Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
BELLE FOURCHE—An afternoon of local authors sharing their work that reflects the Belle Fourche spirit was delivered to a full house at the Tri-State Museum on March 15. The literary event, Raber, Reading and Writing opened with author David Raber reading three of the 33 stories from his latest book, Life and Laughter in Belle […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—“You are here with the first woman to ever love you,” said D.J. Bull of Colt 45 to all of the boys as he welcomed them to the 1st Annual Mother Son Dance sponsored by the Belle Silver Lining on the evening of March 15. And while the boys could be accompanied by their […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—15 gals with hopes of being future rodeo royalty gathered to learn the ins and outs of the rodeo pageant world at a free Queen Clinic on the morning of March 15. Traveling from Wyoming and all parts of South Dakota the participants got to learn from top notch professionals in the field. Lillie […]
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Mary Buchholz Special to the Beacon BELLE FOURCHE – The Global Methodist Church in Belle Fourche welcomed community members for the annual World Day of Prayer, a cherished tradition that has been observed for 25 years. Originally reorganized in 2000 by a dedicated group of 11 women, the event continues to bring people together in […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—The new addition at the Tri-State Museum & Center of the Nation Visitor Center hosted the 3rd Annual Belle Fourche Arts Council Rural Life Expressions Photography Contest Reception and Awards Presentation on the evening of February 22. 77 photography entries were on display along the outside of the room. This year’s theme was Rural […]
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NEWELL-The students at Newell School had something new to enjoy at lunch on St. Patrick’s Day. An Irish Stew was the main course made by the Lunch Ladies under the direction and help of Gwen Kitzan. The lambe was generously donated by Kitzan Sheep and JHK Sheep. Dwight and Gwendolyn Kitzan and Joshua and Heather […]
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20 years ago in March, Walt & Heather of PaleoAdventures set off on a wild and crazy, but oh so much fun adventure. “ March 16, twenty years ago we established our independent commercial paleontology opera- tion and went solo. Both of us left great jobs that we loved. Both of us knew it was […]
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The helpful ladies of the Nisland-Arpan Search and Rescue Auxiliary served up delicious baked potatoes and toppings at the recent fund raiser held at the Nisland Fire Department. Toppings included corned beef and cabbage, hamburger gravy, cheese, broccoli, sausage gravy, white chili, corn chowder, and buffalo ranch burger. The hall was filled several times with […]
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The Belle Fourche School Board held its monthly meeting on Monday, March 10. During Open Forum, a concerned parent spoke to the Board about the lack of utilization of schoolbooks and teachers speaking negatively to students. Mike Walker of NeighborWorks gave a presentation about housing in Butte County. Student Council senior representative Harvey Walden reported […]
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