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Host:  Mindy McCulley, MS Extension Specialist for Instructional Support, University of Kentucky   Guests: Jennifer Bridge, MAEd NEAFCS President-Elect and UK Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences in Meade County and Christy Stearns, MS KEAFCS President and UK Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences in Clinton County Season 7, Episode 11 Today, we celebrate the 90th anniversary of the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (NEAFCS). Mindy is joined by Jennifer Bridge, NEAFCS President-Elect, and Christy Stearns, Kentucky Affiliate President. The discussion focuses on NEAFCS's five key tenets leadership development professional growth recognizing and promoting excellence serving as a nationwide resource for education, information, networking and partnership building Promoting the FCS profession and the mission and goals of the Land Grant Extension System Christy and Jennifer share insights on how these principles are implemented at local, state, and national levels, highlighting programs like the Leadership Experience and various ambassador initiatives. They also discuss the importance of partnerships with organizations such as 4-H, FCCLA, and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. As well as highlighting national and state partnerships that have advanced the research knowledge base that is the foundation of the work we do. Join us for an inspiring conversation on how NEAFCS continues to empower professionals and improve the quality of life for families and communities locally and nationwide. Connect with FCS Extension through any of the links below for more information about any of the topics discussed on Talking FACS. Kentucky Extension Offices UK FCS Extension           Website           Facebook           Instagram           FCS Learning Channel  

The Meade County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a fight at a bar landed a man in the hospital. According to a release from the sheriff's office, Meade County Dispatch received a call shortly after midnight on June 15 regarding a physical altercation at Bob's Bar on Flaherty Road that resulted in a man getting stabbed. While on their way to the scene, an additional call reporting shots fired came in to dispatch. Law enforcement secured the area and Meade County EMS and the Flaherty Fire Department rendered medical assistance to the injured subject, who was transported by ambulance to a Louisville hospital. The sheriff's office says the suspects fled the scene prior to the arrival of officers. The Muldraugh and Vine Grove police departments, along with the Kentucky State Police, assisted at the scene. The sheriff's office says the investigation remains ongoing.

Join the Boozy Bitches as they discuss another story out of Kentucky, the conjured chest.  Currently housed at the Kentucky Historical Society, this chest of drawers has a long history of death and tragedy.   Our drink of the week is a new favorite, the Ube Martini.  Both books mentioned in the episode:The Flapdoodle book>>>    https://www.amazon.com/Flapdoodle-Trust-Obey-Virginia-Hudson/dp/B001IQ00U0 The Conjured Chest>>>   https://www.amazon.com/Conjured-Chest-Cursed-Family-Kentucky/dp/1976575095↩︎Connect with us on Instagram for our drink of the week>>>   https://www.instagram.com/boozybanterwithfriends/For more info, visit our website>>>   https://boozybanterwithfriends.com/

As a public service, we dedicated 10 minutes of the show to curating a hype song playlist for a preteen baseball game because Ashley in Meade County asked us to. #customerservice Then we tackle Candace's issue with getting stolen jackets back after she discovered her housesitter threw a party, we play everyone's favorite game with Lisa and TBT was again ON POINT!

In the early 1990s, the Meade County police, Louisville police and Kentucky State police thought they had gotten it right when they arrested Garr Keith Hardin and Jeffrey Clark for the murder of Louisville native Rhonda Sue Warford. It took decades and assistance from the Kentucky Innocence Project to right the wrongs made during the investigation and trial. Let me know what you think. You can send mail to my work address- 9115 Leesgate Rd Suite A, Louisville, KY, 40222. Send me your address to get on my mailing list! Send your feedback and topic suggestions to kyhistoryhaunts@gmail.com Connect with the show on Instagram @kyhistoryhaunts or search the show name on Facebook. Be sure to join the Facebook group- Kentucky History & Haunts & More. Please leave a rating or review if you haven't yet! Thanks! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jessie-bartholomew/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jessie-bartholomew/support

Meade County Judge Executive Troy Kok gave an update on what’s been happening in the county since he took office last year.

Russ and Rick talk about the Meade County victory.     -Surprised to have dominated this team     -Jack had a great game     -Spread the ball around     -Too many penalties     -8th Grad team beats Spencer and advances to  final four of State Tournament     -MWFCA won all their games on Saturday. Play in Championships on SaturdayThe BEastMode call-in line is active. If you have a question, comment, or want to trash talk, please call or text us at (502) 230-1446

On the last Saturday of October, just as the veil between worlds is sheer enough to allow passage of all manner of otherworldly travelers, something special takes place in Meade County, Kentucky. A celebration of the life and commemoration of the death of Leah Smock, The Battletown Witch, the only woman that history tells us was burned alive in America for the crime of Witchcraft- and it happened here- in The Bluegrass State. In 2022, we were honored to speak at the inaugural Battletown Witch festival. Tonight, you'll hear that presentation in full, as we discuss just a few instances of those, and that, which have been called Witches in and around Kentucky. Additionally, we take a few questions from the audience, and festival organizer Annie Hamilton Edmond tells us the story of Leah Smock- The Battletown Witch- and talks briefly on the UFOlogical history of the area. While MIK were unable to attend the festival this year, we send our best to both organizers and and festival goers and can't wait to join you again in 2024. For now, under the moonlight and by the fireside this evening, Midnight in Kentucky presents, Live from the 2022 Battletown Witch Festival: A Brief History of Kentucky Witches pt. 1.Shownotes: -The Battletown Witch Festival Onlinehttps://battletownwitch.com

An audio version of the Thursday night coaches pregame show. If you want to see the video go to our YouTube Channel or our Facebook page.

Meade County Green Waves color commentator Cletis Evans discusses his burgeoning broadcast career and the best way to help Toys for Tots this holiday season...

Today's tale comes from Meade County, KY, and is the unfortunate story of Leah Smock, an intelligent young herbalist who was villainized by her community and was the last "witch" burned in America. Works Cited: https://battletownwitch.com/ https://www.facebook.com/BattletownWitch --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hauntedhollers/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hauntedhollers/support

Sheila Foster from Meade County Angel Ministry gave details about what the organization does for children in Meade County.

Jerry & Tracy discuss 3 places of lodging that you may have not have heard of. Annie Hamilton Emond, Director of Tourism for Meade County, KY joins us to talk about the Battletown Witch Festival happening Saturday, October 28th.

Tabitha regrets telling us her special talent ahead of playing Little Kid or Drunk Adult!

Co-host Michael Pauley is joined by Pat West, Sheriff-elect of Meade County, for a discussion of marijuana and its association with criminal behavior. Michael and Pat examine a number of questions relevant to Initiated Measure 27, a proposal in the November 8, 2022 election to legalize the possession, use, and distribution of marijuana in South Dakota. Will legalizing marijuana reduce crime, or make it worse? Is marijuana a “gateway drug” that leads to the use of illicit drugs that are even more toxic, such as heroin or cocaine? What are “marijuana edibles,” and what dangers do they pose? What are the challenges that law enforcement face when dealing with drivers who are under the influence of marijuana? Michael and Pat explore how marijuana use by a minority of the population has adverse effects on the whole of society.

This week Russ and Rick review the victory at Meade County and talk about the Middle School and MWFCA scores.     -Impressive offensive outing, almost 500 yds total offense     -Defense played pretty well, 3 interceptions     -Ryan Still is fast     -Offensive line gets love for being good despite adversity     -Officiating is still bad in the State of Kentucky     -Boys Soccer has senior night on Tuesday 9/27     -8th grade team gets back on track with a victory     -MWFCA wins 4 out of 5 games in BardstownIf you would like to sponsor the podcast or advertise on it, please let us know.The BEastMode call-in line is active. If you have a question, comment, or want to trash talk, please call or text us at (502) 230-1446.UNBOUND: Saybrook Insights with President Nathan LongSaybrook Insights is a podcast featuring education & community innovators! Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Bustin' Chops & Callin' ShotsEach week Josh and Jon sit down to give their take on travel sports and everything in...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

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Jeanne and David Clawson are farmers and ranchers. They're leaders. They're former 4H'ers and raised their three children in the Kansas 4H program in Meade County.Join us as we discuss the many values that 4H offers our youth, plus get insight on how to find that balance between "winning at all costs" and "letting the kid sink or swim."Good luck to all of you involved in 4H during this busy time of year. We wish you all the best....now I have to go help the kids clip show steers.

Adam Edelen is back to break down the week in Ukraine, DC and Kentucky. Highlights include stolen tanks, feuds with Dolly and Sonia Sotomayor.

Double-Cropping Following Harvested Wheat Insect Pests in Soybeans, Sunflowers and Corn Kansas Wheat Harvest Report Stop, Look and Listen     00:01:00 – Double-Cropping Following Harvested Wheat: K-State crop production specialist Ignacio Ciampitti offers several agronomic considerations when double-cropping soybeans or grain sorghum following harvested wheat:  he centers on variety and hybrid selection based on maturity rating, as well as seeding rate and row spacing in each case   00:11:55 – Insect Pests in Soybeans, Sunflowers and Corn: K-State crop entomologist Jeff Whitworth reports on a pair of insect pests, one now showing up in soybeans and sunflowers, the other in soybeans and corn:  Dectes stem borer and Japanese beetles...he talks about the merits of treating fields for these   00:22:58 – Kansas Wheat Harvest Report: Today's Kansas wheat harvest update features Extension agriculture agents Elly Sneath of Meade County and Marty Gleason of Edwards County.   00:30:54 – Stop, Look and Listen: K-State's Gus van der Hoeven provides his weekly commentary on life in rural Kansas   Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu. Agriculture Today is a daily program featuring Kansas State University agricultural specialists and other experts examining ag issues facing Kansas and the nation. It is hosted by Eric Atkinson and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.   K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan.

KY Center for Economic Policy Senior Fellow and former State House Appropriations and Revenue Committee Staff Administration Pam Thomas joins the show to talk all things KY State Budget. Plus, mullets, march madness and vetoes, oh my!

In this episode, Alicia and I talk about the fashion industry and the role we play in it. Photo: Alicia HardestyCredits:Podcast Intro/OutroSong: I Will Never Let You Die Artist: An Autumn for Crippled Children© 2016  Wickerman Recordings

KSR is Live at KSBar & Grille talking March Madness and Mullet Madness in Meade County.

Subscribe To Our Weekly Email INTRODUCING LUKE MILLAY: In spite of growing up on a farm, Luke Millay did not join his high school's FFA chapter until his sophomore year.  During Luke's freshman year he was sure that he was going to be an engineer in the future, and he didn't see a reason to join.  However, towards the end of the year, he was more exposed to the things going on in his chapter, and he decided to give it a try. That was all it took for Luke.  Today he is serving as his chapter's president as well as his region's.  He has his eyes on the next level as well.  And, during this time he took the cowherd that he had been growing on his family's farm and turned it into a great, direct marketed, livestock business. At the time that we recorded this interview, Luke had already established "Millay Meats".  He had done this by being gifted a cow/calf pair and a heifer when he was younger and always retaining heifers to grow his herd even more.  As he got involved in the FFA, needed supervised agriculture experience, and became more sophisticated he developed this business.  He credits reinvesting his profits right back into the business for his success. Today Luke has 20 cows giving him calves every year.  He is keeping those calves over the winter after weaning them, and then he is finishing him on his farm.  He is direct marketing beef to people in Louisville, Kentucky, and in Clarksville, Indiana.  He also started doing the exact same business model with pigs.  Currently, he has over 50 pigs on the ground that will be finished and direct marketed. Luke is looking forward to college next year, but he wants to keep this business going.  So, true to form he is reinvesting his profits into the business.  He is purchasing larger feeders for the pigs and automatic waterers so that if he is gone for a period of a couple of days due to being at college the animals are still taken care of. The FFA is absolutely an incubator for future entrepreneurs and great ideas.  Luke is the proof! SUPERVISED AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE: Diversified Livestock HIGH SCHOOL: Meade County High, Brandenburg, KY MASCOT: Green Wave FFA ADVISOR: Noel Pack CONTACT INFORMATION FOR LUKE MILLAY: Click on the picture below to be taken to the Meade County High School website: Luke's FFA Advisors' Email Address: noel.pack@meade.kyschools.us Meade County High School's Telephone Number: 270.422.7515 FFA LINKS: National FFA Organization Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE's) Support FFA  Donate to FFA - One way that FFA students are able to start small businesses is through an FFA grant of $1,000.  In 2014, 141 FFA students received these grants.  With your donations, more students can get this head start - pay it forward. REASONS TO DONATE TO FFA: Only 2% of Americans grow and raise most of the food and livestock consumed by the other 98% as well as the rest of the world.  FFA is providing the needed education, training, and resources to Americans that will carry that torch forward and ensure that America continues to have inexpensive, quality food. Rural Communities will rely on entrepreneurship in the future for population growth and job creation.  The FFA is a major catalyst to that entrepreneurial growth. Farmers, ranchers, and those working in agriculture give the rest of America incredible amounts of freedom because the search for food is as simple as going to the grocery store: “The future of American agriculture depends on the involvement and investment in America’s youth, In order to prepare for the population of tomorrow, we need to encourage America’s youth today, and show that careers in agriculture are profitable, rewarding, and vital.”. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue More Places You Can Listen to Off-Farm Income And Matt Brechwald:    

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 10, 2020) – The mission of UK’s Extension department is to make a difference in the lives of Kentucky citizens through research-based education. Jointly with our other land-grant partner, Kentucky State University, UK Extension takes the University to people in their local communities, addressing issues of importance to all Kentuckians. Now in her 32nd year as a University of Kentucky Extension Agent, Jennifer Bridge recently received a major national award in recognition of her innovative service and tireless dedication to the people of Meade County. In this edition of the ‘Behind the Blue’ podcast, Carl Nathe talks with Bridge about the passion she brings to her work and some of the ways this family and consumer sciences agent goes above and beyond in improving the lives of those around her. "Behind the Blue" is available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher and Spotify. Become a subscriber to receive new episodes of “Behind the Blue” each week. UK’s latest medical breakthroughs, research, artists and writers will be featured, along with the most important news impacting the university. For questions or comments about this or any other episode of "Behind the Blue," email BehindTheBlue@uky.edu or tweet your question with #BehindTheBlue. To discover what’s wildly possible at the University of Kentucky, click here.

On today’s show we’re talking about an event that took place about a month ago. It made a few headlines at the time, but there’s been very little said about it ever since. There’s a global debate raging on the best way to handle the global pandemic. Let’s be clear, there is no good solution. There are three trade-offs to be made. 1) Protecting health for people who might be susceptible. 2) Minimizing damage to the economy through social isolation and quarantine activities 3) Protecting the health care system from being overwhelmed with hospitalizations Unfortunately, what is a scientific and economic problem has become politicized. At the end of the day, the virus doesn’t care what passport you hold, what political party affiliation you have, where you live, whether you’re old or young. Last month, there was a motorcycle rally that was held in Sturgis South Dakota over a 10 day period in which nearly 500,000 people descended upon a small town of about 7,000. This annual event brings people from all over the country. A new paper which examines this event was published last week by the IZA Institute for Economic Development, funded by The Deutsche Post. The paper is DP No. 13670 entitled: "The Contagion Externality of a Superspreading Event: The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and COVID-19". The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally represents a situation where many of the “worst case scenarios” for superspreading occurred simultaneously: the event was prolonged lasting 10 days, included individuals packed closely together, involved a large out-of-town population. Attendees to the events were only required to show that they had a mask in their possession, but were not required to wear it. The only large factors working to prevent the spread of infection was the outdoor venue, and low population density in the state of South Dakota. A month after the event, it looks like the number of cases in the community multiplied by a factor of 4-5. To be clear, the case counts in Meade county prior to the motorcycle rally were low. There were approximately 2 cases per 1,000 population. After the rally, the number grew to 9 cases 1,000 population. Not only that, but the event was also responsible for the spread of the disease in the communities where attendees originated from. The study used anonymized smartphone data from SafeGraph, Inc. They used the SafeGraph data to measure the number of non-resident visitors to the census block groups (CBGs) where Sturgis Motorcycle Rally events took place, (ii) trace those attendees back to their home counties, and (iii) measure stay- at-home behavior among residents of Meade County. South Dakota is one of the least densely populated states in the country. They naturally had social distancing built into their society. For that reason, South Dakota has had no restrictions on restaurant closings, no restrictions on social gatherings, no restrictions. They put the responsibility in the hands of residents and visitors to act responsibly. There is no mask wearing mandate, and there is no work from home requirement. The makeup of attendees was 0.9% from the local county, about 8.5% from other counties in South Dakota and close 90.7% from out of state. All of this data was provided by the smartphone pings. The authors of the study concluded that the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally generated public health costs of approximately $12.2 billion. The authors financial conclusions were flawed in my opinion, but the rest of the study was solid. This study is the first real petri dish experiment of a large gathering involving large numbers of people to a live event, and involving travel from many parts of the country into a single location. Since the study was published last week, I expect that it will play a role in shaping public health policy for governments around the world.

Rae Strobel Barr is an organic farmer, spiritual director and mother, living and working with her partner Adam at Barr Farms in Meade County, Kentucky, a seventh-generation family farm. She is passionate about building community and combining spirituality with eco-justice and eco-feminism through holding farm-based retreats and providing spiritual guidance and counsel. Our producer Parker Bowling traveled to meet Rae on the piece of land that she calls home, for an engaging conversation on what it means to listen to the movement of spirit: in the land, in ourselves, and in our collective body. Links: Barr Farms: http://www.barrfarmsky.com/ Black Farmer Fund: https://cfaky.org/kybff/ Black Soil: https://www.blacksoil.life/ Community Farm Alliance: https://cfaky.org/ New Roots Fresh Stop Markets: https://newroots.org/fresh-stop-markets/ Native Land: Map to learn about which indigenous tribes originally occupied where you live in North America (and other geographies)

FearScape is back with an ALL-NEW EPISODE! The Spooky Crew took a trip to Meade County, KY to the town of Brandenburg to visit one of the most haunted locations in Kentucky! Jailhouse Pizza. Once a legit county jailhouse, it has seen its fair share of crooked folks and deadly events. These have left a lasting impression on the energy in the building and the surrounding lot by the Ohio River. We dive into the history and the horrors of this delicious pizza joint! Come for the pizza, stay for the ghosts. Listen now and make sure to hold those blankets extra tight as they take you deep into… the FearScape!

James Brown and John Butler talk about Glasgow's come-from-behind win at Casey County and the lost down for the Barren County Trojans against Meade County. Also, they talk about the upcoming college basketball season.

Matt is in Meade County and is joined by his friends in Lexington, Ryan and Drew. The guys talk about UK football fan expectations, Matt's tracker and how bad Tennessee was last weekend.

Matt is in Meade County and is joined by his friends in Lexington, Ryan and Drew. The guys talk about UK football fan expectations, Matt's tracker and how bad Tennessee was last weekend.

There'd be no Pleasures without The Foxery, and there would be no Foxery without Calvin Fackler. This was the most fun episode yet with one of our dearest friends, and basically a snapshot of an hour in the van with us on tour.

The 9th District champions Owensboro Catholic Aces take on the 11th district runner-up Meade County Green Wave in the first game of the Memorial Day Madness on HRN presented by Don Moore Automotive.

The final night of the Owensboro Health Girls 3rd Region Tournament first round features the 11th district runner up Meade County Lady Waves taking on the 10th district champions Muhlenberg County Lady Mustangs. All games on HRN are brought to...

The Don Moore Automotive HRN 3rd Region Basketball Tournament coverage presented by Owensboro Health continues with the 11th district runner up Meade County Green Wave taking on the 9th district champion Owensboro Red Devils in a first round matchup at...

The HRN Don Moore Automotive first basketball game of the 2018-19 season features the Owensboro Catholic Aces playing host to the Meade County Green Wave.

ALPS Executive Vice President, Chris Newbold, caught up with former State Bar of South Dakota President and business transaction and estate planning attorney, Pat Goetzinger, at the 2018 South Dakota Annual Meeting in Sioux Falls. Pat reflects on an initiative that began under his tenure as Bar President six years ago called Project Rural Practice. (see this blog post from 2014 detailing the fledgling project) In many rural areas in the state, there was not access to an attorney within a 100 mile radius. The goal of the project is to increase access to attorneys by recruiting South Dakota attorneys to rural communities, providing them with support once they get there, mentoring them, giving them every opportunity that every other lawyer would have in a large law firm or a medium law firm in a populated area. ALPS In Brief, The ALPS Risk Management Podcast, is usually hosted by ALPS Risk Manager, Mark Bassingthwaighte. This episode is hosted by Chris Newbold, ALPS Executive Vice President.   Transcript: CHRIS: All right. Hi, this is Chris Newbold. And I am guest host today for the ALPS in Brief podcast. I'm here from beautiful Sioux Falls, South Dakota. And I'm here with Pat Goetzinger. Pat is a business transaction and estate planning attorney from Rapid City and a former, past president of the State Bar of South Dakota. And we're here to talk about a very innovative project that launched under Pat's direction and he's continued to be involved with for a number of years and it deals with delivery of legal services, particularly to rural areas of South Dakota. And the program is called Project Rural Practice. And so, Pat thanks for being here with us today. And give us just an overview of what Project Rural Practice is and what you were hoping to achieve when this idea came to light. PAT: Well, Project Rural Practice came to mind as I was preparing for my year as State President of the ... State Bar President for the State of South Dakota. And really touched on the needs that rural communities have in recruiting lawyers back to Main Street in rural South Dakota. It's very personal to me, because my mentor Fred Cozad was a Main Street lawyer in my hometown of Martin, South Dakota and for the past 20 years Fred had been the solo practitioner in Martin before he embarked on his retirement and left Martin with no attorney on Main Street in South Dakota. And as we looked across the landscape in South Dakota several other small communities were suffering that kind of future. And our Chief Justice, David Gilbertson had spoke about it very eloquently and he really planted the seed for what now is known as Project Rural Practice, which came about in the fall of 2011 during my term as State Bar President. We formed a task force. Couldn't think of a better person to be my chair of the task force and me predecessor, one of my predecessors was State Bar President Bob Morris. And with the help of Bob and our task force we put together a very active and vibrant program to bring forward Project Rural Practice in South Dakota. And as we went around the state, told the story about what Project Rural Practice is and recruiting lawyers to rural communities, providing them with support once they get there, mentoring them, giving them every opportunity that every other lawyer would have in a large law firm or a medium law firm in a populated area, it really became apparent that there was interest in this program to the point where the Chief Justice, the State Bar, UJS and the law school came together to draft legislation to locate a funding source through the state government and provide an incentive payment to these young lawyers that wanted to locate their practice in a rural community. And during the 2012 legislative session we were very successful in getting a funding source that was built on match donations, match contributions from the local communities that would benefit from the legal services, the State Bar Foundation pitching in some money as well. And that's what sold the legislature. That's what sold the governor. The Chief Justice's vision in developing that program, which became known as the Rural Attorney Recruitment Program was bringing this program forward into a very meaningful way to attract lawyers to Main Street, South Dakota. CHRIS: So, let's kind of reset the stage here. So, the problem then is that you were working to address is obviously South Dakota is a state that has geographic complexities with population centers and the challenge was that when a retiring lawyer in a small town retires that potentially creates an access to justice issue. PAT: Absolutely. CHRIS: In that, let's just call it, 100 mile radius around that particular area. And that was the issue that you were really kind of working to address to make sure that legal services could be delivered in rural areas of South Dakota. PAT: That's exactly right, Chris. And the idea behind Project Rural Practice was to attract lawyers to those vast areas of rural South Dakota that didn't have lawyers to serve the individuals or didn't have lawyers ready to step into very vibrant rural practices for lawyers on the verge of retiring. And our Chief Justice was eloquent in describing that as islands of justice with a vast sea of justice denied in these rural areas. And the Chief, coming from a small town as well, driving through South Dakota Main Streets to and from the courts' sessions, we just saw that Main Street, South Dakota in rural areas was having a difficult time attracting lawyers and we needed to do something about it. And Project Rural Practice kicked it off. The Rural Attorney Recruitment Program provided a funding source to it and we were able to get funding for what I call the Sweet 16 attorneys that we were capable of getting funding for to attract to these rural communities. CHRIS: Okay. So, the thing that I find so interesting about it and I think it's a testament to just the relationship element of South Dakota generally is the collaboration, right. So, you have the Bar Association that understands that there are lawyers that we need to be able to serve on the access to justice front. You have the legislature that comes in and becomes a partner in this from a funding perspective. So, you got the State Bar Foundation, you got the legislature, and then you have even county governments saying it's important for us a foundational core of our community to have a lawyer or lawyers and legal services available to the residents in our particular community. I mean, talk about the ... that's unique, right, to be able to kind of get the collaboration going, to be able to basically come together to address a problem that if solved helps the greater community. PAT: And that collaboration came through in how we built the task force. And it wasn't just a lawyer problem, it was a community problem. We approached the county commissioner's organization and put their executive director on our task force. We approached the school associations and put their director on our task force. The same way with the municipal league. The same way with the retailers association and the local chamber of commerces. Because everybody recognized what an economic engine having a lawyer on Main Street in a rural town would be. So, they wanted to be part of helping solve that problem. And that coalition of support was important to the legislature, because their local legislatures were being visiting by the community leaders that were part of this coalition, that were part of the group that said we need to support rural lawyers in Main Street, South Dakota. I call it the big three. The big three is the State Bar, the UJS: Unified Judicial System, with Chief Justice and his team, and then the USD School of Law. The big three kind of oversaw this coalition, drove the work forward, helped develop the criteria for qualifying communities and qualifying attorneys to participate in this program to receive the incentive payments. And what was really fascinating about this incentive payment deal was we were the first in the nation program that a state government funded support for lawyers. Across the landscape state government will provide funding for medical professionals, dental, veterinary professionals. A variety of other professions receive some sort of funding from state government for attracting those professions to small town communities, but lawyers had never received that same kind of support and had never received that across the landscape nationwide until our program came along. And to again speak to the coalition, the program to fund 16 lawyers needed a total sum of one million dollars in funding sources to make the annual $15,000 payment for a five your period to our Sweet 16 attorneys as they were recruiting. So, the math worked out to say we need a million dollars. How are we going to get a million dollars? Well, the Chief to his credit found a funding source in state government for a half a million that was based on the other half a million coming from a match contribution from the local community and they had to put in 35 percent, so they had to raise that 35 percent to match the incentive payment by the state government and then the State Bar Foundation kicked in the other 15 percent. So, we were able to tell the story that we are active participants in it. The communities are active participants in it and the state, it's important enough to you to support rural communities by kicking in the other half a million dollars and then those sources come together to provide the annual incentive payments to the Sweet 16 that are recruited for this program. So, we've got this program. CHRIS: So, we've got the program right? So, you got the concept. You got the coalition. You got the funding and now it's time to go out and recruit your Sweet 16. How does that go? PAT: Again, that's a team effort that's comprised of the State Bar Strategic Planning Director. Our first one was Francy Foral and now it's Beth Overmoe, in partnership with UJS and the point person for Chief Justice in the UJS is Suzie Starr. And those two individuals literally go from county to county with qualifying communities making the case to county commissioners, city councilmen, education boards, to say we got this program. We got lawyers that are interested in coming in to the community, do you want to participate? And more often than not those communities say yes and then it's a match program to match up the lawyers available for the communities that have the need for it. And most of these matches are very easily made, because you got kids coming home. You got kids that want to be in a certain part of ... and I say kids ... young lawyers wanting to be in certain parts of South Dakota, close to where they grew up or close to what they want by way of a lifestyle. And then we rely upon the law school to provide background training and through their placement program for lawyers that are already out or lawyers that are coming through, every year. And it's just an amazing scene when the Chief Justice goes down to the law school and meets with any law student that has an interest in rural practice. And they're literally lined up out the door wanting to meet with the Chief Justice who personally makes the case for participating in the Sweet 16 program. And over the course of the past five years that we've had this program, we filled the first Sweet 16 round of participants, so they're all filled and now we got funding again about two years ago in the state legislature to expand the program for another round of Sweet 16 lawyers. And the background for that was we saw how popular this program was, how fast the Sweet 16 was filling up and then we also saw still vacuums throughout the state that still didn't have rural communities served, retiring lawyers with successors. And then we also saw some glitches in where we were with regard to communities that qualified or should qualify, but because they were in a populated county, were disqualified from participating in the program. So, through this next round of legislative activity the Chief, again to his credit, with the State Bar, Tom Barnett, drafted legislation. We call it the Wall and Faith Bill. Where Wall, South Dakota in Pennington County, because they're 65 miles or 45 miles from Rapid need their own lawyer, but because they're in Pennington County, they don't qualify, because Pennington County is not a qualifying county. And Faith, South Dakota in Meade County, but 70 miles, 90 miles from the county seat, they have a need for rural lawyers, but they don't qualify because they were in Meade County. So, we tweaked the definition of a qualifying community to get Faith and Wall and I think Groton was also affected by it positively. So, we brought those communities in to give them the opportunity to recruit lawyers to their communities and help fill out the next category of Sweet 16 attorneys to qualify for this program. So, we're well on our way to filling that up. And we got a couple of different things that have grown up out of this program to continue the momentum and to help recruit lawyers to fill the next round of Sweet 16. Two of those items, one of them relates to funding. And we knew that the State Bar had a 150,000 dollar commitment for the first round of Sweet 16 lawyers. It would have another 150,000 dollar commitment for the next round, so a total of 300,000 dollars coming from the State Bar Foundation. And being a conservative State Bar Foundation, we wanted to have that money in the bank. We wanted to make sure that money was ... we had a good start on it. It was in the bank. It was accruing interest. It was growing and we wouldn't be stressed when the dollars were to be paid out on an incremental basis annually for these participants. So, we went actually a donor came to us, and God rest his soul, he was the motivation for the Project Rural Practice. He was my mentor. Fred Cozad came forward and said Pat we love the program. We love what it's doing. We like the idea that it's going to find my successor in Martin. Let me write a check to the State Bar Foundation to pick up half the cost of these ... of the State Bar's commitment, provided that you raise the other half from the State Bar membership. And so we called it the Cozad Challenge. And because of Fred's generosity, we announced the Cozad Challenge at a State Bar meeting a couple of years ago. That day we had one donor come forward and already match 25,000 dollars. Wrote the check that day and we were off and running. And we filled that challenge up about two months ahead of the end of the term, we had filled it up and then went over the challenge request. So we banked more money than we had anticipated needing to raise for that program. But it energized the Bar, there was a huge response among the Bar to respond to the Cozad Challenge. And that was a very fun experience for the Bar, the Bar Foundation to participate in. It's a great success story about how to raise money in an environment where it's otherwise tight, but you get the right project, the right package, the right donor, the right message, and it all came together and it worked fabulously. So- CHRIS: So, talk for just a minute or two about what the lawyer expectation is, right. So, you do have sometimes the young lawyers, sometimes a little bit older who are going back to their community. What's their commitment? What's their expectation kind of financially or otherwise? PAT: Yeah. The commitment, so the lawyer that desires to participate in the Sweet 16 program needs to be accepted by the community, because the community is going to pitch in for their incentive payment. It's a 15,000 dollar annual incentive payment for five years. And they have to sign a contract. The community signs a contract. The State Bar Foundation, the UJS, and the lawyer sign a contract saying here are my expectations to provide practice in this community for the next five years and I agree to maintain malpractice insurance and do all these things that lawyers do in order to open an office and maintain a presence in that community. Just as an example, we filled the Martin, South Dakota position that was vacated by Fred with a young lawyer who had signed her contract as a first year law student. And she got through law school. We delayed her start date due to the fact that she had a child. But, she passed the Bar. We just had the community open house to welcome her to Martin to take over as Fred's successor and participate in the Sweet 16 program. And I'm happy to say that my hometown of Martin for many years only had one lawyer and for several years had no lawyer, now has three lawyers that call Martin home full time. So, we're restocking rural America and Project Rural Practice is helping do that. There's practice opportunities in private practice, in court appointments, in being a state's attorney, deputy state's attorney, city attorney, the attorney for the school board. Just any variety of things that come along in a rural community that give the opportunity to the young lawyer to build their practice and make a good living as a lawyer in small town South Dakota. The other program that we have that brings the lawyers into the process and this was just unveiled last summer and it's a first in the nation kind of program of its type, and that is we started a rural community or rural practice internship program for law students that want to participate in a rural practice setting while still in law school to see if its something they like and to build a connection with a lawyer that may be looking for somebody to- CHRIS: Build the pipeline? PAT: ... build the pipeline. And we developed that program last year. And we had talked about it. It's a brain child of Bob Morris, who is my co-chair now on Project Rural Practice, but he said we got to provide this internship opportunity to give kids the chance to come into these communities, see what it's like and to give the lawyer the opportunity to train their successor or recruit their successor. And last summer was the first summer that we launched that program. And the reason we picked last summer was because we got funding for it. And what we wanted to do is we wanted to offer the law firm, the small town lawyer the opportunity to be reimbursed the cost of providing this opportunity to the law student. And we said we'll pay up to half of what you pay this law student for their internship over summer capped at a certain dollar amount and it's around 2,000, I think we capped it at. But we said you got to pay them a real wage. Got to give them real files to work on. You got to monitor them and you got to report to see how this is going. It was welcomed with open arms. We got four or five students participate last year in that program and one of them took over the practice for a lawyer that is retiring. So, we filled that position and it worked very nicely there. We exposed several law students to the opportunity and several of them are going to move into filling the next round of Sweet 16 by finding a community that has room for them and that they want to practice in. This year we got a little bit of a late start. We didn't have the lawyers waiting in the wings or they weren't prepared, but we're in the process of setting the stage for next year to get that program ramped up. And again, the funding source is sitting there, through the generosity of the South Dakota Bar Foundation. Again, we have the opportunity and we're very fortunate to have Bar members earmark funds for Project Rural Practice, for the Rural Attorney Recruitment Program and we collect those dollars and use them for support of the internship program, as well as to help pay the stipend that goes back to the lawyer participating in the program. So, another exciting development that is the brain child of South Dakota and directly hits on how we're getting law students to fill these rural community needs. CHRIS: So, it's just ... two final questions before we wrap up. Where is the program today, right? So, the Sweet 16, those were all filled, right? PAT: Yup. CHRIS: You have funding for another 16, are those all filled as well? PAT: No, they're not all filled. We got maybe four commitments. We've got several contracts pending. So, we're working on the next round of 16. I think we'll get the report this week. I think we got 18 total with maybe four contracts pending in small town communities and several others that are on the cusp of tipping over and saying yup we're ready to sign a contract. So, it's just a function of timing and candidates to fill those positions. The other ... we have this cycle, this rhythm of Project Rural Practice and the Rural Attorney Recruitment Program and one of the highlights of it is the spring meeting of Project Rural Practice in Pierre, South Dakota hosted by Chief Justice Gilbertson. And when the Chief Justice invites you to lunch, you better show up. And these Project Rural Practice candidates and participants do. And it's an opportunity to spend a day with the Chief, have an educational component, celebrate the success of the program, talk about the future, what can we do to help. But it's a reunion of sorts that we have with the Chief hosting it every April in Pierre and seeing all of these alumni come together and talk about their experiences and how can we make the program better, how can we support you better. What do we do in the future and all the things that go along with coming up with new ideas to keep this thing rolling and it's just a fun deal. CHRIS: Pat, when it's all said and done, what in your mind is the ultimate impact? What's been the result and the impact on that? PAT: I think it's absolutely the delivery of access to justice to people that otherwise wouldn't get it or would be delayed in getting it and exacerbating their legal issues and legal problems. I also think that the direct impact on the economic viability of the rural community is directly tied to this kind of a program, because you got lawyers occupying Main Street, drawing people into town. Providing legal services adds to the tax base, adds to the sales tax revenue base, keeps the money local, lets that money turn over locally. And you're providing careers for 16, up to 32 individuals who have families that help build that community and sustain that rural community. I just think it's an absolute success story in terms of economic development on a micro level in rural communities that has tangible results day in and day out with those lawyers sitting in those offices on Main Street. It's noteworthy that our gubernatorial candidates point to their platform of reviving rural American and each one of them talking about Project Rural Practice as being a bedrock for how that gets done. So, we really feel fortunate that it's had the successful run it has had. We've got opportunities to make difference in additional spots, to fill up on the next round of Sweet 16. But, it's a program that I think is paying huge dividends to the state, to the community, to the Bar and what better way to give back than that. CHRIS: That's awesome. Well, it's ... congratulations to you. Congratulations to the State Bar, the Foundation, the communities. I know that a lot of folks, this has also been an issue that received some national attention in the New York Times, the ABA and many states are kind of ringing, calling South Dakota and saying what are you guys doing on this access to justice issue with respect to rural areas. And so, again congratulations. Thank you Pat. PAT: My pleasure, Chris. CHRIS: Appreciate your time today. And if you have any other questions about Project Rural Practice feel free to get in contact with Pat or the Executive Director of the State Bar of South Dakota. I'm sure they'd be willing to share their experiences and all that has come about based upon their efforts. Thank you for listening and we'll be back with more topics soon. Thanks.   Bio: Pat Goetzinger is a partner in the Rapid City law firm Gunderson, Palmer, Nelson & Ashmore, LLP, where he leads the firm's Business and Estate Planning Group and serves on the firm's Executive Committee. He practices in the areas of business and estate planning with a focus on family run businesses, affluent individuals, business transactions, and real property law. Pat's practice has expanded to include service as a mediator, expert witness and court appointed fiduciary on business, trust and estate matters. Pat is a past President of the South Dakota State Bar Association, and the South Dakota Bar Foundation, a Fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, and a Fellow in the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. He is listed among the Best Lawyers in America, and Chambers USA, America's leading Lawyers for Business in the categories of Corporate/Commercial Law and Real Estate Law, and Private Wealth Law. Through his service to the State Bar Association and the Governor's Task Force on Trust Reform and Administration since its inception in 1997, Pat has been actively involved in drafting and supporting the enactment of trust and business legislation in the South Dakota Legislature. Pat's desire to give back to his profession and the state is demonstrated by being the founder of Project Rural Practice, an initiative to restock rural main streets with attorneys and improve access to justice in rural areas. Pat especially enjoys the connection to the Black Hills & the Mount Rushmore National Memorial provided by his lifetime membership in the Mount Rushmore Society.

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