January 2017

Congratulations Alexi Kieffer, Amy Jobgen and Joe Burmeister who have been inducted into the Black Hills Works Hall of Fame. They were honored at a surprise luncheon on Wednesday, December 14 at Mur-phy’s Pub & Grill. The three were nominated by their supervisors, then selected by past Hall of Fame win-ners. Each received $1000 and a plaque. The Hall of Fame was created in 2010 to honor Black Hills Work’s top employees. Winners are select-ed based on their commitment to our mission, vision, and values, and their adherence to our standards. Being selected for the Hall of Fame is Black Hills Works’ ultimate recognition of an employee’s contributions to our agency. Alexi started at Black Hills Works in 2010 as an Associate Instructor and moved up the ranks to Community Living Instructor, then Community Living Supervisor and then to her current position as Human Resources Specialist. Recently, she became the first-ever certified Purpose Leader through Imperative, a national social benefit corporation working to empower people to realize their potential. In July, she was elected to attend the National Leadership Institute in Delaware. Gayle Steiger says, “Alexi is a real team player. She is

2016 Hall of Fame nominees named

Alexi Kieffer, Joe Burmeister, and Amy Jobgen, our newest inductees into the employee Hall of Fame, were honored at a surprise luncheon at Murphy’s Bar & Pub

positive, organized and committed to doing a great job and making a difference.” Amy has been with Black Hills works for twenty years. She has worked as a direct support professional in both residential and pre-vocational and has been an Individual Support Coordinator since 2009. She is also a certified Special Olympics coach, a Person Centered Thinking coach, and a Sensory Pro-cessing Trainer. Jacki Schoenrock, Amy’s supervisor, says Amy was especially helpful during the transition to Conflict Free Case Management. “It was confusing and frustrating, but Amy thinks outside the box and wants to be part of the solution.” Joe has been with Black Hills Works for 19 years. Over the years, he has worked in residential and day services and is currently the director of the Health, Sport & Fitness Center and the coordinator of the Black Hills Storm Special Olympics. His supervi-sor, Tammie Quinn says, “Joe is a leader, not only in our agency, but in our community and by his actions, he has greatly increased, not only the visibility of our agency, but the social capital of those we support.”

BHW honors long-term employees

A luncheon was held on Tuesday, December 13 at Minervas Restaurant to honor employees who have been with BHW for twenty years or more. Seventy-two employees are now members of the Twenty Year Club. Through their dedication to make a difference, they have forged relationships and grown their skills to be among the very best at delivering compassionate care and supports to people with disabilities. “They are all leaving a personal legacy with their impact,” says Brad Saathoff.

By understanding the "why" in all of our jobs, it helps us to be focused on the important things and to know that your work does have meaning and it matters to so many people who's lives are impacted by the skills and talents that you have and are continually developing. This month Natalie Olson, Front Line Leader (FLL) at Hampton Group Home, does an awesome job shar-ing her "why" in her new role.

Natalie’s story: When I was first considered to be an employee at Black Hills Works (before I took the tour at Hamp-ton), I did not have a purpose to be here. I was in need of a job and I knew I worked well with

people and have a strong personality. After meeting everyone at Hampton, learning about different dis-abilities and all the walks of life people came from, I became attached. Once I became attached, I couldn’t just be “mediocre” anymore. I saw where things were faulty and I decided that I would make it my job to work my way to a position where I had some say in the everyday life of the people I came to care about so much. Once I made it to be the Lead Residential at Hampton I had some more control but things were still not where I wanted them. I wanted smiling faces and happy days that were not always “routine” so to say. I pressed on with my vision, through obstacles and ended up FLL at Hampton. There have been many changes with the whole transfer from Team Manager to FLL and the respon-sibilities, I have not been in the house as much as usual and when I recall the times I cannot be on the floor with my team helping out in some way, is when I come up with my purpose. I think my purpose is to be able to inspire and put confidence in the staff that are on the floor, in or-der to provide the best outcome and quality of life for the people we support. If my staff have the job integri-ty and pride that I do, then I can go to sleep each night knowing the people’s lives that are in our hands are being lived how they want them to be… even when I cannot be in the home to supervise or lead by example. That is why I love the transfer we are making. I appreciate that from staff and enjoy providing extra training to those who may need or want it. Being a supervisor may take away from what I can do on the floor all the time, but being a supervisor also means I have the ability to create the spark in more people to have the same vision that I do.

Part of this past year’s work to help BHW/BH Ser-vices have the best team of employees possible has been to study what really makes a job fulfilling and an organization the preferred place to work. We have been able to learn a lot from employees who have done so much to help BHW/BHS be so successful and from data and studies that can help us understand how to do our very best at creating the culture that supports people who want to have a purpose in their work. Barry Schwartz, a psychology professor at Swarthmore College, has done much research on work satisfaction. In his Ted Talks titled "The Way We Think About Work is Broken," he spoke about his research and how the industrial revolution created a factory system in which there was nothing to get out of work except the pay at the end of that day. Adam Smith, one of the creators of the Industrial Revolu-tion, was convinced that human beings were by their natures lazy and wouldn't do anything except for rewards. We now know this is only true if people have work that is demeaning and soulless. Schwartz goes on to say that human beings are unfinished animals and that human nature is much more created than discovered. By designing work environments that have purpose and where people can bring their best and unique self to work everyday, it allows for people to work not only for extrinsic rewards, but for intrinsic values which helps us find fulfillment in our work. I came across the above photo on LinkdIn and I immediately thought of so many of you who exem-plify this. Michelle Amen has been doing some won-derful work with many people on the Residential Ser-vices Team and asking what is their "why" or purpose of doing what they do with BHW/BHS. Over the next several months I will share a few of these with you.

What’s your why?By Brad Saathoff

Congratulations Justine!Congratulations Justine Ashokar, PhD, on passing her written and oral exam to become licensed to practice psy-chology in the state of South Dakota. We are so lucky to have Dr. Ashokar serving as the Director of Clinical Ser-vices at the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Center.

Power of B winners Congratulations to this month’s Power of B winners: Darrell Slone, Ian Keller, Skylar Clark, Brittany Falk, James Geibel, Heidi Clark, John Walter, Erin Spanton, Pat Luisi and Sitka staff including Becky Trainer Carlson, Summer Klescewski, Maryann Wheeler, Laura Snyder, Teresa Kjos, Christian Arguello-Powers, Toaloa Levaula, Erin Aukes, Paul Davis, Chrystena Kellerman, and Hannah Fleming, Darrell was nominated for going above and beyond to get people to and from work on Christmas weekend during the bad weather. Ian is being honored for his support of other staff. Skylar was nominated for arranging a trip for individuals from Black Gap to visit Wall Drug and Brittany was nominated for assisting James, Heidi, and John are being honored for their efforts at the ITS Christmas party, including handling a fire alarm. Erin was nominated for giving another staff person a ride in the bad weather. Pat is being nominated for his willingness to fill emergency openings and for supporting an individual to visit his family six hours away on holidays even though it means Pat doesn’t get to see his own family. Sitka staff were nominated by the parents of a person served for their incredible, person-centered support. To nominate someone, find the 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. Winners receive $50 and their story appears in The Workplace. Please give specific examples of how your nominee demonstrates the POWER of B. .

Tour leads to commission work for SCAC artistsSarah Speroff, Project Manager from the mortgage company New Penn Financial was so impressed after her visit to the Suzie Cappa Art Center that she spoke with the company’s CEO about the possibility of hang-ing SCAC artwork in Penn Financial offices around the country. Artists came up with seven pieces done in the companies colors and sent photographs of them to the company. In response, the Suzie Cappa Art Center has received seven orders of large reproductions from various New Penn Financial offices for use in confer-ence rooms and offices. Great job Shawn Bifulco, Sean Sipes, Tommy Tamayo, Nancy Weiss and John Clark. Art by the center’s namesake, Suzie Cappa has also been purchased by New Penn companies.

Work by John Clark done for New Penn Financial.

2017 PAYROLL SCHEDULE

PAID ON WK WEEKS WORKED13-Jan 1 Dec 11 thru Dec 31* 31-Jan 2 Jan 1 thru Jan 1415-Feb 3 Jan 15 thru Jan 2828-Feb 4 Jan 29 thru Feb 1115-Mar 5 Feb 12 thru Feb 2531-Mar 6 Feb 26 thru Mar 1114-Apr 7 Mar 12 thru Apr 1*28-Apr 8 Apr 2 thru Apr 15

15-May 9 Apr 16 thru Apr 2931-May 10 Apr 30 thru May 1315-Jun 11 May 14 thru May 2730-Jun 12 May 28 thru Jun 1014-Jul 13 Jun 11 thru Jul 1*31-Jul 14 Jul 2 thru July 15

15-Aug 15 Jul 16 thru July 2931-Aug 16 Jul 30 thru Aug 1215-Sep 17 Aug 13 thru Aug 2629-Sep 18 Aug 27 thru Sept 913-Oct 19 Sept 10 thru Sept 30*31-Oct 20 Oct 1 thru Oct 1415-Nov 21 Oct 15 thru Oct 2830-Nov 22 Oct 29 thru Nov 1115-Dec 23 Nov 12 thru Nov 2529-Dec 24 Nov 26 thru Dec 912-Jan 1 Dec 10 thru Dec 30*

*3 week pay period for hourly employees

2017 payroll schedule Best Out & About memoryCongratulations Sheldon Griffith! Sheldon is one of three people who won Rush tickets in Out & About’s re-cent contest. Sheldon wrote the following story about his most memorable Out & About experience. My favorite Out & About adventure was going to Custer State Park with

Gene and some friends. My favorite memory was see-ing the animals. Prairie dogs live in holes. I could see the dirt they dug out of the hole. Gophers were run-ning around. I saw buffalo on the Wildlife Loop. They were close to the car, but we stayed inside the car. Buffalo can hurt you if you get outside the car. I also saw bighorn sheep. The herd is smaller because of a sickness that affects bighorn sheep. I saw donkeys. They were close to our car. I saw antelope. After we saw the animals, we had lunch at a picnic table in the park. I enjoyed spending time with Gene. This is a true story.

Kathleen Hoffman can’t contain her excitement at getting her hair colored for the first time. The stylist was Noell Johnson from Magic Touch Salon.

New look for Kathleen!Send us your photos! We need your photos of the people you support living full lives. Send your photos of people working and playing, learning news skills, and

participating in community life to Dorothy Rosby. They may be used in the newsletter, on the Black Hills Works website, and on social media. Remember to include the names of those pictured in your photos and let us know what is happening in the photo.

Going to the concert

Amanda Yoder and Sara Mellegard saw LeAnne Rimes in con-cert December 8 at the Deadwood Mountain Grand.

Susan Norskov, Shad Bebout and Heather Pickering lead the audience in Christmas carols at the Christmas event hosted by Flutter Productions on December 19.

Flutter celebrates seasonThank you Flutter Productions for hosting the won-derful Christmas celebration on December 19. Sara Olivier’s dance class performed a holiday wish dance. James Janis wrote and told a Christmas story. Mary-Ann Blanchard led the bell choir. And people through-out the Learning Institute participated in an audio recording of Maya Angelou’s poem which was accom-panied by live performers directed by Christy Nielsen.

Front Line Leaders: Developing team strengths and creating empowered teamsBy Michelle AmanManagement/supervision is doing things right, Lead-ership is doing the right things.The structure of Residential Services is changing. We have introduced several new positions. The Commu-nity Living Supervisor position is being replaced with three Director of Residential Services positions filled by Laura Gibson, Tara Blasius, and Alison Coyle. Mallory Darling remains in the Community Living Supervisor position working with the ITS program. We have created a new position, Front Line Leader, which replaces the former Team Manager position in the homes. Our vision is that Frontline Leaders will support and develop the team of DSPs so that the team’s success depends on the entire team and decisions are made where the services are delivered: in the homes. Directors will be guides, mentors, and supporters of the Frontline Leaders. Front Line leaders will work with DSPs to challenge, energize, and en-gage all so that the very best person-centered services are delivered. Front Line Leaders will be involved in a credentialing program over the next six months to a year to develop new skills and challenge them to develop the teams. This will include assessing team member’s strengths, delegating the responsibilities and ensuring that team members are matched with their skill levels and interests in their jobs. As we move through these changes there may be some questions about who do we go to for what? Who’s responsible for what? If you have questions regarding the breakdown of the homes and the super-vision you can contact mevenson@bhws.com and she will send you an updated chart of the homes. We hope to make some cultural shifts by these changes in Residential Services. Some of the why’s include: creating and leading a purpose-focused work force, increasing resource and brain power by engag-ing the entire team and finding their strengths to solve problems, focusing on retention efforts with DSP’s, and flattening the organization chart to put the decision making responsibility at the “home team” level. We will share unfolding plans in future newsletters. In the meantime, if you have questions regarding the changes please contact Alison Coyle, Tara Blasius, or Laura Gibson.

Hats off to Sitka staffThe following was received from Kent & Marty Wells in honor of Becky Trainer Carlson and the rest of the staff at Sitka. Mr. & Mrs. Wells nominated the Sitka staff for Power of B recognition.

It happened again last weekend. We had spent the day with our daughter, Abbi. We’d had breakfast out, run some errands, spent time at home getting packages ready to mail, and watched some favorite TV shows together. We finished up our day with church. Then we pulled into the parking lot at Sitka, and Abbi excitedly announced who was working that evening. Every time we bring her back to Sitka, she is excited to be home and to spend time with the staff and residents there. This month marked 12 years at Sitka, and the best years of all are the ones she’s had with Becky Trainer-Carlson and the staff she’s built. We’ve never seen Abbi happier or better cared for. The staff works hard to be compassionate and welcoming and supportive to all the Sitka residents. We kept Abbi at home as long as we could. She was able to stay home while her grandparents were living next door and got to spend every afternoon visiting with them. But after she was 25 years old, we felt she deserved the opportunity to build her own life. Black Hills Works provided the door to that new life. Though she lived for a while in one of the other group homes, it was Sitka that has been the perfect fit. These twelve years with many of the same friends have been wonderful for her. But since Becky came to lead the team at Sitka, life has been even better. The staff Becky has brought together has helped Abbi have a full life. There have been makeup and hair nights, “Girls’ Nights,” complete with manicures, whirlpools, camp-ing weekends that included Old Tyme photos, and lots of fun playing games and watching movies with the staff. They’ve even helped collect and create costumes for Halloween festivities. The staff has such a positive attitude and works hard to know the unique personalities of each resident. They learn the quirks and talents of each resident and have created a clean, bright, homelike atmosphere for the “family” of Sitka. Each resident gets to enjoy some of their favorite foods and spend their time pursuing their favorite hobbies. They’ve even become “work-out buddies” to help residents become stronger and healthier. As we look ahead and wonder what life will

bring for Abbi, we’re grateful for the staff at Sitka. We hope she has many more years with these wonderful people. We hope the other residents also get to stay in the home that has been made for them by the special people from Black Hills Works for a long, long time. This Christmas, we thank God for Becky and the com-mitted, capable staff she has assembled at Sitka.

Have the Works at home!The Works newsletter is published quarterly for friends and family of Black Hills Works. If you would like to receive it at your home, contact Dorothy Rosby 605-718-6205. You can also see it on our website. www.blackhillsworks.org under the “who we are” tab.

Darlene Brookbank (above) and Joyce Not Help Him got their nails professionally painted for the first time at Headlines Acad-emy! They had so much fun they’re planning for pedis in the near future!

Girl’s day out

In with the new and out with the oldIf you got new electronics for Christmas, let EchoWorks help you get rid of the old ones. Electronic waste can be hard on the environment and costly to dispose of. Bring them to EchoWorks during their January collection event to receive a 25% discount on recycling. For more information, call 605-791-0619 or email EchoWorks@bhws.com. You can also go to blackhillsworks.org for updated prices and a list of items EchoWorks will accept.

Collection EventEchoWorks, 25% discount between

January 9-138-3 p.m.

1350 Concourse Drive

Welcome new employeesBrittany Trainer SitkaJessika Mallory John’sTodd Wiebelhaus WisconsinLavonne Peterson HamptonKylee Patrick CH-AllenAndrea Kenrick BHWJoan Fierro RSCAnnie Brinson ParkviewStephanie Bennett FirCorey McKenna BakeWorksAustin Trupe SitkaKelly Hotovec BHWIBrittney Starnes HamptonJanetha Rychecky FirDeborah Penticoff BHWIJenny Johnston John’sHanah Parr-Paul FirDana Tompkins John’s

Thanks Nancy Weiss for her service on the Black Hills Works Board of Directors. As an outgoing board member, Nancy was honored with a piece of Mindy Black’s art by at the board’s Christmas party held at the Suzie Cappa Center on December 8.

Nancy honored for service on the board

Foundation Focus: All for one and one for all!As Black Hills Works continues to grow and provide more new, exciting opportunities to those we support, our marketing efforts are evolving to keep pace with the changes as well as promote all the new entities. Foundation staff are responsible for marketing all of the activities of Black Hills Works from admis-sions to our various social enterprises to the search for new employees. And one thing we know for sure is that the success of one entity benefits the others, and vice versa. When a potential customer or donor real-izes that a division they are unfamiliar with, for exam-ple, EchoWorks or BakeWorks, is actually associated with the same company as another division they are very familiar with, say the Suzie Cappa Art Center or a custodial team that cleans in their business, they are much more likely to support the unfamiliar entity as well. That’s why we have made an effort to standard-ize logos and colors and use similar tag lines through-out. For example, you’ll see the phrase, “The family of Black Hills Works” on the marketing materials for all of our entities. While we strive to promote the unique qualities that each division offers to the community, we also want each division to benefit from the good-will the agency as a whole has earned over many years of service to our community.

Sign up by January 10!

Employee Christmas party Saturday, January 14

at Ramkota, Rushmore Room Happy Hour 5:30 p.m.

Dinner 6 p.m. Crash Wagon band/dancing at

7 p.m. Door Prizes 10 p.m.

Maintenance will raffle off a 4-wheeler which can be viewed in the maintenance shop.

Tickets will be sold and one winner drawn during the holiday party.

Must be present to win

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FashionABLE: All Ability Threads Flutter Productions is teaming up with the Suzie Cappa Art Center to produce their first fashion show, FashionABLE: All Ability Threads, Friday, March 10. The free event will feature a social hour with food inspired by the evening’s fashions, a runway show, and fashion sale. Flutter Productions is asking artists with disabilities to submit fashion designs. They are also seeking volunteers from the community who have sewing, design, or general craft skills and would be interested in partnering with an artist to assist in creating a piece of fashion. Models/dancers who would be interested in assisting in modeling the finished pieces on the runway are also needed. More information and applications are available at www.flutterproductions.com. Fashion Designer deadline for electronic submission is Thursday, January 5 at midnight to Flutterproductions@bhws.com. (Please put FashionABLE Submission in the subject line.) Hard copy submissions should be mailed by Tuesday, January 3 to: Flutter Productions Attn: Fashion Show Submissions 3603 Range RoadRapid City, SD 57701 Questions? Contact Heather Pickering at 718.8338 or Kameron Nelson at 718.6272.

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Happy New Year!

Angels among us

Alex Linseman was one of several people supported who par-ticipated in the Angel Tree this year as a way to give back to the community.

The kitchen crew provided gifts to children at WAVI again this year. Pictured are Imogene Good Shot, Kathryn O’Keefe, Darlene Running Bear, Marsha Welch, Teresa Krier, Kandie Ronfeldt, Mark Doering, David Brooks and Laura Smith.

Helping SantaJoanne Jobes was honored as Employee of the Quar-ter at the Raider Cafe on October 31. She received a $25 Gift card and her name was added to the plaque with past winners. Sodexo, military employees, BH Services staff and her coworkers took part in congratu-lating her on her achievement. Paul Warren says Joanne works in pots and pans primarily but does work other areas as well, such as the dishwasher and other food service utility areas. “She is a capable and independent worker,” says Paul. “She is always pleasant and polite to all she encoun-ters during her work shift from the dining customers, military, contract personnel, staff and co-workers. She is a pleasure to have on the food service crew.”

Raider star!

Robert Brown, Sodexo General Manager with third quarter Employee of the Quarter Joanne Jobes.

Fitbit challenge!If you own a Fitbit and you’d would like to participate in the Fitbit challenges, you can join in any time. If you need just a bit more motivation in staying active and healthy, this may be just what you need. If you’re interested, email vmorris@bhws.com and send her a friend’s request. To participate, you must own a Fitbit device and you must have the Fitbit app downloaded on your phone or tablet to accept the challenges.

2017 Holiday CalendarBlack Hills WorksNew Year’s Day Monday, January 2Presidents Day Monday, February 20Memorial Day Monday, May 29Independence Day Tuesday, July 4 Labor Day Monday, September 4Thanksgiving Thursday, Nov. 23 & Friday, Nov. 24Christmas Friday, Dec. 22 & Monday, Dec. 25

BH ServicesNew Years Day* Sunday, January 1 Martin Luther King Day Monday, January 16 Washington’s Birthday Monday, February 20 Memorial Day Monday, May 29 Independence Day Tuesday, July 4 Labor Day Monday, September 4 Columbus Day Monday, October 9Veterans Day* Saturday, November 11Thanksgiving Thursday, Nov. 23 Christmas Monday, Dec. 25 *BH Services employees, when a federal holiday falls on a Saturday, it is usually observed on the preceding Friday. When the holiday falls on a Sunday, it is usually observed on the following Monday.

The assembly line at Concourse Enterprises fills up stockings for Partners with Native Americans in November.

Helping Santa

BakeWorks opens at new location

Lindsey Sears at BakeWorks second location which opened December 1 at First Interstate Bank on Omaha.

FALL-WINTER LUNCH MENU CYCLEEach day's menu includes choice of 8oz. Skim milk or Skim Chocolate milk*Substitutions may occur based on availability of menu items.

PLEASE REMIND PEOPLE TO CHOOSE at least 3 ITEMS-1 MUST BE A FRUIT OR VEGETABLE

WEEK ONEMonday 19-Dec. Tuesday 20-Dec Wednesday 21-Dec Thursday 22-Dec Friday 23-DecSteamburger 1/3c. Baked Chicken fillet Hamburger Stew ChickenFrd.Ricew/Veg 1c.W.G.bun Baked beans w/Sweet potatoes 1c. Fresh stmd.Brocolli 1/2c. Merry ChristmasFries-10ea. Broccoli 1/2c. Carrots 1/2c. Tomatoes/Ital.dress.1oz.Corn 1/2c. Applesauce cup Fresh apple 1ea. Jello fruit Salad 1/2c.Ketchup 1oz Raisin cup 1/4c. W.G.Biscuit 1ea. 100% Juice 1/2c.Banana W.G.Bread 2 /marg. Margarine W.G.Bread/marg.-1ea.Diced peachesWEEK TWOMonday Dec.26 Tuesday 27-Dec Wednesday 28-Dec Thursday 29-Dec Friday 30-Dec

Spaghetti 1c. Sliced Turkey 2oz. W.G. Turkey Corndog-1 Tuna Casserole 1c.closed W.G.Garlic bread 1 W.G.Bread 2ea. Fries 10 ea. Carrots 1/2c.

Stouffers Apples1/2c. Lettuce/Mayo/Cheese-1 Green beans 1/2c Coleslaw 1/2c.Raisins 1/4c. Baked beans 1/2c. Fresh Apple 100%Juice 1/2c.Romaine Salad 1c. Capri Veg. Mix 1/2c. Ketchup/Mustard Fresh grapes 1c.w/dressing 1oz. Diced Pears 1/2c. W.G.Bread/marg. 1ea.Grape tomatoes-2 100% Juice 1/2c.

WEEK THREE Friday 6-JanMonday 2-Jan Tuesday 3-Jan Wednesday 4-Jan Thursday 5-Jan Bean Taco Salad 3/8c.

Chicken Salad 1/2c Baked Ham-3oz Tatertot hotdish 6oz. Tortilla chips 10 ea.Happy New Year W.G.Bread 2ea Sweet potatoes 1/2c. Romaine Salad 1c. Lettuce 1c./Cheese 2T. 2017!!!! Lettuce/Crackers-4 Peas&Carrots 1/2c. Dressing1oz/Croutons 1/2. Salsa 1/4c./Corn 1/2c.

Potato Soup 1c Fresh Apple 1ea. 100% Juice 1/2c. Fat free Sour creamGreen beans 1/2c. W.G.Bread/marg.2ea. Diced Pears 1/2c. Orange/Pineapple 1/2cBanana/Pear 1ea. WG.Roll/marg. 1ea. W.G.Bar

WEEK FOUR Wednesday 11-JanMonday 9-Jan Tuesday 10-Jan Sliced Turkey 2oz. Thursday 12-Jan Friday 13-JanChickencasserole8oz. Hamburger-1ea. W.G.Bread 2ea. Goulash 6oz. Cheese Omelet-1W.G.Biscuit-1 Lettuce/Mayo 1 Lettuce/Mustard 1ea. Cheese slice on top 1ea. Fajita veg.mix 1/2c.Corn 1/2c. Fries 10ea. Bean Soup 1c. Cauliflower 2/3c. Cinn French Toast-1/SyrupRomaine Salad 1c. Broccoli 1/2c. Crackers-2ea. Fresh Apple Tomato Juice 4oz.Banana-1ea Fresh Grapes 1c. Carrots/Scandvegs.1/2c W.G.Bread/marg. 1ea. Mandarin oranges 1/2c.Fresh Orange-1ea. 100% Juice 1/2c. Orange/ Juice 1/2c. Fresh grapes 1c.WEEK FIVE Thursday 19-JanMonday 16-Jan Tuesday 17-Jan Wednesday 18-Jan Thick Veg.Soup 1c. Friday 20-JanChicken Fajita 1/2c Scalloped Potatoes Beef Patty w/Gravy1oz. Crackers 4ea Mac&Cheese 1c.Black beans 1/2c. &Ham 6oz. W.G.Bread 2ea. Turkey Sandwich 3oz/2sl Romaine Salad 1c.Cauliflower 1/2c. Peas 1/2c. Sweet Potato 1/2c. Sliced tomato 2ea. Dressing 1oz.W.G.Chips 5ea. Fresh Grapes 1c. Green beans 1/2c. Tomato juice 4oz. Carrots 1/2c.Fresh Orange-1ea. Diced Pears 1/2c. Fresh Orange 1ea. Fresh apple Fruit 1/ Peaches 1/2c.Banana-1ea W.G.Bread/marg. 2 100% Juice 1/2c. W.G.Bread/marg. 1ea.

Industries staff come together in December to show their sup-port Pat Thompson before he left for Mayo Clinic for cancer treatments.

Coworkers team up to support Pat!56th annual

Lions Club Pancake Breakfast

Sunday, February 267:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Black Hills Works3603 Range Road

$7 adults, kids 8 and under eat free.

All proceeds will benefit GrowWorksBlack Hills Works new hydroponic greenhouse

Good deals for employeesBlack Hills Works/BH Services employees can purchase discounted movie tickets to both Carmike and Rushmore Theatres for $8.00.

Employees may also purchase WaTiki Indoor Water Park tickets at a reduced rate of $8.50.

Both tickets are available from Laurie Todd at RSC.

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News for families of people supported

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Special Olympics scheduleBowling is held each Thursday through February 23. The banquet is scheduled for Thursday, March 2 in the BHW gymnasium. The banquet for morning bowlers will be at 11:30 a.m. and the banquet for afternoon bowlers will be at 4:30 p.m.

Basketball practice will begin December 12. Be watching for details about the schedule. The Area Tournament will be held at the School of Mines & Technology on February 17. The State Tournament will be March 24-26 in Mitchell.

Do you know anyone interested in snow shoeing or alpine skiing? We are planning to participate in the winter games at Terry Peak on February 28-March 1 and will be scheduling practices prior to that. Contact Amy Jobgen at 718-6280 for information.

For information on these and other Special Olympic activities, contact Amy Jobgen at 718-6280 or Joe Burmeister at 593-2481.

Freezin’ for a reasonPolar Plunge will be held April 1, starting at noon at Black Hills Harley Davidson, 2820 Harley Drive. Joe Burmerister says the goal is 125 plungers on the Storm’s team this year. He’s taking sign-ups now! Jumpers should plan on raising $100 and recruiting another jumper. Call Joe at 593-2481 to sign up.

Find out what’s happening at BHWThere are two calendars available on the Black Hills Works website. To access both, go to blackhillsworks.org. At the top of the home page, you can click on Community Events Calendar for those events that the public is invited to. To see internal events that are especially for people supported and employees, go to the Services & Care menu and choose activities calendar.

WHEN: Wednesday Morning, 9:00 – 9:45 a.m. January 4th – April 26th. NO class on Wednesday, Jan 25th or March 1st. WHERE: The Flutter Production Rehearsal studios at BHW 3603 Range Road ENROLL: Enroll online through the BHW Learning Institute CLASS DESCRIPTION: Introduction to Modern Dance and Improvisation Dancers will learn a blend of modern dance basics incorporating Laban and Bartenieff Fundmentals. Students will not only experience the benefits of physical exercise in a group setting, but will also be invited to express themselves artistically through movement with guided improvisation activities in a positive environment. This is a great way to

get moving, explore creativity, work on turning and developing balance and motor skills, as well as build a stronger skill set for upcoming Flutter Productions productions. Instructor Bio: Sara Olivier comes to us from Academy of Dance Arts and is a teaching artist and choreographer who loves collaborating and connecting with people through movement. She recently choreographed Flutter Productions: OSITY. She teaches modern dance and early childhood classes at the Academy of Dance Arts and directs the student company, Ekphrasis. A graduate of SDSU with a Master's in English, dance minor and teaching certification, Sara was faculty at Expanding Harmony Dance Studio in Brookings, SD, where she also studied for 18 years. While living and studying in Brookings she performed and choreographed for Expanding Harmony Dance Company and performed with Exaltation!, State University Theatre, and Prairie Repertory Theatre. She has trained at New Mexico State University's Dance Department and has taken master classes and intensives from notable companies and leaders in modern dance including Bill Evans, Taylor 2, MOMIX, and Pilobolus. In addition to teaching, her endeavors include partnering with local organizations and artists, having worked with community theatres, Lifeways, Rapid City Area Schools, the YMCA, Black Hills Symphony and Orchestra, the HOPE center, Main Street Square, and Rapid City Public Libraries. Her choreography credits include collegiate presentations, work commissioned by SDSU for Feminine Images: A Harvey Dunn Project, and other grant-awarded projects. She is also currently facilitating and choreographing for Echoing Passages, a collaborative of South Dakota artists creating public performance art inspired by Masayuki Nagase's The Sculpture Project: Passage of Wind and Water. Sara lives in Rapid City with her husband, Austin, and six-year-old son, Henry.

2016 W-2 Information

All STAFF 2016 W-2s will be mailed via the US Post Office to the most

current address payroll has on file. Please make sure that Payroll has your

correct mailing address as of December 31, 2016. If your address is not

current, it could delay when you receive your W-2.

Rapid City – People Served W-2s go to Donna Tatum Omaha – People Served W-2s go to Andria Snyder

IRS regulations require employers to distribute (mail) W-2s to their

employees on or before January 31, 2017. Every attempt will be made to

have the W-2s distributed (mailed) before the January 31, 2017 deadline.

There will be no early distribution, please be respectful of the time it takes

to complete this for all staff. Please do not call/email for status inquiry or

exception.

The procedure for obtaining a replacement W-2 copy after February 15th

is to submit your request in writing to Marie Greenfield-Sahli or Michele

Benda in payroll or send an e-mail to marieg or micheleb. In your request,

please include a phone number where you can be reached. Written

requests will be processed once a week. Payroll will contact you via phone

or email when your replacement W-2 is complete.

Happy birthday Keith Davenport 1Brenda Tocci 1Barbara Church 3Sharee Marsico 3Kerry Yantes 4Robecca Bryant 5Sofia Behrhorst 6Jeannette Johnson 8Olaf Solvie 8Kaleisha Lawrence 9Jayme Hipple 12John Markovetz 13Danielle Clyde 13Brandie Richter 15Richard Kellermann 16Marie Greenfield-Sahli 19Brian Horst 20Nicole McDonald 20Nancy Tindall 21Faye Pate 22Savannah Martin 22Ruanmoon Aston 23Ahmad Hayes 24Elaina Potts 24Calvin Gallimore 24Meghan Schlichte 24Debbie Herdina 25Scott Weisser 25Stephanie Muilenburg 25Lianne Brandrup 26Melissa Konrad 26Ryan Charging Cloud 26Cassandra Kacher 27Christian Arguello-Powers 28Robert Harned 29Jessika Mallory 29Tressee Colhoff 30Matthew Zoll 30Jake Wiedenmeyer 31

FebruaryCecilia Richart 1Mary Lee 1Sandra Runde-Wilhelm 2Lynn Vallette 2Amanda Harvey 2Nicole Olson 2Ella Burmeister 3Toni Kuntz 3

Happy Employment AnniversaryTeri Alford 17 yearsLynnette Braun 38 yearsAlison Coyle 28 yearsConnie Hansen 28 yearsKim Jones 2 yearsLovey Goergen 16 yearsJackie Smith 21 yearsCarla Oerter 16 yearsRicky Schneider 13 yearsJason Smith 3 yearsAmy Smith 16 yearsTim Strauss 23 yearsCarla Streeter 20 yearsMarilee Williams 22 yearsEsperanza Schneweis 14 yearsOk Hilburn 12 yearsAnnette Thomas-Ward 21 yearsNatasha Wilks 11 yearsMallory Darling 11 yearsJames Crisp 11 yearsJulie Davis 11 yearsKayla Shepardson 10 yearsKimberly Tollman 1 yearTara Blasius 9 yearsDebbie Herdina 8 yearsJustin Fines 8 yearsWendy Skogen 8 yearsLinda Snipes 7 yearsBronson Odle 3 yearsTari Jo Pankowski 6 yearsChis Lovato 6 yearsJeremiah Alderink 5 yearsDavid Louie 4 yearsMarsha Welch 4 yearsJennifer Williams 4 yearsLauren Pyle 3 yearsJohn Walter 3 yearsSandra Redden 3 yearsEdward Allen 3 yearsBarbara Garberg 2 yearsAutumn Hagen 1 yearKelli Schmidt 1 yearBrenda Tocci 1 yearMorgen Crawford 1 yearJoshua Haisch 1 yearEmilee Ericks 1 yearOxana Yakubik 1 yearRussel England 1 year

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Name of the staff person you’d like to recognize: Title of the person you are recognizing: Department of area they work in: What you’d like to recognize them for: Check the “B” that applies with the example of the “B” they demonstrated. Please be specific.

For Being Respectful of Others

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Reason for the nomination: 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.

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