Philip, SD

    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.