Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
BELLE FOURCHE—Once a year, the Chamber of Commerce shines a spotlight on local businesses, honoring their successes at the Annual Banquet. This year’s celebration took place February 13 at the Community Hall. The theme for the night was Frost & Flame and that theme will run through all Chamber of Commerce events for the year. […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Can you imagine turning a blank sheet of paper into a frog that actually hops, simply by folding it in just the right places? That’s exactly what participants discovered at this month’s Family Fun Day, where Tri-State Museum staff taught the art of origami on the afternoon of February 15. The word origami is […]
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NEWELL—Newell City Hall was the recent recipient of a fancy 500-pound organ. And luckily there is a Newell resident who knows how to play such a magnificent instrument. And when the two come together, the residents of Newell and the surrounding area are treated to a wonderful listening experience. Valentine’s Day was the perfect occasion […]
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NEWELL—The monthly meeting of the Whatever It Takes Coalition (WIT) took place at the Newell Christian Fellowship Community Hall on Tuesday, February 10. Sabrina Harmon, WIT Director, welcomed everyone to the meeting. “We’re actually a prevention and education coalition, and we try to do anything in the community to help educate or make it a […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—The wind has been the story this winter. Although snowfall has been limited, retired meteorologist Susan Sanders says the area has experienced unprecedented wind. “The wind. I have never seen so much wind—widespread wind and strong, especially in the hills. Have you been through the hills lately and seen all the tree damage? It’s […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Belle Fourche Chamber and the Spearfish Chamber joined forces to welcome the new business, BC Excavation, to the Northern Hills area with a ribbon cutting celebration. The ribbon cutting took place at the business located at 10937 US Highway 212 Unit #7, Belle Fourche, at noon on February 3. The young family behind the […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Snapshots of days gone by are what you will find when you peruse the latest temporary exhibit now showing at the Tri-State Museum. The display, Our Town, focuses on downtown Belle Fourche. A fun historical look at how State Street and the surrounding downtown area have changed over time is on display. There are […]
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NEWELL—If giving blood saves lives, then those who volunteered to donate blood at the Newell blood drive did their part to help achieve that goal. Community members showed up ready to give a little of themselves to help others in need. Whatever It Takes Coalition hosted the blood drive on Monday, February 2. The goal […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—After a year of serving pancakes, eggs, sausage, omelets, bacon, toast and a variety of other breakfast favorites, the Breakfast Club celebrated its first year in business on February 1. Just one year ago, Rhonda and Marty Schild took a chance on a new type of business and opened a cafe that specializes solely […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Birthdays are always a reason to celebrate and this week at Crossroads Diner, two of their own had birthdays and so of course, they invited the public to share in the special occasion on Sunday, February 1. General Manager Ember Kleinhans turned 28 and the omelet guy, Clint Millage, turned 50 and together they […]
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