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The Academy Awards found their way to Dells Nursing and Rehab Center. Dells Nursing and Rehab Center hosted an Academy Awards Social Hour on Sunday, November 9th. All the residents, families and staff had a great time. Kerri Deats donated time to style hair, and Tim Deats and Shane Skinner played the piano during the event.
David A. Artko, age 82, died a Doughtery Hospice House in Sioux Falls on November 10, 2014.
He was born on December 25, 1931 at Chicago, IL to Felix and Joanne (Zelinsky) Artko. He married Sue Anne Douglas at Glendale, CA on September 2, 1973. He is survived by his wife – Sue Anne of Chester. Two daughters -Athena Garner and Phaedra Snow both of Gridley, CA four grandchildren Jasmine, Cassandra, Adrianna, Alexandria. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and a son – Joshua in 2003.
He was on the board of directors of the Dell Rapids Hospital, Sioux Valley Electric and DSU Foundation.
Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 am on Thursday, November 13, 2014 at St Joseph the Workman Church, Huntimer Township. Burial with military honors will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Chester.
There will be a parish scripture service at 7:00 PM on Wednesday at St Joseph The Workman church. Weiland Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. To leave a message of sympathy visit: www.weilandfuneralchapel.com.
The Dell Rapids School Board will meet in regular session starting at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, November 10th, in the MS/HS DDN Room. Some of the items on the agenda include approval of monthly bills, approval of district surplus, discussion of final 2014-2015 student count, approval of Haven lease agreement, and other committee reports.
The meeting will be webcast until the board enters into executive session. The full agenda can be found by clicking here.
The Dell Rapids Quarrier football team is headed back to the Dakota Dome. The Quarriers defeated the West Central Trojans 21-14 in a back-and-fourth 11A semifinal game on Saturday, November 8th, in Dell Rapids to earn the trip back to Vermillion after a one year absence.
West Central got on the board first on a 3-yard touchdown run by Josh Mettler with 6:12 to go in the first quarter. Noah Vettrus tacked on the extra point to give the Trojans a 7-0 lead. Dell Rapids scored the tying touchdown with :22 left in the quarter on a 39-yard touchdown pass from Jase Nelson to Beau Carpenter. The extra point was good by Keegan Hemenway, and after the first quarter the game was tied 7-7.
The Trojans regained the lead with 8:23 left to go in the second quarter when Seth Titus ran one into the endzone from 11 yards. The extra point was good again by Vettrus, and West Central led 14-7. The Quarriers again answered, this time on a 5-yard touchdown run by Hemenway with 3:52 to go in the second quarter. Hemenway then kicked the extra point to tie the game at 14-14.
Both offenses were shut down in the second half. Dell Rapids was able to drive to the West Central 15 yard line late in the third quarter, but the West Central defense forced a turnover-on-downs to keep the Quarriers off the scoreboard with 2:15 remaining in the quarter. The Quarrier defense was just as impressive. With 8:54 left in the game, West Central set up to attempt 47-yard field goal. However the Trojans tried to run a fake field goal, and the Dell Rapids defense forced a loss of seven yard to force the turnover on downs.
Later in the fourth quarter, the Dell Rapids defense force the only turnover in the game. With 5:24 left to play, the Quarriers recovered a fumble by Mettler on the West Central 35 yard line. The Dell Rapids offense drove the ball to the Trojan 14 yard line over the next three minutes and 43 seconds. With 1:41 left in the game, and facing a 3rd down and 11, Nelson connected with Riley Schmidt on a 14-yard touchdown pass to give Dell Rapids their first lead in the game at 21-14.
Schmidt said, “The play before we ran kind of the same play. I saw their corner was playing up trying to stop the run. So I knew I could get out, get behind him, and Jase could throw me a good ball. He did, and we got in the end zone.”
The Trojans were not about to go down without a fight. West Central took their last possession down to the Dell Rapids 25-yard line with :05 left in the game. On what looked like the final play of the game, Jace Hanisch threw a pass to Cody Bussell in the endzone as time expired that was incomplete, however, the Quarriers were flagged for pass interference. That gave West Central one un-timed down from the Dell Rapids 13 yard line. The Trojans ran a halfback pass in which Hanisch threw a pass back to the acting quarterback Dan Skinner. Skinner was tackled down at the two yard line giving the Quarriers the victory.
Head coach Steve Hansen said, “We didn’t really know what they were going to do, if they were going to make some changes. We had several things, and we were trying to use Riley as a decoy a lot. But also knowing that if we were going to win the game, Riley needed to have the ball. It was difficult coming in. I thought our defense did a great job preparing defensively. It’s two good programs playing. And that’s the way it’s going to be..a knock down, drag out brawl.”
Dell Rapids ran 49 offensive plays for 267 yards , 125 passing yards and 142 rushing yards. West Central ran 71 offensive plays for 310 total yards, 61 passing yards and 249 rushing yards. Dell Rapids was 5-10 on third down conversions, while West Central was 8-15.
Nelson finished 7-11 passing for 125 yards and two touchdowns. Tanner Ljunggren had nine carries for 69 yards. Hemenway had 11 carries for 35 yards and a touchdown. Schmidt finished with eight carries for 16 yards. Carpenter had one catch for 39 yards and a touchdown. Schmidt had two catches for 26 yards and a touchdown.
Ben Gillogly had eight tackles in the game, one tackle for loss, and a fumble recovery. Austin Eulberg added five tackles and a sack. Nate McKee finished with five tackles and two sacks. Ljunggren and Riley Jurgensen also had five tackles in the game.
Dell Rapids improves to 10-1 on the year. The Quarriers will face the Madison Bulldogs in the 11A Championship game on Thursday, November 13th, at 7:30 p.m.
Highlights
The Madison Bulldogs ended the Quarrier Volleyball season by beating Dell Rapids in the semifinals of the Region 3A tournament on Thursday, November 6th, at Sioux Falls Christian High School. The Bulldogs won by scores of 23-25, 25-14, 25-21, 25-15.
Dell Rapids opened up the match with a win in the first set. Madison quickly recovered from the first set and controlled the entire second set to tie the match at 1-1. Dell Rapids appeared to be headed to a second set win in the third set leading 18-12, but Madison rallied to outscore Dell Rapids 13-3 to gain the momentum and pick up their second win of the match. Carrying the momentum of the come-from-behind win in the previous set, Madison rallied to the match win in the fourth set.
Emily Boyle was one of the leaders for the Quarriers in the match finishing with 12 service points and two blocks. Sarah Haak added six points along with 18 assists. Shelby Wrage tallied 16 digs and six service points. Kiah Schumacher added seven kills for the Quarriers, and Brittany Kludt had four kills and two blocks.
Seven Quarrier senior volleyball players had their Dell Rapids career come to an end. The seniors are Baily Munk, Tiffany Finkral, Kyrsten Williams, Brittnay Welbig, Emily Boyle, Shelby Wrage, and Sarah Haak.
The Quarriers season ends with a record of 12-17. Madison moves on to play Sioux Falls Christian in the Region 3A Championship match on Tuesday, November 11th, in Dell Rapids.
L. Donald Docken, retired ELCA pastor, passed away November 5, 2014, at the age of 91, at Stonecrest Presbyterian Homes of Woodbury.
Donald was born September 6, 1923, to Minnie and Ben Docken, grew up in Minneapolis, and was confirmed at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Mpls. He graduated from Central High School, Mpls, the Class of 1941. On December of 1942, during WWII, he enlisted in the United States Army Reserve, and studied in the Army Engineering Program ASTP, 1943, at Montana State University, Bozeman, MT. Donald served as a Browning Automatic Rifleman in Co. C, 275th Regt, 70th Infantry Divison. He was wounded in action on February of 1945, and awarded Combat Infantry Badge, Purple Heart and Bronze Star. He was a proud member of the Hudson VFW.
He attended University of Edinburgh, Scotland, 1945 – 1946. In 1948, he graduated with a B.A. from Luther College; Luther Theo. Seminary, B.Th, 1951; Princeton Theo. Sem, M, Th., 1956. In 1948, in Willmar, MN, Donald was united in marriage to Dolores Hanson. She was an active partner in the ministry for 39 years. They celebrated 66 years of marriage.
Donald served four parishes: Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Philadelphia, PA, 1951 – 1957, Emmons and Lime Creek Lutheran Church, 1957 – 1962, St. John Lutheran Church, Janesville, WI, 1962 – 1974, and Bethel Lutheran Church, Hudson, WI, 1974 – 1989. He was involved in a successful building program in all four parishes. Donald also served many years as Chaplain to the 70th Infantry Division Association. Donald wrote four books, “Sermon Selections and Other Articles, I and II,” “Combat History of Co. C, 275th Regt.,” and “Thanks Be to God,” and autobiography, all privately published. He was tour host for 23 overseas tours, including 26 countries. His most important work was to bring the gracious unmerited good news of salvation, forgiveness and eternal life of Jesus Christ our Savior and Lord, which in thankfulness, leads to service and good works.
He is survived by his wife, Dolores; three sons, James (Cindy) of Woodbury, MN, Mark (Lois) of Chatfield, MN, John (Cathy) of Moorhead, Mn; six grandchildren: Kirstin (Daron), Cara, Steffen, Kyle, Kevin and Soren. He was preceded in death by his brother, Adrian; and sister, Lorna.
Funeral Services will take place 10:30 AM Monday, November 10, 2014 at Bethel Lutheran Church – Downtown Campus, 920 Third St., Hudson, WI. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at church. Interment will take place at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis. Condolences may be left at http://www.oconnellfuneralhomes.com.
Darlene M. Bauer, age 73 of Elkton, passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at Brookings Health System, Brookings, SD.
She was born November 7, 1940 at Flandreau, SD to Walt and Mathilda (Hinrichs) Otto. She went to school in Ward, SD. Darlene married Roger Bauer on January 2, 1961 at Flandreau. She worked as a housekeeper at Brookview Manor in Brookings for 29 years. Darlene loved baking, especially Christmas goodies and caramels, collecting salt and pepper shakers and cookbooks, and making crafts. She loved spending time with her family and dogs. Darlene was a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, St. Mary’s Guild and the Thimble Club.
She is survived by her five children: Peg Houselog, Lake Benton, MN, Jim (Tammie) Bauer, Tim (Toni) Bauer, Kathy (Steve) Kopecky and David (Kristina) Bauer, all of Elkton; 11 grandchildren: Kim (Mike) Bloom, Heath (Brittany) Houselog, Marcus and Jonathon Kopecky, Dan Bauer, Amber (Mike) Kallemeyn, Trevor and Ashley Bauer, Mark, Jr., Joshua and Curtis Gould; seven great grandchildren: Merrick and Malahna Bloom, Khloe and Haylee Kallemeyn, Jacob, Adam and Benjamin Houselog; her sister: LaVonne Isreal, Redwing, MN; her brother: Bill (Shirley) Otto, Flandreau; two sisters-in-law: Betty Otto, Shakopee, MN and Mary (Bob) Tomes, Dell Rapids, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Darlene was preceded by her husband Roger on August 1, 1993, her infant daughter Joan on August 2, 1965, two brothers, Ron and Bob Otto and her parents and in-laws.
Mass of Christian Burial was held November 1, 2014 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, Elkton, with burial in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Condolences may be left at www.skrochfc.com.
The Dell Rapids Quarriers defeated the Flandreau Indians on Tuesday, November 4th, in the opening round of the Region 3A volleyball tournament held at Dell Rapids. The Quarriers won by scores of 25-11, 25-6, 25-19.
Dell Rapids took an early 3-2 lead in the first game. The Quarriers then went on a 15-1 run to extend their lead to 18-3. The Flandreau Indians outscore Dell Rapids 6-4 to make the score 22-9, but Dell Rapids closed out the first game at 25-11.
The second game was again close very early at 2-1. Dell Rapids then took an 8-2 lead before the Flandreau Indians pulled within four points at 8-4. Dell Rapids then managed to go on a 17-2 run to win the second game.
The third game was back and forth for much of the game. Dell Rapids opened up the third game on a 5-0 run, but the Indians pulled within a point at 5-4. The Quarriers extended the lead to 12-7, but Flandreau Indians were able to tie the game at 13-13. The game was tied at every point up to 19-19. The Quarriers closed out the game on a 6-0 run to win the match.
Dell Rapids improves to 12-16 on the year. The Quarriers will face the Madison Bulldogs in the semifinals on Thursday, November 6th, at Sioux Falls Christian High School.
After finishing second in the Dakota Valley Conference with a 7-1 record, and an 8-2 overall record, five players from the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal football team earned DVC end-of-the-season honors.
Josh Brown (Jr), Wes Heinricy (Sr), Jacob Glazier (Jr), and Christian Schneiders (Jr) were named to the DVC All-Conference Football Team. Jacob Frost (Jr) earned an Honorable Mention.
Andrew King of Arlington was named the DVC MVP, and head coach Steve Gilbertson of Arlington was named DVC Coach of the Year.
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