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LOOKING BACK

News from past issues of the Timber Lake and Isabel newspapersThe Isabel News November 23, 1911 (rerun November 4, 1954) Reservation west of river, to open in 1912. Major J. A.
Quayde Gill, son of Brent and Emily Gill “Buy a big turkey, like a 50 pound one. You have to put a bunch of seasonings on it ... oh, and a little lemon juice too. Then you cook it for about 15 minutes with your stove on about 50 degrees. But you can’t take it out and eat it until the turkey beeps. That’s how you know when it’s done.”

Quayde Gill, son of Brent and Emily Gill “Buy a big turkey, like a 50 pound one. You have to put a bunch of seasonings on it ... oh, and a little lemon juice too. Then you cook it for about 15 minutes with your stove on about 50 degrees. But you can’t take it out and eat it until the turkey beeps. That’s how you know when it’s done.”

The Topic asks: How do you prepare a Thanksgiving turkey?

With the Thanksgiving holiday just a week away, the staff here at the Timber Lake Topic held its annual meeting to plan the company Thanksgiving dinner.As we ran down the checklist of items we’re going to need for a bountiful feast, reporter and publisher emeritus Kathy let out a gasp.
South Dakota Secretary of Education Joe Graves visited the Timber Lake School last week to congratulate the Timber Lake Elementary School on being one of just two schools in the state selected as a National ESEA Distinguished School for attendance and academic excellence. Photos by Jon Flatland

South Dakota Secretary of Education Joe Graves visited the Timber Lake School last week to congratulate the Timber Lake Elementary School on being one of just two schools in the state selected as a National ESEA Distinguished School for attendance and academic excellence. Photos by Jon Flatland

FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT

Dewey County, Timber Lake September 4James Winchester, 57, of Black Hawk, speeding. Fine and costs $117.50 Bruce Henderson, 65, of Aberdeen, speeding. Fine and costs $137.50. Kenneth Keller, 74, of Mobridge, speeding. Fine and costs $117.50.September 6Bryan Montgomery, 51, of Timber Lake, speeding.