Canistota Community Foundation receives $5,000 Golden West economic development award

CANISTOTA – The Canistota Community Foundation received a $5,000 economic development award from Golden West Telecommunications on March 18.

The foundation plans to use the money to help pay to update a building purchased for use as a fire hall and to help the Canistota Athletic Association improve the scoreboard, seating and lighting at the local ball field, according to its award application.

Golden West General Manager Denny Law said he wants the Golden West Economic Development Program to foster economic growth in rural South Dakota.

“Golden West is proud to be a partner with the Canistota Community Foundation and other similar groups across South Dakota in building strong rural communities,” said Law. “We know it takes dedicated, hard-working individuals to create true economic development. We hope that the Golden West funds make it a little easier for those folks to achieve their goals.”

Golden West Telecommunications has provided economic development grants to the communities it serves across South Dakota for the past 12 years.