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Gettysburg, South Dakota · GettysburgA fifth grade student at the Gettysburg asks Gabby Goebel a question about her FCCLA project. Gabby, a freshman at GHS, gave a presentation to the students on Tourette’s Syndrome as part of her FCCLA project. She is the daughter of Kim and Mike Goebel. SUBMITTED PHOTO On Friday, April 5, GHS freshman Gabby Goebel gave a presentation to the fifth grade class about Tourette’s Syndrome for her Focus on Children FCCLA project. Tourette’s Syndrome is…See the Story
FCCLA project informs students on Tourette’s Syndrome
Gettysburg, South Dakota · GettysburgThese three ladies smiled as they made their “Charlie’s Angels” pose during part of the Gettysburg/Hoven Prom grand march. Pictured are Dannika Kaup, Jadyn Ahlemeier, and Rayel Persoon. After the formal grand march at the Gettysburg/ Hoven Prom on Saturday, April 13, some of those attending made a second walk through adding their own silly spin on the event. ABOVE: Nicholas Schlachter and Alex Kuchta from Parker went into their wrestler “take do…See the Story
PROM NIGHT
Gettysburg, South Dakota · GettysburgMy eighth and final regular session as a Nebraska state senator is coming to a close. During these final days, a lot of sentimental words have been exchanged, recognizing the friendships that have developed between many senators as we served together in the Unicameral. As special as those friendships may be, they are not the reason I ran for the Legislature in 2016 or ran for reelection in 2020. I ran because I wanted to serve Nebraskans and pro…See the Story
Legislative Notes
Gettysburg, South Dakota · GettysburgIt was 45 years ago in 1979 when the last major solar eclipse came near our area. Potter County was not in the exact path of totality at that time, but came close enough to see a pretty good shadow. This photo was taken in North Dakota. South Dakota is reported to be in line for the next one, just 20 years from now, so there is plenty of time to plan for it. Enjoy! -MMcR The post Peak at the Past first appeared on Potter County News.See the Story
Peak at the Past
Gettysburg, South Dakota · GettysburgProm is very different but surprisingly similar to those back in the day. The main similarity would be the songs — this year’s prom followed a disco theme, and those of us a certain age couldn’t help but sing along to the classic hits from our day during much of the grand march. How it differs is how lovely the young people attending it are compared to the olden times. Sure, youth is always attractive, but I was struck by how tall young women ha…See the Story
Different, but still the same
Gettysburg, South Dakota · GettysburgA friend near Toronto was in the path of the eclipse and told me clouds or no, he still had a great view of the event right from his balcony. The best part was hearing the gasps and cheers from the neighborhood at the moment of totality, which made for a truly amazing experience. Even a seasoned newspaper man had a bit of a struggle with the selfie, though. I’m glad someone I know, somewhere in the path, got to see it. Hopefully I’ll be watching…See the Story
Eclipse committee…
Gettysburg, South Dakota · GettysburgIt’s a tough conversation, but it is happening in small town schools all across our state. What do we do next? More people showed up to question a proposed opt-out for our school than attended meetings about building a new one. There were only 21 who signed in at the meeting Monday night, but there were lots of questions for the school board and administrative staff during the nearly two hour long discussion. There were legitimate concerns about…See the Story
