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Michael “Mick” Krantz

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Mick KrantzMichael “Mick” Krantz, 71, Dell Rapids, SD passed away Thursday, June 8, 2017 at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls after a courageous battle with ALS disease since April of 2014. Mick was born on April 20, 1946 in Sioux Falls son of Andy and Alice (Ingemann) Krantz. He received his education at Juve Country School and graduated from Trent High School in 1964. He started working at Amdahl Motors in Pipestone and was married on July 2, 1965 at Dell Rapids to Mary Ryan. They started farming east of Trent and continued to farm even after they moved to Dell Rapids in 2011. He was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church and he served on the church council, the Cenex Board and the Flandreau School Board. Mick loved to work on the farm, motorcycling, attending grandchildren’s events, socializing with people and traveling.

He is survived by his wife, Mary; 3 children: Todd (Jennifer), Flandreau, Michelle (Jerry) Bunkers, Dell Rapids, Kevin (AliceAnn), Dell Rapids; 9 grandchildren: Tate (Emily), Paige, O’Shae, Alexis, Elizabeth, Michael, Andrew, Sidney, Brooklynn; 1 great-grandson, Henry; 3 siblings, Jim (Linda) Nelson, Watertown, SD, Billy (Joann) Nelson, Garden City, KS, Barb (Rodney) Hoffman, Lenexa, KS and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and 1 brother, Roger Hersrud and his wife, Lynette.

Visitation will be 4:30 – 7:00 pm Monday, June 12, 2017 with a 7:00 pm prayer service at Skroch Funeral Chapel, Flandreau. Burial will be in Oslo Cemetery, Trent, SD. Memorials to the ALS Association.  On-line condolences may be left at Skroch Funeral Chapel.

DeLoris “De” Erickson

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DeLoris EricksonDeLoris “De” Erickson, long time Minnehaha County Treasurer, passed away quietly on June 8, 2017 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home. She was 88 years old. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00pm Tuesday, June 13 at First Lutheran Church, 327 S. Dakota Ave., Sioux Falls, SD. Interment to follow at Dell Rapid Cemetery. On-line condolences may be left at the Miller Funeral Home website.

Pearl DeLoris Marjorie Erickson was born in Minot, ND on July 16, 1929 to Ole and Annetta (Otterness) Erickson. After the death of De’s father in 1935, the family moved to Dell Rapids, SD to live with their grandfather, Lars J. Otterness. De graduated from Dell Rapids Public School in 1947. She worked in Voy’s Drug Store in Dell Rapids for 3 years – 2 years while in high school and 1 year after graduation. In 1948, De began work in the Minnehaha County Treasurers Office where she served for 12 years. DeLoris was elected to the Minnehaha County Treasurers Office in 1960 where she served as treasurer for 38 years. She was elected to the Minnehaha County Treasurer’s Office 10 times.

De was an excellent French Horn Player in high school band. She excelled as a French horn soloist where she attained superiors in state competition. She also sang in the church and school choirs. She was an avid reader attaining awards for the number of books that she read from the public library. After graduation, she was a member of the Sioux Falls Republican Women’s organization and the National Republican Party, Legion Auxiliary, and the Snow Trackers Snow Mobile Club, and was an active member of First Lutheran Church where she taught Sunday School. She enjoyed bowling, golfing, snowmobiling, traveling, reading, and babysitting her nephews and niece. De was very kind and thoughtful of others. She was blessed with a charitable spirit helping others with her person and financial gifts.

Grateful for having shared her life are her brothers Milton (Joyce) Erickson and Eugene (Betty) Erickson; her nieces, nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews.

De was preceded in death by her parents, her brother, Reuben Cyrus Erickson, who was killed in action in Korea.

Request that memorials be given to First Lutheran Church Media Ministry, First Lutheran Youth Group, or to McCrossan’s Boys Ranch.

Area Athletes and Coaches at SD All-Star Football Game

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A Dell Rapids athlete, a St Mary coach, and a former St Mary student athlete were recognized at the 2017 South Dakota All-Star Game in Vermillion on Saturday, June 10th.

Dell Rapids Quarrier graduate Hunter Hansen was selected to play in the game on Saturday afternoon for the Blue Team.  Hansen finished the game with one interception which returned for 14 yards.  He also had two tackles in the game.  The Blue Team defeated the Red Team 37-6 in the game.

MichelSDAllStar_2017Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal assistant football coach Casey Michel was recognized as the 2017 Assistant Coach of the Year for class 9B.  Matt Christensen (Brandon Valley – 11AAA), Travis Carpenter (Mitchell – 11AA), Joe Bundy (Madison – 11A), Griffith Van Leur (Bridgewater/Emery-Ethan – 11B), John King (Gregory – 9AA), Jeremy Crisp (Colman-Egan – 9A), and Dave Mudder (Garretson – 8th Grade and Under) were also Assistant Coaches of the Year for 2017.

Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal graduate Josh Brown was awarded the All-Star Scholarship Award at the game.  Scott Senftner of Sully Buttes was also a recipient.

Campground Expansion Continues to Move Forward

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CampgroundExpansionUpdateThe Dell Rapids City Council heard that the campground expansion and comfort station plans are moving forward and still plan to be completed in 2017 during their last regular meeting on Monday, June 5th.

City Administrator Just Weiland reported to the council that the city has received clearance from the Corp of Engineers that the area for the campground expansion (just south of Rickeman Field in the old tractor pull area) will be removed from their wetland maps.  The next step is for DGR to proceed with issuing a FEMA No-Rise Certificate for the area.  Once the city receives that analysis, they will know how to proceed with elevations for utility placements and then installation can begin.

Weiland also reported that structural plans for the new comfort station.  Administration is still waiting for the final electrical, plumbing, and mechanical plans for the new building.  Once those plans are received, the city will be able to put the project out for bid.

“We should be able to go out to bid in the next week or two,” said Weiland.

Administration is still targeting to have the campground expansion and comfort station projects completed by the fall of 2017.

10th Street Project Now Complete

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10thStreetCompleteDuring the Dell Rapids City Council’s last regular meeting on Monday, June 5th, the council received the news that the 10th street project was substantially complete.  The street was opened to traffic starting on Friday, June 2nd.  The final walk-thru of the project took place on Tuesday, June 6th.

Dell Rapids Mayor Tom Earley said, “I think right now would be very appropriate on my part to recognize the fact that 10th street wouldn’t maybe be there if it hadn’t been for Mr. Geraets and Mr. Crisp.  We appreciate the initiative they took and the work you guys did to get it going.  It’s a very visible project in town…  They’ve done a nice job up there and it looks nice.”

The entire project included utility work, drainage, sidewalk, curb and gutter, driveway approach updates, and a new asphalt road between Orchard Hills and Iowa Ave.

With the completion of the project, the council approved a pay request from T&R Contracting on the project.

Luella Buskerud

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Luella BuskerudLuella C. Buskerud, 95, of Dell Rapids passed away on Friday, April 7, 2017 at the Lund Hospice House in AZ, where she had recently moved to be close to her daughter. Her Memorial Service will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 10, 2017 in the Lutheran Church of Dell Rapids Chapel.

Grateful for having a wonderful mother and grandmother are Sharon (Jon) Kayser of Mesa, AZ, Terry (Veronica) Buskerud of North Bend, OR and Ron (Marcia) Buskerud of Rapid City, SD; nine grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and a great great-grandson; many nieces, nephews and close friend, Joyce Geraets and many more dear friends.

On-line condolences may be left at the Kahler Funeral Home website.

 

 

Luella C. Buskerud, 95, of Dell Rapids passed away on Friday, April 7, 2017 at the Lund Hospice House in AZ, where she had recently moved to be close to her daughter. A memorial service will be scheduled later this summer. On-line condolences may be left at the Kahler Funeral Home website.

Luella was born on March 26, 1922 in Chester, SD to Nels and Pauline (Sorenson) Pederson. She attended Rudd Country School for 8 years. She and her siblings walked the two miles to school in all types of weather. She graduated from Chester High School. Luella met her husband at Spawn’s beach where they danced to Lawrence Welk. They were married in 1940 and lived in Dell Rapids where she lived with two small children when Orville served in WWII. They raised their three children in Dells and she continued living there until just recently moving close to her daughter.

She loved company, you always had coffee and something to go with it at her house. Cooking was a favorite pastime of hers and she was a wonderful cook. In the later years her passion was putting puzzles together and listening to KXRB. Luella and her husband started Buskerud Construction and she was the parts runner for them.

She attended the Lutheran Church of Dell Rapids and was on a monthly church letter committee where she brought treats often. She was a very giving person and always put others first. She never complained and always looked on the positive side of life.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Orville Buskerud, her sister, Viola Hoyme and her four brothers, Herman, Thermal, Leonard and Alvin Pederson.

Grateful for having a wonderful mother and grandmother are Sharron (Jon) Kayser of Mesa, AZ, Terry (Veronica) Buskerud of North Bend, OR and Ron (Marcia) Buskerud of Rapid City, SD; nine grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and a great great-grandson; many nieces, nephews and close friend, Joyce Geraets and many more dear friends.

Greenhoff and Downs Finish in Top Half of State A Tournament

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NewDRLogoThe 2017 girls State A Golf Tournament concluded on Tuesday, June 6th, at Central Valley Golf Course in Hartford.

Kaitlyn Greenhoff finished in the top 25 earning medalist honors for the tournament.  Greenhoff finished tied for 23rd with a two-day total of 186.  Greenhoff had a second-round 89 after an opening round of 97.  Downs finished her state tournament in upper half of the field tied for 40th.  Downs had a second round of 94 to go with an opening round of 101 for a two-day total 0f 195.

Kate Wynja of Sioux Falls Christian won the individual title with a total of 156.  Lauryn Driscoll of West Central and Jade Burr of Belle Fourche tied for second with rounds of 157.  Canton won the team title with a team score of 724.  Lennox was second with a total of 732, and Vermillion was third with 741.

Greenhoff and Downs Complete 1st Day at State Golf

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NewDRLogoKaitlyn Greenhoff and Olivia Downs completed their first day of the 2017 State A Golf Tournament on Monday, June 5th, at Central Valley Golf Course in Hartford.

Greenhoff ended her first day with a round of 97, which has her tied for 36th.  Downs finished just a few shots back with an opening day round of 101.  Downs is currently tied for 47th place.  Lauryn Driscoll of West Central leads after the first day with a round of 75.  Kate Wynja of Sioux Falls Christian and Jade Burr of Belle Fourche are tied for second with rounds of 78.

Canton currently leads in the team standings with a team score of 363.  Lennox is second at 365, and Lead-Deadwood sits in third place with a 370.

The final round of the 2017 State A Tournament will be completed in Hartford on Tuesday, June 6th.

Dell Rapids Legion Opens Season with Two Wins

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DellsBaseballLogoThe Dell Rapids Legion baseball team opened their 2017 season with two wins in Madison on Thursday, June 1st.  Dell Rapids won the first game 9-1.  They then beat Madison in the second game 14-2 in just five innings.

Dell Rapids scored two runs in the third inning, five in the fourth, and then two more in the sixth in the opening game win.  Carter Gullickson finished the game 3-4 with three runs scored and an RBI.  Josh Roemen was 2-4 with two runs scored and an RBI.  Nate McKee and Brett Mogen also had hits.  McKee had three RBIs, and Mogen finished with two RBIs.  Mogen also earned the win in the first game throwing all seven innings giving up just one run on two hits while striking out 10 batters.

A six-run top of the fifth inning closed out the win in the second game.  Dell Rapids led 3-2 after the first inning.  They then scored three more runs in the second inning and two more in the third before the six-run fifth inning.  Lealand Randel was 2-2 with two runs scored and two RBI.  Mogen, Casey Hansen, Roemen, and Ethan Brobjorg all had hits.  Hansen and Mogen both finished with two RBIs.  McKee, Roemen, and Keegan Miller also had RBIs.  Elijah Story started the game for Dell Rapids giving up two runs on four hits while striking out two in three innings of work.

Dell Rapids (2-0) will play in Baltic on Monday, June 5th.

Dells Baseball Players Earn Post Season Awards

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Josh RoemenAfter a 2017 championship run, a few of the Dell Rapids baseball players earned post-season awards for their play during the high school baseball season.

Josh Roemen, a senior, was selected as a Class B All-State player for 2017.  Roemen was also honored as an Academic All-State player and earned Region 2B All-Region honors.  Seniors Nate McKee and Trevor Pulscher were also honored as Region 2B All-Region selections.  Juniors Carter Gullickson and Matt Gillogly made the Region 2B All-Region team as well.

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