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COMMUNICATION COMPETITION

COMMUNICATION COMPETITION

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Communication competition

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Saturday, July 26, 2025
Day County 4-H Communications Contest was July 22 at Day County Courthouse.
SPECIAL FOODS CONTEST

SPECIAL FOODS CONTEST

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Special Foods contest

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Saturday, July 26, 2025
Day County 4-H special foods contest was July 17 at Tabor Lutheran Church, Webster.
Pat Bladow of Gwinner, ND sits in her 1963 Chevrolet Nova July 20 during the annual Cruisin’ Classics car show at the Museum of Wildlife Science & Industry in Webster. Bladow said she has owned the car for 5-6 years and had the engine swapped from the original 327 motor to a modern LS engine. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

Pat Bladow of Gwinner, ND sits in her 1963 Chevrolet Nova July 20 during the annual Cruisin’ Classics car show at the Museum of Wildlife Science & Industry in Webster. Bladow said she has owned the car for 5-6 years and had the engine swapped from the original 327 motor to a modern LS engine. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

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Cruising along

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Saturday, July 26, 2025
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Area thermometer hits 103 degrees

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Saturday, July 26, 2025
Nineteen seventy-five15 years ago August 2, 2010Three members of United Methodist Church, Webster returned from a mission trip to Chicago where they helped those less fortunate than themselves.
Stan Arnold of Waubay looks over a 1947 Chevrolet Thriftmaster pickup during a car show at Waubay Fun Fest July 19. The car is owned by Dean Enstad of Watertown who pieced the car together including using the cab from his dad’s farm truck and seats from a 2007 Chevorlet Silverado. See more photos from Fun Fest on 5. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

Stan Arnold of Waubay looks over a 1947 Chevrolet Thriftmaster pickup during a car show at Waubay Fun Fest July 19. The car is owned by Dean Enstad of Watertown who pieced the car together including using the cab from his dad’s farm truck and seats from a 2007 Chevorlet Silverado. See more photos from Fun Fest on 5. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

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Old timer

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Saturday, July 26, 2025
Webster hobbyist beekeeper Clark Audiss holds a frame of honeycomb from one of his bee boxes around Webster July 15. This year was Audiss’ first time having his own hives, though as a kid his first job was at an apiary as a honey extractor. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

Webster hobbyist beekeeper Clark Audiss holds a frame of honeycomb from one of his bee boxes around Webster July 15. This year was Audiss’ first time having his own hives, though as a kid his first job was at an apiary as a honey extractor. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

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Beekeeping relieves stress for Webster hobbyist

Leyton Beardslee
Saturday, July 26, 2025
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series about bees in Northeastern South Dakota.This spring Webster pastor Clark Audiss took up beekeeping as a hobby to help with stress and since then has become a proponent of passing his love of bees on to those around him.
Dakota Foundry employees, from left front, include Dalton Lone, Preston Waddle, Cody Kuecker, David Water, Bryce Bostrom, Adam Marko and Mitch Miller. Back, from left, include Paul Gollnick, John Premus Jr., Levi Hurlburt, Dominic Swartz, Dan Waegli, Kyle Barse, Dan Andrade, Jordan Premus, Travis Monson, Nick Loos and Belinda Kuecker.

Dakota Foundry employees, from left front, include Dalton Lone, Preston Waddle, Cody Kuecker, David Water, Bryce Bostrom, Adam Marko and Mitch Miller. Back, from left, include Paul Gollnick, John Premus Jr., Levi Hurlburt, Dominic Swartz, Dan Waegli, Kyle Barse, Dan Andrade, Jordan Premus, Travis Monson, Nick Loos and Belinda Kuecker.

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Dakota Foundry forges tradition with innovation

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Saturday, July 26, 2025
Nestled in the heart of Webster, Dakota Foundry has emerged as a symbol of American craftsmanship, innovation and local pride.Founded in 1977 by Mereen Johnson, the Foundry has seen several chapters of ownership and growth.
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Ole & Lena

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Saturday, July 19, 2025
Ole had a tire that was low so he stopped at the gas station.“Oh fer heck, Lena! They want 50 cents for air now, it used to be free!”“That’s inflation!” ~~~ One Sunday, the Lutheran pastor noticed Ole standing in the foyer of the church staring up at a large plaque.
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