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SD awards for work with people with disabilities
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard will present awards next month to people and businesses who have contributed to the rehabilitation and employment of people with disabilities.
• The award ceremony will be held Sept. 9 in Pierre.
• Daniel Hammett of Box Elder will be recognized as outstanding employee with a disability, and Lori Kober of Vermillion will get an award for outstanding citizen with a disability.
• Dee Jay's QSR Inc. of Sioux Falls and Burger King, Dakota King Inc. of Sioux Falls will be recognized as outstanding private employers. Mount Rushmore National Memorial will receive an award as outstanding public employer.
• Maria Jongbloed of Watertown will get an award for transition services, and Lyle Cook of Eagle Butte will be recognized for distinguished service.
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Man traveling Missouri River on paddleboard
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- A Chicago man traveling the Missouri River this summer on a stand-up paddleboard figures he'll use about a million strokes from Three Forks, Mont., to St. Louis.
• During a recent stop in Pierre, Scott Mestrezat told the Capital Journal (http://bit.ly/14lE16j ) that said Lake Oahe was brutal and probably the most difficult part of the trip so far.
• His board is from a kit. It's about 14 feet long, about 30 inches wide and 7 inches deep. He carries about 80 pounds of gear strapped to the top of the board, including a solar panel that powers his electronics.
• The 27-year-old is documenting the 2,300-mile trip with video and still photos.
• Mestrezat says he hopes to finish the trip in about three months.
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South Dakota NAMI conference planned in Spearfish
• SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) -- Persons diagnosed with mental illness, their families, mental health professionals and others are invited to a conference in Spearfish next month.
• The 2013 NAMI South Dakota Annual conference is themed "Stronger To (Continued on page 17)
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