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Jim Drake, Winner High School boys basketball coach for 31 years, will be inducted into the basketball coaches Hall of Shrine at the Class A boys tournament in Rapid City on Friday, March 18.

Also inducted with Drake will be Frank Cutler of Platte.

The award will be presented at the halftime of the first evening game on Friday.

Drake served as a teacher, coach and activities director in the Winner School District for 31 years. Previously, he taught and coached in Sterling, Colo., for eight years.

Drake, a Huron High School graduate, earned a BA at Huron College and his MA at the University of South Dakota. He coached three sports (football, basketball and track and field)  for 30 consecutive years and was the activities director for six years.

Under Drake’s tutelage as head basketball coach, the Winner Warriors accumulated 421 wins and 257 losses and 8 conference, 12 district and 4 regional titles and four Class A state tournament appearances with two consolation championships. The Warriors, during his tenure had 26 winning seasons and produced eight first team Class A all-staters and 2 Mr. Basketballs. Seven former Warrior basketball players are four year collegiate players.

Drake is proud to have 12 former Warriors currently coaching basketball in South Dakota including five head coaches.

Air Force Tech Sgt. Toby Harter, formerly of Colome, received an unexpected STEP up award at Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyo.

Harter, a 2007 graduate of Colome High School, is the 90^th missile wing airman leadership school professional military education instructor.

Harter is the son of Ferman and Sally Harter of Colome.

The program supplements existing airmen promotion programs and is designed to accommodate unique circumstances that, in the commander’s judgment, clearly warrant promotion.

The date for the Taste of Winner has been changed to March 31 at the Winner Bowling Center.

The original date was March 17 but he Winner High School boys basketball team has qualified for the state Class A tournament which starts on March 17 in Rapid City.

The Taste of Winner is sponsored by the Winner Area Chamber of Commerce.

Pheasants Forever Chapter No. 99 landowner appreciation/habitat dinner will be held on March 21 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Winner American Legion.

Dinner and door prizes will be provided.

Speakers will be Nolan Benzing, Pheasants Forever farm bill biologist in Winner; Matt Morlock, Pheasants Forever South Dakota state coordinator and Wyatt DeJong, Winner High School Future Farmers of America advisor.

To RSVP or if there are questions, call Nolan at 641-751-7439 or Mike at 840-9992.

Persons are to RSVP by March 18.

The Winner School District would like to invite all parents/guardians of Winner students to attend parent/teacher conferences on March 22 from 4-6:30 p.m. and March 24 from 4-6:30 p.m.

All conferences will be held in classroom settings. Persons unable to make it at the times set aside, contact the school and they will set up times so parents can meet with the teachers.

The school would like to encourage all parents/guardians to take advantage of this time set aside to meet with their child’s teachers.

The Winner High School National Honor Society will be hosting a blood drive March 23 and 24 in the Winner Armory.

The blood drive will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on March 23 and from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 24.

To make an appointment persons can call Kelly Assman at 842-8125.