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COVID-19 changes for Faulkton Area written by Faulk County Record

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Since the Coronavirus outbreak we¹ve witnessed the rippling effects of the media over the last few weeks. For some of us, our greatest source of anxiety has been the process of watching the news unfold with information, and misinformation, fueling panic and distress. Fear and uncertainty breeds anxiety. Right now, we need voices of reason and calm. And, I for one, try not to listen to the panic the television national news media is attempting to incite, and listen to only our local news media. Many activities (school, businesses, religious, or social) have been either cancelled or postponed due to th...

Abundantly Blessed to be held March 26, 27, 28 - Canceled

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

This event has been canceled. Abundantly Blessed will be held at the United Church of Faulkton Thursday through Saturday, March 26, 27, 28. Please bring and take articles on Thursday and Friday, March 26-27 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and also shop on Saturday, March 28 from 9 to 11 a.m. Please bring items Thursday, March 26 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on Friday from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Please bring items early! Please bring only good, reusable items. NO articles will be accepted on Saturday. Come and browse, take items and enjoy coffee and fellowship al...

Time is of the essence to help keep the transit bus on schedule

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Whether you realize it or not, everyone's life revolves around a clock. The ticking of the mechanism is especially important in the transportation world as many of you in Faulkton have come to know. During its first month of existence, the Faulk County Community Transit bus, crisscrossed the city providing more than 200 rides – an impressive total for a community of 800 souls. Educating the public on the virtues of public transit has been a fairly easy task or at least the constant increase in ridership would indicate such. Imagine our delight – and surprise – when it was announce...

Walkabout Mother Bins announces agreement with Mackow Industries

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

The 4,000-bushel capacity Walkabout Mother Bin provides an affordable, efficient harvest system that limits overhead and downtime for North American farmers. Walkabout Mother Bin has finalized an agreement with Mackow Industries to build Mother Bins in Mackow’s West Fargo, North Dakota plant. Dave Hedt, president of Walkabout Mother Bins, said the agreement will guarantee consistency and quality in his product, as well as the ability to better serve existing and future Walkabout Mother Bin customers in the United States, Canada and potential overseas markets. With plants in West Fargo, North Dakota and Winnipeg, Manitoba, Mackow Industries is positioned to offer cos...

Small is Good

Thursday, March 05, 2020

The South Dakota Nurse magazine spotlighted Lea Niederbaumer in the March, April 2020 edition. Lea is the 2019 recipient of the South Dakota Nurses Foundation Scholarship and is currently working towards her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) license. Read the full article below.

Recommendations for riding the Transit bus

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

If you are using the Faulk County Transit Bus, there are a few recommendations for you to follow: If you are scheduled to ride PLEASE notify the drivers if you will NOT be riding. If you need a ride PLEASE call the day before, or if unable to do so PLEASE call AT LEAST one hour before needing that ride. Parents: If your child will not be riding PLEASE let the drivers know. This helps the drivers to keep on schedule with the rest of the riders. The Transit Bus operates Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m...

Faulkton’s New Transit System Continues to Help Local Community with Transportation Needs

Monday, December 23, 2019

Faulkton’s new transit system has been providing affordable transportation for local residents for over three months now and is proving very popular with local citizens. On August 30, 2019, the city of Faulkton saw the implementation of a new transit system for local residents. The idea for a new transit system was created by the Quality of Life Committee a subcommittee of the Faulkton Economic Development Corporation and has since formed a transit-specific committee called the Faulk County Community Transit Authority. This committee will be in charge of all of the details of the transit system project moving forward. The decisio...

Kelsey Lee Joins Mueller Therapeutic

Monday, December 16, 2019

Upon graduation from Faulkton High School in 2015 Kelsey Lee at-tended Dakota State University earning her BS in exercise science and graduating this past May. Lee’s internships for undergrad included coaching basketball and workouts at Venom Workouts in Sioux Falls for grade school through high school-aged kids, and helping train group classes at Leaned-In CrossFit in Madison. Lee then decided to attend the South Dakota School of Massage Therapy in Sioux Falls. Lee will complete her 700-hour massage certification next week and tentatively plans on being able to take clients mid-January. Lee will be specializing in Swedish massage, relaxation, deep tissue, stretching, an...

South Dakota Celebrates a Milestone and Welcomes Hunters for This Year’s Hunting Season

Monday, November 11, 2019

October marked the beginning of hunting season in South Dakota and all hunters are welcome! 2019’s pheasant hunting season, which kicked off in mid-October of this year, will mark the second century of the pheasant hunting tradition in South Dakota. Pheasant hunting is what South Dakota is known for during hunting season. People come from all over the world to experience the pheasant hunts in the prairies of South Dakota every fall. Faulkton, South Dakota is one of the rural towns that have welcomed hunters from all over for decades and the town is excited to welcome hunters this hunting season. Th...

Faulkton Area Community Transit Authority to kick off service

Thursday, August 08, 2019

Following many months of discussion, conducting surveys and plotting strategies, public transportation has arrived in Faulkton. The inaugural ride of Faulk County Community Transit Authority will coincide with the beginning of the new school year next month. Through a series of community driven meetings, discussions with existing transit providers and state transportation officials, the need for public transit in Faulkton became apparent. Initially the transit will operate only in the city of Faulkton on weekdays from the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The group envisions a countywide service in the not-so-distant future. Transporting the youth to and from temporary schoo...

The wheels on the bus keep turning

Monday, February 10, 2020

Five months have passed since the first rider boarded the Faulk County Community Transit Authority bus in Faulkton. After months of planning, fundraising and anticipation about how the new transit system would fare, the wheels were finally turning. When driver Teresa Bartholomew greeted her first two young riders, she admits it was with some apprehension and doubt as to how this was all going to work. “The kids got on the bus, kind of said hello, but also looked unsure of what lies ahead,” said Bartholomew. “Things were a bit slow the first week or two and we kind of wondered ho...

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