Museum owner Gary Blue is pictured at right giving a guided tour to Kay Thompson and Anita Linn, sharing stories behind thousands of rocks collected from around the world.

Marvin and Eileen Thomas’ display. (PHOTO COURTESY DARRELL DENEKE)

Emma Haeder is shown with Miss Rosalie’s Sweets and Treats–branded cookie boxes at Buzz’n in Wolsey, where customers can pick up her custom and seasonal orders. Haeder launched the cookie business earlier this year, turning a lifelong love of baking into a fast-growing local favorite.

ACOTA board members and local artist Ruthe Lindvall gather during the unveiling of a community mural, one of several projects supported through partnerships focused on making art visible and accessible in Wessington Springs.

Front row, left to right: Blair Murphy, Raven Richardson, Carlayna Waters, Kolt Messmer, Hannah Wenzel and Paislei Bell. Back row, left to right: Fourth grade teacher Jen Roduner, Cooper Holt, Emme Havlik, Hayden Bultsma, Alice Heumiller, and Will Arhart. Bank employees Blake Willman, Susan Tebay and Connie Larson.

The Wessington Springs High School Choir provided live musical entertainment.

A Christmas Letter from “Your” Carnegie Library

Taking a break from decorating their Santa’s Workshop-themed float, members of the Wessington Book Club are pictured. Top, left to right: Marla Lichty and Jane Fritzsche. Lower, left to right: Patty Schilling, Mary Ann Hedge, Karen Clarke, Becky Resel and Sharon Wuestewald.