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vol. 6 | no. 12

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LIVE 34

GET INVOLVED:

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COVER:

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THE SCOOP:

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THE REAL DEAL:

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LITTLE PARENT ON THE PRAIRIE

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“OLIVE” YOU, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL!

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HOSTING A HEALTH - AND ALLERGY -

Gifting is for Everyone

CONTRIBUTORS FACTOIDS

ENTERTAINMENT 10

EVENTS RECAP

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EVENTS CALENDAR

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7 THINGS

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CULTURE PROFILES

Voice

Keeping Sioux Falls Laughing Rumours Jennifer Nielsen

CONSCIOUS HOLIDAY

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BEYOND BORDERS

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WAY TOO INDIE

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AT HOME

CREATE

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A TASTE OF SARCASM:

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HACKING AWAY

Ciao! Fresh Italian Eatery

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IN SEASON

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ASK THE JOHNS

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DELISH DELIGHTS

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FASHION

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DIY

Available in Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Pierre, Madison, Brookings, Vermillion, and Brandon

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5% It’s a Wonderful Life

17% Gremlins

14% Love Actually 6% Just Friends 10% White Christmas

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in the kitchen – or behind the bar – this holiday season with inspiration from our food and drink web extras.

SHELTER PET OF THE MONTH This sweet girl arrived at the shelter as a stray and is now looking for a forever home.

This 3 year-old kitty sits well while having her nails trimmed, but needs to warm up to strangers. She does well with children, but it’s unknown whether she lived with other pets, so patient introductions are a must. Punkin is microchipped, Frontlined and started on vaccinations.

To meet Punkin or other potential four-legged family members, visit the Sioux Falls Area Humane Society at www. sfhumanesociety.com or call (605) 338-4441.

Image by Jim McFarlane.

get festive

with Joe Jack Talcum of the Dead Milkmen and our own Austin Kaus, as they discuss the holidays – and the band’s new album.

celebrate

South Dakota’s creators, like Sioux Falls children’s book author, Chris Browne.

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CONTRIBUTORS

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Letter from the editor...

Image by Jeff Sampson Photography.

As I write this, Sioux Falls is still cleaning up the season’s first significant snowfall.

Although we grumble that we’re owed as much autumn as the meteorological calendar entitles us, there is something about the first undisturbed blanket of fluffy white stuff that unleashes an inherent giddiness. However, this sense of holiday season possibility is difficult to maintain. Soon, the snowdrifts will lose their charm and the stress of gift buying, winter travel and holiday hosting will set in. That’s why we put some of South Dakota’s funniest people up front this month. Laughter is the ultimate stress reliever. Like our December moods, Sioux Falls’ comedy scene has experienced many ups and downs, but these comedians – and many others – are making sure the laughter never dies.

Also in this issue, ideas for heading off some of that holiday stress – from simplifying your shopping list to DIY stocking stuffers, from accommodating guests’ dietary needs to treating yourself to a night out, we know there is something for everyone in these pages.

Whether you celebrate a specific holiday or just enjoy the togetherness that this month encourages, on behalf of the 605 Magazine staff, I wish you a season of happiness. And, as always, feel free to reach out to me at ddepaolo@605magazine. com or on Twitter @DeniseDePaolo.

Michael Todd Writer

Kristine Madsen photography

Kinsey gustafson writer Kinsey graduated from SDSU with her degree in Journalism. She spends her time in the Black Hills drinking coffee, watching too much Netflix, and writing for 605 Magazine.

Kristine Madsen graduated high school in Fergus Falls, Minn.

She earned Bachelor of Fine Art degrees with concentrations in Graphic Design and Art History from St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minn.

Madsen has been a web administrator and graphic designer for most of her career and currently resides in Brookings.

Michael Todd is a native Nebraskan, though he’s become fast friends with Sioux Falls, where he moved to work as junior developer at Lemonly.

Having worked as managing editor for Hear Nebraska, he loves music, writing about music and writing music of his own. He’s also open to starting a club for redheads, which would welcome both natural gingers and redheads at heart.

Leah Vanden Bosch Jordan Smith

Writer Leah Vanden Bosch has relocated back to the Midwest after living in New York and Nashville, Tenn.

She has settled into an apartment with her two brothers, a Siberian Husky and her cat.

She’s also fulfilling her love for fashion with a management position in retail. Leah enjoys spending time with family and friends, running on the local trails and indulging in good coffee.

Austin Kaus

writer

Austin Kaus is the

Jordan Smith is a senior at South Dakota State University and

creator of Songs from a Couch (songsfromacouch.com), the codirector of the in-progress documentary on legendary Sioux Falls rock club The Pomp Room (facebook.com/ pomproomdoc) and a writer with a great wife, 3.5 cats and an empty bag of Wasabi Ginger chips.

calls Rapid City home.

She is pursuing a major in journalism and is the editor-inchief of The Collegian at SDSU. In her spare time, you can find her hiking in the Black Hills, drinking a good cup of coffee and reading or playing with her pomeranian, Buzz.

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EVENTS RECAP

METALWEEN 2014 Halloween lasted an extra day in Sioux Falls, as local and regional bands Marasmus, Talk Rock, Husk, Fantome and many more took the stage at Bigs Sports Bar. This evening-long celebration of the harder side of rock culminated in a memorable performance by Sioux Falls metal juggernaut Tennessee Murder Club.

IMAGES BY KRISTINE MADSEN

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RAPID CITY 2014 ZOMBIE WALK Hundreds of decomposing corpses ambled their way through downtown Rapid City November 1. The annual Zombie Walk, hosted by Zombie Dollz, drew participants of all ages to Main Street Square. After the hoard took its initial stroll, the search for brains brought the adult zombies to the Hotel Alex Johnson Ballroom for entertainment and awards.

IMAGES BY RHEA LANDHOLM

WOMEN BY WOMEN Exposure Gallery & Studios in downtown Sioux Falls celebrated all things feminine for their First Friday exhibit: “Women

by Women.” Along with featuring works

by Jana Anderson, Darcy Millette and Merecedes Nelson, the Sioux Empire Rock-a-Bettys (who also sponsored the event) debuted their 2015 pin-up calendar.

For more info, follow Exposure on Facebook and for a calendar, visit www. siouxempirerockabettys.org.

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EVENTS CALENDAR

Sioux Falls Area

Rapid City Area

ENTERTAINMENT December 4

KIOSK THURSDAY Fresh Produce, Sioux Falls. 12-6:30 p.m. Shop wares from local companies Funky Fresh Design Co., Mark Wagner, Rock Garden Tour, Cami Lovely Jewelry, 605 Magazine/605 Shop, and more. More info: www.pickfresh. com/culture/big-news-bear.

December 5

PARADE OF LIGHTS Downtown Vermillion. 6:30 p.m. The theme is “The Spirit of Christmas.”

At the end of the parade, Santa and Mrs. Claus will light the community tree. More info: www.vermillionchamber.com/calendar.

DOWNTOWN FIRST FRIDAYS Downtown Sioux Falls 10 a.m.-Midnight. A special day of shopping, art and entertainment downtown. Visit a variety of retailers, artist venues and fabulous restaurants, plus music and drinks at all your favorite hot spots. More info: www.dtsf.com or (605) 338-4009.

December 5-7

CHRISTMAS NIGHTS OF LIGHT Storybook Island, Rapid City. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Nightly December 12-31. The park is transformed into a winter wonderland for the holiday season. $2. More info: www.storybookisland.org or (605) 342-6357.

December 5-27

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR

Brookings

Vermillion

December 12-13

Y ART FOR THE HOLIDAYS Y Church, Rapid City. Fine arts fundraiser includes more than 20 artists.

Benefits programs in Dupree and Brazil. More info: www.rcymca.org/ events or (605) 718-9622.

December 13

MOVIES IN THE SQUARE Main Street Square, Rapid City. Dusk. Fred Claus is featured film. More info: www.mainstreetsquarerc.com or (605) 716-7979.

HOLIDAY HIGH TEA The Matthews Opera House & Arts Center, Spearfish. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. It’s a local tradition. Enjoy homemade cookies, tea sandwiches, scones, and of course, tea. Buy tickets by December 9. More info: www.matthewsopera. com/tag/holidayhightea.

CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA Western Mall, Sioux Falls. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Craft and gift fair. More info: (605) 254-7063.

December 21

A CHRISTMAS CAROL Rushmore Civic Plaza Center, Rapid City. Broadway-style production of Charles Dickens’ classic tale. More info: www.gotmine.com or (605) 3944115.

December 31

DOWNTOWN COUNTDOWN

Firehouse Brewing Company Theatre, Rapid City. Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. Andrew Lloyd Weber’s 1970 rock opera. $25. More info: visit www.firehousebrewing.com or (605) 716-9463.

Main Street Square, Rapid City. 5-8 p.m. Spend the last night of 2014 in the Square. Ice skating and family entertainment will be capped off by fireworks at 7 p.m. More info: www.mainstreetsquarerc.com or (605) 716-7979.

December 6

NEW YEAR’S EVE BALL DROP

SANTA’S VILLAGE GIFT AND CRAFT SALE YMCA, Custer. Sip hot chocolate, shop local vendors selling homemade goodies, country décor, arts and crafts and more. More info: www. custersd.com or (605) 673-5134.

December 6 & 13

WINTER MARKET AND SANTA IN THE SQUARE Main Street Square, Rapid City. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Shop local vendors, visit Santa and bring your ice skates. More info: www.mainstreetsquarerc. com or (605) 716-7979.

Downtown Deadwood. Celebrate with thousands of fellow revelers on historic Main Street, before the ball drop above the historic Franklin Hotel veranda. More info: www.deadwood.com/events or 1-800-3448826.

NEW YEAR’S PARTY FEATURING THE RUMBLES El Riad Shrine, Sioux Falls. 7 p.m.-1 a.m. Dancing and New Year’s entertainment. More info, visit www.elriad.org or (605) 336-1117.

GET INVOLVED

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December 1-31

Denny Sanford Premier Center, Sioux Falls. 7:30 p.m. Celebrate Cirque du Soleil’s 30’s anniversary with this breathtaking show combining music and acrobatics. More info: www.centersiouxfalls.com or (605) 367-7288.

Sioux Falls. All-new digital light display set to classic holiday songs. Runs daily through New Year’s Day. Free-will donations benefit Make-A-Wish South Dakota. More info: www.westernmallchristmas.com or (605) 3358000.

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: VAREKAI

CHRISTMAS AT THE WESTERN MALL

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December 5

ARTISTS AGAINST HUNGER 8th & Railroad Center, Sioux Falls. 5-9 p.m. Bi-annual art show benefiting Feeding South Dakota. For more info, visit www.facebook.com/ ArtistsAgainstHunger.

December 13

CHRISTMAS IS HERE BENEFIT CONCERT WITH JILL MILLER The Orpheum Theater, Sioux Falls. 7 p.m. Fourth annual Christmas concert benefiting Family Visitation Center. $10-15. More info: www. washingtonpavilion.org or (605) 367-6000.

SPORTS December 5, 6, 16, 26, 27 RAPID CITY RUSH

Rushmore Civic Plaza Center Ice Arena. Times vary. More info: www. rapidcityrush.com or (605) 716-7825.

December 12, 16, 25, 27 SIOUX FALLS SKYFORCE

Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls. 7 p.m. More info: www.nba.com/dleague/ siouxfalls or (605) 312-7900.

December 17, 27, 28, 31 SIOUX FALLS STAMPEDE

Denny Sanford Premier Center. Start times vary. More info: www.sfstampede. com or call (605) 336-6060.

EVENTS CALENDAR

THE OUTSIDERS WORLD TOUR Denny Sanford Premier Center, Sioux Falls. Also playing: Eric Church, Dwight Yoakam and Halestorm. $39.50-59.50. More info: www. centersiouxfalls.com or (605) 367-7288.

December 7

AROUND THE WORLD AT CHRISTMAS CONCERT Performing Arts Center, Rapid City. 3 p.m. All levels of the Rapid City Children’s Chorus will perform holiday selections from around the world. $8-10. More info: (605) 718-7668.

FLOGGING MOLLY The District, Sioux Falls. 7 p.m. Also playing: The Mighty Stef and Pasadena. $29.50-39.50. More info: www.thedistrictsf.com or (605) 271-5600.

December 8 LORIE LINE

Peforming Arts Center, Rapid City. 7:30 p.m. The celebrated pianist’s 25th Anniversary Christmas Special. More info: www.performingartsrc.org or (605) 394-1786.

December 11

JOSH THOMPSON The District, Sioux Falls. 8 p.m. $18-25. More info: www.thedistrictsf. com or (605) 271-5600.

December 12 THE NEW FM

MUSIC

Total Drag, Sioux Falls. 7 p.m. X-Mas spectacular also features: Donnybrook Brawlers and Stay Lucky. $5. All ages. More info: www. totaldragrecords.com or (605) 521-6439.

Due to space, here are only some of the biggest shows of the month.

HOLIDAY COLLAGE

December 3

Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls. 7:30 p.m. Special guests and holiday cheer join the SD Symphony Orchestra for an evening of holiday classics. More info: www.sdsymphony.org/holiday-collage-3 or (605) 367-6000.

PEPPER

The District, Sioux Falls. 7:30 p.m. Also playing: The Movement and New Beat Fund. $20-24. More info: www.thedistrictsf.com or (605) 271-5600.

December 3, 10, 17

THE RIVER LIFFEY BOYS

December 19

HOME FREE: FULL OF CHEER TOUR

Wobbly Bobby, Rapid City. 4:30 p.m. Mixture of traditional Irish and bluegrass music. More info: www.facebook.com/WobblyBobby or (605) 716-3564.

Performing Arts Center, Rapid City. 8 p.m. $22.50-27.50. Presale Password: FRIES. More info: www.performingartsrc.org or (605) 3941786.

December 5

December 26

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Total Drag, Sioux Falls. 8 p.m. Also playing: Midwest Blessed, Adapt and Silent Obliteration. $8. All ages. More info: www.totaldragrecords.com or (605) 521-6439.

DELANEY CHRISTMAS CONCERT SDSU Performing Art Center, Brookings. 7 p.m. 4th Annual rock tribute to the holiday season. Free. More info: www.sdstate.edu/pac or (605) 691-4040.

December 6

LIVERPOOL LEGENDS Roosevelt High School Auditorium, Sioux Falls. The Complete Beatles Experience. Fundraiser for Roosevelt High School Band. $25-40. More info: www.rooseveltband.org or (605) 362-2871.

DAY AFTER X-MAS BASH WITH THE ALLELES Total Drag, Sioux Falls. 7 p.m. Also playing: Tenenbaums. More info: www.totaldragrecords.com or (605) 521-6439.

December 31

NEW YEAR’S EVE WITH MICHAEL SHAW Performing Arts Center, Rapid City. 8 p.m. Vocalist performs timeless classics made famous by Nat King Cole, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and Bobby Darrin. More info: www.bhsymphony.org or (605) 348-4676.

Check out our complete calendar at 605magazine.com and e-mail events to contact@605magazine.com by the 15th of the month prior to issue release date.

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TONIC SOL-FA HOLIDAY CONCERT

December 5-6. 7:30 p.m. Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls. This high-energy, improvisational a cappella show will bring holiday joy to the whole family. This quartet is a perennial favorite with Midwest audiences, described by the New York Times as a “vocal kaleidoscope.” For more info, visit www.washingtonpavilion.org or call (605) 367-6000.

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BREAKFAST WITH SANTA

December 6. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Great Plains Zoo, Sioux Falls. Visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus in the Great Room, while enjoying live carolers and more than 20 themed Christmas trees. Families can also participate in holiday crafts and visit up-close with animals. The event is free with zoo admission. For more info, visit www.greatzoo.org or call (605) 3678313.

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BROOKINGS FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS // December 4. 5-8 p.m. Downtown Brookings. Starting at 5 p.m., warm up with a cup of hot cocoa as you take a trolley ride through Brookings’ Central Residential Historic District.

Loading takes place at Brookings Art Council. Then, check out the 19th Annual Festival of Light Parade, beginning at 7 p.m. This year’s theme is “Underneath the Tree.” For more info, visit www.brookingschamber.org or call (605) 692-6125.

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UGLY SWEATER SKATE PARTY

December 5. 5-9 p.m. Main Street Square, Rapid City. Dig out your favorite overthe-top holiday attire and hit the ice.

Festivities include entertainment, prizes and fun for the whole family. For more info, visit www.mainstreetsquarerc. com or call (605) 716-7979.

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A CHRISTMAS STORY

December 5-14. Performing Arts Center of Rapid City. It’s the classic story of a childhood Christmas wish at odds with adult practicality. Join 9-year-old Ralphie in his quest to own the ultimate BB gun, despite being told that he’ll “shoot his eye out.” $16-23. For more info, visit www.bhct.org or call (605) 3941786.

CHRISTMAS FUNDRAISER FOR THE OGLALA SIOUX TRIBE EMERGENCY YOUTH SHELTER

December 6. 7 p.m. Total Drag, Sioux Falls. Local punk and metal bands Fantome, Damn Your Eyes, Talk Rock and Husk are set to perform. The OST Emergency Youth Shelter provides housing, counseling and stability to children 12-17, who often show up with just the clothes on their back. $7 or free with donation (find list at www.friendsofpineridgereservation.org/organizations). For more info, visit www.totaldragrecords.com or call (605) 521-6439.

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SIOUX FALLS SANTACON

December 13. 3-9 p.m. Downtown Sioux Falls. This Santa Claus-themed pub crawl begins at Wiley’s Tavern and makes three additional stops at Club David, Skelly’s and Lucky’s. Wear your Santa suit or other festive costume. Bring cash. 21+. For more info, e-mail siouxfallssantacon@hotmail.com or search “Sioux Falls SantaCon” on Facebook.

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CULTURE PROFILES BY MICHAEL TODD

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FROM AVIAN TO VALLEYHILL “You take it and run with it. It feels like it’s more you than anything else.”

In the six years since the inception of his band Avian Sunrise, bassist Corey Gross says he could have earned his master’s in business.

Guitarist Matt Bump’s next step could have been a move to Nashville to work as a music producer. And while frontman Bryan Wehrkamp was on track for med school, he says they’ve all sacrificed their possible futures for a reason.

“We’ve seen the music save people’s lives.”

The three Sioux Falls natives, along with drummer Tanner Farmen, have chosen to live

together and write together through the joys and struggles of being a band. It’s their “plan A with no plan B,” which has chalked off four releases, from 2009’s Your Broken Fall to 2012’s Little Visits. It’s seen their songs’ placement in movie trailers such as The Vow and Delivery Man, and it’s seen a name abbreviation to Avian in 2013.

While Gross, Bump and Wehrkamp will continue to wear their Avian tattoos on their arms, plan A will next see them through a “total rebrand”: from Avian to Valleyhill, the group’s new name, look and aesthetic, effective Saturday, December 20 at 7 p.m. at Icon Lounge.

That night, the four-piece will host a listening party, premiering songs and videos as part of a soft launch, hoping to include the work of local artists as well.

“It’s like when you find a new clothing style, hair style,” Wehrkamp said of Valleyhill. “You take it and run with it. It feels like it’s more you than anything

else.”

To clear the air, he says, the new name doesn’t coincide with the departure of past bandmates. Rather, it was inspired by the need for a more accurate representation of their music and brand.

“Our old band is pretty much going to be put to the ground,” Bump said, having pioneered the look and feel of Valleyhill.

About nine months in the making, the new name sprung out of a heaping handful of possibilities. Curiously, in the age of globalization, the band could easily discover that many of the names pitched had “already been taken,” Wehrkamp said. Valleyhill, though, represents the highs and the lows, “the emotional qualities that go with that, and the life qualities.”

Additionally, the band stresses forward motion in creation, “Not something where we write five songs and hope that’s our Holy Grail,” Wehrkamp said.

“We have to keep adding firewood to the stack even if there isn’t a spark.”

And although the alternative ambient rock band is evolving its sound, they stand firm by their core mission statement, which began to materialize at the University of South Dakota, where the band formed. At the time, Wehrkamp had recently lost his sister to depression, and says he was confused on how to move forward in life.

It was his political science teacher Bill Anderson who lent this advice: “He said, ‘This life is a struggle, but it’s a struggle best had together.’

“Being under one roof, having the same vision, facing or helping someone through the hills and valleys: That’s all easier being tight-knit and understanding each other. And it’s worth every sacrifice we’ve had to make to do what we’re doing.”

Follow Valleyhill at www. facebook.com/valleyhillmusic.

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Q&A

BY MICHAEL TODD

Photo by 20th Century Fox.

THE PYRAMID BRINGS SIOUX FALLS NATIVE’S WORK TO THE BIG SCREEN

Julie Anderson Friesen remembers when Sioux Falls native Nick Simon got the call that his script would be made into a film.

It was many months ago, before the title of the horror film set in a newly discovered pyramid changed from Site 146 to The Pyramid. It was before 20th Century Fox picked up distribution rights, and before the wide-release date was set for December 5, opening in nearly 1,000 theaters.

On Thursday, December 4, Anderson Friesen, founder and artistic director of Cinema Falls, will help host an advance showing of The Pyramid.

Tell me about how Nick has worked with Cinema Falls in its first few years.

JAF: Nick’s involvement with Cinema Falls has been as a person to encourage what I’ve been doing. He’s also been really great about making me aware about what he’s doing as a filmmaker, sending some of his work when he’s had some to share or exhibit. In particular, he’s been a great resource and a good person to answer questions about filmmaking.

Why is it important to support the kinds of films Cinema Falls presents, and especially those worked on by Sioux Falls natives?

JAF: I think that it’s very important to support filmmakers who are trying to create work outside of the studio system. Many of them don’t have the backing, they don’t have the marketing dollars to have their film show in a movie theater today.

And there are theaters doing what I’m doing, but it is unusual for Sioux Falls, and when I look at how much Cinema Falls has grown over the last couple years, it’s not only that there are a lot of people who care about these films and want to see them, but there’s also a community of people who want to meet each other. I wouldn’t call it a byproduct. It’s a parallel goal.

Explain the importance of The Pyramid showing and how it reflects upon Nick’s work.

JAF: I just think so highly of Nick professionally. I wanted to work to make sure that this event happened, and that people got an opportunity to see his film, a big, wide-release horror film: That’s not typically in the wheelhouse of Cinema Falls films.

We are very much about celebrating not just Nick, who’s a filmmaker now, but it’s also our way of showing those people out there who are looking to enter the world of film, that we intend to celebrate them.

The December 4 screening of The Pyramid is at Century Stadium 14 in Sioux Falls. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. before the film starts at 7. For more info, visit www.cinemafalls.com.

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BEYOND BORDERS with mark lloyd

Borders went bankrupt? So what.

That doesn’t stop former employee The Global War on Morris

by Steve Israel

Mark Lloyd from finding out what’s the next hottest read.

Morris Feldstein is a pharmaceutical salesman who loves his perfectly boring life.

He does his job, goes home to his wife, watches the Mets, and just wants the world to leave him alone. One day, in a moment of weakness, he charges a nonbusiness expense to the company credit card and the government’s top-secret surveillance computer, NICK, picks up on it and makes Morris public enemy number one.

Wake Up Happy Every Day

by Stephen May Russell and Nicky have been friends forever. Russell became insanely successful and wealthy while Nicky wallowed in the working middle class. When Russell drops dead with Nicky as the only witness, Nicky decides to do something crazy. He’s going to take over Russell’s life and leave his boring life behind.

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THE BRIDE STRIPPED BARE BY HER BACHELORS, EVEN

BY CHRIS F. WESTBURY So Isaac is a little bit obsessive-compulsive. He washes his hands quite a bit.

He’s one of those guys that washes his hands 64 times a day. And when I say he washes his hands 64 times a day, I don’t just mean that he washes his hands a bunch.

Isaac washes his hands exactly 64 times a day. He doesn’t wash them 63 times, or 65 times. He washes them sixty-four times a day.

He also really likes art. And I don’t mean that he enjoys going to the museum on Saturday afternoon and strolling through some galleries. I mean that he goes to a museum, gets fixated on one piece, and returns to the museum everyday for weeks just to study that one piece for five or six hours.

So Isaac is in group with a guy named

Greg. Greg has his own issues. Greg really likes spoons. Just like Isaac, Greg can spend hours just studying a spoon, taking in its curves, appreciating its function.

And Greg really likes the idea that mental health is a matter of proportion.

Take Greg’s preference to stay home all the time. If someone stays home a lot, but still goes to work and occasionally goes out with friends, we’ll call them a homebody. If Greg stays in his house for months on end without ever seeing the light of day, we’ll call Greg diagnosable.

It’s all a matter of proportion.

Isaac really likes chocolate. He really likes chocolate’s health benefits, but most store bought chocolate is so full of sugar and fat that it’s no longer good for you.

So what Isaac really needs is a chocolate grinder. He can get raw chocolate beans and grind his own. But try as he might, he cannot find what he wants in stores or online or anywhere.

He asks Greg and Greg knows a guy in Philadelphia that can make one, which poses a problem because they live in Boston, neither of them can drive, and Greg doesn’t even leave his house, let alone drive 300 miles to a strange city.

But Isaac is set on this chocolate grinder, so they make a plan. They are going to rent a Winnebago, disinfect it from top to bottom, let Greg sleep in it for three days so it feels more like home, and set out.

Now if they can just find someone crazy enough to drive them.

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WAY TOO INDIE

The Overnighters

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“A DOCUMENTARY ON A NORTH DAKOTA OIL BOOM TOWN EVOLVES INTO A STUDY OF THE COMPLEXITY OF HUMAN MOTIVATION.”

The Overnighters feels like one of those rare, lightning in a bottle stories caught in a documentary.

What are the odds of coming upon such an incredible story, let alone one that manages to be captured on camera? Life imitates art in the strangest ways, sometimes. Director Jesse Moss started working on The Overnighters as a profile of Williston, N.D., a small town going through an economic boom during America’s recession. Within Williston he found a remarkable subject for his film.

Someone could easily adapt The Overnighters into a narrative feature, but it wouldn’t come close to matching the dramatic highs on display. It’s an extraordinary film, not only the best documentary of the year, but one of the best films to come out in 2014.

The use of “fracking,” a controversial technology used to extract oil, became a blessing for Williston when it opened up oil reserves near the town. Oil companies came in, handing out jobs with starting salaries in the six-figure range. With Williston’s unemployment rate nearly wiped out, word travelled around, prompt-

ing people to start packing up their things and move in the hopes of securing a job (Moss shows a montage of YouTube clips from people across the country making their way to North Dakota). Williston became a boom town, the kind of sight one expects to see in a history book when reading about the Great Depression.

And with so many new people moving in, the demand for a place to stay grew exponentially.

That’s where Jay Reinke comes into the picture. Reinke, a Pastor at the Lutheran Concordia Church, created the “overnighters” program in response to the growing need for shelter. People looking for work without a place to stay could sleep in the church until they get back on their feet or use the parking lot to sleep in their car. Reinke looks at these people and sees an opportunity to help those in need, telling the camera how profound it is to have people from around the world coming to his doors asking for help. Moss also looks at several men staying at the church looking for work: former convict Alan, young father Keegan and family man Michael,

who left his family behind in Georgia so he could send money back to them once he finds a job.

And once the film starts coming to a close, The Overnighters turns into something truly great. Several subjects, including Keegan and Michael, don’t get happy endings, their fates determined more by circumstance than anything else. The way those profiles end reflects the human condition, but it’s Reinke’s last minute confession that makes for one of 2014’s biggest curveballs. It’s a revelation that redefines everything that came before it, creating a devastating and profound connection between Reinke and those he helped in the program.

With that, The Overnighters comes full circle in a way that’s so unbelievable, it could only happen in real life. Films rarely make stories this great; the fact that something so inherently dramatic comes from the world of nonfiction makes this feel like a truly rare sight.

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ST. VINCENT

All in all, St. Vincent is everything you do expect, and a few things you don’t. Bill Murray does this particular role quite well (why else would he have done two Garfield movies if a grumpy cat wasn’t relatable to him?) and he pushes the film beyond the obvious.

The emotional climax isn’t as hard-hitting as it could be, but audiences will enjoy St. Vincent for its humor and performances, not for any depth director Theodore Melfi may have been hopeful to convey. And to be honest, who needs another sappy tale of late-life redemption? I’d rather watch Murray be crotchety from beginning to end.

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Listen Up Philip, an unpleasant film I enjoyed almost 10 masochistically, is most interesting when viewed as a cinematic vote of confidence from its writer/ director, Alex Ross Perry, to his lead actor, the incomparable Jason Schwartzman.

The indie filmmaker casts Schwartzman as one of the most irritating archetypes that exists in modern America: the narcissistic, cynical, East Coast intellectual who loves wearing tight-fitting plaid buttonups and sweaters and treats everyone around him like garbage. Somehow they’ve fashioned the misadventures of an insufferable misanthrope into one of the most idiosyncratic, intriguing films of the year.

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Ruben Östlund is a provocative filmmaker, making sure audiences 10 react to what he puts on screen.

Instead of using explicit sex or violence to get people talking, he focuses on going against social norms and expectations. The comedic tone in Force Majeure makes it light on its feet, an enjoyable but not too penetrative exploration of a fascinating topic of masculinity and the family unit.

Other films wish they could be this incisive.

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HACKING AWAY

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GIFTWRAP STATION WITHOUT A DEDICATED PLACE FOR VARIOUS PAPERS AND BOWS AND SCISSORS AND TAPE, WRAPPING CAN BE DOWNRIGHT MESSY. CREATING A MOBILE GIFTWRAP STATION CAN HELP YOU KEEP IT TOGETHER THIS DECEMBER. AND WHEN YOU’RE DONE, IT CAN BE EASILY TUCKED INTO A CLOSET OR CORNER UNTIL THE NEXT HOLIDAY SHOPPING TRIP. AFTER NEW YEAR’S, STOCK YOUR STATION WITH WRAPPING PAPER APPROPRIATE FOR BIRTHDAYS, WEDDINGS AND BABY SHOWERS.

Use the centers of toilet paper rolls as cuffs to keep gift wrap from unraveling.

Use a wine box with dividers (most stores that sell wine throw them away, so you just have to ask nicely).

Stock your station with gift labels, bows and ribbon, plus a roll of tape and a pair of scissors that stay in the box.

Look for creative ways to wrap your gifts at 605magazine.com.

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IN SEASON WITH VAL SAMPSON

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AT HOME WITH Tamara and dave Dettler

“We have some original art. This one is by a local artist in Sioux Falls, Lynn Flores. Of course, it’s in my favorite colors, the black and orange and gold. We have three of her pieces in the house.” (Pictured top middle.)

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TAMARA AND DAVE DETTLER Tamara Dettler is ready to downsize.

She and husband Dave have recently become emptynesters, leaving their 4,000-square-foot five bed/three bath west Sioux Falls home feeling mighty big.

The family moved to Sioux Falls from the Redfield-Doland area 11 years ago, when the ranch-style home was halfway built. Tamara says they came into the project in time to choose some aspects, like the trim and many of the finishing details, but missed the boat on others.

We begin our tour in the spacious kitchen, as the entryway/formal dining space leads directly into this nucleus on the home. Much like the rest of the house, it is saturated with a cozy, inviting color scheme from the brown sugar-colored woodwork to the taupe walls.

“I love the warmness of the tile and the cabinetry. We changed out the knobs to the oil rubbed,” Tamara said, leaning on the center island. “To me, the kitchen is a gathering place. This is where we spend a lot of time cooking and gathering as a family.”

The rich, earthy palette is punctuated by timeless, in-

dustrial-looking objets d’art. Largely due to the choice of materials, at first glance, it can be difficult to ascertain whether they are antiques or modern creations. Many are pieces of decorative ironwork and the tabletop is a kaleidoscopic hammered copper.

The Dettlers’ decorating style is full of visual surprise, yet the deliberate placement of objects and furniture are relaxing to the eye. Tamara, who owns Sioux Falls framing, décor and clothing boutique You’ve Been Framed, explained, “At the end of the day when I come home, I want things clean, simple, low maintenance. Not a lot of clutter.”

The warm color scheme of the kitchen extends next door into the upstairs living room.

“I’m kind of monochromatic,” she said. “As much as I love color, my personality is more monochromatic, but I love shapes. I have them in my rug and pieces that are in here.

It’s just kind of a comfy, cozy, turn-on-the-fireplace kind of room. I tried to bring out some color in my pillows, because it’s kind of dark in here.”

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AT HOME

“We do a ton of these magnetic boards in our shop, that way you can showcase portraits and other things. I have our bib numbers on there from the Tour de Cure.

I put up different things that are important to me. My grandkids and kids.” (Pictured middle left.)

The living room shelves are lined with leather-bound journals, decorative bowls full of jewel-like doorknobs and odds and ends, and special books, like the entire hardcover collection of A Series of Unfortunate Events, which Tamara read with her youngest son. However, some, including Dave, might say the living room is missing one thing.

“This space has no TV. It’s where I can come and do some work or relax. Since there is no TV, it’s one of the rooms in my house that stays clean,” she explained.

Although the living room has a distinctly adult feel, it tends to be a popular gathering place, due to its proximity to the kitchen. The large circular coffee table/ottoman, like many of the pieces found in the Dettlers’ home, is both functional and beautiful.

“This piece has a dual purpose. It opens up and it’s full of toys.” She added, “You can never have enough storage.”

The office that Tamara and Dave (who works for Brookings-based Daktronics) share further showcases their cozy-meets-industrial aesthetic. A large floor-to-ceiling bookshelf dominates the room on one side, while the opposite corner is anchored by their natural wood-topped desk.

“It’s very industrial, but it has storage,” said Tamara, turning over an hourglass that decorates the desktop in conjunction with a bold, modern-looking botanical arrangement. “So many desks these days don’t, but we had to have the storage. It just kind of fit. I’d purchased the industrial bookcase already, which I love. I wanted a desk to match that.”

The master bedroom’s centerpiece is a large wrought iron bed, topped with towering mattresses, comforters and

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half a dozen fluffy pillows. The walls feature pieces of art that are particularly meaningful to the couple, including a framed Bible and rosary that belonged to Dave as a child. On the dresser top, Tamara has many of her favorite jewelry pieces on display.

The home’s lower level is accessed by a grand curved stairway. Like the upstairs, it has the feel of a well-curated, yet cozy space. However, the vibe is decidedly more relaxed. Molasses-colored walls, tobacco-hued leather couches, a bar, a foosball table and a TV make it an area where the family spends a lot of time.

The downstairs also includes two more bedrooms, one of which holds the family’s crib. Previously used by Tamara and Dave’s three children, it’s now where their youngest grandkids sleep during their frequent visits.

The basement houses several more vintage pieces, including an antique rocking chair that Tamara reupholstered, an old school desk from the couple’s North Dakota hometown, and a bookcase that once belonged in Doland’s Sherwood Memorial library.

“This piece is kind of cool,” Tamara said, gesturing to the bookcase.

“Right before we moved from Doland, someone told me they were selling all the stuff out of the little library. That’s where we spent 21 years and where the older kids went to high school.”

Pointing to the scuffs at the bottom of the piece, she added, “I kind of like when things are imperfect. My husband is more protective of things. I say, ‘it’s my house I’m going to live in it.’”

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“My jewelry collection is a lot like my art. A lot of the jewelry I sell at the store is about how you’re feeling that day. I have it all out, I can think about what kind of day it is, how I feel, what’s in my heart.

Then I take my pick for the day.”

(Pictured middle left.)

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Ciao! is located right on Rapid City’s Main Street Square. Its proximity to the city’s professional community – and downtown shoppers – makes the order-at-the-counter fast casual concept especially appropriate. The restaurant has an open, airy Tuscan farmhouse feel. The seating is comfortable and plentiful, with the type of décor you find in most Italian restaurants – handpainted plates, countryside landscapes and wrought iron details in the wall hangings and fixtures.

When we approached the counter to order lunch on a Monday, we were greeted by a friendly employee who was happy to give recommendations. After some debate, our order consisted of what she told us were two of the most popular pastas – the Creamy Pesto Penne and Spaghetti with Giant Meatball. We also ordered the Tuscan Farmhouse salad. It was a little disappointing that they were out of the pizza sticks, which sounded delightful (dough stuffed with pepperoni and cheese,

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The space is aesthetically pleasing with a laidback feel that would appeal to people from all walks of life.

The people working were friendly, helpful and didn’t get annoyed when it took us a few moments to plan out our meal. They also demonstrated a lot of confidence and pride in their product.

Italian food is hard to screw up. Ciao! does a good job of showcasing fresh, simple ingredients without over-complicating things.

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The dining room isn’t the only open area of the restaurant. The kitchen is blocked off by just a half-wall, which allows diners to watch their food being prepared.

Our order was ready in less than 10 minutes.

The spaghetti was everything one could expect it to be. The meatball was the size of a human fist. It had a lot of flavor and good texture. The marinara sauce was rich, thick and tomatoey. The pasta was al dente. If I needed a spaghetti fix without a lot of fuss, this would be an obvious choice.

The mixture of Alfredo and pesto sauces on the penne dish fill the senses with creamy, basily, garlicky goodness.

The broccolini and sundried tomatoes added brightness and helped to break up the richness. The dish comes standard as a vegetarian option, but the menu suggests adding grilled chicken, garlic shrimp or Italian sausage. We added the sausage, which came in bite-sized pieces, evenly distributed throughout.

Both pasta dishes were above average in the flavor department, but my favorite thing on the table was the salad. The Tuscan Farmhouse Salad is mixed greens topped with goat cheese, candied pecans, cucumber, and best of all – red and golden beets. I’m a sucker for a beet. A light coating of raspberry walnut vinaigrette It’s the facts... tied it all together.

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DELISH DELIGHTS DAKOTAH STEAKHOUSE

For those seeking a true Western dining experience, Dakotah Steakhouse is difficult to beat. This Rapid City restaurant is extremely choosey when it comes to its product, cutting each steak by hand after the meat is aged in-house at least 28 days. The steakhouse is also known for its selection of premium bourbon and thoughtfully-constructed cocktails. Executive chef Cody Bartles and bartender Sarah Salazar suggest this pairing, worthy of a New Year’s Eve date or a relaxed holiday celebration with friends.

SARAH SALAZAR Bartender “People want something unique to the place they’re dining. This bourbon is our Buffalo Trace, which is made just for us. You wouldn’t necessarily think that bourbon goes with fruity flavors, but in this drink, it works.”

DAKOTAH BLIZZARD 1 ½ oz. Buffalo Trace Bourbon 1 ½ oz. cranberry juice ½ oz. lime juice ½ oz. grenadine Shake well with ice.

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DELISH DELIGHTS

COWBOY BONE-IN RIB-EYE Demi Glaze: Red wine with garlic, bay leaf, thyme and rosemary, reduced until dry.

Add beef stock and reduce by half.

Thicken with corn starch.

Cowboy Steak Butter: Butter, shallots, garlic, white pepper, kosher salt and parsley, whipped.

Haystack onions: Thin-sliced white onion, coated with flour, cornstarch, salt and pepper mix. Deep fry.

Steak: Aged on premise, cut fresh.

Light sprinkle of Kosher salt and pepper.

Start on 1600-degree char broiler to sear in juices, finished on char broiler at 500 degrees.

Bacon wrapped asparagus: 3 medium sized asparagus, wrapped with strip of bacon.

Bake for 15-20 minutes at 350 degrees.

CODY BARTLES Executive chef “This tomahawk rib-eye is one of our signature dishes.

Any time you cook a steak with the bone in, it imparts a little extra flavor into the meat that we just can’t get enough of. I’m excited every time someone orders it. I try my best – if I’m not too busy – to go talk to the table and tell them, ‘I cut these this morning.’”

Look our web extra interview with executive chef Cody Bartles this month at 605magazine.com.

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GET INVOLVED BY LEAH VANDEN BOSCH

Giving Is For Everyone There is no better time to give than during the holiday season. Hearts are full and the options for generosity are endless. This month, we’ve chosen to feature a handful of local examples, suitable for all of our varying interests.

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Located in the Macy’s wing of the Empire Mall, the Children’s Inn Gift Wrap Booth is organized and run by volunteers, wrapping presents for donations that go directly to help our neighbors in need.

Brothers Jeremy and Jon Hegg (former members of A South Dakota Acoustic Christmas) have created their own holiday concert tradition, bringing together a handful of talented musicians to form Holiday Jam. Putting a fresh, new spin on age-old music, the series of two-hour shows feature “stories of the season, messages for the heart and music to lift the spirits.”

The Children’s Inn is a private, non-profit organization that provides 24 hour, free service for children, women and men who are victims of family violence, abuse or neglect.

Open during mall hours, the Children’s Inn Gift Wrap Booth encourages shoppers to bring all of their gifts, no matter the amount, and let them do the present wrapping this holiday season.

For more info, visit www.chssd.org/childrensinn or call (605) 338-0116.

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“Messages for the heart” will have a special meaning for the Aberdeen performance. The show will benefit Make-AWish South Dakota. For over 30 years, the organization has granted wishes for children diagnosed with life-threatening medical conditions. The Aberdeen performance is December 11 at the Capital Theater.

To learn more about Holiday Jam, other benefit performances, and ticket information, visit www.holidayjam.com or call (605) 335-8000.

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All proceeds from the mile-long walk/run benefit Give Kids the World Village, a non-profit resort in Kissimmee, Florida for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families. Open since 1989 and welcoming over 132,000 families so far, the magical, 70-acre, “storybook” resort helps provide families a carefree, fantasy vacation.

For more info, www.visitspearfish.com/calendarofevents/ eventcalendar or contact Angie at (605) 641-5859, or FrostysFrozen5k@hotmail.com.

For Breakfast Lovers: Sioux Falls Multi-cultural Center Pancake Breakfast For only $6, receive unlimited pancakes, sausages, orange juice, coffee, and the priceless opportunity to support the Sioux Falls Multi-Cultural Center’s after school programs.

Froggy Reads is a free after school youth program focused on reading skills and bringing students of the English language up to proper grade reading level. Natives Count is a program focused on mathematic recovery, intended for Native American students who need to strengthen their math comprehension in order to succeed at their current grade level.

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The first annual Winter Pancake Breakfast is at the Sioux Falls Multi-Cultural Center Sunday, December 7, from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Tickets are $6 in advance, $7 at the door, with all proceeds going to the after school programs.

For more info, visit www.sfmcc.org or call (605) 367-7401.

Help From Your Keyboard: Cheyenne River Youth Project North-central South Dakota’s Cheyenne River Indian Reservation is one of the poorest regions in the nation, making it one of the greatest opportunities for giving this holiday season – and it can be done from your computer at home.

The Cheyenne River Youth Project has become essential to the community, bringing Christmas to the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe for a quarter century. With the majority of families unable to afford gifts, the Cheyenne River Youth Project has organized a toy drive each year, fulfilling countless “Dear Santa” letters, with the goal of serving over 1,500 children this year.

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“Me and my dad love George Carlin. My dad might like George Carlin talking about some political stuff. I might like George Carlin where he’s doing his anti-religion stuff. But then we both laugh at a fart joke. That’s the beauty of comedy.”

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ntertaining people from all walks of life makes Andrew Swann happy. To the Sioux Falls native, comedy is a type of entertainment that can transcend socioeconomic barriers even more easily than music. After all, not everyone likes alt country or black metal, but as a rule, people enjoy happiness.

Swann is one of several local comedians working to keep Sioux Falls laughing. When he performed at his first open mic two years ago, he was encouraged to do so by fellow comedian Alice Galloway.

“We were drinking one night and she said, ‘I think you’d do well,’” said Swann. “The first time I went up there, I got a good response. So I kept trying it.”

Like Swann and countless comics before, Watertown-based Galloway got her start on a Sioux Falls open mic stage.

“A few years ago, it was my New Year’s resolution to do something that terrified me,” she said. “I wanted to jump out of a plane, but because of my life, I was broke. So my backup was to do standup.”

Galloway sourced her first jokes from material she knew painfully well, “I looked through my old journals and found the most embarrassing stories.

That first open mic was on my birthday.

All of my friends laughed, which made me think I was the best – even though I’m sure I was horrible. I just became obsessed with it.”

Soon, the pair was organizing comedy shows in a friend’s basement, under the name “Smoke Shack Comedy.”

“I put it together that I could do comedy the way my friends do punk shows,” said Galloway. “It was also really good therapy for me. I could take something that I hate and turn it into a joke and make my friends laugh.”

According to Swann, the basement shows, which were regularly attended

by 30 to 60 people – mostly affiliated with the local arts and music community, were a good place to cut one’s teeth.

But it wasn’t long before Smoke Shack moved out of the basement to bar venues like Latitude 44.

“Basement shows were full of people who were very like-minded, and at clubs like Latitude 44 or Rookies, you have all kinds of people,” said Swann.

“Playing a place like that can be even more fulfilling.”

Sioux Falls and comedy have had a tempestuous relationship. Most of the touring acts that come through are arguably past their prime or are unknown up-and-comers. Watertown-based comedian Timmy Williams partially attributes the lack of big-name comic acts to South Dakota’s sparse population.

“We got Louie Anderson, who’s a cool guy. Then Pauly Shore came through, and the guy who played Screech on Saved by the Bell. And of course, in South Dakota we get the once a year Williams and Ree concert,” said Williams, known for his part in comedy troupe The Whitest Kids U’ Know.

“But I think as far as recognizing different comedy – outside of the ‘take my wife’ kind of jokes – I think South Dakota hasn’t gotten enough of a taste of it. There’s not enough people here for some of the big independent comedy names to come through.”

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sustaining a dedicated comedy club for long. Most recently, Fat Daddy’s Comedy Club closed its doors in 2012.

“We’ve had four, I believe,” said Sioux Falls-based Nathan Hults. “I think sometimes people in Sioux Falls have a hard time going to see someone they don’t already know. We’re not getting Louis C.K. We’ve been fortunate with Collective Efforts Union that we’ve gotten Todd Barry and Doug Benson, but that’s not happening regularly.”

Despite these setbacks, local comics seem to have found a formula that works, for now. Rookies, which primarily acts as a sports bar and grill, doubles as a comedy venue three nights a week.

It picked up the baton just months after Fat Daddy’s shuttered.

Rookies bar manager Shawn Larson says turnouts were low at first, but interest has steadily grown. He attributes the increased interest, in part, to consistency, “Every weekend, same time. Thursday at eight, Friday and Saturday seven to nine-thirty.” And, in part, to the quality of the comedians, “A lot have been on Last Comic Standing or on HBO specials or Sirius XM radio.

That helps. People know when they come here, the product is going to be good. Not every comedian is for everybody, but for the majority of the time, it’s going to be a guy who knows what he’s doing.”

“Every three shows, we’re bringing in a special event,” said Hults, who hosts many of Rookies’ comedy nights.

“We had Lachlan Patterson, who was a finalist on Last Comic Standing. We had Chad Daniels. He’s every comedian’s favorite comedian.”

Hults won the right to host in Rookies’ first-ever open mic night.

Since its inception in January 2013, anyone with the desire and guts has been allowed onstage each Thursday night.

“What’s cool about open mic is it makes you stronger as a comedian, because you have to gauge the audience,” said Swann. “Sometimes, I feel like I’m very confrontational and if you don’t like it, I don’t care. Other times, I just want to make people laugh.”

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IF HE COULD HAVE A BE ER W ITH A N Y COMIC, IT WOULD BE : B ILL HICKS

N AT HA N HULT S T WIT T E R:@HULTSCOMEDY WHE RE Y OU’VE SE E N HIM : • OPEN IN G UP FOR N AT IO NAL ACT S A L L OVER SIOUX FA L L S. • HOSTIN G COM EDY SHOW S AT ROOKIES. SE E HIM T HIS MONT H: • ROOKIES W EEKLY COME DY NIGHT S - THURSDAYS AT 8 P.M ., F RIDAYS AT 7 P.M., A N D SATURDAYS AT 7 P.M .

• EVERY OTHER TUESDAY AT TAS T E O F THE B IG A PPL E. • ON HIS PODCA ST, “THAT ’S NOT FUN N Y,” COHOSTED B Y F E LLOW COM EDIA N S RYA N STOICK AND “DWIG HT” AT WW W.FACE BO O K.CO M / THATSN OTFUN N YPODCA S T. CARE E R HIG HLIG HT S: • HULTS’ FIRST PERFORM ANCE WAS 2 0 MIN UTES IN FRON T OF 30 0 P E O P LE .

• OPEN IN G FOR MICK FO LE Y AT T HE ORPHEUM THEATER. IF HE COULD HAVE A BE ER W ITH ANY COMIC, IT WOULD B E: CHARLIE CHA PL IN . OR CHRIS FA RLE Y, ALT HO UGH I’D EN COURAG E HIM N OT TO DRINK.

rooms and a two drink minimum, but in reality, it isn’t only accessible to people over 21. Downtown Sioux Falls eatery Taste of the Big Apple hosts an open mic on alternate Tuesdays, and record store Total Drag is now acting as a venue for all-age comedy shows.

“Some high school kid who’s interested in comedy could go see it at Total Drag. I think it just adds a different atmosphere. [Owners] Dan and Liz are really awesome people. It makes you feel like someone gives a crap and that’s cool,” said Swann.

The store’s December 19 event featuring Williams, Swann, Galloway and others will be the first in a series of bi-monthly themed shows.

“I’m going to be telling some Christmas stories,” said Galloway.

“I’m going to bring a menorah and shove it in people’s faces,” said Williams, who then added, “I’m not Jewish.”

One benefit of a small comedy scene is the abundance of forgiving audiences, and according to Hults, proximity to so many up and comers allows for mutual feedback.

“I practice two or three times a week,” he said. “Every once in a while, I’ll go to Rookies with a bunch of comics I know and we’ll critique each other.”

For those interested in giving comedy a try, Swann says all one can do is go to an open mic and give it a shot.

“Other comedians will give you respect for trying,” he said.

“I’ve bombed many times, and do I care? No. I’m going to die one day.

Life’s meant to do stuff.”

He continued, “I think we all have the same insecurities, fears, hopes, dreams, but when someone gets up there and talks about something that others are afraid to say because people might think they’re weird, it makes life a little more tolerable.”

For more info about Rookies, visit www.rookiescomedyclub.com or call (605) 271-7224. For more info about Total Drag, visit www.totaldragrecords.com or call (605) 521-6439.

A L ICE G A L LOWAY T WIT T E R:@ITSN OTFUN N Y WHE RE Y OU’VE SE E N HE R: • BA SEM EN TS A N D BA RS IN S IO UX FA L L S A N D WATERTOW N .

• REG ION A L COMEDY FEST IVALS. SE E HE R T HIS MON T H: DECEMB ER 19 AT 7 P.M. AT TOTAL DRAG RECORDS. CARE E R HIGHLIG HT S: • CROM COMEDY FESTIVA L IN O M AHA, N EB .

• B EA ST VIL L AG E COMEDY F E S T IVAL IN DES MOIN ES, IOWA .

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T IM M Y W IL L IA M S T WIT T E R:@TIM M YISA N ERD WHE RE Y OU’VE SE E N HIM: • SKETCH COM EDY PROG RAM “ T HE WHITEST KIDS U’ KN OW.” • REG ION A L A N D N ATION AL CO M E DY FESTIVA L S. SE E HIM T HIS MONT H: • DECEM B ER 19 AT 7 P.M. AT TOTAL DRAG RECORDS. • J OIN TIMM Y EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT FOR TIM M Y’S M OVIE TWEE T S. HE LIVE TWEETS HUMOROUS OB SERVAT IO NS A B OUT MOVIES RA N G IN G F RO M P O PEYE TO B OYZ N THE HOOD O N NE T F LIX @TIMM YMOVIETWEET. CARE E R HIG HLIG HT S: • HAVIN G CREATIVE FREED O M F O R “WHITEST KIDS’” FIVE- SEAS O N RUN. IF HE COULD HAVE A BE E R WITH A N Y COMIC, IT WOULD BE : J IM HE NS O N O R SOM EON E WHO DID THE PU NCH AND J UDY PUPPET SHOW S IN THE M IDDLE AG ES. IN SHORT, SOMEONE W IT H P UPPETS.

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THE SCOOP BY KINSEY GUSTAFSON

RUMOURS Community, coffee and Fleetwood Mac are helping Rumours, Rapid City’s newest coffee shop, stand out while helping others fit in.

Walking into Rumours, you immediately get the sense of a cozy coffee shop where you could lounge for hours, uninterrupted, while sipping a hot coffee or a glass of wine.

And that’s the way owners Tara Little and Larry Adams want it.

Little had the idea to open the business eight years ago when she was helping out at a local coffee shop in Spearfish.

“It hooks you and you love the atmosphere,” said Little.

It took time to find the right space in Rapid City, but Little was determined and let everyone she met in on her dream. That’s when Adams jumped onboard and they embarked on opening Rumours.

The shop’s name has special meaning for Little, who listened to records with her father growing up. Fleetwood Mac’s reunion tour was the last concert she attended with her father before he passed away. Little wanted to include her dad in the shop, but his name, John, didn’t quite fit. Then, while listening to the Fleetwood Mac album, Rumours, it dawned on her that the name fit perfectly and represented their love of music.

The album can be seen hanging on the wall in the coffee shop among Polaroids, coffee bean bags and 100-year-old farm wood. The century-old wood comes from Selby, out of a barn that was on Adams’ family farm. It gives him a personal connection in the shop, and helps add to the inviting feel of the space. The design concept stands out from the many, more commercial coffee shops out there. It’s rustic and industrial wrapped into one. Adams and Little say they wanted an old feel.

“We designed it for people to want to stay and drink for an hour,” said Adams. “We want you to feel at home. You don’t see that everywhere. We’re not trying to get you in and out.”

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thinks of what Rumours brings to Rapid City. They looked for baristas who were happy and had great people skills, even if they didn’t necessarily know how to make coffee. Brand new equipment for making the best cup possible was brought in, but a sense of community is what Rumours strives for.

“We’ve spent a lot of time on training and equipment to make really good coffee drinks. To me, Rumours is a coffee bar that in the evening, locals can come have a glass of wine or beer before going home. They can unwind, but in a coffee shop atmosphere,” said Adams.

He and Little also know that the flipside of unwinding is a busy workday morning. That’s why there is a drive thru window and a selection of quick, but delicious, breakfast items.

Not only is Rumours a community coffee shop, it also features a large selection of tap and bottle beers, wine, breakfast items from local restaurants, and “small bites” once the evening rolls around.

Rumours serves as a live music venue on Friday and Saturday nights. Local artists and bands entertain patrons, while keeping alive the love of music that Little wanted for her shop. A sense of community, plus a great drink list, have people calling themselves Rumours regulars already.

Adams says people have started asking about another location. He noted that they want to walk before they run.

“We’re starting slow so we can do it right,” agreed Little.

The focus, for now, is on the one location and the community, which are helping Little and Adams’ dream of a coffee shop with a soul of music succeed.

Rumours is located at 5509 Bendt Drive in the Stoney Creek Plaza. For more info about the shop and live music performances, visit www.blackhillsrumours.com or call (605) 791-5558.

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THE REAL DEAL

Names: Jennifer Nielsen // Hometown: Brandon //Age: 34 // Specialty: Women’s fashion

town. We have a lot of people that come in and say they never used to shop downtown because everything is so expensive. I think we filled that niche of a more reasonably-priced store. And then we’re also a destination on Thursday nights during the summer. During Summer Nights, we stay open for the concerts that go on, so we have a bunch of people venture in.

Tell us about some of the brands you carry.

We carry Liverpool Denim.

Cowgirl Tough Jeans. Not Rated Fashion Boots. Sanuk Sandals.

Pecos Bill Western Boots. Good Work(s) Make a Difference accessories – they donate 25 percent of their net profit to a specific organization.

What’s your favorite thing about owning this business?

My favorite thing is the relationships I’ve made with all my customers. A lot of them call this ‘their store.’ Someone will ask where they got something and they’ll say, ‘Well, at my store downtown.’ I think that’s really cool.

JENNIFER NIELSEN ‘Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful.’ And that’s what I hope people feel like when they’re here and when they leave.

Untamed Accessories & Clothing is becoming a destination for fashion-forward, cost-conscious women. Jennifer Nielsen opened the downtown Rapid City store in June 2013 with the goal of giving her customers the complete boutique experience, while keeping her inventory reasonably priced.

Staying true to that vision has helped Nielsen amass a loyal customer base that spans generations and income levels.

What inspired you to open Untamed?

I have friends who own a store in Deadwood – Madame Peacock’s.

They had me help them one summer and I started getting an itch to open my own store. I was going

to have a bunch of accessories and a few pieces of clothing, but now it’s turned into tons of clothing and a little bit of accessories. We have everything from Western wear to some workout wear, denim, western boots, fashion boots, purses, scarves, gifty items, and even some home décor items.

This store started as something fun to do, but now we have a really good local following. In the summer, we have tons of tourists that come and I get messages on Facebook from people asking me to ship things.

What does your store add to downtown Rapid City?

I think our prices are definitely something different for down-

How do you hope women feel when they shop here?

I hope they feel beautiful. On our mirror, we wrote ‘Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful.’ And that’s what I hope people feel like when they’re here and when they leave. I try to tell everyone, ‘Don’t look at the size. Just try things on. Don’t worry about what size it is.’ No one can tell what size you’re wearing. It’s not stitched on clothing for people to see. As long as you look and feel good in it, that’s all that matters.

Untamed Accessories & Clothing is located 527 7th St. in downtown Rapid City. For more info, visit www. facebook.com/UntamedAccessoriesClothing or call (605) 343-5020.

LITTLE PARENT ON THE PRAIRIE by Tracy Kirby

Creating Our Own Traditions Oh sweet December, you have arrived. Your blustery winds, icy streets and ethereal cascading snowfall all signify the beginning of an enchanting season. Christmastime. Just the mention of Christmas evokes deep-seated emotion for many of us as the holiday isn’t just gifts, warm red Starbucks cups and catchy Christmas carols, but also a holiday that holds profound meaning. Some derive significance from the fact that historically the holiday marks the birth of Jesus Christ, others find meaning in the giving and hope of the season, and still others find meaning in the traditions that draw their family together year after year.

For our small family of three and three-quarters (I always include our gigantic canine in our family count), the Christmas season is significant for all the reasons listed above.

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This year, however, as our daughter has reached a certain level of understanding, we realize that this is the year she will really begin to comprehend the traditions we establish.

Last year in this very column, I wrote about today’s frenzied, commercialized version of Christmas and how I desperately wanted to teach my daughter the opposite of “I want, I want, I want” – not only during Christmastime, but throughout the year.

My husband and I have an ongoing conversation surrounding this topic. We have concluded that there are a few traditions we want to establish when it comes to Christmastime – and one tradition that we have decided to leave out (brace yourselves, ye Christmas lovers). That is promoting the belief of Santa Claus to our children.

Imagine me ducking behind a snowy pine tree right now as I know some of you are throwing some serious “Bah! Humbug!” darts my way. If you are, fear not. I throw no darts back at you. I absolutely understand that Santa Claus is fun and adds another element of magic to the holiday season.

But here’s the deal for me: Santa Claus is a fun story. Just like Frosty the Snowman, Snoopy or Charlie Brown are fun stories.

I will absolutely share the Santa story with my daughter and watch the timeless movies with her.

The only difference is, I won’t pretend Santa really exists and go to extreme lengths to convince her of his existence, only to one day have to convince her otherwise.

Instead, we have decided to make the season magical in other ways. One of them being, in lieu of making an exhaustive list of “wants,” why not let children make a list of a few top desires and then really place attention on the list of fun things they want to do for others? Then come Christmas morning, they have the joy of not only getting gifts, but seeing how it feels to give. Ironically, the man Santa Claus is based on, Saint Nicholas, did just that. After his wealthy parents died, Saint Nick spent his entire inheritance helping the needy by giving away much-needed gifts.

So, as the snow falls and the tree tops glisten this month, my desire is to conjure up the real magic of Christmas for my family and me. The magic in giving. The transformative act of sacrifice and the joy in hope this season brings. I pray the same for you. Merry Christmas!

Follow Tracy on her blog, www.littleparentontheprairie.com. She would love to hear from you!

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ASK THE JOHNS

Yes, all three of these guys are named John. Yes, it was a popular name in the ‘80s. The identity of these three amigos have been altered to protect the innocent.

Have a question for the Johns?

Shoot an e-mail their way at TheJohns@605magazine.com.

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I have a friend who went through a bad breakup a few months back.

At first I was their sounding board, listening intently and giving advice.

It’s been over six months, and I can’t hear about it anymore. Is there a nice way to tell them it’s time to stop talking about it?

I have been going back and forth with a client through e-mail. Shortly after, I had a friend request from them on Facebook. I’m not really comfortable friending them back since I don’t really know them, PLUS it’s my personal page. What is a nice way to deal with this?!

I need to get in flippin’ shape, but I’m so not motivated. How do you recommend getting started and how do I stick with the program?!

JR: The only solution is to get the

JR: Don’t be hasty! Social media is

JR: Fortunately, for me, I was blessed

friend back together with the ex. If twin Lindsay Lohans could manage to find each randomly at a summer camp and get their estranged biological parents back together, I know you can do it too. There will be hilarious and improbable bumps along the road, but it will be worth it in the end.

the perfect way to get to know them.

I’d send back a message saying you aren’t ready to make it Facebook friend official, but are willing to give it a shot.

After the initial message, I suggest you begin exchanging private messages and pictures on a daily basis. After a week, you will feel like old buddies and be ready to make it official.

with the perfect metabolism. My diet and exercise program consists of pizza and video games, yet my mom still consistently mistakes me for Hugh Jackman. As for the less fortunate, such as yourself, put the Cheetos down and join a freakin’ gym.

JW: Besides a curt “shut your pie hole, maggot?” I would tell them politely that they sound pathetic and no one is going to love a whining, little baby. Was that nice enough?

JT: I would simply have a nice, polite conversation where you tell them they’re better than this and that it’s impossible to move on if you dwell on the topic. If they continue, though, you can’t really ask someone to not talk about their feelings.

JW: Write them back through e-mail.

Tell them that you have a rule that everyone you friend on Facebook must pay a fee of $100 per year to be your friend. See what they do! I’m interested in this for personal reasons...hundreds of personal reasons.

JT: It’s okay to deny it. Or, some people just make sure clients/work associates have limited access to view your profile.

Illustration by Chuck Bennis DISCLAIMER: Ask the Johns is a sarcastic piece. Their advice is not meant to be taken literally… except maybe John T’s.

JW: It depends on how out of shape you are. Maybe you aren’t that bad. I’ll help. Send some scantily clad pictures to askthejohns@605magazine.com.

JT: Please ignore the aforementioned advice. Diet and exercise is a really personal thing, and there is no right answer. Maybe keep a journal of the things you’re eating and your workouts.

Or, some like to make an inspiration board. I would do some more research and find what appeals to you.

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605 FACTOIDS

Do you know the facts?

Each month we bring you interesting tidbits about our community and more.

355,926 Individual lights used to decorate Sioux Falls’ Falls Park during 2013’s Winter Wonderland. 2.51 miles of extension cords were used to illuminate 2.3 miles of string lights. This year’s display runs nightly November 21, 2014-January 11, 2015.

-25 Average December temperature Fahrenheit at the North Pole. However, temps can drop as low as -45, making South Dakota’s average December lows of 18 degrees in Rapid City, 12 degrees in Pierre, and 10 degrees in Sioux Falls seem downright balmy. No wonder Santa heads south every December!

22 Holiday lanes in Sioux Falls.

Load up the family and spend an evening driving down the city’s bestdecorated thoroughfares.

Themed streets include: Polar Bear Lane, Train Lane, Church Lane, Sugarplum Lane, and many more. For a downloadable map, visit www.dakotaholidays.com/ sioux_falls_christmas_light. html.

207,840 South Dakotans under 18 in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The Mount Rushmore State may seem like a relatively quick stop for Santa, compared to places like New York City with its 1,815,661 children. However, keep in mind South Dakota has 75,811 square miles of land versus New York City’s 302 square miles.

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HEALTH TREND BY KELSEY BEWICK

“The fresher the oil, the healthier it is.’

“OLIVE” YOU, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL! Dump the grocery store oils and take a fresh EVOO to dinner.

We all know—perhaps even love—that grocery store variety of olive oil. But truth is, it’s an unhealthy relationship. It’s time to spend a little extra money and move on to a better—and ultimately healthier—option.

According to Charles Walsh, co-owner of Vita Sana Olive Oil Company in Rapid City, “the fresher the oil, the healthier it is.”

And fresh olive oil is exactly what Walsh and his wife Merry Jane have been bringing to Rapid City for more than a year.

Once “regular” olive oil consumers, the Walshes changed their habits after digging deeper and discovering the adulteration in everyday oils.

Since opening their first olive oil store in Casper, Wyo. in 2012, the couple has worked with a third generation supplier in California, who’s been in the business for more than 100 years.

They import their oils seasonally, depending on the olive’s crush date. While autumn and winter bring oils from the northern hemisphere, spring and summer bring oils from the south.

In general, olive oils come in a range of quality levels depending on the amount of processing they’ve gone through— extra virgin being the least processed. They also differ in flavor intensity from mild to robust. Vita Sana carries a variety of unfiltered EVOOs in addition to a range of fused and infused selections, including crowd favorites like Tuscan herb and more curious options like Persian lime. Though all natural EVOOs have health benefits, the unfiltered robust ones pack the biggest punch.

Olive oil has been found effective against a host of diseases, like high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, oxidative stress, and even cancer.

But why is fresh olive oil so important? Because olives are a

fruit, and olive oil is essentially a fruit juice.

“Think about it this way,” said Walsh, “if you went in to buy fruit, do you buy a rotting fruit or do you buy something that’s fresh?”

Most grocery store oils start out as extra virgin, but according to various academic studies, two thirds are blended with a seed or corn oil by middlemen. Virgin olive oils are made from olives that have rotted and fallen from their branches. Subsequently, the oil must undergo additional processing, which depletes it of naturally occurring nutritional benefits.

Fresh oils, on the other hand, are loaded with antioxidants like polyphenols, which help delay cell damage and are believed to aid in preventing degenerative diseases. They also contain monounsaturated fatty acids, which are great alternatives to saturated and trans fats.

When it comes to getting all this goodness in your body, Walsh suggests throwing back a half-ounce to an ounce each morning. It’s something he does himself to combat gastritis and GERD.

“I’m trying to manage my lifestyle without taking biopharmaceuticals,” he said.

But if straight EVOO isn’t your thing, try it as a marinade or salad dressing. You can even use it as a recipe substitute for butter or margarine.

However you choose to add fresh EVOO to your diet, be prepared to ditch the old grocery store variety forever.

“Once you taste this, I don’t think you’ll ever go back,” said Walsh.

For more info, visit www.vitasanaoliveoil.com or call (605) 721-6555.

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HEALTH PROFILE BY JORDAN SMITH

On average, Americans gain up to two pounds during the holiday season.

Look for healthy holiday snack recipes this month at 605magazine.com.

Hosting a Health - and Allergy -

Conscious Holiday During the holidays, planning parties, cooking big meals, and hosting overnight guests can put a lot of pressure on a host. Accommodating guests’ dietary restrictions can add to the strain.

South Dakota State University Extension Nutrition Field Specialist Megan Olesen says that around the holidays is an especially good time to remember we all need more vegetables.

To take the stress out of planning, think about whole foods.

Also, consider preparing foods with simple, healthy cooking techniques – baking, broiling, roasting, stewing and stir frying.

When hosting guests with gluten sensitivities, it is important to be conscious of not only the food you are cooking, but also how you are preparing it. Hy-Vee registered dietitian Kristin Sousek points out that soups and sauces are hidden sources of gluten. Read labels and look for ingredients like rye, barley, malt and wheat starch. Olesen says the best option is to make homemade dishes without ingredients that contain gluten.

Those with celiac disease are very sensitive to gluten, so being careful about cross-contamination during food prep is another important step. Olesen suggests having a safe area where only gluten-free items are prepared. Using things like parchment paper and cupcake liners can keep allergens isolated.

Sousek helps many customers find substitute ingredients for food items ranging from soups to pie crust. “As long as you know your guest’s dietary restrictions, there are always options available,” she said.

We should also be mindful of guests who have severe allergies to foods like dairy or nuts. Hummus, edamame, quinoa, dark leafy greens and other whole foods are just some of

the options for people with celiac disease, as well as vegetarians and vegans. These foods are also high in iron and protein.

Dips are always big around the holidays, so hummus, yogurt and guacamole are all options to add to a fruit or veggie plate, along with gluten-free and vegan crackers. Hosts can also make wraps with meat, veggies and gluten-free tortillas and cut them into pinwheels for another finger food option.

On average, Americans gain up to two pounds during the holiday season. If we plan on treating ourselves at a holiday party or big meal, Olesen suggests starting off the day with protein or whole grains, which will help us stay satisfied and less likely to overdo it on the calories. Skipping meals and gorging at one big meal does not do anyone any favors.

Another way to maintain our weight is to keep a normal schedule. Sousek says that during the holidays, people tend to get off their normal routines, which causes weight gain. We should try to stick to our eating, activity and sleep patterns as best we can.

Another tip Sousek has is to stay hydrated. The brain has a difficult time telling between hunger and dehydration.

When we smell or see things, we may think we’re hungry, but we may actually be dehydrated. Sousek suggests keeping hot tea around for guests and ourselves to sip throughout the day.

“To make it less stressful on yourself, plan ahead,” said Olesen. “Reach out to see what people need and also if people want to bring their own dish or have tips on recipes beforehand.”

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DIY with kerry mcdonald

The kitchen isn’t just for food prep this holiday season. Create homemade lip balms to throw in your bag, or to use as thoughtful

PEPPERMINT LIP BALM

DIY stocking stuffers.

Cost:

bio: Kerry uses her love for typography and ranged design talent to compile both 605 Magazine and Dainty Obsessions. Her subtle quirks include her color coordinated closet and her somewhat unhealthy Pinterest obsession.

2 T Organic white beeswax pastilles 2 T Sweet almond oil 2 T Coconut oil 1 T Olive oil 3 Small tins Optional: 7 Drops of peppermint oil ¼ tsp Color lipstick Place the first 4 ingredients

Skill level:

into a stove top safe bowl and set stove to low.

Stir constantly with metal spoon (or disposable plastic spoon for super easy clean up) until melted. Be patient.

Add your peppermint oil or use any blend of your favorite essential oils. Mix well. Remove from heat.

For no-tint lip balm, pour

Tip: for easy cleanup, boil water in tea kettle and pour into metal bowl. Then wipe out wax with a paper towel. DO NOT pour the wax down your sink!

mixture directly into your tins.

For tinted lip balm, cut a small piece of lipstick and stir into the remaining liquid. Get crazy and use a bold color you usually won’t wear. If liquid starts to harden, simply place back on the stove and re-melt.

Allow time for the balms to cool overnight.

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