Management changes are announced

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Management team of the Tripp County Water User District are from left Lisa Stiehl, manager; Jason Orel, operations manager; and Sami Stickland, office manager.

Tripp County Water User District recently hired Lisa Stiehl as the manager of Tripp County Water User District.

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Shirley Turgeon, 88

Shirley Turgeon, 88, of Winner, SD passed away on Monday, Feb. 17, 2020 at the Winner Regional Healthcare Facility in Winner, SD.

Memorial service will be held on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 at 10 am at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Winner, SD. A Rosary will be held on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020 at 7 p.m. at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Winner.

Burial will be held at a later date.

Shirley (McKenzie) Turgeon was born Sept. 21, 1931. She was the fourth of five children born to Homer and Pearl (Mackrall) McKenzie. She grew up on the family farm southwest of Dallas, SD.

Shirley attended grade school at the McKenzie country school and high school in Gregory. She worked at the Gregory Dry Cleaners and Walt Pharris Bakery during high school and after graduation.

On Oct. 3, 1949 she married Clair Turgeon and to that union nine children were born. In her lifetime in addition to being a housewife and mother, Shirley worked as a nurse’s aide at the Burke Community Hospital.

She also worked at Lutt’s dry goods in Burke, sold monuments for Ainsworth Monument Co. and sold Watkins Products. After moving to Winner in 1970 she worked as a nurse’s aide and then a unit clerk at the Winner Baptist Hospital.

From 1979 to 2001 Shirley and Clair co-owned the Speed Queen Laundromat and Car Wash located in Winner. Shirley really enjoyed reading and bowling (bowling in nationals in North Dakota), and also sewing (which she taught to her daughters), fishing, camping, knitting, crocheting, gardening, canning and was known for her delicious cinnamon rolls baked on Saturdays in Burke.

Shirley made afghans for each of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. These beautiful works of art will be forever cherished.

Shirley enjoyed visits from all of her family and especially the great-grandchildren. Shirley was a long-time member of the Catholic church. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Altar Society in Burke, American Legion Auxiliary, VFW Auxiliary and Sisters and Survivors (breast cancer support group).

Shirley was preceded in death by her parents, Homer and Pearl McKenzie, brothers Dr. Kenny (Mardy) McKenzie, Jim (Loretta) McKenzie, infant sister Elizabeth Jane, infant son Kevin James, grand-daughter Rebecca Hubbard and grand-son Alex Turgeon.

Shirley is survived by her husband of 70 years, Clair Turgeon; her sister, Maxine Moxon-Davis; her children, Sandra (Alan) Hubbard, their children Erin, Scott, Rachel, Andrew and their families; David (Kathy) their daughters Stacy and Jamie and their families; Rick (Joey) their children Jessie, Tony, Paige and their families; Carol; Nancy and her children Jenny and Jordan; Ed (Teri) their daughters Nikki and Tiffany and their families; Doug (Leah) their children Dana and Daria and their families; and Larry (Kim) and daughter Blaire, and 19 great grand-children.

Brenton Heth, 29


Brenton Heth, 29, of Winner, SD passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020 at the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN.

Funeral service was held on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020 at 11 a.m. at the Winner Middle School Auditorium in Winner, SD.

Wake services were held on Feb. 18, 2020 and Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020 at the Winner Middle School Auditorium in Winner, SD. Burial was held on Thursday, Feb. 20th, 2020 at the Winner City Cemetery.

Playing the Warrior way

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Brady Fritz puts up a shot for Winner in Friday’s game with McLaughlin. Fritz scored 38 points in the game.

By Colton Hall
Staff Writer

Brady Fritz is enjoying a breakout season.

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Lady Warriors primed to repeat

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Bella Swedlund drives to the basket in Friday’s game with Mclaughlin. Swedlund scored 22 points in Winner’s victory.

By Colton Hall
Staff Writer

There aren’t many dominant teams like the Winner Lady Warriors basketball team.

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Warriors win five straight

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Oscar Pravecek looks for an opening in the game with McLaughlin on Friday. The Warriors won the game 78-73.

By Colton Hall
Staff Writer

The Winner Warriors basketball team couldn’t be happier with how they picked up key wins against St. Francis Indian, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, and McLaughlin last week.

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Cowgirls lose two

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Lanie Bolton comes away with a steal against North Central in the Colome Cowgirls 68-24 loss at home on Tuesday, Feb. 11.

By Colton Hall
Staff writer

It’s tough when a team is missing two of it’s better players.

It’s even tougher when that team is going against a team that doesn’t seem to have many weaknesses.

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Lady Warriors on a roll

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Kelsey Sachtjen eyes the basket in the game with Cheyenne-Eagle Butte. Sachtjen scored 4 points in Winner’s victory.

Winner girls basketball team scored its 40th consecutive victory Friday in Winner as they took on McLaughlin.

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