murdo coyote, december 6, 2012
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Thrivent for LutheransThe Murdo Area Chamber of
Commerce and Thrivent forLutherans will again be charter-ing a bus to see the Christmastrees at the Capitol. Anyone iswelcome to go. The bus willleave the Murdo Senior Centerat 1:00 p.m. on December 11 andreturn at approximately 5:30p.m. To make reservations callJean Kinsley at 669-2531 orKatherine Patterson at 669-2647.
Speaker at Okaton ChurchGreg Fell, the Superintendent
of the Rocky Mountain Districtof the Evangelical Free Churchwill be our guest speaker at themorning worship service at theOkaton Church this Sunday,December 9, at 9:00 a.m. CST.Dr. Fell supervises about 90churches in the Colorado,Wyoming and South Dakotaarea.
Immediately after the morn-ing worship service there will bea congregational meeting at thechurch.
Everyone is cordially invitedto this service and all our servic-es. To get to the church proceedwest from Murdo on Interstate90 and exit at Mile Marker 183.
Lions Club ReminderThe Elementary Christmas
Concert will be held on Monday,December 17, at 7:00 p.m. at theMurdo Auditorium. A specialguest will make an appearanceat the end of the concert. KIDS:Be sure to look in your bag ofgoodies from Santa. If youfind an egg, it’s worth $10 inMurdo Bucks, sponsored by theLions Club. If you should hap-pen to find the onion, then youwill receive a savings bond spon-sored by Kenny Vollmer. Fiveeggs and one onion will be givenout. The Murdo Coyote will alsotake your picture and put it in afuture edition of the paper. Goodluck, kids!
Al-Anon For Al–Anon meetings call
669-2596 for time and place.
Open AA meetingsThursdays 8:00 p.m. at the
East Commons. Call 530-0371or 280-7642.
Christmas lighting contestRemember to get your houses
decorated for the annual Christ-mas lighting contest sponsoredby the Murdo Chamber of Com-merce. The categories are: Win-ter Wonderland (Most Beauti-ful); Santa Claus is Coming toTown (In a Child’s Eye); O’ HolyNight (Religious); Deck theHalls (Best Use of Lights); Spir-it of Christmas (Business); andCountry Christmas. Judgingwill take place mid-December.
Sports events ridesThe Jones County School Dis-
trict is offering free in-townrides to any of our home activi-ties (sporting events, music con-certs etc.) for senior citizens liv-ing in Murdo. For more informa-tion or to request a ride, call thehigh school at 669-2258 no laterthan 3 p.m. on the day of theevent.
J.C. School BoardThe Jones County School Dis-
trict #37-3 will hold theirmonthly meeting Monday,December 10 at 7 p.m. at thehigh school library. The public isencouraged to attend.
Trading Pages LibraryThank you to Ella Fuhrer
for donating her time to getthe Trading Pages librarycleaned up and organized.Anyone who would like tovolunteer to assist Ella withthis task, please call her at669-2636. The Trading Pageslibrary at the Murdo Coyote isopen Monday through Wednes-day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. andThursday as open. There aremany new books available. Stopin and check one out.
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Message fromSouth Dakota Highway Patrol
Whether you want to thinkabout it or not, the holiday seasonis creeping up on us. That canpotentially mean a lot more wind-shield time. Trips to the grocerystore to pick up ingredients forthose holiday cookies, trips to thehardware store to fix the bathroomsink before the relatives arrive,trips to your kids’ winter concerts,your spouse’s holiday party, theairport to pick up your sister - theone you fixed the bathroom sinkfor.
That’s a lot to remember. Andhere’s the one thing you CAN’Tforget. Buckle up. Every trip. I’mInspector Darid Cooper with theSouth Dakota Highway PatrolMotor Carrier Services encourag-ing you to be safe, no matter whereyou’re traveling.
City council agrees to apply for housing needs assessmentby Karlee Barnes
The Murdo City Council meet-ing was held Monday, December 3.Those present included: Joe Con-not, Jay Drayer, Wayne Esmay,Dave Geisler, Matt Kinsley, LarryBall, Mike Jost, Krysti Barnes,Jewell Bork, Butch Feddersen,Kelcy Nash, Jerry Hatheway, RayErikson, John Weber and KarleeBarnes.
After the roll call, the agendaand minutes were both approved.
Two building permits were pre-sented. Greg Miller proposed thebuilding of a new sign for his busi-ness and Farmer’s Union Oil pro-posed the moving around of somepumps on their lot.
Farmer’s Union plans to repairold pumps and move the currentdiesel pumps to a new location.They also plan to install aboveground storage tanks for dieseland increase the gas selection atthe pump to include the threetypes of gas.
The meeting was then openedup to public area. Butch Fedder-sen was first on the agenda. Heasked about the service road thatis on his property where the for-mer Classic Service station is. Theservice road is between the oldpumps on the east side of thebuilding, and Highway 83 thatcomes into town. Feddersen saidthat the state had previouslyowned the road, but when heagreed to pay for the curb and gut-ter at the time of installation, anagreement was made. The agree-ment said that after the stateturned the service road over to thecity, the road could be turned backover to the land owner.
Feddersen commented that hepaid for the curb and gutterbecause he was under the impres-sion that he would be able to takeownership of the 129 feet worth ofroad that went through his proper-ty. Mayor Geisler asked the boardif they would like to keep thisissue open for further discussion.The board agreed and no decisionwas made on the matter.
Jewell Bork was next on theagenda and spoke about the previ-ous housing public meeting held inMurdo.
Bork asked the board if theywere serious about getting a hous-ing needs assessment done inMurdo. It had been brought up atthe housing meeting, and theboard members agreed that itwouldn’t be a bad idea.
Bork said the city would have tocomplete an application whichwould include the description ofthe area to be surveyed, city coun-cil minutes approving allocation offunds and documentation forfunds available.
Bork explained that the citywould have to provide $2,500 tocover half of the $5,000 cost.Geisler asked if the Chamber ofCommerce was willing to split thecity’s $2,500 responsibility. Borksaid that the Chamber currentlyhas a grant for economic develop-ment, and funds may be able to beallocated from that grant.
Bork has been working withKrysti Barnes on the issue thusfar, and Barnes said that a busi-ness in town has already agreed tocontribute $250 to the assessment.Bork said that the Central South
Dakota Enhancement District,which is where the other half ofthe funding will come from, wouldlike to see other partners involvedin the program as economic grantsaren’t as easy to obtain as theyused to be.
Bork also advised the boardthat they can fill out an applica-tion, and agree to pay the $2,500,but if something came up and adecision was made to back out ofthe assessment, they would notowe anything. She mentioned thatthere is a limited amount ofmoney, so applying as soon as pos-sible would be in the city’s bestinterest.
The board motioned to approvemoving forward on the applicationprocess.
Larry Ball next approached thecouncil and reported that the newspeaker system installed in theauditorium was working wonder-fully. He thanked the city for theircontribution and mentioned thathe would like to install a plaque torecognize all of the contributors tothe project.
The public area was then closedand vouchers were approved.
Sheriff Weber presented thesheriff ’s report and mentioned anongoing issue with a vicious dog incity limits. The dog owner hasbeen spoken to several times, andthe dog has been removed by theowner from city limits. SheriffWeber stated that he has beenworking with the city attorney onhow to proceed with this issue.
After a brief discussion aboutthe poor condition of the trailers inthe trailer park on Railroad Streeton the North West side of town,the sheriff ’s report was approvedby the council.
Hatheway presented the streetreport and said that the road goingby Tim Hullinger’s house had beentaken care of. Hullinger came tothe November city council meetingand asked if something could bedone about the condition of theroad. Neither the city or the coun-ty knew whose responsibility themaintenance was this year. Hathe-way reported that he workedtogether with the county to get theissue resolved. He also said thatHullinger was happy with theimprovement.
Hatheway also told the board hewill be attending a free DDN classin Pierre on December 19, titledAlternative to Paving. The boardthen approved his report.
Ray Erikson presented thewater report next. He said that hewas approved for a controlled burnto get rid of weeds around thelagoon, but the sticks and deadweeds wouldn’t burn. He resolvedto mow the weeds, and ended upwith a nail in his tire. The gear boxin the mower was damaged, butwas promptly replaced.
Erikson’s report was approvedwithout any problems.
Barnes then presented thefinancial report, during which theboard scheduled their end of yearmeeting for Wednesday, December26, at 7:30 p.m.
Barnes told the board that shewould be attending a meeting withthe Central South DakotaEnhancement District on Decem-ber 12, which will help guide thedesign of community economic
development programs. The boardapproved her report.
A public hearing then tookplace, addressing the issue ofliquor license renewals.
The board considered theapproval of city liquor licenses atthe following locations: BuffaloBar and Lounge, retail (on sale)liquor; Buffalo Bar and Lounge,package (off-sale) liquor; MurdoFamily Foods, package liquor;Anchor Inn, retail liquor; TheRusty Spur, retail liquor; DorisConvey/GTO Cafe, retail wine;Farmers Union Oil, retail wine;Star Restaurant LLC, retail wine.
Barnes notified the board thatshe wrote a letter to the business-es informing them that they need-ed to go to the city office at theirconvenience, before the December3 council meeting to sign an appli-cation for a liquor license. TheAnchor Inn was the only businessthat didn’t comply by the deadline.This has been a common occur-
rence in years past. The boardagreed the the owner of the AnchorInn will need to appear at theDecember 26 end of year meetingto sign the liquor license, or thebusiness will not be able to renewthe license.
Old business was discussedafter the public hearing. The coun-cil approved a second reading on aparking ordinance stating thatvehicles must park with the direc-tion of painted lines on the street.
The board again discussed atrailer house ordinance, and Sher-iff Weber informed them that theydid not have to include a grandfa-ther clause to the ordinance, whichmeans that all trailer houseswould have to comply with theordinance.
Kinsley asked what kind of stip-ulations the board was thinking ofincluding with the ordinance.Small discussion was made, andthe board agreed to look over thesamples that Barnes had previous-
ly distributed and bring theirideas to the next meeting.
The Ingalls building on mainstreet was also discussed duringthe old business. On December 11,at 1:00 p.m. there will be a courthearing concerning the building.The city attorney will be there andasked that the sheriff appear, aswell as any council member who isable. The Ingalls family replied tothe court summons and also con-tacted a lawyer in Pierre. Theytold the lawyer that they weregoing to revamp the building andopen a small business. The lawyercontacted the Murdo City Attorneyand found this to be false. Theboard motioned to proceed withaction against the Ingalls family toremove the dilapidated buildingon Main Street.
The board went into executivesession before the conclusion of themeeting, and then motioned to endthe meeting .
Jones County Cares presents Cyberbullyby Karlee Barnes
Jones County Cares hosted twobullying movies for the students ofthe Jones County School Districton Thursday, November 29.
Grades 4-6 watched Max Kee-ble’s Big Move, which was about aboy who was moving away, so hedecided to get back at all of hisbullies. It turned out that Max didnot move, and he had to face all ofhis bullies. The students got tospend the afternoon at the TurnerCommunity Center watching themovie.
Julie Moore, Jones CountyCares member, also went into thegrade school to speak to the otherclasses about bullying. Moore saidshe went into the school to rein-force what the school and churchesare already teaching the kidsabout bullying.
“I feel they have an excellentprogram with Character Countsand Mighty Coyote,” said Moore.
When interviewed, Jones Coun-ty School Counselor Andrea Diehmsaid, “I think the Coyote Characterand Mighty Coyote awards arehelping to positively reinforcedoing good deeds in the elemen-tary and middle school aged stu-
dents. I’ve noticed the students arebetter connecting the CharacterPillar of the Month to ways theycan act towards their peers andothers.”
Elementary Principal LorrieEsmay also had input, and saidthat she believes that adult pres-ence curbs bullying. She said thatmore eyes and ears on the play-ground and in the lunchroom toobserve what is taking place hashelped. She also said that theclasses hold class meetings to dis-cuss ways to help others and to seeif there is a problem, without men-tioning any names of students.
Grades 7-12 were invited to themovie theater that evening for din-ner and a movie. Jones CountyCares served hot dogs and ham-burgers. The students came to eatand participated in ice breakersbefore the movie began.
Cyberbully is an ABC Familymovie about a teenage girl whofalls victim to online bullying.
The definition of cyberbullyingaccording to stopbullying.gov is:bullying that takes place usingelectronic technology. Examplesinclude: text messages, emails,and rumors sent by emails or post-
ed on social networking sites, etc.After the movie, Moore talked to
the students about bullying andhow they felt about it.
Larry Ball said that the schooldistrict has a fairly general anti-bullying policy which needs to beupdated. He said that he doesn’twitness much bullying, mostly jok-ing around. However he said thatthe school reminds everyone to notbe hurtful when making jokes.
When surveying the high schoolstudents, most had generally thesame opinions about bullying inJones County. The students thinkthat most of the bullying is done ina joking matter.
However, some students saidthat the jokes can go too far, andcan be hurtful.
Although some students didn’tthink cyberbullying from JonesCounty students occurred, otherssaid that they have seen it happen.
Paige Venard said, “The moviewas good. I think it may haveimpacted people on the choicesthey will make.”
Overall, the students reportedthat it was a fun event and thatthey learned from the movie andthe speakers after the movie.
Blindfolded… Larry Ball participated in this ice breaker with the students in which everyonewas blindfolded. They had numbers ranging from one to 200, and with only eight participants, thegame got interesting. Surprisingly, the group almost successfully completed the challenge!
Photo by Karlee Barnes
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East Side Newsby Janet Louder • 669-2696
PHL gals Velma Scott, RosaLee Styles, Lila Mae Christian,Janice Pike and Janet Louder dec-orated the Draper UMC forChristmas on Tuesday afternoon,November 27. Then we had acookie exchange and also sampledthem along with coffee. Discussedour upcoming Christmas party,which will be held Sunday,December 9, at the Draper hallannex starting at 2:00 p.m. All arewelcome to attend. In lieu of gifts,bring food for the food pantry inMurdo.
A week ago Sunday while inTulsa, Bob and Susie Rankin metSandy and Tim Zibell for supperand an evening of visiting.
Alice Horsley visited GraceWeber one day last week.
Dorothy and Brad Louder visit-ed Dwight in Kadoka on Friday.
Rosa Lee Styles attended theMaster Gardener Christmasparty/noon lunch/gift exchangeheld at the museum in WhiteRiver on Saturday.
Dean and Kristina Vik of RapidCity were overnight guests ofgrandparents Ray and Shirley Vikon Friday. They were en-route toFargo, N.D.
Rosa Lee Styles, Janet Louderand Margie Boyle joined Ellouise
Ellwanger last Wednesday at herhome for a game of canasta to helpher celebrate her ? birthday. Theyalso enjoyed cookies and coffee.
Susie Rankin spent Sundayafternoon with parents Ray andJanice Pike.
Last Thursday, Helen Louder,Linda Brost, Lill Seamans andJanet Louder listened to the firstand second graders read to themand then to the cafe for coffee andconversation.
Susan and Charlie Hamerspent Sunday at the Dorothy andBrad Louder home and played afew cards and had supper.
Among the many who attendedthe ag banquet held at a Pierreconvention center Saturdayevening were: Fred and MaryMathews and Monica Mathews,and Eldon and Esther Magnuson.The report was good food andentertainment.
Karen Authier of Pierre spentSunday with Margaret and GregRankin.
My neighbor, Kim Djodjic, hada birthday Sunday. When I askedhow she celebrated, she told mehubby Mike fixed supper, com-plete with birthday cake. Niceguy, I'd say. Happy birthday, Kim.
Ken and Carmen Miller spentthe weekend in Ft. Morgan, Colo.,with Ray and Gloria Miller.
Kim Schmidt met daughtersKayla Hoag and Jaime Schmidt ofAberdeen in Sioux Falls on Fridayevening and spent the weekendtogether Christmas shopping, andthere must have been some eat-ing.
Caught up with Amanda Hen-richs, and she gave me a report ofher Thanksgiving week. OnWednesday, November 21, Kraig,Amanda, Blake and Layney trav-eled to Sioux Falls. They, alongwith Kraig's parents and otherfamily members gathered atbrother Kurt's home for Thanks-giving. On black Friday, Kraigand Amanda spent the night shop-ping; their kids went home toFreeman with their grandparents.On Friday, they went to Freemanfor another Thanksgiving gather-ing at Kraig's parents' home. OnSaturday, they went to Bridgewa-ter to Kraig's grandma's for moreturkey. On Sunday, Kraig, Aman-da and Blake went to Minneapo-lis, while Layney stayed withgrandparents in Freeman. Theyvisited at the home of Ryan andShawn Meyers and got in onanother Thanksgiving; but whilethe others ate turkey, the Hen-richs had steak. Wow! Talk aboutcelebrating Thanksgiving! OnMonday, Blake had doctorappointments. They went back toFreeman and then home on Tues-day.
Talked to former Draperite JimHalligan on Monday. He told metheir son, Ryan, a pilot in the AirForce and stationed in N.C., ishome on leave. On Sunday, Jim,Barb and Ryan, along withGrandpa Ken and Aunt LindaGilbert of Buffalo, went out fordinner. The Halligan's daughter,Jessi, is an archeologist working
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Can you believe this beautifulweather? We are so blessed. Didyou get your outside lights up? Meeither but I am still going to try todo something in the next day ortwo.
Just a reminder for those whodon’t have school kids, or justmaybe haven’t heard, the juniorhigh/high school concert is Decem-ber 13 at 7:00 p.m. and the ele-mentary program is December 17at 7:00 p.m. Make your plans toattend.
Rita and Harley Hendersonhad guests for Thanksgiving:Harley and Pam and kids fromWayne, Neb., Harlena and Dale ofFairbury, Neb., and Bruce andTina from Omaha, Neb. Harley ishome after a brief stay in the hos-pital. Hope you are getting better,Harley.
Jones County School had theirChristmas party at the local sup-per club this past Saturday night.Sounds like a good time was hadby all.
Karla Mannhalter went to Mar-tin, S.D., over the weekend to visither sister. They attended the craftfair and parade of lights. Fifteento 20 floats were in the paradeand all were decorated beautiful-ly.
Jackie Fosheim and Jody Lebe-da journeyed to Midland for theChristmas fair, held at the LegionHall. Those ladies had really got-ten into the decorating of the hallwith a theme of snowmen andsnowflakes throughout the hall.Plus they had a tree of lights con-test that each visitor got to voteon, not an easy decision as they allwere beautiful. They topped offthe afternoon with a live nativitycomplete with the Christmasstory and songs, which got every-one in the spirit of Christmas. Thetreats weren’t bad either.
A carry in dinner was broughtto the home of Helen McMillanSunday. Guests were Virgil and
Kathleen Stickler, Mike andCheryl McMillan and Carrie andJacob Lolley. Following dinner,everyone there put up Helen’s out-side Christmas lights.
Glenna Moore, Jean Gray, LilaMae Christian and Helen McMil-lan enjoyed having supper togeth-er Friday evening at a local cafe.
Tuesday, November 20, TeresaPalmer, Keith Hunt, ChristineNiedan, Janice Tolton, andMichelle Meinzer all of Midlandwent to Philip for visitation forRoy Roseth. After dropping offKeith at the funeral home, theypicked up Ida Hunt at the nursinghome so all could go to the visita-tion for their uncle/brother-in-law.
Wednesday, November 21,Teresa Palmer, Christine Niedan,and Jan Tolton of Midland flewout from Rapid City Airport to ElPaso, Texas to spend Thanksgiv-ing with Jan's daughter, Jenna,Oscar and one-year-old Keenan.Jenna is a PA stationed at Ft.Bliss, the Army Base in El Paso.Oscar is stationed in California.
On Thanksgiving, the groupwent to a parade which had sever-al bands, acrobats (who stoppedand performed in front of thecrowd), many huge floats – oneespecially pretty one was a trainengine and three cars, and otherwalkers. They enjoyed eatingThanksgiving dinner out whichwas a nice treat! Jenna hadpumpkin pie to enjoy later in theevening. Friday found everyone(except Keenan who went to daycare) viewing the border into Chi-huahau, Mexico. It was interest-ing to see all the people crossingthe bridge carrying goods in suit-cases and bags to return to Mexi-co. After shopping in that area,they ate out, picked up Keenan,and returned to Jenna's lovelyhome. That night the girlsbabysat Keenan so Jenna andOscar could go out to a movie.Saturday was spent going on base;
shopping and eating. Everythingone wants/needs is available onbase.
Sunday was spent shoppingand going on a tram ride (a milehigh) from which you could seethree states and two nations. Itwas quite an experience for all thegirls who are not very fond ofheights!! Early Monday morning,Jenna, Oscar, and Keenan tookthe girls to the airport for a 7:30a.m. flight. After arriving in Dal-las, there was a slight delay intake off because of freezing fog inRapid City. They arrived back inS.D. to fog and snow so the planemissed the first landing! Thiswas a very special trip as Jennawill be deployed to Afghanistan onDecember 8. Keenan will go withhis dad to California. Plans areOscar and Keenan will return toEl Paso in May when Oscarretires from the military.
Helen McMillan and Lila MaeChristian traveled to Chamber-lain on Monday afternoon wherethey visited Edna McKenzie, whomakes her home there.
Guests for Sunday dinner atJackie Fosheim’s were Vic andCarol Fosheim, and Judy Fosheimfrom Midland and Silvia andPeter Fosheim from Pierre.
in Florida, doing underwaterarcheology. Both kids graduatedfrom Jones County High School.
On Friday, Vicki Hagemann,son Casey Miller and MonicaReder went to Ft. Collins to thehome of daughter/sister Shawnaand Adam Lizotte and baby Lan-den. On Saturday, a party washeld at the Lizotte's to celebrateLanden's first birthday. He wasborn December 3 on his daddy,Adam's, birthday. I'm guessingmore attention was paid to the lit-tle one. They went back to RapidCity on Sunday evening. Vicki andCasey saw their Louder relatives.They stopped Monday afternoonfor a visit with us and then homefor Casey and back to Yankton forVicki.
With the weather so nice, Nelvaand Janet Louder decided to headfor the hills on Friday. Thatevening, part of the crew joinedus, and we went out for supper.On Saturday, we visited over cook-ies and coffee with Sonny andEvelyn Tornow. A cookout washeld at Don and Cara Pearson'swith guests: Brian and Karen; Jayand Tyler; and the Pearson crew:Drew and family; Calli, Nick andAria; and Dawson. We celebratedJay's December 6 birthday with acherry dessert. On Sunday, Cara,Calli and Aria and Janet andNelva went out for brunch – dueto football games, the guysseemed to want to be near tv's. Onour way home, we stopped inKadoka for a visit with Dwight.Oh yeah, I got in some Christmasshopping, but, wow, it was crowd-ed.
Happy birthday to WandaMathews on Wednesday, Decem-ber 5. We'll see next week if shecelebrated.
The community extends theirsympathy to the family of JamesFreier, who passed away Novem-ber 23. Graveside services wereNovember 28 at the NationalCemetery. Besides his immediatefamily, he leaves brother Alex andJean Freier and two sisters HelenDoeden and Katherine Parsley.
Happy birthday greetings goout to Terri Volmer, Susan More-land, LeRonda Bryan and our son,Jay. Happy anniversary, Curt andJanet Miller.
Rodney Lee Miller passed awayon October 21. He was born June10, 1962, in Fort Morgan, Colo. Heis survived by wife, Cathy MortellMiller; daughters Alyssa and Lau-ren; parents Raymond and GloriaMiller. He was preceded in deathby brother Roger Miller. Rodneygraduated from Fort Morgan HighSchool in 1980, the University ofNorthern Colorado in 1983 andthe University of Colorado Execu-tive MBA program in 2001. Heworked for 28 years at MountainBell, US West and Qwest andretired as Vice President of SalesOperations in 2011. The memorialservice was held Monday, October29 in Lakewood. Cards of condo-lences will reach his parents at:Ray and Gloria Miller, 17912 Co.Rd. 22, Fort Morgan, Colo., 80701.
Jones CountySheriff’s Report
The Sheriff ’s report is printedas received by Jones County Sher-iff ’s Office. It may or may not con-tain every call received by thedepartment.Sheriff and Deputy calls:Nov. 23
Deputy Sylva worked withJackson Co. and Mellette Co.Sheriff's Offices with investiga-tion and finding of stolen vehiclethat was stolen in Belvidere.Suspect stole car in Belvidere,then drove to rural MelletteCo. and stole another vehiclefrom a residence, leaving the firststolen vehicle. The second vehicleand suspect has not been locatedyet.Nov. 24
Deputy Sylva, Department ofCriminal Investigation and Sher-iff Weber investigated a reportof a rape at a Murdo resi-dence. After several days ofinvestigation and interviews itwas found that there was no rape.Charges are pending for falsereporting.
Deputy Sylva confirmed aJones Co. warrant with Pen-nington Co.
Deputy Sylva and Sheriff Weberlocated a subject in Murdothat had a Hughes Co. war-rant. Subject was arrested andSheriff Weber transported prison-er to north of Vivian and met withStanley Co. Deputy and turnedprisoner over to him.
Deputy Sylva responded to I-90,westbound, mm 192 to a carvs. deer accident. The deer wasput down and the vehicle was able
to drive away.Deputy Sylva responded to I-90,
eastbound, mm 202 to a car vs.deer accident. Vehicle was ableto drive away.
Deputy Sylva investigated areport of a theft of a TV out of aresidence in Murdo. Theft isstill under investigation.Nov. 25
Deputy Sylva investigatedand searched for a possibleprowler at a residence in Murdo.No one was located.Nov. 26
Deputy Sylva responded to I-90,westbound, mm188 to a car vs.deer accident. Vehicle wastowed.
Sheriff Weber responded to a911 hangup. The call was tracedto just south of Murdo. Subjecthad accidently called 911.There were no problems.Nov. 27
Deputy Sylva responded to apossible suicidal subject inrural Jones Co.. Subject wastransported to the Rosebud Hos-pital and turned over to hospitalstaff.
Deputy Sylva investigated areport of a hit and run accidentthat had happened in theschool parking lot. The ownerwas unsure of what day and timethe accident had happened.Nov. 28
Sheriff Weber responded to areport of loud music and vehi-cles tearing around in trailerpark in Murdo. Upon arrivaleverything was quiet. Spoke toand warned subjects involved.
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Take some “me”time, help othersthis holiday season
You’ve heard it dozens of times.We don’t take enough time for our-selves, to be able to relax andenjoy some quiet time. It’s diffi-cult, with school and work sched-ules and now holiday shoppingand preparation. United BloodServices offers a way to kick backfor an hour and give someone thebest gift of all—by donating blood.While you are donating life-savingblood you can review your shop-ping list, plan a holiday meal, orjust plain relax!
“It’s a wonderful way to de-stress and do something good at
the same time,” says JessicaMertz, Donor Recruitment Repre-sentative of United Blood Servicesin Rapid City. “You can save a lifewhile getting in some much need-ed down-time.” And now that theholiday hustle and bustle hasbegun, Mertz urges area residentsto make time to save lives bydonating blood. “We encouragepeople to donate blood once morebefore the end of the year. Donat-ing in early December is a greatway to get the community’s bloodsupply ready for the holidays,” shesays.
Locally it takes up to 185 blooddonations each day to keep upwith hospital patients’ needs. Aswe know, hospitals don’t close forthe holidays, and the blood youdonate now can save someone’s lifeduring the holidays. Is there anybetter gift to give?
Potential donors can make anappointment to give atwww.bloodhero.com or by calling605-342-8585 in Rapid City, or605-996-3688 in Mitchell. Alldonors will receive a free choles-terol test.
Eunice Meyer
Obituaries
Eunice M. Meyer, 100, Yuma,AZ and formerly of South Dakota,died Thursday, November 29, 2012at her residence in Yuma.
Committal services will be 2p.m. Monday, December 10, 2012at the cemetery in Murdo, SD,with Pastor Rick Hazen officiat-ing.
Survivors include her brotherGordon Voss, Phoenix City, AL;one daughter Beverly Byrd, Yuma;one son, Jim Meyer, Yuma, AZ; fivegrandchildren, nine great grand-children.
Kinkade Funeral Chapel inSturgis in Charge of Arrange-ments.
Abbie Dugan
Abbie Dugan passed awayDecember 2, 2012, of Alzheimer’s.She was born in Murdo, SouthDakota on January 19, 1931. Shewas a remarkably talented womanand had numerous hobbies. Herdevotion to her children, strongwill and compassion made her aperfect mother and friend. She willbe thought of and missed everyday. She is survived by her chil-dren, Linda Dugan, Teri Brannan,Kent (Spring) Dugan, KellyDugan, Pat (Melinda) Dugan,granddaughter Robyn (Kurt)Brannan and great-grandsonChase Brannan.
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Catholic Church of St. Martin502 E. Second St., Murdo, S.D. • Father Gary Oreshoski
Saturday Mass: 6 p.m.
St. Anthony’s Catholic ChurchDraper, S.D. • Father Gary Oreshoski
Sunday Mass: 8:30 a.m.
Draper United Methodist ChurchPastor Rick Hazen
Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.
Murdo United Methodist ChurchPastor Rick Hazen • Corner of E. 2nd and Jefferson Ave.
Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m. and Fellowship Time • Sunday School: 10:30 a.m.United Methodist Women: 1st Wednesday at 2 p.m. • ALL WELCOME!
Okaton Evangelical Free ChurchOkaton I–90 Exit 183 • Pastor Gary McCubbin • 605–837–2233 (Kadoka)
Sunday Worship: 9 a.m. (CT) • Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. (CT)
Messiah Lutheran Church308 Cedar, Murdo, S.D. • Pastor Ray Greenseth
Sunday Worship: 9 a.m. • Sunday School: 10 a.m. • Bible Study: Tuesday 7 a.m.Thursday 9:30 a.m. • Midweek: Wednesday 3:15 p.m.
St. Paul’s Lutheran ChurchDraper, S.D. • Pastor Ray Greenseth
Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. • Bible Study: Wednesday 9 a.m.
Community Bible Church410 Washington, Murdo, S.D. • Pastor Alvin Gwin • 669–2600
Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. • Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.Wed. Night Bible Study: 7 p.m.
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Taking God At His Wordby Pastor Cornelius R. Stam
Because of a failure to understand God’s purposes as outlined in the Scriptures some have felt it necessary to alter many of the plainest statements ofHoly Writ. Supposing that God could not have meant exactly what He said, they have concluded that these things must be interpreted in a “spiritual”sense.
Actually there is nothing spiritual about failing to take God at His Word, and seeking to explain away difficulties by arbitrarily altering what He hasplainly said.
First, this would leave us at the mercy of theologians. If the Scriptures do not mean what they say, who has the authority to decide what they do mean?And how can we turn to the Word of God for light if it does not mean what it says, and only trained theologians can tell us what it does mean?
Second, this altering of the Scriptures affects the veracity of God. It is a thrust at His very honor. If the obvious, natural meaning of the Old Testamentpromises are not to be depended upon, how can we depend upon any promise of God? Then, when He says: “Whosoever shall call upon the name of theLord shall be saved” (Rom. 10:13), He may also mean something else instead of what He actually says.
Third, this “spiritualizing” of Scriptures endorses apostasy, for it allows men to alter the meaning of God’s Word according to their will.
The path to a true understanding and enjoyment of the Bible is not in altering but in “rightly dividing” it (II Tim. 2:15).
Those who have resorted to the “spiritualization” of the prophetic Scriptures because they cannot account for the seeming cessation in their fulfill-ment, will find the solution to their problem in a recognition of the unique character of Paul’s apostleship and message. Recognize “the mystery” revealedthrough Paul and there will be no need to alter prophecy.
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Curtis Faber
Obituaries
Letter to the Editor
Services for Curtis Faberwill be on Friday, December 7,2012, at Messiah LutheranChurch in Murdo at 2:00 p.m.with coffee and cookies to fol-low.
Curtis Dean Faber, 42, ofHamilton passed away Saturday,November 17, 2012, from heartand diabetes complications.
Curtis was born May 19, 1970,at St. Louis Park Hospital in St.Louis Park, Minnesota, to DeanThomas Faber and Betty Lou(Miller) Faber. The family movedto Murdo, S.D., in 1973 where Cur-tis went to all 12 grades of school,graduating in 1989. He was diag-nosed with diabetes at the age ofeight and attended many diabetescamps, where he made manyfriends. In school, Curt participat-ed in basketball and singing withthe Swing Choir.
After graduation, he worked atvarious jobs including being anaide at the nursing home in WhiteRiver, S.D., and meat cutter inPierre, S.D. Curt enjoyed playingpool and darts, and visiting withhis friends.
In 1998, he moved to Washing-ton state and married Deb Weiserin 1999. While in Washington,Curt worked for a heating andcooling company and also for anauto parts store. They moved fromWashington to Montana, whereCurt continued to cut meat for var-
ious grocery stores in Hamilton.He kept in touch with all hisfriends in South Dakota and spentsome of his summers in Murdo tosee everyone. He continued towork until his diabetes interferedwith his health and he was unableto continue his job duties safely.
While in Hamilton, Curtenjoyed being outside and going tothe mountains. He liked horsesand all animals and was alwayswilling to help friends care fortheir animals while they weregone.
He was preceded in death by hismother, Betty Lou; close friend,Jenny; both sets of grandparents;both his mother’s brothers and hisfather’s sister. Curt is survived byhis father and stepmother, Dean T.and Deborah Faber of Murdo,S.D.; two stepbrothers, Adin Halland wife Toris, and Orrin Hall, allof Washington; three stepsisters,Moriah DeSantis and husbandBrett of Colorado, and Rachel andAshley Hall, all of South Dakota;his ex-wife, Deb Weiser of Hamil-ton; special friends, Casey,Dwayne, Jeannette, Jerry, Terri,Kari, Cory and Darrin; andnumerous aunts, uncles, cousinsand other friends in South Dakotaand Montana.
Services were held on Friday,November 23, at Grace LutheranChurch in Hamilton. Condolencesmay be left for the family atwww.daly-leachchapel.com.
James A. Freier James Albert Freier, 89 of Rapid
City, died, Friday, November 23,2012, at Fort Meade VeteransAffairs Medical Center.
Graveside services were heldWednesday, November 28, 2012, atBlack Hills National Cemeterynear Sturgis.
James was born December 2,1922, in Draper, S.D., to Rudolphand Otilla (Ernst) Freier.
He is survived by his wife,Eleanor of Rapid City; sons, Rick(Carol) Freier of Black Hawk,Mike (Sara) Freier of ColoradoSprings, and Joe (Lynn) Mason ofBlack Hawk; daughters, Bonnie(Ron) Estes of Rapid City and RoseMarie (Whitey) Kaul of Sheridan,Wyo.; brother, Alex Freier of Drap-er; sisters, Helen Doeden of Col-orado Springs, Colo., and Kather-ine Parsley of Colorado Springs,Colo.; and numerous grandchil-dren and great-grandchildren.
James was preceded in death byhis parents; brothers, Edward andHenry; and sisters, Grace, Esther,and Emma.
An online guestbook is availableat www.kinkadefunerals.com.
Mike Rounds announcescandidacy for U.S. Senate
Former Republican GovernorMike Rounds officially announcedhis candidacy today for the UnitedStates Senate.
“I am here today to ask the peo-ple of South Dakota for their sup-port and to allow me to work forthem as their United States Sena-tor in 2014,” stated Rounds.
“Fourteen years from now, in2026, the United States of Americawill celebrate its 250thbirthday...the United States ofAmerica that exists in 2026 will becreated by all the decisions thatare made between now and then,”said Rounds, “We have to makethe right decisions.”
“During this campaign, I’mgoing to do a lot of listening, a lotof studying, and a lot of discussingwith the people of South Dakota,”said Rounds “I’m going to listen totheir ideas and opinions on whatthe federal government should andshould not do.”
Rounds was sworn-in as SouthDakota's 31st governor on Janu-
ary 7, 2003, and was re-elected toa second term in 2006. Throughoutboth terms as Governor, Roundswas steadfast in his commitmentto growing South Dakota’s econo-my, improving the daily lives ofSouth Dakota citizens, and provid-ing opportunities for young peopleto stay in South Dakota.
After serving as Governor,Rounds returned to the privatesector to work as the Presidentand CEO of Fischer, Rounds andAssociates- a successful insuranceand real estate business withoffices in Pierre, Rapid City,Watertown, Mitchell, and SiouxFalls.
From 1991 to 2000, Roundsserved five terms in the SouthDakota State Senate. In 1995, hewas chosen by his peers to serve asSenate Majority Leader, a post heheld for six years.
Rounds and his wife, Jean,reside in Fort Pierre. They havefour children and five grandchil-dren.
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien willappear December 14th at themovie theaters around the coun-try. Many people have alreadyenjoyed the movie version of TheLord of the Rings which was alsowritten by Tolkien.
The Hobbit has been widelyrespected as a children’s book butit has often been ignored byadults. Many of its themes arevery relevant to our modern worldand many of the ideas in the bookparallel Christian thought. Someof these ideas include;
•The struggle between goodand evil
•The good and bad use of power•The corrupting power of greed
and selfishness•The significance of human
choice and value of one committedindividual
•The idea of self-sacrificeThese are all thoughts that per-
meate The Hobbit but are alsoprevalent in the Gospel of JesusChrist.
I cannot recommend The Hobbitmovie since it has not yetappeared but I recommend thebook. On these long winter nightslet Bilbo and Gandalf, the wizardtransport you the world of MiddleEarth.
Sincerely Yours,Gary McCubbin,
pastor at the Okaton Church
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The Clinical View• Dr. P.E. Hoffsten •
TESTOSTERONE REPLACE-MENT THERAPY
The gentleman came to the clin-ic to discuss one of the many tele-vision advertisements that heseen. He was 55 and wanted moreinformation about the benefits andrisks of testosterone replacementtherapy. I told him this was a verycomplex consideration.
To begin with, there is a hugevariation in both the testosteronelevels in the normal male popula-tion and in the response to thosetestosterone levels. On average, anormal male secretes 10 mil-ligrams of testosterone per day orabout 300 milligrams per month.But the body habitus of individu-als in our society is variable.There are those that are short,stocky, and bald. Then there arethose that are tall, thin, and stillhave full head of hair at 70 yearsof age. At least part of this differ-ence has to do with the response toa given testosterone level that aperson has in addition to whatevervariability there is in the serumtestosterone levels. A low bloodtestosterone level is a statisticalnumber with very little meaningby itself. The importance of thetestosterone level in the blood ishow the person responds to it.
The classical symptoms of lowtestosterone level include adecreased libido, a low energylevel, a depressed mood, a lowmuscle mass, osteoporosis, erectiledysfunction and increased bodyfat. This is a broad and vaguegroup of symptoms that mightcome from multiple different caus-es. When first evaluated it isimportant to be sure that the per-son’s pituitary function, thyroidfunction, and adrenal function are
all normal. A routine healthscreening is important prior to ini-tiating testosterone replacementtherapy.
If the above symptoms are pres-ent and can be shown to be associ-ated with a low serum testosteronein the absence of other causes, thenext step is to be sure that thereare not contraindications to theuse of testosterone replacementtherapy. Among these would bebreast cancer, obstructive sleepapnea, symptomatic prostateenlargement, poorly controlledheart failure, and a conditioncalled polycythemia, meaning thatmore than 50 percent of the bloodcontent is red cells. A controversialconsideration has to do withwhether or not the person has can-cer of the prostate with a highPSA. This is listed as an absolutecontraindication although someauthorities do not agree with thatat all.
If there are no contraindicationsand the person would like tochange the way he feels, the use oftestosterone replacement therapycan be tried. By far the cheapestmethod is an injection given every10 days to two weeks with a prod-uct called testosterone cipionate.This is an injection of 100-200 mil-ligrams of testosterone every 10days to two weeks. The averagecost of this would be around 20dollars a month. The product thatthe gentleman had inquired abouton television was called Axiron. Itis a spray that goes into the per-son’s arm pits daily. The cost ofthis is around $375 dollars amonth. Getting “preauthorization”or insurance approval is going tobe an issue. There are two otherproducts commonly used. One is
called an Androderm patch inwhich the person puts two patcheson at bedtime. This is $367 dollarsa month. A product called Andro-Gel is applied to the chest andshoulders. This is $364 dollars amonth. The two products as aspray and a gel carry with themthe risk of rubbing some of thematerial off onto a female partnerwhich may not be desired at all.The use of a pill is available over-seas but the pill forms have neverbeen felt safe and are not FDAapproved for sale in the UnitedStates.
A review of this topic recentlyappeared in the Cleveland ClinicJournal of Medicine for Novemberof 2012. Among the clinical bene-fits listed in that article, is relief ofall of the symptoms mentionedabove. To me, the most strikingclinical benefits include improve-ment in the metabolic syndrome.Note that the metabolic syndromeis made up of diabetes, hyperten-sion, dyslipidemia, and obesity.Testosterone replacement therapyimproved men with the metabolicsyndrome by 12 weeks after start-ing the medication. Even morestriking was there reference to afive year study demonstrating thesignificant longevity benefit frommen using testosterone replace-ment therapy. Multiple small stud-ies have demonstrated a high mor-tality in aged matched men withlow testosterone levels.
In summary, for those who havetried other methods without suc-cess, the use of testosterone thera-py is reasonably priced and safe.The use of the television adver-tised Axiron or AndroGel or Andro-derm is a much more expensiveundertaking.
Condition of the Winter WheatCrop
The fall of 2012 has been a chal-lenge for South Dakota’s winterwheat producers as they facedvery dry soil conditions to plantinto. During the week of Novem-ber 25, 2012, 64 percent of winterwheat in South Dakota was ratedin poor or very poor condition. Thisrating was the worst of any statein the primary winter wheat grow-ing region.
The quick development ofsevere to exceptional drought,according to the U.S. DroughtMonitor (http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/), has affected much of thewheat producing areas of the US.The winter wheat crop conditionsin the central US has affected thenational rating, which is now at itslowest level since records of thistype began in 1986.
The South Dakota Weekly CropWeather Report, published by theNational Agricultural StatisticsService puts the hard red winterwheat of South Dakota at 60 per-cent emerged as of 25 November.Other states have significantlybetter ratings, both in conditionand percent emerged. Some peoplebelieve the report of 60 percent ofwinter wheat emerged seems high.The NASS crop progress estimates
are based on a subjective opinionsurvey of county officials, whichare not claimed to be statisticallyaccurate. The important fact isthat even if the figure is high, 60percent is the lowest percent ofwinter wheat emerged by lateNovember in South Dakota sinceat least 1990. One other fall thatstands out with a low percentageof winter wheat emergence inSouth Dakota was 2000, when 74percent of the crop was reportedemerged in November. Thestatewide average yield in 2001was 32 Bu/acre, which tied for thesecond and third lowest yield since1990. It is not advisable to makeyield predictions for the 2013 crop-ping season based on this however.
Many areas where winterwheat was planted into dry soilhave received small amounts ofmoisture via rain and/or snow.This limited moisture has causedsome of the wheat to sprout, butlittle has actually emerged to asignificant degree. These seedlingshave used energy reserves fromthe seed, and have not been able togenerate photosynthetic activityand develop crowns to store energyfor winter survival. Without addi-tional moisture, the sproutedseedlings may dry out and die.
Dry soil cools off more quicklyand will get colder than soil with
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adequate moisture, if low air tem-peratures occur without snow forinsulation. This potential expo-sure to low temperatures couldcontribute to significant winterkillfor a crop in marginal condition.Moisture in the form of either rainor snow would improve the condi-tion of the crop and chances for itssurvival. However prospects formoisture don’t look good.
Producers may want to waitbefore making decisions such asfertilizing until they have a betterhandle on the potential of the crop.As spring approaches, winterwheat growers will want to assessthe condition of the crop. If thecrop is insured, producers shouldcontact their crop insurance agentbefore taking steps to terminatethe crop and initiate alternativeplans.
The good news is that if the cropsurvives, it is almost certain thatthe plants will vernalize and pro-duce a seed head. All that is neces-sary for the winter wheat plants tovernalize is for the kernel to takeon moisture and swell, and gothrough a period of about threeweeks at about 40 degrees orlower. It is almost unheard of forwinter wheat planted in the fall inSouth Dakota to not complete thatprocess. It is well known amongproducers that wheat, particularlywinter wheat, is a tough crop andcan surprise you with its resilien-cy.
For more information, visithttp://igrow.org/agronomy/wheat/.
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12/11/2012 – Soil Health Info Day-Davison County Extension Com-plex, Mitchell, SD
Number of homeless in South Dakota decreasesOn September 25, 2012, South
Dakota Housing for the HomelessConsortium (SDHHC) conducted aone-day survey to identify home-less families and individualsthroughout the state of SouthDakota. Over the 24 hour period,1,166 individuals, including 336children, were counted, represent-ing a 26 percent decline from the1,453 individuals identified in2011.
In 2009, South Dakota receivedover $3.2 million in HomelessnessPrevention and Rapid Re-HousingProgram (HPRP) funding. TheHPRP program, which ended onSeptember 1, 2012, provided fund-ing for rental assistance, securitydeposit, and utility deposits. Inaddition to the financial assis-tance, case management providednecessary services to help HPRPparticipants maintain housing.“Though the HPRP grant ended onSeptember 1st, the successfulresults showed in our recent count.
The decrease in homelessness isdue largely in part to the HPRPprogram”, said Lisa Bondy,SDHHC Coordinator.
Also, SDHHC will take theresults from the 2012 count to cre-ate goals and objectives for theSouth Dakota’s Ten-Year Plan toEnd Homelessness which is cur-rently being created.
“We know that short-term assis-tance is not going to fix long-termbarriers. The Ten-Year Plan willcreate specific objectives for reduc-ing barriers for homeless individu-als and families to reduce recidi-vism back into homelessness,” saidBondy.
The statewide survey was bro-ken down into three geographicalareas according to counties: WestRiver, East River and CentralSouth Dakota. The HomelessAdvisory Board in Sioux Falls,Black Hills Region HomelessCoalition, and South DakotaHousing Development Authority
(SDHDA), were responsible forcoordinating the counts.
“SDHHC relies on communityvolunteers, law enforcement,faith-based organizations, andother agencies to help conduct thecount in their areas”, said Bondy.“It is a great opportunity for agen-cies to come together for one spe-cific cause to help those less fortu-nate in their community and tofind out what barriers exist.”
A few statistics from the 2012count:
•Majority of homeless individu-als and families were staying inemergency shelters, transitionalhousing or hotel/motels.
•The prime reason for home-lessness was Lost Job/Unemploy-ment and Substance abuse issues;
•Majority of the homeless were26-35 years of age;
•Of the 1,153, 131 were sleep-ing outdoors the night of the count(15 of them were children)
•15 percent of the homelesspopulation were veterans
•94 percent of those surveyed
stated their income comes fromemployment
•35 percent of the homelessindividuals (with no family) hadhigh school diplomas, while 20percent had some college credits
•Homeless individuals, maleand female, stated their need wasfull time employment to help themget into housing as well as assis-tance with first month’s rent anddeposit.
For more detailed results,please see our website atwww.housingforthehomeless.org.
Reducing the number of home-less individuals is a national andstate priority. By combining theresults from this count with a planof action, SDHHC can assist itsmembers in seeking the appropri-ate changes needed to addressthese problems. SDHHC encour-ages anyone who is interested inparticipating in this effort toplease contact Lisa Bondy atSouth Dakota Housing Develop-ment Authority, (605) 773.3445 [email protected].
Prepare for a healthy holiday with flu vaccination
With the Christmas season andall its gatherings just around thecorner, now is a good time to get aflu vaccination, says a state healthofficial.
“National Influenza VaccinationWeek is December 2-8 and it’s agood reminder that getting vacci-nated is the single best way to pro-tect you and your loved ones fromthe flu,” said Dr. Lon Kightlinger,State Epidemiologist for theDepartment of Health. “Evenhealthy kids and adults can getvery sick from the flu and its com-plications can lead to hospitaliza-tion and even death.”
So far this flu season, SouthDakota has reported 97 laborato-ry-confirmed cases of flu and 16flu-related hospitalizations.Kightlinger noted that not every-one who is sick seeks medical careor gets tested so the actual num-ber of cases is higher.
During the 2011-2012 season,51.1 percent of South Dakotansover age six months were vaccinat-ed against the flu, the highest ratein the nation. “That’s good news,but there are still too many South
Dakotans who don’t get vaccinat-ed,” said Kightlinger.
Annual flu vaccination is recom-mended for everyone, but some areat higher risk for complications –pregnant women, people over 50years and people with chronicmedical conditions. Health-careworkers and household contacts ofhigh-risk populations such asthose with young infants shouldalso be vaccinated. Children areanother high risk group, account-ing for significant cases and hospi-talizations each year and helpingspread flu in the community. Thedepartment offers free flu vaccinefor kids from six months to 18years.
In addition to vaccination, toprevent the spread of the flu:
• Wash your hands often withsoap and water or use alcohol-based hand gel ;
• Cover your mouth when youcough or sneeze;
• Don’t touch your eyes, nose ormouth; and,
• Stay home if you're sick.Learn more at http://flu.sd.gov
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actuarial soundness, aiming toestablish the most appropriatepremium rates for today’s produc-ers. The current approach willmake a concerted effort to adjustpremium rates in a manner thatrecognizes the latest technology,weather, and program perform-ance information. Updated datapertaining to prevented planting,replant payment, and qualityadjustment loss experience, wasalso used in determining rateschanges. RMA will release actuar-ial documents by November 30reflecting premium rates andother program information thatwill be effective for the 2012spring crop season.
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CORN, SOYBEAN PRODUCERSThe U.S. Department of Agri-
culture's Risk ManagementAgency announced Tuesday that itwill update the methodology to setcrop insurance premiums, leadingto lower insurance premium ratesfor many corn and soybean produc-ers in the 2012 crop year.
The rate adjustment is based onfindings of an independent studyand peer review process. “We areimproving the formulation of ourrate-making methodology, and aremoving to establish the most fairand appropriate premium rates fortoday’s producers,” said RMAAdministrator William J. Murphy.“On average, these new ratesshould reduce corn farmers’ ratesby 7 percent and soybean farmers’by 9 percent.” RMA contracted fora study by Sumaria Systems Inc.,which examined premium rates,and the rating process, startingwith the United States’ two majorcommodities: corn and soybeans.RMA then requested an independ-ent expert peer review to providefeedback on the Sumaria studyresults. RMA will conduct furtherreview and analysis of the study’srecommendations along with com-ments and issues raised by peerreviewers, making additionaladjustments as warranted andappropriate. Accordingly, RMA istaking action to implement adjust-ments to premium rates in a“phased in” approach that allowsfor any further adjustment pend-ing additional analysis of peerreview comments. RMA periodical-ly reviews premium rates andmakes necessary adjustments for
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EMT training February 1
The Jones CountyAmbulance
is looking to expand their EMT
members and would like to have
anyone who mightbe interested
in becoming an EMT to let them
know. They have set a date for
February 1, 2013for the first
EMT training. Watch the Coyote
Briefs in the future for more
information regarding the train-
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anyone with questions that the
ambulance crew could answer
are asked to call and leave a
message at 669-3125 or to call
Tammy Van Dam at 530-7553.
Thanksgiving Dinner
Joe Connot and Jay Keever
will be hosting theannual com-
munity Thanksgiving Dinner
again this year. Themeal will be
at noon on Thursday, November
22, in the high school lunch
room. Anybody wishing to
attend may bringsomething to
share, or may just bring their
appetite!
Al-AnonFor Al–Anon meetings call
669-2596 for time and place.
Open AA meetings
Thursdays 8:00 p.m. at the
East Commons. Call 530-0371
or 280-7642.
Blood DriveThe United Blood Services
will be hosting a blood drive Fri-
day, November 16 from 9:00
a.m.-2:30 p.m. at the Jones
County AmbulanceShed.
South Central RC&D
South Central RC&D will be
holding a meeting on November
15, 2012 at 1:30 p.m. at the Mel-
lette County Museum/Library
Building located onMain Street
in White River, S.D. The public
is welcome to attend.
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Volume 106
November 15, 2012CCooyyoottee
Public meeting seeks to solve inade
quate
housing issues insmall S.D. commu
nities
by Karlee Barnes
On Monday, November 5, the
Murdo Area Chamber of Com-
merce partnered with the South
Central RC&D to sponsor a public
meeting to discuss inadequate
housing in small communities,
such as Murdo.A panel of speaker
s from feder-
al, state and localagencies with
housing programs presented infor-
mation and insights on what the
community can doto overcome the
housing issues it currently faces.
They also were able to discuss
some ways to encourage communi-
ty improvement through programs
such as Paint South Dakota.
Speakers included: Mark
Lauseng, Executive Director for
the South DakotaHousing Devel-
opment Authority;Roger Jacobs,
Field Office Director for Housing
and Urban Development (HUD);
Greg Henderson, Executive Direc-
tor for Planning and Development
District III; Marlene Knutson,
Executive Director for Central
South Dakota Enhancement Dis-
trict; Paula Corcoran, Loan Spe-
cialist from Rural Development;
Bill Hanson, Rural Housing Col-
laborative; and Joy McCracken,
NeighborWorks Dakota Home
Resources and Dakota Land Trust.
The meeting was well attended
by business people, contractors
and members of thecommunity, as
well as residentsfrom surround-
ing communities. An approximate
attendance of 50 was reported.
Lauseng said, “The credit for
this meeting goes to Jewell (Bork),
what a great turnout!”
Lauseng started the meeting by
presenting housing programs
offered through theSouth Dakota
Housing Development Authority.
He spoke about the First-Time
Homebuyer Program, the Commu-
nity Home Improvement Program
(CHIP). the HOME Investment
Partnerships Program and the
Governor’s House Program, as
well as the possibility of a housing
needs study.These programs a
re all avail-
able to applicantswho meet cer-
tain qualificationsset by each pro-
gram. All of theprograms are
designed to provide safe, afford-
able housing opportunities to low-
income or low to moderate income
applicants.More information c
an be found
about each programon the South
Dakota Housing Development
Authority’s website, www.sdhda.
org or by calling 1.800.540.4241.
Jacobs, from Housing and
Urban Development (HUD) was
next to speak, andtold attendees
about the programs offered
through HUD. He talked about the
programs fundedthrough HUD,
which can be found at
www.hud.gov, andaddressed a
Housing Opportunity Fund.
According to a fact sheet with
data compiled by the South Dako-
ta Housing Development Authori-
ty, a Housing Opportunity Fund
will be a new statefund with rev-
enue dedicated toenable commu-
nities all over S.D. to create and
preserve homes affordable to hard-
working families, veterans,per-
sons with disabilities, seniors and
others. Jacobs saidthat S.D. is one
of three states that currently has
no housing trust fund.
The need for a Housing Oppor-
tunity Fund was outlined with
supporting facts. One in seven
South Dakotans fall below the
poverty rate.Also, rents are mor
e than many
South Dakotans can afford.
According to the fact sheet,the
average HUD Fair Market Rent
for a two-bedroom apartment in
South Dakota is $556 per month.
Other facts supporting the need
for the fund include: rental hous-
ing markets are tight, as evi-
denced by low vacancy rates;
demand for housing exceeds assis-
tance available; there is a shortage
in funding to develop affordable
housing; vouchersare underuti-
lized; some SouthDakotans are
lacking decent andsafe housing;
South Dakotans are struggling to
maintain a roof over their head.
An in-depth review of these
facts can be requested through the
South Dakota Housing Develop-
ment Authority.
Henderson from the Planning
and Development District III
spoke next of Prairieland Housing
Development (PHD). PHD is a
non-profit organization whose
main goal is to support the devel-
opment of affordable housing in
the region. More information can
be found at www.districtiii.org.
Henderson gave helpful insights to
the crowd including: learn to man-
age expectations anddon’t over
reach housing. Healso cautioned
developers to be aware of their
market, and to get commitment
before starting anyproject.
Knutson from the Central
South Dakota Enhancement Dis-
trict went in to greater detail
about the Governor’s House Pro-
gram. “There havebeen a lot of
changes with thisprogram in the
last one and one half years,” said
Knutson.One specific featur
e new to the
program is that school districts
can now purchase Governor’s
Homes for employees. They can
use this as a recruitment method
for new teachers. Qualifications
include: the schoolmust own the
house and put it onschool proper-
ty; the town has tohave a popula-
tion of 2,500 peopleor less; and, it
has to be used in a rural school dis-
trict, to name a few. No school dis-
trict has taken advantage of this
so far.According to a brochure
designed by the South Dakota
Housing Development Authority,
the price of a Governor’s House is
$35,500, which includes the price
of the house, transportation to the
buyer’s lot and placement on the
foundation or basement. For
households with two or less indi-
viduals, combinedincome cannot
exceed $42,280, and for house-
holds with three ormore individu-
als, combined income cannot
exceed $48,320.
A question and answer time was
opened and Dave Geisler asked, if
the school district bought a Gover-
nor’s House, couldthey sell it to a
teacher. Knutsonresponded that
the school district could, with per-
mission from the South Dakota
Housing District. Henderson
explained to attendees that a mod-
ified Governor’s House Program is
available for schools, healthcare
providers and medical facilities.
Terry Van Dam asked about
requirements on comparables.
Currently, the comparables, or
lack thereof, in the community
make it difficult toobtain a loan.
Lauseng answered the question,
stating that he hears this question
everywhere, and right now, he has
no answer for the problem.
The discussion picked back up
after a break withCorcoran from
Rural Development. She spoke of
Direct Program Funding and Sin-
gle Family Home Ownership
Guaranteed Loans (section 504).
Section 504 is a lowincome grant
and loan programthat helps very
low income homeowners remove
health and safety hazards, or
helps such homeowners repair
their homes.Hanson is from Centerville,
S.D. and explainedwhat his small
community did to overcome the
housing issues they faced. They
performed a community assess-
ment in 2004 , finding that hous-
ing was the biggestissue.
McCracken concluded the panel
and spoke on behalf of Neighbor-
Works Dakota Home Resources
and Dakota Land Trust. Neighbor-
Works is a non-profit housing pro-
gram developed to help applicants
purchase, maintainand stay in a
home. The target market is West-
ern South Dakota.More informa-
tion can be foundat www.neigh-
borworksdhr.org.
Denny Moore askedthe panel if
there were any programs available
for middle income families and
individuals. Lauseng said, “Not
really. There are programs for first
time home buyers.”The First Time
Homebuyer Program income
requirement for Jones County is
$60,400 or less fora family of two
or less, with a purchase limit of
$204,432.The meeting provi
ded a lot of
helpful informationfor those with
a low income restriction. The
panel urged those interested in
community development to get the
residents involved.They also sug-
gested encouraging community
pride, as many community
improvement projects will take
man power.
Providing information… Mark Lauseng, left, passes out
brochures and answers questions
from Ray Erikson.
Photos by KarleeBarnes
Governor’s House… Marlene Knutson from the Central
South Dakota Enhancement Distr
ict brought a scale model of a
South Dakota Governor’s house t
o display duringand after the
meeting. Knutson explained that the homes
are fairly flexible
and can come with extras, at a hi
gher price, if requested.
See page six for pictures of the Draper Firemen’s Feed!
Jones County reports the
highest voter turnout in S.D.
Check in here!…Tim Hochhalter and J
ackie Fosheim check
voters off the list as they enter t
he auditorium to vote.
Photos by KarleeBarnes
by Karlee Barnes
According to the South Dakota
Secretary of State website,
sdsos.gov, Jones County reported
an 82.93 percent voter turnout,
which was good enough to be the
highest voter turnout in South
Dakota.Jones County has three
precincts, numberone, Okaton,
number three, Murdo, and number
five, Draper.Both Okaton and Murdo
precincts voted in the Murdo Audi-
torium, while the Draper precinct
voted in the DraperTown Hall.
Specific precinct turnouts are as
follows: Okaton,82.95 percent;
Murdo, 80.30 percent; Draper,
85.96 percent. Jones County has
750 registered voters, which
means that 622 registered voters
submitted a ballot, either at the
polls, or through an absentee bal-
lot.Locally, Jones County elected
Debra Byrd to theJones County
Treasurer’s position.
Election Results
Jones County State
Voter Turnout 82.93 percent 69.65 percent
Supreme Court Yes 374239,083
Retention No 12659,009
Amendment M Yes 12996,162
(Corporations) No 445228,663
Amendment N Yes 188125,690
(Reimbursement) No 404215,612
Amendment O Yes 272186,919
(Cement Plant) No 309142,366
Amendment P Yes 333215,602
(Budget) No 248118,141
Measure 15 Yes 171151,466
(Tax increase) No 425198,531
Ref. Law 14 Yes 163139,719
(Project fund) No 420190,074
Ref. Law 16 Yes 150114,560
(Teacher bonus) No 448235,006
President
Obama144,997
Goode2,371
Romney210,560
Johnson5,795
U.S. Representative
Matt Varilek153,743
Kristi Noem207,594
Public Utilities Commissioner
Matt McGovern140,413
Kristie Fiegen187,340
Russell Clarke19,686
Public Utilities Commissioner
Nick Nemec111,419
Chris Nelson226,532
State Senator
Larry Lucas4,405
Kent Juhnke3,909
State Representative
Maynard Konechne2,078
James Schaefer2,981
Jones County Treasurer
Beth Feddersen267
Debra Byrd350
Taking time to vote… Jones County vo
ters Arnie Waddell (left) and Greg
Glaze (right) take
their time studying the ballot be
fore making their decisions.
GREAT job Jones County voters for highest state turnout
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skills.As you go through life, if you
don’t watch out, you’re apt to gainskills at this and that (like coffee-carrying) from jobs or experiencesyou happen to have. Take cook-ing, for example. I’ve alwayscooked some so as to avoid starva-tion when left to my own devices.I learned quite a bit more about it,though, when I took up trying to
feed the wife, son and some ranchguys in addition to myself. As ithappened, we decided many yearsago to home-school son Chance,and wife Corinne wasn’t sure shecould both teach and cook. Thecooking was known to take quite abit of time, especially on thosedays the men came for dinnerwhich they did fairly often. As aresult, I volunteered for kitchenduty. This was fine, but I had tostretch my meager skills some-what to avoid serving the samefare every day and also to accom-modate some food sensitivitiesplus likes and dislikes. I basicallycan and do eat almost everythingwithout much trouble, but thisdoesn’t hold true for everyone.
Anyway, through doing it, Ilearned to cook a varied menu.What’s more, I tend to get carriedaway with any project I take on soI learned a lot more than strictlynecessary through my fondnessfor experimentation. Some exper-iments came out nicely and othersnot so much. Scones were not amajor success. Even the dogwouldn’t eat them. He buriedthem instead. Tacos, on the otherhand, turned out well includingmaking the shells from scratch.We have eaten a lot of those.
I have also invented variousmenu items and dessertsalthough often from goofing upand trying to correct matters.Take the chocolate cherrymeringue cake I came up withthrough accidentally adding toomuch sugar when trying to makean angel-food cake. After cogitat-ing over that mistake a bit, Idecided to add some cocoa andchopped cherries and see whathappened. It turned out very wellindeed, and I still make it fromtime to time. I had to call it ameringue cake because adding toomuch sugar to egg whites givesyou meringue, not angel food, butthat’s no big deal.
The other day, though, I messedup making that cake by settingthe oven to 275 degrees instead of325. I didn’t notice the error untilafter I’d taken the pan out andturned it upside down to cool.The cake then fell out of the tin sosomething was obviously wrong—
namely it was badly undercooked.Taking a hint from how you warmup French bread (according to thebread wrapper,) I cranked theoven up to 400 degrees and threwthe confection back in the oven forten minutes although I wasn’t atall sure how that would come out.Luckily it worked, and the cakewas saved.
Alas, the learning curve is some-what bent in areas where you mayhave experience but little apti-tude. Electrical, plumbing, andmechanical matters pop to mind.I’ve had to do some of all of thosethrough necessity, but I’m not afast learner. Basic stuff I can dothrough hard work and sweat,but, if things get complicated, Icall for help. Carpentry is a littleeasier but still not my best suit.
Then, too, if you live longenough, some of the things you’velearned become obsolete. Takecar engines, for example. I know alittle about carburetors but noth-ing about fuel injection. Electricalsystems on modern cars are com-pletely beyond me. You have tohave complicated electronic gearto figure out what is wrong, andI’m not really interested in learn-ing that. Similarly, through greateffort, I learned to develop photo-graphic film and make both colorand black-and-white prints fromnegatives. Now, thanks to thedigital revolution, you can barelybuy film anymore. That’s okay,however. I don’t miss all thosesmelly chemicals and the tediuminvolved with using them. Digitalcameras are great and computerprinting just fine.
At the moment, though, I am alittle short on my coffee consump-tion for the day. I’d better correctthat and maybe take some blackliquid out onto the deck to drink.That is not a problem. I’m prettygood at carrying coffee around.Maybe, too, I’ll take my digitalcamera along and try to capturethe sunset, which seems to beshaping up nicely. Life goes on.Live and learn.
(By the way, opinions vary.Corinne has a lower opinion of mycoffee-carrying skills than I do.Something about spots on thefloor.)
I’ve worked as a waiter. I cancarry full cups of coffee around ata goodly rate of speed withoutspilling them. Well, er, usually Ican. Sometimes I may slop a littleif I try to go through a door whilecarrying something in addition tothe coffee. Going through boththe front door and the screen doorcan be problematic as well. Still, Ihave fairly good liquid-carrying
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GFP reminds of upcoming bobcat seasons and requirements
With the 2012-13 bobcat seasonbeginning on December 8, Game,Fish and Parks officials remindhunters and trappers of severalnew requirements and opportuni-ties.
The first-ever bobcat seasoneast of the Missouri River will runfrom December 8 through Decem-ber 30, 2012. Only the counties ofBuffalo, Brule, Charles Mix, BonHomme, and Yankton are open.Hunters and trappers are restrict-ed to one bobcat per person inthose open counties.
The bobcat season in all coun-ties west of the Missouri River willopen December 8, 2012, and closeon February 15, 2013. There is nolimit on bobcats in West Rivercounties. A South DakotaFurbearer License is required tohunt or trap bobcats and all bob-cats must be checked and taggedby GFP personnel.
All hunters and trappers whotake bobcats are required toremove the pelts from the carcass-es and surrender the entire car-casses within five days of harvestto GFP personnel for registrationand tagging. Once the season isclosed, an individual has 24 hoursto notify GFP personnel of anyuntagged bobcats harvested dur-
ing the season. No person maypossess, purchase, or sell raw bob-cat pelts that are not legallytagged.
GFP, in conjunction with SouthDakota State University, is con-ducting research on bobcat car-casses to obtain important popula-tion and biological information.
“GFP is researching bobcats inseveral areas of South Dakota,”said Wildlife Damage ProgramAdministrator Keith Fisk. “We’llbe evaluating reproduction, bodycondition, and stomach content ofall harvested bobcats. As a result,carcasses – minus the lower jaw --may not be returned to hunters ortrappers for several months.”
The evaluation project isexpected to last the entire season.
“This information is necessaryfor managing bobcats and willassist us in future managementdirection in South Dakota,” Fisksaid.
For more information on thecomplete set of rules associatedwith trapping and shooting bob-cats, visit the GFP websitehttp://gfp.sd.gov/hunting/trap-ping/default.aspx or contact a localwildlife conservation officer,wildlife damage specialist, or GFPDivision of Wildlife office.
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Johnson on former Gov. Rounds entering race for senate
U.S. Senator Tim Johnsonreleased the following statementon former Gov. Mike Rounds’ Sen-ate announcement:
I consider Mike a friend, and Iwelcome him to the race. I had anexcellent working relationshipwith him during his eight years asGovernor, and the fact that he hasalready re-stated his refusal totake the Grover Norquist "no taxincreases under any circum-stances" pledge is a very good sign.
Our country faces a real fiscaldilemma, and tax increases on thewealthy absolutely have to be apart of the solution. While I'msure that Mike and I will have
some policy disagreements–whichis to be expected–I am more thanwilling to give credit where it isdue. And the fact that Mike real-izes that it is irresponsible to taketax increases off the negotiatingtable is absolutely to his credit.
As in past campaigns, I willmake my formal announcementlater next year. But I feel great,still have work to do, and I fullyintend to put together a winningcampaign in the weeks andmonths ahead. In the meantime, Iintend to continue to focus on myimportant work representingSouth Dakota.
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Noem Sends Christmas greetings to troops,encourages South Dakotans to participate
Rep. Kristi Noem participatedin an American Red Cross letter-writing campaign to our men andwomen overseas this holiday sea-son and encouraged SouthDakotans to participate.
“Our men and women servingabroad are spending this holidayseason away from their familiesand loved ones, and showing ourgratitude for their sacrifice is espe-cially important,” said Rep. Noem.
“I know South Dakotans deeplyappreciate the sacrifices the mem-bers of our military make for ourfreedom, and I encourage anyonewanting to say ‘thank you’ to senda letter saying so.”
Anyone wishing to send a letterto our troops abroad need only tosend their letter or letters to thefollowing address before December7, 2012: Holiday Mail for Heroes,P.O. Box 5456, Capitol Heights,MD 20791-5456.
Daugaard encourages more taxpayers, NOT more taxes
The days following Thanksgiv-ing are widely known for launch-ing the Christmas shopping sea-son, as retailer specials drawcrowds of shoppers. The shoppingdays have become so ingrained inour American culture they haveearned their own nicknames:‘Black Friday,’ ‘Small BusinessSaturday,’ and ‘Cyber Monday.’
Cyber Monday (November 26)was the date on which onlineretailers offered large discountsand dramatically boosted theirsales. Each year, Cyber Mondaysets a new record for money spentonline in a single day. This yearwas no different, with some ana-lysts estimating more than $1.5billion dollars spent during the 24-hour period. I expect the trendheld true in South Dakota as well.
The 2012 Cyber Monday gift-buying binge also likely brokeanother record: most purchasesmade in South Dakota withoutpaying sales tax.
Currently, only businesses witha ‘substantial nexus’ or physicalpresence in South Dakota mustcollect sales tax on goods pur-chased online. Out-of-state retail-ers, who are not physically locatedin South Dakota, have no suchobligation. The current systemdoesn’t make sense, and it evendiscriminates among online pur-chases. If you buy a new iPod atyour local retailer, you pay thesales tax. If you buy it online atBestBuy.com or WalMart.com, youpay the sales tax, because thosebusinesses have retail operationsin South Dakota. But if you buyyour iPod from Amazon.com, youdon’t pay sales tax – simplybecause Amazon has no warehouseor other physical location in SouthDakota.
Here’s an even worse example:A customer can walk into a SouthDakota business, browse the mer-chandise, talk to the salesman,then pull out his smartphone, scanthe barcode, and order the productfrom an online retailer – whilestanding in the store!
Like most South Dakotans, I donot support raising tax rates.However, I do support equity anduniformity among those who makesales to South Dakotans. If SouthDakota retailers have to pay salestaxes, their competitors onlineshould as well. This is not a newtax – it is asking online retailers topay the tax that is already legallydue on these sales.
We should be constantly striv-ing to add more taxpayers, notadding more taxes or increasingtax rates. Whether by addingonline retailers to the tax rolls,encouraging business growth orgetting unemployed folks back towork, we should strive to achieve abroad, stable tax base.
Online shopping has givenevery South Dakotan access tomore goods and services than everbefore, if they are willing to pay forshipping. There is nothing wrongwith this. We should not, however,disadvantage our local retailers orour state budget by allowing out-of-state online businesses to avoidpaying sales tax.
We need Congress to act, and Isupport Congressional efforts tosimplify and standardize remit-tance of sales taxes collected fromonline purchases. It creates aneven playing field for our localbusinesses and increases tax rev-enues the right way- by addingmore taxpayers, not more taxes orhigher rates.
Davis-Bahcall scholarship offersopportunities to young scientists
South Dakota high school sen-iors and college freshmen can nowapply for Davis-Bahcall Scholar-ships and the chance to study nextsummer at the Sanford Under-ground Science and EngineeringLaboratory in Lead with world-renowned researchers from uni-versities across the United Statesand overseas, if funding allows.
Applications are available onthe South Dakota Department ofEducation’s website. Up to 12South Dakota students willreceive scholarships. The deadlineto apply is January 20, 2013.
Select students will be invitedto interview at various locations inthe state for the program; scholar-ship winners will be announced byearly March.
Davis-Bahcall Scholarshiprecipients spend one month duringthe summer studying such thingsas physics, engineering and geolo-gy, and learning from distin-guished professors from aroundthe world.
In addition to the one-monthsummer study, those receivingscholarships may have the oppor-tunity to apply for pre-selectedsummer internships.
To be eligible for the scholar-ships, high school seniors and col-lege freshmen must attend publicor private high schools or postsec-ondary institutions in South Dako-ta. Home-school students also areeligible. Students must have ademonstrated interest in scienceand intend to pursue advanceddegrees in math, science, engi-neering or technology.
The scholarships, which arefunded by the 3M Company andthe South Dakota Space GrantConsortium, are named forrenowned physicists Dr. Ray Davisand Dr. John Bahcall.
For more information, includingdetails about the application pro-cedure, visit the South DakotaDepartment of Education’s web-site at doe.sd.gov. Look for the“Scholarships” link in the A-ZIndex.
Request for additional MissouriRiver releases threatens interests
by Senator John ThuneIt has been a hot, dry year in
South Dakota. The drought-strick-en landscape and the loss of crops,hay, and pastures have made thisa challenging year for farmers,ranchers, and communities acrossSouth Dakota. Even certain areasof the state that experiencedexcess rainfall in 2011 sufferedfrom lower than normal rainfallthis year.
The drought-induced low waterlevels of the Missouri mean thatless water is available to bereleased from the Missouri River,which eventually flows into theMississippi River in St. Louis. Thetrickle-down effect of diminishedwater flows has caused economiclosses for businesses along theMississippi due to reduced bargetraffic. I understand and appreci-ate the economic challenges facedby the businesses along the Mis-sissippi River; however, some law-makers and groups have recentlyissued requests for the presidentto make an emergency declarationthat would allow the Corps to devi-ate from the Missouri River Mas-ter Manuel. The Corps’ MasterControl Manual governs theCorps’ management of the Mis-souri River and doesn’t take intoconsideration the impacts of bargetraffic on the Mississippi River. Ifthe president complies with thisunprecedented request, preciouswater would be released from theMissouri River reservoirs to aidnavigation on the MississippiRiver. Under existing law, suchactions are not permitted by thepresident or the Corps of Engi-neers.
Even more troubling is the realconcern about how the release ofwater from the Missouri Riverwould impact communities in ourregion that are dependent on thiscritical water source. Due to harshdrought conditions experiencedalong the Missouri River, a decla-ration from the president wouldhave a significant negative impacton the people and businesses thatdepend on Missouri River water.According to the Corps of Engi-neers, the water levels on the Mis-souri are already 20 percent belowthe normal levels due to this year’sdrought. The release of additionalwater from Missouri River reser-voirs would only exacerbate thedrought-related conditions experi-enced by the communities, tribes,and industries that rely on waterfrom the Missouri River.
That’s why I have spearheadedan effort joined by members of theSouth Dakota, North Dakota,Kansas, and Montana delegationsto urge the president, the FederalEmergency Management Agency(FEMA), and the Corps of Engi-neers to deny any requests forwater releases. Denying therequests for an emergency declara-tion will prevent both short andlong-term consequences suchactions would have on MissouriRiver states. I will continue towork with my colleagues in theSenate to ensure the president,FEMA, and the Corps balancetheir efforts to address this situa-tion on the Mississippi River whileensuring they understand the neg-ative impact such efforts couldhave on Missouri River communi-ties.
Preparing for winter
by Rep. Kristi NoemAs South Dakotans, we know all
too well just how cold it can gethere in the Great Plains duringthe winter months. Before the firstmajor snowfall of the year, it’simportant to take the time tomake sure our families, homes andvehicles are prepared for the win-ter season.
Organizations like the Ameri-can Red Cross and the NationalWeather Service encourage SouthDakotans to have winter weathersupply kits in vehicles, as well asthe home. This kit should includewater, non-perishable food, a shov-el, battery-powered radio, a flash-light, warm clothing and blankets,medication and emergency contactinformation, among other items.The South Dakota Office of Emer-gency Management has publisheda 2012 Winter Weather Prepared-ness Guide, to read it, visitwww.oem.sd.gov.
Our family has a NOAA Weath-er Radio, which alerts us of anypotential weather threats. Theweather radio warns of approach-ing strong winds, severe windchills and blizzards. I wouldencourage people to take action toensure they’re aware of potentialweather threats, whether through
the use of a radio like the one ourfamily uses or through othermeans.
In addition to compiling a win-ter weather supply kit, SouthDakotans should ensure that allvehicles are winterized and thatthe gas tank is full to prevent thefuel line from freezing. The RedCross also encourages homeown-ers to maintain heating equipmenton an annual basis. So beforeSanta makes his way down thechimney, make sure to have thefireplace and furnace cleaned andinspected by a professional.
Many communities acrossSouth Dakota are sponsoring coatdrives, where individuals candonate old or extra winter coats forthose who are in need. For exam-ple, Kidz-n-Coats is a programthat donates winter coats to chil-dren in the Sioux Falls area. Iencourage South Dakotans acrossthe state to reach out to areaorganizations to see what opportu-nities are available in each com-munity.
Although some may grumbleabout snow or the falling tempera-tures, there are also many whoenjoy snow – like my son, Booker.Not only will we make sure wehave our snow shovels ready, theNoem household will also bepulling snow sleds out of storage.The winter months provide uniqueopportunities for families to spendtime together building snowmenor ice skating, but we shouldn’tforget that cold temperatures andicy conditions should be takenseriously.
Sylvatic plague confirmed onFt. Pierre National Grassland
Tests have confirmed thatYersinia pestis, the bacteria thatcauses sylvatic plague, was foundin fleas collected from prairie dogcolonies on the Fort Pierre Nation-al Grassland. According to RubenLeal, Fort Pierre District Ranger,testing was done at the Universityof South Dakota in Vermillion, byHugh Britten, Ph.D.
Plague was first detected inSouth Dakota in 2004 and hasbeen migrating north and west.Since then, Y. pestis was detectedon the Buffalo Gap National Grass-lands, Badlands National Park in2008 and on the Lower Brule Indi-an Reservation in 2009. To date,there have not been any confirmedcases of plague in humans in SouthDakota. The Fort Pierre RangerDistrict personnel will continue tomonitor for plague in prairie dogcolonies and coordinate effortswith cooperating partners.
While rare with less than 10-20infections each year in the UnitedStates, humans can contractplague from prairie dogs or otherrodents. The disease is transmit-ted by infected fleas and is easilytreatable with antibiotics whencaught early.
According to the Center for Dis-ease Control (CDC) plague usuallyoccurs in warmer seasons, but canbe acquired anytime during theyear. Warmer, shorter wintersmay also contribute as it preventsnature’s ability to decrease fleapopulations.
Prevention is the best remedyand easy with general safety meas-
ures. First, avoid contact with wildrodents, such as prairie dogs, asthey may have infected fleas. Donot handle dead rodents and neverfeed wildlife. It is especiallyimportant to keep pet dogs andcats away from prairie dog townsand dead rodents because theycould pick up an infected flea andtransmit to humans. Use flea col-lars on outdoor pets that may benear possibly infected areas
Typical symptoms of plagueresemble the flu with sudden onsetof fever and chills, headache, mus-cle ache, nausea and vomiting,swollen lymph nodes and general-ly “feeling sick.” It is very impor-tant to seek medical attentionearly and inform the physician ifyou have been in a known plaguearea or had potential exposure toinfected animals within the previ-ous two - six days.
For more information contactthe Center of Disease Control,www.cdc.gov.
Rock, Paper, Scissors!… After a quick mutual understand-ing on how the game was played, Bev Ball and Stacey Boothfaced off in a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors to determine thewinners of the group contest.
Photos by Karlee Barnes
Washing machine…Mrs. Ball selected a group of students from the crowd to help her with anice breaker game that required the students to act out a common appliance or machine. The crowdthen had to guess what they were acting out, and vote on the winner.
Photos by Karlee Barnes
Microwave…Stacey Booth’s group acted out a microwave, but they ended up losing in a tiebreaker rock, paper, scissors game.
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Proceedings of the Jones County School
District #37-3Regular Session
November 12, 2012
The Board of Education of the JonesCounty School District No. 37-3 met inregular session on November 12, 2012,in the high school library with the follow-ing members present: Michael Hunt--President, Carrie Lolley--Vice President,Chad Whitney, Scott Mathews and BrettNix.
Board President Hunt called the meetingto order at 7:00 p.m. with board mem-bers present answering roll call. Allactions in these minutes were by unani-mous vote by members present unlessotherwise stated.
Others Present: Larry Ball--CEO/ Princi-pal, Lorrie Esmay--Principal, TamiSchreiber--Business Manager, JimVolmer, Kent Nies, Brenda Weber, Kar-lee Barnes, Bobbie Knispel and GaryKnispel.
AGENDA: Motion by Lolley, secondedby Whitney to approve the agenda.
MINUTES: Motion by Nix, seconded byMathews to approve the minutes of theOctober 8, 2012 Regular Meeting.
EXPENDITURES: Motion by Whitney,seconded by Lolley to approve theexpenditures and the issuing of checkson November 12, 2012. PAYROLL BYDEPT: FICA paid through First FidelityBank, Retirement check issued to SDRetirement System and Health Insur-ance check issued to Three Rivers Insur-ance Fund. PAYROLL: $90,801,24;EMPLOYER SHARE: FICA $6,387.21,RETIREMENT $4,800.20; HEALTHINSURANCE $10,519.11.
GENERAL FUND: BankWest Ins--Ins$145.00; Best Buy--Kindle Fires$1,931.66; Books are Fun--Bows/Books$123.00; Stacey Booth--Gas/ Sup-plies $139.87; Century Business--CopierAgreements $124.34; Chesterman--Pop$604.00; Childrens Care--Services$80.00; City of Murdo--Water $1,262.86;Rose Comp--Corsages $40.65; Con-necting Point--Bulb $245.00; Corkys--Supplies $53.00; Daktronics--Bulbs$225.00; Days Inn--Lodging $118.00;DHS--Band Shirts $484.00; DoAll--Citrix$160.00; Farmers Union--Bus Fuel/Gas$3,498.33; Farner Bocken--Concessions$653.03; Amazon --Supplies $1,131.14;David Geisler--Mileage $156.88; LeaGlaze--Tylenol $5.68; Golden West--Phone $528.60; Haggertys--Reeds$125.96; Harlows--Leveling Valves$705.64; Heartland Waste--GarbageCollection $370.00; Herff Jones--Diplo-mas $90.68; Hillyard--Batteries$1,864.68; Howard Johnson--Lodging$532.80; Amoco--Gas $546.59; Inmans-
-Filters $30.75; JC Clinic--Bus Physical$120.00; Gary Knispel--Consultant$1,000.00; Neil Krogman--Basketballs$53.00; Moores--Supplies/ Shed$1,816.76; Coyote--Ads/Minutes/ TRAX$228.83; Murdo Foods--Supplies$626.89; Methodist Church--Snacks$40.94; Officemax--Supplies $81.88;Peak Fitness--Services $555.00; Pepsi--Pop $233.10; Pioneer Drama--PlayBooks/Royalty $196.00; Pittsco--Sup-plies $177.19; Popplers--Music $627.41;Scholastic--Magazines $225.94; SchoolSpecialty--Sanitizer $101.18; One Call--Cable Tickets $12.21; Servall--Mops/Towels Cleaned $628.16; SHI--Licenses $101.02; SUI--Fee $100.00;Spark--CDs $70.96; Super 8--Lodging$69.00; TemTech--Repairs $568.69;Venard Inc--Service $713.89; KatieVenard--Gas $22.50; West Central--Electricity $1,920.43.
CAPITAL OUTLAY: AVI--Sound SystemDeposit $10,311.20; Farmers Union--Propane $1,402.94; Amazon--LibraryBooks $245.20; Hauff--Basketball Uni-forms $4,092.00; Scholastic--Books$86.44; SHI--Printers $3,583.44; TodaysClassroom--Desks $4,536.48; WestCentral--Electricity $3,097.21.
SPECIAL EDUCATION: PAYROLL$15,227.62; EMPLOYER SHARE FICA$1,117.25, RETIREMENT $877.19,HEALTH INSURANCE $2,548.95.EXPENDITURES: Childrens Care--Ser-vices/Tuition $9,316.08; Ed Testing--Assessments $180.00; Amazon--Discs$253.47; Parent--Mileage $26.64; DianeMueller--Testing $788.80; School Spe-cialty--Supplies $68.42; TAESE--Train-ing $50.00.
PENSION: None.
FOOD SERVICE: CashWa--Bun Rack$318.49; Corkys--Thermometer $4.49;Lunchtime Solutions--Meals $12,668.99.
FINANCIAL REPORTS: Motion byMathews, seconded by Nix to approveas follows: GENERAL FUND: Bal. Bro'tFwd $481,975.75; RECEIPTS Ad Val-orem Taxes $10,148.05, Mobile HomeTaxes $88.93, Penalties $81.90, Interest$49.14, Admissions $2,216.15, Rental$975.00, Concessions $3,244.16, CoApportionment $2,038.00, State Aid$30,970.00, Donations $1,404.23, 21stAttendance $343.00, Fuel Reimb$53.36, Rev in Lieu of Taxes $3,723.12.EXPENDITURES $138,155.39; Bal onHand Checking $44,328.13; MMDA$104,827.26; Investments $250,000.00.
CAPITAL OUTLAY: Bal Bro't Fwd$174,276.63; RECEIPTS: Ad ValoremTaxes $2,433.39; Mobile Home Taxes$15.97, Penalties $10.65, Interest$10.45, Sale of Asset $2,100.00.EXPENDITURES $9,501.89; Bal onHand Checking $78,550.49; MMDA$90,794.71; Investments -0-.
SPECIAL EDUCATION: Bal Bro't Fwd
$929,874.21; RECEIPTS: Ad ValoremTaxes $3,466.71, Mobile Home Taxes$22.76, Penalties $15.18, Interest$59.32. EXPENDITURES $24,498.41;Bal on Hand Checking $436,749.57;MMDA $212,190.20; Investments$260,000.00.
PENSION FUND: Bal Bro't Fwd$262,900.47; RECEIPTS: Ad ValoremTaxes $863.16, Mobile Home Taxes$5.67, Penalties $3.78. EXPENDI-TURES $0; Bal on Hand Checking$263,773.08; MMDA -0-; Investments -0-
FOOD SERVICE: Bal Bro't Fwd$30,688.46; RECEIPTS: Pupil Sales$9,062.93; Adult Sales $720.87, Head-start $453.33, Fed $8,148.36. EXPEN-DITURES $15,616.30; Bal on HandChecking $33,457.65; MMDA -0-; Invest-ments -0-.
TRUST & AGENCY: Bal Bro't Fwd$58,078.57; RECEIPTS $7,681.75;EXPENSES $10,633.37; Bal on Hand$55,126.95.
LANE CHANGE: Motion by Lolley, sec-onded by Whitney to approve JayTeeSealey’s lane change from BA 12 to BA24.
WORK AGREEMENT: Motion by Nix,seconded by Mathews to approve thework agreement of Janna Glaze as 21stCentury Staff Member at $8.00/hr.
DISCUSSION: Thanksgiving Dinner,Gas Rite, Murdo Aud Projects, Elemen-tary Intercom System, Basketball,Thanksgiving Break, Murdo Aud PA Sys-tem, Coaching Requirements.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: Motion byMathews, seconded by Whitney to enterexecutive session at 7:45 p.m., in accor-dance with SDCL 1-25-2 subchapters aand b. Board President declared ses-sion over at 8:39 p.m.
Motion by Mathews, seconded by Nix toadjourn. Meeting adjourned at 8:46 p.m.
Tami Schreiber,Business Manager
Published December 6, 2012, at the totalapproximate cost of $68.23.
Notice of Delinquent Real Estate Taxes in Jones County, S.D.State of South DakotaCounty of Jones
I, Beverly Andrews, treasurer of Jones County, do hereby certify that all the lands in Jones County on which taxes for the year2011 remain unpaid will be sold for amount of the taxes with penalty and interest, advertising and other costs, accuring there-on, as provided by law, at the office of the county treasurer of Jones County in the courthouse in Murdo, South Dakota, begin-ning at the hour of 9 o’clock a.m. in the forenoon on Dec. 17, 2012, A.D., and continuing until 4 p.m. in the afternoon, of saidday or until all lands are sold.
Following is a list of the lands to be sold as aforesaid, and the amount of the tax thereon, all interest, penalty and costs will beadded thereto and including on the amount paid for each certificate.
Given under my hand this 3rd day of December, 2012.
/s/Beverly AndrewsBeverly AndrewsCounty Treasurer of Jones CountySouth Dakota
Notice of Tax Sale to Printer
Name of Owner or Subdivision or Section or Township Range Year Taxes Taxes DueIn Whose Name Assessed Section or Lot Lot or Block Became Delinquent
SCOVIL TOWNSHIPLyman, Lon M. W1/2NW1/4 SW1/4 3 1S 27E 2012 531.69Lyman, Lon M. N1/2, SW1/4, NWSE1/4 4 1S 27E 2012 1,626.33Lyman, Lon M. SE1/2SE1/4 NESE1/4 4 1S 27E 2012 235.03Lyman, Lon M. N1/2, N1/2S1/2 5 1S 27E 2012 1,110.39Lyman, Lon M. Lot 1, SENE1/4 6 1S 27E 2012 139.16Lyman, Lon M. N1/2NE1/4 9 1S 27E 2012 181.74Lyman, Lon M. ALL 10 1S 27E 2012 1,874.77Lyman, Lon M. NE1/4, N1/2NW1/4,
SENW1/4, NESW1/4 15 1S 27E 2012 865.38
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIPLyman, Lon M. SW1/4 15 1N 27E 2012 255.65Lyman, Lon M. SE1/4 17 1N 27E 2012 383.48Lyman, Lon M. E1/2, SW1/4 20 1N 27E 2012 1,312.27Lyman, Lon M. ALL 21 1N 27E 2012 1,325.32Lyman, Lon M. NENE1/4, W1/2E1/2, W1/2 22 1N 27E 2012 899.30Lyman, Lon M. N1/2NW1/4 23 1N 27E 2012 219.42Lyman, Lon M. W1/2NE1/4,W1/2 27 1N 27E 2012 676.12Lyman, Lon M. ALL 28 1N 27E 2012 1,327.77Lyman, Lon M. ALL 29 1N 27E 2012 1,072.51Lyman, Lon M. ALL 31 1N 27E 2012 1,443.87Lyman, Lon M. SENE1/4, W1/2, SE1/4 32 1N 27E 2012 1,181.96Lyman, Lon M. E1/2NW1/4, SWNW1/4, W1/2SW1/4 33 1N 27E 2012 339.85
GRANDVIEW TOWNSHIPDaum, Jane L. E1/2 NW1/4 N1/2SW1/4, SWSW1/4 22 2S 26E 2012 977.62Daum, Jane L. ALL 23 2S 26E 2012 1057.52
MORGAN TOWNSHIPNiedan, Henry - Etux Lots 1 & 2, E1/2NW1/4 19 1S 26E 2012 206.63
HIGHLAND TOWNSHIPNordahl, Gilbert Lots 3 & 4, S1/2NW1/4 4 1S 28E 2012 264.04Buxcel, Clifford - Etux E. 1003.2’ of W 1722,12’ of 19 1S 28E 2012 469.48
S. 467.21’ of SW1/4
BUFFALO TOWNSHIPKessler, Ernest W. W 100’ of Parish Outlot 4, 7 2S 29 2012 15.76
in the E1/2NW1/4
BANNER TOWNSHIPTimPam Ranches, Inc. NE1/4, Lot 3, S1/2NW1/4, 5 2N 29E 2012 819.79
W1/2 SW1/4, N1/2SE1/4 TimPam Ranches, Inc. SENE1/4, E1/2SE1/4 6 2N 29E 2012 203.74TimPam Ranches, Inc. NENE1/4, S1/2NE1/4, 8 2N 29E 2012 721.33
E1/2SE1/4, N1/2NW1/4TimPam Ranches, Inc. NW1/4,S1/2 9 2N 29E 2012 1,177.99TimPam Ranches, Inc. SW1/4 12 2N 29E 2012 618.84TimPam Ranches, Inc. N1/2, SW1/4 13 2N 29E 2012 1,409.28TimPam Ranches, Inc. NW1/4, S1/2 School Lot 14 2N 29E 2012 1,956.19TimPamRanches, Inc. SE1/4 15 2N 29E 2012 604.42
WILLIAMS CREEK TOWNSHIPHalligan, James - Etux All 6 4S 31E 2008 544.67
MURDO CITYGrimes, Thomas Lots 5 & 6 Block 3 2012 & prior 845.80Ahmama, Mohamed E 80’ of Lot 6 Block 9 2012 & prior 957.05Jabobs, Gabriel Lots 7 & 8 Block 18 2012 & prior 4,226.31Nelson, Shev Lot 11 Block 23 2012 349.33Bower, Heath Lot 2 Block 31 2012 301.87Wayne Comp Lot 11 & S 25’ Lot 12 Block 32 2012 & prior 2,157.83Thacker, Glenn Jr. Lot C of Lot 1, 7th Div. OL 1, Mil. Land Co. plat of OL 2012 & prior 3,580.49Keever, Charles J. Lot 2 Block 25 2012 62.17Koester, Daniel D. etalLot 3B of Lot 3 of Lot 1 of OL H & I 2012 113.04
BRACKETTS ADDITIONBoe, Tamara etal S 75’ of N. 87.5’ Lot 3 Block 4 2012 327.64Pappas, Peter - Etux Lots 4, 5, 6 Block 2 2012 433.97Waddell, Arnie N. 90’ Lot 3, Lot 4 Block 9 2012 & prior 1,646.49
5TH DIVISION OF OL INewsam, Coral J. N. 30’ of S1/2, 1 of Lot I 2012 & prior 985.49
DRAPER TOWNWalsh, James F. & Marie R. W 80’ of Lot 21 Block 6 2012 & prior 29.39Walsh, James F. - Etux W 80’ of Lot 22 Block 6 2011 293.15Dolloff, Benjamin H. & Audrey Sr.Lots 3 & 4 Block 14 2012 253.68Tatum, Dave Lots 2 & 3 Block 3 2012 64.73Djodjic, Michael - Etal Lot 5 & 6 Block 9 2012 120.64Cromwell, Mike Lot 5 Block 10 2012 & prior 770.78Bohon, David R. 3/4 of Lot 7, Lot 8, 9, 10 Block 3 2012 114.85Miller, James Lot 11 Block 3 2012 16.66Miller, James & Janet LeeLot 3 & 4 of OL C-28 Outlots 2012 50.18
Miller Trust
OKATON TOWNBrink, Nordine - Etux Lot 3 & 4 Block 6 2012 9.83Brink, Nordine - Etux Lot 5 & 6 Block 6 2012 55.31Pankratz, Duane 11 & 12 Block 2 2012 & prior 14.69Pankratz, Duane N1/2 of Lot 1& 2 Block 3 2012 & prior 14.50Pankratz, Duane S1/2 of Lot 1 Block 3 2012 & prior 14.27Pankratz, Duane Lot 3 Block 3 2012 & prior 14.38Pankratz, Duane Lot 9 Block 3 2012 & prior 14.38Pankratz, Duane Lot 10 & 11 Block 3 2012 & prior 14.80Pankratz, Duane Lot 12 Block 3 2012 & prior 14.38Pankratz, Duane Lot 7 Block 4 2012 & prior 14.38Pankratz, Duane Lot 8 Block 4 2012 & prior 29.72Pankratz, Duane Lot 6,7,8 Block 3 2012 & prior 131.78Pankratz, Duane N. 90’ of Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 Block 4 2012 & prior 751.16Pankratz, Duane S. 50’ of Lots 1,2,3,4 Block 4 2012 & prior 486.80Pankratz, Duane Lot 5 & 6 Block 4 2012 & prior 250.79
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