bison courier, december 6, 2012

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HHiigghhlliigghhttss && HHaappppeenniinnggssOrganizational parent meeting forBison AAU Wrestling. Tuesday Dec.11th,6:00pm at the Bentley Building.We need to make some decisions so allparents are needed.

PICTURES WITH SANTA EasternStar will be having pictures withSanta Claus at the Masonic Lodge inBison Sunday December 9th from 2 -4 p.m. FREE WILL DONATION.

The annual meeting and election ofthe Perkins County Predator ControlAssociation will be December 4, 2012in the Prairie Lounge Meeting room,Bison, SD at 1:30 pm. Three boardmember terms will end: Don McK-instry, Bob Reder and Max Matthews.There will be an election held to fillthese 3 positions, along with otherbusiness and discussions.

Town Board holds public meeting onstorm sewer project

Proposed Legislation reviewed at Reva HallAn informational meeting review-

ing proposed legislation on oil and gasdevelopment, the result of a Legisla-tive Summer Study on the issue, wasattended by over 40 interested resi-dents. A panel, facilitated by VaughnMeyer, consisting of RepresentativeBetty Olson, Senator Ryan Maherand SD Department of Transporta-tion Operations Engineer Tom Horan,gave a brief presentation and fieldedmany questions.

Mr. Horan gave an overview of thehighways in the area and handed outinformation as to types of improve-ments and dates projects are com-pleted or to be completed including amap of the highways in Harding andPerkins Counties reflecting the vari-ous projects from the year 2000 to2015. Horan fielded several ques-tions concerning increased traffic onhighways 85, 73, 75 and 79. The DOThas a formula based on the number ofaccidents per 100,000,000 vehiclemiles traveled on that particularhighway as to whether the highwayconfiguration would be improved orchanged. According to that formula,Hwy 85 can handle ten times the cur-rent traffic it is experiencing beforeany lanes would need to be added ex-cept for some improvements to inter-sections. He indicated that the DOThas many “tools” to improve condi-tions. Truck traffic on Hwy 85 has in-creased by an average of 54 percentsince 2001between Whitewood andthe ND state line; Hwy 79, Newell tothe ND state line, increased by lessthan 1 percent, Hwy 73 increased by78 percent between Hwy 34 and theND state line according to trafficcounts by the SD DOT. No stats weregiven for Hwy 75.

The DOT tracks traffic and acci-dent stats on a yearly basis but workson a three to five year average. Thepoint was made to him that perhapsstats in this area should be reviewedon a shorter time frame as traffic tothe Bakken development increases.It was noted that accident stats for

the last 18 months would be very dif-ferent than prior years. Mr. Horanlistened carefully and took notes asvarious comments were specific toproblems on Highways 79, 75 and 73,promising to look into those issues.

Rep. Betty Olson opened the dis-cussion on proposed legislation witha brief review of the Legislative Sum-mer Study, the Oil and Gas Confer-ence held in Spearfish that includedthe states of ND, WY, MT and SD andthe Governor’s Oil & Gas Develop-ment/Preparedness Executive BranchWork Groups. These all looked at theimpacts of development on housing,schools, highways, emergency serv-ices, safety, law enforcement, healthservices and any other services thatmight be impacted. She and SenatorMaher were on the 15 member Leg-islative Summer Study and they werethe only members that had anyknowledge of oil and gas developmentin South Dakota. The other 13 mem-bers had an eye-opening experiencewhen they visited development inHarding County and the NorthDakota Bakken field.

Senator Maher, who also serves onthe Legislative Executive Council, re-viewed the proposed bills put forth bythe Summer Study Committee. Ofthe original 17 bills, only eight willmove forward with Committee ap-proval. They are: 1) Revise provisionsregarding the plugging and perform-ance bonds for oil and gas wells; 2)Provide mediation between mineraldevelopers and surface owners in dis-putes over surface depredation; 3)Provide funding for unresolved sur-face depredation caused by oil andgas exploration; 4)Require certainposting of information if hydraulicfracture stimulation is performed; 5)Require mineral developers give no-tice to surface owners before enteringthe land (developers already mustgive notice in Harding County underthe County’s Comprehensive Plan); 6)Provide for creation of a trust accountfor un-locatable mineral interest own-

ers; 7) Revise provisions relating tothe termination of mineral interests;8) Provide for the award of trebledamages in certain surface depreda-tion cases. He hopes to get half intro-duced in the House and half in theSenate. Maher may introduce onethat did not get Committee approvalwhich concerns landowners beingcompensated for damages to theirland, allowing annual compensationfor lost productivity rather than one-time payment as is currently re-quired. North Dakota has annualpayments that are negotiated be-tween the landowner and the mineraldeveloper.

Mark Trechock, a North Dakotaresident dealing with this issue forthe past 20 years and a regional rep-resentative of the Western Organiza-tion of Resources Councils, spokeabout some of the problems beingfaced by North Dakota. SouthDakota is in a good position to ad-dress these issues before developmentbecomes a larger problem. He notedthat the oil and gas lobby in ND hasbecome a strong lobby on any legisla-tion. He added that in North Dakota,emergency services provided by vol-unteers, has not been addressed. Vol-unteers are quitting because theyneed to work their jobs and live theirlives rather than being constantlydoing emergency service.

The meeting concluded with HollyWaddell, a member of Western PlainsAction Group hosts of the event. Sheintroduced and thanked DakotaRural Action staff, Frank James fromBrookings and Sabrina King fromRapid City, for helping facilitate thisinformational meeting. Hollythanked everyone for coming and in-vited folks to support WPAG, DRA,Maher and Olson in efforts to get oiland gas legislation passed in the up-coming 2013 Legislative session. Formore information contact Sabrina [email protected] or call 605-716-2200 or Frank at 605-697-5204.

Concerned citizens attend Oil & Gas meeting at Reva Hall

By Gladys JacksonThe Bison Town Board met for a

brief special meeting on Tuesday,November 27 to conduct the sec-ond reading of Ordinance #2012-3,which addresses the $20,000.00shortfall to the existing streetbudget caused by the completion ofthe recent unbudgeted streetwork. There has been much appre-ciation for the street work byeveryone. Other housekeepingitems addressed consisted of in-voices and personnel issues. A dis-

Special Town Board meeting held

cussion was held on the Uke whichis still sitting on Town property.The owner currently lives in theHills and has been contacted tocome and get the Uke with no re-sults. The option of a hand-deliv-ered letter was decided upon.

The Board visited about issuesof concern to both the Perkins Co.Rural Water (PCRWS) and theTown Board. The Board will ask tobe put on the agenda at the nextPCRWS board meeting.

By Gladys JacksonSeveral concerned citizens met

with the Town Board at a PublicHearing held Tuesday evening,November 27 on the proposedstorm sewer project. EngineerAllan Page of KBM Engineering,Grand Forks, N.D. was on handwith a map and power point to an-swer questions. Andy Bruels andMike Perkovich with the Depart-ment of Environmental and Nat-ural Resources (DENR) wereavailable via teleconference.

Engineer Page explained thatan earlier storm water study hadbeen completed by Brosz Engi-neering with two plans presented.One was a $2.6M estimate to bedone in three phases consisting oflarger pipe and street reconstruc-tion. The second plan was a $1.7Mproject with larger pipe, but nostreet reconstruction.

Jim West, engineer for KBM,was approached through a connec-tion with Perkins County RuralWater to present yet another op-tion. So, back in 2011, KBM lo-cated several main problem areasand presented the third option inthe amount of approximately$600,000.00 to take care of thoseareas with smaller pipe, the use ofa holding pond, bypassing the lagoon and having the excess waterdrain into the creek west of Town.The areas of concern were bounced

back and forth between the TownBoard and KBM. The areas de-cided upon were plotted on a mapwhich was presented for the groupto view. The holding pond would beconstructed in the lot east of theold Richard Heck house, land cur-rently owned by the Town of Bison.The pond would be 4-5 ft. deepwith a 10 ft. bottom and a securityfence around it. The cost of theholding pond would be approxi-mately $15,000.00.

Questions at this point consistedof –

*What is the difference in costbetween the holding pond andusing larger pipe?

Answer: The holding pondwould cost $15,000.00; usinglarger pipe could cost as much as$25,000.00-$50,000.00 more.

*John and Lorraine Blosmoasked if the people close by theholding pond would have to worryabout pond overflows or water inbasements.

Answer: No, this should not bea problem.

*Would we be better off usinglarger pipe versus the cost ofmaintenance on a holding pond?

Answer: No, maintenance on thepond should be minimal.

*Will the pond have a dirt bot-tom?

Answer: Yes.continued on page 3

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• The Bison Courier • Thursday, December 6, 2012

This fall, many livestock produc-ers veterinarian Jim Stangle workswith have to be creative when itcomes to finding forage for their cat-tle.

The drought left them with re-duced hay supplies and little to nowinter grazing. To help ensure thatthe forages his clients find are safeto feed, the Haakon County veteri-narian tests samples of standingforages for nitrates.

"Because of the drought we knewnitrates would be a big problem thisyear. I took an SDSU Extensiontraining course so I could providelocal testing to producers in myarea," said Stangle, who was one ofmany South Dakota veterinariansto receive certification from SDSUExtension this summer on the Ni-trate Quik test.

Along with getting their foragestested for nitrates, Stangle saysthat because many of his clientshave to purchase additional foragesor protein supplements, this year,many cattle producers rely onSDSU Extension to provide themwith unbiased information on af-fordable options, as well as, cus-tomized feed rations.

"Because they aren't selling aproduct, producers know they cantrust SDSU Extension Field Spe-cialists for unbiased recommenda-tions," Stangle said.

Adele Harty is the SDSU Exten-sion Cow/Calf Field Specialist Stan-gle works with. She is one of about40 SDSU Extension Field Special-ists hired when a new staffing

model was put into place Oct. 2011as part of a complete SDSU Exten-sion reorganization, implementedto comply with state budget cuts.

Specialized, focused and ready toserve: Harty has worked withinSDSU Extension since 2005. Whenshe was rehired in 2011 as anSDSU Extension Field Specialisther job description changed. Al-though she continues to serve live-stock producers, within the newstaffing model, Harty now focuseson working specifically withcow/calf producers. And, instead ofonly serving producers within aseven-county area, she works withall South Dakota cattle producers.

"I was raised on a cow/calf opera-tion. My education is focused incow/calf nutrition. Before I was re-hired, I worked with all livestockproducers. Now that I'm able tofocus on, and work with solelycow/calf producers; I can utilize myknowledge, experience and educa-tion to help SD cow/calf producersto become better at what they arealready good at," Harty said.

As a field specialist withintoday's SDSU Extension staffingmodel, Harty and her peers are ex-pected to have their master's de-gree. Also, instead of working out ofcounty offices, today field special-ists office in one of eight regionalcenters, but often travel throughoutthe state.

"This provides a greater level ofexpertise to the entire state," saidRosie Nold, SDSU Extension Pro-gram Director for Agriculture andNatural Resources. "Instead of gen-eralists in each county, we have sev-eral specialized staff serving the en-tire state. This allows SDSU Exten-sion to provide a deeper level offocus, expertise and research-basedinformation to help solve the chal-lenging questions or issues SouthDakotans face."

Karla Trautman, Associate Direc-tor of SDSU Extension adds thatbecause Field Specialists serve theentire state, there is an increasedfocus on collaboration betweenSDSU Extension Field Specialists,SDSU faculty and supportersthroughout the state.

"The synergies created today areincredible," Trautman said.

Kiersta Machacek, principal ofHayward Elementary in SiouxFalls would agree. By working withSDSU Extension, her students nowhave a school garden.

Learning communities expand:After a parent expressed interest instarting a school garden, Machacekand her staff were eager to pursuethe idea.

"Gardening is a great way to getstudents outside, connect themwith healthy eating habits and pro-vide a hands-on science lesson,"Machacek said.

Implementing a school garden isno simple task - it needs to not onlybe functional, but educational. And,Machacek's teaching staff was al-ready spread thin. They did nothave the time to put in a gardenand develop grade-specific, science-based gardening curriculum. This iswhere SDSU Extension Commu-nity Development Field Specialist,Christina Zdorovtsov came to the

rescue.Zdorovtsov worked with a local

nonprofit, Ground Works, to estab-lish the garden. She then workedwith Hayward teachers to developa science-based, hands-on curricu-lum which meets state standardsand is centered on gardening activ-ities.

"Chris helped connect our gardento science. She was able to take keyideas from each grade's science cur-riculum and develop teaching mod-ules for each grade level," saidMachacek, of the gardening curricu-lum that is now used to help teachscience to all Hayward students-pre-school through fifth grade.

Like Harty, Zdorovtsov workedfor SDSU Extension before she wasrehired in October 2011. Today, sherelishes her new role as an SDSUExtension Field Specialist.

"Before the reorganization, I wasa generalist in the area of horticul-ture. Although I worked on develop-ing local food systems, I wasn't ableto dedicate all my time to this pur-pose. Today I get to focus all my en-ergy in this area, and really developsome exciting results," Zdorovtsovsaid.

4-H stronger than ever: Throughthe budget driven reorganization,SDSU Extension increased its com-mitment to 4-H. More than 30 4-HYouth Program Advisor positionswere created, in coordination withlocal communities, to focus on 4-H,a program which serves more than59,000 South Dakota youth eachyear.

"The university reinforced itscommitment to 4-H and youth de-velopment by implementing county-level 4-H Youth Program Advisorpositions," Peter Nielson, SDSU Ex-tension 4-H Youth DevelopmentProgram Director. "4-H membersand programs did not have this typeof dedicated focus in the old sys-tem."

Nielson explains that today thereis more of a prioritized 4-H focus be-cause 4-H Youth Program Advisorslike Field Specialists, are fully com-mitted to 4-H and youth program-ming.

Prior to the reorganization,SDSU Extension personnel were re-sponsible for subject matter pro-grams, such as family and con-sumer sciences, livestock or agron-omy in addition to 4-H program-ming. 4-H Youth Program Advisorsoffice in the county or counties theyserve.

"Although there have been grow-ing pains, in many areas, 4-H mem-bers and their families have seenincreased opportunities this year,"said Paula Hamilton, president ofthe State 4-H Leaders Association.

Because of the life skills Hamil-ton and her husband, Scott, devel-oped as 4-H members, it was veryimportant to them that their fourchildren become involved in SouthDakota 4-H. As Spink County 4-Hmembers, the Hamiltons work withKim McGraw who is the 4-H YouthProgram Advisor that serves bothSpink and Clark Counties. Like all4-H Youth Program Advisors, SDSUExtension cost-shares her salarywith Spink and Clark Counties.

"I like the fact that Kim is dedi-cated fulltime to 4-H. She is avail-

able to us when we need her," saidHamilton, adding that sharing Mc-Graw with Clark County has an un-foreseen benefit. "Because she is inboth counties, there is a lot ofknowledge sharing that happensbetween the two counties."

iGrow.org: information when andwhere it's needed: Since the begin-ning, knowledge sharing is integralto the mission of SDSU Extension.Today's SDSU Extension communi-cates with South Dakotans throughmany venues. Along with face-to-face educational seminars andworkshops, SDSU Extension offersWebinars, has smartphone appsand provides 24/7 access to educa-tional materials and informationthrough iGrow.

iGrow is an online teaching plat-form which assures that SDSU Ex-tension will be the indispensableoutreach link of South Dakota'sland grant university. The free serv-ice gives producers informationthey need to monitor current devel-opments in agriculture, researchand trade; farm-specific agricul-tural weather; profitability calcula-tors; and libraries of agriculturalproduction and management infor-mation, podcasts and forums, all ina highly secure on-line environmentthat works on all computers, smartphones and mobile internet devices.

"We look at iGrow as our virtualSDSU Extension office. Within itsfirst year of operation, this virtualoffice has had 96,000 visitors andthose visitors asked 300,000 ques-tions," said Emery Tschetter, Direc-tor of Communications & Market-ing for SDSU College of Agriculture& Biological Sciences.

Tschetter adds that SDSU Exten-sion dedicates 20 percent of its stafftime to the ongoing development ofiGrow.

South Dakotans can also pick upthe phone and call AnswerLine witha question. AnswerLine is a toll-freeconnection to family and consumerscience specialists dedicated to an-swering questions and directingconsumers to research-based re-sources.

"This is a one-stop-shop for an-swers to family and consumer sci-ence questions," said JoanHegerfeld-Baker, Extension FoodSafety Specialist. "Through An-swerLine, consumers have access toan office full of specialists, alongwith data and resources compiledby SDSU Extension Field Special-ists, faculty and researchers."

During the growing season, An-swerLine also provided access toanswers for horticultural questions.

SDSU Extension also hit the air-waves in 2011, introducing theiGrow Radio Network. A companionservice to iGrow.org, the daily 3-minute segment can be heard on 12major radio stations across thestate and region.

Hosted by farm broadcaster, PamGeppert, iGrow Radio Network pro-grams are drawn from the credibleand accurate information oniGrow.org. The radio programs fea-ture SDSU Extension Field Special-ists and University faculty whocover a variety of topics rangingfrom agronomy and weather, tolivestock production and rural life.

SDSU Extension: One year later ..................

The Bison Courier • Thursday,December 6, 2012 •

nothing has been done for a longtime. The State says that the slopeof Main Street itself is up to DOTstandards, so by doing all of theitems in the engineering plan, theBoard is taking the real problemareas and dealing with them.

Blane Chapman told the Boardnot to wait for the consensus of allthe Town people or it will be an-other 30 years before anythinggets done. The Board is theelected officials and, in the end,they will have to make the deci-sion.

The Town Board will vote on thestorm sewer project at the Decem-ber 10 board meeting.

Town Board publicmeeting

continued from page 1*Will this cause a lot of dirt/silt

that will plug up the system?Answer: No, the pipes are de-

signed with velocity to pick up thesilt. Inlets will also be put in onMain Street to pull water into andpick up more flow. A new catchbasin will also be put into the alleynear City Park/Krause’s to pick upand help pull excess water into thestorm sewer.

*The $2.6M Brosz plan in-cluded fixing the streets, whathappens with that now?

Answer: Now wherever pipe isgoing, the streets will be fixed 10feet out. Some curb and gutter willbe done on Main Street and somesidewalks on the north and southof Main Street will be replaced.The storm sewer will range from 11/2 to 7 feet in depth.

*Some people would rather giveup the storm sewer and fix thestreets, can’t we do both?

Answer: The Town Board wouldlove to do both - fix up ColemanAvenue and Main Street as well asput in a storm sewer – but the costwould be prohibitive at this time.

It was noted here that everyoneappreciates the work the Townpersonnel do to try to keep thestreets up. The Town Board madethe comment that just the last bitof work on the streets this past fallcost more than $100,000.00. Ifwater cannot be kept away fromthe streets, we can’t keep thestreets up. There are seven milesof street in Bison.

*Why is the cost of new side-walks in the plan? Several busi-nesses have already built theirown sidewalks; shouldn’t it be upto individual businesses to do theirown sidewalks?

Answer: There was no definiteanswer to this except that it wasin the plan as is curb and gutter.

The Board told those in atten-dance that the plan drawn up byKMB has already been submittedand approved by the State forgrant money and a loan. TheBoard has to either say go aheador pursue other avenues, whichwould mean the loss of monies al-ready spent on engineering costs.According to all involved – theTown Board would be back tosquare one.

*Lonnie Krause asked the ques-tion, “What are you after as aBoard? Are you wanting opinionsto spend the $600,000.00 or not?”

*Irwin Tescher commented that

if the town people think this willsolve the problem of water in base-ments, they are going to be disap-pointed as the Town of Bison sitson shale.

*Krause also asked, “Is thereany matching money?”

Answer: The Board replied thatthey have a 15% grant for thesewer project. Bruels from DENRcommented that there may be apossibility of getting approxi-mately $20,000.00 more in grantmoney if a letter is written beforeDecember 12th. The consensus ofthe Board will be to write this let-ter. The DENR thought this proj-ect was a “go” as they thoughtthere had already been publichearings and now what they arehearing is uncertainty. Bruelsreplied that there is currently aprojected $130,000.00 shortfall be-cause of time going by; the cost es-timate is now at $721,000 with$88,950 in grant money and a loanof $504,000.00 for 20 years at 3%.The loan repayment would be$40,000 per year. The grant moneywill expire in June, 2014.

Chairman Juell Chapman re-ported that $542,450 has accumu-lated in the bank, much of whichis from the 2% sales tax fund andthe Board is budgeting $140,000-$145,000 per year to be collectedfor this fund.

Russ Peacock commented thatwhen he first moved to Bison backin the 70’s, a storm sewer projectwas being talked about then. Hewould like to see this project andthe roads all be done, but realizesthat it is kind of like a remodel onyour home – once you start, wheredo you stop when there is only somuch money to work with? Hewould also like to keep the work“local” if at all possible. The Boardreplied that this is somewhat outof their hands as legally all workhas to be let out for bids.

The Board spoke to the groupabout other major projects comingup that will require larger sums ofmoney and help from the newsales tax fund. This includes thelagoon project requiring that riprap be installed and the Townsewer pipes, which are all made upof the old clay and beginning tocause some problems, will need tobe replaced. In short, it would benice to have all the money neededto do all the projects up right, butthat is not an option on the table.

Phil Hahn said that he was notin favor at the present time for a20-year loan to do the storm sewerin light of all the other projects

that need to be done. He felt theBoard should wait until the newtax surplus fund builds up moremoney and do more work on thestreets, etc.

Brad Mackaben stated that itsounds like there is a water issuethat needs to be dealt with.

There was a question on thewater drainage at the Lion’s Park.The Board stated that in order todrain this water to the west, ease-ments would need to be gottenfrom landowners and the Statewill have nothing to do with any-thing on private land. Maps ofstreets and natural slopes showthat everything slopes to the west

and evens out west of town atabout the Terry Haggart place.

Krause questioned the shut offson Main Street, which are a prob-lem, also. He doesn’t like the newstorm sewer design, but guesseshe will get used to it.

Doreen Chapman told howwhen the streets flood after a hardrain, the water comes up to thedoor of their business; but she sup-posed that sand bagging was al-ways an option. The Board repliedthat with this new design, thiswater should get out of the wayand move west to Haggart’s a lotfaster and a lot better.

The problem exists because

Blane Chapman and Allan Page of KBM Engineering, Grand Forks, N.D. look over the map ofBison.

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Monday, Bridget traveled to Bis-marck for a baby appointment.

Tuesday, Albert Keller returnedto work in North Dakota.

Friday, Bridget traveled to Bis-marck to attend Guard Drill. Shereturned home late Saturdaynight. While there, Lil Albertstayed with Grandma Dawn andGrandpa Duane.

Sunday, Lil Albert and Bridgetattended church services.

Denise, Rebecca, Kristina,Zachary, Brooklyn and DanielHaugen arrived at Shirley Harris’sTuesday evening.

Denise and Rebecca Haugen at-tended the funeral of Del Borchertin Lemmon Wednesday.

Denise Haugen and children re-turned to New Rockford, NDThursday evening.

John and Shirley Johnson, Boband Shilo Johnson spent Fridayand Saturday in Aberdeen for theSD Quarter Horse Convention.They returned home Sunday.

Thelma Sandgren was a Sundayafternoon coffee guest of John andShirley Johnson. Tiss Treib was abrief caller.

Freda Dewey visited with HelenMeink last Sunday.

Tim and JoAnne Seim were Fri-day afternoon visitors of Lesterand Sharon Longwood.

Nolan and Linda Seim, Jasmineand Logan traveled to Sioux Falls,SD Tuesday. Logan had surgeryand got out of the hospital Fridaymorning. They traveled to Es-telline, SD and were overnightguests of Al and Carleen Ander-son. Angie and Lyle Vohlken andtheir children, Brian, Bret, Toshaand Tiffany visited with the Seim’sfor supper Friday night and break-fast Saturday morning.

Lynn Frey attended a FarmersUnion Quarterly meeting inHuron Thursday and Friday. Sat-urday, he visited his uncle in Wa-tertown.

Helen Meink hasn’t driven forsome time, but she drove over andvisited Thelma Sandgren Mondayafternoon and brought some goodsquash bread and they exchangedmagazines. Thelma was so glad tosee her and they had a good visit.

Wednesday forenoon, GaryJohnson had coffee with ThelmaSandgren. Later Vince Gunnstopped in and then Steve Sand-gren. Thelma appreciated the cof-fee guests.

Friday, Thelma Sandgren had aclinic apt and then returned home.

James, Marci and Kylee Sand-gren and Jill Peck came up Satur-day and had lunch with ThelmaSandgren and then did somechores and rode horses.

Sharon Longwood pickedThelma Sandgren up Sunday forchurch, which Thelma really ap-preciates.

CHURCH: December 9th, Pas-tor Dana from Grand RiverLutheran in Buffalo will serve allthree of the Prairie Fellowshipchurch services. Rosebud will fol-low worship with a potluck and aLadies Aid meeting to follow,please attend if you are able andmake him welcome.

Wednesday Jim and PatsyMiller traveled to Hettinger andvisited with Violet Miller.

Jim and Patsy Miller playedcards at the Senior Center in Het-tinger Friday.

Jim and Patsy Miller made a

trip to Hettinger Saturday morn-ing and had dinner with Matt andChristi Miller. In the afternoon,the Matt Miller’s were guests ofthe Jim Miller’s at the ranch andput up Christmas lights.

Jim and Christi Miller traveledto Rapid City Sunday. They haddinner with Dave, Nancy and JLynn Miller.

Patsy Miller traveled to RapidCity Sunday evening and returnedhome Monday.

Tiss Treib and Pastor MargieHershey had lunch together Mon-day.

Al Treib made a trip to FaithMonday.

Al Treib made a trip to Dickin-son Monday afternoon.

Al Treib made a trip to Het-tinger. Al and Tiss made a trip toLemmon in the afternoon andback to Hettinger.

Al and Tiss Treib were amongthose who attended the funeral ofDel Borchert Wednesday after-noon in Lemmon.

Al Treib met Lucas Allen at theTepee in ND Thursday eveningand Stanford Allen came homewith Al to spend the weekend.

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The South Dakota Department ofAgriculture announces that 26 grantshave been awarded through the Build-ing Our South Dakota Rural Commu-nities grant program.

These grants are available annuallyto 4-H Clubs, FFA Chapters, and Fam-ily Career and Community Leaders ofAmerica Chapters.

“We had a lot of applications thisyear, and a lot of great projects werefunded,” said Walt Bones, SouthDakota Secretary of Agriculture. “Ourrural youth are the future of agricul-ture in South Dakota, and this is justone way the department can supporttheir efforts in making this state a bet-ter place to live, work and grow.”

The purpose of the grant program isto assist agricultural youth in beautify-ing and improving their communitiesby working together to accomplish ed-ucational and project goals.

The following clubs/chapters werefunded:

Tabor Pioneers 4-H Club – BonHomme County; Sweet Clovers 4-HClub – Bon Homme County; Let’ErBuck 4-H Club – Butte County; AndesCentral FCCLA – Charles Mix County;

Willow Lake FFA – Clark County; ClayCounty Flyers 4-H Club – ClayCounty; Florence FFA – CodingtonCounty; Mitchell FCCLA – DavisonCounty; Coteau Hills 4-H Club – DayCounty; Webster Area FFA – DayCounty; DC Young Riders 4-H Club –Deuel County; Milbank FFA – GrantCounty; River 4-H Club –Hughes/Stanley County; Kaylor 4-HClub – Hutchinson County; DellRapids FFA – Minnehaha County;West Central FFA – MinnehahaCounty; Garretson FFA – MinnehahaCounty; Flandreau FFA – MoodyCounty; Wall FFA – PenningtonCounty; Perkins County 4-H Shoot-ing Sports – Perkins County; Hill-side Hustlers 4-H Club – RobertsCounty; Wilmot FFA – Roberts County;Spink County 4-H Jr. Leaders – SpinkCounty; Marion FFA – Turner County;Marion FCCLA – Turner County.

Other financial programs are avail-able to South Dakota beginning farm-ers, ranchers, livestock purchase, guar-antees, dairy and feedlot expansions,value added businesses and manuremanagement systems.

South Dakota Department of Agriculture awards grants

Charles F. Uecker, 87, longtimeHettinger Veterinarian passedaway on December 1, 2012 at theWestern Horizon's Care Center inHettinger with his beloved wife,Edna and their children by hisside.

Funeral services will be Friday,December 7, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. atthe Hettinger Lutheran Churchwith Pastor Kathleen Dettmannofficiating. Burial with Full Mili-tary Honors will follow at the Het-tinger Cemetery. Visitations willbe Thursday, December 6 from1:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the CentennialChapel of Evanson Jensen Fu-neral Homes.

Obituaries

Charles"Chuck"/"Charlie"Uecker, DVM

The Mass of Christian Burial forHelen M. Priest, age 83 of Lem-mon will be held at 11:00 a.m. MTFriday, December 7, 2012 at St.Mary’s Catholic Church in Lem-mon. Fr. Tony Grossenburg andDeacon Bill Dustman will officiatewith burial in Greenhill Cemeteryat Lemmon.

A Rosary Service will be held at7:00 p.m. on Thursday evening atSt. Mary’s Catholic Church.

A memorial has been estab-lished to The Koinonia, Tec Fam-ily, and the Prayer Blanket Min-istry.

Serving as Casketbearers areher grand grandchildren, EmilyBauer, Regan Kling, DaniellePriest, Whitney Priest, CameronPriest, Maria Priest, LaurieParker, John Paul Yera, CiaraCoughlan, Jesse Oliver, ShayOliver, Bailey Oliver, and BrittOliver. Serving as Honorary Bear-ers are The Koinonia and TECFamily.

Helen Marie Larson was bornon August 11, 1929 to John andLena (Andersen) Larson in

Walker, Minnesota. Helen at-tended Lincoln Elementary in Ab-erdeen, South Dakota; RiversideCountry School and Central HighSchool in Aberdeen, SD. Upongraduation she was employed atthe YMCA in Aberdeen as an Of-fice Secretary.

On June 12, 1950, Helen mar-ried Edward Owen Priest at Sa-cred Heart Church in Aberdeen,SD. To this union 9 children wereborn, Pamela Priest Bauer; Mah-tomedi, MN; Patrick Priest, Lem-mon, SD; Michael Priest, NorthSioux City, SD; Edward Priest andhis wife, Norie , Princeton, NJ;Elizabeth Priest Coughlan and herhusband, Pat, Denver, CO; ColleenPriest Oliver and her husband,Monte, Lemmon, SD. Twin boysdied during mid pregnancy and adaughter, Mary Kay Priest died ininfancy.

Helen was employed at Ed’sToggery; Gregorian, Inc.; North-west Area Schools; Live CenterInc.; and Lynn’s Inc.

Helen was an active member ofSt. Mary’s Church, holding manypositions in the St. Gabriel’s Cir-cle, the Altar Society, assisted withmany TEC and Koinonia Retreats.She organized the Comfort of theCloth ministry in 2003.

Her family, grandchildren andgreat grandchildren were the joyof her life: Emily Bauer; ReganPriest and her husband, LeviKling with great grandchildren,Keegan and Coy Kling, DaniellePriest; Whitney, Cameron andMaria Priest; Laurie Yera and herhusband, Matt Parker with greatgrandchildren, Eviana and Dean;John Paul Year; Ciara Coughlan;Jesse, Shay, Bailey and BrittOliver.

Helen’s Greatest Treasures wereher Faith and ability to pray, her

family, visiting with friends andtaking care of her yard and flow-ers.

She passed from this life on De-cember 2, 2012 at her home inLemmon following a two yearcourageous battle with cancerwith her husband Ed, daughter,Colleen Oliver and granddaughter,Danielle Priest at her side.

Preceding her in death were herparents Mr. and Mrs. John Lar-son, one sister, Bert Skibsrud, andone brother, John Larson.

Helen is also survived by a sis-ter-in-law, Jean Larson, and nu-merous nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be Thursday, 1:00to 5:30 p.m. at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmonand on Friday one hour prior toservices at St. Mary’s CatholicChurch in Lemmon.

Togetherness Death is nothingat all… I have only slipped intothe next room. Whatever we wereto each, that we are still. Call meby my old familiar name; speak tome in the easy way which you al-ways used. Laugh as we alwayslaughed at the little jokes we en-joyed together. Play, smile, thinkof me, and pray for me. Let myname be the household word thatit always was. Let it be spokenwithout effort. Life means all thatit ever meant. It is the same as itever was; there is absolutely un-broken continuity. Why should I beout of your mind because I am outof your sight? I am but waiting foryou, for an interval, somewherevery near, just around the corner.All is well. Nothing is past, noth-ing is lost. One brief moment andall will be as it was before…onlybetter, infinitely happier for-ever…we will all be one togetherwith Christ.

Helen M. Priest

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

Wednesday Prayer Mtg. - 6:30 p.m.Church of Christ

18 mi. south of Prairie City - Worship Service - 10:00 a.m.Prairie Fellowship Parish ELCA • Pastor Margie Hershey

Indian Creek - 8:00 a.m. • American - 9:30 a.m. • Rosebud - 11:00 a.m.Christ Lutheran Church WELS •

Pastor Gerhardt JuergensSunday Bible Class - 8:00 a.m., Worship Service - 8:30 a.m.

Tuesday Bible Class - 7:00 p.m.Coal Springs Community Church

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

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

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

Saturday Mass: Morristown - 4:45 p.m. Lemmon - 7:15 p.m., Sunday Mass: Lemmon - 8:15 a.m., Bison - 11:00 a.m.

Holland Center Christian Reformed ChurchPastor Brad Burkhalter • Lodgepole

Worship Service - 8:00 a.m.First Presbyterian Church • Pastor Florence Hoff, CRE

Sunday School 9:30 a.m. • Worship Service -10:30 a.m. Slim Buttes Lutheran • Pastor Henry Mohagen

Reva • Sunday School 9:45, Worship Service - 11:00 a.m., WMF 2ndWednesday at 1:00 p.m.

Beckman Wesleyan Church • Pastor Brad BurkhalterPrairie City

Sunday School - 10:00 a.m., Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m.Vesper Service - 6:00 p.m., Wed. Evenings - 7:30 p.m.


Energy drinks are reachingtheir peak in popularity and con-tinue to sell mass quantities totheir youthful target audience.These drinks claim to stimulatethe mind and body plus provide aboost of energy but can have ad-verse effects when mixed with al-cohol. Lately teens have been mix-ing these energy drinks with alco-hol as a means of getting a highwithout getting sleepy.

Parents need to be aware ofteens who may be mixing these en-ergy drinks with alcohol. Fatigueis the body's way of saying it's hadenough to drink.” By using energydrinks the body is fooled intothinking you’re not as tired or

drunk as you really are."Even though (the energy drink)

has stimulants in it, the alcohol isstill going to have similar effectson you," Steve Clarke, Director ofAlcohol Abuse Prevention Centersaid. "Youth may feel more alertbut actually the alcohol is havingthe same effect on you. So youmight perceive that you are lessimpaired when in actuality youare not less impaired."

High levels of caffeine can boostheart rate and blood pressure,causing palpitations, according toNational Institute of Health. Mix-ing these drinks with alcohol fur-ther increases the risk of heartrhythm problems.

Energy drinks and adolescents

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This nose knows coffee......................

While anyone can enroll in thefive-day course through the Cali-fornia-based Coffee Quality Insti-tute, those who pass the rigorousfinal test to become a Q Graderhave years of experience in thebusiness and an expertise in cup-ping. Even then, a majority of stu-dents don't pass on the first try,according to Alexandra Katona-Carroll, program manager. In oneof the most difficult portions ofthe test, three samples ofbrewed coffee were set out to cup,two of which were the same.Dinkins had to select the sample

that was different. To

make iteven more

challenging, the lab was

illu minatedwith redlights, sostudents

couldn't letthe coffee's

color inform

their deci-sion. It takes,

said Katona-Carroll, "a lot of prac-tice within the industry and a lotof practice with your senses, un-derstanding taste and perceptionof taste." Dinkins brings not onlyperception, but also passion. "Ifyou were to meet 100 people whoare passionate about coffee,Patrick would be the top of thelist," Bill Kirkpatrick, owner ofCameron's Coffee, said via e-mail."Patrick has the training and nat-ural abilities to break apart coffeearoma and tastes. You may tastecoffee and think 'This is very good.'Patrick can tell why."

That's why Cameron's takescare to protect one of its most valu-able assets: Dinkins' nose.

"We never send him into our fla-voring room. ... We don't have himcup flavored coffee, because itwould mess up his senses," saidChris Castillon, vice president ofoperations. "We have to be carefulabout that. If he has a cold, wehave to account for that."

For his part, Dinkins is morethan happy to drink coffee all day.He has only one requirement: Ithas to be good.

"Life's too short to drink bad cof-fee," he said.Patrick Dinkins is the son of Patand Gerri Dinkins of Bison,SouthDakota.

blends and roasts taste the samenationwide. That means he typi-cally does 10 to 20 tastings a day.Just how much coffee does thatadd up to?

"A lot," Dinkins said with asmile. He brushes away questionsabout coffee jitters, but admitsthat he drinks coffee every day,even outside of work.

"If I don't have it in the morn-ing, it definitely affects me," hesaid.Cupping a cuppa

Dinkins spends his days nottasting, but "cupping," that's howa grader evaluates the quality ofbrewed coffee. For the 46-year-oldWinstead man, it involves the col-laborative effect of smell and taste.

"When I grind the coffee [beans],or when I smell them, I can defi-nitely pick it up if there's some-thing wrong," he said. "Then whenI get to the taste, it's amplified."And he's meticulous in his process.

He weighs out 9 grams of consis-tently ground coffee beans, heatsthe water to 200 degrees, poursthe water over the coffee, and letsit steep for fourminutes. He then continu-ously tastesthe product asit goes from hot to cold, because the flavor canchange as thecoffee cools.

"There's acertainamount of science to it, and there is a certain amount of art to it," Dink-ins said. It is pretty easy for Dink-ins to tell if something is off.

"Each roast level tastes a littlebit different. Each blend tastes alittle bit different, so I know in myhead what they should taste like,"he said. "If there is somethingwrong, it shows up."

Just one bad bean can send analarm to his taste buds. In a recentcomparison of Brazilian light roastsamples, he detected a "grassy," al-most fermented note in one batch.He attributed the off taste to a sin-gle bean.Training and passion

Dinkins' certification put him onthe same page with some of theworld's best coffee graders. Get-ting there wasn't easy.

only about 240 in the country, he'sbeen trained to evaluate and scorethe quality of coffee from raw beanto finished product. His palate issensitive enough to determinewhere a coffee was grown and howit was roasted, as well as the indi-vidual flavor components in eachcoffee.

"I can tell if there's Centrals inthere," Dinkins said about his abil-ity to pinpoint the origin of a beanto Central America. "I can tell ifthere are Brazils in there. Brazilsare very distinct."

Now one of the kings of coffeetasting, Dinkins started out work-ing in the warehouse and makingdeliveries for a local coffee com-pany.

"I found that working with cof-fee can be a real challenge --whether it's sourcing the bestgreen [coffee beans] or figuring outhow to roast a particular coffee toget the most of out it -- and I dolike a challenge," he said.

In 10 years' time, Dinkinsworked his way up, eventually ar-riving at his current role as roastmaster and quality lead forCameron's Coffee in Shakopee.

Dinkins tests every batch to en-sure that Cameron's various

sis."It's still kind of sweet. There

are still some of those caramelly,chocolaty notes in there," he said."It's got fairly nice body to it. Theacidity is really muted."

Most coffee drinkers don't putthis much thought into theirmorning brew. As long as it's hotand plentiful, they're happy. NotDinkins.

As a licensed Q Grader, one of

Reprinted with permission fromthe Star Tribune, original date of

publication November 30, 2012Article by: Peter Funk,

Patrick Dinkins’ daily grind isanything but. The expert tasterspends his days immersed in hispassion: coffee.

Patrick Dinkins sips a spoonfulof coffee with a loud slurp, thenpauses. As he rinses his tastingspoon, he launches into an analy-

Patrick Dinkins carefully prepares cof-fee samples for tasting.

Patrick Dinkins, the roastmaster for Cameron’s Coffee

Patrick Dinkins, the roast master at Cameron’s Coffee in Shakopee, Minnesota, has such a sen-sitive palate that he can identify where a coffee comes from ---down to the bean.

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Include Christmas Colors onBlack Friday

Every year there’s somethingmissing on Black Friday—red andgreen shopping deals. There needsto be more Christmassy coloredspecials on Black Friday.

I know just where some red,green, or even blue post-Thanks-giving specials could be found: im-plement dealerships that sell JohnDeere, Case IH, and Ford-NewHolland equipment.

Seeing signature red, green orblue companies partaking in dras-tically reduced offers could reallybrighten up the gloomy-soundingday my husband calls “Black EyeFriday”: a day when people-punch-ing shoppers get aggressive overline-cutting the day after Thanks-giving. Crazy people shouldn’t getall the glory on the day-after-Thanksgiving shopping frenzy.There definitely needs to be someincentives for farmers and ranch-ers to do their shopping as well. Agpeople are big spenders—they getloans for their purchases.

Implement dealerships coulddrum up more business duringtheir slow season. It would be theperfect way for people in agricul-

ture to make a substantial pur-chase because they have time to dosome equipment shopping. Har-vest and haying season is over andcalving season is a few monthsaway. Now is the time of year theystill have the money to buy equip-ment because the calf and cropchecks are in the bank and farm-ers and ranchers are always anx-ious to buy something they canwrite off before the new tax yearbegins.

It is high-time agricultureequipment companies participatein the big annual shopping day.They need to capitalize on thisBlack Friday mayhem thing andmake it more ag-friendly becausesomebody needs to offer extrememoney saving opportunities thatfarmers and ranchers can relateto. Bargain deals on haying equip-ment, tractors and expensive har-vesting machinery the day afterThanksgiving could easily becalled Green Friday Red Friday orBlue Friday, according to theequipment brand the dealershipscarry. Inventory of last year’s mod-els and used equipment could getcleared out while simultaneouslymaking a lot of farm and ranchoutfits happy.

Implement companies and theirdealers should get into spreadingsome of the money-saving cheerbecause farmers and ranchers areshoppers who could really use agood deal on their business equip-

ment. It would be a win-win foreveryone involved: the equipmentmanufacturers, the dealerships,the banks giving the loans, thefarmers and ranchers who needequipment upgrades (or are justconvinced they need it) and a taxrelief. The rest of the nation wouldbenefit from Red or Green Fridaybecause offering specials on thesekinds of purchases would allowthe production of food to continuefor the world—something peoplereally need versus another bigscreen TV.

Red, Green, and Blue Fridaydeals would also ease the agony forsome guys trying to decidewhether or not to break down andget a different baler, upgrade atractor, or other equipment. De-pending on the brand of equip-ment dealerships service, theycould also offer good deals on allthose spendy parts and mechani-cal work on equipment during theoff season and keep business thriv-ing all winter long. No need to layoff mechanics during the slow sea-son; just offer Red, Green or BlueFriday specials redeemable allwinter since it’s not haying or har-vest time.

The best part about farm andranch shoppers is that once thedoors open the day after Thanks-giving they aren’t pushy about get-ting into a store. They’d rather beoutside looking at tractors andequipment.

Guest ColumnistAmy Kirk is a ranch wife from Custer, South Dakota.

The South Dakota StockgrowersAssociation, on Tuesday, joinedwith R-CALF USA and the Madein the USA Foundation to becomeco-plaintiffs in the lawsuit to chal-lenge the World Trade Organiza-tion's (WTO's) ruling that foundthe United States' Country of Ori-gin Labeling (COOL) law to be inviolation of international traderules.

Shane Kolb, President of theSouth Dakota Stockgrowers said,"Stockgrowers does not accept thata world court can dictate whatlaws we pass in our own countryand we feel that this lawsuit is theway for us to force USDA and ourlawmakers to stand up to theWTO and defend our producers bydefending COOL."

"Stockgrowers have been in-volved with COOL since before itwas included in the 2000 FarmBill because we believe that giventhe choice, customers will buyUSA raised products," said Stock-growers President Shane Kolb,Meadow, SD. "COOL has given usthe ability to differentiate ourproduct from that of another coun-try and our customers look for that'USA' label when they go to thegrocery store."

The original complaint filedSept. 1, 2012 in the federal districtcourt in Denver, Colorado, allegedthe WTO ruling against COOL isnull and void because Congressentered the WTO under the pro-viso that WTO rulings inconsis-tent with U.S. law shall have noeffect. In addition, the suit allegedthat the U.S. Agriculture Secre-tary and U.S. Trade Ambassadorfailed their respective responsibil-ities to uphold U.S. sovereignty bytheir failure to invoke Congress'proviso.

The original complaint alsopointed out that it was a clear con-flict of interest for the WTO tohave appointed a Mexican na-tional, who has represented Mex-ico in trade matters, to serve as a"judge" in the complaint that Mex-ico filed against the United States.

Along with the South DakotaStockgrowers Association, the In-dependent Cattlemen of Wyoming,Cattle Producers of Washington,indepzendent Mississippi cattleranchers and R-CALF USA mem-bers Stanley, Chad and TylerScott, and the Organization forCompetitive Markets also joinedthe suit.

The amended complaint adds anew cause of action: the failure ofthe U.S. Agriculture Secretary toproperly follow his agency's rule-making procedures. The suit al-leges the U.S. Agriculture Secre-tary improperly included a loop-hole in the final COOL rule thatallows meat exclusively producedfrom animals exclusively born,raised, and slaughtered in theUnited States to nevertheless belabeled as if it were a product ofmixed origin, such as a product ofthe United States, Canada and/orMexico.

"COOL is the law of our landand was passed into law by theCongress of the United States ofAmerica," said Kolb. "If othercountries want to market theirproduct here then they need tocomply with our laws and labeltheir products accordingly. Stock-growers will continue to fight forthe right to label our products."

The U.S. government and otherdefendants in the suit now have60-days within which to formallyrespond to the complaint.

Stockgrowers joins Lawsuit to Defend COOL


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SDSU Extension hires three field specialists to servestate's livestock producers

The Perkins County Brand Throws are now on sale for $40.00 and would make a great gift for thatperson on your list who has everything. The throw, measuring 48 X 69, comes in black & creamor brown & cream and features 96 brands representing past, present and future Perkins Countyranchers and families. All funds raised from the brand throw sales will go towards the finishingtouches on the newly erected grandstand at the Perkins County fairgrounds. If you have anyquestions or would like to purchase a brand throw, please call Marcie Brownlee-Kari at 244-7125or stop by the Perkins County Title Company and pick one up today!

To better serve South Dakota'slivestock producers, SDSU Exten-sion recently hired three field spe-cialists to join the team of SDSUExtension Field Specialists work-ing in the capstone area of Com-petitive Livestock Systems.

"These individuals help usround out the team," said RosieNold, SDSU Extension ProgramDirector for Agriculture and Nat-ural Resources. "The team of FieldSpecialists working within thecapstone of Competitive LivestockSystems has the experience andknowledge-base necessary to pro-vide top notch, research-based ed-ucation and services to all SouthDakota livestock producers."

The new Field Specialists in-clude: Pete Bauman, SDSU Exten-sion Range Field Specialist; Ash-ley Gelderman, SDSU ExtensionSwine Field Specialist and KalynM. Waters, SDSU ExtensionCow/Calf Field Specialist.

Pete Bauman, SDSU Exten-sion Range Field Specialist,Pete Bauman will be located at theSDSU Extension Regional Centerin Watertown and will assistSouth Dakota livestock producers

with management of their pas-tures, grasslands, wetlands,wildlife habitat development andCRP.

Bauman grew up on a small beeffarm near Delano, Minn. He at-tended South Dakota State Uni-versity where he received hisbachelor's of science in 1996 and amaster's in Wildlife and Fisheriesin 1998. Bauman has spent thelast 14 years working as a grass-land manager for The Nature Con-servancy out of Clear Lake. He iseager to begin working withlandowners on everything frompasture vegetation, stocking ratesand herd management, grazingtiming and duration; to calvingpasture strategies, alternative for-ages, grassland restoration, man-aging CRP, wildlife habitat, con-servation programs, pasture watermanagement, weeds and controlmethods, prescribed fire, tree en-croachment and wetlands.

To contact Bauman e-mail himat [email protected] orcall the SDSU Extension RegionalCenter in Watertown at 605-882-5140.

Ashley Gelderman, SDSUExtension Swine Field Special-ist, Ashley Gelderman will be lo-cated at the SDSU Extension Re-gional Center in Sioux Falls andwill assist South Dakota swine

producers with disease manage-ment, production management, di-etary nutritional requirementsand Pork Quality Assurance andTransport Quality Assurance cer-tification.

Gelderman grew up on her fam-ily's 4,000-sow farrow-to-weanswine operation in Salem, S.D.She developed a passion for work-ing with pigs at an early age, andas a youth, was actively involvedin the family operation. Gelder-man attended SDSU and receivedher bachelor's of science in AnimalScience and master's in Swine Nu-trition. Her master's researchlooked at the effects of seleniumsource on the immunoglobulintransfer in swine. Prior to joiningSDSU Extension, Geldermanworked for Pipestone Systems.This provided her with an excel-lent opportunity to get a behindthe scenes look at several hog op-erations and learn best practicesfor gestation and farrowing fromsome of the best managers and ex-perts in the swine industry.

To contact Gelderman e-mailher at [email protected] or call SDSU ExtensionRegional Center in Sioux Falls at605.782.3290.

Kalyn M. Waters, SDSU Ex-tension Cow/Calf Field Spe-cialist, Kalyn Waters will be lo-

The 106-member Cattlemen’sBeef Promotion and ResearchBoard oversees the $1-per-headbeef checkoff which was estab-lished as part of the 1985 farm bill.It assesses a $1-per-head fee onthe sale of cattle. The checkoff dol-lars are used for beef promotionand research.

Beer operates a grain and cattleoperation with her husband, Mike,and their four children. Gilbert op-erates a cattle ranch with her hus-band Ray and other family mem-bers near Buffalo. The two werenominated for seats on the Cattle-men’s Beef Promotion and Re-search Board by South DakotaFarmers Union. They were firstappointed in 2010.

A pair of South Dakotans havebeen re-appointed by U.S. Secre-tary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack toseats on the Cattlemen’s Beef Pro-motion and Research Board. Vil-sack announced today the re-ap-pointments of Danni Beer, of Kel-dron, and Linda Gilbert, of Buf-falo, who will both serve three-year terms on the board.

“I applaud Secretary Vilsack forre-appointing these two womenwho, for many years, have beengreat advocates for South Dakotabeef producers,” said FarmersUnion President Doug Sombke.“It’s a great honor for both Danniand Linda and their families, andwe look forward to continuing towork with them and the Cattle-men’s Beef Board to promote thebest beef in the world.”

South Dakotans appointed to Cattlemen’s Beef Board

cated in the SDSU Extension Re-gional Center in Winner and willassist South Dakota livestock pro-ducers with all accepts of cow/calfmanagement with a focus on ap-plied reproductive and nutritionalmanagement.

Waters is a fifth generation cat-tle rancher. She grew up on herfamily's cow-calf operation insoutheastern Montana. Activelyinvolved in 4-H and FFA, Waterspurchased her first herd of com-mercial cows in 1997. Waters re-ceived her associate's degree inagricultural communications fromNorthwest Junior College and herbachelor's of science degree in An-imal Science from Oklahoma StateUniversity. She received her mas-ter's from the University ofFlorida. Her master's work was fo-cused on heifer development andapplied reproductive strategies, aswell as, reproductive physiologyand ruminant nutrition. Her re-search in evaluating nutrition'simpact on puberty, estrous, thepostpartum interval and overallfertility allows her to assist pro-ducers with both nutritional andreproductive issues within theirherd.

To contact Waters e-mail her [email protected] or callthe SDSU Extension RegionalCenter in Winner at 605.842.1267.

Saturday at the home of Kay andAllen McIntyre, they hosted a birth-day party for their great granddaugh-ter’s 1st birthday. Emmersyn Dwor-sak, who is the daughter of Katie andRay Dworsak. She is also the greatgranddaughter of Mary Ellen Friedwho was also among the many whohelped her celebrate.

Greg and Mary Ellen Fried visitedwith Duane and Dawn Fried Satur-day afternoon. They attended a getacquainted baby shower for CamdynFried, infant son of Mike and TaraFried and Bella Anderson, daughterof Leif and Larissa Anderson.

Tim and Kendra McIntyre; Rayand Katie Dworsak and Emmersynwere weekend guests of Mary EllenFried.

Ray and Katie Dworsak and Em-mersyn and Mary Ellen Fried wereSunday dinner guests of Gary andLori Wilken.

Jerry and Carolyn Petik returnedlast Monday after spending theThanksgiving weekend in Fond duLac, WI with Kurt and Leah Petikand family. On Friday, they were

among "late" Thanksgiving guests ofGeorge and Shirley (Petik) Alexanderin Sun Prairie WI. On Saturday,Jerry and his brother Bud Petik droveto Edgerton, WI to visit with theirAunt Helen (Oliver) Everson, andcousins, Diane and Carol. SaturdayEvening Jerry and Carolyn attendeda holiday ice skating exhibition thatIrelyn Petik participated in.

Jerry and Carolyn attended the fu-neral of Del Borchert on Wednesdayand were brief callers at Irene Young’sin the evening.

Marlin Main was a Thursday after-noon visitor at the home of Jerry andCarolyn Petik.

Friday, Jerry and Carolyn Petikwere among supper guests at Mikeand Dottie Barnes' to help Reva cele-brate her second birthday.

Jerry and Carolyn called on Ernes-tine Miller this week.

Fred and Bev Schopp were Sundayevening visitors at the home of Jerryand Carolyn Petik.

Fred and Bev Schopp attended a Jr.High Girls Basketball game in ReederFriday night.

Meadow News .................By Tiss Treib


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Six Bison students stepped outonto the stage, of the 500 seat au-ditorium of Yankton High School,as the fourth contestants of theReader’s Theater category of theSDSAA State Oral Interp Festival.The competition was fierce, as thegroup vied for the coveted 8 Supe-rior Ratings, out of 15 worthy op-ponents. The group performedtheir piece titled “We’re All Ears,”which was written by their formerEnglish teacher Marjean Huberand adapted to fit their style. Inthis piece, the kids gave some in-formative data on the uses, dan-gers and conveniences of ears thathad the audience laughing outloud! Kiana Brockel describes anear piercing tragedy as Tessa Ko-pren and Shaley Lensegrav act itout. Anna Hatle describes the bar-ber scene as her “grandpa” (JosephKvale) gets his ear hair trimmed

by Dodge Weishaar.Other themes in the competition

were dating, high school shoot-ings, fairy tales, high school lifeand television news casts. Eachpiece was allotted 10 minutes, soit made for a long morning start-ing at ten and ending around12:30. The students and parentswho made the long trek east, sathands clasped while awaiting thescoring of the judges. Halfway intothe results Bison High School wasnamed with a Superior standingand the cries of excitement rangout through the auditorium asShaley Lensegrav, Joseph Kvale,Tessa Kopren, Kiana Brockel,Dodge Weishaar and Anna Hatletook the stage to receive theirmedals.

After a short lunch break, thegang gathered in a more intimatesetting of the high school band

room, to listen to Humorous selec-tions. Our own Shaley Lensegravwas last on the list of 15 competi-tors. But the wait did not deter herspirits. She performed a hilariouspiece on a highway diner thatserves fresh road kill as the mainingredient to their cuisine, titled“Flattened Fauna...Stop and Eat."The talent represented throughoutthe state of South Dakota wasamazing and it could have beenanyone’s day. Back in the audito-rium after 5, many were question-ing if Bison could pull another Su-perior. After her third year per-forming at the state level in a Hu-morous selection, senior Shaleywas redeemed with her first medalin this category. With two Superi-ors, Bison now qualified for theteam plaque.

BHS Oral Interp brings home the Gold

Shaley Lensegrav, Joseph Kvale, Tessa Kopren, Kiana Brockel, Dodge Weishaar and Anna Hatle.

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TOWN OF BISONSPECIALMEETING

Tuesday, November 27, 2012 6:30 p.m. Grand Electric Social Room

CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Chair-man Juell Chapman called a specialmeeting of the Bison Town Board toorder on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012 at 6:30p.m. in the Grand Electric SocialRoom. Trustees David Kopren, LukeClements and Mike Lockert were pres-ent; Matt Butsavage was absent.Guests included KBM Engineer AllanPage, Attorney Eric Bogue, fifteen localcitizens, Finance Officer Beth Hulmand Gladys Jackson, press. MikePerkovich and Andy Bruels, DENR,joined by speakerphone during thepublic hearing.

THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCEWAS RECITED BY ALL.

Ordinance 2012 - 3: 101-2012 - Ko-pren moved to accept and publish the2nd reading of Ordinance 2012-3, a$20,000 supplemental budget to offsetshortfalls in the existing street budget.Carried.

ORDINANCE 2012-3

AN ORDINANCE PROVIDINGSUPPLEMENTAL

APPROPRIATION FOR THETOWN OF BISON, SOUTH

DAKOTA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR

2012

Be it ordained by the Town of Bison inand for the Town of Bison, SouthDakota that the following sum is sup-plementally appropriated to meet theobligations of the municipality.

101-431 (Streets) $20,000.00

Source of FundingUndesignated General Fund Surplus

$20,000.00

ATTEST:TOWN BOARD OF BISON BY:

Elizabeth Hulm, Finance OfficerJuell Chapman, Chairman

New employee salary: 102-2012 –Lockert moved, seconded by Chapmanto set a salary of $9.31/hr. for new bar-tender Kathy Hafner. Carried.

PCRWS invoice: 103-2012 -Clements moved, seconded by Koprento bill Perkins County Rural Water forthe actual costs of $756.95 for goodssold to them during their water breakin August. Carried. Town Board mem-bers would like to be on the agenda atthe PCRWS board meeting on Dec. 13.

7:00 p.m. Public Hearing re StormSewer project: Chairman Chapmanwelcomed citizens to a public discus-sion regarding the proposed stormsewer project and introduced EngineerPage. Page gave a short history of theproject-to-date and showed a map withhighlighted lines of where the storm

sewer would be. The project wouldbegin at 2nd St. East and run west,down Main Street to the west end oftown. He also discussed the retentionarea on East Main Street, which wouldbe used to control the outflow of heavywaters. The system includes inlets onboth the north and south sides of MainStreet to direct water from those areas.The engineer’s estimate for construc-tion of the project is approximately$600,000, not including engineeringfees of approximately $121,000. Theplans and specs have been approved byDENR, Pierre. There is an approxi-mate $132,000 shortfall in the loanand grant package that was previouslyapproved. Additional grant money ofapproximately $20,000 may be avail-able and a letter will be sent from theTown of Bison to Pierre before Dec. 12with that request. A decision will bemade at the Dec. 10 meeting of theTown Board on whether or not to pro-ceed with the project.

Next Meeting: The next regularmeeting is on Dec. 10 at City Hall.

ADJOURNMENTChairman Chapman adjourned themeeting at 8:30 p.m.

ATTEST:APPROVED:Elizabeth Hulm, Finance OfficerJuell Chapman, ChairmanTown of Bison

[Published December 6, 2012at a totalapproximate cost of $43.22.]

NOTICE OF AUDITOF THE FISCAL

AFFAIRS OF THEBISON SCHOOL

DISTRICT NO. 52-1Notice is hereby given that the BisonSchool District No. 52-1, Bison, SouthDakota, has been audited by CahillBauer & Associates, LLC for the yearended June 30, 2012. A detailed reportthereon is available for public inspec-tion, during normal business hours, atthe business office of the School Dis-trict, and also available at the Depart-ment of Legislative Audit in Pierre,South Dakota or on the Department ofLegislative Audit website at HYPER-LINK "http://www.state.sd.us/legisla-tiveaudit/Reports/reports_all.htm"http://www.state.sd.us/legislativeau-dit/Reports/reports_all.htm.

The following findings and recommen-dations provide a brief description ofmaterial weaknesses in internal con-trol that are described in more detailin the audit report.

Finding: Internal control over finan-cial reporting and compliance is notadequate.

Recommendation: We recommend ahigh level of awareness be maintainedby management to assist in prevent-ing, detecting, or correcting mattersthat may arise due to this internal con-trol weakness.

Finding: The School’s internal controlstructure should provide for the prepa-ration of financial statements in accor-dance with generally accepted account-ing principles (GAAP).

Recommendation: It is the responsibil-ity of management and those chargedwith governance to make the decisionwhether to accept the degree of risk as-sociated with this condition because ofcost or other considerations.

CAHILL BAUER & ASSOCIATES,LLC

[Published December 6, 2012 and De-cember 13, 2012 at a total approximatecost of $40.31.]

BISON SCHOOLDISTRICT 52-1

BOARD OF EDUCATION

Regular MeetingDecember 10, 20127:00 pm

PROPOSED AGENDA:1.Pledge of Allegiance2. Call to Order3. Consent Agenda

a. Approve Agendab. Minutesc. Financial Reports

4. Approval of claims5. Delegations6. Report from Building Committee –further discussion of shop building7.Discussion of Wrestling Co-op – TWSchalesky8. Approve Contract – High SchoolBasketball coach9. Approve Memorandum of Agree-ment with State Department of Educa-tion – 10. Audit approval –11. Evaluation of Superintendent – 12. Executive session— (PersonnelIssue SDCL 1-25-2 (1))13. Northwest Area Schools EducationCooperative Report –14. Superintendent Report –15. Adjournment --

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Price is a stumbling block for

new shop at Bison SchoolBison students create flag for Veterans Day

A huge paper flagthat was a schoo

l wide project including every stud

ent in K-12. Seemore Vet-

erans Day coverage on pages 8 an

d 9.

By Beth HulmFollowing Monday n

ight’s school

board meeting, board members

are no closer to making a final de-

cision on the construction of a new

building that wouldhouse a shop

and other classrooms. Local con-

tractor Bob Jackson, invited by

CommitteewomanMarcie Brown-

lee Kari, sat in on her presentation

during Monday night’s school

board meeting.Kari prefaced her c

omments to

say that Jackson had given her “a

lot of really good information,” in-

cluding the best way to bid out the

project.The board had ho

ped to have

plans and specs drawn up for them

and then to proceedwith the bid-

ding process themselves. Jackson

thinks it would be amistake to do

that; much better to hire an engi-

neering firm and let them handle

all of the details, hesaid.

“If something goeswrong, it’s

their problem,” he said, “not

yours.”If bids could all b

e from local

contractors, Jacksonsaid it would-

n’t be so importantto leave the de-

tails to a professional but he feels

sure that the bids won’t all be from

familiar sources. In fact, he pre-

dicts that the project that the

school is proposing– which could

end up costing close to a half mil-

lion dollars – will have “bids com-

ing out of the woodwork.”

Board chairman Dan Kvale re-

ally wishes that theproject would

go to a local contractor. “I have a

hard time sending ahalf million of

our local tax dollars out of town,”

he said.Jackson further advised that

everything be written down, in-

cluding how much it will cost for

change orders. Contracts are im-

portant, he said, and there will be

many contingenciesto consider, in-

cluding handicap accessibility,

plumbing, electricity and much

more. An engineer could charge as

much as 10% of the project total

but, in the long run, it would be

worth it, he said.

Kari had heeded Jackson’s

warnings and approached an engi-

neer who offered aballpark figure

approaching $500,000. The board

has budgeted only$300,000 for

construction and $25,000 for engi-

neering.Jackson said that renovating

the existing building would proba-

bly be possible within those budget

constraints.New board member Angie

Thompson volunteered to research

available grant money for school

construction. Untilfinances can be

arranged, the project will stay on

the backburner.

Finding coaching staff for all of

the school’s basketball teams has

been a challenge for Supt. Krae-

mer this fall. SteveSenn has con-

sented to coach the 7th and 8th

grade girls and two high school

seniors, Daniel Chapman and

Yancy Buer, will team-coach the

5th and 6th grade boys.

Following an executive session

(that went one hourand forty-five

minutes) action was taken to offer

varsity boys’ and girls’ basketball

contracts to Corbin Alley and

Sarah Holzer, respectively. If he

agrees, Alley wouldalso coach the

boys’ Jr. High team.

In other business,board mem-

bers tentatively set January 7 at

6:00 p.m. for theirannual strate-

gic planning retreat. “All we’re

doing there is focusing on (long

term) planning,” Kvale said. Tra-

ditionally, the board would bring

their ideas back to aregular board

continued on page 5

Commissioners hope that exit

interviews will give them answers

By Beth Hulm

For the second month in a row,

County Commissioners received

resignations from county employ-

ees. In October, Tracy Buer lost

two men from his highway crew

and Assessor Rownea Gerbracht

lost a staff member. Last week,

there were two more resignations

from county employees – one more

from the highway crew and an of-

fice secretary whosplit her time

between the State’sAttorney’s of-

fice and the 4-H extension office.

Commissioners want to know

why they are losing employees.

Following an executive session

that used up an hour during last

Wednesday’s meeting, official ac-

tion was taken to develop an exit

interview process for departing

employees. County department

heads were instructed to come up

with questions toask those who

leave their county jobs.

Later in the day, when Buer pro-

duced resignation letters from the

men he recently lost, Commission-

ers closed the dooragain for a few

more minutes to read and discuss

them.Ideally, Buer’s work

crew would

be 9 to 10 employees. He’s now 4-5

short as he gearsup for winter

projects. Until more workers can

be hired, Buer was told to place

patrols strategically throughout

the county where local operators

could be hired part-time to assist

with necessary snow removal.

Commissioner Rusty Foster had

already contacted acouple of men

in the county whowould assist.

“There are guys outthere,” he told

Buer.Juell Chapman, cha

irman of the

Bison Town Board,stopped by to

personally present a check for

$67,264.31 for work that the

county crew did recently on some

Bison streets and to sing his

praises of the work crew. He

thanked the board for allowing the

assistance and said, “The guys did

a superb job!”Chapman also asked if there

could be assistancewith snow re-

moval from Coleman Avenue this

winter. That streetis Bison’s main

thoroughfare intotown and is a

designated truck route. The

county crew uses that route when

they leave town to plow county

roads.

Buer didn’t voice any objections.

“It doesn’t make sense to drive

over it and pack it down,” he said.

Coleman Avenue actually be-

longs to Perkins County and there

has existed a long-standing argu-

ment over which entity is respon-

sible for its care and upkeep. A

similar situation exists in Lem-

mon. RailwayAvenue, once the old

Highway 12, has belonged to

Perkins County since the 1940s.

The City of Lemmon maintains it.

Mike Schweitzer,chairman of

the Perkins County Commission,

would like to deedthose roads to

the cities and bedone with the

conversations.Bison recently made

a formal re-

quest to the countyboard to help

fix Coleman Ave. The town would

apply for a Community Access

Grant next spring and, if awarded,

they’d like the county to help with

the remaining matching funds. In

Lemmon, the City Council has al-

ready secured a $200,000 grant to-

wards upgrading Railway Street.

That is part of a much larger proj-

ect that could be a joint effort of

continued on page 10

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Because of the drought this grow-ing season, soil sampling after har-vest becomes very important thisyear says Ron Gelderman, SDSUSoils Extension Specialist.

"Soil sampling should be part ofany nutrient management programbut is even more important after adry year with limited yields," Gel-derman said. "For those fields thatwere severely moisture stressed,available nitrogen (N) carryovermay be higher than normal."

Gelderman says all growersshould take 2-foot soil samplesthroughout their fields and havethem analyzed for nitrate-N; espe-cially for those fields going into anon-legume crop.

"If the rotation hasn't yet beenset, sample and analyze as if it willbe a non-legume crop. As the oldadage goes 'It is better to have itand not need it, than to need it andnot have it.' The additional sam-pling cost is inconsequential com-pared to potential fertilizer savingsor yield gain," he said.

Gelderman says that pastdrought years have shown higherthan average carryover levels. Forexample, the average carryover ni-trate-N level following corn, isabout 70 pounds per acre. In a dryyear, he says it would not be un-usual to measure 100 to 120 poundsper acre of carryover N after pooryields on some of these moisturestressed fields.

"That is a difference of 30 to 50pounds or about $18 to $30 an acrein savings with today's N prices.Some laboratories have been re-porting average carryover nitrate-N values of 20 pounds an acrehigher than average for this fall,"he said.

However, Gelderman says this isnot always the case. Which is whytesting is a must this fall.

"One of our moisture-stressed ni-trogen rate trials on corn nearBeresford had near average carry-over levels. In that case, if thegrower 'guessed' at carryover levelsof 30 pounds an acre more than av-erage, yield might very well be 5 to10 bushel an acre lower than wouldbe with the proper test and recom-mendation. The point is we cannotpredict what the carryover levelswill be. Therefore, every fieldshould be tested."

Because of the fact that withinmany fields there could be high car-ryover N variability that may re-flect the high yield variability dueto differential soil moisture withinthat field, Gelderman recommendszone sampling.

"A zone sampling program basedon yield zones may show some largenitrogen fertilizer savings for nextyear and will put the nitrogenwhere it is needed and not oversup-ply other areas of the field where itis not," he said.

Given the poor yields in somefields, there would be less phospho-rus (P) and potassium (K) removedwith the grain as well. However,Gelderman says measuring theavailability of carryover P and K ismore difficult than for nitrogen.

"The soil P and K test may have

Soil sampling after the drought .........increased slightly (due to less re-moved with the lower yields) butyield, tillage, residue removed,soils, precipitation and tempera-tures all can influence how much ofthese nutrients become availablefor next year's crop. It is best to fol-low soil test guidelines for those nu-trients and not give a "credit" for

any unused nutrients."In a dry fall, he says it is not un-

usual to find K tests even lowerthan in a "normal" year. The reasonis that the lower rainfall after har-vest has not moved the K from theplant residue into the soil. Potas-sium will move quite readily withwater while plant N and P are tied

up with organic compounds andwill depend on microbial decompo-sition become they become avail-able.

To learn more contact a SDSUExtension agronomy field specialistby calling your SDSU ExtensionRegional Center. Contact informa-tion can be found at iGrow.org.

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12:00 Lunch Provided by Program Sponsors. Free time visit with sponsors.1:00 Ag Industry Update1:30 Soil Salinity in Southwest North Dakota Dr. Abbey Wick, Extension Soil Health Assistant Professor, NDSU Soils Science Department2:15 Herbicide Resistant Weeds - Greg Endres, Area Extension Specialist for Cropping Systems, NDSU Carrington REC3:00 Conclusion - Drawing for door prices, coffee, and opportunity to visit with sponsors.

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DATE: December 6, 2012

REAFFIRMATION NOTICETO THE ENVIRONMENTALASSESSMENT ADDENDUM/FONSI

TO ALL INTERESTED GOVERN-MENTAL AGENCIES AND PUBLICGROUPS

This public notice is being conducted toreaffirm the decision contained in thepreviously issued Finding of No Signif-icant Impact (FONSI) for the projectdiscussed below. In accordance with 40CFR 35.3580(3)(iii) a reaffirmation no-tice must be published if more thanfive years has elapsed since the is-suance of the decision of a FONSI. Thebasis for this reaffirmation is that theproposed project remains essentiallyunchanged from the project describedin the Final Environmental Assess-ment Addendum published by the Bu-reau of Reclamation.

PROJECT:Perkins County Rural Water System;Municipal, Rural and Industrial WaterSystem

LOCATIONPerkins County, SD

PROJECT NUMBERC462474-01

Total Cost/SRF Share:$131,500/$131,000

The Perkins County Rural Water Sys-tem (RWS) supplies water to rural andmunicipal customers throughoutPerkins County. A booster station lo-cated along Highway 75 approximately3 miles north of the junction of High-

ways 75 and 20 is part of the originalPerkins County conceptual plan whichindicated that a booster station in thisarea would eventually be necessary.Water usage has increased in this area,and Perkins County RWS has deter-mined that it is now necessary to con-struct the planned booster station.The Perkins County RWS received aDrinking Water State Revolving Fund(DWSRF) loan to construct a boosterstation for the service area locatedalong Highway 75 approximately 3miles north of the junction of High-ways 75 and 20. The existing mainbooster station currently supplying theservice area has reached its full capac-ity to provide adequate water pressureto users. The proposed booster stationwill ensure that adequate pressure isavailable to users of service in thisarea.

Perkins County was awarded a$131,000 Drinking Water SRF loanwhich was awarded at 100 percentprincipal forgiveness not to exceed$131,000. The current water rates forthe rural water system are $84.28 permonth based on 7,000 gallons waterusage for domestic customers.

An Environmental Assessment Adden-dum prepared by the U. S. Departmentof the Interior, Bureau of Reclamationfor this project was finalized in Febru-ary 2003. The original environmentalassessment and Finding of No Signifi-cant Impact (FONSI) determined thatthe construction and operation of thewater system will result in no signifi-cant impacts to the environment andconstitutes compliance with the Na-tional Environmental Policy Act(NEPA). The reasons for the FONSIare summarized as follows:

1.The Project will not impact climate,aesthetics, topography, geology, soils,or air quality.2.Impacts to paleontological resourceswill be minimized through documenta-tion of the existing resources, avoid-ance, monitoring, and recovery.3.The Project will not impact any po-tential Indian Trust Assets.4.The Project will not negatively affectany minority or low-income popula-tions.5.The Project will have positive socialand economic impacts.6.There will be minimal impacts tosurface water resources. The planneduse of directional boring or drilling asthe preferred method for crossingrivers, streams, and wetlands will re-duce, and in most cases eliminate, dis-turbance or damage to these habitats.Water pumped from the Missouri Riverwill not lead to a significant decreasein flow rates because the expected flowrate for the Project will be only 0.0040percent of the average flow below LakeSakakawea at Bismarck.7.Impacts to fish and wildlife wouldgenerally be from temporary loss ofhabitat and short-term disruption dur-ing construction.8.The proposed Project will either have“no effect” or “is not likely to adverselyeffect” endangered or threatenedspecies. The U.S. Fish and WildlifeService has concurred with this deter-mination.9.The proposed Project will not resultin a loss of viability or cause a trend tofederal listing for candidate or Sensi-tive species on the Grand River Na-tional Grasslands (GRNG). The USFShas concurred will all determinationmade for candidate and Sensitivespecies.10.All resource concerns related to the

GRNG have been addressed, and onlyminimal impacts to resources on theGRNG are anticipated.11.Any removal of vegetation, includ-ing crops, would be temporary. Theonly permanent loss of vegetationwould be approximately 30 acres at fa-cility sites.12.All stipulations of the National His-toric Preservation Act and other appli-cable Federal laws, regulation, andguidelines concerning cultural re-sources will be satisfied. All culturaland historic resources will be managedin accordance with 36 CFR 800 and/orthe programmatic agreement for thisProject.13.All applicable Federal, State andlocal environmental laws, regulations,and executive orders will be adheredto.

In addition the FONSI states that mit-igation measures will be used to mini-mize any adverse impacts to the phys-ical environment which result from theproject. Impacts to fish and wildlifespecies and their habitats will be min-imized by planning facilities to avoidsensitive areas, timing construction toavoid critical use periods, restorationof disturbed areas, and by followingrecommended practices for construc-tion, operation and maintenance.Where wetlands cannot be avoided,such as at stream crossings, precau-tions will be taken to restore the exist-ing basin contours and to sufficientlycompact the disturbed area to preventany drainage or seepage.

James FeeneyAdministrator

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Wednesday • December 12USDA Service Center ChristmasCoffee 9 - 11:30Public Library 10 - 1 & 4 - 6Food Pantry 2:30 p.m.

Thursday • December 13Public Library Christmas Coffeeand Jan’s Retirement Coffee1 - 6Public Library 1 p.m.Sr. Cit. Pinochle 1 p.m.BBB @ Faith 6 p.m.PCRWS mtg 6:45 p.m.

Friday • December 14GBB H w/Wakpala 4:30 p.m.BBB w/Wakpala after GBB

Saturday • December 15Grade 5-6 BBB @ FaithGrade 7-8 GBB @ Lemmon

Sunday • December 16Sunday School Christmas Pro-gram at Christ EvangelicalLutheran Church 8:30 a.m.

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Sunday • December 9Pre-school Christmas Programat Christ Evangelical LutheranChurch 5 p.m.

Monday • December 10Perkins County CourthouseChristmas Coffee 10 - 2Grade 5-6 BBB @ Lemmon

5 p.m.Grade 7-8 GBB H w/HardingCounty 6 p.m.Town Board mtg 7 p.m.School Board mtg 7 p.m.Men’s Club mtg 7 p.m.

Tuesday • December 11Bison Grain Christmas Coffee

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Saturday • December 1State Oral Interp in YanktonGrades 5 & 6 BB Tourney inBison

Sunday • December 2State FFA in Pierre

Monday • December 3State FFA in PierreParade of Trees begins at theCourthouseDacotah Bank Christmas Coffee9- 4

Tuesday • December 4Public Library 1 p.m.GBB home with Dupree 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday • december 5Public Library 10 - 1 & 4 - 6School picture retakes

Thursday • December 6Public Library 1 p.m.Sr. Cit. Pinochle 1 p.m.GBB H w/Timber Lake 6 p.m.

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Monday • December 24Christ Evangelical LutheranChurch service 6 p.m.

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Wednesday • December 19Hibner Insurance ChristmasCoffee 9 - 3Public Library 10 - 1 & 4 - 6First Presbyterian ChurchChristmas program 7 p.m.

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No moisture this week and itwas warm enough that the laun-dry dried outside on the clothes-line.

Tuesday evening Western PlainsAction Group hosted an informa-tional meeting dealing with high-way issues and proposed legisla-tion from the legislative Oil andGas Development Committee atthe Reva Hall. DOT OperationsEngineer Tom Horan, Sen. RyanMaher and I were on the panelthat Vaughn Meyer moderated. Agood sized crowd came to ask a lotof questions, many of them aboutthe deteriorating conditions of thehighways in this area. We also dis-cussed the proposed legislationand resolutions that came out ofthe summer committee.

Larry Blankenbaker returned tohis job in China this week. Re-member when I asked if anyonecould translate the Chinese char-acters from the Oba Mao bagLarry brought me from Chinawhen he came home for Thanks-giving? My cousin Charlie Whitetranslated it for me and the Chi-nese characters under Obama’spicture translate to: “ChairmanMao compliments me that I amhandsome.” That makes sense.

Linda Gilbert from Buffalo andDanni Beer from Keldron havebeen re-appointed to seats on the

Cattlemen's Beef Promotion andResearch Board by US Secretaryof Agriculture Tom Vilsack. Theywill both serve three-year terms.The 106-member Cattlemen's BeefPromotion and Research Boardoversees the $1-per-head beefcheckoff. Congratulations ladies!

There were lots of people in thehospital this week. Bill Vromanwas taken to the Spearfish hospi-tal late Wednesday night with anintestinal problem. He’s lots betternow and was dismissed from thehospital on Friday. Sharon Kvan-vig is staying with her daughter inSioux Falls taking cancer treat-ments. A former Reva Schoolteacher, Kara (Strong) Schroeder’sson Dane is hospitalized in seriouscondition in Sioux Falls. JuliaDavis got some bad news. She hasbeen having problems with her hipfor years and doctors have decidedthat the only thing left to do forher is to amputate her leg. Therewill be a fundraiser for Julia inCamp Crook in late December andI believe her surgery is scheduledfor January. Please put these folkson your prayer list.

Eric and Amanda Schuchardmade a fast trip to Arizona Thurs-day to be with Eric’s mother. Maryhas been dealing with cancer forquite awhile. She was able to cometo Eric and Amanda’s for Thanks-

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giving, but she wasn’t doing verywell. Eric called home on Sundayto let us know that Mary passedaway early that morning. KeepEric and Amanda and their kids inyour prayers as they deal with thedeath of Grandma Mary.

After a rather traumatic fall,our chickens have started to layeggs again. This summer we hadseventeen chickens. Something, acoon, fox, or skunk, got into thechicken coop one night and packedoff ten chickens. I had one hen set-ting on a bunch of eggs in theother coop, so she was safe. Shelater hatched out seven babychicks. To keep her and her chickssafe, we locked them in the barnthat the men had just finished fix-ing up. I went to feed the chicksone morning about a month agoand found that something had dugunder the barn door and eaten allseven of them. The other chickensrefused to go in the coop wheretheir companions met their de-mise, so we transferred all thechickens to the coop next to thebarn last month. At least one ofthem has finally quit worryingabout getting eaten by predatorsand has started laying again.

If you don’t get Range magazine,I suggest you can locate a copy ofthe winter issue. Carrie Stadheimhas a really nice story about

Spring (Turbiville) Padden in thislast one. Carrie has had severalstories in Range and its fun toread her well-written articlesabout the neighbors. If you don’talready get the magazine, it’dmake a nice Christmas present foryourself.

Daron and Amy Tenold are theparents of a new baby boy! DaceTodd Tenold was born Friday inSpearfish and weighed in at 7#3oz. Congratulations!

Scotty’s Guns from Timber Lakeheld a gun show at the Buffalo RecCenter Saturday and drew quite acrowd. Lots of locals did theirChristmas shopping and some ofus bought goodies for ourselves.Penny Gunderson is partial topurple - what can I say, she’s fromHarding County. Anyway, she notonly found a nice purple .22, butshe also bought the only purplehandgun they had!

I already have a .38 pistol, so Ibought a little PT-22 semi-auto-matic pistol that shoots nine shellsat a time and fits in my pocket.Several guys were buying hand-guns for their wives. I suggestedthey all get concealed weaponspermits since we live so close toNorth Dakota, Montana, andWyoming where we have reciproc-ity to legally carry concealedweapons across the borders.

Having too many guns is a lotlike having too much money - howmany is too many? Several peopleat the gun show reminded me ofthis story:

An elderly lady cruises througha stop sign and gets pulled over bya local policeman. She hands thecop her driver’s license, insuranceverification, and her concealedcarry permit.

“Okay,” the cop says. “I see yourconcealed carry permit. Are youcarrying today?”

“Yes, I am.”“Well then, better tell me what

you’ve got.” She said, “Well, I havea .357 revolver in my purse.There’s a 9mm semi-auto in theglove box, and I’ve got a .22 mag-num derringer in my coat pocket.”

“Okay,” the cop says. “Anythingelse?”

“Yeah, in the trunk ‘I’ve got a30.06 and a shotgun. That’s aboutit,” she said.

The cop asked, “Mam, are youon your way to or from a gunrange?”

“No,” she replied.“Well then, what are you afraid

of?”The old lady smiled sweetly at

him and replied, “Not a darnthing!”

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EMPLOYMENT

CHEMICAL DEPENDENCYCOUNSELOR: McLaughlin, SD -Three Rivers Mental Health andChemical Dependency Center hasan immediate opening for a SouthDakota Certified Chemical Depen-dency Counselor. Salary DOQ withfull benefit package. Call 605-374-3862 or e-mail [email protected] for an application andjob description.

PIERRE SCHOOL DISTRICT isseeking a Technology Administra-tor. Apply online atwww.pierre.k12.sd.us/employment<http://www.pierre.k12.sd.us/em-ployment> or contact the PierreSchool District at 605-773-7300 formore information. EOE.

CHEMICAL DEPENDENCYCOUNSELOR: Lemmon, SD -Three Rivers Mental Health andChemical Dependency Center hasan immediate opening for a SouthDakota Certified Chemical Depen-dency Counselor. Salary DOQ withfull benefit package. Call 605-374-3862 or e-mail [email protected] for an application andjob description.

MENTAL HEALTH POSITIONS:McLaughlin, SD - Three RiversMental Health and Chemical De-pendency Center has immediateopenings for a full time Masterslevel Therapist (Licensed preferred)and a Bachelors level Case Man-ager. Salary DOQ with full benefitpackage. Call 605-374-3862 or e-mail [email protected] foran application and job description.

SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLO-GIST ASSISTANT: immediateopening in NW SD, great benefitsand educational cost reimburse-ment: contact Cris Owens, North-west Area Schools (605)[email protected]

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Center has an immediate openingfor a full time Masters level Thera-pist (Licensed preferred). SalaryDOQ with full benefit package. Call605-374-3862 or e-mail [email protected] for an applica-tion and job description.

REPORTER & FARMER, an awardwinning weekly newspaper in theheart of the Glacial Lakes area,seeks fulltime news/sports reporterand photographer. Send resumeand clips to Reporter & Farmer, POBox 30, Webster, SD 57274 [email protected]

DRIVERS: OWNER OPERATORSNEEDED Refrigerated Division,join our experienced team of sea-soned professionals. Terminals inKS, SD, TN, NM. 2 years OTR ex-perience. Call 800-796-8200 x103.

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PHEASANTS FOR SALE: Roostersand hens. Ph: (605) 835-8129.

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CHESAPEAKE PUPPIES: In TimeFor Christmas!!! Champion Blood-lines! Excellent Hunters! GreatPersonalities! 605-730-2088.

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For SaleFOR SALE: 2008 Chrysler Townand Country Touring van. Stow-away seats, auto sliding doors.Less than 24, 000 actual miles.244-5231

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For RentFor rent: Homestead Heights lo-cated in Bison, S.D., has a one andtwo bedroom apartment available.Homestead Heights is a low-in-come elderly and disabled Section8 HUD (Housing and Urban De-velopment) housing facility. Weare smoke free. Energy Assistanceis available for those who qualify.Utilities are included in the rent.Homestead Heights is an equalhousing opportunity. For more in-formation, please call (605) 244-5473.

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Thank YouThank you to Dakota Plains Fed-eral Credit Union for the turkey Iwon in the Thanksgiving Turkeydrawing. Appreciate it.

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