2012 Valentines Day Royalty crowned at Tekakwitha Living Center and Rainbow Daycare

There was a very large gathering at Kateri Place at Tekakwitha Living Center on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012 for the Valentines Party. Valentine Royalty selected were King of Hearts Arnie Deutsch and Queen of Hearts Pearl Wilson. The voting of the TLC Royalty was done by TLC residents only. Runner ups were LeRoy Quinn Sr. and Florence Roth. For more on Holland Foundation please buy A copy of this weeks Sisseton Courier on news stands now.

2012 ROYAL COURT -- Members of the Valentines Day Royal Court at Tekakwitha Living Center and Rainbow Daycare were (left to right) TLC King Runner-Up LeRoy Quinn Sr., Rainbow Daycare King Bradley Kohl, TLC King of Hearts Arnie Deutsch, TLC Queen of Hearts Pearl Wilson, Rainbow Daycare Queen Lauren Kriz, and TLC Queen Runner-Up Florence Roth. ~ Courtesy Photo

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Dakota Connection honored by SD Gov. Daugaard for “outstanding hospitality and customer service

South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard has presented two awards to employees of the SWO Tribe’s Dakota Connection Casino at Sisseton for exemplary service to customers.
The first, dated December 30, 2011, goes to an individual who is known for “going the extra mile” for customers, whose smile and helpful attitude is clear not only to patrons of the Crossroads Restaurant where he worked last year on the wait staff, but to fellow employees.For more on Veblen blood drive please buy A copy of this weeks Sisseton Courier on news stands now.

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Six Redmen Wrestlers headed to State Meet

The Sisseton wrestling team crowed two individual champions at the Region 1A Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 18 in Sioux Falls. Casey Goodhart at 182 pounds and Aaron Toelle at 220 pounds both took home championships. Jackson Metz also made the finals and finished as the runner up at 126 pounds. Dillon George (132lbs) and Daniel Kirk (145lbs) both finished in third place. Aaron Peterson moved on to the state tournament by taking fourth place at 195 pounds.
The State ‘A’ Tournament will be held at the Barnett Center on the campus of Northern State University in Aberdeen on Friday, Feb. 24 and Saturday, Feb. 25. Session one on Friday will begin at 10:00 a.m. Session two on Friday will begin at 3:30 p.m. Session one on Saturday will begin at 10:00 a.m. The placing round will begin at 3:30 p.m and the State Finals will be at 6:00 p.m on Saturday.
You can also check the round by round updates at www.facebook.com/sissetonwrestling.

STATE QUALIFIERS
Front row, left to right: Jackson Metz, Dillon George, and Daniel Kirk
Back row, left to right: Casey Goodhart, Aaron Peterson, and Aaron Toelle ~ Courtesy Photo