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. 31 2012
CONTACT: Tony Venhuizen or Joe Kafka at 605-773-3212
News Tips for Sept. 1-7, 2012
Saturday-Monday, Sept. 1-3, Huron- The South Dakota State Fair continues! Visit www.sdstatefair.com or call 1-800-529-0900 for events and information.
Saturday, Sept. 1, 10:30 a.m. CDT, Huron - The South Dakota Legislative Beef Show will take place at the State Fair 4-H Livestock Complex. About 20 state legislators will try their hands at showing beef cattle. For information, contact Ty Eschenbaum at 605-773-5146.
Sunday, Sept. 2, 5 p.m. CDT, Huron - South Dakota Department of Agriculture and South Dakota State Fair Photo Contest entries are due. Winners will be announced Monday, Sept. 3, at the SDDA booth. For information on the contest, visit http://sdda.sd.gov/2012StateFairphotocontest.pdf
Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2 p.m. CDT, Pierre – The Governor’s Drought Taskforce will meet at the Emergency Operations Center on North Euclid Street. For more information, contact Jamie Crew at 605-773-4073 or visit http://drought.sd.gov
Tuesday-Wednesday, Sept. 5-6 – South Dakota Department of Agriculture pesticide container recycling collections will take place in Murdo and Winner this week. For locations and times, visit http://sdda.sd.gov/Ag_Services/Agronomy_Services_Programs/Pesticide_Container_Recycling_Waste/recyclelocations.aspx For more information, contact Brad Berven with the Department of Agriculture at 605-773-4012.
Tuesday, Sept. 4, Rapid City, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. MDT – The Department of Labor and Regulation will be holding itinerant office hours at the Western Dakota Technical Institute, west end of the commons area. Both job seekers and employers interested in receiving employment and career services at no cost may visit or call Lynette Engle, Jamie Maine, Kevin Dary, Joy Rehfeld or Dave Wong at 605-718-2956 during these office hours. More information on programs and services is available at www.sdjobs.org
Tuesday, Sept. 4 – Benefits Specialists from the Department of Social Services' Division of Economic Assistance will be available at the following itinerant offices:
- Kyle from9 a.m. - 3 p.m.MDT
- Dupree from8 a.m. – 5 p.m.MDT
- Timber Lake from8 a.m. – 5 p.m.MDT
- Flandreau from8 a.m. – 5 p.m.CDT
- Canton from8 a.m. – 5 p.m.CDT
- Webster from8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.CDT
- Wagner from8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.CDT
- Miller from9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.CDT
- De Smet from9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.CDT
- Howard from9:30 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.
Wednesday, Sept. 5, Benefits Specialists from the Department of Social Services' Division of Economic Assistance will be available at the following itinerant offices:
- Wanblee from9 a.m. – 3 p.m.MDT
- Britton from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.CDT
- Faulkton from 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. CDT
- Woonsocket from 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.CDT
For more information, contact Kristin Kellar, 605-773-3165.
Wednesday, Sept. 5, Pierre, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. CDT – The Department of Labor and Regulation will host a Job Search Assistance Program (JSAP) at 116 W. Missouri Ave. The JSAP is a free 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. For more information, call 605-773-3372 or visit www.sdjobs.org
Wednesday, Sept. 5, Fort Meade, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. MDT – The Department of Labor and Regulation will conduct a Veterans’ Outreach Compensated Work Therapy (CWT) at Fort Meade Hospital, Building 88. For questions or additional information, please call Kenneth Mark Northrup at 605-394-2304 or visit www.sdjobs.org
Thursday, Sept. 6, Pierre, 1:30 p.m. CDT - The Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council will hold a meeting at the Kneip Building, Conference Room 3, 700 Governors Drive. Parties interested in the workers’ compensation system are encouraged to attend. Questions may be directed to James Marsh at 605-773-3681 or by email at james.marsh@state.sd.us
Thursday, Sept. 6- Benefits Specialists from the Department of Social Services' Division of Economic Assistance will be available at the following itinerant offices:
- Kyle from9 a.m. - 3 p.m.MDT
- Dupree from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.MDT
- Armor from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.CDT
- Flandreau from8 a.m. – 5 p.m.CDT
- Canton from8 a.m. – 5 p.m.CDT
- Plankinton from9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.CDT
- Hayti from8 a.m. - 4 p.m.CDT
- Webster from8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.CDT
- Lemmon from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. MDT
- Gettysburg from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. CDT
- Highmore from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. CDT
For more information, contact Kristin Kellar, 605-773-3165.
Friday, Sept. 7, 8:45 a.m. CDT, Pierre – The South Dakota State Historical Society board of trustees will meet at the Cultural Heritage Center, 900 Governors Drive. Among the agenda items are an administrative rules hearing and the Deadwood historic preservation budget. For more information, contact Jay D. Vogt, SDSHS director, at 605-773-3458.
Friday, Sept. 7, Kadoka from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. MDT - Benefits Specialists from the Department of Social Services' Division of Economic Assistance will be available in Kadoka. For more information, contact Kristin Kellar, 605-773-3165.
Friday, Sept. 7, Pierre, 5 p.m. CDT – Producer applications for donated 2011 CRP mid-term management hay bales are due with to the South Dakota Department of Agriculture. For information, contact Jamie Crew at 605-773-4073 or visit http://sdda.sd.gov/2012%20CRP%20Distribution%20application.pdf for the application.
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