Brozik named Best of the West

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Ellie Brozik runs a leg of a relay in a meet in Burke.
She was recently named a Best of the West track athlete.

Ellie Brozik of Winner has been named to the Rapid City Journal’s Best of the West Class A track and field athlete.

This highlights West River girl athletes who had outstanding performances in both running and field events.

The Winner senior finished runner up in the triple jump with a leap of 34-9.25 and anchored Winner’s 4×200 relay that placed fourth (1:47.66).

Brozik won her third consecutive regional triple jump title this spring and ran the final leg of the 4×100 and 4×200 relay teams that claimed regional titles in both events.

Keelie Kuil, Winner, was named to the honorable mention list.

Summer Nights will be held in Colome on July 15.

The event will be held on Colome’s Main Street from 6 to 11 p.m.

The band Country Rush will play from 7-11 p.m.

The event sponsors are Bolton Ranch Outfitters, Doughery Cattle Co., Valley Seed, Frontier Bar.

Winner Area Chamber of Commerce is the organizer of summer nights.

There will be food vendors, games for kids, a bouncy house and a popular game for kids in Winner is corn pool.

The featured event will be human foosball. This game will feature five member teams. Mike Scott, executive director of the Chamber, hopes some feature matches will provide entertainment.

Come to Colome and enjoy the evening on July15.

Crazy Day is July 15

Fun will be the name of the game for Crazy Day in Winner on Friday, July 15.

There will be 24 businesses taking part and offering special bargains.

At each participating business persons can sign up for a chance to win a $25 gas card. The drawing for the gas cards will be at 4 p.m.

The participating businesses are: Marty’s, Frontier Motors, Winner True Value, Office Products Center, Gus Stop, Frontier Motors Ford, Grossenburg Implement, Automate, Winner Regional Health, Mighty MoJo Coffee Company, Jeff’s Gun Vault, Karl’s, Hobby Shoppe, Simply Silk’s by Shelia, El Tapatio, Dairy Queen, Winner Chicken Dinner, Hidden Gems, Easy Entrée, Mid Dakota Meats, Thrift Store, Mead Lumber, Katy Bugs and Winner Bakery.

Persons can bring their receipts to the Chamber office from a purchase they made at a participating Crazy Day business to spin the wheel for a chance to win $250 in Winner Cash.

There will be a sidewalk chalk art contest from 10 a.m. to noon. The age divisions are: 8 and under, 9-15, 16 and up. The winner of each age category will win $50 in Winner Cash. The Chamber will provide the chalk.

The Tripp County 4-H Rodeo will be held in Winner on July 15, the same day as Crazy Day. Mike Scott, executive director of the Chamber, is inviting rodeo guests who are in Winner for the day to take advantage of the many Crazy Day bargains.

It is going to be a fun day in Winner on Friday. Shop at the 24 participating merchants and be sure to register for one of the free gas cards. That alone is a good reason to shop local and shop Winner on Crazy Day.

The Tripp County 4-H horse show was held June 27

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All around winners at the Tripp County 4-H horse show are from left Kade Fenenga, beginner; Payton Sargent, junior girl; Reven Moss, junior boy; Kyla Mammen, senior girl and Abe Kaiser, senior boy. The horse show was held June 27.

The results include:

Senior Western Showmanship:

Champion: Maggie DeMers

Reserve: Jack Anderson

Purple: Bailey Fairbanks & Kyla Mammen

Blue: Abe Kaiser

Red: Alana Supik

Junior Western Showmanship:

Champion: Payton Sargent

Reserve Champion: Reven Moss

Blue: Ash Kaiser

Red: Maree Pravecek

Beginner Western Showmanship:

Champion: Nevaeh Meyer

Reserve Champion: Keira Wetzel

Blue: Jordyn Ishmael, Kade Fenenga

Red: Charlee Shippy, Aaron Chauncey, Rider Moore, Haydon Grossenburg

Junior English Showmanship:

Champion: Payton Sargent

Junior Huntseat:

Champion: Payton Sargent

Senior Trail Class:

Champion: Bailey Fairbanks

Reserve Champion: Maggie DeMers

Purple: Abe Kaiser

Blue: Kyla Mammen

Red: Jack Anderson

Junior Trail Class:

Champion: Reven Moss

Reserve Champion: Payton Sargent

Blue: Maree Pravecek

Red: Ash Kaiser

Beginner Trail Class:

Champion: Rider Moore

Reserve Champion: Charlee Shippy

Blue: Kade Fenenga, Nevaeh Meyer

Red: Haydon Grossenburg, Aaron Chauncey, Keira Wetzel, Jordyn Ishmael

Senior Stock Seat Equitation:

Champion:  Maggie DeMers

Reserve Champion: Kyla Mammen

Red: Jack Anderson, Abe Kaiser

White: Bailey Fairbanks, Alana Supik

Junior Stock Seat Equitation:

Champion: Payton Sargent

Reserve Champion: Reven Moss

Blue: Maree Pravecek

Red: Ash Kaiser

Beginner Stock Seat Equitation:

Champion: Kade Fenenga

Reserve Champion: Aaron Chauncey

Blue: Charlee Shippy, Keira Wetzel

Red: Nevaeh Meyer, Rider Moore, Haydon Grossenburg

Senior Ranch Riding:

Champion: Bailey Fairbanks

Reserve: Kyla Mammen

Red: Maggie DeMers, Abe Kaiser

Junior Ranch Riding:

Champion: Payton Sargent

Reserve Champion: Reven Moss

Blue: Maree Pravecek, Jordyn Ishmael

Red: Charlee Shippy, Ash Kaiser

White: Aaron Chauncey

Senior Reining:

Champion: Maggie DeMers

Reserve Champion: Kyla Mammen

Blue: Abe Kaiser

Red: Bailey Fairbanks

Junior Reining:

Champion: Maree Pravecek

Reserve Champion: Reven Moss

Blue: Payton Sargent

Red: Ash Kaiser

Senior Barrel Racing:

Champion: Kyla Mammen

Reserve Champion: Bailey Fairbanks

Blue: Abe Kaiser, Jack Anderson

Red: Maggie DeMers, Alana Supik

Junior Barrel Racing:

Champion: Charlee Shippy

Reserve Champion: Ash Kaiser

Blue: Maree Pravecek, Rider Moore

Red: Reven Moss, Payton Sargent, Kiera Wetzel

White:Haydon Grossenburg

Jr. Pony Barrels:

Champion: Reven Moss

Reserve: Charlee Shippy

Red: Kade Fenenga

Senior Pole Bending:

Champion: Kyla Mammen

Reserve Champion: Abe Kaiser

Purple: Jack Anderson

Blue: Bailey Fairbanks, Alana Supik

Red: Maggie DeMers

Junior Pole Bending:

Champion: Maree Pravecek

Reserve Champion: Ash Kaiser

Purple: Reven Moss

Blue: Rider Moore, Haydon Grossenburg, Keira Wetzel, Payton Sargent

Red: Charlee Shippy

Junior Pony Poles:

Champion: Reven Moss

Reserve Champion: Charlee Shippy

Purple: Kade Fenenga

Junior Break-Away Roping:

White: Reven Moss, Ash Kaiser, Maree Pravecek, Rider Moore

Senior Break-Away Roping:

Champion: Jack Anderson

White: Abe Kaiser

Sr. Team Roping:

White: Abe Kaiser & Jack Anderson

Special Awards

Keith Lentz Traveling Trophy: Clovervale 4-H Club

Teri Swedlund/ Darci Novotny Memorial Award: Payton Sargent

Kerri Kauer Memorial Award: Haydon Grossenburg

Spirit of Alisha Ross Award: Maggie DeMers

Beginner All Around: Kade Fenenga

Jr Girl All Around: Payton Sargent

Jr Boy All Around: Reven Moss

Sr Girl All Around: Kyla Mammen

Sr. Boys All Around : Abe Kaiser

The state horse show will be held July 25-27 in Huron.

Keiser part of Fargo nationals

Wrestlers from across the country are gearing up for the 2022 USA Wrestling Junior and 16U national championships.

The event will be held in Fargo, N.D. July 16-22.

Kaden Keiser, Winner, will wrestle men’s junior freestyle at 145 pounds.

South Dakota will be sending athletes, boys and girls in all wrestling disciplines.

Keiser will be going North Carolina where he will wrestle at Appalachian State University in Boone, N. C.

Staff changes at Winner Dental

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Maddison Engel, left, who has worked at the Winner Dental Clinic for five years moved to Rapid City to work Rapid City Smiles dental clinic. Sierra Hansen is a new registered dental hygienist at Winner Dental Clinic.

Some changes have been made in the office at Winner Dental.

Maddison Engel, registered dental hygienist, will be moving to Rapid city to work at the dental office owned by Dr. Brad Farley and Dr. Dan Graves. Rapid City Smiles is the name of the dental office.

Engel will start work in Rapid City July 11.

Engel has been a dental hygienist at Winner Dental for five years.

A new full time addition to the staff is Sierra Hansen who recently graduated from the dental hygienist program at USD. For the past five years, Hansen has worked summers at Winner Dental as a dental assistant.

Also working at the dental office as a RDH is Michaella Smith who has worked for Dr. Farley for a year and a half.

Farley said he appreciates the five years Engel worked in Winner.

“I am very excited to have Sierra working here,” he said.

Ace Hardware coming to Winner

Dan Bechtold/Winner Advocate Photo
The new Buche Ace Hardware sign is put on the front of the former Shopko building Thursday morning. R. F. Buche purchased the Shopko building and it will open as an Ace hardware. The store will open soon.

R. F. Buche, president of G. F. Buche Company, says Winner will soon have an Ace super store carrying groceries, hardware and other household goods.

The opening date has not been determined yet but will most likely happen in mid-July.

The new location will be located in the old Shopko Hometown building on East 5th St. This building has been divided into multiple spaces with Ace taking up roughly two thirds of the space. At this time, nothing definitive has been decided on the remaining approximate 15,000 square feet.

“We are super excited in opening another Ace Hardware especially in the great town of Winner,” said Buche. “The store is coming together very quickly and we will be announcing a grand opening soon.”

R. F. Buche owns and operates grocery, convenience, fast food, hardware and auto parts stores in 20 locations in 12 different South Dakota communities.

The Buche compay employs approximately 450 team members and is planning for more growth.

Buche also owns the Gus Stop convenience store in Winner.

State Trap 2022

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The state high school trap tournament was held recently. High placers from Tripp County are from left Jude Sargent, 2nd place varsity male award and team first place conference award; Katie Welker, 2nd place state tourney, first overall conference, first female conference medals, and high overall
trap, high female trap, high female skeet award and Jack Anderson, first place male conference medal and high overall male shooter.

The Winner/Colome high school trap and skeet teams traveled to Aberdeen June 10 & 11 to compete at the South Dakota Clay Target League state tournaments.

On June 10, 7 team members competed in the state skeet tournament. The team finished 4th place overall. For individual results, Katie Welker shot a 93 which was good for 1st place varsity female. Jack Anderson shot a 76, Noah Manke 89, Cole Rank 74, Jude Sargent 89, Oren Sargent 64 and Hunter Shippy 62.

In the trap division, the varsity team finished in 4th place. Individuals placing in the tournament were Katie Welker, 2nd place varsity female with a 99. Jude Sargent was 2nd place varsity male with a 98. Faith Covey tied for 9th place varsity female with an 88 and Jack Anderson tied for 10th place varsity male with a 96.

Other individual scores were as follows: Breven Bolander 86, Matt Brozik 55, Derek Fenenga 89, Jesse Larson 89, Noah Manke 80, Hunter Osborn 84, Cole Rank 9, Oren Sargent 73, Payton Sargent 69, Hunter Shippy 85, Alec Thieman 88 and Austin VanDerWerff 68.

Six members of the Winner/Colome team were named to the trap All State team. Those include: Jack Anderson, Hunter Osborn, Cole Rank, Jude Sargent, Hunter Shippy and Katie Welker.

Katie Welker was also named to the all state skeet team.

Bridge Dedication

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The White River Bridge on S.D. Highway 183, south of Presho, was recently dedicated to U.S. Marine Corporal John Hutchison. On Aug 19, 1968, Hutchison, a aerial gunner of a CH-46 helicopter, was killed while participating in a troop extraction mission in South Vietnam, Quang Tri province. Bob Carrico, lead highway maintenance worker from Pierre, second from right, carried the state flag of South Dakota for the American Legion Post 20 presentation of colors at the bridge naming ceremony for Corporal Hutchison.