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Jessen receives honors

News Staff

Thursday, September 8, 2022

Daryl Jessen is the 7-12 Instrumental Music teacher at Dakota Valley. He was selected as a quarterfinalist for the Music Educators Grammy Award.

BHSU volleyball team visits Elk Point

News Staff

Thursday, September 1, 2022

On Friday, Aug. 26, the Black Hills State University volleyball team rolled into Elk Point on their way to Missouri. The team bus pulled into the home of Corri and Seth Rubida for lunch before heading to the Rockhurst Invitational in Kansas City. According to first year BHSU head coach, Bree Davis, it is a team tradition to stop at the homes of players when they drive by. Karly Marx, a senior and recruit from Elk Point-Jefferson, is the starting setter of the 2022 team.

Muddy Bites

Beth Sherard-hutcheson Times1@iw.net

Thursday, September 1, 2022

Remember hot summer days as a child and getting to have ice cream – especially a sundae cone? The best part, besides the ice cream of course, was at the very bottom of the cone there was a bunch of chocolate. That’s the idea where Muddy Bites came from – the best part of a sundae cone.

Hole in One!

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Thursday, September 1, 2022

.Atticus Slater, a seventh grader at DV and part of the JV team, hit a hole-in-one on hole 8 at the Two Rivers Golf Course during the Dakota Valley Golf Invitational Aug. 24. It was his first hole-in-one. Photo courtesy of Brenda Ohm

The slide finally arrived and was able to be installed at the Elk Point City Pool. The slide opened for the last weekend of the pool’s season Aug. 27 and 28. The pool was opening for swimming from 1-5 p.m. Aug. 28 and held a dog swim from 6-8 p.m. to close out the season. The pool also hosted a movie night earlier in the season. Photo by Peterman Photography • photoman@iw.net

Enjoying new slide before season’s end

News Staff

Thursday, September 1, 2022

The slide finally arrived and was able to be installed at the Elk Point City Pool. The slide opened for the last weekend of the pool’s season Aug. 27 and 28. The pool was opening for swimming from 1-5 p.m. Aug. 28 and held a dog swim from 6-8 p.m. to close out the season. The pool also hosted a movie night earlier in the season. Photo by Peterman Photography • photoman@iw.net

Kids were able to play on a bounce house at Immanuel Lutheran’s Family Fun Night Aug. 28. Photo courtesy of Gary Schaeffer

Immanuel holds Family Fun Night

News Staff

Thursday, September 1, 2022

The Immanuel Lutheran Church Council decided to bring the Elk Point and Jefferson communities together one more time to celebrate summer and the beginning of the school year. A Family Fun Night & BBQ was held the evening of Sunday, Aug. 28.

Huskies start season 5-0

Beth Sherard-hutcheson Times1@iw.net

Thursday, September 1, 2022

The Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies took the small town of Irene, SD by storm on Saturday, Aug. 27 2-setting their way through 5 matches.

EPJ plays at DV Invite

Beth Sherard-hutcheson Times1@iw.net

Thursday, September 1, 2022

Despite the morning rain and puddles along the golf trails, the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies travelled to the Two Rivers Golf Course in Dakota Dunes to play in the Dakota Valley Invitational Aug. 24. The Huskies took 8 golfers – 5 on varsity and 3 on JV.

Hunter Geary completed a pass for 13 yards against Parker. He was a huge asset to the Huskies during their second game against Baltic Aug. 26. Photo by Peterman Sports Photography • photoman@iw.net

Huskies win dog fight

Beth Sherard-hutcheson Times1@iw.net

Thursday, September 1, 2022

In a game of dog versus dog, the Elk Point-Jefferson Huskies showed no mercy as they went for the throat of the Baltic Bulldogs Friday, Aug. 26 in Baltic. The contest ended quickly, as the Huskies scored 27 points in the 1st quarter and 28 in the 2nd to win the game 55-0 (ended by mercy rule) before halftime.

Joe Cross took 2nd place at the Beresford cross country invite Aug. 26. Cael Derochie was the only other medalist (boys junior high race) with 20th place. Submitted photo

30 Huskies compete at Beresford Invite

Steve Cross

Thursday, September 1, 2022

On Friday, Aug. 26 the Elk Point-Jefferson Cross Country team made the short trip to Beresford to compete at the Beresford Cross Country Invite. Each year this meet gets more competitive and faster, with more teams and improvements to the South Dakota talent pool.