On September 22nd Chandelle & Travis Brink and Treese DeBoer organized a showing of The Business of Being Born at the historic, downtown Elks Theater in Rapid City. Prior to the showing legislative candidates were invited for an informal dinner to discuss home birth and midwifery issues. Seven candidates came for the meal, but not all were able to stay for the film.

Nearly 70 people viewed the film and took part in the discussion that followed. Audience members posed many heartfelt questions to the panel which consisted of midwife Jeanne Prentis, retired L & D nurse Ruby Kaiser, home birth couple Amanda and Jamie Loftus, and Leah Janssen who has had 5 hospital births. The feedback and response after the movie was great! Everyone reported enjoying themselves. We extend a big thank you to Chandelle's parents, Dwayne & Zona Vig, who donated meat for the evening meal and the grass-fed beef drawing for which there were 4 winners.