August 2017

2017 Gala winners announcedCongratulations Michelle Pierce, Greg Solano, Cindy Roan Eagle and Tracy Witte who have all been selected to be honored at this year’s Gala with our Outstanding Achievement Awards. Thank you to all who took the time to write up nominations of the people you support for this award. Thank you also to those who agreed to be interviewed for the videos we show at the Gala. The annual event is our chance to recognize those who have made out-standing progress in our programs as well as the businesses and individuals who support us. The Gala is also our largest fundraiser of the year and a great opportunity to educate the public about what we do. This year’s event will be held No-vember 4 at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center. Be watching for your chance to purchase tickets.

Thirty-two direct support professionals go through an introduc-tion with John Raffaele on the national DSP credentialing pro-gram. Also in the room are supporters, coaches, and frontline leaders who will guide and support them through the process. Frontline leaders are also going through a Frontline Supervi-sor credentialing program with NADSP.

DSP credentialing underway

Flutter Productions wins $150,000 grantFlutter Productions is one of 245 humanities projects across the country and the only one in South Dakota to share $39.3 million in grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Flutter will receive $150,000 over the next three years. “NEH grants ensure that Americans around the country have the opportunity to engage with our shared cultural heritage,” said NEH Acting Chairman Jon Parrish Peede in a announcing the grants. “From traveling ex-hibitions and teacher workshops to efforts to preserve local history, these projects demonstrate the power of the humanities to build connections, stimulate discov-ery, and contribute to vibrant communities.” . Flutter will use the grant to support projects already in the works, including their upcoming show, Journeys which is scheduled for September 29-30. (Read about it elsewhere in this issue.) The Center for Disabilities, University of South Dakota, will conduct facilitated conversations, with audience members, vol-unteers, and participants with and without disabilities and volunteers after each performance to explore and document the contributions, experiences, history, and culture of people with disabilities and identify how disability is defined and represented in society. Congratulations Flutter on this exciting oppor-tunity and thank you to Judy Domalewski for your efforts that led to Flutter receiving the grant.

Kameron Nelson, Judy Domalewski and Heather Pickering celebrate with $150,000 with a couple hundred grands!

Black Hills Corp. honored for providing employment opportunitiesBlack Hills Works presented representatives from Black Hills Energy with the SourceAmerica Busi-ness Partnership Award on July 27 at the Suzie Cappa Center. SourceAmerica creates employment opportuni-ties and choices for people with significant disabilities across the country. The award is presented nationally to a business that goes above and beyond to partner with a nonprofit agency to increase the employability of people with significant disabilities. Our relationship began nearly seven years ago when Black Hills Works began providing employees to monitor systems at Black Hills Corporation. Currently five people served by Black Hills Works are employed there. During the awards presentation, one of those people, Ranale Wiseman spoke eloquently about her job. Another, Matt Bunkowske, appeared in a Rapid City Journal feature. Thank you both! But the relationship extends beyond that. For decades, executives from Black Hills Corporation have served in volunteer positions on our operation and foundation boards. Black Hills Corporation operates natural gas and electric utilities as Black Hills Energy in eight states, serving 1.2 million customers. They are the largest publicly-traded company in South Dakota and headquartered in Rapid City. We are grateful for their support of our mission.

Seven-year-old Henry Olivier, one of the performers in Chro-ma, made thank you notes for others who participated. He decorated the cards with his drawings of each of the show’s characters.

Chuck Loomis and Scott Buchholz, both of Black Hills Energy, Brad Saathoff and Craig Levin.

CHROMA comes to lifeCongratulations to the cast and crew of CHROMA! Flutter Productions brought CHROMA to life in front of an outdoor audience at Founder’s Park on July 8. Dancers and actors of all abilities painted a 24’ x 36’ canvas while telling the story of a boy in search of his creative voice. Be watching for your chance to see a video of it at the Elks Theater. CHROMA was created and directed by Flut-ter Productions Artistic Director Heather Pickering. Original music is by Andrew Grace of Inouye and choreography is by Sara Olivier. Kameron Nelson is the associate artistic director. You’ll find audition information for upcoming Flutter performances else-where in this issue.

Kathy Reed in a scene from Flutter.

360° campTwenty people participated in Flutter Productions’ 360° Arts Camp July 21-23 at Camp Meeting the Need near Keystone. The camp focused on nature and visual arts, music and theatre/movement. Instructors were Mark Zimmerman, Andrea Fischer, Heather Pick-ering and Kameron Nelson. Thanks to Stacy Miller and Janet Pickering, volunteer cooks for the camp. Campers hiked and created art from objects they found along the way. They attended Grease at the Black Hills Playhouse, compliments of the Play-house. They also spent a learning about rhythm, beats, pitch, melody, and chords in a session lead by music teacher Andrea Fischer. And they wrote a group song about art camp. Volunteers from the South Canyon Baptist Church joined the campers for a hike to one of the OTHO mines and for a theatre workshop on the second day of camp.

Campers at the 360° Arts Camp hosted by Flutter Productions at Camp Meeting the Need July 21-23.

Campers attended a performance of Grease at the Black Hills Playhouse.

Remodeling projects underway A much-needed kitchen remodel will begin at Sitka in August thanks to a $91,000 grant Black Hills re-ceived from the South Dakota Housing Development Authority. Minnesota home was the first to benefit from the grant when they recently received new flooring in several rooms. Parkview, Allen, Quincy, and Hampton are all slated for future improvements thanks to the grant. According to maintenance manager Doug Meiron, maintenance staff are busy with many other non-grant related projects underway as well. Indiana recently received new flooring in three rooms. And three bathrooms were recently remodeled at John’s to make them more accessible. Hampton received a new whirlpool tub thanks to assistance from the Technology Team and St. Cloud is on the list to receive one soon. There is also a bath-room remodeling project in the works for Black Gap. ITS 1 recently received a new streetlight and more security lighting has been ordered for them In October, the second phase of the remodel at Flutter Productions will begin, including offices, stor-age and a tool room.

A group from Saint Cloud and Wisconsin visited Denver in July and attended Comic Con. Above Brenda Schmitt, Gwyn Whit-more, Kyla Plenty Chief, Steve Rossow, Mike Adkins and Vince Saucedo line up for a photo with Baymax.

Group attends Comic Con

I was eager to get started in what I THOUGHT was going to be my calling--that of being a high school English teacher--and was looking for some evening and weekend work through the Black Hills Workshop (now Black Hills Works) to supplement my income as I began to pay back my student loans. I interviewed with a lady named Peggy Welsh on that Friday, July 11. I felt it was a good interview, as we had a nice, relaxed banter back and forth. She had a multitude of openings to work in a residential setting, and we discussed several of them. The only hang-up was that I told her that I wasn’t going to work on Sundays due to my Denver Broncos season tickets. She told me that she just didn’t think she would be able to accommodate me, and thus, I shook her hand and headed out the door, disappointed. I was just about to enter my car, when she came chasing after me out of the building, asking me to wait. When she caught up to me, she asked me to reconsider--and thought that she might be able to work something out with me. We went back to her office, and she offered me a hybrid position that would allow me to float between three different homes and would also--most importantly to me--allow me to have my Sundays off for my beloved

Broncos. Everything felt right, and so I accepted the position and walked out of her office, set to be the newest member of the Black Hills Workshop team. On Monday, July 14th, 1997, I began what was to become my REAL career. I entered a med certification class being taught by someone who would become a lifelong friend--so close that I would sadly one day be a pallbearer for both her (Doree Alexander) and her husband. And the following few weeks brought me three more nervous “first days” at each of the three homes that I was starting to work at. And more WONDERFUL and AMAZING people to “show me the ropes”: Kari Thompson and Rich Richardson at one, Carie Diro at another, and Amy Slowey Jobgen, Mandy Adams and Taylor Nicolaisen at another. But the REAL teachers have been the wonder-ful people with disabilities that I have been blessed to get to work with. For each day of the past 20 years, THEY are the ones who teach ME. I am so thankful for THEM. It is obvious to me that when I was look-ing to God to show me a path for my life’s journey...that the people of Black Hills Works came to me as HIS ANGELS. And so I have Black Hills Works to thank for twenty years of fulfillment and love. Thank you for all of the hats you have given me to proudly wear over the years: Special Olympics director and coach. fitness center coordinator, home manager, volunteer coordina-tor, blood drive coordinator, emcee, fund raising op-portunities, wellness committee coordinator, job inter-viewer, employee activity coordinator, public speaker, mentor, teacher, liason to the community, FRIEND. And so many wonderful memories I will forever cher-ish: Travelling across the country to speak about what I am privileged to do each day; supporting people to go out of town on trips that they would never get to otherwise experience; being a voice for someone who otherwise would have none; consoling someone in need when they need a shoulder to lean on; holding the hand of someone as they take their final breath. I am forever indebted and blessed. Thank you for stopping me that day, Peggy Welsh--wherever you are. And thank you for the opportunity to be a part of something so important, Black Hills Works. I hope your belief and investment in me over the past 20 years has paid off.

What’s your why? This monthly feature gives employees an opportunity to explain what they find fulfilling in their jobs. This month, we hear from Joe Burmeister, the Director of the Health Sport & Fitness Center. This is an excerpt Facebook post Joe wrote in July honor of his 20th an-niversary at Black Hills Works.

Ranae Moller and Joe Burmeister at a Strider Bike event several years ago.

Power of B winners Congratulations to the following Power of B winners: Marsha Welch is being honored for her support of an individual who refused to get a much needed, overdue medical test. With Marsha’s support and encouragement, the individual received the test and decided it was not as bad as she feared. Lesli Pond was nominated for her outstanding support of another staff person. Melissa Evenson is being honored for her willingness and ability to jump in and assist wherever needed in a variety of departments with an assortment of projects, quite often on short notice. Mallory Buxton was nominated for her problem solving, accountability, and teamwork in serving people. Katherine McNeary is being honored for the extra patience and caring she showed in supporting a person served to a medical appointment. The person is so anxious about visiting the doctor, that after seven attempts at getting him in the room, the doctor eventually came to the car for the exam. Debbie Heintz was nominated for her efficiency in completing the annual physical inventory. Sarah Holz is being honored for filling in on short notice. Kayla Wagner is being honored for her caring and efficiency with individuals who were facing surgery. Sheena Keogh was nominated for her empathy and care for staff who care for others. Jayme Hipple was nominated for coming into work late at night to support an individual to the emergency room. Frances Mackey is being honored for her willingness to regularly work extra shifts, even with little notice. Kimberly Tollman is being honored for outstanding leadership of her team and her effective work with other departments.

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Friday, September 19 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Black Hills Works GymCall Joe Burmeister, 718-8631 to sign up

Natalie Olson was nominated by a person she supports who, among other things, said of Natalie, “I love her with all my heart.” Tara Blasius and Alexi Kieffer are being honored for developing a process for frontline leaders to make system changes in their homes. Joel Anderson was nominated for stepping in to administer medications at another building when they had no one else available and for his willingness to fill in shifts when needed. Dawn Wozna, Mallory Buxton, Bill Anderson, Dallas Caylor, Pat Thompson, Michelle Kline, and Alison Boudreau are all being recognized for their support of and advocacy for an individual with significant behavioral concerns. To nominate someone, find the nomination form elsewhere in this newsletter or on Lotus Notes. Click on Agency Main; click on Staff (left-hand green buttons); then click on Staff Forms which is located in the center panel on the right side. Choose Rapid City, then page down to Power of B Recognition Award, launch the document and print. Send your nominations to Alexi Kieffer at RSC. Winners receive $50 and a Power of B T-shirt. Their story appears in The Workplace. Please give specific examples of how your nominee demonstrates the POWER of B.

People First’sEnd of Summer Picnic

Canyon Lake Park, Shelter 1September 23, 10:30-2:30Food by Mike’s Grill & Catering

RSVP to Lisa Batteen 718-6287 by September 1

Bring a lawn chair and your favorite outdoor games

Career Pathways visits the Dahl

Rachel Lafebre and other participants in the Career Pathways program visited the Dahl Arts Center recently. Bob Lew ties discarded CDs. GrowWorks uses them as a modern

version of the scarecrow, hanging them around the outdoor garden to scare away hungry critters.

Working at GrowWorks

SCAC showing work at the Bay LeafSuzie Cappa Artists will be showing their work at the Bay Leaf Cafe in Spearfish through the end of the month. Stop by and have lunch!

Hoksila Long and Kyla Plenty Chief enjoy a trail ride at Palm-er Gulch Trails. Hoksila is riding Tanka and Kyla is on Titan.

Saddle up

Thank you Joel and Raiann Hampton was in a bind one evening for med cert staff. I had most staff in classes at RSC that were required. I had called just about every house in the agency and nobody could/would send anyone our way to help. One of my last calls was to St. Cloud. Raiann Boross answered my phone call and said she would try to send someone over. She called back immediately and said Joel Anderson was able to help us out. We were in a huge bind and they both made the night work for us. All of us staff members at Hampton really ap-preciate it when someone is willing to go above and beyond to help out.

Natalie Olson, Frontline Leader

Appreciation for ChantilChantil Wilkerson received the following birthday card/poem from James Janis.

Cheers to teamwork at ParkviewCongratulations to Parkview Apartments staff led by frontline leader Annie Brinson. They are the first winners of the Cheers to Teamwork challenge, the new challenge for front line leaders and residential homes. Each team who participates chooses a system chal-lenge within their home and works toward a solution. All team members, leadership and DSP’s, must be involved in the solution. This gives all team members an opportunity to become invested in solution-oriented teamwork problem solving, use the entire team’s brainpower, and engage in some friendly competition. Tara Blasius, Director of Residential Services and Alexi Kieffer, HR Specialist developed the challenge and are motivating the teams to get involved. The tro-phy will travel on a quarterly basis and peers vote on the selection of the winner. The Parkview team’s chal-lenge was to improve communication between shifts. They worked on improving shift-to-shift com-munication because things were being missed between shifts, people weren’t getting where they needed to be, and things weren’t getting done when we needed them. They held a house meeting and talked about some ways to communicate better. They repurposed an old white board that previously had been used for shopping lists and turned it into the shift communica-tion board. Now when they find out something will be changing or happening on a different shift, they make a note of it on the board. They also use a calendar to write down things that will be happening on differ-ent days. Staff suggested that they send out e-mails as well in case something got erased. They also sug-gested that we need to make contact with other staff before leaving the building, and they made up a list of communication guidelines which they all signed to make sure everyone is on the same page.

Alexi Kieffer, Annie Brinson and Tara Blasius. Annie is holding the Cheers to Teamwork trophy.

Foundation FocusSocial Media policyBHW recognizes that Social Networking can be used by employees for personal as well as business purpos-es. We also understand how the use of internet social network sites and blogs can shape the way the public views our products, employees, vendors, partners and customers. While the company has no intentions of controlling employees’ actions outside of work, it is important that employees practice caution and use discretion when posting content on the Internet, espe-cially on social networking sites that could affect busi-ness operations or reputation. Below are some of the expectations the agency has for employee social media use. You can read the entire policy in the policy sec-tion of Lotus Notes. 1. Having your own, individual social network-ing account and using it on your own time is certainly permissible. However, it is important that employees use their time while at work to conduct company business. Employees are not blocked from access to social networking sites on computers because under some circumstances, social networking is a powerful business tool that can be channeled to gain positive outcomes for our company and the people we support. The following are prohibited during working hours: a. Using or browsing social networking sites to conduct personal or non-company business. b. Reading email alerts regarding personal social networking account activity or using email to correspond with personal social networking contacts. c. Updating information, uploading photos or otherwise engaging with one’s own personal social networking profile for non-business purposes.

Golf Classic held

Thanks to the many volunteers who assisted with this year’s Golf Fore a Cause on July 10. Ninety-six players participated. Funds raised will be used for remodeling projects at Black Gap.

d. Micro-blogging for a non-business purpose on a social networking site throughout the day, wheth-er it is on a company-provided computer or a personal PDA/smartphone device. 2. If you choose to be “friends” with people we support, it is strictly voluntary and is not considered paid work time. 3. Our company abides by HIPAA confidential-ity and privacy laws. The illegal disclosure of propri-etary or other confidential information is prohibited. If you have a question about whether information can be released publicly, speak with your department vice president prior to release. Photo releases must be signed and on file for all persons served before their photos can be placed on social media. 4. In the best interest of the agency and the persons served, we ask that photos of persons served be routed to the office of the Director of Community Relations to be posted on social media outlets and website dissemination. 5. Company logos and trademarks may not be used without express written permission from the company. Contact the Foundation Office. 6. Employees are expected to be respectful and accurate when posting comments to social networking sites. Discriminatory comments and harassment are not acceptable. Any conduct which is impermissible under the law if expressed in any other form or forum is also impermissible if expressed through blogs, so-cial networks, text messages or other electronic means. 7. Media contacts made through blogs or Social Networking sites regarding the company, its products, employees, partners, vendors, customers or competitors should be referred for coordination and guidance to the Director of Community Relations. 8. Any employee who mentions the company on a personal blog or social networking account must make it clear that he/she is speaking for himself/her-self and not on behalf of the organization. You will be held accountable for any defamatory comments regarding BHW, its affiliates, employees or persons served. 9. If an employee believes that a blog or other online communication violates HIPAA or company policy, the employee should immediately report con-cerns to his/her direct supervisor or the Vice President of Human Resources. Employees who violate this policy may be subject to disciplinary action, termina-tion, civil or criminal penalties for disclosure of confi-dential information.

How to send a memo to all staff To send a memo to all Black Hills Works employees in Rapid City, use “Staff Notifications”.

If you want to include OPC (Omaha)- then use the group called “OPC All.”

So you would add both groups to send to everyone in agency.

It is no longer necessary to put “OPC Disregard” in the subject line of a staff notification email..

Dr. Harvey

Harvey Gammel “checks” Chantil Wilkerson’s heart.

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World’s Largest Truck Convoyfor Special Olympics

September 29-30 Black Hills Harley Davidson

2820 Harley Drive

We’d like as many athletes and others there as possible. There will be strider bikes, a live band, food and more. Contact Joe Burmeister, 718-8631, for information.

Welcome new employeesBaldemar Pulido MinnesotaBrandi Roth WisconsinJessica Twiss Edwards DKristina Hendrickson TBRICLane Thomas HamptonCandice Sanders BHWGinny Herman BakerySusanna Mercado CH-AllenMirrissa Ness BHWIDalyn East Black GapStephanie Cooper John’s Levi Ortiz St. CloudJessica Booker BakeryKandy Holderness BHWIAshley Koftinow BHWI

Oh baby!

AJ Nordbye and Janice Not Help Him cuddle with Hayleigh, DSP Brittany Falk’s baby.

Special Olympics scheduleThe Area Softball Tournament is scheduled for August 26 at Star of the West field in Rapid City and the Fall Classic will be held September 15-17 in Mitchell. The Bocce Tournament is scheduled for September 15 in Mitchell. Bocce practice is held 4-5 p.m. every Thursday.

Strider bike practice will be held at Black Hills Works Mondays at 4 p.m., beginning August 7.

For information on these and other Special Olympic activities, contact Amy Jobgen at 718-6280 or Joe Burmeister at 718-8341 or 593-2481.

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Schedule more strenuous work for the coolest time of the day.

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ER OR URGENT CARE?Your best choice for the care you need

USE THIS GUIDE TO HELP YOU GET THE RIGHT CARE AT THE RIGHT PLACE. Millions of Americans use emergency rooms (ER) for routine medical care. They face long waits for services they could receive more quickly in a doctor’s office or urgent care center. But, knowing where to go can save you time and money.

PHYSICIAN’S OFFICE or call BeWell 24/7SM

at 844-84-BEWELL (239355)

Injuries or illness that are not life-threatening, and can wait for a physician’s office visit:

• Earaches• Sore throats• Fevers that respond to fever-reducing

medications• Ankle sprains and other strains of

muscles and joints• Coughs and colds• Abdominal pain or other symptoms that

resemble an illness that is “going around”

URGENT CARE CENTER

Injuries or illnesses that are not life-threatening, but can’t wait for a physician’s office visit:

• Sprains, minor cuts and burns, minor broken bones, or minor eye injuries.

• Earaches, sore throats, minor headaches, low-grade fevers and limited rashes.

For a list of available centers, use the Find a Doctor or Hospital tool on Wellmark.com, in myWellmark, or the Wellmark mobile app.

EMERGENCY ROOM or call 911

If you have one or more of these symptoms, immediately go to the ER or call 911:

• Chest pain lasting two minutes or more• Uncontrolled bleeding• Sudden or severe pain• Coughing or vomiting blood• Difficulty breathing; shortness of breath• Sudden dizziness, weakness or change

in vision• Severe or persistent vomiting or diarrhea• Change in mental status (for example,

confusion)LEARN MORE

ER OR URGENT CARE?Your best choice for the care you need

USE THIS GUIDE TO HELP YOU GET THE RIGHT CARE AT THE RIGHT PLACE. Millions of Americans use emergency rooms (ER) for routine medical care. They face long waits for services they could receive more quickly in a doctor’s office or urgent care center. But, knowing where to go can save you time and money.

PHYSICIAN’S OFFICE or call BeWell 24/7SM

at 844-84-BEWELL (239355)

Injuries or illness that are not life-threatening, and can wait for a physician’s office visit:

• Earaches• Sore throats• Fevers that respond to fever-reducing

medications• Ankle sprains and other strains of

muscles and joints• Coughs and colds• Abdominal pain or other symptoms that

resemble an illness that is “going around”

URGENT CARE CENTER

Injuries or illnesses that are not life-threatening, but can’t wait for a physician’s office visit:

• Sprains, minor cuts and burns, minor broken bones, or minor eye injuries.

• Earaches, sore throats, minor headaches, low-grade fevers and limited rashes.

For a list of available centers, use the Find a Doctor or Hospital tool on Wellmark.com, in myWellmark, or the Wellmark mobile app.

EMERGENCY ROOM or call 911

If you have one or more of these symptoms, immediately go to the ER or call 911:

• Chest pain lasting two minutes or more• Uncontrolled bleeding• Sudden or severe pain• Coughing or vomiting blood• Difficulty breathing; shortness of breath• Sudden dizziness, weakness or change

in vision• Severe or persistent vomiting or diarrhea• Change in mental status (for example,

confusion)LEARN MORE

LUNCH MENUSBHW-Learning Institute/BHW Industries/TBIR Center

Monday 7-31 Tuesday 8-1 Weds.8-2 Thursday 8-3 Friday 8-4

Spaghetti Cheeseburger Hot Turkey Sand. Ham&Cheese Sand. Ham Salad Sand.Tossed Salad Lettuce/Tomato Potatos/Gravy Pasta Salad LettuceGarlic Bread Corn chips Cooked carrots Mandarin oranges Potato ChipsBaked Apples Jello Fruit Salad Cherry Drink Vanilla Wafers PeachesLemonade Orange Drink Fruit Punch Grape Drink

Monday 8-7 Tuesday 8-8 Weds. 8-9 Thursday 8-10 Friday 8-11

ChickenRice Soup Sloppy Joe Chicken Fajitas Baked Ham Slice Chick.Salad Sand.Bologna Sand. Corn Chips Tortilla shell Potato Wedges LettuceLettuce/Tomato Broccoli Rice Coleslaw Potato ChipsCrackers Applesauce Green beans Orange slices Peaches1/2 Banana Orange Drink Ice Cream cup Fruit Punch Grape DrinkLemonade Cherry Drink

*Coffee, Tea, Ice Water and a Flavored drink offered daily*Flavored drink mixes are 25 calories for an 8oz. Cup (7 carbs)

Munch and win!Black Hills Works is committed to providing a healthier work environment that encourages healthy eat-ing habits among its employees. We have partnered with the South Dakota Department of Health to offer healthier food options in the vending machine at RSC. The Wellness Works Committee is offering prizes for purchases of GREEN (healthful) items from the vending machine downstairs at RSC! How does it work? If you find a GREEN sticker on the back of your vending machine item, you have the chance to enter your name into a drawing for a fitness prize! Drawings will be held quarterly. Turn in your GREEN sticker to Audrey Nordine at RSC (office 130) to be entered.

Employment anniversaries Tara Wilcox 21 yearsMichelle Aman 38 yearsBrenda Bertrand 19 yearsLaura Gibson 31 yearsSara Giles 8 yearsSusan Norskov 26 yearsPaula Pederson 17 yearsJimi Obretenov 1 yearCynthia Carner 12 yearsPaul Warren 15 yearsRobert Matthews 20 yearsGail Mai 10 yearsTrena Garlick 9 yearsKitra Willmes 9 yearsJill Fisher 9 yearsMelissa Myers 9 yearsScott Durand 1 yearNicole Roberts 8 yearsHeidi Clark 3 yearsDoreen Schulze 7 years Alexi Kieffer 7 yearsMatthew Brady 7 yearsChrystena Kellermann 7 yearsBecky Trainer-Carlson 6 yearsMichelle Kline 5 yearsMarissa Salmon 2 yearsCarolyn McBride 4 yearsMichelle Mechaley 3 yearsJordan Willis 3 yearsBenjamin Broeker 3 yearsJudith Looyenga 2 yearsKatie Zwetzig 2 yearsTianna Hurt 2 yearsEmily Berger 2 yearsRyann Eckblad 1 year Shelly Whitney 1 yearSandra King 1 yearCoral Braun 1 yearRebecca Bryant 1 yearElizabeth McCloud 1 yearKameron Nelson 1 yearSarah Keester 1 yearScott Weisser 1 yearJana Senesac 1 yearJoshua White 1 yearDina Montero 1 yearStephanie Muilenburg 1 yearAlyssa Phillips 1 year

Riders head for HuronTen riders participated in the Equestrian Special Olympics events July 9-11 in Huron. Pictured below are Darcy Peterson, Amanda Yoder, Jessica Ander-son, and Sara Mellegard. Also attending were Tif-fany Bosanco, Melissa Carger, Casie Cotton, Blaze Johnson, Carmen Lester, Angel Summerall and Blaze Johnson.

Blaze Johnson carries the flag at the equestrian Special Olympics held in Huron in July.

“B” Recognition Award

Name of the staff person you’d like to recognize: Title of the person you are recognizing: Department of area they work in: What you’d like to recognize them for: Check the “B” that applies with the example of the “B” they demonstrated. Please be specific.

For Being Respectful of Others

For Being Accountable

For Being Your Best (Their Best)

For Being Supportive

Reason for the nomination: Your name and title: Your department or area: Please send this form to Alexi Kieffer at RSC. Your nominee could be selected to receive the $50 prize and be featured in The Workplace. Feel free to make copies of this form for additional people you’d like to recognize.

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Happy birthday Melissa Horvath 1Greg Solano 1Lissa Pendleton 1Jessica Higgins 1 JoAnne Pryor 4Bryce Mann 4Hanah Parr-Paul 4Kristina Hendrickson 4Ginny Herman 4Jolene Nichols 5Vallene Morris 6Tara Wilcox 7Sarah Blaeser 7Alison Coyle 8Dorothy Rosby 9Susan Norskov 10Isaac Cooper 11Kyle Ross 11William White 12Tara Delzer 12Linde Miller 14Jessica Onken 14Mary Corneliuson 15John Reno 15Duran Harris 15Rosa Porter 15Michael Wagner 15Rebecca Holloway 15Crystal Deurloo 16Vince Horne 17Tara Blasius 17Shelby Wentz 17Martha Black 19Colleen Van Dam 20Lorrie Martin 20

Lawanda Sanders 20Elizabeth McCloud 20Mary Jenniges 22Kitra Willmes 24Linda Snipes 24Heather Nagel 24Laila Schumacher 24Melissa Evenson 26Lissa Marotz 26Cheryl Hurley 26Tom Seiler 26Ashley Moore 27Benjamin Watson 27Alpheia Vopat 28Carla Dawson 28Darren Demaranville 28Donald Young 29Kristy Martin 29Beverley McReynolds 31

Information available for Wellmark participants Wellmark provides an assortment of literature to BH Services employees who have purchased their Major Medical Plan and Black Hills Works employees who have purchased Wellmark Health Insurance. You can find the most current information at Wellmark.com-MyWellmark. Marie Greenfield-Sahli has also attached the flyers to Lotus Notes.

BHW employees go to Lotus Notes, Agency Main, Staff, Staff Forms, Rapid City, Payroll--Benefits Sum-mary Plan Health AND Flyers

BH Services employees, go to Lotus Notes, Agency Main, Staff, Staff Forms, SCA Federal Contracts or go to NON SCA Contracts or Omaha, NE, Payroll--Bene-fits Summary Plan Health AND Flyers Please also make sure the People Served on your Team have this information too.

AUDITIONS for JOURNEYS Sun, Aug. 13th & Mon, Aug. 14th 6:00pm – 9:00pm Flutter Studios 3603 Range Rd

Journeys is a multi-disciplinary piece of theatre with a focus on acting and an emphasis on creative movement and dance. It is an original piece of theatre that is created in part by the cast.

The show is a series of vignettes written or inspired by the stories of individuals with disabilities who have taken a trip in life that has been a major turning point for them.

A prepared audition is not necessary. Performers will do cold readings from the script. Please come dressed/prepared to move. Actors and dancers/creative movers with and without disabilities are being sought for this production for the following 20 roles:

1) A variety of travelers/ensemble members - both dancers and non-dancers (6-8) 2) A young mother and father (who are on their way to take their young child to an institution) 3) A pair of brothers in their 20's - one with Cerebral Palsy 4) Two narrators 5) One female dancers - soloist 6) Three men in their 30's/40's (Business owners) 7) One teenage girl

Rehearsals will be held Sunday - Thursday from 6:00 - 9:00 PM beginning Aug 20th at 3603 Range Road Performances: September 29 and 30 @ Performing Arts Center of Rapid City in the Studio Theater 7:30pm _______________________________________________________________________________________________

AUDITIONS for Something Wicked Saturday, August 12th 9:00am – noon Flutter Studios 3603 Range Rd

Flutter Productions will be hosting auditions for a collaboration with Black Hills Symphony Orchestra, Flutter Productions and Ekphrasis Dance Company of Academy of Dance Arts Something Wicked This Way Comes is the Black Hill Symphony Orchestra's fall performance on Saturday, October 21 at 7:30 PM in the Historic Theatre at the Rapid City Performing Arts Center. The evening promises that the audience will be able to treat themselves to a dark and stormy night with spooky symphonic classics along with dance apparitions sure to make your heart flutter. We are looking for 8 - 12 people served by BHW to perform with the Ekphrasis company members. Rehearsals will be 1 - 2 times a week during the month of Sept, and will be held Sun -Thurs, 6-9 PM from Oct 1 - 21st.