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Winter can be long in South Dakota, so each year I try to do something new to make the most of it. I once made a pair of snowshoes, with a lot of help. Another time, I took skiing lessons at Terry …
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By Katie Hunhoff, South Dakota Magazine
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11/11/26
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Happiness appears to be a major focus in today’s society. In fact, surveys and studies have revealed, over and over again, that the number-one life goal for people is to be happy or at least to …
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By Pastor Nate Bendorf, American Lutheran Church, De Smet
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11/11/26
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If you read last week’s column, you know that my husband and I fell victim to "goat math" and accidentally doubled our herd, bringing home nine new goats, including two incredibly pungent Billy …
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By Amy Halverson
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11/11/26
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Dinner warmed on the back burner of the cook stove. Potato soup left from last night’s supper. And there was fresh bread. Though her husband was late, she waited to eat with him. He would need a …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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11/11/26
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Over 600 days ago, I started a new job as South Dakota’s 34th Governor. A lot has happened, and there is much for reflection. My windshield is bigger than my rearview mirror, so I am looking ahead …
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By Gov. Larry Rhoden
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11/11/26
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At 3:30 on Christmas morning in 2009, Jerry Hansen’s phone rang. A blizzard had shut down the interstates, and a motorist was stranded in a ditch on I-29 near Elk Point. He had called his …
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By Katie Hunhoff, South Dakota Magazine
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11/4/26
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Are there things in your life that are causing stress? Anxiety? Restlessness? You don’t have to answer that out loud; we all know the answer already. Of course there are; life can be exhausting! We …
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By Pastor Nate Bendorf, American Lutheran Church, De Smet
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11/4/26
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There is a dangerous condition known as "goat math." It is very similar to chicken math, but with higher fences, significantly more attitude and a distinct lack of basic arithmetic. It occurs when …
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By Amy Halverson
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11/4/26
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Of all the growing-up memories pressed between the pages of my mind, the most and the happiest took place in Mom’s kitchen. It was the warmest room in the house, not just because of the …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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11/4/26
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In September of 1814, Francis Scott Key sat detained aboard a British ship in the Chesapeake Bay. For 25 hours, he watched America’s Fort McHenry being bombarded by enemy fire. The Americans were …
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By Gov. Larry Rhoden
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11/4/26
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If you were eating breakfast at The Bank in Milbank one morning in May 2025, you may have seen a man with several cameras and a laptop hanging from his neck, dodging cars on Main Street and Third …
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By Katie Hunhoff, South Dakota Magazine
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10/28/26
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Have you ever tried to look through binoculars from the wrong end? I have, and it doesn’t work very well. Instead of bringing the object closer, it pushes it far, far away and makes it a big blur. …
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By Wil Ward, Deacon, Prairie Baptist Church, De Smet
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10/28/26
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As the crisp October breeze starts rolling in, it’s officially the season of transition. This autumn, the changing weather isn’t the only thing keeping me on my toes. Josh and I recently …
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By Amy Halverson
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10/28/26
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“The corn looks good, but it isn’t worth anything until it is safe in the granary.” Our father’s solemn statement as he checked the fields is pressed between the pages of my mind. Weather and …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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10/28/26
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In 1919, the first South Dakota pheasant season began as a one-day hunt in Spink County. Since then, pheasant hunting has taken South Dakota by storm. Last year, we harvested around 1.35 million …
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By Gov. Larry Rhoden
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10/28/26
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Roberts County residents are standing a little taller this Veterans Day because they now lay claim to a Medal of Honor winner. Naval hero Royce Williams, a Wilmot native, never spoke of his biggest …
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By Katie Hunhoff, South Dakota Magazine
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10/21/26
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Around the farm, I am used to a certain level of daily chaos. When you manage a circus of chickens and a herd of goats, you learn to expect the unexpected. You handle the scrapes, you fix the fences …
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By Amy Halverson
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10/21/26
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Have you ever considered how when we were children we couldn’t wait to grow up and do all the things grownups do, but later, when our lives are full of responsibilities, we long for the days when …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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10/21/26
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We know the God of heaven is a God of order in everything, even now in the change of seasons and the great detail and function of the human body. In Numbers chapter 10, we read of God’s people …
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By Wil Ward, Deacon, Prairie Baptist Church, De Smet
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10/21/26
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My wife Sandy is passionate about the "Rising Stars” that make South Dakota the best place to live. About a year ago, she launched the South Dakota Rising Award to recognize the people who are …
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By Gov. Larry Rhoden
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10/21/26
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