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When I was in medical school, I learned that a shocking number of people would die or be admitted to a nursing home after a hip fracture. Even today, a hip fracture can be a devastating event for an older American. Up to 30% will die within the next year.

Dakota Christian will be participating in the Missouri Valley Spelling Bee on Thursday, February 19 in Bonesteel. Congratulations to our DCS winners.

During the week of Feb. 16–20, communities across the state are celebrating South Dakota School Board Recognition Week, a time set aside to honor the dedicated individuals who serve on local school boards.

We are officially into the second half of this legislative session. With Monday being President’s Day, we are officially closed, so our week will only be 4 days.

We are beyond the halfway point of session now with week number 5 in the books. It was an exciting week in the appropriations committee with revenue setting taking place.

This past week we hit the halfway point in the 101st Legislative Session which means as you’re reading this article we now are in the last week before Cross-over day.

From the day we are born there are expectations over our life. The adults who love and care for us often dream about what we might be like and have aspirations of what our accomplishments and skills might be. There are many unpredictable factors that impact our development.

Baltimore, MD – The Social Security Administration (SSA) is announcing that over 100 million Americans have created personal my Social Security accounts.

Week Four was the only fiveday week of Legislative session. The deadline to introduce bills was Feb. 5. One of the most talked about bills this week was HB 1077.

This week we passed the deadline for the introduction of bills. 325 House bills and 245 Senate bills were introduced. We have our work cut out. All bills will have a hearing with action taken. This isn’t the case on the federal level.