Winner High School football team recorded its third shut out when they rolled over Wagner 54-0 Friday night. This was the first home game for the top rated Warriors. The game ended at the half due to the mercy rule.
The Warriors scored 46 points in the first quarter. “When you scored 46 points in the opening quarter you are obviously doing something right,” said coach Dan Aaker.
Colome volleyball team defeated Jones County on Sept. 8. The scores were 25-23, 21-25, 25-17, 25-19.
On Sept. 10, Colome lost to Tripp-Delmont-Armour. Scores were 26-28, 25-19, 13-25, 23-25.
On Sept. 6, Colome lost to Lyman 14-25, 8-25 and 6-25.
Winner High School volleyball team defeated Bennett County in three sets Sept. 6. Winner won 25-10, 25-23 and 25-16.
The Lady Warriors will compete in the Big Dakota Conference meet on Saturday in Ft. Pierre.
Winner Area girls cross country team won first place at the Scotland Invitational on Sept. 6. The girls team won the championship with 15 points. The Winner area boys team took fourth place with 35 points.
“Both the boys and girls are coming along nicely,” said coach Jayd Schuyler. “I like how we are improving each race.”
This is the third first place finish for the Lady Warriors.
Matt Hartley of the Winner High School boys golf team shot a 57-57—114 at the Chamberlain Invitational.
The Winner team took fourth place. Chamberlain team won first place.
The Winner golfers will compete in Pierre on Thursday.
Melba Lucille Schilling 100, of rural Winner, SD passed away September 5th, 2016. Born October 27th, 1915 in Wagner, SD to Joseph and Bertha (Totton) Story, she was the oldest of 10 children. The family lived on various farms in Gregory, Todd and Mellette counties. At the age of 10 they lived at Hidden Timber, southeast of Mission, SD.
At a young age they lived in a sod house near O’Kreek, SD and she told of how firewood was scarce so she and her siblings spent hours picking up dried cow chips to burn to keep the family warm. They also had to carry water a great distance. Being the oldest she was always busy helping care for her brothers and sisters, doing housework and farm chores. The years never changed her love for children, and she always said “Kids keep you young”. She had a great love for horses and enjoyed riding them. At one time she was also a part of a band at Wood, SD playing the saxophone.
On Feb. 13, 1934, she and George Schilling were married at White River, SD and lived on the Schilling farm near Mosher, SD. To this union three daughters were born: Patricia Ann, Carol Marlene and Peggy Lee. George and Melba loved dancing and their children remember the back seat being removed from the car so they could sleep on the drive home from a night of dancing. Her favorite song was “Waltz Across Texas” by Ernest Tubb.
Their life on the farm was one of two people working together side by side. Melba loved farm life and would rather work outside in her white tee-shirt, stripped bib overalls and cap milking her milk cows, driving the tractor doing field work, and raising chickens every year to sell the eggs and cream to help provide groceries for the family. Her girls would beg her to yodel while they did the chores. There was no running water on the farm so she would haul water from Mosher, SD, four miles away to have fresh drinking water. When the pump for the stock tank broke down, it was Melba who took charge to haul water to her animals from their nearby dugout.
Family gatherings were very important to the Story family and she would always bring her big black roaster full of her famous country-fried chicken and homemade pies. Her family always requested that Grandma Melba make her wonderful cinnamon rolls and apple dumplings made with real farm cream. She was always baking something to take to someone or willing to help anyone in need. One of Melba’s fondest memories was the time she spent traveling with her very special friends, Tom and Evie Lammon. They had a small band that played in various places around the country; and she went along to care for their small son, Billy.
After her husband George passed away in 1978, and after spending over sixty years on the farm, Melba was no longer comfortable living alone. She gradually moved in with her daughter Carol and Eugene Simkins, and lived with them for over twenty years. Her life there was different than farm life; but she occupied her time by driving out to her farm for the day, shopping for groceries in Winner, washing dishes at the Winner American Legion on Friday nights, and visiting her sisters and friends.
Never wanting to miss a Labor Day celebration in Winner, she would drive herself each year, take in the parade, food and music at the Legion, visit people and maybe play some Bingo then drive home letting you know she had a great time.
At 98 Melba could still wash and dry dishes, hang clothes on the clothes line, then remove and fold them, do word search puzzles, watch “Price is Right” and the “Lawrence Welk Show” on TV, cut thousands of denim quilt blocks, cut coupons to send to the military, and play Rummy when she had someone to play with.
When she could no longer drive, she was not at peace. She always loved her vehicles and talked of the next new one she was going to buy. At age 98, Melba was still an amazing, remarkable lady. She was very agile and could climb stairs, make her bed every morning, lace her own shoes and could arrange her stacks of many, many quilt blocks in the neatest patterns. She loved sweet rolls, toast with lots of butter and jelly, ice cream and coffee with creamer. Her family will always remember how this woman loved to work. Her last years were spent wishing she could drive and wanting a job. She’d say, “I’m gonna get myself a job washing dishes in a café,” or “I’m so bored, I need some work to do.”
As Melba neared her 100th birthday, her oldest daughter, Pat, left her job at Walmart in Pierre, SD, to be the main caregiver of her mother until her passing.
Bill Meyers, 89, of Gregory, died Friday September 9, 2016 in Pierre.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, September 17, at 11 am, at Isburg Funeral Chapel, in Pierre. Final inurnment will be at the Black Hills National Cemetery, near Sturgis, SD. Online condolences may be made at isburgfuneralchapels.com
Bill was born to William and Clara (Barinsky) Meyers September 13, 1926 in Colome, SD. He grew up on the family farm in the Colome area and graduated from Colome High School. He enlisted in the United States Navy in 1944 and was honorably discharged in 1946 after serving in the Pacific in WW II.
In 1959 he married Evelyn Kucera and to this union, one child (Bill) was born. They moved to Gregory in 1964 where they raised their son and he lived until 2010. There he was an investment broker, making many friends during that time and retiring after 30 years in the business. He spent many early morning hours on the Gregory Golf Course.
Bill served one term as a State Representative in the South Dakota Legislature from 1961-1963, and was a 70 year member of the Colome American Legion.
Omaha, NE- Welcomed into heaven on September 9, 2016; born to Nick and Mae Krick on April 11, 1927 in Pipestone, Minnesota. Preceded in death by his parents; his five siblings: Phyllis, Pat, Pauline, Bob and Bill; and first born son, Nicky.
After graduating from Pipestone Minnesota High School, Art joined the U.S. Marines in 1945. Upon receiving his honorable discharge, he attended Nazareth Hall, and then University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. He married Lorraine Frances Endres on June 14, 1949. Art enjoyed a 37-year career with the JC Penney company throughout the Midwest, including: Hibbing, Minnesota, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, Emmetsburg, Iowa, Winner, South Dakota, and Grand Island, Nebraska. After retiring from the JC Penney Company he served as the Foundation Director for Grand Island Central Catholic where four of their children had attended. In 2003, he and Lorraine moved to Omaha and became members of St. Vincent DePaul Parish. Art was a member of Knights of Columbus (Fourth Degree), a volunteer for Habit for Humanity, and was generous with his time and talents. Of all his many gifts, his gift and example of faith were most evident.
Harold Lee Koenig was born in Tripp County, Winner, South Dakota, to William H. Koenig and Laura K. Davies-Koenig on April 14, 1948. Koenig died on Sept. 7.
He grew up north of Witten, South Dakota, one of nine siblings. He attended school and graduated from Witten High School in Witten, SD. Upon graduation he enlisted in the United States Army and was Honorable Discharged as a SP4 on April 9, 1974. He was a Vietnam Era Veteran and disabled while serving his country. Harold was a Paid Up For Life member of the American Legion Post #240 for 43 years, serving in many offices and post activities. He took great pride in his service to his country and the City of Martin. Along with Legion duties, he was active in the Martin Volunteer Fire Department and Bennett County Fair activities.
Harold had many business ventures from a café, tire repair service, and scrap iron business. He was employed for many years driving the service truck for the Farmer’s Union Cooperative in Martin and the State Department of Transportation and as a yard man for the Martin Livestock Auction.
By Katie Hunhoff
The garden behind our South Dakota Magazine office becomes an overgrown jungle by the time September arrives. We are still picking tomatoes and zucchini every day. We used to make the usual zucchini jokes as the squash multiplied and began to pile up on our conference room table. But a few years ago we had a zucchini cook-off in the office and the recipes were a hit, especially the desserts. Now our backyard zucchini gets more respect.
Zucchini’s reputation seems to have spiked not just in our office but everywhere. Part of the resurgence is surely linked to zoodles — zucchini as noodles — a healthy replacement for high-carb pasta. But decades before zoodles, South Dakotans were making casseroles, soups, desserts, baked goods, jellies, jams and countless side dishes out of the abundant garden fruit. (It’s not a vegetable because it has seeds.)
The plant does well anywhere — so well that gardeners spin variations of the same joke: we don’t lock our car doors here except in August and September when the neighbors are likely to fill the back seat with zucchini. Farm humorists joke that zucchini — like Canada thistle and cedar trees — will probably grow and prosper so long as it doesn’t make the Chicago Board of Trade. But try planting a few acres with the notion of making a dollar and the vines will shrivel and die.
Zucchini, a member of the squash family, was first used as food in the Americas. Archaeologists found evidence of the dark green fruit in Mexico as early as 7000 B.C. Eventually it made its way to Italy (zucchini is an Italian word meaning little squash) and France, where it was called courgette. It probably made its way to the United States via Italian immigrants.
Although zucchini can grow to giant proportions overnight, it’s best to pick (or buy) when the fruit is immature. Full-grown zucchini (which can be over three feet long) is called marrow and is tougher and less delicate in flavor.
If you’re a gardener or a South Dakotan who doesn’t lock your doors in late summer then, like me, you’re probably looking for creative ways to dispose of zucchini. Here are two recipes I loved and still use from our office cook-off:
Savory Zucchini Pie
2 tablespoons butter 4 cups thinly sliced zucchini 1 cup finely chopped onions 2 tablespoons parsley flakes 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano 2 eggs 2 cups mozzarella or Muenster cheese 1 can crescent dinner rolls 2 teaspoons yellow mustard
1. Heat oven to 375°F. In 12-inch skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add zucchini and onions; cook 6 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender. Stir in parsley flakes, salt, pepper, garlic powder, basil and oregano.
2. In large bowl, mix eggs and cheese. Add cooked vegetable mixture; stir gently to mix.
3. Separate dough into 8 triangles. Place in ungreased 10-inch glass pie plate, 12×8-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish or 11-inch quiche pan; press over bottom and up sides to form crust. Firmly press perforations to seal. Spread crust with mustard. Pour egg mixture evenly into crust-lined pie plate.
4. Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until fork inserted near center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. (Recipe submitted by Bernie Hunhoff, former editor)
Zucchini Chili
27 ounce can chili beans 15 ounce can black beans, drained 16 ounce can kidney beans, drained 1 pound burger cooked and drained 2 cups grated zucchini 1 quart canned tomatoes with juice or 28 ounce can 1 cup canned tomato juice 2 bell peppers, chopped 1 large onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 3 tablespoons chili powder 2.5 tablespoons cumin 2.5 tablespoons dried cilantro 2 teaspoons paprika
Add all ingredients to a 6-quart Dutch oven and cook over medium heat for 40-45 minutes. (Submitted by Jana Lane, former circulation manager)
South Dakota Magazine editor Katie Hunhoff is seeking more zucchini recipes and cooking tips from readers across the country. Please send to editor@southdakotamagazine.com or mail to SD Magazine, Katie Hunhoff, 410 E. 3rd Street, Yankton, SD 57078.
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