Hometown Newspaper Covering the Greater Belle Fourche & Butte County Area in South Dakota
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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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 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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The Branding Iron Steak House was the site of this month’s Lunch & Learn series, hosted by the Belle Fourche Chamber of Commerce. Jennifer S. Frank, attorney with Lynn Jackson Attorneys, spoke about respectful workplace communication and conflict resolution on Wednesday, March 12 as the audience listened, learned, and enjoyed lunch from the Branding Iron’s […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Turnout was exceptional for the annual Belle Fourche High School Rodeo Team spring Dinner and Auction fundraiser held at the Branding Iron Steakhouse on the evening of March 8. The event is one of the largest fundraisers for the rodeo club, with most of the funds raised going directly to the high school rodeo […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—The room was giddy with anticipation as friends and family awaited the arrival of the birthday boy, Jack Scholl. He was turning 70 and his daughter, Jennessa and wife, Jenny decided this milestone deserved a grand celebration. “My father is an introvert to the extreme, but he’s very creative and very brilliant. My mom […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—The Breakfast Club officially joined the Belle Fourche community at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony held at the business on the morning of March 7. The Belle Fourche Chamber of Commerce invited the public to come help welcome this fantastic new restaurant to town. And the town came through! “It went really well, we were […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—For the celebration of their 15th season of theater, Belle Fourche Area Community Theater (BFACT) invited the community to dust off their tuxes and unpack their best taffeta gowns for a 90s Prom fundraiser on the evening of March 1. The Community Hall was transformed back to a time when our favorite Friends gathered […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—The Belle Fourche Rec Center was transformed into an evening in Paris complete with an Eiffel Tower taking center stage for the Father Daughter Dance on the evening of March 8. For the fourth year in a row Belle Silver Lining planned and prepared a special evening for all of the little girls and […]
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