The Letcher Community Church Christian Education Committee met to plan education opportunities for the church this Fall. 

Youth programs are scheduled as follows:

• Sonshine Club (Kindergarten-fifth grade) will start on Sept. 21 at approximately 3:45 p.m. It will meet every other Wednesday after school. Emma Klaas will prepare the food. There will be a sign-up sheet to assist with serving and clean-up. It will end at 5:30 p.m.

• Confirmation (grades six through eight) will start on Sept. 21, also. They will meet at 6:30 p.m. Supper will be provided. The class will be completed at 8 p.m. 

• Sunday School (age 3 through eighth grade) will be held each Sunday, starting Sept. 11. Classes are provided during the church service that starts at 10 a.m. Sunday School will have a worship and praise service from 11-11:15 a.m. in the sanctuary. There are sign-up sheets at the back of the church to teach classes. Volunteers are needed to provide this classroom opportunity. All curriculums will be provided. 

• The youth will sing in church the second Sunday of each month. 

• Youth group (grades sixth through 12th) will start on Sept. 14 at 6:30 p.m. Supper will be provided. This group will meet every other week. 

• Bible study will resume on Sunday, Sept. 11, at 7 p.m. Pastor Tim will provide a Wednesday morning study if there is a need. 

Fall Festivities: The church will be providing a fun church Fall Kick-off event on Sept. 18 at 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. There will be hot dogs, chips, bouncy houses, bean bags, indoor board games and lots of church fellowship. A free-will offering will be taken. All community members are welcome to attend. 

In the rangeland judging event, contestants use their knowledge of soils and grassland plants to assess habitat suitability for livestock and wildlife. They also identify plants and their characteristics, determine if a certain site is meeting management goals and recommend management practices to improve the site’s functionality.

Vada Enfield of Letcher placed second in the New Rangers Division (Ages 8-10) for Individual Rangeland Judging. Beau Enfield of Letcher also came in fourth.

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

PIERRE – The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) announced recently that the Town of Letcher public water system and the system’s operation specialists have been awarded a Drinking Water Certificate of Achievement Award.

“Access to safe and reliable water sources is essential to keeping our families safe and our economy growing,” said DANR Secretary Hunter Roberts. “The award is a testament to the hard work and dedication of South Dakota’s drinking water system operators and their efforts to ensure their customers have access to clean drinking water.”

The system’s operation specialist is Eddie Hoffman.

To qualify for the Drinking Water Certification of Achievement Award, public water systems and their system operations specialists had to meet all of the compliance monitoring and reporting requirements, drinking water standards, and certification requirements for 2021.