THOUGHT FOR TODAY Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today. --- Thich Nhat Hanh PIERRE GOVERNORS SPORTS ROUNDUP Baseball: The Governors split a...

THOUGHT FOR TODAY Turn your face to the sun, and the shadow falls behind you. --- Jan Goldstein ELECTION UPDATES City of Fort Pierre: Voters in Fort Pierre go to the polls next Tuesday, April 13, and two city councilmen will be elected. In Ward III incumbent Randy...

THOUGHT FOR TODAY "We Americans are resilient. We carry on, dust ourselves off and persevere. But what if we also took a step back? What if we took a deep breath and vowed to ourselves and one another that rushing toward so-called normal isn't the best option right...

THOUGHT FOR TODAY Pursue what catches your heart, not what catches your eyes. --- Roy T. Bennett PIERRE GOVERNORS SPORTS ROUNDUP Three-class basketball shootout: The annual event at Salem this Saturday will include Governor senior Caytee Williams playing on the Class...

THOUGHT FOR THIS WEEK "The spring wakes us, nurtures us and revitalizes us. How often does your spring come? If you are a prisoner of the calendar, it comes once a year. If you are creating authentic power, it comes frequently." --- Gary Zukav BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS...

THOUGHT FOR TODAY Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes Five hundred twenty-five thousand moments so dear. Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes. How do you measure a year in a life? A full year ago tomorrow was the day everything...

HOCKEY UPDATE State JV boys tournament: The Oahe Hockey Association hosts this tournament at the Expo Center in Fort Pierre this weekend, but unfortunately the Caps won't have a home team in the field. Friday quarterfinal games have #3 Sioux Falls vs. #6 Watertown at...

THOUGHT FOR TODAY The mind is like water. When it's turbulent, it's difficult to see. When it's calm, everything becomes clear. --- Prasad Mahes WRESTLING TOURNAMENTS State Class "A" team duals tournament: Rushmore Plaza Civic Center ice arena; quarterfinals 3:30 p.m....

THOUGHT FOR TODAY Never cut down a tree in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come. --- Robert H. Schuller...

THOUGHT FOR TODAY "All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt." --- Charles M. Schulz PIERRE GOVERNORS SPORTS ROUNDUP This week's schedules: --- FRIDAY Gymnastics: at state tournament, Watertown, 11 a.m. Wrestling: vs. Harrisburg (at...