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Community Calendar
Custer County
History of Custer City
In 1874 Custer, followed by a thousand regulars of the 7th Cavalry, entered the Black Hills. Lt. Col Custer wrote busily on a flowery report - "this valley presents a most wonderful and beautiful aspect, the like of which has never been seen". Just then a prospector entered the tent and spilled yellow dust under the commander's eyes. GOLD! Custer wrote more busily than ever. A few weeks later the paper blazed with headlines about the new El Dorado. Custer ordered the camp struck, pleased with the success of his adventure. He did not dream that pinch of yellow sand had started a chain of events which would leave him dead by the Little Bighorn River in Montana.
In 1875 the town of Custer supported a population of approximately 10 thousand people. The people decided to incorporate to give the town a name. They had a vote to decide the name and the two names that were chosen were Stonewall (a famous Confederate General) and Custer (for the famous Union general). Because more Union Veterans inhabited Custer than Confederate the name Custer was chosen.
Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer 1839-1876
Custer died June 25th, 1876 at the Battle of the Little Bighorn near Hardin, Montana.
History of Hermosa
After discovery of gold in the Black Hills in the early 1870's, settlers soon began pouring into the region. In the spring of 1886, Hermosa was founded. Pete Folsom, Chief Engineer for the Pioneer Townsite Company, is credited with naming the town Hermosa (which means "beautiful" in Spanish) due to the Black Hills and Harney Peak to the west, and the broad fertile valley to the east.
Emergency Numbers
Emergency 911
Ambulance (Non-Emergency) (605) 673-3334
Fire (Non-Emergency) (605) 673-4080
South Dakota Highway Patrol (605) 673-5677 www.hp.state.sd.us/back/082303.htm
Sheriff (605) 673-8146
Emergency Management (605) 673-8128
Road Report 511
Poison Control Center (800) 222-1222
Family Violence Hotline (800) 430-SAFE
South Dakota Relay Service (800) 877-1113
Custer County Community Services
AA
American Legion
Black Hills Health & Education Center - Hermosa
Custer County School District - Home of the Wildcats
Community Education of the Black Hills 605-394-5120 Fax 605-394-6083
Custer City Hall
Custer County Airport
605-673-3874
www.fltplan.com Custer County Court House
420 Mt. Rushmore Road, Custer SD 57730 605-673-8100 or 877-624-4090 Fax 605-673-8150 www.custercountysd.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Custer County Fairgrounds - Hermosa
E Hwy 40 - Hermosa, SD 57744 605-255-4145
Custer County Library - Custer
447 Crook St, Suite # 4, Custer SD 57730 605-673-4803 Fax 605-673-2385 www.custercountysd.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 6 DSL Patron Computers with printers. High-speed wireless capability. On-going book sale. Hours: Mon, Tue, Thur & Fri - 11:00 am - 5:30 pm, Wed - 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Saturday -10:00 am - 3:00 pm. Custer County Library - Hermosa
234 Main St, Hermosa, SD 57744 605-255-5597 www.custercountysd.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Hours: Monday, Wednesday & Friday - 12:30 pm - 6:30 pm Custer County Sherriff
31 S 5th St, Custer, SD 57730 605-673-8146
Custer Post Office
634 Mt Rushmore Rd, Custer, SD 57730 605-673-4248 Custer Regional Clinic
1039 Montgomery St, Custer, SD 57730 605-673-4150 www.regionalhealth.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Custer Regional Hospital
1039 Montgomery St, Custer, SD 57730 605-673-2229 www.regionalhealth.com
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Custer Regional Senior Care
1065 Montgomery St, Custer, SD 57730 605-673-2237
www.regionalhealth.com
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Custer Senior Center
538 Mt Rushmore Rd, Custer, SD 57730 605-673-2708 www.custersencntr.org This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Custer YMCA
644 Crook St, Custer, SD 57730 605-673-5134 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Custe YMCA Child Development Center Hermosa City Hall
Hermosa County Shop 605-255-4119
Hermosa Fire Department 605-255-4747
Hermosa Post Office
Masonic Lodge - Custer
Masonic Lodge - Hermosa
South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation www.sdjobs.org 605-673-3565 Open Wednesdays and Saturdays. USDA Forest Service - Black Hills National Forest 1019 N 5th St, Custer, SD 57730 605-673-9200 Fax 605-673-9350 www.fs.fed.us/r2./blackhills/ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it National Forest
VFW Post 3442 - Custer
Custer County Churches
Baha'is of Custer
605-673-2380
Devotions, 19-day feasts and Holy Day celebrations, children's classes and adult classes. Everyone welcome. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 605-673-4677
Crossroads Church Meetings at: 12480 US Hwy 61A, Custer, SD 57730 Custer Community Church/United Church of Christ
6th & Harney, Custer SD 57730 605-673-4350
www.custercommunitychurch.org
Sunday Worship 9:30 am Custer Lutheran Fellowship ELCA
3 miles east on Hwy 16A, Custer SD 57730 605-673-4691
www.custerlutheran.com
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Sunday Worship 8:30 am & 11:00 am First Baptist Church
9th & Gordon, Custer SD 57730 605-673-2431
Sunday Morning Service 9:00 am, 10:30 am - Evening Service 6:00 pm Liberty Baptist Church-conservative
25129 Harbach Lane, Custer SD 57730 605-673-2863
Sunday Worship 10:00 am Living Outreach Church Non-Denominational
Mountainview Baptist Church
12230 Aviation Way, Box 266, Custer, SD 57730 605-673-2498 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it www.mountainviewbaptistcuster.com Pastor Matt Furse. Mountainview Baptist Church is a local church in Custer, dedicated to meeting the spiritual needs of the community by obeying the words of Christ in Matthew 28:18-20. Our Redeemer Lutheran LCMS
8th & Harney, Custer SD 57730 605-673-4361
Worship Service 9:00 am Our Savior's Lutheran Church - Hermosa
380 Main St, Hermosa, SD 57744 605-255-4662 Worship Service 9:30 am Seventh Day Adventist 641 Montgomery, Custer SD 57730 605-673-5669 605-673-3940 (message)
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, WELS
www.shepherdofthehillscuster.org 25024 US Hwy 16/385, Custer, SD 57730 605-673-6311 Guests are always welcome. We are a Bible-Caring, Christ-Caring, People-Caring Church sharing God's grace. We invite you to join us every Sunday; 9:15-9:45am Bible class and Sunday school, 10:00am worship. Southern Hills Church of Christ
Hwy 385 at Church Street, Custer SD 57730 605-673-3715
St. John's Catholic Church
449 Harney, Custer SD 57730 605-673-4426
Mass schedule: Sundays 8:00 am - Saturday 5:30 pm United Methodist Church
Pringle, SD 57773 605-672-7716
Sunday Worship Service 9:00 am United Church of Christ - Hermosa 105 2nd St, Hermosa, SD 57744 605-255-4503 Vineyard Black Hills
25574 Veterans Trail, Custer SD 57730 605-673-4090
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it My wife Rose and I desire to serve Custer and the area of hospitality, music, ministry, healing, spiritual brokenness, community unity and provide a place of worship and spiritual growth in Jesus Christ.
Custer County Clubs and Organizations
American Legion Custer Post #46
American Legion Post 303 - Hermosa
Black Hills Parks & Forests Association 26611 US Hwy 385, Hot Springs, SD 57747 605-745-7020 www.blackhillsparks.org This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Non-profit partner cooperating with state and federal agencies to promote public understanding, appreciation, and stewardship of the Black Hills' natural and cultural heritage. Operates bookstore outlets at twelve locations in the Black Hills area offering educational materials to visitors at Wind Cave National Park, Jewel Cave National Monument, Custer State Park Peter Norbeck Visitor Center and Wildlife Station, Black Hills National Forest (Pactola Visitor Center, Supervisors Office, and district offices in Newcastle, Spearfish, Sundance, and Rapid City), and at the National Grasslands Visitor Center in Wall, SD and the Grasslands Fall River District in Hot Springs. A portion of outlet sales goes back to member agencies to support interpretive programming.
Boy Scouts of America - Black Hills Area Council 144 North St, Rapid City, SD 57701 605-342-2824 www.blackhillsareacouncil.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetime by instilling in them the values of the Scouth Oath and Law. The Vision of the Black Hills Area Council is to be a premier youth development organization recognized for the superior quality of our programs, facilities and services. Civil Air Patrol
Custer, SD 57730 605-673-2025
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it We administer a co-ed youth program that focuses on leadership development and an ethic of community service. Community Action Team Custer, SD 57730 605-673-4238 Custer Area Arts Council
PO Box 310, Custer, SD 57730
www.custerareaarts.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Meets first Monday of the month, 12:00 pm at Telco Federal Credit Union. Custer City Masonic Lodge #66
220 N 6th St, PO Box 883, Custer, SD 57730 605-673-4012 home.custerlodge66.org This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Custer Community Coalition on Aging
161 Boot Hill Dr, Custer SD 57730
Custer County Housing & Redevelopment
622 Crook St, Ste #1, Custer, SD 57730 605-673-5548 Fax 605-673-3992
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Providing Custer County with affordable housing options. Custer County Search and Rescue
Custer, SD 57730 605-673-1571
www.custersdsar.org/home This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Meets second Monday of the month at 6:30 pm at the Search and Rescue Garage south on Hwy 385 next to the County Hwy garage. Anyone interested in becoming involved please call or email.
Custer Lions Club
PO Box 5055, Custer, SD 57730 605-673-5001
Meets second and fourth Thursday of the month at noon at the Custer Senior Center. Custer Veterans' Memorial Veterans' Memorial Park The Custer Area Veterans' Memorial Association is the creation of a memorial honoring all veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States of America and any sponsor wishing to honor them regardless of residency. Memorial will be located south of the intersection of 5th and Washington Street. There will be an American, South Dakota and POW flags, along with triangle-shaped mounds of earth covered with concrete and framed with veterans’ bricks. The bricks will have a veteran’s name, rank, branch and dates of service or conflict/war served in. These bricks can be ordered at www.polarengraving.com/CusterVeteransMemorial at a cost of $50, or purchased from any Memorial Association member with checks payable to Custer Veterans' Memorial and mailed or dropped off at Custer City Hall. There are also Sponsorship bricks that can be purchased at the following levels: Bronze - minimum of $100, Silver - minimum of $250, Gold - minimum of $500, and Platinum - minimum of $1000.
Friends of Wind Cave National Park PO Box 336, Hot Springs, SD 57747 605-745-4937 www.friendsofwindcavenp.org This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Friends of Wind Cave National Park (FWC) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to support and promote Wind Cave National Park as a natural and cultural treasure. In addition, it will strive to expand the awareness of the unique value of Wind Cave National Park to the Black Hills Community and the nation.
Girl Scouts of the Black Hills Council PO Box 1846, Rapid City, SD 57709 605-343-6355
Operation Black Hills Cabin Po Box 855, Custer, SD 57730 605-517-1830 www.operationblackhillscabin.org This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Offering qualified wounded veterans, from the Iraq/Afghanistan campaigns, and their families a week's vacation in the Black Hills at little or no expense to them. 100% volunteer run.
Outlaw Ranch
12703 Outlaw Ranch Rd., Custer, SD 57730 605-673-4040
www.losd.org/outlaw
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Outlaw Ranch is open year round, offering summer youth camps, family camp, and year round retreats for youth and adults. Outlaw Ranch is available for groups, business, gatherings, and family reunions. We provide overnight housing, meeting space, home cooked meals, wifi, trail rides, canoeing, hiking, team building, and more. Outlaw Ranch is part of Lutherans Outdoors in South Dakota.
Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Dakota 825 S. Lake Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57104 605-336-6398 ext. 6 www.rmhcsouthdakota.org This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it The Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Dakota is a non-profit organization that supports programs to improve the health and well-being of children. To that end, the Ronald McDonald House provides a home-away-from-home for families with children 21 and younger getting medical care at area hospitals.
Southern Hills Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (N.W.T.F)
24884 America Center Rd. Rushmore Rd, Custer SD 57730 605-673- 5880 www.nwtf.org This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it The Southern Hills Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (N.W.T.F) is a conservation and educational organization with a mission of conserving the wild turkey and preserving hunting traditions. Our annual banquet will be held on Saturday, April 17, 2010 at the Bavarian Inn of Custer, Sd. Join us for a night of fun and conservation. Storehouse Food Pantry
66 Centennial Dr, Custer, SD 57730 605-673-3565 We provide food and household items to people in need. Open Wednesdays and Saturday 10 am - 1 pm. Top Pin Archer's Club
25086 Shamrock Rd, Custer SD 57730 605-673-5880
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it The Top Pin Archer's Club of Custer holds regular 3D, paper, Vegas and 300 shoots. The club also has beginner archery classes and archery education/safety classes throughout the year. Come shoot with us. United Way of the Black Hills
621 6th St, Ste 100, Rapid City, SD 577301 605-343-5872
www.unitedwayblackhills.org
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United Way of the Black Hills helps solve community problems by raising funds for 52 non-profit Black Hills area organizations that address such issues as housing, hunger, juvenile crimes, and abuse.
VFW Post 3442
721 Mt. Rushmore Rd, Custer SD 57730 605-673-2805
www.vfwpost3442.org This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Non-profit service organization. We help all kinds of people with their needs. The building is open to all persons, Veteran or not. YMCA of Custer
644 Crook St, Custer SD 57730 605-673-5134
www.rcymca.org This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Putting Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all. Zonta Club of the Southern Black Hills PO Box 28, Custer SD 57730 605-673-2921
www.zontadistrict12.org
Women's based non-profit service organization. Meeting dates 2nd & 4th Tuesdays. |