rapid city: HOLIDAY DECORATIONS ACTIVITIES for SENIORS AROUND RAPID CITY - 12/11/12 06:44 AM
Holiday Decorations Activities for Seniors Around Rapid City  
Each year Story Book Island on Sheridan Lake Rd in southwest Rapid City goes all out in holiday lighting.  It is a magnificent sight.  It is a jaw-dropping adventure for the kids (and grandparents, too!).
Each year the State capitol hallways are filled with a grand Christmas at the Capitol display.  The trees are decorated by schools, churches, civic groups and others.  You can view a great video of the South Dakota State Capitol's Christmas Tree Display.  The theme this year is Joyous Sounds of Christmas.  The display is open to the … (2 comments)

rapid city: HOLIDAY MUSICAL ACTIVITIES FOR SENIORS AROUND RAPID CITY - 12/11/12 06:36 AM
Holiday Musical Activities for Seniors Around Rapid City and Black Hills  Here is just a sampling of some of the very many musical activities around Rapid City and the Black Hills this holiday season.

South Dakota Acoustic Christmas A long standing annual musical holiday cornerstone for our community.  This musical event occurs at The Dahl on December 14 and 15.  For tickets and times consult The Dahl, 601 Columbus Street.

Noon Holiday Concerts at The Dahl Arts Center New Horizons Band provides a dynamic big band sound, led by conductor Milo Winter.  December 5
Sugar Free Jazz swinging traditional … (0 comments)

rapid city: HOLIDAY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR SENIORS AROUND RAPID CITY - 12/11/12 06:34 AM
HOLIDAY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR SENIORS AROUND RAPID CITY  
So you want to find an outdoor activity that seniors would enjoy during this 2012 holiday season?  Well, that's about as easy as finding the outdoors, because neary every where you go outdoors around Rapid City, there's usually something fun, safe, exhilerating and healthy for any age.

Ice Skating Wilson Park on the near-south side of downtown Rapid City changes stripes as quick as a prison break.  With each season, often each weekend, Wilson Park takes on a whole new role and appearance.  It has tennis, gardens, picnic gazebo, and restrooms. … (0 comments)

rapid city: HOLIDAY DINING ACTIVITIES for SENIORS AROUND RAPID CITY - 12/11/12 06:33 AM
Holiday Dining Activities for Seniors Around Rapid City & Black Hills No matter which religious faith, no matter where you came from (or "Where" you may be going), it seems there are many good reasons to celebrate this time of year.  Examples include:
Hanukkah (Hebrew) Eid (Arabic) Yule (Scandanavian) Christmas (Christian) Minneluzahan Senior Center, Rapid City Minneluzahan is especially alive and vibrant this time of year.   The Meals Program celebrates its holiday at Minneluzahan from 1-3PM on Friday December 7.  The Center's Annual Holiday Potluck Dinner will be made lively by the Coull Band playing patriotic melodies and gospel favorites, … (0 comments)

rapid city: THE BLACK HILLS WILD HORSE SANCTUARY -- EDUCATIONAL FAMILY FUN - 11/28/12 02:51 AM
Visit the Rescue Sanctuary for Horses Born Wild, Grown Up Unwanted, Now Free to Roam  
An Equine Rescue Organization in The Black Hills "Experience of a lifetime."
"Beauty in motion."
"Spectacular adventure."  
Those are just some of the many glowing comments one hears from visitors to the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary.  It tugs at your heart, provides education about the history of the American old west, and offers enlightenment about the great character of the Native Americans who originally thrived here.
But in the Sanctuary management's own words: "These are horses nobody wanted. As if they have no … (0 comments)

rapid city: CUSTER STATE PARK BUFFALO ROUNDUP IN THE BLACK HILLS - 11/25/12 06:28 AM
The 2012 Custer South Dakota Buffalo Roundup in Photographs and Video  
Buffalo Roundup Near Rapid City, SD Each year the South Dakota buffalo roundup takes place in Custer State Park.  This is a magnificent event.  Hundreds of buffalo.  The Earth shaking under your feet as the buffalo hooves pound the ground under theirs.  Hundreds of tons of loud, dusty, frightened buffalo being herded by a few selected lucky cowpokes who have to apply for the privilege to rise before dawn, get dusty to the gills, tired, and lost in the crowd of thunder.
If you've never attended as a guest … (0 comments)

rapid city: SELL HOMES FASTER WITH BETTER PHOTOS-4: CAMERA PLACEMENT & HANDLING - 11/17/12 07:38 AM
Camera Placement and Handling that Sell Homes Faster  
Your Camera Is the Buyer's Eyes First off, I advise people to stop thinking of a camera simply as a machine to document a home.  Instead, think of your camera as the eyes of a prospective buyer, and you are giving a tour with complete control of where the buyer looks, for how long, and when.  You are trying to create a viewing experience for the buyer, not simply produce an engineering record.

Re-create the In-person Viewing Experience Compared to human visual perception, most cameras take photographs that provide a view … (0 comments)

rapid city: SELL HOMES FASTER WITH BETTER PHOTOS-1: TIME OF DAY - 11/14/12 10:33 AM
The Time of Day You Take Photo's Can Sell Homes Faster  
First in a Series on How to Sell a Home Faster at Higher Price with Better Photo's   
Many buyers will evaluate a home online before deciding whether to go view it.  And you can bet the financially stronger buyers (able to pay more) will be more discerning when evaluating those online photo's.   And those in more of a hurry (ready to buy now) tend to pre-screen home-viewings via online photo's in order to save time in selecting a home to offer on.
In that context, why bother … (0 comments)

rapid city: VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION ACTIVITIES in RAPID CITY and BLACK HILLS - 11/09/12 10:27 AM
Where & What Are the Veterans Day Activities This Weekend Around Rapid City, Ft. Meade and Black Hills?  
Parades If we hurry we can make it to all three of the area parades.  Box Elder's parade will be 1 PM Saturday, and Deadwood's at 2PM.  Rapid City's parade will be 11 AM Sunday. 
Here are some other samples of Veterans Day celebrations and parades around the Black Hills:
Deadwood Military and veteran discount to Mel Tillis concert.  All day Saturday free admission to Adams Museum and Days of '76 Museum.
Piedmont Veterans dinner at VFW on Sunday.
Rapid City Lunch … (0 comments)

rapid city: WHERE DO I VOTE IN PENNINGTON OR MEADE COUNTY? - 11/04/12 03:46 AM
Where Do I Vote in Pennington or Meade County, SD?  
The South Dakota Electorate and Polling Stations Relevant to the U.S. general election this week, South Dakota statehood was sought because the prior Territories' residents were not allowed to vote on their representatives.  
In 1870 there were only 11,776 South Dakotans.  (Not sure how the Census Bureau knows that, since SD didn't even exist then.  And I suspect the Native Americans were excluded, too.)  Then it jumped 300%(!) to 348,600 by the time we gained statehood in 1889.  Why the 300% jump in 20 years?  Four words:  "Custer","gold",  and … (1 comments)

rapid city: RAPID CITY LIBRARY AND BLACK HILLS KNOWLEDGE NETWORK - 11/03/12 02:49 AM
Innovative Ideas From the Rapid City Library:   Black Hills Knowledge Network  
Rapid City Public Library Our Rapid City Public Library continues to surprise and delight. Over a decades-long career in higher education I have enjoyed working with many top-tier libraries at major universities.  But this Rapid City Public Library is one of the most vibrant, multi-faceted, interesting community-wide organizations I have ever encountered.  
RCPL is clearly far more than the sleepy old, traditional book-warehouse place.  There are so many community activities, from a seminar on honey-bee colony social communications, to a teen Halloween party, to a Poets' Coffee … (0 comments)

rapid city: RAPID CITY HOUSING MARKET IS COMING BACK! - 10/05/12 02:02 AM
Our Rapid City housing market is coming back! WHERE THE RAPID CITY HOUSING MARKET HAS BEEN We all know too well that the national housing bubble burst around April, 2007. But few people realize just how solidly boring the Rapid City market just kept on ticking. In fact, we just ignored the housing crash for another year. Then our volume of units sold (not prices!) dropped substantially by 2009 (volume down 35% from 2005 to 2009). 

WHERE U.S. AND BLACK HILLS MLS MARKET IS NOW This week the dominant home-search site realtor.com published an infographic indicating the bottom of the … (0 comments)

rapid city: HORSE PROPERTY HOMES & PARCELS FOR SALE IN BLACK HILLS NEAR RAPID CITY - 09/12/12 10:27 AM
Here is a list of horse property homes and parcels for sale in the Black Hills near Rapid City
WHAT IS A "HORSE PROPERTY"? It is often a home or vacant parcel that has these features:
The vegetation is not toxic and the soil is productive, not over-grazed  The ground is not too steep or rocky (for hoof safety), or muddy (e.g., shale)  Covenants and county rules allow a reasonable number of horses (and perhaps complementary animals)  There is room to maneuver a horse trailer  Accessible by loaded horse trailer during rain (mud) and snow.  Fencing is in, in good shape, … (0 comments)

rapid city: SECLUDED HORSE PROPERTY HOME on 17+ ACRES, VALLEY VIEWS & BEAR BUTTE - 09/04/12 08:23 AM
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rapid city: HOME FOR SALE RAPID CITY, 4 BEDROOMS, RV PARKING, LARGE BEDROOMS - 09/04/12 03:07 AM
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rapid city: SUPER-CLEAN SECLUDED FINE-HOME ON 9+ ACRES, VIEWS OF FOREST, PRAIRIE - 09/04/12 03:04 AM
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rapid city: HUGE A-FRAME ON 6 LEVEL ACRES, HORSE PROPERTY, with YEAR-ROUND CREEK - 09/04/12 02:57 AM
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rapid city: HORSE-READY HORSE PROPERTY in PIEDMONT NEAR RAPID CITY in BLACK HILLS - 09/04/12 02:49 AM
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rapid city: GOLF CONDO'S FOR SALE AROUND RAPID CITY - 07/06/12 08:33 AM
Are you looking for golf condo's for sale around Rapid City? Great. You're in luck. Rapid City golf courses Yep, we've got'em. Plenty. All kinds and sizes. Here's a list of most of the more popular ones:
Hart Ranch Golf Club at Red Rock La Croix Links Meadowbrook Fountain Springs Executive Course YMCA Rapid City Elks Elkhorn Ridge Prairie Ridge (Ellsworth Air Force Base).
Condo's for Sale Near Golf Courses Now, Rapid City is not a large place. But if you want to live the good life of leisure, just a short commute to one of our fine golf courses, … (0 comments)

rapid city: RAPID CITY PHOTOS -- YOU MAY NOT BELIEVE THIS! - 06/09/12 07:21 AM
by Lee Alley.
Black Hills dream homes in Rapid City South Dakota.
What Does Rapid City Look Like? Rapid City is still a small old-west town, simple and sincere in character, serene and secluded nestled into the Black Hills. You can still ride a bike down Main Street.
You can even walk or bicycle to quietly peaceful trails that sometimes burst with mountain biking excitement for special events. 


The hiking/biking trails where we took these photo images are just above Rapid City's "Founders Park", on the SDSM&T university's "M-Hill."
It's still a smallish innocent environment. But after … (2 comments)