The Black Hills Pioneer from Spearfish, South Dakota • Page 3

Saturday, June 22, 2013 Page 3 BLACK HILLS PIONEER LOCAL SCENE OSH ARSON Black Hills Pioneer SPEARFISH Spearfish Canyon has long been a destination for pilgrims seeking beautiful scenic locations off the beaten path. This summer the Spearfish Canyon Lodge and Matthews Opera House and Arts Center have come together to offer a new experience in the canyon with the in the series at the Lodge. The event started June 4 and allows artist to display their work as well as host demonstrations. From 3-7 p.m. every Sunday and Tuesday a new artist will be at the Lodge.

was said Stephanie Bussiere was great exposure talking to all the tourists, I even met other people who make Bussiere was showcasing her wares on June 16 and is scheduled again in July. in the is an opportunity for artist to display their individual style and meet the public. All of the work is for sale and the Matthews Opera House will receive a commission to support the not for profit Art Center and historic theater. Linda Ahlers of the Spearfish Canyon Lodge came to me with this idea, I jumped at said Sian Yong, executive director of the Matthews. have such talent in the Black Hills, and to be able to have their work put in front of the visitors is a For more information on all of the artists and in the event visit www.matthewsopera.com and click in the summer event under the events tab.

A summer for art Arts center, Canyon Lodge partner to feature area artists Current schedule of participants Heidi Watson Photographer, June 25 and Sept. 17 Dan Contonis Photographer, June 30 Jayne Rose Painter, July 7 Carol Hilgemann Assemblages and collage artist, July 9 Bonnie Halsey-Dutton Painter, July 14 Linda Leach Painter, July 16 and Aug. 20 Stephanie Bussiere Jewelry designer, July 21 Becky Grismer Sculptor, July 23, Aug. 25, Aug. 27 and Sept.

8 Emily Mattern Painter, July 28 and Aug. 13 Kathy Sigle Painter, July 30 and Aug. 18 Marion Toillion Painter, July 30 and Aug. 18 George Bougher Painter, Aug. 6 Mary LaHood Weaver, Sept.

1 Clay Dykstra Local potter, Sept. 3 Anna Achtziger Jewelry designer, Sept. 10 SIOUX FALLS (AP) Cartoonist Marty Two Bulls never shies away from the hot-button issues facing Native Americans, even if it makes people angry. Two Bulls, a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe who grew up in Rapid City but now lives in Santa Fe, N.M., has been using his talent to illustrate issues facing American Indians since he was a child. He currently produces a weekly cartoon for Indian Country Today Media Network with reprints appearing in other Native American publications.

Two Bulls said he enjoys pointing out the obvious on some of the controversial issues. He frequently satirizes the Keystone Pipeline, which tribes have opposed because of its environmental impact, and the small Nebraska town of Whiteclay, where a handful of stores sell millions of cans of beer each year to members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe on the neighboring Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. For years, the tribe fought the store owners, going so far as to sue the largest beer distributors last year. In one cartoon satirizing the Whiteclay issue, Two Bulls draws four adults huddled around a picket line with signs denouncing the town. Two young children stand nearby holding their own sign, that says quit Another drawing shows a Native American man, dressed in jeans, cowboy boots, a bandanna and with a long braid down his back, talking on his cellphone, with a gas container by his side.

The man asks, Bra Can you give me a ride to the Keystone pipeline Both illustrations show the sometimes hypocritical nature of tribal members, Two Bulls said. everyone quit drinking, then Whiteclay would go away. If everyone stopped driving their cars, SD cartoonist tackles Native American issues This illustration provided by Marty Two Bulls shows one of his cartoons satirizing the small Nebraska town of Whiteclay, where a handful of stores sell millions of cans of beer each year to members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe on the neighboring Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. AP photo See CARTOONIST Page 5 HOT SPRINGS Young women from across the state will arrive in Hot Springs June 22nd to begin rehearsals for the 67th annual Miss South Dakota Pageant. After four days of rehearsals, the preliminary competitions will be June 26 and 27, and the finals will be held June 29.

The sports-centered pageant theme is to and will feature music focusing on football, basketball and baseball, paying tribute to the worlds of both sports and pageantry. The pageant will feature Calista Kirby of Brookings, Miss South Dakota 2012. Calista represented South Dakota in the Miss America Pageant in January in Las Vegas, Nev. and has spent the year advocating for her personal platform, Well, Get Well, American Cancer The contestants will be judged on a private interview with the judges (25 percent), talent (35 percent), evening gown (20 percent), on-stage question (5 percent), and swimsuit (15 percent). The young women competing are: Carrie Wintle, 19, Miss Dakota Rose, Iroquois.

Talent: jazz dance. Platform: Attainable, Maintainable, Morgan Black, 23, Miss Sturgis, Rapid City. Talent: harp. Platform: for Anything: Emergency Preparedness in the Home and Katelyn Breen, 21, Miss Brookings, Baltic. Talent: inline figure skating.

Platform: for Awareness: American Heart Alexis Kosiak, 18, Miss Sioux Empire Fair, Sioux Falls. Talent: Platform: Chain of Megan Lipp, 21, Miss Rushmore, Rapid City. Talent: lyrical dance. Platform: Tessa Dee, 22, Miss Gold Rush, Mitchell. Talent: gymnastics dance.

Platform: Kirby Crofutt, 21, Miss SDSU, Delano, Minn. Talent: violin. Platform: the Mind Through Alexia Vandersnick, 19, Miss Rapid City, Rapid City. Talent: dance and aerial. Platform: Dioses Amore Nacer Conceder Maria Anderson, 18, Miss State Fair, Sioux Falls.

Talent: Irish step dance. Platform: Cancer Society: Cancer Jade Possail, 22, Miss Lake Alvin, Tyler, Minn. Talent: show vocal. Platform: a Difference: A Healthy Start for Healthy Rayna Pearson, 20, Miss USD, Sioux Falls. Talent: jazz dance.

Platform: Katie Barnett, 17, Miss Rolling Plains, Wagner. Talent: piano. Platform: Seniors Left Racine Schuring, 24, Miss Northern Hills, Andover. Talent: Hop Dance, Platform: Healthy Lifestyle Autumn Simunek, 20, Miss Hot Springs, Hot Springs. Talent: operatic chanson.

Platform: Stars for Serving Those Who Julia Kendrix, 21, Miss Siouxland, Rapid City. Talent: jazz dance. Platform: Katie Crevier, 20, Miss Eastern Plains, Elkton. Talent: unicycle and basketball artistry. Platform: Importance of Family and Family Showtime is 7 p.m.

on June 26, 27, and 29 at the Mueller Center in Hot Springs. A pageant parade will take place at 10 a.m on Saturday, Junbe 29 through downtown Hot Springs. The Miss South Outstanding Teen Pageant will be at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 28 at the Mueller Center. Tickets are available by calling 745-5224.

Please visit www.misssd.org for box office hours and prices. The new Miss South Dakota will go on to compete at the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in September. The Miss America Pageant will air on ABC on Sept. 15. More information about contestants, the pageant, and tickets, visit www.misssd.org.

Sixteen Miss South Dakota contestants head to Hot Springs.