Bon Homme Yankton Electric Cooperative Connections May 2024

National Electrical Safety Month: Keeping Our Members Safe

As May arrives, we not only welcome the warmth of spring but also recognize it as National Electrical Safety Month. At B-Y Electric, we believe there’s no better time to reaffirm our commitment to the safety and well-being of our members. Electrical safety is not just a priority; it’s a responsibility we all share, and this month provides an excellent opportunity to highlight the importance of staying safe around electricity.

Know Your System

Understanding the basics of your electrical system is the first step toward safety. Take the time to locate your circuit breaker or fuse box and know how to shut off power in case of an emergency. Familiarize yourself with the warning signs of electrical problems such as flickering lights, outlets that are warm to the touch, or frequently tripping breakers. If you notice any of these signs, don’t hesitate to contact a qualified electrician to assess the situation.

By working together and prioritizing electrical safety, we can ensure that our homes and neighborhoods remain safe and secure for everyone.

Practice Safe Habits

Simple habits can go a long way in preventing electrical accidents. Avoid overloading outlets by using power strips with built-in surge protection and never plug multiple high-wattage appliances into the same outlet. When using extension cords, ensure they are in good condition and rated for the intended use. Remember to unplug appliances before cleaning or servicing them, and never touch electrical equipment with wet hands or while standing on wet surfaces.

Stay Vigilant Outdoors

Outdoor electrical safety is just as important as indoor safety. Keep a safe distance from power lines, especially when working with

ladders or other tall equipment. Before digging or excavating on your property, always call 811 to have underground utilities marked to avoid accidental contact with electrical lines. When using electrical equipment outdoors, make sure it is rated for outdoor use and never operate it in wet or damp conditions.

Empower Your Family

Educating your family about electrical safety is crucial for creating a safe home environment. Teach children about the dangers of playing near electrical outlets or appliances and the importance of never inserting objects into outlets. Make sure everyone in your household knows how to respond in case of an electrical emergency and has easy access to emergency contact information for electricians, B-Y Electric (605463-2507) and emergency services (911).

Report Potential Hazards

If you notice any potential electrical hazards in your home, around your neighborhood or driving down a country road, don’t hesitate to report them to B-Y Electric. Your safety is our top priority, and we rely on your help to identify and address potential risks.

As we celebrate National Electrical Safety Month, let’s reaffirm our commitment to keeping our community safe. By working together and prioritizing electrical safety, we can ensure that our homes and neighborhoods remain safe and secure for everyone. Thank you for your continued partnership in creating a culture of safety within our community.

Stay safe,

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CONNECTIONS

BON HOMME YANKTON ELECTRIC

(USPS No. 018-973)

Bon Homme Yankton Electric Association, Inc PO Box 158 134 S. Lidice St. Tabor, SD 57063

Office Hours:

Monday through Friday 7:30am - 4:00pm

To pay by phone, call: 1-888-395-5315

To report an outage, call: Local call from Tabor, Tyndall, and Yankton: 605-463-2507

NOTICE: Electric bills must be paid by 10:00am on the 20th of each month to avoid a $10 late fee.

Board President: Paul Voigt

Board of Directors

Dave Sykora - Vice President

Dave Sternhagen - Secretary

Robert Ruppelt - Treasurer

Dean Sternhagen

John Lillevold

Rick Cheloha

General Manager: Stephanie Horst Operations Manager: Ken Carda Office Manager: Nicole Einrem

Members Service Advisor: Aaron Melichar Editor: Chantelle Jungemann

Bon Homme Yankton Electric Cooperative Connections is the monthly publication for the members of Bon Homme Yankton Electric Association, Inc, PO Box 158, 134 S. Lidice St., Tabor, SD 57063-0158. Families subscribe to Cooperative Connections as part of their electric cooperative membership. The purpose of Bon Homme Yankton Electric Cooperative Connections is to provide reliable, helpful information to electric cooperative members on electric cooperative matters and better rural living. Subscription information: Cooperative members devote 50 cents from their monthly electric payments for a subscription. Non-member subscriptions are available for $12 annually. Periodicals postage paid at Tabor, SD 57063.

Postmaster: Please send address changes to Bon Homme Yankton Electric Cooperative Connections, PO Box 158, Tabor, SD 57063; telephone (605) 463-2507. Tabor, SD 57063; telephone (605) 463-2507. This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

MARCH BOARD MEETING

The March board meeting was held on March 27, 2024 at 8:03 am. Directors personally present were Dave Sternhagen, Dave Sykora, Dean Sternhagen, Robert Ruppelt, Rick Cheloha, John Lillevold and Paul Voigt. Others present were the attorney and management staff.

THE BOARD APPROVED THE CONSENT AGENDA:

• February 2024 Board Meeting minutes

• Three Capital Credits to Estates$19,618.86

• Review New Members & Cancellations

• Closed Work Order Inventory - None

• Review Special Equipment Purchases$4,304.80 for 100kVa Pad Transformer THE BOARD REVIEWED AND ACCEPTED FOLLOWING REPORTS:

• Member Service Report

• Operations & Safety Report

• Office & Financial Reports

• General Manager Report

• East River Cyber Security/IT Report

• SDREA Report

• NRECA Annual Meeting

• East River Report

OTHER GOVERNANCE

• Enter/Exit Executive Session

• Resolution 2024-03-01 to join East River’s intervention with Basin’s rate filings with FERC.

• Next Meeting date set for Wednesday April 17, 2024, at 8:00 am.

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Your Safety Matters Prevent home electrical fires

Eight out of 10 fire-related deaths occur at home – the place that embodies comfort and security. That’s why it’s important to take steps to keep everyone safe. Faulty or deteriorating electrical cords are a top cause of fires at home. Cords that become frayed or cracked can send sparks to flammable surfaces. Check your cords to ensure that they are in good shape, and replace any that are worn.

In addition, make sure you are not overloading circuits. If you’ve been in your home for more than 10 years, have your circuit breaker box inspected by a licensed electrician to tighten loose connections and check for overloaded circuits.

Homes with copper wiring need to be inspected every 20 years, and homes with aluminum wiring should be inspected every five years.

Check all Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) outlets several times each year by pushing the test/reset button to be sure they are working properly.

If breakers are continually tripping or if fuses are blowing frequently, that’s a sign of potential trouble. The cause could be old wiring unable to handle the load demand of today’s modern appliances. If needed, ask a licensed electrician to install additional circuits for safety.

Use surge protectors and power bars to help prevent overloading an electrical outlet, plugging no more than three cords into the strip.

May is National Electrical Safety Month. We urge you to take the time and steps needed to lower the risks of electrical fires. Keep your family safe.

Stay Away from Power Lines

Weston Koistinen, Age 6

Weston Koistinen warns readers to be safe by staying away from power lines. Weston’s parents are Dion and Stephanie Koistinen, members of H-D Electric Cooperative.

Kids, send your drawing with an electrical safety tip to your local electric cooperative (address found on Page 3). If your poster is published, you’ll receive a prize. All entries must include your name, age, mailing address and the names of your parents. Colored drawings are encouraged.

SUMMER CASSEROLES

BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Ingredients:

1 5 oz. package croutons, any flavor

2 cup sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded

1 lb. sausage, fried and drained

9 eggs

1 can evaporated milk

1 tbsp. mustard

Method

Spray 9x13 pan with vegetable oil. Arrange croutons on bottom. Sprinkle cheese over croutons and put sausage over cheese. Combine eggs, milk and mustard. Beat to blend and pour into pan. Bake covered at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Ingredients:

1 package Chicken Stove Top Stuffing mix

3 cups cooked cut up chicken

1 can cream of mushroom soup

2/3 cup milk

1 can cream of chicken soup

2 eggs, beaten

2 cups chicken broth

Method

Grease a 9x13 pan and put 1/2 of the stuffing mix in the pan. Cover with chicken. Combine soups and milk and spoon over chicken. Spread other 1/2 of stuffing over the top. Pour 2 cups of chicken broth over all and spread with beaten eggs. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

TACO CASSEROLE

Ingredients:

1 1/2 lbs. ground beef

1 package taco seasoning mix

1 can (16 oz.) pinto beans, drained and rinsed

1 can (15 oz.) tomato sauce

1 can (11 oz.) whole kernel corn, drained

1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

1 cup coarsely crushed tortilla chips

Method

Preheat oven to 400°F. Brown meat in large skillet on medium-high heat. Drain fat. Stir in seasoning mix, beans, tomato sauce and corn. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer 5 minutes. Spoon into 2-quart baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese and tortilla chips. Bake 5 to 10 minutes or until cheese is melted. Serve with assorted toppings, if desired.

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Please send your favorite recipes to your local electric cooperative (address found on Page 3). Each recipe printed will be entered into a drawing for a prize in December 2024. All entries must include your name, mailing address, phone number and cooperative name.

3RD ANNUAL WHO POWERS YOU CONTEST

Sandi Kramer, from Yankton SD, was nominated for the Touchstone Energy Who Powers You contest. Sandi was featured on Thursday, April 18th on KELOLAND Living. A recap of the segment is available on the contest’s webpage at WhoPowersYouContest.com, on KELOLAND site and from Bon Homme Yankton Electric’s Facebook page.

Sandi has been a dedicated volunteer for the Yankton Food For Thought (YFFT) program for many years. She started with the program when they began the Sack Pack Program 15 years ago which provides a sack of food for the weekend to children who are food insecure. YFFT also holds a once-a-month food pantry which Sandi is also involved in from food ordering to set-up and working the events. She worked for the Yankton School District as Nutrition Director and has since retired. She has continued being involved with YFFT since retirement. Sandi plays a huge part in the program as she prepares the menus and finds the best food costs and orders the foods. This is a weekly and sometimes daily task that she includes in her busy life. She also serves on the board of directors for Yankton Food For Thought and brings forth her experience and great ideas for the program.

Calling all food lovers!

Celebrating 40 years of delicious memories! It’s time to dig into your archives and bring out your favorite nostalgic recipe for our 40th edition Country Cookin’ Cookbook. Share your delicious memory with us and it could be published in 2024 edition. Whether it’s grandma’s apple pie or dad’s BBQ sandwiches, we want to feature it in the 2024 Country Cookin’ Cookbook.

ARE WE ENERGIZED? SPRINGFIELD 2ND AND 3RD GRADERS LEARN ABOUT ELECTRICITY, AND ALL THE WAYS IT IS USED, MADE, AND HOW TO BE SAFE AROUND IT.

Co-ops in the Classroom is a program offered by B-Y Electric’s wholesale power provider, East River Electric Power Cooperative. Jennifer Gross, Education/ Outreach Specialist for East River, travels throughout East River’s service territory in eastern South Dakota and western Minnesota to teach children about electrical safety, generation, conservation and economics. April 5th Springfield 2nd and 3rd graders were taught about the three types of electricity that don’t come from power sources, the electricity that our body uses to transmit messages from our brain throughout our bodies, lightning and our favorite, STATIC electricity! Fun and educational is a nice combination. This program is geared to teach children the importance of respecting electricity. Co-ops in the Classroom offers a hands-on approach that teaches ways to conserve energy, recognizes where electricity comes from, and evaluates electrical usage through classroom instruction and demonstrations. By instilling these concepts in children from an early age, they will be better prepared to make wise energy decisions now and be conscientious consumers of energy in the future.

A variety of hands-on demonstrations engages the students. A Van de Graaff generator demonstrated the movement of electrons with some hair-raising results. Another device that invokes a lot of excitement is the Pedal Power bicycle generator. Students are asked to become power plants as they provide the energy that produces electricity for lights and small household devices.

Jennifer Gross did an excellent job of teaching the kids about electricity.

Wall Meats Revives Local Meatcutting in South Dakota Through New Underwood Expansion

A local meat processing plant is expanding its footprint in Pennington County in a way that will put more locally produced protein on dinner tables and bolster the local meat processing workforce throughout South Dakota.

The man behind this plan is local business owner Ken Charfauros, who owns Wall Meat Processing, which has locations in Wall and Rapid City.

Charfauros is currently raising funds through a capital drive campaign to finance the construction of a 30,000 square foot meat processing facility in New Underwood. The new facility will help train the next generation of meat processors through a partnership with Western Dakota Tech in Rapid City.

“We are at $2.8 million in our drive. We also have the $3.3 million USDA Rural Development grant, which is a meat and poultry expansion plan grant. We are about $200,000 short of our goal,” Charfauros said.

He added that the New Underwood processing plant will also use funding from the Meat and Poultry Intermediary Lending Program (MPILP), which according to the USDA’s website “provides grant funding to intermediary lenders who finance – or plan to finance – the start-up, expansion, or operation of slaughter, or other processing of meat and poultry. The objective of the MPILP is to strengthen the financing capacity for independent meat processors, and to create a more resilient, diverse, and secure U.S. food supply chain.”

Charfauros said he’s still meeting with potential investors and has a financial team focused on creating relationships with local ag producers.

“After we get our capital drive, the plan itself will be about $21 million,” he added. “And then we start the project. The groundbreaking is going to happen in about a year and the facility will begin operations six months after that.”

Charfauros said he expects to purchase the property to site the new plant this spring.

Returning to a Passion

Wall Meats Processing opened for business 57 years ago, but

Charfauros took ownership over the facility in 2017. His passion for meat cutting began when he was a teenager while working for a local meat plant in Delaware.

“It was my high school job and I loved it. After I graduated high school, I felt that my country needed me, so I joined the Air Force and did 30 years. But I always missed that part of my life,” Charfauros recalled.

“A guy that taught me how to cut was like my second dad, and I always wanted to come back to it. My son had just graduated from South Dakota State University, and I had retired from the Air Force. That’s when we decided to buy a plant.”

His son manages the store in Rapid City while Ken’s three nephews help run the family’s businesses in Wall, which include Wall Meats and the Red Rock restaurant.

Supporting Local Producers

Building the new facility has been a challenging venture that’s been years in the making.

“We started building this plan about four years ago, then COVID hit and got in our way. Then, we were lucky enough to get those grant awards last year, and ever since we have been working diligently to get the format right,” Charfauros said.

“I have drawings. I have an equipment list all put together — everything is ready to go except for this capital drive that we are undergoing.”

Charfauros said he has been meeting with both potential and locked-in investors daily over the last year to produce the required financing.

“We have met with over 600 people with 99 percent of those people being producers, because this is all for them. This plant offers them premium pricing above the market rates,” Charfauros said.

While the cattle market is high now, Charfauros remains realistic that the market can change for the worse.

While he hopes the market remains high enough for producers to survive, his partnership with producers will serve as

added security. That means the partnership must be tightknit.

He knows he cannot do it alone.

Reviving a Dying Art

“Meat cutting is a dying art, and we teach meat processing at our store in Rapid City to bring that art back. We’re trying to fight for that industry as it is,” he said.

Three meat processing students are currently being taught at the Rapid City facility through a partnership with Western Dakota Tech, which recently began offering the two-year program.

Pam Stillman-Rokusek, director of communications and marketing at Western Dakota Tech, said three students are currently enrolled in the Meat Processing program. Of those three, two will graduate in May.

But the college is still working on more outreach.

“Enrollment has been a bit low in the program, so the plan is for a hiatus this fall. They’ll revamp the curriculum. Tthen, we will certainly do additional outreach. We have done advertising, gone to the schools. We have reached out to 4-H

groups and done some traveling, but we need to turn it up a notch to produce more students in the program. That is our goal,” Stillman-Rokusek said.

Despite the Meat Processing program being put on hiatus, the school will still ensure that the remaining student completes the program while actively working on developing the program and outreach methods.

“There’s such a high need for meat processors and we’re looking at different ways to fill that gap. It’s something we’re committed to doing,” she added.

The goal is to enroll at least five students in the following school years when the program restarts.

The learning center that will be built within the New Underwood facility will also teach producers, in addition to students, the art of meat cutting.

“We are trying to bring that industry back to what it should be—regionally processed protein,” Charfauros said.

“That means we must build the environment to spark that passion. In anything you do, you need to learn how to do it the right way.”

all 2024 seniors in our service territory.

PRIZE WINNER

Skyler Heirigs from Irene SD was the drawing winner for the DeWalt tools at the 2024 Dakota Farm Show held in Vermillion SD, January 2nd-4th.

We salute you, We thank you. To our heroes, we owe you the gift of our shared freedom. Bon Homme Yankton Electric offices will be closed Monday, May 27, 2024 in observance of Memorial Day.

DIRECTOR PETITION DEADLINE FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 2024.

Bon Homme Yankton Electric is making plans for its annual meeting. The meeting will be held August 20, 2024.

Director positions with three year terms expiring this year are districts three and five. Incumbent directors in those districts are:

District 3 – Dave Sykora

District 5 – John Lillevold

According to the B-Y Electric Bylaws any person wishing to run for a directorship of Bon Homme Yankton Electric will need to file a nominating petition. The petition must have at least 15 signatures of members living in the appropriate district in Bon Homme Yankton Electric’s service area. Petitioners must reside in the district and have an active membership in the cooperative. If you are interested, contact us and we will send the petition paperwork via mail. Petitions will be available in the main office by April 26th and must be filed at the Bon Homme Yankton Electric office by 4:00p.m. June 21, 2024. Contact General Manager Stephanie Horst for more information regarding the responsibilities and qualifications for being a cooperative director.

CYBERSECURITY ON THE GRID

Imagine sitting at your desk on a typical Monday morning. You have logged into your computer with coffee in hand, ready to tackle the day. But as you begin, your computer displays an ominous message: “Your files have been encrypted. Pay a ransom to regain access.” It’s not just your computer; your co-workers have received the same message. Overnight, the entire office has fallen victim

to a ransomware attack that has locked away critical data. Your office computers will remain unusable until a payment is made.

This scenario, among others, has become a primary concern for workplaces everywhere, including electric cooperatives. As a result, local co-ops are taking action in the cybersecurity space to prevent bad actors from disrupting the critical goal of delivering power that is safe, affordable and reliable to their members. Electric co-ops are focused

on enhancing cybersecurity resilience and readiness to defend against potential cyber threats.

Co-ops are routinely monitoring and managing cyber risks, working with federal and local law enforcement agencies and the North American Electric Reliability Corp. to protect critical infrastructure. By working as a network, co-ops are enhancing grid resilience, ensuring reliable electricity for their members.

According to an FBI Internet Crime Report, the U.S. reported more than $12.5 billion in annual losses in 2023 due to cyberattacks like the one described. A significant number of these attacks target the elderly and vulnerable. When breaking down the losses by age group, individuals aged

20 to 29 accounted for $360.7 million of the total losses, while those 60 and older incurred losses of $3.4 billion in 2023 alone.

And it’s not just about the money. These attacks also have the potential to undermine the stability of entire systems, including the electrical grid. This year, directors of the FBI, NSA, and CISA testified before Congress about Chinese Communist Party hacking groups that had gained access to the electric grid and other critical infrastructure to “wreak havoc and cause real-world harm to American citizens and communities.”

“Many cyberattacks are conducted by criminals trying to steal money or collect a ransom,” explains Chief Security and Compliance Officer Daniel Graham of Basin Electric Power Cooperative. “Nation-states

target electric utilities for different reasons. Some nation-states want to steal intellectual property. Others want to be able to disrupt our electric grid.”

So how is it done? To execute their schemes, bad actors employ a long list of complex strategies and techniques, such as phishing, data breaches and malware to adversely impact their targets. Business email compromise, one of the most common techniques, occurs when an impostor poses as a legitimate business contact, seeking to steal sensitive information such as credit card numbers, bank account information or login credentials.

Luckily, co-ops are implementing a variety of tools, policies and training to help mitigate attacks and secure the grid. Programs like NRECA’s Co-op Cyber Goals Program help co-ops build fundamental cybersecurity

measures, such as employee training, developing cyber incident response plans, and regular self-assessment. These strategies help co-ops reduce the risk of a successful cyberattack in the ongoing battle against cybercrime.

“Additionally, co-ops can conduct cybersecurity exercises to determine the effectiveness of current defenses and practice responses,” Graham says.

Despite these efforts, the threat of a successful cyberattack persists, making vigilance an essential component of effective cybersecurity.

“If you see something suspicious, report it to your cooperative,” explains Graham. “Electric co-ops are an essential part of our country’s critical infrastructure. We can best protect our electric grid by working with each other.”

Living Prepared South Dakota’s survivalist community live in bunkers

It’s a semi-underground community of survivalists acting as humanity’s last chance.

These survivalists, otherwise known as preppers, have prepared for security and safety within what’s touted as the world’s largest survival community – in southwest South Dakota.

Vivos xPoint, owned by real-estate mogul Robert Vicino, is located south of the Black Hills, near Edgemont, S.D. It was formally established as the U.S. Army’s Black Hills Ordnance Depot – a military base created to store

ammunition and bombs. The base’s history began in 1942, just after the United States entered World War II.

Once humming with approximately 6,000 workers and their families, the military base was eventually retired in 1967, leading to its eventual abandonment. The army sold the property to the town of Edgemont, S.D., which in turn, sold it to local cattle ranchers.

“This land was used by landowners to graze cattle, until one of these ranchers sent me an email asking if I would be interested in the bunkers,” Vicino said. “It took me about a minute, and I said yes. So, in 2016, I acquired the southern

portion of the base. That portion is about three-fourths the size of Manhattan. We take people up on a local hill that’s about 300-400 feet higher than the rest of the site. From there, you can almost see all the quarters of the property. At a distance, the bunkers are like specs…you can’t really tell what you’re looking at. That’s how big this thing is.”

Vicino owns just under 6,000 acres of land where these bunkers sit. Originally, the army built 800 bunkers, but Vivos xPoint owns 575. Today, approximately 200 of these bunkers are being leased for 99 years with an up-front payment of $55,000. Additionally, the ground lease is $1,200 per year and utility payments are $108 per month.

Mark Bowman, a retired tenant at Vivos xPoint, moved from Chicago with his wife to live in one of the bunkers

seven years ago. Keeping busy by doing odd jobs and helping others get settled, Bowman commented that people from various backgrounds lease these bunkers. Some visit on occasion and some live in them full time.

“Eventually, we plan to have a health club, meeting hall and store out here too,” Bowman said. “It’s a work in progress.”

Each bunker is 2,200 square feet. It’s relatable to a narrow Quonset fixed underground, measuring 80 feet long and 26 feet wide with 12-foot ceilings. Vivos xPoint boasts 575 bunkers in total. Tenants can access floor plans and choose to have a Vivos xPoint contractor customize their bunker. Currently, there is a one-year backlog for customization services provided by a company contractor.

“It’s cavernous on the inside,” Vicino said. “We can build out a five-bedroom interior with a living room, two bathrooms, laundry room…everything you will need. When we build it, it’s effectively a submarine. The power we get from the local electric cooperative is to run our well pump that pumps water 4,300 feet underground up to a cistern on a hill. From there, it’s distributed to

the bunkers via gravity.”

Vicino noted that one of the most important features to these bunkers is the location. It’s centrally located within the United States and remote – making it an unlikely target in war. The off-grid area is also located at high altitude in a non-seismic area, relatively safe from natural disasters.

“Sometimes, I get asked why would anyone want one of these,” Vicino

BUNKER LIVING

commented. “And I say, ‘well, have you ever watched the news?’ Look what’s going on in this country.’”

“All of the bunkers have NBC filtration, which is nuclear, biological and chemical filtration,” Vicino explained. “The air that comes in is scrubbed, so it’s breathable on the inside. We’re even adding CO2 scrubbers, which scrub the air you breath out if you had to shut off the air to the outside. You can do that for a week maybe.”

This isn’t a project that Vicino took lightly or stumbled upon in his business ventures. He emphasized it was years in the making.

“When I was 27 years old, I had a vision or an inspiration in my head. I could hear the words of a woman talking to me in total silence. The only thing I could attribute it to was the Holy Spirit. What she said to me was, ‘Robert, you need to build bunkers deep underground to help thousands of people survive what’s coming our way.’ The message was very loud and quick, and so I tucked it away for 30 years, thinking about it occasionally….Then, I got the feeling I didn’t have any more time. It’s either now or never.”

MAY 11, 2024

Cinco de Mayo Fiesta Falls Park Sioux Falls, SD

APRIL 27

66th Annual Lions Pancake

Jamboree

7 a.m.-1 p.m.

Masonic Hall

112 E 5th Ave. Mitchell, SD

MAY 4-5

Flea Market

9 a.m.-6 p.m.

To have your event listed on this page, send complete information, including date, event, place and contact to your local electric cooperative. Include your name, address and daytime telephone number. Information must be submitted at least eight weeks prior to your event. Please call ahead to confirm date, time and location of event.

Rustic Designs & More Ethan, SD

605-770-2411

MAY 4-12

Spring Show

9 a.m.-6 p.m. Rustic Designs & More Ethan, SD

605-770-2411

MAY 11

“Summer Shakes” Midwest Sprint Touring Series

7 p.m.

Dakota State Fair Speedway Huron, SD

MAY 20-JUNE 10

Central Electric Cooperative District Meetings

Dates & locations on page 15

JUNE 6

“Wild Race Car Night” Wheel Jam

7 p.m.

Dakota State Fair Speedway Huron, SD

JUNE 8

“Challenge Cup XXII” Wheel Jam

7 p.m.

Dakota State Fair Speedway Huron, SD

JUNE 13

IHS Health Fair

10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Fort Thompson, SD

JUNE 15

1st Annual CheeseFest 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Farm Life Creamery Ethan, SD

JUNE 21-23

Scavenger’s Journey Yard sales, farmer’s markets & specialty shops Wall to Wagner www.scavengersjourney.com

JUNE 22

Alexandria Car Show Sponsored by Alexandria Fire District Facebook.com/ alexandriafiredistrictSD Alexandria, SD

JUNE 22

Huron MS Walk/Run 8 a.m. Huron Country Club Huron, SD

JUNE 28-30

Donnie Days Stickney, SD

JULY 20

1st Annual John Zens Memorial Parade Epiphany, SD

JULY 20

S.D. MCC Relief Sale

Food Court, Bake Sale, Live Auction & Silent Auction Free Admission & Parking Pioneer Hall Freeman, SD 605-925-7009

JULY 20-21

Charles Mix Saddle Club SDREA Rodeo Geddes, SD 605-680-2763

JULY 26-28

Bruce Honey Days Facebook & Instagram Bruce, SD 605-627-5671

AUG. 9

Northern Bull Riding Tour Finals & Bull-a-Rama Geddes, SD 605-680-2763

AUG. 17

“Harvest of Champions” 7 p.m.

Dakota State Fair Speedway Huron, SD

Note: Please make sure to call ahead to verify the event is still being held.