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Bison Courier Official Newspaper for the City of Bison, Perkins County, and the Bison School District A Publication of Ravellette Publications, Inc. P.O. Box 429 • Bison, South Dakota 57620-0429 Phone: (605) 244-7199 • FAX (605) 244-7198 The $1.00 Volume 30 Number 29 January 3, 2013 Includes Tax The National Telephone Cooper- ative Association (NTCA), head- quartered in Washington, D.C., sent out a notice to all its members asking for photos of their individ- ual service areas to feature in its 2013 NTCA Member calendar. West River Cooperative Telephone Company in Bison, SD (WRCTC) is a member of NTCA and Gladys Jackson, being a native of this area and long-time (36 years) em- ployee of WRCTC, knew that West River Telephone serves some beau- tiful areas here in western South Dakota. She had just the picture to submit to the contest, one she had taken while out cutting a Christmas tree in the scenic Slim Buttes, so she submitted it. She was notified that her picture was selected to be the month of Decem- ber calendar pick and West River was sent several complimentary copies. West River Cooperative Tele- phone Company (WRCTC) was of- ficially organized on October 23, 1953 and will be celebrating 60 years of service in 2013. West River’s service area includes Bison, Meadow, Sorum, Buffalo, Camp Crook, Lemmon, Newell, Nisland and Vale in northwestern South Dakota and services offered include local and long-distance telephone; high-speed, dial-up and Wild Blue Internet packages and webmail. West River CATV, a sub- sidiary of WRCTC, serves the com- munities of Bison, Buffalo, Faith, Lemmon, McIntosh, McLaughlin, Newell and Timber Lake in South Dakota and Selfridge in North Dakota with cable television serv- ice. Both companies are governed by the same nine-man Board of Di- rectors. The National Telephone Co-op. Assoc. serves cooperatives nation- wide with help in areas such as lobbying, legislative, insurance, marketing, publications, advertis- ing, sponsorships, board develop- ment, employee training, awards programs, disaster relief, human resources, directories, websites and tech knowledge to name a few. Jackson’s picture to be featured in national calendar By Beth Hulm It took mere minutes on Thurs- day morning for three Perkins County Commissioners to author- ize Finance Officer Sylvia Chap- man to transfer money from their 2012 contingency fund into a cou- ple of budget areas that were over- spent for the year. Overspending in at least one area occurred because a check was written for the state’s recent waste tire pick-up, money which is fully reimbursable through a state grant. When the grant money is received it will be deposited back into county coffers. That may not happen before the end of the year and state law will not allow the year to close on a budget that is in the red; hence, the contingency transfer. Chapman has the authority to use other contingencies should the final 2012 payroll over-extend any budget areas. She did not foresee that happening. There were a few last minute claims to pay and commissioners also took care of that detail on Thursday morning. The remainder of the 45-minute meeting was spent in conversation as the elected officials continue to wrestle over what to do about em- ployee wages next year. One commissioner admitted that board members “don’t have a clue what (employees) do.” One an- swer, according to Commissioner Rusty Foster, would be to give merit raises over and above a cost- of-living increase and Chairman Mike Schweitzer suggested that discretionary money for salaries could be part of a budget and, from that, department heads could re- ward deserving employees. That brought up a fairness issue, which “would be the depart- ment heads’ problem,” according to Commissioner Wayne Henderson, “not ours.” Foster concluded, “I just don’t know how to fix it.” Director of Equalization Rownea Gerbracht, who sat in on the meet- ing, suggested hiring a profes- sional firm to study – and fix - county wages. “You guys are really struggling with it,” she said. A decision will have to be made soon because, per state statute, wages for county employees must be published in January, following the January 8 meeting. Adjust- ments could still be made later, however. Commissioners make short work of year-end business Above Gladys Jackson with the national calendar. Below the picture that Gladys took that is featured in the calendar. North and South Dakota farmers participate in Cenex harvest States new leadership forum Several farmers from the Dako- tas learned about the opportunities and challenges facing cooperatives, agriculture and rural America as participants in the recent CHS New Leaders Forum sponsored by CHS Inc., the nation’s leading farmer— owned cooperative and a global en- ergy, grains and foods company. The following participants were among 300 young producers from across the U.S. participating in the early December program: Mark and Jill, Anderson, Regent, N.D.; Bruce and Dana Hendrickson, Meadow, S.D.; Ben Kuhn, Dickin- son, N.D.; Scott and Magen Miller, Mott N.D.; Rick Poehls, Lemmon, S.D. The group represented South- west Grain, Taylor, N.D., at the CHS New Leaders Forum, held in Minneapolis, Minn., in conjunction with the CHS Annual Meeting. During the three-day forum, par- ticipants heard from leading ex- perts on agriculture, leadership and precision technology, including Carl Casale, president and CEO, CHS Inc.; Alejandro Sayago, Agri- culture & Turf, John Deere; Ted Crosbie, Integrated Farming Sys- tems, Monsanto and Robert Thompson, University of Illinois. The New Leaders Forum also featured a networking event with the CHS Board of Directors, man- agement and staff and participa- tion in the 2012 CHS Annual Meet- ing, including workshops and the annual meeting business session. CHS Inc. (www.chsinc.com) is a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and coopera- tives across the United States. Di- versified in energy, grains and foods, CHS is committed to helping its customers, farmer-owners and other stakeholders grow their busi- nesses through its domestic and global operations. CHS, a Fortune 100 company, supplies energy, crop nutrients, grain marketing serv- ices, animal feed, food and food in- gredients, along with business so- lutions including insurance, finan- cial and risk management services. The company operates petroleum refineries/pipelines and manufac- tures, markets and distributes Cenex® brand refined fuels, lubri- cants, propane and renewable en- ergy products.

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Page 1: Bison Courier, January 3, 2013

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

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

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

The$1.00

Volume 30Number 29January 3, 2013

Includes Tax

The National Telephone Cooper-ative Association (NTCA), head-quartered in Washington, D.C.,sent out a notice to all its membersasking for photos of their individ-ual service areas to feature in its2013 NTCA Member calendar.West River Cooperative TelephoneCompany in Bison, SD (WRCTC)

is a member of NTCA and GladysJackson, being a native of thisarea and long-time (36 years) em-ployee of WRCTC, knew that WestRiver Telephone serves some beau-tiful areas here in western SouthDakota. She had just the pictureto submit to the contest, one shehad taken while out cutting a

Christmas tree in the scenic SlimButtes, so she submitted it. Shewas notified that her picture wasselected to be the month of Decem-ber calendar pick and West Riverwas sent several complimentarycopies.

West River Cooperative Tele-phone Company (WRCTC) was of-ficially organized on October 23,1953 and will be celebrating 60years of service in 2013. WestRiver’s service area includesBison, Meadow, Sorum, Buffalo,Camp Crook, Lemmon, Newell,Nisland and Vale in northwesternSouth Dakota and services offeredinclude local and long-distancetelephone; high-speed, dial-up andWild Blue Internet packages andwebmail. West River CATV, a sub-sidiary of WRCTC, serves the com-munities of Bison, Buffalo, Faith,Lemmon, McIntosh, McLaughlin,Newell and Timber Lake in SouthDakota and Selfridge in NorthDakota with cable television serv-ice. Both companies are governedby the same nine-man Board of Di-rectors.

The National Telephone Co-op.Assoc. serves cooperatives nation-wide with help in areas such aslobbying, legislative, insurance,marketing, publications, advertis-ing, sponsorships, board develop-ment, employee training, awardsprograms, disaster relief, humanresources, directories, websitesand tech knowledge to name a few.

Jackson’s picture to be featured in national calendar

By Beth HulmIt took mere minutes on Thurs-

day morning for three PerkinsCounty Commissioners to author-ize Finance Officer Sylvia Chap-man to transfer money from their2012 contingency fund into a cou-ple of budget areas that were over-spent for the year.

Overspending in at least onearea occurred because a check waswritten for the state’s recent wastetire pick-up, money which is fullyreimbursable through a stategrant. When the grant money isreceived it will be deposited backinto county coffers. That may nothappen before the end of the yearand state law will not allow theyear to close on a budget that is inthe red; hence, the contingencytransfer.

Chapman has the authority touse other contingencies should thefinal 2012 payroll over-extend anybudget areas. She did not foreseethat happening.

There were a few last minuteclaims to pay and commissionersalso took care of that detail onThursday morning.

The remainder of the 45-minutemeeting was spent in conversationas the elected officials continue to

wrestle over what to do about em-ployee wages next year.

One commissioner admittedthat board members “don’t have aclue what (employees) do.” One an-swer, according to CommissionerRusty Foster, would be to givemerit raises over and above a cost-of-living increase and ChairmanMike Schweitzer suggested thatdiscretionary money for salariescould be part of a budget and, fromthat, department heads could re-ward deserving employees.

That brought up a fairnessissue, which “would be the depart-ment heads’ problem,” according toCommissioner Wayne Henderson,“not ours.”

Foster concluded, “I just don’tknow how to fix it.”

Director of Equalization RowneaGerbracht, who sat in on the meet-ing, suggested hiring a profes-sional firm to study – and fix -county wages. “You guys are reallystruggling with it,” she said.

A decision will have to be madesoon because, per state statute,wages for county employees mustbe published in January, followingthe January 8 meeting. Adjust-ments could still be made later,however.

Commissioners make short work of year-end business

Above Gladys Jackson with the national calendar. Below thepicture that Gladys took that is featured in the calendar.

North and South Dakota farmers participate in Cenex harvest States new leadership forum

Several farmers from the Dako-tas learned about the opportunitiesand challenges facing cooperatives,agriculture and rural America asparticipants in the recent CHS NewLeaders Forum sponsored by CHSInc., the nation’s leading farmer—owned cooperative and a global en-ergy, grains and foods company.

The following participants wereamong 300 young producers fromacross the U.S. participating in theearly December program: Mark andJill, Anderson, Regent, N.D.; Bruceand Dana Hendrickson,Meadow, S.D.; Ben Kuhn, Dickin-son, N.D.; Scott and Magen Miller,Mott N.D.; Rick Poehls, Lemmon,S.D.

The group represented South-west Grain, Taylor, N.D., at theCHS New Leaders Forum, held inMinneapolis, Minn., in conjunctionwith the CHS Annual Meeting.

During the three-day forum, par-ticipants heard from leading ex-perts on agriculture, leadershipand precision technology, includingCarl Casale, president and CEO,CHS Inc.; Alejandro Sayago, Agri-culture & Turf, John Deere; TedCrosbie, Integrated Farming Sys-

tems, Monsanto and RobertThompson, University of Illinois.

The New Leaders Forum alsofeatured a networking event withthe CHS Board of Directors, man-agement and staff and participa-tion in the 2012 CHS Annual Meet-ing, including workshops and theannual meeting business session.

CHS Inc. (www.chsinc.com) is aleading global agribusiness ownedby farmers, ranchers and coopera-tives across the United States. Di-versified in energy, grains andfoods, CHS is committed to helpingits customers, farmer-owners andother stakeholders grow their busi-nesses through its domestic andglobal operations. CHS, a Fortune100 company, supplies energy, cropnutrients, grain marketing serv-ices, animal feed, food and food in-gredients, along with business so-lutions including insurance, finan-cial and risk management services.The company operates petroleumrefineries/pipelines and manufac-tures, markets and distributesCenex® brand refined fuels, lubri-cants, propane and renewable en-ergy products.

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Town Board tables storm sewer projectBy Teddi Carlson

All five Bison Town board mem-bers were present when they meton Friday, December 228th for aspecial year end session to conductfinal business for 2012.

The big question is: was thestorm sewer project given a "goahead?" There was much deliber-ation on this important issue bythe board members. In Decemberthe board sent an application toDENR in Pierre for a grant to helppay storm sewer project costs. Theamount received could be up to$20,000. The board will hear moreon the status of this grant applica-tion in January. Could this projectbe done in phases? However, thisidea would not work because theengineering costs would not workbecause the engineering costswould be greatly increased. Theidea of cancelling the installationof cement sidewalks on the northand south sides of Main Street wasalso suggested to cut costs. The fu-ture expansion of this project wasalso questioned? Will the sug-gested design solve the waterproblems the city now faces?"What are your feelings?" asked

Chairman Juell Chapman. Boardmember Matt Butsavage wouldlike to see a decision made beforethe end of the year. Yet, there aremany questions still unanswered.At this time there is currently aprojected $130,000. shortfall be-cause of time going by; the cost es-timate is now $721,000 with$88,950 in grant money and a loanof $504,000. for 20 years at %3.The loan repayment would be$40,000. per year. The grantmoney will expire in June, 2014.As many questions were broughtforth Chapman said he would callAllan Page of KBM Engineering inGrand Forks, North Dakota to getanswers to these questions. As aresult a decision on whether to "goahead" with this storm sewer proj-ect was tabled until the Januarymeeting.

Chapman asked for discussionconcerning the 2013 validation ofthe card troll at the airport. TheFAA (Federal Aviation Administra-tion) has suggested that a 2000gallon tank be installed for cardtroll use. After pondering on thissuggestion it was the board's con-sensus that a 1000 gallon tankwould be sufficient for use at the

Bison Airport. As a result theboard passed a motion to have1000 gallons of fuel in a tank atthe airport by unanimous vote.

End of year Christmas bonuseswere discussed at length at thissession. After "hashing over" vari-ous ideas an agreement was fi-nally reached. A motion waspassed by unanimous vote to pay14.4cents per hour of the employ-ees regular hours worked in 2012with a maximum bonus of $300."This is a fair way", to determinebonuses, they all agreed. Includedin the motion is that a bonus beadded to the November paycheckfor all employees. In so doing theemployees could use their bonusbefore Christmas. All employees,full time or part time, will receivethis bonus. The wage for a new bartender was also set at $9.31 perhour.

In other business: The financialstatement of 2012 was approved.Contingency transfers were ap-proved to balance the books for2012. The next board meeting wasset for Tuesday, January 8 at 6p.m. instead of Monday, January 7at 6 p.m.

Social Security recipients must switch to Electronic Federal Benefit Payments by March 1

If you still receive a paper checkfor your Social Security or otherfederal benefit payments, you arerequired by law to switch to anelectronic payment option byMarch 1, 2013.

It's fast, free and easy to sign upfor direct deposit or the Direct Ex-press® Debit MasterCard®card bycalling the U.S. Treasury Elec-tronic Payment Solution Center at(800) 333-1795 Monday - Fridayfrom 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. CST. Waittimes are usually minimal. Callnow to avoid delays near the dead-line.

For direct deposit, you can alsosign up online atwww.GoDirect.org or by visitingyour bank or credit union.

Choose Your Payment OptionBefore making the switch, decidewhich payment option you wouldlike. If you are unsure, you can callthe U.S. Treasury Electronic Pay-ment Solution Center at (800) 333-1795 and a friendly agent will dis-cuss options and help you choosethe right one for you. The U.S. De-partment of the Treasury recom-mends two electronic payment op-

tions: Direct deposit.If you have a

checking or savings account, signup to get your money by directde-posit. Your federal benefit pay-ment will go straight into your ac-count on payment day eachmonth. On time, every time.

Direct Express® card.If youdon't have a bank account or pre-fer a prepaid debit card, switch tothe Direct Express® card. Yourmoney will be posted to the cardaccount on payment day eachmonth. There's no need to wait forthe mail or to make a special tripto cash a check. You can make pur-chases and get cash back with pur-chases at no charge anywhereDebit MasterCard® is accepted.There are no sign-up fees, over-draft fees or monthly fees. Somefees for optional services mayapply. For information on card feesand features, visitwww.GoDirect.org.

If you do not choose an elec-tronic payment option by March 1,2013, you may be issued a DirectExpress® card.

Be Prepared

Have the following information onhand when you make the switch:12-digit federal benefit check num-ber

Amount of most recent federalbenefit check

Financial institution's routingtransit number* (direct depositonly)

Account number* and type -checking or savings (direct depositonly)

•This information is often onpersonal checks.

Keep Your Money Safe; Elec-tronic payments are safer thanpaper checks. In fact, you are 125times more likely to have a prob-lem with a paper check than withan electronic payment. Eventhough electronic payments aresafer, it's important that you takesteps to keep your money safe. TheTreasury Department urges you tofollow these three tips:

Be careful of anyone who calls,texts or emails you asking for per-sonal information.

Do not give out your Social Se-curity number or account informa-tion to anyone unless you are theone who has contacted them.

Watch your bank or credit unionaccount or Direct Express® cardaccount often to make sure that allaccount activity is yours.

Remember, you are required bylaw to switch to an electronic pay-ment option by March 1, 2013.Time is running out - make theswitch today. More information,including instructional videos onhow direct deposit works and howto use the Direct Express® card, isavailable at www.GoDirect.org.

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Christmas Eve services in Bison andthen joined James, Marci and KyleeSandgren, Mark and Linda Sand-gren, Georgia Sandgren and EdHanson, along with several ofMarci’s family for a soup supper.

Christmas morning, Mark andLinda Sandgren and Thelma Sand-gren attended worship at HollandCenter church. It was a full houseand a wonderful program. They thenspent the day at home. LenniceParker stopped on her way to Lem-mon from Spearfish and picked upLinda.

Thursday Mark Sandgren wentinto Lemmon to spend time withLennice Parker and Linda.

Friday, Thelma Sandgren stayedhome, as it was not a nice day. Markand Linda Sandgren came out laterin the day.

Friday evening, James, Marci andKylee Sandgren came up to helpclean up and leftovers, and Markand James repaired Thelma’s pump,as she was having water problems,they all had a good time.

Saturday morning, Mark andLinda Sandgren went to Bison andhad breakfast with James, Marciand Kylee Sandgren, then on toRapid City and had supper at theAlton Cornella home. Sunday theyreturned to their home in Colorado.It was a good holiday week.

Saturday, Thelma Sandgren’sgood neighbors, the Jim Miller’s de-livered her a few items from townand they had a good coffee break andvisit.

Denise, Rebecca, Kristina, Zach-ery, Brooklyn and Daniel Haugen ar-rived at Shirley Harris’ ChristmasEve and returned to their homeChristmas Day. Christmas Eve,Denise and family and Shirley wereguests of Lester and Sharon Long-wood, Duane and Dawn Harris,Bridget and Lil Albert Keller, Laura,Jared, James and Ella Lahr.

Helen Meink was a ChristmasDay guest of Duane and Sue Meink.Carole Preszler and Leonard Jonas,Richard and Dee Dee Smith, Kevinand Sharon were also guests.

Larry and Sarah Dreiske and kidsspent Christmas Day with Nolanand Linda Seim. Nick and TammyTreib joined them for dinner.

Keith and Bev Hoffman wereguests of Bill and Esther Nagel forChristmas Day.

Al and Tiss Treib traveled to Het-tinger Monday for Tiss’ therapy.

Gary Johnson brought soup overfor Esther Johnson at the Treibranch Monday noon.

Lucas and Donna Allen, Dusti,Stanford, Dally, Peyton andLaKrista Allen, Esther Johnson andJim Gilland attended Christmas Eveservices at Rosebud and wereevening guests of Al and Tiss Treib.Christmas Day dinner guests of Aland Tiss Treib were Esther Johnson,Jim Gilland, Lucas, Donna, Dusti,Stanford, Dally, Peyton andLaKrista Allen.

Tiss Treib took her mother, EstherJohnson to Bison Wednesday after-noon where they met Dorena Wiech-mann. Esther returned to the homeof her sister, Kari Hoff.

Tiss Treib made a trip to Het-tinger Thursday to attend a meetingat work and a therapy session.

Al and Tiss Treib made a trip toHettinger Friday morning, return-ing home in the afternoon.

Al and Tiss Treib made a trip tothe home of Kari Hoff Saturdaymorning where they picked up Es-ther Johnson and took her to the ERin Hettinger. She was admitted tothe hospital with pneumonia.

Christmas Eve, Matt and ChristiMiller came out and attended wor-ship at Rosebud with Jim and PatsyMiller and were evening guests.

Christmas Day, Matt and Christi

Miller of Hettinger, Violet Miller ofHettinger were guests of Jim andPatsy Miller.

Archie Goodrich of Bismarck ar-rived at Jim and Patsy Miller’sWednesday. Matt and Christi Millerjoined them for supper.

Matt and Christi Miller andArchie Goodrich celebrated Christ-mas with Jim and Patsy MillerThursday.

Archie Goodrich returned to hishome in Bismarck Friday.

Jim and Patsy Miller made a tripto Scranton and Hettinger Friday.

Jim and Patsy Miller traveled toHettinger Saturday.

Gary, Jodi and Lexi Johnson;Sam, Lance and Annie Johnson; BobJohnson were Christmas Day guestsof John and Shirley Johnson.

John and Shirley Johnson trav-eled to Hettinger to visit with EstherJohnson Sunday afternoon.

Monday, Duane and Dawn Harriscame over to the Keller’s in the earlyafternoon and did the family gift ex-change. Bridget and Lil AlbertKeller went to Les and Sharon Long-wood’s for supper; attended churchservices then back to Longwood’s forthe evening.

Tuesday, Bridget and Lil AlbertKeller traveled to New Town, ND tospend Christmas with Albert on therig. They spent until the morning ofthe 28th there. They enjoyed beingable to spend the holiday as a fam-ily together, especially since Albertdecorated the "shack" with lightsand tree and made homemadeChristmas stockings out of rags andstaples!

Friday, Bridget and Lil AlbertKeller left New Town and traveled toBismarck for a baby appointmentand did a little bit of shopping beforereturning back home.

Saturday morning Dawn Harrisstopped in briefly at Bridget Keller’s,on her way home from work.

Sunday, Bridget and Lil AlbertKeller attended church services andafterwards, Grandma Dawn Harristook Lil Albert sledding.

Danny and Kelly LaDue and boysleft Christmas Eve to spend withGary and Margie LaDue in Sturgis. Tim and JoAnne Seim were amongthe Christmas Day guests of Boyd

and Betty Ellingson.Justin, Jo and Jacob Seim spent

Christmas Day in Lemmon with Wil-ford and Delores Seim.

Danny and Kelly LaDue and boysreturned to Tim and JoAnne Seim’sThursday afternoon and returned toSturgis.

Justin, Jo and Jacob Seim leftWednesday to return to their homein Belle Fourche.Christmas Day guests of DorothyFrey were Lynn, Dean, Rolland andMonte Frey, Brandon Matthews,Marilyn Drager, James and Sarah.Marilyn Schwartzbauer, Noel andBraylyn Miller of Bismarck arrivedat Dorothy Frey Saturday to spendthe weekend. They celebrated a lateChristmas with supper and openingof gifts.

Thelma Sandgren attended

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Obituaries

Slim Buttes Free Lutheran, Reva, SD Pastor Henry Mohagen

“The rush is over”, well maybe not as it seems we rush from onecommercial holiday to the next. The stores focus on the holidays

that have the greatest potential for income for themselves. Thanks-giving gets pushed aside for Halloween and Christmas becausethey bring in more money. If it wasn’t for the economic boost of

Christmas it maybe would go by the wayside as well. Now with theNew Year the rush will be to Valentines Day and the rush goes on.

Joseph and Mary did some rushing as well. We think of thetranquil setting of the stable and manger etc. but there was some

rushing before that. Rushing in slow motion if that is possible.With eighty plus miles to travel from Nazareth to Bethlehem, on a

donkey, nine months pregnant, and a census deadline to make,they tried to rush. I just read an article on airplanes and there is a

constant effort to design planes to fly faster and fly slower, bothhighly desired traits. I’m sure Joseph was trying to hurry the don-

key as fast as he could and Mary was trying to slow it down asmuch as she could. The rush was on, we hear stories of the rushed

trip to the hospital for the birth of a child.God sent his son Jesus to be born of a virgin, in a stable, so God

would be God and man, something we have a hard time compre-hending. Joseph and Mary still needed to follow the law with

Jesus, as we see written in Luke chapter 2. He was circumcised onthe eighth day and the various other ceremonial laws were fol-

lowed as well in the proper timing.Joseph, Mary and Jesus did some rushing, to escape King

Herod, also. The cruel King tried to get rid of Jesus by killing allthe baby boys, two years and under. They rushed off to Egypt to es-

cape that act of Satan to destroy God. Later Satan tried, andthought he had won at Golgotha, but Jesus rose victorious provid-ing salvation to those who accept that great gift. Let’s not get so

caught up in the rush of things that we forget the true meaning ofChristmas.

“Have a New Year Blessed by God”Pastor Henry Mohagen

Damon Lee Bohnet, 30, diedThursday, December 27, 2012 at hishome in Rapid City, South Dakota.

A Mass of Christian Burial washeld at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday,January 2, 2012 at Blessed Sacra-ment Catholic church in Bison,South Dakota with Father TonyGrossenburg officiating. Burialwill follow at Black Hills NationalCemetery with Chaplain Lynn Wil-son officiating with military honorsprovided by the Sturgis VeteransHonor Guard. Visitation will befrom 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. with aprayer service starting at 3:00 p.m.with Father Arnold Kari officiatingon Tuesday, January 1, 2012 atKinkade Funeral Chapel in Stur-gis, South Dakota.

Damon was born in Hettinger,North Dakota on September 23,1982. He grew up and attendedschool in Bison, SD. Damon enjoyedcamping, boating, and spendingtime with his friends. He lovedworking on his Buick; his goal wasalways to get it restored. He loved

loud music and fast cars. Maya, hisgerman shepherd was always byhis side; a true companion and aloving friend, she was always therefor him. They loved throwing fris-bee and playing games together. Heloved spending time with his niecesand nephews and loved to wrestlewith them and show them how hisnew gadgets worked. Damonspent the last two years with Joran,where they built a home togetherand loved each other more andmore every day.

Damon joined the NationalGuard in 2000, and served a termin Iraq. He was a member of the842nd Engineering Company.

He is survived by his love, JoranViall of Rapid City; his father, Terry(Linda) Bohnet of Vale; two sisters,Melonie (John) Mulligan and theirchildren Drew, Nick and Kate ofShoreview, Minnesota, and Karan(Josh) Lemburg and their childrenKendal, Landon and Jaycie of Tim-ber Lake, South Dakota; grandpar-ents, Ernest and Arlene Kari,Bison, SD, and Adaline Wiesner,Watertown, South Dakota; numer-ous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews,cousins, and his four-legged friend,Maya.

Damon is preceded in death byhis mother, Virginia Bohnet, andgrandfather, Howard Wiesner.

Condolences may be sent to thefamily at www.kinkadefunerals.com.

Damon Lee Bohnet

The Prairie Doc PerspectiveGoat glands and the AMA

By Richard P. Holm M.D.In 1981, during my first month

practicing medicine in SouthDakota, new partner Dr BruceLushbough asked me why I hadn'tjoined the American Medical Asso-ciation (AMA.) My response wasstraight from recent newspapercriticism of the organization, “TheAMA owns shares in tobacco farm-ing property, and therefore is hyp-ocritical, inconsistent with its pro-fessed mission to do good for thepublic health.” Dr Lushbough’s re-sponse described an organizationof physicians could have greatpower to benefit the public, and hesuggested that if I thought theAMA could improve, I should joinit and change it. (I should add, theAMA sold the tobacco propertyshortly after that story broke.)

Eventually I did join the AMAand related SD State Medical As-sociation (SDSMA,) and asidefrom bringing doctors together ina joyful social way, I have notedthrough the years that these or-ganizations have consistently em-powered physicians to help our pa-tients. Case in point: the physi-

cians of the AMA, the SDSMA,with others, truly succeeded in re-ducing tobacco use here andthroughout the US.

The AMA started in 1847 whenDr. Nathan Davis, a young NewYork doctor introduced a resolu-tion at the New York Medical So-ciety to establish a national med-ical association, in order to set upstandards for medical education,determine a code of ethics, andfind ways to inform the publicabout the dangers in non-scientificand quack remedies. These loftyideals brought physicians to cometogether that year and organizethe AMA.

And since this beginning, theAMA has been a tremendous forcefor enhancing medical education,developing the world's standardethics manual, and protecting peo-ple from charlatan profiteers.

One interesting quack story isthat of the 1920s radio-empire ofJohn Romulus Brinkley who usedthe radio waves to get rich by pro-moting and implanting goatglands under the skin with falseclaims to treat impotence. He

eventually found a way to pre-scribe drugs over the air, and atthe time bargained pharmacies forand received a cut on each pre-scription. It took the AMA and hervocal executive secretary Dr. Mor-ris Fishbein, to bring this unethi-cal man and his radio stationdown.

The AMA is here to do good, andI am proud to be a part of it.

It’s the beginning of the NewYear, and resolutions abound formany. Losing weight, exercisingmore frequently, and eating morehealthfully are common goals.What if you could do all of theabove and save a few dollars at thesame time? This January, considerthe following strategies fromTOPS Club Inc. (Take Off PoundsSensibly), the nonprofit weight-loss support organization, to cre-ate flavorful, nutritious meals thatwon’t hurt your wallet.

Eat In More and Out LessWhile they require more planning,home-cooked meals are an excel-lent way to minimize your grocerybill, and they are typically health-ier than the options you may findwhen dining out.

•Double or triple your recipesand freeze leftovers in individualcontainers to eat throughout theweek.

•Make at least one meal a weekmeatless. Choose recipes that uti-lize beans (canned or dried) andgrains, which add a boost of nutri-tion.

Plan AheadA meal planning chart or simpleshopping list for the week aregreat tools for the budget-minded,health-conscious consumer. Know-ing what you already have in thepantry and what you intend tomake ahead of time reduces im-pulse spending, saves time, andimproves the nutritional value ofyour meal.

•Take part of one day a week toplan the upcoming week’s menu.

Search “meal planning charts” on-line for a variety of templates andconvenient shopping tools.

•Include meals that will“stretch” more expensive fooditems, like stews, casseroles, andstir-fries.

•In addition to reviewingweekly store circulars in advancefor sales, check the back of yourgrocery receipt for additionalcoupons. Also check online forcoupons, simply by searching forthe products that you use and vis-iting the manufacturers’ websites.

Shop SmartIn addition to shopping at grocerystores, consider local markets, dol-lar stores, and shopping online, ifavailable in your neighborhood.For the best deals at the market,look for reduced produce or end-of-the-day specials. Many online gro-cery services offer discounted orfree shipping if you spend a mini-mum amount, and you’ll be moreinclined to stick to your list andavoid splurging on unnecessarypurchases.

Some other suggestions include:•Only shop once a week. This

makes it easier to avoid unneces-sary purchases and encouragesyou buy only what you need for theweekly menu.

•Have a snack before you visitthe grocery store. Shopping on anempty stomach can lead to im-pulse buying.

•Shop alone, to prevent familymembers’ impulse selections fromending up in the shopping cart.

•“Shop the perimeter” of the

store, remembering that the leasthealthy and most overpriced pack-aged foods are concentrated in themiddle aisles.

•Look high and low (literally) onstore shelves to find generic itemsfrom store brands, which are oftenless expensive than, but identicalto, name-brand items, which areplaced at eye level on shelves.

•Buying “economy” or “familysize” containers is sometimes abetter buy – if you truly eat all ofthe food in the package. If it spoilsand has to be thrown away, it mayjust be a waste of money. Selectlarge packages of meat, poultry,and fish, and place them in sepa-rate freezer bags at home for eachmeal. Non-perishable items likecanned food, cereal, soup, and nutsare a good choice.

•Avoid purchasing “conven-ience” foods, like single-servingsnacks, pre-cut fruits and vegeta-bles, and instant rice. Buy alarger-sized container and portionout your own snacks, cut your ownproduce, and spend a few minutescooking the rice. These efforts maytake a bit of extra time up frontbut will ultimately save you dol-lars.

•If fresh fruits and vegetablesare cost-prohibitive, try the frozenor canned versions made with“100% juice” and “low sodium,” re-spectively. Frozen produce is oftenflash-frozen at the source, lockingin nutrients. Rinse canned vegeta-bles before cooking to further re-duce the sodium content.

Eat healthier – and save money

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Obituaries

The Mass of Christian Burial forJoseph “Joe” A. Reisenauer, age89, of Bismarck, formerly of Mottand Lemmon was held at 10:00amMT on Monday, December 31,2012 at St. Vincent’s CatholicChurch in Mott. Fr. Charles Zinswill officiate, burial was in Green-hill Cemetery in Lemmon.

Visitation was on Sunday from4:00 to 7:00 pm at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmonwith at Rosary Service at 7:00 pmat the Evanson-Jensen FuneralHome in Lemmon.

Serving as casketbearers areJoe’s Grand and Great Grandchil-dren.

Joseph A. Reisenauer was bornon March 24, 1923 in Sheffield,North Dakota, the youngest ofnine children born to Ignatz andMary Eva (Kilwein) Reisenauer.He attended school in Sheffield.

He was united in marriage toBarbara Jahner on November 3,1943 in New England, NorthDakota. To this union 11 childrenwere born, Joseph Jr., Dorrie,James, Mary, Charles, Gerald,Barbara, Carla, Jeffrey, Timothy,and Laurie. Joe and Barb livedmany years in Lemmon, SD wherehe worked for Peterson’s Imple-ment.

They spent their retirementyears in Mott, North Dakota andwere active in St. Vincent’s

Catholic Church. Joe was a resi-dent of St. Vincent’s Care Centerin Bismarck for the past threeyears. He passed away their onWednesday, December 26, 2012.

He is survived by his wife of 69years, Barbara, ten children,Joseph (Susie) Reisenauer, Jack-sonville Beach, FL; Dorrie (Tony)Binstock Sun City West, AZ; Mary(Bob) Pavlicek, Sturgis, SD;Charles (Jane) Reisenauer, Ellen-dale, ND; Jerry (Donna) Reise-nauer, Bison, SD; Barb (Harlan)Schnell, Vale, SD; Carla (Steve)Gerriets, Bismarck, ND; Jeff(Wanda) Reisenauer, Moorhead,MN; Tim (Christi) Reisenauer,Great Falls, MT; Laurie (David)Hauck, Richardton, ND; anddaughter-in-law, Edie (Bob) Nes-land, Rapid City, SD; 37 grandchil-dren, and 23 great grandchildren.

A memorial has been estab-lished to St. Vincent’s Care Centerand can be mailed to Jeff Reise-nauer, 1425 41st Ave S., Moor-head, MN; 56560.

Joseph A. Reisenauer

Mearl E. Blosmo, 96, Spearfish,SD passed away peacefully at hishome on Saturday, December 22,2012 with his loving wife of 67years, Lois, at his side.

Mearl was born in a sod housenear Pleasant Ridge on August 18,1916 to John and Annetta (Braa)Blosmo. His mother died when he

was three years old. His dad re-married Florence Sickenger, hisbeloved second mother. He wasraised on the family homestead inthe Shadehill area. At the age of14 he left home to work at arearanches, and on to Montana,Washington and California. Mearlwas drafted into the Army whileliving in California, where he wasworking in a steel mill. He servedin the U.S. Army from 1941-1945.The majority of his life was ranch-ing and with his company BlosmoConstruction. He was always acowboy at heart. Mearl is survivedby his wife; Lois, son; John (Lor-Raine), daughters, Connie(Johnny) Niehaus and CandaceStromer, nine grandchildren, 22great-grandchildren and twogreat-great-grandchildren. He waspreceded in death by his parents;

John, Annetta and Florence,brother; Ted (Harriet), twin sis-ters; Rilla (Harrison) Miles andRuby (Don) Ham, sister-in-law Ar-lene Banning and brother-in-lawDean (Beverly) Knutson.

Visitation for Mearl was from5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday,December 26, 2012 at Fidler-Is-burg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish.Funeral Services were at 1:00p.m., Thursday, December 27,2012 at Our Saviors LutheranChurch in Spearfish. Intermentwill follow at Black Hills NationalCemetery, with military honors bythe Spearfish Veterans HonorGuard. In lieu of flowers the fam-ily suggests memorials to Our Sav-iors Lutheran Church or SpearfishVeterans Memorial.

Mearl E. Blosmo

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.

Serving the West River area since 1912www.evansonjensenfuneralhome.comEvanson Jensen Funeral Homes

“Funeral Homes of Caring”Lemmon • 605-374-3805 Hettinger • 701-567-2522

Elgin • 701-584-2644 Mott • 701-824-2693Toll Free • 1-800-643-9165

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Elsie Penor, age 91 of Bison, passed away on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at the Sturgis Regional Hos pital in Sturgis, SD.

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JanuaryThe South Dakota Volleyball

Coaches Association awardedLindsey Hendrickson the Acade-mic All-State Award in recognitionof her outstanding academic excel-lence. This award is presented toseniors who have had a cumula-tive GPA of 3.5 or higher duringtheir high school years and whohave played at least three years ofhigh school volleyball.Congratula-tions to Lindsey for her outstand-ing performance in the classroom.

Bison, Sorum, and Prairie Cityfire departments responded to ahay fire at Eric Sander’s. Bisonand Sorum remained on scene tomonitor the fire. Eric Sanderstated that he suspected the feedpickup muffler started the fire.Strong winds kept the fire burn-ing. Approximately 300 roundbales burned.

Joann Shea retired from FarmBureau and Greg and Peggy Friedhave taken over the Farm BureauInsurance.

Roger Ingebretson retired fromWRCTC.

Bison Fire Department annualCoyote Calling. Sixteen teamschecked in and were auctioned offto the highest bidder.

Stephen Schopp and MattWiesinger weighed in with sevencoyotes, to win.

Dakota Hulm and Chris Seidelweighed in with 4 coyotes for sec-ond place.

Shawn Preszler and LayneSchoon also checked in with 4 coy-otes for third place. They werepurchased by Shawn Preszler for

$250. Second and third place weredetermined by the weight of the 4coyotes.

Dan and Dylan Beckmanchecked in with 2 coyotes forfourth place. They were purchasedby Dan Beckman for $70.

Kel Brockel, Bob Stanfield andBrad Seidel weighed in 2 coyotefor 5th place. They were pur-chased by Joe Smaltz and KelBrockel for $90. Fourth and fifthplaces were also determined bycoyote weight.

Little Dog went to MattWiesinger and Stephen Schopp.

Big Dog went to Dakota Hulmand Chris Seidel.

A total of 23 coyotes wereweighed in.

Postal price increase beginsJanuary 22, 2012, it will cost just apenny more to mail letters to anylocation in the United States. Itwill be the first price change forfirst-Class Mail stamps (ForeverStamps) in more than two and ahalf years. However, customerscan continue to mail letters attoday’s prices by purchasing theirForever stamps before January 22.

“That’s why Forever stampswere created, to help consumersease the transition during pricechanges,” said Bison PostmasterShirley Morris.

Friends helping friends benefitwas held for Justin Seim who re-ceived an eye injury.

Daniel Chapman hits 1000 pointmark in his basketball career.

Jessica J. Johnson, receives2012 Black Hills Stock ShowFoundation $2,000 scholarships,Bison High School, daughter ofGus and Sheila Johnson. Activitiesand honors: honor roll, golf, FFA,oral interpretation, NationalHonor Society and rodeo queen.

She plans to attend Black HillsState University.Birth

Karsyn Ava was born to Denton& Kelly McGregor.Deaths

Richard Wiesinger passed awayat his home south of ThunderHawk on Monday, December 26,2011.

R.B. Wheeler, age 95, longtimeLemmon businessman, passedaway on Thursday January 5,2012.

Rita A. White, age 85, of Lem-mon, SD passed away on Saturdaymorning, December 31, 2011.

Peter T. “Pete” Krebs, 66, ofLemmon, South Dakota passedaway on Friday, January 6, 2012.February

Bison High School senior Jes-sica Johnson will be featured aspart of KEVN Black Hills FOX’sRising Star of the West scholar-ship contest.

Lindsey Hendrickson wasnamed Outstanding Female Ath-lete.

Ty Collins, Dylan Beckman, Dil-lon Collins, Jaren Beckman,Ashtin Gerbracht and Gavin Nel-son and Josh McKinstry competedin the West River Invitational 4-HShooting Sports Match.Engagements

Mr. & Mrs. Vanise Hardee ofWilson, North Carolina announcethe engagement of their daughterMegan Elisabeth to LaramieEichelberger son of Rex and PaulaEichelberger of Avoca, Iowa.Laramie is the grandson of Jamesand Vera Wilson of Bison, SD andL.S. and Norma Eichelberger ofAvoca, Iowa.DeathsAllan James "Bud" Brumley, 88,passed away on Sunday, February5, 2012 at Hospice of WichitaFalls.

Irene Darcy (Baker) Duehren,89, entered in the presence of herSavior Jesus Christ on Tuesday,January 3, 2012 at Tri-City Hospi-tal, Oceanside, California. March

Jerry Petik, of Meadow, is therecipient of the 2011 President’sAward from the South DakotaFarmers Union. Petik was hon-ored Friday at the family farm or-ganization’s 97th annual stateconvention at Huron.

T.J. Anderson, son of Watson &Eileen Anderson and grandson ofJim & Nora ,Lemmon, was amongthose in his reserve unit that washonored at a "Welcome Home" cel-ebration in Aberdeen on January7, 2012. TJ attended school inBison prior to moving to the Ab-erdeen area with his family.

Bison Town Board had alengthy discussion on rate in-creases.

La Grand Scotchcap Ranch,Bison, South Dakota, has beenrecognized nationally by the Amer-ican Angus Association® for hav-ing 5 registered Angus cows in-cluded in the Association's 2012Pathfinder® Report.

The Buzz stop held its first an-nual Chili Cookoff, Trent Fink re-ceived first place, Allen Morris,second Bill Morris, third.

Young chiropractor returns to

his roots to hang a shingle, Dr.Jesse Lensegrav, 26, now has a chi-ropractic degree and has returned tohis roots to use it. He earned aBachelor of Science in Interdiscipli-nary Studies at SDSU, Brookings, acourse that he said allows studentsto “build your own major.”

His next step was to enroll in theDoctor of Chiropractic Program atthe University of Western States inPortland, OR. He crossed that stagein December, 2011. After that, hestill had to complete the one-year in-ternship that he’d been working onsince the previous spring. The uni-versity sent him to work with fivedifferent clinics in the Portland area.

The sum total of all his effortsearned him the right to finally putDC – Doctor of Chiropractic – behindhis name. Jesse has offices in bothBison and Lemmon as well as at theranch.

Four candidates vie for twoschool board positions AngieThompson, Tonya Collins, TWSchalesky and Marcie Kari. AngieThompson and Marcie Kari werethe winners.Town Board has five candidatesfor two positions, Terry Haggart,Darla Moody and Matt Butsav-age are running for the threeyear term. Dave Kopren andJeff VanVactor are running forthe one year term. Butsavage andKopren were the winners.Engagement

Mr. and Mrs. James Miller, ofShadehill, South Dakota, arehappy to announce the engage-ment of their daughter ChristiMiller, to Matthew Miller, son ofMr. and Mrs. Jay Huber, of Well-man, Iowa and Mr. and Mrs. Low-ell Miller of White, Georgia. Thecouple is plans to marry on May26, 2012.

Mr. and Mrs. Leslie and CathyJohnson of Bison proudly an-nounce the engagement of theirdaughter, Stephanie Johnson, toRyan Anderson. Ryan is the son ofMr. and Mrs. Daryll and DebraPeckham of Bristol, S.D. A Julywedding is planned at the JohnsonRanch.BirthsErik Einar Anderson was born toAmanda and Chet Anderson ofShadehill.Kimery Quinn was born to Kort-ney and Chris Seidel of Bison.Hunter Ezra Veal was born toTodd & Kim Veal, Bison.

DeathsMark Kari, age 78 of Bison, SD

passed away on Thursday, March1, 2012 at the West River RegionalMedical Center in Hettinger,North Dakota.

Cleo M. Huiner, age 64 of ruralPerkins County, South Dakota,Cleo passed away at her home onSaturday, February 25, 2012 withfamily at her side.

Floyd Herbert Wulf, 83, Vale,died Saturday, March 3, 2012 atthe Sturgis Regional Hospital.

Roland Lee "Bud" Miller, 88, ofHettinger, North Dakota passedaway on March 2, 2012 at the WestRiver Regional Medical Center.

Darrell Giesler, age 87, of Faith,SD .passed from this life on March1, 2012 after suffering a stroke.

Lorene Perman Schweitzer, age88, of Lemmon, SD passed awayon Tuesday morning, March 13,2012 at the West River RegionalMedical Center in Hettinger.

Lester Brockel, age 77 of Bison,passed away after fighting acourageous battle with cancer onTuesday, March 20, 2012 at theWest River Regional Medical Cen-ter in Hettinger.

Eileen Brabazon, age 92 ofLodgepole, passed away at herhome on Sunday morning, March18, 2012.April

The Bison Cardinals studentsattended the KBJM Quizz BowlTeam members were ChristopherMorris, Lindsey Hendrickson,Shelly Peck, Anna Hatle, and Sha-ley Lensegrav. Advisor was ErinTitze.

Ruth Ann Marty-Sprague wasinducted into the Black Hills StateUniversity Hall of Fame on March23, 2012 at the Holiday Inn inSpearfish, SD. She is married toDale Sprague and presently livesat their ranch at Mud Butte, SD,having worked at VAMC FortMeade for over 30 years. RuthAnn is the daughter of Bill andMaxine Marty.

Bernice Kari was honored byUnited Blood Services of theDakota’s. Bernice received a giftcertificate for having the most firsttime donors in January.

Arneson family (PerkinsCounty) was a finalists announcedfor the 2012 Leopold ConservationAward in South Dakota.

Bison High School attended the25th Annual State Convention ofthe South Dakota Student CouncilAssociation. The SDSCA Conven-tion included almost 700 studentsand advisors from more than 60high schools throughout the state.

Bison FFA attends Career De-velopment Events, Megan Serr,Sydney Arneson and Kim Peckwith their 2nd place Milk QualityEvaluation team plaque and Syd-ney's 1st place Milk Quality Eval-uation plaque. Shaley Lensegrav,Carrie Schalesky and Beth Seidelwith their 2nd place Horse Judg-ing team plaque and Shaley's 1stplace Horse Judging plaque.

Bison High school boys earnfourth place at Queen City ClassicSeth Buer, Lane Kopren, Wil Kolb,Logan Hendrickson, Layton Hen-drickson, Conner Palmer, MichaelKopren, Yancy Buer, Ty Plagge-meyer, Clayton Prelle. Bruce Hen-drickson and Brad Hendricksonwere the coaches.

Sunrise Angus, Brian LaDue,Meadow, South Dakota, is a newmember of the American AngusAssociation®, reports Bryce Schu-mann, CEO of the national breedorganization headquartered inSaint Joseph, Mo.

Lindsey Hendrickson has beenselected to be a candidate for theSouth Dakota High School Activi-ties Association "Elite 15" awardfor 2012. The nominees will bejudged in the categories of athleticability, leadership, character,sportsmanship, and grade pointaverage.

What happenedin 2012

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LaJeana Kopren, a Direct SupportProfessional at Ryan Road Super-vised Apartments, received heraward from Linda Williams. BlueDiamond nominations are basedon outstanding stories of serviceand voted on by staff during openmanagement meetings. LaJeanahas been working at NorthernHills Training Center for about ayear in Spearfish.Town Board meets to canvass elec-tion results one of the itemson the agenda at the April 11thTown Board Meeting was electionresults. Vice President LukeClements called the meeting toorder in the absence of PresidentJuell Chapman. Election results,with 162 ballots being cast andtwo spoiled ballots, were as fol-lows: 3 year term Terry Haggart48 Matthew Butsavage 64Darla Moody 502 year termJeff Van Vactor 34Dave Kopren 126

Matthew Butsavage (3-yearterm) and Dave Kopren (1-yearterm) were declared the winners ofthe election.

School Board Election Results3 year termAngie Thompson - 208 VotesTonya Collins - 61 Votes2 year termMarcie Brownlee-Kari - 233 VotesT.W. Schalesky - 37 Votes

Bison Fire Department pur-chased a new fire truck.

JessicaJohnson received $1,000scholarship for outstandingscholastic achievement.

South Dakota Farm Bureauscholarships awarded LindseyHendrickson the daughter ofBruce and Dana Hendrickson.After graduating from Bison HighSchool this spring, she plans tostudy Biology and Business atCreighton University, eventuallypursuing a career in dentistry.She has been inducted into theNational Honor Society and serves as a class officer. In addition, sheis active in basketball, volleyball,track, FFA, FCCLA, and herchurch.

Derek Morris, Meadow, SouthDakota, was recently honored onApril 2, 2012 at the Sixty-First An-nual Honors Convocation at theSouth Dakota School of Mines &Technology, Rapid City, SouthDakota.

Jessica Johnson was named a fi-nalist in the 6th annual RisingStar of the West scholarship con-test.

Travis and Renae Gebhart ofMeadow, South Dakota, recentlyreceived a Case IH Farmall 65Atractor for their AchievementAward recognition by the Ameri-can Farm Bureau Federation.Young farmers and ranchers fromacross the country competed forthe award.Marriage

Austin Anton Kopren & TimaraChristian Nella Hinners weremarried on Dec. 21, 2011 at asmall family wedding in SiouxFalls, SD. The couple is makingtheir home in Sioux Falls, and arecurrently employed full-time. They

expect to pursue their college de-grees in the near future. Austin’sparents, Reid & Tarina Kopren,are hosting a reception in Bison onJune 2, 2012.Engagements

Steven and Kathleen Engle ofNewcastle, WY are pleased to an-nounce the engagement of theirdaughter, Kalin Kathleen, to Mr.Beau Lenard Chapman, son ofKirby and Sylvia Chapman ofBison, S.D. Kalin and Beau willmarry this June, in Rapid City,SD. The couple will make theirhome in Perkins County.Births

Carter Cody Lemburg, April 7,2012. Parents: Nicole & HadleyLemburg, Rapid City, SD; Grand-parents: Julie & John Harris,Trout Creek, MT. Penny & MikeLemburg, Bison, SDDeaths

John Lenhart Barthold, age 93,passed away peacefully on Tues-day, March 13, 2012, in Shreve-port, Louisiana.

Annie Hoar, age 92, of HotSprings, SD, passed away Sunday,April 15, 2012, at the Fall RiverHospital in Hot Springs.

Amy Vargo of Saginaw, age 68,died Friday, March 30, 2012 at St.Mary Hospital. May

The Red Hatters hosted a bene-fit for Mary Lee Hathaway on Sat-urday evening. Mary Lee hasLung cancer she was takingChemotherapy.

Under Water Enchantment wasthe theme for the 2012 BHS promShaley lensegrav was crownedprom queen and Christian Wolffwas crowned prom king.

The Bison High School musicstudents went on a field trip toMinneapolis Students that wentincluded Catherine Graf, AnnaHatle, John Hatle, CharlotteJohnson, Kayley Johnson, TessaKopren, Joseph Kvale, ShaleyLensegrav, Lenae McKinstry,Christopher Morris, Brianna Sex-ton and Dodge Weishaar. The stu-dents were chaperoned by myself,Eliza Bonacci, and Stacey Kvale.

Daniel Burkhalter breaksrecord at the Jeff Smit JuniorHigh Memorial Track Meet.Daniel won the 7th grade boys3200m run, setting a new meetrecord with a time of 10:56.68. Healso won the 1600m run with atime of 5:06.40. With over a thou-sand athletes competing in thelarge meet, being a double winneris unusual.

New FFA officers elected LaytonHendrickson, Wrangler Weishaar,Beth Seidel, Tessa Kopren, Shelly

Peck, Shaley Lensegrav, MeganSerr, Logan Hendrickson, SydneyArneson , Anna Hatle, Wil Kolband Lane Kopren.

Dakota State University inMadison, S.D., held the springcommencement ceremony, Bison -Emily Chapman, Bachelor of Busi-ness Administration in Manage-ment.

Lindsey Hendrickson was hon-ored for Academic Excellence.

Lake Area Technical Instituteholds graduation ceremony. Thefollowing student was presentedan Associate of Applied ScienceDegree (AAS), by Deb Shephard,President of Lake Area Tech.Jamie L Jackson, Bison, SDEnergy Operations.

The Junior High Boys won theLittle Moreau Conference TrackMeet on Friday, May 11 in Lem-mon with 159 points, Newell insecond with 125. Josh McKinstry,Bryce Graf, Cole Buer, Cody Buer,Ross Collins. Jake Kahler,Matthew Johnson, DanielBurkhalter, Joey Aukland. Theteam was coached by BradBurkhalter and Erin Titze.

Carv Thompson of Faith was in-ducted into the south Dakota Hallof Fame.

Jessica Johnson of Bison fin-ishes second in Sixth Annual Ris-ing Star of the West scholarshipcontest.

Harding & Perkins Farm Mu-tual Insurance Company will cele-brate its 100th Anniversary at theAnnual Membership Meeting atReva Hall, Reva, SD, on June 9,2012.Married

Eric & Mindy Arneson weremarried on May 12, 2012. Deaths

Alice Marjorie White, 99, ofSanta Maria, California diedpeacefully with her family by herside on Thursday, April 26, 2012.Robert "Bob" Witt, 88, of Het-

tinger, North Dakota passed awayat the West River Regional Med-ical Center in Hettinger, ND onApril 29, 2012.

Gudrun Romness, 91, of Arvada,CO, formerly of Hettinger, NorthDakota passed away at the CollierHospice Facility in Wheat Ridge,Colorado on Monday, April 30,2012.

Beverly Jean Baxter, age 72 ofSpearfish, formerly of Faith,South Dakota, passed away onSaturday, April 28, 2012 at DavidM. Dorsett Regional Health Carein Spearfish.

Marilyn Mundahl, 81, ofSpearfish, passed away on May 7,2012 at Spearfish Regional Hospi-

tal.Martha Pauline Hahn (Polly), of

Weaverville, North Carolina,passed peacefully from her ownhome into her Heavenly HomeSunday, May 6, 2012.

John (Jack) Roggenkamppassed away April 23, 2012 at theage of 74.

Mrs. Janet Ahmasuk passedfrom this life on May 16, 2012 inAnchorage, Alaska.

Bob Varland, age 64 of Lemmon,passed away at his home west ofLemmon on Sunday morning, May20, 2012.

Dyann Hanson, age 70 of Lodge-pole, passed away at Med CenterOne in Bismarck, North Dakota,on May 17, 2012.

Elaine Wilson, formerly ofLodgepole, South Dakota and Het-tinger, North Dakota, passed awayat Wind River Healthcare Centeron March 4th, 2012.

Judith Randall “Judy” age 70, ofPrairie City, South Dakota passedaway at the Western Horizon CareCenter in Hettinger North Dakotaon Thursday, May 24th, 2012.

Minerva Ann “Mike” Leitch, 81,Underwood, Minnesota, died sud-denly and unexpectedly in herhome on Wednesday, May 23, 2012.June

Brandi Steichen of Bison hasbeen hired as the new director ofthe Bison Area Economic Develop-ment.

Teri Anna Chapman of Bison,SD graduated from NortheasternUniversity of Tahlequah, Okla-homa earning her Masters Degreein Speech Language Pathology.Teri is the daughter of Blane andDoreen Chapman.

The Office of Academic Affairs atBlack Hills State University hasreleased the dean’s list for thespring 2012 semester. Included inthat list are Amanda Johnson,Bison, and Katie Doll, Prairie City.

Evanson-Jensen Funeral Homecelebrated 100 years on June 12,2012.

Jerry Reisenauer was elected tolead SDN Communications.

Perkins county official electionresults in - Brad Besler elected toCounty Commission.

Harding County Farm ServiceAgency officially closes.

Kristen Seidel of Bison recentlyreceived a degree from DickinsonState University. Seidel graduatedwith a degree in University Studies.

Julianna Kari won the fair bookcover contest. It is not the firsttime she has won, she also won asa second grader, she will be enter-ing the eighth grade this fall. Keepup the art work Julianna! Picturedto the right is the Perkins CountyFair book cover for 2012.

The Perkins County 4-H rodeowas held June 16, 2012. KristaSchopp, Jr Jr; Carrie Schalesky,Sr; Kailyn Groves, Jr werecrowned the Perkins/MeadeCounty 4-H Ambassodors.

The Better Business Bureau(BBB) Foundation has announcedthat Lindsey Hendrickson ofMeadow has been named the 2012Scott Mecham BBB Student of In-tegrity for South Dakota. She willreceive a $2000 scholarship. Birth

Bentley Ardel Phillips, was bornto Rick and Angela Phillips onMay, 23,2012,

Thomas Jeremy “Tomee” Vealwas born to Jennifer and ChrisVeal on June 18. 2012Engagement

Brian and Kay Kolb of PrairieCity are pleased to announce theengagement and upcoming mar-riage of their daughter, GingerAnn Kolb to Kurt Matthew Brauerof Omaha, NE. The couple is plan-ning a September 28th wedding inOmaha.Death

Duane L. Boyce, 69, of Het-tinger, North Dakota passed awayat his home, Boyce Machine Shopin Hettinger, ND on February 7,2012.

Sylvia Steinheuser, 99, of Red-field, South Dakota, died Tuesday,June 05, 2012 at CommunityMemorial Hospital in Redfield.

Syble J. Brown, age 85 of Faith,passed from this life on Friday,June 8, 2012 at the Rapid City Re-gional Hospital.

Judith “Judy” Buer, age 94, ofMeadow, SD passed away on theevening of June 16th, 2012.

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Just for funHow many squares can you find?

Farm Credit Services of America authorizes $130 million cash-back dividend payment for 2012

Farm Credit Services of America(FCSAmerica), a financial cooper-ative with more than $18 billion inassets, has approved a 2012 cash-back dividend of $130 million to itseligible customer-owners.

The $130 million cash-back div-idend is another significant distri-bution of FCSAmerica’s net earn-ings to its customer-owners. The2012 distribution is the coopera-tive’s ninth consecutive. Since2004, FCSAmerica has distributed$685 million cash-back dividendsback to its customers to supporttheir operations and benefit thecommunities they call home.

“Farm Credit Services of Amer-ica has been consistent throughagriculture’s good times and chal-lenging times and is financiallystrong,” said Robert Bruxvoort,Board Chairman. “The Board isvery pleased to approve the size-able $130 million cash-back distri-bution.”

The FCSAmerica Board also ap-proved a patronage program for2013 at their meeting this week.The Board will determine the

cash-back dividend for the 2013program in December 2013.

“Farm Credit Services of Amer-ica’s unique business model, ca-pacity and commitment to agricul-ture differentiate us,” said DougStark, president and CEO. “We’reproud to pay yet another strongcash-back dividend to our cus-tomer-owners. We’re also proud tobe well-positioned financially tomeet their needs and challengeswell into the future.”

Cash-Back Dividend Details The Board of Directors has paidcash-back dividends, available aspart of its patronage program,every year since 2004. For 2012,each customer’s cash-back divi-dend from the program is based onthe customer’s average loan vol-ume during the calendar year. Themore eligible loan business a cus-tomer has with the cooperative,the more they benefit financiallyfrom the patronage program. Eli-gible customers can expect 2012payments to be distributed inMarch 2013.

Over the Christmas Holidayguests of Art and Marilyn Christ-man were Jane Christman andWalter Kingsbery of Boulder, Col-orado; Judy, Chuck and Ben Lewisof Sturgis; Sarah Lewis of Brook-ings; Katie Fisk of Rapid City.

Art and Marilyn Christman vis-ited with Bernie Rose after churchSunday in Lemmon at the FiveCounties Nursing home.

Bernie Rose spent ChristmasEve and Christmas Day with Von-nie Foster and her guests.

Christmas Eve Day, Fred andBev Schopp traveled to Lemmonearly and went to a birthday partyfor their great grandson, JudahWuebben, hosted by his mom, BobiWuebben and held at the LanceHourigan home. Later in the af-ternoon, they attended the Chil-dren’s Christmas Eve at St. Luke’schurch in Lemmon; they spent the

evening at the home of Ray andJulie Schopp and family.

Christmas Day, Fred and BevSchopp were among the manyguests at the home of Connie andBob Hourigan.

Thursday and Friday, Fred andBev Schopp traveled to Spearfishand Belle Fourche. They took inthe Lemmon Cowgirls Basketballgame with Belle Fourche and vis-ited with their daughter Jan andher son Coebi and friend Marrissa.Saturday night, Fred and BevSchopp attended the Lemmon –Hettinger girls’ basketball game inLemmon.

Jerry and Carolyn Petik wereamong many from near and farthat attended Christmas Eve serv-ices at Hope Church. Later theyhad supper with Thelma and RussLemke at the home of Irene Young.They were also visitors at Arnold

Zielke's and Lanny and IreneHopfinger's.

Jerry and Carolyn Petik wereamong Christmas Day guests ofCharlotte and Tim Kvale.

Thursday afternoon and supperguests at Jerry and Carolyn's wereKurt and Leah Petik and Family,Jeri Lynn, Leif and MirandiBakken, and Irene Young. Leif andMirandi and the Kurt Petik fam-ily were overnight guests.

Friday supper guests at Petikswere the Kurt Petik family, DeJonBakken family, Irene Young, Jimand Kim Petik, Mike, Dottie,Darla and Reva Barnes, Lisa andKavan Donohue.

On Sunday evening, Oliver andMary Petik of Sandy, Utah arrivedat Jerry and Carolyn's to spend afew days visiting friends and fam-ily in the area.

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

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Recognizing Contributorsof Generosity

Before we get any further intothe new year I think it’s a goodidea to remind everyone that nowis an ideal time to acknowledgethose who have helped us in thepast to get to where we are today:just your average rural Americangrinding his or her butt off inhopes of succeeding at our work.

For starters my column-writingpal deserves recognition. My besthair-graying moments are creditedto Mondays. Without Monday’s un-suspecting pranks I wouldn’t benear as fun to pity.

Mother Nature. Now there’s agal who never fails to give mewhat I wished for—something in-teresting for readers to sympa-thize with me about, like calvingseason snowstorm mayhem. Themini dramas that result fromsnowstorms have allowed me toscore a decent column topic.

The vehicles and equipmentproblems around here have givenme experiences that the commonoperator or innocent bystander

don’t get to experience. I’m nottalking about your average strand-ings or mechanical breakdownsbut special stuff that only I seemto be a part of. Especially those fi-ascos that create hammer me-chanicing opportunities worthy ofsharing with readers.

And where would I be withoutthe gender gap, marriage, or par-enting bumpkins? In a bone-drythink tank of ideas, that’s where.Thank goodness my husbandspeaks with brevity to complicatedecoding his thoughts. The baf-fling mysteries regarding the waymen and women think has alwaysbeen a reliable fallback in loomingdeadline situations. I hope the gapnever gets completely closed be-cause I’ve come to depend heavilyon misinterpreting my spouse’shand signals and being misunder-stood in order to entertain others.And whenever my spouse leavesthe ranch, big complicated prob-lems stand a chance at messingwith me.

My kids have a rural way ofspicing up life with their youthfulranchy perspective when interact-ing with society. The insightswe’ve all gained have contributedto a column or two also.

Baby calves get special recogni-tion. Without them there wouldn’tbe the interesting predicamentsthat their mommas put my spouse

and I in which have saved many alame column. Mother cows that re-veal their moody disposition havecome through for me when conjur-ing up a topic that seemed hope-less. My husband and I may beonto our cows’ calving shenanigansbut they always manage to put atwist on a standard calving chal-lenge, many of which have beenworthy of capitalizing on for a col-umn.

At this point it wouldn’t be fairto leave out the bulls. They de-serve recognition for the times inyears past that they’ve pulledstunts to catapult a column to theneeded word count.

What about the little guys? I’mtalking about the small thingsthat quietly come forward to sharewith me their greatness of beingas a part of my day-to-day obser-vations. You know, cow cleanin’,restrooms of the great outdoors,barbwire, junk yard discoveries,calf scours, baling wire, stuff likethat.

You didn’t think I’d get all theway to the end and forget to creditmanure did you? Cattle have pro-vided me with so many things:food, chores, exercise, headaches,but especially manure. Regardlessof what form the stuff comes in, Iknow that the manure I encountereach day has the fertilizing poten-tial for a crop of entertainment.

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

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Go green in the New Year by recycling your tree

The real Christmas trees thatadded special magic to this year'sholiday season can now find a sec-ond purpose by recycling, saysSDSU Extension Forestry Special-ist John Ball during a recentiGrow Radio Network Interview.

Ball says the easiest second usefor real Christmas tree is as a birdfeeder, stuck in a snow bank.

"Hang bird feed on them, be-cause it makes a wonderful perch,provides a little hiding cover,which birds like," he said. "Thebirds will find it and utilize it forthe rest of the winter, because theydo like a little cover when they areout there feeding."

He says another option for re-purposing Christmas trees is touse them as mulch. An optionmany South Dakota communitiesembrace by collecting used treesand grinding them up for compost."Evergreens are wonderful be-cause one of our problems in oursoils in South Dakota is they tendto be a little on the alkaline side,and the pine, spruce and firs weuse will be a little on the acidicside - which is going to be verybeneficial," Ball said. "There isnothing better than going out andputting a pine or even a littlespruce mulch around your trees."

These trees may also be bundledand dropped into lakes as artificialreefs for fish habitat. To learnmore about this topic, and listen tothe iGrow Radio Network inter-view with John Ball, visitiGrow.org.Real estate – boomer style

By John ChicoineBuy our house. Seriously, con-

sider buying our house. We’re notselling it right now but keep it inmind. In fact, after you read this,you’ll probably make us an offer.We have a wonderful old house. Ithas steps. My wife Paula and Ihave lived in our house forever.But it has steps. From the base-ment to the top floor, there are 32steps.

The steps were never an issue inour youthful years. When we werelike young gazelles, we boundedup and down the steps. Today wedon’t bound so much as plod andslog up and down.

Of course there are drawbacksto steps. For instance, as aboomer, we all walk into a room

and think “Now why did I come inhere?” With steps, it’s 16 steps up,wonder why you’re there, go backdown 16 steps and then rememberwhy you needed to go there. Thenit’s back up 16 steps and then backdown. But we learn to adapt likewriting down the reason to go intoa room upstairs. Or my wife mayfind me sitting in a room with avacant look on my face. She’ll askif I’m ok and I’ll explain I’m justsitting until whatever I neededcomes back to me before I do the16 extra steps.

I pity the day I’m in the base-ment and need something on thetop floor. Thirty two steps up, 32down only to realize I didn’t geteverything I needed. Then it’s 32up, 32 down.

On the flip side of the coin,South Dakotans’ are getting fatteraccording to the fat police. Theysay most everyone in the state isobese. You saw that story. It madeyou nervous, didn’t it? So exerciseis good. People spend real moneyjoining gyms, buying expensivetreadmills and step machines.

If you had my house, you would-n’t need any of that fancy fat burn-ing equipment. You would be nat-urally healthy, buffed beautiesbounding through the house andup and down the stairs. Yes, whenwe do sell our house, we’re goingto market our house as a heartrehab house. It probably won’t beanytime soon because first weneed to clean it out. But that’s an-other article.

Perkins CountyCommission

Special MeetingDate: December 27, 2012Present: Commissioners Schweitzer,Foster and Henderson and Finance Of-ficer ChapmanOthers present: Rownea Gerbracht,Beth Hulm, pressAbsent: Commissioners Ottman andGochenour

Call to OrderChairman Schweitzer called the spe-cial meeting to order at 10:08 a.m. ThePledge of Allegiance was recited.

Contingency TransfersHenderson moved, Foster seconded tomake the following transfers from con-tingency: Election - $400; Solid Waste -$25,700, motion carried.

ClaimsThe following claims were presentedand approved for payment: A & B Busi-ness, supplies - 310.90; Adams CountySheriff, jail board, 5,745.00; BH Am-munition, supplies, 638.50; Butler Ma-chinery, repairs, 862.35; Current Con-nection, supplies & equipment,2,621.71; Dakota Herald, publishing,35.00; R Gerbracht, travel, 90.00;Lewis & Clark Behavioral Center, MHprof fees, 149.00; Light and Siren,equipment, 1573.00; Lodgepolepropane, utilities, 2,147.76; McLeods,supplies, 728.00; Neve’s Uniforms, sup-plies & equipment, 891.75; NewmanSigns, supplies, 771.09; Pollard & Lar-son LLP, MH Prof fee 191.33; ISchmidt, travel, 47.95; SD DOT, proffee, 156.12; K Serr, travel, 166.00; KThompson, Court Appt Atty, 1,495.85;West group, law books, 87.00; DakotaBusiness Center, equipment, 4,040.55;Evanson Jensen, travel;, 812.00;

AdjournmentHenderson moved, Foster seconded toadjourn the meeting at 10:48 a.m. Thenext regular meeting on the PerkinsCounty Commission will be held onTuesday, January 8, 2012 at thePerkins County Courthouse.

ATTEST:APPROVED:

Sylvia Chapman, Finance OfficerMike Schweitzer, Chairman

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Grand River Roundup .............A Christmas Story..................By Betty Olson

I hope you all had a wonderfulChristmas. We had a white Christ-mas, but most of the snow cameafter Christmas day. There’s justenough white stuff on the groundto make good sledding for the lit-tle people and great snowmobilingfor the big guys.

Since the cold has settled in,these guys have started butcher-ing. Tate Gress and Will and SamLarson came last Friday to helpReub, Casey and Taz butcher fourhogs. Will and Sam came back onSaturday to help Reub, Taz, Lanie,and Trig turn the hogs into porkchops and sausage. The hams arecuring and bacon has been slicedand wrapped. It sure smells goodin the meat room!

The Slim Buttes Lutheran Sun-day School Christmas programwas the Sunday before Christmas.The program was in the morning,followed by a pot-blessing dinnerafterwards. That afternoon Sage,Alaina, and Acalia came to cele-brate an early Christmas with usand Casey’s family came acrossthe creek to join us. Sage andAlaina went to her brother Joshand Brandy Stadheim’s for Christ-mas Eve and Grandma Polly hadall the family at her house for

Christmas Day.Casey and Missy and their fam-

ily went to Sturgis to spendChristmas Eve with Missy’s fam-ily. Reub and I went to the Christ-mas Eve service at Slim Buttesthat evening. Bill Johnson got hissecond new knee on the 20th andis recovering nicely, but wasn’tquite up to coming along withLaura and Brad to the candlelightservices. Sharon and Roger Ander-son got to show off their new babygranddaughter, and several fami-lies brought all their guests to theservice. It’s so nice to have achance to visit with old friendsthat we don’t get to see very often.

Casey’s family, Thad’s family,my sister Judy and her husbandKen were here for dinner onChristmas Day. We all had a goodtime and ate way too much, asusual. Angie, Judy and Missy allbrought delicious goodies andthere is so much food left over thatReuben won’t have to cook for him-self when I leave for Pierre in Jan-uary.

Jerry Reisenauer’s father, JoeReisenauer, age 89, of Bismarck,passed away the day after Christ-mas. His funeral will be NewYears Eve at St. Vincent’s Catholic

Church in Mott with burial inGreenhill Cemetery in Lemmon.It’s always hard to lose a familymember, but over the holidaysseems to make it worse. Our sym-pathy goes out to his family.

The guys had butchered a fatcow a while ago and after agingthe beef in the cooler for severaldays, they cut off a big roast for meto cook for Christmas dinner.Christmas evening Lanie had to goback to her job in Killdeer, so theday after Christmas Taz, Bryceand Trig helped Reub cut andwrap the rest of the beef.

Thursday Tate Gress came outto hunt coyotes with Taz andhelped the guys butcher anotherbeef that is now aging in thecooler. We’re certainly going to bewell-fed this winter.

As cold as it was Thursdaynight, it would have been better toleave the cooler turned off. Reubgot up in the night to check thethermometer and when he sawthat it was almost seventeenbelow zero, he had to get dressedand go down to the other house toturn the cooler off. The meat wasalready frozen and he doesn’tthink he’ll have to run the cooleragain until the weather warms up.

I have some happy news for youJulia and Dillon Lermeny are theproud parents of a baby daughterborn the day after Christmas. Lit-tle Gretta Mae was 21 inches long,and weighed 8# 2oz. I’m bettingher two older brothers will do theirbest to spoil her. Congratulationsto the entire Lermeny family!

I’m writing this early because ofthe holidays, so I have no idea ifall the terrible things predicted tohappen on New Years Eve willcome to pass or not. Not only willour nation reach the 16.4 trilliondollar debt limit on December31st, it looks like our country isgoing to go over the fiscal cliff cost-ing every American thousands ofdollars in taxes, and the uniondock workers are threatening to goon strike shutting down all goodscoming into our ports, puttingthousands of people out of workand costing businesses billions ofdollars. Happy New Year? It suredoesn’t look like anything we’regoing to want to celebrate.

There’s really nothing we can doto deal with these problems on thenational level, but we can makethe best of it individually. I’d liketo leave you with this Happy NewYear’s poem that is just filled with

good advice:

Recipe for a Happy New YearTo leave the old with a burst ofsong To recall the rights and forgive thewrong; To forgive the thing that binds youfast To the vain regrets of the yearthat's past;

To have the strength to let go yourhold Of the non-worthwhile of the daysgrown old; To dare to go forth with a purposetrue; To the unknown task of the yearthat's new,

To help your brother along theroad To share his work and lift his load; To add your gift to the world's goodcheer, Is to have and to give a HappyNew Year.

Happy New Year to all of you fromall of us.

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When it’s cold, build a fire in thefireplace, or the woodburningheater, or maybe just light a candleand look in the flames, look deep inthe flames for the answers.

I’ve always believed they arethere, and this time of year is atime for questions. It is a time toweigh the events of the past yearand toss them around and ask why.

It has been a good year for eachof us in some respects, and a badyear in others. Just like every year.

A few of our young people diedthis year. Others were born. Someprecious old-timers left us, too, butat least they’d had the chance tohang and rattle and turn gray. Itwas the young ones that make usask the tough questions.

But there were also the beautifulthings that happened this last year.People went out of their way to helpothers. People tried valiantly to bet-ter themselves. Some did it bystudying a foreign language. Somedid it by taking wood shop at thecommunity college. Dud practicedhard all year and it worked. His ac-

cordion playing sounds much bet-ter.

The old Miller dairy got pulleddown. Many of us were worriedabout kids playing in there and get-ting hurt. It really wasn’t safe anymore. And while we’ll miss seeing itout there, with that big tobacco adpainted on its roof, we’d miss hav-ing those kids around even more.You make decisions and hope forthe best.

There were some new homesbuilt this year, and Steve hasstarted adding on to his cabin up inthe mountains not too far fromJasper Blankenship’s mining claim.Steve just needed a hole-up spot. Aplace where a cowboy can go and noone can kick him out.

And so our world says goodbye toanother year and we’ll hope thenext one is better, and it probablywill be. Life brings the good and thebad together at this time of yearand helps us wash our lives with alaugh and a tear and a dollop of for-giveness.

Come join us for a women'sBible study. 5:30 Tuesday's atGrand Electric Social Room. StudyJesus the One and Only with us.Call Dawn McKinstry 244-5934 orSharon Longwood 564-2175 toorder books. Call by January 8,2013.

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