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Office of Gov. Dennis Daugaard
500 E. Capitol Ave.
Pierre, S.D. 57501
(605) 773-3212
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
CONTACT: Tony Venhuizen or Joe Kafka at 605-773-3212
News Tips For Sept. 15-21, 2012
Monday-Tuesday, Sept. 17-18, Sioux Falls – Staff from the South Dakota Department of Agriculture (SDDA) will attend the South Dakota County Commissioner’s annual meeting. For information on the South Dakota Association of County Commissioners, visit http://www.sdcc.govoffice2.com/ For information from SDDA, contact Sarah Caslin at 605-773-3649.
Monday, Sept. 17, 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.
Tuesday, Sept. 18 – 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
For more information, contact Kristin Kellar, 605-773-3165.
Monday-Tuesday, Sept. 17-18, Watertown - The South Dakota Department of Agriculture (SDDA) Weed and Pest Control Commission fall meeting and tour will take place. Open to the public. For the agenda, visit http://sdda.sd.gov/Ag_Services/Plant-Protection/PDF/Sept%202012%20agenda.pdf For information from SDDA, contact Ron Moehring at 605-773-3796.
Tuesday, Sept. 18, Pierre, 4 p.m. CDT – The South Dakota Board of Regents will meet to consider a program plan and facility design plan for the Headhouse-Greenhouse facility at South Dakota State University. Immediately afterward, the board will dissolve into executive session to discuss personnel matters. The meeting will be in the regents’ conference room, 306 E. Capitol Ave., Suite 200. The agenda and supporting documents may be found online at http://www.sdbor.edu/theboard/agenda/index.htm For more information, Janelle Toman or Tracy Mercer, 605-773-3455.
Wednesday, Sept. 19, Benefits Specialists from the Department of Social Services' Division of Economic Assistance will be available at the following itinerant offices:
- Wanblee from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. MDT
- Woonsocket from 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. CDT
- Britton from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. CDT
- Clear Lake from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. CDT
For more information, contact Kristin Kellar, 605-773-3165.
Thursday, Sept. 20- 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
- Flandreau from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. CDT
- Canton from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. CDT
- Plankinton from 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 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.
Wednesday-Friday, Sept. 19-21, Kansas City, Mo. – Staff from the South Dakota Department of Agriculture Livestock Development Division will attend the Livestock BioTech Summit. Visit http://www.bio.org/events/conferences/about-livestock-biotech-summit to learn more about the Summit. For information from SDDA, contact Ty Eschenbaum at 605-773-5146.
Thursday, Sept. 20, Yankton, 10:30 a.m. CDT – Gov. Dennis Daugaard will speak at an annual safety day event at the SAPA Extrusions’ manufacturing plant, 2500 Alumax Road.
Thursday, Sept. 20, Yankton, 1901 Hastings Drive, 1 p.m. CDT – Gov. Dennis Daugaard will speak at a Baldwin Filters ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Thursday, Sept. 20, 9 a.m. CDT, McKay Building, 800 Governors Drive, Pierre –Teacher Evaluation Work Group meeting to provide input in developing a four-tier rating system and evaluation instrument used by districts for teacher evaluation. Go to http://www.doe.sd.gov/secretary/iittewg.aspx for more information.
Thursday, Sept. 20, Pierre, Floyd Matthew Environmental Education and Training Center, 523 E. Capitol Ave., 10 a.m. CDT – DENR’s Board of Minerals and Environment will meet. The agenda includes an oil and gas case involving Zenergy Operating Company’s request for a 320-acre spacing unit for a horizontal well in Harding County. For a complete agenda, visit http://denr.sd.gov/boards/2012/bme0912.pdf. For more information, contact Brenda Binegar, DENR, at 773-4216.
Friday, Sept. 21, Sioux Falls, 8:30 a.m. CDT – The state Department of Human Services’ Division of Service to the Blind and Visually Impaired, Board of Service to the Blind and Visually Impaired (SBVI) will hold its quarterly meeting at the Best Western Ramkota, 3200 W. Maple Street. To view the agenda of the public meeting, go to the SBVI website at http://dhs.sd.gov/sbvi/ A special public listening session is scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m. If you are unable to attend the meeting and would like to comment, you may send written comments to: Division of Service to the Blind and Visually Impaired, East Hwy 34, c/o 500 E Capitol, Pierre, SD 57501. For more information contact Gaye Mattke at (605) 773-4644.
Friday, Sept. 21, Redfield – The state Department of Human Services' South Dakota Developmental Center will host its annual Fall Festival. Registration and a continental breakfast will begin at 8 a.m. in the Administration Building. The opening ceremony with the Redfield High School Marching Band and Flag Corps will begin at 9 a.m. A family informational meeting will be held in the Administration Building auditorium at 9:30 a.m. The awards ceremony will be held in the campus gym at 10:45 a.m. Lunch will be in the Activity Center, beginning at 11:30 a.m. For more information, contact Ann Bottum, 605-472-4210.
Friday-Saturday, Sept. 21-22, Rapid City – Staff from the South Dakota Department of Agriculture will attend the South Dakota Stockgrowers Association Annual meeting. For information on the association, visit http://www.southdakotastockgrowers.org/ To contact the Agriculture Department, call Sarah Caslin at 605-773-3649.
Saturday, Sept. 22, Pierre, 8:30 a.m. CDT – The Department of Human Services’ Division of Developmental Disabilities will be hold its quarterly Family Support Council meeting at the Department of Human Services, Hillsview Plaza, 3800 East Highway 34. For more information contact John New at 605-773-3438.
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