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Loren “Curly” Penning

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Loren PenningLoren Lawrence “Curly” Penning, 86, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 21, 2014 at the Dells Nursing and Rehab Center. His Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Dell Rapids. Visitation will begin at noon with the family present at 5:00 p.m. and the Christian Wake service will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at Kahler Funeral Home.  Condolences may be left at www.kahlerfh.com.

Loren was born on October 11, 1927 in Dell Rapids, SD, to Nicholas and Elizabeth (Kirpes) Penning. He married Dorothy Schnieders on June 23, 1955. Together they raised three girls on a farm just north of Dell Rapids. Loren also did custom shelling and haying. They moved into Dell Rapids in the spring of 1986. Loren worked as a hired man for Larry and Ada Jorgenson until his health would no longer let him do this.

Loren was an amazing woodworker. He built many beautiful pieces of furniture for family and friends over the years. He worked hand in hand with his daughter, Linda, until she passed away. He was an avid gardener and couldn’t wait each spring to get out there and plant. He enjoyed sharing his produce with his neighbors. He loved polka music and never missed a polka dance. He loved watching baseball and was always cheering for the Cardinals. Loren had a special place in his heart for his grandchildren and great grandchildren and he lit up each time he saw them. He enjoyed taking them farming, pocket gopher hunting and shelling corn.

Loren moved into the Dells Nursing and Rehab Center in March of 2013. He enjoyed spending time with his roommate Alan and helping plant a garden for the nursing home.

Loren was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Dorothy, his daughters, Nancy and Linda and his siblings, Vernon, Nick, Gary, Connie and Maxine and many in-laws.

Those left to cherish his memory are his daughter, Betty (Paul) Gunn of Watertown; son-in-law, Jerome Kubal of Carrington, ND; his grandchildren, Chris (Kris) Kubal of Keene, ND, Jess (Cody) Wolf of Dickinson, ND, Tracy (Tony) Klein of Dell Rapids, Angie and Casey Kubal of Dickinson, ND, Shane (Lizzie) Gunn of Orlando, FL and Zach Gunn of Brookings; his great grandchildren, Sawyer, Beckett, and Bowen Wolf, Madisyn and Lennyx Klein; his brothers, Terry (Sharon), Melvin (Jeanette) and Elmer (Peggy); his sisters, Delores (Hank) Burggraff, Bernice Stensland, Alice (Joe) Burggraff, Vera (Bernard) Burggraff and Karon Penning; his brother-in-law, Jerome (Helen) Schnieders and his sister-in-law, Darlene Schnieders and special people, Brenna and Miranda and his many nieces and nephews.

Casey’s Now Open in Dell Rapids

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Caseys1The Dell Rapids Casey’s General Store is now open.  Casey’s opened their doors on Thursday, June 19th.  They have a full selection of convenience store items, as well as made-to-order sub sandwiches, pizza, donuts, soft-serve ice cream, and other breakfast and lunch items.  Casey’s will also offer pizza delivery.  There are also eight gasoline pumps.

Telephone number for Casey’s is 605-428-3476.  They are located at 309 W. 4th St.

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Congratulations Mick Hoglund!

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Golf BagThe South Dakota High School Coaches Association has named its spring sports Coach of the Year Award winners. Mick Hoglund of Dell Rapids was named the Boys Golf Coach of the Year.  Mick will be recognized at the annual awards banquet to be held in Aberdeen on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 in conjunction with the summer coaches’ clinic.

Congratulations Bill Weber!

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South Dakota Game Fish ParksPierre, S.D. –Several award winners were recently recognized by the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) for their commitment, support and leadership in educating today’s youth on the development and awareness of safe and honorable hunting practices.

Bill Weber, a volunteer HuntSAFE instructor from Dell Rapids, was selected as the 2013 HuntSAFE Instructor of the Year.  http://gfp.sd.gov/news/news/june/6.aspx

Dells M 1-3 on Season

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Dell Rapids 9, Harrisburg 0

Dell Rapids (1-3) held Harrisburg to three hits and no runs to win 9-0 at Rickeman Field on Monday, June 9.

Nate McKee pitched two innings to start the game and gave up no runs on two hits while striking out two. Eric Klein followed with four innings of relief. He allowed one hit and struck out four. Brett Mogen finished the final inning and struck out all three hitters.

McKee led the offense with a double, single and three RBI. Josh Roemen doubled twice and drove in two runs. Casey Hansen singled twice and scored two runs. Thomas Schuring added a two RBI single. Klein and Nick Hoffman each added a single.

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Dell Rapids battery: Nate McKee, Eric Klein (3), Brett Mogen (7) and Casey Hansen.

Tea 14, Dell Rapids 2

Thirteen first inning runs knocked out Dell Rapids 14-2 on Thursday, June 12.

Four walks, a hit batter and eight hits propelled the hosts to a big early lead.

Dell Rapids scored two in the top of the first for an early lead before giving 13 back in the bottom half of the inning. Casey Hansen and Brett Mogen had the only two hits for Dell Rapids.

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Dell Rapids battery: Casey Hansen, Josh Roemen (1), Eric Klein (2), Brett Mogen (3) and Nick Hoffman.

Rain Stroms Bring Flash Floods to Dell Rapids

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6-16-14 Storm 12A stormy day on Monday, June 16th, led to some flash flooding in Dell Rapids during the day.  The National Weather Service has estimated that Dell Rapids has received around four to five inches of rain in the last 24 hours.  Around 2:45 p.m. the town was rushing with water as streets had water flowing over them.  The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Warning for the Big Sioux River near Dell Rapids until 7:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 18th.  The river is predicted to rise to 12.1 feet by Tuesday, June 17th.  Flood stage is at 12.0 feet.

Around 8:45 p.m., another round of heavy rain with hail swept through Dell Rapids.  Some of the hail that fell on the north part of town measured up to 3/4″ in diameter.6-16-14 Storm 13

More rain is forecast for Wednesday night into Thursday.

 

William “Bill” Burkhart

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Bill BurkhartWilliam “Bill” Burkhart, 65, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 12, 2014 at his Spearfish Canyon home in the beautiful Black Hills. His funeral service will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 19, 2014 at the United Methodist Church, Dell Rapids. Interment will be in the Logan Reformed Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m.  on Wednesday, June 18, 2014 with the family present from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at Kahler Funeral Home, Dell Rapids.

Bill was born on June 2, 1949, to Bette (Crisp) and Andrew Burkhart. Bill grew up on the family farm in Dell Rapids, South Dakota. He graduated from Dell Rapids High School in 1967, and he earned an Organic Chemistry degree from South Dakota State University in 1971. He was a true “Jackrabbit” in every sense of the word contributing not only his time, but also scholarships to the Foundation.

Bill was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force. His pilot training was at Sheppard AFB in Texas from where he obtained top honors in his class. Bill saw the world in an illustrious way by visiting over 78 countries during his service. Bill was a F4 fighter pilot instructor earning many awards and honors including the Meritorious Service Medal, Air Force Achievement Medal, Combat Readiness Medal, Small Arms Expert Pistol Ribbon, Air Force Longevity Service Award, National Defense Service Medal, Oversees Service Long and Short Tour Ribbon, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, and member in support of Operation Desert Shield from August 2, 1990, to November 30, 1991. He retired from the Air Force in 1991 with over 4,000 flight hours.

After retiring from the U.S. Air Force in 1991, he traveled to Austrailia.  Upon his return to South Dakota, he decided to enroll at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, where he earned a master’s degree in Technology Management. While in Rapid City, he fulfilled his dream of building his “Little Log Cabin” in Spearfish Canyon with his best friend and companion, Dixie D. Serr. This was truly a labor of love in the building and completion of his cabin. In 1997, Bill went to work for Raytheon in Tucson, Arizona, which led to a second career in the missile field. He retired a second time to Spearfish Canyon after thirteen years in Arizona.

Bill never met a person that didn’t become a friend of his. He truly cherished his many friends and family he had throughout the world.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and an infant brother.

Sharing his life is his companion, Dixie and her family,  Andy, Stacy, Mason and Taylor Schultz of Rapid City; his brother, Dr. Tom and Jeanette Burkhart of Sioux Falls;  his nephew, Matt (Tammy) Burkhart of Sioux Falls and their family, and his niece, Julie (Brian) Van Dam and their family of Baltic.

Parkston Beats PBR with Big 6th Inning

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PBRLogoThe Parkston Mudcats used a big sixth inning to beat Dell Rapids PBR on Friday, June 13th, in Dell Rapids.  Parkston scored eight runs, seven of them unearned, on their way to a 12-5 win.

The Mudcats got on the board first with an RBI sacrifice fly by Trevor Freudenthal.  PBR answered to take a 2-1 lead after the first inning on a two-run home run by Weston Hansen.  Parkston regained the lead in the second inning on a two-run single by Jeff Harris to take a 3-2 lead.  The Mudcats added another run in the fourth when Tyler Nolz scored on a passed ball.  The score remained 4-2 heading into the sixth inning, and that’s when “Friday the 13th” happened for Dell Rapids.  Spencer Freudenthal started the inning with a walk.  He then stole two bases before an RBI single by T. Nolz.  Jeff Heisinger then hit into a 5-4-3 double-play started by Nate Henry.  Brady Nolz then popped up a ball in the infield that looked like it would end the inning, but Blake Harms was unable to make the catch.  Parkston then scored seven straight runs, all unearned, on six hits and a walk before PBR could get out of the inning.  PBR added a run in the seventh, and two runs in the eighth.

Drew Eldeen took the loss for PBR going five innings, giving up four runs, all earned, on eight hits.  He struck out five and walked two.  Harms pitched one inning giving up eight runs, one earned, on seven hits.  Henry finished the final three innings giving up no runs on two hits.  Trevor Kuiper picked up the win for Parkston going seven innings, giving up three runs, two earned, on six hits.  He struck out six and walked one.

Hansen had two hits in the game for PBR, including the home run, and two RBI.  Henry also had two hits and an RBI.  Matt Kolbeck also picked up two hits and an RBI in the game.  Harris and T. Freudenthal each had three RBI for Parkston.

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Highlights

Dell Rapids City Council Meeting: 6/16/14

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The Dell Rapids City Council will meeting in regular session on Monday, June 16th, at 7:30 p.m. at the City Chambers.  Some of the items on the agenda include a public hearing on a temporary alcoholic beverage license, public hearing on zoning amendments, consideration of bid award on the library renovation/addition project, second reading of golf cart ordinance amendment, warming house update, and the administrative report.

The regular session meeting will be webcast on Big Sioux Media before the council enters into executive session.

The full agenda can be found by clicking here.

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