Jim Strain

Rainbow last evening on the South Fork of French Creek, south of Fairburn, SD.

@ThinkAppraiser I work in property management. The issue I bet is lack of ongoing and timely maintenance, if you don’t fix or repair, your tenants will leave.

How does a large apartment building get to 5% occupancy?

@TennisonEddie You are a good man!

I'm 70 years old and still helping one last kid get out of medical school. She's graduating, and financial aid is over and she won't get a paycheck until July. Just for perspective I've had at least one kid in college for 26 years now.😁 Money is tight right now. But parenthood was always worth it.

@Camp4 Your father would have been right at home in my neck of the woods.

💪 The Ultimate Flex Once a year for his entire adult life, my dad would go to Kmart and buy seven pairs of Rustler brand blue jeans—the kind of denim that takes months to break in. And every day—in every season—he wore those blue jeans with cowboy boots, a pearl-snap western shirt, and a trucker cap. Dad looked like a bumpkin, thoroughly unimpressive in appearance. The last guy you’d expect to have a PhD in physics. As a teen, I often wished he was “cool” like other dads, with their executive haircuts, dapper clothing, and high-dollar watches. But over time I noticed something… In a room full of elites—business owners, professors, doctors—Dad was the one who held court. Beneath his unassuming exterior was a brilliant mind. He was a deep thinker, gifted writer, and captivating storyteller. Dad was a paradox: Zero style, all substance. He was the real deal and people were drawn to that. How do you become a person of substance—the type of person people admire and listen to intently? —Master a craft —Read and write —Limit bad habits —Do unusual things —Embody discipline —Never engage in gossip —Don’t play childish games —Speak the unvarnished truth —Be comfortable in your own skin The ultimate flex is... not flexing at all. It's letting your substance do the talking.

@jpapendick Thanks for this photo, my father Dave, and my uncle Don, are in it, Cliff “Smokey” Jensen was QB on this team. Smokey went on to be QB at SD State. My dad said that Pete Retzlaff told him later that in life that Smokey was good enough to play in the NFL

@BenRand10 @kim_nebraska I drove through Logan County yesterday, looked like one irrigation canal was running full. What is the water allocation this year for that district? I’m cut back 50% on my irrigation units in SD due to low reservoir levels.

This is open to anyone who wants to attend. We will have insurance reps and industry partners in attendance for Q&A. This is arguably the largest irrigation water supply failure in the history of federal crop insurance; this will help you navigate it.

@PaulHannemann @0IvankaTrumpRV2 Hey Paul, good to know you are alive and kicking. Wrapping up another TX fire assignment this week. Been down since late February. Ft Stockton and Dumas.

@0IvankaTrumpRV2 Yes

SENATOR Durbin warns that if the SAVE AMERICA ACT passes, it would require Proof of Citizenship to vote effectively removing millions of voters from the rolls. Would you vote to pass the SAVE AMERICA ACT? A. YES B. No

@SDNewsWatch There is a mountain in Brewster County Texas taller as well and closer to Europe.

An often-used tidbit is that Black Elk Peak is unrivaled in height until the Alps or Pyrenees. Is that true? buff.ly/M35Axic

@FOXWeatherDesk @SDWildlandFire And here is a picture of Elspeth Rittberger. Fairburn VFD firefighter. We are proud of her! She does a great job.

@FOXWeatherDesk @SDWildlandFire You can use it. 📸 Elspeth Rittberger. Fairburn VFD fire fighter.

The “79” fire burned over 4k acres in my fire dept’s response area. Thank you to Gov. Rhoden for the disaster declaration to cover costs and @SDWildlandFire for coordinating the interagency response. Video of Fairburn Br 22 on the South Fairburn Rd yesterday afternoon.

A large grass fire estimated over 4000 acres burned in the Fairburn Fire District yesterday in Custer County, SD. This video shows Folsom Brush 8 on a pump and roll on the flank. Grateful for all the mutual Aid and interagency response.

@EchoesofWarYT Photo credit goes to Bill Grothe — long time Black Hills photographer- many more like this in his collection

A photo of the last reunion of the survivors of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1948.

@rich_sylva Our Chief was ordered up with his private Tender to Halsey

@jim_strain WR emptied the hall and sent them to Kilgore.

Sunset this evening, 3 miles south of Fairburn SD, looking at smoke from the Qury and Deer fires burning SW of Custer on the west side of Custer State Park that started earlier this afternoon. Fairburn Brush 23 and crew responded mutual aid.

@rich_sylva @AllHazardsTFS Small Bambi — low elevation. Ya.

@AllHazardsTFS Is that a Robinson?? With a bambi bucket?? I've never seen that before. @jim_strain

Helicopters draft water to drop on hotspots across the #LavenderFire (Oldham County) on Feb. 19, 2026. The fire is currently 18,423 acres and 40% contained. #txfire 🎥 Credit: Texas A&M Forest Service.

@Sorg_Jay To answer your question, yes, its called “real” estate for a reason.

Trying to make the bitcoin rage make sense. All this talk of land values deflating in the future and bitcoin being the better investment. But then the plan is to farm and buy land with bitcoin? Doesn’t that still make land the most sought after part of this equation?

Fairburn VFD responded to a semi truck roll over this afternoon that was caused by high winds. Assisted SDHP and Custer County Sheriffs Office with traffic control, recovery and cleanup. No injuries to driver or his dog. MM 44 SD Hwy 79.

@MrMaxPrice In my state, Club Volleyball in the winter is impacting participation in girls basketball at the high school level.

Volleyball.

Fairburn Tender 1 on scene at the Grey Rocks wildfire 5 miles south of Custer SD this afternoon. Conditions look favorable for containment, so far. 📸 Elspeth Rittberger — Fairburn VFD.

Fairburn VFD has been requested for mutual aid to Custer VFD for wildfire start in Custer County SD. Water Tender is en route. Fire name is Grey Rocks, 5 ac in size, 5 miles SW of Custer. NFI.