Lodge #10 Redfield  Spink County F.O.P. Lodge #10 began on January 19, 1981 with the following members: 

David E. Dosch  - President 

Doug Lake -Vice President 

Gene Ratigan - Sec/Treasurer 

Alan Albright                                         Ken Pribble                           Larry Morrison

Bill Hanson                                             Walter (Swede) Larson        Greg Hagan

Dave Bartling                                         Dave Christiansen                Steve Kjellsen

Gary Newman                                        Ron Tennill                          Richard Gallup

Jerry Lindberg

Present members include Law Enforcement from Spink, Faulk and Clark counties. We also support our Auxiliary members. Our lodge encompasses the following communities - Redfield, Tulare, Conde, Mellette, Turton, Northville, Frankfort, Brentford, Athol, Ashton, Doland, Clark, Faulkton and Mansfield. 

Some of our fundraising events include raffles, a Dunk Tank, a youth turkey shoot, mixed league softball tourneys, elementary basketball tourneys, and basketball games with cops vs businessmen or teachers.  We also maintain two candy machines for fund raising activities.

We are involved with many community events, including:

• Scholarship each yr for a senior from one the five schools in our county 

• Scholarship to a Clark HS Student 

• World Trade Center Police Disaster Fund 

• Assistance to Law Enforcement Officers in Need 

• Boy Scouts Pinewood Derby 

• Jaycee BB Gun Shoot 

• Post Prom Activities 

• D.A.R.E. program 

• Redfield Area Arts Council 

• Spink County Fire Cam 

• RHS (Redfield) Pep Club 

• RHS Cheerleaders 

• Farm & Home Show 

• Spink County Shooting Club 

• Spink County Ambulance 

• Fishing Tournaments with the kids 

• Girl Scouts 

• Shop with a Cop 

• Foreign Exchange Students (AFS)

Our lodge has several membership get-togethers like wild game feeds, Christmas parties, family picnics,  family swim parties, and a "Spring Fling."

UPDATE JAN '06      Five elementary students from Spink County, two from Clark County, one from Faulk County, participated in the Spink County FOP Lodge #10 annual "Shop With a Cop".

The student's names were randomly drawn at a pre-designated regular lodge meeting. The students and parents were notified, and on 12/10/05, they met with Lodge #10 officers in Redfield and Clark and the shopping began.

Each of the students was allowed a total of $60 to spend on Christmas gifts. $20 of this amount could be spent on themselves. The remaining $40 is spent on other family members or friends.

This year's lucky participants were as follows:
1. Emma Lutter-Redfield
2. Dalton Tschetter-Doland
3. Page Binger-Hitchcock/Tulare
4. Kyle Ortmeier-Faulkton
5. Cortney Binger-Clark
6. Keagan Swanhorst-Willow Lake
7. Chelsea Sorenson-Northwestern
8. Dawson Smith-Conde

Immediately following the "shop-fest", the cops and kids gathered to wrap their presents.

Lodge #12 covers Lawrence, Meade, and Butte County. The area agencies are Spearfish, Deadwood, Belle Fourche, Whitewood, Sturgis, Ft Meade, Game Fish & Parks, Lawrence Co Sheriff's Office, Meade Co Sheriff's Office, Butte Co Sheriff's Office, and SD Highway Patrol.

OFFICERS

President                Kevin K. Klunder (Spearfish Police)

Vice President       Kip Mau (Deadwood Police) 

Sec/Treasurer      Derrald Hallenback

Chaplain                  Matt Veal 

Sergeant of Arms  Dan Davidson (Sturgis Police)

                                 Bill Povandra (Ret Spearfish Police)

Our lodge is involved with the Northern Hills community, in the following areas:

• Scholarship program for high school seniors and college students 

• DARE program 

• Special Olympics 

• South Dakota Torch Run 

• Assistance to Law Enforcement Officers in Need 

• Lawrence County Teen Court 

• Lawrence County Cancer Society Programs 

• Artimus House 

• Thanksgiving Food Baskets

If you'd like to contact any of us, email klunderk@police.spearfish.sd.us