SDSM&T students make contract more efficientFor a decade now, Black Hills Workshop has benefited from the skill and knowledge of students from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology who have chosen Black Hills Workshop for projects. This year, those working on one of our contracts have benefited. Since 2007, we have had a contract with Balance Systems Incorporated of Sioux Falls which supplies window and sash balances to window companies. Nearly 90 people with disabilities work on the contract, but many were unable to cut the necessary strings using the string cutter we had. A new string-cutting device created by seniors Reid Sorensen, Christopher Setera, Jared Martin, and Casey Ritz is more user-friendly, allowing more people to do that part of the job and making the work faster and more efficient. Our thanks to the students for sharing their knowledge and talents to help the people we support have more work opportunities. Thanks also to their advisors, Jason Ash and Frank Matejcik. In the photo below, Black Hills Workshop Instructor Billy Clucas demonstrates a new string cutting device that was created by the students.
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Recent NewsShad Bebout has been named Black Hills Workshop's Artist of the Year for 2010. He will be honored at an open house on February 11, 3-6 p.m. at the Suzie Cappa Art Center, 3603 Range Road. Open house to highlight expansion at Suzie Cappa Center The Black Hills Workshop art center will host an open house January 28 to show off its recent expansion. They will also be introducing their new Partners Volunteer Opportunity.Partners will match up people who are interested in art with people served by Black Hills Workshop who have similar interests. Volunteers might support people with disabilities by creating art together or enjoying art together in the community. The open house will be held January 28 from 2-7 pm at 3603 Range Road. Offutt Dining Facilities BEST in ACC Offutt Air Force Base’s two military dining facilities--the Ronald L. King Dining Facility and the Campisi Alert Dining Facility--have beat Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, for the best in Air Combat Command (ACC) Food Excellence Award. Evaluators were on base November 1-3 inspecting the food services contract where 32 people served by BH Services and 10 staff are employed. Offutt is now in the running to win the Air Force-level competition for the Hennessy Award. The Hennessy was established in 1956 to determine the best in the Air Force Food Service Program. |
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