I'd rather answer your question in person than in a mailer. Candidate forums, community fundraisers, a few good causes: this is where I'll be between now and November 3. Pull up a chair.
Save the date. We're bringing the campaign team together for a kickoff and open house, and you're invited. Come meet the people behind this campaign, grab a yard sign, and find your spot in the work ahead. Location and time land here as soon as they're set.
Summer Nights wraps up a week early this year, and the finale lands a block from our shop. Live music, food trucks, and half of Rapid City out on 6th Street one last time before fall. I'll be in the crowd. Come say hello.
Nine days of rodeo, demolition derby, concerts, and midway food, right here in town. The fair is where the whole region shows up, and I'll pick a day to walk the grounds with the family. If you spot me, stop me and tell me what's on your mind.
The Pennington County Democrats are marking Women's Equality Day with an evening celebrating women leaders in our own community. I plan to be there to listen and to cheer them on. Come join us downtown.
Downtown sends off the summer with live music, local vendors, and a beverage garden on the Square. Our family loves these evenings, and this one is a fine way to close out August. Come find us and say hello.
The Pennington County Democrats ladle up soup and good conversation at The Hive, with Dan Ahlers for Governor and Raeann Mettler for Commissioner of School and Public Lands taking the mic this month. Then the whole candidate crew heads to Main Street Square for a rally. This is the bowl-of-soup kind of evening this campaign runs on. Grab a spoon and come find me.
The South Dakota Mineral Industries Association invited legislators and candidates to spend the day in Lead touring Coeur's Wharf mine and Dakota Gold's operations. Mining jobs are Black Hills jobs, and I want to hear directly from the people doing the work about what they need from Pierre.
That evening the South Dakota Trucking Association hosts its Capitol Club Reception in Deadwood. Truckers keep every business in this state stocked, mine included, and I'm looking forward to talking shop with the people who move South Dakota.
Seventh Circuit CASA marks 40 years of speaking up for kids in our courts with its Fire & Ice gala: dinner, an auction, and a shot at a diamond from Riddle's with every ticket. CASA volunteers do some of the quietest, most important work in this community, and it's a cause worth dressing up for. Tickets at casaofrapidcity.org.
The South Dakota Democratic Party brings the West River family together for its annual Roundup dinner, and this year's headliner is Jane Kleeb, the Nebraska Democratic Party chair and author of Harvest the Vote. Tickets are $100, or $60 for Young Democrats 35 and under, and sales close September 8. Come share a table with us.
WRAD opens the night with the RCAS school bond: RCAS board members walk through the projects, the uses of funds, and what it means for your taxes, followed by a quick rundown of the four ballot amendments. Then local candidates, me included, sit down for a real conversation on public school funding, property taxes, water, health care, and working across differences. Stick around after for one-on-one questions.
For nearly 70 years Black Hills Works has helped adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities grow, belong, and thrive, and this year's gala honors 24 people who make that happen. I'll be there representing Property Meld. Tickets are $125 at blackhillsworks.org.
Elevate Rapid City's Black Hills Forum & Press Club luncheon hosts Governor Larry Rhoden on property tax reform, business investment, and education outcomes. Tickets are $25, registration closes October 9, and there are no walk-ins. I'll be there listening; come say hello.
Come add some color to a mural, tie-dye a campaign shirt (we'll have the shirts), and tell me what's on your mind. Bring the family and wear clothes you don't mind getting a little messy. Art Alley runs between 6th and 7th Streets, off Main and St. Joseph. Look for the campaign signs and listen for the music.
Rapid City Area Schools, the Rapid City Public School Foundation, and the Rapid City Educators Association bring legislative candidates together to talk about the future of public education. Public schools are one of my four planks, and this is the room to ask about them. Come hear where I stand.
Children's Home Society of South Dakota is celebrating bringing all of its Rapid City services under one roof: residential treatment, its day school, outpatient mental health services, and the Child Advocacy Center. Elevate Rapid City is hosting the ribbon cutting. I'll be there to celebrate the people who care for kids in our community.
Monument Health is briefing community leaders on health care access in Rapid City, hosting a roundtable with hospital leadership, and touring its Cancer Care Institute. This one is invitation only, but healthcare that won't bankrupt you is one of my four planks, and I'll bring what I learn back to you.
West River Alliance for Democracy is hosting a forum for the District 34 Senate race, moderated by political strategist Michael Fell. Senator Howard and I will be on stage together, one on one. Come hear the choice in this race side by side, and bring your questions.
Know about a parade, a county fair, a coffee, or a neighborhood happening Michael should be part of? Tell us, and we'll do our best to be there.
Suggest an eventOr email Michael@MCforSD.com.