🌱 Patch AM: Why loud booms are returning near the Sioux Falls airport

Good morning Sioux Falls! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Why loud booms are returning near the Sioux Falls airport
• How did Sioux Falls rank among America’s happiest cities this year?

Also on today's calendar: The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show - Sioux Falls, SD and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I once read a book about anti-gravity. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cloudy, breezy and colder, with a high of 23 and low of 3 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Frigid; morning snow, 1-3", temps: high: 7, low: -20.
• Sunday: Cold; breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 16 and low of 10 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Sioux Falls deploying sound cannons to scare away geese (dakotanewsnow.com) — The City of Sioux Falls is again firing sound cannons around the airport area to scare geese away and reduce the risk of bird strikes to aircraft. Cannons at the Sioux Empire Fairgrounds, Elmwood Golf Course and the Household Hazardous Waste Facility will boom periodically during the day, but officials stress they don’t harm the birds and are key to keeping local flights safe.
   

• This Sunny City Less Than An Hour From L.A. Is The Third-Happiest Place To Live In The U.S. — And Also One Of The Safest (secretlosangeles.com) — Sioux Falls shows up in a new WalletHub ranking of the happiest cities in the country, placing it among the top 10 nationwide. The study compares 182 large U.S. cities on health, income, and community factors, with several California cities leading the list and Sioux Falls representing South Dakota in the upper tier.
   

📸 Around Sioux Falls

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sioux Falls

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday December 16

• FREE WEBINAR | “The Golden Age of Florence”
  Online,
  11:30 am

Saturday December 13

• Hygiene Distribution Event — Journey of Hope
  Multi-Cultural Center, 515 N Main Ave, Sioux Falls
  10:30 am

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Prince of Peace: The Christmas Story
  Orpheum Theater Center , 315 N Phillips Ave , Sioux Falls
  2:00 pm
• James Dean Acoustic
  R Wine Bar & Kitchen , 322 E 8th St , Sioux Falls
  6:00 pm
• The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show - Sioux Falls, SD
  Sheraton Sioux Falls, 1211 N. West Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57104
  6:00 pm
• Dinner Detective Sioux Falls December 13th Public Show
  Sheraton Sioux Falls Hotel & Convention Center , 1211 N W Ave , Sioux Falls
  6:00 pm
• Cedar Rapids RoughRiders at Sioux Falls Stampede
  Sioux Falls Convention Center , 1201 N W Ave , Sioux Falls
  6:05 pm
• Christmas with the Symphony: 'Tis the Season!
  301 S Main Ave , Sioux Falls
  7:30 pm

Sunday December 14

• Prince of Peace: The Christmas Story
  Orpheum Theater Center , 315 N Phillips Ave , Sioux Falls
  4:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Open Weight Room
  Sioux Falls Washington High School Weight Room
  6:00 am

Saturday December 20

• Candlelight: Queen vs. ABBA
  The Social , 301 S Thompson Ave , Sioux Falls
  6:30 pm
• Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings
  The Social 301 South Thompson Avenue Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57103
  8:45 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Not sure when he got out but we can not find him in the house.
  His name is Ozzy and we last for sure saw him yesterday. He is a great hidder but I have search high and low. He has never gotten out before so he… (Nextdoor Lorriane Lake)
• Would anyone be interested in adopting a nursing home with me??
  We can all pitch in and make stockings for the elderly for Christmas??? (Nextdoor John F Kennedy)

• Southeast Technical College posted a job opening for Adjunct Medical Assisting Instructor in Sioux Falls. Apply here.
• Augustana University posted a job opening for MSW Program Faculty, Assistant Professor of Social Work in Sioux Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sioux Falls here.

🗞 Nearby News

Canton

• Canton man sentenced to federal prison for embezzling more than $1,400,000 (dakotanewsnow.com)
• Porch Pirate Season: Tips To Safeguard Deliveries In Sioux Empire (espnsiouxfalls.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I couldn’t put it down.
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