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🌱 Planning to launch at Pactola? Check this long ramp closure first.

Rapid City, South Dakota Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi there, Rapid City! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Planning to launch at Pactola? Check this long ramp closure first.
  • How Rapid City’s new Children’s Home campus will serve local families
  • Which South Dakota stories are premiering at this weekend’s film festival?

Also on today's calendar: VFW Breakfast Buffet and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, windy and warm, with a high of 75 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 75, low: 51.
  • Monday: Warmer with hazy sun, with a high of 86 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

1. Safety Alert: Closure for Pactola North Boat Ramp (usda.gov) — Local boaters should plan around a major change at Pactola: the North Boat Ramp will close October 5 through January 31 for construction that extends the concrete ramp about 70 feet. While the ramp is off‑limits for safety, parking, shoreline access, and the vault toilet will stay open, and officials say the timing aims to limit disruption while taking advantage of low water levels.
   

2. Children's Home Society Prepares for Grand Opening of New Rapid City Campus (kotaradio.com) — A new Children's Home Society campus on Mount Rushmore Road opens October 20, consolidating key mental health, advocacy, and family services in Rapid City. The facility will serve local day-school students, residential treatment clients, and thousands of families, with new life-skills and family engagement rooms aimed at strengthening everyday independence and relationships across the Black Hills region.
   

3. Black Hills Film Festival Debuts New South Dakota Film Award This Weekend (kotaradio.com) — Rapid City hosts the 17th annual Black Hills Film Festival this weekend at The Journey Museum, featuring 19 independent films and a new REEL SD award for South Dakota-made projects. Local film fans can catch premieres, filmmaker panels, student work, and Native storytelling before awards wrap up on Sunday.
   

4. Lakota Nation Invitational volleyball tournament underway in Rapid City (newscenter1.tv) — Volleyball fans in Rapid City can catch the Lakota Nation Invitational at Summit Arena today, where 24 teams are battling through bracket play after Friday’s pool rounds. Local squads like RC Central and others lead their pools, while Rapid City Stevens is also competing this weekend at the Twin Cities Invitational in Scottsbluff.
   

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Ok Rapid City! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Rapid City

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Rapid City

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.