Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
VALE—For the past several years, the Vale community has come together to create lasting Halloween memories for the area children. Each fall, the Vale Community Club sponsors a Trunk or Treat event. This year, it was held the weekend before Halloween, on Sunday, October 26. Now everyone gathers in the parking lot of the Vale […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Take a fun fall event, couple it with beautiful weather, add neighbors, kids, costumes, vendors, and food trucks, and you just might have the largest turnout yet at the Belle Fourche Pumpkinfest, held on October 25. In fact, according to Kristi Thielen, museum director, in all of the years she has been involved in […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—A special evening to celebrate the 12 cross country runners who qualified for the state competition in Huron was held at the Branding Iron Steakhouse on October 22. “We have six boys qualified and six girls qualified,” explained boys’ head coach Matt Wattier. “We’re going to take off on Friday, and the meet is […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Sometimes, when something is meant to be, everything seems to fall in place at the right time. This is what happened when Hannah Wolf, owner of Elizabeth Ann’s Bridal, decided to open a new store in Belle Fourche. About the same time Wolf was looking for a change from the corporate world, her grandma, […]
Continue ReadingBELLE FOURCHE—It was a spooky sight, just as the sun was setting over Herrmann Park, ghosts and goblins began to show up. Halloween music filled the outside air, adding to the creepy, ghoulish evening. Okay, maybe not so many scary costumes, but there were some tutus and a lot of glow-in-the-dark items lighting up the […]
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FRUITDALE—A desire to shine a spotlight on a small town often overlooked was just one of the reasons that brought the Fruitdale Fall Festival to life on the afternoon of October 18. Zach and Lacy Peterson, owners of Peterson 601 Homestead, had a wish to bring some of their products to market, as well as […]
Continue ReadingNEWELL—The whole school showed up, along with some family and friends, to celebrate the accomplishments of eighth graders Lucille Ahart and Jessi Bachman. The two were gearing up for a trip to Huron, SD, to take part in the State Cross Country Meet. A pep rally, specifically for the duo, also took time to celebrate […]
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NEWELL—A fun Friday evening together with friends, paint, and pop was spent at a Sip and Paint Workshop on October 17. Lynette Culver led participants in creating a two-foot-tall Halloween cat mini porch sitter painting—just in time for spooky season! After healing from a broken hand and not painting for a year and a half, […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Every month, the Belle Fourche Chamber of Commerce gets all the businesses together to mix, mingle, and network with each other. This month, 605 Media and Entertainment partnered with the Belle Fourche Country Club to host the Chamber Mixer on October 16. Eric Skavang, co-owner of 605 Media and Entertainment, shared a reel containing […]
Continue ReadingBELLE FOURCHE—There is something really weird happening at the Tri-State Museum right now. Have you seen it? It is the latest temporary exhibit, and it is called Weird! It opened to the public on October 11 with a reception that included treats by the Red Onion Marketplace. The exhibit runs through December 2. This collection […]
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