• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- A South Dakota program that provides employment training for young people with disabilities is expanding to Brookings.
• Project Search has been operating internship programs at Avera McKennan Health Care Systems in Sioux Falls and Aberdeen for three years. A third site will begin training students in August at South Dakota State University in Brookings.
• The program is a partnership between businesses, local school districts, the state Department of Human Services and the state Department of Labor and Regulation.
• The program primarily helps students between the ages of 18 and 21 with intellectual disabilities. They have completed the requirements for high school graduation, and attend employment training classes, work in a business environment and rotate through three internships during a school year. They often wind up with full-time employment with benefits.
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center is offering free admission to all active-duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
• The center in Pierre is participating in Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense and more than 1,800 museums across the country.
• The offer is open to active duty U.S. military, National Guard and Reserve members and up to five family members.
• Heritage center director Jay Smith said the program is a great way for us to honor the dedication of those serving in the military as well as the many sacrifices their families make.
• Museum hours are 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. CDT Monday-Saturday, and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sundays and holidays.
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