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Seth TupperJournal staff

The judge in a racially charged disorderly conduct trial in Rapid City pledged Thursday to “leave no stone unturned” as he spends the next several weeks making a decision.

“I will write a decision, likely

a very lengthy one,” Magistrate Judge Eric Strawn said in his clos-ing statement to the audience and legal teams. “As long as my notes or longer.”

The judge took 23 pages of handwritten notes Wednesday on the first day of the trial, in which a Phillip man faces a municipal disorderly conduct charge in the

alleged spilling of beer and rac-ist taunting of Native Ameri-can children at a local hockey game in Janu-ary. He explained that he is treat-ing the case with a level of care not typical of a misdemeanor charge because

he realizes “this is of extreme importance to everyone here.”

The trial ended abruptly Thursday morning after Michael Butler, attorney for defendant Trace O’Connell, called no wit-nesses, and both sides proceeded to closing arguments. City Attor-ney Joel Landeen, who is pros-ecuting the charge, had called 12 witnesses Wednesday who were questioned by both lawyers. The

testimony of two additional peo-ple who could not attend the trial was taken earlier this month.

O’Connell, 41, of Philip, is charged with violating Rapid City’s municipal disorderly con-duct ordinance. The incident occurred Jan. 24 during a Rapid City Rush hockey game in the ice arena at the Rushmore Plaza

Judge: verdict weeks away in beer-spilling trialTrial over January hockey-game incident ends

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Tom GriffithJournal staff

STURGIS | For the first time and in celebration of the 75th Sturgis motorcycle rally, Budweiser has brought its Brewmaster Tour to the Buffalo Chip Campground, educating visitors on how the American lager is made, treating them to a chilled beverage on a hot day, and allowing them to get close to the legendary Budweiser Clydesdales, soon-to-retire Dal-matian Chip and his 9-week-old successor, April.

We asked Zach Seramur, brew-ing ambassador for Anheuser-Busch, producers of Budweiser, what makes the Brewmaster Tour so special.

What is the Brewmaster Tour?It’s our opportunity to teach

people about Budweiser, and it allows our guests to learn about the five premium ingredients we use and the time-honored tradi-tion that our brewmasters follow in producing this exceptional beer.

What are those five ingredients, and what do they do?

We use five ingredients:Water which makes up 92-94

percent of every beer. At our 12 breweries nationwide, we use local water that is carbon-filtered for consistency.

Second is rice, an adjunct and an additional source of starches, which gives our beer a nice light body as well as a snap finish, which means it’s clean and crisp off the palate.

Third is malted barley, which comes in two types, a two-row and a six-row variety, named for

Scott FeldmanJournal staff

Eyes keenly fixed on the chess-board in front of them, Emily Weber and Dalton Eckmann were locked in an intellectual duel.

They moved their pieces at a blistering pace, as though going through the steps of a dance rou-tine they’d practiced 1,000 times. Pieces were traded about every 10 seconds as they probed the board

for openings and tried to spot each other’s missteps.

After about two minutes, only pawns and kings remained. Then Dalton advanced one of his pawns to the end of Emily’s side, which gained him a queen. When Dal-ton, 13, got the checkmate, Emily, 11, put her head on her hand and a frown gradually formed.

The two are champions in the

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Hops,horses on tapBudweiser and Clydesdales visit Buffalo Chip

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Who’s the chess champion of Pine Tree Drive?

Neighbors chasing national honors in the most cerebral game

Sean Ryan photos, Journal staffDalton Eckmann, left, and Emily Weber play one of many chess matches Tuesday afternoon at Emily’s home. The two grew up on the same street in Rapid City and next month will represent South Dakota at national tournaments in Phoenix.

Emily We-ber moves her chess piece in a match against Dalton Eckmann Tuesday afternoon at her home in Rapid City. » Chess, A4

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