bison courier, may 24, 2012

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

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The$1.00Volume 29Number 49May 24, 2012

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HHiigghhlliigghhttss && HHaappppeenniinnggssBridal Shower honoring KalinEngle, bride-elect of Beau Chap-man, on Saturday, June 2, at 10:00a.m. at the Prairie Lounge inBison. The bride is registered atSears and Decker's Floral.

Potluck dinner at the ImanuelLutheran Church at Zeona, Sun-day, June 3 at 12:30 to honor IlmaGabriel’s 90th Birthday. Comeand help celebrate with the Spe-cial Lady!

Mixed Couples golf league willstart on Tuesday, May 29, teamswill consist of two people. Anybodyinterested in Golf League contactJeffrey Johnson at 605-390-3743.

Golf Fun nights will be onThursdays, and on May 31, therewill be a clean-up evening at thegolf course starting at 6:00.

The softball league is looking fora group or individual to do the con-cession stand Thursday nights.Games begin at 6pm. ContactTally Seim if interested, as soon aspossible. 605-431-0682 or 788-2981.

Rummage sale at Vera Krae-mer’s on Friday, June 1, 9 a.m. – 4p.m. 201 East Carr St. Some of theproceeds will be used to fill 4th ofJuly Care Packages for deployedsoldiers. Anybody who wants todonate rummage sale items to thecampaign should call Vera, 244-5779 or Beth Hulm, 244-5231.Fabrics, children, baby andwomen’s clothing, housewares,Avon products and more.

MEMORIAL DAY WREATHSAND VASES AVAILABLENOW!!The Jolly Ranchers 4H Club haspartnered with the Bison FoodStore to offer for sale to the public,beautiful Memorial Day Wreathsand Vases. They are made of recy-cled products, hand crafted by theJolly Ranchers and reasonablypriced. Thank you for supporting4H and local business.

White goods and branches: TheTown of Bison will pick up whitegoods from curb sites on Wednes-day afternoon, May 23. All freonmust be removed and the appli-ance tagged before items can bepicked up. The town maintenancecrew will pick up tree branches,etc., beginning Thursday, May 24.

Bison High School class of 2012

Back row: Roy Goddard, Kylee Sandgren, Tanner Besler. Middle row: Shawn Klein, Carrietta Schalesky. Front row: JessicaJohnson, Lindsey Hendrickson, Christian Wolff. Look for more graduation coverage inside. Photo courtesy of Nancy Reimer.

Memorial Day Program Bison American LegionRogers-Smith Post #255 • Monday, May 28, 2012 • 9:00 a.m.

Welcome.........................................................Post #255 Steve SennAdvance of Colors.........................................Post #255 Color GuardInvocation...................Post #255 Chaplin Pastor Gerhardt JuergensNational Anthem...............................................................AudienceAddress...........Gerhardt Juergens • 1986 - 1990 USAF, Bison, S.D.

December 1989 • participated in “Just Cause” in PanamaYears of Service Awards..................................Post #255 Steve SennPlacng of Wreath................................................................AuxiliaryVideoBenediction................Post #255 Chaplin Pastor Grehardt JuergensRetiring of Colors......................................... Post #255 Color GuardPlacement of Wreath at Flag MemorialDismissal.......................................................Post #255 Steve Senn

Color Guard will proceed to the Cemeteries - aproximately Bison - 10:15; Meadow - 10:30; Chance - 11:00; Prairie City - 11:40

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• The Bison Courier • Thursday, May 24, 2012

The 45th Annual Lake AreaTechnical Institute graduation cer-emony was held Friday, May 11,2012, with six hundred forty grad-uates receiving their diplomas.

The following student was pre-sented an Associate of Applied Sci-ence Degree (AAS), by Deb Shep-hard, President of Lake Area Tech.Jamie L Jackson, Bison, SDEnergy Operations

Jackson receives degree

Nutrition SiteMenu

Thursday May 24Hungarian goulashtomato spoon salad

green beanspears

Friday May 25Sweet & sour pork

oven baked brown ricesteamed broccoli

apricots

Monday May 28NO MEALS

Memorial Day

Tuesday May 29Pork chops w/celery sauce

mashed potatoesgreen bean casserole

tropical fruit

Wednesday May 30BBQ beef on a bunparsley carrots potato salad

lime sunshine saladbanana

The Jolly Ranchers 4H Club metSunday, May 6, 2012 at theBrushy Schoolhouse. Vice Presi-dent, Jacob Kolb, called the meet-ing to order. Nicole led the Pledgeof Allegiance and Shawna Kolb ledthe 4H Pledge. 11 members an-swered roll call to the topic of“what would you do with 1 hour offree time?”

Stephanie read the minutes ofthe last meeting and they were ap-proved as read. The Treasurer’sReport was unavailable. Out-standing bills were received andStephanie made a motion, sec-onded by Julianna, to pay the out-standing bills.

OLD BUSINESS: Veronicagave a report on the Memorial Daywreaths and vases that have beensold and that still are available for

sale at the Bison Food Store.Several members of our club at-

tended the Horse Safety Trainingthat was held in Bison, April 20,2012.

Depending on weather andschedules, we will all get togethersometime and put steel on theporch part of the building andpaint.

NEW BUSINESS: Veronicaasked the club if they would bewilling to donate money to pur-chase 2 plaques for the PerkinsCounty Horseshow that is to beheld June 11, 2012. Shawna madea motion, seconded by Nicole to doso.

LEADERS REPORT: Daphnegave the report and reminded usthat a very important LeadersMeeting is to held Monday, May 7,2012.

Respectfully Submitted:Julianna Kari, Reporter

Jolly Ranchers 4H club stil has Memorial DayWreaths and Vases for sale!!!

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Great entertainment, good foodand door prizes await those whoattend Grand Electric’s AnnualMeeting on Friday, June 1, 2012.

This year’s Annual Meeting willbe held at West River’s Warehousein Bison, SD. Please note the fol-lowing time changes to theagenda: Open House and OfficeTours will begin at 2:30 p.m.;Demonstrations will start at 3:30p.m.; Registration will begin at4:30 p.m.; the barbecued beef, porkand lamb supper will be from 5:00p.m. to 6:00 p.m.; the businessmeeting will start at 6:00 p.m. andThe Potter Family will be enter-taining you at 7:00 p.m.

The Potter Family enjoys per-forming a variety of vintage, 50’sand 60’s music at various venues,and they continue to maintaintheir roots in gospel music. Themembers of The Potter Familyhave been singing and performingsince childhood. Stop by GrandElectric’s Annual Meeting and

enjoy an evening filled with musicby The Potter Family.

During the business meeting,members will hear reports on theCooperative’s business for 2011,elect three directors and receiveupdates on current activities aswell as challenges.

There will be door prizes forkids. During the meeting, kids willbe entertained in the social room.

Members attending Grand Elec-tric’s Annual Meeting will alsohave a chance to win one of nu-merous door prizes that will begiven away during the meeting. At6:00 p.m., one lucky individual willhave a chance to play “PLINKO”and win up to $100 CASH!

The grand prize will be a draw-ing from the entire membershipfor a $500 cash prize. If that per-son is not present, we will draw forfive $100 cash prizes.

It is YOUR Annual Meeting, somark your calendar today andmake plans to attend.

Grand Electric’s Annual Meeting to beHeld Friday, June 1st:Entertainment Provided by The Potter Family

4-H club does community serviceThunder Butte Valley 4-H club

met Sunday May 20th at the Bent-ley building. All present did staticjudging first including two Clover-buds. The whole club then wentout to the rodeo grounds andpicked up garbage. After enjoyinga nice cold bottle of water themeeting was called to order byPresident Wrangler with Secre-tary Dodge taking notes. Ashtinled the Pledge of Allegiance, andGavin led the 4-H pledge. After,the coming months events werediscussed the meeting was closedand Ashtin gave his first speech onRange Rules for Archery, and thenAshtin, Gavin, and Wrangler gavea talk on horse tack for their horsepin for the year.

Ashtin Gerbracht gives his first speech on Range Rules forArchery.

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The Bison Courier • Thursday, May 24, 2012 •

Our Friends, Our Family, Our Future

Celebrate our lovewith us

June 2, 2012, 2 - 4 p.m.

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Jeff Zimprich will serve as stateconservationist for the NaturalResources Conservation Service(NRCS) in South Dakota. The se-lection, made by NRCS Chief DaveWhite, ensures continued leader-ship as the agency works withpartners and landowners to applyconservation on the ground.

A native of South Dakota, Zim-prich grew up on a small farm onthe east side of the state. Hebegan his 29 year conservation ca-reer in Montana as a studenttrainee for the Soil ConservationService in 1983 while attendingthe University of Montana. Aftergraduating with a degree in

Rangeland Management, heworked in three Montana field of-fices as a soil conservationist anddistrict conservationist. He trans-ferred to Iowa in 1988 and workedin two area offices and the DesMoines State Office. He is cur-rently the Assistant State Conser-vationist for Field Office Opera-tions in southwest Iowa. Zimprichserved several details in NRCS na-tional headquarters. He just com-pleted a detail as the acting stateconservationist in Illinois.

“I am honored to accept thischallenging opportunity andpledge to work side-by-side withall the very talented employees inSouth Dakota, along with all thelandowners and partners,” saidZimprich.

Zimprich said he is excited tocontinue the South Dakota tradi-tion of conservation excellence.“The conservation challenges aremany but it is important we facethem head on and together so wecan protect the bountiful naturalresources of the state.”

Jeff and his wife Kim have onemarried son and twin daughters.In his spare time, Jeff enjoysspending time outdoors, travelingwith his wife, and time with hisfamily.

New NRCS State Conservationistnamed for South Dakota

The U.S. Postal Service's newplan for providing rural residentswith new options for keeping theirlocal post offices drew praise fromNational Newspaper Associationthis week.

The Postal Service has an-nounced it intends to take anotherlook at its handling of rural postoffice closings, after taking a bat-tering on Capitol Hill and fromrural residents for its earlier planto close about 3,700 unprofitableoffices. Now, it says, it intends tooffer communities the opportunityto keep the offices open, but withreduced window hours.

A list of affected offices is avail-able.

NNA President Reed Anfinsonsaid the new plan is a step in theright direction and that NNA looksforward to learning more details.

"There is a widespread feeling insmall towns that the Postal Ser-vice is poised to abandon ruralAmerica. From reduced deliverytimes to the ending of Saturdaymail to the post office closings, itseemed as if we were running agantlet of bad news on mail serv-

ice. Although NNA did not opposepost office closings in general, werecommended a different ap-proach. Our thought was thatmany of these offices could remainopen if USPS used a "circuit-rider"approach for postmasters, staffedthe offices with lower-level clerks,and simply kept the offices openfor fewer hours. That idea camefrom our Postal Committee Chair-man Max Heath, who testified onit before the Postal RegulatoryCommission.

“Although NNA is pleased withPostmaster General Pat Donahoe’swillingness to work with ruralcommunities to keep their post of-fices open, of continuing andgreater concern is the plan forclosing more than half the mailprocessing centers around thecountry. The proposed cuts wouldhave a devastating impact on thedelivery of mail, including news-papers, prescription drugs andpackages across rural America.The mail is more important inrural America than in many otherspots around the country. Fornewspapers, it is the key to help-ing us fulfill our roles as the trib-unes of civic engagement."

The Postal Service said it willfile a new plan before the PRC, de-tailing the options it intends tooffer small towns before post of-fices are closed.

Heath said he hoped the newplan would provide greater detailon how small business mailers likeNNA's community newspaperscould enter mail to reach residentson the rural routes served by thereduced hours.

"I feel encouraged by the PostalService's announcement. It seemsto me as if some of the more Dra-conian thoughts about cuttingservice across the board may be re-calibrated. I hope we'll see some ofthe same openness to flexibility onother important issues to ournewspaper mailers," he said.

Better plan for rural postoffices earns NNAplaudits

By: Jay VanduchI was going to Las Vegas for theNational Association of Broadcast-ers convention (unfortunately,nothing happened in Vegas thatneeded to stay in Vegas). I evenwon $22.13 on a slot machine,which was just enough to cover thecost of a blueberry Danish I hadfor breakfast, but that’s a story foranother time. To get there I flew on a commercialairline. Now, I’ll admit up frontthat I like to drive, I always have,but I thought it would save time tofly the 1401 miles. Except, I hadto arrive two hours early at theairport to get my seat assignment,buy some gum, head up to theboarding area, get on the plane, sitthere for 45 minutes and thentake-off. Seasoned travelers in theaudience will notice that I missedone important stop; securitycheck-in. It used to be that, at anairport, the term “take-off” hadsomething to do with getting theplane airborne. Now it meanstake off your shoes, take your lap-top out and put it in a separatecontainer to be X-rayed, take offyour coat, take off your belt, takeoff your watch, take off your jew-elry, and take everything out ofyour pockets. Then you get towalk into a machine that looks

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

The Funeral Service is tenta-tively scheduled for Friday, May25, 2012 at St. Mary's CatholicChurch in Lemmon.

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Obituary

Gov. Dennis Daugaard and statelawmakers will conduct coordi-nated studies of what SouthDakota should do to prepare for apossible boom in oil and gasdrilling, officials said Monday.

Jason Glodt, a policy advisor tothe governor, said Daugaard hasset up two working groups tostudy what will happen if the oilboom in western North Dakotaspreads south. One will predict thesize and location of possible explo-ration and production, and theother will look at what roads,water systems, housing, schoolsand other facilities and serviceswill be needed to handle an influxof people and oil rigs.

South Dakota will seek to learnfrom what has happened in NorthDakota, but South Dakota is un-likely to experience as big a boomas its neighbor to the north, Glodtsaid.

"Realistically, the developmentwill likely be much less than that,"he told a legislative panel.

The Legislature's ExecutiveBoard last month decided to createa special committee that will studythe expected benefits and prob-lems that would be caused by anoil and gas boom.

The board, which handles man-agement and administrative mat-ters for the Legislature, decidedMonday that the special commit-tee should focus on taxes and theproblems caused when the landand the oil beneath it are ownedby different people.

Surface landowners often don'town the rights to the oil beneaththeir property. They complain theyget few financial benefits whilehaving to put up with roads anddrilling rigs that disrupt theirfarming and ranching operations.The legislative panel also willlikely travel to northwesternSouth Dakota's small oil patch andNorth Dakota's much larger oilproduction area.

After North Dakota's oil indus-try began to boom in the pastdecade, South Dakota started aneffort to encourage more oil andgas exploration in the state. Partof that effort has been to putdrilling and geological informationonline to help companies decidewhere to explore in South Dakota.However, officials in North Dakotahave advised South Dakota tobegin preparing for both the bene-fits and problems that will accom-pany increased oil and gas devel-opment.

Increased drilling is expected tobring increased truck traffic, hous-ing shortages, skyrocketing rentsand the need for additional restau-rants, truck stops and other serv-ices in western South Dakota. Theinflux of oil and gas workers willlikely require additional law en-forcement, firefighting and med-ical services, and small towns willbe faced with demands that exceedtheir current water and sewer sys-tems.

"There's maybe the prospect ofadditional revenue from the poten-tial development. There's also theprospect of additional headaches,"said Fred Baatz, a research ana-

lyst for the Legislature.Increased oil and gas drilling

would boost tax collections for thestate and counties, Baatz said.State law now imposes a tax,shared equally between the stateand counties, equal to 4.5 percentof the market value of oil pro-duced. And sales and constructiontaxes also would be applied to oilrigs and associated development,he said.

One of the biggest problems inencouraging oil and gas drilling isa state law that allows ownershipof underlying oil and minerals tobe severed from ownership of theland's surface. When many SouthDakota farms and ranches weresold, the original owners keptrights to any minerals under thatland.

Mineral interests passed downthrough several generations havebeen divided among many heirs,so companies will be reluctant todrill in areas where it's difficult totrack down all the people who holda share of those mineral rights,said Amanda Reiss, another leg-islative staffer.

One state law allows rights tominerals and oil to return to thesurface owner if they are unusedfor 23 years, but that provisionmay be unconstitutional, Reisssaid.Another way to sort out ownershipof oil underlying the land would beto have counties assess propertytaxes on those rights, Reiss said. Ifthose taxes are not paid for a num-ber of years, the oil rights could besold to an easily identifiableowner, she said.

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Mrs. Janet Ahmasuk passedfrom this life on May 16, 2012 inAnchorage, AK. She suffered apulmonary embolism at her homein Nome, AK six days earlier.

Janet Jesfjeld was born in Het-tinger, ND on July 24, 1943. Shegrew up on a ranch in Perkinscounty, SD and graduated fromHettinger High School in 1961.She graduated from the Univer-sity of South Dakota in 1965 witha Bachelors degree in MedicalTechnology. Her first job was atthe Marin County Hospital in SanRafael, CA. She met Harold Ah-masuk on a tour to Nome,AK.Harold and Janet were married inJune,1971. She has lived inNome, AK ever since that time.Janet is survived by her husband,three children: Austin, Brandon,and Meredith, two stepchildren,eight grandchildren, her mother:

Pearle Jesfjeld, brother: Clyde(Joan) Jesfjeld and family and sev-eral cousins. She was preceded indeath by her father George Jesf-jeld and two stepchildren.

When Janet first moved toAlaska she worked at the NomeNorton Sound Regional Hospital.She later wrote for the NomeNugget newspaper, for the VillageNews and reported for the SchoolBoard. Until the time of her deathshe had been working for theBering Sea Women's GroupWomen's Shelter. Janet enjoyedreading true crime, astrology, po-etry, Anchorage Daily News,Scrapbooking, history and manydifferent cookbooks,especially oneof her Grandmother's. She en-joyed watching The View, CNN,Larry King and Food Network.She was a huge Elvis Presley fan.

Beautiful sunny afternoons, thelight breeze on her face, cranberrypicking in the fall, flowers anddriving out to the cabin werethings she loved. If she went boat-ing it had to be calm and she con-sidered herself a fair weathersailor.

Janet was good at remeberingbirthdays, holidays, anniversaries,and special days. She was knowl-edgeable in several religions, sci-entific names of plants and ani-mals and the latin language. Janetloved all and forgave all uncondi-tionally and no one could laughlike her.

Her ashes will be scattered attheir cabin near Nome, AK on herbirthday. Sympathies can be sentto Ahmasuk Family, Box 693,Nome AK 99762.


Funeral Services will be held forElaine Wilson, formerly of Lodge-pole, South Dakota and Hettinger,North Dakota, at 11:00 a.m. onJune 2, 2012 at HettingerLutheran Church, Hettinger, ND.Interment will be at the LodgepoleLutheran Church Cemetery.

Elaine Marie Schreiner wasborn September 11, 1929 to Davidand Emilee (Mollie) SteinleSchreiner, on the family farm nearHeil, North Dakota. In the mid-1930s, the family moved to Dick-inson, North Dakota and in 1936,they moved to Hettinger ND.Elaine was baptized and con-firmed in the Christian faith. As ateenager, Elaine enjoyed singingin the Hettinger Lutheran Churchchoir, working at Fitterer’s DrugStore as a soda jerk and the J.C.Penny store as a sales clerk.Elaine graduated from HettingerHigh School in 1947. She then at-tended the Northeast MissouriTeachers College in Kirksville,Missouri where she studied music.Elaine returned to Hettinger in1949 and was employed at theCommunity Memorial Hospital asa bookkeeper and receptionist.

Elaine met Perkins Wilson andthey were married August 20,1950. They lived in Hettingerwhere Elaine continued to work

and Perk worked at Austad’sTrucking. In the mid-1950’s, theybought and moved to the Wilsonhomestead near Lodgepole, SD.In November of 1967, Elaine andPerk opened Wilson’s Jewelry andGift Shop in Hettinger. In the fallof 1969, they sold the business toElaine’s father, and returned tofarming full time until Perk’sdeath in June 1986. Elaine contin-ued to farm and ranch with theirson Daniel until 1989. Elainemoved to Hettinger in the fall of1989, but still maintained theranch. She lived in Hettinger untilmoving to Riverton, Wyoming in2008 near their daughter Echo.Elaine passed away at Wind RiverHealthcare Center on March 4th,2012 at the age of 82 years, 5months, 21 days.

Elaine’s passions included hermusic, where she sang at manyevents in groups, trios, duets, andsolos. Whether on the ranch or intown, Elaine was passionate aboutmaintaining lawns, growing gar-dens, creating flowerbeds, and es-pecially planting and maintainingtrees. Her pride and joy was fi-nally getting the pine trees to growon the ranch. Elaine had a natu-ral instinct for animal husbandry.She worked tirelessly during thesprings on the ranch to make sure

that every newborn animal got thebest start possible, especially inthe lambing barns.

Elaine was active in the GloriaDei bible study and a member ofthe Hettinger Lutheran Churchuntil her death. She was ex-tremely devoted to her husband,family, and extended family. Shealso instilled a respect for the nat-ural world in her children. Mostwill remember her in her lateryears driving her red car with herwhite dog Fifi in the seat besideher.

Thankful for having her in theirlives are her daughter Echo (andSteven) Youngbauer of Riverton,WY; her son Daniel (and Sonja) ofNew Hope, Minnesota; two grand-children, Farrah Green of Princi-pale Les Mechins, Quebec,Canada, Annette (and Joel)Mertens of Redwood Falls, Min-nesota; three great-grandchildren,Sydney, Madisyn, and DylanMertens of Redwood Falls, MN;siblings Ruth Kelly of BismarckNorth Dakota and June Melling ofHettinger, ND; also many nieces,nephews, and cousins.

Preceding her in death were herparents, her husband Perkins, andone sister Bette Sanger.

Elaine Wilson

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Remembering ForeverMonday is the day we observe as Memorial Day. It is aday when we remember those who gave their lives for

our country but it has also become a day when we remember family members who have died. in my

family I remember my parents whom I miss very muchand two of my grandparents but my other grandparents

and their brothers and sisters are only names. The family Bible that I have tells me the names and ages ofmany of my ancestors but I do not have any personal

connection with them. In a few short generations I will be just a name in the

family tree with no one alive remembering me as a person. That could be a sad thought except thatI know I will only be forgotten by my descendants

some years from now I will never be forgotten by God.The people of my family who have died are more thanjust a name in a book to God. They are his children. Iam his child and so when there are no more people to remember me on memorial day I will still have a place

in God’s eternity as his child. Remember those who have died on Memorial Day andgive thanks to God that he never forgets his children.

Obituary

Service of Remembrance for A.Dyann Hanson, age 70 of Lodge-pole, will be Thursday, May 24,2012 at 2:00 p.m. at the Centen-nial Chapel of Evanson Jensen Fu-neral Homes in Hettinger, NorthDakota. Rev. Dan Lindemann willofficiate and burial will follow atthe Lodgepole Cemetery in Lodge-pole, South Dakota.

A. Dyann Brabazon was born onJanuary 5, 1942, at the SpringerHospital in Hettinger, ND, to Ray-mond and Eileen (Stalder)Brabazon. It was 30º below zero.Her dad had two batteries con-nected to the Model B car and itstarted! Dyann passed away atMedCenter One in Bismarck,North Dakota, on May 17, 2012.

Dyann grew to adulthood on the

family farm near Lodgepole, SD.During that time she did every-thing from mowing hay, haulingbales and raising 4H lambs to de-signing and sewing her ownclothes. She especially enjoyed rid-ing her horse Banner and trailinglivestock for family and friends.

She attended Parker gradeschool, graduated from HettingerHigh School in 1960 and attendedBlack Hills State College inSpearfish, South Dakota.

Dyann was very musical. At anearly age she taught herself howto play the piano. She later mas-tered the accordion, organ, guitar,drums and banjo. She had her owndance band where she played gui-tar and sang. Later she playeddrums for the Satellites danceband.

On April 7, 1962, she marriedLeonard Hanson of Reva, SouthDakota. To this union was borntwo daughters—Dixie Rae andJulie Dyann. Their first home wasin Prairie City, South Dakotawhere she owned and operated thePrairie City Café.

In the spring of 1967 theymoved to the home Brabazon placewhere they began farming andranching with her parents. Theyhave remained there for the last45 years.

Dyann was a very strong per-son. She enjoyed meeting peopleand conversing. She was talentedat everything she tried, from deco-

rating cakes to making quilts forseveral family members. Sheworked at the Hettinger Co-op Eq-uity Exchange, cooked at the Le-gion Café, worked at Secrest LawFirm, sold life and health insur-ance, sold Shaklee products andgave music lessons. She and herhusband raised angora goats andowned and operated the OutbackMohair & Wool of America, Inc. inLemmon, South Dakota, wherethey purchased and sold wool andmohair.

Dyann took immediately to thecomputer age. She spent manyhours tracing the family historyback to Jaques Le Brabazon, whowas William the Conqueror’s stan-dard flag bearer during the Battleof Hastings in 1066. She becameinterested in and was currently in-volved in the Science of Biofeed-back.

Preceding her in death werehere parents and a sister andbrother-in-law, Delores and DuaneKroft. Left to morn her passing isher husband of fifty years,Leonard; her sister Betty (Mike)Chapman of Rawlins, WY; herdaughters Dixie and Julie Hanson;granddaughters Brandi (Dustin)Kelso, Ivory and Breanna Hanson;and great grandson Trig Hansonall of Hettinger, ND. Also many ex-tended family members andfriends.

A. Dyann Hanson

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, CLPWorship Service -10:30 a.m. • 9:30 Sunday School all ages welcome

Slim Buttes Lutheran • Pastor Henry MohagenReva • Worship Service - 9:00 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.


Junior High boys win Little Moreau Conference track meet

The Junior High Boys won the Little Moreau Conference Track Meet on Friday, May 11 in Lemmon with 159 points, Newell insecond with 125. Back Row left to right: Josh McKinstry, Bryce Graf, Cole Buer, Cody Buer, Ross Collins. Front Row left to right:Coach Erin Titze, Jake Kahler, Matthew Johnson, Daniel Burkhalter, Joey Aukland, Coach Brad Burkhalter.

Congratulations State Track Qualifiers and Coaches Erin Titz & Brad Burkhalter

Good Luck this weekend May 24 - 25 in Sioux Falls

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You make us proud!Jennifer Burkhalter & childrenTracy & Tammy BuerDavid & Paula KoprenKirby & Sylvia ChapmanSupt. Don & Vera KraemerLenard ChapmanBob & Patsy Crow

Back row: Cole Buer, Cody Buer. Front row: Seth Buer,Daniel Chapman, Michael Kopren.4x100m relay team: Daniel, Seth, Cody, Cole. Michael is analternate. Chapman will also compete in the Triple Jumpand Seth Buer in the Long Jump.

Nathan Burkhalter, 3200m;Ruth Burkhalter3200m

Why driving is betterthan flying

continued from page 3like something from the original “Star Trek” TV show that the Ro-mulans would use to incinerateprisoners. And, if you miss evenone penny in your pocket, like Idid, you are asked to move awayfrom everyone else, stand on a spe-cial pad and have a guy who justseems to enjoy his job too muchpat you down. Even if you dig intoyour pocket, find the penny andsay “oh here it is, how about if Ijust go back into the incineratorfor another dose of radiation?”Noooo, they have to pat you down.At least that is what the TSA guysaid. In all my years of drivingcars the only pat-downs were atthe drive-in theatre with Liz Ed-monds when I was a sophomore atgood old WDHS. I know, they are only doing this toprotect us, but other countriesdon’t do it at these lengths even inIsrael who is certainly a targetand much closer to the bad guysthan we are. Maybe it did take less time than ifI had driven, but it would havebeen a lot less stressful.


Not All Is LostThe quickest, surest, best way to

understand property lines in theBlack Hills whether it’s ours, theneighbors’, our lease’s, or the Na-tional Forest’s, is to spend a lot oftime looking for livestock on them.

Lately my husband and I haveboth had some local geography les-sons on the rugged country wethought we knew while out search-ing the whereabouts of livestockboth in and out of our own prop-erty but also while helping neigh-bors gather cattle in remote,forested areas of their property fortheir branding. Valuable geo-graphical information is gained forfuture reference as well as storytelling purposes if cattle searchesturn out to be a big fiasco like onewe recently had with a new bullthat escaped into the Black HillsNational Forest and we couldn’tfind for nearly a week.

Thanks to livestock’s contribu-tions to our geography lessons,we’ve learned the most about sur-rounding terrain and fence lineswhile on search missions for them.

Finding livestock in forested areascan be a challenge but looking forcows or bulls is not a new practicein ranch work. Statistics showthat looking for livestock in theBlack Hills accounts for 46.8% ofour springtime work both on andoff of our property.

It’s rare that Black Hillslandowners have square chunks ofproperty unless it’s a city lot.Fenced property around here usu-ally has lots of corners, odd anglesand fence lines that jag in all sortsof directions. Fence lines that dis-appear into timbered areas can bemisleading as to where they goand it’s not uncommon to see asteep rock outcropping as part ofthe fence line either, wherein thefence flanks both sides of the rock.

This time of year accounting forall bulls, yearling heifers, and cow-calf pairs is a constant endeavorbecause they know grass is moreabundant on surrounding ForestService and sense that it’s time forthem to be turned out onto sum-mer range (not until June 1st) sothey all want to get a jump onthings like fences for instance.When suspicion arises on thewhereabouts of a few head or ifsome are spotted outside our fenceit usually means somewhere alongthe fence line cows have found ahole to get through.

Looking for cows can become aregular springtime activity. As myhusband could recently attest to,looking for a lost bull in the vastBlack Hills National Forest is likelooking for a blade of grass in acowpie. Cattle searching requirescovering a lot of rarely traveledterrain covered with downed treesand rocks and interfering steephills and cliffs that hinder findingcattle easily. This is when a greatdeal of fence is discovered, whereit actually goes, and who it belongsto.

The fence lines that I know bestare the ones I’ve spent time get-ting acquainted with while lookingfor pairs to gather and move or ouryearling heifer bunch if I haven’tseen them around lately. TheBlack Hills doesn’t make findinglivestock easy but does provide uswith great local geography lessons.Cows may be lost on me at timesbut the one thing I always manageto find are good places for pottybreaks.

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Fun! Prizes! Food! Entertainment!One lucky individual will have a chance to play “PLINKO” and

win up to $100 CASH!

GRAND PRIZE - $500to be drawn from

entire membership. If that person is not present

we will draw for 5 - $100 Cash Prizes!The Potter Family performs a variety of

vintage, 50’s, 60’s & gospel music

Friday, June 1, 2012, at West River’s Warehouse in Bison!

Grand Electric’s Annual Meeting

2:30 p.m. Open House & Office Tours3:30 p.m. Demonstrations4:30 p.m. Registration5:00 p.m. BBQ lamb, beef & pork supper6:00 p.m. Business Meeting7:00 p.m. Entertainment by the Potter Family

Cassidy Moody won the Summer Fun with Box Tops prize forthe end of the year. Students brought in groups of 25 BoxTops, Our Family UPC codes, and Campbell's' Soup Labels foreducation for a chance at the prize pack. Students and com-munity members collected 19,234 items to send in for pointsor cash for Bison School during this school year. Please keepsaving. We will contine the program next fall.

Moody wins box top prize

When chapter members metMay 15, at the Grand Electric So-cial room they agreed to begin anew fund raising project for CareNet in Rapid City. Phil and VickiHahn were recently challenged todo more tor Care Net Centerswhen they heard Pastor BruceWilkinsin speak in Rapid City onMay 8. Wilkinson is the author ofmany books including The Prayerof Jabes. He spoke of the need forprayer, volunteer workers and fi-nances needed to support CareNet Centers. He also made it palinthat abortion grieves the FatherHeart of God. The Care Net Cen-ter in Rapid City has determinedthat it costs $1200. 00 to save thelife of one baby from abortion. Thischapter will now pledge to save

the life of one child by giving$100.00 per month to the Care NetCenter in Rapid City for one year.The chapter will seek any newideas to raise these funds. Watchthe paper for more fund raisingevents.

The Baby Bottle project to raisemoney for Care Net in Rapid Citywent well. We wish to thank allthose that participated in thisevent to honor mothers.

A Father’s Day ad will also beplaced in the BisonCourier tohonor fathers.

The next meeting was set forJuly 17 at 5 p.m. at the GrandElectric Social room. All are wel-come to attend these meetings.Teddi Carlson, Secretary

Stateline Right to Life begins new fund raising project

View our newspaper online:www.RavellettePublicaions.com


On May 7, the varsity boys andgirls team traveled to the HartRanch golf course for the BlackHills invitational. In the boys divi-sion, Conner Palmer shot 91,Christopher Morris 102, ClaytonPrelle 108 and Collin Palmer 113.in the girls division, Jessica John-son placed fourth with a 102,Samantha Moody 116, JuliannaKari 127 and Marranda Hulm163.

The Marjean Huber MemorialInvitational was held at boulderCanyon Country Club on May 11.Conner Palmer placed fourth withan 89, Clayton Prelle 102, Christo-pher Morris 107, Collin Palmer116, Wrangler Weishaar 134, andJustin Moody 165. Jessica John-son placed fifth with a 102, Ju-lianna Kari 123, Samantha Moody

127, Marranda Hulm 133, andBrittnee Aaker 172.

The Region 6B tournament heldat the Hart Ranch golf course onMay 14, forty-one boys and thirtygirls competed for a chance to getinto the state tournament thisyear. Jessica Johnson placed thirdwith a 98, earning her a place inthe state tournament. SamanthaMoody will also be competing atstate, by placing 12th with a 120.julianna Kari shot 146 and Mar-randa Hulm shot 176 in the girlsdivision. Conner Palmer shot 100,clayton Prelle 106, ,ChristopherMorris 110, and Collin Palmer 117.

The girls state tournament willbe held at the Elks Golf Course inRapid City, on May 21 and 22.

Golfers on the road again

Jessica Johnson and Conner Palmer at The Little Moreau Con-ference the Newell meet.

Jessica Johnson and Samantha Moody qualified for the StateGolf Tournament.

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Bernice KariJody & Darla Moody

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State Golf QualifiersState meet was May 21 - 22

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Yes, they came from Hettinger,Bucyrus, Reeder, Scranton, Bow-man, Bison, Buffalo, Lodgepole,Lemmon, Mott, New England andRegent, but the over 350 people atthe Dakota Buttes Museum inHettinger to view the Smithsonianexhibit in the first nine days it wasopen also came from Dickinson,Ft. Yates, Williston, Mandan, Min-neapolis, Bismarck, Helena, MT,Washington state, ColoradoSprings, Co, Lincoln City, OR,Oshkosh, WI, Arlington, TX, andPalm Beach, FL, in addition toRapid City Aberdeen, and SanFrancisco.

From the opening of the exhibiton Saturday, May 5 to today, theMoMS (Museums on Main Street)traveling exhibit, Key Ingredients:America by Food, from the Smith-sonian Institution in Washington,DC, continues to attract peoplewho are just curious, or who areinterested in learning more abouthow Food Connects US: Past, Pre-sent and Future. Nine areaschools and several adult groups

are also scheduled to tour the ex-hibit.

Beginning in March 2012 withthe Soup Wars at Reeder's DPECand with Dakota Discussions I atUnited Methodist Church in Het-tinger, to the opening on May 5,the Very Prairie Tea on May 6 andthe first Mid-Morning coffee gath-ering at the museum last Wednes-day, the exhibit--along with the sixspecial local exhibits and activi-ties--continues to pull in visitorsfrom near and far.

Key Ingredients: America byFood is the result of a collabora-tion between the Smithsonian In-stitution in Washington, DC, andthe Federation of State Humani-ties Councils. Support for MoMShas been provided by the UnitedStates Congress, the John S. andJames L. Knight Foundation, andthe Hearst Foundation.

Additional events and activitiesin the Hettinger area are spon-sored by the North Dakota Hu-manities Council, the DakotaButtes Historical Society/Museum

in Hettinger, ND, and the Het-tinger Area Key Ingredients Steer-ing Committee, the City of Het-tinger, the Dakota Buttes VisitorsCouncil, the Hettinger ClothesCloset, the Reeder Lions Club, andDakota Cabin Quilts in addition tomany other local and area busi-nesses.

Key Ingredients exhibit hoursare Thursdays through Sundaysfrom 1:00 to 6:00 pm MDT, withadditional appointments avail-able. Brochures with a completelist of activities and events areavailable at the museum or atbusinesses throughout Hettinger.Call 701-567-2531 for further in-formation.

The exhibit and all events andactivities are free and open to thepublic. Food events are free-will.

Regular hours at the museumfor the 2012 season are Tuesdays,Thursdays and Sunday afternoonsor by special appointment (701-567-4429).

350+ visitors to Smithsonian exhibit in first 9 days!


Marjean Huber Memorial Invitational

Boulder Canyon Marjean Memorial meet back row: Justin Moody, Wrangler Weishaar, Clayton Prelle, Christopher Morris, Brittnee Aaker, Julianna Kari, MarrandaHulm. Front row: Collin Palmer, Conner Palmer, Jessica Johnson, Samantha Moody.


Graduation 2012 ......memories ...

Upper left and clockwise: Mrs. Shawnda Carmichael pinning Lindsey’s Regent Scholar medallion, Mrs.Shawnda Carmichael telling of the requirements to be a Regent Scholar, Kylee Sandgren, Mrs. Carmichaelpinnig Jessica’s Regent Scholar medallion, Lindsey Hendrickson giving her Valedictorian address, TannerBesler & Roy Goddard giving the farewell, no one was happier than these boys to have graduation over (ex-cept maybe Tanner’s mom), Jessica Johnson giving her Salutatorian address, Carrie Schalesky, ShawnKlein, Lindsey Hendrickson, Tanner Besler waiting patiently for the 2:00 signal.


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Mrs. Sharon Soehren was theguest speaker, Shawn Klein,Carrie Schalesky, ChristianWolff presenting the seniorclass video, the cake for thereception made by Arla ko-pren, Larinda Price playing forCarrie, Kylee Sandgren, Chris-tian Wolff, Jessica Johnson,Roy Goddard waiting for the2:00 signal.


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Credit Union Holds 55th Annual Meeting

Members of the Dakota Plains Federal Credit Union Board front row l to r: Peter Butterfield, CEO,Jack Anderson, Mike Schweitzer, Diane Humble. Back row l to r: Brady Ham, Russ Peacock, BryanPeterson, Mike Stocklin.

Jozee Veal 1st place in Soccer Skills, race walk, standing longjump and ball throw, and 4th place in 50 meter dash. JaylieBeckman 1st place ball throw, 4th place soccer skills,5th place50 meter dash.

Veal & Beckman attend Special olympics

The Cardinal went along to cheer on the athletes. He was a bighit.

The Dakota Plains FederalCredit Union held its 55th annualmembers meeting at the LemmonArmory on Monday evening May14. The invocation was given byBryan Peterson followed by din-ner. Approximately 80 membersand credit union staff were in at-tendance. Mr. Russ Peacockkicked off the official portion of themeeting with his report on thestrength of the credit union. Hispresentation was followed byPeter Butterfield, the creditunion’s CEO, who gave an in-depth view on the status of theeconomy in general, and the creditunions’ performance in 2011 inparticular. Butterfield said thatthe credit union ended the yearwith a profit, and that 2012 would

continue to be tight. The creditunion reached a new milestone inassets ending 2011 with over $39million and had capital in excessof 9%.

Mr. Butterfield also went on totalk about the history of the creditunion which was started in 1957,as the Lemmon Federal CreditUnion. Following Mr. Butterfield,Bryan Peterson gave the Supervi-sory Committee report and statedthat the credit union is examinedannually by the National CreditUnion Administration and is au-dited on a regular basis by EideBailly of Bismarck.

Elections were held for threespots on the board. Returning tothe board are Russ Peacock ofBison, Diane Humble of Faith and

Mike Schweitzer of Lemmon.Dakota Plains Federal Credit

Union was established in 1957 asa member-owned financial cooper-ative open to all residents living orworking in 15 western counties ofSouth Dakota and 5 southwesterncounties in North Dakota. Thecredit union offers a completepackage of savings and loan prod-ucts as well as commercial andagricultural lending. The creditunion operates as a not-for-profitfinancial institution. Credit unionbranches are located in Lemmon,Faith, Bison, Hettinger andPierre.For information: http://www.dako-taplainsfcu.com or Contact:[email protected]: 605-374-3380.

The Bison Courier office will be closed on May 28th in observance of

Memorial Day.We ask that all ads and copy be into the office by Friday May 25, for the

May 31 edition. Thank You


Don and Helen Meink went toLemmon Monday and had lunchwith Carole Preszler.

Thelma Sandgren visited withShirley Johnson Monday after-noon and also Tiss Treib was abrief caller. Monday, May 7thcallers at Thelma Sandgren’s wereAl Treib and Steve Sandgren.Thelma visited Shirley Johnson inthe afternoon when she deliveredher news. Tuesday May 8thThelma Sandgren delivered pa-pers to Helen Meink and Donniewas home, so they had a good visit.Wednesday evening, May 9th Johnand Shirley Johnson came over asJohn needed a haircut. Al Treibcalled on Thelma Sandgren Thurs-day May 10th and later in the day,Jim and Patsy Miller picked herup to join the Senior Citizens forcards. Friday, May 11th ThelmaSandgren had a busy day in Het-tinger. She stayed and visited herbrother, Buster Van Wyk andsisiter, Gladys Vliem at the Nurs-ing Home and on her way homevisited with Shirley Johnson. Sun-day, May 12th Thelma Sandgrenwent to worship at Rosebud andlater she traveled to Lemmon andjoined the Steve Sandgren familyfor church and dinner, she then at-tended the reception for MollyArchibald at the Dakota Lodge.

went to Graduation and later tothe fair building for a reception forKylee Sandgren. They all thenwent to the home of James andMarci Sandgren to eat and cele-brate. Dan, Allison, Elizabeth andBennett also drove up from RapidCity and Georgia Sandgren ofSturgis and Ed Hanson were alsopresent also with many friendsand all of Marci’s relatives. It wasa full house. James had the deckfinished so everything worked outwell and after it had rained, every-one was happy. Saturday evening,Mark and Linda Sandgren cameout to the ranch and stayed withThelma Sandgren and of coursethey didn’t get going as early Sun-day morning as they would haveliked, because Mark found toomany things to fix for his mother,but all is well.

Tiss Treib visited briefly withBarb Verhulst Thursday after-noon, May 10th. Tiss Treib vis-ited Al at the WRRMC Saturdayafternoon, in the evening, JimGilland and Tiss visited himagain. Those who helped TissTreib with rounding up cattle Sun-day morning were Jim Gilland,Gary Johnson, Terry Bennett andShawn Klein. In the afternoon,they were joined by Vern, Roni andJames Klein and Jade Schaff,

Lucas and Krista Allen, BenWiechmann and Bill Ottman.Supper guests were Vern, Roni,James Klein and Jade Schaff,Lucas and Krista Allen, JimGilland and Shawn Klein. Thanksto everyone for helping. Sundayevening, Tiss Treib traveled toLemmon where Pastor Dan Linde-man and Ezra Grantham accom-panied her to Bismarck where AlTreib was a patient at St. AlexiusHospital. Monday, Pastor Dan Lin-deman and Ezra Grantham visitedwith Al and Tiss Treib at St. Alex-ius in the morning and again inthe afternoon. Evening visitorswere Sandy Stadheim, LorenKilen and Amy Traxel. Al and TissTreib returned home Tuesdaymorning from Bismarck and hadtreats with Pastor Dan Lindeman,Cleo and Carolyn Penfield in Lem-mon on their way. Tuesdayevening, Al and Tiss Treib at-tended a bonfire and supper at thehome of Vern and Roni Klein andfamily. Ben and Ezra Wiechmannfed cattle for Al Treib Thursdaymorning. Friday, Al and Tiss Treibvisited at the Ben and RuthWiechmann ranch and Tiss helpedBen, Luke and Ethan Wiechmannwork some cattle. Tiss Treib calledon Gary, Jodi and Lexi Johnsonlate Friday evening and drove

home in the rain.Tuesday Albert Keller returned

from work in Montana. Friday,Bridget Keller traveled to Bis-marck for guard drill weekend.Saturday, LiL Albert Keller stayedwith Grandpa and Grandma Har-ris' while Albert Keller partici-pated in the Armed Forces Daymotorcycle run in Bismarck. Sun-day, Lil Albert and Albert Kellertraveled to Baker, MT to seeRandy and Tana Taylor and takein their son's graduation picnic.

Martina Ham had pie and coffeewith Shirley Johnson Sunday af-ternoon. Tiss Treib was a briefcaller.

Donnie Meink returned to hishome in Croften, NE. Helen Meinkand Duane Meink celebrated theirbirthday’s Friday, May 11th inLemmon where they went out todinner. Carole Preszler and SueMeink joined them. Duane andSue Meink, Helen Meink, CarolePreszler and Leonard Jonas wentout to dinner Sunday for Mother’sDay in Lemmon.

Tuesday, May 8th, Shirley Har-ris met Denise, Brooklyn andDaniel Haugen in Bismarck. Sat-urday, Shirley Harris was a guestof Jay and Jo Smith for a gradua-tion party for Brittney. Sunday,

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Mark and Kylee Sandgren stoppedin at the Sandgren ranch Sundayand brought Thelma a nice plantwith beautiful red flowers forMother’s Day. Tuesday, BradyHam and Rowdy Benson broughtover a couple loads of cattle andhad lunch with Thelma Sandgren.Wednesday morning, Brady, Mezaand Blair Ham came to check onthe cattle and had snacks withThelma Sandgren. Thursday wasa hot 90 degree day. Steve Sand-gren came out for lunch and thenhe mowed all the grass. It looks sonice. Later, Jim and Patsy Millerpicked Thelma up to go to Het-tinger to play cards at the SeniorCenter. Friday morning, whenThelma Sandgren got up, it was abeautiful sight. It had rained. Shetraveled to Hettinger for a busyday and also stopped at the nurs-ing home to visit her brother andsister, Buster Van Wyk and GladysVliem. Friday, Matthew Sandgrenand a friend drove up so they couldcheck out Thelma’s kittens. Satur-day was Graduation in Bison. Ma-riette Cornella, Scott, Dani andPreston Cornella met ThelmaSandgren at Mom’s place café inBison for lunch. Mark Sandgrenjoined them. Linda Sandgren,Steve Sandgren and familystopped in for a bit and they all

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


NOTICE OF PUBLIC TEST

Notice is hereby given that the auto-matic tabulating equipment will betested to ascertain that it will correctlycount the votes for all offices and meas-ures that are to be cast at the PrimaryElection held on the 5th day of June,2012. The test will be conducted on the 4thday of June, 2012, at 10:00 o'clock a.m.MDT at the following location: PerkinsCounty Finance Office located in thePerkins County Courthouse.

Dated this 14th day of May, 2012.

Sylvia Chapman Person in charge of election

[Published May 24 and May 31, 2012at a total approximate cost of $14.96.]

NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION

A Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 in all the votingprecincts in Perkins County.

The election polls will be open from seven a.m. to seven p.m. Mountain DaylightTim on the day of the election.

The polling place in each precinct of this county is as follows:

Precinct Towns/Townships Polling Place1 Wards 1 & 4 in City of Lemmon FJ Reeder Armory

2 Horse Creek, Viking, Grand River, Lodgepole HallWilson, Duck Creek, Lodgepole, Glendo, Sidney & Fredlund Townships

3 Wards 2 & 3 in City of Lemmon, FJ Reeder ArmoryTrail & Flat Creek Townships

4 Castle Butte, White Butte, Liberty, FJ Reeder ArmoryBarrett,Burdick, Pleasant Valley & Rockford Townships

5 Seim, DeWitt, Anderson, Hudgins, FJ Reeder Armory & Lincoln Townships

6 Independence, Clark, Whitney, Indian Creek ChurchMeadow, Grand Central, Chance, Easter & Foster Townships

7 White Hill, Vail, Cash, Plateau, Beckman Memorial Strool, Jones, Maltby, Wells, ChurchAntelope & Duell Townships

8 Moreau, Englewood, Arrowhead, Faith CommunityFlint Rock & Deep Creek Townships Center

9 Wyandotte, Highland, Sheffield, Zeona ChurchDillon, Beck, Bixby, Martin, Mildrew & Vrooman Townships

12 Marshfield, Scotch Cap, Bison, Rainbow, Bentley Richland, Vickers, Lone Tree, Hall, Ada, Memorial

Brushy & Chaudoin Townships Building& Town of Bison

Voters with disabilities may contact the county finance officer for informationand special assistance in absentee in absentee voting or polling place accessi-bility.

Sylvia Chapman, County Finance Officer, Perkins County

[Published May 24 & May 31, 2012 at a total approximate cost of$60.92.]

NOTICE OF PUBLICHEARING

SPECIAL MALT BEVERAGE LICENSE

The Board of Trustees for the Town ofBison, South Dakota, has scheduled apublic hearing on Monday, June 11,2012 at 7:30 p.m. at Bison Town Hall.At said time and place the board willconsider the application of the PerkinsCounty Fair Board for a special maltbeverage license at the Perkins CountyFairgrounds during the PerkinsCounty Fair on Friday, Aug. 17, 2012,from 4:00 to 10:00 p.m; on Saturday,Aug. 18, 2010 from 4:00 p.m. – 2:00a.m. Sunday, August, 19, 2012; andfrom 12:00 noon – 10:00 p.m. on Sun-day, August 19, 2012. All objectionsthereto prior to final decisions.

ATTEST:Elizabeth HulmFinance Officer


AIRPORT HAY BID #1

The Town Board of Bison will be ac-cepting bids until 7:45 p.m. on Monday,June 11, 2012 for mowing of 60 acres,more or less, of hay surrounding therunway at Bison Municipal Airport.The hay must be mowed, baled andmoved, or lined up along the fence. Thebids will be publicly opened and readat Bison City Hall on June 11, 2012 at7:45 p.m. Send or deliver bids to: Townof Bison, PO Box 910, 309 1st Ave. W.,Bison, SD 57620. Mark the envelopeAirport Hay Bid #1.

AIRPORT HAY BID #2

The Town Board of Bison will be ac-cepting bids until 7:45 p.m. on Monday,June 11, 2012 for 28 acres, more orless, of crested wheat grass hay at thewest end of Bison Municipal Airport.The hay must be mowed, baled andmoved, or lined up along the fence. Thebids will be publicly opened and readat Bison City Hall on June 11, 2012 at7:45 p.m. Send or deliver bids to: Townof Bison, PO Box 910, 309 1st Ave. W.,Bison, SD 57620. Mark the envelopeAirport Hay Bid #2.

ATTEST:Elizabeth HulmFinance OfficerTown of Bison

[Published May 24, May 31 and June7, 2012 at a total approximate cost of$39.45.]

LEGAL

FOR SALE BY SEALED BIDS

Perkins County Highway Departmentwill be accepting sealed bids on a 1990Peterbilt tractor truck that damagedby fire. Truck can be seen at thePerkins County Highway Yard inBison, SD or call 605-244-5629. Bidswill be opened at 11:00 a.m. on July10, 2012 in the room of the PerkinsCounty Commissioners, Bison, SD Allbids must be clearly marked “TRUCKBID” and sent to the Perkins CountyFinance Office, Box 126, Bison, SD57620. Commissioners reserve theright to accept or reject any or all bids.

[Published may 24 and May 31, 2012at a total approximate cost of $13.00.]

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Plant a RowMany communities have an or-

ganized program called Plant aRow. In some places it is Plant aRow for the Hungry, regardless ofthe title it generally has the samegoal, to get fresh produce to peoplewho cannot afford fresh whole-some food. Plant a Row is a pro-gram of the Garden Writers Asso-ciation of America, which encour-ages the nation’s more than 70million gardeners to plant extraproduce for the hungry in theircommunities.

Plant a Row for the Hungry is apeople helping people to feed thehungry in communities across thecountry. Since 1995, over 18 mil-lion pounds of produce providingover 72 million meals have beendonated by American gardeners.All of this has been achieved with-out government subsidy or bu-reaucratic red tape - just peoplehelping people.

According to USDA, one in eighthouseholds in the US experiencehunger or the risk of hunger.About 33 million people, including13 million children have substan-dard diets and resort to food pro-grams similar to our local FoodPantries. The demand for hungerassistance has increased by 70% inrecent years, especially during theeconomic downturn in many re-gions.

There are over 84 million house-holds with a garden in the U.S. Ifevery gardener plants one extrarow of vegetables and donatestheir surplus to local food agenciesand soup kitchens, a significantimpact can be made on reducinghunger.

What would be the best to

plant? It is suggested that youplant vegetables that have multi-ple uses in the diet such as toma-toes, peppers, onions, zucchini, cu-cumbers and potatoes. These veg-etables will stay fresh for a fewdays and won’t necessarily have tobe used the day they are donated.Plant vegetables that matureearly and will produce for most ofthe season. Produce items that canbe planted from seed are the mosteconomical to grow such as beans,cucumbers, lettuce, peas, radish,corn, squash, radish and carrots.

The need for fresh fruits andvegetables never goes away. Whenthinking about helping feed thehungry, in addition to the localFood Pantries, don’t forget theschool lunch programs and the Se-nior Citizen Meals/Meals onWheels, as a rule they all welcomedonations of fresh produce. Manyof our local gardeners alreadyshare their surplus produce withneighbors that cannot garden ordo not have the space for a garden.

Whoever could make two ears ofcorn, or two blades of grass growon the ground would do more serv-ice to his country than a whole raceof politicians put together. –Thomas JeffersonSubmitted by Karen Englehart,master Gardener, SDSU Coopera-tive Extension Service

GGaarrddeenn GGaattee

The Bison Courier • Thursday, May 24, 2012 • LEGAL

Perkins County Commission

Regular Meeting

Date: May 8, 2012Present: Commissioners Schweitzer,Foster, Ottman and Henderson and Fi-nance Officer ChapmanOthers present: Shane Penfield, TracyBuer, Bill Johnson, Harold Wilmot,Paula Crashley, James Goeres, Ed-mund Goeres, Ed Gold, Karen Vogel,Jennifer Forsush, Garrett Schweitzer,Patricia Benson, JoAnne Seim, ArtPederson, Dan Linderman, David Lin-derman, Martin Paul, Monte Starkey,Rodney Wise, Harlan Hess, ChadBaumgarten, Susan Sandgren, JoanneEricsson, Rebecca Newhall, WendyBlock, Jim Lorenz, Chris Block, Mar-cia Murrey, Pat Kochel, Bob Grerking,Jack Anderson, Jo Hetzel, HelenBerfenheier, Koreen Anderson, BradSigvaldsen, Renae Gebhart, TamaraWirtz, press, Beth Hulm, pressAbsent: Gochenour

Call to OrderChairman Schweitzer called the regu-lar meeting of the Perkins CountyCommission to order at 10:00 a.m. atthe Dakota Lodge in Lemmon. ThePledge of Allegiance was recited.

MinutesThe minutes of the April meeting werereviewed. Foster moved, Ottman sec-onded to approve the minutes of theApril meeting, motion carried.

Monthly Reports•Finance Officers Account with theDeputy Finance Officer - To the Hon-orable Board of County CommissionersPerkins County: I hereby submit thefollowing report of my examination ofthe cash and cash items in the handsof the Deputy Finance Officer of thisCounty as of April 30, 2012, SylviaChapman, Finance Officer, PerkinsCounty. Total amount of deposits inbanks $46,941.28, Total amount of ac-tual cash $150.69; Insured MoneyMarket 2,623,411,41; Dakota PlainsFederal Credit Union membership fee$10.04; Certificates of Deposit$495,531.04; South Dakota FIT$101,495.23; Total $3,267,537.69. Thetotal represents state, county, schools,cities and township funds, which willbe transferred to each entity of govern-ment after being apportioned.•Sheriff ’s Fees in the amount of$676.34 were reviewed.•Sheriff car logs were reviewed.•Motor Vehicle fees for the month ofApril, 2012 were reviewed.•Register of Deeds fees in the amountof $4,999.72 were reviewed.•The March 31, 2012 Surplus AnalysisReport showing undesignated cash bal-ance of $512,041.50 was reviewed.•Longevity increases of 10¢ per hourwere realized for: Paulette Fero – April1, 2012; Todd Campbell – April 1, 2012;Jeff Van Vactor – April 8, 2012; JennyGlover – April 27, 2012; Rownea Ger-bracht – May 28, 2012.

NAWAPA Support ResolutionDiscussion was held on an email re-ceived concerning support for theNAWAPA Resolution. Ottman moved,Foster seconded to deny support of theNAWAPA resolution, motion carried.

CHN/WIC Report, & 2013 Contract•Patti Benson and JoAnne Seim werepresent to review the QuarterlyCounty Commissioner Report. This re-port outlines the activities of the Com-munity Health Nurse and WIC pro-gram.•The 2013 WIC County Contract waspresent. Foster moved, Ottman sec-onded to authorize ChairmanSchweitzer as signatory on the 2013

WIC Contract, motion carried.

Advertisement for Bids on WasteTire RemovalOttman moved, Henderson seconded toauthorize advertisement for the re-moval of waste tires, to be opened July10, 2012, motion carried.

Boss Cowman Special Event MaltBeverage LicenseHenderson moved, Foster seconded toapprove a 3-day Special Events MaltBeverage License for Boss CowmanRodeo Committee – Lemmon Chamberto be held July 13-14-15, 2012, motioncarried.

2001 Crown VictoriaFoster moved, Henderson seconded toauthorize for the advertisement of bidson the county surplus 2001 FordCrown Victoria to be opened on June 6,2012, motion carried.

Surplus Tax Deed PropertyFoster moved, Ottman seconded to pro-ceed with the opening of bids on thesurplus tax deed property, motion car-ried.•Lemmon’s 3rd Addition Block 2 Lot 4,106 8th St W· Larry & Paula Crashley - $2000· Martin Paul - $1000· Jack Anderson - $5,500· David Linderman - $2,500· Northwest Supply - $1,500· Art Pederson - $750· Karen Vogel - $100· RaeDeen Heupel - $100•Lemmon Original Blk 7 S 1/2 of Lot 2& all of Lot 3, 105 3rd Ave W· RaeDeen Heupel - $100•Lemmon Original, Block 13 Lot 16,304 Main Ave· RaeDeen Heupel - $50

Following the opening of the bids, bid-ders were invited to orally raise theirbids. The final and highest bid onLemmon’s 3rd Addition Block 2 Lot 4was $7,650 which was received fromMartin Paul. Ottman moved, Hender-son seconded to accept the bid of$7,650 from Martin Paul on Lemmon’s3rd Addition Block 2 Lot 4, motion car-ried. A quit claim deed will be pre-pared for Martin Paul.

The bids received on Lemmon OriginalBlk 7 S 1/2 of Lot 2 & all of Lot 3 andLemmon Original Block 13 Lot 16 werebelow 90% of the appraised value ofthe property; therefore unacceptable.Foster moved, Henderson seconded tore-advertise Lemmon Original Blk 7 S1/2 of Lot 2 & all of Lot 3 and LemmonOriginal Blk 13, Lot 16 to be opened atthe regular July Commission meeting,motion carried.

Truck BidsFoster moved, Ottman seconded toopen bids for a used truck, motion car-ried.•Boyer Trucks, Sioux Falls, SD-2006 Sterling AT9513 - $44,700;306,986 miles-2009 International 9000i - $63,980;478,029 miles-2007 Freightliner CL12064S -$72,000; 164,226 miles-2007 Freightliner CL12064ST -$55,500; 393,585 miles-2005 Sterling LT9522 - $54,800;208,878 milesSheehan Mack Sales, Sioux Falls, SD2006 Mack Vision CXN613- $35,300;623,079 miles-2006 Mack CHN613 - $59,948;281,000 miles-2008 Mack CXU613 model - $68,525;412,624 miles-2009 Mack CXU613 model - $81,250;308,612 milesOttman moved, Henderson seconded totable the bids until the trucks can beinspected by Buer and to set a confer-ence call meeting to accept a bid, mo-

tion carried.

HighwayFoster moved, Henderson seconded toapprove Resolution 2012- “Resolutionto Delete Bridge from NBIS”, roll callvote: Foster aye, Ottman aye, Hender-son aye, Schweitzer aye, motion ab-stract

Resolution 2012-06Resolution to DeleteBridge From NBIS

The Perkins County Board ofCommissioners is in agree-ment with SDDOT that thefollowing structure(s) shouldbe deleted from the NationalBridge Inventory System(NBIS) for the following rea-son(s):STRUCTURE ID, LOCA-TION and REASON FORDELECTION43-454-533 0.4E 10.7Nof Faith Structure has beenreplaced with a 12X6 boxculvert that no longer meetsNBIS lengthrequirements.

The Commission is aware ofthe following stipulationsonce structure is deletedfrom the NBIS Inventory1. Federal Bridge fundswill not be available forstructure replacement or re-habilitation and2. The structure will onlybe added to the Inventoryfollowing replacement, usingCounty funds.

Abstract of Bids on BRF 63999(03)The Department of Transportationsent a copy of the Abstract of Bids onBRF 6399(03) PCN 6796. Hendersonmoved, Ottman seconded to approvethe low bid on BRF 6399(03), PCN6796, Structure and Approach Grading(10’ 3 Span Prestressed Bridge) in theamount of $1,515,379 from Heavy Con-structors, Inc of Rapid City, motion car-ried.

Change Order on White ButteRoad ProjectOttman moved, Foster seconded to ap-prove change order for P 6399(00)White Butte Road Asphalt ConcreteOverlay Project, motion carried.

Employees•Buer has hired as a fulltime employeeJohn Eastburn who will start mid-Mayand will be putting Daroll Aukland onfulltime. The wage will be $12.35/hr.

•Foster moved, Henderson seconded tochange the policy on full-time employ-ment to reflect elimination of the threemonth reduction of pay to but to retainthe six month probationary period, mo-tion carried.

Surplus TruckBuer would like to declare the 1990 Pe-terbilt that was destroyed in the fire.Henderson moved, Ottman seconded todeclare the 1990 Peterbilt surplus andto appoint Richard Seidel, Tracy Buerand Jody Moody to appraise and to so-licit sealed bids to be opened at theJuly, 2012 regular meeting, motioncarried.

Monthly Maintenance ReportBuer presented the Monthly Mainte-nance & Project Report.

Commission recessed for lunch at12:10 p.m.Commission reconvened at 1:00 p.m.

Budget•Chad Baumgarten and Harlan Hesswere present on behalf of LemmonVFD to request $20,000 for 2013,which is the same subsidy as 2012.

42.40; DF Lighting Co, supplies,295.58; Digital-Ally, repairs, 420.00;EMC Insurance, insurance, 595.00;ES&S, election supplies, 520.24; Exec-utive Mgmt, supplies, 9.35; Five CoNursing, blood testing, 44.50; G&OPaper, supplies, 353.70; Grand Elec-tric, utilities, 1,245.65; Inland TruckParts, repairs, 27.28; K Klemann,travel, 29.60; Lemmon EMT,travel/utility, 592.82; Meade Co Audi-tor, jail board, 2,475.00; Pamida Phar-macy, jail meds, 23.49; S Penfield,rent/utilities, 450.00; Penor’s Texaco,maintenance, 56.63; Phil’s Paint &Body, repairs, 541.25; Pitney Bowes,maint/supplies, 549.98; Post office, boxrent, 44.00; Prairie CommunityHealth; rent, 1,680.00; Print Shop,supplies, 74.39; Ida Schmidt,suppl/travel, 173.84; SD Dept Health,blood testing, 80.00; SD DOT, prof fees,902.92; SD Weed & Pest Board, regis-tration, 150.00; Sheehan Mack, re-pairs, 13,865.01; Town of Bison, utili-ties, 221.43; Verizon Wireless, utilities,115.38; VISA, Web page/travel, 568.44;West Group, law books, 567.70; WestRiver Telephone, utilities, 885.86.

AdjournmentFoster moved, Henderson seconded toadjourn the meeting at 3:00 p.m., mo-tion carried. The next regular meetingof the Perkins County Commission willbe held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday,June 6, 2011, motion carried.

ATTEST:Sylvia Chapman, Finance Officer

APPROVED:Mike Schweitzer, Chairman

[Published May 24, 2012 at a total ap-proximate cost of $166.79.]

•Wendy Block and Joanne Ericssonwere present on behalf of LemmonEMT’s to request continued mileage of37¢ per mile, $40 per trip for PerkinsCounty residents and $200 utility sub-sidy.•Becky Newhall was present on behalfof Live Center Inc to request $1800 for2013. This amount is $300 over the2012 subsidy.•Susan Sandgren was present to re-quest $7,395 subsidy for Three RiversMental Health and Chemical Depen-dency Center. •Jim Lorenz was present on behalf ofthe Lemmon Senior Citizens to requesta subsidy request of $2,500 for 2013.The 2012 subsidy was $1250.•Chris Block was present on behalf ofArrow Public Transit to request a sub-sidy of $4,000, which is the same aslast year.•Koreen Anderson, Brad Sigvaldsenand Renae Gebhart were present to re-quest the standard $3,500 for the Lem-mon Junior Livestock Show. •Jack Anderson and Koreen Andersonwere present to request $5,000 subsidyamount for the Boss Cowman RodeoGrand Stands for 2013. The 2012 sub-sidy amount was $2,500.•Jo Hetzel, Jack Anderson and KarenKnutson were present on behalf ofLemmon Area Charitable and Eco-nomic Development. They made a sub-sidy request of $35,000 for 2013. The2012 subsidy request was $30,000.

June Meeting DateOttman moved, Henderson seconded tochange the regular June meeting toJune 6, 2012 at 10:00 am in order tocanvas the 2012 Primary Election, mo-tion carried.

Lemmon Senior Center TourLACED took the Commission on a tourof the Lemmon Senior Center.

ClaimsThe following claims were presentedand approved for payment: April pay-roll: 73,781.12; IRS, fica, 6,609.46; SDRetirement, retirement, 3,921.99;Delta Dental, insurance, 986.94; Lin-coln Mutual, insurance, 123.12; SDS-DBF, insurance, 17,738.63; LoysonCarda, travel, 166.50; JoAnne Seim,travel, 377.40; A&B Business, sup-plies, 444.25; American Insurance,supplies, 50.00; Denise Andahl, ct re-porting, 395.20; Avera Queen of Peace,prof fees, 86.90; Bennett, Main & Gub-brud, ct appt atty, 2,285.51; BisonCourier, publishing, 310.39; BisonFood, supplies, 50.86; Bison Grain, re-pairs, 20.60; Bison Implement,rep/supplies, 1,765.65; Black HillsFamily Practice, medical fees, 8.00;Brosz Engineering, prof fees, 2,120.00;Broz Law Office, ct appt atty, 1,803.80;BSN Car Wash, maintenance, 50.00;Butler Machinery, repairs, 245.96; TCampbell, travel, 64.00; Chapman’sElectronics, supplies, 250.55; CountryMedia, publishing, 224.82; CurrentConnection, supplies/rep, 1,040.29;Dakota Business, supplies/equip,554.72; Dakota Feed, chemical,6,420.75; Dakota Herald, publishing,

NOTICE OF PUBLICHEARING

SPECIAL MALT BEVERAGE LICENSE

The Board of Trustees for the Town ofBison, South Dakota, has scheduled apublic hearing on Monday, June 11,2012 at 7:30 p.m. at Bison Town Hall.At said time and place the board willconsider the application of the BisonVolunteer Fire Department for a spe-cial malt beverage license at LionsClub Park on Saturday, June 30, 2012,beginning at 5:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m. onJuly 1, 2012. All objections theretoprior to final decisions.

ATTEST:Elizabeth HulmFinance Officer


Perkins County Commissionersare accepting sealed bids on a

2001 Ford Crown Victoria. Bids will be accepted until 10:30 a.m. on

Wednesday, June 6, 2012 when they will be opened and read aloud. The Commissioners

reserve the right to accept or reject any or all bids.

[Published May 24 & May 31, 2012 at the total approximate cost of$36.00.]

• The Bison Courier • Thursday, May 24, 2012 Statement of Insurance

The Bison Courier • Thursday, May 24, 2012 • Statement of Insurance



The Bison Courier office will be closed on May 28th in observance of

Memorial Day.We ask that all ads and copy be into the office by Friday May 25, for the

May 31 edition. Thank You

Meadow News...y Tiss Treib

Bernie Rose spent Sunday atLisa’s for lunch and visited withother customers.

Mary Ellen Fried traveled toLovell, WY Tuesday with KendraMcIntrye. Mary Ellen returnedhome Thursday.

Mary Ellen Fried attendedGraduation in Bison Saturday.She was a guest at the home ofKaren Holter for a supper recep-tion for Christian.

Esther Nolan of Quincy, Wash-ington spent the week with Jerryand Carolyn Petik.

Tuesday, Carolyn Petik went toBismarck to pick up Judy May ofMalvern, Ohio who came to spendthe week visiting family andfriends.

Grace Born, Theola Spencer andMary Albright of Chehalis, Wash-ington were Wednesday throughFriday guests of Petiks.

Carolyn Petik and several otherfamily members attended the FiveCounties Nursing Home picnic onThursday. They all enjoyed an af-ternoon visit at Norman and BelleKvale's and supper at Dale andMary Kvale's.

Kurt and Leah Petik, Kiya andIrelyn arrived Friday evening andwere overnight guests of Jerry andCarolyn. Jeri Lynn and DejonBakken, Leif, Mirandi, ColtonDamjanovich and Judy May wereall supper guests on Friday.

All of the above guests came tocelebrate the 90th birthday ofIrene Young that was held in Lem-mon on Saturday.

Jerry and Carolyn were amongSunday afternoon and eveningsupper guests of Tim and Char-lotte Kvale.

The 57 on the Heinzketchup bottle

represents the numberof varieties of pickles

the company once had.


HELP WANTEDPermanent part-time.

Must have good grammar and

proofreading skills.Computer experience

a plus.For more information call the Bison Courier

at 244-7199

Rosebud News contined from page 13

Shirley Harris met Duane andDawn Harris, Bridget and Lil Al-bert Keller in Meadow at Smoky’sfor Mother’s Day dinner. Sunday,Shirley Harris was a guest of Lesand Sharon Longwood for BibleStudy.

Monte Frey took Dorothy andLynn Frey, and friends Rob andMaurice out for Mother’s Day sup-per. They went to Bowman HaleyDam.

Sunday, Keith and Bev Hoff-man, Isabel Boespflug traveled toSteele, ND for for Jamie Barrlett’sGraduation.

Nolan and Linda Seim and fam-ily, Larry and Sarah Dreiske andfamily and Shirley Dreiske wentout to dinner in Lemmon forMother’s Day. Linda Seim got aspecial call from Ole and Kathy onMother’s Day. Nolan and LindaSeim and family traveled toMcLaughlin Saturday and visitedwith Jasmine’s family. Nolan andLinda Seim and family were briefcallers at the Chet Anderson homeSaturday afternoon.

Patsy and Christi Miller trav-eled to Rapid City May 11th andreturned home Saturday May12th. Jim and Patsy Miller andChristi Miller took Violet Millerout to Mother’s Day dinner in Het-tinger. Jim and Patsy Miller at-tended the Shriners supper inBison Friday. Jim, Patsy andChristi Miller traveled to Bis-marck Saturday.

The citrus soda 7-UPwas created in 1929;

"7" was selected because the originalcontainers were 7

ounces. "UP"indicated the direction

of the bubbles.

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AUCTIONS

HOSPITAL, COMMERCIALKITCHEN, Office and Nursing HomeEquipment Auction, 9:00 am June2nd, Hoven, SD. www.hovensd.comhas pictures. M & R Auctions ph.’s 605-769-1181, 605-281-1067 or 605-948-2201.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

NEED MONEY TO PAY off bills or justfor summer fun?? Sell Avon! Workfrom home. Earn 40% on your first 4orders. 1-877-454-9658.

CONTRACT SALESPERSONS sellaerial photography of farms, commis-sion basis, $7,000-$10,000/month.Proven product and earnings, Travelrequired. More info at msphotosd.comor call 605-882-3566.

LOOMIX® FEED SUPPLEMENTS isseeking dealers. Motivated individualswith cattle knowledge and communityties. Contact Bethany at 800-870-0356/ [email protected] to find outif there is a dealership opportunity inyour area.

EMPLOYMENT

EXPERIENCED CONCRETE CON-STRUCTION Field Supervisor needed.Based out of Dell Rapids, SD. Excel-lent pay and benefits. Call BuskerudConstruction at 605-428-5483. EqualOpportunity Employer.

GREAT PAYING JOBS! Statewide con-struction jobs, $12.00 - $15.00 ORMORE hourly + benefits. Summer orpermanent. No experience necessary.Hit Pay Dirt! Apply Online www.sd-work.org.

BRIDGEWATER CITY accepting writ-ten Notice of Interest for ManagerLessees for City Bar. Call BridgewaterFinance Office 605/729-2690 or see

bridgewatersd.com for more informa-tion.

BUILDING TRADES INSTRUCTORopening for 9th-12th grade program inNorthwest South Dakota. Competitivewage, excellent benefits, car provided.For more information contact CrisOwens, Northwest Area Schools, 605-466-2206 [email protected]

GREAT PAYING JOBS! Statewide con-struction jobs, $12.00 - $15.00 ORMORE hourly + benefits. Summer orpermanent. No experience necessary.Hit Pay Dirt! Apply Online www.sd-work.org,

CITY OF NEW TOWN seeking WaterPlant Operator. MandatoryWater/Sewer Operator License. Re-sume: City of New Town, PO Box 309,New Town, ND 58763.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - GreaterMadison Area Chamber of Commerce,Madison, SD. FT:DOE, benefits pack-age. 4 year degree and/or related expe-rience. See posting at www.chamberof-madisonsd.com.

COUNTY HIGHWAY SUPERINTEN-DENT - Huron, SD. Job descriptionavailable atwww.beadle.sdcounties.org. Deadlineto apply is 6-15-12 . Submit resumewith salary expectations [email protected].

THE SISSETON SCHOOL DISTRICT54-2 has an opening for Food ServiceDirector. Application and job descrip-tion available at the business office at516 8th Ave.W Sisseton, SD 57262.Position open until filled. EOE.

WANTED: SERVICE TECHNICIANSat a stable dealership with three loca-tions in South Dakota and four loca-tions in Nebraska. Excellent benefitpackage. A/C service departments.Wages DOE. For locations and phonenumbers check our website:www.grossenburg.com

GREAT PAYING JOBS! Statewide con-struction jobs, $12.00 - $15.00 ORMORE hourly + benefits. Summer orpermanent. No experience necessary.Hit Pay Dirt! Apply Online www.sd-work.org.

SEEKING EXECUTIVE DIRECTORfor the United Way & Volunteer Ser-vices of Greater Yankton. For informa-

tion and application go to www.yank-tonunitedway.org.

HELP WANTED: Produce manager atTucker’s SuperValu Foods, Miller, SD.Apply online at www.tuckerssuper-valu.com or pick up application at thestore. Wage negotiable DOQ. 605-853-2426.

LAKE PRESTON SCHOOL District,full time custodian, head football, as-sistant football, and assistant volley-ball, opened 5-15-12, closes 6-1-12,Contact: Tim Casper, Supt, Lake Pre-ston School District, 300 1st St. [email protected], 605-847-4455.

CUSTER REGIONAL SENIOR CAREis searching for dedicated, caringnurses to join our team. We have fulland part time LPN and RN positionsavailable. We offer excellent benefitsand competitive wages. For more in-formation please contact TerryAnnScott at (605) 673-2237 ext. 29 or logonto www.regionalhealth.com to apply.EEOC/AA.

NOTICES

ADVERTISE IN NEWSPAPERSstatewide for only $150.00. Put theSouth Dakota Statewide ClassifiedsNetwork to work for you today! (25words for $150. Each additional word$5.)Call this newspaper or 800-658-3697for details.

OTR & DRIVER OPPORTUNITY

DRIVERS - $1000 SIGN-ON BONUS.*HOME WEEKLY *Must be Canadianeligible. *2500+ miles weekly *$0.42for all Canadian miles *$50 bordercrossing pay *95% no tarp (888) 691-5705.

REAL ESTATE

1328 ACRES OF Missouri River frontland in Gregory County, SD. Immedi-ate possession. Contact SD Real Estateat (605)775-2531,www.realestatedakota.com for moreinfo & photos.

WANTED TO BUY

BUYING ANTLERS UP to 7.50 per lb.brown elk, 6.00 per lb. brown deer. Willbe buying porcupines again this fall.Phone 605-517-0397 or [email protected].

For Sale

For sale: 2003 Mazda Tribute 244-7534.

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Second Chance! Three bed, two bathranch style home with basement forsale. Includes extra lot, a one-roomschool house and 4 car garage. 613 1stAve. West. If interested call Kvale's at244-7536.

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Work WantedWill do lawn mowing. Have ownmower/weed eater. Justin Moody. 244-7561.

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For RentFor rent: Homestead Heights locatedin Bison, S.D., has a one and two bed-room apartment available. HomesteadHeights is a low-income elderly anddisabled Section 8 HUD (Housing andUrban Development) housing facility.We are smoke free. Energy Assistanceis available for those who qualify. Util-ities are included in the rent. Home-stead Heights is an equal housing op-portunity. For more information,please call (605) 244-5473.

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ServicesCleaning Services, various hoursavailable. References upon request.Please call Karin @ 244-7799 or 406-581-1108.

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FULL-TIME HOME VISITOR: TREC-Badlands Head Start: Prenatal to Five


HELP WANTEDPermanent part-time.

Must have good grammar and

proofreading skills.Computer experience a

plus. For more information call the

Bison Courier at 244-7199

Coaches needed for the 2012 - 13 school yearHead Boys basketball

Assistant Boys basketballAssistant Girls basketball

contact Donald Kraemer at 605-244-5961

is seeking a high energy, self-motivatedand professional individual to work asHome Visitor in rural Perkins Countyincluding Bison and Lemmon. This in-dividual will be working with ten fam-ilies (pregnant women, infants and/ortoddlers) in a home-based model.Strong communication skills, experi-ence working with families, ability towork as a team member, and a validdriver’s license are required. This is a12 month position. A BS/BA in EarlyChildhood or related field is preferred.An AA degree in Early Childhood, anInfant/Toddler CDA, or equivalent ex-perience will be considered. Applicantshould be willing to further educa-tional experiences. Preference is givento individuals with Head Start, homevisitation, or relevant experience.Computer experience is required. Weprovide a competitive salary and bene-fit package. Salary is dependent uponeducation and experience. For moreinformation and an application, pleasecall 605-723-8837. EOE. Positionopen until 6/4/12.

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Thank YouA thank you to all for you heartfeltcards, flowers, thoughts and prayers.Each family member has expressedhow grateful they are for the memoriesof Bev that were expressed and shared.Thank you to all who attended theservice, a big thank you to the womenof the church for their assistance, deep-est appreciation to Pastor Harold Dell-bridge for officiating, Dennis Fernaufor his kind words.

Sincerely, Bev Baxter Family


Come in and check out the tools that are on sale

The NAPA Tool Trailer will be at Dakota Auto Parts

in Lemmon on June 6th!

Don’t forget DAD

on Father’s Day

Lunch will be servedstarting at 11 a.m.

Napa Tool Sale

Brooks RanchRegistered Yearling Angus Bulls & Heifers

For Sale Private Treatywww.brooksranchangus.com

Rob & Holly Brooks5702 163rd Ave SWRhame, ND 58651

701-279-5896 cell 701-440-8952

e-mail: [email protected]

The Bison Courier office will be closed

on May 28th in observance of

Memorial Day. We askthat all ads and

copy be into the officeby Friday May 25, for the

May 31 edition.Thank You

Come and help Eric & Mindy Arnesoncelebrate their marriage.The couple were married

on May 12, 2012. The reception will be at the

Bison Bar on June 1, 2012 at 7 p.m. It's

going to be a fun nightwith music and dancing!

Bar management has accommodated us and children are very much

welcome so bring the whole family!

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