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School board wraps up year with special meeting June 29

The Timber Lake School Board paid the last bills of the 2008-2009 school year at a special meeting on June 29 and discussed plans to build a storage building at the football field and purchase an additional bus.

Local News

Finance officer learning the ropes

The timing was right for Cindy Wiedmer, the new finance officer for the City of Timber Lake. The S.D. Department of Legislative Audit had a finance officers school going the week that she was hired, so she spent the first few days at Pierre, learning from DLA staff and other finance officers.

M-G petitions due July 20

Moreau-Grand Electric Cooperative is accepting petitions for three director positions. Vacancies are for District 1 (McLaughlin-McIntosh-Morristown area, Charles Clark, incumbent; District 3, Timber Lake-Trail City, Larry Hieb, incumbent; and District 4, Eagle Butte-Ridgeview area, Bob Keckler, incumbent.

Twila Dockter will present ‘Quilt Preserves’ program July 25

Twila Dockter will present a program on quilting at the Timber Lake and Area Museum on Saturday, July 25.

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Sports

Dale, Hale qualify for National High School Finals Rodeo in Farmington

Tucker Dale of Timber Lake teamed up with Tee Hale of White Owl to win the team roping at the South Dakota High School Finals Rodeo held in Belle Fourche June 24-28.

Four advance from Northwest Regional Rodeos

Four Timber Lake High School rodeo team members competed in the Northwest Regional Rodeos in Dupree and Buffalo. In Dupree on Saturday and Sunday, June 13-14, they made a good showing and ended up taking home two buckles.

Rodeo contestants place at regions

Several TLS rodeo cowboys and cowgirls competed in the River Region High School Rodeo at Ft. Pierre on Saturday, June 13. Here’s how they did:

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Opinion

Why South Dakota and rural America need health care reform

There is something wrong with the big picture in health care. Mostly it’s not about the care we receive; it’s about the skyrocketing costs.

City-county law enforcement agreement makes sense

The City of Timber Lake is once again without a police chief. That’s about five chiefs in four years. A few years ago the city council talked with Dewey County about contracting with the sheriff’s department for law enforcement. They couldn’t come to terms.

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