Office of the Governor

500 E. Capitol Ave.

Pierre, SD 57501

(605) 773-3212

www.state.sd.us

MEDIA ADVISORY: Friday, December 2, 2005

CONTACT: Mark Johnston at (605) 773-5706

Dec. 2 Update - Active Emergency Shelters in South Dakota

PIERRE, S.D. – As of 4 p.m. (CT) on Friday, Dec. 2, the following list of emergency shelters have been activated in response to the wide-spread power outages in South Dakota.  If you know someone who needs assistance or who needs help getting to a shelter, please call 911.  Please advise your neighbors of the shelter locations.

Aurora County

• Plankinton – County Courthouse, Methodist Church

• Stickney - fire hall
• White Lake - fire hall

Beadle County

• Huron – Salvation Army, Lutheran Church at 155 4^th Street SE, SiTanka (as needed)
• Wessington – as needed, call 458-2374 or 458-2466
• Wolsey – fire hall

Bon Homme

• Avon – Legion Hall 
• Scotland – Good Samaritan Home, fire hall, hospital
• Tyndall – city auditorium

Buffalo County

• Ft. Thompson – Lodestar Casino

Charles Mix County

• Lake Andes - County Courthouse;  nursing home
• Wagner - nursing home

Clark County

• Clark - St. Paul Lutheran Church

Codington County

• Florence – Community Center
• Henry – Community Center
• South Shore – Community Center

Davison County 

• Ethan – fire hall
• Mitchell - Salvation Army Bldg.
• Mt. Vernon - School

Day County

• Bristol – Sun Dial Manor
• Roslyn – SK Nursing Home, School
• Webster – Lake Area Hospital, Bethesda Nursing Home, Armory

Deuel County 

• Clear Lake - Deuel County Memorial Hospital, Court House
• Canby, Minn.- Hospital
• Gary – Legion Hall

Faulk County

• Cresbard – Community Center

Grant County

• LaBolt - Church
• Milbank – Unity Square

Hamlin County

• Bryant - city auditorium
• Hayti – 4-H Auditorium, Hayti Lutheran Church
• Hazel – fire hall - call 628-2692 or 628-2060

Hand County

• Miller – Prairie Good Sam Center
• Hunting lodges 

Hutchinson

• Parkston – St. Benedicts/Avera Manor
• Tripp – Good Samaritan Center

Hyde County

• Highmore - nursing home, fire hall

Jerauld County

• Wessington Springs – nursing home, Springs Inn

Kingsbury County

• Iroquois – fire hall

McCook County

• Salem – Courthouse is available

Potter County

• Gettysburg - Super 8, Courthouse, hospital available

Roberts County

• New Effington - Town hall 

Sanborn County

• Woonsocket - County Courthouse, Prairie View Nursing Home, High School Gym

Sisseton Sioux Tribe

• Sisseton – St. Catherine Catholic Church, Baptist Church

Spink County

• Redfield - Courthouse

Todd County

• Rosebud - Veteran’s Shelter

Yankton Sioux Tribe

• Ft. Randall Casino, Super 8, Pcachleo Center
• Marty Indian School

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