South Dakota Public Broadcasting will begin taping this June for a documentary on the 1972 Flood to be aired on the 40th anniversary next year. If you lived in Rapid City during the flood and are willing to tell your story, SDPB wants to interview you. According to reporter Charles Michael Ray, the video documentary will also examine new USGS … Read More
Park advocates demand city honor commitment to 1972 flood victims
Land in the greenway along Rapid Creek is not ‘free.’ It came at a very high price. We are asking the city to keep its commitment to the memory of those who paid for it with their lives.
How many excuses can we find to pave Sacred Ground?
Friends of Rapid City Parks asks city council to keep its promise to honor victims of 1972 flood by preserving the greenway as a memorial.
Central footprint in the park gets smaller
The proposed expansion of Central High School will take a smaller bite out of the greenway thanks to actions Friends of Rapid City Parks have pressed on school and city officials. Since learning that initial plans for a new science wing, gym and parking would encroach on park land set aside after the 1972 flood, FRCP members have successfully advocated … Read More
Steve McCarthy on KEVN
The following story appeared on KEVN on November 18, 2009 after the school board changed the plans for the Central High School science building. You can view the interview with FRCP President Steve McCarthy here. They came with their game face on ready to put up a fight but instead members of the local organization Friends of the Parks walked … Read More