Dan Bechtold/Winner Advocate Photo Kay Abbott, left and Kris Ringstmeyer look over the Southern Belle Cattlewomen’s tree during Christmas at the Courthouse on Dec. 9. Over 30 tree filled two floors of the courthouse in Winner.
Bryce Dade Eagle Hawk, 35, of Ideal, South
Dakota passed away on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021 at the Ava’s House in Sioux Falls,
SD.
Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, December
15, 2021 at noon at the Winner Ideal Community Hall. Burial will follow at the Trinity Episcopal
Cemetery in Ideal, SD. Wake services
were held on Monday, Dec. 13, and Tuesday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. at the Winner Ideal Community Hall.
Bryce Dade Eagle Hawk was born Dec. 1, 1986
in Winner, SD to Renetta Eagle Hawk and Wayne Long Crow Sr. Bryce was raised by his grandmother Lucy
(Eagle Star) Eagle Hawk.
Bryce went to school in Ideal until his
freshman year. He then attended and
graduated from Winner High School in 2006.
Bryce loved being with family and friends,
Bryce was always full of laughter and jokes.
Bryce enjoyed playing volleyball, horseshoes and in his younger years he
enjoyed playing softball with our family team “The Familia” during Labor Day
weekend.
Bryce was a dedicated fan of the Denver
Broncos.
Bryce is survived by his 3 brothers: Byron
and Harrison Eagle Hawk and Emery Long Crow, 4 uncles: Clarence “Junior” and
Daniel Eagle Hawk Sr., Charles and Larry Long Crow, 2 aunts: Leona (Dewey)
Foote and Blossom Cook.
Bryce is preceded in death by hi parents
Renetta Eagle Hawk and Wayne Long Crow Sr., his maternal grandparents Clarence
“Matthew” and Lucy (Eagle Star) Eagle Hawk, his paternal grandparents Wilmer
Long Crow and Charlotte Cook, his aunts Virginia (Eagle Hawk) Parkis and Tammy
(Cook) Foote, his uncles John Sr., Burton Sr. Eagle Hawk and Harold Cook.
Michael F. Cahoy, 91, of Winner, SD passed
away on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021 at the Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton,
SD.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Winner, SD. Burial will follow in the Winner City Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 15th, 2021 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church from 6-7 p.m. with a rosary beginning at 7 p.m.
Mike was born Jan. 16, 1930 to Mike and
Mary (Vido) Cahoy in Winner. He attended local schools, graduating from Winner
High School in 1947. After working a few
years around Winner and in Omaha he entered the Navy and was always proud of
his years of service to the country.
He returned to Winner, met Deloris Gartner
and they married in 1957. They began
Cahoy Motor Co. and operated this auto repair business for decades. He loved the Winner community and served it
in many capacities, including Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, the
American Legion, the Avenue of Flags, and the ROCS board.
Mike loved a good joke and pulling pranks
on everyone. It didn’t matter if you had known him briefly or a long time, he
was ready with something to make you smile.
He is survived by his daughter Jean Klein,
her husband Jerry and their children, Michael (Amanda), Joseph, Peter and
Emily. He is also survived by special friend Vanetta Habeger. He was preceded in death by his wife Deloris,
his parents and his sister Lucille.
Roger Allen Pochop passed away Dec. 8,
2021, at the Winner Long Term Care Facility at the age of 83 years.
A celebration of life was held Monday, Dec.
13, 2021, at Zion Lutheran Church in Colome.
Roger was born Nov. 11, 1938, to George and
Pauline (Meyers) Pochop. He was the
third of four boys: Virgil, Darrel, and Merle.
Roger grew up on a farm in the
Colome/Dallas area. He graduated from
Colome High School in 1956. After
graduation, he began his life-long career in farming and ranching. After a short period of service in the United
States Army, he returned to the farm where he and his wife Jeanne lived, until
the time of his death. He had four
children: Myra (Dan) Stoney, Michael
(Tami) Pochop, Sandra Gillispie and Jamey (Lisa) Stroschine.
Roger’s faith was the most important part
of his life; he was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Colome
where he was a life-long member. He taught Sunday school and served on the
church council for many years. Roger was
proud to be a veteran and was active in the Colome Legion. He was a staunch Republican and not afraid to
let anyone know his opinion. Roger also
spent several years working for FSHA measuring grain bins. He loved meeting people.
Roger is survived by his wife Jeanne of 40
years, his four children, their spouses and 13 grandchildren and a soon to be
great-grandchild. Also surviving are his
brother Merle, sisters-in-law Verna and Margaret, brother and sister-in-law
Stan and Connie Bicek, many nieces and nephews including three special nephews:
Donnie Hambek, Damen and Cory Pochop.
He was preceded in death by his parents,
George and Pauline, and two brothers Virgil and Darrel.
Parting words — Life should not be a
journey to the grave with intentions of arriving safely in a pretty and
well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke
thoroughly used up, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming “Wow, what a
ride”
Joey Cole, quarterback for the Winner
football team, has been named Best of the West MVP.
The Rapid City Journal picks the Best
of the West team.
Also recognized from Winner Kaden
Keiser, Charley Pravecek and Riley Orel with Aiden Barfass, Jackson Vesely and
Achilles Willuweit being named to the honorable mention list.
Cole guided the Warriors to their
second straight undefeated season and back to back Class 11B state championships.
Cole was also a South Dakota Coaches
Association all-state selection for defensive linemen after recording three
sacks four tackles for loss, two pass breakups and recovering four fumbles.
Of the multiple rushing options the
undefeated Warriors had at their disposal this season, no one punched in more
touchdowns than Kaden Keiser. He finished his senior campaign with 16 while
picking up 747 yards. He also caught six passes for 156 yards with one
touchdown.
Charley Pravecek was named outstanding
lineman in both this year and last year state championship games. He helped the
Warriors rush for nearly 4,000 yards.
Riley Orel’s defensive performance was
impressive. The junior collected three interceptions, two pass breakups and two
tackles for loss as well as 26 tackles.
Orel also rushed for 933 yards on 72
carries. He also rushed for 933 yards on 72 carries with six touchdowns. He
also caught seven passes for 130 yards and four touchdowns.
Ellie Brozik has been named to the
volleyball Class A all state first team.
Brozik is making her third overall
appearance on the Class A all state team after a second team selection in 2019
ad and a first team pick in 2020.
The Winner senior had 405
kills, 89 aces, 329 digs. The Lady Warriors reached the Class A SoDak 16.
Submitted photo Winner High School students participated in the state oral interp this weekend in Huron. In front from left are Amanda Edwards, Addi Heenan and Leah Wiechelman. In back from left are Hayden McMurtrey, Amanda Blare, Justin Hausmann and Noah Manke.
Three Winner High School students
earned a superior rating at the state oral interp festival this weekend in
Huron.
Addi Heenan and Amanda Edwards competed
in duet and earned a superior.
Justin Hausmann competed in
non-original oratory and earned a superior.
Amanda Blare competed in storytelling
and earned an excellent.
Dan Bechtold/Winner Advocate Photo The Winner Regional Foundation holiday festival was held Saturday at St. Mary’s Hall. There was a large turnout for the dinner and auction. Proceeds went to Winner Regional Health for an alarm system for long term care and for software upgrade for the CT scanner.
Submitted Photo The screen at the Pix Drive-In Theater, west of Winner, is being taken down. It was purchased by a theater in Spirit Lake, Iowa. This drive-in was open for 32 years in Winner. It closed in 1998.
The Pix Drive-In Theater was located west of Winner on Highway 18. It was a place for families and kids to go during the summer to enjoy a great movie.
Winner was one of very few cities that
featured two drive in theaters.
A movie company in Iowa purchased the Pix
Drive-in screen and plans to use it in an outdoor theater.
The screen is going to Superior 71
Drive-In Theater in Spirit Lake, Iowa.
The Pix Drive-In opened Sept. 9, 1966
and the opening movie was “Cat Ballou” staring Lee Marvin and Jane Fonda.
The Pix was leased to D & N Theater
Corp and R. C. Metzger was the buyer and booker for the corporation.
Harold Davis leased the drive-in
theater from the D&N Theater Corp for the 1967 season.
The Pix boasted the largest screen in the state.
The first screen was built similar to the drive ins in Tyndall, Gregory and
O’Neill, Neb. It was destroyed by a tornado in June 1968. Soon after the tornado, a new screen was
installed.
The original screen had a full length
garage attached to it.
The drive in had a capacity for 275
cars. The drive in was closed on Sept. 13, 1998 after the showing of the movie
“The Negotiator.”
The only mention of D&N Theater corporation
has been in the Winner Advocate and its association with Pix Theater on Main St
and the Pix drive-in theater.
Steve Flora, a graduate Winner High
School and South Dakota State University, was a good friend of the Metzgers. He
said it may have been set up as a subsidiary under Ben-Dak Investment Company.
Ben-Dak was a Metzger family business with holdings in motion picture theaters
and drive-in theaters in Nebraska and South Dakota. Commercial real estate,
farm land and a portfolio of stocks and bonds.
The Pix Drive-in was the last theater
built by the Metzger family.
In addition to Flora, Royce
McDowell of Winner provided a lot of help with old stories and pictures of the
drive-in theater.
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