The first dance of the season at Carlock Dance Hall will happen tomorrow night! It will be a free birthday dance for the public, as Kool Water will be providing the tunes from 8pm to midnight.

The Lazy J Sporting Club in Ideal will host a Lazy J Social Event this Saturday, April 18th. Happy hour will be from 4-6pm, and there will be live music by Emry Kaiser starting at 8pm. The event will run from 4 to midnight inside the Bullroom.

The Big Bend Shrine Circus will happen on April 20th and the 21st at the Chamberlain Armory! There will be two performances each evening at 4:30 and 7:15. Cost for tickets per adult is $15, and it’s $10 for kids. Advance tickets can be purchased at Burke Oil, or by calling 730-0799.

Winner Dispatch will be conducting tornado siren testing this week. They will test the sirens on Wednesday, April 15th beginning at approximately 10:15am in the communities of Winner, Colome and Witten.

The Medicine Creek Golf Course in Presho will hold a flag auction and gun raffle on May 9th. Tickets for the raffle can be purchased by contacting Chris Long at 605-838-6002.

THE STATE VISUAL ART AND WARS COMPETITON WAS HELD OVER THE WEEKEND IN ABERDEEN. IN DIGITAL MEDIA/GRAPHIC DESIGN, SAMUEL BEARDT OF WHITE RIVER WAS A CHAMPION IN CLASS B. IN DRAWING (COLORED), TOREE MOSEL OF CHAMBERLAIN WAS A CHAMPION FOR CLASS A. IN THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D), DAPHNE KROGMAN OF CHAMBERLAIN WAS A CHAMPION IN CLASS A. CHAMBERLAIN WAS THE OVERALL TEAM CHAMPION IN CLASS A!

The Winner Volunteer Fire Department will hold their annual Fireman’s Dance on Saturday, April 25th at the Winner Armory. Doors will open at 8pm, and the dance will begin at 9pm. Weston Frank will provide the music. You must be 21 to attend. Rides will be available to and from the dance within Winner City limits.

Colome held their third annual Friendly Bartender Contest on Friday night at the Colome American Legion. Gene Bertram won for a third straight year with his s’more’s martini. Mary Kay Drees was runner up with her Cowboy Cooler drink.

The City of Winner will hold it’s annual Spring Cleanup the week of April 13th. The city is asking residents within city limits to please separate all items and have curbside or in the alley by Monday, April 13th. No plastic or tires will be accepted.

Winner Regional Health will hold their annual Easter Egg Hunt this weekend! The hunt will take place on Saturday, April 11th. The hunt will take place at the Winner City Park, and will get underway at 10am. Donations of candy and plastic eggs can be dropped off at the front desk at Winner Regional.