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Jerauld County Community Health Center Reflects Focus on Providing Access to Quality Health Care in Rural, Medically Under-served Communities
(WESSINGTON SPRINGS, SD) – Horizon Health Care’s Jerauld County Clinic has changed its name to Jerauld County Community Health Center. The name change highlights Horizon’s focus on providing access to comprehensive health care services, as well as financial assistance resources to all members of the Wessington Springs community.
TRUE DAKOTAN/DUKE -
Wessington Springs firemen fighting the prairie fire
Alpena fire truck swishes through the frame as Duke Wenzel shot a picture of the fire
The fire burned past the old Frank Hensley place and on over the hill to the east. Fire departments from Plankinton, Woonsocket and Alpena were also
Plankinton fire department came to help -- Duke Wenzel
A cow on a Jerauld County farm enjoys a lunch of corn stalks during perfectly gorgeous winter weather recently - DUKE WENZEL/TRUE DAKOTAN
TRUE DAKOTAN/DUKE WENZEL
The home of Dr. Jack and Joyce Krueger, on College Avenue in Wessington Springs, is being remodeled to accomodate Jack’s return.
The longtime Wessington Springs dentist suffered a stroke in December, and although showing good signs of recovery, still has some work to be done.
The work shown above, according to Joyce Krueger, is being done by Total Construction,
Workers at the Jack and Joyce Krueger home in Wessington Springs, are preparing the house so Jack can come home to the basement after suffering a stroke in December-2011. He is a longtime Wessington Springs dentist.
The Springs Area Community Club is offering one $1,000.00 scholarship to a graduate of the Wessington Springs High School who is currently attending a school of higher education.
The scholarship will be given on the basis of community service and will be selected from the applicants by the scholarship committee of the Springs Area Community Club.
The scholarships will be dispersed $500 per semester to an accredited institution of higher learning (University, College, Technical School, etc.).
Scholarship applications are available at the American Bank & Trust of Wessington Springs.
OBITUARY
Esther Schuettpelz Fillmore
Esther Schuettpelz Fillmore, 98, passed away on Saturday, December 27, 2011 at Bickford Cottage, Marion, Iowa. Funeral services were held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Marion on Wednesday, December 21.
Esther was born to William and Betty Greimann at Garner, Iowa. She attended Iowa State College and began her teaching career in a one room schoolhouse in Hancock County, Iowa at the age of 17.
She was married to Earl Schuettpelz on October 21, 1939 in Taylor Falls, MN.
Earl passed away August 30, 1981.
The Jack Links Beef Jerky plant (L.S.I.) in Alpena was featured on national television (History) on Monday night, December 26.
Plant manager Rick Tebay (above), of Alpena, was featured in the airing of “Modern Marvels”, which covered convenience stores, popular C-store snacks and how they are made.
A camera crew from the History Channel came to Alpena last fall to film the segment.
Various scenes of workers and production areas gave viewers a rare glimpse inside the plant.
PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN DURING TELEVISION BROADCAST/DUKE WENZEL
Before - True Dakotan/Duke Wenzel (January-2012)
THE PESI-COLA company painted a sign on the side of the El Rancho Theatre for Fred Knight Construction.
EILEEN WOODRUFF, pictured above, seemed to be in good humor as the old theater building came crashing down next to her Jerauld County Abstract building pictured on the left. Tires covered by plywood placed on her roof protected the building and it received no damage. Jerauld County Abstract --located in several different buildings over the years-- is the oldest continuous service business in Wessington Springs. Meanwhile across the lots, Dennis Mettler and crew of Mettler’s Locker planned to work as usual as the buildings to the west came down.
You normally see a car or pickup truck at a body shop, but J&M Specialties in Wessington Springs has also added tractor restoration to its list of service.
The business, owned by Jeff Reider and Mike Brunsen, recently finished the complete restoration of a classic 1957 John Deere 720 diesel tractor. The machine was originally purchased new for around $3,400 by the late Fester Von Eye. The machine is now in the hands of his children, Tom Von Eye and his sister Sandy Von Eye, who farm west of Wessington Springs.