Hill City Prevailer

Johnson celebrates 100 years of life

Published by admin on Thu, 02/27/2020 - 10:23am

Hill City has a new centenarian.

On Feb. 26, Velma Johnson turned 100 years old.

Johnson has lived in Hill City since the 1950s — 1959 to be specific.

She used to run the bus depot in town and took care of the justice of the peace, Mrs. Wedge, who had polio.

‘Hearts for Hill City’ meals served

Published by admin on Thu, 02/20/2020 - 10:38am

Seniors in Hill City have a new way to get a meal.

Starting Monday, the Hill City Cafe is partnering with Meals on Wheels for Western South Dakota to provide a daily meal for guests 60 and over.

Black Hills Film Festival soon

Published by admin on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 10:25am

The Black Hills Film Festival returns this year with a new date.

Unlike previous years when the festival was held in the spring, this year’s film festival comes in February, a move Chris VanNess, film festival executive director, said was to bring in more people.

“Everyone we talked to said this would be better for them because there’s less going on this time of year,” VanNess said.

Big weekend coming up

Published by admin on Thu, 02/06/2020 - 10:34am

Hill City will be the place to be this weekend.

On Feb. 8, Hill City will play host to a legislative crackerbarrel, Black Hills Classic Wrestling Tournament, Tour de Chocolate and Polar Bear Chili Cook-Off and Open Stage at High Country Guest Ranch.

Starting at 8:30 a.m., the Black Hills’ best wrestlers will meet at Hill City High School for  the Black Hills Classic.

Broomball: it’s ‘ballet on ice’

Published by admin on Thu, 01/23/2020 - 10:28am

On Saturday mornings and Tuesday evenings during the winter, a game is played on the ice by the Hill City Visitor Information Center that has been described by many (tongue-in-cheek) as “ballet on ice.” The game is broomball.

Broomball has been played in Hill City for over 20 years, said Jeff Schlukebier, who helps organize the games and brought the game with him from his homeland of Minnesota to Hill City.

Winter blues broken at festival

Published by admin on Thu, 01/23/2020 - 10:27am

The annual Breakin’ the Winter Blues Chili Cook-Off was held Jan. 18.

Mike Gallucci of Things that Rock organized the event for the first time this year, said the event is a good way to get people into the stores in Hill City.

“We were right on where we were last year attendance-wise,” he said. “We counted 95 ballots for our internal competition that we did, and we collected 92 official ballots.”

Walleyes Unlimited to hold fishing derby

Published by admin on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 11:38am

Walleyes Unlimited is sponsoring its annual fishing derby at Sheridan Lake on Jan. 26 from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. There are $3,000 worth of cash and prizes.

A rules meeting and safety orientation will be held 30 minutes prior to the start of the tournament.

Winter in Hill City:  lots to do

Published by admin on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 11:19am

The thermometer might say it’s cold, but Hill City is heating up with events being held in town this winter.

From chili to film festivals and many activities in between, Hill City will be the place to be this winter.

Open Stage kicks off new year

Published by admin on Thu, 01/09/2020 - 9:48am

Open Stage, presented by Hill City Arts Council, kicks off for the 2020 season Saturday at High Country Guest Ranch located outside of Hill City.

Doors open at 5:15 p.m., and performances start at 6 p.m., said Mackenzie Swanson, director of the Hill City Arts Council.

“Each act gets 10-15 minutes to perform,” Swanson said. “Everyone is welcome to attend and perform.”

Winter fun in Keystone

Published by admin on Thu, 01/02/2020 - 10:44am

Winter weekend activities begin in Keystone Jan. 3. That’s when roller-skating will return to the Keystone Community Center gym. 

Smaller children will have open skate at 6 p.m., and older children can join at 7 p.m.

Skating will takes place every other Friday, assuming enough volunteers are available. For insurance purposes, five to six adult volunteers are needed each evening.