Pipestone County Star

The Pipestone Parks and Recreation Department conducted its annual trip to see the Minnesota Twins play on Thursday, July 9 versus American League Central Division foe, the Cleveland Guardians, at Target Field in Minneapolis. Forty-seven children signed up along with seven chaperones boarded a motorcoach for the game at about 6:30 a.m., returning that evening. The Twins scored single runs in both...

The Pipestone Country Club will conduct a pair of noteworthy tournaments this week. A “Dine On Nine” tournament is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Friday, July 17. The cost is 0 per team. The concept of this four-person scramble-formatted tournament is there will be food to sample on every hole. Senior Tournament The Senior Tournament is slated for 11 a.m. Monday, July 20. This event is for players 50 yea...

HOLLAND — The Holland Community Foundation will present a kickball tournament during the Holland Days festival. The event will take place on Friday and Saturday, July 24-25. The championship is set for that Saturday. The cost is 0 per team. Teams are guaranteed three six-inning games, or a game lasting one hour. Rules and regulations will be given at the time of sign-ups. There will be concessions...

For the third straight summer, Pipestone-based auto dealership Dahl Motors will conduct a car show. The event will begin with registration at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 18. The show follows from noon to 3 p.m. An awards program will take place at 3:30 p.m. “We’re hoping to get 80 entries,” said Dahl Motors CEO Scott Dahl. “This (show) seems to keep growing and getting better every year.” The dealer...

MASON, Mich. — For the second straight year, Southwest Minnesota Christian trap shooter Riley Williams competed on the national stage. Although Williams didn’t make the final round — as Riley did in 2025 — he savored the experience. “It was really cool to be there again,” said Williams, who will be a senior at SWC, of his participation at the USA Clay Target League National Championship at the Mic...

ELKTON, S.D. — The annual Elkton Harvest Festival begins with the gala and pageant set for Thursday, July 16. This scholarship-based pageant, “The Under the Sea” gala, will take place at 6:30 p.m. in the Elkton School North Gymnasium. Queen contestants are Kadence Olberding, Claire McMahon, Madelyn Jensen and Evelyn Foss. Little Miss contestants are Abigail Schuurman and Riley McLaughlin. Mr. Elkt...

During the public comments portion of the Pipestone City Council meeting of July 6, the condition of the JBS Sportsplex soccer fields was again brought to the attention of the council. Myron Koets opened by asking that the council hear from some local soccer supporters regarding the fields. Prior to these individuals speaking, City Administrator Stephanie LaBrune provided an update on actions take...

Jasper Quartziter Days is Friday, July 17 through Sunday, July 19. Festivities begin Friday with a classic car cruise in on Wall Street sponsored by Reclaim Community, and a hot dog and hamburger meal by Reclaim at Memorial Hall from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. There will then be a Kids Fun Night at 8 p.m. at Bauman Hall, which is sponsored by the Bauman Hall Arts Grant. New this year is a Jasper Quartziter...

LUVERNE — Local and regional high schools are set to participate in the Southwest Minnesota Shootout on July 15-16. This marks the 18th annual event, which draws teams from several states. The Pipestone girls are set to compete in a pool with Rapid City Christian (S.D.), West Lyon (Inwood, Iowa) and Western Christian of Hull, Iowa from 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15. The Arrows first play...

The second candidate filing period for the Nov. 3 election opens Tuesday, July 14 and ends Tuesday, July 28. The second filing period applies to all cities in Pipestone County except Pipestone, all school districts, and townships that hold their elections in November. Prospective candidates must file an affidavit of candidacy and there is typically a filing fee. Most local seats up for election ar...

The Pipestone Planning Commission, during its June 10 meeting, recommended that the Pipestone City Council approve a conditional use permit allowing the Southwest Minnesota Opportunity Council (SMOC) to build a Head Start facility on property it owns at the corner of North Hiawatha Avenue and 11th Street Northeast. The recommendation included the conditions that a line of trees be planted to provi...

The Pipestone Country Club will conduct the first of two glo-ball golf tournaments this year on Friday, June 19. Play will begin at 9 p.m. This will be a two-person team tournament. The cost is per team, which does not include cart rental. The event is limited to 36 teams. Tournament organizers report 28 teams have signed up so far. The kitchen will be open; however, there is no meal special. For...

Five local veterans were awarded Quilts of Valor during the Flag Day picnic Saturday, June 14, at Moore Park in Pipestone. Quilts of Valor is a national organization that began in 2003. The group’s founder, Catherine Roberts, had a son deployed in Iraq at the time, and had a nightmare in which she saw a young soldier sitting on his bed in the middle of the night, hunched over in despair due to his...

One of the longest-running town festivals is the Dakota-Minnesota Saddle Horse Holiday. This marks the 80th annual event, which began on Monday with the Miss Lake Benton Pageant and runs through Saturday, June 20. This year’s pageant contestants were Rozlynn Thooft, Sydney DeVries and Angie Deutz. Starting this past Tuesday, there were daily hidden horseshoe clues. Find the clues through Friday, J...

The Redstone Horse Company will present a three-event barrel racing series at Diamond H Acres beginning Saturday, June 20. Diamond H Acres is a facility located at 1527 41st Street be- tween Edgerton and Hatfield. Series dates will be: June 20, July 18 and Sept. 5. The arena will be open at 8 a.m., with the office opening one-half hour later. Exhibitions run from 9-10 a.m., followed by an open are...

REDWOOD FALLS — Pipestone Area Schools’ junior Brady Dunn was named to the all-Big South Conference boys tennis team. The team was officially released on Monday, June 8. This marks Dunn’s first-ever inclusion on the squad. “Making the team for the first time really makes me reflect on all of the efforts I have made, not only for my athletics, but also my academics,” Dunn said. PAS head coach James...

The Pipestone County Star sports department will run a six-week series on outdoor pickleball across the region this summer. The series will lead off with pickleball courts found in Harmon Park here in Pipestone, running on Thursday, July 2. The Star also will cover pickleball venues in other surrounding communities. The communities selected are as follows: Edgerton, Marshall, Tyler, Brookings, S.D...

MARSHALL — Luke Schreurs is a member of the Southwest Minnesota State University track and field squad. Schreurs, a resident of Arco in Lincoln County, also was a student-athlete at Russell-Tyler-Ruthton. At SMSU, Schreurs is a jumping specialist. However, he has competed in sprints for the Mustangs as well. Schreurs recorded his best-ever collegiate time in the 200-meter dash at 25.42 seconds at...

LAKE BENTON — The team of Greg Stuefen and Don Kruger won the 2026 Lake Benton Sportsman’s Club fishing tournament conducted at Norwegian Creek County Park on Saturday, June 6. The pair caught two walleye weighing 9.48 pounds. The team of Chris and Nick Stassen won “big fish” honors for catching a 10.23-pound northern. The team of Lowell and Pam Scholtes placed second overall, reeling in three wal...

Water Tower Festival activities kick off Sunday, June 21 at 5 p.m. when the first clue for this year’s medallion hunt is released. That and subsequent clues will be released at pipestoneminnesota.com and the Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce Facebook page. In honor of this year being the city of Pipestone’s 150th anniversary, whoever finds the medallion will receive 0 in Chamber Checks. Other fes...

The Jasper City Council during its June 9 meeting voted 3-2 to recommend that the Pipestone County Commissioners approve a conditional use permit allowing Wm. D. Scepaniak Inc. to operate a rock quarry northeast of Jasper. The Council previously voted 3-2 during their May meeting to take a neutral stance on the permit, but Pipestone County Commissioners expressed a desire for the Council to provid...

The Pipestone County Commissioners, during their June 9 meeting, heard from representatives of ONEOK, Inc, which is the parent company of Magellan Pipeline Company, and expressed support for the company’s plans to reroute a pipeline that runs through the county. It would replace a pipeline that was decommissioned in 2022, that ran under the Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge – Pip...

The Calumet Players are bringing “The Wizard of Oz” to the stage of the Pipestone Performing Arts Center (PPAC) for two weekends beginning June 18. The musical will include all the well-known characters from the book by L. Frank Baum such as Dorothy, played by Phoebe Sheldon; the Cowardly Lion, played by Cheri Blom; the Tinman, played by Emily Blaeser; the Scarecrow, played by Jennings Wallace; Gl...

INFORMATION CALENDAR Monday, June 15 Legion Baseball 5 p.m., Pipestone at Marshall Orange (junior level only) Festival 5 p.m., Miss Lake Benton Pageant Tuesday, June 16 Summer Softball 6:15 p.m., Colman-Egan at Pipestone (Paulsen Athletic Complex) Wednesday, June 17 Festival 6 p.m., 80th Annual Dakota-Minnesota Saddle Horse Holiday (Hole-in-the-Mountain Park, disc golf and bean bag tournaments) Su...

Mark Abrahamson was busy during the 6th Annual Pepsi Invitational amateur baseball tournament this past weekend. Abrahamson played in four games for both the hometown Pipestone A’s and Harrisburg Woodies. A’s head coach Avery Ploeger reported the Minnesota Baseball Association had to approve Abrahamson playing for both. In the end, the Renner Monarchs won the championship based on their 2-0 perfor...