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Laura Brown-Advertising/General Manager
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Charley & Norma Najacht-Owners
Charley Najacht-Publisher

12/05/2025

HELD OVER!!! Zootopia 2
Showtimes:
Friday, December 5th at 7:30pm
Saturday, December 6th at 7:30pm
Sunday, December 7th at 4:00pm
Monday, December 8th at 7:30pm

12/04/2025

Look what we have!!! 🧑‍🎄 Santa's mailbox!!!! 📫 Bring in those letters to Santa!!!📃

12/02/2025

Byron Foreman, left, was named a friend of Tripp County shooting sports at the 4-H recognition event on Nov. 18. Making the presentation is Tim Pravecek.

12/02/2025

Winner True Value was presented the meritorious award at the Tripp County 4-H recognition night. Accepting the award is Dan Patmore.

12/01/2025

Tripp County 4-H alumni awards were presented to from left Wade McClanahan, Cody Amidon and Marque Bachmann. The awards were presented at the 4-H recognition event on Nov. 18.

12/01/2025

❄️ December is here!!! 💚🎄❤️ Don't forget to get your Christmas ad in or get signed up!! ❤️🎅💚Also, don't forget Santa letters!!! ❄️

12/01/2025

Friends of 4-H awards were presented at the Tripp County 4-H recognition night. Awards were presented to the Rosebud Arrow, Rod and Gun Club with Tom Sell accepting and Rusty and Penny Heenan.

11/29/2025

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11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving from us at the Winner Advocate! We are thankful for all of our subscribers and customers! 🦃

11/26/2025

McDonald Park will dazzle on Nov. 29
By Dan Bechtold
Editor

The bright lights that adorn the trees at McDonald's Park will amaze you.
The animatronics between the trees will delight you.
So following the Parade of Lights on Saturday, Nov. 29 be sure to come to McDonald Park for the tree lighting ceremony. T4 Foundation came up with the idea to put lights on trees in this park. They sold the trees for $50 with this money going to provide a Christmas meal for the clients they serve.
The community responded in a big way. There are 34 trees that were purchased and decorated.
The lighting ceremony will be at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 29.
Working in conjunction with the Winner Area Chamber of Commerce persons can take part in a tour of decorated homes that is part of the Chamber’s lighting contest.
There will be a map to show the location of the homes. This map will be on Facebook and at various locations in Winner.
As persons take this tour there will be five stops were persons can get goodies and get a stamp. If persons collect all five stamps they will be in a drawing for $100 in Winner Cash.
The five stops will be in front of the Elks Lodge on Main Street where they will serve hot chocolate, Nana’s Kitchen at McDonald Park where they will serve soup, Whisky Business on 11th St., 714 E. 5th St and East 12th St.
Baleigh Cerv of T4 Foundation said when this idea was discussed persons told her she would be lucky to get 10 trees. “I am very impressed with the support of the community. There were so many groups that purchased a tree,” said Cerv.
She added the city electrical department has been wonderful in helping. We could not have done this without the help of Curt Haakinson, head of the electrical department and Troy Kruger, public works director.
Cerv added that Noah Cerv of Buche Ace Hardware is going to build an arch so people can drive under it. Also he is making an area for persons to take pictures.
A monetary donation was made so the fence at the park could also be lighted.
Cerv added if there are any caroling groups who want to sing at the park as people drive through give her a call at T4 or message her on Facebook.
The lighted park display will be available for viewing the entire holiday season.
There is another fundraiser T4 is doing in December. On Dec. 7 they will be selling a chicken dinner from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the T4 office in the city building.
This will be carry out and delivery. Persons can come to Door G in the parking lot of the city building to get a meal. The cost will be $15 per meal.
For more information call the T4 Foundation or send them a message via Facebook

11/26/2025

Parade of Lights set for Nov. 29

Winner Area Chamber of Commerce Parade of Lights will be held Saturday, Nov. 29 at 6:30 p.m. The parade will start at the fire hall on North Main Street and go up Main Street. The parade will be announced on KWYR radio.

Doug and Linda Nelson are the parade marshals and were long
time owners of Radio Shack.

This year there are over 30 floats in the parade and Mike Scott of the Chamber said they will take applications for the parade up until the time the parade begins. Persons just need to call the Chamber office at 605-842-1533 to register.

Persons are invited to line Main Street to watch the colorful parade which is the kickoff to the holiday season.

Following the Parade of Lights, T4 Foundation will have
lighting of trees at McDonald Park and then a tour of decorated homes. There will be a map provided of the homes and along the way there will be certain areas that will have concessions like soup, hot cocoa and goodies.

Santa Day will start out the events on Nov. 29. This will be held from 1-4 p.m. at the Winner American Legion and in front of the Legion. Visits with Santa will be from 1-3 p.m.

Reindeer from Moonlake Ranch will be from 1-4 p.m. as well as the Winner Volunteer Fire Department doing s’mores.

New this year inside the Legion will be T4 Foundation doing cookie decorating and making ornaments.

Also at the Legion will be face painting.

There will be wagon rides from 2-4 p.m.

At 4 p.m. there will be a free movie at the Pix Theater.

Small business Saturday is also on Nov. 29.

Following the parade of Lights there will be ceremony lighting the trees in McDonald Park around 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to come this ceremony. Then persons can tour decorated homes and along the way there will be five locations for persons to stop at booth.

Persons will get a sticker for each booth they stop at. If a person has all five they can enter a contest to win $100 in Winner Cash.

Christmas lighting contest

This year the Winner Chamber is bringing back the Christmas lighting contest. There will be two divisions—residential and business.

The categories in the residential are: best lawn display, best holiday spirit and best classic griswold.

The business division will have a first, second and third place.

Persons are to contact the Chamber to get their business or home entered.

All businesses and residents that are entered through the Chamber will be listed in the Chamber lighting tour list map.

As of Nov. 20, 15 decorated homes were entered in the contest. Maps will be available by mid week and also on Facebook.

Mike Scott said there is a lot happening for the big kickoff to the holiday season. He said Saturday will be a great day and also encouraged people while in town to support Small Business Saturday. “Our small businesses need the support of the community,” he said.

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