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On Friday, May 18, 2018, Mrs. Ruhland’s Kindergarten class at MMCRU-Remsen Elementary visited the Launch Pad Children’s Museum. The children had a very fun day exploring the many hands-on activities...

MMCRU TK-6th grade Track & Field Day took place on Friday, May 25 in Marcus. Students from MMCRU Remsen & Marcus Elementaries along with MMCRU fifth and sixth graders had a great day taking part in...

The Remsen Public Library held their first summer reading program on Wed., June 6 at 10 a.m. The Hanson Family Jugglers and Unicyclists took center stage to inform children how “Libraries Rock”....

By: Megan Sabin The MMCRU Remsen Elementary students (grades preschool through fourth) shared some spring spirit to all those who attended their Spring Program called “Possibilities”, which took...

MMCRU held their commencement exercises on May 20 at the High School Gym in Marcus.

Remsen St. Mary’s held their commencement exercises on May 20 in the Sue Treinen Memorial Gym.

American Legion Wasmer Post #241 of Le Mars conducted its 53rd annual Avenue of Flags Memorial Day program at the Plymouth County Courthouse. One of the traditions of the program is the wreath...

(Sentinel Photos by Breeanna Pierce) Nearly 300 fourth grade students and teachers from across Plymouth County flooded the Plymouth County Historical Museum, April 30, for “May Day at the Museum.”...

Cameron Miller of MMCRU and Zach Ruden of RSM were both honored at KCAU 9’s “Best of the Class”, which was held at Morningside College in Sioux City. According to www.siouxlandproud.com, “KCAU 9...

It’s been a few weeks since the start of the demolition of the old Remsen Farmers Coop office/storage area. Demolition started on Monday, March 26, 2018. Everything has been going smoothly and...

(Sentinel Photos by Kim Fickett) The Le Mars Library celebrated their grand reopening by hosting the Le Mars Area Chamber of Commerce coffee. The coffee was one of many activities planned for the...

By: RSM Journalism Remsen St. Mary’s put on another fantastic musical on March 22 to March 25. This year the group performed the play Oklahoma! Veda Pick played farm girl Laurey Williams who was...

By: Megan Sabin The Remsen Chamber did a great job organizing the annual Easter Egg Hunt again this year. The Easter Egg Hunt started at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 31, 2018 this year with 134 kids...

(Sentinel Photos by Kim Fickett) Hundreds of boys and girls descended upon Cleveland Castle Park on Saturday morning for the annual Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by The Education Station and Primebank....

The second graders at Remsen St. Mary’s just completed their Animal Research Projects! Each second grader began this project by selecting an animal to research. Once each student discovered all that...

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst brought her 99-county tour to Le Mars and Schuster Co. Tuesday afternoon. Owner Steve Schuster took Ernst on a tour of the company, showing a new tractor and explaining many of...

On Saturday, March 3, six MMCRU FFA Chapter students, Victoria Ross, Leah Henderson, Megan Loutsch, Katie Bush, Brynn Jones and Rachael VanMannen, competed in a few contests hosted at East Sac High...

The Remsen St. Mary’s Hawks took fourth place out of 148 Class 1A teams.

Le Mars Community high school and middle school students took part in a National School Walk Out held Wednesday, March 14. An estimated 200 students between both schools took part in the movement...

The MMCRU FFA Chapter celebrated National FFA Week February 17-24 by hosting and participating in several different events with students at MMCRU Schools. National FFA Week embraces more than 90...

Children and teachers officially celebrated 100 Days of School in the 2017-2018 School Year on Thursday, February 1, 2018. Many different activities took place and students even dressed up for the...

By RSM Journalism Catholic Schools Week, which took place from January 28 through February 2, began with an all-school prayer service. The transitional kindergarten to second grade provided special...

The Annual Free Throw Contest, sponsored by the Remsen Knights of Columbus, was held at St. Mary’s High School, on Sunday, January 14. Thirty eight participants, ages 9-14, shot 15 free throws....

Preschool through fourth grade presented a Christmas concert for the public at St. Mary’s Sue Treinen Memorial Gym on December 6. The elementary music program is led by vocal director, Nicole...

(Sentinel Photos by Beverly Van Buskirk) From large displays to lights on the house or a simple message in the yard, residents around Le Mars have filled the town with holiday lights and messages of...

(Sentinel Photos by Beverly Van Buskirk) Gehlen Catholic School students assembled Advent Bags for local shut-ins and care center residents Wednesday, and then delivered them. Students, faculty and...

(Sentinel Photos by Beverly Van Buskirk) Large crowds filled Pioneer Village Christmas Wonderland on its second and final weekend. Visitors were entertained by music, such as that by piano...

An Appreciation Coffee was hosted by friends of the Majeres Family on Tuesday, November 28 at Three Sisters’ Bistro. At the coffee, the Majeres Family was honored with a plaque by the Remsen Chamber...

Large crowds visited Pioneer Village Christmas Wonderland Saturday and Sunday night at the Plymouth County Fairgrounds. Santa Claus was kept busy with the many children who came with their wish list....

Central Avenue was lined with hundreds of parade goers to see the Le Mars Lighted Christmas Parade Saturday night. Thousands of lights on floats, bicycles, vehicles, and people lit the street for the...

Around 20 people learned about the train history that Iowa was a big part of as Rudy Daniels gave an insightful presentation called “Trains Across Iowa” at the Remsen Public Library on Thursday...

(Sentinel Photo by Beverly Van Buskirk) Santa Claus arrived in Le Mars at 9 a.m., Saturday with a little help from the Le Mars Fire-Rescue Department, who brought him to his stop for the day at...

This year the RSM TK, Kindergarten, and First grade students put on the 21st annual All Saints Prayer Service in a new location, St. Mary’s Church in Remsen. The bigger church was a little...

On Tues., October 31, students and staff at the MMCRU Middle School could dress up in costume and help celebrate the holiday. Students from the Remsen Elementary were also dressed up in costume and...

The MMCRU - Remsen Elementary had a Storybook Character Pumpkin Patch in the library. Students in grades K-4th could decorate a pumpkin to look like a storybook character. The MMCRU Middle School...

On Tuesday, October 17, the second graders and the preschoolers at RSM went to Scarecrow Farm’s Pumpkin Patch in Lawton, Iowa. They started the morning by going on a hay-rack ride. On this ride the...

Mrs. Heeren’s kindergarten class has been busy using their senses to enjoy the Fall season and using some of the Science Tools that they have been learning about. Nature walks, leaf prints, and...

Mrs. Hilbrands’ first grade class at MMCRU - Remsen Elementary visited Pumpkinland, near Orange City, on Wednesday, October 18. They started off by going to “Pumpkin School” and learning about the...

Little Hawk Preschoolers went to the Scarecrow Farms Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze on Tuesday, October 17, which is located on Hwy 20 by Lawton.

Little Royals Preschool went to the Orange City Pumpkin Patch on Thursday, October 13. Students were able to see the animals, walk through a corn maze, and pick a pumpkin.

The 2017 MMCRU Middle School Football team finished strong. After a few bumps in the road early, the Royals smoothed things out. The Royals lost the first game of the season to a good Gehlen Catholic...

The Le Mars Fire and Rescue Department held their annual pancake breakfast on Sunday, Oct. 1. The event has been held for several years and kicks off Fire Prevention Month. More than 500 people...

Coronation of the MMCRU Homecoming king and queen will be held at 7 p.m., on Thursday, Sept. 28 in Remsen.

(Sentinel Photos by Beverly Van Buskirk) The 17th annual Great Akron Scarecrow Festival was held on Saturday at the Akron City Park. The event highlighted the festival’s scarecrow decorating...

Wednesday, September 5, 2017 marked the 37th annual Knights of Columbus Phonothon and its success continues to grow by leaps and bounds. According to Shelly Thomson, Life Skills marketing development...

If you have driven down Main St. (Washington St.) or been at the Golf Course recently, you might have had a chance to spot a wandering turkey out and about. This turkey, affectionately named Gibby...

Jared Ehrp of Remsen Farmers Coop stopped by the MMCRU Middle School seventh grade Exploratory Ag class on Friday, September 8 to present the $3,000 donation that the MMCRU FFA was receiving for...

By: Megan Sabin On Saturday morning, September 9, the Remsen Public Library held a Tiny Tots Storytime at 10 a.m. with a story and activities for children to enjoy. Janeene Klein started off the...

On Tuesday, August 29, citizens from across Plymouth County visited a Texas Aid Trailer at Old School Signs, 1130 12th St., Le Mars, donating items such as diapers, wipes, baby formula, cleaning...

Students from around Plymouth County returned to school on Wednesday, Aug. 23 and Thursday, Aug. 24. Here, students at Gehlen Catholic and Franklin Elementary at Le Mars Community show an array of...

By: Megan Sabin Around 90 people participated in the Back to School GLOW Walk, which was sponsored by the Remsen Chamber of Commerce on Sunday evening, August 20, 2017. Registration started at 7...

Pictured are the sights from different heats of the Demolition Derby, which took place on Saturday, August 19. Look for more photos on our website: http://www.lemarssentinel.com/multimedia

Remsen St. Mary’s 32nd Annual Parish Auction was held on Sunday, August 13 starting at 10:00 a.m. Though a little rainy and cloudy, that didn’t stop the auction from taking place under the big tent...

RSM Alumni took part in the Annual Softball Game on June 23 & 24.

The Tri-State Cruiser Car Show took place in downtown Remsen on Wednesday, July 12, starting at 5 p.m. Many different makes, models, and types of vehicles were on display.

The Remsen St. Mary’s high school baseball and softball teams recently held their Senior Night, recognizing the senior players and their parents. The softball team held their Senior Night on...

The fourth program for the Summer Reading theme of “Build a Better World” was “Books, Bucks, and Bingo” which took place on Wednesday, June 28 at 10 a.m. at the Remsen Public Library. Employees from...

On Saturday, June 24, bicycles, motorcycles and classic cars pulled out of Remsen for the Annual Tata’s Fun Ride, which helped raise money for local cancer patient, Kerri Stinton. The pedal bike...