The Town of Andover is taking applications for summer maintenance work.   The job consists of mowing, landfill cleanup, painting, park maintenance and other duties as assigned.  Must have a valid driver's license and town will provide equipment. Please send resume to P O Box 35, Andover, SD  57422 by May 6th.  EOE (0409.0416)

Groton UMC May Breakfast, May 1, 11:30 and 1;15, $8. Res. DeLoris Knoll, 397-2681 or Clare Brotherton, 397-8177,  program and door prizes. (409.0423)

Immediate opening - electric lineman who will assist with miscellaneous City maintenance duties.  Knowledge and skills in construction, maintenance, repair, and installation of electric distribution system necessary.  Certified Journeyman or ability to enroll in apprentice program. EOE  Accepting applications or resumes until filled. City Finance Office, PO Box 587, 209 N Main, Groton, SD 57445.

2007: Severe thunderstorms moved through parts of central and northeast South Dakota during the afternoon and evening hours, producing large hail. The largest hail measured 1.75 inches in diameter and fell 3 miles east of Westport, in Brown County.

1920: Tornadoes struck Mississippi and Alabama, killing 219 people. One F4 touched down in eastern Mississippi and then stayed on the ground for 130 miles, tearing through Marion, Franklin, and Colbert Counties in Alabama. Another F4 destroyed homes in the communities of Gurley and Brownsboro.

1990: Lightning struck a building housing a fish farm in Arkansas, killing 10,000 pounds of fish.