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OUR PHILOSOPHY There was a farmer who grew excellent quality corn. Every year, he won the award for the best grown corn. One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something interesting about how he grew it. The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seed corn with his neighbors. “How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbors when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?” the reporter asked.

“Why sir,” said the farmer, “Didn’t you know? The wind picks up pollen from the ripening corn and swirls it from field to field. If my neighbors grow inferior corn, cross-pollination will steadily degrade the quality of my corn. If I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow good corn.”

So is with our lives... Those who want to live meaningfully and well must help enrich the lives of others, for the value of a life is measured by the lives it touches. And those who choose to be happy must help others find happiness, for the welfare of each is bound up with the welfare of all.

-Author Unknown

Call it power of collectivity.

Call it a principle of success.

Call it a law of life.

The fact is, none of us truly wins, until we all win!

One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.

Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.

Proverbs 11:24-25

PUBLISHER’S NOTE May 2019 Mindy and I are approaching our two-year anniversary of producing this publication and others like it in the region. Outside of our publications, we also hold events that build connections and promote agriculture to other circles of people. The most visible and largest event we hold is called PorkPalooza which takes place in the parking lot of 8th and Railroad Center in downtown Sioux Falls. Through the support of The South Dakota Pork Producers Council, Pipestone Vet, and Remedy Brewing Company, PorkPalooza II will take place on May 31st and June 1st (see full page ad in this publication or visit PorkPalooza Sioux Falls on Facebook). Proceeds from the event will go to Feeding South Dakota.

This will be the 2nd annual event as last year more than 12,000 people came to enjoy great local BBQ and local music and learned about the Pork Industry in the process.

There is no charge to attend and listen to great local bands each day. On Friday night, we will be having a Rib Cook-Off where guests can purchase a Rib Passport and try ribs from each vendor. Passports are $20 and guest can get up to 12 punches on that ticket. Tickets will be sold at the event, and you can also purchase tickets on

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We also have Corporate Sponsorship packages available to treat employees or customers.

Contact me at garrett@agemedia.pub for more information.

Come celebrate with us at PorkPalooza II, and help raise money for Feeding South Dakota in the process.

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FAMILY

DAN AND CHERYL BONES

The Bones family name is well recognized in northeast Turner County, and their roots date back to 1879.

Several members of the family have played leadership roles in the community both locally and at a state level. Other members of the family have led by owning and operating various types of business endeavors. For the many family members involved in the Bones farming operation—every family member plays a role in managing the business. Running a farm requires dedication, hard work, passion, and teamwork.

Parker area farm family Dan and Cheryl Bones are following a similar path of combining their passion for farming with entrepreneurship. Dan works within the Bones’ family farming operation. His wife, Cheryl, a licensed chiropractor, will open her own practice, Prairie Roots Chiropractic & Functional Medicine, on West 57th Street in Sioux Falls in June.

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my family’s life as well as follow my vision for helping people move better, feel better and live better lives,” explains Cheryl.

“We use very thorough history and examination along with labs as needed to determine the root cause of what is going on. Then, we address the problem by implementing a care plan that includes chiropractic adjustments, exercises, therapies such as sauna, intersegmental traction, heat, nutrition, supplements, and stress management.”

Cheryl says Dan and Lauryn are her strongest inspiration.

“They are my biggest fans, supporters, and driving factors in everything I do. I am a wife and mom first and then a doctor and business owner.”

Cheryl says growing up on a

The Bones family of 3 when Dan returned home from Kuwait on January 31, 2018

them together. “Both our grandfathers served on the state legislature at the same time. They sat next to each other and worked together.”

Dan has a picture that shows his grandfather Walt Bones Jr. name plaque and Cheryl’s grandfather Elmer Bietz’s name plaque in the background.

Cheryl grew up on a farm near Tripp where she learned to accept the role as the only girl that worked on the farm with the guys. “In fact, I took it as a challenge to be just as good as them,” explains Cheryl.

Despite enjoying working with the guys, she said she didn’t want to marry a farmer, but things didn’t work out that way.

“My reasoning was that they work too much, hardly leave the farm, and they can put the livestock and farm stuff first.

I thought I didn’t want that.

But, after a blind date with

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Dan during chiropractic school, I knew we were meant to be together.”

Dan and Cheryl married on July 30, 2016. Dan was deployed as part of the South Dakota Air National Guard to Kuwait July 21, 2017. They welcomed their daughter, Lauryn (now 1 1/2), on December 22, 2017. “Dan returned home January 31, 2018, and we were a family of three for the first time.”

Cheryl pursued a career in the medical field following her grandmother’s battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Her grandmother helped inspire her to want to help others as a career. During high school, Cheryl job-shadowed her hometown chiropractors who helped her with sports injuries and other ailments. After that experience, she knew she was meant to be a chiropractor.

farm has taught her not to be afraid to work hard and that there is always something to be done. “Dan and I joke that we don’t know what it’s like to sit down and watch TV at the end of the day or to not have something to work on.

There is always something to be done. It also taught me that gender roles don’t exist in the workforce. Sure, there were things I couldn’t do at times and needed help with or needed the guys to do, but I was expected to keep up and do the same things if I wanted to be out working on the farm.”

“Prairie Roots Chiropractic is not only a reflection of me, but of the people I love so much,” says Cheryl. “My amazing family and love for farming are my roots—my strong foundation that has led me here today.”

This picture shows Dan’s grandfather Walt Bones Jr.’s name plaque and Cheryl’s grandfather Elmer Bietz’s name plaque in the background.

From the Farming Families team: Congratulations on your new endeavor and best of luck! Bones Chiropractic also would have been a great choice for a business name, but Prairie Roots Chiropractic & Functional Medicine is pretty good too!

Prairie Roots Chiropractic & Functional Medicine 2333 W. 57th St. Ste. 103 Sioux Falls, SD 57108 prairierootschiro.com facebook.com/pg/prairierootschiro

While studying Biology at South Dakota State University, Cheryl began experiencing some major health problems and abdominal pain. “The pain and discomfort left me feeling hopeless, self-conscious, and miserable,” shares Cheryl.

After graduating from SDSU, she attended Northwestern Health Sciences University for chiropractic school. She continued to have health problems. “I self-diagnosed, researched, and experimented with my health problems as many students do. A fellow chiropractor introduced me to Functional Medicine that helped with my health issues,” says Cheryl.

Cheryl practiced at a Parham Chiropractic for 3 1/2 years before establishing Prairie Roots Chiropractic. “I started my business to be able to create my own schedule that fit

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KEEPING LOCAL HISTORY ALIVE In February of 1873, the railroad made it to Yankton. Then in 1878, railroad connected Sioux Falls with cities to the east. This was a critical upgrade from river boats, barges, and wagon trails and stagecoach routes.

During that time, pioneers traveled by railroad, stagecoach, and river boat.

However, the most dependable means of transportation was on horseback or in a wagon behind a team of horses.

Having a reliable horse meant greater independence and security for pioneers and their families. If a horse became wounded or sick, this meant greater risk to the elements for the individual who owned it.

One of the worst crimes during frontier days was stealing someone’s horse.

This was a well-established social law of the land. It has been said that if you stole someone’s horse, this essentially condemned that person to death.

Surviving the conditions of Dakota Territory without adequate transportation put pioneers at great risk of exposure, dehydration, and starvation. Because of this, stealing a horse was one of the worst crimes that could be committed, and thieves who were caught were quickly and severely punished.

Punishment often included hanging with or without a judge being involved.

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In the late 1800s, the conditions for pioneers on the frontier were not at all easy. Weather conditions were similar as they are now—unpredictable and unforgiving—but pioneers did not have the amenities we may take for granted daily. One of the most important simple luxuries we take for granted is basic transportation.

Hangings occurred in Rapid City for horse thieves in 1877, and according to local lore, there is lone tree trunk still standing where one sentence took place on Skyline Drive. The area now known as Dinosaur Park was once known as Hangman’s Hill.

It is debatable if that was the actual tree where punishment was carried out, but it is of little argument that the activity was conducted in the area. There are also numerous accounts in Nebraska where thieves were captured and sentenced to death for their crimes. Closer to our area in South Dakota, local legend says that in 1873, a father and two sons were chased by a lynch mob and were captured in northeast Lincoln County. They were hanged on the west bank of the Big Sioux River in Dayton Township. Longtime Klondike area resident Omar Petterson, who is now 92, explains, “My father, who was born in 1876, told me that he heard from his father (who’s family moved to the area in 1871), about three horse thieves who were captured and hanged in the area. He also told me where they were buried.” In 1873, Dakota Territory’s capital was in Yankton, and it was an 80-mile journey

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Bottom Right: Button that was found in the dirt where they believe to be a grave

by horseback each way. The posse who captured these thieves had two options: take the criminals to Yankton or just handle things themselves.

According to the oral history, they chose the second option.

Another Dayton Township area resident and history enthusiast, Russ Swanson, has investigated the topic and discovered some very interesting updates. “I was doing some research on Jesse James’ connection to the area when I was talking to Omar.

I’ve heard my great uncles talking about the horse thief story in the area, and I asked Omar if he knew anything about it. He said, ‘Sure, pick me up sometime, and I’ll show you were they are buried,’” explains Russ. “I took him up on his offer

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and near an old roadbed, we found an area with two distinct impressions in the ground and possibly a third. We took a metal detector to the area and got some readings.

Following permission from the landowner and contacting an archaeologist friend, we started excavating. At a depth of 56 cm, we discovered a shirt button that dates to the 1860s.

We stopped there due to winter, but we hope to return sometime this spring when the archaeologist can return from Wyoming.”

The story gets more interesting as Russ had another interaction pertaining to this story. “A few years ago, I ran into a woman who commented that she had been told by her mother that she had some horse thieves

in their family tree that were hanged near Canton. Upon doing som e ge n ealogy research on that family, I’m fairly certain I’ve found the names of the thieves, but I’m hesitant to release any names,” says Russ.

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Regardless if the names are ever confirmed or not, it really doesn’t matter. The most interesting part of this entire story is that history is all around us, and many times, we don’t even realize it.

The purpose of this story is not to sensationalize or glamorize the death of three people, but to point out that if these historical events are not recorded, they are lost in time.

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TRAVIS LAPE, HARRISBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT Travis Lape, the Harrisburg School District’s Innovative Programs Director, credits the FFA Leadership Career Development Events program as the inspiration for his teaching career. “In these events, we were constantly presenting and sharing our passion. Teaching is a way to share that passion as well as still presenting and working with other teachers and students.”

The Marion, S.D. native joined FFA in seventh grade.

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Henry Kraai and Ron Nelson— who all played a key role in helping instill his passion for the organization.

Although Lape did not grow up on a farm, he gained hands-on agricultural experience through involvement in Food Science Technology and Livestock Judging. He also enjoyed Job Interview and Parli Pro. “My favorite activities were attending state leadership camp and meeting other members passionate about the organization,” says Lape.

“I also loved attending state

and national convention. I never competed at nationals but loved going and learning.

The thing that stood out to me was all the places I got to go.

I saw more places through the FFA than I have even now as an adult.”

Lape says many people from FFA impacted him both professionally and personally.

A few—among many—include Todd Marks, the Harrisburg FFA Advisor, who helped ensure he submitted the correct paperwork for his proficiency award application. “I was from

a different chapter, and he didn’t have to help me but cared about me and wanted me to achieve a goal of mine.” Another person is Gerri Eide, who was the State Executive Secretary when Lape served as the state officer. “She took care of me like a mom and made sure the team was taken care of. She challenged me in my public speaking and workshop delivery.”

Lape says Jessie Vanderpoel (Geib), the first female National FFA Officer from South Dakota who also served as his group’s State FFA President, was also a great inspiration. “She encouraged me to look deep within and discover why I would want to run for a State Office. She was always someone that would take time to talk to anyone,” explains Lape.

Six years later, Lape loves coming to work every day. He joined the Harrisburg School District in 2013 as a Technology Integrationist. “I enjoy helping teachers and learners be the best they can be.”

Lape served as the State FFA President during his Freshman year at South Dakota State University then transferred to the University of Sioux Falls his sophomore year to pursue elementary education.

Lape’s career path has not been a traditional one. “In FFA, I was the guy that tried every contest which I think is why I am not afraid to try anything new,” he says. During college, he coached a traveling softball team that played approximately 80 games each summer across the upper Midwest. In addition to coaching, he worked as a student assistant for both the women’s basketball and softball teams at USF. After graduating college, Lape taught 4th grade in Sioux Falls and continued to coach softball. USF asked him to return—this time as the head softball coach.

“I did that for two years and loved it, but it was hard fundraising, recruiting, and being a good husband,” he explains. “My love was coaching and helping kids.”

His wife, Lynn, encouraged him to think about getting back into education.

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JOSHUA HOFER FOUNDER OF THE SOUTH DAKOTA CHISLIC FESTIVAL In the summertime, towns across South Dakota host events like Czech Days in Tabor, the Brookings Summer Arts Festival, and JazzFest in Sioux Falls. All these events draw large crowds and have taken years of planning to grow and gain momentum. Meanwhile, a group of people in and around Freeman put their heads together to create an event that pays homage to a local food favorite: chislic. The response rivaled that of any event in the region. The South Dakota Chislic Festival’s inaugural event took place last year, and the response was overwhelming with an estimated crowd of over 8,000 people visiting Freeman: a town of 1,300.

This year, the event will take place at the Prairie Arboretum in Freeman, which will provide a great location for an event of this size. Joshua Hofer, Founder and Executive Director of the South Dakota Chislic Festival, and his team have been planning for this year’s event— which takes place on July 27th —since the end of last year’s event.

Joshua was the Director of Development & Marketing for the City of Freeman, and his role was to promote the city.

Prior to last year’s event, they planned on holding the festi-

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Left to right: Andrea Baer (VP of SDCF), Joshua Hofer (Founder of SDCF), and Joann Smith Hofer (President of SDCF)

val on Main Street in town, and 45 days prior to the event, they put out a press release which ended up going viral. KSFY did a news story announcing the event, and it was shared on Facebook over 6,000 times within 24 hours. It was as if a fuse was lit, and the organizers of the event knew they were on to something big.

To accommodate the greatly anticipated large crowd, Joshua and his team decided to move the event from Downtown Freeman to the softball/baseball complex. They prepared for 1,500 to 2,000 people, but four-times that showed up. The reason for this is likely because chislic is more than just a meat on a stick; it is closely connected to local history and the heritage of the people who live in South Dakota.

In fact, Freeman is the heart of an area known as “Chislic Circle”, which is surrounded by towns like Menno, Scotland, Parkston, Marion, Parker, Hurley, and beyond—all of which have high numbers of German and Russian descendants. Chislic is part of their heritage dating back many generations.

Chislic, which has been voted by the State Legislature as the official “State Nosh” of South Dakota, is as much a part of the community as any item.

Joshua, who grew up on a farm eight miles north of Freeman, understood that, and he knew people would appreciate an event like this. “Chislic is a core piece of the heritage and history of the area. This story is rural, and it belongs to the Chislic Circle.

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The Greater Freeman Area has been fantastic, and we are very excited for the future,” explains Joshua. “Without the larger community, an event like this would never be possible. We are so appreciative of all those in the region that have given of their time and resources to make this event a reality. The first Festival involved around 100 volunteers; the second will involve many more.”

The South Dakota Chislic Festival is a community event. Proceeds from the event are given back to the community. Several Freeman non-profits benefit from funds raised by the event. Last year, Heritage Hall Museum and Archives and the Freeman Community Development Corporation received grants from the organization.

The museum represents the past of the community, and the FCDC represents the future of the community—both relevant to an event that celebrates tradition and history as well as focuses on community growth and building connections for the future.

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With the robust response to the event, a group of area entrepreneurs recognized a need and interest for chislic. Prairie to Plate, a locally owned meats company, recently opened in Freeman. The company will offer processing services, retail sales, and sell a premium meats brand. As part of their overall strategy, the owners have launched “The Chislic House”, a restaurant located on Highway 81 on the southern outskirts of Freeman. Their goal is to be the region’s premier destination for an outstanding chislic experience. “While there is no formal organizational connection between Prairie to Plate and the South Dakota Chislic Festival, we are elated to watch our vision of the arts, heritage, and food—as a crucial tool for economic development in the Greater Freeman Area—begin to come to fruition,” says Joshua.

Organizers for this year’s event have been busy planning for almost one year. “The response has continued to be fantastic, and we are anticipating a large crowd for our second Festival.

Crucial to our planning this year was the move to the Freeman Prairie Arboretum located on the campus of Freeman Academy, a 40-acre space of phenomenal beauty. We have the space, infrastructure, amount of food and drink, and a logistical plan in place to ensure an excellent experience for all our visitors,” explains Joshua.

The founders’ and organizers’ long-term vision for the event is to become the region’s premier food festival— built upon the food and heritage of the Chislic Circle.

The Farming Families team congratulates the South Dakota Chislic Festival team on your success and thanks you for your efforts in making this all happen!

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