Thursday, Feb. 3
Tami Showers Artist Reception, 3-5 p.m., Custer County Courthouse Art Gallery, Second Floor
Civil Air Patrol, 6:30 p.m., Custer County Airport
Friday, Feb. 4
Storytime, 10 a.m., Custer County Library
Saturday, Feb. 5
Community Fishing Day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Stockade Lake Beach, Custer State Park
Custer County Historical Society Speaker Brad Bradfield, 2 p.m., Custer County Courthouse Annex
10 Years ago, 2012 — The Custer High School wrestling team won its first conference championship in 38 years by defeating the Douglas Patriots 51-27 ...After several months of receiving apocalyptic-like letters from the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS), the Custer County Commission decided enough is enough and voted unanimously to direct county auditor Linda Nelson to refuse to sign for what have become weekly priority mail letters for the commission.
During the week, deputies patrolled both the Custer and the Hermosa School zones. In addition, the sheriff and other deputies made it a point to cruise around the town of Hermosa at various times.
Sunday, Jan. 23
12:51 a.m.: An abandoned car was reported on Forest Park Road. It disappeared later in the day.
2:07 a.m.: A deputy checked a parked vehicle on Stockade Lake Drive. No one was in it or around it.
20 Years ago, 2012 — Cody Martinz hit a running three-pointer as time expired to propel the Custer High School boys basketball team to a win over the Red Cloud Crusaders...The U.S. Forest Service was embarking on a massive thinning project around the City of Custer to reduce the density of pine tree stands on National Forest land, thereby reducing tree mortality from the mountain pine beetle.
Thursday, Jan. 27
Custer Area Chamber of Commerce Mixer, 5-7 p.m., Custer Beacon
Life Struggles Suicide Prevention Group, 6 p.m., Custer VFW
Harry Potter Trivia Night, 6:30 p.m., Custer County Library
Civil Air Patrol, 6:30 p.m., Custer County Airport
Friday, Jan. 28
Storytime, 10 a.m., Custer County Library
Saturday, Jan. 29
Hermosa/Fairburn Community Food Bank Fundraiser, 5 p.m., St. Michael’s Catholic Church
Saturday, Jan. 15
9:46 a.m.: An unwanted person was reported at a residence on north 3rd Street in Buffalo Gap. A deputy transported the person to Rapid City with a warning against trespassing.
3:54 p.m.: Deputies helped with traffic control for the annual Burning Beetle event on Custer’s Pageant Hill.
6:39 p.m.: A much-belated non-injury hit-and-run fender-bender was reported in the Pageant Hill area.
7:22 p.m.: Deputies helped a Highway Patrol trooper with a drunk-driving arrest in the Custer area.
First off I would like to thank all of you who have emailed me and other legislators regarding HB1048. This bill would negatively affect both Custer State Park and the wildlife environment that is established there.
To build a $10 million campground on Wildlife Loop and negatively impact what this park is known for is not worth it. People come from all over the world to visit this wildlife park.
“I was born an artist. I give thanks to God for my creative talents,” said Tami Showers.
Through February, Showers’ paintings, stained glass, weavings and heart rock art are displayed at the Custer County Courthouse Art Gallery.
Showers and husband Bill traveled from northern Colorado to sightsee and explore the Back Hills over six and a half years ago. Like many visitors to the area, “we fell in love with the Southern Hills,” she said.
10 Years ago, 2002 — Casey Trandem, the winner of the 2011 Custer County Chronicle Biggest Loser Contest, was encouraging people to sign up for the 2012 competition. He had lost 27 pounds the year before in the competition...The Custer School District Board of Education was looking to cut $200,000 from its general fund in the 2012-13 budget as an alternative to relying on Impact Aid money from the state...A group of Custer Tiger Scouts visited the Custer County Chronicle to learn how the paper is made each week.
