Bob Brown will serve another two-year term as mayor of the City of Custer after winning Tuesday’s election. Brown received 438 votes in the election, compared to 145 received by challenger Gary Carr.
In the other race in the City of Custer, alderwoman Peg Ryan will serve another two-year term after she held off challenger Faith Lewis for a seat in Ward III of the Custer City Council by a 153-104 vote.
Last summer, property owners near Pringle began to notice the disappearance of needles from surrounding pine trees, making the ridge along Beaver Creek appear gray and bare. The cause of the defoliation was a recent outbreak of pine loopers, a moth that feeds exclusively on pine needles during its larval caterpillar stage. Pine loopers are native to the Black Hills, but usually appear in fewer numbers, affecting only small pockets of forest. Sometimes, however, the population explodes into an outbreak, lasting one or two years, typically.
Some of the over 60-member company of the Black Hills Playhouse performed a mock-audition style cabaret at their Tatanka Teaser last Saturday, June 3. New and returning cast members belted pieces from fan-favorite broadway musicals, delivered soul-stirring monologues, and even offered a playful glimpse into a new imagining of Romeo and Juliet in which each of them are conjoined twins—all with the Payhouse’s signature brand of tongue-in-cheek humor.
The Custer Area Chamber of Commerce will host the fifth Annual Custer Off-Road Rally this weekend.
Participants come to Custer in their ATV, UTV, Jeep or dual sport and take in the Hills. There will be a poker run, a Mayor’s Ride, a President’s Ride, an awards banquet on Saturday evening and more. Participants can ride hundreds of miles of southern Black Hills trails.
For more information contact the Custer chamber at 605-673-2244, info@custersd.com or online at custersd.com/Off-Road-Rally.
The Rev. Meggan H. Manlove, Nampa, Idaho, was elected April 29 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Northwest Intermountain Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The election took place during the synod assembly, April 28-30, at the Red Lion Airport Hotel and Conference Center in Pasco, Wash.
Bearded Buffalo Resort and Bearded Buffalo Trading Co. are taking shape east of town, and initially will have four cabins and 35 RV slots, and further down the road will provide the City of Custer with much-needed housing.
Jeremy Roemen, owner of Bearded Buffalo, said the resort will be home to a temporary store this year, with T-shirts, flannels, hats and other fun South Dakota memorabilia for sale. The actual larger-scale trading company part of the business will come online down the road.
An online Zoom meeting explaining the Air Tour Management Plan (ATMP) over Mount Rushmore National Memorial took place June 1. The meeting was hosted by the National Park Service (NPS) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
The meeting began with a video explaining the ATMP.
Voters in Hill City flocked to the polls to cast their votes for Ward I and Ward II seats on the Hill City Council. Every vote mattered as incumbent Carl Doaty retained his seat as Ward I alderman, defeating Ethan Walker by one vote, 61-60.
Officials said they are confident that since the county counted votes that the results will stand, although a recount is likely.
Doaty said he wants to thank all who voted in this election and said if he retains the win he wants voters to know he will keep working to push Hill City forward.
This year the 2023 yard of the month for the Hill City Evergreen Garden Club will focus on environmentally-friendly gardens and lawns.
A sustainable garden is one that gives back rather than takes from its surroundings. It relies on local and natural ways to flourish and aims to benefit local wildlife as well. The group will look for gardens and lawns that fit this theme. One such garden was created by one of its members who lives in Rapid City.
The origins of Memorial Day can be traced back to the Civil War although it was not declared a national holiday until 1971. It honors soldiers who died serving the nation for their sacrifice.
In light of this day of remembrance, Dr. Joseph Dondelinger, a resident of Hill City since 2019, took the opportunity to give a Memorial Day Remembrance Presentation at the Hill City Center. Numerous people attended, filling the small room at the center.
