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History group dedicating Coolidge marker
• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- A Rapid City history group is dedicating a marker honoring President Calvin Coolidge's time spent in the Black Hills.
• The Rapid City Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1n42Bk8 ) that Historic Rapid City will unveil the plaque commemorating Coolidge's Summer White House executive office in Rapid City on Wednesday afternoon. The marker features photos of Coolidge High School, Coolidge and his wife, Grace.
• Rapid City High School was constructed in 1922 and renamed Coolidge High School after it served as the president's executive office. An addition was built in 1937, and that building now serves as the Rapid City Performing Arts Center.
• Historic Rapid City's Dan Daly says Coolidge's time in South Dakota is an interesting side note in the history of the Black Hills.
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Rapid City campus holds Outdoor University
• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- The Outdoor Campus in Rapid City will host its third annual Outdoor University on Saturday.
• The event runs 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and gives people the chance to try canoeing, archery, air rifles, fishing, kayaking, rock climbing and fly casting.
• A kids' area will feature soft target shooting and other outdoor park-setting games and crafts, including a giant yard mural.
• The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department runs the Outdoor Campus, as well as one in Sioux Falls.
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South Dakota moves to curb goose population rise
NORA HERTEL, Associated Press
• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota moved Tuesday to curb a goose population explosion by more than doubling the number of birds hunters can kill per day.
• South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission members set hunting quotas for most geese seasons as well as the antelope season. Hunting licenses are adjusted by state officials to help control wildlife populations.
• Commissioners gave initial approval to a plan allowing hunters 50 light geese a day, up from 20. The ideal population of these geese in the state is about 1 million, while there are currently about 15 to 25 million.
• The light geese category includes snow geese, blue geese and the smaller Ross' geese. The large numbers of snow geese are causing problems when they migrate (Continued on page 17)
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