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Theresa Broski, 61

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Theresa was born September 20, 1954 to Virginia (Dahl) Due and Duane Due in Bottineau, ND. She grew up in North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana. Theresa had three brothers: Wayne, Kenny and Kelly and three sisters: Mary, Cyndi and LuAnn.

Theresa worked at various restaurants as a waitress and or a cook along with being a bartender at the Elks Lodge in Mitchell, SD and the Chateau and Moose Lodge in Ft. Pierre. She also owned the Cove Café in Gregory with her husband Dwayne Briggs in the early 1980’s. They had two children, Jon and Harry “Happy” Briggs.

She was a member of the Catholic Daughters, Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Pierre, Ft. Pierre Moose Lodge, life member of the DAV Auxiliary, Pierre, American Legion Auxiliary, Dallas and the VFW Auxiliary, Pierre.

On November 14, 1986 Theresa married the love of her life, Glenn Broski. Theresa enjoyed cooking, baking and spending time with her grandchildren. She loved to take the granddaughters shopping, out to eat (there wasn’t a restaurant in town they didn’t go) and to get their nails done.

Frances “Babe” Ryno, 77

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Babe was born near Wood, SD on August 22, 1938 to Blanche (Musilek) Belak and Frank Belak. Babe attended school in Wood and after high school graduation joined the Air Force. She was stationed for three years in Michigan.
On June 25, 1960, she was united in marriage to Bob Ryno. From this union was born a daughter, Karla (Charlie Shedeed) and a son, Marty (Martie Lovejoy).
Throughout her life, Babe was a housewife, mother and bookkeeper for Ryno Oil. The loves of her life were her two granddaughters, Robin and Teneil.
Babe enjoyed tending her plants and manicuring her lawn. Her yard work was never complete without being trimmed. She was even known to take scissors to the grass to edge it. Babe took pride in and was meticulous in everything she did. Bob never left the house with a wrinkle in his clothing—any of his clothing; she even ironed her sheets and dish towels. She made fantastic pies, cinnamon rolls and angel food cakes, and she was renowned for her card playing (but she hated being paid in wrinkled currency).
Babe was curious about the world and people. She enjoyed traveling—trying to take a different route wherever they went. Most of all she loved people—engaging them in conversation everywhere she found herself. One of her favorite things was Tuesday night darts. Every Wednesday morning when discussing the evening’s festivities with her daughter, Karla, she always said, “It was such a great night. I just love each and every one of them! I don’t know where you would find a better group of people.”
She will be remembered by so many for the hugs, smiles and laughter she so freely gave to anyone who would hold still for it.

Shot Clock on its Way to Class B Basketball

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Following the footsteps of Class AA and Class A, Class B boys and girls basketball will implement a 35 second shot clock for all games starting in the 2017-18 season.

The South Dakota High School Activities Association board of control passed the motion at its meeting April 19 in Pierre.

The proposal passed the basketball advisory committee with a 7-0 vote and was approved by the Class B athletic directors with a 41-28 vote.

South Dakota Supreme Court Upholds McCahren Convictions

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Attorney General Marty Jackley announced April 21 that the South Dakota Supreme Court has upheld the second-degree murder and aggravated assault convictions of Braiden McCahren. A Tripp County jury convicted McCahren of second-degree murder for the shooting death of Dalton Williams, as well as aggravated assault committed against Tyus Youngberg. McCahren was sentenced to 25 years in the state penitentiary, with 15 years suspended, for the murder conviction. He received a 15- year penitentiary sentence for the aggravated assault conviction, which is being served at the same time as the sentence for murder.

The trial was moved to Winner following a change of venue.

Bertram Trial to Begin in September

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Dates for a murder trial in Burke have been set after the South Dakota Supreme Court decided against hearing the state’s appeal to include more evidence.

Russell Bertram, 64, Sioux Falls, formerly of Colome, is scheduled to face a jury in a trial in September that could last for three weeks.

Bertram is suspected of first degree murder but prosecutors will not have the testimony of his ex-wives, which they thought could be used to prove motive.

Bertram, a former Harrisburg police chief, is charged with murder in the shooting death of his fiancé, Leonila Stickney in October 2009 which was initially ruled a hunting accident. Bertram grew up in Colome and served as police officer from November 1988 to August 1991.

A trial was originally scheduled for February but was delayed after the state asked the supreme court for the right to appeal a decision made by the circuit court on Jan. 28 that said the testimony of the three ex-wives were “unfairly prejudicial.”

The state said Bertram’s history of jealousy and abuse, revealed through the women’s testimonies, could serve as a motive. But the defense argued that the state was just trying to portray Bertram as a bad person as there is no history of violence between Bertram and Stickney.

An order issued by the supreme court said the court “expresses no opinion as to the merits of the state’s appeal” for a hearing to potentially overturn the circuit court decision but the request was denied.

Bertram and Stickney were engaged in 2009.

Bertram later married Stickney’s sister, Melissa del Valle, who has since filed for divorce.

Quiz Bowl Team Second

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Winner High School quiz bowl team placed second at the meet in Burke on April 6.

The participating schools were Winner, Burke/South Central, Gregory, Colome, Platte-Geddes and White River.

Results of the Winner team include:

Hayley Halverson—3rd in government and 2nd in personal finance.
Mary Calhoon—4th in chemistry and first in algebra II
Molly Sperlich—5th in U.S. History
Chloe Bartels—9th in biology and 4th in grammar III.

Students from Winner High School Attended State Student Council Convention

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Winner High School attended the 29th Annual State Convention of the South Dakota Student Council Association (SDSCA) which was held in Sioux Falls on April 3 – April 5.

Winner was represented by 27 students and two advisors—Mona LaCompte and Lorna Phillips.   The SDSCA Convention included 968 students and advisors from 73 high schools across the state.

Chloe Bartels was elected to the capitol region board as a reporter.

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Collins to Run in Boston Marathon

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Sean Collins, Plymouth, Minn., formerly of the Witten area, will be running in the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 18.

Collins, son of Vern and Pauline Collins of Witten, is a 1985 graduate of Winner High School and a graduate of the University of South Dakota. He works as an accountant at a firm in downtown Minneapolis, Minn.

Collins has run half marathons in all 50 states and this will be his first Boston Marathon.  Collins qualified a year ago for the Boston event.

Scrubs Camp Teaches Students About Healthcare Field

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By Dan Bechtold, Editor

Thirty-five high school students from three school districts attended a Scrubs Camp in Winner on April 8. The camp was put on by Winner Regional Healthcare Center. The healthcare center received a grant to cover the costs of hosting the camp.

Scrubs Camp is a one day hands-on health career camp for high school students which provides them the opportunity to explore a variety of healthcare careers.

Scrub Camps came to exist through the South Dakota Healthcare workforce initiative in 2007 and as a collaborative effort between the South Dakota Departments of of Health and Education.

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