Society

After completion of her graduate degree from South Dakota State University in May 2022, Claudia Botzet has accepted a position with SDSU Extension as a Nutrition Field Specialist. Botzet comes to South Dakota from Buffalo, Minnesota, with a bachelor’s degree in nutrition and dietetics and a master’s degree in nutrition and exercise science.

Worried passengers are being advised on how to ease the symptoms of travel sickness when commuting this summer. The car rental experts at Stress-FreeCarRental.com have researched eight easy solutions to prevent holidaymakers from experiencing travel sickness.

The Gregory County FFA Chapter recognized National Agriculture Safety this past week, September 19-23, by inviting high school students to drive their farm equipment to school on Thursday, September 22. They had a turnout of about 15 pieces of equipment ranging from tractors and balers to lawn tractors and even a horse!

The Winner Regional Health and Wellness Foundation recently hosted a Donor Appreciation Social on September 20, at Winner Regional Health’s clinic. This event was to recognize the donors for the 2022 Driven to Serve Campaign who were instrumental in helping secure the new 3D Mammography. It provided an opportunity for a ribbon cutting, a plaque presentation to recognize the donors, and a first look at the new piece of technology that will allow the surrounding community members to receive advanced healthcare services on a local level. Words can not express how humbling it is to see a community come together for the greater good of their neighbors, coworkers, family, friends, and beyond.

The South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs (SDDVA), along with the Charles Mix County Veterans Service Office, hosted the first “Veterans, See What’s Brewing” event on September 21, 2022, at the Wagner American Legion. The Department took the opportunity to visit with veterans in Charles Mix, Douglas, and Gregory counties.