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Hey Lead! As we head into the 2021/2022 school year I want to encourage us all to adopt the curious mindsets of new students. The attitude of a newcomer can be a helpful way to approach both old and new problems. My Niece just entered her first year in Middle School. While some problems like … Continue reading New Year, New Solutions

Good Morning! I’m such a stickler about information security. Having worked in that field, I know too much to ever feel comfortable online again. The internet is a dangerous place and should be handled with care. “Oh, it won’t affect me, I live in little old Lead, nothing bad happens here, and besides I don’t … Continue reading Always a Boy Scout, Never a Bridesmaid

Hi Lead! This week I want to talk about the “DTR” What is a DTR you might ask? A DTR is both a verb and a noun and it signifies intentional conversations. A DTR is a Define The Relationship talk! Now it may seem like this is a phrase needed only for dating couples but … Continue reading Let’s Define the Relationship

Good Morning Friends! Rally is over, the nights are getting cooler and we’re slipping into the next season. Are you ready for it? I’m half there. I do love cooler weather, crisp days and wearing more layers, but I’m not quite ready to relinquish summer! This limbo that is the last part of August has … Continue reading The Sound of Silence

Today I am looking for an outfit to wear to the Homestake Opera House’s (HOH) “Party like it’s 1914!” party on 8/31. Think about the outfits they wore on the film “Titanic” which sank in 1912….. Got it in your mind? That’s the look I’m going for. This party will kick off their season and … Continue reading Do Clothes Still Make the (wo)Man?

Good (Almost) Rally Morning! It’s Rally time in the Hills (by which I mean almost the entire month of August). Do you love it? Do you hate it? I always find it funny that it brings such deep visceral responses from people. I’m not a motorcycle rider, and am mostly terrified of the prospect (it’s … Continue reading The Growly Sound of Money

Heat Wave!! I am actually listening to that old song by Martha Reeves and The Vandellas as I write this article on Tuesday evening (could it be hotter?). What a great cruising song! Cruising is my favorite way to spend a heat wave here in the Black Hills. See, I am originally from Iowa, and … Continue reading Enjoy a Mini Break!

Good Morning! My family has friends in Africa that we’re pretty close to. One day my mom was talking to one of them and trying to describe our seasonal changes. Being near the equator the guy could NOT fathom that there’s a WHOLE season where we can’t do ANYTHING of significance outside. We can’t farm, … Continue reading A World With Limited Time

Good Morning! (Yes…. I realize that I got confused last week and sent the email in the PM instead of AM…. that’s the problem when I try and schedule them!) Yesterday I drove to Pierre to present a quick update to the South Dakota Tourism Department about what’s going on in Lead. It was awesome … Continue reading Captains of Industry

Happy Thursday Friends! Remember when I talked about my word of the year ….. way back in January? Several of you wrote back to tell me the words you chose. Now that we’re more than halfway done with 2021 (crazy!) how is your word coming along? Have you still been using it? Or did you … Continue reading Half Started? Or Half Over?