Month: April 2021

Fighting fires out west

Local firefighter takes the call to assist with wildfires Tammy Chamley | Editor Local volunteer firefighter, Alec Hansen, not only volunteers with the Dell Rapids Volunteer Fire Department but also assisted with fighting the blaze out west this spring. Hansen was...

Orchard Hills joins forces with Good Sam

MacKenzie Apland | Staff Intern Orchard Hills in Dell Rapids has joined The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society (Good Samaritan Society). It became an affiliate of Sanford Health on January 1, 2019.  “The combined organization employs nearly 50,000 people and...

St. Mary students hit the stage

The cast of Check Please! At st. Mary High School. (Photos/Joni Smith) Tammy Chamley | Editor After the cancelation of the spring play last school year due to COVID, the St. Mary students were ready to perform for their audience this past weekend. With multiple...

Part of that world – on stage

The cast of The Little Mermaid taking their final bow at Sunday’s performance. (Photos/MacKenzie Apland) MacKenzie Apland | Staff Intern Last weekend the Dell Rapids Public school put on a school play. Every other year they do musicals and the years they don’t do...

Alfred Thomas

78 Dell Rapids, SD April 24, 2021 Alfred “Al” “Chuck” Thomas, 78, of Dell Rapids, passed away on Saturday, April 24, 2021 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. His funeral service will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 29, 2021 in the Lutheran Church of Dell...

Curtis Nelson

82 Dell Rapids, SD April 20, 2021 Curtis Nelson, 82, of Dell Rapids, passed away on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at the Dells Nursing and Rehab Center. His funeral service will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, April 23, 2021 in the Trent Baptist Church. Interment will be in...

Janet Johnson

95 Crooks, SD April 20, 2021 Janet H. Johnson, age 95, of Crooks, passed away on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at Bethany Home in Brandon. Public visitation was held on Saturday, April 24, 2021, at Benton Lutheran Church, Crooks. Private interment was in the Benton...

Appreciation for teachers at DRPS

Tammy Chamley | Editor Across the nation, schools have faced uncharted territories since the polio outbreak with the unknowns of the coronavirus. After last school year finishing up online, going into a new school year this fall had a lot of questions and policies to...

Faith in education during a pandemic

Tammy Chamley | Editor Wrapping up a school year that was filled with the unknowns, St. Mary Catholic Schools have shown dedication to their staff and students throughout this pandemic. Superintendent Fr. Shane Stevens has worked diligently along with his staff to...