Custer County Chronicle

Down Memory Lane May 31

Published by admin on Wed, 05/31/2023 - 11:47am

10 years ago, 2013 — At the end of the June 10 Custer School District Board of Education meeting, the board approved the competitive cheer proposal, allowing students to participate in competitions against local schools.  The addition of this female sport would not only address Title IX sport equality percentages within the district (which sideline cheer did not), but more opportunities would be given to participants...The Custer Veterans Committee picked a design for the Custer Area Veterans Memorial during a special meeting, bringing over a year of planning closer to completion...The Cust

Black Hills Live May 31

Published by admin on Wed, 05/31/2023 - 11:47am

Wednesday 5-31

Men’s Breakfast Bible Study
The Little White Church
Hill City, SD
7:30 AM

Seniors Functional Fitness
Hill City Center
Hill City, SD
8:30 AM

Seniors Bridge Card Games
Hill City Center
Hill City, SD
10 AM - 3 PM

Crafternoon
Custer County Library
Custer, SD
3 PM

Crossroads Church Xtreme Youth Group
6th Street Edward Jones
Custer, SD
6:30 PM

Sheriff's Log May 7-13

Published by admin on Wed, 05/31/2023 - 11:37am

Tuesday, May 9

6:50 p.m.: Someone was pelting the neighbor’s house (and one of the neighbors’ heads) with golf balls at the usual trailer park FORE…er, four miles west of Custer. A deputy located the goofy golfer and asked them to stop.

Ballot effort would allow more South Dakotans to choose candidates

Published by admin on Wed, 05/31/2023 - 11:32am

It’s a well-worn adage that politics are about timing, and that’s especially true when it comes to citizen-led ballot measures in South Dakota.
Back in 2016, New York-based nonprofit Open Primaries helped fund a petition effort to change South Dakota’s electoral system with Amendment V, teaming with local Democratic Party stalwarts Rick Weiland and Drey Samuelson to build support.

Native American leaders in South Dakota forge ahead with educational reforms

Published by admin on Wed, 05/31/2023 - 11:32am

Early mornings at the new Oceti Sakowin Community Academy are a joyous time for the roughly 28 kindergartners who attend and the two staff members who teach them.
Before classes begin, students join in a circle and sing the “Four Directions” song in Lakota, and students shake one another’s hands and share a positive greeting to promote kinship. Meanwhile, head of school Mary Bowman recites uplifting messages to show gratitude for the day, such as, “Remember, I am beautiful inside and out,” and “I am a sacred being.”

Down Memory Lane May 24

Published by admin on Wed, 05/24/2023 - 10:19am

10 years ago, 2013 — The rain held off long enough for the Custer High School commencement ceremony during which 68 seniors graduated. Speaking at the ceremony was student body president Victoria Dahlstrom, senior class vice president Karrah Dawson and senior Logan Huntington.

Black Hills Live May 24

Published by admin on Wed, 05/24/2023 - 10:18am

Wednesday 5-24

Men’s Breakfast
Bible Study
The Little White Church
Hill City, SD
7:30 AM

Custer County Commission
Custer County Courthouse
Custer, SD
8 AM

Seniors Functional Fitness
Hill City Center
Hill City, SD
8:30 AM

Seniors Bridge Card Games
Hill City Center
Hill City, SD
10 AM - 3 PM
 
Hill City Evergreen Garden Club Seminar: Greenhouses
Super 8 Conference Room
Hill City, SD
1 PM

Congressional roundup: Rounds seeks solutions for classified document mess

Published by admin on Wed, 05/24/2023 - 10:10am

Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, is a cosponsor of a new bill proposing solutions to high-profile problems with the handling of classified information.
The sponsor of the bill is Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia. Four Democrats, three Republicans, including Rounds and an independent are cosponsors.
Rounds said in a news release the bill would “increase accountability and oversight of the classification system, limit over-classification and direct federal agencies to justify security clearance requirements,” all with a goal of modernizing decades-old practices.

Sheriff's Log May 1-7

Published by admin on Wed, 05/24/2023 - 10:09am

Thursday, May 4

6:59 p.m.: A deputy helped the driver of a broken-down Canadian semi-truck on Hwy. 16 near Lithograph Canyon Road. And before you ask, the truck did not contain maple syrup, hockey pucks or back bacon as far as we know. 

Camp Lejeune contamination leaves Marines with cancer—and resentment

Published by admin on Wed, 05/24/2023 - 9:56am

When he left the U.S. Marine Corps in 1983, after spending six years at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, Ronald Lawson was a strong, healthy man with a barrel chest, strong arms and a solid frame that carried his 220 pounds with ease.
He was a roofer and mechanic who loved to fish and camp and spend days at a time enjoying the outdoors.