Dakota Life
Stories about interesting South Dakota people, places, and things. New episodes on TV and online the second Thursday of each month, September - June
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Greetings from Eureka
We travel to Eureka for this episode of Dakota Life
Dakota Life Honors South Dakota Veterans
The Dakota Thunder Air Show, Lakota Code Talker and sculptures Sheri Treeby and Lee Luening.
Greetings from Newell
SDPB travels to Newell to learn the history of this town and the people that make it a great.
Yellow Jacket Rodeo
Yellow Jacket Rodeo "A Gritty Bunch"
Doodle 4 Google Winner
Ten-year -old Bria Neff from Sioux Falls won the South Dakota Doodle 4 Google Art Contest
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Join SDPB for a free screening of Dakota Life Greetings from Garretson on Wednesday, February 5th, at Garretson American Legion. -
SDPB traces the evolution of the Thelma Kalstad farm. Thelma would have never dreamed of….Fleurish Flower Farm- A new concept for a South Dakota farm. -
Santa took some time out of his busy schedule to talk with SDPB during Burke's 3X The Christmas Celebration. -
A match made in first grade, Ed and Maggie Jerde took the next few decades living very separate lives. Both returned home for a class reunion, only to fall in love.
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Eureka’s own Kitty O’Neil held the women’s land speed record for over 40 years—until fellow South Dakotan Jessi Combs posthumously claimed the title in 2019, earning a Guinness World Record for the Fastest Land Speed (Female). -
In 2017, SDPB caught up with Janine Ellis of the Royal Bake Shop of Centerville, now known as Ellis Donuts, for a world famous zebra donut and to find out what has kept people coming back for generations. -
Back in 2018, Dakota Life visited Mushy’s Bowling Alley in Centerville, SD — a place where strikes and stories came together. Though the lanes went quiet in 2024, owners John and Kim Limoges left behind more than just memories. They shared what made Mushy’s a community treasure.
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