Winner After Prom Party

Let’s Glow will be the theme of the Winner High School Prom which will held April 24 in the Winner Armory. The grand march will start at 6:30  p.m. with the door opening at 6 p.m.

Following the grand march, the king and queen of prom will be crowned.

There will be a dinner and dance in the auxiliary gym.

Following the dance there will be an after prom party in the Armory, hosted by parents of the juniors and seniors.

The after prom party will be from midnight to 4 a.m. If a student leaves  the party early their parents will be called.  Also, if a student is registered to attend the after prom party and does not show up their parents will be called.

There are lots of events planned for the students to make it an enjoyable evening.

There will be inflatables, corn hole tournaments, card games, and laser tag.

This year there will be a mechanical bull.

The South Dakota Highway Patrol will have the trikes and impaired vision goggles. This gives the students the feeling of impaired driving.

For those who want to try their creative side, there will be canvas painting.

There will be a hypnotist which is always entertaining and a big hit with the students.

No one  will go away hungry as there will be lots of food plus a coffee bar.

There will be lots of prizes given away.

The after prom party is a fun way to make sure students are safe following prom.

Tripp County 4-Hers learn about new culture

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Baptise Reimel, foreign exchange student from France, teaches Tripp County 4-Hers how to count in French. A workshop on crepes and culture was held on April 9.

Tripp County 4-H was able to introduce youth to life in France through the Crepes & Culture workshop on April 9.  It was led by Liz Farley, Daniel Rodriguez Gonzalez and Baptiste Reimel. 

Liz is an French-born American Citizen, and Dani & Baptiste are Spanish & French students placed with the ASSE International Student Exchange Program to spend the school year at Burke.    During both sessions, participants made crepes (including impressive flipping of crepes with the pan), practiced speaking French, and learned about life in France.

Schramm wins council seat

Brad Schramm defeated incumbent  John Meyer in the Ward Three Winner city election on April 13.

There was a one vote difference between the two candidates. Schramm received 53 votes and Meyer received 52 votes.

There was a 14.5 percent voter turnout in the election.  There are 711 registered voters in Ward Three and 105 votes were cast.

Schramm will start his term at the May 3 meeting. 

Fritz finalist for Mr. Basketball

Brady Fritz of Winner is a finalist for South Dakota Mr. Basketball.

The ten boys Mr. Basketball nominees are: Jackson Hilton, Brandon Valley; Tyce Ortman, Canistota; Paul Bruns, Dakota Valley; Colin Rentz, Dell Rapids; Connor Libis, Dell Rapids St. Mary; Tyler Feldkamp, Sioux Falls Roosevelt; Kelton Vincent Sioux Valley; Matthew Mors, Yankton; Jakob Dobney, Vermillion and Fritz, Winner.

The award will be presented in May.

John Patrick Antoine, 13 days

John Patrick Antoine, 13 days, of Winner, SD passed away at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD on April 15, 2021. 

Funeral service were held on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at the Winner Ideal Community Hall in Winner, SD.  Burial  followed in the Winner City Cemetery. 

John Patrick Antoine went to heaven in the embrace of his mother on April 15, 2021.  John was born on April 2, 2021 to Cheryl and Devin, joining siblings; Kiley, Kira and Devin Jr.  Despite his short time on earth, he was deeply loved and brought joy to us all.

John Patrick will be forever loved by his parents Cheryl and Devin, his sisters and brother, his grandparents Molly DuBray, Everett Antoine Jr., Donna Eisenbraun, and the late Patrick Felix Sr., and all of his aunts, uncles and cousins.

Terry Kerner, 69

Terry Kerner, 69, of Sutherland, NE, formerly of Winner, SD passed away on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at the Bryan Medical Center East in Lincoln, NE.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 1 p.m. at the Winner United Methodist Church in Winner, SD. Burial will follow in the Winner City Cemetery.   Visitation will be held one hour prior to the services. The family will be there to welcome friends and relatives. In lieu of flowers, memorials are to be directed  to the family for future designation towards a foundation or scholarship.

Terry was born Dec. 24, 1951 to Alvin and Darlene Kerner in Windom, Minn. Terry was the oldest of eleven children, which he was an amazing brother to. He graduated from Winner High School in 1970. In his youth he was an  avid athlete, who loved to play baseball. Terry enjoyed many big game hunting experiences.  At the age of twelve he took his first chance to drive a semi with his father. This sparked his passion. Terry jumped to the chance to begin his career along the side of his father with trucking. He was dedicated to transporting goods all over the country for fifty-three years, traveling countless miles in his life.

He was a kind and thoughtful man, as well as a loving father to Travis, Tyler, Jill, Jolene, and Trey. He beamed with pride when it came to his grandchildren, Cole, Cooper, Rylee, Piper, Austin, Rance, and Wyatt. In his spare time, he loved planting trees, riding horses, spending time with his grandkids, and taking the chance at winning the lottery.

He was preceded in death by his parents Alvin and Darlene, sons Marcus and Toby Kerner, brother-in-law Nile Brooker.

Terry is survived by his children, Travis Kerner (Mindy) of Sutherland, Nebraska; Tyler Kerner (Brenda) of El Mirage, AZ; Jill Kerner (Robert) of Ainsworth, NE; Jolene Christner (Justin) of Wallace, NE; Trey Kerner (Jimi) of Brule, NE. He leaves a legacy with 7 grandchildren, Cole Kerner, Cooper Kerner, Rylee Kerner, Piper Kerner, Austin Kerner, Rance Christner, and Wyatt Christner. Siblings, Cherly Kerner, Doug Kerner, Kevin Kerner, Gail Kerner, Tim Kerner, Shelia Kerner, Keith Kerner, Alex Kerner, Angela Rutenbeck, and Jerred Kerner. Along with aunts and uncles.

Construction meetings to be held each week

By Dan Bechtold

Editor

The first of weekly highway construction meetings was held April 6 in the city council chambers.

The purpose is to keep people informed on work with the re-construction of Highway 18.

The work on the road project started March 29. The work is primarily on Highway 18 from Van Buren to 7th St.

South Dakota Department of Transportation and T &R Contracting of Sioux Falls, the prime contractor, conducted the meeting.

Connor Christensen of T&R Contracting and Doug Sherman, area engineer for the DOT conducted the meeting.

Christensen explained that starting April 6 north Jefferson Street would be closed until the concrete is laid. This will probably be around June.

He said the construction company will be milling the east side of Main Street to Adams Street.

Traffic is being maintained through the construction zone. An 11 foot width restriction will be in place. Vehicles larger than 11 foot will have to take an alternate route or obtain a permit.

The DOT says here are signs on highways around Winner alerting truckers to the width restrictions.

The signs are located: north of Highway 18 on Highway 183, on Highway 53 south of Highway 18, Highway 83, south of Mission, Highway 183, south Colome, Highway 18, east of Colome, Highway 49, north of Highway 44 and Highway 44 east of junction of Highway 49 and 44. There are width restriction signs also on South County Road and North Country Road in Winner.

During the construction project there will be weekly meetings. In the future, the meetings will be live streamed.

Persons can also receive information from Facebook by going to Winner Highway Construction 2021. Persons with questions can also call 605 332-1170.

WHS prom set for April 24

The Winner High School prom will be held April 24.

“Let’s Glow” will be the theme.

The grand march will start at 6:30 p.m. in the Armory with the door open at 6 p.m.

Following the grand march will be the crowning of the prom king and queen.

A dinner and dance for prom-goers will be held in the auxiliary gym following the grand march.

The dinner will be prepared by the Catholic Daughters.

This year’s prom servers are Kendyl Bachmann, Melanie Brozik, Mali Beehler, Faith Covey, Kelbi Meiners, Rylee Root, Jack Kruger, Ethan Bartels, Pierce Nelson, Riley Orel, Jack Peters and Tayden Mathis.

Providing music for the dance will be the Outlaw DJ’s.

An after prom party will be held in the Armory.