Anyone who has been to the Alpine Inn knows its excellence, however, the Hill City restaurant received perhaps one of its greatest honors to date recently.
The Alpine Inn, owned and operated by Moni Matush with the assistance of her mother, Wally Matush (who started the restaurant in 1984), has been named South Dakota Restaurant of the Year by the South Dakota Retailers Association (SDRA).
Those who attend next Thursday’s Custer High School basketball double header versus Douglas will get a firsthand look at a group of Custer County residents who are positively affecting the lives of Custer School District children.
5:13 a.m.: Deputies checked on a reported disturbance at a west Custer motel. Some investigation found that no actual disturbance had occurred.
2:05 p.m.: A person reportedly locked themself out of their vehicle on Hwy. 16A near the Custer State Park office. Roadside assistance took care of them before a deputy arrived.
“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.”
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.
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.
