Stevens High School Marching Band performing in the the 2004 Veteran’s Day Parade in Rapid City.
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Vander Poel’s New House
Korean War Memorial Parade and Dedication
Saturday, September 18, 2004 brought people and bands from across the State of South Dakota to Pierre for the Korean War Memorial parade and dedication. Rapid City Stevens was one of the high school bands that participated in the parade and dedication ceremonies. At the end of the dedication ceremony, 26,000 balloons, each one representing a South Dakotan who served in the Korean War, was released.
For more information about the memorial, visit Korean War Memorial website.
MMA Concert
Tonight we attended the Music Ministry Alive (MMA) Festival “Sing!” which is the closing concert of MMA performed by the kids attending. Once again it was a very good concert put on by a group of very talented and gifted kids.
In the first photo, you can see all the kids that participate in this program. Cathy is on the right end of the second row. In the second photo is just a close up of Cathy. And in the third, she is playing her Sax during “How Can We Be Silent?” by Michael Mahler.
Mount Rushmore (with Matt & Grandpa)
The past four days have been busy for me. Dad rode along with Barb and her kids for a visit to the Black Hills. Saturday was spent in Rapid City. After attending a parade that Cathy marched in, we went to Dinosaur Park, Chapel on the Hill, and Storybook Island. Sunday included a drive through Vanocker Canyon, finding Dad’s brother Rich’s new house in Sturgis, Old MacDonald’s Farm, and then Flintstone Village in Custer. Monday was the northern tour of Deadwood (Mt. Moriah cemetery), Lead, Spearfish Canyon (Roughlock Falls, Spearfish Falls), Spearfish, Wyoming (cross the border so the kids could say they have been in the state) and a dip in the pool. Tuesday consisted of the 1880 Train, Needles Highway, Mount Coolidge, Wildlife Loop (saw lots of buffalo), Iron Mountain Road (tunnels and pig tales are fun), and of course no visit to the Black Hills is complete without a visit to Mount Rushmore.

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