Jun 2, 2022 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
Putting the Peddle to the Metal is All in a Day’s Work When Terry Arends was three years old, his family left South Dakota for the Pacific Northwest. Seattle may be known as the Emerald City, but Terry knew in his heart there was no place like home. Seven years ago,...
May 26, 2022 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
115-Year-Old Hotel Regains Its Former Glory One Floorboard at a Time When Paula Vogelgesang gets an idea in her head, she commits to it 100%. Her monthly PennyWise newsletter, a homespun publication that provided money-saving tips and recipes, ran for 28 years before...
May 19, 2022 | Expert Advice, Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
That’s a Lot of Bull Ideal Producer Sells Most Bulls in U.S. The name Jorgensen has been synonymous with the rolling prairie in rural Tripp County since 1909. Now a fourth-generation family business, Jorgensen Land & Cattle in Ideal is best known for its...
May 5, 2022 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places, Uncategorized
South Dakota Couple Serves Meals on Wheels … and Behind Brick & Mortar Maxine Montreal is used to serving food on the go. Literally. She and husband Ray have been dishing up hot sandwiches, breakfast burritos, and goulash from their mobile food truck since 2014....
Mar 31, 2022 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
A Little Sunshine Helps Brighten the Day Merlin Goebel says the most important ingredient in running a successful business in a small community is getting to know your customers and being able to adapt to their needs. That might mean bringing in an unusual product...
Mar 25, 2022 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
The Great Outdoors Called … and Amanda Wood Answered In honor of National Women’s History Month, meet one of Golden West’s many accomplished female employees. On March 1, Amanda Wood joined the company’s predominantly male field service technician team. “I think...
