If you have an event planned in Winner for Labor Day weekend, please call Sally Brozik with the Winner American Legion at 842-5616 by August 20th to have it listed in the Winner Advocate all-events ad. Now is also the time to plan your entry for the Winner American Legion Labor Day Parade. This year’s theme is “100 years of American Legion Baseball”.

The City of Winner will have a planned power outage on Tuesday, August 19th starting at around 10pm, and will last approximately 1-2 hours. Please call Public Works Director, Troy Kruger, with any questions at 605-840-2783.

8-14-25 Rain Reports

Jeff Farner, East of Winner .94
Jeff Schramm, East 10th, Winner Country Club .60
Chris Phillips in Chamberlain .20
Bev Keegan in Gregory .66
Greg Assman, 5 miles west of Winner .75
Chuck Keiser at Jordan Hill .95
Justin Zeigler, number five at Winner Country Club .80
Jim Vaughn in Winner. 90
Casey Hutmacher in Oacoma .40
Stan Bicek 10 miles south of Colome .80
Pete Haukaas in Okreek .52
Barry Gardner west side of Winner .50
Monte Mayes in Ideal .80
Joel Foxley in Platte .50
Delbert Klein four miles east of Burke .40
Stephan Stanley in Presho .30
Cheryl Schroeder in Winner .67
Brian Hofeldt in Millboro .65
Dennis Hanson at Carlock .40
Vivian Sweeney, 16 miles northwest of Bassett .90
Ed Watzel on Beauleio Road .72
Elaine Larson in Chamberlain .20
Fred Weidner at Dog Ear Lake .70
Short Haley in Colome .53
Lynn Simkins, 12 miles west of Winner, received .78
.60 at the Chamberlain Country Club
Monte Hopkins, 15 miles southwest of Winner, received an inch 30
A half inch of rain was reported at the Murdo Golf Course

There will be a retirement party for Tripp County Chief Deputy, Todd Stiehl this afternoon beginning at 2pm in the community room of the Tripp County Courthouse. Come congratulate Todd on 20 tremendous years as chief deputy in Tripp County.

Tonight, the Winner City Council held a Special Meeting regarding Resolution 2025-7.  This Resolution was to Declare Emergency for the City of Winner-transformer upgrade.  After an explanation of the situation by Public Works Director Troy Kruger, there was a roll call vote.  The motion passed unanimously with one Council person absent.  We will bring you further details in the coming weeks.

A Cattlemen’s Night Out will take place at Elevate Agronomics in Winner on September 11th. A dinner will be served at 6pm. The program featuring numerous different speakers will start at approximately 6:30pm.

A blood drive will take place tomorrow at the Burke Community Civic Center from 9:15am to 2:45pm. If you would like to schedule a time to donate blood, you can go online to lifeservebloodcenter.org.

Golden West will be hosting a free pool party and picnic at the Winner City Pool on Wednesday, August 13th from 5 to 8pm. Kids can stop by and enjoy an evening of swimming and a hot dog meal at no cost. There will also be prize drawings throughout the evening too.

The Winner Area Chamber of Commerce held their annual Barbecue Pit Row on Saturday, in conjunction with the Frontier Motors Car Show. Here’s a look at the winners:

Ribs:

1: Checkered BBQ

2: Hallelujah Honey

3: Freckled Cow

4: Smokin Bulls

 

Pork Butt:

1: Checkered BBQ

2: Smokin Bulls

3: RJ Ribs

4: Hallelujah Honey

 

Brisket:

1: Checkered BBQ

2: Casual Smokers

3: Smoked Encounters of the 3rd Swine

4: Freckled Cow

 

Backyard Ribs:

1: Holiday Inn Express

2: CyberTech

 

Side Dish:

1: Office Products Center

 

Overall:

1: Checkered BBQ

2: Hallelujah Honey

3: Freckled Cow

4: Smokin Bulls

 

Frontier Motors Car Show

Class 100- up to 1964

1st- Paul Schueth, ‘53 Plymouth

 

Class 200- ‘65-‘72

1st- Bridge Ryno, ‘71 Corvette

 

Class 300- 1973-present stock

1st- David Fayard, ‘74 Volkswagen Beetle

 

Class 500- ‘65-‘72

1st- Lori Engel, ‘69 Chevy Chevelle

 

Class 600- ‘73 to present modified

1st- Justin Willuweit, 2021 Dodge Challenger

 

Class 700- Stock Pickup

1st- Greg Baker, ‘56 Chevy 3600

 

Class 800- Modified Pickup

1st- Wayne Willuweit, 2018 Ford Shelby

 

Class 900- Street Rods

1st- Carl Baker, ‘29 Ford Sedan

 

Class 1,000- open class: motorcycle, rat rod, car

1st- Marlo Winter, 2013 Can-Am Spyder

 

If you have an event planned in Winner for Labor Day weekend, please call Sally Brozik at 842-5616 by August 20th to have it listed in the Winner Advocate all-events ad. Now is also the time to plan your entry for the Winner American Legion Labor Day Parade. This year’s theme is “100 years of American Legion Baseball”.