Moyra Lee (Mason) Pospisil Martin, 82

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Moyra was born in Winner, SD to Charles Edmund (Eddie) Mason and Jessie (Frescoln) Mason on September 7, 1933. She attended school in Winner until her family moved to Sioux City, Iowa. She graduated from Central High School in Sioux City in December, 1950.

Moyra married the love of her life Dennis Pospisil on June 9, 1951 in Winner, SD. They were blessed with five children: Terry, Liane, Laurie, Lance, and Beth. They had a great life and were happily married for 52 years until Dennis’s death in 2003.

Moyra was lucky to find love twice and married Father Lyle Martin on June 25, 2006. She was his “wild Irish rose” for 10 years and 1 day.

For many years, Moyra was a piano teacher. Some of her granddaughters are proud to be former piano students of hers. She was also a talented and fastidious bookkeeper.

Moyra had many passions in her life. She was an avid reader, enjoyed counted cross-stitching, and loved to play games, especially Bridge with the girls and Mexican Train with her beloved family. She also had gifts as a talented pianist and was an exceptional cook and baker with a love for anything chocolate! She had a strong faith which sustained her always, but especially during the end of her life when her health started to fail.

John Smith, 49

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John was born on April 28, 1967 in Gregory, South Dakota to Martin and Mary Jane Smith.

He went to the Lucas Elementary School, then on to Burke High School. John graduated in 1985. After graduation he went to SDSU in Brookings, SD and graduated in 1992 with a degree in Arts and Sciences.

After graduation he helped his dad Martin farm. After his dad passed away he continued to run the family farm.
John was baptized at the Burke Baptist Church.

He enjoyed his farm life and received honors at the state fair as a century farmer. John loved and appreciated his family and everyone around him. He will be greatly missed by everyone.

Lawyers Elect Pochop President

Stephanie Pochop, Gregory lawyer, took office as president of the state bar of South Dakota on June 24 at the lawyers annual meeting in Sioux Falls. She will hold the office until June 23, 2017.

Pochop is a partner in the law firm of Johnson, Pochop and Bartling law office. She served as president elect of the state bar this past year. Pochop’s father, Charles Rick Johnson also served as president of the State Bar of South Dakota.

CATTLE DRIVE

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Saddle up for a real cattle drive, the Trail to the 2016 Burke Stampede on July 13th and 14th. Anyone wishing to ride is asked to contact trail boss Chris Cernetisch at 830-0473. The 2016 Trail to the Stampede will begin with a ride on the beautiful ranch of Todd and Tish Hoffman east of Fairfax on July 13th. On July 14th, the herd of Longhorn steers and cows with calves at side will be driven from north of the Herrick Elevator into Burke for the annual cattle drive down Main Street at approximately 4:30 PM.

The Longhorns will then be driven to the Stampede Arena in time for the Chuckwagon Feed and Stampede Idol Contest. You won’t want to miss this great opportunity to relive the days of yesteryear at an authentic cattle drive and experience the true west atmosphere of rodeos, cowboys, cowgirls and the western way of life.

This year’s Stampede Rodeo is the 27th Annual and promises to be one of the area’s finest rodeos. Make plans now to attend one or all three performances on July 15th, 16th, and 17th with all performances at 7:00 PM.

Remember to come early and come hungry as the Stampede concessions featuring roast beef sandwiches, nachos and much much more are as legendary as the Stampede Rodeo!! See and feel the old west come alive at the 2016 Trail to the Stampede and Burke Stampede Rodeo.

Playhouse to Present Children’s production

Winner Community Playhouse will be presenting a children’s production July 21-22.

The performance on July 21 will be at 7:30 p.m. at the playhouse and on July 22 there will be a matinee at 3 p.m. and the show at 7:30 p.m.

Molly English is the director of the children’s play.

Auditions were held on June 27. The cast includes students going into the 5th, 6th and 7th grades.

Tyburec Art Work Chosen for Traveling Show

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By Dan Bechtold, Editor

Marie Tyburec remembers the vivid colors of pink, brown and yellow streaming from a church stained glass window.

Those colors have inspired her to use lots of color in her oil paintings.

The former Winner resident, who now lives in Burke, recently had one of her paintings chosen as part of the South Dakota Governor’s Seventh Biennial Exhibition.

Her painting is title “Back Walks” and has special meaning to the artist.

Pheasants win 10-2

 

Winner/Colome amateur baseball team defeated Mt. Vernon 10-2 in action Sunday afternoon at Leahy Bowl.

Austin Calhoon racked up three RBIs on two hits for the Pheasants. He doubled in the fourth inning and singled in the fifth.

Derek Graesser stuck out 11 paving the way for the Pheasants win. The Pheasants pitcher gave up just five hits over six shutout innings.

Teeners Play in Parkston Tourney

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Winner Teeners played three games in the Parkston tournament this weekend.

On Saturday, Winner played Parskton and won 12-4. Riley Calhoon was the winning pitcher. Leading hitters were Ty Bolton and Levi McClanahan with a double and single.

Winner then played Lennox and won 5-0. Bolton was the winning pitcher. Leading hitters were Bolton, Nick Lantz and Riley Calhoon with a double and a single.

On Sunday, Winner lost to Bon Homme 4-0. Carter Brickman was the losing pitcher.

Earlier in the week, the Teeners played several games.

Last Monday, June 20, Winner played Rapid City in a double header in Winner. Winner lost the first game 15-2.

In the second game, Winner won 5-4. Carter Brickman was the winning pitcher.