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What's up Sioux Falls! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Sioux Falls honors the life and service of Gordon Eugene Beckstrom
  • How Sioux Falls shoppers are getting their Trader Joe's fix anyway
  • How you can help fill Sioux Falls' new tiny homes for veterans

Also on today's calendar: AAA Cruise Night with Celebrity and Royal Caribbean and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you know the moon is going broke? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Cloudy; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 73 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Rain at times, temps: high: 69, low: 62.
  • Wednesday: Nice with periods of sun, with a high of 72 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Gordon Eugene Beckstrom (heartlandfunerals.com) — Longtime Sioux Falls resident and World War II Navy veteran Gordon Eugene Beckstrom has died at age 99, with a private family memorial and inurnment planned at the South Dakota Veterans Cemetery. Born, raised, and educated in Sioux Falls, he worked locally for Fenn's Dairy and Northern States Power, built a nearly 73‑year marriage with his wife Delna, and leaves children, grandchildren, and great‑grandchildren with deep roots in the area.
   

• Sioux Falls Entrepreneur Launches Trader Joe's Personal Shopping Service (news-usa.today) — Sioux Falls residents still waiting for a local Trader Joe's now have a grassroots workaround: entrepreneur and educator Shelly Gaddis runs monthly shopping trips to stores in neighboring states and brings orders back to town. She charges a modest service fee, coordinates orders online, and has another run scheduled for October 23, giving locals a way to access specialty groceries while hoping for a future Sioux Falls store.
   

• Veterans Community Project construction wraps up (keloland.com) — Construction is wrapping up on the Veterans Community Project village in Sioux Falls, where 25 tiny homes will soon provide transitional housing and case management for local veterans, with 15 already occupied. As winter approaches, staff aim to fill the remaining homes and are calling on Sioux Falls residents to keep volunteering and donating so they can maintain the village, support events, and sustain long‑term services for veterans.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Harrisburg

  • Huron edges Brandon Valley; falls against Harrisburg (plainsman.com)
  • Heartland Country Corn Maze: 2026 Season and America's 250th Design (news-usa.today)
  • Smithfield move: How to preserve rural areas as metro grows (dakotanewsnow.com)

Brandon

  • South Dakota high school football scores for Sept. 25, 2026 (capjournal.com)

Ok Sioux Falls! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's down to its last quarter. (Thank you Linda H. for sending it in!)
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