PIERRE, S.D.- A $1 million gift will provide final funding for a new state-of-the-art visitor center project at Custer State Park in the Black Hills.
Gov. Dennis Daugaard announced that the South Dakota Parks and Wildlife Foundation has been awarded the gift by a fund set up by the Beverly and Lloyd Paulson family. Lloyd Paulson is a retired partner with Scheels All Sports. While working for Scheels, he helped guide the company’s regional and national development. His wife died in April 2009.
Paulson was recognized by Daugaard at a parks commission meeting Friday.
Once constructed, the Custer State Park Visitor Center and theater will serve as an informational hub where visitors can go to learn about the history of the park and the wildlife that resides within its boundaries. The construction of the facility will be funded by a combination of public and private dollars. In addition to the Paulson family, the Helmsley Charitable Trust and the James and Eloise Elmen Foundation have also each contributed a $1 million donation
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