Published November 02, 2012, 06:44 AM

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Daily digest: Things to know for the day ahead, from the Pro-Hockey Celebrity Hunt to Mittens for Mitchell to a singles dance.

Things to do

FRIDAY

• Holiday Open House Weekend, citywide, Mitchell.

• Third annual Pro-Hockey Celebrity Hunt, Mitchell.

• Splash of Spirits, 6:30 to 11:30 p.m., Highland Conference Center, Mitchell.

• Mittens for Mitchell sewing day, 9 a.m., 520 E. Sixth Ave., Mitchell.

• Kaylor Opry performance, 7 p.m., free-will offering accepted, Germans from Russia Heritage Hall, Kaylor.

SATURDAY

• Holiday Open House Weekend, citywide, Mitchell.

• Third annual Pro-Hockey Celebrity Hunt, Mitchell.

• “Splendor of the Season,” soup and dessert luncheon with style show, doors open at 10:30 a.m., serving at 11:30 a.m., $6 per person, John Paul II School gym, Mitchell.

• Mittens for Mitchell sewing day, 9 a.m., 520 E. Sixth Ave., Mitchell.

• Annual Soup Supper, 5 to 7 p.m., free-will offering accepted, First Reformed Church, Mitchell.

• WELCA annual Fall Supper, 5 to 7:30 p.m., free-will offering, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Stickney.

• Mitchell Area Singles dance, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Legion Hall, Ethan.

To submit items for “Things to do,” email dailynews@mitchellrepublic.com or mail to The Daily Republic, 120 S. Lawler St., P.O. Box 1288, Mitchell, S.D., 57301.

Things to remember

ETHAN HOSTS SINGLES DANCE: Mitchell Area Singles will host a dance from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Legion Hall, Ethan. Music is by Norgaards.

Lucky numbers

Dakota Cash: 8-15-19-22-23; no winner reported; estimated jackpot: $22,000.

Powerball: 1-27-31-45-48; powerball: 6; no winner reported; $124 million.

Wild Card: 12-17-22-24-30; Wild Card: King of Spades; no winner reported; estimated jackpot $240,000. Hot Lotto: 17-26-27-30-37; Hot Ball, 17; no winner reported; estimated jackpot, $4.69 million.

Fast facts

It was on Nov. 2, 1889, that South Dakota gained statehood. It was preceded by 39 others.

Today in local history

The September 2010 sales tax collection in Mitchell was the worst in more than two years and the worst September since 1999. Finance Officer Marilyn Wilson said she had no explanation for the downward swing.

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