Category: Culture
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Is your food ‘Dakota Fresh’?
The wheels are turning at the Dakota Fresh Food Hub, as producers gear up for delivery Spring 2016. Kari O’Neill, Community Development Field Specialist at South Dakota State University’s Extension Office, she considers herself a very active facilitator to the producers who are getting the hub up and running. “We decided from the beginning that…
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Co-opetition
CO-OPETITION is a new way of thinking about business. Some people see business entirely as competition.
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As cell phone use grows, some connections harder to make
As cell phone use grows, some connections harder to make by Wendy Royston, Dakotafire Media Additional reporting by Bill Krikac In today’s fast-paced, digital era, people are “connected” more than ever. But tasks that used to be simple—such as finding a phone number—are becoming more difficult. “Because there is not a published directory of wireless…
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Social networking bridges gaps between people, communities
by Wendy Royston, with additional reporting by Doug Card The Dakotas may be geographically secluded, but technology has made rural life less isolated. “(Facebook) is a way for me to stay connected to the world, because I don’t leave the house to go to a place where there are other people,” said Barb Stangeland, who…
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Finding people to serve requires innovative thinking
Want to turn over your position on a board or committee to someone else? Good luck. Finding people willing to serve in leadership positions in the rural Dakotas may be more difficult than it’s ever been. We tend to blame this on a declining population, but there’s also another factor at play: At the same…
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LaMoure and Dickey County residents invited to join in on the “Birding Bonanza”
The cackle of snow geese, the sighting of a robin, the melodic call of the meadowlark – all signs of spring! Very welcome signs that we are all longing for after this unusually cold winter! Signs that may lead to put a mark on the checklist.
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Dakota bees that pollinate crops nationwide are struggling
Area beekeepers are suffering from bee die-offs in numbers they call unsustainable, which threatens not only their livelihood but could also affect hundreds of crops that depend on pollination by bees. The first in a two-part series.
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Rain affects Fort Sisseton Historical Festival
The 36th Annual Fort Sisseton Historical Festival managed to dodge the rain on Saturday, but the wet forecast affected attendance.
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Dr. Barbara Johnson sheds light on stained glass in Clark County
“You have a lot of treasures in your county. I was very impressed with what I’ve seen visiting churches and buildings these last few weeks,” SD Humanities Council speaker Dr. Barbara Johnson stated. Dr. Johnson, of Aberdeen, spent the last three years looking at thousands of windows in South Dakota, making a report to be…
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Lilacs are looking good this spring
Lilacs are one of those plants whose lovely flower clusters and sweet fragrance are anticipated by gardeners in many parts of the world, but especially in the colder regions of the United States, Europe and Asia, according to David Graper, Extension Horticulture Specialist and Director of McCrory Gardens.