The Garretson Gazette

Garretson Blue Dragons Track Team sends 7 to State

Carrie Moritz

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May 26, 2022

Garretson Blue Dragons Track Team sends 7 to State

On Thursday, May 19, the Garretson Track & Field athletes headed to West Central for the Region 3A Meet.

GHS Track and Field — **Lily Ranschau. Photo by Angela Bly**

The goal this year for each athlete was to make the top 24 in their events in order to head to the State Meet, which will be held this weekend on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday in Sioux Falls at Howard Wood Field. Events will begin today (Thursday) at 12:30 p.m. Seven Garretson athletes will be headed to the State Meet.

Overall, the girls' team took home 6th place with 49.5 points and the boys' team took home 8th place with 16 points.

The region meet winner was Sioux Falls Christian with 229 points and 271 points, respectively.

A highlight of the event included a first-place win by senior Lily Ranschau. Ranschau took first overall in the 100-meter hurdles and 3rd place in the 300m hurdles. Due to a timing error, the 100-meter hurdles had to be run twice, and Ranschau won both times.

The boys' 3200-meter relay team is another highlight. Juniors Sam Schleuter and Preston Bohl teamed up with 7th graders Carter Siemonsma and Collin Olson and placed well throughout the season, often taking 3rd or 4th place.

After the region meet, Coach Jason Bohl said, "State qualifiers for Garretson Blue Dragons Track Team are Lily Ranschau in the 100 m hurdles and 300 hurdles, Oliviyah Thornton in the shot put, Logan Bly in the High Jump, Preston Bohl in the 1600 m 3200 m runs and the boys 3200 m relay of Preston Bohl, Sam Schleuter, Carter Siemonsma, and Collin Olson."

The state meet is taking on a new format this year, with events held over a 3-day period at one site. Overall, a total of 2778 individual athletes from 141 South Dakota High School teams will be participating in this weekend’s meet. A breakdown of athletes by class is as follows: Class B: 469 Girls, 486 Boys – 955 Total Athletes; Class A: 459 Girls, 494 Boys – 953 Total Athletes; Class AA: 424 Girls, 446 Boys – 870 Total Athletes.

Full Championship Meet information, including meet entries, records, event video and up-to-the minute results can be found online via South Dakota Public Broadcasting (www.sdpb.org/track) or through the SDHSAA Website (www.sdhsaa.com).

Region 3A Meet results:

Boys Events (all places)

100m sprint: Riley Lafferty-Mack, 18th place with a time of 13.11 seconds.
200m sprint: Treyton Chester, 13th place with a time of 25.79 seconds.
400m sprint: Treyton Chester, 11th place with a time of 58.82 seconds. Riley Lafferty-Mack was 15th and Collin Olson was 16th.
1600m run: Preston Bohl, 6th place with a time of 4:50.17. Carter Siemonsma, 10th place with a time of 5:28.33.
300m Hurdles: Sam Schleuter, 5th place with a time of 47.35 seconds.
1600m relay: 5th place with a time of 4:03.69. Team participants were Treyton Chester, Sam Schleuter, Riley Lafferty-Mack, and Collin Olson.
3200m relay: 4th place with a time of 8:58.47. Team participants were Preston Bohl, Sam Schleuter, Carter Siemonsma, and Collin Olson.
Shot Put: Tyler Edmundson, 20th place with a throw of 29'09".
Discus: Tyler Edmundson, 18th place with a throw of 87'05".

Girls Events (all places)

100m sprint: Hannah Frewaldt, 12th place with a time of 14.15 seconds. Samantha Shellum was 18th and Kaelyn Braun was 19th place.
200m sprint: Aliyah Leedy, 10th place with a time of 30.36 seconds. Samantha Shellum and Kaelyn Braun were 15th and 16th place.
400m sprint: Kaylin Koch, 9th place with a time of 1:12.19. Lucie Frewaldt was 13th place.
800m run: Lucie Frewaldt, 11th place with a time of 3:06.50. Erin Steen was 14th place and Eliza Potter was 18th place.
1600m run: Ava Ockenga, 8th place with a time of 7:09.42.
100m hurdles: Lily Ranschau, 1st place with a time of 16.10 seconds.
300m hurdles: Lily Ranschau, 3rd place with a time of 49.98 seconds. Kylie Christensen was 16th place.
400m relay: Garretson placed 5th. Team participants were Raegen Altman, Jordyn Williams, Lily Ranschau, and Hannah Frewaldt.
800m relay: Garretson placed 7th. Team participants were Raegen Altman, Kaylin Koch, Logan Bly, and Aliyah Leedy.
1600m relay: Garretson placed 6th. Team participants were Kaylin Koch, Kylie Christensen, Samantha Shellum, and Aliyah Leedy.
3200m relay: Garretson placed 5th. Team participants were Ava Ockenga, Erin Steen, Lucie Frewaldt, and Eliza Potter.
Sprint medley: Garretson placed 4th. Team participants were Hannah Frewaldt, Lily Ranschau, Raegen Altman, and Tayler Benson.
Shot Put: Oliviyah Thornton, 4th place with a throw of 35'01.50". Cortney Rogich was 17th place with a personal record of 29'03.50" and Charlie Peterson was 23rd place with a personal record of 22'00.5".
Discus: Oliviyah Thornton, 4th place with a throw of 90'05". Cortney Rogich was 17th and Danika Juhl was 18th place.
High Jump: Logan Bly, 4th place with a jump height of 4'10". Kylie Christensen, 5th place with a jump of 4'06".
Long Jump: Hannah Frewaldt, 19th place with a jump of 12'06". Kaelyn Braun placed 21st.

Garretson Golf Teams are 3B Region Champs and Region Runner-Ups

Carrie Moritz

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May 26, 2022

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Garretson Golf Teams are 3B Region Champs and Region Runner-Ups

GHS Golf — Left photo: from left-Dylan Jessen (13th), Ryan Flanagan (4th), Cooper Long (8th), Dylan Kindt (2nd). Right photo: From left-Addison Hove (11th), Katie Hanson (2nd), Autumn Gaspar (7th), Maci Rotert (8th) Photos submitted by coach Kari Stoltenberg.

Garretson High School Golf will be sending both boys and girls teams to the state tournament after the region meet held on Monday, May 23rd.

The boys team took 1st place at the region 3B meet, and the girls team snagged 2nd place. Individually, Dylan Kindt and Katie Hanson, both seniors, received 2nd place.

Participants were Dylan Kindt (2nd place, 84 points), Cooper Long (8th place, 95 points), Ryan Flanagan (4th place, 93 points), and Dylan Jessen (13th place, 102 points) for boys, and Autumn Gaspar (7th place, 100 points), Katie Hanson (2nd place, 95 points), Maci Rotert (8th place, 110 points), and Addison Hove (11th place, 114 points).

The State Tournament will be held June 6-7 in Rapid City.

Garretson Legion Auxiliary Poppy Poster Winners

Carrie Moritz

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May 26, 2022

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Garretson Legion Auxiliary Poppy Poster Winners

The Garretson Legion Auxiliary was happy to resume the poppy poster coloring contest this year, with Mrs. Angela Bly and Ms. Amber Williamson's third grade classes participating. Each year, the contest is held at a local and national level, with students incorporating the red poppy as a way to remember those service members who have fallen in war.

Poppy poster winners — Pictured are the winners of the contest with Cheryl Lyngen of the Garretson American Legion Auxiliary. 1st place went to Hailey Anderson, 2nd place to Preston Freestone, and 3rd place to Kendra Jessen. Photo submitted by Angela Bly.

National Poppy Day is Friday, May 27, 2022.

According to the American Legion Auxiliary website, "After World War I, the poppy flourished in Europe. Scientists attributed the growth to soils in France and Belgium becoming enriched with lime from the rubble left by the war. From the dirt and mud grew a beautiful red poppy. The red poppy came to symbolize the blood shed during battle following the publication of the wartime poem 'In Flanders Fields.' The poem was written by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, M.D. while serving on the front lines.

"On September 27, 1920, the poppy became the official flower of The American Legion family to memorialize the soldiers who fought and died during the war. In 1924, the distribution of poppies became a national program of The American Legion.

"Led by the American Legion Auxiliary, each year members of The American Legion Family distribute poppies with a request that the person receiving the flower make a donation to support the future of veterans, active-duty military personnel and their families with medical and financial needs."

More can be learned at https://www.legion-aux.org/poppy.

"Thank You to Mrs. Bly and Ms. Williamson for promoting their students to make Poppy Posters," said the Garretson Legion Auxiliary's Cheryl Lyngen. While this year's posters were not sent to the national level, Lyngen was grateful the contest could be resumed.

Three posters were chosen among the over 35 submissions, and the winners were awarded prize money for their efforts. Those winners were, 1st place-Hailey Anderson, 2nd place-Preston Freestone, 3rd place-Kendra Jessen.

All of the posters are on display in Garretson businesses.

Hoskins at the Minnehaha County Courthouse Museum

Carrie Moritz

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May 26, 2022

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Hoskins at the Minnehaha County Courthouse Museum

by Garrick Moritz, Gazette

On Thursday, May 19 Garretson resident and Pipestone Museum Director Susan Hoskins presented a lecture to the Minnehaha County Historical Society on the lost town of Palisade. This presentation was a part of their Third Thursday Public Talk.

Hoskins said she first became interested in the town when she worked as the Naturalist for Palisades State Park back in 2001.

Observant readers will note that the township name Palisades and town name Palisade are different in word tense. Hoskins said that this is a small detail that people often get wrong.

Palisades Township was the designation the area was given during its first land survey in the 1870s.

The initial settlement was founded around a grist mill, where farmers would bring their wheat to be ground into flour. The miller in question was C.W. Patton. He was born in Illinois, grew up in Iowa and came to the Dakota territory via Missouri.

Patton’s grist mill, powered by Split Rock Creek, provided flour for the local settlers and the town of Palisade grew up around it. In the 1880 census, there were 35 structures in all, including a blacksmith, a grocery store, and a hotel. The community also had its own newspaper, the Palisades Progress. (The printing press for said paper is thought to be the very same one that was owned by the Sanders Family and recently purchased by the Garretson Area Historical Society, and is on display at the Gazette offices.)

It was, of course, the railroad that eventually spelled the doom of the town of Palisade. Initially, the railroad built around the town, and even created a tunnel at the behest of the citizens to go through the rock formations without disturbing the mill race. However, eventually the railroad built a track junction point, and that junction location is what became Garretson. Almost overnight, many of the buildings and businesses of the town of Palisade were transported and transplanted to the new site, much of it moved on the ice of the creek in the dead of winter. Thus, Palisade vanished into history.

“I’ve myself have hardly scratched the surface of the history of Palisade, so a lot more could be done on this topic,” said Hoskins. “Back in 2001 the railroad tunnel still existed and I went inside it, but since then the current railroad company has closed it off. I wish I’d remembered a camera at the time. You can still find some ruins and rubble from the town, and parts of the mill race.”

Hoskins’s lecture was the last of the County Historical Society’s lectures for this season. However, there are several other events planned for this summer.

First is their Ice Cream Social on June 16th at the lower Sherman Park at 6:30 p.m. Next is a musical performance by Miss Myra and the Moonshines on July 14th at 6:30 p.m. at Levitt Center on Phillips Ave.

Gun related vandalism in downtown Garretson

Carrie Moritz

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May 26, 2022

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Gun related vandalism in downtown Garretson

On Thursday, May 19 between 8:00 and 9:00 p.m., at least two shots were fired from a 9mm handgun in downtown Garretson.

According to Minnehaha Sheriff police reports and witnesses, the firearm was discharged towards a vehicle in front of 512 N Main between The Gulch Bar & Grill and the Garretson Gazette.

One bullet was found in the front seat of the victim's vehicle, and another ricocheted off the cement of the street or sidewalk and broke through the plate glass window at the front of the news office. Luckily, no one was harmed.

Reasons for the altercation were not given, and according to witnesses the Gazette spoke to, the shots were not heard in The Gulch. Video evidence from The Gulch was being sought on Monday, but no arrests have been made as of publication.

Photos: Above is the damage to the plate glass window of the Gazette. Below is the 9mm full metal jacket slug recovered by police as ballistic evidence.

News for 5-26-2022

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Carrie Moritz

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May 25, 2022

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A new coach is taking over at the helm of Garretson football this fall: Jerry Weiland, who has been coaching for nearly 25 years. Plus, the Class of 2022 had a successful commencement ceremony, the Class of 2034 has begun its after-prom fund, and Golf will be sending both boys and girls teams to state after they took the region champ and runner-up slots, and much, much more.

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Weiland is the new head coach for GHS Football

Carrie Moritz

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May 25, 2022

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Weiland is the new head coach for GHS Football

by Carrie Moritz, Gazette

Continuity is key, and new football Head Coach Jerry "Bear" Weiland intends to provide that to the 2022 fall football season at Garretson High School.

Weiland has been coaching for almost twenty-five years, with the past twelve in Garretson as an assistant coach.

He got his start in coaching in Britton, SD after graduating from Southwest Minnesota State University. He'd had a successful football career to that point, playing first for Beresford in High School and then heading to the national playoffs for Southwest MN State.

His love of football continued when he was able to step into the coaching role. After Britton, he also took on the Lake Preston and Beresford teams before moving to Garretson in 2009.

When the school approached him to take the helm as head coach for this coming season, he didn't hesitate in saying yes, knowing he'd have the skills the team needed.

"It was mutual," he said, "and that's the way it's been for all four schools I've been at." He counts the many different coaches he's worked with over the years as a boon to his own coaching skills.

"Their philosophies, their approach to the game, the way that they ran their program," was a big part of something he's worked with over the past 24 years. "I like to focus on the fundamentals. Games are won and lost by what you do prior to the game. If everybody's giving their all, the wins and losses take care of themselves."

He intends to prepare the athletes to give their best- not just the skills of throwing or tackling, but in teamwork and leadership.

“Team leadership is built in the off season," Weiland pointed out. "No one will vote for a team captain who decided to do their own thing all summer and then show up for fall camp.”

All Garretson School athletes are highly encouraged to participate in the Orthopedic Institute program that is held each summer starting in June. The program includes workouts focused on speed, strength, agility, and flexibility, skills all athletes need to be successful and stay injury-free. Weiland intends to ensure that program is an expectation for the football athletes.

"If we can, build on everybody's best knowledge base to make the team better," Weiland said, referring to the different types of coaches and athletic trainers that are provided to the athletes. "We're gonna set ourselves up to play Garretson hard-nosed football and have a very good understanding of what our opponent is doing. We want teams to adjust to us, not necessarily have us adjust to them."

That doesn't mean alignments and responsibilities won't change as needed. Flexibility in play is a big part of what makes a team successful.

"We're going to have our fundamentals down in that if there's one receiver, here's what we do. If there's two receivers, here's how we adjust and here's our base. Just be very fundamentally sound," said Weiland.

Part of those fundamentals will be integrated into the football camp that will be held later this summer, but Weiland wanted athletes and their parents to know there's an expectation that they're working hard in the off-season.

He also pointed out that while prior head coach Chris Long is no longer there, Weiland's been with the team for several years already, and there's still plenty of continuity in the coaching staff.

The loss of at least six seniors who graduated means several incoming seniors and juniors will be stepping up into the leadership of the team.

"Those are some big shoes they have to fill," said Weiland.

"August 4th, football starts in Garretson, and we will have an 8-game season," Weiland said. "I want to give the kids that comfort level that there's things that are taking shape and will have an impact for next fall."

GHS Graduation, Class of 2022

Carrie Moritz

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May 25, 2022

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The GHS Class of 2022 celebrated their commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 21. Congratulations to the graduates!

Photo gallery below

Obituary: Dean Clair Karli, age 66

Obituaries

Carrie Moritz

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May 25, 2022

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Dean Clair Karli, age 66, of Garretson, died on May 18, 2022, surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services were held on Monday, May 23, 2022, at Zion Lutheran Church, Garretson. Interment was in the church cemetery.

Dean was born on July 30, 1955, in Sioux Falls, SD to Milton and Norma (Anderson) Karli. He graduated from Garretson High School in 1973. After high school, he traveled from the east and west coast with friends where they did odd jobs to support themselves. He returned to Garretson in 1977 and worked for Burlington Northern Railroad. He met Edith Danielsen, the love of his life in 1979. They were married on August 15, 1981 and enjoyed 40 years of marriage. Dean went back to school and graduated from the inaugural class of Biomedical Engineering from Southeast Technical Institute in Sioux Falls, SD in 1994. He was then employed by Pace, which subsequently became Avera where he retired as Director of Biomedical Engineering in May of 2021.

Dean was active in the community. He served on the Sherman Fire Department, co-chair of Sherman Centennial, treasurer of Zion Lutheran Church, pool board member, and River Ridge Golf Course board. His hobbies included attending events for his daughters and then his grandchildren, golfing, camping, biking, woodworking, and passing time in the garage tinkering. He enjoyed spending time with family and friends.

Dean is survived by his wife, Edith, Garretson; daughters: Amanda (Joshua) Adams, Elk Point, Betsy (Anthony) Soyak, Sioux Falls, and Claire (Christian) Ode, Brandon; grandchildren: Parker, Garrett, Regan, Skyler, Thomas, and Harvey; brother, Steve (Belinda) Karli, Sioux Falls; niece, Katie (Mark) Verner, Tea, SD; brother-in-law, Roger Danielsen, Utica; and sister-in-law, LeeAnn (Dave) Carlon, Sioux Falls. He was preceded in death by his parents, Milton and Norma Karli, and a brother, Mark Karli.

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News for 5-26-2022 (e-edition)

Carrie Moritz

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May 25, 2022

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A new coach is taking over at the helm of Garretson football this fall: Jerry Weiland, who has been coaching for nearly 25 years. Plus, the Class of 2022 had a successful commencement ceremony, the Class of 2034 has begun its after-prom fund, and Golf will be sending both boys and girls teams to state after they took the region champ and runner-up slots, and much, much more.