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JAS Quintet coming to Crystal Theatre Saturday
One of South Dakotas Premier Jazz Ensembles, the JAS Quintet, has announced an upcoming performance at The Crystal Theatre.The Sioux Falls-based group will perform Saturday January 27th at 7:30 p.m. JAS performs a mix of old and new classic jazz, along with original compositions and arrangements. The quintet features Joel…
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Flandreau Athletic Hall of Fame adds four new members to Executive Committee
At their January 15th meeting, the Flandreau Athletic Hall of Fame added four new members to their Executive (Selection) Committee; Blake Bergjord, Roxee Johnson, Tonya Pavlis, and Marcia Zephier. They join current members Georgia Adolph, Derek Burshiem, Steve Christensen, Ashley Headrick, Amy Klein, Brock Nelson, Beau Severtson, and Stuart Zephier…
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Frog waits for winter to end
The frog in Flandreau that usually hosts and helps young children enjoy their pool time during the summer is feeling the effects of Old Man Winter. The cold and snow-covered frog sits outside of Curt’s Collision right now awaiting its turn in the shop where it will get another touch-up…
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Wilbur-Ellis, Chester Branch donates to local organizations
For the last 9 years the Wilber-Ellis Chester Branch has been committed to the PINK SEED promotion. During the promotion Wilbur-Ellis contributes a portion of the cost of soybean seed treatment for the customer to different local Cancer Organizations. Throughout those years the contributions have exceeded $75,000. This year a…
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Backing the Jacks
Helping to cheer the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits on to another national football title this season was Flandreau native Libby Hursey. It has been a blast to be able to experience a national championship two years in a row. Being able to cheer in front of all our fans…
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Keyes named Heartlands Student of the Month
Senior year for Jonathon Jonny Keyes is shaping up to be quite memorable. The multi-sport student athlete at Colman-Egan High School (CEHS) has earned numerous honors thus far for his efforts in and out of the classroom.Keyes has been named Student of the Month by Heartland Energy and KJAM Radio.…
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Off for Christmas Break
Young school children in Flandreau and Colman raced to the bus and off with their parents this past Wednesday as they excitedly left school for Christmas break although it didnt feel like the typical frigid and snow-packed send-off we usually have for the holidays.Temperatures hovered in the mid-40s that afternoon…
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New VA Appts. Ride option for County Veterans
Moody County Veterans have another option for transportation to VA appointments in Sioux Falls. The DAV (Disabled American Veterans) operates a fleet of vehicles around South Dakota to provide free transportation to VA medical facilities. Randy Tollefson is a new volunteer driver for the DAV, and hell be assisting Moody…
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Blue Christmas Service to be held Dec. 23
A special service will be held at the St Marys/Our Blessed Redeemer Episcopal Church in Flandreau on Saturday, December 23.A Remembrance, Blue Christmas service begins at 5:30 pm. The question being asked is: What is a Blue Christmas Service? To explain, normally this time of year is thought of as…
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Colman-Egan third graders have a fury visitor
This week, the 3rd graders at Colman-Egan read the story Aero and Officer Mike: Police Partners where they learned what type of work a K-9 Officer does. They were in for a surprise on, December 7th, when Spike, Moody Countys K-9 Officer came to visit them! Spike is Deputy Kleins…
