The Burggraff home immediately following the worst of the derecho storm.
Part of the volunteer clean-up crew the day after the derecho hit.
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Her children from her first marriage, Layne and Taylor Kuper, are both veterans of 4-H and FFA. Layne will be a senior at Lennox High School, where he’s active in football, track, FFA and 4-H. He placed ninth in the state last year for dairy cattle judging. During the 2021 Lincoln County Fair, Layne showed the reserve champion market sheep; took first place in sheep showmanship; and was champion of the round robin contest. He lives half-time at Lennox with his father and also works at an area feedlot. Taylor graduated from Lennox High School. She started showing steers at just eight years old. Jolene said, “She was just a little girl with this 1,400-pound Red Angus steer and she was the junior points champion for South Dakota Red Angus that year.” In addition to the Red Angus, she also showed sheep, pigs and goats. “I learned some of the best life lessons that I still carry with me today and met some of the greatest people that turned into lifelong friends,” Taylor said. Today, Taylor works as a nurse’s aide in the pulmonary department at Sanford; is training to become a registered nurse; plus has a 19-month-old son (Ryver) and another one on the way. Her fiancé, Nick Lunstra, works for Noles Dragline & Construction and they live between Baltic and Renner. Taylor and Sommer were friends before Wade and Jolene even knew each other. The girls played competitive softball together and their parents met at the first game of the season eight years ago. Six years ago, Wade and Jolene purchased their home and
