Wyatt
Turnquist of Winner was one of three Northern State University wrestlers to
qualify for the NCAA national championships in March.
Turnquist
took third at the super regionals held in Aberdeen. This will be the second
straight season Turnquist has made it to nationals.
Turnquist
fell in the semifinals but battled back and earned a third place finish at 149
pounds.
The
Winner High School graduate opened his day in a dramatic fashion, defeating
Ethen Doty of Upper Iowa by technical fall, 16-0.
Turnquist
faced off against No. 6 Jaden Spuhler of Wisconsin Parkside in the semifinals.
The match went to a tie breaker round with Spuhler recording a 3-2 victory.
Turnquist
needed two wins to punch his ticket to national.
He
handily defeated Kelby Armstrong of Minot State in consolation semifinals with
a score of 13-3. Then, the Winner wrestler won 4-3 over Caleb Meunier.
Submitted photo The Clovervale 4-H Club made Valentine cards which will be given to elderly residents. The club held its meeting on Feb. 6.
The Clovervale 4-H club met at 6 p.m. on
Feb. 6 in the community room of the courthouse.
Allie Littau led the American flag pledge
and Evan Littau led the 4-H pledge. The roll call question was “What 4-H
activity are you most excited for?” and there were 14 members present. Melanie
Brozik read the secretary’s report and Joey Anderson read the treasurer’s
report. We spent money on candy and thank yous for our appreciation gifts to
our supporting businesses and individuals. For old business: we bought a
bouquet for Roger Myers as he was the past leader of the Clovervale 4-H club.
Bailey Fairbanks competed in horse quiz
bowl at the Black Hills Stock Show and placed 11th as an individual and 3rd as
a team, Peyton Sargent competed as an individual in horse quiz bowl, and Rowdy
Moore showed off his auctioning skills.
For new business: we met Jamie Wolf, who is
the new 4-H youth advisor in the
extension office. Beef weigh-in are Feb. 18, from 10-11 am. Clay Sell, Melanie
Brozik, Kendyl Bachmann, and Leah Wiechelman will be helping with a ceramic
painting workshop on Feb. 24 at the 4-H center.
The Youth in Action public presentation
county contest is March 17 and YQCA does not have a date yet and it may have to
be done online. Horse safety is April 10 at 4 pm and you must do this in order
to show a horse. The Rapid City Rush game is March 17 and you must provide your
own transportation if you would like to go. The State 4-H newsletter called
“Everything Friday” gives all the due dates for things and events around the
state. This is statewide and not county specific. You can sign up to receive
this newsletter. We looked at some possible spring dates to help out at the
Historical Society. Khloe Briggs and Clay Sell discussed their community
service project: Paws for a Cause. This community project helps dogs and cats.
Donation boxes will be placed in Runnings and Ace. People can put supplies in
the donation boxes or drop them off at the 4-H extension office. This project
runs through April and donations will be given to the Gregory shelter (Rescue’s
Unlimited) and Winner Animal Clinic.
The next meeting date is March 6 at 5:30
pm. The meeting was adjourned, and we made Valentine’s Day cards to be given to
the elderly.
Colome
High School football and volleyball teams have received an academic
achievement team award from the South
Dakota High School Activities Association.
The
program is designed to honor varsity athletic teams and fine arts groups for
their academic excellence.
All
varsity athletic teams and fine arts groups that achieve a combined GPA of 3.0
or higher are eligible to receive this award.
Some
schools may not have been able to submit February information at this time.
They will be added to the next listing of academic achievement.
Richard Junior Nelson was born to Lula and
John Richard Nelson on Feb. 16, 1931. He resided on the Nelson homestead until
he attended Winner High School.
He started his professional career at
Farmers State Bank in Winner, South Dakota, working his way up to vice
president of the bank. Richard enjoyed fundraising for community projects such
as the Winner Golf Course, Winner Swimming Pool and the Red Cross. Richard was
a man of God and member of the Winner First Christian Church. Richard went home
to be with the Lord on Feb. 2, 2023.
In 1954, Richard married Maxie Novotny.
Happy to have been born into the lives of Richard and Maxie were five children:
Mike, Roxanne, Ruth, Scott, and Timothy. Richard’s children were his greatest
love and joy in life and he was immensely proud of each of them. Richard and
Maxie loved to travel and return home with tales of their unforgettable
adventures. While Richard enjoyed banking, he was always a farmer at heart. He
loved spending time on his family’s homestead in Clearfield, South Dakota and
in the field. Nearly all who encountered Richard regarded him as one of the
hardest workers they knew. He was a devoted father and grandfather who liked
the stock market and telling stories, but loved nothing more than spending time
with his family.
Richard is preceded in death by his wife
Maxie (Novotny) Nelson, sisters Ruth (Leo) Storms, Vi (Lyle) Docken, Noan
(John) Schooler, Myrtle (John) Woods, brothers Duane (June) Nelson, Walter
Nelson, parents Lula (Nesteby) and John Nelson, infant son Timothy Charles, and
daughter-in-law Sue Li Ip.
Richard is survived by his children,
Michael Nelson of San Diego, California, Roxanne (Lynn) Kruse of Omaha,
Nebraska, Ruth Galbraith of Ideal, South Dakota, and Scott (Jason Harris)
Nelson of Denver, Colorado, and grandchildren Amber (Eric) Mendoza, Erica
Nelson, Kristine (Brandon) Smith, Richard (Shelley) Kruse, Kelsey (Daniel
Zinni) Galbraith, Grant Galbraith, and Calli (Luke) Baldridge, and five great
grandchildren.
Richard was the last of a dying breed and
truly one of a kind.
Kirk Dougherty, 63, of Sioux Falls, SD
passed away on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023 at the Good Samaritan Society in Sioux
Falls, SD.
Funeral service was held on Monday, Feb.
13, 2023 at 10 a.m. at the Mason Funeral Home in Winner, SD. Burial will be held at a later date.
Kirk was born on April 28, 1959 in Denver,
Colorado. He spent his childhood years
on a ranch southwest of Winner, SD. He
attended Southwest Crystal Rose Country School and graduated from Winner High
School in 1978. Kirk also attended college
at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion where he received his
bachelor’s degree.
He held many different jobs including being
a welder for many years a Wilson Trailor in Yankton, South Dakota. Kirk enjoyed spending time with his family,
hunting, fishing. The outdoors and shoot darts with his friends. He was also very close to his niece and
nephews.
Kirk is survived by his father Wayne
Dougherty, sister Karen Hall, niece BethAnn Hernandez, nephews; Aron Hall,
Austin Covell, Nathan Hall, Matthew Wood, step-sister Bonnie Dougherty and
nephew Gabe Drury.
He is preceded in death by his little
sister Darcy, mother Effie (Hartland) Anderson, step-father Dwight Anderson,
older sister Kendra Wood, step-mother Judy Dougherty and brother-in-law Terry
Wood.
Dan Bechtold/Winner Advocate Photo Seniors on the Winner girls basketball team and their parents are from left Melanie Brozik, Ryan Brozik, Danny Bolander, Brindy Bolander, Sheri Bolander, Randy Kludt, Josey Kludt, Diane Kludt, William Miller, Erin Miller and Aleya Miller. The senior night ceremony was held Feb. 9.
Dan Bechtold/Winner Advocate Photo Senior cheerleaders for the Winner boys basketball team were honored on Feb. 7 at Senior Night. The girls along with their parents were recognized. Pictured from left are Trista Kierstead, Leah Wiechelman and Amanda Blare.
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