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A picture of evil

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We’re running the photo below with a story about sidewalk alcohol service in tomorrow’s paper. The story examines practices in other South Dakota communities.

After seeing this horrifying image of three young women imbibing the devil’s concoction, I can see why we would never want such a thing to happen in downtown Mitchell.

A warning: This image may not be suitable for young viewers. The Daily Republic is not responsible for any sudden acts of immorality that may result from viewing this image.

Image courtesy of Sioux Falls Convention and Visitors Bureau

If the Lake Mitchell Advisory Committee needs a project, here’s an idea …

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I picked up the glass shards and the rusty nail pictured here during a recent visit to Mitchell's Sandy Beach.

My wife and two kids and I visited Lake Mitchell’s Sandy Beach on Saturday.

Immediately upon our arrival, I noticed glass shards in the sand. That was concerning, because we were all barefoot. Looking around a little more, I realized the shards were not isolated to where we were standing. They were everywhere.

In a span of about five minutes, I collected all of the glass shards pictured above — plus the rusty nail — in an area no bigger than 10 feet in diameter.

Not wanting our kids to end up with cuts in their feet, we left right away.

The Lake Mitchell Advisory Committee has been very active and has done some great things since its creation a few years ago. I hope the committee will see this post and take some action to clean up Sandy Beach.

L.A. Times: Corn Palace is a husk of its former self

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The L.A. Times quoted from an editorial I wrote in its piece today on the Corn Palace and other such roadside attractions. The piece examines the struggle that such attractions face in their attempts to stay relevant. Here’s an excerpt:

… Times and tastes have changed since the Corn Palace gained fame in 1892, and there is concern about dwindling visits to the attraction, which is key to the economy in this southeastern South Dakota town of 14,500. In a September editorial, the local newspaper, the Daily Republic, called for a “new incarnation” of the venue, which was built as a means of encouraging farmers to put down roots in the region.

“In today’s world, an arena with corn on it is less interesting by the year,” it said, in a rare public criticism of the landmark. The Chamber of Commerce has a special committee dedicated to coming up with a plan for revamping the Corn Palace, whose exterior murals made entirely of corn are changed yearly to reflect a different theme — the bicentennial and the space race, for instance — and attract new visitors.

Click here to see the full story.

S.D. Wind Energy Association meeting in Mitchell

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I don’t know why, but this seems to be a big week for statewide organizations to meet in Mitchell. Yesterday, the state Board of Education met here and discussed, among other things, a big building project that’s been proposed at MTI. You can click here to read that coverage.

Today, the South Dakota Wind Energy Association is conducting its annual meeting in Mitchell. We’ll be there to cover it. If you want to follow along today, you can click here for the agenda and click here to watch live video from the meeting.