Since the early 20th Century the Milliken Memorial Community House, the first privately donated community house in the United States, has served as a continual reminder of the love a child possesses for her beloved mother. When I ponder the significance of the Community House to Todd County, I am flooded with memories of weddings, graduations, TCCHS proms, TCCHS Beta Club inductions, Rotary Club meetings, Chautauqua speakers, birthday parties, Teen Town, class reunions, craft shows, and the 2000 “Roaring Twenties Kickoff” for Todd County’s Bicentennial. Many of my most vivid memories focus on the theatrical performances that occurred in the upstairs auditorium, dramas providing the youth of our community the opportunities to ‘showcase’ their many talents.