July 2018

Congratulations Bettie Jo Bsharah, James “JJ” Janis, Ramona Spotted Eagle and Stefanie Krick on being selected for this year’s Outstanding Achieve-ment Awards which will be presented at the annual Recognition Gala November 3. There will be many more details coming over the next few months. A very big thank you to all who took the time to nominate deserving candidates.

Gala winners chosen

Celebrating Moving Mountains

Staff involved in the new credentialing program celebrated the national recognition the program has received at Murphy’s Pub & Grill on June 20.

A social was held at Murphy’s Pub & Grill on June 20 to honor the staff involved in the new Frontline Leader Credentialing and DSP Credentialing and Training Program. Black Hills Works received the Moving Mountains Award from the The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP), the Research and Training Center (RTC) at the University of Min-nesota’s Institute on Community Integration and the American Network of Community Options and Re-sources (ANCOR). The award will be presented at the Reinventing Quality Conference in Baltimore July 29-31.

Melinda Arguello, unidentified Omaha Goodwill employee, Stefanie Krick, Brad Saathoff, Nebraska Senator Deb Fischer and another Goodwill employee.

On Capital Hill

Stefanie Krick and her mother, Melinda Arguello joined Brad Saathoff in attending the SourceAmerica Grassroots Advocacy Conference in Washington, DC June 12-15. While they were there, they had an op-portunity to discuss the AbilityOne program and other employment issues with Representative Kristi Noem, both Nebraska senators Deb Fischer and Ben Sasse and representatives from the offices of Senators John Thune and Mike Rounds. For 20 years, the Grassroots Advocacy Conference has connected self-advocates with disabilities to their representatives and senators to highlight the importance of creating employment opportunities and choices for people with disabilities. Self-advocates and other attendees also participated in a full day of training to help them prepare to meet with lawmakers. Stefanie has been employed on our AbilityOne contract at the Raider Café since 2014. She performs a variety of tasks including cleaning, dishwashing, and cashiering. Because of her accomplishments and prog-ress there, Stefanie was selected to receive one of our Outstanding Achievement Awards at this year’s Gala in November.

Happy birthday Al!

On June 22, friends of Al Weber gathered at BHWI to celebrate his 85th birthday.

On June 21, musicians around the Black Hills took part in the Make Music Black Hills festival. The fes-tival is based on one which originated 35 years ago in France as a musical holiday. Today, France shuts down on the summer solstice and musicians take over the streets in the spirit of free music. Eleven locations in the Black Hills joined 120 other countries in this worldwide celebration. Bruce Douglas performed at the Suzie Cappa Art Center for the festival.

Make Music Black Hills comes to SCAC

Bruce Douglas performing at the Suzie Cappa Art Center on during the Make Music Black Hills Festival.

Self-Advocates present at national conferenceLisa Batteen accompanied Cindy Roan Eagle and Heather Kickery to the 2018 SABE (Self Advocates Become Empowered) conference June 7-9 in Birming-ham, Alabama. Heather and Cindy are members of Advocates for Change and were part of a team select-ed to do a presentation called “What to do, when it just doesn’t feel right” at the conference. The presentation was about different types of abuse and ways to handle it and report it. The conference was for self-advocates and there were breakout sessions relating to abuse, em-ployment, voting, self-advocacy, leadership, rights, supported decision making, cultural diversity, HCBS rules, technology, relationships, guardianship, emer-gency services, and more. There was also a dance, pizza party and parade of state flags decorated by those in attendance.

Cindy Roan Eagle and Lisa Batteen on their way to the SABE conference. Heather Kickery (right) at the conference.

YouthWorks volunteers have been helping out at the Learn-ing Institute since June 11 and will be here until early August. Volunteer manager Matthew McCaskell says that AmeriCorps volunteers will be arriving August 7 and will be here until August 29.

A summer of volunteers

SCAC artists bring joy to cancer patientsThanks to Suzie Cappa artists, people undergoing chemotherapy at the Cancer Care Institute will have a better view. On June 21, four new panels created by Suzie Cappa artists Anna McDowell, Ramona Spotted Eagle, Shawn Stratton, Heather Morris, Aaron Flackand Maureen Conley were revealed. The panels join four others created by Suzie Cappa artists in 2016. Together they block the loading dock and dumpsters from view for those receiving treatment.

Heather Morris, Aaron Flack, Anna McDowell, Ramona Spot-ted Eagle and Maureen Conley created the art panels behind them which can now be seen at the Cancer Care Institute.

ESS Corner: Ace Hardware TourJohn Kraft, Hoksila Long, Zach Mexican, and Walter Ryman went on a tour of ACE Hardware West in June with employment support special-ists Kelly Hotovec and Mariah Fischer. The group learned about all the different jobs that employees at Ace do each day such as mixing paint, cutting chain, cutting and threading pipe, and making key copies. They also learned about the different types of hard-ware used to assemble and build. Kelly says the nut and bolt section was a favorite. “Walter held the big-gest bolt he had ever seen and discovered it is used for concrete and cost almost $20.” During the tour, Store Manager Marty Hotovec explained how items were used for everything from plumbing to electri-cal purposes. Kelly says John’s favorite item was the door mats. “He found one that said ‘please wipe your paws’ and had paw prints on it. “John thought it would be a good gift for his sister’s pets to wipe their feet when they come indoors. Kelly says Hoksila enjoyed the copper pipe section and Zach and all the guys loved the chain saw section. “The tour ended with a bag of popcorn each and John serenading the store employees with the jingle, ‘Ace is the Place with the Helpful Hardware Man.’”

John Kraft checks out the floor mats at Ace Hardware.

BHWI team building

Elisa Foltz. Sarah Keester, Sean Chaney, Dee Schultz, Robin Murner-Dennis, Kim Jones, Julie Martian and Jocelyn Haskell posed in Art Alley when BHWI staff went on a team building excursion.

What’s your why?We want to know what you find most rewarding about your job. Email your “why” to drosby@bhws.com and your story will be used in future social media posts and newsletter articles. Plus your name will be tossed in the drawing for Black Hills Works apparel or accessories. This month, we hear from Robin Murner-Dennis: Philip Johnson met my brother, Troy #22T “The Wolfman Murner,” in early March. Philip has been adopted in to our racing family. He’s been rewarded for achieving personal goals with time at the shop, time at the race track, and even in the pit crew on Fri-day nights. Philip talked with my brother and my dad (Butch) on how they became race car drivers. Then it began. Philip toured Rick’s Body Shop, home of Sleezy and Weezy. He impressed everyone with his knowledge of race cars. Troy and Philip had a great time “talking race cars.” From there Philip toured Whistler Bearing and met Billy Keester, #1 sprint car driver, and Jared Murner, #4U non-wing sprint car driver. These former racers were also impressed with Philip’s knowledge and enthusiasm of the sport. Philip was extremely interested in the possibility of being a pit crew member on a Friday night at Black Hills Speedway. He set a goal and asked me if he could participate if he met his goal. His family, friends, roommates, and Career Pathways participants encour-aged Philip with his goal and celebrated his success when Philip planned his Friday night extravaganza. He was beyond excited. His employment support special-ist accompanied him to the race track. While there, he received a Wolfman T-shirt. Philip was able to cheer on the winner of the Street Stock main event, Troy

#22T Murner. When Troy got out of his race car he exchanged a huge hug with Philip. There was so much joy in the air! While in the victory lane with the other class winners, Philip received a T-shirt from Tom Sires #27S non-wing sprint car. To make the night even more memorable, Troy gave Philip the trophy to take home. This is why I work here--to help people set and accomplish their goals and celebrate their accomplish-ments.

Phillip Johnson at the track.

Celebrating 190 years of serviceCommunity Support Services held a leadership impact gathering to celebrate our commitment to excellence and recognize 190 years of combined service with Black Hills Works. Thank you BakeWorks for the exceptional hospitality and delicious menu items and a thank you, Dr. Andrea Serna and Kameron Nelson who took us On the Road with BHW Foundation.Diane Flahaven-Neu

Pat Thompson, Tammie Quinn, Brad Winter, Diane Flahaven-Neu, Jacki Schoenrock, Lesli Pond, Heather Pickering, Jocelyn Haskell, and Robert Matthews (not pictured.)

Foundation FocusOn the Road with the BHW FoundationThanks to CSS leadership for giving us the time to visit and talk about what role the foundation plays in the success of Black Hills Works. We would love to come to your department’s next staff meeting and share with you how we can support your department’s work. Contact Dr. Andrea Serna at 718-6204 if you’d like more information.

Flutter Productions celebrates its ten-year anniversary this year. The “why” behind it is clear in a story told by Artistic Director Heather Pickering. When Flutter did its first project in Sioux Falls in 2013, there was a young woman named Karah in the cast. Heather says that even though Karah was about to turn 18, she was still one of the oldest living people in the United States with Trisomy 18. Most people who are born with the condition don’t live past their second birthday. Karah had two active siblings. The family regularly attended their music and sporting events. Meanwhile, Karah spent over 280 days in the hospi-tal that year alone. Spending time in the hospital was what the family did for Karah. Karah’s mother told Heather the production was “the first time we get to do something ‘normal’ for Karah.” Karah’s father, stepfa-ther, grandmother, mother and siblings enthusiastically learned to paint, sew, and build for Karah’s project. Heather says Karah played the wind in the production. “She zoomed across the stage in patterns that gently blew around her fellow cast members.” There was an hourglass prop in the show and Heather gave the volunteers an hourglass charm necklace as a thank you. Four months later, Heather got a call while she was going to graduate school in Wisconsin. Karah had passed away. Her mother wanted to know where they found the hourglass necklaces so that she could get them for Karah’s relatives to wear at the funeral. Heather says, “They were so thankful for the time that they had with Karah and were even more thankful for having a positive experience with Karah towards the end of her time with them.” Karah’s mother called Heather after the fu-neral and told her that when she got up in front of the church to speak, she saw five of the dancers from the

community, four of whom had graduated and gone off to college. They’d come home for the funeral. In that moment, Heather says Karah’s mother realized, “I didn’t make those friends for my daughter; my daugh-ter made those friends on her own.” The family asked people to donate to LifeS-cape Center for the Arts in memory of Karah. They wanted the money to help bring Flutter Productions back to Sioux Falls for a second year so that other families could have experiences like they’d finally been able to have with Karah shortly before she died.

It isn’t just about the individual served, it’s also about their family, friends, and teachers as well as the community members that come

to see and support them in a show.

Karah’s sister wrote a book of poetry. It in-cludes a poem called “The Wind” about Karah. The book was printed by one of Karah’s doctors who wanted to give out to families expecting a child who could potentially have special needs. Inside the book was a photo of Karah on stage in her wind costume. Heather says the five dancers who attended the funeral continued to return to LifeScape for parties. “They had opened their sphere up to people who were not normally on the inside and in doing so they had discovered joyful new connections and relationships. When we returned to Sioux Falls, they brought a few new dancer friends along to try out for our production. Those five young women then encouraged others to open up their worlds.” Karah and her family demonstrate why Flut-ter exists. But Heather says it isn’t just about the individual served, it’s also about their family, friends, and teachers as well as the community members that come to see and support them in a show. “We had a few staff members that doubted we would be able to produce a production.“ But she says one doubting staff member came to the final rehearsal and left in tears because of how well everyone had done. “Perceptions had changed,” says Heather. The experience didn’t just give an opportunity to someone with diverse abilities, it also gave an opportunity to the staff, and the instruc-tors to see just how high someone could rise if given the chance, or approached in a non-conventional way. “This is why we do Flutter Productions,” says Heather.

One day recently while Jeffrey Schorr was at work at Taco Johns, he found a credit card on the floor by the garbage can. Jeffrey picked up the credit card, found its owner and returned it. Veronica Carda says the card’s owner was so grateful she wrote a nice thank you note in which she said she’d been having a bad day and Jeffrey had made it better. She also said he is a “good and honest worker and person” and included a small cash reward. Way to go Jeffrey!

Reward for honesty

Jeffrey Schorr shows off the thank you note he received re-cently from the owner of a credit card he found.

On June 21, Dr. Justine Ashokar, Director of Clinical Services at The Brain Injury Rehabilitation Center met with State Repre-sentative Jean Hunhoff regarding services in South Dakota.

Talking TBI services

Major life event? Contact payroll ASAPIf you are a full-time employee and have a life event change, please let Marie Greenfield-Sahli in payroll know ASAP. If this change is due to marriage, and you are eligible for benefits, you have 30 days to enroll your new spouse/family in benefits or decline benefits as you may be switching to your new spouse’s plan. If this change is due to a divorce and you have your ex-spouse under any coverage, that coverage is no longer effective as of the final date of the divorce. In the case of health insurance, COBRA needs to be sent out so the ex-spouse has the option to purchase the coverage. Life events include marriage, birth or adoption of a child, addition of a foster child or step-child, court-ordered coverage, job loss of spouse or child, divorce or return from military service. You many even need to change your last name/address. For name changes, payroll needs a new W-4 completed with a copy of the marriage license or divorce decree attached. This may be the time that you wish to change your W-4 status too.

Check your pay stub!When you receive your pay stub each payday, please take the time to review it. Make sure that all of the benefits that you signed up for are being deducted. Are the amounts correct? For example, single health coverage versus family coverage. Is the amount you requested to be deducted for your TSA (retirement) correct? If you have any questions or concerns, please email (mariegs) or call Marie Greenfield-Sahli, Payroll Manager at 605-718-6251.

Looking for payroll forms?Payroll forms can be found in lotus notes. Go to agen-cy main, staff, staff forms: Choose Black Hills Works Employee Rapid City or Omaha then Payroll ORBH Services EmployeeCommunity Custodial or Federal Contractsor Omaha, NE then PayrollUnder payroll there are a variety of forms. Choose the form you would like to change. Open, print, complete and send over to Marie, Payroll at RSC.

Melissa Bucholz (above) was selected as the Raider Café Employee of the Quarter for the second quarter. She received a $25 gift card and her name was en-graved with other past winners on the master Employ-ee of the Quarter plaque. Sodexo, military employees, BH Services staff and her coworkers took part in congratulating her on her achievement. Melissa Bucholz works primarily as a cashier at the Raider Café. But she also works in the dish-washing, dining and other areas. She has also recently began working in the salad prep area. Paul Warren says she is a capable and independent worker and that she has a good relationship with her customerS as well as military, and contract personnel and BH Services staff. “She is a pleasure to have on the food service crew.”

Raider starBlack Hills Energy sends volunteersOn June 14, 15 volunteers from Black Hills Energy volunteered at LMB Farms greenhouses behind Black Hills Works. They assisted with a variety of tasks including installing pavers, gravelling walkways, washing containers, weeding and much more. Before getting started, they were treated to a picnic lunch catered by BakeWorks. Lea Haisch gave them a tour through the Learning Institute. She says they had a lot of questions about Black Hills Works. “They had no idea all that we do. It was an awesome tour and great exposure.”

Al Weber and Jay Hodgens from LMB Farms line up with vol-unteers from Black Hills Energy.

Oh Baby!Thank you to all who participated in the Baby Game and special thanks to the PartyWorks committee for coordinating. The winners with the most answers correct were Shelby Wentz, Sarah Salazar, Melissa Evenson, and Lisa Batteen. They each won a $25 gift certificate to the BHW Store. Be on the lookout for the next game.

Special Olympics eventsFall Classic will be held in Mitchell September 21- 23.

Special Olympics Nationals is underway Seattle Washington through July 7.

On May 31, Out & About participants volunteered for Kids Against Hunger, Bridget Militello said they assembled enough food packets to feed 1,512 people and that the packages go all over the world. Pictured are Lily Militello, Bridget Militello, Freida Henschel, Daniel Whitley, DJ Davis and Shawn Stratton. Eliza-beth Militello is in front.

Out & About feeding the hungry

Caught you caring!Periodically Foundation staff single out acts among staff or community members that we think deserve special attention. Here’s something we heard about in a recent Power of B nomination sent in by Veronica Carda.

Billie Kester is a new addition to the team at West Omaha. They needed help supporting three folks to Spearfish for the swim meet, but were short staffed. Veronica says that not only did Billie volunteer to take them even though it was her day off, she also sup-ported three people from other homes.

Golf classic hosts 20 teamsTwenty teams took part in the Black Hills Works Golf FORE a Cause June 25 at Arrowhead Country Club. This year’s event kicks off the new Adopt-a-Home sponsorship program which will advance quality of life for the people living in Black Hills Works housing. Project examples include special accommodations, as-sistive technologies, and environmental upgrades.

Black Hills Works employees Todd Wicks and Justin Fines joined Troy Nayman on the Climate Control team at the Black Hills Works Golf tournament.

We’re glad you’re hereWelcome new employeesAshley Tinsley BHWCandice Strommen Edwards DHeskawin Shot HamptonSarah Keester BHWIBrian McCamley Horizon PointJade Linseman Edwards CCassity Goetz IndianaQuynn Langager CH-WisconsinMary Kirk QuincyMichael Swanson Edwards CMarissa Hirchert St. CloudNoah Lopez CH-AllenChristiana Ashburn-Adams TBIRCAdam Weiler BHWIDaniel Geist BHWIScott Thornburg ITSAkadia Sasser Edwards CMary-Joan Degre Harney ViewVictoria White CH-AllenDawn Stenstrom Fir

Retirement plan enhancementsFor Black Hills Works Staff and BH Services Staff and People Served. If you have a BH Services Person Served in your area, please print out for them. Thank You.

To: South Dakota Associations of Community-Based Human Services Retirement Plan ParticipantsDate: June 20, 2018Re: Enhancements to your plan’s fund menu

We are pleased to inform you of an upcoming change being made to the investment menu of the 401k Plan. This change will provide you with a new investment option as a plan participant.

After a review process by our retirement plan committee, the following change is being made:

EXISTING FUND BEING REPLACED:Existing Fund Name Replacement Fund Name Ticker Morningstar CategoryDFA Intermediate Govt Fixed-Income I Vanguard GNMA Adm VFIJX Intermediate Gov.

The above change will be made as soon as administratively feasible after July 23, 2018 with no blackout period and no required action on your part. The new funds will be open for investment by participants once they appear on the participant website. For fund replacement, your existing balance will be transferred automatically to the new fund through a process coordinated by Fringe Benefits Design with the various mutual fund families. Any portion of your future con-tributions that was being directed to the existing fund will be automatically re-routed to the replacement fund shown here. These changes may affect how your balance reflects on the website the day the changes are being made. If you do not want your assets transferred as specified above and wish to transfer these funds to a dif-ferent investment, please feel free to access the website at www.fbdmn.com at any time prior to the date listed above to make your desired changes. As always, you can access your account at www.fbdmn.com. If you do not have Internet access, you can access your account information by using the following toll-free telephone number, 877-410-9984, and then enter the “Provider Number”, which is 4323, and follow the voice recorded prompts. The prospectus for every mutual fund inside your retirement plan is available in your Internet account.

Congratulations Christy Nielsen and Nancy Weiss who both sold art through the 6x6 International Small Art Phenomenon. The pieces they sold are pictured above. Artists from the Suzie Cappa Art Center and Gallery submitted work to be considered in the show which is a fundraiser for the Rochester Contempo-rary Art Center in Rochester, New York.

Artists sell work at international show Happy 20th anniversary John’s ApartmentsOn August 3, 1998, residents began moving into what was theN our newest residence, John’s Apartments, lo-cated at 1508 Wood Avenue. The building was named for local philanthropist John Vucurevich whose gener-ous donation helped to furnish it. It was built with fed-eral HOME loan funds from the South Dakota Hous-ing Development Authority along with a $35,000 grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines.

Changes coming to Power of B! Black Hills Works staff do great things every day, but sometimes what they do is downright amazing. We want the Power of B to reflect more closely the times employees go above and beyond what is expected of them as a good employees. In the future, we will only consider nominations where specific examples are included. Vague nominations, for example, she does good work, he’s a hard worker, etc., will be returned to the person making the nomination so that they can add the specific story/stories that led them to submit the nomination. Also, in the future, we will be choosing no more than five nominations per month. Winners will continue to receive $50 and a Power of B T-shirt. There is no limit to how often they may be nominated. If you have any questions about these changes, contact, Alexi Kieffer at extension 6216. Directions for making a nomination are at the end of this article. Kudos to this month’s Power of B winners: Theresa Zimmerman was nominated for efforts on behalf of a Special Olympics swimmer who was getting cold feet about competing. Knowing the woman is a “sucker for a man in uniform,” Theresa recruited an EMT who was at the event to encourage her. It worked! The swimmer not only swam, she won a gold medal and the EMT placed iT around her neck. Bridget Milletello was nominated for her efforts to complete important, but often overlooked, vehicle maintenance checks. Jocelyn Haskell and Jacki Schoenrock are being honored for successfully refuting portions of the Division of Developmental Disabilities’ Policy Implementation Review Audit. Tammy Murner was nominated for taking

the time to patiently and thoroughly explain remote monitoring to a parent in a way he could understand and feel comfortable with it. Amber Abernathy was honored for helping to get people served fishing licenses. Corey McKenna was honored for his kind and patient welcome of a person served who was fearful of her new situation. Lisa Batteen was nominated for, among other things, taking on another staff person’s work while that staff person was on maternity leave. Paul Davis was nominated for supporting an individual to the emergency room. Paul stayed late into the evening and after he’d gone home, the man called him because he was afraid. Paul went back to the hospital and stayed with the man until he fell asleep. Tracy Glasford was nominated for being her best with staff and people supported at Indiana House and for her support of other houses who are having staffing issues. June is National Safety Month and Tammie Quinn is being recognized for being an exceptional example of a manager who executes efficiencies in workplace safety. Robin Murner was nominated for supporting an individual to achieve his goal of working in the pit at the Black Hills Speedway. He even received a trophy for his hard work and he also received two racing T-shirts. Jim Platt, Emily Burdick and Scott Durand are all being honored for going above and beyond in the face of staff shortages. To nominate someone, find the new 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.

Movie ticket discount for staff and people servedMovies are expensive, but em-ployees and people supported can buy discounted movie tickets for AMC theaters (formerly Carmike Cinemas) for $8.50 from Laurie Todd at RSC.

Finders Keepers Employee Recruitment

Starting June 1, 2013 employees making referrals that are hired will receive the following:

Initially 6 months Total

1st referral $200 $100 $300

2nd referral $200 $200 $400

3rd referral $200 $300 $500

4th referral Same as 3rd from here on out.

The employee will receive this extra pay on their paycheck, and it will be subject to taxes and their 403b contribution.

Applicant must list your name in the "Referred by" blank of the application.

If two referring employees are listed, the bonus is split.

Program reviewed annually.

Referral Program open to all employees. Supervisors are eligible excluding people they hire.

Former employees - at least 6 months since they left before a referring employee is eligible.

At our winter party, employed staff who have referred employees that have been with us for at least 6 months will be eligible for a drawing of $100. There will be six $100 winners. Your name will go into the hat for each qualified referral. Both employee & referral must still be employed at the time of the annual drawing. Taxes & 403b will be taken out on paycheck following the drawing.

Business cards for the purpose of recruitment are available through the Vice President of Hu-man Resources. Email Gayle at gsteiger@bhws.com or call extension 6210.

If new hire leaves before 30 days, the bonus will be deducted from the employee making the referral.

Qualified Applicants Wanted Rev 6/28/18

Renate Smith 1Suzanne McCarty 1Shilou McKelvey 1Dawn Stenstrom 1Ricky Schneider 2Tracy Glasford 3Grace Nolte 3Timothy Hershelman 3Becky Jandahl 5Sarah Salazar 5Jessica Ferderer 5Jackie Smith 6Esperanza Schneweis 7Candice Strommen 7Melissa Myers 9Patrick Luisi 9Kathleen McGee 10Julie Haataja 11Jean Jackson 12Levi Ortiz 12Julie Davis 13Robert Matthews 14Joshua Rundell 15Natalie Olson 15Job Goodale 15Jocelyn Haskell 16Amber Abernathy 18Heather Pickering 19Jaycee Reber 20Rebecca Meyer 20Karie Thompson 21Marsha Welch 21James Frazier 21Scott Lantz 22Julieta Stroud 22Destiny Cyr 24Daniel Danielson 25Kayla Nightwine 26Candice Sanders 26Elizabeth Dill 26Noah Lopez 27Baldemar Pulido 28Brian Boesen 30Tamera Wiswell 30Glory Harp 31

Employment anniversariesAnnette Christman 14 yearsPENNY Burmeister 18 yearsJoe Burmeister 21 yearsMary Jenniges 16 yearsRobert Harned 14 yearsPam Nelson 26 yearsTammy Jaques 5 yearsMarie Sheppard 22 yearsIsaac Cooper 20 yearsCheryl Svarstad 4 yearsRebecca Osmera-Knutson 8 yearsLaurie Todd 5 yearsMary Crisman 5 yearsJulaine Onken 5 yearsTina Leavelle 4 yearsAaron Leite 2 yearsHallee Wolfensberger-Muldoon 2 yearsKristina Hendrickson 1 yearCandice Sanders 1 yearDalyn East 1 yearLevi Ortiz 1 yearAlexandrea Jones 1 year

Get cool stuffThe Black Hills Works store is now up and running. Check out all the BHW logo products online or stop by the next time you’re at RSC. The store is located behind the front desk. Products with the BHW logo include apparel, binders, coffee mugs, water bottles, and computer bags, sports bags and tote bags. Order online for a 10% discount at http://www.imageall.com/showroomsf.htm. The password is bhworks

Power of B

Nomination Form Name of the staff person you’d like to recognize: Title of the person you are recognizing: Department of area they work in: Check the “B” that applies with the example of the “B” they demonstrated.

For Being Respectful of Others

For Being Accountable

For Being Your Best (Their Best)

For Being Supportive

Reason for the nomination: Please provide a detailed explanation with specific information on what you would like to recognize this person for. 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. There will be up to 5 winners selected each month to receive the Power of B prize and recognition.

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LUNCH MENUS-Bhw Learning Institute-Bhwi-TBIRCAll meals include Lemonade, Tea, and CoffeeMenus are subject to change due to availability

WEEK 1

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday2-Jul 3-Jul 4-Jul 5-Jul 6-Jul

BBQ Pork Turkey Hot dog Hot hamburgerColeslaw Sandwich Independence Pasta Salad SandwichFrench Fries Tossed Salad Day !! Pineapple jello Potatoes/GravyV-8 Smoothie Sweet Potatoes Chips Mixed Vegs.

CookieWEEK 2

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday9-Jul 10-Jul 11-Jul 12-Jul 13-Jul

Honey LemonBaked Chicken Spaghetti Ham salad Sand. Breaded Pork Bean SoupScal.Potatoes Tossed Salad Broc.Chs. Soup Sandwich PB&JSliced Carrots Green beans Crackers Lettuce/Mayo Cottage cheeseBanana Pumpkin pie Mixed fruit French Fries Pineapple cup

Diced PeachesWEEK 3

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday16-Jul 17-Jul 18-Jul 19-Jul 20-Jul

Cheeseburger Chick.hotdish Vegetable Soup Chick.Fritters Pork/mush.gravyLett/Mayo Corn Crackers Ranch dress. Mashed PotatoesPotato Chips Applesauce Corndog French fries Slice breadBanana Cookie Pickled beets Mixed fruit Tropical fruit

Ice cream cupWEEK 4

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday23-Jul 24-Jul 25-Jul 26-Jul 27-Jul

Taco Salad Ham&Swiss Brd. Chick.Patty Tatertot hotdish Deli Turkey Lettuce/Salsa Sandwich on Bun Green beans SandwichTortilla Chips Tossed Salad Lettuce/Mayo Applesauce Lettuce/MayoBroccoli Sweet Potatos Potato Chips Mango juice cup Baked bean cupBanana Cookie Carrot Pine.Salad Diced Pears

Lunch menu