Yoga Retreat
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Senior Citizens
Whitewood Senior Center Meetings
Held 3rd Thursday of the month.
6:00pm - Potluck 7:00pm - Meeting
For more information call Louise Cooper 269-2383 or stop in on meeting nite at 915 Pine Street, Whitewood, SD
Children and Money
AMERICAN EXPRESS AND JEAN CHATZKY LAUNCH “THE NATIONAL MONEY NIGHT TALK” PROGRAM TO HELP PARENTS EDUCATE KIDS ABOUT FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Survey Shows Parents Want Resources to Teach the Importance of Money Management
Parents Encouraged to Access Tips and Take Pledge to Have “The Talk”
American Express and personal finance expert Jean Chatzky today announced the launch of “The National Money Night Talk.” This new program, which culminates on September 16, encourages families around the country to sit down and talk about money and financial responsibility. To help parents get prepared to have “the talk,” American Express and Chatzky have created a new online resource now available at www.moneynighttalk.com. On the site, parents can sign a pledge that they will talk to their kids about money and access exclusive Jean Chatzky videos and resources endorsed by the Council for Economic Education, based on the organization’s national content standards.
Gov. Rounds Announces Government Records Website
Actually this is an old press release but the website is up and running.
PIERRE, S.D. – Gov. Mike Rounds announced that OPEN SD is on-line and open
to anyone who wants to track state government financial information in South Dakota
through a real-time, searchable portal.
“The citizens of our state deserve to know how their tax dollars are spent,” said Gov.
Rounds. “I believe this system provides that information in an easy to use,
comprehensive format that is continually updated.”
The site, http://www.open.sd.gov/ will become the central portal to government
information in South Dakota. In addition to more than 180,000 pages of information
already available on state government websites, OPEN SD provides financial information
about state government, in a searchable format, which currently includes over 106,000
different financial records.
Files for current budget, revenue, and staffing levels are available on OPEN SD, along
with payroll, job classification, and vendor information, to name a few. The site is
automatically updated in real-time; when records change, so does the information on
OPEN SD.
OPEN SD is an on-going project. New features and information will be added as deemed
necessary to offer South Dakotans an open window into the financial operations of their
government.
OPEN SD can also be accessed through the state homepage at www.sd.gov.
Pest Alert
The Update (Pest Alert) is now posted at:
http://sdda.sd.gov/Forestry/Educational-Information/PDF/Pest-Alert-2010-Aug18.pdf
In this issue pg Current concerns Fall webworms are feeding.……………………………….…………….. 2
Mountain pine beetle attacks have peaked…………………………… 2
Why are the leaves turning yellow?…………………………………………… 3
Information you can use
How many mountain pine beetles does it take to kill a tree?..………. 3
E-samples
Dwarf Alberta spruce reverting to species…………………………..… 4
Samples received
Clay County (mulberry identification)…….…………….…………….. 4
Clay County (hackberry nipple gall)…………………………………….. 4
Clay County (transplant shock on spruce)………..…….…….………. 4
Faulk County (red samaras on maple)………………………………… 4
Hughes County (pine wilt sample)……………………………………… 5
Pennington County (maple decline)………….……………………….. 5
Yankton County (lots of samples!)…………………………………….. 5
School Dates
Sturgis - Meade 46-1 School District Website
Preschool Inservice Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday August 24-26, 2010
First Day of School Monday August 30, 2010
Labor Day (NS) Monday September 6, 2010
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Spearfish School Website
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Spearfish School District 2010 - 2011 School Calendar |
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| August 23 & 24 | Pre-School In-service |
| August 23 | West Elementary Open House 1:15 - 3:00 p.m. |
| August 23 | East Elementary Open House 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. |
| August 23 | Middle School Open House 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. |
| August 25 | First Day of School |
| September 6 | Labor Day - No School |
HERITAGE OF THE AMERICAN WEST
Coming in August…..
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HERITAGE OF THE AMERICAN WEST PRESENTS…. Juni Fisher in
“Let ‘er Go, Let ‘er Buck, Let ‘er Fly! ”
Anniversary Performance Preshow Exhibit and Reception: COWGIRL HISTORY 
….from the Multiple Collection THURSDAY, August 26th 6PM Exhibit & Reception ~7PM Show Time High Plains Western Heritage Center Spearfish, SD Call for Tickets: 1-605-642-WEST (9378)Sponsored by: 
First Interstate Bank 
Sundance, Wyo. Find The Heritage Performance Series On: 
Garbage
One Day Garbage Pick-up Date Change
For the Labor Day week the garbage pick up will be on Saturday, September 11th instead of Friday September 10th.
County Fair
Thursday is a Great Day to come to the
Butte/Lawrence County Fair in Nisland
Free BBQ
Catch A Sheep
Tractor Pull
Vendors
Animals
if you are coming from Whitewood just take the Whitewood Valley Road head straight up past Balo’s blue silos. the road will take a couple of 90 angle turns then straight north to Nisland. Second street takes you west of town out to the fairgrounds.
Whitewood City Council Meeting
Whitewood Council meeting |
The next regular Council meeting will be held on Monday August 16, 2010 at 7:00 PM at City Hall. To get on the agenda, please contact City Hall (269-2247) by the Friday before the meeting. |
to NislandServices at the Whitewood Public Library
Braille and Talking Book extends its reach to Whitewood Public Library
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota State Library Braille and Talking Book Program has established an audio book depository at the Whitewood Public Library.The depository is available to anyone who has a visual impairment that prevents them from seeing print, a physical disability that prevents holding materials and/or turning the pages, or a learning disability caused by an organic dysfunction.
In order to receive the service, individuals must register with the State Library Braille and Talking Book Program. Registration materials are available at the Whitewood Public Library..
Once registered, an individual will receive his or her own audio book player. Books can be mailed directly to a participant’s home, or they can be checked out at the Whitewood Public Library.. There is no charge for this service.
Talking books are now available on digital cartridges as well as cassettes. With this change, not only can digital books be mailed directly to participants, but those who have access to the Internet can view a catalog of digital books. From this catalog, participants can select a book they want to read, download the book to a USB standard flash drive, and listen to the book on the digital player.
If a participant does not have access to the Internet, staff at the Whitewood Public Library can assist in downloading books. All a participant needs is a USB standard flash drive.
To learn more about the audio book collection, contact the Whitewood Public Library at 269-2616 or the South Dakota State Library Braille and Talking Book Program at 800-423-6665.
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Road Closure
ATTENTION
7 - 14 AUGUST 2010
MEADE STREET, from Pine Street to Laurel Street
WILL BE CLOSED TO VEHICLE TRAFFIC.
MOTORCYCLES ONLY.
OPEN CONTAINERS ARE ALLOWED ON MEADE STREET
(from Pine Street to Laurel Street)
DURING THE HOURS OF 12:00 PM (NOON) TILL 1:30 AM.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.
Whitewood Chamber Meeting
Whitewood Chamber Meeting |
The Whitewood Chamber of Commerce will hold their next regular meeting on August 5, 2010 at 11:30 - 1:00 at The Hubs Pub. Everyone is welcome. Please plan on attending. |
Immanuel Lutheran Church VBS
Thank you Tonisha for taking pictures and adding captions.
15 Days to the County Fair
Butte/Lawrence County Fair
17 - 21 August 2010 Nisland, SD
Food Division entries close at 1 pm Tuesday 17 Aug
How are your Vegetables doing? Enter them 8 am - noon on Wednesday 18 Aug
Are your Flowers in full bloom? Entry is 7 am - 10 am on Thursday 19 Aug
for more info and a link to the Fair Book click on the County Fair link in the right hand column.
Register for National Night Out
National Night Out 2010 – August 3rd
The National Association of Town Watch (NATW) has announced that the “27th Annual
National Night Out (NNO) program will culminate on Tuesday, August 3, 2010.
Pine City residents are eager to take part in the event for the third straight year. There is no cost to register your neighborhood event but only those registered will be eligible for giveaways and prizes. To register, E-mail local NNO coordinator, Nathan Johnson, at john2690@umn.edu.
NNO 2009 involved over 36 million people in 14,625 communities from all 50 states,
U.S. territories, Canadian cities, and military bases worldwide. National Night Out 2010
is expected to be the largest ever. Once again this year, Target is a national corporate
sponsor.
National Night Out, a year-long community building campaign, is designed to: (1)
Heighten crime prevention awareness; (2) Generate support for, and participation in,
local anticrime programs; (3) Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community
partnerships; and (4) Send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods
are organized and fighting back.
Along with the traditional outside lights and front porch vigils, most cities and towns
celebrate National Night Out with a variety of special citywide and neighborhood events
such as block parties, cookouts, parades, festivals, visits from local officials and law
enforcement, safety fairs, and youth events.
Don’t delay! Organizing your event today. For more information, visit www.nationalnightout.org.
Pest alert Info
Pest Update (July 21, 2010) Vol. 8, no. 20
John Ball, Forest Health Specialist, Extension Forester info
Minnow Races at the Library
Thank you to Doug Kymala for hauling in his boat and minnow racing gear for the Whitewood Public Library Summer Reading Program -
Make a Splash… Read!
Mr Kymala brought in Scott Hawks, Meade County Conservation Officer. Together they talked about water and boat safety at a lake or in our neighborhoods. They stressed that caution be observed around culverts and fast moving water. Other points to think about safety before you may need it, use a flotation device, and never go alone.
A Thank You also goes out to 212 Bait Shop for lending their minnow race runs.
HERITAGE OF THE AMERICAN WEST
LIVE! Performance of “Hwy 281 TROUBADOUR TOUR” to Air!
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Webinar Coming Up
PR on a Shoestring:
Online PR Using Social Media!
Monthly WSI - Tues. July 27, 2010
The topic of this webinar is “PR on a Dime” and features my colleague Tracy Spence, a fellow WSI Consultant from the UK.
In this webinar, we will uncover how with simple PR and social media strategies you can generate publicity for your company on a “shoe string” budget. As you may already know, social media is a conversation starter across all channels and all industries. At this session, we will show you how to combine traditional PR and social media for higher ROI.
Note: When you are prompted to specify the name of the WSI Consultant who invited you to the webinar, please put my name, Krysti Mikkonen. This way, I can keep you updated on upcoming news and events.
REGISTER NOW
Topic: PR on a Dime
Date: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
Register: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/998172441
For your copy of our complimentary whitepaper on PR on a Shoestring: Online PR Using Social Media go to www.GetWSIPowered.com.
If you have any questions about this webinar, feel free to give me a call.
Regards,
Krysti Mikkonen
Gardening sites
Here are a few sites with tips and hints to help your garden flourish.
National Gardening Association
Enter your garden produce in the Butte/Lawrence County Fair 18-21 August 2010 at Nisland.
Organizational Capacity Building Grants
The South Dakota Community Foundation will again be accepting applications for organizational capacity building grants. The purpose of these grants will be to build the capacity of nonprofits to more effectively fulfill the missions of their organizations. Nonprofits will apply to receive grants for a variety of capacity building needs, including but not limited to: developing a strategic plan, program evaluation, communications, board development, grant writing assistance, management transition, financial management review, and fund development.
Whitewood Chamber Mixer
The July Chamber Mixer was hosted by A&J Supply.
Community Forestry Grants
The SD Dept. of Agriculture has funding through the Community Forestry Challenge grant program to provide financial assistance to communities trying to establish or maintain community forestry or arboricultural projects. This includes new tree planting, hazard tree removal, and other creative activities around trees.
Grants have a $5000 limit, and must be matched with volunteer labor, donated supplies, or actual cash. Communities may apply at any time. For more information, call 605-773-3623, or visit the website at http://sdda.sd.gov/