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Visitation will be on Thursday, June 29th from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Eden, SD. and will close with a Rosary Service at 7:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be on Friday, June 30th at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Eden SD. Burial will follow at St. Michael’s Cemetery.

Dee was born in Britton, South Dakota to Adolph and Nona Horn. Dee has known the Lord since birth and was raised in the Lutheran Church, LCMS. Her family had homesteaded land in South and North Dakota where they were farmers. Dee loved to be outdoors and was driving trucks and tractors as soon as she could operate the pedals at about 8 years old and hauling grain for her dad at age 10. She also has had a love for music since she was a young girl. She was an amazing pianist and played the piano and pipe organ for her church as well as saxophone and other instruments all through school. Her dad bought her a Wurlitzer Piano that she still owns to this day.

Franklin Olson, 90, of Pierpont, passed away Tuesday June 13, 2023 at Sanford Hospital, Webster.

The graveside service for Delores J. Anderson will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 24, 2023 at Homer Cemetery in Pierpont, under the direction of the Price Funeral Chapel.

In Annual Roy Lake Tourney

Chance For National Contest

Last week’s Britton blood drive had a good turnout. 32 units of life saving blood were collected that day. The units donated at the blood drive can help save up to 96 lives.

The Buckhorn Rodeo is celebrating 51 years with this weekend’s event. The rodeo takes place Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. nightly. There are plenty of rodeo favorites on the schedule.

LeRon Knebel says he can only watch so many episodes of “Gunsmoke” before he gets bored. At age 79, you’d expect Knebel to have mostly taken up the rocking chair and to be quietly enjoying his golden years. But not so for this well-known Marshall County resident. In fact, Knebel is in the midst of 24 summers working for the South Dakota State Parks and is still enjoying every minute of it.