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500 E. Capitol Ave.
Pierre, SD57501
(605) 773-3212
MEDIA ADVISORY: Friday, June 13, 2008
CONTACT: Mitch Krebs or Roxy Everson at 605-773-3212
PIERRE, S.D. – The following are news tips from offices and agencies within South Dakota State Government:
Saturday-Wednesday, June 14-18, Philadelphia, Penn. – Tim Binder, Office of Tourism, will attend the Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA) 2008 Annual Conference with over 300 of the world’s travel and tourism researchers, marketers, and planners. The conference is vital for all travel and tourism researchers to stay current on best practices, learn new and innovative research methodologies, and how best to successfully convert research findings into more visitors to South Dakota. Tim has also recently been chosen as the Secretary of the Board for Cen States Chapter of the TTRA. Contact Wanda Goodman at 605-773-3301 or wanda.goodman@state.sd.us for more information.
Sunday-Thursday, June 15-19, Sioux Falls - 82nd Civil Support Team and Sioux Falls Fire Department Joint Exercise Training - The 82nd Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction), Rapid City, and the Sioux Falls Fire Department will be conducting joint training exercises at various locations in and around the Sioux Falls area. These exercises will include testing deployment capabilities, practical applications and competency training. For more information, please contact Maj. Orson Ward at (605) 737-6721, cell (605) 431-8753, or E-mail orson.ward@us.army.mil or SFFD Battalion Chief Steven Dirksen at (605) 367-7271, cell (605) 366-2858, or Email: sdirksen@sioiuxfalls.org.
Sunday-Monday, June 15-23, Statewide - Maureen Droz and Vicky Engelhaupt, South Dakota Office of Tourism, will host Mr. Tiziano Cantatore and Mr. Claudio Falanga, journalists from Mototurismo, Italy, on a press trip to the Black Hills area of South Dakota. Mototurismo (circulation 100,000) is the only Italian magazine that focuses on touring by motorcycle as well as the technical aspects of motorcycles. While in South Dakota, Mr. Cantatore and Mr. Falanga will be riding many scenic routes and visiting with other motorcyclists to gather information for their articles.
Monday, June 16, Camp Guernsey, Wyo., 8 a.m. (MDT) - Golden Coyote Multiple-Launch Rocket System Live Fire - The 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery will be conducting a multiple-launch rocket system live fire exercise during Golden Coyote 2008, Camp Guernsey, Wyo. For more information, please contact Maj. Orson Ward at 605-737-6721, cell 605-431-8753, or E-mail orson.ward@us.army.mil.
Tuesday, June 17, Pierre, 10 a.m. (CDT) – The Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council will hold a meeting and public hearing in the Kneip Building, Conference Room #3, located at 700 Governors Drive. Parties interested in the unemployment insurance system are encouraged to attend this meeting. A copy of the agenda can be reviewed at www.sdjobs.org under the Unemployment Insurance program link.
Tuesday, June 17, Custer, 1 p.m. (MDT) - Honorable Order of Saint Martin Award Ceremony - Master Sgt. Richard Albertson of the South Dakota Army National Guard, is receiving the Honorable Order of Saint Martin at the Custer Middle School. The Honorable Order of Saint Martin recognizes individuals that demonstrate the highest standards of integrity, moral character and display an outstanding degree of professionalism while further contributing to the promotion of the Quartermaster Corps. For more information, please contact Maj. Orson Ward at (605) 737-6721, or cell (605) 431-8753.
Tuesday, June 17, Mobridge, 5 -8 p.m. (CDT) - The Department of Labor, along with the Mobridge National Guard, Dakota Radio Group, and the Mobridge Tribune will host a job fair at the new National Guard Armory. Job seekers are encouraged to attend to visit with employers from Mobridge, Pollock, TimberLake, McLaughlin and Wakpala. For more information, contact Marge Mertz at 605-845-2971.
Wednesday, June 18, Sioux Falls, 9 a.m. (CDT) – The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education Task Force, appointed by Gov. Rounds to examine the state’s educational services for students who are deaf or hard of hearing and to make recommendations to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of those services, holds its second meeting. The task force will discuss short-term recommendations for the upcoming school year and review informational items requested at the last meeting. The meeting will be held in rooms 272-273 at University Center, 2205 Career Drive. For more information, contact Janelle Toman, 773-3455.
Wednesday, June 18, Digital Dakota Network & Teleconference, 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. (CDT) - The Council of Juvenile Services meets via the Dakota Digital Network, with meeting sites in Aberdeen, Pierre, Rapid City, Sioux Falls, Watertown, Selby and Yankton. The Council oversees the state's compliance with the Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act. For a copy of the agenda, visit the DOC Web site at http://www.state.sd.us/corrections/council_of_juvenile_services_agendas&minutes.htm. For more information, contact the Department of Corrections, (605) 773-3478.
Wednesday, June 18, Rapid City, 4 p.m. (MDT)- Golden Coyote Leader's Call- The South Dakota National Guard will host an end of exercise leadership program to recognize and thank all participants in the 2008 Golden Coyote training exercise at the Coyote Den on Camp Rapid. This is an opportunity for media to visit with various units from across the nation and discuss the success and challenges in the exercise.
NOTE: Recommend media representatives arrive early between 3 and 4 p.m. to acquire interviews and avoid sitting through the entire program. For more information, please contact Maj. Orson Ward at 605-737-6721, cell 605-431-8753, or E-mail orson.ward@us.army.mil.
Wednesday, June 18, Platte, 7 p.m. (CDT) - The SD Department of Transportation will hold an informational meeting to discuss and answer questions on the upcoming project of the slide area west of the Platte-Winner Bridge. The meeting will be held at the Kings Inn Motel meeting room on Hwy 44 or 221 E. 7th Street in Platte. For more information, contact Tammy Williams at (605) 995-8136.
Thursday-Friday, June 19-20, Aberdeen, 2:30-5 p.m. (CDT) – The Board of Vocational Rehabilitation will hold its quarterly board meeting at the Best Western Ramkota Hotel. The public is welcome. For more information, contact Collette Wagoner at 945-2207 for local calls or 1(800) 210-0143 for toll free.
Fridays, Spearfish, 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. (MDT) – The Department of Labor will have a Veterans’ Representative available on the campus of Black Hills State University every Friday throughout the summer. They can assist with career services and are located in the BHSU Career Center, 3rd Floor of Student Union.
Friday, June 20, Pierre, 11 a.m. (CDT) – The state of South Dakota will celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the laying of the Capitol cornerstone in a ceremony at the Southwest corner of the Capitol. The ceremony will duplicate, as closely as possible, the ceremony which laid the cornerstone. Participating will be Gov. Rounds and the officers of the Grand Lodge of Masons of South Dakota. The event will also include the premier of SDPB's first locally produced high definition movie "Our Statehouse: A Capitol Idea" which will be shown at 1:30 p.m. in the Capitol rotunda. Visit the South Dakota State Historical Society’s website at www.sdhistory.org and click on the link for “Capitol Cornerstone Dedication – 1908” to read the events of the dedication. The website also includes a content list of materials placed in the cornerstone. For more information, contact Mitch Krebs, 773-3212 or John Moisan, 773-3688.
Friday, June 20, Pierre, 12:30 p.m. (CDT) - The SD Board of Counselor Examiners will hold its board meeting at the Pierre Ramkota Inn, Lewis & Clark Room A. The meeting will start with an Executive Session, with the General Session starting at approximately 12:30 p.m. For more information, contact the office at 605/331-2927 or sdbce.msp@midconetwork.com.
Friday, June 20-24, Bismarck, N.D. – The Office of Tourism will be promoting the outdoors of South Dakota to members of the Outdoor Writers Association of America at their 2008 conference in Bismarck, N.D. Buddy Seiner, the outdoor media and public relations representative will be in attendance to establish/build relationships with various outdoor writers from across the country while pitching outdoor story opportunities to influence third party promotion of the state. Contact Buddy Seiner at 773-3301 or buddy.seiner@state.sd.us for more information.
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