The pace of the session has really picked up this week. 269 Housebillsand219Senatebills havebeenintroduced.Committees are diligently working to give each bill its fair hearing. Education savings accounts, also referred to as school vouchers, have been one of the biggest issues this session. The bills were strongly opposed by our public schools and educators anddiedincommittee.Ido not believe there is an appetite in the legislature to revisit the concept. I applaud the hundreds of friends in District 19 for reaching out on the cause.
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Three teams represented South Dakota at the annual 4H Western National Roundup in Denver last week, from January 8th through the 10th.
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Our other AHS Athlete of the Week is Hope Kemnitz, a juniorwrestleratAHS.Hope started wrestling because of a family friend, and after her first all-girls open mat that she went to, she fell in love with the sport. Hope’s wrestling style is folkstyle, and her favorite takedowns are single leg and firemen’s.
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Jamisen Pelton, a junior at AHS, is one of our Pirate Athletes of the Week. When we asked Jamie why he started playing basketball, he responded that his dad used to be a good player, which inspired him to go out for basketball in the 7th grade. Jamie’s role model is also his dad because he has a great job and has played a very important role in Jamie’s life. “He is constantly doingthingsforus,andisjusta greatpersonoverall.”Jamie commented.
Read moreThis past week, I started out in a new job. After six years serving as your lieutenant governor, I had the opportunity to shorten my title. I’d like to take some time to share some things you might not know about me.
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Tom Studelska was a pioneer in the sport of wrestling since the late 1950s. He was on the first wrestling team in Parkston in 1959. After high school, Tom played a significant role in starting wrestling at the University of South Dakota Springfield where he wrestled as part of the team for three years in addition to being a four-year letter winner in football.
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Several Charles Mix Electric members took advantage of three local meetings held in January to provide information on rate changes that will take effect on April 1st. In an effort to reach as many members as possible, Charles Mix Electric held district meetings throughout the county in Platte, Lake Andes, and Wagner.
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The most recent survey of teen mental health by the Centers for Disease Control in 2023 revealed that 20.3% of adolescents in the United States have been diagnosed with a mental health condition. This reflects a 35% increase since 2016. The survey also found that 40% of teens reported persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness, 20% seriously considered suicide, and, tragically, 9% attempted suicide.
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