Timber Lake School selects new superintendent

Lori Enright of Mobridge has been hired as CEO/Superintendent/Special Education Director for the Timber Lake School. She will replace Dan Martin, who has been superintendent for the past nine years.

Triple R Ranch third annual fundraiser slated this Sunday

The Bluestem, a brother and sister bluegrass band from Elgin, ND, will be the entertainment at the third annual fundraiser for The Sanctuary from 4-8 p.m. at the Triple R Ranch, located 11 miles south of Isabel on Sunday, March 2.

Timber Lake to host District 3 youth wrestling tourney

Hundreds of young wrestlers will converge on Timber Lake next Saturday, March 8, for the 2025 South Dakota Wrestling Coaches Association (SDWCA) District 3 Wrestling Tournament at the Timber Lake School.This is the first time Timber Lake has hosted such an event.

Advertising tax won’t be used to lower property taxes

Last Friday, Feb. 21, members of the House State Affairs Committee admitted the need for property tax relief. However, they decided that implementing a sales tax on advertising was not the way to do it.

CRST not directly impacted by federal agency cuts ... yet

With the Trump Administration and Elon Musk laying off federal employees in growing numbers, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe has not been impacted locally as of yet, according to Chairman Ryman LeBeau.In a statement issued Feb.

SHERIFF’S REPORT

2/4/2025 at 11:16 pm, responded to a single vehicle accident on Highway 12, one mile from the Missouri River Bridge.2/5/2025 at 4:29 pm, conducted a traffic stop at the Highway 12/20 junction. During the stop, a 31-year-old male from McLaughlin admitted to marijuana being in the vehicle.

Crow Creek, Bison schools happy with recruiting international teachers

“Three, two, one. OK, in your seats.”Just as she did as a teacher in her native Philippines, Madgelie Camba uses a countdown method to gain the attention of the gaggle of second-graders she now teaches at the Crow Creek Tribal School in South Dakota.

Dewey County Library has lots of good winter reading

This cold weather is the perfect time to catch up on some reading. Stop in and check out these or other books and movies from the Dewey County Library: Adult: Baking Soda Bible by Sherie Owen; The Breakers by Marica Muller; On My Knees, Under My Skin, Complete Me, Claim Me by J.

Timber Lake School menu

Monday, February 24: Breakfast: Pancake, juice, fruit, and milk. Lunch: Chicken O’s, baked beans, pears, and milk.Tuesday, February 25: Breakfast: Waffles, juice, fruit, and milk. Lunch: Turkey sandwich, fresh vegetables, apple slices, and milk.

LOOKING BACK

News from past issues of the Timber Lake and Isabel newspapersTimber Lake Topic February 1, 1945 Most parlor games were devised centuries ago by Elizabeth Rankin Chess, probably the most ancient indoor game, is essentially a matter of warfare in miniature – maybe that accounts for its continuous...