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"Why do you live in
Hoven?" was the question the Hoven Service Club asked of the
community several weeks ago as part of its "Promote Hoven" campaign.
And it promised to publish the results of the survey assessing the
strengths of our community.
The results are in and as Co-Chairman of the Service
Club, Vern Rausch, stated, "We are very pleased with the response of
the local citizens and the reasons they stated."
Why live here?
To quote the reasons most often given, in no particular
order: "it’s a safe place to live," "an excellent place to raise
children," "affordable housing," "a community of strong
organizations," "a small town atmosphere of kindness and willingness
to help," "there is so much talent here and they share it so well,"
"no smog," "good hunting and fishing," "volunteer spirit," "a good
place to retire," "economical living," "well-kept homes," and
"everyone is your friend."
Services abound
When asked in the survey what top five services are
provided by the community, many mentioned the following: the medical
services including hospital, clinic, emergency crews and other
medical services such as optometry and various therapies; the
excellent school system, both elementary and secondary; the
churches; the excellent volunteer fire department; the professional
services such as legal, insurance and banking; basic services such
as the grocery, hardware and drug stores; farm related services such
as repair shops, aerial spraying, trucking, chemical and seed supply
stores; entertainment such as the pool, the park, the youth
recreation program, and many school events and community events;
other services such as gift shops, beauty shops, catering, the
convenience store and steak house.
The Service Club survey committee is also compiling an
inventory of available short and long term housing and asks anyone
who has houses, apartments or rooms for sale or rent or trailer
hook-ups to please leave a list at the Hoven Review or mail it to
the Hoven Survey Committee at P.O. Box 404 in Hoven, SD 57450.
Rausch encourages everyone to check out the web site at
www.hovensd.com for service club updates, more pictures from the
125th celebration, and the business, organization and community
events pages included there.
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