Dupree, SD

January 2, 2008, 6:00 P.M. at Harry’s Hall

Those attending the meeting were asked to vote with numbered stickers on a few of the issues that were brought out at a community meeting in April 2005 so their current importance to the community could be assessed. The stickers were numbered from one to three with the number one being used to designate the issue of most importance to the voter. The questions and results are listed below:

What type of housing do you feel is most needed in the community?

Motel with monthly rental units:

7-#1 votes 4-#2 votes 7-#3 votes 18 total

Single to Multi-Family Units:

4-#1 votes 7-#2 votes 4-#3 votes 15 total

Owned:

5-#1 votes 4-#2 votes 5-#3 votes 14 total

What would you like to see most in Dupree?

Recreational facility: 10-#1 votes 4-#2 votes 2-#3 votes 16 total

Medical Services: 8-#1 votes 10-#2 votes 9-#3 votes 27 total

Increased Tourism: 6-#1 votes 5-#2 votes 9-#3 votes 20 total

Elderly Care: 1-#1 vote 6-#2 votes 6-#3 votes 13 total

What are the big issues Dupree faces?

Jobs/Businesses: 11-#1 votes 11-#2 votes 9-#3 votes 31 total

Youth Activities: 5-# 1 votes 5-#2 votes 7-#3 votes 17 total

Housing: 4-#1 votes 3-#2 votes 3-#3 votes 10 total

Water Shortage: 4-#1 votes 4-#2 votes 2-#3 votes 10 total

Struggling Economy: 1-#1 vote 1-#2 vote 2-#3 votes 4 total

Out-migration of Youth: 1-#1 vote 1-#2 vote 2-#3 votes 4 total

There was also an opportunity for the group to list other issues that need to be addressed and they were:

Groups working together and having representation to accomplish goals.

Cell phone coverage.

Promote recycling facility

More cooperation/working together of Indians and non-Indians.

The voting was followed by group discussion, questions and answers, and an exchange of information by those present. Better communication was stressed and suggestions for moving forward were presented. The meeting closed with an open invitation to take part in the Creating a Value Added Community sessions.  See note on CVAC Sessions for dates, places and times.

1st Financial Bank is offering a 10% discount on DZ Bucks Celebration Gift certificates.  Complete your gift list by stopping in at 1st Financial Bank in Dupree to purchase the Gift Certificates that are available in $10 increments with a purchase limit of $200 per customer.  The DZ Bucks and DZ Bucks Celebration Gift Certificates were created by the Tri-Community Economic Enhancement Initiative (TREE) to promote local spending.  They can be spent at participating businesses in Dupree, Isabel and Timber Lake.  You can take care of your “difficult to buy for” list, promote your community and save money all at once.

The Ziebach County Historical Society is seeking family stories for the 2010 Centennial History Book.  The Society would like to see every family in Ziebach County be included in the book and urges everyone to gather together their family’s history and write about it.  Let us know how and when your family first came to Ziebach County, where they settled, what they did for a living and what changes your family has seen over the years.  Write about the schools attended, memories of special occasions, natural disasters, wars, churches you attended, people you knew, list siblings and children and information about them and anything else you would like to have recorded about your family. If you have a picture you would like to have included please send a copy along.

If you family has been instrumental in establishing or perpetuating local businesses, tell us about that.  The Society would also like to have any other historical stories about the area.  The old way of life, organizations, church history and any other topic that should be remembered by future generations will also be included.

Send your stories to the Ziebach County Historical Society, PO Box 452, Dupree, SD 57623 or e-mail them to TheZCHS@hotmail.com.  Don’t be left out and don’t wait too long to get your story done.