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Andes Central Juniors and Seniors recently attended a College and Career Fair in Mitchell
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It’s tempting to blame the pandemic for the dizzying rates of mental health concerns among American teens. We are all familiar with the impact Covid is having on our lives, and the disruption it continues to cause in the lives of young people. Kids witnessed vehement disagreements between neighbors, friends, and family over the decisions that had to be made in response to the pandemic, and felt the stress at home as parents faced economic and work changes, all without many of their usual support systems.
Read moreThe Andes Central/Dakota Christian defeated Corsica Stickney in four close sets on Tuesday, October 4th. The set scores were as follows: Josie Brouwer led the team with 4 ace serves, 10 digs, 12 set assists, 1 block and 5 kills; Clair Johnson also had 3 ace serves along with 9 digs and 6 kills; Mahpiya Irving had 2 ace serves, 11 digs, 16 set assists and 2 kills; Lori DeCora had 1 ace serve and 15 digs; Hannah Tronvold added 1 ace and 2 digs; Abigail Svatos slammed 16 kills, 2 blocks and 7 digs; Halle Olson hit 8 kills and 6 blocks; Madilyn Janis had 3 kills, 1 block and 1 dig; Nevaeh Morgan picked up 8 digs.
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The Andes Central/Dakota Christian Thunder Cross Country Runners completed their regular season by running personal or season best times at the Parkston Invite last Thursday, October 6. Leading the way was Junior Tony Hansum with a personal best 5K of 19:22. Tony now sets with the 12th best time in the Class B Region 3 with the Region Meet being this Wednesday, October 12th in Burke.
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Carmen ‘Irving’ Louise (Smejkal) Hahn of Wagner, was blessed with comfort care on her 63rd birthday and passed away peacefully at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls on August 15th, 2022. A Celebration of Carmen's Life was held Saturday, October 8 at the All Tribes Fellowship in Wagner. Peters Funeral Home in Wagner was in charge of arrangements.
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I’ve always loved South Dakota history, especially when I can see or interact with tangible objects that were part of significant events or belonged to culturally important people. I knew I couldn’t be alone in that affinity, so I asked Ben Jones, our state historian and director of the South Dakota State Historical Society. He mentioned a recent American Historical Association study that found people prefer to visit museums and historical sites — where they can interact with historical objects — rather than read history books. “The draw is that they want to see the real, tangible thing,” he said.
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