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            Office of Gov. Dennis Daugaard

500 E. Capitol Ave.

Pierre, S.D. 57501

605-773-3212

www.sd.gov

 

 

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Friday, October 2, 2015

CONTACT:  Tony Venhuizen or Kelsey Pritchard at 605-773-3212

 

                            

News Tips For Oct. 3-9, 2015

 

Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s Public Commitments; Public Meetings:

 

Monday, Oct. 5, 6 p.m. MDT, Keystone – Gov. Dennis Daugaard will be the keynote speaker at the Regional Conference of Community Support Providers Six State Summit (CO, MT, ND, SD UT, WY) dinner which will be held at K Bar S Lodge, Keystone, S.D.  

 

Tuesday, Oct 6, 12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. MDT, Rapid City – Gov. Dennis Daugaard will be the guest speaker at the National Philanthropy Day (NPD) luncheon at the Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn, Rapid City, S.D. 

 

Friday, Oct 9, 12 p.m. CDT, Sioux Falls – Gov. Dennis Daugaard will be a guest speaker at the American Technical Education Association Conference at the Southeast Technical Institute in Sioux Falls.

 

Saturday, Oct. 3, 6 p.m. CDT, Sioux Falls – Lt. Gov. Matt Michels will be a guest speaker for the 2015 NOSC Navy Ball and Celebration of the 100 Year Anniversary of the Navy Reserve at the Downtown Holiday Inn in Sioux Falls.

 

Monday, Oct. 5, 3:30 p.m. CDT – The Cosmetology Commission will meet via conference call. For more information, go to http://boardsandcommissions.sd.gov/Template.aspx?id=21.

 

Tuesday, Oct. 6, 9 a.m. CDT, Flandreau – The Native American Student Achievement Advisory Council will hold a meeting in the Commons Room of the Community Center, 503 W. Broad Ave. On Wednesday, Oct. 7, the council will spend the morning visiting the Spanish immersion school in the Sioux Falls School District. Gov. Dennis Daugaard issued an executive order calling for the establishment of this council. Council members are working to identify strategies for improving achievement and graduation rates among South Dakota’s Native American students and will report findings to the Legislature and the Governor by Dec. 1, 2015. An agenda is available at http://indianeducation.sd.gov/NASAAC.aspx.

 

Wednesday, Oct. 7, 3 p.m., CDT, Pierre – The Department of Health will hold a public rules hearing at the State Public Health Laboratory, 615 E. 4th St., to consider the adoption and amendment of rules that will update the state’s reportable disease list and bring South Dakota into compliance with national standards for disease control. Copies of the proposed rules can be found at https://rules.sd.gov/default.aspx. For more information contact Lon Kightlinger, 605-773-3737.

 

Wednesday, Oct. 7, to Thursday, Oct. 8, Aberdeen – The South Dakota Board of Regents will meet on the campus of Northern State University for its regular business meeting. Executive sessions begin Wednesday at 8 a.m. and continue until 12:30 p.m. The regents’ business meeting convenes at 12:30 p.m. CDT Wednesday, Oct. 7, in the Northern State University Student Center (Centennial Room 262) on the NSU campus. The agenda includes discussion of statewide postsecondary attainment goals and an update on the high school dual credit program. The board’s agenda and supporting documents may be accessed online at http://www.sdbor.edu/theboard/agenda/index.htm. For more information, contact Janelle Toman or Tracy Mercer, 605-773-3455.

 

Thursday, Oct. 8, 9 a.m. CDT, Pierre – The South Dakota Professional Teachers Practices and Standards Commission will meet at the MacKay Building, Conference Room 1, 800 Governors Drive. A proposed agenda is available at http://boardsandcommissions.sd.gov/Template.aspx?id=79.

 

Thursday, Oct. 8, 8 a.m. CDT, Sioux Falls – The Board of Pardons and Paroles will meet on Thursday in Sioux Falls at the State Penitentiary. For more information, go to

http://boardsandcommissions.sd.gov/Template.aspx?id=74.

 

 

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Monday, Oct. 5 – Benefits specialists from the Department of Social Services' Division of Economic Assistance will be available at the following itinerant office locations. For more information, contact Tia Kafka, 605-773-3165.

  • Wanblee, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. MDT
  • Philip, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. MDT

 

Tuesday, Oct. 6 – Benefits specialists from the Department of Social Services' Division of Economic Assistance will be available at the following itinerant office locations. For more information, contact Tia Kafka, 605-773-3165.

  • Kyle, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. MDT
  • Dupree, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. MDT
  • Canton, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. CDT
  • Flandreau, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. CDT
  • Wagner, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. CDT
  • Miller, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. MDT
  • Desmet, 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. CDT
  • Howard, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. CDT
  • Wessington Springs, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. CDT
  • Clark, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. CDT

 

Tuesday, Oct. 6, 5:30 p.m. CDT, Milbank – A National Disability Employment Awareness Month event will be held at 5:30 p.m. CDT at the Milbank Community Center on East Highway 12. The evening will start with a meal and include recognition of the 2015 Milbank NDEAM award recipients. As the keynote speaker, Jesse Saperstein will address disability, diversity, overcoming barriers, and realizing and achieving one’s potential. For more information, contact Brigett Wookey at 605-882-5120. 

 

Wednesday, Oct. 7, 8:30 a.m. CDT, Pierre/Fort Pierre – Kathleen Barrow from Jackson Lewis P.C. Law Firm will offer a presentation at the Capital University Center, 925 E. Sioux Ave. in Pierre, from 8:30 to10 a.m. CDT, in honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month. She will help employers learn how to focus on their employees’ abilities rather than disabilities and outline legal obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Representatives from The Right Turn, Department of Labor and Regulation, and the Department of Human Services-Divisions of Vocational Rehabilitation Services and Service to the Blind and Visually Impaired will share information and resources. For more information, contact Cindy Ryan at 605-773-3315.

 

Wednesday, Oct. 7, 10:45 a.m. MDT, Eagle Butte – Oun’iyekiyapi Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, is hosting a National Disability Employment Awareness Month event from 10:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. MDT at the Old Agency Building in Eagle Butte. The event will include a walk, luncheon, speaker, and sharing of information by tribal and state agencies on available programs and services. For more information, contact Lyle Cook at 605-964-4400. 

 

Wednesday, Oct. 7, 11:45 a.m. CDT, Brookings – A National Disability Employment Awareness Month luncheon will be held at the Swiftel Center, 11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m. CDT, in partnership with the Brookings Area Human Resource Association and Women in Leadership and Learning. Jesse Saperstein will address disability, diversity, overcoming barriers, and realizing and achieving one’s potential. For more information, contact Sylvia Buboltz at 605-688-4282 or Matt Simet at 605-695-8471.

 

Wednesday, Oct. 7, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. – There will be a Minnesota/South Dakota. Border State Sales Tax seminar in Sioux Falls. For more information, contact Courtney Dosch, 605-773-3311.

 

Wednesday, Oct. 7, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. – There will be a Minnesota/South Dakota Border State Construction Contractors seminar in Sioux Falls. For more information, contact Courtney Dosch, 605-773-3311.

 

Wednesday, Oct. 7 – Benefits specialists from the Department of Social Services' Division of Economic Assistance will be available at the following itinerant office locations. For more information, contact Tia Kafka, 605-773-3165.

  • Wanblee, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. MDT
  • Timber Lake, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. MDT
  • Flandreau, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. CDT
  • Woonsocket, 9:20 a.m. – 3 p.m. CDT
  • Faulkton, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. CDT
  • Britton, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. CDT

 

Thursday, Oct. 8 – Benefits specialists from the Department of Social Services' Division of Economic Assistance will be available at the following itinerant office locations. For more information, contact Tia Kafka, 605-773-3165.

  • Kyle, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. MDT
  • Canton, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. CDT
  • Flandreau, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. CDT
  • Lemmon, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. MDT
  • Webster, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. CDT
  • Armour, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. CDT
  • Plankinton, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. CDT

 

Tuesday, Oct. 6, 5:30 p.m. CDT, Milbank – A National Disability Employment Awareness Month event will be held at 5:30 p.m. CDT at the Milbank Community Center on East Highway 12. The evening will start with a meal and include recognition of the 2015 Milbank NDEAM award recipients. As the keynote speaker, Jesse Saperstein will address disability, diversity, overcoming barriers, and realizing and achieving one’s potential. For more information, contact Brigett Wookey at 605-882-5120. 

 

Wednesday, Oct. 7, 8:30 a.m. CDT, Pierre/Fort Pierre – Kathleen Barrow from Jackson Lewis P.C. Law Firm will offer a presentation at the Capital University Center, 925 E. Sioux Ave. in Pierre, from 8:30 to10 a.m. CDT, in honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month. She will help employers learn how to focus on their employees’ abilities rather than disabilities and outline legal obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Representatives from The Right Turn, Department of Labor and Regulation, and the Department of Human Services-Divisions of Vocational Rehabilitation Services and Service to the Blind and Visually Impaired will share information and resources. For more information, contact Cindy Ryan at 605-773-3315.

 

Wednesday, Oct. 7, 10:45 a.m. MDT, Eagle Butte – Oun’iyekiyapi Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, is hosting a National Disability Employment Awareness Month event from 10:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. MDT at the Old Agency Building in Eagle Butte. The event will include a walk, luncheon, speaker, and sharing of information by tribal and state agencies on available programs and services. For more information, contact Lyle Cook at 605-964-4400. 

 

Wednesday, Oct. 7, 11:45 a.m. CDT, Brookings – A National Disability Employment Awareness Month luncheon will be held at the Swiftel Center, 11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m. CDT, in partnership with the Brookings Area Human Resource Association and Women in Leadership and Learning. Jesse Saperstein will address disability, diversity, overcoming barriers, and realizing and achieving one’s potential. For more information, contact Sylvia Buboltz at 605-688-4282 or Matt Simet at 605-695-8471.

 

 

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