Tripp County has 17 active cases of COVID-19. As of Monday, there were no new cases.
The total number of recovered cases in Tripp County is 655.Tripp County recorded one new death bringing the total since the pandemic started to 16.
Statewide as of Monday, 20 new cases were reported. The total active cases is 1,933. South Dakota reported six more deaths on Saturday.
There are now 1,863 total deaths in the state since the pandemic started.
The number of persons currently hospitalized is 91.
Last week, the state and its health providers had vaccinated 101,053 people. On Friday, that increased to 116,143.
By Dan Bechtold
Editor
Four young men received the highest award that can be bestowed on a Boy Scout—the Eagle award.
Sunday afternoon in Winner an Eagle Scout court of honor was held. Receiving their Eagle were Jeff Farner and Dawsyn Kahler both of Winner and Jace Robertson and Del Waters, both of Gregory. The scouts are members of Troop 100 of Winner.
Farner, a senior at Winner High School, has been in Boy Scouts for 12 years.
He is the son of Jeff and Kathy Farner.
His Eagle Scout project was repainting 849 white wooden crosses that are placed on veterans’ graves at the Winner Cemetery on Memorial Day.
Kahler is also a senior at Winner High School.
He is the son of Sara Middlesworth and the late Stuart Kahler.
His Eagle scout project was building a maintenance shed at the Hillview Cemetery in Dallas.
Farner says being a Boy Scout is a great experience. “It has taught me to be a leader. I love camping and the outdoors. It is a good time,” he said.
Farner is an active student athlete at Winner High School. He is active in football, basketball and baseball. When asked how he juggles school, sports and Scouts he said “I always found time for Boy Scout. Scouting was up there with all the other important activities.”
COVID-19 has had its affect Boy Scouts this year. Farner noted a lot of meetings are held via Zoom.
Camping was different as the scouts had to camp 6 feet apart.
Farner says he has learned from scouting how to be leader, always be kind to people and threat them with respect.
Kahler enjoys camping but mostly being with friends and meeting others at scout camps.
Like Farner, Kahler is a busy dedicated student. He is very active in band and works at the Holiday Inn Express.
“I always find time to do scouting,” he said.
Kahler says scouting has taught him to be a leader and to be prepared. “With your Eagle Scout project you really have to plan ahead.”
After high school graduation Kahler to get a certificate in audio engineering through Recording Connections.
Farner plans to attend Mitchell Technical Institute and get a degree as an electrician.
Rose Schlem, 77, of Piedmont, SD, died Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 at the Monument Health Sturgis Hospital.
A visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, February 25, 2021 at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis. A graveside service will be held at the Piedmont Cemetery at a later date.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.kinkadefunerals.com.
Mary R. Olson was born Mary Ruth Heinicke, along with identical twin sister Martha, on Feb. 7, 1956 in Council Bluffs Iowa to parents Edward and Nadine (Weber) Heinicke.
She graduated from Manning High School in Manning Iowa in 1974. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education from the University of Northern Iowa. Mary was a Special Education Teacher at Todd County Schools in Mission SD for 17 years. While teaching in Todd County she acquired her master’s degree in Special Education from the University of South Dakota, graduating with a GPA of 4.0.
In 1995 she started teaching Special Education at Stanley County Schools in Fort Pierre SD, she taught there until her retirement in August of 2018.
During her teaching career she loved many of her students as much as her own children and they loved her.
Mary married Ricky D. Olson from Winner SD on May 4 1985. To this union were born two sons, Noah and Robert Olson.
Mary was a Breast Cancer Survivor. Mary was a tough lady battling many medical problems during her working career. She beat cancer, obtained her Master’s Degree all while working and raising two young children. She had the full load when her husband served in the Gulf War.
She was a strong supporter of Women’s and LGBQT rights. Mary also supported legalizing medical marijuana because of her many decade fights with pain.
Mary was much loved by her husband, sons and dogs Aramis and Sir. Mary enjoyed vacationing with her family, mother and sisters.
Mary was very mad and saddened that the political brainwashing of people like Rush Limbaugh had split her once close family in half. Many of the siblings have not talked in over a decade.
She was preceded in death by her parents Edward and Nadine Heinicke. She is survived by her husband Ricky, sons Noah, Robert, Craig Westergren and Thomas Metzker, Sisters Martha Heincke and wife Karen Mills, Rebecca Heinicke, Sandra Hespe, brother Philip Heinicke and brothers Mark, John and Peter Heinicke.
She is also survived and will be sorely missed by mother Marilyn Olson and the whole Olson clan from the Winner SD area.
Mary’s memorial charity is Hopeless to Homes Animal Rescue in Pierre SD: c/o All Creatures Animal Clinic, 1415 N. Harrison Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501. There will be a Celebration of Life in May when it is hopefully warmer and safer from Covid. Mary would be deeply saddened if anybody got Covid celebrating her life. Online condolences may be written at: www.isburgfuneralchapels.com
Memorial services for Tim Mills, 60, Gregory, were held Feb. 20 at Kotrba-Smith Funeral Home.
Timothy Paul Mills was born on Aug. 28, 1960, in Huron to Bob and Ardis (Eske) Mills. He grew up in Huron and graduated from Huron High School in 1978 and from Huron College in 1984.
Tim married Misti Engel in Huron on Aug. 31, 1979. In 1984 they moved to Burke where Tim taught school and coached for many years. They later moved to Gregory where they raised their two sons. Chris was born in 1990 and Hunter was born in 1998.
Tim began working for Sinte Gleska University and continued his work in the education field by helping students obtain their GEDs. He then went on to become the HR director at Community Connections in Winner until November 2020.
Tim was active in the community having been a city councilman and board member at CFCU. Tim enjoyed hunting, fishing, and golf throughout his entire life. He also enjoyed going to concerts–his favorite being Garth Brooks, camping with family and friends, and trips to Deadwood.
Tim passed away on Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, at Avera Gregory Healthcare Center after a long hard fought battle with cancer at the age of 60 years.
Tim is survived by his wife, Misti of Gregory; two sons Chris of Sioux Falls and Hunter of Mitchell; sister Sandie Reecy of Sioux Falls; brother Terry (Julie) of Rapid City; and numerous brothers/sisters-in law and nieces and nephews.
Tim was preceded in death by his parents, paternal and maternal grandparents, and brother Doug.
Marilyn McCormick, 89, of Winner, SD passed away on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021 at the Winner Regional Long Term Care Center in Winner, SD.
Funeral services were held on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 at 2 p.m. at the Mason Funeral Home in Winner, SD. Burial followed in the Winner City Cemetery.
Marilyn was born to Clyde and Leona Jones in Dixon, SD on March 1, 1931. She lived on her parent’s ranch/farm where she enjoyed climbing and exploring her beloved hills.
During her high school years, Winner became her home during the week.
She went to work as a telephone operator and worked there until she met and married Richard (Dick) Snow in 1950. They resided on several farms until they moved to Hamill where Marilyn ran the General Store, and worked in the post office, as well as taught Sunday School in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.
She and Richard had four children, Cindy (Lucinda), Vicki, Brent, and Brian. She loved to work. Never had a dull moment between her family, work, garden, church, and just helping others when help was needed. She had a servant’s heart and showed it in the way she lived her life.
In 1960 Marilyn and Richard moved to Winner where she started selling World Book Encyclopedias. She wanted others to love learning as much as she did.
Later on, she would work in the school system helping Special Ed children. She went to school to get training so that she could do her job better and received her certification. She loved her work with them. Later she went to work at the Country Library where, once again, she was doing what she loved. Helping people with reading.
Dick became ill with cancer and Marilyn quit her job to take care of him until he passed away in 1986.
Keith McCormick came knocking on her door a few years later and a courtship that had started back in high school resumed. They were married in 1990 in Winner. They made their home in Valentine, NE where Keith resided.
Mom went to work at the Pineview Nursing Home. She drove their van for them and enjoyed meeting and helping people.
Marilyn was always active in church and loved the Lord. She was a light to all around her as she gave herself in so many different ways for the glory of the Lord.
She and Keith enjoyed several years in the Cherry Hills Assisted Living in Valentine, NE until health made it impossible to reside there any longer.
Keith McCormick, Marilyn’s husband, survives her along with her daughters, Cindy (Jim) Hudson, Vicki (Larry) Alter, and sons, Brent (Kay) Snow, and Brian Snow; two grandchildren: John (Calla) Alter and Christopher (Kim) Alter; great-grandchildren: Christian Alter, Aspen Alter, Sierra Alter, Sydney Alter, and Dayton Alter; step children, Linda (Ron) Eggleston, Kathy (Tom) Gunderson, Keith (Ronna) McCormick, and Mike (Sheri) McCormick, along with numerous other family members. She loved them all.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Wilmer Jones, her sister, Mable Powell, her sister-in-law, Janice Jones, parents, Clyde and Leona Jones, husband, Richard (Dick) Snow, her brother-in-law, Johnny Powell, her sister-in-law, Ruth Jones, her sister, Dorothea Newman, and her brother, John Jones.
Marilyn’s favorite verse was John 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” It was her desire that all should have a part in that gift so freely given by her Lord and Savior. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the First Baptist Church of Valentine, NE.
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