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Thursday, January 09, 2020

Looking for a brush up or learning Quickbooks? This class of Basics and Payroll is being offered in February. Check this information our and give them a call. All it is is a day off to get it done. It is being held in Aberdeen.

SDSU Vitality ENERGIZE Conference

Thursday, January 09, 2020

SDSU Extension and Milbank will host the third annual ENERGIZE! Exploring Innovating Rural Communities Conference in Milbank, South Dakota on May 5-6, 2020. Be watching for more information!

Wellmark's Healthy Hometown

Thursday, January 09, 2020

Deuel Area Development, Inc. December 3, 2019 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Wellmark Healthy Hometown Master Plan for Clear Lake Next Meeting: Friday, December 13th, Sanford Conference Room, 11:30am-1:00pm, with lunch included. Vision: Clear Lake is an attractive community that celebrates the outdoors and healthy behaviors where individuals can safety be physically active and socially connected. This Fall, those individuals that were interested, Sanford representatives and DADi, gathered 3 times to determine a master plan of strategies and techniques that help makes the future for healthy choices for walking, riding bike, safety, gathering places, gardening, volunteering opportunities, concessions and more. At no cost, Wellmark comes and work...

Wellmark's Healthy Hometown Time is Coming Up

Thursday, January 09, 2020

January 24th, Friday from 11:30 - 1:00 pm is the next meeting for volunteers to help better the community of Clear Lake. This meeting is designed to grow ideas and run with them in the community. Just as an FYI, it will be held at Sanford Hospital in their Conference room. DADi will be providing lunch. Come and hear the ideas and share yours.

So Many Moving Parts in Economic Development

Thursday, October 10, 2019

So Many Moving Parts in Economic Development So much of what I do as director of DADi, is behind the scenes. I do my best in working part-time to keep the public and my board advised of what we are working on. A big thank you to Renae Engelkes who really fills the gaps in my office for doing work that allows me to keep moving forward. If I haven’t public acknowledged Jane Evenson with a thank you, it’s past due. Jane did the finances for DADi until this past winter when we went to a Quickbooks system necessary to ge...

Updates and Projects from DADi

Monday, September 16, 2019

Updates and Projects from DADi There is a great deal going on with Deuel Area Development: The Zero-Step Spec Home is nearing completion at the Wildlife Estates. It is for sale and ideal especially for a retirement home. The idea of the spec home was built around a “twin-home concept”. Because of many details that involve twin homes; neighbors, sound proof walls, and more, DADi made the decision to go with a double car garage and make it a single unit, and ADA compliant. A new sign has erected to reflect there are still 13 lots available for sale. Remember that AL...

From the Outside Looking In

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

August 19, 2019 This letter came across my desk recently along with a conversation. I decided to share it in my article. I felt it had merit and created great food for thought by this individual who obviously thought a great deal about the Clear Lake community. From the Outside Looking in…. “As I have been spending more and more time in Clear Lake and Deuel County, I have noticed many things citizen’s probably take for granted, do not notice anymore, or just do not care about. First thing I notice is Clear Lake, YOU have a main street! And a relatively big on...

Deuel Community Kitchen Alive and Well

Tuesday, August 06, 2019

Deuel Community Kitchen Incubator is Alive and Well August 5, 2019 The DCK (Deuel Community Kitchen) incubator has undergone a facelift this past summer. This was an agreement reached in 2013 to make this happen. The Deuel Community Kitchen, in rural east central South Dakota is a valuable resource for budding food entrepreneurs. The kitchen incubator was created with the help of a Rural Business Enterprise Grant from the USDA and a unique partnership between Deuel Area Development, Inc. (DADi) and the Deubrook Elementary School. The kitchen has helped several entrepreneurs: Day of the Dead Salsa, Little Shire Farm, Humble Pig Smokery...

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