If their favorite questions are “Why?” and “How?” bring your inquisitive kids to our Curiosity Club, where they will discover answers through exploration, invention and creation! Tuesday afternoons beginning February 4 from 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. at RCPL Downtown (610 Quincy Street, upstairs in CHAOS Kids Makerspace), Librarian Carrie will be ready with a new theme each week. February’s final activity is Big Cardboard Dice (2/25).
Find out more »CHAOS Kids Mini Makers gives curious, inquisitive preschoolers a place to create, play and explore. Wednesday, February 26 from 10 – 11 a.m., bring them to the downtown library (610 Quincy Street, Kid’s Chaos), where we’ll mix, bake and decorate dog treats!
Find out more »Support the Naja Shrine Kids Transportation by participating in the 14th Annual Nemo 500 Outhouse Races Saturday February 29th! This is an event you don’t want to miss so get registered and geared up to race all while enjoying a Chili Cook-off Contest too! It’s a free and fun leap day event for the entire family. The races- three divisions- Check in at 10am, race starts at 1pm. Cousins Pub & Pizza ‘ZORB’ Ball will be there, and kids, bring…
Find out more »Slices of Pi: The History and Humanity of a Famous Number March 17 Travis Kowalski, Interim Head of the Department of Mathematics Every March 14, math enthusiasts and pun lovers celebrate National Pi Day on the (extremely silly) grounds that the well-known mathematical constant pi (π) is about 3.14. That fact, along with a formula or two about circles, is probably as much as most people can remember about the number. However, the story of how we came to discover,…
Find out more »Yes, This is a New Location! The Polar Plunge is an annual fundraiser presented by South Dakota Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics SD. What a unique opportunity for individuals, organizations and businesses to support Special Olympics South Dakota athletes by raising money and taking the Plunge into frigid waters. Bring the whole family and enjoy the New Ice Skating Rink at the Outlaw Square!
Find out more »The Rushmore Plaza Civic Center will become a giant playground for babies to pre–teens at the 25th annual Youth & Family Services Kids Fair! For 25 years, Kids Fair has provided children in our community with a safe place to be active and engage in fun, hands-on activities while spending time with their families! This year’s Kids Fair will feature past favorites such face painting, live entertainment, inflatable attractions, a giant sand box, and dozens of booths just brimming with…
Find out more »The Rushmore Plaza Civic Center will become a giant playground for babies to pre–teens at the 25th annual Youth & Family Services Kids Fair! For 25 years, Kids Fair has provided children in our community with a safe place to be active and engage in fun, hands-on activities while spending time with their families! This year’s Kids Fair will feature past favorites such face painting, live entertainment, inflatable attractions, a giant sand box, and dozens of booths just brimming with…
Find out more »Welcome to the 2020 Rapid City Polar Plunge page! Last year’s event was a HUGE success at the new Black Hills Harley-Davidson location. We had 263 plungers and more than $75,000 raised for Special Olympics! We are expecting this year’s Rapid City Plunge to be even bigger and better than last year’s as we have partnered with J & L Harley-Davidson in Sioux Falls to create a friendly competition between the two stores. This an event you will NOT want…
Find out more »The Rushmore Plaza Civic Center will become a giant playground for babies to pre–teens at the 25th annual Youth & Family Services Kids Fair! For 25 years, Kids Fair has provided children in our community with a safe place to be active and engage in fun, hands-on activities while spending time with their families! This year’s Kids Fair will feature past favorites such face painting, live entertainment, inflatable attractions, a giant sand box, and dozens of booths just brimming with…
Find out more »Incident Meteorology: Weather Prediction in Wildfire Management April 21 Darren Clabo, State Fire Meteorologist Managing large and complex incidents such as wildfires goes well beyond the act of fire suppression. Incident management teams (IMTs) are assembled and assigned to wildfires to provide field support in operations, finances, logistics and planning. This talk will focus on the role that the incident meteorologist plays within an IMT while assigned to a wildland fire. Clabo, an incident meteorologist since 2010, will draw on…
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