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Down Memory Lane Oct. 21

Published by admin on Wed, 10/21/2026 - 1:04pm

10 YEARS AGO, 2016

Black Hills Live Oct. 21, 2026

Published by admin on Wed, 10/21/2026 - 12:03pm

Wednesday 10-21

Men’s Breakfast Bible Study
The Little White Church
Hill City, SD 
7:30 AM

Custer County Commission
Custer County Courthouse
Custer, SD 
8 AM

Driver’s License Exams 
Custer County Courthouse 
Annex Pine Room
Custer, SD
8 AM to 4 PM

Women’s Life Group
The Little White Church
Hill City, SD 
10 AM - 12 PM

Seniors Fitness Class
Hill City Center 
Hill City, SD
8:30 AM

Sheriff’s Log Sept. 21-29

Published by admin on Wed, 10/21/2026 - 11:54am

Custer County Sheriff’s Log
Call of the Week
Monday, Sept. 21
4:36 p.m.: A confused series of 911 calls from the worker’s dorms near the Wildlife Loop in Custer State Park led deputies to give an intoxicated female a ride back to Rapid City, where she came from. Other charges may be pending in this case…or not.      

Four do Veterans March to honor fallen friend

Published by admin on Wed, 10/21/2026 - 11:50am

“Anybody can do that once. How cool are you really?” 
That’s how Jay Gismondi (U.S.M.C.) convinced Gary Carr (U.S.N. & Devil Doc) to join him and Carlos Rodriguez (U.S.M.C.) on a 110-mile march from one end of the George S. Mickelson Trail to the other in four days. 
In 2024, Gismondi did the Black Hills Veterans Mini March—a 16-mile march from the Dumont Trailhead to the Days of ’76 Rodeo Grounds in Deadwood. Then, in 2025, he did the Black Hills Veterans Four-Day Endurance March from Edgemont to Deadwood. 

Annual Buffalo Dinner Oct. 25

Published by admin on Wed, 10/21/2026 - 9:57am
What ya got cookin’?
For over a century, the First Congregational Church of Keystone has been cooking something up, and that something is a mouth-watering buffalo dinner. 
“One of our biggest and favorite fundraisers is our annual buffalo dinner,” said Judy Dalton, one of the event organizers.
For the 101st year, the church will serve the traditional meal of slow-roasted buffalo, mashed potatoes and gravy, baked beans, coleslaw, cranberries, buns and pies. 

Hill City Children’s Boo Bash Oct. 24

Published by admin on Wed, 10/21/2026 - 9:54am
The Hill City Area Chamber of Commerce is calling all “little ghouls, goblins, witches and superheroes,” to this year’s Boo Bash and Pumpkin Festival, Saturday, Oct. 24, from 9-11 a.m. at the Hill City Center.
The free event will feature a host of activities such as pumpkin decorating, face painting, triple-dog-dare gross foods challenge, a sensory touch and feel guessing game, and mysterious musical chairs.
The costume contest line up begins at 10 a.m.

Down Memory Lane Oct. 21, 2026

Published by admin on Wed, 10/21/2026 - 9:48am
5 YEARS AGO, 2021

Hero Haven comes to Custer

Published by admin on Wed, 10/14/2026 - 1:13pm

From Sept. 29 to Oct. 6, a group of heroes enjoyed the beauty of the Black Hills and the camaraderie of fellow heroes who have walked in their shoes.
It was then that a group of firefighters, EMTs, police officers and veterans from across the country gathered at a home belonging Wayne Weber, a rural Custer resident who donated the use of the home to Hero Haven, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization established by fellow service members as a way to give back to people who serve and protect the country in a real and genuine way.

Down Memory Lane Oct. 14

Published by admin on Wed, 10/14/2026 - 1:12pm

10 YEARS AGO, 2016

Petal it Forward coming Oct. 14

Published by admin on Wed, 10/14/2026 - 1:12pm

Petals & Pages will hit the streets of Custer on Wednesday, Oct. 14, handing out flowers to Custer residents to help brighten up their week, as part of the “Petal it Forward” program, in partnership with the Society of American Florists (SAF), of which Petals & Pages is a member.