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Report & Photos by Charlene Miller

SWO Natural Resources Manager

The Sisseton-Wahpeton Natural Resource Department held the Fall 

Harvest Festival on September 8, 2018 at the Memorial Park.

This is an event that is held each fall for the Tribal Members to exhibit 

the seasons produce, poultry and other food items that they have grown.

There was also a wild floral arrangement category with many beautiful 

entries.

There were many people in attendance as there was no shortage of fun 

for a day of fantastic family fun.

There were barrel train rides and bouncy houses for the kids 

throughout the day and bingo games, frying pan throwing, men’s sewing 

and board cutting competitions for the adults.

The Youth Department hosted horseshoe, basketball, volleyball and 

youth archery.

Entertainment was provided by Franklin Keeble, Camille Sine - Hoop 

Dancers, Sandra Pratt- Youth Performers, Tom Wilson-Karaoke and a Dog 

show by LTAR.

There were also plenty of vendors offering baked goods, canned goods, 

crafts and delicious food.

And a huge thank you to the staff of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Natural 

Resource Department and Elias Mendoza for all of the hard work that each 

of you did to help make this another great Fall Festival.

Here are the numbers and places for the following events:

Corn: 1st Place Liz Anderson; 2nd Place Cheryl DeCoteau; 3rd Place 

Ella Robertson.

Tomatoes: 1st Place Elias Mendoza; 2nd Place Erica Fischer; 3rd Place 

Sylvana Flute.

Carrots: 1st Place Nola Regan; 2nd Place Erica Fischer; 3rd Place Liz 

Goodsell.

Cucumbers: 1st Place Vern Donnell; 2nd Place Ramona Neilan; 3rd 

Place Ella Robertson.

Squash: 1st Place Vern Donnell; 2nd Place Nola Regan; 3rd Place Eric 

Wanna.

Pumpkins: 1st Place Ron Campbell; 2nd Place: Ella Robertson, 3rd 

Place: Robert Lafromboise.

Potatoes: 1st Place: Robert Lafromboise, 2nd Place Hunter Fellbaum; 

3rd Place Ella Robertson.

Watermelon: 1st Place Nola Regan; 2nd Place Ron Goodsell.

Peas: 1st Nola Regan, no other entries.

Peppers: 1st Place Sylvana Flute; 2nd Place: Elias Mendoza, 3rd Place: 

Sylvana Flute.

Beans-1st Place: Erica Fischer, 2nd Place Hunter Fellbaum; 3rd Place 

Ramona Neilan.

Onions: 1st Place Liz Goodsell; 2nd Place Robert LaFromboise; 3rd 

Place Yvonne Wynde.

Chickens: 1st Place Levi Keoke, 2nd Place; Evelyn Fischer, 3rd Place 

Khloe Kohl.

Ducks: 1st Place Jerome Renville Sr.; 2nd Place Jerome Renville Sr.; 

3rd Place Viva DuBois.

Canned goods: 1st Place Jackie Rencountre; 2nd Place Erin Hesla; 3rd 

Place Liz Anderson.

Wild Floral Arrangements: 1st Place Elias Mendoza; 2nd Place Yvonne 

Wynde; 3rd Place Tayonna Quinn.

Basketball Tournament: 2 high school, 3 Jr high.

1st for High School: Freshman Phenom.

1st for Jr High: Bubba Greeley, Jaun Rios, Maclovio Rios.

Volleyball Tournament: 4 Teams entered.

1st Place was Rion and boys.

2nd Place was Dilly’s.

Horseshoe Tournament: 10 Teams.

1st Place: Benji Thompson & Anthony Keoke.

2nd Place: Jeremy Keoke & Clyde Kampeska.

3rd Place: Garrett Keoke & Raymond Keoke.

Youth Archery:

A total of 18 youth took part in the Youth Archery Contest.

Boys 15 - 18: 1st place Abel Flute; 2nd Place Zach Flute; 3rd Place 

Elijah Hansen.

Boys 9 - 14: 1st Place Parish Robertson; 2nd Place Tayon Wanna; 3rd 

Place Kenneth Johnson Jr.

Girls: 1st Alexia Quinn; 2nd Aurora Flute; 3rd Rainie Wilkie.

Men & Woman’s 2x4 cutting contest.

Men’s 2x4: 1st Galen Renville and 2nd Eric Wanna.

Woman’s 2x4: 1st Ella Robertson and 2nd Cheryl DeCoteau.

Woman’s frying pan throwing contest.

Winner: Nikki Crawford.

Men’s Sewing contest:

Winner: Eric Wanna.

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National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Featured speaker is Spencer Beach

professional speaker and workplace safety

advocate, whose inspirational

presentation is titled:

“Turn Your Demons into Diamonds”

The public is invited

to attend the 2018

NDEAM Celebration

Thursday, October 4, 2018

Dinner 6:00 p.m. Speaker 6:30 p.m.

Family Life Center

404 West Hickory/Highway 10

Sisseton, SD

RSVP by September 28 to Rachael Johnson at [phone]

or email [e-mail]

Sponsored by the Board of Vocational Rehabilitation,

Board of Services to the Blind & Visually Impaired,

Statewide Independent Living Council,

Sisseton School District, Grant County Arc,

and Grant/Roberts Disability Support Services

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