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December 8: 4pm Cancer Support Group @ Milbank Area Hospital Confer-ence RoomDecember 13: 2pm Holiday Drawing @ Participating Milbank Businesses

Milbank SchoolsDecember 8: State FFA Leadership @ PierreDecember 8: 5:30pm - JV-Gymnastics @ BrittonDecember 8: 6pm - 7/8 Wrestling @ SissetonDecember 9: 3pm - Novice Debate-HereDecember 9: 4pm - 7/8 GBB @ Clear LakeDecember 9: 6:30pm - JV-V - GBB Home w/ Tiospa ZinaDecember 10: 6pm-School Board meetingDecember 10: 9 & 10am - Camfel Productions (theater)December 11: 7:30 pm - MS Christmas ConcertDecember 11: 4pm - 7/8 GBB Home w/ Ortonville @ Unity SquareDecember 11: 5:30pm - Youth Wrestling Meeting in HS Lunch Rm.December 12: Elementary Cheer Clinic 3:15-4:15 @ KochDecember 12: National Guard (use theater)December 13: ACT testingDecember 13: National Guard (use theater)December 13: UDFL Tournament @ WatertownDecember 13: 10am - V- Gymnastics @ AberdeenDecember 13: 10am - 7/8 Wrestling @ BrookingsDecember 13: 4:30pm - C-JV-V - GBB Home w/ Deubrook AreaDecember 13: 12pm- C-JV-V - BBB Home w/ Morris AreaDecember 13: 10am JV-V - Wrestling @ WatertownDecember 14: 2:30pm - HS Christmas Concert - Band & ChoirDecember 15: 4:30pm - 7/8 Gymnastics @ Clear LakeDecember 15: 5pm - 7/8 Wrestling @ CanbyDecember 16: 4:30pm BBB Chili CookoffDecember 16: 4pm - 7/8 GBB Here w/ SissetonDecember 16: 4pm -DH- C-JV-V - GBB/BBB Home w/ Sisseton-Parents NightDecember 16: 6pm Gymnastics @ Britton

Q: Every year I have to deal with brown and dying grass, because the climate we live in gets so hot in the late summer. We also have water restrictions to deal with. How can I keep my lawn healthy? -- Bryan in Norcross, Ga.

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Collecting continued from page 1had a ruffled edge. -- Susan, Elizabeth, New Jersey

A: Chill out. I found your piece in “Kovels’ Antiques & Col-lectibles Price List” by Terry and the late Ralph Kovel. According to the Kovels, your Fenton basket is worth about $4. Yes, that is not a misprint: $4.

• • •Q: At a recent yard sale, I purchased several older perfume bot-

tles. I don’t collect perfume bottles, but was attracted their unique designs. Since at least three are Art Deco, I believe my bottles probably are from the 1930s and ‘40s. How can I find out more about them? -- EmmaLou, Flagstaff, Arizona

A: One of the better organizations that you might find helpful is The International Perfume Bottle Association, www.perfumebot-tles.org. I also like “The Wonderful World of Collecting Perfume Bottles: Identification & Value Guide” by Jane Flanagan (Collector Books). Even though this reference was first published in 2006, it remains my go-to book for answers in this field of collecting. Col-lector Books’ contact is P.O. Box 3009, Paducah, KY 42002.

• • •Q: I purchased a drinking cup showing the Cascade Fountains,

an attraction of the St. Louis World’s Fair of 1904. It is black and white with gold trim. I paid $75 for it. -- Steve, Cheyenne, Wyoming

A: You paid just about what it is worth. I found your cup refer-enced in “1904 St. Louis World’s Fair: Mementos and Memora-bilia” by the late Robert L. Hendershott, who listed the tumbler’s value in the $50 to $100 range.

• • •Q: I have three baseballs, all signed by major-league players

from the 1940s and ‘50s. I would like to have them appraised. -- Steve, Alexander City, Alabama

A: Robert Edward Auctions, LLC, specializes in all areas of baseball collecting, including autographs, uniforms, World Series items and, yes, signed baseballs. I contacted the business, and it will provide you with a free appraisal of your baseballs. Contact is P.O. Box 7256, Watchung, NJ 17069; www.RobertEdwardAuc-tions.com; and 908-226-9900.

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December 8: Board Meeting in Toronto 7:00December 9: 7-12 Christmas Concert 7:30December 11: GBB vs. Lake Preston in White 5:00December 12: BBB vs. Lake Preston in White 4:00December 13: GBB at Milbank 4:30 (C/JV/V)December 15: JHGB/BB at Deuel 4:00/5:15December 16: GB/BB at Deuel 4:00December 16: 1:30 DismissalDecember 18: Math Christmas Concert 1C (W2)December 19: JHGB at Canby 4:30/5:30December 20: GB vs. DeSmet in Entringer Classic at Colman 5:30Check out the 8th Grade Deubrook Class of 2019 Social Studies Presentation at www.deubrook.com

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Thought for the Day“A man can’t be too careful in the

choice of his enemies.” -- Oscar Wilde


The holiday season tastes like peppermint, and most of us can’t get enough. Peppermint mocha brightens the morning, peppermint ice cream makes us dreamy at night, and cute red-and-white-striped candy canes evoke festive childhood memories during the hours in between.

While on the topic of peppermint whatevers, I can’t leave out yummy -- and trendy -- peppermint bark. Who can resist the sweet layers of dark and white chocolate topped with crunchy peppermint bits?

This year, make your own batch or two of peppermint

bark with this easy, economical version using ingredients from the baking section and candy aisle of the grocery store. Older kids can melt candy coating (almond bark) in the microwave, while preschoolers pound candy canes into

Peppermint Bark Is Trendy Holiday Candy

small bits with a toy hammer to sprinkle on top. Working together with you, the entire prep takes less than half an hour. The kids can scoot off to another activity while the bark cools and hardens.

EASY HOLIDAY PEPPERMINT BARK

1 pound good-quality chocolate confectionary coating, broken into pieces. (Look for it in the grocery baking section, sometimes labeled “almond bark” or “candy coating”)1 1/2 teaspoons pure peppermint extract12 ounces good-quality white vanilla-flavored confectionery coating, broken into pieces1/2 cup crushed candy canes

1. Line a baking sheet with foil sprayed with nonstick cook-ing spray.

2. In a microwave-safe bowl, heat chocolate coating, uncov-ered, for 90 seconds on high power, and stir. Continue to mi-crowave and stir at 30-second intervals until almost melted. (Be

sure to use a dry bowl and utensils.) Add 1 teaspoon peppermint extract, and stir until smooth.

3. Pour onto the foil-lined baking sheet. Spread evenly into a thin layer, approximately 10 by 14 inches.

4. In another microwave-safe bowl, heat white coating as in step 2. Add 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract (optional), and stir until smooth. Spoon evenly over chocolate layer, which should be setting up, but not hard, as you want the white layer to bond with the base layer.

5. Immediately sprinkle peppermint pieces over all and lightly press them into the white layer with a spatula or a spoon. Don’t wait on this step, or the top layer will harden and the candies won’t stick.

5. Let stand for an hour or refrigerate until hardened. Break into pieces. Makes about 1 3/4 pounds.

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Tinsel, lights, 3-D ornaments and even gift-wrapped packages aren’t just for the Christmas tree anymore. Throw in a few clashing patterns, some cheesy animals and just the right amount of sparkle, attach all to a cozy cardigan, and voila! You’ve got a custom creation virtu-ally guaranteed to make you a laughingstock.

And the proud owners of ugly Christmas sweaters wouldn’t have it any other way ... because as one author-ity on the subject noted, “It’s the most fun you can have with your knitwear on.”

But what’s behind this annual fashion madness? No one has so far seen fit to ‘fess up, but what

started as a fad and ended up a full-blown industry appears to have originated in that decade of excess, the ‘80s. Like other fashion choices we now view with regret, those early “jingle bell sweaters” were no doubt considered charming. Their popularity waned in the ‘90s, but the first (or so the city of Vancou-ver, Canada, claims) “ugly” party, in 2001, helped launch them back into the mainstream, where they’ve remained ever since. And why not, in a season that’s often filled with as much stress as cheer, many of us could use a good laugh?

Even better is getting ugly for a cause. The brains be-hind that Vancouver celebration, Jordan Birch and Paul Boyd, admit they never dreamed that “a joke between

friends ... would evolve into a grassroots fundraising move-ment that has inspired non-stop giving around the globe.”

Their yearly bash now attracts over 1,000 celebrants, with ticket sales generating thousands of dollars for charities and non-profits.

Whether you’re out to raise funds or merely have fun, it’s time to get your holi-day ugly on! Serve Ugly Sweater cookies at your next party. Spring for that dreadful pullover. There’s no shortage of suppliers, from department stores to Amazon.com. If you’re the do-it-yourself type, you can easily find instructions online. And if you ever have second thoughts about your sartorial choices, chances are good you’ll get a return on your investment over on

eBay, where collectors have been known to spend hundreds of dollars on the jersey of their dreams.

Merry Christmas! May your days be merry and bright ... and may all your Christmas sweaters be ugly.

‘Tis the Season to be ... Ugly!By Lucie M. Winborne


This easy-to-handle dough is perfect for Christmas cutouts.

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder1/4 teaspoon salt3/4 cup butter or margarine (1 1/2 sticks), softened1 cup sugar1 large egg1 tablespoon milk2 teaspoons freshly grated lemon peel or vanilla extract

1. In medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. In large bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat butter and 3/4 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, milk and lemon peel until well-combined. Reduce speed to low; beat in flour mixture just until blended. Shape dough into disk; wrap and refrigerate at least 2 hours or up to overnight.

2. Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour two large cookie sheets. On lightly floured surface, with floured rolling pin, roll half of dough 1/8 inch thick; keep remaining dough refrigerated. With floured 3-inch assorted cookie cutters, cut dough into as many cookies as possible; reserve trimmings for rerolling. Place cookies, 1 inch apart, on prepared cookie sheets. If desired, with drinking straw or skewer, make 1/4-inch hole in top of each cookie for hanging. Sprinkle some of remaining 1/4 cup sugar over cookies.

3. Bake until golden, about 10 minutes, rotating cookie sheets between upper and lower oven racks halfway through baking. With wide spatula, transfer cookies to wire racks to cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough and trim-mings. Makes about 42 cookies.

• Each cookie: About 76 calories, 4g total fat (2g saturated), 1g protein, 10g carbohydrate, 14mg cholesterol, 66mg sodium.

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Holiday Sugar CookiesChristmas Around the WorldBy Sabrina Napolitano

In America, Christmas means Santa Claus, brightly decorated Christmas trees and gingerbread cookies. But other coun-tries celebrate Christmas in their own spe-cial way! Take a look at some of the unique Christmas traditions below and share them with your family. It’s a fun way to learn about a new culture, and might even provide some ideas to spice up your own Christmas.

The United Kingdom The British celebrate much the way

we do in America, but with an added twist. During Christmas dinner, they’ll tear apart Christmas “crackers” -- cardboard tubes wrapped in decorative paper made to re-semble a large sweet. Inside is a paper hat, small toy and a riddle or trivia. The paper hats are normally worn at Christmas din-ner, which usually consists of roast beef or goose. For dessert, the British will have a nice Christmas pudding, traditionally made with dried fruits held together by egg or suet.

PolandChristmas Eve in Poland is very im-

portant. As the country is largely Catholic, most Poles will fast during the day and eat a special dinner after the first star is seen in the sky. This meal is traditionally meat-free. Before dinner, the family will break bread together using an Oplatek -- a wafer em-bossed with religious imagery. The eldest member of the family will break a piece of the wafer first while a prayer is said, pass-ing it around until each member has one.

Italy The Italians love to use nativity crib scenes

to tell the Christmas story. In fact, it’s not un-common for nativity crib scenes to be very grandiose, sometimes covered in candles and decorative paper. The largest nativity crib scene is in the Italian city of Naples, with more than 600 objects on it! Typically, Italian families eat a light fish dinner on Christmas Eve before going to Midnight Mass. One of the real treats of an Italian Christmas are the sweets such as struffoli, balls of fried dough drizzled in honey.

AustraliaDown Under, it’s actually summertime

during Christmas! Even though it’s hot, that doesn’t stop the Australians from celebrating. Many decorate their houses with Christmas bush, a native tree with white flowers that turn red in the summer. Australians even have their own Christmas carols, such as “Six White Boomers,” which tells the story of Santa using kangaroos to delivery presents in Australia’s summer weather.

Ghana Ghana is a coastal country in Af-

rica where Christmas is celebrated starting Dec. 20. During Christmas Eve services, there usually is a lively celebration with drums and dancing. For their Christmas meal, Ghana-ians tend to eat okra soup, porridge and a yam paste called “fufu,” which is usually dipped in the soup.

Argentina It’s also warm in Argentina during

Christmas, so the meal on Christ-

mas Eve may be eaten in the garden or even be a barbecue. A popular dessert is pan dulce, literally, “sweet bread.” In addition, there are usually fireworks. Some Argentinians also will light “globos” -- small hot air balloons made of paper with light inside. They release them into the night sky, and globos can be seen floating all over Argentina on Christmas Eve!

Philippines If you visit the Philippines during Christ-

mas, you may see “parol,” a bamboo pole with a lighted star on it, usually decorated with colored Japanese paper or cellophane. It’s the most popular Christmas decoration in the Philippines. On Christmas Eve, there is a large midnight feast with family, friends and even neighbors known as Noche Buena. Some of the dishes found laid out on the table might be lechon (roasted pig), bibingka and puto bumbog (steamed rice cakes), as well as white rice. Of all the Asian countries, the Philippines has the largest concentration of Christians and Catho-lics, so Christmas is widely celebrated.


In Australia, Santa’s sleigh is pulled by 6 white kangaroos.

It’s no secret that public speaking is said to be the No. 1 fear of the general population. Even Mark Twain, who had a quip for almost every occasion, admitted to being “in awful terror” when it was his turn to toast General Ulysses S. Grant at a banquet of

Raise Your Glass: How to Make a Holiday Toast

By Lucie M. Winborne

Civil War veterans in 1879. Fortunately for Mr. Twain, his wit stood him in good stead, for

the record states that not only did his speech bring 600 soldiers to their feet, but “shook [Grant] up like dynamite.” In a good way, that is: “He sat there 15 minutes and laughed and cried like the mortalest of mortals.”

Of course, most of us aren’t Mark Twains, not to mention the fact that he didn’t live in an age when pretty much everyone you meet is armed with a cellphone camera and easy access to You-Tube. But with the aid of a few simple steps, anyone can make a holiday toast like a pro.

1. Remember that it’s not about you. Someday you, too, may take a turn in the spotlight, but that time isn’t now. Keep the focus on the person being honored.

2. Short and sweet wins the day. In today’s world of limited attention spans, it’s best to confine your remarks to no more than three minutes. Go over five and you may risk “getting the hook,” as they said in the good old days of vaudeville.

3. It’s a toast -- not a roast! Personal anecdotes are not only fine but expected, but aim for the meaningful and leave the barbs to standup comics. Standards of humor aren’t universal, and what tickles your funny bone may leave someone else’s (including the honoree’s) stone cold. Worse, a badly flopped toast is what most people are likely to recall about the occasion years later.

4. Write it down -- then practice. For most of us, an emotional, if joyous, occasion like that calling for a toast requires prepara-tion. Even actors rehearse award acceptance speeches ahead of time. And while memorization is great, it never hurts to keep some backup notes in your pocket.

5. Wrap things up with a smile, thanks, and encouragement or blessing as you raise your glass. Then breathe a sigh of relief as you take your seat. It’s over, and you did great ... now it’s time to celebrate.



December 8: 5:00 School Board Meeting in the Library. Note the time change.December 8: 6:00 JH GBB-BBB Doubleheader at Waubay. Bus leaves at 4:55December 9: 12:20 Student Council meetings. Topic: Christmas Activities.December 9, 11, 13: ECC Girls Basketball Tournament. We will play at Waverly. Saturday will be in Wilmot.December 10: Picture Retakes and Winter Sports Pictures.December 11: 5th-12th grade vote on mascot, name, fight song, and colors for the football co-opDecember 12: 1st Boys Basketball Game at Waverly/South ShoreDecember 12: Maroon FridayDecember 12: 5:00 JH BBB vs. Waverly/SS at Waverly. Minibus leaves at 3:50December 12: BBB vs. Waverly/SS at Waverly. Bus leaves at 4:50.December 15, 18, 20: Boys ECC TournamentDecember 16: Tentative FFA Fruit Arrival Date.

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Inter-Lakes Community Action ProgramDecember 8: Goulash, Green Beans, Peaches, BreadDecember 9: Chicken Strips, Soup & Salad Bar (Includes Fruit or Veggies), BreadDecember 10: CHRISTMAS DINNER-Ham/Pineapple, Sweet Caramelized Potatoes, Green Bean Casserole, Christmas Dessert w/Fruit, Dinner RollDecember 11: Seasoned Pork Loin, Buttered Mash Potatoes, Parslied Carrots, Applesauce, BreadDecember 12: Taco Day, Meat/Vegetables/Salad, Fruit, Bread/Roll/ShellDecember 15: Parmesan Chicken, Scalloped Potatoes, Broccoli, Peaches, BreadDecember 16: Chicken Strips, Soup & Salad Bar (Includes Fruit or Veggies), BreadDecember 17: Roast Turkey w/ Dressing, Mashed Potatoes w/ Gravy, Squash, Crunchy Cranberry Salad, Pumpkin Dessert, Dinner RollDecember 18: Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes w/ Gravy, Corn Mandarin Oranges, Bread

School NewsDecember 8: 4pm JH GBB @Webster • 6pm JH Wrestling @ SissetonDecember 9: 7pm Elementary Music Concert December 11: 7pm MS/HS Music Concert-BandDecember 12: FCCLA District Meeting @ Clark • 4pm JH GBB @ Willow Lake vs DeSmetDecember 13: 8am ACT @ Clark • 10am Wrestling Tournament • 1pm Girls Basketball DH vs Sioux Valley December 15: 4:30pm JH Wrestling @ WebsterDecember 15: 6:30pm Girls Basketball vs Lake Preston (Willow Lake) December 16: 2:45pm Pre-School/Kindergarten Choir ContestDecember 16: 4pm JH Boys Basketball @ DeSmetDecember 16: 5pm Wrestling Quadrangular @ McCook CentralDecember 16: 6:30pm Boys Basketball @ DeSmetDecember 18: 4pm JH Girls Basketball vs Hamlin (Willow Lake)December 18: 6:30pm Girls Basketball vs Hamlin (Willow Lake)

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December 8: 7pm Jr High Choir @ High School TheaterDecember Events at the Appleton Public Library:December 9, 3:30 pm: Movie Tuesday. Family movie “The Santa Clause”December 15, 5:30 pm: Friends of the Appleton Library meetingDecember 29, 5:00 pm: Coffee, cookies & chat book club “The Christmas Train” by David Baldacci

December 19: Western Minnesota Autism Support-ers Meeting at the Pioneer Public TV Station at 6:30


TRI-COUNTY COOPThe pumps and

convenience store are open while the new building goes up!

December 9: 7:30pm Graceville AmbulanceDecember 10: 8:30am TOPSDecember 10: 4pm Al-AnonDecember 10: 7pm Adult Open December 11: 3:30pm Afterschool AdventuresDecember 11: 7pm Graceville City CouncilDecember 14: 1pm Open Gym December 14: 5pm Adult VolleyballDecember 15: 6:30pm School Board Meeting

CGB SchoolDecember 9: 3:30pm CloverbudsDecember 9: 5pm Wrestling Triangular @ Lac qui Prale ValleyDecember 9: 6pm Girls Basketball @ HankinsonDecember 9: 6pm Boys Basketball vs HillcrestDecember 9: 6pm Gymnastics vs Paynesville @ OrtonvilleDecember 11: 3:30pm Afterschool AdventuresDecember 12: 4:30pm JH Girls Basketball @ Ortonville December 12: 6pm Girls Basketball @ OrtonvilleDecember 12: 6pm Gymnastics @ BensonDecember 12: 6:15pm Boys Basketball vs CTFDecember 13: 9:30am Wrestling @ BarrettDecember 13: 12pm Girls Basketball @ WarbirdDecember 15: 12pm Boys Basketball @ NDSCS

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****Weekly Specials at Graceville Bar & Lounge****Mondays: 11am-2pm Lunch Buffet w/Soup & Salad Bar $9.9950¢ Wings During Monday Night FootballTuesdays: 11am-2pm Tacos, Enchiladas, Soup & Salad Bar $9.996pm-9pm $2.00 Hard Shell TacosWednesdays: 11am-2pm Lunch Buffet w/Soup & Salad Bar $9.99Thursdays: 11am-2pm Pasta Buffet & Bread Sticks w/Soup & Salad Bar $9.997-9pm $2.00 Burgers • 7-9pm Ladies NightFridays: Lunch Buffet w/Soup & Salad Bar $9.997-9pm Buy One Appetizer Get One 1/2 OFFSaturdays: 11am-2pm Cooks Choice5-8pm Soup & Salad Bar $5.99

Dec. 11th 7:30pm

CGB Holiday Concert


Watertown High SchoolDecember 8: Band Christmas Concert - 7:30PM December 9: Girls BB (H) Yankton - 7PM - ArenaDecember 9: JV Gymnastics @ Brookings - 6:30PMDecember 9: Novice Debate @ MilbankDecember 11: IC Christmas Concert - 6:30PM - AudDecember 11: JV Wrestling @ DeSmet - 5PMDecember 12: Boys BB (H) Yankton - 7PM - ArenaDecember 12: Chorus Rehearsal - Block 1 - ArenaDecember 12: Dowling Debate @ DesMoinesDecember 13: ACT'sDecember 13: Dowling Debate ContinuesDecember 13: Wrestling (H) 10AM - ArenaDecember 15: Chorus / Orchestra Rehearsal - Block 2 - ArenaDecember 15: Girls BB (H) SF O'Gorman - 7PM - ArenaDecember 16: Chorus / Orchestra Concert - 7:30PMDecember 16: JV Gymnastics @ Britton - 6PMDecember 16: JV Wrestling @ Groton - 6PM

Watertown Christian SchoolDecember 13: 5th & 6th Grade Boys Basketball TournamentDecember 16: 6pm Pre-Kindergarten & Kindergarten Christmas ProgramDecember 18: 1st-8th Grade Christmas ProgramDecember 24-January 4: NO SCHOOL-CHRISTMAS BREAK

• Santa Land is open daily at the Midland Plaza• Watertown Winter Wonderland every Friday, Saturday & Sunday

from 6-9pm until December 28December 12: Codington County Heritage Museum Holiday Open House 1pmDecember 13: Breakfast w/Santa at the Bramble Park Zoo 8amDecember 13: Cornerstone Holiday Bake Sale Vendor Fair at the Cornerstone Methodist Church 8:30amDecember 13: Snowball Open Disc Golf Tournament at the Slumberland Disc Golf Course FREE with food Donation 1pmDecember 13: Northern Lights Stained Glass Studio & Mount Marty College Art Open House 1pm Call (605) 882-6972 for more detailsDecember 14: Codington County Heritage Museum Holiday Open House 1pmDecember 14: Glacial Lakes Harmonizers Christmas Concert at the First United Methodist Church 7pmDecember 18: Cowboy Christmas at Joy Ranch 6pm

Great Plains Lutheran High SchoolDecember 9: Girls Basketball ECC Tournament @ WaubayDecember 11: Girls Basketball ECC Tournament @ WaubayDecember 12: 6:30pm Boys Basketball @ Aberdeen ChristianDecember 13: Girls Basketball ECC Tournament @ Wilmot December 13: WCS in GymDecember 15: Boys Basketball ECC Tournament @ Henry December 17-19: Semester ExamsDecember 18: Boys Basketball ECC Tournament @ HenryDecember 19: 5pm Dorm ClosesDecember 20: Boys Basketball ECC Tournament @ HomeDecember 21-January 4: NO SCHOOL-CHRISTMAS BREAK

Food Pantry taking donations...Call Joanne Foster at 605.873.2405 or Krecia Weinberg at 605.873.9308

for more detailsEstelline School

December 10: 7pm Children's Christmas Program @ St Francis De Sales

December 13: 9am Santa's Workshop @ Estelline Gym.

December 8: 7pm Space School MusicalDecember 9: BookmobileDecember 9: 7pm Elementary Christmas Concert in High School GymDecember 11: 4pm JH Girls Basketball vs. St. Mary'sDecember 11: 6pm Girls Basketball vs. St. Mary'sDecember 12: 5pm Boys Basketball vs Dell Rapids St Mary - 1 JH game followed by JV and VarsityDecember 13: 9am JH Girls Basketball Tournament @ ArlingtonDecember 15: 5pm JH Boys Basketball vs Iroquois December 15: 6pm Boys Basketball vs IroquoisDecember 18: 5pm JH Girls Basketball @ Lake PrestonDecember 18: 6pm Girls Basketball @ Lake Preston

• It was American author and illustrator Oliver Herford who defined a manuscript as “some-thing submitted in haste and re-turned at leisure.”

• A football in an NFL game lasts, on average, only 6 minutes.

• If you’re planning to visit Chicago anytime soon, you might want to keep in mind that in that city, it’s against the law to dine in any establishment that is on fire.

• One Washington state prison offers inmates cats to aid in their rehabilitation.

• In 1856, a soldier of fortune (who was also a journal-ist, doctor and lawyer) by the name of William Walker and his hand-picked group of mercenaries took over Nicaragua. Walker appointed himself dictator, thus se-curing for himself the distinction of being the only na-tive-born American citizen to become head of state of a foreign nation.

• You might be surprised to learn that the Earth experi-ences a million earthquakes every year; however, most of them are so small that they aren’t even noticeable.

• If you counted up all the McDonald’s, Dunkin’ Do-nuts, Pizza Hut, Burger King, Domino’s Pizza, KFC,

Wendy’s and Taco Bell locations in the United States and added them together, you still wouldn’t reach the number of pharmacy locations across the country.

• Barbra Streisand once had a shopping mall installed in the basement of her Malibu, California, home.

• The next time you see a group of cats together, you can call them a “cloudier.” If the cats are young ones, though, the appropriate term for a group of kittens is a “kindle.”

• Those who study such things say that cockroaches can run as fast as 3 mph.


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FOR SALE: Briggs & Stratton 19 1/2 hp mower. 42" cut with bagger. 5 yrs. old $1000. 605-237-0184. 0825

1989 Pace Arrow Motorhome 35 ft Class A 454 33,000 acutal miles. Very nice. $7895.00 320-766-1376 1201

FOR SALE: 2008 Cruiser Travel Trailer, 31ft. Selling for health reasons. 3 slideouts, excellent condition, awning, great floor plan. The bank gets it back or you get a good deal. 20 miles from Watertown, SD. Asking $17,200. Location or more information. 605-237-4223. 0922

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FOR SALE: Floral Davenport, 3 cushion, beige background. Very Good Conodition. Reversible seats. Golie Heinrich. Gary, SD 1-605-272-5537. 1229

FOR SALE - 2012 Invacare hospital bed with 2 rails and plastic covered mattress. asking $400 OBO. 605-237-8054. 1215

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Large Shed made for a very large dog. Double insulated. Up off the ground for all seasons. 605-233-0480. 0908

For Sale: 1995 Ford F150 FOR PARTS. New tires, good glass. $500. 605-924-1513.

FOR SALE: 353 Ford Engine bolted to C6 transmission. $325 OBO. 605-868-2974. 1215

FOR SALE: 1988 Jeep Cherokee 4X4, 105,000 miles, 1 owner. $3500 or best offer. 605-203-1821. 1215

CLOVER LEAF SPORTING CLAYS Estelline, SD. Bring your friends and try our scenic Sporting Clay Course. A great place to start your bachelor party! Sum-mer Leagues. Call Russell Nelson (605) 690-3955 0609

Wanted to buy 12 gauge shell reloader and supplies. Primers, wads, powder, hulls, anything to do with reloading. Call me at 605-881-1498. 0908

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• Honey has antibacterial properties? Yep! Try rubbing a bit of it over a small cut for faster, more natural healing.

• “To separate yolks from egg whites, simply crack eggs into a shallow bowl and ‘suck’ the yolk out using an empty plastic water bottle. Squeeze the bottle slightly, then position the mouth of the bottle at the yolk and let go. It will magically slide up into the bottle, leaving the whites behind!” -- T.T. in New York

• Make your own gift wrap from everyday items like news-paper and children’s drawings, which can be glued together along the edges. For a really unique wrapping, try inexpen-sive fabric.

• “This time-tested tip will keep your houseplants in the green while you’re away from home: Set plants in the bath-tub in an inch or less of water. If your flowerpot does not have drain holes, get a short length of cotton rope and feed it from the topsoil to the tub. This will keep plants alive and thriving for a week or more.” -- D.R. in Florida

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