Photo of the Week
Aurora Borealis from Belle Fourche Reservoir on Dec 1, 2023. Submitted by Debra Elliott.
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Author: Beacon Staff
Newell Festival of Trees this Weekend
Admission: $5 or 3 cans of non-perishable food items per person for the Newell Food Bank. 9:00am – Doors open and Silent Auction open for viewing and bidding all day 10:00am-11:00am – Senior Citizen Christmas Tea with music provided by Vonda Mahaffy 10:30am – Chili Cook-off Judging commences 11:30am – Community lunch 11:30am-1:30pm – Flute […]
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Photo of the Week
Rolling hills, cows, and sunrise submitted by Krisi Lee
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The Honored Dead Veterans Day program
BFHS Band under the Direction of Mr. Micah Pennel plays The Honored Dead by John Philip Sousa at Veterans Day program. Veterans Day Program photos from left: Wyatt Lesmeister gives the Opening Remarks; Mayor Schmidt gives Mataya Ward the Veterans Day Proclamation; & Student Council Members Lily Nore and Reagan Hatling recite a Patriotic Poem. […]
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The 842nd – Outstanding Veterans Day Program Supporters at BFMS’s 27th Program
Members of the 842nd Engineer Company received the Outstanding Veterans Day Program Supporter Award for the BFMS this year. The award was presented to 842nd representatives Specialist Cash Johnson, Readiness NCO Sergeant First Class Katherina Dufek, and Specialist Bailey Lawrence by the BFMS principal, Kevin Smidt and student council representatives Emma Nehl and Jeffery Lafontaine. […]
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Mataya Ward Destined to Reach Milestones
The route to the achievements as told by an older sister. Mataya Ward reached her 1000th career kill the second game into her senior season and just recently surpassed her 1000th career dig. Though many have seen her play, few have actually seen what it took for her to get here. When the Beacon asked […]
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Bill Rosencranz 88
Bill Rosencranz, age 88 of Spearfish, died Sunday November 5, 2023 at the Spearfish Canyon Healthcare Center. A graveside service took place Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at Pine Slope Cemetery in Belle Fourche. There was no visitation. Arrangements with Leverington Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche. Friends may leave written condolences and […]
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Teddy Sharp 72
Teddy I. Sharp, 72, passed away suddenly and peacefully at her home in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. Mass of Christian Burial was held Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at St. Paul Catholic Church in Belle Fourche. Visitation was held Tuesday at Leverington Funeral Home of the […]
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Daniel Crandall 70
Daniel Richard Crandall, 70, of Rapid City, SD, passed away Thursday, November 2, 2023 at Fort Meade Veterans Hospital in Sturgis, SD, after battling pancreatic cancer for several months. At his request, Dan was cremated and his ashes will be spread at some of his favorite places that he spent time with family. Dan was […]
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Vernon “Andy” Howie
Vernon “Andy” Howie, 74, of Newell, SD, passed away on Monday, November 13, 2023, surrounded by loved ones at Fort Meade VA hospital. Andy was born to Raymond and Georgia Howie on May 30, 1949. He grew up in White Owl, SD. Andy worked in the Oil fields, was a prominent handyman, and a custodian […]
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