Royce WalkerRoyce M. Walker, son of Mr. &
Mrs. George Walker, was born onJuly 13, 1923 in Olivet, SouthDakota. He was baptized in theWittenberg Evangelical Churchand was confirmed in the OlivetEvangelical Church. He attendeda one-room country school inWittenberg for several years andthen completed the eighth gradeand high school in the OlivetPublic School.
In 1945 he was united in mar-riage with Anita Schempp. Thisunion was blessed with two sons.Royce and his family were resi-dents of Menno, SD from 1946until 1964, when the familymoved to Garden Grove, CA.While in South Dakota, he wasthe owner of Walker ConstructionCompany, a heavy earth movingconstruction company construct-ing township and county roads,state highways and numerousstock dams and water storagestructures for the local farmingcommunity. After moving toCalifornia, he became a memberof Local 12 of the InternationalUnion of Operating Engineers,while owning and operating hisearthmoving equipment, until hisretirement in 1985. While residingin Menno, he was active in thecommunity serving on the MennoPublic School Board and on theGrace Lutheran Church Council.
After a brief illness, he passedaway in his home in Murrieta, CAon Sunday, August 8, 2010. Heattained the age of 87 years and26 days. Surviving him are hiswife Anita of 65 years, sons Gary(Evelyn) of Tucson, AZ and Galen(Kathy) of Corona, CA.Grandchildren include RyanWalker (Kimberly) of Corona, CA,Candice Gifford (Chuck) of
Pflugerville, TX and SarahMudaliar (Alvin) of Stockton, CA,and one step-grandson DavidHood of Corona, CA. Great grand-children include Reagan andReece Walker, Kaitlyn andKarsten Mudaliar, Kyle Gifford,and two step great grandsonsTyler and Todd Hood. He is alsosurvived by his mother Erma ofTripp, SD; twin sisters-Noma(Jack) Sayler of Tripp, SD, andNona (Alfred) Herrboldt ofAlcester, SD. He was preceded indeath by his father, George, in1979, and two infant siblings.
Funeral services were held onFriday, August 13 at Rose HillsMemorial Park and Mortuary inWhittier, CA with the Rev. H. C.Lyon, from Christ The VineLutheran Church, Temecula, CA,officiating.
Pallbearers were Ryan Walker,Alvin Mudaliar, Curtis Gillette,Jerad Schempp, Tyler Hood andTodd Hood. He was laid to rest inthe Mausoleum of the Valley atRose Hills Memorial Park.
Yankton Press & DakotanAugust 26, 2010
Mary BrownVERMILLION — Mary
Margaret Brown, 93, ofVermillion, SD, died Tuesday,August 24, 2010 at her home.Mary Margaret was bornNovember 20, 1916 to Charles &Marguerite (Harrington) Brown inElk Point, SD.
Mary Margaret valued faith,family and education, and thesewere the driving forces in her life.She received her undergraduatedegree from Briar Cliff College in1938, and masters and doctoratedegrees from the University ofSouth Dakota. She spent 27 yearsas a Professor of English at South
Dakota State University, retiringwith Professor Emeritus status in1982. She devoted a great deal oftime to religious education andcharitable work in Brookingsafter her retirement.
She was a lifelong learner whoembraced technology, particular-ly the Internet, which kept herconnected with two of herfavorite things — her family, andthe genealogy sites associatedwith her Irish heritage.
Mary Margaret was preceededin death by her parents, two sis-ters Helen (Betty) Kyte and SylviaFullenkamp, and a brother andsister in infancy. She is survivedby 21 nieces and nephews, theirchildren and grandchildren: MaryKyte, Tom (Karyn) Kyte, Mike(Waneta) Kyte, Joe (Sandy) Kyte,Jim Kyte, Ed (Joey) Kyte, RitaKyte, John Kyte, Jerry (Teresa)Kyte, Charlet (Bruce) Waage,Chuck (Marie) Fullenkamp, Dan(Marie) Fullenkamp, AnnFullenkamp, Greg (Vicki)Fullenkamp, Julie (Ray) Zylla,Dorothy (Robert) McLellan,Terry (Jeff) Ballentine, PeggyFullenkamp Oomens, Rose (Greg)White, Patty (Todd) Larsen, Tim(Carol) Fullenkamp.
Funeral services will be 11:00a.m. Saturday, August 28 at the St.Agnes Catholic Church in
Vermillion, with burial to followin the Elk Point Cemetery in ElkPoint, SD. Visitation will beFriday, August 27 starting at 5:00p.m. with a prayer service at 7:00p.m. all at the church. Online con-dolences and obituary: hansenfu-neralhome.com.
Yankton Press & DakotanAugust 26, 2010
Roberta TaylorRoberta (Dog Soldier) Taylor,
69, of Mitchell died Tuesday(Aug. 24, 2010) at Queen of PeaceHospital, Mitchell.
Funeral services are at 1 p.m.Friday at White Swan CommunityCenter, Lake Andes. Burial is inHoly Fellowship EpiscopalCemetery in Greenwood.
Wake services are at 8 p.m.Thursday at the community cen-ter.
Crosby-Jaeger Funeral Home,Wagner, is in charge of arrange-ments.
Byron ForemanByron Foreman, 91, longtime
resident of Yankton, died Aug. 9,2010, at the Minnesota VeteransHome.
Interment was at Fort SnellingNational Cemetery, Minneapolis,Minn.
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Gail GuthmillerMENNO — Gail Guthmiller, age
56 of Menno passed away unex-pectedly on Monday, August 23,2010 at her home due to injuriessustained from a gas explosion.
Funeral services will be at10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 28,2010 at Immanuel LutheranChurch, Menno, SD with Rev.David Ellis officiating. Burial willbe in the Menno Cemetery.
Visitations will begin at 4:00p.m. Friday, August 27, 2010 at theImmanuel Lutheran Church inMenno with the family present anda 7:00 p.m. prayer service.
A i s e n b r e y -O p s a h l - K o s t e lMemorial Chapel,Menno is incharge of thearrangements.
Gail LinGuthmiller wasborn September1, 1953 to Mervinand Betty( F e r a g e n )
Guthmiller in Estelline, SouthDakota. She was confirmed atImmanuel Lutheran Church andgraduated from Menno HighSchool in 1971. She attendedSouth Dakota State University and
Worthington Community Collegein Worthington, MN. While inWorthington she managed theJoAnn Fabric Store and later man-aged stores in Michigan, Willmar,MN and Portland, OR. Gail alsoworked for ten years for BlueCross/Blue Shield in Portland. Gailreturned to Menno, SD in 2007. Shewas employed by the UnitedStates Postal Service and HeritagePharmacy.
Surviving Gail are her parents,Mervin and Betty Guthmiller ofMenno, SD, siblings Robert (Ana)Guthmiller of Torrance, CA, Mary(Bruce) Handel of Menno, SD, Ann(Jerry) Clough of Yankton, SD, and
Mark (Pam) Guthmiller of Oregon,WI and her special friend, DarylMiller of Menno, SD. Gail is alsosurvived by many special nieces,nephews, aunts, uncles, andfriends.
Yankton Press & DakotanAugust 26, 2010
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REGION DIGESTYankton Chamber Will Close Early On Friday
The Yankton Chamber & Visitors Center, which includes theoffices of the Yankton Area Chamber of Commerce, Convention &Visitors Bureau and Office of Economic Development, will close at 2p.m. Friday, Aug. 27, instead of its normal 5 p.m. closing time.
NorthWestern Energy is completing some power work in thearea, which means that the Chamber offices will be without powerFriday afternoon.
Final Gavins Point Dam Tours ScheduledThe U. S. Army Corps of Engineers will not be conducting tours
of the Gavins Point Powerplant from Friday, Aug. 27, through Friday,Sept. 3.
The final public tours for the 2010 recreation season will beSaturday and Sunday, Sept. 4-5, on the hour at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and1-5 p.m. and Labor Day Monday, Sept. 6, at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1-3p.m.
Tours for school, civic, and church groups can be scheduled forSeptember through May by calling the Lewis and Clark VisitorCenter at 402-667-2546.
USD Welcomes New Students To CampusVERMILLION — The University of South Dakota will welcome the
Class of 2014 with a Convocation Ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 28.Mitch Stewart, a USD graduate who worked as a member ofPresident Barack Obama’s campaign staff in 2008, will provide thekeynote address for Convocation, which is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.at the DakotaDome.
As part of Move-In Day festivities for new students, Convocationbegins with a processional from the North Complex to theDakotaDome. Stewart, a Vermillion native, is head of Organizing forAmerica, which is a community organizing project of theDemocratic National Committee. He will address new students dur-ing the hour long ceremony to officially welcome the Class of 2014to the USD community. Additional speakers include SGA PresidentTim Carr, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs ChuckStaben, Dean of Students James Parker and USD President James W.Abbott will lead the students in the official matriculation statement.
Move-In Day starts with check-in for new students at 8 a.m. atthe DakotaDome. During the check-in process, students receivetheir information packets, residence hall keys and instructions ondriving to the residence halls — all without having to get out oftheir vehicles. This process was implemented in 2008 with greatsuccess as the efficiency of this check-in procedure at the Domeeliminates long lines and avoids potential traffic congestion.
Convocation and Move-In Day are part of several New StudentOrientation activities at The U. Additional activities include aProvost’s Picnic, movies, games, floor socials, a vendor fair andGreek recruitment activities. For more information about theseactivities at USD, including a full schedule of events, please visitwww.usd.edu/orientation.
USD Dance Team To Have Car Wash SaturdayVERMILLION — The University of South Dakota Dance Car Wash
Fundraiser will be held Saturday, Aug. 28, at Freedom Valu Center,830 East Cherry Street, Vermillion. The car wash runs from 10 a.m.-3p.m.
The benefit is being held to help send the USD dance team tonationals in Daytona Beach, Fla.
For more information, contact Briana Johnston at 605-929-7057or [email protected].
Second Step Outside Event Will Be SaturdayThe Yankton Sportsmen for Youth will be hosting the second
annual Step Outside Event on Aug. 28 at the Izaak Walton League ofAmerica trap range east of Yankton. The event is free and is open tothe public.
Registration and light free lunch will begin at 11:30 a.m. and willconclude at approximately 4 p.m.
Participants will get the opportunity to learn about shotgunshooting, archery, BB gun shooting, fishing, trapping and waterfowlhunting.
This event is open to children between the ages of 8-16 and beaccompanied by a guardian. Pre-register all participants by calling605-668-2985, ext. 10. Space is limited so register your child prior tothe day of the event.
Sacred Hearth Book Fair Will Be TuesdayYankton’s Sacred Heart School will host the Scholastic Book Fair
at 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31. The Book Fair will be offered at both Sacred Heart Middle School
Link Auditorium at 5th & Capital, and at Sacred Heart ElementarySchool Gymnasium at 1500 St. Benedict’s Drive, Yankton. The BookFair will be held in conjunction with the open house at both schoolsites.
Volunteers are needed to assist with set-up, clerking, and takedown of the Book Fair. Those willing to help should contact BookFair Chair Cindy Vyborny at 605-364-7331 or Tamara Liebig at (605)260-0451.
Book Fair proceeds will fund the purchase of new books for theschool libraries.
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BY DIRK LAMMERSAssociated Press Writer
PIERRE — An attorney for awoman serving life in prison forher role in a 2004 murder askedthe South Dakota Supreme Courtfor a new trial Wednesday, sayingjurors should hear from the manwho confessed to the killing.
Jamee Corean, 31, was con-victed of aiding and abettingaggravated kidnapping andbeing an accessory to murder inthe death of Troy Klug of RapidCity. Prosecutors say she knewKlug was being held, bound andgagged, inside a large toolbox ina garage at the home she sharedwith her boyfriend but didn’t
call police.Corean’s attorney, David
Claggett, told justices during ahearing in Pierre that jurorsshould hear from Tory Teigen,who eventually confessed tokilling Klug. Claggett also saidjurors should have been told thatseveral witnesses testifyingagainst Corean were accomplicesin the case. Only two of the wit-nesses were identified as such.
“Had that been properlyinstructed, we don’t believe therewould have been a conviction,”Claggett argued.
Klug, 26, disappeared on July12, 2004, after going to a RapidCity home to get methampheta-mine, which witnesses said he
wanted to sell to pay off a debt.Teigen was convicted of Klug’skidnapping in 2005. He pleadedguilty in 2009 to murdering Klug,and he then led authorities towhere he buried Klug’s body insoutheastern Montana.
Circuit Judge John Bastiandenied Corean’s request for anew trial earlier this year, sayingit was unlikely Teigen’s testimonywould lead to her acquittal. Thedenial was appealed to theSupreme Court, which heardarguments Wednesday and willlater issue a written ruling.
Frank Geaghan, an assistantattorney general, said Wednesdaythat another witness testified thatCorean told her a man was being
held in the garage but refused tocall authorities. Geaghan saidCorean’s boyfriend, James Kusick,testified that he told her “at least acouple of times” that the victimwas outside in the garage.
He said Corean is an accom-plice even if she only played aminor role.
“The defendant knew that TroyKlug was bound and gagged and ina tool box at her residence,”Geaghan said.
Teigen did not testify inCorean’s 2008 trial, which camebefore he confessed to the killing.But in a hearing last year, he saidas far as he knew, Corean did notknow Klug had been placed in hergarage.
BY TIMBERLY ROSSAssociated Press Writer
OMAHA, Neb. — Nearly athird of Nebraska public schoolstudents failed to meet readingstandards on the state’s firststandardized tests, according toresults released Wednesday.About 20 percent exceeded stan-dards.
State lawmakers approveduniform, statewide tests in read-ing, math and science in 2008after the U.S. Department ofEducation said Nebraska failedto show its local assessmentsaccurately measured studentachievement under the federalNo Child Left Behind Act.
About 147,000 students ingrades three through eight, aswell as 11th-graders, took the
reading tests between March 28and April 30. Students weremainly tested on vocabulary andcomprehension.
Students were scored on a200-point scale, with zero to 84indicating students didn’t meetstate standards for their gradelevels, 85 to 134 indicating meet-ing standards, and 135 and high-er exceeding standards.
The average scores on thespring tests ranged from 101 to104 in the grades tested, accord-ing to the results releasedWednesday, when individual testresults also were to start beingreleased to parents.
Officials plan to release resultsbroken down by demographicinformation such as race, ethnici-ty and family income on Oct. 1,when the annual State of the
Schools Report is issued.Reading was the first of the
statewide tests implemented.Math will be added next spring,and science in spring 2012.
Education CommissionerRoger Breed said Wednesday dur-ing a briefing with reporters thatresults from the first round ofstandardized testing would serveas a baseline and show educatorswhere improvement was needed.
“I would hope the discussionwould be, as the report begins toinform us as to where true needsmight be across the state ... ‘Howcan we best allocate resources toaddress those needs?”’ Breedsaid.
Rather than looking to punishunderperforming schools, Breedsaid he hoped the new statewidetest results could provide help to
those schools with inadequatereading test scores.
“I would frame it this way. ’Arethere things that School DistrictA is doing that School District Bcould perhaps employ with itsstudents ... to improve their read-ing performance commensuratewith School District A?”’ Breedasked. “That’s what we wouldprobably emphasize.”
Breed also said the tests weredesigned for Nebraska studentsusing state standards, so theresults can’t be compared toother states.
“It’s a one-time, one-shot,drop-in measure,” Breed said,adding that previous assessmentsincluded multiple tests through-out the year and teacher observa-tions of student progress.
Woman Seeks New Trial In Kidnapping, Murder Case
Third Of Neb. Students Don’t Meet Reading Protocol
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