Custer County Chronicle

We have no border policy

Published by admin on Thu, 06/24/2021 - 9:18am

It’s become painfully apparent to us that the Democrat party leadership think an open Southern border policy is just fine with them. Never mind the Mexican cartels profiting from the illegal human trafficking, including unaccompanied minors, and drug smuggling activity that is taking place every day down at the open border.

Lintz anniversary and a trip east

Published by admin on Thu, 06/24/2021 - 9:16am

Norma and I attended the 50th wedding anniversary celebration of Jim and Brenda Lintz Saturday, June 12, in Hermosa at the American Legion hall. Those of us who have the privilige of knowing Jim appreciate his great stories and contagious laughter.

Praise to those who brought the B21

Published by admin on Thu, 06/17/2021 - 9:09am

Whew! What a great week for America! I know the national news is depressing and getting more and more depressing all the time. It all reminds me of that old Hee Haw song, “Gloom, despair and agony on me.” Last week’s depressing item was having the Keystone XL Pipeline getting the final nail in the coffin. It is graveyard dead now.

Inflation is here for all to see

Published by admin on Thu, 06/17/2021 - 9:06am

It’s no secret that the prices of practically everything we buy today have increased dramatically in the past several months. From groceries to building materials to a gallon of gasoline, prices are up significantly since the first of the year. Inflation has been called a most secret kind of tax because it sneaks up on us gradually and affects everything we purchase.

The most troubling revelation

Published by admin on Thu, 06/17/2021 - 9:04am

The recent release of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s emails from over the past year, which were obtained though a Freedom of Information Act request from none other than the internet site BuzzFeed, has done nothing to disprove any of the allegations made against Fauci, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the rest of the “medical industrial complex” by critics such as Sen. Rand Paul throughout the COVID-19 crisis. Instead, the conversations found in those emails have confirmed many of those same allegations.

The state’s newest veteran cemetery

Published by admin on Thu, 06/10/2021 - 9:17am

Greetings! I wanted to report back to you about the dedication of South Dakota’s first and only state veterans’ cemetery. Yep, Marcia and I had the distinct honor and privilege to attend the dedication on Memorial Day.  
How did this happen?  What is the back story?  Well, in our great state, we do have a national cemetery located next to I-90 just before arriving in Sturgis, going north from Rapid City. This cemetery is a pristine resting place with the sacred ground of our fallen heroes.

Summertime and fighting complacency

Published by admin on Thu, 06/10/2021 - 9:16am

It’s finally summer! I’m sure most of us have been busy with our yards and putting in our gardens. My husband and I had a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend last week. We went up to the Black Hills National Cemetery on Sunday and Monday went to the Memorial Service on Monday at Memorial Park in Rapid City. We are so grateful to the men and women who have served our country. Each of us has a responsibility to help maintain that freedom they fought and died for.

Alert worked to perfection

Published by admin on Thu, 06/10/2021 - 9:15am

The South Dakota National Guard will host its 37th annual Golden Coyote training exercise in the Black Hills June 12–26 to provide military units with relevant training opportunities in support of overseas contingency operations and homeland defense.
Created in 1984 with the cooperation of the National Forest Service and Custer State Park, this year’s exercise will allow over 2,000 service members to conduct combat-support and service-support missions in a realistic training environment.

Rodgers, Julio and NFL drama

Published by admin on Thu, 06/10/2021 - 9:14am

Unless you’ve been living under a rock or just don’t follow sports (you should stop reading my column this week now, if that’s the case) you have heard that Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers wants out of Green Bay.
Rodgers is unhappy for a variety of reasons apparently with some of it dating to last year’s draft when the Packers didn’t inform him before trading up to draft a quarterback with their first-round pick. He has bemoaned a lack of transparency and communication with Packers front office, especially general manager Brian Gutekunst.

Who gives a bit about bitcoin?

Published by admin on Thu, 06/03/2021 - 9:47am

What the bleep is up with bitcoin? It’s up, it’s down. It seems to move whenever  the electrifying “Mulosken” speaks. But when powerful countries talk about it...nothing. I hear young coworkers talk about buying it and then watching it, not at all like a stock, but more like a horserace. When it’s up they have dollar signs in their eyes. When it’s down they have tears. And I wonder how many of them, like me, don’t understand what the heck it even is.