SDARL Program – Seminar 6
Spearfish, SD
June 11-13, 2003
“Natural Resources/The Environment”

Lodging:
Alex Johnson Hotel
523 6th Street (Downtown)
Rapid City, SD  57701
605-342-1210
(Corner 6th & St Joe)

Seminar Meeting Locations:
Alex Johnson                                             Wharf Resources                Pope & Talbot, Inc.
                                                                       Lead, SD                             Spearfish, SD

                                                                      Belle Fourche Reservoir    Ellsworth Air Force Base
                                                                      Nisland, SD                        Ellsworth, SD

                                                                     High Plains Game Ranch
                                                                     Nisland, SD

Wednesday, June 11
                 *Tour Attire
                    *Meeting location – Alex Johnson Hotel 

11:30 a.m.:  Lunch - Meet at Alex Johnson Hotel
12:15 p.m.:  Agenda Announcements
                o        Dan Gee

12:30:  “What’s New”
                o        Class II Members

1:00:  Leave for Ellsworth Air Force Base

1:30:  Ellsworth Air Force Base Tour/Discussion

5:00:  Depart Ellsworth

Motel Check-In

6:30:  Board bus to Mt. Rushmore

7:30:  Dinner at Mt. Rushmore

9:00:  Lighting Ceremony at Mt. Rushmore

9:45:  Return to Alex Johnson Hotel    

Thursday, June 12
          *Tour Attire
          *Breakfast at Alex Johnson

6:50 a.m.:  Load bus

7:00:  Bus departs for Wharf Resources, Lead

8:15:  Mining Tour/Discussion
            Jim Lessard, Wharf Resources
            Kim Schlutz, Wharf

10:30:  Depart Wharf Resources

11:00:  Forestry Operations Tour/Pope & Talbot Saw Mill
         Lead, Deadwood, Spearfish
            o        Aaron Everett - Black Hills, Forest Resource Association

12:30 p.m.:  Box Lunch enroute

4:00:  Depart Pope & Talbot Saw Mill, Spearfish

4:30:  Arrive Belle Fourche Irrigation Project  
            o        Gary Velder, Bureau of Reclamation  

6:00:  Fee Hunting/Irrigation Tour & Discussion
            High Plains Game Ranch
                        Randy and Rhonda Vallery, Nisland

7:30:  Barbeque at High Plains Game Ranch
            o        With Area Class I Members

9:00:  Depart for Rapid

Friday, June 13

         *Tour Attire
        *Breakfast at Alex Johnson
        *Check out of motel

7:20 a.m: Book Reports/Fish
                    o        Class II Members

7:50:  Forum  / South Dakota Taxation
            Approach 1: Limit government involvement
            Approach 2 : Revise the system
            Approach 3 : Build a better understanding between people and government
                        o        Class II Members

  9:15:  Break

  9:30:  Financial Planning/Passing the Farm/Ranch to Next Generation
                        o        Harvey Krautschum, Financial Planner
           §         Spearfish

  11:30:  Price Protection/Insuring Feeder Cattle
                        o        Craig and Glenda Blindert

  12:30 p.m:  Lunch

  1:15  Evaluation/Discussion  

  2:00  Homeward Bound