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Wagner Invitational was held December 12 with Chamberlain, Vermillion, Parkston/Ethan/ Hanson, Wagner/Bon Homme, West Central and Stanley County.
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State was the final destination for the 2020 Oral Interp season. Rather, it was the final “Virtual Destination” for this season. Yes, it has been quite the season with many unknowns. But, we as The Oral Interp Community in South Dakota, knew we would continue on. We went into this season knowing it was going to be a different type of challenge from the get-go.
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In a truly grand feat of modern science, The Human Genome Project, an international collaborative effort, set out in 1990 to map our genetic makeup using diverse human genetic samples. In 2003 the project was completed, ultimately showing about 20,000 human genes. Since that project’s completion, with everimproving DNA sequencing technology, genomics researchers continue to gather more and more information about human DNA.
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A few weeks ago a recently widowed lady and avid column reader called. She wanted to know if I would look over her late husband’s guns and place an approximate value on them. Though I’m certainly not in the appraisal business, I told her I’d help her out. The guns ranged from a Colt AR-15 semiautomatic rifle to an antique Ithica double barrel shotgun with Damascus barrels and side hammers. Most of the appraisal was easy enough, but I had no idea as to the value of the old Ithica double barrel.
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The beginning of December brought above normal temperatures which many took advantage of. New storage units were built behind the Yankton Sioux Travel Plaza east of Pickstown, construction crews were busy around the area working on projects, Highway 50 Spur to 281 was completed and farmers were busy working their fields.
Read moreAgricultural producers can now make elections and enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2021 crop year. The signup period opened Tuesday, Oct. 13. These key U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) safety-net programs help producers weather fluctuations in either revenue or price for certain crops, and more than $5 billion in payments are in the process of going out to producers who signed up for the 2019 crop year.
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