Custer County Chronicle

Down Memory Lane July 27

Published by admin on Thu, 07/28/2022 - 9:47am

10 years ago, 2012 — The Myrtle Fire, located one mile east of Pringle, had grown to 1,500 acres and threatened 33 residences and numerous structures. The most probable cause was a Forest Service road grader that was performing road maintenance...Crystal Wiles of Hermosa was the winner of the Custer County Chronicle’s “Biggest Loser” competition. Wiles lost 18.12 percent of her body weight during the course of the competition.

Eight Days in Custer County

Published by admin on Thu, 07/28/2022 - 9:46am

Thursday, July 28
Book Chat, 4:30 p.m., Custer County Library
Life Struggles Suicide Prevention Group 6 p.m., Custer VFW
Civil Air Patrol, 6:30 p.m., Custer County Airport

Monday, Aug. 1
Custer City Council, 5:30 p.m., Custer City Hall

Tuesday, Aug. 2
Custer County Democrats, 11:30 a.m., Courthouse Annex Pine Room
Custer Piece Makers Quilt Guild, 1:30 p.m., Custer Lutheran Fellowship
Hermosa Town Board, 6 p.m., Hermosa Town Hall

Sheriff's Log July 16-17

Published by admin on Thu, 07/28/2022 - 9:21am

Saturday, July 16
2:28 a.m.: A deputy scooped up another drunk who was found wandering in the carnival area on Custer’s Washington Street, wearing no shoes, and transported her to a residence.
3:39 a.m.: Wild broncos were reportedly out of their pens at the Hermosa Fairgrounds. Their owner was called to cowboy up.
Sunday, July 17
3:39 a.m.: A person was trying to open the door of someone else’s cabin on Big Pine Road. A deputy found the confused person, a foreign national, and gave them a ride to their motel.

Local Music

Published by admin on Thu, 07/28/2022 - 8:52am
THURSDAY, JULY 28
  • Maygen & The Birdwatchers, The Custer Beacon • 7 p.m. $10 advance; $15 door
  • Live Music • Igloo Bar, Edgemont
 
FRIDAY, JULY 29
  • AJ Beard, Grapes & Grinds, Keystone, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
  • Crazy Mountain Billies, Prairie Berry Winery, Hill City
  • Tiffany Johnson & Lucas Olson, Custer Beacon, 7-10 p.m. SATURDAY, JULY 30
  • Champagne Sunday, Grapes & Grinds, Keystone, 7-9 p.m.
  • Karaoke 8 p.m. to midnight 
  • Igloo Bar, Edgemont

Black Hills Events

Published by admin on Thu, 07/28/2022 - 8:44am
Thursday, July 28
  • Book Chat, 4:30 p.m., Custer County Library
  • Life Struggles Suicide Prevention Group 6 p.m., Custer VFW
  • Civil Air Patrol, 6:30 p.m., Custer County Airport
 
Monday, Aug. 1
  • Custer City Council, 5:30 p.m., Custer City Hall
 
Tuesday, Aug. 2
  • Custer County Democrats, 11:30 a.m., Courthouse Annex Pine Room
  • Custer Piece Makers Quilt Guild, 1:30 p.m., Custer Lutheran Fellowship

‘Cinderella’ was a ball

Published by admin on Thu, 07/21/2022 - 12:12pm
Crowds of people flocked to the Black Hills Playhouse for the premiere performance of their third play of the summer, ‘Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella.’ This fairy tale family musical sweeps the audience to a realm where true love and a little magic can change everything. “A place where imagination takes flight, and the realm of possibilities is endless,” as director Justin Speck put it. 
‘Cinderella’ holds all the familiar sentiment of the original fairytale while simultaneously being enriched with fresh new twists. 

Down Memory Lane July 20

Published by admin on Thu, 07/21/2022 - 11:12am

10 years ago, 2012 — Attorney General Marty Jackley announced Matthew Charles Tornquist, 26, Hot Springs, was indicted last Thursday by a Fall River County Grand Jury. The indictment charges that on or about Oct. 4, 2011, Matthew Tornquist murdered his mother at her home in Fall River County... The Highlands fire, which burned 394 acres, forced homeowners out of their homes in the Highlands area, 13 miles miles southeast of Newcastle, Wyo. Three homes were lost in the fire and numerous buildings and structures were damaged.

Documentary features Purple Pie Place

Published by admin on Thu, 07/21/2022 - 11:11am

The Purple Pie Place is no longer just a wildly popular restaurant in Custer.
It’s also a movie star.
Since March, a film crew from Braker Lane Films of El Rancho, N.M., has been in and out of Custer shooting a documentary at the revered Custer landmark. The documentary follows owner Bobby and Yulia Yehle and staff as they navigate the season-opening of the restaurant through the hustle and bustle of the tourism season through the end of the season in the fall.

Postmaster glad to be home in the Hills

Published by admin on Thu, 07/21/2022 - 11:10am

Custer’s new postmaster is no stranger to West River or to the Southern Hills for that matter. Marcia Kenobbie took over as postmaster recently upon the departure of Kirk Rust but was already familiar with the workings of the Custer post office from her time at the Hot Springs and Edgemont offices.

Eight Days in Custer County

Published by admin on Thu, 07/21/2022 - 11:08am

Thursday, July 21
Teen Summer Reading Program Angler Fish Circuts, 3 p.m., Custer County Library
Hermosa/Fairburn Food Bank, 3-5 p.m., Hermosa Town Hall Lower Level
Civil Air Patrol, 6:30 p.m., Custer County Airport

Friday, July 22
Show & Shine, 5:30-7 p.m., S&B Motor Parts

Sunday, July 24
Avis Hespen Garden Tour, 1-4 p.m., tour maps available at the Custer Area Chamber of Commerce