Dan Bechtold/Winner Advocate Photo Zach Bohnet, left and Ethan Vesely, Winner High School students, take advantage of some sun Monday while they wait to get their computers. Due to the coronavirus, all Winner students are now studying and taking lessons from home.
Dan Bechtold/Winner Advocate New Winner Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors are in front from left Penny Heenan, and Kim Hanson. In back from left are Austin Hamilton, Jeff Gregg, Doug Long, Jamie Sachtjen, and Mike Tisone. Not pictured is Mary Sprenkle.
By Dan Bechtold Editor
A group of eight community members have been selected as Winner Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors.
Mike Scott, Chamber executive director, said the eight chosen for the ambassador team are: Penny Heenan, Doug Long, Jeff Gregg, Kim Hanson, Austin Hamilton Mary Sprenkle, Mick Tisone and Jamie Sachtjen.
The ambassadors will serve as a special arm for the Chamber.
They will be present to welcome new Chamber members and for ribbon cuttings.
“We want them to help us welcome new members,” said Scott.
The Chamber director explained this is something that several Chambers across the nation have to help with events.
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Sonny Boyd, 84, passed away on March 5, 2020, at his residence in Gilbert, Ariz., under the care of Hospice of the Valley and surrounded by his loving family.
Rosary and Celebration of Life Services were held at Horizon Funeral Care.
He was born on June 6, 1935, to Lloyd C and Adell (Bossingham) Boyd in Rosebud, South Dakota. He graduated from Mission High School in 1953 and from Huron College in 1957.
He married Winnifred (Yoyo) Cournoyer in 1952, and he married Shirley Frank Studenberg in 1968.
After college, Sonny taught high school and coached basketball at Marty Mission. He worked as a social worker for the State of South Dakota before moving to the Bureau of Indian Affairs Social Services Division in New Mexico.
He came back to South Dakota and served as assistant CAP director and education specialist for the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and then as executive director of the Rosebud Housing Authority.
He also operated his ranch, Lazy SL, and a car dealership before locating in Rapid City and forming his own construction company, Thunderbolt Enterprises; he built houses on the Rosebud, Pine Ridge, and Eagle Butte Reservations.
In later years he thoroughly enjoyed being a substitute teacher for both the McLaughlin and Smee School Districts on the Standing Rock Reservation.
In 2010 he retired and moved to Gilbert, Ariz.
Sonny is survived by his wife, Shirley; children, Wayne (Kathy), Donnie (Alicia), Barb, Debbie (Clayton) Sully, and Kris (Kevin) Edwards; brothers Dick (Mary) and Bob (Barb); sisters Marie Waln, Carmen (Ed) Driving Hawk, and Donna Richards; his grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews and their families.
He was preceded in death by an infant son Charles, sons David and John; grandsons Darrin and Travis; brother Ed; infant sister Theresa; and his parents Lloyd and Adell Boyd.
Sonny was a great story-teller, a loving husband, and an advice-giving father and grandfather. He will be greatly missed.
Avis Maureen (Olson) Clark of Lewisville, TX, passed away unexpectedly on March 17, 2020, at the age of 63. Avis was born June 2, 1956, in Winner, South Dakota.
Avis graduated from Winner High School, Winner, South Dakota, in 1974.
After graduating from Huron College, Huron, South Dakota, Avis devoted her career to being an advocate for abused children through Child Protective Services.
Her favorite place to visit was the Olson farm in Ideal, South Dakota, spending time with her brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews, and family friends.
She was always ready for a bonfire and a game of Black Wolf.
Avis is survived by her husband of 40 years, Perry Clark, her beautiful daughter, Kelsi (Cole) Moore, and grandson Jack, as well as brothers and sisters, Dorothy, George, Suzie, Sandy, Carol, Scott, Margie, and Heather, and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by sisters Aggie and Mary, brother Duane, nephew Brad, and her parents Pete and Ruth Olson.
A family memorial service will be held at the family farm in Ideal, South Dakota, at a later date.
Submitted Photo Winner third grade boys won the championship of the Winner Quarterback Club tournament. Pictured in front from left are Logan Calhoon, Cooper Craven and Roukyn Robbins. In back from left are coach Charlie Grossenburg, Avery Antelope, Weston Foster, Jackson Grossenburg, Klint Krolikowski, Gage Tucker and coach Tyler Foster.
The coronavirus is obviously a front-and-center issue for Americans in every corner of the country, and effectively fighting this outbreak will require an all-of-the-above approach. U.S. health officials are working around the clock to continue learning as much as possible about the virus, how to mitigate the spread, and how to protect our loved ones. The highest levels of the federal government are focused on keeping the American people safe by ensuring health care professionals in communities around the country are well-equipped in this fight.
This is a serious situation, but you don’t need a medical degree to help work toward our collective goal of ending this outbreak as soon as possible. There are things that every South Dakotan can be doing today to help lower the risk of spreading this disease, and I would encourage anyone who is looking for comprehensive information about coronavirus “dos” and “don’ts” to visit www.coronavirus.gov or www.covid.sd.gov.
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The spring sports season has been cancelled through April 5 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic according to the South Dakota High School Activities Association.
Practice for spring sports is a “local decision” with the schools asked to make the decision based on CDC guidance, state guidance and the number of participants.
Monday’s decision does not impact the length of spring sports season and does not pertain to non-SDHSAA activities such as baseball, softball and rodeo.
“Much of the future of our events rest on the guidance from state and federal entities and what you are able to do as a school,” said SDHSAA executive director Dan Swartos.
“We are not trying to hold off on decisions, we are trying to take in all available information before making a decision and that information is constantly shifting.
I know you are all wrestling with the same type of decisions locally and I wish you well in that process,” said Swartos.
Track and field boys tennis, girls golf and Class B boys golf are all impacted by Monday’s announcement. This arrives three days after Gov. Kristi Noem ordered the postponement of the state basketball tournaments.
Dan Bechtold/Winner Advocate Photo Winner girls basketball team advanced to the state tournament with a 67-38 victory over Redfield in the SoDak 16 on March 9 in Chamberlain. Pictured in front from left are Emma Jorgensen, Kelbi Meiners, Ellie Brozik, Morgan Hammerbeck, Maggie LaCompte, Josie Kludt, Katherine Jankauskas, Kylie Sachtjen and Olivia Swedlund. In back from left are head coach Larry Aaker, Aleya Miller, Cici Watson, Bella Swedlund, Jenna Hammerbeck, Kalla Bertram, Shannon Calhoon, Kelsie Sachtjen, Aryn Meiners, Brindy Bolander, Melanie Brozik and assistant coach Keely Bertram.
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Submitted Photo Winner 4th grade girls won their division in the Winner Quarterback Club basketball tournament on March 8. Pictured in front from left are Kailin Bennett, Katie Pederson, Zoey Sayler and Paisley Jo Hossle. Second row from left are Madeline Danforth, Alexis Bennett, Reese Halligan, Savanna Swedlund and Payton Sargent.
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