We are getting better at this. We are learning where to look and whom to talk to.

Basically, the motels are our emergency shelters, and Paul is our shelter director.

Lots of barns out here to hide in. And these are people who don't necessarily want to be found. They still have a lot of pride.

You wouldn't believe how common it is for us to hear about people sleeping in their cars in parking lots. Of course, those people are really hard to track down.

One of the toughest jobs we have is convincing some people that we're not making up this problem. The homeless out here may be harder to see, but they are all around, right beneath the surface.

I hope that residents of Aberdeen and surrounding areas will come watch South Dakota's best competition of swimmers and see what competitive swimming is about. People across the state are excited to compete in Aberdeen's new pool.