Philip, SD

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. 

                      Schedule of Events :: August 28, 2008

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.

Visit www.capitalforaday.sd.gov.

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…)

What an asset we have here in Philip!

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.

http://fortpierredeadwoodtrail.com/

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.