Hill City Prevailer

Inflation, COVID-19 and other thoughts

Published by admin on Thu, 07/22/2021 - 10:00am

Greetings! I have a lot going on here in my scattered thoughts. With all the talk about inflation going up 5 percent, I have issue with these economists’ modern math. If gas was $1.80 per gallon prior to President Biden and its $3.55 now, that’s pretty near a 100 percent increase.  Perhaps these economists are using common core math? Yes, I did pay $3.55 per gallon at a station in District 30!

We need to save the Black Hills

Published by admin on Thu, 07/22/2021 - 10:00am

Since the announcement of the Hill City sawmill closure in April where is the help to save them? Although the help so far from our congressional delegation is appreciated, we need to all be working harder to save the Black Hills National Forest. Our delegation should be acting boldly, in similar form as past actions by Tom Daschle and others who turned the ship in the Black Hills.

Can you lead by example, please?

Published by admin on Thu, 07/15/2021 - 9:11am

I got a selfie with my former crush Kristi Noem! OMG she is gorgeous! I have to say she is a tiny little thing—she might even wear children’s clothes she’s so small.
What she lacked in weight she more than made up for in graciousness and personality. She couldn’t wait to brag about being a grandmother. She chatted with everyone who wanted to chat with her. She was funny and warm.

Summer marijuana study continues

Published by admin on Thu, 07/15/2021 - 9:11am

Greetings! On July 6 the Marijuana Summer Study toured the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe to visit their medicinal marijuana operation. Our group split into three separate groups going through in round robin: cultivation facility, dispensary and laboratory.  The group I was in went to the dispensary first.

We are reminded of our roots

Published by admin on Thu, 07/08/2021 - 9:11am

The Hill City Area Chamber of Commerce and the City of Hill City staff banded together as a team to “hit one out of the park” with their Star-Spangled Banner Celebration last Saturday. I have never seen so much red, white and blue consolidated in one small area, one small town of roughly 1,000 people.

Celebrating our nation’s independence

Published by admin on Thu, 07/08/2021 - 9:10am

I hope everyone had a great Independence Day celebrating the birth of this great country, The United States of America. Whoa. Almost puts chills down your back, doesn’t it?
Last week was a week for the ages, almost epic!  What happened? Well, on July 1, “Fox and Friends,” the TV show, came to little ole Peggy’s Place, a cool little restaurant in Keystone. I arrived at Peggy’s Place around 3:15 a.m. and the spot lights were already set up outside of the restaurant.

Guns or pot? The choice is yours

Published by admin on Thu, 07/08/2021 - 9:08am

I have received many emails and phone calls asking about marijuana and how soon will people be able to get it.  Below is an attachment of an article that SD Rep. Kevin Jensen wrote and I wanted to share it with all of you. Please read it carefully as you may want to reconsider your choices. I agree with Kevin, self-defense is way more important to me. I am asking the newspapers to print his story to update all of you on this issue.

Addressing workforce housing

Published by admin on Thu, 07/01/2021 - 9:01am

Greetings! Still greener than green at our house; got two inches of rain the other night. We hope and pray this last moisture blast continues east across South Dakota.
I had the privilege to speak at the home dedication for Lacy Piazza of Hot Springs. This was a gratifying experience because Lacy got into a Governor’s House in conjunction with the Black Hills area Habitat for Humanity.

What can we do so far away?

Published by admin on Thu, 06/24/2021 - 10:22am

My husband and I love South Dakota. Transplants from Minnesota, we thought we would end up back there one day, at least when we retired. But here we are 45 years later in South Dakota, loving the people, the beauty of the Black Hills, the climate, the town we live in—this has become home.

A few things I have been up to

Published by admin on Thu, 06/24/2021 - 10:22am

Greetings! It’s officially summertime, like we didn’t know by the unseasonable high temperatures. It’s still surprisingly very green in the Hills. I guess the wet spring snows and timely rains have made the difference. We did get hail the other night at 3:30 a.m.: lots of it and I was afraid it would break the skylights in our home. Fortunately, no damage was done to the skylights. I haven’t been on the roof yet to see how the shingles look.