News Tips
Office of Gov. Dennis Daugaard
500 E. Capitol Ave.
Pierre, S.D. 57501
(605) 773-3212
www.sd.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, Aug. 3, 2012
CONTACT: Tony Venhuizen or Joe Kafka at 605-773-3212
News Tips for Aug. 4-10, 2012
Saturday, Aug. 4, Watertown, 8 p.m. CDT- Gov. Dennis Daugaard and First Lady Linda Daugaard will welcome guests to the Redlin Summer Concert Celebration before the headliner concert featuring Dennis DeYoung: The Music of Styx.
Monday, Aug. 6, 2 p.m. CDT, Pierre, Emergency Operations Center, 1302 E. Highway 14 – Governor’s Drought Task Force meeting. Contact Jamie Crew, 605-773-4073.
Monday, Aug. 6, Wanblee, Phillip from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. (MDT) - Benefits Specialists from the Department of Social Services' Division of Economic Assistance will be available in Wanblee and Phillip. For more information, contact Kristin Kellar, 605-773-3165.
Monday, Aug. 6, Monterey, Calif., Portola Hotel, 12:30 p.m. PDT – Gov. Dennis Daugaard will accept the 2012 Defense Community of the Year award on behalf of the Ellsworth Development Authority.
Tuesday, Aug. 7 – Benefits Specialists from the Department of Social Services' Division of Economic Assistance will be available at the following itinerant offices:
- Kyle from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. MDT
- Dupree from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. MDT
- Timber Lake from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. MDT
- Flandreau from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. CDT
- Canton from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. CDT
- Webster from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. CDT
- Wagner from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. CDT
- Miller from 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. CDT
- De Smet from 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. CDT
- Howard from 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. CDT
- Wessington Springs from 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. CDT
- Clark from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. CDT
- Fort Thompson from 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. CDT
For more information, contact Kristin Kellar, 605-773-3165.
Tuesday, Aug. 7, Sisseton, 205 E. Oak, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. CDT - The Department of Labor and Regulation will have a veterans’ outreach representative available. Call 605-698-3964 for more information or to schedule an appointment. Information about employment, job searches, career counseling and training is available. Additional information is also available at www.sdjobs.org
Tuesday-Thursday, August 7-9, Pierre – The South Dakota Board of Regents will meet at Capital University Center, 925 E. Sioux Ave., for its annual planning session and regular business meeting. Executive sessions begin Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. CDT and continues from 8-9 a.m. Wednesday at RedRossa Italian Grille, 808 W. Sioux Ave. An executive session from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday will be held in the CUC board room. The regents’ planning session begins at 9 a.m. Wednesday in the CUC auditorium. The regents’ business meeting convenes at 10 a.m. Thursday in the CUC auditorium. The business meeting agenda includes new program and site requests and action on the regents’ Fiscal Year 2014 budget request to Gov. Dennis Daugaard. The board’s planning session and business meeting agendas and all supporting documents may be accessed online at http://www.sdbor.edu/theboard/agenda/2012/August.htm For more information, contact Janelle Toman or Tracy Mercer, 605-773-3455.
Wednesday, Aug. 8, and Thursday, Aug. 9 -- The Department of Labor and Regulation will be hosting Job Search Assistance Programs (JSAP) at the following locations. The JSAP is a workshop for people recovering from job loss or enhancing their job search skills. Trained instructors speak on modern-day techniques used to successfully find employment. Topics covered are: résumé and cover letter writing, interviewing etiquette, networking effectively, using social media and much more.
- Wednesday, August 8, Sisseton, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. CDT – at 205 E. Oak For more information, call 605-698-3964 or visit www.sdjobs.org
- Thursday, August 9, Watertown, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. CDT – at 2001 9th Ave. SW, Ste 200. For more information, call 605-882-5131 or visit www.sdjobs.org
- Thursday, August 9, Huron, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. CDT – at the Huron Community Campus, Fine Arts building, located at 939 Ohio Ave. SW. For more information, call 605-353-7155 or visit www.sdjobs.org
- Thursday, August 9, Rapid City, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. MDT – at 111 New York St., #107C. For more information, call 605-394-2296 or visit www.sdjobs.org
Wednesday, Aug. 8, Wanblee from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. MDT - Benefits Specialists from the Department of Social Services' Division of Economic Assistance will be available in Wanblee. For more information, contact Kristin Kellar, 605-773-3165.
Thursday, Aug. 9 - Benefits Specialists from the Department of Social Services' Division of Economic Assistance will be available at the following itinerant offices:
- Kyle from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. MDT
- Dupree from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. MDT
- Armour from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. CDT
- Flandreau from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. CDT
- Canton from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. CDT
- Hayti from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. CDT
- Webster from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. CDT
- Lemmon from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. MDT
For more information, contact Kristin Kellar, 605-773-3165.
Thursday, Aug. 9, Hot Springs, Veterans Hospital Domiciliary, Ward 7B classroom, 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. MDT – The Department of Labor and Regulation will have a veterans’ outreach representative available. Call Patrick Herbst at 605-394-2326 for more information or to schedule an appointment. Additional information is also available at www.sdjobs.org
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