Evening With Virginia
Wed, 07/07/2021 - 12:00am
An evening with Virginia Buffington Pulfrey is planned for this Sunday at 5 p.m. at the Legion Hall in Claremont.
News
The Marshall County Sharpshooters are the 2021 Rushmore National BB Gun Jayden Bender, Erika Symens, and Austin Crawford. Back row Coach Mike Kraft, champions. Team members in front left to right are Coach Rose Kraft, Lexi Cutler, Grant Cutler, Clay Crawford, Hunter Biel, and Coach Harlan Hilleson.
Clay Crawford became the first Marshall County Sharpshooter to win an individual national BB gun championship. He helped his team to its third national crown in the past 12 years.
The Marshall County Sharpshooters ranked number one Crawford. Second row all scoring a 98 are Lexi Cutler, Erika on the written safety test at the national meet last weekend. Symens, Chris Cutler, Brynn Sampson, and Jordis Jenner. Scoring a perfect 100 in front left to right are Grant Cutler, Back row Amelia Crawford 92, Montana Marlow 96, and Clay Crawford, Jayden Bender, Hunter Biel and Austin Paytyn Marlow 90.
Shooters National Champs
Wed, 07/07/2021 - 12:00am
A total of 187 competitors on 28 teams from nine states competed for the 2021 Rushmore National BB Gun Championship, and the Marshall County 4- H Sharpshooters showed all of them how it is done with highest aggregate team shooting, highest team test score and highest individual aggregate score to reign as national champions.
Poll Of Week
Wed, 06/30/2021 - 12:00am
Faced with higher food and labor costs, restaurants are raising menu prices at a much faster pace than historical rates. Will higher menu prices affect how often you eat out?
Hall Of Famers
Former Claremont baseball players who have been inducted into the South Dakota Baseball Hall of Fame were recognized during a Junior Legion Tournament alst weekend. Hall of Famers from left to right are Tom Pahl, Frank Cutler, Curt Cutler, and Sherm Cutler. The Claremont Baseball Association also dedicated a new sign to honor all current and future Hall of Fame members.
(Photos by Jenn Gustafson)
Hall Of Famers Inspire Youth
Wed, 06/30/2021 - 12:00am
(Editor’s Note: This talk was given by Jenn Gustafson at a ceremony recognizing Claremont members of the South Dakota Baseball Hall of Fame during a Junior Legion tournament in Claremont last weekend.)
Mike Atkinson stood in his cornfield about five miles northwest of Britton that was planted May 5, and this corn certainly far surpassed the old “knee high by the Fourth of July” measuring stick. He said the corn crop is his best at this stage of the growing season in his 15 years of farming but rain will be needed soon. Atkinson expressed his thanks to his grandpa Bob Carlson and hired man Luke Landreth for all their help in his farming venture.
Area Crops Need Rain Soon
Wed, 06/30/2021 - 12:00am
The crop year began with nearly ideal planting conditions this spring, but midway through the growing season rainfall has become critical.