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Our mother loved to fish. She loved catching them, cooking them, and eating them. I am pretty sure she did not mind the scaling and cleaning needed in the middle, either. Maybe it was because of her …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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3/13/25
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Since the fall of man, we’ve all been affected by life and death. Since you are reading this, then you have been born physically. When our time is up on Earth, we will experience physical death, …
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By Casey Harty, Prairie Baptist Church
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3/13/25
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Well, it could be worse is all I can say. We fought the urge to add to our funny farm for as long as we could, and then, my cousin called this weekend saying he knew of a family who was moving and …
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By Amy Halverson
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3/13/25
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They clanked like rocks against the insides of the can as I swished my fingers through them. “I need a button for my spinner,” I explained to Mom as I stared into the red and yellow Folger’s …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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3/13/25
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Living on a ranch, I’ve never had much time for technology. I’ve always preferred riding a horse over online entertainment, and at work, I stick to the traditional pen-and-paper approach. …
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By Gov. Larry Rhoden
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3/13/25
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For decades, our nation has been losing moral and spiritual ground. In recent times, the American people have spoken and brought about dramatic change in attempting to bring America back closer to …
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By Deacon Wil Ward, Prairie Baptist Church
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3/13/25
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The weather is finally warming up, and it’s about time! I don’t know about everyone else, but I don’t want to see day-time high temperatures in the single digits for a very, very long time. …
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By Amy Halverson
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3/13/25
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The sound woke her in the darkness. Rain pounded on the roof and sluiced down her bedroom window. The young girl wondered at the strangeness of rain in February, but soon drifted back to sleep. Hours …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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3/2/25
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Milestones are an important part of any process. They’re a good opportunity to reflect on where we’ve come from, assess where we are and look ahead to what comes next. Every legislative session, …
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By Gov. Larry Rhoden
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3/2/25
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When you think of a long-term, low-maintenance pantry staple, a sack of all-purpose flour probably comes to mind; however, keeping flour in the paper bag it comes in isn’t actually a good idea for …
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By Amy Halverson
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3/2/25
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I was alone in the house. Quite suddenly, I became really, really hungry for a piece of candy. Mom said when we got hungry for something, it probably meant that our body needed the nutrients in that …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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2/22/25
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I come from a family that is very Norwegian on both sides of my family. We do not describe the noon meal as lunch and the evening meal as dinner. In my Norwegian family, we call the noon meal dinner, …
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By Rev. Jerod A Jordan, CRE, Spirit Lake Presbyterian Church
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2/22/25
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This is the second week in a row I can report we didn’t get any new goats, so my goat addiction seems to have calmed down for a bit. I think the cold temperatures put my desire for more goats on …
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By Amy Halverson
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2/22/25
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White starbursts, ferns and flowers sparkled gloriously on the kitchen window. Jack Frost had worked his magic. I pressed my hand into the crystalline masterpiece. The melted circle gave me a window …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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2/14/25
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Mr. Chief Justice, honorable members of the Supreme Court, Lt. Governor Venhuizen, Senators, Legislators, constitutional officers, family, friends and my fellow South Dakotans: Good afternoon! Before …
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By Gov. Larry Rhoden
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2/14/25
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My name is Jerod Jordan, the minister serving the people of Spirit Lake Presbyterian Church in rural De Smet, S.D. I am thankful to God for every day that I am blessed to experience, and I want to …
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By Rev. Jerod A Jordan, CRE, Spirit Lake Presbyterian Church
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2/14/25
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This week I’m sharing a recipe to make the perfect hamburger buns, but first, I decided I better also share some information on how to store them. There is nothing worse than finding your pretty …
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By Amy Halverson
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2/14/25
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The most recent survey of teen mental health by the Centers for Disease Control in 2023 revealed that 20.3% of adolescents in the United States have been diagnosed with a mental health condition. …
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By Jill Kruse, D.O.
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2/14/25
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Some words were never, ever spoken at our house. We never said, “I’m bored.” Our parents never said, “It’s too cold for you to go outside.” The folks stressed the value of exercise in the …
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By DeAnn (Wolkow) Kruempel
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2/5/25
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In 1986, I was 14 years old. I worked on farms in the Watertown area, fixing fence, picking rock, shoveling grain, working hogs and cattle and putting up hay, among many other tasks. On the occasion …
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By Rev. Jerod A Jordan, CRE, Spirit Lake Presbyterian Church
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2/5/25
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