The Freeman Middle School/High School is pictured on a bitterly cold but sunny Monday morning — the second Monday of the month. That means the Freeman School Board will be meeting in regular session at 7 p.m. The agenda includes several items of interest, including public input from Chris Sayler on wrestling facilities, a look at the 2021-22 calendar, a report on district reorganization/consolidation, a discussion on the land identified as a possible location for new youth ball fields and a discussion on possible sports cooperatives in cross-country, basketball, volleyball and track.

This is a screen shot from the opening of the most recent Dakota Life episode, which aired from Freeman and featured, in part, the history of Freeman and what the community has to offer. Emily Hofer, pictured here holding a framed photo of her grandfather, Harris Hofer, was one of several from the community interviewed for the program produced by South Dakota Public Broadcasting. It aired the evening of Feb. 5 and can be found online by clicking here.

Directors Betsy Knodel and Martin Sieverding join the cast of "Pandemic" for a photo following the home performance in Menno late last month. Menno is one of 16 Class B schools participating in the State One-Act Festival in Brookings; "Pandemic," a one-act original, is set to take the stage at 11:45 a.m. today. Click here for the livestream. 

This photo was taken in the mid-1950s not long after Freeman's Main Street was paved for the first time — a project that took place in 1953. Now, almost 70 years later, the Freeman City Council is moving in the direction of a major capital project that would see the downtown roadway entirely rebuilt. The council this week committed more than $2 million for both the design of Main Street and the project itself, would could be underway in the spring of 2022.

The larger Freeman area awoke to a modest amount of freshly fallen snow Thursday morning, Feb. 4, prompting the city to clear the streets once again. Around 3 inches blanketed the landscape — more than was expected — with blowing snow and slippery roads prompting a late start for schools. Cold air is expected to move in over the weekend and more snow is in the forecast. 

This is the post on the Facebook page for Heritage Hall Museum & Archives referencing today as Groundhog Day.

This photo of Dr. Bruce Beier was taken as part of the Day in the Life of Freeman project in 1994 and shows the well-known and well-remembered dentist at work. Beier died at Oakview Terrace Friday, Jan. 29 at the age of 86 years old. Services are pending.

This photo shows the Bethany Mennonite Church as is stood in 1925 after growth in the congregation prompted church leaders to expand the original structure that had been built 27 years earlier. The remodel included rotating the original structure 90 degrees from its east-west axis to a north-south direction and expanding to the east. The was the congregation’s home until a fire destroyed the church building on Nov. 4, 1945. A new church building — the present building — was constructed on the same location and was dedicated in the spring of 1952.

The Freeman Cemetery one mile west of town is pictured on a frosty, foggy Friday afternoon. As has been the case on multiple occasions this winter, the scene is made beautiful by hoarfrost — ice needles that form on objects. According to a acueweather.com:

Marnette Hofer, archivist and executive director of Heritage Hall Museum and Archives in Freeman, interviews local author S. Roy Kaufman about his book, The Drama of a Rural Community’s Life Cycle, late last year. Kaufman will be featured today (Friday) on Lori Walsh's radio broadcast, In The Moment, which begins at 11 a.m. CST. Kaufman's spot is planned for around 11:30 a.m. Click here for a link to the online program. It was filmed by Nathan Schrag.