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Greetings and Salutations! The other day I was eating in Spearfish (have you tried Antunez?) and as my family and I were quietly satisfying our starving stomachs we couldn’t help but overhear the table next to us. “Have you been up to Lead lately? It’s really coming into its own! There is so much happening … Continue reading Eavesdropping Little Snoop

Howdy! As we slip into the start of what is reported to be another long winter I can’t help but be excited about getting back to the quieter season. I love the raucous urgency of summer, with it’s holiday spirit, but the fall and winter present a gift that only we, who live here full … Continue reading Fall: The Beauty Of Change

Hiya! I recently had a friend move to Lead from out of state. She came from a big city in a big state. After being her almost five months she keeps remarking about how she loves that whenever she goes out and about she runs into people she knows. “It’s like I get to hang … Continue reading Summer, We Hardly Knew Ye

Happy Thursday! For the past couple of weeks I’ve been sitting in on the city budget meetings. It’s not nearly as dry as you’d think, but maybe that’s because I find spending money and how we spend money sort of fascinating. While the Chamber is not a city/government entity, the city is one of our … Continue reading Happy Beautiful Day

Happy Thursday! One of the many things I love about Lead is its openness to new people, ideas and change. You may disagree with me, but I’ve lived a lot of places, and let me tell you – a town of 3,500 is almost never as open and welcoming as I find Lead. We all … Continue reading Reason #862 Why Leads Great

Howdy! I have a love/hate relationship with Rally. Last week I was getting coffee and I asked the girls at Lotus Up if they were ready for the nuttiness. We sighed and girded our collective loins. There were some bikers standing in line behind me and the lady jovially said, “Hey now!” I quickly explained … Continue reading The Hills Are Alive With The Sound Of Money

Good morning! I hope you’ve had a great week so far – for some reason Thursday always seems to surprise me. “Oh, hello again! Didn’t expect to meet you so soon!” Today is even worse as somehow July has slunk off and we’d barely gotten to know each other! This week I’ve been working on … Continue reading Lead Love

Good morning! It’s been almost nine months since I started this job. I hit the ground running when I started, and everything up until the 4th of July has felt like a reaction and trying to (just barely) keep up. There were lots of times when I was overwhelmed. My word for 2019 has been … Continue reading Onward And Upward In The Mile High City

Hello Lead (and friends of Lead)! Lately I’ve been considering time. How both long and short it all feels – particularly summer. If you have a second check out this blog post https://waitbutwhy.com/2015/12/the-tail-end.html I read it a few years ago and it’s stuck with me. Looking at our time visually (particularly with regards to our relationships) is … Continue reading Time Is A Many Splendored Thing

Happy Thursday! I’m kind of a history nerd, so one of my favorite parts of the 4th of July weekend was Plains Speaking People show at the Homestake Opera House. Six people got up and talked about a memory of working at Homestake, or how Homestake shaped their lives. It was an amazing evening remembering … Continue reading Pah-sties or Pay-sties