Wednesday,  April 30, 2014 • Vol. 16--No. 286 • 12 of 31

News from the

High school group seeks input on tourney locations

• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota High School Activities Association is seeking input from families, coaches and administrators about the location and amenities of athletic and fine arts tournaments.
• The group says it wants to better understand the expectations that students, parents, coaches and school leaders have of high school tournaments and events.
• The activities association governs high school sports and fine arts events across the state.
• The group says people interested in giving feedback can take a survey online at www.sdhsaa.com or they can request a hard copy by calling 605-373-3088.

Crews completing SD Capitol stained glass removal

• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The last of the stained glass windows in a $3 million restoration project will be removed from the South Dakota Capitol Wednesday.
• Crewmembers from a Wisconsin studio have removed the House chamber skylight this week. They will remove the Senate skylight Wednesday.
• Mike Mueller with the Bureau of Administration says the House and Senate skylights were installed upside-down about a hundred years ago. After they are restored, they will be installed properly.
• The windows in the main dome over the rotunda and those in the barrel vault over the stairs have already been removed.
• They have been taken Conrad Schmitt Studios where they will be cleaned and repaired.
• Mueller says the project is on track for completion by October 1, in time for the state's 125 anniversary in November.

Regents to name new Black Hills State president

• SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota Board of Regents will meet in Spearfish Wednesday morning to appoint a new president of Black Hills State University.
• The regents are meeting at 10:30 a.m. in the Student Union the Jacket Legacy Room on the campus in Spearfish. A reception is planned immediately following the

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