Custer County Chronicle

Tony Deblois is taking requests—just name a song

Published by admin on Wed, 10/04/2023 - 10:07am

Tony Deblois, “the eighth wonder of music,” has been bringing his cool jazz to The Hills Finest on Thursday and Saturday evenings.
“Only 20 people in the world can do what I can,” said Deblois.

Mountainview Baptist Church celebrates 25th anniversary

Published by admin on Wed, 10/04/2023 - 10:05am

Pastor Matt Furse knows there is a retirement date in his near future. He just doesn’t know when.
“I’m not 30,” he said with a laugh.
Furse is pastor at Mountainview Baptist Church, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, and Furse has been pastor for all but five of the years it has existed.
“I really do enjoy the community. I appreciate Custer,” Furse said. “We have been treated well and we enjoy the time (we’ve been here).”

Hill City museum uses Fossil Day for announcement

Published by admin on Wed, 10/04/2023 - 9:35am
Black Hills Institute of Geological Research (BHI) is once again treating guests to the museum with free entry on National Fossil Day, Wednesday, Oct. 11.
The museum will host a series of special presentations from world renown guest speakers.  In addition BHI president Peter Larson  will make an announcement about the future of the museum.

58th Buffalo Roundup is Friday

Published by admin on Wed, 09/27/2023 - 3:36pm

An estimated 20,000 to 25,000 people are expected to gather and watch the stampede of 1,300 buffalo at Custer State Park’s 58th annual Buffalo Roundup this Friday, September 29.
The roundup starts at about 9:30 a.m., but does depend on the cooperation of the bison. Viewers who wish to pick their preferred viewing spot are advised to arrive early with gates to viewing areas opening at 6:15 a.m. Handicap parking is available and golf carts are available to assist people to the viewing area should they need it.

FLDS series wins national award

Published by admin on Wed, 09/27/2023 - 3:33pm

Custer County Chronicle general manager Jason Ferguson was recently awarded third place in the National Newspaper Association Foundation Editorial Better Newspaper Contest for his writing on Custer County Sheriff Marty Mechaley and his wife, Jen, helping several daughters and a niece of Warren Jeffs escape the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Pamyua to bring 'Inuit soul' to Custer

Published by admin on Wed, 09/27/2023 - 3:30pm

From Native Americans’ Day Oct. 9 through Oct. 14, Custer will be filled with the sounds of Pamyua, a  musical group from the Yup’ik culture of Alaska. They come to Custer through a partnership between Arts Midwest’s World Fest program and the Custer Area Arts Council. While here they will spend a week offering workshops and a concert for the community.
Earlier this year, Custer welcomed Okra Playground of Finland and Okaidja Afroso Ensemble from Ghana through this same partnership.

Council amends VRBO rules

Published by admin on Wed, 09/27/2023 - 3:29pm

A year after it put a halt to allowing more vacation rentals in residential areas of the city, the Custer City Council voted unanimously to allow more such rentals in residential areas—with a very specific catch.
At its Sept. 18 meeting the council passed the first reading of an amendment to Ordinance No. 896, which amends Title 17, Chapter 17.12 of the city’s municipal code, which deals with residential areas of town.

County audit shows improvement

Published by admin on Wed, 09/27/2023 - 3:29pm

The Custer County Commission received good news on the audit front at its Sept. 20 meeting—things are improving in the auditors office.
That was the message delivered by Bruce Hintz of the South Dakota Department of Legislative Audit, who has been at the Custer County Courthouse working with Auditor’s Office staff working on the county’s 2021 audit.

58th Annual Governor’s Buffalo Roundup is Friday

Published by admin on Wed, 09/27/2023 - 9:02am
By Nathan Steele
 
An estimated 20,000 to 25,000 people are expected to gather and watch the stampede of 1,300 buffalo at Custer State Park’s 58th annual Buffalo Roundup this Friday, September 29. 
The roundup starts at about 9:30 a.m., but does depend on the cooperation of the bison. Viewers who wish to pick their preferred viewing spot are advised to arrive early with gates to viewing areas opening at 6:15 a.m. Handicap parking is available and golf carts are available to assist people to the viewing area should they need it.

Joining the picket line

Published by admin on Wed, 09/20/2023 - 2:33pm

Custer can hardly seem further removed from the bright lights and intricate sets of Hollywood entertainment, but as small towns tend to reveal, it is a small world.  In fact, Custer native, Anne Cofell Saunders is right in the middle of the latest Hollywood hubbub as she is actively involved in the Writers Guild of America strike and has been on the picket lines often in hopes that the strike will end soon so she and other professionals in the industry can get back to work—with fair wages and protections from controversial technology like Artifical Intelligence, for example.