Pioneer Review
The West Central Electric Cooperative board of directors and other employees hosted the cooperative’s 69th annual business meeting Wednesday, Oct. 3, in the Philip school’s Fine Arts Building. Approximately 250 guests visited during a social hour. After Deacon Lloyd Frien gave the invocation...
The bright day of Sept. 21, also being Homecoming Friday, was a good day to hold the official ribbon cutting ceremony of the Haakon School District’s new school in Philip. Superintendent Jeff Rieckman addressed the large audience gathered in front of the main entrance. “In April of 2017, the...
Penny Wars is a fundraiser that has been going on at the Haakon School District for several years. This year it is during Homecoming week – Sept. 17 through Sept. 21.
This is a community service project put on by Morgan Cantrell and Samantha Fillingim. The previous years the money has been donated...
During the Philip Volunteer Fire Department’s monthly meeting, Sept. 5, guest Jay Baxter presented a $4,250 donation to go toward the department’s new pumper truck. “Cenex Harvest States gave half and the CHS Foundation gave the rest,” said Baxter, Philip site manager for CHS Midwest...
What used to be the Bad River Rural Water System has been going through a legal winding down. The BRRW had money in escrow. That money is being donated to the Philip community in the form of two sets of general-use, free-use, transportable bleachers. These are the newest model of the all-...
The Haakon School District’s Homecoming Week is Monday through Saturday, Sept. 17-22. This year’s theme throughout the week and for the Homecoming parade is “Video Games,” in which costumes, songs, quotes and off-takes may be used. The public is encouraged to enter parade floats in the...
People in Philip downtown businesses were ordered by Philip Volunteer Fire Department personnel to evacuate. This precautionary warning came at approximately 9:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 24. The full 100,000 bushel grain bin, second bin from the far west, at Cenex Harvest States – Midwest Cooperative...
The fenced in playground area just north of the elementary wing of the new school still has a lot of work to be done. Several pieces were damaged when the pieces were taken out of their original positions in the playground’s old location. Volunteers – individuals and groups – are being led by a...
A come and go, all day, open house of the new school building for parents and students is scheduled for August 13. An open house for the rest of the public will be scheduled for a later date. School classes start Wednesday, Aug. 15. Working in preparation of this new school year and the new...
Philip Health Services, Inc, held an open house of its radiology department, Thursday, July 19. It had been scheduled from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., for the public to join in guided tours of the newly remodeled rooms, the control console area, and, of course, the new G.E. Revolution EVO 64-slice...
