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• Philip 73, Kadoka Area 25
• Rapid City Christian 55, Hill City 35
• Sioux Falls Christian 73, Tri-Valley 52
• Tea Area 52, Beresford 44
• Warner 59, Rosholt 39
• White River 78, Lyman 32
• Wilmot 58, Waubay 45
• Winner 78, Crow Creek 46
• Girls Basketball
• District 2AA First Round
• Brandon Valley 53, Yankton 52
• District 9B Championship
• Freeman 51, Scotland 31
• District 10B Championship
• Gayville-Volin 56, Alcester-Hudson 44
• District 11B Championship
• Kimball/White Lake 50, Corsica/Stickney 46
• District 12B Championship
• South Central 51, Avon 49
• District 15B Championship
• McLaughlin 62, Timber Lake 51
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SD legislative staff run sessions from background
NORA HERTEL, Associated Press
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- Each legislative session, a few dozen staffers return to the South Dakota Capitol to keep the lawmaking process on track.
• Sergeant at Arms Melvin Chandler is serving his 23rd year in the Legislature and Chief Clerk Arlene Kvislen is serving her 17th. The two of them have the longest tenures among the session staffers, according to the Legislative Research Council.
• But after a combined four decades in the House chamber, Chandler and Kvislen aren't sure they'll come back.
• About 30 temporary staffers, mostly come from in or around the capital city, spend each session managing calendars, bills and student pages -- 95 of them this session. The staffers also make records of all the proceedings.
• Speaker of the House Brian Gosch said it's extremely helpful to have tenured staff people, especially when each session brings new legislators.
• "They've been there long enough to see where potential pitfalls are and how to (Continued on page 21)
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