Poetry Reading and Book Signing at Shakespeare Garden
New Zealand Travels Katie Jackson and Ruth Swartout traveled to New Zealand last month with their True Dakotan. They are shown in Hobbiton, which is the set of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit movies located in New Zealand on a farm between Auckland and Rotorua.
During last year's Planting Festival, Cindy Eilers of rural Wessington Springs carries a flat of red geraniums to her planting area. TRUE DAKOTAN FILE PHOTO
South Dakota Century Farms & Ranches Invited to Apply for Recognition
SD Farmers Union Launches 2024 Photo Contest: Celebrating Life on the Family Farm & Ranch
Dacia Mitchell opened Modest Moxie, a clothing boutique, in Wessington Springs after attending the 2023 Energize conference. (PHOTO COURTESY OF DACIA MITCHELL)
Just in time for National Poetry month celebrated in April across the country, Wessington Springs High School English teacher Devena Jackson informed the True Dakotan that “some very good poems are coming out of my 8th grade unit.” With the students’ permission, she shared them with the newspaper for publication and can be viewed below.
Gathered with their fellow Wessington Springs FFA Chapter members, state-bound students display recent awards they’ve earned at area Career Development Events (CDEs). They are shown in the celebrated mural-lined FFA hallway leading to the vo-ag shop at Wessington Springs High School (WSHS). The mural, painted by WSHS alumna and former FFA member Kenzee Schafer, depicts the rich history of the local chapter’s FFA program.
South Dakota American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) Willman-Fee Unit 14 nominated Verla Barber as a candidate for Unit Member of the Year, resulting in being honored with Member of the Year title at the district level. PHOTOS COURTESY CONNIE MCLAUGHLIN
PHOTOS COURTESY NATALIE BARTEL Cubbies group: Dally Jo Nickels racing for McCrae Nickels, Kennedy Davis, Kinslee Baumgart, Harper Sealey, Harlow Harmdierks, Jana Wilde, Harper Haake. Each of the Cubbies received a trophy cookie for participating.
