A lnon-profit leader and Sioux Falls resident, Jennifer Sigette, is the latest person to announce her candidacy for the northwest district seat on the Sioux Falls City Council, officially filing the campaign paperwork with the City Clerk’s office Tuesday.

Sigette, the executive director for the South Dakota Lions Foundation, helps facilitate statewide children’s vision screenings and other vision and hearing assistance programs, said she is excited to announce her candidacy and represent her neighbors in the election April 9, 2024.

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“For the past 25 years, I’ve seen northwest Sioux Falls grow and prosper while providing my family with an incredible quality of life,” wrote Sigette in a press release about the announcement.

She has been a Sioux Falls resident since 1998.

“I want to use my passion and experience to help ensure Sioux Falls continues to tackle the needs facing working families and retirees looking to stay close to home,” she said.

Sigette will be running with community leaders Mike Begeman and Matt Paulson as her campaign co-chairs, who are also Northwest District leaders.

Paulson, the Founder and CEO of MarketBeat, talked about Sigette’s long history of service to the city of Sioux Falls and says she will add “a great perspective to the council as they tackle challenges related to the city’s growth in the years ahead.”

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Begeman, a retired vice president of community relations for Sanford Health, says he is proud to serve a candidate who has a strong sense of civic leadership and will serve them well on the council.

“Jennifer will be a solid, common-sense voice for northwest Sioux Falls and continue our district’s tradition of community centered representation,” wrote Begeman.

As the city continues to grow, Sigette says she believes that the city council should continue working collaboratively with city and industry leaders to address public safety issues and traffic congestion. Sigette’s release lists quality-of-life initiatives and finding solutions for childcare affordability and availability as her priority if elected. That said, she is interested in hearing from the residents and being a strong representative for them on the city council.

“In the months ahead, I am looking forward to listening to the residents of the fast-growing Northwest District about what issues are most important to them,” she wrote.

Regular Meeting, Ethan Town Board, 11-21-2023 The Town of Ethan board met in regular session on November 21st, 2023, at 6:10 pm in the Ethan City Hall. Trustees present were Gregg Thibodeau, Jason Koch, Bob Riggs, and Raquel Nesheim. Trustees not present: Megan Perry. City personnel present: Dave Duba and Michele Pollreisz. Chairman Thibodeau called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance. All motions were unanimously voted as aye unless stated otherwise. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Motion made by Nesheim, second by Riggs to approve agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes from the October 11th, 2023 meeting were approved on motion by Koch, second by Riggs. No Community Center minutes. Meeting planned. FINANCIAL REPORTS: Finance Officer reviewed the financial reports from October 2023. Discussed our AED’s and Christmas on Main. PUBLIC WORKS REPORT: Discussed water loss report and trees in boulevard. CITIZEN INPUT: None APPROVAL OF CLAIMS: Motion by Nesheim, second by Koch, to approve claims. General, sewer, water, preservation and community center funds * employee and board wages – board wages $369.41, Finance wages $2460.62; Public Works wages $3232.41; Aaron Electric $96.90; Benders Sewer $480.00; Card Services $438.60; Century Business $76.53; Core & Main $185.82; Daily Republic $161.94; Dakota Tree & Maintenance $800.00; Davison County Auditor $1800.00; ELO Prof LLC $100.00; Ethan Coop Lumber $334.18; Hanson Rural Water; water services $3689.00; Henke Tractor, chains $40.00; John Deere Financial $703.42; Menards $24.40; Menards $47.33; Menards $121.78; Mikes Corner $219.25; Northwestern Energy $1437.25; Santel Communications $135.26; SD Association of Rural Water $325.00; SD Dept of Health $15.00; SD Retirement $1260.38; QuickBooks Payroll Services $5693.03; SD Dept of Revenue $134.51; USDA-RD $1023.00; US Treasury $2364.18; Weber Sanitation $2035.00. OLD BUSINESS: Nuisance properties-Discussed. Tree Grant-Discussed and tabled. Resolution with District III in December NEW BUSINESS: Lead and copper Sample Results-Discussed results and lead pipe project Park Bench- Repaired Plow- Motion made by Koch, second by Nesheim to approve selling unused old plow for $150.00. Vacation water rate- Two residents approved for vacation rate. Liquor licenses for American Legion and Ammo Box- Approved on motion made by Riggs, second by Nesheim Insurance- Discussed Wastewater Training- Motion made by Nesheim, second by Riggs to approve hosting a SDARWS wastewater training on Nov 29th at our city office. Digital Speed Sign-Discussed and will be reaching out for further information. ISO report- Discussed report scores and tabled. Budget Appropriation- Machine and Equipment adjustment approved on motion by Riggs, second by Nesheim. DOT sign project- Motion made by Riggs, second by Koch to approve moving forward with SD DOT Davison County sign project. EXECUTIVE SESSION: SDL 1-25-2 (1 & 4): none Next regular board meeting is scheduled for December 11th, 2023 at 6:00 pm. Motion by Nesheim, second by Koch, to adjourn at 7:20 pm. _________________________ Michele Pollreisz Finance Officer _________________________ Gregg Thibodeau Chairman Published 1 time at the total approximate cost of $xxxx and may be viewed free of charge at www.sdpublicnotices.com. (Nov. 29, 2023) #ADid#

Ejiofor 2-5 0-2 4, Harkema 4-15 1-2 11, Miller 1-3 0-0 3, Washington 3-11 4-5 10, Sorensen 1-4 0-0 3, Grayson 5-11 0-0 12, Wiggins 4-11 1-2 12, Noble 3-5 0-0 9, Gwinn 0-2 0-0 0, Severson 0-0 0-0 0, Gibson 1-1 0-0 2, Parr 1-1 0-0 2, Thompson 1-3 0-0 3, Williams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-72 6-11 71.

Holt 5-10 0-0 11, Thioune 5-8 0-0 10, P.Bruns 5-10 6-7 18, Burchill 2-5 3-4 7, Kramer 3-9 2-4 9, I.Bruns 7-12 0-1 17, Brack 3-6 4-4 10, Brostrom 0-2 1-2 1, Safieddine 1-5 0-0 3, Buom 3-3 0-0 6, Hill 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 34-72 17-24 93.

Halftime_South Dakota 46-30. 3-Point Goals_Waldorf 13-34 (Noble 3-5, Wiggins 3-6, Grayson 2-4, Harkema 2-5, Thompson 1-2, Miller 1-3, Sorensen 1-3, Ejiofor 0-1, Gwinn 0-2, Washington 0-3), South Dakota 8-25 (I.Bruns 3-6, P.Bruns 2-7, Holt 1-1, Kramer 1-2, Safieddine 1-5, Brack 0-1, Brostrom 0-1, Burchill 0-1, Hill 0-1). Rebounds_Waldorf 29 (Washington 9), South Dakota 52 (Holt, Brack 9). Assists_Waldorf 7 (Washington 2), South Dakota 13 (Safieddine 4). Total Fouls_Waldorf 17, South Dakota 10. A_1,384 (6,000).