State Fair 125th: Fair’s history includes stops in Mitchell, other cities
It was Mitchell’s time to shine, a chance to show off the growth of the city.
“Mitchell will have the grandest opportunity of her life, next week, to make a good impression on the outside world and should do everything to improve it,” wrote the city’s newspaper, which at that time was The Daily Republican.
The event that was so trumpeted by the newspaper was the third Dakota Territorial Fair, held in Mitchell Sept. 26-20, 1887. It was the forerunner of the South Dakota State Fair, which celebrates its 125th anniversary today through Monday.
Rose Hill Dam’s future uncertain
WESSINGTON — Replacement of the Rose Hill Dam in southeast Hand County will depend on the available state and federal dollars, according to state Game, Fish & Parks officials.
On July 29, torrential rains dropped about 9 inches of water onto the Rose Hill Lakeside Use Area, causing water to wash over the top of Rose Hill Dam. The excessive rainfall eroded and eventually breached the earthen dam, located southwest of Wessington and northwest of Wessington Springs.
Wagner adds on to school
WAGNER — Wagner students will eat meals in the larger confines of a new cafeteria this fall.
Wagner School District is building a 15,000-square-foot cafeteria, kitchen and lobby onto the front of its K-12 building, Superintendent Susan Smit said.
Employees have been using a small kitchen to serve 1,300 meals a day in the 35-year-old building. Students and staff eat in the gym.
DWU breaks attendance record, pounds Grace
DWU pounds Grace in home opener
The Dakota Wesleyan University men’s soccer team shut out Grace University 11-0 in front of a crowd of 537 — a new state attendance record at a college soccer match — Wednesday night in the first collegiate match played at the Pepsi Cola Soccer Complex.
Local jury awards $500,000 in nursing home suit
Two sons of a woman who died a month after receiving injuries while a resident of Firesteel Healthcare Center in 2006 were awarded $500,000 by a local jury Wednesday.
Layne L. Bumgardner, Clifton Park, N.Y., and David W. Bumgardner, Mitchell, were awarded $400,000 for their claim of wrongful death and $100,000 for their survivor claim against Gates Health Services Inc. The lawsuit stemmed from events surrounding the death of the brothers’ mother, Helen L. Bumgardner.
City slightly over budget as mosquito counts fall
Mitchell’s Parks and Recreation Department is barely over its budget for mosquito control this year.
That’s not too bad, since the city was bombarded with the winged bloodsuckers this spring and summer, according to Dusty Rodiek, director of the department.
“We’re slightly over our mosquito budget,” Rodiek said. “I still have to figure in some staffing.”
You'll be the envy of the lunchroom with this Choice Roast Beef Sandwich
My granddaughters were talking with me recently about going back to school, wondering who their teachers would be and which of their friends might be in their classes this year.
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Editorial: Wishing for another 125 birthdays for S.D. State Fair
For 125 years, the South Dakota State Fair has ebbed and flowed with the state’s economy, the state’s heritage and the attention span of this state’s residents. It has seen great successes. It has been the pride of an entire geographic region and, at times, a thorn in the side of the Legislature. This week, the State Fair marks its 125th anniversary, with the gates scheduled to open at 7 a.m. today. Between this morning’s opening and Monday’s final day is a schedule that includes the traditional (musical acts), the historic (ag displays) and the modern (geocaching). It’s a great week for South Dakota. It hasn’t always been.
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Cheers to fair for being fine S.D. event
Sept. 8, 2009
CHEERS to the State Fair, which ended its 124th run over the holiday weekend in Huron. Although we have not yet heard final attendance numbers, fair officials were optimistic last week when the event was just beginning to get its wheels turning. We suspect that the pleasant weather may have been beneficial to gate numbers, and hope that turns out to be the case. Either way, it’s a fine South Dakota event and one that we relish each year.
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MHS, DWU games will be broadcast live
MHS, DWU games will be broadcast live by The Daily Republic and Mitchell Telecom
The Daily Republic’s website and Mitchell Telecom will each show live coverage of Mitchell High School and Dakota Wesleyan Uni-versity home athletic events this season, as well as several road games.
DWU breaks attendance record, pounds Grace
DWU pounds Grace in home opener
The Dakota Wesleyan University men’s soccer team shut out Grace University 11-0 in front of a crowd of 537 — a new state attendance record at a college soccer match — Wednesday night in the first collegiate match played at the Pepsi Cola Soccer Complex.
New resource being used at MHS to evaluate concussions
MHS using online resource to evaluate athletes for concussions
An online concussion evaluation system is now being used at Mitchell High School.
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