Month: July 2020

Recognize the sexy man in the red shorts? If you’re a lady of certain age, you most certainly do. And that’s cool. We aren’t ones to judge your taste in exported Canadian blue-eyed soul (or tattoos, or anything else for that matter.)

For the rest of you who might need a little help, that’s Justin Bieber, aka The Beebs, showing off his all-natural goodness along the Missouri River yesterday.

Odds are good that he’s headed to Kanye’s ranch in Wyoming (which is a bizarre story unto itself…) But might he make a surprise visit to Sioux Falls?

Hey, you never know! Keep your eyes open. A most lovely celebrity sighting just might be your reward!

TED talks! They’re so good, they’ve become a joke…“thanks for the TED talk, Karen!”

But as they say, there’s always a new “idea worth spreading,” and Sioux Falls is doing its part once again with a local edition August 20th. It’s been moved to the Washington Pavilion from the Orpheum so that the crowd can have a little bit more Covid-buffering space from on another. Smart! (as you’d expect…) The move also means there’s a few more tickets available, so grab one now while you can.

Here’s the lineup. (You just might recognize a few names!)

• Chef Sean Sherman
• Tracy Saathoff
• Benson Hsu
• Melissa Johnson
• Wes Eisenhauer
• Wendy Mamer
• Eric Siversten
• Amy Baete
• Russ Van Der Werff

Dig all the details at https://www.tedxsiouxfalls.com/

Our local waterpark announced this spring that they were set to build a ferocious ‘coaster alongside the Lazy River, adding little ying to your sunburnt yang.

And then they announced it was being pushed back. Because Covid. (Ain’t it always these day?) However, it’s still in the plans and might be ready for your 2021 funtimes.

But how does it compare? First of all, it’s going to be the biggest coaster between Minneapolis and Denver! Then again, there’s not much of anything between The Twin Cities and the Rockies, so maybe that’s not very helpful.

Here’s how high you’re gonna get on a few rides you might have heard of:

Cedar Point’s “Millennium Force”: 310ft.

Six Flags Over Texas’s “Titan”: 245ft.

Valley Fair’s “Wild Thing”: 207ft.

World’s of Fun’s “Mamba”: 205ft.

The new one proposed for Wild Water West looks to be topping out at 113ft. So hey, not bad for our town. You’ll still get some great views of the flat-n-wide prairie landscape from up there.

We were skeptical at first about the idea of adding one big amusement park style thrillride to a relatively chill water park, but alongside the go-carts, batting cages, and mini-golf, why not? It’s good to have some family fun close to home, even if the super-coaster maniacs in town will still be seeking their kicks a little further abroad. You guys do you.