Tuesday, April 16, 2013

April 16, 2013

SANBORN CENTRAL E-NEWS
 
The makeup track meet at Wessington Springs scheduled for Monday, April 22 has been cancelled.
 
Dakota Step Testing will be taking place at various times with several classes during the week.
 
The Mitchell Aquatic Club is sponsoring Swim America swimming lessons for ages 3 and up this summer. Cost is $45 per session. For more information, visit www.macswimming.com and click on the Swim America menu tab. Registration will take place tonight from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the MTI South Campus, Campus Center. They also have a registration form on their site to fill out and mail in.
 
A quarter of beef and the processing fee at Shorty’s Locker have been donated to the Tanna fundraising effort. Raffle tickets are available for $5 each or 3 for $10 from the following: CorTrust Banks in Artesian and Letcher, Sal’s Drive Inn in Letcher, Forestburg Farmer’s Elevator, Country Pumper, Steve Linke, Tambi Wormstadt, Lincoln Feistner and Vickie Fox. All proceeds will go to the Kingsbury family with Tanna drawing the lucky winner on May 11 at Sanborn Central’s graduation. For more information, contact Vickie Fox at 605-933-2009 or vickie.fox@k12.sd.us or Tambi Wormstadt at tambi.wormstadt@fcsamerica.com.
 
If you’d be interested in providing a good home for a couple of well-behaved house cats, please contact Jeannette Knigge at 605-999-2363 or jeannette.knigge@k12.sd.us. She is moving on May 1 and isn’t allowed to have pets in her new location. She will send you photos and more information if you are interested.
 
Letcher will be having its annual Dumpster Days from Thursday, May 2 through Monday, May 6. Two dumpsters will be located in the old swimming pool parking lot north of Main Street for the free disposal of almost anything (no trees, no tires, no appliances, no batteries). This is sponsored by the Letcher Community Club.
 
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TUESDAY:
 
State FFA Convention participants will return from Brookings today.
 
“Tan-Dog” bracelets will be sold for $5.00 during breakfast and lunch today.
 
The Corsica/Stickney Jaguar Invite track meet for today has been cancelled for the year.
 
Part 1 of 3 of the Spring Hunt Safe Course will take place tonight from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. at the 4-H Building in Forestburg.
 
The Hunt Safe Course is a 10 hour course that has to be completed in order to receive a card. Parents or guardians are requested to bring your child to the course on Tuesday and complete an enrollment sheet at that time. This course is for anyone turning 12 by the end of the year. If the student is not 12 at the end of this course, the card will be held until the student is 12. This is a busy time of the year, but the 10 hours is a short time investment for the rest of their life for the enjoyment of the out of doors. This course is to instruct on safety, not marksmanship. Shotguns will be furnished if needed. No firearms or ammunition will be brought to the class by any student. They will be instructed as to when they may bring a firearm for inspection and usage. All classroom materials will be furnished at no cost to the student are parent. Adults are welcomed to attend to get their hunt safe card if they wish. For further information, please contact Tom Fridley at sheriff@santel.net.
 
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WEDNESDAY:
 
The MTI Outreach Trailer will be at the school on Wednesday for Middle School and High School students.
 
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THURSDAY:
 
Eligibility and Homework Club will be calculated on Thursday.
 
Thursday is the deadline for the first order of Tan-Dog t-shirts. The second order will be submitted on Friday, May 3.
 
Part 2 of 3 of the Spring Hunt Safe Course will take place on Thursday from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. at the 4-H Building in Forestburg.
 
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FRIDAY:
 
There WILL be school for everyone on Friday. This was an Extra Help Day, but is now being used as a make-up snow day. It will be an Orange Day for block scheduling.
 
The Letcher Youth Program will be hosting a Freewill Offering Taco Bar to raise money for the youth baseball and softball programs on Friday at the Letcher Community Center from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. All proceeds will go toward the baseball and softball program expenses. Everyone is invited and encouraged to come and support this program.
 
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SATURDAY:
 
Part 3 of 3 of the Spring Hunt Safe Course will take place on Saturday from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon at the 4-H Building in Forestburg.
 
The State Conservation Speech Contest is being held in Pierre on Saturday.
 
The Letcher Legion Auxiliary will be holding their annual Spring Salad Luncheon and Silent Auction on Saturday at the Letcher Community Center from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The community is invited and encouraged to attend.
 
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MONDAY:
 
The Wessington Springs track meet that was previously rescheduled for Monday has now been cancelled.
 
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REMINDERS:
 
Soccer practice is postponed until further notice.
 
Tambi Wormstadt is looking for someone to come into their home this summer to watch the kids. If interested, please contact her at 605-770-3077 or 605-527-2441 to go over the details.
 
Tanna Kingsbury’s Caring Bridge Page: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/tannakingsbury

“Tan-Dog” t-shirts are being sold with the proceeds going to the Tanna Kingsbury benefit fund established at Home Federal Bank in Mitchell. Orders will be submitted twice to Sun Gold Trophies, once on Thursday, April 17 and again on Friday, May 3. Payment is due before you can receive your t-shirt. All t-shirts are gray and short-sleeved. Checks should be made payable to Sanborn Central. Here is a link to the order form:
 
 
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
 
There are three ingredients in the good life: learning, earning and yearning.
 
- Christopher Morley
 
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SANBORN CENTRAL HEART & SOLE TEAM:
 
Last year Sanborn Central participated in the Heart & Sole Cancer Walk, which is held in June each year in Mitchell. We would again like to sell/collect luminaries to support this good cause. Money raised from this event is used to help support area families who have been affected by cancer. This money goes directly to those families to help defray costs of medicine, travel to treatments, motels, dining while away from home, and so many other items these families need help with during the difficult time of cancer treatments. It is a way for all of us to show our support in their journey. We would like to walk for ALL in our communities that have been touched by cancer.
 
You are invited to participate by purchasing luminaries either In Honor or In Memory of individuals who have battled this disease. This year’s honorary chairs are familiar to many of you: Kathy Zoss and Al Ridgeway. If you plan on being at the walk on Friday, June 21 and wish to bring a sign supporting someone close to you, PLEASE feel free to bring it ready to display. The official school banner will be that of “Sanborn Central has Heart and Sole.”  There will be a campsite ready to go that night.
 
We would like all luminary purchases to be in by Tuesday, April 30. Luminaries/money may be sent to school and given to Mary Ackman, or sent directly to Kelly Selland at 24129 395th Ave, Letcher SD 57359. There will also be a table set up at the Spring Concert on April 29 if you wish to purchase them then. Luminaries are $5.00 each and can be purchased for that price until Thursday, June 20. HOWEVER, in order to count towards the Sanborn Central team registration, they need to be returned by April 30.
 
You may also visit www.mitchellheartandsole.com for further information regarding the walk, run or to download an assistance form.
 
Luminary Order Forms:
 
For questions or more information, contact Mary Ackman at ackmanmb@santel.net or 605-248-2446 or Kelly Selland at castaway@santel.net or 605-248-2364.
 
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DAILY WORKOUT:
(The links below lead to many of the items that were contained in last year’s e-News, plus a few more worthwhile sites.)
 
ASK’s Question of the Day: http://www.ask.com/questionoftheday
 
NASA’s Image of the Day: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD
 
(after 30 second ad)
 
The New York Times Learning Network: http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com
 
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day: http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
 
Math Buddy’s Question of the Day: http://www.mathbuddyonline.com/common/mbqad.html
 
 
National Geographic’s Daily GeoBee: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/quiz/today
 
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CONTACT:
 
Questions, comments, additions: Sherri at stekl@santel.net or to sanborncentral@gmail.com.
 
Sanborn Central e-News blog/archives: http://sanborncentralenews.blogspot.com