State Tourney This Weekend Mar 11, 2010
The Class AA event will be in Huron with top-seeded Aberdeen Central meeting eighth seed Sioux Falls O'Gorman at 1 p.m., four seed Sioux Falls Lincoln plays fifth seeded Sioux Falls Washington at 2:45 p.m., second seeded Sioux Falls Roosevelt tangles with seventh seed Rapid City Stevens at 7 p.m., and third seed Huron plays sixth seeded Rapid City Central at 8:45 p.m. Aberdeen will host the Class A tournament. Sisseton received the top seed and will play eighth seeded Dakota Valley at 1 p.m.,... (Marshall County Journal, SD)
Events calendar Mar 10, 2010
14-16 National Farmers Union convention, Ramkota, Rapid City, S.D.. 15-17 National Institute for Animal Agriculture annual meeting, Westin Crown Center, Kansas City, Mo. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
Keith Robbins Mar 10, 2010
Cory, Camryn, Cayden and Nick with wife Ana and their three children, Bailee, Gabrielle and Dylan, Rapid City, S.D., and Thomas of Alaska; four daughters: Renee McConniel and husband Dick, Marion, their children Josh and wife Melissa and their two children Isabelle and Finley of Marion, and Zach and wife Jennifer and daughter Emma, Marion and Michelle, Marion; Rita McVay and husband Keith, Marion and their children, Jerad and wife Kelsey and Broxsen, Sioux Falls, S.D., Tyler, Marion, Dustin and... (Freeman Courier, SD)
BHSS: Wager Cattle Co. exhibits champion Simmental bull (2) Mar 7, 2010
RAPIDCITY, S.D. The 2010 Black Hills Stock Show Simmental Show was Feb. 6 in Rapid City,S.D. Randy Daniels, Colbert, Ga ... She sold to Wayne Bordewyk, Rapid City, for $2,300. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
Disease takes toll on Black Hills bighorns Mar 4, 2010
RAPID CITY, S.D. -- Kill all the bighorns and start over ... Vonk said there's no indication that the pneumonia has spread to other bighorn herds in the Black Hills, including those near Spring Creek south of Rapid City and immediately west of town. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Bulldogs place one in state meet at Rapid City Mar 2, 2010
The Madison Bulldogs secured 24th place in the South Dakota Class A wrestling tournament at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center on Saturday in Rapid City ... Rapid City Stevens was second with 165 points and Vermillion third with 130. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
Chile tsunami reaches Japan; Pacific damage small Feb 28, 2010
SUB Houses are flooded in seawater in a section of Kesennuma, northern Japan on Sunday Feb. 28, 2010. Japan, fearing the tsunami could gain force as it moved closer, put all of its eastern coastline on tsunami alert Sunday and ordered hundreds of thousands of residents in low-lying areas to seek higher ground as waves generated by the Chilean earthquake raced across the Pacific at hundreds of miles (kilometers) per hour. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Bulldogs ready for state Feb 26, 2010
Seven Madison Bulldogs will take to the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center mats this weekend in the State A wrestling tournament in Rapid City ... "They're a tight-knit group with a lot of business to take care of in Rapid City. It's going to be far from a vacation," he said ... In Rapid City, Wyatt Fender will face Reagan Francom of Huron in the first round; Waba will take on John Keszler of Sturgis (43-0 on the season); Roger Fender will face Jason Duprel of Sturgis; Goth will grapple with Derrick... (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
FFA crowns state champions in career development events Feb 26, 2010
GOLD Kena Patrick, Rapid City ... GOLD Kelly Kanaan, Rapid City. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Producers sought for S.D. Local Foods Directory Feb 25, 2010
MJ Adams, owner of the Corn Exchange Restaurant in Rapid City, has found the directory to be very useful. "Since discovering DRA and the local food directory, I've been introduced to new farmers and ranchers in the area. This has allowed me to find new food sources that I didn't know about," Adams said. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
Laurie Broders Feb 17, 2010
and Stacy Haar, Rapid City, S.D.; two grandchildren: Emma and Gabrielle Maeyaert; her mother, Denelda "Kitty" Taggart, Rapid City; three brothers and one sister: David Taggart, Fremont, Mich. Robert Taggart, San Antonio, Texas, Roxann Basham, Rapid City, and Mark Taggart, Ft. Pierre, S.D. She is also survived by many nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. (Freeman Courier, SD)
Lucille Graber Walter Feb 17, 2010
In the early 1960s, they moved to Rapid City, S.D., and then a move to Sioux Falls, S.D., where they were co-owners of Kenwood Manor Apartments. After Eldon's unexpected death in 1970, Lucille would later marry Mike I. Walter in 1972. (Freeman Courier, SD)
Mountain lions pose little threat to producers (20) Feb 15, 2010
Kanta presented information to producers as part of the Black Hills Stock Show Jan. 31 at the Holiday Inn in Rapid City, S.D.. Kanta said producers should call SDGFP immediately after killing a lion or before if possible. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
Slovek Ranch wins Stockman of the Year (21) Feb 15, 2010
She grew up on her parents' Red Angus operation south of Rapid City, S.D., where she took an active role on the ranch with her father, Leo Hamm. "I was the oldest, so I worked outside with him most of the time, and I always liked the ranch life," she said. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
Knowing carcass traits benefits producers (21) Feb 15, 2010
Julie Walker and Ken Olson of the West River Ag Center in Rapid City, S.D., presented "Live Animal to Carcass Comparisons" Feb. 1 at the Black Hills Stock Show. The purpose of the presentation was to help producers understand what traits in live animals translate into favorable carcass qualities. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
Central Hockey League: Rapid City drops Odessa Feb 13, 2010
RAPID CITY, S.D. The Odessa Jackalopes had an apparent game-tying goal waved off late in the third period and the Rapid City Rush completed a third-period comeback for a 7-5 victory at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center. The Jackalopes led 3-0 in the second period and 5-3 entering the third period, but watched Rapid City score four goals in the third period to earn the victory between the conference leaders ... The loss drops Odessa to 36-8-4 on the season, while Rapid City improves to 32-10-3. (Odessa American, TX)
Where the players came from Feb 8, 2010
Rapid City (S.D.) Central. LS Justin Snow. (Notre Dame Sports -- Rivals.com)
Ready for the long jump? Feb 6, 2010
Called mason sand, it comes from the Cheyenne River near Rapid City, S.D., and was trucked to Gillette. The sand is clean, fine and a bit moist. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Legislative Weekly Reports-Frerichs, Wismer, Hanson Feb 4, 2010
The administrators of the facilities in Mitchell and Rapid City said that their staff turnover for direct care providers was 45% last year, and that was in a recession year when jobs are hard to come by ... This is the department responsible for drivers licensing exam stations, so they addressed the reasons for their closing 15 stations, which essentially were that they needed to reassign the examiners' time to stations where they could issue more licenses per hour in order to meet the need in... (Marshall County Journal, SD)
Stockgrowers offers agritourism business course to ranchers (36) Feb 2, 2010
Tri-State Neighbor: South Dakota Farm Newspaper. South Dakota ag business directory. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
Wind, cold, snow, misery ... Jan 26, 2010
8 mph Sunday with gusts as high as 48 mph, according to the National Weather Service in Rapid City, S.D. With the wind chill factor, temperatures are not expected to rise above single digits until Wednesday. The actual temperature high for Tuesday was expected to be near 22 degrees, but only between minus 3 and 7 degrees with wind chill. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Erase these Medals of Honor from the records Jan 24, 2010
" The battle streamer refers to the campaign that occurred on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota from November 1890 to January 1891. The Pine Ridge battle streamer boasts the highest number of Medals of Honor ever issued by the Army for any engagement. Twenty Medals of Honor were issued for this single action, more than for D-Day, Battle of the Bulge, or Iwo Jima. Because so many Medals of Honor were issued for this so-called battle the Lakota have always referred to as a "massacre," it... (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Stuck in neutral Jan 22, 2010
South Dakota (3 out of 3): Rapid City, Sioux City (Iowa-Nebraska-South Dakota), Sioux Falls. Tennessee (4 out of 10): Clarksville (Tennessee-Kentucky), Cleveland, Johnson City, Memphis. (MSNBC -- Business)
Auto Zone delivers local goods to Lakota Indians Jan 20, 2010
Ronnie went to work making some contacts within the company and AutoZone agreed to allow one of their trucks to pick up the items in Camden and deliver them to Rapid City, S.D. Rapid City is within 50 miles of the reservation and Noles plans to make arrangements to pick the items up and take them the rest of the way to the reservation. He will then distribute them to the school and local charities. (Camden Chronicle, TN)
Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo Schedule (23) Jan 18, 2010
7:30 p.m. Black Hills Gold Rush Cattle Genetics Sale (sponsored by Trans Ova Genetics, Prairie Trailers, Bridger Steel,Cattle Business Weekly, Hutchison Western, Select Sires, City of Rapid City) - Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn, Ballroom. Tuesday, Feb. 2. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
Gaylord Old Navy store closing; T.J. Maxx store to open Jan 16, 2010
tpfaff463 wrote on Jan 15, 2010 4:18 PM:" It should be noted, that Gap, Inc. announced earlier this month that it would be closing 30 stores nationwide. Jan. 26 seems to be the target date, as that is when the one here in Rapid City, SD is closing as well. ". Login to comment. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
2010 S.D. Basketball Hall of Fame class chosen Jan 16, 2010
Hall of Fame members (followed by their schools) are: Bruce "Bad" Mocassin, Pierre; Jim Iverson, Platte; Bob Swanhorst, Cresbard, Gene Walter Smith, Thomas/Watertown; Tom McGrann, Watertown; Don Jacobson, Lake Norden; Rex Swett, Huron; Max Gonzenbach, Milbank; John Thomas, Alexandria; Steve Brown, Hamlin; Rod Merriam, Huron; Lance Luitjens, Custer; Lisa Van Goor, Yankton; Becky Flynn, Wakonda; Robin (Anderson) Thormodsgaard, Clear Lake; and Becky Hammon, Rapid City. Former General Beadle Coach... (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
Kirkegaard Is Ed Board VP Jan 13, 2010
Remaining members of the South Dakota Board of Education include Richard Gowen and Stacy Phelps, both of Rapid City, Phyllis Heineman and Patricia Simmons, both of Sioux Falls, and Terry Sabers of Mitchell. Marshall County Journal 2010. (Marshall County Journal, SD)
Area producers hold annual production sales (186) Jan 11, 2010
Lot 26, Koester Big League 612, an 8-31-06 son of LCC Major League A502M, guest consigned by Koester Red Angus, Steele, N.D., sold to Yackley Red Angus, Rapid City, S.D., for 5,500 for two-thirds interest and full possession. High selling open heifer. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
More of this story Jan 10, 2010
The Laurel Matburners traveled to Rapid City, SD and competed at the Cobbler Classic and the Westside Raider Tournament. At the Cobbler Classic Kayden Meyer took the gold for the Matburners. (Laurel Outlook, MT)
Donate milk to the Community Food Banks of S.D. to counteract PETA protest Jan 10, 2010
The PETA protest planned for Nov. 25 in Rapid City, S.D., is a misguided and misinformed effort, according to the South Dakota Farm Bureau Federation. And while the activist animal rights organization plans to dump gallons of milk into Rapid City's wastewater system, the farm organization plans to donate a like amount of milk to the local food pantry ... If you would like to donate a gallon of milk to the Community Food Banks of South Dakota in response to PETA dumping milk in Rapid City,... (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
Farm groups, producers team up to give pork to hungry S.D. families Jan 10, 2010
Community Food Banks of South Dakota runs food pantries in Sioux Falls and Rapid City, S.D., but its largest role is that of a food bank ... Data from pantries in Sioux Falls and Rapid City shows a 70 percent increase in the number of people seeking food over the last 18 months. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
Obits: Sanderson, Brink, Burns & Kraft Jan 10, 2010
He attended college at SDSU in Brookings, National College of Business in Rapid City, SD and later graduated from Northern State College in Aberdeen, SD. On June 14, 1975, he married Marge A. Flannery at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Aberdeen, SD. They lived and worked in Aberdeen from 1975-1977. In 1977 they moved to Britton, SD where they raised their three sons and made their home until August of 2003. (Marshall County Journal, SD)
