Saturday, Sept. 7 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Downtown Sioux Falls
baking summer sweeter
From picnics in the park to summer-time office gatherings, we bake scrumptious cookies that are sure to make every day sweeter!
Our bakery case is filled with over 20 flavors of cookies baked fresh every day including seasonal flavors! We make our cookies by hand using quality ingredients and lots of love! Whether you need to satisfy your own sweet cravings or need catering for an event, we bake it easy for you! We also serve gluten-friendly cookies, brownies, ice cream treats and decorated celebration cookies! Call 605-275-0060 or Order Online!
AUG UST 2024
Experience Luverne . . . the Heart of the Prairie
WITH ACRES OF PRESERVED PRAIRIE, HISTORIC CHARM, A LAIDBACK VIBE, AND UNREAL SUNSETS… LUVERNE IS A PLACE WHERE TIME FEELS AS IF IT’S BEING STRETCHED. NESTLED ON THE BANKS OF THE ROCK RIVER IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA, THIS UNIQUE TOWN IS THE PERFECT DESTINATION FOR A QUICK GETAWAY OR A LONG WEEKEND.
TAKE 16 BREWERY
This well-known, local brewery offers the best in craft beer. Come on down for a pint during the summer months and enjoy live music, food, outdoor games, and a large patio.
HERREID MILITARY MUSEUM
Learn how ordinary men and women responded to our nation’s call and served to preserve our freedom through their personal stories, photos and artifacts.
TRAIL SYSTEM
Explore the 16 miles of trail that weave through and around Luverne. Whether an impromptu evening walk or a lengthy afternoon bike ride, the trails are an easy way to get your body moving!
HISTORY CENTER
Immerse yourself in the area’s history with furnishings from notable city buildings, old photographs, primitive tools, and an amazing collection of 5,900+ nutcrackers on display.
BLUE MOUNDS STATE PARK
This state park is full of surprises and a local favorite due to its stunning prairie grasses and wildflowers, camping and hiking, and the opportunity to see bison in their native habitat.
TOUCH THE SKY PRAIRIE
You’ll feel like “touching the heavens” when you hike Jim Brandenburg’s 1,000+ acre Northern Tallgrass Prairie Refuge, open to the public for activities such as hiking, bird watching, and photography.
Shopping, Food & Fun!
Friday, October 18th 12pm–8pm Saturday, October 19th 9am–3pm
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No Wrong Way to Camp like a Girl
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August 2024
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Woodrow Wilson Visits Sioux Falls
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No Wrong Way to Camp like a Girl
GirlCamper excursions for adult women offer an empowering opportunity for adventure, relaxation, and camaraderie amidst nature. These events can be a rejuvenating escape from the daily grind, providing a chance to disconnect from technology and reconnect with oneself and others. Whether it is a solo journey, a getaway with close friends, or an organized group expedition, the experience can foster personal growth, selfreliance, and a deeper appreciation for the great outdoors.
Anita Kealey started camping at age five with her family on a crosscountry venture in a little camper. She learned at an early age to be conscious of your surroundings and even navigate the bathhouse.
As their family grew, her parents upgraded to a larger self-contained trailer, and spent weekends camping at state parks and more extended summer vacations. She has wonderful memories of camping with her family and loved building a good fire with the reward of a perfectlyroasted marshmallows for S’mores.
She was an active Girl Scout with earned badges to show camping and creative activities on the front and up the back of her sash. Her success with cookies sales earned extended camp outs. By high school, she even ventured on bike caravans camping in a pup tent.
Anita headed to NYC to study design weeks after high school graduation in the late ‘70s. She also spent many years traveling to both coasts and Europe independently, as a single woman in her career as a designer. She added, “I am sure my family worried; they knew I was
independent and had always been conscious of my surroundings.”
Her love for camping put her onto the Martha Stewart Show during the centennial celebration of Girl Scouting with her extensive collection of Girl Scout memorabilia and uniforms dating back to 1912.
So how did “camping” re-enter her life? During COVID, she realized it was time to change the way to do business. So, she gave up a larger office setting and put the savings of rent into a mobile office.
Kealey had been in the contract interior design industry for over 40 years and retired as director of the Institute of Design & Technology. Her schedule was full of mentoring, consulting, project management and product development.
Post-COVID, she spends more time on the road, covering six territories representing art and furniture suppliers in the upper Midwest. Her van serves as an office and motel when working.
Since she only stays one night at a location, Harvest Host works the best for her as she enjoys spending the night at their unique locations. Occasionally, she stays at small town parks and even brings a four-legged companion. Staying in a nice campground on a weekend is a special treat, when she hosts or attends Girl Camper weekend events in other states when on the road.
Return to camping fell into place when Anita Kealey became the state guide for Girl Camper for South Dakota. The mission of Girl Camper has created a community of women over twenty-one, helping
Whether it is a solo journey, a getaway with close friends, or an organized group expedition, the experience can foster personal growth, self-reliance, and a deeper appreciation for the great outdoors.
other women gain confidence, knowledge, and new friends in the great outdoors. With their online community, nationwide guides and events, weekly podcast, and award-winning magazine, they inspire, encourage, and lead women to live their dreams aloud.
There is no wrong way to camp like a girl, per Girl Camper organization. “We go places and do things and appreciate other adventurous and curious women. We camp like girls in tents, vans, travel trailers, motor homes, and even cars.” If a participant does not have an RV or camper, they purposely select venues that have creative glamping
settings available or cabins to rent. Most travel solo or in a caravan and meet in safe gatherings large and small. Girl Camper events are open to everyone and if the campground has a site, they will make a space. The only requirement is a one-time $10 fee, they must register and be safety vetted on the national organizational website. Note: Girl Camper organization is not affiliated with the Girl Scouts.
Many women reach a stage in life while exploring the outdoors and traveling re-ignite a sense of happiness and fulfillment. This resurgence of joy is often linked to a newfound freedom or a desire to reconnect
with nature and oneself. Whether they are widowed, divorced, or simply have a partner or spouse who does not share their enthusiasm for outdoor activities, these women face the unique challenge of finding like-minded companions for their adventures.
One way to overcome this challenge is by joining groups dedicated to women’s outdoor activities and travel. Organizations like Girl Camper, Women Who Hike, RV Women, and other various regional meet-up groups offer opportunities for women to connect over shared interests. These communities not only foster a sense of camaraderie, but also provide a safe and supportive environment for exploring new destinations and outdoor pursuits. Social media platforms and online forums also serve as valuable resources for finding travel partners and organized group trips.
Additionally, solo travel can be an empowering experience, allowing women to set their own pace and itinerary. Most find that traveling alone enhances their self-confidence and independence. However, safety
should always be a priority, and thorough planning is essential. Women can consider booking guided tours or participating in organized travel events to ensure a balance of independence and security. Whether traveling alone or with new-found friends, the journey itself becomes a source of immense personal growth and happiness.
One of the key benefits of camping for adult women is the sense of empowerment and self-sufficiency it cultivates. Setting up a camp site, starting a campfire, and navigating trails can build confidence and resilience. These skills not only enhance the camping experience, but also translate into everyday life, fostering a can-do attitude. Additionally, camping encourages physical activity and mindfulness, as the natural surroundings invite participants to hike, meditate, and engage in outdoor hobbies like birdwatching, fishing, or stargazing.
When attending South Dakota events, Kealey brings a historic and artistic experience of the location. Last year when camping in northwest South Dakota, the participants explored and retraced the
steps that trapper Hugh Glass may have taken, as depicted in the movie
The Revenant. While in Lemmon, they visited the Petrified Wood Park, Grand River Museum and spent time with the sculptor, John Lopez, who created the welded art masterpiece of Hugh Glass and the legendary grizzly bear attack.
Kealey also provides additional craft projects, for those unexpected rainy days or filler activities for those attending her events. She also likes to share hands-on creativity in design and weaving. The repetitive nature of weaving can serve as meditative practice, allowing participants to focus their minds and escape the daily routine. As one creates with their hands, the mind can enter a relaxed state, complete immersion, and enjoyment in the process. This significantly reduces anxiety and promotes a sense of calm, an excellent activity for relaxation. She has even offered weekend retreats with shared experience of creativity in an away-from-home environment that can lead to lasting friendships and a supportive network of like-minded individuals.
In late August, she will be returning from an Alaska small ship expedition, as the guide for a group of women traveling from all corners of the country.
One of Kealey’s annual gatherings in late September is the Buffalo Round-up, Custer State Park Arts Festival and the Crazy Horse Volksmarch. Each year, this event provides a variety of opportunities available to participate in such as kayaking, biking, hiking, hot-air balloon adventures, horseback trail rides, unique spa sites, cultural awareness, and historical sites. Each morning there is breakfast to start the day, and after a day of activities, they gather again for a potluck dinner and a relaxing evening time around the fire.
The purpose of Girl Camper is to share the joy of camping and outdoor activities with other women.
Should you wish to learn more about an upcoming activity or Girl Camper organization, feel free to email: anitak@girlcamper.com
August 2024
Starlab Inflatable
Planetarium at the Old Courthouse Museum
Thursday, August 1
1:30 and 2:30 p.m.
Old Courthouse Museum
200 West Sixth Street
Discover the night sky, explore the constellations! Starlab is a program for adults and children over the age of 5. Not recommended for those not comfortable in the dark.
Tickets only $2, program begins promptly on the hour with no late entry. Groups of 8 or more, please call ahead.
INFO (605) 367-4210 or siouxlandmuseums.com.
Historic Walking Tour of Eastbank/Downtown
Siouxland Heritage Museums
Thursday, August 1 • 6:30 p.m.
Enjoy beautiful summer weather while learning about Sioux Falls sites you pass by every day! $5 per person over 12 years old, call (605) 367-4210 to register. siouxlandmuseums.com
Fridays on the Plaza
Every Friday, musicians from
AUGUST
At the Levitt:
Whitehot ‘n Blue
August 1 • 7pm
Babes in Canyon
August 2 • 7pm
Phil Baker
August 3 • 10:30am
Skerryvore August 8 • 7pm
The War and Treaty August 9 • 7pm
Bee Taylor August 10 • 7pm
Halfloves August 15 • 7pm
Humbird August 16 • 7pm
The Reminders
August 17 • 7pm
The Rebel Eves
August 22 • 4pm
Lance and Lea August 23 • 7pm
Mames Babegenush
August 24 • 7pm
2MX2
August 29 • 7pm
Nikki Hill
August 30 • 7pm
The Sensational Barnes Brothers August 31 • 7pm
across the region perform during the lunch hour in the 12th Street Plaza outside the Dakota News Now studio in downtown Sioux Falls. Some of Sioux Falls’ best food trucks will also be on hand to serve up lunch.
August Eastbank Block Party
Friday, August 2 • 5:30-11 p.m. 8th & Railroad Center
Enjoy live music on a warm summer night at the August Eastbank Block Party. Catch up with friends over a cold drink, feast on great food truck fare, and entertain the kids with an array of yard games. Browse retail, food, and interactive vendors and the great retail stores along the boardwalk of the 8th & Railroad Center.
Sioux Empire Fair
AUGUST GAMES at the Birdcage
AND TICKETS: (605) 336-6060
Play ball! Come out to the Birdcage to cheer on the Sioux Falls Canaries as they take on teams from around the country. The Canaries are a proud member of the American Association, an official partner league of Major League Baseball.
S.F. Canaries vs. Lake Country Dockhounds
August 6 • 6:35pm
S.F. Canaries vs. Lake Country Dockhounds
August 7 • 6:35pm
S.F. Canaries vs. Lake Country Dockhounds
August 8 • 4:05pm
S.F. Canaries vs. Milwaukee Milkmen
August 9 • 7:05pm
S.F. Canaries vs. Milwaukee Milkmen
August 10 • 5:35pm
S.F. Canaries vs. Milwaukee Milkmen
August 11 • 4:05pm
August 2 - 10
W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds
The Sioux Empire Fair
S.F. Canaries vs. Lincoln Saltdogs
August 21 • 4:05pm
S.F. Canaries vs. Lincoln Saltdogs
August 22 • 6:35pm
S.F. Canaries vs. Sioux City Explorers
August 27 • 6:35pm
S.F. Canaries vs. Sioux City Explorers
August 28 • 6:35pm
S.F. Canaries vs. Sioux City Explorers
August 29 • 6:35pm
S.F. Canaries vs. Kansas City Monarchs
August 30 • 7:05pm
S.F. Canaries vs. Kansas City Monarchs
August 31 • 5:35pm
brings family fun to the W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds each day and night for over
a week. Enjoy the many different rides, your favorite fair foods, grandstand
Friday, August 2 • Noon-1 p.m.
the place to get your weekly
chairs and picnic blankets to relax and enjoy the movie under the stars. It promises to be a fun-filled day with activities for all ages, delicious food, refreshing drinks, and a classic outdoor movie screening under the stars. Don’t miss out on this exciting event!
Wilde Prairie Winery: Erin’s String Art August 4 • 1 p.m.
48052 259th St., Brandon, SD
Join us for a little quiet, a little art and a little wine — in the country. Wilde Prairie Winery. (605) 582-6471.
enjoy a burger, share a pizza. Plant your garden with lovely
The Courthouse Chronicles: From County Administration to Museum Exhibit Opening Reception Thursday, August 8 • 5-7 p.m. Pettigrew Home & Museum 131 N. Duluth Avenue Join us for the first look at the newest exhibit about the Siouxland Heritage Museums celebrating 50 years in the Old Courthouse Museum. Refreshments will be served, sponsored by the Siouxland Heritage Museums Alliance. Free admission. INFO (605) 367-7097 or siouxlandmuseums.com.
healthy plants, natural soaps,
Jazzed at the Old Courthouse Museum Summer Concert Series Friday, August 9 Noon-1 p.m.
Old Courthouse Museum 200 West Sixth Street
Jazzed will perform in the plaza behind the Old Courthouse Museum from noon to 1 p.m. Bring your lunch and enjoy the show! Concert could be held inside in the case of rain or construction projects this summer. (605) 367-4210 or siouxlandmuseums.com
USS South Dakota Day of Honor
Saturday, August 10
10 a.m.-12 p.m.
West 12th St. & Kiwanis Ave.
Join us to celebrate the USS South Dakota Day of Honor at the Battleship South Dakota Memorial.
10am: Concert by Sioux Falls Municipal Band
11am: Ceremony with guest speaker, Matt Michels, former LCDR United States Naval Reserve and former Lt. Governor of South Dakota and Speaker of the House. Crew member reunion and commemoration of Armored Cruiser (ACR 9), Battleship (BB57), and Attach Submarine (SSN 790). info@ southdakotabattleship.org
Historic Walking Tour of Fort Dakota
Siouxland Heritage Museums
Thursday, August 10 • 6:30 p.m.
Enjoy beautiful summer weather while learning about Sioux Falls sites you pass by every day! $5 per person over 12 years old, call (605) 367-4210 to register. siouxlandmuseums.com
Fiber Fun at the Old Courthouse Museum
Sunday, August 11 • 1-4 p.m.
Old Courthouse Museum
200 West Sixth Street
Do you like to knit, crochet, needle work, or dabble in any other fiber arts? Come join members from the Crossthreads Fiber Guild for an afternoon of Fiber Fun! Attendees can work on projects, ask for suggestions, and just enjoy the company of fellow fiber friends.
INFO (605)367-4210 or siouxlandmuseums.com
Steve-O
Sunday, August 11 • 7pm
Washington Pavilion
Steve-O, born Stephen Gilchrist Glover on June 13, 1974, is a renowned stunt performer, actor and television personality. He gained fame as a member of the cast of the hit MTV show “Jackass,” where he performed a variety of dangerous and outrageous stunts. INFO washingtonpavilion.org
Kid’s Activity Day: Hat’s Off! at the Old Courthouse Museum
Thursday, August 15
9-11 a.m. and 1-2:30 p.m.
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 and afternoon times. Call to reserve times. Free admission.
INFO (605) 367-4210 or siouxlandmuseums.com
Amber Lounsbery Presents: Introduction to Canning at the Old Courthouse Museum
Thursday, August 15 • 6 p.m.
Old Courthouse Museum 200 West 6th Street
Amber Lounsbery will bring her expertise of canning to the Old Courthouse Museum in support of the exhibit Cooking up History. In this interactive demonstration, you will learn about the old school ways of canning and how new, more triedand-true methods have evolved. Admission is free! (605)367-4210 or www. siouxlandmuseums.com.
Historic Walking Tour of Woodlawn Cemetery: Civil War Veterans
Siouxland Heritage Museums
Thursday, August 15 • 6:30 p.m.
Enjoy beautiful summer weather while learning about Sioux Falls sites you pass by every day! $5 per person over 12 years old, call (605) 367-4210 to register. siouxlandmuseums.com
Girl Named Tom August 16 • 7:30pm Washington Pavilion Three siblings unlock one harmony to unite the world as Girl Named Tom. The trio— Bekah, Joshua and Caleb.INFO washingtonpavilion.org
Tacos ‘n Tequila Festival
August 17 • 2pm - 11pm Sioux Falls StadiumThe Birdcage We’re bringing you the ultimate throwback hip-hop lineup filled with 2000s icons: Lil Jon, Ginuwine, Chingy Ying Yang Twins, Petey Pablo, Twista, Mike Jones, DJ Ashton Martin. Get ready for an ALL DAY experience:
life was a nightmare. Anticipate pulse-racing performances by some of the most iconic poppunk bands of 90s & 2000s emo: Simple Plan, Story of the Year, 3OH!3, Secondhand Serenade, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. Beer, cocktail, & wine bars, craft food & retail vendors, throwback video game lounge, outdoor experiences and more! Tickets: notjustaphasefestsiouxfalls.com
Janice Gilbert at the Old Courthouse Museum Summer Concert Series
Friday, August 18
Noon to 1 p.m.
Old Courthouse Museum
200 West Sixth Street
The Area’s Best Taco Chefs, Hand Crafted Margaritas, Chihuahua Beauty Pageant, Queso & Salsa Competition, Lucha Libre Wrestling, Art Installations, Photo Ops, and more! Attendees must be 21+ to enter. Tickets at: tacosandtequilaSIOUXFALLS.com
11th
Annual
Downtown Riverfest
Saturday, August 17 4-11 p.m.
Party on the Big Sioux River at Downtown Riverfest with live music, a variety of activities, food vendors, display vendors, cold beverages, and more!
Not Just a “Phase” Fest
Sunday, August 18 • 2-11 p.m.
Sioux Falls StadiumThe Birdcage We’re bringing you back to when you were just a kid and
Janice Gilbert will perform in the plaza behind the Old Courthouse Museum from noon to 1 p.m. Bring your lunch and enjoy the show! Concert could be held inside in the case of rain or construction projects this summer. (605) 367-4210 or siouxlandmuseums.com
Behind the Scenes Tour of the Irene Hall Museum Resource Center
Tuesday, August 20 • 11 a.m. Irene Hall Museum Resource Center • 4300 N. Westport Ave. Take a look behind the closed doors of the Irene Hall Museum Resource Center and see the artifact storage and work areas. Space is limited, call (605) 367-4210 to register, $5. siouxlandmuseums.com
Rosemaling Demonstration at the Old Courthouse Museum
Tuesday, August 20 • 1-4 p.m.
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. Stop in any time for a demonstration or to ask questions!
INFO (605) 367-4210 or siouxlandmuseums.com
Historic Walking Tour of Summit/Prairie Avenues
Siouxland Heritage Museums
Thursday, August 22
6:30 p.m.
Enjoy beautiful summer weather while learning about Sioux Falls sites you pass by every day! $5 per person over 12 years old, call (605) 367-4210 to register. siouxlandmuseums.com
Patchouli at the Old Courthouse Museum
Summer Concert Series
Friday, August 23
Noon to 1 p.m.
Old Courthouse Museum
200 West Sixth Street
Patchouli will perform in the plaza behind the Old Courthouse Museum from noon to 1 p.m. Bring your lunch and enjoy the show!
Concert could be held inside in the case of rain or construction projects this summer. (605) 367-4210 or www.siouxlandmuseums.com
Brushstrokes on the Prairie
• Wilde Prairie Winery
August 23 • 1 p.m.
48052 259th St., Brandon, SD
Join us for a little quiet, a little art and a little wine — in the country. Wilde Prairie Winery. (605) 582-6471.
605 Made Night Market
August 24 • 3-9 p.m. 6th & Phillips Avenue
Downtown Sioux Falls Shop, dine and be entertained under the stars at the popular annual 605 Made Night Market! This free event turns a parking lot into a pop-up market with street fair-style
entertainment, food trucks and a one-of-a-kind shopping experience.
Sunday in the Vineyard
Wilde Prairie Winery
August 25 2-5 p.m
48052 259th St., Brandon, SD
Join us for music by Amy Ellsworth & Geoff Gunderson, food truck and delicious wine — in the country. Wilde Prairie Winery. (605) 582-6471.
Victorian Tea Party at the Pettigrew Home & Museum
Wednesday, August 28
2 p.m.
Pettigrew Home & Museum
131 N. Duluth Ave.
Enjoy summer in true Victorian fashion at the Pettigrew Home & Museum. Learn about the history of tea while enjoying tea and treats. Space is limited for this adult program. Call (605) 367-7097 to register. Free Admission, donations are welcome. INFO siouxlandmuseums.com
Styx & Foreigner
August 28 • 6:45 p.m.
Denny Sanford Premier Center Styx & Foreigner are coming to the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center for their Renegades & Juke Box Heroes Tour with special guest John Waite!
Link West at the Old Courthouse Museum
Summer Concert Series
Friday, August 30
Noon to 1 p.m.
Old Courthouse Museum
200 West Sixth Street
Link West will perform in the plaza behind the Old Courthouse Museum. Bring your lunch and enjoy the show! Concert could be held inside in the case of rain or construction projects this summer. (605) 367-4210 or siouxlandmuseums.com
AGE WELL, LIVE WELL
• Biote – all natural hormone replacement therapy for men and women
• Weight loss program – Semaglutide (Wegovy) and Tirzepatide (Zepbound)
• BBL, Clear silk, Bare HR – laser hair removal, and Clear V – laser vein treatment
• Nutraceuticals – pharmaceutical grade vitamins
• Botox and filler • IV hydration
The Drop Zone!
A frequently used area in the home, the Drop Zone! Have you always dreamed of an organized & beautiful entry into your home? Let our design team help you get the most function out of your drop zone space. Stop by Dakota Kitchen and Bath at 4101 N. Hainje Avenue between 8am and 5pm Monday through Friday.
Let It Shine!
Here at Houndstooth House we have many light fixtures hanging in our store but even more that we can source! Stop in and show us a picture of your space and what you’re looking for. We will then email you a lighting presentation curated just for you. We understand our store cannot have every fixture for every style, so let us use our resources to find the perfect one for you. Houndstooth House. 101 W. 37th St. (605)271-2278.
Espresso Martini!
Treat yourself to a delicious espresso martini at McNally’s Irish Pub. You deserve it! Stop by for Happy Hour Sunday – Thursday, 3pm – 6pm. $2 OFF all cocktails, taps & wine. McNally’s Irish Pub. 69th Street and Western Avenue. (605) 271-7170.
Nora Fleming Fall Minis
You will fall for these adorable Nora Fleming Fall minis — now in stock! So many to choose from! Shop for Nora Fleming and all of your specialty gifts and delightful home décor at Country ‘n more. 69th Street and Western Avenue. (605) 361-9797.
Flip into Fall!
Your dancers and gymnasts can flip into fall in style in our new selection of active wear. Tons of adorable colors and styles to choose from. Thank you for shopping local! The Dance Line. 2115 S. Minnesota Ave. (605) 335-8242.
Extra Sweet!
Mary’s Mountain Cookies can make your summer extra sweet with our famous mountain-sized cookies! And it would not be summer without s’mores and ice cream! We have over 20 flavors of cookies in our case — baked fresh daily including our famous S’mores cookie! Grab a party tray for any backyard gatherings or ice cream cookie sandwiches to cool off on those hot August days. Call us to place an order of our treats to complete your summer picnic at (605)275-0060 or order online at www.siouxfallscookies.com! Mary’s Mountain Cookies. 701 N. Phillips Avenue, Downtown Sioux Falls.
Capturing Special Moments
Thank you for voting us a Local Best Photographer. We are so grateful that we’ve been able to capture so many special moments for so many. We would love to work with you on your next High School Senior, Family or Commercial Photography project. Visit julieprairie.com for more information.
Refreshing Whites
There’s nothing like a chilled glass of white wine on a hot day. Visit Wilde Prairie Winery to find your new summer favorite!
Just a short drive from Sioux Falls. 48052 259th St., Brandon, SD. (605) 582-6471.
A Cozy Update
Give your home a cozy update for the upcoming cooler weather — at a fraction of the price. Discover a wide range of throw pillows, art, greenery, baskets, throw blankets and vintage & up-cycled home furnishings. Junk in the Trunk. 1918 W. 41st St. (605) 338-5510.
Groovy Baby!
Lava lamps add a fun and colorful coziness to any room. Shop the huge selection at Kidtopia. So many groovy colors to choose from! Kidtopia. East side Dawley Farm Village. (605) 275-4825.
Beautiful Browns!
It’s All About the Bees
Visit Color Me Mine and create your own piece of BEE-utiful art! The shelves are stocked with a wonderful array of items to choose from. Come in and get creative! Color Me Mine. 3709 W. 41st St. (605) 362-6055.
Add individual drama to your project by enhancing the variance in tone and textures found in our wood species! Handsome brown tones offer a warmth can be spectacular when combined with creativity in your decor. The stains Oregano on Walnut and Cappuccino on Maple are shown here. Visit our showroom today and ask one of our friendly designers about these colors from StarMark Cabinetry. Today’s StarMark Custom Cabinetry 600 E. 48th Street North. (605) 977-3660.
Weight Loss Made Easy
We offer a weight loss program that makes losing weight easy with an experienced provider. Let’s connect! Book a consultation for in person or via telehealth at www.encompasswellness.com or call (605) 740-0414.
President Wilson in Sioux Falls!
President Wilson came to Sioux Falls and spoke at the new Coliseum only eight months after its dedication. Earlier that year, he traveled to Paris to help create the League of Nations and to shape the Treaty of Versailles. He urged creating new nations out of defunct empires, and he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts. As a Democratic president, he eventually lost a bitter fight with the Republican-controlled Senate over the US joining the League of Nations. Image owner: Gary Olson.
Our 28th President
WOODROW WILSON VISITS SIOUX FALLS
By Wayne Fanebust
Woodrow
Wilson was born December 28, 1856, in Staunton, Virginia, and because of the timing of his birth, he experienced the perilous American Civil War. He received a good education while the ashes of the Civil War were growing cold. He grew up in a land that had been scarred by the heavy hand of fighting, and at a time when great social changes were taking place. The Civil War meant not only the end of the Confederacy and slavery, but it also ushered in a new era of national importance: the presence of a strong central government, led by the office of the president.
After earning a PHD in history from John Hopkins University, Wilson became involved in politics as a member of the Democratic Party. He served as the president of Princeton University in New Jersey and was elected governor of that state in 1910. But he had further ambitions and in of 1912, Wilson dove into a heated political battle for the nomination of president as a Democrat. The party was just then on the cusp of the progressive movement, and at the National Convention in Baltimore, Wilson got the backing of thousands of Democrats who flooded the convention with telegrams demanding that he be nominated. Not all progressives, however, favored Wilson.
Former U. S. Senator R. F. Pettigrew from South Dakota opposed Wilson most strenuously while favoring the Bull Moose candidacy of Theodore Roosevelt. After a personal visit with Wilson in 1911, Pettigrew believed that Wilson lacked sufficient knowledge of the workings of the federal government and was not a true progressive. While Wilson was making his case in the minds of the voters, to Pettigrew he was an old-time conservative, an aristocrat of antebellum vintage who would only lead America back to the past.
Despite Pettigrew’s objection, Wilson secured the nomination of the Democratic Party and set out to battle two opponents. The 1912 campaign featured Theodore Roosevelt as the standard bearer of the Progressive or Bull Moose Party, and the incumbent Republican William Howard Taft. All three men were tossed and turned in the cauldron of politics in what became an epic contest for the presidency.
In South Dakota, the campaign was wild and furious as politics and principals were torn to pieces in a barrage of insults. Each party tried to outshout and smear the others and each claimed for themselves alone, the formula for prosperity and social justice. The Progressives boasted they were the way of the future; the
Democrats preached the need to rid America of long-accumulated Republican evil; while the Republicans, whose strength was at an all-time low, insisted they were “God’s Chosen People.” Wilson barnstormed the West including South Dakota where he spoke to two packed houses in Sioux Falls. Despite his southern roots and aristocratic baggage, he was surprisingly popular and many disgruntled Republicans declared they would vote for him, if only to punish the hated Progressives. The wild campaign was brought to a sudden stop in Milwaukee, where Roosevelt was shot outside of his hotel while making a speech. In the presence of a shocked audience, the outrageous Roosevelt continued to speak and of course, he survived the injury, but lost to Wilson. The final vote count was Wilson 6,483,922, Roosevelt 4,126,020 and Taft 3,483,922. The winning of the presidency by Wilson was historic indeed, for the last time a southerner won was in 1848. After he was sworn in as president, his true colors came to the fore and were displayed in tones of racism. He introduced sweeping segregationist policies inside the federal government. He fired many black men from federal posts and angered many progressives by opposing female suffrage. On the economic
All Aboard!
President Wilson’s trip to Sioux Falls was part of his plan to build public opinion in favor of the League of Nations, hopefully to prevent future conflicts such as World War I. Earlier two events had changed President Wilson’s opposition to the US entering the World War. First German Foreign Secretary Zimmerman provoked the US by sending a message to Mexico offering to return the American states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas to Mexico if it would ally with Germany in the event of war. Secondly Germany began unrestricted submarine warfare. After President Wilson admonished Germany several times, he asked Congress to declare war in April 1917. lmage Owner: South Dakota State Historical Society.
side, however, he promoted many progressive laws including worker’s compensation, tariff reform, the Federal Reserve Act, the Federal Trade Commission, the Federal Farm Loan Act, and the Clayton Act that bolstered the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
Then his presidency hit a speed bump. In 1914, war broke out in Europe and suddenly, the entire world was on edge. Wilson, having experienced the horrors of the Civil War, insisted on neutrality. His background and education formed in him a belief that war was something to be abhorred and avoided. But from the outset of fighting, Americans clearly favored Great Britain and her allies over Germany.
Wilson was re-elected president in 1916, riding to victory on the slogan, “he kept us out of War.” That policy was short-lived for Wilson, who favored the Brit Edmund Burke over Thomas Jefferson, decided to intervene on the side of the British. After crossing that line, the Wilson administration bypassed the usual appeal to reasoned patriotism, and led a massive unprecedented attempt by the federal government to control public opinion in order to prosecute America’s involvement in the global hostilities that became known as World War I.
PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON
President Woodrow Wilson came to Sioux Falls, on September 8, 1919, as part of a 29-city campaign to stump for the Treaty of Versailles, which included the League of Nations. An excited crowd of onlookers cheered the 28th President’s arrival at the Omaha Railroad depot.
A parade of decorated autos drove to the Coliseum along a route resplendent with flags and banners. Waiting to hear the President were 2,000 women seated in the balcony of the auditorium and 5,000 men standing on the main floor, all seats having been removed.
Wilson, architect of the League of Nations, argued that approval of the treaty of peace with Germany would help to avoid future conflicts among nations. The treaty set up an international system of land titles with no nation having the right to take any territory of another.
Three weeks later the President became ill and was unable to continue his tour. With Wilson sidelined and refusing to compromise, the Senate defeated the treaty, and the United States remained outside the League of Nations.
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To be successful in this grand mission, Wilson deemed it necessary to motivate the full resources of the nation behind the effort. Molding public opinion into a war mentality was part of the plan. He preferred peace, but once he decided to make war, he needed to convince his fellow Americans that it would be a war to overthrow tyranny and install democracy throughout the world. To make this happen, Wilson decided that ordinary civil liberties had to be greatly curtailed.
Knowing his switch to declaring war would arouse opposition, Wilson immediately took steps to stifle it. He believed the way to cripple dissent was to make it illegal, hence the Espionage Act of June 15, 1917. The radical law was a trap which many people walked into and were caught. Mail was censored, newspapers shut down and thousands of “subversives” were arrested on trivial or trumped up charges.
One of those people was Wilson’s old critic, former Senator R. F. Pettigrew. He was indicted for merely suggesting the war would only make rich industrialists richer, while talking to a man who turned out to be a reporter for the Argus-Leader. Unfazed, Pettigrew jabbed at Wilson saying his war to
make the world safe for democracy, would make the world “safe for hypocrisy.”
Wilson was determined to convict and imprison Pettigrew. But the ex-senator’s lawyers, including the famous Clarence Darrow, managed to stall the legal proceedings by submitting to the court, doctor’s reports that Pettigrew’s health was bad. This coupled with the Spanish Flu pandemic, kept Pettigrew out of court and eventually, the charges were dropped.
The war ended and as Wilson neared the end of his second term of office, he too became seriously ill following a stroke. And unbeknownst to the American people, his wife and other allies made critical presidential decisions. Wilson died on February 3, 1924, having failed to lock up his hated rival R. F. Pettigrew, who out-lived him by more than two years. Pettigrew didn’t live to see it, but the overreaching Espionage Act, that many believed violated the First Amendment to the Constitution, gave rise to the first civil liberties movement in America.
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Blueberry Muffins
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Sue Nipe’s Garden Yard
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I’ve Never Been to Spain
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I Don’t Want to Drink Your Words
Blueberry Muffins
BY JO MCCLURE
2 cups biscuit baking mix
3/4 cup plus 2 Tablespoons sugar, divided
2 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries... if using frozen DO NOT thaw before adding to the batter.
Combine the biscuit mix and 3/4 cup sugar. In another bowl, combine the eggs and sour cream and then stir into the dry ingredients until just slightly mixed. Fold in the blueberries and fill muffin cups 3/4 full. Sprinkle in remaining 2 Tablespoons sugar on the top of the batter. Bake at 375˚ for 20- 25 minutes or until they pass the toothpick test. Makes 1 dozen.
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Sue Nipe’s Garden Yard
Ifyou’re someone who now enjoys planting flowers in the boulevard, instead of just grass, you have Sue Nipe, among others, to thank.
As someone with a lifelong love of gardening instilled by her mom, as well as a passion for conservation, Sue developed the corner lot at her west side home with flowers, herbs, vegetables, fruits, bushes and trees –NO grass.
She is originally from Clark, South Dakota, and spent two decades in St. Paul before moving back to South Dakota more than 20 years ago. At that time, the lot where her home now sits was new construction.
“It had literally been a cornfield,” Sue says. “I dug a hole to put compost in and found a corncob.”
From the first day she moved in, she explains, she knew she was going to create a no-grass yard because of both the environmental and maintenance benefits.
“I started with maybe 20 plants that first year,” says Sue. “I focused on native, droughttolerant perennials as well as pollinators to help our bees and butterflies.”
Some plants in her yard, like a beautiful ivory iris, came from her mom, grandmother and brothers.
“Gardening can be passed down from generation to generation. Not just the knowledge of how to garden, but also the plants themselves. My mom and grandmother had ivory iris, and my brothers saved some so that I can get those eventually. Peonies are another great variety that spans lifetimes. They can last 100 years, so it’s why you often see them at cemeteries.”
Speaking of peonies, Sue has 17 of them in her yard – single and double in red, pink and white.
She expanded her plantings further out into the yard on all sides — including the boulevard — and then discovered something about city ordinance.
“I found out that according to Sioux Falls city ordinance, only grass and trees could be planted in the boulevard,” Sue explains. “That spurred me to get the ordinance changed. I didn’t want to have to dig up all my plants and put in grass.”
Sue and others went to work, talking with city staff and city councilors at the time — about 10 years ago now — to propose a change.
“We provided information that salt and sand do a lot of damage to boulevard grass,” says Sue, “and we explained the benefits of growing native drought-tolerant plants that reduce water runoff and that can tolerate the salt and sand. So, the council changed the ordinance so that flowers, vegetables, herbs
and fruits can now be grown on the boulevard. The exceptions are plants that have thorns, such as roses and barberry bushes, and plants can’t be taller than 36 inches or interfere with pedestrian or traffic safety.”
This is just a small sampling of the perennials you’ll see blooming in Sue’s yard: various colors of common columbine, wild phlox, geranium varieties, pink and orange honeysuckle bushes (to attract hummingbirds), Mexican primrose, pink and purple salvia and climbing clematis. While she has always kept flowers that she calls “traditional” because her mom also grew them — like marguerite, bleeding heart and bachelor buttons, she also likes to search for new and unusual plants to add.
Having a yard filled with perennials means much less maintenance and beauty to enjoy through the seasons, with different flowers blooming during the spring, summer and fall.
“I don’t do any yard cleanup in the fall,” Sue explains. “When everything is done blooming, I leave it all – it offers a layer of MONDAY– THURSDAY 8–5 / FRIDAY 8–3
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protection for the seeds and bulbs in the ground. Then, in the spring I start from the front and work my way back.”
Of course, if you’re going to have all of these beautiful blooms in the yard, you want to be able to get out and enjoy them. So, Sue built her own six-column pergola that is covered with Virginia creeper for a shady retreat. The columns that she found at a thrift store came from an old house. At about 75 pounds per column, it was no small feat getting the pergola built. On a hot summer day, though, she has a spot to relax that is about 10 degrees cooler.
Over the years, Sue has also added three arbors, flagstone pathways and river stone pathways, solar-powered fountain and pond, an open compost pile and a 70-gallon rain barrel. Tucked in here and there are whimsical pieces of yard art including old metal watering cans in a
rainbow of colors.
She has a productive area behind the house, with an herb garden filled with rosemary, sage, perennial oregano, catnip for her two cats, sweet basil and more — along with asparagus, cherry tomatoes, Big Boy tomatoes, cucumbers and radishes in the vegetable garden. Sue also keeps what she calls an “incubator area” in the back for other starter plants.
Her corner of the city is a frequent spot for walkers and bike riders to pass by and enjoy the view — as well as people driving by from other parts of town (as well as other towns!) because they have heard about the yard.
“I love talking to people about the benefits of going grass-free,” she laughs. “It is so much better for the environment, plus it is just rewarding
to watch all of these lovely things you plant continue to come back and bloom each year.”
For those not yet ready to commit to a whole yard and want to just dip their toes into gardening with patio pots, Sue has good advice for that as well.
“Think thriller, filler, spiller for your pots,” she explains. “The thriller is something tall and showy, then something low to medium for filler and then pick something you like such as ivy or sweet potato vine that is the spiller over the sides.”
Being inside during the winter makes Sue appreciate South Dakota’s other three seasons so much more. She has found beauty in all of those seasons with her little home on the corner, complete with its white picket fence…on top of which she is training Virginia creeper, of course.
EMBRACING A SLOW LIFE WITH SECONDHAND FINDS
How are y’all doing this summer? It seems like the general chaos of life can quickly step in if we are not intentional about slowing down. As much as I love the ‘hunt’ of thrifting, I find that late summer is a time for me to thrift LESS and enjoy my secondhand finds even more. It might be a bit of a creative leap to pair thrifting with slow living, but let’s take a moment to see if we can.
First off, what even IS a definition of slow living? Although I think the concept is entirely personal, for myself a slow life means living as much as possible in the present. It may also be a time to step away from our computers and phones – those things that intentionally tie us to consumerism and a
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need for more, more and more. As many of us do, I tend to drift into feeling like a ‘thing’ will solve my problems more than a moment to stop and smell the proverbial roses. By the end of summer, though, I find myself wanting to rest in the environment I’ve created with my thrifting finds and concentrate more on spending time with friends and family, rather than buying more stuff.
Let’s look at some ways we can use our thrifting habit to embrace slow living.
Sustainability:
Most of the thrifted items in my home are rescued from somewhere in the past. Every time we choose to buy a vintage item instead of
a new (and possibly more sturdy) version, we help the environment. Hopefully, my 1970s redwood lounger will hold up well for a few more years and give me many more hours of settling in with a good book in the sunshine. And guess what? The landfill will just have to wait for this piece of vintage history.
Unique Style:
Personally, I’m drawn to things that are a little ‘rusty and crusty’ in my outdoor landscape. While every person has an individual style, most thrifters revel in creating unique, one-of-a-kind spaces that reflect their personal taste (and budget). This kind of approach to consumerism takes away
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the urge to find the ‘latest trend’ and instead, develops a more individual approach to living. A collected sense of style will emerge if you have the confidence to believe in your choices.
Storytelling:
Not only do thrifted items tell your story, but they also often tell a story from the past. I can remember where I found most of the items in my garden, for instance. Not only do I appreciate chatting with mostly older individuals who have passed on their treasures to me, I can appreciate the craftsmanship that brings the value of an item way beyond its
monetary worth. A big part of slow living is relationship based, and thrifting complements the story telling lifestyle so beautifully.
Mindfulness:
Slow living emphasizes intentionality in all things. When you shop for thrifted items, try to think about quality vs. quantity. Considering your space before you make a purchase, avoiding impulsive purchases and using budget restraint to discipline yourself are all ways to slow down your lifestyle. Picking a simple bouquet of wildflowers in your garden can help you find beauty in the
ordinary things of life and develop rhythms that don’t rely on algorithms or unlimited data.
In today’s fast-paced world, as we embrace these dog days of summer, let’s consider our thrifting choices well as a way to navigate the complexities of modern life. Let’s appreciate the story telling aspect of secondhand items and the tales they have to reveal to us. And finally, let’s slow down our consumption of goods for a moment as we relish living in the moment with the people around us. Happy slow living, my friends!
I’VE NEVER BEEN TO
Spain
BY JIM MATHIS
“I’ve never been to Spain, but I’ve been to Oklahoma. They tell me I was born there, but I really don’t remember.” — Hoyt Axton
Lookingfor inspiration for this month’s column, I discovered that I’ve been writing for this fine publication for more than 15 years. That’s right, the first article appeared in these pages in July of 2009. Back then I was sharing recipes and yes, pontificating about all things food. And in August of that year, I shared one of my favorite things to cook – Paella. Still a favorite, but I’ve tweaked and improved the recipe over the years. Looking back, I left out two key ingredients, and some of my timing was a bit off. Those issues are rectified here. Enjoy!
I love seafood. Not catfish. Not walleyes (not that there’s anything wrong with them, it’s just not what I crave). I want real seafood. Shrimp and scallops, clams and mussels, and lobster… don’t get me started on my long-lived love affair with lobsters.
So, what does a seafood-loving boy, born in Oklahoma and landlocked in the heartland do about this love of seafood? Take a culinary trip to Spain right in my own kitchen, and I get there in a one-pot dish called paella.
Now to be brutally honest, the Spaniards add chicken to most paella. But my first paella was in Miami, at one of the over-priced restaurants on South Beach, and that is the dish I’ve been trying to recreate ever since. It was chock full of clams, big scallops and huge shrimp. Just between you and me, this exotic sounding dish has a dirty little secret: It’s pretty easy to make. So next time you’re entertaining, let your friends think you slaved for hours making a gourmet meal. And if you invite me over, I won’t tell them how easy it was.
The folks at your kitchen store will try to sell you a special paella pan, a round steel pan with two handles, but the stainless or carbon steel skillet you already have in the cupboard will work just fine. Save your money, buy more shrimp.
The key to this dish is the ingredients. Don’t skimp or wimp out by buying the cheap stuff. It really does matter. The seafood variety is really up to you, but I start with wild-caught American shrimp; the biggest I can find. Make sure to get shrimp labeled as “wild-caught American,” otherwise you’ll get those farm-raised things from Taiwan and that is just wrong. Then add mussels or clams, whatever looks good at the store. If I can get them, I add all three.
And there is one more ingredient I love — chorizo. Chorizo is a Spanish sausage, spiced with lots of garlic and smoky paprika. Make sure you find the cured Spanish style and not the uncooked Mexican style. If the mega-mart doesn’t have it, the Mexican grocery will. And feel free to add other things. As I said, chicken is traditional, but so is squid, and I’ve had great paella with duck, and I even had a vegetarian paella that leaned heavily on mushrooms. It was fantastic! Think of the recipe as a starter and let your imagination run wild.
Seafood Paella
4 cups of chicken or seafood stock (I like the unsalted, so I can control the salt.)
1 big pinch saffron
6 to 8 oz. cured chorizo, cut into 1/4 inch pieces
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 tablespoons tomato paste (regretfully omitted from first recipe)
3 cloves garlic, chopped fine
Half a red onion, diced
Half cup dry white wine (omitted from first recipe)
2 cups Bomba rice (if you can’t find Bomba, a short grain rice like Arborio will work)
1 pound, large wild-caught American shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 dozen mussels or clams, cleaned
2 teaspoons smoked paprika (plus more to season the shrimp)
1 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon Kosher salt
6 slices roasted red pepper
1/2 cup frozen peas
Heat the stock and saffron together in a sauce pan to a simmer, let the saffron bloom. The stock will turn a beautiful yellow color. Meanwhile, clean the shrimp and season them well with salt, pepper and paprika.
In a 12-inch stainless or carbon steel skillet (or paella pan if you must), heat the olive oil on medium. Sauté the chorizo in the oil for just two to three minutes until the fat begins to render — it is the prettiest, brightest red pork goodness you’ve ever seen. Add onion and sauté until transparent. Add garlic and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes until fragrant. Stir in tomato paste, paprika, cumin and black pepper and cook, stirring frequently until the tomato paste starts to caramelize, about 3 minutes. Add white wine to deglaze pan, getting all charred bits off the bottom of the pan.
Increase heat to medium-high. Add the rice to the skillet and stir to coat. Let it cook for two minutes. Add about three-quarters of the chicken stock and stir. Let it simmer. Resist the urge to stir! You actually want some rice to stick and create a brown bottom, which is called socarrat. Keep the heat relatively high, turning it down only when you smell a little scorching. You won’t ruin the dish, just don’t let it keep scorching. Add more stock as needed so the rice stays moist.
When the rice is about half cooked (10 to 15 minutes) add the seafood by nestling it down into the rice, making sure clams and mussels go in with the hinge down. Lay the strips of red pepper on top like spokes and sprinkle the peas over the top. After 7 to 10 minutes, the shrimp should be cooked and the mussels open, most of the liquid will be absorbed and some of the rice will have caramelized on the bottom of the pan.
Don’t be fancy about serving. Just bring it to the table in the pan and wait for the praise. This will easily serve four. Open a couple of bottles of white wine, like an Alabarino, put on some Three Dog Night and you can thank me later. Do yourself a favor, eat something good today.
While Jim has been writing this column for 15 years, his day job is at ADwërks, the agency he started 25 years ago.
Drink Your Words
Afewyears ago, at a wine tasting event, I ran into an old friend who was excited about sampling two unique Italian wines from my list. I quickly began describing them (something that I think I’m rather good at) to my friend, and he abruptly interrupted me by saying, “Stop! Stop! I don’t want to drink your words!” I stood there, somewhat stunned, absorbing not only what he said, but the way he said it. After about what seemed like an hour (it was only two-and-a-half seconds,) I realized what he was saying. He didn’t want to know what he should be smelling or what he should be tasting on the palate, he just wanted to experience it and draw his own conclusions. I quickly shut my mouth and watched him savor the wines the way it was intended: no pretenses, no judgments, no demands. After all, it’s about the experience. Since that day, I’ve dramatically changed the way I describe
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wine as I find myself using descriptors instead of descriptions. Here’s a list of some of my favorite words to use when describing wine while allowing the wine taster room for their own experience.
ACIDITY
I love wines with lots of acidity; highly acidic wines make you salivate uncontrollably, in a good way. They make for great wines to pair with a variety of food.
ANGULAR
An angular wine is like putting a triangle in your mouth – it hits you in specific places with high impact and not elsewhere. An angular wine also has high acidity.
AUSTERE
This is a very unfriendly wine. It hits your mouth
and then turns it inside out. It usually means the wine has very high acidity and very little fruit flavors. An austere wine is not fruit-forward.
BIG
Big describes a wine with massive flavor in your mouth that takes up all sections of your mouth and tongue. A big wine is not necessarily a fruit-forward wine, it can also mean that it has big tannins.
BRIGHT
Bright wines are higher in acidity and make your mouth water. Refer to ACIDITY.
CHEWY TANNINS
When you take a sip of wine with chewy tannins, it dries out the interior of your mouth so that you “chew” or clean the tannins out of the insides of your mouth.
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CIGAR BOX
Cigar box flavors are hinting toward sweetness and cedar-wood with an abundance of smoke. Wines with cigar box flavors pair well with a comfortable leather chair.
CRISP
The word crisp with wine is more often used to describe a white wine. A crisp wine is most likely simple, but goes really well with a porch swing on a hot day.
EARTHY
A great descriptor for most Old World wines and some powerful New World ones too. There’s nothing more I like to discover in a wine than terroir.
FLABBY
Flabby means the wine has no acidity. It’s a negative connotation, so don’t say it to a wine maker!
FLAMBOYANT
A flamboyant wine is trying to get your attention with an abundance of fruit.
HINT OF…
Hint of = This-Wine-Definitely-Has-ThisCharacter-Especially-on-the-Finish. Expect things like oak, herbs, fruits, soil, or cat pee in the flavor when there is a hint of it in the description.
JAMMY
Sommeliers and wine experts cringe when they hear this term, but jammy indicates a wine with a cooked berry sweetness that is syrupy and often is used to describe wines like Zinfandel, Grenache, Cabernet Franc, and Shiraz.
LEES
Lees are a winemaking term describing the dead bits of yeast particles that generally sink to the bottom of a wine. Lees are stirred up once a day to make a wine have a thicker creamy texture.
SILKY
Silky is the red-wine equivalent word to creamy with white wines.
TIGHT
This wine is not quite ready to drink. Tight
wines usually have very high tannins, hard-toidentify fruit characteristics, and are almost hard to drink. Tight wines will benefit from being decanted.
UNOAKED
Typically used to describe Chardonnay when it is only stainless steel fermented, and no oak is used. The result is an extraordinarily clean, crisp wine.
Whatever words you use, make sure to respect those around you. We all have our own palates, and they should be used to experience and enjoy beverages of all kinds, on your own terms. Thank you to my friend for reminding me why I got into this business in the first place; there is no better pleasure than finding our own words.
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The Answer Depends on Whether You Are Superstitious or Not
Iamsuperstitious.
Not in the sense that I toss salt over my shoulder, avoid walking under ladders or worry about black cats crossing my path. I am specifically superstitious when it comes to the rule of threes.
Most often, bad things happen in threes.
I have always felt this was true, but I became a firm believer when our daughter, who is now 13, was two and we experienced three fire events.
The first occurred while I was vacuuming the upstairs hall runner and suddenly our vacuum cleaner caught on fire. A week or so later, I went to plug something into a wall outlet and sparks shot out. Then, I was raking leaves and asked my husband for help hauling the yard waste bags from our front yard to the back alley for garbage pickup. We left Parker sitting beside our library cupboard paging through picture books. When we finished hauling the leaves to the alley, I went to enter our home through the kitchen door and through the door’s window I could see flames shooting out of our oven!
I rushed in, grabbed Parker – who was still contentedly reading – and took her outside while my husband, Shon, grabbed the fire extinguisher. It did not work. He yelled for me to call the fire department.
Within a few minutes the fire was out, and huge fans were airing our home out. Tragedy averted. Thank you, Sioux Falls Fire Department. I will never leave our oven on when I am not in the house.
Thankfully THIS story had a fine ending. But ever since the Three Fires event, I always become uneasy if two bad things happen in a row… when will the third event occur? This way of thinking goes against my standard optimistic mindset. I am most often a “glass half full” type.
My husband thinks being superstitious is bunk. Shon says there is no rhyme or reason to my belief that bad things happen in threes. So, a few summers ago when large objects started falling, he was appalled when I wanted him to take the decorative shelf above the head of our bed down.
I was a bit confused over him thinking I was crazy. Because within the span of one week, two large objects fell on top of items my husband cared about.
First, an antique typewriter stored in our garage attic fell on top of his 1971 Toyota Land Cruiser. Seventeen years earlier, we had purchased the 50-pound beauty so it could be used as our wedding guest book. Since 2006, we had stored it and honestly, we forgot all about it. Either the vibrations of the garage door motor slowly worked over nearly two decades to tip it through the hole in the attic floor or a particularly large feral cat or raccoon bumped it … either way, the typewriter left a large
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dent in Shon’s precious vehicle.
Then, just a few days later, a plaque came off his office wall and fell atop the glass lid of a piece of equipment in his office. The lid was shattered.
He was not worried about an upcoming third incident, but I sure was.
And so was our daughter.
I don’t know if she is superstitious or simply likes to tease her dad. But she backs me up every time.
In fact, Parker had the idea that we should start documenting all the events that happen in threes as a way to prove to Shon that our superstitions are credible. She came up with the idea after Shon recently tried to debunk my worries over a third water event.
This May, our basement storage area took in water when a clogged gutter could not handle a torrential rainstorm. Thankfully, it only took me an afternoon to dry everything out and put it back. A week later, the dehumidifier hose was accidentally removed from the floor drain in the utility room – so I again needed to clean up after a small basement water event. And this is when I became nervous about an upcoming “third water event” and this is when Parker and I started the “Book of Superstitions.”
As we began documenting different events of threes, we realized that in the case of “large falling objects,” we did not have a third item fall. But then, Parker saw a different pattern. She explained to me that in this case of “bad things happen in threes,” the bad things had nothing to do with falling objects and everything to do with three bad things happening to Shon. Her reasoning made sense because a year after his vintage vehicle and expensive piece of design equipment experienced devastating but repairable events, Shon was in a horrific car accident.
A drunk driver ran a stop sign, in our neighborhood going 50 mph at 4:45 p.m. on Halloween. The jaws of life had to extract him. He was taken by ambulance to the ER, where he was treated for severe injuries. A hospital stay, surgery and several months of PT later, he still has side effects. But he is alive and we know we are fortunate.
One of the reasons my husband thinks Bad Things Happen in Threes superstition is all bunk, is that Parker and I define our own rules. He may be correct.
But then a June rain event covered our entire basement with a half inch of water. It was the third water event.
I can breathe easy now.
This is where my glass half full mindset comes in. You see, the great thing about believing that bad things happen in threes is that once the third bad thing happens, I know we’re done…at least for now.
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Comforting Crafts for Emotional Support
BY JESS WEISCHEDEL
Whetherit’s going to school, attending a sleepover, or simply being away from home, children often find themselves navigating new and sometimes overwhelming experiences. These moments can cause feelings of anxiety and unease. There are creative ways to help as parents and guardians, such as making crafts like comforting “pals” for kids to keep as gentle reminders that they are not alone, providing a sense of security and companionship when they need it most. Here are some examples of how you can create these meaningful crafts to support the emotional well-being of the children in your life.
Worry Worm
Materials: one sock, cotton balls, a pipe cleaner, rubber bands or elastics, googly eyes, and glue.
Begin by stuffing a few cotton balls into the sock, filling the toe portion until it forms into the shape of a ball. This part will be a bit larger than the rest, so keep in mind how many cotton balls you use here for the size of the worm’s head. Take an elastic and tie it tight after the cotton balls. With fewer cotton balls than used for the first part, stuff the rest of the sock to form the worm’s body, tying an elastic after a smaller formed ball of cotton balls until you reach the open end of the sock. Tie the very last elastic, and mold and flex the worm until it looks right. Twist a pipe cleaner around the worm’s first elastic, curling the ends down to form antennas. (No, real worms don’t have antennas, but they sure are cute!). Glue on some googly eyes, and the worry worm is ready to be your child’s new best friend!
Bravery Bug
Materials: a large pom-pom, eyes, yarn, glue, a key-ring, and a paperclip. This craft works with a pom-pom that is already made or you can even
repurpose an old winter hat or use yarn to create a custom pom-pom. The pom-pom and yarn used in this example is from an old stocking cap. Glue some eyes onto the pom-pom. Next, glue yarn on top of the pompom creature to create some hair. Thread the paperclip through the key ring and attach it to the pom-pom by threading the paperclip through the middle and making sure it stays. This will enable your child to hook it onto their backpack or any other place they want to keep their bravery bug for easy access when they need a little encouragement.
Temper Tamer
Materials: scraps of fabric, yarn, pipe cleaners, ribbon, scissors, glue, an elastic band, and eyes.
Cut several scraps of fabric, pieces of yarn, ribbon, and any other scrap items that would work bundled together. Place all of the scraps side-by-side, then fold them in half. Secure them with an elastic band leaving enough room for a head and eyes. Under the elastic band, the scrap pieces will hang and appear a bit messy. Find a good spot to glue the eyes on and create what resembles a creature. You now have a helpful tool to use for those moments of frustration your child needs to learn how to navigate.
For all of these crafts, include a small card with a message written down introducing their new friend and what they can do for your child. Get creative and write a fun little poem with instructions on how to use the comfort pal when they find themselves feeling certain ways.
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Howie, best friend of Sammi Peterson
Barkley & Gatsby, best friends of LInda & Anne Marie
Sammy, best friend of Casey
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Best BOOKS
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.
Ava Lin, Best Friend! by Vicky Fang
Ava Lin is six and a half years old, and she loves bubble tea, finding treasures, and animals (note the 117 varieties of pets on her wish list). She’s very good at drawing and balancing pasta on her nose. And there’s a Very Exciting Thing happening in her life right now: tomorrow is her first day of first grade! Which means she gets a new backpack, new pencils, and a new lunch box. But what she really wants to get in first grade is a best friend, which isn’t as easy as she thought.
Ages 5 yrs - 8 yrs candlewickpress.com
Back Home: Story Time with My Father by Arlène Elizabeth Casimir Lune loves hearing her daddy’s stories—the funny ones, the sad ones, the ones with lessons about truth and love. Whether evoking an ill-fated climb up a mango tree or life after a hurricane, flying over magical mountains or the healing power of a mother’s love, all of Daddy’s stories begin with “lakay”—back home—and each one ushers Lune to Haiti, her father’s homeland, a place she doesn’t know but can see, hear, and feel when she closes her eyes. Daddy is her favorite book, and sometimes she stays up late just to hear another story when he gets home from work. Everyone has stories, her mommy tells her, so Lune begins to wonder: could she have stories of her own, too?
Ages 4 yrs - 8 yrs candlewickpress.com
Bizzy Bear: Ferry Captain
Bizzy Bear is the captain of a boat in this novelty board book full of tabs to slide, push, and pull. Sail away with Bizzy Bear and enjoy a day on the water as he takes you to your destination! A dynamic new title in this phenomenal board book series.
Ages 0 mos - 2 yrs candlewickpress.com
Birth of the Bicycle: A Bumpy History of the Bicycle in America 1819–1900 by Sarah
M. Nelson
From the pedal-less, brakeless wooden velocipedes of the 1800s to the sleek racing machines of today, from a luxury for the wealthy to a lifeline for the working class, the bicycle’s journey is a study in invention, innovation, and ingenuity.
Sarah Nelson’s affectionate and poetic tribute covers almost a century of the two-wheeler’s development, while Iacopo Bruno’s bold, bright artwork illuminates this marvel of engineering. Cycling enthusiasts as well as budding mechanical engineers, inventors, tinkerers, and dreamers will revel in this fact-packed nonfiction adventure story—complete with a time line and other lively back matter designed to remind readers how truly extraordinary everyday objects can be.
Ages 6 yrs - 9 yrs candlewickpress.com
Blue Stars: Mission One: The Vice Principal Problem: A Graphic Novel by Cynthia Leitich Smith; Kekla Magoon
When cousins Riley Halfmoon and Maya Dawn move to Urbanopolis to live with their activist grandma, they get off to a rocky start. Outgoing Riley misses her Muscogee cousins but is sure that she and Maya will be instant BFFs. Meanwhile, introvert Maya misses her parents, on active duty in Japan, and just wants some space to herself. At school, Maya joins Robotics Club and Riley bonds with fellow gymnasts. Just when they start to feel at home, their school culture is threatened by an influential foe in disguise. Joining student council feels like a way to help, so both cousins toss their hats in the ring for sixth-grade class president. But when they realize what they’re up against—money, power, and lies—they quickly shift from competition to cooperation, joining forces as superheroes.
Ages 8 yrs - 12 yrs candlewickpress.com
King Lion by Emma Yarlett
King Lion wants a friend. But the only way he knows to communicate is to ROAR! Waving his paw, flashing a smile, and even cracking a joke don’t help. How can he let the townsfolk know that he just wants some company? Wild with loneliness, the king climbs to the top of a tower and roars his fierce sadness day and night, until one day, a little girl hears him and thinks that perhaps she understands. With charming illustrations, Emma Yarlett’s gently humorous take on how to make friends shows a little empathy goes a long way.
Ages 3 yrs - 7 yrs candlewickpress.com
Find Out About Animal Tools by Martin
Jenkins
Many animals use tools in ingenious ways some use sticks, others use stones, and some can even sew! The archerfish spits jets of water to knock down its prey. The palm cockatoo makes drumsticks to impress its mate with a beat. The burrowing owl attracts beetles by decorating its doorway with dung, and chimpanzees skillfully wield grass stems to fish out termites. In their fourth book in the Find Out About series, Martin Jenkins and Jane McGuinness look at a range of clever tools that show just how inventive animals can be. An end note offers more fascinating details for curious readers.
Ages 3 yrs - 7 yrs candlewickpress.com
Clever Crow by Chris
Butterworth
Crows may not have flashy feathers, beautiful songs, or fancy flying skills, but if a crow looks at you with its small, round eye, you can be sure that it’s thinking, as these birds have very big brains. Did you know that crows will use a stick to poke into a crevice to tease out tasty bugs? Or that they like to play like kids by tumbling down a snowy roof? Or that they remember where they hide their food— but sometimes only pretend to bury a treat to fool other birds?
Ages 3 yrs - 7 yrs candlewickpress.com
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