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Dody Anenson, 83, passed away on July 17, 2023. She was born July 9, 1940, in Veblen, South Dakota to the late Leonard and Viola Lahammer. She grew up on a small farm, the fifth of six children. She graduated in 1958 as the Salutatorian (and Homecoming Queen) of Veblen High School. She subsequently graduated, summa cum laude, from Northern State University in 1962 with a double major in math and physical education.

The celebration of life for Kenneth “Kenny” Watkins was at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, July 29, 2023 at the Marshall County VFW Post #3507 at 718 Main St. in Britton, SD.

The memorial mass for Judith “Judy” Olson will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 8, 2023 at St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church in Veblen. Fr. Greg Frankman will officiate the mass.

Tru and Tuf Hagen are true cowboys and look to be shaping up into great cattlemen. The brothers from rural Lake City are both members of the South Dakota Junior Hereford Association. They recently had a big adventure when they traveled to Madison, Wisconsin July 8th through the 14th for the Junior National Show.

The celebration of life for Kenneth “Kenny” Watkins will begin at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, July 29, 2023 at the Marshall County VFW Post #3507 at 718 Main St. in Britton, SD. 

The Claremont baseball program has a rich and storied history, but a new chapter was added a couple of weeks ago when a very special game was played on the Honkers’ field.

The funeral service for Norman Krause was 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at St. John’s Lutheran Church of Hecla. Rev. Sara Sorensen officiated the service. Interment will be in the Hecla Cemetery.

The memorial service for Bonnie Larson will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 5, 2023 at Evangelical Lutheran Church in Langford SD, with coffee time to follow. Diane Hoines will officiate the service. Inurnment will be at the Hillside Cemetery of rural Langford.

Big Stone City Derails Claremont For Second Straight Year

Harvest Days is right around the corner. The annual event is planned for Friday-Sunday, August 4-6. Plan now to participate in all the fun.

Last week, Horton Inc. in Britton invited the public to visit their facility. They had some exciting new developments to share, not the least of which was their new Offroad Center Building. The building is not only impressive in scope, but what it houses is also exciting not only for the company but also the area in general.

The Britton Area Trapshooting Team placed 90th in a field of 240 teams at the USA High School Clay Target League National Championship held July 5-10 in Mason, MI.