Displaced Latvian family settles in area

15 years ago March 8, 2010Governor Mike Rounds was in Waubay last week where he brought some good and bad news when it comes to potential flood threat in Waubay and the rest of Day County.

Bearcats win districts six years in a row

15 years ago March 1, 2010Governor Mike Rounds has requested two Presidential Disaster Declarations to help South Dakota recover from a Christmas blizzard and January ice storm. Public assistance is being requested for 29 counties including Day.

OLE & LENA

lenaSven and Ole worked together and both were laid off, so they went to the unemployment office together.Asked for his occupation, Ole said “Panty Stitcher. I sew da elastic onto ladies cotton panties.” The clerk looked up Panty Sticher.

The cold can stop anytime now

Growing up in Wisconsin I was familiar with the cold and long winter months causing me to dread the winter time. Unfortunately, the cold I have experienced during my first South Dakota winter has reinforced those negative feelings towards winter and I am hoping spring comes sooner than expected.

Technology is great when it works

Technology is great, that is, when it works the way it’s supposed to.I’m pretty sure the makers of the first ever computer imagined the machine would someday become a thing to simplify people’s lives. I’ll bet they never thought most people’s lives would be overtaken by such machines.

Good films have the ability to influence perspective

As someone who has enjoyed watching films throughout my entire life, both good and bad, my interpretation of the films has changed throughout the years. While I still enjoy most films to some extent, I feel the best films have the ability to influence and change the perspective of the viewer.

Technology problems bring hiccups to the daily grind

Ah, technology. It’s great when it works. But when it doesn’t do like it’s programed to do, boy, it sure can get to be a mess.Anyone who has ever had an email account knows the commonality of receiving unsolicited messages.

Letters to the Editor

EDITOR’S NOTE: The below letter had been emailed to this publication shortly after the editorial referenced herein was published, but it was filtered into the email spam folder and it wasn’t found until this week.

Bearcats walk away with second state wrestling championship

Bearcats walk away with second state wrestling championshipHistoricE vEnts15 years ago February 22, 2010With six routes spanning over 700 miles a day, Webster school bus drivers haven’t had an easy task this winter when it comes to chauffeuring several hundred kids.

What the world needs is more love

Given this week is our annual Sweetheart Special and Valentines Day is coming up I figured I should write something about love. I am not sure what a 22-year-old man has to say about love will resonate with anybody, but I figure I have a platform and I might as well use it.