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

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The$1.00Volume 30Number 5July 19, 2012

Includes Tax

Highlights & Happenings

You are invited to a BabyShower Open House for JoannaSeim on Sunday, July 22, 2012, at10:00 a.m. at the Branding Ironsouth of Belle Fourche, SD. She isregistered at Target. Everyone wel-come!!

Christ Lutheran Church will behaving VBS Monday, July 23-Thurs-day, July 26 from 9:00-11:30 a.m.Children ages 3-9 are invited to at-tend. Please call Sarah at 244-5636by July 18th to register so we canplan appropriately.

Bridal Shower for Angela Fieldsbride elect of Chase Kari, July 21, 2p.m. at the Grand Social room.

Consignment Auction at the fair

building in Bison, SD, August 26,2012. If you have anything to con-sign contact John Peck before Au-gust 5. All consigned items will betaken first. John Peck: 244-5495 orcell 605-390-1848.

The benefit account for MatthewSandgren remains open at DacotahBank.

Commercial Club – There will bea Commercial Club Meeting held onMonday, July 30th at 6:00 p.m. atMom’s Café in Bison. Lunch will beprovided. The meeting will be to re-vitalize the Club and to talk aboutthe upcoming 2013 Gala Days andAll School Reunion. If you wouldlike to be a part of this group, wewould love to visit with you – we are

The Perkins County 4?HLeader’s Association has sched-uled the static exhibit judging atthe Perkins County Fair to be onThursday August 16, 2012. Thiswill allow youth, especially thosewith livestock, to spend more timewith the static judges. The judgingwill take place from 10:00 am to1:00 pm.

Pre-registrations forms for theCounty Fair are due to the Exten-sion Office on or before Friday Au-gust 10, 2012. This includes staticand livestock exhibits.

4-H static exhibit judging: date change

looking for ideas from businessesand individuals to get CommercialClub up and running again.

Grab your lawn chairs and blanketsand enjoy Outdoor Movie Night. Itwill be held Friday, July 20th on theBison Football Field. RV starringRobin WIlliams (PG) will be show-ing. The movie will be begin at 9:00.Freewill offering at the gate. Conces-sions will be available. Fundraiserfor Bison Post Prom.

Summer Rec starts again August6th. Ages 5-10 9:30-11:00. Ages 11+12:00-2:00. Monday, Tuesday, andThursday. Last day: Picnic in thePark! August 16th 11:30-1:00.

Lagoon Project approved at JulyTown Board meeting

by Jessica JohnsonOn Tuesday, July 10th at

around 5:30 p.m. the town boardmembers met for their monthlymeeting. Four town board mem-bers were present consisting of:Juell Chapman, Board President,Matt Butsavage, Dave Kopren,and Luke Clements. Financialmanager Beth Hulm was alsopresent. Topics on this month’sagenda included the lagoon grantapplication, standing water prob-lems behind Grand Electric, themonthly status report, supplemen-tal budget for street department,employee resignation, and the pre-liminary 2013 budget.

Special guests at the meetingwere Denise Livingston, StateGrant Advisor for small communi-ties, and Nick Hoffman, Engineerand employee of Intrastate Engi-neering. Nick Hoffman visited theLagoons last week and inspectedthe area so he could create a planand give the board an estimate ofthe cost of engineering a plan torepair the Lagoons. The fee to hireIntrastate Engineering would notexceed $6,000 and would include aFacility Plan which is a prioritizedplan for the next 20 years for thegeneral health of the community’svarious systems which include ap-proximately 77 blocks of sewerand 71 man holes. After furtherdiscussion, Denise Livingstonstated, “If you want funding forthe project, you will have to have aplan from an engineering com-pany.” The board was faced withthe option to hire Intrastate Engi-neering to riprap the lagoon or tocreate a Facility Plan. LukeClements made the comment,

“The Facility Plan will give us aplan for the future and variousprojects for the town.” The nextstep after reviewing IntrastateEngineering’s findings was tomake a motion to hire Intrastateand have them create a FacilityPlan for the town or to just riprap,or to decline hiring the companyaltogether. Dave Kopren made amotion to hire Intrastate Engi-neering, and have them create aFacility Plan for Bison staringwith the Lagoons. Luke Clementsseconded the motion. Next, JuellChapman made a motion to haveDenise Livingston start the SmallCommunity Grant applicationprocess with a second from DaveKopren. Nick Hoffman left theboard asking them to, “brainstormfuture items and projects to put onthe Facility Plan, and try to prior-itize them from most urgent andimportant to least.” Matt Butsav-age asked Denise a final question,“When will we have a response ac-cepting or declining the town forthe Small Community Grant?”Denise answered, “By the end ofnext week. I am very confident youwill receive the grant.”

Todd Fink also addressed theboard requesting his pay for thejob he did on White Street. Theboard also asked Todd if he wouldbe available to do some work be-hind the Grand Electric to get ridof the standing water problem inthe pole yard. Todd said he wouldbe able to do the job for $125 anhour which included his equip-ment and team. Juell Chapmanmade the remark that, “Gettingrid of the standing water wouldhelp alleviate a mosquito trap for

the town.” Luke Clements made amotion to hire Todd Fink to drainthe standing water. Dave Koprenseconded the motion. The street isscheduled to be worked on Tues-day and graveled the followingMonday.

Heath McKinstry presented theboard with the monthly status re-port and upcoming projects whichincluded construction on the dumpretaining wall, painting MainStreet, patching streets, and work-ing on the lagoons. The Dump Re-taining Wall project will take oneweek and is scheduled to beginconstruction on July 23rd. Heathaddressed the question, “What arewe going to do with the garbagewhile the retaining wall is closed?”Luke Clements proposed,“Rescheduling the trash day forone week around the construc-tion.” The board also asked Heathto fill the pot holes in the schoolparking lot.

After the minutes and the finan-cial report from the last meetingwere approved, the board dis-cussed the issue of setting specialhours for tire waste disposal. Theydecided that the normal dumphours will be sufficient for tire dis-posal.

Beth Hulm, Finance Manager,suggested that the board considerdiscussing and approving a sup-plemental budget for the street de-partment. After discussion, thesupplemental budget will be fur-ther researched and brought for-ward the next board meeting.

Linda Hanson presented theboard with a letter of resignation.She said in the letter, “She is verythankful to the board and thetown, and she is excited to starther next role in life as a grandma!”Linda also stated in the letter andin person that, “I would be morethan happy to help whoever takesover my position. I want it to be asmooth easy transaction for every-one involved.” The board regret-fully accepted Linda’s resignation,and discussed advertising the po-sition.

The preliminary 2013 Budgetwas the next item on the agenda.The board looked over the pro-posed budget and after further dis-cussion decided to arrange a spe-cial budget meeting for July 25th.The board also scheduled theirnext monthly meeting for August8th. Both meetings will start at7:00 p.m.

At approximately 8:40 pm themeeting was adjourned by BoardPresident, Juell Chapman.

By Beth HulmFresh from completing the U.S.

Farm Bill in the House, KristiNoem, U.S. Congresswoman forSouth Dakota, made a pit stop inBison on Friday afternoon whereshe visited with approximately 30constituents.

The House passed a farm billthe day before in Washington andsent it over to the Senate. Noemtook advantage of a few daysbreak to return to South Dakotaand to make stops in Buffalo andBison before heading to Boss Cow-man festivities in Lemmon for theweekend.

The previous five-year FarmBill in 2008 made no provisions forlivestock indemnity during the 5thyear, which is now. Noem is hope-ful that the new bill can beretroactive to get some help forcattle producers in 2012. The new

bill also includes provisions tofight the pine beetle in the BlackHill, she said.

Area rancher Brad Besler ques-tioned whether CRP had beenopened up yet for cutting and feed-ing. As of Friday, this area had notyet been categorized as a droughtbut Noem felt confident that itwould be soon. Besler wasn’t theonly one who is concerned aboutthe long-term high temperaturesand lack of moisture that the areais receiving.

Ron Harris said, “There’s atremendous amount of feed (inCRP) for somebody to take advan-tage of.”

Quentin Gerbracht is concernedabout assistance for watering live-stock; and independent insuranceagent Cindy Kopren stated thather clients are showing a 73% lossin crops.

(continued on page 3)

Bob Hanson posed for a picture with Congresswoman Noem,far left, and Dist. 28 Representative Betty Olson, right.

Noem visits Bison

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The South Dakota matriarch,Jay Deibert Sander, age 95,presided over the festivities atSpearfish Park on Saturday, July7, 2012.

Descendants of Mary EvaSchmaltz (Kandel, Russia) andAugust Frank Deibert (Kandel,Russia) of rural Drew, SouthDakota attended. Six of the thir-teen children were present: Jay,John, August A., George, Gene,and Eva.

Entertainment was by AngelicaReidy of Huntsville, Alabama andAva Deibert of Raleigh, North Car-olina. Angelica sang two songs:“I’ll Be Here,” from the off-Broad-way musical “Ordinary Days,” andthe classical Spanish aria titled“Preludios.” Ava presented the artof Yomedy; the mixture of yogaand comedy.

Over 130 family members en-joyed a day of remembrance fromthe following states: SouthDakota, Wyoming, Nevada, Iowa,Michigan, Pennsylvania, NorthDakota, Illinois, Alabama, Idaho,North Carolina, Texas, Montana,and Tennessee.

On Sunday, July 8th, TheresaDeibert-Longcor and ClarenceLongcor entertained family andfriends for lunch at their Rochfordcabin

Deibert-Schmaltzreunion

Anderson Ranchtour to be held

Dan and Sharon Anderson willbe hosting a tour on their ranch lo-cated west of Glad Valley, SD onJuly 26 at 2:00 PM in recognitionof receiving an “Excellence inGrazing Management Award”.They received this award at theSociety of Range ManagementBanquet held in October 2011.This is a great opportunity for pro-ducers to see the results of threedifferent types of mechanicalrange renovation on thin clay-pansoils, a management intensivegrazing (MOB) system with sheepon tame grass, and getting grazinguse on prairie sandreed with cat-tle. Travis Ellison, Dacotah Bankand Danci Baker, Anderson’sdaughter will also be providing apresentation on their recent SD Agand Rural Leadership trip toChina and Vietnam.

The Society of Range Manage-ment, Perkins County Conserva-tion District, First InterstateBank, and Cindy’s Crop Insuranceare proud to sponsor this tour.

The Anderson Ranch is located12 miles west of Glad Valley onHwy 20 and 3 miles north or 7miles east and 3 miles north ofHwy 73 and Hwy 20 Junction. Afree supper will be provided at5:30 pm with an award presenta-tion to follow.

For additional information con-tact the Perkins County Conserva-tion District at (605) 244-5222 Ext.3.

Perkins County Commissioners:State grant allows free disposal of wastes

by Beth HulmPerkins County commissioners

had a long meeting in Bison lastTuesday where they covered awide array of subjects.

At 10:30 a.m. they opened bidsfor waste tire disposal. The countyis in receipt of a $75,000 grantthat will pay to have waste tirespicked up and hauled away. Therewere two bidders.

New Deal Tires, Groton, bid$225 per ton to pick up passengertires and light truck tires and$400 per ton for bigger tires. Acompany in Savage, MN also bid$225 per ton for the smaller tires,more for larger ones and wantedan excavation fee of $3,000 overand above that.

New Deal Tires was awardedthe bid.

Soon, Perkins County residents(excluding businesses) may begindisposing of their waste tires forfree at both the Bison and Lem-mon landfill sites. Be watchingthis newspaper for specified hourswhen waste tires may be deliveredto these two locations.

There was a repeat of a re-ad-vertised tax deed sale for tax deedproperty in Lemmon. Once again,there were no bidders.

Mike Schweitzer, chairman ofthe Perkins County Commission,told his peers that Lemmon Area

Charitable and Economic Develop-ment would be interested in theold Kokomo building on Lemmon’sMain Avenue. By law, the countymay only deed the property to an-other government entity so theygave it to the City of Lemmon. Thebuilding includes some personalproperty.

At 11:00 a.m. bids were opened,in an attempt to sell the county’sburned-out 1990 Peterbilt semi-truck. One lone bid – for $684 –was received and rejected becauseit did not account for 90% of theappraised value. County officialsaren’t sure what they’ll do withthe truck – possibly contact a sal-vage company or sell it out asparts.

Commissioners decided to keepthe Ford Crown Victoria that theytook low bids on last month, all ofwhich were rejected. Instead,they’ve declared a Chevy Blazer assurplus property and appointedthree gentlemen to appraise it.

Joanne Seim, Perkins CountyCommunity Health Nurse secre-tary for approximately 40 years,submitted her intentions to retireat the end of August. CHN PattiBenson said, “I’m going to miss mysecretary very, very much.”

Benson would like to hire a re-placement by mid-August so thatSeim can train the new person,

which Schweitzer thinks is “verywise.”

Seim has worked with fournurses during her career. Exceptfor Benson, they were based in theBison community and the BisonClinic was the lead clinic. Themain office will change to Lemmonnow, which is Benson’s home. Thenew secretary will spend moretime in Lemmon than in Bison.

While Benson and Seim were inthe boardroom, they also discussedtheir activities during the secondquarter and their budget for 2013.

“Leave it where it is,” Bensonsaid.

Rod Giesler, Tri County Conser-vation District hoped to get a littlemore subsidy from PerkinsCounty.

Currently, his district is in thebudget for the same amount aslast year, $2,850, which is pro-rated to the number of acres inPerkins County and what thePerkins County Conservation Dis-trict receives.

“What are the chances of gettingmore?” he asked. Schweitzer’s an-swer was, “slim to none.”

Commissioners will have tostudy anticipated revenue beforethey can actually determine themoney they’ll have available forthe expenditure side. “We’ll waitand see how the dust settles,”Schweitzer said.

Finance Officer Sylvia Chap-man and State’s Attorney ShanePenfield presented their budgetrequests, which were very similarto the current ones. Penfield saidhe had “carved away” at his.

Chapman announced that com-missioners should expect to paysomewhere between 7% and 13%for increases in employee healthinsurance. She’d calculated thatthe county’s share at 10% wouldtotal $280,000 (the county pays72%; employees 28%). At thosedollars, Commissioner JimGochenour wanted to know howlong the county could afford to payfor health insurance.

Next year being the year whenemployees receive a dollar wageincrease vs. a percentage increase,Chapman had calculated thatamount at 42 cents per hour peremployee, which is approximatelyequal to 3% of an overall increase.

Jackie Van Vactor, courthousebuilding/grounds custodian, had afew things on her wish list for nextyear, including scraping and paint-ing the old jail, landscaping on thewest side and a sprinkler system.She was told to gather some pricesfor the latter but Schweitzer toldher that he thought she’d be “un-pleasantly surprised” at the pricesshe would find.

There was a lengthy conversa-tion about water usage at the fairbuilding and grounds. The countypays that bill every month butusage has recently increased withthe Master Gardener’s gardeningproject and livestock kept there bythe fairboard for rodeos. Severaloptions were discussed, includingputting in more meters, shuttingoff the outside water and turningthe utility bill over to the fairboardto monitor and pay.

Mel Dutton, Faith, met brieflywith commissioners to request ap-proval for a new plat, which wouldbe used as a cemetery at Duttonranch.

Rachel Eggebo stopped by to in-vite commissioners to an oil andgas study meeting that will to beheld in Bison at 9 a.m. on Tuesday,July 17.

Another boardroom visitor wasTerry Zell, Legislative Audits,Pierre, who was in the courthousedoing an annual audit of thecounty books. He expected thereto be no significant written find-ings.

Tracy Buer, Highway Superin-tendent, and Gary Brennan, BroszEngineering, told the board thatthe overlay project on the WhiteButte Road was nearing comple-tion and bridge work underway.

Kelly Serr, county emergencymanager, was appointed by thecounty board to serve as PerkinsCounty’s representatives on thenew regional Homeland Securityboard. The county may appointtwo representatives. Commission-ers will let the current board de-cide who the second one should be.

An emergency disaster area res-olution was passed, detailing se-vere weather conditions through-out the area since March 2012.The resolution paves the way forFarm Services Agency to pursuedisaster assistance.

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(continued from page 1)In the short hour that Noem ad-

dressed her Bison audience in anair conditioned Grand Electric So-cial Room on Friday, she touchedon many areas of concern.

•She is especially concernedabout the national deficit, whichshe quoted at$15,888,142,828,944.65 or about$50,000 for every man, woman,and child in this country. Cur-rently, only 1/3 of the dollars thatCongress deals with are discre-tionary, Noem said. Everythingelse is earmarked. Therefore,without new legislation, no morethan that can be spent. “That’swhy I’m concerned,” Noem said.

“It doesn’t make sense to me”that this country is spendingmoney that we don’t have. Everyyear, budget expenditures exceedrevenue in this country. TheUnited States is selling treasurybonds at auction to the highestbidder to close that gap..

According to Noem, in 1970 for-eign holdings of U.S. debt was 5%;in 2010 it had risen to 47%. Chinaholds the vast majority.

Noem is concerned that “Wash-ington doesn’t prioritize theirspending. They’re wasting money,”she said. She said that there havebeen ten recessions since WWIIand the current one is the slowestto bounce back.

She feels that the conversationin Washington is changing from,“How much can we spend?” to“How much can we cut?”

“We have to be able to give ourkids the opportunities that we allhad,” Noem said.

•She projected that Medicarewill be broke in nine years “if we

don’t do anything to save it.” Shefeels a genuine need to address en-titlement programs, such asMedicare, Medicaid and Social Se-curity.

In 1950, 16.5 workers sup-ported one person’s Social Secu-rity; today there is less than 3 peo-ple doing the same thing and thecounty is now at its fastest rate inhistory for the number of peoplesigning up every day! At the cur-rent rate, Social Security will runout of money in 12 years.

Teddi Carlson asked what couldbe done to fix that. “Put more peo-ple to work,” was Noem’s reply.Get people off federal assistanceand give them a paycheck instead,she said. That way they come offthe assistance side and pay intothe system instead. Raise everyworker’s contribution into the pro-gram, Noem said. “We’ve got tohave tax reform.”

•Businesses have left because ofhigh corporate taxes and Noem fa-vors incentives to get them to stay.

•Nobody realizes the value ofgrowing our own food, she said.Many in D.C. don’t understandwhat it’s like to live in rural Amer-ica. She believes it becomes a na-tional security issue if we let othercountries feed us.

•Endangered species weretouched upon by RepresentativeBetty Olson and Max Matthewswants more funding for WildlifeServices to bring back aerial pro-grams.

•Rodney Carr spoke outagainst the Keystone Pipeline butNoem said that most SouthDakotans favor it. However, shewould like to be able to tap intothat oil instead of shipping it awayto other countries.

•PA-C Dan Kvale said thatfunding for his clinic would godown if he didn’t use computers forinputting and assessing patientrecords and that means that hecan see less patients in a day.

That comment sparked a discus-sion about Obamacare. Noem saidthat a fundamental change will bethat “you will no longer be able tomake your medical care decisions.”The creation of 159 more boardsand commissions will be makingthose decisions for us. She termedthat “very detrimental to our wayof life.”

The question was asked if SouthDakota could simply not complywith Obamacare. Noem said thatinsurance companies may fight it.They don’t think that the fedshave the authority to regulatehealth care, she said.

Shane Kolb talked with KristiNoem following Friday's TownHall meeting.

Noem visits Bison--------------------

The latest U.S. Drought Moni-tor, released today, now indicatesabnormally dry to severe droughtspanning across South Dakota.The entire state is depicted thisweek in D0 to D3 status on themap, which can be viewed athttp://droughtmonitor.unl.edu.

"On a Corn Belt basis, this is themost widespread drought since1988," said Dennis Todey, SouthDakota State Climatologist.

Precipitation over the last weekwas less than an inch across all ofthe state, with the exception of thenorthwest and some other local-ized areas.

"The recent seven to 10 days ofheat and limited rainfall have ac-celerated drought conditionsstatewide," said Laura Edwards,Extension Climate Field Special-ist. Above average temperaturesincrease water demand by cropsand vegetation, in an alreadywater-limited environment.

Seventy-seven percent of SouthDakota is now considered to be inmoderate to severe drought, ac-cording to the U.S. Drought Moni-tor. "This reflects a thirty percentincrease in the area experiencinga significant level of drought im-pacts," said Edwards. Almosttwenty percent of the state is in se-vere drought, or D3, on this week'smap. This is the most state cover-age at this level of drought sinceJuly 2007.

"Nearly all stations in the statehave set records for average tem-peratures since March 1 and sincethe beginning of the calendar year

adding to the drying out of loca-tions," said Todey. In combinationwith the extended period of aboveaverage temperatures during thegrowing season, precipitation hasbeen well below average for thelast 60 days. Some climate observ-ing locations in the southern coun-ties have experienced dry periodsthat rank in the top ten driestcombined May and June on record.The State Climate Office's obser-vation network has confirmed thedry and hot climate of late, as tem-peratures soared over 100 acrossthe south.

"A report of 112 degrees inHoover, S.D., in June was thehighest temperature statewidesince July 2007," said Edwards.

Most climate locations havemeasured around 50% of averagerainfall over the last two months.

Hay production is suffering, re-ported to be as low as one-third toone-half of average in some drierareas. Row crops, particularly inthe southeast, are continuing toshow signs of water stress. In corngrowing areas, tasseling is occur-ring. This period is a critical timefor rainfall, which is necessary tomaintain effective pollination andplant health.

In the western watersheds,water restrictions are being imple-mented to conserve water for do-mestic users. Low levels in stockponds have led to concerns ofwater quality for cattle.Edwards and Todey are monitor-ing drought conditions statewide.

Most of South Dakota in moderate tosevere drought, and worsening

You lie out in the sun hoping toget a golden tan, but instead walkaway from your lounge chair look-ing like a lobster that's been left inthe pot too long.

Despite health warnings aboutsun damage, many of us still sub-ject our skin to the sun's burningrays. Here's what you need toknow about where to find sunburnrelief if you do linger on yourlounger too long.

Sunburn treatment is designedto attack the burn on two fronts --relieving reddened, inflamed skinwhile easing pain. Here are a fewhome remedies for sunburns.

Apply cold compresses to yourskin or take a cool bath to soothethe burn and cool off your body.

Creams or gels can take thesting out of your sunburn, gently

rub on a cream or gel containingingredients such as: menthol, cam-phor, or aloe.Refrigerating thecream first will make it feel evenbetter on your sunburned skin.

Non-steroidal anti-inflamma-tory drugs, like ibuprofen ornaproxen, can relieve sunburnswelling and pain all over yourbody.

Stay hydrated. Drink plenty ofwater and other fluids so that youdon't become dehydrated andmake sure to avoid the sun untilyour sunburn heals.

You may be able to treat thesunburn yourself. But call for adoctor's help if you notice any ofthese more serious sunburn signs:fever of 102 degrees or higher,chills, severe pain,sunburn blis-ters that cover 20% or more of

your body, dry mouth, thirst, re-duced urination, dizziness, and fa-tigue, which are signs of dehydra-tion and possibly signs of more se-rious condition such as a heatstroke.

For more information on sun-burns visit: www.webmd.com

Too much fun in the sun: at home treatments for sunburns

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Livestock producers struggleduring times of drought to provideadequate grazing and forage re-sources to meet the nutritionalneeds of their animals. However,having adequate volumes of forageavailable may not be the entire an-swer to this challenge, says JimKrantz, SDSU Extension Cow/CalfField Specialist.

“When plants are stressed suchas during times of drought, ni-trates can accumulate to toxic lev-els," Krantz said of the naturallyoccurring substance in plants."This accumulation occurs prima-rily in the lower portions of theplant such as the stalk or stemand less in the upper portions suchas the leaves."

Krantz explains that when ani-mals eat forages with toxic levelsof nitrate, the excess nitrate pre-vents animals from converting theforage to amino acids and proteinresulting in the formation of ni-trates.

"The excess nitrates are ab-sorbed directly into the bloodstream where they combine with

hemoglobin to form methemoglo-bin. Hemoglobin can transportoxygen while methemoglobin can-not and asphyxiation can occur,"Krantz said.

If producers suspect high levelsof nitrate in their forages testingcan be done to establish the levelsof nitrates present, or not present,in the plant.

How to test forage for nitrate"Proper sampling will dictate theaccuracy of the results from test-ing," Krantz said. "In addition,grazing method will reveal direc-tion in the sampling process."

In areas where livestock are al-lowed limited access to forage,Krantz says testing the upper por-tions of the plant is recommended,as they will not be left there longenough to consume the lower por-tions of the plant.

In rotational grazing systems, orthose where livestock will be con-fined for the entire season, he sayssampling should focus on thelower third of the forage, wherehigher concentrations would be ex-pected.

"Samples need to be representa-tive of the entire grazing resource.They should be a composite ofabout 10 to 15 areas with similarfertility and moisture," he said.

Krantz adds that mixing plantsfrom "good/bad" portions of a fieldis not recommended as each areashould be tested individually.When collected, samples should beplaced in a paper bag so that thereis no mold build-up.

He recommends that moistplants, such as silage or wet plantsshould be placed in plastic bagsand put in a cooler with ice packs.They should be delivered directlyto a lab the same day or shippedovernight with ice packs.

"Storage of moist samples inplastic bags at room temperaturewill encourage mold growth, andreduce nitrate levels, resulting ininaccurate results," Krantz said.

Test for Nitrates at SDSU Re-gional Extension CentersPreliminary nitrate testing can beaccomplished at any Regional Ex-tension Center through the use ofa "quick" test. This test takes onlya few minutes. Although thesetests only recognize the presenceof nitrates in plants, not the actuallevels; when, or if, the presence ofnitrates is confirmed, further test-ing for quantification by a labora-tory is required.

Drought creates need for foragenitrate sampling and testing

Judy, Chuck, Ben and SarahLewis of Sturgis, Katie Fisk andJane Christman were weekendguests of Art and Marilyn Christ-man and attended the All SchoolReunion.

Clark Starr visited with Art andMarilyn Christman Thursday af-ternoon.

Rick Reed of St Louis arrivedWednesday to spend time withBernie Rose.

Evelyn Reed of St. Louis tookValerie and Russell Lam back totheir home in Hobbs, NM, andthen she will fly back to St. Louis.Sunday, Janice Foxly Aldenstopped to visit Bernie Rose.

Meadow News.................ByTiss Treib

Other visitors were Rusty, Julieand Jake Foster. Jake won the JrSteer Riding at the Boss CowmanRodeo.

Fred and Bev Schopp attendedthe Boss Cowman Honoree supperin Lemmon Thursday evening.

Wes and Katelin Ginther wereFriday visitors of Fred and BevSchopp.

Jerry and Carolyn Petik at-tended the class of '67 reunion Fri-day night and the All-Class Re-union Saturday night. They wereSunday afternoon visitors ofLanny and Irene Hopfinger. Theyattended funeral services forJason Haas on Monday at CalvaryLutheran Church.

The United Nations has de-clared 2012 as the InternationalYear of Cooperatives to celebratethe positive impact cooperativeshave had on communities andeconomies around the world.South Dakota Farmers Union isjoining in the celebration to teachyoung people about how workingtogether to achieve common goalscan benefit us all.

All children ages 8 and up areinvited to attend the PerkinsCounty Farmers Union and 4-Hday camp scheduled Thursday, Au-gust 2, 2012 at the Albert BentleyBuilding at the Perkins CountyFairgrounds in Bison, SD to learnabout cooperation, citizenship,agriculture and leadership. Thisyear’s camp is themed ‘Wild AboutCooperation,’ and will include awide range of fun and educationalactivities. Registration fee will be$10 and registration will begin at9:00 am and the camp will runfrom 9:30 am to 4:00 pm. Allcampers should pre-register bycalling the Perkins County 4-H Of-fice at 605-244-5622.

“Cooperatives have had a dra-matic impact on the economy ofrural South Dakota for decades,”said Bonnie Geyer, State Educa-tion Director. “The kids who at-tend camp will learn importantlessons about the importance of co-operative business, about team-

work, leadership and agricultureand they can apply these impor-tant principles to their lives.They’ll learn about the cooperativespirit, and gain life skills whilehaving a lot of fun in a safe envi-ronment.”

Campers will have the opportu-nity to participate in cooperativegames and hands-on team build-ing activities including cooperativetic-tac-toe and a puppet showwhich will tell the history of Farm-ers Union. The young people willalso do a craft project where theywill create their own gardenstones. Campers will also be creat-ing a pine cone bird feeder andpainted drawstring backpack dur-ing the 4-H portion of the camp.Campers are asked to bring a sacklunch and a snack will be fur-nished. All campers will receive afree T-shirt and will walk awaywith wonderful memories and agreater understanding of the im-portance of cooperation.

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 PerkinsCounty Extension at 605-244-5622or State Education Director Bon-nie Geyer at 605-352-6761 ext. 125or email her at bgeyer@sdfu.org

Farmers Union announces Perkins County and 4-H camp date

The Bison Courier • Thursday, July 19, 2012 • Page 5

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The Funeral Service for CarrieBeth Flatmoe, age 17 of Meadow,will be held at 10:30am Tuesday,July 17, 2012 at the New HopeWorship Center in Lemmon. Pas-

tors Nels and Angie Easterby andPastor Brad Burkhalter will offici-ate with burial in the ChanceCemetery.

A Family and Friends Servicewill be held at 7:00pm on Mondayevening at the New Hope WorshipCenter in Lemmon.

Serving as casketbearers areher cousins, Brian and KendalBock, Bradey, Christian, Adam,and Andrew Disbrow, Kolby Dick-ens, Brett and Tyler Flatmoe,Tayte and Trig Clark. TheLemmon High School Class of2013 is considered Honorary Bear-ers.

CARRIE BETH FLATMOE andher twin sister, Sadie Paige wereborn February 1, 1995 in Het-tinger, ND, to Brian and Gloria(Disbrow) Flatmoe. She grew upon the Flatmoe family ranch southof Meadow. She attendedProgress School and was enteringher Senior year at Lemmon HighSchool. Her care, concern, andcompassion for others inspired herto pursue a degree in nursing fol-lowing her graduation.

She loved music and started

Obituary

Carrie Beth Flatmoe

Jason Clay Haas, age 23 of Lem-mon, SD, passed from this lifeWednesday morning, July 11, 2012at home with his parents at hisside.The Celebration of Jason’s Lifewill be held at 10:30am on Mon-day, July 16, 2012 at CalvaryLutheran Church in Lemmon.Pastor Bob Edwards and PastorDonald Lemke will officiate withburial in the Cedar Creek Ceme-tery northeast of Lemmon.A Family and Friends Service Cel-ebrating Jason’s Life will also beheld at 5:00PM Sunday evening atCalvary Lutheran Church in Lem-mon.

Serving as casketbearers areShad Christman, Chris Gold-smith, Chantz Uhrig, Joe Sack-mann, Tanner Gebhardt, JakeNelson, Terry Nelson, WestonGinther, Taylor Lensegrav, EthanThom, Matt Huffman, JustinHuffman, Cody Heupel, and Kyle

Dalzell. All of Jason’s family andfriends, and the Lemmon HighSchool Class of 2008 are consid-ered Honorary Bearers.

A memorial has been estab-lished.JASON CLAY HAAS was bornJune 21, 1989 in Sioux Falls, SD,the son of Owen and Jean (Lemke)Haas. They lived in the ReeHeights and Highmore, SD area.In 1993, Jason was joined by a sis-ter, Kayla. The Haas’ moved to theLemke Ranch northeast of Lem-mon in 1994.

He was baptized and confirmedat Calvary Lutheran Church inLemmon. Jason attended school inLemmon graduating from Lem-mon High School in May of 2008.Jason lettered in basketball, foot-ball, and track for the LemmonCowboys. Jason also cooked at thePowderhorn and Five CountiesNursing Home. He was a memberof FFA and participated at state

and national conventions. Jasonwas a member of East AdamsRough Riders 4-H Club, showingbeef and sheep. Following HighSchool, Jason attended MoorheadTechnical College in Moorhead,MN, earning a Culinary Arts De-gree. He was currently employedat Five Counties Nursing Home asthe lead cook, where he was dearlyloved by the residents.

Jason’s interests includedsports, country music, cooking andbaking, rodeos, bon fires, and hav-ing a cold one with friends andfamily. He had not missed a Lem-mon Boss Cowman Rodeo in 17years. His pickup is parked in theusual spot this 18th year showinghis dedication. As an avid DenverBroncos fan, Jason had the oppor-tunity to attend three games.Above all he loved being sur-rounded by friends and family whoadmired his big smile and bearhugs.

playing piano at an early age. Inhigh school, she participated inDrum Line, Jazz Band, Journal-ism, was Junior Class President, astatistician for Volleyball and BoysBasketball, and was inducted intothe National Honor Society. Thispast spring she performed withthe Lemmon High School Band inLos Angeles, CA. She was also amember of the Rough and Ready4-H Club.

A young lady of deep faith, Car-rie was a member of the CoalSpring Community Church whereshe helped with Vacation BibleSchool and was on the WorshipTeam. During the summers shewas a counselor at the CedarCanyon Bible Camp where shewould help others learn to praiseGod together and teach songs tohelp them grow and understandmore about the Bible. She wouldoften turn to her Bible and find apassage that gave her strengthand meaning. She kept a jour-nal of her daily adventures andhad unboundless capabilities.She has made a big impression onmany with her charming and

Celebrating Jason’s memory arehis parents, Jean and Owen ofrural, Lemmon, SD; one sister,Kayla Haas, Fargo, ND; grand-mother, Thelma Lemke of Lem-mon; aunts, uncles and cousins:Laurie and Neil Kramer, Natalie& Allison; Vickie Hatlewick, Sethand Stacie, of Jamestown. ND;Kathy and Gregg Eguchi, Glen-dale, AZ.; Donald Lemke, ForrestHills, NY and Russell Lemke,Kearney, NE and many greataunts and uncles; and a host offriends.

Welcoming him to heaven arehis great grandfather, OrvilleEngel; grandparents, WilliamLemke, Lawrence & Ordis (Engel)Haas and uncle, Scott Cluff.Visitation will be held on Saturdayfrom 1:00 to 9:00pm, and on Sun-day from 9:00am to 3:00pm at theEvanson-Jensen Funeral Homeand on Sunday evening from 4:00to the time of the family service at5:00 at Calvary Lutheran Church.

Jason Clay Haas

youthful spirit, energy and appeal-ing personality.

She loved spending time atShadehill Reservoir and attendingthe Hills Alive concerts in theBlack Hills. Carried loved pho-tography, whether it was throughthe written word or through hercamera lens, she could capturebeauty in its truest form.

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

Keeping her in their fondestmemories are her parents, Brianand Gloria Flatmoe, and sisters,Sadie, Megan, Abby, and Macyn;her parental grandparents, Haroldand Lillian Flatmoe, all ofMeadow, SD; her maternal grand-mother, Erma Disbrow, SiouxFalls, SD; numerous aunts, uncles,cousins, and a host of friends.

She was preceded in death byher maternal grandfather, WilliamDisbrow, and two aunts, Brendaand LuBertha Disbrow.

Visitation will be on Mondayfrom 1:00 to 5:00pm at the Evan-

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

Funeral services will be at 10:00a.m., Friday, July 20, 2012, at theUnited Methodist Church, Gettys-burg, with burial to follow at theGettysburg Cemetery. Visitationwill be Thursday, July 19, 5-7:00p.m. and will include open infor-mal sharing at Luce FuneralHome, Gettysburg.

Luce Funeral Home of Gettys-burg has been entrusted withClint’s arrangements. (www.fami-lyfuneralhome.net)

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Christ makes you eternally rich!Do you feel rich? One economist oncechallenged people to imagine the following. Move your family into abuilding the size of an old tool shed. Have no electricity, no running water,no bathroom. Get rid of all your clothes except for one set. Keep one pairof shoes. Destroy all written material. Toss out all food except for someflour, sugar and salt, a few potatoes, some onions and dried beans. Throwaway all your investments, pensions and insurance policies. Reduce yoursavings to ten dollars. Live about a three-hour walk from the nearest clinic.Support your entire family raising crops on a few acres of land. Give athird of your crops to your landlord and a tenth of your crops to yourmoney lender. If you do that, says one economist, then you’ll know howover a billion people are living in the world right now. Now, perhaps, you’llrealize how rich God has made you as an American. Now imagine theworld is dark, cynical, and senseless. If there is a God, you don’t knowhim. If there is some grand reason for living, you don’t know it. And so yougo to work, come home, cash your check, get groceries, watch TV, catchup with the laundry and house chores on weekends, take in a ballgame,discuss current events, pursue a hobby, go on vacation, go to the dentist anddoctor, feel your body getting old, put in for retirement, mow your lawnand weed your garden, watch your life get slower and smaller. And thenyou wait to die—empty, puzzled, and frightened with no hope. If you canimagine that, you can imagine life without Jesus, life without his full andfree forgiveness by his substitutionary death on the cross, without his peaceand purpose, without his Joy and certainty that heaven is yours. Now then,you realize how rich you really are as a Christian. How rich God makesyou by his undeserved love in Christ. “You know the grace of our LordJesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor,so that you through his poverty might become rich.” (2 Cor 8:9) By trust-ing that Jesus is your Savior, that he became our poor servant, that by trust-ing that Jesus died on the cross for you, God now gives you forgivenessand heaven. For the richness of God’s grace and love makes us eternallyrich in Christ. “We are more than conquerors through him who loved us.”(Rom 8:37) No, not Satan or death “nor anything else in all creation, willbe able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.(Rom 8:39) See how rich you are in Christ!We pray: Forgive me, LordJesus, for all the times I have forgotten how rich you make me. Empowerme by your Spirit through your gospel to help me to see what you havewaiting for me in heaven with fresh insight. Amen.

PPaassttoorrss PPeerrssppeeccttiivvee

Pastor Gerhardt H. Juergens Christ Ev. Lutheran Church, Bison Garden Gate

Did You Say Epsom Salt?by Karen Englehart

Master GardenerDuring a conversation about

gardens and grasshoppers wewere told that Epsom Salt wasa good deterrent for grasshop-pers. What, Epsom Salt forgardening? Some researchwas in order and the opportu-nity to share the informationwith you. Thanks to a lovelyneighbor lady, whose name iswithheld “to protect the inno-cent”, for the tip on this sub-ject.

In areas where organic andgreen gardening is the rage,Epsom salt has become theideal answer to a variety of or-ganic gardening needs. Notall of us are organic gardenersbut Epsom salt is a good“green” treatment and it is alot cheaper than some otherproducts. Composed almost ex-clusively of Magnesium Sul-fate, Epsom salt is intenselyrich in these two minerals thatare important to healthy plantlife. Unlike common fertilizers,Epsom Salt does not build upin the soil over time, so it isvery safe to use. Epsom saltdoes not replace the need for

when used, so can be usedsafely and effectively duringany stage of the plant’s life.Epsom salt works well as asaline solution for a tank orhand sprayer or sprinklingcan. Make a solution of onetablespoon of Epsom salt pergallon of water. Spray yourgarden after the initial plant-ing, later when it begins togrow (after a month or so fortransplants), and lastly whenthe vegetables begin to mature.It is believed that this practicewill give you healthier vegeta-bles, and a lush vegetable gar-den.

As of this week’s research,we cannot affirm or disclaimthe abilities of Epsom salt todeter grasshoppers. That re-search is continuing even inthe reality of our yard and gar-den as we have both the Epsomsalt and a healthy supply ofgrasshoppers on which to ex-periment. We will revisitEpsom salt next week in parttwo.

Look deep into nature, andthen you will understandeverything better. ~AlbertEinstein

Nitrogen, Phosphorus andPotassium.

Magnesium plays a crucialrole in photosynthesis by as-sisting with the creation ofchlorophyll, used by plants toconvert sunlight into food. Inaddition, it assists the plant tosoak up phosphorus and nitro-gen, which serve as vital fertil-izer components for the soil.Magnesium is believed to bringmore flowers and fruit to yourgarden.

Sulfate, a mineral form ofsulfur found in nature, is anequally important nutrient forplant life. Sulfate is essentialto the health and longevity ofplants, and aides in the pro-duction of chlorophyll. It joinswith the soil to make key nu-trients more effective forplants, including nitrogen,phosphorus and potassium

Epsom salt can help you re-fresh and revitalize your gar-den. Epsom salt is advised foruse with all fruits, vegetables,and herbs (It is not advisableto use Epsom salt with sage—it is not beneficial for this par-ticular plant). As previouslymentioned, it does not causebuild-up or any harm to plants

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

It’s been another hot, dry week.We did get a little sprinkle lateSaturday afternoon, but thank-fully, south and west of here theygot just enough to put out most ofthe fires that wicked lighteningstarted. Area firemen were busyuntil the rain came.

I spent three days in Pierre at-tending meetings and trying to geteverything lined up for the Oil andGas Development Committeemeeting in Buffalo, Lemmon, andBison. The governor’s Oil and Gastaskforce met Monday afternoon.Sen. Ryan Maher and HardingCounty Commissioners Bob John-son, Charlie Verhulst, Ray Ander-son, and Dean Wagner also at-tended the meeting. I wasn’t ableto attend the GF&P Commissionmeeting since it was also on Mon-day, but we’re really interested tosee what Gov. Daugaard’s inde-pendent review of GF&P discov-ers.

The Brand Board went beforethe Rules Review Committee onTuesday about the increase inbrand inspection fees to 90 cents ahead. The committee approved theincrease, but sent the BrandBoard books to the GovernmentOperations and Audit Committeefor review.

The Water Management Boardmet on Wednesday and three of us

on the Legislative Oversight Com-mittee were able to attend. Sen.Tom Hansen and Sen. Jim Hund-stad were there, but Rep FrankKloucek couldn’t come. The meet-ing was held at the Joe Foss build-ing and since there are very fewparking spaces available there, Iparked my car at the Capitol. Latethat afternoon when I got in thecar to head home, the thermome-ter registered 111 degrees! Thetemperature dropped to 102 by thetime I got to Faith, but it was surea cozy trip home.

The heat doesn’t seem to botherthe grasshoppers. I checked thegardens early Thursday morningand hoppers have certainly cutdown on my work load. Three ofthe gardens have been totallystripped of all vegetables and allthat remains in my big garden aretomatoes, beets, some onions, afew potatoes, winter squash, andweeds. You can’t even tell wherethe cucumber plants were! Thehoppers ate my two zucchiniplants right down to the roots,which will make Casey sad.

US Rep. Kristi Noem held townhall meetings in Buffalo and Bisonon Friday. The meeting in Buffalowas at noon in the Rec Centerafter she toured the oil field thatmorning. Kristi gave a very fright-ening slide presentation on the fis-

cal crisis in Washington and thenearly $16 trillion national debt.To check the deficit, visit http://us-debtclock.org/ but don’t do it beforebedtime or you’ll never get tosleep!

Grand Electric hosted the meet-ing in Bison. A lot of interestedpeople came with questions aboutagricultural issues, the deficit,taxes, predator control, and Oba-maCare. Kristi and her crew wenton to Lemmon that evening to ridein the Grand Entry at the BossCowman rodeo.

Kristi Noem and her supporterswere in the parade on Saturday.As usual, we drafted AudieBrockel to drive Sen. Maher’s carthrough the Boss Cowman paradewhile Ryan and I ran behindthrowing candy and Frisbees tothe large crowd gathered for thefestivities. We weren’t going veryfast, but it sure didn’t take long towork up a sweat!

John Lopez has created a won-derful metal sculpture of a cowboyon a bucking horse for the Lem-mon High School Cowboys andthere was an unveiling ceremonyat the high school at 1:00. Johnalso made a magnificent buffalosculpture with a bust of BuffaloBill Cody on one side and a bust ofSitting Bull on the other side. Thebuffalo was commissioned by

someone in New Hampshire, butyou can still see it outside of theGrand River Museum in Lemmonbefore John takes it to New Hamp-shire.

Missy and Casey attended thefuneral for Missy’s uncle, GaryKirkpatrick, age 71, on Thursdayin Rapid City. Gary passed awayJuly 7th and he was laid to rest inthe Hettinger Cemetery on Friday.

Our former neighbor, JimmyHowe, 76, of Hettinger died lastTuesday. His funeral was Fridayin Hettinger with burial also inthe Hettinger Cemetery.

The Lemmon area suffered thetragic loss of two young people thisweek. Jason Haas, age 23 of Lem-mon, passed away Wednesdaymorning at home. Jason’s funeralwas Monday in Lemmon with bur-ial in the Cedar Creek Cemeterynortheast of Lemmon.

Carrie Beth Flatmoe, age 17 ofMeadow, was killed in an automo-bile accident Thursday. Her fu-neral service was Tuesday in Lem-mon with burial in the ChanceCemetery.

Our hearts go out to these fami-lies.

We have some folks with healthissues in need of prayer. My cousinTammy(Wilkinson)Eberhard hasimproved enough that she may bemoved from Rapid City to the hos-

pital in Sturgis, but she is facingsome very serious medical issues.Matthew Sandgren has left thecancer center in Houston and hisfamily is taking him on a tour ofthe country and Jedd Parfrey is inScottsdale, Arizona for treatmentof his recently discovered cancer.Please keep them in your prayers.

Having Game Fish and Parksback in the news reminded me ofthis:

A game warden was drivingdown the road when he came upona young boy carrying a wild turkeyunder his arm. He stopped andasked the boy, “Where did you getthat turkey?”

The boy replied, “What turkey?” The game warden said, “That

turkey you're carrying under yourarm.”

The boy looks down and said,“Well, lookee here, a turkey doneroosted under my arm!”

The game warden said, “Nowlook, you know turkey season isclosed, so whatever you do to thatturkey, I'm going to do to you. Ifyou break his leg, I'm gonna breakyour leg. If you break his wing, I'llbreak your arm. Whatever you doto him, I'll do to you. So, what areyou gonna do with him?”

The little boy said, “I guess I'lljust kiss under his tail feathersand let him go!”

The Bison Courier • Thursday, July 19, 2012 • Page 7

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 - 11:00 a.m. • American - 9:30 a.m. • Rosebud - 8:00 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 - 10:30 a.m., Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church • Fr. Tony Grossenburg

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

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

Reva • Worship Service - 9:00 a.m., WMF 2nd Wednesday at 1:00 p.m.Beckman Wesleyan Church • Pastor Brad Burkhalter

Prairie CitySunday School - 10:00 a.m., Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m.

Vesper Service - 6:00 p.m., Wed. Evenings - 7:30 p.m.

Marriage Can’t Live on LoveAlone

My husband jokes that I mar-ried him for his land. If that werethe case I would feel differentlyabout kochia weed, binweed, andarid ground.

Most couples get married forlove, which was on my husband’sand my list for spousal qualifica-tions, but we both knew that wecouldn’t live on love alone and fo-cused on more practical reasonsfor getting married. I had some-thing he really wanted: my guns.Mine were nicer than his. Heknew that adding mine to his guncabinet would add value to his guncollection and he’d be able to usemine if we got married.

The fact that I could aid in pro-ducing his heirs was a big draw. Iheld the key to ending the inces-sant badgering from his dad aboutgetting married and giving himgrandkids but we already knew wewanted a family. We believed that

having kids would complete ourhappiness by raising them to doour most dreaded, mundanechores.

My beau also had something tooffer that I couldn’t resist: a life-time of opportunities to fulfill myever-thirsting need for challenges,adventure, outdoor labor, and ar-guing. I also wanted to learn addi-tional ways to make the most ofwhat I had. During our courtship Inoticed he seemed to have expert-ise in this department and feltthat he could teach me a lot. A lifetogether meant he could share hisknowledge with me on stuff likeendless uses for baling wire.

At the time, I felt I’d reached anage (23) when I needed to experi-ence different cultures. There wasso much I had to learn about peo-ple which included knowing moreabout TV remotes since a bigchunk of my youth was withouttelevision. My husband was some-one who knew of these things.

While we dated, I used my se-cret weapons to improve mychances that he would pick me.The more time we spent together,the more potential he saw in me as“the one.” I exemplified a womanwho could handle any activity typ-

ically stereotyped for men includ-ing hard labor, heavy lifting, anddrinking beer. He knew I was thewoman for him because I couldopen his toughest gates by myselfand shut them behind me.

When we met I’d been workingat a good paying job—the govern-ment kind. I was making a lot ofmoney working and not doingmuch else except beer drinkingafter work; an interest we had incommon.

I was living a splendid life ofspontaneity with the Black HillsHelitack firecrew, but making themost money I’d ever earned wasgetting ridiculous. Earning a lot ofmoney was starting to lose its lus-ter (a drawback to being youngand naïve) for both of us. Ourmoney making got so out of handthat my love interest came up witha plan to get our money under con-trol and never have that problemagain, so we got married. We’venot had ridiculous amounts moneysince because we had children tomake sure of it.

Once we established common in-terests and what we had to offereach other, we agreed to settledown with together so we couldstay home and have a beer.

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

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GRADE ONE: 1 box 24 crayons, 1paper folder, 1 tablet, several No. 2pencils, several glue sticks, set of 24 colored pencils, Fiskars scis-sors, a big eraser, gym shoes,Kleenex, Clorox wipes, gallon andquart Ziploc bags, 1 12 oz. bottlehand sanitizer

GRADE TWO: 1 pair of sharpscissors, 1 box 24 crayons, box ofKleenex, No. 2 pencils, box oferasers that fit on pencils, gluesticks, 1 box Crayola markers,school box, colored pencils, 2 wideruled notebooks, gym shoes, clipboard, 3x3 stickynotes 3 pack, 1 box gallon Ziplocbags, addition flash cards.

GRADE THREE: 3 spiral boundnotebooks (wide-ruled), 1 pkg loose

leaf paper (wide ruled), box 24crayons, 1 box washable markers,1 pack of colored pencils, 1 supplybox (pencils, crayons, etc.), 1 high-lighter, scissors, 4 pocket folders(NO PRONGS), 1 box of Kleenex,1 large package of BLACK dryerase markers, 1 eraser, 1 box ofNo. 2 pencils, 3 Elmers glue sticks,1- 8 oz. bottle hand sanitizer, 1container Clorox Wipes, gymshoes, box of erasers that fit onpencils.

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GRADE FIVE: large eraser, 3 spi-ral notebooks, compass, protractor,No. 2 pencils, 2 pkgs of loose leafpaper, ruler(standard and metricmeasurements), gym shoes, box ofKleenex, 1 box 24 crayons, gluesticks, set of 12 colored pencils,fine tip markers, 3 pocket folders

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7TH & 8TH GRADES: 1 large 3ring binder (to accommodate allclasses) 2 packages loose leafpaper, pencils & extra lead, 1 2-pocket folder for each class, pens,colored pencils or markers, 10page dividers/tabs, box of Kleenex,1 extra fine point black sharpie, 1fine point black sharpie, arteraser, sketchbook, 1 pencil pouchthat fits in 3 ring binder, ruler, sci-entific calculator, planner. NoNotebooks.

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2012-2013 school supplies for Bison students

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The month of June has been abusy one, not just for the VanDen-Bergs, but for the ranchers finish-ing branding, and moving cattle tosummer pastures. Some have beenhaying, but the results are nothinglike the last several years, and Iam sure everyone is praying forrain.

On Sunday, June 3, many rela-tives and friends of Ilma Gabrielgathered at Immanuel Church fora potluck dinner in honor of her90th birthday. Ilma was presenteda beautiful floral bouquet from theImmanuel Congregation.

The week long open house, tocelebrate Herman and Ruby’s 65thanniversary really got off to a goodstart when Wynn arrived on June8th accompanied by Frank Shobe.Gloria came on Saturday bringinga decorated anniversary cake, andstayed until Sunday afternoon.SuDan came on Tuesday the 12thand stayed until Wednesday.Clark Verhulst did aswell. I amnot going to list all who came tothe ranch each day, as I may for-get someone! Friends came fromRapid City, Lemmon, Bison,Prairie City, and surrounding com-munities. It was a very specialweek! Wynn did so enjoy visitingwith so many folks!

A heartfelt thank you to every-one who came to the ranch, to Glo-ria and Betty for decorated an-niversary cakes, Janet for the icecream, Esther for the angel foodcake and toppings, and to otherswho brought “goodies”. Just to sitdown and visit with everyone wasthe best “gift” of all! A specialthank you to those who were un-able to be present in person, butsent special cards! We thank Clarkand Frank for making it possiblefor Wynn to be here! We appreci-ate our family and relatives, andthe many, many friends we havegained through all these years.God bless you all! You made ourweek!

On Wednesday, June 20th HelenMarty went with Ruby to Bison asboth had “hair” appointments.Helen visited Jim and Esther Hag-gart and later called on Wilburand Bev Haggart for a visit.

Herman and Ruby drove toDeadwood Lodge on June 21where we met daughters, Marilynand Susan. The four of us drove toGreeley, Colorado in the afternoon.We stayed at Wynn and Shelby’shouse. On Saturday we all went toGolden, Colorado, meeting Frankand Gloria there. We then traveledto Evergreen, and up a curvy roadto Echo Mountain. This was the lo-cation for the wedding of SimoneVerhulst and Dan Nabers at 5:00pm. with the Rockies in the back-ground. A beautiful wedding loca-tion! Dinner and dancing followedthe ceremony. Simone is thedaughter of Clark and Cindy Ver-hulst who live in Longmont, Col-orado. Dan is the son of MarkNabers of Atlanta, Georgia. Thecouple will live in Denver. Michaeland Lisa Smith and Jordan were

also present, the first time thatHerman and Ruby’s offspring haveall been together in quite a while!A great weekend!

At home again, and all “quiet”on the “western front.” we saw lotsof country in need of rain. We werenot close to fire, but smoke was inthe air.

The Sam Marty home was “abuzz” the past week, as NicoleKolander and son Connor, Saman-tha and Darin Sandberg, all fromMinneapolis; Conrad Reid, ConradReid Jr., and John Reid all of War-renton, Virginia arrived on Satur-day, June 30th. Sam, not one totpass up a good opportunity, go theguys involved in moving cattle andfencing. They even experiencedfire fighting while here. Sam alsogot involved in that, a new experi-ence for her! Helen Marty hasbeen at Sam’s for a spell and en-joyed the company. The “eastern”visitors all left on Saturday, July7th, so i reckon it is pretty quiet onthe home front now!

Iver Heier visited Sam’s onThursday, July 6th and on FridayHerman and Ruby, Jim and MarieDonahue enjoyed delicious choco-late cake and ice cream with coffeeat Sam’s house.

Harold and Vera Dutton spent afew days at the ranch on theMoreau River. Sons Melvin, Daryl,and Stacy Dutton and two sons,and grandson Jeremy were withthem. Dick and Eleanor Johnson,Fritz and Jana Johnson and fam-ily visited at the Duttons onThursday. herman and Ruby Van-DenBerg and Kenny Randallcalled at the Dutton ranch on Fri-day. Harold and Vera observedtheir 65th anniversary on June25th. Congratulations!

Jean Simon who “turned” 90 onJuly 2nd enjoyed visiting withfriends and relatives at an openhouse coffee party at Heritage din-ing room in Sturgis on July 1st.Linda picked up her Mom, Vera toattend. Also amount the well wish-ers were Dee and Robin Wilcox,anna Goddard, John and CorinneErickson, Jennings, Shirley andKarl Floden. Jean and Dale livedin te Zeona Community for manyyears. Congratulations Jean!

Kristi Wheat and son Ashtonfrom Colorado Springs Air ForceBase visited Dennis and Linda theweek of June 15th. Kristi, Ashton,Taylor Fisher, Lavina Goddard,and Linda went to Souix Falls tospend five days with Jay Andersand family. Lavina visited herdaughter, Tammy and family.

Donny Wheat, Kristi’s husband,returned home from Afghanistanon Wednesday, July 11th. He hasbeen Deployed since January, 3,2012.

We were sorry to hear thatHarold Dutton was taken by am-bulance to Spearfish Hospital onJuly 7th. Our best wishes andprayers for your healing, Harold!

“If you keep waiting for just theright time, you may never begin.Begin now! Begin where you arewith what you are.”

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Al Treib and Jim Gillandstopped in for a coffee break withThelma Sandgren Tuesday andWednesday when it got too hot tohay.

Jim and Patsy Miller pickedThelma Sandgren up late Thurs-day afternoon for cards at the Se-nior Center in Hettinger. TheMillers came out the big winnersthis week.

A birthday luncheon was heldFriday for Nan Nash in Hettinger.Those attending were LorraineKaitfors, Janice Abelseth, GladysMerwin, Leola Witt and ThelmaSandgren.

Thelma Sandgren called onJake and Frances Nelson. Wasnice to see them. John Blosmowas doing carpenter work.

Saturday, Thelma Sandgren at-tended the parade in Lemmon andhad lunch with Frieda Dewey andLeola Witt. Thelma also visitedbriefly with the Steve Sandgrensbefore returning home.

Tiss Treib gave Thelma Sand-gren a ride out to the field Mondayto check on how things were pro-gressing.

Al Treib made a trip to Het-tinger Tuesday, he met up withTiss after work and they visitedwith Butch, Mindy and CrystalMattis in the afternoon.

Tiss Treib made a trip to Lem-mon Wednesday.

Al and Tiss Treib traveled toBismarck Thursday.

Tiss Treib met Dorena and KatieWiechmann and Esther Johnsonin White Butte Friday afternoon.Tiss and Esther went to Esther’sapartment in Lemmon for theweekend.

Friday evening visitors of Es-ther Johnson and Tiss Treib wereLorraine Roe and Alice Seim.

Alice Seim accompanied TissTreib and Esther Johnson to theFriday performance of the BossCowman Rodeo and the fireworksthat followed.

Tiss Treib and Esther Johnsonattended the Boss Cowman paradeSaturday morning in Lemmon.

Al Treib and Jim Gilland visitedwith Esther Johnson and TissTreib Saturday afternoon. They allattended the Saturday perform-ance of the Boss Cowman Rodeo.

Al Treib and Jim Gilland joinedTiss Treib and Esther JohnsonSunday and attended the last per-formance of the Boss CowmanRodeo. Roni Klein and Jade Schaffjoined them. Tiss gave Roni andJade a ride home after the rodeoand then took her mother out tosupper.

Dorena Wiechmann and Kari

Hoff picked Esther Johnson up ather apartment Sunday afternoon.Tiss also returned home.

Denise Haugen Brooklyn andDaniel Haugen arrived at ShirleyHarris’ Friday to spend the week-end and attend Boss Cowman ac-tivities.

Carol and Daryl Martin of Mesa,AZ and Merle Longwood of Sch-enectady, NY arrived at the Long-wood ranch Friday. They returnedto their home’s Monday. ShirleyHarris joined them at the ranchSunday.

Shirley Harris, Merle Long-wood, Carol and Daryl Martin,Luke, Erin and Cora Stadheim,Carrie, Kyan, Kinley, Stone andRain Stadheim were Sunday din-ner guests of Les and SharonLongwood. Shirley, Carol andDaryl went over to see the newhome of Bridget and Albert and LilAlbert Keller. That evening,Shirley, Carol and Daryl attendedthe Bible Study held at the homeof Les and Sharon Longwood.

Rebecca, Kristina and ZacharyHaugen spent Sunday at the homeof their grandparents, Melvin andLoretta Haugen and also visitedwith their dad, Austin.

Stacy Gillespie and her daugh-ter Andi returned to their home inPhoenix, AZ Monday.

Mona Slocum and Zilpha Smithof Oregon arrived Wednesday atHelen Meink’s. They attendedsome Boss Cowman activities andleft for their home Saturday.

John and Shirley Johnson wereSunday coffee guests of Otto andConnie Schwarz.

John and Shirley Johnson wereSaturday dinner guests of LesWieland and Charlotte Kubik.

LaVonne Foss was a Monday af-ternoon coffee guest of John andShirley Johnson.

Tim and JoAnne Seim wereThursday evening guests of Johnand Barb Bartell.

Sunday, Tim and JoAnne Seimwere afternoon, supper andevening guests of Lynn and Con-nie Wieshaar and visited with JodiHendrickson and girls of Godley,TX.

Jim and Patsy Miller attendedthe parade in Lemmon Saturday.Matt and Christi Miller were Sat-urday afternoon and eveningguests of Jim and Patsy Miller.

Kathy Seim and Mac spent Fri-day through Monday with Nolanand Linda Seim and family. Nolan and Linda Seim and familyattended various Boss Cowmanactivities.

Dorothy, Lynn, Monte and DeanFrey were Wednesday supperguests of Ed Babitzke of Tuscan;AZ. Ed spent Wednesday throughSaturday at the Frey ranch.

Dean, Monte and Lynn Freytook in the tent activities in Lem-mon Saturday evening.

Lynn Frey attended the BossCowman Rodeo Sunday afternoon.

Doug Gordon of Georgetown, CAwas a weekend guest of Keith andBev Hoffman.

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Prairie LoungeNoon Special Menu

July 16- July 21Monday, July 23 : Tomato tortellini soup, grilled

ham & cheese croissant

Tuesday, July 24: Chicken bacon ranch wrap with criss-cross cut fries

Wednesday, July 25: Hot beef sandwich, mashed potatoes and gravy, and veg.

Thursday, July 26: Tacos

Friday, July 27: Backed salmon fillet with cheese garlic mashed potato, veg., and texas toast

The lazy days of summer aredefinitely upon us and even Townand Country Extension club ishaving a lighter summer due tonot serving at the Perkins CountyFair.

Carolyn Hendricks hosted theMay meeting and Margie Hersheyhosted the June meeting.

Diana Landis volunteered toplace flags for Memorial Day andFlag Day and Sara Weishaar willput them up for July 4.

June 1 was the date of the rum-mage sale with proceeds going to-ward items for the soldier boxes.There were many in the commu-nity who donated household items,clothing or baked goods. Thanksto you we were able to do up somevery nice boxes with nutritioussnacks and July 4th decorations.This is the last mailing we will doas some of the soldiers will be be-ginning their journey home.

Jr/Jr awards were discussed forthe fair. We will be doing thisagain.

Club members were encouragedto contribute items for judging atthe Perkins County Fair.

Our Perkins County Council

meeting will be October 13 at10:00 a.m. and the State Conven-tion will be September 14,15 inAberdeen, SD.

Carolyn Hendricks did a presen-tation on rhubarb which is com-monly known as the “pie plant.”The roots of rhubarb can be di-vided and replanted. To plant oneof the many varieties of rhubarbyou need to place the crown buds2” below the surface and it needsgood drainage. Soil should bemoist but not soggy. Raised bedsare good. Rhubarb needs sun sosouthern exposure is best.Rhubarb does contain potassiumand vitamin C but is not a goodsource of fiber. The leaves of thisplant are poisonous but can beused in compost.

The presentation given in Juneby Margie Hershey was on depres-sion. There are many differentkinds of depression, each treateddifferently. Margie talked specifi-cally about clinical depression, theblackness/hopelessness and therole of family and friends in thedepressed person’s life. A handoutwas given to each member and I’dlike to share that.

Town and Country extension clubSigns of Clinical depression

*Depressed mood most of the day,nearly every day*Loss of interest or pleasure inmost activities*Significant weight loss or gain*Sleeping too much or not beingable to sleep nearly every day*Slowed thinking or movementthat others can see*Fatigue or low energy nearlyevery day*Feelings of worthlessness or in-appropriate guilt*Loss of concentration or indeci-siveness*Recurring thoughts of death orsuicide

To meet the criteria for clinicaldepression you must have five ormore of the above symptoms overa two-week period. At least one ofthe symptoms must be either a de-pressed mood or a loss of interestor pleasure. Should this apply toyou, please seek help.

The next club meeting will beJuly 26 .

Vera Kraemer, Sec/treas

Page 10 • The Bison Courier • Thursday, July 19, 2012 Legal NoticeBID REQUEST

BISON SCHOOLDISTRICT #52-1

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatsealed bids will be received by theBison School District #52-1, at theBusiness Office, Bison, SD. 57620

BID #1 - Coal Hauling (Wyoming Coal)approximately 200 ton, to be deliveredto the Bison School District as neededfor the 2012-2013 school year.

BID #2- Propane gas for the BisonSchool District to be delivered asneeded during the 2012-2013 schoolyear.

BID #3-Milk for the Bison School Dis-trict to be delivered as needed duringthe 2012-2013 school year. This will in-clude Gallons 1% White; ? Pints ofSkim White, 1 % White and SkimChocolate.

Bids will be opened August 13, 2012 at12:00 p.m. MDT at the Business Office.The Board reserves the right to acceptor reject any or all bids. Bids should beclearly marked.

BISON SCHOOL DISTRICT #52-1Bonnie Crow, Business ManagerP O Box 9Bison, SD. 57620

[Published July 19 & July 26, 2012 ata total approximate cost of $.2535

courses and 82 credit recoverycourses. In the future, the virtualschool will expand to offer morecourses at the middle-school level.

Another program, South DakotaMyLife, is an online career devel-opment tool that encourages stu-dents to explore careers throughinterest inventories and skills as-sessments. Students can then re-search careers they are matchedwith and save that data to theironline portfolios. With that knowl-edge, they can use their profiles toplan their academic programs andtrack their goals.

“SDMyLife usage is really highright now,” said Tiffany Sander-son, career and technical educa-tion administrator in the Depart-ment of Education. “Overall usagehas been steadily climbing sincewe introduced the site four yearsago. It’s a good indication that stu-dents have access to the resourcesthey need for success in highschool and preparation for lifeafter 12th grade.”

Completion of the online inter-est inventories has allowed thestate’s education analysts to com-pare student interest data withworkforce needs so teachers andcounselors can educate studentsregarding relevant opportunitiesin South Dakota. In a relatedstudy, it was discovered that stu-dents completing career and tech-nical education programs gradu-ated and continued to the postsec-ondary level at a higher rate thanthe average student population.

School. That’s up from 88 justthree years ago. More than 2,900full- or part-time students ingrades 6-12 use the system, for atotal of 3,822 semester registra-tions.

“Especially in many of thesmaller districts in the state,schools may not be able to pay afull-time teacher in advanced orhighly specialized subjects,” saidcurriculum specialist Erin Larsen.“The South Dakota Virtual Schoolgives students those same oppor-tunities, increasing the rigor andrelevance of their high school edu-cation.”

Currently, there are 364 semes-ter course offerings through SouthDakota Virtual School, with 24 AP

The South Dakota Board of Ed-ucation received updates Mondayduring its regularly scheduledmeeting on two online programsthat create rigor and relevance forhigh school students.

The South Dakota VirtualSchool provides expanded courseoffering to students through onlinestudies. It gives students the op-portunity to take more AdvancedPlacement courses, study highlyspecialized subjects, or receive tai-lored remedial instruction. Not tomention the opportunity to receivecollege credits and raise theirgrade point average.

In 2011-2012, 133 public schooldistricts and school systems par-ticipated in South Dakota Virtual

Online programs help high school students succeed

012 will go down in the recordbooks as one of the earliest winterwheat harvests in history. To takeadvantage of the early harvestSouth Dakota farmers may con-sider double cropping, says BobFanning, SDSU Extension PlantPathology Field Specialist.

"Two crops in one year maysound tempting, and for some cropspecies is possible, but beforedoing so, producers should con-sider possible crops and comparethe potential benefits with thedrawbacks," Fanning said.

He encourages growers to refer-ence the Emergency Late-seedingOptions guide for a quick refer-ence of choices that might work fordouble-cropping.

The options presented in thefactsheet assume adequate soilmoisture is present to germinatethe seed at the time of planting.Fanning says growers shouldcross-reference crops with priorherbicide usage to ensure they arecompatible with possible herbicidecarryover.

"The market prices for manyagricultural commodities aregood, but some of the deterrents todouble-cropping include additionalinput costs, heavy dependence onsummer rains, increased workloadand the possible negative effectson future crops," Fanning said.

He adds that a second crop,grown in the same year cannot beinsured at this time in SouthDakota.

"Producers planting these cropsfor grain will be self-insured," hesaid.

Forages are better double-crop-ping optionsWith the lack of grass growth, poorhay crops reported in many areas,and reports of dry conditions in

much of the state, Fanning saysforage crops may be some of thebetter double-cropping options.

"Anything that can be grazedwill reduce input costs, particu-larly if the land is already fencedand water is accessible," Fanningsaid. "If raising crops for forage, beaware of the potential for nitrateand/or prussic acid poisoning."

He encourages growers to referto the following publications whichdiscuss the dangers of increasednitrates in forages; Nitrate Poison-ing of Livestock, Forage NitratePoisoning, Prussic Acid Poisoningand Prussic Acid Poisoning ofLivestock. More information canalso be found in Utilizing AnnualCrops for Forage in Western SouthDakota and Producing Annualand Alternative Crops for Forage.The links to these publications canbe found, with the electronic copyof this news release, on iGrow.org.

Cover crops are another optionIf adequate soil moisture is avail-able, the early wheat harvest thatis expected may prompt some pro-ducers to simply plant cover crops,which can have multiple benefits,says Fanning, who encouragesgrowers to do their research.

Expert discusses double cropping after wheat

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Advertising Rates:DISPLAY ADS: $4.50 per column inch.CLASSIFIED ADS: $5.90 for 30 words; 10¢ for each wordthereafter. $2.00 billing charge applies.THANK YOU'S: $5.90 minimum or $3.10 per column inch.$2.00 billing charge applies.HIGHLIGHTS & HAPPENINGS: $5.90 minimum or $3.10per column inch. $2.00 billing charge applies.HAPPY ADS: With or Without Picture: $15.00 minimum or$4.50 per column inch.BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT: $36.00for 2x7 announcement.Ad Deadline is Monday at NOON! Legal Deadline is Fridayat NOON! 244-7199 or courier@sdplains.com

For SaleHouse For Sale in Bison, SD. 3bedroom, 2 1/2 bath home with 2 carattached garage plus a 1 car unat-tached garage. Option to buy EastLots with a 16 x 42 shed. For moreinformation call Kevin or Linda,Home 605-244-7225 or Cell 605-484-7648

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Crocheted dishclothes and pot scrub-bers are available at the BisonCourier.

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WantedPerkins County has job openingsfor Mechanic. Must have or obtain avalid South Dakota Class A Com-mercial Drivers License within 30days of employment. Benefits in-clude: Health & Dental insurance,retirement, sick leave, vacation andpaid holidays. For application anddetails, contact the Highway Officein Bison,SD or call 605-244-5629.Position open until filled. PerkinsCounty Highway Dept. Box 158,Bison, SD 57620.

For RentFor rent: Homestead Heights lo-cated in Bison, S.D., has a one andtwo bedroom apartment available.Homestead Heights is a low-incomeelderly and disabled Section 8 HUD(Housing and Urban Development)housing facility. We are smoke free.Energy Assistance is available forthose who qualify. Utilities are in-cluded in the rent. HomesteadHeights is an equal housing oppor-tunity. For more information, pleasecall (605) 244-5473.

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EmploymentPosition Open: The Office of thePerkins County Community HealthNurse is now accepting applicationsfor a FT (32 hour/week) Administra-tive Assistant. A high schooldiploma or equivalent education isrequired. We are seeking a highlymotivated applicant with strongcomputer skills and communicationskills. Position includes health &dental insurance, retirement, vaca-

tion and sick leave. For more infor-mation call the Community HealthNurse Office at 605-374-5962 or theCounty Finance office at 605-244-5624. Applications will be accepteduntil July 30, 2012 and may be ad-dressed to Perkins County Commu-nity Health Nurse, PO Box 447,Lemmon, SD 57638. PerkinsCounty is an Equal OpportunityEmployer.

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Full-time liquor store manager forBison Municipal Bar. Wage nego-tiable DOE. For application/job de-scription, call Beth, 605-244-5677or 605-244-5231. EOE.

B5-3tcThank You

Everybody at Chance wishes tothank the Meadow, Bison, and GladValley Fire Departments as well asall of our friends and neighbors whocame so quickly and put out the firein our hay field. We appreciate all ofthe time you took out of your busyschedules to help us.

Eric, Mindy, Syd, Reed & Ian Arneson

We would like to thank the busi-nesses and people of Bison for beingso helpful and kind to us during ourrecent stay for our son, Ryan's, wed-ding. We had a wonderful experienceat the hotel and the people therewere so nice, and we had a greatmeal at the lounge off of main street.The people working at the downtownbar were also helpful and made usfeel welcome. The restaurant acrossthe street made wonderful food andwe looked forward to every meal wehad there. We went to the grocerystore, and even had a local womanask if we needed help with what wewere looking for. The cashier visitedso much, we felt like he didn't wantus to leave! Also, thank you to thepeople responsible for assisting ourfamilies with finding camping facili-ties. Thanks to those of you involvedwith the Legion for allowing us tohold the reception there. You wereall so nice, helpful and informative,and everything worked out perfectly!We loved staying in your town for a

few days and look forward to an-other visit soon.

Daryll and Debra Peckham

We'd like to extend a HUGE thankyou to our neighbors, friends and theBison Volunteer Fire Department foryour quick response and help withthe fire on our place last Tuesday.We appreciate each and every one ofyou!Dan, Marcie, Tyler and Jenna Kari

Many, Many thanks to all who mademy 90th Birthday Celebration ahuge success! Special thanks to Jim,Elaine & Rebecca Bingaman &Betty Lou Thompson and theirhelpers who planned & launched theexpedition. May the Lord bless &prosper every one. We love you!

Jim & Edna Judy

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

TURN KEY GAS STATION: MurdoS.D. on Interstate 90 and Highway 83.Would make great body shop or ma-chine shop. Located next to PioneerAuto. Call 605-669-2389.

WANT A WAY TO PAY off that summervacation? Join our team! Sell Avon!Work from home. Earn 40% on yourfirst 4 orders. 1-877-454-9658.

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EMPLOYMENT

FULL-TIME WEED SUPERVISOR,Hyde County, Highmore, SD. Job de-scription available upon request at Au-ditor's Office. Applicants may requestapplications from Hyde County Audi-tor's Office, 605-852-2519. Submit com-pleted application to Hyde County Au-ditor's Office, PO Box 379, Highmore,SD 57345 by Friday, August 3, 2012, at5:00 p.m. Hyde County is an Equal Op-portunity Employer. Larry Kerr, HydeCounty Commission.

CABLE TV INSTALLERS NeededASAP! Travel Required. Great Pay.Tools, Truck provided. BackgroundCheck/Drug Test Required. Sioux FallsBased. Learn more and apply online:www.takcommunications.com or callPaul: 605-651-4417.

CUSTER CLINIC IS accepting appli-cations for a full-time LPN or LicensedMedical Assistant to join our team in

the beautiful southern Black Hills.Salary based on experience; includesexcellent benefits. Contact Human Re-sources at (605)673-2229 ext. 110 formore information or log onto www.re-gionalhealth.com to apply. EEOC/AA.

CITY OF WILMOT, SD, seeks applica-tions for Street/Water/Sewer Superin-tendent. For application: 605-938-4811, wilmot@tnics.com, or PO Box 40,Wilmot, SD 57279. EOE.

2 COACHING POSITIONS availableat The Garretson School: Head Volley-ball; Assistant Volleyball. No teachingpositions available. Send application toSupt. Robert L. Arend, GarretsonSchool, PO Box C, Garretson, SD57030. Open until filled.

THE DOUGLAS COUNTY COMMIS-SION is taking applications for a full-time Douglas County Highway Super-intendent. Must have valid Class ADriver’s License. Experience inroad/bridge construction/maintenance.Supervisory/administrative experiencepreferred. Applications will be ac-cepted until position is filled. To obtainan application and a complete job de-scription contact the Douglas CountyAuditor or call (605) 724-2423. Mail ap-plications to: Douglas County Auditor’sOffice, PO Box 159, Armour, SD 57313.An Equal Opportunity Employer.

NOW HIRING WAITRESS for Brand-ing Iron at Faith, SD–Ask for Tim orDeb 967-2662.

FACTORY CERTIFIED AUTOMO-TIVE TECH needed: Starting salary:$25/hour; extra training available.Medical/retirement benefits. ContactDon or Craig Burns, Philip Motor, 1-800-859-5557.

JACKSON COUNTY HIGHWAY DE-PARTMENT Worker. Experience inroad/bridge construction /maintenancepreferred. CDL Pre-employment drugand alcohol screening required. Appli-cations / resumes accepted. Informa-tion (605) 837-2410 or (605) 837-2422Fax (605) 837-2447.

JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OF-FICE is accepting applications forDeputy Sheriff. Certification preferred,accepting all applications. Willing towork all hours, be on call. Salaried po-sition, benefits. Submit resume or LESapplication to Sheriff Clements, POB127, Kadoka, SD 57543. Fax 605-837-2046. Position is open until filled. Call605-837-2285.

MOBRIDGE-POLLOCK SCHOOLDISTRICT #62-6 is seeking the follow-ing full-time positions with benefits:Middle School Special Education In-structor; Early Childhood K-2 SpecialEducation Instructor; Paraprofes-sional; and Custodial (with CDL pre-ferred). Contact Tim Frederick at 605-845-9204 for more information. Appli-cations may be sent to: Mobridge-Pol-lock School District #62-6; Attn: Appli-cations; 1107 1st Avenue East; Mo-bridge SD 57601. EOE.

PERKINS COUNTY HIGHWAYDEPT. has opening for mechanic. GoodBenefits. Applications are available at

Courthouse in Bison, SD or call 605-244-5629.

PRESS OPERATOR POSITION: Oper-ate Kodak 5631 DI press, AB Dickpress and other pressroom and binderyequipment. Hourly salary, full benefitpackage. Larry Atkinson, Bridge CityPublishing, 1413 E Grand Xing, Mo-bridge, SD 57601, 605-230-0161 oratkinson@mobridgetribune.com.

STANLEY COUNTY SCHOOL DIS-TRICT is seeking a dynamic educa-tional leader to join us as a K-5 Princi-pal beginning immediately. Send coverletter, credentials, resume with threereferences to: Dr. Don Hotalling, Stan-ley County School District 57-1, P.O.Box 370, Ft. Pierre, SD 57732 or todon.hotalling@k12.sd.us. Applicationmust be received by July 20, 2012.

NOTICES

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STEEL BUILDINGS

STEEL BUILDINGS - FACTORY DI-RECT: 40x80, 50x100, 62x120, 70x150,80x200, Must liquidate Summer deliv-eries. Limited supply. Call Trever 1-888-782-7040.

SD Game, Fish and Parks will beholding a HuntSAFE course beginningJuly 26 at 5:30 PM in the board roomin the Lemmon Armory. The coursewill run July 26th, 27th and 28th andstudents must be present all threedays to successfully complete thecourse. The course teaches studentsfirearms safety, about the tradition ofhunting and certifies eligibility to pur-chase hunting licenses. HuntSAFEcourses are designed for persons age 12through 15. Adults are also welcomeand invited to attend. Youth that are11 may be issued cards if they turn 12before December 31 of this year, butcannot hunt until September 1. Par-ents are also encouraged to attendwith their children. Even though reg-istration is not required please call374-7726 and leave a message so theinstructors know how many studentswill be attending. If anyone has anyquestions regarding the HuntSAFEcourse, feel free to call me at my office,374-7726.

HuntSAFE class

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Every day at Northwest Farm &

Home SupplyLemmon, SD

40# Hi-pro Country Companion dog food

is $14.99

Clans from long ago that wanted to decreasepopulation and get rid of their unwanted

people without killing them, used to burn theirhouses down....hence the expression

“to get fired”