September 2023

With a “Cartoons” theme this year, Blackhawks Homecoming Week is upon us, and the festivities have started. Everything started on Monday with Spirit Week days designated in Woonsocket as Pajama Day and Sanborn Central had “Monsters University” Wear Your Favorite College Gear Day. Coronation was on Monday night at both schools with Cooper Goldammer and Kara Wormstadt being crowned as royalty at Sanborn Central and Kam Ochsner and Evan VonEye receiving the honor at Woonsocket. 

The Blackhawks volleyball girls had their only game of the week on Tuesday night against Wolsey-Wessington at Sanborn Central, and the homecoming football game will be on Friday night at Wessington Springs against the TDA/AC/DC Thunderhawks. Results from those games along with all other activities and designated spirit days will be in next week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal. 

There will be two extra color pages in next week’s issue for Homecoming photos. If you would like to help sponsor those pages, please contact Carrie Howard at (605) 796-4221 or (605) 770-8997.

…See pictures of the crowned royalty and more in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!

Delaney Zoss was named Grand Horse Premier Exhibitor at this year’s State Fair. She’s pictured here holding the buckle she was awarded.

The remainder of the State Fair results can be read in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!

On Thursday, Sept. 7, the Town and Country Fire District of Woonsocket was called to a structure fire at the home of Skip and Diane Larson north of Woonsocket on SD Highway 37. A garage/shed was engulfed in flames when they arrived. The building was a total loss along with tools, hay bales and other miscellaneous items that were housed in the building. The fire spread to a shelter belt that was near the building, but the firefighters were able to get the flames under control, so most of the trees were not harmed. 

It took approximately 2.5 hours to put out the fire. While the Town and Country Fire District was fighting the blaze, the fire departments of Alpena and Wessington Springs both brought water to help work on getting the fire out. 

There was no definite start for the fire determined, but speculation was that someone was mowing near the building and possibly threw a spark that ignited the hay bales and got the fire going. There were no injuries reported and no further investigation is expected to take place.

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