shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com August 27, 2019 • Page 11 Ways To Save Money At The State Fair HURON, S.D. - The South Dakota State Fair offers several simple ways to save money during the fair. Save on gate admission by purchasing your grandstand tickets on or before Wednesday, Aug. 28. Tickets purchased by then include gate admission. Grandstand tickets can be purchased by calling 866.605.3247, online at www. sdstatefair.com or at the grandstand ticket office. On Thursday, Aug. 29, all veterans and active military members receive free gate admission. Additionally, on Aug. 29, 4-H youth also receive free gate admission by showing their 4-H card, which can be obtained from county 4-H offices. Coupons for $1 off gate admission on Friday, Aug. 30 are available at Prostrollo Motors on east Highway 14 in Huron. The Prostrollo’s Rockin’ Rollback coupons are valid on Friday, Aug. 30, only. Monday, Sept. 2, is Kid’s Day, as well as Pay it Forward Day. Kids can dress up in their favorite future occupation uniform and be eligible for $1 off admission into the fair. The fair is also teaming up with businesses and organizations that are generously sponsoring gate admission passes for those in need. Passes will also be randomly handed out at the gate entrances. Fairgoers can pay it forward to the food pantry by bringing a non-perishable food item for the ‘Drive to End Hunger” between the hours of 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. and receive $2 off gate admission. There are also plenty of ways to save money at the carnival throughout the week. All rides on Wednesday, Aug. 28, are only a dollar! The Weekly Passport to Fun pass offers a carnival ride pass for all five days of the fair. Advanced passes can be purchased at Prostrollo Motors through Aug. 31 for $52. Big Jim 93.3 and Dairy Queen in Huron are offering a $3 off coupon for weekday ride wristbands. Coupons can be picked up at Dairy Queen in Huron. The 2019 South Dakota State Fair will run from Thursday, Aug. 29, through Monday, Sept. 2. Channel Seeds Preview night will be Wednesday, Aug. 28. This year’s theme is “There’s No Time Like Fair Time.” For more information on State Fair events, contact the Fair office at 800-529-0900, visit www.sdstatefair. com or find them on Facebook or Twitter. Agriculture is a major contributor to South Dakota’s economy, generating $32.5 billion in annual economic activity and employing over 132,000 South Dakotans. The South Dakota Department of Agriculture's mission is to promote, protect and preserve South Dakota agriculture for today and tomorrow. Visit us online at sdda.sd.gov or find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Treasure Awaits! 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It is these expectations and challenges that drove the DIY committee to fully commit to the project and collaborate with city officials, local businesses and media as well as individual community members to rally the support they needed to secure a new aquatic center for the Yankton community. The committee was originally led by chairman Josh Svatos as well as Paige Elwood, Mike Villanueva, Stacey Nickels, Duke Ellingson, Eric Ambroson, Dave Spencer & Mike Healy, but eventually teamed up with a group of Leadership Yankton graduates, (a leadership program facilitated by the Yankton Area Chamber of Commerce). The individuals from Leadership Yankton that joined in the charge included DIY Marketing Chair Kasi Haberman, along with Marissa Terca, Alex Wagner, Katie Dollerschell, Kourtney Loecker, Katie Harrell, Melissa Brimm, Ryan Cwach, Brian McGinnis, Gavin Zimmerman & Natalie Kleensang. 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One of those initiatives included the DIY Radiothon, which raised over $120,000 in one day through the partnership with of all the local media outlets including the Yankton Daily Press & Dakota, Yankton County Observer, Star Communications, Riverfront Broadcasting and WNAX. Another creative effort was the DIY Penny Drive, this program was facilitated through a partnership with the Yankton Schools, including the Yankton School District and Sacred Heart schools. The students were asked to collect spare change and turn in each week. The top three classes in each elementary school would be treated to a class party. The top high school class and the top middle school class would be treated to a private pool party at the new facility. The committee tracked the amount raised each week and posted fun infographics to keep the excitement going. The DIY committee visited each school and attended a school assembly to announce the winners and take photos of the winning classes. The Penney Drive was successful in securing over $12,600 as well as the excitement and support of most of Yankton’s youth. The committee was also extremely busy participating in or organizing more than 40 events and four local parades. These events included things like the free popcorn night at a Bucks football game, Topics on Tap events at local pubs, Q&A presentations for local service organizations and The Center, the Open House at Memorial Pool and several community forums. The group participated in countless interviews for local radio stations, newspapers and regional television stations. They purchased radio advertising, newspaper ads, ran a door-to-door campaign, a direct mail program, spent hours upon hours calling community members on the phone, ran a social media campaign that generated more than 750,000 impressions from July - December, 2018 along with many more tactics. 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