shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com May 14, 2019 • Page 7 SD National Guard Selects Lieutenant Of The Year RAPID CITY, S.D. - The South Dakota National Guard selected Capt. Guy Bauermeister, of Omaha, as its Lieutenant of the Year during its annual officer's conference in Sioux Falls, April 27. Bauermeister, a mission planning officer with the 175th Fighter Squadron, South Dakota Air National Guard, received the Lt. Col. John J. Steele Award as the most exceptional lieutenant after competing against lieutenants from several of the SDNG's major commands. "Bauermeister is an outstanding officer who has established himself as my number one, go-to junior officer in the 175th Fighter Squadron," said Col. Nathan Alholinna, 114th Fighter Wing commander. "He embodies the ethos of service before self and continually demonstrates nothing short of excellence as a leader to the Airmen of the 175th Fighter Squadron." The Lt. Col. John J. Steele Award was established in 1968 to annually recognize the most outstanding lieutenant in the SDNG. Selection is based on exceptional qualities of leadership, values and performance. "Being selected for the Steele Award is a huge honor for me," said Bauermeister. "In the fighter pilot world we hold ourselves to exceptionally high standards, so it can be easy at times to lose perspective on what you have accomplished. "The majority of our time is spent analyzing the mistakes we made and developing lessons learned, so we can avoid that situation again and pass lessons learned to others," Bauermeister continued. "Ultimately, it's a nice reminder to me that hard work always pays off." Bauermeister, who has nearly 11 years of service in the Air National Guard, enlisted in 2008 and attended Tactical Aircraft Maintenance Technical Training, where he graduated the top of his class. He was later selected to serve as a crew chief. By 2014, he was selected to attend pilot training and received his commission as a second lieutenant from the U.S. Air Force Academy of Military Science at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Since then, Bauermeister attended the Euro NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training at Sheppard AFB, Texas, where he flew the T-6 Texan II and T-38 Talon. He earned his wings in May of 2016 and went on to complete the Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals Course at Sheppard AFB, followed by the F-16 Basic Course at Luke AFB, Arizona, where he graduated with honors. "From day one, I've always known that I've wanted to be a fighter pilot," said Bauermeister. "Getting to this point is a very humbling experience, and I always try to keep things in perspective." Bauermeister is also a combat veteran, deploying to Southwest Asia in 2018, where he flew 45 combat missions with over 190 hours of flight time - employing joint directattack munitions and 20 millimeter high-explosive rounds. "Our recent deployment to Afghanistan was very busy, and we were able to do some good work Governor’s Agricultural Summit Registration Open PIERRE, S.D.– Registration is open for the tenth annual South Dakota Governor’s Agricultural Summit to be held July 10 and 11 in Sioux Falls at the Denny Sanford for the Soldiers on the ground, and PREMIER Center. I consider it to be one of my greatThe purpose of the Governor's Agricultural Summit is est accomplishments," said Bauermeister. "When 9/11 happened, I was to bring together leaders in business, finance, education, government and production agriculture only 11 years old, and to be able to to demonstrate agriculture's comparative advantages be there and make a difference has always been something that I wanted and discuss ways to harness the industry's potential for economic development. to get the opportunity to do." The summit is open to anyone who is interested in Bauermeister is a 2014 graduthe many ways agriculture impacts South Dakota. There ate of the University of Nebraska at is no cost to attend, but space is limited, so registration Omaha, where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary by June 28 is appreciated. To register, go to sdagsummit. com. Education. Upon graduation, he This year, the Governor’s Ag Summit is excited to taught 7th and 8th grades at Elkhorn Valley View Middle School in Omaha feature United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Censky as the keynote speaker on July 10. before being selected into a pilot Also a part of the summit, Governor Kristi Noem position with the 114th Fighter Wing. will recognize an individual or organization as the 2019 Other officers representing their Governor’s Ag Ambassador for outstanding contributions major command for this year's to the state’s agricultural industry. The award will be award competition were 1st Lt. presented July 11 at the noon luncheon. The deadline for Mark Bubac, 109th Regional Supnominations for the Governor’s Ag Ambassador award port Group, and 1st Lt. Emily Von is May 17. Nomination forms can be found on the South Klompenburg, 196th Maneuver Dakota Department of Agriculture’s website, sdda.sd.gov, Enhancement Brigade. by looking in the “Happening Now” section. Although receiving Lieutenant For more information on the 2019 Governor’s Agriculof the Year honors is a huge actural Summit, visit sdagsummit.com or contact Tiffany complishment for Bauermeister, Thompson at tiffany.thompson@state.sd.us. he is also proud of what the award represents beyond himself. "The Steele Award is a great opportunity to highlight the accomplishments of the 114th Fighter Wing as a unit over the past year," added Bauermeister. "If you were to PIERRE, S.D. - Annika Tank of Britton, Grace Eastman look at any of the individuals in the of Tyndall, and Emmy Newsam of Murdo are the winning South Dakota Guard, both Air and Army components, who participated essayists, selected from the 998 entries, in the 2019 Arbor Day Essay Contest. Sponsored by South Dakota’s conserin deployments last year, you could vation districts and the South Dakota Department of Agwithout a doubt put any of them in riculture (SDDA), the contest provides fifth and six grade my position. It's great that I have students the opportunity to write about the importance the opportunity to represent the 114th Fighter Wing and 175th Fighter of Arbor Day and tree planting in South Dakota. In addition to learning more about trees, the students Squadron." win awards and cash prizes for their efforts. As the first place winner, Tank receives a plaque and $125 in cash. Her school, Britton-Hecla Middle School, will receive $150 for the purchase of supplies or equipment. Eastman, the second place winner, receives a plaque and $100 cash and Newsam receives a plaque and $75 for her third place essay. Tank, Eastman, and Newsam will read their essays and States Secretary of the Interior David receive their prizes during special Arbor Day celebrations Bernhardt. in their hometown areas. 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Fireworks were last seen at Mount Rushmore in 2009 but were discontinued following concerns related to the pine beetle infestation in the Black Hills National Forest. Since that time, the forest has gained strength and advancements in pyrotechnics allow for a safe fireworks display. 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