The public is invited to three “Jumble Sales” Sept. 17 to support the programming and operations at the South Dakota Railroad Museum and the Hill City Senior Citizen Center.
The Hill City seniors’ sale will be held 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the newly-completed Hill City Center, located at 227 Walnut Avenue. The senior center is offering donated items, cinnamon rolls and coffee for purchase.
— Jackie Miley of Teddy Bear Town was featured in the “Guinness World Records 2018” book. Being in a Guinness World Record book wasn’t new to her, but it was different this year because she had a two-page spread in the book. In fact, it was the first time that there were photos of her in a Guinness World Records book. As of Sept. 8, Miley had 10,617 teddy bears.
Some experiences early on in life help to define the path we take in the future. For Tomas Brunegard one of the most influential choices he made came when he was 18 years old.
Brunegard could have ended up in Washington, D.C. He could have ended up in New York City or Los Angeles.
But instead, Brunegard ended up in Hill City, S.D. as an exchange student for his senior year of high school.
Aug. 30, author and editor Janetta Fudge-Messmer visited the Hill City Public Library to teach a class on telling your story. Along the way, Fudge-Messmer told her own story.
Fudge-Messmer never thought she would be an author, but she was always a reader. Growing up, she went to the library often to check out books.
“My mother would always tell me, ‘You need to go outside,’” said Fudge-Messmer.
Hill City’s Heart of the Hills Economic Development Corporation (EDC), along with Custer area’s EDC, are hosting a community leadership program entitled Impact.
Impact is for either Hill City or Custer community members who may be emerging leaders, new to the community or wanting to improve their leadership skills.
