Jan 20, 2022 | Featured, People & Places
Many visitors have explored the subterranean labyrinth of Jewel Cave … but few have descended 324 feet into the cavern while perched atop an elevator. For Golden West Network Technician Brian Voss, it was all in a day’s work. “The telephone people get to see all the...
Jan 14, 2022 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places, Retro
Still Going Strong at 90 Wall Drug Keeps Generations Coming Back for More Sure, there are the clever billboards that line the interstate for hundreds of miles. The free ice water and the legendary donuts. But after 90 years in business, the success of Wall Drug might...
Jan 11, 2022 | Featured, People & Places
When Ron and Trish Larson moved back to Philip after living in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for 13 years, they had to readjust to small town life. Certain things they took for granted in a larger metropolitan area slipped their minds at first. “Simple things like the dump,”...
Dec 30, 2021 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
When Paula Vogelgesang began publishing a monthly newsletter in March 1993, she didn’t even know if she’d recoup enough money to put out an April issue. Twenty-eight years later, the Wanblee resident is retiring the popular PennyWise newsletter, but she has plenty to...
Dec 10, 2021 | Featured, People & Places
Once the largest retailer in America, Sears, Roebuck and Co. sold an eclectic mix including appliances, clothing, and power tools. A century ago, you could even buy a kit house — complete with mortgage — through their catalog. One such home on the plains of western...
Nov 15, 2021 | People & Places, Uncategorized
New Directors, Bylaws and Amendments Over 200 members attended the 69th annual meeting of the Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative on Saturday, Sept. 25. They heard from the president and general manager, elected board members, and decided on proposed amendments...
