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February
605 Magazine is independently owned and operated in Sioux Falls, SD
vol. 6 no. 2 2014
Blinded
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LIVE30 GET INVOLVED:
Brewhaha 2014
34 COVER:
Blinded by Love
44 THE SCOOP:
Lovey Dovey Dates
46 THE REAL DEAL:
Julie Anderson Friesen
48 LITTLE PARENT ON THE PRAIRIE
60 HURT SO GOOD
62 NEMO 500 OUTHOUSE RACES
CREATE20 CREATIVE WRITING
28 DELISH DELIGHTS
54 FASHION
64 DIY
(page 2) FEBRUARY 2014CONTENTS
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6 CONTRIBUTORS
52 FACTOIDS
ENTERTAINMENT10 EVENTS RECAP
12 EVENTS CALENDAR
18 PROFILES IN SOUND
32 EVENTS CHECKLIST
Voice14 BEYOND BORDERS
16 WAY TOO INDIE
22 AT HOME
26 A TASTE OF SARCASM:
All Day Cafe & Goodnight Bar
50 ASK THE JOHNS
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Enter next month’s Say What?!?! caption contest on our Facebook page. (Cartoon by Allen Jones)
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call (605) 338-4441.
Meet Tiger!Tiger came to the shelter as a stray and was not claimed. He enjoys affection when he’s in the mood and is fairly easy going. He is neutered, microchipped, Frontlined and is
started on vaccinations.
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(page 6) FEBRUARY 2014CONTRIBUTORS
Austin Kaus – Writer Austin is an English graduate student at the University of South Dakota. He has the ability to make ice cubes in the shape of the Death Star.
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Allen Jones – Cartoonist When Allen was in second grade while living in Miller, S.D., he told his father one night that he believed he was supposed to be a cartoonist. After attaining his BFA in theatre from the University of South Dakota, he decided to once again strive for the goal of becoming a professional cartoonist. He loves hanging out with his wife and two dogs, fishing and escaping into middle-earth, Westeros, and a galaxy far, far away.
Liz Long – Graphic Design & Photography
Liz is 21 and is a student at South Dakota State University studying graphic design. She goes to University Center so she can stay in Sioux Falls with her fiance and continue growing her design experience and photography with her obsession of Sons of Anarchy at hand.
Bill Tetrault – photography Bill is a freelance event photographer and is also the “computer guy” for a Sioux Falls manufacture. Like most photographers, his passion came from taking photos of his children; as they grew so did his ability. Some of his favorite things are his family, photography, technology and good craft beer.
Kelsey Bewick – writer
Kelsey is a recent South Dakota transplant; originally from Madison, Wis. When she can’t catch a Badger sporting event on TV, she’s busy exploring her new home via hiking trails and ski runs.
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(page 10) FEBRUARY 2014EVENTS RECAP
FROSTY FROLICSThe frigid cold didn’t stop the city of Sioux Falls
from coming out the first weekend of January for Frosty Frolics, a weekend full of outdoor activities.
Many gathered at Falls Park the evening of Jan. 3 to kick things off with fireworks and an indoor concert
from Goodroad. The rest of the weekend was filled with ski races, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing,
a 5k/10k, curling, and more! For more info on City Parks, visit siouxfalls.org.
IMAGES BY BILL TETRAULT
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2101 W 41st St, Suite 29 | Sioux Falls(605) 362-9000 | tryitagainstore.com
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ENTERTAINMENT
Feb. 2 | 9 | 16 | 23Nostalgia Night Film Series Elks Theatre. An annual event presented by The Friends of the Devereaux Library of South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in co-operation with the historic Elks Theatre. Each year 10 outstanding classic films are shown on consecutive Sunday evenings beginning in January. Season tickets $40, $5 door based on seat availability. Films in order of dates: Top Hat, Chariots of Fire, The Tender Trap and Blazing Saddles. For more info, visit friends.sdsmt.edu/tickets.htm.
Feb. 7Downtown First FridaysDowntown Sioux Falls. 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. First Friday is a special day of shopping, art and entertainment the First Friday of every month downtown! Many stores stay open late until about 8:00pm. For more info, visit www.dtsf.com or call (605) 338-4009.
Feb. 14 Love is in the Squ-airMain Street Square. 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Bring your Valentine to the ice rink for 2-for-1 skating. For more info, visit mainstreetsquarerc.com. Feb. 22Last Day to Skate Beach PartyMain Street Square. 1-5 p.m. Bring the family to skate in a tropical paradise. JDProductions will host games and giveaways and Hawaiian leis will be provided for each skater (while supplies last).
GET INVOLVED
Feb. 1Cowgirl Pink Champagne BrunchDahl Arts Center. 10 a.m. $35 per person includes champagne, brunch and a silent auction. Reserve tickets through the Rapid City Regional Hospital Foundation at (605) 755-9193. All proceeds benefit the Regional Cancer Care Institute.
Feb. 6It’s in the Bag FundraiserMinnehaha Country Club. 5:30-8:30 p.m. The Compass Center is partnering with Attitudes by Designers to present their fifth annual silent auction of purses and various other bags. Monies raised will be used to provide ongoing services to victims of domestic abuse and/or sexual assault. Tickets are $30 in advance, $40 at the door. They can be purchased by calling 339-0116. For more info, visit www.thecompascenter.org.
Feb. 72014 Red Dress DashLumber Exchange Building Lobby, 101 S. Reid Street. 6 p.m. Recruit a friend, then throw your favorite (or not so favorite) red dress over your winter clothing for a dash through DTSF in support of women’s heart health. It doesn’t matter if you’re a man or a woman, we need your help to raise awareness of our #1 killer — heart disease and stroke. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. Free.
Feb. 8ISIS Gives Back 2014WaTiki Indoor Waterpark Resort. 100 percent of all proceeds made from La Quinta Inn & Suites, Fairfield Inn & Suites, WaTiki Waterpark Resort and Sliders Bar & Grill will be donated to local charities, including Story Book Island, Ranchers Relief Fund, Front Porch Coalition and more. How to help: Book a hotel room at 866-WATIKIFUN, visit www.isishospitalityllc.com & click the Isis Gives Back button, or bring your donation to any of the listed Isis locations.
SPORTS
Feb. 4 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 22 Sioux Falls StampedeSioux Falls Arena. 7:05 p.m. For more info, visit www.sfstampede.com.
Feb. 9 | 11 | 21Sioux Falls SkyforcePentagon Sanford. 7 p.m. (7:15 p.m. Jan. 5) For more info, visit www.nba.com/dleague/siouxfalls.
Sioux Falls Area Rapid City Area
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Feb. 11 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 28Rapid City RushRushmore Plaza Civic Center. 7:05 p.m. For more info, visit www.rapidcityrush.com.
Feb. 15Sioux Falls Roller DollzSwiftel Center. 7-10 p.m. Watch their bout against Sioux City. For more info, visit www.rollerdollz.com.
Feb. 21Sioux Falls StormSioux Falls Arena. 7:05 p.m. For more info, visit www.siouxfallsstorm.com.
MUSICDue to space, here are only some of the biggest shows of the month.
Feb. 1Stone Sour The District. 8 p.m. With Pop Evil and Stolen Babies. All ages. $30 adv/$40 VIP balcony. For more info, visit www.thedistrictsf.com or call (605) 357-7377.
Hot FreaksLatitude 44. 8 p.m. Check out the band with members of Welcome to the Cinema and Golden Bubbles along with We Live In Sod Houses and Kitty Wizard. $7 admission.
Feb. 7HairballThe District. 8 p.m. All ages. $17 adv/$30 VIP balcony. For more info, visit www.thedistrictsf.com or call (605) 357-7377.
Feb. 7 | 14 | 21 | 28Emerging Artists Fridays Dahl Arts Center. 5-7 p.m. Celebrating local and regional performing artists on the rise, and providing a nurturing place for them to be seen, heard and to grow. Free admission. First Friday: open mic, second: local/regional talent, third: local/regional talent, fourth: mentoring.
Feb. 8The Big WuThe District. 8 p.m. With Jampurifi. All ages. $10 adv/$12 door. For more info, visit www.thedistrictsf.com or call (605) 357-7377.
Feb. 13CES CRUBigs Sports Bar. 8 p.m. Adapt, Chatterboxxx, Project 605, Red vs. Green, and M.E.N.A.C.E. Admission $12 adv, $15 door. 18+. For more info, visit www.thecollectiveeffortsunion.com.
Toby Mac’s “Hits Deep Tour”Sioux Falls Arena. With Brandon Heath, Mandisa, Matthew West and Matt Maher. Admission $23.50-$45.50. For more info, visit www.ticketmaster.com or call (800) 745-3000.
Feb. 15Hometown GlowGreat Bear Recreation Park. 7 p.m. Free. All ages. Opener TBA.
Feb. 20Condor with special guest The Last RevelLatitude 44. 7 p.m. Admission $5.
Feb. 21Kenny RogersDeadwood Mountain Grand. 8 p.m. Known for his instantly identifiable raspy vocals and an extraordinary ability to vividly inhabit each song he performs, Kenny Rogers has enjoyed great success during his storied career of nearly five and a half decades. Admission $34-44. For more info, visit www.deadwoodmountaingrand.com or call (605) 559-1187.
Lucas With a K CD Release ShowLatitude 44. 8 p.m. Openers include The Thundertones, The Odd Life and Serving Size. Admission $7.
Feb. 28Dakota Jazz Collective w/ Jami LynnDahl Arts Center. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Part of the 2014 Winter Concert Series, the Dakota Jazz Collective is a horn-driven ensemble featuring some of the finest jazz talent in the region. Familiar music with a new twist.
Check out our complete calendar at 605magazine.com and e-mail events to [email protected] by the 15th of the month prior to issue release date.
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I want you to imagine you are a serial killer. Yeah, that’s where this is going. Seriously, I want you to imagine you are a serial killer. What would be the thrill of it? What would make you kill again and again? Would it be the thrill of the kill? You could pick random people just to take their lives for that momentary thrill of ending them. Or would it be the thrill of the hunt? You could stalk someone for hours or days or months. You could learn what they have to live for just to make it that
much sweeter when you kill them. And what would be the coolest thing in the world for a serial killer? That’s right, it would be the ability to travel through time. You didn’t see that one coming, did you? Harper Curtis is your basic serial kill-er in the 1930s until he stumbles into an abandoned house that somehow gives him the ability to time travel. He can open the door into the 1950s, or the 1980s or the 1990s. And now he can not only kill, but he can meet his victims when they are children. He can stalk them through time and see them as they grow. He can plan the exact moment when he is go-ing to snuff them out. He can even tell them about it when they are kids. He can tell them he will be back in 10 years. He can start to take things off of them. He can take little trinkets from the 1980s and leave them on victims in the 1950s. How fun does that sound? But what if one of his victims doesn’t die and starts to do a little investigat-ing? What if she somehow puts it all together? As crazy as she thinks she may be, she might just be able to stop him.
The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes
Borders went bankrupt? So what.
That doesn’t stop former employee
Mark Lloyd from finding out what’s
the next hottest read.
Have a book you want Mark to review? E-mail [email protected]
WHAT TO WATCH FOR IN FEBRUARY
On Mars, there is a harsh caste system, which is conveniently
color coded. Members of the Red caste work their butts off
to support the elite Gold caste. Of course some dirty Red is going to infiltrate the Gold
caste and probably bring it all crashing down. This sounds
like a bad Sci-Fi channel movie starring Dean Cain and maybe
one of the people on 90210.
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Unless you are living in a cave, you should know what’s
going on here. If you don’t know what’s going on, then I
suggest you Google Colorado.
A New Leaf: The End of Cannabis Prohibition
by Alyson Martin and Nushin Rashidian
BEYOND BORDERS with mark lloyd
The latest creation from master-minds Joel and Ethan Coen is about a folk musician named Llewyn Davis; a couch-surfing cat lover with a full beard who rarely is without his gui-tar and is more concerned with being an artist than being a traditional ca-reerist. Nowadays Davis would likely be considered a hipster, but the film is set back during in the early days of folk music. The most effective mo-ments of Inside Llewyn Davis are when Davis is behind the mic with his gui-tar, unfortunately that happens less than you would expect. And while there is some great deadpan humor sporadically placed throughout, the overall tone of the film is a bit darker, focusing on his struggles to make it in life. Inside Llewyn Davis opens with a two-and-a-half-minute solo of Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac) strumming his guitar and belting out a downer folk song comprised of catchy hooks that you will not soon forget. At first it hard to tell if the hazy picture is due to the smoky interior of a small New York City pub circa 1961, but as soon as he steps outside the soft focus look remains observable. If you could not
tell from the lyrics of his songs, Davis is a down-on-his-luck musician who lives on other people’s couches with-out a penny to his name. Also, he may or may not have gotten a fellow folk singer (Carey Mulligan) pregnant. When the subject of the story is someone who drifts from couch to couch with a career that is practically nonexistent, the film is going to have a natural aimless wander to it. This is fine at the beginning, because Inside Llewyn Davis is frontloaded, contain-ing its best scenes within the first hour of its runtime. Watching him trying to take care of a run-away cat is easily the highlight of the film; fol-lowed by a silly recording session with some of his friends (Justin Timber-lake and Adam Driver) about being sent into outer space by President Kennedy. Unfortunately, the film spends too much time on autopilot after the midway point that it begins to grow tiresome and very unfocused.The Coen brothers are known to cre-ate remarkably unique characters, just take a look at most of the charac-ters in The Big Lebowski or Fargo. But all of the characters we are introduced to in Inside Llewyn Davis are aban-
doned before they can make a lasting impression. A prime example of this is when John Goodman leaves the picture as quickly as he appears—not even making it through an entire road trip. To top it off, the character we do spend the most time with, Llewyn Davis, happens to be the least inter-esting character of the film, despite it being easy to sympathize with his situation. Inside Llewyn Davis is about as close as you get to be a musical with-out being one—a shame because the musical breaks are one of the stron-gest components of the film. Watch-ing our protagonist wander through his journey becomes less interesting with each passing act of the film. There are some great moments in In-side Llewyn Davis, just not as many as you come to expect from a Coen brothers production.
Inside Llewyn Davis
(page 16) FEBRUARY 2014WAY TOO INDIE
bio: Dustin Jansick is the
owner of WayTooIndie.com, which is dedicated
on providing you with the most accurate and honest movie reviews
and ratings. The site is focused around, but
certainly not limited to, independent films.
Dustin, along with other fellow contributors, not
only write reviews on indie, foreign and art
house films, but also post trailers, news articles
and Top-10 lists. Check them out on Facebook and @WayTooIndie on
Twitter.
ALSO WATCHING:
6.9out of 10
Dustin JansickRead full review: http://way2in.de/fv
“SOME GREAT MOMENTS, JUST NOT AS MANY AS YOU WOULD EXPECT FROM THE COEN BROTHERS.”
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A TOUCH OF SIN
Unfortunately, my admiration for the film did not translate into enjoyment. Each story’s hammering home of the same point cause the film to lose steam quickly, and while the message is strong it isn’t substantive enough to carry the two hour runtime. The characters feel like blank slates rather than well-defined people, and the attempt to connect all four characters at the end is unnecessary. Regardless, A Touch of Sin is still worth watching if given the chance. Its execution may be lacking, but thankfully it doesn’t take away from the power of Jia’s intentions.
ALSO WATCHING:
6.8out of 10
CJ PrinceRead full review: http://way2in.de/f1
MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM
Mandela’s story is one of the most fascinating and inspiring in the history of the world, with peaks, valleys, awe-inspiring feats of courage and solidarity and a lasting impact on worldwide consciousness. Mandela is based on the man’s autobiography, so the material Chadwick and screenwriter William Nicholson had to work with is inherently amazing, yet they somehow managed to crank out an unremarkable (while brilliantly acted) picture. They’d better thank their lucky stars for Idris Elba, whose brilliance barely buoys the film.
6.5out of 10
Bernard BooRead full review: http://way2in.de/gc
THE SPECTACULAR NOW
Credit the writing for creating a redeeming character that makes you want to reach out to stop him from ruining his life, but also for allowing the character to be smart enough to do so himself. You must also give credit to the two main leads who help make some of the familiar plot devices feel fresh again. Far too many teenage dramas are content with staying within the boundaries of the schoolyard, in this case placing all the focus on Sutter’s temptations with getting back together with his ex. Fortunately, The Spectacular Now introduces a darker side of the film that helps separate it from its competition.
7.7out of 10
Dustin JansickRead full review: http://way2in.de/ge
FEBRUARY MUSIC PREVIEW
Woman power, light shows and country take over the month of Febru-ary with some of this month’s biggest shows throughout the state.
Cassie Taylor
When: Feb. 7 @ 9 p.m.Where: Icon Lounge, Sioux FallsHow much: No cover
Details: Hailing from Boulder, Colo., Taylor combines a compelling mix of music, theater, fashion and modeling in her repertoire. She is also the daugh-ter of renowned bluesman Otis Taylor and toured with is band as a bassist and backup vocalist for years. Check out Taylor’s new kind of blues which explores the trials and tribulations of a 20-something woman. For more info, visit www.iconsiouxfalls.com or call (605) 444-4266.
BIG GIGANTICWhen: Feb. 12 @ 7:30 p.m.Where: The District, Sioux FallsHow much: $15 first 200, $20 after, $25 door
Details: Known for high-energy live performances, Big Gigantic is stopping by Sioux Falls on their 2014 tour. Their shows combine the improvisational dy-namics of jam bands and jazz with DJ-style production. Don’t forget their epic light shows that are a prominent part of their performances. For more info, visit www.thedistictsf.com or call (605) 271-5600.
Caroline Smith (Pictured)When: Feb. 6 @ 8 p.m.
Feb. 14 @ 9 p.m.Where: The Back Porch, Spearfish
Icon Lounge, Sioux FallsHow much: $6 | No cover
Details: “I wanted to find my way back to the reason why I started playing mu-sic in the first place,” Smith said. “Over the last year I began to embrace that being a strong, confident, opinionated
woman is something to be proud of, not subdued. I have to embrace where my roots are and stay true to who I am: an unabashed fan of 90’s R&B, pop and neo-soul.” Smith makes two South Dakota stops during her 2014 tour. Jami Lynn and Dylan James join her in Spearfish. For The Back Porch, visit www.backporchbar.net or call (605) 642-2134. For Icon Lounge, visit www.iconsiouxfalls.com or call (605) 444-4266.
The Band PerryWhen: Feb. 15 @ 7:30 p.m.Where: Rushmore Plaza Civic Center How Much: $22.50-$37.25
Details: Since releasing their debut album in 2010, The Band Perry have become a worldwide success with hits like “If I Die Young,” which climbed to No. 1 on Billboard’s Country and AC Charts. with sold-our tours and mul-tiple CMT, ACM and CMA award, the group is stopping by Rapid City while on tour. “Our show is very aggressive; there are a lot of electric guitars and hard-hitting drums, and the music on Pioneer captures that,” Kimberly Perry described. For more info, visit www.gotmine.com or call 1-800-GOTMINE (468-6463).
Phil VassarWhen: Feb. 8 @ 8 p.m.
Where: Deadwood Mountain GrandHow much: $20-25
Details: A career that has seen the re-lease of eight albums, two ASCAP Song-writer of the Year trophies, Billboard Country Songwriter of the Year and countless hits add to the mantle. He has hit the Top five seven times with songs like “Carlene,” “Last Day of My Life” and “American Child.” For more info, visit www.deadwoodmountain-grand.com or call (877) 907-GRAND (4726).
John Mark Nelson When: Feb. 21 @ 9 p.m.Where: Icon Lounge, Sioux FallsHow much: No cover
Details: The Minneapolis artist is a 19-year-old songwriter who was raised in a musical home, playing instruments and writing songs like a second lan-guage. Thanks to a successful Kickstart-er campaign, Nelson is putting together his third album with this new single, “The Moon and The Stars.” For more info, visit www.iconsiouxfalls.com or call (605) 444-4266.
Keller Williams When: Feb. 24 @ 7 p.m.Where: The District, Sioux FallsHow much: $14 adv/$17 door
Details: This all ages show features Wil-
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Submitted Image.
liams in a solo set and a set with More Than a Little for their 2014 “What the Funk” tour. Opening is Jon Wayne & The Pain. Williams is known as a “one-man jam-band” due to his frequent use of live phrase looping with multiple instruments. For more info, visit www.thedistrictsf.com or call (605) 271-5600.
10 RANDOM FACTS WITH...BOSS MILLER
Ross “Boss” Miller raps, sings, records and performs--but not always in that order. After releasing his first music video “Power Trip” for his second full-length album Don’t Stand Still (which will be released this month), Miller of-fered up the single for free via social me-dia. “I had so many talented people put in a lot of work to bring this song to life the way it has, I’m very grateful with the way everything played out,” he said. Miller’s second single, “Don’t Stand Still,” will be released Feb. 2. For the latest updates and to download “Power Trip,” find Boss Miller on Facebook or visit soundcloud.com/bossmiller.
1. I started making music after an acciden-tal freestyle session at the age of 19.
2. My alter-ego is a man by the name of Gucci Sundae. He’s either well loved, or most hated.
3. I was once asked to rap for the head monk at the Taize Monastery in France. He seemed highly intrigued.
4. I was my high school graduation speaker.
5. I’m the co-creator of the off-the-menu bagel sandwich called “The Dankness” at Bagel Boy. (Get it...you won’t be sorry.)
6. I once had the Nappy Roots over to par-ty, kicked them out of my house for mooch-ing all the party supplies, and was tackled to the ground by a police officer for kicking his clipboard after lighting off fireworks in my backyard at 2:30 am. (All on a Mon-day.)
7. I once shared an elevator with Prince. For quite a few seconds I forgot how to breathe.
8. Lately I’m getting into ghost-writing for female vocalists. (Holla.)
9. I was a speech/debate nerd in high school. The skills I learned then carry over very well with songwriting and per-formance.
10. To this point, we do everything in-house. I produce music, videos, graphic art, and merchandise with the people I grew up with or with personal friends.
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Image by Reistroffer Design.
PROFILES IN SOUND
The Putrid FlowersMidnight in the Summer of Caffeine
The best unsigned band in the world breaks a nearly 10-year hiatus to triumphantly return with a melodic punk song cycle that’s full of nostalgia, power and melodies you won’t be able to stop screaming in the shower. Download this album and the rest of their discography for free at putridflowers.com
Favorite tracks: “Exit Stage Left...,” “Midnight in Mid-America,” “Tiny Rivers”
Samuel Locke WardIn Utero
The prolific Iowa City musical madman transforms Nirvana’s 1993 masterpiece into a twisted, minimalist fairy tale that Cobain himself would likely approve of. It is available for free at samuellockeward.bandcamp.com.
Favorite track: “Rape Me,” “Frances Farmer Will Have Revenge on Seattle,” “Dumb,” “All Apologies”
Brent Amaker and the RodeoCountry Sky
This band of outlaws from Seattle releases yet another reminder of why they should be filed under “country” while Toby Keith and the other pop-redneck yahoos should be filed under ... something else. The EP is available at finrecords.com.
Favorite tracks: “Country Sky,” “Tomorrow (feat. Rachel Ferguson of NighTraiN)”
To read Austin’s discussion with Brent Amaker on music, whiskey and one particular South Dakota strip club, go to 605magazine.com
ALBUM REVIEW WITH AUSTIN KAUS
Graphic by C. T. Miner
(page 20) FEBRUARY 2014CREATIVE WRITING
About the author:
Dorianne Munce (Schmidt) grew up on a farm outside of Crooks,
S.D., as one of twelve children. She has been writing poetry and
songs since she was fourteen, drawing on her experiences as part
of a large rural family. She currently lives in Sioux Falls, SD. with
her husband, two children and three dogs.
MOMMA LOOKS FOR HIS EYES Baby BlueImplanted to see once moreMan, woman not sureHis eyes see lightLiving life outside of himVisions someone is thankful forWaking up no longer blindDreams of a different personStep forth reaching and seeingWhat he used toAllowing him to live_______A little longerThrough another lifeWith his blue eyesEven though, he rests in peaceMomma knows his eyesLive on_______
AMPUTATED ON BATTLEFIELD Tripping over branchesLimbs that took years to growPiled like last year’s fall leavesSo many_______Blood must be leakingSap of tree eyes tearBark torn exposing fleshProtruding wood bonesWar must have struck hereDestruction tugs heavy on Mother NatureTrees rooted unable to run awayStuck standing taking a beatingBudded babies had startedLeaving some dead before,The birth of leaves could sprout openBent over staring at their lossUnfortunate some trees diedDismantled by chainsawsNo body bag big enoughBurial ground will be Burn pits or bonfire cremationMaybe ground into landscape wood chipsLocal dumps left to rot
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AMPUTATED ON BATTLEFIELD Tripping over branchesLimbs that took years to growPiled like last year’s fall leavesSo many_______Blood must be leakingSap of tree eyes tearBark torn exposing fleshProtruding wood bonesWar must have struck hereDestruction tugs heavy on Mother NatureTrees rooted unable to run awayStuck standing taking a beatingBudded babies had startedLeaving some dead before,The birth of leaves could sprout openBent over staring at their lossUnfortunate some trees diedDismantled by chainsawsNo body bag big enoughBurial ground will be Burn pits or bonfire cremationMaybe ground into landscape wood chipsLocal dumps left to rot
AT HOME with Jon + Tracy Kirby (page 22) FEBRUARY 2014
“He’s just a big ol’ fluff ball,”
Tracy said of her 2-year-old
Newfoundland, Edison.
Recognize her? She’s 605’s very own Little Parent on the Prairie columnist. Tracy and her husband Jon (along with 2-year-old daughter Avianna) have lived in their southeast Sioux Falls home on Prairie Green for a little over a year and have con-stantly been moving from project to project since. “It was so brown, and we didn’t have much time to find a house,” Tracy said about the paint in the home from the previous owners. Tearing down a wall, editing the cabinets, adding a sink, replacing the counter island and a fresh coat of paint later, the kitchen is finally to their adorable/livable standards. “I like hanging out in the kitchen area just because we put so much work into it,” Jon said of the project, which they finished in July. Tracy was ecstatic to have the renovations done so she could get back to one of her passions: cooking. Because of a health scare a few years back, the family cooks a lot of or-
ganic dishes at home. “I cook a ton,” Tracy said. “We’re really into living the optimal healthy life.” Opening up the space was also important for hosting friends and family, which they do often. “We love to host and entertain, so we have people over all the time. That’s why we wanted an open floor plan,” she explained. Tracy continued with a smile, “Jon is the ultimate help-er—he’s always cleaning while I’m cooking.” A favorite feature of the house is the infinite amount of large windows. Tracy said they never have to turn lights on during the day with all of the natural light. “We had a backyard where we were landlocked by houses with no view,” said Jon of their previous home in Colorado. “That’s what’s great about South Dakota is it’s pretty easy to have a good view.” One of Jon’s favorite things about the house is sitting in
“I’m finally starting to feel like I can live here now,” said Tracy Kirby.
JON + TRACY KIRBY
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“I just got the bar cart—I’ve been
wanting a bar cart,” Tracy said
with excitement (pictured bottom
left). “I found it at Target for
around $130. Usually they can be
around $500.”
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the living room chairs and watching the golfers on the course. The family lives on the 14th hole. “By the time they get to this hole the golfers are a little ‘tired,’” Jon laughed. “I’m definitely a people watch-er.” Their beloved pet also takes ad-vantage of the larger backyard, some-times not coming in all night so he can chase wildlife. “In the winter we’ll have deer, so Edison goes nuts,” Jon said. Tracy has taken up gardening since moving into their new home and pointed out lavender hanging over the stove that she has been using in reci-pes. “We built a big garden in the sum-mer,” she said. “I can use [the lavender] in oils amongst other things. I got re-ally into gardening now that we have space.” The family made the move from Denver so Jon could work in his fam-ily’s private equity business, Bluestem Capital. Tracy, who misses her old home base, recreated their formal liv-ing room to pay homage (shown in the family portrait on the opposite page). “Honestly, I did this room because we had a room exactly like this, and so to the paint color I replicated it to remind me of our Denver house,” she said, stating it was her favorite part of the home. Her other favorite is their base-ment playroom, which they finished days before the interview. “We just finished the playroom a week ago because Avianna’s just get-ting to that age where she needed her own space to play,” Tracy said. “Her toys were everywhere and unorganized. Now she lives down there.” Just because it’s a child’s play-room doesn’t mean it lacks her moth-er’s classy touch. Avianna has her own
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chandelier hanging above her toys that they found at a garage sale. “I really love decorating, it’s like my second love,” Tracy said. Avianna is also part of another favorite facet of the home, but in this instance it’s in the form of art. This past fall, Tracy and Jon traveled to Paris for her 30th birthday. Knowing they would be visiting the famous Montmartre, the “artist center” for street artists, they printed out an image of Edison and their daughter to have it made into a portrait (the two have a special bond since they have grown up together). “The artist drew it in white, black and gray chalk,” Jon explained. “It took her about an hour tops.” “That’s definitely my favorite piece of art by far in the house,” Tracy added (pictured top left). One of the features that was hard not to be envious of was Tracy’s vanity in her bathroom, which was her hus-band’s idea (be jealous, ladies). “It’s my momentary peace in there,” she said. “I remember in Denver her make-up was everywhere, so I told Tracy we needed to get a vanity,” continued Jon. “That was my ploy the whole time,” she laughed. The couple said their opposing tendencies are why they work as a household and family unit as a whole. “Jon is the organized one and I’m a disaster, so we balance,” Tracy said with a smirk. What’s next on their list of proj-ects to tackle? Jon’s wine room, which currently is a small rack with around a dozen bottles. “The wine room isn’t really any-thing to write home about...yet,” he teased. To check out Bluestem Capital, visit www.bluestemcapital.com or call (605) 331-0091. Check out more on Tracy’s family life in her Little Parent on the Prairie column on page 48.
“I was never really into pink,
then when we had a girl I
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of Avianna’s room (pictured
bottom left).
First world problems. We all have had our fair share of them now and again, and I was grief-stricken by one until recently: Brunch. It was like everyone was having it but me. On Instagram, mimosas are constantly bitch slapping me in the face with jeal-ously. While watching one of my 100 Bravo shows, the ladies get in a fight over 10 a.m. chardonnay downtown (gurl, are you going to finish that quiche before you storm off into your limo?!). Every time I call my sister in Seattle: “Can I call you back? We’re at brunch right now.” WHY IS EVERYONE AT BRUNCH BUT ME?! Because, in my opinion, we haven’t had that type of true brunch location around the east side of the state until my savior, All Day Cafe & Goodnight Bar, opened a few days after Christmas. And what a Christmas miracle it was. I essentially was fasting myself (bold-faced lie, but play along) before I showed up because I found out there are three to-go menus of selections. Three. Breakfast, brunch and dinner (or “linner” if you are my parents and eat lunch and dinner at the same time). The majority of the extensive menu has a mod-
ern twist on diner favorites, not to mention classing up the joint (you can get American bison short rib and fried gulf oyster!). To start, we had the baby “wedge” salad with bacon, cam-bozola, vidalia, roast tomato and buttermilk dressing and also split the light roasted beet salad with preserved lemon, frisèe, local honey, goat cheese and toasted candy almonds. These were actually so tasty we almost got full before our main meal(s) came out. Why battle between breakfast or lunch when you can just order both? I had the hot cheese roast beef with tillamook ched-dar, caramelized vidalia, pot roast slow vegetables and horserad-ish crème with their cafè potatoes (seasoned roasted potatoes with onions). I don’t know about you, but sometimes sandwich-es can overwhelm me. All of the ingredients were piled high, so I didn’t even attempt to eat it as a sandwich. Luckily, my handy-dandy knife and fork saved the day so I could inhale the deli-ciousness . Meal #2 was the biscuit & gravy with classic sausage or mushroom gravy, farm eggs and roasted potato. Take those eggs, dip them in the potatoes, and muah! Perfection. I must
“My doctor told me I had to stop throwing intimate dinners for four unless there are three other people.” -Orson Welles
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All Day Cafe & Goodnight Bar
2101 W 41st St
Sioux Falls, SD 57106
(605) 274-7711
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say, the gravy looked interesting, but it was very good with a kick of spice. Again, I started eating too much of the biscuit (it is singular, by the way) and almost forgot about my strewn about sandwich. My husband and breakfast connoisseur *shocker* ordered poached style eggs south style with smoked pork, 5280 chili, red pepper, hollandaise, charred relish and cotija sprinkle. I kept staring at him from across our quaint booth waiting for him to rave about it, and nothing. His main complaint is if he orders eggs, he wants the eggs to be prominent, and these are smoth-ered and almost masked with the other goodness. So if you really want eggs and aren’t up for “that fancy stuff,” order the farmers breakfast with the classic two eggs, thick bacon or big sausage. Want to try something new and different? Get what he had. I can’t believe I can finally say the words, “Hey, can I call you back? I’m at brunch.”
It’s the facts...
· You know those traps they have at Cracker Barrel where they somehow trick you into buying a $25 Yankee Candle and Big League Chew? Imagine that with items you can buy at places like Urban Outfitters, like Cool Beans that keep your cold coffee chilled, sarcastic mugs or mustache pacifiers for babies. They’re all here.
· Happier Hours (as they call it) is every day from 3-6 p.m. with $3 beer, $3 wells and house wine and $5 bites (we’re not talking chislic, we’re talking baked brie with roasted gar-lic, fig compote and berry jam or a bowl of blues with cho-rizo, in season mussels, ale beer and sopping bread).
· Speaking of happier hour, I’m so happy at their brunch cocktail selection. The bacon & eggs will wake you right up with Jack Daniels, maple syrup, lemon juice, bitters, egg white and a bacon strip. Or try the ‘spresso-tini with Grey Goose, Kahlua, espresso, vanilla ice cream and nutmeg. In a group? The Gridiron punch bowl serves four or five with Fat Tire Amber Ale, sweet pineapple and yellow chartreuse.
(ATMOSPHERE) Part of WR Hospitality, All Day Cafe & Goodnight Bar really did a great job from the branding to the artwork to the coffee shop portion to the bar. It truly feels like you could stay all day and move around to get a different feel. My mouth dropped as I left when I realized there was an insane-looking pastry and dessert selection in the coffee area (those éclairs blew my mind).
(SERVICE)It was the second week it had been open and no one acted like it. Our server was very knowledgeable, super speedy and joked around with us. Also, straws are already at your table (point) and my server brought me refills three times without me ever having to ask (Triple points. I have an addiction to Diet Coke, so what?).
(TASTE)I love how different all of the food looks. You could honestly spend a week trying all new things that are completely different. It all seems fresh, like you won’t have a post breakfast stomach ache an hour after eating. I can’t wait to try more!
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Build in a highball glass over ice and top off with club soda.
Garnish with sprinkles, a cherry and an orange twist.
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The month of February is a perfect time to
grab a drink and celebrate with the one you
love (or celebrate your beloved singledom!).
General manager of The Rush Alan Grey
gave 605 His and Her recipes for the
drink(s) of choice for Valentine’s Day. For
more info on the Sioux Falls establishment
known for the cheapest beer and drinks in
town, call (605) 338-7335 or find them on
Facebook.
ICED STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE MARTINI
2 oz. Smirnoff Iced Cake flavored vodka3 pieces of strawberries2 oz. lemonade0.5 oz. amaretto liqueur 1 twist of lemon
Muddle strawberries and vodka in a shaker.
Add other ingredients.Shake well with ice and strain into a
martini glass.Garnish with a strawberry and lemon
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1 oz. Bulleit Rye 0.5 oz. sweet vermouth3 dashes of aromatic bitters
Pour ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice.Strain into a highball glass on the rocks.Garnish with a cherry.
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BREWHAHAREACH, formally known as the Sioux Falls Area Literacy Council, is putting on one of its most popular annual fundraisers, Brewhaha, Feb. 22 from 7-10 p.m. at the Museum of Visual Materials.
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“We have changed our name, created
new friendships, expanded our services,
broadened our awareness of illiteracy
and its impact and the impact we could
make,” she added.
THE DETAILS:
WHERE:
Museum of Visual Materials
Sioux Falls, S.D.
WHEN:
Feb. 22 | 7-10 p.m.
HOW MUCH:$40 per person/
$75 per couple
This unique event combines beer tasting, sto-rytelling and socializing to raise awareness of their organization and the resources they provide in the community. “Many of our learners come to us with just an oral skill,” REACH executive director Paige Carda said. “Maybe the language they speak doesn’t have a written dialect or they never learned to read or write. So we wanted to embrace that avenue and decided to bring in storytelling.” The organization, which was founded in 1986, was originally intended to teach prison inmates. Evolving over time, the group now provides adults 18 and over tutors to learn how to read and write. These populations of adults range from those on parole to those in South Dakota Achieve to those born in the United States and to those who came as refugees or immigrants. Changing its name to REACH this past Novem-ber, Carda said the old name didn’t truly reflect the
organization any longer. “[The name] was unwieldy, hard to spell, hard to remember and often confused with literary,” she explained. “Adults looking for help couldn’t spell our name and didn’t know where to look.” She continued, “We felt the name REACH matched what we were trying to do, reach out to the community as well as what our learners are doing, reaching new competencies and goals.” Last year’s Brewhaha had around 220 in atten-dance and raised $7,000. Typically hosting comedi-ans, this year will have storyteller Hugh Weber as one of six speakers. “I have seen his TEDx talks and felt that he un-derstood the power of a great story. His ability to reach out to an audience was impactful and a great addition to our event,” said Carda. The theme of the night is metamorphosis, to play off of all the changes in the organization. “We have changed our name, created new friend-
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ships, expanded our services, broadened our awareness of illiteracy and its impact and the impact we could make,” she added. Other projects REACH is working on includes a year-long collaboration with Chad Phillips Photography where his studio will photograph and interview a number of peo-ple in the Sioux Falls area who struggle or have struggled with reading and writing. “The project will conclude with a gallery reception and presentation in 2015,” Carda said. Proceeds from Brewhaha provides materials and staff-ing for learners and tutors. This includes books, assess-ments, training, in-services, computer technology, MP3 players to listen to books, as well as a dedicated staff person for tutor and learner support. Beer/wine tasting will be provided by Johnson Broth-ers and heavy hors d’oeuvres by Chef Dominique’s Cater-ing and Banquet Facility. Along with storytelling will be a literacy-related raffle. Tickets are $40 per person and $75 per couple and can be purchased at www.siouxfallsliteracy.com or by calling (605) 332-2665.
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SURPRISING STATS ABOUT LITERACY...
• 14 percent of the nation reads at or below a fifth grade level.
• 43 percent of those people with the lowest literacy rates live in poverty.
• Low literacy adds an estimated $360 billion to health care costs.
• Uneducated girls are four times more likely to have a baby before their 19th birthday than those with a
secondary education.
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A unique blend of traditional French pantomime, dance and live music, this physical theatre troupe is guaranteed to entertain the whole family with Chaussée Interdite aux Piétons (Roadway Closed to Pedestrians). BONUS! Their latest creation, Chaussée Interdite Aux Piétons, embodies sound, movement, tragedy and love, all delivered in an entirely universal physical language and movement vocabulary that is easily understood by everyone.
MAKE THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS CIE MACADÂMES
Feb. 8, Rapid City @ 7-9 p.m. | Feb. 14-15, Sioux Falls @ 7 p.m., 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.Dahl Arts Center, Rapid City | Washington Pavilion, Sioux FallsPrice: $10, Rapid City| $7-$15, Sioux FallsMore info: www.maketheatrecompany.com | (505) 400-7403
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Prepare ye for Godspell, the beloved musical from Stephen Schwartz, the Grammy and Academy Award-winning composer of Wicked. Enjoy all the good gifts on one of the most enduring shows of all time in a brand new, intimate, one-of-a-kind production.BONUS! Enjoy the Tony-nominated score filled with hits like “Day by Day,” “Light the World” and “Turn Back, O Man.”
GODSPELL
Feb. 14 @ 7:30 p.m.Rushmore Civic PlazaPrice: $39.50-$54.50More Info: www.getmine.com or (605) 394-4111
The annual beer festival features beer, beer and more beer.BONUS! Here is just a bit of what to look forward to: Crow Peak Annexation, North Coast 20th Anniversary Ale, Madhouse VIP, Bitter Esters Biere de Hiver and Twisted Pine Pearl Street Porter.
BRRRVANA
Feb. 22 @ 3 p.m.Monk’s House of Ale Repute, Sioux FallsPrice: VariesMore info: www.monkshouseofalerepute.com or (605) 338-2328
Participating businesses will have a large heart with a letter/number code written on it that will be hidden within their business. Individuals on the hunt will need to write down the letter/number code on the heart on the scavenger hunt sheet to show they went to the business. Scavenger hunt sheets can be picked up at any of the participating businesses. Completed sheets can then be turned in to any of these businesses that will be collected by Downtown Sioux Falls the following Monday.BONUS! A random drawing will b e done with qualifying sheets and the winner will receive a $25 gift card from each of the participating businesses.
LOOKING FOR LOVE SCAVENGER HUNT
Feb. 7 @ 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.Downtown Sioux FallsPrice: FreeMore info: www.dtsf.com
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Meet Jessica DeJong—PR and communications manager for a Denver company who works
out of her Sioux Falls home.
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The single mom of two is a divor-cee who is ready to look for love and a partner to share her life with. “While I am not always brave, I do like to take a chance from time to time, and this must be one of those times,” she said in her e-mail responding to our Facebook post looking for participants. Seeing that she works from her house, DeJong mentioned it has been difficult to meet someone as of late. So 605 decided to shake things up this year for Blinded by Love, which typically has readers vote for four gen-tlemen and four ladies to go on a blind date and see what happens. This year, DeJong is our one and only bachelorette, hoping to be wooed by three bachelors. The other kicker? Each bachelor is given only $50 to take her out. Awkwardness, tears and fun en-sued…
Meet William…
William Robertson is a busy man. Not only did he say he’s taking classes, but he has two jobs as well. The single dad moved to Sioux Falls from St. Lou-is, Miss. to be closer to his children. “Anything else you want to know? Oh yeah, I hate cigarettes,” he said at the end of his e-mail responding to our post. We knew he was going to be a fire-cracker. Robertson chose Chevys Fresh Mex for his Friday night date. When we met up with Robertson and DeJong to introduce the two, he had a bouquet of roses. “She was a very beautiful woman,” Robertson said of first impressions during his phone interview following the date. “She’s very smart, very ambi-tious.”
“It was really sweet that he brought flowers—I don’t even remem-ber the last time I got flowers,” recount-ed DeJong in her phone interview the morning after. For DeJong, that’s where the sweet ended and the sour began. “He spent a lot of time asking about more personal type of stuff that I normally don’t talk about the first time you meet someone, like my ex…. It was kind of weird,” she said. She also noted being thrown off by his very first comment to her. “We were sitting down and the very first thing he said was, ‘That’s a nice purse you got there, is that Coach?’” DeJong recalled with a laugh. “I’ve never had a guy comment or ask about my purse, especially not as an opening remark, either.” DeJong was also thrown off, and was a little disappointed, that the awk-ward start to the date wasn’t followed up with an alcoholic beverage. “When we ordered I was really craving a margarita, but he didn’t order a drink, so I didn’t order one,” she said. “I thought I really want to drink right now, is that sad? And then he never asked about it, never brought it up or anything, so I just drank some water with lemon in it and pretended it was a margarita.” DeJong ordered the veggie fajitas and Robertson ordered a well-done burger and fries since he “hadn’t been to Chevys in a while.” “I was going to try something, but I didn’t since I’m highly allergic to sea-food and wasn’t sure if we should take the time for a meal to come out if it was going to take a while,” he said. They moved the conversation to their children. Robertson enjoyed be-ing able to share that in common. “I like that she has kids like me
so she knows the schedule, and I can’t hang out all the time,” he said. DeJong didn’t feel the same way. “We have very different parenting styles,” she said. She also didn’t feel the same way about his favorite television shows, The Wire and Archer. Robertson was rec-ommending she find a way to rent The Wire. “That’s not me at all, and I think Archer is a horrible show. There is noth-ing redeeming about it,” she said. Then there came the 10 or so min-utes where Robertson tried to explain where his favorite buffet, Roll’n Pin Restaurant & Bakery, was. By the Motel 6? Not sure where that is. By the Sleep Inn? Still confused. This continued until it was verbally mapped out where she could find the exact location. “It was so just funny, it was just classic,” she laughed. “That was one of my favorite moments the whole night.” One of the most uncomfortable moments of the date was when the topic of race came up. “I thought it was kind of weird. I don’t talk about what race people are, like I don’t talk about what kind of re-ligion people are,” she said. “He talked about his kids’ school and said their teacher is pretty much the only white person, and then asked about my kids’ school and held up the white napkin and goes, ‘Is this what their school looks like?’” The really confusing part? DeJong was thrown off that he agreed or liked almost everything she talked about. “It was like, you can’t like every-thing I like because I don’t seem to like anything you like. It’s not possible,” she said. “Everything he talked about I ei-ther didn’t know what it was or where it was or wasn’t really interested in, but everything I would say he would like it.”
Robertson was on a whole differ-ent page. “There was not a dull moment,” he recalled. “It was straight eye to eye con-tact.” He continued, “I felt a connec-tion.” It finally was a story Robertson shared about graduating high school at 16 and receiving football scholarships to a big university that really made De-Jong raise an eyebrow. “He said the college didn’t know when they gave him scholarships that he was only 16, they only knew he was a senior, so they ended up gray shirting him and eventually took his scholar-ship away because he was only 16,” she said. DeJong continued, “The whole story, something seems kind of weird. They would have known how old you are, I know some college recruiters. They do their homework. Maybe I’m wrong, I just don’t buy that story. I just didn’t think he was honest and genu-ine.” This could come from DeJong’s history of dishonesty. “I had an ex who lied a lot, and even if it wasn’t lies it was half-truths or partial truths, and so honesty and feeling like I can trust what someone is saying is really huge to me,” she said. Robertson did feel at times he wasn’t sure what she was thinking throughout the date. “She was kind of hard to read. She kept her wall up,” he said. After leaving what DeJong be-lieves was a $2 tip, Robertson took a picture on his cell phone of his receipt to capture how much he spent with his date budget.
DeJong said, “I was like, can’t you do that later?” This was followed by the can-we-go-now dance. “I did the whole sit up and lean forward into the table and thanked him for dinner and the flowers and do what typical social clues are for wrap-ping things up, and I had to do that four times,” she said. “Finally I had to just pick up my keys and say, ‘I better get going!’” When she returned home, she texted her friends to tell them about her night. “My friends were like, ‘I can’t be-lieve you stayed for an hour-and-a-half,’ and I was like, ‘Well he was a nice guy,’” she said, easing up a bit. “He was very nice, and it’s nice talking to somebody else and getting to know somebody. I don’t ever like to make snap decisions on anything, but there were just so many differences. And the funny thing is it seemed like he thought it went well.” Robertson did feel stellar at the end of the date. “I had a blast. Hope-fully, I don’t know about her version, but I had a good time,” he said. DeJong takes some of the blame, as she never truly spoke her mind about how she really felt about the con-versation, and when he asked when he would hear something next she simply answered that she wasn’t sure. “It’s a huge weakness of mine and has gotten me into trouble before... I’m a people pleaser,” DeJong said. “If I think what I’m going to say is going to upset someone or hurt someone else’s feelings, I have a really hard time with it.” Luckily we think Robertson will be
okay since he asked if one of the bache-lors can be the main bachelor next year if they don’t get picked.
Meet Kevin…
“It was better. It was really nice,” DeJong started in her phone interview about date number two. Kevin Yackley, a registered nurse, took DeJong tubing at Great Bear Rec-reation Park. “I was looking for things that I would like to do that other people that I don’t know anything about would also like to do,” Yackley laughed. “And if it was terrible, with tubing at least it would still be fun.” Yackley had not been on a date in general in quite some time, and this was his first blind date experience. The two started with hot cocoa indoors to chat about the basics. “We talked about the vital infor-mation,” he recalled. “Then a person she knew who she had worked with previ-ously sat down next to us. I was like, hey guy.” That is how he found out she had children, which then led to her telling him she was divorced. “It was interesting finding out per-tinent information from a stranger,” he joked about their random guest. The pair then went tubing, going down around seven times. They even had a local celebrity sighting. “[KSFY’s] Phil Schreck was there, he was standing behind us in line,” De-Jong recalled. She continued about her date, “He was really fun and easy to talk to…” After a few minutes into the con-versation, something felt off with the
bachelorette. “It’s funny… well it’s not funny, you know. I told you about how I had come out of a relationship where it didn’t end badly, it just kind of ended because of circumstances,” she explained. When meeting for coffee at the be-ginning of the Blinded by Love process, DeJong had disclosed to 605 that she had ended a relationship this past fall due to location. She couldn’t move to Denver due to personal situations and her boyfriend couldn’t move due to his 15-year career and city roots. She continued, “You start going through a process and it kind of makes you realize that as much as maybe your head and everything knows you need to move on, maybe your heart hasn’t com-pletely caught up to that yet. You know what I mean?” It was hard to hear, as she was very honest of her inner struggle and was very upset with the revelation. “It’s like… as much as you’re hav-ing a really great time with a really great guy—he’s fantastic—there’s this piece of your heart that just isn’t letting you be completely into what is happening because you’re realizing you’re not as healed as you thought you were.” She continued with a crackle in her voice, “I’m kind of finding that that’s where I’m at right now. I’m going to start crying again…” During Yackley’s interview, it was obvious he picked up on something go-ing on. “I left kind of feeling like I was just there for four hours,” he said. “It was fun, but I didn’t really feel like she was into me because she didn’t ask me any questions, so I didn’t feel like a very in-
teresting person.” DeJong confided, “I mean yeah, I had a really great time and had a ton of fun, but you just hit that point where your head is over here ready to go, ready to do this, and it’s time to move on…. But then you find yourself having a re-ally good time and talking to someone who is attractive, who has a good job, is educated and has his stuff together and has a good relationship with his fam-ily…and then to find yourself having a good time but not being able to fully let yourself enjoy it is frustrating.” After tubing, the two went to the park’s bar for a beer to catch the end of the Denver Broncos game. Yackley admitted he feels uncomfortable being himself right away with new people and felt that way on their Sunday afternoon date. “If I’m with a group of people and there is even one person who knows me, I can be how I always am,” he said. Maybe this is the perfect way for them to get to know each other better. DeJong said, “I would absolutely be open to hanging out again sometime in a group setting, or I don’t know. Right now I just don’t know if I have too many walls up or what it is. I just feel stuck.” Yackley isn’t sure how that will happen since when they parted ways he realized they didn’t exchange any con-tact information. He recalled, “She said, ‘Talk to you later,’ and I just thought, I don’t know how that’s going to happen...” “I’m so grateful and so thankful, and maybe this is part of the healing process is getting through this,” DeJong said, stating she still wanted to go on date three and finish the experience.
Meet Dustin…
Dustin Drefke, an operations plan-ner, started his Wednesday night date with a rocky start. His initial plan en-tailed bowling at Empire Bowl, but he didn’t call to check on availability until 30 minutes before the date started. “We have a problem, Empire Bowl is full,” he said on the phone to 605. He quickly called around, and 10 minutes before the set time he changed the location to Eastway Bowl. DeJong was fine waiting since she had gotten a table for one at Spezia and was nibbling on flatbread and enjoying a glass of wine before her date. She recalled, “I was like, alright, at least I don’t have to chug my wine!” “She had a pretty smile,” Drefke said of his first impression when she walked through the door. “She had great conversation.” In just one week with her blind date journey, DeJong had already grown and learned from her mistakes. She said, “I was honest and told him I wasn’t in the place to do anything more than have a nice night of bowl-ing and hang out, and I told him I re-ally appreciated it. He told me he really appreciated my honesty, and I was like, alright, honesty!” Both hadn’t been bowling in a while (they were surprised to find out all the bowling shoes now had Velcro on them), which led to a humorous begin-ning. “It was funny, when we got up there they asked how many games and Dustin said, ‘Well we could start with three.’ I was thinking, start with three?!
That’s a lot!” But the three games turned out to be entertaining. “Beating her every time was fun,” Drefke joked. The two had the Dallas Cowboys football team in common, but after that DeJong found too many differ-ences for it to work on a romantic level. “One thing that is really good about this experience is that it’s made me realize that I’m still a little hung up, but it also made me realize what I really do want in a relationship,” she said. The fact that Drefke went to col-lege twice and hadn’t finished was a turnoff for her. “That’s fine if you have a good job and don’t have a college education, but I do,” she said. “I think it’s important to have that example set for my kids. It’s not the education necessarily, but starting something and finishing it, and I took a long road to get my de-gree.” Drefke also mentioned he was a homebody, which DeJong couldn’t re-late to as well. “He said he’s kind of a homebody
and has done his partying and had his fun,” she said. “I have nothing against being at home, I’m home with my kids a lot and relax. I’m not a clubber and don’t like to go out and party, but I’m not a homebody, either. I like to go out to concerts, go out to games and try new things.” She continued, “But maybe he was just trying to say he doesn’t party any-more.” If anything, Drefke said he was glad he tried out the experience. Hav-ing tried online dating before, this was his first blind date. “That was my first time that I had ever gone out with anyone I didn’t know anything about,” he said. “I had fun.” “It was sweet, he walked me to my car,” DeJong recounted.
With this entire Blinded by Love journey, our bachelorette has done a lot of soul searching and has had real-izations of what she does want out of a partner and what she absolutely does
not want out of one. She said, “When you asked what I wanted in a date/boyfriend for the [605magazine.com] video, it was a hard question for some reason, but today I talked to my mom and listed off every-thing bam, bam, bam!” DeJong continued, “There are defi-nitely things that are important to me, like I want someone who is athletic and active and will go for runs with me and maybe even push me to work harder. We can travel to places and go hiking… those are things that are huge for me. Being into football—I want someone who can spend football season week-ends watching football with me and wants to help out with my Fantasy League team and talk about it.” Where will her journey take her? Will she ever contact (or find contact information) for any of the bachelors? Well, we can almost guarantee certain bachelors are out of luck this round. One thing we can take away from this year’s experiment is that if you’re not ready on the inside, you’ll never be ready to pursue dating on the outside.
Blinded by Love Party
Join 605 at our first-ever Blinded by Love party at Icon Lounge Wednesday, Feb. 12 from 7-11 p.m. Receive a glow bracelet at the door: green for single, red for taken and blue for commitment not required. Dance the night away with DJ xpozur and play (or watch) a dating game hosted by 605 & v the noble one.
How they did on budget:
William
$50 got them...
•A veggie fajita meal•A hamburger and fries•Two waters•Alleged $2 tip•One bouquet of flowers
$ left = $7
Note: In regards to the flowers, William stated, “I forgot and realized I could have gotten them at Sam’s Club and gotten the same thing for $8 but didn’t have time.”
Kevin
$50 got them...
•Two hot cocoas •Two tubing tickets•Two beers
$ left = $16
Note: Kevin tried to give the full $50 back to 605 during his interview.
Dustin
$50 got them...
•Three games of bowling•Two beers
$ left = $14
Whether you’ve been hit with Cupid’s arrow, or you’re flying solo, treat your date, or yourself, to a Valentine’s Day treat.LOVEY DOVEY DATES
(page 44) FEBRUARY 2014THE SCOOP
Whether you’ve been hit with Cupid’s
arrow, or you’re flying solo, treat your
date – or yourself – to a Valentine’s Day
treat.
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WINE AND PAMPER
Where: A Perfect 10 Nail & Beauty Bar, Rapid City, S.D.
When: Mon. – Fri 9 a.m. – 8 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m. – 7 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
How much: $20 - $95
Skip the formalities and cut straight to the comfortable part of the date. A Perfect 10 Nail & Beauty Bar serves of manis, pedis and massages with a side of beer and wine. Yes, the day has finally arrived where you can sip spirits while you’re being pampered.
For more information visit aperfect10nailbar.com or call (605) 791-2600.
TWILIGHT FLIGHT
Where: Strawbale Winery, Renner, S.D.
When: Feb. 14 | 5 -9 p.m.
How much: $220 for 2, $255 for 3
Take your love to a new height with a twilight helicopter flight over downtown Sioux Falls. Pre-flight, indulge in hors d’oeuvres and wine, then cap then the night off with sweet treats once you’ve landed.
For more information visit strawbalewinery.com or call (605) 543-5071.
WINE TASTING ON A BUDGET
Where: Market on Phillips, Sioux Falls, S.D
When: Feb. 14 | 12 – 8 p.m.
How much: $5
Take your loved one out for a cheap date with the Market on Phillips for $5 Wine Tasting Kick-Off. Sample five fine wines while you nosh on perfectly paired artisanal cheeses.
For more information visit themarketonphillips.com or call (605) 275-9463.
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ANGELS AND DEMONS DANCE PARTY
Where: Bigs Sports Bar & Billiards, Sioux Falls, S.D.
When: Feb. 14 | 9 p.m. – 1:30 a.m.
How much: Free for ladies, $5 for men
Boogie down to dance club beats at an angels and demons-themed dance party hosted by Nikko McFadden and Ganzobean with special gust Gloominoti and Taggiz. No date required!
For more information call (605) 275-2447.
VALENTINE BISTRO
Where: Prairie Berry Winery, Hill City, S.D.
When: Feb. 14 - 15 | 6 - 8 p.m.
How much: $55 per person
Sip award-winning wines and savor a four-course, freshly prepared Italian meal at this romantic dinner for two. And while you dine, let Vern Juran serenade you with his instrumental jazz and blues guitar styling.
For more information, visit prairieberry.com or call (877) 226-9453.
NIGHTTIME TUBING
Where: Deer Mountain, Lead, S.D.
When: Feb. 14 | 5 - 8 p.m.
How much: $28 per person
Head to the hills and slide down Deer Mountain’s Zero Gravity Tube Park with your honey at your side during a romantic night of snow tubing. The park boasts 1,000-feet of winding, speed inhibiting runs. Plus, one free drink for the ladies on Deer Mountain’s tab.
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Set out to be the first arthouse in the city of Sioux Falls, Cinema Falls continues to amaze by bringing American independent films, foreign films and documentaries that typically would not get a run in the local cineplex. Film aficionado Julie Anderson Friesen started the organiza-tion with the intention to both find and create community among those film lovers--or as she calls them, the cinemati-cally adventurous. February is no exception for great films with Oscar Nom-inated Shorts playing Feb. 1 and 2, Oscar Nominated direc-tor Steve James speaking to students and screening Life It-self (based on the book by the late Robert Ebert) Feb. 9, and a documentary following one of America’s most innovative classrooms, If We Build It, screening Feb. 23.
Where did your passion for film begin and what are some of your favorite films? My passion probably began in a Pontiac Bonneville sta-tion wagon, watching movies at the East Park drive-in with my family. That was completely magical. There is no way that downloading a movie on a laptop or an iPad for your kids is as magical as that. I’ve pursued writing, teaching, marketing, baseball and video production. Cinema Falls feels cumulative for me. I have several favorite films in each genre of filmmaking, and films that were my favorites at various stages of my life. I don’t define myself by my favor-ite films, but more by my film advocacy.
For those who haven’t experienced it yet, what are the Oscar Shorts and why is it so cool that we are able to see them in Sioux Falls? On Jan. 16, the Academy announced the five finalists in three categories: Animated, Live Action and Documentary Shorts. For most of us, these were the categories where we’d take a wild stab on our home Oscar ballot, or we’d sim-ply take a kitchen or bathroom break because we’d never seen any of those films. This event is a chance to see them all. Our audience loves seeing a collection of shorts--it’s novel, and they’re very good. What I have found is that they change your Oscar viewing. The other categories may be predictable or anti-climatic by March 2, but for those who have attended our Oscar Shorts, it’s a really great an-ticipation to see if your favorite won--we compare our local voting with the Academy by having our own ballot.
Tell us about the student/faculty screening event of Life Itself, and how did you get Oscar-nominated director Steve James to come to town? I’ve been given support and sponsorships as Cinema Falls because of our role in film advocacy and cultural con-tributions to our community. I also conserve any gains so that I can sustain what we’re doing and use them wisely for events and experiences. I noticed that Indiegogo had a campaign for the Steve James film based on Roger Ebert’s
(page 46) FEBRUARY 2014THE REAL DEAL
Name: Julie Anderson Friesen
Age: Not given
Hometown: Cinema Falls
Specialty: Writer, problem solver, Art House
Film Advocate
My passion probably began in a Pontiac Bonneville station
wagon, watching movies at the East
Park drive-in with my family.
Submitted Images.
JULIE ANDERSON FRIESEN Are you a Cine-zen yet?
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memoir and life, and that with a certain level of pledge he would come to a college or university. I deliberated and then purchased it, and when they reached out I told them I was inviting five colleges, not just one campus. They were thrilled. I got a note that Chaz Ebert, Roger’s wife, was par-ticularly pleased about this screening...
Your event was featured in USA Today. Do you feel the impact you are making locally/nationally? I’ve just finished attending a national arthouse confer-ence and people had heard and read about it, yes. So, that was a great icebreaker. I’m not sure if when you’re in the middle of it that you can feel it, but I’m still certainly sur-prised by it. I try to stay focused on that old Jed Bartlett phrase from West Wing.....what’s next? If I’m making an im-pact locally and nationally, it’s likely because I don’t let up. I’m all in. I’m fighting for so much--for my CineFamily, for our community to have access, and also to keep arthouse strong and vital. That’s why the college event is so impor-tant--indie and foreign film lovers likely saw their first art-house film in college. My mission is to bring film fans really good story telling through film. It’s pretty simple.
The first evening of Oscar Nominated Shorts (Animated and Live Action) will be at the West Mall 7 Theatres Feb. 1 at 4 p.m. while the second Oscar Nominated Shorts showing (Documen-tary Shorts) will be Feb. 2 at Icon Lounge at 12:30 p.m. $30 gets the ticket holder both film programs, along with an after party with hot and cold appetizers and desserts at Minnehaha Country Club. Limited $50 tickets gets ticket holders every-thing mentioned, but includes reserved seating in the theatre and access to the VIP Lounge at Minnehaha with a champagne reception, private bar and food stations and luxury seating.
If We Build It plays Sunday, Feb. 23 at Icon Lounge.
For the latest info, sign up for their e-news at www.cinemafalls.com or follow them on Facebook or @cinemafalls.
I want to meet the most perfect child in existence. The child who came out of the womb sleeping and eating famous-ly. The child who never, ever fussed. The child who spoke early, walked early, pot-ty-trained in a day with no accidents. The child who began speaking as if he/she was a fancy-mannered Downton Ab-bey character with one part intelligent banter and two parts humble, witty humor. The child who will undoubtedly grow up to be a model student, employ-ee of the year and an overall delightful citizen. The perfect child. I really want to meet that kid. Or, more importantly, I want to meet the
parents of this kid and get in their heads and take a stroll around whilst stealing their secrets on how they raised a flaw-less human. And since I’m already steal-ing stuff while I’m there, maybe I’ll just steal their identity and pretend I was the perfect parent all along … But, alas, I will never meet said per-fect child. Nor will I ever meet his/her parents. Because--newsflash--they don’t exist. I got a lesson in this just a couple of weeks ago. You might have noticed a few pages back that the lovely folks here at 605 Magazine came to our house to photograph and talk to us about our
home. On the particular day they were scheduled to come over, I wanted the house to be “perfect,” so I did what any self-respecting mom would do: I hid dirty laundry in the closet. I stuffed toys in cabinets to be found again on a rainy day. I cleaned food smears off of the window. I organized. Heck, I even showered. But the one thing I forgot to prepare for was a toddler behavioral meltdown. You see, my daughter chose this day to display the “Terrible Twos” in the flesh. She refused to talk to anyone, heaved herself onto the floor, threw food across the room, refused to smile
At times, we think and act as if our
children should behave supremely,
and if and when they don’t, we feel
as if we are blowing it big time as
parents.
(page 48) FEBRUARY 2014LITTLE PARENT ON THE PRAIRIE by Tracy Kirby
bio:Tracy Kirby’s roots
and heart are in the Hawaiian Islands, but destiny has led her to
the prairie. She is a wandering traveler, a
wife to a dashing Sioux Falls native, a mother to
a 2-year-old daughter and 145-pound bear
puppy, a freelance writer, and a lover of
souls.
THE PERFECT SOLUTION
Illustration by Liz Long.
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for pictures, even refused a cookie and a lollipop (terrible bribing on my part) and was just an overall hostile host-ess. When the visit was over and the 605 staff departed, I just had to laugh as I imagined the conversation they might have walking away from our house, “Um… We let the moth-er of that child write the parenting column for the maga-zine?” The good news is, I haven’t been fired… yet. But, as I rehashed the event over with my Sioux Falls-native husband, he gently reminded me that a tantrum by a 2-year-old does not make me a bad mother or him a bad father. It merely makes our daughter, and us, human. “Show me a toddler that doesn’t have a tantrum once in awhile,” he wisely chided. So, that’s when I realized I was not only trapped in a win-ter polar vortex, but a perfect vortex. Why do so many of us parents (myself included here) subconsciously compare ourselves and our children to fictitious, unblemished humans? At times, we think and act as if our children should behave supremely, and if and when they don’t, we feel as if we are blowing it big time as parents. And sometimes, let’s face it, we are blowing it and we need to step up our game. But other times--most of the time--I think the perfection standard trips us up more than it should. Perhaps it stems from our own culture’s obsession with all things perfect: The perfect house. The perfect body. The perfect couple. The perfect marriage. The perfect pregnan-cy. The perfect meal. The perfect vacation. The perfect book. The perfect child. The perfect life. We are bombarded with messages of perfection and how we need it, how we get it, and how to keep it. I personally blame Pinterest. But all jokes aside, the message we get is: Perfection is king and we have a huge #FAIL after our name if we don’t have it in every area of life. But as I’m learning, the problem with this mentality is that perfection is simply unattain-able. In fact, it doesn’t exist. Especially, when it comes to our journey as parents and our children. So, we can simply be our best and do our best for our children and leave the notion of being “perfect” out in the cold polar vortex. Note to Tracy from 605: We think you’re a fantastic mother :)
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1.)
An event is coming up where I’m 99.9 percent sure I’ll run into an ex. What is proper ex etiquette in public? I’m always so nervous since it didn’t end the best.
-Jessica
JR: The first thing you want to do is make sure you are looking your absolute best. For me, this means throwing on my Life is Good t-shirt and doubling the hair gel. Then I make sure my mom drops me off at least a block away so I can lie and say I finally got a driver license. Finally, I pay my cousin to show up and act like she is interested in me. By the end of the night, I’m clearly the winner of the break-up.
JW: Step 1: Amazon Prime yourself a rental Ferrari and a professional runway model to accompany you to the event. Tell your current real life significant other, ‘Sorry, but I need to upgrade ya... temporarily’. Step 2: Strut.
JT: Just be yourself! If you think too much about it you’ll throw yourself off and it could turn uncomfortable. Simply say hi, and if a conversation comes from it then briefly catch up, or if it doesn’t that is fine, too. You obviously cared for one another at some point in time and just decided it was best not to be together.
Yes, all three of these guys are
named John. Yes, it was a popular
name in the ‘80s. The identity of
these three amigos have been altered
to protect the innocent.
Have a question for the Johns?
Shoot an e-mail their way at
(page 50) FEBRUARY 2014ASK THE JOHNS
DISCLAIMER: Ask the Johns is a sarcastic piece. Their advice is not meant to be taken literally… except maybe John T’s.
2.)
I have a friend who will help me out a lot, like when I need to move things around in my house or with other small things here and there. Lately when we go out to eat or they ask if I want to get drinks they make it awkward when the bill comes and I always end up paying. I think I’m way past paying my way to show my appreciation, and I don’t know what to do now. Should I just not go out to eat/drinks with them?
-Dumbfounded
JR: My parents and I have this deal: I agree to help them move anything in the house and, in turn, they pay for my video games and karate classes. Last week they told me the only way the deal would continue is if I moved my stuff to an apartment. I was like, what the heck Mom and Dad, I don’t want to walk to some random apartment every time I want to chillax and play some video games?!
JW: There are other types of favors that can be given... Wait, get your mind out of the gutter. I was talking about doing their taxes!
JT: This is definitely uncomfortable. I would start hanging out in situations where there isn’t a bill. If down the road you grab a beer and it’s still awkward, maybe just ask the server for separate bills. It will be awkward, but you can’t let yourself get stuck paying for them every time, either.
3.)
One of my friends is ‘sick’ almost every other time I ask them to hang out. Either they have the world’s worst immune system and they need to go to a hospital, or they’re full of it. Should I confront them?
-Ridiculous...
JR: My best friend has been sick since we graduated from the 5th grade back in 1993. I call him every weekend to see if he is feeling better yet. I have no idea how I’m going to catch him up on 20 years of karate classes when he is finally feeling better...
JW: Yes, set a time to confront them. But, when they bail out at the last second because their grandparents have suddenly died for the seventh time, just write them off.
JT: Either they truly are sick all of the time, which is unfortunate, or they don’t know how to turn things down without having a ‘legit’ excuse. Some people worry they will upset others if they simply say no or they ‘don’t feel like it,’ so they make up that they’re not feeling well. I wouldn’t read into it too much.
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HURT SO GOODYou know those really awesome workouts that leave your heart feeling worked and your muscles worn?
TRX is totally that workout.It’s hard to believe one piece of equipment can deliver a total body exercise, but slip your feet through the suspension straps, try to hold a full plank for one minute, and you’ll quickly become a be-liever. The total resistance exercise was developed by Navy SEALs as a means of training on missions with limited space—the entire system required just two suspended straps. What began as a few lengths of hand-stitched parachute webbing is now a functional training system that has been pushed beyond the battlefield.
“It can be a great training method for not only sports per-formance, but just your general fitness,” Tammy Buehner, TRX instructor at All About Pilates in Rapid City, said. “TRX also helps build more of a functional strength and improves your flexibility, balance and core stability.” With moves like bicep curls, single-leg squats and sprinter starts, TRX seamlessly combines full-body strength, cardio train-ing, and constant core work into an action-packed 45- or 60-min-ute class that challenges your body as well as your brain. “You really have to keep your mind in the workout to know
(page 60) FEBRUARY 2014HEALTH TREND BY KELSEY BEWICK
“Learning to challenge
yourself is a pretty
powerful way to work
out.”
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where you’re standing, what’s your angle, where’s your stabil-ity and do you have alignment correct,” Stacey Niewenhuis, TRX instructor at 605 Fit in Sioux Falls, said. “You have to be fully aware of yourself and the movements.” But don’t let the need to engage every inch of your body—and mind—scare you away, TRX is completely custom-izable and it’s up to you how far you want to push yourself. Feeling too much of a burn? Step your legs closer, straighten your angle, come down to your knees, or take any other modi-fication offered by the instructor to help relieve some of your own body weight and make moves a little less taxing. “The goal is to access where everybody is on their own fitness level and be able to personalize it for each person and make them feel that they have achieved their goal for the day,” Buehner said. And most importantly, don’t lose sight of how fun TRX can be. You are literally hanging from the ceiling and getting a killer workout at the same time. How cool is that? When embarking on your first class, both Buehner and Niewenhuis suggest listening to your body while pushing yourself to a point you feel comfortable with. “Learning to challenge yourself is a pretty powerful way to work out,” Niewenhuis said. “[With TRX], you will never just go through some movements and walk out, you’re going to feel like, ‘yeah I worked!’” As time goes on, both instructors agree students natural-ly get stronger and progression happens quickly. So that one-minute full plank that was impossible in your first class—it’s entirely attainable. And before you know it, you’ll be pulling your hips into pike, no problem. So embrace those straps, boost your heart rate, make your muscles burn—every last one of them—and send your endorphins soaring. TRX packs a feel-good punch you’ll be feeling the next day. For more info, visit allaboutpilatesrc.com or call (605) 430-1418 in Rapid City, or visit urfitjourney.com or call (605) 929-0714 in Sioux Falls.
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(page 62) FEBRUARY 2014HEALTH PROFILE
The first year they chose a non-profit,
they raised funds for the Nemo Volunteer
Fire Department to get a UTV for easier
access to save those in trouble.
Troy and Willie Saye were sitting at their restaurant at the Nemo Guest Ranch in Nemo, S.D. with relatives when one of them excused themselves to prepare for an outhouse race.
NEMO 500 OUTHOUSE RACES
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“We all looked at each other and thought, What the heck is an outhouse race,” Troy recalled. Troy had heard of hospital bed races and bathtub races, but never anything regarding racing portable toilets. He took to the internet. Outhouse races were happening throughout the nation. “We were flabbergasted at what we found. I said, ‘We’ve got to do this,’” Troy said. After reading the rules and regulations, they decided to host their first event called the Nemo 500 in the winter of 2007. It started to blizzard, but that didn’t stop the four teams who participated.
“They all showed up,” he said. “They considered it a chal-lenge against the weather. And 150 people came to watch.” When the winners were chosen, Troy approached them and asked why they braved the weather for a first-ever race in terrible weather conditions. “They said they had cabin fever and wanted to get out, and other people said they wanted to see what an outhouse race was,” Troy recounted. The next year there were eight teams. The next, 12. “It just kept growing and growing,” he said. They soon realized they should taken advantage and started to put on the event for non-profits. The first year they
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chose a non-profit, they raised funds for the Nemo Volunteer Fire Department to get a UTV for easier access to save those in trouble. “Now they can get back and rescue people a lot faster and easier,” Troy said. This year’s non-profit is for the NAJA Shrine Kid’s Trans-portation, which transports parents and sick children to and from the hospitals. “I get enthusiastic for helping the kids,” Troy explained. “I had some personal experiences of some friends and relatives who died from leukemia, so I really enjoy doing this.” Enthusiasm is a common feeling participants get, es-pecially “the teachers”--a group of teachers whose team has won the last three years. The group always goes with a movie theme, last year’s being Plunger Games. Other noteworthy teams have been the Pooper Troopers (pictured) and Zombie Apoopcalypse. “They get their own mobile cheerleader group. Last year [the teachers] brought around 70 people with them,” Troy said. “They’re the ones we’re trying to beat this year because they’re so good.” First, second and third place receives a little model out-house and the audience chooses Most Unique, who wins a double decker outhouse trophy. It is $65 to enter, and there are three divisions: Division one is ages 12-25, division two is ages 26-45 and division 3 is ages 46 and over. Each participant receives a t-shirt, but not just any “cheap t-shirt.” A Nemo local embroiders each tee. Teams must consist of two to five people, and one must ride inside the outhouse. Helmets and adequate safety are re-quired and ice cleats are recommended. Handles and seatbelts are required for outhouse riders. The race is timed start to fin-ish with the objective being to get the lowest time to win. Along with the races is a “little shovel” race for children. This year’s Nemo 500 Outhouse Race is Feb. 22 at the Nemo Guest Ranch beginning with a captain’s meeting at 12:15 p.m. For more info, visit www.nemo500.com or call (605) 578-2708.
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Let your sweet pea know you’re
thinking of them with this
personalized valentine.
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SWEET PEA VALENTINE’SCost: Skill level:
Sweet pea flower seedsFloral scrap booking paperCream cardstock White vellum paperBlush vellum paperGold penRed sealing waxFlower stamp
Fold and cut the blush vellum paper into small envelops.
Cut the cardstock, vellum, and scrap booking paper into 1/2 inch. by 2 inch. strips. Cut out a triangle shape on one end of each piece to make them into flags.
Write a message to your sweet pea on the vellum.
Fill the glassine bags with sweet pea seeds.
Gather all the flags together and fan out slightly. Place on the flap of the bag. Heat up the wax, and drip a quarter size amount onto the fans and the bag. Lightly press the stamp into the hot wax.
bio: Kerry uses her love for
typography and ranged design talent to compile both 605 Magazine and Dainty Obsessions. Her
subtle quirks include her color coordinated
closet and her somewhat unhealthy Pinterest
obsession.
