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Tribal Council member convicted of elder abuse

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District 6 representative Ronald Rousseau may face removal from office A District 6 representative on the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Council was convicted earlier this month of aggravated assault and abuse of an elder and now faces up to a year in jail as well as removal from his elected council seat. Ronald Rousseau, 35, of Ridgeview, appeared for sentencing on Wednesday, March 27, after this issue of the Timber Lake Topic went to press.

Family Fun Night at TL Elementary

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Teacher Amy Sandquist, Native American Education Coordinator for the Timber Lake School District, assists fifth grader Kyree Blue Coat in making a drum at one of the activity tables set up at Family Night held last Wednesday, March 20, at the Timber Lake Elementary School. See more photos and a list of prize winners on Page 16.

Greetings from Timber Lake

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The premiere of South Dakota Public TV’s Dakota Life episode featuring Timber Lake will be shown to the community on Tuesday, April 2 at the Timber Lake School Theater at 7 p.m. MT. The public is invited. Production of the program began in May, 2023 when longtime SDPTV producer Brian Gevik conducted interviews at Timber Lake. ABOVE, Gevik (left) talks with Ken Quinn, who appears in the show. Gevik passed away a few weeks ago but others at SDPTV completed his work. The Dakota Life episode will include stories on the 2023 Days of 1910 Rodeo and Celebration, the Timber Lake Unicycle Club, the Timber Lake School, and more. Gevik’s stories on the Timber Lake Museum and the Frank Cundill Photo Collection will also be shown at the April 2 event. They will not be part of the “Greetings from Timber Lake” episode when it airs on SDPTV on April 11 (7 p.m. MT) but will appear in SDPTV’s Facebook page, Instagram and web page.

Highway 63 bridge project underway south of Eagle Butte

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A project began on Monday, March 18, on the Highway 63 bridge over the Cheyenne River south of Eagle Butte in Haakon and Ziebach counties that is expected to last into early fall. Work will include replacing the bridge joints, grinding the bridge deck, sealing the deck with a polymer to prevent infiltration of water, and adding de-icing chemicals into the concrete to increase skid resistance.

Fowl Weather ...

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Large numbers of Canadian geese have been passing through the area on their return to Canada, perhaps fooled by the unseasonably warm weather conditions of the past two weeks. All that could end this weekend with the National Weather Forecast putting the region in the middle of a massive winter storm that could extend multiple days.

SHERIFF’S REPORT

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Corson County Sheriff Alan Dale March 3 4:40 p.m. assisted BIA with a disorderly male at a residence by Little Eagle.