Richard Bertram, 73 of Winner, SD passed away on Saturday, July 31, 2021 at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD.
A Celebration of Life and luncheon will be held on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021 at the Colome American Legion in Colome, SD. The family will begin meeting people at 11:30 a.m. with food and fellowship to follow.
Rosabel (Rose) Snethen, 96, of Miami, OK, formerly of Clearfield, SD, passed away on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at the Wind Ridge Nursing Center in Miami, OK.
Funeral services were held on Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at 10 a.m. at the Church of Nazarene in Winner, SD. Burial followed in the Winner City Cemetery.
Rosabel (Rose) Snethen was born Oct. 28, 1924 on a farm in Gassman Township, Tripp County, South Dakota. Parents were David and Marjorie (Larson) Erickson. The farm was on a White River bottom, 13 miles north of Hamill, SD. School was difficult and several teachers lived with the family and had class in the living room for Rose and sister Ruth.
Rose attended Winner High School in 1939 and graduated in 1941. She then attended Van Sant Business college in Omaha, Neb., and was employed in Omaha until marriage to Maurice Snethen on Jan. 26, 1946.
Maurice and Rose purchased a farm in Rosedale Township, Tripp County, SD which was their home until 1981. Rose was active in the Winner Methodist Church, 4H and extension club. Five-year-old twins, Sandra Brozik, Gregory, SD and Randy Snethen, Dallas, TX were adopted.
In 1982, a home was purchased in Miami, OK. Because of Maurice’s failing health beginning in 1978, ten winters were spent in south Texas.
Several hobbies were enjoyed by Rose which included leathercraft, bead craft, and Hardanger Embroidery. Rose also was a volunteer at the Baptist Hospital, Miami for several years.
In 1998, she learned to use a computer. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Miami.
Preceding her in death was Maurice Snethen, parents Marjorie and David Erickson, sisters Ruth Christensen and Dolores Fecht.
Survivors include Sandra Brozik, Randy Snethen, and brother Don Erickson plus grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren.
Harley Edward Furrey, 90, of Quinn, South Dakota, formerly of Todd County, South Dakota, passed away on May 2, 2021.
A Memorial Mass will be held on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021 at 10 a.m. at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Winner, South Dakota, followed by a luncheon at St. Mary’s Hall. A private family burial was held on May 7, 2021 at the Winner City Cemetery.
Born on Aug. 15, 1930 at Ashurst Hospital in Rosebud, South Dakota, Harley was the first child of Harrison and Louise (Whiting) Furrey of Okreek, South Dakota. He was baptized on Aug. 25, 1930 in St. Francis, South Dakota, and remained a devoted member of the Catholic Church.
Harley grew up on farms in Todd County, South Dakota, where the family eventually settled at what became known as The Furrey Place, five and one-half miles south of US Highway 18. He graduated from Winner High School and kept in touch with his classmates throughout his lifetime.
A Korean War veteran, Harley was an active duty Marine from 1952 until 1954, being meritoriously promoted to Corporal in 1953 and receiving an honorable discharge. After his military service, Harley returned to the farm and in 1963 married Alice Neuharth. They had three children: Lisa, Vincent, and Paul. Alice passed away in 1998 from multiple myeloma, and in 2003 Harley married Kathy (Sieler) Clark of Quinn, South Dakota.
When their father died in 1971, Harley and his brother, Bill, formed Furrey Bros. partnership, which they operated until Bill’s death in 2018. The two brothers were known both for their daily morning farm meetings over coffee and for their prodigious memories of the history of the people and places of Todd County and the Rosebud Reservation. They welcomed visitors both familiar and new, whether family, neighbors, or hunters, and always had time for conversation, coffee, and cake.
In recent years, Harley and Kathy lived near Quinn, South Dakota, where he enjoyed his role of stepfather, step-grandparent and step-great-grandparent, as well as his chats with neighbors and tourists at Wall Drug. He was diagnosed with a back fracture after entering the Philip Hospital in February 2021 and was transferred to the Philip Nursing Home a few weeks later.
Harley is survived by his wife Kathryn Clark Furrey of Quinn; children, Lisa Rivero (Al) of Wisconsin, Vincent Furrey (Loretta) of Arizona, and Paul Furrey (Christine) of Colorado; sisters, Dorothy Schultz (Charles) of Wyoming and Mary Cournoyer of Florida; grandchildren, Albert Rivero (Jamie), Gavin Furrey, Anna Furrey, Charley Furrey, and Corbin Furrey; stepchildren, Jeffrey Clark, Randall Clark, and Laurie Hindman, and their children and grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, neighbors, and friends.Harley was preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Louise Furrey, his wife Alice (Neuharth) Furrey, his brother, William “Bill” Furrey (Laurine), and his half-brothers, Gerald Furrey and Del Furrey.
The Mid Dakota Fair in Winner will be in full swing Wednesday through Saturday.
The fair started Aug. 3 and runs through Aug. 7.
The theme is “Making Fun in 2021.”
The fair events on Wednesday, Aug. 4, will be held in the late afternoon and early evening.
The rocket prep will be at 5 p.m. in the 4-H Center. The launch will be at 5:30 p.m.
The dog show check in will be at 5:45 p.m. followed by the show at 6.
Tripp County 4-Hers can check in rabbits and poultry from 6-8 p.m.
Thursday will start with dairy cattle and goat check in from 8 a.m. to noon.
The companion animal check in will be from 8-8:30 a.m.
Sheep, swine and goats can be checked in from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.
The companion animal, rabbit and poultry shows will begin at 9 a.m.
The practice for the fashion revue will be at 2 p.m.
The Youth in Action finals will be at 3 p.m.
The ice cream social will start at 6:30 p.m. followed by the style show at 7 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 6 is a full day and it starts early with the BankWest country breakfast from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m.
There will be a new building this year for the sheep, swine and goats.
Starting at 8 a.m. will be the swine, sheep and market goat shows.
The dairy goat and dairy show will be at noon.
The livestock judging contest will start at 3 p.m.
Kids can sign up for the pedal tractor pull at 4:30 p.m. with the pull at 5 p.m.
The community picnic sponsored by Farm Credit Services will be from 5-7 p.m.
The corn cob eating contest will start at 7 p.m.
Ag Olympics will be at 7:30 p.m. as teams will be competing against each other.
You don’t want to miss the community breakfast on Saturday Aug. 7 from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. This is sponsored by Winner Livestock Auction Co and First Fidelity Bank of Winner and Colome.
This year the beef show has been moved to one day.
Starting at 9 a.m. will be the beef showmanship, breeding beef show, market beef show and club pen of 3 show.
The top beef awards sponsors are: Peterson Beel LLC, Covey Custom Applications, First Fidelity Bank, Brozik Angus, DeJong Ranch, DeJong Ranch North, DeMers Ranch, Forgey Angus, Graesser Angus, Jeremy Schroeder/Greenwood Red Angus, Larson Ranch, Littau Angus, Littau Land and Cattle, Novotny Angus, Odden Charolais and red Angus, Ollerich Brothers and Petersek Raven Angus.
There will be a pie contest this year and persons can bring prepared pies to the 4-H Center at 10 a.m. Saturday.
The livestock round robin will start at 4:30 p.m.
The public is invited to attend the beef barbeque from 5-6:30 p.m. The barbeque will be a free will offering.
The small animal showcase will be start at 6:45 p.m.
The pie auction and premium sale will start at 7 p.m.
A youth dance will be held from 9-11:30 p.m. with music by Outlaw DJ.
There will be a silent auction during the fair and it will close at 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
There will be youth inflatables games in the lot north of the 4-H Center. The inflatables will be on Friday and Saturday.
Buggy rides on Saturday will be from 3-5 p.m. provided by Neil and Theresa Ewing and Keith Moody.
There will be a concession stand inside the 4-H center during the fair and the 4-H Leaders will have a pop and snack stand outside during the shows.
South Dakota Farm Bureau (SDFB) and County Farm Bureaus are hosting informational sessions to inform producers on issues relating to Climate Smart
Agriculture and the Drought Monitor. An update will also be provided on the SDFB Health Plans.
Each session will include three experts to address topics relating to carbon and climate. Speakers include Brian A. Fuchs with the National Drought Mitigation Center,
Ben Gordon with Corteva Agriscience and Shelby Myers an economist with American
Farm Bureau Federation.
The meetings include a meal and are free and open to the public. They will be
held four different times, in four separate locations.
August 3, at 12 p.m. (MT) at the Branding Iron, Belle Fourche
August 3, at 6:30 p.m. (MT) at the Mueller Center, Hot Springs
August 4, at 12 p.m. (CT) at the Holiday Inn Express, Winner
August 4, at 6:30 p.m. (CT) at the Miller Community Center, Miller
This event is made possible in part by grant funding from American Farm Bureau and area County Farm Bureaus.
A town hall meeting will be held Aug. 17 at 6 p.m. at the Tripp County Library meeting room.
The Convention of States seeks to propose amendments that would limit the scope, power and jurisdiction of the federal government.
It would also limit the terms of office for federal officials, bureaucrats and congress and impose financial restraints on the federal government.
At the meeting, persons will learn more about the Convention of States. The meeting is free and open to the publi
The Mid Dakota Fair in Winner will open on Aug. 3 and run through Aug. 7.
“Making Fun in 2021” will be the theme of this year’s events.
Last year the fair was held in the midst of the pandemic. A year ago there were many restrictions and there were no community meals or breakfasts.
This year it will be back to a normal fair.
On Aug. 3 Persons will be able to check
in open class exhibits from 5-7:30 p.m.
The judge orientation for 4-H exhibits will be at 5 p.m.
From 5:15 to 7:30 pm. Tripp County 4-Hers will enter display exhibits followed by interview judging.
The consumer decision making contest will be from 5-7 p.m.
The Tripp County CFEL will have the concession stand on Aug. 3 starting at 4:30 p.m.
From 5-7 p.m. persons can drop off silent auction items. The silent auction will run through 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 7.
The fair events on Aug. 4 will be late afternoon. The rocket prep will be in the 4-H center at 5 p.m. followed by the launch at 5:30 p.m.
Dog show check in will b at 5:45 p.m. followed by the show at 6 p.m.
The rabbits and poultry can be checked in from 6-8 p.m.
Three long days of the fair will be Aug. 5, 6 and 7th. Full details of fair events on those days will be in next week’s Winner Advocate.
Check out the full page ad in this week’s paper with lots of information about the fair.
The Mid Dakota Fair is a community event. In addition to supporting 4-H members by watching animal shows, viewing their display exhibits, listening to public presentations and watching the fashion show the fair is a place anyone can:
•Enjoy good food
•Compete in open class
•Have children play on free inflatables, compete in the pedal tractor pull, attend the dance, or get a team together for Ag Olympics
•Take a buggy ride
•Bid at the silent auction
•Bake a pie for the pie contest
•Shop at the vendor show
Winner Junior Teeners sailed to an easy victory over Madison Gold in the opening game of the State A tournament in Vermillion.
Winner won the game 9-3. They advanced to the semifinals on Saturday.
Winner Junior Teeners notched four runs in the seventh inning. The sixth inning saw Winner scored three runs.
Karson Keiser and Quincy Phillips (2) had doubles for Winner. Keiser was 2-5 at the plate as Winner collected 13 hits. Phillips was 3-4 and Ryder Halligan was 2-4.
Also getting a hit were: Zac Olson, Landon Calhoon, Derek Fenenga, Aiden Schroeder, Dylan Brandis and Trey Thieman.
Landon Calhoon was the winning pitcher as he pitched six innings. Aiden Schroeder came in the last inning and threw 17 pitches.
Semifinal game
In the semifinal game Saturday, Winner fell to Dakota Valley 9-2.
The game was a heartbreaker for the Junior Teeners as they lost the game early. It was tied at two with Dakota Valley batting in the top of the sixth inning. It was in this inning that Dakota Valley scored six runs.
Zac Olson was the leader at the plate as he went 2-3. Also getting hits were Ryder Halligan, Dylan Brandis and Konnor Osborn.
Aiden Schroeder pitched five innings and Brandis pitched two.
3rd and 4th place game
In the third place game, Winner defeated West Central 3-1.
Winner took the lead in the first inning and added 2 more runs in the fifth.
Olson led Winner with three hits in four at bats. He also had a double.
Winner had seven hits in the game. Also getting hits were Karson Keiser, Quincy Phillips, Derek Fenenga and Sam Scholz.
Karson Keiser pitched six innings.
The Winner Junior Teeners won the sportsmanship award at the state tournament.
St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Keyapaha will celebrate its 100th anniversary on July 31.
The parish would like to invite the community to an open house from 2-4 p.m. with Mass at 4 p.m. officiated by Fr. Kevin Achbach.
After Mass, the parish would like everyone to join them in a real country setting for potluck with plates, napkins, silverware, coffee, water and tea provided.
Around May 15, 1910, it was discovered that there were a number of Catholic families among the homesteaders near Keyapaha in southern Tripp County.
The first Mass in the area was performed in the D.B. Lyons home in the summer of 1916 by a Jesuit priest from St. Francis.
In the fall and winter of 1920-21 the first church in the Keyapaha area was built. Roy Rohmn was the carpenter in charge. He also built St. Boniface Catholic Church near Clearfield.
St. Ann’s is located a mile and a half west and 2 ½ miles south of the former location of Keyapaha.
A priest named Fr. Eardly was sent here to serve both churches. He left during the winter of 1920-21 and was replaced by Fr. Quilligan who was followed by Fr. Groel.
When Fr. Groel was sent to Edgemont, Fr. Bonner came and served until the time of his death in 1949.
On June 24, 1930, Marie Storms and James Welsh were married in the church. That afternoon St. Ann’s was destroyed by a tornado. The parishioners decided to rebuild as soon as they could.
This time W. H. Lawler was the carpenter. The church was rebuilt by October that same year. The extension society paid for the altar in the new church.
Some of the early members were: Joe Storms family, Mike Sharkey family, D. B. Lyons family, Andrew Kinney family, John Volmer family, Mrs. Fred Roberts and family, Steve Sieler family, Ed Sieler family and Harold Gidden family. Today second, third and fourth generation families have attended the church.
Other priests who served the parish included: Fr. Doyle, Fr. Connor, Fr. Kruswicki, Fr. Stroh and Fr. Burger. Services had not been held for seven years before Fr. Burger came. He served the church for over 20 years before his retirement to Wisconsin in 1992.
After that the parish was under the administration of the priest in Winner and was served by priests from St. Francis mission. Priests that had served since 1992 were: Fr. Walleman, Fr. Gill, Fr. Struyk and Fr. Strittmatter.
When the St. Francis priests were reassigned St. Ann’s began being served by the Winner parish priests including: Fr. Brian Lane, Fr. Janusz Korban, Fr. Leo Hausmann, Monsignor Michael Woster, Fr. Andrzej Wyrostek and the current priest Fr. Kevin Achbach.
With the help of $500 grant supplied by the extension society a new steel roof was put on the church in the fall and winter of 1994-1995.
In September 1995, the interior of the church was painted and vinyl siding replaced the old siding. This job was completed in the spring of 1996 and the old carpet was replaced.
St. John’s of Witten donated their large crucifix and their altar as well as a statue of St. Anthony when they closed their parish in the spring of 1996.
The interior of the church was painted again in 2003.
A generous parishioner donated money to St. Ann’s that was used for decorations for the church and air conditioning that was installed in 2007.
In 2018, extensive wind damage tore the siding of St. Ann’s. The Tripp County Foundation came through and funded a grant for repairs.
The historical signage is in front of the church and the interior is beautiful with all new wooden pews, altar railings, side altars and balcony.
Parishioners say the St. Ann’s church bell has an amazing peal extending through the rustic countryside.
For further information on the centennial celebration or questions contact Nancy Storms at 557-3337 or 840-4949.
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