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About 100 residents and guests enjoyed hamburgers, brats and a lot more during the Isabel Community 4th of July Potluck sponsored by the Isabel Future Visions group on Friday evening, July 4 the Pavilion at the Community Center before enjoying an impressive fireworks show courtesy of the Isabel Fire Department at dusk. Photo by Jon Flatland

About 100 residents and guests enjoyed hamburgers, brats and a lot more during the Isabel Community 4th of July Potluck sponsored by the Isabel Future Visions group on Friday evening, July 4 the Pavilion at the Community Center before enjoying an impressive fireworks show courtesy of the Isabel Fire Department at dusk. Photo by Jon Flatland

About 100 residents

LOOKING BACK

News from past issues of the Timber Lake and Isabel newspapersIsabel Dakotan July 5, 1935Rolling his car over three times and coming to a stop when a telephone pole was hit, Mr. Bamber stepped out of the door on the driver’s side and remarked, “I bruise easily but heal quickly.”

TRAIL CITY NEWS

Judy Hintz spent Friday in Mobridge with Tobi Hintz and John Keller, Troy and Denise Bauman, and Kacey and Kelcey Bauman.Jim and Jackie Keller enjoyed a cookout on Friday at the home of Jim’s sister, Margie.Esther Hahne was joined for the Fourth of July by Brian and Joy Voegele, Bianca and Blake...
Photo by Kathy Nelson

Photo by Kathy Nelson

Mini reunion

An impromptu reunion occurred last week when Joseph Bogart (middle, with Sue) stopped at the Timber Lake Museum and met up with two of his former classmates - Deb Ducheneaux (left) and Val Reiss (right).
CRYP annual RedCan Graffiti Jam underway in Eagle Butte

CRYP annual RedCan Graffiti Jam underway in Eagle Butte

CRYP annual RedCan Graffiti Jam underway in Eagle Butte

The Cheyenne River Youth Project’s annual RedCan Graffiti Jam in Eagle Butte got underway on Wednesday July 9, and continues through Saturday, July 12, in a celebration of art, music, culture and more.Activities on Thursday will take place at designated sites around the city, and then the action...

Germans from Russia Heritage Society Convention slated

Germans from Russia descendants will converge on Mandan, ND for the 54th Annual International Germans from Russia Heritage Society (GRHS) Convention, July 16-19, 2025.The convention will be held at the Baymont Inn and Suites in Mandan.
Dupree Pioneer Days

Dupree Pioneer Days

Dupree Pioneer Days

Above, Dupree Pioneer Days 2025 Parade Marshal Clint Farlee had a few of his great-grandchildren ride on his float to help him throw candy along the route. Below left, Easton Eisemann of Mobridge was all smiles while competing in saddle bronc riding at the Pioneer Days Rodeo on Saturday, June 28.
A pair of grouse perform a mating dance this spring near Lake Isabel. According to the South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks, nearly 99,000 grouse were harvested in the state in 2024. Photo by Jon Flatland

A pair of grouse perform a mating dance this spring near Lake Isabel. According to the South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks, nearly 99,000 grouse were harvested in the state in 2024. Photo by Jon Flatland

Game, Fish & Parks: State’s 2024 grouse season harvest was the best in 24 years

The 2024 grouse hunting season was very successful, according to the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP).The agency said Friday, June 27, that nearly 99,000 grouse were harvested throughout the 2024 season.