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From a young age, she worked alongside her family; cooking and baking cakes, eventually becoming part of the restaurant industry when her mom opened Jackys Guatemalan Restaurant in downtown Sioux Falls, back in 2009.

As the family business grew, Reyes says, her mom encouraged her and her brother to take on more responsibility. Eventually, that led Reyes to Jackys Burrito Express on West 12th Street. At first, Reyes was nervous about taking over that restaurant on her own. But, she knew she loved to cook, she knew their food was good, and she knew she had a good team.

The location along the busy 12th Street corridor was also a benefit, and the Burrito Express concept quickly became a big hit with people wanting a different option for a quick lunch break.

Almost five years later, that lunch business at Jackys Burrito Express is still going strong...but so are breakfast and dinner. No matter what time you go in to enjoy their all-day menu, the restaurant is serving both dine-in guests and those taking food to go. Thanks to a recent expansion into the empty space next to them, Jackys Burrito Express now has triple the seating they had when they first opened. The atmosphere is bright and colorful, humming with the sounds of delicious food being prepared in the kitchen and conversations among guests and staff.

Everything is made fresh, which you can see as you look back into the bustling kitchen, while at the front counter placing your order.

You can find all your favorites at Jackys

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Burrito Express, whether that is tacos and burritos or quesadillas, enchiladas and tostadas. They also offer dinner plates, soups, vegetarian options and the trendy tacos de birria, which are grilled corn tortillas filled with shredded beef and topped with diced red onion and cilantro.

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If you’re in the mood for breakfast, Jackys Burrito Express will make sure you don’t start your day hungry. Their breakfast offerings, like the breakfast burrito or huevos rancheros, are accompanied by black refried beans, fried sweet plantains, cream, cheese and your choice of corn or

flour tortillas.

Just to ensure you are completely satisfied before you leave after your meal, you can grab one of their delicious desserts or a container of their salsa from the large glass case inside the door.

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Hours: Monday-Saturday 9am-9pm Sunday Closed Jackys Burrito Express 2315 W. 12th Street (605) 271-1104 Find us on Facebook!

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Jackys Burrito Express is Roberto Lopez, who also started at the original Jackys location downtown. He says the key to the restaurant’s success is consistency.

“Everyone knows you will get good food here,” he says. “The food is consistent, but our team of employees is also consistently

great, and Leslie is the leader. She puts her heart into it, and we are like family here; the employees and our customers.”

You can see how true that is by looking at their Facebook page and see that they share just as many pictures of their happy customers as they do their mouth-

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Leslie agrees that Jackys Burrito Express is not “just” a job for her team.

“We enjoy coming here every day,” she says. “It’s not just ‘work’ because we get to make people happy and we love to make great food.”

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February The Premiere Playhouse Presents Lombardi February 3-5 & 10-12 • 7pm February 5, 6, 12 & 13 • 2pm Orpheum Theater Center 315 N. Phillips Ave. Lombardi follows Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi through a week in the 1965 NFL season as he attempts to lead his team to the championship.

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wife, Marie, for answers. The show is suitable for all ages. INFO washingtonpavilion.org or (605) 367-6000.

Cindy Wilson Presents: The Beautiful Snow Thursday, February 3 • 6:30 pm Old Courthouse Museum 200 West 6th Street Author Cindy Wilson brings the story of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s The Long Winter to life with extraordinary tales of survival, resilience, and defiance that add rich context to Wilder’s beloved novel. Free admission. (605) 3674210 or siouxlandmuseums.com.

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Sioux Falls Skyforce vs.

Agua Caliente Clippers Thursday, February 3 • 6:30pm Sanford Pentagon The Sioux Falls Skyforce is a member of the NBA G League and an affiliate of the Miami HEAT. Catch the team in action as they compete against some of the top up-and-coming professional basketball players in the country.

INFO (605) 332-0605.

Sioux Falls Stampede vs.

Omaha Lancers Friday, February 4 • 7:05pm Denny Sanford PREMIER Center Cheer on the Sioux Falls Stampede

of the USHL as they take on opponents from across the country. INFO (605) 336-6060.

Marty DeWitt at the Old Courthouse Museum Winter Concert Series Friday, February 4 • 12 - 1pm Old Courthouse Museum 200 West Sixth Street Marty DeWitt will perform in the historic courtroom of the Old Courthouse Museum. Bring your lunch and enjoy the show! Free admission. (605) 367-4210 or siouxlandmuseums.com.

Fiddler on the Roof February 4 • 8pm February 5 • 2 & 7:30 pm February 6 • 2pm Washington Pavilion Mary W. Sommervold Hall Tony®-Winning director Bartlett Sher and the team behind SOUTH PACIFIC, THE KING AND I and 2017 Tony®-Winning Best Play OSLO, bring a fresh and authentic vision to this beloved theatrical masterpiece from Tony®-Winner Joseph Stein and Pulitzer Prize® Winners Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick.

The original production won ten Tony Awards®, including a special Tony® for becoming the longest-running Broadway musical of all time. You’ll be there when the sun rises on this new production, with stunning movement and dance from acclaimed Israeli choreographer Hofesh Shechter, based on the original staging by Jerome Robbins. A wonderful cast and a lavish orchestra tell this heartwarming story of fathers

and daughters, husbands and wives, and the timeless traditions that define faith and family. INFO www.washingtonpavilion.org or (605) 367-6000.

The Missing Murderer Murder Mystery Friday, February 4 6, 6:30, 7, 7:30, and 8 pm Saturday, February 5 6, 6:30, 7, 7:30, and 8 pm Pettigrew Home & Museum 131 N. Duluth Avenue Please join us for an entertaining, interactive murder mystery where you solve the crime. There will be four nights of public performances, with five show times each. Tickets will be $12 per person can be purchased in advance at the Old Courthouse Museum. Call (605) 367-4210. www.siouxlandmuseums.com Frost: Silver Key Gala Saturday, February 5 • 5:30pm Ramkota Exhibit Hall A glamorous evening which includes a dinner, live and

silent auctions, program, entertainment and dancing. A fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sioux Empire.

Registration and social hour begins at 5:30pm with dinner and program beginning at 6:30pm. Individual Tickets: $150 each. Table of 8: $1,200. INFO lverdin@bgcsiouxempire.org Sioux Falls Stampede vs.

Sioux City Musketeers Saturday, February 5 • 6:05pm Denny Sanford PREMIER Center Cheer on the Sioux Falls Stampede of the USHL as they take on opponents from across the country. INFO (605) 336-6060.

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Birmingham Squadron Sunday, February 6 • 3pm Sanford Pentagon The Sioux Falls Skyforce is a member of the NBA G League and an affiliate of the Miami HEAT. Catch the team in action as they compete against some of the top up-and-coming professional

basketball players in the country.

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Behind the Scenes Tour of the Old Courthouse Museum Monday, February 7 • 2pm Old Courthouse Museum 200 West Sixth Street Take a look behind the closed doors of the Old Courthouse Museum and see the current use of the building compared to its use as a courthouse.

Free admission. Call (605) 367-4210 to register. www. siouxlandmuseums.com Oil Painting – Getting the Glow February 8 & 15 • 2 Sessions • $52 Joe’s Garage Jewelry Studio Use new techniques to capture the warmth and depth of glowing fields and dramatic skies in oil from inspired works by various artists. Recreate their depth by working through each area, adhering to a well-planned palette.

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Victorian Tea Party Wednesday, February 9 • 2pm Pettigrew Home & Museum 131 N. Duluth Avenue Enjoy a tea in true Victorian fashion at the historic Pettigrew Home & Museum.

Learn about the history of tea while enjoying tea and snacks.

Space is limited for this adult program. Call (605) 367-7097 to register. Free admission. INFO siouxlandmuseums.com GALentine’s Shopping Even Friday, February 11, 11am - 6pm JuLiana’s Boutique La Femme 196 E. 6th Street Description: Grab your gals and enjoy a fun day filled with rosé, candy charcuterie, giveaways + more! • FREE gift for the first 25 gals • Chance to win a “Treat Yourself” Valentine’s Day giveaway package ($500+ value) • Exclusive in-store discounts Amy Ellsworth at the Old Courthouse Museum Winter Concert Series Friday, February 11 • 12 - 1pm Old Courthouse Museum 200 West Sixth Street Amy Ellsworth will perform in the historic courtroom. Bring your lunch and enjoy the show!

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Big Band Dance! Sweetheart Dance & Waltz Lesson February 11 • 6:40-10:30pm $15 • Ballroom Dance Club at El Riad Shrine Waltz into the night and enjoy a special night out at a Big Band Dance featuring a LIVE band along with a dance lesson to get you started. Featuring the Shrine Big Band on the El Riad Shrine’s premier dance floor! Your waltz lesson is 6:40-7:30 pm with the dance immediately following from 7:30-10:30 pm. Instructors from Sioux Falls Ballroom Dance Club are available for

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assistance throughout the night. Business Causal or dressy attire is requested, and themed outfits are always appropriate!

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“I Am, He Said,” A Celebration of Neil Diamond Friday, February 11 • 7:30pm Washington Pavilion Join us for the tribute show I Am, He Said — A Celebration of Neil Diamond starring Matt Vee, nephew of 1960s pop star Bobby Vee. With songs like “Cracklin’ Rosie,” “Song Sung Blue” and “Sweet Caroline,” Neil Diamond sold more than 100 million records worldwide and produced musical hits spanning five decades. A prolific songwriter in the mid-1960s, he penned songs recorded by everyone from Elvis Presley to Deep Purple and of course, the Monkee’s classic, “I’m A Believer”. This 12-piece ensemble will leave you wanting more! INFO www.washingtonpavilion.org or (605) 367-6000.

Valentine – Couples Introductory Archery February 11 or 14 • 7-8pm $35/couple • Archery Outfitters Date night! Couples enjoy the experience of archery together! Learn safety on the range, loading and aiming the bow, proper form, guidance, and support from Archery Outfitters’ expert instructors on their indoor range. Receive plenty of practice time with both traditional recurve and compound bows. All equipment provided. Registration fee is per couple. Registration is available online at www.ComEd.sf.k12.sd.us or call (605) 367-7999.

Sioux Falls Stampede vs.

Des Moines Buccaneers Saturday, February 12 • 6:05pm Denny Sanford Premier Center Cheer on the Sioux Falls Stampede of the USHL as they take on opponents from across the country. INFO (605) 336-6060.

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Salt Lake City Stars Saturday, February 12 • 7pm Sanford Pentagon The Sioux Falls Skyforce is a member of the NBA G League and an affiliate of the Miami HEAT. Catch the team in action as they compete against some of the top up-and-coming professional basketball players in the country.

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Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons Saturday, February 12 • 7:30pm Washington Pavilion Join Music Director Delta David Gier and your SDSO for Vivaldi’s celebration of renewal, “The Four Seasons.” From spring’s first blush to the chilling grip of winter, this is a concert experience not to be missed.

INFO www.washingtonpavilion. org or (605) 335-7933.

Houndstooth House Presents Art in the House Meet the Artist Night Saturday, Feb. 12 • 5-7pm Come see local artist’s original works in our showroom and meet the artists! Art viewing, wine, appetizers. Art will be on display and available for purchase. 201 W. 37th St. INFO (605) 271-2278.

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Rio Grand Valley Vipers Tuesday, February 15 • 6:30pm Sanford Pentagon The Sioux Falls Skyforce is a member of the NBA G League and an affiliate of the Miami HEAT. Catch the team in action as they compete against some of the top up-and-coming professional basketball players in the country. INFO (605) 332-0605.

Rosemaling Demonstration Tuesday, February 15 • 1-4pm Old Courthouse Museum 200 West Sixth Street Eileen Halverson will be demonstrating the Norwegian folk art of Rosemaling (decorative painting) in the second-floor hallway of the Old Courthouse Museum. Stop in any

time for a demonstration or to ask questions. INFO (605) 3674210 or siouxlandmuseums.com The Choir of Man Wednesday, February 16 • 7:30pm Washington Pavilion Known across the globe as “the ultimate-feel good show,” THE CHOIR OF MAN offers up one hour of indisputable joy for all ages! It’s a party. It’s a concert.

It’s the best pub “lock-in” you’ve ever been to. Featuring pop, classic rock, folk, Broadway and pub tunes, THE CHOIR OF MAN has something for everyone.

A multi-talented cast of nine handsome guys combines hairraising harmonies, foot-stomping singalongs, world-class tap dance and poetic meditations on the power of community in this riotously enjoyable homage to that gathering place we’ve all missed so much over the last year: your local pub. With a real working bar on stage, come ready to drink in the action. The first round’s on us. Cheers! INFO (605) 367-6000.

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Grand Valley Vipers Thursday, February 17 6:30–8:30pm • Sanford Pentagon The Sioux Falls Skyforce is a member of the NBA G League and an affiliate of the Miami HEAT. Catch the team in action as they compete against some of the top up-and-coming professional basketball players in the country.

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Kid’s Activity Day Honest Abe Thursday, February 17 • 9-11:30am Old Courthouse Museum 200 West Sixth Street Kids can learn about history and make their own crafts to take home. 15 minute sessions run throughout morning times.

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200 West Sixth Street Geoff Gunderson will perform in the historic courtroom of the Old Courthouse Museum. Bring your lunch and enjoy the show.

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Potted Potter: The Unauthorized Harry Experience - A Parody by Dan and Jeff February 18-19 • 7:30pm February 19 • 2pm February 20 • 1 & 4pm Orpheum Theatre All Seven Harry Potter Books in Hilarious Minutes!

A Critic’s Pick by the New York Times, New York Magazine and Time Out London, Potted Potter: The Unauthorized Harry Experience — A Parody by Dan and Jeff, won the prestigious 2012 Olivier Award nomination for Best Entertainment & Family Show; playing to sold-out houses worldwide. Written by former BBC Television hosts Daniel Clarkson and Jefferson Turner, the play takes on the ultimate challenge of condensing, or

“potting”, all seven Harry Potter books into 70 madcap minutes, aided only by multiple costume changes, brilliant songs, ridiculous props and a generous helping of Hogwarts magic. The show also invites audiences to engage with a real life game of Quidditch, but according to Clarkson and Turner’s unique set of rules. INFO washingtonpavilion.org or (605) 367-6000.

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Saturday, February 19 • 1–4pm At The Lake – Luverne, MN. Adult & Youth Divisions. Over $6,000 in Prizes. Pre-register at www.

LuverneChamber.com $25 adult and $15 youth registration fee.

2nd Annual Barks and Brews Sunday, February 20 • 2pm Sioux Falls Convention Center Barks and Brews is the largest indoor dog park in Sioux Falls. Bring a donation for the Sioux Falls Humane Society

EXPERIENCE THE BUG SQUAD Kirby Science Discovery Center Washington Pavilion Enjoy exploring Bug Squad - a hands-on touring exhibit exploring the unique abilities of bugs. This interactive exhibit features talking animatronic members of the Bug Squad – bold characters with their own superhero storyline that describes their super abilities and unique traits. Visit today before the exhibit leaves February 20, 2022. and let your dog roam free while you enjoy your brew while visiting with pet-friendly vendors. Great prizes will also be given away. INFO dennysanfordpremiercenter.com or (605) 367-7288.

Fiber Arts – Needle Felting February 22 & March 1 3-4:30pm • $57 Joe’s Garage Jewelry Studio One of wool’s most mysterious attributes is its ability to felt.

In Needle Felting, a barbed skewer is used to lock colorful wool fibers into bold designs, or softly layered fields. Learn this craft on a felted pencil pouch (also perfect for a carrier for your needle felting tool and fibers!). Choose from 2 design options that utilize fills, outlining, and blending. Everything is provided. No experience needed.

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Dakota String Quartet at the Old Courthouse Museum Winter Concert Series Friday, February 25 • 12-1pm Old Courthouse Museum 200 West Sixth Street The Dakota String Quartet will perform classical music in the historic courtroom of the Old Courthouse Museum. Bring your lunch and enjoy the show!

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The Music of John Williams Saturday, February 26 • 7:30pm Washington Pavilion Join the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra for an outof-this-world program featuring music from multiple Academy Award-winner John Williams.

Blockbuster scores from Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Harry Potter, and more! INFO www.washingtonpavilior.org or (605) 335-7933.

An Evening with Leo Kottke Saturday, February 26 • 8pm Orpehum Theater Widely recognized as a master of acoustic guitar, Leo Kottke is known for his innovative fingerpicking style on six- and 12-string guitars, drawing influences from blues, jazz and folk music. INFO www.washingtonpavilion.org or (605) 367-6000.

Liz Almlie Presents: Yours for Justice: Stories of the Suffrage Movement in South Dakota Sunday, February 27 • 6:30pm

Stone’s Throw – Curling for Beginners February 27 • 3 Sessions 12:45-2:15pm • $90 Sioux Falls Curling Saw Curling in the Olympics which piqued your interest and now you’re ready to try it out?

The instructors of Sioux Falls Curling will show you how by teaching you all you need to know to play the game! Over the duration of this three-week course, you will learn the rules and history of this 500-year-old sport, hone your stone throwing skills and test your new skills in an informal Curling match!

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February 28 4 Sessions 7-8pm • $68 Susan B. Anthony Elementary March to the beat of your own drum! Looking for an easily accessible, fun way to learn how to lay down a beat and play drums in time to popular music while burning off some extra energy and strengthening your arms? Then pull up a bucket, grab your sticks, and get ready to jam! Learn to make beats, use correct stick technique, and read basic rhythm notation.

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Sweet Treats for Your Sweetie

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Buttermilk Brownies for Valentine’s Day 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 cups sugar 2 cups flour 1 cup buttermilk 2 eggs

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ack in the early 1990s, when Jim and Dawn Wallace bought their home, being just off 57th Street was at the edge of the city. Of course, Sioux Falls continued to expand further south, creating a nice buffer of homes and maturing trees around them.

“This is the only house we’ve ever lived in, and we love this neighborhood,” says Dawn. “We’re close to 57th, so we have easy access to anything we need, but we’re also a little protected from the traffic and the noise of the city.”

They lived in the house “as is” for about nine years with two growing sons before they were feeling the need for a little more room. Certainly, there was the option to look for a new house somewhere else, but because they wanted to stay in their neighborhood, they decided on an expansion to add a little more room on both the front and the back of the house.

Over the next several years as the house aged and trends changed, it was time to do a little updating.

“Everything in the house was traditional oak when we bought it back in 1992,” says Dawn. “When we did the expansion, we really just used our existing furniture to change things up. But, looking around and wanting a real refresh, we knew that

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was going to be a bigger effort requiring some help.”

The major effort started in 2019 when they redid the floors and began transforming everything oak to white – including trim, floorboards and doors. Little by little, they continued updating the main

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floor, concluding with a master bedroom makeover at the end of 2021.

Dawn says meeting the team from Houndstooth House, introduced through a mutual friend, made the work much easier, and also much more fun.

“Michelle and Denise were so great to

work with,” Dawn says, referring to Michelle Marino and Denise Cotter. “They really helped me step out of my comfort zone.”

While the “refresh” did include updating the actual décor in the house, having designers to work with also helped the couple take a new look at how little things

like furniture arrangement can change the look of a space. For example, there is a cozy sitting area at the front of the house as well as a family room at the back of the main floor.

“I had a couch and two chairs in both places,” says Dawn, “so Michelle and Denise said, ‘change it up,’ and so we

took the couch out of the front room and created a neat grouping of four chairs by the fireplace.”

Oftentimes when people are remodeling rooms in a house, they may have a certain color scheme in mind or a piece of furniture that will be the focal point. For

the Wallaces, it was their art.

“We had artwork that we wanted to incorporate into the refresh, and we worked with Jon Piper from Piper Arts to frame some original artwork that we had, and then Denise and Michelle did such a fantastic job working those pieces into the décor.”

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Many of the art pieces hanging on walls throughout the home are originals by John Axton out of Santa Fe, who happens to be a friend of Dawn’s stepdad.

“We inherited some of the pieces from my mom and stepdad, but then we have also added to the collection ourselves.”

Axton’s works are mostly abstract images or horizons, which have been described as having “haunting landscapes” and “moody skies.” The colors of those framed originals stand out against the neutral color palette that the Wallaces chose for the home’s refresh.

The front seating room flows into the formal dining room and back to the family room, which also has a corner office space and plenty of room for the couple to play with their 22-month-old granddaughter, who Dawn has the pleasure of occasionally watching during the day. The room also

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features a tray ceiling with dark wood beams.

“I originally wanted a vaulted ceiling, and that was the plan,” Dawn laughs, “but we came home one day and said we changed our minds. We wanted something warm and welcoming, so we went this direction instead.”

The Wallace’s kitchen benefitted from the first update back in 2001 with the home addition, changing it from an eat-in kitchen to a more open space. In the dining area, they added a wall-length “hutch” of custom cabinets that includes drawers with built-in dividers for silverware and a handy pull-down door to reveal a little “secretary” rather than needing to have a separate desk for mail and such.

Even with the artwork they already had, Dawn says, there were still rooms that perplexed her a bit as to what to put on the walls. The half-bath on the main floor was one of those spaces.

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“I was talking with Denise and Michelle about that room and all of a sudden, Michelle says, ‘The feathers!’ and came back with a pair of muted-color watercolor prints of feathers. They were perfect.”

The master bedroom transformation took it from green carpet and green walls with French provincial furniture to neutral beige and grey with modern furniture, adding pops of color with new John Axton

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artwork, including a commissioned piece.

“Jim had this commissioned for me,” Dawn says smiling, unwrapping a square framed print of a striking purple Iris that would soon be going up over the new side chair in the room. “He usually doesn’t do flowers that often, but did this. I love Irises.”

And, on the back, the piece is signed by Axton and is aptly named, “Early Dawn.”

The master bath was carpeted when they

first moved into the house back in the ‘90s.

Now, it has a beautiful tiled (and heated) floor, and the same tile pattern was used around the sunken tub. The windows around the tub have top-down bottom-up shades to let plenty of natural light.

Both the family room and the master bedroom have doors that open to the nice-sized deck and fenced in backyard, which is a wonderful place for the couple’s

golden retriever Stella to run.

The second floor has three bedrooms, one of which is reserved especially for their granddaughter when she stays over.

The twin bed is covered in playful animal bedding, and colorful animal prints hang on the walls.

The home’s lower level originally had blue carpet, and that has also been refreshed with neutral colors in the family

room and guest room. Dawn keeps her grandmother’s old sewing machine in that room, and it is also where she decided to hang a couple of limited-edition prints that her dad once bought.

“The one of the girl with the long hair,” Dawn explains, “is one that Dad bought because he said it reminded him of me.”

At times, Dawn says it is hard to believe they have been in one place for 30 years.

“I’m not sure that you really hear about people being in the same house for that long anymore,” she says. “But this is just where we have always felt the most at home. And, even though we may have changed the way the house looks, we still have all of those memories of our boys growing up and all the good times we’ve had in this house. And, there are still more memories to make here.”

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The Legend and Lore of

Devil’s Gulch

BY WAYNE FANEBUST

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evil’s Gulch is a quartzite rock chasm located in eastern Minnehaha County, near the town of Garretson, close to the border with Minnesota. Named after His Satanic Majesty, it exudes a dark, sinister intrigue, and yet Devil’s Gulch is a place of intense, eye-opening scenic beauty, although to some eyes, it might look like a strange, freak of nature that suddenly burst through the dirt on the verdant, rolling prairie. A creek of the same name runs between the huge rock formations that are 60 to 70 feet high.

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Another remarkable rock formation called the Palisades proudly stands south of the town of Garretson, in Palisades Township. Just two miles from Devil’s Gulch, the Palisades is another place of sheer enchantment where grand and high outcroppings of the hard, pinkish rock adorns the banks of the Split Rock Creek, a lovely stream that was once called Split Rock River.

The first settlers arrived in Palisades Township in 1873. This date coincides with an article in an 1873 Sioux Falls

newspaper informing its readers that on a balmy September day, a party of young girls hired a team and driver and visited the Palisades “to see the beauty of the place and enjoy the pleasure of the ride.”

There was, however, no mention of Devil’s Gulch.

Although the origin of the name “Devil’s Gulch” is a mystery, it has a history along with a mythology. The Native Americans had long called it “Spirit Canyon.”

According to an old Indian legend, the canyon was created as a result of a

tomahawk throwing contest between two warriors. While the two men tossed their tomahawks, suddenly the “earth trembled, the rocks split and the canyon appeared.”

Spirit Canyon became a holy place for the Indians, and for the white man, a place that the plow shall never touch.

Nowadays, tourists who visit Devil’s Gulch are often told that the legendary outlaw, Jesse James, on horseback and being chased by a posse, jumped across the gulch, thereby escaping yet another attempt to capture him. The Missouri outlaw, along with his brother Frank had been on the run following the botched robbery of a bank in Northfield, Minnesota. The James brothers, along with Cole, Bob and Jim Younger and three other men were attacked and shot up by angry men of Northfield. The crime was committed on September 7, 1876.

Four men were killed in the gun battle, including two members of the gang. A few days later, the James boys split up with the Younger brothers and somehow managed to stay ahead of hundreds of pursuers.

Most people, especially those who know something about horses, will conclude that a jump of about eighteen feet would be impossible, if nothing else, because of the presence of jagged rocks. While it might be possible for a horse to broad jump eighteen feet, it seems unlikely that a horse, even a fresh, fast one, could get up the necessary speed because of problems presented by the rocky surface. And yet in 1924, W. W. Sanders, then an editor of a Garretson newspaper wrote: “It was across the Devil’s Gulch—as the legend has it, that Jesse James jumped.”

The quote was published in The Daily Argus-Leader, a Sioux Falls newspaper, and a legend was born — one that has found a permanent home at Devil’s Gulch on the north edge of Garretson. Calling it a “pedigree legend,” reporter J. A. Jerome wrote: “it is probably true that Jesse and Frank James had to jump across some chasm there, as there were no bridges of any kind…,” and they were being chased by a Luverne, Minnesota, posse.

While the brothers were indeed, chased by a Luverne posse, facts tend to be scarce when one tries to explain the big jump. It is known that on the morning of September 17, 1876, the James boys took breakfast at the Charles Rolph homestead, located about 12 miles north of present-day Luverne, Minnesota. It is also known that the James boys entered Dakota Territory about five miles north of Valley Springs and that on the evening of the 17th, they visited the Andrew Nelson homestead, along the Split Rock River.

This timeline suggests that they were never even at Devil’s Gulch. Nevertheless, the tale has become a tidbit of lore that persists to this day.

The James brothers made their way back to Missouri and denied any connection with the Northfield bank robbery. The only thing either man would say is that they were never in Minnesota. After Jesse’s death at the hands of Bob Ford in 1882, the outlaw’s reputation soared; he became America’s bandit hero. Numerous “wild west shows” that featured Jesse’s outlaw career, played

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almost everywhere in America. In 1907, the traveling Jesse James show stopped in Sioux Falls where fans were treated to samples of his outlaw exploits, but Devil’s Gulch was not on the program.

It was in 1922 that news of the prodigious, eighteen foot leap finally emerged in the news media. It was then that the editor of the Wentworth News, a Lake County, South Dakota newspaper, wrote that he had been given a tour of Devil’s Gulch by someone (unnamed) who “showed us the place where Jesse James jumped the channel riding horseback.”

After that a series of articles appeared in 1923 that are equally vague as to the origin of the tale, the wild story that strangely emerged in the public mind about 46 years after the events of 1876. Why, when and how the Leap legend surfaced at all, are three questions that have plagued historians and history buffs for a long, long time. But, apparently there were those

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who wanted to exploit the story.

W. W. Sanders was among the first to spread the word. Sanders was in love with the area, as was the Garretson Booster Club. In the summer of 1923, Sanders invited a group of southeastern South Dakota newspaper editors to visit the scenic spot. He gave them a tour of the Palisades and Devil’s Gulch that included a bit of story telling. Taking the group across the footbridge over the Gulch, he told them they were walking where, years ago in the past, “Jesse James jumped across the Gulch…”

But again, no evidence was provided.

In the heat of the moment or under stress caused by fear, anxiety or uncertainty, people sometimes see what they want or need to see in order to stay steady and make sense of their situation.

It is known that the James’ were pursued by many men, and in the course of the pursuit, more likely than not, one of the brothers jumped across a rocky creek

bed or something similar. The jump takes almost less than a couple of heartbeats and is witnessed by one or more men. It mentioned in conversation, repeated over the years, changed slightly each time, until the insignificant puddle-hop becomes a legendary leap, a gargantuan feat by a larger-than-life desperado.

And, so the legend and lore of Jesse James’ improbable, but magnificent, leap across Devil’s Gulch lives on. It is a legend with a long life and it is an integral part of the story of the great escape by the James brothers. There is no point in trying to drive a stake through it, because it can’t be killed. Somewhere out there someone might find an answer, a rational explanation for an issue that seems to be pleading for closure, but then again, maybe not. Maybe, just maybe, the romance of history has a legitimate place in this outlaw narrative alongside plain, dull facts.

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“When I volunteer, I always get more than I give.”

lead by example” “make time for what Words is BY important ” TO LIVE Parker Roti with neighbor, Mary Glenski, during a Cathedral Historic District Neighborhood event.

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s a journalist, I’m fortunate to learn from others nearly every day. Along with a glimpse into their lives, as I interview folks for articles I’m working on, I pick up helpful hints, conversation starters or words to live by.

I gleaned some thought-provoking words to live by during recent interviews with South Dakotans recognized for their service to state and community, with the honor of being named a 2022 South Dakota State University Eminent Farmer/Rancher or Homemaker.

When I asked one of the farmers how, with all the demands of operating a farm, he found time to volunteer and serve. His response was, “I make time for what matters.”

This simple statement has been re-running through my mind as I go about my week.

It gave me pause the other night when our 11-year-old daughter,

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Parker, asked us to play a boardgame after supper. I had been planning to fold laundry. The boardgame won out.

While interviewing another Eminent honoree, “lead by example,” was my takeaway. This great-grandma and enthusiastic volunteer reflected that as parents we are not simply raising children, we are raising citizens. And children learn to be good citizens by the example we set.

My husband and I deem our Cathedral Historic neighborhood important. So, we make time to volunteer alongside other neighbors to organize community-building events and work on projects to enhance pride of place. Because of this, we know most of our neighbors and Parker has neighbor friends of all ages. And although she is a bit reserved, she talks as easily with a 78-year-old neighbor as she does a 5-year-old neighbor.

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parent, I was immediately grateful that we don’t get a babysitter each time we participate in a planning meeting or help set up for an event. And I guess it’s a good thing that I have caught Parker pretend playing “meeting.”

As simple as the concepts are, it’s not always easy to “lead by example,” or “make time for what is important.”

There have been quite a few winter evenings when staying in was much more appealing than bundling up to participate in a planning meeting or event. (In this extreme winter climate, it seems that leaving our cozy home for any reason requires some effort.)

But the minute I arrive, I am always warmed by the company of friends and neighbors. Which reminds me of yet another Eminent honoree comment, “When I volunteer, I always get more than I give.”

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The Art

OF NURTURING A RELATIONSHIP

BY RICCARDO TARABELSI

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on’t turn the page! You’re in the right section. This is the etc for her wine article, I promise. This is not the relationship advice column; however, there are more similarities between a relationship and wine than one might think. For the wine collector, there are many key factors to nurturing wine so that it will age gracefully and peak at the right moment. Much like a relationship, wines need love and caring too. Below are the keys to nurturing wine (and your relationship) to make this Valentine’s Day a day to remember.

Key #1 Keep Cool

Key #2 Going Steady

In a budding relationship, it’s important to keep cool and allow the relationship to develop naturally. This is very important to wines too. While wines are aging, they like to be kept at cooler temperatures. Heat is Enemy Number One for wine.

Temperatures higher than 70° F will age a wine more quickly than is usually desirable. And if it gets too much hotter, your wine may get “cooked,” resulting in flat aromas and flavors. The ideal temperature range is between 55° F and 65° F, though this isn’t an exact science. Don’t fret too much if your storage runs a couple degrees warmer, as long as you’re opening the bottles within a few years from their release.

Relationships are like roller coasters, but if your relationship has a steady goal, it’s going to last for a long time. More important than worrying about achieving a perfect 58°F is avoiding the landmines of rapid, extreme, or frequent temperature swings. On top of cooked flavors, the expansion and contraction of the liquid inside the bottle might push the cork out or cause seepage. Aim for consistency, but don’t get paranoid about minor temperature fluctuations; wines may see worse in transit from the winery to the store. (Even if heat has caused wine to seep out past the cork, that doesn’t always mean the wine is ruined. There’s no way to know until you open it—it could still be delicious.)

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Key #3 Turn the Lights Off

Key #5 Sideways

Okay, keep calm. We all know what this means in a relationship, but to wine, light, especially sunlight, can pose a potential problem for long-term storage. The sun’s UV rays can degrade and prematurely age wine. One of the reasons why vintners use colored glass bottles? They’re like sunglasses for wine. Light from household bulbs probably won’t damage the wine itself, but it can fade your labels in the long run. Incandescent bulbs may be a bit safer than fluorescent bulbs, which do emit very small amounts of ultraviolet light.

Again, I know what you’re thinking but get your mind out of the gutter! Traditionally, bottles have been stored on their sides in order to keep the liquid up against the cork, which theoretically should keep the cork from drying out. If you’re planning on drinking these bottles in the near- to mid-term, or if the bottles have alternative closures (screw caps, glass, or plastic corks), this is not necessary.

I will say this: Horizontal racking is a space-efficient way to store your bottles, and it definitely can’t harm your wines.

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No, no, no, don’t even go there! There is nothing good about vibrations when it comes to your wine storage. There are theories that vibration could damage wine in the long term by speeding up the chemical reactions in the liquid. Some serious collectors worry about even the subtle vibrations caused by electronic appliances, though there’s little evidence documenting the impacts of this.

Significant vibrations could possibly disturb the sediment in older wines and keep them from settling, potentially making them unpleasantly gritty. Unless you live above a train station or are hosting rock concerts, is this likely to be a problem for your shortterm storage? No.

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Remember the butterflies you felt when you were first dating your loved one? Did you ever let them see you sweat? Conventional wisdom says that wines should be stored at an ideal humidity level of 70 percent. The theory goes that dry air will dry out the corks, which would let air into the bottle and spoil the wine. Yes, this does happen, but unless you live in a desert or in arctic conditions, it probably won’t happen to you. Anywhere between 50 percent and 80 percent humidity is considered safe, and placing a pan of water in your storage area can improve conditions. Conversely, extremely damp conditions can promote mold. This won’t affect a properly sealed wine, but it can damage your labels.

Key #6 Good Vibrations

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Key #7 Location. Location. Location.

I don’t know how this pertains to love (maybe being in the right place at the right time?) For wine storage, it’s finding a cool, not-too-damp space in the basement that can double as a cellar.

Rule out your kitchen, laundry room, or boiler room, where hot temperatures could affect your wines, and look for a location not directly in line with light pouring in from a window. You could also buy a small wine cooler and follow the same guidelines: If you keep your wine fridge in a cool place, it won’t have to work so hard, keeping your energy bill down.

Hopefully I’ve been able to give you some vital pieces to the romantic puzzle of your relationship. Probably not; however, I do hope you now have enough information to get started on your wine collection. It’s an exciting adventure that demands attention to detail, a commitment to quality, and a patient soul. Sounds a lot like a relationship to me… Buon Valentino and Carpe Vino!

Riccardo will be spending his Valentine’s Day with Marybeth, his wife of almost 25 years, hosting guests at their restaurant R Wine Bar & Kitchen in Downtown Sioux Falls. Contact Riccardo at riccardo@rwinebar.com.

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Temperature Check

BY JIM MATHIS

Sous vide filet mignon, perfect medium rare, edge to edge.

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f you’re like me, you’ve probably had your temperature checked more in the last 24 months, than in the previous 24 years. At a local medical clinic, I was screened each time I entered the building, then checked again in the exam room. When we visit my mother-in-law at her assisted living facility, we are required to take our temperature and record it as we enter the building. And as the pandemic began to spread in the spring of 2020, we found our foreheads being scanned by infrared thermometers daily. Did I buy a new touchless forehead thermometer back then? Yes, yes I did. But I admit I probably have too many thermometers of all shapes and sizes, most for use when cooking, either in the kitchen or at the backyard grill.

Why so many thermometers? Because the difference between an undercooked chicken (which is not only unpleasant but

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dangerous) and a dry, overcooked bird is a matter of a few minutes on the grill or in the oven. And an expensive steak can go from a perfect medium-rare to medium-well just as quickly. With that in mind, here are my thoughts on the tools you need to keep temperatures in check in your kitchen.

The Must Haves First and foremost, you need a good instant read thermometer.

I’ve written about these before because this is a really important tool in your kitchen. I have a couple, all from the brand ThermoWorks. They make professional grade thermometers of all kinds. This is not a paid endorsement; I wish I could get them to even send a few samples! I use them because they are extremely accurate and reliable. Look at consumer and kitchen testing labs,

“Because when you’re cooking, very little is as important as temperature. Check yours often.”

and they always rank these at the top.

The one I reach for almost daily is the Thermapen® MK4, which has been replaced in their lineup by the Thermapen® One. Both are very fast and accurate; within 0.5 degrees Celsius in one second. Both have large, easy-to-read LED screens that rotate as you move the device. I’ve also got an older version that is just as accurate, but the screen isn’t as good. One of these will cost about $100, but they are worth every penny.

They also make smaller, pocket-sized pens like the Exec, Dash and ThemoPop. All of these can be had for under $40. I take my Exec with me when I travel and know I’ll be cooking. I seriously don’t like to cook without a good instant read thermometer.

Another must-have in my toolbox is a leave-in probe-style thermometer. When I’m roasting a turkey, smoking a pork butt, or making a Beef Wellington, I insert a probe, set an alarm for the desired internal temp, and let it cook. I can always check the progress on the readout and as it gets close to being done, I’ll double check with my instant read. I’ve had several of these through the years, but now I rely primarily on the ThermoWorks DOT. It’s a simple, durable, easy-to-use probe. If I’m smoking something big, like the aforementioned pork butt, I’ll use two, one inserted to the thickest part of the meat, the other in the smoker to monitor the cooking temp.

The third must-have for me is one that I use to check the temperature of my refrigerator, freezer, and oven. I bought a few of these at the local hardware store, and they’ll sit on a shelf or hang from a rack. They show me how accurate the settings on the oven and chill chests are. Now that most fridges and ovens have digital settings, it’s easy to think they are accurate, but some are not. My oven tends to run about 10 degrees cool in standard baking mode, but pretty true in convection mode. Our kitchen freezer runs true, but the deep freeze in the basement runs colder than it’s set. And when my wine fridge died, these helped me to diagnose the problem and repurpose the bar fridge to keep white wines at the right temp.

Now if you frequently cook certain types of things, whether it’s your grandma’s fried chicken, your great aunt’s peanut brittle or

your secret recipe fudge, you may want to invest in specialized frying or candy thermometers. But in most cases an instant read can be used instead, and you’ve already got one of those.

Fun To Have The big brother to the touchless forehead thermometer is an infrared gun. These are used to check the temp of a cooking surface, like a cast iron griddle or a skillet. Many recipes will tell you to “heat oil until it shimmers” or “just before it starts to smoke.” That’s not very precise and depends not only on the type of oil, but the type of pan. If you’re trying to sear meat quickly, you’ll want to heat a pan to 500 to 600 degrees Fahrenheit. But how do you know when your pan is that hot? Your infrared gun will tell you. You can try other methods, like seeing how quickly water evaporates, but again, not very precise. A good infrared gun will set you back anywhere from $70 to $150, but if you watch for sales like I did, you can pick one up for around $35. A good one will have a temp range from -70 to over 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit. But they should come with a warning; when you have one of these, you’ll find yourself checking the surface temp of walls, windows, the dog…

If you do a lot of smoking big cuts like briskets, hams or pork, you may want to invest in a multi-channel probe set-up. These have two to four inputs for probes so you can keep track of the temperature of your smoker and three cuts of meat at the same time. Some of these will even connect to your phone via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth so you can monitor your cooking from afar. Cool, but not a must have.

Last month I wrote about the wonders of the immersion circulator, cooking food at a precise temperature for long periods.

This month I’m obsessing over thermometers. Why? Because when you’re cooking, very little is as important as temperature.

Check yours often.

Do yourself a favor, eat something good today.

Jim is an old advertising guy; founder of ADwërks and a home cook who enjoys playing with knives, fire, and thermometers.

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HEALTH & WELL-BEING

Careflight Director Leads Team to Take Pandemic Challenges

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t a time when they were sorely needed, Careflight clinical operations director Anna Vanden Bosch believed her Sioux Falls team could step up and step in to serve beyond their normal realms of emergency air transport.

“With so many patients, we needed a way to get the right patient in the right bed at the right time,” Vanden Bosch said.

Her idea was a transfer-back program to transfer patients to their home, nursing home, or another hospital to reserve critical care beds for the sickest patients. Having vehicles and skilled clinicians, she recognized that Careflight could help fill this void.

“They proved me right, day in and day out.”

“We had senior leaders buy into what we proposed. We would also need to get buy-in from state government as well.”

As Vanden Bosch kept everyone from executive leaders to her newest employees on the same page, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem also gave her stamp of approval by, issuing a special executive order to allow the program. “In just two weeks, we had started the transfer service, and we included members of our local emergency medical services teams to help us,” she said. “Across the board, our Careflight team never once complained. They took on the additional duties and completed them with excellence.

All the while, we kept our patients safe and made sure our flight

duties and emergency response remained top-notch.”

Lee Bollock, Avera Assistant Vice President of Emergency Services, said Vanden Bosch made key decisions throughout the pandemic, serving many patients directly as well as indirectly.

“Over this past year, Anna really rose to the occasion time and time again. And every single decision made, regardless of whether she had weeks or minutes to make it, was driven by priorities including safety of patients and staff, quality patient care, and our CARE standards,” Bollock said. “Although some of these changes evolved rapidly, Anna continually exemplified our standards through it all, and brought a really meaningful passion to our mission.”

The program might have needed years to prepare in “normal” setting, but Vanden Bosch got it ready in just a few weeks. While planned as a program that’d contribute for about three months, it continued for almost five, and put more than 110 patients in the right place at the right time.

“We realized that if the transfer-back program was done right, it’d free up vital critical care beds for the sickest patients,” she said. “Every member of our team shows their adaptability skills each time they go out, and through this additional effort, they showed it again and again. We are more connected and more nimble thanks to this experience.”

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y a D s ' e n i t n Va l e s d i K r o f Crafts

BY JESS WEISCHEDEL

Castle Valentine’s Card Box Materials: Small white box with lid (large enough for cards), scissors, white card-stock paper, two cone-shaped cups, glue, stapler, and some valentine-themed stickers.

Cut the card-stock paper to your preferred size for each tower that will go on either side of your box. Roll the top edge to the bottom edge, then staple in place to create a tube shape. Glue each paper tube to either side of the box, letting it dry until they stay in place. Place some glue onto the top edge of each tube, then add an upside-down cone-shaped cup to the tops of them. Once dry, let your child decorate the box with valentine-themed stickers, and write their name on it for people to know where to place their cards. Take it to school or daycare, or just leave it sitting out at the house so your child can keep a collection of Valentine’s Day goodies.

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Walrus Valentine Materials: One full-sized uncoated paper plate, two small uncoated paper plates, white and red colored paper, scissors, glue, white, brown, and black paint, paintbrush, and a black marker.

Paint the front of your paper plates brown and let them dry. Next, cut one of the small plates in half. Place them on either bottom side of the large paper plate, so that the straight edges are pointed out. Staple them in place on the top, so that they are slightly angled outwards on the bottom. Take your second small plate and staple that to the top of the large plate, creating a head for your walrus. Use white paint to create the eyes, and let dry. Add black paint on top of the dry white paint, for the pupils of the eyes. Add a black circle under the eyes for the nose, then draw the mouth with a black marker. Cut some tusks and whiskers from white or ivory paper, and glue them in place alongside the nose and from the mouth. Cut out a red paper heart, and glue it onto the center of the large paper plate.

Write your valentine’s day message with black marker onto the red heart, and you have yourself a Walrus Valentine for someone you love.

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Cardinal Handprint Materials: Red paint, brown paint or brown tissue paper and glue, paint brush, blue paper, brown and orange markers, and black craft gem or googly eye.

Using brown paint or brown tissue paper and glue, create a branch on the bottom portion of some blue colored paper. This will be where your love bird sits. Coat your child’s hand with red paint, then carefully press it down above the branch with fingers facing towards the right side of the paper, and leaving room for some feet underneath. Once dry, add an eye by gluing a black gem or googly eye just under the thumb towards the left side of the palm. Use an orange marker to add the beak on the left side of the hand, and add some feet under the handprint with brown marker. Write a little love message and you have a beautiful valentine.

Owl Doily Handprints Materials: Yellow and orange paper, scissors, blue colored paper, glue, eye stickers or googly eyes, paper doily, brown paint, and an orange marker.

Cut a small half-circle shape from the top of your paper doily, then glue the bottom portion of the doily onto the middle of some blue paper. Cut two yellow paper circles for the eyes, and a small orange triangle for the beak. Glue these in place on top of the doily.

Add some pupils to the middle of your yellow circles using stickers or googly eyes and glue. Draw some orange feet on the bottom of your doily. Next, cover your child’s hands with brown paint, and place them with fingers facing down on either side of the doily.

Write your message on the paper for “hoo” ever you want to give this adorable owl valentine to.

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THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE WONDERFUL BOOKS FOR CHILDREN WE HAVE COME ACROSS THIS MONTH. WE HOPE TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME YOU HAVE NOT SEEN BEFORE AND ALSO INTRODUCE OTHERS BEING RELEASED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. ENJOY.

Fat Angie: Homecoming by e.E. Charlton-Trujillo After hitting the road with her friends last summer and taking the stage to sing her heart out in Columbus, Angie finally feels like she’s figuring things out. And her next move? Finally asking Jamboree Memphis Jordan to be her girlfriend. Angie’s got her speech ready on a set of flash cards, but her plans are complicated when her first love, KC Romance, comes cruising back into town. And when a video of Angie’s Columbus performance goes viral, everything gets even more confusing. Kids at school are treating her with respect, she’s being recognized in public, and her couldn’t-be-bothered mother is . . . well, bothered is an understatement.

With unexpected internet fame, two people vying for her heart, an all-girl band, and coming to terms with her parents’ failures, Angie comes home to herself in a rewarding finale.

Ages 14 yrs and up www.candlewickpress.com

Ada and the Galaxies

by Alan Lightman; Olga Pastuchiv New York Times best-selling author Alan Lightman, in collaboration with Olga Pastuchiv, brings galaxies close in a stunning picture-book tribute to the interconnectedness of the natural world. Layering photographs taken from the Hubble telescope into charming and expressive art, illustrator Susanna Chapman zooms in on one child’s experiences: Ada knows that the best place for star-gazing is on the island in Maine where she vacations with her grandparents. By day, she tracks osprey in the trees, paddles a kayak, and hunts for shells. But she’s most in her element when the sun goes down and the stars blink to life. Will the fog this year foil her plans, or will her grandfather find a way to shine a spotlight on the vast puzzle of the universe . . . until the weather turns? Stargazers rejoice! In his first book for children, renowned physicist Alan Lightman and collaborators, with help from the Hubble telescope, light up the night sky.

Ages 4 yrs - 8 yrs www.candlewickpress.com

Crashing in Love

by Jennifer Richard Jacobson Since her parents divorced, twelve-year-old Peyton has known that to achieve happier outcomes in her life, she’s got to focus on eliminating her flaws—and on making sure her first boyfriend is truly right for her. Guided by her collection of inspirational quotes and her growing list of ideal boyfriend traits, Peyton is convinced that this summer will be the perfect summer, complete with the perfect boyfriend! But when she discovers a boy lying unconscious in the middle of the road, the victim of a hit-and-run, her perfect summer takes a dramatic detour.

Determined to find the driver responsible, Peyton divides her time between searching her small town for clues and visiting the comatose (and cute!) boy in the hospital. When he wakes up, will he prove to be her destiny? Or does life have a few more surprises in store? With abundant warmth and gentle humor, Jennifer Richard Jacobson offers a novel about searching for perfect answers—and finding that reality is both messier and far more intriguing than anything you can dream up.

Ages 10 yrs - 14 yrs www.candlewickpress.com

Battle of the Bands A daughter of rock ’n’ roll royalty has a secret crush. A lonely ticket taker worries about his sister. An almost-famous songwriter nurses old wounds. A stage manager tires of being behind the scenes. A singer-songwriter struggles to untangle her feelings for her best friend and his girlfriend. In this live-out-loud anthology, the disparate protagonists of sixteen stories are thrown together for one unforgettable event: their high school’s battle of the bands. Told in a harmonic blend of first- and third-person narrative voices, roughly chronological short stories offer a kaleidoscopic view of the same transformative night. Featuring an entry from Justin Courtney Pierre, lead vocalist of Motion City Soundtrack, Battle of the Bands is a celebration of youth, music, and meeting the challenges of life head-on.

Ages 14 yrs and up www.candlewickpress.com

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A Child of Books

by Oliver Jeffers; Sam Winston A little girl sails her raft across a sea of words, arriving at the house of a small boy and calling him away on an adventure. Through forests of fairy tales and across mountains of makebelieve, the two travel together on a fantastical journey that unlocks the boy’s imagination. Now a lifetime of magic and adventure lies ahead of him . . . but who will be next? Combining elegant images by New York Times best-selling author-illustrator Oliver Jeffers with fine artist Sam Winston’s typographical landscapes that are shaped from excerpts of children’s classics, A Child of Books is a stunning prose poem on the rewards of sharing stories—an immersive and unforgettable reading experience that readers will want to pass on to others.

Ages 6 yrs - 9 yrs www.candlewickpress.com

Across the Rainbow Bridge: Stories of Norse Gods and Humans

by Kevin Crossley-Holland Step back into a sweeping landscape of green glades and glaciers where dwarves, frost giants, and ghosts roam and where gods and goddesses work their magic for Middle Earth, sometimes crossing the great rainbow bridge to come to the aid of humans. Five gripping new tales by Kevin CrossleyHolland plumb Norse mythology as never before, while Jeffrey Alan Love’s illustrations give the epic figures bold new life. Eerie, lyrical, and arresting, this must-have companion book to Norse Myths: Tales of Odin, Thor, and Loki is the ideal gift for fantasy and mythology fans as well as newcomers to Viking lore.

Ages 10 yrs and up www.candlewickpress.com

Colossus The World’s Most Amazing Feats of Engineering

by Colin Hynson Have you ever wondered how it’s possible for the tallest buildings in the world to stay standing through the most severe earthquakes? Or how a prehistoric civilization managed to build something as impressive as Stonehenge? Discover the engineering that has led to the most innovative buildings, bridges, and monuments on the planet, from towering skyscrapers to energy-creating dams to underground tunnels miles long. Learn how people have historically turned to engineering to build higher, farther, faster, and greener into the future. Colossus explores some of the greatest feats of engineering in history, from ancient pyramids to enormous bridges to towering skyscrapers.

Ages 8 yrs - 12 yrs www.candlewickpress.com

A House in the Woods

by Inga Moore One little pig has made a little den for herself in the woods, and another little pig has a small hut next door. One morning they return from a walk to find that their big friend Bear has moved into the den and an even larger Moose into the hut. CRASH! With both homes collapsed, they’re all in a pickle—but what if they find a way to build a house in the woods that all four of them can share? With lush, whimsically detailed illustrations and a cast of endearing, industrious (and most accommodating!) characters, Inga Moore constructs an inviting story of friendship that kids will be happy to visit awhile.

Ages 3 yrs - 7 yrs www.candlewickpress.com

Castle Gesundheit

by Mark Fearing The poor villagers of Handkerchief! For as long as they can remember, the Baron Von Sneeze, who lives in Castle Gesundheit, has been sniffling, wheezing, and coughing day and night, and no one can get any rest. Hoping for some sleep, a girl named Fiona finally drums up the courage to visit the castle and find out what’s ailing its noble resident.

When she arrives, she discovers that the Baron Von Sneeze is the only human around, and that he’s convinced his itchy eyes and runny nose are incurable. But as Fiona walks through the many rooms amid the baron’s hundreds of cats, she has a suspicion just what (or who) might have him feeling so unwell, and she has the perfect solution! Mark Fearing’s satisfying tale about lending a helping hand will have little listeners joining in a chorus of “ahhhh-chooo!”

Ages 3 yrs - 7 yrs candlewickpress.com

Astro Girl

by Ken Wilson-Max Astrid has loved the stars and space for as long as she can remember. “I want to be an astronaut!” she says to everyone who will listen. While her mama is away, Astrid and her papa have fun acting out the challenges an astronaut faces on a space mission—like being in zero gravity, eating food from a kind of tube, and doing science experiments with the help of cookie sheets. When at last it’s time to meet Mama at the air base, Astrid wears her favorite space T-shirt to greet her. But where exactly has Mama been? Channeling a sense of childlike delight, Ken Wilson-Max brings space travel up close for young readers and offers an inspiring ending.

Ages 4 yrs - 8 yrs www.candlewickpress.com

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Each month we will choose and feature cute pets.

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Email your photo – just one per pet – to etc.mag@sio.midco.net. Please make sure they are high-resolution photos (the highest setting on your camera). Include in email: pet’s name and owner’s name. Pet owners must own the rights to all submitted photos.

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Zeke, best friend of Bobbi

Dusty, best friend of the May family

Howie, best friend of Sammi

Lola, best friend of Suzi & Max

Otso, best friend of the Sundermann family

Seamus, best friend of Jan & Jeff

Winston, best friend of Amy

T H E H.E .A.R.T. O F SCHULTE SUB ARU Schulte Subaru, near 85th & Minnesota, is known for their high-quality customer service.

Nationwide, Subaru has the Subaru Love Promise, which is their vision to show love and respect to all people at every interaction with Subaru. The Love Promise says, “Together with our retailers, we are dedicated to making the world a better place.”

Subaru has fully embraced this promise. In 2020, they were named Subaru Love Promise Retailer of the Year. They earned this by placing an emphasis on the HEART Pillars.

The HEART Pillars are Subaru’s customer commitments to display honesty, empathy, appreciation, respect and trust with every customer, co-worker, and the Sioux Falls community.

The HEART Pillars at the foundation of the Subaru Love Promise. Subaru recently rolled out the Love Promise University whose million is “to share the knowledge and skills necessary for retailer employees to embrace

the HEART Pillars and Love Promise moments to bring the Subaru Love Promise to life at retailers and create a Subaru-Level Customer Experience.”

The Love Promise Moments focuses on these three ideas for customers: “Make me feel welcome”; “Take my safety seriously”; and “Make me feel special.”

Creating a strong and positive customer experience for each customer means they will recommend Schutle Subaru to everyone they know.

From the moment customers walk in the door to the time they leave the lot, with their new car keys in hand, Schulte Subaru wants the HEART Pillars shown each and every step of the car buying process.

Learn more about Schulte Subaru at subaruofsiouxfalls.com

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