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contents June 2011 reviews & recommendations 06 June Contributors

18 Profiles in Sound

10 June Events Calendar

22 Creative Writing

12 Beyond Borders

24 Plug-In

14 Album Review: Tennessee Murder

26 A Taste of Sarcasm: Crawford’s Bar & Grill

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28 Delish Delights

16 Tech Blend: Smart Decisions

30 Get Involved: Paws to Celebrate

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contents June 2011 life, love & laughter 32 June Checklist 34 Laura Nielson: The Real Farm Girl 40 The Scoop: Are You Covered? 10 Cover

Letter Quick Tips

42 The Real Deal: Jolene Loetscher & Nate Burdine 44 Relationships 101 46 Ask the Johns 34

48 605 Factoids

fashion & beauty 50 Fashion: Salute Your Shorts...and Bikini 56 What’s Boss/Get Lost

fitness & health 54 Health: Thaw Out Your Resolution

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contributors June 2011 Carl Anthony – Writer Carl is 29 and lives in Sioux Falls.

When not writing for 605 Magazine, he can be found on the sales staff at Sioux Falls Ford, fulfilling his love for cars and trucks. Carl also serves as the producer for John Tesh on KELO-FM and manages independent hip-hop artist, Trey Lane.

Denise DePaolo – Writer Denise works as a morning news producer in Sioux Falls. She lives with her husband, Tony, and two Miniature Schnauzers. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, going places and taking naps.

Thomas Gwinn – Illustration Thomas and his wife, Allie, moved to Sioux Falls in January 2011 from Jeffersonville, Ind. He is currently attending Liberty University, majoring in religious studies. He enjoys journalism, writing, graphic design, public speaking, traveling and playing music.

Joanna Halverson – Writer When not bike riding or managing the office at her church, Joanna is writing or spending an embarrassing amount of money on magazines. After finishing a journalism degree at Augustana College, Joanna would like to be the queen of a small country or a music journalist for a magazine. Probably the latter.

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Sam Kalda – Illustration This Sioux Falls native lives in the wilds of Brooklyn. He is currently trying to get his first picture book published, aided by the editorial eye of his cat.

He supposes he appears to be a crazy cat person. If the shoe fits...

Billie Streufert – Writer Billie is the Director of Career Services at the University of Sioux Falls. With nearly 10 years of experience in career and academic planning, she enjoys helping young adults discover and achieve their goals.

Dan Thorson – Photographer Dan is 26 years old and was born and raised in Sioux Falls. He enjoys photography, and is always thinking of ways to approach a subject.

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events June 2011 DOWNTOWN June 3 Downtown First Fridays | Block Party Downtown Sioux Falls. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. | 6-10:30 p.m. Enjoy exceptional shopping, original art, entertainment, dining and much, much more. Try Chalk the Walk where you can grab a piece of chalk from participating businesses and show your artistic abilities! Also check out the first Block Party starting at 6 p.m. with Tinder Box, Battle for the Arts and headliner Lunar Funk Theory. For more info, call (605) 338-4009 or visit www.

DTSF.com.

June 3 | 4 Artists Against Hunger

June 2 | 16 Battle for the Arts Season 2 (now two battles a night!)

Club David. 9 p.m. Artists are set up in a bracketed tournament to go head to head. Each battle pits two artists creating large-scale drawings armed only with a marker. The crowd determines the victor. $3 Rokk Vodka specials and swag. BFTA is sponsored in part by 92.1 Sunny Radio. Total Request DJ Dance Party follows the battle. No cover. For more info and a list of all events, visit www.ClubDavidSF.com.

June 6 | 13 | 20 | 27 Game Night Club David. FREE pool and $2.25 Captain Morgans all night!

For more info, and a list of all events, visit www.ClubDavidSF. com.

8th & Railroad. 5-9 p.m. | 11 a.m.-5 p.m. This eclectic group of artists will be showing their work for two days at 8th & Railroad Center. All proceeds go to Feeding South Dakota.

Enjoy this creative way of supporting those in our community who are in need. For more info, visit www.DTSF.com.

June 4 | 11 | 18 | 25 Moonlight Movies - Saturdays Fawick Park. 9:15 p.m. Bring a blanket or chair and enjoy a free outdoor movie. Popcorn, candy, soda and water will be available for purchase. Movies begin at dusk. No alcohol allowed. June movies from earliest date to latest: “Nanny McPhee Returns,” “Shrek Forever After,” “How to Train Your Dragon,” and “Despicable Me.” For more info, visit www.DTSF.com.

June 24 Automania Downtown Sioux Falls. Don’t miss one of the largest displays of muscle cars, sports cars, corvettes, hot rods, imports and classics exhibited in the Midwest. Topping off this timeless show of specialty vehicles is the explosion of great rock-n-roll music, very special guests appearances and great friends. You will also find an abundance of specialty automotive venders, memorabilia, mouth-watering foods and beverages to make it a summer event to really enjoy. For more info, visit www.DTSF. com.

ENTERTAINMENT June 1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 29 Wet Wednesdays Club David. $5 wristband gets you $1 drinks 8-11 p.m. Top 40 DJ Dance Party at 9 p.m. $2.25 Captain Morgans 11 p.m.–2 a.m. No cover. For more info and a list of all events, visit www.

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GOOD CAUSE June 4 Pavilion 10 Mile In Front of Wells Fargo CineDome. 7:10 a.m. Pavilion 10 mile, 10K, 5K, 10-block walk. Register online at www.allsportcentral. com. All funds raised at the Pavilion 10 mile will benefit the Kirby Science Discovery Center and its educational programming. For more info, visit www.WashingtonPavilion. org.

June 11 Run For Their Lives!

Sertoma Park. 8:30 p.m. Run for Their Lives, sponsored by Great Western Bank, is a family-friendly event, consisting of a

half-marathon, 5k run/walk, and 1-mile kids run. The event is the primary source of funding for Lach’s Legacy, a program of the CJ Foundation for SIDS that is working in the fight against SIDS in South Dakota. For all the information and registration, visit www.allsportcentral.com. Race-day registration will also be available.

Sports June 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 Sioux Falls Pheasants Sioux Falls Birdcage. Times vary. For more info, visit www. sfpheasants.com.

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Due to space, here are only some of the biggest shows of the month. For more show listings, visit www.

CollectiveEffortsUnion.com, www.PepperEntertainment. com, www.ClubDavidSF.com, www.Myspace.com/ PhoenixLoungeLive, or www.44Downtown.com.

June 3 | 4 Club David Patio Opening w/ Elisabeth Hunstad & Will Prines Club David Skyline Patio. 6-8 p.m. Live music on the patio. For more info and a list of all events, visit www.ClubDavidSF.com.

June 4 Night Shield: Decade of Game* Boonies Bar. Performances by Night Shield, Maniac: The Siouxpernatural, Danny Boy, and Nake Nula Waun. Hosted

by Trey Lane. DJ AdApt on the 1’s and 2’s. Free beer and CDs while supplies last. Admission $10.

June 9 West Coast West “Battle Sioux Falls.”* Club David. 8 p.m. Ten Slot Contest- $20 entry fee to compete.

Winner gets $100 and guest host West Coast’s birthday bash Aug. 25. Admission for 21+ is $8.00 and ages 18-20 is $10. For competition details, visit www.southwestcentralproductions. com. For more info and a list of all events, visit www.

ClubDavidSF.com.

June 10 | 25 DJ Leo Silva Club David. 8 p.m. Come get down to the best electronic dance music at Clubd David. No cover. 21+ For more info and a list of all events, visit www.ClubDavidSF.com.

June 11* Mac Lethal w/ More Than Lights, Midwest Blessed & Sleazyanna The Uppercu Parking Lot. 8 p.m. Admission $8 ahead/$10 counter. Tickets available at www.collectiveeffortsunion.com.

DJ AdApt Club David. 9 p.m. Spinning hip-hop records all night. Free. 21+

June 18 Kool Keith a.k.a. Dr. Octagon/Black Elvis Club David. With Kipp G and Tony the Butcher, Scaletippers and Phantom Balance. Admission $10 ahead/$15 door. Tickets at Ernie November on 41st Street, both Last Stop CD Shops, and www.collectiveeffortsunion.com. 21+

June 23 Buckley Productions Hip-Hop Show Club David. 8 p.m. Admission TBA. 21+ For more info and a list of all events, visit www.ClubDavidSF.com.

Check out our complete calendar at 605magazine. com and e-mail events to contact@605magazine. com. **All ages *18+ Check out other noteworthy events on page 32

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beyond BORDERS

with Mark Lloyd

Mark Lloyd gets all the book perks working at Borders. Our perk?

We get the skinny about upcoming books ahead of everyone else.

Dolly City

by Orly Castel-Bloom

What to watch for in June

Tell-All

by Chuck Palahniuk

Dolly City is a place that we are all familiar with. It is the high crime rate of Detroit. It is the bumper-to-bumper traffic of New York. It is the smog of Los Angeles.

Dolly City is every single one of the world’s urban nightmares rolled into one.

And Doctor Dolly lives in Dolly City. She is a certified doctor from the University of Katmandu. She has a private lab of rare diseases. She does experiments with no real purpose on lab animals.

Then Doctor Dolly finds a baby in a black plastic bag and decides to be a mother.

But instead of going out and buying some diapers and formula, Doctor Dolly starts cutting open her new son just to make sure everything is alright inside. She cuts him open to check his

heart. She cuts him open to check his stomach. She cuts him open to check his kidneys. She sees that he only has one kidney, so she steals a kidney from an orphan. Then, after she has put that kidney into her son, she realizes that he now has three kidneys.

Doctor Dolly is a stereotypical Jewish mother on steroids.

And as her son gets older, he is getting closer to independence in the form of forced conscription into the military.

And maybe there is nothing that Doctor Dolly can do about this. Maybe motherhood is a joke. Maybe no matter what she does, the nation will win her son’s soul.

This is a paperback release. It is about a personal assistant of an aging actress trying to stop a new gentleman caller from killing her boss to make a quick buck on a memoir. That sounds fun.

In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives

by Steven Levy

This book takes us inside of Google from when it was started by two students at Stanford to the current mega-corporation we all know. Just as a sidenote, the Google headquarters is apparently called the Googleplex. That’s true. If you don’t believe me, you can Google it.

Have a book you want Mark to review?

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album REVIEW Tennessee Murder Club-Carving A Legacy by Manny Fraker

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Have you ever yearned to be part of a special club? You know, an exclusive club that really makes a difference in the world. Well, if you enjoy hardcharging, bone-crunching, fierce metal, become a member of the Tennessee Murder Club. You do not need to live in Tennessee, or even the South. You must simply choose to carve your own legacy by purchasing their album.

Little is known about how this club was formed. Their Facebook page tells the graphic tale of these “pot-farming” maniacs who – as the rumor goes – had a chemical waste accident that left them “faceless.” Unfortunately, they could not be reached for an interview or I might have been too afraid to ask more. Anyway, the deformed founding members of TMC have relocated to our neck of woods, and even the trees are shaking with fear.

In the tradition of brutal 90’s death metal, “Carving a Legacy” has made its incision on our region. After its haunting 30 seconds intro, the skin-searing second cut “Hellspeak” burns a wicked scar on your meek heart, and yet it will keep your blood flowing. Keeping with the death metal origin, “Polluted” and “The Lion’s Den” battle on like a sword unsheathed, bloodied and ready for

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more. The limb-ripping fun continues with “Flesh Mob,” a track that starts with pounding pleasure, and then, at about the minute-and-a-half point, it explodes into flaming riffs of distortion that tickle the inside of my mouth.

Track seven, entitled “Chloroform,” will reach up at you like a hand from a murky fog and grab you by the throat because it is so suffocating with heaviness. The melodic beginning to “Cyborg Deathbed” always throws me a bit, but then the punishing low-end wall bursts like an egg to the face and it sticks. The mighty “Gray Matter” and “Recluse” close this neck-throttling release. Both are insane anthems that will make you want to start the CD over again.

Hollywood Undead-American Tragedy Beastie Boys meets Insane Clown Posse, and if you like that sort of thing you will probably like this. I heard they were heavy? If computer-generated is heavy, then I guess they are?

(Stinger: No tracks stood out as quality)

Rating:

Winds Of Plague-Against the World Refined brutality is still refined. All I am saying is that sometimes a little studio slop satisfies a metal appetite.

(Favorite Track - “Drop the Match”) To criticize, suggest or comment on musicrelated items, search Facebook for: Manuel Graces IV (Manny Fraker) and/or Roman B. Black (Roman Black).

tech blend Smart Decisions

by Devon Schreiner

In 2010 alone, smartphone usage increased from 16.8 percent to 27 percent of the total mobile market.

That means there’s a good chance that you have a smartphone, or that you will be getting one in the near future. Lucky for you, I’m here to help you manage and get the most out of it. I’ve put together a list of my favorite – and some of the most useful – apps for your smartphone.

TweetDeck Available for: Android and iPhone Cost: Free

birds to try and crush the pigs to get back the eggs they stole. Definitely a great time waster for everyone.

I think a lot of people know I like myself some social networking, and TweetDeck is probably the best way to get it done. I’ve used a couple different apps for Twitter and Facebook, but TweetDeck takes the cake. I love the way that it can take all of my feeds (Twitter, Facebook and FourSquare) and throw them all into one column.

The TweetDeck app also lets you create multiple columns so you can have lists and searches just as easily accessible on your phone. TweetDeck makes it really easy to get all the information I need on one, small phone screen.

c:geo Available on: Android Cost: Free

Angry Birds Available on: Android and iPhone Cost: Free for Android | $.99 for iPhone Need I say more? One of the most popular games right now that comes in all different flavors is here to stay.

Whether it be the original Angry Birds, Angry Birds: Seasons and, as of right now, the Amazon Appstore exclusive: Angry Birds: Rio, it’s sure to suck you in. For those who are unfamiliar, the game lets you throw a bunch of angry

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Now that it is nice and warm outside, I like to get out and do some geocaching (see the May issue of 605 for more details). It doesn’t get much geekier than this, but it also gets a person outside and enjoying nature. By far the easiest way to go geocaching is by using c:geo. With this app you don’t have to plan which caches you’re going to go to, but you can look in real time at which caches are near and instantly be going for whichever one you want. For me, this is an amazing app that can help me kill time and have fun all day. The iPhone has a similar app simply called GeoCaching, but it will cost you $9.99.

GTasks Available on: Android and iPhone Cost: Free In an attempt to keep myself as organized as possible, I like to use Google Tasks. GTasks is my mobile companion app that even has a wonderful home screen widget that keeps me up-to-date

on everything I have been procrastinating on for too long. This app has a free version with ads as well as a pay version, so take your pick.

Ringdroid Available on: Android Cost: Free And, of course, everyone likes to have some custom ringtones. This is definitely the way to do it on an Android phone. Open up any media you have on your phone and quick cut a ringtone and make use of it. Very quick and very easy to use. To do the same thing with your iPhone, you can use Ringtone Star for $.99.

Mint.com Personal Finance Available on: Android and iPhone Cost: Free The Mint.com Personal Finance app is a dream come true for people who want to keep track of their money on the go. You can track, budget and manage your money easily from your phone.

See all your accounts in one place, set budgets, see where you spend, and find personalized savings for free on both Android devices and iPhones.

Firefox Mobile Available on: Android Cost: Free The default browser that comes on your smartphone tends to not be nearly as quick as some other web browsers. My favorite out of the mobile browsers is Firefox Mobile. Not only is it one of the fastest mobile browsers, but the ability to sync your bookmarks with your desktop version of Firefox is another amazing feature. Another notable mention for an Android browser is Dolphin browser. Sadly, neither of these free apps is available on iPhone, but Opera’s Mini browser is. Opera is also a very quick, free app.

Jorte Available on: Android Cost: Free The calendar app on an Android phone works great, but I hate the desktop widget. You can’t customize it worth anything to look how you want. This is why I use Jorte. Jorte is a personal management app that lets you create or import calendars from Google Calendars. The thing I like most about Jorte, though, are the desktop widgets. There are so many different ways you can change it up to work for you that it’s almost impossible not find something that will work. This is a free app for all Android users out there.

Titanium Backup Available on: Android Cost: Free If you have a rooted Android device, and before you start flashing all of your custom ROMs, you want to make sure to make a backup of your setting and apps so you don’t have to reinstall everything and reset all your preferences. This app is the best at what it does: backing up your information. It can be the biggest timesaver if anything would ever happen to your phone.

Those are some of my favorite apps for smartphones that everyone can make use of.

What are your favorites? Do you have any apps that are definite “musthaves” that aren’t listed here? You can let me know about those apps and find more information about technology and smartphones by going to my blog: TheTechBlender.com.

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profiles IN SOUND June 17 | Trey Lane The Liebrary | 6 p.m.

Admission $10

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want to have fans that listen to only rap,” V said. “We don’t want to limit ourselves musically, and we don’t want our audience to limit itself musically.”

According to V, this album highlights more of Lane’s abilities as a artist.

“Now, you get more of Trey Lane as an artist with his additions vocally, and as a person, with his lyrics,” V said.

“You get more of Trey Lane.”

The show at the Lie’brary will feature performances from V the Noble One and AdApt. The Sioux Falls Skyforce Skyleaders will also be dancing. The outdoor show will run from 6 p.m. to midnight with $10 tickets at the door.

Image by Mahli Aspaas

by Joanna Halverson

Sioux Falls rapper Trey Lane was “that kid” growing up who was into poetry.

“But poetry wasn’t really cool for a guy like me,” Lane said, laughing. “Rapping was, like, the cool way for a guy to like poetry.”

Lane will be releasing his upcoming album “Here Goes Nothing” August 22 with a show at the Lie’brary to celebrate, June 17.

Lane said he and his crew tried to make the album different from his other music creatively. One of the ways was with him singing. On his last album, “All Things Considered,” the only thing he belted out was rhymes.

Lane has worked on the album extensively with fellow Sioux Falls rapper, V the Noble One. “It was an addition because, before, when we needed someone to sing harmonies or cadences, we had to bring in extra people,” V said. “Now, we were able to do all that with just Trey.”

Lane said he does all the lyric writing, and most of it comes from his life experiences. Lane’s previous album, “All Things Considered,” was released in December 2009.

“I like to think of ‘Here Goes Nothing’ as a follow-up to ‘All Things Considered,’” Lane said. “The last song on ‘All Things Considered’ is called ‘Celebration,’ and it’s a song about how it doesn’t matter what we go through, we celebrate.”

V also said the upcoming album is a continuum to “All Things Considered.”

“Albums are like pendulums,” V said.

“They swing from one goal to the next.

For this album, we wanted to add more substance.”

Lane said the lyrics of “Here Goes Nothing” are more perceptive and poi-

gnant. “I was going through some difficult times while writing the lyrics for ‘Here Goes Nothing,’ and it just became a follow-up to ‘Celebration,’” Lane said.

Lane said he started writing poetry as a child, which may have helped the artist evolve when songwriting today.

V said the lyrics to this album are more mature than his past work.

“You get more of Trey Lane as an adult,” V said. “A year had passed from ‘All Things Considered,’ and you’ve got this guy who’s got a wife and raising a daughter now. He’s had more of those mature experiences, and that becomes evident in the lyrics.”

V’s hope for the album is to reach more of an eclectic audience. “We don’t

June 11 | Mac Lethal The Uppercut | 8 p.m.

Admission $8 ahead/$10 door | 18+ Kansas City native Mac Lethal made his name known in the underground hip-hop scene almost 15 years ago by winning numerous rap battles in his community. His reputation eventually became widespread, and his earlier albums, such as “The Love Potion Collection” mixtape, earned him numerous fans across the Midwest.

He eventually caught the attention of Minneapolis’ Rhymesayers Entertainment (home of Atmosphere, Brother Ali and more) and released “11:11” in 2007. Mac soon left Rhymesayers to form his own label, Black Clover Records, which has been his home ever since. They are also the home of Sioux Falls’ own Soulcrate Music.

Mac has released numerous mixtapes throughout his career, the most recent of which is “North Korean BBQ.” The album reflects a more personal, fragile aspect of the Midwestern rapper, and all the problems and experiences involved throughout growing up. Mac recently sat down to share a few thoughts on the new album, as well as what he has been up to lately.

How is business with Black Clover going?

Everything is really good. Everyone is being very proactive right now. I just decided to do the mixtape, Soulcrate is doing an EP and everything is good. I’m going to start doing new videos and tours and stuff now.

You said in the description that the album is for “old souls.” Is that what you consider yourself to be?

I think that I’m trying to stay relevant, and I don’t mean as an artist, I mean as a fan and a listener. I try to listen to everything as long as I can tolerate it. In the recent months, I’ve paid a lot of attention and gotten familiar with the young kids coming up making music. I’ve definitely realized that I’m not one of these 21-year-old kids that are new to going out and being in a relationship and having financial worries. I’m not new anymore. Sometimes it feels like I kind of got pushed out of the way, which is fine because a lot of listeners came along. Like with Atmosphere; those guys are almost 40 and still killing it. I just relate more with people dealing with 30-year-old problems than 20-year-old problems. It’s more about what I feel represents me as an artist in this new decade.

Do you still feel like newer fans that are still under or around 21 will relate to the new music?

Yeah, you know, that’s the other thing. I didn’t want to say for people 30 and over because there are kids giving great feedback that are way under, like 15 and 16. So maybe an ‘old soul’ just means people who go through painful experiences that they’re not supposed to go through.

You have viral YouTube videos where you prove to be one of the fastest rappers out there. How did those come about? Was it just out of boredom?

Typically when I get home from tour I pay like five or six months ahead in rent so I have no bills and can just relax and do my thing. So, I got off tour and was lying around watching movies and s---. I’ve always done videos like that, but never thought about putting them up. When I saw a kid did one, I thought I could do that, so I put it up and it totally took off. It was crazy. I had no idea it would do so well. I released two: one of them just me doing it, and I don’t know if the frame read was weird or whatever, but some people thought I was speeding it up. So I did another one where I was holding a stopwatch. Some hit a couple hundred views in a couple

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profiles IN SOUND and slow career, so I’m in no rush. I’m taking my time.

Mac Lethal will be

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days and then got up to the thousands.

It’s so weird to think that’s the biggest thing in my career on YouTube, because I’ve done so much that required thought as well.

Are you going to make more of them?

The most important part of the videos is that it turns on people to the real music. I don’t want it to become a novelty. It’s not going to be “my thing.” I’m not going to do it live. It was fun, and I think it served its purpose and whatever… I do have another idea for a different video, but we’ll see.

What’s in store next?

I really kind of got it all out of my system for now. I don’t feel like making that album right now. It’s just not the energy I have right now. There’s an EP I’m working on of love letters to Robin Meade (a CNN reporter). I don’t really know what I’m doing next. There are certain things people want me to do, but I don’t know. I just don’t feel like making another depressing winteryfeeling album. It’s all about feeling; writing here and there. I don’t want to force anything or over-plan. Too many artists do that and end up not reaching their potential. I feel like I have a long

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headlining an outdoor show at the Uppercut on Saturday, June 11. The 18+ show will start at 8 p.m. and include music from More Than Lights, Midwest Blessed and Sleazyanna. Tickets are available in advance for $8 or at the door for $10.

For more information, visit www.collectiveeffortsunion.com.

Union Grove Pickers Family relations have consistently offered a key element to many popular folk groups in the past, such as The Carter Family, Nickel Creek, and even The Mamas and the Papas had a marriage link in their lineup. It’s not necessarily the similar blood or gene pool that creates the connection as much as growing up with one another, and associating with each other individually. Those traits relate to many other popular groups who simply had members that were longtime friends before bandmates, such as The Almanac Singers, The Kingston Trio and Simon and Garfunkel.

This aspect is a predominant reason of why Sioux Falls’ own Union Grove Pickers have been so successful in their music career. The group wasn’t founded on who knew record executives or who could book them the best tour, but rather by old friends who shared one main love: creating music.

The group initially started with guitarist and vocalist Tim Jewell’s

project, Tim Jewell and Friends, where he gathered all his friends to join him in playing music. One show’s set would consist of a dozen different people joining him on stage at various points throughout the night, creating a sort of hodge-podge of musical talent.

Eventually that group was honed down to friends who started equally sharing their talent, and thus, the Union Grove Pickers was born.

Erin Toft (vocals), Megan DeBoer (vocals), Travis Jamison (bass fiddle), Josh Reick (mandolin, guitar, vocals), Zack Poppinga (electric and slide guitar), and Jewell make up the main components of the group, although many of their shows feature help from numerous others. All six members have grown up in the Sioux Falls area, knowing each other for years and performing together in previous bands.

The history of knowing each other, especially in music-centered situations, has assisted in the ability to have great chemistry in the present group.

“We’re just getting older and everyone’s in that same sort of place with different responsibilities and problems,” said Jewell.

“Everyone’s played with each other in the past, and we’re probably going to continue playing together for a long time into the future,” added Poppinga.

Most of the initial band practices started at barbeques and friendly parties in larger groups, but the six came to realize they could throw music together quickly, and it worked. The songs turn out cohesive and joint, but many are written by a few people at a time, brought to the whole group to provide finishing touches. The process pays off, as the group already has two albums worth of material in just over a year and a half of them being together.

Each member also has years of experience in writing and performing music, from classical and jazz to punk and rock.

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“Everybody brings something unique to the table. We’re folk, but we have an electric guitar player that shreds. We’re in that genre, but we’re unique,” said Toft.

Being in a group of friends that seem to have endless talent can appear to go rather smooth, but each member will quickly point out that music is a lot of hard work. Beyond families, jobs and staying active by attending other friends’ shows, practice with all six people can be rare to come across.

“Especially when we’re busy with shows coming up, it gets stressful. But when it’s time for those shows and it all comes together, that stress just goes away. It works,” said DeBoer.

The stress pays off, as meeting with the band only once can prove.

The jokes and laughter they share is far more important than any argument that may arise, and it’s easy to tell that not only are the members in it for the long run, but they’re having the times of their lives doing it.

“It’s fun,” said Jewell. “For better or worse, it’s just fun.”

The group’s first album is finished and will be given away through their Facebook page throughout the summer. Every month a few different songs will become downloadable. Their second album is currently being recorded and is expected to be ready mid-summer. It will contain between nine to 12 songs, and was written over the last year by different members of the band and as a band together.

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creative WRITING About José: His poetry has appeared in The Blue Collar Review, the North American Review, and 605 Magazine. He is currently living in Salt Lake City, Utah where he spends his time working, writing and practicing martial arts.

“The Water is Dark”

by José L. Otero My father took me fishing, once, backed his friend’s boat into the stagnant water of the launch as the lake coughed slimy, green algae onto the concrete.

Factories had been feeding the lake its unwanted waste for years, turning it into a bitter, old man. But the smell of dead fish dissipated as we skipped over the green-black water, my father yelling Spanish to his friend over the whine of the motor.

I was eleven and didn’t know my father, didn’t know Spanish, didn’t know how to fish, and as the land shrunk in the distance, didn’t know how we could ever find our way back.

When the boat stopped, I leaned over the side, trying to see the bottom. The boat leaned too, but we saw no fish, only layers of darkness. If I fell, I would be swallowed by the lake and disappear.

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My father tried to teach me to cast. No words. He showed me in silence until he pulled a fish from the stomach of the lake and tossed it at my feet: “Joey,” he said, “this kind of fish is no good to eat.” Cutting into the fish’s head, he produced two pearl-white circles of bone: “These are the fish’s brains,” he said with a smile and handed them to me.

I kept those bones. But I didn’t see him again for years.

And the lake hasn’t grown healthy. They say people shouldn’t eat too many fish from it. I guess something happens when you live in all that darkness.

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In just a few short months, hundreds of young

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a taste of SARCASM Crawford’s Bar & Grill with Dan Doyle

Hopefully, imparting what’s important to me, respect for the food and that information about the purveyors, people will realize that for a restaurant to be good, so many pieces have to come together.” –

Thomas Keller As this is a column about a newly opened restaurant, I find the quote above to be quite fitting. However, in addition, this is also my final Taste of Sarcasm column that I will author for 605 Magazine. I do not want to go down a path of reminiscing, or nostalgic discussions here. I will simply say that I greatly enjoyed the column, and I am incredibly grateful to Alana and the staff at 605 for giving a chubby lawyer with a penchant for discussing the minutia of food and restaurants a creative outlet for the last couple years.1 It is no secret that I am a huge fan of downtown Sioux Falls and want to see it continue to grow and prosper.2 Indeed, when I see the remnants of what was once an empty storefront in any of the buildings on Phillips Avenue, the only thought that ever goes through my mind is “Hmm… I wonder what kind of restaurant or bar would be suit that space?” So, it should not be a surprise that my last column is about downtown’s newest addition to the fine dining and cocktail lounge community, Crawford’s Bar & Grill.

In so many ways, Crawford’s is the kind of place that I would build myself if I had the necessary resources and time. Obviously there are things I would do differently, but this place really adds something unique to the city.

The first thing anybody will notice when they enter Crawford’s is the décor. It is… something else. Showing heavy influences from both Morocco and the American West, it stays just inside the bounds of being “over-thetop” to be exotic, extravagant and still classy.

Drapery, leather couches, over-sized chairs and marvelous hanging light fixtures are the stars of the show, in my eyes.3 As you continue to enter into Crawford’s, you are then greeted by the large and beautifully well-done bar. Fine woods, leather stools and luminescent shelving to display the variety of spirits instantly drives a per-

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son to skip past the beer4 and head right into the cocktails.

For me, bourbon or Irish whiskey on the rocks just feels right in this place. Although I have enjoyed the restaurant aspect of Crawford’s (which I will get into), I think I like Crawford’s more as a bar at this point in time.

In my eyes, the restaurant is a bit of a work in progress – and I don’t mean that in a bad way. This is a clear example of a place that is attempting to get the kinks worked out.

First and foremost, my experience with the service staff was of a very pleasant and welcoming nature, however there have been many of the “new restaurant” hiccups (slow food service, messed-up orders and special requests, as well as a particularly frustrating incident with a menu that had the wrong prices listed on it5). Despite these early issues, each time I have returned, there have continued to be visible improvements. This is the type of thing that you want to see in a new restaurant – learn from your mistakes and improve. This can be an issue I have sometimes when I review a restaurant early in its progress. However, for me, it isn’t the actual mistakes that stand out. The real questions are: (1) how do they respond to the problem and (2) does the single problem become a regular problem?

Based on what I have been told by a couple staff members, Crawford’s has also taken this approach to their menu. My understanding is that the menu is ever evolv214 S Phillips Ave. ing. Not only does the chef (605) 332-5333 continue to create new dishwww.crawfordssf.com es, but Crawford’s has taken

the approach to listen to their customers, watch sales, and then evaluate the items on the menu based on this information. Basically, if it doesn’t work, they simply take it off the menu.6 Regardless of the foregoing, there are signature dishes to Crawford’s like dry-aged steaks, tableside s’mores and appetizers like steak skewers, smoked chicken wings and flatbread pizzas. As a general matter, I would say that all of the dishes that I have seen are of a traditional nature.

There is nothing that is overly elaborate or exotic7 - simple ingredients and flavors in a refined format.

Crawford’s is new and needs to continue to develop.

There is a TON of potential here.

Final Grade FOOD 3.5/5 – I think everything I have had has been solid.

I have not walked away amazed by any means. For the most part, the prices properly match the means. It may be a touch high. They need to put in a little more work to jump into the top tier of Sioux Falls’ fine dining.

ATMOSPHERE 5/5 – They knocked this out of the park. Everything is well done and high end. There were no corners cut. There was a deliberate approach to Crawford’s. It has a signature feel that seems to fit.

SERVICE 3/5 – I think this can been elevated quickly. The people are great and are eager to assist. Kinks need to be worked out, but this is a new restaurant. The staff seems to have a solid knowledge of the food and beverages.

1) Wow. Okay, blabber-mouth, get on with the column. I nearly mentioned that the biggest risk of all that was taken by 605 was that I had absolutely no writing experience or journalistic education – but then I realized that this fact was already pretty clear to you readers based on my grammar and sentence structure.

2) I hope it will continue on its path, although I would have loved to have seen what an events center could do to jump-start commerce. I’m sure the development at the Arena site will be huge. Thanks, Mayor Mike. - Signed, the Log Cabin, American Legion and Jono’s.

3) I’m not nearly as fond of the antler chandelier and the jeweled wallpaper. In particular (as a friend of mine noted), the jeweled wall paper tends to send out a message to the douche bags of the city that bedazzled designer jeans, shirts louder than the sun and exurbanite numbers of leather wristbands and jewelry are acceptable, and - in this place - welcomed.

4) Of which they do have a fine variety of taps and bottles.

5) I thought this one would do me in. The menu said one thing but they charged another. Then they said that the menu was wrong but the ticket was right – please pay the ticket. Huh? Luckily, they swept in at the last minute, sided with the customer and, in fact, comped the entire meal. Solid save.

6) What a novel approach.

7) Slightly surprising, based on the décor!

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delish DELIGHTS

by Denise DePaolo

It’s June — and that means it’s grilling time. Anyone can throw on a few brats and burgers, so we’re taking it to the next level: salmon!

Turns out anyone can grill salmon, but to your guests and family it’s infinitely more impressive.

To compliment your delicious salmon, you want something refreshing and summery. Mojitos fit the bill perfectly with the citrusy zip of lime, invigorating mint and a touch of sweetness. However, since it’s summertime and we’re not layering sweaters on top of other sweaters anymore, we’re making a low-cal version of this classic cocktail. Instead of traditional simple syrup, we’re using Splenda to sweeten things up.

Foolproof Salmon: • Salmon filets • A lemon • Soy sauce

• Sea salt • Fresh ground pepper • Tin foil

Instructions: If you have a charcoal grill, light the coals and then extinguish them when they become red hot. Bank the hot coals along the side of the grill. If you have a gas grill, set the flames to low. Take your tinfoil, double layer it and then fold up the sides to make a pan. Lay out your salmon skin down. If your filets are skinless, brush the pan with olive oil first or spray with nonstick cooking spray.

Pour about a tablespoon of soy sauce evenly over each filet; hit them with a few cranks of freshly ground pepper and a pinch of sea salt.

Cut the lemon in half. Divide one half into wedges and the other half into thin wheels. Use the wedges to squeeze lemon juice onto the salmon, then lay the wheels evenly on the salmon filets.

Set your foil pan on the grill, close the lid and leave it alone for 20-25 minutes. The fish should be light pink and flaky all the way through. Skinless filets should slide right off the foil. Of your salmon has skin, the skin should stick to the foil and the filet should come right off, remaining intact.

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Guilt-Free Mojitos: • Silver rum • Club soda • Mint leaves

• Limes • Splenda packets • Ice

Instructions: In a cocktail shaker, add half a lime (cut into wedges), about 10 mint leaves and a packet of Splenda. Use either a muddler or the back of a heavy spoon to mash it all together. Muddling is fun, but remember your goals and avoid common mistakes.

With the limes, you want most of the juice extracted and some of the rind’s natural oils to come out. That means you can be a little rough.

The mint leaves, however, are a different animal entirely. You want them to remain largely intact, so avoid slicing or crushing them beyond recognition. No one wants sad, shredded bits of mint between their teeth.

Add about a shot glass (1 ¼ oz.) of rum and about four ounces of club soda. Swirl, stir or shake. Pour into rocks glass. Garnish with a mint sprig and lime wedge, if you’re feeling fancy.

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get involved Paws to Celebrate

Images courtesy of the Sioux Falls Area Humane Society & The Printers, inc.

“Miss Wheels,” as the Sioux Falls Area Humane Society called her, was a dog like many others who get dropped off with injuries. A “kind stranger” brought her in, and executive director of the SFAHS Kori Baade knew what she saw was not good.

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“Her back was broken,” Baade recalled. “Her injuries were too much.”

The SFAHS teamed up with the SD Penitentiary Trustee Unit, and they created a small, custom unit for Miss Wheels to help her get around (pictured above). “She ran up and down the hall, buzzing all over,” Baade smiled. “But then she’d have to take a two-hour nap.”

What was most important to the shelter was to make every moment she had as nice as possible, including the puppy’s favorite: getting three to four baths daily, followed by cuddles. “We made her life really good for as long as she could be alive,” she said.

And that’s why their biggest event, Paws to Celebrate, was created – to raise money for the shelter’s medical funds. The evening of June 18, patrons pay $60 for a unique evening fit for friends and family, or even a date night. The admission price gets attendees a wine glass, an endless amount of wines and beers, and an array of food prepared by some of the area’s best chefs.

“I mean, you can go out and probably spend $50 at a restaurant and get the whole meal and drinks, and this is a night of great food and beverages all for the benefit of the animals,” Baade said.

One animal that inspired this beautiful event to form several years ago was a black-lab mix named Max, who was dropped off by his previous owner. The owner explained that his pet appeared to have been hit by a car from how he was limping, and that he couldn’t afford surgery. What they soon discovered was that he had actually been shot in the hip and had a bullet sitting in him for a month (no information was provided on how it occurred).

The SFAHS didn’t have the money for surgery and took to KELO to plea for donations, which came pouring in from the community. Realizing they needed a special fund for dogs like Max, they launched Paws to Celebrate in October 2009. Vice president of The Printers, inc. Carol Rosenthal attended that fall evening for an night with her husband and for their love of animals.

“We didn’t go to get a dog,” Rosenthal laughed.

But she ended up leaving as a proud owner. Max had just become adoptable after healing from surgery at his foster home, and they brought him to the event to show how he had improved thanks to donations. Rosenthal and her hus-

Hidden Paradise Dog Kennels band walked over to meet Max, and it didn’t take long to fall for him.

She recalled, “A half hour later we were going ‘so when are we taking the dog home with us?’”

And now Max is a permanent fixture at their home and office. He not only goes to work every day and gets more attention than anyone in the building, but he is the face of The Prints, inc marketing (shown at the bottom of page 30). Max and the Rosenthals will be at this year’s Paws to Celebrate to speak and to walk Max around.

“He’s ready,” she laughed, while petting his coat. “He has his tuxedo on all the time.”

But just because Max has on his tuxedo doesn’t mean attendees have to dress up. Baade stressed that people can wear anything from a cocktail dress to jeans. Along with the wine, brews and food, there will be a silent and live auction with 180-200 items to bid on. Silent auction items vary from $5 to $500 or more.

“There’s always something for everyone,” Baade said.

The live auction is where nothing is off limits in the later portion of the night. “That’s fun because people fight over things,” Baade laughed.

They also can get great deals at the live auction. At the last event, Baade said someone got a trip to Minneapolis – gas included – for $40.

With gorgeous ambience (including a cigar tent, gazebo and fountains), live music from Dan Mahar, a plethora of items for auction, and all the great food and beverages you can imagine, Paws to Celebrate is something that is hard to pass up.

Rosenthal said she is grateful to the SFAHS and events like Paws to Celebrate, because without them she wouldn’t have Max. “We lucked out that the guy that dropped him off took him there, so then he could get taken care of,” Rosenthal said. “His story could have been very different.”

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Pull out your pen and check these items off your list this month!

14th Annual Argus Leader RibFest June 2-5 | 5 p.m./Thurs | 11 a.m. Fri-Sun Sioux Falls Arena Price: Single Nights $5 | Weekend Wristband $10 More info: www.SFArena.com/RibFest

Image courtesy of Festival of Cultures

“South Dakota’s Biggest Backyard BBQ” is back with three nights of national headliners. Grammy nominated guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd kicks off the festival Thursday, followed by the Gin Blossoms (best known for their hit “Hey Jealousy”) on Friday.

James Otto, a rising start in the country scene, wraps up on Saturday. Sunday will once again be admission-free Family Day kudos to Sanford Health. And, of course, don’t forget the plethora of ribs.

Bonus! Don’t miss the first ever competitive rib-eating contest on stage Saturday.

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10th Annual Siouxland Renaissance Festival June 4-5 | 10 a.m.

W.H. Lyons Fairgrounds Price: $10 More info: www.SiouxlandRenFest.com Walk into Shrewsbury, England 1575, the 17th year of Her Royal Majesty, Queen Elizabeth’s reign. Grab your turkey leg and feast your eyes on entertainment, including armored jousting, jugglers, dancers, fire-breathers and more. Roam the streets and interact with the people of Shrewsbury County. Heck, if you really want get into character, don’t shower for a month. Bonus! If you have children you can keep them busy for days here with staged shows and vendors.

15th Annual Festival of Cultures June 18 | 11 a.m.

Falls Park Price: Free More info: (605) 367-7400 Travel the world without leaving Sioux Falls! Experience an array of traditional costumes, music and dance, and a parade of flags all from different cultures. Gorge on foods from Africa, Afghanistan, America and Asia. Find unique gifts, art and browse display booths at this family-friendly event. Bonus! The parade will be led by members of the Chinese Community Association who will be performing the Lion Dance.

Image courtesy of (c) 2011 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

The Prints of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again) June 17-Sept. 11 | M-T & Sat.: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri: 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun. 12-5 p.m.

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Laura Nielson: Images by Jeff Sampson Photography Dairy farmer Laura Nielson was “dinking” around on YouTube one afternoon when she typed in “Farm Girl” out of boredom to see what she could find.

What she found left her appalled.

“I was mortified,” said Nielson.

The videos featured a girl making a mockery of farmers, “slaughtering” every term in agriculture, all while dressed like a “hillbilly” with cliché pigtails. Not only was Nielson in shock to see that people who commented mostly believed she was an actual farm girl, but each video had around 80,000 hits.

That’s when she knew she had to do something.

At first, Nielson decided to document daily activities, whether it was her chores to her nursing a sick cow, to use as a journal of sorts. “I thought, well, someday it will be really cool to look back in 20 years and see what our farm used to be,” she recalled.

Little did she know the impact her YouTube channel would make (cleverly dubbed “therealfarmgirl”). So far she has uploaded around 50 videos with thousands of hits, and they have not gone unnoticed by the agricultural world.

Nielson has spoken at several Ag United for South Dakota events and has been sent to St. Louis and Minneapolis to speak about her use of social media in agriculture (or “ag”).

According to Kelly Nelson from Ag United, “Laura has become a leader in the ag industry at sharing her passion for agriculture and her with others.”

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farming. The 3rd-generation farmer speaks in classrooms across the state, including Adopt a Farmer (a program that allows a classroom to get monthly updates from her on what she is currently doing on the farm). She also is part of the national movement CommonGround, which is a group of farm women whose main objective is to open communication with suburban and city women to help with the disconnect of modern farming and to “dispel myths” of “If you’re using Kraft… the process.

Her exemplified passion it probably could be for farming might very well from our farm.” have been hereditary. Nielson is part of the 98 percentile of farms that are family owned and operated. Her father and uncle took over the corporation, Nielson Farms, from her grandfather. The 3,000-acre crop and dairy farm currently cultivates corn, soybeans, hay and milk. The dairy, which Nielson is in charge of, produces 1.5 million gallons of milk a year. The milk primarily goes to their biggest client, Kraft Foods.

“If you’re using Kraft… it probably could be from our farm,” she said.

If you asked her years go, though, Nielson would tell you she wasn’t sure she would end up back on the farm. But, after three years of working in Sioux Falls and attending a little college (she hopes to go back one day for a degree in business), she yearned for the farm life.

“I found out pretty fast that my heart was definitely in ag,” she said.

Nielson is currently the only one of her four siblings who has taken an interest in agriculture. When asked if she would take over Nielson Farms one day, she replied, “I’m

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Not from the farm? Get to know the lingo…

Open: What a cow is called when she is not pregnant.

Heifer: A first-time pregnant “cow” (after the girls are about a year they call them heifers until after they have their first baby, then they become cows).

Dry Off: The two-month period when a cow is 8-9 months bred that she stops getting milked to allow all her nutrients to go to the calf.

TMR (Total Mixed Ration): What the cows eat, made up of protein, minerals, hay, corn, distillers grains (everyone has a little different TMR depending on availability of commodities).

Weaned: A calf that is taking off milk and put on a roughage diet after the first two months of his/her life.

Colostrum: The first milk from a cow after she has her baby. It is very important that the baby gets this in the first couple hours of life.

definitely open to the opportunity.”

And if that is the case, she will be very prepared with how hard she works. Sleeping in is no option for Nielson when roughly 900 animals are waiting on her to feed them every morning. Her daily chores begin around 5 a.m. when she feeds 100 calves milk, water and grains, then moves on to breeding cows (averaging around 2-8 cows a day), which Nielson Farms does by artificial insemination.

“It’s a lot better for the cows and the reproduction you get,” Nielson explained.

When farmers go the other route and use bulls, Nielson said it can cause more injuries. Unfortunately that is something her farm experienced firsthand. The first instance occurred two years ago when a bull got too rough and broke a cow’s leg, leading to them to put the cow down. Then, last year, a bull turned on her father and “had him down to the ground,” breaking ribs and causing “internal issues” from

“We do what we love, and no matter the outcome we’re going to do the exact same thing every day,” she continued, “and we’re going to get paid a lot and a little.” stress resulting from the accident. They sold all of the bulls the day after the incident.

Nielson recalled, “It was probably six months before he was 100 percent again.”

Once Nielson is done breeding, Nielson walks the pens to make sure everything is okay, including overseeing the staff as they milk 450 cows three times a day by machine (shown on page 38).

“I don’t do much of the milking, because if I did I wouldn’t get anything else done,” Nielson laughed. The three shifts of the milking process are 5-11 a.m., 1-7 p.m. and 9 p.m.-2 a.m. and produces around 4,275 gallons of milk a day.

Once that is all finished, she checks the hospital pen, which usually has a few cows in it from issues like being calved, a fever, an infected uterus, a hurt a foot, etc. Nielson is the one that tends to the cows and does what is needed to get them back to health with the aid of a vet who comes to the farm. Not only is it important that the cow gets healthy again, but they are very careful with testing them to ensure they are giving the best milk possible for consumers.

“If my animals is sick, I’m going to get it some antibiotics so she gets better, but that milk is tested 10 times to ensure there is not an ounce of anything in that milk and that it’s completely pure for the person to drink,” she said.

If there is any time left, Nielson walks the fields and helps where she can, which is not a problem because there is always something to do.

“There’s 800 million things. It just depends on the day,” Nielson said.

What she also considers part of her job is informing people about farming and where food comes from, especially in South Dakota where agriculture is so important. Nielson is scared

Laura and her best friend, Tippy.

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with how people in her own state are so removed from farming and feels if nothing is done the generation gap will only grow further. “[The generation gap] is only going to get more and more, so I feel everyone has an obligation to get out there and tell people what we’re doing,” she said.

Another reason for her YouTube videos and her plea for more farmers to start informing is to clear up misconceptions like the “Big Ag” myth of farms being giant, money-hungry corporations. This is opposite from the truth, according to Nielson, and in our state alone the South Dakota Department of Agriculture reported that 2,500 farms have been in the same family for more than 100 years.

Nielson believes the real “Big Ag” consists of family farms that had to

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grow in order to survive. “If my dad and my uncle wouldn’t have gotten bigger and would have stayed with 200 acres and 16 cows, I wouldn’t have had the opportunity to farm, and they wouldn’t be feeding 10 times the people they are feeding now,” she said.

In regards to rumors that farmers abuse their animals, Nielson said it simply doesn’t make sense. “If the animals aren’t healthy and happy, then we’re not

healthy and happy because we’re losing money,” she said.

But Neilson also stressed her biggest pet peeve that some people believe is that farmers only do it for the money.

“We do what we love, and no matter the outcome, we’re going to do the exact same thing every day,” she continued, “and we’re going to get paid a lot and a little.”

And it shows with her commitment every single day working sun up to sun down. “If you’re so busy and you’re enjoying the things that you’re getting done, it’s so different,” Nielson said. “If it was a normal job where you’re working for someone else, no one could really work those hours.”

To really see what goes into farming, Nielson encourages people to visit a farm. If not, the next best thing is to follow her chores and learn about the latest technologies in agriculture on her YouTube channel.

One thing is for sure: she’ll never run out of content.

“There is probably something I could film every day,” Nielson laughed.

“There’s always something.”

And one of the most important things Nielson hopes to show viewers who might have been tainted from videos like the ones she saw that infamous afternoon is that farmers are just like everyone else.

“If you saw me in Sioux Falls, you would have no idea I was a famer,” she said. “We are normal people.”

Visit Nielson’s YouTube page at www. youtube.com/therealfarmgirl.

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the scoop Are you covered?

10 Cover Letter Quick Tips

by Billie Streufert Graphic by Thomas Gwinn

If you recently graduated and are job searching, you should be sending a cover letter with your resume whenever you apply. Don’t worry if you have writer’s block. The quick tips below will give you a competitive edge.

1. Send a customized letter even if the employer does not request it. This will help you articulate your interest, outline the specific qualifications the employer desires and generate interest in your application. When you send your resume via e-mail, the cover letter is included in the body of the e-mail, beginning with the salutation.

2. Make a personal contact. Address it to a specific person if possible. Search the company website or LinkedIn.com to identify the hiring manager. Many college and universities also offer online employer directories. Mention if you know someone within the organization, especially if he or she has encouraged you to apply. Attend area job fairs to speak with recruiters and learn more about organizations.

3. Identify your purpose and do your research. Specify the position you are seeking in the first paragraph. Clearly articulate your interest in the position and organization. Demonstrate initiative by reading about the organization prior to your interview. Visit their website to learn more about their mission, values, strategic plan and clientele. This not only helps you articulate your fit, but also assesses your potential satisfaction with the position.

4. Avoid starting every sentence with the word “I.” Be creative. For example, “If you were to hire me, you would gain a results-driven leader who has more than five years of customer service experience.”

5. Avoid self-incriminating qualities. For example, if you write that you “learned presentation skills during a recent internship,” you are implying that you might not have had any abilities in this area to begin with. Strengthen the

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statement by saying “Written feedback from my instructors indicates that I communicate verbal information clearly and concisely. My recent internship at XYZ Corporation refined these skills and provided an opportunity to lead presentations in multiple settings.” Also eliminate weak words such as “assisted” and “helped.”

6. Focus on the needs of the employer rather than your own desires. Identify the attributes that set you apart from your competition and emphasize the value you bring to the organization. Use the job description as a checklist to ensure that your resume and cover letter address every qualification they are seeking.

7. Emphasize results and provide evidence. Do not simply list your previous job responsibilities. Earn credibility by sharing a story, an endorsement from a previous supervisor or a challenging situation that you overcame. Be specific and use numbers whenever possible to demonstrate your success.

8. Pay attention to the details.

Avoid grammatical and spelling errors. Use full block format. Be concise. Cover letters should rarely exceed one page.

9. Close with a call to action.

Politely ask for the interview, refer them to your online portfolio or mention that you will stop by their booth at an upcoming job fair.

10. Meet with a career coach to gain personal feedback on the quality of your letter. Stop by the career services office at your college or visit the South Dakota Department of Labor for assistance.

In less than 15 minutes, you can walk away with a refined product that will maximize your effectiveness.

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the real deal

Jolene Loetscher & Hometown:Wayne, Neb. | Sioux Falls, S.D. Age: 32 | 31 Specialty: “Dog Doo” Nate Burdine There are so many advantages of having a dog. They play fetch. They cuddle in just the right spot. They are there for you when you get home.

Then they go and ruin a good thing when they poop all over your yard.

Thankfully, anyone in Sioux Falls, Tea, Brandon and Harrisburg can throw away their mini-rakes and recycle their “poo bags,” because husband and wife team Jolene Loetscher and Nate Burdine started DooGooders to “doo poo” for you. Whether the client needs one-time, weekly, bi-weekly or monthly pickups, the DooCrew makes cleaning dog poo entertaining and convenient all at the same time.

605: How did DooGooders start, and what inspired you to want to help those with messy yards when – you’ve got to admit – a lot of people dread it?

J: Inspiration stinks (just like the work itself). When we moved back to Sioux Falls in 2006, we lived with some very generous friends while trying to sell our house in Sioux City. They both worked full-time, and with a baby at home

they found it hard to get out to the yard and pick up after their two dogs. To help out, Nate decided to pick up the “poo.” After several scoops, we both made the comment, “Wouldn’t it be nice to hire somebody to do this?”

N: A few months later Jolene got ready to work on her MBA and we needed extra money. We remembered that crappy day and started DooGooders. The business will be 30 years old this summer [in dog years]. We started with just the two of us and grew to 11 employees for our 2011 spring season.

605: It seems you don’t take yourself too seriously and have a lot of fun with such a “stinky” job. Is the DooCrew full of creative people? j: We think poop should be fun! We don’t take ourselves too serious. Even though the business comes with serious elements (a clean yard helps protect the groundwater, kids and pets from disease), we believe “dooing” good should be fun, so we bring a light-hearted feel to the brand. We come from journalism backgrounds and then moved into marketing, and we use a lot of what we learned in both industries to help build the business. DooGooders also teaches us about each other, and if you can stand working with your spouse and them smelling like crap all the time, it’s a good sign for the marriage!

605: Your website (DooGooders. com) is addicting. How has interacting with your website and on social media affected your company? j: What we do may not be high tech, but we want to use technology to keep in touch with the families we help. Those families, many working fulltime and keeping busy with community and school activities, find e-mail or social media the best way to communicate

Image by Dan Thorson. Chief doo officer Jolene Loetscher and executive vice president of Turd Management Nate Burdine with their “fur-babies,” Maggie and Mayhem.

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“Tammy Wiertzema from The Bakery created “dookies” that earned DooGooders a South Dakota Advertising Federation ADDY.”

with us. We believe in sustainability, so we e-mail all our bills to reduce paper use and notify families when we complete service using foursquare.com and Twitter. We also use our blog and electronic newsletter, called The Scoop, to inform people about pet trends, activities and specials.

605: You seem to be involved in the community. Tell us about your work with charities. j: We believe business should always “doo good,” and from the first day we gave seven-percent of all our sales to charities. Because of that, we help the Sioux Falls Humane Society, Second Chance Rescue Center, Children’s Miracle Network and sponsor POSSE (Pug Owners Society of the Sioux Empire). We also did a contest this year to let some of our Facebook fans decide which charities we would give to and we heard from some great new groups (even one that helps with people poo by giving diapers to families in need).

See the DooCrew out as they sponsor the POSSE entry for the Teapot Days parade June 18 in Tea.

The Details: DooGooders (605) 951-1176 www.DooGooders.com Facebook.com/DooGooders @DooGooders

The DooGooders mascot, Pile, who stars in the company’s commercials.

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relationships 101 Lesson #6 - The “What Are We” Ambush For the majority of the dating world, the so...what exactly are we? or so...what are we doing here? question has most likely come up in any relationship that has started to toe the line between casual and serious.

With the exception of the lasting “high school sweethearts” – which, as an aside, is about as rare as contracting polio - most adult humans will have to have this conversation at one point or another in their lives.

This conversation can be a scary one (especially for you commitmentaphobes), but how you handle this question is going to be a make or break for the remainder of your time together, whether you decide to define your relationship as casual or serious. Generally speaking, there are three ways in which this can go down: the blindside, the pre-emptive strike, or both of you being equally invested in getting serious.

For those of you who are blindsided by this question and haven’t given the “serious relationship” thought to your current situation, I warn you to tread lightly. Obviously this is a test given to you by the asker. In the great majority of cases, the asker has already made the leap to Serious Land and wants to make sure you’re on board. They will use this ambush technique to find out exactly where they stand.

My advice is to take this question seriously. Even if you don’t think you’re having emotions as serious as the asker, if you want to maintain the relationship at all, you will have to mold your answer in a way that won’t hurt anyone’s feelings. Now, I’m not promoting any deception. Whatever your feelings are, you should still be honest. But just to be clear, if you’re unsure, you need to find a way to mold your answer to ensure the asker understands that you’re not there yet and aren’t just using them for a casual hookup.

At any rate, the person who is asking most likely wants to get serious. Their emotions will undoubtedly be on high alert. This is why I caution you to tread lightly and thoughtfully think out your answers. Even the slightest hint of insensitivity could lead to an irrational war of words that could rival the senseless word drivel found on The Real Housewives of Orange County. Feel your way through the conversation. Get a good gauge of how they’re feeling before you give your answer. Communication is key. If you

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Communication is key. If you keep the communication lines open and are honest, any rational person should be understanding to your feelings. keep the communication lines open and are honest, any rational person should be understanding to your feelings.

It should also be noted that sometimes the opposite is true. There are the rare occasions where the asker wants to make sure things aren’t moving too fast. That is to say, the asker is making sure that what you two are doing is staying casual. They may have gotten the feeling that you’re getting a little more serious than they are, and they will become pre-emptive. This actually isn’t as horrible as it sounds. This can actually be a good strategy for sparing feelings. This is an excellent communication technique, because it opens up the lines of dialogue and ensures that both of you are on the same page.

It may also come to pass that one of your casual relationships ends up getting serious much to both of your delights. If this is the case, then all this aforementioned advice is moot. It’s something that I hope you reach at in a certain point of your lives.

For those of you who still haven’t found it, no worries.

This is what dating is all about. Don’t get stuck in something because you felt pressured or ambushed. This does no one any good. All you’re doing is delaying the inevitable. Be honest. If you aren’t feeling it, make sure to tell the other person. Although emotions will run high, not telling them the truth would be doing both of you a grave injustice.

Good luck, and happy dating.

Have a relationship problem? E-mail Professor Mammenga at Profmammenga@605magazine.com

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ask THE JOHNS Yes, all three of these guys are named John. Yes, it was a popular name in the ’80s (I’m sure you feel their pain all you Katies, Michaels and Jessicas). But these three gentlemen, when not talking baseball, are here to answer every question you throw at them. They’re suave, sort of hip, and are here for you. The identity of these three amigos has been altered to protect the innocent.

1.) My friend confides in me often and tells me things about friends that sometimes makes me feel in the middle. What’s your best advice on how to react?

-Feeling Awkward JR: An “over-sharer” tends to dramatize, aggrandize and – unfortunately for you – share their opinion on just about everything and everyone. This can be a particularly difficult situation to get out of, as over-sharers often are so self-absorbed that they won’t recognize they’re making you uncomfortable. My best advice? Do your best to avoid their drama by letting their words go in one ear and out the other.

JW: Ask for more details, then write a tell-all book.

JT: You can be upfront with them and tell them you feel uncomfortable talking about friends behind their back. If you can’t be that direct with them, then change the subject next time it happens.

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2.) I don’t know if people feel comfortable with me, or what, but couples tend to always bicker in front of me. How do I react, especially when they try to drag me into it?

-Jo JR: Well, “Jo,” your androgynous name makes this one more difficult to answer. If you’re a guy, I would suggest ordering a round of drinks. After a couple of brews, your friends will forget what they were bickering about. However, if you’re a girl, I am at a loss. The issue is much more complicated, as drinking will only intensify your friend’s desire to bicker with their significant other.

Why? No clue, it just happens. New, single friends may be necessary.

JW: Jump in. Or, better yet, if they do it again, pull out a gavel and a powdered wig. Start holding them to ridiculous rules and constantly object. Hold them both in contempt.

JT: Next time they’re bickering in front of you, tell them you’ll give them a few minutes to talk things over, and excuse yourself from the room. If they’re still bickering when you get back, tell them you’re going to leave so they can work things out on their own.

3.) My friends who live out of town get flustered with me because I’m not a phone person.

Are there other ways to let them know I’m still their friend without having small talk?

-Stuck JR: Um… welcome to the year 2011.

Have you heard of e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, Google Chat, sext messaging, etc.? Basically, there is no need for phones, or even face-to-face interaction anymore. I don’t even have my on-line Canadian girlfriend’s phone number.

JW: Send your friend messages telepathically and tell them they’re needy.

JT: The best way to stay in contact without talking on the phone would be through e-mail or instant messaging. Start sending them an e-mail or a Facebook message every week or so to update them on your life.

Disclaimer: Ask the Johns is a sarcastic piece. Their advice is not meant to be taken literally… except maybe John T’s.

Have a question for the Johns? Shoot an e-mail their way at TheJohns@605magazine.com.

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605 factoids Do you know the facts? Each month we bring you interesting tidbits about our community and more.

The gallons of poop picked up

by DooGooders during their annual Scooper Pooper contest for the spring cleaning family with the largest amount of, well, poo!

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The gallons of water at Wild Water West Waterpark. Check out how you can be swimming in it at www.WildWaterWest.com.

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The number of chlamydia infections per every 100,000 women in South Dakota.

That’s higher than all of the surrounding states. Yowza!

The number of visitors the 2011-12 Pavilion Performance Series will bring to downtown Sioux Falls. Check out all 17 of the permances and purchase tickets at www.WashingtonPavilion.org.

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fashion Salute Your Shorts... and Bikini

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health Thaw Out Your Resolution

by Carl Anthony Illustration by Sam Kalda

Perhaps the hardest New Year’s resolution to keep is the one that involves diet and exercise. It seems logical in December: “I’ll enjoy holiday food until New Year’s Eve and then, that’s it, no more.”

And while our intentions are good, we are still meeting challenges.

There’s the worst motivator, for starters: winter. Who wants to do anything on the South Dakota tundra, really? And fitness being a lifestyle change, involving dedicated time, who has time today in this ever-busy world?

So, now summer is here and things feel fresh, yet how do we finally begin this renewed resolution? How do we find time and live healthy from this point on?

Good news: It might be easier than we think . . .

“Small changes will have a huge impact,” said Jennifer Colgan, Registered Dietitian for Avera McKennan, contracted by The Empire Hy-Vee. “The focus should be to maintain long term, instead of doing a major overhaul.”

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So we begin lightly: altering our diet, keeping in mind the upcoming physical activity.

“Diet and exercise go hand in hand,” insisted Colgan. “Food plays a huge role in our long-term health, and the better we eat, the more our performance is enhanced.”

Colgan suggests eating breakfast and making sure other daily meals are spaced apart, yet consistent with adequate portion control. Colgan believes in planning out healthy, balanced meals and keeping a “food journal” to serve as a progress tracker (see a sample menu on the following page).

“Remember, we are what we eat,” said Colgan.

And as we begin the changes necessary in our diet, make sure to get moving. Avera McKennan fitness specialist and personal trainer Marne’ Schelling believes, like the diet, less is more.

“With exercise, you have to start small,” said Schelling. “You have to do fitness in steps, and making the commitment is the first one.”

Schelling recommends any movement is better than none, as studies show inactivity is harmful to the human body. “You can do what you feel,” said Schelling. “If you want to lift weights or get outside and walk on the trails here in Sioux Falls, just get out and go.”

Schelling also reminds us that fitness, like so many other things, is a journey. “The key word is ‘personal,’ in all of this,” maintained Schelling.

“Your goals and needs will be different than somebody else, so don’t compare yourself to another.”

Both Colgan and Schelling, as experts in the field, feel balance and moderation is essential. They both caution us against overtraining to make up for additional calories consumed and remind us our focus should be more than our reflection in the mirror, but rather the quality of life.

“I like the high self-esteem exercise gives you,” said Schelling. “Once you get going with fitness, you become motivated with everything,” Schelling said. “It is never too late to make the changes necessary to be healthy, and the sooner you do, the better you will feel inside.”

They also agree that it is okay to be human, too.

“Nobody is perfect all the time with this,” said Colgan. “If we slip today, we begin tomorrow.”

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Lunch Tuna Wrap 3 oz water-packed light tuna 4 tsp fat-free Greek yogurt, plain 2 tomato slices 1 lettuce leaf 1 whole-wheat tortilla

Dinner Grilled Pork and Veggies 3 oz. grilled pork tenderloin 1 cup mixed zucchini and yellow squash (cooked on skewers) ½ cup grilled sweet-potato slices (flavor with 1 tsp. light margarine and a dash of pumpkin pie spice) Salad 2 cups baby spinach 2 tbsp feta cheese ¼ cup sliced red onion Dressing 1 tbsp light Italian dressing 3 tbsp sliced almonds

Snacks Smoothie ½ cup nonfat vanilla Greek yogurt ½ cup frozen sliced strawberries ½ frozen banana, sliced 1/8 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk or fat-free skim milk Italian Popcorn Treat 1 2/3 cups air-popped popcorn 1/3 cup fat-free mini pretzels 1 tbsp grated parmesan cheese Dried Italian seasoning (to taste) Garlic powder (to taste)

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what’s boss GET LOST Online dating – a great way to meet people who aren’t drunk!

Online “hook-up” sites. Unless you want a one-night stand, then it’s “boss!”

Vicodin. It makes life bearable after three teeth are removed from your head…

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New Shatters for the OPI “Pirates of the Caribbean” collection. Get your nails in the spirit for blockbuster movie season!

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