Queen's Hotel Closes After 90 Years in Rapid City
Rapid City bids farewell to Queen's Hotel on August 4 as owners Phyllis Bates Garnet Bates and Pearl Smith abandon the mortgage. For decades Sharon Leslie ran the hotel with prior periods under Dave and Ron Olson and Steve and Elsie Dowhan. Dowhan family plans a reopening, while Queen's Country Kitchen also shuts, managed previously by Foe and Laverne Sworvk.
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Garnet Bates
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Sharon Leslie
Pearl
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Ron Olson
Olson
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Elsie Dowhan
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Queen's Country Kitchen
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Stan's IGA Golf Tournament Delivers Close Flights and Breakfast
The Stan's IGA 4th Annual Golf Tournament at Riverdale Golf and Country Club drew 137 players on July 31 and August 1. Winners span multiple flights with Brent Montague and Rod Foster among top finishers, plus a pancake breakfast each day and prize draws for juniors.
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Riverdale Golf and Country Club
Helga Gunning
Mary Ross
Naomi Russell
Rod Foster
Carol Dalrymple
Gerald Brown
Bev Robertson
Stan Neilson
Marie McConnell
Garry Bethinger
Dan Harvey
Jon Treloar
Colin Hume
Brew Hume
Brad Harvey
David Harvey
Rapid City Ball Tournament Weekend Event Recap
Rapid City hosted a 26 team ball tournament with teams from Rivers Brandon Minnedosa Shilo. Rivers Eli s defeated Peggy Sue s in the A Side while Keystone Motors beat the Drillers in the B Side. Prizes were small with $10 per win $30 for B Side and $60 for A Side winners. A beer garden social was hosted by Power Chess on Saturday evening.
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Shilo
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Keystone Motors
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Rivers Banner announces new student council results
Student council elections at Riverside High concluded with results announced. The committee awarded positions to a slate including Maya Chen and Raj Patel, with Sophie Nguyen leading the campaign as president for the year. Local faculty praised turnout and civic engagement.
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Harvey Wright
Wright Place
Mr. Mayak
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Bill Hume
Neil Reeves
George Hennessy
John Commons
Morley McConnell
Jim Wood
Ron Harvey
Ant Westbury
Alex Veitch
Lyle Paddock
Harold
Betty Brunel
Kay Roberts
Mary Minary
Mary Gelsthorpe
Linda Wilkinson
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