Eureka, South Dakota (Sioux Falls: buy, high school, place)

[ElkHunter]

Originally Posted by DannyBanany

La Nina must be working. Deadwood has been getting snow constantly which is great for the ski resorts up there. Like you said, the Rockies have been getting pounded too!

It all seems to skip Rapid City though! I drove to Spearfish the other day and you can see the line where the snow fell and where it didn't. Rapid City just never seems to get hit with an adequate amount.

It goes all around us and we're not affected... we're like Moses!

Not all the rockies. Here in Sheridan, we have about 2 inches on the ground, with bare grass seen on a lot of the yard. All winter, we've gotten maybe an inch, then nothing for a week. 2 inches and nothing for a while, then an inch. We are way behind on much needed snow.

[Jammie]

Originally Posted by Plains10

I would also like info. Can you explain exactly would gluten-free means? Is it realted to additives in the food? Supposedly it is good for everyone I hear.

Sure. If she has the recipe, I'll be sure to post it. I'm not exactly sure what gluten free means except that it has something to do with wheat and probably other things. I know she doesn't eat bread and she does her grocery shopping at the health food store.

We were also supposed to get above average snow because of El Nina. It could still change, but we're well below average, too. But I'm not complaining. The thing we did end up getting is the cold Arctic fronts. Right now it's 2 with a windchill of -16 and the evening has just begun.

[DannyBanany]

Jammie, you gotta kiss the polar bears goodbye and come on over to the Hills. It's a chilly 25 degrees here and we're going up in the Hills to see the eclipse!

[Jammie]

Originally Posted by DannyBanany

Jammie, you gotta kiss the polar bears goodbye and come on over to the Hills. It's a chilly 25 degrees here and we're going up in the Hills to see the eclipse!

Oh man, you guys are SO lucky. The "feels like" temp over there is probably 40 degrees more then it is here. I'll gladly give up my bears.

[schmectgut]

Originally Posted by nanjosbrand

Haha...that's a good question. Since it is about 2 1/2 hours to the north, yes, it is a tad bit colder than Sioux Falls. Hard to believe, I know, since Sioux Falls is so cold right now! I literally haven't been outside in a week. The cold weather makes me really whiny. I am hope to move somewhere warmer soon, and leaving family is the only thing keeping me in Sioux Falls. The thing about Eureka is that there is nothing surrounding it for an hour....barely any houses. It's all barren land, but really neat to experience the openness.

I'm from Eureka and I'd just like to say that there are quite a few surrounding communities less than an hour away. Hosmer is about 20 minutes, Leola is a half hour, Herried is about 20 minutes as well as Zeeland, ND and Bowdle. And as for barren land, I wouldn't call it that. There's tons of farmland and no matter what road you drive on, you'll see someone you know drive by. It is very nice to see that all you have very good opinions on the small town of Eureka and as you guys are talking I can just tell who and what you guys are talking about. That's the beauty of Eureka; the closeness of it's occupants and how everyone just knows everyone else.

[schmectgut]

Originally Posted by nanjosbrand

I went to Eureka this past fall for the first time for a wedding. What a cute place! People can park their cars in the middle of the street and the Wolf's Den was a great place to sit back and relax for a cocktail. The town has everything a person needs--you can even have a little fun on Eureka Lake!
We ate breakfast at the little restaurant there in town and talked to the owners. He had a few rental properties and makes good money on them in the fall due to all the hunters who fly in from other states. He said he bought his last house for $6000 (maybe it was $600??) it was dirt cheap and he was able to rent it out and make good money. The founder of the USA Today newspaper is from Eureka. When he comes into town, people treat him as a redular old Joe. People were really laid back and friendly. If it weren't so stinkin' cold there, I would consider Eureka as a place for myself to live.

Haha!!! Everyone I know that visits Eureka says some comment about how we park our cars in the middle of the street. Before anyone ever said anything about it to me, I used to think that parking in the middle of the street was normal. The lake probably is the most fun place in town, around the 4th of July, there are just a ton of people down at the lake, soaking up the rays, going tubing, jet-skiing, all sorts of fun recreational activities and I've probably spent some of my best nights down at that lake.

[Chris19]

Eureka is one of very few towns that does this. Lennox and Laurel, NE also have this. In Lennox, there are two lanes worth of middle street parking. So southbound traffic can parallel park on the driver's left hand side and the northbound traffic can parellel park on the left hand side. There is diagonal parking also on each side in front of the storefronts. I mention that people park in the middle of street to other people and they find it odd (and understandably so). The plus is that there are more parking spaces available.

I have relatives in Eureka and my grandpa grew up there and his family of German-Russian heritage homesteaded in that area in the late 1800s. I know Eureka somewhat and love the kuchen and the people are friendly.

It is a quaint town and I find the low German spoken in town to be interesting. I took German in high school and it was high German, but my relatives who spoke German could understand and can easily tell that the German was high German.

I can always remember eating the good German food in Eureka and not have to worry about leaving Eureka with an empty stomach. Yummm.

I think that summertime or early fall are good times to visit Eureka, especially early fall on a sunny day when leaves are changing colors.

The motel in town is nice and has a good view of the lake. A bit off topic from the parking spaces, but memories and experiences come to mind.

Auf wiedersehen.

[EmRose]

Hello! You must have moved to our pretty little town by now- are you enjoying it? I happen to love Eureka, and hope you do too!

If you haven't already made the decision, I think that buying a property to rent will be a good idea for you, as renting space to hunters during hunting season seems to be a very profitable thing for those few weeks every year.

What brought you to move to Eureka?

Originally Posted by Haunting Morgana

Hello!

Well, I've decided that I'll be moving to Eureka, South Dakota.

They seem to have everything right in town. Grocery, pet groomer, vet, pretty much everything.

As far as home goes, I've narrowed it down to 4 choices. I'll be getting a call from the realtor on Monday with more info on each one, and decide from there.

I do know that some are located in the south part of town. He kind of stated that this 1 house was in the southern part of town, but then he said that shouldnt be a problem. Well, I'm kind of lost as to what was meant by that.

It does seem to have very little crime there.

I'm concerned about flooding there though. But, from what I've heard thus far, it should be fine.

I also plan on getting another home after I arrive there and renting it out. I figure that should help with income. Good idea or a bad idea? I feel that it is best to get others input on issues and things.

Well, thank you! This site/forum is the best. So much information here and peoples advice and info.

Michael.

[EmRose]

Hey friend! Fancy seeing you on this site.. I miss Dawn and her business (I still think she made the best kuchen in the whole wide world!).

But anyways, when are you coming back to Chureka town? Jared and I are talking about having a huge bonfire at either his place or mine, and you should definately be in attendance!

Originally Posted by derrick_debaere9009

my anut used to run grandmas kuchen b4 she did there did u no by any chance Don Quenzer

[SF57103]

My great uncle and Great Grandparents used to Own the Luncheonette up their....my all time favorite Resturaunt....i love Eureak i go their like 5 or 6 times a year to visit Relatives and to hunt its a great town