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“A Look at You”

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Name:  Dave Baker

Birthplace:  Kansas City, MO

Family:  Wife Kristi. Daughter Bailey. Son Dalton.

Currently reside where:  Winner

Occupation:  State Trooper

The best thing about my job is:  I get to meet a lot of people. ϑ

My favorite childhood memory:  Watching George Brett play third base for the KC Royals.

Favorite sports team(s):  Kansas City Chiefs & Royals.

Favorite current television show:  Justified

Favorite past television shows:  Hunter & Six Million Dollar Man

Favorite movie(s):  Big Jake, Aliens. All of the 007 movies.

Favorite actor(s):  John Wayne and Clint Eastwood

Favorite actress(es):  Helen Hunt & Kathryn Heigl

Favorite musicians/band:  Metalica

Favorite publication(s) (newspapers, magazines):  Guns & Ammo, 4-Wheeler

Favorite holiday and why:  Christmas. Having the house decorated and being with family. 

Hobbies:  Shooting sports

Three things that can always be found in my refrigerator:  Steak, Texas Pete Hot Sauce, BBQ Sauce.

My favorite snack:  Raisinettes & Cashews

Someone I most admire and why:  Dale Earnhardt because of his will and determination.

I’ve never been able to:  Dance

If I could go anywhere in the world, I’d go to:  Pearl Harbor

My definition of a great evening is:  A steak dinner on the plaza in Kansas City with my wife and kids.

Royals Pick Up Two Wins

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Winner/Colome club baseball team defeated Martin and Hot Springs in games played Sunday in Martin.

The Royals defeated Martin 13-0 in five innings.

Carter Brickman threw a complete game shutout. He have up 4 hits, 1 walk and had 6 strikeouts.

Reed Harter had two doubles and a single. Holden Thieman had a triple and a single. Kelly O’Bryan had a double and a single and Nick Lantz added two singles.

Winner/Colome defeated Hot Springs 11-0 in five innings.

Kelly O’Bryan pitched a complete game shutout. He gave up one hit, no walks and had nine strikeouts.

In batting, Harter had a triple, double and single; Thieman, double and single; Brandon Bicek, 2 singles; Nick Lantz and O’Bryan, both 2 singles.

On Thursday, Platte defeated Winner/Colome 4-0.

Riley Calhoon pitched five innings giving up 2 runs, 5 hits, 2 walks and had 7 strikeouts.

Lantz had 2 hits.

“Thursday was a tough game for us because we couldn’t get across some runs,” said coach Drew Weber.

It was a one run game going into the bottom of the 6th inning and the Royals had four to five chances to put some runs on the board but just could not get the big hit.

“We hit the ball hard all game but they weren’t falling. Riley threw a good game and really deserved to get the win,” said Weber.

The coach said Sunday was a great two wins although the team had to battle 30 mile an hour winds. “We brought the bats back from the dead and really hit well in both games,” said Weber. “We had been in a 3-4 game slump at the plate and we finally broke out which allowed us to relax a little bit and play our game. Brickman and O’Bryan threw two games and I think we were error free in both games, which was impressive given the weather conditions.”

The coach added: “We still have a ways to go to get to where we want to be.” Winner/Colome’s record is 6-1. “Considering our youth and inexperience that is something we can be proud of.”

The Royals will host South Central on Monday, April 27. The junior varsity game will start at 5:30 p.m. at Leahy Bowl followed by the varsity contest.

WHS Boys Medley Relay Qualifies for State

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coleton schuyler bennett coWinner High School boys medley relay team qualified for the state track meet at the Corn Palace Relays in Mitchell on Saturday.

The medley relay team won first place in 3:49. Runner were Nick Hossle, Tyrel Haley, Nate Galbraith and Coleton Schuyler

Tyrel Haley won the 300 hurdles and Kelly Kidwiler won the Class B shot put with a throw of 41-8.

Coleton Schuyler won the 800 run in 2:06.70.

Other results of the Winner boys in Mitchell include:

4×200 relay—2nd, 1:38.90, Riley Calhoon,Isaac Naasz, Sam Naasz, Windsor Barry

1600 run—Luke Engel, 7th, 5:20

4×100 relay—2nd, :46.90, Jayden Schroeder, Isaac Naasz, Tyrel Haley and Riley Calhoon

400—Nathan Galbraith, 2nd, :51.50

300 hurdles—Tyrel Haley, 1st, :43.87

200—Windsor Barry, 6th, :25.70

high jump—Kayleb Brozik, 8th, 5-2

Discus—Brendan Harter, 6th, 130-11; John Kludt, 5th, 108-7

Long jump—Windsor Barry, 4th, 18-6; Nick Hossle, 6th, 18-0.50; Riley Calhoon, 7th, 17-11.5

Shot put—Jayden Schroeder, 4th, 37-0

Triple jump—Isaac Naasz, 2nd, 35-1.50

100—Haley, 9th, :11.6; Hossle, 10th, 11.6

Results  of the Winner girls in Mitchell include:

Shot put—Delores Herman, 5th, 33-10; Kyran Meek, 6th, 29-10.5

Discus—Herman, 9th, 81-05
Discus Class B—Brindi Felix, 3rd, 87-4; Casey Norrid, 8th, 79-2

800 relay—2nd, 1:38.9

Medley relay—2nd, 4:40, Rachel Sherman, Hayley Halverson, Alexis Richey and Chloe Bartels

1600 relay—1st, 4:29, Alexis Richey, Sydney Schuyler, Chloe Bartels and Hayley Halverson

400 relay—4th, :57.20, Rachel Sherman, Kelsey Bertram, Sydney Schuyler and Hayley Halverson

200—Hayley Halverson, 7th, :30.16

The WHS track team competed in Martin on Friday.

Results of the Winner girls include:

800—Chloe Bartels, 2nd, 2:35

1600—Bartels, 3rd, 5:51

800 relay—3rd, 1:59, Rachel Sherman, Sydney Fritz, Sydney Schuyler and Alexis Richey

medley relay—2nd, 4:54, Rachel Sherman, Sydney Fritz, Sydney Schuyler and Alexis Richey

Results of the Winner boys include:

200—Windsor Barry, 6th, :25.97

400—Kayleb Brozik, 3rd, :56.24

800—Coleton Schuyler, 1st, 2:04.37

Shot put—Trevor Sachtjen, 2nd; Jayden Schroeder, 4th

300 hurdles—Tyrel Haley, 2nd, :44; Sam Naasz, 4th, :45.8

Long jump—Barry, 2nd

Triple jump—Isaac Naasz, 4th

Harter Throws Shutout

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The Winner/Colome club baseball team defeated Burke/SouthCentral 2-0 on April 13.

With the win, the Royals remain undefeated.

Reed Harter threw a complete game shutout to earn the win. He struck out 15, gave up 2 hits and walked 2.

Levi McClanahan and Ty Bolton each hit a single.

“This was a good old fashioned pitching dual between two pretty good teams,” said coach Drew Weber. “We were fortunate to scratch across two runs in the top of the first inning and then Reed and the defense went to work. We’d have preferred to be able to do a little more offensively but we’re very pleased with the job that Reed did on the mound. We were able to make plays when we needed them and that was good enough for the win,” said Weber.

In the junior varsity game, the Royals won 5-2. Kameron Meiners and Joren Bruun earned the win and the save on the mound.

Phillip Jorgensen and Jeremiah Yeaman each had two hits.

Winner Track Team Places Well at Miller

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chloe bartels in martinTwo Winner High School girls relay teams took first place at the Miller Quadrangular on April 14.

The 1600 relay won first place in 4:31. Runners were Sydney Fritz, Alexis Richey, Sydney Schuyler and Chloe Bartels.

The 3200 meter relay also took first place in a time of 11:29. Runners were Hayley Halverson, Alexis Richey, Sydney Schuyler and Chloe Bartels.

Other results of the Lady Warriors include:

100—Rachel Sherman, 7th, :13.8

200—Halverson, 2nd, :30.6; Sherman, 4th,: 31; Kelsey Bertram, 8th, :32.40

400—Halverson, 4th, :68.11; Schuyler, 6th, :68.96

800—Bartels, 2nd, 2:36; Richey, 4th, 2:42

400 relay—4th, :57.15, Sherman, Fritz, Bertram and Kyran Meek

shot put—Casey Norrid, 4th, 32-2; Meek, 7th, 31-1

Discus—Norrid, 6th, 79-2

The Winner boys track team had several individuals who took first place.

Results of the Warriors include:

100—Nick Hossle, 1st, :11.55

200—Tyrel Haley, 1st, :25.57; Windsor Barry, 4th, :26.16; Riley Calhoon, 5th, :26.17

800—Coleton Schuyler, 1st, 2:07; Nathan Galbraith, 3rd, 2:10

3200—Izak Moleterno, 3rd, 11:46

300 hurdles—Haley, 1st, :44.22; Sam Naasz, 2nd, :45.52

400 relay—1st, :47.12, Nick Hossle, Isaac Naasz, Tyrel Haley and Riley Calhoon; 5th, :50.36, Jayden Schroeder, John Kludt, Brendan Harter and Levi McClanahan; 7th, :56.39, Alex Schaeffer, Chet Bryan, Kelly Kidwilier and Ryan Sherman

1600 relay—1st, 3:42, Luke Engel, Coleton Schuyler, Kayleb Brozik, Sam Naasz

3200 relay—2nd, 9:20, Coleton Schuyler, Luke Engel, Izak Moleterno and Kayleb Brozik

High jump—Brozik, 4th, 5-3

Long jump—Hossle, 2nd, 18-6.5; Riley Calhoon, 4th, 17-8; Windsor Barry, 7th, 17-2.5

Triple jump—Isaac Naasz, 5th, 36-5.5

Shot put—Kelly Kidwiler, 2nd, 42-6; Brendan Harter, 4th, 41-7; Trevor Sachtjen, 8th, 37-1/2

Discus—Harter, 3rd, 120-5; Wyatt Ewing, 7th, 110-5; John Kludt, 8th, 100-6

Hrabanek is 2nd in 200

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Chase Hrabanek took second place in the 200 meter dash at the Wagner Relays on April 14.

Cody Heath took 6th place in the 800 run.

The boys medley relay team took third place. Runners were Reed Harter, Cole McCarty, Chase Hrabanek and Jackson Kinzer.

The boys 400 relay placed fifth. Runners were Chase Hrabanek, Cole McCarty, Jackson Kinzer and Reed Harter.

The girls 4×800 relay took 6th place and runners were Morgan Hofeldt, Lauren Week, Callie Heath and Taylor Hrabanek.

The next meet will be April 23 at the Kimball/White Lake Invitational.

On April 27, Colome will compete in the Great Plains Conference meet in Bonesteel.

Evelyn Hockett, 81

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hockett obit

 

Evelyn Hockett, age 81, of Winner, passed away at her home on Wednesday, April 15, 2015.

Funeral service was held on Saturday April 18,  at 2 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Winner. Burial  followed in the Winner City Cemetery.

Evelyn Mae Carpenter was born at home to parents Ernest and Hazel (Sylvester) Carpenter, on October 26, 1933, in Rosewell, SD.

Evie attended grade school at Burbank Consolidated Schools. Her early high school years were spent at Canova High School. It was during her high school years that she met and married the love of her life, Robert Cecil (Bud) Hockett, Sr. To this union ten children were born.

Bud and Evie shared thirty one years together. It was during the time she tenderly cared for Bud in their home when he was suffering with cancer, that he encouraged her to pursue her new found interest in nursing care. At the age of fifty, Evie chose a future career as a nurse. Following the death of her husband, she would enter the Pierre School of Nursing in 1983, graduating suma cum laude. Evie retired from the nursing profession in 2011, caring for many and touching lives with compassion, concern and great sense of humor all grounded in her rock solid faith.

Evie loved life and having a good time and was such fun to spend time with. Her incredible sense of humor and frequent tendency to devise ways to tease and prank people, could keep others on their toes and not quite sure what she might be up to next! She loved to laugh, whether at herself or the situation, and sometimes she created that laughable situation! Many a time there was quite the mischievous sparkle in those pretty blue eyes of her’s and you didn’t know what was about to take place.

Evie was a grandma to more than her own “grands” and ”greats” as she often referred to the huge bunch of next generations she never lost count of, or grew tired of bragging on. She often said it was an honor to be called “Grandma” by all her grandchildren as well as their friends. This loving Grandma understood the concept of Jesus’ open arms to the children. She gladly welcomed hosts of adopted grandchildren over the years. And you didn’t need to be related to call her “Grandma”, she invited it and she was very good in that role. How blessed they all are that this grandma’s prayers for each of them will be remembered by God for years to come.

Evelyn was a fantastic cook and the most amazing baker.  Her breads and cinnamon rolls were treats that were known worldwide over the years. Memories of walking into her home and taking in the delicious aroma of something wonderful about to come out of the oven are precious. She would always welcome her guests with a big smile, invite them to sit at her table, then she would put coffee on and tempt you with quite the assortment of gooey and frosted delights. Or how about those chocolate chip cookies? One bite from Evie’s bakery shop and you were hooked!

Evie loved to go camping. She was always up for the adventure of roughing it, planning tasty picnic menus, sitting by campfires, and going on hikes. She just loved the outdoors and visiting new places. She also enjoyed going to retreats and church camps. For several years she was known as the camp cook. She could whip up quite the banquet for just a few or a few hundred people, and of course it always tasted so good to those hungry campers! Evie’s spent many years attending youth and teen camps as cook and camp nurse, roles she truly enjoyed.

State Urges Residents to be Cautious with Fire

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Vegetation is extraordinarily dry this spring season and fire danger is very high in the Black Hills and surrounding areas.

Fire restrictions are in place on state, federal and county lands within the Black Hills Forest Fire Protection District.

South Dakota Wildland Fire division director, Jay Esperance, is asking everyone to be cautious during this current dry spell to help prevent wildfires.

“It’s essential local area residents and visitors comply with the fire restrictions,” Esperance said. “One carelessly tossed cigarette could have tragic consequences for our state’s communities.”

State officials would like to remind area residents the increased potential for wildfires necessitates fire prevention precautions for all.

Ways to aid in prevention efforts include never driving or parking a vehicle in dry grass, making sure cigarette butts are properly extinguished and ensuring your outdoor equipment is maintained and equipped with proper spark arrestors.

“We are in a time of year where vegetation has yet to green-up, further increasing the fire risk,” says the Halley Legge, fire prevention technician. “Please be vigilant and abide by current fire restrictions for your area.”

Current restrictions can be found at www.blackhillsfirerestrictions.com for the Black Hills area.  For statewide fire danger, visit https://gacc.nifc.gov/rmcc/dispatch_centers/r2gpc/fuels.htm.

South Dakota Wildland Fire can be found on Twitter @SDWildlandFire and on Facebook by searching SD Wildland Fire.

Master Gardener Training in South Dakota for 2015

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By David Graper – South Dakota Master Gardener Program Interim Coordinator

Do you like to garden?  Do you like fresh, home-grown, nutritious vegetables and fruits?  Do you want to learn more about how to take better care of your lawn, trees or shrubs?  Are you curious about how plants grow and what they need to grow and be healthier?  Do you want to make new friends that are also interested in these things?  Do you like to teach and help people?  If you answered “yes” to any or all of these questions, then perhaps becoming a South Dakota Master Gardener is the right thing for you to do to satisfy those desires.

Master Gardener training classes are now being formed for 2015.  The registration deadline has been extended to April 24.  Classes will be offered in the Watertown, Mitchell and Hot Springs/Custer areas this year.  You do not have to live right in those cities to participate however, since the majority of the training is offered online so you can get the training in the comfort of your own home in a very open schedule with the first sections available online starting May 4, 2015.  But there are four days of required, hands-on training, to finish out the complete training course.  The four, day-long, hands-on sessions give trainees the opportunity to learn skills such as planting, pruning, plant propagation, along with plant and pest identification by seeing and doing. These will be held in each of the training sites.  Participants will be able to choose from the three locations for their hands-on training.

Master Gardeners work in their community to promote and teach gardening. Opportunities include writing articles, giving talks, working at fair booths, helping in community and school gardens, teaching and answering garden questions.  The training gives a well-rounded education preparing them to help their communities.  Currently there are about 850 active Master Gardeners across the state, many of which are also active in one or more of the 19 area groups of Master Gardeners.  In 2014 Master Gardeners contributed more than 12,700 hours of volunteer service, worth over $240,000 to South Dakota individuals, families and communities.

The South Dakota Master Gardener program began back in 1985 when Dean Martin organized the first classes.  When Dean retired in 1988, training was put on hold until 1993 when training resumed.  Each year training is scheduled to occur in different locations across the state so that individuals from all over the state will have an opportunity to take the training at a site relatively close to home.  The majority of the training is offered online, making it convenient for more people to participate in the training and only have to make arrangements to be away from home or work for four days to participate in the hands-on training sessions.