2016-06-29

Indigenous Authors Day proclaimed



Executive Proclamation Rapid City, South Dakota Office of the Mayor WHEREAS, the City of Rapid City recognizes the importance and literary contributions of our Lakota,Nakota, and Dakota authors; andWHEREAS, June is the official month to recognize andcelebrate Indigenous writers throughout the UnitedStates and Canada; andWHEREAS, the City of Rapid City acknowledges theaccomplishments of our Indigenous authors, philosophers, poets and essayists; […]

Louella Brave Heart



RAPID CITY –– Louella Brave Heart, 74, of Rapid City, formerly of Eagle Butte, passed away Thursday, June 16, 2016 at Rapid City Hospice House. Funeral services were Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Eagle Butte with Mother Margaret Watson presiding. Burial was at St. Peter’s Episcopal Cemetery, Thunder Butte. Wake services were June 21, at the […]

Howard Joseph LaRoche ‘Mazadidi’



RAPID CITY –– Howard Joseph LaRoche was born March 22, 1952 at home in Winner, SD to Maurice and Elizabeth (Campbell) LaRoche. Howard made his journey on June 17, 2016 surrounded by loving family at the Rapid City Hospice of the Hills in Rapid City. Howard is survived by his wife, Ellen (Brewer) LaRoche of Rapid City, SD; sons, Zachariah, […]

Emma Carmelita (Standing Soldier) Shaw



HOT SPRINGS –– Emma Carmelita (Standing Soldier) Shaw was born on May 2, 1936 in Hisle, SD to Paul Standing Soldier and Mae (Perez) Standing Soldier. Emma entered the spirit world on June 21, 2016 at the Fall River Health Services in Hot Springs, SD. Emma is survived by children, Loretta (Herman Buckley) Shaw of Buffalo Gap, SD and Michael […]

Corbin Shoots The Enemy



FORT THOMPSON –– Funeral services for Corbin D. Shoots The Enemy, 58, of Fort Thompson, SD were on June 27, 2016 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Fort Thompson with burial in the Conkicaska Presbyterian Cemetery at Fort Thompson. Wake services were June 25, and June 26, 2016 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Fort Thompson. Corbin David Shoots The […]

Troylynn Star YellowWood



DENVER –– Troylynn Star Yellow- Wood, 67 of Denver made her journey to the spirit world on June 11 at her home in Denver. Wake services were at the Four Winds Church in Denver Monday followed by funeral services on Tuesday. Graveside services for Troylynn were on Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at 2:00 PM at the Crawford City Cemetery. Troylynn […]

SD Guard wins Eisenhower Trophy



RAPID CITY – The South Dakota Army National Guard’s 109th Regional Support Group of Rapid City was awarded the coveted Eisenhower Trophy, June 22, for superior performance during training year 2015. The 109th was selected as the top ranked unit in the state in a field of 15 units who received the National Guard Bureau’s Superior Unit Award. The SUA […]

Ferguson clan excels at Black Hills Speedway




RAPID CITY –– A dirt, half mile oval offers little entertainment value just watching people walk around it. If they foot raced, it would be more interesting, but it wouldn’t draw many spectators. The contest needs to be bigger, more explosive, so for thousands of years men raced horses, and chariots, but even then such contests could not generate enough […]

Native art market premiers Native film showcase



RAPID CITY –– Native POP is transforming downtown Rapid City into a cross-cultural and multimedia experience with art, performance, food, and now film. This year, for the first time, the fourth annual Native POP: People of the Plains art market and cultural celebration will feature a Native film showcase. This event is free and open to the public and will […]

Top Ten Movies



MOVIE GROSS 1. Finding Dory ……………………..$ 73,235,000 2. Independence Day: Resurgence ……………………….$ 41,600,000 3. Central Intelligence………………$ 18,370,000 4. The Shallows ……………………..$ 16,700,000 5. Free State of Jones……………………$ 7,772,000 6. The Conjuring 2 ……………………….$ 7,705,000 7. Now You See Me 2………………..$ 5,650,000 8. X- Men: Apocalypse………………..$ 2,475,000 9. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows ………………$ 2,400,000 10. Alice Through […]