Hrabanek is 2nd in 200

Chase Hrabanek took second place in the 200 meter dash at the Wagner Relays on April 14.

Cody Heath took 6th place in the 800 run.

The boys medley relay team took third place. Runners were Reed Harter, Cole McCarty, Chase Hrabanek and Jackson Kinzer.

The boys 400 relay placed fifth. Runners were Chase Hrabanek, Cole McCarty, Jackson Kinzer and Reed Harter.

The girls 4×800 relay took 6th place and runners were Morgan Hofeldt, Lauren Week, Callie Heath and Taylor Hrabanek.

The next meet will be April 23 at the Kimball/White Lake Invitational.

On April 27, Colome will compete in the Great Plains Conference meet in Bonesteel.

Evelyn Hockett, 81

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Evelyn Hockett, age 81, of Winner, passed away at her home on Wednesday, April 15, 2015.

Funeral service was held on Saturday April 18,  at 2 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Winner. Burial  followed in the Winner City Cemetery.

Evelyn Mae Carpenter was born at home to parents Ernest and Hazel (Sylvester) Carpenter, on October 26, 1933, in Rosewell, SD.

Evie attended grade school at Burbank Consolidated Schools. Her early high school years were spent at Canova High School. It was during her high school years that she met and married the love of her life, Robert Cecil (Bud) Hockett, Sr. To this union ten children were born.

Bud and Evie shared thirty one years together. It was during the time she tenderly cared for Bud in their home when he was suffering with cancer, that he encouraged her to pursue her new found interest in nursing care. At the age of fifty, Evie chose a future career as a nurse. Following the death of her husband, she would enter the Pierre School of Nursing in 1983, graduating suma cum laude. Evie retired from the nursing profession in 2011, caring for many and touching lives with compassion, concern and great sense of humor all grounded in her rock solid faith.

Evie loved life and having a good time and was such fun to spend time with. Her incredible sense of humor and frequent tendency to devise ways to tease and prank people, could keep others on their toes and not quite sure what she might be up to next! She loved to laugh, whether at herself or the situation, and sometimes she created that laughable situation! Many a time there was quite the mischievous sparkle in those pretty blue eyes of her’s and you didn’t know what was about to take place.

Evie was a grandma to more than her own “grands” and ”greats” as she often referred to the huge bunch of next generations she never lost count of, or grew tired of bragging on. She often said it was an honor to be called “Grandma” by all her grandchildren as well as their friends. This loving Grandma understood the concept of Jesus’ open arms to the children. She gladly welcomed hosts of adopted grandchildren over the years. And you didn’t need to be related to call her “Grandma”, she invited it and she was very good in that role. How blessed they all are that this grandma’s prayers for each of them will be remembered by God for years to come.

Evelyn was a fantastic cook and the most amazing baker.  Her breads and cinnamon rolls were treats that were known worldwide over the years. Memories of walking into her home and taking in the delicious aroma of something wonderful about to come out of the oven are precious. She would always welcome her guests with a big smile, invite them to sit at her table, then she would put coffee on and tempt you with quite the assortment of gooey and frosted delights. Or how about those chocolate chip cookies? One bite from Evie’s bakery shop and you were hooked!

Evie loved to go camping. She was always up for the adventure of roughing it, planning tasty picnic menus, sitting by campfires, and going on hikes. She just loved the outdoors and visiting new places. She also enjoyed going to retreats and church camps. For several years she was known as the camp cook. She could whip up quite the banquet for just a few or a few hundred people, and of course it always tasted so good to those hungry campers! Evie’s spent many years attending youth and teen camps as cook and camp nurse, roles she truly enjoyed.

State Urges Residents to be Cautious with Fire

Vegetation is extraordinarily dry this spring season and fire danger is very high in the Black Hills and surrounding areas.

Fire restrictions are in place on state, federal and county lands within the Black Hills Forest Fire Protection District.

South Dakota Wildland Fire division director, Jay Esperance, is asking everyone to be cautious during this current dry spell to help prevent wildfires.

“It’s essential local area residents and visitors comply with the fire restrictions,” Esperance said. “One carelessly tossed cigarette could have tragic consequences for our state’s communities.”

State officials would like to remind area residents the increased potential for wildfires necessitates fire prevention precautions for all.

Ways to aid in prevention efforts include never driving or parking a vehicle in dry grass, making sure cigarette butts are properly extinguished and ensuring your outdoor equipment is maintained and equipped with proper spark arrestors.

“We are in a time of year where vegetation has yet to green-up, further increasing the fire risk,” says the Halley Legge, fire prevention technician. “Please be vigilant and abide by current fire restrictions for your area.”

Current restrictions can be found at www.blackhillsfirerestrictions.com for the Black Hills area.  For statewide fire danger, visit https://gacc.nifc.gov/rmcc/dispatch_centers/r2gpc/fuels.htm.

South Dakota Wildland Fire can be found on Twitter @SDWildlandFire and on Facebook by searching SD Wildland Fire.

Master Gardener Training in South Dakota for 2015

By David Graper – South Dakota Master Gardener Program Interim Coordinator

Do you like to garden?  Do you like fresh, home-grown, nutritious vegetables and fruits?  Do you want to learn more about how to take better care of your lawn, trees or shrubs?  Are you curious about how plants grow and what they need to grow and be healthier?  Do you want to make new friends that are also interested in these things?  Do you like to teach and help people?  If you answered “yes” to any or all of these questions, then perhaps becoming a South Dakota Master Gardener is the right thing for you to do to satisfy those desires.

Master Gardener training classes are now being formed for 2015.  The registration deadline has been extended to April 24.  Classes will be offered in the Watertown, Mitchell and Hot Springs/Custer areas this year.  You do not have to live right in those cities to participate however, since the majority of the training is offered online so you can get the training in the comfort of your own home in a very open schedule with the first sections available online starting May 4, 2015.  But there are four days of required, hands-on training, to finish out the complete training course.  The four, day-long, hands-on sessions give trainees the opportunity to learn skills such as planting, pruning, plant propagation, along with plant and pest identification by seeing and doing. These will be held in each of the training sites.  Participants will be able to choose from the three locations for their hands-on training.

Master Gardeners work in their community to promote and teach gardening. Opportunities include writing articles, giving talks, working at fair booths, helping in community and school gardens, teaching and answering garden questions.  The training gives a well-rounded education preparing them to help their communities.  Currently there are about 850 active Master Gardeners across the state, many of which are also active in one or more of the 19 area groups of Master Gardeners.  In 2014 Master Gardeners contributed more than 12,700 hours of volunteer service, worth over $240,000 to South Dakota individuals, families and communities.

The South Dakota Master Gardener program began back in 1985 when Dean Martin organized the first classes.  When Dean retired in 1988, training was put on hold until 1993 when training resumed.  Each year training is scheduled to occur in different locations across the state so that individuals from all over the state will have an opportunity to take the training at a site relatively close to home.  The majority of the training is offered online, making it convenient for more people to participate in the training and only have to make arrangements to be away from home or work for four days to participate in the hands-on training sessions.

Governor Announces Members of Native American Student Achievement Advisory Council

Gov. Dennis Daugaard announced members of the Native American Student Achievement Advisory Council.

The Governor issued an executive order establishing the council in February. The council will work to identify strategies for improving achievement and graduation rates among South Dakota’s Native American students and report its findings to the Legislature and the Governor by Dec. 1, 2015.

The appointees to the council from Mission are: Dr. Roger Bordeaux, Rep. Shawn Bordeaux, Sen. Troy Heinert; Richard “Tuffy” Lunderman,

“Native American students in South Dakota attend public, non-public, tribally operated and Bureau of Indian Education schools,” said Gov. Daugaard. “Thus, the responsibility for providing them educational opportunities is shared among individuals and local, state, tribal and federal governments. I am confident this group will help us move forward with a common vision for ensuring their success.”

The Bush Foundation will be funding the council’s work. The Bush Foundation is based in St. Paul, Minnesota, and serves the 23 Native nations and the states of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota.

“Improving educational achievement among Native American youth will drive growth and prosperity in both South Dakota and the Native nations that share the same geography. We are proud to support this important collaboration between state and tribal leaders. Together, they can lay the foundation for innovative and exciting efforts to increase educational opportunities for Native youth,” said Bush Foundation President Jen Ford Reedy.

The council’s first meeting is slated for April 28-29 at the Capitol Lake Visitor Center in Pierre.

Royals win 5-1

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Winner-Colome baseball team defeated Bennett County 5-1 in five innings on Monday, April 6, at Leahy Bowl.  The game was called after five innings due to the rain.

Holden Thieman was the winning pitcher.

Leading hitters were Reed Harter with a double, two stolen bases and one run scored  and Thieman scored two runs and had 2 stolen bases.

“This was a tough game to play due to some rough conditions. I was pleased with how well we pitched. Holden did a great job of getting ahead in the count and making big pitches to get out of some early jams,” said coach Drew Weber.

Ty Bolton came in and pitched the last two innings. “I thought he did really well,” said the coach,

“The biggest key to our season will always be our pitchers ability to throw strikes and we’ve been able to do that so far this season. We need to get the bats going a little bit, but the slow start was to be expected. We are finding ways to get on base and using our speed really well on the base paths. Once the sticks get going a bit, I think we’ll really start putting runs on the board,” said Weber.

With the win, the Royals are undefeated at 3-0.

Cowgirls Place 3rd in SCC meet

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The Colome girls 4×800 relay took first place at the South Central Conference meet in Platte on April 7. Runners Lauren Week, Jaclyn Laprath, Taylor Hrabanek and Callie Heath crossed the finish line in 11:57.59.

Colome girls finished third with 93 points.

Other results of the Colome girls include:

Triple jump—Week, 3rd, 26-11.5

Long jump—Heath, 3rd, 13-7; Taylor Hrabanek, 4th, 13-1

110 hurdles—Emmalle Duley, 6th, :21.99

800 relay—4th, 2:0983, Morgan Hofeldt, Lauren Week, Mariah Kinzer and Taylor Hrabanek

1600 run—Laprath, 1st, 6:09.02

400—Heath, 2nd, 1:06.52

300 hurdles—Hofeldt, 1st, :55.08

800—Hofeldt, 1st, 2:53.21

200—Heath, 2nd, :28.16

3200 run –Laprath, 1st, :13.16

1600 relay—3rd, 4:57.90, Lauren Week, Mariah Kinzer, Jaclyn Laprath and Taylor Hrabanek

The Colome boys track team took second  place in two relays at the SCC meet.

The Cowboys finished fifth with 66 points.

Colome boys results include:

Triple jump—Jackson Kinzer, 3rd, 36-4.5; Andrew Laprath, 6th, 32-4

Long jump—Kinzer, 6th, 16-5

100—Chase Hrabanek, 3rd, :12.07; Reed Harter, 4th, :12.15

400 relay—2nd, :48.18, Chase Hrabanek, Cole McCarty, Jackson Kinzer and Reed Harter

400—Cody Heath, 4th, 1:01.72

Medley relay—2nd, 4:03.15, Reed Harter, Cole McCarty, Chase Hrabanek and Jackson Kinzer

800—Cody Heath, 3rd, 2:26.30

200—Hrabanek, 1st, :24.32; Reed Harter, 2nd, :24.81; Cole McCarty, 4th, :25.30

The next meet for Colome will be the Kimball/White Lake Invitational April 23.track chase 100

Gardner Named Region “Coach of the Year”

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Brett Gardner, Winner High School boys basketball coach, has been named the Region 8 head coach of the year.

Gardner, in his first year of coaching in Winner, coached the Winner Warriors to a third place finish in the State A basketball tournament.

Named as the Region 7 head coach of the year is Jeff Determan of Gregory and the Region 7 assistant coach of the year is Lonnie Klundt of Gregory.

The South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association makes the announcement of the region coaches.