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Letcher American Legion Auxiliary hosted a potluck supper Sunday at the community center. A nice crowd was there to enjoy all the good food.   After supper, Auxiliary President Sandi Ruml read a story from this month’s South Dakota Magazine about three South Dakota soldiers that met in Vietnam. One was the medivac helicopter pilot John O’Connel, who lived in Letcher for many years and started a crop dusting business. If you have that magazine, it’s a great story. Then, Westen White read an essay he wrote for Voice of Democracy. Kathy Northrup read a poem.  A nice time visiting was had after. May God bless all those veterans who served, but let’s not forget the South Dakota Air Guard who deployed to the middle east and are in the hot spots of wars now. Keep them and their families in your prayers.

…See a picture in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!

Woonsocket’s and Sanborn Central’s Oral Interp teams did a fantastic job at district oral interpretation on Tuesday, Nov. 5. 

Every single entry in Woonsocket either advanced to the Region meet or was chosen as an alternate, and most of Sanborn Central’s entries advanced as well.

Overall, the Woonsocket team scored second place out of seven schools.

  Woonsocket’s results were as follows:

Andie Aughenbaugh – first place in Serious, advancing to Regions;

McKenzie Baruth/Oscar Anderson – first place in Duet and advancing to Regions;

Emilie Lindgren – second place in Humorous and advancing to Regions;

  Alternates for regions – Jalyn Grassel in Poetry, Skylar Kluth in Non-Original Oratory, Kaitlyn Aldrich in Storytelling, and Kaitlyn Aldrich, Val Button, Skylar Kluth, Sara Overson, and Ivy Knudson in Reader’s Theater.

Sanborn Central’s results were as follows:

Lucy Applegarth – fifth in Non-Original Oratory;

Temperance Salathe – third in Storytelling and advancing to Regions;

Temperance Salathe – second in poetry and advancing to Regions;

Miley Adams and Hudson Fouberg – fifth in Duet;

Miley Adams, Hudson Fouberg, Riley Kneen, Ian Octavo – fourth in Reader’s Theatre, Region alternate;

Sean Bitterman – third in Serious and advancing to Regions.

The Regional oral interpretation meet for Woonsocket will take place in DeSmet on Monday, Nov. 18, while the Regional meet for Sanborn Central will take place in Mitchell on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Good luck to both teams!

…See pictures of those who qualified for Regions, as well as results from this season that haven’t been reported on yet, in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!

Members of Woonsocket’s American Legion carry the flags as the Color Guard for the Veterans Day program at Woonsocket School on Monday. From left to right are: Joel Rassel, Steve Tornow, Duane Peterson and Agapito Aviles.

On Monday, Nov. 11, Sanborn County’s schools held their Veterans Day programs to thank and honor veterans in the community. Both programs were well-received by the veterans and community members in the audiences. 

Sanborn Central’s Student Council put together an amazing program held Monday morning. David Steele, a social sciences teacher and advisor for the student council, opened the ceremony with a welcome, followed by “The Star-Spangled Banner” sung by Jennifer Karlen, band instructor. 

Woonsocket School held their annual Veterans Day program in the afternoon. The gym was festively decorated with student art in red, white and blue. The program began with the presentation of the colors by the Woonsocket American Legion Post 29. The crowd was welcomed by the sixth-grade class who organize the program each year. The Woonsocket High School band, led by director Jennifer Karlen, played “The National Anthem.”

Sanborn Central and Woonsocket Schools’ Veterans Day programs were full of wonderful addresses, music and demonstrations to show all the veterans the gratitude they deserve.

…Read more about and see more pictures of the programs in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!

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