6 Broadcaster Press October 11, 2016 www.broadcasteronline.com Gov. Daugaard Appoints Bobbi Rank As Sixth Circuit Judge Gov. Dennis Daugaard announced today that he will appoint Bobbi J. Rank as a circuit court judge in South Dakota’s Sixth Judicial Circuit. “I thank Bobbi Rank for taking on this important responsibility,” said Gov. Daugaard. “I have personally witnessed Bobbi’s diligence, work ethic and commitment to the judicial system. I know she will be an excellent circuit judge.” Rank and her family will relocate to her hometown of Winner to succeed Judge Kathleen Trandahl, who is retiring later this week. The Sixth Circuit includes Bennett, Gregory, Haakon, Hughes, Hyde, Jackson, Jones, Lyman, Mellette, Potter, Stanley, Sully, Todd and Tripp counties. “I thank Gov. Daugaard for his confidence in appointing me to this position,” said Rank. “I am thrilled and honored to be given the opportunity to serve as a judge in this circuit and in my home community. I will work hard to serve the people of South Dakota and to administer justice fairly.” Rank grew up on her family’s ranch south of Winner and is a graduate of Winner High School. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of South Dakota and her law degree from the University of Nebraska College of Law. For the past five years, Rank has served as general counsel to the South Dakota Department of Education. Prior to that, she served for eight years as an assistant attorney general in the offices of Attorneys General Larry Long and Marty Jackley. Rank also spent three years in private practice at May, Adam, Gerdes & Thompson in Pierre, and was a law clerk for the Sixth Judicial Circuit. Rank served as a commissioner of the South Dakota State Bar from 2009 to 2012 and is currently the vice president of the National Council of State Education Agency Attorneys. She served in 2012 on the Governor’s Open Government Task Force. Rank has also been active in Central South Dakota Teen Court, Junior Achievement, the United Way and the South Dakota Discovery Center. Rank and her husband, Scott, have two children. They are members of the First United Methodist Church. The Dating Coach 2 By Daris Howard Rod considered himself the best ladies’ man in the high school, and he decided to prove it. He claimed he could turn Dennis, the school nerd, into a social Duan Juan. Lenny was foremost to express his doubt, but we were all interested in the experiment. The first thing Rod did was to get Dennis to lift weights. Rod convinced Dennis that he needed muscles and that girls liked the smell of sweat. We had our reservations, but after a couple of weeks of waddling sorely into class, Dennis’s physique did seem to be changing slightly. “Hey, Dennis,” Lenny said, “is there actually a muscle where your biceps are or is that just a nasty pimple?” Dennis grinned. “I have gone from benching thirty pounds clear up to fifty. See?” With that, he flexed his biceps. Lenny slapped Dennis on the back. “You’re right. It’s slightly bigger than a pimple.” I had to admit that Rod’s coaching seemed to be working. With the added muscle, Dennis was also gaining confidence, and the confidence was more important than the muscle. Rod decided it was time to work on Dennis’s conversation skills. “Okay, Dennis,” Rod said, “let’s pretend I’m a girl and you want to talk to me. What are you going to say?” Lenny spoke before Dennis could. “What I would say is that you are one ugly girl.” “Buzz off,” Rod said to Lenny. He then turned back to Dennis. “Okay, give it a try.” Dennis thought for a moment, and then he smiled as an idea obviously came to him. “What do you think about the quadratic formula in algebra? Pretty cool, huh?” Most of the guys rolled their eyes, and Rod just shook his head. “Look, Dennis,” Rod said, “you’ve got to talk about what the girl is interested in.” “But I don’t know what girls are interested in,” Dennis replied. “Then just do this. Let her do the talking, and you just agree with her. Let’s try it. Okay, so pretend I’m the girl and I say, ‘It’s a beautiful night for a walk.’” “But it’s supposed to rain tonight,” Dennis said. Rod breathed a big sigh. “It doesn’t really matter, Dennis. Just agree with her.” They practiced again with Rod saying something and Dennis agreeing with the statement. As they continued to practice, Lenny sidled up to me. “I’ll bet you your dessert from lunch that this is going to end badly. Girls never think or say what you expect them to.” I had to agree, but still, I couldn’t help but take the bet, especially as I watched Dennis pour his whole heart into his training. Rod continued to have Dennis lift weights and practice the phrase and agreement process at every lunch hour. We were all ready to see Dennis make his attempt, but Rod wasn’t taking any chances. He planned to try out every phrase he thought a girl might say and make sure Dennis’s responses were perfect. Finally, after a couple of weeks of practice, Rod could think of no new phrases, and Dennis was hitting the ones thrown at him spot on. I was even beginning to think I might win Lenny’s dessert. The big day finally arrived, and Rod made sure Dennis’s hair and clothes were aligned. Dennis then walked across the cafeteria to Missy, the girl he hoped to ask on a date. The rest of us tried to act like we were nonchalantly eating as we watched. It all seemed to be going well for Dennis, and he and Missy were even eating lunch together. Rod was grinning, sure of his success, when Missy suddenly slapped Dennis, knocking his glasses off, and causing him to drop his lunch tray. Janitors scurried to clean up the mess, and Dennis hurried back to our table. “What happened?” Rod demanded. “Well, I agreed with her on everything like you taught me. But then she said something we hadn’t practiced.” “Did you agree with her on it?” Rod asked. “Yes,” Dennis replied. “What did she say?” I asked, as I reluctantly handed Lenny my cinnamon roll. “She said, ‘I think these school lunches are making me fat,’” Dennis replied. Broad ca steronline .com Honoring Native American Day By Rep. Kristi Noem I have had the honor of receiving a Star Quilt from tribes in South Dakota on a few occasions. Each time one has been presented, I'm humbled by the gesture and yet reminded of all there is to do in Indian Country. To me, one of the greatest things we have to offer is more opportunity. That's one of the reasons I helped champion the NATIVE Act, which was signed into law this September and aims to create more tourism opportunities in tribal areas. The tribes we worked with on this legislation are hopeful these new provisions will help boost struggling economies. As part of the 2014 Farm Bill, we were also able to create a permanent Office of Tribal Relations within the U.S. Department of Agriculture. I'm hopeful this will help ensure tribal communities always have a seat at the table when it comes to identifying ag-related opportunities in Indian Country. To make sure the help offered to tribal families creates as much opportunity as possible, I also helped advance the Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act, which became law in 2014. This legislation ensures those who receive support, like school supplies, from tribal governments are treated the same as those receiving similar state and federal benefits. In many cases, this would exempt struggling families from paying extra taxes on these much-needed benefits. But more must be done. Work continues on legislation I've long supported to protect tribal sovereignty by keeping an onerous federal regulatory agency from imposing its authority on tribal businesses. As is true in all communities, the last thing needed when trying to improve economic opportunities is a federal bureaucracy meddling with local efforts. This proposal would hold at least one agency back. We also continue our work to address the tribal healthcare crisis. The level of care being delivered to these communities is equivalent to that of a third-world country. It's not enough to say it needs to change, because our success or failure is a matter of life or death. That's why I've written and introduced extensive legislation to address this crisis. We're now in the process of collecting input from the medical and tribal communities to be sure this legislation has its intended effect. I'm hopeful we'll see further action before the end of the year. Additionally, with suicide impacting so many Native American families in recent years, we’ve been able to reinstate the Sweetgrass Initiative (a suicide prevention program on Pine Ridge) and pressure the Indian Health Service to reprogram $1.8 million in funding for suicide prevention. New resources for Indian Country were also included in a House-passed mental health bill after I brought the legislation’s author West River to see the challenges we face. But this legislation still needs the Senate’s approval and the president’s signature. All of this is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to creating new opportunities in Indian Country. Every October in South Dakota, we celebrate Native American Day. I like to use the day to consider the journey that's laid before us. 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