Tourism tour

Representatives of organizations promoting rural and reservation tourism stopped for a short visit at the Timber Lake & Area Museum on July 23. L-R are Calvin Bloomendal and Jacey Ellsworth, both of S.D. Dept. of Tourism; Dew Bad Warrior, S.D.

Singin’ on the River

Morgan Ducheneaux of Timber Lake won the top prize of $500 cash at the Rockin’ on the River karaoke contest at Mobridge last weekend.

Back to School

It may be hard to believe but there it is on the Community Calendars: The dates for teacher in-service, school openings, parent-athlete meetings, and fall school pictures. Check it all out on the Timber Lake-Isabel August Calendar on page 6 and the Dupree August Calendar on page 11.

Pies and cookies

Something new this year: The Dewey County Fair will auction off the open class pie and cookie entries in the Days of 1910 tent at 6 p.m. on Friday, just before the talent show.

Days of 1910 kicks off Thursday

The gathering of old friends and classmates, the car crushing destruction of a demolition derby, and two days of exciting SDRA/NRCA rodeo action are just a few of the highlights to Timber Lake’s annual Days of 1910 celebration which gets underway Thursday, July 28, and continues through Sunday,...

Talking politics

Senator John Thune, on a campaign and constituent stop in Timber Lake on July 6, met with a small gathering of people at the courthouse. L-R are Director of Equalization Brandy Meier, Register of Deeds Deborah Goldade, State Senator Ryan Maher, County Commission chairman Bob Berndt, and Thune.

Thune once posed as Lincoln

Editor’s Note: Sen. John Thune’s recent stop in Timber Lake reminded us of the time the Topic editors talked him into helping with our (first and only) April Fool’s edition. The front page on April 1, 1999 was entirely “fake news” (before the phrase was commonly known).

Isabel moves to next steps in wastewater improvement plan

With Isabel’s $2 million wastewater infrastructure improvement project fully funded by grants and loans, community leaders are now moving on to the next steps toward letting bids for the work.