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This Days of 1910 buckle from Timber Lake’s 100th anniversary will be auctioned off by the Timber Lake Rodeo Association on Thursday, July 23 during this year’s Days of 190 festivities. The TLRA and Western Dakota Bank are sponsoring the free supper beginning at 5:30 in the tent, and the auction of 4-H cookies and pies and the 100th anniversary buckle will follow, just before the annual talent show begins.

This Days of 1910 buckle from Timber Lake’s 100th anniversary will be auctioned off by the Timber Lake Rodeo Association on Thursday, July 23 during this year’s Days of 190 festivities. The TLRA and Western Dakota Bank are sponsoring the free supper beginning at 5:30 in the tent, and the auction of 4-H cookies and pies and the 100th anniversary buckle will follow, just before the annual talent show begins.

100th anniversary buckle

This painting, “Negotiating the Release,” by Lakota artist Del Iron Cloud, was commissioned by Dr. Paul Carpenter in 1997. It depicts the Fool Soldiers (right) negotiating with Chief White Lodge for the release of white women and children he took captive during the 1862 conflict in Minnesota. Proceeds from the sale of prints continue to support scholarships for descendants of the Fool Soldiers. The painting is one of the scenes in the Sea of Grass exhibit at the Timber Lake Museum.

This painting, “Negotiating the Release,” by Lakota artist Del Iron Cloud, was commissioned by Dr. Paul Carpenter in 1997. It depicts the Fool Soldiers (right) negotiating with Chief White Lodge for the release of white women and children he took captive during the 1862 conflict in Minnesota. Proceeds from the sale of prints continue to support scholarships for descendants of the Fool Soldiers. The painting is one of the scenes in the Sea of Grass exhibit at the Timber Lake Museum.

Gathering brings together descendants of Shetek captives, Fool Soldier liberators

On July 16 a gathering at the CRST Lakota Cultural Center in Eagle Butte will bring together descendants of the Fool Soldiers, a band of young Lakota warriors, and relatives of the people they ransomed and rescued in 1862.
Kids who attended Farmers Union Day Camp were: Front (l-r): Charlie Long, Rhett Aberle, Jessa Aberle, Hazel Spiel; Middle: Zoey Spiel, Clara Nilson, Lochlyn Goldade, Remington Aberle, Trevor Aberle, Koleson Long; Back: Joslyn Goldade, Camden Goldade, Vern Long, Greyson Goldade, Ryder Spiel, and Bryson Long.

Kids who attended Farmers Union Day Camp were: Front (l-r): Charlie Long, Rhett Aberle, Jessa Aberle, Hazel Spiel; Middle: Zoey Spiel, Clara Nilson, Lochlyn Goldade, Remington Aberle, Trevor Aberle, Koleson Long; Back: Joslyn Goldade, Camden Goldade, Vern Long, Greyson Goldade, Ryder Spiel, and Bryson Long.

Farmers Union brings day camp to Timber Lake

South Dakota Farmers Union hosted a day camp in Timber Lake on June 17. Youth spent the afternoon focused on learning more about the history of cooperatives through games and interactive lessons. They made crafts and had an electrical safety demonstration by Moreau-Grand Electric.

Horizon Health urges annual wellness exam for adolescents

Susan O’Keeffe Horizon HealthThe ball is in your court – schedule your student’s annual adolescent wellness exam today to stay on the right track for all the fields of life.Growing up in a rural small town atmosphere means kids are involved in a lot – sports, music, drama, jobs, 4-H and helping on...

LATC announces spring semester President’s List

On the Lake Area Technical College President’s List this semester are Treyton Du Preez of Isabel, who earned a 4.0 gpa; Peyton Keller of Trail City; and Joseph Dutenhoeffer of Mobridge. To be on the LATC President’s List a student must be full time and have a GPA of at least 3.5.

Entries open for new contest-Greatest Garden

South Dakota State University Extension will celebrate gardens of all kinds with its inaugural South Dakota’s Greatest Gardens contest.This new contest is for adults age 18 and up and is free to enter.

New South Dakota laws go into effect July 1

More than 200 bills have been signed into South Dakota law by the Governor following the 2026 legislative session.Generally, unless a bill has an emergency clause, South Dakota bills signed by the governor go into effect July 1.