Huzzah! Black Hills Renaissance Festival Takes Over!

Huzzah! Black Hills Renaissance Festival Takes Over!

By Brandon Bennett STURGIS— The annual Black Hills Renaissance Festivals has exploded in size out at Kickstands Campground with hundreds of vendors, food stands trucks and even an ATM. Founder and co-owner Shareece Tatum is happy with the growth of the event. “I think everyone wants to have fun and have a turkey leg  and […]

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Sturgis Gathering Market Showcases Area Talent

Sturgis Gathering Market Showcases Area Talent

By Brandon Bennett STURGIS— The weekly Sturgis Gathering Market at Brewberry Bistro features artisans who make just about anything. For instance, Jessica Ranek sells eggs, Monument Health is doing blood screenings and there are artists too. Co-Director Rick Grosek of Bear Butte Farms is pleased with the vendors. “Our market focuses on local. Every vendor […]

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Music On Main! Firefighters Wow The Kids!

Music On Main! Firefighters Wow The Kids!

By Brandon Bennet |Sturgis| Music On Main featured the Sturgis Volunteer Fire Department and their Rosenbauer Fire trucks. Firefighters showed everyone the gear and then let the kids try their hand with hoses to knock rubber balls around. Firefighter Reed Beldin and assistant fire chief Cory Nelson laid it all out. “We’re giving kids the […]

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Plaggemeyer Headed To National Bowling Tournament

Plaggemeyer Headed To National Bowling Tournament

By Brandon Bennett |Sturgis| Bowler Arianna Plaggemeyer of Sturgis is headed to Junior Gold Bowling Nationals in Minneapolis. Arianna and her mother Ellen will leave Sturgis July 7th and return July 20th. To help raise money for the trip, The Vet’s Club hosted Bingo June 22 which included a 50/50 drawing and door prizes. Arianna […]

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Cinderella! Cinderella! Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Enchanted Edition).

Cinderella! Cinderella! Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Enchanted Edition).

By Richelle Bruch |STURGIS| A little bit of magic, love, and laughter came to the Sturgis Community Center Theater last night as the Sturgis Area Arts Council presented Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Enchanted Edition). Directed by Thomas Golden, opening night was a magical evening from start to finish. A cast of 23 wove the story […]

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Hey! Meet Annie Deschaine, New Chamber Member’s Services Director

Hey! Meet Annie Deschaine, New Chamber Member’s Services Director

By Brandon Bennett |STURGIS| The Sturgis Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitor’s Bureau has a new members services director, Annie Deschaine. She’s originally from Wisconsin and was an Air Force brat.“We had a lot of family that settled out here and seven years ago my parents decided to move back and I followed them,” she […]

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Volksmarch Celebrates America’s 250th

Volksmarch Celebrates America’s 250th

By Richelle Bruch |FT. MEADE| On Saturday, June 20th, Sturgis Outdoors partnered with the Black Hills Volksmarch Association to host the Sturgis Volksmarch. Sturgis Outdoors leaned into America’s 250th birthday this year, featuring the Fort Meade Trail with informational stands speckled throughout the first portion of the route, each highlighting a piece of Fort Meade’s […]

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