Sunday,  May 20, 2012 • Vol. 12--No. 311 • 16 of 32 •  Other Editions

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security prison unit in Rapid City.
• The public is invited to tour the permanent Black Hills Correctional Transition Center from 9- 11 a.m. on Tuesday.
• A dedication ceremony will follow the open house at 1 p.m. It will feature Gov. Dennis Daugaard, South Dakota Corrections Secretary Denny Kaemingk, Maj. Gen. Timothy Reisch and state Senator Craig Tieszen.
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Abdnor remembered at funeral as 'the real deal'
CHET BROKAW,Associated Press

• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- Sen. John Thune said Saturday his life changed when the late Sen. Jim Abdnor took him under his wing, gave him a job and inspired him to

enter public service.
• Abdnor prompted many people, including the young people he hired and mentored, to value loyalty and integrity, Thune said in his eulogy at Abdnor's funeral. About 250 people attended the service, which was held in a church just across the street from the South Dakota Capitol building.
• "If it wasn't for Jim Abdnor, there's no way I could be doing what I'm doing today," said Thune, who is now in his second term in the U.S. Senate.

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