Clouds clear over Mount Rushmore National Memorial, America's Shrine of
Democracy. The famous faces of four U.S. presidents are each 60 feet tall.
One of the nation's engineering gems, the pigtail bridges along Iron Mountain
Road in the Black Hills nestles in the beauty of the landscape, offering
travelers a unique perspective.
For more information on this chapter and chapter meetings, please contact the
chapter president at:
Steve Arne, President
Jeff Larus, Vice President
Marilyn Montgomery, Treasurer
Dic Chiolis, Program Chairman
Jeff Muellenberg, Membership Chairman
Wayne Kitchens, Secretary

Black Hills Chapter Information
Meetings are held at TREA - The Retired Enlisted Association, 1981
Centre St. Rapid City, SD
Usual time of Social hour/Dinner 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Usual Meeting Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Tentative meeting dates are usually the third Thursday of
each fall and winter month except Dec.
Sept 17, 2009: 2008 Code Changes Inspector's Review
Presenters: Jeff Larus, Mark Brodrick, Darwin Jones
Description: An update of the current implementation of
the 2008 Code Changes by our
Inspectors
October 22, 2009:
Continuation of the Inspector's class from Sept.
November 19, 2009: Ginny
Nelson, non-code
January 21, 2010: Jeff
Larus, Code Changes
February 11, 2010: Fire
Prevention and Building Officials
March 11, 2010: Brian
Branigan, Power Protection Productions, Inc

BLACK HILLS
CHAPTER
SOUTH DAKOTA
------------ELECTRICAL------------
COUNCIL
P.O. BOX 874
RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA 57709
Our class schedule will resume this fall. Plan on attending
the SDEC State Convention in May in Pierre, SD.
Primary objectives of BHSDEC are to promote education,
understanding and communication within the electrical industry.
Membership applications will be available at the meeting
for those that have not renewed their BHSDEC membership. The combined cost of
state and chapter membership is $40.00. The cost of each meeting is $3.00.
Please make all checks payable to BHSDEC.
Dinner before the meeting can be ordered from the TREA
menu.
**Reminder - BHSDEC Classes will be automatically
cancelled whenever the Rapid City schools are closed due to bad weather.**
Sincerely;
President - Steve Arne
Vice President - Jeff Larus
Treasurer - Marilyn Montgomery
Program Chairman - Dic Chiolis
Membership Chairman - Jeff Muellenberg
Secretary – Wayne Kitchens
*** PLEASE NO
SMOKING OR TALKING DURING THE PRESENTATION ***