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At Monday night’s Britton City Council meeting, Tom and Jamie Moeckly spoke at the meeting regarding the old Norstar Credit Union building which they live near. The building has been purchased by Clear Lake Investments to reportedly be modified into housing for foreign H2 Visa workers. Truss Pros and Precision Wall in Britton have made use of these workers for a number of years.

Jason Tonsfeldt got attacked by a bear and now has a huge scar on his neck. Or at least that is what he and his family jokes happened to him to find some humor in a tough situation. In reality, Jason’s scar was the result of doctors removing lymph nodes from his neck following a cancer diagnosis in 2021. This was not the first time he was diagnosed with cancer, nor would it be the last. Tonsfeldt is again fighting cancer currently. He and his wife, Ali, shared the journey Jason’s cancer has taken their family on.

The funeral service for Andrew Otten will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, April 1, 2023 at First Lutheran Church in Britton. Rev. Terrill Sorensen will officiate the service.

Memorial services for LaVonne Helmer, 95, of Groton will be 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 11th at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Groton. Rev. Jeremy Yeadon will officiate. Inurnment will take place in Hillside Cemetery, Langford at a later date under the direction of Paetznick-Garness Funeral Chapel, Groton.

The memorial service for Kenneth Leroy Buhl, 71, of Aberdeen, SD, will be 10:30am, April 7, 2023, at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, with Pastor George Shaver officiating and Military honors by Sidney L. Smith American Legion Post 24. Ken died Thursday, March 30, 2023, at Our Lady of Peace Hospice in St. Paul, MN, after a long struggle with prostate cancer. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Virtual competition came in handy this past weekend as the Marshall County 4-H Sharpshooters participated in the Delta Waterfowl Virtual BB Gun Tournament sponsored by the Pierre Junior Shooters.

The Britton-Hecla and Langford Area golf squads were supposed to tee off their season next Tuesday in the Britton-Hecla Invitational, but Mother Nature has other ideas this spring.

According to the Farmer’s Almanac, “March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb.” Unfortunately, there were more lions than lambs spotted last month. The month went out with a huge roar last week with a Friday blizzard. (Some also chocked it up to an early April Fool’s Day joke by Mother Nature).

Mayo Clinic recommends that by age 40, women should start having yearly mammograms. According to the Centers for Disease Control, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of death among women in South Dakota. Locally, in the battle against breast cancer, a stateof- the-art tool is now available. The Marshall County Healthcare Center is now offering 3D mammography.

The funeral service for Andrew Otten will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, April 1, 2023 at First Lutheran Church in Britton. Rev. Terrill Sorensen will officiate the service.