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The Winner Youth Outdoor Day will be held June 13 at the Winner bass pond.

Open fishing will start at 10 a.m. Lunch for the kids will start at noon.

Starting at 1 p.m. and going until 3:30 p.m. there will be several fun activities for the kids. There will be archery, bow fishing, bb gun shooting, water safety and a few other fun activities.

From 3:30-4:30 p.m. trap shooting will be offered at the Rosebud Arrow, Rod and Gun Club. This event is free and open to all youth.

Persons who have questions can contact wildlife conservation officer Chris Dekker at 842-0894 or e mail   christopher.dekker@state.sd.us

Area students have been named to the honor roll at Dakota State University.

Winner students named to the honor roll are Sharee Galbraith and Kortni Moser.

Brock Dufek of Colome was also named to the honor roll.

By Dan Bechtold

Editor

Plans are in the works for the new Tripp County disaster mitigation plan.

The second meeting to work on the plan was held June 3 at the Tripp County Courthouse with John Clem of District III Planning of Yankton moderating the meeting.

The   focus of the meeting was to decide what should be included in the new plan.

The current plan expires in June. The new plan will be effective for five years.

Plans for Tripp County, Colome, Winner and Witten were discussed.

The suggestions for Tripp County are to contact the state floodplain coordinator for more National Flood Insurance Program information.

It was suggested the county continue proactive policies regarding wildfire prevention including enforcing burn bans as conditions warrant and become registered  and participate in the storm ready community program. This is a program that will send a message to a person’s computer or smartphone as a text or e-mail.  The city of Winner plans to use the system to alert people of snow alerts, water shutoff, power outage and severe weather. Persons need to come to the city office to sign up for this service.

For Winner, proposed actions to be written into the plan are contact the state floodplain coordinator for NFIP training, install two miles of new electrical feeder line, make improvements along Dog Ear Creek, clean out sewage lagoon ditch, continued enforcement of National Building Code standards.

The suggestions for Colome in the mitigation plan include contact the state floodplain coordinator for NFIP training and look into the StormReady program.

Actions in Witten include looking into providing storm shelters in the town.

Clem explained he will write a first draft of the plan prior to the next meeting.

The next disaster mitigation planning meeting will be held at noon July 8 at the courthouse meeting room.

Mitchell—The recipients of the Build Dakota Scholarships for the 2015-16 school year have been announced.  Cody Heath, a 2015 graduate of Colome High School, will receive a full-ride scholarship to study Wind Turbine Technology at Mitchell Technical Institute.  The scholarship will cover all tuition, fees, books and tools needed to complete the two year program.

Build Dakota Scholarships are available at all four South Dakota technical institutes and are funded by a donation by T. Denny Sanford and South Dakota Future Funds.  The scholarships are available to students who meet the program requirements, enroll in an eligible program and commit to working in South Dakota for three years after graduation.

Rehearsals have started for the summer children’s production at the Winner Community Playhouse.

“Snow White and the 7 Kachus” will be the play presented June 25 and 26 at the playhouse. Curtain time will be at 7:30 p.m.

The cast includes: Shannon Calhoon, Delanie Nelson, Taylor Headrick, Karlee Brozik, Maggie DeMers, Jenna Connot, Justin Hausmann, Nathaniel Hansen and Spencer Calhoon.

The play is being directed by Molly English and Michele Novak. Helpers are Emily Moser and Brielle Bachmann.

Practice started May 26 and the first week the students took part in a drama camp.

The students rehearse from 9:30 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday.

The age range of the cast includes 4^th to 7^th graders.

The play is sponsored by the Winner Community Playhouse.

Sean Bice of Winner and Reagan Jorgensen of Ideal have been name to the spring semester dean’s list at Augustana College, Sioux Falls.

Alex Hofeldt of Colome is the recipient of a WolfPACT scholarship from Northern State University. The scholarship is in the amount of $7,000.

Hofeldt is the son of John and Donna Hofeldt and plans to major in psychology and French with minors in photography art.

Hofeldt is a graduate of Colome High School.

Name: Jack Frantz

Birthplace: Winner, SD

Family: Wife, Marlene; Children, Lori  & Christopher; Grandchildren, Alex & Marlee Schaeffer.

Currently reside where: Winner, SD

Occupation: Retired

My favorite childhood memory: Branding calves with my grandfather,  dad,  brothers, uncle, and cousins.

When growing up, I wanted to be: Thinner

My most prized possession: My Lord Jesus, My Family, and My Grandfather’s  1913 12-gauge shotgun.

Favorite sports teams: Winner Warriors, Lady Warriors, and the Broncos.

Favorite current television show: NCIS, Blue Bloods.

Favorite past television shows: Gunsmoke and Mash.

Favorite movies (Mini-Series): Lonesome Dove

Favorite actors:  Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Tom Selleck.

Favorite musicians/bands: George Strait, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons.

Favorite holiday and why: Easter, because all things are made new.

Favorite Bible verse: John 3:16,17,18

Hobbies: Gardening

Three things that can always be found in my refrigerator: Eggs, Butter, Ketchup.

In my freezer: Hamburger

Someone I most admire and why: My Grandfather, because he never said anything bad about anyone.

I’ve never been able to: Play a musical instrument.

I wish I could stop: Judging others.

When nobody is looking, I: Sing with the radio.

I’m better than most at: Procrastination

The best time of my life: When my children were living at home.

I’d like to have a dollar for: For every mile I have driven on a gravel road.

If I could go anywhere in the world, I’d go to: Ireland

If I won the lottery: I’d give most of it to my family and to the school district for teachers pay.

My definition of a great evening is:  Watching it rain.

The best thing about where I live:  The generous, caring people.

If I’ve learned one thing in my life, it’s: There’s one constant in our lives — change.

A Colome blood drive will be held June 9 at the Colome Legion from 12:30 to 6:15 p.m.

For an appointment, call 842-3194 or 840-2430.

By Dan Bechtold, Editor

Tripp County Commissioners awarded highway supply bids at the May 26 meeting.

Bids had been opened the bids at a meeting two weeks ago and tabled them.

Atteberry Construction of Winner received the bid for gravel crushing. Their bid was $3.74 per ton at the Turnquist pit and $3.36 at all other pits.

The gravel hauling went to T & J  Trucking of Mission at 21.4 cents per ton mile.

Derald Bachmann Construction of Winner received the bid for dirt work and track hoe at $145 per hour.

Nagel Construction of Winner was awarded the bid for work in unorganized townships.

Opperman Inc., Gregory, had the previous bid on gravel crushing and had submitted a bid this  year.

The commissioners interviewed six persons for the position of secretary in the treasurer’s office. The board hired Katie Radke as the full time secretary at $11 an hour with six months probation.

The commissioners also hired Rachel Steskal as the full-time deputy in the treasurer’s office at $11 an hour and six months probation. Both will start work in the early part of June.

Megan Peterson, 4-H youth advisor, submitted her resignation effective June 23. She has taking a position with University of Nebraska of Lincoln extension as a 4-H youth development extension educator in Harlan County.