Nick Blare received the best ag award and Trace Larson received the best family and consumer sciences award at the Tripp County 4-H recognition event on Nov. 6.
These were just two of the many awards presented to 4-Hers, adult leaders and community members.
Winner and Colome High School music students performed in the Augustana Band Festival in Sioux Falls on Nov. 10-11.
The Winner High School students who were part of the festival band were Andrew Taylor, Merideth Calhoon, Sophia Lewis and Tedra Vrbka.
Colome students who performed were Jeremiah Yeaman, Julie Larson, Caleb Vandenbark.
The festival, in its 60th year, brought thousands of students from a five state area in two full days of ensemble and clinic work featuring three separate bands—gold, blue and honor.
Participating students are nominated by high school directors.
The grand finale concert was held Nov. 11 at the Washington Pavilion.
Three members of the Winner High School volleyball team have been named to the Big Dakota Conference all-conference team.
Selected from Winner are Alexis Richey, Morgan Hammerbeck and Sam Marts.
Honorable mention went to Abby Marts of Winner.
Members of the Big Dakota Conference are: Chamberlain, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, McLaughlin, Miller, Mobridge/Pollock, Stanley County, Todd County, Winner and Crow Creek.
The Colome Cowboys football team had four players named to the Great Plains football all-conference team. Named to the team were Kolten Salonen, Jackson Kinzer, Chase Dufek and Beau Bertram.
Layton Thieman was named honorable mention.
The Winner volleyball team lost in five sets in the Sweet 16 tournament in Wall on Nov. 7. The Lady Warriors took on Belle Fourche for the right to play in the state tournament. The set scores were 22-25, 25-16, 17-25, 25-18 and 11-15.
Alexis Richey and Gracie Littau were 100 percent in serving. Abby Marts and Morgan Hammerbeck had 2 ace serves. Hammerbeck had 23 kills and Abby Marts, 10 kills. Littau had 29 set assists and Mackenzie Levi, 15. Richey was 78 percent in serve receive and Hammerbeck and Abby Marts were both 68 percent. Richey had 33 digs and Abby Marts 25. Marts had 2 solo blocks.
As a team, Winner was 99 percent in serving with 5 aces, 53 kills, 50 set assists, 71 percent in serve receive with 113 digs.
“We came out focused and ready to play,” said coach Jaime Keiser. “We were two very similar teams and it was back and forth the first four sets. I thought we had the momentum going into game 5. It all came down to attacking and who could make less mistakes and we came up a little short,” said Keiser.
“The last few points Belle Fourche got it to their bigger hitter which got us out of system and we had a hard time attacking the ball. We played with a lot of heart and left it all on the court. It was a tough loss,” said the coach.
Inez Woolhiser was born Oct. 9, 1919 at Bonesteel, South Dakota, to Milton and Carolyn (Baker) Woolhiser. When she was 18 months old her parents moved to rural Tripp County, South Dakota. She graduated from Colome High School in 1938. In 1945 she attended the Winona School of Photography in Winona Lake, Indiana.
Inez was employed by Rosebud Photo Company for 40 years and worked as a free lance photographer for 20 years before retiring in 2004. During her career behind the camera she chronicled several generations of families taking their baby pictures, grade school and communion photographs, Senior portraits, engagement, wedding, anniversary and reunion photos. She had a talent for setting up and photographing a large group of people and making everyone look good. She even had the adventure of climbing to the top of the grain elevator to take an aerial shot of the Winner Livestock yard.
Inez was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and Ladies Aid, and Winner Hospital Auxiliary. As a Life member of VFW Auxiliary, she served the organization on all levels including State Auxiliary President in 1974-75, where she was named Outstanding State President of the Year. In 2004, Inez was named the State Volunteer of the Year and went on to be named the National Volunteer of the Year. Her work for the veterans and their families was always foremost in her volunteering efforts as she joined the auxiliary through the eligibility of her brothers, Linden Woolhiser who was killed in action in WW II, Glen who also served in WW II, and Merle who served in the Korean War.
Inez is preceded in death by her parents Milton and Carolyn Woolhiser, son LaMonte Woolhiser, sisters Emily Edwards, Eleanor Hammond, Helen Totton, and Ruth Wilke, brothers Linden, M. Glen, and Merle Woolhiser. Step-grandson Tom Orr, brothers-in-law Harry Edwards, Maurice Hammond, and Ray Totton.
Inez is survived by her granddaughters Sheila Woolhiser of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Kimberly Woolhiser of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Dawn Shafer of Sioux City, Iowa, two very special people Mike and Lynn, their children and grandchildren, daughter-in-law Connie Woolhiser of Holiday Island, Arkansas, step-granddaughter Lori (Scott) Sanford and 2 step-granddaughters Samantha and Corrine Sanford of Roseville, California, brother-in-law Francis Wilke of Stanley, North Dakota, many nieces and nephews, and the numerous friends she made through out her long life.
Franklin T. Gish of Lewiston, Maine, formerly of Limestone, Maine, died Wednesday Nov. 1, 2017 at Marguerite d’youville Pavilion with his loving family by his side.
Frank was born in Winner on Nov. 5, 1938 the son to Leonard & Rose Snow Gish. He attended Colome local schools and graduated from Colome High School with the class of 1956.
On Sept. 16, 1967 he married the love of his life, Charlene Poitras in Grand Falls N.B. Frank enlisted in the United States Air Force where he made a lifetime career and traveled the country with his wife and son Daniel. He proudly served throughout the United States, including time in Guam, Korea, Spain, Hawaii, California, and returning to where he met the love of his life at Loring AFB, ME for his final station. He served in different positions including, which he was most proud, as an aircraft mechanic for Air Force One under the Presidency of Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon for six years. Other roles included Commander of Aircraft Maintenance at Loring AFB and Head of Squadron Nuclear Safety also at Loring AFB. He retired as MSGT after 28 years from the United States Air Force in 1985.
After his retirement from the U.S. Air Force, Frank worked for Boeing and Lockheed, Loring AFB Supply Squadron (civilian), and DFAS Limestone (Accounting Center for the U.S. Military). He also became the first in his family to obtain a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology from USM and an accounting degree from Husson College.
Among Frank’s interest was working around his yard, barbecuing for family and friends, fixing old cars, coaching and volunteering for local recreation boards, and being involved his son Dan’s youth sports teams. His greatest pleasure in life however, was the time he spent with his wife, son, grandchildren and close family and friends. He loved making jokes and seeing people around him laugh. He especially loved singing and dancing with his wife Charlene.
He is survived by his wife Charlene of Lewiston, his son Daniel and wife Cindy Gish of Lewiston, his grandson, Hunter Gish and granddaughter Lilly Gish both of Lewiston. He also leaves behind two sisters, June (Dale) Screvens of Hastings, Neb., Doreen Tennett of Grand Island, Neb., as well as many cousins, nieces, and nephews. Frank is predeceased by his mother and father and siblings; Philip Gish, Leo Gish, William Ace Gish, Lindy Gish, Gerald Gish, Roland Gish, and in-laws William and Yvonne Poitras.
You are invited to offer condolences and pay tribute to Franklin’s life by visiting his guest book at www.thefortingrouplewiston.com
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Renee Sutton of Burke was honored at the 28th annual Casey Tibbs Foundation tribute dinner Nov. 4.
Sutton was named the rodeo cowgirl great. She was one of six persons honored at the banquet.
Sutton has been involved with rodeo for many years. She has been a contestant, secretary, timer and held state queen titles.
Sutton has been the voice of rodeo for SDRA for many years doing the SDRA rodeo report for radio shows.
She has worked promoting the Burke Stampede Rodeo for more than two decades. She is most honored in raising her three rodeo children: Dee Haugen, Billie Sutton and Rehme Sutton.
Pierre, S.D. -The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission did not adopt their proposal which would have expanded the use of hounds to hunt mountain lions.
The initial request, through the citizen petition process, asked to remove the restrictions of the use of hounds on public land outside of the Black Hills Fire Protection District. In October, the GFP Commission accepted a petition as a proposal which allowed for public input and a public hearing at their November meeting.
After receiving public comment and further discussing the matter, the GFP Commission did not adopt the change. Lion hunting with hounds outside the Black Hills Fire Protection District will remain under the same structure. Pursuits must originate on private land and can culminate on School and Public Lands or Bureau of Land Management properties with the exception of the Fort Meade Recreation Area.
Pierre, S.D. – Nonresident pilots are now able to apply for and obtain an aerial hunting permit from the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP).
Landowners dealing with livestock loss due to predators on their property will now be able to also use nonresident pilots to assist when necessary; providing another option or tool for landowners.
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