July 17, 2018 • Page 8 shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com GFP Commission Changed Several State Refuges And Boating Restrictions PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission made several changes to refuges and seasonal no boating areas to focus on increasing recreational opportunities and simplifying regulations to make it easier for sportsmen and women to participate in the outdoors in these areas. These changes included: • Removed the East Oakwood Lake Waterfowl Refuge and the “no boating zone” from Oct. 20 – Dec. 31 in Brookings County. • Removed the Sand Lake Game Bird Refuge in Campbell County. • Reclassified the Waubay State Game Refuge to Waubay State Game Bird Refuge and removed the “no boating zone” in the Windgate Arm in Day County. • Removed the state game refuge status in the Windgate Arm area for Waubay Lake in Day County and the lands adjacent to the national wildlife refuge below the ordinary high water mark. • Modified the pheasant hunting start date from the second Monday in Dec. to Dec. 1 for Renziehausen State Game Bird Refuge in Brown County, (including shooting and retrieval zones), Gerken State Game Bird Refuge in Faulk County and White Lake State Game Bird Refuge in Marshall County. • Removed the Whitewood Lake State Waterfowl Refuge and the “no boating zone” from Oct. 20 – Dec. 31 in Kingsbury County. • Removed the State Waterfowl Refuge status on the Game Production Area located on the south side of Cottonwood Lake in Spink County. • Removed the Crow Lake “no motorized boating zone” from Oct. 20 – Dec. 31 in Jerauld County. • Removed the Milwaukee Lake “no motors zone” from Oct. 20 - Dec. 31 in Lake County. • Removed the Island Lake “no boating zone” from Oct. 20 – Dec. 31 in McCook and Minnehaha Counties. • Modified the Bear Butte Lake “no motors over 25 horse power zone” to a “no wake zone” in Meade County. The Commission rejected the following proposals for finalization: • Removal of Silver Lake “no boating zone” during the spring conservation order (spring take of light geese) as well as during regular open migratory waterfowl hunting seasons in Hutchinson County. • Lehrman Game Production Area “no boating zone” to an “electric motors only” zone from Oct. 20 – Dec. 31 in McCook County. • Add an electric motors zone to Swan Lake from Oct. 20 – December 31 in Clark County. The Commission modified their original proposal on Spirit Lake in Kingsbury County from an electric motors zone to complete removal of all boating restrictions during the Oct. 20 – Dec. 31 timeframe. The modified proposal was accepted and passed by the Commission. The Commission rejected the following elements of this finalization and will review them at a later time: • Cottonwood Lake State Refuge “no boating zone” during the open migratory waterfowl hunting season to “electric motors only” from Oct. 20 – Dec.31 in Roberts County. • Putney Slough “no boating zone” to “electric motors only” and changed the date from Oct. 15-Dec.31 to Oct. 20 – Dec.31 in Brown County. • Long Lake “no boating zone” to “electric motors only” from Oct. 20 – Dec. 31 in Codington County. • McKillican Lake “no boating zone” during open migratory waterfowl hunting seasons to an “electric motors only” from Oct. 20 – Dec. 31 in Codington County. • Horseshoe Lake “no motor zone” during open migratory waterfowl hunting seasons to an “electric motors only” from Oct. 20-Dec. 31 in Codington County. • Clear Lake “no boating zone” to an “electric motors only” from Oct. 20 – Dec. 31 in Minnehaha County. Mead Update The right job is just one click away. www.missourivalleyshopper.com In Print and Online! Call 665-5884 PHOTO: DAKOTA TERRITORIAL MUSEUM Part of the mission for the Yankton County Historical Society is to educate. And this even spills over into the work being done at the Mead Cultural Education Center. Warren Flood, one of our construction employees, has been learning about old techniques for painting and wall construction. The walls in the building were primarily constructed of concrete and metal lath. Having the younger generation involved in the rehabilitation of an old building is exciting for us as an organization. There are many ways you can help. Our Schwan’s Cares campaign is still going on. And our anniversary registries are still active at Menards and Kopetsky’s Ace Hardware. If you would like to help, please contact the Dakota Territorial Museum at 610 Summit Street (in Westside Park), on Facebook/Dakota Territorial Museum, visit us online at www.dakotaterritorialmuseum.org or www.meadbuilding.org, or call us at 605-665-3898. MV Shopper MV Shopper M I S S O U R I VA L L E Y Intermediate Sudoku Puzzles by KrazyDad Fill the puzzle so that every row, every column, and every section contain the numbers 1-9 without repeating a number. Sudoku #2 7 6 3 7 M I S S O U R I VA L L E Y 4 9 3 5 2 9 3 6 1 6 2 7 3 5 8 5 3 9 2 1 5 9 7 1 3 9 4 4 8 2 © 2008 KrazyDad.com s int BOOK 66 #2 intermediate Last tuesday’s Sudoku Solution #2 9 © 2008 KrazyDad.com Easy Sudoku Puzzles by KrazyDad 7 5 1 3 8 3 4 6 1 4 8 2 4 7 3 9 6 9 7 8 2 1 5 4 5 8 9 1 3 2 6 7 9 6 2 5 5 1 3 2 4 1 7 8 8 9 5 7 2 9 6 4 4 8 6 3 7 1 2 3 7 2 1 5 8 7 9 3 6 1 8 4 5 7 4Sudoku #4 8 3 9 6 5 7 2 7 8 3 4 9 1 6 2 2 4 1 6 7 5 9 3 3 5 2 9 4 6 1 8 6 1 9 8 5 3 2 7 4 9 8 1 7 2 5 3 4 6 3 5 7 4 8 6 9 2 1 4 6 2 9 3 1 7 8 5 4 8 Sudoku #4 2 1 5 8 3 6 9 6 7 4 su do ku 6 © 2008 Krazydad.com3 Check 1 3 next tuesday’s paper for 2 the solution to today’s puzzle. ea BOOK 66 #2 4 State Emergency Management Office Honored for GIS Innovation PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) has been recognized for its use of Geographic Information System (GIS) techniques in emergency management efforts. Office staff were honored Wednesday with a Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award presented by Esri, a GIS company. The award was presented at a conference in San Diego. OEM Director Tina Titze says office staff has used the Ersi GIS technology to enhance the state’s capacity to prepare for, and respond to, emergencies. She says among the other uses of the technology, one is for the mapping of mitigation projects across the state. “When responding to an emergency, the office uses the GIS tools to create a story map to share situational awareness. The data is live and updated as information is received,” she says. “That gives decision makers accurate information immediately, meaning they can provide resources quicker to communities in need.” Titze says the office is looking to expand its use of the GIS system. She says staff are currently working on the system to create maps showing the location of powerline infrastructure damage following a severe storm. Titze says that information would then help electric cooperatives restore power more quickly and efficiently for the public. OEM is the only South Dakota entity to receive a SAG award this year. More than 330,000 eligible entities in areas such as commercial industry, defense, transportation, non-profit work, telecommunications, and government were considered for the award. OEM was one of 189 organizations worldwide who were ultimately selected to receive this years’ honor. The Office of Emergency Management is part of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety. July 28 Event In Freeman To Support Worldwide Relief On Saturday, July 28, people from communities scattered across southeast South Dakota — and beyond — will gather for a major daylong project to support worldwide relief projects titled “Sharing God’s Gifts.” The South Dakota Mennonite Central Committee Relief Sale will be held on the campus of Freeman Academy in Freeman. It will feature silent and live auctions, bake sale, craft booths. fresh garden produce and a variety of foods and activities. All proceeds will go to Mennonite Central Committee (MCC), a global, nonprofit organization with support from Mennonite and Brethren in Christ congregations in North America. MCC strives to share God’s love and compassion for all through relief, development and peace projects; thus the title of the event “Sharing God’s Gifts.” Here’s a breakdown of events planned for July 28: • 8:00 a.m. Bike Race/Ride (12.5 miles) • 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Pancake/sausage breakfast • 9:00 a.m. Silent Auction begins • 9:00 a.m. Booths open (crafts, bake sale, produce, etc.) • 9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Arboretum golf cart rides • 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Story Teller Norman Hofer (Sterling Hall) • 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon - Making School Kits • 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 pm Food Court open • 12:30 p.m. Live auction begins Foods served at the noon meal include stewed beef, cheese pockets, sauerkraut, taco salad, fruit salad, spinach/strawberry salad, concessions with sloppy Joes and hot dogs, pie, kuchen, soft ice cream and snow cones. This is the 30th relief sale held in South Dakota. After being held for 25 years in Sioux Falls - 3 years at the fairgrounds and 22 years at the Arena - the event known as Minn-Kota Festival took a two-year break to regroup and emerged as S.D. MCC Relief Sale in 2014. Wanting this to be a community event, the organizing committee chose the Freeman Community Center, but the event drew a crowd larger than expected and the facility was stretched to the limit. In 2015, to accommodate the crowd, the event was moved to Pioneer Hall on the Freeman Academy campus where it will be held again this year. This campus is well known for hosting the annual Schmeckfest activities each spring and is well suited for hosting the relief sale. The 29 relief sales held in South Dakota have sent a grand total of about $2.5 million dollars to MCC for its work around the world. For more information about the relief sale, check the website at http://sdmccreliefsale.weebly.com or call 925-7009. More information about MCC can be found at http://mcc.org. SD National Guard Leading The Nation By Lt. Gov. Matt Michels One of the greatest honors of serving as lieutenant governor is getting to work with the South Dakota National Guard. Our Guard members are some of the most dedicated, capable and reliable men and women I know. Under Adjutant General Tim Reisch's leadership, we have an exceptional group of soldiers and airmen serving our nation and state. The latest example of the SDNG's reputation of excellence came last month, LOW MILES when we heard that South Dakota continues to lead the nation in unit readiness. The SD Army National Guard received 30 of the 31 Superior Unit Awards from the National Guard Bureau. Though we make up only 9/10 of a percent of the nation's National Guard, we earned almost all of the awards for 2017. That's pretty impressive! The Superior Unit Award is presented to units who meet highly-enforced military standards in the 2011 Chevy Impala LT 56K miles, Full Power, Leather Seats, Moonroof, Rear Spoiler & more. A Clean Low Mileage Car! For Only $8,995 areas of personnel, training and readiness. Units must achieve 95 percent in unit strength, monthly drill attendance, annual training attendance and weapons qualification, as well as 90 percent in physical fitness tests and duty-qualified soldiers. Unit administration and maintenance inspections are also a factor. We can be proud that so many of South Dakota's units met this rigorous set of standards. A number of units have received this distinction in previous years. Six units received the award for the second time in a row, four units for a third straight year, four units for four consecutive years, four more for five consecutive years, and the 211th Engineer Company of Madison and De Smet has earned the designation six years in a row now. Additionally, the 114th Fighter Wing has been one of the top five flying units in the nation for the past four years in a row. This past week we celebrated the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Our forefathers declared that every individual is born free with inalienable rights, and that government must respect those God-given rights and allow people to live freely. But ideas do not deserve the sole credit for our way of life here in America. Rather, it is those ideas coupled with the sacrifices made by Americans who wear the uniform. We can be grateful the SD National Guard is so well prepared to answer the call to defend our freedoms. 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