Broadcaster Press 7 February 11, 2020 www.broadcasteronline.com 3 Things Your Marriage Needs This Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day is coming! Prepare yourself for an onslaught of Instagram posts featuring bright flowers, sparkling jewelry, and oversized teddy bears. Your feed is about to get #blessed. If you get to know me for more than 10 seconds, you know that’s not what I’m about. Heck, my husband isn’t even on social media. And I’m okay with that. Rachael One study wanted to find out if couples who post excessively about each other are actually happier in their relationships. Spoiler alert: They’re not! The study found “over-the-top displays are being used to compensate for weaker relationships.”1 This doesn’t mean you don’t love your husband if you talk about how wonderful he is on social media. Hopefully, you and your spouse affirm each other daily and in person. But when I think about the healthiest couples I know, they’re not the ones posting about each other 24/7. They’re also not worried about what other people think, so they’re not buying more stuff to impress people (just so they can post about it). They’re secure in their lives, but not because of an expensive lifestyle that they can flaunt. Instead, the couples I look up to have one thing in common—they’re all intentional in their marriages. A strong marriage doesn’t happen by chance. If you want to be intentional and make your spouse feel really secure, work together on these three areas: Set goals together A 2017 study by Ramsey Solutions revealed that 94% of couples who describe their marriages as “great” also say they discuss money goals together. Getting on the same page financially with your spouse is one of the CRUZE best things you can do for your marriage. If you need some help reconnecting and realigning the goals of your relationship, check out this episode of The Rachel Cruze Show. You’ll learn about money mistakes that can ruin your relationship, and practical ways to communicate and work better together. Be willing to have tough conversations My friend, Dr. Les Parrott, says conflict is the price we pay for a deeper level of intimacy. You can disagree, and still make space to hear each other. Hashing it out, putting in the work, and coming from a place of understanding will only make you stronger. And by the way, I’m a huge fan of counseling for every marriage, not just the ones in crisis mode. Don’t compare your marriage to someone else’s Comparison will steal your joy and frustrate your spouse. Too many people let Instagram-level expectations form their values and family priorities. I’ve been there, too, and I know it’s an empty and endless battle trying to keep up. Spend that time and energy focusing on all the things you truly love about your spouse, and the life you’ve already built together. Flowers will die, and jewelry will tarnish. But a relationship built on these three principles will make your marriage a blessing, not just #blessed. About Rachel Cruze As a #1 New York Times best-selling author, host of The Rachel Cruze Show, and The Rachel Cruze Show podcast, Rachel helps people learn the proper ways to handle money and stay out of debt. She’s authored three best-selling books, including Love Your Life, Not Theirs and Smart Money Smart Kids, which she co-wrote with her father, Dave Ramsey. You can follow Cruze on Twitter and Instagram at @RachelCruze and online at rachelcruze.com, youtube.com/rachelcruze or facebook.com/ rachelramseycruze. South Dakota PUC Issues First Permit For Construction Of A Large-Scale Solar Facility PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission approved a construction permit for the Lookout Solar Project, a solar generation facility in Oglala Lakota County capable of generating up to 110 megawatts of electricity, at their regular meeting in Pierre yesterday, Feb. 3. Lookout Solar and PUC staff filed a settlement stipulation with the commission in December of 2019. Commissioners discussed the joint proposal at their meeting on Dec. 10, 2019. Finding that several issues remained, the commission deferred action on the docket to a later date. Following this deferral, PUC staff worked with the company to address commissioner concerns and submitted a revised settlement stipulation in January 2020. The revised agreement specified 37 conditions that must be adhered to during the construction and operation of the project. Land restoration, habitats of threatened and endangered species, cultural resources reporting, decommissioning, avian and bat mortality, and prairie grouse lek surveying are among the details the conditions addressed. Additionally, the commission voted to include a condition requiring the company to submit the landowners’ lease agreement approved by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to the Commission prior to commercial operation. “This project contains many unique components. As a result, our permit contains conditions that are equally unique,” said Chairman Gary Hanson. “With every siting permit the PUC issues, we aim to include protections for South Dakota citizens and their property. In this case, the property on which this project will be built is individually-owned Indian trust land. The Bureau of Indian Affairs provides an additional layer of oversight for the project and an extra layer of protection for landowners.” Lookout Solar expects to complete construction University Of South Dakota To Celebrate The 2nd Annual Unite For USD Giving Day On Feb. 12 & 13 VERMILLION, S.D.?–?The University of South Dakota will kick off its second annual Unite for USD giving day on Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 10:57 a.m. Unite for USD is an online and on-campus event designed to unite all members of the Coyote community in support of high-impact programs on campus. In recognition of 1862, the year USD was founded, the giving day will span for 1,862 minutes from Feb. 12 at 10:57 a.m. to Feb. 13 at 6 p.m. Last year, 853 gifts were received during Unite for USD totaling $238,730. “Unite for USD is a celebration that allows us to connect with the entire Coyote community locally and across the globe and provides opportunities to make an impact here on campus, said President Sheila K. Gestring. “With a variety of initiatives across the university, every contributor can give to the area that is most important to them. Every gift makes an impact, no matter the size, and is what continues to propel our university forward.” The kick-off event takes place Wednesday morning at 10:57 a.m. in the Muenster University Center Pit Lounge. It is open to the public. Charlie Coyote and USD Cheer will perform, guest speakers will discuss the purpose of Unite for USD and students will be given the opportunity to participate in a “Price is Right” activity for a chance to raise money for Charlie’s Cupboard, one of the priority initiatives of this year’s giving day. During halftime of the USD Men’s Basketball against Western Illinois on Wednesday at 7 p.m., the Coyote community is invited to join USD’s Head Football Coach Bob Nielson as he leads the crowd in a collective coyote howl. Hoping for a large crowd, USD will attempt to break a world record for most people to howl at once. “The celebration and howl at halftime are both great representations of what Unite for USD is all about,” said Hailie Warren, USD’s public relations officer. “Getting the Coyote community together to celebrate all that USD has to offer and combining our efforts to continue moving forward is how we continue to succeed in all areas across campus.” Those who would like to support USD during Unite for USD can make a gift by visiting?uniteforusd. org. of the $100 million facility, considered for siting. A built on approximately public input hearing was 810 acres on the Pine held in Hermosa, South Ridge Reservation, by the Dakota, in February 2019. second quarter of 2021. “I appreciate staff and The proposed project is the company working Scan our QR code with your smart expected to include up together to bring us this phone and discover the Broadcaster to 500,000 solar panels, settlement stipulation,” an energy storage facility, stated Commissioner Online! access roads, underground Kristie Fiegen. “Solar siting 34.5 kV electrical collector is new for us. This is the lines, an underground first solar permit we’ve fiber-optic cable, a seen so I appreciate the collection substation, parties working through all an operations and the issues in detail,” she maintenance facility and continued. temporary construction Upon completion, areas. 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