Monday,  July 23, 2012 • Vol. 13--No. 009 • 19 of 27 •  Other Editions

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• The first meeting is set for 2 p.m. Monday in Pierre.
• Gov. Dennis Daugaard, who activated the task force, is expected to speak to the group.
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Victim of fatal SD go-kart crash identified,

• ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) -- Authorities have identified a 24-year-old man who was killed in a collision with a car on a South Dakota county road.
• The Highway Patrol says Perry Peterson died in the crash on Friday south of Hecla.
• The patrol says the driver of the go-kart attempted to make a U-turn in the middle of the road and was struck by the car, which had been travelling behind the go-kart.

• A passenger in the go-kart, a 5-year-old girl, was taken by helicopter to an Aberdeen hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
• The patrol says a passenger in the car suffered minor injuries.
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Public artwork spices up S. Dakota state buildings
KRISTI EATON,Associated Press

• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- From stainless steel sculptures to watercolor, South Dakota artworks are finding homes in state government buildings -- and a state-sponsored program is looking for more.
• The Art for State Building program was created in 2007 as a way to add artwork from South Dakota artists to the state's permanent collection. The program is appropriated $20,000 each year to buy works of South Dakota artists who submit proposals. Artists have until Aug. 1 to submit proposals for this year's program.
• Work bought this year will be installed within the Capitol Complex in Pierre, said Michael Pangburn, executive director of the South Dakota Arts Council, which is an office of the South Dakota Department of Tourism.
• "The state benefits because it now has beautiful artwork, and artists benefit because their artwork is going to be displayed in highly visible areas," Pangburn said.
• Most of the artwork already on display is two-dimensional, Pangburn said, so the five-member advisory committee that reviews proposals is specifically looking for artists who can contribute three-dimensional pieces this year. Artwork is selected based on the quality of the work; its relevance to South Dakota history, heritage, environment or culture; the artist's professional experience; and the work's safety as a public piece of art.

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