Broadcaster Press 3 August 1, 2017 www.broadcasteronline.com Make Your Voice Heard at the SD State Fair (HURON, SD) - Local singers can make their voices heard this September at the Dakota Star Talent Competition sponsored by Dakotaland Federal Credit Union at the South Dakota State Fair. More than $2,000 in cash prizes will be awarded to Dakota Star division winners. The grand prize winner in the adult division wins the title of “2017 Dakota Star,” along with a cash prize of $1,000 and the opportunity to star in his/her own commercial promoting Dakota Star on KTTW Fox. New this year, the winner will be awarded a three-hour recording studio session with Cathouse Studio. The winner will also have the opportunity to perform on the NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage during the 2018 South Dakota State Fair and emcee the 2018 Dakota Star talent competition. The 2016 Dakota Star is Kaila (Tingle) Dakota from Aurora, S.D. “Each year it’s exciting to listen to the amazing voices from across South Dakota,” said Peggy Besch, State Fair manager. “We have wanted to add back in the recording studio session for quite some time so when a time slot was lined up with Cathouse Studios, we were pleased and thrilled to offer it as part of the grand prize package.” There are three age divisions for Dakota Star – Children (up to 11 years), Junior (12 through 17 years) and Adult (18 years and older). Applications for the 15th Annual Dakota Star Talent Competition sponsored by Dakotaland Federal Credit Union are now available online at www.sdstatefair.com or at the State Fair office. The deadline for entering the talent competition is Monday, Aug. 21, at 5 p.m. Preliminary competition begins on Friday, Sept. 1 and ends on Sunday, Sept.3. Dakota Star finals will be held on Monday, Sept. 4. The talent competition is held on the NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage. Sponsors of the 2017 Dakota Star are Dakotaland Federal Credit Union and KTTW-FOX. Dakotaland Federal Credit Union has locations in Huron, Volga, Brookings, Madison, Redfield, DeSmet, Mitchell and Woonsocket, and is coming soon to Watertown. With 32,000 members and $310 million in assets, Dakotaland continues to be locally owned and operated offering a full-line of financial services to its membership since 1935. The 2017 SD State Fair will run from Thursday, Aug. 31, through Monday, Sept. 5. Channel Seeds Preview night will be Wednesday, Aug. 30. This year’s theme is “Seriously Twisted Fun!” For Polaris Distribution Center Celebrates 20th Year In Vermillion On Aug. 5, the Polaris Distribution Center in Vermillion will be hosting a 20th anniversary community celebration. This will be a family-friendly event open to all members of surrounding communities as well as family and friends of employees. The celebration will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1997 Polaris Pkwy, Vermillion. In 1997, the Distribution Center opened its doors for the first time, and has been growing ever since. Parts and accessories are shipped around the US and Grasshopper Populations Increasing In Central And Southeast SD Written collaboratively by Adam Varenhorst, Patrick Wagner, and Amanda Bachmann SDSU Extension We have recently been observing certain areas of South Dakota that are experiencing high grasshopper population densities. The first area where grasshoppers were observed that exceeded the thresholds of 21-40 grasshoppers per square yard in field margins and 8-14 grasshoppers per square yard within the fields was near Fort Thompson. The second area where thresholds are being reached was near Beresford. Although these populations were not being managed at the time, it is possible that management will be necessary. Much of South Dakota is experiencing drought. These conditions cause grass in field margins and other areas to become less attractive to grasshoppers, which causes them to search for alternative food sources. In turn, grasshopper populations often show up in the edges of fields where they can cause severe defoliation to crops. Dry conditions also favor grasshoppers because the naturally occurring pathogens that reduce their populations often require warm and humid conditions. Scouting & Management Grasshoppers can be scouted using visual searches for the insects or their defoliation, or sweep nets. Visual searches can prove difficult as grasshoppers move rapidly within crops. The same grasshoppers may be recounted during the search, leading to inaccurate counts. Another method of scouting in field crops is by estimating the percentage of defoliation on leaves. Keep in mind that defoliation thresholds are crop specific. The easiest scouting method is to use a sweep net. For this method, three pendulum sweeps should be conducted in five areas within the field, and the number of grasshoppers present in each set of swings should be determined. For information on grasshopper management in crops, please refer to the current editions of the South Dakota Pest Management Guides for Soybean and Corn. PREMIUM WORK BOOTS & SHOES to over 100 countries globally from this location. A number of the Distribution Center’s original employees are still with the company in Vermillion. They have witnessed and helped lead the growth, change, and improvements to the Distribution Center. In honor of this milestone, we will be hosting a celebration with free food, door prizes, a snowmobile simulator, vehicle rides, equipment demonstrations, tours, a bouncy castle, a dunk tank, and much more. Today! CALL: 624-4429 or FAX: 624-2696 EMAIL: classifieds@plaintalk.net ONLINE: BroadcasterOnline.com DROP BY: 201 W. 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