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• The large school group board of education position will be filled by Mike Miller, a member of the Aberdeen Central School District Board of Education. The division is for schools with an average daily membership from 477 through 1,580.
• Both are five-year terms.
• The association tabulated ballots from two runoff elections. All SDHSAA member schools were entitled to vote.
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SD tourism officials look to lure Chinese visitors
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota Department of Tourism is hoping to draw Chinese visitors to the Mount Rushmore state.
• South Dakota tourism officials recently hosted the first-ever Chinese familiarization tour of the state for Chinese tour operators. The 12 participants visited Rapid City, Badlands National Park, Sturgis, Deadwood, Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Crazy Horse Memorial and Custer State Park.
• Tourism Secretary Jim Hagen says the U.S. and South Dakota continue to see increased numbers of international visitors. He says the recent tour allowed South Dakota tourism officials to reach out to China as a new market.
• According to the World Tourism Organization, Chinese visitors are now the top source of tourism spending in the world.
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SD state Sen. Larry Rhoden will run for US Senate
CHET BROKAW,Associated Press
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- State Sen. Larry Rhoden, a longtime leader in the South Dakota Legislature, said Tuesday he will challenge former Gov. Mike Rounds for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate next year.
• Rhoden has long been mentioned as a possible candidate by some Republicans who believe Rounds is not conservative enough on tax and spending issues. But Rounds, considered the front-runner, holds a substantial edge in name recognition in the race for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson, who is not seeking re-election after three terms.
• Rhoden, 54, a rancher and custom welder from Union Center in sparsely populated western South Dakota, said he will formally announce his candidacy Wednesday in Sioux Falls and Rapid City. He said he knows he will have to campaign heavily in more populous eastern South Dakota, where he is not well known.
• Rhoden has been a state legislator since 2001, serving as majority leader in the House for four years before being elected in 2008 to the Senate, where he is major (Continued on page 19)
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