Letcher's 125th Anniversary Celebration was a huge success!

Letcher's 125th Anniversary was celebrated June 8, 9 and 10, 2007. There was a great turnout for the whole weekend.

Photo Gallery
Visit the Photo Gallery to see some pictures from the 125th weekend. If you have any other pictures of the 125th that you'd like included, please e-mail them to Tiffany Hoffman at tjj_18@hotmail.com or mail them to her at P.O. Box 56, Letcher SD 57359.

Parade Winners
Best Parade Entry - Commercial Division: Sal's Drive Inn
Best Parade Entry - Organization: Letcher Community Club
Best Parade Entry - Letcher Alumni: Classes of 1971, 1972, 1973 & 1974
Best Parade Entry - Youth Division: Karen's Kids - Zoss Day Care
Best Parade Entry - Antique Division: Myron Sonne with a 1917 Denby truck
Best Parade Entry - Equestrian Division: the Moody Crew

"I like Living in Letcher Because ..." Essay Contest Winners
Age Division K - 2nd Grades: 1st place - Renee Farmer; 2nd place - Tanna Kingsbury
Age Division 3rd - 5th Grades: 1st place - April Farmer
Age Division 6th - 8th Grades: 1st place - Brittany Zoss; 2nd place - Logan Moody
Age Division 9th - 12th Grades: 1st place - Breanna Moody

Raffle Winners
Quilt - Margaret Irving, Letcher
Quillow/Pillow - Anna Dobson, Colorado
Rifle - Laren Feistner, Woonsocket

Car, Truck, Antique Tractor, Machinery Show & Shine Winners
There were 28 tractor entries. 
1st Place: Dean Bowman, Mitchell
2nd Place: Renee May, Hartford
3rd Place: Dean Bowman, Mitchell

There were 7 truck entries.
1st Place: Steve Starr, Mitchell
2nd Place: LaRee & Larry Moir, Mitchell
3rd Place: Roger Stunes, Letcher

There were 22 car entries.
1st Place: Don Young, Mitchell
2nd Place: Craig & Margaret Lachnit, Mitchell
3rd Place: Stan and Jean Starr, Mitchell

There was 1 machinery entry.
1st Place: Isaac Johnson

There were 2 motorcycle entries.
1st Place: Robert Hoffman, Mt. Vernon
2nd Place: Brian Van Overschelde, Mitchell

Best of Show: Kurt & Gloria Henricksen, Mitchell

There were 8 entries for the ugliest pickup contest. The winning pickup belonged to Ron and Shawn Ruml.

Golf Tournament Winners
Eight teams of 4 players competed in the Golf Tournament sponsored by the Letcher Community Club.

1st Flight Winners - Score 66
Chuck Amick, Darin Amick, Kelly Amick, Ed Irving

2nd Place - Score 66
Eric Moody, Jeremy Uecker, Joe Olson, Levi Van Overschelde

3rd Place - Score 68
John Hansen, Larry Nebelsick, Todd VanWalleghen, Wayne Wormstadt

2nd Flight Winners - Score 71
Jerry Grabenstein, Andy Oehlerking, Randy Northrup, Dean Northrup

2nd Place - Score 71
Miles Northrup, Matt Northrup, Denny Fouberg, Harvey Fouberg

3rd Place - Score 73
Jim Hinrichs, Pat VanWalleghen, Kim VanWalleghen, Merlin VanWalleghen

Putting Contest - Eric Moody
Longest Drive - Levi VanOverschelde
Shortest Drive - Keith Christensen
Longest Putt (Women) - Pat VanWalleghen
Longest Putt (Men) - ???
Closest to the Pin (Women) - Kim VanWalleghen
Closest to the Pin (Men) - Harvey Fouberg

Other Interesting Information
Over 600 people were served pork loin sandwiches (cooked by the Davison County Pork Producers) at the free Business Sponsored Supper on Friday night of the celebration. Thanks to the businesses who generously donated towards this event.

Letcher's 125th Celebration Cookbooks are Available!
Purchase your copies for $15.00 each from CorTrust Bank in Letcher, or from Sherri Stekl, Carla Amick or Tiffany Hoffman. You may also order them by mail - just click on this link to access an order form to print off and mail in with your check or money order, plus $3.00 shipping and handling per cookbook.

Crocks and Pitchers for Sale
Commemorative crocks and pitchers are still for sale. They feature Letcher's 125th Celebration logo. They may be purchased at CorTrust Bank in Letcher or from Shelley Knutson. The crocks are a limited edition and are numbered. They sell for $30 each, while the pitchers are $25 each.

DVD Collection for Sale
Gary Hurd has put together a set of DVDs.  They are as follows:

1. Letcher High School History - This consists of a copy of all Letcher annuals from the first one to 1991.  Also included are video interviews of some of the locals and pictures of the town.

2. Letcher History, 1883 to 1983 - This is a copy of the orange history book that was printed for the Letcher centennial. For anyone who did not receive one at that time, this is a great opportunity to get one.

3. Letcher History, 1983 to Present - This will include pictures, videos, etc. from the 125th celebration to be held in June, 2007.  It will be produced after the celebration and mailed out.

Prices: If ordering 1 DVD,  $10.00.  If ordering 2, $15.00.  If ordering three, $20.00.

For more information, contact Gary Hurd at garyhurd@thunderinghurd.com.

Buy a Brick.  Build a Foundation.
Put your name, or your family name, or your business name, or Class of______, on a brick for the foundation of the Bill Jamison Memorial Clock, to be placed in Memorial Park (just west of the library) on Main Street of Letcher. Purchase an engraved brick from the old library-movie theatre-city hall-basketball gym for just $25 until June 15, 2007. After that, the price of bricks will be increased to $50 each.

Maximum three lines, two is better.

The engraving will be sand blasted into the brick, making it a permanent commemorative.

For more information, contact Myron Sonne, 605-933-0393 or e-mail nlsonne@santel.net  or send your $25 check to Letcher 125th and your engraving request to

Myron Sonne
24104  401st Ave.
Letcher, SD 57359

Memorial Park
In commemoration of Letcher's 125th celebration, Memorial Park is being established on Main Street in Letcher just west of the Library. The first item being placed in the park is the Bill Jamison Memorial Clock. MJ Aviation (John & Marci O'Connell) of Letcher is sponsoring the sign for the park, which will be a big rock with "Memorial Park - 2007" engraved on the side of it. Anyone else wishing to donate something to be placed in the park in memoriam (benches, landscaping, etc.) is welcome to do so. Contact Myron Sonne for more information.

New Letcher Alumni Website
Letcher Alumni now have a new tool for keeping track of each other - www.letcherhighschool.com. Check it out!

Rebel Wall of Pride
In support of our service men and women, the Sanborn Central School decided that a "Rebel Wall of Pride" should be established. A display in the commons area of the school building in Forestburg has been created that lists the addresses of service men and women with Rebel connections. Everyone is invited to bring the mailing address and/or e-mail address of any soldier to include on the walls. The public is invited to come in and get addresses to send letters of encouragement to our forces. A virtual version of the Rebel Wall of Pride can be found at www.sanborncentral.com/rebelwallofpride.html.

Rebel e-News
Now you can be informed of what's going on at Sanborn Central School by signing up for the Rebel e-News. It is a short, informative e-mail sent out Monday through Friday letting you know what events are taking place in the school and around the community. It's easy to sign up for -- just visit this link and follow the instructions: Rebel e-News

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