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BOWLING NEWS

BOWLING NEWS

BOWLING NEWS

Town & Country League 10/29/2025American Bank & Trust 56, Traveler’s Motel 54 ½, Fancy Stitching 40, Springs Inn 39, 2 Legit to Split 37, Dummy 25 ½. Team High Series: American Bank & Trust 2245. Individual High Handicap Series: Kimberly Ahrensterff 609. Scratch: Kendra Brandenburg 501.
A unique hunting dog

A unique hunting dog

A unique hunting dog

Each year, I eagerly anticipate pheasant season with the same excitement that I felt when my father took me out on opening day in 1959.Later in life, I guided bird hunters for around 35 years.
Share Your Spooky Style: We Want Your Halloween Photos

Share Your Spooky Style: We Want Your Halloween Photos

Share Your Spooky Style: We Want Your Halloween Photos

Whether it’s a pair of skeletons enjoying a cup of Graveyard Grind at Buzz’n Coffee Company in Wolsey (above), or a Vampire’s Lair in The Valley, we want to create a Halloween spread to remember. Send your photos to be featured in next week’s print and e-edition. Email to: kristi@truedakotan.
Pumpkin creativity shines at Spring Valley Colony School contest

Pumpkin creativity shines at Spring Valley Colony School contest

Pumpkin creativity shines at Spring Valley Colony School contest

Students at Spring Valley Colony School showed off their creativity during a pumpkin decorating contest held Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. Working in pairs, students planned, gathered materials, and designed pumpkins for three categories: scariest, most original, and most comical. “Six pumpkins entered.
Young golfers focus on their form during the youth golf clinics at Springs Country Club, where volunteers helped participants practice putting, chipping, and fairway play while learning golf etiquette and sportsmanship.

Young golfers focus on their form during the youth golf clinics at Springs Country Club, where volunteers helped participants practice putting, chipping, and fairway play while learning golf etiquette and sportsmanship.

Youth golf clinics nurture next generation of players at Springs Country Club

With the Fall Fling behind them and another golf season winding down at the Springs Country Club, it’s clear that the next generation of golfers has already found its footing on the local course, thanks to two dedicated volunteers, Gloria Vavra and Becky Thompson.
Young Entrepreneur Raises $700 for Springs Area Bus Services and Meals on Wheels

Young Entrepreneur Raises $700 for Springs Area Bus Services and Meals on Wheels

Young Entrepreneur Raises $700 for Springs Area Bus Services and Meals on Wheels

A local third grader turned her sweet tooth into a sweet success for a good cause. Rhaelyn Waters (pictured above), a Wessington Springs Elementary student, raised a little over $700 for the Springs Area Bus Services and Meals on Wheels with her self-organized fundraiser, “Sweets for a Cause.
Annual List of Flowerbed Sponsors Posted at Anne Hathaway Cottage

Annual List of Flowerbed Sponsors Posted at Anne Hathaway Cottage

Annual List of Flowerbed Sponsors Posted at Anne Hathaway Cottage

Each summer, the Shakespeare Garden in Wessington Springs comes alive with color thanks to the generosity of community members who sponsor its flowerbeds. For a $50 donation, supporters can sponsor a bed in honor or memory of a loved one.
 

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