May 24, 2023 | Featured, People & Places
Meet Ron Dyvig, a passionate astronomer who turned his Boy Scout experience into a lifelong dream. From gazing at the stars as a young scout to participating in NASA research, Ron’s love for the cosmos knows no bounds. Alongside his partner Teresa, Ron invites you to...
Apr 27, 2023 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
Friendly farm friends make fascinating fiber products A passion for dying, weaving, and spinning fiber and a fascination with one of the rarest breeds of sheep in the United States helped inspire Brenda Anderson to open Busy Ewe Farm & Fibers west of Custer....
Mar 24, 2023 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
Field tech finds career fit closer to home Austin Parry hasn’t strayed far from his hometown of Canistota and the family farm upon where he grew up. After high school he studied Wi-Fi and broadband technologies down the interstate at Mitchell Technical College. As a...
Mar 15, 2023 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
‘Sweet’ business born out of vanilla-making hobby Taylor Ernster turned a hobby into a business so successful it was one of 10 South Dakota companies to make the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies in the U.S. in 2022. “We never in a...
Mar 9, 2023 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
‘BAD’ Grandma turns crafting passion into ‘good’ business The name may be Crafts by BAD Grandma, but Beverly (Bev) Duffel has turned her hobby into a good business, supporting herself by selling homemade crafts. She has been a lifelong crocheter, and she started...
Feb 23, 2023 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
Creative rural woodworker follows family footsteps in custom cabinetry Brian Gronli, a third-generation woodworker, and the owner of Gronli Cabinetry, meets high demands in the Dell Rapids and Sioux Falls areas with his creativity and hard work. Gronli Cabinetry...