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For as much good weather that we have had this winter, seems that in December, January, and February we had snow and blowing for all of the meeting days. But, we had meetings! In December we actually had a Christmas lunch and along with a little gift exchange we brought gifts to give the Berakhah House in Sioux Falls. The Berakhah House is for homeless Veterans who are housed for a time and transitioned back into the community. Most of the Veterans are starting from scratch with household supplies. I delivered those gifts to Sioux Falls in January. 

Our own Heidi Englehart was our guest speaker in January and told us how she came to be a Republican. She also talked about her run for State Committeewoman. 

Leslie Farmen joined us in February. She gave us an overview of programs offered by Long Term Services and Supports and Older Americans Act grants. Her job oversees the management of grants funded through the Administration for Community Living at the Department of Health and Human Services. It was a very interesting presentation on services offered in South Dakota and how to find them. 

Nancy Ziegeldorf, President

March 11, 2024

Our club has had some interesting meetings this quarter. We had the head of the Huron Public Library speak at our April meeting and tell us about all of the activities going on there. There are several book clubs, craft activities, and a wide assortment of children’s activities going on every month. The library serves all of the Beadle County residents. Our speaker for May was Doug Ramsell, the Chairman of the Beadle County Commission. He brought some interesting facts

about Beadle County - there are over 500 miles of roads to keep drivable, plow, and grade.

They have moved into the new highway shop which will house most of their equipment and are planning an open house later this fall. Beadle County has a fairly new website beadlesd.org where you can get information. Several years ago our club started recognizing five veterans from our area who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Some years we have given planters, or given money to the Black Hills Cabin, and this year we donated money to the DTOM

Veterans Ranch in honor of the five veterans. The families appreciate all we have

done to honor the veterans.

Nancy Ziegeldorf,

President