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NWAS Academic Olympics April 15

News Staff
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Northwest Area Schools Academic Olympics is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, April 15 at Bison School. Students from the following schools plan to participate: Bison, Dupree, Faith, Harding County, Lemmon, McIntosh, and Timber Lake.The awards ceremony will begin at approximately 3 p.m.

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Timber Lake School Board Agenda

News Staff
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Wednesday, April 15, 20267:00 p.m. Community Input Meeting, Room 427 1. Call Meeting to order2. Pledge of Allegiance3. Approve Agenda4. Community Input on Federal ProgramsTimber Lake School Board Agenda Wednesday, April 15, 2026 Regular Meeting following Community Input Meeting Room 4271.

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THANK YOU

News Staff
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Heartfelt thanks to all the individuals, the Dewey County Sheriff and deputies, and the Isabel and Timber Lake Fire Departments that assisted in the search for Bob when he did not return home. Praise God for the blessing of communities that help those in need. The family of Bob Alley

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More Than a Game

News Staff
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Continued from April 2 Topic“Relative to non-Native athletes, they were noted in the press for being more up-tempo,” Davies said. “In the schools, they developed this style that initially in the press was just called Indian basketball. But later on, people started to know it as Rez ball.
The Timber Lake School District was recently awarded a $25,000 donation from the DICK’s Sporting Goods Foundation to be used for purchasing wrestling mats and upgrading volleyball equipment. Pictured (l-r) are TLHS alum Randi Aberle, Supt. Lori Enright, wrestling coach Sawyer Sandquist, and Michael Shaughnessy, manager of DICK’s Sporting Goods in Bismarck, ND.

The Timber Lake School District was recently awarded a $25,000 donation from the DICK’s Sporting Goods Foundation to be used for purchasing wrestling mats and upgrading volleyball equipment. Pictured (l-r) are TLHS alum Randi Aberle, Supt. Lori Enright, wrestling coach Sawyer Sandquist, and Michael Shaughnessy, manager of DICK’s Sporting Goods in Bismarck, ND.

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DICK’s Sporting Goods goes to the mat for TLHS

Jon Flatland
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Have you ever heard the old saying, “Sometimes it’s not what you know but who you know?”Well, that was the case for Timber Lake High School alum Randi Aberle, and the result is a $25,000 contribution to the school’s athletic department through the DICK’s Sporting Goods Foundation.

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Escape from custody sends Eagle Butte man back to prison

News Staff
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
A 44-year-old Eagle Butte man was sentenced last week to serve a year in federal penitentiary after being convicted of escaping custody.Lawrence Oakie was sentenced to one year in federal prison and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
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