Sydney Fritz of Winner is one of the top volleyball players in South Dakota. She will be honored on June 3 at the South Dakota sports awards program. The ceremony will be held at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.
In addition to Fritz, the top volleyball player selected include: Shelby Zomermaand of Sioux Falls Christian; Jenna Reiff, Chester High School; Brianna Kusler of Aberdeen Central and Miranda Gallagher of Lead/Deadwood.
Dorothy ( Lindholm) Martensen was born on July 17, 1923, at Dallas, South Dakota, to Carl Victor and Ida (Iburg) Lindholm. She passed away peacefully at the Winner Regional Healthcare Center on March 20, 2015. When the family relocated from Dallas, South Dakota, to Galva, Illinois, Dorothy attended schools there. Several summers she and her family made trips back to South Dakota to visit relatives. Inspired by these trips, Dorothy (as a teenager) decided to take the trail west to South Dakota. She continued her education in the world of work. She worked at her aunt’s turkey farm, at the cold-pack plant in Winner and at other jobs.
In 1942 Dorothy was united in marriage to Marvin Rose of Winner and together they engaged in farming. Four children were added to the family: Carl, Sandra, James, and Jack. In the late 1950’s Dorothy owned and operated the Hamill Cafe. The way she reminisced about her café business, one would soon realize how much she truly enjoyed that experience of her life. Dorothy married Art Martensen in 1962 and later moved to his farm north of Winner and sold the Hamill Café. Her farmhouse was known in later years as the “neighborhood coffee shop” where the coffee was always on.
Dorothy was a lifetime member of the Legion and VFW Auxiliary; and for many years she organized and held the VFW Senior Citizens Card Party. She loved to paint- embroider, cook, can fresh produce, and make jelly. Her chokecherry jelly was a favorite of many. Dorothy was a wonderful homemaker, a person of high values in hard times, and most importantly, a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother whose love for her family was steadfast and strong.
Oliver Willert, age 91, of Kadoka, South Dakota, died on Friday, March 25, 2016, at the Kadoka Nursing Home in Kadoka.
Oliver Willert was born on November 11, 1924, at the family farm house west of Belvidere. Oliver was the second of five sons born to Emil and Etta Willert. Growing up the family lived on a farm north of Belvidere, where Oliver’s son, Jim, now lives. Oliver enjoyed living in the country where the family farmed wheat and hay. When he was young, most of the farm work was done with horses.
Oliver attended a country grade school not too far from home. The family made the move to Kadoka in 1936 when Emil became sheriff and Oliver graduated from Kadoka High School in 1941. During his high school days Oliver played football and baseball.
Oliver joined the Army in 1946 and served in World War II. He played football in Germany while stationed there. Oliver attended South Dakota School of Mines and played football there as well. They played nine man and his position was the outside end. He graduated from the School of Mines in 1951 with a degree in civil engineering.
On May 26, 1951, Oliver married Shirley Addison. Together they raised two boys, Jerry and Jim. With his engineering degree he had the opportunity to work road construction in South Dakota and Iowa. Later he took a job with the South Dakota Department of Transportation. He had a lot of responsibility as part of the engineering department and he helped oversee the construction of Interstate 90 in the 1960s from Cactus Flat to Kennebec. After his work on the interstate, Oliver worked as the resident engineer for the SD DOT office in both Kadoka, and later, for four years in Winner, SD.
Oliver retired from the SD DOT after 20 plus years. During those years he experienced many changes in the equipment used and the process of how transportation projects were done. He was able to meet and work with a lot of people who he remained close friends with. He was also able to work on projects with his brother, Charles, and even spent a summer with his son, Jim.
Raising two boys kept life busy, especially since they were in rodeo. Oliver went to watch them whenever he had a chance and in later years he followed his grandsons as they competed. Oliver loved playing all types of card games including cribbage, poker, and pinochle. He was an active member of the Belvidere Community Church, the American Legion Post #27 of Kadoka, and the VFW Post #4674 of Winner.
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) is seeking input on the Division of Wildlife’s land acquisitions priorities and guidelines document through April 10, 2016.
“The purpose of this document is to help guide our agency, the Division of Wildlife and the GFP Commission in conducting land acquisitions over the next decade,” stated Paul Coughlin, GFP habitat program administrator. “While the current priorities and guidelines are based on a traditional approach, we are seeking input from hunters, anglers, and other land users to help shape future land acquisition priorities.”
Game Production Areas (GPA) and Water Access Areas (WAA) provide South Dakota residents and visitors with a myriad hunting and fishing opportunities, as well as places to enjoy wildlife and the beauty of the South Dakota landscape. GFP owns and manages 717 individual GPAs or WAAs across 57 counties in South Dakota, encompassing 282,475 acres dedicated to wildlife habitat, providing public hunting opportunities, and water access for fishing and boating.
By Dan Bechtold, Editor
Ned Day, an artist at Sinte Gleska University, Mission, likes to share his art with others. That is why he is working with Winner High School art students. He demonstrated and had the students make seed pod rattles out of clay. After the students made a design on the rattle, Day took them back to Mission where he smoke fires the clay which will create a black shiny finish.
Day has been an instructor at the art institute at Sinte Gleska for three years. He came to Mission after finishing his master of fine art degree from Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kan.
Tripp County 4-H qualifiers have been named in several categories in shooting sports:
Archery—Rylee Root, CWS-R, 118.07; Clay Sell, CWS-R, 116.01; Bethany Cable, CWS-R, 121.02; Josh Musilek, CWS-R, 127.03; Dawson Phillips, CWS-R, 114; Jentry Gregg, CWOS 76
.22—Elle Harris, CMP, 226; Kayla Bachmann, CMP, 165; Luke Hennebold, CMP, 260
.22—Parker Baker, 3P, 214; Cody Amidon, 3P, 222.02
.22—Elle Harris, pistol, 107 and Luke Hennebold, pistol, 182
BB Gun—Ava Craven, 272; Faith Covey, 338.07
Air Rifle—Megan Brozik, 150; Ryan Sell, 180; Clay Sell, 163
Air Pistol—Rowdy Moore, 113
Gov. Daugaard plans to recognize a former Gregory resident, now living in Winner on his 90th birthday by proclaiming March 26 as a day in his honor. His family says their dad has lived a full life and will be elated. Born in 1926 near Erwin, SD, they say he’s always been curious about his roots after learning his father was an orphan from NYC who rode the infamous orphan train out west. According to his kids, Fr. Martin wrote the Catholic nuns at the Children’s Foundling Hospital searching for answers, but found only names on a birth certificate and the fact that he was Irish. He even traveled to the East Coast looking for relatives, but despite a life-long search, he was never able to track down any ancestors. But, anyone who knows Fr. Lyle knows he doesn’t give up easily.
After high school, Martin joined the Army and fought with forces in Europe during WWII. He served under General George Patton and remembers him telling his platoon to go out and be the best citizens they could be when they got home. He never forgot that and vowed to live his life helping others.
Martin first moved to Gregory in 1960 as manager of the local NW Bell Telephone Co. Later he went to work for Equitable Life and transferred to Watertown in 1966. From there he moved to Winner, then Sturgis and opened his own real estate company. But, he always yearned to pursue a dream, and that was going into the ministry. A late-comer to such a life-changing career, he was ordained a priest in 1990 at 62, the age when most retire. He worked as a priest in parishes at Trinity Episcopal Church in Winner, and also Mobridge, Gregory, Blair & Sidney NE. Reluctantly, he retired as a priest at age 85, but never stopped working with his “projects”.
His compassion for helping others was the force behind the beginning of five different thrift stores and food pantries across South Dakota and Nebraska, including the Community Thrift Store in Winner. His most recent endeavor involved raising funds for the Wear ‘n Wares Thrift Store and Gregory Food Bank to purchase a larger building to house both units under one roof. Thanks to the generosity of local townspeople, their goal was reached in a matter of months. Fr. Martin says he’s pleased that all five thrift stores show a profit, and all proceeds go to the poor where they’re desperately needed.
He recently moved to the Winner Long-Term Care Center, and noted he now plans to spread some cheer among residents there. In a couple weeks’ time, he’s proving to be a day brightener. According to nursing home personnel, the residents already love him.
His family will host a birthday celebration on Sat. March 26 from 2 to 4:30 pm at the Holiday Inn Express in Winner. Friends and family are invited with a request for no gifts. Cards and well wishes may be sent to 805 E. 8th St., Room 206, Winner, SD 57580.
Winner High School boys basketball team placed sixth at the state Class A tournament in Rapid City this weekend.
Named to the all tournament team was senior Devon Leiferman.
In the consolation championship game Saturday afternoon in Rapid City, Winner was defeated by Sioux Valley 56-46.
In the first game of the state tournament on Thursday, the Warriors took on St. Thomas More. The Rapid City team came away with a 63-51 victory.
In the second game of the state tournament on Friday, Winner defeated Mt. Vernon/Plankinton 70-60. This the first time Winner has defeated Mt. Vernon/Plankinton.
Several Winner wrestlers placed at the Black Hills Nationals in Spearfish on March 19.
In the high school division, Tre’zen Doren won first and Wyatt Turnquist was 4th.
Ryan Orel placed first in the senior division.
Other results include:
9-10—Karson Keiser, 5th
11-12—Kaden Keiser, 1st and Maxton Brozik, 2nd
13-14—Kaleb Osborn, 1st and Achilles Willuweit, 2nd
The Winner/Colome club baseball team will open the season March 31 when they travel to Chamberlain. The game will start at 5:30 p.m. with junior varsity game followed by the varsity game.
The Winner/Colome team is coached by Drew Weber and Jon Hanson.
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