Soccer program has strong tradition, bright future in Webster area

The grass is turning green, the nets are up and kids are ready to hit the fields – the soccer fields in Webster, that is.What started as part of a community education program has grown into a full fledged, independent non-profit rec program.

What’s Up

U p Tree seminarTree pruning and planting seminar is May 4, 9-11 a.m. at Webster Baseball Complex. Call Josh, (605) 345-4667 for more information.Upcoming eventsUpcoming events at Westside Wesleyan Church, Bristol April 28 and May 5 include Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. followed by worship at 10:30.

Huffman takes another step towards running goal

Last weekend, Waubay/Summit Mustang head track coach Curtis Huffman made it one more step closer to his long-term personal running goal when he completed the 29th of what he hopes to become 50 marathons by his 50th birthday.

ECC spelling contest

Waubay School placed fourth in the ECC conference spelling contest. Waverly-South Shore won the team championship.

Police Report

Police ReportApril 11Called to check welfare of individual at 400 blk. W. 8th Ave.April 12Alarm activated at business on Main St.; false alarm.April 13Five traffic stops.Assisted highway patrol with arrest.April 14Assisted ambulance crew with elderly person at 1100 blk. E. 7th St.

Rapid rise in state home prices is ‘not sustainable,’ according to economist

SIOUX FALLS – Average first-time homebuyers can expect to spend about two-fifths of their pre-tax income on a monthly payment for a house in South Dakota.“This situation is unheard of,” said Dakota Institute CEO Jared McEntaffer.

Extension service partners with Department of Health for physical activity challenge

BROOKINGS – South Dakota State University Extension and the South Dakota Department of Health Move Your Way team are partnering to get people moving this spring.The Move Your Way spring physical activity challenge runs April 15May 15. Everyone age 18 or older can participate in this virtual event.

Correction

A date was printed in error in last week’s Reporter & Farmer. The memorial advertisement for Bill Grode included a false date of birth. The actual date was Oct. 10, 1960, not September, as was printed in the April 15 paper.