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CURRENT MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL SOCIETY NEWS
Dec 22nd, 2008
Mount Rushmore’s General Management Plan
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By Diana Saathoff, Executive Director
The new General Management Plan will determine Mount Rushmore’s future significance. The process will include revisiting the values and purpose of the memorial and re-examining the overall message to be delivered to future memorial visitors. This is your chance to let your concerns, issues and thoughts be known.
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 | Nov 24th, 2008
President’s Column
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2008 Winter Update
By Al Johnson, Mount Rushmore Society President
In its long history, the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Society has supported and enabled major changes at the Memorial.
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 | Nov 24th, 2008
Trail Project Update
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To Connect Black Hills
By Diana Saathoff, executive director
The vision is to link the Mickelson Trail, the Centennial Trail and the communities of Hill City and Keystone to Mount Rushmore.
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 | Nov 24th, 2008
The Sixth annual Presidential Dinner
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An Evening with F.D.R.
By Nancy Gowen, F.D.R. Dinner Committee Chair
The event was a successful dinner with a near sell-out attendance that raised more than $15,000 for the Mount Rushmore Enhancement Fund.
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 | Nov 10th, 2008
New preservation technology coming to Mount Rushmore
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By By Savannah Cummings, Rapid City Journal staff
Installing the more reliable system is important in the preservation and maintenance of the mountain, Nelson said. Fractures need to be located and sealed to avoid damage to the sculpture.
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 | Oct 6th, 2008
Kids Voting Day
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Held Sept 24, 2008 at Mount Rushmore
By Rhonda Buell Schier, Acting Chief of Interpretation
Kids Voting South Dakota is designed to provide hands-on, action oriented lessons on the importance of good citizenship, the voting process and how to make responsible, informed decisions.
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 | Sep 5th, 2008
New Lakota, Nakota, and Dakota Heritage Village
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at Mount Rushmore
By By Amy Bracewell, Education Technician, Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Mount Rushmore National Memorial new project shares the story of the Shrine of Democracy through our traditional programs as well as new programs offered at the park.
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 | Aug 21st, 2008
Naturalization Ceremony
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33 New Citizens
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Under the watchful eye of four of our country’s founding fathers, 33 people from more than 20 different countries were sworn in as new citizens of the United States at a Naturalization Ceremony at Mount Rushmore National Memorial on Thursday, August 21, 2008.
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 | Apr 1st, 2008
History Association Earns Third Award
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2008 Director's Award
By Mary Larkin, development director
Debbie Ketel, Brenda Hill and Megan Matzen of the Mount Rushmore History Association proudly accepted a third national award for their project, “Mount Rushmore Audio Tour: Living Memorial.”
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