The 13th annual Yellow Rose Stock Dog Trial will be held Friday and Saturday at the Yellow Rose Arena in Platte! Friday will be the dog training clinic starting at 9am, and is $50 per dog. At 3pm, it’s the sheep dog trial. On Saturday at 8am, it will be the cattle dog trial. At 8pm is the cattle trial finals.

We encourage everyone to come and checkout the Nutcracker in Winner, located on the east side of the former Nelson Electronics Building. They have many unique items like: wine racks, wall decor, Christmas items, barnwood wall decor and shelving, different types of wood decor, small Christmas trees, backlit cross, reindeer, special crossed made of wood, memory box, toys for the kids and flowerpot holders. The Nutcracker will be open 12-6 Monday through Saturday, and from 10-2 on Saturday through Christmas.

The Winner Regional Foundation will hold their 2018 Holiday Festival this Saturday, December 1st at St. Mary’s Hall in Winner. The festival will begin at 5pm with a wine and beer social, dinner will be served at 6:30 pm followed by the live and silent auctions. Tickets are just $50 and can be purchased in advance at Marty’s or at Winner Regional Healthcare Center. Providing the entertainment will be the Tami Hall Band. Proceeds will benefit the Winner Regional Healthcare Center.

Plan to attend B&J Cycle’s open house next week in Winner! Their open house will take place on Friday, December 7th. Come out and enjoy lunch between 11 and 2, and you can look over the new 2019 Polaris ATV’s. There will be big savings storewide during the open house as well.

The Rosebud/Winner Ducks Unlimited Banquet will take place on Monday, December 3rd next week at West River Tap in Winner. The doors will open at 5:30pm. Dinner will be served at 7pm and auction and raffles will follow. You can get advanced tickets this week at Jeff’s Gun Vault and at West River Tap.

Christmas at the Bowring will be held on Saturday, December 8th beginning at 6pm mountain time. This is by reservation only. Tickets are $25 and they are available now through November 30th. They will have door prizes, and the Twin River Band will be performing. If you have any questions, call 308-684-3428, or Diana at 308-684-3450.

Todd County High School will be hosting a public blood drive at the high school in Mission this week. The drive will be held on Tuesday, November 27th from 9am to 1:15pm tomorrow. The blood drive will happen inside the Todd County Library. If you have any questions or want to make an appointment, contact Tonya Whirlwind Soldier Young at 605-856-3503.

The following people won door prizes on Small Business Saturday in Winner:

At Winner Super Foods, Tania DeMers
At Winner Food Center, Lorraine Steppat
At Winner True Value, Theresa Young
At This N’ That Salon and Wine Shop, Susan Hughes
At Marty’s, Samantha Duwe
At Strubel Brewing Company, Cassie Heim
At the Right Touch, Patty DeMers
At MACC Boutique, Myrna Freese
At DB’s Bait and Tackle, Kirby Kartak
At K&D Kottage, Mica Haley

A big thanks to everyone for shopping local!

A community Thanksgiving service and dinner will be taking place in Gregory at St. John’s Lutheran Church on Thursday. A community worship service will go from 10:30 to 11:30 am followed by dinner being served from 11:30 to 1:30. A community Thanksgiving meal will be happening at the Chamberlain Community Center on Thursday from 11am to 2pm.

The 2018 Mid-Winter Fair will take place this weekend! The event will take place on Saturday, November 24th from 9am to 4pm at the Gregory Memorial Auditorium. You will be able to checkout over forty different vendors that will be in attendance. Santa will be there for pictures from 10am to Noon! Breakfast and lunch will be served by the After Prom Committee.