Photos by Sharon Tritz
7 a.m. – A bus for the Freeman Public School District drives around town, picking up students in the morning before school starts on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. 9 a.m. – Mike McCue, a physical therapy assistant at Freeman Regional Health Services, performs a therapeutic ultrasound on patient Monica Johnson’s knee at 9:35 a.m. on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. Therapeutic ultrasounding is applied to Johnson’s knee to assist with the bruise healing process. 9 a.m. – Eva Goosen, a resident at the Oakview Terrace Nursing Home, poses for a photo with Cooper John. Cooper visits the nursing home daily with his owner and nursing home activities coordinator, Deb Gering. 9 a.m. – Delila Mehlhaf, a registered nurse at the Oakview Terrace Nursing Home puts leg pumps on resident Deloris Stahl at 9:20 a.m. on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. 9 a.m. – Sarah Stahl plays the piano in a commons area at Oakview Terrace nursing home. It’s not uncommon to see residents taking a seat at the ivory keys and making music. 10 a.m. – Freeman Elementary special needs classroom coordinator, Morgan Gerken, helps Blake Schmidt, a sixth grader, with a homework assignment at 10:10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. 10 a.m. – Freeman Elementary first grader, Marissa Nanninga, works on a book about spring at 10:20 a.m. on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. 10 a.m. – Second grade student, Maddie Lachman, plays with slime in her classroom at Freeman Elementary at 10:35 a.m. on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. 10 a.m. – Jonah Oatran and other Freeman Elementary first graders race to collect dodgeballs in the middle of the gymnasium during physical education class at 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. 11 a.m. – Penny Schultz, a Freeman Elementary first-grader, eats pizza for lunch at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. 11 a.m. – Chloe Kelly, a kindergartener at Freeman Elementary, eats an apple during lunchtime at 11:38 a.m. on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. 11 a.m. – Slade Ammann joins daughter Libby Ammann, a third-grader, for lunch at Freeman Elementary on her 9th birthday. The entire lunchroom participated in celebrating her birthday by singing to her. 11 a.m. – Freeman Elementary kitchen staff member Peggy Preheim collects lunch trays to be washed on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. 11 a.m. – Freeman Elementary music teacher Sonja Waltner and her kindergarten students sing the “Weekly Walk” and perform actions while using their feet to walk around the room and match the tempo of the song. 11 a.m. – Chloe Kelly, a kindergartener, dances during music class on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. 1 p.m. – Dr. Melissa Peters adjusts patient Jake Weier at Salem Chiropractic Clinic at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. 2 p.m. – Gordon “Gordy” Gross flashes his signature smile in-between deliveries for Heritage Pharmacy. 2 p.m. – Pharmacist Danielle Heiberger assists customer Cindy Hofer at Heritage Pharmacy on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. 3 p.m. – Veterinarian Brooke Carrow administers fluids to rehydrate a calf with scours at the Sioux Nation Freeman Vet Clinic on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. 3 p.m. – Veterinarian Brooke Carrow administers IV fluids to rehydrate a calf with scours at the Sioux Nation Freeman Vet Clinic on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. 3 p.m. – Veterinarian Brooke Carrow searches for a vein to administer IV fluids for rehydrating a calf with scours at the Sioux Nation Freeman Vet Clinic on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. 4 p.m. – Julie Huber, owner of Pantry Pickings, holds up a jar of “Here’s the Beef” – the initial product offered by her business. Huber uses ingredients grown in her garden to make the various food items and sells them at the local farmer’s market. 5 p.m – Lifetime Freeman resident Arlo Preheim bellies up to the bar at DocÕs Bar on FreemanÕs Main Street for drinks and some TV.