Good morning, Sioux Falls.

Great Bear Ski Valley will host its Second Annual Welcome Winter Fest on Saturday, Nov.

7 from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., featuring a ski swap at noon, scenic chairlift rides, an artisan market, the 605 Island Guy food truck, and live music by Link West (3 p.m. to 5 p.m.); fall season-pass sales end Tuesday, Nov. 10.

The Sioux Falls Ballooning Association will light up Yankton Trail Park today with its free Great Pumpkin Balloon Glow, offering a walk-in balloon at 5:00 p.m. and balloon inflations starting at 5:30 p.m. (weather permitting).

A 12-year-old girl in Sioux Falls is raising money for the Sioux Falls Humane Society by selling pumpkins and homemade potpourri, and proceeds will pay for food, shelter, and medical care for cats and dogs.

El Agave Mexican Restaurant opened Oct.

26 at 901 W. Russell St. (owned by Martin Leon, his wife Elle, and cousin Oscar) and offers more than 200 menu items, breakfast and senior menus, a full liquor license, and hours 11 a.m.–9 p.m. Sunday–Thursday, 11 a.m.–10 p.m. Friday–Saturday.

G&H Distributing (family-owned) was hit by a ransomware attack on Oct.

26 that locked ERP and file servers, prompted an insurer led forensic response, and caused about one week of downtime, and the company has hired Eide Bailly for managed IT services while continuing its ERP rollout.

Bookish Bison Mobile Bookshop, started by Alabama native Jess Leigeber, debuted this weekend with a grand opening at Big Lost Meadery and will visit Whitewood on Nov.

7 and Ben's Brewing Station in Yankton on Dec. 5.

Casey’s will roll out its first pan pizza Wednesday, Oct.

28 at local Casey’s stores, featuring edge-to-edge cheese and toppings that remove the traditional crust edge (for National Pizza Month).

The State Theater on Phillips Avenue will screen six horror classics over three days (Thursday, Oct.

29 through Saturday, Oct. 31), including The Exorcist, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Godzilla vs. Hedorah, Trick or Treat, and Halloween, with evening showtimes around 7:00 p.m. and an 11:00 a.m. matinee.

Experience Sioux Falls and Forward Sioux Falls will start a fall campaign about a downtown convention center with public meetings at 7 p.m. Nov.

12 (Convention Center) and 6 to 7 p.m. Dec. 2 (Downtown Library, 200 N. Dakota Ave.), and a study starting summer 2027.

DOT will tear down and rebuild 10th and 11th Street viaducts over the next decade, with 10th planned for 2032 and 11th for 2036; a community meeting is today from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Holiday Inn City Centre for public input (comments accepted online through Tuesday, Nov.

10).

Sanford Health has given Wellmark until July 1, 2027 to reach a new contract after months of failed talks; coverage and appointments are unchanged for now, but members could face higher out-of-pocket costs or need new in-network providers if no deal is reached.

South Dakota Hockey unveiled a new logo and released the full schedule for all 12 local associations, with league play starting Nov.

20 and more than 3,500 youth registered statewide. The Girls Varsity State Tournament will be March 4-6, 2027 at Scheels IcePlex (Sioux Falls) and the Varsity State Tournament will be March 11-13, 2027 at Larson Ice Center in Brookings.