Sirrina Martinez


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Days Gone By Week of April 22, 2024

125 YEARS AGO April 28, 1899 Hon. A.S. Dyer, while in St. Paul, inquired somewhat into the mayorality matter in Pipestone , and the Attorney General was not slow in giving it as his opinion that no Village Council had any right whatever to fill a vacancy on the board, under the law authorizing the incorporation of villages, and that... READ MORE >

Maker’s Way Fiber Mill

Since 2021, the Maker’s Way Fiber Mill in Brandon, S.D. has been serving the tri-state area and beyond, processing fiber from a variety of animals, including alpaca, llama and sheep. Some of their customer orders come from as far as Georgia, California, Montana and Idaho. Elizabeth Davelaar, who co-owns the mill with her mother and sister, Kari Davelaar and Erin... READ MORE >

Days Gone By Week of April 8, 2024

125 YEARS AGO April 14, 1899 The plans for the improvements of the Calumet are now here and by glancing at the rough sketch one is able to draw some idea of how the building will look when completed, and we want to say right here that it will lay over anything in this part of the state in the... READ MORE >

Spring time is all about forgiveness

For some time now, the giving and receiving of forgiveness has been on my mind. It has been especially prominent in my thoughts over the past few weeks while preparing for Easter festivities. I have been wondering why (besides recent personal experience) this has weighed on my heart recently, so I did some research. As it turns out, spring is... READ MORE >

Days Gone By Week of April 1, 2024

125 YEARS AGO April 7, 1899 Two or three soldier boys, members of the 15th Minnesota, reached the city over the Omaha last evening, but they were not boys who belonged in the city and they got out of town before they could be interviewed by our reporter. Since the above was in type, we learn that one of the... READ MORE >

Kwik Trip construction expected to begin in June

Construction of the Kwik Trip planned for the former Brown Elementary School site in Pipestone is scheduled to begin on June 24 and be completed on Nov. 11. Dean George, real estate development manager for Kwik Trip, provided that timeline following the Pipestone City Council’s approval on March 18 of a rezoning request, a conditional use permit and the final... READ MORE >

Meet your Murray County neighbors: The Wieme family

On a 10 acre farm east of Ruthton on the Murray County line, the family of Matt and Christie Wieme enjoy the peace and privacy of being surrounded by pasture and DNR land and spending time making things with their own hands.  Christie and Matt met in high school in 1998 and married in October of 2005. In total, they... READ MORE >

Al Opland Singers to present “Ways of Peace” April 4-7

The Al Opland Singers are preparing for their spring show titled “Ways of Peace,” which is set to run one weekend only on April 4-7 at the Pipestone Performing Arts Center. Show times for April 4-6 are 7:30 p.m., and April 7 at 2 p.m. All seating is reserved and tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for students, and... READ MORE >

Days Gone By Week of March 25, 2024

125 YEARS AGO March 31, 1899 Last night a couple of fellows tried to break into the office of Drs. Brown, in the Ferris Grand block, wherein is kept their X-ray and valuable electric treatment machine. Charlie Smith, the colored office attendant, sleeps in one of the rooms and he was awakened about 1 o’clock by someone trying to unlock... READ MORE >

Pipestone County native on SiouxFalls.Business ‘30 Under 30’ list

In mid-February, Leah (Blom) Friese, a Pipestone County native now living in Sioux Falls, was added to the second annual SiouxFalls.Business online only news website’s “30 Under 30” list. According to the website, recipients of the honor are chosen from a pool of nominees who have showed “clear and early achievements and promise for future leadership, strong engagement in the... READ MORE >