The South Dakota School of Mines will host Common Cents Stores Youth Football Day on Oct. 24 when the Hardrockers host Valley City State at 1pm.

Each boy or girl 12 years of age and under will receive a regulation youth size football with each paid adult admission.

Spearfish hosting hoops tournament

The 21st annual Queen City Classic is scheduled for March 26 through March 28 in Spearfish.

The tournment is for boys and girls in grades 4 through 11. The cost of the tournament is $130 and there is a three-game guarantee. Deadline for entry is March 13.

For more information, contact Steve Meeker 722-3710 or by e-mail steve.meeker@bhsu.edu.

Rapid City runner completes run

Rapid City's Daniel Jongeling successfully completed the Medtronic TC 10 Mile on Oct.4, completing the course in 1 hour, 48.02 minutes.

Jongeling was one of 25 Medtronic Global Heroes selected to participate in Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon events.

Global Heroes is a cooperative effort between the Medtronic Foundation and Twin Cities Marathon, Inc. that celebrates the accomplishments of runners who have medical devices to treat conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, spinal disorders, chronic pain or neurological disorders, and whose continued passion for running serves as an inspiration to others.

The Medtronic Foundation launched the program in 2006.

Jongeling, 54, has an ICD to treat an arrhythmia.

"On June 1, 2008, I suffered sudden cardiac arrest approaching the finish line of a 10K race in Steamboat Springs, Colo.," Jongeling said. "Concerned about the possibility of recurrent episodes of ventricular tachycardia, my doctors implanted an ICD the following November."

Since his collapse, Jongeling has shared his story in the hopes that others will understand the importance of lifestyle changes and medical procedures and tests that may detect unknown problems.