On Friday, the Bassett Volunteer Fire Department responded to a grass fire located just north of Rose, Nebraska. During their travel to the fire, another large grass fire south of Rose was reported. This led the Firefighters to respond to both calls simultaneously.
Finally, a third fire was noticed by fire crews with trees burning in a tree grove in the area.
All three fires were started by a lightning storm that passed through the area.
The 106th Annual Maypole Dance will take place on Saturday, April 30th at the Dallas Legion Hall in Dallas, South Dakota from 8:00p.m. to 12:00a.m. The Winding of the Maypole begins promptly at 8:00 p.m. For tickets one can call 605-830-2301.
The Winner Assembly of God Church will be presenting “Glory Way”, a concert of Christian music on Thursday, April 28th at 7:00p.m. The Church is located at 121 East 5th Street in Winner, S.D. For any questions one can reach David Jayn at 605-553-2378.
The next “Cook the Book” event takes place tonight at 5:30p.m. at the Gregory Public Library. People are encouraged to bring a signature dish that they have created. This can also include a secret family recipe handed down from generations. This will be a recipe swap and give others a chance to try something new they might want to share with their family at home. One can call 835-8531 with any questions.
Owner of the Dairy Queen Grill and Chill in Winner, Lonnie Heier, will be holding walk-in interviews today from 2:00pm to 7:00pm at the store. Whether one is hired or not, all interviewees will receive a $20 gift card. Come meet the Mr. Heier to talk about great pay and benefits, flexible hours, and a positive work atmosphere.
Colome High School will hold their prom this Friday night (April 22nd). This year’s theme is “enchanted forest” and the dance begins at 8:00 p.m.
Lyman High School will hold their prom this Saturday night (April 23rd) with a “casino” theme this year and the dance begins at 8:00 p.m.
The City of Winner will hold their regular city council meeting tomorrow night (Monday, April 8th) at 6:30 p.m. at the Winner City Council Chamber at 325 South Monroe Street. Please note the Winner City Council meets on the first and third Monday of each month.
Winner Regional Health’s annual Easter Egg Hunt takes place tomorrow starting at 11:00 a.m. at the Winner City Park. There will be three age groups for Easter egg hunting and the Easter Bunny will be making an appearance as well for pictures.
Winner Regional Health recently announced a new collaboration with LifeServe Blood Center and its community partners facilitating local blood drives.
Winner Regional Health joins 28 other hospitals in South Dakota to manage their blood services. While the Hospital has made the transition this past January of 2022, the community blood drives will be switching to LifeServe in May of 2022.
The next community blood drive will be on Monday, May 23rd from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM and Tuesday, May 24th from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the Tripp County 4H Building in Winner, South Dakota.
Winner Regional Health extends a sincere thank you to the community partners who host annual blood drives. Those organizations for 2022 include: Winner High School National Honor Society, Winner Rotary Club, Winner Regional Health, Southern Belle Cattlewoman’s Club, Community Connections, and Trinity Lutheran Church.
If any of the local community partners hosting a blood drive have any questions, please contact Rachel Fernandez with LifeServe at (712) 212-5016.
There were several local city and school board elections Tuesday in our coverage area.
For the City of Colome, running for mayor were incumbent Brad Hill and David Witt. Brad Hill defeated David Witt 44 votes to 26 votes.
Tara Beckers and Casey Harter ran for a city council position for Ward 2. In a very close election, Tara Beckers defeated Casey Harter 14 votes to 13 votes.
Kelly Leighton, Kelly Dougherty, and Victor Senter ran for a city council position for Ward 3. Kelly Leighton won the position with 28 votes to Kelly Dougherty’s 21 votes and Victor Senter’s 8 votes.
For the City of Winner, Roger Farley and Joe Hockett were running for a city council position for Ward 2. Joe Hockett defeated Roger Farley 89 to 77 votes.
For the Winner School Board, Julie Manke (incumbent), Scott Meiners (incumbent), Jon Barfuss, Corey Audiss, and Lynnelle Anderson ran for three open positions on the board. Julie Manke, Scott Meiners, and Lynnelle Anderson won the three school board positions with 287, 252, and 246 votes respectively.
For the City of Gregory, running for Ward 2 were the late Seymour Studenberg, Darwin Grim, and Butch Rolf. Darwin Grim won the position with 34 votes over the late Seymour Studenberg and Butch Rolf who both had 25 and 15 votes respectively.
For the Platte-Geddes School Board, Tom Olsen, Dennis DeBoer (incumbent), Roxi Summerville (incumbent) , and Heather VanDerWerff (incumbent) were running for three open positions. Dennis DeBoer, Roxi Summerville and Tom Olsen won the three board positions with 216, 216, and 179 votes respectively.