February calendars

The Topic will publish the Timber Lake-Isabel and Dupree Community Calendars next week. Anyone who has events to list is asked to submit information by noon on Monday, January 24 to 605-865-3546 or timtopic@lakotanetwork.com)

Yellow Page

The Topic will soon publish an updated edition of the Timber Lake-Isabel Yellow Page business directory. Any changes to phone numbers should be reported to the Topic by January 28.

Isabel Ice Fishing Tourney Saturday

The eighth annual Lake Isabel Ice Fishing Tournament will be held Saturday, Jan. 22, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Registration for the event begins at 7 a.m. For more information contact Jay Boldt at 605-848-3486 or Dan Assman at 605-840-0591. (See details on page 16)

What’s NEW For 2022

The 2022 election cycle begins this month with opening dates for circulation of petitions for municipal offices.

Death toll reaches 50 in D-Z, 2528 in South Dakota

The number of coronavirus cases in Dewey and Ziebach counties this week rose to their highest level in more than a year with 293 active cases reported in the two-county area on Tuesday, Jan.

Filing for Isabel board opens Jan. 28

Filing will open January 28 for two seats that are up for election on the Isabel Board of Trustees. The board set the municipal election for Tuesday, April 12, during its monthly meeting last Thursday, Jan. 6. Up for election are the three-year terms currently held by Peggy Ley and Judy Gifford.

Blood drives set for next week

A blood drive will be held in Dupree at the Catholic Church hall on Tuesday, January 18. It will begin at 2:30 p.m. and the last appointments can be at 5:30 p.m. A blood drive will be held at the Timber Lake Community Center on Wednesday, January 19 from 12 noon to 4:30 p.m.

State DOH receives one million free COVID test kits to distribute

The South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) announced on January 7 that it has procured one million Flowflex® COVID-19 Antigen home tests. These tests will be made available, free of charge, to residents that want one.