This is today's "Monday on Main" photo posted to Facebook by Heritage Hall Museum & Archives. It appears with the accompanying text:

This photo shows the campus of Freeman Academy, where tonight constituency will gather for the traditional Opening Convocation that precedes the start of the school year. Convocation will begin at 7 p.m. on the campus lawn following a picnic-style supper starting at 6 p.m. Freeman Academy begins the 2023-24 school year on Wednesday. Freeman Public and Menno both start on Tuesday and Marion's first day is set for Monday.

This photo shows the campus of Freeman Academy, where tonight constituency will gather for the traditional Opening Convocation that precedes the start of the school year. Convocation will begin at 7 p.m. on the campus lawn following a picnic-style supper starting at 6 p.m. Freeman Academy begins the 2023-24 school year on Wednesday. Freeman Public and Menno both start on Tuesday and Marion's first day is set for Monday.

Flowers that are part of this landscaping arrangement at a Freeman home soak up the Saturday morning sun — and increasing heat. Temperatures are expected to climb beginning today and continuing into next week, with highs in the triple digits expected Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. And with no rain in the immediate forecast, watering will become common.

Flowers that are part of this landscaping arrangement at a Freeman home soak up the Saturday morning sun — and increasing heat. Temperatures are expected to climb beginning today and continuing into next week, with highs in the triple digits expected Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. And with no rain in the immediate forecast, watering will become common.

Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy will open its second season at a football cooperative tonight against Burke in Freeman at 7 p.m. The Cougars are the team the Phoenix defeated 34-12 in their debut a year ago this week and come to Freeman tonight with a roster of 14, only five of which are upperclassmen. F/M/FA, meanwhile, brings a roster of 23, including two with all-conference honors in sophomore quarterback Riley Tschetter and senior tight end/defensive lineman Evan Scharberg. The game will be streamed on the school's YouTube channel.

Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy will open its second season at a football cooperative tonight against Burke in Freeman at 7 p.m. The Cougars are the team the Phoenix defeated 34-12 in their debut a year ago this week and come to Freeman tonight with a roster of 14, only five of which are upperclassmen. F/M/FA, meanwhile, brings a roster of 23, including two with all-conference honors in sophomore quarterback Riley Tschetter and senior tight end/defensive lineman Evan Scharberg. The game will be streamed on the school's YouTube channel.

The St. Paul Lutheran Church is pictured at daybreak earlier this week; note the preparation that has been made for new shingles — a project that has made considerable headway this week.

The St. Paul Lutheran Church is pictured at daybreak earlier this week; note the preparation that has been made for new shingles — a project that has made considerable headway this week.

JEREMY WALTNER - PUBLISHER When Ashley and David Downs moved their family to Freeman from Washington State in December of 2021, they did so because they wanted to experience a different way — and pace — of life. They had always loved South Dakota and, after taking a look at the Experience Freeman Welcome Guide that included a page featuring a quick glance at the community and some of what it has to offer, they settled on Freeman.