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The 21st Annual Bon Homme County Pheasants Forever Banquet will be held this Saturday, August 28 at the Tyndall Community Center. The doors open with crowing hour beginning at 5:30 p.m. with a Steak tips meal at 7 p.m. catered by Doug’s Food. There will be a live auction, silent auction, gun raffles, kid only raffles and general raffles. For more information call Chad at 605-661-5439.
Read moreDave, Jennifer and Bodhi Blais of Fargo, North Dakota were visitors last Thursday in the home of their grandparents and great-grandparents, Jim and Shirley Yonkers.
Read moreThe end of the regular season is less than a week away and fans were treated to intense action Friday night at Wagner Speedway, presented by Brecke Pest Control.
Read moreThe afternoon of this past August 10th, was one I will not forget. I spent the afternoon with heroes. These weren’t the typical heroes we see in movies that wear capes and save damsels in distress. These heroes sported “lines of experience” on their faces. Many wore caps or t-shirts that indicated their branch of service to our country. Some had scars we could see; others had scars that will stay buried for a lifetime.
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Several local kids traveled to Vermillion to play in the South Dakota Junior Football game Sunday, August 22. They started on the outside field and finished in the Dome due to a thunderstorm. You could say the kids were a little excited to get to play in the DakotaDome! Photo by Jenna Hemenway
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I have found this old adage to be more or less accurate most of the time. “Fish bite best when the wind’s from the west. Fish bite least when the wind’s from the east.” We also know that the fish are more likely to feed on a rising barometer.
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I recently saw a patient I hadn’t seen in more than 18 months. This patient had previously come to me somewhat routinely for arthritic knees. Together, we constructed a conservative treatment plan to help increase activity and prolong the life of those knees. Unfortunately, the Covid-19 pandemic put a dent in our plan. Prior to the pandemic, this patient had been a borderline diabetic with some other medical comorbidities. Upon their return, we found a lot had changed. The patient had gained 30 pounds, decreased activity, and could not move about very well. We had to revise our plan based upon the patient’s current condition. I have observed, over the last few months, this scenario is not unusual.
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