September 2024
Volume 23 • Issue 9
Fall Thrifting
Apple Walnut Muffins
Cottage Charm in the City
baking School sweeter
From back-to-school treats to fall football tailgating, 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!
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Camille Beckman hand therapy
Nora Fleming serving pieces and minis
Silver Forest earrings
Boston International Napkins and accessories
Snoozies slippers
Dept 56 2024 new building introductions
New fall decor arriving weekly!
Jim Shore 2024 new intros
Senior
Half-Way to St. Patrick’s Day Party September 17 4 Course Irish Dinner & Cocktail Pairing
Howl
(17:59) Goodroad Band 8pm
$5 Mini Gingers
$5 Guinness
Happy Hour: Sunday – Saturday | 3-6pm Late Night Happy Hour 10pm - midnight
Shopping, Food & Fun!
Friday, October 18th 12pm–8pm
Saturday, October 19th 9am–3pm
concierge 11
Encompass Wellness: Creating a Path to Optimal Health
calendar 14
September 2024
a-list 20
history 24
Mount Pleasant Cemetery: Silent History
out & about
Encompass Wellness: Creating a Path to Optimal Health
BY JULIE PRAIRIE PHOTOGRAPHY
MaryJ. Jordan is a Certified Family Nurse Practitioner and owner of Encompass Wellness in Sioux Falls and Dakota Dunes, SD.
Mary has more than two decades in providing healthcare within the community. While furthering her education she realized there was a need to go beyond the traditional approach of medicine which focused on treating disease. She has made it her life’s passion to find the root cause of health problems with a preventative approach using functional medicine.
“So many people expect as we age that it is normal to feel unwell,” she explains. “They go to their primary care providers and are told everything is ‘normal’ but they know something isn’t right because they don’t feel well.”
In opening Encompass Wellness, her mission is to partner with patients and take an integrated approach to the healthcare journey.
“We talk to patients about their lives, lifestyle habits, sleep, stress and everything that could be making them feel less than their best.”
One area that has become a specialty for Mary is Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) using bioidentical hormones for both women and men. When hormones are optimized, we can reverse many ailments and health issues associated with aging.
“As we age, our endocrine system decreases the production of hormones, and that affects a wide range of processes in the body as there are androgen receptors in every organ of our bodies,” Mary explains. “For women, losing testosterone causes fatigue, weight gain, joint pain, hot flashes, night sweats, brain fog, moodiness and low libido. Men experience fatigue, weight gain, decreased muscle strength and changes in sleep, ED and a decreased libido. The important thing we want people to know is that they don’t have to accept this as just a part of aging and that it is reversible.”
The clinic works with patients to create a customized treatment plan based on labs and symptoms. The HRT is bioidentical to what the body makes in the form of a pellet that is the size of a grain of rice. The pellets are
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placed subcutaneously in the upper buttocks.
“For both men and women, we see relief of symptoms within 1-2 weeks after the pellet insertion.”
Encompass Wellness is focused on the whole person, they offer primary care and many other services. They offer aesthetics services that include Botox, filler, BBL, Clear Silk, ClearV, and RF microneedling with Morpheus8. The newest addition to the clinic is Vtone and FormaV that are used to strengthen the pelvic floor. The Vtone treatment is painless and uses electric magnetic stimulation to tighten the pelvic floor to improve urinary incontinence and frequency. A single treatment is equivalent to 22,000 kegels and takes 20 minutes. Incontinence affects many women and can hinder quality of life. Vtone is a simple solution to an embarrassing issue.
As a provider, Mary sees the value of weight management in her patients, but she can also speak from experience, having lost 50 pounds herself using semaglutide.
“Obtaining a healthy weight reduces the risk for many diseases and improves our selfimage,” explains Mary. “We have a medical weight loss program that utilizes GLP1’s like semaglutide, also known as Wegovy. When this is combined with sermorelin it improves metabolism and increases muscle growth. We provide resources like nutrition planning and vitamin supplementation based on patients’ labs to help them reach their goal weight. When paired with HRT, patients report
feeling like they are in their 20s again.”
Anyone interested in learning more is encouraged to contact Encompass Wellness for a consultation.
“Our ultimate goal is to work hand in hand with patients to optimize their health and improve their quality of life.”
info@encompass-wellness.com www.encompass-wellness.com
September 2024
Avatar in Concert
Tuesday, September 3
7:30 p.m.
Washington Pavilion
Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert audiences will immerse themselves in a two-hour special with a live orchestra bringing the show’s iconic musical score to life, in perfect harmony with highlights and favorite moments from all three
seasons of the series. INFO washingtonpavilion.org
Country Apple Orchard Fall Festival
Friday, September 6 4-8 p.m.
27249 SD-115
Harrisburg, SD
With over 20 attractions, the Funny Farm Petting Zoo, the apple cannon range, entertainment tents, food
trucks and the Candy Apple Snack Concessions, the festival is truly a family fun day destination! Bring the whole family for the day and pick a bag of apples in the orchard, take some family pictures, and pick out some of your favorite sweets or a fresh baked pie in our Country Candy Store. INFO countryappleorchard.com
Heartland Country Corn Maze 2024 Season
August 9 - October 20
Friday: 5-9 p.m.
Saturday: Noon-9 p.m.
Sunday: Noon-5 p.m.
Enjoy a walk through the wonderful natural environment provided by maturing corn. Our 11-acre life-size maze carved out of towering corn stalks is a
SEPTEMBER GAMES at
the Birdcage
INFO 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.
Sioux Falls Canaries vs. Kansas City Monarchs
Sept. 1 • 1:05pm
Sioux Falls Canaries vs. Kansas City Monarchs
Sept. 2 • 11:05pm
fun and unique experience sure to please! INFO heartlandcountrycornmaze.com
Parables & Proverbs
Friday, September 6 • 7 p.m.
Saturday, September 7 • 2 p.m.
Sunday, September 8 • 4 p.m.
Friday, September 13 • 7 p.m.
Saturday, September 14
2 p.m. & 7 p.m.
Sunday, September 15 • 4 p.m.
Orpheum Theater Center
315 N. Phillips Ave.
A group of present-day kids and their parents discover a hidden treasure-chest that takes them on a Narnia-like adventure of a lifetime. Led by a group of first century Jewish kids, their worlds collide with the characters of the parables of Jesus, Lady Folly, Lady Wisdom and many who knew Jesus when he walked the earth. This musical is an eye-opening, heart wrenching, and thrilling
SEPTEMBER
At the Levitt:
Lowdown Brass Band
September 6 •
Randy
September 7 • 7 p.m.
Las Guaracheras September
• 7 p.m.
Marcella Simien
September 14 • 7 p.m.
Sioux Falls Out of the Darkness
September 21 • 12 p.m.
437 Community Run
September 22 • 11:30 a.m.
enjoy a burger, share a pizza. Plant your garden with lovely healthy plants, natural soaps, scenery. No pets allowed due
nonprofit organizations and food vendors. Enjoy activities for kids, live entertainment, food vendors and more on the streets surrounding the Washington Pavilion. This event is a fundraiser for the Washington Pavilion of Arts & Science and is the region’s largest one-day arts festival. INFO washingtonpavilion.org
Fiber Fun at the Old Courthouse Museum Sunday, September 8 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
Homesteader Day
Harvest Festival
Sunday, September 8
1-4 p.m.
Beaver Creek Nature Area
Head to Beaver Creek Nature Area east of Sioux Falls for the 46th Annual Homesteader Day Harvest Festival. This free event features Pioneer Farming Demonstrations, Food and Refreshments, and More! www.siouxlandmuseums.com
Third Eye Blind
Thursday, September 12
7:30 p.m.
Sanford Pentagon
Sanford International LIVE! brought to you by our Community Partner, EMC, is a concert series taking place the week of the Sanford International. This year’s act, Third Eye Blind, will be taking the stage for an unforgettable performance!
Author, Emmy-winning journalist, musician and creator of the Manitowoc Minute. He creates weekly content for his various social platforms and has amassed over 9 million followers. INFO washingtonpavilion.org
Theatre Lab:
Other Desert Cities
September 12, 13, 14 • 7 p.m.
Washington Pavilion
Join Theatre Lab for our inaugural production of “Other Desert Cities”. This Tony-nominated, Pulitzer Prize finalist play by Jon Robin Baitz was hailed by the NY Times as “The most richly enjoyable new play for grown-ups that New York has known in many seasons”. This play has it all - shifting sympathies, love, cruelty, compassion and an incredible family secret. INFO washingtonpavilion.org
Tickets on sale now. Please contact the tournament office at 605-271-7825 or by emailing DTrosin@ prolinkssports.com
Charlie Berens Good Old Fashioned Tour
Thursday, September 12
7 p.m.
Washington Pavilion
Charlie Berens is a comedian, New York Times best-selling
Sanford International: PGA Tour Champions
September 13-15
Minnehaha Country Club
Sioux Falls
The Sanford International is an official PGA TOUR Champions golf tournament. Golf professionals from all over the world are here to compete in front of 60,000 people. INFO sanfordinternational.com
Kanaranzi Creek Fall Sale
Friday, September 13 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday, September 14 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
302 S. Broadway Ellsworth, MN
Come shop our occasional store filled with unique repurposed goods and vintage home décor. INFO on Facebook or (507) 227-0521.
The American Rock ‘n Roll Experience
Saturday, September 14 7:30 p.m.
Washington Pavilion
A Tribute to 60s and 70s
American Rock and Roll. Step into a time machine and let the electrifying sounds of “The American Rock ‘N’ Roll Experience” transport you to an era of rebellion, freedom and pure musical magic! INFO washingtonpavilion.org
Rosemaling Demonstration at the Old Courthouse Museum
Tuesday, September 17 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 of the Old Courthouse Museum. Stop in any time for a demonstration or to ask questions! INFO (605)367-4210 or www. siouxlandmuseums.com
Behind the Scenes Tour of Woodlawn Cemetery
Tuesday, September 17 3 p.m.
Woodlawn Cemetery
2001 S Cliff Ave
Historian Bill Hoskins will take you behind the scenes of Woodlawn Cemetery to learn
about all of the history and activities involved in running a cemetery. Space is limited, call (605) 367-4210 to register, $5. www.siouxlandmuseums.com
The Film Festival
Thursday, September 19 6 p.m.
State Theatre
316 S. Phillips Ave.
The Film Festival is South Dakota’s first-ever local film festival ran by people with disabilities FOR people with disabilities. We seek films from all over the world to showcase the talents of people with physical and developmental disabilities. Our team is passionate about giving people with disability/rare diseases the opportunity to express themselves on the BIG screen! INFO (605) 670-9000.
Kid’s Activity Day: Apple Harvest at the Old Courthouse Museum Thursday, September 19 9-11 a.m.
Old Courthouse Museum 200 West Sixth Street
Learn about history and make your 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
Wilde Prairie Winery: Brushstrokes on the Prairie Friday, September 20 1-5 p.m.
48052 259th St. Brandon, SD
Please email brushstrokesontheprairie@ gmail.com for more information or to sign up.
Kanaranzi Creek
Sidewalk Sale Saturday, September 21
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
302 S. Broadway Ellsworth, MN
Come shop our occasional store filled with unique repurposed goods and vintage home décor. INFO on Facebook or (507) 227-0521.
Wilde Prairie Winery: Brushstrokes on the Prairie Sunday, September 22
1-5 p.m.
48052 259th St. Brandon, SD
Please email brushstrokesontheprairie@ gmail.com for more information or to sign up.
Wilde Prairie Winery: Brushstrokes on the Prairie Friday, September 27 • 1-5 p.m.
48052 259th St. Brandon, SD
Please email brushstrokesontheprairie@ gmail.com for more information or to sign up.
Wilde Prairie Winery: Sunday in the Vineyard
Sunday, September 29
2-5 p.m.
48052 259th St. Brandon, SD
Live music by Bill Britton & Friends, food trucks, wine, beer and more! INFO wildeprairiewinery.com
SiouxperCon 2024: Happily Ever After September 27-28
Sioux Falls Convention Center SiouxperCon is a nonprofit educational event dedicated to promoting literacy, STEAM education and valuable life skills in a safe, inclusive and friendly environment. The vision of SiouxperCon is to engage all individuals, cultivating their interest in all fandoms and popular art forms at their yearly convention. INFO (605) 367-7288.
Urban Renewal in Sioux Falls Program
Sunday, September 29
2 p.m.
Old Courthouse Museum
200 West 6th Street
Join Siouxland Heritage Museums’ Curator of Education Kevin Gansz to take a look at how urban renewal changed downtown Sioux Falls forever.
Admission is free! INFO (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
September Sales
Join Kanaranzi Creek — just a short drive away in Ellsworth, MN — for their fantastic September sales. Unique repurposed, home décor and so much more!
Fall Sale:
Sept 13: 10 – 6 pm and Sept. 14: 10 – 4 pm Sidewalk Sale: Sept. 21: 9 - 3 pm Kanaranzi Creek, 302 S. Broadway Ellsworth, MN (507) 227-0521
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Go Team!
Football season is in the air and with that comes our fan favorite fall cookie flavors! Grab your foam fingers, team jersey and cheer on your team with a dozen of our gourmet cookies. Mary’s Mountain Cookies bakes over 20 flavors of cookies daily. Call Mary’s Mountain Cookies to order a dozen of our football sugar cookies or other cookie flavors at (605) 275-0060 or go online at www.siouxfallscookies.com!
701 N. Phillips Avenue.
You’d Never Guess
You’d never guess this beautiful drink is a mocktail. Several delicious recipes to choose from at McNally’s Irish Pub. 69th Street & Minnesota Avenue. (605) 271-7170.
Cozy & Stylish
As you prepare your home for this fall season, stop in regularly to shop our wide selection of fall items and let us help you create a cozy, stylish atmosphere in your home for the upcoming fall season. Houndstooth House. 101 W 37th. St.. (605) 271-2278.
Welcome Fall
Welcome Fall into your home for less. Get great pieces for prices you will love. Junk in the Trunk is a one-of-a-kind furniture and home décor store. We specialize in quality pre-owned, vintage, upcycled and custom-made home furnishings. Junk in the Trunk. 1918 West 41st Street, (605) 338-5510.
Grays Are Exciting!
Fall in the Country
Enjoy a sip of the country at our 100-year-old small farm overlooking the beautiful Split Rock Creek Valley. Wander through the vineyards after a wine tasting in the renovated barn originally built in 1911. Join us for Brushstrokes on the Prairie, and Sunday in the Vineyard on September 29 from 2-5pm. Live music, food trucks, wine and more! Wilde Prairie Winery. 48052 259th St, Brandon, SD. (605) 582-6471.
Grays are exciting at Today’s StarMark! We offer a vast selection of neutrals. Colors such as Peppercorn and Slate suit the timeless traditional to the daringly modern and everything in between. They are all equally stunning used as a focal point or as an accent. Visit our showroom today and ask one of our friendly designers about these colors and they’re many accents from StarMark Cabinetry. Today’s StarMark Custom Cabinetry 600 E. 48th Street North. (605) 977-3660.
The Colors of Fall Step into Fall with the latest in Fall colors from The Dance Line. Shop at your local one stop shop for all your dance apparel needs. We also carry gymnastics, skate and cheer apparel. The Dance Line. 2115 S. Minnesota Avenue. (605) 335-8242.
VTone
The Vtone for urinary incontinence/urgency and pelvic floor strengthening. 1 treatment is equivalent to 22,000 Kegels. Call Encompass Wellness for your appointment today. 4301 W 57th St #160, Sioux Falls. (605) 740-0414.
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 functio n out of your drop zone space. Stop by Dakota Kitchen and Bath at 4101 N. Hainje Avenue between 8am and 5pm Monday through Friday.
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.
Enhance Your Décor
‘Tis the Season! ‘Tis the season for Fall crafts. Visit Color Me Mine to create a keepsake and spend some time with friends and family. Color Me Mine. 3709 W. 41st St. (605) 362-6055.
Shop Country ‘n More for a beautiful selection of napkins, pumpkins, wreaths and more that have just arrived for Fall. Enhance your Fall décor at Country ‘n More. Locally owned in Sioux Falls for over 30 years. 69th Street & Western Avenue. (605) 361-9797.
Who Doesn’t Love Slime?
Mark Your Calendar Junkin’ Market Days Fall Market is Coming in October. October 11 -12 at the Ramkota Exhibit Hall. junkinmarketdays.com
Shop Kidtopia’s new shipment of adorable Kawaii Slime Company slime! They make slime cute — with amazing add-ons and scents! Over 35 new arrivals to choose from. Kidtopia. East Side Dawley Farms. 901 S. Highline Pl., Sioux Falls. (605) 275-4825.
FREE Dance Lessons
With all eyes on you as you literally take the spotlight, performing your wedding first dance can be a daunting prospect – but it doesn’t need to be.
Lisa will teach you and your partner some steps to make your first dance as a married couple memorable and also some of the popular group dances played at weddings — to get everybody up and dancing at your wedding!
FREE DANCE SEMINAR 1pm
By Dance Instructor Lisa Myhre, of DANCE in Sioux Falls
MOUNT PLEASANT CEMETERY: SILENT HISTORY
By Wayne Fanebust
Frontiertowns in the American West often bragged about the health of the residents due to what was called “salubrious” weather. It was claimed that the weather and the pure air kept the death rate very low. It was the common boast that in order to start a cemetery, someone had to kill a man. Sioux Falls was founded in 1856, by members of the Western Town Company of Dubuque. Iowa, and had no deaths until 1859, when Henry Masters from Maine died and was buried “on the bluff” near present-day 8th Street and Duluth Avenue. He was not shot and his cause of death was listed as apoplexy.
Over the course of the next dozen years, Masters was joined by a handful of other bodies, including two men, Joseph and William Amidon, who were shot and killed by Indians in 1862, as a direct consequence of the Minnesota War of the Outbreak. Over time, they were joined by dead soldiers from Fort Dakota, a military outpost that had a presence near the falls of the Big Sioux River from 1865 to 1869.
The first permanent graveyard in Sioux Falls was the Mount Pleasant Cemetery, founded on November 24, 1873, and located on a prominence east of the city on a slope that became 12th Street. At the outset, twentytwo and a half acres of land was platted for burials. Among the founders were men of
prominence, including W. H. Corson, Edwin Sherman, Dr. J. L. Phillips and T. H. Brown, all of whom would go on to build the city of Sioux Falls. These men bought the first burial plots at $10.00 each and over time, more acreage was added to the cemetery.
At the outset, the cemetery grounds were neglected giving the place a shabby, unkempt appearance; then in 1879 the first improvements were made including fencing, road grading and the planting of trees. Next, beginning in the early 1890s, another organized community effort made the cemetery a private place of tranquility and beauty.
Among the first burials at Mount Pleasant were bodies that were originally interred “on the bluff’,” thus giving the living a chance to revisit some “old settlers.” In 1879, one of those exhumed was Jeptha Duling, an early day Sioux Falls hotel owner and a correspondent to a Yankton newspaper, who had been reposing with supreme indifference for five years on the hillside. Upon opening his coffin, observers noted that his skeleton was still intact and his clothing was wellpreserved, although his beard and hair had grown considerably.
Another body exhumed was that of William Stevens, a Civil War veteran from New York. One of Sioux Falls’ leading citizens, R. F. Pettigrew, recalled that Stevens
lived in a burrow on the east side of the Big Sioux River. He also had a homestead but not for long because he died of consumption on November 12, 1869. Pettigrew believed that Stevens drank himself to death because, “I never saw him sober.”
Throughout the 1870s and 1880s, politics dominated the affairs of Dakota Territory, seemingly pushing all other ventures to the sidelines. Then in 1886, the city of Sioux Falls found itself in the throes of a typhoid epidemic. The cause of the disease was impure drinking water in the city’s new waterworks system. Sewage from private vaults leaked into the water supply, causing alarm, sickness and death. Despite the city government’s insistence that the drinking water was safe, 31 new graves were opened in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, including that of Peyton H. Acton, the editor of the Sioux Falls Leader. It was a huge loss, but then death from disease always seems to be a random event.
Throughout the 19th century, people lived with the unspoken fear of being buried alive. Premature burials, a nightmare too horrifying to contemplate, were all too common in a time when doctors were not always able to confirm that a death had occurred. This kind of guessing game occurred on December 23, 1888, when the three year old girl of L. P. Olson, a stonecutter living in East Sioux Falls had died
Civil War Soldiers Graves
Grave of Jeptha Duling Sage Tomb
Architect’s Drawing
This architect’s drawing of the Glidden Memorial Chapel was prepared in 1922, and the chapel, built of native Sioux quartzite, was completed and opened in 1924. For many years, Bill Webster was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery Board and actively participated in beautifying the cemetery grounds and the restoration of Glidden Memorial Chapel.
William L. Webster
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PRESENTA ER, PROOFREADER, Bill Webster (19222001) was a member of the Minnehaba County Historical Society for more than a quarter of a century. He served in many positions including directer, treasurer, vice-president, president, and on a number of committees and special projects. The Minnehaba County Commissioners honored bill by naming him Honorary County Historian in 1993. Bill’s specialty was the history of the southeastern corner of Minnehaha county. He was without peer in his knowledge of the tiny village of Ben Clare, Rowena, East Sioux Falls, Banning’s Mill, the quarrying industry, Mt. Pleasant Cemetary, the South Dakota School for the Deaf and numerous other significant historic sites in that part of the county.
of dropsy. The following day, Olson started for Sioux Falls to buy a coffin for his deceased daughter, but had to turn back due to bad weather. As such the funeral was re-scheduled.
That night, those who attended the body noticed some movements that caused them to believe the child was not dead, but rather in some kind of a trance. Color was seen on her face only to disappear and some perspiration was seen between her fingers. To her excited family, these were taken as signs of life. One needs little imagination to understand what went on in the minds of those who mourned her loss. But for the bad weather, she would have been buried and the little signs of life would have occurred beneath the coffin lid, deep in the ground and beyond the reach of rescue. Inspired by hope that the child was alive, her parents kept her in her East Sioux Falls home for the remainder of the holiday season.
A doctor was summoned and the child was examined, but she failed to regain consciousness and was pronounced dead. She was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery
on January 4, 1889, after her forlorn family abandoned all hope. No doubt, the many odd factors surrounding the tragedy, weighed heavily on the minds of her parents.
The death of E. E. Sage in that same harsh winter led to the building of the first mausoleum in Mount Pleasant. Just before he died Sage said: “bury me after the storm.” His wish was granted because the storm and snow made it impossible to do otherwise. While Sage was not a historic figure compared to others who lived much longer, a large, oneof-a-kind tomb, made of Sioux Falls quartzite, graces the western edge of the cemetery on a prominence, and within its walls lie the remains of Sage and his wife.
Other well-known people buried at Mount Pleasant include Wallace Dow, the nationally-known architect who designed numerous houses and other buildings; Edwin A. Sherman, the father of the Sioux Falls park system; John McClellan, a Sioux Falls resident since 1857, and Dr. J. L. Phillips, another Sioux Falls original who served in the Civil War.
No article on Mount Pleasant would be complete without the story of William “Bill” Webster, of Rowena, South Dakota. At an early age, Bill began his collection of historical artifacts including pictures, letters and other valuable papers pertaining to Rowena, Ben Clare and East Sioux Falls. He became a member of the Cemetery Board in 1984, and made valuable contributions to the maintenance and beautification of the cemetery grounds, while giving tours of the historic burial grounds to curious crowds. He was one of the principle people who began the restoration of the Glidden Memorial Chapel, a project that is ongoing to this day. Bill was buried in the family plot at Mount Pleasant following his death on March16, 2001.
It has been said that the dead gather in neighborhoods more so than the living. And so we see that the small neighborhood of Sioux Falls pioneers has been expanded over the years by others and with each new death, the silent community adds to the rich history of the Sioux Falls.
Luverne Street Music is Luverne’s own music studio, offering lessons in voice, strings, guitar, piano, brass and woodwinds to students ages 3 to 103! Our studio opened in 2013 and is now home to more than 100 students, teachers & ensembles.
Luverne Street Music is located at the beautiful and historic Carnegie Cultural Center in Luverne, MN.
The goal of Luverne Street Music is to provide quality musical education and training for aspiring student musicians of all ages. LSM is managed and operated by a volunteer Board of Directors and is proud to partner with the City of Luverne, the Luverne Area Chamber of Commerce and the Luverne Public Schools.
Join Us for Performances!
Interested in Taking Lessons? Interested in Hearing More?
Please email : luvernestreetmusic@hotmail.com
Luverne, Minnesota is a thriving community bursting with opportunity. With outstanding schools, worldclass cultural institutions, tremendous healthcare, a charming downtown and plenty of recreational, retail and restaurant options, you’ll find no finer place to raise a family. Make the Move to Luverne – you’ll
We have vacant lots available now- find a perfect spot to build your new home! See maps, pricing, and incentives at www.cityofluverne.org/housing or call 507.449.5033
recipes 29
Apple Walnut Muffins
at home 30
Revisiting Cottage Charm in the City’s Core
thrifting home 37
Feels like Fall. And the thrifting is easy.
man in the kitchen 40
Love and Death and Pizza, Part 3
vino 41
The Black Rooster
Apple Walnut Muffins
BY JO MCCLURE
1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
2 eggs
1 cup plus 2 Tablespoons sugar
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 cups diced peeled apples
1 1/2 cups walnuts
3/4 cup flaked coconut
In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, salt and nutmeg. In another bowl, beat the eggs, sugar and oil. Stir in the apples, nuts and coconut and add this to the dry ingredients until just combined. Fill 18 muffin cups 3/4 full. Bake at 350˚ for 25-30 minutes or until they pass the toothpick test.
Revisiting Cottage Charm in the City’s Core
BY MARY MICHAELS | PHOTOS BY JULIE PRAIRIE PHOTOGRAPHY
Whetheryou want to call it chance or fate, this magazine recently had the opportunity to reconnect with someone we met three years ago when featuring the unique “cottage charm” she brought to her rental space in the All Saints neighborhood. This year, she’s in a new space, but still brings that same charm to a neighborhood she loves.
Let’s start by getting reacquainted with Kelly McMaster’s story.
McMaster moved to Sioux Falls just over four years ago after spending 35 years in California. However, she was no stranger to the Midwest as a native of Minnesota, who went on to college in Orange City, Iowa. Having experienced both divorce and losing
her mom to cancer while living in California, McMaster found herself navigating life as a single mom of two sons in a “plain, white-walled apartment.” She happened to see a blog about cottage living with pictures of rooms filled with color and vintage décor, and a new door opened. Surrounding herself with bright colors –red being her favorite – and setting out on
“There’s nothing I love more than when I post a picture that I may think is just a silly collection of flea market finds, but then someone replies
that it brings
back
memories
of
their grandma or that it inspires them in some way. We can all be part of each stories and keep creating happiness.”
treasure hunts through junk shops and thrift stores became therapeutic for McMaster. She moved out of that apartment to a little beach house. As she started to transform it, she started an Instagram account and was surprised to see her followers increasing… and even more surprised when she got a call from the publication Cottages and Bungalows asking if she’d be interested in a photo shoot. Eventually, another call came from the magazine with a job offer.
McMaster made the decision to move back to Sioux Falls because she had made several trips back when her dad became seriously ill, and her two siblings were in the area. She found a cute rental on the lower level of an early 20thcentury house, that had likely been divided into four separate living spaces during war time.
Fast-forward to the end of 2023 when McMaster got a call that the owners of the house had decided to sell.
“I was surprised, and I was sad,” she explains. “I had put so much of myself into making that space my own. I loved being in my neighborhood so close to downtown, and I loved being on the ground floor where I could watch the birds and the squirrels in the yard. I wasn’t sure how I’d ever find something that would have that same feeling.”
She did plenty of looking, and she even considered a move to a loft downtown, but just like it had happened so many other times in her life, fate intervened. A rental house became available just a few blocks away.
“My sister came with me to look at it, and it’s probably good that she did, because while I was entranced by the character of the home and where all my treasures could go, she was checking out all the practical things like the plumbing and
electrical,” McMaster says with a laugh.
The downside was that the holidays were approaching – one of her busiest times now that she has responsibilities for four different publications including a major holiday décor issue.
“Fortunately, my son was coming home for Christmas anyway, so he helped me pack, and I was in the new place right after New Year’s.”
So many features spoke to McMaster from the first time she saw the 1912 home, from the hardwood floors and original woodwork throughout the house, to the front screenedin porch and the cute sunroom on the second floor. Of course, the fact that she had the entire house to herself was a bonus.
“I really loved my other place,” she says, “but now I not only have all the great living space, but there is also the yard, the garage and, of course, the basement for storage.”
That storage is a necessity for McMaster, who already had lots of “treasures” to move to the new house in addition to the fact that she still enjoys the therapy of visiting junk shops and flea markets. And, with the move into a two-story house, of course that meant she
needed a few more furniture pieces to fill the additional space.
In the dining room, for example, she added an oak china hutch and a tall white cabinet.
“Those are interesting because both of them have two separate pieces, the upper and the lower cabinets. The hutch came from Junk in the Trunk and I found the white cabinet at Art Moms.”
In the living room, she added a freestanding white fireplace unit for a little extra warmth and used peel-and-stick wallpaper to create the look of a white shiplap wall behind it. For a pop of color, she tucked an old red screen door against the wall.
“I was at Market on18 in Davis and happened to spot that door,” she says. “I have gotten to know the owner, Tesa, who is so great. She even delivered the door to me and helped set it in place.”
Another room in the house that has been fun for McMaster to style is the upper sunroom with windows on three sides, including a center window facing the front that opens from the bottom up.
“This room is kind of an homage to the
little beach house I had in Laguna,” McMaster says of the space, with its white beadboard on the walls and ceiling. “But it has slanting floors, so I had to get creative. With the little white desk, I used styrofoam pieces to level the legs of the desk and table. Then, you can just hide all of that with tablecloths!”
A sign that reads, “Life is Better at the Cottage” sits on a table among a collection of books, birds and clocks. A yellow oar that came with her from California stands in the corner near one of her latest exciting finds – a vintage green chaise lawn chair.
“Because of the sloped floor, I really didn’t want any heavy furniture in the sunroom,” she explains. “I couldn’t have been more excited to find the lawn chair. It definitely takes me back to the beach.”
In the opposite corner stands a vintage painter’s easel with prints that she found at a flea market. But, McMaster has taken a painting class herself now and proudly displays the happy sunflower that she painted.
In the upstairs bedrooms, McMaster kept many of the furnishings and accessories she had in her other rental, but she did add a
white picket fence headboard to the bed in the guest room. And, after going through a stash of old Anthropologie catalogs, she restyled her room after a page in a 2016 issue that featured unique combinations of colors and patterns – including more peel-and-stick wallpaper in a green geometric print.
The one thing that remains constant in McMaster’s stylings, no matter where she has lived, is that every piece tells a story.
“So many of the things I have in the house came from my mom or grandmother, so those stories are important to me,” she explains. “For others, I might learn about the backstory if someone at the junk store or flea market knows it. Or, I have the opportunity to just sit and enjoy that old typewriter or clock or painting and wonder where it has been throughout its life.”
The important thing, she adds, is that she has been able to save her treasures from being discarded and, therefore, has a chance to keep the stories going.
She was reminded of that not long ago when she posted pictures of her living room on her Instagram account, which is @
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“I got that table at Farmhouse Market on Franklin Street,” says McMaster. “Not long after I posted the pictures, Tesa from Market on 18 in Davis, where I got the red screen door contacted me. She asked me where I got the table, so I told her. Then she said that she had to look twice because the legs had apparently been cut down, but that had actually once been her table!”
While life continually throws some curveballs, like unexpected moves, McMaster says it’s important to create an environment that brings you happiness.
“We all have to deal with difficult things. Relationship changes, the loss of our parents, job stress, our own health and even moving from one house to another. That’s why it’s so important to find create a calm and relaxing space around you. There’s nothing I love more than when I post a picture that I may think is just a silly collection of flea market finds, but then someone replies that it brings back memories of their grandma or that it inspires them in some way. We can all be part of each stories and keep creating happiness.”
FEELS LIKE FALL. AND THE THRIFTING IS EASY.
BY BOBBI LYNN GAUKEL
Welcome to fall, y’all! While it’s been a wonderful few summer months for most thrifters, there is really nothing better than thrifting for all the fall things. And while I do have a good back stock of fall-ish things already, I’m always on the lookout for something that feels like the season when I’m out and about. And really, fall IS a good time to thrift. A lot of garage sales happen as people try to get last minute housecleaning tasks finished. And the weather is usually ideal! I thought I’d share a couple of categories that are always on my mind when I’m thrifting into the fall season.
Fall Décor
Of course, this one is a no-brainer. I tend to not decorate in themes too much, but as décor goes, switching to more muted the tones a bit makes the house match the weather. A good example is the open shelving in my kitchen. Now was the perfect time to reset my studio pottery collection to fall feeling pieces featuring leaves and wheat stems. I found the matching canisters just a few weeks ago. Score! Another recent find was this 2-tiered wooden tray. Mixed in with a collection of books and candles, it just gives off vibes for me of walks in the woods and campfires. As you
can probably tell, I think a lot about emotion when I’m decorating my home, and nature always brings calmness for me.
Free Florals
Speaking of nature, it’s not only zucchini that gardeners give away at harvest time! If you don’t garden yourself, you might have a generous friend or neighbor willing to part with some of their more fall-themed greenery. I personally love hydrangeas, because they look great fresh, but also dry naturally to a beautiful color in most cases and make beautiful centerpieces.
This year, I also grew strawflowers for the first time. I’m not sure exactly how they will be put to good use, but they are so pretty and come in lots of fall tones. Any ideas for me about how I might use them?
Plaid Things
Oh, for the love of plaid. A perennial fall favorite, I don’t think a classic plaid flannel shirt ever goes out of style, do you? Here in the Midwest anyway, some of us wear plaid year round, but fall is the really the time for plaid to shine. I personally like to thrift 100% cotton plaid shirts, and then distress them with a bleach bath. It’s easy and fun and makes the item unique every time. Give it a try if you haven’t done that before!
And of course, we can’t talk about plaid without mentioning another classic, the plaid stadium blanket. With football season in full swing, everyone needs to grab a plaid blanket on their way out the door! These blankets are usually quite easy to thrift and evoke classic camp vibes while keeping you warm on a fall Friday night game.
Crafting Supplies
Fall is generally a time for slowing down from travel and outdoor activities, and it’s also the perfect time for crafting! I’m a lifelong crafter, and for the past few years I would say that most of my craft supplies have been thrifted. Whether it’s knitting, crocheting, sewing or even the more popular hobbies for the young ones like beading or bracelet making, you can find a LOT of craft supplies at our local thrift stores. This year, I want to get more into knitting (I’m an avid crocheter already) so I was pleased to find this fun book about knitting. I even find beautiful artisan yarn for my hobbies when I’m least expecting it! The cost savings on these items is immeasurable, and it feels great to keep perfectly useable crafts from the landfill.
How about you? Do you find that fall is a great time for thrifting as well? If so, I hope you enjoy one of the BEST seasons of the year. See you next month for more fall thoughts!
Bobbi Lynn Gaukel is a graphic designer and thrifter at BobiluVintage.com
Love and Death and Pizza,
PART 3
BY JIM MATHIS
What’s the strangest gift you’ve ever been given? For me it might be an 80-ounce jar of dried morel mushrooms. For context, that’s a plastic canister roughly 6 inches round and 18 inches tall. That’s a lot of morel mushrooms. But I love mushrooms. My sister Cristina shares that love. And so, I was gifted a huge canister of dried morels. To some it might sound strange, to my sister it was simply a way to say “I love you.”
On a snowy day, many years ago when my sister Cristina was about seven and I was roughly 14, she and I were headed to join some neighborhood kids in some “belly whopping.” That’s like sledding without a sled… just zip up the parka, flop down on your stomach, and slide down the hill. As we walked across the street, I pointed out that her tracks in the snow were uneven. One foot was picked up, the other dragged. This was when my sister discovered something about her was different. I don’t recall this happening, but she has retold the story so many times that I have no doubt it is true. It’s one of those events in life that is a throw-away moment for one person but leaves an indelible mark on the other.
It wasn’t long after that Cristina was diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy. The disease started slowly, first affecting her ability to smile, then other motor skills followed. By her late teens, she spent much of her time in a wheelchair. She went to college and got a degree in English, and through that education learned the most versatile word in our language starts with F and I can’t use it here. Smart, quick-witted, and full of spunk, she was once described as “the girl whose legs don’t work, but her mouth sure does.”
We talk about once a week, and frequently send each other funny texts or messages or smart-assed comments to make the other laugh. She takes care of my mother every bit as much as my mother takes care of her. They have happy hour together almost daily. Among her many skills is getting mom to try different foods, who knew mom would like sushi? When we get together, we always share food and drinks. She, like me, considers food her love language. To be honest, we both got that from our mother.
We were visiting her last year in August, and after helping with some
chores around her condo, she declared it was time for a cocktail and dinner. We decided to order dinner for my beloved, my mom, my sister, and two other friends. We debated what to get and narrowed it down to pizza or sushi. Checking the online food delivery apps, everything we wanted was going to take an hour or more. I said, “let’s call and order pizza from Franka and I’ll go pick it up.” Since I was driving, I got to make the final call on what we were getting and trumped my sister’s choice of sushi.
Franka makes Neapolitan style pizza with thin, wood-charred crusts. One of their specialties is a wild mushroom pizza. White sauce with lots of big, fresh mushrooms, perfect for fugus lovers like my sister and me. We ordered one of those, one with Italian sausage, another with corn and spicy peppers. We also ordered a salad to share. Don’t judge, there were five of us. We ate, we drank, we laughed and told stories.
That was the last meal I was able to share with my sister. A couple of weeks later, the Muscular Dystrophy worsening, she wound up in the hospital. Before she checked out, they assigned her to home hospice. The last time we talked, she was still in the hospital. I told her I was going to come down in a couple of weeks and we were going to have some difficult conversations. We needed to talk about things like what she wanted for a memorial, where were her passwords, what she wanted us to do with her stuff, and where she wanted her cat Murphy to go (I’m allergic or I’d have taken him.) She said she was looking forward to getting home, having a cocktail, and ordering her favorite Thai food. And she promised to think about those questions, so she’d have answers when I came down.
Three days later, I got a call that she had died the night before. I should have let her get the sushi. I should have gone to see her again. I shouldn’t have made fun of her tracks in the snow all those years ago.
When we cleaned out her house, I found a half-empty jar of dried morel mushrooms. I’m going to put some of them on pizza.
Do yourself a favor, eat something good today.
Jim and his bride run ADwërks, an advertising agency here in Sioux Falls. He misses his sister every day.
The Black Rooster
BY RICCARDO TARABELSI
“Next time you’re at a wine bar or store, be sure to peruse the Chianti section. Check the neck of the bottle for the infamous black rooster, a sure sign that you are getting an original Chianti. Carpe Chianti!”
No,don’t worry; you’re not in the wrong section. This is a wine article, I promise, not a riveting documentary on melanin-rich fowl. Growing up in Florence, Italy, I had the privilege of being introduced to local wines at a young age. Luckily for me, the local wine of Florence is Chianti! Still one of my favorite wines to drink to this day, especially with a good pasta and homemade sauce, I started doing a little more research on the origins of a peculiar symbol on a lot of Chianti bottles: the Black Rooster.
The original Chianti was defined in 1716 by the Medici family and included the area around Gaiole, Greve, Radda and Castellina. The borders were extended and redrawn in 1932, to stretch to the north of Florence, south to Castelnuovo Berardenga, west to Tavarnelle Val di Pesa, and east to the Chianti Mountains.
There are now 8 sub-zones: Classico, Colli Aretini, Colli Fiorentino, Colline Pisano,
Colli Senesi, Montalbano, Montespertoli, and Rufina. But here is the interesting story, the kind of story that I am constantly in search of: the legend of the rooster!
Gallo Nero, which in Italian means black rooster, is the symbol for the region’s Chianti Classico producer’s association, and you will find it on the necks of the bottles from this region. Its origins (keep in mind the story comes from an old man from Siena) began in the 12th century when Florence and its rival Siena were continually warring over the rich territories between the two cities.
Legends say they would resolve this quarrel with a race involving two knights, one from each city. The rules were agreed upon... the two knights would start the race when the cock crows. The point where the knights meet would be the new border.
This is where it gets interesting... allegedly the Florentines had a black rooster which they kept unfed for days, so by the morning of the
race it crowed well before dawn. Thus, the Florentines had an advantage because their knight left first and rode many miles deeper into rival territory, reaching Fonterutoli, a territory of Castellina.
So, the border was established in Castellina, close to Siena, in a place they named Croce Fiorentina.
Next time you’re at a wine bar or store, be sure to peruse the Chianti section. Check the neck of the bottle for the infamous black rooster, a sure sign that you are getting an original Chianti. Carpe Chianti!
Riccardo and Marybeth own and operate R Wine Bar & Kitchen, Brix Wine Bar, Maribella Ristorante, Vespa Catering, and Trio Jazz Club. You can find them at all their locations in Downtown Sioux Falls with their sons Dante, Berent (wife Molli,) and Jaxon. For all of your wine questions, contact Riccardo at riccardo@rwinebar.com.
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BY LURA ROTI
In the back of Zandbroz Variety downtown, is an amazing vintage/ antique shop. Curated by the store’s owner, Jeff Danz, it features unique items that are out of the ordinary and some are a bit fantastical.
The vintage shop is staged more like a museum or art gallery than a retail space, with most items including labels Jeff creates to provide visitors with the history of the piece.
My husband, Shon, and I were meandering through the vintage items recently when we both commented on an antique, vacant shell of a snapping turtle.
It was beautiful. The perfect addition to our living room bookcase. And the perfect gift to ourselves to celebrate our upcoming anniversary. September 16, 2024, marks 18 years of marriage.
When I think about married life, what better item to commemorate nearly two decades than a relic from a tortoise?
In my personal experience, marriage is more of a slow and steady journey than a race. And because marriage is sharing my life with another person – for me marriage has been made up of all life’s emotions and experiences – joy, pain, friendship, loss, challenge, adventure, dreams, anticipation, disappointment, passion, support, parenting, anger, frustration, stress…if I experience it, in one way or another, so does my spouse. And vice versa.
Like I said, “in my personal experience.” I believe that like people, every marriage is unique. I actually went back and rewrote the above paragraph to make sure it was written to reflect my first-person opinion on the subject. I do not assume that my experience is your experience.
In my personal experience, I would not want to be on this life’s journey with any other partner than Shon.
Might As Well Keep Going
Since I was 27, I’ve shared every one of my life’s moments and the emotions they create with him – either on purpose or by accident.
Together we got to have our daughter – probably the highest moment of our life. And together we get to raise our daughter…such a learning experience.
Together we have renovated our historic home – an 1880s Folk Victorian that is very much a part of the Roti Family Story. And together we volunteer and advocate for the neighborhood we love.
Together we’ve weathered some dark, depressing, doozies of times too.
Gratefully we got through them together.
Together we also ran a half marathon…Back to the tortoise shell/ hare analogy.
Early on in our marriage, Shon and I trained for a half marathon together. I bought a book, and we followed the training plan. Written for folks who do not run regularly, the plan encouraged new runners to take a walking break every so many minutes, building up to the point where you are running more and walking less.
I remember many times during training when he or I wanted to quit, we would realize we were at that point we were too many miles from home and Lyft wasn’t a thing in 2009 – and we would encourage each other to just keep going.
When we neared the end of the half marathon, we were among the last of the runners. There was a crowd of people cheering. I wanted to stop running and take a walk break. And Shon said, “Lura, we can’t stop and walk. We have come this far; we are nearly there; we might as well keep going.”
So true.
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Crafty DIY Yarn Creations
BY JESS WEISCHEDEL
Yarncan make for some very quick and easy creations, that can also be a part of many various crafts and uses. Pompoms and tassels are great for garlands, garments, accessories, and cute little crafts for all seasons. Did you realize that you don’t need a special pom pom or tassel maker to create these easy crafts for both kids and adults? With just some yarn and cardboard, you can make them in a fun and thrifty way!
Yarn Pompom
Materials needed: Cardboard, tracing utensil, circular objects for tracing, sharp scissors, and yarn.
You will need enough cardboard to trace out two larger circles. The size of your circles all depends on how large you would like your pom pom. Trace two circles onto the cardboard using an object in the size you would like the pompom to be, then trace an inner circle within the original circle, using a smaller object. The larger the inner circle, the more yarn you will use and the fluffier the pompom. Cut out the circles, resulting in two identical cardboard rings. Place one ring on top of the other. Cut about 12 inches of your chosen yarn and set aside for later. Cut another piece of yarn in a length of your choice. Keeping the circles together, thread the yarn through the circles once and tie it in place. Feed the yarn through the hole again, wrapping it around the circles and repeating until you work your way around the ring. If your
yarn runs out before you are ready to be done, just make sure you finish on the outside of the ring and cut a new length to start again as you did with the first piece of yarn. If you want a very fluffy pom pom, keep going around the ring, cutting new lengths of yarn when you need to. Once you think your pom pom is ready, take a sharp pair of scissors and cut around the edge of the cardboard discs. Take the piece of yarn you set aside in the beginning and wrap it around the pompom directly in the middle of the two cardboard discs, tying it tightly as this will hold all of your yarn together and form the finished pompom. Remove the cardboard discs, and you now have a delightful pompom! If you think it looks a bit untidy, use the sharp scissors to snip off any longer lengths of yarn and make it a sphere.
Yarn Tassel
Materials Needed: Toilet paper roll, yarn or embroidery thread, scissors, tape, and a fine-tooth comb. Cut two pieces of six inches of yarn for tying the tassel and set aside. Take one toilet paper roll and cut down one side to open it up. Loop the yarn around the paper roll multiple times, depending on how big you would like the tassel. Tie the loop by using the pre-cut piece of six-inch yarn and make a knot tightly. Use the scissors to cut the opposite side of where you tied the yarn loop, then remove it from the paper roll. Gather the yarn together and wrap the other one of six inches yarn about an inch from the top and tie it tightly. Repeat the steps above to create a lot more pom poms and tassels with your kids and come up with craft ideas for every season and holiday throughout the year.
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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.
A Pinecone!
by Helen Yoon
Daddy is a bit distracted on their autumn walk, while his curious child only has eyes for one of nature’s small wonders: a pinecone! And look, another pinecone! And another! In fact, she could gather an entire collection—an entire extended family—of pinecones if she wanted to (and she wants to!). But what then? In a story spun with visual comedy, the characters from Off-Limits return for a small adventure in outsize enthusiasm leading to a sparkly, holiday-cheer-worthy finish. Helen Yoon brings all her quirky warmth to bear on this tribute to little ones whose fixations tend to send them over the top—and the parents who lovingly help them to funnel all that passionate energy. And perhaps some of their own!
Ages 3 yrs - 7 yrs
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Alma at Home/Alma en casa by
Juana Martinez-Neal
Follow little Alma as she washes up in the bathroom, puts on her striped outfit and bow, and eats breakfast with her family in the kitchen. There’s just enough time for Alma’s brother to sit on the couch and read her a book before school—then Alma can go outside to play with her feathered friend Pajarito! In a new entry in this joyful board-book series, award-winning author-illustrator Juana Martinez-Neal looks in on the adorable Alma and her loving family at home, with words and simple phrases in English and Spanish on every spread.
Ages 2 yrs - 5 yrs
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Brand New Boy by
David Almond
When a new boy joins their class, everyone thinks he’s . . . odd. George doesn’t behave like other kids. He doesn’t think like other kids. But he’s great at football and snacking, and that’s what matters to Dan and Maxie and their friends, who resolve to make George feel welcome. Over time, they learn that he’s just like them in most ways, except one: George is a robot, part of an ambitious new experiment, with sinister people bent on destroying him. When George’s lab pulls him out of school, can his new friends recover him—and set him free?
Ages 8 yrs - 12 yrs
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Love in the Library by
Maggie Tokuda-Hall
During World War II, Tama is sent to live in an incarceration camp in the desert. All Japanese Americans from the West Coast—elderly people, children, babies—now live in camps like Minidoka. To be who she is has become a crime, and Tama doesn’t know when or if she will ever leave. Trying not to think of the life she once had, she works in the incarceration camp’s tiny library, taking solace in pages bursting with color and light, love and fairness. And she isn’t the only one. George waits each morning by the door, his arms piled with books checked out the day before. As their friendship grows, Tama wonders: Can anyone possibly read so much? Is she the reason George comes to the library every day?
Ages 6 yrs - 9 yrs
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101 Dogs: An Illustrated Compendium of Canines by
Nicola Jane Swinney
From dinky dachshunds to massive mastiffs, shaggy sheepdogs to slinky salukis, this beautifully illustrated guide to over one hundred dog breeds is perfect for those looking to adopt a pooch or just doting dog lovers who want to learn more. Get the scoop on what makes each breed unique, as well as fascinating facts about their history and temperament.
Ages 9 yrs - 12 yrs
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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
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