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Taxes protested over school closure

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:04:38 -0500

A landowner in the Spring Creek area is protesting the taxes he just paid to Custer County over his disgust with a local branch of government. However, it’s not the county he has the beef with.

Richard Rausch came before the Custer County Commission at its regular meeting May 8 to say he was protesting his taxes due to the closing of Spring Creek School.

“That’s all we have down there,”he said. “That’s our community.”

City passes comprehensive plan

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:04:38 -0500

After years of crafting, debate, arguments and tinkering, the City of Custer has a comprehensive plan.

At its May 6 meeting, the council unanimously passed the first reading after an hour and a half of discussion and questions among the council, members of the planning commission and those in the audience.

Students caught in the moment

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:04:38 -0500

“There was blood. Lots of blood. And screaming. Lots of screaming,” one freshman student said, describing the scene he witnessed earlier in the day. “It was scary. I’ll definitely think before I drink and drive.”

Similar comments were shared on Wednesday, May 8, when 155 freshman students from Custer, Edgemont, Hill City and Hot Springs gathered at the Custer Armory for Freshman Impact: Caught in the Moment, a one-day prevention program giving students the chance to see up close and learn through hands-on activities the possible consequences of wrong choices and their lasting effects.

Understanding the developing brain

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:04:49 -0500

The teen brain is like a lump of clay—moldable and impressionable. It’s shaped by every experience during those formative years and is particularly vulnerable during that time, especially to the formation of bad habits.

Those were the words spoken by Steven Dewey of the Brookhaven National Laboratory and Aaron White of Duke University, two researchers who have done voluminous work on studying the developing adolescent brain.

Camping ordinance stalls

Thu, 09 May 2013 00:06:43 -0500

It’s back to the drawing board for a proposed ordinance that would prohibit people from living in campers within city limits.

Ordinance No. 731, which would prohibit the use of any recreational vehicle, travel trailer, motorhome or converted car/bus for dwelling purposes within the jurisdiction of the city, was set for its second and final reading at the Custer City Council’s regular meeting Monday night.

Black Hills Burger & Bun chosen as ‘Small Business of the Year’

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:04:48 -0500

It was always a dream to open a restaurant, but Claude and Christie Smith never expected they would win an award for doing so. Come this Friday, the Smiths, owners of Black Hills Burger and Bun Co. in Custer, will accept the award for Small Business of the Year after being secretly nominated by the Custer Area Chamber of Commerce.

“We were in shock! We were so surprised,” Christie said. “We didn’t know much about this type of award and we didn’t even know the chamber nominated us. We were just thrilled.”

Photo tower needs sponsors

Thu, 02 May 2013 00:04:46 -0500

Bikers will get an entirely new view of Custer in August with the addition of a photo tower, available during the Custer Cruisin’ Rally. Last week, the Custer Cruisin’ Committee discussed more about the photo tower, an old military aircraft lift that stands 10 feet in the air, which would be located on Main Street near the VFW with a marked-off area for bikers to pull in with their motorcycles. The lift can hold up to 500 pounds and has stairs and a handrail to take visitors to the top. The lift is not handicapped accessible.

Custer Cruisin’ chairman Don Herren suggested adding banners with the Custer Cruisin’ logo to the tower and selling sponsorship spots on the banner to help pay for someone to watch over the tower. The banner would welcome bikers to Custer Cruisin’ and feature the group’s logo.

Chronicle wins record number of firsts in contest.

Thu, 02 May 2013 00:04:44 -0500

The staff of the Custer County Chronicle brought home a record number of first place awards in the Better Newspaper Contest, sponsored by the South Dakota Newspaper Association and held last weekend in Rapid City.

The staff received a total of 25 awards with 13 first place awards, in addition to receiving the Sweepstakes Award, given to the paper with the highest total points from awards.

Leonard Wood: CCH books 'so messed up'

Thu, 02 May 2013 00:04:58 -0500

New Custer County Housing and Redevelopment Commission (CCH) chairman Leonard Wood didn’t mince words about the financial situation—and bookkeeping in general—of CCHâï¿½ï¿½when he addressed the Custer County Commission at the commission’s April 24 meeting.

“So messed up,”âï¿½ï¿½was how Wood described the situation, saying he and fellow new board members Dennis Moulton (vice chairman) and Tim Holland (secretary/treasurer) were just diving into the financial situation, but had seen enough to know it’s not good.

Songbird building sells for $210k

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:04:20 -0500

Paul and Carol Niemann attended the April 17 auction of the former Songbird Cafe building out of curiosity. They left as its new owners.

“We didn’t go there to buy it,” Paul said. “I was mildly interested in the beer cooler.”

Once the bidding started and Paul realized what he could get the building for, however, he bid once, which turned out to be the winning bid. The Niemanns ended up paying $210,000 for the building, while also paying some for the equipment inside the building.