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The De Smet American Legion Post needs help with their flags. Volunteers, please meet at the Legion Hall on Sat., June 12 at 6:50 a.m. to put the flags out on display for Old Settlers Day. They will … more

6/16/21

Changes to the route for this year’s Old Settlers Day Parade will have a drive-by of the Village, so the residents there can enjoy. Staging will remain the same. The parade will start at Wilder Pass and Prairie Avenue and proceed north to Wilder Lane and then, head east. At Harvey Dunn Avenue, it will turn south. At 4th Street the parade will head east again, going by the Village. At Sherwood Avenue the parade will head north until 3rd Street and then proceed east until Calumet Ave. It will head north, traveling through the Main Street district, across the railroad tracks and ending at the De Smet Good Samaritan Society.

2021 Old Settlers Day Parade Route

6/16/21

The grass is green, and the skies are blue. The birds are chirping and flying around the park. Left, Dee Baker, Jeanne Colwell and Billie Baird have planted flowers all over Washington Park, including these rows of flowers in the northeast section of the park. These ladies have been planting the flowers at Washington Park for the last four years. Right, The De Smet Centennial Committee built the rock structures around the park in celebration of De Smet’s 100th year. You can see the bridge to the left of the bush and then slightly to the right the well and behind that the stone bench.

Spring planting at Washington Park

6/2/21

State qualifiers from the De Smet track team are escorted down Main Street Thursday morning by the De Smet Fire Department. The team competed in the State Track meet Friday and Saturday in Rapid City.

State Track Meet send off

6/2/21

Scott and Bea Johnson celebrate their time in De Smet.

Laura Ingalls Wilder helps inspire simpler lifestyle

Bea Johnson is a best-selling author, environmentalist and motivational speaker who grew up in the South of France before moving to California at age 18. Johnson said Laura Ingalls Wilder has been … more

By Donna Palmlund, Kingsbury Journal | 6/2/21

TEN YEARS AGO: Cheryl Palmlund, left, manager of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society, and Phyllis and Bob Bell, with the signed first-edition copies of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books “By the Shores of Silver Lake” and “These Happy Golden Years” that the Bells have donated to the society.

1946: A birthday party, a train strike and a missing bride

10 YEARS AGO June 1, 2011 Nathan Mann, who will be a junior at De Smet High School this fall, is traveling to Europe this summer as part of the People-to-People Student Ambassador Program. Mann will … more

6/2/21

Meet the candidates for school board

De Smet School District will be conducting a school board election June 15. A position vacated by Norm Koehlmoos was temporarily filled by Evan Buckmiller, who wishes to remain on the board. April … more

By Mike Siefker, Kingsbury Journal | 6/2/21

Bi-annual community meetings to resume

Gathering local leaders and community residents together for an early morning informational meeting has been a popular event for the past few years. The De Smet Development Corporation has announced … more

6/2/21

The Hazel L. Meyer Memorial Library kicked off its summer reading program called “Tails and Tales.” The library will host special events every Tuesday at 1 p.m. until June 22. Kylan Botkin, left, Lynora Albrecht, Everett Lee and Lillian Albrecht stand in front of some artwork in front of the library for their “Chalk It Up at the Library” last Tuesday.

Chalk it up at the library

6/2/21

Shown here is one of the flower arrangements that fill the wooden barrels that line Main Street every summer. Poinsett Gardens workers, Autumn Wilkinson, left, Deb Beck, Cindy Lee and Susanne Albrecht worked on the flowers and prepped them for the final transfer into the barrels. Poinsett Gardens has been doing the barrels for over 10 years now and always submits a $0 bid when the City of De Smet requests bids for the barrels of flowers. “It's one of our ways of giving back to the community,” said Albrecht.

Making a beautiful donation

6/2/21

Jim and Deb Fallows will be featured speakers at the upcoming virtual RuralX Summit with a Watch Party to be held at the De Smet Event Center on June 16. The Fallows crisscrossed the country in their single-engine prop plane for nearly five years, exploring rural American towns and visiting with local residents. Their engaging travelogue tells the diverse and inspiring stories that they heard that shows us a country animated by a spirit of renewal.

De Smet is the place to be for RuralX

If you are passionate about your rural community, RuralX is for you. RuralX is a one-day virtual conference that brings together community leaders and spirited people who care about their community … more

By Rita Anderson, Kingsbury Journal | 6/2/21

No longer a football practice field, these two lots on the east side of Wilder Pass will be the first four units of ten townhomes that will be built. The utilities have been run in preparation for their construction. The first four units are anticipated to be completed by October of this year. The six additional units are expected to be completed in the spring of 2022. If interested, Bobbie Bohlen will be at the Event Center on Thursday from 9-11 a.m. to answer any questions.

Construction starts on townhomes

5/26/21

Parades, lilacs, taps and bittersweet memories of Memorial Day

Memorial Day, an American holiday, is observed the last Monday in May, which this year falls on May 31. Originally known as Decoration Day, it is to honor the men and women who died while serving in … more

By Irene Petersen and Margaret Anderson | 5/26/21

Some of the ribbons from past “Old Settler’s Day” celebrations; some even date back to the 1800’s. The ribbons are on display at the De Smet Depot Museum.

Ribbons, ribbons everywhere

Ribbons, ribbons everywhere, But these aren’t ribbons for your hair. Have you seen the ribbons from “Old Settler’s Day” that are on display at the De Smet Depot Museum? They go back as far as … more

By De Smet Depot Museum Staff | 5/26/21

Arthur, left, Lucas and Reena Lampinen will be opening a new shop in De Smet in the old Lewis Drug. Called De Smet Mercantile and Coffee House, it is scheduled to open the first weekend in June and will feature coffee and other drinks. They will also serve SDSU ice cream and sell books and gifts.

De Smet Mercantile and Coffeehouse to open

The old Lewis Drug on Calumet Avenue has been empty and collecting dust for a while. Now, the lights are on, the dust has been cleaned away, new flooring is going down and equipment is getting moved … more

By Mike Siefker, Kingsbury Journal | 5/26/21

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO: De Smet golfers who qualified for the state tournament are Matt Kees, rear left, Kim Burgers, Derek Helms; Mark Burgers, front left, and Jared Baszler.

1946: Belgian war bride arrives in De Smet

10 YEARS AGO May 25, 2011 A seed planted in the minds of a De Smet couple, Glen and Janet Davis, grew into a regional seed business. Legend Seeds, Inc. is expanding its operation. The seed company is … more

5/26/21

“Teach your heart out.” A very appropriate t-shirt on the last day of school and Tammy Albrecht’s last day as a teacher. Albrecht’s career spans 33 years of teaching. She student taught in De Smet, taught the first grade for two years then fourth grade for thirty years. Albrecht is looking forward to spending more time with her five grandchildren.

Albrecht retires after 33 years at school

In the fall of ‘87, a young teacher took her first assignment as a first-grade teacher in De Smet. Tammy Albrecht viewed the work with children as a passion of hers. Thirty-three years later, she … more

By Mike Siefker, Kingsbury Journal | 5/26/21

Plan to attend the new daycare open house

Early Explorers 2, the new daycare in town, is having an Open House! If you have any questions, want to sign up your child, have an interested in working, or just want to take a look, stop by 101 … more

5/26/21

Knights of Columbus host Free Throw Competition

De Smet’s Knights of Columbus hosted a Free Throw Competition, with three shooters qualifying for State. Savannah Larsen placed 8th in the 11-year-old girls’ division. Grant Wilkinson placed 7th … more

5/26/21

Students from the Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary School in De Smet exit the school May 21 at 1:30 p.m. This was the final bell children will hear until school resumes in the fall. Instead of reading, writing and arithmetic, students will be riding, roaming and resting over the summer break.

School’s out for summer!

5/26/21

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