The Winner Area Chamber of Commerce will hold their annual banquet on Thursday, January 10th at St. Mary’s Hall in Winner from 5:30-9pm. You must RSVP by the end of today as it is $25 per person. The entertainment will be “Dead Ja Vu” by Mr. Mystery Productions. The new directors that will be introduced to the chamber board are Nick Hayes, Bryce Hauf along with one more person to be determined. There will be awards for employee of the year, volunteer of the year, farm/ranch family of the year, business of the year, achievement award and business anniversary awards.

The 9th annual Gary Kaiser Memorial Pitch Tournament will be held on Sunday, January 13th at the Winner Elk’s Lodge. It will be a five point pitch tournament starting at 1pm. You can sign up by calling 842-2141. There is a twenty dollar entry fee per two person team with one hundred percent payback.

Prairie Treasurers Gift Shop in Gregory invites you to their 1st anniversary open house on Tuesday, January 8th from 9am to closing! There will be free refreshments, free gifts for all who attend and additional savings when you pop a birthday balloon at the event next week!

Be sure to join your friends this Saturday night at the Black Lab on Main Street in Winner! David Tyler “The One Man Band” will be playing all of your favorite older rock n’ roll and country tunes from 8:30 to closing. Get there early for their happy hour specials and also to enjoy the NFL playoff games that will be on.

The Burke Livestock Auction will hold a special spring calf and yearling sale this Saturday, January 5th with 1500 head expected. Weigh-ups will sell at 10am and calves and yearlings at 12:30pm. If possible, they ask that you please bring in your weigh-ups on Friday. For more information, visit burkelivestock.com.

The Chamberlain Fire Department is holding a fundraiser to purchase new helmets and to replace their 1984 model grass rig. If you would like to send a donation, please send to: Chamberlain-Oacoma Fire Department, P.O. Box 426, Chamberlain, SD 57325. An y and all donations are greatly appreciated!

The annual Cork Thornton Memorial Ice Fishing Tournament will be held January 25th and 26th at the Merritt Dam Reservoir, 26 miles south of Valentine. Over $5,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded for big species fish. If you have questions, contact Dean Jacobs at 402-376-2969 or Jeff Ohlmann at 402-322-1602.

The 40th annual Ranchers Workshop will be held on Tuesday, January 15th at the Community Events Center in White River. The main speaker for this year’s event will be Jay Fuhrer, who is a Conservationist with the NRCS in Bismarck. Money received for the event will be used to help pay for speaking fees, facility use fees, advertising and other expenses.

The Chamberlain Fire Department is holding a fundraiser to purchase new helmets and to replace their 1984 model grass rig. If you would like to send a donation, please send to: Chamberlain-Oacoma Fire Department, P.O. Box 426, Chamberlain, SD 57325. An y and all donations are greatly appreciated!