As the cabinet secretary for the South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs, I travel across this great state and visit with veterans in every county. These trips also afford me the opportunity to stop and view all the veteran’s memorials in South Dakota.

Darleen wrote her news Monday morning and Delia got it later in the forenoon. It was April Fool’s Day! Darleen enjoyed the roast beef dinner from the Manor kitchen.

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Darleen wrote her news Monday morning and Delia got it later in the forenoon. It was a blizzard! Darleen enjoyed the hamburger, tater tots, green beans and pudding from the Manor kitchen.

Transitioning farm ownership is never an easy task. Now more than ever, the importance of protecting yourself and additional owners is vital. If your family operation is deciding what to do with estate planning, it is very crucial that you talk to an estate planner as soon as possible. Communication between parents and possible heirs to the business isn’t always something that is easy to discuss during lunch or at family gatherings. Working with an estate planner is essential to be sure all owners are aware of what is to happen during a transition and ease the stress and pain of how to divide the assets.

As I write my Cuppy’s Corner News this Monday morning, we are having a blizzard! Last Monday Delia got my news and said it was a cold day. Marlys Shryock visited me Monday afternoon. Later I was happy Reina Peterson Ford stopped in to visit awhile too.

The Wessington Springs Senior Citizen’s Center had a meeting on March 11, 2024. March 3rd bingo was played, and a soup supper was enjoyed by many members of the community. If you missed out on that fun afternoon, there is another opportunity to enjoy playing bingo on Sunday, April 7 from 2-4 p.m. with a baked potato supper following from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, March 21 cards and games were played after the noon meal at 12:45 p.m. Our Special Events Committee has been busy planning events for all of you. They are also starting to plan the 2024 Festival of Tables for May 4. If you are interested in decorating a table, contact Sharon DiCarlo, Marilyn Robbins or Delia Atkinson. More information will be provided in the April Senior Center Moments column of True Dakotan. The next Senior Citizen’s Meeting will be April 8 at 12:30 p.m. All members are encouraged to attend the monthly meetings and bring suggestions on what kind of activities you want your Senior Citizen’s Center to provide for you. Membership is $20 per person per year.

To the editor:

It’s hard to fully express how much we enjoyed this year’s Spartan basketball team.

Congratulations to the Spartans boys basketball team in the state tournament. I see via the SDHSAA record book that Wessington Springs has had a boys team at a state tournament a couple times in the past.