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Highlights & HappeBison Calcutta golf tourney will beon July 20th and 21st. Two personscramble with a steak supper onSaturday the 20th followed by theCalcutta. Any question contact Jef-frey Johnson at 605-390-3743

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

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P.O. Box 429 • Bison, South Dakota 57620-0429

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Volume 31Number 4July 11, 2013

Includes Tax

Farm Service Agency NAP coverage

available for 2014 annual forage cropsFSA will offer Noninsured Cropsaster Assistance ProgramAP) coverage for 2014 crops that

e planted annually and used forestock feed or fodder.The Risk Management AgencyMA) recently announced a pilotogram that offers a CAT level

ainfall Index-Annual Forage In-rance Plan to producers inxas, Kansas, Nebraska, North

akota, Oklahoma and Southakota.Because there is limited time foroducers in these states to tran-ion from NAP to the new RMA lot program, an exception wasade that will allow the states tontinue offering NAP coverage for

2014 only. However, NAP coveragewill not be available for 2015 an-nual forage crops in these specific

states.Eligible producers can apply for

2014 NAP coverage at the LocalCounty FSA Office using formCCC-471, Application for Cover-age. To obtain 2014 NAP coveragefor these crops, producers in SouthDakota must file the applicationand pay the service fee by the fol-lowing dates:

·September 30, 2013 for fall-seeded crops such as winter wheatand rye;

·March 15, 2014 for all otherspring seeded forage crops.

The service fee is the lesser of

Schoolboard welcomes Mrs A All five school board memberswere in attendance on Mondaynight to conduct business for their

regular monthly session and alsoto welcome the new superintend-ent, Mrs. Marilyn Azevedo, to ourcommunity. She and her husbandare getting settled in the superin-tendent house they now occupy.

Three employee contracts wereapproved. Danielle Gerbracht washired to be the assistant cook toCamille Drown, head cook. DonnaKeller, the former Special Educa-tion teacher, was approved by con-tract to teach Elementary Educa-tion. Janelle Goddard was hired tobe the High School Secretary. Sheis already being trained by the for-mer secretary Joy Worm.

Oaths of office for the comingterm were spoken by Dan Beck-man and Dan Kvale to serve three

year terms on the board and alsoby Bonnie Crow, Business Man-ager and by Colette Johnson, As-sistant Business Manager.

The bus contSmith was also light” after a fe

made. Because tusually used onroute instead of contract was decSmith was also rduct fire drills tosafety.

The Senior Clclosed since the sgraduated. The amount of $489.1be transferred to cil fund.

Business Mansome good news from TSP EnginCity will be at thand July 12 to evture of the presenat a cost of $35,62

make more than tthe school will aladditional expen

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All in a night’s woOrdinances, Bids and P

by Gladys Jackson A dog ordinance, hay bids, re-

vised culvert policy and reportsare all in a night’s work for thefive-man Bison Town Board. Thereis never a lack of items on theagenda, and Monday evening, July8, was no different.

Sheriff Kelly Serr was unable toattend the meeting as scheduled todiscuss the current dog leash ordi-nance on file. In light of the recentdog-biting incident, the Board hasbeen reviewing the Town’s Dog

Leash Ordinance. Attorney Boguehas drafted a new leash ordinanceand Town Clerk Beth Hulm pro-vided copies to the Board. It wasdecided by the Board to reviewthis new draft and ask Sheriff Serrto attend the August board meet-ing to discuss dog leash ordi-nances. If a stricter ordinance isput in place, the Town would be re-quired to purchase a dog kennelfor holding the animals.

Due to not bproperly, a motionscind last monthbids and at the new hay bids for twere opened. Jessthe high bidder fo60 acres of hay gr Airport with a $6 Veal was awardTracts 8 and 9 w$150.65 for Tract Tract 9. One bid hified due to not

identified.Rachel EggeboBrandi BaysingeBison Area Ecoment met with than update on cura verbal request ing in the 2014 b

Employee Hegave a status reprojects. He repor

con

$250 per crop or $750 per producerper administrative county, not toexceed a total of $1,875 for a pro-

ducer with farming interests inmultiple counties.

Producers who meet the defini-tion of a limited resource farmer orrancher can request a waiver of the service fee.

NAP provides financial assis-tance to producers of noninsurablecrops when low yields, loss of in-ventory or prevented plantingoccur due to normal disasters.

For more information aboutNAP, please contact your FSA County office or visitwww.fsa.usda.gov.

Farmers Union youth participate inState Camp in the Black Hills

Young people from across theate of South Dakota participated

the South Dakota Farmersnion’s annual state camp June 2-2013, at Storm Mountain Cen-

r near Rapid City. Nearly 100uth ages 14-19 spent the weektting up their own cooperativesinesses, touring the Blacklls, listening to speakers and

arning leadership and various

e skills.“This year’s state camp was antraordinary time of learning asese young people participated inoperative business training andarned valuable leadership skillsat they will take with them fore rest of their lives,” said State

ducation Director Bonnie Geyer.he week features many activities

like hiking, sports and bonfires.There is also a tour day whereyouth go on tours in the RapidCity area. Speakers at this year’sstate camp included Sioux FallsStorm head coach and RooseveltHigh School teacher Kurtiss Riggswho spoke about leadership;Elaine Doll, a marathon runner inher 70s, who spoke to the youngpeople about personal motivation

in her discussion called, “Life is amarathon, so double tie yourshoes!” Troopers from the SouthDakota Highway Patrol spoke tothe campers about traffic safety,the dangers of texting and drivingand underage drinking. RebeccaCaselli-Smith with Lutheran So-cial Services spoke to campersabout bullying and self-esteem.

Throughout the week, youngpeople run their own cooperatives.There’s the co-op store, newspaper,insurance company, and even a co-op coffee shop. Campers put realmoney into the credit union at thestart of camp to buy things fromthe co-op store and they get acheckbook. “These are real lifescenarios that they’re living outduring the week of camp,” Geyersaid. “The kids that go to StateCamp will be better preparedwhen they go to college and haveto balance their bank accounts.”

They are all on boards of direc-tors of their various cooperatives,take out loans, pay bills, and runa real business. On the lastevening of camp, campers selectthe next year’s Junior AdvisoryCouncil (JAC), a group of sixcampers who have at least fin-ished their junior year of highschool. This year’s JAC membersare Tucker Greene of Plankinton;Dayton Trujillo of De Smet; JackieDethlefsen of Stickney; ChrisNemec of Holabird; Brooke En-right of Union Center; and AidanBeck of Huron.

The six JAC members will helpplan and facilitate the 2014 State

Camp as well as help SouthDakota Farmers Union through-out the year at different events in-cluding Farmers Union Day at theSouth Dakota State Fair.

For more information aboutSouth Dakota Farmers Union’syouth education programs, visitthe education page atwww.sdfu.org.

tending this year’s state camp from Perkins County wereeft to right): Jim Brockel and Kiana Brockel from Shadehill.



• The Bison Courier • Thursday, July 11, 2013

T-Ball games have started. All gamesstart at 5 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday

evenings.

Perkins County fair books are available at all the localbusinesses.

Bison Public Library reading program, Pre - 2nd gradeJuly 17th Feeling Antsy. 3rd - 6th grade July 12th - 19 th Nosummer reading program due to swimming lessons. All pro-grams are at 10:30.

Christ Ev. Lutheran Church will be having VBS Mon-day, July 22-Thursday, July 25, from 9-11:30 a.m. for all chil-dren ages 4-12. Please call 244-5636 to register.

Badlands Ministries VBS Day Camp at AmericanLutheran Church!! July 29th-Aug 1st, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 pm (M-W) 9:00 a.m. -12:00 Noon (Thursday) with a Public WorshipProgram at 12:00 Noon. Kids ages 3-6th Grade are WEL-COME and need to bring a sack lunch daily. Contact HeidiKopren at 244-5524 with any questions.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous is meeting weekly in Bison. The

group meets every Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in the basement of the Presbyterian Church. Everyone is welcome.

To have your NON-PROFIT meeting listed here, please sub-

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Nutrition Site

Menu

Thursday, July 11BBQ beef on a bun

potato saladparsley carrots

lime sunshine saladbanana

Friday, July 12Beef stew

pineapple tidbitspudding w/topping

cranberry juice

Monday, July 15Taco salad

whole wheat rollfresh fruit

pudding

Tuesday, July 16Ginger pork chops

baked potatospinach salad

grapes

Wednesday, July 17Hawaiian chicken

dinner roll tomato slices

apple crisp

Special education repnow available online

Information regarding school

districts’ performance on improv-ing the educational outcomes of students with disabilities is nowavailable online. Results of earlychildhood services for infants andtoddlers with developmental de-lays are also available.

Released annually, the StatePerformance Plan Report is di-vided into two parts. One part ad-dresses the federal special educa-tion program known as Part B.This report identifies school dis-tricts’ ability to meet federal spe-cial education requirements onseveral indicators along with per-formance targets. The report isbased mainly on data from the2011-12 school year with exceptionof Graduation Rate, Dropout Rate,

and Suspension/Expulsion for2010-2011. Statewide data also is

available.

To view the Pahttp://doe.sd.gov/opx.

The other partformance Plan Rthe federal specigram known as Pidentifies the abilhood services, caThree program ito meet 14 federtion requirementregional data is a

To view the Pahttp://doe.sd.gov/oaspx and look uments listing onside of the pagePart C Annual Pport” or “Regiona

- Indicators.”

HuntSAF

SD Game, Fishbe holding a HunJuly 19th and 20the Bison Schoolrun July 19th andents must be presuccessfully comThe course tefirearms safety,

tion of hunting ability to purchcenses. HuntSAFsigned for person15. Adults are ainvited to attend11 may be issued 12 before Decembbut cannot hunt 1. Parents are alattend with theirthough registratioplease call 374-7message so the ihow many studening. If anyone hregarding the Hufeel free to call 374-7726.

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Garden Gate

ardening by the Clock?Are you one of those that have inner clock that wakes you up6:00 a.m. no matter what day it

? Well, all plants, flowers or veg-ables, grown indoors or outdoorsve that internal clock that regu-

tes their life cycle processes. Itsensitivity to the waxing and

aning of daylight as the year pro-esses. This sensitivity is known

photoperiodism which deter-ines when they fruit, when theylt, or when they produce storagegans (think potatoes).Takato Imaizumi, University of ashington biologist, is uncover-g the mechanisms of the sea-nal calendar in plants. Almost living creatures, gardeners in-

uded, possess a powerful clock,nown as the circadian clock,hich controls many of life’socesses. Studies have shownat plants and animals don’t have

actually experience day andght to have regular wake/sleepnimals) or stiff leaf/relaxed leaf lants) cycles, prove that thisock is innate. Imaizumi explainsat “The circadian clock is notnstantly sensitive to light. Its a light sensitive window at thed of the day that acts as a gat-g mechanism. This process ishat determines of a plant is ang-day or a short-day plant.me plants are considered day-utral which are not affected byotoperiodism but by tempera-

res or maturity.The long-day and short-day de-rmination depends on latitude.

Day length at the equator is a con-stant 12 hours in all seasons whileat 50 degrees latitude the day canswing from about 8 hours in Janu-ary to 16 hours in June. The lati-tude of Bison is 45.520N whichhas a minimum of eight hours and42 minutes of daylight in mid-De-cember to a maximum of 15 hoursand 41 minutes of daylight in mid-June.

Onions are a crop whose lati-tude of origin is important. Youwill notice in seed catalogs thatonions are listed as long or shortday varieties. A variety that re-quires 14 hours of daylight wouldbe appropriate for South Dakotabut not for Florida.

The poor gardener, hoping for

perfection in a wide range of crops,has a lot to keep track of all thevariables: different light require-ments for different vegetables andeven the different varieties of thesame vegetable; radical differencein day length at different lati-tudes; and the fact that seasonalresponses in plants are not alllight-determined alone but can beadjusted by weather related fac-tors such as temperature andmoisture.

And you thought gardening wasa simple thing…….

My green thumb came only as aresult of the mistakes I made whilelearning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

Submitted by Karen Englehart,

Master Gardener, SDSU Coopera-tive Extension Service

The Bison Courier • Thursday, July 11, 201

School Board

holds special

meetingThe Bison School Board met in

a special session on Friday, June21 to conduct some necessary busi-

ness. After moving into executive ses-

sion to discuss personnel the boardaccepted the resignation of FirstGrade Teacher Lola Hedstrom, ef-fective at the end of her 2012-2013contract. Hedstrom has taughtFirst Grade for the District for351/2 years. Thank you , Lola, foryour many faithful years of serv-ice to the school. We wish you wellas you begin your retirement.

By unanimous vote BusinessManager Crow was authorized tomake the necessary contingencytransfers as needed for the 2012-2013 school year.

The Board also acted to utilizethe Pension Fund for retirementcosts in the amount of $40,000 for

the 2012-2013 school year.With no more business on the

agenda the special session was ad- journed.

Bison School Boaholds Budget Hea

The Bison School Board con-ducted a budget hearing for thenew fiscal year beginning in Julyfor the 2013-2014 school year. Anamount of $50,000 was added to

surplus funds for the needs whileearnings amounted to $2,500. thenew superintendent was awarded$5,000 to pay for travel expensesto Bison from New Hampshire. thechairs in the computer lab are bro-ken and need to be replaced. As aresult $10,000 was added to thebudget for chairs and necessarytables in the computer lab. Theseadditions were made in the Gen-eral Fund.

Concerning the Capital OutlayFund the board discussed the pos-sibility of raising the mil levy fortaxes. With adequate money al-ready in the budget it was theboard’s consensus to keep the millevy at 21/2 mils. Each year $5,000

is budgeted for licause the libraryabundance of bowas changed to for the coming sch

gineering fee of $budgeted for TSPRapid City for a tion of the schooor the possibility school.

There is less bcial Education needed at this tment budget fu$40,000. Impact Abe used in the School lunch co$1,000. All in alfirms that therfunds for the comWith that in mmoved to acceptunanimous vote.

What dog can jump higher than

a building?

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BELLE FOURCHE

Tanglewood Apts, 2 Br

Meadowlark Plaza, 1 BrElderly 62+, Disables & Handicap Housing

Bella Vista Village, 2 & 3 Br

BOX ELDER

Johnson Apts, 2 Br

NEWELL

Grand & Green Valley Apt, 1 Br

Elderly 62+, Disabled & Handicap Housing

STURGIS

* Bluff’s Edge Apts

Heritage Acres, 1 Elderly 62 & Handicap H

Butte Ridge Apts,* Hunter’s Run Tow

Elderly 62+, Disabled &

LEAD

Timberland Apts, 2 & 3 BrGold Mountain Apts, 1 Br

Elderly 62+, Disables & Handicap Housing

WHITEWOOD

Chiang Apts, 2 Br

LEMMON

Westside Apt, 1 & 2 Br

McLAUGHLIN

McLaughlin Manor

SPEARFISH

Iron Creek Plaza, 2 Br* Rolling Hills Apts, 2 & 3 Br

Lookout Mountain view, 1 BrElderly 62+, Disables & Handicap Housing

FAITH

Countryside Estates, 1Br

By Gladys JacksonRachel Eggebo, President andandi Baysinger, Director of theson Area Economic Develop-ent met with the Bison Townoard on July 8 to give an update

current projects and to request

ntinued funding for the 2014dget. What they had to say wasetty impressive. This group hasen working hard for the better-ent of the Bison community;en the Rapid City Journal hasken notice by way of a story of eir latest project entitled ‘Ourood Deeds: Town paints home of -year old veteran’. You can readis story in the July 7th edition of e Rapid City Journal written byaudia Laws of the Journal staff.

he caught the story by readingout it on the Bison facebookge at www.facebook.comisonSD.The above referenced “Paintuth Dakota” project was com-eted with help from the South

Dakota Housing Authority, whoawarded the funds for the paintingsupplies. The house belongs to vet-eran and long time resident of Bison, Bob Hanson. This job wascompleted with the volunteer helpof some 20 area people interested

in helping out their community.Other projects completed thisyear by the Bison Area EconomicDevelopment include the newbusiness signs posted on the eastand west sides of Bison alongHighway 20. There are plans tolight these signs also. Go take adrive and check them out!

The third project completed re-cently is the newly designed Bisonwebsite, complete with a commu-nity calendar and classifieds. If you want to utilize either of these,give Brandi a call at the Develop-ment office (244-5726) and she willget it on the website. Be sure tocheck out the new site,www.bisonsd.com, there is even alisting of area attractions. Brandi

would like to enhance this websitecontinually and keep it updated,even list places for sale or rent.People new to the community orlooking to re-locate to the Bisoncommunity will have a place to getall their questions answered. If

you have information for the web-site or ideas, be sure to let Brandiknow. Brandi stated that havingthe Bison site connected with the All School Reunion facebook site,brought in a lot of new viewerswhich was great.

Director Baysinger stated thatshe is currently working on apply-ing for four grants, one to helpwith the training of staff in com-munity development, grant appli-cations, economic development,help to elevate existing staff to fulltime, and to purchase equipmentfor future office needs.

Another grant is for local infra-structure improvement to assistwith sidewalks and curb and gut-ter for existing and future resi-

dents and business owners as wellas improving streets.

Yet another is a jobs grant pro-gram to assist with future housingprojects.

But the one she is really excitedabout is the South Dakota SafeRoutes to School grant which is asidewalk project for the entire citylimits of Bison beginning withColeman Avenue. This would helpprovide a safe place for childrenand adults to walk to school andpromote more outdoor activitiesand wellness for the community byproviding a safe venue for resi-dents for walking. She asked thatthe Town Board incorporate thesidewalks into the upcoming redoof Coleman Avenue.

All of these grants are subject toState approval.

Baysinger also spoke to the

Bison Area Economic Development meets with Town Bo

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Brandi Baysinger and Rachael Eggebo of the Binomic Development

Board on upcoming community de-velopment programs. One is theHorizons Project which will allowparticipation in additional train-ings to expand on the first Hori-zons Project completed in 2008.

Another program is Stronger

Economies Together which wouldbe an application for additional re-gional training to help our re-gional economy as a whole andbuild stronger relationships withsurrounding communities.

But once again, the one programBrandi and Rachel are really ex-cited about is called the Commu-nity Foundation Program whichwould build a community reinvest-ment fund through SD Commu-nity Foundation to further projectsand activities in perpetuity. Thiscould include scholarships for areastudents, recreation programs forarea residents and further busi-

ness growth andvolvement. This lasting legacy byand businesses tcommunity funmeans availableBison website. M

held in a Soutwhich recently einterest. This monfor each commundonated. The monlocally given to qupossibly throughlocal Committeethe community ahelp,” stated PEggebo.

Let’s all give hand for their inand maybe try toany way we can, doing all of this fo



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

Wednesday Prayer Mtg. - 7:30 p.m.

Church of Christ18 mi. south of Prairie City - Worship Service - 10

Prairie Fellowship Parish ELCA • Pastor DanSaturday evening service at Indian Creek - 5:00 p.m. • Ros

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

Christ Lutheran Church WELSPastor Gerhardt Juergens

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

Coal Springs Community ChurchPastors Nels & Angie Easterby

South Jct. of Highways 73 & 20

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

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

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church • Fr. Tony GSaturday Mass: - Lemmon 4:45 p.m. Bison - 7:1

Sunday Mass: Lemmon - 8:15 a.m., Morristown - 1

Holland Center Christian Reformed CPastor Brad Burkhalter • Lodgepo

Worship Service - 8:00 a.m.

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

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

Beckman Wesleyan Church • Pastor Brad Prairie City

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

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

Pastor Florence Hof f, CREFir st Presbyterian Church

“God’s Light” Read Genesis 1:1-8Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there wa

God saw that the light was good.(verses 3Until I was in the second grade, we had only keros

light. You didn’t think I was that old, did you? Iforget the day I came home from school and saw efixtures hanging in each room of our home. We co

wait for it to get dark, so we could see how much rooms would be. That light was good.

For all of us there are times when, regardless of seems that all our world is dark. Zachariah, the fathe Baptist, knew the people of Israel had seen thBut he prophesied of God’s tender mercy, giving “lwho sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, t

feet into the way of peace.” (Luke 1:79Zachariah prophecy was fulfilled in the perfect ligJesus, the light of the world. Jesus said of himselfollows me will never walk in darkness but will ha

of life.” (John 8:12)Prayer: Thank you, gracious God, for knowing th

more than physical light in this world. Thank youfect light, your Son, Jesus. Amen.

Pastors Perspecti


Obituary

Gayla J. Brink, 59, of Rapid City,ssed away on Thursday, June 27,

13 at Rapid City Regional Hospi-l, surrounded by family andends.Born to Clifton and Beatriceea” Long, she grew up and grad-ted high school in Bison, South

akota. She married Lyle Brink in72 whom she raised her familyth in Rapid City, South Dakota.It is safe to say that the most im-rtant things in Gayla Brink’s life

ere family, friends, and most of , her dozen grandchildren. Youuld not have a conversation withayla without it involving anward someone received, an eventmeone was in, a recital sheeded to attend, or a story aboutmething adorable one of themd done. There were no favorites;e loved every single one of themually, and made every effort to at-nd every activity or event. She

would plan trips to places that shebelieved her grandchildren wouldlearn from and enjoy. Whenever sheand her husband Lyle would travel

without her grandchildren, she wasconstantly picking up brochuresand presents to share with them.She knew the likes, dislikes, andstrengths of every grandchild.

Friendships were like family toGayla. Her friendships ran deepand lasted as long. She alwayslooked forward to her annual gath-ering with “The Jewels”, specialfriends of hers from her days atBison High School. She was veryactive in the Beta Sigma Phi, Xi

Alpha Pi serv ice sorority and willbe very missed by her sisters.

If you were a family member orfriend of Gayla Brink, then youmost likely received a countlessnumber of thoughtful presents.Giving gifts to other people gave

Gayla joy. She was a professionalshopper. However, her purchaseswere usually not for herself, but forher family or friends she madethroughout her lifetime. She re-membered collections, birthdays,holidays, favorite colors, and evenpets. If she ran across somethingthat reminded her of someone,something her grandchildren wouldlike, something she just knew shecould find a home for, she wouldbuy it.

Gayla truly wanted to help peo-ple. Throughout her life, she wasinvolved in the Care & Share FoodDrive, The Salvation Army, The

American Heart Association, BoyScouts, Hospital Auxiliary, and asupporter of The Children’s MiracleNetwork. Giving of her time cameeasily to Gayla. She loved to learnand enjoyed helping others to learn

as well. To that end, she was in-volved in the Journey Museum andThe Questers. She also loved tocook and belonged to a gourmet-

cooking club. And how about those BEARS.

They were everywhere. When youentered the foyer of the Brinkhome, bears immediately sur-rounded you. Her collection wassecond to none. It was very difficultto give Gayla anything that had abear on it because she probably al-ready owned it.

The last few years found Gayla ina great deal of pain. That has endednow and she is safe.

She is survived by her husband,Lyle Brink of Rapid City; threesons, Derek (LaDelle) Brink of Reva, Zane (Trine) Brink of RapidCity, and Travis (Chandelle) Brinkof Box Elder; two brothers, Greg(Lori) Long of Spearfish and Ron

Ary of Harper, Kansas; one sister,Linda (Frank) Cervantez of Broom-field, CO; and 12 grandchildren.

Also surviving are many lovingnieces, nephews and in-laws. Gaylawas preceded in death by her par-ents.

Visitation was held from 5 - 7p.m. on Tuesday, July 2, 2013 atKirk Funeral Home and one hourbefore the services at the church.

Services were at 11 a.m. onWednesday, July 3 at First Presby-terian Church in Rapid City withthe Rev. Jeff Kintner officiating.Burial followed at Black Hills Na-tional Cemetery near Sturgis at2:30 p.m.

A memorial has been established.Family and friends may signGayla’s online guestbook atwww.kirkfuneralhome.com

Gayla J. Brink

Farmers Union announcesDistrict IV, V & VI Camp date

All children ages 6-13 are in-ted to attend South Dakotaarmers Union’s District IV, V &

Summer Camp scheduled forly 30-August 1, 2013 at Camp

ob Marshall, Custer, SD. Dis-

cts IV, V & VI include Bennett,regory, Lyman, Mellette, Todd,ipp, Butte, Custer, Fall River,aakon, Jackson, Jones,awrence, Meade, Pennington,anley, Corson, Dewey, Harding,rkins, and Ziebach Counties.

his year’s camp is themed ‘Farm-s Union is our name, Coopera-n is our game,’ and will includetivities that teach childrenout the benefits cooperativesiness and of working together.“Young people who attend thisar’s District IV, V & VI Campll come away with a better un-rstanding of the importance of

cooperation,” said Tamie Fahren-holz, District V Farmers UnionEducation Director. “They willhave the opportunity to learnmore about cooperative businessand how they can work together to

solve problems in their daily lives.They’ll play games; there will besinging and crafts, water gamesand all of the other camp tradi-tions.”

Campers will play a ‘Deal or NoDeal’game to learn about FarmersUnion and will work together onan advertising campaign for theircooperative business. Financialliteracy will also be taughtthroughout the camp and therewill be an exciting surprise forcampers. Campers will also com-plete crafts, including a ceramicpiggy bank which will promotesaving their money. Each child will

also receive a free T-shirt.Camp will open at 1:00 pm on

July 30 and will close at 1:00 pmon August 1st. Registration is $70and please pre-register by July 23,2013 to Tamie Harwood-Fahren-

holz at 605-431-7338. District VSouth Dakota Farmers Unionmember’s registration will be cov-ered by their district. See moredetails on directions and what tobring to camp on www.sdfu.org.

Registration forms can be foundonline at www.sdfu.org. You canalso pick them up at your localFarmers Union Insurance office,or your local cooperative. Formore information contact TamieHarwood-Fahrenholz at 605-431-7338, Retta Mansheim at 605-842-2452 or the SD Farmers Union at605-352-6761, Ext. 125.




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

Monday, Paulo, Tabbi and EmilyMauri and Becca Askew were eveningguests of the Keller’s. Paulo got themower going again for Bridget.

Wednesday, Bridget Keller and theboys traveled to Timber Lake. Bridgethad dinner with the in-laws and theboys stayed with them while she trav-eled on to Pierre to surprise her friendJackie who is leaving for deploymentto Afghanistan on the 7th. Bridget re-turned back to Timber Lake on the 4thand spent the day with the Keller fam-ilies. Bridget and the boys returned

home Friday afternoon.Tiss Treib visited with her mother,

Esther Johnson, Aunt Kari Hoff andCousin Katie Wiechmann Tuesday af-ternoon. She was on her way to BelleFourche where she was a houseguestof Rhys and Carla Oelke.

Wednesday, Tiss and Carla did someshopping in Spearfish. In the after-noon, Tiss met up with Kick and Randi

Alexander of MN. They attended theRanch Rodeo.

Thursday, the Oelke’s and Tiss at-tended the parade in Belle Fourche.Tiss took Rhys and Carla out to dinnerin Spearfish. In the afternoon, Randiand Kick Alexander and Tiss Treib at-tended the rodeo.

Friday, Kick and Randi Alexanderand Tiss Treib went hiking toRoughlock Falls, in the evening they

attended the Black Hills Rounduprodeo.

Saturday Randi and Kick Alexanderand Tiss Treib headed to their respec-tive homes. Tiss went through RapidCity on business and visited at theHoff home with Esther Johnson, KariHoff, Dorena Wiechmann, Katie andChristopher Wiechmann, Louis JohnHoff and family who were visiting fromWI.

Sunday following chores Tiss Treibcalled on Thelma Sandgren; Lesterand Sharon Longwood and BridgetKeller, Lil Albert and Korbin.

Ben and Ezra Wiechmann wereSunday evening guests of Tiss Treib.

Last Wednesday, Patsy Miller and

Sharon Longwood visited with JoyceMosley in Rapid City.

Jim and Patsy Miller attended theCircus in Lemmon Sunday and BuffaloMonday.

Jim and Patsy Miller spent July 4thin Hettinger. They attended the pa-rade and fireworks.

Matt and Christi Miller broughtsupper out to Jim and Patsy MillerSaturday evening.

Gary, Jodi, Lexi and Shirley John-son traveled to Hettinger for the 4th of July parade. Later Shirley was a din-

ner guest of Gary and Jodi.Don Meink of Crofton, NE arrived at

Helen Meink’s Monday to spend aweek.

Stacy Gillespie and Andi of Gilbert, AZ are spending time in the area visit-ing family.

Rod and Cheryl Seim visited withTim and JoAnne Seim Sunday after-noon.

Larry and Sarah Dreiske and fam-ily spent Saturday with Nolan andLinda Seim and family.

Lynn Frey attended the funeral of Betty Klug in Bismarck Thursday.

Sunday afternoon, Lynn Frey calledon Ken Krisle and visited with Troyand Shelly Krisle and family.

Congrats to Keith and Bev Hoffmanon the birth of a new granddaughter,born to Paul and Harmony Hoffman.

Tuesday, Marcie Sandgren came upat noon and took Thelma Sandgren tothe clinic and later they admitted herto the hospital.

Leslie Sandgren came and picked upGrandma Thelma and took her homefrom the hospital, after the paradeThursday morning.

Friday, Thelma Sandgren attendedto her usual appointments in Het-tinger. She then enjoyed supper withher sister, Gladys Vliem at the Nurs-ing Home.

Thelma Sandgren visited withHelen Meink and her guests, Stacyand Andi Gillespie Sunday afternoon,Thelma and Helen exchanged maga-zines and newspapers.

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There were 12 mguests present fomer evening mesence of ChairwHendricks, Marstepped up to conmeeting.

Vi Leonard urwrite to their Cgarding diabetesmay no longer blocal pharmacy. pay for strips thfrom national mers. Official actidraft a letter, one

sent from the cluothers for each into sign and send.

Again, a dispFlags, a project oftry, were flown oJuly 4. Diana Lthat some damagby the poles duristorm but that thpaired.

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continued on page 1bout 1 1/2 miles) from Terryaggarts to the City Dump will be-graveled sometime in eitherptember or October. Mike Lock-t suggested that Heath look intomething to use for dust controlthe road as well. The sprinklersthe City Park will be turned onthe grass is looking a little dry;th the recent rains this has noten necessary until now. Bisoncently had a Water System In-ection completed by the S.D.ept. of Environmental and Nat-al Resources (DENR) fromerre and passed with no write-s. They did request that Heathmpile an Emergency Plan soat if he were gone there wouldwritten instructions for some-

e else to carry on in the case of aater emergency.The Town Board instructedeath to continue to look into get-ng more streets chip sealed yetis year, to spray the parks foreeping jenny and dandelions,d to check on spraying the this-

at the Bison Golf course.Clerk Beth Hulm remindederyone of the Pre-Constructioneeting for the new town stormwer project which will be held ate Town Office building at 9:00m. Wednesday morning, July 10.Clerk Hulm presented an

mendment to the swimming con-act with the Bison School. Thehool requested that dates be in-rted for open swimming so thatey could have a driver on handd also to specify that the Townresponsible for getting all re-

ase slips signed. There are ap-oximately 26 kids signed up for

wimming lessons.A discussion was held on therrent culvert policy. After the

scussion there was a unanimouscision to revise the current pol-

y to state that in the future, thendowner will be responsible fore purchase and installation of ay approved culvert and thatch approval by the Town Boardmandatory. This is the first

ading of this policy, a secondading will be held at the Augustard meeting.After advertising to see if any-e was interested in serving on a

uisance committee, Clerk Hulmformed the Board that there wasinterest shown. Luke Clements

ated that Robert Froning wasll interested and Luke was in-

ructed to inform Robert that he

was officially appointed to the Nui-sance Committee.

After visiting with Grand Elec-tric in regard to the use of and de-struction of their tent during theGala Day storm, the amount of $6,022 was reached for paymentpurposes. The insurance companyis good with this and a check willbe written to Grand Electric forthis amount.

Mike Lockert, who is on the Air-port Committee, presented the re-cent updated Airport Comprehen-sive Layout Plan with suggestionsprepared by Kadrmas, Lee andJackson, Aeronautic Engineersfrom Bismarck. Copies were dis-tributed for the Board to reviewand sign off on. This is completedperiodically and the Board reviewsthe suggestions to determine whatis needed or not.

Hulm stated that forms are inthe office that will need to be com-pleted by any agri-spraying pilotswho use the Bison Airport. TheFAA states that spraying agri-pi-lots may deviate from standard

flight patterns when spraying. Theforms are for liability protectionfor the Town. She also visited withthe Board in regard to the Inter-state Engineering Contract for theSanitary/Sewer System at theBison lagoon. Aplan had been sub-mitted by Interstate to the DENR. After review, the DENR felt thatthe plan needed some revisions be-fore grant money could be receivedto pay Interstate. Beth will visitwith the DENR about timelinesand invoices.

Personnel issues were then dis-cussed and the Board approvedthe hiring of both Kassidy Sars-land and Rob Wedekind as sum-mer help at the rate of $10.00 perhour. Executive session was then

called to review job applications.The next board meeting will be August 5, 2013.

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Back row- Kirby Chapman, Dale Shinabarger, Tim Kopren, Wes Schick, Stanley Brixey, Middle row- Patsy (GreenWorm, Janine (Kolb) Hansen, Cindy (Penor) Ceglian, Allan Crow, Tom Fried. Front row- Salli (Kolb) Blazey, Ardath Miles and Lois (Spangler) Eggebo.

Daniel Burkhalter invited to run in National Hershey Track M

On June 22nd, Daniel Burkhal-r traveled to Belle Fourche ton in the State Hershey Trackeet (13-14 yr boys' division). Heon the mile run for the secondraight year with a time of 4:51,hich set a new Hershey statecord. He also won the 800 meter

n with a time of 2:11. Basedon his effort at the state level he

as invited to participate in theational Hershey Track Meet inershey, Pennsylvania in earlyugust. Last year only 16 milerstionwide were invited to run inis meet. All expenses are paid byershey. This is a great opportu-ty and a great honor. Daniel hasso been running in the USA ack & Field venue this summer3-14 yr boys) and has justrned the right to run in their na-nal meet in Greensboro, NC only 27th. Daniel qualified thisst Saturday by winning the00 meter run (9:57) at the re-onal meet held in Aberdeen, SD.nly the top 5 runners from the

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Summer weather can providethe ultimate motivation to get out-side and be active. The sun is shin-ing, nature is in full blossom, andcoats and earmuffs are no longeressential. Summer can give peoplea certain zest for fitness, but some-times temperatures can turn goodintentions into a sweltering mess.Incorporating new habits and pre-cautions into your warm weatherworkouts can keep you safe, moti-vated, and cool. TOPS Club, Inc.(Take Off Pounds Sensibly), thenonprofit weight-loss support or-ganization, offers the followingtips to make the most of your sum-mer fitness plans:

1. Fill up on fruitWater-heavy fruits - like water-melon, cantaloupe, honeydew, andgrapes - are a great way to boostenergy and replenish fluids lostafter a workout. Containing morethan 80 percent water, these fruitsare easily digestible in the sum-mer heat and are a tasty way to

keep hydrated and satisfied. Eat-ing them frozen also makes a re-freshing summer treat.

2. Reroute for optimal shadeIf your usual running, walking, orcycling route makes you an easytarget for sun exposure, opt for ashadier course. Road RunnersClub of America features runningroutes around the country on theirwebsite, www.rrca.org. Weather.com also offers local parks’ fore-casts and a fitness comfort indexby the hour - ideal for determiningthe best time of day to exercise.

3. Incorporate the seasoninto your routineMake summer chores part of yourfitness plan for time-saving andwarm weather-friendly exercise.

Washing the car, gardening, tak-ing the dog for a walk, and mow-ing the lawn, are all activities onyour to-do list that burn calories

as a bonus.4. Pay attention to your

heart rateThe hotter it is, the harder yourbody has to work - so if you nor-mally run at a 9-minute-mile pace,when the temperature hits 90 de-grees, you may find yourself hav-ing to slow down to a 10-minute-mile. Using a heart-rate monitorcan help ensure that you aren’tpushing yourself too hard, whichcan lead to heat exhaustion andstrokes. Deluxe heart monitorskeep track of not only your heart,but also your speed, distance,pace, and calories burned. Modelswith fewer features can cost as lit-tle as $50.

5. Take the path less paved

Walking, runnindirt or gravel pabody significantpaved paths. Asptend to radiate hesun’s rays, makinRunning near bohas a noticeable c

6. Slow it dowrificeTo keep safe wicalorie burn, perfcardio routine at pace, and then aspeed bursts eveminutes. You’ll mbenefits and burnries without exerfort the entire wo

continued from page 1embers will also be at the schoolhen the engineering team is ate school.More good news was announcedCrow. A workman’s comp con-

act with the school involves nost to the school. This insurancevers board members if they areured while at board meetings.The contract with the Town of son also got the “go ahead.” Thehool will provide a bus andiver for swimming lessons toettinger in exchange for snow re-oval at the school by the cityew. However, the city will paye costs for the open swimming ate Hettinger pool including thest of gas and the cost of a busiver. The city will handle thermission slips for the children to

de the bus.To begin the new fiscal yearow asked for nominations for

hairman. By unanimous votean Kvale was elected to be thehairman. Dan Beckman was cho-n to be the Vice Chairman alsounanimous vote. All official des-

nations will remain the same as

e past years.Because the price of food hasne up, lunch ticket prices alsoent up. A student’s lunch willw cost $3.50 a meal and theult meal will cost $4.25. Milkkets will go up from $7.00 to.00 per ticket.Admission costs to ball gamesll remain the same. Admission

e for a student is $2.00 and $4.00r an adult. A student season pass$12.50 and a adult season pass$35.00. Those on the school staff ll get in free. Adult helpers atll games who work at the gamell get in free only if they are

orking at the game. Theirouses will not get in free.Substitute pay for teachers was

t at $85.00 per day. Subs forra-professionals will be paid5.00 per day.Crow read an e-mail fromesha Larson who has signed antract to be the High Schoolath teacher for the cominghool term. In her e-mail sheated that she accepted anothersition. As a result the boardoved to accept her resignationnce it was received before Julyt.More discussion developed con-rning the purchase of a new 59ssenger activity bus which

ould cost approximately1,000. The bus now used wasven a trade in the value of 1,000 and has 80,000 miles on

it. A larger bus is needed for thestudents and their luggage whenon road trips. Crow will shoparound to find out what is avail-able. A larger bus to transport 65students could also be purchased.

Superintendent Azevedo isworking hard to fill the vacant po-sitions. An Athletic Director isneeded as well as coaches for foot-ball and for Girls and Boys Bas-ketball. Azevedo will also attend aFreshman Impact Event in Faithsponsored by the Sherrif ’s. Thepurpose of this event is to impactFreshmen with the reality of aDUI, Court and jail time for break-ing the law. She has almost com-pleted all the necessary paperwork to be a certified in SouthDakota as a superintendent andwill attend a “New Superinten-dent Conference”in Pierre soon.Some mold was found in the base-ment of the superintendent housethat will be examined and fixedsoon. Telephones at the schoolcan’t receive voice mail at thistime so that will be checked soon.

The High School Eligibility pro-posed policy change were dis-

cussed. Teachers ShawndaCarmichael and Joyce Matthewshave written a new policy that ad-vocates eligibility checks fourtimes a quarter. “It would help tomaintain consistency for studentsand teachers,”remarkedCarmichael. It’s a “Win, Win” ex-claimed Azevedo, “A studentshould be responsible for theirlearning.” She will implement aplan to check on teachers to keepup their grade books consistently.The policy actually means a stu-dent eligibility would be checkedtwice a month instead of once amonth. When checks were doneonce a month some studentshanded in no work until the check-ing date approached. That is not

teaching the students to be re-sponsible. The board heard thefirst reading and will hear the sec-ond reading in August before thepolicy is approved.

The next meeting is set to be Au-gust 12 at 7 p.m.

Cool summer workout choolboard welcomes Mrs Azevedo




Bison is a small town whereeveryone helps one another.

James "Bob" Hanson, 94, hashelped more than his fair share.

"He's a great guy," said RachelEggebo, president of Bison Eco-nomic Development. "He's alwaysbeen here and if you needed help,Bob would help you. That's whoBob is."

Hanson was raised in the Bisoncommunity and returned to Bisonin 1971, where he served as thesheriff's deputy for more than 10years.

Hanson has not only served hiscommunity he also served hiscountry in World War II where hewas injured in a blast that killedhis driver. He was captured by theGermans where he was treated bydoctors who saved his life. Hespent nearly four years in a pris-oner of war camp. He received aPurple Heart for his service.

The town applied for and wasawarded funds for painting sup-plies from the South Dakota Hous-ing Authority's Paint-SouthDakota campaign.

Over two nights and one Satur-day, nearly 20 people volunteeredon site or bought food for the vol-unteers who trimmed Hanson'strees, painted his home andgarage, mowed his yard andhelped clean up his property.

"I feel like I'm the king of theroost," Hanson said. "They paintedmy garage first. I went to townand when I came back I almostdrove right by because I didn't rec-ognize it."

Hanson is very thankful thateveryone volunteered to help outas he has a few health issues andhis "balance is plum gone."

"They done such a super job onit, some very professional. Therewere a lot of people that donatedtheir time with a paintbrush."

Bob lost his wife in 2002, and hehas outlived all three of his sons.However, he still smiles easily andlaughs often, the Bison Area Eco-nomic Development Committeewrote on their grant application.

"Bob has been just an iconic in-dividual in our area for many,many, many years and there is noone more deserving than him,"Eggebo said. "We're so thankful wecould do this for one of the greatestmembers of our community."

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Sharon Cable of been at the Maynesota so that have a tumor rem

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Dale Heaton htabs on the cattleDee King cut anThe next day, showed up withworked for six ho100 bales.

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Howie, one of Mbors. "If someoneeveryone pitches

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"They were vcause of medical bure out how to hay]," she said.

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Our Good Deeds:Town paints home of 94-year old ve

Bison Area Economic Development would like to thank all the vol-nteers who helped replace and install the new business signs along

HWY 20. These signs could not have been installed with such easewithout you taking the time to assist with the project includingMen’s Club and Grand Electric. Please check out the new signs andupport all of Bison’s businesses.

Also, Bison Area Economic Development Committee wouldke to thank everyone who assisted with the painting of Bob Han-on’s house and garage as well as all the yard work that was com-leted. Aspecial THANK YOU goes to: Brad and Fern Besler for these of your paint sprayer; Bob and Gladys Jackson, Heidi Stevens

nd Carolyn Hendricks for supplying us with food; John Peck forhe use of your pressure washer and all the many wonderful volun-eers who donated their time to do a fantastic job! It looks great! Were blessed to live in such a giving and helpful community! Thankou so much!The volunteers involved in these two projects help remind us that

Bison is a wonderful and giving community and that there is alwayswork to be done to help our neighbors. Thank you again to all of hose who give of their time every day to help others, you are ap-reciated.Check out Bison’s new website at bisonsd.com! There is a Com-

munity Calendar section as well as a Classifieds section. If anyoneas any information they would like to see our (YOUR) website,lease let us know. This is Bison’s one-stop for all things Bison!! Also,tay informed by “liking” www.facebook.com/BisonSD and be therst to know about what is happening on in your community.

Thank you to the community of Bison

Bison School District has the

following positions available:

Coaches:

Head Boys Basketball and Ass't.

Head Girls Basketball and Ass't.Head Football and Ass't.

Ass't. Volleyball

Athletic Director

Bob Hanson, 94, stands in front of his newly pain Bison.

Volunteers scraping Bob Hanson’s house.

Volunteering is the perfect way to feel connected tcommunity. The simple act of offering your skillsenthusiasm will positively impact the lives of oth

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New control availableor Leafy SpurgeWhen Leafy Spurge's yellowwers begin to bloom, landownersn evaluate the effectiveness of eir control program, says Paulhnson, SDSU Extension Agron-

my Field Specialist."If you have been doing a good job

control in the past, it may be atle slower and, if you have beening a really good job, there mayen be fewer plants out there thanst year," Johnson said.He adds that the only way to geturge under control is to be on itery year and get the root reservespleted so the plants will start to

die."A cold winter helps to take out

the spurge when the root reserveshave been depleted," Johnson said."As soon as the yellow flowers areout it is time to start spraying."

Johnson says the control window

is only about one month beforethere will be viable seed in theplant.

"If you also have thistles in withthe spurge you may want to wait alittle until thistles are at bud tomake sure you get good coverageand control on both of the weeds,"he said.

But again, Johnson says be care-ful not to wait too long.

"Waiting too long only allows theroot reserves to build back up in theplant, and then you will not makeany progress on getting rid of theplants. Instead, they will come backstronger than ever," he said.New Control Tools Available

Based on SDSU test plots inMoody County a new compoundcalled Perspective® looks like itshould be as good as Tordon® incontrolling Leafy Spurge, but John-son says this compound has feweruse-restrictions; and it is more en-vironmentally friendly.

"It should be able to be used inmore areas that have a shallowground water problem," he said."This is the first new product thathas effect on thistles and spurgethat has been developed in the last40 years."

At present, Perspective is not la-beled on any areas that are croppedor hayed, Johnson says until morelabeling is done, it will be limitedon where it can be used. Also somegrass injury will need to be toler-ated with its use.

"Usually the grass will recover

the next year," he said. "And, I al-ways want readers to know thatuse of the product's names does notimply endorsement. Information isbased on SDSU research and obser-vations."

Before use, landowners need toverify information on current prod-uct labels prior to application.

Grazing mineral nutrition for beef

With the recent moisture thatmuch of South Dakota received,grass is growing and many cattlehave been moved to summer pas-ture. With that move and changein feed, ranchers need to be aware

of the nutrient requirements of their livestock and ensure they areall being met, including energy,protein, minerals, vitamins andwater. Although all these elementsare important to overall herdhealth, growers need to pay partic-ular attention to meeting theirherd's mineral needs, says AdeleHarty, SDSU Extension Cow/Calf Field Specialist.

"During the months in whichanimals are grazing, deficienciesin any of these nutrients can causenegative effects on animal produc-tion. In reality, all nutrients inter-act, and deficiencies in mineralnutrition can create deficiencies inavailability of other nutrients,even if those nutrients are ade-quate in the diet," Harty said.

As plants mature, mineral con-tent changes such that phospho-rus and potassium decrease, butnot at an equal rate across allplant species, as this decrease isless pronounced in legumes thangrasses. Harty explains that min-eral content of grasses and forbs isinfluenced by mineral content of the soil, plant species, and plantmaturity. Legumes, such as alfalfaand clovers, tend to be higher incalcium, magnesium, and potas-sium, as well as iron, copper, zinc,and cobalt than grasses.

"In general, calcium levels areadequate in forages, while phos-phorus levels tend to be low and

often inadequate, especially in ma-ture forages," she said. "In regardsto potassium, these levels tend tobe excessive, while magnesiumlevels can be deficient, especiallyin lush, rapidly growing pastures."

Basically, Harty says that a"one-size fits all" mineral packagerarely meets the needs of the live-stock depending on plant diversity,soil mineral content, plant matu-rity and supplemental feeds.

"There can be a measurable dif-

ference within a pasture, let aloneacross an entire ranch or state,"she said.

Table 1 shows the difference intwo mineral supplements and howthey can vary from eastern South

Dakota to western South Dakota.Table 2 shows the seasonality dif-ferences in a mineral supplementfor an eastern South Dakotaranch, with forage type beingrange in the summer and cornstalks in the winter.

Mineral interactions also com-plicate the issues. Harty points toone of the more common and chal-lenging mineral interactions thatoccurs particularly in westernSouth Dakota where there is athree-way interaction between sul-fur, molybdenum, and copper.

"Many soils in South Dakota arehigh in molybdenum while waterand by-product feeds can be highin sulfur. This results in copperbeing tied up and unavailable forabsorption by the animal," Hartysaid.

Copper is one of the key nutri-ents for reproduction and immu-nity, therefore an adequateamount of copper needs to beavailable in the mineral supple-ment to overcome this interaction.Harty directs cattle producers tothe following article on iGrow.org:http://igrow.org/livestock/beef/is-that-a-copper-deficiency/.

Because off-the-shelf mineraland salt products are formulatedto meet generalized conditions,Harty says it is often beneficial tocreate a custom-blended mineralformula to meet localized deficien-cies or toxicities of a specific ranch

and the needs of that ranchthroughout the year."Developing a custom mineral

formulation has many potentialadvantages, including avoiding ex-cess mineral feeding, which re-sults in less environmental con-tamination, more opportunity toprevent or overcome interactionsand antagonisms, prevent toxicity,and save money," Harty said."There is a substantial upfronttime and money investment, but

in the long run, eliminating unnand the additionimproved performworth the up-fron

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Table 1: Custom mineral supplement basedon mineral content of summer forages from aneastern and western South Dakota ranch

Eastern Western

Mineral % or % orppm ppm

Calcium 10.18% 4.87%Phosphorous 8.93% 6.38%Potassium 0.03% 29.90%Sodium 19.41% 0.62%Magnesium 0.27% 4.60%Zinc 6973 ppm 1677 ppmCopper 3500 ppm 286 ppmManganese 138 ppm 570 ppmCobalt 20 ppm 5 ppmIodine 200 ppm 25 ppmIron 5024 ppmSelenium 10 ppmppm = parts per million

Table 2: Winter and summeeral supplement for eastern ranch.

Winter

Mineral % or ppmConsumption 2.7 oz Calcium 10.18% Phosphorous 8.93% Sulfur 0.00% Potassium 0.03% Sodium 19.41% Magnesium 0.27% Zinc 6973 ppmCopper 3500 ppmManganese 138 ppm Cobalt 20 ppm Iodine 200 ppm ppm = parts per million

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Jane Christmanspending the week lyn Christman.

Thursday, July Schopp visited Cal son at their new went to the lake anily members for anwater.

Friday, Fred and trip to Belle Fourch

The children attending swim-ming lessons are being trans-ported via bus to Hettinger for thenext two weeks. The childrenleave Bison mid-morning and ar-rive at the indoor swimming poolto have hour long lessons. The

children are divided up accord-ingly to their swimming level andthen instructed in different partsof the pool.

After lesson’s are finished they

then retreat to the park to eattheir sack lunches, provided bytheir parents. Followed, by a littlefree time to play in the park beforethey jump back on the bus to headback to Bison.

After the two weeks of lessons

are up, their will be six days thatthe bus will transport the kidsagain to Hettinger for open swim.The dates are Monday July 22nd,Wednesday July 24th, Friday July

26th, Monday Juday July 31st an1st.

Children post-kup, can attend wKassidy Sarslanchaperoning. Ch

than post-kindergbut they must haent with them, if

The bus ride free of charge butper child or pareofficial time of dturning hasn’t bbut they are specin the afternoon of departure will bter date in the Bi

cture above are back row Hannah McKinstry, Veronica Voller, Kahlea Seidel, Corbin Mackaben, Jonathan Burkhalter, Corey Peck, Jozee Veal, Rebr, Daniel Burkhalter, Dustin Wells, Logan Butsavage. Front row William Burkhalter, Mary Carmichael, Allison Kahler, Garrett Holzer, Grace Holzeraden Glover, Jayda Seim, Morgan McKinstry, Esther Burkhalter, Colt Kopren, Colbin Seidel.

Children travel to Hettinger for swimming lesso




NOTICE OFINTENTION TO

TAKE TAX DEEDBY COUNTY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thatPerkIns County, South Dakota, Is thelawful holder of the tax sale certificateto the property described as:

Lemmon Original Blk 6, Lot 3,City of Lemmon, Perkins County, SouthDakota, Owner - Duane Sprinkle, Cer-tificate #102, which was sold at taxsale on December 21, 2009 to PerkinsCounty, South Dakota; and

Lemmon Original, Blk 5, Lot 12, Cityof Lemmon, Perkins County, SouthDakota, Owner - Paul and PatriciaKolling, Certificate #63 which was soldat tax sale on December 21, 2009 toPerkins County, South Dakota; and

Milwaukee Land Co 2nd Addition, blk34, Lot 5, Perkins County, SouthDakota, Owner - David Durick, con-

tracted for Deed with Todd Messmer,Certificate #72 which was sold at taxsale on December 21, 2009 to PerkinsCounty, South Dakota

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN thatthe right to redemption will expire anda deed for the above described realproperty will be made upon the expira-tion of sixty (60) days from the com-pleted service of this Notice unless theproperty be redeemed as permitted bylaw.

Dated this 25th day of June, 2013.

PERKINS COUNTY,SOUTH DAKOTA

BY /s/ Sylvia chapmanSylvia ChapmanPerkins County Finance Officer

[Published July 4 and July 11, 2013 ata total approximate cost of $33.81.]

ADVERTISEMENTFOR BIDS

BISONMUNICIPAL AIRPORT

BISON, SOUTHDAKOTA AIP NO.

3460003008-2013

aled bids to furnish the equipment,aterials, tools, labor and incidentalscessary for installing a new aviationel system at the Bison Municipal Air-rt, Bison, South Dakota will be re-ved by the Town of Bison until 2:00

M. CDT, on July 18, 2013. All bidsll be publicly opened and read aloudthe office of KLJ, 128 Soo Lineive, Bismarck, North Dakota.

e bid documents are to be mailed orlivered to the office of KLJ, 128 Soone Drive, P.O. Box 1157, Bismarck,D 58502 and shall be sealed and en-rsed, "Aviation Fuel System Instal-ion, Bison Municipal Airport, AIP. 3460003-008-2013".

e proposed work includes the follow-g items and approximate quantities:

e work consists of removal and sal-ge one above ground storage tankd fuel pump, remove and dispose of ncrete containment structure, re-ove, salvage and reinstall existingain link fencing, site work, concreterk, electrical work, installation of e new 4,000 gallon 100LL aboveound steel storage tank, fuel dis-nsing equipment, card reader andel management system.

ans and specifications are on file anday be seen at the office of the Financeficer’s Office, City Hall, Bison, Southkota and at the offices of KLJ, 330

nollwood Drive, Suite A, Rapid City,uth Dakota and 128 Soo Line Drive,smarck, North Dakota.

pies of the plans and specificationsd other bidding contract documentsay be obtained by payment of sixtyllars ($60.00) to Kadrmas, Lee &ckson, Inc., 128 Soo Line Drive, Bis-arck, ND, 58502 for each set so ob-ned. An optional, complete set of

gital project bidding documents areailable at www.kljeng.com “Projects

Bid” or www.questcdn.com. Youay download the digital plan docu-ents for $23.00 by inputting Questoject # 2572595 on the website’s Pro-t Search page. Please contact

uestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 [email protected] for assistance ine membership registration, down-

ading, and working with this digitaloject information.

ch bid in excess of $25,000.00 shall

accompanied by either a certifiedeck, cashier’s check or draft in a sumual to five percent (5%) of the maxi-um bid price and drawn on a State orational Bank or a bid bond in a sumual to ten percent (10%) of the max-um bid price executed by the Bidderprincipal and by a surety companythorized to do business in the StateSouth Dakota, payable to the TownBison, conditioned that if the princi-l's bid be accepted and the contractarded to him, he, within ten (10)ys after Notice of Award has been ex-uted, will execute and effect a con-act in accordance with the terms of s bid and a contractor's bond as re-ired by law and regulations and de-

terminations of the governing board.The bid security of the two lowest bid-ders will be retained until the Noticeof Award has been executed, but nolonger than sixty (60) days. The bid se-curity is a guarantee that the bidderwill enter into contract for work de-scribed in the Proposal.

The successful Bidder will be requiredto furnish a Contract PerformanceBond and Payment Bond in the fullamount of the Contract.

The proposed contract is subject tominimum wage rates as established bythe Department of Labor for this proj-ect and are contained in the projectmanual.

The successful Bidder shall agree tocommence and complete the workunder this contract within the timeschedule indicated. All work shall becompleted and ready for acceptanceand full use by the Owner on or beforeNovember 22, 2013.

Liquidated damages shall be assessedas indicated in the project GeneralSpecial Provisions for every calendarday beyond the scheduled completiondate indicated in the agreement.

Award of contract or contracts will becontingent upon securing funding fromthe Federal Aviation Administration.

The Town of Bison reserves the rightto hold all bids for a period of thirty(30) days after the date fixed for theopening thereof to reject any and allbids and waive defects and to acceptany bids should it be deemed for thepublic good and also reserves the rightto reject the bid of any party who hasbeen delinquent or unfaithful in theperformance of any former contractwith the Owner.

Award of the contract is also subject tothe following Federal provisions:Buy American Preference – Title 49U.S.C., Chapter 501Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VI – Contractor Contractual Requirements

– 49 CFR Part 21 Airport and Airway Improvement Actof 1982, Section 520 – Title 49 U.S.C.47123Lobbying and Influencing Federal Em-ployees – 49 CFR Part 20

Access to Records and Reports – 49CFR Part 18.36Energy Conservation – 49 CFR Part18.36Breach of Contract Terms – 49 CFRPart 18.36Rights to Inventions – 49 CFR Part18.36Trade Restriction Clause – 49 CFRPart 30

Veteran’s Preference – Title 49 U.S.C.47112Davis Bacon Labor Provisions – 29CFR Part 5 (Applicable to ContractsExceeding $2,000)Equal Opportunity Clause – 41 CFRPart 60-1.4 (Applicable to ContractsExceeding $10,000)Certification of Non-Segregated Facil-ities – 41 CFR Part 60-1.8 (Applicableto Contracts Exceeding $10,000)Notice of Requirement for Affirmative

Action – 41 CFR Part 60-4.2 (Appl ica-ble to Contracts Exceeding $10,000)Equal Employment Opportunity Spec-ification – 41 CFR Part 60-4.3(Applic-able to Contracts Exceeding $10,000)Termination of Contract – 49 CFR Part18.36 (Applicable to Contracts Exceed-ing $10,000)Certification Regarding Debarment,Suspension, Ineligibility and Volun-tary Exclusion – 49 CFR Part 29 (Ap-plicable to Contracts Exceeding$25,000)Contract Work hours and Safety Stan-

dards Act Requirements – 29 CFR Part5 (Applicable to Contracts Exceeding$100,000)Clean Air and Water Pollution Control

– 49 CFR Part 18.36(i)(12) (Applicableto Contracts Exceeding $100,000)

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise(DBE) participation is not required forthis project.

Dated this 25th day of June, 2013.

/s/ Beth Hulm, Finance Officer

Publication Dates: July 4, 2013, July11, 2013

Beth Hulm,Finance OfficerTown of BisonBison, South Dakota

[Published July 4, July 11, 2013 at atotal approximate cost of $138.42.]

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A nice rain Sunday gave every-e here a break from the hayfield.dumped .84 hundredths out of e rain gauge, and for once Iven’t heard of anyone getting

ore moisture than we did! Thein was spotty, Jim Bingamanid he didn’t get any at his place

utheast of us and only had a lit- shower west of his buildings.unday afternoon Iver Heier wasying along the highway just

est of Prairie City, so they didn’tt much there either.My father’s cousin, Lesteromberg, took some of us down toe Slim Buttes to revisit some oldmily homesteads. Lester’sughter Bonnie and Rick Root re-ntly came from California andught a house north of White-ood. Lester’s son, Wade andnet Blomberg, were visiting

om Trabuco, California, so weked Lester and Arlene to show

where our ancestors used toe.Rick had never been to JB Rock

d Deb Wammen gave us permis-on to follow the trail to the sitehere the Calvary was stationedring the Indian scare back in90. We found the crossed swordsignia and soldiers’ names thatere carved into the rock. We alsound the names of several old

neighbors that grew up aroundhere. Don Baker and Leah (Vro-man) Phillips went to school withmy father at the old Rock RanchSchool that my great grandfatherCarl Hallan built just north of Blair Hamilton’s ranch and theirnames are carved in the stone not

far from where Lester and hismother, Bessie (Hallan) Blombergcarved their names many yearsago.

From JB Rock we traveled eastto Lynn and Connie Weishaar’spasture. Lynn and Harlan Sielerwere working near the gate intothe pasture so we were able to talkwith them. Harlan knew wherethe sites were that we were look-ing for. He helped us find thehomestead of Hans Dvergsten, acousin of our great grandmother,Caroline (Kjos) Hallan, and fromthere Harlan guided us to wherethe sod house of our great grand-parents, Carl and Caroline Hallanonce stood.

We found the smokehouse

Grandpa Carl built into a nearbyhillside and the bulb-shaped rockcistern that he hauled water tofrom a nearby live creek. An oldstove was covering the cistern andwhen Wade and I dragged it off toexamine Grandpa’s handiwork, wediscovered a live porcupine had

settled underneath it. Since noneof us had a gun, we put the stoveback over the irritated pin cushionand left it alone!

Both my grandfather ClemWhite and my grandmotherManda (Hallan) White home-steaded just east of Manda’s par-

ents’ house around Flat Top Butte,where my father, Bryce White, andhis sisters, Claire John and MaryHaggart were born. Their home-steads are in Hotchkiss’s pasture,but we ran out of time so we didn’tventure out that far. I want tothank our wonderful neighbors forletting us roam through their pas-tures in search of our history. Welive in the greatest place on earth!

The men spent IndependenceDay in the hayfield while Casey’skids went to Gardner Lake and Idrove to Belle Fourche for the pa-rade. Walt Kolb hauled methrough the parade in his classic1923 Oldsmobile while it rained onour parade! We were near the be-ginning of the parade so Walt

parked under the canopy over thepumps at a gas station to watchthe rest of the parade in relativecomfort.

After the parade I drove toWhitewood for lunch with Rickand Bonnie Root at their newhouse. Lester and Arlene were

there, along with Wade and JanetBlomberg and Koreen and Chuck Anderson. Most of the Blombergswent to the Roundup rodeo thatevening, but since it hadn’t rainedat home I skipped the rodeo andheaded back to the ranch to seehow the haying was progressing.

Louise Jenson had a message onmy answering machine when I gothome with the sad news that ourgood friend, Mary Lou (Reitz)Mollman had passed away thenight before. Mary Lou and herfamily were at Bowman HaleyDam to watch the fireworksWednesday evening when she suf-fered an apparent heart attack.Her funeral will be Tuesday inBowman with burial to follow inthe Vessey Cemetery. Mary Louwas a wonderful, caring womanand she will be sorely missed.

Sen. Maher was also in the BelleFourche parade and told us thathis grandpa Maher died June 30thin Lemmon. Services for Joseph"Mickey" Maher, age 85, were held

Saturday, in Morristown. Mickeyis survived by his Donna of 62years, 12 children, 42 grandchil-dren; 33 great-grandchildren.

Dustin DeFord, 24, fromEkalaka, and 18 other firefightersdied June 30th fighting fire on the Yarnell fire near Prescott, AZ. Fu-

neral Services foSaturday at theHigh School in Eial in the BeaverThis was the bigmen since the 9/World Trade Cen

Our hearts go o

lies.Equipment brtinue and I ran turday for swathewaste any time want to be late fand party at Reva30th anniversary Wilkinson runninpost office, gas feed store – othethe Reva Mall. Peour son Guy buildWayne Lee furnisroast, and the coget the supper reered at the Reva this vital center oCongratulations good job!!

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