/28/23
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The annual Fourth of July fireworks display will begin at dusk on Tues., July 4, near the city shop at the northwest corner of De Smet. Rain date will be July 5. Post 138 will be putting up the …
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6/28/23
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Hundreds of people from around the world come to De Smet to enjoy the Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant each year; many exclaim how well and how effortlessly the event is run. They do not realize the …
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By Rita Anderson, Kingsbury Journal
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6/21/23
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The De Smet City Council met on Wed., June 14, to discuss ongoing issues including the unsolved property line between Klinkel and Harris and the water, sewer and street projects. Mike Martens brought …
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By Amy Halverson, Kingsbury Journal
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6/21/23
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Six members of the De Smet land judging team attended Soil Days in Watertown, S.D., June 14-15. The first day of the event included schooling and practice sites. The land judging contest was held the …
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6/21/23
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De Smet’s CrossFit AVA gym held its first Old Settlers Days 5K run on Sat., June 10, and it was a hit with almost 100 people of all ages participating in the run, jog, walk event. The event brought …
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By Amy Halverson, Kingsbury Journal
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6/14/23
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6/14/23
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The De Smet School Board met briefly on Mon., June 12, to discuss several items including an invitation from the University of Sioux Falls (USF) for the football team to play at their stadium, the …
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By Amy Halverson, Kingsbury Journal
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6/14/23
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Seniors SUPERIOR Emma Albrecht, Julie Anderson, Cori Birkel, Jada Burke, Kasen Janssen, Olivia Johnson, Jacie McCune, Leah Millman, Kendra Palmlund, Ella Poppinga, Brayden Roth, Matthew Rusche, Emma …
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6/14/23
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The South Dakota Beef Industry Council (SDBIC) begins year four of the Junior Beef Ambassador program, a program giving area youth, ages 5 to 18, the opportunity to share their beef story. The …
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6/14/23
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South Dakota’s longest running celebration, Old Settlers Days, in De Smet, S.D., has activities for everyone. This year’s celebration will be filled with both traditional and new events for all …
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By Amy Halverson, Kingsbury Journal
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6/7/23
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6/7/23
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6/7/23
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6/7/23
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5/31/23
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Community members worked with Sioux Falls Sculpture Walk founder Jim Clark and De Smet native Greg Carmon to set six new statues on Calumet Avenue on Wed., May 24. Four artists were in attendance to …
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5/31/23
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