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The circus is coming to Winner.

The 63rd annual Rosebud Shrine Circus will be held in Winner on Sunday, June 19 at the Tripp County 4-H rodeo arena.

Note this is a new date. Tickets that were printed and other information had the date of June 26. That is incorrect as the circus will be in Winner on Father’s Day on June 19.

The circus will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at Winner True Value.

The circus is sponsored by the Rosebud Shrine Club and proceeds benefit Shriners Children’s Hospital and area families.

The circus in Winner will feature a concession stand and circus novelties.

Come to the circus to see the amazing acrobats, daring aerialists, clowns and animal acts. It is fun for all ages.

The city of Winner asked residents on June 8 and June 9 to conserve water due to a valve issue on one of the tanks.

The city thought it could be done with repair by noon on June 8 but determined the repair was going to take longer so asked residents to conserve all day June 8 and June 9.

Area students graduated from Dakota Wesleyan University of Mitchell.

Sarah Covey, Winner, graduated with an associate of science degree in nursing.
Kyle Higgins, Sioux Falls, formerly of Winner, graduated with a master of business administration—strategic leadership degree.
Nicholas Jorgensen of Ideal graduated with a master of business administration—strategic leadership degree.
Anthony Husher of Winner graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor of science in biology.
Michael Rohde, Colome, graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor of science in biology.
Tyler Vavra of Winner graduated cum laude with a bachelor of science degree in accounting.

Area students have been named to the spring semester dean’s list at Dakota State University. Named to the list are : Brock Dufek, Colome; Blenda Hadsall and Kortni Moser, both of Winner.

Shayden Drey of Winner has been named to the spring semester dean’s list at the University of Sioux Falls.

Area students have bee named the spring semester dean’s list at the University of South Dakota.
Named to the list are Sarah Shippy Colome; Allison Duffy, Michelle Novak, Tennille Black Feather, Tracy Routh and Whitney Labahan, all of Winner.

Area students have been named to the spring semester dean’s list at South Dakota State University.
Students on the list are: Nick Hossle, Hamill; Trevor Larson, Hamill, 4.0 GPA; Zach Hortsman, 4.0; Jack Kerner, 4.0; Trace Meyer, Rebecca Moorhead, 4.0; Corey Wackel, 4.0, all of Winner; Allie Kingsbury, Brittney Piper and Haley Sherwood, all of Wood; Chance Littau, Carter, 4.0.

Rylee Rutten of Colome has been named to the dean’s honor roll at Eastern Wyoming College.
Rutten also graduated from Eastern Wyoming College.

Named to the spring semester dean’s list at Northern State University is Lane Halligan of Winner.

This year there were 726 flags flying in the Winner Cemetery as part of the Avenue of Flags.

On Monday over 150 plus persons showed up at the cemetery to put up the flags. It did not take long for the workers to put up the flags.

“I am so thankful for the people who showed up to put up the flags,” said Bob Benson of the Avenue of Flags organization.  “I am so proud to be from this community,” he added.

There are over 900 persons eligible to have a flag flown as part of the Avenue of Flags.