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The voice of central South Dakota since 1881 Thursday, March 28, 2013 www.capjournal.com Volume 132, Issue No. 62 75¢ C INFLUENZA UPDATE South Dakota health department reports flu numbers twice as high this season as last season A5 Pierre boys’ tennis team gearing up for season Area News A2-A3 Region A4 Senior Life A5 Area News A6 Sports B1-B2 Comics B3 Classifieds B4 To reach us, call 224-7301 or e-mail us at [email protected] Twitter.com/capitaljournal Facebook.com/capitaljournal PINE RIDGE, S.D. (AP) — Members of South Dakota’s American Indian community say they will lose a strong supporter when U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson steps down. The 66-year-old Democrat announced Tuesday that he will retire at the end of his third Senate term next year. He has been known during his nearly three decades in Congress as an advocate for Native Americans. Many peo- ple believe it was the Native American vote that gave Johnson the edge to defeat Republican John Thune in 2002, according to the Rapid City Journal. State Sen. Jim Bradford told the Journal that news of Johnson’s decision spread quickly across the Pine Ridge Reservation. “I think this is a real blow to Indian people, a big loss,” the Pine Ridge Democrat said. “Tim’s always been real well-received down here, and he was one of our strongest proponents.” People on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation said that Johnson, who was a U.S. representative for 10 years before he became a senator, sometimes would make a per- sonal visit to check on the projects he helped authorize. Tribe Vice President William Kindle told KELO-TV of a time when Johnson helped restore federal money that had been cut from the tribe’s housing authority. “We’re going to miss Tim. You know, you can’t work 27 years with a person and not feel a void there when they leave the position,” he said. “He’s been real beneficial with us. We’ve just worked hand in hand with him.” SD Indian community losing supporter in Johnson BY CAPITAL JOURNAL STAFF NEWS@CAPJOURNAL.COM Vietnam War veterans in the Pierre area will receive a long-neglected homecoming on Saturday, 40 years after the conflict they fought in ended. The VFW Post 2038 Ladies Auxiliary is inviting all vet- erans and their families to attend a celebra- tion of Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans day on March 30 between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. at the VFW Post at 401 S. Central Ave. in Pierre. Karen Sharp, VFW Post 2038 Ladies Auxiliary pres- ident, said hors d’oeuveres will be served and there will be activities such as card games. They are also asking any veterans with pictures of their time in the service to bring them in so the Post can make digital copies. Sharp said the celebra- tion came about after she read a new article ear- lier this month about the gover- nor signing SB 83, creating the holiday. Despite being short on time and the day falling on Easter weekend, she decided some- thing should be done to honor the day, she said. Sharp said she expects celebrating the holiday will become an annual tra- dition and the celebration will become more involved as the Ladies Auxiliary has more time to plan. Pierre VFW to hold Vietnam veteran celebration Saturday Goodman faces challenger for Pierre City Commission seat BY DAVID ROOKHUYZEN DAVID.ROOKHUYZEN@CAPJOURNAL.COM A local real estate agent has submitted a filing peti- tion to run against Jeanne Goodman for the one avail- able seat on the Pierre City Commission in the June 4 city election. Troy Bowers, owner of Dakota Prairie Real Estate, will challenge Goodman for a three-year term on the commission. Goodman was appointed to fill a vacancy on the commission in 2009 and ran for her first term in 2010. Both Bowers and Goodman had to collect a minimum of 50 signatures starting March 1 and turn them in to city hall by 5 p.m. Tuesday. Bowers said he had considered running for the commission before and decided to make a bid this year after discussing the idea with busi- ness colleagues. With the planned upgrades to the infrastructure of Pierre Street and Dakota Avenue and the impact on local businesses, he wanted to be involved in those deci- sions, he said. “I thought it was time to do my civic duty,” Bowers said. He also said he might bring a business back- ground to the commission, noting that four of the five A SWARM OF KIDS making a mad dash for the governor’s mansion usually means one thing: It’s Easter Sunday, and there’s candy to be had. The 60th Annual Governor’s Easter Egg Hunt will take place on the South Dakota governor’s residence lawn on Sunday, March 31, at 1 p.m. The hunt will last until the last treat is scooped up. That’s another way of saving: About half an hour, maybe less. The celebration, sponsored by Pierre Elks Lodge No. 1953, is known as the oldest and largest family event in South Dakota. Hundreds of chil- dren up to 10 years old participate each year, excited to explore the trea- sure-laden lawn. This is the 30th year Pierre Elks member Steve Wegman has been chairman and organizer of the Easter egg hunt, and he wanted to spice things up a bit with the addition of some fresh pro- duce – but not just the ordinary banana or apple. After sur- veying parents and kids around town, he decided on kid-sized citrus – Cuties. “This year we have the Cutie Association donating over 500 pounds of fresh cuties,” Wegman said. “I felt guilty after doing this for 30 years and putting candy out there and toys and trinkets. Why not do something different for Governor’s Easter Egg Hunt will be held Sunday BY ALLISON JARRELL | ALLISON.JARRELL@CAPJOURNAL.COM Gov. Dennis Daugaard shows his support for the Easter Bunny during a photo shoot on Tuesday in the governor’s office. (Allison Jarrell/Capital Journal) 60TH ANNUAL GOVERNOR’S EASTER EGG HUNT Community members interested in helping set up are encouraged to join Pierre Elks members at the governor’s residence around 10:30 a.m. Photos with the Easter Bunny will begin at 12:30 p.m. See EASTER, A6 (Courtesy photo) Democratic U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson announces his retirement from the U.S. Senate after his term ends in early 2015 at the Al Neuharth Media Center in Vermillion, S.D., Tuesday. (Associated Press) “We’re going to miss Tim (Johnson). (He has) been real beneficial with us. We’ve just worked hand in hand with him,” William Kindle, Rosebud Sioux tribe vice president See JOHNSON, A6 See SEAT, A6 Troy Bowers, owner of Dakota Prairie Real Estate, will challenge Goodman for a three-year term on the commis- sion. Goodman was appointed to fill a vacancy on the commission in 2009 and ran for her first term in 2010. If you go WHAT: Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans day WHEN: March 30, 2-4 p.m. WHERE: VFW Post at 401 S. Central Ave. in Pierre B1 Govs ready to net wins
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The voice of central South Dakota since 1881
Thursday, March 28, 2013 www.capjournal.com Volume 132, Issue No. 62 75¢C
INFLUENZA UPDATESouth Dakota health department reports � u numbers twice as high this season as last season A5
Pierre boys’ tennis team gearing up for season
Area News A2-A3 Region A4 Senior Life A5 Area News A6 Sports B1-B2 Comics B3 Classi� eds B4
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PINE RIDGE, S.D. (AP) — Members of South Dakota’s American Indian community say they will lose a strong supporter when U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson steps down.
The 66-year-old Democrat announced Tuesday that he will retire at the end of his third Senate term next year. He has been known during his nearly three decades in Congress as an advocate for Native Americans. Many peo-ple believe it was the Native American vote that gave Johnson the edge to defeat Republican John Thune in 2002, according to the Rapid
City Journal.State Sen. Jim Bradford
told the Journal that news of Johnson’s decision spread quickly across the Pine Ridge Reservation.
“I think this is a real blow to Indian people, a big loss,” the Pine Ridge Democrat
said. “Tim’s always been real well-received down here, and he was one of our strongest proponents.”
People on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation said that Johnson, who was a U.S. representative for 10 years before he became a senator,
sometimes would make a per-sonal visit to check on the projects he helped authorize. Tribe Vice President William Kindle told KELO-TV of a time when Johnson helped restore federal money that had been cut from the tribe’s housing authority.
“We’re going to miss Tim. You know, you can’t work 27 years with a person and not feel a void there when they leave the position,” he said. “He’s been real beneficial with us. We’ve just worked hand in hand with him.”
SD Indian community losing supporter in Johnson
BY CAPITAL JOURNAL [email protected]
Vietnam War veterans in the Pierre area will receive a long-neglected homecoming on Saturday, 40 years after the conflict they fought in ended.
The VFW Post 2038 Ladies Auxiliary is inviting all vet-erans and their families to attend a celebra-tion of Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans day on March 30 between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. at the VFW Post at 401 S. Central Ave. in Pierre.
Karen Sharp, VFW Post 2038 Ladies Auxiliary pres-ident, said hors d’oeuveres will be served and there will be activities such as
card games. They are also asking any veterans with pictures of their time in the service to bring them in so the Post can make digital copies.
Sharp said the celebra-tion came about after she read a new article ear-
lier this month about the gover-nor signing SB 83, creating the holiday. Despite being short on time and the day falling on Easter weekend, she decided some-thing should be done to honor the day, she said.
Sharp said she expects celebrating the holiday will become an annual tra-dition and the celebration will become more involved as the Ladies Auxiliary has more time to plan.
Pierre VFW to hold Vietnam veteran celebration Saturday
Goodman faces challenger for Pierre City Commission seatBY DAVID [email protected]
A local real estate agent has submitted a filing peti-tion to run against Jeanne Goodman for the one avail-able seat on the Pierre City Commission in the June 4 city election.
Troy Bowers, owner of Dakota Prairie Real Estate, will challenge Goodman for a three-year term on the commission. Goodman was appointed to fill a vacancy on the commission in 2009 and ran for her first term in 2010.
Both Bowers and Goodman had to collect a minimum of 50 signatures starting March 1 and turn them in to city hall by 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Bowers said he had considered running for the commission before and decided to make a bid this year after discussing the idea with busi-ness colleagues.
With the planned upgrades to the infrastructure of Pierre Street and Dakota Avenue and the impact on local businesses, he wanted to be involved in those deci-sions, he said.
“I thought it was time to do my civic duty,” Bowers said.
He also said he might bring a business back-ground to the commission, noting that four of the five A
SWARM OF KIDS making a mad dash for the governor’s mansion usually means one thing: It’s Easter Sunday, and
there’s candy to be had.The 60th Annual Governor’s Easter
Egg Hunt will take place on the South Dakota governor’s residence lawn on Sunday, March 31, at 1 p.m.
The hunt will last until the last treat is scooped up. That’s another way of saving: About half an hour, maybe less.
The celebration, sponsored by Pierre Elks Lodge No. 1953, is known as the oldest and largest family event in South Dakota. Hundreds of chil-dren up to 10 years old participate each year, excited to explore the trea-sure-laden lawn.
This is the 30th year Pierre Elks member Steve Wegman has been chairman
and organizer of the Easter egg hunt, and he wanted to spice things up a bit with the addition of some fresh pro-duce – but not just the ordinary banana or apple. After sur-veying parents and kids around town, he decided on kid-sized citrus – Cuties.
“This year we have the Cutie Association donating over 500 pounds of fresh cuties,” Wegman said. “I felt guilty after doing this for 30 years and putting candy out there and toys and trinkets. Why not do something different for
Governor’s Easter Egg Hunt will be held Sunday
BY ALLISON JARRELL | [email protected]
Gov. Dennis Daugaard shows his support for the Easter Bunny during a photo shoot on Tuesday in the governor’s o� ce.(Allison Jarrell/Capital Journal)
60TH ANNUAL GOVERNOR’S EASTER EGG HUNT
Community members interested in helping set up are encouraged to join Pierre Elks members at the governor’s residence around 10:30 a.m. Photos with the Easter Bunny will begin at 12:30 p.m.
See EASTER, A6
(Courtesy photo)
Democratic U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson announces his retirement from the U.S. Senate after his term ends in early 2015 at the Al Neuharth Media Center in Vermillion, S.D., Tuesday. (Associated Press)
“We’re going to miss Tim (Johnson). (He has) been real bene� cial with us. We’ve just worked hand in hand with him,”
William Kindle, Rosebud Sioux tribe vice president
See JOHNSON, A6
See SEAT, A6
Troy Bowers, owner of Dakota Prairie Real Estate, will challenge Goodman for a three-year term on the commis-sion. Goodman was appointed to � ll a vacancy on the commission in 2009 and ran for her � rst term in 2010.
If you goWHAT: Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans dayWHEN: March 30, 2-4 p.m.WHERE: VFW Post at 401 S. Central Ave. in Pierre
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