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On Saturday, Aug. 24, members from the Artesian Fire Department, Sanborn County Ambulance and the Town and Country (Woonsocket) Fire Department attended a Traffic Incident Management class. With the increasing number of emergency responders getting injured and killed at accident scenes, this training enables the responders to work the scene safely while also keeping the public safe from further accidents. The emergency responders would like to remind everyone to please slow down when approaching an emergency scene; they want to get home as much as you do.

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

Jennifer Feistner, Regional Business Lead for Bayer Crop Sciences, presents a $2,500 donation from the Bayer Fund to Henry Linke, a Sanborn County Farmer who directed his America’s Farmers Grow Communities grant to Sanborn County 4-H.

Sanborn County farmer Henry Linke directed $2,500 to Sanborn County 4-H through America’s Farmers Grow Communities, sponsored by the Bayer Fund. “As part of their mission, Sanborn County 4-H will use the funds toward their planned 4-H Building Addition project,” said Stacy Zoss, Sanborn County 4-H Leaders President. Stacy shares that over the past few years Sanborn County 4-H has made numerous improvements to the 4-H grounds/facilities for all project areas. “With consistent growth of our 4-H programs over the past 15 years, we have reached the point where we feel an addition to our 4-H Building is needed to support our current numbers and expected growth.”

…Read more in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal.

Feeding South Dakota and the Sanborn County Food Pantry want to inform Sanborn County residents that the Food Giveaway has returned and will be held Wednesday, Sept. 4, at 5 p.m. (until gone).

The Food Giveaway provides free food to families in need. The free food includes assorted frozen and fresh produce, frozen meats, assorted breads and assorted canned and boxed items. 

Boxes for food will be available, but recipients are encouraged to bring their own. There is no entry to the Food Giveaway before 4:45 p.m.

Feeding South Dakota is a statewide organization with locations in Pierre, Rapid City and Sioux Falls. Their mission is to eliminate hunger in South Dakota. For more information or to make a donation to support food giveaways, please visit feedingsouthdakota.org.

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