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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.

Snow Puts Early Schedule In Jeopardy

Five Britton youth wrestlers placed at the state meet held in Aberdeen last weekend.

B-H Embraces Virtual Learning

Last week, the local winners of the American Legion Auxiliary Poetry and Essay contests were guests of ALA Unit 80 for supper and awards for the top three in each class. The winners each read their papers. The first-place winner’s paper in each class goes on to the district competition.