Custer County Chronicle

Elders anxious to hear their songs

Published by admin on Thu, 01/23/2020 - 9:26am
By Ron Burtz
 
“I’ve been telling everybody I never considered myself an elder,” says Mark Thompson, one of the four seniors whose life story will be featured at next week’s Elders’ Wisdom, Children’s Song program in Custer. “I guess they ran out of old folks, so they had to dip into us young guys.” 

Down Memory Lane

Published by admin on Thu, 01/23/2020 - 9:23am
­­10 years ago, 2010 — Lance Luitjens, the second-leading scorer in Custer history, was inducted into the first class of the S.D. High School Basketball Hall of Fame ... Forming a farmer’s market in Custer was discussed by the Custer County Commission, but where to have it hadn’t been sorted out ... Custer’s Dan and Sherry Schnoor’s daughter, Lacy, qualified to be a part of the U.S. Olympic team in the aerial skiing event.

Eight Days in Custer County

Published by admin on Thu, 01/23/2020 - 9:16am
Thursday, Jan. 23
Lions Club, 5:30 p.m., Pizza Works
Life Struggles Suicide Prevention Group, 6 p.m., Custer VFW
Civil Air Patrol, 7 p.m., Custer County Airport
 
Saturday, Jan. 25
Souper Bowl Hermosa/Fairburn Food Bank Fundraiser, 5 p.m., Custer County Fairgrounds Beef Building
 
Monday, Jan. 27
Rotary, noon, Custer Senior Center
Mile High Garden Club, 7 p.m., Call 673-2344 or 673-4598 for information

Sheriff's Log Jan. 10-18

Published by admin on Thu, 01/23/2020 - 9:02am
Friday, Jan. 10
7:45 p.m.: Burglar alarms rang out at a residence on West Argyle Road. They were false. 
8:45 p.m.: Internet-based harassment was dealt with on Renegade Pass Road. Everyone involved was advised to stop their drama. 
Saturday, Jan. 11
8:23 a.m.: Car versus dog action was reported on Hwy. 16A just east of Custer. A deputy transported the injured dog and its owner to a nearby vet clinic for treatment. Unfortunately the dog did not survive. 

Down Memory Lane

Published by admin on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 9:38am
10 years ago, 2010 — Warm weather was cited as a reason why the Black Hills mountain lion season was off to a slow start ... The Custer Cruisin’ committee was looking for downtown entertainment to keep visitors in Custer longer during Cruisin’ week ... After listening to three days of testimony about tasers, handguns and criminal intent, a Custer County jury needed only four hours to convict Kachina McAlexander, 32, of Denver, Colo., on all charges related to a March 24, 2009, shooting at the Super 8 Motel in Custer.

Gangel family feels at home in Custer

Published by admin on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 8:48am
Kyle Gangel had never even visited South Dakota before he and his young family came to Custer as a pastoral candidate over this past Labor Day weekend. 
“I had never met anybody from South Dakota,” said Gangel, but now, after just over two months as pastor at Southern Hills Bible Church (SHBC), he says the community definitely feels like home. 

Eight Days in Custer County

Published by admin on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 8:47am
Thursday, Jan. 16
Preschool Developmental Screening, 10 a.m. to noon, Hermosa School
Custer Area Chamber of Commerce Mixer, 5-7 p.m., Dacotah Bank
Civil Air Patrol, 7 p.m., Custer County Airport
 
Friday, Jan. 17
NARFE, 11:30 a.m., Pizza Works
Vigilance Sculpture Dedication, 5 p.m., Custer County Library Parking Lot
 
Saturday, Jan. 18

Sheriff's Log Jan 5-10

Published by admin on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 8:38am
Sunday, Jan. 5
The 911 Misdial of the day: An anonymous person called the emergency number from another county to report child abuse in another state. They were referred to an agency that could actually do something about the report…in that state.  
3:55 p.m.: A deputy dragged debris from the roadway near Fairburn. 
4:05 p.m.: A lone heifer was wandering the ditches of Hwy. 89 near the Argyle Road. It wandered away before the law got there. 

Big hats, tall boots and...guns?

Published by admin on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 8:29am
A recent conversation with local educator, rancher and land-owner, Larry Fiala, has prompted me to recall an incident in our area’s history. Fiala related that he enjoys horseback riding in the Limestone area. His words have prompted me to remember a series of incidents and the surrounding controversy involving cattlemen, sheepmen and the budding Forest Service in the early 1900s. The primary individual in this controversy was a man by the name of Gifford Pinchot.

Down Memory Lane

Published by admin on Thu, 01/09/2020 - 10:10am