🌱 How just two votes reshaped Belle Fourche’s Ward 2 council seat

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• How just two votes reshaped Belle Fourche’s Ward 2 council seat

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• Friday: Very windy; a little snow, with a high of 44 and low of 24 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, a shower; windy, temps: high: 51, low: 27.
• Sunday: Pleasant with sunshine, with a high of 68 and low of 35 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Election Decided by Just Two Votes in Ward 2 Race (bellefourchebeacon.com) — Belle Fourche’s Ward 2 city council seat was decided by just two votes, with Geno Pesicka edging out Falina Selchert 84–82 in the April 7 special election. John Fyffe won Ward 1, Vern Hintz secured Ward 3, and poll workers noted that turnout improved in Ward 2 but remained disappointingly low in Ward 1.
   

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Wednesday April 22

• Social Security & Medicare Basics
  828 Kingsbury St, Belle Fourche
  6:00 pm

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Friday April 17

• LEGO Contest & STEAM Fair
  Lead-Deadwood High School , 320 S Main St #1559 , Lead
  6:00 pm
• Big Screen Film Showcase
  The Matthews (Opera House & Arts Center) , 614 N Main St , Spearfish
  6:00 pm
• Country Swing Dance
  Besler's Cadillac Ranch, LLC , 19314 Helmer Rd , St Onge
  7:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• America 250 Variety Show
  The Matthews (Opera House & Arts Center) , 614 N Main St , Spearfish
  7:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Rotary - Northern Black Hills
  Lucky's 13 Pub , 305 N 27th St , Spearfish
  12:00 pm

Thursday May 7

• The Grocery List Show
  The Matthews (Opera House & Arts Center) , 614 N Main St , Spearfish
  6:00 pm

Saturday May 9

• NH Master Gardener's Meeting
  Spearfish Area Chamber of Commerce , 106 W Kansas St , Spearfish
  1:00 pm

Sunday May 10

• Self Care Sunday
  The Matthews (Opera House & Arts Center) , 612 N Main St , Spearfish
  6:00 pm

Monday May 11

• Spearfish Optimist Club
  Killian's , 539 W Jackson Blvd , Spearfish
  5:30 pm

Friday May 22

• Prom @ The Matthews
  The Matthews (Opera House & Arts Center) , 614 N Main St , Spearfish
  6:00 pm
• Golden Age Gala Dance
  The Matthews (Opera House & Arts Center) , 614 N Main St , Spearfish
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Hollow Gulch - Spearfish, SD Apartments (realtor.com)
• Dustin Carl Moeller (kbhbradio.com)
• MPCC rodeo teams finish top two at Jackrabbit Stampede (huskeradio.com)

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• I've Visited All 50 States—This One is The Most Underrated (midwestliving.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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