Monthly Archives: October 2019

Golfers place in Pierre

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Gage Watson, right and Karson Keiser of the Winner boys golf team qualified for the state meet at the regional tournament in Pierre on Sept. 30. The state meet will be Oct. 7-8 in Vermillion.

Winner High School boys golf team placed fourth in the pre-regional in Pierre on Sept. 23. The Warriors shot a 377.

The Big Dakota Conference meet was held the same day as the pre-regional. The Warriors took second in the Big Dakota behind Chamberlain who won first place.

Gage Watson of Winner, Parkston’s Braden Bruening and Parkston’s Kaleb Weber tied for 5th place with an 84 in the pre-regional.

Also placing for Winner in the pre-regional were: Karson Keiser, 17th, 92; Aiden Barfuss, 20th, 98; Max Brozik, 23rd, 101; Jayd Whitley, 24, 101; Ryder Halligan, 25th, 102 and Landon Calhoon, 29th, 106.

Parkston won the pre-regional title.

In the Big Dakota tournament, Watson took second place.

Keiser was in the top 10 as he took 7th place.

Also placing in the Big Dakota were Barfuss, 11th; Max Brozik, 14th; Whitley, 15th; Halligan, 16th and Calhoon, 18th.

The Region 3A meet was held Sept. 30 in Pierre.

The state golf meet will be Oct. 7-8 in Vermillion.

Cowgirls split games

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The Colome Cowgirls couldn’t overcome a strong Avon offense on Thursday, Sept. 26. Pictured is Elizabeth Yeamen who returns the ball.

By Colton Hall
Staff Writer

The Colome Cowgirls lost two games and won another over the last week with a win in four sets over St. Francis Indian, and loss in three sets to Avon.

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Lady Warriors place second

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Kayla Bertram tips the ball over the net in the match with Mobride-Pollock on Sept. 23.

By Dan Bechtold

Editor

Winner High School volleyball team took second place at the Eastern Classic in Dakota Valley on Saturday.

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Warriors seal victory

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The Winner Warriors football team was excited to play it’s homecoming game against Mt.Vernon/Plankinton on Friday, Sept. 27th. The Warriors hoist quarterback Brady Fritz before the start of the game. Winner would go on to win 14-6, and improve to 6-0 on the season.

By Dan Bechtold
Editor

In a solid defensive performance, the Winner football team secured a 14-6 homecoming victory over Mount Vernon/Plankinton Friday night.

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Construction begins on jail

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By Dan Bechtold
Editor

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Work has started on the expansion project of the Winner Jail. Northern Plains Construction of Winner is doing the dirt work. Soon the footings will be poured for the new building.

Construction on phase one of the new Winner jail expansion is underway.

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Voters reject tax levy

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Tripp County voters rejected a proposed tax levy increase to help with roads and bridges in a special election on Sept. 24.

The vote was 582 against the tax levy resolution and 221 in favor of the proposal.

Voters were deciding whether to increase the tax levy to 90 cents per $1,000 of valuation to go specifically for roads and bridges. There was a five-year cap on the tax levy.

If approved, it would have brought in $900,000 a year to be used for roads and bridges.

There was a 22 percent voter turnout in the election.

A total of 40 absentee ballots were cast.

The Tripp County Commissioners canvassed the ballots at the Sept. 26 meeting.

Phyllis Modine, 85

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Phyllis Jean Hoffie was born on Aug. 2, 1934 in Bonesteel, South Dakota to Delbert and Clarice Hoffie. She spent the early years of her life in South Dakota and around age 11 her family moved to Eureka, Calif., for work in the steel mill.

The Hoffie family moved back to South Dakota and shortly after Phyllis met Pete Modine. After a short courtship, they were married on Sept. 29, 1949 and welcomed their first son the following year.

During the early years of their marriage the family moved back to Eureka, Calif., and their family grew to seven. As the children grew and left the house, Pete and Phyllis bought a plot of land in Meyer’s Flat with Pete’s brother Leroy.

Every summer you could drive down and find Phyllis and Pete sitting in their chairs on the deck in front of their trailer, tending their garden, watering the lawn, lighting up the fire pit.

Phyllis was a housewife, and in the hospital near her final days when asked what occupation she retired from, she proudly announced this. As the children got older and grandchildren came along, she worked at The Bayview Motel helping to paint and wallpaper the guest rooms.

She also helped her nephew at his gift shop in the beautiful Pink Lady in Old Town.

Phyllis Modine was preceded in death by her siblings Janet Prince, Jack Hoffie, and Judy Mahoney, her daughter Barbara Torgerson and her husband of 68 years Robert “Pete” Modine.

Phyllis is survived by her sons Ronald Modine (Rebecca), Steven Modine and her daughters Lori Edwards and Jeannie Ohm. Also left behind are her nine grandchildren: Jennifer England (Richard), Patricia Modine, Melissa Applegarth (James), Evangela Torgerson, Robert Torgerson (Sidney), Tiffany Hess, Andrew Ohm (Angel), Ryan Ohm, Chloe Edwards and 11 great grandchildren.

Phyllis’ family meant everything to her and visits with her family were cherished. She is also survived by lifelong friends she had made in her beautiful lifetime and many extended family members in California, South Dakota and beyond.

She leaves behind many tears, sadness because we miss her, joy because we knew her. Phyllis put everyone before her in her life. She downplayed her own troubles and attended to others. She was a great wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend.