Sanborn Central, SD

 Art in the Garden

June 8th from

11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Who would think in the small community of Letcher, South Dakota, there would be a celebration of Arts? Well, believe it! It will be tons of fun for young and old alike. Artists will be creating and selling South Dakota art on site. Take a stroll along the tall shade trees at 40307 241st Street and sip a lemonade as you peruse the magnificent artwork–pottery, jewelry, photography and paintings in oil, watercolor and acrylic. For your listening pleasure, the acoustic guitar styling of Michael Whisler plus Clarence Larson playing the harp. For a fine dining experience pull up to the picnic tables and have something from the menu of Sal’s Drive Inn, which is a Letcher cafe’ icon. Sound like fun?? You betcha!

Call Cindy at Prairie Breeze Gallery (996-5402) for more information.

The location of the Horizons Community Rummage Sale has been changed. It will now be held at the old Forestburg gym starting at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 31st. Donations can be dropped off at the old gym in Forestburg between 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. on Friday, May 30th. 

This is a “Bag Sale.” Purchase a bag for $5 and then fill it up. Thanks to Coborns in Mitchell, Coborns in Huron, and Fair City Foods in Huron for donating bags! Proceeds from this rummage sale will go to help families and individuals in need of assistance.

Also available at the rummage sale will be raffle tickets for a quarter of beef. Purchase a ticket for $10.00 or 3 tickets for $25.00. The drawing will be held on July 26th and the proceeds will go towards repaving Forestburg’s Main Street.

Are you getting your 3-A-Day of Dairy? On the average, Americans eat only half the daily recommended servings of dairy. 3-A-Day of Dairy was created as a reminder to get 3 daily servings of milk, cheese, or yogurt for stronger bones and better health.

The Butler Boosters 4-H Club will be providing nutritional information and holding drawings for dairy giveaways during the Community Rummage Sale on May 31st to promote June Dairy Month.

Make sure to stop at their booth and get your 3-A-Day! 

A town clean up was held in Artesian on Sunday, May 18th. The city park and ballpark received some much needed attention. The concession stand was painted and old fencing was removed. Many properties were cleaned and four tractors hauled out dead trees. The swimming pool was painted and the bath house received fresh paint. It was a great day!

The Letcher town clean up was held on Saturday, May 17th. There were 25 volunteers helping throughout the day. Lunch was served to the volunteers at the Community Center.

Some of the clean up projects that the volunteers worked on were: picking up trash and branches; cleaning up the Letcher Lake area; putting fill dirt around the basketball court; putting sealer on the library and park signs, the fence by the Community Center, and the playground equipment at the ballpark; and taking out the old dock at the Letcher Lake.

A clean up was held in Forestburg on Saturday, May 17th. A total of 15 volunteers met at 9:00 a.m. and worked to clean up the lot north of the ballpark. Lunch was served in the church basement for everyone helping with the clean up.

The Horizons Good Stuff Committee will be holding a Community Rummage Sale on May 31st.

This will be a “Bag Sale.” Purchase a bag for $5 and fill it up with “treasures.” Proceeds from the rummage sale will go to help families and individuals in need of assistance.

A clean up night was held on May 14th at the Westlawn and St. Scholastica cemeteries on the west edge of Letcher. Lots of volunteers pitched in to help clean up both cemeteries.

A writing contest is being held for Artesian’s 125th celebration.  The contest is open to all students in the 6th through 12th grades who are from the Artesian area. Entrants should write an essay of 250 words or less entitled, “What Artesian Means to Me.” Essays should be typed and given to Cheryl Schmit by May 9th.  Prizes will be awarded for middle school and high school levels.

During Letcher’s 125th celebration last year, an essay contest was sponsored by the Letcher Community Development Foundation. Participants were asked to write an essay entitled, “I like living in Letcher because…” Click here to read excerpts from some of the entries. (more…)