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South Dakota Farm Bureau (SDFB) is pleased to announce six winners of the 2018 SDFB Scholarship.

Each winner is awarded a scholarship of $1,100. Recipients include high school seniors and college students whose parents or guardians are current members of South Dakota Farm Bureau, and have been for at least two years.

Jarid Bechen of Letcher, who is attending South Dakota State University and majoring in Ag Business, was one of the six recipients of the scholarship.

Othe recipients were Bridger Gordon of Whitewood, Jessica Ryan of Belle Fourche, Anthony Sippel of Groton, Hanna Surat of Kimball, and David Weidler of Howard. 

“South Dakota Farm Bureau congratulates each of these outstanding individuals and we take pride in supporting their educational and career pursuits through a scholarship award,” said Krystil Smit, SDFB executive director.

The South Dakota Farm Bureau Scholarship Fund was established in 2005 by Richard and Agnes Ekstrum of Kimball. Richard served as South Dakota Farm Bureau’s president from 1975-1995.

More information about South Dakota Farm Bureau can be found at www.sdfbf.org

PICTURED IS Shelby Selland with Augustana’s president Stephanie Herseth Sandlin.

Five students were recognized for their exemplary commitment to the values of Christian faith at Augustana’s 2018 Covenant Award ceremony, held Friday on campus. The ceremony was part of Verdier 2018, a week-long celebration of the core values that serve as the foundation for Augustana’s academic and student life programs.

An Augustana tradition, the Covenant Awards are named in honor of each of the University’s five core values: Christian, Liberal Arts, Excellence, Community and Service. A committee of faculty and staff review nominations from the entire campus community.

Shelby Selland was chosen from the eight students that were nominated for the Covenant Award for Liberal Arts by faculty and staff and voted on by the committee.

 

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

Vandals destroyed the key pad lock on a storage shed at Rossy Park in Letcher on earlier this month.

On Saturday, April 7, an act of vandalism in the park in Letcher was reported to the Sanborn County Sheriff’s Office. It was determined that the damage had occurred sometime in the 10 days prior to the date of reporting.

The damage included broken locks and lights on the storage shed and bathrooms at Rossy Park. There was also damage to fence posts and a fire pit in the park.  It appears that there are remnants of burned logs that were used for a bonfire in the middle of the road.

According to Sanborn County Deputy Sheriff Jason Coenen, this is an ongoing investigation, and if anyone has information about this criminal act, they should contact the Sheriff’s Office at 796-4511.

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