Thank you to everyone who attended Legislative Coffees and Cracker Barrels last Saturday. Your attendance was noticed! So much so, that the opponents spent the week begging people to write and show up at the coffees and cracker barrels this week. Last week in Sioux Falls, one legislator polled the audience by a show of hands. There was about a 50/50 split of pro vs anti Common Core. Let’s be sure we are the majority at each event throughout the state. If you attended last week in Sioux Falls, please attend again this week if you can as there will be different legislators present. These are great opportunities to meet face to face with legislators and to share with them your questions and concerns. If you have samples of your children’s work to show them, please bring it along.
Saturday, February 8, there are legislative coffees and cracker barrels being held in Aberdeen, Canton, Custer, Hills City, Huron, Madison, Piedmont, Pierre, and Sioux Falls. Check the following list for more details. If you live in one of these areas, please consider attending. The reach of our email lists are limited. Please forward through your networks and post on your social media sites.
Aberdeen
Sessions will be held in the Centennial Rooms of Northern State University on the following dates from 10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 1st
Belle Fourche
Saturday, February 22nd from 12 noon to 2 p.m. at the Belle Inn (2511 5th Avenue)
Contact Rita Pazour at Belle Fourche Chamber of Commerce for more information (892-2676)
Brandon
Saturday, February 15th from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Bethany Meadows there will be
a Chamber Legislative Coffee.
Brookings
Three cracker barrels will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the City County Building.
For information contact at 692-6125 or heidi@brookingschamber.org
Saturday, February 1st
Saturday, February 15th
Saturday, March 1st
For info: gregorynews@gregorynews.com or 605-835-8089
Canton
Saturday, February 8th from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Pizza Ranch (719 East 5th Street)
For information contact Chamber of Commerce at 764-7864 orlisa.canton@iw.net
Saturday, February 15, 10:00 am at the Gateway West
Contact Chamberlain/Oacoma Chamber of Commerce at 234-4416 or Mike atchamber@midstatesd.net for more information
Custer
Saturday, February 8th from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Senior Center
Contact Custer Chamber of Commerce at 673-2244 or Custer County Chronical at 673-2217
Deadwood
Contact City of Deadwood, Diana, at 578-2600 or Deadwood Chamber of Commerce at 578-1876 or martz@deadwood.org
Edgemont
Contact Edgemont Chamber of Commerce at 662-5900 orEdgemontchamber@gwtc.net
Hills City
Saturday, February 8th from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on the 3rd floor of the Super 8 Motel
Contact Hills City Chamber of Commerce at 574-2368 or info@hillcity.com
Hot Springs
Saturday, February 1st at 1:30 p.m. at the Hot Springs School District Administrative Building
Contact Hot Springs Star at 745-4170 or hsstar@lee.net
Huron
“Coffee with the Legislators” are scheduled for the following dates starting at 9:00 a.m. at the Huron City Hall commission room. These are free to the public.
Saturday, February 8th
Saturday, February 22nd
Saturday, March 8th
Kimball
Saturday, February 15th at 1:30 p.m.
For location contact Chamberlain/Oacoma Chamber of Commerce at 234-4416 or mike at chamber@midstatesd.net
Madison
Saturday, February 8th from 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Madison City Hall in the city commission meeting room (116 West Center St).
This is open to the public and everyone is encouraged to attend.
Mitchell
Saturday, February 22nd beginning at 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Mitchell Technical Institute Amphitheater located at 1800 East Spruce Street.
Newell
Possibly Saturday, February 22nd…
Call Sabrina Harmon at 381-9136 for more information
Foothills Area (Piedmont)
Saturday, February 8th, at the American Legion Post 311 in Piedmont from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m.
The Post is located at 101 Pine Street and is at the intersection of Pine and Sturgis Road.
Onida
Friday, February 14th at 10 a.m. the Sully Area Library located at the school.
For more information, contact Marileen Tilberg at the Onida Watchman, Inc. 605 258-2604
Pierre
Saturday, February 8th, beginning at 9 a.m. the Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce will host a Legislative Cracker Barrel in the chamber’s Community Room (800 West Dakota Avenue).
Platte
Saturday, February 1st, at 12:30 p.m. at the Pizza Ranch.
Rapid City
Redfield
Saturday, February 17th at 2:00 p.m. at the Historic CNW Train Depot in Redfield.
Refreshments provided by Redfield Tourism.
Sioux Falls
Argus Leader Media will livestream each event at www.argusleader.com. Follow along on Twitter @SFAreaAdvocate using #legcoffee
Spearfish
Cracker barrels will be held from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the BHSU Club Buzz Room on the dates noted below. Contact Spearfish Chamber of Commerce at 642-2626 or director@spearfishchamber.org
Saturday, February 1st
Saturday, March 1st
Springfield
Saturday, February 1st, at 8 a.m. – location unknown at this time.
Sturgis
Saturday, February 22nd at 9 a.m. at the County Office Building
1300 Sherman Street, 2nd Floor, Commissioners Room
Contact Sturgis Chamber of Commerce at 347-2556 orKathy.Christenson@sturgisareachamber.com
Vermillion
Two coffees will be held on Saturdays at 10 a.m. at the Vermillion City Hall Council Chambers.
Contact Vermillion Chamber of Commerce at 624-5571 orannb@vermillionchamber.com
Saturday, February 1st
Saturday, March 1st
Wagner
Saturday, February 1st, at 10 a.m. at Valley Station.
Wall
Saturday, February 22nd, at Wall Drug in the left side of the big dining room.
Contact the Wall Chamber of Commerce at 279-2665 for more information
Watertown
There will be two sessions starting at 9:00 a.m.
For information contact Megan at coc@watertownsd.com or 605 886-5814
Saturday, February 1st – Lake Area Tech Campus Center
Saturday, February 15th – Watertown Winter Farms Show (County Extension Center)
Yankton:
South Dakotans Against Common Core 