PIERRE — Dignitaries dressed as South Dakota historical figures highlighted the ground breaking for a massive renovation of the South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre Tuesday. District 24 Representative Will Mortenson, dressed as Fort Pierre historical icon Scotty Philips, says the renovation will preserve South Dakota’s history into the future…
Governor Kristi Noem, moonlighting as DeSmet’s Laura Engels Wilder thanked Mortenson and other legislators for finding the funding needed to enhance the Cultural Heritage Center…
Lieutenant Governor Larry Rhoden, dressed as a homesteader says the Center will be able to preserve the spirit that embodies South Dakotans still today…
Noem Chief of Staff Mark Miller dressed as former governor Bill Janklow, complete with megaphone and windbreaker and State Historian Ben Jones joined in as Joe Foss, decked out in a military flight suit. The nearly 20-million dollar project will close the main building for renovation until the summer of 2025.
