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Colome falls in region play

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Colome volleyball team fell to Wessington Springs in the first round of the region Class B play on Nov. 1.

The Cowgirls were defeated 3-0—10-25, 15-25 and 26-28.

Jordyn Ring and Toree Ringing Shield were  100 percent in serving. Devan Doughety had 4 aces and 10 points. Katie Welker had two aces and 7 points.

Maura Luedke and Welker each had 4 kills and Ring added 3.

Landi Krumpus had 17 digs with Welker having 13 and Ring, 8.

Ring also added 9 assists.

Ringing Shield had one solo block.

Colome finished the season with a record of 8-22.

The Cowgirls closed out the regular season with back to back matches on Oct. 25 and Oct. 26.

On Oct. 25, Colome hosted Kimball/White Lake and lost the match 3-0. The scores were 8-25, 12-25 and 12-25.

Dougherty was 100 percent in serving. Ringing Shield had 3 aces and 5 points.

Leading the team in digs was Welker with 11,  Krumpus with 10 followed by Ring, 8 and Ashlyn Hoffine, 7.

Dougherty had 5 assists and Ring, 3.

Welker had 4 kills and Ring, 3.

On Oct. 26, Colome was defeated by Corsica/Stickney 3-0. The scores were 14-25, 9-25 and 11-25.

Five  Cowgirls were 100 percent in serving—Krumpus, Hoffine, Dougherty, Kasie Leighton and Welker.

Ringing Shield had 3 aces and 6 points.

Ring Shield also had 5 kills. Luedke and Welker had 4 each.

Krumpus had 17 digs with 8 each from Ring and Hoffine and 7 each from Dougherty and Leighton.

Dougherty had 7 assists.

Oral Interp Students Advance to Regions

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These Winner High School students competed in an oral interp competition in Yankton on Oct. 30. Pictured from left are Addi Heenan, Noah Manke, Justin Hausmann, Jacob Manke and Amanda Edwards. Heenan and Edwards received a superior and second place overall. Jacob Manke and Noah Manke earned an excellent. Justin Hausmann earned an excellent plus.

Winner High School oral interp students have advanced to the region tournament.

The local elimination contest was held on Nov. 3.

The students advancing are: Justin Hausmann in non-original oratory; Addi Heenan and Amanda Edwards in duet interpretation; Hayden McMurtrey in humorous; Maggie DeMers in storytelling and Noah Manke in poetry.

The regional will be Nov. 15 in Chamberlain.

Ring to serve as SDEMSA President

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During the annual conference of the South Dakota Emergency Medical Services Association (SDEMSA) last Friday-Sunday, Oct. 29-31 in Pierre, Brian Ring was promoted to the office of state president.

Ring is originally from Colome. He graduated from Colome High School in 1985. He is the son of Don Ring of Colome and Jolene Ring of Spearfish.

As president, Ring will preside over SDEMSA meetings, work closely with the South Dakota Department of Health on EMS related legislative affairs, act as a spokesperson on EMS, encourage association membership, coordinate association activities, and make committee appointments.

A Lifetime Member of the SDEMSA since 2018, Ring has served as SDEMSA Vice President for the past four years. He has also served numerous years as District V Secretary.

Ring received his EMT training thirty years ago. He says that he felt like the knowledge would be beneficial to him as he was growing his family. He worked for ambulance services in Chamberlain and Milbank, and joined the Onida Fire Department soon after arriving here in 1995.

During his tenure with the OFD, Ring has undergone training to become an EMT Intermediate I-85, responsible for providing basic emergency treatment for respiratory, trauma and cardiac emergencies, as well as obstructed airways, and trained to administer some medications, as well as intravenous fluids. He also became a firefighter instructor and has conducted firefighter courses. He currently serves the OFD as department secretary, and has held other offices including serving as training officer for ten years and as chief for five.

Ring has worked for the USDA for more than 31 years. This summer, the USDA announced his selection as the new Community Programs Director for the Rural Development agency in South Dakota.

Ring makes his home in Onida with his wife Sheila. They have two grown children, Lyndsey who lives in Denver, CO, and Cordell who recently moved to Mobridge.

Veterans program set for Nov. 11

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A special Veterans Day program will be held in Winner on Nov. 11 at 10 a.m. in the Winner Armory.

The program is put on by the Winner High School and middle school student councils.

All veterans and the public are welcome to attend this program.

The posting of the colors will be by the Winner American Legion and the Winner VFW.

The guest speaker will be Glen McCready who will talk about his Honor Flight experience. Honor Flight takes veterans to Washington, D.C. to see the war memorials.

The Voice of Democracy and Patriot Pen winners will give their speeches.

The Winner High School band and chorus will perform.

There will be a special recognition of veterans. They will be allowed to come up front and introduce themselves and tell what branch of the service they served in.

There will be special recognition of veterans at the Winner Regional long term care center.

Winner High School and middle school choir will sing “American Tears” and “God Bless America.”

The band will play the “Marches of the Armed Forces.”

One of the features of the program will be a power point presentation honoring area veterans.

Cookies and coffee will be served to all veterans following the service. After the service at the Armory, there will be a free lunch for veterans and their spouses at the Winner American Legion. The event at the Legion will start at 11:30 a.m.

Time to prepare float for Parade of Lights

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It is time to start  thinking about putting a float together for the Parade of Lights.

The Winner Area Chamber of Commerce 17th annual Parade of Lights will be held Nov. 27 at 7 p.m. on Main Street.

Mike Scott, executive director of the Chamber, encourages persons and organizations to enter  a float. The parade was a success last year with 25 entries. Scott would like to see that same number or even more his year.

There will be two categories–business and organizations.

There will be a first, second and third place in each division. The prize money of Winner Cash is $300 for first, $200 for second and $100 for third

This year there will be a people’s choice winner and that winner will receive $200 in Winner Cash.

A picture of all the floats will be put on the Chamber’s Facebook page. The float with the most likes will be the winner.

Persons who would like to enter a float can call the Chamber office at 842-1533 or e mail thechamber@gwtc.net

In addition to the Parade of Lights, there is a lot going on Saturday, Nov. 27 that persons and kids do not want to miss.

The Moon Lake Ranch Reindeer will be in the parking lot on 3rd and Main St. from 1-4 p.m.

Persons can come and see Santa at 3rd and Main St from 1-3 p.m.

A S’mores pit will be set up on 3rd and Main St from  1-4 p.m.

Hayrides will be given from 2-4 p.m.

There will be a free movie at the Pix Theater at 4 p.m. The movie will be “The Santa Clause.”

Also on Nov. 27 will be Small Business Saturday. Scott asks everyone to support their small businesses.

The holiday promotions from the Chamber are just beginning. Over the  course of the holiday, there will be $5,000 in Winner Cash drawn.

This year the drawings will be on Friday instead of Saturday. Persons do not need to be  present in a business to win.

The first drawing will Nov. 26 with five $100 winners.

Starting Nov. 12 the green sheets for shoppers to pick up will be available in participating Chamber stores.

When the sheets are filled there are drop off locations to leave the sheets. These include True Value, Winner Food Center, Winner Super Foods, Frontier Motors, Chamber of commerce, Jeff’ Gun Vault, Runnings, Office Products Center, Grossenburg Implement, First Fidelity Bank and Marty’s.

Scott says the holiday promotion was very successful last year.

me to prepare float for Parade of Lights

John E. Leetch, 78

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John E. Leetch passed away on Nov. 2, 2021, with his family by his side. 

John was born on Aug. 1, 1943, to Regina (Horst) and Matthew Leetch in St. Charles, SD.

John married his best friend and love of his life, Margaret Hansen in 1968.  They were married 53 years and raised two children, a daughter, Melynda (Jay) and a son, Damon (Shannon). 

John loved spending time in the Black Hills.  He loved playing online poker, and he enjoyed watching old westerns and listening to ’50s rock like Buddy Holly and old time country.  He grew up watching boxing in black and white and changed to MMA as he got older.  He also enjoyed panning for gold with his friends and family. Some would even say he had the gold fever his whole life.

He was always there for all of his family to help with every project, big or small.  He was very talented as there wasn’t much that he couldn’t do or figure out how to do.

John had an amazing sense of humor, quick wit, and an infectious laugh that we will forever miss. He had great stories, and usually all of them were funny.

John’s favorite name to be called was “Pa”.  His grandchildren were the biggest joys of his life.  He spent every moment possible with Dalton (his Dalty), Morgan (his lil princess) and Greyson (his big boy).   All of the grandchildren have timeless memories and funny stories about their Pa.  

He is now at peace and will never be forgotten.

John is survived by many family and friends who love and will miss him very much.  The family will honor John’s wishes to not have any services.