This bad selfie was taken by the goofball in the lower right corner as a way to document photographer Aaron C Packard in his beret before he heads inside the Coyote Twin movie theater in Vermillion, South Dakota.

A square violet poster begins with the text, “Fool’s 48 Short Film Project 2026” printed near the top. A horizontal photograph of Aaron C Packard inside Fotolab No.7 is next, slightly overlapped by the Vermillion Cultural Association logo.

Taken within the Coyote Twin movie theater, this photo shows the screen bearing a large “Thank You” message above the winning short film teams.

Aaron had a blast serving as a judge for the Fool’s 48 Short Film Project hosted by the Vermillion Cultural Association! Congratulations to all the teams!

#vermcult #fools48 #shortfilm #sodak #vermillionsd

Rate increases on the horizon for South Dakota #utility customers around the state. This will impact tens of thousands of folks from border to border. #ratepayers #sodak

In front a gray backdrop, within a photo studio in Vermillion, South Dakota, a Fotolab No.7 printed canvas tote bag is held by a hand adorned with silver nail polish.

You wouldn’t believe how much time it took for us to print these bags! Stop by Fotolab No.7 to see if Klaire’s there so you can hear her complain about it. Ha!

#fotolabno7 #WeStoleTheCanvasToteIdeaFromNPR #silkscreen #vermillion #sodak

Ta-da!

#fotolabno7 #silkscreen #printmaking #serigraph #sodak

Men stand around a black car, a 1970 Chrysler Newport, converted into a hi-rail vehicle with collapsable flanged wheels to ride on railroad tracks for inspection work. A grain elevator, water tower, and parked ford pickup truck are in the background.

A Milwaukee Road 1970 Chrysler Newport hi-rail somewhere in South Dakota, March 1974. Rick Burn.
#trains #cars #history #photography #70s #1970s #road #rail #sodak #south #dakota #chrysler #newport #milwaukee #rural #scene #work #maintenance #wisconsin #southdakota #black

A bespectacled spectator accompanied by another art-appreciating adorer peek into the bottom edge of a selfie taken in the crowded John A. Day Gallery, which has the word “Stilwell” projected on one of the white walls.

Congratulations to all the art students at USD who participated in the Stilwell exhibition!

#universityofsouthdakota #sodak #stilwell #artreception

There's still a week left to sign up for your free local food listing! The directory really helps to spread the word about your #localfoods products! #sodak

A photo of the standing room only crowd last night at the Toronto Fire Hall for the Deuel County town hall meeting on the proposed data center.

About 150 folks turned out last night to air concerns & ask questions about the proposed #datacenter near Toronto in Deuel County. Folks worried about a number of long-term effects from industrialization. #sodak #localcontrol #rural

A portrait of a Dr. Frank-N-Furter impersonator posing innocently as they sport a black corset, plastic pearls, and a leather jacket covered in pins.

A picture of Dr. Frank-N-Furter dancing with a silver lined cape on stage in front of Magenta, Columbia, and Riff Raff singing about being from Transylvania on the movie theater screen in the background.

A photograph of a sold-out movie theater during a Halloween screening of the Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Coyote Twin theater in Vermillion, South Dakota, featuring the shadow cast gathered in the center aisle and in the front row.

In an empty house, in the middle of the night, a Tim Curry impersonator struts on stage in a red corset as the real Dr. Frank-N-Furter sings “Don’t Dream it, Be it” as the movie plays.”

Happy Franks-Giving!

Photos by Aaron C Packard.

Thank you to everyone who was part of the Rocky Horror Preservation Society shadow cast, the VCA and Coyote Twin for hosting, and everyone who attended our Halloween screening!

#rockyhorrorpictureshow #vermcult #drfranknfurter #rockyhorror #sodak

What We Can Do With An Old School The Washington Pavilion is one example of what you can do with your old school.

What do we do with the big old school in the middle of town when the school board moves all the students out to the middle of a corn field on the edge of town?

What We Can Do With An Old School
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#historicpreservation #econdev #downtowndevelopment #heritagetourism #SoDak

Did you spot me in South Dakota Magazine?

#southdakotamagazine #hifromsd #sodak #brodalisque #artist

We’re just printing a couple cheesy posters at the lab here in South Dakota.

#fotolabno7 #epsonsurecolor #posterprinting #sodak #photographystudio

Vermillion also showed up through the rain yesterday — 450 strong! 💪 Students and community members proving that a little weather can’t quiet the call for democracy.

These two photos do not show everyone!

#NoKings #NoKingsDay #WeCount #NoKingsCount #Vermillion #HiFromSD #SoDak #SouthDakota

Pouring rain in Mitchell, but that didn’t slow us down! ☔️
Around 120–130 people showed up strong, joined by two pandas and a T-Rex who were clearly built for all-weather activism. 🐼🦖

#NoKings #NoKingsDay #WeCount #NoKingsCount #50501Movement #50501SouthDakota #MitchellSD #hifromsd #sodak

Spearfish brought the fire today! 🔥 Around 400 strong came out to show what people power looks like in the hills.
Keep that spirit burning, Lawrence County!

#NoKings #NoKingsDay #EndOccupation #WeCount #NoKingsCount #SouthDakota #HiFromSD #sodak #spearfishsd

No Kings Sioux Falls turned out!!! 🙌

#NoKings #NoKingsDay #50501Movement #50501SouthDakota #Indivisible #PeoplesMovement #SouthDakota #HiFromSD #SoDak #SiouxFalls

Huron made some noise today and it echoed far beyond town limits. 🔥

About 100 people gathered to stand up, speak out, and show that even in the heart of small-town #SouthDakota, the people are wide awake.

#NoKings #NoKingsDay #WeCount #NoKingsCount #50501SouthDakota #sodak #HiFromSD #HuronSD

With Guard call-up, governor enhances Trump’s vanity project • South Dakota Searchlight By calling up the 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, maybe Gov. Rhoden is showing his belief that the pen is mightier than the sword.

My question is has South Dakota been paid for this National Guard deployment to DC? Because we're on the hook to pay until the feds reimburse us #taxpayers #sodak #nationalguard southdakotasearchlight.com/2025/10/12/w...

“Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.” — Henry David Thoreau
#HenryDavidThoreau #naturewriting #naturephotography #landscape #landscapephotography #photographersofbluesky #eastcoastkin #sodak

Another craven Trumpite elected official from #SoDak. Like #KristiNoem.

#nokings #50501SouthDakota #50501SouthDakota #SouthDakota #hifromsd #sodak #October18

A volunteer recruitment poster for 50501 South Dakota. The top text reads, "Be part of the change VOLUNTEER with 50501 South Dakota." Below, colorful raised hands in shades of red, orange, yellow, and brown have heart shapes in their palms. A QR code on the left says "Join our Discord." On the right is the 50501 South Dakota logo shaped like the state, with a link beneath: "https://linktr.ee/50501sd."

Be Part of the Change
#50501Movement #50501SouthDakota #SouthDakota #hiftomsd #sodak #volunteer

Next Day of Action Save the Date October 18, 2025 50501 South Dakota Social media handles QR code to linktree https://linktr.ee/50501sd

Save the date, our next national day of action is October 18th!
Locations and details to come later.

#50501Movement #50501SouthDakota #solidarity #dayofaction #October18 #southdakota #sodak #hifromsd #fiftyfiftyone

Economic advisers say growing crop supply and weakened foreign demand are hurting SD’s economy • South Dakota Searchlight Farmers are seeing healthy crops, but abundant supply and weakening foreign demand are driving prices down.

Things are not OK in farm country: Karl Adam, SD Bankers Association president said many farmers are looking at losses of $125 - $200 per acre for their corn, due to prices falling from above $7/bushel to less than $4/bushel currently southdakotasearchlight.com/2025/08/28/g... #rural #farming #sodak

Sunset Over Mobridge August 19, 1981. The sets over the Milwaukee Road's mainline in Mobridge, South Dakota.

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#trains #80s #history #photography #mobridge #sodak #southdakota #milwaukee #picturesque #sunset