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Legendary coach Marv McCune gives last interview PAGE 28 KINGSBURY JOURNAL The voice of our communities since 1880 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2021 kingsburyjournal.com | $1.50 NEWS FROM LENDING A HAND | MUSEUM LakeYOUR TOWNPreston Sandersons receive Volunteer opportunities for the history buffs state FFA award p. 10 Local museums need This article is part of a special series Lake Preston and De Smet each have a about volunteers, who provide museum that pertains to the history sur- Prom is a night volunteers for many tasks many services to our communities. rounding the town and local areas. Other towns in Kingsbury County may not have of luxury p. 13 BY MIKE SIEFKER a museum, but if you ask around, there Kingsbury Journal ing is not your cup of tea, perhaps we is always someone who knows someone City election have another option for you. Do you en- who has the town archives, or perhaps results p. 10 The last two weeks we covered volun- joy history, learning about local history someone organizing some local artifacts teer opportunities for firefighters and or maybe even restoring old pieces from and town records. Volunteering at a local EMTs. If an adrenaline rush or getting the past? If so, volunteering at a local museum can cover a variety of tasks. De Smet called to work at 2:00 o'clock in the morn- museum may be a perfect fit for you. See MUSEUM, page 2 Music students hit the road! p. 16 Main Street project gets green light p. 14 Got old meds? Dispose with Take Back program p. 3 Assistance with COVID funeral costs p. 4 Animal rescues p. 7 Branson show coming to town p. 8 Building a better typewriter p. 11 Business directory pp. 18-19 Classifieds pp. 17-18 Obituaries p. 6 Public notices pp. 20-24 Voices p. 4 Make sure that pin is on tight Tate Larsen and his date, Katelyn Halverson, get ready before the Grand March in Lake Preston on Friday night. (Photo by Laurie Casper) VOL. 141, ISSUE 16 COUNTY COMMISSION Lundquist named as new commissioner Three candidates interview for the capacity as chairman for the Plan- FEE INCREASES PROPOSED ning and Zoning Committee. The county commissioners held an Jensen’s commissioner’s seat The county commissioners inter- open discussion about permitting fees. The viewed three potential candidates to fee structure has not had a major overhaul BY MIKE SIEFKER replace outgoing commissioner Joe Jen- since 1987. A fee structure was read off Kingsbury Journal sen. The board chose to conduct those by Commissioner Joe Jensen. Most fees meetings under executive sessions. After will just be doubled. Some of the new fees Kingsbury County Commissioners the executive sessions, Corey Lundquist will be addressed by County Ordinance met Tuesday for a regular meeting. from Arlington was voted in as the new Number Seven. Permit fees through the It also happened to be Commissioner county commissioner for District One in County Ordinance Number Seven will re- Jensen’s last day on the board. He has Kingsbury County. Lundquist should be quire publication in a local newspaper, and served on the board for the last 10 years. sworn in at the next county commission- two meetings with the ordinance being He will continue to serve the county in ers’ meeting May 4. See COMMISSION, page 3 2 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2021 KINGSBURY JOURNAL | kingsburyjournal.com MUSEUM: Volunteers give the gift of the past to the present and future FROM FRONT PAGE The Laura Ingalls Wilder Memo- back to the community. rial Society is seeking volunteers to Peterson has a long list of volun- work as tour guides or to help in the teering experiences, and it would be gift shop. Carthage has the Campbell quite challenging to find someone with Straw Bale Museum. Oldham has a more volunteer hours in this com- small museum, and Arlington has a munity than her. She currently volun- museum too. I am sure all of these teers at De Smet’s museum. Peterson entities would welcome volunteers. enjoys giving back to the community Check with each museum as oppor- and would encourage anyone thinking tunities and utilization of volunteers of volunteering to get involved. will vary from place to place. One of her favorite volunteer experi- ences was working on a musical about WHAT IS A MUSEUM VOLUNTEER? De Smet for June 10, Old Settler’s Day. A museum volunteer may be some- “I was willing to help; it made you one who donates time to improve or feel good to be able to do something, expand a museum and its exhibits. especially when we did the musical The hours are close to normal working on De Smet,” said Peterson. “I knew hours, but the area museums would that June 10th or the Old Settlers' Day be happy with volunteers who just had been a big part of De Smet for work a few hours or even more a week. many years. I was happy to be able to The hours would be flexible and not put it together. I love music, so it was strenuous. For the most part, museum easy for me to put together the his- work is similar to library work, quiet, tory of June 10th or Old Settlers' Day but with something always going on and putting that into music. It was a somewhere in the building. sense of accomplishment.” Are you a social person who would enjoy giving tours, engaging the public WHY BE A MUSEUM VOLUNTEER? and educating about the local areas, A museum volunteer helps to pre- historical figures who lived around serve the history and heritage of the here and events that happened? What area. Let’s say a farmer is working if you are more the type who likes to a new section of land and uncovers do research or reading? If an item is some Indian artifacts. He could keep donated to the museum, they want to them at his house, but how much more know what it is, who made it, when it Mary Rockino has been volunteering since 1965. In ‘65, she volunteered with the exciting it is if he donates the items to was made and other aspects related American Red Cross. In 2021, she is still volunteering by spending time at the Lake a local museum. As a volunteer, you to the piece. Researching the history Preston Museum. (Photo by Mike Siefker) may research the items or even col- on an item, so you can share the story lowed members opportunities to vol- laborate with a nearby university. behind it, could be rewarding. unteer and help with projects around Then you might make a display If you are good with your hands, the community. that is attractive and appealing, and archiving or restoring items at a mu- Volunteering helped Rockino fit in finally a tour guide shares the his- seum may be more suitable. with her new community. tory behind the piece, also telling the If you are handy around the house, “It is a way of meeting people, farmer’s story. You will be sharing think about assisting at a museum. especially when you move to a new the story with not just locals, but They get water leaks just like everyone community,” said Rockino. “You individuals from all over the United else. Maybe they need some new dis- find things you are interested in, and States and the world. play exhibits, lighting installed for the then, you just go and see what it is all You are a storyteller, and who doesn’t displays, or general lifting or moving of about. If you think it is a good fit, you enjoy a good story? That can make vol- items. The opportunities are boundless. stay with it.” unteering at a museum exciting. She also shared some positives MARY ROCKINO — she has acquired from volunteering. The De Smet Depot Museum is tucked MORE INFORMATION ON BEING ONE VOLUNTEER’S STORY Meeting new people, making new behind the Library and is filled with A MUSEUM VOLUNTEER Mary Rockino volunteers at the friends, feeling good about oneself, ac- many interesting artifacts pertaining to If you are interested in being a mu- Lake Preston Museum. In 1965, her complishing goals and giving back to local area history. Visits to the museum seum volunteer, visit the local muse- first volunteer experience was help- community are what drives Rockino in the summer can make for a fun-filled um and look at the exhibits. Can you afternoon. Volunteers are always needed ing with the American Red Cross. as a volunteer. picture yourself helping there? Do and appreciated.(Photo by Mike Siefker) She and her husband moved to Lake Rockino recommends volunteering you find the displays interesting? If Preston in 1973, where her husband for others. “Meeting different people, being there is not a museum in your town, was the town dentist. She was quick “The positives far outweigh the able to really explore and enjoy my is there someone working on it? Ask to help wherever she was needed. negatives,” she said. love of history,” said Rockino, “has around. What about helping a school She was a member of the Progressive She says it gives her joy sharing just been my passion since I was or a local church organize their ar- Young Women and the Chamber of the experiences and learning about young. Learning about things and chives? Some businesses in the area Commerce, both organizations al- items in the museum. learning about how things were made have roots from the very early days, and what they were used for and just and it would be interesting to study, the general sharing the knowledge research and share their history.