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Veterans Day Program on Mon-day, November 12 at 2:30 p.m. inthe Bison School gym. ContactRoxie Seaman at 244-5273 if youwould like to participate in the pa-rade.

The mammogram bus will be atthe Bison Clinic November 14.This is possibly the last time it willcome to Bison, call the BisonClinic for an appointment, 244-5206.

VETERANS

VERY COURAGEOUS PEOPLE

ENTANGLED IN HOPE

THEY KEPT OUR FREEDOM

ENDURED HARD CONDITIONS

RISKED THEIR LIVES

ALWAYS RESPECT THEM

NEVER DISRESPECT THEM

SO VERY BRAVECarson Johnston

Nov. 2010

Ravellette Publications, Inc.salutes our veterans on

Veterans Day, November 11

“Should we axe it or do it?”Proceed with storm sewer project or not? Town Board has tough decision to make.

All Bison town Board memberswere in attendance when they metfor their regular monthly sessionfor a time of four hours Mondayevening.

KBM Engineer Allan Page wason the speaker phone to discussthe Storm Sewer Project with theBoard. The city is waiting to hearfrom DENR (Department of Envi-ronmental and Natural Resources)concerning the approval of thissewer project. the needed informa-tion of flow analysis, project im-pact of user rates and an analysisof the system condition has beensent to DENR. The engineering re-port and a new updated report isneeded before the city can receivemoney through a small commu-nity planning grant. Chairman,Juell Chapman had a question forthe board. “Should we axe it or doit?” Specs and engineering fees arevery expensive costing $110,000.so far. Board member Mike Lock-ert believes the city should “seesomething for the money. It’s toomuch money for what we’re get-ting.” Page promised to call DENRto find out the status of this proj-ect and then call Chapman. Chap-man is concerned that the projectis not moving forward as it should.He suggested having a publicmeeting to discuss the feasibilityof he cost of this for the city. As aresult the board set a public meet-ing tentatively for TUESDAY, NO-VEMBER 27 at 7 p.m. at theGrand Electric Social Room. Pagewill be asked to attend this meet-ing to present the storm sewerplan and answer any questions cit-izens have. Page will also presenta construction budget that ex-plains the expenses. Citizens,please attend this public gatheringbecause it is the citizens who paythe expenses through taxation.

Shane Steiner, KLJ Engineer,Steve Kamaron and Andy Vandalfrom South Dakota DOT ( Depart-ment of Transportation) aeronau-tics office were also present to dis-cuss work to be done at the BisonMunicipal Airport in the spring of2013. Pavement rejuvenation andcrack sealing will be done at a costof $60,000. The city will pay 2% ofthat cost. Future projects includea wildlife fence and construction ofa new hangar.

Bids for the Heck propertybuildings located on Main Streetwere opened at 7:30 p.m. LyleReiff ’s bid of $106.01 was acceptedfor the 10’ by 12’ lawn shed. EricNewman’s bid of $205. was ac-cepted for the 12’ by 26’ garage.These buildings must be movedfrom the property at the bidder’sexpense no later than January 1,2013. Upon failure to comply withthis request the buildings will be-come city property again.

Employee Heath McKinstry re-ported that 80% of the work on theretaining wall at the landfill isnow completed and looks verygood. The landfill costs have alsogone up by 5%. McKinstry wasalso authorized to purchase a tracphone for employee Larry Hen-dricks to aid in communication forthem.

Liquor licenses were also ap-proved as follows: Bison Bar - onand off sale; Legion Hall - on sale.

The first reading of a supple-mental budget of $20,000 to gofrom the General fund to theStreet fund to cover the cost of citystreet work and street snow re-moval was heard. The secondreading will be heard next month.Citizens do enjoy the improve-ments made on the city streets.

A sewer main has collapsed bythe water tower going east. Chap-

Heupel landsells

The Heupel Family Trust landsold at Public Auction on Nov. 5th.The sale was held in the BentleyBuilding in Bison with a moderatecrowd in attendance. There weremany observers but the biddingwas active among the serious bid-ders including some bidders on thephone.

The eight separate tracks weresold at absolute auction with noreserves. The building site sold for$2,100 per acre, the croplandtopped out at $1,050; with an av-erage of $723 per acre on the en-tire offering, much of which wasgrassland. Weishaar Auction Ser-vice conducted the sale in a clearand efficient manner.

Farm Credit Services gener-ously provided coffee and snacksfor the various breaks that weretaken for bidders to ponder theirpositions as the tracks were auc-tioned off.

man advised McKinstry to get therepair work done soon beforeweather prohibits that. Othersewer mains may also need to berepaired according to McKinstry.

The board also approved a mo-tion to buy a mower from DakotaFarm for use at the Municipal GolfCourse at the state bid price.There was only one dissentingvote.

A quote from Hausauer Seam-less Products of Lemmon of $415.was presented by McKinstry toplace rain gutters on the pumphouse building. After a time of“hashing it over” it was the boardsconsensus to hire Hausauer Seam-less Products to do this work forthe quoted price.

Chapman read a letter from JanGossman informing the Board ofher retirement as Director of theBison Public Library as of January1, 2013. It is a position she hasheld for the last fourteen years.Thank you, Jan, for your dedicatedservice to the library. Stacy Kvalewill fill this position January 1,2013.

Considerable time was spent indiscussing employee handbook re-visions that include health insur-ance premiums, vacation accrual,hourly employees, salaried posi-tions, smoking in designatedareas, cell phone use and workhours for temporary employees. Afirst reading was heard on the sug-gested changes. There can be nosmoking in any of the city’s build-ings.

Employee evaluations will bediscussed at the next regularmonthly meeting to be held De-cember 10th. A form will be usedfor this process.

The meeting concluded with anexecutive session to discuss per-sonnel.

VETERANS DAY pancake andsausage breakfast will be servedat the American Legion Post #255,from 5 a.m. until 9 a.m. SaturdayNovember 10, 2012. Adults $5.00,children under 12 $4.00, preschoolFREE.

Hunter’s Supper soup sandwichand bars at Indian CreekLutheran church, Friday, novem-ber 9 from 5 - 7 p.m. Free Will of-fering.

“Attention” Fall supper at Im-manuel Lutheran Church atZeona (the church on a hill 14miles north of Mud Butte) on Sat-urday, November 10th, starting at4:30 p.m. Serving beef stew,chicken noodle soup, sandwiches,relish tray and pies! Free will of-fering appreciated, at 7 p.m. ClintRidley from St. Onge will showpictures and tell about his Ag tripto China. Everyone welcome andthat includes you HUNTERS!

At the USDA Natural ResourcesConservation Service (NRCS), weunderstand your need to protectnatural resources on your farm.The Environmental Quality Incen-tives Program, or EQIP, is one ofmany voluntary “working lands”Farm Bill programs that could beyour solution to reducing wind orwater erosion and improving thehealth of your resources. Many op-tions for conservation practices areavailable such as pipelines, tanks,grass seeding, shelterbelt plant-ings, fabricated windbreaks andmany more. EQIP sign-up is con-tinuous but you must sign-up byNovember 16th, 2012 to be consid-ered for FY13 financial assistance.Contact NRCS at 605-244-5222 orvisit our website at:www.sd.nrcs.usda.gov/programs.

EQIP sign-updeadline

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Nutrition SiteMenu

Thursday, November 8Thanksgiving Dinner

Roast turkeymashed potatoes w/gravy

green bean almandine/dressingcranberry sauce

pumpkin pie

Friday, November 9 Chili

marinated veggie saladcooked apples

wheat crackers

Monday, November 12 NO MEALS

VETERANS DAY

Tuesday, November 13Happy birthday

Pork chops w/celery saucemashed potatoes

green bean casseroletropical fruit

cake

Wednesday, November 14Beef stew

crunchy cranberry saladwhole wheat biscuit

Lemmon LionsTurkey Jamboree

Saturday • Nov. 10th7:00 - 9:30 pm

At the FJ Reeder ArmoryAdmission tickets FREE from

local businesses.FUN for the whole family.

Duck Pond, Roulette Wheel, Bingo, andmore. FREE turkeys & door prizes!

Lunch will be available

Community Thanksgiving Worship

Sunday, November 18th at 7:00 p.m.

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church

Freewill Collection for local Ministerial Association Aid Fund

Letter to the Editor - Veterans Day - Nov 2012The U.S. Marines’ legendary Black

Sheep (VMF 214) squadron ruled theskies over the Solomon Islands duringWorld War II. This highly decoratedunit "spearheaded the drive that brokethe back of Japanese aerial oppositionin the Solomons." The VMF 214,under the leadership of Maj. Greg"Pappy" Boyington, shot down 97enemy aircraft (confirmed air-to-airkills), recorded over 200 enemy planesdestroyed-damaged, strafed 125Japanese land positions, and destroyed28 Japanese vessels in 84 days of com-bat.

Lt. Frank Walton, who knew the"inner workings" of the VMF 214through the records he maintained,summarized the unit’s gallant achieve-ments in the Pacific theater: "Boying-ton had welded a conglomeration of ca-suals and replacements into one of thedeadliest aerial combat squadrons inhistory. He was not only a savage pastmaster of individual aerial combat; hewas also an inspiring leader."

"As a squadron commander Boying-ton put his men first.... Whenever thesquadron received a new Corsair, forexample, Boyngton refused to requisi-tion it for himself as a replacement for

the well-worn Corsairs they had allbeen using, but instead let someoneelse take it. If the officer of the day as-signed a new aircraft to Boyington, hewould walk over to the board, erase theaircraft number after his name, andgive the newer plane to one of his pi-lots, telling the OD: 'Give me one ofthose old klunkers.'"

The Black Sheep squadron earned aunit's highest honor, the PresidentialUnit Citation, for their heroic exploits.Boyington himself shot down 26 enemyaircraft (confirmed). While racing tothe aid of a fellow flyer, he was shotdown and presumed dead. He sur-vived the watery crash, however, andwas captured - spending the balance ofthe war in the notorious JapaneseOmori prison camp. Source: "BlackSheep: The Life of Pappy Boyington" -John F. Wukovits.

"For extraordinary heroism aboveand beyond the call of duty as Com-manding Officer of Marine FightingSquadron TWO FOURTEEN in actionagainst enemy Japanese forces in Cen-tral Solomons Area from September12, 1943 to January 3, 1944," Maj. Gre-gory Boyington was awarded our na-tion's two highest individual military

honors, the Congressional Medal ofHonor and the Navy Cross. "Consis-tently outnumbered throughout suc-cessive hazardous flights over heavilydefended hostile territory, Major Boy-ington struck at the enemy with dar-ing and courageous persistence, lead-ing his squadron into combat with dev-astating results to Japanese shipping,shore installations and aerial forces."

Maj. Boyington once quietly confidedto Chaplain M. Paetznick about hisregular prayers for his fliers, "I nevertaxi out to take off on any mission thatI don't pray; not for myself but for theirreturn and safety. It may not be an el-egant prayer, but it always stated whatneeded to be said."

A hundred sixty-five years earlierduring another critical period in ournation's history, another field com-mander also prayed for the Hand of theLord to move expeditiously on behalf ofhis army and the nation.

Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, winter1777-78: "I was riding with Mr. Pottsnear to the Valley Forge where thearmy lay during the war of ye Revolu-tion, when Mr. Potts said, 'Do you seethat woods & that plain? There laidthe army of Washington. It was a mostdistressing time of ye war, and all werefor giving up the Ship but that greatand good man. In that woods (pointingto a close in view) I heard a plaintivesound as of a man at prayer. I tied myhorse to a sapling & went quietly intothe woods.

To my astonishment I saw the greatGeorge Washington on his knees alone,with his sword on one side and hiscocked hat on the other. He was atPrayer to the God of the Armies, be-seeching to interpose with his Divineaid, as it was ye Crisis & the cause ofthe country, of humanity & of theworld. Such a prayer I never heardfrom the lips of man. I left him alonepraying. I went home & told my wife.We never thought a man could be a sol-dier & a Christian, but if there is onein the world, it is Washington. Wethought it was the cause of God &America could prevail." Source: Eye-witness testimony of Isaac Potts, a Val-ley Forge resident who shared the fol-lowing story with the Rev. NathanielRandolph Snowden (1770-1851), whothen recorded it in his "Diary and Re-membrances."

Bernie HendricksBrookings, SD605-692-1878

The Sioux Ranger District in CampCrook, South Dakota will have Christ-mas Tree tags, with a limit of threetags per household. Sioux Ranger Dis-trict Christmas Tree cutting tags willsell for $5.00 each. the tags are non-re-fundable and non-transferable. Thetags may be obtained in person at theForest Service offices of the MedoraRanger District in dickinson, NorthDakota; at the Grand River RangerDistrict in Lemmon, South Dakota;and the sioux Ranger District in CampCrook; or by mailing $5.00 to the SiouxRanger District, PO Box 37, CampCrook, South Dakota 57724.

They will also be available at theHarding County Conservation Districtin Buffalo, South Dakota; the CarterCounty Conservation District inEkalaka, Montana; and theBowman/Slope Soil Service. TheCuster National Forest will not be is-suing any free Christmas tree cuttingtags to organizations, clubs, schools,churches or individuals.

Christmas tree tags

Chef ’s Planet is launching a MessyRecipe contest to search for the gooiest,most flavorful, mouthwatering, origi-nal recipes. All amateur and profes-sional chefs and bakers are invited tosubmit their favorite, original recipesthat leave the kitchen and oven anutter mess, but family and friends beg-ging for more. Main dish, side dish, ap-petizer and dessert recipes can be sub-mitted on Chef ’s Planet Facebook pagefrom Oct. 29 - Nov. 30.

“As part of our 10th anniversary weare celebrating the fearless bakers, therecipe masterminds and the coura-geous chefs who are not afraid of amess,” said Audrey Parker, Chef ’sPlanet business manager. “In thewords of Julia Child, we should trynew recipes, learn from our mistakes,be fearless, and above all have fun. Themessier the kitchen, the better.”

Chef ’s Planet will select 10 finalistsand 10 runner-ups to be featured in aspecial edition Chef ’s Planet 10th an-niversary cookbook. Additionally, the10 finalists will receive the BakingBasket that includes a Nonstick Oven-liner, Universal Nonstick Bakelinerand Ovenglove and the 10 runner-upsreceive a Gadget Basket from Chef ’sPlanet, including our Nonstick Oven-liner, 2-Cup Measuring Colander andPrepTaxi® Food Scoop.

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Town and Country Club enjoysmeal consisting totally of pumpkin

Town and Country ExtensionClub met at the home of hostessVera Kraemer on October 25.

The evening began with a tastymeal of foods all containing pump-kin. After the meal GeraldinePeck gave a fun and interestingpresentation of pumpkins, begin-ning with a brief history of the in-troduction of pumpkins to theearly settlers.

The main order of business atthis meeting was the finalizing ofthe Christmas Fair which is to beheld November 3, from 9:00 a.m.to 3:00 p.m. Morning sweet rollsand lunch will be served as well asmany varieties of pies during thecourse of the day. Proceeds fromthe fair are used for two collegescholarships that are awarded to

area graduating seniors eachspring.

Our club will once again be put-ting up a tree at the CourthouseDecember 1. A workday to maketree ornaments is scheduled forWednesday, November 7 at 1:00p.m.

Election of officers was held andthe new officers are: Carolyn Hen-dricks, President, Mary EllenFried, Vice-President, and BethHulm, Secretary/Treasurer.

October is membership month.Current members are renewingtheir membership with CFEL.New members are always wel-come. Come join us on November15 which is the next meetinghosted by Diana Landis.

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Bison Christmas Fair brings shoppers from near and farAs the doors opened at the fair

Building at 9 a.m. on Saturdaymany shoppers came to attend the32nd Annual Christmas Fair spon-sored by the Perkins CountyCFEL (Community and family Ex-tension Leaders Council). the in-come derived from this fair will beused for a $500. scholarship to aBison High School student and fora $500. scholarship to a LemmonHigh School student. Preference isgiven to students who pursue a ca-reer in Ag and Home Economics.

Shoppers viewed hand crafteditems at 41 different booths asvendors displayed their creativetalents. there were crocheteddoilies, baked goods, pickles, hairbows, sugar scrubs for the skin,pot holders, wall hangings,scarves, sweatshirts, purses, tablecenters, placemats, and fleeceblankets. For babies and childrenthere were blankets, baby clothes,caps dolls and doll clothes, hoodedtowels and lollipops. Stunning

jewelry was on display includingearrings and necklaces all handcrafted in many brilliant colors.Christmas decorations for thehome were lit up that gave shop-pers many choices. leather coveredpots and leather crafted walletswere also on display for purchaseas well as crocheted rugs. Books-R-fun from the Bison Public Li-brary displayed many books readyfor purchase at reasonable prices.Toe bags for adults, baby bags forMoms and puppets were also seenwith many colorful designs thatspeak to shoppers to say “ buy me.”

Lunch was served all day thatincluded roast beef and ham sand-wiches, beans tacos, chips and piesof many different varieties.

As shoppers left the buildingmany carried their new foundtreasures to enjoy or to give asgifts this Christmas.

The CFEL organization looksforward to the next ChristmasFair in 2013.

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“Telling is better thanYelling”While helping our neighbors gettheir calves loaded on the truck forthe trip to the sale barn, I allowedmy husband to boss me aroundwithout resistance.

Last week was our nearestneighbor’s sale day and my hus-band and I helped gather, sort,and load their calves. As a neigh-borly wife, I had some vital jobs todo while helping. The first was tomake sure nobody was waiting onme. Arriving early is just as impor-tant on our neighbor’s sale day asit is on ours so I always make sureI’m in the pickup before my hus-band is. This is my safeguardagainst being accused of makingus late.

It was a nippy 18 degrees outand my husband expected us to bethere before daylight. I made sure

I had everything I needed prior toleaving the driveway: food in mybelly, plenty of coffee, long johns,hat and gloves, silk rag for myneck, overshoes, heavy coat, cover-alls and most importantly, a hightolerance for patience.

Once we got down to the neigh-bors my next responsibility was tobe as low-maintenance as possibleespecially to my husband. Thecrew always starts off helpinggather. Everybody used ATV’s forconvenience purposes since four-wheelers can be loaded in thetrailer the night before instead ofhaving to catch, load, and saddlehorses in a rush on a cold morning.

My low maintenance duty beganonce my husband got my four-wheeler started. It’s my job to en-sure the machine doesn’t die oncestarted, that the gears shift whenI want them to, and that I keep up.Any rescuing on my husband’spart due to “the wife’s” lagging be-hind because of equipment prob-lems can cause impatience withhim in our efforts to be efficientand reliable help.

I don’t react with sarcasm when

he brusquely tells me to “Hurryup!” while re-gloving my hands orputting my coffee cup in thepickup as everybody takes off. I lethim instruct me around the neigh-bors because I am fully aware thathis upstanding reliable rancher-reputation is on the line and hedoes not want us to be a burden orthe cause of undue stress on some-one else’s sale day.

My husband always knows theneighbors’ game plan for bringingeverything into the corrals sincethey all speak the same language,so I focused on bringing up therear of the herd and let the men doany necessary four-wheeler cow-boying. Once the cattle were in thecorrals I anticipated my next jobinstructions but was fortunateenough to take up a position of myown choosing in the corrals.

Sale day is a big day for allranchers. There are many thingsweighing on a rancher’s mind thatpeople’s efforts to please with con-firming questions can add to theowner’s stress. Questions abouthow the owner wants everythingsorted or repeatedly asking whateartag numbers the crew needs tolook for are important but canoverload the man circuits. I makean effort to refrain from interject-ing with my input until every-thing’s on the truck and culls havebeen sorted off.

I always strive to be silently co-operative and helpful because I’velearned from past experience thatit’s better to be told what to dothan to be hollered at to “GETOUT OF THE WAY!”

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

Slices of LifeFood rules

When I walk into the kitchenfirst thing Monday morning and seethe medicine cupboard ajar and anopen box of cold tablets on thecounter, I know we may be in for along day and an even longer week.This morning was a three-fer.

Son number one complained of asore throat. Son number two didn’twant breakfast because his stom-ach didn’t feel right. My husbandwas the culprit with the cold pills.He was achy and stuffed. That’s noone’s favorite way to start a week.

Since I’m too ornery to get sick, Iwatched from the sidelines, as onlya wife and mom can. I thoughtabout what I could do to help, andmy mind headed in one direction. Igrabbed a large stockpot and setout to prepare my special cure-allremedy: chicken soup.

I had to. Rules dictated my ac-tions. At our house we have foodrules. Tenets to live by. Preceptsthat precede our tasting and chew-ing. Many of them are unspoken –unconscious even – but they guideour culinary habits and experiencesnonetheless.

Rule 15 states homemadechicken soup is the weapon ofchoice for colds and the flu. Icecream, on the other hand, fixes bro-ken hearts (Rule 37). Hot fudgesauce atop ice cream is deployed inthe gravest of emergencies (Rule52).

Not all our rules involve illnessor heartbreak. Most days we aren’tsick or crying. Thank goodness.Still, even in the status quo, foodrules find their place in our every-day lives.

Many rules are based on psycho-logical principals aimed at manip-ulating my offspring into eatingitems they otherwise would notconsume. For instance, never askyour children what they want fordinner (Rule 88). If you do, their an-swer will include things like cheeseballs and cotton candy. They willnot suggest green beans, lean pro-tein or any of the healthy choicescurrently in your refrigerator. Keepit simple. Keep it secret. Servethem up a platter of veggie-filledgoodness and call it… chicken (Rule119).

The Food and Drug Administra-tion advises us to include a rainbowof foods in our diet – the more color-ful the better. Kids love the idea ofeating a rainbow. However, it is im-perative parents are clear on the in-herent make-up of the colorscheme. Skittles and M & M’s donot qualify for rainbow status (Rule198). Nor can a Reese’s Peanut But-ter Cup serve as a legitimate sub-stitute for carrots – even though itcomes in an orange wrapper (Rule223). Be vigilant in your rule abid-ance. Do not let the children makeunauthorized substitutions (Rule256). Be prepared to hide the choco-late when necessary (Rule 2).

Some of my favorite rules pertainto healthy eating and calorie con-trol. They are rooted in commonsense. For instance, hidden choco-late contains only hidden calories(Rule 271). Go ahead, indulge – butonly when the kids aren’t looking(Rule 292).

Here’s another classic I adore: ifyou eat the ice cream right out ofthe container, it does not count to-ward your daily calorie intake be-cause it isn’t considered a snack un-less you put it in a bowl (Rule 315).

This same rule applies to nibbleseaten while standing – versus sit-ting. Standing and eating canceleach other out because it takesmore energy to stand (Rule 340).This is not based on any scientificevidence from the FDA, but on myown vast knowledge of the caloricuniverse. I’ve been eating for moreyears than I’ll ever admit. My expe-rience has taught me this: two bitesof cake, eaten while standing, donot count as a snack. Three bitesdo, however, so you’re smart to stopat two and leave the kitchen for ashort while before returning for an-other bite or two – but never three(Rule 389).

Food rules have been around forcenturies and they aren’t goinganywhere anytime soon. They mayebb and flow and evolve with ourculinary habits, but until someoneinvents a substitution for eating,food will be a constant in our lives.Forever.

Today my fodder of choice ischicken soup. The concept is gener-ations in the making – feed a cold,starve a fever and all that jazz.Some experts believe I’m wastingmy time. They say chicken soupdoes nothing to cure the commoncold. The idea – they purport – is allin our heads.

I think they’ve got it wrong. Thelove and feel-good medicinal prop-erties that come from homemadesoup don’t originate in our heads.They come from the heart – for theperson stirring the stockpot as wellas the one eating from it (Rule 1).

Find Slices of Life on Facebookand hit Like (please). Jill Pertler isan award-winning syndicatedcolumnist, playwright and authorof “The Do-It-Yourselfer’s Guide toSelf-Syndication” Email her atpertmn@qwest.net; or visit herwebsite at http://marketing-by-de-sign.home.mchsi.com/.

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PPaassttoorrss PPeerrssppeeccttiivveeFirst Presbyterian Church

Florence Hoff, CRE“SAY IT WITH HOPE”

Psalm 126:2 Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongueswith songs of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The

Lord has done great things for them.”

Mouths can speak words of love and praise. Mouths can do a lotof damage as well. Out of our mouths can come words of hate,anger, cruelty, pain and criticism. Wouldn’t it be great, though,

to speak one of the greatest words there is - hope.

There’s a tendency to hurt people especially those who are dif-ferent from us. We need to lift up one another, including thosewho are broken hearted, depressed, disabled, lonely or elderly.

We learn from the radio and TV or read in the newspapersabout death, despair, destruction and disease. What about

hope? Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we spread hope, not only tofamilies and friends we know, but to those we don’t know.

The psalmist encourages us to speak and sing with joy and re-joice in what the Lord has done for us. Take great pleasure in

building someone up and speaking encouraging, hopeful words.

Rejoice in what the Lord has done!

Isn’t that what we as people of GOD should do?

Prayer: Lord, when we speak, may we speak words of hope toothers. Amen.

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 - 8:00 a.m. • American - 9:30 a.m. • Rosebud - 11:00 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: Morristown - 4:45 p.m. Lemmon - 7:15 p.m., Sunday Mass: Lemmon - 8:15 a.m., Bison - 11:00 a.m.

Holland Center Christian Reformed ChurchPastor Brad Burkhalter • Lodgepole

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

Sunday School 9:30 a.m. • Worship Service -10:30 a.m. Slim Buttes Lutheran • Pastor Henry Mohagen

Reva • Sunday School 9:45, Worship Service - 11:00 a.m., WMF 2ndWednesday 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.

Northern Plains Sustainable Ag,South Dakota Grasslands Coalitionand USDA North Central SARE aresponsoring a one-day workshop withDr. Tom Noffsinger, DVM, Benkel-man, Neb. This livestock handlingpresentation will include applica-tions of Low Stress Handling Con-cepts as a dimension of managementthat enables handlers to have posi-tive effects on cattle health and per-formance. The goal will be to encour-age cattlemen and women to under-stand more about cattle in order toapply handling concepts during calv-ing, new cattle acclimation, process-ing, pen riding and sick cattle man-agement.

Dr. Noffsinger, a veterinarian andindependent feedlot, facility designand stockmanship consultant, statesthat, “As an industry we need aspirit of working together, knowingthat every step in the production,marketing, transportation and han-

dling episode affects the cattle in-dustry.”

This workshop is an open discus-sion where questions are encouragedduring the presentations.

$40 per person in advance, $50 atthe door, includes lunch. Pre-regis-tration required on or before Nov. 12.Send payment to: NPSAS, PO Box194, LaMoure, ND 58458.

Northern Plains Sustainable Ag isa nonprofit organization that is com-mitted to the promotion of sustain-able food systems through educa-tion, research and advocacy.Low Stress Cattle Handling Work-shop, Thursday, November 15, 2012,9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the RedRossaBallroom - 808 West Sioux Ave,Pierre SD.

For more information on thisevent, visit our website atwww.npsas.org, call 701-883-4304 oremail npsas@drtel.net.

Low stress handling – an important dimension of cattle production management

After spending the summer monthsreporting on the devastating drought,State Climatologist Dennis Todey wasready to provide some good news toSouth Dakotans this fall.

Unfortunately, the change in sea-sons, while bringing cooler tempera-tures, hasn't brought the much neededmoisture South Dakota soils need.

"As we transitioned from summer tofall, I fully expected there to be at leasta couple systems coming through thatwould drop 1 to 2-inches of widespreadrainfall. At this point all the systemshave missed most of South Dakota ex-cept for one system which hit thenortheastern portion of the state inlate October," Todey said.

The storm systems Todey refers toare large low pressure areas whichoccur with the change in seasons. Dif-fering from summer's higher intensity,thunderstorms which tend not to pro-duce widespread rainfall, fall's rain-storms are often lighter intensity, butprovide moisture to a larger coveragearea.

Typically these fall rainstorms aver-age about 5 inches of moisture in west-ern South Dakota to about 7 inches ofmoisture to the eastern portion of thestate between September and Novem-ber. This added moisture before thesoil freezes is integral to restoring soilmoisture levels heading into spring.

"Any moisture events that happenonce the ground freezes is of limitedbenefit for soil moisture," Todey said.

Unless there are some dramaticweather changes, Todey says droughtissues will continue into 2013.

"We are at higher risk for drought is-sues in 2013 because of the lack of soilmoisture. If we get average rainfall inthe spring, it will still be difficult to re-build the soil moisture profile in manyplaces throughout South Dakota," hesaid. "We will be very dependent uponrainfall throughout the growing seasonnext summer."

Laura Edwards agrees with him.The SDSU Extension Climate FieldSpecialist says the drought appears tobe getting worse rather than better,based on the Oct. 18 Climate Predic-tion Center's long-range outlook.

"We have been hoping for improvingour situation this fall, but the state isgetting drier instead of wetter," Ed-wards said. "The long-range droughtoutlook depicts persisting drought intothe winter season."

She adds that according to the out-looks, there is a higher probability of

above average temperatures throughJanuary.

"This is combined with equalchances of above, below or near normalprecipitation for November throughJanuary. One exception is the south-eastern part of the state, which cur-rently has higher probability of beingdrier than average through January,"Edwards said.

Before they can offer an optimisticoutlook for 2013 growing season, Todeysays a few things need to happen. Firstthere needs to be an extended weatherpattern change which would allowmoisture to move in from the Gulf ofMexico this fall. Then we need snowcover this winter and some large snowstorms in early spring.

"Right now we don't have any strongindications one way or another of theamount of spring or summer moisturewe'll receive in 2013," he said.

High risk of drought issues continuing into 2013

Yard signsBy Charles Ortman

Most of the time when we talkabout yard signs it is some individ-ual’s way of informing or invitingyou to something; yard sales orrummage sales with arrows givingyou directions. By the way, I amnot sure of the difference betweena yard sale and a rummage sale.They both offer some great stuffthat like the used cars that arecalled pre-owned. And is it just meor would you agree that pre-ownedunderwear just seems wrong. Onemore thing; I must be a bigspender or just don’t get caught upin the spirit of yard/rummagesales because if something ispriced at 15 cents, it doesn’t occurto me to haggle over the price.

Other yard signs announce theconstruction company or yardservice doing the work at that par-ticular site. It always seemed tome that the company doing thework should pay the owner for ad-vertising on their land. Realtorshave their for sale signs all overbut never have the information wewant and that is how much arethey charging for the building orhouse. I don’t want to buy any-thing but I would like to know howcrazy the owners are, or instead ofcrazy, maybe optimistic would be abetter.

Some yard signs are more fun.For example when someone has abirthday, especially turning age50, when you will see an outhousemoved to the end of the drivewaywith Guess who is turning 50 writ-ten on it. I never understood whatthe outhouse has to do with thebirthday. Maybe someone could ex-plain that to me. The best yard

signs are the ones for lemonadestands. Some kid who could be thenext Donald Trump has had the‘get up and go’ to make somemoney. We all should stop to tastesome and pay a little extra. Andthink of the person who firstthought of tying balloons on theyard sign; a marketing genius. Ofcourse, South Dakota wind doesmake this a short-term effect.

This time of the year sees a dra-matic increase in yard signs. It islike the signs are breeding on theirown as fast as they multiply. Po-litical yard signs; what is theirpurpose? There aren’t any issuesbeing discussed. Do I care whoother yard owners want to win theelections? Is it safe to drive andread the signs or is that close totexting? So what is the purpose? Iam probably wrong but I think itis name recognition. Some of thecandidates for state level officesmay not be familiar to us so themore often we see their names, thebetter chance we will recognize iton the ballot. For example, I haveno idea of how to pronounceChicoine but after seeing thesigns, I do recognize it and I amsure he is a fine fellow. I wouldvote for him.

Friday Blues makessome changes

We are changing the name toCasual Day Fund to be collectedfrom each business on the last Fri-day of the month. Businesseswhose employees already wearjeans are encouraged to make ageneral donation. All businessesare welcome to bring their dona-tions to the monthly CommunityClub meeting on the last Wednes-day of every month.

The Casual Day Fund in thepast has gone towards our localfood bank, ambulance, West RiverHealth Services and PerkinsCounty Shooting Sports. The listgoes on and on. The Fund is givenout to local organizations whenneeded.

The Commercial Club just feltsome small changes and clarifica-tions needed to be made. The nextmeeting will be held November28th at 7 p.m. at the Bison Bar.

About 50 Bibles are soldevery minute. It is the

world’s best-selling book.Some 1 billion copies ofBibles have been sold.

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South Dakota Farm Bureau95th annual meeting“Sharing Ag's Story "

When members of the state'slargest general agricultural organ-ization meet for their annualmeeting next month, they will beSharing Ag's Story. The 95th an-nual meeting of the South DakotaFarm Bureau Federation (SDFB)will be held at the Spearfish Holi-day Inn, November 16-18.

Mineral development, federalregulations, animal health, andstate agricultural issues highlightthe agenda. Informational ses-sions are open to the public.

"The highlight of our conventionis the delegate session, where pro-ducer members set the policy forour organization for the next year,"said SDFB President Scott Van-derWal, a family farmer fromVolga, SD. "Grassroots policy is

the cornerstone of our organiza-tion, as we share ag's story withstate legislators and our congres-sional delegation."

In addition, there will be elec-tions to the Board of Directors,award presentations, and conteststo determine which young farmersand ranchers will represent SouthDakota at the American Farm Bu-reau convention in Nashville inJanuary. The group will alsohonor Michael Held, former CEOfor the SD Farm Bureau, andMary Duvall, former lobbyist, fortheir many years of service to theorganization.

For more information or to reg-ister, contact the South DakotaFarm Bureau at 605-353-8050, orhttp://www.sdfbf.org.

Kindergarten students all dressed up for Halloween. Back row: Kaden Glover, Rylee Veal, TalonLundberg, Colbin Seidel and Colt Kopren. Front row: Jacelyn Veal, Grace Juergens, Jozi Schuch-hard, Jetta Hulm, Jada Peck, Grace Holzer.

Blessed Sacrament Youth Group collects canned goods

The Blessed Sacrament Youth Group collected canned goods and even money to be donated to the Bison Food Pantry on Wednesday Oct. 24th. A big THANK YOUto all who supported this wonderful cause! Back row: Josh McKinstry, Logan Hendrickson, Wil Kolb. Front row: Tori Voller, Greg Voller, Kim Kvale, Tessa Kopren,Lenae McKinstry, Joseph Kvale, Layton Hendrickson.

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Bison Public Library hosts guest authorJennifer Rogers Spinola

On a beautiful, Saturday after-noon in October, Bison Public Li-brary hosted a guest author at theGrand electric Social room. Jen-nifer Rogers Spinola, a Christianfiction author, traveled from BelleFourche, to share her publishedseries. She also spoke on herthoughts on writing, her life in for-eign countries as a journalist forChristian Mission work, and howGod has worked in her family’slives, through ordinary people. AsJennifer spoke, her animated,soon to be 4 year old son Ethan,was entertaining the nearly 30 au-dience members on the side. Hispresence is a miracle in itself,being born with hydrocephalusand the doctors saying he wouldmost likely never walk or talk, ifhe even lived.

Writing to combat homesicknesswhile living in Brazil became whatwe know as her “Southern FriedSushi” series. The books are funny,interesting and inspirational, asyou follow the character Shiloh, anordinary woman in her search forsomething substantial in her life.

In February, Jennifer is releasinga different type of book unrelatedto the “Sushi” series. This bookwill be four short novels in one,written over a hundred year pe-riod, all revolving around the Yel-lowstone area.

Along with refreshments, therewas a door prize which consistedof a signed copy of Jennifer’s firstbook, and a wall cross designed ofglass beads and barbwire madeand donated by local student, Sha-ley Lensegrav. Hedi Kopren ofBison was the lucky winner ofthese items. The Bison Public Li-brary carries all three of the Sushibooks (Southern Fried Sushi, LikeSweet Potato Pie and ‘Til Grits DoWe Part) and has arrangements toobtain Yellostone Memories whenit is released. If you would like toread more on Jennifer you can findher at HYPERLINK "http://www.jenniferrogersspinola.blogspot.com/"www.jenniferrogersspinola.blogspot.com. Be sure to “Like” BisonPublic Library on our face bookpage, to keep up with future andeveryday events.

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Trust -----------By Richard P. Holm MD

It wasn’t too long ago I had to tella sixty-something woman that herbreast biopsy showed cancer cells. Iexplained what the next steps wouldbe and that soon I would arrange forher to see a breast cancer specialist.I remember looking up from thechart into her eyes and seeing astrange glassy stare. She had thatstunned “What is happening to me?”look.

More than ten million Americansare cancer survivors, but that num-ber doesn’t seem to help much whenyou are the patient, some doctor istalking, and the word “cancer” comesup. In discussions like this, I’velearned from experience that afterthe word “cancer”, all other wordsand advice are likely lost, and an-other visit for options in a day or twois needed. Then it is my most impor-

tant job to make available to her thevery best treatment, and to help herbelieve in it.

Yesterday I asked another patient,a 95 year-old friend of mine who is abreast cancer survivor how it allhappened with her. She describeddiscovering a marble sized hardlump in her breast twenty years ear-lier. She was referred to a surgeonwho gave her options of treatment.The patient then chose to have asimple mastectomy. She said, “I did-n’t get excited, I just trusted the doc-tor. He told me we don’t play aroundwith this stuff, and I believed him.”

This wise woman went on to tellme about her relative who also had abreast lump, was afraid, didn’t gethelp, and didn’t live a year. “Betterto just think of it like getting a newhip. Get it taken care of, and get onwith life.” She said.

Trust is the key ingredient to thisstory of cancer. First, the physicianmust truly deliver the very besttreatment options available any-where… and then the patient mustknow and believe she is receiving thebest treatment. Like my 95 year-oldpatient said, “I just trusted the doc-tor.”

Take home message:1. Caring for cancer patients re-

quires a physician to know how tocommunicate well;

2. When caring for any patient,physicians must promise and deliverthe best treatment options availableanywhere;

3. Successful treatment depends onthe patient trusting that the physi-cian is delivering on that promise.

This honor is awarded each yearto the Top 9 finishes in the B divi-sion at the State Cross CountryMeet.Duane Jongeling - 12 - Parker,Jase Kraft - 11 - WessingtonSprings, Trevor Ward - 12 - Es-telline, Matt Zirbel - 12 - Summit, Daniel Burkhalter - 7 - Bison,Jordan Houdek - 12 - Highmore-Harrold, Donnie Decker - 12 -James Valley Christian, AustinHuether - 10 - Wall, Seth Engen -12 - Viborg-Hurley.

Burkhalter makes Cross Country All-State 2012

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Kaden Glover and Grace Holzer were the lucky winners of thismonth's Box Top Contest. The month of October brought in3400 Box Tops, Our Family UPC codes, and Campbell's SoupLabels. The students had one chance to win the prize for every25 items they brought in. The students will compete in a classcontest in November, with the winning class participating inan edible art project at the end of the month. You can drop offlabels or BoxTops at the grocery store, or bring them to theschool. If you have questions contact Heidi Collins at BisonSchool.

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Cardinals’ volleyball season ends in District 16B semi-final roundBison was this year’s host for theDistrict 16B Volleyball Tournamentheld on Tuesday, October 30 andThursday and Friday, November 1and 2. The Cardinals went in as thenumber four seed and beat the num-ber five team, the Newell Irrigatorsin the first round. On Thursday theytook on the Faith Lady Longhorns,the number one seed, and lost instraight sets to end their season.Opening Round: Bison vs. Newell:25-27, 25-16, 25-8, 25-21The opening game of the tourna-ment found the Cards across the netfrom the Irrigators. The Cardinalshad some nervous jitters whichshowed up in the first set and foundthemselves down 0-9 before LenaeMcKinstry recorded a kill and gotBison on the scoreboard. Shelly Peckhad a good serve rotation and Syd-ney Arneson served three aces to getthe score closer to even. After threekills by McKinstry the score was tiedat 16 all. From there on it was apoint by point game and ended withNewell up by two, 25-27.The second game started with thesame intensity the first had endedwith from the Cards. The Bisonsquad was up the entire game, asmuch as 17-8 at one point. KassidySarsland and McKinstry kept scor-ing kills for the Cards and helpedput them up 21-16. Arneson steppedto the line and served out the gamefor the victorious Cardinals, 25-16.The Cardinals really pulled togetherin the third game and dominated theIrrigators. Solid serving by theCards kept them in the lead and theset was over quickly with the scoreat 25-8.Newell fought back in the fourthgame of the match and gained afairly large lead over the Cardinals.The Cards got it together, though,

and closed the gap with solid teamplay. They ended the match with agame four win, 25-21.In the second opening round game,the Lemmon Cowgirls came outahead of the Takini Skyhawks.Semi-Final Round: Bison vs. Faith:12-25, 17-25, 17-25Thursday night the Cardinals facedoff against the number one seed, theFaith Lady Longhorns. The Cardi-nals found themselves in a deep holequickly as the Longhorns went up 0-8 before an Arneson block scored apoint for the Cards. The Cardinalsstruggled to put together a goodserve rotation and with their biglead, the Longhorns cruised to a 12-25 win.The second set of the match wasmuch more competitive with theCards staying within three to fourpoints throughout much of the game.McKinstry had a good rotation withtwo aces to bring the Cards within

one at 5-6. Faith pulled away a littleafter that but the Cards were alwayswithin striking distance. The Long-horns were able to maintain theirlead, however, and ended the set upby eight, 17-25.The Longhorns scored first in thethird set but the Cards kept it closein the early part of the game. Thescore was tied at four and six, butafter that the Longhorns began tobuild a lead and the Cards didn’t getany closer than five points from theHorns’ score. Charlotte Johnson’sace got the Cardinals within three at16-19, but they would only scoreonce more and the set win andmatch went to the Longhorns, 17-25.In the other semi-final game theHarding County Ranchers were vic-torious over the Lemmon Cowgirls.On Friday evening, the Ranchersbeat the Longhorns for the districtchampionship.

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FOR SALE:Hereford Bull Calves

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Al and Tiss Treib spent Monday inFaith.

Al and Tiss Treib made a trip toLemmon Tuesday and went out tolunch.

Tiss Treib and Ethan Wiechmannhelped Ben and Ruth Wiechmannwork calves Friday and were dinnerguests.

Tiss Treib called briefly on ShirleyJohnson Sunday afternoon. ThelmaSandgren was a cake and coffeeguest.

Jodi and Shirley Johnson traveledto Elgin Sunday where they met andvisited with Laurie and KatelynEisenbiez and picked up Lexi andbrought her home.

Duane and Sue Meink called onHelen Meink several times during theweek.

Jim and Patsy Miller spent Mon-day in Faith.

Jim and Patsy Miller traveled toScranton Tuesday and on their wayhome, they visited with Violet Miller

at the Nursing home.Jim and Patsy Miller made a trip

to Lemmon Wednesday and visitedwith Vivan Lyon at the Five CountiesNursing Home.

Jim and Patsy Miller played cardsat the Senior Center in Hettinger Fri-day and then visited with VioletMiller before returning home.

Patsy Miller and Sharon Longwoodattended the Parish Board meeting inBison Sunday evening.

Jerry Anderson of Sheridan, WYwas a Friday overnight guest of Timand JoAnne Seim.

Ella and Greta Anderson wereThursday supper and evening visitorsof Tim and JoAnne Seim.

Linda Seim took Tiss Treib out tolunch Tuesday in Lemmon.

Chet and Mandy Anderson andEric were Saturday evening coffeeguests of Nolan and Linda Seim.

Lynn and Dorothy Frey attendedthe funeral for Paul Arndt in Mo-bridge Saturday.

Pierce Keller, Brookings, SDheaded for home after spending aweek working on electrical for Albertand Bridget Keller.

Thursday, Bert and Patricia Keller,Trail City, SD, Earl Hirchert, Wilton,ND and Steven Hirchert, Minneapo-lis, MN came to help with the roof ex-tension. Pat returned home thatevening while Bert, Earl and Stevenspent the night to help on Friday.Earl brought Lil Albert a pony for asurprise as well.

Friday, Bridget and Lil AlbertKeller traveled to Bismarck for ababy appointment. They spent thenight at Bert and Pat Kellers whereAlbert met up with them.

Saturday, Bridget and Dawn Har-ris had a booth at the Timber LakeChristmas Fair. Albert, Bridget andLil Albert spent the night again atBert and Pat Kellers. They had sup-per that evening at Grandpa Peterand Grandma Fauniel Kellers. AuntMarcie Keller treated them all tolasagna there. They returned homeon Sunday morning and continuedwork on their house.

Monday Steve Sandgren and W ALloyd had a coffee break with ThelmaSandgren.

Tuesday, Steve Sandgren came outand had breakfast with Thelma Sand-gren and did some chores.

Wednesday, Steve Sandgren cameout and picked up Thelma and theytraveled to Bison, paid taxes, had din-ner and visited at the title office.

Wednesday afternoon, Vince Gunnvisited with Thelma Sandgren.

Thursday, Thelma Sandgren at-tended the Hospital Auxiliary dinnerat Hettinger Lutheran Church andalso visited at the Nursing home withher siblings Gladys Vliem and BusterVan Wyk.

Friday was Thelma Sandgren’susual day in Hettinger and Lucy Mil-liren joined her for lunch. Thelmastopped to visit with Jim and AngieSpenny on her way home.

Saturday, Thelma Sandgren at-tended the Christmas Fair in Bisonand visited with James and Marci.

Saturday afternoon, John andShirley Johnson had cappuccino withThelma Sandgren after moving cattlearound.

Rosebud News ..................................by Tiss Treib

Three Brian Meyer scholarships available for 2013 spring semester

The South Dakota Telecommuni-cations Association (SDTA) is nowaccepting applications for theBrian Meyer Memorial Scholar-ship. Three scholarships, in theamounts of $1,500, $1,000 and$500, will be awarded for the 2013spring semester.The scholarship is available to ap-plicants who have completed atleast two semesters of course workat an accredited post-secondaryschool in South Dakota and residein an SDTA member companyservice area. The scholarship canbe used at any post-secondary ed-ucational institution in SouthDakota including public and pri-vate universities as well as techni-cal schools.Applicants must complete an ap-plication, write a short outline of

their career plans following com-pletion of their post-secondary ed-ucation, and submit a brief essayon the future of small town SouthDakota and what can be done toenhance the quality of life in ruralareas through the use of technol-ogy. Also needed are a copy of theapplicant’s most recent transcriptand at least two letters of recom-mendation. The deadline to sub-mit an application for the BrianMeyer Memorial Scholarship isOctober 19, 2012.For more information on the Brian MeyerMemorial Scholarship, contact any post-sec-ondary institution financial aid office, theSouth Dakota Telecommunications Associa-tion at 605-224-7629 or ginigrannes@sdtaon-line.com. The application is also availableonline at www.sdtaonline.com.SDTA membership is composed of the state’smember-owned cooperatives, privately-owned, municipal and tribal telecommuni-

cations companies which collectively servealmost 80% of the state. Members of theSouth Dakota Telecommunications Associa-tion are: Alliance Communications (Garret-son); Beresford Municipal Telephone;Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Telephone Au-thority (Eagle Butte); Faith Municipal Tele-phone; Fort Randall Telephone (Wagner);Golden West Telecommunications Compa-nies (Wall); Interstate Telecommunications(Clear Lake); James Valley Telecommunica-tions (Groton); Kennebec Telephone Com-pany; Long Lines (Jefferson); Midstate Com-munications (Kimball); RC Communicationsand Roberts County Telephone Coop (NewEffington); Knology Community Telephone(Irene); Santel Communications(Woonsocket); Stockholm-Strandburg Tele-phone; Swiftel Communications (BrookingsMunicipal); TrioTel Communications(Salem); Valley Telecommunications (Her-reid); Venture Communications (Highmore);West River Cooperative Telephone (Bison);West River Telecom Cooperative (Hazen,ND), Western Telephone (Faulkton).

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Growing Ag CEO's program takes new focus with beginning farmers Like the Chief Executive Officer

of any corporation, an Ag CEO is amanager and visionary for theiragricultural enterprise, saysHeather Gessner, SDSU Exten-sion Livestock Business Manage-ment Field Specialist.

Growing Ag CEO's will be heldstatewide in 2013 with locations inAberdeen, Watertown, Alcester,Winner, Eagle Butte and BelleFourche.

Adele Harty 605-394-1722 or bycontacting an Extension RegionalCenter: Aberdeen, 605-626-2870,Lemmon, 605-374-4177, Mitchell,605-995-7378, Pierre, 605-773-8120, Rapid City, 605-394-1722,Sioux Falls, 605-782-3290, Water-town, 605-882-5140 and Winner,605-842-1267. For location ad-dress visit iGrow.org.

SDSU Extension's Growing AgCEO's program focuses on teach-ing beginning farmers to use a sys-tems approach to farm businessplanning. The program will beheld on four to five consecutiveevenings depending on the loca-tion and the topics presented dur-ing the sessions. Sessions run from5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.; allowing thosewith an additional job to partici-pate during the evening.

"Ag CEO's is a program gearedtoward beginning farmers," saidGessner, a program organizer."This group of producers is beingcharged with feeding 50 billionpeople by the year 2050. With thechanges to agriculture during thepast 20-40 years, their skill setneeds to change in order to accom-plish that goal and remain a viableand sustainable operation."

To address these changes the

general topics for the sessions in-clude: farm vision, resource inven-tory and management (family,land, crops, and livestock), and fi-nancial record creation, budgetsdevelopment and analysis andproduction topics (personalized tothe group).

More date and location informa-tion can be found online atwww.igrow.org or by callingHeather Gessner 605-782-3290 or

BISON SCHOOLDISTRICT 52-1

BOARD OF EDUCATION

Regular MeetingNovember 12, 20127:00 pm

AGENDA:1.Pledge of Allegiance2. Call to Order3. Consent Agenda

a. Approve Agendab. Minutesc. Financial Reports

4. Approval of claims5. Delegations6. Report from Building Committee –7. Letter of Resignation –8. Approve Contract – Grade Basket-ball Coaches9. Loan from Impact Aid Fund to Spe-cial Education Fund –10. Superintendent Evaluation pack-ets to Board members – Evaluation inDecember11. Executive session—if needed12. Northwest Area Schools EducationCooperative Report –13. Superintendent Report –14. Adjournment --

[Published November 8, 2012 at a totalapproximate cost of $12.64.]

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•FORAGE AND PRF IN ALL COUNTIES

•WHEAT In Winter Wheat Counties

November 14th, 2012: all wheat production, winter wheat acreage reporting, to get in or out of PRF,

and PRF Acreage due.

We now do electronic signatures so you must come in and sign whenmaking any changes and reporting acreage and/or production.

Incorrect information regarding a spouse or Tax ID # will void your policy but notyour premium.

DEADLINE DATES!

Farmers Union Insurance Agency404 Main Avenue • Lemmon, SD 57638

605-374-3462 or 1-888-868-3282

You’ve heard of Bountiful Baskets???Well, Lemmon IGA has started a new ”FILL IT FRESH” Program

Every week we willhave different itemson the Fill It Fresh

program. Take a brown paperbag and fill it with

as many items as youwant from the items marked fill it fresh,

and your cost will be only $15.00.

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Carolyn Petik and Irene Youngtraveled to Bismarck Tuesday.

Carolyn Petik visited with Ernes-tine Miller Thursday.

Bill Hirchert of Piedmont was aFriday supper guest of Jerry andCarolyn Petik.

Carolyn Petik attended a Mom’sand Kids get together at HopeChurch Saturday.

Ron Fried and his daughter KatieGilbert and her two children, Cooperand Ensley of Kodiak, Alaska visitedwith Mary Ellen Fried last week.Duane and Dawn Fried, Leif andLarissa Anderson and children,Mike and Tara Fried and Camdyn,Jenny Fried of Spearfish, LucasFried of Rapid City, Chris and MaryFried and family of Mobridge, Gregand Peggy Fried visited varioustimes at Mary Ellen’s home with herhouseguests.

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Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease found in South Dakota cattleCases of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Dis-

ease (EHD) are being reported inSouth Dakota cattle herds as well as inwhite-tailed deer. Russ Daly answersfrequently asked questions on the dis-ease and its origins; Daly is the SDSUExtension Veterinarian and AssociateProfessor in the Department of Veteri-nary and Biomedical Sciences, SouthDakota State University.

Q. What is EHD?A. EHD is a viral disease that has longbeen recognized as perhaps the mostimportant infectious disease of white-tailed deer. In some years, including2012, significant death losses in deerdue to EHD are reported. Mule deer,antelope, and other deer species canalso become affected, but usually not toas severe an extent as are white-taileddeer. Cattle can become affected un-commonly, but clinical illness is veryrare in other species.

Q. What are the signs of EHD indeer?A. Usually the disease in deer developsso quickly that death losses are theonly signs noted. If observed, affecteddeer may show signs of excessive sali-vation and nasal discharge, sometimesbloody in nature. Weakness and diffi-cult breathing also are common. Hem-orrhages throughout the entire bodyare often noted in the carcasses of deerthat have died from EHD. Mortalityrates are high.

Q. Does EHD do the same thing tocattle?A. No. The clinical disease in cattle isgenerally much milder and deathlosses are very infrequent. In the cur-rent outbreak, the most common signnoted in cattle is that of excessivedrooling. Other signs noted includestiffness or lameness, a crusty peelingmuzzle, crusty skin on the teats, feverand a reluctance to eat.

Q. What are veterinarians seeing inthese animals? A. The most common problem associ-ated with EHD in cattle in this SouthDakota outbreak has been that of soresin the mouth. These sores can be foundunder the upper lips, on the roof of themouth, or along the gums in the lowerjaw as well. Cows may show redness,blistering and leatheriness in theirteats. In some cases, sores have beennoted in the feet where the skin meetsthe hoof (coronary band).

Q. Is there any treatment for af-fected cattle?A. Not against the EHD virus itself.However, veterinarians working withaffected herds have prescribed anti-in-flammatory medications and antibi-otics in hopes of preventing problemswith secondary bacterial infectionsthat may crop up where the lesionsoccur. Providing a palatable, accessible

source of feed and for these animals isimportant because of the pain thatgoes along with the sores in the mouth.

Q. Is there any vaccine for EHD incattle?A. No.

Q. What is the outcome for affectedcattle?A. Reports from veterinarians are gen-erally encouraging. Most of the af-fected cattle have recovered, with sometaking longer to recover than others.There are very few reports of cows thatare permanently affected. Deaths incattle due to EHD have been confirmedby the SDSU Animal Disease Researchand Diagnostic Laboratory (ADRDL),but these death losses are consideredvery uncommon overall.

Q. Does EHD have a breed or agepreference in cattle?A. One breed of cattle does not seem tobe affected more than others. The ma-jority of the cases have been in beefherds, but at least one Holstein herdhas been affected. Cows are most com-monly affected, but there has been atleast one report of an affected bull. Af-fected cows tend to be somewhat olderthan the herd average. Only a fewcalves have been reported by produc-ers or veterinarians as suspect EHDcases; these calves have evidence of ex-posure to EHD, but the virus has notbeen demonstrated in the body.

Q. How do cattle get this disease?A. EHD is a virus exclusively spreadby biting flies of the Culicoides family,more commonly known as bitingmidges, sand gnats, sand flies, or no-see-ums. The virus is not directly con-tagious; it needs to be spread throughthe bite of one of these flies. Once thefly bites an infected animal, the viruscan reproduce inside the insect. The in-sect then is able to transmit even morevirus particles than it picked up in thefirst place. As cooler weather prevails,the activity and the survival of the vec-tor will diminish. The number of newcases submitted to the ADRDL has de-clined; whether this is due to decreasedtransmission or to a better awarenessof disease features in the field is un-clear.

Q. How is EHD diagnosed in an an-imal?A. A definite diagnosis consists ofdemonstrating the EHD virus in theblood of an animal with clinical signs.Indirectly, antibodies against EHD canbe detected in the blood. This indicatesthat the animal has been exposed tothe virus at some time, but doesn't nec-essarily confirm that EHD is the causeof the current illness in the animal. Weknow from past investigations thatsome normal cattle have evidence ofEHD antibodies, meaning they wereexposed to the virus, but have never

shown any signs of illness.Q. How many herds are affected by

this outbreak?A. As of October 2, veterinarians havesubmitted samples from 51 differentcattle herds with EHD signs. Of these51, 32 of these herds have evidence ofEHD virus infection, 12 have had neg-ative results, with tests pending on therest. The number of submissions to theADRDL likely vastly underestimatesthe total number of herds affected. Wehave heard from many veterinariansin the outbreak area that there aremany more herds experiencing clinicalillness than were submitted to the lab-oratory. An effort is underway to inter-view veterinarians and producers toget an idea of how many herds mighthave been affected.

Q. Where are the affected herds?A. According to ADRDL submissionsonly, herds have been identified as farwest as Gregory County, as far east asTurner County, and as far north asSanborn County. It is very possiblethat herds outside that area have beenaffected.

Q. What should a cattle producer doif he or she suspects EHD in some ofhis cattle?A. Contact their veterinarian. Theymay wish to collect samples for diagno-sis and can advise about treatmentand management of affected animals.In general, providing supportive careto the affected animals along with fly

control, seems to be prudent.Q. Why is this showing up this year?

A. The area of the state in which themost cases are identified is also thearea of the state experiencing very dryconditions. The insect vector likes tobreed in moist dirt, such as that foundin drying creek beds, or along theshores of receded rivers and creeks.Some scientists have speculated thatthe level of immunity in the cattle pop-ulation may currently be on a downcycle, allowing more animals to showclinical signs, although this has notbeen definitively proven.

Q. What is going to happen nextyear? Will we see more, or less of thissyndrome? Will we see effects nextcalving season in the affected cows?A. It is unclear at this point, and muchdepends on conditions for the vectornext year. One could suppose that ahigh percentage of cattle will havebeen exposed to EHD this yearwhether they have shown signs of ill-ness or not. Whether this results in anincreased resistance to signs of EHD infuture years remains to be seen. In a2007 Ohio outbreak, there were no in-stances in which EHD was confirmedto have contributed to reproductivelosses in the following calving season.

Q. Does EHD affect people or meator milk from the affected animals?A. No. EHD does not affect people.Meat and milk from animals that arerecovering or have recovered is safe toconsume.

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There was a lot of fog this week,most of it unrelated to the elections.I wrote the foggy days on the calen-dar, but can’t remember if it’s sup-posed to be 60 days or 90 days fromthe day of the fog until it rains?Speaking of rain - our gauge regis-tered only eight hundredths for thewhole week, but the fire danger isgreatly decreased.

Monday was shipping day here.Doug and Clint Doll, Jeremey Stad-heim, and Taz came to the Smithplace to help Reub and Casey sortand load calves for the trip to theFaith. I took lunch to the crew andPeder Tenold and Casey truckedcalves to the sale barn while Reuband I followed in the car.

After watching the calves sell,Reub caught a ride back home withTony Holt, who also sold calves thatday and I drove on to Pierre for thelast meeting of our legislative Oiland Gas Development committeeon Tuesday. Fourteen committeemembers were able to attend. Weamended and approved eight of theseventeen bill drafts that LRC hadwritten up for the committee topresent to the legislature next ses-sion.

We lost more old friends andneighbors this past week. LelandEhleringer, 69, of Hettinger passedaway October 24th. Leland workedat the West River Regional Medical

Center in the Environmental Ser-vice Maintenance Department foralmost 26 years before he retired in2006. He was a dear friend and willreally be missed.

Lorretta Hafner’s brother, PercyBekken, 51, died October 25th atthe Rapid City Regional Hospital.His funeral was Thursday inNewell with burial at the Im-manuel Lutheran Church Ceme-tery at Zeona.

Sharon Knapp’s mother, ClaraMae Bagley, age 89, formerly CampCrook and Spearfish, died October26th at the Belle Fourche HealthCare Center. Her funeral servicewas Tuesday at the Funeral Homeof the Northern Hills in BelleFourche with burial at the BlackHills National Cemetery near Stur-gis.

Marlee Cordell’s father, RichardOwen, 82 of Ridgway, Montanapassed away at home on the ranchNovember 1st. His funeral will be11:00 a.m., Wednesday at theStevenson Funeral Home inEkalaka with burial will be in theBeaver Lodge Cemetery inEkalaka.

Our sympathy goes out to thesefamilies.

Greg Urlacher came to preg testour cows Friday. Bill Holt, JeremyStadheim, and Doug and Clint Dollhelped Reub and Casey gather and

work at the Smith place. I took cof-fee and lunch over to them in themorning and the crew came to theranch for dinner. Everything wentwell and there weren’t many drycows. Life is good!

The Harding County volleyballteam won the District tournamentFriday night and will play TimberLake at Regionals in Lemmon thisTuesday. Congratulations girls!

Galen and Donna Niederwerdercame to visit Saturday. Donna ismy cousin and Galen is our insur-ance agent and it was time to up-date the policy on the ranch. Wehad a good visit over lunch andthen we went into Buffalo to watchthe football game. Harding CountyHigh beat Castlewood 40 to 28 tosecure another trip to the dome.HCHS will play Colome for thestate championship in Vermillionon Thursday. Pretty exciting!

I drove to Spearfish after thefootball game for the ‘Friendraiser’at the High Plains Western Her-itage Center. This was my firstevent as a new director on the Her-itage Center board and it was anenjoyable evening. After the lavishand delicious supper, we were en-tertained at the campfire by SlimMcNaught and Bob Lantis, withRobert ‘Jinglebob’ Dennis as Mas-ter of Ceremonies. One of the otherguys claimed Jinglebob got the job

because he was the only one of thethree that could spell MC!

That reminds me - the next meet-ing of the Great Western CattleTrails Association will also be at theHeritage Center in Spearfish onWednesday, November 14 at 7:00pm. Everyone is welcome, so comelearn about the fascinating historyof the cattle drives that played sucha big part in the settlement of thewest.

You’re invited to the Open Housefor Bill and Verona Vroman’s 65thwedding anniversary at the RecCenter in Buffalo at 2:00 on Satur-day, November 10th. Congratula-tions - not many couples get achance to celebrate 65 years of mar-riage! There will also be hunterfeeds at the Reva Hall in Reva andat Immanuel Lutheran Church inZeona that evening. Everyoneshould be well-fed Saturday.

I ran out of room last week to tellyou about the present LarryBlankenbaker brought me fromChina. Sheri came to the SeniorCitizens while I was explaining theballot measures last week to giveme the canvas purse with PresidentObama’s picture on it with the cap-tion ‘Oba Mao’ underneath. Presi-dent Obama is dressed to look likeMao, the former dictator of China. Idon’t know what the Chinese char-acters underneath the Dear

Leader’s picture say, but I’d surelike to find out. If you read Man-darin, come see me?

The time changed Saturdaynight and here’s an amusing time-change story for you:

(5 September 1999, Jerusalem)The switch away from daylight sav-ings time caused consternationamong terrorist groups this year. Atprecisely 5:30 Israel time on Sun-day, two coordinated car bombs ex-ploded in different cities, killingthree terrorists who were trans-porting the bombs. It was initiallybelieved that the devices had beendetonated prematurely by klutzyamateurs. A closer look revealedthe truth behind the untimely ex-plosions.

Three days before, Israel hadmade a premature switch from day-light savings time to standard timein order to accommodate a week ofSlihot, involving pre-sunriseprayers. Palestinians refused to"live on Zionist time." Two weeks ofscheduling havoc ensued. Thebombs had been prepared in aPalestine-controlled area, and seton Daylight Savings time. The con-fused drivers had already switchedto standard time. As a result, thecars were still en-route when theexplosives detonated, delivering tothe terrorists their well-deserveddemise.

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

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AUCTIONLARGE NATIVE AMERICAN col-lection of prints, pictures, platesand decorative items for sale at in-doors Two-Ring Auction, Carpen-ter Auction Center, Lake Benton,MN, Saturday, Nov. 10, 9:30 a.m.Pickups, boat, firearms, antiques,furniture, household, miscella-neous. www.carpenterauction.com

EMPLOYMENTKTC CONSTRUCTION SEEKSEMPLOYEES, both part-time andfull-time. Excellent pay/benefits!Underground plumbing, digging,trenching, operating equipment.Willing to train. Submit resumesto rodb@kennebectelephone.com.Questions, call 605-869-2220.

SALES AGRONOMIST/PRECI-SION AG position at HowardFarmers Coop, Howard SD. Salesexperience, knowledge of Ag chem-icals and precision Ag/VRT is pre-ferred. Call Colby 605-772-5543.

FOR SALEAKC black and yellow lab puppies,male and female, ready to go Nov.14, good hunting parents, dewclaws removed, $250.00. RingneckRoost, Gregory. Ph: (605) 835-9629.

NOW IS THE chance to buy a wellestablished & successful businessin the State Capitol of S.D. TheLongbranch is for SALE (seriousinquires only). Call Russell Spaid605-280-1067.

LOG HOMESDAKOTA LOG HOME Buildersrepresenting Golden Eagle LogHomes, building in eastern, cen-tral, northwestern South & NorthDakota. Scott Connell, 605-530-2672, Craig Connell, 605-264-5 6 5 0 ,www.goldeneagleloghomes.com.

NOTICESADVERTISE IN NEWSPAPERSstatewide for only $150.00. Put theSouth Dakota Statewide Classi-fieds Network to work for youtoday! (25 words for $150. Eachadditional word $5.)Call this newspaper or 800-658-3697 for details.

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For SaleFor sale fresh farm eggs 244-5948 orcell 307-622-2705.

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For sale: 2000 Chevy Silverado 1/2ton, V8, 4 wheel drive, 5 speed trans,.quad cab regular box asking $5000.call 605-484-7519.

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FOR SALE: Hereford bull calves.Will keep until December 1, 2012.Hovland Herefords, Allen Hovland,605-544-3236, or Miles Hovland, 544-3294.

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Crocheted dish cloths, pot scrubbers,fleece scarves, fleece caps, crochetedcaps and some Louis Lamour booksare available at the Bison Courier.Also Taking orders for embroidereddish towels for information see Arlisat the Bison Courier or call 244-7199.

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Need Help? Experienced in all as-pects of livestock handling and fenc-ing. Now booking day jobs for the win-ter season. Call Christian at 605-866-4530.

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For RentFor rent: Homestead Heights locatedin Bison, S.D., has a one and two bed-room apartment available. Home-stead Heights is a low-income elderlyand disabled Section 8 HUD (Housingand Urban Development) housing fa-cility. We are smoke free. Energy As-sistance is available for those whoqualify. Utilities are included in therent. Homestead Heights is an equalhousing opportunity. For more infor-mation, please call (605) 244-5473.

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Help WantedPerkins County has job openings forMechanic and Equipment Operators.Must have or obtain a valid SouthDakota Class A Commercial Drivers

License within 30 days of employ-ment. Benefits include: Health &Dental insurance, retirement, sickleave, vacation and paid holidays.

For application and details, contactthe Highway Office in Bison,SD orcall 605-244-5629.

Position open until filled.Perkins County Highway Dept.Box 158Bison, SD 57620

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Thank YouI would like to thank my family andfriends who made my 90th birthdayparty so special. Also, for all the won-derful cards that I have receivedthrough the mail it has meant somuch to me. I'm very blessed to haveso many wonderful friends and sucha loving family.

God Bless you all.Helen Marty

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The Millennial generation

already makes up 1/5 of the electorate.

By 2015, they willaccount for 1/3.

Research shows thatyoung voters with college

experience are muchmore likely to vote than

their non-college counterparts. Although ?of young Americans ages

18-29 have neverenrolled in college, 79%of the young voters on

Super Tuesday attended college.

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