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Archive For January 2009
Fire department adopts no official position on awnings
January 28th, 2009
Although they are structural hazards when fighting fires, the Custer Fire Department doesn’t have an official position on the downtown awnings that have been the source of controversy in Custer.
Fo...
David Kleiman
January 28th, 2009
David Valentine Kleiman of Federal Way, Wash., died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009, at St. Francis Hospital in Federal Way. He was 91.
Surivors include two sons, Duane M. Kleiman of Custer, S.D., and Hugh...
Audrey Moore
January 28th, 2009
Audrey Moore was born Aug. 8, 1931, in Sanator, S.D., to James W. and Bertha Soper.
She married Wade J. Moore in 1949 at Custer, S.D. They lived in Newcastle, Wyo., Sheridan, Wyo., Billings, Mont.,...
Gladys Larson
January 28th, 2009
Gladys F. Larson was born March 26, 1927, at Custer, S.D. to Lynn and Celeste (Kyes) Virtue. Her mother died giving birth to Gladys, so she was raised by her aunt and uncle, Minnie and Col...
Wally Bangsund
January 28th, 2009
Wallace “Wally” Bangsund was born Dec. 16, 1942, in Benson, Minn., to Orvin Hiram and Ruth Josephine (Johnson) Bangsund. He grew up in Cashel Township (Minn.), went to country school unt...
Defense the catalyst for girls weekend victories
January 28th, 2009
If ever proof was needed of the improvement by the Custer High School girls basketball team this season, last weekend should have provided it. The team played arguably its two be...
A slobber knocking leads to better things for Custer wrestling squad
January 28th, 2009
If it wasn’t for Hot Springs rolling through the competition last Thursday, Jan. 22, the Custer wrestling team would’ve finished in first place. But, to no avail, Hot S...
Shooting woes continue, Cats fall to .500
January 28th, 2009
A season that started with great promise has suddenly started to go south for the Custer High School boys basketball team.
The team’s 5-1 start is a distant memory...
Shooting woes continue, Cats fall to .500
January 28th, 2009
A season that started with great promise has suddenly started to go south for the Custer High School boys basketball team.
The team’s 5-1 start is a distant memory at this point, as a pair of l...
Failure is often opportunity in disguise
January 28th, 2009
It is generally understood that as a person gets older, they gain wisdom. In that case, I should be getting pretty wise by now.
It is also understood that a person doesn’t learn nearly as much fr...
Could coal become fuel of the past instead of future?
January 28th, 2009
In a recent Peanuts comic strip, Charie Brown is rolling the bottom part of a snowman and says to Linus, "Weatherwise this is an ideal day for making a snowman." In the next frame he continues chattin...
Historical society talk to focus on Dewey
January 28th, 2009
At the corner of 1st and Crook sreets in Custer, a sign reads “Dewey, 40 M - Newcastle, 38 M - Custer, 4 -M.”
Joann Boggs, speaker for the Custer Historical Society...
Historical society talk to focus on Dewey
January 28th, 2009
At the corner of 1st and Crook sreets in Custer, a sign reads “Dewey, 40 M - Newcastle, 38 M - Custer, 4 -M.”
Joann Boggs, speaker for the Custer Historical Society’s meeting Feb. 7, says, ...
Milan Mattson
January 21st, 2009
Milan Gilbert Mattson of Custer, S.D., died Jan. 11, 2009, at his home in Custer. He was 54.
Milan is survived by his wife, Pamela of Custer; parents, Clarence and Myrtle Mattson of Hill City, S.D....
Arlene Heggen
January 21st, 2009
Arlene Maxine Heggen of Denver, Colo., died Jan. 2, 2009, with her children at her side. She was 81.
She was preceded in death by her oldest son, Gregory Lynn Heggen, who served and died honorably...
Martin Platek
January 21st, 2009
Martin E. Platek of Inner Grove Heights, Minn., died in a snowmobile accident Jan. 1, 2009. He was 20.
Marty, a 2006 graduate of Simley High School in Inner Grove Heights, was a junior at...
Dennis Terhaar
January 21st, 2009
Dennis Patrick Terhaar was born March 10, 1949, in Glenwood, Minn., to Patrick and Mildred Terhaar.
Dennis, of Custer, S.D., died Jan. 8, 2009, at Custer Regional Hospital. He was 59. ...
Doris Lorene Lowe
January 21st, 2009
Doris Lorene Lowe was born Aug. 12, 1920, at Sanborn, Minn., to Hans and Minnie (Carlson) Hanson. She moved to Hanson County, S.D., as a young girl. They lived on a farm and she attended cou...
Overtime win gets Cats back on track
January 21st, 2009
It took an extra period, but the Custer High School boys basketball team finally got back on the winning track.
Led by Jake Roddy’s 25 points, the Wildcats squeaked by Pine Ridge 64-63 in o...
Strong showing for Wildcat wrestlers
January 21st, 2009
Hill City vs Custer
Last Thursday, Jan. 15, the Custer Wildcat wrestling team out-tracked the Hill City Rangers to a 45-15 victory.
Custer jumped out to an early lead...
Strong showing for Wildcat wrestlers
January 21st, 2009
Hill City vs Custer
Last Thursday, Jan. 15, the Custer Wildcat wrestling team out-tracked the Hill City Rangers to a 45-15 victory.
Custer jumped out to an early lead thanks to victories from Casey...
Inauguration extravaganza sends the wrong message
January 21st, 2009
f we ever thought we could expect any kind of fiscal responsibility from the incoming Obama administration, that idea was dashed with the extravagant inauguration ceremony in Washington, D.C., Tuesday...
Local CAP squadron helps with wreath laying
January 21st, 2009
National cemeteries across the country, along with some overseas cemeteries, came together on Dec. 13 to place wreaths in honor of the veterans of the armed forces. The W...
Local CAP squadron helps with wreath laying
January 21st, 2009
National cemeteries across the country, along with some overseas cemeteries, came together on Dec. 13 to place wreaths in honor of the veterans of the armed forces. The Wreaths Across America (WAA)...
Last year's 'losers' weigh in on contest
January 21st, 2009
By Billy Drown
Just starting to get in the grove of working out,
but still needing an extra push, Heather Grace and
her husband, Michael, signed up for the Biggest
Loser competition last...
Record lion shot
January 17th, 2009
When Brenden Hendrickson saw the tracks, he couldn’t breathe. Adrenaline rushed through him. He could tell it was a big cat. The tracks were bigger than his hand.
Hendrickson, who...
Lester Muhmel
January 14th, 2009
Lester Hamilton Muhmel, 76, died Thursday, Jan.1, 2009, at Good Samaritan Village in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Survivors include his wife, Bonita Muhmel of Custer, S.D.; children, Barb DeJong...
Tough learning experience for Wildcat wrestlers
January 14th, 2009
Going into the Newell duel on Thursday, Jan. 8, Wildcat wrestling coach Eric Pingrey said he was confident Custer would come home with a win. But with a last minute injury and a wrestler not making we...
Suddenly reeling Wildcats lose twice over the weekend
January 14th, 2009
The last time the Hill City Rangers defeated the Custer Wildcats in a high school boys basketball game Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” was about to make its...
Girls drop Rangers, fall to Bison
January 14th, 2009
For a while, it looked like there might not be enough players to finish the game.
In last Thursday night’s 44-36 win over Hill City, Custer and Hill City players were...
Linking school children to community elders
January 14th, 2009
For the last several years, Custer has linked the generations through a school-community program called Elders Wisdom, Children’s Song (EWCS).
EWCS first began in Cu...
Custer watches the parade go by again
January 14th, 2009
If you were against the idea of having the amphitheater being at Pageant Hill, you might not want to read this column. You’re not going to like what you’re about to read.
I greatly respect our...
Legislature faces budget problems
January 14th, 2009
The first day of the 2009 Legislative Session in Pierre kicked off Tuesday, Jan. 13, with lawmakers facing budget constraints everywhere they looked. Gov. Mike Rounds said last week he is going to hav...
The top 10 Sheriff s Log moments from 2008
January 14th, 2009
The Custer County Sheriff’s Log is written each week by sheriff’s deputy Seth Thompson. These are the top 10 moments from the log for the year 2008, as voted on by the staff of the Custer County C...
Cats start new year with win over Belle
January 7th, 2009
A better shooting effort combined with a variety of effective defenses helped propel the Custer High School girls basketball team to a 48-41 win over the Belle Fourche Broncs last Saturday night in Be...
Boys hold off Broncs
January 7th, 2009
Fresh off its second place finish at the Lakota Nation Invitational Tournament, the Custer High School boys basketball team traveled to Belle Fourche and scraped out a 61-5...
Boys hold off Broncs
January 7th, 2009
Fresh off its second place finish at the Lakota Nation Invitational Tournament, the Custer High School boys basketball team traveled to Belle Fourche and scraped out a 61-55 win over the Broncs last S...
Recession? Custer County is place to be
January 7th, 2009
The last day of the year I was in the county courthouse and popped my head into the office of Dave Green, director of planning and economic development for Custer County. We always chat about what is...
Feds just itching to hike gas tax
January 7th, 2009
They wouldn't have dared to even breathe a word about an increase in the 18.4 cent a gallon federal gasoline tax when fuel was hovering at $4 a gallon or more. Now that the average price of a gallon o...