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Dell Rapids Community VBS Cancelled, but Alternative Offered

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Due to Covid-19, the Dell Rapids Community Vacation Bible School board has made the decision to cancel the annual VBS programming that is normally head this year.  However, the board has found a great program that families can do in the convenience of their homes whenever it fits into their schedules.  That program is being offered to families at no cost.

The curriculum will be composed of four days with a theme for each day.  Curriculum includes opening and closing worship songs, arts and crafts project, nature project, snack idea video, story time segment, afternoon activity challenges, and a devotion to do with the entire family.

The Dell Rapids Community VBS board will provide links to the videos, devotional pages, materials list, and nature activities for each day.  They will also be putting together a packet with all of the materials needed for the crafts for the four days.

Anyone that would like to be a part of the Virtual VBS curriculum, send an email to drcommunityvbs@gmail.com and include name, email address to send the links to, and how many children will be participating so the board knows how many activity bags to make in advance.  Deadline to sign up is Friday, July 10th.

For those that sign up to take part in the curriculum, items can be picked up at the Dell Rapids Lutheran Church during the week of July 14th – 17th (Tue-Fri) from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.  The packets will be located inside the entryway, and there will also be printed devotional pages and nature activity pages .

Information will be emailed by Sunday, July 19th.  Families can share their photos by tagging the photos on Facebook with #drcommunityvbs.

South Dakota Children Have Opportunity to Use Waterford UPSTART

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Children in Dell Rapids and across South Dakota have an opportunity to take part in the Waterford UPSTART program.  South Dakota has been awarded more licenses to use the Waterford UPSTART program according to Dell Rapids Superintendent Dr. Summer Schultz.  The registration link for the program is https://www.waterfordupstart.org/.

Dr. Schultz mentioned that the state of South Dakota doesn’t fund preschool, and the state has been awarded a federal EIR grant.  With this grant preschool-aged kids have the ability to take part in this program for free.

“Dell Rapids has already gotten a good chunk of individuals signed up,” said Dr Schultz.  “If you have a preschool-aged child, and that would be if their birthday was between September 2015 and September 2016, they would qualify for this free UPSTART program.  The family would be able to get the device, so they would get an iPad to utilize the program on, they would get that subscription to the program, and then they would also get access to an instructional coach thatt would check in, that sort of thing.”

Families would have to commit to doing five sessions a week, with sessions being 50 minutes long.

“Even if kids are planning to go to a preschool in town should the health situation should allow it, they can do this to go along with that.  And if for some reason a child is not able to get into preschool, the Waterford UPSTART program in other states where preschool hasn’t been as available has really shown to help students be prepared for kindergarten.  We really want people to look into it,” said Dr. Schultz.

The program begins in August and runs through May.

“It is completely separate of the school.  I’ve just worked very closely with this company and know that the results they have with these preschool kids and the UPSTART program is phenomenal,” Dr. Schultz added.

For the entire conversation with Dr. Schultz on the Waterford program, the interview is posted below.  The conversation starts at the 2:52 mark and goes to the 6:45 mark in the video.

Sales Tax Up in Dell Rapids Despite Covid-19 Restrictions

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Despite the restrictions that were placed on businesses in March and April due to Covid-19, sales tax revue for the city of Dell Rapids is up 2.1% through May when compared to the same time frame as 2019.

Dell Rapids saw a 7.7% increase over 2019 in the month of January, but then saw decreases in sales tax revenue in the months of February and March.  Revenue was down 13.6% in February and 1% in March.

“We saw very large increases in April and May, which was surprising, but not surprising I guess when you kind of boil it down and think about it,” said City Administrator Justin Weiland.  “People were staying home.  They weren’t going to Sioux Falls to purchase their groceries.  They were staying here.  People in our region from Baltic to everyone else in the region that didn’t want to go into the heart of the lion’s den in Sioux Falls, and they have been coming to Dell Rapids.”

The months of April and May were very good in Dell Rapids.  There was an increase of 12.8% in April from 2019 and 20.8% in May.

“There was a definite fear that there was going to be a major fallout.  At this point, let’s hope and keep praying that it’s going  to continue this way,” said Weiland.

The city is currently about $26,500 ahead of where it was through the end of May in 2019.

Weiland mentioned that the city will continue to keep a conservative estimate in mind with the 2021 budget and with spending for the rest of the year as well.

Dell Rapids Mudcats Win Third Straight

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The Dell Rapids Mudcats are currently on a three-game winning streaking after winning games against the Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks (June 14th), Salem Cubs (June 18th), and Madison Broncos (June 21st).

The Mudcats earned a 9-2 win in Salem on Thursday, June 18th.  They collected 13 hits in the victory.  Josh Roemen finished with four hits, including two doubles and two RBIs.  Mark Abrahamson had two hits, one of which was a solo home run, and three RBIs.  Mark Houck had two hits and two RBI, Kris King added two hits, and Elijah Story had a two-run single in the game.

Dalton Allen picked up the win on the mound giving up just one hit while striking out seven batters.  John Spaeth pitched two innings of relief striking out four batters.

The Mudcats then earned their third win in a row after an 8-5 win over Madison on Sunday, June 21st.  Dan Gacke belted two home runs in the win and drove home five runs.  Houck had a two-run double, and Chad Hunt also had a double in the game.

Abrahamson pitched the first six innings to earn the victory, but Spaeth pitched three innings of strong relief for the save.  Spaeth held Madison hitless over the final three innings.

The Mudcats (4-2, 3-2 CBL) will host Salem on Thursday, June 25th.

Dell Rapids Legion Rebounds with Win over Beresford

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Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal

After dropping two games against Humboldt/Hartford, Dell Rapids got back into the win column with a home win on Wednesday, June 24th.  Dell Rapids defeated Beresford for the second time after a 10-3 win at Rickeman Field.

Beresford scored the first run of the game in the top of the second inning after getting runners to second and third with no outs.  It was the only run they would get in the inning, and their lead would be short-lived.  Dell Rapids scored three times in the bottom of the inning on an RBI single by Landon Ruesink, a run on a passed ball, and an RBI single by Noah Swartwout.

Dell Rapids would add three more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning on a two-run single by Brandon Geraets, and a run-scoring sacrifice fly by Jake Steineke.  Dell Rapids led 6-1 after the fourth inning.  Beresford cut the lead in half at 6-3 in the top of the fifth inning on three hits, but that would be as close as they would get.  Dell Rapids added four more runs in the bottom of the fifth inning.  Logan Stone had a two-run single, Geraets added another RBI hit, and Steineke drove home another run with a single.

Ruesink finished the game with three hits and an RBI.  Four players had two hits each in the game.  Geraets had two hits and three RBIs, Stone and Steineke both had two hits and two RBIs each, and Mason Goeken also had two hits.  Swartwout had a hit and an RBI.  Drew Van Regenmorter and Ty Wood also had hits in the game.

Brady Larson pitched all seven innings for the complete-game win, which is the second win of the season for him.  Larson gave up three runs, two earned, on six hits with no walks and six strikeouts.

Dell Rapids (4-4) will host McCook Central/Montrose on Friday, June 26th.

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Dell Rapids 15/16s Drop Tough Game to Beresford 16s

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Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal

Playing in their third straight game, the Dell Rapids 15/16 Teeners lost a tough game to the Beresford 16s at Rickeman Field on Wednesday, June 24th.  Beresford avenged an earlier season loss with a 10-3 victory over Dell Rapids.

Both teams were scoreless through the first two innings.  Beresford scored first with two runs in the top of the third inning for a 2-0 lead.  They would add another run in the top of the fourth to extend the lead to 3-0.  Dell Rapids pulled within in a run in the bottom of the fourth inning at 3-2 after a two-run single by Dylan Mathis. 

Beresford kept the pressure on Dell Rapids scoring three more runs in the top of the fifth inning, three runs in the top of the sixth inning, and one more in the top of the seventh inning.  Dell Rapids got their final run in the bottom of the fifth inning when Joe Rechtenbaugh scored on a wild pitch.

Mathis finished with a hit and two RBIs.  Brayden Pankonen, Matthew Goeken, and Rechtenbaugh all had a hit in the game.

Dell Rapids will travel to Volga on Friday, June 26th, for their fourth game this week.

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PBR Rallies, but Loses to Madison

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Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal

Dell Rapids PBR hosted a make-up game with Madison on Tuesday, June 23rd at Rickeman Field.  PBR rallied late in the game, but ultimately fell to Madison by a score of 6-5.

Neither team scored until the bottom of the fourth inning when PBR got a run on an RBI single from Tanner Solberg for a 1-0 lead.  Madison took the lead in the top of the fifth on an RBI double by Heath Williams and an RBI groundout by Jon Waba to lead 2-1.  Madison added two more runs in the top of the sixth for a 4-1 lead after an RBI double by Brian Miller and RBI double by Josh Giles.

PBR tied the game in the bottom of the sixth inning after a two-run double by Solberg and an RBI single by Clarence Fjellanger.  PBR regained the lead in the bottom of the seventh inning at 5-4 after an RBI single by Aaron Hansen.  Madison tied the game in the top of the eighth inning when Greg Biagi scored on a wild pitch.  The game-winning run for Madison came in the top of the ninth on an RBI double by Mitch McNary.

Solberg finished the game with two hits and three RBIs for PBR.  Hanson and Fjellanger both had a hit with an RBI.  Beau Behrend, Matt Gillogly, Teigen Lindner, and Adrian Juba also had hits in the game.

Riley Hoffman pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up four earned runs on 10 hits with two walks and four strikeouts.  Gillogly pitched the final 2 1/3 innings, taking the loss, giving up two earned runs on three hits with three walks and six strikeouts.

PBR (4-3) will travel to Colman on Thursday, June 25th for their next Cornbelt League game.

 

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Lennox Hands PBR First League Loss

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Dell Rapids PBR suffered their first Cornbelt League loss on Sunday, June 19th.  Lennox Only One defeated PBR 4-2 in Lennox.

The first six batters reached for Lennox in the bottom of the first inning, with three of them scoring, to give Lennox a 3-0 lead after the first inning.  Neither offense could get much going through the next five innings as the score remained 3-0 after six innings of play.  Lennox added another run in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI double by Drew Sweeter to push the lead to 4-0.  PBR rallied for two runs in the top of the eighth inning on an RBI sacrifice fly by Carter Gullickson and and RBI single by Riley Hoffman.  PBR tried to get a rally going in the top of the ninth by getting two men on base, but Sweeter struck out the side to preserve the win for Lennox.

Aaron Hansen led PBR with two hits on the night.  Hoffman had a hit and an RBI.  Weston Hanson, Tanner Solberg, Teigen Lindner, and Nate McKee also had hits in the game.  Tanner Olmstead pitched four innings giving up three runs, two earned, on four hits with four walks and seven strikeouts.  Trey Randel also pitched four innings giving up an earned run on two hits with four strikeouts.

PBR (4-2) will host Madison in a make-up game on Tuesday, June 23rd, and then travel to Colman on Thursday, June 25th.

Humboldt/Hartford Takes Two from Dell Rapids Legion

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Photo taken by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal

The Dell Rapids legion baseball team hosted Humboldt/Hartford on Friday, June 19th in a double-header at Rickeman Field.  Humboldt/Hartford won both games, winning the first game 13-9 and the second game 11-0.

Dell Rapids scored first in the bottom of the first in an RBI single by Brandon Geraets.  After Humboldt/Hartford tied the game 1-1, Dell Rapids scored four times in the bottom of the third.  Logan Ruesink had an RBI groundout, Drew Van Regenmorter had an RBI double, and Noah Swartwout drove home two with a double.  Dell Rapids led 5-1 after three innings.  Humboldt/Hartford then scored the next twelve runs over the next four innings taking advantage of four Dell Rapids errors in that stretch.  They scored three in the fourth inning, six runs in the fifth, one run in the sixth, and two more in the top of the seventh.  Dell Rapids scored four times in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI single by Riley Peter and a three-run double by Swartwout, but the rally was not enough for Dell Rapids.

Swartwout finished with three hits and five RBIs in the game.  Geraets and Peter both had two hits and an RBI each.  Logan Stone, Kaeden Eastman, Ruesink, Van Regenmorter, and Ty Wood all had a hit.

Stone pitched the first four innings giving up nine runs, but just one earned, on five hits with three walks and two strikeouts.  Swartwout pitched the final three innings giving up four runs, two earned, on four hits with four walks and five strikeouts.

Humboldt/Hartford continued the momentum into the second game.  The scored one run in the top of the first inning, added three more runs in the top of the third inning, and then the final seven in the top of the fourth inning while holding Dell Rapids hitless in the second game.

Gabe Skonseng pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up six runs, five earned, on five hits with three walks and four strikeouts.  Logan Ellingson pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up five runs, one earned, on three hits with two walks and two strikeouts.

Dell Rapids (3-4) will host Beresford on Wednesday, June 24th.  First pitch will be about 7:45 p.m.  The legion game will take place after a 15/16 teener game between Dell Rapids and Beresford 16s.

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Dell Rapids 15/16s Get Big Come from Behind Win

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Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley, Dells City Journal

The Dell Rapids 15/16 teeners found themselves down 7-1 heading into the bottom of the third inning against Salem/Montrose on Wednesday, June 17th at Rickeman Field.  The Dell Rapids offense would not be held down any longer as they scored 17 runs in three innings for an 18-8 win in five innings.

Dell Rapids took the lead in the bottom of the first inning on an RBI double by Dylan Mathis.  Salem/Montrose would get four runs in the top of the second inning and then add three more in the top of the third inning for a 7-1 lead.

Dell Rapids got five of the runs back in the bottom of the third inning on five straight hits by Bradon Fersdahl, Brayden Pankonen, Aiden Boechler, Landon Ruesink, and a home run by Mathis.  Dell Rapids trailed by just one run at 7-6 after three innings.  Salem/Montrose added another run in the top of the fourth for an 8-6 lead, but Dell Rapids score eight times on six walks and hits by Joe Rechtenbaugh, Mathis, CJ Smith, and Evan Nelson.  Dell Rapids led 14-8 heading into the fifth inning.  After holding Salem/Montrose scoreless, Dell Rapids scored four more runs on hits by Pankonen, Boechler, Ruesink, Mathis (fourth hit of the game), and Josh Deknikker to end the game on the 10-run rule.

Dell Rapids (4-2) will a few days off before a busy week.  Dell Rapids will travel to Vermillion on Monday, June 22nd, travel to Beresford on Tuesday, June 23rd, host the Beresford 16s on Wednesday, June 24th, and finish with a road game at Volga on Friday, June 26th.

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