Broadcaster Press 5 December 29, 2015 www.broadcasteronline.com Here’s a look at legislators who have been appointed in the past eight years by governors. 2015-2016 Term Rep. Wayne Steinhauer, R-Hartford. District 9 (Minnehaha County). Born 1956. Appointed Nov. 19, 2015, by Gov. Dennis Daugaard to replace former Rep. Steve Hickey, R-Sioux Falls, who resigned. Assigned to House Commerce and Energy Committee and House Transportation Committee. Sen. William Shorma, R-Dakota Dunes. District 16 (Lincoln, Union counties). Born 1955. Appointed April 30, 2015, by Gov. Daugaard to replace former Sen. Dan Lederman, R-Dakota Dunes, who resigned. Assigned to Senate Commerce and Energy Committee, Senate Health and Human Services Committee and Senate Transportation Committee. Sen. Scott Fiegen, R-Dell Rapids. District 25 (Minnehaha County). Born 1966. Appointed May 6, 2015, by Gov. Daugaard to replace former Sen. Tim Rave, R-Baltic, who resigned. Assigned to Senate Local Government Committee and Senate Taxation Committee. At A Glance 2013-2014 Term Rep. David Anderson, RHudson. District 16 (Lincoln, Union counties). Born 1956. Appointed May 13, 2013, by Gov. Daugaard to replace former Rep. Patty Miller, RMcCook Lake, who resigned. Won 2014 election. Rep. Kris Langer, R-Dell Rapids. District 25 (Minnehaha County). Born 1969. Appointed Aug. 15, 2013, by Gov. Daugaard to replace former Rep. Jon Hansen, R-Dell Rapids, who resigned. Won 2014 election. Rep. Mark Willadsen, R-Sioux Falls. District 11 (Minnehaha County). Born 1955. Appointed June 16, 2014, by Gov. Daugaard to replace former Rep. Christine Erickson, R-Sioux Falls, who resigned. Willadsen previously served in the House 2005-2008 and 2011-2012. Won 2014 election. Sen. Chuck Jones, RFlandreau. District 8 (Lake, Miner, Moody and Sanborn counties). Born 1971. Appointed Dec. 17, 2013, by Gov. Daugaard to replace former Sen. Russ Olson, R-Wentworth, who resigned. Lost 2014 election to then-Rep. Scott Parsley, D-Madison. Sen. Alan Solano, R-Rapid NorthWestern Energy gets OK to intervene on Dakota Access City. District 32 (Pennington County). Born 1966. Appointed Jan. 13, 2014, by Gov. Daugaard to replace former Sen. Stan Adelstein, R-Rapid City, who resigned. Won 2014 election. Sen. Blake Curd, R-Sioux Falls. District 12 (Minnehaha, Lincoln counties). Born 1967. Appointed June 5, 2013, by Gov. Daugaard to replace former Sen. Mark Johnston, R-Sioux Falls, who resigned. Won 2014 election. Previously served in House 2009-2010. Mission, in re-drawn district. Buy Local! PIERRE – There’s no formal retirement announcement yet. But something seemed afoot in recent months. Doug Hofer no longer attended meetings of the state Game, Fish and Parks Commission. For 30 years he had been a constant presence -- until November and December came along this year. The official story is Hofer, the long-time director for the state Division of Parks and Recreation, is simply taking an extended break to use paid leave he’s accumulated. Both he and new GFP Secretary Kelly Hepler said Hofer would return for the 2016 session of the Legislature that opens Jan. 12. The session is scheduled for 38 working days that wrap up March 29. He began working for South Dakota’s state parks system in the summer of 1970 as a seasonal employee. He joined GFP as a fulltime employee in March 1972. He became parks director on an acting – temporary – basis in September 1985. He’s hasn’t left. But he turned age 65 in June 2014. Bob Schneider, his long-time deputy, now carries the title of acting director while Hofer is away. Schneider said by email Friday that he thinks Hofer will be around to see the openings of the new visitor center being built at Custer State Park and the visitor center planned for Good Earth State Park at the Blood Run site south of Sioux Falls. Hofer pretty much spilled the beans. “I do hope to work part time on GESP and CSP projects after I retire this spring and see them to finish line,” he wrote in an email Dec. 16 in response to a reporter’s question. Secretary Hepler helped cut through the mystery too. Doug is closing in on his retirement date sometime this coming spring after session and he wanted to have more time to hunt and do some farming this fall,” Hepler replied in a Dec. 16 email. “So Doug is working on a part time basis on some major projects such as Good Earth until January when he will return to full time work and resume his role as director. We put Bob in an acting status in the interim,” Hepler continued. For three full decades now as the division’s director, he’s been at the center of transforming South Dakota’s system of state parks and recreation areas into an outdoors wonder. He’s served in the director’s chair during six governorships – Bill Janklow , George S. Mickelson, Walter Dale Miller, Janklow again, Mike Rounds and Dennis Daugaard – and under five different GFP secretaries in Jeff Stingley, Dick Beringson, John Cooper, Jeff Vonk and Hepler. South Dakota had 13 state parks designated in state law when he began and will have 13 when he leaves. During his time as director, the Legislature agreed to change Hiddenwood in Walworth County from a state park to a recreation area in 1997 and designated Good Earth at Blood Run as a state USD Expert: Holiday Drinking Spikes Heart Problems Excessive alcohol consumption during the holidays, especially by occasional imbibers, sends a higher number of people to the hospital with heart trouble than any other time of year, a USD expert said of the condition known as "holiday heart syndrome." John Korkow, Ph.D., an instructor at the University of South Dakota’s Department of Addiction Studies, said hospital admissions for serious cardiac trouble immediately after the holidays can be double or even triple the normal rate because of excessive drinking. The reason: Heavy alcohol consumption can trigger severe heart rhythm disturbances that can cause stroke or heart failure. These heart disturbances can occur in drinkers who have no history of heart problems. On the roads, 41 percent of fatal vehicle crashes are usually related to alcohol, but that jumps to 57 percent this time of year, Korkow said. “Over holidays like Christmas, people who aren’t normally drinkers are more likely to drink, and these people have less tolerance for alcohol and they don’t understand their limits. That puts them at risk for dangerous behaviors,” Korkow said. He encourages people to pay attention to the size, potency and number of drinks they consume. bpp b Shop the Classifieds! 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During the past decade GFP has come to receive lands in beautiful Spearfish Sudoku #7 Canyon as well for recreational uses such as hiking, trout fishing and sightseeing. 3 Many of the areas along the Missouri River 7 9 2 came into the state’s ownership and GFP’s management through 5 the federal Water Resources Development Act passed by 6 8 Congress in 1999. Tom Daschle was the 1 4 Democratic leader of the U.S. Senate and Janklow, a Repub7 lican, was serving his fourth term as governor. 5 Missouri River water levels – sometimes too low 3 to use many of the public 7 boat ramps and sometimes 4 flooding out campgrounds and homes -- bedeviled GFP repeatedly during Hofer’s career. Custer State Park survived forest fires during Mickelson’s governorship and pine beetle infestations most recently under Rounds and Daugaard. Along the way Hofer helped steer Custer State Park’s management through a controversial change to a professional lodging company that has made major improvements. The annual fall roundup of the park’s buffalo is now an international tourism event. Next up at the park is the new visitor center, further improvements at existing facilities and what is described as a world-class documentary about the park’s bison. On the other end of South Dakota, Good Earth State Park is a joint project with Iowa to protect and historically develop a centuries-old tribal meeting grounds. Likewise, development issues largely tied to the Sturgis motorcycle rally gradually have been resolved around Bear Butte State Park, a religiously significant mountain © 2008 KrazyDad.com more National Memorial. All signs point to Hofer next spring wrapping up a professional career where he’s had no other employer. 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Tim Olson, a NorthWestPIERRE – NorthWestern ern Energy official, said Energy will get to make its the company couldn’t file case to state regulators to intervene until after the about its deal to supply agreement was done. electricity for the pump staNorthWestern Energy now tion planned in Spink County can intervene in the commisfor the Dakota Access oil sion’s proceedings on the pipeline. matter. Northern Electric The other intervener is Cooperative of Bath is the as- Northern Electric, whose signed rural provider in that lawyer filed June 23. 2007-2008 Term Brett Koenecke, a Pierre Rep. Brian Gosch, R-Rapid territory. Northern Electric opposes allowing NorthWest- lawyer representing Dakota City. District 32 (Pennington ern Energy to be the supplier. Access, supported interven2011-2012 Term County). Born 1971. ApDakota Access wants a tion status for NorthWestRep. David Scott, R-Gedpointed by Gov. Rounds on service area exemption from ern Energy at the meeting des. District 21 (Bon Homme, Sept. 24, 2007, to replace Rep. the state Public Utilities com- Tuesday. Charles Mix, Gregory and Alan Hanks, R-Rapid City, No one participated in perTripp counties). No birth who resigned. Won elections mission so it can use Northson or by telephone on behalf year listed. Appointed Nov. in 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014. Western Energy. A hearing date hasn’t been set. of Northern Electric. 17, 2011, by Gov. Daugaard to Ineligible to seek election NorthWestern Energy The commission voted 3-0 replace Rep. Kent Juhnke, R- to fifth consecutive term in and Dakota Access reached in favor of allowing NorthVivian, who was appointed to House in 2016. agreement in October but Western Energy to intervene. a Senate vacancy. Lost 2012 need permission from the “It appears nobody has any election to Rep. Julie Bartling, commission to proceed. objections,” commissioner D-Burke, and Rep. Lee Qualm, The commission granted Kristie Fiegen said. R-Platte, in re-drawn district. intervention status to NorthSen. Kent Juhnke, R-ViviWestern Energy on Tuesday. an. District 21 (Bon Homme, Charles Mix, Gregory and Tripp counties). Born 1955. Appointed Nov. 17, 2011, by Gov. Daugaard to replace Sen. roadcaster ress by KrazyDad Book Easy Sudoku Puzzles Cooper Garnos, R-Presho,60 who resigned. Lost 2012 elecFill the puzzle so that every row, every column, and every tion to Sen. Larry Lucas, Dsection contain the numbers 1-9 without repeating a number. 2009-2010 Term Rep. Kristin Conzet, R-Rapid City. District 32 (Pennington County). Born 1970. Appointed by Gov. Mike Rounds on Dec. 1, 2009, to replace Rep. Brian Dreyer, R-Rapid City, who resigned. Won elections in 2010, 2012 and 2014. Eligible to seek reelection in 2016. Member SIPC (605) 624-9557 EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY