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Upcoming Events Tuesday, January 3 NMS 7th/8th Grade Basketball vs. Mitchell 4:00 PM Boys & Girls Varsity vs. Brookings 6:15 PM Thursday, January 5 NMS 7th/8th Grade Basketball vs. Yankton 4:00 PM Friday, January 6 Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Brandon Valley 7:00 PM Saturday, January 7 Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Brandon Valley 5:15 PM Thursday, January 12 Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Watertown 7:00 PM NMS vs. SMS Girls 7th & 8th Grade 4:00 PM Friday, January 13 NMS 7th and 8th Grade Boys vs. Brookings 4:00 PM Saturday, January 14 Boys Varsity Wrestling Tournament 10:00 AM Tuesday, January 17 SMS 7th/8th Grade Boys Bball vs. Lennox 4:30 PM Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Mitchell 7:00 PM Thursday, January 19 NMS Boys 7th and 8th Grade vs. Madison 4:30 PM HHS Band Recital Night @ Little Theater 7:00 Saturday, January 21 NMS Boys 7th/8th Grade vs. Huron @ HHS Gym 10:00 AM Girls Basketball vs. Aberdeen Central 5:00 PM Tuesday, January 24 SMS Girls 7th/8th Grade vs. Brookings 4:00 PM Girls Basketball vs. Sioux Falls Washington 7:00 PM Thursday, January 26 NMS Girls 7th and 8th Grade vs. Watertown 4:00 PM Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Yankton 7:00 PM Friday, January 27 Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Yankton 7:00 PM Saturday, January 28 Boys & Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Huron 5:15 PM Monday, January 30 NMS Variety Show 7:00 PM Tuesday, January 31 NMS & SMS 7th/8th Girls Bball @ Endeavor & NMS Gyms 4:00 PM SMS Boys 7th and 8th Grade Basketball vs. West Central 4:30 PM Boys Varsity Triangular vs. Mitchell, Yankton @ HHS Gym 5:00 PM One Act Play HHS One Act Play — Anne of Green Gables @ HHS PAC 7:00 PM
For Greater Things are Yet to Come ADRIENNE MCKEOWN, PRESIDENT, HARRISBURG ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE About a year and a half ago, I made a life-changing decision. I chose to start listening to Christian radio. It had been a particularly frustrating day at work, and as I roared down the interstate, I saw on the car in front of me a bumper sticker for Life 96.5. I figured that might be just what I needed to reset my attitude. I haven’t changed my radio dial since. Why do I share this with you? Because what I’ve found is that I’ve had several moments when just the right song has come on at just the right time, and one of those times awhile back, it was about Harrisburg. I was traveling south on Cliff Avenue, nearing the north side of our city limits. I don’t recall the particular thoughts running through my mind at the time, but I was thinking about all of the things we on the Economic Development Board of Directors have talked about and what we’d like to do to achieve growth and prosperity in Harrisburg. And while Harrisburg is the fastest growing community in South Dakota, that blessing brings challenges, too. There are days when the “to do” list can seem
quite daunting. Additionally, as I’ve come to learn over the years, nothing in government or economic development moves very quickly, so while we might have ideas and plans, it can take a really long time for those to come to fruition. That said, the song on the radio that day was “God of this City” from my favorite Christian artist, Chris Tomlin. In it he sings, “For greater things are yet to come, and greater things are still to be done in this city.” What a boost of encouragement that was! As I looked across the openness of the corn fields that run through the middle of town, I knew that good things were on the horizon for Harrisburg. Last month, we held our Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting. Steve VanBuskirk was our featured guest speaker, and he shared with us the plans for development at Devitt Farms. As you know, a major milestone in our growth—opening a hometown grocery store—is part of that plan. But there’s so much more coming, and not just in that development but throughout town. It’s a slow process, but the HEDC looks forward to helping shape that growth in 2017 and we’re excited to move forward and make Harrisburg an even better place to call home. Greater things are yet to come!
Postcards from the Edge of Harrisburg See Page 5 for more on these recent finds from 1909.
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IN THIS ISSUE
Upcoming Events Postcards from the Edge of Harrisburg For Greater Things are Yet to Come Snow Removal Parking Ban City Contact Information
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Street Light Outages Animal License Renewals in January Thank you! 2017 City of Harrisburg Water and Sewer Rates Harrisburg Community Library News Harrisburg Chamber News City Government FAQ’s
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Postcards from the Edge of Harrisburg Tiger Nation Celebrates Student Success New Method For Emergency Communication Neighbors Helping Neighbors American Legion Auxiliary Donates Mittens Thank You Hyvee and United Methodist Women
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Local Student Achieves Top ACT Score What Does It Take to Become a College Athlete?
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2016 All ESD Athletes Boys Basketball Schedule Wrestling Schedule Girls Basketball Schedule
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Explorer Elementary Students Participate in the Hour of Code Harrisburg Explorer Elementary Completes Girls on the Run Season
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Locked – Breakout Box Challenge
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Horizon 5th Grade Winter Band Concert Horizon/Journey Vocal Concerts
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High School Improv Group Visits Journey Elementary Publishing Party Journey Students Celebrate Good Behavior
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4th Grade Engineers
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Outdoor Campus
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Freedom Elementary Horizon Elementary Journey Elementary Liberty Elementary
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City Contact Information CITY WEBSITE – www.harrisburgsd.gov Make sure to “Like” The City of Harrisburg on Facebook for city notices at: http://bit.ly/CityOfHarrisburg Mayor: Julie Burke-Bowen Email: Julie.BurkeBowen@Harrisburgsd.gov Phone: 605-743-5872 ext. 20 Ward I Alderpersons: Ryan Berg Email: Ryan.Berg@Harrisburgsd.gov Phone: 605-743-5872 ext. 23 Ryan Wolbrink Email: ryan.wolbrink@Harrisburgsd.gov Phone: 605-743-5872 ext. 21 Ward II Alderperson: Allison Sanderson Email: Allison.Sanderson@Harrisburgsd.gov Phone: 605-743-5872 ext. 24 Ryan Olson Email: Ryan.Olson@Harrisburgsd.gov Phone: 605-743-5872 ext. 22 Council Meetings: City Council meetings are held the first and third Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the Liberty School Board Room unless announced otherwise. If a meeting falls on a City holiday, typically the meeting will be scheduled for the following Tuesday. City Offices Locations/Hours City/Finance Office: 301 E Willow Street Phone Number: 605-743-5872 Monday – Thursday – 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Fridays – 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. City Maintenance: 801 S Prairie Street Monday – Friday – 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Police - Lincoln County Sheriff Dispatch (Non Emergency) – 764-2664 Emergency – 911 HELP!Line – 211 SD One Call – 811 Post Office – 743-2791 Community Library – 767-7910
The Tiger Times wishes to thank Ms. Kaye Weber and her students for their contributions to the newspaper each month. Mrs. VerMulm would like to thank HHS juniors Kennedy Pirlet and Hannah Abbott for their assistance with the newspaper.
The City of Harrisburg contracts with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department. In case of an emergency, dial 911. For non-emergency calls, dial 605-7642664 for dispatch.
Snow Removal Parking Ban
Keep your garage doors closed at night and when not at home. If you keep your vehicle outside, keep it locked.
The City of Harrisburg will declare a “Snow Alert” when an accumulation Speed limits in residential areas are 20 mph, please remember to SLOW of 2” is either forecast for the city or should the city have no prior forecast DOWN. warning, when the snow plows are dispatched. This could also include Reminder: Any chance of two inches of snow or blowing snow may trigger blowing or drifting snow that would require plowing. a snow alert, all vehicles should be removed from city streets to avoid All on-street parking shall be prohibited on both sides of the streets, ticketing and towing!! regardless of the directional run of that street. Vehicles left on the street are subject to being ticketed and towed. Parking may resume after HELP!Line Center is available 24 hrs. a day/7 days a week for any personal the snow alert has ended. Vehicles, trailers and other appurtenances or family crisis. Dial 211 are subject to ticketing during the entire duration of the snow alert. Towing of vehicles, trailers and other appurtenances will start 24 hours AFTER the ticket has been issued. Publicly submitted articles do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions or beliefs of the Harrisburg School District. The Harrisburg School District has the right to decline publication of advertisements and/or articles that are deemed inappropriate for publication in the Tiger Times. THE TIGER TIMES • JANUARY 2017 • PAGE 2
Harrisburg Chamber News The Harrisburg Chamber welcomed over 60 attendees for its 2nd Annual Meeting on December 6 at The Meadow Barn in Harrisburg. The event was casual, allowing for networking among our guests, followed by a summary of the annual chamber activities of 2016. Adrienne McKeown, President of the Harrisburg Economic Development Board, spoke about the growth of the chamber and the exciting future in store for our economic community. Steve Van Buskirk, Director of Land Development for Van Buskirk Companies, was the guest speaker of the evening. Van Buskirk spoke about the new development currently underway that will include the Fareway grocery store as well as the expansion of business locations that will be included in that development. McKeown closed the meeting by recognizing Codi Nincehelser as the 2016 Small Business of the Year, Showplace Wood Products as the 2016 Large Business of the Year, and Sheila Coleman with the Harrisburg Food Pantry as the 2016 Harrisburg Citizen of the Year.
Street Light Outages
Thank you for a great 2016!
To report a street light outage in any area other than the Greyhawk Estates Addition, please call Xcel Energy at 1-800-960-6235 or visit their website at www.xcelenergy.com. To report street light outages in the Greyhawk Estates Addition please call Southeastern Electric at 1-800-333-2859.
Animal License Renewals in January Renewing of animal licenses is required every January. Cost of an animal license is $5.00 for neutered/spayed cat or dog and $10.00 for unneutered/ unsprayed cat or dog. Tags can be obtained at city hall. Please remit Are there questions about the city’s payment and any new information to the Harrisburg City Hall Office, 301 E operations that you want answers Willow Street, PO Box 26, Harrisburg South Dakota 57032. to?
City Government FAQ’s
Thank you! Mayor Julie Burke-Van Luvanee and the Harrisburg City Council presented the following individuals with a Certificate of Appreciation for their service and dedication to the City of Harrisburg. Harrisburg Planning and Zoning Board: Christopher Woodson Harrisburg Community Library Board: Ryan VanTol and Phil Olinger The City of Harrisburg thanks each of you for your donation of time and input on these boards.
2017 City of Harrisburg Water and Sewer Rates Beginning with the January 2017 water/sewer bill, the rates will be: Water = $11.64 base charge plus $5.76 per one thousand gallons of water used per month Sewer = $20.96 base charge plus $9.08 per one thousand gallons of water used per month TOTAL = $32.60 base charge (no usage) + $14.84 (per 1,000 gallons) The City of Harrisburg has approximately 1900 residential customers. For a residential home with a family of 3, the monthly average household usage is 4,000 gallons, equaling a monthly bill of $91.96.
Harrisburg Community Library News SUZANNE ANDERSON Save the date! The Library will be hosting an elementary age MOVIE NIGHT, February 3 beginning at 6 pm. Bring your young reader to the Community Room right by the library for a special showing of the movie “The BFG”. There will be popcorn, juice and a couple of surprises. The Community Library Book Club will be hosting a movie night in December. Please follow the book club Facebook group at Harrisburg Community Book Club for dates and movie choice (& like the library Facebook page too!). January’s Book Club book choice is “The Husband’s Secret” by Liane Moriarty. The book club will meet to discuss the book on Tuesday, January 31 at 6:30 in the conference room located by the library. Make sure to stop in the library to check out the new books and movies. The DVD and Blue Ray selections are full of fun movies for the cold days. The library is also pleased to offer new STEM activities for children. Ask a librarian to see what we have to offer to grow your young ones (and your) science and technology skills.
Is there a problem in your neighborhood such as speeding or vandalism? Do the potholes on your street need repair? Where do you go? Who do you talk to? How do I contact my elected representative? The Harrisburg City Council consists of the Mayor elected at large, who holds office for four years, and four alderman, two elected from each ward, who holds office for three years. The aldermanic form of government has as its chief executive officer, a mayor who presides at all meetings but cannot vote except in the case of tie votes. The mayor is responsible for enforcing all the laws and ordinances of the municipality. The mayor can make recommendations to the common council and has the power to veto any ordinances or resolutions.
Duties of the Mayor
Promotes the City of Harrisburg and serves as the City of Harrisburg’s ambassador to visitors, and annual community events. Participates in ribbon cuttings, ground breakings, speaking engagements, business tours, and school visits throughout the community. Issues proclamations, certificates, and distinguished individuals. The Harrisburg City Council helps address concerns that you may have about your neighborhood, your city, and the services provided by your local city government.
Duties of the City Council Enacts ordinances and sets policies for the City of Harrisburg. Oversees the city budget and capital improvements program. Holds bi-weekly council meetings to address issues and concerns in the community. Responds to constituents’ concerns through written correspondence, telephone communication, and staff assistance.
Serves on Mayor and Council Assists citizens with addressing Subcommittees to deal with specific problems, concerns, and issues such as public works and information requests. safety, Library, Parks and Recreation Presides over city council meetings and Economic Development. and address issues that come before When and Where are City the City Council for consideration. Council Meetings held? Initiates community-wide action regarding important issues. The regular monthly meetings of Communicates and works with the City Council shall be held at other policy-making bodies to the Harrisburg Liberty Elementary Room or other ensure that Harrisburg’s concerns Community are heard at the state level. designated place on the first and Sits on the boards and committees third Monday of each month at of community organizations 6:00 p.m. except when Monday is to implement plans CONTINUED ON PAGE 4, SEE GOVERNMENT affecting Harrisburg. THE TIGER TIMES • JANUARY 2017 • PAGE 3
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3, GOVERNMENT a legal holiday, and in that case the meeting shall be held on another specified date. Meetings may be held on other specific dates or places as set by the Mayor with the majority vote of the City Council. * Please note in January 2017 the meetings will be held on Monday, January 9 (City Hall Conference Room) and January 23, 2017 (Liberty School Community Room).
How do I contact the Mayor or my Council Member? You may contact the Council Member representing your ward or the Mayor by calling their numbers listed below and leaving a message, email or writing a letter. In a brief letter, describe the problem or issue, provide your first and last name, a mailing address, and a daytime telephone number. You may be able to schedule a meeting with the City Administrator, your Council Member, or the Mayor to talk with them about the matter. Staff may be asked to research the matter to provide a response. If you know that there are others who share your concern, they may call or write letters to their elected officials as well. For a complete listing of the city’s elected officials and the addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses and fax numbers of the Mayor and Council offices, see the Council Member page on the City Website www.harrisburgsd.gov
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City staff assists in responding to telephone calls, letters, and requests for information or service that come into city hall each day. See Page 2 for City Contact Information. What happens at a City Council Meeting? During the City Council meeting, the Mayor and Council follow an agenda which has a list of items to be discussed or voted on during the meeting. To review a current or past agenda, visit www.harrisburgsd. gov web page. The Council Agenda contains the Consent Agenda. The Mayor and Council may authorize liquor licenses for businesses and special events, approve rezonings, property acquisitions, or sales, proceed with annexations, approve or amend City of Harrisburg ordinances, or take other action. The Mayor and Council also schedule public hearings to hear what the citizens of the community have to say about matters the council will vote on. At a public hearing, speakers may voice opinions, concerns, or suggestions to the council. The public has the opportunity to address the city council on any topic for five minutes during the meetings during the “Public Hearing and Comment” segment on the agenda. How does an idea become an ordinance? In order for an idea to become an ordinance (a law), it must proceed through a series of steps: The Mayor, a Council Member, city staff, or a citizen may propose an ordinance to address an identified problem. The proposal is then considered and may be sent to committee for further discussion and input from city staff and interested parties. A draft ordinance will be written by the City staff and City Attorney. A public hearing may be scheduled to permit additional input. The final version of the proposed ordinance will be placed City Council agenda for approval which may be done in conjunction with a public hearing. A majority of the City Council (at least three out of the four members) must vote in favor of the proposed ordinance before it is adopted. At that time, the ordinance takes effect 20 days after its publication. How can you make a difference in your community? Here are some recommendations for community involvement: Become active in your neighborhood association or neighborhood watch groups. Bring your concerns, ideas, questions, and problems to the attention of the City by calling city hall, your Alderman or the Mayor. If the matter is outside of the jurisdiction of the City of Harrisburg, it will be referred to the proper authority. Attend public meetings to learn about and provide input concerning the issues and topics in the community that concern you most. Volunteer to serve on a city board, committee, or commission to make recommendations to the City Council on a variety of matters. Register to vote and exercise your right to vote.
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Postcards from the Edge of Harrisburg “A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” ~Marcus Garvey An upcoming grocery store, eight new schools and an unprecedented 429% growth in 15 years. Harrisburg has come a long way in a short amount of time. But even if you’ve been around Harrisburg for a while, you may not remember the way it used to be. Long-time community members Luella DeJong and Patti Dirks shared these artifacts with the Tiger Times. Luella belongs to the Tea Historical Society and her children attended the Harrisburg School District. Patti has been an organizer of many all-school reunions and cherishes the preservation of the history of Harrisburg. The postcards shown are over 100 years old. The writings offer a glimmer of how communication, transportation and education have significantly changed over time. We hope you enjoy this look back at the way it was... The first post card is an image of the original Harrisburg “schoolhouse.” A portion of the footprint of this building still exists within the walls of Liberty Elementary today. The writer points out a unique feature of this particular image which is not often seen in other pictures of this building: “This is a picture of the big school at H. Wish I could see you, am on-the west side of the school house as that is the high school part. Don’t we shine!” The backside of the message shows the post mark of May 20th, 1909 from the Harrisburg, SD Post Office. Postage was one cent. The message was written to: “Miss Idina Heeren, Lennox, R. No 3, South Dakota Dear Idina Wish you could come to school some day. Well how are you getting along. I am going to take the eight grade exam at Harrisburg. I just wish the Supt. would let you to. Are having a fine time at school. Good bye, Verna” -The second post card is of the Canton High School building. It also appears to have been around 1909, although the year is not as visible as the previous image. This post card was postmarked on May 12th from the Canton Post Office and reads as follows: “Willie Heeren, Harrisburg South Dakota, Route #2 Dear brother We had all our questions except two today so I guess we can come home on the 2 o’clock train but don’t know for sure so I can phone down to Uncle Christ from Harrisburg. Questions were quite hard. Sister (name illegible)” We appreciate Luella and Patti’s dedication to the history of Harrisburg and surrounding communities. If you have a historical artifact to share, please contact JoAnne VerMulm at 743-2567 X 6143 or stop by the high school during school hours.
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Tiger Nation Celebrates Student Success Thank you to everyone who performed, fundraised, sponsored, organized, baked, volunteered, etc for the exceptional A Prairie Christmas performances on Saturday, December 10th! Harrisburg has overwhelmingly talented singers and musicians and the community is so blessed to have Jeff and Libby Gould display that talent! Thank you to the South Middle School chamber choir for sharing your talent as well, the musical future is indeed bright for the Tigers!
The members and volunteers of the Harrisburg community’s booster club Tiger Nation are always proud to see our students succeed! Six senior athletes committed to continue their education and athletic careers in college on November 9 at Harrisburg High School. Harrisburg has seniors committing to choir and band scholarships, continued interest in FFA, Debate, etc past high school, what accomplishments! Tiger Nation is honored to have financially assisted so many of these extra curricular groups and encourages our families in the Harrisburg school district to join the booster club that makes a difference! Congratulations to our athletes as pictured, signing their National Letters of Intent, left to right: Jon Ovarsson will be continuing his soccer career at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Son of Dr. Orvar Jonsson and Anna Svavarsdottir, generous Tiger Nation donors, Jon will continue his soccer skills on defense for the Cardinals. Steph Gabel will play softball at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell. Daughter of Sheila Gabel, Steph has played softball for the
Tigers for five years, one of the club sports that Tiger Nation has donated upwards of $2000 annually assisting that program get to its State RunnerUp Championship success. Unless you live under a rock, you already know our own Samantha Slaughter signed to play volleyball for the #1 nationally ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers. Daughter of Tiger Nation members Shane and Diane Slaughter, Sami has benefited repeatedly from booster club dollars. Sami also competed in track and field and basketball along with volleyball in her high school career and those extra curricular activities are handed funds from Tiger Nation each year. Tanner Brown will pitch for the Augustana Vikings. Son of Travis and Amy Brown, booster club members, Tanner will lead the Harrisburg baseball team this spring and summer from the mound. The ever growing baseball program has benefited greatly from its hours of volunteering and thus the financial reward each spring from Tiger Nation. Also, continuing his baseball career past high school, Zach Lanier will compete for Northern State University in Aberdeen. Son of Ken Lanier and board member Vicki Lanier, Zach grew up seeing first hand the rewards of volunteering. If Zach’s statement, “Well everyone who competes for the Tigers should belong to Tiger Nation,” were heeded, much more than $30,000 could be handed out each spring. Our starting point guard Wil Johnson will play basketball for Briar Cliff University in Sioux City. Son of Tim Johnson and board member Deb Johnson, Wil is also a multi-sport athlete having competed in cross country and ran at state in the mile, 800 meter run and the 4 x 800 meter relay. Wil has seen first hand the benefit of the extra dollars from the booster club, being able to attend running and basketball camps financially assisted by Tiger Nation. Signing a later date with South Dakota State University will be our own 5K and 3200 meter Tiger record holder Alexander Auch. Son of booster club members Anthony and Bonnie Auch, Alexander will
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continue his storied cross country and track career in Brookings as a Jackrabbit. Again, congrats to so many more of this talented senior class who will commit to continue athletics, fine arts, etc past high school at their selective colleges or universities! Tiger Nation is so honored to have been a part of your success and encourages the families in the district to join us! Please visit our website: wearetigernation.com for more information. Family memberships begin at just $50 annually, faculty families can join for just $25. Membership fees increase to $150,
$250, $500 and up and has rewards accordingly of Tiger Nation apparel vouchers and signage on the Donor Wall outside the high school gymnasium. Tiger Nation meets once monthly, the third Wednesday of each month, to plan and discuss fundraising ideas, awareness, etc to help the students who compete and perform for Harrisburg schools. Our next meeting will be Wednesday, January 18th, 7pm in the high school library - see you there! Go Tigers!
New Method For Emergency Communication The City of Harrisburg is very excited to introduce a new method of emergency communication for our residents! In early February, we will be rolling out “CodeRed” for situations such as water main breaks, snow alerts and other emergencies in which residents need to be notified. The main source of communication will be a telephone message sent to your phone number with a callback number for you to review the message if needed. Please understand that the callback number is not City Hall’s number and the message will contain any phone number information for you to call if required. You may also choose to receive notifications via text and/or email as well. For the text or email option, we will provide instructions in the next Tiger Times on how to log in and add that information. We are excited to implement this in our community. There are several other cities and government entities in South Dakota and in the nation that have used this very successfully in times of urgency. Please check out next
month’s Tiger Times for more and vital information on how and when the city will be rolling this out to you!
Neighbors Helping Neighbors As we count our blessings this New Year, please remember the Harrisburg Area Food Pantry in your thoughts, prayers, and with your food and monetary donations. We are proud to serve the Harrisburg Area. In turn, we rely solely on contributions from the local community. In the past 16 months, we have grown to the point we are now serving more families in a month than we were previously serving in a year. We are also providing Senior Boxes to eligible persons 65+ years of age, operating the Summer Backpack program, and have expanded what we offer to include school supplies, backpacks, gently used winter coats, new winter hats/mittens/ scarves, personal care items and cleaning supplies. Donations can be brought to 203 Prairie Street or sent to P.O. Box 456, Harrisburg, SD 57032. Thank you for your support. cannot do it without you.
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American Legion Auxiliary Donates Mittens The American Legion Auxiliary, Harrisburg unit, has donated more than 50 pair of mittens to the Harrisburg Area Food Pantry. Janice Moulton represented the Auxiliary in presenting these mittens to Sheila Coleman.
Thank You Hyvee and United Methodist Women In the spirit of giving, HyVee donated 20 cases of Hormel Cure 81 hams to the Harrisburg Area Food Pantry. Store Directors from each of the Sioux Falls stores brought them to the local food pantry in December so they could be shared with shoppers during the Holiday Season. To store the hams, a new freezer was purchased by the United Methodist Women of the Harrisburg United Methodist Church. THE TIGER TIMES • JANUARY 2017 • PAGE 7
High School
Local Student Achieves Top ACT Score ED COLBY, ACT.ORG Ben Menke son of Mr. and Mrs. Bret Menke of Harrisburg High School and a earned the highest possible ACT composite score of 36. On average, less than one-tenth of 1 percent of students who take the ACT earn a top score. In the U.S. high school graduating class of 2016, only 2,235 out of nearly 2.1 million graduates who took the ACT earned a composite score of 36. The ACT consists of tests in English, mathematics, reading and science, each scored on a scale of 1–36. A student’s composite score is the average of the four test scores. Some students also take the optional ACT writing test, but the score for that test is reported separately and is not included within the ACT composite score. In a letter to the student recognizing
Signing on the Dotted Line
this exceptional achievement, ACT ZACHARY VAN BEEK Chief Executive Officer Marten On November 8th, Roorda stated, “Your achievement 2016, six talented on the ACT is significant and rare. Harrisburg athletes While test scores are just one of signed themselves multiple criteria that most colleges to six different consider when making admission colleges. The decisions, your exceptional ACT athletes include composite score should prove Tanner Brown, helpful as you pursue your education Stephanie Gabel, Wil Johnson, and career goals.” Zachary Lanier, Jon Orvarsson, and ACT test scores are accepted by Samantha Slaughter. Tanner Brown all major U.S. colleges. Exceptional signed with Augustana University scores of 36 provide colleges with to play baseball, where he plans evidence of student readiness for to major in Biology. Tanner shared the academic rigors that lie ahead. that he is most excited for playing NOTE: For more information about with a new team and encountering the student, please contact new experiences. Stephanie Gabel the student directly. For more signed with Dakota Wesleyan information about the ACT and University to play softball, where ACT scores, please call Ed Colby at she is planning to major in athletic 319.337.1147 or e-mail ed.colby@ training. She is most excited to act.org. Visit the ACT website at meet new people and play softball for her college. Jon Orvarsson www.act.org. signed with Saint Mary’s University Congratulations Ben! HHS is proud to play soccer, and he’s planning of you!
on majoring in Pre-Med. He is most excited for having a fresh start and meeting new people, while playing soccer at a higher level. Wil Johnson signed with Briar Cliff to play basketball, and he’s planning to major in education. Wil is most excited to make new friends and to play with a new team. Zachary Lanier signed with Northern State University; he plans to major in education and is most excited to make new friends and play baseball with a new group of guys. Samantha Slaughter signed with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to play volleyball; she plans to major in business. Samantha is most excited to meet new people, and start playing volleyball. These great athletes are preparing for college by working hard, completing their school work, keeping in shape, and practicing for their respective sports. Congratulations on such an honorable achievement to these six athletes.
What Does It Take to Become a College Athlete? SADIE ROTH As new athletic seasons come around this winter, and six seniors at HHS signed just a few weeks ago, it is evident that athletes are thinking about going into college sports and understanding what it takes to be a college athlete. I interviewed Ethan Roth, a student athlete at USD, who was recruited for football his senior year of high school and is now half way through his freshman year of college. Ethan explained that the main difference between high school and college is time management; students can either sleep or choose to study, so, they need to be self disciplined and committed to their studies. He then went on and discussed how the transition affected him personally, saying that it was weird not living
at home for the first few weeks, but eventually he got used to it. Next we discussed what college coaches are looking for, and he explained that grades are the most important criteria for getting recruited. If students don’t have the grades, they cannot play, simple as that. Also, they look for studentathletes that are going to be able to balance both school and sports at the same time. Time is an important factor; he said that it takes more than you think. College athletes have practice five days a week, and during the week you must complete six hours of study hall time and two hours of math alone. Finally, to sum up his experience in one sentence, he said since it is a commitment, it takes a lot of time, but can be worth it overall in the end. For high school athletes, like myself, this is a big eye opener into the college world that we will all face in a few short years.
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HOSA Happenings HANNAH ABBOTT — REPORTER
December was a great month of reflection for the Harrisburg HOSA chapter. Events were finally finalized, several students went on the Avera All Access tour that took place on December 7th, the Science Saturday was a success, and the chapter as a whole reflected on how well the HOSA Week fundraisers did for the HOSA National Service Project this year, Mental Health Awareness. From November 1-4,
the HOSA Chapter had “HOSA Week” (which is a national event that chapters across the countries participate in) and the Harrisburg Chapter put in a lot of work trying to make it fun and engaging for the entire school. We had several fundraisers, including a Coldstone fundraiser and a “get out of PLT early” fundraiser, as well as dress up days, medical fun facts, and a few guessing games during lunch. HOSA Week was a success and as a chapter, we ended up raising a grand total of $1,204.82 for NAMI, the local mental health organization! So while December may be a slow month, we’re happy to reflect on our success and begin to prepare for our events that members will take to state in April.
Harrisburg FFA State Parliamentary Procedure Champs! TODD MARKS, FFA ADVISOR After a long and busy season of competing in FFA Leadership Development Events, the Harrisburg FFA qualified 29 members for the State Leadership Event in Pierre on Dec. 4th & 5th. Members competed in four team events and two individual events with great success. The highlight of this event was winning the South Dakota State Senior Parliamentary Procedure team event for the first time since 2009! Claiming this State Championship qualifies Harrisburg to represent South Dakota at the National FFA Convention in October of 2017. This team consists of 6 seniors and one junior and the seniors have been competing together since they were freshmen. A unique note about this team is that they finished 4th at state as freshman, 3rd as sophomores, 2nd
as juniors and 1st place this year. Obviously these young men and women were very dedicated in improving themselves to achieve their goal of a state championship. To enhance the victory, five of the seven team members were named to the All-State Parliamentary Procedure team. The All-State team is the equivalent to an athletic events All-Tournament team. All-State Team members were Grace Aasheim, President; Connor McAllister, Treasurer; Sydney Wood, Secretary; Alexander Auch, Student Advisor; and Noah Hovorka, Sentinel. Aasheim, Auch, and Wood were named to the AllState team for the second year in a row. Nicole Hudson, Vice President and Ashlynne Beninga, Reporter rounded out the team. Also receiving recognition at State were the Ag. Communications team of Allyson Beninga, Kenzie Nord, Kayla Smeenk, and Makoy Ivarsen who were also very successful and
finished 3rd overall in their competition. Ashlynne Beninga also placed 4th in the Extemporaneous Speaking CDE. The other teams competing at the state event were the Freshman Parliamentary Procedure team consisting of Megan Holden, Rylee Yoshino, Blake Kooiman, Elena Zulas, Austyn Smithback, Josh Tassler and Luke Hohweiller. The Agricultural Issues team of Rowdy Hillmer, Jessica
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Cain, Avery Alvarado, Brenden Blakney, Austin Moores, MaKenzie Voss, and Abigail Bushar were the final team to compete for Harrisburg. Kayla Smeenk also competed in the Extemporaneous Speaking CDE. Advisors Todd Marks and Tara Fastert attended with the members and would like to thank Danny Harris for driving bus and also thank Sharon Smeenk and Lori Arendt for attending and helping chaperone.
2016 All ESD Athletes Congratulations to the following Tiger athletes for making the 2016 All ESD Teams:
VOLLEYBALL
Samantha Slaughter, Senior Avery Thorson, Junior Madison Wassink, Junior Rachel Nelson, Junior
FOOTBALL
Offense Jack Anderson, Junior Justis Clayton, Senior Tanner Kippes, Senior Defense Logan Warzecha, Junior Brock Harris, Senior Gage Anderson, Senior THE TIGER TIMES • JANUARY 2017 • PAGE 9
Boys Basketball Schedule
Girls Basketball Schedule
Date
Time
Opponent
Location
Date
Time
Opponent
Location
9-Dec
8:00 PM
Brandon Valley
Brandon Valley High School
9-Dec
6:15 PM
Brandon Valley
Brandon
15-Dec
8:00 PM
Yankton
Yankton
15-Dec
6:15 PM
Yankton
Yankton
17-Dec
5:00 PM
Pierre T.F. Riggs
Pierre
17-Dec
5:00 PM
Pierre T.F. Riggs
Harrisburg
20-Dec
7:00 PM
Sioux Falls Lincoln
Harrisburg
22-Dec
7:00 PM
Aberdeen Central
Aberdeen
22-Dec
7:00 PM
Aberdeen Central
Harrisburg
2-Jan
7:00 PM
Sioux Falls O'Gorman
SF O'Gorman
3-Jan
7:45 PM
Brookings
Harrisburg
3-Jan
6:15 PM
Brookings
Harrisburg
6-Jan
7:00 PM
Brandon Valley
Harrisburg
7-Jan
5:00 PM
Brandon Valley
Harrisburg
10-Jan
7:00 PM
Sioux Falls Roosevelt
SF Roosevelt
12-Jan
7:00 PM
Watertown
Harrisburg
13-Jan
7:00 PM
Watertown
Watertown
17-Jan
7:00 PM
Mitchell
Mitchell-Corn Palace
17-Jan
7:00 PM
Mitchell
Harrisburg
21-Jan
5:00 PM
Aberdeen Central
Harrisburg
21-Jan
5:00 PM
Aberdeen Central
Aberdeen
24-Jan
7:00 PM
Sioux Falls Washington
Harrisburg
27-Jan
7:00 PM
Yankton
Harrisburg
26-Jan
7:00 PM
Yankton
Harrisburg
28-Jan
7:00 PM
Huron
Harrisburg
28-Jan
5:15 PM
Huron
Harrisburg
2-Feb
8:00 PM
Brookings
Brookings
2-Feb
6:30 PM
Brookings
Brookings
4-Feb
5:00 PM
Pierre T.F. Riggs
Harrisburg
4-Feb
5:00 PM
Pierre T.F. Riggs
Pierre
10-Feb
7:30 PM
Spearfish
Spearfish
10-Feb
5:45 PM
Spearfish
Spearfish
11-Feb
5:00 PM
Sturgis Brown
Sturgis
11-Feb
3:30 PM
Sturgis Brown
Sturgis
14-Feb
7:00 PM
Mitchell
Mitchell-Corn Palace
14-Feb
7:00 PM
Mitchell
Harrisburg
18-Feb
7:00 PM
Huron
Huron
18-Feb
5:15 PM
Huron
Huron
21-Feb
7:00 PM
Watertown
Harrisburg
21-Feb
7:00 PM
Watertown
Watertown
Wrestling Schedule Date
Tournament
Location
Time
2-Dec
Huron Dual
Huron HS
7:00 PM
3-Dec
Watertown Dual Tournament
Watertown HS
10:00 AM
10-Dec
JCC/ Pizza Ranch Invitational
Jackson County Central HS
9:30 AM
13-Dec
JCC Dual
Harrisburg HS
7:00 PM
17-Dec
Madison Invitational
Madison HS
10:00 AM
29-Dec
Floyd Farrand Invitational
SF Lincoln HS
11:00 AM
30-Dec
Floyd Farrand Invitational
SF Lincoln HS
10:00 AM
7-Jan
Dan Pansch/ Jesse James Invitational
Brandon Valley HS
9:00 AM
14-Jan
Harrisburg Tiger Invitational
Harrisburg HS
10:00 AM
24-Jan
Brookings/ Brandon Valley Triangular
Brookings HS
5:00 PM
26-Jan
Watertown/ Aberdeen Triangular
Watertown HS
5:00 PM
28-Jan
Les Tlustos Invitational
Brookings HS
9:00 AM
31-Jan
Mitchell/ Yankton Triangular
Harrisburg HS
5:00 PM
10-Feb
Pierre Dual
Harrisburg HS
7:00 PM
16-Feb
SDHSAA Region 2A Tournament
Yankton HS
5:00 PM
17-Feb
SDHSAA Region 2A Tournament
Yankton HS
6:00 PM
24-Feb
SDHSAA State A Tournament
Denny Sanford Premier Center, SF
TBA
25-Feb
SDHSAA State A Tournament
Denny Sanford Premier Center, SF
TBA
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Explorer Elementary
Explorer Elementary Students Participate in the Hour of Code ASHLEY KEUPP, EXPLORER ELEMENTARY TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATIONIST The Hour of Code is a nationwide initiative held during the week
of December 5th. Sponsored by Computer Science Education Week and Code.org, its goal is to introduce millions of students to one hour of computer science and computer programming. Students at Explorer Elementary
participated in The Hour of Code the entire month of December. They learned about coding through online games and tutorials, and had the opportunity to participate in “Unplugged” activities. Unplugged activities are those in which students complete coding
tasks off of the computers. Students in kindergarten through 5th grade will continue to learn about coding as the year progresses.
Harrisburg Explorer Elementary Completes Girls on the Run Season ASHLEY KEUPP, EXPLORER ELEMENTARY TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATIONIST This fall, 20 third through fifth graders participated in EMBE’s Girls on the Run program held at Explorer Elementary. Girls on the Run is a national non-profit organization that uses a researchbased curriculum to teach life lessons, enhance self-esteem, and build confidence in young girls.
The Girls on the Run program ran for 10 weeks, and the girls met with their coaches twice per week. They talked about ways to build confidence and how to deal with issues young girls face. Each session concluded with a running activity. They also completed a community service project, which they designed themselves. For their project, the girls decided to make fleece blankets to give to foster children in the area.
The girls wrapped up the season with a 5K fun-run which included ALL of the girls who participated in the Girls on the Run program across the Sioux Empire. It was a fun day and they really enjoyed the warm fall weather for their run.
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Freedom Elementary
Locked – Breakout Box Challenge MR. KNIPS The timer is clicking down. Your hands shake as you try to enter the combination to unlock the last lock. Your entire class is watching in anticipation of your every move. With one list twist of the dial, you feel relief as the lock clicks open and you’ve unlocked the box. Your classmates roar with approval! Now to see what’s inside… The up and down rollercoaster of emotions is what makes BreakoutEDU, the latest teambuilding challenge, such a rush! There are many different formats, but this month each of our upper elementary classes have been participating in a challenge entitled TEAMWORK. In the middle of the room sits a wooden box with eight different locks. Classes are randomly split into eight small groups. Each group is given an envelope with clues and riddles to unlock one of the locks. The box will only unlock if ALL eight locks are removed, so teamwork really is the key. Students work together and use their problem-solving skills to figure out the combination and unlock their specific lock. They can then go around the room and help other groups until the box is completely unlocked! Currently, five classrooms have completed the challenge before the 45-minute timer expired. Below are a few comments from teachers and students who have completed the Breakout Box. Reagan (3S): “It was kind of hard, but I like to be challenged. I liked working in a team.” Ms. Stettnichs (3S): “I think the students were highly motivated to unlock the box. It was definitely a challenge, but I think it was good for the students to practice perseverance.” Samuel (4KP): “It was really fun to figure out all the riddles. I had to solve the directional lock. We didn’t get it right away, but we tried 6 or 7 different times before it unlocked.” Kayden K (4KP): “I had to follow all the clues on a hundred’s chart to find the missing combination. It was really hard, but it was fun working as a team.”
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Horizon Elementary
Horizon 4th Grade Learning about Natural Disasters MOLLIE MCCOLLISTER Miss McCollister’s 4th grade class at Horizon Elementary got to experience a volcanic eruption first hand. The students have spent the last couple of weeks learning about natural disasters and how they can impact humans. Many of the students made accurate predictions about what would
happen after the baking soda and vinegar were combined. After watching it erupt, 4M discussed how a volcanic explosion could affect surrounding homes, agriculture, forests and crops.
Horizon 5th Grade Winter Band Concert
Horizon/Journey Vocal Concerts
ROYCE MERITT AND HELEN SHORT
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rhythm stick routine and light show.
Third, fifth and first grade students from Horizon and Journey combined this year for their grade level concerts. Third grade students presented “Goin’ Nuts Over Fall” on November 15th. Their program featured a variety of songs including “September” by Earth, Wind & Fire; “Something Told the Wild Geese”, “Over the River and Through the Wood”; and “I’m a Nut”. Students demonstrated their musical skills by performing on mallet and rhythm instruments, along with unison and 2-part singing.
First grade students presented “The Greatest Snow on Earth” on December 6th. Over 100 students sang unison and 2-part music, and every boy/girl had an individual instrument part. “Do You Wanna Build a Snowman”; “Walking in the Air”; “Winter Wonderland”; “Three Little Penguins” and other winter themed songs allowed the students to showcase their beat, rhythm, and singing skills.
On December 1, 2016 the 5 grade band students from Horizon Elementary, along with the band students from Freedom Elementary and Liberty Elementary presented their winter band concert at the Harrisburg High School Performing Arts Center. During this concert the band performed four selections: Big Beat Boogie, Jingle Bells, Christmas Fun and First Winter’s Sleigh Ride. The students performed extremely well and the concert was, by all accounts, a huge success. th
Prior to the concert, the band students from these three schools had been working on this music separately for several weeks to prepare for the concert. Earlier that day the students from these three buildings met at the high school for a 1-hour rehearsal. This was the first time these ninety-three band students had played together.
Having the opportunity to perform in a large ensemble and in an outstanding performance venue is a great experience for the students. We would like to thank the students for their hard work in preparing for this concert, the parents and families for their support and to the Harrisburg School District staff and administration for their assistance and continued support. The Horizon, Freedom and Liberty band will be presenting a spring concert in April.
Fifth grade students honored America and our Veterans with a patriotic themed concert. Guest Eagle Scouts lead the presentation of our nation’s colors, followed by the singing of our National anthem. United We Sing highlighted the songs “Fifty, Nifty United States”; “America”; “This Land is Your Land” and more. Student artwork and interviews were shared and students demonstrated song form through a
All of the students from Horizon and Journey did an excellent job of preparing in their respective buildings, and then combining their skills. I am proud of their diligent work and flexibility. I’d also like to thank the parents, classroom teachers, administration, transportation, custodian and theater departments for their support and assistance.
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Journey Elementary High School Improv Group Visits Journey Elementary JANEL PRAHM, JOURNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COUNSELOR Journey Elementary second and fourth graders had the pleasure of having the high school improve group perform for them. The students were able to learn about different activities the high-school students are in as well watch a performance and sing along to some songs. The improve group covered the topic of bullying for our fourth graders and the topic of good character for our second graders. Everyone had a great time!
Publishing Party MRS. CORRINA FEELDY, 3RD GRADE TEACHER Over the last few months, students in Mrs. Feeldy’s Third Grade at Journey Elementary have worked hard on publishing their first book. Students went through the stages of the writing process then celebrated the end product with a publishing party! Parents were invited in as each student stepped up on stage and read aloud four things they were an expert at! What a proud moment for each student as they read aloud their final piece! THE TIGER TIMES • JANUARY 2017 • PAGE 14
Journey Students Celebrate Good Behavior It was an exciting week at Journey as we celebrated our students hard work and great behavior that was displayed in November. We had Mustache Monday on December 5th where students were selected out of a lottery to draw mustaches on classroom teachers, counselors, and administration. Students increased their chances of being selected by increasing the number of days they practiced math at home. Please take a look at a few of the student’s mustache masterpieces. We also celebrated Stick to the Wall Wednesday on December 7th to see if Mr. Sylliaasen and Mr. Nour could be stuck up on the gym walls with duct tape. Each grade level earned strips of duct tape for the number of positive notes that they earned throughout the month of November. As you can see, the Journey students earned enough positive notes to stick both of them to the wall. The Journey elementary students earned 2,000 positive notes in the month of November.
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Liberty Elementary 4th Grade Engineers CALIE DALTON, AMANDA DIETZ, AND ALLI PLATH There have been a lot of exciting things going on in 4th grade at Liberty! We have been working on a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) project that involves building bridges! The 4th grade students have been studying natural disasters and were tasked with designing a bridge that could withstand an earthquake. First the students researched and tested different bridge designs online and determined which
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South Middle School
Once again, Harrisburg South MIddle School has the privilege of collaborating with the Outdoor Campus of Sioux Falls. The OC Club met after school in Sioux Falls this semester. Students were bussed to Outdoor Campus and got to experience some of the great activities there. They were able to kayak, fish, and shoot targets with arrows and bbs. Students loved getting to try new things and being outside. In addition, the OC spends one day a month coming to Harrisburg South Middle School. The students have had a great time learning about latitude/longitude, turkeys, winter adaptations, and making ice cream. They also learned how to use GPS devices. After reviewing, they headed outside to put the knowledge into practice. They enjoy time with Brian, the Outdoor Campus Outreach Naturalist, and can’t wait to have him back again.
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