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Cowboy Fair is Saturday

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There are lots of activities planned for the Colome Cowboy

Fair to be held Saturday, Aug. 26.

It will start off with a fun run and walk. The race will begin and end at the Vets Hall. Registration opens at 7 a.m. and the race is at 8 a.m. There will be a one mile walk and a 2 mile run. Funds raised will benefit the Colome Vets Hall to make necessary repairs and updates.

Refreshments will be provided by First Fidelity Bank of Colome.

Registrations forms are available at First Fidelity Bank and the Colome city office. Pre-registration is encouraged but not required.

There will be a farmers market in the Colome park from 9 a.m. to noon. There will be lots of vendors offering a variety of items.

City wide garage sales are planned for the day.

The MoJo coffee truck will be in Colome so persons can grab a coffee, latte or cold drink.

There will be a vets hall open house starting at 9 a.m. which will feature a display of city and school history. There will be a bouncey house outside the vets hall.

The vets hall committee will serve lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a free will donation at the hall. All proceeds go toward the improvements inside and the roof repair.

The Colome Volunteer Fire Department will have water games and youth fire training activities.

Starting at 10 a.m. there will be fast draw shooting.

Kathy Hrabanek will have Cowboy games starting at 1 p.m.

There will be a cruise night starting at 5 p.m. Come bring your car or truck and show it off.

The Frontier Bar will have a dunk tank and mechanical bull.

A mountain oyster feed will start at 6 p.m. at the Frontier Bar.

A street dance will start at 8 p.m.

So plan to spend Saturday in Colome and take in all the events.

(Margaret) Jayne Knutson, 82

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(Margaret) Jayne Knutson, 82, of Red Wing and formerly of Aberdeen, South Dakota, died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems, Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minn.

 She was born March 8, 1941, in Clearfield, South Dakota to Fred and Fern (Curtis) Vogt.  She grew up on the family farm in Clearfield and attended school in the area.  She helped on the farm as a young woman and then worked in Winner, South Dakota, where she met her husband, Ed Knutson.  They were married in 1962 and lived in Winner for a time before moving to Huron and later Aberdeen and Mina Lake.  After her children were older, Jayne went back to school for her nursing degree, receiving her bachelor’s from Presentation College in Aberdeen.  She worked as an RN for a few years during which she started a home health care business with some friends.  She later returned to nursing and worked at a same day surgery center until her retirement.  Throughout their marriage, she and Ed enjoyed traveling both internationally and throughout the US, having visited all the state capitals.  They had a group of friends they enjoyed camping with as well as with family. 

In retirement, they spent several winters in Texas near Corpus Christi.  Jayne excelled at all forms of sewing, using her talents early on as a talented seamstress.  She later became accomplished in cross-stitch, Hardanger and quilting. 

Ed passed away in 2020 and Jayne moved to Minnesota where she would be closer to her children. 

She is survived by her 2 children, Sherri Knutson of Red Wing and David (DeNae) Knutson of Farmington; 3 grandchildren Chelsea (Jesse) Gebel, Tyler (Baylee) Knutson and Carter (Maddy) Knutson and one great-grandson, Henry. 

She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Ed.

Memorial service will be 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 25, 2023 at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Bodelson-Mahn Chapel with a visitation one hour prior to the service.  Memorials are preferred to Aberdeen Area Humane Society (https://anewleashonlife.net/). Services will be live-streamed and can be viewed at Mahn Family Funeral Home’s Facebook page.    Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mahnfamilyfuneralhome.com

William “Bill” Schroeder, 64

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William “Bill” Schroeder, 64, of Witten, South Dakota passed away on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023 at the Winner Regional Hospital in Winner, SD.

A memorial service was held on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023 at 10 a.m.  at The Red Hills, formerly known as the Carter Mall, in Carter, SD.

William Bradley Schroeder was born Sept. 21, 1958 to Herman and Phyllis (Smith) Schroeder. He was the 5th child of Herman and Phyllis. Bill was baptized on Sept. 22, 1963 in the Trinity Lutheran Church in Winner, SD. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kahler were Bill’s sponsors.

Bill grew up in the country and attended grade school until the 8th grade before coming to Winner High School. After high school Bill joined the Army and was stationed in Ft. Hood, Texas. He completed his basic training before he was injured in an accident and he was given an honorable medical discharge.

Over the years Bill worked various local jobs. He married Connie Labbs Jan. 13, 1995 at the Carter Mall in Carter, SD. Connie and Bill lived in Carter and later moved to their permanent residence home in Witten, SD. Bill loved the Witten community and people in it. Later in life as Connie’s M.S. progressed, she moved to Winner where she made a home at the Winner Long Term Care Center due to her health.

Bill was a very frequent visitor of the Winner Nursing Home. He visited his wife Connie daily, showing his love for her and keeping her up to speed with what was going in their lives and community. Bill also cared for the other residents, and also the staff of the Winner Nursing Home, helping out wherever he could and participated in many activities.

Bill is survived by his wife, Connie, siblings; Herman Jr. (Diane) of Winner, SD; Mylan Schroeder of Alcester, SD; Lori (Rudy) Kahler of Winner, SD; Kathy (Dan) Vavra of Gregory, SD; Cindy Schroeder of Winner, SD; Sally Schroeder of Gregory, SD; Orville (Melinda) of Winner, SD. Robert (Jean) Schroeder of White Lake, SD. Marlin Smith and his family of Holyoke, Colorado. Sister-in-law Patsy Smith and family of New York. Bill is also survived by his step children Ray Allen (Linda) Bahm of O’Neill, NE and children Christina Bahm and children: Ava, Cruzito, Genevieve and Reynaldo (Brandee Felix) Bahm and their 4 children: Sinella, Vincent, Elvira, Lacinna; Todd (Lisa) Bahm of St. Paul, MN and Orion; Dan Labb and family. Bill is also survived by many uncles, aunts, cousins and in-laws.

Bill is preceded in death by his parents, maternal and paternal grandparents, brother Jerry, nephew Benjamin, mother-in-law Clarice Dreyer and numerous uncles, aunts, and cousins.

Hamill Horsemen Club Receives Grant

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The Hamill Horseman’s Club received a grant from the Tripp County Foundation.

The Tripp County Community Foundation awarded a grant in the amount of $5,000 to the Hamill Horseman’s Club  for repairs, maintenance, and updates at the rodeo arena in Hamill.   A picture  was taken at one of the summer monthly playdays held on Aug.  8  and there were 50 participants.

The Hamill Horseman’s Club is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.  They plan to celebrate their 50th Anniversary on Saturday, September 30, 2023 with a playday and entertainment by Cody Hullinger.

The club was found in 1973 to encourage youth to get involved in rodeo.  They hold play days during the summer months and participants can earn points in various events.  Each year they have a banquet and awards night where youth receive buckles and awards for their participation.  This year the banquet and awards night has been set for Nov. 11.

This community organization is 100% operated by volunteers.  The volunteer families have been doing this for generations.

The Tripp County Community Foundation is proud to support community organizations like the Hamill Horseman’s Club.

Odenbach family wins traveling saddle

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The Rick and Becky Odenbach family received the Marcus Thompson memorial saddle at the Tripp County 4-H rodeo. Pictured from left are Randy and Debbie Steinke, Pam and Lon Dreyer, Rick and Becky Odenbach, Teri Eichstadt and Karissa Odenbach. Not pictured is Kallie Helkenn.

Each year the Marcus Thompson traveling saddle award is presented on behalf of the first regional high school rodeo committee and the 4-H committee.

This year the award was presented to the Odenbach family. Rick and Becky Odenbach family have been involved in helping youth across the state. Each of their girls grew up rodeoing in Tripp County.

Rick, Becky and Karissa can be found many times in the crows nest in either arena announcing and timing.

Becky has worked hard to get the Hamill Horseman’s Club play days going, she has grown this program with many kids getting to spend great nights at the arena with their horse.

This year is the Hamill Horseman’s Club 50th anniversary.

Quincy Phillips won the big stick award at the state tournament.

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Quincy Phillips of the Winner/Colome Junior Legion baseball team won the big stick award at the state tournament.

He batted 5-9 for a .556 batting average with a home run in the championship game.

Karson Keiser was right behind batting 5-10 with a .500 batting average and hit his own home run in the Belle Fourche game.

This is the third year in a row Winner/Colome has won the big stick. Previously went to Ethan Bartels and Landon Calhoon.

The Royals were the runner-up in the state tournament.

Pheasants fall in state tournament

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Winner/Colome Pheasants fell to Lesterville Broncs 4-3 on Thursday in final play of the game at the state meet in Mitchell.

The game was tied at three in the bottom of the ninth inning when Lesterville’s Michael Drortzmann doubled, scoring one run.

The Pheasants got on the scoreboard early scoring one run in the first inning. They added one run each in the fourth and fifth innings.

In the seventh, Lesterville scored three runs.

Winner/Colome out-hit Lesterville 6-5. Derek Graesser finished with two hits and an RBI. Drew DeMers and Reed Harter both drove in runs which Austin Calhoon, Trevor Salmonson and Zach Harter had hits.

Graesser and Drew DeMers each had a triple and Graesser had a double.

Graesser pitched all eight innings with 11 strikeouts. Graesser faced 31 batters.

The Pheasants ended the season with an 18-6 record.

Pheasants vs. Mt. Vernon

The top two teams in the Sunshine League met at the state tournament with the Pheasants winning 3-0 on Aug. 7.

The Pheasants opened the scoring in the bottom of the sixth inning thanks to two singles. Winner/Colome got on the board when Austin Richey singled, scoring one run. They scored one more run in that inning to make the score 2-0. In the seventh, the Pheasants added one more run.

J. J. Farner pitched all nine innings. He struck out three batters and faced 38 batters.

Chandler Bakley was the leader at the plate as he went 2-4. Drew DeMers, Austin Richey, Dillon Lambley and Austin Calhoon all had hits.

Update on highway construction

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By Dan Bechtold

Editor

Paving started last week on Phase 3 of the Highway 18 project in Winner.

The update on the project was given at the Aug. 8 weekly construction meeting.

The first part of the paving was from the bridge by the Country Club Motel to Iowa Street.

Starting Aug 15 paving was from Iowa Street to South County Road.

Doug Sherman with the South Dakota Department of Transportation office in Winner explained this will mean the South County Road intersection will be closed for the start of school on Aug. 17. He said the road has to be closed to gain strength on the concrete. “It will be an inconvenience but be patient with us. East Park and West Park should be open so plan according,” he said.

Sherman noted work is shifting to phase 4 which is the removal of the pavement and utility work on the south side of the highway. This will include the removal of the sidewalk. There will be temporary pedestrian crossings at Polk, Taft and West Park St.

With work on the south side, persons will see side streets closed from time to time on a temporary basis. Motorists are asked to watch closely which intersections are closed.

Persons who have questions can call the DOT office in Winner.