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Virginia Meyer, 87

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Virginia Meyer, age 87, passed away peacefully in the season of Christmas, on January 2, 2016 surrounded by family at Sister James Care Center in Yankton, SD.
A mass of Christian Burial will be held January 6, 2016 at 10 a.m. at the Immaculate Conception Church in Winner followed by internment at the Winner City Cemetery. Visitation was held from 6pm – 7pm on January 5 at the Immaculate Conception Church in Winner with Liturgy and Rosary at 7 p.m.
Virginia Mary (Deaver) Meyer was born April 30, 1928 in Alliance, NE to Rose (Willy) Deaver and Stephen Deaver. She grew up in Alliance with her six siblings and graduated from St Agnes Academy. During her early grade school years, she would often sneak away to the Catholic hospital across from her family home and visit the patients. It was there that she developed strong relationships with the Nuns/Nurses who allowed her to visit. After High School she moved to Tuscola, Illinois to be a receptionist for her older brother, Dr. Philip Deaver. During this time she developed an interest in Nursing and eventually returned to Alliance, NE where she earned her RN from St Joseph School of Nursing.
Early in her nursing career she returned to her brother’s medical clinic in Tuscola, IL and rekindled her relationship with a local farmer and the love of her life, Clarence “Charley” Meyer. They were married in Alliance on December, 27, 1950.
In 1956, Charley and Virginia joined the Deaver family business and moved with their four young children to Winner, SD where Charley helped establish and manage the Deaver-Meyer Grain Company. Married for 44 years, they raised 10 children and shared in the joy of numerous grandchildren until Charley’s death in 1995.
Most of her career she worked as an RN at Winner Baptist Hospital as well as local clinics. Virginia was also very active in her parish and was a long time member of the Catholic Daughters. She taught Catechism, served as Eucharistic Minister and volunteered for countless other parish events and activities. She was passionate about Right to Life and the sanctity of human life. She loved and lived her Catholic faith and the virtues of hard work and honesty. Virginia expressed her devout faith through the power of praying the rosary. She always said, “A family who prays together, stays together.”
Virginia bravely survived breast cancer and tirelessly managed a household of 10 children during Charley’s long struggle with Leukemia through the 1970s. Among her greatest joys was playing “Mrs. Claus” for over twenty five years that Charley volunteered as Santa raising funds for the Tripp County Cancer Society.

Robert Waters, 77

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Robert Waters, age 77, of Winner, passed away on December 23, 2015 at the Winner Regional Long Term Care Facility.

Funeral services were held December 29 at Mason Funeral Home in Winner. Burial followed at the Winner City Cemetery.

Bobby as he was known to his family and friends grew up in the Witten area. He attended Winner Catholic School grades 1-8 and graduated from Witten High School in 1956.

Bobby met and married Connie Rice in 1956. From this union five children were born, Russell, Sherry, Tim, Renea and Meradie and eleven grandchildren.

Bobby worked on the family farm, drove truck delivering mobile homes in Nebraska and many other states. He moved to Whittier California in 1973 where he managed a boat marina in San Pedro until 1985. During that time he was able to do a lot of fishing which was one of his favorite things to do.
After being severely injured in a automobile accident Bobby retired and moved to Banning California where he worked as an assistant pastor to Pastor Jack. They stayed busy visiting the local nursing homes where they would preach and sing to the residents. Bobby also enjoyed going to garage sales and selling antiques He moved back to Witten and purchased a home in 2004.

Bobby always loved fishing, playing cards and watching horse racing and will always be remembered for his good sense of humor and quick wit. He never had anything bad to say about anyone and will be greatly missed.

January 2016 Climate Outlook for South Dakota

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BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakotans can expect weather changes this January based on data from the new National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center 30-day outlook.

“The outlook shows January 2016 weather to be different from December in several ways including temperature and precipitation,” said Dennis Todey, South Dakota State Climatologist & SDSU Extension Climate Specialist.

Todey explained that the January 2016 outlook shifts the temperature probability slightly, with above average chances for warmer temperatures only in the northern third of the state. “The rest of the state is listed as equal chances for below or above average temperatures,” he said, noting that this is a slight shift from previous outlooks which had been very bullish on warmer than average temperatures overall for the whole state and region.
“The shift is likely caused by a couple changes in conditions,” Todey said.

With low winter sun angles and shorter days, Todey added that the current snow cover across the state will keep surfaces from warming as readily.
“Northern areas of the state and parts of North Dakota actually have lesser amounts of snow cover allowing them a better opportunity to melt out and warm up in time,” he said. “The deeper areas of snow cover will not likely melt off during the month.”

Todey said that areas throughout the state and region with lighter snow cover should have a chance of melting out if little additional snow falls.
Cold outbreak

Computer models, although mixed on the strength and length, are projecting a cold outbreak in the middle January, explained Laura Edwards, SDSU Extension Climate Field Specialist.

“Even in an El Nino winter, some cold outbreaks are not unexpected,” said Edwards. “This expected cold outbreak also contributes to the lower likelihood of warmer conditions for the month as a whole.”

Winter wheat benefits from snow cover
“The updated precipitation outlook is very El Nino-like,” Todey said. “The northern edge of the state is included in below average chances for precipitation. El Nino is still influencing our winter weather.”

He explained that wetter than average areas are confined largely from California across the southern U.S. “Overall this month does look quieter than December, with the pattern shifting away from the storm track experienced in December.”

He added that historically, January is the lowest precipitation time of the year for South Dakota.

“Snow cover is more than expected over much of the state at the start January due to record snows in December,” Edwards said.
She referenced the fact that areas west of the Missouri and in the southeast have more than a foot of snow on the ground, with at least a few inches of snow covering the rest of the state.

“The snow is having an impact on conditions in several ways,” she said.  As mentioned, the snow cover is helping keep temperatures somewhat cooler.
While temperatures have not been extremely cold to this point in the season, Edwards explained that the snow cover in western, winter wheat growing counties, has been advantageous for winter wheat as it provides protection for the overwintering crop.

“The recent consistent sub-freezing temperatures have also eased some livestock issues,” she said. “Before the onset of colder temperatures in the latter part of December, many feedlot managers were reporting difficulties with muddy conditions.” Now most of the feedlots are solid.

Governor Appoints Olson To Game, Fish And Parks Commission

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Gov. Dennis Daugaard announced that he will appoint Russell Olson of Madison to the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission.

“Russ will be a great addition to the Game, Fish and Parks Commission. He is an avid outdoorsman who is committed to conservation,” said Gov. Daugaard. “I appreciate Russ’ willingness to serve in this important role.”

Olson is the chief executive officer of Heartland Consumers Power District, based in Madison. He served in the State House of Representatives from 2007-09 and the State Senate from 2009-13, serving for three years as senate majority leader.

“As a lifelong resident, with generations of hunting and fishing traditions on both sides of my family, I want to do my part to make sure that the next generation of outdoor enthusiasts are able to enjoy the outdoors as I have,” said Olson. “It is vital that we continue to build better relationships with landowners as they hold the key to access and stewardship of one of South Dakota’s most precious resources.”

Olson will replace Duane Sather of Sioux Falls, who is retiring after four years on the commission. Olson’s term ends January of 2020.

Chamber Banquet set for Jan. 14

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The annual Winner Area Chamber of Commerce Banquet will be held Jan. 14 at Winner Bowling Center.
Wings and ribs will be served along with a wine tasting.
Several awards will be presented.
Entertainment will feature Dueling Duo.
There will be several businesses honored this year.
The businesses and organizations to be honored and the year they were established include: Winner Advocate, 1910; Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 1910; Outlaw Ace Hardware, 1920; American Legion Post 169, 1920; Sodak Printers, 1950; Winner Drive-In Theater, 1950; Sentinel Federal Credit Union, 1955; Raven Angus, 1955; The Insurance Center, 1960; Animal Clinic, 1960; Modern Woodmen, 1960; Tripp County Historical Society, 1970; Karl’s TV, 1970; Community Connections, 1975; McCready Construction, 1975; First Fidelity Bank, 1990; Fidelity Agency, 1990; Burns Rentals, 1995; Mel’s Automotive, 2000; Country Pride Cooperative, 2000; Pharmco Industries, 2000; Dennis Assman’s Ultimate Hunts, 2005; Whetham Reality, 2005 and Hearing Health Center, 2005.
Persons planning on attending the Chamber banquet are to RSVP by Jan. 8 to the Chamber office by calling 842-1533.

Purple Wins Alumni Game

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The young Purple team defeated the Golden Oldies 82-67 in the 22nd annual Winner alumni basketball game on Dec. 26.

Ben Connot led the Purple team with 17 points followed by Zach Horstman with 13 and Nate Galbraith, 11.
Ben Pravecek scored 18 points for the Gold team followed by Mitch DeMers, 16; Blake Gardner, 12 and Blake Tideman, 10.

Coach Brett Gardner said: “ We were excited to have 25 former Warriors playing in the annual alumni game and many more in the crowd watching and supporting. It was a fun environment and always great to see former athletes entertaining.”

The all time series is now 12 wins for the young Purple and 10 wins for the Golden Oldies.