[PenDems (263)] Contacting local Legislators

Below is email information for all the legislators in our immediate area.  We hope you'll take the time to email or attend a crackerbarrel this weekend.

For additional information about legislation, committees, agendas or other legislators, please visit www.legis.state.sd.us 

District 29, Meade County           

Sen. Larry Rhoden,                         sen.rhoden@state.sd.us                        

Rep. Thomas Brunner            rep.brunner@state.sd.us

Rep. Dean Wink                        rep.wink@state.sd.us

 

District 30, Pennington, Custer & Fall River

Sen. Bruce Rampleberg             sen.rampelberg@state.sd.us

Rep. Lance Russell                        rep.russell@state.sd.us

Rep. Mike Verchio                        rep.verchio@state.sd.us

 

District 32, Rapid City: Robbinsdale, West Boulevard

Sen. Stan Adelstein                        sen.adelstein@state.sd.us

Rep. Kristin Conzet                        rep.conzet@state.sd.us

Rep. Brian Gosch                        rep.gosch@state.sd.us

 

District 33, Rapid City: N of I-90, W of RC, Blackhawk & Red Rocks

Sen. Elizabeth Kraus            sen.kraus@state.sd.us

Rep. Jacqueline Sly                        rep.sly@state.sd.us

Rep. Phil Jensen                        rep.jensen@state.sd.us

 

District 34, Rapid City: N Rapid, SW & W Rapid City

Sen. Craig Tieszen                        sen.tieszen@state.sd.us

Rep. David Lust                        rep.lust@state.sd.us

Rep. Dan Dryden                        rep.dryden@state.sd.us

 

District 35, Rapid City: N. Rapid, Rapid Valley

Sen. Jeff Haverly                        sen.haverly@state.sd.us

Rep. Mark Kirkeby                        rep.kirkeby@state.sd.us

Rep. Don Kopp                        rep.kopp@state.sd.us

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[PenDems (262)] Legislative Crackerbarrel and Breakfast

Please plan to join us...

Legislative Crackerbarrel

Saturday, February 26 from 9am to 11am 

South Dakota School of Mines New Classroom Building

Featured speakers: Sen. Jeff Haverly, Sen. Elizabeth Kraus, Rep. Don Kopp, Rep. Dan Dryden

Pre-Crackerbarrel breakfast with the Pennington County Democrats

Black Hills Bagels on Mt Rushmore Rd.

8:00am to 8:45am

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[PenDems (261)] County Party meeting reminder

Pennington County Democrats

Meeting will be 7pm on Thursday, February 17 at the IBEW Labor Hall on E. St. Patrick St.

See you there!!

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[PenDems (260)] Sweet Things and Chocolate

Just think of it...  

                Chocolate dipped Strawberries...  

                                          Brownie bites...  

                           

                                                        Homemade chocolate treats...

And, great conversation with fellow Democrats in Rapid City.

Join us on Friday, February 11 between 5pm and 7pm at the Prairie's Edge Gallery in Rapid City (corner of 6th and Main St).  

Guests of honor are State Senator Jason Frerichs and State Democratic Party Chair Ben Nesselhuf.

Bring your friends and join us for a fun, relaxing evening of Sweet Things and Chocolate!

Admission is free, but donations to the Pennington County Democrats is strongly encouraged and appreciated.

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[PenDems (259)] Sweet Things and Chocolate

Just think of it...

Chocolate dipped Strawberries...

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[PenDems (258)] Sweet Things and Chocolate - Friday

Please make plans to join us on

Friday, February 11

from 5pm to 7pm

at the Prairie's Edge Art Gallery

(Corner of 6th and Main St)

for an evening of Sweet Things and Chocolate.

 

Guests of honor for the evening are South Dakota Democratic Party Chair Ben Nesselhuf

and Democratic Senate Minority Leader Jason Frerichs.

 

Admission is free.  Donations to the Pennington County Democrats are strongly encouraged.

 

 

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[PenDems (257)] Legislative Crackerbarrel

This weekend's Legislative Crackerbarrel will feature:

Sen. Stanford Adelstein

Rep. Phil Jensen

Rep. Mark Kirkeby, 

Saturday, February 5 

9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Didier Educational Center, Rapid City

**Don't forget to join the PennDems for breakfast at Black Hills Bagels at 8am.

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[PenDems (256)] Breakfast and Crackerbarrel - Saturday

Rapid City Legislative Crackerbarrel

Saturday, February 5 

9:00 to 11:00 am

SD School of Mines New Classroom Building in Rapid City

Pre-Crackerbarrel Breakfast

Join the Pennington County Democrats for coffee and a bagel to discuss some of the pressing issues, and prepare our questions for the Legislative Crackerbarrel.

8 am to 8:45 am

Black Hills Bagels on Mt. Rushmore Rd.

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[PenDems (255)] Meeting Notice - Thursday, January 27

Pennington County Democrat Party monthly meeting

Thursday, January 27

7:00pm

IBEW Labor Hall - 922 1/2 E. St. Patrick Street.

Agenda items will include planning for Champagne and Chocolate, reports from the Crackerbarrels and Legislative session, and continuation of our planning process.  We hope you'll be able to join us and participate in our Democrat Party.

At the last meeting we created a list of potential projects and prioritized the list resulting in the following...

Long Term Priorities –

1.  Voter Education Campaign

2.  Fundraising Committee

3.  Candidate Recruitment

4.  Focus on Organizing

 

Short Term Priorities –

1.  Track Local Legislative Activity

2.  Participate in Redistricting

3.  Readdress County Party Meeting date and Time

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[PenDems (254)] State of the Union Address

Tuesday, February 25 is President Obama's 2nd State of the Union Address.  The speech will be broadcast on most TV channels starting at 9pm EST (7pm MST).  We encourage you to tune in and listen to President Obama's message.  

Below is additional information about how you can participate in supporting the President  through OFA in South Dakota...

Good evening fellow Democrats,

As you know, President Obama will be giving his second State of the Union address on Tuesday, January 25.  Organizing for America is hosting a Post State of the Union Conference Call with activists from across the state immediately following the end of the address.  This will be an excellent opportunity to share ideas on how we move the Democratic Party in South Dakota forward after listening to the priorities laid out by our President.  Please send this message to anyone you feel would be interested in participating.  Whether you watch the address at home, or watch it with other Democrats, this will be a great call to jump on afterward!

You must pre-register for the call at the link listed below.  When you register, it will give you the start time in Pacific Time.  The call will start roughly at 9pm CST, and should only last 30-45 minutes.  We will set a time for another call before we end on Tuesday night.  I look forward to hearing your thoughts about the President's speech tomorrow evening.

http://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/IUQL77MK8HYLKI45

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Amanda Mack
State Director
Organizing for America
605-237-0278

macka@dnc.org

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[PenDems (253)] Pre-Crackerbarrel Breakfast

Join us before the Crackerbarrel to discuss the issues with your fellow Democrats!

Tomorrow, Saturday, January 22

8am to 8:45 (or earlier for the early birds)

Black Hills Bagels on Mt Rushmore Rd

*Crackerbarrel begins at 9am at the School of Mines Campus

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[PenDems (252)] Rapid City Crackerbarrel on Saturday

We strongly encourage you all to attend and participate in the Legislative Crackerbarrels.  Its our opportunity to hear from our legislators, ask them questions and do our part to hold them accountable for the decisions that will impact our state and our communities.

Rapid City Legislative Crackerbarrel

Saturday, January 22 

9:00 to 11:00 am

SD School of Mines New Classroom Building in Rapid City

Pre-Crackerbarrel Breakfast

Join the Pennington County Democrats for coffee and a bagel to discuss some of the pressing issues, and prepare our questions for the Legislative Crackerbarrel.

@Black Hills Bagels on Mt. Rushmore Rd.

8 am to 8:45 am

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[PenDems (251)] Democrats Respond to Daugaard Budget

TEA PARTY BUDGET IS DISASTER FOR SOUTH DAKOTA


PIERRE —   Governor Dennis Daugaard's budget is an ominous sign that
the Tea Party has infiltrated state government in Pierre, according to
Democratic State Party Chairman Ben Nesselhuf.
       "The governor has apparently taken the helm of political extremism in
South Dakota," said Nesselhuf "Two months ago he refused to
acknowledge there was a budget crisis. Now he says the crisis is so
severe that we must solve it immediately by jeopardizing our
children's future and passing the buck to local governments and
taxpayers back home."
       Nesselhuf said the governor's budget address was less than honest.
"He lists $30 million in cuts to health care for the poor and disabled
citizens — but those $30 million are general funds that are matched by
federal funds. The total loss will be $70 million. That's a huge blow
to South Dakota and will surely slow our recovery from the recession."
       The Democratic leader said South Dakotans are a moderate people who
believe in good schools and in helping children and seniors who need
health care. "The governor's budget ignores those values."
       Nesselhuf is also concerned that the budget proposal will hurt
economic development efforts in South Dakota. "If this passes in the
legislature, what signal does it send to employers and young working
families in South Dakota? The message will be that state government is
run by the Tea Party, and it doesn't believe in public education and
health care. Those two areas are the most important components of our
quality of life."
       "The Tea Party has obviously recruited Dennis Daugaard to their
ranks," he said. "This is disastrous to our future."


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Ben Nesselhuf
South Dakota Democratic Party
Chairman
605-271-5405

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[PenDems (250)] Holiday Party and Meeting

Join us on Thursday, December 16 at 7pm for our Holiday gathering and meeting.

Meetings are at the IBEW Labor Hall - 922 1/2 E St. Patrick Street. 

(Officers will meet at 6pm)

 

Bring your favorite holiday cookies or snacks! 

We'll provide hot chocolate and cider!

 

See you on Thursday!

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[PenDems (249)] Champagne and Chocolates Planning Committee

Our annual fundraiser/social event "Champagne and Chocolates" is coming up in 

February and we need to get started on the planning.  

Anyone interested in helping with the planning committee is invited to join us on 

Saturday, December 11 at 1:30pm at Dunn Bros Coffee on Mt Rushmore Rd in Rapid City.  

Everyone is welcome and we hope to see you there!

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[PenDems (248)] December Meeting Announcement

The Pennington County Democrats will meet on Thursday, December 16 at 7pm at the IBEW Labor Hall (922 1/2 E St. Patrick Street).  Bring your favorite Holiday cookies or snacks to share with the group, or just plan to sample.  We'll have cider and hot chocolate to share with everyone!

This meeting will be the start of our planning and prioritizing for the next two years leading up to the 2012 elections.  The agenda for the meeting will be an opportunity for us to brainstorm and for everyone to share their ideas for our county party's role in activating Democrats, recruiting candidates, supporting campaigns and a variety of other issues.  So, bring your ideas and lets start the discussion.

See you on Thursday!

Silvia

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[PenDems (247)] Results of State Party Elections

The SDDP Central Committee meeting today was well attended by Democrats from across the state, and Pennington County had a strong showing.  Thank you to all who went and participated in the caucus.

The new State Officers are:

Chair - Ben Nesselhuf

Vice-Chair - Deb Knecht

Secretary - Julie Bartling

Treasurer - Bill Nibbelink

I'll try to keep you all posted as we learn about the changes that these new officers will make to the party structure.

Have a great weekend!

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[PenDems (246)] A note from Tom Katus

The message below is being sent on behalf of Tom Katus, Pennington County Committeeman

I will be heading to Oacoma, departing @ 6:00 am Saturday and
returning immediately afterward. I have space for three folks in my
car, if anyone needs a ride.

I have been contacted by a number of county folks, including
Pennington, as well as phone calls from Ben Nesselhuff (1) and Mitch
Fargen (2), candidates for Chair and Julie Bartling(1), candidate for
Secretary.

We PennDems appear to be split about 50:50 in our leanings for Chair.
Our two former Pennington/State Party Chairs are also split. While I
am leaning toward Mitch, because I believe he has stronger grass root
organizing skills and will keep the current staff, whom I believe did
yeo(wo)men work in trying to reach out to ALL candidates, unlike some
of our Campaigns, I have told both Mitch and Ben, I will listen
closely to their responses to questions, before I make my final
decision.

I am told that Minnehaha plans to  bloc vote and is encouraging
Lincoln to do the same. Together they makeup 26.7% of the Vote,
compared to Pennington's 10.1%.

I am also told I may be the only voting delegate from Pennington
(Chair/V.Chair/ Committeeman/woman). If you can't make it to Oacoma,
please let me know your preferences for Candidates.

Warm regards, Tom Katus, State Committeeman

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Erin McCarrick <erin@sddp.org>
Date: Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 10:51 AM
Subject: Agenda for Dec. 4th SCC meeting
To: Erin McCarrick <erin@sddp.org>


Hello State Central Committee members, EBoard and Dems -

Please see the attached agenda for the Saturday December 4th meeting
in Oacoma for the election of our State Officers.

Teleconference Voting - In the spirit of inclusion and collaboration -
see attached Pennington Co. resolution - it will be encouraged that
those who cannot be there in person can call in to the meeting to cast
their vote for Chair or any other contested race.  This adheres to
Article VI, Section 11 of our Constitution that allows for electronic
meetings (http://www.sddp.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31&Itemid=31)

YOU MUST RSVP to the teleconference so I can send you the call-in
number and we can estimate the amount of votes that will be cast.
**Of course if there is a blizzard or other unforeseen events, we can
accommodate more Counties.

Have a wonderful holiday and see you in Oacoma!

- Erin

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605-393-7658
erin@sddp.org
www.sddp.org

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[PenDems (245)] State Party Mtg - December 4

The State Democratic Party will hold a meeting on Saturday, December 4 in Oacoma.  The meeting is open to all Democrats and we encourage you all to attend.

The meeting will begin at 10am Central time at the Cedar Shores Resort.  The main agenda item will be election of new State officers, including State Chair, State Vice-Chair, State Secretary, and State Treasurer.  Ben Nesselhuf and Mitch Fargen are both seeking the Chair position, and Lorri May will seek re-election for Secretary.  The other positions do not have any declared candidates yet.

From Pennington County, our chair Nate Mason, vice-chair Sharon Green, and two committee people Tom Katus and Deanna Dowlin, will be able to cast votes for Pennington County in the election process.  Please contact them to express your thoughts on the candidates.

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[PenDems (244)] Meeting Notice - Thursday 11/18

Our regularly scheduled meeting will be held on Thursday, November 18 at 7pm at the IBEW Labor Hall.

The meeting agenda will include:

Christmas party

Champagne and Chocolates

Election wrap up and Storage Unit situation

SDDP meeting in Chamberlain Dec 4 - Election of new chair

Please make plans to join us on Thursday!

Silvia

silvchristen@gmail.com

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[PenDems (243)] This Is It!

Dear Democrats,

Election Day is finally here! We've been working hard for months for
today, and I know that we didn't endeavor for nothing. If you haven't
early voted be sure and make it to your polling location today. If
you need help in locating it check the www.sdsos.gov website (complete
with Kip Dynamite look alike Chris Nelson on the top) or just the
office or myself a call and we'll get you set up. If you have any
time at all please stop by the Coordinated Office on 1315 North Haines
to help us Get Out The Vote! We have a great chance to make some
progress here in South Dakota, but we need every ounce of effort left
in us to pull it through.

All of our hard work will be done by 7 pm tonight. Once the polls
close I hope you join us at Thirsty's 819 Main St downtown Rapid. Win
or lose it will be nice to share the company of good people tomorrow
night! I hope to see you there.

Nathaniel Mason
Pennington County Democratic Party Chair

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[PenDems (242)] Reminder: Heidepriem, Arndt, Bartling, and Nesselhuf in Rapid City!

Dont forget to join us for Breakfast!!

Come out and meet our next Governor Scott Heidepriem, our next Lt. Governor Ben Arndt, our next Secretary of State Ben Nesselhuf, and our next State Auditor Julie Bartling.  They will be on a whirlwind tour of South Dakota, from Sioux Falls to Rapid City, from Aberdeen to Yankton, from Sisseton to Pine Ridge. So come out and show your support for change in South Dakota!

 

Where: Seattle's Best Café in the Alex Johnson Hotel

                523 Sixth Street, Rapid City

When: Sunday, October 31, 2010, from 9:00am to 10:00am

 

 

For more information call (605)370-5450 or email scott@scottheidepriem.com

 

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[PenDems (241)] 5 Days to E-Day!

Dear Democrats,

GOTV Weekend has officially started! The Polls are showing that all
the major races are in a dead heat with a large number of undecideds.
What that means is we need to make sure OUR PEOPLE GET TO THE POLLS!
The bottom line to this campaign season is who will be more motivated
to get people out to vote and we need your help. If you have any time
between now and when the polls close on Tuesday please come and help
us to get the best possible turn out. We've all been working hard for
our favorite candidates and the Party as a whole. We have the follow
through to do this!
You can sign up using this webform

http://www.google.com/url?sa=D&q=https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform%3Fformkey%3DdEc0ZmR5TEZYcWdPWWlvM0h1dVhlLXc6MQ&usg=AFQjCNFXvCHwB1bGcdqnWuTjumfzbXIK_g

Or you can call Tom at (605)716-0259. Finally you could just stop by
our Campaign Headquarters at 1315 N. Haines right by laundry world.
We have five more days to make a difference and we need to make every
one count! Tuesday we will be having a Poll Watching party at
Thirsty's in downtown Rapid starting at 6:30. I urge everyone to come
and celebrate our victories together!

Pride in our Past, Hope in our Future,

Nathaniel Mason
Pennington County Democratic Party Chair

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[PenDems (240)] Heidepriem in Rapid City Sunday - Join us!

 

Come out and meet our next Governor Scott Heidepriem, our next Lt. Governor Ben Arndt, our next Secretary of State Ben Nesselhuf, and our next State Auditor Julie Bartling.  They will be on a whirlwind tour of South Dakota, from Sioux Falls to Rapid City, from Aberdeen to Yankton, from Sisseton to Pine Ridge. So come out and show your support for change in South Dakota!

 

Where: Seattle's Best Café in the Alex Johnson Hotel

                523 Sixth Street, Rapid City

When: Sunday, October 31, 2010, from 9:00am to 10:00am

 

 

For more information call (605)370-5450 or email scott@scottheidepriem.com

 

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[PenDems (239)] Up Coming Events

Dear Democrats:

This next week is full important events that we need your help if we
are to have a successful election season. First the Fun Stuff:

Next Saturday we are having a Rally to Restore Sanity in unison with
the one hosted by the Daily Show in Washington D.C. We will meet at
Seattle's Best in the Alex Johnson at 10 am on the 30th. We will
march down to the Berlin Wall exhibit. There we will provide answers
to current candidates and ballot issues and have media coverage before
we return to Seattle's Best to watch the speakers from the D.C.
Rally. Women Evolving (WE) will be co-hosting this event.

As a warm up to this event we will be organizing a visibility "in
honor" of Glenn Beck's book signing. We will meet up on Tuesday the
26th at the Berlin Wall Memorial from noon to 1. Bring your signs and
lets share our thoughts with Beck, Fox News, and their supporters.

Finally the Business End of things. We need your help on Get Out the
Vote. For those of you that haven't heard, the Democrats are neck and
neck with the Republicans in all key races. All the polling shows
that our candidates are within the "margin of error" in all
professional polls. Do you know what that means? This victory is UP
TO US! This election has come down to who can get more people to the
polls. Do you want to waste the first legitimate chance at having a
Democrat Governor in 30 years because you didn't want to knock on
doors? Do you want to hand Congress back over to the Republicans
because you didn't feel like making a phone call? I've been reading
articles saying that the Democrats have lost their spirit and this
will be our downfall. I've seen it. I've even felt it. Well now we
need to step up and prove them all wrong all it takes is a couple
hours on election day or the weekend before to make all the difference
in the world. Please sign up on this form
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If you can't make it a full shift that's fine. If there's another
area you'd rather work in call us and let us know so we can coordinate
it. Anything we do at this point will help so let us know so we can
plan to work with you.
Thank you all for what you've done, but now is the time we show our
true metal

Nathaniel Mason
Pennington County Democratic Party Chair

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[PenDems (238)] GOTV

Dear Friends,

Election Day 2010 is just next week, and we need your help now for
Stephanie, Scott, Ben, Tom and all of our Democratic candidates on the
ballot this year.

We are going to be waging an aggressive Get Out the Vote campaign that
will turn out our Democratic voters and the Independents who are
voting D this year. It can work, and we will win, but only with your
help now! We can prepare for life under Governor Dennis Daugaard,
Congresswoman Kristi Noem, Secretary of State Jason Gant, and State
Treasurer Rich Sattgast now, or we can fight back against the lies and
the smears and stand up for South Dakota!

Our five-day Get Out the Vote Program will turnout tens of thousands
of voters statewide but only with your help. Friday the 29th through
Election Day, we will be sending canvassers our of the Coordinated
Office at 1315 Haines Ave in North Rapid. We will also have phone
banks at the Coordinated office, as well as at the Rapid City Labor
Temple at 922 St. Patrick Street each evening. We are so close to our
goal, but still need more phone bankers and door-to-door canvassers in
every shift. Please use this web form to sign up, and your
information will be given directly to our staff.

Shifts are listed on the form. They are:
Friday through Monday: 9 am - 1 pm | 1 pm - 5 pm | 5 pm - 9 pm
Election Day Phone Bank: 9 am - 12 pm | 12 pm - 3 pm | 3 pm - 5 pm | 5
pm - 7 pm
Election Day Canvass: 9 am - 1 pm | 1 pm - 4:30 pm | 4:30 pm - 7 pm

Thank you in advance for your help. Your efforts now will ensure a
better South Dakota for years to come.

Democratically yours,

Tom
Tom Nardi
West River Regional Field Director
South Dakota Democratic Party
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office: (605) 716-0259
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[PenDems (237)] Thursday's Meeting

Dear Democrats;

Tomorrow is our last meeting before Election Day. We need to pick up
steam if we're going to make a difference in the turning political
tide! I hope you can all join us at the Labor Temple at 7 pm.

The biggest item on the Agenda is the PennDem GOTV efforts. We have a
plan sketched out, but we need your ideas to solidify it. Furthermore
we need you to sign up to make this happen.

Also we'll be hearing from the Yes on 12 campaign, the smoking ban,
and we'll be getting feedback on our Oktoberfest.

It's an exciting time for the PennDems and I urge you all come to
share your voice.

Nate Mason
Chair

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[PenDems (234)] Oktoberfest is almost here!

Oktoberfest 2010!

Sunday, October 10 from 3pm to 6pm

Alex Johnson Hotel, downtown Rapid City

Featured Speaker: Scott Heidepriem, Gubernatorial candidate and Tom Katus, candidate for State Treasurer

Silent Auction, Cash bar, great food, good friends, and South Dakota politics!

Tickets are $25 per individual, $20 for Seniors, and $15 for students.  

Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend this fun event.  For more information call 660-626-6634 or email democrats@pendem.org. 

Please forward this information to anyone who might be interested in attending. 

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[PenDems (233)] Democrats to Host Annual Oktoberfest

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                             

September 28, 2010

Pennington Democrats To Host Annual Oktoberfest

            The public is invited to attend Oktoberfest on Sunday, October 10 from 3pm to 6pm at the Alex Johnson Hotel in downtown Rapid City.  The annual event is a celebration and fundraising event for the Pennington County Democratic Party

            The event will feature US Representative Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin, and Senator Scott Heidepriem, who is seeking election for Governor.  Candidates for Secretary of State Ben Nesselhuf, Ron Volesky for Attorney General, Julie Bartling for State Auditor, Tom Katus for State Treasurer, and Bob Pille for Commissioner of School and Public Lands have also been invited to the event.

            Live music, great food, a cash bar, and a silent auction will round out the events activities at the Alex Johnson Hotel.

            Tickets for the event are $25 per person, $40 per couple, and $10 for students and seniors.  Tickets can be purchased from Democratic Party officers, by emailing democrats@pendem.org and can also be purchased at the event.  All proceeds will support the 2010 election efforts.

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[PenDems (232)] 5 weeks to Election - Make it count!

We have 5 weeks left until the election, and its time that we ALL get to work!  

Scott Heidepriem has a real chance to become the next Governor of our state, and I hope that everyone of you will make a commitment to help work towards the election on November 2.  Democrats have been working incredibly hard to contact voters in Rapid City.  If you care about this election, we need you to take some initiative and get involved.  Volunteering for the campaign can be a lot of fun, it only takes a few hours of your time each week, and it will make the difference that we need to change the leadership in Pierre for the future of our state.

Volunteer opportunities with the Pennington County Democrats for the week of September 27 to October 4.  Everything happens  Coordinated Campaign office at 1315 Haines Ave. next to Laundry World.

Tuesday, September 28 & Thursday, Sept 30 - 5:30 to 9pm - Calling Democrats for Scott Heidepriem and other Dem candidates

Stop by the office whenever you have time and make phone calls to voters or knock on doors in Rapid City.  Come when you want and stay as long as you can.  

Saturday, October 2 - Noon to 3pm - Door-to-door Canvass

We'll provide lunch and a short training to make sure everyone's ready for the day.  Teams of volunteers will go door to door to talk to fellow democrats about our candidates like Scott Heidepriem, Ben Nesselhuf, and our other state and local candidates.

Remember:  Yard signs and barn signs for all the candidates as well as information about the candidates is available at the campaign office anytime!

For more information, contact 660-626-6634 or email democrats@pendems.org.  

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[PenDems (231)] Save the Date - Oktoberfest 2010!!

Oktoberfest 2010

Sunday, October 10 from 3pm to 6pm

Hotel Alex Johnson in downtown Rapid City

Tickets are $25 per person, $10 for students, $20 for seniors

Special guests will be Rep. Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin 

and Gubernatorial Candidate Scott Heidepriem.  

More details coming soon.

We hope you'll make plans to join us!!  

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[PenDems (230)] We need your help!

Its only 40 days until the election and thats a lot of time to get out and contact voters, but we need your help.

The Pennington County Democrats be working to contact first-time voters and reach out to Democrats who need to be informed about the candidates.  

Meet at NOON on Saturday, September 25.  We'll start out at 1315 Haines Ave (next to Laundry World) with lunch and information about the candidates.  Then we'll team up and head out for a few hours to knock on doors and talk to our neighbors.

RSVP or send questions to silvchristen@gmail.com or 660-626-6634.

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[PenDems (229)] Door-to-Door Canvass - Volunteers needed!

The first door to door canvass focussed specifically on Scott Heidepriem and our local candidates will be held this coming Saturday, September 25, beginning at noon.  Meet at the campaign office at 1315 Haines Ave, between Batteries Plus and Laundry World where the Obama campaign offices were in 2008.  

Lunch will be provided, a short training on message will follow, and you'll be given walk lists that will take about 2 hours to finish.  It's time more West River voters heard about Scott Heidepriem, Ben Arndt and their campaign's message!  

We'll be talking to Democrats who don't vote regularly, Independents who don't vote regularly, and newly registered Dems and Independents – people who will hopefully be receptive to our message.  

So bring your smiles and your enthusiasm!  It'll be a gorgeous day, and after the rain that's coming, you'll want to be out and about.

If you have questions or to RSVP please email silvchristen@gmail.com or call 660-626-6634

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[PenDems (228)] Monthly Meeting - Thursday, Sept 23

Join us on Thursday, Sept 23 at 7pm at the IBEW Labor Hall (922 1/2 E St. Patrick Street)

Agenda

1.  Secretary/Treasurer's Reports

2.  Nominations for Vice-Chair

 

3.  Report from Central States Fair

4.  Oktoberfest Planning - Sunday, October 10

 

5.  Campaign Updates and schedule for phonebanks and canvasses

 

See you Thursday!

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[PenDems (227)] Early Voting Starts Sept 21

On Tuesday, September 21st, the coordinated campaign will be having several early vote events across South Dakota.  The goal of these events is to bring attention to early voting and to the fact that we are very organized this year.  

Our Early Vote rally in Rapid City is scheduled for 12:00 PM this Tuesday.  We'll be meeting at Seattle's Best Coffee, talking about early vote and it's importance to the campaign, and marching over to the courthouse to cast our votes.  This is strategic to the campaign because it shows that we are more organized than the Republicans, and it locks in supportive votes for us now that we don't have to worry about turning out on Election Day.  We also want to show South Dakota that early voting is fun and simple.

Anyone who wants to attend should call me at 716-0259 to RSVP or email me at tnardi@sddp.org.  Don't forget to bring your photo ID to early vote.

Thanks!

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Tom Nardi
West River Regional Field Director
South Dakota Democratic Party Coordinated Campaign
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[PenDems (226)] Yards Signs are here!!

Yard signs and billboard/barn signs are available for all our favorite Democrats!

Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin, Scott Heidipreim, and Julie Bartling

Stop by the office at 1315 Haines Ave, (next to Laundry World) from 10am to 10pm weekdays or until 7pm on the weekends.

You can also call Tom at 605-716-0259 and we can make arrangements to deliver signs to your yard.

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[PenDems (225)] Meet Scott Heidepreim in Rapid City!!

Please Join us and meet Scott Heidepreim, the next Governor of South Dakota!!

Thursday, Sept 9 from 5:30 to 7:30pm at the Labor Temple on E. St. Patrick St.

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[PenDems (224)] Labor Day

Happy Labor Day to everyone!!

We hope to see you all at the Labor Day Parade in Rapid City to walk or ride along with our float and join the fun.

Rapid City Labor Day Parade

Line up at 9am 

Parade at 10am

Find us on the corner of 3rd and Main St. in the Black Hills Credit Union Parking lot.

Rain or shine!  

See you there!!

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Roosevelt Rally Friday Night at Crazy Horse

You can get current information from the Custer County Dems web page.

[PenDems (222)] Celebrate Labor Day with us!

This weekend the PenDems will have an entry in the Labor Day parade in Rapid City, and we'd love you to come march with us. 

Ride along, wave at the crowd, throw candy to the kids and pass out campaign stickers with the Pennington County Dems.  

We hope to see you Monday!!

Here are the details:

Rapid City Labor Day Parade 
Black Hills Federal Credit Union Parking Lot 
3rd St and Main St 
Rapid City, SD 
Monday, September 6th 
9:00 AM 

A community Picnic will follow at Storybook Island. Its hosted by the Rapid City Labor Unions and everyone is invited to attend.

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[PenDems (221)] You're Invited

Democrats Campaign Open House

Wednesday, September 1 from 5:30 to 7:30pm.

Coordinated Campaign Office at 1315 Haines Ave. - on the corner of Haines and Anamosa next to Laundry World.

Bring your friends and family for a chance to meet the local candidates, pick up campaign signs and stickers for your favorite Democrats, and find out what you can help with in this year's campaign season!

See you Wednesday!!

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