March 29, 2016 • Page 18 shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com SD Food Heritage Is Theme For Annual History Conference PIERRE — South Dakota food traditions will be the focus of this year’s history conference hosted by the South Dakota State Historical Society. The conference is April 29-30 at the Ramkota Hotel & Conference Center in Pierre. “We will be examining the way we value and appreciate our local, regional and national foodways, and what those traditions say about us,” said Jay Smith, director of the museum of the State Historical Society at the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre and conference organizer. “Whether sitting down to a family dinner, slicing into fruit kuchen or grilling fresh-caught walleye by the river, it is certain that everyone eats!” said Jay D. Vogt, director of the State Historical Society. “This conference is a great opportunity to come and learn about South Dakota’s food traditions and practices.” The conference moderator will be Dr. Brad Tennant, professor of history at Presentation College in Aberdeen and president of the board of trustees of the State Historical Society. Friday’s keynote speaker is Susan Evans McClure, director of Smithsonian Food History Programs at the National Museum of American History, discussing “Food at the Nation’s History Museum.” McClure oversees the creation, planning and production of programs that explore the complexity of American history through our experiences with food and agriculture. Other Friday speakers include Ken Stewart with the State Historical Society-Archives talking about breweries in South Dakota, South Dakota Magazine editor and state legislator Bernie Hunhoff talking about restaurants in South Dakota, Catherine Lambrecht speaking about heirloom recipes and Gwen Shock Cowherd discussing Germans from Russia foodways and traditions. Lambrecht is the founder of the Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance, and Cowherd is a South Dakota native who now writes about foodways and recipe books. A Friday evening reception will be held for conference attendees at the Cultural Heritage Center. Saturday’s program promises to be an interesting and fun journey through South Dakota, Smith said, beginning with Sara Uthoff’s presentation entitled “In the Pioneer Kitchen with Laura” in reference to Laura Ingalls Wilder. Uthoff, a respected authority on Wilder, is a reference librarian at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and director of the Oxford (Iowa) Public Library. Other Saturday sessions include Jerome Kills Small, an Oglala Lakota from the Pine Ridge Indian Reserva- tion and former University of South Dakota instructor, discussing “Harvesting Foods and Medicines in the Siouan Homelands”; and Kevin Gansz, curator of education at the Old Courthouse Museum and Pettigrew House Museum in Sioux Falls, who will make a presentation about “Cruisin’ Cuisine: The Drive-Ins of Sioux Falls.” Concluding Saturday’s presentations will be Dr. Howard Bonnemann, a faculty member of the Dairy Science program at South Dakota State University, who will speak about “Ice Cream in South Dakota: An SDSU Perspective.” “We anticipate that conference attendees will have an opportunity to sample SDSU ice cream at some point during the conference,” Smith said. Results of the annual State Historical Society board of trustee election will be released at Friday’s luncheon, and the Governor’s Awards for History winners will be announced at a luncheon on Saturday. The conference offers teachers the opportunity to earn 11 contact hours from the State Department of Education. For more information, call (605) 7736000 or visit history.sd.gov and click on the history conference link. The early registration deadline is April 8. Farm Bureau YF&R Sponsors Annual Ag Photo Contest HURON --- South Dakota Farm Bureau (SDFB) is now ac- cepting entries for its second annual “Telling Your Ag Story” photo contest, sponsored by the SDFB Young Farmers & Ranchers (YF&R) Committee. Photographers in three age categories can compete for cash prizes and the opportunity to be featured in the Tri-State Livestock News “Ag Pride” edition. The three age categories for the photographers are: Youth (under age 18), YF&R Age (18 to 35), and Member Age (over 35). The contest is open to any South Dakota resident; you do not need to be a Farm Bureau member to enter. Up to three entries are allowed per person. The deadline for submitting photo entries is noon Central Time on April 1. One unique aspect of this contest is the public’s chance to vote for their favorites online. Photos will be uploaded to the SDFB Young Farmers & Ranchers page on Facebook, www.facebook.com/sodakyfr, where voting will begin on April 2 and end at noon Central Time on April 15. The top 10 finalists in each age category will be determined by the number of “likes” on each photo. From there, a panel of three judges will select a winner in each age category plus an overall grand-champion photo. Winners are awarded $75 in prize money, with the Grand Champion winner receiving $175. To enter, send your photo(s) as high-resolution .jpg files to sdfbfyfr@gmail.com. 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