“Together We Can” The Program/Social Committee for SDAB is beginning to finalize plans for the 2006 State Convention. Please take note of the following information.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

When: September 22-23, 2006

Where: Best Western Ramkota Hotel, Aberdeen SD, phone: (605) 229-4040 www.ramkota.com

Rate: $68 per night + tax (1-4 people). A block of 30 rooms has been set aside at the convention center. State rates will be honored with ID. Please make your room reservations by August 29.

You are this association and the planning committee would like this convention to be something for your benefit. If you have any suggestions or ideas for activities, please share them with Dawn Brush at 605-229-4129 or dbrush@nvc.net

Need a Ride As of now, we are looking for transportation options to get from Rapid City (west river) to Aberdeen in September for the convention. If anyone is willing to drive, has room for an extra passenger, or would like to go to the convention but needs a ride, please call Don Michlitsch (605-348-2200). He has agreed to coordinate transportation needs from the west river area.

Greetings from SDAB Presidents By Keith Bundy

I hope all of you are having a wonderful summer! It's the time of the year for everyone to be out and about enjoying family, friends, and life. I want to remind each of you the SDAB fund-raising raffle has concluded. Thank you for everyone who helped out! It takes all of us working together to raise funds to accomplish what all of us working together want through this organization. I also hope that all of you are planning to attend our State Convention at the Ramkota in Aberdeen. We always seem to have a wonderful time, and I believe this will be the best convention ever! I hope to see you there! Finally, I would like to say a word about advocacy. So often, when issues that affect the blind arise, it is easy for us to say, "Plenty of people will call Congress to take care of this. That's just not my thing, anyway." But remember, advocacy is the responsibility of all! Don't wait for someone else to do it. Our representative and our senators know how we feel based on the volume of phone calls, letters, and emails they receive on specific issues. They represent YOU - don't forget that! When an issue arises, be one of the first to contact those in Congress. I was pleased when I called one of our senators on an issue, and he told me I was the sixth person to call on that particular subject. Wow!!! We're advocating, but let's not let down. Remember - advocating is everyone's job! Well, in the words of that old song from the '60s, "See you in September!"

Board Meeting The meeting was called to order on April 17, 2006 by co-president Keith Bundy. Those attending were: Keith Bundy, Chelle Hart, Dawn Brush, Virginia Miller, Steve Hart, Linda Biffert, Mary Sjerven, Jack Hogarth, and Deb Ver Steeg. Lerae Olesen joined the meeting before it ended. Members absent were: JoMarie Laughlin and Julia Kleinschmit. Minutes of the previous meeting were approved as sent out. The Treasurer’s Report was also approved. Discussion of the CraftAbility Fair on March 25 was held. Those who had attended agreed that it ran much smoother this year, on our second try. There were 24 tables of crafts. A microphone system was set up to make announcements and inform attendees of the various booths available. We did not make much money, with SDAB grossing less than $150. Some of the advertising costs were covered by Brenda Fish through the Gadgetry Program. The Board discussed how we could improve on this project if it is held in the fall? One suggestion was to check into the Labor Union for possible use of their facility. Virginia stated that she is willing to head it up for another year, if approved by the Board. A motion was made by Linda and seconded by Jack that a Fundraising Committee (headed by Virginia) looks into setting up another CraftAbility Fair in the fall of 2007. Motion carried. Dawn Brush reported, as trustee for the Delbert Aman’s fund, additional funds are going to SDAB to be used as part of the Delbert Aman Memorial Scholarship Fund. No one applied for the scholarship this year. Keith reported that SBVI Board would be offering stipends to consumers who are blind or visually impaired to attend their first consumer convention. This can be either for SDAB or NFB. SDAB Board members are asked for names of people. Board members praised Keith for the great job at the SBVI Board Meeting where he spoke up stating that blind consumers of South Dakota need to have a bigger voice on decisions that affect them. Keith reported that Madison would be hosting Capitol for a Day and he intended to talk with Governor Rounds about the needs of blind and visually impaired consumers in our state. He hopes to set up a conference call with Governor Rounds and other members of SDAB to discuss some of our concerns. There are some open positions on the Board of SBVI. A discussion took place regarding people who could be nominated by SDAB to serve on the SBVI Board. Some names mentioned were Linda Biffert and David Miller. Information was shared about Arnie and Betty Auch. Betty is now receiving care in the nursing home section of Dow Rummel, and Arnie has moved into an assisted living apartment in the Dow Rummel complex. The local SDAB chapter tries to stay in touch with the Auchs. Keith reminded SDAB Board members that the Treasurer must have receipts to reimburse for expenses of any kind. It is also very important that no Board member writes checks or spends any of SDAB’s funds without verbal permission from the SDAB Treasurer. Keith stated that he is aware of situations that have caused trouble in organizations when financial transactions were not first approved through the Treasurer. SDAB needs to avoid having similar problems by always clearing expenses through the SDAB Treasurer first. Chelle and Steve Hart will be attending the Volunteer Appreciation Tea at the Braille & Talking Book Library in Pierre. SDAB donated $350 toward the function. The raffle was discussed. We have to sell at least $400 worth of raffle tickets to break even. Board members were asked to sell tickets. Books of tickets were sent out to Board members. Virginia and Chelle will take care of this. The drawing was held on July 26, during the Sioux Falls ADA celebration. Board members congratulated Dawn Brush on her graduation from Northern State University. Linda Biffert (chair of the Legislative Committee) thanked everyone who contacted Senator Johnson’s office regarding the Louis Braille Bill. Hopefully, we got our point across about sharing the proceeds that evolve from this projected coin. We adjourned at approximately 9:20 p.m. Acting Secretary, Chelle Hart

Miss Deaf America Chelsea Tobin of Pierpont, SD wowed the crowds at the National Association of the Deaf Convention with her American Sign Language version of Dr. Seuss’ works to win the Miss Deaf America crown. Twenty-seven girls representing different states competed on July 3, 2006 in Palm Desert, California at the Biennial NAD Convention. The South Dakota Association of the Deaf selected Chelsea, 19, a Deaf Education major from Augustana College, to represent the state. Chelsea’s platform, Vanquishing Audism, reflects the mission of the NAD, to fight against discrimination that happens because a person is deaf, whether external or internal. Tom Kober, President of SDAD said, “South Dakota sent its best to the competition. Chelsea Tobin will be an outstanding ambassador for the deaf community in America. Chelsea worked hard for this, in personal development and in teamwork with her committee.” Chelsea wants to become a teacher for deaf children. She will attend Gallaudet University in Washington DC. Chelsea Tobin is available for interviews and personal appearances. Contact Jennifer Yost, NAD Youth Programs Coordinator at Youth@nad.org.

SBVI News Summer has been a busy time at Service to the Blind and Visually Impaired. Sue Rankin-White, Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) Liaison to South Dakota, met with entities funded through the Rehabilitation Act during the week of June 12^. In addition to meeting with Division staff and consumers of services, a joint meeting and reception was held with the Board of SBVI, Board of VR and Statewide Independent Living Council. We are pleased with Ms. Rankin-White’s experience in vocational rehabilitation and independent living. She has been with the Rehabilitation Services Administration for over 17 years and brings a great deal of knowledge to the RSA central office in Washington, DC. The Board of SBVI met in Pierre on June 16 in conjunction with the RSA Liaison visit. Election of officers took place with the following results: Rita Weber, Chair; Larry Wheeting, Vice Chair and Kyle Kircher, Member at Large. The new officers will officially “take over the gavel” at the SBVI Board meeting scheduled at the Rehabilitation Center for the Blind in Sioux Falls on October 6. We would like to express a special thanks to outgoing officers Keith Bundy, Chair and Gayle Aamold, Vice Chair for serving two terms as Board officers. The Board voted to create a new sub-committee to address strategic planning and input into Division policy. The committee will review existing state planning documents and policies and make recommendations to the full Board based on their review. The newly elected Board officers along with Steve Kelsey will make up the committee. Eric Weiss will serve as the Division liaison to the committee. Due to the loss of a FTE in the FY 2007 budget there will be only one rehabilitation teacher in the Rapid City office. Lori De Salvo resigned her position effective June 23 and accepted a position with Department of Social Services after 7 ½ years of employment with the Independent Living Older Blind Program. Lori served the southwest portion of the state including the counties of Custer, Fall River, Shannon, Jackson Bennett, Todd, Mellette, Jones, Lyman, Tripp and shared Pennington County with her co-worker Mary Milne. Service to the Blind and Visually Impaired wishes Lori the best as she takes on new challenges with another service agency. Thanks to SD Association of the Blind for sponsoring the SBVI public meeting in Sioux Falls on May 23. Your sponsorship is key to informing constituents about their opportunity for input into planning for services in SBVI. A special note of thanks to SDAB for the lovely arrangement sent for the Rehabilitation Center for the Blind open house!

When Will The Blind See Again? DETROIT, June 2 /PRNewswire

The success of the cochlear implant for the profoundly deaf gives scientists hope that a visual device to give some blind persons useful vision cannot be far off. The question in many minds is, "When will this device be ready for human implantation?" It may be sooner than we think. Several groups are already implanting trial devices in humans. This, and other major questions, is the subject of the Fourth Biennial World Congress, The Eye and The Chip, hosted by the Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology, June 15-17. Forty of the world's leading investigators from research programs in nine countries will gather at The Westin – Detroit Metropolitan Airport Hotel to present their work on these complex devices. Each twenty-minute presentation will be followed by a ten-minute discussion of the work. Members of the Research Panel look forward to these intense exchanges. The goal of such in-depth questioning of presenters is to move forward the day when surgeons have implants that are safe, durable, and effective enough to use on persons now blind. Unique among major medical meetings is the open access of the audience to the Research Panel in the discussion periods. Microphones allow anyone in attendance to ask the scientists questions about their work. This often yields insights, which expedite progress in laboratories at other institutions or other countries. The Eye and The Chip brings together senior scientists from artificial vision research programs in Australia, Belgium, China, Germany, Japan, Korea, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States. Results of human implantations and animal studies will be presented. There will be presentations from the FDA, from nano-electronic programs, from psycho-physical studies, and from pertinent work aimed at lifting a portion of the burden of our severely vision impaired and blind fellow humans. Registration is open to visual scientists, the blind community, ophthalmologists, optometrists, neuro-scientists, the press, and the general public. Attendees are given a ticket to the Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology's world renowned car show, EyesOn Design, which will be held on Sunday, June 18 at the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House in Grosse Pointe. Register for The Eye and The Chip at http://www.acteva.com/go/eyeson or by contacting Courtney Kezlarian at 313-824-4710.

Partners in Policymaking is a leadership-training program for self-advocates and parents of children with disabilities. The training provides state-of-the-art knowledge about disability issues and builds the competencies necessary to become advocates who can effectively influence system change. The empowerment you receive will "change your life." An application can be found as an insert with this edition of the SD Report. South Dakota Advocacy Services and Partners in Policymaking is currently seeking applications from interested self-advocates and parents of children with disabilities. Applications for Year Fifteen can be obtained by contacting Sandy Stocklin Hook at SD Advocacy Services, 221 S. Central Ave., Pierre, SD 57501 or by calling 800-658-4782 or by email to hooks@sdadvocacy.com. Partners in Policymaking has over 300 graduates in South Dakota and over 10,000 nationwide. Upon graduation Partners will be competent in the following areas: history of services and perceptions of people with disabilities; understanding self-advocacy, independent living and parent movements; inclusive education and I.D.E.A.; preparing and delivering testimony for legislative hearings; identifying critical disability issues at the local, state and national levels; support/competitive employment and inclusive community; assistive technology; designing strategies for effective systems change; community organizing; how to have effective meetings; time management and the importance of whole life planning and knowledge of family support. What are the benefits for the Partner in Policymaking participants? Training sessions are FREE and all participants are reimbursed for mileage. Meals and lodging are provided at no cost to the participant, as well as respite/attendant care. Participants develop a personal network, friendship and alliance with others who have common interests in achieving positive systems change; learn effective leadership skills which can impact disability services at all levels; experience personal growth through contact with national leaders. Participants also experience group exercises and role-playing, class assignments and public policy projects. Partner graduates join a growing network. Partners in Policymaking is funded in part by grants from the SD Council on Developmental Disabilities, Children's Care Hospital and School, SD Parent Connection, and USD Center for Disabilities. It is facilitated by SD Advocacy Services. Application deadline is September 15, 2006.

About Jot a Dot Jot a Dot; the Pocket Brailler is a low cost and easy to use manual Braillewriter. It is a fraction of the size and weight of traditional mechanical Braillewriters and uses regular paper. Jot a Dot will be of interest to anyone involved with Braille, Braille writing and Braille education. Jot a Dot has a standard 6-dot Braille keyboard, and enables writing from left to right. The six keys have been ergonomically designed to suit a range of hand sizes and shapes. Jot a Dot is made of high impact resistant plastics and weighs only 12 oz. It can be easily carried by anyone to write and read Braille anywhere, efficiently and conveniently. For more information go to www.jotadot.com.

Blind Teens Building Careers By EMMET KELLY, Daytona Beach News Journal

For most teens, their lives are burdened with self-doubt, peer pressure, teen angst, and lifelong career goals. Multiply these issues a hundred times and you will get a sense of what a blind teen deals with when faced with that first step on a career path. Besides problems encountered by a teen's own eye affliction, some employers are reluctant to hire visually impaired teens. They fear the new hire may not be able to handle the job or may cause the business to incur larger insurance premiums for being "accident-prone." But, as the Center for the Visually Impaired (CVI) Transition Program has proven, these concerns are totally unfounded. "A lot of teens, ages 14 through 18, routinely get jobs at McDonald's, Publix, Burger King, or K-Mart and so on, with little or no restriction," says Ronee Hudson, Executive Director of CVI, one of Florida's leading agencies for the rehabilitation and mainstreaming of the blind and sight-impaired. "Early job experiences are an important factor in a teen's development, and in his or her eventual career choice," Hudson continues. "But the visually-challenged teen lacks this early exposure to the job market." Learning day-to-day job skills "leads to a whole cluster of life-orientation skills, from meal preparation to money management," she adds. The Florida Division of Blind Services (DBS) stepped in to analyze this problem, and developed a program, working with businesses and employers in the area, to furnish blind teens jobs locally. The Transition Program finds CVI partnering with DBS to establish necessary resources. Transition training encompasses everything from mock job interviews, teaching how to develop an effective resume, how to budget money, banking skills and public speaking, as well as proper dress attire in the workplace. In addition, teens learn behavioral skills, how to keep the job and maintain a successful and compatible relationship with employers and peers. "DBS funds the program, while CVI is the actual implementer," Hudson points out. One important facet for the transition teen is to learn "job protocol" not to walk off the job without giving the employer advance notice and to avoid prolonged absenteeism from one's job. Some of the participants in last year's program found a rich mix of employers, including WROD Radio, Goodwill Stores, WORE Inc., United Way of Volusia/Flagler Counties, Gold's Gym and CVI itself. Carolyn S. Leitch provides a teacher's point of view on the Transition Program, which she serves as instructor-mentor. "Mentoring the teen, providing a role model for the young person in the course of his or her transitions, is just as important as it is to instruct them how to adapt to the work world," Leitch says. "It's a great tool for creating empathy with the youngsters and helping them attain the confidence to take on job assignments." At least one Transition alumnus, John Williams, has secured a permanent position as board operator at WELE Radio. He reports he has advanced in his WELE duties "from dubbing commercials to co-producing commercials while working the board" and is one of Transition's big success stories. Summing up the program, which is actually a summer session for teens on hiatus from school, Hudson praised the program's benefits. "Our Transition course helps melt down the barriers between the visually-handicapped teen job hunter and the employer looking for bright, well-motivated high school teens," she says. For more information about the CVI Transition Program at (386) 253-887 or email: cvisight@bellsouth.net

Pip Squeakers Baby Shoe Lebanon, NJ (PRWEB) Pip Squeakers Baby Shoes were named as an Honors Award winner in the 2006 NAPPA (National Parenting Publications Awards) competition. This prestigious award recognizes Pip Squeakers as one of the most innovative and useful baby products today. Peggy Wells, a company co-founder, says, "Pip Squeakers are a healthy choice for "first shoes" and are a fun way for any baby to start walking. The kids can't stop giggling and jumping when they wear them." Parents enjoy the ability to hear when their quick moving toddler is on the go, helping to keep active little ones in a safe & close radius, away from stairs or other unsafe situations. The NAPPA judge commented, "These cute, slip-on toddler shoes look like sneakers but the insoles squeak whenever your child takes a step. Our young test subjects loved it! Have your camcorder ready when you first try them out. These shoes are especially helpful for visually-impaired parents to keep track of their kids, and for protecting a cat from surprise, tail-pulling toddler attacks." For more information on the shoes call 866-722-4535 or go to www.pipsqueakers.com.

Mapping Out a Brighter Future Cambridge News, UK A new type of map could help give visually impaired people a better understanding of their surroundings. Clever researchers have developed a tactile map - described as being to visual diagrams what Braille is to written text. The team at Anglia Ruskin University and the University of Surrey hope their work will open new doors to blind people. The Tactile Ink-Jet Mapping Project (TIMP) is inspired by Anglia Ruskin's Steve Carey, who is blind, having lost his sight through diabetes. It was through his determination to improve access to graphical information for blind and partially sighted people that TIMP was initiated. Steve said: "Tactile maps are three-dimensional representations which are to visual diagrams what Braille is to written text. "This research addresses the factors limiting the availability of tactile maps, the limitations in current manufacturing processes and the lack of tactile map design guidance based on real data." The team interviewed over 50 visually impaired people about tactile maps that are available on the market. The results show their needs are simply not met by what is currently available. Steve added: "This is the very first system to use Ink-Jet technology for the production of tactile maps. All we need now is a financial backer to take our product forward to the market place. "Then blind people can be more aware of the environment in which they move about in their daily lives.

Bundy to Leave Church By AISHA A. TALLEY, Staff Reporter For nearly 17 years, the Rev. Keith Bundy has told members of the Church of the Nazarene in Madison that the secret of a happy life is getting to know Jesus and listening to Him. The end of May, Bundy left the congregation he has been with for much of his 21 years as an ordained minister, and will begin spreading that message of hope and overcoming obstacles to other churches and secular groups through motivational talks, conferences and revivals. Bundy's last service at the Church of the Nazarene was on May 28. He and his family will remain in Madison. "I believe I have a message to give to people," said Bundy, who will remain Dakota State University's Director of Student Development and ADA Academic Coordinator. "That message is that through persistence, we can pursue our dreams and achieve our God-given dreams." Bundy knows first-hand how listening to God will help a person determine what he or she should do in life. For a period of about 11 years after high school, Bundy was determined not to follow his original dream of being a minister -- a dream he declared to family members at the age of 5 that he would accomplish. Instead of continuing with the occasional sermons he had been giving since age 15, he worked toward a Bachelor's degree in psychology, a Master's Degree in student development and upon graduation received a "really good job" as a vocational rehabilitation counselor in Indiana, where he grew up. Yet, Bundy wasn't happy. "The longer I worked that job, the more miserable I became," he said. "Now I don't believe it had anything to do with the job. I think it had something to do with the fact that that wasn't where I was supposed to be, and God was trying to convey that message to me." Bundy, who admitted that he turned away from his original dream because he was afraid he would never get a date, said that he started spending some quiet time with God, asking Him what his purpose in life was. "It always came back to you need to be preaching the gospel. You need to be preaching the gospel," said Bundy. After that, Bundy started filling in at churches that had a pastor on vacation. He also went back to school to get a second Bachelor's degree in philosophy and religion so he could be ordained. "When I finally said yes, that I would go into pastoral ministry, things started to get better in life," he said. Bundy, now married almost 25 years to his wife Peggy, said that he used the same approach of listening to God in determining whether to leave the Church of the Nazarene and pursue another dream of being a motivational speaker. "(Knowing what God intends) doesn't come automatically," he said. "It comes from consistently evaluating. Times of uncertainty have actually been good for me." Bundy, who already speaks to both church and secular groups, said that he hopes to motivate people to start pursuing their dreams, but his ultimate goal is to instill in people "a desire to really get to know Jesus Christ." "I do believe that God has a plan for everyone's life and will reveal that plan if we listen," he said. To schedule Bundy for a church or secular function, call 605-480-0967 or e-mail him at bundyfam@sio.midco.net

Google Accessible Search What is Google Accessible Search? It is a product designed to identify and prioritize search results that are more easily usable by blind and visually impaired users. Regular Google search helps you find a set of documents that is most relevant to your tasks. Accessible Search goes one step further by helping you find the most accessible pages in that result set. How does Accessible Search work? In its current version, Google Accessible Search looks at a number of signals by examining the HTML markup found on a web page. It tends to favor pages with degrade gracefully --- pages with few visual distractions and pages that are likely to render well with images turned off. Google Accessible Search is built on Google Co-op's technology, which improves search results based on specialized interests. Why is Google offering this? Accessible Search is a natural and important extension of Google's overall mission to better organize the world's information and make it universally accessible. Google Accessible Search is designed to help the visually challenged find the most relevant, useful and comprehensive information, as quickly as possible. In the past, visually impaired Google users have often waded through a lot of inaccessible websites and pages to find the required information. The goal is to provide a more useful and accessible web search experience for the blind and visually impaired. How do you decide which sites are "accessible" and which are not? Broadly, Google defines accessible websites and pages as content that the blind and visually challenged can use and consume using standard online technology, and we've worked with a number of organizations to determine which websites and pages meet those criteria. Our methods for identifying accessible pages and content are always evolving. How can sites make their content more accessible to the blind? There are many organizations and online resources that offer Website owners and author’s guidance on how to make websites and pages more accessible for the blind and visually impaired. The W3C publishes numerous guidelines including Web Content Access Guidelines that are helpful for Website owners and authors.

News and Notes

Phone merchants carry telephones that feature big buttons and braille markings for each number in the keypad:www.phonemerchants.com/visim.htm

All Phones offer adapted telephones with jumbo-size buttons and braille. One of their models also announces the numbers as you dial. In addition, when using one of its memory buttons, the phone will announce the name of the person you are calling: www.allphones.us

Independent Living Aids offers a variety of adaptive telephones, including some with built-in talking caller IDs. It offers Bold Number Overlays for cell phones too: www.independentliving.com

Maxi Aids is a distributor that has a variety of adaptive telephones. Maxi-aids also carry inexpensive large print overlays that may be used to adapt any telephone you may already have in your home or office: www.maxiaids.com

Magnifies is the California company that holds the patents for magnifiers for cell phones, PDA's and Palms, and GPS. These “Phone Monocles”, the name given to these screen magnifiers, are available in even popular colors and allows the screen of any phone to be enlarged for easier viewing. No more reaching for the reading glasses to answer and see the phone display. Video streaming and games are easier to see and play as well: www.thephonemonocle.com

The Giant Caller ID tells you the name, phone number and date of call. It also has a flashing new call indicator. There are 3 lines with large text so you can read the LCD display from several feet away without having to walk over. There's even a repeat call indicator so you can tell if the same person is calling you even if you forget the name or number: www.thingsyouneverknew.com

iPods

Read a tantalizing article on how upcoming iPods and other portable devices may have some speech built-in: http://news.scotsman.com

The third

Lions that haven't eaten in three years are dead.

2006 NDEAM Poster: The Office of Disability Employment Policy/US DOL recently made available the 2006 poster for National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The 2006 theme is Americans with Disabilities: Ready for the Global Workforce. You can download or order the poster at www.dol.gov/odep

Free Calling

Here are some telephone numbers, which can be used for getting directory free information. I have tried them all, and they appear to work just fine. You do not need to be signed up or get permission from anyone to use him or her. Sometimes they may come in very handy:

800 373-3411 or FREE--411

800 411-7283 or 411--SAVE

800 411-6387 or 411--METRO

Membership

We realize how IMPORTANT our supporters are, and would like to recognize the following that have graciously contributed to our organization since the last newsletter was published.

Regular Members:

Rolland Wieczore, Shirley Grohs, Ruth Quail, Beverly Krietlow

Associated Members: $10 - $24

Dr/Mrs. Mike Krogstrand Doug Block Bert Corwin, OD Linda Kirnan

Sustaining Members: $25 - $99

Royce Grimsrud, OD

Support Members: $100 or more

Henry Carlson Jr., Parkston Lions Club, Don & Nancy Michlitsch, Aberdeen Lions Club

Brain Teasers "Questions"

A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him? The third

Lions that haven't eaten in three years are dead.

2006 SOUTH DAKOTA ASSOCIATION OF THE BLIND

Mailing address: PO Box 1622, Sioux Falls SD 57101-1622

Website: www.sd-sdab.org

Co Presidents: Rochelle Hart: 820 S. Juneau Lane, Sioux Falls SD 57106 605-332-6059

Keith Bundy: 420 SW 1^st Street, Madison SD 57042 605-256-5215

Past-President: Linda Biffert, 505 East 6th Street, Volga SD 57071 605-627-5608

1st Vice President: Dawn Brush, 1523 Royal Road, Aberdeen SD 57401 605-229-4129

2nd V-Pres: Virginia Miller, 805 Dakota Avenue, Dell Rapids SD 57022 605-428-3651

Secretary: Lerae Olesen, 2500 S. Dakota Ave. Apt 102, Sioux Falls SD 57105 605-978-9267

Treasurer: Steve Hart, Treasurer, 820 S. Juneau Lane, Sioux Falls SD 57106 605-332-6059

Newsletter: Dawn LaMee, 1702 Prospect Ave. #A3, Aberdeen SD 57401 605-226-3211

Gadgetry Program: Brenda Fish, 1101 N. Garfield, Sioux Falls SD 57104 605-336-9534 1-888-584-7440

Board of Directors

Jack Hogarth, 1243 Washington Street #105, Denver CO 80203 (2006) 303-832-1156

Julia Kleinschmit, 2774 Radar Hill Road, Box Elder SD 57719 (2006) 605-923-5716

Deb VerSteeg: 2505 South Willow Avenue, Sioux Falls SD 57105 (2007) 605-331-2131

JoMarie Laughlin: 5021 East Charleston Drive, Sioux Falls SD 57110 (2007) 605-360-2737

Ed Pinkman, 1115 Northview Lane, Aberdeen SD 57401 (2008) 605-225-0940

Mary Sjerven: 208 North Jackson Avenue, Pierre SD 57501 (2008) 605-224-4183

Committees

Amendments/By-Laws/Resolutions: Keith Bundy (Chair), Marje Kaiser, and Don Michlitsch

Membership: Dawn LaMee (Chair), Dawn Brush and Deb VerSteeg

Nominations: Lerae Olesen (Chair), Jack Hogarth, Chelle Hart and Don Michlitsch

Fund Raising: Virginia Miller (Chair), Linda Biffert, JoMarie Laughlin, and Jim & Cheri Zuber

Scholarship: Chelle Hart (Chair), Keith Bundy and Steve Kelsey

Gadgetry: Virginia Miller (Chair), Dawn Brush, Don Michlitsch and Brenda Fish

Finance & Budget: The current officers will make up this committee.

Legislative: Linda Biffert (Chair), Chris Turner, Marje Kaiser and Chelle Hart

Brochure Committee: Dawn LaMee (Chair), Ed Pinkman, Steve Kelsey, Marje Kaiser, Mark

Krogstrand and Charlene Meyers.

Program/Social: Dawn Brush (Chair), Mary Appel, Mary Sjerven, Peg Bundy, and Linda Biffert

Awards: Chelle Hart (Chair), Leighton Meyers, Lerae Olesen, and Dawn Srstka