The South Dakota Hall of Fame recognized the Veterans Honor Guard of Sturgis, South Dakota with a 2023 Act of Excellence Award celebrating the stellar work of the group. The Sturgis Honor Guard was established in 1948, and has been active since. As of 1995, the Guard has provided honors for 5,365 funerals. Laurie Becvar, CEO of the SD Hall of Fame shared, “This is over 190 funerals each year, which is simply amazing!”
Read MoreThe Terry Redlin Art Center is a magnificent complex that showcases the South Dakota native’s masterpieces. Terry Redlin’s works of art are well known and admired throughout the country, and his story and legacy are captured in the Art Center.
Read MoreThe South Dakota Hall of Fame's Acts of Excellence program recognizes the individuals and organizations who are helping young people chase their dreams in building a culture of excellence in South Dakota.
Read MoreThree Northern Hills People and establishments have been inducted into the South Dakota Hall of Fame this year for their outstanding acts of excellence.
Read MoreMonday, January 6 at the Joy Center in Spearfish we recognized 8 individuals and organizations for the Acts of Excellence.
Read MoreDelivering coffee, saving the environment, saving a life. These and other acts of excellence in western South Dakota will be honored Monday.
Read MoreThe Acts of Excellence program connects us with individuals and organizations who are building a culture of excellence in South Dakota, one act at a time.
Read MoreWatch Mitch Reed and 'Cardboard Confessionals' receive an Act of Excellence on April 3, 2019.
Read MoreWatch Leola School Arts Outreach receive an Act of Excellence on April 3, 2019.
Read MoreWatch Germans from Russia Cultural Center receive an Act of Excellence on April 3, 2019.
Read MoreWatch Faulkton Mural receive an Act of Excellence on April 3, 2019.
Read MoreWatch Building Forever Families - Adoption & Family Service receive an Act of Excellence on April 3, 2019.
Read MoreWatch Granary Rural Cultural Center receive an Act of Excellence on April 3, 2019.
Read MoreOur Acts of Excellence Celebration in Aberdeen is underway!Were you able to catch South Dakota Public Broadcasting In the Moment today with two of our newest Acts of Excellence recipients Building Forever Families and the Granary Rural Cultural Center?
Read MoreAfter competing in 5Ks in other communities, friends Katie Nold and Joann Rader set forth to create their own event to raise funds for Labs for Liberty, an organization that provides service dogs for military veterans. The Tolstoy Wind Chiller 5K has been held annually in January since 2015.
Read MoreWhen Steve Geidt was hospitalized and unable to enjoy the Christmas lights of Aberdeen in 2017, his friends and colleagues at Livestock Specialists placed a lighted tree atop the Purina Mills elevator where he could see it from his hospital room window.
Read MoreColorful Creations of Aberdeen and the Leola Arts Council have joined forces to bring creative arts opportunities to Leola school students! Help us celebrate this excellent act on April 3 in Aberdeen on the NSU campus.
Read MoreA 1928 granary built by a Groton-area farm family was restored and transformed into the centerpiece of a campus for the celebration of Northern Plains art and culture in the James River Valley.Read more about this excellent act!
Read MoreThe story of how Germans from Russia settled in South Dakota and influenced the history of the state is told in a new permanent exhibit on the campus of Northern State University.Join us in celebrating them on April 3!
Read MoreThe community of Faulkton invited Australian artist, Guido van Helten, to use a grain elevator as a giant canvas to showcase artwork visible for miles around.Join us in Aberdeen on April 3 to celebrate this excellent act!
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