Philip, SD

Our first market will be held on Saturday, July 19 at the Firehall Park.  The market hours are 2pm-5pm. 

We intend to have a Farmers Market at the same time and place throughout the weekends the rest of the summer if all goes well.  The theme of the market is “All Things Local” and we are looking for lots of vendors. 

The cost of a space to sell your wares is $5 per week. 

There are a lot different things people can sell, including fruits, veggies, jelly, honey, and handcrafted goods such as crafts and artwork.  We are hoping that this Farmers Market will encourage shoppers and vendors to stay in town to shop at local stores, eat at local restaurants, patronize the movie theater, etc., while in town on a Saturday afternoon.  The goal is to provide a great community event to keep the economy local.  We need all the vendors we can get, so if you have a hand crafted or grown item in mind that you’d like to sell, contact Christine Andrus at 859-2317, or the Philip Chamber of Commerce at 859-2645.  Your item must be locally grown or locally made. 

You can pick up your Vendor Applications at the Philip Chamber office Monday through Thursday from 11am-3pm. 

Let’s get together to showcase what our community has to offer and enjoy a great Saturday afternoon in our great little town!

This coming weekend, Philip will host the 2nd Annual Matched Bronc Ride. Some of the top saddle bronc riders in the nation will be pitting their skill against fifty of the toughest saddle broncs around. There will be three rounds. All twenty-five cowboys will ride the first round with the top 12 advancing to the second round. Six cowboys will compete in the final round.

Some of the cowboys participating are:

J.J. Elshere (Quinn, SD) - 2006 Wrangler NFR Saddle Bronc Riding Average Winner

Jeff Willert (Belvidere, SD) - 2005 Wrangler NFR Saddle Bronco Riding World Champion

Chad Ferley (Oelrichs, SD) - 2006 Wrangler NFR Saddle Bronc Riding World Champion

Jesse Bail (Camp Crook, SD ) - 9 Time Wrangler NFR Qualifier

Tyler Corrington (Hastings, MN) - 2006 PRCA Resistol Saddle Bronc Riding Rookie of the Year

Red Lemmel (Faith, SD) - 3 Time Dodge Badlands Circuit Champion

These cowboys and nineteen Badlands Circuit and Montana Circuit riders will compete for the title, prize money and belt buckle made by Montana Silver. Five livestock contractors will also be competing for prize money. A $1,000 prize will go to the contractor with the five best performing horses during the first round. The five contractors are: Longbrake, Larsen, Meeks, Gifford and Morrison. Korkow’s Wild Ride Pen will be used during the second round. Korkow’s NFR stock will be used for the final round.

Before the rodeo, there will be a free buffalo feed. The cowboys will be signing autographs under the tent beginning at 5:30pm with the rodeo starting at 7:00pm.  Advance tickets for the Friday, June 20th event are available for $8 at several business around town.  Tickets at the gate are $10.

The Haakon County Public Library Book Club invites you to spend the summer reading with them!

The club will soon begin reading the current pick for One Book South Dakota ­­– The Master Butcher’s Singing Club by Louise Erdrich.

This book by Erdrich is set in North Dakota and follows the life of Fidelis Waldvogel, a German butcher, singer, and veteran who immigrates to the US to build a life for his family.

The book club will meet at 6 p.m., June 24 at the library to wrap up discussion on their current book and hand out Erdrich’s book. For the summer the book club will only be meeting once a month, every 4th Tuesday of the month.

The Philip swimming pool is scheduled to open TODAY, Wednesday June 11th for the 2008 season.

Hours:

Open Swimming     1:00pm - 6:00pm
Adult Swimming     6:00pm - 7:00pm
Water Aerobics       6:00pm - 7:00pm every Tuesday and Thursday during June & August

Prices:

Daily Admission:  $3.00 per session
Season Passes:  Single - $55.00
Family - $100.00

Staff:

Manager:  Rose Bennett
Assistant Manager:  Brynn Coyle
Aerobics Instructor:  Alisia Lopez
Lifeguards:  Brynn Coyle, Molly Coyle, Abby Fitzgerald, Taylor Holman & Colin Van Lint

Are you interested in participating in your community, as well as selling produce and goods that you grow and make yourself?

Mark your calendars for June 21, 2008 at 2:00pm for an organizational meeting regarding the Farmers Market. The meeting will be held at the Senior Citizen’s Center.

A local Farmer’s Market is being organized to help keep the economy local and is in need of farmers, gardeners and crafters of all kinds to declare their interest in participating in a fun, entertaining and profitable way to spend a few hours on Saturday in downtown Philip. “All Things Local” is the theme and the focus is on produce, but all types of locally produced foods and crafts are welcome.If you have the chance to plant a few extra rows in your garden, you could make some money this summer by selling your fruits, vegetables and flower bouquets on Saturday afternoons. If you don’t have a garden, don’t count yourself out. Maybe you have fresh cream, butter, honey, jam or eggs to offer. Perhaps you can bake cookies or pies. Maybe you make clothes, quilts, woodcrafts, soaps, or candles - the list is endless!

It’s your chance to show your wares and visit with friends and neighbors. If you think people will buy it, bring it and sell it!

Please show your interest by calling the Chamber of Commerce at 859-2645 or Christine Andrus at 859-2317.

It’s not often we have the opportunity to wish someone, “Happy 100th Birthday.” But this past week, our community did just that.

Sunday, at the Philip Nursing Home, family and friends helped Vivian Minard celebrate her 100th birthday. Julie, her daughter, entertained with a slideshow and stories about Vivian. Hostesses served punch and cake to the crowd.

Here are just a few pictures that showcase the life of a witty, gracious woman. Happy Birthday, Vivian.

At a little after 9pm on Thursday evening, volunteer firemen were called out to Lake Waggoner where waters were beginning to threaten a few of the homes that sit near the banks.  Firemen, neighbors and friends helped fill sandbags to block off the driveway of Craig & Heidi Burns’ home.  Rain continued to fall well into the night, but threatening waters had backed off by morning.  Thankfully, everyone is safe and dry.

I went back out this morning to get better pictures of the water…

We’re so thankful for the moisture!  We’re also thankful that there hasn’t been massive damage to any property.  Thanks so much to everyone who helped keep our neighbors safe in the midst of the storm!

Thompson Photography (Tomorrow’s Leaders pictures in the paper) will be in town on Monday, June 16th. Appointments will begin at 4:00pm (4 shoots for every half hour) and usually run until 7ish depending on if all the time slots are covered. Tonya Kramer will be taking appointments again so if you would like to have your children’s pictures taken, please e-mail or call her to set up an appointment.

Remember there are no obligations. If you don’t like the picture you can chose to not buy them. They will also take a family picture if you are interested as well, again with no obligations. The only rule with the family picture is you can’t just have a family picture taken, you must have a kids’ only picture taken too. You don’t have to have the (kids) picture put in the paper if you don’t want to either.

Please pass this information on to anyone with kids that may be interested. Tonya will not be calling to make appointments this year. She’ll wait to hear from you!

Tonya’s Information: kramer@gwtc.net 859-3531

A benefit tri/quad-athlon for Wally Hoffman will be held June 21 in Wall, S.D. Hoffman, who resides north of Wall, suffered complications after having heart surgery earlier this year.

The benefit will allow four person teams to try their hand at shooting trap, golfing, team roping and shooting pool. Entry fee is $50 per person and the first place team will win $200.

That evening there will be a hog roast and a dance to the band Black Velvet at the Wall Rodeo Grounds following the last event.

Entry is limited to the first 16 teams and all entry fees will go toward helping Hoffman and his family with medical expenses.

For more information or to enter your team, call Cory Elshere at (605) 386-2030.

SAVE THE DATE (Specifics will follow, but please mark your calendar for now!)

Monday, July 14th, 2008

YOU are invited to promote all the wonderful things your organization is involved in that promote our community. Please bring a sign (poster board) listing all the events, contributions, talents, etc. that your organization has that strengthen our community through volunteerism. Your posters will be displayed at the Fire Hall. This event is hosted by Horizons and will include an ice cream social at the Fire Hall Park to celebration our Horizons graduation!

Our goal is to emphasize how important your role is in our community and to encourage more people to join in your organizations efforts. Additionally, we hope that we can encourage community partnerships between individuals and organizations that are working on similar projects. Basically, we are encouraging the community to strengthen your power to make a difference by working together.

Lastly, all organizations that participate will have an opportunity to possibly receive a Sharing Community Spirit monetary award to be put toward one of your ongoing community betterment projects or a new project that your organization has wanted to do, but just needed a little extra encouragement for - It’s a lottery! All we ask is for your organization’s participation for this night where the focus is on fun and happiness derived from service to the community.

Please encourage your organization’s members, friends and family to come and please bring your lawn chairs! We hope you will help us spread the word about this event, and we look forward to seeing you there! Thank you again for the contributions you make to the quality of life we have here in Philip through arts and culture, education, community betterment, human services and economic development.

Seventy kids from this community, surrounding communities and even a few from out of state converged on the Brucklacher ranch last week to attend the 2008 Vacation Bible School themed Jerusalem Marketplace. Thirty teen leaders and twenty-some adults assisted in the productive and inspiring week.

Children were broken into tribes and spent time in the Marketplace making baskets, jewelry, pottery, bread, and wooden dreidels. They attended Synagogue School led by Rabbi Steve and the Gathering led by Barb Bowen. They spent time in the candy and herb shop and attended Drama at the Well to learn more about Biblical stories through acting. Animals (goats, sheep, horses, etc) were loved and cared for all week by the kids.

Kids met at the United Church each morning and boarded the Haakon County school bus driven by Keven Morehart. Seventy kids clad in cloaks and tunics, with sack lunches in tow, is such a fun and inspiring sight.

The week concluded with a program Friday evening at the Brucklacher Barn, followed by a potluck and then an evening of s’mores around the campfire. The weather held for a beautiful bug-free evening that was enjoyed by all.

Thank you to the entire community for your amazing support!