Custer County Chronicle

Eight Days in Custer County

Published by admin on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 9:07am
Thursday, Feb. 13
Bake Sale, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Custer Senior Center
Soup & Pie, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Custer Senior Center
Lions Club, noon, Pizza Works
ADD/ADHD Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Monument Health Custer Hospital
Civil Air Patrol, 7 p.m., Custer County Airport
 
Friday, Feb. 14
Storytime, 10 a.m., Custer County Library
 
Saturday, Feb. 15

Down Memory Lane

Published by admin on Thu, 02/06/2020 - 9:29am
­­10 years ago, 2010 — Shane Gruber, 17, Custer, shot a 134-pound male mountain lion northwest of Custer while hunting with his father, Gary. A total of 30 lions had been taken at this point in the season ... Banished from Custer State Park for a growing list of reasons, the Black Hills Playhouse show planned to go on during the summer, but in mobile fashion ... Information about the four-day school week was provided to Custer School Board by Supt. Dr. Tim Creal.

‘Lakota Girls’ now on Amazon Prime

Published by admin on Thu, 02/06/2020 - 9:29am
A movie made in the Black Hills nearly five years ago and released in 2017 is finding a whole new audience in 2020, thanks to a deal worked out with Amazon.com. 
The movie “Lakota Girls” was produced by local filmmakers Russell and Mollianne Cameron and featured Custer resident Ilona McDill as well as other amateur and professional actors from around the region and beyond. 

Eight Days in Custer County

Published by admin on Thu, 02/06/2020 - 9:28am
Thursday, Feb. 6
Blood Drive, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Custer Masonic Lodge
ACT Prep, 6:15 p.m., Custer County Library
Civil Air Patrol, 7 p.m., Custer County Airport
 
Friday, Feb. 7
Storytime, 10 a.m., Custer County Library
 
Saturday, Feb. 8
Pine Needle Basket Class, 10 a.m., to 2 p.m., Custer County Library
District 30 Legislative Crackerbarrel, 1-3 p.m., Custer Senior Center

Sheriff's Log Jan. 24 - Feb. 1

Published by admin on Thu, 02/06/2020 - 9:20am
Friday, Jan. 24
11:36 a.m.: Theft was reported at a downtown Custer tavern. The incident is under investigation and charges may be pending. 
3:23 p.m.: A motorist backed into the gas pumps at a Custer filling station. Damage was minor and no injuries happened in the little fender-bender. 
Saturday, Jan. 25
The 911 Misdial of the Day: Ice-fishers somehow butt-dialed the emergency line on Stockade Lake. No emergency was going on there. 

Alpine Inn wins restaurant of the year

Published by admin on Thu, 02/06/2020 - 9:11am
Anyone who has been to the Alpine Inn knows its excellence, however, the Hill City restaurant received perhaps one of its greatest honors to date recently.
The Alpine Inn, owned and operated by Moni Matush with the assistance of her mother, Wally Matush (who started the restaurant in 1984), has been named South Dakota Restaurant of the Year by the South Dakota Retailers Association (SDRA).

Down Memory Lane

Published by admin on Thu, 01/30/2020 - 9:27am

Calling all TeamMates mentors

Published by admin on Thu, 01/30/2020 - 9:26am

Eight Days in Custer County

Published by admin on Thu, 01/30/2020 - 9:21am
Thursday, Jan. 30
Custer County Weed & Pest Open House, 1-3 p.m., 25363 Hwy. 385
Civil Air Patrol, 7 p.m., Custer County Airport
 
Saturday, Feb. 1
Buffalo Gap Community Dance, 7 p.m., Buffalo Gap Community Center
 
Sunday, Feb. 2
Custer Community Action Team Food Distribution, 2-5 p.m., CAT building, corner of N. 6th and Lincoln streets
 
Monday, Feb. 3

Sheriff's Log Jan. 19-24

Published by admin on Thu, 01/30/2020 - 9:13am
Sunday, Jan. 19
5:13 a.m.: Deputies checked on a reported disturbance at a west Custer motel. Some investigation found that no actual disturbance had occurred. 
2:05 p.m.: A person reportedly locked themself out of their vehicle on Hwy. 16A near the Custer State Park office. Roadside assistance took care of them before a deputy arrived.