Giving back to Parker

Posted June 6, 2013 at 4:52 pm

Recently, Parker became part of something that 67 other South Dakota communities are committed too also being a part of.

A newly formed savings account for Parker has been set up through the public, non profit charity, the South Dakota Community Foundation.

The charity gives out gifts in South Dakota, to all 66 counties. All of the money is raised locally and then is invested with other endowed funds. A portion of the fund’s value is then given back to the community.

The South Dakota Community Foundation administers the funds and the assets and the local board is in charge of fundraising.

The Parker Foundation is made up of a group of Parker citizens

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    60-year Legion members honored

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    Fire guts Bryan and Jody Haen home

    •A fire in Walnut Grove last Friday afternoon destroyed most of the family’s belongings

    Tom Merchant

    Sentinel Tribune

    Walnut Grove — last Friday afternoon the Walnut Grove Fire Department received a call about 1:30 that the Bryan and Jody Haen home was filled with smoke.

    The call was made by the Haen’s nanny who was taking care of their kids while the

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    A great day to be a kid

    Photo by Sarah Ebeling

    Vanessa Dunkelberger, seven, quickly closes her eyes to concentrate as she tries to catch a ball in its cup during her turn on the obstacle course. Parker Elementary celebrated the end of the year with Field Day on Thursday, May 23. Check out other Field Day photos on page 3.

    Commissioners purchase old Luden’s

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    The Turner County Commissioners met on Tuesday, May 21 in the courthouse at 8:30 a.m.

    The minutes were approved from the Tuesday, May 14 meeting.

    Also in attendance was Auditor Sheila Hagemann, State’s Attorney Matt Olson and Ron Schulte.

    The commissioners decided to purchased the Luden’s property for storage and to have the ground to park cars during the Turner County Fair. The board

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    Parole violation leads to arrests

    A random parole search of a home landed three Chancellor individuals in jail on drug charges recently.

    Greg Johnson, John Johnson and Terra Hopp were all living in Chancellor when two Turner County Deputies and one Department of Corrections Parole Officer attempted to perform a standard search that was part of a parole agreement when the officers found illegal drugs.

    Turner County Sheriff Byron Nogelmeier said that at that point, deputies called for K-9 assistance out of Sioux

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    HULL – As society has changed over the years, one trend has been the majority of people weighing more than they used too.

    For emergency first responders, loading those bigger bodies into and out of the ambulance can be challenging. That’s why the Hull volunteer EMT squad made a significant investment to upgrade its equipment.

    The squad recently purchased a power lift cot for one of its ambulances.

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    DES MOINES – While not as long as 2011, this year’s marathon session of the Iowa Legislature finally came to a conclusion last week.

    The senate adjourned at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, May 23, while the house completed its work later that morning.

    A handful of bills was finally passed, allowing for completion of their work. Among them included a merged bill dealing with both Medicaid funding and the Health and

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