Gold Discovery Days results listed
Winners at the annual Gold Discovery Days are as follows:
Bob Plaisted Memorial Car Show
Best of Show Stock—1966 Ford Fairlane owned by Dennis Torres of Rapid City.
Best of Show Car Modified—1955 Chevy Nomad owned by Ron and Judy Lacey of Custer.
Best of Show Truck Stock—1970 GMC Pickup owned by Bill Morsett of Custer.
Best of Show Truck Modified—1971 C-15 owned by Steve Olson of Custer.
Best of Show Motorcycle—1999 Harley Davidson Wide Glide owned by Jeff Baird of Custer.
Best of Show in Progress—1933 Plymouth Coupe owned by John Cearns of Custer.
Sheriff’s Choice—1958 Pontiac Starchief owned by Terry and Kathy Mahaffey of Alliance, Neb.
Bill Naugle Award—1955 Chevy Nomad owned by Ron and Judy Lacey of Custer.
Mayor’s Choice—1968 Chevrolet K-10 owned by Curt Sandine of Hot Springs.
Carol Plaisted Award—1931 Ford Two-Door Sedan owned by Lane and Marcia Anderson of Custer.
People’s Choice Award—1977 Ford Mustang 2 owned by Shann Barrick of Custer.
Gold Panner Races
First Place - MSUB, Mikayala Davis, Drew Lehman and Ayden Petz. Purchased by Russ Bailey
2nd Place - The Gang, Kelsey Herman, Shelby Gramkow and Tristan Goodsell. Purchased by Julie Jenniges
3rd Place - C Town Hoops, Kincade Lehman, Roland Sedlacek and Kyle Virtue. Purchased by Craig Hindle.
Gold Discovery Days Parade
Patriotic - USSVI Polaris Base
Historical - 1881 Courthouse Museum
Organization - Black Hills Clean Water Alliance
Commercial - Bland Excavation
Reunion - Class of 1974
Quilt Show
Best of Show - Cerena Davis, SD Prairie Star
Machine Pieced,
Long Arm Quilted 280” or Over
1. Lois Wells, Cat Walk
1. Marty Done, Oh, My Stars
2. Leila Davis, Farm House
3. Marty Dove, 1930s Sampler Quilt
Honorable Mention (HB). Dania Phelps, the Old Home Stead
Machine Pieced, Long Arm Quilted 360-379”
1. Patti Lee, Farms Scraps
2. Susan White, 365 Days
3. Susan White, Crumb Quilt Wanna Be
HB. Marty Dove, Just for Fun
Machine Pieced, Long Arm Quilted 330-359”
1. Laura Trimble, A year in the Life of Little Blocks
2. Kathleen Kowalski, A Celestial Winter
3. Marty Dove, Winter Blues
HB. Linda Dove, Wonky Horses
Machine Pieced, Long Arm Quilted 310-239”
1. Marilyn Eighmy, Hawaiian Pineapple
2. Dania Phelps, Scottish Star
3. Susan White, Turquoise & Orange for Lily
HB. Lois Wells, Star Burst
Machine Pieced, Long Arm Quilted 295-309”
1. Cerena Davis, SD Prairie Star
2. Susan White, Pink & Black for Aeva
2. Marty Dove, Bear Sanctuary
3. Sue Gies, The Still Room
HB. Kelly Eastman, Color Dance BOM
Machine Pieced, Long Arm Quilted 270-294”
1. Marilyn Eighmy, Cats & Dogs
2. Dania Phelps, Here is looking at you, Kid
3. Kathleen Kowalski, Tessellating Leaves
3. Roni Hendricksen, Log Cabin
HB. Sara Suda, Chain of Fools
HB. Patti Lee, Sunshine in Summer
Machine Pieced, Long Arm Quilted 245-269”
1. Sara Suda, Reflection
2. Mary Hudge, Escher
3.Marcia Busskohl, Kaleidoscope
HB. Dania Phelps, Godwinks
Machine Pieced, Long Arm Quilted 221-244”
1. Marilyn Eighmy, My “Scrap” Book Library
2. Marilyn Eighmy, Dumbo
3. Sara Suda, Paradox Waves
HB. Marcia Busskohl, Mountain Pride
Machine Pieced, Long Arm Quilted 220”
& Below
1. Pam Arnold, Glory Bound
2. Brenda Anderson, Tall Trees with Promise
3. Lois Wells, Arabic Tiles
HB. Jody Tomac, Aboriginal Hexis
Machine Pieced,
Sewing Machine Quilted, 290” & Above
1. Marsha Napier, Scrapholic Utopia
2. Gay Whalin, Walk in a Winter Wood
3. Laura Burns, Minnesota Wild
HB. Gary Whalin, Lady Abigail’s Rose Garden Tryst
Machine Pieced,
Sewing Machine Quilted, 250-289”
1. Marcia Busskohl, Bandanas in the Attic Window
2. Window View
3. Go Army
4. Wild Thing
Machine Pieced,
Sewing Machine Quilted, 210-249”
1. Marty Dove, Back Yard Birds 2
2. Cristine Hughes, Spider Web
3. Kathleen Kowalski, I Don’t Know I Lost the Pattern
HB. Kathleen Kowalski, Funny Farm
Machine Pieced,
Sewing Machine Quilted, 209” & below
1. Pam Arnold, Pumpkins & Spice
2. Kathleen Kowalski, Mardi Gras 2020
3. Pam Arnold, Star Spin
HB. Kathleen Kowalski, Happy Easter
HB. Kathleen Kowalski, Zoo Animals in Blue
HB. Pam Arnold, Triple 9 Patch
Machine Piece, Short Arm Quilted
1. Pam Arnold, Easy Street
2. Pam Arnold, Lights & Shadows
3. Pam Arnold, This & That
Miniature
1. Lois Mass, Butterflies & Cattails
2. Maria Busskohl, Log Cabin Star
Handwork-Other
1. Laura Trimble, Spring Stroll
2. Juanita Holley, Christmas Globes
3. Cristine Hughes, Floral Hexie Baltimore
HB. Cristine Hughes, Star Hexagon
HB. Dania Phelps, Mountain Surprise
Handwork-Quilted/Pieced
1. Laura Trimble, Felted Wood, Ribbon & Thread
2. Jody Tomac, 2023 Hexi Temperature
2. Jody Tomac, Aboriginal Hexis
3. Laura Muckler, Wind star
3. Laura Trimble, Wish Upon a Star
HB. Laura Muckler, One Blue Garden
Machine Applique
1. Lois Massa, Floating Leaves Two
2. Marty Dove, Stained Glass Christmas
3. Leila Davis, Gnome on the Ranger
HB. Marty Dove, Applique in a Day
HB. Lois Mass, View From Hubble
Machine Embroidery
1. Marty Dove, Fantasy Birds
2. Linda Dove, Wedding Ring Quilt Gone Wild
3. Marty Dove, Starry Nights Santa
HB. Marty Dove, Summer Glory
Potpourri-Misc.
1. Marty Dove, Evergreen
2. Marty Dove, Stars & Stripes Runner
3. Linda Dove, Log Cabin Table Topper
3. Susan White, Wreath
HB. Susan White, Halloween Spiral
Potpourri -
Bags & Clothing
1. Lois Massa, purse
2. Kathleen Kowalski, winter coat
3. Marty Dove, Airborne designer bag
Potpourri- Frame & Painted
1. Mary Dove, Everett’s Cottage Tilling Scene
2. Lois Massa, Trees
3. Sara Suda, Hello Sunflower
HB. Sara Suda, Beyond Broken Dishes
Potpourri - Whole Cloth
1. Marilyn Eighmy, The Wedding Quilt
2. Marilyn Eighmy, Holly Hobbie
Youth (18th & under)
1. Dakota Glasgow, My First Quilt
Fiber Arts
1. Dania Phelps, Too Many Darned Cats
2. Brenda Anderson, Two Bags Full
3. Brenda Anderson, Sound of Warmth
HB. Kristy Ward, JC
HB. Kristy Ward, Tis the Season
Challenge
1. Cerena Davis, Custer Scrappy
2. Marty Dove, Gone Fishing
3. Stacy Johnson, Fractured Flowers
HB. Linda Dove, Home on the Range
Quilts of Valor
1. Marcia Busskohl, Quilt of Valor
1. Kathleen Kowalski, QOV - Stars & Stripes
2. Marty Dove, Freedom Eagle
3. Marty Dove, QOV-2 2024 Stars
HB. Marcia Busskohl, Quilt of Valor
14th Annual Caroline Hatton Flower Show
Best of Show Adult
Class 1: Cut flowers — Donna Talley — Peony
Class 2: Floral arrangement — Quinn Lewison — “Wild” Life
Class 3: Potted Plants — Dorothy Vershure — Outdoor Plant
Best of Show: Youth
Class 1: Cut flowers — Lauren Bachelor — Delphinium
(No youth entries were received for Class 2 or 3)
Judges Choice
Luke Vershure (Youth) — Roses
There were 15 exhibitors (10 adult and five youth).
There were 70 total entries, 64 blue ribbons and six red ribbons.