bison courier, january 10, 2013

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Everyone is invited to a babyshower for Sharla Veal & baby girlat 1:00 PM on January 20th at thehome of Todd & Kim Veal, 302 E.Main St. in Bison.

Stateline Right to Life will havethe food stand and a bake sale on

Friday, January 11, 2013 at theBison Home Game. Your HelpNeeded!

Arrow Transit provides trans-portation for appointments, shop-ping and more. Rapid city trips are1st Tuesday and 3rd Wednesday

for $30.00. Lemmon to Bismarcktrips are 2nd Wednesday and 4ththursday for $25.00. lemmon tiDickinson 1st Wednesday for$20.00. Call for information 374-3189.

Gov. Daugaard announces $5.1 millionfor environmental projects

Gov. Dennis Daugaard an-nounced today that the stateBoard of Water and Natural Re-sources has approved nearly $5.1million in grants and loans fordrinking water, wastewater, andstorm water projects. The boardmet Friday via the Digital DakotaNetwork.

The $5,098,950 total includes$1.56 million in grants and grantamendments and more than $3.5million in low-interest loans.

“Making grant and loan fundsavailable for these projects will re-sult in better drinking water, im-proved wastewater treatment, andenhanced protection of the envi-ronment,” the Governor said.

The grants and loans awardedby the board are administeredthrough the South Dakota Depart-ment of Environment and NaturalResources (DENR).

Grants were awarded to:

Bear Butte Valley Water, $500,000for regional water system.Bison, $19,350 amendment forstorm water management sys-tem.Eagle Butte, $260,000 amendmentfor wastewater facilities improve-ments.Pierre, $210,000 for Lincoln Av-enue storm sewer.South Eastern Council of Govern-ments (SECOG), $120,000 amend-ment for regional recycling andsolid waste revolving loan fund

A loan was awarded to:Spearfish, $3,254,000 for westzone water tank and main project.

Grant and loan packages wereawarded to: Astoria, $368,700grant and $235,000 loan for waste-water system improvements.Twin Brooks, $81,900 grant and$50,000 loan for connection toGrant-Roberts Rural Water Sys-tem

The grants and loans wereawarded from DENR’s Consoli-dated Water Facilities Construc-tion Program, Solid Waste Man-agement Program, DrinkingWater State Revolving Fund Pro-gram, and Clean Water State Re-volving Fund Program.

The Consolidated Water Facili-ties Construction Program pro-vides grants and loans for water,wastewater, and watershed proj-ects statewide. The Solid WasteManagement Program providesgrants and loans for solid wastedisposal, recycling, and waste tireprojects. The Drinking WaterState Revolving Fund Programprovides low-interest loans forpublic drinking water system proj-ects. The Clean Water State Re-volving Fund Program provideslow-interest loans for wastewaterand storm water projects.

United Blood Services issuesinvitation: find the hero in you

Hero status isn’t reserved onlyfor those brave men and womenwho rush into burning buildings orstep into the front lines of war.

“There’s a hero in all of us.” saidLori Liebman, Donor RecruitmentDirector of United Blood Services,this area’s non-profit communityblood service provider. “Ordinarypeople are saving lives every day.They do it while they are on lunchbreak or while they are runningerrands. They have found the heroin themselves by donating blood.

Several years ago, United BloodServices took the innovative stepof highlighting donors rather thanpatients in its blood drive postersand materials. The organizationcontinues that focus with a newnational marketing campaign thatinvites people to “Find the Hero inYou” by donating blood three timesa year. “We asked a donor, a youngman, why he gives so consistentlythree or four times a year,” saidLiebman. “He said, ‘It feels so goodto save someone’s life. Who wouldyou do it just once?’”

To encourage the habit of blooddonation, United Blood Serviceshas expanded its reward program.Donors can earn points for donat-ing frequently and staying in-volved year after year. The pointsare redeemable for movie andrestaurant gift certificates andother prizes.

YOu can find the Hero in You atthe upcoming January 23, 2013blood drive, on Wednesday, from11:45 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., at theGrand Electric Social Room. Con-tact Bernice Kari at 244-5472 foran appointment.Volunteer blood donors must be atleast 16 years old, weigh at least110 pounds and be in good health.Additional height/weight require-ments apply to donors 22 andyounger, and donors who are 16 or17 in certain areas, must have asigned permission slip from a par-ent of guardian. Potential donorscan make an appointment by call-ing 244-5472.

Sponsored by the Hurry andHustle Club.

Private pesticide applicatorcertification trainings for2013 begin January 4

SDSU Extension will host Pri-vate Pesticide Applicator Certifica-tion Trainings beginning Jan. 4. Anyone planning to apply any pes-ticides to an agriculture commoditypotentially worth $ 1,000 or more,need to receive certification as aprivate pesticide applicator, ex-plains Buyung Hadi, SDSU Exten-sion Pesticide Education andUrban Entomology Coordinator.

"It does not matter what pesti-cide you apply whether it is herbi-cide, insecticide or fungicide youneed to be certified as a Private Ap-plicator," Hadi said.

There are three options to getcertified.

A person many attend a three-hour recertification class at any cer-tification site listed below.

Alternatively, they may stop bythe local Regional Extension Cen-ter and pick-up the materials tocomplete the open-book, home-study exam,

or the person may take the Pri-vate Applicator exam on-line at theDepartment of Agriculture's web-site, http://apps.sd.gov/doa/pwt/.

Although it is the law to becomecertified, Hadi says there are other

benefits to becoming certified. "Certification gives you the tools

to apply pesticides properly, safelyand profitably. The certification isgood for five years and allows appli-cators to buy and apply general andrestricted use pesticides," he said.

During the trainings, SDSU Ex-tension personnel will cover theSouth Dakota rules and regulationsabout applying pesticides. Depend-ing on the location, we will also dis-cuss local pest management issues,be it insect pests, weeds or diseases.

There is no charge for attendingthe private applicator class or tak-ing the open-book home-studyexam to become certified or recerti-fied as a private pesticide applica-tor.

A complete list of Private Appli-cator Trainings is available at:http://www.sdstate.edu/ps/exten-sion/pat/pat-county-dates.cfm.Or visithttp://igrow.org/agronomy/other-crops/

Feel free to contact any of theseRegional Extension Centers

Pierre – 773-8120; Lemmon –374-4177; Rapid City – 394-1722;Winner - 842-1267.

Grants available to fund after-school programs

Applications for the next roundof 21st Century CommunityLearning Center, or 21st CCLC,grants are now available online.The centers provide students withacademic enrichment opportuni-ties and activities designed to com-plement the students’ regularschool instruction.

Grant award amounts rangefrom $50,000 to $150,000 per year,and the life of the grant is fiveyears. While funds are oftenawarded to schools, other organi-zations are also eligible to apply.The grants must specifically sup-port programs offered outside ofregular school hours.

The learning centers are in-

tended to assist students fromhigh-poverty and low-performingschools in need of additional sup-port. Funding for the grants comesfrom the federal government inthe form of formula grants to thestates. Because it is authorizedunder the No Child Left Behindlaw, programming must includean academic component and con-tent-specific enrichment activities.

“These funds help provide safeand supportive environments thatoffer young people meaningful andinteresting learning opportuni-ties,” said Sue Burgard, who over-sees the 21st CCLC grant programfor the South Dakota Departmentof Education.

Grant applications must be sub-mitted to the South Dakota De-partment of Education by March1. To help potential applicantswith the process, the 21st CCLCteam has set up two opportunitiesto take part in a webinar. Webi-nars are scheduled for Jan. 23 and24 and will provide guidance anda chance for questions. Webinarparticipants must pre-register byJan. 16. While not required, appli-cants are strongly encouraged toparticipate in one of the webinars.

Webinar schedule and registra-tion are available online athttp://www.doe.sd.gov/oatq/21cent.aspx or by contacting Jill Cotton at(605) 773-4693 [email protected]

• The Bison Courier • Thursday, January 10, 2013

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Social Security announces new online services available with a my Social Security Account

Michael J. Astrue, Commis-sioner of Social Security, today an-nounced the agency is expandingthe services available with a mySocial Security account, a person-alized online account that peoplecan use beginning in their workingyears and continuing throughoutthe time they receive Social Secu-rity benefits. More than 60 millionSocial Security beneficiaries andSupplemental Security Income

(SSI) recipients can now accesstheir benefit verification letter,payment history, and earningsrecord instantly using their onlineaccount. Social Security benefici-aries also can change their ad-dress and start or change directdeposit information online.

“We are making it even easierfor people to do their business withus from the comfort of their home,office, or library,” CommissionerAstrue said. “I encourage peopleof all ages to take advantage of ouraward-winning online services andcheck out the new features avail-able through an online my SocialSecurity account.”

Social Security beneficiaries andSSI recipients with a my Social Se-curity account can go online andget an official benefit verificationletter instantly. The benefit verifi-

cation letter serves as proof of in-come to secure loans, mortgagesand other housing, and state orlocal benefits. Additionally, peopleuse the letter to prove currentMedicare health insurance cover-age, retirement or disability sta-tus, and age. People can print orsave a customized letter.

Social Security processed nearlynine million requests for benefitverification letters in the pastyear. This new online service al-lows people to conduct businesswith Social Security without hav-ing to visit an office or make aphone call, and very often wait fora letter to arrive in the mail. Italso will reduce the time spent byemployees completing these re-quests and free them to focus onother workloads.

People age 18 and older can sign

up for an account at www.socialse-curity.gov/myaccount. Once there,they must be able to provide infor-mation about themselves and an-swers to questions that only theyare likely to know. After complet-ing the secure verification process,people can create a my Social Se-curity account with a unique username and password to access theirinformation.

People age 18 and older who arenot receiving benefits can sign upfor a my Social Security account toget a personalized online SocialSecurity Statement. The onlineStatement provides eligible work-ers with secure and convenient ac-cess to their Social Security earn-ings and benefit information, andestimates of future benefits theycan use to plan for their retire-ment. In addition, the portal alsoincludes links to informationabout other online services, suchas applications for retirement, dis-ability and Medicare.

“Given our significantly reducedfunding, we have to find innova-tive ways to continue to meet theneeds of the American peoplewithout compromising service,”said Commissioner Astrue. “Thesenew enhancements will allow us toprovide faster service to more peo-ple in more places.”

For more information, please goto www.socialsecurity.gov/myac-count.

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Bison High art class takes field trip

Justin Moody, Paden Sexton, Cody Buer, Drake Butsavage, Reed Arneson and Reece Leonardlisten intently as Jeffrey Johnson explains the art of taxidermy.

The Bison High School art classtook a field trip to Jeffrey Johnson’staxidermy workshop on December10, 2012. Johnson a 2009 graduateof BHS walked the students throughthe process of working with an ani-mal that he has been commissionedto mount for a customer. Johnson, agraduate of a taxidermy school inNorth Dakota showed how he startsa habitat and tries to make the ani-mal look like it is in the wild. He toldthe students more than once that hisgoal is to make it look good enoughthat the hunter’s wife will allow it tobe hung up in her house.

Johnson also explained to the stu-dent’s that everything boils down tothe details and stated that good ref-erence photos are a must. Johnsonhad different mounts that he hadcompleted and some that were stillin the process for the students tolook over.

The students were allowed to testout Johnson’s airbrush which heuses mostly on fish. Fish start losingtheir color as soon ar they are takenout of the water and there were ex-amples of grey dull looking fish thatwere waiting to be painted andbrought back to life by Johnson’s tal-ented hands. There was a hugeNorthern that Johnson is workingon and he stated that it was verytime consuming and tedious. He lis-tens to sports and music while heworks.

The students were shown a set of

long horns from a steer that Johnsonis working on for the Faith School.The students requested that John-son mount a cardinal for the BisonSchool.

Sophomore, Dillon Collins statedthat taxidermy takes a lot of timeand hard work, although you get touse some pretty cool tools.

Marranda Hulm learned that youshould probably go to school for taxi-dermy and it takes a lot of talent andpatience, because there are manysteps before an animal is complete.

I learned that there is a base moldfor basically every animal even di-nosaurs, I learned that planningahead is a necessary for the bases

stated Reed Arneson BHS freshman.Cody Buer learned that there is a

plastic foam mold inside the animalsand how to use an airbrush.

The art class, Donald Kraemerand Tarina Zebrowski-Kopren wouldlike to thank Jeffrey for the inform-ative presentation and tour that hegave them. We learned a lot. ThankYou!!

The Bison Courier • Thursday, January 10, 2013 •

The reward for giving - Why do people give or volunteer?

By Richard P. Holm MDPhilosophers have argued for

years if humans are capable of giv-ing without the benefits outweighingthe costs. That question turnsaround the value of feeling goodabout doing good. Other experts de-fine altruism as giving only for self-ish gain, which is different from giv-ing as a selfless act, which is differ-ent from giving as a duty. Anotherresearcher said that selfless actsseem to come more often as the otherguy’s needs become more desperate.

I am convinced, whatever the mo-tive, when the result is helpful thenthe act is still good. There are manyexamples in my life of people whohave helped me without a lot of ex-pectation of reward, starting withmy parents. I remember at least twopiano accompanists who selflesslyhad to listen for hours at my variousattempts at trumpet and singingsolos; and then there was Bob Leewho gave up his limited time-off tobe the chaperone on a very rigorousBoy Scout canoe trip to the boundarywaters. Lots of giving for little re-turn!

I think the shining example of al-truism in our society is in the field ofeducation. When I think back on allthe DeSmet teachers and coacheswho mentored me and my class-mates, from grade school on up, I amfilled with warm gratitude for theexamples of compassion, fairness,and worlds of knowledge that pouredforth from those poorly-paid prairietutors.

There are many studies that prove

a strong connection between volun-teerism and giving with health andwellbeing. One four-year study in agroup of 55 and older volunteers in-dicated that their generosity re-sulted in a 44% reduction in deathrate. Another indicated that not onlyare kinder people happier, but thathappier people are kinder. Appar-ently generosity increases rightalong with measurements of sad tohappy. What’s more, gratitude goes

Ginger Ann Kolb and KurtMatthew Brauer were united inmarriage on Friday, September 28,2012 at Gethsemane LutheranChurch in Omaha, Nebraska. Thewedding ceremony was officiated byPastor Steven Helwig.

Parents of the couple are Brianand Kay Kolb, Prairie City, SD andSteve and Deb Brauer and Kay andBob Schulz, all of Norfolk, NE.

The bride was escorted to thealtar by her father to the strains of"Rondeau". Special music duringthe ceremony was provided byCherry Kolb, sister of the bride, whoplayed "The Lord's Prayer" on the vi-olin, accompanied by Sue Bollich onthe piano. Other special music wasprovided by Kurt Rosenbaum, uncleof the bride, who sang "He Has Cho-sen Me For You", and Sue Bollich onthe organ.

Cherry Kolb, sister of the bride,served as maid of honor, and LeslieBrauer, sister of the bride, served as

matron on honor. Bridesmaids wereJennifer Kom, cousin of the bride,and Meghan Case and Kelly Hipple,friends of the couple.

Best men were Justin Brauer andMichael Brauer, brothers of thegroom. Groomsmen were LucasJung and John Wiskus, friends ofthe couple, and Josh Kleensang,brother of the groom.

Serving as flower girls were Ade-lyn Brauer, niece of the couple, andAureylia Ahlmann, niece of thegroom. Sawyer Jung, friend of thecouple, served as ring bearer.

An elegant dinner reception anddance was held at the DoubletreeHotel in downtown Omaha followingthe ceremony.

The couple makes their home inOmaha. Kurt works for the OmahaFire Department and Ginger worksfor Excel Physical Therapy. Theywill honeymoon in Thailand in Feb-ruary 2013.

Kolb and Brauer wed in Septemberhand in hand with kindness, helpingboth the giver and the receiver.

So, why do people volunteer?There are many reasons, but I thinka sense of gratitude and wishing togive back leads the way for most.

But whatever the motive, whenthe result is beneficial then the actis still good.

And the best part is that volun-teering rewards the giver with bet-ter health.

Birth announcements, engagements,weddingannoucements - [email protected]


TREE FACTS – Healthy roots and healthy trees

By Robert W. Drown, Natural Resource Specialist

Most folks do not think aboutthe important functions performedby tree roots. During the winter,roots provide food reserves to thetree for life functions and in thespring for producing spring fo-liage. Roots absorb water andminerals from the soil and trans-port them to the rest of the tree.Roots also serve as an anchor forthe tree keeping it in a stable up-right position for growth.

The root system of a tree takesup a large area, typically extend-ing outward two to four times thediameter of the average tree'scrown. Root systems are made upof large long-lived roots andsmaller short-lived feeder roots.The large woody tree roots cangrow very large in length andgirth. The majority of the longlived roots are in the upper twofeet of the soil and normally do notgrow deeper than 3 to 7 feet. Thefeeder roots are small averagingonly 1/16 inch in diameter butmake up a majority of the surfacearea of the root system. Theseroots grow out from the large rootsnear the soil surface.

Some soil conditions adverselyaffect root growth. Soil com-paction caused by farm or con-struction equipment results in soilparticles being packed togethereliminating air pockets and de-creasing soil temperature. Evenin the natural state soil density in-creases with depth, as availabilityof water, minerals, oxygen and soiltemperature all decrease. In somesoils, hard, compacted areas calledhardpans occur at or near the sur-face restricting root growth.

Tree roots can become injured,diseased and stressed. Some in-juries cannot be avoided but withcare most root damage can beavoided. One of the biggest killersof trees in towns and farmsteads issoil compaction. Soil compactioncan be caused by foot traffic, live-stock, poor soil preparation and es-pecially during construction ofbuildings, roads and parking lots.

After a tree is established, any-thing that changes the soil condi-tion or the oxygen and water sup-ply can be extremely detrimental.Adding as little as 4 to 6 inches ofsoil over a tree’s roots zone drasti-cally reduces the amount of oxy-

gen and water available to theroots. Removal of a similaramount of soil from around a treecan expose and injure roots and re-duce water availability.

Improper application of fertil-izer, herbicides, deicing salts,other chemicals, deep mulch, plas-tic or pavement injures, restrictsor suffocates roots. Over wateringresults in saturated soil filled withwater restricting oxygen uptake.Under watering or drought, re-sults in insufficient water forproper root development. Compe-tition for water and minerals fromroots of other trees, bushes, grassand flowers can seriously stresstrees.

There are two basic types offungi that cause root diseases;those that kill feeder roots andthose that cause decay in thelarge, woody roots. These fungi re-duce capability of feeder roots forabsorbing water and minerals.They also may attack large, woodyroots causing decay and reducingfood storage and structural sup-port for the tree. Symptoms ofroot disease may include small,yellow foliage, reduced growth;

scorch; tufted leaves at the end ofbranches; branch dieback, mush-rooms/conks at the base of tree orwhite fungal growth under thebark.

The best way to reduce the pos-sibility of root injury and diseaseis to keep the tree healthy. Long,deep watering over the entire rootsystem with time for the soil to drybetween watering is better fortrees than frequent light watering.Minimize actions that might causeroot injury, soil compaction, soildepth changes and mechanical in-jury. If a tree becomes infectedwith a root disease, attempt to re-store the tree's health or at leastdelay disease progression. Mulcharound the base of the tree with 2to 3 inches of wood chips or peatmoss and apply nitrogen fertilizerin the spring after leaf expansion.My source for this news releasewas Colorado State University Ex-tension Service. If you would likemore information about “HealthyRoots and Healthy Trees,” contactBob Drown at the ConservationOffice at 605-244-5222, Extension4 or by e-mail at [email protected].

Healthy roots make healthy trees

Lucas, Stanford and Dally Allenwere Monday late afternoon andsupper guests of Al and Tiss TreibLucas, Donna, Dusti, Stanford,Dally, Peyton and LaKrista Allenspent New Year’s Day with Al andTiss Treib.

Al and Tiss Treib made a trip tothe Hills Wednesday.

Al and Tiss Treib made a trip toHettinger Thursday. They pickedEsther Johnson up from the hospi-tal and returned her to the homeof Kari Hoff, where she is living.The Treib’s then traveled to Lem-mon.

Al and Tiss Treib were Thurs-day supper guests of Vern andRoni Klein and family.

Al and Tiss Treib made a trip toBowman Friday.

Albert Keller returned homeTuesday evening from work. Heand Bridget had a nice steak andcrab leg supper that Bridget pre-pared, to ring in the New Year to-gether.

Friday, the Albert Keller’s trav-eled to Bismarck for a baby ap-pointment. No baby yet unfortu-nately!

Sunday, Bert and Pat Keller,Trail City, SD, Mary Lou Scherer,Timberlake, Shirley Harris, andDuane Harris were guests of Al-bert and Bridget Keller to help cel-ebrate little Albert's 2nd birthday,two days early. They had home-made pizza and cupcakes and lotsof nice visiting.

Jim and Patsy Miller traveled toLemmon Monday and visited withVivan Lyon at the Five CountiesNursing Home.

Matt and Christi Miller spentNew Year’s Eve with Jim andPatsy Miller.

Matt and Christi Miller spentNew Year’s Day with Jim andPatsy Miller.

Jim and Patsy Miller; Matt andChristi Miller attended EasternStar in Bison Wednesday evening.

Jim and Patsy Miller made a tripto Hettinger Friday.

Jim, Patsy and Christi Millertraveled to Rapid City Saturday toattend an ice skating competitionin which their niece JLynn Millerparticipated. They then went outto dinner with David, Nancy, John,Jamie and JLynn Miller.

Kylee Sandgren came up fromBison Thursday and had lunchwith her grandmother, ThelmaSandgren and then helped withsome work.

Ken Krisle stopped by Thursdayafternoon and had lunch withThelma Sandgren. Ken andThelma then went up and playedcards with John and Shirley John-son.

Friday was nice, so ThelmaSandgren had her usual day inHettinger, but got home early.

Sunday afternoon, ThelmaSandgren hosted a birthdaypinochle party for Ken Krisle. Cof-fee and rolls were served at 2:00followed by cards and finishingwith a potluck supper. Those in at-tendance included Jim and PatsyMiller; John and Shirley Johnson;Vince and Susan Gunn; KenKrisle; Lynn Frey, Jim Gilland;Frieda Dewey and Tiss Treib. Highwent to Jim Miller and SusanGunn. Low went to John Johnsonand Frieda Dewey.

Shirley Harris accompanied Lesand Sharon Longwood to SiouxFalls Tuesday. They attended thefuneral of their 100 year old uncleMaurice Kochenderfer. They re-turned home Wednesday.

Lynn Frey spent Thursday andFriday in Huron for a FarmersUnion Board meeting and a reviewof Legislative Policy.

Helen Meink; Sue’s sister, Loisand family of Belle Fourche; CraigCard of Belle Fourche were NewYear’s Day guests of Duane andSue Meink.

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

Obituaries

Beckman Wesleyan Church Pastor Brad Burkhalter

"Do you believe in miracles?" That was the question an announcer asked as the 1980 USA hockeyteam beat the Russians and went on to win the gold medal. I remember playing golf with another

pastor and his friend when one of them drove the ball off the tee box and sliced it hard into a heavily wooded area. It was clearly way out of bounds. The golfer was upset with his shot and

began storming off the tee box. As he was walking away I saw his ball hit the center of a large pinetree and bounce hard straight back out into the middle of the fairway. My friend responded, "It's amiracle!" Was it a miracle? Or was it just an impressive event that is difficult to describe? The wordmiracle is used very loosely today to describe a wide variety of interesting events, but most of them

are not miracles. The word, miracle, can be used in three different ways. First, it can be used to describe common, but impressive events. Many times we see the birth of a baby and marvel at the

intricacy of God's creation. We call that a miracle. It's God working through natural laws, which arethemselves creations of God. In this context miracle refers to common things that point to an uncommon cause and the power of God. Second, the word miracle can refer to God working

through secondary means at just the right time and place. For example, the Star of Bethlehem mayhave been a super nova or cluster of stars, or some other natural phenomena. However, for it to appear at just the right time, at Jesus Birth, and to just the right people, the Magi, and then for

that star to lead those people to Bethlehem, was more than just happen stance. This usage of theword miracle is talking about God working in time and space to make an event miraculous. The

third usage of the word miracle refers to acts of God against nature. Like turning water into wine orraising Lazarus from the dead. This is God working against His own laws of nature. There is no

natural explanation. The Bible refers to miracles sometimes as "signs." They are called signs because they point beyond themselves to something more significant. For example, God gave Mosesthe power to perform miracles in order to show the people, the children of Israel, that he had sentMoses. The Father authenticated the Son through the signs that he performed. Now some people

deny that miracles have or can happen. I'm a believer how about you? Do you believe in miracles?Pastor Brad

PPaassttoorrss PPeerrssppeeccttiivvee

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.


Funeral services for Elsie Penor,age 91, of Bison, South Dakotawere held at 11:00 a.m. on Satur-day, January 5, 2013 at ChristEvangelical Lutheran Church inBison, SD. Pastor Gerhardt Juer-gens will officiate with burial inthe Bison Cemetery.

A family service was held at 9:00a.m. on Saturday morning atChrist Evangelical LutheranChurch in Bison followed by visi-tation until time of services at11:00am.

Serving as casketbearers areBrad, Scott, and Derek Besler,David Olson, Kevin Palmer,Richard Palmer, David Dreiske,and Brandon Ceglian. All familyand friends are considered hon-orary bearers.

Elsie Besler was born at Date,South Dakota on September 19,1921 to Christian and Julia(Wolfe) Besler. She grew up in theDate area and attended theReeder and Antelope Schools andone semester of high school atSorum. She was employed in sev-

eral homes in doing domesticwork. In 1938 she went to work forthe N.Y.A (National Youth Admin-istration) in Bison, SD. She wasunited in marriage Athur Leroy“Roy” Penor on October 13, 1940and they made their home inBison. Three children were born tothis union.

Elsie was a long time member ofChrist Evangelical LutheranChurch and served in several ca-pacities in the Ladies Aide. Shetaught Sunday School until herchildren were confirmed.

She was employed by the CityCafé, Cottage Inn and HighwayCafé as a cook. Elsie and her hus-band leased and managed theHighway Station and Café for oneyear. She then went to work as ahead cook for the Bison School for13 years. Elsie also did the book-work for the City of Bison keepingtrack of the water and sewer sys-tem.

Elsie was noted for her donutsshe baked and furnished the busi-ness places for their Christmasopen house’s for several years. Shealso baked and decorated cakes forbirthdays, anniversaries and wed-dings. Elsie loved to crochet andmake quilts and crafts.

Elsie and Roy moved to Home-stead Heights in September 1993.Her husband, Roy, passed away ina car accident on July 27, 1997.Due to her failing health, shemoved to the Sturgis Regional Se-nior Care where she resided forthe past 1 1/2 years. She passedaway at Sturgis Community Hos-pital on Tuesday morning, Janu-ary 1, 2013.

Surviving family members in-clude her son and daughter-in-law,Elwood and Shirley Penor, McIn-tosh, SD and Casa Grande, AZ;two daughters and sons-in-law,Diana and Gail Palmer, Lake-wood, CO and Cindi Penor Ceglianand Jim Ceglian, Belle Fourche,SD; 10 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; four great-greatgrandchildren; seven brothers andeight sisters-in-law; Victor andPauline Besler, Cupertine, CA,Oscar Besler, Blessings, TX,Wayne and Barbara Besler, Bison,SD, Ralph and Renee Besler,Whitewood, SD, LeRoy and Vir-ginia Besler, Madison, WI, Darrelland Linda Besler, Sturgis, SD,Marlin and Dorothy Besler, Peo-ria, AZ, Carol Shepherd, Gillette,WY and Ellen Besler, Spearfish,SD; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Alma O’Rourke, Bison, SDand Esther and Jim Haggart,Bison, SD; and numerous niecesand nephews.

Elsie was preceded in death byher parents; her husband, Arthur(Roy); three brothers, Elmer Le-land, and Raymond Besler; great-grandson, Harley Zahn; two great-granddaughters, Sylver andRyiannon Cegilan; one sister-in-law, Mary Besler; and two broth-ers-in-law, Larry O’Rourke andSherman Wells.

A memorial has been estab-lished to Christ EvangelicalLutheran Church or to an organi-zation of the donor’s choice.

Condolences may be sentthrough our website at www.fu-neralhomesofcaring.com.

Jerry and Carolyn Petik andOliver and Mary Petik went out tosupper in Lemmon with Jim andKim Petik to celebrate New Year'sEve. They were then evening vis-itors at Jim and Kim's.

Oliver and Mary Petik visitedwith Darwin Oliver and Della MaeHatle on Wednesday afternoonand evening.

Jerry, Carolyn, Mary and OliverPetik were among Thursday din-ner guests of Jim and Kim PetikCarolyn and Mary Petik were Fri-day afternoon visitors of Jeri Lynnand Mirandi Bakken. They alsocalled on John Lopez in Lemmonand stopped in at Irene Young's.They were evening visitors of Lisaand Kavan Donohue.

Oliver and Mary Petik left Jerryand Carolyn's on Saturday morn-ing to return to their home inSandy, Utah.

Carolyn and Jerry were Satur-day afternoon callers of ErnestineMiller.

Ray and Julie Schopp and fam-ily spent New Year’s Eve and NewYear’s Day with Fred and BevSchopp.

Ken and Rita Becker accompa-nied Fred and Bev Schopp to Ft.Pierre Thursday and Friday.

Ken and Rita Becker spent Fri-day overnight at the Fred Schopphome returning to their home inBucyrus on Saturday morning.

Fred and Bev Schopp attendedthe Lemmon Cowgirls/FlasherBulldogs Basketball game in Lem-mon Saturday evening.

Sunday, Fred and Bev Schopphad dinner in Lemmon with Con-nie and Bob Hourigan, LanceHourigan and Jaylea Lemke.

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

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JulyOn Saturday, June 23, Daniel

Burkhalter traveled to Pierre, SDto participate in the State HersheyTrack Meet. Daniel competed inthe 13-14 year old age division andwon the mile run (1600m) with atime of 5:00.91. He also finished3rd in the 800m run (2:20). Hiswin in the mile makes it possiblefor him to be selected to the na-tional team which will compete inHershey, Pennsylvania in August.The selection process takes placein about two weeks and Daniel ishoping his name makes the list.Daniel is the 12 year old son ofBrad and Jennifer Burkhalter ofPrairie City.

Gov. Daugaard announces$131,000 loan for Perkins Countyrural water system.

Grand Electric chose ShaleyLensegrav as the recipient of theirall-expense paid trip to DC. Sha-ley, along with 36 students fromacross South Dakota, flew out ofOmaha, NE on June 15th and re-turned on the 21st.

Day Angus Ranch, Meadow,South Dakota, is a new member ofthe American Angus Association®,reports Bryce Schumann, CEO ofthe national breed organizationheadquartered in Saint Joseph,Mo.

Dan and Sharon Anderson willbe hosting a tour on their ranch lo-cated west of Glad Valley, SD onJuly 26 at 2:00 PM in recognitionof receiving an “Excellence in

Grazing Management Award”. BirthJacob T was born to Justin andJoanna Seim

DeathDorothy Marie Serr, 91, Bison

and formerly of Dupree, diedThursday, July 5, 2012, at theRapid City Regional Hospital.

Jason Clay Haas, age 23 of Lem-mon, SD, passed from this lifeWednesday morning, July 11, 2012at home with his parents at hisside.

Carrie Beth Flatmoe, age 17 ofMeadow, passed from this life onThursday, July 12, 2012 from in-juries in an automobile accidentwhile returning home from a sum-mer Bible Camp.

Clint Parker, 92, of Gettysburg,passed away Monday, July 16,2012 at the Selby Good SamaritanCenter. August

Shirley Morris retired from theBison Post Office.

Nicole Hafner received a PurpleRibbon and placed 3rd overall forher Jr Division Barrel run at theState 4-H Horse Show, which washeld in Huron, SD.

Jessica Johnson, a 2012 gradu-ate of Bison High School, wasawarded one of the Dakota West-ern Banks scholarships. Sheplans to attend Black Hills StateUniversity to further her educa-tion.

The community came together

and completed the new grand-stands at the Perkins County Fair-grounds.

BirthRayna Sage Miles was born to

Clint and Wendy Miles.Eli Zander was born to sarah

and Vanden Gaaskjolen ofMeadow.

Kova Sisu was born to Finn andJessica Sacrison.

Katelyn Marie was born to Bradand Amanda Kari.

Conrad Richard was born toWhitney and Heinrich Muller

EngagementChase Kari and Angela Fields

are pleased to announce their up-coming wedding on Saturday Au-gust 25, 2012.

DeathsLenora “Andy” Marie Harris,

age 90, of Mott, North Dakota, for-merly of the Prairie City - Bisonarea, passed from this life on Au-gust 5, 2011 at the Good Samari-tan Society, Mott, ND.

Gloria L. Veal, passed away ather home in Bison on Thursday,August 2, 2012.

Matthew James Sandgrenpeacefully passed away on August23, 2012. He was 15 years old andwith his family at their home inBison, South Dakota when hepassed away.

Robert Wilbur, age 45, of Rapid

What happened in 2012 ---------------City, South Dakota, passed awayon Wednesday evening, August 22,2012 at the Rapid City RegionalHospital.

Irine Bekken, 95, of BelleFourche, South Dakota, passedaway on August 29, 2012, at thelong-term healthcare center in BelleFourche.

Adeline G. Tenold, age 92 ofSpearfish, died Tuesday August14th, 2012 at the Burr's TenderCare Assisted Living Center inSpearfish.

Alice Thomas, age 87, of Faith,South Dakota away on Saturday,September 1, 2012 at the FiveCounties Nursing Home in Lem-mon, South Dakota.

Joshua David Ronken, 43, ofMinneapolis, ended his life Mon-day, Sept. 3, 2012 after a long bat-tle with clinical depression.

SeptemberLane Kopren and Shelly Peck

were crowned Homecoming Roy-alty.

Chapman Rambouillet receivedGrand Champion Rambouillet andSupreme Champion Overallbreeds, at the Newell Ram Show.The Chapman's also won the Pre-mier Pen of Range Rams.

The South Dakota NationalGuard 842nd Engineering hascompleted their one-year tour toAfghanistan and will arrive backin Spearfish on Thursday. TwoBison soldiers, Kirk Hulm andCarson Chord, are amongst the160+ soldiers who have all re-turned safely. Others with PerkinsCounty ties include Doyle Udager,Adam Dauwen, Hank Uhrig Ed-ward Jeulfs and Josh Guthmiller.

Margie Hershey and daughterMoriah Walker won the Cabella’sChallenge Dutch Oven cook-off.This is a competition sanctionedby the International Dutch Ovenorganization. They placed thirdin the dessert division, second inthe breads and first in the maindish competition. They were thenawarded the overall championshipwhich qualifies them to compete atthe World Dutch Oven competitionin Salt Lake City in 2013.

BirthsRuger Jaime was born to Chris

and Robin Hulm.Kacie Jae was born to Brent and

Cindy Hulm.Adelyn Lorene was born to

Grant Schweitzer and LindseySerr.

Caden Joseph was born to calvinand Nicole Bronec.

DeathsLiv Laufer, age 85, of Hettinger,

North Dakota, passed away Sep-tember 9, 2012 at the Mott GoodSamaritan Nursing Home in Mott,North Dakota.

Tammy Eberhard, age 50 ofBelle Fourche, died Sunday Sep-tember 9th, 2012 at her home, sur-rounded by her loving husband.

Marjorie A. Krebs, 53, of RapidCity, passed away at Rapid CityRegional Hospital on Mon., Sept.10, 2012.


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Ann Carter, age 89, died at St.Mary’s Healthcare Palliative CareSuites, September 14, 2012.

Alice Hall, age 90 of Meadow,passed away Saturday, Sept. 22, atthe Carriage House Manor in Sul-phur Springs, TX.

OctoberBison Boys XC team takes 2nd

At LMC Meet. Daniel Burkhalterwins the Individual Title!

The county highway departmentlost two members of its work crewand the Director of Equalizationone through resignations last week.DOE Rownea Gerbracht minced nowords when she informed the Perkins County Com-mission of her lost employee. “Sheneeds more money and we’re notgiving it to her so she is movingon.”

Highway Superintendent TracyBuer, likewise, said that, whilethere were other reasons expressedby his men, “better wages” and“more money” contributed to theirdecisions to leave county employ.

Jan Gossman was awarded theDistinguished Service Award forbeing the Bison Public Librarian.

Prairie fire burns part ofBucyrus, North Dakota.

Two men in ski masks robbed thebank in New England, NorthDakota.

Bison Cardinal football teammakes it to state playoff games.

BirthsReece James was born to Cody andBrandy Bentsen.

Lander Coy was born to Dakotaand Courtney Hulm

DeathsAnnette M. McKune, age 70 of

Hettinger, formerly of Bismarck,passed away on Monday evening,September 24, 2012 at WesternHorizon Care Center in Hettinger.

Dorothy Beld, age 85, of Het-tinger, North Dakota formerly ofLodgepole, South Dakota, passedfrom this life early Saturday morn-ing September, 22, 2012 at theWest River Regional Medical Cen-ter surrounded by her loving fam-ily.

Cordavee M. Heupel, 73, died

Saturday, September 22, 2012, ather home.

Duane A. Thomas, age 89, ofFaith, South Dakota passed awayon Tuesday morning, October 2,2012 at the West River RegionalMedical Center in Hettinger, NorthDakota.

Lulu Mae Wilken, age 79 ofMeadow, She went home to be withJesus early Wednesday morning,October 10, 2012 at the OaheHaven where she had resided fornearly four years.

Janet Anne Smith passed awayon Saturday, October 6, 2012 at herresidence at the age of 67.

Leo Anthony Hulm, 81, ofHooker, Oklahoma passed awayOctober 20, 2012 at SouthwestMedical Center in Liberal, Kansas.

NovemberSalli Kolb Blazey organized a

cancer walk in memory of her sis-ter Vicki Kolb Young who lost herlife to cancer.

Christie Ryen qualified for theNational Make it with Wool con-test.

Tim McIntyre former Bison resi-dent has been named general man-ager/CEO of the Lake Region Elec-tric.

United States Attorney BrendanV. Johnson announced that twomen have been indicted by a fed-eral grand jury for theft of govern-ment property and theft from anagency receiving federal funds, theSouth Dakota Army NationalGuard.

Dennis Mallow, age 46, of BlackHawk, and Damon Bohnet, age 30,of Rapid City, both former federalemployees of the South DakotaArmy National Guard, were in-dicted on November 19, 2012, ontwo separate counts. Births

Emersyn Lucille was born toKelly and Kristin Carmichael.

DeathsPercy James Bekken passed

away October 25, 2012 at the RapidCity Regional Hospital.

Marcie Locken, age 26, of Isabelpassed away November 7, 2012 atthe West River Health Services inHettinger, North Dakota.

Ingrid H. Gebhart, age 88, ofMeadow, South Dakota passedaway on Saturday evening, Novem-ber 17, 2012 at the Five CountiesNursing Home in Lemmon, SouthDakota with her family at her side.

Kathy (BJ) Woll, 52 of Hurdsfielddied Friday, November 16, 2012near Hurdsfield, North Dakota.

Eugene Krambeer, age 59 of Het-tinger, passed away on Tuesday,November 20, 2012 at the WestRiver Regional Medical Center inHettinger.

Del Borchert, age 68, of Shade-hill, passed from this life on Satur-day evening, November 24, 2012 atthe age of 68 years, with his familyby his side.

DecemberBison High School Oral Interp

students bring home top honorsfrom State.

Travis and Renae Gebhart ofMeadow, S.D. have been appointedto the American Farm Bureau Fed-eration’s (AFBF) Young Farmers &Ranchers (YF&R) Committee, a na-tional honor based on their leader-ship abilities and Farm Bureau in-volvement.

Roy and Janet Cranston werenamed South Dakota Hereford As-sociation 2012 Seedstock Producersof the Year.

BirthsMikayla Cheryl was born o Mike

and Sara Stadler

DeathsHelen M. Priest, age 83 of Lemmonpassed from this life on December2, 2012 at her home in Lemmon fol-lowing a two year courageous bat-tle with cancer with her husbandEd, daughter, Colleen Oliver andgranddaughter, Danielle Priest ather side.

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 his side.

Mary P. Schuchard, 54, of ApacheJunction, Arizona passed awaySunday, Dec. 2, 2012, at MercyGilbert Medical Center, in GilbertAZ. She fought a courageous battlewith breast cancer and passed fromthis earth surrounded by familyand friends.

Nickolas Pagliaro, 14, passedaway on December 2, 2012 as theresult of a car accident. He was thegrandson of Della Hatle, Bison.

William Leroy “Bill” Smithpassed away October 29, 2012,after battling lung cancer.

Patricia Pearl O’Rourke Kolbpassed away on December 13, 2012at the West River Regional MedicalCenter in Hettinger, North Dakota.

Jessie Tibbs Keckler, 68, of EagleButte, South Dakota passed awayon November 29, 2012 at Pierre,South Dakota.

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Pledge of AllegianceCall to OrderConsent AgendaApprove AgendaMinutesFinancial ReportsApproval of Claims –

Delegations –

Discuss Construction of New Shop andClassroom Building – Update fromBuilding Committee

Discussion the possibility of aWrestling Cooperative agreement withHettinger – T.W. Schalesky

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Safe and sober 2013

The football play-offs aregreat…and the excitement isbuilding! Make sure you get towatch all the play-off games byplaying it SAFE & SMART in2013!

This year the NFL, the NationalHighway Traffic Safety Adminis-tration along with State and locallaw enforcement and communityorganizations are joining forces toremind everyone to act responsiblythroughout the play-off season!Their message is simple: If youdrink DON’T drive! Partyingwithout a designated driver is likegoing into the huddle without thequarterback!

Smart fans know that having aplan BEFORE you start the partywill ensure that EVERYONEmakes it to the big game. Remember! Fans don’t let otherfans drive after drinking! Enjoythe games by having your safe andsober game plan ready!

An exciting new event at thisyear’s Black Hills Stock ShowRodeo will be the Battle of the Bor-ders, Saddle Bronc Futurity. Fu-turities are popping up across theUnited States and Canada as thebest opportunity to watch top con-testants challenge stock contrac-tors top horses. Saddle Bronc rid-ing is rodeo’s oldest event. Theyrecreate the classic battle of cow-boys of yesterday, competing ontough broncs when their outfitsmet up.

Thirty of the top Saddle Broncriders will compete for $13,000 inpurse money. Thirty of the topsaddle bronc horses will competeto accumulate team points fortheir owners for a money purse of$30,000. The top ten cowboys willadvance to the short round to com-pete on each contractor’s tophorse.

Stock contractors with ten futu-rity horse teams representing theUnited States include PowderRiver Rodeo, Rock Springs, WY;

Burch Rodeo, Gillette, WY; SuttonRodeo, Onida, SD and MosbruckerRodeo, Mandan, ND. Teams fromCanada include –C5, Lac LaBiche, Alberta; Outlaw Buckers,Hythe, Alberta; andVold/Kling/Waagen , DeWinton,Alberta.

Contestants include all five ofthe Wright brothers from Milford,UT including World ChampionsCody & Jesse Wright and Cody’sson Rusty, the 2012 National HighSchool Finals World Champion

Saddle Bronc Rider. They will bejoined by World Champion TaosMuncy of Corona, NM and an allstar line up of NFR and BadlandCircuit Finals champions.

The event takes place Tues. Jan-uary 29th at 7:30 pm in the Bar-nett Arena at the Rushmore PlazaCivic Center. The action starts at5:00 p.m. with a Calcutta sellingthe 30 contestants and the 10stock contractor horse teams. The10 contestants in the short go willbe sold during the event.

“Battle of the Borders” --- United States vs. Canada saddle bronc futurity


Grand River Roundup .....................................................................By Betty Olson

This will be the last Grand RiverRoundup until the 2013 legislativesession is over in a couple months.I’ll be writing a legislative reportduring session to keep you up todate with what’s happening inPierre and give you the contract in-formation to reach your legislatorsand other government officials.Goodness knows we need you keep-ing an eye on your public servants,not only in Pierre but also in Wash-ington!

Wanda Pullen took her parents,Tony and Dorothy Holt, out to visitTony’s brother Ben and his wife inPlentywood, Montana after Christ-mas. Ben is very interested in his-tory and Tony wants to get him acopy of the Harding County historybook as soon as we get them done,which will hopefully be early thisyear.

A huge crowd attended the com-munity fund raiser for Julia Davison December 28 in Camp Crook.There was standing room only,more food than we could eat, andboth the silent auction and the liveauction went really well. Julia had-n’t felt very good that morning, butwith Doug’s help, she was able tocome and visit with all her friendsand family. Please keep her in yourprayers as she prepares for her up-coming surgery.

John and Ione Watkins and kidscame to church at Slim Buttes last

Sunday. They flew in from Aus-tralia to visit the old neighbors be-fore going down to spend time withIone’s parents in Arizona. John ishealing nicely after being seriouslyinjured in Australia a while back,but he says drugs are wonderful!

We had a Cattle Trail meeting atthe High Plains Heritage Center inSpearfish Thursday. Rep. LanceRussell from Hot Springs is ourlegal advisor and he brought us in-formation on forming a non-profitcorporation that he and I will workon when we go back to Pierre forthe 2013 legislative session Janu-ary 8th.

The Black Hills Pioneer inter-viewed three area legislators on theinternet Friday. Newly elected Sen.Bob Ewing from District 31 wentfirst, followed by yours truly fromDistrict 28B, and Rep. Fred Romp-kema, also from District 31. Listen-ers sent in questions, mostly con-cerning pine beetles, oil and gas de-velopment, the state budget, schoolfunding, and gun issues. If youmissed it, the interviews arearchived at http://www.bhpioneer.com/

Elsie (Besler) Penor, age 91, fromBison, passed away New Years Dayat the Sturgis Community Hospi-tal. Elsie’s funeral was Saturday inBison with burial in the BisonCemetery next to her husband, Roy.Bob and Norma Tenold got word on

Saturday that Bob’s sister, AlfaHulse, had passed away in Mis-souri. Their families have our sym-pathy.

Gert Kooiman in the hospital inHettinger with pneumonia again.Influenza is still circulatingthrough the community. Bill Vro-man missed church this Sunday be-cause he’s dealing with the flu andPastor Henry Mohagen showed usa really nice Christmas movie in-stead of giving his regular sermonon Sunday because the flu has al-most left him speechless. Henryand Linda treated us to their an-nual Christmas dinner after churchand gave everyone Christmas orna-ments copied from a picture of SlimButtes Lutheran that Lindapainted.

Louise Jenson, the postmistressfrom Ralph, came to church and thedinner afterward and brought somedepressing news. The Post Officeinformed her this week that theRalph Post Office will close for goodon January 18th! We have no ideahow the new mail routes will run,or even if they will bother to deliverthe mail to us out here in the hin-terlands. Put the federal govern-ment in charge of anything and itwill find a way to mess it up!

Speaking of governmental ineffi-ciency - I’m still trying to calmdown after watching the fiscal clifffiasco in Washington over New

Years. When you see what your taxbill is going to be this year, you’llprobably be as upset as I am.

Congress and the president didnothing to cut spending and passeda bill that raised taxes on 8 out of10 Americans, taking an average of$1,635 out of every paycheck. Pay-roll taxes increased from 4.2% to6.2% and taxpayers now have topay all the ObamaCare taxes,which makes those paychecks evensmaller. In the midst of this fiscalcrisis, President Obama issued anExecutive Order giving $11 billionin pay raises to V.P. Biden, the do-nothing Congress, his cabinet mem-bers and czars. With the financialcrisis facing our nation, just how ar-rogant and out of touch could thepresident get?

We exceeded the debt limit onNew Years Eve, but the administra-tion shuffled money around to coverthe bills until the next fight on rais-ing the debt ceiling in two months.Government gridlock has created anew addition to the Periodic Tableof Elements:

Research has led to the discoveryof the heaviest element yet knownto science. The new element, Gov-ernmentium (Gv), has one neutron,25 assistant neutrons, 88 deputyneutrons, and 198 assistant deputyneutrons, giving it an atomic massof 312.

These 312 particles are held to-

gether by forces called morons,which are surrounded by vastquantities of lepton-like particlescalled peons. Since Governmentiumhas no electrons, it is inert; how-ever, it can be detected, because itimpedes every action with which itcomes into contact.

A minute amount of Governmen-tium can cause a reaction thatwould normally take less than asecond to take from four days tofour years to complete. Governmen-tium has a normal half-life of 2-6years; it does not decay, but insteadundergoes a reorganization inwhich a portion of the assistantneutrons and deputy neutrons ex-change places.

In fact, Governmentium's masswill actually increase over time,since each reorganization will causemore morons to become neutrons,forming isodopes. This characteris-tic of moron promotion leads somescientists to believe that Govern-mentium is formed whenever mo-rons reach a critical concentration.

This hypothetical quantity is re-ferred to as critical morass. Whencatalyzed with money, Governmen-tium becomes Administratium, anelement that radiates just as muchenergy as Governmentium since ithas half as many peons but twice asmany morons.

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EmploymentAgricultural Employer is seekingto fill positions for truck drivers tohaul crops in the Midwest areas ofNorth Dakota, South Dakota,Kansas, Montana, Iowa, Colorado& Texas out of a Walsh County, NDbase site.All qualified Domestic workersshould apply before 3/1/2013 to begiven preference for these vacan-cies. applicant must have a CDL-Awith doubles/triples and air brakeand 6 months driving experience.Must be 25 yrs. old for insurance

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For RentFor rent: Homestead Heightslocated in Bison, S.D., has aone and two bedroom apart-ment available. HomesteadHeights is a low-income eld-erly and disabled Section 8HUD (Housing and Urban De-velopment) housing facility.We are smoke free. Energy As-sistance is available for thosewho qualify. Utilities are in-cluded in the rent. HomesteadHeights is an equal housingopportunity. For more infor-mation, please call (605) 244-5473.

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Thank YouThe Bison Community and theentire surrounding area hasdone a great job of supportingthe Bison Food Pantry in2012. We will appreciate yourcontinued support in 2013.Many families and individualsare struggling. Through yourgifts of food, money and time,we will be able to assist eachof them. If you need help, donot hesitate to come on thesecond Wednesday of eachmonth between 2:30 and 4:30or call me at 374-5697. My as-sistant, Vera Wilson, and I willbe glad to help you. God Blessyou All.

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How likely is cow herd expansion In 2013?USDA estimated that there

were 29.833 million beef cows inthe country on Jan. 1, 2012. TheUSDA's annual cattle inventoryreport, to be released on Feb. 1,will provide this year's first officialcount of the herd, but based on

beef cow slaughter and expectedheifer retention last year, beef cownumbers were likely 1 percent to1.5 percent lower on Jan. 1, 2013,says Darrell R. Mark, Adjunct Pro-fessor of Economics at SouthDakota State University.

"There will be much discussionthroughout the year about the pos-sibility of the beef cow herd begin-ning expansion from its 50-yearlow," Mark said. "While expectedrecord cattle prices point to growthin beef cow numbers, the individ-

ual choice for a producer to expandcow numbers is a complex, multi-year decision made difficult byhigh and volatile input prices."

Mark says a number of factorswill influence cow-calf producers'decisions regarding herd expan-sion in 2013: availability of pas-ture, range and other feedstuffs;land values and rental rates; ex-pected cattle prices for 2013 andbeyond; herd productivity; andlifestyle choices.

"Ultimately, the decision to ex-pand this year will be based on theexpected returns available thisyear," he said. "While there are anumber of ways to increase cowherd numbers, including retainingadditional heifers from the 2013calf crop or breeding retainedheifers from last years' calf crop,at this point in the yearly produc-tion cycle, I think most producerswould concentrate on buying bredstock so that a calf is available tobe sold in 2013."

Mark says it is critical for pro-ducers to develop an enterprisebudget for their cow-calf opera-tions based on projected cattleprices and expenses for 2013.Whether or not to grow a herd thisyear will be determined by the po-tential returns available this year.Mark adds that expenses are varyconsiderably across different geo-

graphic areas and amongst pro-ducers, but he provided some av-erage costs in a recent iGrow.orgarticle; visit iGrow.org/beef to re-view his budget example.

"Interestingly, even in a yearlike 2013 when we expect near-record high feeder cattle prices,my pro-forma cow-calf budget gen-erated a sizeable loss when includ-ing all fixed costs and opportunitycosts for labor and other non-cashvariable expenses. However, therewas more than a $50 per head re-turn over cash costs including pas-ture," Mark said. "So, some pro-ducers may expand their herds in2013 based on covering their cashcosts."

Mark adds that his projectionssuggest a limited number of pro-ducers will find a profitable oppor-tunity to expand - and even thenthey have to have access to pro-ductive pasture and other feed-stuffs and capital."

But, the historically tight supplyof cattle suggests feeder cattleprices should remain high foryears to come, and suggest a profitopportunity may exist over thenext several years for those thatcan make the investment to growtheir herd," he said. "In all likeli-hood, any expansion plans thisyear will be governed by thedrought and when/if it ends."

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bison courier, january 10, 2013

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