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ARTWORK SOUGHT FOR FINN FEST ART SHOW, JUNE 20; DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS FRIDAY

     Area artists are invited to submit works to be considered for inclusion in an art show to be held Sunday, June 20, at the historic Savo Hall in rural Frederick in conjunction with Finn Fest.
     The theme for the show is "Finnish Prairie Roots," and anything related to any part of the theme -- Finns or prairie or even roots -- is acceptable. Nearly any media is welcome; some possibilities include photography, paintings, quilts or other textile art or woodworking. Artists need to submit their own work; they can send as many entries as they like, but no more than three works will be selected from one artist. Selected artists will need to be available to bring artwork to a drop-off point in Aberdeen or Frederick on Monday, June 14.
     Visitors will be invited to vote for their favorite, and a "Best of Show" prize will be awarded.
     Interested artists should send an e-mail to frederickfinnfest@gmail.com with a photo of the work; its title and a brief description; whether the item is for sale and if so its price; and the artist's name, address, e-mail address and phone number. The deadline for entries is Friday, June 11.

FREDERICK MAN INDUCTED INTO THE SD MUSICIANS HALL OF FAME

     On May 20th, Jack Smith was inducted into the SD Musicians Hall of Fame at the Eagles Club in Aberdeen. Jack's nomination was submitted to The Dakota Musician Association, serving North and South Dakota, for the honor by fellow musician, Mike Eisenbeisz.
     Best known for his accordion playing, Jack’s musical interest started at an early age. Spanning a 70 year career and still counting, Jack started playing the accordion with a small group in the mid 1940’s while attending high school in Frederick, SD. The group played for some school parties, house parties, and small local dances.
     Over the decades to follow, Jack played in several groups such as the “Rancheros”, “Rae and the Ranch Hands”, and “Mel’s Combo” playing at night clubs, lodges, wedding receptions and more. He continues playing today with the “Chicken Pluckers” which includes his wife Rayma (the group’s original drummer) entertaining at nursing homes, senior centers and community functions.
      Jack’s love for music has been passed down to his children; Jacki Bain (Huron), Patti Bauman (Moorhead, MN), Kurt Smith (Frederick) and Kraig Smith (Bell Buckle, TN). Singing and playing a variety of musical instruments themselves or along with their father provides the greatest sense of pride and satisfaction for Jack.
      The Hall of Fame program included a dinner, program including entertainment by fellow musicians and presentation to inductees. Jack Smith’s picture will be hung in the main entertainment room of the Eagles Club in Aberdeen along with the other Hall of Fame inductees since the award program started. Family members, grandchildren and great-grandchildren were in attendance for this once in a life-time honor.

Jack Smith shown with his wife Rayma and his children

FREDERICK GRADUATION HELD MAY 22

Graduation was held Saturday May 22nd in the Frederick gymnasium. All of the graduating seniors were Lee Brixey, Tim Engelhart, Bryson Geffre, Matthew Haas, Matt Heine, Rance Maddocks, Jamie Parsons, Chelsy Podoll, Cole Regynski, Allyssa Robertson, and Cole Truebenbach.

The valedictorian was Chelsy Podoll and the salutatorian was Matt Haas. The class motto for the graduating class is “Never get too busy making a living that you forget to make a life”. The class colors were black and red, and the class flower was the red rose. During the ceremony Krysti Mikonen sang "Every Moment" and Tonya Zinter played the processional and recessional.

Chelsy podoll said, “It’s nice that graduation was on a Saturday this year, it gave us more time to celebrate with our friends and family.”

Future Plans: Cole R- NSU, Bryson– TLC Program at PC, Cole T–Radiology Science at NDSU, Matthew Haas– PC, Allyssa– Dental Hygiene Assisting at NDSCS, Rance– Welding and Bull Riding at Gillete College, Chelsy- Pharmacy at SDSU, Lee– undecided, Timothy– Agriculture at LATI, Jamie– undecided, Matthew Heine– NDSCS

Class of 2010: Bottom Row-Cole Regynski, Bryson Geffre, Cole Truebenbach. Middle Row-Matthew Haas, Allyssa Robertson, Rance Maddocks, Chelsy Podoll, Lee Brixey. Back Row-Timothy Engelhart, Jamie Parsons, Matthew Heine.

MAIN STREET STATION OPEN

     Once again gas is available in Frederick courtesy of the Main Street Station owned by Jim and Kay Dumire.   The facility is usually open between 7:00 am - 6:00 pm Monday through Saturday., and if they are there, they'll even fill you up on a Sunday which has been known to happen. There are three types of fuel available including diesel, 10% ethanol, and regular. The couple is working to see about getting credit card purchasing as well as new pumps that will allow for 24 hour service with a credit card.
    The couple has put a lot of elbow grease cleaning up the inside and they are now working on the outside. There will be new signage coming soon. The old Cenex will look pretty impressive in the coming months.
   In addition to the fuel the couple also has antiques for sale with more to come. They are looking for ways to expand their business and offer goods or services that are needed and not yet available in the community. Stop by and give them hello and fill 'er up!

SECOND CLEAN-UP DAY JUNE 5

Clean up day #2 will be held on Saturday, June 5th. Last chance prior to Finn Fest; June 18-20. It will not be as extensive as our May one, but just as important. The Gas Station and Historical Society will both be open as rest areas. No food will be available at noon - however if anyone wants to bring bars for the volunteers, that would be wonderful.
The main project that needs to be done is the Frederick sign on 281. Rock needs to be put under and around the sign (to keep the grass and weeds down) and to have the slate rock put on the pillers. Farmers-light field rock is needed to put under the sign! Can you donate and deliver the rock to the sign site? Workers are needed to move the rock and help put the field stone on the sign. We need at least 4 volunteers to help with both moving the rock and helping Gary set the stone.

Items needed to be finished and lead person to contact:

Sign on 281 - contact Gary Peterson - leader of this project
tree branch and debris removal and weed pulling and community clean up
assistance for gas station - contact Jim Dumier - is lead on this project
painting grocery store - contact Heidi Marttila-Losure - leader of this project
auditorium - contact Father Don Glover- is lead on this project

Georgia Smith is overseeing the clean up day. We will plan to start at 9 am and the goal is to be done by 2 pm or shortly thereafter. Hopefully the weather will cooperate. If you are interested in helping, please contact the lead person directly of the project you are interested in working on. If willing to do general community clean up, please feel free to work on your own pace. Trucks are needed as well as cleaning tools. Thank you!!! Georgia Smith an be reach at 329-2131.

AUDITORIUM INPUT IS SOUGHT

Several ideas have floated around the community about what to do with the Frederick auditorium which was a Works Project Adminstration Building. The one getting the most attention over the last few years was called "The Secret Garden". This entailed removing what was left of the roof and creating an open air, season venue which could be used for activities like summer musical theater, an outdoor movie venue using the inflatable theater, receptions, family reunions and other summer events. While this idea has a lot of popularity, it is now being reviewed that maybe it isn't the best use of the building.
Recent efforts to bring business into the community and no place to put them has spawned interest in replacing the roof and making the facility useful year-round, but more input is desired from current and former members of the community. If you are interested in the future of the building, please take time to complete the auditorium survey with ideas for the future of the building.

MARIE SCHLOSSER'S LAST RECITAL

On Wednesday May 26, 2010, Marie Schlosser held her final piano recital with the piano students she was currently teaching in her last year of music lessons. Playing to a full house, her last 20 or so students played two songs each for one last time. After awards were presented it was time for Marie to be honored.

     Several former students attended the recital along with her current students, all bringing flowers which were presented to her while Krysti Mikkonen sang a specially edited version of the Ray Boltz song "Thank You" which seemed to describe almost perfectly Marie and her year's of music lessons to 100's of students.   When asked, Marie said she'd been teaching for about 47 years with up to 45 students many of those years. Both current and former students quietly paraded forward during the song presenting Marie with a colorful variety of flowers. It was a tearful yet beautiful moment to honor and thank Marie for her years of patience and service to music
     The last Sunday in June Marie will be honored by St. Paul's and Savo churches for her years of playing at both facilities as she is also retiring from that service. Laurel McDowell is handling the arrangements for the service.

Marie Schlosser surrounded by her current students and a very small fraction of her former students.

From Marie Schlosser:

A huge heartfelt thank-you to the wonderful students (former and present) who surprised me at my student’s final piano recital Wednesday, May 27^th. Thank – you Krysti Mikkonen for the beautiful words in the song that you sang to me, for the beautiful roses and other flowers given, the lovely cake.

It was truly an honor to know that the gift of music God gave is shining through all of you. Please do this keep spreading your music around to all the people around you. Music is what makes the heart glad.

Thank you so much again.

FREDERICK FORWARD FULL OF ACTIVITY & NEW LEADERSHIP

With the Finn Fest only a few weeks away, the Frederick Forward group is quite busy making plans for all the activity. Since the first Finn Fest in 2008 the event has grown considerably. New activities are added each year. The Frederick Forward group is extremely busy with not only the planning of this great event, but in the last few months organized the Day of Champions community clean-up, a great health fair, a St. Urho's day community dinner and hosted a meeting on May 19 with Frederick City Council members and the Economic Development group to facility the economic growth and development of the community.
There is new leadership for Frederick Forward for 2010. Making up the executive board are the following: President - Tracy Olson; Vice Preseident - Georgia Smith; Secretary - Kay Dumire; Treasurer - Dan Nickleson; Marketing Chair - Heidi Martilla-Losure; Past Chair - Krysti Mikkonen. Frederick Foward is a community organization which is open to anyone interested in sustaining growth and development and poverty reduction in Frederick. The group usually meets on the third Monday of every month. During the mild weather those meetings are held at the Historical Society building on Main Street and in the winter they are held at Nick's.

FINN FEST ACTORS, PARADE ENTRIES & MORE NEEDED
Finn Fest T-shirts on sale

The 2010 Finn Fest is fast approaching, and there are some events that those attending should be aware of and be preparing for if they plan to participate. This is a weekend of great fun with lots of opportunity for participation in many different events. Saturday evening is the Toivo and Lempi Theater where improvisational actors and actresses are needed to present "What happened at the Sauna". The improvisation requires that only one practice on Thursday evening. Those participating are emailed information about their character, wardrobe recommendations, personality traits for their character and a brief outline of the plot prior to practice. On the evening of the practice actors and actresses will improvise and develop their lines according to the plot. It is great fun and last year's presentation included several novices that had a really great time. Anyone interested in acting this year should contact Krysti Mikkonen or Georgia Smith.
There will be a parade Saturday morning, Finn Bread baking contest, Volleyball Tournament, Wife Carrying Contest and boot toss. All events recommend pre-registration for entry. If you are interested in being involved in any of these events please complete the registration form and submit so appropriate arrangements can be made to accommodate all participants.
The Official Finn Fest T-shirts will be available soon. A limited number of shirts have been ordered. If you are interested in purchasing a shirt, you may want to reserve yours now. If you are from out of town and wishing to order shirts to be mailed that option is available also. The shirts sell for $12 each and if being shipped, $4 must be added for the first shirt and $2 for each additional shirt. If ordering a shirt, email the size(s) desired to Krysti Mikkonen or call (605) 329-2029 and she will contact you to make payment arrangements for pick-up or delivery. Shirts are in adult sizes only from Small - XXXL. Order early as supplies are limited!

2010 Finn Fest t-shirt design

SCANDINAVIAN ROOTS MUSIC DUO TO PERFORM DURING FINN FEST

A new folk duo from the Twin Cities will perform in and near Frederick on June 19 and 20 as part of Finn Fest.

The music of Kaivama, made up of Sara Pajunen and Jonathan Rundman, is drawn from the traditional “pelimanni” fiddle-tune repertoire of Western Finland, Nordic hymnody, and the aggressive prog-folk attitude of contemporary Scandinavian roots music. Pajunen brings her violin virtuosity to play on the foundation provided by Rundman on guitar, mandolin or accordion for lively dance music that blends the modern and the traditional. You can listen to samples of their music here.

Kaivama will perform twice during the festival. At 3 p.m. Saturday, June 19, in Frederick (following the wife-carrying competition), Kaivama will give a cultural presentation as they play, including an introduction to the Finnish tango. They will perform again at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 20, at the historic Savo Hall, located 5 miles east of U.S. Highway 281 at the intersection of Brown County 3 and 14.

HISTORICAL SOCIETY HAS NEW OFFICERS

The Frederick Area Historical Society held their annual meeting April 26th at the FAHS building starting with a pot luck supper at 6:00 p.m. Out of town members in attendance were Bernice and Rusty Rollo of Aberdeen and Sally and Ken Pawlovich of Huron.

One item on the agenda was to elect new officers for the year which resulted in Kay Dumire, president; Pat Mikkonen, vice president; and Valerie Nixon, secretary. Richard Bakeberg retains his position as treasurer. A new position was established called Administrative Office Chair Person and Peggy Worthy was appointed to fill this position.

Sally Pawlovich, who is related to the Groop famlies from this area, has a great interest in our rural community. She has involved herself with taking on the job of compiling information about the country schools in our local townships gathering records from the state as well as getting information and material from area residents. She had printed booklets and made C.D's complete with pictures and old school records to show us.

We will once again have the museum/Historical Society building open on Saturdays as we did last year beginning May 24th from 9:00 a.m. till 1:00 p.m. The coffee pot will be on so come see what progress has been made and check on our plans for the future. We invite you to become a member if you so desire and welcome visitors anytime.

Our next meeting will be May 24th at the FAHS building beginning at 7:00 p.m.

MID-TERM REUNION

A Mid-Term Reunion will be held on Saturday July 3, 2010 at the Ramkota Inn, Aberdeen. A Social Hour will begin at 5:00 with a 6:00 pm banquet and program to follow. Music for listening or dancing will be provided by some members of the Alumni.
Letters are being sent to the classes of 1932 - 1970, but all alumni, former and present faculty are invited and encouraged to attend, so PLEASE PASS the information on. It was not possible to send letters to all alumni as this is being planned by a small committee.

Plan to meet your friends at the Frederick Lounge on Friday evening and also plan to attend an open house at the new Historical Building (formerly Masonic Temple) on Saturday afternoon from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Let's make this a Maroon and Gold event!!! If you have a school letter or something maroon and/or gold, please wear it.

The cost will be $30.00 per person. Send your payment to Frederick Reunion c/o Hanky Martilla PO Box 547, Frederick, SD 57441 by June 1st, which will be refundable until June 20th.

Put the date on your calendar and join in the fun. If you have questions please contact one of the following:

Jerry Anderson - 619-267-1081

Janet Burkhardt - 605-329-2268

Pat Mikkonen - 605-329-2204

Bob Nixon - 605-358-8691

Hanky Martilla - 605-329-2160

COMMUNITY STORE WANTS TO STOCK LOCAL FOOD

The Community Store would like to purchase produce from farmers and gardeners this growing season. The demand for local food is growing all over the country, and many in the Frederick community have also expressed an interested in buying local food. A strong local food economy is good for many reasons:

Energy conservation: To reduce energy used for long-distance food transport. Grocery store food travels an average of approximately 1,500 miles from production site to consumer plates! (Leopold Center, 2001)
Freshness and flavor: Locally grown foods are transported much shorter distances, which results in a fresher product with increased shelf-life and increased flavor.
Food safety: Locally grown foods serve smaller areas and are less likely to be targeted for intentional food contamination. Local foods are also produced on a smaller scale, reducing exposure to contaminants from large processing facilities.
Food security: Dependence on large producers from distant sources has the potential to increase food insecurity. Any break in the food system could prevent foods from arriving at destinations.
Strengthens local communities: Buying and selling locally grown foods strengthens local communities by creating and increasing quality relationships throughout the community.
Health: Locally grown foods are more likely to be grown in soil that is not leached of natural nutrients, thus passing on these nutrients to the produce.
Knowing the source: Our lives revolve around all aspects of food. As such, knowing where our food comes from creates a sense of personal involvement and responsibility.
Strengthening local economy: Buying and selling locally grown foods keeps the money in our communities rather than exporting it to distant, multinational corporations.
Supporting family farms and farmland preservation: Buying local foods supports family farmers who are not able, or who do not wish to compete with the larger corporate farms on their own terms. This, in turn, allows family farmers to preserve their land for future generations. (Information from the Buy Fresh, Buy Local SD website)

If you are interested in growing food for the Community Store this summer, sign the sheet at the store or e-mail board member Heidi Marttila-Losure at hmmartti@yahoo.com. More information about regulations for food production in South Dakota, as well as a list of varieties of vegetables that grow well here, can be found here.

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Community Calendar

Fri. Jun 25 - Frederick @ Leola T-ball 5:00/PeeWee 6:00/Midgets 8:00
Sat. Jun 26
Sun. Jun 27 - Fireworks Go On Sale
Mon. Jun 28 - @ Frederick vs. Bath PeeWee 6:00/Midgets 8:00
- Monday, June 28 at 7:00 pm at the Historical Building
Tues. Jun 29
Wed. Jun 30
Thurs. Jul 1 - Frederick @ Westport T-ball 5:00/Midgets 6:00/PeeWee 7:30
Fri. - Jul 2
Sat. - Jul 3
Sun. - Jul 4
Mon. - Jul 5
Tues. - July 6
Wed. - July 7
Thurs. - July 8
Fri. - July 9
Sat. - July 10
Sun. July 11
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Thurs. - July 15
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Mon. - July 19
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Wed. - July 21
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Fri. - July 23
Sat. - July 24
Sun. - July 25
Mon. - July 26

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Obituaries

School News

FREDERICK HIGH SCHOOL 4TH QUARTER HONOR ROLL

Straight A Honor Roll
Chelsy Podoll (12) Angela Goodall, Breanna Helland (11) Courtney Schlosser, Faith Wolter (10), Mariah Mikkonen (8)
A Honor Roll
Tim Engelhart, Matthew Haas, & Cole Truebenbach (12) Derek Barondeau , Casson Campbell, Calli Crawford, Chelsey Zinter (11), Matthew Achen, Megan Walworth (9) Justin Helland, Cole Hinz, Derrick Podoll, Hailey Sumption (8) Jayden Mikkonen & Cheyann Olson (7)
B Honor Roll
Bryson Geffre, Rance Maddocks, Jamie Parsons, Allyssa Robertson (12) Justin Bock, Bianca Erdbruegger, Ashley Feser-Kassa, Amanda Haar, Brandon Haas, Caylee Hertel, Shannen Maunu, Cody Mehlhaff, Austin Minard, Andrew Perleberg, Spencer Rall, Krista Stoddard, Stefani Sumption, Tyler Sumption, Erin Wolter (11) Keely Geffre, Mariah Gustafson, Alyxis Perry, Abby Sumption, Heather Underberg (10) Amanda Daniels, Collin Engelhart, Taryn Flinn, Nathan Haar, Wyatt Heine, Peyton Podoll, Brian Sumption, Wyatt Wolter (9) Dustin Bergan, Dane Campbell, Evan Emery, Carston Hertel, Austin Hoerner, Derek Simmons (8) Nathan Block, Meghan Conn, Devin Flinn, Sebastian Hammel, Jimmy King, Rebecca Mittleider, Paige Podoll, Kirsten Rall, Katie Rystrom, Logan Weisser (7)

BOOKS DONATED TO FREDERICK SCHOOL LIBRARY

By Austin Minard

      Students and librarians at Frederick Area School appreciate the books that were donated to the school’s library.
      Several Dean Koontz titles have been added and donations also include childrens and young adult books. Also, a collection of works by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is now available in the library.
       In February the Book Fair raised money for new books and dozens were added to the collection. Most of these were children's books. Books Are Fun set up displays in the elementary lounge every 4-6 weeks, and based on their sales, more books are donated to the school library. Most of these are children's selections also. Their most recent donation was a set of six Fancy Nancy books, including Poison Ivy Expert and The Boy from Paris.
      The librarians would like to thank everyone who purchased books at the Book Fair, which is the library's biggest fundraiser. They also appreciate the donations, which help to keep new books on the high school shelves.
     The school library will closed May 3, to give the librarians time to get all books back on the shelves.

BRIDGE RESULTS

By Cody Mehlhaff

Students at the Frederick Area High School tested their bridges that they built in the business math class. The students tested the structural break of their bridges along with the complete collapse of their bridge.
     Anthony Reimer and Levi Christianson’s bridge held 25 pounds before its structural break and 35 pounds before its complete collapse.
     The next group, Jamie Parsons and Ally Robertson, built their bridge to have both a structural and complete collapse at 70 pounds. Austin Gunther and Cody Mehlhaff’s bridge went to a 100 pounds before it had a structural break and the complete collapse took 450 pounds of weight. Justin Bock along with Matt Heine built a bridge that held 130 pounds of weight before the structure failed and made it to 225 pounds before the bridge completely collapsed.
     Lee Brixy and Dusty Johnson’s bridge withstood 135 pounds of weight before the structure gave out and 160 pounds before its complete collapse. Alex Conn and Ty Hoffman’s bridge held 130 pounds before its structure failed and 190 pounds before its complete destruction. Thomas Kronberg and Cole Reginski made a bridge that held 205 pounds before its structural break and it also held 225 pounds before its complete collapse.

FREDERICK PICKS REPRESENTATIVES FOR BOYS' AND GIRLS' STATE

By Erin Wolter

     Frederick’s representatives for Boys’ State and Girls’ State have been chosen. This summer, Breanna Helland, Angela Goodall and Levi Adema will be heading to Vermillion and Aberdeen to represent Frederick among other students from across the state.
Breanna Helland was chosen to be Frederick’s representative for Girls’ State. As a result, she will be heading to Vermillion from May 31 to June 5. At the event, she will be participating in “hands-on citizenship training” and will learn more about government. She can become a candidate in the elections held there, and if chosen for office she will carry out her duties as a real representative would.
     “I’m really excited to go,” says Helland. “I think it will be a good experience and I hope I learn a lot from it.”
     Angela Goodall was chosen by the Girls’ State Committee as Frederick’s representative for Journalism City. Along with Helland, she will also go to Vermillion to be a journalist at the event, and will be busy with a number of activities. She will be instructed by a qualified journalism counselor and staff, and her duties will be to gather news about what’s going on during the Girls State session and publish it in the daily paper. Although she cannot run for any offices for the session, she can vote in the elections.
     Levi Adema of Barnard was chosen as Frederick’s Boys’ State representative. He is homeschooled, but qualifies to be chosen as Frederick’s representative because he lives in the district. He will be going to Northern State’s campus to participate in the events, which are similar to those at Girls’ State.
     Both Boys’ State and Girls’ State events are sponsored by the South Dakota American Legion Auxiliary to educate students about American government and to offer scholarship opportunities..

Dacotah Prairie Museum/ Granary All Dakota Fine Arts High School Exhibition

     Garret Mittleider, Cole Regynski, Keely Geffre, Faith Wolter, Taryn Flinn, Amanda Daniels and Megan Walworth from Frederick Area High School attended the 15^th Annual All-Dakota Fine Arts High School Exhibition at the Aberdeen Recreation and Cultural Center in Aberdeen on April 23. The event was sponsored by the Dacotah Prairie Museum in Aberdeen and the Granary Rural Cultural Center in rural Groton. Approximately 150 students and art teachers from schools in North and South Dakota were present to enjoy workshops and view the exhibition of student art.
     The day-long event included a session with the two artistic judges, Emily Williams –Wheeler from Fargo and Nathan Cantwell from Aberdeen, who evaluated the student art and awarded prizes in 10 media categories. In addition, the judges chose one team of students from North and South Dakota as the outstanding team based on the quality of all pieces of art entered by that school.
     One student’s work was chosen as the “Best of Show” from all entries; the winner received a $500 saving bond that was sponsored by South Dakota Wheat Growers. Both days, participating students served as peer judges selecting their favorites in each of the 10 categories. Winning art in all categories can be seen at www.dacotahprairiemuseum.com by clicking on the All Dakota Art Exhibition link.
     The keynote speaker for the event was Brad Bachmeier, an art professor at Minnesota State University in Moorhead, MN who specializes in Raku Ceramics. Bachmeier discussed art as a career and shared insights on creative ways to be successful in that pursuit. Workshop presenters for the day were Rocky Hartberg, Langford SD, who is a cartoon and story illustrator; Michelle Bacon, Aberdeen SD, who works with clay and ceramics; Mary Hunt, Platte SD, who specializes in glass fusing, and Nick and Nicole Fischer, Aberdeen SD, who create large scale murals.

SPANISH II STUDENTS COMPLETE PROJECT

By Breanna Helland

    In conjunction with a chapter focusing on travel, Spanish II students at Frederick Area completed a sentence-writing project to help enhance their learning skills. The assignment was emailed to their teacher, Profesora Jaspers, and focused on a country chosen by each student, although no two students from any one school could choose the same country.
    Sentences needed to follow a certain criteria outlined by the teacher in order to receive a good grade. A total of 10 sentences were required about past, present progressive and future plans and could only be written in first-person, however they could be based on things that did not actually happen.
     Four of the sentences needed to be in past tense about an imaginary trip made to the student’s chosen country last year. Two had to be in present progressive tense about how they were preparing for an upcoming return trip right now. The remaining four sentences were required to be in future tense in regards to the upcoming trip.
     Commenting on the sentence-writing project, Erin Wolter, one of Frederick’s seven Spanish II students, said, “I liked how the project reinforced what we were learning and I thought it was a good challenge.”
Assignments were graded based on content, proper verb use, difficulty and effort.

TEACHERS AS READERS WRAP UP FINAL BOOK

Amanda Haar

     Not only is the school year wrapping up, so is the “Teachers as Readers” program.
     “Teachers as Readers” meets each Monday from 3:45 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. to read books, through which they can earn a renewal credit from Dakota State University. The group is required to have 15 contact hours and read four books for the credit.
     Teachers that participate in the program are Janel Bergan, Jackie Brokaw, Renee Brooks, Krista Charleton, Jan Ellefson, Janet Elsen, Jessica Ringgenberg, Carma Ruenz, Paula Tschoick, Colleen Wallien and Tonya Zinter.
     “We are currently finishing our fourth and final book “The Lost Symbol” by Dan Brown,” explained Mrs. Ruenz. The group will have their final discussion of the book on May 17. This selection, more than any read by the group, has grabbed their attention. Many describe it as the best book they’ve ever read. Because it is a recent release (September 2009) group members purchased the book on line so they had access to multiple copies.
     Other books read throughout the year include Buffalo for the Broken Heart by Dan O’ Brien (the One Book South Dakota selection), The Work of Wolves by Kent Meyers, who is a SD author, and Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella.

TEACHERS ATTEND LETERS WORKSHOP

By Bianca Erdbruegger

     Two teachers from the Frederick Area District attended the LETERS workshop in Sioux Falls on April 29 and 30. First grade teacher Renee Brooks and Colleen Wallien , second grade teacher, wanted to participate at this workshop to enrich their teaching.
     LETERS stands for “Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling” and the program, which is organized by the state, was sponsoring trainings for early childhood educators who are interested in helping young children build a strong foundation in early literacy skills.
     The teacher’s trainer was Lucy Hart Paulson, MS, CCC-SLP. She offered practical strategies for building skills in young children and she gave descriptions for the development of language and literacy in ways that create a deeper understanding.
     Mrs. Brooks describes the workshop as an interesting and beneficial program.

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Sports

FREDERICK BOYS REPRESENT AT STATE TRACK

     There were several showings by various Frederick boys at state track this year including a rare first place finish in the 4 x 800 meter relay with a winning time of 3:31.05. The group qualified for the finals on Friday in fourth place with a time of 3:34.44. The relay team included Derek Barondeau leading the group, Ty Sumption, Cole Truebenbach and Brandon Haas finished the race.
     On Friday, freshman Brian Sumption took home a 6th place finish in the high jump. He tied 3 others with a jump of 5' 11". Another relay team took third and that is the 4 x 800 meter relay with a time of 8:21.16. Relay team members were Barondeau, Ty Sumption, Truebenbach and Haas. Sophomore Adam Dutenhoffer placed third in the shot put with a throw of 50.04'. This is quite amazing since Adam threw at only 3 meets prior to the state meet due to recovery time needed from shoulder surgery. Making a splash by placing in 3 different events, Brandon Haas really made his presence known. In addition to placing in the two relay he also placed 4th in the 300 meter hurdles with a time of 42.16 seconds.
     As a team Frederick boys were in 8th place with 28.5 points out of a total of 49 teams. Congratulations to everyone for a job well done.
FOOTNOTE: Check out comments by Darrell Golnitz a record holder of 43 year in the mile relay

2010 Class B Champion 4 X 400 relay team L to R: Cole Trubenbach, Brandon Haas, Ty Sumption, Derek Barondeau

Brian Sumption High Jump

Brian Sumption (standing in front on the 8 block) tied for 6th place in the high jump at the 2010 Class B State Track Meet

Brandon Hass 3rd in 300 Hurdles

Brandon Haas took 4th in the 300 meter hurdles. He placed in 3 different events at the state track meet.

Adam Dutenhoffer places 3rd in the shotput

Adam Dutenhoffer placed 3rd in the shot put at the 2010 State Class B Track Meet.

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ROB LUECKE INVITATIONAL

By Caylee Hertel

   Thirteen teams competed in the Rob Luecke Invitational track meet at Groton. Participating teams included: Aberdeen Central JV, Aberdeen Roncalli, Britton-Hecla, Eureka-Bowdle, Faulkton, Frederick, Groton, Hitchcock-Tulare, Ipswich, Langford, Mobridge-Pollock, Redfeild-Doland and Warner. Frederick Area ended up coming home with fifteen medals not including the relays.
   For the boys division for the Titans winners were Brandon Haas placing fifth in the 110-Meter High Hurdles with a time of :17.02 and fourth in the 300-Meter Intermediate Hurdles with a time of :43.91 and seventh in the 200-Meter Dash with a time of :24.55. Tyler Sumption placed second in the 200 Meter Dash with a time of 23.52 and second in the 400-Meter Dash with a time of :54.04. Cole Truebenbach finished first in the 400-Meter Dash with a time of: 54.04 and sixth in the long jump with a jump of 19-6. Derek Barondeau finished eighth in the 800-Meter Run with a time of 2:18.77 and fifth in the 1,600-Meter Run with a time of 5:07.11.
   In the girls division Kayla Haas crossed the finish line in first in the 300-Meter Hurdles with a time of :52.62. The sophomore was also seventh in the 100-Meter Dash with a time of :13.4. Erin Wolter placed seventh in the 3,200 Meter Run with a time of 16:03, while Aly Perry finished the 3,200 Meter Run in eighth with a time of 17:11.49. Caylee Hertel was sixth in the shot put with a throw of 31-10 and the girls 1,600 Meter Medley Relay finished sixth with a time of 5:11.31. Runners in the relay were Haas, Hertel, Breanna Helland and Bianca Erdbruegger.

LADY TITANS COMPETE AT LRC

By Breanna Helland

    Frederick Lady Titans competed in the LRC track meet in Ipswich on Tuesday, May 4. After taking only six girls, the Titans placed fifth and scored 41 points.
    Placing second in the 300 meter hurdles was Kayla Haas with a time of 54.41. Caylee Hertel captured second place in the shot put, throwing for a distance of 32’4” and the sprint medley relay, which consisted of Bianca Erdbruegger, Haas, Hertel and Breanna Helland, took silver with a time 5:05.98. The 400 meter relay team received third with a time of 56.95 while Haas sprinted to fourth in the 100 meter dash, finishing in 13.73.
    Commenting on her performance on the day, Hertel said, “It was exciting to get second in both shot put and the medley and hopefully I’ll get even better before regions.”
    Other notable place-winners on the day were Erin Wolter finishing sixth in the two mile run in a time of 14:50.89 and Aly Perry getting seventh in the same race with a time of 15:45.77. Wolter also took eighth in the mile run, completing the race in 6:39.57.

TITANS CAPTURE SECOND AT LRC

By Breanna Helland

    By entering competitors in a wide range of events, the Frederick Titans’ boys track team was able to capture runner-up honors in the Lake Region Conference track meet which was held on Tuesday, May 4, in Ipswich.
    Gold medal finishes included Brandon Haas in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 17.82, Haas in the 300 meter hurdles with a time of 45.67, Ty Sumption in the 400 meter dash with a finishing time of 55.39, Adam Dutenhoffer, who won the shot put with a heave of 43’11.5”, Derek Barondeau in the discus with a throw of 106’8” and the 1600 meter relay team with a time of 3:44.51.
    Sumption and Matt Haas each captured silver. Sumption finished the 100 meter dash in a time of 11.9 while Haas jumped for 36’3.5” in the triple jump.
    Other top finishers were Cole Truebenbach, who got third in the long jump with a leap of 18’6.5”, B. Haas with fourth place in the triple jump and a jump of 34’11.5” and Cole Regynski, who captured fourth in his 300 meter hurdles debut with a time of 49.11. M. Haas also made his hurdles debut in the 110 meter hurdles and finished fifth with a time of 21.4. Sumption finished fifth in the 200 meter dash with a time of 25.12, Barondeau finished fifth in both the 400 meter dash and 1600 meter run with times of 57.75 and 5:10.5 respectively. Another fifth place medal came from Brian Sumption in the high jump, in which he jumped 5’7”. Dutenhoffer captured sixth in the discus with a throw of 91’3” and Regynski finished seventh in the 100 meter dash with a time of 12.26.
    Four other relays for the Titans took home medals as well. The 800 meter relay got third with a time of 1:42.77, the 3200 meter relay finished fourth in a time of 10:09.86, the sprint medley relay also got fourth with a time of 4:36.42 and the 400 meter relay took fifth with a time of 52.54.

GROTON KIWANIS

By Caylee Hertel

     Fifteen teams competed at Groton Kiwanis relays at Groton. Frederick’s girls ended their meet with eight points and in the boys finished with 57 team points. Teams competing in this meet were, Milbank, Ipswich, Aberdeen Roncalli, Rosholt-Fairmount, Groton, Redfield-Doland, Britton-Hecla, Warner, Webster, Northwestern, Roslyn, Frederick, Langford, Aberdeen Central JV and Leola.
     Placing for girls were Kayla Haas--seventh in the 100-Meter Dash with a time of :13.75 and sixth in the 300-Meter Hurdles with a time of :54.94. Caylee Hertel finished sixth in the Shot Put with a throw of 31-3 ½.
     Placing in the boys division were Brandon Haas with third in the 110-Meter Hurdles in :17.57, third in the 300-Meter Hurdles with a time of :42.3, and sixth in the 100-Meter Dash with :12.24. Cole Truebenbach finished fifth in the 200-Meter Dash with :23.8 and first in the 400-Meter Dash with a time :52.76. Placing second in the 400-Meter Dash was Tyler Sumption with a time of :53.434. Derek Barondeau placed fifth in the 800- Meter Run with a time of 2:09.789 and fifth in Discus with a throw of 115-11. The boys also placed third in the 800-Meter Relay with a time of 1:37.94, and third in the 1,600-Meter Relay running it in a time of 3:42.25.