8 Broadcaster Press February 2, 2016 www.broadcasteronline.com Merrigan Awarded With Don B. Update On The USS South Dakota new submarine and our state. the Legislature and the group A commissioning committee will visit the Cultural Heritage Pospishil Award has been brought aboard to Center. A COLUMN BY GOV. DENNIS DAUGAARD: BY SHAUNA MARLETTE When thinking about South Dakota, naval prowess might not be the first thing to come to mind. Still, our state has a strong and proud naval history – from the men and women who have answered the call to serve to the ships that have borne the name USS South Dakota. In the twentieth century, two naval battleships were named after our great state: the USS South Dakota (ACR-9) commissioned in 1908 and the USS South Dakota (BB-57) commissioned in 1942. The BB-57 was one of the most decorated warships of World War II. Now, our state is being honored a third time. The U.S. Navy has commissioned a new USS South Dakota, the SSN-790. This Virginia-class submarine is already under construction and is expected to be completed in August of 2018. It will be the first submarine to bear the name USS South Dakota. This namesake will be more than a fleeting, ceremonial connection between the shauna.marlette@plaintalk.net The best awards are the unexpected ones and for Greg Merrigan, manager of the Clay Rural Water System, even more special is that the award he was presented this month is in honor of a great friend and mentor Don. B. Pospishil. The Donald B. Pospishil Award honors the work of Don Pospishil who dedicated many years of his life to helping small water systems across South Dakota, and is presented to individuals who demonstrate leadership abilities in the water supply field; provide quality service to consumers; and exhibit professionalism and dedication while operating and maintaining a small water system. Merrigan was surprised with the award during the South Dakota Association of Rural Water Systems (SDARWS) Annual Technical Conference held in Pierre Jan. 14. “I had no idea I would be receiving the award,” Merrigan said. “(Clay Rural Water President Robert Wood) nominated me for the award. During the awards brunch where they hand out the award they announced it and it was a complete surprise. I am very honored and humbled to receive the award. “When I started in 1982 I didn’t have a lot of experience. Don, who worked out of Yankton often stopped by and was a real mentor to me. I appreciated his assistance and guidance. He was a Yankton native that worked for state rural water Association. He had a special place for small rural water systems and small communities because they didn’t have as many resources. He was a champion of the smaller system.” Wood said in a press release that Merrigan is an exemplary manager. “I have worked with many outstanding administrators and colleagues and have become knowledgeable of what makes people outstanding in their endeavors,” Wood said. “In my opinion, Greg is truly an exemplary manager of COURTESY PHOTO SDARWS President Ron Gillen (right) presents Clay Rural Water Manager Greg Merrigan (left) with the Don B. Pospishil award in Pierre. the Clay Rural Water System. There is no doubt in my mind that he is truly worthy of receiving the Donald B. Pospishil Award!” Merrigan was quick to say that any award received by Clay Rural Water System is a reflection of the entire staff of seven and the board of directors. “I am most proud of our staff,” he said. “We have had the same core staff for close to thirty years. Each individual is very dedicated and advocates for the rural water system. I am proud to work with them. They have made my job much easier. Any one employee is only as good as the people that surround you. Any recognition reflects on the entire employee group. In addition we have a great board of directors. They have been extremely supportive of the water system and making us better.” Merrigan said during his tenure with the company there have been many changes, but most significantly has been the change in technology. “The level of change has been most evident on the technology side,” he said. “The way we operate our water system originally you would have to get a pickup, go out to a site and inspect it. Now, data is collected and sent back and can be viewed on any computer or smart phone. We are just much, much more efficient. We can keep better tabs on system with the current technology.” Clay Rural Water System is a non-profit corporation what was created in 1980 and celebrated 40 years last year. They serve 2,300 farms, acreages and businesses in southeastern South Dakota including all of Clay County, two-thirds of Union County and portions of Yankton, Turner and Lincoln counties, as well as the communities of Wakonda and Gayville. support events surrounding the submarine’s keel laying, christening and commissioning. Perhaps more importantly, the committee will work to forge a relationship between the state and the submarine for the duration of its service. Then on Friday the group will travel west to spend time at the Ellsworth Airforce Base, go to the Black Hills Stock Show, and experience America’s “Shrine of Democracy.” This coming week, we will start to build that relationship when the USS South Dakota’s commanding officer, Commander Ronald Withrow, and four members of the boat’s crew will be visiting South Dakota. I look forward to meeting Commander Withrow and the crew members. It is sure to be a good visit, and it won’t be the only visit. I also look forward to supporting the commissioning committee as they work to raise funds, talk to people across the state about the USS South Dakota and develop long lasting ties with the crew of the boat. They won’t be able to make it to all of the great places in South Dakota, but they are doing their best to fit as much as possible into a few short days. The SSN 790 represents more than just a submarine. It offers an opportunity to continue On Wednesday, Feb. 3, they’ll be visiting the USS South Dakota Battleship Memorial, meeting with veterans groups and stopping at a school in Sioux Falls. The next day they’ll stop in Pierre where Commander Withrow will address both houses of Consider it... Sold! Classifieds Supreme Court is next arena for battle on payday lending BY BOB MERCER State Capitol Bureau PIERRE – Two weeks from now, the South Dakota Supreme Court looks at whether state Attorney General Marty Jackley performed his duty on a ballot measure explanation. The dispute is over 13 words that Jackley left out of his explanation: “The initiated measure, if adopted, will eliminate short-term loans in South Dakota.” Bringing the challenge are lawyers from Rapid City and Kansas City, Missouri, for Erin Ageton. She works for a Georgiabased company that is in the payday lending business and wants the 13 words added to Jackley’s explanation. The ballot measure would cap short-term loans at 36 percent. Ageton opposed the limit and is a defender of charging high rates of interest on cash loans to high-risk borrowers. Taken to one possible end, the court could decide people weren’t adequately informed when they signed petitions to put the 36 percent limit on the 2016 election ballot this fall. In the other direction, the court instead could decide it won’t second-guess the attorney general on what amounts to an editorial decision. The oral argument in front of the five justices is set for Feb. 16 at 10 a.m. CT. State law requires the attorney general to write a ballot explanation for a proposed initiative or constitutional amendment before the petitions are circulated for signatures. In this instance, Ageton’s lawyers argued that Jackley, when he finished composing the explanation for the 36 percent limit on May 27, 2015, should have referred to a Sept. 18, 2013, letter sent to him by Sara Frankenstein of Rapid City. She has been one of Ageton’s lawyers. Her letter came during the previous election cycle. The court will be working against an Aug. 16, 2016, deadline when Secretary of State Shantel Krebs must certify copies of all ballot questions to county auditors. The deadline for county auditors to have ballots printed and in their possession is Sept. 21. Absentee voting starts Sept. 23. A separate challenge is under way regarding the validity of signatures on the 36 percent petition. That was filed Thursday. 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