Custer County Chronicle

Trick or Treat Oct. 31

Published by admin on Wed, 10/25/2023 - 3:33pm

The Custer Area Chamber of Commerce invites children downtown from 4-6 p.m. Oct. 31 for a night of trick-or-treating at local businesses.
A list/map of participating businesses is available at Western Skies Real Estate.
Youngsters in costumes will receive treat bags at Western Skies donated by Western Skies, said Custer Area Chamber of Commerce executive director Dawn Murray. The children can then visit the participating businesses for treats.
Downtown motorists are asked to be aware of trick-or-treaters.

City will help pay for water snafu

Published by admin on Wed, 10/25/2023 - 3:30pm

The City of Custer will pay around $2,500 to help pay for excavation required to hook water back up to a Crook Street trailer after the service to the trailer was accidentially cut through abandonment of an existing water line due to new construction on a lot adjacent to the property.
The decision was made at the Oct. 16 meeting of the Custer City Council after the council heard from Rory Halverson, who spoke on behalf of his parents, longtime Custer residents who own the trailer to which the water was cut.

Chamber banquet Thursday

Published by admin on Wed, 10/25/2023 - 3:29pm

The Custer Area Chamber of Commerce’s 2023 annual Chamber Membership Awards Banquet will be held this Thursday, Oct. 26, at the Custer State Park Event Barn. Social hour begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by  dinner at 6:30 p.m. and awards presentations.
Several awards will be handed out to local businesses, citizens and organizations at the banquet. The awards to be handed out are:
• Business of the Year
• Lifetime Achievement
• Extra Mile
• Individual of the Year
• Government Employee of the Year
• Community Team/Service

Resident rails against neighbor clutter

Published by admin on Wed, 10/25/2023 - 3:29pm

A City of Custer resident says junk on a neighbor’s property is in violation of extensive codes, while the neighbor said he and his wife are doing the best they can to clean up the property.
The dispute was heard by the Custer City Council at the council’s Oct. 16 meeting, with Jennifer Jones saying her neighbor’s home on Wright Drive has been cluttered with junk and hazardous materials for years.
Jones went over the variety of items on the property, saying there are deteriorating vehicles, old tires, “countless” 55 gallon drums and old snowmobiles, among other items.

After over 20 years, Sage Creek Grille sells

Published by admin on Wed, 10/25/2023 - 3:29pm

It was the end of an era as a long-time Custer establishment closed its doors for the season for the final time last Wednesday—at least in this iteration.
Sage Creek Grille, owned by Nancy Gellerman, opened in Custer in 1999 and has been a popular restaurant for locals and tourists alike ever since. Originally, the restaurant was located in the space now occupied by Maria’s Mexican, but later moved a couple doors down to its current location.

Familiar complaint at county meeting

Published by admin on Wed, 10/25/2023 - 3:28pm

A familiar face was before the Custer County Commission at the commission’s Oct. 18 meeting to protest his continued increase in property taxes, much as he has done regularly for the past few years.
David Reid, who lives near Rocky Knolls Golf Course, spoke during the public comment portion of the meeting to once again implore the commission to do something about the rising property taxes in the county, saying they were “his only hope.”
“I went through OHE (Office of Hearing Examiners in Pierre), the hearing we had in July this year was a joke,” he said.

Former compound listed on Airbnb

Published by admin on Wed, 10/18/2023 - 10:21am

If you’ve ever wanted to stay the night at the former Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) compound in Custer County, you’re in luck.
The former compound, built in 2005 by FLDS self-proclaimed prophet Warren Jeffs is listed on the airbnb.com website, or at least some of it is.
The listing is listed as new in Custer, South Dakota, and listed as “Private Room in Rustic Cabin.”

Community campus meeting held

Published by admin on Wed, 10/18/2023 - 10:17am

The first step in developing the plan for the Custer Community Campus was taken the evening of Oct. 10 when a community meeting was held to solicit input from the public as to what it would like the future of the campus to look like.
Matt Fridell of Tallgrass Landscape Architecture, the company contracted by the City of Custer to develop the plan, said the purpose of the meeting was to engage the community in the project through sharing goals and helping create a clear, shared vision for the community campus.

‘The perfect life’

Published by admin on Wed, 10/18/2023 - 10:15am

This is the true story of a survivor of domestic violence, written in recognition of October being Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The name of the affected woman has been changed to protect her identity.

Brenden Hendrickson becomes hall of famer

Published by admin on Wed, 10/18/2023 - 10:14am

Brenden Hendrickson was recently inducted into the Legends of Dakota Country Music (LODCM) Hall of Fame in a ceremony held Sept. 4 at the Moose Lodge in Rapid City. The Hall of Fame stipulates that inductees have at least 25 years of expereince in performing country music.
Last November, Hendrickson recieved the call to be nominated by former inductee Donny Miller of the Full Gallop Band, a band he’s played with many times.