April 2013

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Art Alley: A Conversation

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WinninG cAption by GrAnt locknerEnter next month’s Say What?!?! caption contest on our Facebook page.(Cartoon by Allen Jones.)

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Carl Anthony – Writer In addition to writing for 605 Magazine, Carl rounds out his resume as a service advisor for Luxury Auto Mall of Sioux Falls and producer of the John Tesh Radio Show on KELO-FM. Carl can also be heard on the KELO-FM airwaves as a weekend warrior disc jockey.

lisa Peterson – Writer Lisa lives in rural Brandon, S.D. with her husband and two children. She received her degree in mass communications from St. Cloud State University and has enjoyed running her own marketing communications company, Main Ideas, for the past 19 years.

Austin Kaus – Writer Austin Kaus is an English graduate student at the University of South Dakota who hasn’t stopped thinking about corned beef. He also blogs about music at meandmyearholes.tumblr.com.

scott horkey – Photographer

Scott recently returned to Rapid City after 20 years in the wilderness. His favorite things include his two daughters, his dog, photography, racing bicycles, and writing. Mostly in that order.

Kilee Kading – Writer

Kilee is a Sioux Falls native. In addition to making a great cup of coffee, Kilee is advancing her business goals by studying journalism, business, and communication while interning at Avera McKennan. In her spare time she loves to run, drink coffee, and be around good company.

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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.

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st. pAtrick’s bistro

Guests enjoyed a four-course meal at Prairie Berry Winery in Hilly City, S.D. March 15 to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Music was played

by Paddy O’Furniture. For more info on future events, visit www.prairieberry.com.

Images by sCott horKey

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edM vol. 9 - lAser tAkeoverAn animation light show took over The Vault March 1 in Sioux Falls, featuring over 10 lasers. This EDM volume had San Diego-based DJ Fresh One of Sleeping Giant Music alongside Brian Yonker (Wausau), Dru Soy (Des Moines), DJ Kor and DJ Royski. EDM consists of house, electro, dubstep, and more. For the next EDM party, visit www.vaultsf.com.

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april 5 downtown first fridaysDowntown Sioux Falls. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Kick off this First Friday with Restaurant Week. For more info on participating restaurants, visit www.dtsf.com. horse & Carriage ridesDowntown Sioux Falls. 6-8:30 p.m. Pass down Phillips Avenue in a carriage pulled by two majestic horses. Rides load at the Plaza by 12th and Phillips. Cost is $5 per rider. For more info, visit www.dtsf.com.Mardi gras Murder Mystery dinnerThe Grand Opera House, Downtown Dell Rapids. Enjoy a traditional Mardi Gras dinner while the mystery unfolds. The audience is involved from the very beginning of this murder! Come dress in costumes or as if you are attending Mardi Gras in jeans and a bright shirt. Hurricaine drink specials. For more info, visit www.dellrapidsgrandoperahouse.com.

april 5-13restaurant WeekFor more info, flip to page 32.

april 6lunafest film festivalCuster High School. Watch a film festival for and about women. Enjoy several short independent films, plus a women’s expo. Entrance is a free-will donation to benefit breast cancer awareness and local nonprofits. For more info, visit www.custersd.com.

april 137th annual downtown Jazz CrawlFor more info, flip to page 32.

april 15 Mix’d elements Harrisburg Performing Arts Center. 7 p.m. With special performances by Balleraena Dance Company and Jordan Boyd. Hosted by Adam Sieff of SieffStyle Entertainment. By the Harrisburg Performing Arts Center. Admission $10. For more info, call (605) 743-9038.

april 19happy days bistroPrairie Berry Winery, Hill City. 6:30 p.m. Festive, tasteful experience with a 50’s flair! Four-course, freshly prepared meal paired with wines. Hill City Slickers will perform 50’s and 60’s for a classic dinner experience. For more info, visit www.prairieberry.comsuper happy funtime burlesque Boonies Bar. 9 p.m. 50th anniversary show! Admission $12. For more info, visit www.collectiveeffortsunion.com. nothing | nowhere XXlIcon Lounge Event Hall. 7-11 p.m. Art show. All ages.

april 20earth day CelebrationFor more info, flip to page 32.

april 21Cinema falls - “running Wild: the life of dayton o. hyde”Icon Lounge. 5:30 p.m. Midwest premiere and filmed in South Dakota! The film is about Dayton O. Hyde, founder of the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary. Filmmaker Suzanne Mitchell and found Dayton O. Hyde will be in attendance. For more info, visit www.cinemafalls.com.

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april 26Mystery dinner theatre: “Murder at Mardi gras”Harrisburg Performing Arts Center. 7 p.m. The Harrisburg Performing Arts Center presents “Murder at Mardis Gras.” Reservations required. Admission $25. Watch where old scores are settled and family secrets are exposed. Put on your costume and come to “The Big Easy!” For more info, call (605) 743-9038.dance quakeMain Street Square, Rapid City. 5:30 p.m. A fun-filled, high energy dance session featuring different styes of dance: hip hop, modern, Native American, break dancing, finger tutting, Cha Cha, and even Gangnam Style. Alcohol free fun sponsored by ASAP. For more info, visit www.mainstreetsquarerc.com.

april 29 John t. vucurevich foundation Presents “an evening with steve Wozniak, co-founder of apple, inc.”Rushmore Plaza Civic Center. Tickets are $7 and $3 for students with I.D. For more info, visit www.jtvf.org.

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april 19Wings, Waves and WineSertoma Butterfly House. 5-8 p.m. First annual Wings, Waves & Win open house event. Enjoy an evening of wines and hors d’oeuvres while viewing beautiful butterflies and fish. Also see an exclusive viewing of the shark and stingray touch pool debuting this spring. Proceeds benefit the Sertoma Butterfly House & Marine Cove. Call (605) 334-9466 to purchase tickets ($25).

april 20fight for air WalkWestern Mall. 7:30 a.m. - 10 a.m. Join for an inspiring fundraising opportunity to help in the fight for air. Enjoy a vigorous walk and help the American Lung Association in South Dakota. For more info, call (605) 336-7222 or visit www.fightforairwalk.org.

april 21gourmet guys Active Generations. 5-7:30 p.m. Features 40 prominent men from the Sioux Falls area who create a culinary delight for guests to sample and enjoy. Includes complimentary beverages and special entertainment by The Prickly Pears. Proceeds directly support the programs and services that Active Generations provides for older adults. Admission $35 adv/$40 door. For more info, visit www.actgen.org.

april 27huntington’s disease teaM hoPe Walk/runSertoma Park. 10 a.m. Raise support for the local Sioux Valley Chapter that helps HD families by holding a monthly support group, educational events, and a social worker. Register online at www.firstgiving.com/hdsa-sd/thwsv2013.

april 28Wellspring stampede 10k run/WalkCanyon Lake Park. 8 a.m. Don’t miss the 6th Annual Wellspring Stampede! Start time 9:30 a.m. For more info, visit www.wellspringstampede.com.

sPorts

april 2 | 5sioux falls skyforceSioux Falls Arena. 7:05 p.m. For more info, visit www.nba.com/dleague/siouxfalls

april 6sioux falls roller dollzMulti-Cultural Center. 6-10 p.m. Kids 10 and under free. Admission $12. For more info, visit www.rollerdollz.com.

april 6 | 12 | 13 sioux falls stampedeSioux Falls Arena. 7:05 p.m. For more info, visit www.sfstampede.com.

april 7 | 20 sioux falls storm Sioux Falls Arena. 7 p.m. For more info, visit www.siouxfallsstorm.com.

MusiCDue to space, here are only some of the biggest shows of the month.

april 5lee ritenour with dave grusinOrpheum Theatre. 8 p.m. It has been over 50 years since Ritenour started playing the guitar. See the Grammy award-winning guitarist and purchase tickets by calling (605) 367-6000. an evening with amy grantWashington Pavilion. 7 p.m. All ages. For more info, visit www.washingtonpavilion.org. Macklemore and ryan lewis with soulcrate MusicAugustana College Elmen Center. 8 p.m. Organized by the UBG Big Event Committee. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at www.augie.edu/macklemore or at the Augustana box office.

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april 6 & 7Mozart’s requiem Washington Pavilion. 7:30 p.m. The South Dakota Symphony continues their 90th anniversary celebration with a beautiful masterpiece. For more info, visit www.sdsymphony.org.

april 9awolnationThe Vault. 6 p.m. With Blondfire and Mother Mother. All ages, $25 adv. For more info, visit www.pepperentertainment.com.

april 11later babesThe 9 Bar & Night Club. 8 p.m. $5 door/18+. For more info, visit www.pepperentertainment.com.

april 12Clint black in Concert Deadwood Mountain Grand. 8 p.m. Heralded as one of country music’s brightest stars. For more info, visit www.deadwoodmountaingrand.com. the Pines Latitude 44. 8 p.m. $10 adv/21+. For more info, visit www.pepperentertainment.com.Certified with Sound InsurgentBoonies Bar. 9 p.m. With Slick One & Holy Ghost, Lynch, Baf Jay, and Rob-1. Admission $10. 18+

april 14that 1 guyWiley’s Tavern. 6 p.m. That1Guy and The Magic Pipe Presents: “An Evening of Musical Magical Wonder...The Likes of Which Ye Haven’t Seen..” $10/21+. For more info, visit www.pepperentertainment.com.

april 19tech n9neW.H. Lyon Fairgrounds. 7 p.m. Admission $30.

april 26hot freaksLatitude 44. 9 p.m. With Kitty Wizard. For more info, visit www.collectiveeffortsunion.com.

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Imagine, if you will, that you are a big freaking dude. I don’t mean like fat, though. You are just a big dude. Everyone sees you and says, “You are a big guy.” Here’s the thing about being a big dude. Everyone is immediately a little scared of you. They are mainly scared of you because you could crush them while eating and not even spill a drop. So Gordon “Rank” Rankin is a big freaking dude. He has always been big. He was a big baby. He was a big kid. He was a big college student.

In college, he played hockey and was an enforcer. He would crack the skull of anyone on the other team that needed to have their skull cracked. He was also a bouncer at your basic dive bar, where he would also crack the skull of anyone who needed to have their skull cracked. You get the picture. Now, Rank is pushing 40 and hasn’t talked to anyone from those old college days. He has basically gone underground. He has all but forgotten his friends. There was Kyle, the good looking politician type. There was Wade, the stoner. And there was Adam, the nerd. But then Rank runs into Kyle one day and Kyle tells him that Adam has written a book, and that Rank should check it out. So Rank checks it out. Apparently Adam has written about those old college days, complete with a character who is a big freaking dude. This big freaking dude is a skull cracker. This big freaking dude can whip you while drinking his morning coffee. This big freaking dude is Rank. So Rank decided to sit down and shoot Adam an e-mail or 60 to set the record straight, because nobody likes to be the antagonist in a story.

The Antagonist by lynn coady

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 April

So it’s the near future and this guy works for a financial

consulting firm called FutureWorld. All he does is think up new and horrible

things that could happen so that FutureWorld can sell

insurance to people to protect them against these things. I have three words for you:

zombie apocalypse insurance. It’s totally going to happen.

Odds Against Tomorrow: A Novel by Nathaniel Rich

Michael is going to delve deep into the world of cooking. He

is going to learn from the best and come to the conclusion that we’ve let corporations take over our cooking and

it’s killing us. There, you don’t have to read it now. I’ve

known this for years.

Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation by Michael Pollan

bEyond boRdERs with mark lloyd

Sunday Actors -Sunday Actors

Tooth & Nail -Billy Bragg

X’ed Out -Tera Melos

(page 16) April 2013 ALbum REVIEw by austin kaus

For more than a decade, Mr. Plow has armed himself with an acoustic guitar, a gruff voice, and words that would get students detention and adults fired. On his new album “Songs In The Key Of A.D.D.,” Plow tackles gleeful overeating (“Meat Sweats,” “Gluttonization”), stinky people (“Stink Stank Stunk”) and the perils of swearing around the continent (“Tour”). From his home in Vancouver (he currently resides in Portland), Plow answered questions about his beginnings, weird side jobs, and the glory of profanity.

Mp: I started this as a joke. I played in a thrash punk band called Dwayne Dibley and the Hairy Airy Olas in 1995. All of our songs were comical and/or offensive. People always wondered what a lot of the songs were about, especially people with the untrained punk rock ear. I started a solo acoustic project and slowed down all the material so people could hear the lyrics and jokes. Next thing I know, I’m getting more show offers for Plow than the Airy Olas. Ak: What inspired the title of this album?Mp: My songs have always been known as short and straight-to-the-point little ditties. I always made the joke on stage that these songs are all in the key of A.D.D. and it just kind of stuck. I’ve never been diagnosed, but my parents are convinced I am and... wanna go ride bikes?Ak: You have two covers (“3 Chords and a F--k You” by the Secretions and “Your Face, My Ass” by Vancouver Shame) on this album. Why those?Mp: Honestly, if I like the song lyrics and the tune and think that I could throw a different spin on it, I will give it a whirl. I

played a show with the Secretions, heard their song and knew I wanted to cover it. “Your Face, My Ass” was written by an old friend of mine named Fat Joe Satan. He never leaves his wooden shack in the back hills of Canada and doesn’t get enough respect for his song writing Ak: When you’re not playing music, what do you do for work? Mp: I’ve dug graves in a cemetery, hauled corpses for the coroner service, and built porn stores and peep show booths. It’s a weird résumé.Ak: People might be surprised to know that you’re recording a children’s album. How did that happen?Mp: For years, I heard from fans that their little wee ones like my songs but, because of the content, they don’t like them listening to them, especially when they start figuring out the words and singing along.Ak: My dad says you don’t have to swear to be funny. How would you respond to that?Mp: Your dad is right. You don’t have to. You also don’t have to add seasoning to the food you eat. The real trick is to use bad words in an artistic way.Ak: What kind of responses do you get to your lyrics? “Tour” indicates that there can be quite a variety of responses.Mp: If you have a “South Park” sense of humor you might enjoy my material, but if you are a curmudgeon with a chip on your shoulder, you should just stay home and continue complaining on message boards under a fake name. I don’t play in old folks’ homes anymore. Especially after the incident I can’t talk about.Ak: You’re planning on touring for the album and might hit South Dakota again. How did your previous performances here go?Mp: Some got it and some didn’t. The ones who didn’t get it looked like deer caught in headlights, but it’s okay. Overall, people were really polite. Sometimes my Canadian accent is hard to understand. Take off, eh!Ak: What was the best and/or worst comment you’ve received after a show?Mp: It was a two-for-one. The guy said “Mr. Plow, you suck so good, you suck awesome!” I live by that now. If you are gonna suck at it, you may as well do it awesomely.

Mr. plowSongs in the Key of A.D.D

Also listeninG to:

These bipolar Beach Boys have done it again with an album of sunny math rock that alternates between frenetic and groovy. It’s the perfect soundtrack for fighting a shark with a razor-edged surfboard and following the battle with a nice round of stiff umbrella drinks.

Favorite tracks: “Bite,” “Sunburn,” “Tropic Lame,” “Until Lufthansa.”

Bragg returns after a five-year hiatus with more well-crafted soft songs of love and left-wing politics that will play stronger to those with gray in their beard than die-hard fans of his masterpiece track “A New England.”

Favorite tracks: “Handyman Blues,” “Your Name On My Tongue,” “No One Knows Nothing Anymore.”

Baboon never got the recognition they deserved as their contemporaries The Toadies caught the airwaves in the 1990s, but they should have. On “Sunday Actors,” current Baboon guitarist James Henderson uses his solo work to channel The Arcade Fire, but replaces the pretension with a genuine love of pop music for a Sunday morning. The album is available for $5 at sundayactors.bandcamp.com.

Favorite tracks: “Recovery,” “Be Someone,” “Mistrust,” “Asylum.”

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“Leviathan” opens with a pas-sage from the Bible, a fitting prelude to the immense scale of the 90 min-utes that immediately follow. The film itself is far from an epic production, though. Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Verena Paravel started out making a documentary on a Massachusetts fishing port, but after going out with one of the boats their focus quickly changed. The force of Mother Nature soon overtook them, with several cameras getting lost at sea. That’s when the co-directors tried another tactic, one that ended up defining the whole film. Using tiny GoPro HD cameras, Paravel and Castaing-Taylor put them all over the ship, letting the fishermen use them and at times connecting the cameras to a stick so they could dunk it under-water. The result is a film that appears to be unlike anything before it, direct-ed mostly by the elements rather than a human being. It wouldn’t have been too out of place if Nature itself had a co-directing credit. Much like the cameras are at the mercy of the ocean’s thrashing waves, viewers are also left to endure a full-frontal assault on cinematic and

genre conventions. There is no narra-tive or context given for the footage in “Leviathan.” The cameras move around in every imaginable direction with some sequences having no sense of perspective or placement in them whatsoever. Long sections seemingly flow together, making it impossible to tell whether or not there’s a cut or transition buried within all the fury. The sign of a visible cut feels like a breath of air, as if we can briefly re-calibrate ourselves before getting thrown back in. If “Leviathan’s” lack of control shows the chaos of nature, it simultaneously highlights the cha-os of film without a narrative. That feeling of not being tied down to anything, both literally and figuratively, is primarily what makes “Leviathan” such an exhilarat-ing and terrifying film to watch. None of the moments throughout are as ef-fective as when the camera goes out into the water, bobbing up and down as seagulls and fish remains from the boat surround it. These moments, when the camera comes up to the surface and shows nothing but water surrounding it, present the terrifying scale of the ocean in a way that’s rare-

ly been seen before. Part of the anxi-ety comes from the brilliant sound design, mixing the sound picked up on the camera’s microphone to sound like someone gasping for air, but most of the horror comes from the feeling of complete insignificance it creates. The cumulative effect of what’s in “Leviathan” is felt once the focus begins to include fishermen on the vessel. Actions become more abstract, with any sense of specificity sucked out from these moments. The focus is no longer on what they’re doing, instead merely observing bodies in motion. The fishermen, like the boat they’re on and the fish they take out of the sea, are small parts of a massive and unforgiving environment. “Levia-than” truly is a sight to behold, a pure-ly sensory experience, and one of the most visceral films ever made. It may only be three years in, but it looks like one of the decade’s greatest achieve-ments has already been made.

C.J. PrinCeread full review: way2in.de/2w

9.5out of 10

Leviathan

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the silenCe

There hasn’t been a movie recently that has beaten me down more emotionally than Baran bo Odar’s new film, “The Silence.” It’s like a bomb counting down to an explosion that never happens. But it’s not about the explosion, it’s about the tension that builds as the time ticks away. Baran bo Odar’s film spends two hours plummeting you to excruciating depths of its characters’ lives, but when it’s all said and done, you’ll feel richer for having watched a film that leaves everything on the table.

Also WAtchinG:

7.7out of 10

Blake Ginithanread full review: way2in.de/30

robot & frank

“Robot & Frank” is a sentimental buddy movie between two unlikely people; well, technically just one as the other is a robot as the title suggests. The aim to leave the audience satisfied is evident throughout, but especially in the end where a plot twist could have been worked as a bone-chilling, yet emotionally impacting moment, the film instead opts to keep low-key and lighthearted. In the end the film felt like it set its aspirations a bit too low, but if you are willing to do the same, it can be a tolerable film.

5.8out of 10

Dustin JansiCkread full review: way2in.de/2u

like soMeone in love

Abbas Kiarostami’s gift is his ability to elicit feelings in his audience from the inside out. He sneaks into our subconscious, plants a seed that germinates and grows slowly—at his pace, specifically—and eventually flourishes into a flood of emotion, meditation and self-reflection, sometimes long after the credits have rolled. Kiarostami’s proclivity for creating multi-layered cinema—both thematically and visually—results in films that inherently ask of us that we invest significant energy into deciphering them. He rewards us for it. “Like Someone in Love” might initially feel elusive and trying, but the more you give of yourself to the movie, the more it gives back.

8out of 10

BernarD Booread full review: way2in.de/2z

by cArl AntHony

April 11 Motion City SoundtrACkthe VAult | 6 p.M. $16 AdV | All AgeS

Motion City Soundtrack has per-formed as far away as Japan, Indonesia and Australia, but they will be as close to home as The Vault on April 11 in Sioux Falls. Regardless of where they’re playing, it’s merely being able to play that brings the best out in the guys, especially guitarist and vocalist Josh Cain. “When I play a show and the audi-ence sings and gets lost in the moment - that is what it has always been about for me,” said Cain. “I have always want-ed to write music that makes people move and makes things happen.” Cain co-founded Motion City Soundtrack, a name he borrowed from his brother, in the late ‘90s in Minneap-olis. The year 2002 marked a “turning point” for the group, as it was the same year they released “I Am the Movie,” recorded with their own money and presented in 3M floppy disk sleeves. It was a moment of truth for a band that had lost their beloved venue; a coffee lounge that provided a haven for all ages shows in the Twin Cities. With no outlet at home and a revolving door of members, the group was forced to take a closer look at things. As Cain states, “We finally decided what we were going to do with our band.” “I Am the Movie” loomed in the back ground, a stellar platform from which to leap. They had a no fear approach to making an album that was radio worthy with a producer who could turn their musical potential into something mar-ketable and loveable. “We came home with a really great record, and I think a lot of people were surprised of the way it turned out,” said Cain. “It changed our whole career, and we wanted to strive to be the band we had just recorded.”

The album was eventually re-released by Epitaph Records. “Commit this to Memory” followed, which was pro-duced by Mark Hoppus from Blink-182. “Even if it Kills Me” and “My Dinosaur Life” would entertain fans and lead them up to the band’s most current effort, “Go,” an album Cain says “was very important for us.” Each one has been supported with rigorous touring, something the group has never been afraid of despite how hard it can be. “In the early days it is a lot like camp, but as you go on the road is hard and many musicians don’t survive it,” said Cain. “When it becomes your job, you constantly have to figure out how to fall in love again with what you are doing.” Guitarist and vocalist Justin Pierre, bassist Matt Taylor, keyboardist Jesse Johnson and drummer, Tony Thaxton make the group complete alongside Cain. He believes they are the reason for his continued success as a musician. “I have always tried to surround my-self with people who were more tal-ented that I am,” said Cain. “I think this is why we have been lucky enough to stumble into things that have worked out.” The advice to younger musicians is the same. Cain encourages every as-piring artist to join the “community of music,” and to be more concerned with

playing in front of people than just re-cording things on a computer. “Just work hard at it and get out there,” said Cain. And though it is not directly said, it is indirectly implied; a de facto motto that filters though the wheels of Motion City Soundtrack Machine and down to every member. “Our goal is simply to survive, make the music we love, and continue to en-joy ourselves and have our families,” said Cain. “I let the music take my life, and suddenly all the worries I have don’t matter anymore.” Visit www.pepperentertainment.com for advanced tickets. April 26 & 27JAMi lynn w/ dylAn JAMeSthe dAhl ArtS Center 7:30 p.M.

Being stuck on a deserted island with Jami Lynn might actually be enjoyable. Not like “Castaway.” No personified sports equipment or killing fish with a spear. Not like “Lord of the Flies,” either. No social struggles or jerks like Roger running around. No, a typical night may invoke something more like the “Pirates of the Caribbe-

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an.” Rum and dancing would fill the air as well as laughter and an unrestrained sense of love and freedom. Lynn would be as bright as the fire on the beach, strumming her banjo and sing-ing any number of folk tunes; stirring the array of good vibes on the sand. “I played the guitar for 10 years, but it was only an accompaniment instru-ment and I was so bad about practicing it,” said Lynn. “If I had only one thing to take with me while I was stranded on an island, it would be my banjo for sure.” Since her “Sodbusters” release, Lynn feels she has developed insurmount-ably as an artist. The banjo has assisted her growth and is especially evident in her new persona, both on and off the stage. Lynn details her new found fascination and constant study of the clawhammer style; considered rhyth-mic and melodic because it follows a different picking style than traditional methods. It’s one of the biggest ele-ments of folk culture in the Appala-chian Mountains, and that’s probably why it conjures up an image of an old dude with a white beard in a rocking chair. Well, that’s not quite Lynn... nor has it ever been. “I’m kind of glad I don’t fit that image,” joked Lynn. “Although, now that I am beginning to play it more and learn more about the history I really just want to bring the banjo to other

people.” Lynn attended school at the Univer-sity of South Dakota and believes her music career took a natural progres-sion there. She found herself thinking it was plausible to make a living as a musician, and captured that intuition by following her own advice of “just go and do it.” When Lynn left her day job and embraced music full time, she discovered a sense of accomplishment and apprehension at the same time. “I always get ahead of myself, because trying to figure out what to do next isn’t always clear,” said Lynn, add-ing that the stability of a regular job is quickly removed on the road. “I just keep my mind in the right place with the music and hope everything comes together behind it.” Lynn’s latest project, “Cluck & Croon,” will send her on the road again, this time with recording part-ner, Dylan James. Lynn and James will embark on a musical pilgrimage to Asheville, N.C., a city known for its explosive folk and bluegrass scene. The duo will stop in Minneapolis, Milwau-kee and Chicago along the way. The tour begins at the Goss Opera House in Watertown on April 5 and concludes with a two-night stand on April 26 and 27 at The Dahl Arts Center in Rapid City. The following weekend, Lynn and James will make an appearance in Sioux Falls at Latitude 44. They even have the opportunity to

play the infamous Blue Plate Special radio show on WDVX 89.9 FM in Knoxville, Tenn. “I have always wanted to do a tour like this because we are playing places where the spirit of the music I love is alive and well,” said James. “We are looking forward to every destination to really try and capture the com-mon life experiences often reflected through folk music.” “Cluck & Croon” was recorded at Historic Homestake Opera House in Lead, S.D. The album contains the expected folk and bluegrass elements, but with an injection of jazz, a style both Lynn and James have wanted to expand upon. Inside the Homestake it was dark - and even a little cold - as the recording on the main stage transpired. The jazz fused marvelously with the folk and everything turned out well with the finished product, al-though the nerves left the Homestake a little shaken. “There were some nights we stayed late working and some creepy things happened in the dark,” recalled Lynn. “There were doors that would open and close on their own, but there was nobody around but us.” “I freaked out and jumped when I thought the music stands up in the balcony were actually people,” said James. “Let’s just say after we thought things were moving in the shadows we got right on track and finished the album.” “Your mind will go where you let it,” added Lynn. Now everything is calm again and the surreal moments inside the Homestake merely lend themselves to another chapter in the ongoing story that is Jami Lynn. The only real fear remaining is how to pack all the gear into her little Honda Civic for the tour ahead. “It’s gets great gas mileage, so it is worth the crunch,” said Lynn.

For the latest updates on Jami Lynn, visit www.jamilynnmusic.com.

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About the author:

Matthew Housiaux is currently attending

Augustana College in Sioux Falls, S.D.

He spends most of his free time writing,

reading or biking, and has absolutely no

idea what he will do with his future.

Let Her Dance She takes a long, languid step towards the audience, the dancer does. Hundreds of pairs of eyes focus on her with voyeuristic abandon, unaware of their own bodies as

they become engrossed with the minute nuances of hers. As she pirouettes, her knee buck-les slightly. Her face is the epitome of placid serenity, caught in the act of devotion-

al focus. The audience takes a breath of wonder, unaware of her fragility. She moves laterally across the stage, feet going end over end in an intricate balancing act. Sud-

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denly, her strength leaves her and she wilts into the open arms of her lover. She dies in the utter anguish of heartbreak. But this is only part of the act. A choreographed sleight of hand. She walks out of the empty theater, the dancer does, and takes longs strides down the busy street. Divorced from theatrical con-text, she is unrecognizable, a spectral and aberrant figure. She hangs her head low as a crowd of men and women in evening wear pass, speaking of “her flawless execution of the final number.” One comments that he thought “she was too stiff. She lacked feeling.” Oth-ers offer faint agreements. They are unaware of the fragility of her ego. She takes a long, languid step into her empty apartment, the dancer does. She presses the well-worn playback button on her answer-ing machine. Words of praise pour out, along with apologies. Very sorry we couldn’t make it. Congratulations. They are gilded, but hollow. Expressive, but empty. The final mes-sage is a request. He wants to meet. They sit in a coffee shop. Not speaking. He absently grabs her hand. Her fingers squeeze tightly around his. He offers his apologies as well, but only as a preface. He feels de-tached. Best if they go their separate ways. His hand is withdrawn. He leaves her sitting in her chair, a psyche riddled with the cli-chés of the previous conversation. Her knees buckle. Her face remains calm. He does not understand the fragility of her emotion. She journeys to the rooftop of her apart-ment building. The cool night blows brisk against her bare neck and legs. She wishes she would have put on a sweater. Her amber hair is draped over her shoulders as she opens a new pack of cigarettes. It takes her three tries to light a match that isn’t promptly snuffed by the wind. As she smokes, the dancer gazes out over the city. Lights shine everywhere, competing with one another for the attention of everyone who passes. She hears a torrent of voices rising above the ever-present amalgam of white noise. All those voices. All those people. She drops her cigarette to the ground and stamps it out gently with the bottom of her shoes. She takes a long, languid step into thin air, the dancer does. As she falls, her limbs flail. But her face remains calm. They did not un-derstand the fragility of her existence.

I love finding random, off the beaten path restaurants in our city. One can always drive down 41st Street or Minnesota Avenue and find a multitude of restaurants. This month, I de-cided to go down Minnesota the other way I typically do - north. Shortly into my drive, I passed a restaurant called Phnom Penh Restaurant Asian Cuisine: a bright yellow sign and a pretty aver-age looking restaurant that peaked my interest. A couple weeks passed by before I actually remembered my mental note to try it. One night for dinner, I decided to get adventurous. I am no stranger when it comes to Chinese food. I have frequented the Hy-Vee Chinese line many a time, and Szechwan Chinese Restaurant’s egg rolls have always been my vice. As soon as I stepped foot into Phnom Penh I knew I wasn’t in the land of Americanized Chinese cuisine anymore. Seems like in America our go-to culinary trick usually involves some sort of deep fat frying and/or slathering in some condiment. Don’t get me wrong, I love some good crispy coating, and I love condiment choices even more... I was just anxious to try some

authentic Cambodian and Asian fare that I needed extra help to pronounce. I started my meal with a appetizer I had read about in a lo-cal food blog here in Sioux Falls. The blog described it as a soft, chewy bun filled with pork and a hardboiled egg. The appetizer is called Num Bao which literally translates to Pork Bun. It was all I imagined it could be. The flavors meshed together perfectly in a soft, rather large, bun. Num Bao was steamed in lieu of baking and this attributed to the “melt in your mouth” texture of the bun. I was only able to eat about half of it, so plan on sharing this appetizer if you plan to eat a main dish. Phnom Penh’s menu features some traditional house spe-cialty dishes. I also have to mention that with every dish I ex-perienced the portion sizes are phenomenal. By phenomenal I mean you may need help squeezing out of the booth post meal. My absolute favorite was the Chicken Curry in Khmer Style. You get a heaping bowl of chicken, red peppers, red shallots, and a mound of rice, noodles or bread on the side. The rice pairs with the curry perfectly. I ate until I was almost having trouble

“My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four, unless there are three other people.” ~Orson Welles

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breathing. Note: Have the gum and mints ready if you plan to go the curry route. You’re welcome. Num Ansom Chrouk is another house specialty I dare you to say 10 times fast. Num means cake and Num Ansom then translates to sticky rice cake filled with side pork, mung bean and marinated in their specialty marinade. After the assembly of the sticky rice cake, it is then wrapped and you have the choice of having it steamed or grilled in a banana leaf. I know, I have never seen a banana with leaves either, but it turns out they are all the rage to cook with, in, or on. Offerings like Hot Pot for 2 and savory crepes make their specialty menu extremely diverse for even the most adventur-ous of eaters. Savory crepes are becoming more popular and widespread with fillings like chicken and pork for meal options. Move over Nutella, who thought pork would be so good in a thin pancake? For those of you who like to stick to a more familiar menu you can skip right down to the Chinese dishes. These dishes are no readymade ‘dinner for two’ quarts. These are prepared fresh, and you can taste the authenticity. Traditional offerings like Moo Goo Gai Pan, General Tso’s Chicken, Lo Mein and many, many more are offered right alongside their specialty dishes. Egg rolls, crab rangoon, and noodle soups typically offered at other Chinese food establishments are served here; and served extremely well. Kids meals are also offered with safe choices like corn dogs and chicken nuggets; but for the more adventurous kids they have Chinese dishes as well. Being off the beaten path of our city has advantages and disadvantages. Every time I have eaten there, I have been the sole diner. Delivery options are available as well as pick up/carry out. If you choose these options, though, be warned. You are missing out on some of the most stellar service here in the city. Next time you want to try something new, different or non-traditional, I really can’t recommend Phnom Penh enough.

(AtMosphere) While the food is exciting and the service is fantastic, the restau-rant itself is pretty plain. There are booths lining the walls and tables down the center; with a television in the back. I have to say, though, I was pretty impressed with the fact that “Big Bang Theory” was the show of choice for the restaurant one evening. If you go to a restaurant for ambience, you won’t be overly im-pressed. If you go for unique and well-prepared food, then you won’t even notice as you devour your curry chicken.

(service)Like I said earlier, the service here was outstanding. Each time I have gone in they really take the time to chat with you and help you figure out what you will like. No question is an odd question here, which is good when you don’t know what a large portion of the menu means.

(tAste)Sometimes you just need to switch it up from the regular menu of pizza, burgers or tacos. There is something exciting about finding a new restaurant with all sorts of different offerings you have never had before. Go ahead, take a chance...what’s the worst that could happen?

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Tyler Strom of Tailgator’s in

Brandon, S.D. took us into the

kitchen to create the perfect slow

cooker dish - Stout Pork Roast with

Creamy Polenta. Top off the one-

dish meal with a light Big Ginger.

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Pork roast 3-4 lb pork shoulder roast2 medium carrots diced 2 ribs celery diced1 medium onion diced 12 quartered button mushrooms 4 sprigs fresh thyme1 bottle guinness beer2 cloves garlic whole1 28 ounce can whole peeled tomatoes 1 6 oz can tomato paste1 tbsp brown sugar1 tsp sea salt1 tsp ground black pepper1 bay leafzest of one lemon

Season pork roast with salt and black pepper and place in the bottom of a crock pot

Pour vegetables and Guinness over top Add tomatoes, tomato paste, bay leaf, brown

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That was 1997, the year Heinz was diagnosed with Parkinson’s dis-ease, a chronic and progressive neu-rological disorder. The neurons had already started dying in the part of his brain called the substantia nig-ra. This area produces dopamine, a vital neurotransmitter responsible for smooth motor skills. “I knew nothing about Parkin-son’s when I was diagnosed,” said Heinz. “At first I didn’t want anyone to know because I wasn’t sure how they would react to me.” Heinz soon began experienc-ing increasing levels of anxiety and depression. “Trying to hide it added

to my anxiety and depression,” he explained. He began seeing a psy-chiatrist, who prescribed an anti-anxiety medication. People have likened Parkin-son’s to a thief that gradually and unexpectedly robs you of move-ment, control and energy. “Parkin-son’s makes you feel uncoordinated and tired,” said Heinz. “What hap-pens to you is so gradual, and every day is a little different.” As the disease progresses, the incremental loss of dopamine re-sults in tremors, muscle rigidity, slowness of movement, impaired balance, and eventually incapaci-

tation. But Heinz, now 52 and a copier repairman in Brookings, S.D., remains undeterred: “From the be-ginning I did everything I could to stave it off.” No cure for Parkinson’s dis-ease exists. Instead, medications attempt to replace or mimic the brain’s dopamine. While the drugs do curb the symptoms up to a point, their effectiveness diminishes over time, so dosages often must in-crease. Like almost all Parkinson’s pa-tients, Heinz started on medication to reduce symptoms right after he was diagnosed. “I went to Struthers

pArkinson’s AWAreness MonthAt first Tim Heinz’s left hand felt weak just enough to make holding things tricky. Then his left leg started twitching. The active 36-year-old father of three figured he was just tired or something. Eventually he started having tremors in his left leg. He couldn’t ignore the pesky symptoms any longer.

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“It’s something you can live with. I

have Parkinson’s, but I love life. I

want people to know it’s possible to

fight this disease.”

the detAils:

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Month Conference

WheRe: holiday Inn Sioux Falls City Centre

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4:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. April 27

8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

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Saturday ($60 for both days) if registered by

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Parkinson’s Center in Minnesota and they did a full assess-ment and I was put on medications. Eventually side effects from the medications became bad so they cut back on the amount I was taking.” Doctors told him about deep brain stimulation (DBS), a technique that involves implanting electrodes in the brain. “I decided to go ahead with it, and in September of 2009 it was installed. In November 2009 I had a CAT scan and it showed it was in the wrong place, so they removed it and had to put it back in.” The DBS has helped with his energy level and tremors, but Heinz still has trouble with walking and keeping his bal-ance, and sometimes he loses his train of thought. Even so, he still works full time and enjoys hunting, fishing and bike riding. “When I’m doing those things I forget I even have Par-kinson’s,” he said. There are 50,000 to 60,000 new cases of Parkinson’s dis-ease each year, according to Janey Case, executive director for the National Parkinson’s Foundation South Dakota Chapter. “Parkinson’s is ranked as the 14th leading cause of death in the U.S.,” she said. April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month. To raise aware-ness and educate others, the National Parkinson’s Foundation of South Dakota is hosting their annual “Parkinson’s Aware-ness Month Conference” on April 26-27 at the Holiday Inn Sioux Falls City Centre. “This is our biggest event for our foundation. It’s not a fundraiser,” said Case. “We bring in speakers from across the area and state to talk about topics related to Parkinson’s, and there’s a dinner Friday night. We had 175 last year, and we’re hoping to have 200 people there.” Mary Tranberg is another South Dakotan who knows what it’s like to live with Parkinson’s disease. Tranberg was diagnosed several years ago after her handwriting started get-ting smaller and other people noticed she was walking pecu-liarly. “I was totally shocked,” said the 65-year-old who teaches ninth grade English at Lincoln High School. “I feel luckier than most, because at the first Parkinson’s awareness conference I attended I found out about the Struthers Parkinson’s Center. I went up there the summer after I was diagnosed, and they did a thorough evaluation.” A self-professed “keep going person,” Tranberg chose to not dwell on her disease. “The medications are taking care of the symptoms, and that’s helped. And exercise is a big thing, and I’ve always been an exerciser.” Tranberg compares the diagnosis of Parkinson’s to the diagnosis of cancer. “It’s something you can live with. I have Parkinson’s, but I love life. I want people to know it’s possible to fight this dis-ease.” To register for the Parkinson’s Awareness Month Conference, call (605) 271-6113. You can pay at the event or mail to the Na-tional Parkinson Foundation of South Dakota office at 1000 N. West Avenue, Suite 220 Sioux Falls, SD 57104.


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April 13| 5 p.m. Downtown Sioux FallsPrice: Free ($10 adv/$12 door cover charge at Icon Lounge)More info: www.dtsf.com | (605) 335-6101

Downtown Rapid City is clean and green! Sponsored by Family Thrift Center and Prairie Market, browse local green vendors and be mystified with ecological illusions and magic tricks by “rockin’ eco hero” Steve Tras.BONus! Children can create recycled art at a booth hosted by the Rapid City Arts Council and the Dahl Arts Center.

eArth dAy celebrAtion

April 20 | 1-5 p.m. Main Street Square, Rapid CityPrice: Free More info: www.mainstreetsquarerc.com

Savor the flavors of downtown as Restaurant Week kicks off April 5. Try something new on the menu at a value price! Participating restaurants and full menus are listed on the listed website.BONus! Each time you purchase a Restaurant Week feature, you can enter to win a gift certificate from one of the participating restaurants!

restAurAnt Week

April 5-13 | Varying times Downtown Sioux FallsPrice: Features $5-$30More info: www.dtsf.com


Art Alley: A conversAtionImAges by Bonny fleming of Asio studio.

Graffiti Terminology

black book: A graffiti artist’s sketchbook used to plan out potential graffiti.

bomb: to quickly spray many surfaces in one area to leave your mark.

buff: to remove a piece entirely by rolling over it with a layer of paint. Typically done by an authority figure.

burn: to beat a competitor’s style.

crew: A group of graffiti writers working in conjunction.

Going over: Simply to paint on top of a piece of graffiti. Sometimes this is done by other writers as a declaration of “war.”

heaven spot: Very difficult spots to get on. often called this because if you fall you could die.

piece (or piecing): Work intensive, multi-color, large artwork.

tagging: A stylized way of writing the alias that you create the art with.

throwie: A quick, simple tag to rival other artists.

Writer: A practitioner of writing; a graffiti artist.

if these walls could talk, they

could soon lose their voice. Art Alley could be gone with a simple whitewashing, covering years of graffiti art created by a plethora of art-ists in the Rapid City community. This has all stemmed from lack of communication, though lack there-of has caused nothing but. Several months ago, a letter was presented to the City Council expressing concern and disappointment of what Art Alley “has become,” citing damage to vehicles and buildings, people climbing on roof-tops, destructive elements of the art, and increased crime. Vice president of the City Coun-cil Charity Doyle said, “We were ap-proached at a council meeting by around 14 business owners that signed a letter that was basically asking for help.” Help included a proposed task force, including recommendations on who should be on said task force. This is something Doyle says the City Council wants to avoid. “Dealing with task forces through the city before, I know that you don’t want them too small because then the viewpoints you need aren’t represent-ed, but you don’t want them too large because nothing gets done,” she said. “Basically, you have a dividing line and you have one side against the other, and by the time any recommendations from the task force comes to council, most of the time the council can’t ad-here to them for legal reasons because what the task force wants doesn’t ad-here to law.” And this would be the case with Art Alley since it is in a historical dis-trict. “You can’t paint on these build-ings, it’s illegal by state law,” said Doyle. “Not only just that, but tagging (graffiti definitions on pg. 35) is illegal.” That is exactly why Doyle wants to avoid any difficult decisions since she can foresee the council having no choice but to terminate the infamous alley that runs from 6th to 7th Street . “People think they’re creating a so-lution [with a task force], and you never know what’s going to happen once it gets into the council’s hands,” she said.

“We really want to avoid that, because we think that the best solutions are go-ing to come from the people who live there, who work there, who own prop-erty there, who own businesses there, and who put art up there.” If it’s illegal, why are the walls of Art Alley plastered with paint? Back around 2004, Todd Rigione, an alley building resident, Dennis and Chelly Halterman, building and business owners of The Factory Salon, and Judi Looyenga caused a buzz by painting on the metal plates on light posts and their door. According to Art Alley artist and enthusiast Tyler Read, a police officer approached them and the group ex-plained they were covering gang graffi-ti. “[The officer] gave them the thumbs up, and from there it just spread,” he said. Doyle said business owners en-joyed the art being put up when it began, which is why police gave it the okay. “The police department didn’t know what to do, because how could they judge what’s art and what’s not and what the business owners want and what they don’t?” she said. “They couldn’t police the painting because business owners said they liked it. All they could do was police the other ille-gal activity.” That is how the Rapid City Police Department hopes it will stay. “If peo-ple want to have an Art Alley, that’s fine with us,” said Captain Dan Rud. “We’ll let the property owners and artists de-cide what they want to do.” Those initial pieces lit a flame un-der artists who were looking for an out-let for expression. “It was very organic,” said Read of its formation. “That has always been its nature.” A “code of conduct” took shape, which Read admits was very different at the time. “The people who were painting all knew each other and they knew the business and building owners... for the most part everyone was on board,” said Read. “Over the years, at this point where we’re at, it’s kind of changed and some of the building and business owners are disappointed by it. Some of them feel like it is - justifiably - over-

“it’s funny, a lot of people who are friends of mine and who i really respect as artists today got their start going over my work,”

said read. “they’d squiggle me out to get my attention. instead of coming to a head about it, we’d run into each other and talk about stuff and start painting together. it’s amazing the kind of social interaction you

can create through art.”

whelming for them to come and see that their building has been painted on and nobody ever talked to them.” On Feb. 27, there was a panel dis-cussion and presentation about the past, present and future of Art Alley at The Dahl Arts Center. Doyle said she was surprised how little talk there was between artists and owners. “One of the things that stood out to me at the forum was one of the busi-ness owners stood up and said no one ever asked permission to paint on their building,” she said. Read explained some artists, like himself, thought there was an unspo-ken understanding between the owners and the artists that the walls were an open canvas, so to speak. “As an artist who has been paint-ing [in Art Alley] since 2005, when you walked in you had a feeling or notion that it was already established,” said Read. “It never occurred to me to go around to the front to track one of [the owners] down and ask anyway since I thought it was already understood that it was a thing. I think we have over-looked that courtesy element. That is something we need to try to reestablish is communication, some contact, some understanding and some common-sense.” The goal of the evening was to de-velop a better notion of what Art Alley is, who is participating in it currently, and the future development. Read gave a touching presentation on who he is as an artist and how the al-ley has changed him from being “smug” to someone who has learned leader-ship, work ethic, humility, compassion, and has an appreciation for the com-munity. He also told a story from 2007 of a Dahl art camp called City Life. Chil-dren were brought down to Art Alley to “create art freely for all to see.” “I would like to tell you that this mural the kids did is cherished and preserved. I would like to tell you the mural is still there and the kids all come back to it now and then and take pic-tures by the art they made as little kids. I would like to tell you these things, but you know that I can’t,” said Read in his video presentation. Only a week after the mural was made, some of the newer graffiti artists got into a heated disagreement via art

that spilled into the children’s mural. “This is the part of the story where my heart breaks,” said Read. Different scenarios went through his mind. Does he track them down and get revenge? Does he destroy all their work, thereby perpetuating the cycle of vandalism? Does he simply stay out of it? Or should he offer more in hopes to inspire? “I took a break from thinking and conjured up a good ol’ fashion ‘Dirty Harry’-style revenge fantasy,” he said, joking. The end result was that Read cre-ated a life-size poster of Thich Quang Duc, a Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist Monk who burned himself to death at a busy Saigon road intersection in June 1963 in protest of the prosecution of Buddhists by the South Vietnamese government. On each side of the Bud-dhist, he put two large lotus flowers and left a message calling out animos-ity and how they should take this op-portunity to change and be recognized as “creative souls rather than worthless vandals.” It was one of his first and one of his favorite pieces. He called an offering of his painting for the children as a spot to re-due what was undone. He left the final note, “Come leave your art again. There is no greater joy than to see the world through the art of a child. Art is temporary; goodwill is eternal.” A week later there was no more vandalism. Communication was formed between the two sides. The children did return to paint things like flowers, ro-bots, aliens, words, and peace signs. Doyle was in attendance along with her 11-year-old son, who is an art-ist, and was impressed by the event. “It was a really fascinating forum to hear the artists on how they’ve grown and the things they’ve learned and the choices they’ve made through their art,” she said. Read said though things like a per-missible graffiti art alley can open up potential for “bad guys,” he has rarely seen such. “The guys I’ve met have come from different backgrounds. A lot were al-ways encouraged growing up and have a lot of potential, and others didn’t have all that going for them and have got-ten into trouble,” he said. “Graffiti art

is something where they all could bond together.” In fact, several commissioned mu-rals have been done by these artists, in-cluding the lower showroom for Black Hills Harley Davidson. That particu-lar project raised $2,000 for Working Against Violence, Inc. (WAVI) and was done alongside one of the artists who had once defaced the children’s art. This is a perfect example of how Read waits for the experience of Art Alley to change someone’s life for the better. “I didn’t tell [other artists] how to be, I just let them know how I was,” he said. “That really encouraged a lot of them. I really believe that if you give people the opportunity to be part of something better and more positive, a lot of the time they’re going to take that opportunity.” Read, who is also the co-director of arts education/exhibits interpretation at the Dahl, said they have also done other projects like selling merchandise during Summer Nights and donating money to arts education, and have also raised funds for the Rapid City Police Department Fallen Offers Memorial Fund for the late officers James Ryan McCandless and Nick Armstrong. “Every little bit helps, and it also dually shows the community that we aren’t bad guys,” said Read. A task force was officially shut down as an option early March, leaving it up to a group of owners and artists to work together. “I think that if they build relation-ships with one another and know each other by first names, they’re going to come to a mutual respect,” said Doyle. Concerns that have come up with possible solutions are a call for better lighting, more security cameras, more positive community events, possible funding for commissioned murals, and an artist group that works alongside owners. As for the supposed increased crime in the alley, which does have businesses like a bar that exits into it, Captain Rud said there is nothing of the sort. “I don’t think it has,” he said of in-

creasing crime. “We patrol that pretty heavily.” In 2012 alone, out of 150 calls for service in the alley, only eight were generated by citizens. “All the rest were initiated by officers driving through the alley,” said Captain Rud. The calls from citizens ranged from suspicious activity to juvenile problems to drug-related issues. As for the people jumping up on rooftops? “If they are, they’re not being called into us,” he said. “I think, if anything, what’s going on down there is an alley problem, not an Art Alley problem,” said Doyle. Read said the evaluation of safety in the alley is important as it is a large tourist destination, but says “the art and crime issues are two different is-sues.” The artists are also coming to-gether individually with owners to talk about how the art can be more appeal-ing. “I see [the art] as a community tool. It’s not always pretty, but it’s always pretty significant. In order to make it a bit more pleasant to the people with-out changing the rules, we’re trying to spread more education on how to use the alley and really get people to set themselves to a higher bar.” Another option through discus-sions could be an opt-out program where owners can choose not to be part of Art Alley. “That would really make it a dif-ferent animal, because then you have it curated by the business owners who have a specific taste and they may flat-out ban a big portion of the communi-ty,” said Read. “How successful that will be? I’m not sure.” What everyone can be sure of is that communication has gone full throttle. Doyle has already seen a dif-ference. “I believe it has already calmed things down,” she said. “Hopefully that fear of loss has had people wake up.” Check out the Art Alley Artists Guild on Facebook or visit www.fawcollective.org.

“i don’t think you can ever beat anyone

by vandalizing work. i think you can

beat them by just blowing them away increasingly every time,” said read.

With an eye for detail and a heart for art, brothers Zach and Taylor Calmus of Howard, S.D. are following their dreams and living out their passions. After establishing two successful businesses, distributing products and artwork into seven countries, and with roots deep in the Midwest, the Calmus brothers have quite a lot to be proud of.

tAybles

Success began for the brothers at a young age. With their home state as their canvas, the brothers credit the wide-open environment for stimulating their creativity and pursuit of imagination and art. “Our rural lifestyle and amazing parents pushed us to be and do what we wanted. South Dakota is a huge part of who I am. Zach and I grew up with no movie theaters, arcades or anything else, and had to create our own fun. We became very hands on and imaginative, building forts, rope swings and bike ramps,” said Taylor. Fast-forward years later and Taylor, 26, and Zach, 28, are now entrepreneurs with their own businesses. 214 Graffiti was Taylor’s first business with partner Justin Nanfelt. 214 Graffiti specializes in stencil graffiti art, selling over 150 paintings within the past two years. The sister company to 214 Graffiti, TAYBLES, creates furniture resembling a cassette mixed tape. TAYBLES allows Zach, a skilled woodworker who currently resides in Sioux Falls,

to join in on the ventures with Taylor, who lives in Los Angeles. Taylor explains the idea behind TAYBLES, “I was inspired by a coffee table I saw that resembled a Nintendo controller. I immediately got the idea to make one of a cas-sette. I created the prototype out of plywood.” TAYBLES was featured at the 2012 MixTape Festi-val in Hersey, Pa. on stage and has created a table that is currently in the Warner Brothers Studio for their YouTube channel, The Warner Sound. Recently TAYBLES has been in contact with the Brennan Rock & Roll Academy in Sioux Falls with plans to donate a custom table to their space. Along with the growing popularity in the United States, TAYBLES is also abroad now in seven countries. “The Cassette Table is not only a piece of art and a piece of furniture, but it’s also a time machine. The memory of cassette tapes takes people to a happy place; they were younger, they had less responsibility and they

(page 42) April 2013THE sCoop by Kilee Kading

“We care deeply about the quality

of our product and attribute that to

the hardworking nature modeled in

our parents and the small community

we grew up in.”

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were listening to music,” said Taylor. TAYBLES utilizes a handful of local South Dakota businesses to create a finished product. “…There is a stereotype that people from the Midwest are hard workers. I feel like that has the biggest impact on how we operate today. We care deeply about the quality of our product and attribute that to the hardworking nature modeled in our parents and the small community we grew up in. Tay and I are always working toward the next step and trying to keep doing the ‘right’ thing,” said Zach. As TAYBLES continues to grow, the partners continu-ally ask themselves how they can make the world a better place. Giving back through charity has been an answer - specifically to Heart of Los Angeles and art programs. “Justin and I have had the opportunity of teaching them (students) how to make graffiti art and created a piece with them for their fundraiser auction. In this slug-gish economy, the schools take a big hit. It’s programs like this that give children an opportunity to learn about the arts when their regular art education programs may have been cut.” To find out more on TAYBLES, head to www.TAYBLES.com.

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tell us about delicion and its beginnings. I lived in California for a year and a half, and during that time I started to really focus on my diet and finding what worked for me. Initially, I tried gluten-free and felt better, but after reading a lot about grain-free I decided to give it a try. When I moved back to Sioux Falls, my family was and is still very supportive of my grain-free diet, and I really haven’t looked back since. Delicion came about when I real-ized that there was a need for simple, easy-to-make recipes that fit a variety of dietary needs. After lots of hours and recipe testing, we are where we are today!

Why gluten, grain and soy-free? Long before I eliminated gluten from my diet, I realized what impact soy had on my body. Soy mimics estrogen and makes me an emotional mess! Gluten and grain-free fol-lowed, and I was skeptical about grain-free at first, but once I cut out various things from my diet I realized how much better I felt and how much more energy I have!

how do you come up with the recipes? My recipes come from a lot of different ideas - both adap-

tations from family recipes and from classics. For example, to make great banana bread I did a lot of research on vari-ous banana bread recipes and tried a few of my own before finding the perfect version.

how long have you been interested in food and cooking? My family fostered my interest in food from an early age, as we have always shared meals and the cooking experience together. Food for me is something that can bring people together and where we can share experiences and our sto-ries. That togetherness and community is what I hope to create with my recipes and the app.

What was the process like for the app? Initially, we interviewed different firms to do the app. Then, through trial and error, I ended up using a ‘friend of a friend of a friend’ programmer, Dragos Ionel, who turned out to be wonderful! I also have been blessed with a great team - my graphic designer, Brad Edwards, has been patient, creative and inspiring; my photographer, Heidi Hansen, does an amazing job and helps me laugh along the way; and my dietician, Katelyn Engel, is super flexible and

Success is delicious, and Sioux Falls native Abby Berger can attest to that. Her iPad app, Delicion, launched in March with nutritious and appetizing recipes arranged in menus that are designed “for a variety of diets and lifestyles.” Berger saw a need for step-by-step meals that are all gluten, grain and soy-free.

(page 44) April 2013THE REAL dEAL

Name: Abby Berger

Age: 25

Hometown: Sioux Falls, S.D.

Specialty: entrepreneur & Gluten-Free Specialist

Images by Heidi Hansen, photographer

“Be calm and confident. You can do it. I think the number-one thing is that

cooking doesn’t have to be difficult.”

helpful. In addition to these professionals, I have wonder-ful support from family and friends.

Why did you decide to have the app be free? In order for me to be able to add recipe collections and make a living off my recipes, I decided to have the app be free to download with one free recipe collection. From there, users can preview photos of recipes or search for rec-ipes fitting desired requirements and then purchase what they like. So, it is a way of giving my audience a free sample with the hopes that they will purchase collections to sup-port my continued production of recipes.

how long have you been working on the app? The whole app process began over a year ago and has slowly been coming together. Since last October, things have been crazy and amazing all at the same time!

is delicion going to expand as a brand? I have a lot of ideas for Delicion, so hopefully revenue growth will provide the capital for [more] growth.

What else do you do besides the app? Besides the app, I work part-time at the Food Co-op and I teach cooking classes at the Museum of Visual Materials that are sponsored by the Food Co-op and Delicion. I spend a lot of my time testing recipes, formatting recipes to fit the app code, and marketing the app.

Where do you see the future of delicion? I hope that Delicion will be able to provide continued support for beginners and experienced cooks looking for new recipes with a special focus on great recipes for people with gluten intolerance or are diagnosed with Celiac Dis-ease. When that effort is running smoothly, I hope to add additional services and products.

What advice do you have for those who are just getting into cooking? Be calm and confident. You can do it. I think the number-one thing is that cooking doesn’t have to be difficult. Start with something simple and work your way up! To check out the latest recipes, find Delicion on the Apple App Store or at www.delicion.net. For the latest updates, find Delicion on Facebook, Twitter (@delicion_app), LinkedIn or on Pinterest. To register for Berger’s cooking classes, register in person at the Food Co-op or by phone at (605) 339-9506.


Recently, I asked my daughter what sort of third birthday party she wanted. She responded strongly and without hesitation: “A princess party.” My heart immediately dropped. I’m not sure what I expected. Maybe an astronaut party? Or possibly a party during which she and her nerdy toddler friends performed scientific experi-ments testing chemical reactions made by mixing various household clean-ing supplies? A mud pie party? A “let’s watch paint dry” party? I prefer all of these options to a princess party. Princess culture has become an all consuming entity. The word “princess” adorns tiny newborn onesies. The en-tertainment industry sells families ev-ery conceivable version of the princess story. There’s even a show on MTV in which spoiled teenagers are thrown lavish birthday parties by parents who fully buy into treating their children like royalty. The very notion reeks of elitism and entitlement. The beloved children’s story “The Princess and the Pea” is the perfect example. A young

princess is proven authentically royal by her ability to feel the bump made by a pea while sleeping atop 20 stacked mattresses. This is how we know she’s a real princess and is therefore worthy of marrying the young prince. Her worth is her ability to feel a bump. Seriously. So what’s a woman to do? The val-ues associated with being or pretending to be a princess are not values I want to instill in my daughter. On the other hand, she’s 3. I don’t know any 3-year-olds who aren’t interested in dressing up with cheap plastic crowns and com-manding younger brothers to do their bidding. Many would argue there’s no harm in treating our daughters as prin-cesses, and certainly no harm in throw-ing a princess themed party. I could probably sway her into having a geeky, science themed party. She’s easily persuaded with chocolate...However, I think I’m going to use this opportunity to grow myself as a par-ent. One value I do want to instill in my daughter is to have the courage to express her wants and needs freely. I

asked her opinion, and she offered it. I’m in disagreement with her wishes, but these wishes are in no way harm-ful to her or others, and therefore, I’m going to acquiesce her request. I’m not completely confident about doing so, but I’ve discovered that parenthood rarely leaves me feeling completely con-fident. Before my daughter was born, I had a swarm of ideas regarding who I hoped she would become. I knew what sorts of things I hoped she would like, I knew what I hoped she would do for a living, and I knew what sort of politi-cal affiliation I would want her to have. This isn’t to say I expect these things from her. That’s why it’s called hope. I’m quickly learning that while I get to influence my children, I don’t have the final say on who they become or the choices they make. They do. So, this month I’ll be buying some cheap plastic crowns and cupcakes adorned with Cinderella. Because I love my kid. And it’s her birthday.

She is a busy mom of two children

and highly suggests that you don’t

follow her parenting practices.

(page 46) April 2013mommy mInd TRIp by susan kroger-Peters

bio: Susan has worked

with new parents and babies for several years.

She has a master’s degree in mental health

counseling from the University of Northern

Iowa. She likes punk music, eating food that other people cook, and

making her husband and two kids laugh with her silly antics. You can

find her at her blog at www.mommymindtrip.com (Fair warning: The

blog is often profane and may be offensive to readers without a

sense of humor) and on Twitter @susancpeters.

A royAl pAin?


1.)

i have gotten really serious with my boyfriend, which is great. the heart-wrenching part is that he told me if we moved in together that i would have to get rid of my dog. i really love him, but i can’t imagine getting rid of my pet, either. What should i do?!

-Already Missing Man’s best friend

Jr: This guy sounds crazy. Proceed with caution! A man who doesn’t love dogs is not a man. If it were my choice, I would have all my roommates be dogs (just kidding, Mom and Dad).

JW: Well, this is very easy. Tell him that sounds great, but there is one small catch. No sex. Ever. Because you’d be too sad without ‘ole poochie around. See how quickly he breaks out the dog bowls.

Jt: You should never be with someone who forces you to compromise who you are or what makes you happy. If you do, you will end up wasting your life by living someone else’s. In my opinion, the only valid reason you have in choosing him over the dog would be if he is allergic.

Yes, all three of these guys are

named John. Yes, it was a popular

name in the ‘80s. The identity of

these three amigos has been altered

to protect the innocent.

Have a question for the Johns?

Shoot an e-mail their way at

[email protected].

(page 48) April 2013Ask 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.)

one of my best friends was just told that he isn’t “allowed” to have a trip with just guys. is this real life?!

-drop her Already

Jr: I once told my girlfriend I didn’t want her to go to Vegas with her girlfriends. I haven’t heard from her since, but we are still really good Facebook friends!

JW: What kind of an insecure woman would be against an guys’ trip!? Geez, all we do on those trips is get hammered drunk, wrestle in hotel rooms, gamble, go to strip clubs, drink some more, get bailed out, pay for the damage to the room, and head home. What is her problem?

Jt: I think one of the most important factors to a successful relationship is trust. I am not saying I agree with her, but usually women become untrusting because a man taught her to be that way (and vice versa). If it was your buddy who broke that trust, then count him out for many trips to come. And if he is a repeat offender, then real trust may never happen in their relationship and she needs to dump him. On the flip side, if it is her issues from past relationships, then he needs to stand up for himself and go on the trip. If she has no reason not to trust him, then she needs to start or he needs to move on.

3.)

i have a friend who is “sick” all the time. constantly. if it’s not a cold, it’s the flu. If it’s not the flu, it’s a sore throat. can we just call her out already and tell her to stop making up illnesses to avoid doing anything?

-healthy and happy

Jr: I have a friend that I always tell I’m sick. The last time he asked me to hangout I told him I had polio. He informed me that the last known case of polio in the U.S. was in 1979. So then I told him I hated him. Sometimes a white lie is less painful.

JW: Please do that! The fake sick or sick grandparents person is my most despised type of person. Sack up and tell people the truth: you are lame and too lazy to deal with the repercussions of being honest. Also, always try to catch these people in a lie to watch them squirm.

Jt: It sounds like there is a lot more going on with her than you may know about. With that in mind, I think calling her out will probably do more harm than good at this point. She may be lying about being sick because she knows that if she told you the truth, you or her friends will give her a hard time or not understand. In a weird way she could be lying to you as a cry for help. I would call her and ask her out to lunch. If she says she is sick, then tell her you want to see her and you will bring over soup. When the time is right, bring up the fact that you and your friends are concerned about her and miss hanging out.

Illustration by Chuck Bennis


April 20 is Record Store Day where participating stores around the world

come together to celebrate the art of music, including releasing special

vinyls and CDs, along with various promotions. Festivities have included

in-store performances, cook-outs, body painting, meet and greets,

parades, DJs spinning, and more. Check your local record store for

events that day.Provided by www.recordstoreday.com.

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8,148 19,500The number of people categorized as unemployed in South Dakota.Provided by the Sioux Falls Business Journal.

The amount the 2nd Annual Party for the State/Kickstarter campaign raised towards the

purchase of the State Theatre’s new curtain.

Provided by the 2nd Annual Party for the State/Kickstarter campaign Facebook page.

The total dollars raised by Forward Sioux Falls thus far to enhance economic development efforts and to improve quality of life.Provided by Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce newsletter.

37.5 million

Do you know the facts?

each month we bring you

interesting tidbits about our

community and more.

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Scrabble gameCork board Carpenter’s glue Xacto knife Varnish Paint brush

Place tiles on cork board and trace around them with a pencil. Use 25 Scrabble tiles per coaster.

Remove tiles and add carpenter’s glue to cork board inside the traced area.

Add Scrabble tiles to the cork board, beginning in the corner. Line them all up straight along edges. Let dry.

Using an Xacto knife, cut around outer edge of the tiles. Try to get as close to the edge as possible.

Varnish and let dry.

Tip: Look for Scrabble tiles this spring at garage sales and antique shops to make this DIY more pocket-friendly.

sCRAbbLE CoAsTERsCost: >$35 Skill level: Easy

Personalize your drink coasters by

incorporating a game night favorite

in this DIY project!

(page 52) April 2013dIy with Kerry mcDonald

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.

Images by Kerry McDonald


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A heAlthy Addiction “Retail can take a toll on one’s livelihood... I don’t know if starting a business was the greatest way to change that,” Adam Scott laughed.

(page 60) April 2013HEALTH TREnd

“It’s kind of nice, because not only

is an instructor talking to you about

what you have going on in your

swing, but they’re showing you a

slow motion video on how you can

correct your swing.”


Scott had worked at Best Buy for 13 years and was reunit-ed with his hometown friend John Miller (the two grew up in Plankinton) when he started working at Best Buy several years ago. The two both brought up how they wanted to own a business one day, and finally took a serious look at it in early 2012. “We started sitting at kitchen tables and started putting some pencil to paper,” said Scott. One thing they established was that they didn’t want to start “another bar,” and Scott brought up something he had expe-rienced in Mason City, Iowa. A shed/shop he would hang out at had everything he needed: four old golf simulators, a beer fridge and a pizza oven. “After seeing that concept and knowing how great of a Sioux Falls golfing community we have, we started doing a little analy-sis,” said Scott. “We wanted to make something a bit more ex-travagant with better technology.” The indoor virtual golf facility, Golf Addiction, opened in the old Keg location on 57th and Marion this January. Now, rain or shine, anyone can grab their clubs and play a round of golf any day of the year. “It’s just like you’re going to the golf course. Call and make a tea time with us, bring your golf shoes, bring your goofy pants, whatever you want,” said Miller. Golf Addiction has five aboutGolf PGA Tour Simulators. Al-ready they have seen a vast array of clientele, ranging from old buddies giving each other grief on their swing to bachelor parties to date nights to a night out with the family. As long as there is a parent or guardian, the facility is open to all ages. The community’s outpour of love for golf is why Miller is ex-cited about his job. “The sport aspect of golf is what I enjoy,” he said. “I just love watching it and the camaraderie.” In fact, over 600,000 rounds of golf are played in Sioux Falls each year, according to Miller. This indoor version, though, is more private with no one getting in your way or vice versa. “My wife loves playing in here because she doesn’t feel like she’s holding anyone up,” said Miller. The cost is $35 per hour Monday-Thursday and $45 per hour Friday-Sunday. Rates apply per simulator, not per person. Club rental and storage are also available. Another popular service they offer is golf lessons from area professionals (check their website for listings). “It’s kind of nice, because not only is an instructor talking to you about what you have going on in your swing, but they’re showing you a slow motion video on how you can correct your swing,” said Scott. Just like any other golf course, Golf Addiction also offers beer, wine and a food menu with wings, pizza and more. April 5 is part of the Leinenkugel Summer Tour with a four-person scramble. Sign up is on their website. Miller said they are also planning fun events for the summer such as bean bag tour-naments and an outdoor barbecue. Miller said they hope to be a unique day out. “If you get through 18 [holes], you get through 18. It’s an interactive bar - it’s different than just sitting around,” said Miller. Golf Addiction is open 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. Monday-Thursday and Sunday and 8 a.m. - midnight Friday and Saturday. For more info or to book a tea time, call (605) 274-8903 or visit www.golfaddiction.biz.


nickole roberts

What is a typical practice like? We, as a team, go through a good basic form of exercising such as aerobics, weight lifting, stomach crunches, etc. for the first hour of practice. We then stretch our whole body to pre-vent any injury that may occur during dances. Then we begin working on our dance technique, which involves holding your body correctly while performing and executing skills such as turns, leaps and jumps. After learning a dance, we review our dances for improvements, choreograph how the dancers relate to each other, set formations and spacing, and critique the fol-lowing: performance on dancers being energetic and focused, whether the music is too fast or too slow, and the overall reac-tion of the dance by making an impression.

how do you stay in shape? Being a dancer has made me look at staying in shape as part of my job, and I am very conscious of what my intake is by eating healthy and going to the gym on the days I don’t have

practice. I do take Sundays off from the gym to relax.

What are some of your favorite workouts? some of your least favorites? I love lifting weights. I get bored easily with workouts, so I have to switch it up about every two weeks. I look up new routines or talk fitness with my friends to get ideas. I hate being stuck running on the treadmill. I can’t wait for [the weather] to warm up so I can run outside. I wish I wasn’t such a sissy in the cold, otherwise I would run outside all the time.

do you have cheat days? if so, what are your favorite cheat meals? I try to limit myself to a cheat meal rather than a cheat day. When I do cheat, I try to cheat during one of my day meals so I can work it off later at the gym. Pizza would probably have to be my favorite cheat meal

Considering the Sioux Falls Storm are six-time national champions, the Lightning Girls must be doing something right. Nickole Roberts has been on the dance team for five years and is currently one of the captains. The longtime dancer as a diverse background including jazz, tap, ballet, and pointe lessons. Though her daily role is being the community manager for Bracco, Spezia, and Starz restaurants, her role as a Lightning Girl has made health and fitness a priority in her lifestyle.

(page 62) April 2013HEALTH pRofILE

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Name: Nickole Roberts

Age: 27

Hometown: Sioux Falls, S.D.

Nickole’s sAmple meNu:Roberts eats every 3 hours, which typically makes 5 small meals a day. This method helps prevent cravings and overeating, and also helps out to plan the night before.

BreAkfAsT - 5 egg whites, ½ cup of oatmeal with berries

mid-morNiNg - 2 homemade turkey meatball muffins

luNch - Chicken or salmon with broccoli and a sweet potato or brown rice

mid-AfTerNooN - Homemade protein bars

diNNer - Chicken with green beans, and if before 7 p.m. (no carbs after 7 p.m.) brown rice or a sweet potato

*Roberts also has a protein shake and a small banana right after she works out. She suggests it is key to consume protein within 30 minutes from working out.


(stuffed crust meat lovers with garlic butter dipping sauce, to be specific). I [also] love ice cream and chocolate. Sometimes I can curb the craving with a chocolate protein shake.

What is your favorite healthy snack? Protein bars are my favorite snack, which I have just started making homemade to save money and to control the ingredi-ents put into the recipes like using less sugar, and I use natural sweeteners.

What is your advice on being healthy? It really is all what you eat and drink. I don’t drink pop and stay away from juice drinks full of sugar. It is best to stay away from sugar and big portion sizes. If I do cheat, I try to get the smallest portion or split a meal with someone so at least I feel like I fed my craving without going overboard. Remember: If you are going to feel guilty or you know you shouldn’t eat something, then don’t eat it!

Who are some of your healthy role models? My husband is probably my biggest health role model. He is such a workout machine, and we keep each other on track with what to eat and motivate each other to go workout when we feel like staying on the couch. Also, my friends and teammates help me keep on track of eating correctly and working out with them.

What would you tell someone who is interested in being a lightning Girl? I would strongly encourage them to give it a try due to my own personal experience. I know some girls may be intimidat-ed about the whole situation, but the Lightning Girls is such a great team and we are all willing to help and strive to make each other better. Not only do you get to make new friends, but you also dance, entertain, are part of the community, and have the best seat in the arena to watch the Storm play.

What other activities are you involved with? Being a Lightning Girl is more than just practice and per-forming on the field. We are involved with the community with our Jr. Lightning Girl dance camps, community dance clinics, classroom involvement, fundraiser walks, radio shows, car washes, golf tournaments, tail-gating parties, and more. I also just completed my second year of being on the silent-auction committee for the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women event.

Anything to add? If you know a little girl that loves to dance or cheer, don’t forget to sign them up for our Jr. Lightning Girl dance camp on April 20. You can watch your favorite little star as they per-form at the half time show during the Storm game that night.

Keep up with the Sioux Falls Storm Lightning Girls on Face-book at www.facebook.com/storm.lgs.3, follow them on Twitter @StormGirls, or visit www.siouxfallsstorm.com. Upcoming games are April 7 at 3 p.m. and April 20 at 7:05 p.m. at the Sioux Falls Arena.

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