*** a District 21 Point of Interest

Traveling across the 100 or so miles of District 21 is obviously not quite like driving through Spearfish Canyon in the Black Hills, but the area is beautiful in many ways and has interesting points of interest. The Eagle areas near Fort Randall Dam are interesting and enjoyable. If you can take a few hours this time of year, the Missouri River reservoirs and hills may have some good fall colors soon. Photo below is from west looking over dam to east.

Photo below was taken just north of the eagle refuge.

These photos were taken near the Fort Randall Dam a couple of weeks ago. The links below provide more information.

South Dakota GF&P Randall Creek

US Government Karl E. Mundt Reserve

Take the time to vote early at your convenience with South Dakota's early voting options and then take a ride out into the "wilds" of Legislative District 21 for some photography and fun. More news coming on the next 30 days or so of campaigning.

*** Tripp County Veterans Memorial

I have spent most of this week campaigning in Winner, SD and rural Tripp County. Today I am on my way to Ideal, SD and Hamill, SD. This morning I took time to look at the Tripp County Veterans Memorial just south of the Tripp County Courthouse. The granite slabs have the names of hundreds of Tripp County men and women who have served in the US Armed Forces and Coastguard.

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I will be back to the eastern edge of District 21 this afternoon. I met with the Tripp County Democrats on Thursday evening. Julie Bartling also attended. She is optimistic about SD Democratic candidate chances in the coming election. I hope she is right and we can represent the good people we have met in this district.

My Jeep, My Cap, Me, and the Welcome to Winner

Beautiful day in Winner, SD today. I was campaigning in eastern Winner, but took time off for a sandwhich in the Winner Park which was really pleasant today. Then I drove out to the Welcome to Winner concrete sign and had my picture taken there like a tourist in front of Mt. Rushmore.

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After the photo, it was back to telephone conference on health and more campaigning in Winner.

A post below had photos of the last two signs we put up in Winner. Below is a photo of the first sign I put up near my hometown of Dante, South Dakota, a couple weeks or so ago.

Please check back in the next few days, I am preparing a post concerning nutrition and obesity of potential veterans and veterans like myself. A lot of new information is available and much of it is free to veterans and anybody interested in better nutrition and/or weight lose. The unnecessary partisanship on these issues is detrimental of our individual health and also the health of our country. Also, I will have my new campaign schedule available so you can give me ideas or just say "Hello".

*** We get our signs to Winner, SD

I made it to the west end of District 21 Today and put up a couple of my signs along Highway 44 in Winner, SD. Thanks to my Democratic friends who happen to have some property along the highway where people can actually see them. I really don't know if signs like this change any opinions, but at least a few more people might connect the name on the sign with the name on my campaign hat.

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A few days ago I was campaigning near the Missouri River. We will get those images into a post tomorrow. I hope to meet more people in Winner, SD tomorrow.

Coming Soon...My second campaign swing through District 21

This week has been used to update and prepare for my final campaign swing through the entire district. Our contact map and routing has been formulated and is ready to go.

Ron Hornstra, Avon, and Glennis Stern, Armour, have donated some used signs. I am making them over with paint, and expect to start putting them up next week. Also next week, I expect to start my second canvass, beginning with Lake Andes.

I will be a busy time the next 6 weeks. It has been an extraordinary experience traveling throughout the district, meeting wonderful people, and taking particular pleasure in viewing some of the most spectacular landscape in the state. My second district canvass should be an even more rewarding experience, since I am more familiar with the 21st District.

I am looking forward to meeting and making more friends! More later! Gary

Quick Note on my Campaign Schedule

I will be campaigning in Colome, Gregory, and Burke, Wednesday through Friday! Georgia has mailed me a baseball cap, with my name and district ID embroidered into it, to use in my canvassing. I hope that helps you recognize me so I can get your ideas. ---- Gary

Gary Coleman video by SDPB-TV at U-Tube

South Dakota Public TV during elections makes videos of SD Candidates and shows them over time on SDPB-TV stations. SDPB-TV also allows candidates to use the videos the put on U-Tube on campaign sites like this. Below is the Gary Coleman video embedded. It will also be on the biographical information page to right.

SDPB-TV has all the videos of all the candidates at one place. You are welcome to compare mine with any of the others. Thanks for your attention. And thanks too SDPB-TV and Bob Bosse Director of Television

The SD Legislative Playlist from SDPB-TV (Gary Coleman is #40

The biographical information I provided to the South Dakota Secretary of State is also on the Biographic Page.

South Dakota could sure use rain and a little cool weather...if nothing else it would make it easier to talk to more of you...but of course, that is not the real need for weather improvement in South Dakota.