Oct 03 2012
Rep. Noem in Aberdeen Thursday
Rep. Kristi Noem will have lunch with sixth graders at Roncalli Elementary School in Aberdeen on Thursday. The lunch comes after one of the students sent Rep. Noem a handwritten letter regarding the new school lunch standards that are leaving her and her classmates hungry. Rep. Noem will then visit with employees at Dakota Supply Group (DSG) before meeting with lunch staff and food service administrators from various area schools to discuss the new school lunch standards.
WHAT: Lunch with Roncalli Elementary School Sixth Graders
WHEN: Thursday, October 4, 2012 / 12:10 p.m. CT
WHERE: Roncalli Elementary School / 501 3rd Avenue Southeast / Aberdeen, SD 57401
WHAT: Meeting with DSG Employees
WHEN: Thursday, October 4, 2012 / 2:30 p.m. CT
WHERE: Dakota Supply Group / 15 North Kline Street / Aberdeen, SD 57401
WHAT: Meeting with School Lunch Staff, Food Service Managers
WHEN: Thursday, October 4, 2012 / 4:00 p.m. CT
WHERE: Cash-WA Distributing / 810 3rd Avenue Southeast / Aberdeen, SD 57401
Rep. Kristi Noem will be in Madison Monday, October 1 to tour Rosebud Manufacturing and Custom Touch Homes, as well as present congratulatory medals to the employees of the Madison Dairy Queen, which raised more money than every other store in the United States for the Children’s Miracle Network for the seventh year in a row.
WHAT: Rosebud Manufacturing Tour
WHEN: Monday, October 1, 2012 / 2:00 p.m. CT
WHERE: Rosebud Manufacturing / 701 SE 12th Street / Madison, SD 57042
WHAT: Custom Touch Homes Tour
WHEN: Monday, October 1, 2012 / 2:45 p.m. CT
WHERE: Custom Touch Homes / 411 SE 12th Street / Madison, SD 57042
WHAT: Rep. Noem to Honor Dairy Queen Employees
WHEN: Monday, October 1, 2012 / 3:45 p.m. CT
WHERE: Dairy Queen / 117 2nd Street Northeast / Madison, SD 57042
Rep. Kristi Noem will visit Valley Queen Cheese Factory in Milbank September 28 to meet with management and employees.
WHAT: Valley Queen Cheese Factory Visit
WHEN: Friday, September 28, 2012 / 2:00 p.m. CT
WHERE: Valley Queen Cheese Factory / 200 East Railway Ave / Milbank, SD 57252
Rep. Kristi Noem will be in Spearfish Thursday, September 27 to help welcome home the South Dakota Army National Guard's 842nd Engineer Company.
WHAT: Welcome Home Ceremony
WHEN: Thursday, September 27, 2012 / 2:30 p.m. MT
WHERE: Donald E. Young Center / Black Hills State University / 1200 University Street / Spearfish, SD 57799
Rep. Kristi Noem will visit the UPS Customer Center in Sioux Falls Tuesday, September 25. She will tour the facility and join a UPS driver on his delivery route. UPS has 23 facilities in South Dakota and employs 746 people in the state.
WHAT: UPS Customer Center
WHEN: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 / 8:00 a.m. CT
WHERE: UPS Customer Center / 2700 N Westport Ave. / Sioux Falls, SD 57107
Rep. Kristi Noem will be in Sioux Falls Monday, September 24 to present Edgar Resel with a Republic of Korea Korean War Service Medal. Mr. Resel earned the medal for his service but had not received it. Mr. Resel reached out to Rep. Noem’s office in June, and staff were able to help him obtain the medal.
WHAT: Korean War Service Medal Presentation
WHEN: Monday, September 24, 2012 / 1:30 p.m. CT
WHERE: Rep. Noem’s Sioux Falls Office / 2310 West 41st Street, Suite 101 / Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Rep. Kristi Noem will participate in the Alzheimer’s Walk in Watertown on Saturday, September 22.
WHAT: Watertown Alzheimer’s Walk
WHEN: Saturday, September 22, 2012 / 9:30 a.m. CT
WHERE: Jenkins Living Center / 215 South Maple Street / Watertown, SD 57201
Rep. Kristi Noem will visit Georgia Morse Middle School in Pierre Tuesday to see the operation of the lunch room and discuss new school lunch standards with administrators.
Going into effect for the first time this year, the new standards are a result of 2010 legislation known as the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act and represent the first major changes in school meals in over 30 years. Last week, Rep. Noem sent a letter to United States Department of Agriculture Secretary (USDA) Tom Vilsack requesting additional information on the program and how USDA is monitoring its impact on students.
WHAT: Pierre School Visit
WHEN: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 / 11:45 a.m. CT
WHERE: Georgia Morse Middle School / 309 East Capitol Avenue / Pierre, SD 57501
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Kristi Noem will join colleagues and members from the agriculture community for a “Farm Bill Now” Rally on Wednesday, September 12 in Washington D.C. Rep. Noem will join Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich), U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) in speaking out on the critical importance of a Farm Bill. Rep. Noem will highlight the far-reaching impacts a Farm Bill has for our nation’s economy, food supply and national security. Rally Will be Broadcast Live at www.farmbillnow.com/.
WHAT: Farm Bill Now Rally
WHEN: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 11:00 a.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. CT /9:00 a.m. MT
WHERE: Union Square/Capitol Reflecting Pool Washington D.C.
Rep. Kristi Noem will be in Rapid City Thursday, September 6, to participate in the United Way Day of Caring. She will attend the luncheon and visit several work sites.
WHAT: United Way Day of Caring
WHEN: Thursday, September 6, 2012 / 11:30 a.m. MT
WHERE: Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, 444 8th Street, Rapid City, SD 57701