Group Thinks Boys and Girls Club Would Fill Void for Youth
Group Thinks Boys and Girls Club Would Fill Void for Youth
Note: This is an excerpt from the Sept. 8 issue of the SUN. For the full story story, see Sept. 8 issue - on stands through Sept. 14.
Erin Walti/Sun The effort to give local youth a place of their own is getting more attention as the local Healthy Community Healthy Youth organization has focused efforts on establishing a Boys and Girls Club in Chamberlain.
Tonya Derdall, who has been with the project for six years as a member of the Healthy Community Healthy Youth organization, said the need was first identified years ago in a survey of local youth, who said they wanted a place to congregate in the evenings and when school’s not in session.
Since Chamberlain is not big enough to get a YMCA center and there isn’t funding for a recreation center, Derdall said the Boys and Girls Club could fill the void.
“It has a great reputation; a very stable organization,” said Derdall.
The club’s stability will allow the Chamberlain chapter to be eligible for more grants and funding than it would on its own. The club would be a non-profit organization, status that the club is trying to cement.
“That’ll help us quite a bit once that gets done,” said Derdall. Organizers are also trying to use Lower Brule’s club’s charter to get started, since their paperwork is in place.
The project’s organizers will be forming a steering committee or 12-15 people, as well as a business plan, at their next meeting on Friday, September 17.
Lenae Oyen will be at the head of the committee, but Derdall said the project could still use volunteers.
“We’re building momentum, but can still use help from anybody interested,” said Derdall. Those interested in helping can contact Derdall or Oyen for more details.
Weston Bich readies for the block against Freeman Academy at a match in Chamberlain on Saturday, Sept. 7. This fall marks the first official season for Chamberlain JV soccer. The co-ed team won Saturday's match.
Photo Emily Brown/Sun
Chamberlain Cubs sophomore Jaymee Knippling hits over the heads of Mobridge/Pollock blockers on Saturday, Sept. 4 at Mobridge. Mobridge-Pollock defeated Chamberlain, 3-0 (25-11, 27-25, 25-16).
Photo Mobridge Tribune.
Chamberlain's Aaron Holan carries past a blocker from Valentine, Neb., on Friday night, Sept. 3 at Chamberlain. The game marked the Cubs opener. Score - Valentine 38, Chamberlain 6. Chamberlain plays Friday at home against Stanley County.
Sept. 7 “Garden Line” program looks at native grasses
Sept. 7 “Garden Line” program looks at native grasses
BROOKINGS, S.D. – When done properly, a yard, park, or landscape can go back to its roots.
On the Sept. 7 “Garden Line” program, Great Bear Recreation Park in Sioux Falls is the focus. Here, officials and horticulturists have transformed the expanse near the park’s recreational area – think snowboards and skiers – into a great example of how South Dakota looked for thousands of years.
“Garden Line” will visit with Loren Beard, the Sioux Falls Park Maintenance District Supervisor for Great Bear Recreation Park, and Matt Hart, the park service official who took charge of this plan. The park, located just east of Sioux Falls, is now home to more wildlife and attracts more visitors who cherish the park for its traditional prairie vistas.
“Our primary goal was to get people back to nature, and to experience the prairie of South Dakota as it once stood, as miles of uninterrupted native grasses and plants,” Beard said. “Our team, with Matt Hart and Mike Freese in the lead, has really encouraged the native growth, spurned the invasive species, and has allowed the public to experience a taste of what the Great Plains were like before development and farming.”
In addition, the program will include a segment with Gary Larson, an SDSU biology-microbiology professor, as Larson explains native South Dakota grasses that can help landowners and landscaping professionals add flair to yards and parks. Larson will explain how to select these grasses and how to get them going, and keep them going, in your yard or on your property.
Lake Sharpe has seen good walleye fishing in the Pierre area from the Oahe Dam down past Antelope Creek. Anglers are using spinners and crawlers or crankbaits. Fishing should be good into the fall. At West Bend the fishing is steady for smaller fish with a lot of good rod-bending going on! Best fishing on Lake Sharpe north of Chamberlain is from Iron Nation to the Big Bend Dam in 15-20 feet of water.
Francis Case Around Chamberlain on Francis Case the fishing is fair to good from Chamberlain to the Big Bend Dam in about the 15-20 foot depths. Anglers are using crankbaits and crawlers and there are limits coming in but you have to look for the fish with a different bite each day. Smallmouth are also biting in this area.
In the Platte area fishing is picking up! Anglers are having good luck south of the bridge around Platte Creek, pulling plugs over submerged trees. Best depth is 35-45 feet. Ramps are open and camping has been very busy.
At the Pickstown and Wagner areas walleye fishing on the lake from Joe Day Bay to Wheeler has been fair using leadcore line methods. Fishing below the dam has been slow. The flood gates are open at the dam.
On the Missouri River they are catching bluegill and crappie on minnows and worms. The catfish bit seems to be the best on stink bait. Drum can be caught on crawdads. Down along the Nebraska Handicapped section, anglers are catching bluegill, channel catfish, flatheads and small mouth bass.
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota residents who wish to apply for a license for the East River Deer hunting season have until Sept. 3 if they plan to submit applications through the mail.
“The deadline dates for East River Deer are significant because these areas are some of our most populous,” said Game, Fish and Parks License Supervisor Shon Eide. “We will receive over 30,000 applications for this season, and many of the preferred hunting license choices will sell out in the initial drawing.”
There are two deadline dates for East River Deer: the Sept. 3 deadline to have paper applications postmarked and sent through the mail, or Sept. 7 by 8:00 a.m. CDT to submit applications online through the GFP website at www.gfp.sd.gov
“The volume of applications we receive for this season will take time to process,” Eide said. “Our schedule is to have the drawing completed and results posted by Sept. 20.”