Crazy Horse Memorial News
Contractors continue advancing this week on the foundation for Crazy Horse Memorial’s first university student living-learning center.
Meanwhile, the Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation Board and delegates from the University of South Dakota are to meet Thursday, Jan. 21, to discuss details for this summer’s pilot education program in the dorm-classroom structure. Classes are scheduled to run for 10 weeks from early June to mid-August.
A seven-man J. Scull Construction team from Rapid City has completed concrete footings and walls for most of three sides on the complex. Tuesday’s concrete pour completed a large footings section for the fourth side.
Separate crews of Crazy Horse personnel and from Site Work Specialists are extending water lines to the site from two sources and building a pump house.
The $2.5 million project was funded by T. Denny Sanford of Sioux Falls and the ongoing operations will be funded by annual investment proceeds from a $5 million endowment, the open Crazy Horse Centennial Fund, established by Huron couple Donna “Muffy” Christen and her husband, Paul, with the South Dakota Community Foundation.
Crazy Horse Memorial personnel are in Pierre this week at separate outreach events.
On Wednesday, Jan. 20, cultural center educator Belinda Joe will participate in Native American Day at the state Legislature. Programs in the Capitol Rotunda from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. will include members of her Lakota hand games team from Rapid City Central, the Lakolkiciyapi powwow dance and singing group from Central, the Dakota Boys Drum Group of Fort Thompson and the Pierre Indian Learning Center drum group.
Crazy Horse communications director Ace Crawford, creative director Linda Uphoff and Susan Beesley, assistant manager of Laughing Water Restaurant, also are in Pierre attending the annual Governor’s Conference on Tourism.
Contractors continue advancing this week on the foundation for Crazy Horse Memorial’s first university student living-learning center.
Meanwhile, the Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation Board and delegates from the University of South Dakota are to meet Thursday, Jan. 21, to discuss details for this summer’s pilot education program in the dorm-classroom structure. Classes are scheduled to run for 10 weeks from early June to mid-August.
A seven-man J. Scull Construction team from Rapid City has completed concrete footings and walls for most of three sides on the complex. Tuesday’s concrete pour completed a large footings section for the fourth side.
Separate crews of Crazy Horse personnel and from Site Work Specialists are extending water lines to the site from two sources and building a pump house.
The $2.5 million project was funded by T. Denny Sanford of Sioux Falls and the ongoing operations will be funded by annual investment proceeds from a $5 million endowment, the open Crazy Horse Centennial Fund, established by Huron couple Donna “Muffy” Christen and her husband, Paul, with the South Dakota Community Foundation.
Crazy Horse Memorial personnel are in Pierre this week at separate outreach events.
On Wednesday, Jan. 20, cultural center educator Belinda Joe will participate in Native American Day at the state Legislature. Programs in the Capitol Rotunda from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. will include members of her Lakota hand games team from Rapid City Central, the Lakolkiciyapi powwow dance and singing group from Central, the Dakota Boys Drum Group of Fort Thompson and the Pierre Indian Learning Center drum group.
Crazy Horse communications director Ace Crawford, creative director Linda Uphoff and Susan Beesley, assistant manager of Laughing Water Restaurant, also are in Pierre attending the annual Governor’s Conference on Tourism.