Performance is on Veteran's Day

Man the turnstiles….here they come! It’s a Trumpet Invasion by father and son team Rich and Brandon Ridenour, the next performance in the Center of the Nation Concert Association series at the Belle Fourche Community Center will be on Veteran's Day, November 11th. The fun begins at 7:30 p.m.

A renowned musician, Rich Ridenour is a native of Grand Rapids, Michigan and has music degrees from both the University of Michigan and the Juilliard School of Music. He has built a formidable career performing concerts of great piano favorites ranging from classical masterworks to American ragtime, jazz and rock and roll. Recent symphony engagements include Guatemala, Detroit, Paducah, Jacksonville, San Antonio and Tacoma.

Rich has accompanied stars such as Carol Lawrence, Smokey Robinson, Larry Gatlin, and Mercedes Ellington. In the Belle Fourche gig, he teams up with his son, Brandon. They’ve been entertaining on stage together since Brandon was seven years old. They weave together some great music for all ages and a comedic presence that only a father and son can share!

Join your friends and neighbors for another fun evening in the 2008 concert series.

For transportation from Yellowstone Place, call 642-6668 by 1 p.m. on Monday the 10th; rides cost $6.00, payable to the driver (please remember that the driver does not make change); rides will depart 218 Yellowstone at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, November 11th.

A happy 80th for Jackie!

Family and friends gathered October 5th at the American West Steakhouse in Belle Fourche to help YPA neighbor Jack Marousek celebrate her 80th birthday. Her five children and all but two of her grandchildren were among those gathered around Jackie (above) for the festive occasion.

Transportation for the birthday festivities was first class, including this posh family limousine ride through the Hills, followed by a birthday lunch at the Bay Leaf in Spearfish.

Most YPA residents know Jackie as a good neighbor – but they may not know of her remarkable background. Born in Wakonda, South Dakota, Jacqueline Jaquith went to high school and college in Vermillion, helping launch a successful career as a mother, grandmother, community leader and accomplished professional.

We knew that she was an attorney; what we didn’t know were these few assorted facts, taken from a list of her many accomplishments:

• Only woman to graduate from the USD Law School in 1953
• Practiced law with her father for one year in first father-daughter law partnership in South Dakota
• City Attorney in Belle Fourche from 1981 – 1993
• President of the South Dakota Municipal Attorneys Association
• Board member of Associated School Boards of South Dakota
  

• A scout leader, chairperson of the community concert board, and Sunday school teacher, Jackie has been involved in a wide range of community and civic activities.
  
  Among the accomplishments of which she can be most proud was her 20 years as a full-time mother, raising five children: Linda, Steven, Gary, Charles and Genevieve, who’re spread across the country – but able to join their mother in celebrating this special day.
  

Happy Birthday to good neighbor Jackie Marousek!