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Week 7 Rocky Blare Legislative Report The biggest item this year was passing HB1137 which will reduce the state sales tax rates in South Dakota from 4.5% to 4.2%. This will reduce the tax burden for citizens by $100 million, the largest tax decrease in SD history. We can do this because of the increased revenue received and projections of the ability to sustain growth without adversely effecting other programs. This would honor a promise made to SD citizens when the ½% sales tax was approved in prior years. At that time a promise was made that we would reduce that tax once sufficient tax revenue from internet sales was achieved, at that point we would reduce the rate increase. This was known as the Partridge amendment. This will now go to the Senate for their approval.
Read morePROVERBS 3:7-12 7) 'Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
Read moreNew selections at the library: “The Heartsong of Charging Elk” a novel, by James Welch. Richly imagined from historical fact, this is a novel of cultural crossing, as Charging Elk, an Oglala Sioux, joins Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, journeying from the Black Hills of South Dakota to the back streets of nineteenth-century France.
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Funeral services for Leonard Hare were Monday, February 27 at the White Swan Community Center in Lake Andes. Burial was in the Hill Church Presbyterian Cemetery, rural Wagner, with military honors. Peters Funeral Home in Wagner was in charge of arrangements.
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Funeral services for John Cournoyer were Saturday, February 25 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Marty. Peters Funeral Home in Wagner was in charge of arrangements.
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Private funeral services for Velda Hawley are being held at Peters Funeral Home in Wagner. Graveside services will be held at Mountain View Cemetery, Rapid City.
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SDHSAA held State Wrestling last week in Rapid City. Bon Homme/Avon Wrestlingteambroughthome2ndplace title in the 2023 State Team Duals. Avonwrestlerresultsfortheindividual tournament are: B-138:TylerTjeerdsma(30-17)placed 8th and scored 4.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Tyler Tjeerdsma (Bon Homme/ Avon) 30-17 won by decision over Tanner Frickson (Potter County) 41-13 (Dec 4-2); Quarterfinal - Jhett Breen (Wagner) 45-4 won by major decision over Tyler Tjeerdsma (Bon Homme/ Avon) 30-17 (MD 10-0); Cons. Round 2 - Tyler Tjeerdsma (Bon Homme/ Avon) 30-17 won by decision over Tyson Durham (St. Thomas More) 33-12 (Dec 3-2); Cons. Round 3 - Konner Osborn (Winner Area) 40-18 won by decision over Tyler Tjeerdsma (Bon Homme/ Avon) 30-17 (Dec 4-2); 7th Place Match - Carter Sommer (Parkston) 36-16 won by decision over Tyler Tjeerdsma (Bon Homme/Avon) 30-17 (Dec 4-3) B-195:CodySassaman(10-12)placeis unknown and scored 0.0 team points; Champ. Round 1 - Jayden Kahler (Kimball/ White Lake/Platte-Geddes) 13-3 won by fall over Cody Sassaman (Bon Homme/Avon) 10-12 (Fall 0:46); Cons. Round 1 - Quinn Moon (Philip Area) 17-13 won by fall over Cody Sassaman (Bon Homme/Avon) 10-12 (Fall 1:34) B-285: Randall Powers (9-14) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points; Champ. Round 1 - Grady Lehrkamp (Custer) 24-12 won by fall over Randall Powers (Bon Homme/Avon) 9-14 (Fall 4:35); Cons. Round 1 - Dalton Deffenbaugh (Kimball/White Lake/ Platte-Geddes) 14-20 won by decision over Randall Powers (Bon Homme/ Avon) 9-14 (Dec 10-7)
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