Homestead: The home and adjoining land occupied by a family; the ancestral home. – Merriam Webster Dictionary Side by side for 100 years, they weathered whatever South Dakota dished out. Because of their advanced age and for hitting the century mark together, it...
Drought: A period of dryness especially when prolonged; specifically, one that causes extensive damage to crops or prevents their successful growth. – Merriam Webster Dictionary The sound startled me. It was late afternoon, and I was catching up on some bookwork...
Summer reading: “One benefit of summer was that each day we had more light to read by.” – Jeannette Walls, “The Glass Castle” Looking very un-cowboylike in his 10-gallon hat, the president seemed both delighted and horrified when the bulldogger wrestled a steer...
Turnpike: (1) A road, such as an expressway, for the use of which tolls are collected. (2) A main road, especially a paved highway. – Merriam Webster Dictionary Yet another study says larger vehicles are safer on the highway. If true, then I need to make a trip...
Meander: To proceed by or take a winding or indirect course: The stream meandered through the valley. – Dictionary.com How appropriate that the description for public water in South Dakota includes “meandering” in the legal definition. For decades, the dispute...
South Dakota Hall of Fame: Established in 1974 to recognize and honor those individuals Championing a Culture of Excellence for all of South Dakota. It was called a “liar’s tax” and for good reason. People — not you, of course — but perhaps your...
