The view from the sky

Jan 24, 2026
Jan 24, 2026

Sheri Poore

Tri-State Neighbor columnist

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In past issues, our South Dakota readers have “flown along” vicariously with my husband, Kirk, in his 1972 Cessna T210M. I think it’s time to interrupt our regularly scheduled recipe programing with an update from the clouds. (We’ll get cooking again with more recipes in the next issue.)

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Angel Flight 1.jpeg — Kirk’s passengers get a mini lesson in avionics when he transports them on Angel Flights.
Submitted photo

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Angel Flight 2.jpeg — Ice is visible on the windshield, propeller, wings and nose while a general aviation attendant prepares to fuel the plane.
Submitted photo

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Angel Flight 3.jpeg — Reflected in the ice-coated nose, an attendant fuels the plane at Signature FBO in Rochester, Minn.
Submitted photo

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Sheri Poore grew up on a Day County dairy farm and is a former Tri-State Neighbor editor now living in Sioux Falls.