Monthly Archives: March 2003

Dakota Screen Works plans Saturday open house The public is invited to attend an open house for Dakota Screen Works, located on Main Street Wakonda, on Saturday, March 29 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free refreshments and door prizes will be given away. This new business will offer retail … Read Article →

Community Club will meet The Wakonda Community Club will hold its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 2. It will be a noon luncheon meeting at the Senior Citizens building. The meal will be catered by the Wakonda Caf�. We need a good attendance as we will be planning for … Read Article →

Tri-Valley All-Conference basketball teams named by Kelly Alexander The Tri-Valley All-Conference Basketball Teams for 2002-2003 have been selected. Four Wakonda athletes received first team honors: Nikki Johnston and Kim Henriksen for the girls team and Nick Skonhovd and Alex Nielsen for the boys. Lindsay Nelson received second team honors and … Read Article →

Senior Spotlight: Derek Morris says 'do what makes you happy' by Angelene Crissey Derek Steven Morris was born March 21, 1984. When he was a young boy, he dreamed of becoming a game warden and has now decided to become an electrician. He can always be found near the Missouri … Read Article →

Minneapolis Fed survey contains hint of optimism The Ninth District manufacturing industry continues to struggle, but it appears that 2003 will be slightly brighter and produce increased business activity. These are results of a recent survey of manufacturers conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. The Minnesota Department of … Read Article →

Spring load restrictions implemented Special spring load restriction were implemented at 12:01 a.m. Friday, March 21, on SD 37 from the east junction of SD 37 and SD 50 near Tyndall, south to the junction of SD 37 and SD 52 north of Springfield. The weight per axle may not … Read Article →

Gov. Rounds names new homeland security coordinator Governor Mike Rounds has named John Berheim as his new homeland security coordinator in the Department of Public Safety. "John's experience and training as the state emergency management director, as well as his training as a highway patrolman, provide a critical skill set … Read Article →

South Dakota vaccinates almost 700 against smallpox South Dakota is better prepared for the possibility of a terrorism-related smallpox case, thanks to the state�s vaccination of 682 people to serve on response teams. And in spite of the highly � publicized risks of the vaccine, there were no serious reactions … Read Article →

Delegation travels to Washington to protect lands of Lewis and Clark Sierra Club volunteers and staff from across the West are headed to Washington, DC this week to ask Congress for acquisition of key wildlife habitat and historical landscapes in the lands explored by Lewis and Clark nearly 200 years … Read Article →

South Dakota film office unveils filmsd.com Following a world-wide business trend, Hollywood is looking to the Internet for information on where to film movies, television shows and commercials. To fill that need, the South Dakota Department of Tourism launched www.filmsd.com. Filmsd.com is geared towards directors, producers, locations scouts and anyone … Read Article →