Becca Kading and Tyler Beschta were united in marriage on June 11, 2022 at Most Precious Blood Church in New London, WI. A reception followed in downtown Neenah, WI.

The Siouxland Humane Society will hold a live Quilt Auction on Thursday, Oct. 13, at the Sioux City Community Theatre at 1401 Riverside Blvd. Appetizers will be served and a cash bar will be available.

For over 15 years, Elk Point and surrounding communities have supported the local blood bank, LifeServe Blood Center, with at least six blood donation opportunities per year. Over the course of September, one blood drive was hosted to 120+ local hospitals that LifeServe Blood Center serves. We successfully collected 29 units of blood that has the ability to save up to 87 local lives.

The Jefferson Class of 1972 held a reunion. They had 14 class members show up for their 50th reunion. There were a total of 29 people in our class at JHS. Of those four are deceased. We met Saturday, Sept. 24 at Beano and Sherry’s for food and drinks. The group had old annuals and photos to look over. They reminisced on several events about the old school and class trips. The evening was a lot of fun for those who attended. Beano and Sherry’s provided a place where we could sit together and the food and service was excellent.

The Elk Point-Jefferson School Board met for its regularly scheduled meeting Sept. 12 and approved the 2022-23 budget along with tax levies.

King Chace Fornia and Queen Alyssa Chytka, pictured at left, were crowned Elk Point-Jefferson’s 2022 Homecoming King and Queen, but they weren’t the only ruler’s in town. Prairie Estates Care Center also crowned a Homecoming King and Queen of their own.

Not many people can relate to Johnny Cash’s song “I’ve Been Everywhere,” but John Lokhorst can. After Sunday, Sept. 11, Lokhorst had accomplished a goal that took him almost 25 years to complete. He rode a motorcycle in every state in the United States.

It was a close contest under the Friday night lights for the Panthers on Sept. 23 as they squared off against the Madison Bulldogs. The fans were loud and the student section lit up the stands as the theme for the evening was “GLOW!”. This meant many high schoolers and middle schoolers came to the game ready to cheer in black attire with glow stick necklaces and bracelets.

A truly fabulous day of golf was had for the Panther varsity team Sept. 26. The Dakota Valley boys putted, chipped and drove for yards to earn a 3rd place finish at regions on the Hiawatha golf course in Canton, SD. This spectacular play punched the team’s ticket for state where they will go up against some of the finest golfers around in the South Dakota High School Athletic Association’s Class A championship.

The varsity boys golf team for Dakota Valley returned to Vermillion for the second time this season for the DAK12 conference meet. It was held at The Bluffs Golf Course. “Tough winds and some errand shots gave us several big numbers on the card today,” coach Rodd Slater said. “That’s to be expected with such a young team.” Windy and hot conditions were definitely present, but the Panthers were still able to post good scores and bring home a 5th place team finish as well as some individual medalists. Sophomore Logan Collette had an impressive round of golf to score a 79 and place 11th. “We end the regular season with a lot of valuable experience going into the state region qualifiers, as well as next season,” Slater commented.