Rain

Heavy rain hit the Tripp County area this past week that lasted through the weekend.

Winner had a total of 5.05 inches in this period. One day Winner received 4.10 inches of rain, the most in a one day period for a long time.

Single day rain totals posted on Facebook include: Ideal, 4-5.5 inches, Randy Kludt, 4.45; Bill Soles, 5 inches, Tresh Swedlund, 4.45 inches, Tara Pajl, 5 inches, Keith Kaiser, 4.4 inches east of Dog Ear Lake, Whitney Engel, 5.20 inches, Littau Land and Cattle, 4 inches, Kaye Eckerman, 4.6 inches and 4.5 inches at Hidden Timber.

Oral interp opens season

The Winner High School oral interp compete at Brandon Valley on Saturday.

This was the first contest of the year.

Grace Brown competed in varsity serious and placed 10th.

Noah Manke competed in varsity humor and placed 12th.

Jacob Manke competed in storytelling and placed 8th.

Other placers were: Shannon Rank, novice serious, 12th; Wyatt Winfield, novice poetry, 12th; Jocelyn Soles, novice humor, 9th; Sharlotte Tuttle, novice serious, 14th; Peyton Jensen, novice humor, 10th; Brayden Woods, storytelling, 13th and Ryann Assman, novice serious, 15th.

The next meet is Oct. 21 at Sioux Falls Washington.

Colome Consolidated School District School Board earns highest honor for board work

The Colome Consolidated School District School Board earned the highest honor for their board work during the 2022-23 school year.

The Colome Consolidated School District School Board earned a Gold Level award for their participation in the Associated School Boards of South Dakota’s board recognition program: ALL, which stands for Act, Learn, Lead and honors the work of school boards who strived to enhance their knowledge base for effectively serving students.

By participating in ASBSD activities, training opportunities and demonstrating leadership at the local, state and national level, school boards accumulated points throughout the previous school year. To earn the Gold Level award, the Colome Consolidated School District School Board accumulated 500 or more ALL points.

“The Colome Consolidated School District School Board put in a tremendous effort during the 2022-23 school year to achieve the Gold level ALL award and we’re thrilled to honor them for their dedication,” ASBSD Executive Director Dr. Douglas R. Wermedal said.

“The board’s efforts will undoubtedly benefit the district’s students, staff and community.”

The Colome Consolidated School District School Board received their ALL plaque in September.

In the seventh year of the program, 90 public school boards – the second most in the history of the program – earned an ALL award.

“Congratulations to the school boards who earned this distinction and thank you for your commitment to enhancing public education locally and statewide,” Wermedal said.

ASBSD is a private, non-profit association representing more than 850 South Dakota school board members, the 148 schools they govern and the students they serve.

South Dakota High School Activities Association fall officials appreciation week

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Winner and Mobridge/Pollock volleyball players took time Thursday night to honor the referees of the volleyball match in Winner. The week of Oct. 1-7 was the South Dakota High School Activities Association fall officials appreciation week. During the season these dedicated men and women take time away from their personal schedules and families to provide opportunities for student-athletes that participate in SDHSAA activities.

Winner Community production of “Dead Giveaway”

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The cast and crew of the Winner Community production of “Dead Giveaway” include in front from left Mary Backus, Brandy Biggins and Barb DeSersa. In back from left are Arianne Boerner, Tami Comp, Michele Hagenlock, Ron High Rock, Sandra York and Dan Patmore. Not pictured is Linda Nelson. The play will be presented Oct. 5, 6 and 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the playhouse.

Government offices closed for Native American Day

Government offices in Winner will be closed on Monday, Oct. 9, in observance of Native American Day.

The Tripp County Courthouse will be closed as well as the county library.

The Winner city office will be closed.

All state and federal offices will be closed on Oct. 9.

The Winner Post Office will be closed for the holiday and there will be no mail service.

Financial institutions will not be open for business on Oct. 9. First Fidelity Banks of Winner and Colome, BankWest and Sentinel Federal Credit Union will all not be open for business on Oct. 9.

There will be no meal served at the senior citizens center on Monday.

Southern Plains Behavioral Health Services will be closed on Oct. 9.

The Winner Advocate newspaper office will be closed on Oct. 9.