Custer County Chronicle

Eight Days in Custer County

Published by admin on Thu, 09/22/2022 - 9:41am

Thursday, Sept. 22
SHIINE Workshop for Medicare, noon, Custer Senior Center
Harbach Park Ribbon Cutting, 2 p.m., Harbach Park
Civil Air Patrol, 6:30 p.m., Custer County Airport

Friday, Sept. 23
Story Time, 10 a.m., Custer County Library
Movie Night, 6 p.m., Custer County Library

Saturday, Sept. 24
Farmer’s Market, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Way Park

Totem pole honors Hills’ heritage

Published by admin on Thu, 09/22/2022 - 9:37am

Honoring our Black Hills history, Doug Fluke designed a totem pole last year and now the 28-foot tall carving stands in Custer County.
Located on Fluke’s family ranch off U.S. Hwy. 385 near Newberg Lumber Company, wood carver Abby Peterson produced what Fluke describes as a “Black Hills, living-history pole.”
Each carving on the pole is an emblem of our western South Dakota area’s heritage.
The carved bison head at the bottom of the totem pole represents the beginning of the Black Hills as “they were here first,” Peterson said.

Down Memory Lane Sept. 21

Published by admin on Thu, 09/22/2022 - 9:34am

10 years ago, 2012 —On a beautiful Sept. 11 morning—similar to the one 11 years ago—a group of citizens, tourists and first responders joined together for the dedication of a monument to remember those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The event took place at Crazy Horse Memorial.

Sheriff's Log Sept. 4-11

Published by admin on Thu, 09/22/2022 - 9:18am

Sunday, Sept. 4
12:24 p.m.: A deputy patrolled the mean streets of downtown Custer on foot.
12:31 p.m.: A deputy put down an injured deer on Hwy. 16 west of Custer.
3:26 p.m.: A possible drunk driver was reported on Hwy. 79 headed toward Rapid City. Another agency intercepted the tipsy traveler.
5:05 p.m.: A deputy helped a stranded motorist on Hwy. 16A just east of Custer.
5:22 p.m.: A lost pistol was reported on Pass Creek Road. If you find an abandoned gat out there would you drop it by the office?

Down Memory Lane Sept. 14

Published by admin on Thu, 09/15/2022 - 11:49am

10 years ago, 2012 —Custer County residents were to see a slight increase in their taxes in 2013, after the Custer County Commission approved its second and final reading of the next year’s budget. The budget was to be $7,534,744. That was actually down from last year’s budget, which was $8,423,807. However, that budget had over $1 million in loans for the courthouse renovation project...Steve Baldwin and two friends climbed the Grand Teton mountain in Wyoming after spending a year preparing.

Eight Days in Custer County

Published by admin on Thu, 09/15/2022 - 11:43am

Thursday, Sept. 15
Insurance Information Seminar, noon, Custer Senior Center
Hermosa/Fairburn Community Food Bank, 3-5 p.m., Hermosa Town Hall
Impact Leadership Development Program Information Session, 5:30-7 p.m., Crazy Horse Memorial
Civil Air Patrol, 6:30 p.m., Custer County Airport

Friday, Sept. 16
Mickelson Trail Trek Begins
Story Time with Therapy Dog, 10 a.m., Custer Public Library
Hot Dog Dinner, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Hermosa American Legion
Bingo, 7-9 p.m., Hermosa American Legion

Sheriff's Log Aug. 26 - Sept. 4

Published by admin on Thu, 09/15/2022 - 11:39am

Friday, Aug. 26
11:42 a.m.: A deputy assisted Custer State Park personnel with the search for a reported vehicle crash on the Wildlife Loop Road. No one ever found it.
1:59 p.m.: A suspicious male reportedly leaned against the side of a parked vehicle on Custer’s north 10th street before disappearing, probably forever.
1:59 p.m.: A lost revolver was reported somewhere between Custer State Park and Hot Springs. If you find such a thing, give us a call, all right?

Studebaker show names winners

Published by admin on Thu, 09/15/2022 - 11:36am

Several elements combined to make the 2022 Labor Day Studebaker Events in Custer a successful three days from Sept. 3-5. Thirty four cars and trucks manufactured from the 1930s through the 1980s, and in both restored and modified conditions, were shown at the Sunday car and truck show. Studebaker Drivers Club (SDC) participants from 10 states and one Canadian province brought many different models of Studebakers and one Packard.

Down Memory Lane Sept. 7

Published by admin on Thu, 09/08/2022 - 9:36am

10 years ago, 2012 —The Custer County Weed and Pest Department was without any full-time employees after its director, field supervisor and two other full-time employees resigned last month in the wake of what the former director called “unethical conduct” by some members of the Custer County Commission. Bill Kirsch, who resigned as director of the department Aug. 24, said he wasn’t at liberty to go into detail about the chain of events that led to the resignations...Cody Martinz and Tori Dahlstrom were selected king and queen of Custer High School homecoming...A temple?

Eight Days in Custer County

Published by admin on Thu, 09/08/2022 - 9:35am

Thursday, Sept. 8
Hermosa School Early Childhood Developmental Screenings, call 605-255-4345 for an appointment
ADD/ADHD Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Monument Health Custer Hospital Conference Room
Civil Air Patrol, 6:30 p.m., Custer County Airport