To its owner, the FFA jacket is a physical reminder of the personal accomplishments achieved through the organization – a symbol of commitment and dedication for all who wear the corduroy. This fall, the SD FFA Foundation celebrated 15 years of the Blue Jacket Program and awarded its 3000th FFA jacket to a member. In October, 404 South Dakota FFA members from 81 chapters, will receive their own FFA jackets – carrying forward that long-standing tradition of pride, dignity and honor. Jackets were sponsored by various individuals through the SD FFA Foundation program, welcoming new members into the fabric of FFA.
FFA members filled out the Blue Jackets
Bright Futures FFA Jacket Program application, answering short essay questions
about their FFA experience and goals, competing to earn their own FFA jacket
instead of purchasing one.
Winner and Colome FFA members who received
a jacket are:
Winner—Roper Moore and Brianna Gilchrist,
sponsored by Wendy Mortenson agency.
Winner
Area Chamber of Commerce is again sponsoring a scarecrow making contest.
The
contest is open to all businesses, organizations and individuals in Tripp
County.
There is
no theme this year except the scarecrow must have some type of Welcome sign.
Persons
are to take a picture of the scarecrow and send to the Chamber’s email by Oct.
14 by 5 p.m. with an application. The chamber’s email is thechamber@gwtc.net.
Contest
winners will be posted on Facebook on Oct. 28.
First
place will receive $300 in Winner Cash, second place $200 in Winner Cash and
third place $100 in Winner Cash.
Mike
Scott, executive director of the Chamber, asks persons to be creative in designing
their scarecrow.
Also the
Chamber has other things coming up this fall. They are preparing for the
pheasant hunting season which starts on Oct. 15.
The
Chamber is asking businesses and their employees to wear orange or Hunt SD
shirts the first two Fridays of Pheasant season. Businesses are asked to submit
a picture of their employees in their shirts for a chance to win a prize.
Hunt SD
shirts are available at the Chamber office.
Over a
month away but a very nice program coming to Winner is “A Prairie Christmas.” Following the Parade of Lights on Nov. 26 is
Prairie Christmas which will be presented at the Winner Community Playhouse at
7:30 p.m.
Longtime
broadcaster and storyteller Jeff Gould adapts his nationally syndicated A
Prairie Christmas radio program to the stage.
The
Parade of Lights plus a live stage show will be a winning combination on Nov.
26. Both sponsored by the Winner Area Chamber of Commerce.
Winner Warriors Live Photo A sendoff for the Winner golf team was held Sunday morning. Pictured from left are assistant coach Jim Halverson, Maxton Brozik, Ryder Halligan, Karson Keiser, Carter Craven, Landon Calhoon and coach Larry Aaker. The state meet was Oct. 3-4 in Aberdeen.
Submitted photo Winner High School/middle school students competing in the local oral interp contest on Oct. 1 are in front from left Grace Brown, Jocelyn Soles and Peyton Jensen. In back from left are Amanda Edwards, Noah Manke, Maggie DeMers and Addi Heenan.
Winner
High School/middle school hosted an oral interp invitational on Oct. 1.
School’s that attended were Wagner, Chamberlain, Stanley County and Little Wound.
Superior
ratings for Winner team were Peyton Jensen, humorous; Jocelyn Soles,
storytelling; Maggie DeMers, poetry; Amanda Edwards & Addi Heenan, duet;
Grace Brown, serious and Addi Heenan, storytelling.
Excellent
ratings were Noah Manke, humorous; Amanda Edwards, poetry.
Helen Bateman, 82, of Winner, SD passed
away on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022 following complications from Covid.
A memorial service was held on Saturday,
Oct. 1, 2022 at 11 a.m. at the Church of the Nazarene in Winner, SD. Visitation
was held one hour prior to the services. Burial will be held at a later date.
Helen was born on Nov. 19, 1939 in
Waterbury, Neb., to the parents of Goldie and Lynn Frank. Her dad was in the
Air Force so Helen grew up traveling around the world. After high school she
came to Dallas, SD where she met Bill Lebert. They got married and lived out on
Bill’s family farm in rural Dallas. Here they raised their four children:
Tammy, Joan, Carla, & Oren.
Going from city life to farm life was a big
change for Helen, but she did it with so much love and hard work. She loved
cooking, baking, and gardening along with being involved in family circle, the
church, and get together with all her friends and neighbors.
Helen and Bill lost their son, Oren, at a
very young age to a tragic farm accident. Life moving on was hard for Helen. As
time went by and the girls grew up, they began to leave the farm. Tammy joined
the military and later got married and had a son, Roy. Joan married Larry
Sargent who was also a farmer and they had two sons, Craig and Will. Carla went
off to school in Mitchell but never married.
Helen remarried BJ Bateman. They traveled a
lot but ended up settling down in Winner. By this time Helen has great
grandkids who she loved so deeply: Jude, Oren, Elsie, Wakely, Wynn, Morgan,
Isabella, Jazmyne, & Alyxzandria.
Helen lost her husband BJ to cancer in
2009. Helen and Carla then moved in together where Carla helped take care of
her until Carla passed away due to Covid in October of 2021.
Helen and her little dog Angel then moved
to the Golden Prairie Manor. Everyone there just loved her. She would always
say how nice everyone was. She had so much love for everyone.
Helen will be dearly missed by her family
and friends.
Helen is preceded in death by her husband,
BJ, her son, Oren Lebert, and daughter Carla Lebert. Her grandson, Will
Sargent, parents, Lynn and Goldie Frank, and siblings, Jack, Mick, Phil, Margret
Ann, Pat, and Betty.
She is survived by her children: Tammy
Turner, Joan (Larry) Sargent; grandchildren: Roy Turner, Craig (Heather)
Sargent; great grandchildren: Jude, Oren, and Elsie Sargent; Wakely and Wynn
Sargent, Isabella McNeal, Jazmyne and Alyxzandria Turner; siblings Dick Frank
and Diane Vetor, close family Therese
& Jayd Knodell and Morgan, along with in laws and many nieces and
nephews.
Dan Bechtold/Winner Advocate Photo Float riders in the Winner High School homecoming parade are in front from left are Rylee Root, Tessa Mann, Amanda Blare, Aleya Miller and Melanie Brozik. In back from left are Rowdy Moore, Tayden Mathis, Justin Hausmann, Pierce Nelson, Chaz Blotsky. The picture was taken in front of the Pix Theater as the theme for homecoming is Netflix. The WHS coronation will be Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m. and the parade will be Friday at 2 p.m.
Dan Bechtold/Winner Advocate Photo Judy Wilcox of the Winner American Legion Auxiliary has painted five spools in a patriotic theme. She is painting one of spools which serves as a table in the concession area of the Tripp County rodeo grounds. There are three spools at the rodeo grounds and two in the beef barn. The spools were donated to the Legion auxiliary by Golden West. Wilcox says this will be an Americanism project.
Dan Bechtold/Winner Advocate Photo Bob Benson cuts the ribbon at a ceremony celebrating the new 3D mammography unit at Winner Regional Health. An event to honor the donors was held Sept. 20.
The Winner Regional Health and Wellness Foundation recently hosted a Donor Appreciation Social on Sept. 20 at Winner Regional Health’s clinic.
This event was to recognize the donors for
the 2022 Driven to Serve Campaign for those who were so instrumental in helping
secure the new 3D Mammography. It provided an opportunity for a ribbon cutting,
a plaque to recognize the donors, and a first look at the new piece of
technology that will allow the surrounding community members to receive
advanced healthcare services on a local level.
“Words can not express how humbling it is to see a community come together for the greater good of their neighbors, coworkers, family, friends, and beyond. While I have had the opportunity to fundraise for various projects and in significantly larger communities, I can say that I have never seen a community pull together so unified in such little time and with such great force,” said Brady Kerkman, director of marketing & philanthropy.
What started as a two year goal, was quickly achieved in less than five months. The surrounding communities secured the $300,000 needed to purchase the new technology and the necessary maintenance agreement to protect us from defects and possible maintenance issues.
Success such as this shall not go
unrecognized. Therefore, it was the foundation’s honor to host an event that
provided hors d’oeuvres and an opportunity to visit on a casual level.
“While this event did not encompass everyone who has been so instrumental over the years, we see it as a starting point to bring to light the strong commitment Winner Regional Health and Wellness Foundation is surrounded by. On behalf of Winner Regional Health and Wellness Foundation, we appreciate all of your support for this worthy cause and look forward to the community benefiting from the fruits and labor of the 2022 Driven to Serve Campaign,” added Kerkman.
Voter
registration for the election on Nov. 8 will close Oct. 24 at 5 p.m.
Failure
to register to vote by this date will cause forfeiture of voting rights for
this election.
Registration
can be completed at the Tripp County Auditor’s Office, municipal finance
office, secretary of state’s office, and those locations that provide driver’s
license, SNAP, TANF, WIC.
Persons
can contact the Tripp County Auditor to request a mail-in registration form or
access a mail-in form at www.sdsos.gov
Friday,
Sept. 23 was the first day persons could start voting absentee for the Nov. 8
election. Persons can vote in the county auditor’s office.
Funeral
services for Helen Bateman, Winner, will be held Oct. 1 at 11 a.m. at the
Church of the Nazarene of Winner. Visitation will be one hour prior to the
service.
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