CANNES, France (AP) – South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation has often been depicted in film but rarely from the inside. The Cannes Film Festival entry “War Pony," though, sought to capture daily life on the reservation by relying on the perspectives of its Native American residents.
BROOKINGS – South Dakota State University’s School of Performing Arts will hold camps intended for band members, string players and singers. The three camps will be held in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center on campus.
BROOKINGS – Laura Diddle was named the inaugural recipient of the Paul and Doris Moriarty Professor of Choral Activities endowed position on April 28.
BROOKINGS – Close but no cigar. But maybe next year – or the year after. Brookings guitarist Rylee Chavez, 17, made the cut for one of the slots at this year’s 10 under 20 competition at the Dallas International Guitar Festival on May 1. However, he didn’t get the nod for one of the top three slots.
BROOKINGS – The ultimate goal of a new local nonprofit is to help find a cure for Lou Gehrig’s disease. Kiss My ALS Foundation was formed in 2021 and officially granted tax exempt status by the IRS in February 2022.
SIOUX FALLS – Girl Scouts-Dakota Horizons announced that Wendy Dailey from Brookings, has received the Girl Scout USA Volunteer of Excellence Award.
Kali Lamp’s first-grade class at Dakota Prairie Elementary hosted an event on Tuesday, May 17, for police officers in Brookings in honor of National Police Week.
Hypothyroidism, the condition of the thyroid gland not making enough thyroid hormone, is a common hormonal disorder. Perhaps because hypothyroidism is common and its symptoms can be widespread and vague, misconceptions abound. Let’s cover the facts.
Agendas for upcoming meetings in the Brookings area.
BROOKINGS – Brookings Health System will again offer Safe@Home by SafeSitter, a program designed for students in grades 4 to 6 to prepare them to be safe when they are home alone. The class will be held from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 1 inside the Ambulance Station and Education Center.
BROOKINGS – The Brookings Public Library will host a series of free events for all ages in May and June to educate attendees about the beauty and biodiversity of native bees and how to support these important local pollinators.
BROOKINGS – The Brookings School District will host a “community conversation focused on personalized competency-based education systems” this week.
BROOKINGS – “It’s not about the work, it’s about the people.” That’s how Keeth Willingham describes the missions carried out by Samaritan’s Purse. Willingham, who is the disaster relief program manager at the Brookings site for the nondenominational evangelical Christian organization, arrived along with equipment and supplies only days after a derecho rolled through Brookings and the surrounding area on May 12.
Enjoy your garden and landscape once the sun sets with strategically placed and attractive landscape lighting. Select the best type of light that complements your garden design and best accomplishes the intended purpose.
Agendas for upcoming meetings in the Brookings area.
60s Plus Dining menus in the Brookings area for the coming week.
STURGIS (AP) – The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled a sex crime conviction doesn’t require that there's an actual victim.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota utility regulators have decided pipelines that carry carbon dioxide are hazardous and therefore subject to state approval.
Peggy Hoogestraat is a wife, mother, grandmother, farmer and rancher who also happens to be one of the most knowledgable, organized and relentless opponents of underground pipelines being built across South Dakota.
PIERRE – The best and brightest from the Class of 2022 were recently recognized for their academic achievements during their high school career.
