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Letcher Happenings
Farmers Market Dates in Letcher
Here are the dates of the upcoming Farmers Markets in Letcher. They are held from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at Rossy Park (one block north of Main Street). Door prizes will also be given away. The Farmers Market is funded by a Specialty Crop Block Grant from the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and sponsored by the Letcher Economic Area Development. For more information, contact Dawna VanOverschelde at 605-248-2419.
Earn Points for Sanborn Central with Coke Products
Sanborn Central is now registered with the Coke Rewards program. Everyone is asked to participate by entering the codes found in the lids or on the sides of your favorite Coke beverages at this website: www.mycokerewards.com/schools. You will need to register at the site (it’s free) to enter your codes (you can choose to NOT receive promotional mailings from Coke when you register). You can then choose to donate your points to the school of your choice. If you choose Sanborn Central (Elementary, Middle School or High School), they can redeem those points you donate for athletic equipment, books, classroom supplies and more. There are 13 Coke beverages you can redeem points from (plus all varieties and all sizes of each): Coke, Coke Zero, Diet Coke, Sprite, Dasani, Powerade, Minute Maid, Fanta, Vault, Barq’s Root Beer, Fresca, Pibb Extra and Mello Yello. Some packaged beverages (like 12-packs of cans) also have points on the packaging. Also, you can win up to 10,000 points by getting a large beverage with a game card attached at Hardees during the summer.
Breast Cancer T-Shirts
Help the Letcher Community Development Foundation support victims of breast cancer by purchasing "Fight Like a Girl" T-Shirts. T-shirts have the logo, "Fight Like a Girl!" with a boxing glove. They are available in both pink and grey, and in sizes youth-4XL. T-Shirts are $10.00. They may be ordered at Sal's, CorTrust Bank, Buckshot's, Jake's, or through Mary at Sanborn Central. All proceeds will go to the Heart & Sole Cancer Walk, which supports local people fighting cancer.
Pink Flamingos Flocking to Letcher
The Pink Flamingos are making their annual migration through Letcher once again. When they land on your lawn, please call Amanda Chada at 248-2407. The cost to have them removed is $5.00. Ordering insurance guaranteeing they won't return to your lawn costs an additional $10.00. Directing these fine creatures to someone else's lawn will cost an additional $10.00. If you don't want to participate in this fundraiser, please specify that when you call Amanda. If this is all too much to remember, don't worry, the flamingos travel with instructions. By participating in the flamingo migration, you will be donating to future Kids' Klub Activities.
Letcher LowDown with Nixle
Have you signed up for Nixle yet? If not, visit www.nixle.com and do so today! The list of subscribers is growing. The Town of Letcher has been sending out a weekly newsletter called the Letcher LowDown and plans to continue to do so throughout the fall and winter months. It’s a great way to find out what’s going on in the area (not just in Letcher). You don’t need to be from Letcher to subscribe to the Letcher list. To make sure you get the Letcher news, however, you’ll want to enter a Letcher address as one of your locations (use 214 W. Main if you don’t have anything else to use – that is the Town of Letcher’s address).
Recent Letcher LowDowns
New Letcher Cards
Letcher Cards are now available for purchase. For $10 you get a card that offers some type of discount or free item at 20 different Letcher businesses. You can use your card one time per day for a whole year at each participating business. The cards are available for purchase at Sal's Drive Inn, Buckshot's, Jake's, CorTrust Bank, and also from Missy Hoffman and Mary Ackman. Proceeds will benefit Rossy Park and the Letcher Lake restoration project.
Reminder of Ordinance Change
Spring is in the air and it won’t be long before the familiar noise of the lawn mowers and the smell of fresh cut grass will be with us. Last fall in West Nile discussions, it was noted that allowing vegetation to remain tall creates breeding habitat for mosquitoes, thus the attempt to keep the citizens of Letcher safe by eliminating tall vegetation. Everyone is reminded that the ordinance has been changed in regards to the length of vegetation on your property. If vegetation gets above a 7” level, you will receive a letter from the Letcher Town Board telling you that you have one week to cut it, or they will do it for you. If you need assistance in finding someone to mow for you, please contact the Board.
Did you know?
- Letcher has an official population of 177 (2000 Census) and a current unofficial population of 199.
- Letcher has 84 housing units within its city limits.
- Letcher covers a land area of approximately 0.6 square miles, of which 6.25% is water.
- Letcher is located at latitude 43.897 and longitude -98.139.
- Letcher celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2007.
New to Letcher?
We've put together a list of useful information to new residents. You'll find it here: Guide for New Residents
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
This is a community website. Your ideas for new pages and features
are invited. If you have information, notices or Letcher-related pictures
that you would like to see published here, please email your information to
webmaster@letchersd.com
for consideration. Thanks!
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