Brandon Valley Journal

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 12:36pm

Hunter Marso claimed the win on the mound on game one of two against Renner in Legion baseball action last week. Wilma Kirkeby/For the Journal

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 11:17am

BV Legion splits double header with Renner

Post 131’s Dayne Peyton tags out a runner as he attempts to steal second during play of the weekend Upper Midwest Classic in New Ulm, Minn. BV went 3-1. Wilma Kirkeby/For the Journal

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 11:11am

BV plays impressive ball at Midwest Classic

Dozens of kids are participating in the Brandon Area Soccer Association’s second annual bumper soccer program. Bumper soccer is a unique game in which the spectactors help keep the ball in play. Jamie Hult/BV Journal

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 11:06am

Bumper soccer bounces into Brandon

Local families with kiddos are seeing this summer if their youngsters have a passion for soccer.

Brandon Steakhouse founder Bob Miller (on left) is saying goodbye after 41 years and turning the business over to longtime chef, Mark Anderson. Jamie Hult/BV Journal

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 11:00am

Hometown steakhouse changes hands

After 41 years, Brandon Steakhouse founder Bob Miller has finally retired and sold the business to longtime chef Mark Anderson.

Aspen Harbor in Brandon is the only development that features lakefront properties. Submitted photo.

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 10:58am

Residential construction stays steady

The crowd salutes the flag before the kids’ tractor pull at the 2018 Booster Days event. Jamie Hult/File photo.

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 10:52am

Booster Days is back

Heather Hitterdal, owner of H Squared Communications, is the city of Brandon’s new social media consultant. Submitted photo.

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 10:50am

City hires Hitterdal as social media consultant

Jack Lauer

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 10:44am

Celebrations: Open house to mark Jack Lauer's 95th birthday

Jack Lauer and his family are excited to celebrate his 95th birthday with an open house from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, July 21 at Brandon Lutheran Church, 600 E. Holly Blvd.

Twenty-year veteran Minnehaha Commissioner Bob Kolbe spoke to current commissioners about a plan to raise money through what he called a “structural volume fee.” Dave Baumeister/For the Journal

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 10:38am

County receives $1M from feds for infrastructure

Prairie Repertory Theatre’s 2019 troupe moved into Brandon’s Performing Arts Center this week in preparation for their three-week, four-show run here. Beehive, a musical, takes the stage at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Submitted photo.

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 10:34am

Prairie Rep brings summer shows to Brandon

Liberty, Titan and Acadian Gross and their parents, Michale and Jessica, are hosting a French exchange student, Ewan Monegar (center), through the month of July. This is the fifth summer Grosses have hosted a French student. Jamie Hult/BV Journal

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 10:30am

Families welcome exchange students for July

Every July, Michael and Jessica Gross add a fifth kid to their clan of four when they host an exchange student from France.

Hello Gorgeous offers several wellness services in Valley Springs. The salon recently added a stylist and podiatry services. McClane Archer/BV Journal

Tue, 07/09/2019 - 10:28am

Hello Gorgeous dips toes into podiatry

Brandon Valley third-baseman Joe Kolbeck fields the bunt and throws the runner out at first during recent Legion baseball action. Wilma Kirkeby/For the Journal

Tue, 07/02/2019 - 12:16pm

BV comeback falls short against Post 15 West

Post 131 veteran catcher Will Brown scrambles for a foul ball during Legion baseball action last week. Wilma Kirkeby/For the Journal

Tue, 07/02/2019 - 12:13pm

Chevalier one-hitter blanks Yankton

BV’s Parker Reed makes a catch in the outfield. Post 131 heads to the Upper Midwest Classic in New Ulm, Minn., this week. Wilma Kirkeby/For the Journal

Tue, 07/02/2019 - 12:10pm

Post 131 out-produces Brookings 21-11 in two games

The offense showed up in force for Friday night’s double header against the Brookings Bandits, as Post 131 earned a sweep, winning 10-4 and 11-7.

The top five golfers in the 16-18 boys division are, from left: Jack Kray (third), Spencer Wittstruck (fourth), Matt Gusso (second), Will Allen (fifth), and Emmet Hansen (first). Gusso and Hansen are from Brandon. Submitted photo

Tue, 07/02/2019 - 12:07pm

SDGA Junior Tour ‘swings’ onto Brandon course

SD Xtreme, which hails from Brandon Valley, added another tournament title to their resume. Members of the team are, from left, row one: Izzy Kirlin, Madison Schlotman, Jaida Metzger, Ava Mitzel, Coral Gonseth; row two: Coach Brian Kirlin, Emma Kirlin, Hilary Behrens, Rylee Schlotman, Maesa Geringer and Coach Paul Behrens. Submitted photos

Tue, 07/02/2019 - 12:00pm

Xtreme Measures: BV 8th grade girls’ hoops team wins tourney title

A Brandon Valley eighth-grade girls’ basketball team – SD Xtreme – returned from the June 23 Pacesetter Great Five-State Tournament as champions.

The first president of Charles R. Doman American Legion Auxiliary Unit 131 was Marguarite Pinney, who served through the 1928-1929 fiscal year. She is pictured here with the other past presidents, who were all in attendance of the organization’s 1940 picnic. In no particular order, the women are Marguarite Pinney, Vivian Olson, Verna Nelson, Marjorie Sterns, Lizzie Shafer, Gladys Craig, and Maris Clark. Submitted photos.

Tue, 07/02/2019 - 11:56am

Happy 100th birthday, American Legion: Legionnaires mark milestone with festivities

Former state senator Dave Knudson of Sioux Falls makes a point during a panel discussion about open records hosted by the S.D. Newspaper Association. To Knudson’s right are Tony Venhuizen, chief of staff for former Gov. Dennis Daugaard; SDNA Legal Hotline attorney Jon Arneson; Argus Leader reporter Jonathan Ellis; and moderator Jack Marsh of S.D. News Watch. Photo: South Dakota Newspaper Association.

Tue, 07/02/2019 - 11:50am

S.D. needs to make more progress on open records