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Larson Paleontology Unlimited coming to Museum, May 20

Neal Larson of Larson Paleontology Unlimited in Hill City will give a presentation on fossils at the Timber Lake Museum on Wednesday, May 20 at 7 p.m. MT. The program is free and open to the public. People are welcome to bring fossil specimens for a “show and tell” session.

Dewey County library happenings

The Dewey County Library is excited to present the 1,000 books before kindergarten initiative. Research has shown that children who are read to early and often are better prepared for school success by understanding the sounds letters make, develop a bigger vocabulary, and following a narrative.
Earns degree

Earns degree

Earns degree

Tina Louise Meier Escobar is one of 22,000 students to be awarded degrees from Arizona State University in Flagstaff, AZ on May 14. She is graduating with honors with a Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration and Policy.

Diamond A videos available online

About 40 people attended the Diamond A Cattle Company program at the Timber Lake Museum on April 12, but many others were not able to be there.
Dunn going on

Dunn going on

Dunn going on DC honor flight

Trail City veteran James S. Dunn is going on the Honor Flight to Washington, DC on May 19. Dunn served two tours in the U.S. Army in Vietnam (one long and one short) in 1969 and 1970.

Farmers Union photo contest runs May-October

Do you enjoy capturing life on South Dakota’s farms and ranches? If so, you are encouraged to enter photos in South Dakota Farmers Union annual photo contest May 1 through Oct. 1. “Photos tell stories.
Students from the TLHS Class of 2026 who were awarded scholarships at the annual awards day program on May 6 were (Front, l-r) Presley Goldade, Ethan Ward, Holden Gill, Brody Ellison, Gavin White, Emma Johnston; Middle: Hailey Roggow, Maddie Lou Gray, Maria Scherer, Sara Keller, Arianna Bieber, Gailup Bollinger, August Laurenz-Anderson; Back: Cullen Biegler, Hadley Thompson, Chrisopher Peterson-Lemmon, and Geana Bollinger.

Students from the TLHS Class of 2026 who were awarded scholarships at the annual awards day program on May 6 were (Front, l-r) Presley Goldade, Ethan Ward, Holden Gill, Brody Ellison, Gavin White, Emma Johnston; Middle: Hailey Roggow, Maddie Lou Gray, Maria Scherer, Sara Keller, Arianna Bieber, Gailup Bollinger, August Laurenz-Anderson; Back: Cullen Biegler, Hadley Thompson, Chrisopher Peterson-Lemmon, and Geana Bollinger.

TLHS Class of 2026 collects big bucks for post-secondary ed

At the TLHS Awards Day on May 6, school counselor Shanna Martin announced a long list of scholarships offered to the graduating seniors by colleges. These students were awarded $85,069 in first-year scholarships and the possibility of $223,194 total when subsequent years are included.
Each year the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Telephone Authority presents scholarships to the top two students in the graduating class of each local high school. At the May 6 TLHS awards program, Ken White Eyes of the CRSTTA (middle) presented the salutatorian scholarship to Holden Gill (left) and the valedictorian scholarship to Hailey Roggow (right).

Each year the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Telephone Authority presents scholarships to the top two students in the graduating class of each local high school. At the May 6 TLHS awards program, Ken White Eyes of the CRSTTA (middle) presented the salutatorian scholarship to Holden Gill (left) and the valedictorian scholarship to Hailey Roggow (right).