Reunion stirs memories of family, travel

Jim Woster
Jul 26, 2024
Jul 26, 2024

Jim Woster at Sioux Empire Fair — Jim Woster sings with Mogen's Heroes at Ag Appreciation Day at the Sioux Empire Fair in 2023.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

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In the event that you may not know, this is the weekend that the Hank and Marie family invade a lodge on the East bank of the Missouri River near Chamberlain, simply called Thunderstik. This year will be at least 20 years, with the only absence being COVID-driven in the summer of 2020. That was a difficult decision at the time but certainly, in retrospect, totally correct.

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Jim is associate editor of Tri-State Neighbor and also works with the SDSU Alumni Foundation.