Saturday, May 23, 2009

[PenDems (144)] County Meeting, McGovern Day, Hooray for Erin and Kristin!

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 PenDemorandum  

May 28, County Party Meeting

The Pennington County Democratic Party will hold its regular meeting
at 6 p.m. Thursday May 28 in the Helen Hoyt Room at the Rapid City
Public Library. Agenda: Election to replace a vacancy on the executive board,
city elections, and preparation for the State Central Committee
meeting in Aberdeen are on the agenda. Also, we need to set up carpools for
McGovern Day - over in Aberdeen on Saturday...

May 30, McGovern Day in Aberdeen
Features Congressional Delegation


Sen. Tim Johnson and Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin are featured
speakers at McGovern Day in Aberdeen May 30. The event will include
workshops, a review of proposed constitutional amendments and a
special session for Young Democrats.

Lunch begins at noon at the Ramada Convention Center, 2727 6th Ave. SE
in Aberdeen. Dinner is at 7 p.m. Cost for the lunch is $25.00; dinner
$50.00. To register, RSVP to sddems@pendem.org
605-393-7658. Payment at the door will be accepted by check, credit
card, or cash. For room reservations contact the convention center
directly at 605-225-3600 http://www.ramada-aberdeen.com


June 2, Rapid City School Board Election

Be sure and vote before or on June 2 in the school board election!
Although this election is non-partisan election, many PenDems
have been active in bringing school issues to the forefront.
Eric Abrahamson, along with other interested folks, have
been keeping the dialog going by encouraging discussion and
public participation from his great nonpartisan website:
http://ourrapidcityschools.org -- check it out!
At that site you can learn about the issues and the candidates.
Also, two PenDems, Suzan Nolan and Curt Pochardt, are
candidates in two of the races. Vote!

Celebrating our new and former State Executive Directors
and President of the South Dakota Young Democrats


The gifts, inspiration, and legendary work of our own Erin McCarrick
and Kristin Aschenbrenner are becoming more well-known outside
the halls and glens of PennDemdom!  Erin has been selected
as our new State Party Executive Director, following the very successful
tenure of Rick HauffeKristin Aschenbrenner has been elected founding chair
of the South Dakota Young Democrats. (We will miss Erin from our eboard,
but it's a small big state so we are thrilled to be able to benefit from her
talents in her new post.)

Come to McGovern Day and give them all a rouse!

Lawrence County Democrats update

Check out their events in the coming weeks, posted at
at http://www.pendem.org (right side of the page).
Other West River County parties are invited to send event info
to democrats@pendem.org -- we'd love to post it too!

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Thursday, May 07, 2009

[PenDems (143)] Thomas Heald services Friday

 Thomas "Tom" Heald, 37, Rapid City, died Monday, May 4, 2009, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He was born June 2, 1972, in Rapid City, the son of Jim and Shirley (Johannes) Heald. He grew up in Rapid City and graduated from Stevens High School in 1989. Tom worked with his father as a survey assistant and was a columnist for the Rapid City Weekly. He had been a member of the Senior DeMolay. Tom loved playing trivia games and contests, liked working with his computer and watching movies. Survivors include his parents, Jim and Shirley Heald and a brother, Tim Heald, all of Rapid City; aunts and uncles, Ken and Donna Heald and Phylis and Fernando Gomez, all of Green Valley, AZ, and Jerry Johannes, Huron; and nephew and niece, Tyler and Victoria Heald, Box Elder. Visitation will be from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 7, at the Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, May 8, at the South Canyon Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Bruce Thalacker officiating. Burial will be at the Mt. View Cemetery. Memorials have been established for the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association.
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Monday, May 04, 2009

[PenDems (142)] Sad news

Thomas Allen Heald, Rapid City Weekly News columnist and son of Shirley and Jim Heald of Rapid City, passed away Sunday night. Thomas was a dedicated volunteer at Penn Dem events, a great writer and seeker of truth. We will miss him and extend our sincerest wishes to his family. The funeral will be on Friday, May 8, at South Canyon Lutheran Church, 700 44th St. No memorial yet established. Osheim Catron Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

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