Devon Donald Senter (20) of Winner, SD passed away on Sept. 15 due to injuries sustained during a tragic car accident. Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 at 10 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Winner, SD. Burial will follow in the Winner City Cemetery. A visitation will begin on Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at 6:00PM at the First Baptist Church.
Devon Donald Senter was born June 25, 2002 in Pierre, SD to Victor Senter and Carrie Davis. Being born the oldest, Devon was so excited when his sister, Cadence Senter, came along two years later. The two of them were inseparable and often got into some kind of mischief together.
Devon was fearless from the beginning and caused more than a few gray hairs on our heads. Such as when he would climb out his bedroom window at 5 am to go to the city park when he was 4 years old or when he disappeared and hid in the dumpster with his puppy and only popped up when the police showed up to help search for him. Though for all his stunts, you wouldn’t find a kid with a bigger heart and more generous soul!
In 2012, he gained another dad in Matthew Davis and a new sister, Nicole Farley. Then in 2013 his little brother Colton was born and Devon was so excited that there was another boy in the house!
Devon loved his family so very much and would help out wherever needed. He especially loved helping his dad, Victor, work on cars and playing video games. He was an avid gamer and sometimes the sessions got very INTENSE!
He enjoyed hunting and fishing with the family and always looked forward to the first weekend of pheasant hunting at the Boerner farm where the family gets to enjoy the weekend. Matt took Devon out for his first deer hunt and he really enjoyed it ever since. He spent many weekends going to the farm to fish in the buttes or go catfishing at the river.
Devon also enjoyed a variety of sports. He played baseball in his early years and tried his hand at football, shooting sports, and archery.
Devon and school did not always see eye to eye but he was very determined and never gave up! He was so proud, as were we all, when he made honor society his senior year and graduated this past May.
Devon was no stranger to hard work. While he was in school, he worked at Family Dollar where he often referred to his manager, Michelle McGuire as his second momma. When summer break started, he would always go work for Bachmann’s Bee farm. He was looking forward to finally getting to go with them to Texas this fall.
Devon was a shining star taken from us far too soon but his huge kind and generous heart and soul will be remembered and cherished forever!
Devon is proceded in death by his grandmother Rose Boerner, Great grandparents Wendell and Elsie Boerner, Great Uncle Kevin Bahm
He is survived by his parents, Victor Senter, Matt and Carrie Davis, sisters: Cadence Senter and Nicole Farley, brother Colton Davis, grandparents: Carol Bahm, Ray Durrin, Boyd Boerner, Charles and Susan Davis and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Mark William Sedlacek, died unexpectedly, Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, at his home in Scotland, South Dakota. He was 52 years old.
A memorial Mass was held Sept. 21, 2022 at St. Leo Catholic Church in Tyndall. Inurnment was in St. George Catholic Cemetery, Scotland.
Mark was born Wednesday, June 10, 1970 to John William and Lois (Schmoll) Sedlacek in Tyndall. He was a 1988 graduate of Tripp-Delmont High School. He attended Northeast Community College in Norfolk, NE.
Over the years, Mark worked at Tripp Cenex, Twin City Fans, Spencer Rock Quarry, Scotland Redi Mix and Schaefer Construction. When he wasn’t working his regular job, he was out on the farm, helping his brothers Jeff and Jared. Along with his love for hunting, was his love for working on the farm. He was an avid bow hunter. Mark enjoyed hunting deer, elk, turkeys and pheasants.
Jeff is survived by his father, John Sedlacek of Tyndall; sister, Mary and her husband, Sid Brandt; nephew, Wesley; niece, Ava, all of Tabor and brother, Jared Sedlacek of Tripp.
Mark is preceded in death by his mother, Lois Sedlacek; his brother, Jeff and his grandparents.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Mark’s honor, to the South Dakota Wildlife Federation, www.sdwf.org. The mailing address is South Dakota Wildlife Federation, Attn. Chris Hesla, PO Box 7075, Pierre, SD 57501-7075.
Goglin Funeral Homes, www.goglinfh.com is honored to serve the family and friends of Mark Sedlacek.
Marvin LeRoy Peacock was born Nov. 11, 1940 in the middle of one of South Dakota’s worst blizzards. His father, Lyle I. Peacock, was trying to get his mother, Dorothy M. (Robinson) Peacock, to a hospital and made it as far as Stamford, SD, where he was born in the back seat of the car.
He passed Sept. 11, 2022 at the age of 81 years and 10 months at the Tyndall Good Samaritan Home.
There will be no services. Marvin will be interred in the Black Hills National Cemetery at Sturgis, at a later date.
Marvin started school in Hastings, NE where his dad worked at the Ammunitions Depot during World War II. His family moved to Sioux City, IA in 1950 where he attended West Jr. High School and graduated from Central High School in 1958. He enlisted in the US Navy and went for basic training in the fall of 1958. He spent the next 4 years on a troop transport and spent time in Hawaii, Japan, Alaska and various other ports in the Pacific.
Marvin was discharged in December of 1961 and returned to Sioux City, IA to look for work. In April of 1962 he began dating Judy Scheef and they were married May 25, 1963 in Vermillion, SD at the Methodist Church.
In September of 1963 they moved to Yankton, SD where Marvin went to work for Modern Floor and Carpet. In the early 1970s he went to work for Midwest Honda where he was the head mechanic. He attended schools and clinics in Wisconsin and earned his certified Honda Mechanic Diploma. He loved riding and fixing the bikes and ended up with a Gold Wing that he rode all over. He loved taking it to the Black Hills and putting it into the curves on some of those roads out there. No one could keep up with him when he was road racing.
In 1976 they found a farm by Tyndall, SD that was big enough to have a few horses and they moved in January of 1977 where he lived until being admitted to the Good Samaritan Home in January of 2020.
Marvin was an avid hunter, spending as much time as possible in the Black Hills. He guided elk hunters, deer hunters and just generally loved the Hills. He took up reloading and did research on various loads for various rifles. Marvin loved fishing with his cousin, Jim in the spring where they spent most of the time talking about going hunting in the fall. He loved riding and enjoyed riding his big grey gelding Shahdow in various parades in the area.
He is survived by his wife, Judy; his older brother, Jack (Priscilla) Peacock of Sioux City, IA; his younger brother, Paul (Elaine) of Elk Point, SD and various uncles and cousins along with numerous friends, hunting buddies and neighbors.
Goglin Funeral Home, Tyndall, www.goglinfh.com is honored to serve the family and friends of Marvin Peacock.
The Winner Regional Health and Wellness Foundation and Winner Regional Health is hosting a public listening session on Sept. 21 at Fr. Paul Hall, located at 150 Jefferson St., Mission.
“As we proudly serve Todd, Tripp, Mellette, and Gregory counties; we want to seek input on services being provided, areas for growth, and an opportunity to cultivate relationships with those within the communities,” said Brady Kerkman, director of marketing & philanthropy.
The public listening session will be from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. with snacks and drinks provided. There will also be a $100 gas card drawing from the Gus Stop in Mission, must be present to win. If you have any questions, please be sure to call Brady Kerkman at (605)842-7231. Please feel free to RSVP on the Winner Regional Health Facebook event.
A blood drive is being sponsored by Community Connections and will be held Sept. 26 and Sept. 27.
The blood drive on Sept. 26 will be from 10:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Sept. 27 from noon to 5:30 p.m. at the Winner city offices.
To schedule an appointment call Community Connections at 605 842-1708 or schedule online at www.lifeservebloodcenter.org.
A donation helps serve the surrounding local communities in time of great need. Winner Regional Healthcare Center appreciates Community Connections for being a sponsor for this blood drive.
Doug Sherman, area engineer for the South Dakota Department of Transportation, spoke at the Winner Rotary meeting on Thursday.
He provided an update on the three highway projects in the Winner area.
The biggest is Highway 44 from Subway to one mile east. The main contractor is Reede Construction, Aberdeen.
Sherman said by the end of this week he hopes to have new base material on Highway 44. The process involves removal of about one foot of dirt. This dirt is then blended with crushed concrete and replaced back on the road as select subgrade topping. “The crushed concrete can really help stabilize dirt that is very wet and hard to stabilize by normal means, which is what exists in this area of Highway 44,” said Sherman.
Once the new dirt/crushed concrete is placed and is stable, a separator fabric is placed before the base material is put down. “This is done to ensure that over the years clays don’t get saturated and pump back into the good base material,” explained Sherman.
Once the new dirt is placed and stable, a separator fabric is place on it before the base material is laid.
Once the fabric is down, then six inches of good high quality base material is laid. Once that is down and compacted the next step is to place a geogrid on top of the six inches of base material and then placing another 11 inches of good high quality base material on top of the geogrid. Northern Plains Construction of Winner is doing this work.
Sherman added grading work on ditches will continue until mid-November. This includes removal of the old walk path as the new walk path is now in place. This work is also being done by Northern Plains.
Muth Electric is installing conduit for new lights.
It is hoped during the week of Sept. 13 Reede Construction will be on site to start some concrete paving. Paving will continue till late September or early October. There will be flaggers and pilot cars during the construction.
Once concrete paving is done, work will begin to create the new shoulders which mostly will consist of gravel and asphalt.
Lighting and final landscaping will also take place.
Sherman says the DOT hopes to have all work completed by early November.
Next phase of the project will be the reconstruction of Highway 18 from the bridge near Country Club Motel to First Fidelity Bank/Caseys. Most of this work will be done in 2023.
Highway 53
The next project is Highway 53 from Highway 18 south for 16 miles. The contractor is Asphalt Paving & Materials Company, Huron.
Cold milling of the existing surface started on Sept. 6. It is hope this work will be done by early next week. One inch of the existing surface was taken of and replaced it with two inches of brand new asphalt.
Plans are to begin placement of the new asphalt hot mix on Sept. 12. The work will last about three weeks and the all 16 miles will have a new surface. All work is expected to be done by mid-October.
Highway 49
The third project is Highway 49 from S.D. Highway 47 south to S.D. Highway 44.
The contractor is Knife River Construction, Sioux City, Iowa.
Sherman said the pipe work tied to this project is to be completed in the next 30 days.
He said spot grading of bump/frost heave areas is completed and the ride has been restored to those areas.
Deep excavation of bridge ends is completed as well as guardrail widening areas, so bridges are all ready for new asphalt to bed placed.
Cold milling of the entire area is completed. Sherman said the construction crew is taking one inch of the existing surface off and replace it with two inches of new asphalt.
Sherman said the replacement of new asphalt surfacing is well underway and should be completed by early October.
At Bankwest, one of the main focuses is helping support not only customers, but the citizens in the communities they serve.
“We wouldn’t be where we are today without them. To show our appreciation and “give-back” to our community, BankWest held a school supply drive in August for the Winner School District,” said Jody Engel, Winner branch manager.
When discussing the project with Winner Elementary School Principal Brian Naasz, he informed us what works best is to have backpacks filled with the necessary supplies for a specific grade level. That way, when a new student arrives, they can hand them a backpack with everything they need in it, ready to go!
BankWest’s customers and staff donated enough school supplies to prepare 12 backpacks for students in grades Pre-K through 5th. A box full of extra supplies was provided to the elementary school as well.
Tripp County 4-Hers received ribbons at the State Fair.
Tripp County
Display Exhibits
Aerospace & Rocketry Purple – Hudson Kaup
Child Development Purple – Bianca DeMers
Clothing & Textiles Purple – Maggie DeMers, Lena DeMers & Bianca DeMers
Embryology Purple – Amanda Edwards
Engineering – Purple – Elizabeth Wonnenberg
First Aid – Purple – Cierra Bordeaux, Bianca DeMers & Abraham Yeary
Foods & Nutrition – Purple – Abraham Yeary
Food Preservation – Purple – Miranda Fisher, Red -Cierra Bordeaux
Health – Purple – Madisan Graber, Allie Littau, Evan Littau, Elizabeth Wonnenberg & Lydia Wonnenberg Blue – Cierra Bordeaux
Hobbies & Collections Purple – Lena DeMers, Madisan Graber & Elizabeth Wonnenberg
Home Environment – Purple – Madisan Graber, Elizabeth Wonnenberg, Cierra Bordeaux, & Lydia Wonnenberg (2)
Music & Dance – Purple – Madisan Graber
Photography – Purple Rylan Assman, Bianca DeMers, Amanda Edwards (2), Bailey Fairbanks (3), Brianna Gilchrist (2), Madisan Graber, Nadia Millian, Roper Moore, Tessa Sieh, Colton Vogt (4) & Katie Welker
Blue – Avery Antelope, Cierra Bordeaux, Maggie DeMers, Bailey Fairbanks (2), Miranda Fisher (2), Brianna Gilchrist (2), Nadia Millian (2), Roper Moore (2), Hudson Peters, Tessa Sieh, Jocelyn Soles (4), Katie Welker (3) & Elizabeth Wonnenberg
Red – Cierra Bordeaux, Bailey Fairbanks, Miranda Fisher (2), Brianna Gilchrist, Jaden Graber, Madisan Graber, Roper Moore, & Jocelyn Soles
White – Avery Antelope
Plant Science & Crops – Purple – Maggie DeMers, Jesse Larson
Blue – Jesse Larson
Robotics – Purple – Elizabeth Wonnenberg & Lydia Wonnenberg
Safety – Purple – Jocelyn Soles
Shooting Sports – Purple Katie Welker
Vet Science – Purple – Maggie DeMers
Visual Arts – Purple – Avery Antelope, Jaelyn Assman, Bianca DeMers (2) Lena DeMers (2) Maggie DeMers, Amanda Edwards (2),Evan Littau, Nadia Millian,
Blue – Miranda Fisher, Nadia Millian (2), Abraham Yeary
Welding Science – Blue – Jesse Larson
Wildlife & Fisheries -Purple – Abraham Yeary
Beef
Showmanship – Purple- Rider Moore
Blue – Maggie DeMers, Lena DeMers, Elizabeth Wonnenberg & Bianca DeMers
Breeding Beef Blue – Elizabeth Wonnenberg (2) & Rider Moore
Market Beef Purple –
Blue – Bianca DeMers, Lena DeMers, Maggie DeMers
Dairy Cattle
Showmanship – Blue – Bailey Fairbanks & Miranda Fisher
Dairy Cattle Purple – Miranda Fisher & Grand Champion Any Other Breed Cow
Blue – Bailey Fairbanks
Meats Goats
Showmanship – 3rd overall Beginner Meat Goat Showmanship – Allie Littau
Purple – Evan Littau
Registered Breeding Meat Goat – Blue Allie Littau & Evan Littau
Sheep
Showman Ship – Blue – Allie Littau & Evan Littau
Market Sheep Blue – Allie Littau & Evan Littau (2)
Rabbits
Showmanship – Purple – Brianna Gilchrist & Elizabeth Wonnenberg
Rabbits – Purple – Brianna Gilchrist (2), Elizabeth Wonnenberg (3) & Lydia Wonnenberg
Blue – Brianna Gilchrist (2) Lydia Wonnenberg
Rabbie Skillathon – 2nd High Senior Brianna Gilchrist
Poultry –
Showmanship – Purple – Lydia Wonnenberg
Poultry – Elizabeth Wonnenberg (2), Lydia Wonnenberg (4)
Youth in Action
Public Presentations-
Purple – Evan Littau & Allie Littau
Winner Area Chamber of Commerce will be sponsoring an ag appreciate banquet on Sept. 15 at the Tripp County 4-H Center.
The banquet will be free to farmers/ranchers. Tickets are limited at two per household. Persons need to call the Chamber office to RSVP. Persons can call 605-842-1533.
The social hour and raffles will begin at 6 p.m. with the dinner served at 7 p.m. The dinner will be catered by Donna Kubik.
Brian Bergeleen will sing from 6-7 p.m. during the social hour.
Tripp Mellette Farm Bureau will sponsor the main entertainment which will be comedian Jay Hendren of Ohio. He is billed as America’s funniest farmer.
The Ohio farmer started performing stand up comedy in 1996. He draws from his experiences working on the family farm.
The Chamber office has tickets available for the banquet.
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