I’m always in awe at Mount Rushmore. A surreal feeling washes over me as I walk up the Avenue of Flags and see the four faces gazing off toward the horizon. I think about state historian Doane Robinson, who conceived the idea in the 1920s, and of Peter Norbeck, John Boland and other South Dakota leaders who worked tirelessly to ensure the massive project came to fruition. At the forefront, of course, was sculptor Gutzon Borglum, the irascible artist whose vision slowly emerged from billionyear- old Black Hills granite.
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Miss Cadee Nelson, sophomore at Wagner Community School, has been selected as one of two area students to represent Charles Mix Electric Association on the National Rural Electric (NRECA) Youth Tour. The all-expense-paid trip to Washington DC offers students the opportunity to develop leadership skills while learning more about the workings and history of our government, the electric industry, and the cooperative business model. Attendees will also tour many of the historic sites and monuments that grace our nation’s capital.
Read moreOur kids and our grandkids will be the next generation of leaders, business owners, and entrepreneurs. They will also be the leaders of the future of our great American republic. They deserve an honest and factual classroom teaching that will prepare them to engage in our civil society for the rest of their lives.
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Walleyes are native to Canada and found, in the Great Lakes, the Missouri River basin and the upper Mississippi River basin, were introduced in the western and northeastern United States, preferring the cool, deep, quiet waters of rivers, lakes, and reservoirs.
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One thing I always do before the spring turkey season opens, is to do some pre-season scouting, to locate some of the areas that held the flocks of birds in the past, with each flock having several adult gobblers, juvenal and mature gobblers.
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There aren’t many things in the outdoors that I haven’t tried, including scuba diving, bear hunting, predator calling, antelope, trapping and so much more.
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As winter progresses, there are changes going on below the ice, forcing the fish to new locations and as this happens, their behavior changes.
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What makes a good student? Ibelieveagoodstudent has many great qualities. Some of the qualities a good student would have, is turning in work on time, actively participatinginclassdiscussion, andgettinggoodgrades. Ifastudentisturningintheir workontime,thismeansthe student cares about their grade, and they can succeed. When a student is actively participating in the class discussion, they are learning another way that will help them succeed in being a good student. Lastly, when a studentistryinginclassesto strive for good grades this is makinganimpactonthem.It opensupmoreopportunities for the student in the future. I think that all of these qualities make a good student. These types of students are going to make it far in life, and help them in the future.
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