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Bringing in 2011 the SMC Way
One of the best ways to bring in a New Year is to spend it at a place you love or celebrate it in a way you enjoy. Or go all out and do both. This year my family and I brought in the New Year at Storm...
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If you’re a history buff, are infatuated with the Black Hills of South Dakota, or appreciate beautiful photography, I encourage you to visit Dakota Photo. Paul Horsted’s photography and books are...
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Prairie Berry Winery: A Black Hills Attraction for Adults
I’m more of a steak and beer chick but if there’s an opportunity to sample and learn about other varieties of alcohol for free I’m no dummy, I’m going to call up a friend or two, enjoy a...
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Having A Family Hay Day
We haven’t put up enough square bales to make an impressive trailer load in a long time, so my husband wanted pictures this time. The barn was originally built to house hay stacks but this photo...
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In My Backyard
One of the wonderful advantages of living in the Black Hills is the diverse landscape; from the Buffalo Gap National Grasslands to the Black Hills National Forest, there’s a wide variety of scenery to...
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One of my Favorite Summer Perks
One of the advantages of living at an elevation of 5,300 feet in the Black Hills of South Dakota is that we have cooler nighttime temperatures and very little humidity. (That can be good and bad...
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Tourists That Drop Out of the Sky
There’s more than one way to see the Black Hills. You can of course, drive through it by car or RV, but you can also hike it, bike it, horseback ride it, or get up a little higher and see it from a...
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Myrtle’s Hot Flashes Get Out of Control
Now that life has somewhat resumed at our place after the Myrtle fire came through and I’ve hooked my computer back up, I can share pictures I took and give an account of how our family was affected...
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Preserving a Favorite Summertime Tradition
Having my coffee in our front yard with toast and wild currant jelly that I made is one of my favorite summer pleasures. One of the greatest pleasures of living in the country is picking berries and...
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Bringing People Together, Sharing a Meal, & Benefitting Ranchers Affected by...
A Senior Project Success: When our son Myles said he was thinking about putting on a steak feed to benefit the Rancher Relief Fund for his Senior Project (a fairly new requirement for South Dakota...
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