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City Council Meeting: 1/6/14

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The Dell Rapids City Council will meet in regular session on Monday, January 6th, at 7:30 p.m. at the Dell Rapids Chambers.  Some of the items on the agenda include public hearing on proposed zoning ordinance proposals, reconsideration on the Northview Dr/11th St water main project decision from December 16th, library board resignation acceptance and new member appointment, consideration of water tower lease agreement for Verizon Wireless, the administrative report, along with other items.  The full agenda can be found here.

The meeting will be webcast on Big Sioux Media and then archived for later viewing.

Screening America at Dell Rapids High School

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ScreeningAmericaScreening America will be at Dell Rapids High School on Thursday, January 23rd.  Anyone, ages 12-34 is able to participate in the event.  Assuming at least 18 people register, a group rate of $50 will be charged for each person screened.

The Young Hearts Screening program is a specific group of tests that aid in the detection of Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD).  The screenings are quick, painless, and inexpensive.  The screenings do not replace annual athletic physicals, but offer additional information about the heart.  A Young Hearts Screening includes:

  • Blood pressure check
  • Full EKG
  • Limited echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)
  • Cardiologist review:  Dr. Vaska with Sioux Falls Cardiovascular will review the heart screenings and you will receive the results in about three weeks.

If your child is getting screened, there are 3 required forms – a consent form, a health history questionnaire, and a Marfan form completed and signed by the parent/guardian.  You may pick up forms in the District office or follow the link on the school website to print the forms.  Please have your child bring completed forms, signed by parent/guardian to their appointment.

When I was first introduced to Screening America, I wasn’t sure if it was something we should bring to Dell Rapids.  After hearing stories about local students from Parkston and Beresford, I instantly knew this was a service I wanted to provide to our community.  I encourage you to take a look at Screening America’s website along with the story featured on Keloland News, http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/a-heart-for-the-game/?id=125783.

Please know this is an individual service that you can take advantage of.  Our school is not receiving any service or money for our involvement.  If you are interested in the screening, please call 605-428-5473, ext. 1, and schedule your appointment with LuAnn.  Appointments will take place during the school day and payment will be collected at the time of the screening.  you can pay by check, cash, or credit card.  It is also possible to utilize flexible spending account dollars for the payment.  Checks should be made out to Screening America.

If you have any questions, please visit Screening America’s website (www.screening-america.com) or call my office.

Thank you,
Summer Schultz

Dells Nursing and Rehab Valentine’s Day Party Help

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Dells Nursing and Rehab CenterThe Dell Rapids Nursing and Rehab Center is planning a Valentine’s Day party for their residents on February 23rd.  In preparation for the event, Dell Rapids Nursing and Rehab Center is asking for help.  They are seeking donations of women’s formal or bridesmaid dresses and men’s suit coats and ties.  All sizes are welcome.  Donations can be dropped off at the facility nurse’s station.  Please note that the dresses need to be long, and many of the residents are old-fashioned and very modest.

Christmas Cheer Finds Dells Nursing and Rehab Center

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2013 Dells Nursing and Rehab - 1The residents at Dells Nursing and Rehab Center received lots of Christmas cheer this year at their Christmas party.  Dells Nursing and Rehab Center teamed up with County Fair Foods and placed a wish tree at County Fair Foods.  The response from the community was amazing.  Not only was the wish tree fulfilled, but St. Mary Catholic Church donated a shirt for every resident, and the center received many other donations.  With all of the donations received, every resident received two gifts each from under the tree, and the Christmas party was a huge success.2013 Dells Nursing and Rehab - 2

Everyone at Dells Nursing and Rehab Center would like to thank the community for truly making the holidays special!

City Council Meeting: 12/16/13

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The Dell Rapids City Council will meet in regular session on Monday, December 16th, at 7:30 p.m. at the Dell Rapids Chambers.  Some of the items on the agenda include library building renovation and addition update, second readings of ordinances 781, 783, 784, and 785, water main replacement discussion, first readings of ordinances 786, 787, 788, and 789, old fire hall rental discussion, and the administrative report.  The full agenda can be found here.

New County Fair Store Set to Open

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The new County Fair Foods store in Dell Rapids will open on Monday, December 16th.  The new 35,352 square-foot building started construction on June 17th with ground breaking.  At that time the estimated time of the construction was six months, and the store will open one day shy of exactly six months from the ground breaking.  The new facility is nearly three times as large as the other store, and features new and expanded features.  The County Fair will also house the Dell Rapids Lewis store and will have a drive thru pharmacy window.

County Fair closed down the old store mid-afternoon on Saturday, December 14th, and numerous employees and volunteers helped move the remaining products from the old store to the new location to get the products on the shelves and the store ready for opening.

2013 County Fair Open

Oral Interp Meet Success for Dell Rapids

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sdhsaaLogoThe Dell Rapids team earned a team Excellence Award in Class A at the 2013 State Oral Interpretation meet in Watertown on December 6th and 7th.  Taiven Logan earned a Superior rating for her Serious Plays piece titled “Live to Tell”.  Kendra Drew also earned a Superior Rating for her Humorous piece titled  “And Thy Name Shall Be…Something”.

Water Quality Issues in Parts of Dell Rapids

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Sample of water from Northview Dr. area of Dell Rapids

Sample of water from Northview Dr. area of Dell Rapids

Some areas of Dell Rapids have reported water quality issues since the new water lines were put in with the 15th Street project.  President David Sommerfeld presented water samples from the Northview Dr area from 13th St to 11th St looped around to Garfield Ave.  City Administrator Justin Weiland also reported to the city council that issues have been reported along 10th St.  Weiland mentioned during the discussions that the city has done multiple flushings of the line to try to alleviate the problem, but the flushing only clears the problem up for a short time.  A valve has also been shut off on the north side of 13th St. and Northview Dr.

Sommerfeld recommended the city council consider making it a priority to replace the old cast iron water lines in that part of Dell Rapids to fix the issue.  By the end of the discussion, the council came to a decision to have DGR Engineering continue to research the cause of the water quality problem and provide a cost estimate to the council of any possible fixes.

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