http://www.brookingsregister.com http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=76&story_id=3465 Birdwatching is no longer the sole province of the little old lady wearing tennis shoes. If it ever was. Believe it or not, birdwatching "birding" to the initiated has become one of the most popular pastimes in Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:23:29 -0600 http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=76&story_id=3464 You won't find many people like Nelda Holden. Holden lives in Brookings, and when she isn't pouring her time and energy into volunteering at local nursing homes, her eyes are on the sky. She is looking Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:21:31 -0600 http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=76&story_id=3461 Somebody in Brookings could be nearly $700,000 richer this morning. The winning ticket for Saturday's Wild Card 2 lottery game was sold in Brookings, and the six numbers on it are worth $698,933. The winner still unknown has six months to claim the Wild Card Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:18:04 -0600 http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=76&story_id=3455 What causes the collapse of important basic physical and organizational structures in communities when disaster strikes? One of the nation's foremost experts on analyzing and interpreting the impact of natural and human-caused disasters on U.S. infrastructure will visit South Dakota State Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:45:48 -0600 http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=76&story_id=3454 In the not so distant future, you may be able to enjoy a latt'e with your literature at the Brookings Public Library. The library board wants to add a coffee shop to the public facility, and next week Brookings city councilors Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:43:53 -0600 http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=76&story_id=3453 What are neutrinos and dark matter? And why should you care? Jose Alonso will explain. Alonso, director of the Sanford Underground Laboratory at the former Homestake Gold Mine, is coming to Brookings Monday evening to discuss neutrinos, dark matter and various ongoing projects at the Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:42:16 -0600 http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=76&story_id=3452 Build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door. It's an old adage whose exact author is unknown, but it's the watchword for inventors. Husband-and-wife team Jay Vanduch and Ginger Thomson aren't into mousetraps; but they are interested in doors. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:41:16 -0600 http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=76&story_id=3448 The holiday shopping season is getting a strong start in Brookings this weekend, with many activities in or around the downtown district. The From the Heart Craft Show will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Brookings Activity Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:34:43 -0600 http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=76&story_id=3447 Brookings city councilors have a full agenda ahead of them for Tuesday's meeting in City Hall. Items up for discussion next week include Swiftel Center expansion plans, what price to set for the new restaurant- only liquor Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:33:42 -0600 http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=76&story_id=3446 An abundance of local talent comes into play, both on stage and off, for "The Trickster and the Troll," which the Heartland Opera Troupe will premiere at the Performing Arts Center at South Dakota State University Sunday, Nov. 16. Curtain time Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:32:51 -0600 http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=76&story_id=3441 The 400 and 500 blocks of Main Avenue in downtown Brookings are finally open to traffic, City Engineer Jackie Lanning said today. The entire 500 block of Main and the north half of the 400 block opened about 9 a.m. today. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:50:37 -0600 http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=76&story_id=3440 The first university-related research park in South Dakota has its first occupants . South Dakota State University Innovation Campus CEO and Executive Director Teresa McKnight recently moved into the campus's newly finished Innovation Center building, as did several tenants who will Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:48:36 -0600 http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=76&story_id=3439 Broadway and London West End stars with a South Dakota connection will perform in Brookings Nov. 21. as part of the Woodbine Productions series. Gavin Lee, Tony-nominated English actor who plays Bert in the Broadway musical, "Mary Poppins," will be joined Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:46:13 -0600 http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=76&story_id=3431 News about the U.S. economy hasn't been positive in recent months. Stock prices are plummeting , homes are being foreclosed , the ones already on the market aren't selling, and companies that cannot make ends meet are being forced to lay Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:35:22 -0600 http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=76&story_id=3430 Ever picketed a museum? It's all in the name of good fun, say officials at the South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum. The museum staff is asking for community help as they give away blank pickets for a "picket fun fence" to be created by area Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:25:53 -0600 http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.brookingsregister.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=76&story_id=3429 The Brookings School Board on Monday passed a policy that will allow for "attendance grandfathering" of the city's elementary students next year. Beginning next fall, all Brookings fourth- and fifth-graders will attend Camelot Intermediate School. The community's Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:24:10 -0600