Pipestone County Star

Fall sports will begin Monday, Aug. 17, for Minnesota-based high schools.  In the case of Pipestone Area Schools, the activities are football, volleyball, boys and girls cross country and girls tennis.  “Summer flew by,” PAS head football coach Scott Boomgaarden said regarding the opening of training sessions next week. “We’re excited to get the season going, and seeing the kids every morning.” Next Monday’s practice will begin at 7 a.m. Players will be involved with training until either 11 a.m. or 1 p.m. Monday through Friday, Aug. 17-21, Boomgaarden said.  Practice time will include a weight training period.  Per updated...

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Pipestone City Council members during their Aug. 3 meeting held a public hearing to gather input from community members about the 2027 budget. The city has not presented any budget projections yet, but holds a public hearing to take input each year at the start of the budgeting process. Dave Andres, chairman of the city’s Human Rights Commission, was the lone community member to speak during the public hearing. He said he’s heard comments about the number of lights on in the city at night and that he liked taking pictures of the night sky, but there’s too much light...

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DEERWOOD, Minn. — The Minnesota State High School League state cross country meet is more “majestic” than ever. That’s because the MSHSL has approved Majestic Oaks in Ham Lake as the new site for the state meet beginning with the 2026 season during board of directors meetings on Tuesday, Aug. 4 at Ruttger’s Lake Bay Resort.  The meet will take place on Saturday, Nov. 7, with three classes contested: A, AA and AAA.  Majestic Oaks is situated roughly 20 miles north of downtown Minneapolis across the street from Bunker Hills Regional Park.  St. Olaf College in Northfield also was under...

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The Region 10C semifinals are set with the Windom Pirates taking on the Fairmont Martins for the championship. Windom will play host to Fairmont 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12 at Island Park in the opening game of a best-of-3 series.  Game Two will take place 7:30 p.m. Friday at Herb Wolf Field.  Should a third game be needed, the Pirates and Martins will square off at 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16 (from Island Park).  Luverne and Jackson will vie for the remaining state tournament bid in another best-of-3 series.  Jackson plays at Luverne for Game One at Redbird Field with...

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Birch Coulee Arena, LLC, based in Morton conducted a ranch rodeo on Saturday, Aug. 8 inside the horse arena during the Pipestone County Fair. Many teams competed in several events including sorting, doctoring, penning and trailer loading. A team that went by the name of CW was the overall winner. The foursome featured Marty Bonnett, Caul Bonnett, Bergan Butman and Hatty Fey. Marty Bonnett's name is misspelled in a cutline found in the Aug. 13 printed edition of The Pipestone County Star.  Birch Coulee Arena, LLC, has ranch rodeos all over the area during the summer, including another program last...

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The Pipestone Smokin’ Barrels organization will be conducting its final program of the summer season Saturday, Aug. 15. The Pipestone County Fairgrounds horse arena will open at 8:30 a.m., with exhibitions beginning at 9:30 a.m. The first run will be at 10:30 a.m., with the second run and pole bending to follow.  The cost is for pee wees (10-under with a prize), youths 18 years old and under, open , poles and exhibitions .  There will be a administrative fee per rider.  For information, call Diane Bucher at 1-507-215-0989. 

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The gymnasium inside the Ewert Community Recreation Center has reopened. The gym is available for several sports: basketball, volleyball and pickleball. With the set up, two pickleball matches may be played at once. Citizens may also use the gym as a walking facility. There are rules in place with the facility: non-marking tennis or gym shoes must be worn, no street shoes are allowed, and neither is soccer. Youth volleyball was conducted in the center during the week. Current hours for the facility are: 5:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and 1-5 p.m. Sundays....

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The Pipestone Country Club will conduct its annual club championship this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 15-16. Event officials reported the deadline to participate in the club championship (which is members only) is noon Thursday, Aug. 13. The deadline for the two-person horse race is noon on Friday, Aug. 14. Sign-up sheets in the clubhouse are filling up fast. For the horse race, everyone tees off on Hole No. 1. This is a handicap event. Teams will be eliminated throughout until the final ones battle it out on Hole No. 9. The cost is per team. It’s a busy Friday...

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Reclaim Community was recently awarded a 0,000 grant from the Blandin Foundation to rehabilitate and repurpose the former Jasper School. Shay Knobloch, president of Reclaim Community, said the nonprofit organization applied for the grant in May and found out it had been awarded funds in June. She said the three-year grant project will be split into two portions with ,000 to be received in February of 2027 and ,000 to be received in February of 2028. Knobloch said the funds will be used to clean up the property; address water damage, mold and mildew; remove debris; have the building and...

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The annual Relay for Life of Pipestone County event is planned for Thursday, Aug. 13 at the Pipestone County Fairgrounds. Cancer survivor registration is from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., a community meal and bake sale is scheduled from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., a silent auction will be held from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., a kids run is scheduled for 5:30 p.m., there will be a kids sand prize pit at 7 p.m., and there will be fire truck rides, face painting, bingo, a heads and tails game, and barnyard bingo throughout the evening. The opening ceremonies begin...

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