Brad Schramm has been a staple in the Winner baseball community from coaching to umpiring, to taking care of the field and is a regular fan in the stands.
Schramm was inducted into the Winner Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.
Schramm played a large role in helping to form the Winner Baseball Association that funds and supports the high school, VFW American Legion and amateur baseball teams.
Schramm has been the life blood of South Dakota High School baseball since its inception serving on the original committee that brought baseball to club status in South Dakota. In 2004, South Dakota High School Baseball Association was formally organized election Schramm as its first president and executive director.
He served in that role for 12 seasons before retiring.
He was instrumental in instituting the pitch count limit and transiting to wood bats.
Under Schramm’s leadership, high school baseball flourished. There were over 52 teams that represented 80 different schools across the state.
He was also the VFW region commissioner for 10 years.
Schramm was honored by the South Dakota High School board of directors as the 2017 friend of baseball.
He starting umpiring in 1998 and umpired in five state legion tournaments and four state amateur tournament along with four state VFW tournaments.
He served as the South Dakota Umpire Association secretary for 10 years.
For all of his accomplishments, time and effort he was inducted into the 2020 inaugural South Dakota High School baseball hall of fame class and in 2018 he was inducted into the South Dakota Umpire Hall of Fame.
Schramm will have his own baseball on the outfield wall at Leahy Bowl along with other Winner hall of fame inductees.
The Winner Baseball Association thanks Schramm for all he has done for the game of baseball across the state and most importantly here in Winner.
Fifty students will graduate from Winner High School on Saturday, May 15. The ceremony will start at 2 p.m. in the Winner Armory.
The speaker will be senior Meagan Blare.
Shannon Calhoon, student council president, will present the outstanding faculty award.
Senior Brennan Bachmann will sing “I’ll Always Remember You.”
The honor song will be presented by the Chasing Hawk drum group.
The Winner High School Band, under the direction of Nicole Pierson, will play the processional and the recessional.
Mike Calhoon, school board president, will award the diplomas.
The graduation ceremony will feature a power point presentation on the graduates and a flower ceremony.
Seniors graduating with high honor are Brennan Bachmann, Kalla Bertram, Meagan Blare, Megan Brozik, Kady Cable, Shannon Calhoon, Jesse Colson, Evan Farner, Brady Fritz, Hayley Hanson, Taylor Headrick, Katherine Jankauskas, Maggie LaCompte, Mackenzie Levi, Aryn Meiners, Bosten Morehart, Kayla Natoli, Delanie Nelson, Preston Norrid, Marlie Schuyler, Shelby Scott, Teresa Taylor and Landon Thieman.
Students graduating with honor are Zachary Bohnet, Bailey Brown, Presley Foudray, Jackson Hanson, Dawsyn Kahler and Sam Kruger.
Students who will receive the president’s award for educational excellence are: Kalla Bertram, Meagan Blare, Shannon Calhoon, Jesse Colson, Evan Farner, Presley Foudray, Brady Fritz, Hayley Hanson, Taylor Headrick, Katherine Jankauskas, Dawsyn Kahler, Mackenzie Levi, Kayla Natoli, Preston Norrid, Shelby Scott, Teresa Taylor and Landon Thieman.
Regents scholars are: Brennan Bachmann, Kalla Bertram, Meagan Blare, Zachary Bohnet, Megan Brozik, Shannon Calhoon, Jesse Colson, Owen Duffy, Evan Farner, Presley Foudray, Brady Fritz, Jackson Hansen, Hayley Hanson, Taylor Headrick, Katherine Jankauskas, Sam Kruger, Deja Kucera, Maggie LaCompte, Mackenzie Levi, Aryn Meiners, Bosten Morehart, Kayla Natoli, Delanie Nelson, Preston Norrid, Marlie Schuyler and Landon Thieman.
National Honor Society members are: Brennan Bachmann, Kalla Bertram, Meagan Blare, Bailey Brown, Megan Brozik, Shannon Calhoon, Jesse Colson, Evan Farner, Presley Foudray, Brady Fritz, Jackson Hansen, Hayley Hanson, Taylor Headrick, Katherine Jankauskas, Sam Kruger, Maggie LaCompte, Mackenzie Levi, Aryn Meiners, Bosten Morehart, Kayla Natoli, Delanie Nelson, Preston Norrid, Marlie Schuyler, Shelby Scott, Teresa Taylor and Landon Thieman.
The graduation ushers will be Alani Old Lodge, Charley Pravecek, Bella Swedlund and Kade Watson.
Handing out programs will be Hattie Hespe, Ashton Klein, Jace Brazelton and Madeline Watzel.
The class flower is the cream magnolia and the class colors are purple, black and white.
The motto is: “I am not afraid of tomorrow because I have seen yesterday and I love today.”
Eighteen seniors will graduate from Colome High School on May 15.
The graduation ceremony will start at 6 p.m. in the Colome gym.
The speaker will be Wade Juracek, government teacher at Colome High School.
Scholarships will be awarded and the Colome Legion will present an award to an outstanding middle school student and a high school student.
The Colome band under the direction of Cheyenne Heath will perform.
The class colors are green, silver and white. The class flower is the white rose.
The motto is: “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
There will also be an 8th grade graduation.
Several Winner 6th and 7th graders placed in the SDBA instrumental contest that took place on April 30 in Winner.
In addition to Winner, there were students from Colome, Chamberlain and Gregory.
The students performed in front of three judges.
Band teacher Nicole Pierson said the 6th and 7th graders did an amazing job.
Wyatt Winfield received a superior rating, Aidan Hespe received a superior rating, Shannon Rank received a superior rating, Evan Littau received a superior rating, Suchi Chaudhari received an excellent rating, Amanda Edwards received a superior rating, Ronin Gilpin received an excellent rating, Addi Heenan received a superior rating and Noah Manke received a superior rating.
By Dan Bechtold
Editor
For 42 years Ray Hannett has been an important part of the Grossenburg Implement team.
He has been an appliance manager and for most of his career sold John Deere equipment.
Hannett has retired from Grossenburgs and an open house was held in his honor on Friday.
It was a time for long time customers to say “thank you” to Ray for all the great service he provided them.
Hannett started with Grossenburgs Oct. 1, 1979. He had heard that Don Gregoire, long time Grossenburg employee, was retiring.
In September Hannett went to Grossenburgs and met Gene Grossenburg coming out of the tire shop. “I asked him if Don was going to retire and he said yes.”
Gene asked Ray if he wanted the job and Ray said “maybe.” Gene’s response was: “You are hired.”
The rest is history of a long time, loyal employee at Grossenburg Implement.
Prior to working at Grossenburg’s, Ray worked for five years at Karl’s TV.
At the time Ray started at Grossenburgs the appliance department only sold Maytag products. “When I took over I turned it into a full appliance store. We sold TVs, refrigerators and microwaves,” said Ray.
In 1980, Ray started selling John Deere lawn mowers and three years later he was selling big John Deere farm machinery.
Grossenburg Implement celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1987 and at the anniversary site north of Winner, Ray sole $60,000 worth of appliances in one day. “It was then that Gene decided I was worth more selling tractors than appliances,” explained Ray.
While Grossenburg Implement celebrated its 50th anniversary John Deere celebrated its 150th anniversary. Ray, Blanche Grossenburg, Gene Grossenburg, Rodney Grossenburg and Barry Grossenberg went to Albuquerque N.M., for the gala celebration. Ray noted the Grossenburgs ate at the table with the president of John Deere. He also recalls the evening featured a seven course meal.
In 1995, Rodney Grossenburg retired as sales manager and Ray took over as sales manager. He held this position until 2012 when Charlie Grossenburg became sales manager.
The sales staff has doubled since the time Ray took over as sales manager when there were four on the sales staff.
Over the years, Ray has developed quite a clientele of customers who trusted him and Grossenburg Implement to give them a fair deal.
In his cell phone, Ray has over 1,600 contacts of customers.
Ray’s personality, honesty and fairness helped draw customers to Grossenburg Implement.
Ray was the first salesman of John Deere to receive a master’s in salesmanship through the on line John Deere University.
When asked what he liked about selling, Ray said he lied the dealing with customers who are customers for life. “You know their needs and they know how I operate with honesty and fairness.”
Ray added: “Grossenburgs is a great place to work. They supported me through all they years. They are good people.”
In retirement, Ray and his wife, Deb, plan to travel, see the grandkids and enjoy life.
The couple have two daughters: Jolene Keckler, Sioux Falls and Carrie Hock, Rapid City. The Hannetts have five grandchildren. Jolene has three girls and Carrie has two boys.
Carrie is a pharmacist at Ft. Mead and Jolene is an educational psychologist for the Sioux Falls School District.
JoAnn Carlson, 78, of Winner, SD passed away on Sunday, May 9, 2021 at the Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD.
Funeral service will be held on Thursday, May 13, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Winner, SD. Burial will follow in the Winner City Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at the Mason Funeral from 6-7 p.m. with a prayer service beginning at 7 p.m.
Funeral service for Ronald Jerred were held at 10 a.m., Thursday, May 6 at Gillette Memorial Chapel, Gillette, WY with Pastor Samara Jenkins officiating. Interment took place Friday, May 7 at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Springview, NE.
Ronald Leroy ‘Ron’ Jerred was born in July 17, 1946 in Winner S.D. to Harold & Marie “Keever” Jerred and passed from natural causes. Ron moved from Colome, SD to the state of Oregon and then up to Kent, Wash. where he attended school.
At the young age of 14 Ron was burned in a garage fire, as he was painting the inside of the garage and the fumes ignited from a light switch. It took him about 6 months to recover in the hospital. In the middle of high school Ron then moved, with his family, back to Winner and attended Winner High School there for 3 months. He then moved to Springview, NE. where he met his childhood friend Ron Turnquest. Ron graduated from Springview, NE High School in 1964. Ron then attended Springfield Collage where he received a 2-year degree in automotive tech. Ron then went to work, like his father, in the construction business and traveled all over in the Midwest for many years. Ron then moved to Gillette, WY in 1999 where he worked in the Buckskin coal mine. Ron had finally settled in one spot, from work friends, senior citizen friends, church friends, Ron never met a stranger he didn’t know. Ron spent his last few years making knives and also loved working with leather making belts, holsters, and saddle bags.
Ron is preceded in death by parents Harold and Marie Jerred and siblings, Harold D. Jerred, Martha Freedman, Margret Watters, Lillian Taggert.
Ron is survived by three siblings, Clayton Jerred, Gillette, WY; Doris Cogdill, Clovis, NM; Dennis Jerred, North Platte, NE and many numerous nieces, and nephews along with many great nieces and nephews.
The family requests that memorials be made in Ron’s memory to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Memorials and condolences may be sent in care of Gillette Memorial Chapel 210 West 5th Street, Gillette, WY 82716. Condolences may also be expressed at www.gillettememorialchapel.com
Twila Brunmeier, 86, of Winner, SD passed away on Friday, May 7, 2021 at the Winner Regional Healthcare Facility in Winner, SD.
Funeral was held on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Winner. Burial followed in the Winner City Cemetery.
Twila was born to James and Adeline (Redding) Chastain on Sept. 26, 1934 in the family home at Wheeler Bottom on the Missouri River in South Dakota. While Twila was growing up the family moved several times before settling in Winner where Twila graduated from high school in 1954.
Twila married Leonard Brunmeier on Dec. 4, 1954 and to this union 4 boys were born: Danny, Robin, Kelly and Bradley.
Twila and her sisters Jean and Charlotte worked for Donna Dice and Barb Kuil where they would eventually take over the business and successfully run the Outlaw Café for many years.
In 1979 Leonard and Twila bought their first motorcycle and traveled on this bike to 48 of the 50 states. For 30 years they would ride their motorcycle to Sturgis to attend the rally.
Twila is survived by sons Danny (Linda), Robin, Kelly (Kathy); grandchildren Justin (Val) of Winner, SD, Danielle (Dan) Bohman of Pierre, SD, Tasha (Jimmy) Ankeney of Edgerton, WY, Angie (Jason) LaFave of Aberdeen, SD Blake of Winner, SD, Marque (Alex) Bachmann of Winner, SD, Jesse of Rapid City, SD, DaleRay (Crystal) Sell of Winner, SD, Megan DeHaan of Sioux Falls, SD, Kagney (Seth) Mosteller of Rapid City, SD, Jesse (Becca) Shelbourn of Sundance, WY, 15 great grandchildren and 1 great-great granddaughter.
Twila was preceded in death by her parents, husband Leonard, son Bradley, brother Emmet, sisters Jean Siewert, Shirley Broadbent and Charlotte Colson.
The family will be directing memorials to the Trinity Lutheran Church in Winner.
There were no new cases of COVID-19 in Tripp County as of May 3.
There are seven active cases in Tripp County.
The number of recovered cases since COVID started is 731.
The total number of deaths in Tripp County is 17.
Statewide, there were 69 new cases reported on Monday. There are 17 new probable cases.
The active cases total 1,512.
In the state, there have been 119,263 persons who have recovered.
Currently, there are 105 persons hospitalized.
The number of deaths in the state is at 1,967.
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