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

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Volume 30Number 34February 7, 2013

Includes Tax

Highlights & HappeningsStateline Right to Life, will have

a foodstand and bake sale at the BisonSchool Gym Thursday, February 7,beginning at 4:00 p.m. Your help muchappreciated!

Plan to attend the LegislativeCracker Barrel at Grand Elecrtric,Friday, Fabruary 15, at 6:30 p.m.hosted by Stateline Right to Life.

Starting this week, the BisonPublic Library will be open Mondaythrough Friday. Thanks to additionalfunding to our annual budget, we willnow be open 20 hours a week. Weenjoy being a part of this community

and look forwardMondays and TuWednesdays 10-1Thursdays 2-6 Pm Be sure to Like upage, Bison Public Lon the fun activitiewill bring to you.

Its bingo February 10, Community Centplay all afternoosnacks availablethe Legion Aux.

Pets being poisoned in BisonWhether it is intentional or

nintentional, pets in town areing poisoned.Over the last three weeks, amily dog has died from poisond five cats.We ask that you please checkur garages and yard to makere no poison has been accident-left unsecured.I find it hard to believe this

me of year that someone hascidently left poison laying

around that is accessible to ani-mals.

If you are having problems withsomeone's pet on your property,please contact the pet's owner orthe Sheriff's Office.

To intentionally poison some-one's family pet is an act of ani-mal cruelty and is an extremelypainful way for a loving pet to die.What scares me the most, is thatsomeone's little kid may be out-side playing with the pet and will

eat something that the pet is eat-ing.I truly pray that this does nothappen to anyone's kid.

We are offering a $500 rewardto anyone that has informationleading to the one responsible forpoisoning pets in town.

Please call the Sheriff s Officeor James Sandgren (244-5917) orColgan Huber (244-5517) andyour name will remain anony-mous.

Could new school be in Bisons futureTables turn on school board

By Beth HulmIn a surprising turn of eventsst Wednesday night, the conver-tion at a public hearing, hosted

four school board memberseking input about building aw half-million dollar shop and

assroom building, turned into ascussion about building antire new school!The old Quonset building, whichuses the schools shop and art

asses, has a leaky roof and isginning to grow mold. The heat-g system is noisy, too, andacher Christi Ryen has said thatforces her to compete vocallyth it. Those things have prompt-several months of talk in the

hools board room about buildingmething new.Originally, the board meant to those problems. What they

arned was that it could cost justout as much to fix it as it wouldre-buildor so they initially

ought! They were stunned toarn that it could cost $500,000 orore to re-build. That high dollar

mount means that, per state law,e project would have to be bid.

oard members had hoped to keepx dollars local by hiring localntractors but a bidding processould probably not allow them to

that.Thats why they wanted to talktaxpayers last week.There were approximately 20ople who attended the meetingthe school cafeteria. At first, thescussion was about solving theoblem in the most economical

ay.Longtime teacher Lolaedstrom thinks its not even ine realm of possibility to spend00,000 on a new shop building.

he addressed existing spaceside the school and named off

several rooms that could be consid-ered for art and shop classes ifthings were rearranged.

For example, janitors now usethe two-room space that was oncea kindergarten room. They alsohave storage in a room, near thebusiness office, which teachersshare for their lounge area.Hedstrom suggested putting all ofthe janitorial supplies in one spaceand freeing up one of those rooms.

There are also two rooms in thesouthwest corner of the highschool that used to be one bigroom, she said. There was once anopen archway between them thatwas covered to make two separaterooms. She proposed that theycould be opened up again. The oldguidance counselor room, at thetop of the steps by the English andHome Ec rooms, is also no longerbeing used.

Theres a lot of space here,Hedstrom said. It would costsome money (to renovate) but nota half million.

Businessman Phil Hahn askedabout moving shop and art class-es into the newer bus barn andusing the Quonset for buses andstorage. Contractor Tracy Collinssaid hed had the same thoughts.Adding onto the bus barn to getthe 40 ft x 100 ft building, whichthe board was proposing for a newshop, would cost less than startingfrom scratch, he said.

John Blosmo, former industrialarts instructor, doesnt think thatthe mold issue in the currentbuilding is that serious. Its notsomething you have to destroy thebuilding over, he said. Hebelieves that for far less money,the leaks could be stopped and themold cleaned up. He added that, inhis experience, bids will come inabove the $500,000 estimate.

A couple of people pointed outthat crossing the parking lot to getto class is a safety issue for stu-dents and a security problem forschool administration. They sug-gested building a new structureadjacent to the existing school-house. The north side of theschool, as well as the empty spacebetween the high school and ele-mentary, now used as a parkinglot, were suggested as possible,

alternate building sites.Don McKinstry, another local

contractor, urged the board toattach the new building instead ofputting a lot of money across thestreet.

Karen Voller, mother of threeschool-age children, suggestedmoving the art room to one of theunused classrooms inside theschool and building a smaller shopbuilding adjacent to the school.

If the board would considerbuilding onto the school, instead ofout in the parking lot, formerschool board member BruceHendrickson wants a second gym-nasium, too - one thats largeenough for hosting tournamentsand one that could be used as asecond practice gym.

Thats where the conversationchanged to considering an entirenew school

Richard Seidel, local business-man, was interested in knowingthe boards multi-year plan for theexisting building. We need tomove forward, he said. A goodschool would be an asset to thecommunity that would help keepthe school open and area business-es thriving, he said.

Board chairman Dan Kvalereplied that mending and main-taining are only a short term fixand that, at their recent retreat,the board had begun a discussion

His brother ridiculously easyraise money for aHe also said, wait, the more it

With current loMcKinstry addedrowing money isany better.

Board membeconsiders the simportant busi

Without it, he saies would fail. Hexpense of buildinbalanced againscost if there werand the district dents elsewhere.

For McKinstryers, This $500,0look pretty cheap

Teachers JoycTarina Kopren wthe roof and cleanin the current shing to get by untschool could be bnice to have somwere going to Kopren said.

Roxie Seaman, was excited at thvision producedhour meeting. Shhappened when their school. Thasince lost its stooffice. These are that you have ttown, she said.

In closing, boarKvale termed extremely proMcKinstry askedwould balance wbuild new vs. whto build; and Seaeverything you cgoing. You dont

about a building a new school.Ron Seidel, area rancher, thinks

that it would be easy for taxpayersto generate the necessary incometo build a school. He had put pen-cil to paper and quoted what itwould cost taxpayers if the milllevy were raised to its maximum of3.00. For every $100,000, it wouldcost a mere eight cents per acre forranchers in the school district, hesaid.

Assistant business managerColette Carmichael had done thesame thing. Real property withinthe Bison district is valued at$146,620,720. Currently, at 2.00mils, $293,219.97 of taxpayermoney is collected annually for theschools Capital Outlay fund.Adding a mil would increase col-lections to $436,366.00 per year.Three mils is the maximum allow-able levy.

Capital Outlay money may onlybe used for capital acquisitions. Itmay not be used for salaries, sup-plies or for daily operations of theschool.

Currently, the school has$596,000 in the capital outlayfund and business managerBonnie Crow expects to receive anadditional $118,000 with the coun-tys collection of second half taxesthis spring. Some of that fund isbudgeted for other things butabout $200,000 has been set asidefor a shop building. Arneson saidhe felt that was a comfortableamount.

Ron Seidel suggested promotingfigures that the public can under-standeight cents an acre is eas-ier to absorb than millions are, hesaid. Give it a feel for what it doesto my pocketbook. He also recom-mended that the school board con-sider a bond issue as a source ofrevenue for a building fund.


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Care for your heart this FebEach year, the month of

February is filled with images cel-ebrating Valentines Day. Theheart-focused theme doesnt haveto end on the holiday, however.February is designated AmericanHeart Month by the AmericanHeart Association and has been fornearly 50 years. A time to battlecardiovascular disease and edu-cate Americans on what we can doto live heart-healthy lives, heartdisease is the leading cause ofdeath in the United States, equalto 2,200 deaths per day. Nicholasdr. Nick Yphantides, M.D.,M.P.H., Medical Editor for TOPSClub Inc. (Take Off PoundsSensibly), the nonprofit weight-loss support organization, offersthe following recommendations toproactively promote a healthierheart and ultimately, a betterquality of life.Signs of a Heart Attack

First, know the common signs ofa heart attack and what can be

done to prevent such medicalemergencies. If you think you orsomeone you know is having aheart attack, call 9-1-1 immediate-ly. A quick response can save yourlife or someone elses and preventpermanent damage to the heartmuscle. The various treatmentsfor heart attacks work best if theyare given within one hour of whensymptoms begin, or as soon as pos-sible.Common symptoms of a heartattack include:

Unusually heavy pressure onthe chest that lasts more than afew minutes, or goes away andcomes back

Sharp upper-body pain in theneck, back, and jaw

Severe shortness of breathCold sweatsUnusual or unexplained tired-

nessUnfamiliar dizziness or light-

headednessUnexplained nausea or vomit-

ingIt is so important that it is

worth repeating time is of theessence. The sooner emergencymedical systems are activated dur-ing a heart attack, the betterchances for health and survival.Know the Facts

Some conditions and lifestylefactors can put you at a higher riskfor developing heart disease andhaving a heart attack. Geneticscan also have a significant impact.For those who already know theyhave heart disease, the need to beproactive with health and lifestyledecisions is especially great.These conditions increase therisk of a heart attack:

Elevated cholesterol levels There are good and bad formsof cholesterol. The body needs cho-lesterol, but when there is toomuch, the excess is deposited inarteries. This can lead to artery

narrowing and heart disease.Different tests can determine yourrisk level and help you managecholesterol levels.

High blood pressure A personcan have high blood pressure withno symptoms at all. When thepressure of blood in the arteries istoo high, it can cause damage andbe a major risk factor for heart dis-ease. Lowering blood pressure candramatically lower the risk ofheart attack.

Diabetes mellitus With dia-betes, the body either doesntmake enough insulin, cant use itsown insulin as well as it should, orboth. Sugars build up in the blood,which is very dangerous to circu-lation. About 75 percent of all peo-

ple with diabetes die of some formof heart or blood vessel disease. Itscritical that people with diabeteswork with a healthcare provider tomanage the disease and controlother risk factors.

Other factorincrease your rattack include:

Smoking Tobamotes atheroscleup of plaque inssels) and increablood clotting facrinogen. Also, nicpressure, and creduces the amoublood can carry.

Eating habits terns linked to hrelated conditionhigh in saturatedterol (which raiselevels and promosis). High salt odiet causes raiselevels as well. A2,000 milligramsday.

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Birth announcements,$36.00engagements, wedding

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[email protected]

ynn Davis celebrates 50 years of ministry

On January 31, the Rev. Lynn

avis will celebrate 50 years ofdination to the ministry of the

esbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Hismily invites all who remember

ynn to shower him with greet-gs. A celebration is being held at

estminster Presbyterianhurch, 2110 Sheridan Blvd.,

Lincoln, NE 68502 on Sunday

afternoon, February 3 from 2 until3:30.

Lynn was ordained at FirstPresbyterian Church, Bison, SD

on a very cold January 31 in 1963.He and his wife Ellen

(Rowbotham) and their three chil-dren left the next morning in

order to miss out on an incomingblizzard. Lynns first parish was

in Atkinson, NE where he serveduntil entering the United States

Army Chaplaincy program.During his time in the Army he

served two tours in Vietnamreceiving the Army

Commendation Medal and theBronze Star. Following his career

in the Army Lynn served church-es throughout the Synod of Lakes

and Prairies as either an installedor interim pastor. Upon retire-

ment Lynn and Ellen moved toLincoln near their two youngest

children.

1st annual South Dakota picnic

he 61st Annual South Dakotacnic will be held indoors on

unday, February 24th, 2013, ate Woodbrook Estates Mobile

Home Park Recreation Center,1510 Ariana Street, Lakeland, FL.Please bring a large covered casse-role or hot dish, salad, or dessertto share, also plates and silver-ware for your own family. Coffee,iced tea, and sodas will be fur-nished. Lunch will be at 1:00 p.m.,but feel free to come anytime after11:30 to visit with fellow SouthDakotans. If you have any ques-tions, please call or email JuneClark, President, (863-646-1131),[email protected], or Sue Kelly,Secretary, (941-792-8235),

[email protected]. If you canattend, please RSVP to June orSue.


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The Bison Courier Thursday, February 7, 201

NSU releases fall 2012 deans list

Northern State University inberdeen, S.D., has released theeans list for the fall 2012 semes-r.Students who have earned atast a 3.5 grade point average for

the semester are eligible for thedeans list.

NSU students who achieveddeans list status and requestedthat their names be released to themedia are listed below. Lists are

separated into full- and part-timestudents. There are four lists total.

Full-time students 3.50-3.99Michael Stockert, Bison, SouthDakota

Notice of PublicHearing

he Perkins County Commissionersll conduct a public hearing on

uesday, February 12, 2013, at 11:00m. to consider the sale of gravel todividuals.

TTEST:ylvia Chapman

nance Officer

ublished January 31 and February2013 at a total approximate cost of3.40.]

Bison Town Board

ursday, January 24, 201300 p.m. City Hall

ALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL:airman Juell Chapman called an

mergency special meeting of theson Town Board to order onursday, January 24 at 5:00 p.m. atty Hall. All trustees - Lukeements, Matt Butsavage Mikeckert, David Kopren - were present.hers present: Allan Page, engineer,th Hulm, finance officer and Gladys

ckson, press.

HE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCEAS RECITED BY ALL.

LL ACTION IN THE FOLLOWINGINUTES CARRIED BY UNANI-OUS VOTE UNLESS OTHERWISEATED.

TORM SEWER: 008-2013 ements moved, seconded byapman to move forward with havingge calculate the flow and pipe sizea storm sewer on Main St and the

ey behind north side businessesly and to move or remove the deten-n pond. Roll call vote: Clements, aye;apman, aye; Kopren, aye; Lockert,e; Butsavage, nay. Carried 4-1. Pagell have the new figures ready for thebruary meeting.

DJOURNMENT : Chairmanapman adjourned the meeting at

50 p.m.

EXT MEETINGS:e next regular meeting is Monday,bruary 11, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.

TTEST:PPROVED:

zabeth Hulm, Finance Officerell Chapman, Chairmanwn of Bison

ublished February 7, 2013 at a totalproximate cost of $17.87.]

Farm Service Agency announcesimportant program updates

The U.S. Department ofAgricultures Farm Service Agency(FSA) reminds producers that theAmerican Taxpayer Relief Act of2012 extended the authorization ofthe Food, Conservation, andEnergy Act of 2008 (the 2008Farm Bill) for many CommodityCredit Corporation (CCC) com-modity, disaster, and conservationprograms through 2013. FSAadministers these programs.

The extended programs include,among others: the Direct and

Counter-Cyclical PaymentProgram (DCP), the Average CropRevenue Election Program(ACRE), and the Milk Income LossContract Program (MILC). FSAispreparing the following actions:

FSA will begin sign-ups forDCP and ACRE for the 2013 cropson Feb. 19, 2013. The DCPsign-upperiod will end on Aug. 2, 2013;the ACRE sign-up period will endon June 3, 2013.

The 2013 DCP and ACRE pro-gram provisions are unchangedfrom 2012, except that all eligibleparticipants in 2013 may choose toenroll in either DCP or ACRE forthe 2013 crop year. This meansthat eligible producers who wereenrolled in ACRE in 2012 may

elect to enroll in DCP in 2013 or

may re-enroll in ACRE in 2013(and vice versa).

All dairy producersMILC con-tracts are automatically extendedto Sept. 30, 2013. Eligible produc-ers therefore do not need to re-enroll in MILC. Specific detailsregarding certain modifications toMILC will be released soon.

FSA will provide producers withinformation on program require-ments, updates and signups as theinformation becomes available.Any additional details will be post-

ed on FSAs website.For more information about the

programs and loans administeredby FSA, visit any FSA countyoffice or www.fsa.usda.gov.

USDA is an equal opportunityprovider and employer. To file acomplaint of discrimination, writeto USDA, Assistant Secretary forCivil Rights, Office of theAssistant Secretary for CivilRights, 1400 IndependenceAvenue, S.W., Stop 9410,Washington, DC 20250-9410, orcall toll-free at (866) 632-9992(English) or (800) 877-8339 (TDD)or (866) 377-8642 (EnglishFederal-relay) or (800) 845-6136(Spanish Federal-relay). USDA isan equal opportunity provider and

employer.

Registration Deadline for 2013Master Gardener Training is M

This spring SDSU Extension isoffering a new format for MasterGardening training by combiningeight weeks of online training andthree day-long sessions of handson-training. Online sessions start

April 1 and are accessible any-where there is internet access andwhenever is convenient for partic-ipants during the eight weeks.

The three, day-long, hands-onsessions give trainees the opportu-nity to learn skills such as pruningalong with plant and insect iden-tification by seeing and doing.

Participants will be able tochoose from five locations for theirhands-on training: McCroryGardens in Brookings or theSDSU Extension Regional Centersin Aberdeen, Pierre, Rapid Cityand Yankton.

Master Gardeners work in theircommunity to promote and teachgardening. Opportunities includewriting articles, giving talks,

working at fair bcommunity and teaching and anquestions. The well-rounded eduthem to help the

In 2012 Master tributed more thworth $140,400 ties.

Training costshours of volunteethe first two yeaApplication formcan be found adens/gardening,Links under the Rfor a link to the Mwebsite. Applicreceived by Marc

For further intact Mary RExtension ConsuField Spemary.roduner@sd394-1722.

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Obituaries

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

Wednesday Prayer Mtg. - 6:30 p.m.

Church of Christ18 mi. south of Prairie City - Worship Service - 1

Prairie Fellowship Parish ELCA Pastor MarIndian Creek - 8:00 a.m. American - 9:30 a.m. Roseb

Christ Lutheran Church WELS Pastor Gerhardt Juergens

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

Tuesday Bible Class - 7:00 p.m.

Coal Springs Community ChurchPastors Nels & Angie Easterby

South Jct. of Highways 73 & 20

Sunday School - 10:00 a.m., Worship Service - 11

Seventh Day Adventist Church Pastor DoSabbath School - 2:00 p.m., Worship Service - 3:

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church Fr. Tony

Saturday Mass: Morristown - 4:45 p.m. Lemmon -Sunday Mass: Lemmon - 8:15 a.m., Bison - 11:0

Holland Center Christian Reformed CPastor Brad Burkhalter Lodgepo

Worship Service - 8:00 a.m.

First Presbyterian Church Pastor FlorenceSunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service -10

Slim Buttes Lutheran Pastor Henry MReva Sunday School 9:45, Worship Service - 11:00 a.

Wednesday at 1:00 p.m.

Beckman Wesleyan Church Pastor Brad Prairie City

Sunday School - 10:00 a.m., Morning Worship - 1

Vesper Service - 6:00 p.m., Wed. Evenings - 7:3

Grace Baptist ChurchBy Pastor Phil Hahn

Luke:18:1 - "Then Jesus told His disciples a parthem that they should pray and never gi

Have you ever had a cough that you just couldnIt just kept coming back no matter what you di

day, night after night, you had to deal withcommonly called a persistent cough. Jesus tau

about a widow who would not give up, who kback to the judge time after time asking him tfavor. Jesus taught that our prayer life shouldwidow's persistent plea. God is the only one wour needs so we must come to Him daily and

help. Just like that persistent cough, we need ing back to Him, day after day, night after nigh

thesewonderful words about prayer in Matthew 7:7,

WILL BE GIVEN to you, SEEK and YOU WKNOCK, and the DOOR WILL BE OPENE

Remember this, prayer is never a waste oBe persistent!

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Thomas Lee Seim

Thomas Lee Seim, of Duluth,N, passed away at his home onnuary, 31, 2013.Funeral Services will be held on

ebruary 9, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. ate Dora Lake Alliance Church

with Pator Loren Fiet officiating.Potluck lunch to follow at theDora Lake Town Hall. Burial willbe in the spring at the FairviewCemetary in Kelliher, MN.

Tom was born March 1, 1948near Meadow, South Dakota toNorman and Dolly (Milner) Seim.He attended Pleasant RidgeGrade School and Bison HighSchool. He worked on several dif-ferent ranches around the Dakotaarea and helped work the ranch athome. He worked in the woods log-ging until he moved to Duluth.

Tom loved having pancakes atPerkins, country music, hisStudebaker, motorcycle, doingmechanic work, playing dice, andmostly spending time with thefamily.

Thomas is survived by his par-ents of Northome, MN; two sisters,Norma (Craig) Dietrich or

Northome and Gloria (Roland)Pihlaja of Kelliher, MN; ten neicesand nephews Denise Garrigan(John) of Louisiana, Norman(Jeannie) Maish of St. Cloud, MN,

Dennis Maish (Red) of Arkansas,Misty Hanks and Dolly Hanks,both of Bemidji, MN, Shane(Tiffany) Dietrich of Arizona,Dusty Dietrich (Dora), Joe(Timarah) Dietrich, and Cody(Chaz) Dietrich, all of Dora Lake,Kari Shaw (Nathan) of Kelliher.Also survived by sixteen greatnieces and nephews and two greatgreat nieces and nephews, as wellas numerous aunts, uncles, andcousins.

He is preceded in death by hissister Karen (Seim) Hanks, mater-nal grandparents Harley andBelva (Young) Milner and paternalgrandparents Willie and Blanche(Becker) Seim.

of gardening efforts. TheExtension Service is storing theseeds and coordinating the seedbank effort.

If individuals are interested indonating seeds packaged for the

2013 growing season, contactZdorovtsov at 605-782-3290 [email protected]. Unopened seed packets less thanone year old are preferred.

To assist educational gardensross the state of South Dakota,

DSU Extension is offering 15getable packets per project, for to 30 gardens.The donated seeds are onlytended for newly starting andtablished educational gardensr youth or adults in the state ofuth Dakota.Eligible projects include gar-ns for schools, learning centers,ycares, 4-H clubs or other non-ofit groups, where the producell be used as part of the programfreely shared with those of needthe community.Qualified projects must include educational component with at

ast 15 participants, meaningey must have a formal programhere the garden is being utilizeda tool for teaching and learning.Seeds are given on a first-come,st serve basis, based on applica-n date. Applications will becepted until Feb 28 or until 30rdens are awarded packets.To apply participants must com-ete the Seed Bank Applicationcated at: http://igrow.org/up/arti-es/2012_Seed_Bank_App.pdf.

eliver or mail the application toe SDSU Extension Regionalenter in Sioux Falls, at 2001 E.h St., Sioux Falls, SD 57103. Or

mail the application [email protected] must complete aort follow-up report to summa-

ze participation and projectpact by Oct. 14, 2013 to be con-

dered for future seed grants.articipants should be prepared toack pounds of produceown/donated during the project.Seed packets were donated fromnumber of individuals across thegions to assist with these types

Seeds available for educational garden programs

Bison

ClinicWelcomes

Charity Cook, RN

Corner of Main

and Coleman

605-244-5206


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ThnuderhawkPhyllis Pearson visited her sis-r, Dora Jones in Spearfish, whileon kept an appointment inurgis Friday.Shane and Kelly Penfield andmily brought lunch out to Bill

nd Vicki Penfields Saturday.rew and Kayla Anderson wereso guests.Dean and Lila Ellison wereednesday afternoon callers ate Larry and Connie Ellison

ome.Saturday Dean and Lila Ellisontended the Maher Bull sale.

ShadehillMaurice and Marilyn Ham were

mong those who attended theneral for Dena Mitchell in

emmon Wednesday.Saturday, Darrin Ham took hisandmother, Martina Ham toberdeen to attend Trigg Davidams first birthday party, giveny his parents, Dustin and Emily

am.Doug and Linda Ham traveledAberdeen Thursday to spend

me with Dustin, Emily andrigg. They all returned homeunday.Vince and Susan Gunn attendede Maher bull sale Friday.ince and Susan Gunn playednochle at the Summerville Store

Sunday afternoon. Joe Zorc wonhigh, Susan Gunn won second.Vince and Susan also enjoyed thetreats that were served atSummerville during the SuperBowl game.

Spring ButteWednesday, Ramon and Cathy

Barnes had dinner with EvaNyberg.

Friday evening, ChristinaBarnes came home to the ranch forthe weekend.

Saturday afternoon, CathyBarnes attended the AshleyMorgans wedding shower inLemmon.

Christina Barnes returned toher home in Bismarck Sunday.

Vernon Klein took his mother,Violet to Mott,Tuesday to visitViolet's sister, Martha Klein, whois now in the nursing home there.They spent a nice afternoon visit-ing with relatives.

Pastor Ed Zimmerman was a

Thursday afternoon visitor atVernon and Veronica Klein's home.Vernon, Veronica, James Klein

and Jade Schaff took Jim to a den-tal appointment Friday afternoon.

Hope Klein stayed in Lemmonbecause she had to play for PepBand. She sspent most ofSaturday in Lemmon, playing forthe band

Area News .................By Tiss Treib

Valentine SpecialMoms Place

Prime Rib $19.95Butterfly Shrimp $15.95

with potato, veg, roll, salad,beverage and desertServing starts at 5 p.m.

on February 14Main Street Bison

244-7777

Free autoimmune diseases health

The first of its kind in theNorthern Great Plains, a free,autoimmune diseases HealthFair will be available forpatients, families, caregiversand interested persons onSaturday, February 16, 2013.

Organized by the SpondylitisAssociation of America's (SAA)Northern Great PlainsEducational Support Group, thehealth fair, which begins at12:30 CT pm that day in theauditorium of the BismarckMemorial Library (lower level),is free and open to the public. Anelevator is available, if needed.

At that time, the health fairbooths with various vendorsopen, followed at 1:00 pm CT byfour special speakers and apanel discussion led by GerryFisher of Bismarck.

Scheduled speakers for theevent are Dr. Lisa Francis,rheumatologist at St. Alexius

Medical Center in Bismarck,ND, who will address autoim-mune disorders; Dr. John Kludt,optometrist of West River HealthServices in Hettinger, ND, whowill address uveitis and othereye issues patients of autoim-mune diseases may encounter;Scott Rexroad, ABBOTT/ABB-VIE GI patient advocate fromKansas City, KS, who willaddress Crohn's and GI con-cerns; and Kelly Steckler,

patient advocate from theArthritis Foundation of Americafrom Mandan, who will speak toissues of juvenile arthritis,spondyloarthritis, rheumatoidarthritis, and gout.

The booths are again openfrom 2:30 to 3:30 pm CT, withfree health screenings, informa-tion and advocacy on autoim-mune diseases of several types,such as ankylosing spondylitis,enteropathic arthritis, psoriaticarthritis, reactive arthritis,undifferentiated spondy-loarthroapathy, Crohn's, sclero-derma, Raynaud's, psoriasis andSjogren's.

Sponsors of the free education-al event are the SpondylitisAssoc iation of America (ElinAslanyan), the St. AlexiusMedical Center of Bismarck, theCrohn's Advocacy Team ofAbbott/Abbvie, the AdvocacyTeam of the Arthritis

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

Al and Tiss Treib made a tripRapid City Monday. They

tended the stock show.Tiss Treib visited at the homeKari Hoff Tuesday afternoon

ith Kari, Mara Wiechmannnd Esther Johnson.

Tiss Treib visited with Wilbernd Beverly Haggert in Bisonuesday afternoon.Tiss and Al Treib made a trip

Bowman Wednesday after-oon.Donna Allen, Dusti, Stanford,ally and Peyton and LaKristallen were Thursday supper andvening guests of Al and Tissreib. They celebrated Dustisnth birthday.Al and Tiss Treib visited withan, Jan and David Lindemanunday evening.Monday, Thelma Sandgren

hecked on Helen Meink andey exchanged magazines.Wednesday, Steve Sandgrenme out for dinner with hisother and fixed a few things forer.Friday was Thelma

andgrens day in Hettinger, shead her hair fixed, played cards

and went home.Max Smebakken was a

Saturday morning coffee guest ofJohn and Shirley Johnson.

LaVonne Foss picked ShirleyJohnson up and took her to wor-ship at Rosebud Sunday morn-

ing.Sue Meink and Tabbi Maurihave been spending time withHelen Meink during the week.

Sue Meink and Tabbi Maurileft for Rochester, MN, Sunday.

John, Lynn and Noreen Greenwere Monday visitors of Jim andPatsy Miller.

Jim and Patsy Miller made atrip to Lemmon Tuesday.

Jim and Patsy Miller traveledto Hettinger and visited VioletMiller at the Nursing homeThursday.

Jim and Patsy Miller attendedthe Maher bull sale atMorristown Friday.

Saturday, Matt and ChristiMiller, John and Noreen Green,Lynn Green, Carl and MilesJones, Cora, Brandon and Ava ofMcLaughlin, J.W. Seim, MikeHagens of Mandan and TonyTroendle and his son of Rapid

City sheared sheep for Jim andPatsy Miller and were dinnerguests.

Ella and Greta Anderson wereSaturday late afternoon andsupper guests of Tim andJoAnne Seim. Chet and Hope

Anderson came and picked themup later.

Ella Anderson was a Fridayevening visitor of Jasmine Seim.

Lynn Frey traveled to Pierrefor the Legislative Day forFarmers Union Monday nightand returned home Tuesday.

Monday, Albert and BridgetKeller and Korbin traveled toBismarck for Korbins wellcheck.

Lil Albert Keller spentMonday with Grandma Dawnand Grandpa Duane Harris.

Albert Keller returned to workFriday.

Pastor Dana will be speakingat Rosebud Sunday Feb 10th at11:00; all members are encour-aged to attend, as he is in consid-eration for a new Pastor forPrairie Fellowship Parish.

Boomer Babble Thoughts aGrouch on the Loose

By John ChicoineI apologize right off for soundinglike a grouchy old boomer butthats what Im going to sound like.Its the New Year, you mightexpect life to be gentler, kinder,perhaps more forgiving.

However, I turned on the TV to seeone channel completely blank anda message from the cable compa-ny on two other channels saying,We are sorry to inform you thischannel has been removed fromour lineup. We are sorry for anyinconvenience. No they arent,there is no way they are sorry forany inconvenience. They couldcare less about our inconvenience.Its inconvenient when the cablecompany continues to raise ratesbut that doesnt seem to botherthem. Oh wait, maybe the presi-dent of the cable company is sob-bing right now because rates havegone up and fewer channels areavailable, nah, probably not.I could go to one of those satellitedishes on the side of the house butit appears youre communicatingwith aliens. Plus theres more fineprint in their advertising than inthe new health care bill.So I pick up the newspaper. Ourbrilliant Congress continues toattempt to destroy the economy of

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Shelterbelt renovation workshops held locally

By Robert Drown,Natural Resource Specialist

Shelterbelt Renovationorkshops will be held through-t northwestern South Dakotacluding Corson, Dewey, Harding,rkins, Tri-County and Ziebach

ounty Conservation Districts.llowing is a list of dates, times

d locations.b. 12 1:00 p.m. MT, Harding

o. Rec. Center, Buffalo, SDeb. 12 6:00 p.m. MT, Grandectric Social Room, Bison, SD

eb. 13 1:00 p.m. MT, Harrysommunity Hall, Dupree, SDeb. 13 6:00 p.m. MT,ommunity Legion Hall, Faith,Db. 14 1:00 p.m. MT, Courthouse

omm. Mtg. Rm., McIntosh, SDeb. 14 6:00 p.m. MT,ommunity Center, Timber Lake,DFarmers and ranchers strive toanage their land in ways thate both productive and profitablehile conserving the naturalsources on which agriculturepends. Shelterbelts have been art of this landscape for close tocentury. Knowledge about man-ement of existing shelterbelts isry important.Many shelterbelts in our areae in bad shape. Years ago most-

short-lived trees usuallyhinese Elm were planted andese trees are reaching the end ofeir life expectancy. It wouldve been better if those shelter-lts had included some long-livedees like Rocky Mountain Juniperat have life expectancies of hun-eds of years. The mix of short-ed and long-lived trees wouldve provided quick protectionrly and long lasting protection

to the future.Shelterbelt trees and shrubsve hard lives in western South

akota. Weather events thatmage and kill trees includeastic drops in temperature,ow load and high winds. Broken

mbs and trunks are wounds thatmetimes never heal and serve astry points for insects and dis-ses. Many of the soils of theea have naturally occurringlts which do not allow good treeowth. The climate is sub-aridth woody vegetation naturallyowing only along rivers, creeksd other drainages. Shelterbelt

trees are kind of like ducks out ofwater and are under stress fromjust being planted on upland sites.Also, lack of maintenance andlivestock damage can ruin shelter-belts.

The Shelterbelt RenovationWorkshops will provide informa-

tion about how to evaluate shelter-belts and make plans for improve-ment. The workshop will provideexamples of shelterbelt renovationinvolving replacement, releaseand/or removal of selected treesand shrubs or rows, adding rows,removing branches and etc.

Farmers and ranchers thatwould like more information aboutattending one of the ShelterbeltRenovation Workshops should calltheir local conservation district:Corson @605-273-4506, Dewey@605-865-3552, Harding @605-375-3216, Perkins @605-244-7160,Tri-County @605-967-2561,Ziebach @605-365-5185 or NaturalResource Specialist Bob Drown@605-244-5222 Extension 4 or by

e-mail at [email protected].

This Meade County shelterbelt

planted in the 1960s is in needof renovation.

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South DakotaLegislative News

ep. Betty Olson

enator Ryan Maher

I hope everyone survived thetter cold Wednesday night. Themperature when I drove to theapitol Thursday morning was ainus 8 degrees in Pierre andhen I came back to the ranchat evening our thermometerowed that it had been almost 17low zero here. But theres hopeat spring is on the way myurneys seed catalog has arrived!Thursday was the 16th legisla-

ve day of the 2013 session ande end of the fourth week.onday was the first time we gotsee exactly how many bills we

ill be dealing with this year. The

total is 492 with seven House andSenate Joint Resolutions. Ifpassed, a joint resolution puts theissue on the ballot to allow votersto make the final decision.

Most of the agency bills havebeen acted on and now were start-ing to deal with legislators bills sothe debates are becoming moreexciting. On Tuesday the Ag com-mittee passed three agency bills,HB 1048, HB 1059, and HB 1062,that repealed parts of state lawthat were no longer needed as partof Gov. Daugaards Red TapeReview.

These are some of the bills we

passed out of committee this week:HB 1122 to revise require-ments relating to health insuranceplans for county officers andemployees.

HB 1156allows the legislatureto turn control of nonresidentwaterfowl licenses over to GF&Psince few, if any, members of thelegislature are wildlife biologistsor experts on migratory birds.

HB 1123 to increase the sur-charge on hunting licenses by adollar that will go to the AnimalDamage Control program to fundpredator control. This is my billand it was supported by GF&Pbecause predators are not onlyeating livestock, they are also dec-imating wildlife populations. The

only testimony against the bill

came from South Dakota WildlifeFederation director Chris Hesla.SDWF wants ranchers to bear thetotal cost of predator control eventhough predator control saveswildlife too. SDWF is no friend oflandowners and if you have some-one asking to hunt on your place,find out if they belong to SDWF. Ifthey belong to SDWF, turn themaway after you explain what theirdirectors are doing and maybethey will change things withintheir organization.

These bills were passed out ofthe House this week:

HB 1087 provides for the cre-

ation of school sentinel programsand for the training of school sen-tinels. After a lively debate, thebill passed on a 42 to 27 vote andis on its way to the Senate. HB1087 will allow school boards todecide if they want to allow prop-erly trained school employees tocarry concealed weapons on schoolgrounds to protect students andteachers. HB 1087 is totally per-missive, mandates nothing, andallows rural schools without theresources to have law enforcementofficers train volunteers to takecare of our kids.

HB 1096 to transfer on deathdeeds for real property.

HB 1170 to revise provisionsfor a secondary election if the can-

didates for the United States

reetings from Pierre, this weekn the Senate Floor, we passedenate Bill 84 which would createe South Dakota Athletic

ommission to provide supervi-on of kickboxing, boxing, mixedartial arts competitions, andarring exhibitions in the State of

outh Dakota. Across the state,ese competitions are alreadygal, and take place. This bill willgulate the sport, making it safer

and will require insurance forsponsors, medical aid on site, andthe proper training of officials andorganizers.

The Senate passed two separatebills showing support of ourVeterans in South Dakota. SB 83designates March 30th asWelcome Home Vietnam VeteransDay, which will make SouthDakota the first state in the unionto honor Vietnam Veterans withtheir own working holiday. SB 27appropriates funds to design, con-struction, provide land, and equipthe Veteran's home near Hot

Springs, South Dakota. Both billswere passed with unanimous con-sent.

The senate passed SB 85 thisweek, which revises the provi-sions of ethanol production inSouth Dakota to allow betteraccess to international markets forour State's ethanol producers.Right now ethanol must havegasoline added to it prior to sale,a process called "denaturization."Unfortunately, foreign marketsthat would buy ethanol would pre-fer that is was not denaturized.Senate Bill 85 would make it so

that ethanol would not have tomeet those provisions.After passage in the house, HouseBill 1087, the school sentinel bill ison its way to the senate. Thismeasure will give school boardsthe option to add volunteers and toallow trained school staff to bearmed on school grounds to protectstudents. Many school districts -especially in rural areas - do nothave school resource officers sta-tioned in schools as we do in manyof our larger cities. This allowsschool boards the opportunity toincrease security at schools wherethey believe its warranted.

Senate bill 161 outlines what theequine dentistry procedures are,equine teeth floating, meansremoval of enamel points fromteeth; reestablishing normal molartable angles and freeing up later-al excursion and other normalmovements of the mandible.A person may perform equineteeth floating services after sub-mitting to the State Board ofVeterinary Medical Examiners thefollowing:(1) Proof of current certificationfrom the International Associationof Equine Dentistry or other pro-

fessional equine dentistry associa-tion as determined by the board;and(2) A written statement signed bya supervising veterinarian experi-enced in large animal medicinethat the applicant will be underdirect or indirect supervision ofthe veterinarian when floatingequine teeth.

Finally an issue that showed anoverwhelming amount of supportamong many groups in SouthDakota this week was HB 1066,popularized as the "Half PennyTourism Tax" on industries in

South Dakota that are related totourism and travel. Four years agothis was passed with a sunset oftwo years and then extended foranother two years. Last year thistax generated $1.9 billion, and HB1066 makes that tax permanent. Ispoke against make the tax per-

manent and triesunset clause ontime for ten yearterm planning, years a new legiplace and they revist this issuecessful in my amendment. passed this meaernor signed thFriday.Please Keep in toand feel free to co850-3598 or atemail sen.maheperson email

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HB 1180 to allow veterans toreceive credit for military trainingand experience.

HB 1150 toamend provisionsrelating to violations of no contactorders.

HB 1140 to revise the schedulefor payment of excise taxes forfarm wineries.

HB 1144 to permit the eutha-nization of deer that have beenseriously injured in motor vehicle

accidents. This bill will probablyhave a friendly amendment addedto it in the Senate to include allinjured wildlife, not just deer.

The House also passed someSenate bills and sent them on tothe governor:

SB 37 to revise provisionsregarding the insurance fraud pre-vention unit.

SB 26to update terminologyfor individuals with intellectualdisabilities and similar terms.

SB 70 to improve public safety.This is the governors criminal jus-tice bill. Although we needchanges to our criminal justicesystem, there were still too manyunanswered questions so I wasone of seven votes, all from conser-

vative Republicans, against the

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What the beginning gardener needso know about garden catalogsMost gardeners' favorite time ofar is probably the spring whenw life springs up in our gardensyards. But, probably the one

me of year that almost all garden-s look forward to is the arrival ofe first new garden catalog of thear.These usually start arriving rightDecember with the real flood of

lorful catalogs showing up in gar-ners' mailboxes after the begin-ng of the New Year. Today gar-ning catalogs are not restricted toe print. Now there is an everowing number of catalogs thate available on the web."Now you can page through aper catalog or browse a website

om the comfort of your easy chairing your tablet or while waitingline at the grocery store on your

mart phone," said David Graper,xtension Horticulture Specialist.

If beginning gardeners are stillsure where to start when itmes to selecting a seed or plantovider, Graper provides a list ofings to look for and consider ine search for a reputable companyat likely will sell you good quali-seed.Start with the brand name com-

panies. Even if you haven't orderedseeds from a catalog before, you canbe pretty assured you are going toget a good product if you start withone of the older and well-knowncompanies.

Take a look inside the catalog.You should see cultivar names list-ed for the vegetables that you see.If you are interested in annual orperennial flowers, again you shouldsee cultivar names and botanicalnames for the plants. If a catalog

just lists a common name, be care-ful because you really don't knowwhat you are getting.

Check the prices. Of course youdon't want to pay any more thanyou have to for your seed or plantsbut be careful of the catalogs thatlist incredibly low prices. You gen-erally get what you pay for and ifthe price is too low, the quality ofthe seed or plants will likely not be

worth much either.Check the size of the seed pack-et. You should be given some infor-mation in the catalog or with theindividual plant as to how large theseed packet is. If they don't tell youhow large or how many seeds youget, be careful.

Look for All America Selections

(AAS) winners to be included in thelist of varieties. The AAS has beentesting vegetables and flowers formany years with testing locationsspread across North America. Youcan also check out the AAS web sitefor a listing of award winning veg-etables, bedding plants and flowers.http://www.all-americaselections.org/index.cfm

Once you start getting a list com-piled of the varieties you would liketo order, the next question is howmuch to order.

"In most cases, start with thesmallest packet size they offer,unless you and your family reallylike a particular vegetable, that isa safe place to start," Graper said."If you want to plant more, tryordering a few different varietiesrather than a lot more of the sameone.

Graper also reminds new garden-

ers that there are a number of dif-ferent vegetables that are typicallyplanted as transplants rather thandirect planting the seed into thegarden. These include vegetableslike tomatoes, peppers, eggplant,cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and anumber of others.

Wildlife Damage Spec

Perkins County(Job ID 1169)

Location: Multiple Post Date 01/29/2013Category: Game, Fish and Parks Close DatSalary/Grade $14.33 per hour N14. VeteranEligible. Wildlife Damage Specialists idenwildlife that cause damage to livestock, croperty or are a threat to human health and

remove the animals or reduce their ability toage by the most efficient and cost effective mable to provide a reliable and consistent sourdamage control throughout an assigned garea.A valid drivers license is required.If you possess a National Career Readinessplease submit the certificate with your appmore information on how to acquire a natiReadiness Certificate contact a SouDepartment of Labor and Regulation Local The Ideal Candidate Will Have: A bachelobiology and experience in trapping predator/nmals and game animal damage abatement tpreferred.Knowledge of:

animal behavior, wildlife identification, htypes of damage typically related to speciesanimal diseases and safe handling practsampling, collection and preservation methwildlife damage control methods; trappingand the proper methods of location, beddingconstruction, baiting and luring; how the esuch as terrain and wind currents affect hand; and erection of fencing and placemedevices;firearms including rifles, shotguns and pisnition and reloading tools and methods; andpractices;wildlife management practices and surveyAbility to:plan and effectively organize work prrequests for services;

establish and maintain working relatioindividuals, the general public, local governmother state agencies, federal and tribal govecials;read and identify animals quickly and effitracks, scat, hair, kill sights and other signsread, interpret, and implement applicable state and federal laws and regulations;act as an intermediary among adjoiningwho are unwilling to cooperate with each opurpose of securing a large enough area on wtice predatory control effectively; balance landowners expectations for predwith the publics expectations for sport andtreatment of animals with factual informatcation;

educate and inform people at all levels oabout predators and the objectives of predanavigate in rural and remote areas and adaing weather;shoot a variety of firearms proficiently in mable conditions;use a computer and Microsoft Office progrExcel, Access and Word;operate pickups, all tertian vehicles, sboats and repair and service equipment in t communicate information clearly and concSouth Dakota Bureau of Human ResourceCapitol, Pierre, SD 57501-5070. Telephone 6Fax 605-773-4344. An Equal Opportunity E


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An Ear to the Ground - Can w

By Walt Bones, South DakotaSecretary of Agriculture

I was born on a livestock farmand have cared for animals for aslong as I can remember. We hadcats, dogs, horses, and cows. They

all needed to be fed, watered, andcared for and most times thatmeant I took care of those animalsbefore I was fed, watered andcared for! So, from an early age,my father and grandfather

instilled in my siblings and I thatwe had a moral and ethicalresponsibility to care for our ani-mals.

One summer, my Dad came tome with a glass of water and won-dered if I needed a drink. I was hotand thirsty, but looking at thismurky, discolored water with somechunks floating in it was not whatI was looking for and turned itdown. My Dad told me he had justtaken that water from the cattleswater tank and wondered, If youwont drink it, why would youmake the cattle drink it? Lessonlearned!

I am intrigued by the currentdebate on issues like gun controland animal welfare because I see

them as the same discussion.

Score a touchdown

with food choices

There are many different per-spectives on what Americasfavorite pastime truly is. This timeof year, watching football tends totop the list. With Sundays scheduleincluding the big game, TOPSClub, Inc. (Take Off PoundsSensibly), the nonprofit weight-losssupport organization, offers tips tohelp keep nutrition on track whencheering on your favorite team.

Have a small snack before youarrive at a party to curb yourappetite. Overeating can be avoid-ed if you dont arrive hungry.

Start out with foods that willleave you feeling fuller faster, likenuts. A handful of almonds, con-taining about 160 calories, is asmart choice.

Offer to bring a fruit platter orveggie tray, broth-based soup madewith fresh or frozen vegetables,flour tortillas sprinkled with

parmesan cheese and baked, orsugar-free pudding to the buffet.Then youll have a healthy option tosnack on.

Go easy on anything with athick, creamy consistency like dips

or casseroles. Most often thesefoods are high in calories and notvery filling.

Take a walk around the buffetand consider your choices beforeputting anything on your plate. Ifyou choose to have a high-fat orhigh-calorie item (wings, pizza, ornachos), take only a small amountand put it on your plate last, afteryouve filled up the space withhealthier options.

Consider guacamole!Guacamole is high in the goodtypes of fat mono and polyunsat-urated. Guacamole is also high inbeta carotene, fiber, folate, andpotassium, making this a relative-ly guilt-free option.

Limit alcohol. Not only is ithigh in calories, alcohol causesblood sugar to drop, which leads tohunger. If you do imbibe, considerlight beer and stagger alcoholic bev-

erages with non-alcoholic ones. Pick filling protein over high-

carb offerings, including shrimpwith cocktail sauce or smokedsalmon served with cocktail rye.

Unless we have values, is it produthe legislation of

We have a whoand rules that tryfrom hurting or

humans. Many felony convictionsevere cases, theinvoked. With a(deterrents) in pstill house people human life.

I am confident livestock producevalues on the aniand husbandry pto be in the livthese days. Phousing, veterinanimal health prnology may be thtoday, but it codown to the facabout the well-bemals.

South Dakotashould not condabuse to the aniour care and custthey are a farm amal, companion If simply puttinmore severe lawchanges human bliving things, things in our worSo, I ask again, late morality, behavior?

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Rabbitdamag

Rabbits are ouJohn Ball, profeExtension forestry

Ball reminds reacan chew bark off to a height of 18 to

the snow line, anydone under the snly done by voles or

"The damage istrees such as crahoneylocust and m"Shrub damage itwigs or stems cutdegree angle. You'lbrown droppings othese plants."

To avoid this prthe best method ihiding cover; bruswhich are perfectbits. He encouragefence off valuable chicken wire thatfeet tall.

"That is threesnow lineand tight

However, it is probto begin thinking this point," Ball sanot be too late to alents during somJanuary days."

Registration deadline for 2013 MasterGardener Training is March 20

This spring SDSU Extension isfering a new format for Masterardening training by combiningght weeks of online training andree day-long sessions of hands-training. Online sessions start

pril 1 and are accessible any-here there is internet access and

henever is convenient for partici-ants during the eight weeks.The three, day-long, hands-onssions give trainees the opportu-ty to learn skills such as pruningong with plant and insect identi-ation by seeing and doing.Participants will be able tooose from five locations for their

ands-on training: McCroryardens in Brookings or the SDSUxtension Regional Centers inberdeen, Pierre, Rapid City andankton.Master Gardeners work in theirmmunity to promote and teachrdening. Opportunities include

riting articles, giving talks, work-

ing at fair booths, helping in com-munity and school gardens, teach-ing and answering garden ques-tions. The training gives a well-rounded education preparing themto help their communities. In 2012Master Gardeners contributedmore than 9,000 hours, worth

$140,400 to our communities.Training costs $160 with 50

hours of volunteer payback duringthe first two years after training.

Application forms and schedulescan be found atiGrow.org/gardens/gardening, thenclick on Links under the ResourceLibrary for a link to the MasterGardener website. Applicationsmust be received by March 20,2013.

For further information, contactMary Roduner, SDSU ExtensionConsumer Horticulture FieldSpecialist at [email protected] 605-394-1722.


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arvin MaudeMarvin Maude grew up on a ranchar Scenic as the oldest of four chil-en of Walter and Gen Maude. Heas active in 4-H while growing up.arvin stepped in as the 4-H leader

r the Rangers 4-H Club at the age17 to prevent the club from clos-g down. It began a lifetime of vol-teer work that revolved aroundlping kids improve themselves.In 1968, Marvin maried Maeism. They raised three daughters

the ranch near Hermosa, S.D.arvin has contributed thousandsvolunteer hours to 4-H programsPennington and Custer counties.

e and Mae hosted livestock andrse judging schools for more thanyears. Together they served as

aders of the club. Marvin retired as4-H leader after serving for 42ars.His volunteerism continues withe Western Junior Livestock Show.arvin has seved as a director for

e Western Junior Livestock Showr more than three decades and henintues as a directo today. Marvinso served as president for theganization.Marvin has worked with theack Hills Stock Show both as alunteer and as a contract employ- He was instumental in helping

tablish the Youth Day with theack Hills Stock Show and assistedth putting together the livestockding contest up through last year.e can also be found running thebcat loader helping take downnels and install tie-stalls to makee transition from the horse week-d activities to the beef cattleows.When not busy with ranching,arvin contracts goats for goat tying

4-H, high school, and Littleitches rodeos. He is also a localspector for the South Dakotaand Broad and keeps busy duringl shipping.Marvins crowning achievementpassing his volunteer spirit on to

three daughters. Julie andAnn are active 4-H leaders in

uster County while Lori has volun-erd in multiple organizations dur-g her career. The learned earlyat if you are going to be part ofmething, you need to give back ofur time and leadership.ale HendricksonDale Hendrickson was bornarch 9, 1933, in Buffalo County,

eb., but moved with his family toe Riverton, Wyo., area when heas eight.After graduating from high school1950, he worked on a Wyoming

nch until 1953, when he went intoe Army, serving two years inrmany.After his military service, Daleceived his doctor of veterinaryedicine degree from Colorado Stateniversity in Fort Collins in 1962d went to work for the state ofyoming and a private practice insper, Wy. In 1964, he joined Norrist Clinic in Rapid City and in 1969

arted his own veterinary clinic. In

1979, he opened the Animal Clinic inRapid City. He retired after 40 yearsof service on January 1, 2003. As hisold friend, Lyndell Petersen said,He was one of the few large animalveterinarians in the area who was

willing to go any place almost anytime to serve his clients.

Dale helped found the Black HillsRoping Club and is a past president.He is also a member of the WesternSouth Dakota Buckaroos. He hasalso supported the Rapid CityKennel Club and its major dog show,along with volunteer work with 4-Hand FFA and the Western JuniorLivestock Show in Rapid City.

Dale lives on a small ranch nearCaputa with his wife Alice. Theyhave three grown children, Shellyand Mark Middleton, Rob and JodyHendrickson who have two girls-Ollie and Scout, and Roy andChristie Hendrickson who have twochildren, Seth and Ari.

These days you can probably findDale at the Caputa Coffee Shop talk-ing over the old days.Harold Delbridge

Harold Dean Delbridge was bornand raised in the Howes area. Hemarried Karen Smith on January16, 1966, and they went to work forthe Bar VO ranch at Quinn. In thefall of 1967, Karens father neededhelp on his ranch so they movedthere to help him. After her fatherpassed away in 1968, her brotherstook over the operation of the ranchand Harold and Karen moved to hisgrandfather Kellogs place south ofUnion Center, where they ranchedfor the next eight years.

Harold left the ranch in 1976 toattend Bible College in Cleveland,Tenn. He studied there until 1979.

At that time they moved to Coal

Springs and began pastoring achurch there. This was Harolds firstpastorate and they were there until1985 when they moved from CoalSprings to the Prairie BibleCommunity Church where he pas-tored for 23 years. Three years agohe started the Stoneville CountryChurch where he is still pastoring.Harold has also pastored the ElmSprings Community Church since1987.

Harold started rodeo announcingand auctioneering in 1983. DaveLensegrav encouraged him to go toauctioneer school at Bismarck, N.D.,where Truman Konsile had theRiver Basin Auction School, an auc-

tioneering and rodeo announcingcollege. Harold and Les Lensegravwent to that school. When theycame back they started the OpenMeadow Auction Service which theyoperated for 13 years. In 1984, theFaith Stock Show contracted Haroldto announce their rodeo. That wasthe rodeo that Truman Konsile hadannounced for years, and he said,Isnt that life, you train somebodyand they take your job. Haroldannounced Faith Stock Show for 24years. His favorite part of announc-ing rodeos was encouraging theyoung people in the sport. In theyear 2000, Harold and Karen hadthe opportunity to go to the NationalFinals Rodeo and had the pleasureof watching the final performance.

In the saddle bronc event therewere four young cowboys thatHarold had watched grow up. Thatwas a very satisfying experience forhim. Harold said, The greatest funI had was young peoples rodeos.Encouraging the young cowboys andcowgirls.

Harold and Karen have lived atRed Owl for the past 18 years. Since1979, Harold has had a full timeministry. In his spare time he dayworks for ranchers in the area. Hesays this has been a better ministrythan the pulpit. It has afforded himthe opportunity to minister at wed-dings and funerals. Being a ministerin the rodeo announcing field,watching the cowboys and cowgirlsgrow up, has led to many weddings.

In reminiscing, Harold tells of awedding he was to perform. When hearrived to perform the wedding, thebride had forgotten to bring the mar-riage license. When Harold askedher what she planned to do aboutthat, she told him that they would beat the rodeo next week. They couldgo ahead with the wedding todayand then they would bring the mar-riage license and their witnesses and

get it signed at the rodeo, one weeklater. Things like that only happenin cowboy country.

One of the most challengingpoints in Harolds life was while hewas pastoring at Coal Springs. He

went there in June, and in Augustperformed his first wedding. Twoyears later he had to bury that cou-ples 18 month-old-daughter. Hesaid, It lets you know the power ofGod, how you get through some ofthose deals.

Harold is an active member inseveral organizations in the area.The Catalyst Club in Rapid City,South Dakota Stock Growers, SouthDakota Farm Bureau, Fellowship ofChristian Cowboys, and CentralMeade County Community CenterBoard.

Harold had a funny story to tell onhimself. He was co-announcer at theSouth Dakota Rodeo Finals in SiouxFalls. His job was to plug the spon-sors while horseback in the arena. A

bareback rider had just completedhis ride, so Harold rode in toannounce the sponsor of the bare-back riding and the bronc camealongside Harolds horse and startedbucking. In trying to pull his horseup, hang on to the microphone, and

juggle a handful of papers, thingsgot away from him. Papers all overthe arena floor. The audience lovedit and have probably never forgot it,and the other announcer had a bigtime with it. But, like Harold said, atleast he didnt fall off.

Having retired from his rodeoannouncing career, Harold looksback on a couple highlights of that

career. One wasRegional High Scgave him a belt retired after annoufor 23 years. AnotFaith Stock Show

buckle after 24 yetheir rodeo. Harolets you know happreciate your w

Harold and Kardren, two boys andgrandchildren. ArChad, Cheyenne,

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In looking to thsaid that in his miprepare people forthat, he means hcome to know the the relationship thHim.

When we look bat Harolds reputthat he has given

of himself, assistinphysically, a largelies in our end of tfeeling from jusHarold, that to be mworking with thgrandchildren of ministered to and ago, gives him athankfulness and fairness to Haroldthat in this short not possible for mplete picture of ments. But for justcowboy, he has sursion in our commu

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Water tends to be a hot topic forst about every state. Some yearsere's too much water; or in years

ke 2012, there was not enough.s well, different interest groups

n have different priorities forater use - from agricultural anddustrial to urban, recreationald even oil and gas development.To ensure the integrity andality of this valued resource, theuth Dakota Water Resourcesstitute (WRI) at South Dakotaate University provides leader-ip on finding solutions to evolv-g water concerns throughsearch, educational opportuni-s, and community outreach."There will always be issuesat we need to find solutions forthe state related to water," saidppe Kjaersgaard, an Assistantofessor of Agricultural and

nvironmental Wateranagement at the Institute.In the 1970s and 1980s, initialsearch by the South DakotaRI focused on land suitabilityd management for irrigation of

opland using water from theissouri River reservoirs. In sub-quent years, the focus shifted to

studying lake ecosystems and lakewater quality, particularly becauseof the uniqueness of SouthDakota's Prairie Pothole region.Today, agricultural and environ-

mental water managementresearch including tile drainage,hydrology, water quality assess-ments and water quality for live-stock are among WRI's projects inthe state, reports Kjaersgaard.

"We are using the newest tech-nology including satellite imagery,advanced computer models andfield monitoring equipment in ourresearch and education activities,"he said.

Kjaersgaard is one of the SDSUresearchers who oversee theefforts of the Institute, along withdirector Van Kelley, assistantdirector Kevin Dalsted, programmanager Mary O'Neill and pro-gram assistant TristaKoropatnicki.

But the efforts of WRI extendbeyondthese individuals.Kjaersgaard explains that collab-oration - with other universityresearchers at SDSU and acrossthe state, as well as industry anddifferent government agencies - is

integral to the process to findsolutions to current and emergingwater issues.

To this end, South Dakota WRIhosts a water conference in

Brookings annually. At the confer-ence, participants share informa-tion on the work they are doingthrough panel discussions, presen-tations, and research poster ses-sions.

In 2012, about 200 individualsrepresenting universities andlocal, state and federal govern-ment entities and industry attend-ed the conference, including theSouth Dakota Department ofEnvironment and NaturalResources, South DakotaDepartment of Agriculture,Agricultural Research Service ,Natural Resources ConservationService and United StatesGeological Survey.Additionally, in collaboration withthe United States GeologicalSurvey (USGS) the South DakotaWRI annually awards researchgrants to researchers at differentuniversities in the state.Kjaersgaard says about $65,000 isawarded across three to five pro-

posals each year."It's a modest amount of money,

but it provides seed money toyoung faculty trying to build a pro-gram or fund a graduate student

study. Many water relatedresearch projects in the statestarted under the auspices of thisgrant program," Kjaersgaard said.

Looking to the future,Kjaersgaard anticipates WRI'srole - and collaboration - will growas new water issues emerge. Hecites water for continued develop-ment of the state's economy, urbanpopulation growth, agriculturaland industrial needs and possibleoil and gas development in thestate among those challenges to beaddressed.

The South Dakota WRI is one of54 water resources research insti-tutes across the nation that wereauthorized by Congress and creat-ed after the Clean Water Act waspassed in 1972. At SDSU, theinstitute is affiliated with theCollege of Agriculture andBiological Sciences, Department ofAgricultural and BiosystemsEngineering and the SouthDakota Agricultural Experiment

Station. Fundingcomes from fedsources.

Water AwareneIn an effort to he

learn more abouprecious water suBig Sioux Watereach May on theOne thousand locare bused in for tteaches them abtheir water footping water quality

The South Resources Instituhost organizationpartnership withWater DevelopBrookings CounDistrict and SDSand AgriculturalEngineering Dep

Jeppe Kjaersgatant professor of environmental ment, says it's asparking youth'sence and water. festival marked tsary for the even

Water watchers the South Dakota water resourcnstitute provides research, education & outreach


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