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Zach Ducheneaux (CENTER) and the team at DX Ranch were recently honored as finalists for the 2021 Top Producer of the Year award at Farm Journal’s Top Producer Summit in Nashville. L-R are Bud Ducheneaux, Calico Ducheneaux, Melissa Loeschen, Zachary Ducheneaux, Ty Ducheneaux, Tausha Kraft-Ducheneaux, and Guthrie Ducheneaux. Not pictured: Kelsey Ducheneaux, Monte Scott, Burt Dillabaugh, and the rest of the family and friends back home on CRST. Photo by Chuck Zimmerman, Top Producer

Zach Ducheneaux (CENTER) and the team at DX Ranch were recently honored as finalists for the 2021 Top Producer of the Year award at Farm Journal’s Top Producer Summit in Nashville. L-R are Bud Ducheneaux, Calico Ducheneaux, Melissa Loeschen, Zachary Ducheneaux, Ty Ducheneaux, Tausha Kraft-Ducheneaux, and Guthrie Ducheneaux. Not pictured: Kelsey Ducheneaux, Monte Scott, Burt Dillabaugh, and the rest of the family and friends back home on CRST. Photo by Chuck Zimmerman, Top Producer

DX Ranch honored as 2021 Top Producer of the Year Finalist

Zach and Kelsey Ducheneaux, who ranch in southeastern Dewey County, were recently honored in Nashville as a finalist for Farm Journal’s annual Top Producer of the Year award.

April Calendars

The April Community Calendars for Timber Lake/Isabel and Dupree will be published in the Topic next week. Anyone with events to list is asked to submit information by noon on Monday, March 23 to 605-865-3546, 1-800-664-3546, or timtopic@lakotanetwork.com)

Vaccines at TL School

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Field Health staff will provide COVID-19 vaccinations for Timber Lake School staff and students over the age 16 on Tuesday, March 23 beginning at 1 p.m. All participants must register in the main office or high school office by 12 noon on Monday.
ABOVE: Kasey (Bickel) Maher is eager to start the next phase of renovations in the building she and her husband Patrick recently purchased. It will house her coffee shop and several other small businesses.

ABOVE: Kasey (Bickel) Maher is eager to start the next phase of renovations in the building she and her husband Patrick recently purchased. It will house her coffee shop and several other small businesses.

New life for old USDA building

Kasey Maher has big plans for the building on Timber Lake’s Main Street that she and her husband Patrick recently bought. After operating her shop, Grounded Coffee & Gifts, in a small rented space for 3 1/2 years, she is ready to expand. “I wanted to see if the business would work,” she said.

School board moving ahead with improvement projects

The Timber Lake School Board is moving forward with several improvement projects, including a substantial contribution toward paving the Holy Cross Catholic Church parking lot located just west of the school. The projects received approval at the board’s meeting last Wednesday, March 10.
Vax team

Vax team

Vax team

This team from CRST Tribal Health gave 25 Moderna COVID-19 vaccines at the Timber Lake Community Center on Tuesday. L-R are Molly Longbrake, RN, Jordan Lawrence Fiddler, RN, and Jade White Wolf.

SHERIFF’S REPORT

March 1 Ambulance, patient treated, transported by EMS, Glencross Traffic stop, warning issued, Hwy 20/MM 141 March 2 Paper service, civil papers served, Eagle Butte Paper service, civil papers served, Eagle Butte Traffic stop, handled by officer/ deputy, Hwy 20/MM 155 Ambulance, no patient...

Timber Lake School menu

Monday, March 15: Breakfast: Breakfast pizza, fruit, juice, and milk. Lunch: Pizza, corn, fruit, and milk. Tuesday, March 16: Breakfast: French toast, beef stick, fruit, juice, and milk. Lunch: Chicken strips, carrots, fruit, and milk. Wednesday, March 17: Breakfast: Tacos, fruit, juice, and milk.

U.S. DISTRICT COURT

January 11, 2021 Joseph Blue Bird, 33, Rapid City, convicted of third failure to register as a sex offender, was sentenced by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange to 21 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
The Corson County Commissioners with retiring Sheriff Keith Gall. L-R are Darren Bauer, Steve Keller, Shawn Hinz, Sheriff Keith Gall, Lucas Sutherland, Jake Nehl.

The Corson County Commissioners with retiring Sheriff Keith Gall. L-R are Darren Bauer, Steve Keller, Shawn Hinz, Sheriff Keith Gall, Lucas Sutherland, Jake Nehl.

Keith Gall retiring, Alan Dale appointed Corson County Sheriff

Corson County Sheriff Keith Gall met with the Corson County Commissioners on March 2 and announced his retirement. Gall has served with the Corson County Sheriff’s Office for 30 years.