There is a new kind of money coming to South Dakota and hundreds of South Dakotans are hoping it becomes the Gold Standard for our local economy. The Goldback looks like a golden ticket, which acts as a thin gold coin that fits in your wallet just like paper bills. While the Goldback will not challenge the primacy of the Greenback, its use is growing fast. It is an innovation that allows people to use gold for even the smallest daily transactions, and that is propelling a niche local currency into a movement. Starting on September 19th these sleek gold notes will be available to the public and could soon be seen on your local main street.

Salmorejo is Spain’s lesser known but creamier tomatobased chilled soup. It has fewer than half the ingredients of gazpacho, but is no less flavorful thanks to a topping of savory ham and hard-cooked egg.

I was recently at the edge of “The Land of the Free” - the southern border. I’ve been to the border before, but this was my first time seeing it from the air.

The Territory of Dakota was situated about midway between the two great oceans, and between the parallels of latitude 420 30’ and 490 of north latitude, the latter parallel forming the northern boundary of the United States.

There’s important legislation that should be included in the 2023 Farm Bill. It’s called the Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act, or OFF Act, and it updates and reforms the beef checkoff program, which hasn’t had any meaningful updates for nearly 40 years. The OFF Act will disallow lobbying groups from receiving checkoff dollars and will impart transparency and accountability to the governmentrun program.

Southern Plains Behavioral Health Services (SPBHS) will host a butterfly release in Gregory at 7:00 p.m., September 10, at the Park Performance Center, to draw attention to suicide prevention. September is suicide awareness month, and Sunday, September 10, is being recognized as World Suicide Prevention Day.