It took our ancestors weeks to cross the ocean to come to America. More weeks of travel, even years, before they arrived on the plains of western South Dakota.
Such was the case for James ‘Scotty’ Philip - the man credited with saving the buffalo from extinction - and for whom our town is named.
Nowadays, we travel from one continent to another in a matter of hours. And on the Internet super-highway we can find the information we need in a matter of seconds.
Several months ago the Philip Horizon group celebrated the erection of a South Dakota highway sign honoring Scotty Philip. There was a photo and post in our Horizon blogsite.
A young woman from Oxford, England, found that post while searching on the Internet for information on her family. From there she found Philip’s Facebook page and sent us a query.
Helen Philip, a third cousin to Scotty Philip, spent a week in western South Dakota. She found Philip family members she’d known nothing about and traveled around the area, a part of the United States that played a major role in Scotty’s life.
She was given the opportunity to ride around a huge wheat field in the Pierre area. The older gentleman running the tractor mentioned that his grandfather had been a good friend of Scotty Philip’s and was buried next to Scotty’s gravesite.
The Friends of the Haakon County Public Library will be holding their annual used book sale on June 7th through June 9th at the K-Gees building in Philip. If you like to read, here is your chance to check out a wide selection of books and at the same time you will be supporting our hometown library.
The Haakon County Crooners will be singing in Midland for Memorial Day. And to celebrate their 20th anniversary, they will be recording a CD and having a book printed. Anyone who is interested in purchasing either of those can contact Marlis at 843-2262 or contact any of the Crooners.
Becky Brech, Marcia West, Britni Ross, Mary Burnett, Jennifer Henrie and Diane Fitch, all members of the Philip Marketing Team, celebrate (in the cold and wind) the new sign erected west of town - naming Highway 14 between Philip and Ft. Pierre the James “Scotty” Philip Highway.
He came to America shortly after World War II, escaping Communist oppression in his homeland. He, his wife and mother crossed the Atlantic on a former troop carrier, the USS General S.D. Sturgis. After a year’s internship at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls he brought his family to Philip where the community was in the process of building a new hospital building.
That was over fifty years ago. In those 50+ years: he delivered over 1000 babies, was inducted in the South Dakota Hall Of Fame, recognized as South Dakota’s Family Physician of the Year in 2005, just to name a few. He was an instrumental push in Philip’s becoming a medical hub for western South Dakota with the Hans P. Peterson Memorial Hospital, the R. J. Talty Medical Center and the Philip Nursing Home.
In 1991, with the breakdown of the Communist Bloc, he was able to return to his homeland - to meet with family and old friends, to walk the streets of his childhood. The community celebrated that with him.
Yesterday, a large crowd gathered to say goodbye to Dr. George Mangulis, our family doctor, a proud Latvian and a proud American. He will be buried in his beloved Latvia in 2010.
A stretch of U.S. Highway 14 between Philip and Ft. Pierre has been designated as ‘James “Scotty” Philip Highway’. Several green signs will be erected roadside along the route.
One hundred years ago, rancher Scotty Philip, started to preserve some of the last American bison remaining in the Dakotas. Members of the Philip Horizons organization petitioned the South Dakota Transportation Commission to recognize the Stanley County rancher. The organization’s request was supported by Philip Mayor John Hart and Fort Pierre Mayor Sam Tidball.
The Philip community is named for Scotty Philip and the high school sports teams are called “The Scotties”.
There was no opposition to the designation among the Transportation Commission members.
The signs will be six feet wide and two feet deep bearing the name of the designated highway and flanked on each side by a silhouette of a bison.
Philip’s annual Glo-N-Go Parade of Lights will be Saturday, November 28th, after the PVFD Buffalo BBQ Fundraiser. Proceeds raised go to benefit Jordyn Dekker.
The floats will line up at the Philip Legion Hall at 5:30. The Parade starts at 6:30. Pre-register will Roger Williams at 859-2745/685-3258.
The Hospital Auxiliary will be serving FREE hot chocolate before and during the Parade. SEE YOU ON MAIN STREET!!!!!
The Philip FCCLA chapter is leading “Trick or Treating for CF”, a fundraiser for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in memory of friend and member Jennifer Nelson.
Costumed members will be going door to door in Philip on Saturday, October 31 to collect donations. They will be out from 5:00pm to 7:00pm with buckets that will identify them as FCCLA members. The FCCLA members will be collecting money, not candy. The chapter will use this project for state competition.
100% of all donations will go to the CF Foundation and checks should be made payable to the CF Foundation. No donation is too small and will be appreciated.
Jennifer Nelson passed away January 16, 2007, from cystic fibrosis. She was a sophomore at Philip High School and the daughter of Wes and Nicole Nelson. Her 19th birthday would have been October 15.
FCCLA is a student-lead organization that promotes community service, leadership and family. Brigitte Brucklacher is the local FCCLA advisor. Tawnie DeJong, Tomilyn Trask, and LaRae VanTassel are committee leaders for this project.
For more information or to leave a donation, contact Brigitte at Philip High School. If you would like to contribute and your house is missed on Halloween night, please leave your donation at the Philip High School office.
The 2009 Annual Craft Fair will be held Saturday, October 24th, at the Elementary Gym in Philip. The times are 9:00am to 2:00pm. As there is a JV Volleyball Tournament that day, it looks to be a busy craft fair. There are still spaces available at $20.00 each. For more information or to reserve a booth, contact Julie Seager at julieaseager@hotmail.com.
Calling all cooks! Enter your recipe to win a trophy and bragging rights!
The 7th Annual Chamber of Commerce Chili Cook-Off will be October 16 from 5:00 to 6:30pm at the south end of the football field. Awards will be given for Hottest, Best Tasting, Most Unusual and Best Overall Chili.
If you have a great recipe or just love a good bowl of chili, you won’t want to miss it.
To enter: Contact the First National Bank of Philip at 859-2525.
This past Sunday, members of the Philip community and National Mutual Benefit Branch #85 hosted a Fishing Festival at the Lake Waggoner Golf Course. The event was for children ages 10 and younger.
Earlier this summer, Bruce Kroetch noticed that a pond on the golf course was stocked with tilapia fish that had escaped from the Min-Kota Fisheries that is located next to the golf course. As he knew the fish would not survive the winter he thought of having a fishing event for the youngsters in town. He started feeding the fish a couple of months ago.
Six hundred pounds of fish food later, there were a few thousand fish weighing a pound or over. Fifteen larger fish were tagged - any young fisherman or fisherwoman catching one of these would receive a special prize. As it turned out, only one of the tagged fish was caught.
There were over fifty children that participated. Sponsors of the event worked to have prizes for each child there.
Parents were kept busy baiting hooks and remove caught fish. Men were busy cleaning the fish as they were caught and after the fishing was done there was a fish fry. Depending upon how many fish there are next year, Bruce and others hope to hold the event again next year.
To read more about the Min-Kota Fisheries check our April 11, 2008 post.
To view more pictures from the Fishing Festival check out Philip’s Facebook page.
Our community recently received a letter from Joe & Karen in Clearwater, FL. It’s a great compliment. So happy their experience here was positive! Here it is:
Dear Philip SD,
This letter should have been written a year ago when memory of details was still fresh. However, it is a testament to the people of Philip that the memory remains so vivid and important to us.
In July 2008, my fiancé and I were traveling west out of Florida in our motor home and had arrived at the KOA Badlands White River Campground to spend a few days. The morning after we arrived I found a badly infected tic bite turning black. (It was a Missouri tic.) We needed a doctor, quickly. With an artificial heart valve I couldn’t risk an infection spreading to it. The campground staff said we should go to the Philip hospital.
We headed to Philip’s hospital with no idea of what to expect. We were very pleased when we arrived at the hospital. The facility was comfortingly professional in appearance and we soon ran into the first of the very friendly people we met in Philip. The receptionist was friendly and efficient and we received prompt attention from the doctor. He was thorough, concerned and knowledgeable and did not rush us at all. Before we left he was very careful to make sure we knew where we were going in town, including the drugstore’s location. At the drugstore we received the same prompt and courteous attention from all who were working in the store. We did a little shopping while waiting for the prescription.
We had noticed just down the street an auto parts store. We needed two 12 volt batteries for our RV, but hadn’t brought the old ones with us. We went in anyway to find out if they had the ones we needed. They did. To save us from making a second trip, he said he would pick up the old batteries which we could leave at a gas station close to the campground. Now that was impressive customer service. I regret to say we are seeing less and less of any kind of customer service.
My fiancé tried to send post cards of all the places we were visiting and we hadn’t seen a post office for awhile. She had several cards to mail. Apparently we looked as lost as we were. Three smiling teenage girls were walking by, and asked if we were looking for something. They directed us to the Post Office, walking part way there with us.
On leaving the Post Office we saw a woman on a jazzy tricycle wearing a “Sheriff” badge (plastic). She generously posed for a few photos. It was just part of our very enjoyable walk around town. As photographers, we were further impressed by the picturesque neatness of your town. We finished with a meal at a restaurant on 73 on the north edge of town listening to the friendly banter of the customers. Again everyone was so friendly.
What started out as an anxious trip to a hospital ended up being one of the highlights of a vacation that included spectacular Badlands, Black Hills, Yellowstone, Tetons, and Flaming Gorge.
We understand that Philip is looking for a new slogan. It may not be very catchy, just true. Philip – the friendliest town west, or east, of the Mississippi.
Thank you, Philip, for a lovely memorable day we shall never forget.
The Philip Horizons’ Marketing Committee is sponsoring a FREE marketing workshop for anyone interested in promoting a business, an idea or their community. Dustin Floyd of TDG Communications of Deadwood, SD, loves branding. Good branding principles are at the core of his firm’s approach to everyday marketing challenges. Being part of the first generation to start kindergarten with computers, Dustin has unique insight into the way online trends are shaping the buying habits and attitudes of today’s consumers - and how today’s brands need to adapt.
The workshop will be Wednesday, September 2nd at 6:30pm in Room A-1 at the Philip High School. Please RSVP (leave a comment at this post).
. . . invites you to bring your best ideas to a “New Slogan for Philip” brainstorming session on Tuesday, August 11, 5:30 to 7:00pm in the hospital conference room. The top ideas will be put to a public vote and the winning slogan will be revealed at Homecoming! Call Jennifer Henrie at 859-3940 for more information.
Deetta has set up a blog to keep the public informed about the times, vendors, and products offered at the Farmer’s Market this summer. Bookmark it at: http://pafm.wordpress.com/
The Haakon/Jackson County Fair will be held in Philip on Thursday, Friday and Saturday - July 30th - August 1st - at the Fairgrounds.
Exhibitors for the Open Class can bring their exhibits to the Legion Hall between 4:30 to 700pm on Thursday, the 30th. Divisions include: Flowers, Horticulture, Herbs, Fruit, Clothing, Needlework, Food Preservation, Baked Goods, Candy, Honey Products, Eggs, Arts & Crafts, Photography/Video, Graphic Design, Computer Technology and Writing.
There is no entrance fee and premiums will be awarded. The Clara Roseth Award will be given to the entrant with the most ribbon points.
The Talent Show will be held August 1st in the Legion Hall at 7:00pm. The contest is open to individuals and groups in three divisions: 13 & under, 13 to 19, and 19 & older. Winner of the 13 to 19 age division is eligible to participate in the State Talent Show in Mitchell. Contestants can enter in vocals, musical instruments, dance or read an original piece of poetry or dramatic writing.
Cash prizes will be given to the winners. Remember, last year’s 13 to 19 winner, Keenie Word, won the state tournament.
Pen of 3 Show will be held on Saturday, August 1st, at 2:00pm at the Fairgrounds. Pen of 3 must consist of three (3) bred yearling heifers. These heifers musst be raised and owned by the individual entering the contest. Cattle may be entered starting at 11:00am until 1:45pm. Entries accepted until show time. Prizes will be awarded.
Contact Brandon Mitchell (605-837-2794) for more information. Pen of 3 is sponsored by the Presho Livestock Auction.
The workshop set for Tuesday, July 28th has been postponed. The Murdo Horizons Team is in the process of selecting another date. More information will follow.
Are you a First-Time Homebuyer, Homeowner, Renter
or Property Manger?
If so, then don’t miss this chance to hear more about all of the Financial resources available to you!
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Dan Parish Technology Center (behind the Murdo Auditorium-307 Kennedy Street)
2-4 pm CST
This workshop will provide information about the various state and federal housing programs available to rural residents & developers including:
►Rental Assistance ►Housing Tax Credits
►First-Time Homebuyers ►Downpayment Assistance
►Home Repair & Rennovation ►Rural Community Housing Development
Featured Speakers:
-SD Housing Authority
-USDA Rural Development
-Rural Housing Playbook
-Centerville Development Corporation
This workshop is brought to you FREE of charge by Murdo Horizons.
For more information or to register contact Ray Erikson 669-2272, Lori Waldron 669-3031 or Jewell Bork 669-2852
A moving ceremony and all-evening celebration honored cancer survivors and remembered those who’ve gone before us. In our promise to fight back, our quad county area pulled together to raise over $50,000 to aid in the fight for a cure.
Click below for scenes from the 2009 Quad County Relay For Life, held in Philip, SD.
Special Highlight: HOPLight & Color Exhibit from the South Dakota Discovery Center the entire month of August
Cook-Out August 12th at the Kiddie Park
Stop at the Philip Library, get a book bag and reading record and start reading right away. See Annie at the library or call 859-2442 for more information.
Preparations are complete for Philip’s Third Annual Match Bronc Ride on the 19th of June. That same weekend, Philip will celebrate their annual Festival Days. The schedule of events are as follows:
Friday, June 19th
The Match Bronc Ride will start at 6:00pm in the Arena. There will be an autograph session and free burger feed before the event.
Later that evening on Main Street, Dustin Evans and the Good Time Band will be playing on Main Street.
Saturday, June 20th
A 5K Walk/Run to benefit “Relay For Life” will begin at the HCYW Kiddie Park at 6:30am. Breakfast will be served from 7:00am to 10:00am at the Senior Citizen’s Center.
Line up for the Parade will begin at 9:30am at the American Legion Hall, with the parade starting at 10:00am.
A 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament will be held from 11:00am to 3:00pm at the School Fine Arts Building. From 12:00pm to 2:00pm, a free Buffalo Burger Feed at the Firehall will honor Vivian Hansen’s 90th birthday. 12:30pm will see Fire Hose Water Fights at the Fire Hall Park - all ages are invited to participate. A Poker Run will start at 2:00pm at the 73 Bar.
There will be Carnival Games for all ages in the 1st National Bank parking lot from 3:00pm to 7:00pm. Square dancing will be at the Fire Hall from 5:00pm to 6:00pm. A Karaoke Contest will be on Main Street from 7:30pm to 9:30pm with Open Karaoke from 9:30pm to 1:00am.
Sunday, June 21st
The Spud Gittings Memorial Golf Tournament begins at 9:30am at Lake Waggoner Golf Course. Free swimming at the Philip Pool (18 years & younger) from 1:00pm to 6:00
Preparations are ready for this year’s Quad-County Relay For Life. Center Street and Oak Street (in front of First National Bank) in downtown Philip will be blocked off at 7:00am. The teams will be able to set up their booths at any time.
There will be a Survivor Registration and Reception at the Bad River Senior Citizen’s Center from 3:30 to 5:30. After the reception, the entertainment will begin at 5:30pm.
The Opening Ceremonies will begin at 6:15 with the “Heroes of Hope” Survivor Lap to start at 7:00pm.
Contests and more entertainment will begin at 8:00. A Luminaria Ceremony will start at 9:30. The Jon Crane Raffle will be held at 10:15.
At 11:00, there will be a live auction and a decorated bra contest. Also, raffle and drawing winners will be annouced.
On March 25th, forty-four band and chorus members, and nine chaperones left for a three-day visit to Chicago. Their time in Chicago would be spent giving a couple of performances, visiting some famous Chicago sites and taking in a couple of shows.
The group arrived in Chicago early Thursday morning. Their first important stop was the Lincoln Park Zoo.
The zoo is one of the oldest in the nation and houses 1200 different animals. From the zoo, the group traveled to the famous Navy Pier. They had a chance for lunch and to ride the 150-foot tall ferris wheel.
From the pier, they traveled to the Sears Tower. A quick trip on the elevator. . .
. . . took them to the Skydeck for a great view of the Windy City.
The beginning of their second day in Chicago saw the band performing at the Field Museum - home to the world’s largest, most complete and most famous T. Rev - South Dakota’s own Sue.
(The band is performing in the main hall, between the red and yellow banners.)
On Saturday, both the band and chorus performed at Chestnut Square at the Glen - a senior’s living center in Chicago.
After their performance, they were treated to milk and homemade cookies while they spent time visiting with the residents. A little more touring and shopping and then it was time to pack up and head for home.
In the past few years, this is the fourth trip that the band and chorus has made to perform in either Chicago or Minneapolis. All the money needed for the bus and lodging was raised totally by the students. Congratulations to them and to their music instructor, Barb Bowen. They are great ambassadors for this community and for South Dakota.
Philip Health Services is sponsoring a Health Screening Fair on Saturday, March 21, from 7:30 to 10:30am. The health screening will be done by Philip Health Services, in conjunction with Sanford Laboratory.
Tests to be done are: Health Screen Panel - Prostatic Specific Anitigen - Iron, Iron Binding - Thyroid Stimulation Hormone - Hemogram.
There is a substantial savings when you have these tests done during the Health Fair. If you have any questions about the Health Fair, contact the Philip Health Services Lab at 859-2511, extension 122.
The TLC Committee will be serving breakfast after individual testing is done.
As a reminder, to get the best benefits from these tests, the Lab requires a twelve-hour fast.
(Please click each thumbnail to enlarge the photos.)
Last weekend, the Milesville Community wowed audiences over and over with their performances of the Joe DiPietro play “Over the River and Through the Woods”. Directed by Marlis Doud, this charming little dramedy took place entirely in the Gianelli home in Hoboken, New Jersey.
Meet the characters:
Nick Cristano - a young man in his 30s - played by Jared Doud
Frank Gianelli - 80 years old - played by Del Bartels
Aida Gianelli - in her 70s - played by Nina Pekron
Nunzio Cristano - in his 70s - played by Mike Vetter
Emma Cristano - in her 70s - played by Jodi Parsons
Cailtin O’Hare - an attractive & charming young lady in her late 20s - played by Dusti Berry
The play, about a young man dealing with his two sets of overbearing grandparents, is witty and poignant, and addresses issues of family relationships with a satisfying, old-fashioned point of view.
Nick Cristano is a 27-year-old marketing executive whose only close relatives, geographically speaking, are his four grandparents. He has dinner with all of them every Sunday at the Hoboken, N.J., home of his maternal grandparents, Frank and Aida. Frank is an Italian immigrant who’s been running into things with his car lately, and Aida is a typical Mom to whom everyone always looks hungry. Their house is perpetually hot (but not just “hot,” Nick says; “August in Ethiopia hot”), because they won’t run the air-conditioning.
The other grandparents are Nunzio and Emma — “the loudest people I’ve ever met,” Nick tells us. The four old-timers love to eat and talk, debating at which grocery store a certain pointless anecdote took place, or employing extremely circular deduction skills to remember who starred in “High Noon.”
One Sunday, Nick announces he’s been offered a promotion that would take him to Seattle. His grandparents are devastated, especially the Old-World Frank, for whom “tengo famiglia” (”keep the family,” literally, but much more than that in Italian) is a rallying cry.
To keep Nick from moving, Emma invites Caitlin,the relative of a canasta partner, over to dinner one week, hoping she and Nick will fall in love. The encounter is a disaster (none of the grandparents can comprehend the concept of “vegetarianism”), and the plan backfires. Now, more than ever, Nick is convinced he needs to move far away from this insane, overly loving group of senior citizens. Then he has a panic attack and is forced to spend several days at the house, where he really gets to know his grandparents.
Assisting with the production:
Lights & Sound: Paul & Tina Staben
Prompter: Tina Staben
Set Contruction: Rick Doud & Paul Staben
Set Decor: Marcia Eymer, Janice Parsons, Karen Carley & Gayla Piroutek
The Milesville Theater group would like to thank the following:
*Milesville Club & community members who helped clean the hall, haul the risers out from Philip, set up chairs, and get ready for the production.
*Philip Theatre Group for the use of the risers.
*Thrivent for the grants awarded each year to area community plays.
*The families of the cast and crew.
*The Milesville Fire Department and their families for serving the soup supper before the perfomances.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU ON YOUR SUCCESSFUL PLAY! WE ALL ENJOYED IT IMMENSELY!
The Philip Lady Scotties basketball team defeated the Wall Eagles in the Region 7B final at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City on Tuesday night.
A large contingent of Philip supporters was on hand to support the team and to help them celebrate Philip’s first trip to the Girl’s State Tournament.
It was a tough keep-you-on-the-edge-of-your-seat contest until the final minutes of the game.
At the end of the first quarter, the teams were tied 10-10.
The end of the second quarter saw Philip with a slight lead.
During the early minutes of the third quarter Wall scored 7-0 to put them in the lead.
The lead seesawed back and forth to the end of the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, the teams exchanged the lead several times until the final three minutes of the game when the Scotties scored 9 unanswered points to seal the victory.
Their victory at the Region 7B game sends the Lady Scotties to Aberdeen for the Class B State Tournament on March 12 - 14. This year, the PBS Channel will be broadcasting at the B.
Congratulations to all the girls and to their coach. We are proud of you. Enjoy your tournament experience - hard work and dedication to the sport and teamwork got you there.
The basketball team was not the only group to make Philip proud. The Philip High School Pep Band entertained the crowd one-half hour before and performed the Star-Spangled Banner at the start of the game.
The Philip Drum Line, consisting of 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th graders performed during half -time.
Thank you to Deb Smith for all the wonderful photos.
The Quad-County Relay For Life 2009 will be held June 13 in Philip. The Opening Ceremony will start at 6:00 pm at the south end of Center Street. Participants will then walk around Center Street. The Closing Ceremonies will be held at Midnight.
Twelve teams have signed up so far. Anyone wishing to have a team or be a corporate sponsor or help in any way can contact Marlis Doud at doudranch@wildblue.net.
One person can make a difference in the fight against cancer. Relay For Life began in the mid-1980’s when a surgeon from Tacoma, Washington, decided to raise money for the fight against cancer. He spent 24 strenuous hours running 83 miles around a university track. Friends, neighbors and patients paid a fee to run or walk with him for 30 minutes. In one day, he raised $27,000 in the fight against cancer. The next year, 19 teams took part and raised $33,000 in the fight against cancer.
The librarian at the Haakon County Public Library is steadily working at getting all the books in the library barcoded. So far, over 4600 books have their own bar codes. Sections completed include Adult Fiction, YA Fiction, Graphic Novels, Picture Books and Large Print Books. Early Chapter Books, Board Books, Movies, Audio Books, Adult Non-Fiction, YA Non-Fiction and South Dakota Non-Fiction are sections that as yet have been barcoded.
New library cards are available at the library. They are free of charge. A patron only has to stop in at the library, fill out an application and Annie will give them a two-part card. Each card has a different bar code - should you lose your card, it can be mailed to the library and scanned by the automation system and given back to the owner. Individuals or families can sign up for the library. But children under the age of 18 need to have the application signed by a parent or guardian.
If you haven’t gotten your library card yet, stop in at the library and fill out an application.
Sixty-two new children’s hard-cover books have arrived at the Haakon County Public Library. The Haakon County Public Library was one of the April 2008 grant recipients of the Libri Foundation.
The Libri Foundation, established in 1989, helps rural libraries acquire new, quality, hardcover books through its BOOKS FOR CHILDREN program. Since 1990, the Foundation has donated over $3.5 million worth of new children’s books to more than 2,600 libraries in 48 states, including Alaska and Hawaii.
TheFriends of the Haakon County Public Library hosted a benefit golf tournament in September to raise money for the library. For every dollar between $50 and $350 which the Friends raised, the Foundation matched on a 2-to-1 ratio. The Friends reached the $350 goal which allowed our librarian $1050 to spend on books from the Foundation’s 700-title book list. The majority of the books to choose from have been published in the last three years but old favorites are also offered.
In a letter Barbara J. McKillip, President of the Libri Foundation, thanked the community, the library and local sponsors for participating in the Foundation’s BOOKS FOR CHILDREN program. She hopes the children served by our library will enjoy their new books.
Some of the new books are: Rick Riordan’s The Battle of the Labyrinth, Donna M. Jackson’s The Bone Detective, Rudyard Kipling’s Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, Philip Pullman’s The Scarecrow and His Servant, Richard Peck’s Here Lies the Librarian, Lois Lowry’s Gossamer. DO YOU SHOP ON LINE?
If you shop at Amazon.com, go to www.librifoundation.org to begin shopping. Amazon.com donates 4% of purchases you make when you start shopping from the link at the bottom of the home page. Since May 1, 2007, Libri shoppers have earned the Foundation over $425.00.
There are over 680 stores that donate to the Foundation. Begin shopping at www.iGive.com/LibriFdn if you shop on the Internet at such stores as Lands’ End, PetSmart, Office Depot, Barnes & Noble, Overstock.com, J.C.Penney and many more.
There is a Wish List at Amazon.com if you would like to donate new hardcover children’s books to the Foundation. At the top center of Amazon.com’s home page, click on “Gifts & Wish Lists,” then key in “Libri Foundation” in the “Find someone’s wish list” box. You can have the books you donate shipped directly to the Foundation in Eugene, Oregon.
The Dakota Dream Savings Fund is a special individual Development account set up to help families invest in their futures. The Fund will help you financially plan for Owning a Home, Starting a Business, Furthering your Education. The Dakota Dream Savings Fund will also provide guidance along the way to ensure you’re meeting your goals.
Western South Dakota Community Action Dakota Dream Coordinator for Haakon County is Angie Mayes. The WSDCA website is: www.wsdca.org/IDA.HTML
The Philip FCCLA Chapter is once again hosting the community “Maggie Grace” Angel Tree in the Haakon County Court House.
Maggie Grace was less than 10 months old when she died suddenly due to complications from a rare respiratory bacteria. She touched the hearts of many people during her short lifetime. The Angel Tree is dedicated in Maggie’s memory in the hope that needy children in the Philip area will be shown the true spirit and love of Christmas. The Philip FCCLA Chapter, in conjunction with the local churches and the Haakon Community Health Office, will distribute the donated gifts to children in need in the area.
Gifts will also be distributed in Jackson and Bennett Counties by the Jackson Community Health Office and the Bennett County Foster Child Program. In years past, over 200 items were placed under the Angel Tree.
Gifts are for children ages infant to teenage. To donate to the project, leave an unwrapped toy, book or new article of clothing under the tree located next to the Extension Office in the Court House on or before Wednesday, December 17.
Help make a difference in the life of a child!
The Maggie Grace Angel Tree is just one of almost 40 decorated trees and wreaths on display at the Court House. Many organizations and businesses have gotten into the spirit of the holiday season and decorated a tree for everyone’s viewing pleasure. Be sure to stop down and check them out.
The Philip Lady Scotties finished off their volleyball season with 3 big wins at the State Volleyball Tournament held in Rapid City this past weekend. The Scotties claimed the State “B” Championship by defeating Mt. Vernon on Thursday afternoon 3-0. In the semi-final round on Friday, the 4th ranked Scotties defeated #1 ranked Chester 3-1 (three team members recorded double digit kills.)
In the championship game held Saturday afternoon, the Lady Scotties defeated a previously unbeaten Northwestern 3-1 (26-24, 13-25, 25-21, 25-22). The Scotties came back from a five point deficit in the fourth game for the win.
The members of the team, Taylor Holman, Sierra Hook and Kayla O’Connell made the All Tournament Team.
Coach Kim Bouman accepting the Championship trophy.
Celebrating a winning point.
Another point celebration.
A team conference.
Marissa waiting for the ball.
Sierra doing what she does best.
A large contingent of Scottie fans were on hand to support their team.
The last point was a WINNER!
The celebration begins!!!!
Words like, “scrappy defense, diving for balls all over the court, phenomenal hitters, solid hitting, school pride and giving it their all, never giving up, awesome playing, so much talent on one team, always working as a team, a great definition of teamwork” were used to describe the team.
The announcer at the Rapid City Civic Center introduced the crowd to the 2008 State “B” Champion Philip Lady Scotties.
Kelly Rasmussen, the new Philip coach for the Horizons II program, plans to be in Philip on December 8th. She is hoping for a quick meeting with as many Horizon participants as possible to discuss our progress on different projects and to assist us in any way possible. The time and location for the meeting will be published later.
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Who should get a flu shot?
In general, anyone who wants to reduce their chances of getting the flu can get vaccinated. However, certain people should get vaccinated each year. They are either people who are at high risk of having serious flu complications or people who live with or care for those at high risk for serious complications. During flu seasons when vaccine supplies are limited or delayed, the ACIP makes recommendations regarding priority groups for vaccination.
People who should get vaccinated each year are:
Children aged 6 months up to their 19th birthday
Pregnant women
People 50 years of age and older
People of any age with certain chronic medical conditions
People who live in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities
People who live with or care for those at high risk for complications from flu, including:
a. Health care workers
b. Household contacts of persons at high risk for complications from the flu
c. Household contacts and out of home caregivers of children less than 6 months of age (these children are too young to be vaccinated)
What are the side effects that could occur?
Soreness, redness, or swelling where the shot was given
Fever (low grade)
Aches
If these programs occur, they begin soon after the shot and usually last one to two days.
Haakon County Flu Vaccination Clinics
October 21: - Bad River Senior Citizen’s Center (9 am to 11 am)
October 27: - Philip High School ( Room A3 - 3 pm to 6 pm)
November 3: - Midland School (3 pm to 7 pm)
November 4: - Haakon County Courthouse Community Health Office (8 am to 8 pm)
November 19: - Milesville School (3 pm to 5 pm)
If you have any questions, please call Haakon County County Community Health at 859-2467
Within the next few weeks, over 60 books will be arriving at the Haakon County Public Library. The library was a recipient of a Libri Foundation grant and the books are a result of the grant.
Some of the titles expected at the library include:
The Friends of the Haakon County Public Library recently hosted a Four-Person Scramble at the Lake Waggoner Golf Course. Cold and rainy conditions kept a lot of teams away - but the teams that did partake had a great time.
The money made from this benefit tournament will go towards matching funds for a grant received from The Libri Foundation. The grant will be used to purchase children’s books to place on the shelves. A big thanks to everyone who participated in the scramble and to all the people who worked to make it a success.
Lori and Lori, who spent most of the day at Hole 7 - encouraging the golfers to take a chance on doubling their money by landing their golf ball in a small circle on the green.
The Haakon County Public Library recently installed a new feature in the children’s section. The red, white and blue shelf, a beautiful hand-made donation by Jared Doud of Doud Cabinetry, is the perfect height for young patrons to browse through the library books and make their choices.
Thank you, Jared, for the wonderful addition to our library. Patrons, young and old, are thrilled with your handiwork.
The Haakon County Public Library has been closed this past Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday while the librarian and several volunteers have been working at automating the library. Each book in the library’s collection will be bar-coded and then cataloged in a new software system. Each book will have a specific bar-code.
The library will also be providing each patron with a bar-coded library card to use. The combination of bar-coded library books and library cards will speed up the process of checking out books as well as showing the patron which books they have checked out. Everyone using the library will need to fill out a simple application form to receive a card. There is no charge to Haakon County residents for the cards.
The new software system will keep track of statistics for the library, such as: the number of books checked out in any given period, the number of patrons using the library, how many times a books has been check out, etc. These statistics are then sent to the state library in an annual report.
During the three-day work period, the workers have gotten a great start in bar-coding the books but it will take a while before the entire library collection is done. Hopefully, while the work is continuing it should not interfere with the library hours.
2:30pm - 4:30pm :: Philip Tours
State employees will tour Philip and participate in various roundtable discussions throughout the community.
2:30pm - 5:30pm :: Project 8 - Parking lot north of Philip High School
Project 8 is South Dakota’s effort to keep kids safe by making sure they are in the best child seat for their height and weight until they are at least 8 years old. Project 8 will distribute child seats to income-eligible families.
2:30pm - 5:30pm :: Fatal Vision Driving Course - parking lot north of Philip High School
It’s not safe to drive after you’ve been drinking and we can prove it! Take the Department of Public Safety’s Impaired Driving Simulation. You’ll get a chance to put on a pair of fatal vision goggles and take a driving test. We hope the results will prevent you from getting behind the wheel after you’ve been drinking.
3:30pm - 4:00pm :: Governor’s meeting with local students (by invitation only)
4:30pm - 5:30pm :: Capital for a Day Expo - Philip High School Armory
Talk one-on-one with Governor Rounds, cabinet, and elected officials to learn about services the state offers. First Lady Jean Rounds will be present to sell and sign copies of the South Dakota Governors Residence Cookbook - A Culinary Legacy Celebrating the First Families of South Dakota.
5:30pm - 6:30pm :: Dinner - Philip High School Fine Arts Building
The community is invited to dine with all Capital for a Day participants. Advance meal tickets are required for $5.00 each. Tickets are available at First National Bank, Ravellette Publications, The Pioneer Review and the City Finance Office.
6:00pm :: Governor’s remarks - Philip High School Fine Arts Building
The governor will speak briefly and then ask for questions and advice from the community.
Click on the video link below to see a slideshow we put together with photos from the wagon train as they passed through Lloyd and Marianne Frein’s place north of Philip.
If I wasn’t convinced before, I am now - we are so fortunate to call such beautiful country “home”!
(For those of you having troubles viewing the show - the problem could be that you are on a network that has blocked YouTube. Check this out and if the problem continues, let me know…)
Brigitte Brucklacher has been selected as the 2008 South Dakota Family & Consumer Science Teacher of the Year and the 2008 South Dakota Career & Technical Education Teacher of the Year. She was honored at awards banquets on July 28th and 29th.
Brigitte is dedicated to teaching her students critical skills in the areas of parenting, nutrition, independent living, careers, and more.
We are very proud of you Mrs. Brucklacher! We wish you the best of luck at the regional and national levels!
(Brigitte is shown above during the Festival Days parade. She is accompanied by her husband Bruce and son Gavin.)
If you would like to learn more about the history of the Fort Pierre to Deadwood Trail - or about the 100th Anniversary Ride, click on the link below. The Verendrye Museum has pictures, GPS Coordinates for the Trail Ride stops and other information.
Day three of the historic wagon train will see the participants arriving in northwest Haakon County. Where once teamsters or “bullwackers” once delivered supplies and miners to Deadwood, these newest travelers will be learning about the history of the area they are traveling through. Tonight, speakers will be the Hand family, Jim Osburn & Gay Logan.
Over 300 people, in wagons and on horseback, started their personal ride through history as the 100th anniversary Fort Pierre to Deadwood Wagon Train Ride left Fort Pierre this morning. The participants will travel 225 miles, following the original trail through western South Dakota. The old trail was discontinued in 1908. They plan to spend their first night on the trail 2 miles west of Willow Creek Road in Stanley County.
Gov. Mike Rounds is pleased to announce that the city of Philip will be Capital for a Day on Thursday, August 28. The event will be held at the Philip High School Armory, and a complete agenda will be released at a later date.
“Capital for a Day brings government to the people,” said Gov. Rounds. “Those who are unable to travel to Pierre on a regular basis have an opportunity to discuss their issues with the different agencies. It also gives state employees a chance to learn more about activities in the region. I’m looking forward to visiting the Philip community and learning about topics important to the people living there.”
“I am very honored on behalf of our citizens, to welcome Governor Rounds and state government to Philip, ‘Capital for a Day’ on August 28, 2008,” said Mayor John Hart. “The hospitality that Philip will extend, is what makes our community special and why we hope that you will return.”
Eighteen people in two separate classes successfully completed the 13-week Financial Peace University. Financial Peace kits were purchased with some Horizons funds and provided to community members free of charge. (Materials and a spot in an FPU class typically ranges from $125 - $150!)
Classes covered such topics as Cash Flow Planning, Dumping Debt, Relating With Money, Understanding Insurance, Real Estate and Mortgages, Understanding Investment, Retirement and College Planning and many other subjects.
During the thirteen-week period, participants kept track of credit card enticements that totaled over $600,000. Class members also kept track of the total money they saved and the total amount of debt they paid off.
In just thirteen weeks, the two classes put nearly $16,000 in savings accounts and paid off just over $24,000!!
One of Dave Ramsey’s (Financial Peace University founder) joys in life is to cut up credit cards and several people did so. This was a monumental moment for a few of our class members!
Here are a few anonymous comments from FPU grads:
“Just know that I look forward to being out of debt sooner than I ever realized possible!”
“I had no idea I could become debt free AND build wealth on the salaries we currently make! No need to pray for a lottery win anymore….now it’s all about putting our noses to the grindstone and telling our money what to do!”
“It amazes me how much I learned about insurance - I feel so much better knowing what products I should buy and what products aren’t for me.”
“This entire program has been a blessing to our lives! Thank you! I’m going to tell everyone I see about it!”
Thank you to Roger and First National Bank for providing a location for our Tuesday night class! Thank you to the Senechal for opening your doors to our Monday night class! We ALL appreciate it!
A fall class (beginning near the end of August) is planned. Space is VERY limited - if you are interested, let Britni know right away!
