A slide show presenting the news/editorial winners in the 2015 South Dakota Newspaper Association Better Newspapers Contest.

1. 2015 South Dakota
Better Newspaper Contest
Award Presentation

2. BEST
NEWS STORY

3. BEST
Weeklies Under 1,150
3rd PlaceNEWS STORY

4. BEST
Isabel Dakotan
Weeklies Under 1,150
Robert Slocum
3rd PlaceNEWS STORY

5. BEST
2nd PlaceNEWS STORY
Weeklies Under 1,150

6. BEST
Hamlin County Republican
Weeklies Under 1,150
LeeAnne Dufek
2nd PlaceNEWS STORY

7. BEST
1st PlaceNEWS STORY
Weeklies Under 1,150

8. BEST
Rosholt Review
Weeklies Under 1,150
Mimi Larsen
1st PlaceNEWS STORY

9. BEST
3rd PlaceNEWS STORY
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

10. BEST
Freeman Courier
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Jeremy Waltner
3rd PlaceNEWS STORY

11. BEST
2nd PlaceNEWS STORY
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

12. BEST
Potter Co. News
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Molly McRoberts
2nd PlaceNEWS STORY

13. BEST
1st PlaceNEWS STORY
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

14. BEST
Chamberlain Oacoma Sun
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Hannah (Baker) Ruhlman
1st PlaceNEWS STORY

15. BEST
3rd PlaceNEWS STORY
Weeklies Over 2,000

16. BEST
Reporter and Farmer
Weeklies Over 2,000
Emre K. Erku
3rd PlaceNEWS STORY

17. BEST
2nd PlaceNEWS STORY
Weeklies Over 2,000

18. BEST
Lakota Country Times
Weeklies Over 2,000
Karin Eagle
2nd PlaceNEWS STORY

19. BEST
1st PlaceNEWS STORY
Weeklies Over 2,000

20. BEST
Yankton County Observer
Weeklies Over 2,000
Dave Wyland
1st PlaceNEWS STORY

21. BEST
3rd PlaceNEWS STORY
Dailies Under 12,000

22. BEST
Mitchell Daily Republic
Dailies Under 12,000
Jake Shama
3rd PlaceNEWS STORY

23. BEST
2nd PlaceNEWS STORY
Dailies Under 12,000

24. BEST
Mitchell Daily Republic
Dailies Under 12,000
Anna Jauhola
2nd PlaceNEWS STORY

25. BEST
1st PlaceNEWS STORY
Dailies Under 12,000

26. BEST
Mitchell Daily Republic
Dailies Under 12,000
Candy DenOuden
1st PlaceNEWS STORY

27. BEST
3rd PlaceNEWS STORY
Dailies Over 12,000

28. BEST
Rapid City Journal
Dailies Over 12,000
Jim Holland and
Scott Feldman
3rd PlaceNEWS STORY

29. BEST
2nd PlaceNEWS STORY
Dailies Over 12,000

30. BEST
Rapid City Journal
Dailies Over 12,000
Tom Griffith
2nd PlaceNEWS STORY

31. BEST
1st PlaceNEWS STORY
Dailies Over 12,000

32. BEST
Rapid City Journal
Dailies Over 12,000
John McLaughlin
1st PlaceNEWS STORY

33. BEST
NEWS SERIES

34. BEST
3rd PlaceNEWS SERIES
Weeklies Under 1,150

35. BEST
Tea Weekly
Weeklies Under 1,150
Staff
3rd PlaceNEWS SERIES

36. BEST
2nd PlaceNEWS SERIES
Weeklies Under 1,150

37. BEST
New Era
Weeklies Under 1,150
Sarah Ebeling
2nd PlaceNEWS SERIES

38. BEST
1st PlaceNEWS SERIES
Weeklies Under 1,150

39. BEST
Arlington Sun
Weeklies Under 1,150
Frank Crisler
1st PlaceNEWS SERIES

40. BEST
3rd PlaceNEWS SERIES
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

41. BEST
Chamberlain Oacoma Sun
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Hannah (Baker) Ruhlman
3rd PlaceNEWS SERIES

42. BEST
2nd PlaceNEWS SERIES
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

43. BEST
Hot Springs Star
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
John D. Taylor
2nd PlaceNEWS SERIES

44. BEST
1st PlaceNEWS SERIES
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

45. BEST
Custer County Chronicle
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Carrie Moore
1st PlaceNEWS SERIES

46. BEST
3rd PlaceNEWS SERIES
Weeklies Over 2,000

47. BEST
Native Sun News
Weeklies Over 2,000
Richie Richards
3rd PlaceNEWS SERIES

48. BEST
2nd PlaceNEWS SERIES
Weeklies Over 2,000

49. BEST
Lakota Country Times
Weeklies Over 2,000
Brandon Ecoffey
and Tom Crash
2nd PlaceNEWS SERIES

50. BEST
1st PlaceNEWS SERIES
Weeklies Over 2,000

51. BEST
Native Sun News
Weeklies Over 2,000
Ernestine
Chasing Hawk
and
Richie Richards
1st PlaceNEWS SERIES

52. BEST
3rd PlaceNEWS SERIES
Dailies Under 12,000

53. BEST
Pierre Capital Journal
Dailies Under 12,000
Lance Nixon
3rd PlaceNEWS SERIES

54. BEST
2nd PlaceNEWS SERIES
Dailies Under 12,000

55. BEST
Pierre Capital Journal
Dailies Under 12,000
Staff
2nd PlaceNEWS SERIES

56. BEST
1st PlaceNEWS SERIES
Dailies Under 12,000

57. BEST
Mitchell Daily Republic
Dailies Under 12,000
Staff
1st PlaceNEWS SERIES

58. BEST
3rd PlaceNEWS SERIES
Dailies Over 12,000

59. BEST
Argus Leader
Dailies Over 12,000
Patrick Anderson
3rd PlaceNEWS SERIES

60. BEST
2nd PlaceNEWS SERIES
Dailies Over 12,000

61. BEST
Rapid City Journal
Dailies Over 12,000
Seth Tupper and
John McLaughlin
2nd PlaceNEWS SERIES

62. BEST
Dailies Over 12,000
1st PlaceNEWS SERIES

63. BEST
Rapid City Journal
Dailies Over 12,000
Seth Tupper
1st PlaceNEWS SERIES

64. BEST
FEATURE
STORY

65. BEST
3rd Place
FEATURE
STORY
Weeklies Under 1,150

66. BEST
Volga Tribune
Weeklies Under 1,150
Kathi Granum
3rd Place
FEATURE
STORY

67. BEST
2nd Place
FEATURE
STORY
Weeklies Under 1,150

68. BEST
Hutchinson Herald
Weeklies Under 1,150
Erik Kaufman
2nd Place
FEATURE
STORY
2016

69. BEST
1st Place
FEATURE
STORY
Weeklies Under 1,150

70. BEST
Meade County Times Tribune
Weeklies Under 1,150
Deb Holland
1st Place
FEATURE
STORY

71. BEST
3rd Place
FEATURE
STORY
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

72. BEST
Chamberlain Oacoma Sun
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Hannah (Baker) Ruhlman
3rd Place
FEATURE
STORY

73. BEST
2nd Place
FEATURE
STORY
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

74. BEST
West River Eagle
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Ross DuBray
2nd Place
FEATURE
STORY

75. BEST
1st Place
FEATURE
STORY
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

76. BEST
Hot Springs Star
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
John D. Taylor
1st Place
FEATURE
STORY

77. BEST
3rd Place
FEATURE
STORY
Weeklies Over 2,000

78. BEST
Lakota Country Times
Weeklies Over 2,000
Natalie Hand
3rd Place
FEATURE
STORY

79. BEST
2nd Place
FEATURE
STORY
Weeklies Over 2,000

80. BEST
Grant County Review
Weeklies Over 2,000
Dillon Dwyer
2nd Place
FEATURE
STORY

81. BEST
1st Place
FEATURE
STORY
Weeklies Over 2,000

82. BEST
Grant County Review
Weeklies Over 2,000
Holli Seehafer
1st Place
FEATURE
STORY

83. BEST
3rd Place
FEATURE
STORY
Dailies Under 12,000

84. BEST
Brookings Register
Dailies Under 12,000
John Kubal
3rd Place
FEATURE
STORY

85. BEST
2nd Place
FEATURE
STORY
Dailies Under 12,000

86. BEST
Pierre Capital Journal
Dailies Under 12,000
David Rookhuyzen
2nd Place
FEATURE
STORY

87. BEST
1st Place
FEATURE
STORY
Dailies Under 12,000

88. BEST
Mitchell Daily Republic
Dailies Under 12,000
Caitlynn Peetz
1st Place
FEATURE
STORY

89. BEST
3rd Place
FEATURE
STORY
Dailies Over 12,000

90. BEST
Argus Leader
Dailies Over 12,000
David Nicholson
3rd Place
FEATURE
STORY

91. BEST
2nd Place
FEATURE
STORY
Dailies Over 12,000

92. BEST
Rapid City Journal
Dailies Over 12,000
Andrea Cook
2nd Place
FEATURE
STORY

93. BEST
1st Place
FEATURE
STORY
Dailies Over 12,000

94. BEST
Rapid City Journal
Dailies Over 12,000
Seth Tupper
1st Place
FEATURE
STORY

95. BEST
FEATURE
SERIES

96. BEST
3rd Place
FEATURE
SERIES
Weeklies Under 1,150

97. BEST
Lyman County Herald
Weeklies Under 1,150
Lucy Halverson
3rd Place
FEATURE
SERIES

98. BEST
2nd Place
FEATURE
SERIES
Weeklies Under 1,150

99. BEST
Meade County Times Tribune
Weeklies Under 1,150
Deb Holland
2nd Place
FEATURE
SERIES

100. BEST
1st Place
FEATURE
SERIES
Weeklies Under 1,150

101. BEST
Parkston Advance
Weeklies Under 1,150
Karen Adkins-Runge
1st Place
FEATURE
SERIES

102. BEST
3rd Place
FEATURE
SERIES
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

103. BEST
Plain Talk
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Sarah Wetzel
3rd Place
FEATURE
SERIES

104. BEST
2nd Place
FEATURE
SERIES
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

105. BEST
Chamberlain Oacoma Sun
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Hannah (Baker) Ruhlman
2nd Place
FEATURE
SERIES

106. BEST
1st Place
FEATURE
SERIES
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

107. BEST
True Dakotan
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Kristi Hine
1st Place
FEATURE
SERIES

108. BEST
3rd Place
FEATURE
SERIES
Weeklies Over 2,000

109. BEST
Native Sun News
Weeklies Over 2,000
Ernestine Chasing Hawk
3rd Place
FEATURE
SERIES

110. BEST
2nd Place
FEATURE
SERIES
Weeklies Over 2,000

111. BEST
Native Sun News
Weeklies Over 2,000
Richie Richards
2nd Place
FEATURE
SERIES

112. BEST
1st Place
FEATURE
SERIES
Weeklies Over 2,000

113. BEST
Native Sun News
Weeklies Over 2,000
Talli Nauman
1st Place
FEATURE
SERIES

114. BEST
3rd Place
FEATURE
SERIES
Dailies Under 12,000

115. BEST
Brookings Register
Dailies Under 12,000
John Kubal
3rd Place
FEATURE
SERIES

116. BEST
2nd Place
FEATURE
SERIES
Dailies Under 12,000

117. BEST
Daily Press & Dakotan
Dailies Under 12,000
Randy Dockendorf
2nd Place
FEATURE
SERIES

118. BEST
1st Place
FEATURE
SERIES
Dailies Under 12,000

119. BEST
Pierre Capital Journal
Dailies Under 12,000
Lance Nixon
1st Place
FEATURE
SERIES

120. BEST
3rd Place
FEATURE
SERIES
Dailies Over 12,000

121. BEST
Argus Leader
Dailies Over 12,000
Jodi Schwan
3rd Place
FEATURE
SERIES

122. BEST
2nd Place
FEATURE
SERIES
Dailies Over 12,000

123. BEST
Argus Leader
Dailies Over 12,000
Staff
2nd Place
FEATURE
SERIES

124. BEST
1st Place
FEATURE
SERIES
Dailies Over 12,000

125. BEST
Rapid City Journal
Dailies Over 12,000
Tom Griffith
1st Place
FEATURE
SERIES

126. BEST
EDITORIAL
WRITING

127. BEST
EDITORIAL
WRITING
3rd Place
Weeklies Under 1,150

128. BEST
EDITORIAL
WRITING
Southern Union County Leader-Courier
Weeklies Under 1,150
Susan Odson
3rd Place

129. BEST
EDITORIAL
WRITING
2nd Place
Weeklies Under 1,150

130. BEST
EDITORIAL
WRITING
Hutchinson Herald
Weeklies Under 1,150
Erik Kaufman
2nd Place

131. BEST
EDITORIAL
WRITING
1st Place
Weeklies Under 1,150

132. BEST
EDITORIAL
WRITING
Arlington Sun
Weeklies Under 1,150
Frank Crisler
1st Place

133. BEST
EDITORIAL
WRITING
3rd Place
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

134. BEST
EDITORIAL
WRITING
True Dakotan
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Craig Wenzel
3rd Place

135. BEST
EDITORIAL
WRITING
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
2nd Place

136. BEST
EDITORIAL
WRITING
West River Eagle
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Ross DuBray
2nd Place

137. BEST
EDITORIAL
WRITING
1st Place
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

138. BEST
EDITORIAL
WRITING
West River Eagle
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Jody Rust
1st Place

139. BEST
EDITORIAL
WRITING
3rd Place
Weeklies Over 2,000

140. BEST
EDITORIAL
WRITING
Yankton County Observer
Weeklies Over 2,000
Bernie Hunhoff
3rd Place

141. BEST
EDITORIAL
WRITING
2nd Place
Weeklies Over 2,000

142. BEST
EDITORIAL
WRITING
Native Sun News
Weeklies Over 2,000
Tim Giago
2nd Place

143. BEST
EDITORIAL
WRITING
1st Place
Weeklies Over 2,000

144. BEST
EDITORIAL
WRITING
Yankton County Observer
Weeklies Over 2,000
Brian J. Hunhoff
1st Place

145. BEST
EDITORIAL
WRITING
3rd Place
Dailies Under 12,000

146. BEST
EDITORIAL
WRITING
Mitchell Daily Republic
Dailies Under 12,000
Luke Hagen
3rd Place

147. BEST
EDITORIAL
WRITING
2nd Place
Dailies Under 12,000

148. BEST
EDITORIAL
WRITING
Mitchell Daily Republic
Dailies Under 12,000
Candy DenOuden
2nd Place

149. BEST
EDITORIAL
WRITING
1st Place
Dailies Under 12,000

150. BEST
EDITORIAL
WRITING
Daily Press & Dakotan
Dailies Under 12,000
Kelly Hertz
1st Place

151. BEST
EDITORIAL
WRITING
3rd Place
Dailies Over 12,000

152. BEST
EDITORIAL
WRITING
Rapid City Journal
Dailies Over 12,000
Bart Pfankuch
3rd Place

153. BEST
EDITORIAL
WRITING
2nd Place
Dailies Over 12,000

154. BEST
EDITORIAL
WRITING
Rapid City Journal
Dailies Over 12,000
Pat Butler
2nd Place

155. BEST
EDITORIAL
WRITING
1st Place
Dailies Over 12,000

156. BEST
EDITORIAL
WRITING
Argus Leader
Dailies Over 12,000
Patrick Lalley
1st Place

157. BEST
LOCAL GENERAL
INTEREST COLUMN

158. BEST
3rd Place
LOCAL GENERAL
INTEREST COLUMN
Weeklies Under 1,150

159. BEST
De Smet News
Weeklies Under 1,150
Donna Palmlund
3rd Place
LOCAL GENERAL
INTEREST COLUMN

160. BEST
2nd Place
LOCAL GENERAL
INTEREST COLUMN
Weeklies Under 1,150

161. BEST
Onida Watchman
Weeklies Under 1,150
Marileen Tilberg
2nd Place
LOCAL GENERAL
INTEREST COLUMN

162. BEST
1st Place
LOCAL GENERAL
INTEREST COLUMN
Weeklies Under 1,150

163. BEST
Hamlin County Republican
Weeklies Under 1,150
Jenna Aderhold
1st Place
LOCAL GENERAL
INTEREST COLUMN

164. BEST
3rd Place
LOCAL GENERAL
INTEREST COLUMN
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

165. BEST
Freeman Courier
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Rachel Birnstiehl
3rd Place
LOCAL GENERAL
INTEREST COLUMN
If I did one of those wine
and paint nights, the
instructor would
be like “Wow, look
at you, you are
really good at wine.”

166. BEST
2nd Place
LOCAL GENERAL
INTEREST COLUMN
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

167. BEST
Chamberlain Oacoma Sun
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Hannah (Baker) Ruhlman
2nd Place
LOCAL GENERAL
INTEREST COLUMN

168. BEST
1st Place
LOCAL GENERAL
INTEREST COLUMN
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

169. BEST
Freeman Courier
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Tim L. Waltner
1st Place
LOCAL GENERAL
INTEREST COLUMN

170. BEST
3rd Place
LOCAL GENERAL
INTEREST COLUMN
Weeklies Over 2,000

171. BEST
Yankton County Observer
Weeklies Over 2,000
Olivia Hunhoff
3rd Place
LOCAL GENERAL
INTEREST COLUMN

172. BEST
2nd Place
LOCAL GENERAL
INTEREST COLUMN
Weeklies Over 2,000

173. BEST
Reporter and Farmer
Weeklies Over 2,000
Emre K. Erku
2nd Place
LOCAL GENERAL
INTEREST COLUMN

174. BEST
1st Place
LOCAL GENERAL
INTEREST COLUMN
Weeklies Over 2,000

175. BEST
Native Sun News
Weeklies Over 2,000
James Giago Davies
1st Place
LOCAL GENERAL
INTEREST COLUMN

176. BEST
3rd Place
LOCAL GENERAL
INTEREST COLUMN
Dailies Under 12,000

177. BEST
Pierre Capital Journal
Dailies Under 12,000
Lance Nixon
3rd Place
LOCAL GENERAL
INTEREST COLUMN

178. BEST
2nd Place
LOCAL GENERAL
INTEREST COLUMN
Dailies Under 12,000

179. BEST
Daily Press & Dakotan
Dailies Under 12,000
Rob Nielsen
2nd Place
LOCAL GENERAL
INTEREST COLUMN

180. BEST
1st Place
LOCAL GENERAL
INTEREST COLUMN
Dailies Under 12,000

181. BEST
Daily Press & Dakotan
Dailies Under 12,000
Kelly Hertz
1st Place
LOCAL GENERAL
INTEREST COLUMN

182. BEST
3rd Place
LOCAL GENERAL
INTEREST COLUMN
Dailies Over 12,000

183. BEST
Argus Leader
Dailies Over 12,000
John Hult
3rd Place
LOCAL GENERAL
INTEREST COLUMN

184. BEST
2nd Place
LOCAL GENERAL
INTEREST COLUMN
Dailies Over 12,000

185. BEST
Argus Leader
Dailies Over 12,000
Jodi Schwan
2nd Place
LOCAL GENERAL
INTEREST COLUMN

186. BEST
1st Place
LOCAL GENERAL
INTEREST COLUMN
Dailies Over 12,000

187. BEST
Argus Leader
Dailies Over 12,000
Stu Whitney
1st Place
LOCAL GENERAL
INTEREST COLUMN

188. BEST
LOCAL HUMOROUS
COLUMN

189. BEST
3rd PlaceLOCAL HUMOROUS
COLUMN
Weeklies Under 1,150

190. BEST
Hamlin County Republican
Weeklies Under 1,150
LeeAnne Dufek
3rd PlaceLOCAL HUMOROUS
COLUMN

191. BEST
2nd PlaceLOCAL HUMOROUS
COLUMN
Weeklies Under 1,150

192. BEST
New Underwood Post
Weeklies Under 1,150
Chastity Julson
2nd PlaceLOCAL HUMOROUS
COLUMN

193. BEST
1st PlaceLOCAL HUMOROUS
COLUMN
Weeklies Under 1,150

194. BEST
Lyman County Herald
Weeklies Under 1,150
Lucy Halverson
1st PlaceLOCAL HUMOROUS
COLUMN

195. BEST
3rd PlaceLOCAL HUMOROUS
COLUMN
Weeklies 1,150-2,000

196. BEST
Freeman Courier
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Dennis Schrock
3rd PlaceLOCAL HUMOROUS
COLUMN

197. BEST
2nd PlaceLOCAL HUMOROUS
COLUMN
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

198. BEST
Chamberlain Oacoma Sun
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Hannah (Baker) Ruhlman
2nd PlaceLOCAL HUMOROUS
COLUMN

199. BEST
1st PlaceLOCAL HUMOROUS
COLUMN
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

200. BEST
Custer County Chronicle
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Carrie Moore
1st PlaceLOCAL HUMOROUS
COLUMN

201. BEST
3rd PlaceLOCAL HUMOROUS
COLUMN
Weeklies Over 2,000

202. BEST
Yankton County Observer
Weeklies Over 2,000
Kristy Wyland
3rd PlaceLOCAL HUMOROUS
COLUMN

203. BEST
2nd PlaceLOCAL HUMOROUS
COLUMN
Weeklies Over 2,000

204. BEST
Native Sun News
Weeklies Over 2,000
Kiri Close
2nd PlaceLOCAL HUMOROUS
COLUMN

205. BEST
1st PlaceLOCAL HUMOROUS
COLUMN
Weeklies Over 2,000

206. BEST
Yankton County Observer
Weeklies Over 2,000
Brian J. Hunhoff
1st PlaceLOCAL HUMOROUS
COLUMN

207. BEST
3rd PlaceLOCAL HUMOROUS
COLUMN
Dailies Under 12,000

208. BEST
Brookings Register
Dailies Under 12,000
Chuck Cecil
3rd PlaceLOCAL HUMOROUS
COLUMN

209. BEST
2nd PlaceLOCAL HUMOROUS
COLUMN
Dailies Under 12,000

210. BEST
Brookings Register
Dailies Under 12,000
John Kubal
2nd PlaceLOCAL HUMOROUS
COLUMN

211. BEST
1st PlaceLOCAL HUMOROUS
COLUMN
Dailies Under 12,000

212. BEST
Mitchell Daily Republic
Dailies Under 12,000
Candy DenOuden
1st PlaceLOCAL HUMOROUS
COLUMN

213. BEST
2nd PlaceLOCAL HUMOROUS
COLUMN
Dailies Over 12,000

214. BEST
Argus Leader
Dailies Over 12,000
Jacqueline
Palfy Klemond
2nd PlaceLOCAL HUMOROUS
COLUMN

215. BEST
1st PlaceLOCAL HUMOROUS
COLUMN
Dailies Over 12,000

216. BEST
Argus Leader
Dailies Over 12,000
Stu Whitney
1st PlaceLOCAL HUMOROUS
COLUMN

217. BEST
SPORTS
COLUMN

218. BEST
3rd Place
SPORTS
COLUMN
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

219. BEST
Lennox Independent
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Anne Homan
3rd Place
SPORTS
COLUMN

220. BEST
2nd Place
SPORTS
COLUMN
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

221. BEST
Custer County Chronicle
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Jason Ferguson
2nd Place
SPORTS
COLUMN

222. BEST
1st Place
SPORTS
COLUMN
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

223. BEST
Freeman Courier
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Jeremy Waltner
1st Place
SPORTS
COLUMN

224. BEST
3rd Place
SPORTS
COLUMN
Weeklies Over 2,000

225. BEST
Yankton County Observer
Weeklies Over 2,000
Brian Hunhoff
3rd Place
SPORTS
COLUMN

226. BEST
2nd Place
SPORTS
COLUMN
Weeklies Over 2,000

227. BEST
Grant County Review
Weeklies Over 2,000
Dillon Dwyer
2nd Place
SPORTS
COLUMN
I’ll never forget when he was
itsy bitsy and got stuck in the
water spout.

228. BEST
1st Place
SPORTS
COLUMN
Weeklies Over 2,000

229. BEST
Native Sun News
Weeklies Over 2,000
James Giago Davies
1st Place
SPORTS
COLUMN

230. BEST
3rd Place
SPORTS
COLUMN
Dailies Under 12,000

231. BEST
Daily Press & Dakotan
Dailies Under 12,000
James D. Cimburek
3rd Place
SPORTS
COLUMN

232. BEST
2nd Place
SPORTS
COLUMN
Dailies Under 12,000

233. BEST
Mitchell Daily Republic
Dailies Under 12,000
Garrick Hodge
2nd Place
SPORTS
COLUMN

234. BEST
1st Place
SPORTS
COLUMN
Dailies Under 12,000

235. BEST
Mitchell Daily Republic
Dailies Under 12,000
Brooke Cersosimo
1st Place
SPORTS
COLUMN

236. BEST
3rd Place
SPORTS
COLUMN
Dailies Over 12,000

237. BEST
Rapid City Journal
Dailies Over 12,000
Bart Pfankuch
3rd Place
SPORTS
COLUMN

238. BEST
2nd Place
SPORTS
COLUMN
Dailies Over 12,000

239. BEST
Argus Leader
Dailies Over 12,000
Matt Zimmer
2nd Place
SPORTS
COLUMN

240. BEST
1st Place
SPORTS
COLUMN
Dailies Over 12,000

241. BEST
Argus Leader
Dailies Over 12,000
Mick Garry
1st Place
SPORTS
COLUMN

242. BEST
SPORTS
REPORTING

243. BEST
3rd Place
SPORTS
REPORTING
Weeklies Under 1,150

244. BEST
Southern Union County Leader-Courier
Weeklies Under 1,150
Susan Odson
3rd Place
SPORTS
REPORTING

245. BEST
Weeklies Under 1,150
2nd Place
SPORTS
REPORTING

246. BEST
Hutchinson Herald
Weeklies Under 1,150
Erik Kaufman
2nd Place
SPORTS
REPORTING

247. BEST
1st Place
SPORTS
REPORTING
Weeklies Under 1,150

248. BEST
Meade County Times Tribune
Weeklies Under 1,150
Joe Kavanaugh
1st Place
SPORTS
REPORTING

249. BEST
3rd Place
SPORTS
REPORTING
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

250. BEST
Custer County Chronicle
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Carrie Moore
3rd Place
SPORTS
REPORTING

251. BEST
2nd Place
SPORTS
REPORTING
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

252. BEST
Chamberlain Oacoma Sun
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Hannah (Baker) Ruhlman
2nd Place
SPORTS
REPORTING

253. BEST
1st Place
SPORTS
REPORTING
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

254. BEST
Freeman Courier
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Jeremy Waltner
1st Place
SPORTS
REPORTING

255. BEST
3rd Place
SPORTS
REPORTING
Weeklies Over 2,000

256. BEST
Yankton County Observer
Weeklies Over 2,000
Brian Hunhoff
3rd Place
SPORTS
REPORTING

257. BEST
2nd Place
SPORTS
REPORTING
Weeklies Over 2,000

258. BEST
Reporter and Farmer
Weeklies Over 2,000
Emre K. Erku
2nd Place
SPORTS
REPORTING

259. BEST
1st Place
SPORTS
REPORTING
Weeklies Over 2,000

260. BEST
Native Sun News
Weeklies Over 2,000
Richie Richards
1st Place
SPORTS
REPORTING

261. BEST
3rd Place
SPORTS
REPORTING
Dailies Under 12,000

262. BEST
Mitchell Daily Republic
Dailies Under 12,000
Caitlynn Peetz
3rd Place
SPORTS
REPORTING

263. BEST
2nd Place
SPORTS
REPORTING
Dailies Under 12,000

264. BEST
Watertown Public Opinion
Dailies Under 12,000
Roger Whittle
2nd Place
SPORTS
REPORTING

265. BEST
1st Place
SPORTS
REPORTING
Dailies Under 12,000

266. BEST
Pierre Capital Journal
Dailies Under 12,000
Lance Nixon
1st Place
SPORTS
REPORTING

267. BEST
3rd Place
SPORTS
REPORTING
Dailies Over 12,000

268. BEST
Argus Leader
Dailies Over 12,000
Ian Frazer
3rd Place
SPORTS
REPORTING

269. BEST
2nd Place
SPORTS
REPORTING
Dailies Over 12,000

270. BEST
Argus Leader
Dailies Over 12,000
Mick Garry
2nd Place
SPORTS
REPORTING

271. BEST
1st Place
SPORTS
REPORTING
Dailies Over 12,000

272. BEST
Argus Leader
Dailies Over 12,000
Matt Zimmer
1st Place
SPORTS
REPORTING

273. BEST
SPORTS
SERIES

274. BEST
3rd Place
SPORTS
SERIES
Weeklies Under 1,150

275. BEST
Tri-City Star
Weeklies Under 1,150
Paul Ekern
3rd Place
SPORTS
SERIES

276. BEST
2nd Place
SPORTS
SERIES
Weeklies Under 1,150

277. BEST
Onida Watchman
Weeklies Under 1,150
LaJena Gruis
2nd Place
SPORTS
SERIES

278. BEST
1st Place
SPORTS
SERIES
Weeklies Under 1,150

279. BEST
New Era
Weeklies Under 1,150
Shane Merrill
1st Place
SPORTS
SERIES

280. BEST
3rd Place
SPORTS
SERIES
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

281. BEST
Lennox Independent
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Anne Homan
3rd Place
SPORTS
SERIES

282. BEST
2nd Place
SPORTS
SERIES
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

283. BEST
Plain Talk
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Elyse Brightman
2nd Place
SPORTS
SERIES

284. BEST
1st Place
SPORTS
SERIES
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

285. BEST
Freeman Courier
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Jeremy Waltner
1st Place
SPORTS
SERIES

286. BEST
3rd Place
SPORTS
SERIES
Weeklies Over 2,000

287. BEST
Mobridge Tribune
Weeklies Over 2,000
Jay Davis
3rd Place
SPORTS
SERIES

288. BEST
2nd Place
SPORTS
SERIES
Weeklies Over 2,000

289. BEST
Lakota Country Times
Weeklies Over 2,000
Natalie Hand
and Tom Crash
2nd Place
SPORTS
SERIES

290. BEST
1st Place
SPORTS
SERIES
Weeklies Over 2,000

291. BEST
Yankton County Observer
Weeklies Over 2,000
Brian Hunhoff
and Jim Anderson
1st Place
SPORTS
SERIES

292. BEST
3rd Place
SPORTS
SERIES
Dailies Under 12,000

293. BEST
Daily Press & Dakotan
Dailies Under 12,000
Jeremy Hoeck
3rd Place
SPORTS
SERIES

294. BEST
2nd Place
SPORTS
SERIES
Dailies Under 12,000

295. BEST
Mitchell Daily Republic
Dailies Under 12,000
Brooke Cersosimo
2nd Place
SPORTS
SERIES

296. BEST
1st Place
SPORTS
SERIES
Dailies Under 12,000

297. BEST
Mitchell Daily Republic
Dailies Under 12,000
Garrick Hodge
1st Place
SPORTS
SERIES

298. BEST
3rd Place
SPORTS
SERIES
Dailies Over 12,000

299. BEST
Rapid City Journal
Dailies Over 12,000
Joe Kavanaugh
3rd Place
SPORTS
SERIES

300. BEST
2nd Place
SPORTS
SERIES
Dailies Over 12,000

301. BEST
Argus Leader
Dailies Over 12,000
David Nicholson
2nd Place
SPORTS
SERIES

302. BEST
Dailies Over 12,000
1st Place
SPORTS
SERIES

303. BEST
Argus Leader
Dailies Over 12,000
Mick Garry
1st Place
SPORTS
SERIES

304. BEST
HEADLINE
WRITING

305. BEST
HEADLINE
WRITING
3rd Place
Weeklies Under 1,150

306. BEST
HEADLINE
WRITING
Onida Watchman
Weeklies Under 1,150
Sheila Ring
3rd Place

307. BEST
HEADLINE
WRITING
2nd Place
Weeklies Under 1,150

308. BEST
HEADLINE
WRITING
Hill City Prevailer News
Weeklies Under 1,150
Carol Walker
2nd Place

309. BEST
HEADLINE
WRITING
1st Place
Weeklies Under 1,150

310. BEST
HEADLINE
WRITING
Hamlin County Republican
Weeklies Under 1,150
Staff
1st Place

311. BEST
HEADLINE
WRITING
3rd Place
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

312. BEST
HEADLINE
WRITING
Custer County Chronicle
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Jason Ferguson
3rd Place

313. BEST
HEADLINE
WRITING
2nd Place
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

314. BEST
HEADLINE
WRITING
Yankton County Observer
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Brian Hunhoff
and Jim Anderson
2nd Place

315. BEST
HEADLINE
WRITING
1st Place
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

316. BEST
HEADLINE
WRITING
Custer County Chronicle
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Norma Najacht
1st Place

317. BEST
HEADLINE
WRITING
3rd Place
Dailies Under 12,000

318. BEST
HEADLINE
WRITING
Watertown Public Opinion
Dailies Under 12,000
Roger Whittle
3rd Place

319. BEST
HEADLINE
WRITING
2nd Place
Dailies Under 12,000

320. BEST
HEADLINE
WRITING
Pierre Capital Journal
Dailies Under 12,000
Nick Lowrey
2nd Place

321. BEST
HEADLINE
WRITING
1st Place
Dailies Under 12,000

322. BEST
HEADLINE
WRITING
Brookings Register
Dailies Under 12,000
Jill Fier
1st Place

323. BEST
HEADLINE
WRITING
3rd Place
Dailies Over 12,000

324. BEST
HEADLINE
WRITING
Argus Leader
Dailies Over 12,000
Michael Klinski
3rd Place

325. BEST
HEADLINE
WRITING
2nd Place
Dailies Over 12,000

326. BEST
HEADLINE
WRITING
Rapid City Journal
Dailies Over 12,000
Bart Pfankuch
2nd Place

327. BEST
HEADLINE
WRITING
1st Place
Dailies Over 12,000

328. BEST
HEADLINE
WRITING
Rapid City Journal
Dailies Over 12,000
Jim Stasiowski
1st Place

329. BEST
SPOT NEWS
PHOTO

330. BEST
SPOT NEWS
PHOTO
3rd Place
Weeklies Under 1,150

331. BEST
SPOT NEWS
PHOTO
New Era
Weeklies Under 1,150
Sarah Ebeling
3rd Place

332. BEST
SPOT NEWS
PHOTO
2nd Place
Weeklies Under 1,150

333. BEST
SPOT NEWS
PHOTO
Southern Union County Leader-Courier
Weeklies Under 1,150
Susan Odson
2nd Place

334. BEST
SPOT NEWS
PHOTO
1st Place
Weeklies Under 1,150

335. BEST
SPOT NEWS
PHOTO
Bowdle Pride
Weeklies Under 1,150
Tara Beitelspacher
1st Place

337. BEST
SPOT NEWS
PHOTO
3rd Place
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

338. BEST
SPOT NEWS
PHOTO
West River Eagle
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Patty Peacock
3rd Place

339. BEST
SPOT NEWS
PHOTO
2nd Place
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

340. BEST
SPOT NEWS
PHOTO
Freeman Courier
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Jeremy Waltner
2nd Place

341. BEST
SPOT NEWS
PHOTO
1st Place
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

342. BEST
SPOT NEWS
PHOTO
Freeman Courier
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Tim L. Waltner
1st Place

344. BEST
SPOT NEWS
PHOTO
3rd Place
Weeklies Over 2,000

345. BEST
SPOT NEWS
PHOTO
Native Sun News
Weeklies Over 2,000
Tommy Robinson
3rd Place

346. BEST
SPOT NEWS
PHOTO
2nd Place
Weeklies Over 2,000

347. BEST
SPOT NEWS
PHOTO
Lakota Country Times
Weeklies Over 2,000
Vi Waln
2nd Place

348. BEST
SPOT NEWS
PHOTO
1st Place
Weeklies Over 2,000

349. BEST
SPOT NEWS
PHOTO
Lakota Country Times
Weeklies Over 2,000
Jerry Matthews
1st Place

351. BEST
SPOT NEWS
PHOTO
3rd Place
Dailies Under 12,000

352. BEST
SPOT NEWS
PHOTO
Daily Press & Dakotan
Dailies Under 12,000
Rob Nielsen
3rd Place

353. BEST
SPOT NEWS
PHOTO
2nd Place
Dailies Under 12,000

354. BEST
SPOT NEWS
PHOTO
Pierre Capital Journal
Dailies Under 12,000
Lee Zion
2nd Place

355. BEST
SPOT NEWS
PHOTO
1st Place
Dailies Under 12,000

356. BEST
SPOT NEWS
PHOTO
Daily Press & Dakotan
Dailies Under 12,000
Elizabeth “Sam” Grosz
1st Place

358. BEST
SPOT NEWS
PHOTO
3rd Place
Dailies Over 12,000

359. BEST
SPOT NEWS
PHOTO
Rapid City Journal
Dailies Over 12,000
Josh Morgan
3rd Place

360. BEST
SPOT NEWS
PHOTO
2nd Place
Dailies Over 12,000

361. BEST
SPOT NEWS
PHOTO
Argus Leader
Dailies Over 12,000
Jay Pickthorn
2nd Place

362. BEST
SPOT NEWS
PHOTO
1st Place
Dailies Over 12,000

363. BEST
SPOT NEWS
PHOTO
Rapid City Journal
Dailies Over 12,000
Chris Huber
1st Place

365. BEST
FEATURE
PHOTO

366. BEST
3rd Place
FEATURE
PHOTO
Weeklies Under 1,150

367. BEST
Hamlin County Republican
Weeklies Under 1,150
LeeAnne Dufek
3rd Place
FEATURE
PHOTO

368. BEST
2nd Place
FEATURE
PHOTO
Weeklies Under 1,150

369. BEST
Southern Union County Leader-Courier
Weeklies Under 1,150
Susan Odson
2nd Place
FEATURE
PHOTO

370. BEST
1st Place
FEATURE
PHOTO
Weeklies Under 1,150

371. BEST
Dakota Dunes North Sioux City Times
Weeklies Under 1,150
Amber Burg
1st Place
FEATURE
PHOTO

373. BEST
3rd Place
FEATURE
PHOTO
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

374. BEST
Custer County Chronicle
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Carrie Moore
3rd Place
FEATURE
PHOTO

375. BEST
2nd Place
FEATURE
PHOTO
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

376. BEST
Clark County Courier
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Kimberly Harrington
2nd Place
FEATURE
PHOTO

377. BEST
1st Place
FEATURE
PHOTO
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

378. BEST
West River Eagle
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Ross DuBray
1st Place
FEATURE
PHOTO

380. BEST
3rd Place
FEATURE
PHOTO
Weeklies Over 2,000

381. BEST
Mobridge Tribune
Weeklies Over 2,000
Katie Zerr
3rd Place
FEATURE
PHOTO

382. BEST
2nd Place
FEATURE
PHOTO
Weeklies Over 2,000

383. BEST
Grant County Review
Weeklies Over 2,000
Holli Seehafer
2nd Place
FEATURE
PHOTO

384. BEST
1st Place
FEATURE
PHOTO
Weeklies Over 2,000

385. BEST
Mobridge Tribune
Weeklies Over 2,000
Jay Davis
1st Place
FEATURE
PHOTO

387. BEST
3rd Place
FEATURE
PHOTO
Dailies Under 12,000

388. BEST
Pierre Capital Journal
Dailies Under 12,000
Lee Zion
3rd Place
FEATURE
PHOTO

389. BEST
2nd Place
FEATURE
PHOTO
Dailies Under 12,000

390. BEST
Black Hills Pioneer
Dailies Under 12,000
Jason Gross
2nd Place
FEATURE
PHOTO

391. BEST
1st Place
FEATURE
PHOTO
Dailies Under 12,000

392. BEST
Watertown Public Opinion
Dailies Under 12,000
Phil Andersen
1st Place
FEATURE
PHOTO

394. BEST
3rd Place
FEATURE
PHOTO
Dailies Over 12,000

395. BEST
Argus Leader
Dailies Over 12,000
Joe Ahlquist
3rd Place
FEATURE
PHOTO

396. BEST
2nd Place
FEATURE
PHOTO
Dailies Over 12,000

397. BEST
Rapid City Journal
Dailies Over 12,000
Sean Ryan
2nd Place
FEATURE
PHOTO

398. BEST
1st Place
FEATURE
PHOTO
Dailies Over 12,000

399. BEST
Rapid City Journal
Dailies Over 12,000
Josh Morgan
1st Place
FEATURE
PHOTO

401. BEST
PHOTO
SERIES

402. BEST
PHOTO
SERIES
3rd Place
Weeklies Under 1,150

403. BEST
PHOTO
SERIES
Southern Union County Leader-Courier
Weeklies Under 1,150
Jean McLaury
3rd Place
When threatened, the Pope can spray
holy venom up to 25 feet.

404. BEST
PHOTO
SERIES
2nd Place
Weeklies Under 1,150

405. BEST
PHOTO
SERIES
Hamlin Co. Herald-Enterprise
Weeklies Under 1,150
Jenna Aderhold
2nd Place

406. BEST
PHOTO
SERIES
Weeklies Under 1,150
1st Place

407. BEST
PHOTO
SERIES
South Dakota Mail
Weeklies Under 1,150
Gayle A. Van Genderen
1st Place
If pigeons had eyes on the front of
their heads rather than the sides.

409. BEST
PHOTO
SERIES
3rd Place
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

410. BEST
PHOTO
SERIES
West River Eagle
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Kathy Olsen
3rd Place

411. BEST
PHOTO
SERIES
2nd Place
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

412. BEST
PHOTO
SERIES
Butte Co. Post
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Colleen Brunner
2nd Place Step 1:
Take picture
of the sun.
BOOM!
You now have a
portable sun.

413. BEST
PHOTO
SERIES
1st Place
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

414. BEST
PHOTO
SERIES
Freeman Courier
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Jeremy Waltner
and Tim L. Waltner
1st Place

416. BEST
PHOTO
SERIES
3rd Place
Weeklies Over 2,000

417. BEST
PHOTO
SERIES
Yankton County Observer
Weeklies Over 2,000
Bernie Hunhoff
3rd Place

418. BEST
PHOTO
SERIES
2nd Place
Weeklies Over 2,000

419. BEST
PHOTO
SERIES
Mobridge Tribune
Weeklies Over 2,000
Katie Zerr
2nd Place

420. BEST
PHOTO
SERIES
1st Place
Weeklies Over 2,000

421. BEST
PHOTO
SERIES
Lakota Country Times
Weeklies Over 2,000
Randy Bachelor
and Shelly Bachelor
1st Place

423. BEST
PHOTO
SERIES
3rd Place
Dailies Under 12,000

424. BEST
PHOTO
SERIES
Pierre Capital Journal
Dailies Under 12,000
Phu Nguyen
3rd Place

425. BEST
PHOTO
SERIES
2nd Place
Dailies Under 12,000

426. BEST
PHOTO
SERIES
Pierre Capital Journal
Dailies Under 12,000
Nick Lowrey
2nd Place
Scientists have discovered a caterpillar
that looks just like Donald Trump’s hair.

427. BEST
PHOTO
SERIES
1st Place
Dailies Under 12,000

428. BEST
PHOTO
SERIES
Mitchell Daily Republic
Dailies Under 12,000
Matt Gade
1st Place

430. BEST
PHOTO
SERIES
3rd Place
Dailies Over 12,000

431. BEST
PHOTO
SERIES
Argus Leader
Dailies Over 12,000
Jay Pickthorn
3rd Place

432. BEST
PHOTO
SERIES
2nd Place
Dailies Over 12,000

433. BEST
PHOTO
SERIES
Rapid City Journal
Dailies Over 12,000
Sean Ryan
2nd Place

434. BEST
PHOTO
SERIES
1st Place
Dailies Over 12,000

435. BEST
PHOTO
SERIES
Argus Leader
Dailies Over 12,000
Emily Spartz Weerheim
1st Place

437. BEST
SPORTS
PHOTO

438. BEST
SPORTS
PHOTO
3rd Place
Weeklies Under 1,150

439. BEST
SPORTS
PHOTO
Hamlin County Republican
Weeklies Under 1,150
LeeAnne Dufek
3rd Place

440. BEST
SPORTS
PHOTO
2nd Place
Weeklies Under 1,150

441. BEST
SPORTS
PHOTO
Parkston Advance
Weeklies Under 1,150
Diana Holden
2nd Place

442. BEST
SPORTS
PHOTO
1st Place
Weeklies Under 1,150

443. BEST
SPORTS
PHOTO
Southern Union County Leader-Courier
Weeklies Under 1,150
Steve Peterman
1st Place

445. BEST
SPORTS
PHOTO
3rd Place
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

446. BEST
SPORTS
PHOTO
Butte Co. Post
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Milo Dailey
3rd Place

447. BEST
SPORTS
PHOTO
2nd Place
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

448. BEST
SPORTS
PHOTO
Lennox Independent
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Anne Homan
2nd Place

449. BEST
SPORTS
PHOTO
1st Place
Weeklies 1,151-2,000

450. BEST
SPORTS
PHOTO
Freeman Courier
Weeklies 1,151-2,000
Tim L. Waltner
1st Place

452. BEST
SPORTS
PHOTO
3rd Place
Weeklies Over 2,000

453. BEST
SPORTS
PHOTO
Lakota Country Times
Weeklies Over 2,000
Jerry Matthews
3rd Place

454. BEST
SPORTS
PHOTO
2nd Place
Weeklies Over 2,000

455. BEST
SPORTS
PHOTO
Reporter and Farmer
Weeklies Over 2,000
Emre K. Erku
2nd Place

456. BEST
SPORTS
PHOTO
1st Place
Weeklies Over 2,000

457. BEST
SPORTS
PHOTO
Mobridge Tribune
Weeklies Over 2,000
Katie Zerr
1st Place

459. BEST
SPORTS
PHOTO
3rd Place
Dailies Under 12,000

460. BEST
SPORTS
PHOTO
Brookings Register
Dailies Under 12,000
Sean Welsh
3rd Place

461. BEST
SPORTS
PHOTO
2nd Place
Dailies Under 12,000

462. BEST
SPORTS
PHOTO
Brookings Register
Dailies Under 12,000
Troy Maroney
2nd Place

463. BEST
SPORTS
PHOTO
1st Place
Dailies Under 12,000

464. BEST
SPORTS
PHOTO
Mitchell Daily Republic
Dailies Under 12,000
Matt Gade
1st Place

466. BEST
SPORTS
PHOTO
3rd Place
Dailies Over 12,000

467. BEST
SPORTS
PHOTO
Argus Leader
Dailies Over 12,000
Jay Pickthorn
3rd Place

468. BEST
SPORTS
PHOTO
2nd Place
Dailies Over 12,000

469. BEST
SPORTS
PHOTO
Argus Leader
Dailies Over 12,000
Joe Ahlquist
2nd Place

470. BEST
SPORTS
PHOTO
1st Place
Dailies Over 12,000

471. BEST
SPORTS
PHOTO
Rapid City Journal
Dailies Over 12,000
Josh Morgan
1st Place

473. BEST
ORIGINAL EDITORIAL
CARTOON

474. BEST
3rd PlaceORIGINAL EDITORIAL
CARTOON
All Weeklies & Dailies

475. BEST
Freeman Courier
All Weeklies & Dailies
Lea Graber
3rd PlaceORIGINAL EDITORIAL
CARTOON

476. BEST
2nd PlaceORIGINAL EDITORIAL
CARTOON
All Weeklies & Dailies

477. BEST
Mitchell Daily Republic
All Weeklies & Dailies
Laura Karlen
2nd PlaceORIGINAL EDITORIAL
CARTOON
WHERE’S
THE
KABOOM?

478. BEST
1st PlaceORIGINAL EDITORIAL
CARTOON
All Weeklies & Dailies

479. BEST
Lakota Country Times
All Weeklies & Dailies
Marty Two Bulls
1st PlaceORIGINAL EDITORIAL
CARTOON

481. BEST
SPECIAL
ISSUE

482. BEST
SPECIAL
ISSUE
3rd Place
Weeklies Under 1,150

483. BEST
SPECIAL
ISSUE
Hill City Prevailer News
Weeklies Under 1,150
Staff
3rd Place

484. BEST
SPECIAL
ISSUE
2nd Place
Weeklies Under 1,150

485. BEST
SPECIAL
ISSUE
Lyman County Herald
Weeklies Under 1,150
Lucy Halverson,
Heather Core
and Connie Penny
2nd Place

486. BEST
SPECIAL
ISSUE
1st Place
Weeklies Under 1,150

487. BEST
SPECIAL
ISSUE
Northwest Blade
Weeklies Under 1,150
Staff
1st Place

488. THE PRIDE
Bowdle, SD 57428
605-285-6161
bowdlepride@gmail.com
NORTHWEST BLADE
Eureka, SD 57437
605-284-2631
nwblade@valleytel.net
Pheasant hunting season is here once again. For many of us in South Dakota, it’s a time-honored
dition that brings family and friends together from all over the country just like Christmas.
tell you they were introduced to hunting by their fathers. Children were taught
ing skills, along with respect for land and wildlife. They can recall
t were worn by others before them. Now, they, in turn,
, and another generation carries on.
Dennis Wolff of Long Lake enjoys pheasant hunting with his son, Matthew, who lives in Oak Grove, Minnesota. In the center is
Matthew's son, Calvin, 3, who has time to dream about hunting with dad and grandpa someday.
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BELLE FOURCHE | Leroy Hill,one of
the few survivors of “the forgot-
ten battle of the forgotten war,”
died last March without ever
really telling anyone about his
experiences in the Korean War.
Even his multi-page historical
account of “The Hill Family in
Butte County,” completed late in
life and exploring virtually every
accomplishment of everyone in
his extended family, glosses over
his wartime experience, stating
simply, “I was drafted in 1951
and I am a combat veteran of the
Korean War.”Only a soldier’s letter home, a
fistful of medals and a delicate,
small white flower, flattened and
framed and hanging in the cozy
den of his Belle Fourche house
for more than a half-century,
provide any evidence of the chaos
and carnage Leroy witnessed on a
faraway hill so long ago.
“I’m opening a drawer and
looking at it at this very moment,”
Harlene Hill said last week as she
pondered the flower and 5
of marriage to the m
it. “I’m horigh
turned the framed flower over
and read the typed message her
husband wrote when he was dis-
charged from the U.S. Army and
returned home.
“My flower,” Leroy wrote.“On
July 15th, 1953, I was in a battle in
Korea known as Christmas Hill.
We received so much artillery and
mortar fire from the Chinese that
our ground looked like it had been
plowed.“The next morning, amid the
smell of death and destruction, I
found this beautiful flower that
had just bloomed. It told me
God is still working for peace on
Earth. It gave me great joy.
“I picked the flower, and
mailed it to my mother, who
pressed it between the pages of a
book and gave it to me upon my
return. It still gives me great joy
and is precious to me.”
Harlene sighed after she read
the inscription by her husband,
a witty man always quick wi
clever quip, but one
discussed all
his ser
and recalled growing up with the
seldom-discussed “fragile, deli-
cate little flower” on the wall of
their family home.
“I think it meant that there
is always a new beginning, and
there is never an end,” Becky said
last week, before hustling off to a
class in conversational Spanish.
“As bad as things get, there is
always tomorrow, and you should
always be hopeful, because God
always has a greater plan.”
Becky’s husband, Don, has
spent some of the last half-year
since his father-in-law’s death
researching Leroy’s service and
documenting his survival in a bat-
tle that stands alongside such epic
struggles as Heartbreak Ridge,
Bloody Ridge and Sandbag Castle.
One account of the Battl
of Christmas Hill claim
went up and 13
anotherw
Tiny flower tells the tale the soldier kept to himself
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lakota country times THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2015 •
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By Tom Crash
Times correspondent
RAPID CITY—Some peo-
ple start the countdown for
the annual Lakota Nation
Invitational the day after the
LNIends;thewaitisover,the
39th Lakota Nation gets un-
derway Wednesday, Dec. 16
and runs through Saturday,
Dec. 19 at the Rushmore Pla-
za Civic Center in Rapid City.
For some, the annual LNI
is the 16 team boys and 16
team girls basketball tourna-
ments but LNI is much more
than the basketball tourna-
ments.
“A few years ago, the hand
game tournament surpassed
the basketball tournaments,
this year there will be over
40 hand game teams,” said
Bryan Brewer, LNI executive
director, “but we have such
a variety of events; last year
there were over 2,500 stu-
dents involved in the Lakota
Nation.”
LNI events also include
Lakota language Bowl,
Knowledge Bowl, archery
competition, wrestling,
business plan competition,
Art show, education com-
ponent for players, Rapid
City Conversation and com-
munity breakfast, student
scholarships, public service
awards, honoring of coun-
selors, Desert Storm veter-
ans, cheerleading compe-
tition, Poetry Slam, Teca
Wacipi Okolakiciye,Jr.ROTC
competition and SD Distin-
guished Service awards.
White River first entered
the LNI in 2008, the Tigers
won that tournament and
have won the tourney four of
the six years they have par-
ticipated – this year they are
the #1 seed for the boys and
the defending champs. Al-
though they lost several key
players, White River has re-
loaded and is ready to defend
their title.
“We lost height but we will
have more speed and quick-
ness, I like the team to play
up-tempo,full court and this
team will be able to do that,”
said Eldon Marshall who is
starting his 13th season as
girls, watch out for Trista
Merrival and Leahnna Vitalis
at Red Cloud, Dawnee Keck-
ler and Gabbie Norris at CEB,
Janay Jumping Eagle at Little
Wound, Stevie Lone Dog at
Todd County and Shaylene
Richard at Pine Ridge.
With the exception of a
few consolation basket-
ball games scheduled for St.
Thomas More and South
Middle School, all of the
manyeventsofthisyearsLNI
will be at the civic center.
Events include two 16 team
boys and girls high school
basketball tournaments,
wrestling, archery, cheer-
leading, Jr. ROTC honor
guard and hand game com-
petitions as well as knowl-
edge and language bowls, an
art show and art auction, a
Teca Wacipi Ololakiciye pow
wow for school children,sto-
rytelling,business plan com-
petition, a poery slam.
This year’s event also in-
cludes an honoring of Desert
Storm veterans on Friday at
4pm followed by a Wiping of
Tears ceremony and the an-
nual grand entry that fills the
arena floor to capacity.
And the BEAR characters
return for both halftime pre-
sentations and information
sharing on a variety of issues
including staying away from
alcohol and drug abuse and
suicide awareness.
White River opens with
strong win over Jones
County
White River raced out to
a 65-6 halftime lead Friday
over Jones County on their
way to a 113-18 win to open
the 2015/16 season.
“We have a lot of work to
do yet on our team defense
and team chemistry,” said
Eldon Marshall, starting his
13th season at White River,
“we did hold Jones County
to single digit scoring in each
quarter 2, 4, 6 and 6 points.”
Dru Espinoza led six Ti-
gers in double figures with 27
points, two rebounds, six as-
sists and seven steals, Justice
Morrison helped out with 19
the cause. Buzz Jordan led
the Warriors with 21 points,
Shane Witt finished with 13
points.
On Saturday, the Mus-
tangs travelled to Crow
Creek, leaving town with a
62-57 victory.
Red Cloud splits
doubleheader with
Spearfish
Twice in the first half, Red
Cloud boys held a 12 point
lead over the visiting Spar-
tans only to allow it to be cut
to five points at the half; in
the second half the Crusad-
ers went up 16 points 69-53
but ended up with an eight
point 73-65 win.
Terrell Pulliam knocked
down six threes and Ko-
bey O’Rourke finished with
a double double 17 points
and 13 rebounds while Rob-
ert Looks Twice and Jack
Fast Wolf both chipped in 11
points.
The Lady Crusaders held a
14-13 lead after one, couldn’t
maintain it though going
down 33-26 at the half on
their way to a 58-41 loss. Red
Cloud was outrebounded
30-19, struggled to get stops
on defense and didn’t shoot
well. Leahnna Vitalis hit here
threes and led the team with
11 points and five rebounds.
Originally, Red Cloud was
scheduled to open Thursday
at Little Wound but a gas leak
closed the school early with
the game being postponed.
Pine Ridge opens with
two straight wins
Tuesday, the Lady Thor-
pes opened their season with
a 62-54 win over St. Francis
and followed it up with a 71-
26 win over Hot Springs.
Against St. Francis, Shay-
lene Richard led the Lady
Thorpes with 24 points,
three rebounds, five assists
and six steals, Shyanne Gray
Grass added 21 points and
14 rebounds. Neola Spot-
ted Bear led St. Francis with
19 points and nine rebounds
while freshman Matee An-
LNI PREVIEW
LAKOTA NATION INVITATIONAL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
White River boys, Red Cloud girls
#1 seeds for 39th LNI Tourney

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Kris Hubbard
Meade School District
Meade School District’s long
term debt has been a discussion
item at numerous meetings of
the school board including the
April meeting when Toby Morris,
senior vice president of public
finance with the financial ser-
vices firm of Dougherty & Com-
pany, addressed the board about
financing for capital improve-
ments.
Morris, principal consultant
for the district during the past
10 years, has been working with
School District Business Man-
ager Brett Burditt on developing
a financial strategy for the dis-
trict regarding large scale capital
improvements.
“This was precipitated by the
enrollment surge in our district
that left both Sturgis Elementary
and Piedmont Valley Elementary
at or near capacity,” said Burditt.
“The first step we took was an
analysis of the district’s assets.
An appraisal was completed at
Sturgis Brown High School east
campus and the land at Stur-
gis Elementary was reviewed to
determine future expansion pos-
sibilities.”
Burditt said the school board
then turned its attention to the
Piedmont/Summerset area when
it declared Stagebarn School as
surplus and awarded a contract
for demolition of the structure
and then acquired six additional
acres adjacent to the property at
Stagebarn for future growth.
“It was in this time frame that
Mr. Morris began his discussions
with the board about future capi-
tal improvement projects in the
district and possible financing
strategies,” said Burditt.
Morris has provided an in-
depth analysis of the district cap-
ital outlay fund and its ability to
generate revenue as well as long
term indebtedness of the Meade
School District through 2030.
“An important parameter of
debt to capital outlay revenue has
been the focal point of Mr. Mor-
ris’s presentations,” said Burditt.
“Regardless of what the proj-
ect may be, the district should try
Board to
consider
spending
options
A
rea residents were amazed at
high temperatures in the 30s
and record breaking snow on
Mother’s Day weekend in the
Northern Black Hills.
Another May storm was the hot topic
on the History of Sturgis & Meade Coun-
ty’s Facebook page. That storm struck the
Black Hills on May 3-4, 1905.
The late Eugene H. McPherson, of rural
Meade County, recalled the storm in a
story he shared on the National Weather
Service website.
“It set in with a warm rain and toward
evening it turned colder and began to
snow. Soon the wind came up quite strong
and the blizzard was on,” he said.
The storm sounds eerily like winter
storm Atlas of October 2013.
“The loss in horses was the heaviest
this country ever experienced before or
since. It was common to find as many as
two or three up to twenty five dead horses
in draws or pockets where they had gone
for shelter,” he wrote.
There were no immediate reports of
livestock losses.
In South Dakota, where ranchers are
still recovering from the devastating early
fall blizzard in 2013, “I think we’re going
to come through this one OK,” said Silvia
Christen, executive director of the South
of our ranchers were still on their winter
pasture where (cattle) have protection,
there was a very very accurate forecast,
and the wind didn’t blow so strong.”
The storm dumped more than 8 inches
of snow on southern North Dakota
South Dakota, with another couple of
inches of snow and strong winds making
travel hazardous in some areas.
The storm broke daily snowfall records
in Rapid City on both Saturday and Sun-
day that had stood for a half century or
Snow storm breaks records,
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Courtesy photos
ABOVE TOP: Traeton Monahan and his younger brother, Torin, play in the snow near their
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colleen brunner
Butte County Post correspondent
neWeLL | If the results of a few of the nota-
tions on some of the silent auction items
were any indication, when the results are
tabulated the fundraising efforts can be
considered a success as the Newell Lions did
it again with a pancake supper for Brenda
Eichler.
Eichler was diagnosed with breast cancer
on July 7 and began chemotherapy treat-
ments on July 13. She has two weeks left in
this round of treatment before she heads
into surgery.
“I didn’t think anything of it at first
when they found a lump in my breast,” said
Eichler, after attending the fundraiser at the
NVN Senior Center Friday night in Newell.
“They took that out and it was like, no big
deal. But then I found one (lump) in my arm-
pit and I thought, ‘oh no.’”
It turns out that it was a big oh no, and
that Eichler did have a major concern.
But she has great support from both fam-
ily and community. Her husband, Tracy,
and daughters, Brittney Eichler, Samantha
Kinghorn, Kimberly and Katie Eichler, as
well as good friends Dave and Holly Ollila
put together an awesome offering of items
for the silent auction. One jar of salsa and a
bag of tortilla chips had a $50 bid. And there
were dozens of offerings from food items
to paintings to several beef items from the
Kinghorn family.
The Newell Lions Club routinely plans
pancake supper fundraisers for a variety
of causes, but the highest attended always
seems to be when they raise funds for
someone with health needs. Most people
don’t understand the costs of dealing with
the type of diagnosis Eichler just received,
believing that insurance will take care of it.
But the high cost of treatment, travel and
meals incurred in making treatment ses-
sions and often loss of income for the per-
son suffering needs to be taken into account.
Organizations like the Lions help soften the
blow.
Community comes out in
droves for Eichler fundraiser
colleen brunner, butte county Post correspondent
Brenda and Tracy Eichler said they were very thankful to the Lions Club for the fundraiser supper and all who donated and bid on silent auction
items at the pancake supper Friday night .
emily niebrugge
Journal staff
The Belle Fourche Area Com-
munity Center is undergoing
$3,764 repairs after a pipe burst
Monday morning in a mechani-
cal room on the west side of the
building.
It appears that a hairline frac-
ture from a sudden change in
pressure caused the pipe to burst,
said Michelle Deyo-Amende with
the REC Center at Monday night’s
city council meeting.
Additionally, Deyo-Amende
said it also appeared to the com-
pany that there is no glycol left
in the pipes, which acts as anti-
freeze. The council on Monday
night approved the $3,764 pipe
repair, but the glycol repairs
could cost an additional $6,000
to $7,000.
The repairs should be com-
plete by Friday, and Deyo-
Amende is hoping those repairs
will not affect pool use because
of high humidity levels, especially
for the third and fourth graders
taking swimming lessons.
“We’re already getting some
water on the inside of the win-
dows, but I don’t think we’ll
have to close the main part of the
building,” Deyo-Amende said.
Also at the meeting, the coun-
cil voted to sign the new Code
Red contract between the city
and the county. The system can
be used for emergency situations
such as winter storms, thunder-
storms, tornadoes, flooding and
missing children.
Belle Fourche pays about
$4,500 a year for the system, and
cost is based on population. The
vote Monday night was to extend
the contract another year, said
Police Chief Scott Jones.
The Belle Fourche Area Com-
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City OK’s
funds for
BFACC
repair
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By EVAN HENDERSHOT
The Daily Republic
The Palace City Lions
Club is doing its part to keep
Mitchell safe.
The local organization pre-
sented Mitchell Chief of Public
Safety Lyndon Overweg with a
check for $7,000 at Monday’s
City Council meeting in City
Hall.
Palace City Lions President
Craig Bennett and a contin-
gent of club members attended
the meeting to share with the
public their reasoning for mak-
ing the donation.
“The recent issues surround-
ing other city’s police and fire
departments had us wondering
what we can do to assist our
invaluable group of men and
women that keep our streets
and homes safe and secure,”
Bennett said.
The $7,000 will be split
between the fire and police
divisions of the department,
with the police division receiv-
ing the majority of the funds
for a docking and downloading
station for its recently pur-
chased body cameras.
The $4,650 portion of the
donation will save Mitchell
police officers time and allevi-
ate concerns about body-worn
cameras not functioning cor-
rectly due to an excess of data
stored on the device.
The donation follows a Sept.
Ofcials thank Palace City Lions for donation
Early detection can save lives
in the first year of receiving
ine. Within five
ation, the
the United States over the
past 20 years. In 1994,
Kightlinger said, there were
2,886 cases. Ten years later,
, the number of
ponentially
By JAKE SHAMA
The Daily Republic
A jury has ruled in favor of Avera Queen
of Peace Hospital in a suit brought by a for-
mer Avera doctor who felt she was wrong-
fully fired.
The trial, which lasted five days at the
Davison County Courthouse in Mitchell,
stems from Sonia Hernandez’s firing in
January 2012 after completing six surger-
ies with Avera. The jury made its decision
Monday.
“Safe patient care is of primary impor-
tance to the hospital, and we really thank
the jury for affirming that Avera Queen of
Peace did the right thing here,” said Lisa
Marso, attorney for Avera.
The lawyers agreed in court that two of
Hernandez’s surgeries resulted in injuries,
and complications stemmed from another.
Hernandez believed her termination was
a breach of her three-year contract, which
was terminated because Avera said patient
care and safety was at imminent risk from
Hernandez’s actions.
Marso and Matthew Murphy defended
Avera against claims made by Hernandez’s
attorney, Eddie Lucio, that the equipment,
instruments and staff at the hospital were
to blame for the injuries.
“We disagree with the jury’s verdict, but
By AMBER HILES
The Daily Republic
The top cause of fires in Mitchell
involves cooking.
Startling fire statistics and family prepa-
ration training were presented by Mitchell
Fire Marshal Marius Laursen at a public
mational session Monday at Blarney’s
Grill in Mitchell.
on the stove,
keep track of it,” Laursen said. “If you get
distracted, turn the stovetop off or remove
it.”
Laursen said people have made a habit
of using the oven as extra storage in their
kitchen, anything from tupperware to
bags of chips. Then, it is only a matter
of forgetting the items are stored on the
racks before turning the oven on.
If a fire does happen on the stovetop,
Laursen said taking it to the sink to run
water over it is the worst way to handle it.
“Water on hot oil or grease expands it
to thousands of times larger,” he said.
In the event of an oil or grease fire,
Laursen said the first thing to do is
stay calm. Taking the oxygen away
from fire “kills it,” so he told a group of
nine Mitchell residents who attended
Fire marshal shares
safety tips, tricks
Laursen: Each home should have six to eight re alarms
Avera wins
termination
suit against
former doctor
Jury rules in hospital’s
favor in ve-day trial
with ophthalmologist
gococcal vaccine highly successful,
t effective, says state ofcial
Fall favorite
Pumpkin Spice Macaroon Cookies
put festive spin on classic recipe. A7
Tougher gun sale laws
Survey says over half of Americans
want stricter rules. A8
Voting changes
More SD counties might operate
satellite voting centers in ’16. A3
Online: mitchellrepublic.com
What’s inside
Amber Hiles/Republic
Mitchell Fire Marshall Marius Laursen, presented fire safety information for families to nine individuals at a public informational session
Monday afternoon at Blarney’s Sports Bar and Grill in Mitchell.
See SAFETY, Page A6
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Jeremy Daugherty doesn’t
know where his camper ended up
after Sunday’s tornado in Del-
mont, but he did find the baby blue
tailgate to a 1980s-era Chevrolet
pickup in his yard.
That tailgate came in handy
Tuesday, serving as a ramp into
the trailer he and his family were
filling with the salvageable con-
tents of his leveled home.
Withnoinsuranceontheinheri-
ted home, no vehicle of his own
and no plan for what to do next,
‘4 SOLID BLOCKSOF NOTHING’
PHOTOS BY JAY PICKTHORN / ARGUS LEADER
Sally Gill of Sioux City, Iowa, surveys the remains of her brother’s demolished home Tuesday in Delmont. A tornado Sunday morning tore
through the town, about 35 miles southwest of Mitchell. Eighty-four structures were damaged or destroyed. Nine people were injured.
DELMONT TORNADO
SOME OF THE 100 DISPLACED RESIDENTS FILE BACK INTO
THE STORM-RAVAGED TOWN TO TAKE STOCK OF WHAT’S LEFT
JOHN HULTJHULT@ARGUSLEADER.COM
Mary Daugherty rummages for belongings. “People are looking at, ‘Do we even build in
Delmont?’ ” Mayor Mae Gunnare said Tuesday as residents trickled back into town for cleanup.
ONLINE
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PIERRE — National Security
Agency employees soon will be
abletocounttheircybersecurity
training at the agency toward
college credit at Dakota State
University under a proposal the
state Board
of Regents ap-
proved at a Tuesday meeting.
The agreement will allow
NSA employees to earn up to 50
academic credits toward a 120-
credit undergraduate degree in
Cyber Operations from Dakota
State University in Madison for
completing certain training at
the agency. The deal is the first
of its kind for the NSA and a
higher education institution, ac-
cording to a report to the board.
“We’re tickled pink. We’re ab-
solutely thrilled that we’ve done
this,” said Josh Pauli, a cyberse-
curity professor at Dakota State
University who worked with the
DakotaState
gets OKfor NSAApproval by regents
will allow credits for
cybersecurity training
MES NORDASSOCIATED PRESS
See NSA, Page 2A
SiouxFallsusesaboutamillion
fewer gallons of water each day
comparedwithadozenyearsago,
the result of city-led sustainabili-
tyeffortsthatofficialsarehoping
to build on in the coming months.
The city of Sioux Falls started
a water conservation program in
2002 that offers rebates to busi-
nesses and homeowners who
swap their older model toilets for
newer ones that use about half as
much water.Through 12 years of the pro-
gram, the city has paid out up to
$75 each for 14,330 toilets. That’s
helpeddivertabout1.8billiongal-
lonsofwaterfromthecity’swater
treatment plant during that span.
“Every single day in Sioux
Falls…wearepumpingtothecit-
izens of Sioux Falls 1 million gal-
lonslesstodaythanwedidinback
in2003,”saidDarinFreese,Sioux
Falls’ water program coordina-
tor.
“That’s impressive,” Freese
said.“Moreimpressiveisthecity
has grown by more than 33,000
people since then.”
City: Toiletrebates aren’tmoney downthe drainJOE SNEVEJSNEVE@ARGUSLEADER.COM
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Anh Drury, continued on page 14
A tradition turns into the art of giving
By Beth Sherard-Fennel
Anh Drury left Vietnam when
she was 16 years old and pursued a
life in the United States of America.
Now she uses her cooking gift to
help others.
“My grandmother was an awe-
some cook,” Drury said. “I learned a
little bit from her, but I didn’t really
do a lot of cooking after I came over
because I was real busy with school
and all that. But I started making
egg rolls when I was in high school;
I was known for that. People loved
my egg rolls. But not until after I got
married did I start to do more cook-
ing.”
In the last five years, Drury has
started cooking Vietnamese food
again. Her inspiration came from
Peggy La, owner of the Hong Kong
Market. La handed Sam [Drury’s
daughter] a red envelope and said,
‘Li Xi.’
“The Vietnamese New Year, the
tradition is to give money to kids,
a dollar or two in there, just some-
thing fun,” Drury stated. “And so I kind of thought, ‘You don’t
have to give her anything.’ Because I really hadn’t been hon-
oring that and she said, ‘Why not? It’s Vietnamese tradition.’
And so, she said that to me I thought, ‘You know, why not?
I’m going to start making things for
my daughter and doing the Li Xi
thing at Vietnamese New Year/Chi-
nese New Year.”
Drury’s daughter has severe al-
lergies to all dairy, nuts, peanuts,
egg whites, pears, cats and dogs. So
it’s easier for Drury to make things
for her daughter, that she knows she
can eat. She is glad that she started
making Vietnamese food again be-
cause now her daughter knows what
the food is like and it’s becoming
easier for her to make them.
“They take time,” Drury said.
“They have many steps. And the
more I make, the easier it gets. It’s
fun.”
Drury enjoys cooking for others,
not just her daughter.
“If I had my way, I’d be cook-
ing for everyone else, in the world,”
Drury laughed. “And so most people
that know me, businesses, butcher
shop, mailmen, anyone I know in
the hospitals, clinics, I always take
things for them.”
To Drury, food is a way to bring people together. A mo-
Anh Drury
Leber to retire at end of school year
By Beth Sherard-Fennel
The Dakota Valley School Board accept-
ed the retirement request of Superintendent
Al Leber at its meeting Monday night. His
resignation is effective as of June 30, 2016.
However, he stated that he would like to stick
around after his resignation and see the new
in the Dakota Valley Ad-
ministrative Office.
Board members were
appointed to the following
committees: Buildings and
Grounds, Kam Smith and
Kistner; Finance, Smith
The yearly authorizations
were approved. The Superinten-
dent and Business Manager are
official purchasing agents, cus-
todian of all financial accounts,
custodians of the activity ac-
count (Trust and Agency) and all
the board fund and $50 for all board assigned
committee meetings.
The following rates for substitute em-
ployees will be the same: $100 for certified
teachers, $125 after 20 days worked and $155
after 40 days worked and $85 for non-certi-
fied teachers. Rates for substitute secretaries,
A zoo visit
Becca Wanner from the Great Plains Zoo in Sioux Falls
presented to a crowd of over 100 children and 60 adults at
the North Sioux City Library Tueday morning.The presen-
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on Las Vegas
technology event
‘Sing, Sing for Spring’
Input sought for
$52.5 million casino
Local woman develops organic skin
care line, showcases ‘Face Value’
Melissa Chipps/SUN
On Monday, March 24, K-2 Chamberlain Elementary School students performed in their spring concert, “Spring into
Action”. This was the kindergartners first performance as grade school students.
Chamberlain
School Board
Amy Blum/SuN
On a quest for money-
saving tips four years
ago, Brenda Ward of
Chamberlain got lost in
the pages of a book about
“going green”. What she
found helped her do far
more than save money.
close family and friends. At
their urging, she launched
At Face Value and began
marketing her body butters,
face lotions, masks, scrubs
and bath salts through local
farmers’ markets.
“When people buy my
products, I want them to
know they can trust the
works hard to ensure items
are reasonably priced.
Currently, a four-ounce
glass jar of body butter
costs $6 while a custom
created facial elixir runs
about $25 per two-ounce
bottle. Bath salts and
diaper balms start at $3.
“What I do isn’t for
is currently working to
develop sunscreen.
“I get busier [with At
Face Value] every year, so
I can see a stand-alone
business someday,” she
said. “What I know has
been self-taught, so for
right now, I’m happy to see
how far it’s already come.”
NAtAShA ElliS/SuN
The Lower Brule Sioux
Tribe is seeking public input
to identify and evaluate
environmental concerns for
the $52.5 million Golden
Buffalo Casino proposed to
be built in Oacoma.
A public scoping meeting
will be held Thursday,
March 27, on the casino
sought to be built on a
portion of 92-acres of tribe-
owned trust land on the
west side of Oacoma, land
that was purchased in 1989
and took over 15 years to
receive federal trust status.
The casino would
prospectively be relocated
from where it currently sits
on the Lower Brule Indian
Reservation to a new site
in Oacoma, making it the
first off-reservation Native
American gaming facility in
the state.
The proposal includes
the first phase of the project
to cost an estimated $34
million and take 24 months
to construct. The first phase
will include the primary
components of a truck travel
plaza, hotel future lobby
and administrative services
area, casino, restaurants
and conference center,
paved parking lots and
driveways, landscaping and
site lighting, and associated
utility and drainage
improvements.
The second phase
would be constructed as
need dictates and be paid
from casino revenues at
an estimated cost of $18.5
million. The completion
of the second phase would
see an added water park,
all season event center,
hotel room tower, RV park,
additional parking lots
and driveways, additional
landscaping and site
lighting, and any further
associated utility and
drainage improvements.
The scoping process
will identify and evaluate
environmental concerns of
the public related to: land
and water resources; air
quality; noise; biological,
cultural, historical and
archaeological resources;
resource use patterns;
traffic and transportation;
public health and safety;
hazardous materials and
wastes; public services and
utilities; socio-economics;
environmental justice;
visual resources/aesthetics;
and cumulative, indirect and
growth-inducing effects.
Two meetings will be
conducted in separate
locations. The first one will
be held in Lower Brule at
NAtAShA ElliS/SuN
Justin Graves, with the
Association for Career/
Technical Education,
thanked the school board
at the meeting on Monday,
accuracy. The simulator
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Plans to continue fight
for Native American
rights
By Ernestine Chasing Hawk
Native Sun News Staff
RAPID CITY –– Many Native Americans
felt secure when five years ago, it was an-
nounced that the son of one of Indian Coun-
tries closest allies was appointed to the post
of U.S. Attorney for the District of South
Dakota.
Brendan Johnson, son of retired Senator
Tim Johnson (D-SD), was nominated by Pres-
ident Barak Obama, and was unanimously
confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the 40th U.S.
Attorney for S.D. in October of 2009.
Johnson resigned his post last month, but
Natives can rest assured, Johnson plans to
continue the fine fight for Native American
rights.
Johnson, along with his colleague North
Dakota's U.S. attorney, Tim Purdon, left the
U.S. Attorney’s office to join Robins Kaplan
Law firm. Both men chaired the Native Amer-
ican Issues Subcommittee at the Department
of Justice throughout the Obama Administra-
tion.
At Robins Kaplan in Sioux Falls, Johnson
said he looks forward to taking on environ-
mental disputes and equal rights issues be-
tween Native Americans and the State of
South Dakota and big corporations.
“We will be available to represent tribes,
stand up for tribes, be their voice and hope-
fully equal the playing field,” Johnson said.
“We want to be there on behalf of tribes or
Native American individuals to make sure
that they have the strongest legal team they
can have, standing shoulder to shoulder next
to them.”
During Johnson’s tenure as U.S. Attorney,
South Dakota’s Indian tribes were justly
served as he leaves behind a legacy of tri-
umphant legal battles.
The very first Native issue Johnson tackled
as U.S. Attorney involved the Yankton Sioux’s
dispute with the State and Charles Mix
County who were seeking to disestablish their
reservation.
“Litigation had gone on for close to 20 years
and I am really proud that we were successful
in that lawsuit. And we were able to prevent
the Yankton Sioux Reservation from being
disestablished. So that is something that has
been important to me,” Johnson said.
As U.S. Attorney he also helped file a brief
in the OST v Van Hunnik case, being heard in
the Federal Courthouse in Rapid City, on be-
half of the Oglala and Rosebud Sioux Tribes
Johnson resigns as
U.S. Attorney
Chasing
Hawk
named
editor of
Native Sun
News
By Native Sun News Staff
RAPID CITY –– Ernestine Chas-
ing Hawk will be promoted to edi-
tor of the Native Sun News
effective April 1. She is a longtime
employee of Publisher Tim Giago
and got her start with him at the
Lakota Journal.
Giago said, “Ernie, as she is
known by all of us at NSN, is one
of the best Native American jour-
Please see CHASING HAWK page A3
Please see JOHNSON page A3
$1.00
BRENDAN JOHNSON
Accident leads
to road closure
By Talli Nauman
Native Sun News
Health & Environment Editor
Toxic uranium spill near Pine Ridge
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The World
From P&D Staff Reports
The 500 are down to 15.The Onward Yankton commit-
tee on Thursday issued its list of
15 semifinalists for Yankton’s next
“big idea.” The 508 submissions
were collected during a 100-day
campaign that began in the spring.
“We were really happy with the
diversity of the submissions,” com-
mittee member John Andrews said
in a press release. “They covered
tourism, education, economic
development and recreation, just
to name a few categories. And it
was clear that people put a lot of
thought into their plans. It was dif-
ficult to narrow the field to 15.”
Andrews praised the quality of
the submissions.“We kept saying, ‘I wish we
could do all of these,’” he said.
“But hopefully, after we’ve selected
our winning idea, others will be in-
spired to take some of these ideas
and run with them.”The semifinalist submissions
are available to read and comment
on at www.OnwardYankton.com.
The semifinalists are the first 15 to
appear on the Ideas page.The committee asks the com-
munity give feedback on the final
15 ideas either on the website or
on the Onward Yankton Facebook
page.
In early August, five finalists will
500 Down To 15Onward Yankton Announces15 Semifinals For ‘Big Idea’
BY REILLY BIELreilly.biel@yankton.net
Thanks to the South Dakota Community Foundation,
Yankton’s Ability Building Services (ABS) can continue
to live up to their mission statement of “Providing Peo-
ple with Enriched Lives.”ABS recently received a grant of $5,000 that will en-
able the organization to provide up-to-date computers
and iPads to the people they service.
“We provide a variety of community-based supports
for people with intellectual disabilites,” explained Car-
rie Winterringer, quality assurances coordinator. “It’s all
person-based on what they want to achieve with their
lives.
“We will have individualized training for each per-
son’s needs and wants,” she added. “It can be anywhere
from teaching the person how to use an app on the iPad
to communicate to helping someone use it for sensory
therapy to showing them how to look for jobs online.”
Upgrading their technology was something ABS
employees have wanted to do for a while.
“We have already purchased some computers and
iPads,” said Sharon Oien, program manager. “We plan to
provide things like learning money management and how
to use various computer programs like Word. Computers
go obsolete so quickly, and this has been a huge benefit
for us to get upgraded equipment.”
“There’s so many awesome apps out there that can
help with different areas of life and learning new skills,”
Gunman Kills4 In AttacksOn MilitarySites • 3A
BY ROB NIELSENrob.nielsen@yankton.net
While it’s been hard to miss
the smoky haze that has envel-
oped the region at times over
the last few weeks, the smoke is
having no discernable effect on
the region’s weather.Speaking during the Great
Plains and Midwest ClimateOutlook webinar on Thursday,
Brian Fuchs, climatologist with
the National Drought Mitigation
Center, said smoke from fires
in Canada and Alaska hasn’t
changed the weather patterns,
contrary to some speculation.“From the discussions that
have gone around, most of the
state climatologists that I heard
back from were saying theywere not seeing an impact,”
Fuchs said. “There had been
some work done as far as look-
ing at what this does mean for
the diffused solar radiationcoming in with response to the
smoke. For the most part, there
was going to be little impact, if
any, due to that smoke in the
atmosphere.”
Fuchs said this comes de-
spite the sheer size of the fires
to the northwest.“What really stood out for
me was looking at the northern
prairies of Canada and just the
sheer number of significant fires
greater than 2,500 hectares,”
he said. “Even up in Alaska, I
know at one point in time at the
* * *
BY RANDY DOCKENDORFrandy.dockendorf@yankton.net
DELMONT — Two months
after a tornado devastated the
community, the Delmont Disas-
ter Relief Fund has surpassed
$200,000 in donations, a town
official said Thursday.Mayor Mae Gunnare re-leased the donations figure for
the first time. The needs are
still great and the disaster fund
will remain open, she said.“The relief is definitelyneeded,” she said. “We askpeople to keep it coming. Every
donation counts.”The Douglas County com-
munity of about 235 residents
was hit hard by a May 10 tor-
nado. The Mother’s Day twister
moved through Charles Mix and
Douglas counties before demol-
ishing the west end of Delmont.
The National WeatherService rated the tornado as an
EF-2 with winds reaching 130
mph. The storm injured nine
people but didn’t cause any
fatalities.
The storm damaged or de-
stroyed 84 structures – includ-
ing Zion Lutheran Church and
the new fire hall -- in and around
Delmont.
The Federal EmergencyManagement Agency (FEMA)
rejected the state’s request
for individual assistance fortornado victims. In turn, relief
efforts have relied heavily on
the private sector, includingchurch groups and a variety of
fundraisers across the regioThis we
BY ALISSA WOOCKMANalissa.woockman@yankton.net
SD Tourism Official SeesBig Opportunities Ahead
Smoke
Shows No
Effect On
Weather Delmont
Relief Fund
Reaches
Milestone
ABS Receives Grant ForTechnology Upgrades
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Ability Building Services of Yankton recently received a $5,000 grant from the South Dakota Community
Foundation to assist it with technological upgrades among the ABS clients looking forward to the up-
grades are, from left: Drew Baily, Kaleigh Janssen and Bob Koester,
Tech Talk At ABS

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