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LOOKING BACK

News from past issues of the Timber Lake and Isabel newspapersTimber Lake Topic September 5, 1974 “It Seems to Me” By Mary ByingtonWith the opening of the Elderly Manor in Timber Lake, it seems the community has a new responsibility – being more aware of the needs of the elderly.Heretofore, with...

OUR THANKS

We would like to say thank you to the Timber Lake School, both the Timber Lake and Cheyenne-Eagle Butte volleyball teams, Country Market, and the community for supporting Ryker. – The Bridges: Wesley, Pelagie, Ryker, Rhett and Rowan

TRAIL CITY NEWS

Bill and Marchell Phillips spent the weekend in Pierre with Wayne and Diana Holzer from Timber Lake and John Goeres from Lemmon at the State 10 ball pool tournament.On Sunday, Mason Hollenbeck went golfing in Mobridge with Anette and Abby Hollenbeck.
Dupree High School crowned its 2024 Homecoming King and Queen on Monday, Sept. 23. Pictured are (Front, L-R): Prince Clinton Farlee, King Tripp Schrempp, Queen Lourdes Dupris, and Princess Andrea Jewett. (Back, L-R): Roper Eaton, Brandin Jewett, Charly Etzkorn, and Jessa Hunt. Topic photo by Patty Peacock

Dupree High School crowned its 2024 Homecoming King and Queen on Monday, Sept. 23. Pictured are (Front, L-R): Prince Clinton Farlee, King Tripp Schrempp, Queen Lourdes Dupris, and Princess Andrea Jewett. (Back, L-R): Roper Eaton, Brandin Jewett, Charly Etzkorn, and Jessa Hunt. Topic photo by Patty Peacock

Dupree High School Homecoming

State: Western SD Senior Services under contract to provide meals

The executive director of Rapid City-based Western SD Senior Services Inc. said Monday that the agency is moving forward with plans to close nutrition sites and suspend senior meals in at least seven communities despite being warned by the state that doing so would be a contract violation that...

Not in our back yard

CRST Tribal Council passes resolution opposing Libertyland USA theme park in Black HillsThe Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe recently passed a resolution opposing the development of a proposed theme park and development in the Black Hills, saying it commercializes what the Lakota people consider to be...
A crane was brought in last Wednesday, Sept. 18, to drop the new central office of the CRST Telephone Authority rural broadband expansion project into place on the east edge of Timber Lake near the rodeo grounds. Topic photo by Roger Lawien

A crane was brought in last Wednesday, Sept. 18, to drop the new central office of the CRST Telephone Authority rural broadband expansion project into place on the east edge of Timber Lake near the rodeo grounds. Topic photo by Roger Lawien

Rural broadband expansion project

Timber Lake native Tucker Kraft, an honorary member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, posted this photo on social media last week of the CRST flag on his Green Bay Packers helmet with the message, “The NFL made it official today. Honored to represent!”

Timber Lake native Tucker Kraft, an honorary member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, posted this photo on social media last week of the CRST flag on his Green Bay Packers helmet with the message, “The NFL made it official today. Honored to represent!”

NFL approves display of CRST flag on Tucker Kraft’s Green Bay Packers helmet

The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe tribal flag has made its way to the National Football League.Green Bay Packers tight end Tucker Kraft, who is an honorary member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, will sport a CRST tribal flag sticker on his helmet.
Trail City Take Down ... Part of Trail City’s history was turned to dust last Wednesday, Sept. 11, when the former Post Office and pool hall were leveled. Contracted to do the tear down was Jim and Bucky Bartlett and Beamon Kraft from Bartlett Ag Supply. Photo by Jon Flatland

Trail City Take Down ... Part of Trail City’s history was turned to dust last Wednesday, Sept. 11, when the former Post Office and pool hall were leveled. Contracted to do the tear down was Jim and Bucky Bartlett and Beamon Kraft from Bartlett Ag Supply. Photo by Jon Flatland

CRST Police Dept. quickly debunks abduction allegation

The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Police Department took to social media last Thursday, Sept. 12, to tell followers that a Facebook post earlier in the day alleging the abduction of teenage girls by carnival workers at the recent CRST Fair is unfounded.The initial post on Facebook stated, “Forgot to...

Isabel awards contracts for sewer project

The Isabel Board of Trustees last week awarded two contracts for work to be done on portions of the community’s $2.1 million sanitary collection system improvement project, including one that came in significantly lower than the projections of engineers.Because the accepted bid for Phase III of the...