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Heritage, Home Hallmarks of Tabor Czech Days

By Molly K. Young, AIJI
Tabor, S.D.- For more than 60 years, a tiny South Dakota town has hosted a big summer celebration. The two-day event celebrates the community’s common bond: its ancestry.
“This is a Czech community,” Judy Lundy, from Tabor, said. “Czech Days, to a lot of them, represents home.”
Lundy said she and [...]

2009 AIJI Opening Night Photo Gallery


For Injured Vet, Ride is About Camaraderie

CHESTER, S.D.— Using crutches and a prosthetic left leg, 46-year-old Tom Carpenter was standing in line inside the Chester Fire Department to get a barbecue sandwich and a bottle of water.

One Man, 449 Miles

Jason Simons is the one man between a flat tire and the road on the Tour de Kota. Simons serves as mechanical support on the annual ride which took riders on a 449 mile loop beginning and ending in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Republicans Cross Over

By Jamie Hughes, AIJI Staff Writer
Republicans came out to support Senators Clinton and Obama Tuesday in Sioux Falls, S.D. Some Republicans have broadened their political horizons by campaigning and volunteering for the Democratic front-runners.
Jim Wainscoat, 67, re-registered three months ago to vote and volunteer for Clinton’s campaign.
I was a Republican for years, and I was [...]

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