Dan Bechtold/Winner Advocate Photo Returning letterwinners on the Winner High School golf team are in front from left Max Brozik, Karson Keiser, Brody Calhoon. In back from left are Landon Calhoon, Ryder Halligan, Carter Craven and Mason Beehler.
By Dan Bechtold/ Editor
Winner
boys golf team opened the season on Monday, Aug. 15 at the
invitational in Hartford.
The
Warriors are young but along with that youth comes a lot of
experience.
There
are 13 boys on the team including three sixth graders.
There
are seven returning lettermen—Max Brozik, Karson Keiser, Landon
Calhoon, Ryder Halligan, Brody Calhoon, Mason Beehler and Carter
Craven.
Also
on the team are Gus Tobin, Jalin Tideman and Levi Heenan.
The
sixth graders are Cooper Craven, Gage Tucker and Tatum Swan.
The
team only lost one senior—Kaden Keiser. There are no seniors on the
team. The Warriors return four of the five guys who finished
runner-up at regions a year ago.
“We
area fairly young team,” said coach Larry Aaker. “ A lot of these
guys played a lot of baseball this summer and did not get on the
course a lot but that might be to our advantage. They spent all
summer swinging a baseball bat. As the season gets going we will get
better and better and see our scores getting lower,” said Aaker.
In
practice the team has been working a lot on the short game such as
putting and chipping. “We will work hard on the short game that is
where you see a lot of strokes. If they can be good putters, good
chippers they have a chance of being really good,” explained the
coach.
The
Colome Consolidated School District opened classes today (Aug. 17).
The
school hours are 8:15 a.m. to 3:25 p.m. Monday through Thursday and
Friday 8:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
The
new leader of the school district is Dave Nicholas who is the new
superintendent. He comes to Colome after many years as superintendent
in Worland, Wyo.
Nicholas
is no stranger to Colome as his wife is the former Kathy Bertram.
Zana
DeJong was hired as the ag teacher and will be the FFA advisor.
Michael
Vowell was hired as a 4th
grade teacher.
Kent Nelsen
will be a special guest teacher for ag mechanics.
Several
coaching contracts have been approved for the fall season. Chase
Hrabanek is the new head football coach and Taylor Hrabanek is the
head volleyball coach. There are 23 out for high school volleyball
and 21 for high school football. Nicholas says these are good numbers
for Colome.
Tracy
Dehning was hired as junior high girls basketball head coach, Lexie
Nedved as junior high girls basketball assistant coach; Marcia
Haukaas as junior volleyball assistant coach.
Jarred
Bingen was hired as a custodian and Lori Kalenda as part time
custodian.
Buses
will run as scheduled. The bus will pick up students in Winner at Ace
Hardware between 7:30 and 7:40 a.m.
Nicholas
said the staff is excited and are looking for a great year.
The
opening of the 2022-2023 school year in the Winner School District
will be Thursday, Aug. 18. Classes will be from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
There
will be school all day on Friday, Aug. 19.
New
teachers are: Morgan Juracek, elementary special education; Lucas
Fredrick, high school & middle school band and chorus; Tracy
Childress, ag teacher and FFA advisor; Madyson Morehart, speech
pathologist.
New
para professionals will be Kasie Leighton, kindergarten; Megan Mead,
Daesha Klein, elementary special education; Shelia Egemann, middle
school, high school special education.
This
year the new addition to the elementary school will open. This will
feature four classrooms. There will be three 5th
grade classrooms plus a resource room.
The
second grade classrooms that were on the north end have moved to the
west end.
Supt.
Keven Morehart said the preschool will be located in the north wing.
Sarah Novotny will be the pre school teacher but she is doing her
student teaching. Morehart said she will be hired in December as the
teacher. The long term sub for pre school will be Marcia Bertram.
There
will be new geo thermal heat and air conditioning in the elementary
school.
At
the high school, the art room was moved upstairs and is now in the
former chorus room.
The
downstairs art room will be LeGrande Woods science room. Also
downstairs will be a new office for middle school guidance counselor
Haley Barfuss.
Even
thought school is in session, there will be some construction. There
will be a new wrestling and cheer/dance room built to the west of the
administration building. It will be approximately 100×50 and will
provide plenty of room for these three sports to practice.
Bids
will be opened in October with construction starting that month.
Completion
date is fall of 2023.
The
staging area for construction equipment and supplies will be in front
of the administration building on 7th
St. Persons will not be able to drive through the area in front of
the administration building as it will be fenced off.
Morehart
says he is excited for the start of school. “It is always good to
get the kids back,” he said.
The
superintendent says enrollment is higher than expected. The
enrollment is estimated at 734 where the district was expecting 710
students.
The
Winner Out of School time program will start on Aug. 18.
David “Dave” Marlo Winckler, 65, of Vermillion, SD, died at his home, amongst his loving family, July 14, 2022, after a lengthy illness.
A casual celebration of life was held on Aug. 6, at the Eagles Club in Vermillion.
Dave was born December 28, 1956 to Hubert and Edna (Fischer) Winckler in Tyndall, SD and was the third youngest of a slew of siblings. He loved the farm, near Tyndall, where he lived until his family moved into town in 1967. He played Tyndall Panther football and graduated from Tyndall High School in 1975 and played fast pitch softball for Roy’s Bar’
Dave attended and graduated from post-secondary schooling at Pipestone (Minn.) Area Vo-Tech, along with his future wife, Sue, and graduated in 1980.
January 10, 1981, he married Susan “Sue” Olson of Burbank, SD. In 1985, they began their family and from this union, three daughters were born Amanda (Mandy), Sandi and Sadie.
Dave played softball for the Eagles Club in Vermillion for several years. Dave and Sue lived in Vermillion for the entirety of their marriage.
Dave’s favorite jobs as an adult, were managing the Eagles Club in Vermillion and helping his farming friends during spring plantings and fall harvests. This got him back to the “farm days” he cherished as a youngster. Dave is survived by his wife Sue; daughters Mandy (Jeremy) GoBell and Sandi (Joe) Pulliam, all of Sioux Falls and Sadie (Josh) Frye of Vermillion; grandchildren, Devin, Own and Ethan GoBell, Kingston Fabian, Bennet Meendering and Brooklynn Pushor, all of Sioux Falls; sisters, Norma (Bob) Bender of St. Helena, NE, Arla (Lavern) Dangel of Yankton; brothers, Joe (Loretta) of Meckling, Jarvis (Marilyn) of Avon, Murry (Lisa) of Collinsville, VI, Larry of Indiana, PA; sister-in-law, Barbara Winckler of Winner and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Dave was proceded in death by his parents, Hubert and Edna; his brothers, Leland and Myron (Mike); an unborn grandson and several beloved in-laws, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
Wayne Mathisen, 55, of Brighton, CO passed
away on Saturday, July 30, 2022 at the Boulder Community Hospital in Boudler,
CO.
Funeral service will be held on Friday,
Aug. 12, 2022 at 2 p.m. at the Hamill Hall in Hamill, SD. Burial will follow in the Hamill
Cemetery. A visitation will be held on
Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Hamill, SD from 6-7 p.m.
with a prayer service beginning at 7 p.m.
Wayne Mathisen (George Wayne Mathisen) was
born June 19, 1967, at Boulder Community Hospital, Boulder, Colorado to George
and Linda (Walden) Mathisen. He passed
away at Boulder Community Hospital, Boulder, Colorado on July 30, 2022, at the
age of 55 due to complications from a long battle with cancer.
Wayne grew up in Brighton, CO and graduated
from Brighton High School in 1986. He
was an athlete and played sports all through school, including one semester
playing HS football in San Diego, CA. He
went on to play semi-pro football in Colorado for several years.
After he graduated, Wayne worked for Del
Hensel working with his buffalo herd. He
worked the corrals at National Western Stock Show as a Buffalero. Later he went to work for Bob Dineen at Rocky
Mountain Meats and delivered buffalo meat to area stores. Wayne’s love of farming also landed him
working for his best friend, Kevin Willard at W-Spur Hay Co. Farming always kept him around the people and
things that he loved the most.
During those years, Wayne started working
in the gas and oil industry. Over the
span of 35 years, he worked for KN Energy and, through industry mergers and
changes, ended up at Noble Energy for several years. He made many great and life-long friends
while he was in the industry. Eventually,
Wayne started his own company which was a huge blessing to him.
Through his association with the National
Western Stock Show and friends, Wayne became a livestock superintendent and
worked the NWSS every January for 23 years.
He became a member of the NWSS Club in 2003, which he enjoyed very much,
especially after he retired from the Livestock side.
Wayne loved the water and was an amazing
swimmer. He had a boat and was a member
of the Fort Lupton Boat Club for many years.
He loved going to the lake every summer.
Wayne was an avid hunter and loved to go
elk hunting in the Colorado mountains and pheasant hunting in South
Dakota. He loved to shoot sporting clays
and shot competitively for many years.
In December 1997, Wayne met the love of his
life, DeEtta Holthus. He followed her
around for a few months and reconnected in February 1998 on her birthday at the
Black Hills Stock Show in Rapid City, SD.
Once they started dating, they were inseparable and on Sept. 4, 1999,
they were married in Rapid City.
Wayne and DeEtta spent many summer weekends
in Centennial WY with their horses and, in the winter, they snowmobiled the
Snowy Range. They also went every July
to Cheyenne Frontier Days with many of their friends. Wyoming has always been a
special place for them.
Wayne and DeEtta spent the last 20 years
living in Keenesburg, CO, with their horses, a few cats and their dogs, Bo and
Luke.
Wayne is survived by his wife, DeEtta of 23
years; his father, George; his step-mother, Jill; his brother, Bart (Pam); his
step-brother Steve Durgan; his step-sister, Carmen (Chuck) Heister; his brother-in-law,
Tex Holthus; his sister-in-law, Crystal (Dusty) Needham; several nieces and
nephews; three aunts; and many cousins.
He was preceded in death by his mother,
Linda Walden; his father-in-law, Jake Holthus; and his mother-in-law, Bernice
Holthus.
Wayne had so many friends in his life, and
he loved each and every one of them. He
had a big heart and gave big hugs. He
was truly blessed.
A Memorial Service will be held on
Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, at 11 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Hudson, CO. And a Celebration of Life will be held on
Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, at 2 p.m. at the SE Weld County Fairgrounds,
Keenesburg, CO.
Illa Derry, 74, of Wood, SD passed away on
Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022 at the Winner Regional Healthcare Facility in Winner, SD.
Funeral service was held on Saturday, Aug. 6,
2022 at 10:30 a.m. at the Mason Funeral Home in Winner, SD. Burial will followed in the Evergreen
Cemetery in Wood, SD. A visitation was
held one hour prior to funeral service.
Illa Mae Derry was born on July 5, 1948 in
Winner, South Dakota to Wendell and Florence (Burgess) Dimond of Wood, South
Dakota. Illa was the 6th child of seven
children, Shirley, Larry, Marilyn, Ronnie, Burton, Illa and Karen.
Illa attended school in Wood, South Dakota
graduating in 1966. She also attended
Springfield College. Illa was a
cheerleader, loved being in school plays, worked on the school year book and
loved high school sports.
Illa married Robert E. Derry in 1966. They owned and ranched at Derry Cattle
Co. Illa loved ranching, sewing, her
flowers, roses, as well as a passion for cooking for her family.
As youngsters she loved playing in the mud,
making mud pies with her siblings and she also had a great loved for working
with cattle and hogs.
In 1970, Dawn Denine was born to Illa and
Robert Derry. Illa had two
grandchildren, Levi and Riley who she adored and loved attending as many of
their sports events as she could.
She is preceded in death by her parents,
Wendell and Florence (Burgess) Dimond, brother Larry Dimond, nephews; Ryan and
Chad Harris, Scott Dimond and Ronnie Derry, brothers-in-law, Jerry Bruning, Lee
Galbraith and Jim Hedlund.
Illa is survived by her spouse Robert E.
Derry of Wood, SD, daughter Dawn (Blake)
McClanahan of Winner, SD, Grandchildren; Levi McClanahan and Riley McClanahan
of Winner, SD, siblings; Shirley Bruning of Gillette, WY, Marilyn Galbraith of
Wood, SD, Ronnie (Linda) Dimond of Wood, SD, Burton (Mary) Dimond of Witten,
SD, Karen (Glenn) Harris of Rapid City, SD, sisters-in-law Twila Edwards of
Wisconsin, Linda Hedlund of Washington, brothers-in-law Claude (Judy) Derry of
Winner, SD, Ken (Marilyn) Derry of Oklahoma and many nieces, nephews and
friends.
In the summer of 2021, the SDSU 4-H Extension Office in Winner gained a part-time assistant, Ryan Sell. In 2022, shortly after graduating from Winner High School, he applied and interviewed through SDSU for the full-time position.
Sell spent his time at the Extension Office answering phone calls, assisting with workshops, mailing reminders, and preparing for the Mid Dakota Fair.
Over the first half of the summer, the 4-H Extension Office hosted 13 workshops. Sell assisted with eleven and led two. Nearly all of the workshops filled their capacities, and several had waiting lists.
In May, he supervised Cloverbuds (ages 5-7)
building wooden derby cars and helped them race their cars on a track borrowed
from the Boy Scouts.
“At the first workshop, none of the parents
stayed, and I could barely control them,” Sell said.
The Cloverbuds’ parents stayed for his next
workshop in June, and it ran much more smoothly. Sell oversaw a successful
Cloverbud Project Day. They made chalk, designed bean art, and painted clay
pots. Each Cloverbud planted a flower, and Sell encouraged them to keep it
alive for the Mid Dakota Fair.“They can go to the fair, put their items in the corner, not do any paperwork, and still get ribbons,” Sell said.
The Mid Dakota Fair ran Aug. 2 through 6. The previous Friday, Sell and Debby Steinke began setting up and decorating. At the fair, Sell worked to ensure the events ran smoothly, managed late entries, and announced for small animals.
When Sell was younger, the inflatables were his favorite part of the fair. This year, his favorite part was seeing all the people.
“I got to see a lot of people who I
remembered or who remembered me when I was littler,” Sell said. “It’s like
going to school. You hate it because you have to do all the work, but the one
silver lining is that you see your friends every day.”
August 12 will be Sell’s last day at the Extension Office. The following week, he will start his first year at Dakota State University for computer science.
“This last week will be spent mostly
decompressing and getting everything out of the 4-H Center and back to the
office,” Sell said. “If you think about it, my whole job was one big build up
to the fair, fair happened, and now the last week will be spent cleaning up.”
A
youth league baseball player gives his first home run ball to his
grandfather in a heartwarming video that made it all the way to ESPN.
The
clip featured Bruce Carrier, former superintendent of the Winner
School District and his grandson.
The
story of Carrier and his grandson even made the New York Post in New
York City.
In
the video clip, Carrier’s grandson approaches his grandfather, who
now lives in Sioux Falls, gushing about smacking two homers, one of
which was a grand slam.
“I
signed the ball for you,” the boy says “and it says, Papa, I love
you.”
Carrier,
who got emotional, asked his grandson why he did that and the boy
said, “You taught me everything about baseball,” he said with
tears rolling down is face.
“That’s
so sweet,” said Carrier.
Moments
like there are what baseball is all about.
Here
are some of the responses from New Yorkers and others to the Post
story:
This
is so much more than baseball..love it.
He
was my coach in jr and sr high school. Great man and I will never
forget him.
I
hope this kid goes places whether major league ball or whatever path
he chooses. Kid done great for his grandpa. Young man not all heroes
wear capes.
Taya
DuBray, age 5, was crowned national American Miss South Dakota
princess for 2022 at the National American Miss pageant which was
held in Des Moines, Iowa, this weekend.
DuBray
is the daughter of Charles and Jennifer DuBray, youngest sister to
CJ, Sophia and Benjamin DuBray. She is also the granddaughter of Lee
and Kathy Peneaux and Fidel and Rose Mendoza, all of Winner.
DuBray
went into the pageant as a first timer. Her family saw a story on
Facebook and decided to sign up their daughter. There was a phone
interview where she was selected as a finalist.
She
attended the pageant in Des Moines where she competed in formal,
casual wear plus took part in an interview.
The
Winner girl will be attending nationals in Orlando, Fla., the week of
Thanksgiving.
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