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Bison CourierOfficial Newspaper for the City of Bison, Perkins County, and the Bison School District

A Publication of Ravellette Publications, Inc. P.O. Box 429 • Bison, South Dakota 57620-0429

Phone: (605) 244-7199 • FAX (605) 244-7198

The1.00Volume 31Number 10August 22, 2013

Includes Tax

2013 Perkins County Fa

Rescue combine harvesting for the T racy Wolff family. Photo by Arlis Seim

Chapman Rambouillet placed first in the Mutton Ewe class and Heier Hampshire received sec-ond.

Wolff family grateful for Farm Rescue’s helpTracy Wolff is grateful to have

such wonderful neighbors at thismuch needed time. Wolff has beendiagnosed with Multiple Myelomain the spring of this year. MultipleMyeloma is a cancer of the plasmacells, a type of white blood cellpresent in the bone marrow. Hewas diagnosed by a bone marrowbiopsy. So with dealing with thethree fractured vertebrae due tothe cancer and undergoing treat-ment, Wolff had no idea how hewas going to get his crops har-vested this year. That is when hisneighbors stepped in and con-tacted Farm Rescue for Wolff.

Farm Rescue is an organizationthat was launched in 2005 by BillGross. Bill Gross is a native of North Dakota that was born andraised on a farm. Gross is now afull time pilot for UPS airline.While he’s flying over the skies healways worries about the farmersplanting and harvesting theircrops.

His co-pilot, one day askedGross what he was going to dowhen he retired. Bill didn’t hesi-

tate he said, “I’mGood Samaritan thtor and goes arofarm families planThe co-pilot just stawait until you respired Gross to georganization of Farin 2005.

This non-profprovides planting assistance to farmhave experienced illness or natural Rescue board of dstand that one of nancial burdens ohardship. Most fardepends on the abharvest a crop.Far

just this by providsary manpower (vequipment (suppEquipment Compcrops in and out ofservice is free of coand lessen the worily being helped.

This organizatioc

mmissioners finalize 2014 budgetCounty Commissioners

are Rusty Foster, BradVice Chairman Wayne A son and Chairman Mikezer met Tuesday, August

heir monthly meeting. Thecommissioner , Willard was absent.:30 a.m. the surplus prop-

e was conducted. The firstr sale was a house in Lem-

1 1/2 lots. For this prop-e bid was received from

Love for $300. Because them bid was appraised atthis bid was rejected. Afterof discussion a motion

o deed this property to theLemmon.bids were received for thesurplus property of two lotswas the former Jerry'sre Store. The first bid wassent in by Kevin Love. Thebid was $5,500, from Jim

Because the minimum ap-value is $20,000 both bidsso rejected by a vote of 3 -County Commissioners be-would take $40,000, mini-o get this property up tocause it needs anew floornew roof. Schweitzer ex-fear that when propertiesthe county often receives

ck again. His hope is that

the properties would get back onthe tax roll. By roll call vote a mo-tion passed 3 to 1 to gift this prop-erty to the city of Lemmon.

Brenda Dahlstrom, a saleswoman from Lincoln,Nebraska,was present to give a very techni-cal and lengthy video presentationof a Geographic Information Sys-tem (GIS) solutions internet pro-gram available for the county tobuy at a cost of about $100,00 orless depending on the options cho-sen, the system scans maps anduses aerial photos using GPS andcan be countywide web based. Itgives a land owner informationabout their property such as look-ing through soil levels and canmap weeds. This information canalso give tax information on prop-erties and enables citizens to paytaxes on-line. The information onthis system can also be sold bysubscription at a cost of $450 peryear. Assessor Rownea Gerbrachtfinds many incorrect legal descrip-tions of property when she travelsto assess property. Such a systemwould be a great help to her in herwork. The county could set uptheir own program on the system.Dahlstrom was instructed to pre-pare a proposal for the county. In

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age 2 • The Bison Courier •Thursday,August 22, 2013

School starts August 26th

The American Lutheran Church is seeking weddingdresses, baptism gowns and Easter hats from 1913 - 2013to display during their 100 Year Anniversary program. If you have an item or know of someone who does, please con-tact Salli at 605-244-5491.

Alcoholics Anonymous is meeting weekly in Bison. Thegroup meets every Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in the basementof the Presbyterian Church. Everyone is welcome.

To have your NON-PROFIT meeting listed here, please sub-mit them by calling: 244-7199, or e-mailing to: [email protected]. We will run your event notice the two issues priorto your event at no charge.

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this program the developers of herto research company would de-velop the sight in two weeks time.Gerbracht remarked that mostcounties in South Dakota alreadyhave a similar program working. Assuggested Gerbracht will shoparound what is available. She iseager to have a program like GISfor use in her office.

Highway Superintendent TracyBuer was also in attendance to giveupdates about his department andto discuss his budget for the comingyear. The Zipper machine is beingused now on Lover's Lane and isworking very well and will be veryuseful for work on county roads.Resurfacing the Bixby Road is on

the agenda to be done in the future.Buer estimates the cost to be$211,000. per mile to resurface thisroad. County funds paired withmoney from the State Transporta-tion Improvement Plan (STIP)could double the amount savedeach year for roads. "Do only whatwe can afford," suggested Buer. "Itis wise to be conservative," re-marked Schweitzer. Get as muchdone as you can do or maybe all atonce when money is available withno interest." "Maintenance also hasto be done." added Brad Besler. If maintenance is not done the roadwill deteriorate quickly. Buer willgo ahead and use what money isavailable. At this time he is still inneed of one mechanic who can op-erate machinery to make his crewcomplete.

Assessor Rownea Gerbracht wasalso present to give an assessmenton the Broadband Technology. Sheenjoys the Vanguard software andwill apply for a server. The tablet isused when she is out in the field.

Gerbracht also requested a creditcard for use when she travels.When she has to use her own creditcard tax is added which can be veryhigh. County Attorney Shane Pen-field will research the county policyon this issue. A credit card would beneeded for each department in theCourt House. It would be a big helpwhen they travel for county busi-ness for gas, motels and meals.

Every year on their anniversaryof employment the employees re-

ceive a 10¢ hourly wage increase.Those receiving increases thismonth are Duane Holtgard,Tammy Buer and Jill Olson.

Two plats were approved. Thefirst one was for Lot 2 Jahner Addi-tion to Perkins County and the sec-ond one was for Lot A and Lot BS21-T18-R13.

Ida Sander was appointed to beon the 4-H Advisory Board byunanimous agreement. The idea of having a 4-H Advisor assistant asan intern in 2014 was rejected.

Discussion developed regardingthe office of County Health Nurseat the Bison Clinic. At this timethat office is used only one day perweek. Could it be subleased to Chi-ropractor Jesse Lensegrav for acouple days a week? After "hash-ing" over this idea a motion passed

by unanimous agrlease that space on tused by the CountyNecessary contingwere also approvbooks in the black.

The last item on discussing the budgWhat a monumentamissioners had befline item was examcare, this budget "stone" but will be September meetinsand could be cut oumake the budget thyear which would eral Fund to grow. Mare asking for a

wages. Phone costsand the custodianmower. Buying a Gbe financed by ibudget supplemenitems will stay the sers need an incrservice was reducedwas left the same. want to make surequate amounts to cofire departments anfire fighters. "Expetrucks also," remarlowance for Arrow Tbled from $4,000. budget looks bettlooked in the past,nance Officer Sylvi

Highlights & HappeFamily movie night , Saturday,

August 24th, 7:30 p.m. at thePerkins County new grandstands.Come and watch Home Run.FREE POPCORN

The Back to School Sock Hopand Title I Annual Meeting will beTuesday, September 3 at BisonSchool with a free supper begin-ning at 5:00 P.M. followed by danc-ing until 6:30. All preschoolers,students K-6 and their parents areinvited to attend.

Arrow Transitthrough Bison to RapiTuesday of every m3189 to arrange a rid

service to farm families in NorthDakota, South Dakota, Minnesota,Iowa and eastern Montana. Since2006 they have aided over 200families in crisis.

To apply for Farm Rescue assis-tance the immediate family orneighbors can complete an appli-cation on the website at

www.farmrescue.org or by calling701-252-2017. People that applymust have three years operatingtheir own farms. Farmers can onlyapply every three years for oneplanting and one harvesting oper-ation. No money is given to thefarmer.

This assistance is not available

if their is a death into Farm Rescue nated funds to helpis no longer living

To help this orgcan donate funds, or attend Farm Res

Wolff Family............................................... conti

County Commission ..................................................................................... contin



My TomatoesBERpast week at the Perkins

Fair we heard several homers comment on the fact that

matoes were not ripening orquite a bit of blossom end

an attribute the slow ripen-he weather generally. Wed quite a cool summer; how-matoes do well in tempera-

the 70’s. The probleme a lack of full sunshine foright hours a day and the

ol nights we have had. Thatto be changing now so

he tomatoes will ripen asvest will finally be getting

ay.om end rot also known as

seems to be plaguing quiteof you, us included. Weabout a dozen over the backence today; thankfully theyl small ones. Blossom endamed on inconsistent water-he most part but it can alsok of calcium in the soil, andbe calcium that the plant

orb.disease does not spread

ant to plant in the field, oruit to fruit in transit. Sincephysiological nature, fungi-d insecticides are useless asmeasures. The occurrence of ease is dependent upon a

of environmental condi-specially those that affect

the supply of water and calcium inthe developing fruits. Factors thatinfluence the uptake of water and

calcium by the plant have an effecton the incidence and severity of blossom end rot.

Conditions that can slow waterand/or calcium absorption can in-clude:

• inconsistent watering• root damage• cold temperatures/cold soil• excessive heat• too much nitrogen in soil (low-

ers calcium uptake)• Large amount of salts in the

soil (lowers the availability of cal-cium) Well water in this area ishigh in sodium; sodium in the soilprevents the roots from absorbingthe calcium from the soil.

• Markedly acidic or alkalinesoil (pH imbalance prevents cal-cium absorption) A possible fix is aproduct available in garden centerscalled Rot Stop which is an all-nat-ural product. Another fix, whichmaybe too late for this year isspraying a mixture of 1 tablespooncalcium chloride (gypsum) in onegallon of water. Spray 2-3 times aweek until blossom end rot is undercontrol. Apply early in the morningwhen temperatures are cool.

Next week we will discuss whatyou can do for next season’s BER.

"All gardeners know better thanother gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb

Submitted by Karen Englehart,Master Gardener, SDSU Coopera-tive Extension Service

Garden Gate

The Bison Courier •Thursday, August 22,

ndowners and huntersked to report dead deer

th Dakota Game, Fish ands currently documenting aer being found dead in

County, South Dakota.ports suggest the problemhemorrhagic disease, alsoas epizootic hemorrhagic

(EHD) or blue tongue.disease is common in

ailed deer and is typicallyd in late summer or earlylthough other animals in-mule deer and livestockinfected by the biting

it is unlikely to causeEHD cannot be transferred

from animal to animal,HD is not infectious to hu-

virus is spread by a bitingnd causes extensive inter-

morrhaging. Many deer ex- clinical signs and appeary healthy, while othersve symptoms such as res-y distress, fever, andg of the tongue. With

virulent strains of theeer can be dead within 1-3

days. Affected deer are often foundnear low lying areas or in nearwater like a river or a pond. Thisis due to the deer attempting to goto the water to combat the highfever.

Although this disease has notyet been confirmed through labo-ratory testing, the symptoms thatlocal conservation officers andfield staff are describing appearmuch like hemorrhagic disease.

Currently South Dakota GameFish and parks is recording all re-ported deer die offs and would liketo test some sick deer to confirmwhat is causing the die off. We askthat anyone observing a sick ordead deer to report them toWildlife Conservation officer KeithMutschler at 605-374-7726.

EHD outbreaks can be locallysevere, but rarely affect more than25% of a local deer population. Inrare cases, it will affect more than50%. Deer can continue to suc-cumb to this disease until a hardfreeze reduces midge populationsthat carry the disease.

The South Dakota Departmentof Agriculture has announced abridge loan program available forFarm Service Agency approved ap-plicants.

“The department has alwaysworked closely with FSA, but thenew SDDA bridge loan program isgreat collaboration between bothentities to ensure our producers

can continue with an agriculturalreal estate purchase when fundsmay not be readily available atFSA,” said South Dakota Secre-tary of Agriculture Lucas Lentsch.“We have also heard from manybankers who think this is a greattool for them to utilize when theopportunity is right and the bankitself may not be interested in abridge loan.”

The bridge loan program is de-signed to provide interim financ-

ing for FSA applicants approvedfor loans to purchase land whenFSA funding is not available at thetime the applicant wants to pro-ceed in closing the land purchase.The SDDA loan is structured formonthly interest only paymentsuntil the funding is available atFSA and the FSA loan is closed. Itis anticipated that a bridge loan

will be paid off by FSA withinthree to nine months.SDDA does have the ability to

extend the term for up to twoyears. If, for any reason, FSA doesnot fund the loan, SDDA will termthe loan out over 10 years. Thecurrent interest rate for the de-partment’s loan is four percentand borrowers are required to payall closing fees.

“Due to the limitations of thefederal budget, there may be a gap

between loan appring,” said Craigstate executive dirStates DepartmentFSA. “The partnestate is perfect timithis collaboration benefit to the approto be able to go forland purchase.”

For more infobridge loan prografinancial progthrough the South Dment of AgriculturLaBrie, finance ad605-773-5436 or htFor information loan programs, coFSA ohttp://www.fsa.usd

FSA, SDDA together on bridge loan

Holistic management workshop to be heThe South Dakota Grasslands

Coalition, Corson County Conser-vation District, Tatanka RC&D,and the Natural Resources Con-servation Service are proud to or-ganize a 3 day workshop onHolistic Resource Management. Itwill be held Tuesday, September24 through Thursday, September26 from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm eachday at the McIntosh City Hall inMcIntosh, South Dakota.

This workshop is being pre-sented by Joshua Dukart, a landand livestock manager from Bis-marck, ND. He is a Certified Ed-ucator of Holistic Managementwho speaks and teaches regularlythroughout the United States andCanada. With his current ranch-ing activities and diverse experi-ences teaching and consulting, hewill share real-life examples of Ho-listic Management in action.

Holistic Management is a newmanagement approach helpingpeople improve their quality of life, generate wealth and managetheir resources. It’s a process of goal setting, decision making andmonitoring that people throughoutthe world are using to restore vi-tality to their ranches, businesses,communities, and the natural re-sources we all depend on.

This workshop is highly recom-mended for producers by past par-ticipants. Kayla Anderson,Lemmon, SD who attended thisworkshop said, “It really made usthink more outside the box of howwe run our operation. We learnedthat there really is no wrong wayof doing things and to be moreproactive with our thinking aheadinstead of being reactive to possi-ble outcomes to situations.”

The cost of the workshop is $200which includes textbook, work-book, lunch and breaks. Eachranch may bring an additionalparticipant at a cost of $100.Class size is limited to 30 people,so call now to pre-register. To pre-register or for more details, callTatanka RC&D at 605-244-5222Ext 3.



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Tufty adopts "Dee's Housespecial project at Prairie Vi

By Elisa Sand

Ten years after it was moved toPrairie Village near Madison,Dee's House is finally beingcleaned out and organized for vis-itors.

Built around 1914, the house lo-cated south of the Junius Churchwas the childhood home of DeeHabeger, wife of Joe Habeger, oneof the Prairie village founders. Vis-itors who walk inside the buildingthis year will see some changesmade possible through the volun-teer efforts of Betty Ann Tufty,who has taken it upon herself tocollect furnishings for the houseand get things cleaned up.

Tufty has been on the groundsthe past few years welcoming vis-itors who pass through the houseand relaying the history of thebuilding and some of the artifactsinside, but her vision for the space

includes much mo

where Tufty hopeslection of Tupperwshe has sold ovyears.

"I always said have my display lage," she said.

Just this summbeen cleaning insiand adding furnituwere recently at and offered to cleaand Prairie Vilmember Marilyn some curtains at which now hang iKathy and Doug been working ohouse.

The home is filous family memoraseveral paintings Dee Habeger, whicin various placehouse.

Tufty said littlethe house have a sthe fireplace, whicto the structure butmeaning for Dee an

"They were mathe fireplace." Tuft

Because Dee wthe couple werentraditional churchwere married in local priest in fronfamily who gathersion.

Tufty said herhouse is to give visof Dee's House abeen while she wasa family that wasndoing well financiahas resulted in nights, but she saicoming together.

"My dream is csaid.

Reprinted from Anniversary EditioVillage Steam Tboree.

Rosebud News.......By Tiss Treib

Treib made a trip to Lem-Monday. She called on

Harris before returning

rt and Bridget Keller andlled on Tiss Treib Monday

afternoon. Other visitors includedMandy Anderson, Dorena, Katieand Christopher Wiechmann andEsther Johnson.

Tiss Treib made a trip to Lem-mon Wednesday afternoon.

Diana Owens of Glen Ullin, NDwas a Sunday morning visitor of Tiss Treib.

LaVonne Foss and Shirley John-son went to dinner together atSummerville Sunday.

Monday the Keller’s went toTiss Treib’s in the afternoon topick up fruit.

Wednesday, Tabbi Mauri was anevening guest of the Keller’s.

Friday, the Keller’s traveled toBismarck for Bridget's guard drill.It was family day on Saturday sothey could watch them buildbridge. They returned home lateSunday evening.

Troy Meink and family returnedto their home in Virginia Tuesday.

Keith and Bev Hoffman traveledto Gleynden, MN Wednesday to

spend time with Paul and Har-mony Tally and girls. They re-turned home Sunday.

Jim and Patsy Miller traveled toDuluth, MN Tuesday to attend theMSA Shiners Convention. They re-turned home Sunday.

Matt and Christi Miller wereSunday supper guests of Jim andPatsy Miller.

Tuesday morning, John andShirley Johnson stopped atThelma Sandgren’s. Brady andBlair Ham checked cows andstopped in for a pop break.

John and Shirley Johnson calledon Thelma Sandgren Wednesdayand John got his hair cut.

Friday, Nan Nash, LorraineKaitfors and Thelma Sandgren

joined Gladys Merwin to help hercelebrate her birthday. LaterThelma picked up Gladys Vliemfrom the Nursing home andGladys treated Thelma to pie andcoffee.

Friday evening Thelma Sand-gren headed for the Indian CreekLutheran church to join the familyfor the Friday evening service tohonor Beryl Veal. It was a verynice family gathering.

Saturday morning, ThelmaSandgren’s doorbell rang andThelma looked out to see the West-ern Horizon’s care center activitybus which had taken some of theresidents out for a ride. HenryIsdal got to see his place for thefirst time since he was hospital-ized – what a thrill for him just tosee if all once again. Gladys Vliemwas also on the bus and that iswhy they stopped at Thelma’s. Lu-cille Doerr was another passenger.

They also stopped at Tiss Treib’sand saw all the prairie dogs.Saturday afternoon, Thelma

Sandgren attended a bridalshower for her granddaughter,Leslie Sandgren. It was differentand very interesting.

Saturday evening Thelma Sand-gren attended worship at Rose-bud.

Sunday morning, Thelma Sand-gren attended breakfast at the fairand Cowboy Church at 10 am.Thelma then visited James andMarcie Sandgren, then home.Later in the afternoon, she deliv-ered her news to Tiss and at-tended bible study at the home of Lester and Sharon Longwood in

the evening.Saturday evening, August 24thRosebud Worship at 7:00 pm fol-lowed by coffee hour and a ladiesaide meeting.

Meadow NeBy Tiss Treib

Judy Lewis of Sturgis spent theweekend with Art and MarilynChristman.

Jim Sanders and Pat Ellisplayed scrabble with Bernie Roseall day Sunday.

Fred and Bev Schopp visited atthe home of Ken and Rita Beckerat Bucyrus.

Fred and Bev Schopp attendedthe Perkins County Fair supperand rodeo in Bison Saturdayevening. Carolyn Petik visitedwith Irene Young on Monday af-ternoon. They also visited Norman

and Harold Kvale aers at the Nursing H

Tuesday evenihad a meeting inCarolyn Petik visit

Darla and RevFriday afternoon olyn and Jerry's.

Sunday afternoCarolyn visited wiand then visited aHome. They were aat Ed and Phyllis S

Kavan and LisaSunday evening vis



Grace Baptist Church • Pastor Phil HahnSunday School 9:30 a.m. • Worship Service - 10:3

Wednesday Prayer Mtg. - 7:30 p.m.Church of Christ

18 mi. south of Prairie City - Worship Service - 10:Prairie Fellowship Parish ELCA • Pastor Dana Lo

Saturday evening service at Indian Creek - 5:00 p.m. • RosebuSunday morning services at American - 8:30 a.m. • Grand Ri

Christ Lutheran Church WELSPastor Gerhardt Juergens

Sunday Bible Class - 8:00 a.m., Worship Service - 8Coal Springs Community Church

Pastors Nels & Angie EasterbySouth Jct. of Highways 73 & 20

Sunday School - 10:00 a.m., Worship Service - 11:Seventh Day Adventist Church • Pastor David M

Sabbath School - 2:00 p.m., Worship Service - 3:0Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church • Fr. Tony Gross

Saturday Mass: - Lemmon 4:45 p.m. Bison - 7:1Sunday Mass: Lemmon - 8:15 a.m., Morristown - 10

Holland Center Christian Reformed ChurcPastor Brad Burkhalter • Lodgepo

Worship Service - 8:00 a.m.First Presbyterian Church • Pastor Florence Hof

Worship Service -9:30 a.m.Slim Buttes Lutheran • Pastor Henry Mohag

Reva • Worship Service - 9:00 a.m., WMF 2nd WednesdaBeckman Wesleyan Church • Pastor Brad Burk

Prairie CitySunday School - 10:00 a.m., Morning Worship - 11

Vesper Service - 6:00 p.m., Wed. Evenings - 7:30

WHERE'S THE LEASH?Read Micah 6:1-8

Micah 6:8 What does the Lord require of you but to do justilove mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

Recently, while out working in our yard, I noticed a man walhis dog past our house. Normally I wouldn't have looked tw

But the dog's owner had taken the leash, put it in a figure-eiconfiguration and placed it firmly in the dog's mouth.

I know it is against the law in our town to walk a dog withouleash. This clever dog owner had found a loophole-- the law

stipulate that you actually had to hold the leash! The amazipart was not the loophole, but that the dog was walking in ob

ent step with his owner, even though he could have bolted awchase a nearby cat.

Our walk with God needs to be like that. While God in His mgives us a long leash and rarely gives us spiritual whiplash

yanking on it, He doesn't delight in the struggle to keep us in He delights when we walk in a surrendered way with Him

When Israel whined to the prophet Micah about how hard tthought it was to please God, He replied with a straight forwsimple way to please Him. Being just and loving mercy whi

walk humbly with Him brings God great pleasure (Mic.6:8). know He is pleased when He doesn't have to hold your leashmore.

All to Jesus I surrender, All to Him I freely give;

I will ever love and trust Him,In his presence daily live.

Find true freedom by walking obediently with God

Pastors PerspecPastor Florence Hoff, CRE First Presbyterian Church


R. Veal, 85, life-longw area rancher, passed

is world into the arms of venly Father on Tuesday,13, 2013. A celebration of ook place on Saturday, Au-, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at In-eek Lutheran Church withDana Lockhart officiating.ng as pall bearers were hisildren: Brandon, Ryan

aron Bourdon; Josh andeal; Stephen and Christine

Special music was pro-y Todd Buer and there wasational singing.l Ralph Veal was deliveredWalker on September 7,

n Bison, South Dakota tond Christine (Schweitzer)

He was baptized into thec Church on February 12,Glencross, South Dakota.

d the first six years of hisranch in Lone Tree Town-Perkins County with his

and younger sister,(Only 15 months younger,adored her brother and

mained close their entireGrandma Christine said heways a determined and in-ent child and his first com-entence was, “I will do it”932, Virgil began buyingAda Township where the

established the VTVThis would be Beryl’s

or the rest of his life and hetirelessly alongside his

to build and expand theon. He became a full part-he ranch while still in high

There were constant chal-through the years as theyd the harsh conditions of 30s, the loss of the firsthouse to fire and the longnd back-breaking work of y ranch life.l began elementary schoolone Tree School and afteroved to the present ranchttended Ada School, alongis sister, Shirley. He at-high school in Bison whereked for room and board atl grocery store.

n Beryl was 18 he achievedam of becoming a pilot. Het soloed for the first timeis life changed forever. Hecken with polio mellitus on

bituary

October 14, 1946. He was flown toRochester two days later where hespent the next nearly two years re-covering from the disease andpreparing for a life that was verydifferent from the one he hadplanned. When he left the hospitalin the spring of 1948, his doctoradvised him to get a wheelchairbecause he would never walkagain.

After returning home, Berylcontinued to farm and ranch withhis parents, doing everything hecould from a wheelchair or on atractor. The polio had left himwith only one arm that was unaf-fected and he learned to run ahand clutch, hand brake and con-trol a loader and other hydraulics,all with one arm.

On July 24, 1948 Beryl and hislong-time girlfriend, MargaretNilsen, were married in theLutheran church in Lemmon.They lived and worked togetherwith his parents on the ranch forthe next few years until once againunforeseeable tragedy struck thefamily. In February of 1952, Virgilpassed away after a short battlewith cancer and at the young ageof 46.

Devastated by the loss of hisdad, Beryl, with his wife andmother at his side, continued torun the ranch. They constantlyworked at improving the ranchand increasing production.

He loved the land and farmed itwith great pride in caring for thesoil and preserving it for future

generations. Beryl never felt heneeded a written contract. He al-ways kept his word and he ex-pected the same from those hedealt with. He treated others as hewanted to be treated.

Beryl kept accurate and exten-sive accounting records of thebusiness, all by hand in a ledgerbook. He could look back through“the book” and find any informa-tion that was needed, usually in afairly short amount of time!

Beryl found his true partner inlife when he met Margie in 1944.They traveled through life for 65years together working side byside to care for God’s land, His an-imals and raising a family. Lifetook them down many paths build-ing a strong faith and foundation

of unconditional love for eachother.Beryl and Margie were blessed

with three children: ColleenMarie, born in 1951; GregoryScott, who joined the group in1955; and Kandi Kae completedthe family in 1961. He was an ex-cellent role model for his children,grandchildren and great-grand-children. He taught by example ashe lived a life of determinationand self-sufficiency in spite of anyhardships or set-backs. Beryl wasa man of great honesty and trust -traits which he also passed on tothe next generations.

After his marriage in 1948,Beryl began attending church atIndian Creek Lutheran and he

and his mother eventually left theCatholic Church to become mem-bers there. He served for manyyears on the Chance CemeteryBoard, the church council and wasa supervisor on the Ada TownshipBoard.

With his leadership, the VTVRanch was awarded the PerkinsCounty Conservation District Tree

Award and a few years later, theSoil Conservation Award. Recentlythe ranch received recognition asMaster Lamb Producers.

Beryl loved to travel the rusticroads and see new places. He alsoenjoyed visiting and truly nevermet a stranger. He constantlystrived to see the best in everyone.He took every opportunity to learnfrom those around him and

wanted to know your life story. Al-ways curious about understandingnew technology, he enjoyed havingan i-Pad and keeping up with fam-ily and friends on Facebook.

Beryl first learned to cook dur-ing his days in the sheep camp.Cornbread was his specialty. Heenjoyed the community of a fulltable of people eating together andsharing conversation. Along withcooking, he loved to eat (especiallyMargie’s pickles) and had an im-mense curiosity for new food expe-riences.

A man of great faith, he lovedthe Lord and he loved life. He wasgrateful for every day he wasgiven on earth. Beryl was a faith-ful and loving husband, father,grandfather, great-grandfather,

son, brother, neighbor and friend.He passed from this world with hisfamily by his side at the WestRiver Regional Medical Center inHettinger, North Dakota, on Tues-day, August 13 at the age of 85years, 11 months and 7 days.

Left to mourn his passing arehis wife of 65 years, Margaret of Meadow, SD; his children andtheir families: Colleen and hus-band Jerry Bourdon, Circle Pines,MN; Brandon and his son, ChanceBourdon, of Rosemont, MN; RyanBourdon and Brittney Nelson-Cheeseman of St. Paul, MN and

Aaron and Stephan ie Bourdon of Chaska, MN; Greg and his wife,Marsha, of Meadow; Josh and

Amy Veal and their children Cait-lyn, Mason and Peyton of Warsaw,

Poland; Jason Veal and AmyLukken of Madison, WI; Kandiand her husband Dan O’Neil of Saukville, WI; Stephen and Mary-Beth Fischer of Fredonia, WI;Christine O’Neil, Saukville, WI;his only sister, Shirley Veal, who iscurrently living with her daughterin Ridgeview, SD; one niece, Diane(Jim) Fried of Ridgeview.

Waiting for Beryl at heaven’sgate were his parents, Virgil andChristine, who preceded him indeath.

A memorial has been estab-lished to the West River RegionalMedical Center in Hettinger, ND.

Condolences may be sentthrough our website at www.evan-sonjensenfuneralhome.com.

yl R. Veal




By Robert Drown,Natural Resource Specialist

Fire blight is showing up allover in northwestern SouthDakota. It is a bacterial diseasecaused by the bacterium Erwiniaamylovora that can kill branchesand whole plants of many mem-bers of the rose family. It is espe-cially destructive to apples, pears,and crabapples. It can occur onserviceberries, flowering quinces,cotoneasters, hawthorns, quinces,raspberries, mountain ash and etc.The bacteria overwinter inblighted branches and at the edgeof cankers. In spring, when tem-peratures frequently reach 65 F,masses of bacteria come outthrough cracks and bark pores asgummy bacterial ooze. Insectssuch as aphids, ants, bees, beetles,and flies are attracted to this ooze,pick up the bacteria on their bod-ies, and inadvertently carry thebacteria to opening blossoms.Warm, rainy springs are particu-

Tree Facts – Fire Blight in Trees and Shrubslarly conducive to rapid spread of the pathogen, resulting in blossomblight. Blight of twig terminalscan occur in late May throughJune during wind driven rainevents. Hail and wind damageprovide wounds that allow thepathogen to enter at other times.Hot summer weather generallyslows or stops the disease.

SYMPTOMS – Fire blight is

first noticed in the spring. In-fected blossoms appear water-soaked and wilt rapidly beforeturning dark brown; this phase of the disease is referred to as blos-som blight. Leaves wilt, darkenand remain attached to the tree,appearing fire-scorched. Twigsdarken and branch tips may bendover forming a “shepherd’s crookand may exude creamy ooze. In-fected fruits exude ooze, graduallydry and remain attached to thebranch. Severe infections includecankers on branches and stemsthat are dark, discolored, slightlysunken, with narrow callus ridges.Droplets of bacterial ooze may ap-pear on the canker.

CONTROL - There is no cure forfire blight. However, planting re-sistant varieties, pruning off in-fected plant parts, and chemicalsprays can be done. Using resist-ant varieties is the most effectiveprevention method. Sprayingchemicals is not recommended forhomeowners because of chemicalavailability, potential phytoxicityand the critical timing of spraysbut it is done with limited effec-tiveness at commercial nurseriesand orchards.

Pruning can be cankers. If canke50 percent aroundcut through bark to2 inches outside thgin, scrape away aand treat exposed 70 percent alcohoentire branch shoula canker extendsthan 50 percent o

move all blighcankered brancheand branches 8 to 1the edge of visibleeach cut, sterilize ping in household pruning is best bectial for spreadinglower. To decreasnew infections, prall infected branchand destroy.

Coppicing or centire shrub or hedinches of the groungenerate it disease icals need to be usdo this hard prunimancy. Clean upfrom the pruning anew growth. In thriant flush of grplace.

My sources for twas the Colorado SExtension. If you information about Trees and Shrubs,” at the Conservatio244-5222, Extensioat robert.drown@s

If you have an informational press release, contact theBison Courier 244-7199 or [email protected]

Press releases are free of charge!

Fire blight infecting a hedge of cotoneaster in Bison, SD.

-H continues to prepareor the future, a new formatskill-a-thons" is being in-ted into local and state 4-ests. Skill-a-thons featurestations focused on differ-c areas and allow youth totrate their knowledge,

nd abilities.h Dakota 4-H Youth Pro-irector Peter Nielson ex-hat there are two reasonsDakota is transitioning

f its contests to the skill-a-mat. Foremost is the edu-

value they offer.thons give youth an oppor-o develop and display action of knowledge as op-o only ranking a class of ects."xample, a livestock skill-a-y feature stations with ac-

related to animalg, nutrition, quality assur-d genetics to give individ-a broader industry

dge.second reason South

is transitioning to morehon formats is to mirrorcontest changes on the na-vel. With these contests inin South Dakota, youtht the senior level will be el-o qualify and compete inhon competitions on thel level.state horticulture contesteady transitioned to thehon format. It now in-judging of horticulture

and reasons, combinedlant identification and atest.year, skill-a-thons in beef,nd swine were also offeredand FFA youth during theDakota State Fair. Thisose contests will continueoat skill-a-thon has been

o the livestock offering.visual arts and photogra-ntests will be merged intol-a-thon focused on visualhnology components andented in 2014.ionally, in static judging a

mer Decision Making con-ll replace the family con-cience judging contest for

t time at the 2013 SouthState Fair. Topics will in-utrition, clothing, textiles,

personal care, personal financeand entertainment and leisure.Senior contestants will also giveoral reasons.

Upcoming Skill-A-ThonsState Fair Skill-A-Thon Aug. 30 &31: The South Dakota State Fairwill host four separate Skill-a-thons: Beef, Sheep, Swine, andnew to 2013 Goat. Aug. 30 theSwine Skill-a-thon will be from 9a.m. to 1 p.m. CDT and SheepSkill-a-thon 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. CDT;

Aug. 31 will be the Beef Skill-a-thon from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. CDTand the Goat Skill-a-thon will runfrom 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. CDT. Thenew Goat Skill-a-thon will exposeyouth to both the meat and dairyproduction sides of the goat proj-ect.

State Fair Premier ExhibitorProgram: In addition to the Live-stock Skill-a-thons at State Fair,4-H youth, ages 11 to 18, that areexhibiting beef, sheep, or swinemay enter the Premier ExhibitorProgram.

Participants in this contest willpractice their decision making andcommunication skills by compet-ing in four events: Industry Inter-view, Skill-a-thon, Production andManagement Quiz, and Showman-ship. A panel of judges, represent-ing the South Dakota beef, sheep,or swine industry, will ask a fewshort questions during the indus-try interview and score youth onaccuracy of their answers andoverall presentation skills. Con-tact your local 4-H Youth Program

Advisor to register for Premier Ex-hibitor.Western Junior Show Skill-A-Thon

Finally, the Western JuniorShow Oct. 9-12 in Rapid City willbe adding a Livestock Skill-a-thonto its schedule for any youth toparticipate.

For a full list of rules and sug-gested study resources to helpyouth prepare for the LivestockSkill-a-thons this summer pleasereference the South Dakota StateFair 4-H Division Handbook. If you have any other questionsabout the Premier Exhibitor orSkill-a-thons, contact SDSU Ex-tension 4-H Youth Livestock Field

Specialist Megan Nielson,[email protected].

ill-a-thons showcaseH youth knowledge




Monday, August 26Soft shell taco

corn, salad barfruit & milk

Tuesday, August 27Hot dog

baked beanssalad bar

fruit & milk

Wednesday, August 28Turkey noodle casserole

broccolisalad bar

fruit, milk & w/g roll

Thursday, August 29Hamburger w/bun

french friessalad bar

fruit & milk

CLA officers make decisions for 2013 - 14 school year

w: Kayley Johnson, Sydney Arneson, Kimberly Peck. Front row: Madison Hulm, Kianal.hip, decisions and membership were part o f their agenda as FCCLA officers arrived in theoom at 9 a.m. on Thursday, August 15. Planning a budget, choosing a theme for the year,ng chapter activities and organizing the new member meeting scheduled for Thursday,29 at 6:15 p.m. were just a few of the specific tasks these officers completed before theyp.m. that evening. Officers are looking forward to a year filled with fun chapter, school

mmunity activities.

Watch next weeks paper formore Perkins County Faircoverage.




Tracy Buer, Lauren Holder, Carrie Schalesky, Nicole Hafner,Todd Buer, Kathy Hafner performing.

Tracy Buer, James Brixey and Todd Buer.

Talent show draws big crowd




4-H special awardsThe Beginner Round Robin Win-

ner is: Eli HarpsterThe Junior Round Robin Winneris: Jacob SchaleskyThe Senior Round Robin Winneris: Ethan Harpster

Beginner Most OutstandingFoods: Everett PaulBeginner Most Outstanding Hor-ticulture: Everett PaulBeginner Most Outstanding Vi-sual Arts: Everett PaulBeginner Most Outstanding Fam-ily Resource: Everett PaulBeginner Most Outstanding AgRelated: Everett PaulBeginner Most OutstandingPhoto: Taylor Fisher

Junior Most Outstanding Foods:Macy SchileyJunior Most Outstanding Horti-culture: Iver PaulJunior Most Outstanding Visual

Arts: Tie between Tayton Schofield

and Iver PaulJunior Most Outstanding FamilyResource: Tayton SchofieldJunior Most Outstanding Display:Susan WilkenJunior Most Outstanding Ag Re-lated project: Iver PaulJunior Most Outstanding Photo:Iver PaulJunior Most Outstanding Poster:Macy Schiley

Senior Most Outstanding Visual Arts: Shaley LensegravSenior Most Outstanding FamilyResource: Shaley LensegravSenior Most Outstanding Display:Ethan HarpsterSenior Most Outstanding Photo:

Anna HatleCreative Carrie Award: AnnaHatleMost Outstanding Leather Proj-ect: Kenneth Carmichael

Tracy Buer, Todd Buer, Brian and Lauren Holder. The Holdersare new Bison residence. Brian is the Music teacher at theBison School and Lauren is the Athletic Director.

te Johnson also performed at the Talent Show

oller is not afraid to getof the crowd.

TW Schalesky hfun at the Talent Sh

k You Anna Hatle for the Talent Show photos.




erkins County Fair 4-H static exhibitsClass

Carmichael : Senior;Display Exhibit, Blue; Por-splay Exhibit, photo, Blueh Carmichael : Senior;g Display Exhibits, Barb-mp, Blue; Senior WeldingExhibits, grill guard, Pur-

ather - Kit/Pattern, minia-

ddle, PurpleHarpster : Senior; Educa-Display, Gun Safety Poster,

atle: Senior; ArchitectureExhibit, Blue; Candid Dis-hibit, Purple; Architecture

Exhibit, Purple; MacroExhibit, Close up, Purple;

ape Display Exhibit, Pur-

Kolb : Senior Flowers orDisplay Exhibit,

flower/plant photo, RedStephanie Kolb : Senior; Flowersor Plants Display Exhibit, photo,PurpleShaley Lensegrav : Senior; PaperOriginal, Purple; Recycled and Re-made Display Exhibit, PurpleLenae McKinstry : Senior Flow-ers or Plants Display Exhibit,

close-up of a flower, Purple;Tourism or Promotion Display Ex-hibit, Iwo Jima Memorial, Purple;Candid Display Exhibit, Mya andbutterfly, PurpleTricia Wilken : Senior; Educa-tional Display, Blue

William Anderson : Junior;Leather - Kit/Pattern, leatherwork, Blue; Flowers or Plants Dis-play Exhibit, Sunflower, RedKaeli Carmichael : Junior; Edu-cational Display, Hair Bands,Blue; Textiles - Original,Tye-dyedT-shirt, Purple; White eggs Dis-play Exhibit, BlueKyler Carmichael : Junior; Edu-cational Display, fish/minnowtrap, Purple; Textiles - Original,

Ty-dyed T-shirt, PurpleTaylor Fisher : Junior; Flowers orPlants Display Exhibit, Blue;Macro Display Exhibit, Blue;Children's Art Activities, Blue;Macro Display Exhibit, Purple;Landscape Display Exhibit, Pur-ple; Selected Outfit, Purple; Ani-mal & People Display Exhibit,Red; Flowers or Plants DisplayExhibit, Red; Landscape DisplayExhibit, Red; Constructed Cloth-ing: Accessory using fabric, Apron,Purple; Children's Art Activities,Kitties, Blue; Children's Art Activ-ities, sunsets, WhiteElijah Harpster : Junior; Browneggs Display Exhibit Blue; Educa-tional Display, Bullying poster

Purple; Recycled and RemadeDisplay Exhibit, Paper flowers,BlueJulianna Kari : Junior; Chalk,Carbon (Pencil) and Pigment -Original, Chalk, Purple; DigitallyEnhanced Prints Display Exhibit,

Blue; Digitally Enhanced PrintsDisplay Exhibit, Purple; MoldedCookies, PurpleJoshua McKinstry : Junior;Macro Display Exhibit, Asicsspikes, BlueEverett Paul : Junior; Brown eggsDisplay Exhibit, Purple; Book Be-ginner Beginner Level 2, Purple;

Wall Item for your Home DisplayExhibit, Bulletin Board, Purple;Recycled and Remade Display Ex-hibit, Decorative Book, Purple;Pickles Food Exhibit; Fine Wool(grades 64 hanks and higher):FineWool Fleece, Purple; Wood - Origi-nal, Landscape Timbers, Purple;Photo Artistic Display Exhibit,photograph, Purple; Wildlife orDomestic Animals Display Ex-hibit, photograph, Red; LandscapeDisplay Exhibit, photograph, Red; Glass - Original, picture in a jar,Blue; Summer Squash - SummerDisplay Exhibit, Blue; Clay, Ce-ramics, Modeling Compounds -Original, Trivit, PurpleIver Paul : Junior; Brown eggs

Display Exhibit, Purple; JuniorJunior (Second Year or Longer inthe Range Science Project), Book,Purple; Drop Cookies, Purple; Re-cycled and Remade Display Ex-hibit, decorated book, Blue;Pickles Food Exhibit, dill pickles,Purple; Fine Wool (grades 64hanks and higher), Fine WoolFleece, Purple; Wall Item for yourHome Display Exhibit, footballbulletin board, Purple; Glass -Original, Jar with picture, Purple;Landscape Display Exhibit, photo-graph, Blue; Photo Artistic Dis-play Exhibit, photograph, Purple;Summer Squash - Summer Dis-play Exhibit, Purple; Clay, Ceram-ics, Modeling Compounds -

Original, Trivit, Purple; Wood -Original, wood carving, PurpleMacy Schiley : Junior; Photo

Artistic Display Exhibit, Artisticphoto, Purple; Bread MachineBread or Rolls White bread, Pur-ple; Brown eggs Display Exhibit,

Blue; Clay, Ceramics, ModelingCompounds - Original, Ceramicwhiteboard, Purple; ConstructedClothing: Sleepwear, Robe orSwimwear, Blue; Handmade Jew-elry - Kit/Pattern, Bracelet, Blue;Handmade Jewelry - Kit/Pattern,Bracelet, Purple; Recycled and Re-made Display Exhibit, Cookie

sheet, Purple; Educational Poster,Horse educational poster, Purple;Paper - Kit/Pattern, Paper cards,kit, Purple; Flowers or Plants Dis-play Exhibit, Photo of flowers,Blue; Portrait Display Exhibit,Purple; Recycled Garment, recy-cled dress, Blue; Selected Outfit, ,PurpleDryeann Schuelke : Junior; Ar-chitecture Display Exhibit, Blue;Clay, Ceramics, Modeling Com-pounds - Original sculpture, Pur-pleTayton Schofield : Junior; Edu-cational Poster, Blue; Wildlife orDomestic Animals Display Ex-hibit, 5x7 animal photo, Blue; Dig-itally Enhanced Prints Display

Exhibit, 5x7 digitally enhancedflags, Purple; Landscape DisplayExhibit, 8x10 framed landscape,Blue; Plastic - Original, beadwork,Blue; Color Wheel Display Ex-hibit, Purple; Fiber - Original, cro-cheted scarf, Purple; Drawn ImageDisplay Exhibit, Red; Plastic -Original, Duct tape wallet, Purple;Constructed Clothing: Accessoryusing fabric,felted embellishedpurse, Blue; Fiber - Original,

felted owl, Purpleyour Home Dframed art, Blue; cessory) GroupingDisplay Exhibit, deco, Blue; RecycDisplay Exhibit, ers, Purple; StoraRoom in Your Ho

hibit, Oatmeal canple; Textiles - Ktote bag, Blue; Han- Original,pink & Purple; ConstrKitchen Accessorhibit, pot holders, and Remade Dpaper project, PurpOccasions Displaycards, Purple; TexTye-dyed tote bagstructed Clothing: Afabric, Tye-dyed emband, Blue; Leathetooled coin purse, - Original, tooled k

Animal & People D Veteran 5x7 fram

Item for your Homhibit, wall hangingLindsey Wilkenor Plants Display ESusan Wilkentional Display, PurKaia Day : Brownies, PurpleKenley Day : B

Art, fuse bead artReece’s Bars, Purp

Tayton Schofield interview judging.



The Bison Courier •Thursday, August 22, 2

erkins County FairH livestock results

: Eli Harpster , Beginneranship, Purple ribbon, Pul-, Purple ribbon

: Eli Harpster , Beginneranship, Meat, Purple rib-ginner Showmanship, Miniurple ribbon; Senior Doe,op, Purple ribbon; Seniorue ribbon

Ethan Harpster , Sr.anship, Grand; Gilt Cham-urple Ribbon; Market Hog,0 lbs., Purple Ribbonrpster , Beginner Show-

p, Grand; Gilt Champion,bbon; Market Hog, 200-250rple Ribbon, Blue Ribbon: Ethan Harpster , Sr.anship, Purple; Wetheroat, Blue Ribbon; Over Allon, Wether, Sr.Schalesky , Jr. Showman-Purple; Jr. Doe, Purple;Female Jr. Reserve Cham-eat Goat, Buckling. Purple;

oat, Jr. Doe, Purple; Meatearling Doe, Purple; Overmpion, Buckling, Jr.; Overampion, Jr. Doe, Reserveon; Over All Champion,

grpster , Beginner Show-

p, Purple; Doe, 2 years andPurple; Grand Champion

Female Doe, Grand Champion;Meat Goat, Wether, Purple; Over

All Champion, Wether, Beginner,Grand ChampionSheep : Jacob Schalesky , Show-manship, Grand Champion; Pure-bred Ram, Lamb Wool, Registered,Purple ribbon; Purebred YearlingRam Wool, Registered, Blue;Grand Champion Wool Ram, Year-ling, 2 Entries, Grand/ReserveDairy Cattle : Jacob Schalesky ,Showmanship, Jr. Grand Cham-pion; Heifer Calf, Purple Ribbon;Grand Champion Dairy Female,Grand ChampionBeef Cattle : Jacob Schalesky ,Showmanship, Jr. Grand Cham-pion; Heifer Calf, Blue; Beef,Champion English Female, Re-serve ChampionDryeann Schuelke , Showman-ship, Beginner, Grand Champion;Heifer Calf, Purple; ChampionEnglish Female, Grand Champion

Juliana Kari , Ranchers Special,Grand ChampionMacy Schiley , Yearling Heifer,Blue; Market Beef, Purple4-H Round Robin Winners : Sr.Division; Ethan Harpster. Jr. Di-vision; Jacob Schalesky. BeginnerDivision; Eli Harpster. Above: Turtle Creek Angus

won the English DivisionHeifer calf. Pictured are Tyand Everett Die ter.

Open Class Feeder Calf was won by Bailie Beer and second wasTia Baumberger, both of Corson county.




2013 Perkins County Fair open class static resul

Geraldine Howey won thePerkins County Master GardenerSweepstakes Award of $25.00.Blue- beets, cabbage, onions andBlack Beauty eggplant, Dill, knit-ted cap, dish towel, paint by num-ber, Red- pickling cucumbers,carrots, potatoes, zucchini andgreen beans; fresh arrangement;Colbin Seidel won the youthPerkins County Master GardenersSweepstakes Award of $25.00 forhis slicing cucumbers Blue- Ten-der Sweet carrots, Early Tendergreen beansRuby VanDenBerg : FoodPreservation Award - Blue-Crabapple jellies, Wild plum jelly,angel food cake, white bread, pho-tography- landscape - 2, peopleDarlene Holec : Red- rhubarbBlane Kari : blue- 5 pictures of the Slim Buttes- top blue in Pho-tographyJohn Gupman : Blue-Photogra-phy- landscape, animals , peopleRed- Photography- animals , land-scape, peopleLisa Harpster : Blue- LittleMarsel Peas, slicing cucumbers,Pickling cucumbers, Boston pick-ling cucumbers, Lake bush beans,fresh arrangement, dill, skirtRed- dill; brown eggs, Photogra-phy landscapeDarlene Price : Blue- Pickling cu-cumbers, tender green beans,horseradish, dill, Drop cookies,Fancy cookies, white bread, dinnerrollsRed- Viking potatoes, greenonions.Red- flower on two flower arrange-

mentsDoris Kari : Blue- plastic fly swat-terRed- plastic canvasChristi Ryen : Wool Award forWool vest -Blue- Broccoli, Hungar-ian peppers, wool pants, wool tas-seled coat, wool western blouse,wool vestRed- cabbage, Jalapeno peppers,Hot Banana peppers.Teddi Carlson : Blue- Yukon Goldpotatoes.TW Schalesky : Red- hot peppers.Food PreservationBev Heier : Flower Arrangement

Award - Blue- chokecherry syrup;Miniature arrangement; sunflow-ers, lillies, Hollyhocks; Red-Nanking cherry jelly andChokecherry jelly, 3 stems of freshflowersRed- Wild plum jellyGladys Jackson : Conservation

Award - Blue- people landscape,buildingsRed- landscape, people, buildingsKallie Kronberg : Blue-Chokecherry jelly; potted plantKaren Englehart : Blue-Chokecherry jelly.Ramona Brockel : Blue-Chokecherry jelly.Cammie Worthen : Blue- Mintfudge.June Shinabarger : Red-Chokecherry jelly.Boe Hanson : Red- Chokecherry

jelly. Photography- Blue- animals,landscapeRed- people

Amanda Schuchard : Blue- pick-led beetsMary Lee Drake : Best Quilt

Award - Best of Sh- Blue- Horse HairGnome pedestal, elf,Glazed lying necklace, table runlectable MountainsPam Reder : table runnerRed-table matIrene StrampherRed- afghan

Arlis Seim : BluRed- infant capTerry HafnerBest of ShowCarrie SchaleskysignsJanelle Ryen : apronRed- wool jacket, w

YOUTHSydney Ellingsoncanned meat, tabcolorNicole HafnerPainting- horsesRed- soft spread jaIver Paul : Red-Everett Paulphy- landscape, anRed- green beansJennise LoughanBlue- animalsReave SchuchardeggsKahlea Seidelbrown eggs Red- cGracee Veal : BTucker EllingsonPie contest: AdulSchalesky 2nd & 3

Youth 1st - Jenna K

chiley showing her yearling heifer.

Harpster with his prize winning Gilt




left, Beau chapman fit-ewe.

right, Jacob Schalesky

s winning Rams.

right, Eli Harpster withken.

left, Beau Chapmans first place Ram andchalesky with his sec-ce Ram.

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oat partticipants were Jacob Schalesky, Eli Harpsteran Harpster.

All of Bev and Iver Heier’s grandchildren showed a goat at the fair, Jozi Schuchard, Will Mickel-son, Jarett Schuchard, Reave Schuchard and Kiley Schuchard.

Will Mickelson, right, won the Dairy goat division, Talon Lund-berg, center, received second and Jarett Schuchard receivedthird.




Gracee Veal made this cutenecklace.

was a good variety of vegetables.

afner mad this beautiful toboggan.

Everett Paul made this out-standing yard ornament.

ne Howey showed this Black Beauty eggplant.




A qualified saddle bronc ride, Saturday evening.

oper, of Bison, made this Star quilt.

Bootz, 0f Lemmon, made this quilt in green, gray and



The Prairie Doc PerspectCoping with Rhubarb Pie

By Richard P. Holm M.D.There are many reasons for un-

happiness in this world.Just turn on the news and hear

all about it: there is disharmony,killing, and wars driven by hatredbetween families, tribes, gangs, re-

ligions, races, nations, and evenpolitical parties. And think howthe economy is not so good, withpoverty seemingly more prevalent.In every country there are peoplewho go to bed hungry. Natural dis-asters abound, with fires, flooding,and hurricanes.

And isn’t it true that each of usare connected with a friend orfamily member who is dealingwith divorce, alcohol, or abuse. Allthis while our own aging processmarches on and death appearseverywhere around us...

At times like these wouldn’t itbe nice to have a piece of rhubarbpie? Or, as Garrison Keilor on thePrairie Home Companion also ad-

vises, maybe we could use a littlemore ketchup?This is not to say that we

shouldn’t fight against oppressionand injustice, but the prayer saysit all, “God, grant me the serenityto accept the things I cannotchange, courage to change the

things I can, and wthe difference.” Ttween the lines advlearn to savor the life.

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rkins CountyCommissiongular Meetinggust 13, 2013Commissioners Schweitzer,

on, Besler, Foster, Finance Of-pman

resent: Shane Penfield, Tracyownea Gerbracht, Paul Han-

Gold, Monte Starkey, Geral-k, Brenda Dahlstrom, Renitar, Theora Carlson, press

Commissioner Ottman

n Schweitzer called the meet-der at 10:03 a.m. The Pledgeance was recited.

l of Agendamoved, Foster seconded to ap-

agenda as presented, motion

on moved, Foster seconded tothe minutes from the July 9thsion Meeting, motion carried.

ReportsOfficers Account with the

Finance Officer - To the Hon-oard of County CommissionersCounty: I hereby submit theg report of my examination of and cash items in the handseputy Finance Officer of thisas of July 31, 2013, Sylvian, Finance Officer, PerkinsTotal amount of deposits in5,980.99, total amount of ac-h $150.69; Insured Money

$1,938,208.05; Dakota PlainsCredit Union membership fee

Certificates of Deposit1.00; South Dakota FIT5.23; Total $2,555,846.00. Theesents state, county, schools,d township funds, which willerred to each entity of govern-er being apportioned.s Fees in the amount of

were reviewed.r of Deed’s fees in the amount8.85 were reviewed.car logs were reviewed.Vehicle fees for the month of re reviewed.y Superintendent Monthlyance & Project Report was re-

ity increase of 10 ₵ per hourrealized for the following:

oltgard, August 1st, Tammyugust 5th, Jill Olson, August

p Bondsoved, Besler seconded to ap-e following township bonds:Clerk, Sidney Clerk, motion

n Area Roadway Recon-Phase Iuired as to whether the City

mon wants the county to grindStreet with the new zipper.

s a meeting in Lemmon ony and decision will be made at. The Commission would likee Highway Department pro-h grinding Theatre Rd if thens are right and all parties arement.

Lot 2 Jahner Addition toCounty

moved, Henderson seconded toResolution 2013-7; roll call

nderson aye, Besler aye, Fos-Schweitzer aye, motion car-

Resolution 2013-7Plat of Lot 2 Jahner Ad-

dition to Perkins County

“Be it resolved by PerkinsCounty Board of Commis-sioners that the Plat of Lot 2Jahner Addition to PerkinsCounty, located inN1/2NW1/4, Section 26,T23N, R16E, B.H.M.,Perkins County, SouthDakota having been exam-ined, is hereby approved inaccordance with the provi-sions of SDCL, Chapter 11-3,and any amendmentsthereof”.

4-H Advisory AppointmentHenderson moved, Besler seconded toappoint Ida Schmidt to the 4-H Advi-sory Board, motion carried.

4-H Advisory InternFoster moved, Henderson seconded todecline the offer of a support staff per-son for the 4-H summer intern pro-gram in 2014, motion carried.

Prairie Community Health Sub-Lease AgreementsBesler moved, Foster seconded to au-thorize Chairman Mike Schweitzer assignatory on the sub-lease agreementbetween the Prairie CommunityHealth and Perkins County Ambu-lance doing business as Bison Ambu-lance, motion carried.Foster moved, Besler seconded to au-thorize Chairman Mike Schweitzer assignatory on the sub-lease agreementbetween Prairie Community Healthand Perkins County CommunityHealth Nurse Office, motion carried.

Surplus Property SaleFoster moved, Henderson seconded toopen bids on County-held surplusproperty Lemmon Original Blk 7, S ½of Lot 2 & all of Lot 3, City of Lemmon,Perkins County, motion carried. Onebid was received from Kevin Love inthe amount of $300. This bid does notmeet the minimum bid requirementsof the Commission. Hendersonmoved, Besler seconded to reject thebid received from Kevin Love in theamount of $300. Henderson moved,Foster seconded to deed Lemmon Orig-inal Blk 7, S ½ of Lot 2 & all of Lot 3,City of Lemmon, Perkins County to theCity of Lemmon, motion carried.

Henderson moved, Besler seconded toopen the bids on Lemmon Original Blk13, Lots 14 & 15, motion carried. Twobids were received: Kevin Love -$2,000 and Jim Stock - $5,500. Thesebids do not meet the minimum bid re-quirements of the Commission. Beslermoved, Henderson seconded to rejectall bids, roll call vote: Besler, aye, Fos-ter nay, Henderson aye, Schweitzeraye, motion carried.

Henderson moved, Besler seconded todeed Lemmon Original Blk 13 Lots 14& 15, City of Lemmon, Perkins County,South Dakota to the City of Lemmon,roll call vote: Foster nay, Hendersonaye, Besler aye, Schweitzer aye, mo-tion carried.

GIS PresentationBrenda Dahlstrom, GIS Workshop rep-resentative, gave a presentation tothose present on what their GIS pro-gram can do for Perkins County. Fol-lowing the presentation theCommission requested a cost proposalwith various layers.

Highway Superintendent•Buer would like to consider a project

plan for the Bixby Road. Discussionwas held on continuing maintenanceon the road prior to an overlay.•Discussion was held on the new zip-per that has arrived for PerkinsCounty. Buer will be doing C-9 on theeast side of Bison and invited the Com-missioners to check it out.•Buer presented his budget to theCommission.

DOE Rownea Gerbracht•The Commission received a report onthe recent Assessor’s Audit.•Gerbracht reviewed the letter fromthe State of South Dakota Bureau of Information concerning the recentBroadband Assessment. She is stillwaiting for a report on the grant fundsavailable to assist the County in up-grading their network. Personnel fromSD BIT also did an assessment onPerkins County’s Cyber Security. A re-port will be forthcoming.•Gerbracht would like the Commis-sion to consider allowing the offices acredit card for Perkins County busi-ness expenses. The Commission in-structed her to research the credit cardoption.

Contingency TransfersFoster moved, Besler seconded totransfer the following amounts to thefollowing departments from the Con-tingency Fund: Coroner Budget -$1000; Fire Fighting - $1500; WIC -$4000; Drug Education Fund -$136.00; Emergency Management -$30.00; motion carried.

Executive SessionFoster moved, Henderson seconded toenter into executive session to discusspersonnel at 2:20 p.m., motion carried.The board was declared out of execu-tive session at 3:10 p.m.

Supervisor AppointmentFoster moved, Henderson seconded toappoint the Finance Officer as super-visor over the Custodian effective im-mediately, motion carried.

BudgetThe rest of the afternoon was spent onbudget. Schweitzer moved, Besler sec-onded to publish the provisionalbudget with the changes made today,roll call vote: Foster nay, Hendersonaye, Besler aye, Schweitzer aye, mo-tion carried.

ClaimsThe following claims were presentedand approved for payment: July pay-roll: 75,163.56; IRS, fica, 4,660.18; SDRetirement, retirement, 4,764.87;Delta Dental, insurance, 1,117.70; Lin-coln Mutual, insurance, 153.36; SDS-DBF, insurance, 20,121.84; A&BBusiness, supplies, 169.30; A+ Repair,repairs, 379.70; Apex Court, ct report-ing, 464.50; Audra Malcom, MI board,134.13; Avera Queen, p rof fees, 182.70;D Beckman, Jr, chemical rebate,1,245.60; Best Western, travel, 308.00;Bison Courier, publishing/subscription,369.86; Bison Food, supplies, 123.22;Bison Grain, fuel, 32,832.00; Bison Im-plement, repairs/suppl, 929.89; BLContracting, repairs, 13,529.28;Michael Bliss, chemical rebate, 66.03;Bluetarp Financial, supplies, 381.58;Bob Barker Co, equipment, 106.93; TCampbell, supplies, 137.00; CanyonLake Resort, travel, 217.00; CAVA,subsidy, 1,425.00; Denise Cody, MIboard, 15.00; Connecting Point, main-tenance, 1,700.00; Country Media,publishing, 301.92; Current Connec-tion, supplies/equip, 2,665.23; Dakota

Auto Parts, maintenance, 9.49; DakotaBusiness, supplies, 59.09; DakotaFarm Equipment, repairs, 162.17;Dakota Feed, chemical, 152.20; Dako-taland Autoglass, maintenance,

185.00; Door Security Products, main-tenance, 220.00; Walworth Co Treas,E911, 7,391.86; Family Pharmacy, jailmeds, 10.36; G&O Paper, supplies,195.20; R Gerbracht, travel, 411.74;Grand Electric, utilities/repairs,2,344.12; Great Western Tire, mainte-nance, 522.00; Grimms Pump Service,supplies, 128.00; Haivala Law Firm, ctappt atty, 98.40; Hamand Tire, main-tenance, 20.00; W Henderson, travel,239.72; R Hermann, chemical rebate,801.08; HR Direct, supplies, 55.18;John’s Repair, maintenance, 58.30;KBJM, publishing, 136.50; Joan Kit-telson, MI board, 15.00; K Klemann,contract spraying, 605.00; J Kruger,travel, 225.20; Lemmon EMT,mileage/subsidy, 1,182.60; LemmonIGA, jail meals, 126.38; Lewis & ClarkBHS, MI physician, 160.00; LewisDrug Store, jail meds, 41.92; LucyLewno, MI board, 150.46; LodgepoleCreek Ranch, chemical rebate, 893.90;Lyle Signs, supplies, 62.04; MathesonTri-Gas, repairs, 610.91; MatthewBender & Co, supplies, 43.49;McLeod’s Printing, supplies, 267.54;Meade County, jail board, 3,355.00; JMuth, chemical rebate, 261.24; Neve’sUniforms & Equipment, suppl/equip,880.96; NW Farm & Home, repairs,7.99; W Palmer, chemical rebate,131.49; Pennington Co DOE, registra-tion, 100.00; Pennington Co Public De-fender, MH ct appt atty, 128.00; SPenfield, rent, 400.00; Pennington CoSheriff, prisoner transport, 375.00;Pennington Co State’s Attorney, MH ctappt atty, 215.00; Perkins Co Ambu-lance, travel, 884.68; Pharmchem,drug testing, 42.00; Pitney Bowes,postage, 5,000.00; Pitney Bowes, main-tenance, 410.31; Prairie Community

Health, blood testingEquipment, repairs, 2repairs, 117.14; RZnance, 121.30; SB27.80; K Schu macheSD Dept of Health,qtr pymt, 1,720.00; 2,564.59; SD Humancare, 600.00; Servaplies, 63.92; Sheeha111.55; Shepherd Repporting, 30.00; Sh38.88; Southside W154.69; State Radiomaintenance, 4,500.0utilities, 185.92; Utems, equipment, 1

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AdjournmentMoved, seconded to ing at 5:25 p.m., monext regular meetingCounty CommissionTuesday, September a.m. at the Perkins Csioners Room in Biso

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Montana passed away Thursday.His funeral will be Tuesday at theWhitesitt Funeral Home inStevensville.

Samuel Drolc, 90, died Friday athis home in Belle Fourche and hisservices will be Tuesday at theChristian Life Center in Belle.

Gary Welch, 65, from Ludlow,died Friday at the Rapid City Re-gional Hospital. His memorialservice will be Wednesday at theRec Center in Buffalo with burialat the Limpert Family Cemeterysouth of Buffalo.

Their families have our sympa-thy. Verona Vroman had hip replace-

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