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Dana Point Harbor’s annual Boat Parade of Lights will set sail on Friday through Sunday with a “Fiesta Holiday” theme this year.

Boaters will decorate their boats for the chance to win up to $10,000 in cash prizes awarded for different categories, such as Best Use of Theme, People’s Choice and Mayor’s Cup.

The parade begins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 6:30 p.m. on Sunday. The city of Dana Point’s Jolly Trolley will also run 5:30-11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 4-9 p.m. on Sunday.

Dana Point Harbor Partners are also lighting up the harbor with a holiday display made up of more than 700,000 LED lights.

Themed light exhibits include giant whale sculptures, lighted palm trees, Christmas trees, a giant Adirondack chair, and a mistletoe photo-op at the…

FOR RELEASE: Thursday, October 28, 2021

For information, contact: Audry Ricketts at 605-773-8242 or audry.ricketts@state.sd.us (South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs)

PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs will be hosting a State Bridge Dedication Ceremony to honor U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Gregory Wagner.

The ceremony will be Thursday, November 11, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. (CT) at the Hanson High School Gymnasium in Alexandria (600 Juniper Street). 

The South Dakota HWY 38 Bridge over the James River east of Mitchell, will be dedicated to SSG Wagner.

Wagner graduated in 1989 from Hanson High School in…

(ProNewsReport Editorial):- New Delhi, Delhi Sep 17, 2021 (Issuewire.com) – South Africa is an extremely beautiful country on the southwestern tip of Africa, marked mostly by a number of unique ecosystems. Inland safaris destination Kruger National Park presents a fantastic game viewing. The Western Cape presents beautiful beaches, green, thick lagoons around Cape Town and Paarl, crags and sand dunes around Victoria Falls, and the iconic city of Cape Town itself, under flat-topped Table Mountain. Between July and October, you can see…

FOR RELEASE: Monday, August 9, 2021

For more information, contact: Audry Ricketts at 605-773-8242 or audry.ricketts@state.sd.us (South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs)

PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs will be hosting a State Bridge Dedication Ceremony to honor Air Force Combat Veteran Captain Charles Lane, Jr.

The ceremony will be held Monday, August 23, 2021, at 2:00 pm (CT) at the Kortan Hatwan American Legion Post 183 in Tabor (330 W. Yankton Street).

The South Dakota HWY 81 Bridge north of Yankton over the James River will be dedicated to CPT Lane.

Lane, son of the late Bea Johnson, was raised in Tabor and in 1965 enlisted in…

FOR RELEASE: Monday, August 9, 2021

For more information, contact: Audry Ricketts at 605-773-8242 or audry.ricketts@state.sd.us (South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs)

PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs will be hosting a State Bridge Dedication Ceremony to honor Army Combat Veteran Private Bruce Ruby.

The ceremony will be held Monday, August 30, 2021, at 10:30 am (CT) at the Scherr Howe Event Center in Mobridge (212 Main Street).

The South Dakota HWY 12 Bridge over the Missouri River will be dedicated to PVT Ruby.

Ruby, of Ipswich, was killed in action in France on November 9, 1944.  

Naming bridges in honor of our combat…