Mayor Tana Nichols surprised Terri Grunendike by publicly honoring her with a Certificate of Appreciation at the Hill City Common Council meeting Aug. 26.
Grunendike is a longtime resident of Hill City, kitchen manager and cook at Lemongrass and the local cat lady.
“Although sometimes this is a controversial subject, Terri Grunendike has homed and fed over 500 feral cats in our community over the last 15 years,” said Nichols.
A “Patchwork of Books Sale” will be hosted by the Hill City Friends of the Library Saturday, Sept. 7, and Sunday, Sept. 8, in conjunction with the Quilt Show and Sale. The book sale will be held at the Hill City Public Library garage and the Kids’ Annex from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. Book sales are the primary fundraiser for the Friends of the Library, and proceeds support Hill City Public Library programming and equipment needs.
The 1881 Courthouse Museum has a new director, with Deb Hanagan taking the reigns of the museum. Her first day of work with the museum was last Monday, but already, she is full of ideas and energy to bring the museum to its full potential. Hanagan is a West Point Academy graduate and retired Army Colonel who has lived all over the world, but chose Custer to live out her retirement years in.
10 years ago, 2014 — Isaac Parsons was among the new teachers for the Custer School District. Parsons, who was set to teach fifth grade, graduated from Custer High School in 2008 and attended Mount Marty College to play basketball and study athletic training. After transferring to Black Hills State University, Parsons switched his major to biology before settling on elementary education.
The historical area described in the Aug. 14 issue of the Custer County Chronicle is known is known as score rock.
The location is: SE ¼, Sec 21, T4S, R7E.
The ancient inhabitants and travelers through our area used this exposed rock face to sharpen the edges of their stone and metal tools and weapons. This action gives rise to the term “stone polished.”
There are hundreds of both deep and shallow groves worn into this rock face. Some of the broader depressions may be the result of clean-up touches for bone and wooden cooking instruments.
Most businesses do something to decorate their windows, but now local businesses and residents can have their windows custom-painted to share a specific message, image, seasonal vibe or more
In July, Dafna Brown of Keystone posted on the Hill City Happenings Facebook page that she was restarting window painting as a part-time endeavor. Originally, she planned to wait until the fall to start, but she decided to see what the interest was.
