Iroquois, SD

This fall the senior class began IHS’s first ever senior projects.  So far, so good!  The students are making good progress and the enthusiasm for their research is high. 

The student chooses a topic of their choice, and they write a lengthy research paper over the topic.  They then select a faculty advisor and a mentor from the community to help them actually manufacture a product from their research.  Some of the topics are catapults, cattle feeding programs, reloading ammunition for hunting, wildlife habitat, scrap-booking, Iroquois history, book writing (yes, a student is going to write book!), woodworking, handicapped house design.  The list goes on, but you get a feel for what the project is and its variety!  If a senior should select you as a mentor or advisor, please say yes!

A bus ride Tour of Lights while singing Christmas carols will get you in the Christmas spirit!

The evening will start with a soup supper at the Fire Hall. Free Will Offering.

After supper, we will load the bus and start touring Iroquois to look at everyone’s decorated homes and lights.

Last year was a blast and this year should be too.

So mark your calendars for Sunday, December 9th - Supper is at 5 pm.
Please come and bring your families - the more the merrier!

Can I move out? Helping Mom get ready for the Tour of Homes has been a challenge. We have spent a countless numbers of hours getting the house ready. Cleaning, rearranging, and cleaning some more. Dad has been doing little finishing things around the house that mom has wanted done for years.

She has been going nuts digging out totes and boxes full of many Christmas decorations. Mom called in help from our family “interior decorator”. My aunt came up from Mitchell one Saturday to help get the decorating done. She ended up bringing more totes and decorations along. WOW! What a mess. By the time my aunt left, Mom felt a little more relaxed about having people look through her house. Decorating still needs to be done, but they are things that can be managed in smaller pieces. I can’t wait to see how things come together in December.

There will be a meeting on Monday the 26th of November at 7P.M. in the Fire Hall  for patrons to help with the projects within our community.  Some of the future projects are:  Volleyball court, Horseshoe pits, Day care,  City clean-up,  Murals,  Park benches and Tree planting.

Please share with us your hunting memories from the Iroquois area!  Some of the best hunting in the mid-west is in our area.

The second annual Thanksgiving Day dinner will be held at 1:00 p.m. in the school’s south gym on Thanksgiving Day. Turkey’s, dressing and potatoes will be provided. the rest will be potluck.
Please come and bring your family and enjoy the food, fellowship, and fun.
After dinner, shoot a few hoops and wear off those calories just consumed.

Welcome to the first monthly community blogging session. Every month our community will host a blogging session at the Iroquois High School computer lab.

Our hope is that once you start blogging, our community will use this technology as a public forum for discussion, a place to exchange information and ideas and a way to dynamically share information with the entire community on progress on area projects.

Paved, tree line streets, with new sidewalks and adequate street lights add to the safety and appearance to appeal to newcomers, visitors and current residents. More businesses produce more revenue and taxes which provide all the above. If we have more main street businesses to keep employment in our town, the population will increase, our school enrollment will rise, and a daycare will be needed.

Our community groups continue to contribute thier gifts and talents to benefit their own, having seasonal events, including Christmas tour of lights, fall festival, spring fling and picnics. We need all of us working together for the good of our town.

Our group has formed a working bond among those who have attended the Horizons program. The common goal is community improvement and involvement to benefit everyone. We’ve conducted survey to obtain opinions and interests of people.