Custer County Chronicle

Not too cool for school (lunches)

Published by admin on Tue, 11/21/2023 - 11:27am

Made-fresh chicken-ranch pasta, barbecue pulled pork sandwiches, 100 perent beef cheeseburgers, chicken tenders, homemade pumpkin bars, an all-you-can-eat buffet of fruit and veggies—is your mouth watering yet?
This was what the Custer School District Board of Education was served in a special meeting last Monday as they heard from Lunchtime Solutions, Inc. (LSI), which has been the district’s food service management company for 16 years.

Tretheway retires as CLF music director

Published by admin on Tue, 11/21/2023 - 11:25am

After 42 years in the position of music director at Custer Lutheran Fellowship, Margaret Tretheway is passing the baton. To celebrate her years of service to the church, she will be recognized during the Nov. 26 worship service.
Through her time in the position, Tretheway has touched hundreds of lives through her love of music—whether it be through organizing music for church, giving lessons, or even her time at Custer Elementary School.

Local artists win SDHCA awards

Published by admin on Tue, 11/21/2023 - 11:22am

The South Dakota Health Care Association (SDHCA) Dakota MasterWorks Art Show held its 26th annual exhibition on Nov. 2–3 at the Good Samaritan Society National Campus in Sioux Falls. The show featured art created by artists age 60 and older who are South Dakota residents. This year’s show included more than 120 artistic entries.

City dives back into West Dam

Published by admin on Wed, 11/15/2023 - 10:44am

The Custer City Council took the first steps in some time in getting West Dam repaired and full of water once more at its Nov. 6 meeting.
At the meeting, the council unanimously proposed agency coordination and dam advancement activities with RESPEC, an engineering consulting firm out of Rapid City.

District students honor veterans

Published by admin on Wed, 11/15/2023 - 10:40am

The Custer Jr./Sr. High School with the American Legion Post #46 presented their 29th annual Veterans Day program at the armory last Thursday. Students from all grade levels came to participate in the program and honor their local veterans.

Search and Rescue celebrates 50 years

Published by admin on Wed, 11/15/2023 - 10:38am

Rock climbing up steep granite peaks, hiking through densely wooded forest,  descending into the deep and dark depths of a cave, Custer County Search and Rescue (CCSAR) comes to the aid of lost and injured people wherever in the county they may be, and even assisting in the surrounding area too. And sometimes, they’re simply called to someone’s apartment or wherever else they can assist in getting someone from where they are to the safety of an ambulance.

More bison sold, more money made

Published by admin on Wed, 11/15/2023 - 9:54am
By Nathan Steele
 
Custer State Park’s 58th Annual Fall Classic Bison Auction, the longest running bison auction in the world was held Saturday Nov. 4 at the Custer State Park Visitor Center. Nearly 500 bison were sold in the auction, held at the Custer State Park Visitor Center. 

Beetles, loopers still causing damage

Published by admin on Wed, 11/15/2023 - 9:17am
This past July, Dr. John Ball, a forester and professor with South Dakota State University spoke to Pringle area residents about treatment options for pines in the area which were affected, for a second year in a row, by pine loopers. Pine loopers are a moth which feed exclusively on pine needles in their larval caterpillar stage, causing the pine trees they feed on to become defoliated. 

Pacer to ‘pause’ operations

Published by admin on Wed, 11/08/2023 - 12:37pm

Pacer Corporation has laid off the majority of its 22 employees and will pause operations as it “evaluates the best course of action” as it responds to both current and future economic realities, said Pacer general manager Ryan Fredsall.
Fredsall said Pacer ownership informed him of the plan to pause operations around Oct. 27, and the layoffs began almost immediately. The employees were informed of the decision at a called meeting. The laid off employees will not receive a severance package.

From ‘a way to escape’ to a distinguished career

Published by admin on Wed, 11/08/2023 - 12:35pm

In telling her military story, Deb Hanagan tells of her childhood as a bit of a vagabond. Her father worked for Hoover, and seemingly every time he would go to work at a factory in another state, the factory would close. His bad luck had the family moving all over the Midwest before finally ending up in southern Illinois.
She goes into detail about her time in the state, how she didn’t particularly love it, didn’t really have any friends and knew her lower middle class family would never be able to pay for her to attend college.