The world could use more towns like Summit Phil N. Hegg • Sioux Falls • September 22, 2009 Recently, my wife and I were traveling to Minnesota for a weekend retreat with friends. I remembered some friends had dropped in on a nice home-style cafe in Summit and commented on its food and cleanliness. We decided to give it a try. We took the Summit exit on U.S. Interstate 29 and drove into Summit. Finding the Heritage Cafe in downtown Summit was not a problem. We sat at a table waiting for the waitress. She appeared, and when we asked what the special was, the young lady said homemade chicken- fried steak, mash potatoes, vegetable, desert and drink for $5.25. I said, "Wow." She must have interpreted that "wow" as "outrageous price" when I meant just the opposite because she proceeded to add that if we were older than 55 and of senior status, the meal cost only $3.50. I wanted to say "wow" again, but we ordered and enjoyed a nice meal in a clean, neat cafe. The waitress returned to say that we should put our senior citizens' contribution in the bucket along the wall and not pay at the cash register. I asked a local person having coffee why there was a bucket. He said there are some in this area who can't afford the $3.50 for the meal. The bucket prevents them from being embarrassed when they put only what they can afford in it. Both my wife and I commented after I left a $20 bill in the bucket that South Dakota hospitality still survives and community support continues to be healthy. If we had more Summit, South Dakotas, we wouldn't need our expensive federal government. My wife and I had a warm feeling for South Dakotans as we drove away. We will stop in Summit again on our travels. They are nice people there.