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PICTURED ARE Stephen Escobin and Ginger Manke, the new owners of Buckshot’s in Letcher.

After 16 years of running Buckshot’s Roadhouse in Letcher, Shirley Enfield and her daughter, Angie, decided it was time to hand over the spatula, so they put the place up for sale in April of 2024. As with most businesses in a small town, it took a little time for someone to decide if it was an endeavor they wanted to take on and to get everything in order to do so. Well, the wait is over as Stephen Escobin and Ginger Manke have stepped into the role of business owners as they took over operations of Buckshot’s in Letcher earlier this month. 

According to the new owners, Letcher has always felt like home to them. Manke didn’t live in Sanborn County full-time growing up, but she spent every other weekend of her childhood on the family farm located about six miles north of Letcher. When she moved here permanently in 2017, she wanted to find different ways to integrate with the community as she stated, “Letcher is a very cute little town, and I really like the people here.”

…Read on in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!

Connie and Doug Farris, pictured right, were crowned Prom King and Queen at the Adult Prom held over the weekend at the Woonsocket Community Center.

The Woonsocket Development Corporation held its first “Adult Prom” on Saturday, Feb. 15, at the Woonsocket Community Center. The event began with a meal followed by a dance from 8-11 p.m. Prizes were given throughout the evening and Doug and Connie Farris were crowned Prom King and Queen. A free-will donation was collected as part of the evening’s fundraiser.

…Read on and see an additional picture in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!

Last week the Sanborn Central/Woonsocket Blackhawks met two strong competitors on the court, and the boys’ and girls’ junior varsity and varsity teams all won their matches, completing a clean sweep of the Wagner Red Raiders and the Highmore-Harrold Pirates.

On Tuesday, Feb. 11, the Blackhawks traveled on a snowy evening to Wagner to meet the Class A Red Raiders. The trip proved worth it for the SCW teams. The junior varsity Lady Blackhawks came away with the win, with a final score of 37-24.  

Concurrently playing in Wagner’s main gym, the Blackhawk junior varsity boys also found victory as they beat the Red Raiders, 58-20.

Following the JV games, the Lady Blackhawks took the court for a much-anticipated varsity match up. The Lady Blackhawks hit their stride early and didn’t look back, defeating the Lady Red Raiders, 61-44.

To wrap up the evening in Wagner, the varsity Blackhawks played a high energy game with lead changes throughout the match, but when the dust cleared, the Blackhawks defeated the Red Raiders with a score of 45-42.

On Friday, Feb. 14, the Blackhawks hosted the Pirates of Highmore-Harrold at Woonsocket in what was the last regular season home game and Senior Night for the Lady Blackhawks. Prior to the varsity game, the Lady Blackhawks recognized their four seniors, Makenzie Schley, Emilie Lindgren, Kaylee Robinson and Alexa Goertz with plaques and gratitude.

The SCW junior varsity girls kicked off the night of ball with a close win, 35-33, over the younger Lady Pirates.

The Blackhawk JV boys defeated the Pirates quite easily with a final score, 54-18. There were no other stats available.

For Senior Night and a rematch of the 281 Conference championship game, the Lady Blackhawks didn’t disappoint, wrapping up their final regular season home schedule with a victory. They led the scoring against the Lady Pirates in all four quarters, and the final tally was 60-36, SCW.

In the final game of the evening, the Blackhawks accomplished the week’s clean sweep when they defeated the Pirates, 53-45.

The Blackhawks traveled to Huron to take on the James Valley Christian Vikings on Tuesday, Feb. 18, and then head to Lake Preston Thursday (tonight) to play the Iroquois/Lake Preston Sharks for the Lady Blackhawks’ final game of the regular season. Next week, the Lady Blackhawks kick off postseason region play. The SCW boys host the Wessington Springs Spartans on Friday, Feb. 28, for their final game of the regular season and their Senior Night.

…See pictures and individual stats in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!

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