shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com November 27, 2018 • Page 3 2018 South Dakota Black Hills National Forest Report Card To Be Released Christmas Tree Tags Available The adhesive permit tag must be attached before a tree is removed from the cutting area; a citation can be issued for possession of a cut-butuntagged tree, even if a tag is available in person or in your vehicle. Trees should be placed in water as soon as possible to help keep needles fresh. Once indoors, trees should be placed away from stoves, heaters, or heating ducts. After Christmas, used trees should be disposed of properly as yard waste. Do not dump used trees on national forest land. Nebraska National Forest / Fall River Ranger District 1801 Highway 18 Bypass Hot Springs, SD Phone: 605-745-4107 Office Hours: Monday through Friday: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Cash or Check Only Hell Canyon Ranger District - Newcastle 1225 Washington Boulevard Newcastle, WY Phone 307-746-2782 Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mystic Ranger District 8221 South Highway 16 Rapid City, SD Phone: 605-343-1567 Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Northern Hills Ranger District 2014 North Main Street Spearfish, SD Phone: 605-642-4622 Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Bearlodge Ranger District 101 South 21st Street Sundance, WY Phone: 307-283-1361 Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Christmas tree permits may also be available from the following private vendors thru December 24 (where open): Minitman Too (formerly Buck- Christmas At The Capitol Tree-Lighting 2Ceremony & 17 December & 3 , 9 & 10 , 16 nd rd th th th th Heart of the West Conoco 632 Main Street Hill City, SD 57745 605-574-9001 Sunday – Saturday: 6:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Custer Ace Hardware 833 Mt. Rushmore Road Custer, SD 57730 605-673-2227 Monday – Saturday: 7:30 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Sunday: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. For more information on the Black Hills National Forest, visit http://www.fs.usda.gov/blackhills YOUR RADIATOR HEADQUARTERS! • 1-3:00PM • Great Parts Su There are no refunds for uncut trees or unused permits. Please note that Forest Service offices will be closed on Thanksgiving Day. December 24 is the last day permits will be sold at Forest Service offices. Private vendors (listed below) may sell tags until December 24. Tags are available by mail from the Forest Supervisor's Office, 1019 North 5th Street, Custer, SD, 57730. Enclose a check or money order in the amount of $10 for each tree permit, up to a maximum of five trees per individual as well as a self-addressed stamped envelope. The Forest Service will mail tags and cutting instructions. Permits are available at the following Forest Service locations: Forest Supervisor's Office and Hell Canyon Ranger District Custer 1019 North 5th Street Custer, SD 57730 Phone: 605-673-9200 Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ng the We rf b? Custer, SD – Christmas Tree tags are now on sale, and free to all 4th graders. The Black Hills National Forest is excited to continue the 4th Grade Free Christmas Tree Program again this holiday season. Fourth graders are eligible for a FREE Christmas tree permit through the Every Kid in a Park (“Every Kid”) Initiative. Every Kid is a nationwide call to action to build the next generation of conservationists. All fourth graders are eligible to receive a fourth grade pass that allows free access to federal lands and waters across the country for a full year. In order for students to receive a free Christmas tree permit, they must present a valid 4th Grade pass or paper voucher printed from the Every Kid in a Park website: https:// everykidinapark.gov/. To obtain the voucher, visit the website, click on the “Get your pass” button and follow the instructions. Print out the paper voucher and bring it with you to a District Office or the Supervisor’s Office on the Black Hills National Forest. Christmas Tree tags will be available November 15 – December 24, 2018 at Black Hills National Forest offices in western South Dakota and northeast Wyoming. White spruce, ponderosa pine, and western juniper are available and can be cut in many parts of the National Forest. Each permit is accompanied by a handout with guidance about appropriate tree removal. Trees may not be cut in developed recreation sites, Forest Service administrative sites, active timber sales, the Black Hills Experimental Forest near Rochford, the Black Elk Wilderness, the Beaver Park area near Sturgis or within Spearfish Canyon. Individual permits cost $10, up to a maximum of five permits is allowed per individual, and the maximum allowable height of cut trees is 20 feet. Permits require that you cut the entire tree, leaving no more than six inches of stump, and that you cut unused branches so they lay flat on the ground. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – At its meeting earlier today, the South Dakota Board of Education Standards received a briefing on the release of the 2018 Report Card, which is stop) expected later this month. This is the state’s first Report 611 East Jackson Boulevard Card under the Every Student Succeeds Act. 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