Golden West Fiber Optic Open House the Magic in Learning City of Philip
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$ 00 Inclu1des Tax Vol. 112 | No. 25 Philip, South Dakota 57567 Thursday, February 8, 2018 www. pioneer-review.com Saluting our social news correspondents Locals part of AARP Legislative Day Part 3 of a Series Janice Parsons anniversary on Feb. 5. Grindstone News for many years. Milesville News Our family consists of daughter, I like to keep folks informed of up - Sharon Olivier and husband, coming events, such as church ac - Bryan, and son, Earl Parsons and tivities, the Milesville community wife, Jodi. Both of these families play held every year and various live near us. Daughter Nancy Ho - other events. We are a small com - hwieler lives in Aurora, Neb. Her munity but we keep busy! husband is deceased. Son Mike The best part of writing the and wife Melody live in Rapid news is when folks from away tell City. We have 10 grandchildren. me they do read it. I send an e- My hobbies are playing piano, mail to most of my families to re - doing counted cross-stitch and mind them that I need their news working in my yard in the sum - by Monday. I really appreciate mer. their response. I belong to the Hardingrove The hardest part of gathering Community Church here in the news is when I need to be gone Milesville and have probably been on Tuesdays so it has to be fin - a member for nearly 60 years. I ished by Monday night. have been a member of the I have learned names of many of Milesville Community Club for “my people's"”children, grandchil - 44 years. dren and other family members, I live five miles northwest of I started writing the Milesville where they live, and what they do. Milesville with my husband, Bart, news in February 2004. My almost ready to celebrate our 60th mother, Cora Thorson, wrote the Courtesy Photos Golden West fiber AARP South Dakota members representing Philip and Wall during the 2018 AARP Lobby Day were, from left, Carol Hodge, Kay Ainslie, Donna Newman and Mike West. by Del Bartels ties and every corner of South Dakota gathered in optic open house Members of the Philip chapter of AARP joined Pierre, Tuesday, Jan. 30, for AARP South Dakota’s Golden West Telecommunications begins work on Golden West invites all Midland area residents to Fiber To The Home in Midland this month. an open house at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 13, at Mid - members from other chapters across South Dakota annual Lobby Day at the Capitol. Many attendees The upgrade to fiber optics provides Midland resi - land Food & Fuel. for the annual AARP Legislative Day at the Capitol spoke with their local lawmakers about the issues dents with the most advanced telecommunications This informative open house will include a discus - in Pierre, Tuesday, Jan. 30. that are important to South Dakotans age 50+. Some technology available. sion about how and where the fiber will be con - It was a free event, during which attendees visited of these topics include increased access to care, sup - DME Electric, Golden West’s contractor, will be structed, and provide an overview of fiber optic with their state legislators and other government of - port for family caregivers and expanded consumer contacting customers to schedule a time to update benefits. Golden West will provide refreshments and ficials. protections. customers’ inside wiring and install a “clamshell.” A attendees will have a chance to win $100. For Philip people, the day began at 8:15 a.m. when “Despite it being a very busy day in Pierre, we were clamshell is a small box that holds fiber optics com - If you cannot make the open house but have ques - they loaded onto the free bus at Motel West. Though excited to host just over 80 percent of the state’s leg - ponents on the exterior of homes and businesses. tions about Fiber To The Home, call Golden West at pre-registration is requested, all Philip people who islature for lunch in the Capitol rotunda.” said Leah Later this spring, as weather permits, Push Inc., 1-855-888-7777, or dial 777 from any Golden West want to go find room on the bus. Starting from Rapid Miller, AARP South Dakota. “AARP SD advocates another of Golden West’s contractors, will begin phone, and ask for the engineering department. City, the bus stopped in Wall to pick up Legislative were acknowledged with applause in both the House trenching and laying fiber cables. Day attendees from there. This bus was just one of and Senate chambers. And, they posed for a photo several picking up individuals and groups across with Governor Dennis Daugaard.” South Dakota. Erik Gaikowski, AARP South Dakota state direc - People disembarked at the Capitol at 10:30 a.m., tor, added, “Each year, when AARP red vests flood Pierre times. After touring the Capitol and watching the halls of the Capitol, it demonstrates the strength Senate and House in session, everyone attended a of our membership and amplifies our local message. The magic in learning lunch with the legislators. Discussion continued well The impact of this day is felt in Pierre long after the by Del Bartels after lunch, now including other state government of - buses depart.” A school assembly presented in ficials. Individuals interested in joining our community of the Fine Arts Building, Jan. 31, Many attendees went back to viewing ongoing ses - advocates can sign up to receive weekly legislative featured Dakota Assemblies’ ma - sions of the Senate and the House. Some toured the updates: call 1-866-542-8172 or email gician Randy Kalin. historical Capitol. Some learned the responsibilities [email protected]. Next year’s lobby day is Tuesday, A quick paced lesson of self- of legislative pages and others who help during leg - Jan. 29, 2019. Invitations are extended first to active worth, self-improvement and anti- islative sessions. The busses left at 3:30 p.m. advocates and volunteers. bullying was the backdrop to Nearly 100 advocates from 18 different communi - Kalin’s many magic tricks. The tricks were done within feet of the front row of students. Many of the bits included volunteers from the audience. A sharp performer, Kalin kept his flowing banter City of Philip has new logo going while he kept each trick not only going but also flowing seam - lessly into his next magician’s bit. “We learn so many things from friends and books,” said Kalin. “There are so many things we are not good at, but there is nothing we can’t get better at.” He cut off each end of a rope, thus the rope didn’t have any ends, right? Even when volunteer Owen Terkildsen repeatedly cut the rope perfectly in two, it was far from perfect. “There is nothing you can do that we can’t fix,” taught Kalin. “Sometimes things just don’t work out; do we give up? You learn by watching. You know what fixes it? There are little bits of secrets.” The winner of the Philip logo contest, Jonna King, re - One of his secrets is persistence. ceived the award check from Mayor Mike Vetter. Del Bartels Terkildsen’s rope pieces were fi - Kobie Davis was caught up in laughter and bewilderment. She cut the by Del Bartels nally equal lengths. “Friends help rope and witnessed the two pieces being tied together. The knot was slid you succeed. You rely on others During its monthly meeting, Feb. 5, the Philip City The new city logo can be displayed in simple basic, or off to reveal a solid length of rope. She stood close behind and classmates Council announced Jonna King as the winner of the with a color-toned background inside the lasso. and others rely on you. If you don’t sat close in front of the trick, yet magician Randy Kalin pulled it off. understand, find someone,” illus - city of Philip logo contest. There were 42 entries. “I was incredibly surprised with the results of this water users. These include organization-sponsored trated Kalin as each trick humor - 52 weeks with a leap year day, 13 or fewer dots, then he expanded challenge to the community,” said Mayor Mike Vetter. parks, the football field and the baseball fields. ously wowed the students. cards per suit - 13 weeks in a year. the dots beyond explanation. “Many entries could be beautiful murals and are out - The 10 o’clock whistle survey is open until March “It’s all about trying out new He quickened the pace with a Saying one thing but showing standing.” The winning logo, though, has to be clearly 1. Register your opinion by calling 859-2175. things. Conversation is the key to shell-game using three black caps. another, such as a ‘green’ scarf distinquishable on a T-shirt or the side of a vehicle. Citizens who wish to run for a city council seat must information. Everyone wants to be Not slowing, Kalin interlaced and that was really blue, Kalin taught, The city’s 2018 water and sewer rates for parks and file their petitions in the finance office by Feb. 23. invited in. We forget how amazing separated five solid metal rings. A “Sometimes I get nervous and say recreation water users have been approved at the The city council’s next regular meeting is Monday, we are,” said Kalin. Never stop - magic box first was empty, the the wrong thing. When people cor - same rates as in 2017. A total of 1,344,000 gallons of March 5, in the Haakon County Courthouse commu - ping his hands, he explained trivia held a cube, then was empty.