http://www.custercountynews.com Serving Custer County, South Dakota, since 1880 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:37:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As the calendar turns to January and new year is upon us, thousands—if not millions—of people across the country and the world will vow to make changes to their life. New Year’s Resolutions are seemingly as old as the years themselves. Whether it be to quit smoking, start exercising or quitting ... http://www.custercountynews.com/localnews/2009/01/new-year-try-again/ Buffalo Gap rancher Ken Knuppe confirmed last week that he is a candidate for governor in 2010 on the Republican ticket. Knuppe, a past president of the S.D. Stockgrowers Association, said he would make his official announcement at the Black Hills Stock Show in Rapid City later in January. Gov. Mike ... http://www.custercountynews.com/localnews/2009/01/buffalo-gap-rancher-to-run-for-governor/ “Step on a crack, break your mother’s back!” goes the old saying. Even in our modern digitally-drenched, computer-controlled, scientific society, most average people are a little superstitious.  Whether it’s saying “Bless you!” when someone sneezes, throwing a pinch of salt over your shoulder after spilling some, or feeling uneasy about whistling ... http://www.custercountynews.com/opinion/2009/01/the-street-cop%e2%80%99s-superstition-sweepstakes/    It was a cold night when the Crossroads Church of Custer put on a living nativity scene on Sunday evening, Dec. 21, with temperatures about 14 below zero. Cookies and cider were handed out to those who braved the cold weather and a donation was taken up for the Don ... http://www.custercountynews.com/top_story/2009/01/living-nativity/ As the Custer Breakfast Club’s plan to turn Pageant Hill into an outdoor amphitheatre has evolved, a laundry list of concerns from residents who live in the neighborhood has surfaced. The club has held a pair of “neighborhood meetings” to address those concerns. One of the biggest concerns for residents of ... http://www.custercountynews.com/localnews/2009/01/breakfast-club-tries-to-address-worries/ Marvin Bishop always said he never wanted to become involved in politics. That changed over the years, however, as the Hermosa native became more and more disenfranchised with county government. It finally got to the point he was so dissatisfied, he sought, and won, a seat on the Custer County Commission. ... http://www.custercountynews.com/localnews/2009/01/commissioners-reflect-on-time-in-office/ According to a Dec. 23 article in the Salt Lake Tribune, nearly two-thirds of the families living at the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) Yearning for Zion (YFZ) Ranch in Texas had children who were abused or neglected,  reported Texas child welfare officials. The Texas Department ... http://www.custercountynews.com/community/2009/01/texas-officials-conclude-abuse-rampant-in-flds/ January The Custer County Commission continued to approve of the county highway department’s winter four-day work week. County highway superintendent John Culberson laid out the benefits of working four 10-hour days to the commission, saying it is a monetary issue that actually saves the taxpayers money. “National Treasure: Book of Secrets” was ... http://www.custercountynews.com/localnews/2009/01/the-year-in-review-the-top-stories-of-2008-are-revisted/ It’s anybody’s guess what will happen with the economy in 2009. The year 2008 ended amid economic chaos on Wall Street, which is filtering over to Main Street U.S.A. South Dakota officials say the state has always been somewhat insulated from national economic ups and downs due to the fact ... http://www.custercountynews.com/opinion/2009/01/what-will-the-new-year-bring/ A couple of weeks ago, our “Question of the Week” asked some high school students what was the best Christmas present they ever received. Once we came up with the idea, I gave it some thought to see if I could recall the gift I loved the most as a child. I narrowed it ... http://www.custercountynews.com/opinion/2008/12/revisiting-some-old-letters-to-santa/