Dan Bechtold/Winner Advocate Photo This section of Highway 44 is now open to the public. The cones and signs were removed on Friday.
On Friday,
Nov 4 the driving public saw the removal of orange cones, barrels, flaggers and
pilot cars on Highway 44.
Temporary
paint striping is in place and the brand new concrete roadway is fully open to
the public.
“Some
smaller ongoing works still remains but the hard part is now behind us,” said
Doug Sherman of the South Dakota Department of Transportation office in Winner.
Sherman
said the DOT staff, Reede Construction and all their sub contractors are to be
commended for a job well done.
“I appreciate
the traveling public for having a lot of patience with all of us involved in
the project this summer as road construction is never easy. Hopefully everyone
can enjoy this new segment of Highway 44 for many years to come,” added
Sherman.
The final
phase of the reconstruction project will be next summer and will be on Highway
18 from Casey’s west to the bridge.
It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the
passing of Elsie Meister who passed away on August 1, 2022.
Elsie was born on February 15, 1925 on the family farm in
the Winner area to parents John and Barbara Meister. She was delivered at home
by a midwife. Elsie never did have a birth certificate.
Elsie went to local schools and graduated from Winner High
School May 25, 1944.
Elsie spent most of her adult life in northern California
where she married her husband Russell Newberg December 21, 1945. They were
married for 69 years and had two sons. Russell was born and raised in San
Francisco. They lived there for several years before buying a home in Palo Alto
and in 1962 bought a home in Livermore, California.
Elsie was a homemaker, a devoted wife, loving mother and
grandmother.
In 2001 Elsie and Russell moved to Casa Grande, Arizona to
live near their son Gary, daughter-in-law and grandson Gary J.
Elsie’s husband passed away November 1, 2014.
Elsie was preceded in death by her parents, her four
brothers Kenneth, Art, Junior and Alvin, her sister Clara and her nephews Ricky
and Bob.
Elsie was laid to rest August 11, 2022 at the Mountain View
Cemetery in Casa Grande, Arizona. She will be dearly missed but forever in our
hearts.
Pam was born on February 16, 1947 to Frank and Georgia Fite.
Pam grew up in Presho, SD and graduated from Presho High
School in 1965. Pam attended Northern State College where she graduated with a
teaching degree in Speech Therapy.
Pam finished her career in Winner, SD where she met her
husband, Al McIntosh.
Pam was a member of the Winner United Methodist Church where
she was a member of the Cares Ministry and the Friendship Club.
Pam attended TOPS and was the leader at one time. She also
attended several state conventions.
Pam is survived by her two sons Mac and Kip and Kip’s wife
Nackea.
Pam is survived by six grandchildren, Mac’s daughters –
Deyondra and Hadessa. Also, Kip’s children Kyle, Tawni, Corbin and Teegon.
Pam is also survived by her mother and sister Paula Fire
Bruce plus her two nieces, Dawn Bruce Clark and family and Kari Bruce Ott and
family.
Pam was preceded in death by her father and her husband,
Allen.
Valentine
(Val) Charles Rush was born July 8, 1949, in Flandreau, SD, the son of John J.
and Evelyn M. (Valentine) Rush. He entered the presence of his loving Savior,
Jesus Christ, on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022.
Funeral
services will be 10:30 am Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, at the Egan United Methodist
Church, Egan, SD with burial in Hillside Cemetery, Egan. Visitation will be
Thursday from 5 – 7 pm with a time of sharing at 6:30 pm at Skroch Funeral
Chapel, Flandreau. www.skrochfc.com
Val spent
his days on the farm after graduating from St Mary’s in Dell Rapids and then
Dakota State in Madison. Before he even saw it, God’s grace was apparent in his
life. On Sept. 10, 1977, he married Teresa (Hessaa) Molskness, and they
recently celebrated their 45th anniversary. During their marriage, they had
three children, Aaron, Sarah, and Jonathan. Val spent many days planting and
harvesting corn and beans. But in 1987, those days came to an end.
Not knowing
what would come next, his career moved to the insurance business. But he began
sowing seeds other than corn, beans, or insurance. God called him to make the
seed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ known. His call to ministry started when
attending the Egan United Methodist Church at the age of 43. Several Egan
Church ladies asked Val to teach their adult Sunday School Class. He loved and
continued teaching God’s Word, revealed through the Bible. Later the members of
the Egan church encouraged Val to attend seminary and become a pastor. It was
not an easy decision, but it turned out to be very wise in the end, as
obedience to God is. He attended North American Baptist Seminary starting in
September 1992 and completed his degree in Divinity in May 1995. After his first year of seminary, he received
a call to serve part-time at the Garretson United Methodist Church and later
served full-time after adding two small churches in Minnesota.
After seven
years in Garretson, Val stated that he and Teresa would be willing to move
anywhere except North Dakota. They soon packed their bags to head north to
Bowman, North Dakota. Then twelve years later, they moved to pastor the Winner
United Methodist Church in South Dakota. After retiring from five years of
ministry in Winner, they moved to a farm near Canton and, lastly, Sioux Falls.
In retirement, Val pastored the Methodist Church in Viborg, SD, worked as a
volunteer hospice chaplain, and part-time chaplain at the Avera Heart Hospital.
He entered into his eternal rest and has now truly retired. The remarkable
grace of God marked Val’s life. Living by those words of Ephesians 2:8,
“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and not of yourselves; it
is the gift of God.” He longed that everyone would come into a saving
relationship with Jesus Christ.
Grateful for
having a part of Val’s life are his wife, Teresa; Children, Aaron (Liz Rush),
Avon, SD; Sarah Rush, Sioux Falls; and Jonathan Rush and Heather Rieger. Sioux
Falls. Grandchildren Kuyper Rush, Zane Rush, Charles Rush, Finley Rush, Ezra
Rush, Brooklyn Rieger, Ellianna Rush, and Evelyn Rush. Siblings: James Rush
(Ann), Omaha, NE; Margaret Rush, Sioux Falls; Jack Rush (Gayle), Philip, SD; Mary Jane Hover (Brad),
Kansas City, MO; and Richard “Dick” Rush, Omaha, NE. He was preceded
in death by his parents and brother David Rush.
Gerald
Krogh, 80, of Winner, SD passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022 at the Bennett
County Nursing Home in Martin, SD.
Funeral
services were held on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022 at 2 p.m. at the First Christian
Church in Winner, SD. Burial will be
held at a later date.
Gerald
(Jerry) Lewis Krogh was born on March 5, 1942 in Prosser, Wash., to Lewis and
Myrth (Carpenter) Krogh. He passed away quietly in his sleep on Nov. 2, 2022 at
the Bennett County Nursing Home in Martin, SD.
Jerry is
best known for his love of horses. His father was a ditch rider for the open
irrigation systems of the Yakima Valley in Washington state and Jerry rode the
ditch banks on his pony from an early age. He owned and trained horses until
the last few years of his life, when his health did not permit him to continue.
Jerry was
drafted into the military and served in the Air Force from Feb. 4, 1964 to Aug.
2, 1968 when he was honorably discharged. He achieved the rank of sergeant. He
served in Guam, loading bombs to fly to Vietnam.
Jerry fell
in love with South Dakota while stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base. He
continued to make his home in the Rapid City area for the next 19 years. During
that time he worked for Duane Smith, (Smitty) breaking horses and leading trail
rides at Palmer Gulch Camp Ground. He also served as an ambulance driver during
the Rapid City flood of 1972.
Jerry’s
attachment to cars led to him earn a degree in Auto Body Repair. He was able to
utilize his artistic nature restoring vehicles.
On May 22,
1987, Jerry married Ruth Egleston Tracy in Colome, SD. He became a loving
father to his three step children, Raymond, Rachel and Darrell Tracy. The
family lived in Mission, SD and then moved back to Jerry’s home town of
Grandview, WA.
Jerry became
a Waste Water Treatment Plant Operator for the city of Grandview, WA during the
1990s.
He rose to
the level of assistant head operator in 1997.
They
returned to South Dakota in 1999 and lived in the Lake Andes area prior to
moving to Buffalo, SD in 2008. Jerry enjoyed helping area ranchers in the
summer and began a new career as a leather craftsman.
Due to
Jerry’s declining health, the couple moved to Winner, SD in June, 2016 to be
closer to family and medical care.
He was
preceded in death by his father, Lewis, his mother, Myrth, One sister, Betty
(Krogh) Heim, brothers in law, Ken Heim, Lloyd Akins, Bob Forman and Fred
Egleston.
He is
survived by his wife, Ruth (Egleston, Tracy) Krogh, three children, Raymond
(Sherrie) Tracy, Pierre, SD, Rachel (Jon) Ravnaas, Ruso, ND, and Darrell (Teri)
Tracy, Winner, SD. One sister, Myrna (Krogh) Akins, 5 grandchildren, Heather
(Ryan) Sandvig, Shannon (David) Newman, Tori Frey (Miles) Melius, Blake Tracy
and Destiny Tracy. As well as numerous nieces and nephews. Also holding a
special place in Jerry’s heart were AnnieKate and Jake Burghduff.
Jerry always
said the outside of a horse is good for the inside of a man. He was a friend to
all he knew.
Letha
Kalenda/Osburn, 85, of Winner, SD passed away on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022 at the
Butte Senior Living Center in Butte, NE.
Funeral
services were held on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022 at 2 p.m. at the Winner United
Methodist Church in Winner, SD. Burial followed in the Colome City Cemetery.
Letha E.
Kalenda/Osburn was born April 23, 1937 in Ainsworth, NE to Mildred and Hans
Johnson of Sparks, NE. Letha attended Valentine High School.
She met Joe
Kalenda Jr. at Wewela Hall in 1958. They were married on March 1, 1960 in
Valentine, NE. They then moved to the Big Dog Ear Lake south of Winner, SD. To
this union they had 3 daughters: Elaine (Russ) Klug of Herrick, SD; Gloria
(late Butch) Wilson of Winner, SD; and Vickie (Les) Sherwood of White River,
SD.
Letha
enjoyed being a farm wife, gardening, milking cows, raising poultry, and
fishing. In the late 70’s Joe and Letha took in foster care children. Joe and
Letha went to many dances. Joe passed away in 2001 and in 2004 she remarried
Dick Osburn. Dick and Letha enjoyed life together. Due to health problems, she
was placed in the TLC February of 2019. Later she was moved to Butte, NE where
she passed.
She is
survived by her three children, 9 grandchildren, and 11 great grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents, 1st
husband Joe Kalenda Jr., 2nd husband Dick Osburn, 2 granddaughters, 1
son-in-law plus a brother and a sister.
The 18th
annual Winner Area Chamber of Commerce Parade of Lights will be held Saturday,
Nov. 26.
The parade
route will be different this year. It will start at the high school and will
end up at the fire hall. The parade will still go down Main Street.
The parade
will start at 6:30 p.m.
There are
two divisions: business and organization.
Prizes
include: 1st place–$300 in Winner Cash, 2nd place–$200
in Winner Cash and third place–$100 in Winner Cash.
Businesses
and organizations are encouraged to enter a float in the parade.
To sign up
a float call the Chamber office at 842-1533.
Dan Bechtold/Winner Advocate Photo Some residents of the Winner Regional long term care center handed out candy to kids Oct. 30. It was a nice warm day for the kids to outside.
A live
stage show, “A Prairie Christmas” will be presented on Nov. 26 at the Winner
Community Playhouse at 7:30 p.m.
Winner
Area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring this show which will follow the Parade
of Lights.
Longtime
broadcaster and America’s storyteller Jeff Gould adapts his nationally
syndicated A Prairie Christmas radio program to the stage.
The
stage show is a fun and heartfelt sleigh ride packed with hilarious stories,
poignant memories and nostalgic moments that promise to make this the highlight
of the season and a guaranteed way to get into the spirit of Christmas. There
will be live music along with Gould telling Christmas stories.
Originally
from the Twin Cities, Gould is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and
Brown Institute. He enjoys fixing up his 130 year old house, woodworking,
reading and spending time with his wife, Libby, and their four grown daughters.
Tickets
for the concert can be obtained at the Winner Chamber office.
Tickets
will also be available at the door.
In
addition to the concert, there is a lot going on in Winner on Nov. 26. The
parade of lights will have a new start time and a new route.
The
parade will start at 6:30 p.m. on 7th St and will go down 7th
to Main Street and go all the way down Main Street to the fire hall.
The
Chamber reminds persons it is time to get a float ready for the Parade of
Lights.
Persons
can call the Chamber to enter a float.
Also on
Nov. 26 persons can come and see Santa from 1-3 p.m. at 3rd and Main
St.
Moon
Lake Ranch Reindeer will be at 3rd and Main St from 1-4 p.m.
There
will be a s’mores pit at 3rd and Main from 2-4 p.m.