A wagon train honoring tenth anniversary of a South Dakota singing legend’s death will work it’s way through Buffalo and Jerauld County this weekend. Brian Bergeleen of Wessington Springs performed with the late Kyle Evans for many years. Bergeleen says a rural Jerauld County man, Mark Rendl had the idea for the trail ride…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/09/evansride1.mp3|titles=evansride1]Bergeleen says wagon train will begin just North of Gann Valley…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/09/evansride2.mp3|titles=evansride2]The public is welcome to attend the service and meal. The wagon train will make a 14-mile trip to Wessington Springs Saturday arriving at the Bull Bash bull-riding event at the Jerauld County 4-H grounds, where officials are hoping Evans’ son Dustin Evens of Dustin Evens and the Goodtimes will play before performing at the American Legion. The trail ride has one final leg on Sunday…
(evamsride3 : 22 outcue…wonderful too.)
Evans died on July 4th of 2001 in a motorcycle accident two and a half miles east of Wessingtion Springs. The word “Kyle” along with a cross is still mowed in the grass on the side of the road at the accident site.