Dan Bechtold/Winner Advocate Photo Thick black smokes rolls out the front door of the Pix Theater following a fire at the theater on Thursday afternoon. The Winner Volunteer Fire Department was on the scene for several hours.
A fire
started inside the Pix Theater on Oct. 27. It started as a result of combustion
materials being used to reconstruct the theater.
The
theater was being repaired after a fire in the building next door caused the
theater to have water and smoke damage. The earlier fire was about a month ago
and the theater board was working hard to fix the damage inside the theater so
it could reopen.
Then
this past Thursday at around 4 p.m. the Winner Volunteer Fire Department was
called to a fire inside the theater. Thick black smoke was rolling from the
front door of the building.
“If
you’ve ever considered donating to the Pix to help with our hardships, your
financial assistance is needed now more than ever,” said the theater board of
directors.
A fund
has been set up at First Fidelity Bank of Winner.
Voters
in Tripp County will be going to the polls on Nov. 8 to cast their ballot in
the general election.
The
polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The
polling places include: Clearfield consolidated at the Clearfield Hall; Colome
consolidated at Colome fire hall; Hamill consolidated at Hamill Hall; Ideal
consolidated at First Presbyterian Church in Ideal; Lake consolidated at Colome
fire hall; Lamro Consolidated at 4-H center in Winner, Sully consolidated at
4-H center, Witten Consolidated at Witten community hall. The following Winner precincts
will vote at the 4-H center: Winner city SE 1st, Winner E 2nd,
Winner W. 2nd, Winner E. 3rd and Winner W 3rd.
Daniel DeNoyer Jr., 58, of Sioux Falls, SD
passed away on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022 at his home in Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral
services were held on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022 at 11a.m. at the Okreek Community
Center in Okreek, SD. Burial followed in
the Calvary Episcopal Cemetery in Okreek, SD. Wake services were held on
Wednesday, Oct. 26, and Thursday, Oct.27 27th, 2022 at 7 p.m. at the Okreek
Community Center in Okreek, SD.
Dan was born to Daniel (Chuck Dan) DeNoyer
and Joann Smalls. He grew up in Okreek. Dan was raised by his grandma Christine
who he called mom and his auntie Arlene.
Dan was very loving and had a big ol heart.
He was always willing to help out whenever and where ever he was needed. He was
a good brother, dad, uncle, grandpa, and friend. He will be missed dearly.
Jacqueline A. Duncan, 83, of Rapid City,
SD, died peacefully at her home on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. The family with
gather for a private graveside service at a future date. Burial will be in the
Winner City Cemetery in Winner, SD.
Jacqueline Ann (Fuhrer) Duncan was born on
July 2, 1939, to Harold and Margaret (Talcott) Fuhrer, in Winner, SD. She
graduated from Winner High School in 1957. She attended the Moline (IL) Public
Hospital School of Nursing and was married briefly to James Foley. They had a
daughter, Denise. She and Denise relocated to Tucson, AZ, where she began her
career with Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph.
On June 3, 1966, she married Raymond L.
Duncan in Tucson. At the time of their marriage, Ray, also a Mountain Bell
employee, served as Director of Civilian Communications at Davis – Monthan
AFB. After stops with Mountain Bell in
Wilcox and Globe, AZ, the family moved to Yankton, SD, during a blizzard in
November 1969, to be closer to Jacque’s family and live in “God’s Country,” as
Ray liked to tell people. Both Jacque and Ray had long careers with
Northwestern Bell, retiring after 34 and 42 years, respectively. This could
explain why the Duncan’s had 11 telephones in their house.
Jacque and Ray loved living near the
Missouri River at Riverside Acres, boating, following their kids’ activities
and spending time outdoors. After their retirement, they both worked at Leisure
World in Yankton and began travelling in their motorhome, finally deciding on
the Rio Grande Valley of south Texas as their winter home. Ray passed away on
May 9, 1995, just months before they were to move into their home in Mission,
TX.
Jacque spent the next 20+ years living
between South Dakota during the early fall/late spring, heading to Texas for
the winter where she was a very active volunteer at the Mission Regional
Medical Center, sang in the choir at the First United Methodist Church and
worked part-time at Cracker Barrell. Jacque was a people person and loved
meeting new people wherever she went.
Jacque loved gardening, reading, game
shows, shopping, entertaining, cooking and baking. There was always a place at
the table for everyone and no one ever left hungry. She always had “the answer”
to every question ever asked on game shows and was a huge fan of the Food Network.
She was an avid recipe and cookbook collector. After she relocated to Rapid
City in 2017 to live near her daughter, she was a resident at Fountain Springs
Senior Apartments. She loved playing bingo and trying out new recipes on her
neighbors. She didn’t let apartment living stand in the way of planting
containers of flowers and vegetables each summer that graced the entrance and
patio area.
Grateful for having shared her life are her
children, Denise (Terry) Blomberg, Sioux Falls, Dixie (Bryce) Varilek, Rapid
City, Dustin (Lynn) Duncan, Grand Junction, CO and Daniel (Kelsey) Duncan,
Lincoln, NE; grandchildren Matthew Blomberg, Erik (Jody) Blomberg, both of
Sioux Falls, Maren (Caitlin Fortin) Blomberg, Minneapolis, MN, Nicholas and
Alexander Duncan, both of Grand Junction, CO, and Jhett Duncan, Lincoln, NE;
brother Richard (Diane) Fuhrer, Gayville, SD, and numerous nieces, nephews,
cousins and friends and her beloved dog, Frostee.
She is preceded in death by her husband and
parents and a grandson, Ryan Blomberg.
The family appreciates to the staff and
providers at Monument Health and the Black Hills Eye Institute, along with the
dedicated team at Interim Health Care for the excellent care and compassion
they provided Jacque during the time she lived in Rapid City.
Family and friends may sign Jacque’s online
guestbook at www.kirkfuneralhome.com. Memorials and condolences may be sent in
c/o the Duncan family to the Kirk Funeral Home, 1051 E Minnesota St, Rapid
City, SD 57701.
Carroll Bruun, 84, of Winner, SD passed
away peacefully with family by his side on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, at the
Winner Regional Healthcare Center.
A Celebration of Life will be held on
Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, at 11 a.m. at the Winner United Methodist Church in
Winner, SD. A visitation with family present will take place one hour prior to
the service. Burial will be held at a later date.
Carroll Helmer Bruun was born on Feb. 11,
1938, to Helmer and Mae (Nelson) Bruun. Helmer came to America from Tarm, Denmark
and met Mae, who was from Reliance, SD. Carroll was born in Colome, SD and was
baptized Sept. 21, 1941, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Dallas, SD. He grew up
on the family farm southwest of Dallas with two sisters Ginny and Marlene.
Carroll started school at the early age of five at the Lincoln Country School;
two cousins Mavis and Wes Nelson, as well as his two sisters, attended that
same school. He graduated from Gregory High School in 1955. During his high
school years, he lived with the Hoffie family in Gregory while working at
Louie’s Grocery. Highlights of this time were playing American Legion Baseball
and winning back-to-back State Championships in 1954 and 1955. Carroll was an
outstanding pitcher and center fielder.
Carroll met Janet Schramm in 1951 on a bus
ride going to 4-H camp. Janet was seated behind the bus driver, and when she
would look into his mirror, she could see this cute, blonde, blue-eyed boy
sitting a few rows behind her winking at her. So yes, they got acquainted and
were dance partners at camp! That was the beginning of their dancing career.
The next two years, they would see each other when the Bruuns would come to
Winner to watch Pheasant baseball. The summer before Carroll’s junior year
(1953), they started dating and were later engaged on May 21, 1956. In the fall
of 1956, Carroll went to Huntington Park, CA to work for General Motors on a
car assembly line. In January, Janet headed to Los Angeles, CA to work at a
bank. In May of 1957, Carroll wanted to move back to farm with his dad, so he
and Janet headed back to South Dakota. One year to the day after getting
engaged, they broke off their engagement. Over the next seven years, their
paths crossed about once a year.
For the next few years, Carroll farmed and
worked at a feed mill. In 1962, Carroll started farming full-time and entered
the dairy business in 1963. In July of 1963, Janet was home from her teaching
job in Rapid City. She went to Frank Day’s in Dallas; she walked in the door,
and Carroll grabbed her hand and said, “Here’s someone I can dance with!”
Second engagement was in September of 1963 with a wedding to follow on Feb. 22,
1964. Carroll continued to farm, and Janet started her teaching career in
Winner. In the early years of their marriage, special twins, Donnie and Ronnie
Matthews (neighbor boys to Howard and Irene Schramm), started making frequent
trips to the farm on weekends. They eventually stayed and became part of the
family. Johnyne Carol was born on Dec. 16, 1968; Jacey Jane on Dec. 6, 1973;
and Jad Howard on Feb. 13, 1975. During their early years of marriage, Carroll
enjoyed traveling to Denmark to visit his Bruun relatives. He enjoyed their
return trips to visit as well.
Carroll retired from the farm in 2005.
Carroll and Jad completely rebuilt the old farmhouse; Carroll and Janet lived
in that house for many years during their retirement before moving back to town
full-time. Carroll enjoyed going to coffee at Jonos in Gregory and McDonalds in
Winner. He and Janet loved following their six grandkids in all of their
activities; they also enjoyed taking as many trips as they could, especially to
Branson, MO. Spending time in Brookings while attending SDSU basketball games
and staying in Parker, which became their second home, were highlights of their
lives. Fondest memories were having all six grandkids together at the farm and
most recently visits from new great-granddaughter, Murphy.
Carroll is survived by his wife Janet of
Winner; daughter Johnyne (Brad) Horstman of Winner; daughter Jacey (Dale)
Peters of Parker; and son Jad (Suny) Bruun of Dallas. Grandchildren: Zachary
(Tayler) Horstman of Mitchell; Jayden Bruun of Spearfish; Kylie (Jayd)
VanDerWerff of Gregory; Kelby Peters of Sioux Falls; Joren Bruun of Dallas; and
Karley Peters of Parker. Great-granddaughter Murphy Jean Horstman. Sister
Marlene (Tom) Hansen of Canyon Lake, TX; brother-in-law Chuck Schramm of Sioux
Falls; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Carroll was preceded in death by his
parents Helmer and Mae Bruun; in-laws Howard and Irene (G’ma Chic) Schramm;
sister Ginny Canon; brothers-in-law Doyle Robertson and Jay Canon; nephew Brad
Robertson and niece Debbie Robertson.
South Dakota Public Broadcasting Photo Winner competitive dance hip hop team placed third at the state tournament in Watertown. The state meet was on Friday, Oct. 21.
Winner
competitive dance team placed third in hip hop and tied for 4th in
pom at the state cheer/dance meet in Watertown on Friday. Overall, Winner took
5th place in dance.
“This
was the best scores of the year,” said coach Sarah
Taggart.
“The
girls danced their hearts out. We are going to miss our five seniors and their
leadership, talent,” said Taggart.
Kendyl
Bachmann and Josey Kludt were named to the all-tournament team.
Leah
Wiechelman, Amanda Blare, Josey Kludt and Kendyl Bachmann were named
all-academic.
Dan Bechtold/ Editor Winner Advocate Photo The Winner Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting Monday morning at the new Taco Johns in Winner. R. F. Buche, owner, cuts the ribbon surrounded by Taco John’s, Buche Co. and Winner Chamber members. Taco John’s is located in the parking lot of Buche’s Ace Hardware.
The majority of concrete on Highway 44 has now been put in place. This was the information provided at the Oct. 18 highway construction meeting in Winner.
Doug
Sherman of the S.D. Department of Transportation office in Winner said there
may still be a small area of concrete to put down.
This
week motorists will see a new contractor as Morris Inc. of Pierre will be
laying the asphalt on the shoulder of the highway and approaches to businesses
and homes. This work will be from east of sale barn road to Subway. The asphalt
work will also include access to side streets. Persons are asked to be aware of
flaggers in this area.
Sherman
added Muth Electric of Mitchell will be returning to place the roadway lighting
on the highway.
Sherman
noted there will also be changes to the traffic control. Persons will see less
pilot cars. However, from time to time there will be a situation where they
will be needed. “We ask everyone to stay patient with us and follow the signs
and flaggers,” said Sherman.
This
portion of the project on Highway 44 should be finished by early to
mid-November.
While
work in finishing up on Highway 44 there is some work that has started on Highway
18 at the west end of Winner. Northern Plains Construction of Winner is working
from Country Club Motel to Iowa Street. Sherman said the road surface will not
be torn up as this is part of the project is set for the spring. Northern Plains is installing a water main at
the west of end of Winner.
Phase II
of the highway reconstruction will focus on Highway 18 from Casey’s west to the
bridge on the west end of Winner. This project will start in the spring of
2023. Reede Construction of Aberdeen is
the prime contractor.
Dan Bechtold/Winner Advocate Photo The Winner School Board received the bronze award from the Associated School Boards of South Dakota. Pictured in front from left are Supt. Keven Morehart, Lynnelle Anderson and Nelle Schlomer. In back from left are Steve Kubik, Mike Calhoon, Rusty Blare and Scott Meiners. Not pictured is Julie Manke.
Winner School Board members were honored by
the Associated School Boards of South Dakota for their
collective efforts to enhance their
knowledge of school board work throughout the 2021-22 school year
The Winner School Board earned a Bronze
level award in ASBSD’s statewide board recognition program:
ALL, which stands for Act, Learn, Lead and
awards points for a board’s collective participation in
activities and trainings related to school
board work and for demonstrating leadership in public education at the local,
state and national level, throughout the previous school year.
To earn the Bronze level award, the Winner
School Board accumulated 315 points.
“School boards take on different tasks and
face new challenges every year and the Winner School Board
members put in a lot of work to further
their knowledge of and learn new things about school board work that will be a
great benefit to their district,” ASBSD Executive Director Wade Pogany said.
“They’ve put in time and effort to better
themselves and deserve this recognition.”
In 2021-22 a record 91 public school boards
– more than 60 percent of the public boards in South
Dakota – earned an ALL award. This is the
Winner School Board’s first ALL award.
“South Dakota public school boards do
amazing work and put in a great deal of effort for their students, staff and
community members and for more than 90 of them to earn this honor is a
testament to that effort,” Pogany said.
“The Winner School Board are committed to
exceling in their work as school board members and we’re thrilled to honor them
with the ALL award.”
ASBSD
is a private, non-profit association representing more than 850 South Dakota
school board members, the 149 schools they govern and the students they serve.
Dan Bechtold/Winner Advocate Photo Winner High School homecoming royalty at coronation are in front from left Kendyl Bachmann, Mali Beehler, princess Kelbi Meiners, Faith Covey and Brindy Bolander. In back from left are Jack Peters, Jack Kruger, Warrior Blake Volmer, Ethan Bartels and Riley Orel.
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