Good morning

Things to do

FRIDAY

• Mike Miller Classic, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Corn Palace, Mitchell.

SATURDAY

• Mike Miller Classic, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Corn Palace, Mitchell.

• Pre-New Year’s Eve Bash, 7:30 p.m., social hour; 9 p.m. Dueling Pianos show, Highland Conference Center, Mitchell.

SUNDAY

• Christmas Carol Hymn Sing, 9 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church ELCA, Parkston.

MONDAY

• Joe Kick Azz, playing from 9:30 p.m. to close, Thirsty’s, Mitchell. $5 cover.

• The Renegades with Hadley Moody, playing from 9:30 p.m. until 1:30 a.m., Blarney’s, Mitchell. No cover.

• Time Bomb, playing from 9 p.m. until 2 a.m., American Legion, Mitchell.

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Things to remember

PHEASANT HUNT FUNDRAISER SET: The Mount Vernon American Legion pheasant hunt fundraiser will start with a noon to 1 p.m. sign-in on Saturday, Jan. 5, at the Rosewood Barn Hunting Lodge in rural Mount Vernon.

Cost is $100 per person. A safety video is included in the sign-in. Following the hunt, there will be a Rocky Mountain oyster and chislic feed at the Mount Vernon Legion, for a free-will donation. Proceeds will go to support Mount Vernon Legion baseball.

Lucky numbers

Powerball: One winning ticket sold in Florida; Winning numbers: 11-13-23-43-54; Powerball: 4; Next estimated jackpot: $40 million.

Dakota Cash: No winner Wednesday; Winning numbers: 2-3-5-25-30; Estimated jackpot: $123,000.

Wild Card 2: No winner Wednesday; Winning numbers: 6-9-12-22-26; Wild Card: Queen of Clubs; Estimated jackpot: $500,000.

Hot Lotto: No winner Wednesday; Winning numbers: 7-19-32-34-35; Hot Ball: 19; Estimated jackpot: $8.3 million.

Fast facts

In 2000 and 2005, Davison County was ranked ninth for the highest number of births in South Dakota, according to the Rural Life Census Data Center at South Dakota State University in Brookings,

Today in local history

On this date in 2007, Davison County Equalization Director Kathy Goetsch said agricultural land in the county could be under-assessed by 50 percent.

Goetsch said the situation is part of a statewide problem regarding the assessment of ag land that’s skyrocketing in value.

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