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15
Apr
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School board approves staff changes for next year

Submitted by Edgar on Wed, 04/15/2015 - 2:58pm
Staff changes for the next school year were approved by the Timber Lake School Board on Monday. Danae Dorsey Paxton, formerly of Isabel, was hired as elementary principal to replace Terry Stulken, who has a one-year contract. Kristen Lawrence, a graduate of TLHS and Black Hills State University, was hired to teach fifth grade, the position being vacated by
Heidi Boldt, who is retiring. She will also coach junior high volleyball.
 
 
Wed
08
Apr
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FSA: Sorghum Referendum, April interest rates

Submitted by Edgar on Wed, 04/08/2015 - 4:37pm
The Dewey and Ziebach County FSA offices would like to keep you informed of the following items important to USDA programs. If you have any questions contact the Dewey County office at 865-3522 ext. 2, or Ziebach County at 365-5179 ext. 2.
 
Wed
08
Apr
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Street bid from Jensen Rock and Sand tentatively accepted

Submitted by Edgar on Wed, 04/08/2015 - 4:36pm
Jensen Rock & Sand of Mobridge submitted a bid of $293,077.90 for the Timber Lake city street improvement project, about $40,000 more than the engineer’s estimate. It was the only bid for the project, which will improve about 10 blocks of E Street and 8th Street. Todd Goldsmith of Mobridge, project engineers, suggested changing from 10 inches of gravel surfacing to 8 inches, which he estimated would reduce the cost by about $40,000 in material and excavating costs.
 
Wed
08
Apr
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City receives drinking water award

Submitted by Edgar on Wed, 04/08/2015 - 4:35pm
The South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has announced that the City of Timber Lake public water system and the system’s operation specialists have been awarded a Drinking Water Certificate of Achievement Award. The system’s operation specialist is Glen Hahne; Norman Hieb is assistant. “Safe, high quality drinking water supports a higher quality of life,” said DENR Secretary Steve Pirner.
 
Wed
08
Apr
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West River artists paint for Sea of Grass exhibit

Submitted by Edgar on Wed, 04/08/2015 - 4:33pm
Among the 24 artists whose work is featured in the Sea of Grass exhibit which opens at the Timber Lake & Area Museum on Saturday are several with West River roots, including these four: Judy Frank Deems was born and raised north of Isabel, and developed a passion for drawing as soon as she was old enough to hold a pencil. From her home in Cortez, CO, she paints western landscapes, Native American culture and other subjects.
 
Wed
08
Apr
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All-school play

Submitted by Edgar on Wed, 04/08/2015 - 4:31pm
Two scenes from the all-school play, “Little Shop of Horrors,” were presented at Fine Arts Night at Timber Lake High School on March 31.
 
Wed
01
Apr
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Another successful benefit

Submitted by Edgar on Wed, 04/01/2015 - 5:10pm

The Isabel community conducted another successful benefit on Sunday, raising over $39,000 for Johan and MC Weldon, who were injured in an accident in December, 2014. “We raised a little over $39,000 and fed around 250 people,” said Marie Boldt, one of the benefit organizers.

Wed
01
Apr
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Kyra Holzer wins top prize at High Plains Regional Science Fair

Submitted by Edgar on Wed, 04/01/2015 - 5:09pm

Kyra Holzer, a senior at Timber Lake High School, won the top award at the High Plains Regional Science & Engineering Fair at the S.D. School of Mines in Rapid City on March 20. She also won two special awards— the Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award and the Mu Alpha Theta Award for best use of mathematics. As the overall individual winner, Holzer was awarded an allexpense paid trip for herself and her teacher, LuAnn Lindskov, to the International Science & Engineering Fair in Pittsburgh, PA May 10-15, where her project will be judged. The title of her project, which was judged in the Behavioral and Social Sciences category, is “Academic Performance in Primary Grades: An Indicator for Performance in Secondary Grades.”

Wed
01
Apr
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Five people file for three seats on school board

Submitted by Edgar on Wed, 04/01/2015 - 5:07pm

Five candidates are running for three seats on the Timber Lake School Board. Mitch Schoelerman and Pat Aberle have filed for the one year term, and Chad Mettler, A. J. Lindskov and Marie Gross have filed petitions for the two three-year terms. Aberle, Mettler and Lindskov are incumbents. The other board members are Willard Nash and Heidi Ducheneaux.

 
Thu
26
Mar
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School board petitions filed

Submitted by Edgar on Thu, 03/26/2015 - 8:23am
Pat Aberle has turned in his petition for a one-year term on the Timber Lake School Board. Marie Gross turned in a petition for a three-year position. Incumbents Chad Mettler and A.J. Lindskov have also taken out petitions for threeyear terms.
 

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