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Dell Rapids Chamber’s “Christmas at the Dells” Celebration Held with Some New Events

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Dell Rapids Espresso Choir

The Dell Rapids Chamber of Commerce held their annual “Christmas at the Dells” celebration Friday, December 3rd through Sunday, December 5th.  The celebration had a some familiar events such as the sleigh/hay rides, free movie sponsored by Schwebach Realty, soup supper at the American Legion, parade of lights, and pictures with Santa.  But there were some new events added to this year’s celebration.

Prior to the parade of lights, the Dell Rapids Espresso Choir sang Christmas carols during a tree lighting ceremony on Saturday.  After the parade, the Hegg Brothers performed at the Grand Opera House. 

Other events during the weekend included craft and kids activities at the library, art scratch ornaments at Corduroy and Pixie Dust, bowling tournaments at Pinz, Festival of Christmas Raffle at the Dells Museum, and “Celebration and Donation” event at Norby’s.

There are still a few events ongoing as part of the fun.  Residents can still register to be a part of the house decorating contest.  The registration can be found here.  Children ages 3-12 can still turn in their coloring contest pages to Terry Rose or Corduroy and Pixie Dust until December 13th.  And the holiday punch cards can be filled out until December 22nd for a chance to win up to $400 to chamber businesses.  Punch cards can be mailed to the Dell Rapids Chamber of Commerce (PO Box 81, Dell Rapids, SD 57022) or dropped off at Ladelle and Fourth or T&C’s Other Place.  Winner will be announced New Year’s Day

FFA Members Compete in District 7 Events

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Members of the Dell Rapids FFA chapter participated in the District 7 Leadership Development Events on Tuesday, November 23rd in Hartford.

Katie Scherff and Audrey Cox took part in the Ag Broadcasting event.  Cox placed fifth, and Scherff placed third.  Scherff’s third place finish advanced her to the state event in Pierre, which will be held December 5th and 6th.  The Ag Sales team of Josie Baumberger, Luke Geraets, Scherff, and Karlie TenEyck placed fourth.  Brynlee Kriens and Haley Rydell participated in the FFA Creed Speaking event.  Kriens had a fifth place finish, and Rydell placed ninth.  Scherff also had a fourth place finish in the Employment Skills event.  Weston Mason placed 10th in the same event.

TenEyck was also selected as the District 7 Vice President.

A Big Thank You from Us

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As we head into the Thanksgiving holiday, we at Big Sioux Media are thankful for so much.  It’s hard to believe that we are in our 10th year of operation.  When we look back at where we were 10 years ago, there is no way we would be at this spot without the great support of the community.

Ten years ago we were picking select games to stream once a week between the two schools.  We were forced into that due to limited cell phone signal and large computer setups.  Our quality was barely 480p, and we had a lot of streams that would drop signal.

Fast forward 10 years later, and we are streaming over 150 events a year between Dell Rapids and Dell Rapids St Mary schools, streaming in 720 HD (if not better), and do not miss too many games with signal issues.  We have been blessed to be able to upgrade equipment to make the broadcasts bigger and better.  We are getting over 175,000 hits to the website a year and over 350,000 page requests.  Our webcasts are hitting 2,000,000 viewer minutes a year.

Big Sioux Media started 10 years ago with businesses taking a chance on our vision and giving us a shot, and we are blown away by the support.  It has kept going by the great partnership with the schools and the people and businesses of the community supporting what we do.

We are beyond thankful for all the support and love.  The winter sports season is nearing, and we are excited to get rolling.  We just want to take a moment and say a huge THANK YOU to all of you for the love and support of Big Sioux Media.  We wish you and your family a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

City Reports Strong Use of Campground in 2021

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City officials reported strong use of the Dell Rapids City Campground in 2021 during the most recent regular meeting of the Dell Rapids City Council on Monday, November 16th.  The campground was flooded in 2019 and closed for construction in 2020.

The city added 14 full service campsites and also a shower comfort station facility.  Campground reservations were also moved to an online system.  The report also mentioned the online reservation system worked really well and saved many hours of City staff time dealing with answering questions, processing payments, and tracking reservation.

For the 2021 camping season, the city collected $35,200 in fees.  The average revenue that was generated by the campground for the years of 2015 through 2018 was approximately $12,500.

Dell Rapids Elementary Holding Winter Clothing Drive

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The Dell Rapids Elementary School is holding a winter clothing drive to help the kids in the community stay warm all winter long.  Donations of new and gently used clothing can be left at the Dell Rapids Elementary School (309 15th St) or at County Fair Food Store (1002 State Hwy 77). 

Items in need are hats, mittens, coats, scarves, boots, gloves, snow pants, sweatpants, sweatshirts, underwear and socks.  Donations will be accepted Monday, November 8th through Tuesday, November 23rd.  Questions can be directed to Dell Rapids Elementary PTO at dellspto@gmail.com.

High School Singers Take Part in All-State Chorus

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Twelve local high school students took part in the 2021 South Dakota All-State Chorus and Orchestra performance in Rapid City on Saturday, October 30th.  The event returned after last year’s concert was cancelled due to Covid pandemic.

Eight students from Dell Rapids and four students from Dell Rapids St Mary made the trip to Rapid City.  The Dell Rapids students were Halle Uphoff, Josie Geraets, Grady Lamer, Noah Larson, Olivia Gill, Cariss Montgomery, Gunnar Chamley, and Andrew Jaycox.  The St Mary students were Megan Geraets, Emma Adams, Noah Olund, and John Pica.

The students rehearsed on Friday and Saturday, and the performance was held Saturday evening in the new Summit Arena at The Monument civic center in Rapid City.

Photo taken and used with permission by Joni Smith

Dell Rapids Chamber Downtown Trick-or-Treat Event a Big Success

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The Dell Rapids Chamber of Commerce held their annual Downtown Trick-or-Treat event on Friday, October 29th after having a drive-thru event last year.  The weather was absolutely perfect for the event as over a thousand people walked the streets of downtown Dell Rapids during the three-hour event. 

Not only were trick-or-treaters able to get candy from lots of different businesses, the event also included Mr. Twister balloon twisting, games, photo area, train rides, and more.

Dell Rapids Free Rubble Site Days Announced for Fall

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DellRapidsTowerThe Dell Rapids City Council approved three “Free Rubble Site Days” for the upcoming fall season.  The three days will be October 30th (Saturday, 9 AM to 4 PM), November 4th (Thursday, 1 PM to 6 PM), and November 6th (Saturday 9AM to 4PM).

A free technology drop off day will not be held this fall.  A technology drop off day is being planned for the spring of 2022.

There is still a $10.00 fee for appliances.

As a reminder the rubble site is licensed by the State of South Dakota and is restricted to trees, branches, untreated wood, construction and demolition debris, sheet rock, plaster, concrete, carpet, furniture, mattresses, grass, yard and garden waste and leaves, and large household appliances. Fees are enforced by volume and type of material.  This is for Dell Rapids residents only that live within city limits.

Unaccepted items include household waste, cardboard, plastic (of any kind), small electric appliances (TVs, stereo equipment, microwaves), toys, bikes with tires, shingles, asbestos, tires, hazardous materials, and fiberglass.

Please visit the Rubble Site page for a list of accepted materials.

Dells Nursing & Rehab Center Updating Baseball Field

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Dells Nursing & Rehab Center has recently been making updates to its baseball field this fall.  Since about 2015, Dells Nursing & Rehab Center has been hosting youth baseball games for 8U and 6U age groups.

Founder Chad Stroschein saw a need of more facilities for the growing youth baseball and softball programs in Dell Rapids and created a playable area on the northwest side of the facility.

The new updates that have begun this fall include a chain link fence around the whole diamond area to prevent balls from rolling onto the road and for safety of players, sloping the outfield so spectators can sit behind the fence and watch the games, cement slab for residents to watch on the first-base side of the fence, and a backstop to prevent foul balls from hitting the building.  There will also be bench seating installed for players, and the infield area will soon be an agri-lime dirt surface.

“We wanted to address the need for more fields in Dell Rapids and also provide a realistic baseball experience with an inter-generational twist by giving residents a chance to watch,” said Stroschein.

Scouting for Food this Weekend

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The Dell Rapids Boy Scout Troop 53 is collecting food again this year for the Dell Rapids Storehouse as part of the annual “Scouting for Food” food drive.

The boys hung door-hangers around Dell Rapids.  They will go around the community on Saturday, October 23rd between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. to pick up food that is left on doorsteps.  They are accepting soups, cereals, canned fruit, canned meats, canned milk, pasta, rice, and canned vegetables.

Thank you for helping out our neighbors in need.

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