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Circuit Court Denies Marijuana Measure on 2016 General Election Ballot

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PIERRE, S.D. – Attorney General Marty Jackley announced that Circuit Court Judge Mark Barnett has denied Melissa Mentele ‘s request to place an initiated measure involving marijuana on the November 2016 general election ballot based upon an insufficient number of valid signatures.

“Today’s decision affirms the hard work Secretary of State Shantel Krebs and her office put into ensuring the integrity of our election process,” said Jackley.

South Dakota Secretary of State previously rejected the measure for lack of valid signatures. Mentele, as a primary sponsor of the measure, asserted that she did not receive proper notification from the Secretary of State of the rejection and requested the measure be placed on the ballot. In denying her request, the Circuit Court found that she did receive proper notification from the Secretary of State and that she had not proven that the petition contained a sufficient number of valid signatures to be placed on the November 2016 general election ballot.

Couple Celebrates Anniversary

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John and Lillian Taggart, Northglenn, Colo., formerly from Colome, recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary.
They celebrated their anniversary with their children Doug (Polly) Taggart, Jerry (Janine) Taggart, Karen (Jerry) King, Bradley Taggart and Robert (Kim) Taggart, eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish church in Northglenn.

Barbeque Contest Winners

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A large crowd feasted on the wonderful flavor of barbeque ribs and brisket at the Winner Area Chamber of Commerce Pit Row BBQ Saturday evening on Main Street.
There were 14 teams in the contest and the hungry customers were able to sample a wide variety of food in addition to vote on a people’s choice side dish.
Here are the winners in the rib contest.  They are listed in the order they placed.
First place went to Smoke N Ribblets. Also placing were The Money Pit, Grossenburg Implement, Smoke Encounters of the Third Swine, Midnight Ranch, Two Monkeys and a Warrior BBQ, Totally Smoked BBQ, Low Cash Cowboys, Case in Point, R. J. Bones, Winner Volunteer Fire Department, Smoking Bull BBQ, It’s Whatever and Redneck Ribs.
For the third year in a row Totally Smoked BBQ won first place for best brisket. They were followed in placing by Smoking Bull BBQ, It’s Whatever, R. J. Bones, Smoke N Ribblets, Two Monkeys and a Warrior BBQ, Smoked Encounters of the Third Swine, The Money Pit, Grossenburg Implement, Low Cash Cowboys, Winner Volunteer Fire Department, Redneck Ribs, Case in Point, and Midnight Ranch.
The people’s choice winner for a side dish went Low Cash Cowboys with their Southern Spuds.
There was music, a bean bag contest and a photo scavenger hunt all part of the fun an activities of the Winner Chamber of Commerce Event.

Singer to Perform in Colome

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Stephen Bautista

Stephen Bautista will present an evening of music Sunday, Aug. 28, at the Vet’s Hall in Colome starting at 7 p.m.

Admission is free and there will be a free will offering.  Bautista is a singer/songwriter based out of Las Vegas, Nev.  He travels around the country with his wife and eight kids to share his Christ-centered music.
When asked what his music sounds like he is often at a loss to fit it into a particular genre, “but I often hear the name James Taylor when people describe how my music sounds to them. It can be very upbeat, but also very mellow and solemn.”  All of his music is original.

He has three CDs that were professionally produced and recorded in Nashville, Tenn.

Playhouse Plans Auditions

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Winner Community Playhouse will hold auditions for a fall production on Aug. 15-16 at 7 p.m. at the playhouse.
A comedy is planned for Sept. 30-Oct. 1 and Oct. 7-8 and will be directed by Sandra York.
Persons are asked to bring their personal calendars with them to the audition.
Persons who have questions or would like more information can call York at 842-2397.

WHS Homecoming Parade Marshal Nominations Being Accepted

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Nominations are being taken for Winner High School homecoming parade marshal.
Persons are asked to write a brief description stating why they feel this person would make a good parade marshal.
The deadline for submitting nominations is Aug. 31. They can be sent to Mona LaCompte at Winner High School at 421 E. 7th St., Winner, S.D. 57580.
The Winner High School homecoming is Sept. 22-23. The parade marshal will be announced at coronation on Sept. 22.

Winner/Colome Wins in First Round of State Tournament

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Winner/Colome amateur baseball team won its first game in the state tournament in Mitchell.

The Pheasants won 18-1 in five innings over Northville Friday morning advancing to the second round.
Winner/Colome played Monday as they took on Four Corners. The newspaper’s deadline had passed before this game was played and results will be in the next issue of the Winner Advocate.

The bats were really hot Friday for Winner/Colome as they had 18 hits highlighted by a grand slam home run by Austin Calhoon. This was the highlight of a seven run fourth inning.

Pitchers Derek Graesser and Drew Weber combined for a no hitter.

Winner/Colome got things started with a two RBI single by Dillon Lambley with the bases loaded scoring Graesser and Calhoon. After an RBI single by Ryan Richey, J. J. Farner doubled to score two more runs and the No. 9 hitter Lakin Neugebauer added two more runs with his triple to bring the score to 7-0.
In the second inning, the Pheasants tacked on four more runs. Austin Richey doubled to right field to score two runs to make it 9-0. Ryan Richey and Neugebauer each added RBIs for Winner/Colome to make it 11-0 after two innings.

According to state tournament records, this is the first recorded combined no-hitter in the event’s history. It’s the first five inning no hitter since Rick Weber threw one for Salem in 1985.  Drew Weber already threw a no hitter this year as on June 14 against Pierre.

Neugebauer drove in four runs, Austin Richey, Ryan Richey and Geno Katz each had three hits. Reed Harter and Graesser each had two hits.

Winner/Colome took a 20-4 record into its game with Four Corners.

The Winner/Colome victory is the first 15 run rule game to finish in five innings at the State B tournament since 2012 when Canova/Howard defeated Four Corners 15-0.

Eighteen runs is the most runs for one team in a state tournament since Wynot, Neb., scored 18 in a victory over Irene in the 2014 quarterfinals.

Teeners Place Third at State

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Winner Teener baseball team took third place in the Class A state tournament this weekend in Lennox.  The Teeners won the regional championship in Winner to advance to the state tournament.  In addition to winner third place, the Winner Teeners won the sportsmanship award.

In the first game on Friday, Winner defeated Irene 13-3.  Carter Brickman was the winning pitcher.  Cale Meiners and Nick Lantz both had singles.

On Saturday, Winner lost to Dell Rapids 8-2.  Ty Bolton was the losing pitcher.  Riley Calhoon had a double.

On Sunday, Winner bounced back and defeated Madison 8-3 for third place.  Brickman was the winning pitcher.  Leading hitters were Calhoon and Lantz with two singles.

The Winner Teeners are coached by Kevin Meiners and Justin Vietor.

Teeners Win Sportsmanship Award

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Winner Teeners won the sportsmanship award at the state A tournament Sunday in Lennox.

This is what one of the umpires (Johnny Kirchner) at the state tournament wrote about the Winner team and fans.

As an umpire at this tournament I had the privilege of working 2 of the 3 games your team played in. I am sure they came to Lennox planning on bringing home the class A VFW championship. They certainly could have done that because they have the talent. But more important, in my eyes, they played hard no matter the hand they were dealt. Great kids, tremendous coaches, and an awesome fan base. This isn’t necessarily a team award for the kids, our decision was based on fan support and reaction also.

Winner is a classy town with a great group of kids and coaches.

Congrats, it is well deserved and your community should be proud of the group that came to Lennox.

Legion Players on All-State Team

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Reed Harter of the Winner/Colome Legion baseball team was named to the Class B all state baseball first team.  Harter had a .333 batting average and finished with seven RBIs to go along with 14 stolen bases.

Drew DeMers of Winner/Colome was named to the Class B all state second team. DeMers hit. 517 on the season.

Ty Bolton of Winner/Colome was named second team pitcher.