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May 17, 2012
A meeting of the Brookings Historic Preservation Commission was held on Thursday, May 17,
2012 at 3:00 p.m. in City Hall. Members present: Dennis Willert, Mary Bibby, Pam Merchant,
Janet Gritzner, Tom Agostini, Les Rowland and Father Ryan Hall. Shari Thornes, City Clerk, was
also present. Julia Larson, Boys and Girls Club, was a guest.
Chairperson Rowland called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.
Agenda: A motion was made by Willert, seconded by Hall, to approve the agenda. All present
voted yes, motion carried.
Minutes: A motion was made by Willert, seconded by Hall, to approve the April minutes. All
present voted yes; motion carried.
Next Meeting: Thursday, June 7th at 3 p.m.
NEW BUSINESS
State History Conference Report.
Report on the State Historical Conference
in Pierre, SD, April 13th -14th, 2012 by Ryan Hall
To my recollection, this is the 3rd State Historical Society Historical Conference that I have
attended since being on the Brookings HPC. I think I enjoyed this one more so that any of the
previous ones because of the topic. The topic for the conference was not an amalgam of
historical events that were largely unrelated, nor was the topic tinged with the political. The
topic for this conference was somewhat more off the wall: Playing on the Plains: Sports and
Recreation in South Dakota.
There were two different keynote speakers. The first was John Cooper, former secretary of the
South Dakota Games, Fish, and Parks service, who spoke on the history of recreation on the
Missouri River. He particularly focused on the way the creation of dam system has impacted
South Dakota. Namely, he noted that the dam system was originally intended to create
commerce jobs through barges and mercantile transport. Ironically, little ever came of that
purpose, but the dam system had the byproduct of creating a whole field of fishing and
recreation economy that is a major contributor to governmental tax revenue and tourism.
The other keynote speaker was Mel Antonen who is a native of South Dakota and runs the
South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame. Mr. Antonen is a baseball columnist for Sports Illustrated and
also a color commentator for the Baltimore Orioles. He spoke extensively on baseball in South
Dakota. Almost half of his floor time was spent responding to questions from the audience
having to do with local baseball history as well as his thoughts on Major League Baseball's
problems with issues like steroids.
Mr. Antonen also did a roundtable discussion on the second day concerning modern issues in
sports journalism with John Papendick, the sports editor and archivist for the Aberdeen
newspaper, and Mike Henriksen, the sports talk show host from Sioux Falls and the primary
broadcaster of the South Dakota High School basketball tournament. Journalistic objectivity and
"new media" (Twitter, Facebook, etc.) were the primary topics of discussion.
Other speakers were Dr. C. Berry, formerly of SDSU, on the history of Sport Fishing in South
Dakota. There was a presentation on sports and recreation in the Black Hills by Les Voorhis and
Paul Rigbee, as well as a lecture on the nature of scandals and sports realignment in college
sports in the 1950's by Dr. Kurt Kemper. The final lecture (and one of the most interesting) on
the first day was by Wade Davies, as he chronicled how the Native American boarding schools
in the early 20th Century fostered a growth and love of basketball in the American Indian
communities that exists to this day.
The second day's speakers included a history of rodeo in South Dakota buy Byron Price, who
claimed that the modern rodeo phenomenon as we recognize it today actually began in South
Dakota and not Texas or Oklahoma. Marc Rasmussen gave a presentation on his recently
published the book, Six, through the State Historical Press, which described the phenomenon of
6-man football that was extremely popular in the 1940's and 50's in small and rural high
schools. Governor Daugaard gave a history of the annual Governor's Hunt and its importance to
the Pheasant Hunting industry in this state. The final presentation being by Marilyn Kratz and
Jean Patrick on Women and Baseball on the Plains, both of whom have published children's
books on the subject through the State Historical Press.
The non lecture highlight was the reception on Thursday night at a building on the Historic
register in downtown Pierre which has been remodeled. At some point, the streets of Pierre
near the river were raised an entire floor level to prevent flooding issues. Thus, many of the
original store fronts of the 1800s are now subterranean. Many of the buildings simply bricked
off those lower levels, but the one building, Karcher's Confections, recently reopened the
bottom floor after almost a century where the original store front use to be and turned it into a
usable space for receptions. It had the feel of descending into a mineshaft but it was truly an
interesting reuse of a forgotten space.
It was announced that next year's Conference will be on the geology of rivers in South Dakota
and will be hosted in Rapid City and not Pierre.
UPDATES/REPORTS
History & Garden Festival Workshop. The workshop was well attended; however, the speaker
was difficult to hear.
2012 Mayor’s Award – September 27, 5-7 pm, City/County Administration Building. Members
also suggested the Brookings High School and Dykhouse Center as alternative locations. Award
nominations will be solicited in June and selections made in July.
Volunteer Leadership Coffee with the Mayor – May 10 & 17. Rowland and Willert both
attended one session.
Real Estate Workshop. Accreditation from the State Real Estate is pending.
National Park Service funding updates:
1. 2012/2013 Application – The BHPC’s grant application was fully funded.
$10,502 2012/2013 Park Service Grant
Funding Cycle: June 1, 2012 to May 1, 2013
Grant: $2,000 Basic; $8,502 Supplement
Basic Allocation Funding - Project Titles:
1. Mayor’s Awards for Historic Preservation
2. Public Workshop
3. Membership in state and national preservation organizations
Supplemental Funding – Project Titles:
1. Public Education Accredited Real Estate Workshop
2. Board Development Training **
A. National Alliance of Preservation Commissions (3)
B. National Trust for Historic Preservation (1)
2. 2011/2012 Amendment – Funding that was allocated for the PLT was reallocated for the
NAPC conference.
3. Commission Development Training Opportunities:
o National Alliance of Preservation Commissions, July 18-22, Norfolk, VA – Willert,
Rowland, Bibby and Thornes are funded to attend.
o National Trust Conference, Oct. 30-Nov 3, Spokane, WA – One member is funded to
attend.
Discussion revised schedule for ordinance review(s). Due to summer schedules, the reviews
will need to be delayed until late August or early September.
Preservation Partner Reports:
• State Historic Preservation Office
o For the CURRENT CLG grant cycle (June 1 2011 – May 31 2012) – REMINDER to
submit all grant CLOSEOUT PAPERWORK by May 28th. If unable to meet that
deadline, please send any request for a time EXTENTION to by the end of this
week (May 18th)
o For the UPCOMING CLG grant cycle (June 1 2012 – May 31 2013) - Jenn will be
drafting grant agreements over the next couple of weeks, funded as requested in
applications
• Preserve South Dakota - Preserve South Dakota has a new director, Kate Nelson. She is
breathing new life into the group! They already have new Preservation Alerts posted on
their Facebook Page.
Historic Properties Reports
• Brookings Commercial Historic District
o Plaques are installed!
• Central Residential Historic District
o Brookings Courthouse Remodel Update – The 11.1 review is pending comments from
the architect.
• University Residential Historic District
o SHPO staff conducted site visits at 804 6th Avenue & 708 8th Street.
• Individually Listed / Proposed / Pending
o Hillcrest Park Tree Claim – SHPO is doing research for a National Register listing. They
have looked at 6 different Brookings publications at the State archives and have not
gleaned any major information. Staff is sending Chuck Cecil’s information.
Calendar
May 17th Volunteer Leadership Coffee with Mayor/Innovation Campus, 8-9:30 am
July 18-22 National Alliance of Preservation Commissions Forum, Norfolk, VA
Sept 13 City Volunteer Reception, SDSU Performing Arts Center, 5-7 pm
Sept 26 or 28 Real Estate Workshop – Brookings
Sept 27 Mayor’s Award Event
Oct. 30-Nov 3 National Trust Conference, Spokane, WA
Dec. 6th Mayor’s Holiday Party, McCrory Gardens Visitor Center, 5-7 p.m.
Meeting adjourned at 4:57 p.m.
Submitted by Shari Thornes