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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

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Highlights & HappeningsAny group interested in sellingfood at a Bison High School homegame should contact Bison School@244-5961 by August 19th.

Stateline Right to Life is havinga booth at the Perkins CountyFair, Friday, August 16, your helpwith baked goods, garden produceand home canned goods is appre-ciated.

Rummage Sale 3-Party Land-phere/Jackson Rummage Sale Fri-day, Aug. 16 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00p.m. directly west of Bob Hansonsat the old abandoned Koprenhome.

Rummage Sale at the home ofHelen Aaker from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00p.m. on Friday, Aug. 16 and Satur-day, Aug. 17 from 8:00 a.m. tonoon, with prices being slashed onSaturday!

Garage Sale Misc. household nstuff. Also, 1994 Jayco Pop-upcamper - fully contained. August17th from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Locatedat New A + Repair shop - West ofBently building off Carr Street.

Please join us for a BridalShower honoring Heidi Schorz-mann, fianc of Sam Drown, Sat-urday, August 10th at 10 a.m. at

the Grand EleHeidi and SamTarget and Her

Antique TraShow at the Peon Saturday, Aumation about contact Jens Hafor the quilt sReder 244-72www.perkinsco

Dance Saturd17 to the Itty Bthe Perkins Cou

Buer, Kopren, Voller retire form F

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Arla Kopren retires with 27 years of service as a Program Technician for FSAVoller retires with 28 years of service as the County Executive Director with FStires with 27 years of service as a Program Technician for FSA in Bison. Good luThank You for all your service within Perkins County.

by Lita Wellsm pleased to introduce the-H Program Advisor, Kelli

macher. Schumacher is a 26ld woman who lives in Buf-

nd commutes to Bison threeweek. She is a hard worker

myself have seen her put inate hours already trying tongs all situated for the com-

air. Schumachers normalfor Bison are 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.y, Wednesday and Thursday.ay and Friday she is in theo office. Either place she iswilling to help you with anyons you may have.has been working for theExtension Office since April

13.umacher is not a stranger to

While growing up in Wolsey,he was an active 4-H mem-

erself. Her favorite eventsArchery, Bug Collections,Making Competition, SewingH Rodeo.r she graduated fromy/Wessington High School sheon to Brookings, S.D. where

ent to South Dakota Statersity. There she continued tol she learned in 4-H whileng her degree. Schumachermpeted on the SDSU Rodeo

graduated in 2010 with aor of Science Degree in Park

gement and a minor in Horti-e.h her degrees in hand shed out west to work withFish and Parks. Her longest

e with Game, Fish and Parksworking within the CusterPark. She worked there for 5

kins/Harding Counties welcome

w 4-H Program Advisoryears as a Naturalist and alsohelped with tours at Jewel Cave.However, park jobs are seasonal soin the off season she worked at awinery and also at Star Academy.

She feels though she has foundher niche finally as a 4-H Program

Advisor. She would really like to en-hance the program that is estab-lished in Perkins and HardingCounty. Schumacher would like tosee more project days. On theseproject days she would like to seethe kids doing more quality worklike wreath making or sewing awhole dress. Something that thekids would have to put a lot moretime and effort into. She reallywould like to see programs wherethe kids would do more hands onscience projects. She also men-tioned that she would like the clubsof the county to work together to in-volve everyone in the community.Her plans to do this are to have allof the clubs hold a workshop onsomething that they are interestedin, once a year, and invite all to at-tend.

She knows that to do this peoplethat are involved need to get moreactive. She is very open to sugges-tions and wants to know what thekids want to learn about in the fu-ture. Either stop in at the CourtHouse or call her if you have any

ideas or comments. In Bison thenumber to reach her at is 244-5622and at Buffalo it is 375-3412.

When Kelli isnt working sheloves to do beadwork on belts andheadbands, sew dresses and tablerunners, or just small projects. Shealso travels back to her childhoodhome which is a small ranch, 8miles from Wolsey, S.D.


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Perkins County Farmers Union daycamp is Thursday, August 9th at the Bentley Build

ing. Registration is at 9 a.m. registration fee is $10.00.For information call 244-5622

School starts August 26th

Perkins County fair books are available at all thelocal businesses.

Bison Public Library reading program,Friday, August 9th1st & 2nd graders 10:30. Tuesday August 13th - 3rd - 6thgrades 2:30. Wednesday August 14th Preschool & Kinder-garten 10:30. Friday, August 16th - 1st & 2nd grades 10:30.

The American Lutheran Church is seeking weddingdresses, baptism gowns and Easter hats from 1913 - 2013 todisplay during their 100 Year Anniversary program. If youhave an item or know of someone who does, please contactSalli at 605-244-5491.

Alcoholics Anonymous is meeting weekly in Bison. Thegroup meets every Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in the basement ofthe 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 prior

to your event at no charge.

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age 2 The Bison Courier Thursday,August 8, 2013

PalaceTheater

The HeatR 117 min.

August 9 - 127:30 p.m. nightly

surround sound

Lemmon 374-5107

Shadehill Outdoor youth cJoin us on Saturday September

7th, 2013 for the Shadehill Out-door Challenge at the Boy ScoutCabin at Shadehill

This Challenge will be gearedtowards introducing and testingkids in activities such as shootingsports, hunting and fishing. Allevents will be scored and prizeswill be awarded for the top three

places.Instructors will provide area

youth - ages 12 to 15 and 16 to 18- with an opportunity to try theirhand at several different outdooractivities: Trap Shooting; .22 and.223 Rifle Shooting; Archery; plus,"shoot dont shoot scenarios," aswell as an identification course.

Events for youth ages 7-11, willinclude BB gun shooting; casting;and an identification course.

There is no cost for the programand all materials will be provided.

START TIMES: 8:00 A.M. forages 12-18 and 10:00 A.M. for ages7-11.

END TIME: Approximately 4:00P.M.

NOTE: Luncfor the contesta

LOCATION: cabin area on S

REQUIREMtration is reqution will be limiage group. Thecompanied by attending over a

to have succehunter's safety

To register, otion, please calat 605-391-736sage. The regis

August 26th.SPONSORS:

Game, Fish, anthe NRA; PhGrand River SSons of the AGrand River Atana Dakota Uner; Lemmon Tcotah Bank; LeExtension Serv

Farm Service Agencyhas new hoursThe Perkins County Farm Service

Agency would like to inform thefarmers, ranchers and agriculturalproducers of Perkins County thatthe Farm Service Agency in bisonis tempoerarily reducing the hoursthat they are open to the public.The Perkins County Farm Service

Agency in Bison will open to thepublic from 10 a.m. through 3 p.m.daily unless closed due to a holi-day. The reduction in the publicaccess hours is a result of unantic-ipated retirements of Farm Serv-ice Agency personnel and does notaffect the hours of operation of theNatural Resources ConservationService.

Dr. Jason M. Hafner

Dr. David J. Prosser

OPTOMETRISTFaith Clinic

1st & 3rd Wed. of the month

Buffalo Clinic2nd & 4th Wed. of the month

1-800-648-0760


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The Bison Courier Thursday, August 8, 20

DENTAL CARE IS CO

TO BISON!!!

Screenings are available to individualnot seen a private practice dentist in tyears and are patients of the Bison CClinic. Digital x-rays will be taken, ancamera will be available and preventi

such as fluoride treatments, sealants awill be performed by a staff dental h

Before the Dakota Smiles truck comesSeptember, pre-screening appointmen

taken. To sign-up for a screening conta244-5206

When the truck arrives in Septemberments for dental treatment can begin ryou are interested in this service, plea

Susan to fill out an applicatio

by Nancy HaighPioneer Review

& Loretta PassoltFaith Independent

r 37 years behind the win-t Faith Livestock Commis-ompany, Faith, S.D., JoAnn

n looks forward to time with.

ner Scott Vance noted thathis grandad, Lawrence H.,is dad, Gary W., initiallyBrown in 1977 there was asion if she would quit

n a few years to raise a fam-urns out they were some-right, but it was a lot morea few years.nn now has a grandson,tt Vernon Brown, and sheto be able to help her son

daughter-in-law, Jeff andi, like her mother-in-lawd her. Its a gift I can givekids, she said. JoAnn and

usband, Jody, also have an-son, Luke, who is a semi-

student, and daughter,a, a nurse who commutes toButte.nn noted that she will misseople, not only coworkersthe buyers and sellers that

to the sale barn. She feelshey all have become liketo her. There have been

good laughs held at bothand seller windows, said

n. She added that she isus to bring Everett up toveryone on sale day.t stated the sale barn isfourth generation family

ers at their sales. JoAnner former teachers, now re-

from teaching, are cus-s of Faith Livestock asas their families. Small

towns are close-knit units, wheremany businesses go out of theirway to help someone who is not

just a customer, but a friend, ateacher, or even a relative.

The use of computers has beenthe biggest change that JoAnnand the Faith Livestock staffhave seen in the offices. She saidshe remembers hand writing outchecks as well as using a coupledifferent check writing machines.

JoAnn said she remembers allthe hand writing that used totake place for everything before2006, when the office computerswere installed. In 2008, the ringscale computers were installedwhich made the office work runeven more smoothly.

The computer has also changedthe way information is passedfrom the sale ring to the book-keepers. Where slips of paperonce were walked from the ring tothe front desk, it now is all donethrough the computers.

JoAnn recalled how hard it wasto hand write some of the biggercheck amounts, dealing withthousands of dollars. Now theyare printed from the computer.JoAnn admitted that while thecomputers have made thingsmore professional and faster,there are times when she missesthe days of writing the checksout. It was more personal backthen, she said.

JoAnn stated that one of themore difficult changes of her jobwas when it became mandatoryfor Faith Livestock to put liens onsellers checks. She felt that itwas an invasion of privacy to

have this duty; this was some-thing between the lien holder andthe rancher themselves. But, she

noted, this aspect of her positionhas become more user friendlyover the years.

Some of the changes have cre-ated more paperwork for JoAnn.State and federal regulations thathave been added over the years,and the additional paperworkthat comes from selling expenses,such as brand inspection, beefcheckoff and vet inspection.

JoAnn plans to work Fridays,to give some assistance with thatpaperwork. Its all those littlethings that JoAnn does as a mat-ter of routine that create morestress for someone new in the po-sition and she wants to ease theway.

Scott stated that JoAnn wasrecognized in 1997 as the officemanager of the year by the Live-stock Marketing Association dur-ing their annual convention andchampionship auctioneer contest.JoAnn still is very humble aboutthe award. She did admit that it

was a lot of fun the next year asshe, as one of the regional win-ners was able to travel to Mis-souri to help select the 1998award winner.

JoAnn s last sale day was Mon-day, August 5. The Vances wantto invite everyone to the 53rd An-niversary Sale and barbecue onMonday, August 19, to visit withJoAnn and your neighbors as wellas watch the sale and enjoy a freebarbecue.

JoAnns bubbly personality hasalways brightened up the salebarn, and will surely be missed,but those grandchildren arepretty hard to beat. Although, she

is ready for lifes next adventure.

LCCs Brown set to retireSCREENING for Children

Birth to Kindergarten Age: TheBison School District / BadlandsHead Start in conjunction withNorthwest Area Schools Educa-tional Cooperative have scheduledtheir annual SCREENING forchildren BIRTH TO KINDER-

GARTEN AGE. Screenings willbe held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.MT at the Bison School onWednesday, August 14. Pleasecall Bison School at 605-244-5273to schedule an appointment. THISSCREENING IS FREE! IT WILL

ASSIST PARENTS ANDGUARDIANS IN HELPINGTHEIR CHILD/CHILDREN PRE-PARE FOR SCHOOL. The screen-ing involves hearing, vision and anassessment of development in theareas of speech/language, motorand cognitive development. Thepurpose of such a screening is todetect delays in a childs develop-ment that could affect their suc-cess in school: the earlier any diffi-

culties are detected, the sooner theschool and you as parents or

Bison School District has sc

its annual pre-school screen

guardians can help your child lems.

The results odiscussed withguardian on theing. If delays arfor a more th

will be discussean individualisigned to help skills needed foservices are avawho qualify at ent/s or guardia

Screening forfirst step in hschool success. child, birth to for this free scr

If you have cerns, please caat 605-244-52

Area Schools 2206. If you cscreening in ywelcome to atte

neighboring sch

Vance, JoAnn Brown, Scott Vance


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Garden Gateis Wrong?

cucumbers and zucchini looksort of big at one end and

d on the other end, whats up?r: For the most part this ispoor/ incomplete pollination.your garden for bees and

pollinating insects. Often incommunities if the city has

praying for mosquitoes duringlination period for plants, thetion may be compromised asavoid the area or are

sickened by the chemicalskills the mosquitoes, depend-the chemicals. The poor pol-n problem this year is wide, not just in cities where mos-ontrols are in use. Using in-des in or near the garden af-ollination.bad news - there isnt a solu-less you are willing to becomenator yourself. Cucumbersuash have male and female

ms, the female blossoms havefruit (inferior ovaries) at thef the blossom, the male blos-on a slender stem. Female

ms are only open for pollina-ur hours, then the blossomif pollination has not oc-

, the blossom/ tiny fruit dropsvine. Pollen from the male

m must be transferred to theblossom and that is your taskyou decide to be the pollina-

leaves of some of my cucurbitlook spotted and yellowing,happening? Cucurbitaceae isfamily that includes melons,

h, gourds, cucumbers, luffasatermelons. These plantsmilar problems, poor pollina-

ests and diseases. The yellow-eaves can be due to poor soil

nutrition, yellow dots may meanlack of nitrogen. Pests such as spi-der mites or disease such as powderymildew (fungi) which thrives inwarm dry weather of mid to latesummer cause yellowing. Check theleaves for the spider mites, you maywant to use a magnifying glass orplace a white piece of paper underthe plant and shake it, if you seesmall objects moving around thepaper, you have mites.

So your options are: 1. Do a soilsample to check soil nutrients andsupplement the soil accordingly ifthat is the problem. 2. If it is spidermites you can make your own home-made insecticide--here are some tochoose from: a) mix one part alcoholto one part water and pour into asquirt bottle; b) add 5 tbsp. of liquiddish detergent to 1 gallon of water;c) add 1 tbsp. each of ground cinna-mon and clove to a quart of water,along with 2 tbsp. of Italian season-ing. Heat the mixture until it startsto simmer, then take it off the heat.

Add 2 tbsp. of fresh garlic when thewater cools to a warm temperature,

then let it cool completely. Pour themixture through a strainer and adda few drops of liquid soap. Place in aspray bottle. Whichever mixtureyou choose be sure to spray bothsides of the leaves thoroughly. Thealcohol mixture should kill the miteson contact; however, the dish deter-gent solution will need to be appliedseveral times until it kills the entiremite population and the herbal mix-ture once every three days for abouttwo weeks.

Anyone who says sunshine bringshappiness has never danced in therain. ~Author Unknown

Submitted by Karen Englehart,Master Gardener, SDSU CooperativeExtension Service

Young people who attended Dis-trict IV, V and VI Farmers Unioncamp held July 30-August 1 atCamp Bob Marshall have a betterunderstanding of the cooperativephilosophy and learned how tobetter manage their finances andincrease their financial literacy

knowledge. They came fromPerkins, Harding, Meade, Jonesand Lawrence Counties to experi-ence the district camp and all ithad to offer. This years theme wasFarmers Union is our name, Co-operation is our game, andcampers had a chance to learnabout cooperative businesses, citi-zenship, environmental steward-ship, leadership and other lifeskills.

Its important that young SouthDakotans learn to manage theirmoney and work together, saidDistrict V Education DirectorTamie Fahrenholz. Campers hadthe chance to participate in coop-

South Dakota Farmers Union Districts IV, Camp held at Camp Bob Marshall in Cust

erative games and activities thattaught them about setting finan-cial goals and saving their moneywhile having a lot of fun.

Activities at this years camp in-cluded a Deal or No Deal a gameshow that taught campers aboutFarmers Union and Cash Cab

which quizzed campers knowl-edge about Financial Literacy.

We cant stress enough the im-portance of teaching our next gen-eration about cooperation, Dis-trict V Education Director TamieFahrenholz said. We really focuson building future leaders, andthis years camp was a chance foryoung people to put their skills tothe test and improve themselvesand their personal lives.

Along with various camp activi-ties, games and singing, each childalso took part in a craft activitydecorating ceramic piggy banks topromote saving money and finan-cial literacy. Participants at this

years camp wfrom Shadehillfrom Buffalo; RLuke Thompsoand Taylin MNew Underwooand Taeanna LDavin Valdez fr

Taylor Todd froDistrict V Fa

was directed byfrom Rapid CUnion summernah Lily of AbeSterrett from Hwith the camp son from New U

For more infDakota Farmeyou and your cvolved in the oractivities, visit at www.sdfu.oGeyer, state ed605-352-6761 e



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eaking recently at an evangelical festival in England, JustinWelby, the Archbishop of Canterbury and titular head of the

rld-wide Anglican Communion, called for the church to be amovement of prayer that creates collateral blessing. Asorted in the August 2nd online edition of The Church Times,archbishop explained this term: "The US Army gave us the

pression 'collateral damage', which means killing people youd not mean to target," he said. "People seeking Christ createollateral blessing. That means changing the world for theetter, in ways you could not have predicted." If we take the

time to count our blessings, surely we could all includeessings that came unexpectedly, without any intentionality,lmost like they were just luck. Having counted some in mywn life, I think the archbishop is on to something with this

idea of collateral blessing.individuals, we may not feel like we can do much to changethe world. Indeed it may be impossible for us to see whatcontributions we are making. This can be discouraging,ticularly when it comes to prayer. How many of us have felt

mpted to give up praying because a particular prayer was notanswered in the way we hoped or we did not see how ourayers were contributing anything. Yet the Bible teaches thepower of prayer, telling us the prayer of the righteous ispowerful and effective (James 5:16b, NRSV). A notion ofllateral blessing reminds us that as we seek to be followersJesus Christ, God is working among us and through us in

ays beyond our understanding. The idea that blessings may

me about in unexpected and unpredictable ways also remindss that God is in control. St. Paul writes, We know that allngs work together for good for those who love God, who arecalled according to his purpose (Romans 8:28, NRSV).

sting in God to bring about collateral blessing through ourorts may also help preserve our hope in the face of adversity.

easy these days to let go of our hope, to slip into pessimism,adopt a cynical outlook. So much is going wrong so fast thats easy to be overwhelmed: both by the negative occurrencesand by the appeals for us to do something about them.

emember that all the calls for us to change the world andmake a difference fall into the category of law. The law isly, but it is not salvific: the law does not save us. We are nottified by what we do, but rather what Jesus did for us. Jesushe savior of the world, not us! Likewise, the most importantings that are happening as we seek to serve Christ may not

be the blessings we intend, but rather the unexpected,unpredictable collateral blessing that

God is doing through us.

Pastors PerspectivePastor Dana Lockhart Prairie Fellowship

morial services for Ronaldd Emly, age 55, of Bison,Dakota and Mott, North

a, will be held at 1:00 p.m.turday, August 10, 2013 atmerican Lutheran Church in

SD. Pastor Dana Lockhartficiate. Following the serv-ns wishes were to have hisscattered on the land he

bituary

worked and loved, near PrairieCity, South Dakota.

Ronald Elwood Emly was bornDecember 2, 1957, in Fairview,Montana to Moses Peter andGladys (Engen). He grew up and

attended school in the Fairviewarea on the North Dakota andMontana border. Following hisschooling he began working as ahired hand for an area farmer. Inhis spare time, Ron would rodeowith his relatives and was an ex-cellent bull rider.

Throughout his adult life, Ronworked on the oil rigs in Alaskaand even went overseas as a righand. He worked as a hired handin Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Vir-ginia and Wyoming, following theseasonal harvest times as a cus-tom combiner. He even spent sometime in Washington running acrane on the ship docks. Every fallthough, Ron would return to Mon-tana and work the sugar beet har-vest as a truck driver.

In the fall of 2006, while drivingsugar beet trucks, he met RosanneWright. They were married inBison, S.D. on February 5, 2007.Ron finished his work as a customharvester and moved to Prairie

City, S.D., to work alongside hiswife on the Parker Ranch.

Ron and Rosanne began work-ing as hay brokers in the spring of2010. They would locate hay forranchers from South Dakota toTexas and arrange transportation.They also began doing custom hay-ing for area ranchers.

In the spring of 2013 theymoved to the Ray Kilzer farm nearMott, N.D., and spent their timehaying and working between Mottand Bison, S.D.

Ron was proud to have com-pleted his GED and was a memberof the NRA. He was an excellentshot as a young man and younever wanted to try to outshoothim. Ron and Rosanne wereawarded the first Certified WeedFree Alfalfa Crop in PerkinsCounty. They worked long andhard to attain that certification.

Ron passed away on Saturdayevening, July 27, 2013 southwestof Bison, S.D., doing what heloved.

He is survived by his wife,Rosanne Emly, Bison, S.D. andMott, N.D.; one son, Shalako (Hay-ley) Emly; adopted daughter, AftonPeterson; three grandchildren;four brothers, Winston (Bonnie)Emly, Gene Emly, Roscoe Emlyand Norman Emly; and two sis-ters, Avis (Lonnie) Falcon and Ina

Ashcraft Tarnavsky.He was preceded in death by hisparents; two sisters, Alva and Ila;and two brothers, Myron and War-ren.

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


nald Elwood Emly

Grace Baptist Church Pastor Phil

Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service - Wednesday Prayer Mtg. - 7:30 p.m.

Church of Christ18 mi. south of Prairie City - Worship Service -

Prairie Fellowship Parish ELCA Pastor DSaturday evening service at Indian Creek - 5:00 p.m. R

Sunday morning services at American - 8:30 a.m. Gran

Christ Lutheran Church WELSPastor Gerhardt Juergens

Sunday Bible Class - 8:00 a.m., Worship Service

Coal Springs Community ChurPastors Nels & Angie Easterb

South Jct. of Highways 73 & 20

Sunday School - 10:00 a.m., Worship Service -

Seventh Day Adventist Church Pastor DSabbath School - 2:00 p.m., Worship Service -

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church Fr. TonySaturday Mass: - Lemmon 4:45 p.m. Bison - 7

Sunday Mass: Lemmon - 8:15 a.m., Morristown

Holland Center Christian Reformed Pastor Brad Burkhalter Lodgep

Worship Service - 8:00 a.m.

First Presbyterian Church Pastor FlorenWorship Service -9:30 a.m.

Slim Buttes Lutheran Pastor Henry MReva Worship Service - 9:00 a.m., WMF 2nd Wedne

Beckman Wesleyan Church Pastor BradPrairie City

Sunday School - 10:00 a.m., Morning Worship -

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


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o right: Frank Carroll, Jerry Petik and Linda and Gayle Evridge at Pautre Fire review meet-

here are lessons to be learned from the PautreBy Beth Hulm

re were about 35 peopleed around a board table ata Lodge in Lemmon lastfor a review of the Forestes early April Pasture 3Bibed Fire that got out of con-

nd burned more than 11,000of grazing land. The fire oc-

south of Hettinger, N.D. northern Perkins County,

That wild land fire wasd the Pautre Fire. Tuesdays meeting wasby the Grand River Grazingation, who invited variousaries, including local and re-

Forest Service personnelrank Carroll, ProfessionalManagement, LLC, Custer.

nvited and attending weremanagement consultant Van

nd, Ft. Collins, CO; newSecretary of AgricultureLentsch; District 28 Repre-ive Betty Olson and SenatorMaher; and representativesch of North Dakotas con-

onal delegation. Severalandowners, some of whomffected by the fire, and localghters were also in atten-

ne Penfield, Lemmon, attor-r the Grand River Grazingation, kicked off the three-eview with a recap of eventsg up to the fire. He re-d how members of the Asso-

n had repeatedly asked theService to ban burning of

asslands as a grass manage-tool, saying that it had a

mental effect on the grass.d, they had urged livestockg and haying.field described dire condi-

on the day of the prescribedPasture 3B when three ofather parameters were at orritical limits. He maintained

that the Forest Service did not cor-roborate with members of theGrazing Association before light-ing the match.

Penfield shared a survey sentout to nine landowners who sus-tained losses in the fire. All wouldlike to ban prescribed burns, hesaid. Its not worth the risks oflosing our homes and livelihood.He praised God and God

Almighty only for rains thatblessed the area on May 25, stim-ulating new grass growth.

He ended his presentation witha plea that the meeting that daycould be a meaningful discus-sion.

Dennis Neitzke, Forest/Grass-lands Supervisor, Bismarck,fought for composure as he re-sponded to Penfields remarks. Ifwe are here to find fault and layblame, he said, lets just gohome. Nobody accepted that invi-tation.

Neitzke warned the audience,What you heard may or may not

be accurate. He didnt deny thatForest Service personnel were re-sponsible for the fire. We starteda fire and it got away, he said. Hewas anxious to use the meeting asa tool for talking about what wentwrong that fateful day and how toavoid similar occurrences in thefuture.

Tim Smith, President of the-Grand River Grazing Assn.,Lodgepole, said, Lets just look atthe facts.

Next up on the agenda was apresentation by Paul Hancock,Lemmon-area District Ranger ofthe Grand River Grasslands. Hemaintained that things werentquite as Penfield presented. He

said that his presentation wouldbe slightly different than what wejust heard.

He offered a slide show to assist

him in describing the Forest Ser-vices objectives, management op-tions and the decision to burn thatday.

Hancock maintained that thereason for ridding Pasture 3B ofcrested wheat grass was becauseselective livestock were avoidingthe area where it grew. By burningoff the old growth to stimulate newgrowth, cattle could be influencedto graze the crested wheat grass,too, he said.

Other options couldve been tomow, hay, burn or knock the oldprickly crested wheat grassdown, Hancock said. Those optionswere presented at a spring meet-ing of the Forest Service wherenone of them were selected.

It left me with the tool that Ihad available, which is prescribedburning, Hancock said. That de-cision involved a lot of risk man-agement, but he defended his de-cision, calling it a good plan.

Hancock shared the USDrought Monitor of April 2 (the

day before the burn), whichshowed extreme drought in thearea but with a predicted improve-ment between March 21 and June30 as a result of predicted rains.

He shared the growth cycle forcrested wheat grass and said thatit wouldve barely begun to grow inMarch and April and that by burn-ing it off early, moisture in theground would be preserved formore growth next year.

Hancock used a spot forecastfrom Rapid City for weather con-ditions that day. It called for only17-20 mph winds. Combining thatknowledge with the moisture inthe ground made me feel morecomfortable about proceeding

with the burn, Hancock saidEverything is telling us werewithin the prescription.

Jerry Petik, Keldron rancher

and member of Grand River Graz-ing, told Hancock, I do not listento Rapid City if I want to getweather. I listen to Bismarck. Hesaid that there are flaws in thesystem that puts northern PerkinsCounty in the jurisdiction of theRapid City spot weather monitorand asked if that could bechanged. The Pautre Fire was only3.5 miles inside the north bound-ary of Rapid Citys jurisdiction.

Maure Sand, USFS, said thatone lesson learned that day is thatthe weather information needs tobe coordinated. If theyre differ-ent, we need to start asking ques-tions, he said.

Neitzke said, We were goingwith the best information at thetime.

The prescribed burn of Pasture3B began around noon with 20Forest Service personnel on handto mitigate conditions. Theywere about 75% complete whenthe fire jumped the mown contain-ment line. By 2:30, area volunteer

fire departments were being calledto assist with the wild fire that en-sued.

By 4:30, the Rapid City spotforecast was announcing a veryhigh fire index and dangerousburning conditions and warningthat outdoor burning was not rec-ommended.

Lodgepole Fire Chief Wade Hen-derson wished that his depart-ment wouldve been put on alertearlier regarding the prescribedburn. His peer Bob Parker saidthat decisions to burn should bemade on worse case scenarios.Hettinger had a red flag fire warn-ing posted that day, he said.

Linda Evridge and her husband

Gayle lost a lot of grassland in thefire. She told Neitzke, Theresknowledge in the area. The For-est Service should have been con-tacting the locals, she said. Youguys, somehow, really dropped theball.

Frank Carroll sympathizedabout the information received,calling it ambiguous that weatherreports and other indicators werein direct opposition. With 42 yearsof fire management experienceunder his belt, Carroll admittedthat he probably wouldve lit thematch, too, based on the informa-tion that was available. Theweather service is an imperfect in-strument, he said.

Carroll went on to say thattheres never a single cause. Hefound other warning signs in thereport that was filed after the firewas extinguished.

Sand reiterated what Nietzkesaid earlier. The point of a fire re-view is to learn from the experi-ence. He said that hed use the re-port and learn from it to do somethings differently and better. Oneexample, he said, was that biggernozzles have been attached to firehoses as a result of the PautreFire.

Nietzke said, There are severallessons learned.

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Aphids feeding on new leaves canproduce leaf curl injuries espe-cially on ash trees.Most aphids excrete large quanti-ties of a sweet, sticky substancecalled honeydew. At times, exces-sive honeydew dropping from treescan be an extreme nuisance. Sootymold fungus may grow on the hon-

eydew, producing a gray, unattrac-tive covering of the leaves. Nor-mally sooty mold does not do dam-age to the trees but can when itcovers leaves and reduces photo-synthesis.

Ants are attracted to the honey-dew and feed on it. Ants may eventend aphids, protecting them fromnatural enemies such as lady bee-tles and lacewings. Often thepresence of ants crawling up treesor on foliage indicates that largenumbers of aphids or other honey-dew producers also are on theplants.LIFE CYCLE - Aphids overwinteras eggs on woody plants and the

eggs hatch in the spring. Differenttypes of them move from overwin-tering plants to other plantspecies. Summer aphids consistentirely of females that give birthto live young at a rate of one to 20per day.The newly hatched aphids grow toadults in one to two weeks andstart producing more aphids. Con-sequently, aphid, populations may

increase rapidly, with several gen-erations occurring during thegrowing season. At the end of thesummer, both male and female

Close up of aphids feeding on the underside of a tree leaf.

aphids are produced. They mateon the overwintering host plant,and females lay eggs.CONTROL - Many kinds of insectssuch as ladybugs, green lacewings,syrphid flies and small parasiticwasps naturally prey on aphids.Before applying any insecticide,check the plants to see if thesenatural controls are already reduc-ing aphid numbers. Sometimes

ants interfere with these naturalcontrols. Excluding ants withsprays and sticky bands can allowbiological controls to be effective.


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The latest update to the Augustclimate outlook was released thisweek, with a forecast of cooler thanaverage temperatures for most ofSouth Dakota. Rainfall forecastsshow no clear leaning toward wet-ter, drier or near normal for thenext month, said Laura Edwards,SDSU Extension Climate FieldSpecialist.

"The cool weather of late July isspilling into August," said Edwards.

"The climate computer models arepretty consistent with cooler thanaverage temperatures for at leastthe first half of the month."

According to the report issued byNational Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA) the areathat is projected to have below av-erage temperatures is the UpperMidwest or Great Lakes region,from South Dakota to Ohio. The re-port also states that warmer thanaverage conditions are forecast formuch of the western U.S.

"Currently there remains muchuncertainty with the moisture out-look for August," Edwards said."Summertime is a challenging sea-son for rainfall prediction, due tothe spotty coverage we often see."

This cool, if not chilly, period inJuly and August comes at a goodtime for corn pollination. Stress in-troduced by warm temperaturesand/or a lack of moisture are usu-ally the largest concerns at thistime of the growing season, addedDennis Todey, SDSU State Clima-tologist.

"For the most part, neither of

these will be issa significant im2013 corn crop,"is one exceptionsoutheast cornehas begun to sdrought stressareas. We are for possible degcant moisture d

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

ay, Patricia Keller (TrailMary Lou Scherer (Timber

and Marsha McAdams,n, TX (Alberts aunt) were and afternoon guests of theKellers.

esday, Duane Harris was a

guest of Bridget Keller and

ay, Wednesday, and Thurs-ridget Keller and the boysto Lemmon for swimmings for tiny tots. Thursdaywent to have pizza at therhorn with Stefanie and

Honeyman after lessons.y, Cindy and Steve Gebhart,nough, Georgia, (Albertsand Uncle) were late after-guests of Bridget Keller and

day, Bridget Keller and theattend McKenna Dreiske'sirthday party and stayed ateiskes for supper as well.y, Brady Hathaway and

to be Charity Cook wereng visitors of the Kellers.a Sandgrens Mondaywere Steve Sandgren, Mike

er and Brady Ham movedohnson over to the hay andad a little pie.day late afternoon, Thelmaren went to the Lodgepole

o assist Gwen Smith in mak-the ice cream, later the mend and got busy freezing it.had a big, big crowd. Lesterharon Longwood; Jim and

Miller; Tiss Treib andy Johnson came over also. Io thank all our guests fromdirection, for coming youit a great success.

y was Thelma Sandgrensn Hettinger. She playedle at the Senior Center andd at Western Horizons to

visit her brother and sister, BusterVan Wyk and Gladys Vliem.Dale Johnson had a coffee breakwith Thelma Sandgren Saturdayafter he finished swathing.Thelma Sandgren went to churchSaturday evening.

Sunday, a day of rest and that wasall Thelma Sandgren did. It was abeautiful day for all the churchsthat had their devotions and pic-nics at the lake. 70 degrees, a veryslight breeze and overcast, it was atruly blessed day.Tiss Treib and Shirley Johnson at-tended the annual Lodgepole IceCream Social at the Lodgepole hallThursday evening.Tiss Treib met Vern, Roni andJames Klein and Jade Schaff inWhite Butte Friday afternoon.Roni and Jade accompanied Tisshome and spent the afternoon.Tiss took Roni and Jade back totheir home that evening.Ben, Ezra and Miles Wiechmann

helped Tiss Treib with a cow Sun-day afternoon.Nolan and Linda Seim and family;Bridget Keller and boys, GrandmaDreiske; Children of Brian andLisa Dreiske were among thosewho attended McKenna Dreiskes2nd birthday party in LemmonSaturday afternoon.Nolan and Linda Seim hosted anearly 50th birthday party for TissTreib at the Summerville CafSaturday evening. Those in atten-dance included: Jim and PatsyMiller; Matt and Christi Miller,

Jasmine and Logan Seim; DorenaWiechmann and Esther Johnson;LaVonne Foss and Shirley John-son; Vernon, Veronica and JamesKlein and Jade Schaff, and Mar-tina Ham. Astrid Alexander joinedthem for birthday cake.

Tim and JoAnne Seim left lastweek Wednesday and traveled toSheridan, WY and were guests ofJerry and Sheryll AndersonWednesday night. Thursday theymet Kelly and Danny LaDue andboys in Cody, WY. Tim and JoAnnereturned home Saturday and theboys, Owen and Ketch returnedhome with them to spend a week.Horace Seim and Dorothy Bowerscalled on Tim and JoAnne SeimMonday afternoon.John and Shirley Johnson calledon Jim and Patsy Miller Tuesdayevening.Jim and Patsy Miller were amongthose who attended the LodgepoleIce Cream Social.

Jim and Patsy Miller visited withViolet Miller Sunday afternoon atthe Nursing home.Lynn Frey attended a church con-vention in New Ulm, MN.Rebecca, Kristina and ZacheryHaugen have been spending thesummer with their dad, AustinHaugen and with their grandpar-ents, Melvin and Loretta Haugenand Shirley Harris.Shirley Harris, Rebecca, Kristina,Zachery and Austin Haugen wereSunday supper guests of Melvinand Loretta Haugen.


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Even the younger kids had some important their prayer buckets. Molly Lemer, Daemik Seidel.

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rts to improve the manage-of forage storage are good in-ents, said Karla Hernandez,

Extension Forage Field

list.y, haylage or silage preserv-will reduce storage losses

molds, bacteria and fungi es-y when the forage is har-at higher moisture levels,"

ndez said. "Limited micro-owth occurs in dry hay, gen-a small amount of heat, andy raises temperatures veryy."matter and crude protein

ibility are reduced by exces-microbial growth explained

ndez.cessive microbial growth cantemperatures to 130 to increasing dry matter loss

roducing Maillard reactions

educe dry matter and cruden," she said. "Effectivevatives to inhibit microbialh or artificial drying to re-

excess moisture help toquality and yield loss in

hay."nandez said effective hayvatives include: organicbuffered acids, ammonia

s, like anhydrous ammoniaa, inoculants and enzymes.are described below:anic acids (propioniccetic acids): inhibit mold

h and will help to reduceg and dustiness in hay.effectiveness in hay dependsapplication rate of active in-

nts and moisture content.ation rates near 10 pounds

n are needed for hay with 20-rcent moisture, while 20s per ton are needed for wet-y with 25-30 percent mois-

Some issues with the use ofc acids are related to late

n mold growth. Mold inhibi-f acid products tends to de-

after long periods of haye. The acid eventually dissi-during storage while the

ure remains in the hay.fered acids: are effective inl heating in moist hay butiveness, high acidity, andlt working conditions has

limited their use.Ammonia sources (Anhy-

drous ammonia or urea): effec-tive reducing microbial growth in

moist hay and can improve fiberdigestibility by acting on lignin-carbohydrate bond in cell walls.However, it is important to recom-mend ammoniating low qualityroughage for forages with lessthan 5 percent crude protein and45 percent of total digestible nutri-ents (TDN). Ammoniating higherquality forage can cause toxic com-pounds to be formed. In terms oflivestock component, ammonia in-creases non-protein N, which canhelp to meet the protein needs fora dairy or beef cattle. Anhydrousammonia is an effective preserva-tive for hay containing less than30 percent moisture. As for urea,it is safer to handle than anhy-

drous ammonia and has similarbenefits for storage and fiber di-gestibility. Relatively largeamounts (5-7 percent of estimatedbale weight) of urea applied dur-ing baling can be effective up to 30percent moisture. However,treated hay must be covered orprocessed with a bale wrapper.

Inoculants: bacterial inocu-lants (i.e. lactic acid) are being pro-moted as an alternative to chemi-cals for improving hay preserva-tion. How does it work? Bacteria isadded to water and sprayed onhay as it is baled. The bacteriamultiply and grow during theearly stages of forage preservation(after baling) and help to preserve

the hay. These products can beused in hay with moisture contentof 25 percent moisture. Interest-ingly, not a lot of research has beendone in order to examine their ef-fects in large rectangular balesover a range of moisture contents.Research suggests that lowermoisture content may be neces-sary to be effective for safe stor-age.

Enzymes (cellulose, amylose,and lactobacillus): These en-zymes promote plant cell break-down and render the cellulose andstarch more accessible to desirableacid-producing bacteria.

dvantages of usingrage preservatives

Early harvest reports of low testweights are coming in from pro-ducers in south central and southwestern South Dakota. If produc-ers suspect low test weights theyshould contact their crop insur-ance agent to evaluate their op-tions before the fields reach matu-rity or cut them for hay, suggestedBob Fanning, Plant PathologyField Specialist.

"Although many wheat fieldsappear to be a week to 10 days ormore away from harvest maturity,those in particularly dry areas areprogressing quickly and a fewfields in south central SouthDakota have already reached ma-turity. As they began to harvestthe crop, some producers havequickly learned that the testweight was very low," Fanning

said.One such field produced wheatthat weighed 47 pounds perbushel.

"As test weights drop below 60pounds per bushel discounts beginto mount," Fanning said. "The low-est test weight that wheat can bemarketed at grain elevators is 50pounds per bushel, with discountsin the neighborhood of 70 cents perbushel at that level."

Fanning said there are severalpotential reasons for wheat beinglow in test weight, includingdrought, root and crown rots, viraldiseases, fungal or bacterial foliardiseases, scab, aphid feeding, etc.

"It is difficult to determine the

test weight of a wheat crop until itis mature and harvested, but thepresence of a substantial percent-

age of shriveled and/or small ker-nels should raise a red flag," hesaid.

If wheat is low in test weight,one strategy Fanning suggestedmay be to open the sieves on thecombine and turn up the wind inhopes of blowing some of thelighter, shriveled kernels out theback.

"Harvested wheat that is lightmight also be cleaned aggressivelyin an attempt to gain test weight,"he said. "If the majority of the ker-nels are lighter and shriveled, thepotential of gaining much testweight by is likely to be limited."

If using either of these strate-gies, Fanning said producerswould need to compare the benefitof gaining test weight against theyield loss due to blowing the light

seeds out the bor aggressive cl

The remaininare to harvest it as feed whediscount or har

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If considerincrop as hay, growers to checcide or insectiproducts that hfor the pre-harthe label allows

Low test weight wheat seen in some

The Prairie Doc Perspective The telltaBy Richard P. Holm M.D.

Do you remember the short storyThe Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar AllanPoe? It ends with these words:

no, no! They heard! theysuspected! they KNEW! theywere making a mockery of my hor-ror! and now again! hark!louder! louder! louder!

Villains! I shrieked, I admitthe deed! tear up the planks! here,here! It is the beating of his

hideous heart!I have a real story of a telltale

heart. His wife almost had to forcehim to come to the E.R. She said hewas unusually irritable. Although hetypically kidded with me, thisevening the smile was gone. He com-plained of a throbbing abdominaldiscomfort that spread into a tearingpain into his back. On exam he hada pulsating abdominal mass and

upon listening with the stethoscope Icould hear a repeating and promi-nent whoosh. My patient had thetelltale indications of a dissectingabdominal aortic aneurysm.

The aorta is the largest blood ves-sel that extends from the top of theheart and it provides oxygenatedblood to virtually every cell in thebody. It is a multi-layered, high-pres-sure hose that arches upward andaround sending tributaries to neck

and brain, arms and then downthrough the chest past the di-aphragm. Once it reaches the ab-domen, the aorta sends branches tobowels, kidneys, and finally splits tothe two femoral arteries providingblood for the legs.

We measure the continuous pres-sure exerted within the aorta in mil-limeters of mercury, and its pres-sures on average range from 120

down to 80, butperson this can

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South Dakota, a young man in histwenties came into my office weep-ing and scratching his arms andlegs. I was expecting a rash-typeproblem, when he blurted out thathe was injecting methampheta-mine two to four times a day. Ithas destroyed my life, he said. Iused to have a job, insurance, ahouse, and a life. Now I havenothing. Please help me, hecried. I referred him to a rehabcenter, but I dont think he took

the help and he failed to return tomy next appointment.By definition addiction is the

state of physical or psychologicaldependence on a drug, which is li-able to have a damaging effect.Its a habit, a compulsion, or an ob-session, which turns around and

bites the user and everyonenearby. Alcoholism is the mostpervasive and obvious addiction inour society. If it doesnt directly af-fect you, most certainly it affectssomeone dear to you.

The potential for addiction ispart of our collective human na-ture. I dare say that every one ofus given just the right situationwould be addicted to one drug oranother, whether it be cigarettes,pain medicines, sleeping pills,marijuana, methamphetamine ora fine red wine.

What is it that separates the ad-dict from normal happy peoplewho are able to function in soci-ety? Some experts define addic-tion and, specifically, alcoholismwith four features: craving, loss ofcontrol, physical dependence, andtolerance. Others add that addic-

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Valuing others

Home Country Slim RanBert looks good this morning,

Doc, Dud said, quietly. Threestools down the counter, Bertsmiled and said, Yes, I certainlydo!

We turned toward our old pal.You heard that?

Sure did, guys, he grinned.Look.

He pointed to his ears. Hearingaids, he said. We walked over andlooked, and sure enough.

It was Maizies idea, Bert said.She made the appointment andeverything. Said she was tired ofhaving the TV on so loud.

But it was a good idea, Bert,Doc said.

Oh, I know. Id been thinkingabout it for some time, Doc, butyou know how a guy gets. Younever really want to admit youneed them, I guess. Truth is, I did-nt know how bad my hearing hadbecome until I got them. Yester-day, when we got that little shower I heard the rain on the roof. Iheard a clock tick, too, and itsbeen years for both those things.Both what things? said Herb.We all looked at each other. We

knew who should be next.Rain and clocks, Herb.Oh yeah.The hearing test lady came in

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SD Wine Pavilion at theFair is becoming a traditionme fairgoers.

is the only venue in the

where people have the oppor-to taste samples from 11 ofDakotas wineries, severalstates breweries and eight

manufacturing plants inDakota.South Dakota Department

riculture (SDDA) and therowers in South Dakota areng together to host this pop-traction at the Fair. Fairgo-

n taste and purchase Southa wines, beer, cheese andspecialty food items, visit

hese value-added businessestheir operations and learn

about the states growing in-es. Participants will be abler the wine and beers with

Dakota cheese and otherroducts as well.ing packages with over 30es of South Dakota wine

and-crafted beers are avail-o purchase as well as bever-y the glass to enjoy in the

garden. Wine-a-ritas, a re-ng blend of wine and mar-mix, will also be available.

year the South DakotaPavilion will have many spe-nd features including a $5s on Border to Border wine

g packages Thursday only,hour specials Thursday and

y, and 25 percent off selecton Monday.work hard to create a very

nt atmosphere for fairgoersoy our states great wine,cheese and specialty foods,Alison Kiesz (KEEZ), event

zer for SDDA. We wantmers to learn more aboutlture and the industries rep-ed in the pavilion.2013 State Fair runs Thurs-

Aug. 29 Monday, Sept. 2.w day is Wednesday, Aug.r more information on Statevents, contact the Fair office.529.0900 or visit www.sd-

air.com You can also find theFair on Facebook and Twit-SDStateFair).

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Cool weathercould not havetime for corn. Afields in eastehave moved intweather and clical factors in yield, explaineSDSU ExtensiSpecialist.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise(DBE) Goal Town of Bison, Bison Mu-nicipal Airport, Bison, South Dakotafor Fiscal years 2013 through 2016.The Town of Bison, Bison Municipal

Airport hereby publishes a proposedoverall DBE goal. The proposed over-all goal is 6.93% (six point, nine threepercent) (4.42% Race Neutral + 2.51%Race Conscious) for Airport Improve-ment Program (AIP) funded projectsduring Federal Fiscal Years (FY) 2013-

2016. The methodology used in devel-oping this goal is available for inspec-tion between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.,Monday through Friday at Bison CityHall, Finance Office, 309 1st Ave W,Bison, SD 57620 for 30 days from thedate of this publication.The DBE Liaison Officer will receiveand consider public comments on theproposed goal for 45 days from the dateof this publication.The Town of Bison attempts to providereasonable accommodations for anyknown disability that may interferewith a person participating in anyservice, program, or activity of the Air-port.Comments may be submitted to:

Town of BisonBeth Hulm, Finance Officer

PO Box 910Bison, SD [email protected]

For additional information and ques-tions, please contact during normalbusiness hours.

[Published August 1 and August 8,2013 for a total approximate cost of$31.20.]

Bison Town Board

Friday, July 12, 20137:00 p.m. City Hall

CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL:Chairman Juell Chapman called aspecial meeting of the Bison TownBoard to order on Friday, July 12,2013 at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall. Allother trustees - Luke Clements, MattButsavage Mike Lockert, David Ko-pren - were in attendance. Otherspresent: Branden Landphere, contrac-tor, Beth Hulm, finance officer and

Lita Wells, press.

THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCEWAS RECITED BY ALL.

ALL ACTION IN THE FOLLOWINGMINUTES CARRIED BY UNANI-MOUS VOTE UNLESS OTHERWISESTATED.

STORM SEWER CHANGE OR-DERS, etc.073-2013 Lockert moved, secondedby Kopren to remove the current as-phalt on the north side of Main Streetfrom 1st Ave. W. to where the pave-ment ends, when tearing up the southside of the same street to install thestorm sewer. Carried. (Trustees willdecide next spring whether to resur-face with asphalt or to chip seal. Re-

placing the south side of the street isincluded in the storm sewer contract;the north side would be wholly at townexpense.)074-2013 Lockert moved, secondedby Clements to do a change order tothe original storm sewer contract andto hire KBM, Inc. to engineer restruc-turing of all culvert placements onWest Main Street, not already in-cluded in the storm sewer contract,from 1st Ave. W. to 7th Ave. W. Car-ried.Fence in ROW: A privately ownedfence in the south ditch along WestMain Street is in the Towns right- of-way. Approximately 500 feet of fenceneeds to be taken down or relocated toallow the contractor to grade the ditchfor the storm sewer project. Trusteeswill ask the engineer to write a letter

to the owner of thoption of removinallowing the contees to do so at heExtended contrdate of the projectneed to be extendstart date being 1ticipated.

LAGOON AND STrustees are in pleted engineerinwater TreatmentCollection Systemgineer Nick Hoffmneering, SpearfiCommunity Plan80% of the enginstep is to meet witize projects. He tend the August 5Denise Livingstowriting a project 90/10 cost-share

JOB APPLICANule interviews witMaintenance Wohour prior to the

LATE CLAIMSwere presented ament. Avera, profCall, prof. fees, $

INFORMATIONrequesting removrounding the runpal Airport. Theplaint regarding residential areasent to investigat

ADJOURNMENman adjourned p.m.

ATTEST:APPROVED:

Elizabeth Hulm, Juell Chapman, CTown of Bison

[Published Auguapproximate cost


SON SCHOOL

BOARDAGENDA

12, 2013m

ge of Allegianceto Orderent Agenda

a. Approve Agendab. Minutesc. Financial Reports

oval of Claims gations

AS reporteditatione Report Carduation of staffarter Balance Assessment/Com-oreision of Registration handbook

gibility Policy (second reading)de posting requirements

prove Handbooks Elementaryook, Secondary (7-12) Hand-nd Teacher HandbookLevy Approval

d opening Coal and Propane

me School Applications en Enrollment Application prove Contracts Head Startct, Coaching contractsecutive Session For personnelsuperintendent Report Mrs.oournment

hed August 8, 2013 at a totalimate cost of $15.33.]

SON SCHOOLISTRICT #52-1BOARD OF

EDUCATIONMEETING

July 29, 2013 TIME HELD:

m. KIND OF MEETING: Spe-

HERE HELD: Boardroom

ERS PRESENT: Arneson,

an, Kari, Kvale, ThompsonERS ABSENT: None OFFI-

AND OTHERS PRESENT:

zevedo, Bus Mgr. Crow, Asst.

gr. Johnson

MAN KVALE CALLED THE

ING TO ORDER WITH A

FOR THE SALUTE TO THE

UTIVE SESSION

otion by Arneson, second by

son to enter executive session

uss personnel, pursuant to

1-25-2(1) Motion carried.

man Kvale declared the meet-

o executive session at 7:00 p.m.

ck in regular session at 8:14

Motion by Kari, second by Arne-

ncrease the secretary staff pay

0 per hour, effective immedi-

Motion carried.

URNMENTotion by Arneson,second byadjourn the meeting at 8:36otion carried.

vale, ChairmanCrow, Business Manager

hed August 8, 2013 at a totalimate cost of $14.46.]

STATE OF SOUTHDAKOTA IN

CIRCUITCOURT

))

COUNTY OFPERKINSFOURTH

JUDICIALCIRCUITPRO No. 13-10

In the Matter of the Estate of )ILMA G. GABRIEL, Deceased.)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS ANDNOTICE OF FORMAL PROBATE

AND APPOINTMENT OF PER-SONAL REPRESENTATIVE

Notice is given that on the 9th day ofJuly , 2013, Faye F. Schalesky,whose address is 16502 156th Street,

Faith, SD 57626, was appointed asPersonal Representative of the Estateof Ilma G. Gabriel.

Creditors of decedent must file theirclaims within four months after thedate of the first publication of this No-tice or their claims may be barred.

Claims may be filed with the PersonalRepresentative or may be filed withthe Clerk, and a copy of the claimmailed to the Personal Representative.

Dated this 15th day of July, 2013.

/s/ Faye F. SchaleskyFAYE F. SCHALESKY16502 156th StreetFaith, SD 57626

Patricia PeckPerkins County Clerk of CourtsP.O. Box 426Bison, SD 57620(605) 244-5626

Dale R. HansenHansen Law, PCP.O. Box 580Sturgis, SD 57785(605) 347-2551

[Published July 25, August 1, August8, August 16, 2013 at a total approxi-mate cost of $77.35.]

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had a couple nice rains thisjust short of an inch on Fri-nd 33 hundredths Sundayng. Most of the haying is fin-the guys are busy haulingnd harvest has started. Itsal to see green out on thee this time of year, but werehankful for all the beautifuln the pastures.

Maher and I attended ang between the Grand Riverng District and the Dakotae Grasslands Forest Servicels at the Dakota Lodge inon Tuesday. This was a re-

of the Forest Services pre-d burn of Pasture 3B thatt of control and destroyed al-14,000 acres of governmente and privately ownedand. South Dakota Secre-f Agriculture Lucas Lentschourtney De La Rosa came

Pierre for the meeting andDakota was represented byy Meyer from Sen.amps office and by Jonron from Sen. Hoevens of-

Most of the local fire depart-attended and reported thatave been reimbursed for theses incurred in fighting thehe firemen stressed the crit-ed for better radio commu-

on between the Forest Serv-d the fire departments.

Members of Grand River Grazinmet with Forest Service represen-tatives to determine what waslearned from the catastrophic fireand what would be the bestmethod of handling crested wheatgrass that wouldnt involve burn-ing. Grand River Grazing Associa-tion Pres. Tim Smith asked if theForest Service would work on a

burn plan with the association andGrassland Supervisor DennisNeitzke agreed, asking that theywork together to develop a plan formanagement goals.

The Buffalo Youth Rodeo finalswere in Buffalo Wednesday after-noon. We didnt make it in towatch the grandkids but they didokay without us. Trig was wonder-ing what Bryce was going to dowith all the buckles she won cuzshe doesnt have enough belts toput them on. He thought shedhave been better off to win some ofthe cool stuff he won!

Many of the neighbors are busyputting up garden produce andmaking jam, jelly, pickles, syrup,etc. I canned 21 quarts of cherriesthis week, made a cherry pie, twocarrot cakes, two chocolate zuc-chini cakes, and a couple quarts ofpickled cucumber salad. My sistergave me three heads of cabbage, sotomorrow Im making sauerkraut.

Yum! Oh, if any of you need dill for

pickles, call me. I have a wholegarden full of it. Theres a reasonthat stuff is called dill weed.

Isabels annual celebration wasthis weekend. There was analumni reunion Friday evening, aparade, barbeque and ice creamsocial on Saturday, and rodeos onSaturday and Sunday. Sen. Mahercalled to tell me that George Boldt

was furnishing a vehicle to haul usthrough the parade.

Georges antique manurespreader was perfect for haulingaround a couple politicians! CurtisWitte pulled the old manurespreader with an antique tractor,also belonging to George Boldt,and thankfully, he didnt engagethe spreader after we were aboard.Curtis said his wife wanted to puta sign on the back of the manurespreader that said SpreadingObamaCare, but since both of thepoliticians he was hauling areadamantly opposed to Oba-maCare, they decided against it,at least while we were aboard!

Sunday was the first churchservice held in the new BethlehemLutheran Church at Ludlow. Thebuilding was originally the chapelat Sky Ranch for Boys south ofCamp Crook. When Sky Ranchclosed, the church bought thebuilding, had it moved to Ludlownear where the old church once

stood, and remodeled it inside andout. Chase Stugelmeyer andTrevor Gress were confirmed dur-ing the service on Sunday, the firstclass to be confirmed in the newbuilding. Having a church in Lud-low again is wonderful and we con-gratulate not only Chase andTrevor, but the entire BethlehemLutheran congregation!

Reub and I picked Bob Hansonup in Bison Sunday evening andtook him with us to Bible study atJohn and Corinne Ericksonsranch. Brad and Linda Abelsethand Les and Sharon Longwood

joined us for a delightful evening.When we picked Bob up, he let uslisten to a message on his answer-ing machine from another old sol-dier. His friend, who is 94 or 95, al-ways calls Bob on the anniversaryof the day Bob was critically in-

jured by the Germans in Franceand taken prisoner. Bob was tick-led that he didnt get to the phonein time, because now his answer-ing machine has preserved themessage so he can listen to thevoice of his friend again and again.

Bob told us a story he forgot totell Jan Swan Wood when she in-terviewed him a couple weeks ago.Bob was a member of Pres. Roo-sevelts security detail when FDRvisited his son Elliot Rooseveltsranch in Texas. Bob was armed

with a 50 calibehe carried poinFBI agent walwas standing athing loaded?reached over anger! Thankfullstraight into thsulting blast ceones attention!

Our ride throboy communitymanure spreadof this joke Deyears ago entitics:

A busload odriving down a suddenly the band crashed inbarn.

The farmer and went to indug a hole andcians. A few dasheriff came oubus and askewhere all the po

The farmer buried them.

The sheriff "Lordy, were th

The old farmeof them said thknow how thecians lie."

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MISCELLANEOUSLOOKING FOR GREENS: Fredand Clyde Green and their sisterEmoline Green Terry settled inPerkins County in the early 1900s.Their other sister lived in theHuron area and is the grand-mother of Edmund Baye of Faith,SD. We are trying to find informa-tion on the Green Family in thisarea. A descendant of Fred Greenwill be visiting the homestead inearly August and would like tohave as many relatives get to-gether as possible. If you are a rel-ative of the Green Family or knowany information about them,please call Elsie Baye at 605-967-2707.

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EMPLOYMENTEXPERIENCED WAITRESSWANTED. Possible living quartersfor the right person. Branding IronInn, Faith, SD, call Tim or Deb 1-605-967-2662.

CD COUNSELORS The WomensPrison, Pierre, SD, is seekingChemical Dependency Counselors.Successful candidate must havethe ability to become certified asCD Counselor. A bachelors degree

in alcohol and drug abuse studies,counseling, psychology or relatedfield preferred. Competitivesalary/excellent benefit package.For more information and to apply,please go to http://bhr.sd.gov/work-forus. Job ID #1410.

POLICE CHIEF FREEMAN, SDThe City of Freeman is taking ap-

plications for a full time PoliceChief. Responsibili ties includesupervision and direction of policedepartment personnel and poli-cies, community relations, policepatrol and other law enforcementduties. High School Diploma orG.E.D. required. Certified Officerpreferred. Salary is dependent onqualifications and experience. Ap-plication and job description canbe picked up at Freeman CityHall, 185 E. 3rd Street, Freeman,SD, or call 605-925-7127. Com-

pleted application can be sent toLisa Edelman, Finance Officer, POBox 178, Freeman, SD 57029.Deadline for applications is Au-gust 23, 2013.

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SISSETON SCHOOL DISTRICTOPENING: Library Media Spe-cialist. Contact: Tammy Meyer,516 8th Ave W Sisseton, SD 57262605-698-7613 Position open untilfilled. EOE.

HOVEN SCHOOLS SEEKING K-12 spec. ed. teacher. ContactPeggy Petersen, Supt. (605) 948-2252 or [email protected] for ap-plication. Open until filled.

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