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Published by admin on Thu, 02/09/2023 - 10:26am

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

Driver’s License Exams
Custer County Courthouse
Annex Pine Room
Custer, SD
8 AM to 5 PM

Custer County Commission
Custer County Courthouse
Custer, SD
8 AM

Custer Area Economic Development Corp.
Black Hills Energy
Custer, SD
8:30 AM

Seniors Functional Fitness
Hill City Center
Hill City, SD
9 AM

Sheriff's Log Jan. 22-29

Published by admin on Thu, 02/09/2023 - 10:15am

Custer County Sheriff’s Log
Call of the Week

Saturday, Jan. 28
8:25 p.m.: An upside-down pickup was spotted on Hwy. 79 north of Buffalo Gap. No one was in it or around it except for a plastic skelton wearing a sweatshirt. It should be noted the skeleton had its seatbelt on also.

 

My funny valentine

Published by admin on Thu, 02/09/2023 - 9:11am
US Census data put the number of marriages that last 50 years or longer at somewhere between 5 and 7 percent.
Gerald and Barb Lee of Hill City are one of these rare couples.
The Lees  met at the Hilltop Dance Club in the summer of 1967. Gerald says he was drawn to Barb because she was cute.
Barb liked Gerald as well, even though her passion, dancing, wasn’t quite Gerald’s cup of tea. She winks, “he wasn’t a good dancer.” But he was nice and polite.

Some upcoming events at the library

Published by admin on Thu, 02/09/2023 - 8:46am
“Surely as cometh the Winter, I Know; There are Spring Violets under the Snow.”
—R.H. Newell
 
The adult reading contest begins Feb. 6. We will have weekly prize drawings and the grand prize winners will be announced March 21.
South Dakota students and families can access a new online tutoring program, staffed by college students who are preparing to become teachers.

Hill City School District Teacher Profile: Mayrose Nobel

Published by admin on Thu, 02/09/2023 - 8:39am
Name: Maryrose Nobel
 
Grade/subject: Second Grade
 
Where did you grow up & go to college? I grew up in Hill City and graduated in 2005 from Hill City High School. I attended and graduated from Black Hills State University.
 

Prevailer’s Leslie Silverman releases new book

Published by admin on Thu, 02/02/2023 - 9:55am
Just in time for Valentine’s Day comes a unique book sure to be adored by men and women alike.
“From Badger to Blossom with Love” is the debut book from award- winning South Dakota journalist Leslie Silverman.
Silverman, a.k.a. “Blossom,” was inspired to write the book after realizing that she had kept many of the love notes her husband, “Badger,” had written her during their courtship and marriage.

Loock to be inducted at Legends Dinner

Published by admin on Thu, 02/02/2023 - 9:53am
Keystone local Cal Loock is being honored by the Texas Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame  (TSDHOF) as a member of the 2023 class of inductees.
Loock has been called an “ innovator “ in the sport of diving.
He was a state champion in springboard, an NCAA All-American diver while attending Southern Methodist University (SMU) and a U.S. National team member finalist for the Can-Am-Mex 1972 Canada Cup.
Loock has many other accolades including setting the record for the highest dive in Africa in 1974. 

Kirkhams appear on magazine cover

Published by admin on Thu, 02/02/2023 - 9:42am

By Ron Burtz

Skogen chef receives James Beard Award nod

Published by admin on Thu, 02/02/2023 - 9:40am

Wolfgang Puck, Bobby Flay, Anthony Bourdain, Alton Brown, Julia Child, Ina Garten and Jaques Pépin are just a few of the recognizable names of chefs who have been previously awarded a James Beard award, for which Chef Joseph Raney of Skogen Kitchen has just been named a semifinalist.
Raney was announced as a semifinalist for the prestigious award last Wednesday, Jan. 25. His nomination was in the Best Chef category for the midwest region. Raney says he is “blown away” by how much attention Skogen has received.

Down Memory Lane Feb. 1

Published by admin on Thu, 02/02/2023 - 9:39am

10 years ago, 2013 — The South Dakota National Guard planned to help the City of Custer excavate tons of silt from West Dam—but not until 2014. At a meeting of the Custer City Council the council learned of the National Guard’s plans, which would be part of the Guard’s annual training regimen around Custer each summer. Custer community development director Rex Harris said there was expected to be 30,000 to 35,000 cubic feet of silt dug out of the dam—enough to cover a football field with 20 feet of the material.