Pierre Area
Chamber of Commerce
What's Happening

Monday, October 16 - Sunday, October 29, 2017  
 This week's 
featured
 Pierre Area Chamber member:
800 E. Dakota Ave.
Pierre, SD 57501
605-224-3189
 

                                  
T he Pierre Area
 Chamber of Commerce is organized to promote the interests of local and regional individuals, businesses, and organizations. Our commitment is to provide quality services and representation in the areas of government, health, agriculture, education, recreation and culture to enhance our presence in the state of South Dakota.


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Suicide is a public health cisis.
Farmers and ranchers die by suicide 6 times more often than other adults.
Suicides can be and are stopped everyday.
Above all else, the number one responsibility of Capital Area Counseling Services (CACS) is suicide prevention.

CACS has highly trained and experienced staff ready to help people in the nine counties of Central South Dakoa.

Learn how to recognize the warning signs of suicide; learn what you can do to save a life; an who to call when you or someone you love needs professional help.

Be part of the solution. Call Dennis Pfrimmer of CACS at 605-224-5811 or email [email protected] to schedule a presentation for your group, class, club or business.

 

Below you will find the events and activities for the Pierre/Ft. Pierre area for the weeks of October 16 - October 29, 2017.    Remember, you can enter your events on our calendar by visiting our website, clicking under the Calendar Highlights where it says "click here to view all events". Then, click on "submit new event" and it will walk you through the process. If you enter the information, you know it's correct.
This Week...
  
Spread The Warmth - Citywide Coat Drive
Monday, October 16 - 30
  • Monday, October 16 - Monday, October 30, 2017
  • Contact: Don Shields - 224-7779
Clean, gently used coats for all ages are needed! Collection from October 16 - 30, 2017.
Drop-off locations: Dakotamart, YMCA, and First United Methodist Church (Trinity Center door on Capitol Ave or office door).
Coat Giveaway will be November 2nd and 3rd, 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. at Trinity Center at First United Methodist Church.
Sponsored by Nourish Body and South & First United Methodist Church
Best Orange Spirit Day/Hunting Display
Tuesday, October 17 - 18
  • Tuesday, October 17 - Wednesday, October 18, 2017
  • Contact: Lois Ries - 224-7361
  • Email
Businesses/individuals decorate their store front, front yard or have a display showing their appreciation for hunting season. Call 224-7361 or email Lois to get a picture taken. Photos will be done by appointment only.
Facebook for Business and Non Profit
Tuesday, October 17 & 24
  • Tuesday, October 17 & Tuesday, October 24, 2017
  • 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
  • Capital University Center - 925 E. Sioux Ave.
  • Contact: 773-2160
  • Email
  • Website
  • Fees: $50
Are you ready to grow your business or nonprofit? This three-hour class will provide you with the tools and resources needed to run a successful Facebook page to boost sales, promote your mission, engage donors and customers and spread the word about your products and services. You will learn how to create and customize posts. Learn how to advertise online and gain a full understanding of how to draw people to your page. This class will be hands-on to help the learner utilize Facebook, so please come prepared with your Facebook login credentials! CUC will supply a laptop for the class or you can bring your own. Taught by Christina Oey. The class will meet on two Tuesday nights on October 17 and 24.
Pierre First United Methodist Church Annual Turkey Dinner
Wednesday, October 18
  • Wednesday, October 18, 2017
  • 4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
  • FUMC - 117 N. Central Ave.
  • Contact: Jo Ann Nelsen - 280-2333
  • Email
  • Fees: $10 adults, $4 children (4-12 yrs)
Turkey Dinner, Dressing, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Corn, Coleslaw, Cranberry Relish, Pickles and Beet Pickles, Buns, Pie, Coffee & Water. To raise money for missions.
Runnings Ladies Night
Wednesday, October 18
  • Wednesday, October 18, 2017
  • 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
  • Runnings - 1600 N. Harrison Ave
  • Contact: Runnings - 224-1669
  • Website
Runnings Ladies Night event has become a popular events with our customers. Not only is it an evening to have fun, save money and enjoy delicious food and drink, but it's become an important event to help in the ongoing fight against breast cancer. The PINK Bucket is BACK! Customers can purchase the PINK 5-gallon bucket for $2 and receive 15% off whatever fits inside. Plus, $1 from the sale of each bucket is donated directly to a cancer affiliated organization in each hosting store's area. Since we started this promotion, we've donated over $50,000 to charity. Come enjoy a fun night of giveaways, food sampling, product demos & more surprises!
Hearing Loss & Dementia Presentation
Thursday, October 19
  • Thursday, October 19, 2017
  • 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  • Edgewood Senior Living - 1950 E. Fourth St.
  • Contact: Kim Brakke - 494-3400
  • Email
Hearing loss is linked to Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Older adults with hearing loss are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease and dementia, compared to those with normal hearing. Further, the risk escalates as a person's hearing loss grows worse. Please join us on Thursday, October 19th at 3:00 p.m. as Dr. Al Helbig with Audiology Associates discusses the link between hearing loss and dementia. This event is free and open to the public. Coffee & cookies will be provided!
Trick or Treat Nite at Northridge Plaza
Thursday, October 19
  • Thursday, October 19, 2017
  • 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
  • Northridge Plaza - 1615 N. Harrison Ave.
  • Contact: 224-6331
  • Email
  • Website
Bring your children to Northridge Plaza for the annual Trick or Treat Nite! Bridget M Photography will be setup at Center Court to take photos of your children in their Halloween costumes, and will be ready to be picked up before Halloween! Many stores will be handing out candy, so make sure to stop in!
Meal, Music, and Memories on the Missouri
Friday, October 20
  • Friday, October 20, 2017
  • 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
  • Boarding the Sunset Riverboat at Lily Park in Ft. Pierre
  • Contact: Pierre Music Store - 605-220-3088
  • Email
  • Admission: $35 per person. Reservations made at Pierre Music Store (220-3088)
Riverboat cruise fundraiser to start a music program for older adults in the Pierre/Ft. Pierre Area through the Pierre Music Store. Barding the Sunset Riverboat at Lily Park in Fort Pierre: October 20, 2017 @ 5:30 p.m.
Menu: Burger Dinner Buffet
Entertainment: Jeff Speaect, Vocal Ron Smith, Piano (performing country to Rock & Roll)
2nd Annual Rooster Jam!
Friday, October 20
  • Friday, October 20, 2017
  • 9:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
  • Drifters Bar & Grille - Ft. Pierre
  • Email
  • Admission: FREE!
2nd Annual Rooster Jam with 35th & Taylor opening for Judd Hoos at Drifters Bar & Grille! You do not want to miss this show!
Hunter's Wives Day Out Craft & Vendor Fair
Saturday, October 21 - 22
  • Saturday, October 21 - Sunday, October 22, 2017
  • Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
  • Sunday: noon - 5:00 p.m.
  • Northridge Plaza - 1615 N. Harrison Ave.
  • Contact: Billy Brueggeman - 605-852-2880
  • Email
  • Website
  • Admission: Free to attend; Vendors, please contact Billy
The Annual Hunter's Wives Day Out Craft and Vendor Fair will be held Saturday, October 21stand Sunday, October 22nd at the Northridge Plaza. For more information, or to become a vendor, please contact Billy Brueggeman at 605-852-2880.
Historic Downtown Pierre Autumn Wine Walk
Saturday, October 21
  • Saturday, October 21, 2017
  • 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  • The Alley Exchangen - 339 S. Pierre St.
  • Website
  • Fees: $25 per person or $40 per couple
Annual Autumn Wine Walk on upper and lower Pierre Street. Featuring 25 different wines at 15 locations.
Tickets are: $25 for single or $40 for a couple.
Come out to sip, shop and stroll on upper and lower Pierre Street!
2nd Annual Fall Festival
Saturday, October 21
  • Saturday, October 21, 2017
  • 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  • East Pierre Landscape & Garden Center - 5400 SD Hwy 34, across from Farm Island
  • Contact: 224-8832
  • Email
  • Website
  • Fees: $0.25 per ticket for kids games
Come out to our Fall Festival and check out what we have to offer! HUGE plant sale, multiple vendors, kids activities and games, free cookie and cider, photo booth, The Hidden Timber Band, beer and wine!
Scotty Philip Cemetery Virtual Tour
Saturday, October 21
  • Saturday, October 21, 2017
  • 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  • Capitol Lak Visitors Center - 600 E. Capitol Ave.
  • Contact: South Dakota State Archives - 773-3804
  • Email
  • Website
Ken Stewart with the South Dakota State Archives will be giving a presentation on the Scotty Philip Cemetery at the Capitol Lake Visitors Center in Pierre. Ken will show a PowerPoint presentation with images from the cemetery while discussing some of the area's early residents buried there.
Grey Goose Road Halloween Display
Saturday, October 21 - 31
  • Saturday, October 21 - Tuesday, October 31, 2017
  • 19988 Grey Goose Road. Just over 4 miles north of Highway 1804 on Grey Goose Road, and about 2 miles north of the Grey Goose Store.
  • Contact: David & Anissa Grambihler
  • Email
This year's display will be ready to view October 21st until October 31st. The best time to visit is in the evening, after the sun is setting. All the pumpkins put on display are grown on the Grambihler farm, and started right from seed. The different kinds of pumpkins raised are quite extensive, and have many different shapes and sizes. The Grambihler family and many wonderful volunteers work many hours with the pumpkins, along with all the other spooky displays.

Please feel free to walk around to see all the different jack-o-lanterns and spooky displays. Landowners are not responsible for accidents or lost items.
We do ask that all drivers be mindful of traffic, wildlife and especially the little pedestrians.  
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Walk
Sunday, October 22
  • Sunday, October 22, 2017
  • 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
  • Begin at Avera St. Mary's Hospital, concludes at Faith Lutheran Church
  • Contact: Vona Johnson - 280-7565
  • Email
PREGNANCY AND INFANT LOSS AWARENESS WALK TO BE HELD IN PIERRE. A walk to bring awareness and comfort to parents, family, and friends grieving the loss of a child will be held on Sunday, October 22, 2017, in Pierre. The community is invited to join the walk. The route begins at Avera St. Mary's Hospital, 801 E. Sioux Ave., at 2:00 p.m., and then will end at Faith Lutheran Church, 714 N. Grand. Snacks and water will be provided and a short prayer service will be held at the church. The event will conclude at 3:30 and rides will be provided from the church back to the hospital. The walk is sponsored by the Life Team at Faith Lutheran Church with funding provided by Thrivent Financial Services. Participants are asked to please park on Washington Avenue on the east side of the Hospital or in the lot on Dakota Avenue to allow adequate parking for patients and their guests in the hospital lot.
Next Week...
  
Open House and Ribbon Cutting - Pierre Health Center
Tuesday, October 24
  • Tuesday, October 24, 2017
  • 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
  • In the newly remodeled Pierre Health Center - 640 E. Sioux Ave.
Pierre Health Center invites you to an Open House and Ribbon Cutting for the Pierre Dental Clinic and Central Dakota Eyecare
Common Sense Parenting Class
Tuesday, October 24 - November 28
  • Tuesday, October 24 - Tuesday, November 28, 2017
  • 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
  • Avera St. Mary's
  • Contact: Dawn Tassler - 224-3189
  • Email
  • Website
  • Fees: $45 and scholarships are available
This class enhances parenting skills for parents or caregivers of children 3 years of age and up. Learn how to reduce family stress, diminish yelling and fighting, reduce problem behavior and enrich your relationship with your child. The class is held on six Tuesdays: October 24, 30, and November 7, 14, 21, 28, 2017. Pre-registration is requested. Scholarships are available. To register call 224-3189 or visit our website www.growinguptogether.org.
Growing Up Together is a United Way Partner Agency.
Christmas at the Capitol Greeter Signup
Thursday, October 26
  • Thursday, October 26, 2017
  • 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
  • Capitol Lake Visitor Center
  • Contact: Tammi Florentz - 773-3688
  • Email
Greeter signup for the Capitol Christmas Tree display will be Thursday, October 26th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Capitol Lake Visitor Center, with a short informational meeting at 9:00 a.m.
The 2017 Christmas Tree Display will begin November 22, 2017 and end December 26, 2017. Greeter duties include providing general information about the Capitol Christmas tree display and having guests sign the guest book. Shifts vary from 2 to 3 hours.
For additional information regarding the opportunity, please contact Tammi Florentz, Bureau of Administration, 773-3688
Ribbon Cutting and Open House - White Bunny
Thursday, October 26
  • Thursday, October 26, 2017
  • 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
  • St. Charles Building - 207 E. Capitol Ave., Suite 108
Come help celebrate our Ribbon Cutting and Open House at the White Bunny!
Open House starts at 4:00 p.m., Ribbon Cutting at 4:30 p.m.
Downtown Trick-or-Treating
Thursday, October 26
  • Thursday, October 26, 2017
  • 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
  • Downtown Pierre Street
Come get in the Halloween spirit on Historic Pierre Street with trick-or-treating for the whole family! Costume contest sponsored by BankWest at 6:00 p.m., there will also be trunk-or-treating in the city parking lot behind Capitol City Florists, sponsored by Oahe Federal Credit Union.
Bits Bytes & Gadgets Downtown Trick or Treating
Thursday, October 26
  • Thursday, October 26, 2017
  • 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
  • Downtown Pierre Street - 342 S. Pierre St.
  • Contact: Dustin Van Balen - 295-1490
  • Email
Bits Bytes & Gadgets Downtown Trick or Treating! Stop in for peanut free H alloween treats! October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. The first 1000 trick or treating will receive a numbered PINK ping pong ball --- Check our store on October 31st - Halloween - for the winning number. Present the winning pink numbered ping pong ball in the store for a free CELL PHONE! Don't miss the Downtown Trick or Treating Halloween Bake Sale for Lane Hedglin, William Kessler and Thomas Vetch from Riggs High! These three will be marching in the Macy's Great American Marching Band in the 91st Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Be entertained by Halloween's finest " spook-tacular" musicians at Bits Bytes & Gadgets!
CuriosiTeens
Thursday, October 26
  • Thursday, October 26, 2017
  • 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
  • SD Discovery Center
  • Contact: Rhea Waldman - 224-8295
  • Email
  • Website
  • Fees: Per class: Members: $10, Non-members: $12
             Per year: Members: $80, Non-members: $100
For girls age 10 and up: Do you like exciting experiments? Awesome adventures? Fantastic fun? Become a part of CuriosiTeens! Explore cool hands-on activities, go on adventures, design your own research project, and meet special guests. Start your STEM* journey with us. (*Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)
*Get a SD Discovery Center family membership for only $40, with your CuriosiTeens yearly dues!
Roast Beef Dinner
Saturday, October 28
  • Saturday, October 28, 2017
  • 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
  • Pierre Senior Center - 401 W. Pleasant
  • Contact: Jeannie - 224-7730
  • Email
  • Website
  • Fees: Adults: $10, Children (ages 4 to 10): $5, Children under 4 are free
Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes, Corn, Rolls, and Apple Crisp
Mariachi San Pablo
Saturday, October 28 - 29
  • Saturday, October 28 - Sunday, October 29, 2017
  • Saturday: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
  • Sunday: 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  • Faith Lutheran Church - Sanctuary
  • Contact: Pastor Josh Baumann - 224-2216
  • Email
  • Website
  • Admission: Optional free-will offering collected by Saturday and Sunday
Please join us at Faith Lutheran Church on Saturday, Oct. 28th at 6:00 p.m., or on Sunday, Oct. 29th at 3:00 p.m. for special musical guests, Mariachi San Pablo, whose songs include: traditional hymns and contemporary Christian Songs in both English and Spanish. They also play a variety of music from the popular mariachi tradition. While at home on the US/Mexico Boarder in El Paso, TX, Mariachi San Pablo works to reach their community through music that both inspires and touches the lives of those who hear it. Since its beginning in 2001, the group has also traveled to 17 different U.S. States as well as into Mexico (103 cities in all), performing for a variety of Lutheran conventions, conferences, and church events, and prison systems, celebrating with, and assisting other in reaching the Hispanic populations in their communities.
Sofi & the Baladis Public Concert
Saturday, October 28
  • Saturday, October 28, 2017
  • 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
  • Riggs High School Theater
  • Contact: Barb Wood, SGAC - 605-567-3597
  • Email
  • Admission: $10 per adult, $5 per student, Free per child under 12
Arts Midwest and the Short Grass Arts Council present the first of four international ensembles coming to the Pierre Area in 2017 & 2018.

Sofi and the Baladis are a musical group from Israel whose music is inspired by historical Samaritan songs. With a unique blend of cultures and styles the music connects you to the heart of Israel.
Underwater Pumpkin Patch
Sunday, October 29
  • Sunday, October 29, 2017
  • 12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
  • Pierre Aquatic Center - 900 E. Church St.
  • Contact: Mindy Cheap - 773-7445
  • Email
  • Fees: Free to YMCA members. Regular pool admission for non-members.
Pierre Parks and Recreation and the Oahe Family YMCA sponsor this event for children ages 3-12. Come to our Underwater Pumpkin Patch, get a pumpkin and decorate it. Children under 7 must be accompanied by an adult.
Trick-or-Treat Trails
Sunday, October 29
  • Sunday, October 29, 2017
  • 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
  • LaFramboise Island Nature Trail
  • Contact: GF&P - 773-2885
  • Website
Bring a flashlight and trick-or-treat along a decorated path - then enjoy s'mores, hot cocoa and cider!
Dates and times are subject to change without notice. All times noted are CST. Please call the c ontact person listed with the event for more information . What's Happening is posted every Monday unless a holiday falls on that day. Then, it's posted on Tuesday.  If you have any comments or would like to have something added to What's Happenin g , please add events to our calendar at Website or email me at  Email the Thursday before What's Happening is posted.
 
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Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce
800 W. Dakota Avenue
(605) 224-7361
Pierre, SD 57501