SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Christmas spirit is in the air and on this week’s Inside KELOLAND we are looking back at some of our top uplifting stories of 2021.

We’ll find out how a Sioux Falls church is using a “reverse offering” to help others in the community. Plus, after COVID derailed a job application last year… A second try turned into a dream come true for a Brookings woman. And music to last a lifetime. How a song written in high school holds new meaning years later.

STORIES FEATURED ON INSIDE KELOLAND:

• Anonymous donor buys gifts for hundreds of kids at 3 Sioux Falls schools
• Embrace church gives members $40,000 in ‘reverse offering’, encouraging everyone to pay it forward
• 19th century Bible donated to REACH Literacy to be reunited with family
• Sarah’s dream job
• More than a dance team
• Love, ice cream and happily ever after at B&G Milkyway
• A timeless gift
• ‘Keep his legacy going’: A special rendition of ‘taps’ in Watertown
• Positively KELOLAND: Vietnam War disc jockey shares musical memories with local vets
• Tacos & tears during grand opening of Sioux Falls Native American restaurant
• Local brewery celebrates holidays with Grumpy Brewer promotion