Judy Beusch Judy Elaine (Johnsen) Beusch

was born on October 6, 1946, inOmaha, Nebraska, and died onNovember 27,2010, at home inChandler, Arizona,after a brief battlewith cancer.

She was thedaughter of Carland Ruth Johnsen.She married GlennBeusch on June27, 1973. She wasa realtor for manyyears, and enjoyed helping herclients find their perfect house.She loved being outside, and wasoften found gardening and tend-ing to her yard. In recent years,she discovered a passion forpainting, and painted many beau-tiful pictures and items. First andforemost, though, she lovedbeing a wife and mother, and putmost of her energy into her hus-band and daughters.

She is survived by her hus-band, Glenn Beusch, daughtersand son-in-law Dawn Beusch,Mesa, Arizona, Carly Beusch,Lincoln, Nebraska, and David andMindy (Beusch) Schuetz, SiouxFalls, South Dakota. She also issurvived by her first grandchild,who is due in May 2011. She isfurther survived by her sisterand brother-in-law, Joyce andGary Curtis, her brother and sis-ter-in-law, Lauren and CarolJohnsen, numerous nieces,nephews, cousins, aunts, anduncles.

She was a beloved wife, moth-er, sister, and friend. She had azest for life, a constant smile, andshe did not know a stranger. Hermemory will live on forever in thehearts and minds of her familyand friends.

A memorial service will beheld at 2:00 p.m. on Friday,December 10, 2010, at RennerLutheran Church, located at47474 258th Street, Renner, SouthDakota 57055.

Yankton Press & DakotanDecember 6, 2010

Janna SattlerAVON — Funeral services for

Janna E. Sattler, 98 of Avon will be1:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 7,2010 at the Trinity PresbyterianChurch in Avon, with burial in theTrinity Presbyterian Cemetery.

Visitation will be at theCrosby-Jaeger Funeral Home inAvon Monday from 2 p.m. to 7p.m., with the family present from5 to 7.

Janna Eliza Sattler, daughterof Adolph and Gertie (Genant)Haenfler, was born July 2, 1912 ona farm one mile north of Avon.She died Friday, December 3,2010 at the Good SamaritanSociety in Wagner. Janna attainedthe age of 98 years, five monthsand two days.

Janna attended school in theAvon area and graduated fromAvon High School in 1931. Shehelped take care of new mothersand their babies. Janna will beremembered for all the lettersshe wrote her friends and rela-tives, especially her brothers andsister. She also will be remem-bered for her enjoyment ofembroidering dish towels forgifts and just as a pass time, read-ing until her eyesight went badand being a good cook and baker.When she had company, shealways served coffee and cook-ies.

Janna married Ernest Sattleron May 14, 1936. A daughter Ritawas blessed to their union. Theyfarmed southeast of Avon until1975, when they moved intoAvon. Ernie died March 27, 1993.Janna moved into the MeadowView Manor in 2000 and on July10, 2008, she became a residentof the Good Samaritan Society inWagner.

Janna was a member of theTrinity Presbyterian Church all ofher life. She was a member of theladies aid since 1936, taughtSunday School for six years, andalways was very fond of herchurch. Janna also was a memberof the Avon American LegionAuxiliary and was a pastLegionette of the Year.

Thankful for having sharedher life are her daughter RitaKrcil and husband Tony of

Wagner; three grandchildren:Carla Satter and husband Warren,Brian Kocmick, Lori Souter andhusband Dave, all of Sioux Falls;four great-grandchildren: AmberSatter, Lisa Satter, Ryan Souterand Todd Souter; one sisterMarie Connor of Scottsdale, AZ;two brothers: Albert and wifeThelma of Satsuma, FL and Royand wife Shirley of Scottsdale,AZ; one sister-in-law EthelHaenfler of Winchester, VA; andmany nieces, nephews andfriends.

Janna was preceded in deathby her husband; granddaughterAmy Toni Krcil who died in 1986of a rare blood disease; parentsand in-laws; and six brothers: Ed,Robert, Adolph “Fritz”, Joe, Leeand Gerald “Butch.”

Yankton Press & DakotanDecember 6, 2010

Grace KotalikGrace I. Kotalik, 82, of Yankton

died Thursday (Dec. 2, 2010) inthe presence of her loving familybegan her heavenly life with ourLord.

funeral services are at 10:30a.m. today (Monday) at St.Benedict Catholic Church,Yankton, with the Rev. Dan Smithofficiating. Burial will be in theYankton Cemetery, Yankton.

Visitations will resume onehour prior to the service at thechurch.

Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home& Crematory, Yankton, is incharge of arrangements.

Betty KariMENNO — Betty Ann Kari, 64,

of Menno died Wednesday (Dec.1, 2010) at the Menno-Olivet CareCenter, Menno, where she hadbeen a resident since 2002.

Memorial services are at 2p.m. Tuesday at Grace LutheranChurch, Menno, with the Rev.Brad Danielson officiating.Private family committal serviceswill be in the Menno Cemetery,Menno.

Aisenbrey -Opsahl -Koste lMemorial Chapel, Menno, is incharge of services.

Jim NammingaSPRINGFIELD — James

Namminga, 95, of Springfield diedSaturday (Dec. 4, 2010) at theGood Samaritan Center, Scotland.

Funeral services are at 11 a.m.Wednesday at EmmanuelReformed Church, Springfield,with burial in the EmanuelCemetery in rural Springfield.

Visitation is 1-7 p.m. Tuesday,followed by a 7 p.m. prayer serv-ice, at Crosby-Jaeger FuneralHome, Springfield.

Hugo SchaeferHugo N. Schaefer, 89, of

Yankton died Saturday (Dec. 4,2010) at Avera Sister James CareCenter, Yankton.

Funeral services are at 1 p.m.Wednesday at St. John’s LutheranChurch, Yankton, with the Rev.Steve Weispfennig officiating.

Burial will be in the ZionLutheran Cemetery, Avon atapproximately 3:45 p.m. onWednesday.

Visitations will be one hourprior to the service at the church.

Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home& Crematory, Yankton, is incharge of services.

Donald MachDonald Mach, 91, of Yankton

died unexpectedly at his homeThursday (Dec. 2, 2010).

Funeral services are at 11 a.m.Tuesday at Opsahl-Kostel FuneralChapel, Yankton, with the Rev.Dave Lund officiating. Privatefamily committal services will bein the Yankton Cemetery,Yankton, with military gravesiderites by the Ernest-Bowyer VFWPost No. 791.

Visitations begin at 9 a.m. andcontinue until the time of serviceat the funeral home.

Lawrence ‘Larry’Weniger

Larry A. Weniger, 87, ofYankton died peacefully and sur-rounded by his family at hishome Sunday, (Dec. 5, 2010).

Arrangements are pendingunder the care of Opsahl-KostelFuneral Home and Crematory,Yankton.

Michael Williamson Jr.Michael Williamson Jr., son of

Michael Williamson Sr. andVanessa Milk, was stillbornSaturday (Dec. 4, 2010) at AveraSacred Heart Hospital, Yankton.

Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home& Crematory, Yankton, is incharge of services.

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BY RANDY DOCKENDORFrandy.dockendorf@yankton.net

TYNDALL — The Bon Homme CountyCommission has received three applicationsso far for a vacancy on the commission rep-resenting the Avon area.

Another four applications had been takenout but not returned as of Friday afternoon,said County Auditor Tamara Brunken.Applications will be accepted at her officeuntil 4:30 p.m. today (Monday), the close ofthe courthouse business day, she said.

At the Nov. 16 meeting, District 2 commis-sioner Ed Van Gerpen resigned effective Dec.31. Van Gerpen, who has two years remain-ing on his commission term, won a spot asDistrict 19 House member in the Novembergeneral election and cannot hold both thecounty and legislative seats.

“Ed needed to resign before he takes hisoath of office for the Legislature (inJanuary),” Brunken said.

The person selected as the replacementwill complete the remaining two years of VanGerpen’s unexpired term. The replacementcould choose to run for a full four-year termin 2012.

Bon Homme County officials consultedwith the South Dakota secretary of state’soffice on how to fill the vacancy, Brunkensaid. The secretary of state’s office in turn

provided an attorney general’s opinion, shesaid.

The county advertised the commissionseat for two weeks in the local newspapers,stating the Dec. 6 deadline for applicants,Brunken said. The commissioners plan toreview the applications at Tuesday’s meetingat the Tyndall courthouse, she said.

Brunken declined to release the names ofapplicants before that time.

“The commissioners won’t conduct inter-views on Tuesday,” the auditor said. “Theydo plan on bringing people in and runninginterviews at another meeting, and I do thinkthey plan on interviewing in open session.”

The interviews would not necessarily bescheduled for the Dec. 21 regular meeting,Brunken said. The commissioners couldschedule a special meeting or decide to con-duct interviews and make a selection duringthe final meeting of the year, when they meetto pay bills and conduct other year-end busi-ness, she said.

The commissioners want to select areplacement before Van Gerpen leaves hiscounty office, Brunken said. In that way, theAvon area will continue receiving representa-tion.

“They plan to have someone appointed byDec. 31,” she said. “They’re shooting to makethe appointment by the end of the year, sothey can have the new commissioner take the

oath of office at the Jan. 4 meeting.”Other newly-elected county officials —

except for the auditor whose term begins inMarch — will take their oaths of office at theJan. 4 meeting, Brunken said. The commis-sioners also elect their chairman and vice-chairman during that meeting, she said.

The commissioners believe the applicationprocess and interviews represents the bestway of filling the District 2 seat, Brunken said.

“They don’t have to take this route,” shesaid of the commissioners. “They can do anappointment however they choose, but theydecided this would be the fairest way. Peoplewho are interested can apply and get achance.”

Besides Van Gerpen’s replacement, the com-mission is guaranteed another new face.Incumbent Eugene Kokesh did not run for re-election from the Scotland area, and newcomerMike Soukup ran unopposed for the four-yearterm.

The rest of the board consists of John Pesekof Tyndall, who won re-election for a four-yearterm; Russell Jelsma of Springfield, who ranunopposed for a four-year term; and JohnHauck of Tabor, who has two years remainingon his term.

Persons interested in applying for theDistrict 2 commission seat can contactBrunken at (605) 589-4212 or by e-mail at tama-ra.brunken@state.sd.us.

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assistant leader in the House, so Iwill be relying on him heavily.”

Nesselhuf is, of course, nostranger to politics. TheVermillion resident servedDistrict 17 as both a member ofthe state House and Senate. Hedidn’t seek re-election to theSenate this past election, andinstead opted to run for the openSouth Dakota secretary of stateposition.

Despite raising more moneythan his opponent, Jason Gant,and all the Democrats combinedin the history of the secretary ofstate election, Nesselhuf lost outon his bid.

Nesselhuf wasn’t the onlyDemocrat in the state who suf-

fered defeat. The South DakotaSenate ended the day with 29Republicans and only sixDemocrats, and since then,District 17 senator-elect EldonNygaard switched parties, fromDemocrat to Republican.

Nesselhuf said Nov. 2 was awake-up call for the Democrats,and he said the party has alreadyresponded this past weekend.

“I think after election resultslike that, there would be a ten-dency to hang your head,” hesaid. “But I was amazing with theturnout on Saturday. I think wehad the biggest central commit-tee we have ever seen. These arepeople that are fired up andready to re-engage and ready tostep up and build the party.”

Nesselhuf officially takes thehelm of the party on Jan. 1. Hisoffice is located in Sioux Falls, butthe longtime Clay County resi-dent will continue to live inVermillion.

“I will be in Sioux Falls a fewdays a week, but with a laptopand cell phone, you can do aboutanything anywhere,” he said.

Nesselhuf has already made asignificant change. The chairmanhas been a part-time position fora while, but Nesselhuf will takecontrol in a full-time capacity.

“I will be the chairman and theexecutive of the party, and we arechanging the platform of theparty,” he said. “This will allowme to have day-to-day operationand it gets more work out of theexecutive board.”

Nesselhuf’s time as the chair-man will be at least four years.His vice chairman will be DebKnecht, along with Bill Nibbelinkas the treasurer and Julie Bartlingas the secretary.

“We have a great team inplace, and we are ready to putour nose to the grindstone andmake things happen,” Nesselhufadded.

He and his team already havetheir first task set. The group willsit down with the exitingDemocrats and figure out thestate of the party and the officeright now.

The Democrats won’t havemuch time in between when hetakes office and when the SouthDakota legislative session startson Jan. 11.

Nesselhuf said even with limit-ed numbers, it will be very impor-tant for the party to have itsvoice heard, not just by theRepublicans but also for the peo-ple of South Dakota.

“We have the role as theminority party to hold the otherparty accountable, and that’s ourjob,” he said. “People need toknow what’s happening in Pierre,whether it’s the budget issues oranything, but these are issues thepublic needs to know about.”

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ed-living residence.The new facility will be located

on 2906 Piper, between Douglasand Broadway on the north side oftown.

Each apartment is equippedwith a bedroom, bathroom and akitchen. Rather than a group home,residents in the new assisted-livingfacilities have their freedom, yethave the support of staff.

“I think it gives a really niceopportunity for people to have amore independent living setting,rather than being in some sort of agroup-home setting,” said KimJensen, an ABS board member. “Ithink for this community to havethat for these people is a real posi-tive thing.”

According to Pearson, therewas “definitely” a need for a secondABS building in Yankton, and thatthe early success of the first resi-dence is proof that the setup worksfor tenants.

“That’s working out greatalready,” Pearson said. “They’rereally enjoying the space and theprivacy they have. The commonareas are really nice for sharingmeals if they want to and hangingout together.

“To have your own apartmentyou can go back into is really thebest thing about this type ofdesign.”

As was the case with the firstbuilding, Lloyd Companies is thegeneral contractor for the new facil-ity on Piper. Development for theDisabled, Inc. (DDI) is the develop-er for the project.

“It’s really filling a need foraccessible housing in our commu-nity for people with disabilitieswho need support,” Pearson said.

As Jensen pointed out, potentialresidents who prefer to move outof a group home into a more inde-pendent setting could possiblyopen up spots in those grouphomes.

“That gives people opportuni-ties there, so it’s definitely a domi-no effect,” Jensen said. “It allowspeople to shift as necessary,depending on personal needs andsupport.”

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tary of tourism. In addition tothese committees, the transitionteam is also conducting searchesfor secretary of education, secre-tary of human services, secretaryof public safety, director of tribalrelations, secretary of revenue,

commissioner of information andtelecommunications, and com-missioner of administrations.Those advisory committees willbe announced later.

Ness said his committee hasalready narrowed down the list ofcandidates considerably.

“We’re getting closer, we hopeto have the final list to the gover-nor (elect) by the end of themonth. Then it’s his decision,” headded.

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SPRINGFIELD (AP) —Authorities in Springfield areuneasy about the threat posed tothe community by teens whoescape a treatment facility for trou-bled youth.

Police Chief Mike Hofeldt andSheriff Jason Bechtold told theArgus Leader that the recentescape of seven teens was cutshort before any major crime hap-pened but it could have turnedserious.

The teens ran off in mid-

October when the fire alarms atSpringfield Academy were set off.Authorities say they broke into ahouse and were trying to load arifle when the homeownerreturned.

Bechtold says the incidentprompted him to ask that a fencebe put up around the facility. Hewas turned down.

Facility director Travis Hallocksays security changes were madeafter the escape. He called theteens’ break-in an isolated incident.

Officials Concerned About ThreatWhen Teens Escape At Springfield