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BELLE FOURCHE—The Belle Fourche FFA chapter invited family, friends, supporters, neighbors and community members to join in honoring the hard work and dedication of the FFA members at the annual banquet May 6 at the Community Hall. Advisor, Austin Bishop kicked off the evening by welcoming everyone. “On behalf of the FFA Chapter, the Officer […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—The second annual Chalk It Up to Kindness event brought families and friends together at Herrmann Park on Saturday, May 9, highlighting mental health while enjoying outdoor activities. The event was designed for both adults and kids, with many offerings geared specifically toward the younger crowd. “It is a family-friendly event—that’s what we’re trying […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Known for its quiet atmosphere, the public library broke its own rule of silence when the community gathered to celebrate the retirement of Library Director Wanda Nelson on May 8. After giving 40 years of her life to the City of Belle Fourche, Nelson is ready to try something different. “Well, I think the […]
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The high school track and field team competed in the Black Hills Classic track meet in Sturgis on Saturday May 9th where they had an outstanding 22 personal records set along with 6 season best times for the athletes and 6 changes to their all time top ten school leaderboard. Among the new leader board […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—On Friday May 8th, the Belle Fourche Middle School track and field team competed in their final meet of the season. The Middle School Black Hills Conference meet was held in Spearfish this year and consisted of the following teams; Belle Fourche, Custer, Douglas, Enning/Union Center, Hermosa, Hill City, Hot Springs, Lead-Deadwood, Rapid City […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—VFW Post 3312 in Belle Fourche invites the public to a special Memorial Day service on May 25 at 9 a.m. at Pine Slope Cemetery. “We always do the Memorial Day service at the cemetery, and we’ve got a guest speaker coming from Arizona,” explained JayCyn Ager, VFW member. “He spent more than 30 […]
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NEWELL—Friends and family members gathered in the Austin Auditorium to honor the Newell High School FFA members at the Annual Banquet on the evening of May 8. Chapter President Rowdy Wetz welcomed everyone to the event. “Good evening and welcome to tonight’s banquet. We hope you had a chance to chat with members and guests…We […]
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NEWELL—Mother’s Day is the perfect day to have a party! At the Newell Vale Nisland (NVN) Senior Center the ladies decided to do just that, host a party on May 9. They set the stage for an inviting Mother’s Day gathering with tablecloths on all the tables, fresh carnation centerpieces, an entire table of desserts […]
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NEWELL—Every birthday is special and worth celebrating, but reaching 80 is a milestone that calls for something a little extra! That’s exactly what the family of Darlene Stapp had in mind when they planned a special gathering of family and friends in Newell on May 9 to celebrate her 80th birthday. Born in 1949, Darlene […]
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BELLE FOURCHE—Every Friday morning from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., the public is invited to come enjoy caramel rolls and coffee at the Belle Silver Lining Senior Center. This past Friday, special guests were invited to the event. On May 1, Police Chief Ryan Cherveny and City Administrator Jason LaFayette spent an hour answering questions […]
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