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Tessa Dee got fired over the weekend. That's how the 2013 Miss South Dakota title holder jokingly referred to Saturday's contest finals in Hot Springs, where she passed on her crown to the new Miss South Dakota.
Two weeks in, and the new pastors of First Lutheran Church in Mitchell are already in full swing. "The ministry doesn't wait," said Rev. Heidi Kvanli. "There's a lot of things to do." She and her husband, Rev.
Two weeks in, and the new pastors of First Lutheran Church in Mitchell are already in full swing. "The ministry doesn't wait," said Rev. Heidi Kvanli. "There's a lot of things to do." She and her husband, Rev.
The Mitchell Area Community Theatre's season opener has been postponed, due to a lack of dancers. ACT Managing Director Megan Reimnitz said the opening date for "The Producers" has been pushed back one week. Its original show dates were Aug. 1, 2, 3 and 8, 9, 10. It now is scheduled to run Aug. 8, 9, 10 and 15, 16, 17. Reimnitz confirmed that the show is being postponed because the ACT still needs more dancers for the musical production.
The Mitchell Area Community Theatre's season opener has been postponed, due to a lack of dancers. ACT Managing Director Megan Reimnitz said the opening date for "The Producers" has been pushed back one week. Its original show dates were Aug. 1, 2, 3 and 8, 9, 10. It now is scheduled to run Aug. 8, 9, 10 and 15, 16, 17. Reimnitz confirmed that the show is being postponed because the ACT still needs more dancers for the musical production.
Don Boyden doesn't remember much about the 1941 dedication of Mount Rushmore, but he was there. As a 6-year-old, Boyden, of Mitchell, traveled with his parents and brother to see the event for the now-famous faces, carved into the side of a mountain in the Black Hills of western South Dakota. As summer tourism ramps up, South Dakota's most iconic attraction will see it's fair share of visitors.
So you think you can't dance? The cast, crew and executives behind the Mitchell Area Community Theatre's upcoming show, "The Producers," say that might be OK. Play director Dan Miller said the show needs an additional 20 dancers -- 10 men and 10 women, who can start immediately. If not enough people join the cast, it could push back the show's opening date. People don't need to audition.
The Dakota Discovery Museum announced its newest exhibit, Robert Freeman: A Retrospective, which opens on June 6 with more than 50 original works of art. An artist's reception scheduled from 5:30 p.m. to 8 pm. Freeman will present a gallery talk at 6 p.m. Born on the Rincon Indian Reservation in 1939, Freeman is Hunkpapa Sioux and Luiseno.
Todd VanDerWerff loves telling people he gets paid to watch TV. "People stare at me like they've seen a rare mountain gorilla," he said with a quiet chuckle. While a simplistic explanation of VanDerWerff's career, it's true: the Armour native now lives in California, working as a TV editor for the A.V. Club, an entertainment/pop culture publication. The A.V. Club provides articles and commentary on film, television, music, comedy, books and more.
Ladies and gentlemen, start your pickin'. "American Pickers," a History Channel documentary series, will visit South Dakota soon, and the team is looking for candidates to visit. "We scour the whole country," show producer Thomas Giglio said Tuesday. "We look and see what areas we haven't been to in a while." Giglio said the team has already crossed several states in its quest to pick out interesting items, and South Dakota is one of the next locales on the list.