Monday,  Aug. 5, 2013 • Vol. 15--No. 21 • 23 of 35

News from the

Senator to hold aviation discussion in Sioux Falls

• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- Sen. John Thune will hold a meeting in Sioux Falls this week to discuss the challenges and opportunities of providing commercial air service in a rural state.
• The meeting will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the University Center in Sioux Falls.
• Thune says he has invited representatives from a number of commercial airlines serving South Dakota and some airport and business representatives.
• Thune is a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, which has jurisdiction over the U.S. aviation system.
• He says South Dakotans depend on air travel for work and leisure trips, as well as to bring visitors to the state for vacations and business. He says the meeting will give people a chance to ask questions of representatives of the aviation industry.

Auction to raise funds for SDSU cow-calf facility

• BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) -- An auction will be held during this year's Dakotafest farm and ranch show to help raise money to build a new Cow-Calf Education and Research Facility at South Dakota State University.
• The auction will be held Aug. 22 at Dakotafest in Mitchell.
• About half the current SDSU Cow-Calf Unit was destroyed last year by fire.
• Officials say the new facility will cost an estimated $4.1 million. A little more than half that has been raised already from donations.
• People who want to donate items for the auction can contact the SDSU Foundation.
• SDSU animal science professor Cody Wright says the auction will give supporters of South Dakota's cattle industry a chance to help raise money for a facility that provides valuable research and educational opportunities.

South Dakota couple killed in motorcycle crash

• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota Highway Patrol says a Brandon couple on a motorcycle died in a crash with a minivan in Brookings.
• The patrol says 61-year-old Leonard Feltman and 61-year-old Janis Feltman

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