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.
Dan Bechtold/Winner Advocate Photo 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.
Dan Bechtold/Winner Advocate Photo 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.
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.
Submitted Photo 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.
Submitted Photo 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.
Michael DiGrazia recently was elected to
the Winner Regional Health and Wellness Foundation Board of Directors.
DiGrazia currently serves as a physical
therapist assistant at Winner Regional Health. He grew up in Shreveport, La.,
which is in the northwest portion of the
state that is referred to as the Ark-La-Tex region, where Arkansas, Louisiana,
and Texas border each other.
DiGrazia started his career in physical
therapy in 2007 at Louisiana State University Medical
Center (LSUMC) as a physical therapist
technician. He received his associate’s degree as a physical therapy assistant
(PTA) from Bossier Parish Community College (BPCC) in 2012. Upon completion of
his degree, he returned to work at LSUMC as
a PTA. While working as a PTA, DiGrazia attended Louisiana State University
Shreveport (LSUS), where he went onto graduate in 2014 with his bachelor’s
degree in community health. His area of professional interest is with neuro,
ortho and geriatrics.
In 2015, he made the decision to start
travel therapy, as it provided him with more financial opportunities and the
ability to travel abroad between his assignments. DiGrazia traveled to many countries and
continents, including Europe, South America, Africa, and the Caribbean. Aside
from his joy for traveling; he enjoys camping, hiking, golfing, fishing,
boating, and exercising. In 2018, his travel assignment brought him to Winner
where he stayed a year
before becoming a full-time employee of
Winner Regional Health in May of 2019. He has a strong commitment to the
critical access system, as it is a
multi-setting design that allows him to get to know the patient better than any
other
hospital he had worked at.
In 2022,
DiGrazia was invited to attend one of the board meetings to gain a
better understanding of what the
foundation does and the mission it serves.
Following the meeting, he felt he could have a positive impact in the
foundation and knew he needed to be a part of that. DiGrazia strongly believes and supports the
work of the foundation, as it is dedicated to support Winner Regional Health in
providing high quality healthcare for the ever-evolving needs of a rural
community. His application was met with great support and was unanimously
elected to the Winner Regional Foundation Board of Directors.
Currently the foundation meets every other
month for one hour. The board generally meets on the
first or second Wednesday of the month.
“As we expand our presence in each of the
counties we
serve, we invite you to consider applying
to the board of directors,” said Brady Kerkman, director of marketing &
philanthropy. “As we understand and respect
that everyone leads busy lives, we can
accommodate virtual meetings for those who may reside
outside of Winner. If you’re looking to
give back to your community that truly impacts thousands
of individuals each year, we invite you to
contact Brady Kerkman at Winner Regional Health at (605)
842-7231. The foundation is forward
thinking, takes an out-of-the box approach, and is driven to bring strategic
goals and plans to reality,” said Kerkman.
Susan Rose Bell, 55, of Lander WY, was born
May 31, 1967 and tragically passed away on June 26, 2022. A one-night wake was
held on Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at 7 p.m. at the Winner Ideal Community Hall in
Winner, SD. A final service will be held on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at 1 p.m.
at the Winner Ideal Community Hall in Winner, SD.
Susan Rose was born to Gloria “Dolly” Iron
Shooter and Edward Lonnie Bell Sr. in Lander, Wyo. She was raised in Winner, SD
where she attended grade school. In 1986 she attended Kicking Horse Job Corps
in Ronan, Mont., where she obtained her GED.
Not long after she met the love of her
life, the late great Bianca Bill. Together they had five children; Billie Jean
(Jose) Hernandez, Bobbi Jo, BoCephas Joshua, and her babies Brandee Jewel (Rey)
and Brindi Jaden, a bonus son Bill Felix Jr. “BJ”. Together they had 17
grandchildren; Isaias, Rosabella, Joseph, Rosalee, Josias, Bianca, Israel,
Skye, Sinella, Rosalena, Shiloh, Vicente, Travis, Elvira, Everleigh, Cassini,
Lacina, and one on the way. Her children and grandbabies made her world go
around, everything she did was because of them.
For the last 6 ½ years, Susan was employed
with Community Connections, she loved all her residents. Throughout her life
she has made many friends and had love for every person that she has came
across.
Susan is survived by all her children,
grandchildren, her mother Gloria Iron Shooter, two brothers; Kelly and Denny
DeNoyer, two sisters; Lindsay and Karlee Jones, her auntie Ruth DuBray and
three uncles; Darrel, Kenny, and Xavier Iron Shooter, her stepmom Sharon Bell,
and all her family in Wyoming.
She will be missed by all her family and
friends. Long Live Shushie Bell.
Bradley R.
Gish, 63, of Hastings, Neb., passed away on March 30 at Nebraska
Heart Hospital in Lincoln. He was born in Winner Jan. 26, 1959.
A
memorial service will be held at the Hamill Cemetery at 2 p.m.
Gish
was a truck driver for the Dallas/Ft. Worth Roofing Supply in Dallas,
Texas for 26 years. He moved back to Hastings in 2014. He worked for
Hastings Parks & Recreation and Booselma Travel Center. He was
recently employed by the Hastings Public Schools.
Gish
liked to spend time with his grand nephews, mother, sisters, cousins
and close friends. He liked watching NASCAR racing and movies. He
liked to play the lottery.
He
is survived by his mother, Marilyn Gish of Hastings; sisters, Lynette
Gish, Hastings, Jolene (Dave) Osborne of Monroe, Mich.; nephew
Michael (Miranda) Osborne of Virginia; nieces, Stephanie Osborne of
Monroe, Katelyn Osborne of Monroe, Lacey Gish of Hastings, grand
nephews, Matthew Buck, Jayden Gish, Cain Osborne, aunts, June
Scrivers of Imperial, Neb.; Betty Musilek, Mesa, Ariz.; uncles, Leroy
(Sheila) Varilek, Rapid City; Martin Varilek, Winner and many close
family, friends and roommates.
He
was preceded in death by his father, Lindy Gish; sister, Denise Gish,
grandparents, Leonard and Rose Gish and George and Lillian Varilek,
eight uncles and two aunts.
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