bison courier, may 31, 2012

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

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

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

The$1.00Volume 29Number 50May 31, 2012

Includes Tax

HHiigghhlliigghhttss && HHaappppeenniinnggssHerman & Ruby VanDenBerg’s65th Anniversary is June 11. Nobig party, we are inviting folks todrop in at the ranch for coffee andcake from June 11 thru the weekand chat a spell. NO GIFTSPLEASE. give us a call just in casewe are outside 866-4691.

Rummage sale at Vera Kraemer’son Friday, June 1, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.201 East Carr St. Some of the pro-ceeds will be used to fill 4th of JulyCare Packages for deployed sol-diers. Anybody who wants to do-nate rummage sale items to thecampaign should call Vera, 244-5779 or Beth Hulm, 244-5231. Fab-rics, children, baby and women’sclothing, housewares, Avon prod-ucts and more.

Hutterite Chickens will be deliv-ered June 15, call Connie with yourorder 244-5518.

First Presbyterian Church serv-ices will be at 9:30 a.m. for June,

July & August. Hope to see youthere!

The GARDEN CLUB invitesEVERYONE to our first annualPLANT SHARE on Saturday 6/2from 9 am to 11 am in the HaakonCo. Court House. Bring plants toshare if you like and join us forFREEBIES, DOOR PRIZES, RE-FRESHMENTS and PLANTS.Master Gardeners will be there toanswer your questions. Come andhave fun with us.

Bridal Shower honoring KalinEngle, bride-elect of Beau Chap-man, on Saturday, June 2, at 10:00a.m. at the Prairie Lounge in Bison.The bride is registered at Sears andDecker'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 SpecialLady!

Thompson inducted into S.D. Hall of Fameby Nancy Haigh & Loretta Pasolt

From being a pharmacist toworking with the biggest names incountry music, Carv Thompsonhas forever kept his hometown inhis heart, working to promote itwith words and deeds.

For those attributes and others,Thompson was selected as an in-ductee into the South Dakota Hallof Fame.

Carv’s parents were Odin andBlanche Thompson, who ownedthe Faith pharmacy. Carv gradu-ated from Faith High School in1950. He earned a pharmacy de-gree in 1954 from South DakotaState University. While at SDSU,he was involved in the U.S. ArmyReserve Officer Training Corp.After graduation he was commis-sioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in theU.S. Army and served for twoyears in Japan as a medical serv-ice officer.

Carv’s hometown beckoned andhe returned to Faith to work at theSaul and Thompson Drug Store.Little did anyone know at thattime that Carv would become oneof Faith’s biggest boosters.

Carv’s belief in Faith, the sur-rounding area, and the people iswhat encouraged him to give backto them.

The Faith School District sawhis devotion through fundraisingefforts, first in 1966 for a gymna-sium and again in 2010 to help

raise funds for Faith’s new schoolbuilding.

The city and its residents gainedair time on KBHB when Carv andstation owner Les Kleven came upwith the idea to air the Faith AreaNews. The first program airedMay 15, 1965. The news programcovered a local top news story,weather conditions, sports scores,

The South Dakota Hall of Fameannounces the 2012 Class for thisyear’s annual honors event inChamberlain/Oacoma September7 and 8.

This year’s class consists of 10individuals who have contributedto the growth and development ofSouth Dakota in one or more offive categories of induction whichinclude professional, arts and en-tertainment, historical, sports,and general. The two-day eventwill be held at the South DakotaHall of Fame on Friday and CedarShore Resort on Saturday to cele-brate the lives of this year’s in-ductees.

Honorees this year are profes-sional – Larry Ness, Yankton,Mary Olinger, Sioux Falls, Dr.Richard Gowen, Rapid City,Stephen Myers, Sioux Falls, MaryLynn Myers, Sioux Falls Gene Le-brun, Rapid City and profes-sional/general – Carveth (Carv)

Thompson, Faith; general – JamesAbourezk, Sioux Falls, BrigadierGeneral Myrna Williamson,Springfield, Va.; and sports – DonMeyer, Aberdeen.

Established in 1974, the SouthDakota Hall of Fame is centrallylocated in Chamberlain, where itserves as a showcase for the peo-ple of South Dakota. It was specif-ically founded to recognize andhonor pioneers and outstandingleaders from all walks of life whohave contributed to the develop-ment and heritage of SouthDakota. The South Dakota Hall ofFame is the only resource in thestate dedicated exclusively to thepreservation and extension of ourpeople’s heritage. Over 600 SouthDakotans have been selected forrecognition by the Hall of Fame.

For more information on theSouth Dakota Hall of Fame call605-234-4216 or visit them atwww.sdhalloffame.com

George Strait, left, was just one of many artists that Carv Thompsonwas able to book to the Faith Stock Show.Courtesy Photo

South Dakota Hall of Fame new inductees announced

hospital news, the Faith LivestockCommissions sales, along with in-terviews. The program is now inits 47th year.

Through Carv’s leadership aspresident of the Faith Country De-velopment Corp., the city gainedthe Prairie Oasis Mall, PrairieVista Inn motel, the Prairie View

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Bison High School senior Jes-sica Johnson finished second inthe sixth annual Rising Star of theWest scholarship contest onKEVIN Black Hills FOX TV, spon-sored by Black Hills FOX andFirst Interstate Bank. She wins a$2,000 college scholarship. Thefour finalists in this year’s contesteach delivered four on-air com-mentaries which were rated byboth on-line viewers and a BlackHills FOX panel. The winnerswere picked by a combination ofthose groups. Lead-DeadwoodHigh School senior Jordan Barthelis this year’s winner. He receivesa $4,000 college scholarship.

St. Thomas More High Schoolsenior Caitlin Duffy took thirdplace and a $1,000 scholarship.

Stevens High School seniorEmma Thomas finished fourthand is the winner of a $500 schol-arship.

KEVIN Black Hills FOX TV

general manager Cindy McNeillsays, “I was especially impressedwith the tremendous quality ofthis year’s contestants. We werethrilled to get participation fromsuch a wide variety of communi-ties from all across the BlackHills.”

South Dakota Regional Presi-dent, Bob Nicholson, says First In-terstate Bank is proud to supportRising Star of the West and itsscholarship program. Nicholsonsays, “First Interstate is commit-

ted to helping make our communi-ties a better place to live, learnand work. We congratulate thisyear's scholarship recipients andwish them well in their future ac-ademic endeavors."

Barthel joins Janesa Bakeberg,Annelise Ewing and Kaitlyn Hem-mingson of Spearfish High School,Shad Christman of Lemmon HighSchool and St. Thomas More’sCaila Brennan as winners of theRising Star of the West scholar-ship contest.

Bison senior finishes second in Sixth AnnualRising Star of the West scholarship contest

• The Bison Courier • Thursday, May 31, 2012

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Dr. Jason M. HafnerDr. David J. Prosser

OPTOMETRISTSFaith Clinic

Every 1st Wed. of the monthBuffalo ClinicEvery 3rd Wed. of the

month

1-800-648-0760

Corbin MacKaben, Dodge Weishaar, Collin and Callie Grage,Ashtin Gerbracht, Gavin Nelson, Kaden Glover, Ty and DillonCollins. Members picked up garbage at the rodeo grounds.

Nutrition SiteMenu

Thursday May 31Chicken parmesan

oven baked brown ricebaked squash

cranberry juice cocktailcooked apples

Friday June1Roast turkey

mashed potatoes w/gravybroccoli, pears

cranberry sauce

Monday June 4Creamed Turkey over a biscuit

oriental vegetablestomato slices on lettuce leaf

fruit cocktail

Tuesday June 5Ginger pork chops

baked potato w/sour creamseasoned spinachseasonal fruit

Wednesday June 6Hot beef on whole grain bread

mashed potatoes w/gravygreen beans, peaches

vanilla ice cream

TThhee AAnnnnuuaall MMeeeett iinngg ooff HHaarrddiinngg && PPeerrkkiinnss

FFaarrmm MMuuttuuaall IInnssuurraannccee CCoommppaannyywill be held at 2:00 pm on

Saturday, June 9th, Reva Hall, Reva, SD

Harding & Perkins Farm Mutual Insurance Company will celebrate their

100th Anniversary this year. Birthday cake will be served.

Door prizes will be given

All members welcome!

Thunder Butte Valley 4-H clubdoes community service

Are you having trouble payingyour telephone bills? If so, youmay be eligible to take advantageof two special programs that helpreduce the cost of phone service.

Lifeline Assistance and Link-Upcan help qualified customers getphone service and pay their bills.These are public programs imple-mented by local telephone compa-nies that help eligible householdspay for basic telephone hook-upcosts and monthly services.

You may be qualified if yourhousehold income is no more than135 percent of the federal povertyincome guidelines or if you partic-ipate in any of the following pro-grams:

• Medicaid• Supplemental Security In-

come (SSI)• Low-Income Home Energy As-

sistance Program (LIHEAP)• Federal Public Housing Assis-

tance (Section 8)• Food Stamps• Temporary Assistance to

Needy Families (TANF)• National School Lunch Free

Lunch Program (NSL)• Bureau of Indian Affairs Pro-

gram (Tribal TANF, Head StartSubsidy, NSL)

Lifeline Assistance will helpqualified customers who alreadyhave telephone service save a sig-nificant amount of money on theirmonthly phone bills; while Link-Up helps eligible customers re-ceive a generous discount on theinstallation of telephone service intheir homes.

Also, consumers can voluntarilyforego presubscribed long distancetelephone service by requestingtoll-blocking, a service that pre-vents toll calls (such as long dis-tance) from being made and pre-vents these consumers from pay-ing hefty service deposits. Cus-tomers using this service can stilluse pre-paid calling cards or dial-around services to place long-dis-tance calls from their homes.

For more information, or to findout if you qualify for the programs,call your local telephone company,state Public Utility Commission,or the Federal CommunicationsCommission at 1-888-CALL-FCC.You may also visit the “LifelineAcross America” Web site[www.lifeline.gov].

Lifeline across AmericaAssistance you can rely on

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

Harding & Perkins Farm Mu-tual Insurance Company was orig-inally organized by a group of menin the Ralph, South Dakota area,who felt there was a need to pro-tect their property from losses dueto fire and lightning. They organ-ized on June 1, 1912, calling thenew company the Harding CountyFarmers Mutual Fire and Light-ning Insurance Company of Ralph,South Dakota. They commencedbusiness on November 9, 1912.

In 1987, the company was au-thorized to write businessstatewide at which time liabilityinsurance was also offered. Atthat time, name of the companychanged to its present name,Harding & Perkins Farm MutualInsurance Company. This changeallowed the company to grow inmembers and broaden the com-pany’s risk base.

The years have brought aboutmany changes in the way business

is conducted. Harding & PerkinsFarm Mutual is moving in to theelectronic age as it seems to be anecessary component of doingbusiness these days. In 2009, thecompany began offering ACH pay-ments as a convenience to policy-holders, and in 2011, deposits tothe Bank were processed electron-ically. The company is also in theplanning stages of a company web-site, with online agent quoting onthe horizon as well.

The location of the office forHarding & Perkins Farm Mutualhas been changed several times,usually moving to the home of theSecretary for the company. In1995, the office location moved toPrairie City, a more central loca-tion, when Lois Eggebo filled theSecretary position.

The business is overseen by aboard of directors, consisting ofseven members. Those membersare: President - Jim Hodgson,Lemmon; Vice-President – NeilVollmer, Newell; Secretary-Trea-surer – Lois Eggebo, Prairie City;Joanne K. Smith, Belle Fourche;Mary Lu Holt, Buffalo; LeanneWells, Nisland; and Duane Wood,Faith. The current staff consistsof Lois Meyer, Reva; Holly Worm,Prairie City; and Office Manager,Lois Eggebo, Prairie City.

Through all the years andchanges, our motto has remainedthe same. Our goal for the futureis to continue to provide this areawith affordable insurance, to pro-tect their property against lossescovered by insurance and to con-tinue to be “The Insurer WhoCares.”

Harding & Perkins farm Mutualcelebrates 100 years

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

The Credit Union Foundation ofthe Dakotas (NCUF Partner) hasgrants available for community or-ganizations and credit unions affil-iated with The Credit Union Associ-ation of the Dakotas.

The Credit Union Foundation ofthe Dakotas is funded by partici-pating North and South DakotaCredit Unions. It funds projects inthe areas of access to financial serv-ices, financial education, savingsand asset accumulation, and smallcredit union development. Those in-terested in applying must meet thefollowing criteria:

Be an affiliated North and SouthDakota Credit Union or a commu-nity organization. Non-CreditUnion organizations may apply forgrant funding, but must partnerwith a North or South Dakotacredit union and be able to clearlydemonstrate how the project willimpact Credit Unions and theirmembers.

Funds may be used for the fol-lowing purposes:

•Education of credit union em-ployees and volunteers;

•Public education initiatives re-lated to consumer finance;

•Projects and programs that sup-port new, small or community de-velopment credit unions:

•Enhancement to League/Associ-ation projects funded by othersources that are consistent with the

Foundation’s mission and purposes;•Programs or projects that ex-

tend credit union services to the fullrange of membership, with empha-sis on the un-served, underservedor “low-income” consumers;

•Affordable housing projects;•Disaster relief;•Partnerships that provide serv-

ices or carry out projects consistentwith the Foundation’s mission andpurposes; and

•Other purposes consistent withthe Foundation’s 501(c) (3) missionand purpose.

•Solicit endorsement and/orfunding from at least one localcredit union or credit union relatedsupporter.

•Be able to leverage funds fromother community, philanthropic,government or other sources tomaximize benefit and ensure sus-tainability at the conclusion offunding from this grant.

•Obtain letters confirming inkind support or funding commit-ments from partners both withinand outside the credit union move-ment.

•Have tangible, achievable goalsand objectives.

The Credit Union Foundation ofthe Dakotas Grant Committee willconsider grant proposals through-out the year. Interested partiesshould submit applications by Sat-urday, June 30, 2012. All com-

pleted grant applications must in-clude:

•An organization description,legal name, address, primary pur-pose, and history.

•The organization’s letter fromthe IRS stating that it is tax –ex-empt under Section 501 (c) (3) orSection 501(c)(6) and not a privatefoundation under Section 509(a).

•Most recent audited financialstatement and complete copy of arecent form 990 federal tax return.Current organization and projectbudget and proposed budgets for2012.

•Leadership information (Boardand staff)

•List of other funding sources forthe organization, including lettersof in kind support/funding commit-ments.

Organizations obtaining fundswill be required to file a grant re-port. This report should include asummary of the project or event,and how the funds were used.

Interested organizations can ob-tain a grant application by contact-ing Amy Jo Johnson at 800-279-6328 ext.3954 [email protected] . Grants canalso be obtained off of the CreditUnion Foundation of the Dakotaswebsite page:http://www.cuad.coop/Education/CreditUnionFoundation.aspx .

Grants available for Financial Literacy through Credit Union Foundation of the Dakotas

The Bison Courier • Thursday, May 31, 2012 •

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!

NNoo ggii ff tt ss pp ll eeaassee ,, ll ee tt yyoouurr pprreess eennccee bbee yyoouurr ggii ff tt !!Hope to see you there!

Kent and Kathleen Brackel of KB Jewelers welcomethe community to come help celebrate 35 years inbusiness! All are invited to stop in and see the newitems. There is something for everyone! includingclocks of all shapes and sizes, stained glass lamps andwindows, books, bridal registry and of course jewelryof all kinds.

KB Jewelers•20% off regular priced items storewide!

•Free Food Samples from the gourmet section

•Free Ringcleaning and

check•One table ofbeautiful door

prizes•One table 75%off Specially se-

lected items

is celebrating 35 years of business! June 1 & 2

KBJewelers

206 S. MainHettinger

701-567-2358

GGaarrddeenn GGaatteeOde to the Easter Lily

You had this lovely Easter Lily(Lilium longiflorum) and now it isdone blooming, what can you do withit? In this zone 4 it is too tender togrow outdoors year around withoutsome special attention. If, and thatis a big IF, you have a warm shel-tered location out of the winterwinds that you can mulch heavilythrough the winter, you just mightbe able to be successful in gettingyour lily to overwinter and bloomnext summer. So, why not give it atry?

You may not be aware that EasterLilies aren’t really “Easter” Lilies.In reality they do not bloom in theSpring/Eastertime. What you get asEaster Lilies are plants that havebeen forced to bloom Easter seasonby the greenhouse florists. Thisprocess makes it hard for the plantto transition as a thriving plant inan outdoor environment, especiallyin our extreme climate conditions ofsummer heat and winter cold.

If you want to try planting yourlily outside, there are a few tips youmight want to follow. Wait until alldanger of frost is past and the soilhas warmed. Pick a sunny locationwith well-drained soil, some suggestmaking a raised mound to ensureproper drainage. Use a planting mixto amend the soil encourages a goodestablishment of the plant. Plantthe bulb six inches below the sur-face, this maybe where you will wantto make a mound, planting the bulbthree inches below the soil surfacethem mounding an additional threeinches of soil over the bulb. If it is

root-bound (roots are circling in thepot) pull them apart spread themout under the bulb, be sure you leaveenough room for the roots to spread.Water thoroughly, remember lilieslike their tops in the sun and theirfeet in the shade, and by that wemean two inches of mulch or com-post around the plant (but notagainst the stem) to keep rootsshaded.

New growth will start to emergeas the old stem dies back. Trim oldgrowth to about three inches once ithas turned brown but leave it as

long as it is green because the foliagenourishes the bulb for the nextblooming season. You may get luckyand see a second bloom this season,otherwise be prepared to wait untilnext summer (or for the right condi-tions).

And God said, Let the earth bringforth grass, the herb yielding seed,and the fruit tree yieldingfruit…..Genesis 1:11Submitted by Karen Englehart,Master Gardener, SDSU Coopera-tive Extension Service.

June 1st deadline approaches for Three Farm Service Agency Programs

USDA Farm Service Agency(FSA) State Executive DirectorCraig Schaunaman reminds pro-ducers that the June 1, 2012,deadline for Supplemental Rev-enue Assistance Payments(SURE), the Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program (DCP), and theAverage Crop Revenue ElectionProgram (ACRE) is fast approach-ing.

"It is crucial that producersmeet the deadline for these pro-grams in order to maintain pro-gram eligibility," said Schauna-man. "FSA recognizes that farm-ers and ranchers take risks everyday, and these programs are an es-sential part of the safety net thatkeep producers operating afterdevastating natural disasters andduring times of low marketprices," he said.

The SURE program compen-sates producers for productionand/or quality losses during timesof disaster. All producers whohave experienced crop productionand/or crop quality losses duringthe 2010 crop year must apply forSURE program benefits by theJune 1st deadline. Eligibility re-quirements differ between produc-ers located in counties designatedas a primary or contiguous disas-ter county by the Secretary ofAgriculture and between produc-ers located in non-disaster coun-ties. In addition to other eligibilityrequirements, producers musthave purchased Multi Peril Crop

Insurance and/or NoninsuredCrop Disaster Assistance (NAP).

While SURE helps after naturaldisasters strike, DCP and ACREprovide income support whenthere is a decline in commodityprices. Eligible DCP participantsreceive a direct payment and/or acounter-cyclical payment. Directpayment rates are established bystatute regardless of marketprices. FSA reminds producersthat the 2008 Farm Bill does notauthorize advance direct pay-ments for 2012. Counter-cyclicalpayments vary depending on mar-ket prices, and are issued onlywhen the effective price for a com-modity is below its target price.

ACRE protects producers fromfarm market revenue declineswhen revenue triggers are met fora commodity at both the state andfarm level. All owners and opera-tors who will share in DCP andACRE payments on a farm mustsign up by June 1st.

"ACRE elections and enrollmentmust be completed by the June 1stdeadline as late-filed provisionsare not available for ACRE," saidSchaunaman. "If ACRE waselected in a previous year, produc-ers must enroll for 2012 by June1st to receive payment," he said.

For more information on theseprograms or other programs ad-ministered by FSA, please contactyour local FSA office or on the webat www.fsa.usda.gov.

• The Bison Courier • Thursday, May 31 2012

Lines from the bookshelf

By Vi LeonardSchool is out so summer must be

here. The cool nights kind of makeme wonder, but I am sure thatsoon we will be complaining of theheat.

I hope you missed me last week!Somehow life just got in the wayand Thursday evening I realizedthat I had not gotten to the Li-brary to do my research. I startedthis column intending to tell youthat I am taking a bit of a break.You see a couple nights ago I did asilly thing and cut my left indexfinger. My daughter insisted ontaking me to the emergency room.Good thing, because I had severeda tendon and had to have surgeryon it. To make a long story short,I have a splint and about twoinches of gauze getting in the wayof everything I do. I really didn’tthink I would be able to type but Iam finding that the third fingerseems to be compensating quitewell, so I am reconsidering. Therewill be about three weeks in Julywhen I will be gone, so no column

then, but until then it seems thatI can continue. That is if my mem-ory kicks in and gets me to the Li-brary each week.

I don’t have any books to enticeyou with this week, but do want totell you about some special sum-mer activities at the Library.DREAM BIG – READ is the over-all theme of the summer readingprogram and dreams and wishesand all kinds of night things willbe the specific themes each week.Sounds fun! It all starts June 13.Preschool story hour will be onWednesdays from 10 - 11:30 andElementary kids will meet onThursdays from 2 – 3:30. Therewill be no program Fourth of Julyweek. I hope you parents will takeadvantage of this opportunity togive your children a little extrasummer fun and let them dreamand grow at the Library. The sum-mer reading program was discon-tinued a few years ago for lack ofspace. We now are blessed withwonderful facilities and once againcan offer this great program. Wehope that it will be well supported.For more information, call the Li-brary at 244-7252.

There has been a change inSummer Library hours. Tuesdayand Thursday hours will stay thesame, 1 – 6 but the Wednesdayhours will be 9 – 2. Some of youhave asked to have the Libraryopen over the noon hour, so we willsee how this goes. We only have somany hours a week that we can beopen but we can try and be flexi-ble with those hours. Let Jan orStacy know what you think.DREAM BIG - READ

Judith “Judy” Randall

Obituary

continued with the farming opera-tion with Mary Randall until shepassed away. Judy graduated fromWest Palm Beach High School inWest Palm Beach, Florida in 1959but came to South Dakota to bewith her aunt and uncle, Ted andMary Ellen Fried.

Judy was a homemaker for mostof her married life but did work asa nurse aid at the Hettinger Hospi-tal for a number of years. She alsohelped Mary Alma Price for a whilebefore Mary Alma went to the nurs-ing home.

She loved to make beautifulneedlework, cross stitch, knitting,crochet, needlepoint and alsosewed. Judy was a very good cookand prepared delicious meals forfamily and friends. She also likedto go fishing with family and wasbetter at it than her husband (ac-cording to him). She also had asmall garden that grew variousvegetables. She loved to do homecanning of the vegetables as well asvarious homemade jellies and jamsthat even her grandchildren couldnot get enough of.

For a number of years she be-longed to the Hand-E-Hands exten-sion Club which she enjoyed partic-

Funeral services for Judith Ran-dall “Judy” age 70, of Prairie City,South Dakota were held at 11:00a.m. on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 atthe Beckman Memorial WesleyanChurch in Prairie City, SouthDakota. Pastor Brad Burkhalterwill officiate with burial at thePrairie City Cemetery.

Judith Ann Woodbury was bornon August 26th, 1941 to Normanand Marjorie (Chase) Woodbury atPortsmouth, New Hampshire. Shewas married to Kenneth Randall,Jr. on Dec. 18th 1960. To this unionwas born 5 children. Judith andKenneth, Jr. were married 51years.

Kenny and Judy farmed/ranchedtogether with Kenneth, Sr. andKenny’s brother, Mike until hispassing away in Oct of 1973, but

ipating with. She was also clerkand treasurer for the Maltby Town-ship for a while.

Judy and Kenny, Jr. joined theBeckman Memorial WesleyanChurch in 1964 and she faithfullyattended this church until herhealth prevented her from doing sofor the past 2 months. She passedaway at the Western Horizon CareCenter in Hettinger North Dakotaon Thursday, May 24th, 2012.

Surviving family members in-clude her husband, Kenneth, Jr.;children, Paul (Johanna) Randall,David Randall, Marcia (Jerry) Yeik,Philip (Betty) Randall and Stephen(Mary) Randall along with 13grandchildren and numerousnieces and nephews.

Judith was preceded in death byher father, Norman Woodbury; hermother, Marjorie Christen; and herstepfather, Charles Christen.

Judy will be remembered as aloving wife, caring mother and awe-some grandmother.

Visitation will be from 8:00 a.m.to 11:00 a.m. at church on Tuesdaymorning.

Condolences may be sentthrough our website at www.funer-alhomesofcaring.com.

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

Wednesday Prayer Mtg. - 6:30 p.m.Church of Christ

18 mi. south of Prairie City - Worship Service - 10:00 a.m.Prairie Fellowship Parish ELCA • Pastor Margie Hershey

Indian Creek - 11:00 a.m. • American - 9:30 a.m. • Rosebud - 8:00 a.m.Christ Lutheran Church WELS •

Pastor Gerhardt JuergensSunday Bible Class - 8:00 a.m., Worship Service - 8:30 a.m.

Tuesday Bible Class - 7:00 p.m.Coal Springs Community Church

Pastors Nels & Angie EasterbySouth Jct. of Highways 73 & 20

Sunday School - 10:00 a.m., Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.Seventh Day Adventist Church • Pastor Donavon Kack

Sabbath School - 10:30 a.m., Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church • Fr. Tony Grossenburg

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

Holland Center Christian Reformed ChurchPastor Brad Burkhalter • Lodgepole

Worship Service - 8:00 a.m.First Presbyterian Church • Pastor Florence Hoff, CRE

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

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

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

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


Obituary

Catholic Church in Lemmon. Fr.Tony Grossenburg, Pastor Ed Zim-merman and Deacon Bill Dustmanwill officiate with burial in theGreenhill Cemetery at Lemmon.

Bob passed away on Sundaymorning, May 20, 2012 at hishome east of Lemmon, SD.

Grateful for having shared inhis life are his wife, Karen Var-land, Lemmon, SD; one daughterand son-in-law, Camille and Mar-lon McMakin, Dallas, Texas; twosons, Bobby Jr. and Casey Var-land, both of Morristown, SouthDakota; one grandson, HudsonAndrew McMakin; two step-grandsons, Jacob and Ryan Mc-Makin; step-father, George Burns,Morristown, SD; one brother-in-law, Doug Butler, Shadehill, South

Funeral services for Robert Var-land Sr., age 64, of Lemmon, SouthDakota were held at 10:30 a.m. onFriday, May 25, 2012 at St. Mary’s

Bob Varland

Minerva “Mike” Leitch

Dakota; sister-in-law, SandraLeonard, Bison, South Dakota;and numerous aunts, uncles,nieces, nephews and cousins.

Bob was preceded in death byhis parents; one sister, Donna Var-land; one brother, Donald Kanis;and step-father, Harlan Kanis.

Visitation will be on Thursday,May 24, 2012 from 1:00 p.m. to7:00 p.m. followed by a familyservice at 7:00 p.m. at the Evan-son-Jensen Funeral Home in Lem-mon and one hour prior to theservices at the church on Fridaymorning.

A memorial has been estab-lished.

home in Underwood. Together, theyenjoyed traveling and campingthroughout the United States and,for ten years, owned a winter homenear Edinburg, Texas.

Gene passed away on March 29,2004.

Entertaining her family for holi-day dinners and decorating cakesfor family occasions were a coupleof Minerva’s favorite things to do.She was famous for her meatballsand gravy and her chocolate fudgefrosting! She also enjoyed garden-ing, piecing quilts for each of herkids and grandkids, embroidery,board games and watching TV. Shewas an avid reader. She and Genebowled on a league for many years.She loved Christmas, spoiling herfamily with many, many presents.She never missed an occasion tosend greeting cards to her family,many friends and acquaintances.

She was a pet-lover and alwayshad numerous house pets in addi-tion to a neighborhood of stray catsthat she fed every night.

Keeping Minerva in their fondestmemories are her children, Beth(Roy) Hulm, Bison, SD; Brad(Deanna Nelson) Leitch and Barry(Carmen Holmly), Fergus Falls,MN; Ben Leitch, Underwood, andBrady (Peggy) Leitch, Kasson, MNand one daughter-in-law, CandaceLeitch, Fergus Falls, MN; 12 grand-children and 19 great-grandchil-dren – Jason (Wendi) Beld, Taylor,Tanner, Abigail and Sophia, Ft.Collins, CO; Kendra Deibert, Tyler

Funeral Services for MinervaAnn “Mike” Leitch, 81, Underwood,Minnesota, will be Tuesday, May29, 2012 at Bethlehem LutheranChurch. Pastor Kate Bruns will of-ficiate. There will be visitation forone hour prior to the service at thechurch. Minerva died suddenly andunexpectedly in her home onWednesday, May 23, 2012.

Minerva Ann Grimstad was bornon September 22, 1930 at home inFergus Falls, Minnesota to Selvinand Mabel (Moen) Grimstad. Shewas a baptized, confirmed and life-long member of BethlehemLutheran Church in Fergus Falls.

On October 1, 1948 she wasunited in marriage to Eugene L.Leitch of Underwood, Minnesota atFirst English Lutheran Church inFergus Falls with Reverend C.K.Preus officiating. That same monthGene began a 42-year career work-ing at Fergus Falls State Hospital.They made their home in FergusFalls where they raised their fivechildren, Elizabeth, Bradford, Bar-ritt, Bennett and Braden.

Minerva was a stay-at-home momfor most of those years and also aSunday school teacher and a CubScout and Campfire Girls’ leader.In the mid-1970s, she went to workat Lake Region Hospital in thehousekeeping department until awork-related injury forced her intoearly retirement.

In 1990, “Mike” and Gene soldtheir big house on Vine Street andpurchasing a lot and new mobile

and Austin, Volga, SD; Ryan(Raven) Beld, Kaeleigh and Hay-den, Albuquerque, NM; Amber(David) Jensen, Jaleigh and Colten,Whispering Pines, NC; Jared(Jenn) Beld, Taten, Sydne andSymone, Fulton, MD; Kyle Hulm,Bison, SD; SPC Kirk Hulm,Afghanistan; B.K. (Julie) Leitch,Bret and Beck, Fergus Falls, MN;Casey Leitch, Fergus Falls, MN;Nicolas Leitch, Blade and Anna-May, Alexandria, MN; BethanyLeitch, Marcus and Kingston, RockIsland, IL; and Eric Leitch, Dalton,MN. She is also survived by twobrothers, Manny (Judy) Grimstad,Bellevue, NE and Jerry (Debbie)Grimstad, Rice, MN; her sister-in-law, Pat (Andy) Formo, FergusFalls, MN; two brothers-in-law,Milo Severson, Fergus Falls, MNand Dennis Leitch, Park Rapids,MN; and numerous cousins, niecesand nephews.

Minerva was preceded in death byher husband Gene, her parentsSelvin and Mable Grimstad, her fa-ther-in-law and mother-in-law,Russell and Esther Leitch; a son-in-law, Kenneth Beld; her sister Dar-nella Severson; brother-in-law Eu-gene Currier; three nephews, Markand Brian Grimstad and DonovanSeverson; one niece, Theresa Mar-shall; and her special faithful com-panion, Jordyn, her Pomeranian.

Arrangements have been en-trusted to Olson Funeral Home,Fergus Falls. Visit their website atwww.olsonfuneralhome.com.

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.]

PPaassttoorrss PPeerrssppeeccttiivveePastor Gerhardt H. Juergens,

Christ Ev. Lutheran Church, Bison

Our Triune God Saves YOU!

“When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together inone place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violentwind came from heaven and filled the whole house where

they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of firethat separated and came to rest on each of them. All of themwere filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in othertongues as the Spirit enabled them.” (Acts 2:1-4) God was

starting his New Testament Church. Jesus had lived a holy life,died as our substitute on the cross, rose from the dead to giveus victory over sin, Satan and death. Then Jesus ascended toheaven to rule and reign with all power and authority. Nowwhat? How would God gather people into his Church? Theverses of God’s Word for today show us that Jesus’ disciples

had the best message in the world (forgiveness through Jesus’life, death and resurrection) for the biggest problem of

everyone in the world (the problem of sin and death). This wasno slick ad campaign. Full and free forgiveness, peace with

God and eternal life through Jesus is the best deal in the world.It’s good news, the gospel. Jesus’ disciples were filled with theHoly Spirit. God made it obvious that the Holy Spirit was with

them and was working through them. They could hear thesound of a violent wind. They could see the tongues of fire.

The Holy Spirit enabled the disciples to speak in foreign languages so that the great crowd of people in Jerusalem from

foreign lands could hear the wonders of God in their own native language. When the disciples spoke God’s Word about

Christ, the Holy Spirit worked on the hearts of those whoheard the life-saving message. 3000 were saved on the first

Pentecost.Have you ever marveled that God has delivered this samemessage to you? We are all rebellious sinners who deserve

eternity in hell. Graciously, our Father sent his Son, Jesus, trueGod and true man, who lived a perfect life in our place, suf-fered and died for us, and rose on the third day—victorious

over sin and death. God has forgiven of all your sins in Christ.Through Jesus, you have peace with God and eternal life. The

Holy Spirit works through this gospel message to give andgrow our faith.

Trinity Sunday is this Sunday. See our holy Triune God atwork to save all people. Jesus said, “Therefore go and make

disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Fa-ther and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.”(Mt 28:19) Christ

promised his disciples, “When the Counselor (the Holy Spirit)comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit oftruth who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me.”(Jn 15:26) Paul writes, “May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ,and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be

with you all.” (2 Cor 13:14)We pray: Dear heavenly Father, my sin is my greatest problem.I need a Savior from sin. I need your beloved Son, Jesus Christ.Send your Holy Spirit to work powerfully through your holyWord to cause me to daily repent and receive your free andfull forgiveness in Christ. Move my heart and my tongue tothank and honor you Triune God with all that I do and say.

Amen.


Vote for BBrraadd WW BBeesslleerron June 5th.

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all of Perkins County.

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Color Guard Bill Morris, Arlen Aaker, Clyde Hafner and Harold Heupel present the colors.

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CLIP ’N SAVE COMMUNITY CALENDARWednesday • June 13

Public Library 9 a.m.- 2 p.m.Summer reading program for pre-school 10- 11:30 a.m.

Food Pantry 2:30 p.m.

Thursday • June 14Flag Day

Public Library 1 - 6 p.m.Elementary summer reading program 2 - 2:30 p.m.

Co-ed Softball 6:30 p.m.PCRWS mtg 6:45 p.m.Golf Fun Night

Friday • June 15

Saturday • June 16Perkins County 4-H Rodeo

Sunday • June 17Father’s Day

Monday • June 18Firemen’s mtg 7 p.m.

Thursday • June 7Public Library 1 p.m.

Co-ed Softball at Lions ClubPark 6:30 p.m.Golf Fun Night

Friday • June 8Perkins County project day

Saturday • June 9

Sunday • June 10

Monday • June 114-H Horse ShowTown Board meeting 7 p.m.School Board mtg 7 p.m.Men’s Club mtg 7 p.m.

Tuesday • June 12Public Library 1 p.m. Sr. Cit. Pinochle 1 p.m.Doubles Golf

Friday • June 1Grand Electric Open House, Of-fice Tour & Annual meeting

2:30 p.m.

Saturday • June 2

Sunday • June 34-H Phonathon

Monday • June 4

Tuesday • June 5Primary ElectionPublic Library 1 p.m.Sr. Cit. Pinochle 1 p.m.Doubles Golf

Wednesday • June 6Public Library 1 p.m.Perkins County Commissionersmeeting 10 a.m.4-H Special Events DayEastern Star mtg 7 p.m.

Tuesday • June 26Public Library 1 - 6 p.m.Sr. Cit. Pinochle 1 p.m.Doubles Golf

Wednesday • June 27Public Library 9 a.m.- 2 p.m.

Summer reading program for pre-school 10- 11:30 a.m.

Thursday • June 28Public Library 1 - 6 p.m.

Elementary summer reading program 2 - 2:30 p.m.

Co-ed Softball 6:30 p.m.Town & Country Club 7 p.m.

Friday • June 29

Saturday • June 30Fireman’s Dance at the Lion’s

Club Park

Tuesday • June 19Public Library 1 - 6 p.m.Sr. Cit. Pinochle 1 p.m.

Wednesday • June 201st Day of Summer

Public Library 9 a.m.- 2 p.m.Summer reading program for pre-school 10- 11:30 a.m.

Thursday • June 21Public Library 1 - 6 p.m.

Elementary summer reading program 2 - 2:30 p.m.

Co-ed Softball 6:30 p.m.

Friday • June 22

Saturday • June 23

Sunday • June 24

Monday • June 25Library Board mtg 7 p.m.

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Thelma Sandgren was a Mon-day morning coffee guest of Al andTiss Treib. Al and Tiss Treib madea trip to Hettinger Monday andwent out to dinner. Tiss Treib metup with Esther Johnson, KariHoff, Dorena and Katie Wiech-mann in Hettinger Tuesday after-noon. They went out for ice creamand Sarah Dreiske of Lemmonalso joined them. Gary Johnsonhelped Al and Tiss Treib sort pairsWednesday afternoon. Jim Gillandalso helped. Tiss Treib hosted abirthday party Friday afternoon inLemmon for her mother, EstherJohnson who turned 97 that day.Tiss Treib called on Angie Spennyon her way home Friday evening.Tiss Treib was among those whoattended the wedding of MattMiller and Christi Miller at theRosebud Church Saturday after-noon. Al and Tiss Treib attendedworship at Rosebud and at NewHope Sunday. They went out todinner before returning home.

Thelma Sandgren was checkingon the list for guests of KyleeSandgren’s graduation in Bisonlast week and is sorry that she for-got to mention that Wayne Strat-meyer of Rapid City was also aguest. After running her news upto Tiss Monday, Thelma Sandgrenwent and put flowers out at Rose-bud. Tuesday, Kylee Sandgrentook Thelma Sandgren to Het-

tinger. Wednesday, Thelma Sand-gren went over to see Helen Meinkfor her 94th birthday. Thelma gotto meet Helen’s brother Fritz andhis wife Ruby Goerndt of Baker,MT. Thursday, Kylee Sandgrenand Jill Peck came by and plantedflowers for Thelma and a few otherchores. Friday is Thelma Sand-gren’s usual day in Hettinger; shethen traveled to Lemmon and tookRachel Sandgren out to lunch,then to Esther Johnson’s. 97thbirthday party and then she joinedthe wedding rehearsal supper forthe Miller’s at Rosebud. It was afull day, but fun. Saturday, ThelmaSandgren traveled to Hettingeragain for a birthday celebration forVerne Millerin (whom she’s knownall his life) and then later, shejoined the Millers for their wed-ding reception. It was wonderful.Sunday, Thelma Sandgren trav-eled back to Hettinger again to at-tend Reba Resner’s graduation.Reba’s great grandmother, JoyceAnderson and Betty of Rapid Citywere also present and they alljoined Dean Anderson for the day.Shirley and Lexi Johnson accom-

panied LaVonne Foss to EstherJohnson’s birthday party in Lem-mon Friday afternoon. Shirley andLexi Johnson accompaniedLaVonne Foss to the wedding ofMatt and Christi Miller at Rose-bud; they then attended the recep-

tion in Hettinger.Thelma Sandgren called on

Shirley Johnson Sunday after-noon.

Don and Kathy Meink and TomMoes and family returned to theirhomes in Nebraska and KansasCity Monday after spending theweekend with Helen Meink.

Duane Meink returned homeSunday from a trip to Phoenix, AZ,and Sue picked him up at theRapid City airport.

Last Monday, Linda Seim vis-ited with Jim and Patsy Miller.Jim Miller also went to Scrantonand stopped to visit with hismother, Violet Miller.

Jim and Patsy Miller traveled toLemmon Thursday where theymet Archie Goodrich of Bismarck.They decorated the graves, andthen traveled to Hettinger beforereturning to the Miller ranch. Fri-day dinner guests of Jim andPatsy Miller were ArchieGoodrich, Jay and Pat Huber andKyle of Welman, Iowa, Micheleand Ryan Clarahan and their chil-dren Heidi, Jack and Regan ofHarper, Iowa; Allan and MeganMiller and their children Emersonand Evan of North Liberty, Iowa;Bill and Karen Ruppert of Tiffen,Iowa; Gladys and Chuck Gartzkeof Oxford, Iowa. Later thatevening, after the rehearsal sup-per, Carla and Miles Jones of

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

McLaughlin were visitors. Satur-day morning callers at Jim andPatsy Miller’s were Lowell andGinger Miller of White, Georgia;Sarah Miller of Clona, Iowa. Af-ternoon callers were David, Nancy,Jamie and J Lynn Miller of RapidCity. Sunday morning, Jim andPatsy Miller were among who at-tended the gift opening for Mattand Christi Miller in Hettinger.

Sunday afternoon, Ron Berg ofWinamongo, MN; Lois and WalterCheever of Cleveland, MN; CarolAnn and Harvey Hochhalter ofValley City, ND; Selmer and CorkyHaugen of Madison, SD; Matt andChristi Miller were supper guestsof Jim and Patsy Miller.

Hope, Ella and Greta Andersonspent Wednesday afternoon withJoAnne Seim.

Kelly LaDue of Draper, Utah ar-rived in Sturgis Friday and spenttime with Gary and MargieLaDue.

Justin and Jo Seim of BelleFourche and Ketch and OwenLaDue arrived at Tim and JoAnneSeim’s Saturday.

Tim and JoAnne Seim, Nolanand Linda Seim and family at-tended the wedding and receptionfor Matt and Christi Miller Satur-day.

Nolan and Linda Seim and fam-ily traveled to Bismarck Thursday.Nolan and Linda Seim and family

traveled to Baker, MT Friday toattend the funeral of Martin O’-Connor.

Friday, Shirley Harris traveledto Bismarck, where she metDenise, Rebecca, Kristina,Zachary, Brooklyn and DanielHaugen. Saturday, Shirley Harriswas among those who attendedthe funeral of Blenda Christmanin Lemmon.

Saturday afternoon, LorettaHaugen and Shirley Harris at-tended the wedding of Matt andChristi Miller they also attendedthe reception and dance in Het-tinger.

Saturday, Isabel Boespflug andBev Hoffman attended the funeralfor Blenda Christman. Saturdayafternoon, Bev Hoffman attendedBob and Grace Schell’s anniver-sary party in Lemmon. Sunday,Keith and Bev Hoffman had lunchwith Fern and Kim Keller of RapidCity; Isabel Boespflug and EvaDavison in Lemmon.

Tuesday, Bridget and Lil AlbertKeller and Duane Harris wereamong those who attended theBrockel branding. Duane Harris,Bridget and Lil Albert Keller wereamong those who attended theMiller wedding at Rosebud Satur-day afternoon. Duane Harris,Bridget and Lil Albert Keller at-tended the Tim and JoAnne Seimbranding Sunday.


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Apartments, a new grandstandand a swimming pool. In 1995,Carv was volunteer chairman ofbuilding a new St. Joseph’sCatholic Church. In 1997, Carv,along with some other investors,purchased the Farmers StateBank to keep it local.

Morris Gustafson, president ofFarmers State Bank, said, “Whenit comes to promoting, Carv is thequintessential ad man. He knowshow to promote and takes greatpride in getting the job done anddone right. It has been my honorand privilege to work with, tolearn from and to know CarvThompson. Carv may not be amapmaker, but he put “Faith” onthe map. He truly has been theheart, soul and face of our commu-nity for many years. When youtravel the state and say you are ”from Faith, people ask, ‘Do youknow Carv Thompson?’ I am proudto say, ‘Yes!’

Carv may be best known,though, for his efforts with theFaith Stock Show. It was in1963that Carv had the idea tobring music to the stock show. Ittook some work on his part to con-vince the other organizers, evenguaranteeing any loss that mightbe incurred. The following year,the first show included The WillisBrothers and Red Blanchard. A$400 profit was made on the ven-ture and opened the way for 28more years of grandstand shows.

Dave Fischbach, past presidentof Faith Stock Show Association.and friend said of Carv, “It is im-possible to know how many hoursCarv has spent working on, organ-izing and promoting local projects,events, fundraisers, benefits andactivities for his hometown ofFaith. Even though he no longerlives in Faith, his heart and dedi-cation to our community is stillhere. Just last year he chaired afundraising committee to help

build a new school in Faith.Through his tireless efforts andcreative ideas, over $1.1 millionwas raised to help fund the proj-ect. The new building is now underconstruction. To put it simply,Faith would not be the Faith weknow without the work and dedi-cation of our friend, Carv Thomp-son.”

Carv put pen to paper andrecorded some of his memoriesfrom the stock show. One of hismemories was, “Hank Thompsonwas the first star to bring his ownlights and sound system to Faith.The band traveled in Hank’s bigbus, but he flew his own twin en-gine airplane into Faith andlanded on the old grass runwaythat was next to the fairgrounds.Later when?Hank was a guest ofJohnny Carson’s “Tonight Show,”Carson asked Hank, ‘What wasone of the most unusual placesyou’ve ever played?’ (Hank)Thompson replied, ‘It was Faith,South Dakota.’ ‘What was so un-usual about that?’ Carson asked.Hank said, ‘It was the only time Iever flew my plane to a concertand landed right at the fair-grounds, taxied right up to thestage, got out and went on stageand sang to a crowd of 3,000 in atown of 300.’ ”

Carv’s involvement with theFaith Stock Show’s entertainmentlead him to being the SouthDakota State Fair’s entertainmentdirector for 13 years. It also leadhim to a job in the mid-1990s withRomeo Entertainment Group inOmaha, Neb., producing concertsand music festivals, which he con-tinues to do today.

At one time Carv and his wife,Margaret, owned seven pharma-cies in western South Dakota. Hepurchased the Philip pharmacyfrom George Minard in 1975. Hesoon hired Milo Zeeb as pharma-cist and manager.

Milo said Carv has always been

One of Carv Thompson’s favorite memories is when he was a volun-teer with the National Muscular Dystrophy Association. From 1973to 1981, Carv and Marci Christensen of KEVIN-TV in Rapid City, wereco-emcees of the Annual Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon. Thomp-son, left, is pictured here with Jerry Lewis. Courtesy Photo

a community-minded business-man; a man who was very con-cerned with supporting the com-munity. Milo recalled Carv asbeing a very organized personwith lists to help him keep track ofeverything. “I remember he calledme up one time and said he left hisbrain there (in Philip).” His“brain” was a spiral bound note-book with all his notes. Milo saidMargaret was a major supporterand helpmate to Carv. In additionto Faith and Philip, Thompsonshad drug stores in Eagle Butte,Deadwood, Lead, Lemmon andMcLaughlin.

Carv became a state legislatorin 1969, serving until 1972. Hemade a run for South Dakota gov-ernor in 1972, but he was unableto defeat the incumbent, RichardKneip. Six different governors ap-pointed Carv to terms on the StateBoard of Pharmacy, the StateHouse of Representatives, StateFair Commission, and the S.D.Gaming Com- mission.

From 1973 to 1981, Carv was avolunteer with the National Mus-cular Dystrophy Association. Heand Marci Christensen of KEVIN-TV in Rapid City, were co-emceesof the Annual Jerry Lewis LaborDay Telethon. The 21 hour televi-sion event raised over $500,000 for"Jerry's Kids" from the viewers inwestern South Dakota, Nebraska,Wyoming and Montana.

Carv decided in 2002 to retirefrom his pharmacy business. Heand Margaret moved to the BlackHills, living between Spearfishand Deadwood, but Faith is stilldeep in their hearts. In writingtheir story for a history book, Mar-garet quoted Carv, “ ‘I feel so for-tunate to have been born, raisedand educated in Faith. It was aprivilege to serve as much as Icould and I hope Faith will con-tinue to prosper and continue to beone for the best little towns any-where!’ ”

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May 20th, Holy Smokes themonth is two thirds gone, and mygarden isn’t even up! Must be be-cause I didn’t plant anything! any-way we received a half inch of rainduring the night which is great,and of course, the wind is movingacross the prairie this morning at agoodly speed!

Vic and Ella Heppler from Coal-dale, Alberta arrived at the Van-DenBerg abode Saturday, May 5th.That afternoon Tom, Betty and JimGoddard, Roy & Janet Cranstoncame for a coffee party. This was a“belated” birthday party fro Janet.Betty brought delicious chocolatecake and ice cream for the occasion.Much talk and laughter as we sataround the table! Just as the neigh-bors left for home, a real downpourof rain came through.

On Tuesday May 8th the Hep-plers went with Herman and Rubyto Belle Fourche to purchase a cou-ple of tires for our car. Afterward wemet daughter Susan in Spearfishfor lunch. Clark Verhulst alsojoined us at the “Seven Grill”.

We enjoyed he company of Vicand Ella until thursday May 10th,when they went to the Hills to visitmore relatives. Thanks to Vic, ouryard got mowed and trimmed whilethey were here.

Reggie Keil was a caller at Van-DenBergs on May 9th, and Clark

Verhulst arrived that evening tostay overnight.

Linda Anders attended the re-hearsal of the Children's’ Theatreat Bison School on May 11th. Shealso took in the Play Day on May14th to watch her grand kids par-ticipate.

Jesse and Mary Lee Marty had apleasant surprise on Friday, May11th when Cherrie (Creighton)Charles of Belle Fourche, anddaughter Melody Hazel, fromAlaska, arrived. They partook ofdinner with Martys and spent anenjoyable afternoon visiting.

Jesse and Mary Lee picked upher mother in Sturgis on May 12thand drove to Sheridan, Wyomingfor the graduation of Zack Scofield,Mary Lee’s nephew, from college.They returned to Sturgis thatevening. On mother’s Day MaryLee’s daughter Delana met them inSturgis, and they planted flowersfor Addie Boyd, Mary Lee’s mom,then the four went out for dinner.

Maxine Marty drove to Dale andRuth Ann Sprague's, and they tookher, picked up Lorraine Sprague inSturgis, and treated the Mom’s todinner in Deadwood.

Ernie Gethy from Rapid City wasat the Marty ranch turkey hunting,visiting and helping out for a week.

Cody and Alyssa Gerbracht werehome for Mother’s Day weekend.

On Saturday, May 12th Jamie andDanelle Gerbracht, Coy and Alyssaattended the Children's’ Theatre atBison School, and had supper at theLounge. On Sunday Jamie andDanelle went to Sturgis to get gar-den seeds and plants and had sup-per at Tammy Evens, along withdaughter Amanda, Mitch and kidsand Frank and Ty Gerbracht fromHill City.

On Mother’s Day Linda Anderspicked up Jean Simon in Sturgisand Vera Dutton in Spearfish tak-ing them “out” to dinner. They werejoined by Mel and Marcia Duttonfrom Faith. Then they all proceededto the Dorsett Home to visit DadHarold Dutton. Linda said Dad hada very good day of visiting. TheHome held a short program for“Moms” Day and Vera played thepiano for the residents.

Dar Price and Ruby VanDenBergattended the “Pearls for a Princess”mother/daughter banquet at Revaon May 122th. The occasion wassponsored by Slim Buttes LutheranChurch. A good roast beef supperwas served by some men of thechurch. Linda Mohagen and otherladies provided a good program fol-lowing the supper. Thank you allfor a very special evening!

Herman and Ruby attendedchurch on Mom’s Day and of courseenjoyed “coffee time” with others af-

terward. Quiet afternoon at homeand Ruby enjoyed phone calls fromour six offspring over the weekend.

Herman and Ruby went to Stur-gis Thursday for car repairs. Stayed“o’nite” at Barney Stoltz’s as had towait for a part to come Fridaymorning. His daughter Bernita isstaying with him and we enjoyedcard playing in the evening.

Mary Lee and Maxine Marty,Danelle Gerbracht and Ruby Van-DenBerg met at Immanuel Churchon May 16that 7 p.m. for BibleStudy and LCW business meeting.it was decided to have a potluckdinner after church on Sunday,June 3rd at 12:30. The occasion isan early birthday celebration for

Ilma Gabiel’s 90th birthday, (whichis June 7). Birthday cake and icecream furnished by LCW. Comeand join us to celebrate with Ilma!Next LCW meeting is planed forMonday, June 18th at 7 p.m. at thechurch.

When is Sturgis on thursday wesaw Faye Schalesky and mom Ilmaat Jacobsen Ford. on Friday wechanced to see Jean Kopren whengetting groceries.

Today is graduation of the Se-niors at Bison High. Congratula-tions to each one for success inwhatever career you may chose.God Bless you all, and rememberHe is there with you always!

Zeona News ......................By Ruby VanDenBerg


Bison Athletic awards..........................

Volleyball awards went to, back row: Shelly Peck, Lindsey Hendrickson, Kimberly Peck. Frontrow: Lenae McKinstry, Sydney Arneson, Madison Hulm, Shaley Lensegrav, Tessa Kopren.

Cross Country awards went to, Nathan Burkhalter, ValarieBurkhalter, Ruth Burkhalter, Joshua McKinstry.

Girls basketball awards went to, back row: Catherine Graf, Shelly Peck, Carrie Schalesky. Frontrow: Charlotte Johnson, Lenae McKinstry, Sydney Arneson, Stephanie Kolb, Tessa kopren.

Football awards went to, back row: Christian Wolff, Shawn Klein, Tyler Kari. Front row: JohnHatle, Daniel Chapman, Wil Kolb, Lane Kopren.

Senior track awards went to Valarie Burkhalter and NathanBurkhalter.


TREE FACTS – Spider Mites and their control

By Robert W. Drown, Natural Resource Specialist

Spider mites are a common pestproblem around yards, gardensand shelterbelts in South Dakota.The mites cause injury as theypierce the plants and suck theirsap. Following severe infesta-tions, leaves become discolored,producing a gray or bronze look tothe plant. Leaves and needlesmay ultimately become scorchedand drop prematurely. Spidermites frequently kill plants orcause serious stress to them.

Spider mites are relatives of spi-ders and ticks but are small anddifficult to see with the naked eye.Their colors range from red andbrown to yellow and green. Theyproduce webbing that gives themites and their eggs some protec-tion from natural enemies and en-vironmental fluctuations.

There are different types of spi-der mites. The two spotted spidermite attacks garden plants, fruitsand flowers. Spruce spider mitesattack spruce, juniper, pines andarborvitae.

Life Cycle, Spider mites laytheir eggs near the veins of leavesduring the growing season. Theeggs are round and extremelylarge in proportion to the size ofthe mite. After egg hatch, the oldegg shells remain and can be use-

ful in diagnosing spider mite prob-lems.

Most spider mite activity peaksduring the warmer months. Theycan develop rapidly during thistime, becoming full-grown in as lit-tle as a week after eggs hatch.After mating, mature females mayproduce a dozen eggs daily for acouple of weeks. The fast develop-ment rate and high egg productioncan lead to extremely rapid in-creases in mite populations.

Spruce spider mites are most ac-tive during the cooler periods ofthe growing season, in spring andfall. These cool-season spidermites may cease development andproduce dormant eggs to survivehot summer weather.

Dry conditions greatly favor allspider mites as the lower humid-ity allows them to evaporate ex-cess water they excrete. At thesame time, most of their naturalenemies require more humid con-ditions and are stressed by aridconditions. Furthermore, plantsstressed by drought can producechanges in their chemistry thatmake them more nutritious to spi-der mites.

Water Management, Adequatewatering of plants during dry con-ditions can limit drought stressand spider mite outbreaks. Hos-ing trees with a forceful jet ofwater can physically remove andkill many mites, as well as removethe dust that collects on foliageand interferes with mite preda-tors. It can also remove their web-bing and delay egg laying untilnew webbing is produced.

Biological Control, Variousinsects and predatory mites feedon spider mites and provide a highlevel of natural control. The dark-colored lady beetles are specializedpredators of spider mites. Minutepirate bugs, big-eyed bugs andpredatory thrips are importantnatural enemies. Many mites arepredators of spider mites andoccur naturally. Some predatorymites are produced and sold com-mercially.

Chemical Control, Chemicalcontrol of spider mites generally

involves pesticides that are calledmiticides or acaricides. Treat withspiromesifen, two applications 6-10 days apart. 2% horticultural oilalso is effective but may removethe blue coloration on spruce. In-secticidal soaps may be used butdepending on the type of webbingmay have limited effectiveness.Insecticides are usually ineffectivefor spider mites and many evenaggravate problems by killing offinsects that may prey on the spi-der mites.

My sources for this news releasewere the Colorado State Univer-sity Extension and South DakotaState University Extension. If youwould like more information about“Spider Mites and their Control”call Bob Drown at the Conserva-tion Office at 605-244-5222, Ex-tension 4.

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Golf awards went to, back row: Conner Palmer, WranglerWeishaar, Christopher Morris. Front row: Jessica Johnson,Samantha Moody, Julianna Kari.

Boys basketball awards went to, back row: Ty Plaggemeyer, WilKolb, Lane Kopren. Front row: Clayton Prelle, Daniel Chap-man, Yancy Buer.

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Academic Awards...............................

Kylee Sandgren receives Outstanding FACS Student award from Joyce Matthews; EasternStar/Pasque Lodge Scholarships, presented by Brad Mackaben and Sara Weishaar went to Lind-sey Hendrickson and Kylee Sandgren; Joyce Waddell presents Kylee Sandgren with the BEA Schol-arship; Collette Wheeler and Colgan Huber present the Marjean Huber memorial scholarship toKylee Sandgren, Carrie Schalesky, Jessica Johnson and Lindsey Hendrickson; Kylee Sandgrenreceived the National Honor Society Scholarship, and NHS Character Award, ; Barbie Serr pres-ents the Dacotah Bank-Bison Scholarship to Lindsey Hendrickson; Joyce Aukland presented theAmerican Legion Auxiliary Scholarship to Jessica Johnson.


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Mrs Waddell recognizes Student Librarians, Jessica Johnson,Charlotte Johnson, Roy goddard.

Lindsey Hendrickson receives outstanding Math Student, fromMs. Erin Titze, Lindsey also received Outstanding Sceince Stu-dent, Dakota Plains Federal Credit Union Scholarship and theFather Brian Fawcett Memorial Scholarship.

Kimberly Peck, Lindsey Hendrickson, Christopher Morris, Shaley Lensegrav and Anna Hatle wererecognized for Quiz Bowl participants.

FCCLA officers were recognized, Kylee Sandgren, Megan Serr,Kimberly Peck, Anna Hatle and Lindsey Hendrickson.

US Army Reserve National Scholar Athlete Awards went toLindsey Hendrickson and Shawn Klein.

Carrie Schalesky received theGrand Electric/West RiverTelephone Scholarship.

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Low stress cattlehandling seminarTri-County Ag Day June 8

The difference between workingwith people or animals who wantto do something, versus workingwith people or animals who don'tis amazing, says Dr. Tom Noff-singer, a large animal veterinarianand low-stress livestock handlingconsultant.

"We've all seen lots of people askcattle to do things in a way thattook away the cattle's self-esteem,"says Noffsinger, who has practicedlow-stress cattle handling, andtaught feed yard and commercialcattle producers the technique formore than 10 years. "Our goal is tocreate voluntary cattle move-ment."

Dr. Noffsinger says the key togetting cattle to want to go wherethe cattle producer wants them togo is based on the cattle producer'sability to understand cattle and ef-fectively communicate with them.He will introduce cattle producersto low-stress handling techniquesand teach them how to effectivelycommunicate with their cattleduring a seminar at the Tri-County Ag Day June 8 beginningat 10:30 at the SDSU CottonwoodResearch Station.

"Each time cattle change theiraddress, cattle producers need tosee that time as an opportunity toincrease cattle confidence in wherethey live," says Noffsinger, ofworking with young calves, mov-ing cattle for branding, weaning,or after purchase and feed yard ar-rival.

Along with reducing the laborforce needed to move and workcattle, low-stress cattle handling isproven to have a positive impacton the bottom-line.

"It increases their feed intake,improves immune function anddisease resistance," Noffsingersaid. "It also creates honesty incattle, so they communicate theirtrue state of health, instead of hid-ing lameness and signs of illness."

More Tri-County Ag Day detailsThere is a $25 registration fee forthe Low-Stress Cattle Handlingseminar; it covers all members ofthe same operation.

Because low-stress cattle han-dling isn't about how one individ-ual does things, but it is about howeveryone works together, wewould encourage adults and youthwho work with livestock to all at-tend the seminar together.

Along with the seminar, Tri-County Ag Day also includes atrade show, which will open at 10a.m. and run to about 8 p.m. Thetrade show is open to the public.

Tri-County Ag Day includes aposter session featuring SDSU re-search projects and Extension pro-grams. Participants will have anopportunity to visit with SDSU re-searchers and Extension Special-ists about current research andprojects South Dakota State Uni-versity is working on. Participantsare encouraged to share ideas forresearch and future programming.

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The Bison Courier • Thursday, May 31, 2012 • LEGALNotice to Creditors of Informal Probate and

Appointment of Personal Representative

IN CIRCUIT COURT FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA ):SS

COUNTY OF PERKINS )

Pro. No 12-013

In the matter of the )Estate of )ELAINE M. WILSON, )Deceased )Notice is hereby given that on April 24,2012, Daniel D. Wilson of New Hope,minnesota, was appointed as personalrepresentative of the Estate of ElaineM. Wilson, Deceased. Creditors of dece-dent must file their claims within four(4) months after the date of the firstpublication of this notice or theirclaims may be barred. Claims may befiled with the personal representativeor may be filed with the clerk of courts,with a copy of the claim mailed to thepersonal representative.

Dated this 1st day of May, 2012.

/s/Daniel D. WilsonDaniel D. Wilson7613 Angeline DriveNew Hope, MN 55428

Perkins County Clerk of courtsPerkins County CourthousePO Box 426Bison, SD 57620

Quentin L. Riggins, Gunderson,Palmer, Nelson & Ashmore, LLPAttorneys for the EstatePO Box 8045Rapid City, SD 57709-8045(605) 342-1078

[Published May 31, 2012, June 7 andJune 14, 2012 at a total approximatecost of $50.70.]

Perkins County Commission

Special ConferenceCall Meeting

Date: May 24, 2012Present: Commissioners Schweitzer,Foster, Henderson, Ottman (2:05), Fi-nance Officer ChapmanOthers Present: Tracy Buer, ShanePenfield

Call to OrderChairman Schweitzer called the meet-ing to order at 2:01 p.m.

Signing GrantSuperintendent Buer requested per-mission to make application for a sig-nage grant. Henderson moved, Fosterseconded to introduce and approveResolution 2012-7 “Federal Aid Sur-face Transportation Program Resolu-tion for Countywide Signing Projects”,roll call vote: Foster aye, Hendersonaye, Schweitzer aye, motion carried.

Resolution 2012-07Federal and Surface

Transportation ProgramResolution for County-wide Signing Projects

WHEREAS, Perkins Countydesires replacement and im-provement of regulatory,warning, and guide signs asauthorized by MUTCD, statelaw, and/or local ordinance.

LOCATION: Perkins CountyTYPE OF CONSTRUC-TION: Traffic Control Sign-ing

AND WHEREAS, PerkinsCounty is obligated andhereby agrees to provideproper maintenance of sign-ing as recommended by thelatest edition of the Manualon Uniform Traffic ControlDevices (MUTCD).Estimated Cost of Project In-cluding Engineering: $ to bedetermined

Proposed Year of Construc-tion: 2018 to 2023

Ottman entered the meeting at 2:05p.m.

Bids on Semi TruckSuperintendent Buer traveled to SiouxFalls to examine the trucks. Only oneof the trucks met specifications listed.Buer requested the Commission ap-prove the bid from Sheehan MackSales, Sioux Falls, SD on a 2009 MackCXU613 with 308,612 miles for$81,250.00. A lengthy discussion washeld. Foster moved, seconded to tablethe acceptance of bid until the June6th regular commission meeting, rollcall vote: Henderson aye, Ottman aye,Foster aye, Schweitzer aye, motion car-ried.

AdjournmentOttman moved, Foster seconded to ad-journ the meeting at 2:29 p.m., motioncarried.

ATTEST:Sylvia Chapman, Finance OfficerAPPROVE:Mike Schweitzer, Chairman

[Published May 31, 2012 at a total ap-proximate cost of $47.30.]

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO TAKE

TAX DEED BYCOUNTY

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

Lemmon’s Original Blk 13, Lots 14 &15, City of Lemmon, Perkins County,South Dakota, Owner – Karen Olson,Certificate #63, which was sold at taxsale on December 15, 2008 to PerkinsCounty, South Dakota; and

Milwaukee Land Co 1st Addition, Blk30, Lot 4, City of Lemmon, PerkinsCounty, South Dakota, Owner –Samuel Paulson, Certificate #64 whichwas sold at tax sale on December 15,2008 to Perkins County, South Dakota;and

Milwaukee Land Co 2nd Addition, Blk33, Lot 4, Perkins County, SouthDakota, Owner – Roger & Barbara He-upel, Certificate #23 which was sold attax sale on December 15, 2008 toPerkins County, South Dakota; and

Reno’s Addition Blk 5 Lots 7-8-9, Cityof Lemmon, Perkins County, SouthDakota, Owner – Michael Kotthoff &Connie McMurtry, Certificate #53which was sold at tax sale on Decem-ber 15, 2008 to Perkins County, SouthDakota; and

Part of SWNW, S29-T14-R13, BixbyTownship, Perkins County, SouthDakota, Owner – Lloyd & JosephineRogers, Certificate #66 which was soldat tax sale on December 15, 2008 toPerkins County, South Dakota.

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

Dated this 24th day of May, 2012.

PERKINS COUNTY, SOUTHDAKOTA

BY: /s/Sylvia ChapmanSylvia Chapman,Perkins County Finance Officer

[Published May 31, 2012 and June7,2012 at a total approximate cost of$44.19.]

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

[Published May 24 and May 31, 2012at a total approximate cost of $15.61.]

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.]


The reason why hair turnsgray as we age is be-

cause the pigment cells inthe hair follicle start to

die, which is responsiblefor producing "melanin"

which gives the haircolour.


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


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$40.61.]

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


LEGAL

[Published May 31, 2012 at a total approximate cost of $154.53.]


The Bison Courier • Thursday, May 31, 2012 • LEGAL

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.]

INSTRUCTIONS TOTHE VOTERS

VOTING RIGHTSAny voter who can’t mark a ballot be-cause the voter has a physical disabil-ity or can’t read, may ask any personthey choose to help them vote.Any voter may ask for instruction inthe proper procedure for voting.Any voter at the polling place prior to7:00 p.m. is allowed to cast a ballot.If your voting rights have been vio-lated, you may call the person incharge of the election at 605-244-5624,the Secretary of State at 888-703-5328,or your state’s attorney at 605-374-7785.A felon who receives a sentence of im-prisonment to the adult penitentiarysystem, including a suspended execu-tion of sentence, loses the right to vote.Felons so sentenced may register tovote following completion of their sen-tence. Further information is availableat www.sdsos.gov.

ELECTION CRIMESAnyone who makes a false statementwhen they vote, tries to vote knowingthey are not a qualified voter, or triesto vote more than once has committedan election crime.

[Published May 31,2012 at a total ap-proximate cost of $12.64.]

[Published May 31, 2012 at a total approximate cost of $67.75.]

• The Bison Courier • Thursday, May 31, 2012 Statement of Insurance

Meadow News......By Tiss Treib

Bernie Rose accompanied DellaMae Hatle to the funeral of BlendaChristman in Lemmon Saturday.

Dorothy and KathleenCarmichael of Lemmon, Toby andConnie Peters of Sturgis, BernieRose and Cassie and Lane Fosterall went out to dinner at Smoky’sSunday. They then went to deco-rate graves at the Meadow/Gal-loway cemetery.

Bev Schopp was among thosewho attended the funeral ofBlenda Christman in LemmonSaturday.

Carolyn Petik accompanied JeriLynn and Mirandi Bakken to Bis-marck on Tuesday.

Mirandi Bakken was a Tuesdayovernight guest of her grandpar-ents.

Wednesday, Carolyn Petik wasan afternoon caller at Chuck andKerry Christman's. She also vis-ited Karen Varland at the home ofJoe and Myrna Deans.

Jerry and Carolyn Petik at-tended the funeral of Bob Varlandon Friday and the funeral ofBlenda Christman on Saturday.They were Saturday afternoon vis-itors of Irene Young.

Jerry and Carolyn were Sundayafternoon visitors of ErnestineMiller.

Low stress cattle continued from page 14

An Ag Appreciation Banquet willbe held at 6 p.m. to thank area pro-ducers. The banquet is sponsored byarea business; SDSU ice cream willbe served. Everyone is invited to at-tend, even if you can't make it to thelow-stress livestock handling semi-nar. Please come and enjoy the mealand an opportunity to visit with ven-dors at the trade show.

Gold sponsors for the event in-clude: Alltech, Boehringer-IngelheimVetmedica, Inc, Cattle BusinessWeekly, Certified Angus Beef,Dakota Radio Group, First NationalBank and Agency-Philip, GoldenVeterinary Service, Golden WestTelecommunications, GrossenburgImplement, Hubbard Feeds, KadokaCommunity Betterment Association,KBHB Radio, Kennedy Implement,Midwest Cooperatives, Pennington/Jackson County Farm Bureau,Philip Livestock Auction, SouthDakota Grassland Coalition, andTri-State Livestock News.

June 1 is the registration dead-line; pre-register for the seminar,banquet or both by calling the RapidCity Regional Extension Center at394-1722 or e-mailing PauletteMorse at paulette.morse@ sdstate.edu. For more information, contactAdele Harty at [email protected] or 394-1722.


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THE CITY OF FREEMAN is takingapplications for a full-time PoliceChief. Contact Freeman City Hall,ATTN City Administrator DennisNelsen, P.O. Box 178, Freeman, SD57029 or call 605-925-7127. Positionopen until filled.

FINANCE OFFICER: The City ofNorth Sioux City, South Dakota, is cur-rently accepting applications for a full-time Finance Officer. Applications/re-sumes should state qualifications andexperience. Starting salary is contin-gent upon applicant’s experience/qual-ifications and benefits are included.Bachelor’s degree in finance, account-ing, business, public administration ora related field is preferred but not re-quired. In addition to experience withmunicipal finance operations/regula-tions, successful candidate must pos-sess excellent organization and com-munication skills as well as strongmanagement and leadership talents.Applications/resumes are being ac-cepted until 5:00 p.m. June 15, 2012,at City of North Sioux City, 504 RiverDrive, North Sioux City, SD 57049.For information call 605-232-4276.EOE.

DAKOTA PLAINS CREDIT UNION($44MCU) seeking a Branch Managerfor its Ellendale, ND location. Respon-sibilities include Ag/consumer lending,staff supervision, and strategic plan-ning. Candidate must have excellentleadership/interpersonal skills, yearsof supervisory & financial institutionexperience. Bachelor’s degree/equiva-lent experience required. Excellentbenefit package. Resumes acceptedthrough June 8, 2012: DPCU (Attn:CEO), Box 248, Edgeley, ND 58433. Oremail: [email protected].

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.

FULL-TIME MAINTENANCE/CUS-TODIAN~Alexander Public School -Maintain building and grounds, clean-ing, minor building repairs, generalpainting, basic plumbing and electri-cal, and lawn care. Salary $18 perhour, $5460 benefit. Successful appli-cants must pass a background check.Submit a letter of application and re-sume to: Mike Klabo, PO Box 66,Alexander, ND 58831, or call (701) 828-3334.

BRIDGEWATER CITY accepting writ-ten Notice of Interest for ManagerLessees for City Bar. Call BridgewaterFinance Office 605/729-2690 or seebridgewatersd.com for more informa-tion.

GREAT PAYING JOBS! Statewide con-struction jobs, $12.00 - $15.00 OR

MORE hourly + benefits. Summer orpermanent. No experience necessary.Hit Pay Dirt! Apply Online www.sd-work.org.

FREDERICK AREA SCHOOL District#6-2 has the following positions avail-able: Full time janitor; fulltime (12month position) business managerwith benefits; special education assis-tant to work with K-12 students. Applywith letter, resume, to FASD, Attn:Supt. Randy Barondeau, PO Box 486,Frederick SD 57441. Open until filled.

7-12 TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN-STRUCTOR, Alexander Public School- Teach vocational subjects. Specificareas: Welding, Carpentry, Automo-tive, Diesel, or Agriculture. Pleasesend an application letter, resume andtranscripts to: Mike Klabo, PO Box 66,Alexander, ND 58831, ND Teaching Li-cense, Housing available, Competitivewages

GRAIN ELEVATOR CONSTRUC-TION workers wanted. Mechanical,basic welding. Onida area. Sometravel. Benefits. Will train. Advance-ment opportunities. Contact DustySumner, J&D Construction 320-226-3402 EOE.

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

SEEKING BUSINESS MANAGER forMcLaughlin School Disctrict #15-2.Send resume and application (avail-able at www.mclaughlin.k12.sd.us) toKeith McVay, PO Box 880, McLaugh-lin, SD 57642. Open until filled.

SEEKING POLICE CHIEF, Gettys-burg, SD. Experienced certified law en-forcement Officer in friendly, smalltown, other officers on duty, fantasticbenefits, wages DOE, EOE. ContactCity Finance Office 605-765-2733 [email protected]. Close June 4or until filled.

THE SISSETON SCHOOL DISTRICThas an opening for an Activities Direc-tor. Job description can be obtained bycontacting the business office. Send aLOA, resume and credentials to Dr.Stephen Schulte at 516 8th Ave. West,Sisseton, SD 57262. Closed: 6/15/12.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.

PLUMBERS WANTED Journeymanor Apprentice. Full time, permanent,possible OT wages. DOQ. Mitchell SDarea. Mitchell Plumbing & Heating605-996-7375. In business 20 years.

GREAT PAYING JOBS! Statewide con-struction jobs, $12.00 - $15.00 ORMORE hourly + benefits. Summer or

For SaleFor sale: 2003 Mazda Tribute 244-7534.

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For Sale: 3 bdr/2 bath ranch stylehouse. Finished basement, newly ren-ovated and guaranteed waterproof. In-cludes extra lot, 4 car garage and oneroom school house. Call 244-7536 if in-terested.

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WantedLooking for an electric kitchen rangein good working order, close to bison,evenings 244-5931.

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Wanted: Old Comic Books that origi-nally sold for 10 - 12¢ each when new.Good cash buyer Tim 303-517-9875(Colorado).

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Will 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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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

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

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EmploymentFULL-TIME HOME VISITOR: TREC-Badlands Head Start: Prenatal to Fiveis 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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permanent. 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.

CUSTER REGIONAL HOSPITAL andCuster Regional Senior Care aresearching for dedicated, caring nursesto join our team. We have full and parttime LPN and RN positions available.We offer excellent benefits and compet-itive wages. For more informationplease call 605-673-2229 ext. 110 or logonto www.regionalhealth.com to apply.EEOC/AA

FOR SALE

ESTABLISHED FLOWER SHOP lo-cated in Gettysburg, SD to sell as goingbusiness or will sell inventory and cool-ers separate. Joys Flowers 605-765-2399 or 769-0121.

2002 HD ROAD KING, triple, blackand chrome, diamond cut heads, Rine-hart, fiberglass bags and lots of extras.13,000 miles. All work done by HD.Asking $18,000. 1997 HD Softail Bad-boy, black & silver, S&S carb, lots of ex-tras. 32,000 miles. Looks and runsgreat. Must sell!! $9,000.00. Call 605-229-1152.

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.

NOTICES

REFLECTIONS MEMORIAL PARKEstelline, South Dakota. Proud of ourVeterans, School and Community. Seeus online at www.reflectionsmemorial-park.com Visit this summer!

The PDR Hunt is a FREE deer huntfor physically disabled children ages12-18, September 14-15, 2012. Clark,South Dakota. Call Dean Rasmussen(605) 233-0331,www.pdryouthhunt.com.

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.

Win $4,000 in groceries. Enter to win.Take a survey at www.paper.net andtell us about your household shoppingplans, your news and ad media use andpreferences. Thank you!

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].


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 Coaches neededfor the

2012 - 13 schoolyear

•Head Boys basketball

•Assistant Boysbasketball

•Assistant Girlsbasketball

contact DonaldKraemer at

605-244-5961

bison courier, may 31, 2012

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