Broadcaster Press 3 October 24, 2017 www.broadcasteronline.com A South Dakota Tradition By Sen. Mike Rounds We are fortunate to be home to the country’s best pheasant hunting, and opening day of pheasant season is a weekend South Dakotans look forward to all year. I’ll once again be spending opening weekend near Presho, hunting with family and friends. One of the aspects of hunting I enjoy so much is the camaraderie. Our kids grew up learning to hunt, and all four are planning to join us in the fields this fall, along with their own families. My oldest grandson will have the opportunity to mentor hunt this year. While the grandkids are still young, they look forward to hunting season as much as we do! They enjoy helping dogs chase down birds, and afterward we all enjoy a meal together as we share stories about that day’s hunt. I first learned about hunting when I was just 3 or 4 years old, when my dad, Grandpa Don, and the man who raised my dad, John Kauth, took me out hunting with them for the first time. However, I was introduced to the sport on the day I was born—the opening weekend of 1954. Each birthday, my dad reminds me about how I messed up his hunt that year! Hunting is more than just a hobby for South Dakotans, it’s also a big source of income for many of our small businesses. Each year, people from all over the country visit our state to hunt in the best pheasant habitat in the nation. They stay in our hotels, dine in our restaurants and enjoy all of the other things South Dakota has to offer. We’ve had a tough year in South Dakota with this summer’s drought, and there will be fewer birds out there, but I’m confident hunters will still be able to have a successful season – both South Dakotans and nonresidents alike. Hunting plays a large role in land conservation, as well. One of the best things we can do as sportsmen and women is continue to promote the use of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres. It’s a good program for farmers, because it provides them with an additional source of income and it’s good for hunters because it creates excellent habitat for deer, pheasant and water fowl to nest. As we continue discussions on the upcoming farm bill, raising the number of CRP acres has been a top priority of mine. We’re looking forward to enjoying some fresh air, hunting a few birds and making even more family memories this season, and we hope you, your loved ones and friends will do the same. We wish all South Dakotans safe, fun and successful hunts! New State Historical Nick Wendell Hired As Board Of Technical Education Society Book Marks Fort Executive Director Pierre Trade History PIERRE, S.D.—No other part of the West saw such a succession of trading posts as did the heart of modern-day South Dakota, where the Bad River meets the Missouri near Fort Pierre. The South Dakota State Historical Society’s latest book, “Fort Tecumseh and Fort Pierre Chouteau: Journal and Letter Books, 1830–1850,” transcribed and annotated by Michael M. Casler and W. Raymond Wood, details two such posts that reached their golden age under the American Fur Company in the 1830s and 1840s. Central to the book are the forts’ letter books and a journal. Company employees recorded daily activities in journals and relayed company business as well as personal information about the individuals at the post in letters. Letter books, which contained copies of all outgoing correspondence, were once common items at all posts on the upper Missouri, but only a few survive today. “The few letter books in existence today are dynamic documents,” says Jay D. Vogt, director of the South Dakota State Historical Society. “They illustrate the nature of commerce in this region and are a rich resource for historians. Scholars Casler and Wood have done a service to researchers in compiling them into one volume.” Editors Casler and Wood transcribed and annotated these rare materials, including some translated from the original French. Known for over a century, the Fort Tecumseh journal and the letter books from Fort Tecumseh and Fort Pierre Chouteau are published here in their entirety for the first time. Casler is a former park ranger with the National Park Service and has written numerous articles on the upper Missouri River fur trade from his home in Williston, N.D. Wood is the author of numerous publications and has a Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Oregon. He taught anthropology at the University of Missouri for nearly four decades. “Fort Tecumseh and Fort Pierre Chouteau: Journal and Letter Books, 1830–1850” is available for $29.95 plus shipping and tax from the South Dakota Historical Society Press, sdhspress.com, or from local and online booksellers. Contact the press by calling 605-773-6009 or emailing info@ sdhspress.com for more information. THAnK YoU Thank you, everyone, who made us happy to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. We love USD & Vermillion Kenny & JoAnne W.H. Over Fall Festival October 29th, 2017 • Pumpkin carving starts at 2:00 PM in the Discovery Room • Pumpkins provided or bring your own • Soup and Pie Supper begins at 5:30 PM in Sletwold Hall • Entertainment by Chuck Scwartz Musicians Free Will offering • Public Invited Sponsored by the Friends of the Museum PIERRE, S.D. – Nick Wendell has been hired as executive director of the South Dakota Board of Technical Education, the board announced today. The hire was approved unanimously by the Board of Technical Education at a special meeting held Wednesday. “Nick has a clear vision for making connections among students, business and industry, and the technical institutes to develop a pipeline of skilled employees for our state’s high-demand careers,” said Dana Dykhouse, president of the board. The State Board of Technical Education was established on July 1, following the passage last fall of Amendment R and of Senate Bill 65 during the 2017 Legislative Session. The board is charged with addressing the state’s skilled workforce pipeline and education through its oversight of the four technical institutes in Watertown, Sioux Falls, Mitchell and Rapid City. “I am grateful for the opportunity to serve South Dakota in this capacity and eager to get to work with the Board of Technical Education in helping our state’s technical institutes build upon their successes,” Wendell said. Wendell is currently the director of the Center for Student Engagement at South Dakota State University in Brookings. He will begin as executive director of the South Dakota Board of Technical Education on Nov. 6 2018 Governor’s Giant Vision Competition is Open The South Dakota Chamber of Commerce and Industry is reminding South Dakota residents who have a new business idea to enter the 2018 Governor’s Giant Vision Business Competition for a chance to win up to $20,000 to launch their idea. If you’re a South Dakota college/university/technical school student, enter the Giant Vision Student Competition and compete for a top prize of $5,000. High school students are also encouraged to apply. Complete details are on the website www.southdakotagiantvision.com and entrants will submit their business plan through the website. The competition is open to all South Dakotans with new ideas that they believe would benefit from the review and analysis process of the competition, while vying for funds to assist their start up. The focus of this program is on the business plan or business model and potential for job creation. It is not limited to technology entries. In addition to cash awards, the competition will bring people with new business ideas together with judges and other invited guests who have business development experience and those who have the capacity to make venture investments. Application deadlines are in February and the final event competition will be held in conjunction with the annual GOED Conference April 12, 2018 at the Sioux Falls Convention Center. The Governor’s Giant Vision event is hosted by the South Dakota Chamber of Commerce and Industry and sponsored by the following: Governor Dennis Daugaard; Black Hills Energy, Rapid City; Christiansen Land & Cattle Ltd., Kimball; Dacotah Bank; MidAmerican Energy, South Dakota; Toshiba America, Mitchell; US Bank, Sioux Falls, Aberdeen and Rapid City; Wheeler Manufacturing, Lemmon; and Xcel Energy, Sioux Falls. The Student Competition sponsors are Governor Dennis Daugaard; Citibank, N.A. of Sioux Falls; and South Dakota EPSCoR, Brookings. We’re all ears. Your opinion is something we always want to hear. Questions? Call, write us or contact Comments? us via e-mail and let us Story Ideas? know how we are doing. 201 W. 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