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Mel Freese

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Mel FreeseMel Freese, 87, former Madison area resident, died on March 14, 2015, in Texas.  Interment services will begin at 2 p.m. Sun., Aug. 2, at The Lakes Golf Course Memorial Garden. A time of sharing and reception will follow at The Lakes Restaurant.

Freese was born on April 27, 1928, at Wellsburg, Iowa. His mother died when he was 7 days old and he was raised by his maternal grandparents.  He worked in the trucking industry most of his life, first as a driver, then as a salesman of trucking services and finally as a dispatcher.

He lived in Mission, Texas for many years. In 2003, he started coming to South Dakota for the summers. He worked in the clubhouse at The Lakes Golf Course.

Survivors include a son Kenneth (Jane) of Minneapolis, Minn.; a daughter, Char (Mark) Aloisio of Malta; four grandchidlren; two brothers and a sister from Waterloo, Grundy Center and Wellsburg, Iowa; several nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by his grandparents; parents; a brother; and a daughter.

The Kahler Funeral Home of Dell Rapids is in charge of arrangements.  Condolences may be sent to www.kahlerfh.com.

Marvin “Marv” Peterson

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Marv PetersonMarvin L. “Marv” Peterson, age 76, died Thursday, July 30, 2015 at his home following a lengthy battle with PSP (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy), a rare neurological disease. His funeral service will be 10:30 AM Monday, August 3 at Heritage Lutheran Church in Brandon. Visitation begins at 4:00 PM Sunday, August 2 at the church, where the family will greet friends from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Condolences may be left at www.georgeboom.com.

Marv was born on May 26, 1939 in Dell Rapids, SD, to Robert and Freida “Petie” (Gruening) Peterson. When Marv was three, his father passed away and Petie married Gene Marcher five years later. Marv was raised and received his education in Dell Rapids. After graduation from high school, he attended and graduated from the University of Minnesota with his degree in architecture class of 1962.

Marvin was united in marriage with Louise Taylor in Minneapolis and the couple was blessed with three children. On July 11, 1987, Marvin was united in marriage with Jolene “Jodi” Kruse-Peters and they made their home in Brandon, SD.

Marv began his career with Spitznagel architectural firm in Sioux Falls. Three of his designs were the Rapid City Convention Center, The HPER Center (Frost Arena) on the South Dakota State University campus in Brookings, SD and Risen Savior Catholic Church in Brandon. In 1976, Marv and two other partners started a new firm in Sioux Falls, Architecture Incorporated. In 1979, Marv was offered employment with Sioux Falls Construction Company in the commercial building area. While there, his main account was Avera McKennan Hospital, where he oversaw many new buildings and remodel projects. He retired in 2004 as a Vice President and co-owner of the company.

Grateful for sharing life with Marv are his wife, Jodi, Brandon, SD; three children: Pam Axelson, Lake Havasu City, AZ, Tana Patel and her husband, Monish of Indianapolis, IN, Grant Peterson and his wife, Megan, Milwaukee, WI; four grandchildren, Talon Brown, Logan and Colin Peterson and Hayden Patel; his brother, Al Peterson and his wife, Jan, Goodyear, AZ; his sister, Micki Kennison and her husband, Larry, Rapid City, SD; Jodi’s siblings, Marty Kruse and his wife, Karen, Monument, CO, Lynell Bonnes and her husband, Ray, Puyallup, WA; many nieces, nephews and cousins; and many great friends. Marv was preceded in death by his father, Robert Peterson; his mother, “Petie”; his step-father, Gene Marcher; and a son-in-law, Don Axelson.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial in Marvin’s name is preferred to Heritage Lutheran Church or a charity of the donor’s choice.

Dell Rapids Mudcats Heading Back to State

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MudcatsLogoA four-run seventh inning lifted the Dell Rapids Mudcats over the Madison Broncos 4-3 at the District 4B Amateur Baseball Tournament in Flandreau on Thursday, July 30th.  The win qualified the Mudcats for the State B Tournament in Mitchell August 5-15.

Madison jumped on Matt Wilbur and the Mudcats right away in the first inning.  The Broncos scored three times on four hits and two Mudcat errors.  Madison would leave the bases loaded, but took an early 3-0 lead.  The Mudcats struggled to find their offense as they were only able to get two total hits through the first six innings.

Madison, meanwhile, threatened to add to their lead in just about every inning.  The Broncos had at least one hit in every inning through the first six innings, but were unable to push across any more runs.  The momentum seemed to shift Dell Rapids way in the top of the sixth inning.  Madison had three hits in the inning, but had a runner thrown out at home, and they again left the bases loaded.

The Mudcats finally got to Brandon Burg in the seventh inning.  Joe Lewellen reached on a one-out single.  Jimmy Bauer hit a two-out double to put runners on second and third.  Travis Peters drove in the Mudcats’ first run with an RBI single.  Kris King drew a walk, and the Mudcats had the bases loaded with two outs.  Madison made a pitching change bringing in Chris Brozik to face Nate Henry.  Henry drove a double off the base of the wall to drive in three runs to give Dell Rapids a 4-3 lead.

Wilbur got through the final two innings to get the complete-game win and send Dell Rapids to the state tournament. Wilbur gave up three runs, two earned, on 11 hits while striking out 10 and walking four.  He was able to pitch Dell Rapids through a rough night in the field as the Mudcats committed five errors.

Henry finished 1-3 with a double and three RBI.  Peters was 2-4 with a double and an RBI.  Bauer, King and Lewellen also collected hits for Dell Rapids.

The Mudcats will enter the state tournament as the District 4B #2 rep.  Pairings for the state tournament will be released after the conclusion of all the district tournaments.

Dolores “Dody” Gulbranson

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Delores GulbransonDolores Gulbranson, daughter of Fern and Loren Thomas, was born June 3, 1929 in Sioux City, Iowa. She met the love of her life, Merlyn “Merk” Gulbranson while in high school in Trent, SD where they were half of the graduating class of 1947. Merk and Dody were united in marriage on July 28, 1947. They became the proud parents of 5 children; four sons, Randy, Gary, Guy, Kevin, and a daughter Gay. Her children and their spouses blessed her with 15 Grandchildren and 19 Great Grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, a sister, and a granddaughter. She is survived by her sister, Lorene Beatty.

Dody loved her family and loved her Lord. She was an excellent student of God’s Word and loved the opportunities she had over the years to teach others through Bible Study classes and programs. During their retirement years, she and her husband, Merk, enjoyed volunteering with Christian organizations in short-term mission projects. She loved sharing her life’s story and faith at Christian Women’ and Couple’s Clubs.

Dody had a love for music that she passed on to her children and grandchildren. Some of the family’s favorite memories were formed either singing and playing together or performing for others. It seemed appropriate that she slipped from this life into eternity listening to her daughter sing one of her favorite hymns, In The Garden.

For most of her life she lived in and around Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The last few years were spent near family in Des Moines, Iowa. Dolores died peacefully on the morning of July 28, a day that also represented her 68th wedding anniversary. She will be greatly missed by her family but they are assured that they will be reunited with her in heaven.

An Interment service will be in the Trent Cemetery at Trent, SD at 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 3, 2015. Memorials may be made in Dody’s name to The Gideons International. Condolences may be left at www.kahlerfh.com.

Rickeman Field Grandstand Still Awaits Decision

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RickemanFieldGrandStand-2015The Rickeman Field grandstand replacement project continues to be in a holding pattern.  The Dell Rapids City Council decided to table the decision on awarding the bidding of the project during their regular meeting on Monday, July 20th.

The council took no action on the putting the project out for bid during their meeting on June 1st.  Several members of the Dell Rapids Baseball Association asked the council to reconsider and spoke on the need to replace the grandstand during the council’s next meeting on June 15th. During that meeting, the city council voted to put the project out for bid.

The project only received one bid offer.  That bid was from Seating and Athletic Enterprises, LLC of Ellendale, MN for $58,112.  That bid was under the initial estimate of $64,000 for the grandstand with pressbox portion of the project.

The electrical portion of the project, which is separate, carried three options ranging in price from $4,700 to $8,400.  The options were to leave the electrical box where it is and remounting it to the new grandstand or move it to a new location while replacing the grandstand.

The cheaper electrical option is more of a temporary fix according to Dell Rapids Public Works Director Larry Schildhauer.  “I would say the cheaper bid is more of a temporary fix.  We’re going to have to re-do it.  And that would involve tearing out some of the materials that we put in for the temporary.  So we’ll eventually be spending more money than if we did it the right way.”

The concrete slab that would need to be set underneath the grandstand, which is estimated to be a size of 34 foot by 28 foot, was estimated to be around $9,000.  Councilman Mark Crisp said, “That’s kind of spendy…..it’s definitely something we need to take a look at.  How much concrete do we need?  How thick does it need to be? We should really have some quotes on that before approving.”  He also said, “This may bring it into budget if you get the appropriate numbers on your concrete.”

The total cost of the project with new grandstand and pressbox, electrical work, and concrete work came to a total of around $76,000, which is about $6,000 over the $70,000 budget amount.

A motion by Councilman Gary Haak to table the decision on awarding the bid project was made and the second was made by Councilman Lee Burggraff.  Prior to the vote of the motion, Councilman Mike Geraets presented another idea to the council about the project.

“I was approached by St Mary School that they would be willing to let us use their bleachers they purchased.  They have no use for them other than football season, and baseball season and football season don’t overlap….It’s just a matter of moving them from the field,” said Gearets.  He also mentioned an idea of putting a comfort station where the current grandstand sits and then put a pressbox on top of the comfort station while using the bleachers owned by St Mary school.

The vote passed unanimously to table the decision on the project to get more information on the cost of concrete and also to gather more information about the new idea presented by Geraets.

 

 

Dell Rapids Mudcats Reach Semifinals

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MudcatsLogoThe Dell Rapids Mudcats opened up the District 4B Amateur Baseball Tournament in Flandreau with a 4-1 win over Hartford/Humboldt.  10 total hits and three RBIs by 2nd baseman Nate Henry was all the run-support starting pitcher Jared Donahue needed to pick up his third win against H/H.  Donahue gave up one run on three hits while fanning 15.

“He pitched real well for us today,” said Manager Jim Wilber. “It was real important to get this first win, and Jared did that.  The lineup he faced was a very tough line-up and they hit the ball very well.  Jared was great.”

The last time these two teams met, H/H scored 11 runs, however this time they were only able squeeze out one run.

The Mudcats started the scoring early in the bottom of the 1st inning.  With one out Grant Olson doubled over the left fielders head.  Kris King moved Olson over on a error by the H/H right fielder’s dropped ball.  With runners on first and third, Henry drove in Olson on a fielders choice to second base.

The pitching duel continued as both teams made good plays out in the field, and both pitchers were able to locate the pitches they wanted.  In the fourth inning, Donahue gave up a run.  That would be the closest thing to a struggle for Donahue in the game.   H/H scored after Rob Lind worked a one-out walk, only Donahue’s second walk of the game.  After Danny Flahiee grounded out and moved Lind to second, H/H’s Cole Rockefellow reached on an error with two outs scoring Lind.

In the bottom of the 5th inning, the Mudcats put the only crooked number up on the scoreboard.  Jimmy Bauer led off the inning with his second single of the game.  Bauer stole second base.  Olson then popped up to short, which then brought up King.  King singled and drove in Bauer, which turned out to be the game-winning run.  Henry came to the plate and lined a base hit to right field.  When the throw to third came up wild, King was able to come home for another run.

The Mudcats added another run in the 7th when Henry drove in King again with a single after King singled and stole second base.

Donahue pitched a complete game with 15 strikeouts, only walking two. The run he gave up was unearned.

Bauer, King, Henry and Aaron Johnson each had two hits.  Olson and Colin Karst each had a double.

The Mudcats will play Tuesday, July 28th, at 8:00 p.m. in Flandreau.

Dell Rapids PBR Season Comes to an End

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PBRLogoIn an elimination game on Saturday, July 25th, Dell Rapids PBR fell to Salem 12-0 in seven innings ending their 2015 season.  This is the second year in a row that Dell Rapids PBR has failed to qualify for the State B Amateur Baseball Tournament.

Salem opened up the game with two runs in the top of the first inning, one of those runs coming on a steal of home.  The Cubs added another run in the second inning and had an early 3-0 lead.  Salem did not slow down as they added three more runs in the third.  The big blow came in the top of the 7th inning when Salem scored five times to push their lead to 12-0.

The Dell Rapids PBR offense could not get anything going throughout the game.  Salem kept PBR off the bases in 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th innings retiring 15 PBR hitters in a row.

14th Annual Dell Rapids Relay for Life

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2015RelayForLife_1The atmosphere and weather were absolutely amazing for the 14th annual Dell Rapids American Cancer Society Relay for Life held at Dell Rapids City Park.  A Whopper feed, concessions and survivor registration kicked off the event at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, July 24th. 2015RelayForLife_2

The Survivor Walk started at 6:00 p.m.  Entertainment was held throughout the night.  Luminaries were lit at dusk.  The event concluded with a sunrise service by Pastor Melissa Fletcher on Saturday, July 25th, at 6:00 a.m.

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Dell Rapids PBR Drops Opening Game of Districts

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PBRLogoFour errors by the Dell Rapids PBR defense and 15 hits by Lennox Only One proved to be too much for PBR to overcome in the opening round of the District 4B Amateur baseball tournament in Flandreau on Friday, July 24th.  Lennox defeated PBR 12-7.  PBR is just one loss away from not qualifying for the State B Amateur Baseball Tournament for the second year in a row.

Lennox got on the board early with an unearned run in the top half of the first inning.  Dell Rapids PBR answered back with two in the bottom of the first to take a 2-1 lead.  PBR added another run in the second inning to extend the lead to 3-1.  Lennox, however, tied the game up in the third inning with two runs.  It was the first of three innings in a row that Lennox would score two runs.  They added two runs in the fourth and two more runs in the fifth to take a 7-3 lead.

PBR pulled within three by scoring in the bottom of the fifth to make the score 7-4.  Lennox again would add a run in the seventh and another run in the eighth to extend their lead to 9-4.  PBR would not go away quietly as they scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning with two outs.  PBR, however, left the based loaded, and the momentum shifted back to Lennox.  Lennox added three more runs in the top of the ninth for the win.

Kevin Krull picked up four hits for Dell Rapids PBR.  Cody Colliet and Drew Eldeen each had two RBIs.  Nate Alfson took the loss for PBR.  He struck out six in the game.  Jared Hegdahl earned the win for Lennox.

Dell Rapids PBR will play at 7:30 on Saturday, July 25th, in an elimination game.

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