shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com August 13, 2019 • Page 3 There is no Time Like Fair Time! Greg Whitlock, Secretary South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs Whether you’re 5,15, 30, or 50 years of age, or older, the State Fair always promises a great time for all that attend. Face it, the State Fair is unlike anything that has ever existed. Where else can you inhale a huge plate of fried food while walking toward the carnival rides? Where else can you have a corn dog for your main entre and funnel cake for desert? Where else can you get anything fried on a stick? Where else can you watch grandstand performances and get up on stage for a little Karaoke? Where else can you visit a car show, tractor show, goat tying, arm wrestling, and play arcade games all within a few blocks of each other? Where else can you be right next to celebrities and political candidates and take selfies with them? Where else can you shop, learn, and connect with old friends while tracking five miles on your walk app? The list goes on and so does the fun! The Fair also provides great opportunities for veterans. We may not be serving up fried pickles, cotton candy, kettle corn, or turkey legs, but we’ll have a building full of experts that can answer veterans questions on disability, compensation, healthcare, long term care, home loans, rehabilitation and education, employment and training programs, pension, and death benefits. The Veterans Building, located on Flag Avenue, will be filled with veterans who served, and continue to serve, as they dedicate their lives to enhancing the lives of our veterans. We’re just a stones throw away from the midway and our team will be available from 10:00 am – 4:30 pm each day of the Fair. On Wednesday and Thursday evenings during the Red Wilk Construction Flood Insurance an Important Resource for South Dakotans PIERRE, S.D. – It won’t happen to me. Many South Dakotans may believe they don’t need to buy flood insurance. Their Tuff Hedeman Bull Bash, house has never flooded before. They Red and his team will don’t live in a high-risk flood zone. be honoring some very But flooding this year in South Dakota special heroes. Being a Vi- has demonstrated that much of the dametnam Veteran himself, he age can occur in areas not considered knows the importance of especially at risk and a flood insurance honoring veterans for the policy is a sound investment. One inch sacrifices they have made of floodwater can cause up to $25,000 of for their country. Over the damage in a home. years, Red has honored The National Flood Insurance Program 100 plus veterans from all has received 222 flood insurance claims over South Dakota. in South Dakota as of Aug. 6 and paid more than $3.7 million to policyholders. The State Fair is dediMore than half of those claims were for cating Thursday, August property that was not in a high-risk flood 29, as a “salute to veterzone, or Special Flood Hazard Area. Most ans.” The day affords all came from communities that were not veterans free gate admisdesignated for FEMA disaster assistance sion and a day of recogto homeowners and renters. nition. Governor Noem When flooding happens, the damage is and I will be sharing our not covered by most homeowner’s insurmessages with veterans on ance policies. the Freedom Stage at 10:30 Property owners can protect themam and will also be availselves from these financial losses by able to visit with our great having a flood insurance policy through heroes after the program. the NFIP. Flood insurance coverage is available regardless of federal disaster A trip to the state fair declarations. is a tradition families have In South Dakota, 229 communities parpassed on from generation ticipate in the NFIP and 3,739 policies are to generation. Hope to see you there! I’ll be in the food court! in effect. Residents can purchase a flood insurance policy if their community participates in the NFIP, no matter their flood risk. After the recent disaster, several additional communities have expressed interest in participating in the NFIP. Coverage is available for residential and commercial buildings and the contents in them: • Up to $250,000 in building coverage and up to $100,000 in contents coverage for single-to-four family residential structures • Up to $500,000 in building coverage and up to $100,000 in contents coverage for five-or-more family residential structures • Up to $500,000 in building coverage and up to $500,000 in contents coverage for businesses How to buy: • Contact your insurance company or agent. In addition to the NFIP, flood insurance is also available from some private insurance providers. • For an agent referral, call 800-4274661 or visit https://www.fema.gov/ national-flood-insurance-program/HowBuy-Flood-Insurance For more information, visit FloodSmart.gov or call the NFIP helpdesk at 800-427-4661. MV Shopper 665-5884 MV Shopper France Honors South Dakota World War II Veterans M I S S O U R I VA L L E Y In Print and Online! M I S S O U R I VA L L E Y WWII Veterans from South Dakota, University Campus - Yellow Jacket Lane, guished 3rd, th & 10th, 16th & 17Bronze cation Badge, two (2) Overseas Service December 2nd & Unit9Badge with one (1) th • 1-3:00PM Jimmy J. Traupel, 96, of Mitchell, Orville Spearfish, SD 57799. Oak Leaf Cluster, the Combat InfantryBars. He is also a recipient of the United Bring Your Cameras! B. Lerew, 97, of Faulkton and Kenneth R. Sgt. Higashi was a member of the C man Badge, The honorable Service lapel States Congressional Gold Medal. Higashi, 97, of Spearfish, will be awarded “Charlie” Company, 100th Infantry BatButton-WWII, the Sharpshooter QualifiFrance’s highest distinction for their talion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, participation in the liberation of France a famous Japanese Americans special during WWII. fighting force. During his service he was The French Legion of Honor is the an infantry assault squad leader. 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Stars, the WWII Victory Medal, the DistinConsul General of France to the Midwest region, Guillaume LACROIX, will officially present the Legion of Honor medal to the Honorees during three separate ceremonies: - WWII Veteran Jimmy J. Traupel to be honored on Wednesday, Aug. 21, FREE at 10:30 a.m. at the VetInspections erans Park (1st and Main Street) in Mitchell, SD & Estimates 57301 (weather permitting. Alternate address: Corn Palace, 601 N. Main Street, Mitchell, SD 57301). S/Sgt. Traupel was a The Yankton Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors member of the 379th Bomhosted a ribbon cutting for The Lake House located at bardment Group, 8th Air y 109 Okie Dokie Lane. The Lake House is a beautiful, Force. He flew 34 combat Emergenc brand new home with 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, and missions during WWII as a Repair a stunning view of the Lewis and Clark Lake and it’s waist gunner in a B-17. He grand Chalkstone Bluffs. It is available for short term was awarded the Purple (3+ days) rental. 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