Ideas Shared at Town Hall Meeting

town hall meeting

 

By Dan Bechtold, Editor

Ideas on how to promote Winner and attract more people here were expressed at a town hall meeting June 18.

The meeting is part of a project by the South Central Development Corporation. Conducting a community survey and serving as moderators at the meeting were Jamie Halverson, Jacob Naasz and Clay Hoffman. All are graduates of Winner High School  with Hoffman and Halverson recent college graduates and Naasz with one year left of college.

Halverson said the goal of the survey is to understand the feelings and views of those in Tripp County in order to better move forward in improving the community and region.

Winner takes 3rd place in Father’s Day tournament

jt hanson and monk greg game

 

The Winner Junior Teeners took third place in the Father’s Day baseball tournament this weekend at Leahy Bowl.

In the opening round, Winner beat Lyman 12-7.

In the semifinal match up, Gregory avenged an earlier loss to come way with a 16-6 victory.

In the third place game, Winner took down Onida in a dramatic fashion winning 15-14. Winner was able to score two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to win in a walk off fashion. Norrid had the game winning single scoring Kaiser.

Legion Places 3rd in Tournament

Winner/Colome Legion baseball team placed third in a Rapid City tournament this weekend.

In the third place game, the Royals defeated Rapid City Post 320 Risers 14-6.

In pool play prior to this game, Winner/Colome defeated Grandview, Colo., 8-1; lost to Rapid City Shooters 2-1; Winner/Colome defeated Harrisburg  11-1 and defeated Boulder, Colo., 13-3.

Winner/Colome outscored its opponents 48-13 in the tournament which was Friday through Sunday.

Jr. Teeners Defeated Gregory

Winner Junior Teeners baseball team defeated Gregory 2-0 June 18 at Leahy Bowl.

In a tournament in Parkston last weekend, the Junior Teeners won one game and lost two.

The team defeated Parkston 10-4. Sachtjen pitched all seven innings and struck out 7.

Winner was defeated 9-0 by Lennox. Aaron Gilchrist and Sachtjen each had  singles. Meiners took the loss on the mound.

In the final game, Winner was defeated by Bon Homme 13-1. Phillip Jorgensen score Winner’s lone run.

Gage Watson and Fred Whiting shared pitching duties.

“It was nice to get to play east river teams that we normally don’t get to play during a typical season,” said coach Jon Hanson.

“I was pleased with how we played while facing some outstanding pitching from the other teams,” said the coach.

Winner is around halfway through the season with a 3-4 record. “With each game we are improving,” said Hanson.

Amateur Team Wins Two Games in Sunshine League

Winner/Colome amateur baseball team won two games Sunday in Mitchell in Sunshine League action.

Winner/Colome nipped Mt. Vernon 7-6 in the first game. Dylan Lambley scored the winning run in the ninth inning.

In the second game, the Pheasants defeated Mitchell Maddogs 10-3.

On Friday in Winner, Dimock-Emery defeated Winner/Colome 12-1 in seven innings.

The next game for Winner/Colome will be Thursday night in Winner when they host Mt. Vernon at 7 p.m.

On Sunday, the Pheasants will host Parkston in double header. Games will be at 2 and 4 p.m. at Leahy Bowl.

Crow Eagle and Jensen Claim Golf Title

frontier open winners

 

Rich Crow Eagle and Corey Jensen were the champions of the Frontier Motors  Open golf tournament Sunday at Winner Country Club. They pair shot a  61.

Second place in the championship flight went to Ivan Crow Eagle and Roger Crow Eagle.

Taking third in this flight were Mike Cahoy and Willie Beckers with fourth going to Terry Schmidt and Jared Miller.

Winners of the first flight were Phil Husher and James Mathis. Second place went to Larry Aaker and Mike Stickland with third going to Chris and Duane Labahn. Placing fourth were Jack Haley and Jim Haley.

Winners of the second flight were Chuck Keiser and Kevin Keiser. Second went to Gary Fenenga and Doug Lattaye. Placing third were Scott Meiners Scott Dutt with fourth going to Austin Hamilton and Lance Engel.

Robert Eugene Shutts, 68

Robert Eugene Shutts, known as Tinker, born March 15,1947 in St Joseph,MO passed away at his home on June 2,2015 at home in Colome, at the age of 68.  A private family burial will follow at a later date.

Robert was preceded in death by his parents Edward L Shutts SR and Juanita Faye Ballard Shutts, brother Edward Jr, sister Loretta Shutts Ellis, daughter Dawn Rene Shutts .

He is survived by his wife Sandra, son Aaron (Lisa)Shutts of Valentine NE, stepdaughter Chara(Mike)McDowell of Tomball TX, neice Penny(Brad) Dixson Tigard OR,.six grandchildren.  Robert and Sandra were united in marriage August 24 1970 in Vancouver WA.

Robert spent 30 years as a pinball and vending equipment technician in the winters and was an outboard motor and small engine mechanic during the summers in Oregon until hurt on the job by having a juke box dropped on him from a truck tailgate and forced to retire. Robert also was a CWO (chief warrant officer) with the Oregon National Guard Reserve where he was in charge of communications.

Robert loved electronics, rebuilding old jukeboxes, slot machines and recovering pool table rails.  There will be a private family service in Valentine at a later date.