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Highlights & Happeningsurry & Hustle Luncheonhursday, March 14, 2013 at theson Legion 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.,ups , pie & desserts.

ebecca Bingaman in concertiday, March 15th, 7 p.m. at the

rand Electric Social Room. All

are welcome!

60th Wedding AnniversaryCelebration for Nels & AngieEasterby, pastors at the CoalSprings Community Church, onMarch 17th. There will be apotluck dinner at the church fel-

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Bison senior is second Star of the West finalist

Bison High School senior ShaleyLensegrav is the fourth finalist inKEVN Black Hills FOXs RisingStar of the West scholarship con-test. Lensegrav competed withfour other outstanding Black HillsHigh School students the week ofFebruary 25th on Black Hills FOXNews at 9:00.

Lensegravs commentary on theFuture Farmers of America wasrated the best of the week by acombination of viewers on HY-PERLINK "http://www.blackhills-

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She will now bin April and Maythe other three finof $7,500 in schfrom Black HillsWestern Bank. receive a $4,000 s

lowship hall at 12:30. cake and icecream at 1:00. Everyone is wel-come!

The Bison Community Im-provement Assn will be meetingon Thursday, March 18,at 5:30 pmat the Community Center in

Bison. All Board Members and theofficers of the organizations in the

Assn. are kindly asked to attend.Other members are also welcome.Members, this is YOUR Associa-tion. Please make plans to attend.

Arrow Transit provides trans-

portation for appping and more. Ra1st Tuesday and 3$30.00. Lemmon tare 2nd Wednesdday for $25.00. lem1st Wednesday foinformation 374-3

The annual District 1 Spring Meet-ing of the South Dakota American Le-gion will be held Saturday, March 23,2013 in Sturgis for Legionnaires fromButte, Harding, Lawrence, Meade,Corson, Dewey, Perkins and Ziebachcounties.

The Legion business session willbegin at 1:00 p.m. in the Sturgis VetsClub. There will be a social at 11:00a.m. followed by lunch at 12:00 noon.

Participants will elect District Com-manders for 2 year terms and County

Commanders and Vice Commanders inthe District for one-year terms duringthe business meeting.

South Dakota AmerLegion district meet

The session will alports regarding thusual activities, Poports, a membershtion of the District 1

Year and an addrecan Legion Commaof Watertown.

Outgoing DistriDuane Riedlinger conduct the LegionSturgis Post Commwill be in charge of l

The District 1 Auxmeeting at 1 p.m. aClub.

All trustees were present at theonday evening town board meet-g.Trent Fink appeared before theard, he is considering purchas-g some undeveloped property inson for his A+ Repair business,would be putting up a 40x80

ated shop. The property is lo-ted north of Kolb Street betweenh and 6th Avenues. He was ask-g for sewer and water to thatoperty, it would take roughly0 feet of sewer and 750 feet of

ater lines to get to the property.Richard Seidel was also presentd wondered about getting sewer

d water to his recently pur-ased property, that has 50 lotsatted on it. There also needs to

a manhole put in on 5th Av-ue.

Some board members felt if thetown got water and sewer to thestreet, the developer is responsiblefor sewer and water from there.

The board felt that they need todo some research on this issue.Brosz Engineering will be con-tacted to come and check eleva-tions in that area and to see whatis the best route and give esti-mates to possibly do this. theFinks would like to get started assoon as possible.

The board voted to proceed withthe storm sewer project, with thestipulation that the Department ofEnvironment and Natural Re-

sources approve the final plansfrom KBM. The board hopes to letbids in April.

The board also amended a reso-lution to say water reconnect fees

of $75.00 regardless of the reasonthe water was disconnected.

A motion was made to approveand publish the annual report.

The First Presbyterian Churchpresented a letter stating thatthey are going to remove a piece ofasphalt and replace it with con-crete.

Board members have receivedseveral phone calls about dogsroaming around town and being anuisance, there was some discus-sion on how to handle this prob-lem.

March 18 at 7 p.m. is the dateand time for the Equalization

Meeting. Appeals have to be madeby March 14th.

The next meeting will beWednesday, April 10th at 7 p.m.

Water and Sewer are discussed by Town Board

All five school board membersere in attendance when theson School Board met Mondayght for their regular monthlyssion to conduct necessary busi-ss.The first item of discussion was

m update report from the build-g committee. Marcie Brownlee-ari spoke about her tour throughe Harding County Public Schoold the Faith Public School. Hard-g County had an adequate

mount of money to build a newhool with the help of 20% min-al severance money. the Faithhool has less room than thearding County School butemed appropriate to Kari.owever, neither school has aop. Patrons Todd Goddard anditz Johnson were also present tod their opinions to the discus-

on. Why do you consider build-g a new school? asked Goddard.ix what needs to be done. John-

n remarked that buildings canst a long time if they are kept up.axes, drought and the number of

students in future years are alsoconsiderations to think about. Idont see many farms in ourcounty where young children live, commented Johnson. He sug-gested keeping the present schoolgoing as long as possible. Droughtis a major concern because it ef-fects the economy. I dont thinkwe need to build a new school,said Goddard. He is for maintain-ing the present facility. Boardmember Angie Thompson re-marked that the community mustagree to build a new school or oth-erwise it will not happen. Theboard agreed that another publicmeeting needs to be held. Con-stantly there are new issues toface such as heating problems,handicapped accessible require-ments, campus security, a new rooffor the shop plus the usual up-keep. Board member Eric Arnesonsuggested that the board informthe public about what we have,

what we need and what we can af-ford. Watch the Bison Courier formore information on this issue. A

public meeting will probably beheld in April.

April 9 is the date set for theSchool-City Election. Those run-ning for two positions are DanKvale, Dan Beckman and ChrisSeidel. Be sure to make your opin-ion known by voting.

Three resignations were ac-cepted. Christi Ryen resigned herposition as assistant volleyballcoach. In her letter read by Super-intendent Kraemer she expressedher desire to dedicate more time toher family. Beau Chapman also re-signed as head football coach be-cause he desires to spend moretime in his chosen profession, thesheep industry. A third resignationcame from Joy Worm, the highschool secretary. For the past 43years she has held this positionand will work until June 30. Shealso offered to train the new secre-tary in July and August. We willmiss you, Joy. Thanks for your

faithful service.continued on page 2

School Board has many decisionso make about a new school


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pistachio saladdinner roll

leprechaun cookie

Friday, March 15Salmon loaftossed salad

sliced tomatoesmandarin oranges

Monday, March 18Swiss steak/w.tomato & onion

mashed potatoespeas

fruit cocktail

Tuesday, March 19Hawaiian chickensliced tomatoes

apple crisp/topping

Wednesday, March 20Roast beef

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Blizzard conditions and an E-Cab in Bison las

This E-cab taxi was in Bison on Monday afternoon, they were overheard saying1200 miles to go!

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.

Please note: Due to a church event, there will be

no meeting on Thursday, March 21st.

Rebecca Bingaman in concert Friday, March

15th, 7 p.m. at the Grand Electric Social Room.

All are welcome!

60th Wedding Anniversary Celebration for

Nels & Angie Easterby, pastors at the Coal

Springs Community Church, on March 17th.

There will be a potluck dinner at the church fel-

lowship hall at 12:30. cake and ice cream at 1:00.

Everyone is welcome!

Sunday March 17 St. Patricks Day

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School Boardcontinued from page 1

Fourteen applications have beenreceived for the Superintendentposition at this time. Two boardmembers, two teachers and theBusiness Manager will review the

applications and choose the topfive to be interviewed. Interviewswill be conducted soon.

Three contracts were also ap-proved. Jeffrey Johnson was hiredto be the head golf coach. Golfpractice will begin March 18 so thetime is near. Colette Johnson washired as the assistant BusinessManager. Once again Bonnie Crowwas hired to be the Business Man-ager.

Chairman Dan Kvale had aquestion for the Board. Should theboard consider buying a house ortrailers for teachers to live in?Would housing provision be an in-centive for prospective teachers toteach in Bison? The Board willponder this idea and discuss it at alater date.

A number of patrons met in Ex-

ecutive Session wone hour concernsonnel issue at tthe meeting.

Superintendenported that the scstudents becausedents have recenalso reported thapurchased to trahow to handle a s

In other actionendar for the 20year was approvefew changes.Dan Kvale was tend the local eqing at city Hall thHausauer SeamLemmon will sogutters and dowthey are needed a

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Plans are underway for Townand Country CFEL club to host afree Community Coffee Break dur-ing their annual state CFEL week

in early May. The event draws at-tention to the organization andawareness to its role in the com-munity. The SDCFEL creed con-cludes with to believe ones com-munity may become the best ofcommunities and to cooperatewith other for the common ends ofa more abundant home and com-munity life.

The exact date for the Commu-nity Coffee Break hasnt been de-termined so watch this newspaperfor details. Acommittee consistingof Carolyn Hendricks, Vera Krae-mer and Sara Weishaar will sharedetails soon.

There were several other com-munity outreach programs dis-cussed at last months regular

meeting. Members recognize theimportance of and want to encour-age the continuance of the localhigh school Post Prom party. Theymade a monetary donation to-wards the upcoming April 6 event.Some members also selected newpeople in the community, who theywill be Secret Friends with dur-ing the next year, sending an occa-

sional anonymous gift and/or cardto brighten somebodys day. Therecipients will be invited to a

Valentine Tea next February

where all of the secrets will be re-vealed. Hendricks also encouragedindividual members to participatein the South Dakota Wheat Com-missions Bake and Take Day onMarch 23. Information is availableon the Wheat Commissions web-site.

Coming up on Town and Coun-trys calendar of events is the an-nual Spring Council/Area I meet-ing on Saturday morning, April 27.The state chairwoman and thenew chairwoman-elect will be intown to attend it.

Some members are once againparticipating in the statewide lit-eracy program. They submitted alist of books and periodicals thattheyve read during the past year

and will be awarded certificates atthe next state meeting.

Town and Countrys most recentmonthly meeting was held on Feb.28 in the Grand Electric SocialRoom. Weishaar was the hostess.Her on-time hostess gift went toMary Ellen Fried. After businesswas concluded, Weishaar offered abrief commentary about the im-

portance of servpeople who suffand stress. Not omals give comfor

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Every year, heart disease takese lives of more than half a millionmericans. It remains the leadinguse of death in the United States.

he truth is, many deaths are pre-ntable by living a healthyestyle, says Suzanne Stluka,

DSU Extension Food & Families

ogram Director.Stluka outlines five steps we canke to achieve a healthy heart.Eat a heart-healthy diethoose food options that can helpoid heart disease and its compli-tions," Stluka said.She encourages readers to eatenty of fruits and vegetables andek out foods that include antioxi-nts, lean proteins, fiber and

mega-3 fatty acids to help main-in a healthy weight and keepid levels in check for better heartalth.Heart-healthy omega-3 fattyids are a great source of lean pro-n. Omega-3 fatty acids can help

wer your bad cholesterol and in-ease your good cholesterol. The

merican Heart Association recom-ends fish like salmon, tuna andlibut at least two times per week.Reach for other lean proteinurces, such as poultry with thein removed, pork tenderloin, toploin and lean ground meats.ied beans are a great meat sub-tute. They are non-fat, high pro-n and fiber-rich.Saturated and trans fats boostood cholesterol levels. Substituteods high in unsaturated fats forose higher in solid fats. Saturatedts include fatty meat, poultryin, bacon, butter, cheese, wholelk), while trans fats are stick

argarine and packaged foods withrtially hydrogenated oils.Seek foods that are packed with

tioxidants. Antioxidants help re-ove free radicals that can causemage to heart cells. Foods highantioxidants include blueberries,

anberries, strawberries, broccoli,weet potatoes, and spinach.

The grains in whole-wheatbreads and other whole grain prod-ucts are great heart-healthy foods.These whole grains reduce the badcholesterol (LDLs) and add an im-portant source of fiber. Since fiberfills you up and slows down diges-tion, it is important for maintaining

a healthy weight. Opt for whole-wheat pasta, brown rice or wholegrain cereals.

Reduce your salt intake. Toomuch salt is a major cause of highblood pressure and heart disease.Try using fresh herbs and a littletouch of lemon juice to flavor yourfoods in place of salt. Use fresh orfrozen vegetables in place of cannedvegetables. Seek low-sodium ver-sions of canned soups. Limit youruse of processed meats.Maintain a healthy weight

"Being overweight or obese canincrease your risk for heart dis-ease," she says.

To determine whether yourweight is in a healthy range, Stlukasays readers can calculate their

body mass index (BMI) at the Cen-ters for Disease Control and Pre-vent Assessing Your Weight website, http://www.cdc.gov/ healthy-weight/assessing/index.html.

Exercise regularly"Physical activity can help youmaintain a healthy weight andlower cholesterol and blood pres-sure," Stluka said.

It is recommended that adultsshould engage in moderate physicalactivity for at least 30 minutes onmost days of the week.

Don't smoke"Cigarette smoking increases one'srisk for heart disease," she said. "Ifyou don't smoke, don't start. If youdo smoke, quitting will lower yourrisk for heart disease."

She adds that your doctor mayalso suggest ways to help you quit.

Limit alcohol use. Avoid drinkingtoo much alcohol which can causeblood pressure to rise.

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dismissed her belligerence as cir-cumstantial. After three calvingseasons of chances to prove tempo-rary maternal instinct behavior, wenow think otherwise.

This year its become apparentthat shes developed a habitual badattitude and has been nicknamedGrumpy regarding her moodi-ness. Weve determined that hertemper is going to stickit justisnt going to stick around herecome sorting time in the fall.

A few weeks ago my husband gother under the lean-to to calve onher own outside yet still be pro-

tected from the wind. When hechecked later, shed had the calf butit was kind of puny and lying flat. Acalf lying flat is never a good sign.My husband managed to slide thelittle bugger under the panel awayfrom Grumpy and put it in the calfwarmer box. He gave it some elec-trolytes and a Gene pill (what wecall a miracle pill that boosts calvesenergy and was introduced to us bya neighbor named Gene).

Grumpy wasnt cooperative inletting my husband and son milkher to help get the calf off to a goodstart with its first dose of mother smilk in its belly. Turning the pairout didnt seem to change #41s at-

titude either. Shes made it clearthat she wouldnt hesitate to tryand take us.

A guy hates to write off a goodhealthy mother cow, especially onesthat clean right away (drops herplacenta/cleaning soon after shecalvesa sign of a healthy cow) butthere comes a point when a cowsunpleasant temperament overridesher positive attributes. Some cowsmay only get aggressive whentheyve calved and mellow out aftersome time has passed. Then thereare cows like Grumpy, who developa mean streak and stay that way.

Most cattlemen will give everycow the chance to prove that heraggressiveness is just a temporarymaternal instinct, at least untilproven otherwise. Once its obviousthat a 1200-1500 pound cow thatcan throw her head around like awrecking ball is too dangerous foranybody to be around, then its timeto cull her out of the herd.

Grumpy wont be with us nextcalving season but thats alright.Shes given us the kind of memoriesthat have been recorded in our calfrecord book history. No cows wehave close encounters with are everforgotten.

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

ws with an AttitudeLast year when #41 calved mysband said, Theres your cow

member her? as the pickup put-red past the new pair. I looked atm blankly, trying to figure outhat he was talking about; then heminded me that she put both ofup on the fence during calving

ason the year before.I usually cant remember calvingtails of every cow unless weved a memorable relationship withem and even then I rarely re-ember them by their eartag num-rs. Three years ago while tryingsort #41 and her new calf into a

parate pen from the other cows ine barn, the cow tried to take usth. She calmed down some after

e turned them out of the barn soe didnt write her off just becausee was overprotective. We gaver the benefit of the doubt instead.st year she had a textbook calv-

g outside, therefore we didnt en-unter any behavioral issues so we


Already March!It seems just like yesterday we

submitted our fall final article!Here it is spring soon upon us andtime to think gardening! Did youspend the long winter nights plan-ning your garden endeavors? No?Well, here is something to thinkabout and plan.

As you know the Master Gar-deners sponsor a Pumpkin Fest inOctober which has a HeaviestPumpkin contest. Now is the timeto think about planting and pam-pering a pumpkin for the contest.So far the heaviest since the con-test began is 84 pounds. Surely

there is someone out there thatcan break that record!

World record pumpkins tip thescales in the neighborhood of 1,800pounds, of course that takes yearsof practice by the growers. Amaz-ingly most of the seed for giantpumpkins is produced by DillPumpkin Farm, a family heirloomsince 1870, located in Nova Scotia,Canada.

The tricks of the trade are acarefully guarded secret with eachgrower having their own for-mula. Some of the tricks includestarting the seed indoors by nolater than the end of April and get-ting those transplants out betweenMay 10 and May 15. Here thiswould entail a hot cap to protect itfrom those late frosts that canoccur as late as the first week ofJune.

Avid growers set aside at least500 square feet of soil fortified

with an organic acompost, compostcret home brewsthe pampered vin

Flowers are hasoon as a fruit havines, all additionposed of with all oents going to juskin. The bearing vderground as it grditional roots tpumpkin. Suckeras well. As the above the protectvine it is blankefrom sunburn, ba

to protect it frompered indeed!

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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 HersheyIndian Creek - 8:00 a.m. American - 9:30 a.m. Rosebud - 11:00 a.m.

Christ Lutheran Church WELS Pastor Gerhardt Juergens

Sunday Bible Class - 8:00 a.m., Worship Service - 8:30 a.m.

Tuesday Bible Class - 7:00 p.m.

Coal Springs Community ChurchPastors Nels & Angie Easterby

South Jct. of Highways 73 & 20

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

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

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church Fr. Tony Grossenburg

Saturday Mass: Morristown - 4:45 p.m. Lemmon - 7:15 p.m.,Sunday Mass: Lemmon - 8:15 a.m., Bison - 11:00 a.m.

Holland Center Christian Reformed ChurchPastor Brad Burkhalter Lodgepole

Worship Service - 8:00 a.m.

First Presbyterian Church Pastor Florence Hoff, CRESunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service -10:30 a.m.

Slim Buttes Lutheran Pastor Henry MohagenReva Sunday School 9:45, Worship Service - 11:00 a.m., WMF 2nd

Wednesday at 1:00 p.m.

Beckman Wesleyan Church Pastor Brad BurkhalterPrairie City

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

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

Prairie Fellowship Parish ELCAPastor Margie Hershey

In a cartoon Charlie Brown is looking around in the churchand says, Where are all the hypocrites? I heard the churchwas full of hypocrites! We laugh at that idea and yet there

s a strong degree of truth in it. We are all hypocrites whenwe claim to live for the Lord and yet so often live for the

hings of this world. Our focus is too often not on the imageof Christ but on the image of the dollar.

Our churches are full of hypocrites people who proclaimJesus as the savior of the world and yet have a hard timeiving a life cantered on him. Most of the time we do not in-entionally deny Christ but life in this world draws us away

from the selflessness that is a God centered life.

God knows are failings and our shortcomings. God knowsthat we so often yield to the temptations of this world. Godknows our desire to live for him and at the same time our

failure to do so.

We come into the church as hypocrites people desiring tolive for God and failing to do so. We come because we have

ailed but want to try again to live as his children. Our gra-ious God loves us even when we fail to live for him. He wel-

comes everyone, perhaps especially the hypocrites.

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Hugh Gene Escott

Hugh Gene Escott, 74, of FaithSD passed away peacefully at hisranch, March 9, 2013.

Gene was born in Faith, SD onJanuary 4, 1939 to Hank andMary Ellen (Heron) Escott, andcame home to the dugout whichthey lived in until he was four.From the stories and the pictureshe drew you can tell that his lovefor a good horse started young. Hiskids have heard many a story thatcentered on he and his brotherJerry and a horse, sometimes agood one and sometimes one thatthey had to break, which lead tohis rodeo career which includedbronc and bareback riding as wellas being a pickup man for manyrodeos.

Gene attended school at the Ar-rowhead country school north of

Faith and once his older sisterMary Lou was in high school, heand Jerry boarded in town so theycould attend school. Gene gradu-ated from high school in 1957 andhelped on the family ranch untilhe joined the Army in 1960. Heand several others from Faithwere activated during the BerlinCrisis and sent to Fort Lewis,Washington, but their unit wasnever shipped overseas. Geneserved in the National Guard Unit

#211 Engineering Company until1966. He was always proud ofserving his country.

Gene married Patty Kelly in1964 and to this union four chil-dren were born. Gene was very ac-tive in the horse world, first in thehorse show area and then helpingto start the Diamond Classic arace horse futurity. Gene devel-oped quite a horse operation and

put on an annual horse sale at theranch for several years. Geneloved watching his horse and cat-tle genetics at work, he loved to re-search pedigrees and see whatcross would be the most effectiveand he loved to teach this researchto anyone that would listen. Genewas a consummate sportsman andloved watching all sporting events,and traveled many miles to watchhis children and now grandchil-dren play basketball, football,wrestle, run track or rodeo. Heloved all sporting events, but agood basketball game and a goodbronc ride were his favorite things.He was a big community sup-porter belonging to the FaithBooster Club for many years and

helped behind the scenes with theFaith Stock Show and Rodeo everyyear.

Gene is survived by his children,Gnene (Clint) Fordyce, Faith, SD;Gnelle (Scott) Dauwen, Cam-bridge, NE; Kelly Escott( fiancPeggy OSullivan) and GzelleBuffy (Kevin)Groves, all of Faith,SD; and their children Garet and

Jozelle (fianc Fordyce, ThaneWicks), Chance aTaylor and RaycKailyn, Hugh, Kaycee Groves achildren, Toarin able. He is also suwife, Patty KellInez Jibben andTeddy Imsland, nnephews and spe

Gene was prechis parents, Hancott, 2 bothers MeJerry Escott, Shroeder, Ellen Rdahl, Jennie ButtKing, sister-inSpencer, and bBennet Reed, GeoCrowley, Bob BKing.

The Graveside

will be held at 2:0day, March 13, 2Ranch (19884 Arrmiles north of Duane Vig, officiabe in the Escott Fwith full militaryby the Robert OLegion Post #106attending the servthe road by 2:00cott Ranch and drawn hearse to tthe graveside ser

Immediately Graveside ServFamily has invitefellowship and lRanch House wiby Butch Samu

Payne.Serving as caskgrandsons.

The Visitation day evening fromat the Faith Chapel in Faith.

Condolences mfamily at www.fuing.com.


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1833.38 Deeded Farmland w/more land that could be farmed320.24 Deeded Winter Wheat planted528.55 Deeded in Hay (alfalfa & grass)984.59 Deeded in Stubble & Summer Fallow

2260.82 Deeded Presently in Pasture & TreesFarmland acres fenced & laid out in strips ~ Hunting ~ Shelterbelts ~ Barns, Corrals & Windbreak ~ StockDams, Spring Fed Dugouts, Wells, some pipelines ~ Good access ~ Only 3 - 4 miles from Hwy 20 ~ FSApayments & Crop Bases ~~~ OFFERED IN 7 TRACTS AND AS 1 UNIT

Tract 1: 160 acres ~ NE Sec. 18 ~ 153+ tillable acres w/ 40+ acres planted to W Wheat and 35+ acres Alfalfa~Taxes: $336.94 or $2.11/acre

Tract 2: 320 acres ~ N of Sec. 17 ~ 311+ tillable acres w/77+ acres planted to W Wheat and 88+ acresAlfalfa/Grass ~Taxes: $739.54 or $2.31/acre

Tract 3: 289.48 acres ~ Most of west half of Sec. 7 ~ 269+ tillable acres w/ 34+ acres Alfalfa ~Taxes: $ 642.65 or $2.22/acre

Tract 4: 577.18 acres ~ Most of Sec. 6 424.5+ tillable acres w/80 acres planted to W Wheat, 226+ acres Alfalfa, &164 acres pasture ~ Some pasture areas would be tillable ~ Elec, & good well w/tire tank in NW ~Taxes: $1164.04 or$2.02/acre

Tract 5: 863.01 acres ~ All of Sec. 24 and most of the west side of Sec. 19 ~ Great site for headquarters w/good,mature shelterbelt w/majestic pines, spruce, good well & elec, all in center of Sec. 24 ~ Dams & spring-fed dug-outsthroughout Tract ~ 221+ tillable acres w/ 66+ acres planted to W Wheat, & 79+ acres Grass/Alfalfa ~ 640 acres pasture~Taxes: $1699.84 or $1.97 /acre

Tract 6: approx. 775 acres ~ All of Sec.13 and most of NW of Sec. 18 ~ Mostly Pasture ~ Spring fed dug-outs &Dams ~ Borders county road ~ 35+ tillable acres, presently in grass, & 734 acres pasture ~Taxes: $1,076.86 or $1.39/acre

Tract 7: 1109.14 acres ~ Fort Barnica ~ all of Sec. 5, except for Mrs. Micky Barnicas home) and E of Sec. 7,and NW of Sec. 8 ~ Barn, Corrals, & Windbreak, w/elec & especially good well w/automatic waterer in Sec. 7. (This iswhere Larry & Micky did their calving.) ~ See well log & you can see this could be used to pipe water throughout tract ~Dams & Spring-fed Dug-outs ~ A lot of Sec. 7 used to be hayed ~ Sec. 5 also has springy draw to provide water allalong it in wet years ~ Water Pipeline w/tank, & small dug-out in Sec. 5 ~ 417+ tillable acres w/55+ acres planted to WWheat, 28+ acres Alfalfa/Grass & 684 acres pasture ~ Taxes: $1699.84 or $2.05/acre Successful bidder on this tractalso gets option for Tribal Lease & Linch Family Trust Lease

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Rosebud News ...............................Tiss TreibTiss Treib had lunch with Pastorargie Hershey in Hettinger Mon-y.Tuesday afternoon coffee guests ofand Tiss Treib were Thelma Sand-

en; John and Shirley Johnson;ster and Sharon Longwood; Lindaridge and Gerald Therumann.

Tiss Treib made a trip to Lemmonednesday.Al and Tiss Treib made a trip topid City Friday.Albert Keller returned home fromrk Tuesday evening.Wednesday, Kellers went to Lem-on in the morning for errands. Ryand Stephanie Archibald and Duane

arris were afternoon guests.Thursday, Kellers traveled to Faith

get taxes done then to Belleurche to pick up a '56 Ford Albertans to restore, returning home thatening.Friday, Albert and Lil Albert trav-d to Miles City, MT for the day.

Saturday, Bert and Pat Keller,Trail City, SD and Bailey and GabeKeller, Timber Lake, SD, Randy andTana Taylor, Baker, MT and Duaneand Dawn Harris were dinner guestsof the Albert Kellers.

Sunday, Randy and Tana Taylor re-turned home and the Kellers traveled

to Bert and Pat Kellers Sunday after-noon.Monday, Albert and lil Albert re-

turned home and Bridget and Korbintraveled to Bismarck for doctor ap-pointments for the day.

Thelma Sandgren had a quietweek, but Thursday morning, SteveSandgren and Jerry Witt called at theranch. Jim and Patsy Miller were af-ternoon coffee guests.

Friday was Thelmas regular day inHettinger.

Thelma attended worship at Rose-bud Sunday and in the afternoon, shecalled on Helen Meink.

LaVonne Foss and Shirley Johnson

traveled to Lemmon Wednesday.Max Smebakken was a Thursday

lunch guest of John and Shirley John-son.

Jim Spenny, Ryan and Bob Her-man, Rick Foss and Larry Foss wereTuesday evening visitors of Dorothyand Lynn Frey.

Lynn Frey attended the Farm andHome Show in Lemmon Friday.Patsy Miller traveled to Scranton

Tuesday and got feed.Patsy Miller attended the Farm

and Home Show in Lemmon Friday.Matt and Christi Miller spent the

weekend with Jim and Christi Miller.Ethan, Isaac, Ella and Greta An-

derson were Friday afternoon andevening guests of Tim and JoAnneSeim.

Chet, Ella, Greta and Erik Ander-son were Sunday afternoon visitors ofNolan and Linda Seim and family.

Stockgrowers seek app

for summer internshipThe South Dakota Stockgrowers

Association is currently acceptingapplications for a ten-week, paid,summer internship. This intern-ship opportunity is available toany high-school graduate pursuinga university or technical degree.

Applicants should be passionateabout agriculture and be ener-getic, outgoing individuals with adesire to learn from and work withthe volunteer members of theSouth Dakota Stockgrowers Asso-ciation. Interns will work in theRapid City office of the Stockgrow-ers and be supervised by the Exec-utive Director. Interns will per-

form various offievents and memband be given oppabout the policy mactively participaof the association

For more inform

internship oppwww.southdakotg or contact Silvia342-0429. Applicweek, paid internmit a resume, coverences to silvia.work.com no late2013.

Drought recovery in 2013 isntlooking promising for SouthDakotas grazing lands. Natural

Resources Conservation Service(NRCS) State Range SpecialistStan Boltz, Huron, SD, says evenwith normal precipitation, forageproduction will still be limited thissummer. If we were to get normalprecipitation now until peak pro-duction which is about July 1,western and central South Dakotawould only have about 60 to 70percent production.

At this level, these droughtdamaged pastures can only sus-tain 55- to 65 percent of normalstocking. Eastern SD countiesthat didnt suffer as much droughtduring 2012 could expect about 80percent of normal stocking rates.The lower production rate is be-cause grassland plants ability to

recover from drought takes severalseasons with normal moisture,and longer with limited precipita-tion, like were seeing now, ex-plains Boltz. South Dakota live-stock producers can get help forhandling the impact of drought bydeveloping a Drought Plan withthe aid of the SD Drought Tool,available from NRCS. TheDrought Tool is a good planningtool to set up a Drought Plan.Boltz says, Were encouraging

people to have a place so as conditducers are ready

the managemenhave already mad

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ep. Betty Olson

The 2013 session of the Southakota legislature has f inished. Weturn to Pierre for Veto Day onarch 25, but so far the governorsnt vetoed any bills.Friday started off on a positive

te early that morning when Gov.auggard invited Sen. Mike Vehled me to his office to watch him

gn our bill, SB 205, to put wolvesthe predator list in South Dakota.st as I returned to caucus, Rep.ott Craig got a call from the gov-nors office asking Rep. Craig, Rep.ckey, Sen. Tiezan, and me to comewn while he signed our bill, HB87, that provides for the creationschool sentinel programs and fore training of school sentinels. Thevernors office staff took picturesboth bill signings and I think Illint them off for show and tell!Another of my bills, HB 1123 to in-ease the surcharge on hunting li-nses for predator control, to makeappropriation, and to declare an

mergency, had a long, torturous trip

at ended late in the night on Fri-y. HB 1123 passed the House on

Monday. Tuesday the Senateamended a one-time appropriationof 300,000 dollars into it to cover theextra predator control costs until thehunting license surcharge revenuestarts coming in when the law takesaffect in July and then passed HB1123. Since the bill was amended inthe Senate, it had to go to conference

committee and the House appropria-tors strongly opposed it because theyhad already killed Senate MajorityLeader Russ Olson's bill, SB 238 toappropriate $300,000 to the animaldamage control fund for predatorcontrol services. The conference com-mittee invited Tony Leif from GF&Pto sit down with us to find a solutionthat would provide the needed fund-ing until the surcharge starts. He of-fered a cash transfer of $160,000from GF&P that will be repaid withinterest when the surcharge moneystarts coming in. The conferencecommittee accepted the compromiseand sent the bill back to the Senate.The Senate finally passed theamended HB 1123 at 11:00 Fridaynight and sent it to the governor's of-fice.

The legislature spent all day deal-ing with amendments to SB 90,which is the General Appropriationsbill. SB 90 revises the General Ap-propriations Act for fiscal year 2013,provides funding for the increasedcosts associated with the employeehealth insurance and internal serv-ice bureaus, and declares an emer-gency. After a long discussion, theHouse passed SB 90 and sent it onto the Senate. The Senate also hadlong discussions before they passedthe G bill at midnight. Needless tosay, most of us spent what was leftof the night in Pierre and drovehome on Saturday.

These are some of the bills the leg-islature sent to the governor thisweek:

HB 1050tomake an appropria-tion for costs related to the suppres-

sion of mountain pine beetles, to es-tablish a cost share program withthe counties in the state, and to de-clare an emergency.

HB 1122 revises requirements re-lating to health insurance plans forcounty officers and employees.

HB 1137 impacts education inSouth Dakota, makes an appropria-

tion, and declares an emergency.HB 1164 establishes a classroom

innovation grant program andmakes an appropriation.

HB 1165 revises provisions con-cerning the agricultural land taskforce.

HB 1168 is my bill to allow preda-tor control boards to increase leviesto pay for predator control if ap-proved by a majority of the livestockproducers within the district.

HB 1184 appropriates 4 milliondollars to the Department of Game,Fish and Parks to fund improve-ments to the state park system. Youcan bet I voted NO on this one!

HB 1126 revises the massagetherapy licensing requirements.

HB 1144 permits the euthaniza-tion of wildlife seriously injured inmotor vehicle accidents.

HB 1098 requires the Legislatureto approve bonds for lease purchaseagreements with the four postsec-ondary technical institutes, and toapprove bonds for lease purchaseagreements with Western DakotaTechnical Institute and SoutheastTechnical Institute.

HB 1234 provides a limited excep-tion to the provisions that exemptsport shooting ranges from the pub-lic nuisance laws and to declare anemergency.

SB 166 extends the number ofyears that permits to carry a con-cealed weapon are valid from fouryears to five years.

SB 106 prohibiting minors fromusing wireless communication de-

vices while operating motor vehiclesupon the public highways was

Representative Betty Olsons views of week 9 of the 2013 Legislative s

amended to make it a secondary of-fense.

SB 59 prohibits the disposal of oiland gas field wastes unless it comesfrom energy development withinSouth Dakota.

SB 194 extends the sunset datefor expenditures from a school dis-trict's capital outlay fund.

SB 151 clarifies the maintenanceresponsibilities on unimproved sec-tion lines.

SB 28 revises the property taxlevies for the general fund of a schooldistrict.

SB 235 creates the building SouthDakota fund, deposits money intothe building South Dakota fund, cre-ates programs and funds to enhanceeconomic development, makes con-tinuous appropriations to thesefunds, provides reinvestment pay-ments to stimulate economic devel-opment and investment, revises thestate aid to general education for-mula by including an adjustment forstudents with limited English profi-ciency, and to declare an emergency.

SB 195 establishes incentives for

wind energy facilamount that may gross receipts tax duced on wind fapenalty for filing and makes a contition.

SB 233 creates ing needs scholars

makes an approprcation enhancemeprovide for the annscholarships.

SB 237 to apprdeposit into the nfund, to provide foof the need-based portion of the funthe education enfund, and to declar

SB 39 to establijuvenile convictedClass A or B felonsentence of up to lafter a sentencing

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Jerry and Carolyn Petik returnedlast Monday after spending sev-eral days visiting family andfriends in Arizona and California.Jerry attended an extension meet-ing in Lemmon on Wednesday.Carolyn Petik hosted Hope

Women's Bible Study on Thursdayafternoon.Jerry and Carolyn attended theFarm and Home Show in Lemmonon Friday. Carolyn and MirandiBakken visited with Irene Youngin the afternoon.Mirandi Bakken was a weekendguest at Petiks.Carolyn and Mirandi helped witha "Moms and Kids Get Together"

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Crop variety selection: eliminate emotion and increase p

The planting season is starting tosneak up on us. Now less than twomonths away for crops like springwheat. If farmers have not selected ormade 100 percent of their seed pur-chases, Nathan Mueller, SDSU Exten-sion Agronomist may have a few tipsfor ways they can buy the variety thatreturns the highest profit per acre.

"Most people justify a buying deci-sion after they have already made it,based on emotion. Unfortunately, seedpurchases often do not escape thisblight. Things that influence our selec-tion and purchase of varieties includebrand reputation, loyalty and tradi-tion, friends and family members, ad-vertising, and company representa-

tives," Mueller said.To increase farm level yields,

Mueller encourages growers to utilizeyield data in their variety selectionprocess.

Yield data can be collected fromside-by-side comparisons on the farm,company variety trials, and third-party variety trials.

"Reliability of this yield data is notequal. I am not talking about who(farmer, company, university) does thework, but the methodology," he said.

The three key methods growers canuse to increase their confidence in onevarieties performance over another in-clude;

Blocking or splitting the test plot

into similar environRandomization

ment of varieties wand

Replication or thpears in the test plo

Another key termis experimental err

"This is simply measured in the samtested independenwithin a test plot. variation can be sotest plot or even inathe exact same conment operations anMueller said.

A closer look at t

Mueller explains methods; blocking, rreplication are imping yield data comprieties. The use of band randomizationcrop testing performones we conduct at SUniversity (SDSU) varieties perform dtion, the margin of varieties, and confiferences measuredthe variety, not exp

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By: Jill PertlerWe live in a strange and crazy world.

But Im not telling you anything youdont already know. Sometimes though,the overall irony shoots right over thetop.

Zombies are a hot commodity. Nevermind nobodys ever seen a real one theyre on TV, T-shirts, in books, videogames and the movies, so were all fa-

miliar with this group of undead.For the last few years, for manyviewers, zombies have dominated Sun-day evening television giving a newdefinition to the term, dead manwalking. Zombies were to the Neilsonratings what marshmallows are to s-mores gooey blobs that had peoplecoming back for seconds while sittingaround the warm glow of a campfire(or TV screen).

It appeared zombies had the upperhand well, the ones that still hadhands did. They were the Chia pets ofthe new millennium. Trendy and notvery cute, but cropping up everywhere.Despite their gory appearance, ratingswere through the roof and zombieswere on a roll (or at least a slow-pacedswagger). Nothing short of an axe tothe head would stop these man-eatingmonsters.

Then, along came God.Weve always known God had a cor-ner on the Sunday morning market,but now Hes hit primetime with aminiseries on the Bible. Big and smallscreen adaptations of the Bible havebeen done before. Mr. Gibson and Mr.Heston will attest to this. But, our cur-rent Bible story has viewers flockingaround their screens by the millions.

In the beginning, there were zom-bies, but in its premiere week, theBible beat the undead. Score one forthe big guy.

God and zombies actually have morein common than a Sunday night prime-time slot. Zombies rise from the dead.The Bible practically invented thismiraculous feat. Jesus wouldnt beJesus without it.

Consider the whGod promises eterstuck with it. Theyva blow or bullet to tescape the unlife of

Blood, gore and channel isnt the ondaily helping of brufull of violent actsbrothers, kings kil

turning to salt aslaughter of entire Makes dodging

witted zombies seecake.

Zombies may nogoing on in the areand intellect, but cally advanced and than your smartphaccess an app thawould look like if y(Why?)

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Become a winning armchai

For many people, finding time towork out after a long day at the of-fice can be challenging. Runningerrands, preparing dinner, coordi-nating after-school activities forthe kids, and more all take upprecious free time. But being evenmoderately active is a great way tolive an overall healthier lifestyle,with increased energy and reducedstress. The Physical ActivityGuidelines for Americans, issuedby the U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services, recommends30 minutes of physical activity aday for adults at least five days aweek. Yet, some studies revealthat many adults watch an aver-age of five or more hours of TV aday.

Incorporate activity into yourdowntime with simple exercisesthat you can do in the comfort ofyour living room, says Amy Gold-water, M.S., fitness educator, for-mer body building champion, andphysical fitness expert for TOPSClub, Inc. (Take Off Pounds Sensi-bly), the nonprofit weight-loss sup-

port organization. Dont use com-mercial breaks for trips to thefridge, notes Goldwater. Instead,approach the 15-plus minutes ofad time per hour as great opportu-nities to burn calories.

Get MovingTurn your regular TV shows intoactive workout routines and makea game out of watching them.Start by preplanning. For each

workout, choose part of the body inal muscles ocombination of exof a TV-circuit woseveral routines around for fun.

Keep workouthand by stashinresistance bandsnear the TV. If yoary bike or other at home, set the you can watch wh

Break for CommThe following carbuilding exercisecial equipment jfront of a TV. Valow-impact but can be adapted tTV program thquent breaks for mour sponsors, events. Encourafriends to join in ta group. 30 seconds of m(or in a chair)

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Govenor Daugaard declaresMarch 20th Joseph Kvale Day

ST. Patricks Day SAFE - Dont rely on Irish luck!

Communities across Americae gearing up for their St.

atricks Day celebrations. St.atricks Day is supposed to be ame to celebrate the Irish in allus as we gather with friends,t it can quickly turn to tragedy

YOU choose to mix drinking andiving. Lemmon SAFE Commu-ties wants to urge YOU to keepe roads safe by drinking respon-bly and designating a soberiver BEFORE the fun begins.Driving impaired or riding withmeone who is impaired will take

more than the luck of the Irish.The tragedies and costs fromdrunk driving are not limited todeath, disfigurement, disability orinjury. They can also lead totrauma and financial costs of acrash or an arrest. That pot ofgold wont be enough to pay forlegal fees, fines, court costs, get-ting your license back, higher in-surance rates, lost wagesthe listgoes on.Plan ahead:

If you are going to drive, NOamount of alcohol is safe.

If you drink, DONT drive!Designate a sober driver before

the celebration starts.If you see someone has had too

much to drink, find them a wayhome.

If you see a drunk driver on theroad, dont hesitate to call law en-forcement.

REMEMBER! The luck of theIrish wont be enough to keep yousafe if you drink and drive!


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Growing asparagus and rh

in your own garden this sp

After a long winter with no freshhome-grown vegetables many gar-deners really look forward to thatfirst spring harvest of asparagusand rhubarb, says David GraperSDSU Extension Horticulturistand Director of McCrory Gardens.

"These popular vegetables areactually perennials that come backyear after year to provide a bountyof delicious and nutritious food formain meals and desserts," Grapersaid. "Many asparagus fancierstake to scouring the road ditchesand fence lines for these delectablespring shoots while others chose toestablish a patch in their own gar-dens."

Graper says the best way tostart an asparagus bed is to beginpreparation in the fall before thespring you want to plant.

First, kill off all of the weedswith repeated cultivation or an ap-plication of glyphosate herbicide.

He says this can also be done inthe spring, but it won't be as easyto get the tough perennial weedscontrolled.

"Weeds are the biggest problemsfor asparagus growers so get themtaken care of before you begin," hesaid.

Then, in early spring, orderfresh 1-year old seedling crowns ofthe variety you want to plant. It isbest to always buy seedling crownsrather than to try to dig up plantsfrom a friend or a ditch, theytransplant better and you can se-lect an all-male variety which isusually more productive.

Plant by first digging a trenchabout a foot deep and 8- to 10-inches wide. Place the crowns in

the center of the trench - about 18-inches apart and cover with about3-inches of soil.

Small, new shoots will soonbegin to grow. As the new shootsdevelop, Graper says gardenerscan gradually fill in the trench,adding another inch or two of soilevery few weeks, until you havethe trench completely filled up.

Allow the new shoots to grow allseason without harvesting for thefirst two years.

Only cut them back to theground after they have been killedby a hard freeze in the fall. It's agood idea to cover the row with agood 3- to 4-inch layer of organicmulch each fall. Shredded leavesand grass clippings work well.

"The mulch will also help reduceweed growth in the patch," Grapersaid.

By the third year, he says theasparagus should be getting prettywell established and should behealthy enough to take a coupleharvests of the shoots, but then letthem grow up and remain untilthe end of the season again.

In the fourth year, gardenersshould be able to harvest for aboutsix weeks. But, stop harvesting ifyou notice that the size of theshoots is getting smaller, down tothe size of a pencil.

Growing RhubRhubarb is also bspring in a cleanIt needs full sudrained soil. Mplant using crowthey purchase froGraper says garget a division from

Work the soil wing. Incorporatinor well-rotted mhelp get your plastart. Dig a largeasily accommodplant covering tcouple inches of salso be planted fspring but there awith the nice redor stalks availabthan from seed. Athat seed-grownproduce more seevegetatively prod

Once again, it ivest anything frofor the first twothree, you can hastalks but leave tand continue toplants.

When harvestcourages gardenleaf stalks close tgive a firm tug from the plant. Cleaf blade and acompost pile whiedible petiole. Ifvelop, cut them base of the plant. develop will takfrom the plant somove them.

Weed controlWeeds are the with growing tcrops. Graper sayhoe or till right ovasparagus patch fore the new shooOr, one can glyphosate herbiweeds before newthe spring too.

"But do not get asparagus shootsverely damage said.

A good layer of ing a clean borplants is the beweed problems. Dkill weeds. Whileweeds it is also asparagus.

Both asparaguwill benefit from tion of fertilizer complete. Gardetypical garden fer10 applying aboufoot of row and scthe soil or you cawell-rotted manuinch or two thick the plants. But bmight be introduto your patch wmore weeding lat

The club was very busy over thest two weeks. Wrestlers attendede District I tournament in Buffalouth Dakota on the 2nd of March.

hirteen wrestlers representedson and eleven advanced on to re-onals by placing in the top 8. Ine Tot division for wrestlers 6 &der Colt Kopren placed 2nd as

d Cooper Mackaben. Rylee Veald Kaden Glover wrestled in the

antum division. Kaden Gloverorked hard but came up short thisme. Rylee was able to wrestle his

ay into 4th place. Corbin Mack-en and Ashtin Gerbracht wres-d in the 9 & 10 midget group.htin won some matches butuldnt quite make the top eightis year. Corbin wrestled to a 5thace finish earning his first trip togionals. Quite a few of Bisons

wrestlers fall into the Novice divi-sion at 11 & 12 years old. TeiganClark wrestled to 5th place at 80lbsat districts. At 85lbs Hugh Grovesplaced 2nd. Both Braden Koprenand Harland Groves wrestled at90lbs. Braden was 6th while Har-land won this weight class. JarenBeckman wrestled at 105 and camein 2nd. Shane Collins went down towrestle at 120lbs and came homewith a 1st finish. Tanner Cablesthe lone Schoolboy placed 4th atdistricts.

Regionals were held at StevensHigh School in Rapid City. It was atough day, but the eleven boyswrestled hard and never gave up.Though not everyone was able tomake it into the placing rounds,they all did a great job. Colt Ko-pren was one winning match out of

Bison AAU wrestlers headedo State Tournamenttraveling to the state tournamentin Brookings. We are proud of his4th place finish and look forward towatching him in the future. Rylee

Veal also wrestled tough through 6matches to come in with a 6th placefinish. Hugh Groves did well for theday and wound up in the 5th placespot. Three of Bisons wrestlers willbe traveling to Brookings for theState AAU Tournament. HarlandGroves won all but his last matchplacing 2nd. Jaren Beckmanworked his way to a 2nd place fin-

ish, also earning his first trip to thestate contest. Shane Collins won re-gionals again this year receiving a1st place medal along with his 5thtrip to state. We are proud of allour wrestlers and look forward to apromising future for the BisonWrestling Club.

olt Kopren goes for the pin.

The Prairie Doc Perspective -The path to understanding the proper diet

By Richard P. Holm MDWe have long been on the path toderstanding the proper diet thatevents heart attacks and strokes.though most believe a life style ofoderate physical activity andoidance of smoke is important ineventing atherosclerosis, theremains no answer to the question,

Which diet protects against hearttacks and stroke?"For years we thought it was a no-g, low fat, and more vegetarianet, but in recent years expertsve started endorsing more meat.began when a fad, low-carbohy-ate, weight-loss diet becameearly more successful than theandard more vegetarian diet. Re-rted in the medical journals, re-archers found that those eatingss bread, potatoes, and sweetsst more weight and felt betteran those eating less meats andts. Alas, after a year both groupsere equally unsuccessful in keep-

ing the weight off, but we learnedfrom it.

Add to this what weve known foryears about the medical conditionsof food intolerance. There is intoler-ance to lactose, which is the natu-ral sugar of milk, and celiac dis-ease, which is intolerance to gluten,a protein in many cereals especially

wheat. Anthropologists tell us theseproblems did not occur in hunter-gather societies until about 10,000years ago when farming developedand humanity became exposed toanimal milk and wheat.

It is also intriguing that studiesof twentieth century hunter-gather-ers, whose diets are about 65% wildgame meat and 35% gathered plantfood, show them to be generally freeof the signs and symptoms of car-diovascular disease. Could it bethen that the eating habits of ourancestral pre-farming Paleolithicpeople living 2.5 million years ago

until 10,000 years ago are guidingus along a path to prevent heart at-tacks and stroke in modern hu-mans?

Those who dont swallow thistheory advise us that back then,most people had to walk about anhour a day to survive, had smallerportions of food when they had food

at all, and that most didnt live past30 years of age anyway. These con-trarians state that 500 generationsof living with an agrarian diet hasbeen enough to evolve tolerance tolactose and gluten with only an oc-casional throwback who doesnt tol-erate our modern diet of milk andbread.

I think the path to preventing aheart attack is not by avoidingmeat and fat, or even milk andbread, but rather by simply eatingsmaller portions and daily walkingalong any path.


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The February Cattle on Feed re-rt released by the USDAFeb. 22ows a continuation of the trendwards fewer, but larger, feed-rds, says Darrell R. Mark, Ad-

nct Professor of Economics atuth Dakota State University."In fact, there were 2,000 or 2.7rcent fewer feedyards with lessan 1,000 head capacities on Jan-ry 1, 2013 compared to a yearo," Mark said.Mark says the report showedere were 30 fewer feedyardsth 1,000-1,999 head capacitiesthe beginning of this year andere was an increase of 10 feed-rds over the last year with ca-cities ranging from 2,000 to

999 head. The number of feed-rds with 4,000 to 15,999 headpacities remained constant overe last year, at 515. The numberfeedyards with 16,000-23,999ad capacities and 24,000- 31,999

ad capacities increased by 2 andrespectively, which are 2.3 per-nt and 5.8 percent increases.

he number of 32,000-49,000 headpacity feedyards declined by 5hile the number of 50,000-plusad capacity feedyards stayednstant at 66.In 2012, the feedyards with lessan 1,000 head capacities mar-ted 2.854 million head."That's only 11 percent of totald cattle marketings for the year,spite the large number of these

mall feedyards - totaling 73,000,"said.

Further, Mark says this is a de-ne from 12 percent of total mar-

ketings in 2011, and from 15 per-cent only 10 years ago.

"The largest 50,000-plus headcapacity feedyards marketed 33percent of all fed cattle in 2012.

This is up from 25 percent 10years ago. The second largest cat-egory of feedyards - feedyards of32,000-49,999 head - marketed 15percent of fed cattle last year," hesaid.

USDA's report indicated thatthe total capacity of the 1,000-plushead feedyards was 16.9 millionhead on January 1, 2013, a declineof 100,000 head since January 1,2012.

"Despite that decrease, capacityutilization has worsened for feed-yards due to larger declines in thenumber of cattle available for feed-ing," Mark said.

As of January 1, 2013, about 66percent of total capacity in the1,000-plus head feedyards was

being utilized, compared to 70 per-cent a year ago.

"The data from this report indi-cates that the structural changesin the feedlot industry that wereevident over the last several yearscontinued, and even accelerated,in 2012," Mark said.

Mark adds that with high feedcosts likely to continue much of2013 - at least until the 2013 cornharvest - it appears like the num-ber of feedyards will continue todecline - especially for the smallersized operations, but loss of a fewlarge feedyards this next year willlikely occur too.

Structural changes to thecattle feeding industry

South Dakota Agriculture apprecBy Senator John Thune

Nearly every day I meet withgroups, agencies, and organizationsthat are impacted by agricultureproduction. Some are ranchers andfarmers, while others are bankers,car dealers, and lawyers, all ofwhom take a special interest inagriculture despite not always di-rectly working in agriculture. All of

them know that because agricul-ture is the number one industry inSouth Dakota, the success of ouragriculture producers greatly im-pacts South Dakotas economy.

In March, we recognize and cele-brate the many contributions of ouragricultural producers across SouthDakota and our country with Ag

Appreciation Day. As a past mem-ber of the House Ag Committee andnow a member of the Senate AgCommittee I have had unique op-portunities to shape and draft thepast few Farm Bills and addressthe needs of South Dakotas andour nations agriculture industry.

Although South Dakota farmers

and ranchers are much more athome and comfortable tending to anewborn calf or lamb, or operatinga piece of farm equipment, I sin-cerely appreciate those who takethe time from their schedules andfarming operations to visit with meas I travel around the state or inmy Washington, D.C. office to sharetheir concerns.

South Dakota agricultural pro-ducers are very fortunate to haveseveral state-based organizationsrepresenting their diverse interestswho also provide valuable adviceand assistance to me. If I have aquestion or need information aboutcorn, wheat, soybeans, beef anddairy cattle, hogs, grasslands, orconservation practices, my staffand I know who to call to find accu-rate answers to our questions or toobtain sound advice about an ag-re-lated issue or legislation.

In spite of last year s widespreaddrought, thanks to their hard work,willingness to pay for available riskprotection tools like crop insurance,

and their use of tillage practices aant crop geneticfarmers and raweather-related faced.

I not only appreaffordable food oprovide, but I alsowillingness to pu

addressing the spending that is ptrys economic we

Direct payment$140 million to Soyear, yet South Dare willing to givments and other tin the next Farm Ba single farmer would rather rececheck than profitgrow on the farm

As we celebrateDay, we take thithank all South ranchers, all othand ag-related bthey do.


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Beef demand to govern cattle & beef prices in 20The outlook for cattle and beefices in 2013 and 2014 is decid-ly bullish when examining thepply side factors, says Darrell R.ark, Ph.D., in his Feb. 18,row.org Cattle and Corn Com-ents. Mark is an Adjunct Profes-r of Economics, South Dakota

ate University."Cattle numbers are at half-cen-ry lows and any growth this yearll be modest at best," Mark said.

While these supply fundamentalsuld push cattle and beef prices tow record highs in 2013, price ad-nces will be limited by the will-gness and ability for beef con-mers to continue to pay more foref."While a multitude of factors af-ct beef demand - including prices

competing proteins and con-mer tastes and preferences -ark says consumer disposable in-me is of special interest in a slug-sh economy."Generally, consumer incomed beef demand are positively re-

ted; that is, when consumer in-me declines, beef demand de-nes. That's especially true forgher-valued cuts, but demand forwer-valued beef, like hamburger,n increase when consumer in-mes decline," he said. "Still, dur-g economic recessions and peri-s of high unemployment, beef de-and as a whole would be expectedstruggle. Interestingly, beef de-and has been increasing for thest two years. Here's why - beefice increases have exceeded re-ctions in quantity of beef con-med."When measuring beef demand,ark explains that both the retailice and the quantity purchasedr consumed) must be considered.

"After all, demand is a schedulequantities that consumers arelling and able to purchase at var-us prices. When both price andantity decreases, demand de-nes. Conversely, when both priced quantity increase, demand in-eases," he said. "Whether a de-and increase orrections depends on the magni-de of the changes and the elastic-

y, or responsiveness, of demand."In 2012, beef consumption was.3 pounds per person. While thatpresents no change from 2011, itmore than 8.5 pounds lower than2006. The retail all fresh beef

ice averaged a record high $4.69r pound in 2012. That's an in-ease of $0.25 per pound since

11 and $1.08 per pound since06. On an inflation-adjustedsis, all fresh beef prices rose.12 per pound, or 3.6 percent,

st year."So, with no annual change innsumption in 2012 and a 3.6 per-nt increase in prices, beef de-and increased this last year,"ark said.Beef consumption expected tol in 2013hile beef demand hasn't in-eased back to the levels seen ine mid-2000's when high protein,w carbohydrate diets were popu-r, Mark says a demand increase

like that seen in the last couple ofyears is positive.

"However, there is more to it thatgenerates concern for future beefdemand. So far, price increaseshave outpaced the declines inquantity, but that will be increas-ingly difficult in the next couple of

years as beef supplies tighten fur-ther," he said.

Beef production equals beef con-sumption after adjusting for im-ports and exports. Although the

import and export adjustments aremeaningful, they are relativelysmall and domestic consumptiontracks closely to domestic produc-tion. With no herd growth occur-ring yet and carcass weights ex-pected to stabilize in 2013, beefproduction, and therefore con-

sumption, will fall in 2013.Currently, Mark says beef con-

sumption will decline almost 2pounds per person to 55.5 poundsper capita in 2013.

"Beef consumption will likelydrop below 53 pounds per capita in2014," he said.

In order for beef demand to re-main constant, Mark says real beefprices would need to increase byabout 3 percent in 2013 and an-other 5 percent in 2014.

"So, the question becomes, 'howlikely are consumers to pay morefor beef?' There is no way to knowthat because consumers' tastes andpreferences change and the eco-

nomic outlook is usaid. "However, itsumer resistance mounting."

He adds that are showing no sigmany rapid serveshifting menu it

cheaper pork and"Consumers ar

the same decisiomarket when fhigher beef prices


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Notice ofof Local

Boa

SDCL 10-11-13NOTICE IS HEREthe governing body,Board of Lodgepolepality, Perkins Couwill meet at the Lsaid taxing jurisdicthe 18th day of Mar3rd Monday in Marof reviewing and corment of said taxinyear, 2013.

All persons consider

grieved by said asquired to notify theboard no later than

/s/Wade HendersonLodgepole TownshiDated March 5, 201

[Published March approximate cost of

ATTENTIONTAXPAYERS:NOTICE OF

PROPERTY TAXINCREASE OF

$2500.00RESOLUTION

FOR OPT OUTTHE GOVERNING BOARD OFLodgepole Township do state that theabove said board is unable to operateunder the tax limitation measure cur-rently in statute. We therefore OPTOUT of such tax limitation in theamount of $2500.00 starting with cal-endar year 2013 taxes payable in thecalendar year 2014. This opt out willbe for 1 year, which will be thru taxespayable in the calendar year 2014.This action has been taken by theboard and approved by at least a two-thirds vote of the board.

This decision may be referred to a voteof the people upon a petition signed byat least five percent of the registeredvoters n the district and filed with thegoverning body within twenty days ofthe first publication of this decision.

Unless this action is referred to a voteof the people and reversed by suchvote, thhis resolution authorizes thecounty auditor to spread an excess levyto raise tax dollars in the above statedamount.

/s/Wayne Henderson, Board Chairman/s/ Tim R. Smith, Board Member/s/ John R. Butterfield, Board Member/s/Mary Vliem,Board Member/s/Wade Henderson, Board Member

[Published March 14 and March 21,2013 at a total approximate cost of$29.90,]

NOTICE OFDEADLINE FOR

VOTERREGISTRATION

Voter registration for the MunicipalElection to be held on April 9, 2013,will close on Monday, March 25, 2013.Failure to register by this date willcause forfeiture of voting rights for thiselection. If you are in doubt aboutwhether you are registered, check the

Voter Information Portal atwww.sdsos.gov or call the county audi-tor at 244-5624.

Registration may be completed duringregular business hours at the countyauditor's office, municipal finance of-fice, secretary of state's office, andthose locations which provide driver'slicenses, SNAP, TANF, WIC, military

recruitment, and assistance to the dis-abled as provided by the Departmentof Human Services. You may contactthe county auditor to request a mail-inregistration form or access a mail-inform at www.sdsos.gov.

Voters with disabilities may contactthe county auditor for information andspecial assistance in voter registration,absentee voting, or polling place acces-sibility.

Elizabeth HulmFinance Officer, Town of Bison

[Published March 7 and 14, 2013 at atotal approximate cost of $26.00.]

Perkins CountyWeed and Pest

Board Invitationfor Chemical Bid

The Perkins County Weed and PestBoard is now requesting sealed bids forthe supply of chemical for the periodbeginning May 1, 2013 through De-cember 31, 2013. Bids are to be for notless than 135 gallons Platoon in 2 1/2gallon containers, no less than 150 gal-lons Tordon in 2 1/2 gallon containers,no less than 24 qts. of Milestone inquart containers, no less than 38 gal-lons MSO in 2 1/2 gallon containers, noless than 5 gallons of Plateau in galloncontainers. The Perkins County Weed

and Pest Board would like the optionto purchase additional chemical asneeded throughout the summer andfall. Please quote prices on these chem-icals as well. Bid quotes should also in-clude storage of chemical , distributioncost and all pertinent paperwork asso-ciated with distribution through De-cember 31, 2013 and 24-hour access topick up chemical. In addition, all un-used chemical must be taken back forstorage at the end of the spraying year.Bid should include any other addi-tional costs that might be applicable.

Bids are to be stated as price per gal-lon, delivered in Bison, South Dakota.Sealed envelopes are to be addressedto Perkins County Weed & Pest Board,PO Box 126, Bison, SD 57620 andclearly marked Chemical Bid.

Bids will be received until 1:00 p.m. onMarch 21th 2013 and will be openedand publicly read aloud at 1:30 p.m.during the regular meeting of thePerkins County Weed and Pest Board.

The Perkins County Weed and PestBoard reserve the right to accept or re-

ject any or all bids. No chemical substi-tutions unless specified and acceptedby the Perkins County Weed and PestBoard.

Robert Hermann, ChairmanPerkins County Weed and Pest Board

[Published March 7, 2013 and March14, 2013 at a total approximate cost of$38.99.]

Invitation for BidsCounty ContractWeed Sprayer

The Perkins County Weed Board is ac-cepting bids for the position of countyContract Weed Sprayer. Bid must in-clude hourly rate, type of equipment,and number of units in their bid. Suc-cessful bidder must hire their ownqualified sprayers, attend all meetings,be able to apply 50 gallons per acre ofwater carrier with herbicide and Lia-bility Insurance must accompany thebid. No arial spraying applications willbe accepted. Contract will go from 1May 13 through 1 November 13.Sealed bids will be accepted until 1:00p.m. on 21st March 2013 and will bepublicly read aloud at 1:15 p.m. duringthe regular meeting of the PerkinsCounty Weed and Pest Board. Bidsclearly marked Contract Sprayer Bidmay be mailed to Perkins CountyWeed Board, PO Box 126, Bison, SD57620. For more information contactthe Perkins County Weed Board Officeat 605-244-7299 or 605-374-5315.Perkins County reserves the right toaccept or reject any or all bids.

Robert Hermann, ChairmanPerkins County Weed & Pest Board

[Published March 7, 2013 and March14, 2013 at a total approximate cost of$24.70.]

LEGAL NOTICE

e Board of Directors of Westernuth Dakota Community Action, Inc.e seeking candidates interested inrving as the Low Income representa-e for Perkins County.

estern SD Community Action, Inc. isnon-profit corporation governed by aty-two (42) member Board of Direc-s representing (3) sectors: low-in-

me people, civic groups within themmunity and each of the fourteen4) county boards of government.

e primary purpose of the CAPency is to focus local, state, regionald national resources on developing

ective ways of assisting low-incomeople. To accomplish this, Western

D Community Action, Inc. operatesatherization, garden programs,mmer youth programs, necessityntry programs, employment assis-nce, educational supply programs,

mergency food and commodity proj-s, homeless programs, communityd pantries and clothing centers.

w-income persons seeking to bected are required to have five (5) low

come persons over eighteen (18)ars of age sign a petition. Non lowcome persons wishing to representw-income people are required to haven (10) low income persons over eight-n (18) sign a petition.

rsons at least eighteen (18) years ofe seeking to be a Board low-income

presentative can obtain petitionsm Rose Swan, 1844 Lombardyive, Rapid City, SD 57703. Phone:

05) 348-1460 or out of Rapid City00) 327-1703.

titions are to be submitted to West-n SD Community Action, Inc., 1844mbardy Drive, Rapid City, SD703. If you have any questionsase contact Western SD Communitytion, Inc., 1844 Lombardy Drive,pid City, SD 57703. Phone: (605)8-1460 or out of Rapid City (800)7-1703.

ublished March 7 & March 14, 2013a total approximate cost of $38.34.]

SCHOOLLEASE A

A school land lease in Perkins CountBison, SD on MarcPM (MT).

A list of tracts avaibe obtained at the Pditors Office, by clands.com, or by conelison, Office of Lands, 500 E CapiSD 57501-5070 o4172. Disabled indisistance should conSchool and Public hours in advance make any necessary

[Published FebruaMarch 14, March 2approximate cost of

MarshfieldTownship

Equalization Board meeting will be at7 p.m. March 18, 2013 at the home ofJustin Seidel.

[Published March 7 & March 14, 2013at a total approximate cost of $5.21.]

Ada Township

Annual Meeting will be held on March21, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. at the home ofBeryl Veal. Equalization Meeting willfollow immediately after Annual Meet-ing business is concluded.

[Published March 7 & March 14, 2013at a total approximate cost of $6.50.]

Rainbow T

will hold its Equali7 p.m. no March 19ner Insurance office

[Published March 7at a total approxim

LEGAL NOTICE

TTENTION ALL CONTRACTORS:oking for weatherization, furnace,ctrical and plumbing contractors innnett, Butte, Corson, Custer, Dewey,ll River, Haakon, Harding, Jackson,wrence, Meade, Pennington,rkins, Shannon and Ziebach Coun-s interested in completing residen-l work for the July, 2013 June 30,14 contract year.

ntractors must submit a letter of in-est, provide copy of insurance (work-

s compensation, full comprehensive,neral and automobile liability insur-ce and certificate of insurance), cer-cate of completion of EPA approvedad-Based Paint for Renovatorsaining and be a certified EPA leadse paint renovator firm. Attendestern SD Community Action Corempetency Training and be willing to

mply with Davis Bacon Act (wages,ekly reporting). Please return re-ested information to Western Southkota Community Action, Inc., 1844mbardy Drive, Rapid City, SD 577034:00 p.m. on Friday, March 15, 2013.

ease call 605-348-1460 or 1-800-327-03 for more information.

ublished March 7 & 14, 2013 at a

al approximate cost of $23.40.]

Notice of BarrettTownship

Equalization

Boardmeeting at the Albert and BridgetKeller residence, March 18, 2013 at 2p.m.

[Published March 14, 2013 at a totalapproximate cost of $3.98.]

Scotch CapTownship

EqualizationBoard

meeting March 18, 2013, 7:00 p.m. atAnna Rose Woll home.


Cash TownshipEqualization

Board

meeting March 18, 2013, 7:00 p.m. atthe John Green home.


DATE HI

Mar. 5 33Mar. 6 32Mar. 7 47Mar. 8 40Mar. 9 38Mar. 10 3Mar. 11 45

One yeaHi 72

Brought tGrand Electri

Hall TownshipEqualization

Meeting

and Road Maintenance Assessmentwill be held March 18th, 2:00 p.m. atthe Burdine Ranch.


Wilson TownshipEqualization

Meeting

will be held Monday March 18, 2013 at2:00 pm at the Donald and LeiLaniMelling residents. There will be a shorttownship meeting after the equaliza-tion meeting.



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The Japanese beetle is becomingan increasingly prevalent pest inthe North Central region of theUnited States and can occasionallybe an economic problem in soybeanor corn fields, said Kelley J.Tilmon, SDSU Extension SoybeanEntomologist.

For clarification purposes,Tilmon wants to ensure that read-ers do not confuse the Japanesebeetle with the Asian ladybeetle,which is often called Japanese bee-tle by mistake.

"Asian ladybeetles are familiarto many as the yellow or orange la-dybeetles that come into houses inthe fall and are beneficial preda-tors of crop pests," she said.

Japanese beetles are large - upto a half inch long - and metallic

green and copper colored. Adultsfeed on the leaves and flowers ofmore than 300 plant species. Theyare an introduced pest first foundin the United States in 1916 inNew Jersey.

"Only in recent years have theybecome common in the Midwest,"Tilmon said.

The South Dakota Departmentof Agriculture monitors for thispest with traps, and it has been de-tected in several South Dakotacounties particularly in the south-eastern part of the state.

Life cycle of the Japanese beetleJapanese beetle immatures aresoil-dwelling white grubs whichfeed on roots and organic materialand are often pests of turfgrass.

The adults typically feed betweenthe veins of leaves causing a char-acteristic lacy or "skeletonized"damage. They feed on a wide rangeof plants including various orna-mentals, fruits and vegetables.

Though they are more commonin horticultural settings, they willalso feed in field crops, includingcorn and soybeans. In soybeanfields they cause defoliation ofleaves which reduces photosynthe-sis, and in corn they feed on silks,reducing kernel set.

Japanese beetles in SouthDakota fieldsThough still a minor field croppest, Japanese beetle outbreaksare becoming more common in Illi-nois and Iowa soybeans and corn.So far, in South Dakota, most re-ported problems with Japanesebeetles have been in gardens nearurban centers, but as it becomesmore common in South Dakota,producers should also be on thelookout for this insect in crops.

Japanese beetles have one gen-eration per year and overwinter asgrubs in the soil. Adults emerge

from the soil in late May or earlyJune and can be found throughearly September. Feeding damageis most noticeable in July and Au-gust.

"Japanese beetle feeding damagein soybean may be confused withbean leaf beetle feeding because

South Dakota farmers need to scout for Japanese Beetles in field crops this s

both make holesTilmon said.

The difference bean leaf beetle more smooth-edgethe leaves, wheretles create a lacholes between the

"Also, unlike bJapanese beetlesskittish and are uily at the scene Damage often appedges," she said.

Soybeans can bof defoliation befomodest numbers tles and other detolerated.

Tilmon management whtion from all lereaches 40 percenpercent during bland 35 percent frovest. Consider twhen making thisupper leaves. If bgated in border redge treatment fi

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