Opinion

Letter to the editor, As most of you know, the flags that are flown in the park on federal holidays are flags that draped the caskets of our honored veterans.

This past week started with a holiday celebrating America’s workers and ended with the commemoration of 9/11, one of the most tragic days in American history. During weeks like these, it’s important to look back at our history and cherish the things that make America special.

Back in 2015 when I was looking to book a moose hunt, I struggled with a difficult decision as I perceived two completely different moose hunt categories. I’ll call the first category “Plan A.

My good friend, Paul Muth of Mitchell, went on a Custer State Park trophy bull bison hunt last December. I wanted his story, and I much enjoyed his relating his experience. Paul’s hunt was scheduled for December 11-13.

MARK 10:45 "For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister: and give his life a ransom for many."(KJV) This is a short but very important scripture to which we should give full attention.

Like hunting? It’s time to take our September 1st dove opener seriously. If nothing else, it sharpens the eye for ducks and pheasants. Carry a small cooler with you, and pop out the breasts as you shoot them. After the hunt, fillet each breast into two bite-sized chunks and skewer them on a stick.

South Dakota State Parks are reminding campers that firewood originating from anywhere in the newly-expanded Emerald Ash Borer quarantine area is prohibited in all South Dakota state parks.

Last week, when I was in Sioux Falls to discuss reopening schools with parents and superintendents, I saw a great bulletin board in a 4th grade classroom. It said, “Put your positive pants on.

1 CORINTHIANS 12:1-14 "Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren,I would not have you ignorant. Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away with dumb idols, even as you were led.

As the calendar turns to August, we are getting closer to that time of year when kids go back to school. In South Dakota, our kids will be in classrooms this fall.