Custer County Chronicle

Sheriff's Log Dec. 7-14

Published by admin on Thu, 12/19/2019 - 9:59am
Saturday, Dec. 7
Pearl Harbor Day
5:58 a.m.: A deputy dragged a dead deer from Hwy. 385 near Avenue of the Chiefs. 
9:13 a.m.: A panic alarm rang out from the County Annex building in Custer. It was false, like all the others. 
10:27 a.m.: Possible intentional damage to a vehicle was reported on 4th Street in Custer. Some investigation showed the report to be unfounded. 
2:04 p.m.: Another alarm came in from a residence on Ghost Canyon Road. A deputy found the alarm was false, caused by a sensor failure. 

Crazy Horse museum transforming

Published by admin on Thu, 12/19/2019 - 9:55am
Most South Dakota residents and visitors are familiar with the massive carving of Oglala Lakota leader Crazy Horse taking shape in the Black Hills, which honors Native Americans throughout North America. Not everyone, however, is aware that the Crazy Horse Memorial also hosts The Indian Museum of North America, which is undergoing a dramatic transformation.

CAFOs in South Dakota: Benefit or Detriment?

Published by admin on Thu, 12/19/2019 - 9:55am
The livestock industry in South Dakota — among the state’s largest economic engines — is undergoing a fundamental transformation that may alter farms, farmers and rural communities for generations to come.
Despite a rising wave of grassroots opposition, South Dakota is seeing a steady increase in the development of livestock operations known as CAFOs, concentrated animal feeding operations, in which thousands and sometimes more than a million animals are bred, housed and fed in a confined space.

Pringle church celebrates 100th

Published by admin on Thu, 12/12/2019 - 9:29am
According to the calendar, the Pringle United Methodist Church at the corner of Antelope and Buffalo streets should be observing its 121st anniversary this year. But in a small church in a small community, things often don’t happen exactly  according to the calendar, so over the weekend the congregation celebrated the church’s centennial with a special worship service and open house. Along with the anniversary, the church is also celebrating a season of new growth in recent days. 

My’s Thai Christmas is a study in contrasts

Published by admin on Thu, 12/12/2019 - 9:28am
In America where Christmas is the major national holiday celebrated by Christians and non-Christians alike, we tend to think everyone around the world celebrates the birth of Christ as we do. However, for a 17-year old Thai foreign exchange student at Custer High School, her first American celebration of Christmas could cause a bit of a culture shock. 
Her full name is Kanlayaporn Udomwoothiwong (Yes, her full name contains fully 25 letters: one less than the entire English alphabet), but in school she is known simply as My. 

Down Memory Lane

Published by admin on Thu, 12/12/2019 - 9:25am

Eight Days in Custer County

Published by admin on Thu, 12/12/2019 - 9:22am
Thursday, Dec. 12
Lions Club, noon, Pizza Works
Hermosa Elementary Concert, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Hermosa School
Elk Mountain Community Potluck and Christmas Party, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Elk Mountain School.
ADD/ADHD Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Regional Health Custer Hospital
Civil Air Patrol, 7 p.m., Custer County Airport
 
Friday, Dec. 13
Cookie Candy Walk, 8 a.m. to noon, Custer Senior Center
Storytime, 10 a.m., Custer County Library

Sheriff's Log Dec. 1-6

Published by admin on Thu, 12/12/2019 - 9:13am
Sunday, Dec. 1
8:57 a.m.: An alarm came from a Hermosa gas station. It was false, caused by a power outage. 
11:14 a.m.: Deputies were asked to detain a person for a mental evaluation in the Custer area. Deputies detained the person later in the evening and, after much wrangling and phone-calling, a mental health facility agreed to accept the person. However, deputies had to sit with the person all night, due to the facility not accepting people “after hours.” How convenient. ..for the facility. 

Looking for a white Christmas

Published by admin on Thu, 12/05/2019 - 9:33am
It’s a good thing Santa’s reindeer and sleigh can fly, because when he gets to Giovanna Day’s house in Sao Paulo, Brazil, there’s no snow to glide on. That’s one of the things Day finds exciting about experiencing her first Christmas in the United States: the possibility of a white Christmas.
Day came to the Black Hills in January as a foreign exchange student at Custer High School and will graduate at the end of the semester and return home to South America, but not before celebrating an American Christmas.

Eight Days in Custer County

Published by admin on Thu, 12/05/2019 - 9:26am
Thursday, Dec. 5
Blood Drive, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Custer Masonic Lodge
Christmas Tea, 2 p.m., Custer Community Church
Custer School District Board of Education, 5 p.m., Hermosa School
First and Third Grade Winter Concert, 7 p.m., Custer Jr./Sr. High School Theatre
Civil Air Patrol, 7 p.m., Custer County Airport
 
Friday, Dec. 6
Storytime, 10 a.m., Custer County Library
 
Saturday, Dec. 7