Public Affairs Director Jon Michaels (since 1977) talks with Theresa Stehly about the upcoming Counselor and School Board election deadlines, Property taxes, Riverline District, bees, floweres and more.

Public Affairs Director Jon Michaels (since 1977) talks with Theresa Stehly about the upcoming Counselor and School Board election deadlines, Property taxes, Riverline District, bees, floweres and more.

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Former Sioux Falls Counselor and Ombudsmen Theresa Stehly

Public Affairs Director Jon Michaels (since 1977) talks with Peter Rogers, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, about what we need to know to be safe this Spring and Summer.

from their website:
Be Weather-Ready: Check the forecast regularly to see if you're at risk for tornadoes. Listen to local news or a NOAA Weather Radio to stay informed about tornado watches and warnings. Check the Weather-Ready Nation for tips.
Sign Up for Notifications: Know how your community sends warnings. Some communities have outdoor sirens. Others depend on media and smart phones to alert residents of severe storms capable of producing tornadoes.
Create a Communications Plan: Have a family plan that includes an emergency meeting place and related information. If you live in a mobile home or home without a basement, identify a nearby safe building you can get too quickly, such as a church or family member.
Pick a safe room in your home, such as a basement, storm cellar, or an interior room on the lowest floor with no windows. Check more ideas for your family plan at: https://www.ready.gov/make-a-plan
Practice Your Plan: Conduct a family severe thunderstorm drill regularly so everyone knows what to do if a tornado is approaching. Make sure all members of your family know to go there when tornado warnings are issued. Don't forget pets if time allows.
Prepare Your Home: Consider having your safe room reinforced. You can find plans for reinforcing an interior room to provide better protection on the Federal Emergency Management Agency website.
Help Your Neighbor: Encourage your loved ones to prepare for the possibility of tornadoes. Take CPR training so you can help if someone is hurt.
Stay Weather-Ready: Continue to listen to local news or a NOAA Weather Radio to stay updated about tornado watches and warnings.
At Your House: If you are in a tornado warning, go to your basement, safe room, or an interior room away from windows. Don't forget pets if time allows.
At Your Workplace or School: Follow your tornado drill and proceed to your tornado shelter location quickly and calmly. Stay away from windows and do not go to large open rooms such as cafeterias, gymnasiums, or auditoriums.
Outside: Seek shelter inside a sturdy building immediately if a tornado is approaching. Sheds and storage facilities are not safe. Neither is a mobile home or tent.  If you have time, get to a safe building.
In a vehicle: Being in a vehicle during a tornado is not safe. The best course of action is to drive to the closest shelter. If you are unable to make it to a safe shelter, either get down in your car and cover your head, or abandon your car and seek shelter in a low lying area such as a ditch or ravine.

Public Affairs Director Jon Michaels (since 1977) talks with <a href="mailto:peter.rogers@noaa.gov">Peter Rogers</a>, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, about what we need to know to be safe this Spring and Summer.
from their website:
<ul>
<li>Be Weather-Ready: Check the forecast regularly to see if you're at risk for tornadoes. Listen to local news or a <a href="http://www.weather.gov/nwr/">NOAA Weather Radio</a> to stay informed about tornado watches and warnings. Check the <a href="https://www.weather.gov/wrn">Weather-Ready Nation</a> for tips.</li>
<li>Sign Up for Notifications: Know how your community sends warnings. Some communities have outdoor sirens. Others depend on media and smart phones to alert residents of severe storms capable of producing tornadoes.</li>
<li>Create a Communications Plan: Have a family plan that includes an emergency meeting place and related information. If you live in a mobile home or home without a basement, identify a nearby safe building you can get too quickly, such as a church or family member.</li>
<li>Pick a safe room in your home, such as a basement, storm cellar, or an interior room on the lowest floor with no windows. Check more ideas for your family plan at: <a href="https://www.ready.gov/make-a-plan">https://www.ready.gov/make-a-plan</a></li>
<li>Practice Your Plan: Conduct a family severe thunderstorm drill regularly so everyone knows what to do if a tornado is approaching. Make sure all members of your family know to go there when tornado warnings are issued. Don't forget pets if time allows.</li>
<li>Prepare Your Home: Consider having your safe room reinforced. You can find plans for reinforcing an interior room to provide better protection on the <a href="https://www.fema.gov/safe-room-resources">Federal Emergency Management Agency</a> website.</li>
<li>Help Your Neighbor: Encourage your loved ones to prepare for the possibility of tornadoes. Take CPR training so you can help if someone is hurt.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Stay Weather-Ready: Continue to listen to local news or a NOAA Weather Radio to stay updated about tornado watches and warnings.</li>
<li>At Your House: If you are in a tornado warning, go to your basement, safe room, or an interior room away from windows. Don't forget pets if time allows.</li>
<li>At Your Workplace or School: Follow your tornado drill and proceed to your tornado shelter location quickly and calmly. Stay away from windows and do not go to large open rooms such as cafeterias, gymnasiums, or auditoriums.</li>
<li>Outside: Seek shelter inside a sturdy building immediately if a tornado is approaching. Sheds and storage facilities are not safe. Neither is a mobile home or tent.  If you have time, get to a safe building.</li>
<li>In a vehicle: Being in a vehicle during a tornado is not safe. The best course of action is to drive to the closest shelter. If you are unable to make it to a safe shelter, either get down in your car and cover your head, or abandon your car and seek shelter in a low lying area such as a ditch or ravine.</li>
</ul>

Everything  About SD Weather This Spring and Summer

Public Affairs Director Jon Michaels (since 1977) talks with El Riad Shriner George Hahn about the annual major event this week at the Sioux Falls Arena.

From their website:

81st Annual – 2024El Riad Shrine Circus

 ALL Tickets on Sale NOW (See Times Below)

“The Best Entertainment Value in Town”2024 Circus Chairman – Jeff Landborg2024 Assistant Circus Chairman – Rob Angerhofer

Proceeds are for the benefit of El Riad Shrine. Payments are not deductible as charitable contributions.

2024 Shrine Circus Dates and Times

Sioux Falls, SD – Sioux Falls Arena
April 25, 2024 – Thursday – 12:30 pm, 7:00 pm
April 26, 2024 – Friday – 12:30 pm, 7:00 pm
April 27, 2024 – Saturday – 9:00 am, 2:00 pm, 7:00 pm
April 28, 2024 – Sunday – 12:30 pm, 5:00 pm
The 3 Shows in bold are all general admission (no reserved seats)

Chamberlain, SD – National Guard Armory
April 22, 2024 – Monday – 4:30 pm, 7:15 pm
April 23, 2024 – Tuesday – 4:30 pm, 7:15 pm

Mitchell, SD – Mitchell Corn Palace
April 29, 2024 – Monday – 7:00 pm
April 30, 2024 – Tuesday – 10:00 am, 4:30 pm, 7:15 pm
May 1, 2024 – Wednesday – 4:30 pm, 7:15 pm

Yankton, SD – Easton Yankton Archery Complex
June 21, 2024 – Friday – 1:00 pm, 7:00 pm

Winner, SD – Tripp County Fairgrounds
June 22, 2024 – Saturday – 8:00 pm

Sioux Falls Ticket and Coupon Information

Ticket Sales and Will Call LocationsAt the El Riad Shrine Center

Thursday, April 18th – 9am – 5pm

Friday, April 19th, 9am – 5pm

Monday, April 22nd, 9am – 5pm

Tuesday, April 23rd, 9am – 5pm

Wednesday, April 24th, 9am – 5pm

At the Sioux Falls Arena (Will Call Booth)

Starting at 9am on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday

OR PICK THEM UP RIGHT BEFORE THE SHOW

Ticket Prices

Sioux Falls Adult General Admission $12, children 12 and under $3 (Free with a coupon). Elementary children can get free coupons at any Sioux Falls Ace Hardware, area Sunshine Food Stores or the El Riad Shrine Center.

Reserved and General Admission tickets go on sale Thursday, April 18th at the El Riad Shrine Center.

Sioux Falls Adult Reserved Seat tickets are $24, children 12 and under $15. A $3 cash refund per child reserved seat will be available at the Will Call booth before each Circus.

Purchase Online Reserved Seat Tickets (WILL CALL ONLY)

Coupon requests for Schools, Nursing Homes and Daycares

Coupons for Home Schools will be available at the El Riad Shrine Center beginning April 18th).

Public Affairs Director Jon Michaels (since 1977) talks with El Riad Shriner George Hahn about the annual major event this week at the Sioux Falls Arena.
From their website:
81st Annual – 2024El Riad Shrine Circus
 ALL Tickets on Sale NOW (See Times Below)
“The Best Entertainment Value in Town”2024 Circus Chairman – Jeff Landborg2024 Assistant Circus Chairman – Rob Angerhofer
Proceeds are for the benefit of El Riad Shrine. Payments are not deductible as charitable contributions.
2024 Shrine Circus Dates and Times
Sioux Falls, SD – Sioux Falls Arena
<ul>
<li>April 25, 2024 – Thursday – 12:30 pm, 7:00 pm</li>
<li>April 26, 2024 – Friday – 12:30 pm, 7:00 pm</li>
<li>April 27, 2024 – Saturday – 9:00 am, 2:00 pm, 7:00 pm</li>
<li>April 28, 2024 – Sunday – 12:30 pm, 5:00 pm</li>
<li>The 3 Shows in bold are all general admission (no reserved seats)</li>
</ul>
Chamberlain, SD – National Guard Armory
<ul>
<li>April 22, 2024 – Monday – 4:30 pm, 7:15 pm</li>
<li>April 23, 2024 – Tuesday – 4:30 pm, 7:15 pm</li>
</ul>
Mitchell, SD – Mitchell Corn Palace
<ul>
<li>April 29, 2024 – Monday – 7:00 pm</li>
<li>April 30, 2024 – Tuesday – 10:00 am, 4:30 pm, 7:15 pm</li>
<li>May 1, 2024 – Wednesday – 4:30 pm, 7:15 pm</li>
</ul>
Yankton, SD – Easton Yankton Archery Complex
<ul>
<li>June 21, 2024 – Friday – 1:00 pm, 7:00 pm</li>
</ul>
Winner, SD – Tripp County Fairgrounds
<ul>
<li>June 22, 2024 – Saturday – 8:00 pm</li>
</ul>
Sioux Falls Ticket and Coupon Information
Ticket Sales and Will Call LocationsAt the El Riad Shrine Center
Thursday, April 18th – 9am – 5pm
Friday, April 19th, 9am – 5pm
Monday, April 22nd, 9am – 5pm
Tuesday, April 23rd, 9am – 5pm
Wednesday, April 24th, 9am – 5pm
At the Sioux Falls Arena (Will Call Booth)
Starting at 9am on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
OR PICK THEM UP RIGHT BEFORE THE SHOW
Ticket Prices
Sioux Falls Adult General Admission $12, children 12 and under $3 (Free with a coupon). Elementary children can get free coupons at any Sioux Falls Ace Hardware, area Sunshine Food Stores or the El Riad Shrine Center.
Reserved and General Admission tickets go on sale Thursday, April 18th at the El Riad Shrine Center.
Sioux Falls Adult Reserved Seat tickets are $24, children 12 and under $15. A $3 cash refund per child reserved seat will be available at the Will Call booth before each Circus.
<a href="https://elriad.org/reserved-seat-tickets">Purchase Online Reserved Seat Tickets (WILL CALL ONLY)</a>
<a href="https://elriad.org/circus-coupons">Coupon requests for Schools, Nursing Homes and Daycares</a>
Coupons for Home Schools will be available at the El Riad Shrine Center beginning April 18th).

81st Annual El Riad Shrine Three Ring Circus - Aril 25-28 - SF Arena

Public Affairs Director Jon Michaels talks with Downtown Lions member, Todd Smith, about the annual pancake story.

from websites and facebook:

What does buying a Sioux Falls Lions Pancake Days ticket do? -Pays for 200+ glasses in Sioux Falls to be donated a year-250 people to get eye exams at our local Falls Community Clinic -Provides donations to Sioux Falls schools for school supplies, winter clothing and holiday gifts-Provides Funding for the Union Gospel Mission, The Banquet, and Food to You -Sponsoring a Vision Support Group at the Inn on Westport-Sponsoring local volunteers on Mission trips to Mexico to donate fee eyeglasses to those in need-Sponsoring a Leader Dogs to those in needYour 8 dollars goes a long way. Thank you for helping to support your Sioux Falls Lions Clubs by attending Sioux Falls Lions Pancake Days#southdakotalionsclub#siouxfallslionspancakedays#wherethereisaneedthereisalion#WeServe#LionsClubsInternational

For the next two weeks you can round up your purchase at any of the Sioux Falls Ace Hardware locations! It's such a simple way to make a big impact. By rounding up to the nearest dollar, you able to contribute a little extra to help your Sioux Falls Lions Clubs. Whether it's helping those in need or supporting important initiatives, every cent adds up to create positive change. So next time you're at the checkout, why not round up your purchase? Let's make a difference together, one cent at a time!  #RoundingUp #EveryCentCounts #MakeADifference #siouxfallslions #WeServe #siouxfallslionspancakedays

Public Affairs Director Jon Michaels talks with Downtown Lions member, Todd Smith, about the annual pancake story.
from websites and facebook:
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