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Bison Courier Official 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 $1.00 Volume 30 Number 18 October 18, 2012 Includes Tax Highlights & Happenings Baby shower for Reece James Bentsen son of Brandy and Cody Bentsen at the Sr Center in Het- tinger, N.D., October 21 at 2 p.m. Everyone Welcome! Fall/Winter hours at Bison Land- fill - Wednesdays: 8 a.m. - noon and 1 - 5 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m. - noon. Effective Oct. 1, there are no hours scheduled for Monday nights. Those hours will resume with the begin- ning of Daylight Savings Time in the spring. Harding and Perkins Co Branch #30416 of Thrivent Financial will be hosting Identity Theft Workshops in our area. The dates and locations are as follows: In Buffalo, on Mon- day, October 22, at 6:30 p.m. at the Buffalo Senior Citizens Center; In Bison, on October 23, at 6:30 p.m. at the Bison Community Center/Bison Nutrition Site at 6:30 p.m.; In Lem- mon, on October 24, at 7:00 p.m. at the Calvary Lutheran Church in Lemmon. The public is cordially in- vited to attend these informative workshops about protecting your identity. Branch members and all area Senior Citizens are encouraged to participate. Refreshments will be served. For more info: contact Diana Landis @ 244-7120, Linda Mohagen @ 866-4685 or Charlotte Kvale @ 374-3523. By Beth Hulm The county highway depart- ment lost two members of its work crew and the Director of Equaliza- tion one through resignations last week. DOE Rownea Gerbracht minced no words when she in- formed the Perkins County Com- mission of her lost employee. “She needs more money and we’re not giving it to her so she is moving on.” Highway Superintendent Tracy Buer, likewise, said that, while there were other reasons ex- pressed by his men, “better wages” and “more money” contributed to their decisions to leave county em- ploy. All three positions will be ad- vertised. Wages start at $12.35 for county employees, who also re- ceive periodic longevity raises. They get health, dental and health insurance and are paid for accu- mulated sick leave and vacation time plus recognized holidays. Lack of moisture throughout the county has curtailed the work that Buer and his crew can do. Roads are too dry to blade, he said, and mowers caused two fires so he’d shut them down. He lamented that the county is ill-pre- pared to contain fires that start when mowing dry road ditches. Because other jobs had to be put aside for awhile, Buer and his crew helped the Town of Bison chip seal city streets. The town will pay for the use of the county’s equipment and manpower. Commissioner Rusty Foster challenged the chip seal project saying that the Commission had never approved it. Chairman Mike Schweitzer thinks that it was ap- proved and Willard Ottman re- membered, “We’ve talked about it in the past.” Those three men com- prised the quorum at last Tues- day’s regular October meeting in Bison. Buer said that he’d understood that it would be okay to help in Bison. “It’s always been done in the past,” he said. Foster thinks it opens the door for other entities, such as the City of Lemmon and individual townships, to contract work with the county. “Are you ob- ligated to that now?” he asked Buer. He also commented that the work on Bison streets hadn’t been on Buer’s monthly maintenance reports. Schwietzer voiced his concern that other government entities pay for all work done by the county and that extra work be done only when it doesn’t interfere with the county’s regular work schedule. Foster requested a report show- ing the number of man-hours and the equipment used for the Bison project and all others that the county has done for other entities. There were several guests in the board room during the morning meeting last week: Mike Haines, Fairview Ranch, Inc., bought a small parcel of land in Bixby Township that was adver- tised as a tax deed property. The property had been appraised at $100 and that was what Haines agreed to pay for it. There were no other bidders. Another tax deed property, the old Kokomo building in Lemmon, was withdrawn from the sale list for investigation of a discovered lien against it. Linda Edel, Rapid City, repre- sented Western South Dakota Community Action Board and continued on page 4 Three county employees resign By Robyn Goddard “Faces of Agriculture” was the theme as Rural Women gathered at the K-Bar-S Lodge at Keystone, South Dakota October 4th and 5th for the annual South Dakota Rural Women in Agriculture Con- ference. Women in Ag is a perfect way for farm and ranch women to get away from home and do something for themselves. We build rela- tionships, make connections, share ideas and listen to inspira- tional speakers. Through these activities we learn more about our- selves embrace our inner strengths and grow. All three of our speakers empha- sized the importance of taking care of ourselves. Certified Fam- ily Nurse Practitioner and En- durance Horse Rider, Kerry Greear, presented information for maintaining optimal health at all phases of our lives. Keynote Speaker, Brenda El- sagher, shared her story about col- orectal cancer and journey to be- coming a comedian and inspira- tional speaker. Elsagher is straightforward sharing her expe- rience about cancer. She endorses finding laughter when dealing with difficulty in our daily lives. No subject is taboo and no one left the room with out laughing. Harding County native, Elaine Doll-Dun, wrapped up our confer- ence on Friday afternoon. Doll- Dun emphasized that life is a jour- ney; we all have a story. Her mes- sage was to empower women to face our fears, live life and pursue our passion. Doll-Dun wants women to do three things for themselves everyday … something mental, something physical and something spiritual. Every person we meet has a story; a unique tale about where they are, how they got there and where they are going. Many women in the crowd are cancer survivors; some are widows, or young mothers. The faces in the crowd cover several areas of Agri- culture and span across four gen- erations. Many of ladies work at home with their husbands. Also in the crowd were Ag Journalists, Extension Specialists, Crop Ad- justers, Farm Service Agency Offi- cers, Bankers and Loan Officers, one gal source and age verifies cattle and another works as a Vet Tech. Don’t forget the women who work in non-ag fields to help support their families. Hair dressers, paralegals, secretaries and entrepreneurs were also in attendance. We all have a pas- sion for Agriculture. The planning committee set up a panel discussion titled Finding Your Place in Agriculture. It was an interesting discussion and look at non-traditional ways of making a living in agriculture. Agricul- ture is more than cattle, sheep, small grains and row crops. Sit- ting on the panel were individuals fulfilling niche markets for raw milk, organic eggs, vinegar, wine and farmer’s markets. It’s exciting to have the oppor- tunity to attend a quality confer- ence like South Dakota Rural Women in Agriculture. These events are a great way to celebrate the bonds of women, exchange ideas, and take time to do some- thing for ourselves. Faces of women in agriculture Back Row: Janet Jorgensen, Robin Salverson, Geraldine Peck. Front Row: Cheryl Miller, Lorrie Hafner, Geraldine Storm, Robyn Goddard,Julia Davis

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Page 1: Bison Courier, October 18, 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 30Number 18October 18, 2012

Includes Tax

HHiigghhlliigghhttss && HHaappppeenniinnggssBaby shower for Reece JamesBentsen son of Brandy and CodyBentsen at the Sr Center in Het-tinger, N.D., October 21 at 2 p.m.Everyone Welcome!

Fall/Winter hours at Bison Land-fill - Wednesdays: 8 a.m. - noon and1 - 5 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m. - noon.Effective Oct. 1, there are no hoursscheduled for Monday nights. Thosehours will resume with the begin-ning of Daylight Savings Time in thespring.

Harding and Perkins Co Branch#30416 of Thrivent Financial willbe hosting Identity Theft Workshopsin our area. The dates and locations

are as follows: In Buffalo, on Mon-day, October 22, at 6:30 p.m. at theBuffalo Senior Citizens Center; InBison, on October 23, at 6:30 p.m. atthe Bison Community Center/BisonNutrition Site at 6:30 p.m.; In Lem-mon, on October 24, at 7:00 p.m. atthe Calvary Lutheran Church inLemmon. The public is cordially in-vited to attend these informativeworkshops about protecting youridentity. Branch members and allarea Senior Citizens are encouragedto participate. Refreshments will beserved. For more info: contact DianaLandis @ 244-7120, Linda Mohagen@ 866-4685 or Charlotte Kvale @374-3523.

By Beth HulmThe county highway depart-

ment lost two members of its workcrew and the Director of Equaliza-tion one through resignations lastweek. DOE Rownea Gerbrachtminced no words when she in-formed the Perkins County Com-mission of her lost employee. “Sheneeds more money and we’re notgiving it to her so she is movingon.”

Highway Superintendent TracyBuer, likewise, said that, whilethere were other reasons ex-pressed by his men, “better wages”and “more money” contributed totheir decisions to leave county em-ploy.

All three positions will be ad-vertised. Wages start at $12.35 forcounty employees, who also re-ceive periodic longevity raises.They get health, dental and healthinsurance and are paid for accu-mulated sick leave and vacationtime plus recognized holidays.

Lack of moisture throughoutthe county has curtailed the workthat Buer and his crew can do.Roads are too dry to blade, he said,and mowers caused two fires sohe’d shut them down. Helamented that the county is ill-pre-pared to contain fires that startwhen mowing dry road ditches.

Because other jobs had to be putaside for awhile, Buer and hiscrew helped the Town of Bisonchip seal city streets. The townwill pay for the use of the county’sequipment and manpower.

Commissioner Rusty Fosterchallenged the chip seal projectsaying that the Commission hadnever approved it. Chairman MikeSchweitzer thinks that it was ap-proved and Willard Ottman re-membered, “We’ve talked about it

in the past.” Those three men com-prised the quorum at last Tues-day’s regular October meeting inBison.

Buer said that he’d understoodthat it would be okay to help inBison. “It’s always been done inthe past,” he said. Foster thinks itopens the door for other entities,such as the City of Lemmon andindividual townships, to contractwork with the county. “Are you ob-ligated to that now?” he askedBuer. He also commented that thework on Bison streets hadn’t beenon Buer’s monthly maintenancereports.

Schwietzer voiced his concernthat other government entitiespay for all work done by thecounty and that extra work bedone only when it doesn’t interferewith the county’s regular workschedule.

Foster requested a report show-ing the number of man-hours andthe equipment used for the Bisonproject and all others that thecounty has done for other entities.

There were several guests in theboard room during the morningmeeting last week:

Mike Haines, Fairview Ranch,Inc., bought a small parcel of landin Bixby Township that was adver-tised as a tax deed property. Theproperty had been appraised at$100 and that was what Hainesagreed to pay for it. There were noother bidders.

Another tax deed property, theold Kokomo building in Lemmon,was withdrawn from the sale listfor investigation of a discoveredlien against it.

Linda Edel, Rapid City, repre-sented Western South DakotaCommunity Action Board and

continued on page 4

Three county employees resign

By Robyn Goddard“Faces of Agriculture” was the

theme as Rural Women gatheredat the K-Bar-S Lodge at Keystone,South Dakota October 4th and 5thfor the annual South DakotaRural Women in Agriculture Con-ference.

Women in Ag is a perfect way forfarm and ranch women to getaway from home and do somethingfor themselves. We build rela-tionships, make connections,share ideas and listen to inspira-tional speakers. Through theseactivities we learn more about our-selves embrace our innerstrengths and grow.

All three of our speakers empha-sized the importance of takingcare of ourselves. Certified Fam-ily Nurse Practitioner and En-durance Horse Rider, KerryGreear, presented information formaintaining optimal health at allphases of our lives.

Keynote Speaker, Brenda El-sagher, shared her story about col-orectal cancer and journey to be-coming a comedian and inspira-tional speaker. Elsagher is

straightforward sharing her expe-rience about cancer. She endorsesfinding laughter when dealingwith difficulty in our daily lives.No subject is taboo and no one leftthe room with out laughing.

Harding County native, ElaineDoll-Dun, wrapped up our confer-ence on Friday afternoon. Doll-Dun emphasized that life is a jour-ney; we all have a story. Her mes-sage was to empower women toface our fears, live life and pursueour passion. Doll-Dun wantswomen to do three things forthemselves everyday … somethingmental, something physical andsomething spiritual.

Every person we meet has astory; a unique tale about wherethey are, how they got there andwhere they are going. Manywomen in the crowd are cancersurvivors; some are widows, oryoung mothers. The faces in thecrowd cover several areas of Agri-culture and span across four gen-erations. Many of ladies work athome with their husbands. Alsoin the crowd were Ag Journalists,Extension Specialists, Crop Ad-

justers, Farm Service Agency Offi-cers, Bankers and Loan Officers,one gal source and age verifiescattle and another works as a VetTech. Don’t forget the womenwho work in non-ag fields to helpsupport their families. Hairdressers, paralegals, secretariesand entrepreneurs were also inattendance. We all have a pas-sion for Agriculture.

The planning committee set upa panel discussion titled FindingYour Place in Agriculture. It wasan interesting discussion and lookat non-traditional ways of makinga living in agriculture. Agricul-ture is more than cattle, sheep,small grains and row crops. Sit-ting on the panel were individualsfulfilling niche markets for rawmilk, organic eggs, vinegar, wineand farmer’s markets.

It’s exciting to have the oppor-tunity to attend a quality confer-ence like South Dakota RuralWomen in Agriculture. Theseevents are a great way to celebratethe bonds of women, exchangeideas, and take time to do some-thing for ourselves.

Faces of women in agriculture

Back Row: Janet Jorgensen, Robin Salverson, Geraldine Peck. Front Row: Cheryl Miller, LorrieHafner, Geraldine Storm, Robyn Goddard,Julia Davis

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Dr. Jason M. HafnerDr. David J. Prosser

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She was born October 29, 1922 in Havelock, N.D. in her grandmothers house.

Her children are John (Sam) Marty,

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grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Cards may be sent to

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Helen Marty will celebrate her 90th Birthday with an open house

from 1 - 4 p.m., Saturday, October 27, 2012.

Nutrition SiteMenu

Thursday, October 18chicken alfredo

italian vegetablesapple crispgrape juice

Friday, October 19Cold roast beef sandwich

english pea saladV-8 juiceorange

Monday, October 22Taco saladw/w roll

mixed vegetablesfresh fruit & pudding

Tuesday, October 23Mandarin orange chicken

parsley potatoes broccolibanana

Wednesday, October 24Hungarian goulash

corn o’breinjello w/mandarin oranges

oatmeal fruit muffin

Small group gathers for Fall Council; finalizes Christmas FairBy Beth Hulm, Public RelationsAs enrollment numbers drop,

there are fewer and fewer womento carry on the work of Communityand Family Extension Leaders.Statewide, numbers have plum-meted to 611 while less than 20women now comprise PerkinsCounty CFEL’s membership.There is only one county club now,which meets monthly in Bison.There are two members-at-large.

Consequently, only seven mem-

bers were in attendance at the an-nual Fall Council held at Mom’sPlace in Bison last Saturdaymorning.

The group’s two members-atlarge, Ruby VanDenBerg, Zeonaand Donna Erhart, Lemmon, wererecognized for veteran member-ship, VanDenBerg for 65 years andErhart for 50. VanDenBerg saidthat, as a young bride, she joinedher mother-in-law’s “extensionclub.” Erhart joined when she

moved to Lemmon in the early1960s. Both were honored at therecent State Convention in Ab-erdeen.

Also honored at the state meet-ing (where most were not in atten-dance) were Teddi Carlson, VeraKraemer, Diana Landis and BethHulm for participating in thestatewide literacy reading pro-gram. VanDenBerg submitted themost books read for this countyand was also recognized. They re-ceived certificates.

Erhart, Carlson and BerniceKari gave reports from their atten-dance at the State CFEL meetingwhere Kari was elected to be theorganization’s vice president ofprograms. Betty Tufty, Lisbon,ND, who continues to hold a mem-bership in Perkins County, also at-tended that meeting. Next year’sconvention will be held in Huronon Sept. 13 and 14.

On Saturday, three county of-fices were sworn in for a two-yearterm each. Carlson accepted a sec-

ond term as the group’s chair-woman; Hulm was unanimouslyelected to a full term as the PRperson, following her appointmenta year ago to complete half of theprevious term due to a resigna-tion; and Kari accepted the posi-tion of Historian, replacing Landiswhose two terms will expire at theend of this calendar year.

Plans were finalized for the up-coming CFEL Christmas Fair onSaturday, Nov. 3 at the BentleyBuilding in Bison. There are a fewbooth spaces still available. CFELmembers host this annual eventas a fundraiser for two collegescholarships that they award toarea graduating seniors eachspring. Lunch will be served.

Landis, as current Historian,read her annual report of happen-ings as submitted by the Town andCountry Club, Bison. That reportwill be filed with the state organi-zation, proving that PerkinsCounty, albeit small, does stillhave an active membership.

Ruby VanDenBerg is a 65 year member of the CFEL organiza-tion.

Donna Erhart, Lemmon, was recognized for 50 years of mem-bership. Teddi Carlson pinned a corsage.

Trivia Answersweek one

1. Civil War2. 16

3.Mount Rushmore4.Pendletons5.Oklahoma

6. Blueberries7.Richard Nixon8.Judy Blume

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The Bison Courier • Thursday, October 18, 2012 • Page 3

Born on September 27th, 2012at Benefis Healthcare,

Great Fal ls, MT6 lb. 13 oz. 19 in. longMaternal grandparents:

Norman and Shelby Miles, Meadow, SDPaternal grandparents:

Claude and Nita Bronec, Denton, MT

Calvin and Nicole Bronec are proud to announce the birth of their baby boy:

CCaaddeenn JJoosseepphh

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Larry Wilson was recently inducted into the South Dakota Cooperative Hall of Fame. He is pic-tured with Grand Electric’s past managers, (left) Darrell Henderson and (right) Leroy Schecherwho are also Hall of Fame Members. Wilson previously served on the Grand Electric Board of Di-rectors for 36 years, 13 of them as board president. He also served on the South Dakota RuralElectric Association Board of directors for 22 years.

Wilson inducted into South Dakota Cooperative Hall of Fame

Friday, Mary Ellen Fried droveto Webster to stay with Tim andKendra McIntyre. Saturday,Kendra and Mary Ellen drove toLake Preston to visit at the homeof Charlotte Smith. Visiting at theSmith home were Ron and JoyceFried of Kodiak, Alaska, SarahFried of Bloomington, NC; Lukeand Jenny Fried of Rapid City andSpearfish.

Mary Ellen Fried spent theweekend with Tim and KendraMcIntyre.

Monday, Mary Ellen Fried re-turned to Lake Preston to visitwith Charlotte Smith and theFried families. Mary Ellen re-

Meadow News By Tiss Treib

turned to Bison Tuesday.Jenny Fried of Spearfish came

up to Bison Saturday to visit withMary Ellen Fried.

Mary Ellen and Jenny Friedwere Sunday guests of Duane andDawn Fried. They also visitedthere with Leif and Larissa Ander-son and family; Mike and TaraFried and Camdyn; Micaela Friedof Minneapolis, MN. Jenny re-mained at the Fried home in Het-tinger to visit with Micaelaovernight.

Thursday, Ron Bachmanbrought Evie Reed of St. Louis,MO up from the airport in RapidCity to spend some time with hermother, Bernie Rose.

Friday, Julie and Jake Fosterand Karla Larson visited withBernie Rose.

Saturday, Darrel Iverson, CassieFoster, Betty Walikainen and FredReede stopped to check on BernieRose.

Monday, Fred and Bev Schoppattended a Jr. High Girls Volley-ball game in Lemmon with Het-tinger.

Tuesday, Fred and Bev Schopptraveled to Hettinger to watch thegirls’ 4th and 5th grade Lemmongirls play.

Fred and Bev Schopp were Sat-urday supper guests of Ray andJulie Schopp.

Jerry Petik attended a LemmonCommunity Development Meetingon Monday evening and on Tues-day afternoon he attended aGrand River Grazing Associationmeeting.

Jerry and Carolyn Petik calledon Irene Young on Wednesday af-ternoon.

Bill and Terry Hirchert fromPiedmont hunted this weekend atJerry and Carolyn's and treatedthem to supper out on Saturdaynight.

Sunday, Jerry and Carolyn at-tended the benefit for GarySkjoldal in Lemmon. In the after-noon they were among severalguests at Bakkens to celebrateLeif's 17th birthday.

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By Robert W. Drown, Natural Resource Specialist

People go to sleep every nightand wake up in the morning.Trees go to sleep every autumnand wake up every spring. Thissleep, technically called dormancyenables trees to survive harshwinter periods. In tree species,dormancy and cold hardiness areclosely linked. In general trees aremost cold hardy when they are indeep dormancy.

Growth above ground essen-tially stops during dormancy andends only after a period of sus-tained chilling. Besides cold tem-peratures the shorter day lengthshelp to trigger dormancy. Growthresumes when warmer tempera-tures and longer days return inthe spring. However, roots arenever truly dormant but are in aresting state called quiescence.Even when only a portion of thesoil is warmed, roots in thewarmed region will grow. This canoccur even when air temperaturesare well below freezing.

Dormancy happens in phases asfollows: pre-dormancy, true dor-mancy and post-dormancy. In pre-dormancy the tree starts nappingand wakes up during periods of fa-vorable growing conditions. Nextis true-dormancy, the tree has en-tered into a deep sleep and will notwake up easily. Deciduous treeshave lost their leaves and a periodof prolonged chilling is requiredbefore growth resumes. The finalstage of dormancy is post-dor-mancy occurring in late winterand early spring. The tree startsto wake up, is drowsy, buds startgrowing, but can temporarily stopif cold temperatures return.

A tree is full of vascular cellsthat move water and sap fromroots to leaves. As the amount ofsunlight decreases in autumn, theveins that move sap into and outof a leaf slowly close off. A separa-tion layer develops at the base ofthe leaf ’s stem and it falls off. Ithappens with all deciduous treesexcept oaks. In oaks, the separa-tion layer does not fully develop.This is why most dead oak leavesremain on the tree through winterand even into early spring.

Day length and temperature areimportant factors that trigger dor-mancy. Long days promote vegeta-

tive growth and short days triggerdormancy. Dormant buds form inpreparation for next year’s growthas days begin to get shorter inlater summer. Cool temperaturesare needed for the plant to entertrue-dormancy. Dormancy hap-pens more quickly when shortdays occur in combination withcool temperatures.

Besides water and wood, treescontain various chemical com-pounds. When day lengths getshorter higher amounts of agrowth regulator called abscisicacid (ABA) occur, causing growthto stop. The ABA breaks down anddecreases during the winter. Si-multaneously in the spring, soilbegins to warm and growth pro-moters gibberellins and cytokinesbuild up causing bud growth to re-sume.

Evergreen trees include pines,spruces, cedars and firs go dor-mant less conspicuously than de-ciduous trees. They do not lose

their leaves, or needles, in winter,because their dormancy is differ-ent. The needles of evergreens arecovered with a heavy wax coatingto help prevent moisture loss, andthe fluids inside the cells containsubstances resistant to freezing,essentially evergreen antifreeze.Evergreens shut down for winterdormancy but continue most basicmetabolic functions; the plantssuper-cool. Water in the cells ischemically maintained in a liquidstate below 32° F. Evergreenleaves can live for several years,through all four seasons, beforethey are dropped and replaced bynew growth.

My sources for this news releasewere the Virginia Polytechnic In-stitute and State University andCommunity Channel 101. If youwould like more information about“The Sleep Cycle of Trees,” callBob Drown at the ConservationOffice at 605-244-5222, Extension4.

TREE FACTS – The Sleep Cycle of Trees

Page 4 • The Bison Courier • Thursday, October 18, 2012

SNOWPLOW OPERATORThe Department of Transportation is recruiting local

individuals for the Snowplow Operator Program. Those hired will beemployed on a temporary basis and be responsible for operatingsnow and ice removal equipment during inclement weather and

completing general maintenance assignments. Hours could includeweekdays, weekends, holidays, early morning or evening.

Reserve Operators will only work on an as needed basis determined by weather conditions.

Starting rate of pay is $13.00 per hour. Applicants must have the ability to operate heavy equipment and must possess, or be willing to obtain, a Commercial Drivers License.

Interested parties should contact:Joel Larson,

HWY Maintenance SupervisorS.D. Department of Transportation

PO Box 219Bison, South Dakota 57620

605-244-5257 Bison, Lemmon, Faith

Equal Opportunity EmployerThese evergreen and deciduous trees located in a Bison, SDpark are transitioning into dormancy or going to sleep forthe winter.

County employeescontinued from page 1

asked Perkins County to appoint amember to their board of directors.Her board works with 14 WestRiver counties to help the elderly,low income and others in need. IdaMarie Snorteland, Spearfish, isthe current chairwoman and Flo-rence Hoff, Lemmon, is an areavolunteer.

Edel said that her board is “fru-gal” with their money but they willpay expenses for a representativefrom Perkins County to attendtheir monthly meetings in RapidCity.

Because the commission wasmissing two members, they de-cided to delay the appointment ofa representative until later.

Sorum-area rancher VaughnMeyer and Dave Lensegrav,Meadow, members of DakotaRural Action and Western Re-sources Council, presented a Com-prehensive Plan for the Commis-sion to review. Their visit was a di-rect result of the September 6thpublic hearing in Bison whereBlaise Emerson, Black Hills Coun-cil of Local Governments, talkedabout the need for a Comprehen-sive Plan and possible zoning ordi-nances to protect the propertyrights of people in Perkins County.

“Times have changed,” Meyersaid. “We need to protect our-selves….and protect our futuregenerations.” The idea of zoningisn’t the scary thing that it once

was, he said, especially with theproximity of oil drilling to thenorth and west of Perkins County.

Meyer has been working on hisComprehensive Plan for the past 4to 5 years. Indeed, he presented itto the Commission one other time.

“Things can happen in a hurry,”Lensegrav said. “We’d better beready.”

Foster was impressed. “It’spretty nice,” he said, that some-thing has been started. Lensegravagreed, “We don’t have to re-inventthe wheel.”

Schweitzer said, “We need toforge forward.” He advocates hav-ing more public hearings through-out the county so that every sectorof citizens has the right to hearand be heard.

Commissioners have a requestfrom a U.S. geological surveygroup to do a study of water qual-ity and water rights throughoutthe county. It would cost thecounty $5,000, initially, to getstarted. No action was taken.

Kelly Serr, County EmergencyManager, asked Commissioners towrite a letter to the state 911 com-mittee requesting the use of accu-mulated funds for the purchase ofnew 911 software with GPS capa-bilities.

The regular November meetingof the County Commission hasbeen moved to Wednesday, Nov. 7to allow the county board to can-vass the ballots from the previousday’s General Election.

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The Bison Courier • Thursday, October 18, 2012 • Page 5

The Funeral Service for LuluMae Wilken, age 79 of Meadow,were held at 10:30 am Saturday,October 13, 2012 at Bethel FreeLutheran Church in Faith, SouthDakota. Pastor Wayne Olson willofficiate with burial in the ChanceCemetery.

Special music was provided byJayne Jordan, pianist, Phil andVicki Hahn, Peggy Veal, JanetLaDue, Wade Hofer, Jim and JoniHunt and the Wilken Girls.

Serving as casketbearers wereJim, Ralph, Norman, and VivanLyon, Chuck Anderson, WadeHofer, Mike Wilken, and DennisPeterson.

Visitation was held on Fridayfrom 5:00 to the time of the familyand friends service at 7:00 pm atBethel Free Lutheran Church inFaith.

Lulu Mae Lyon was born May 1,1933 to Vivian V.D. and Lulu(Long) Lyon at home nearMeadow. She enjoyed riding horse-back to the nearby countryschools. She graduated from Lem-mon High School in 1951. She at-tended Black Hills State Collegefor the summer and started teach-ing that fall at Pleasant Valley.She continued to attend summerschool, obtaining her teaching de-gree and teaching during the year.She met Don Wilken when he wasteaching at Prairie View Schoolseveral years later. They weremarried in 1955, after he returnedfrom the service. They continuedto teach in area country schools in-cluding Thorpe and Meadow untilLinda was born in 1958. Theylater purchased the Roy Ellsworthplace (Don's uncle), where theyspent all their years together.Gary joined the family in 1961.Lulu Mae faced cancer when shewas thirty-four years old, but byGod's grace it never returned.

Lulu Mae enjoyed everythingabout being a country wife andmother taking on each challengethat ranch life presented. She en-joyed being a member of and host-ing the Sagebrush Rustlers familyclub. Going to Sunday School andChurch was always a priority.Lulu Mae loved being a grandma,teaching and caring for her grand-kids whenever she could. She en-joyed every opportunity to be withthem or watch them participate intheir activities. Lulu Mae loved tofix dinners for family and friends

always making sure everyone hada special birthday celebration.Don and Lulu Mae enjoyed tripswith their fifth wheel camper in-cluding three trips to Alaska.

Lulu Mae suffered fromAlzheimer's in later years.

She went home to be with Jesusearly Wednesday morning, Octo-ber 10, 2012 at the Oahe Havenwhere she had resided for nearlyfour years.

Missing her, but looking forwardto seeing her again in heaven areher husband, Donald, of 57 yearsof marriage, Gary (Lori) Wilken ofMeadow and Linda (Erling) Olsenof Dupree; eight grandchildren,Monica (Andy) Coyle, Odessa,Ukaraine, Lee (Jamie) Olsen,Bluff Dale, TX, Ann, Katie, Tricia,Susan, Lindsey and Josh Wilkenof Meadow; four great- grandchil-dren, Moriah, Isaiah, and JosiahCoyle, Odessa, Ukraine and TraceOlsen, Bluff Dale, TX. Also sur-viving are her sister-in-law, Mar-garet Lyon, Lemmon, SD, broth-ers-in-law, Sam (Joyce)Tidball, Ft.Pierre, SD, and brother-in-law,George (Janet) Wilken, Spearfish,SD.

She was preceded in death byher parents, brother, N.F. “Red”Lyon, and sister, Helen Tidball.

Memorials will be given to Sun-shine Bible Academy and theCoyle Ministry.

Condolences may be sent to thefamily at www.funeralhomesofcar-ing.com.

Lulu Mae Wilken

Funeral services for longtimeCortez, Colorado resident JanetAnne Smith were held at 10:30a.m. on Friday, October 12 at theEvangel Assembly of God Church,209 W. 5th Street, Cortez. Inter-

ment followed at Cortez Cemetery.Pastor Jeff McDonell will officiate.

Visitation was scheduled forFriday morning from 9:30 to serv-ice time at the church.

Janet was born November 27,1944 in Burtrum, Minnesota thedaughter of Adam and Laura(Shinabarger) Vetter. She passedaway on Saturday, October 6, 2012at her residence at the age of 67.

On December 23, 1958, Janetmarried Robert A. “Smitty” Smithin Bison, South Dakota Janet tookgreat pride in her children, beingan active mother who was greatlyinvolved in their lives brought hermuch happiness. She workedmany years in the Gordon, Ne-braska nursing home and theVista Grande Nursing Home.Janet found enjoyment in helpingthe elderly. She enjoyed being out-doors fishing and hunting. Janetliked spending time at the casino.

Surviving Janet are her chil-

dren, Alton Smith and wife, Gwenof Kingman, Kansas, Becky Fergu-son and husband, Billy Don ofCortez, Scott Smith and wife, Arlisof Farmington, New Mexico, DonSmith and wife, Bernie of Cortez,Troy Smith and wife, Shara ofCortez, and Steven Smith ofCortez; 19 grandchildren and 36great-grandchildren; and her sib-lings, Dean Vetter and wife, Elmieof Watertown, New York, andJoyce Ballard and husband, Waltof Longmont, Colorado; and nu-merous aunts, uncles, nieces andnephews. Janet was preceded indeath by her parents; by her hus-band, Robert “Smitty” Smith; andby her son, William “Willie” Smith.

Services are under the directionof Ertel Funeral Home. For fur-ther information or to send condo-lences, log on to www.ertelfuneral-home.com and click on the obitu-ary section.

Obituaries

Janet Anne Smith

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: 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 • Sunday School 9:45, Worship Service - 11:00 a.m., WMF 2ndWednesday at 1:00 p.m.

Sunday School - 10:00 a.m., Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m.Vesper Service - 6:00 p.m., Wed. Evenings - 7:30 p.m.

PPaassttoorrss PPeerrssppeeccttiivveePrairie Fellowship Parish ELCA

Pastor Margie Hershey

Food, food, food

We are into what I call the food season. Starting in September a lot of churches have dinners. Some of these are

fund raisers for a specific cause, but the mostimportant quality of community dinners is that they bring

people together. It is great to have a specific time set aside for gathering with other

people and sharing a meal.

Almost as soon as the series of dinners are over we plan forThanksgiving. This too is a time when we sit down

to a meal shared with people we treasure. Many families havethis as the one time of the year when they gather all the

extended family together.

Thanksgiving is also the day which triggers the Christmas celebrations and many of them are

centered on the sharing of a meal. So much food,so much gathering of family and friends, so much time shared

with each other. Although there are many who complain aboutall this time centering on gathering and feasting, there are not

many who are willing to give it up. We enjoy and treasurethese food times.

As we gather to share friendship and food, we need to alsofeast on spiritual food. Can we be as excited for

receiving the spiritual food that our Lord offers. It comesthrough his word. It is food for the soul. God’s word nourishes

us, challenges us, encourages us and satisfies our longing for God. It is a feast that will

sustain us through all our life.

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Jozi, Reave, Amanda, Kiley, Eric and Jarrett Schuchard enjoy riding.

Perkins County cancer trail ride-

The Hafner family hosted the trail ride at their Zeona Ranch; Lorri, Nicole, Terry, Clyde and KateTrigg.

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Rosebud LutheranSmorgasbord

Sunday, October 21, 2012 • 4:00 pm14 miles south of White Butte or

18 miles north of Bison

Serving: Meatballs, Ham, Potatoes, Salads, Dessert Bars, Lefse, Sweet soup,

Rossettes & other Norwegian Delicacies

Free Will Offering

Jarrett Schuchard rode for his Grandma Mary.

Frank Vetter was the oldest rider, Reave Schuchard was theyoungest rider and Collin Palmer had the most $ pledged.

-many enjoy the beautiful day

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VENDORS WELCOMEBOOTHS AVAILABLE

Bison CFEL Christmas FairSaturday, November 3

for reservations: 605-244-5472

Hettinger Christmas FairSaturday, November 10

for reservations: 701-928-1112

Lemmon chamber christmas FairSaturday, November 17

for reservations: 605-374-5716

FCCLA has been hard at workagain this year. With the installa-tion of officers on October 8, theyear is officially underway. Theelected officers are: Shelly Peck,President; Megan Serr, VP; Kas-sidy Sarsland, Secretary; AnnaHatle, Treasurer; and Sydney Ar-neson, Reporter. The officers havebeen especially busy, meeting be-fore the school year began to planfor the year ahead. They developeda Program of Work outlining theyear’s theme, Explore the Possibil-ities with FCCLA, set meetingdates, as well as selected ideas forfundraisers and ways to involvethe chapter within the school andcommunity.

Currently the chapter is sellingbeef sticks and will be hosting aScentsy party on Sunday, October14, at the Prairie Lounge. We willalso be selling coffee as a newfundraiser this year. As well asfundraising, many activities areplanned within the school. A stu-dents versus faculty volleyballtournament, the Snowball dance,and collecting pop tabs in the ele-mentary are just a few of the funactivities we are looking forwardto this year.

Sydney Arneson Reporter

FCCLA installs new officers -------------------------

Sydney Arneson, Reporter; Kassidy Sarsland, Secretary; Shelly Peck, President; Megan Serr, Anna Hatle, Treasurer

1. Which controversial hero graduated at the bottom of his West Pointclass in 1861?2. What decade saw names first appear on the backs of NFL jerseys?3. How many bedrooms are there in the detective board game Clue?4. In Air Force slang, what is the meaning of the term “laundry bag”?5. What company’s logo is called the “swoosh”?6. In what country did the poinsettia originate?7. What was Mr Scrooge’s first name?8. What were Cinderella’s slippers made of in Frenchman Charles Perrault’s original version of the fairy tale classic?

Trivia, test your knowledgeEight week contest, there will be eight questions every week, you must answer fiveof them correctly. All the winners will be put in a hat and a name will be drawn for aprize.

Motto--"Toward New Horizons", Colors--Red and White; Flower--Red Rose; FCCLA is an organization that encourages leadership, responsibility, community and school involvement, and self-confidence.The name of the organization was changed from Future Homemakers

of America to Family, Career and Community Leaders of America in 1999 to better identify the organization.FCCLA Week is the second full week in February.

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Headstart students tour the Bison Fire Station

Back row: Dave Kopren, Ruby Lensegrav, Daemik Wells, Logan Reiff, Hannah Juergens, Cheyenne Hendrickson, Olivia Seidel, Marcella Wells, Heath McKinstry. Frontrow: Kolt Risty, Cooper Mackaben, Riley Lawhead, Coby Arthur, Brylee Risty, Whitney Thompson, Zoey Kopren.

Every day at

Northwest Supply Co. Lemmon, S DPepsi - Coke

products: 12 pack $4.1924 pack $6.99

Test smoke alarms everymonth. Replace batteries

once a year, even ifalarms are hardwired.

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It was a long trip to the south-ern Black Hills for the Bison Car-dinals football team when theytraveled to Edgemont on Friday totake on the Moguls. It was wellworth the drive, however, as theBison boys came home with a 52-7win to bring their season record to3-4.

Coach Beau Chapman said histeam dominated the game fromthe opening quarter, scoring 27points to Edgemont’s 0. Playingfrom the lead gave Coach Chap-man the chance to give his benchplayers some varsity experience.After that first quarter, he beganworking in the JV players, mostlyon defense. Every team memberwho was dressed saw action in thisgame and every player recorded atleast one stat.

The Cards’ scoring slowed downafter the opening quarter but re-mained consistent as they put upseven points in the second, 12 inthe third and six in the fourth. TheMoguls’ only points were scored inthe second quarter.

All of Chapman’s seniors scoredat least once. Wil Kolb had threeTDs, Yancy Buer had two, LaneKopren one and Ryan Serr addedone. All were receiving TDs fromSenior Daniel Chapman, who fin-ished the night with 424 yardspassing. The other Cardinal tocross the goal line was Junior SethBuer.

The Cardinals played a passinggame against the Moguls with six

different players making at leasttwo catches. D. Chapman’s com-pletion percentage for the gamewas 57.1%.

The Cardinals will close outtheir regular season on Thursdayat 7:00 p.m. when they host theDupree Tigers. A victory in thisgame will keep play-off hopes alivefor the Cards.

Game Stats: Rushing: D. Chap-man, 5/35 yds.; S. Buer, 2/32 yds.;Kopren, 3/28 yds.; Receiving: Kolb,7/159 yds.; S. Buer, 2/88 yds.; Y.Buer, 7/59 yds.; John Hatle, 3/50yds.; Serr, 3/41 yds.; Kopren, 2/27yds.; Passing: D. Chapman, 24/42for 424 yds., 8 TDs, 1 Int.; Tackles:Kopren, 5 solo, 19 assisted; Kolb,6 solo, 15 assisted; Hatle, 4 solo, 4assisted; Clayton Prelle, 1 solo, 7assisted; Sacks: Hatle, 1; Kopren,.5; Prelle, .5; Interceptions: D.Chapman, 2; Cody Buer, 1; Kick-offs: Kolb, 8/312 yds.; Ty Collins,1/35 yds.; PAT Kicks: Kolb, 4/8.

After seven games of the 2012season, Kopren remains first inthe nation in tackles with 40 soloand 172 assisted. Chapman is firstin South Dakota 9B in passingyards with 107/192 for a comple-tion percentage of 55.7% and 1561yards. Kolb is second in SD9B inreceiving with 31 catches for 572yards and 9 TDs. Also ranked inreceiving are Hatle in third placewith 23 for 325 yards and Y. Buerin fifth with 23 for 256 yards. Allstats and rankings can be found onwww.maxpreps.com.

Cardinals dominateEdgemont Moguls

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Monday, October 22Ham & scalloped potatoes

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fruit, wg bunmilk

Tuesday, October 23soft shell tacolettuce, salsa

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Dutch Oven Cooking Demonstrationby

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Saturday, October 20, 11:00-2:00Grand Electric

Social RoomCome and watch them cook and

sample the food

Harding County was the site fora volleyball triangular on Saturdaywith the Bison Cardinals and McIn-tosh Tigers as their guests. Bothvarsity and JV teams were invitedmaking a very long day of competi-tion.

The Cardinals’ first opponentwas the HC Lady Ranchers. It wasa rough start to the day for theCards and they lost in straight sets,13-25, 15-25 and 13-25. The Cardsstruggled with serve receivethroughout the match which led tovery few scoring opportunities.

In their second match with McIn-tosh, the Cards played much betterand won in straight sets, 26-24, 25-19 and 25-23. Coach Kalin Chap-man reported that the squad did agood job serving against the Tigerswith only two misses in the entirematch. Serve receive also improved

with an entry pass on nearly everyball. There were only three servereceiving misses. The kills wereplentiful from the Cards withLenae McKinstry recording 17,Shelly Peck 7 and Kassidy Sars-land, Anna Hatle and KimberlyPeck scoring 5 each.

The Cards will travel to Dupreeon Tuesday, October 16 for threematches against the Tigers. It willbe the final game for the C team.On Monday, October 22 they willfinish the regular season with a tripback to Buffalo to meet the Ranch-ers, starting at 5:30 p.m.

October 30 and November 1 and2 the District 16B Tournament willbe held in Bison. This is a great op-portunity to come out and supportthe Cardinals and see some excel-lent volleyball games.

Lady Cards go 1-1 at triangular

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Wow! is the only word I can thinkof to describe the Region 5B CrossCountry meet that was held on Oc-tober 10 in Philip. The "Wow's!"started in the first race of the daywhen 7th grader Daniel Burkhal-ter ran an incredible race, comingacross the finish line 27 secondsahead of 2nd place. After the racethere were discussions and ques-tions about whether or not a 7thgrader has ever won the RegionMeet. Currently there are peoplesearching the record books to de-termine if history has truly beenmade. I am one of them. At thevery least, none of the people pres-ent could remember a 7th graderwinning. Daniel's effort left me

saying,"Wow!" The second "Wow"came in the same race, only a fewseconds later. Josh McKinstry ranthe race of his life and qualified forstate for the first time. He wasrunning in 21st place, (the top 20are invited to state), and spentevery ounce of energy he had toedge a runner from Crazy Horseand seal his spot at the startingline next week in Huron. Congrat-ulations, Josh, it was a heart stop-ping finish! Joey Aukland finished30th and Joseph Kvale 32ndwhich rounded out Bison's malerunners. Our boys' team finished5th behind Dupree, Philip, WhiteRiver and Rapid City Christian.The Last "Wow" of the day came

when Ruth Burkhalter had a sim-ular finish to Josh. Ruth has beenfighting a leg injury this seasonand has not run for 2 weeks. Wewere hoping she still had enough

to get into the top 20. Ruth wasrunning in the 20th spot and hadto run for her life to hold off a latecharge by a Jones County runner.It was close, less than a second,

but Ruth made it. In all I think thecoach only lost 3 years off his lifeand gained a new cluster of grayhair. But Wow, what a race!

Daniel Burkhalter wins Region 5B, Boys' team finishes 5th Three qualify for State Meet

Back row: Joseph Kvale, Josh McKinstry. Front row: Daniel Burkhalter, Ruth Burkhalter and Joey Auk-land.

Ruth Burkhalter

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Congrats to 2012 State Cross Country QualifiersGood Luck in Huron Saturday, October 20th

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Tuesday, Brady Ham hauled hiscattle home. Thelma Sandgrenhad Brady and Maurice Ham andRowdy Benson for dinner. Thehoney lady delivered honey in theafternoon.

Wednesday Thelma Sandgrenwent and checked on Helen Meinkand they exchanged magazines.Brady Ham came back and got afew head of cattle he missed.

Friday was Thelma Sandgren’susual day in Hettinger and shehad car trouble, so Jim Miller fol-lowed her home and had supperwith her and put the batterycharger on the car.

Saturday evening Al Treib cameover to Thelma Sandgren’s to putthe battery charger on the caragain for her and visited. Thelmathinks she needs a new batterynow.

Sunday, Lester and SharonLongwood took Jim and PatsyMiller and Thelma Sandgren tothe Indian Creek Church dinner.It was very good and enjoyable.

Al and Tiss Treib and JimGilland traveled to HettingerThursday and went out to dinner.

Al Treib and Jim Gilland trav-eled to Hettinger Friday morning.

Myrna Gilland of Onida, SD ar-rived at the Treib ranch Fridaynoon. Tiss accompanied her toHettinger where they met Al andJim for dinner. Myrna hadbrought up items for the ClothesCloset and to spend the weekendvisiting the Treib’s.

Lucas and Donna Allen, Dusti,Stanford, Dally and Peyton andLaKrista Allen, Myrna Gillandand Jim Gilland spent Saturday

Rosebud News...Musical training has been found to improve how the brain processes thespoken word. This finding could lead to improving the reading ability of

children who have dyslexia and other reading problems.

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helping with cattle at the home ofAl and Tiss Treib. They were alldinner and supper guests. Everyone helped Lucas celebrate hisbirthday, which was Friday.

Lucas, Donna, Dusti, Stanford,Dally, Peyton and LaKrista Allenspent Sunday morning at Al andTiss Treib’s. Lucas helped trail cat-tle home. They were all dinnerguests and returned to their homein the afternoon.

Myrna Gilland returned to herhome in Onida Sunday afternoon,after spending the weekend withAl and Tiss Treib.

Thelma Sandgren brought hernews over to Tiss Treib Sunday af-ternoon and had coffee and an icecream treat with Al.

Sue Meink and Emily Mauri vis-ited with Helen Meink Saturdayafternoon.

Bob and Shilo Johnson andCheyenne DeMoney stopped atJohn and Shirley Johnson’s Mon-day morning before takingCheyenne back to the airport tocatch a plane to her home inPhoenix, AZ.

Tim and JoAnne Seim were Fri-day morning visitors of Chet andMandy Anderson and family.

Bonnie Haynes visited at theTim and JoAnne Seim home Sat-urday afternoon.

Jerry Anderson of Sheridan, WYwas a Saturday overnight guest ofTim and JoAnne Seim.

Justin, Jo and Jacob Seim ar-rived Saturday to spend throughSunday with Tim and JoAnneSeim.

Nolan and Linda Seim and fam-ily attended the Gary and DeannaSkjoldal benefit in Lemmon Sun-day afternoon.

Jim and Patsy Miller traveled toScranton Monday and visited withViolet Miller at the Western Hori-zon’s care center on their wayhome.

Patsy, Matt and Christi Millertraveled to Pierre Wednesday tothe Grand Chapter of the EasternStar. They returned home Satur-day evening.

Jim Miller attended the CAVAsoup supper Thursday evening inLemmon.

Albert Keller returned homefrom work in Montana Tuesdayevening.

Wednesday, Albert, Bridget andLil Albert Keller traveled to Bis-marck for a baby appointment.While there, they took Lil Albert toPapas Pumpkin Patch and they allpicked out pumpkins.

Sunday, Bert and PatriciaKeller, Trail City, SD came for theday and helped work on the houseand get water hooked up.

..........By Tiss Treib Approximately 90% of the brain's motor control capabilities are devoted to thehands, mouth and throat. With this in mind, experts say that the fine dexterity

involved with playing a violin can exercise the entire brain and stimulate general intelligence.

1.1 million Number of students who are

home-schooled, or2 percent of all

school-age studentsages 5 to 17.

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Participating in the Rapid CityAlzheimer's Association Walk toEnd Alzheimer's on September 29,2012 at Memorial Park were formerBisonites Peggy Smith (daughter ofFrankie Almen and the late MickAlmen), Melody Hamilton (daugh-ter of Irwin Tescher and the lateBetty Jean Tescher), and residentSalli Kolb Blazey (daughter of Herband Jessie Kolb). The womenwalked in honor if Herb and JessieKolb whom both suffer from the

disease and reside in the FiveCounties Nursing Home in Lem-mon, South Dakota. Salli's teamwas Tracks of My Tears and theyearned $200 for the association. Itwas a beautiful fall day for the walkand the friends enjoyed lunch andthe outdoor Autumn Festival in thedowntown Main Street Square andsharing childhood memories of fam-ily get-togethers.

"A world without Alzheimer"sdisease" that's the vision of the

Alzheimer Association. Their mis-sion is to eliminate Alzheimer's dis-ease through the advancement ofresearch, to provide and enhancesupport for all affected, and to re-duce the risk of dementia throughthe promotion of brain health. Toraise funds to achieve this missionthe association sponsors theAlzheimer's Association Walk toEnd Alzheimer's annually. It is thenation's largest event to raiseawareness and funds forAlzheimer's care, support and re-search. Held annually in more than600 communities nationwide, thisinspiring event call on participantsof all ages and abilities to reclaimthe future for millions. Together, wecan end Alzheimer's disease, thenation's sixth leading cause ofdeath.

Participating in the Walk,fundraising dollars fuel the mis-sion-related initiatives of care, sup-port and research. In addition, boththrough fundraising and participat-ing in the event help change thelevel of Alzheimer's awareness incommunities. At a Walk event, sup-porters learn more aboutAlzheimer's disease and the pro-grams and services offered by thelocal chapter. Participator will alsohave unique opportunities to get in-volved with the cause through ad-vocacy initiatives and clinical trialenrollment. These experiences, inaddition to other on-site opportuni-ties, help each participant connectto their reason for walking. AliciaGarcia from KOTA news was theguest speaker for this year's event.

Peggy Amen Smith, Melody Tescher Hamilton and Salli Kolb Blazey

Gals with local ties walk for a cureVibes for Vicki Passionately Pink 2 MileWalk for a Breast Cancer Cure in memory

of Vicki Kolb Young. On October 27, 2012, meet at the Bison Bar at 10:30

a.m. Show passion for pink and wear a pink wigand/or color pink. A $10 registration donation to go

to Susan G. Komen fund. Free lunch to follow the walk at the Bison Bar.

Contact Salli Blazey at 605-244-5491 or email [email protected] with questions, no RSVP

required. See poster in Post Office for more details.

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Bison Town BoardMonday, October 8, 20126:00 p.m. City Hall

CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL:Chairman Juell Chapman called theregular monthly meeting of the BisonTown Board to order on Monday, Oct.8, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall. Alltrustees - David Kopren, LukeClements, Matt Butsavage, Mike Lock-ert - were present. Others present: At-torney Eric Bogue, Employees HeathMcKinstry and Beth Hulm, andGladys Jackson, press.

THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCEWAS RECITED BY ALL.

ALL ACTION IN THE FOLLOWINGMINUTES CARRIED BY UNANI-MOUS VOTE UNLESS OTHERWISESTATED.

MINUTES: 086-2012 – Chapmanmoved, seconded by Clements to ap-prove the minutes of the regular Sept. 10 meeting. Carried.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT: 087-2012 – Clements moved, seconded byButsavage to approve the SeptemberFinancial Statement as presented.Carried.

STATUS REPORT: Trustees re-viewed McKinstry’s written status re-port with him. The complete report ison file at City Hall. In addition, therewas discussion about closing the land-fill on Monday nights during fall/win-ter months; the need for a culvert onnorth First Ave. West; applying toDENR for the right to irrigate wateroff full cells at the lagoon; and mainte-nance at Lions Club Park.

DELEGATIONS: None.

UNFINISHED BUSINESSLandfill retaining wall: Some of theblocks for the project have arrived on-site.KBM Engineering: Engineer AllanPage sent an email with an adjustedcost estimate for construction of theproposed storm sewer. Revised plansand specs should arrive this week.Page wrote that the board should begindiscussing when to bid the project.Attorney Matters: Removal of Ukefrom city property – Attorney Boguewill send a certified letter to the ownerof the uke, with copies to City Hall. Ifnot removed from the premises withina reasonable amount of time, the uke

will become city property. Garage oncity property: Bogue agreed that rea-sonable effort had been made to con-tact the owner of the garage on cityproperty and that it could be re-adver-tised for sale/removal. 088-2012 –Lockert moved, seconded by Kopren toadvertise for sealed bids for the re-moval of the following buildings at 205East Main Street in Block 8, OriginalTown of Bison, SD: a story-and-a-halfhouse (three bedrooms, 1 bath); one 12ft. by 26 ft. garage; and one 10 ft x 12ft lawn shed with overhead door andthat the buildings must be removedfrom the property, at bidder’s expense,no later than Jan. 1, 2013 and, further-more, that the buildings will revertback to The Town of Bison upon failureto comply with removal date and that,in that event, the purchaser's paymentwould be forfeited. Bids will be openedduring the November 5 meeting at 7:30p.m. Carried.

NEW BUSINESSAuto Supplement: 089-2012 –Clements moved, seconded by Chap-man to auto supplement $236.69 froma Homeland Security Grant to the pub-lic works fund for siren maintenance.Carried.Initiative Petition: Trustees were inreceipt of an initiative petition, whichwould revise Ordinance 2000-1, Nui-sance Ordinance, regarding possessionof any animals within city limits. 090-2012 – Kopren moved, seconded byChapman to hold an election in con-junction with the next municipal elec-tion on April 9, 2013. Carried. The pe-tition and proposed ordinance areavailable for viewing at City Hall.Executive session for personnelpursuant to SDCL 1-25-2(1): 091-2012 – At 8:30 p.m. Chapman moved,seconded by Clements to go into execu-tive session with Bogue and Hulm todiscuss personnel matters. Carried.Chairman Chapman declared themeeting back in open session at 9:10p.m.

OLD BUSINESSContinues…Following business thatneeded input from Bogue, trusteesbacked up on their agenda to finishOld Business. Interstate Engineering: DENR re-sponded by letter to the engineeringreport concerning Bison’s wastewatersystem as prepared by Nick Hoffman,Interstate Eng., Spearfish. DENR of-fered comments and asked that certainchanges be made to the engineering re-port. Reimbursement through thesmall community planning grant can-not be made until the engineering re-port is approved and engineering in-voices received in Pierre. Chapmanwill be in contact with Hoffman.Employee Handbook revisions:Trustees discussed potential changesto the employee handbook includinghealth insurance premiums; vacation

accrual and hourly employees vs.salaried positions; smoking in desig-nated areas; work hours allowed fortemporary employees; and cell phoneusage. A first reading, with changes,will take place during the Nov. 5 meet-ing.

CORRESPONDENCE: None.

OPEN FORUM: Hulm reported thatthere is still one delinquent airportlease, due January 1, 2012. She alsoinformed the board that Shane Steiner,KLJ Engineering, and Andy Vandel,SDDOT aeronautics, will attend theNov. 5 meeting to discuss the MasterPlan/Airport Layout Plan and CIP.

CLAIMS: The following claims werepresented and approved for payment.July payroll by dept –Board ofTrustees, $1,650; Fin. Admin., $647.56;Streets, $1,188.87; Parks & Rec,$62.40; Library, $523.90; Econ. Devel-opment, $29.79; Liquor, $4,678.27;Water, $1,097.52; Sewer, $592.82; SolidWaste, $1,622.52. Total FICA,$2,205.40. Health Ins, $500, SDRS,$600.88; Supp. Retirement, $35. AngryBeaver Wood/Turf, prof. fees, $2,600;Avera, prof. fees, $59.90; Bill Morris,prof. fees, $25; Bison Bar, supp.,$131.30; Bison Clinic, prof. fees, $245;Bison Courier, publishing, $223.87;Bison Econ Development, subsidy,$10,000; Bison Grain Co., supp/equip,$838.02; Bison Imp., repairs/maint.,$3.89; Coca Cola, supp., $136; DakotaFeed, supp., $330.85; DPFCU,postage/supp., $283.88; Dakota Pump,repairs/ maint., $7,992.10; Frito, supp.,$41.24;Grand Electric, utilities/ re-pairs/maint., $2,557.29; HettingerCandy, supp., $751.87; JB & Sons,bldg, $669; Jerome Bev., supp.,$1,049.50; Johnson Bros., supp.,$801.38; M-B Companies, equip repair,$566.50; Kelli Nelson, equip., $93.28;Northern Improvement, supp.,$8.588.50; NW Bev., supp., $4,177.95;NWSDRLA, prof. fees, $2,211.27;Pepsi, supp., $491.35; Republic, supp.,$510.84; S&S, supp., $1,772.30; Ser-vall, prof. fees, $70.24; Town of Bison,petty cash, $40.46; WRCTC, util.,$266.02.

ADJOURNMENT: Chairman Chap-man adjourned the meeting at 10:42p.m.

NEXT MEETING: The next regularmeeting is scheduled for Monday, No-vember 5 at 6:00 p.m.

ATTEST:APPROVED:

Elizabeth Hulm, Finance OfficerJuell Chapman, ChairmanTown of Bison

[Published October 18, 2012 at a totalapproximate cost of $63.68.]

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SURPLUS PROPERTY FOR

SALE BY SEALEDBID

The Town of Bison will accept sealedbids for the removal from city propertyof a story-and-a-half house (three bed-rooms, 1 bath); one 12 ft. by 26 ft.garage; and one 10 x 12 lawn shed withoverhead door located at 205 EastMain Street in Block 8, Original Townof Bison, SD. These buildings may beviewed upon request by phoning 244-5677 or 244-5678.

Buildings must be torn down or re-moved from the property, at bidder'sexpense, no later than Jan. 1, 2013.Buildings will revert back to The Townof Bison upon failure to comply withremoval date and purchaser's paymentwould be forfeited.

Mail or deliver bids to Town of Bison,PO Box 910, 309 1st Ave. W., Bison,SD 57620. Bids will be opened at 7:30p.m. on Monday, Nov. 5, 2012. Bidsmay be increased during the time setfor bid opening. Please mark your en-velope "Surplus Property."

ATTEST:Elizabeth HulmFinance OfficerTown of Bison

[Published October 18, 25 and Nov. 1at a total approximate cost of $37.56.]

Perkins CountyCommission

Regular MeetingDate: October 9, 2012Present: Commissioners Schweitzer,Foster & Ottman, Finance OfficerChapmanOthers present: Rownea Gerbracht,Kelly Serr, Shane Penfield, Tracy Buer,Mike Haines, Linda Edel, VaughnMeyer, Dave Lensegrav, Beth Hulm,pressAbsent: Commissioners Gochenour &Henderson

Call to OrderChairman Schweitzer called the meet-ing to order at 10:03 a.m. The Pledgeof Allegiance was recited.

MinutesOttman moved, Foster seconded to ap-prove the minutes following correction:Secondary Road levy, 1.092 (ratherthan 1.093), motion carried.

Western South Dakota CommunityAction BoardLinda Edel representing WesternSouth Dakota Community ActionBoard was present to inform the boardof the mission of the organization.They would like to have a representa-tive from Perkins County on theBoard. When there is a full Commis-sion board present, a representativewill be appointed.

Monthly Reports•Finance Officers Account with theDeputy Finance Officer - To the Hon-orable Board of County CommissionersPerkins County: I hereby submit thefollowing report of my examination ofthe cash and cash items in the handsof the Deputy Finance Officer of thisCounty as of September 30, 2012,Sylvia Chapman, Finance Officer,Perkins County. Total amount of de-posits in banks $23,475.28, Total

amount of actual cash $150.69; In-sured Money Market $1,770,796.98;Dakota Plains Federal Credit Unionmembership fee $10.04; Certificates ofDeposit $495,531.04; South DakotaFIT $101,495.23; Total $2,391,459.26.The total represents state, county,schools, cities and township funds,which will be transferred to each en-tity of government after being appor-tioned.•Sheriff car logs were reviewed.•Sheriff fees were reviewed for August– $717.70 and September - $609.07.•Motor Vehicle fees for the month ofSeptember, 2012 were reviewed.•Register of Deeds fees in the amountof $4,783.48 were reviewed.•Longevity increase of 10¢ per hourwas realized for Joseph Green on Oc-tober 1, 2012.

Employee ResignationGerbracht informed the board thatJennifer Glover had submitted her res-ignation. Her last day will be October26, 2012. Gerbracht requested permis-sion to advertise for the position. Fos-ter moved, Ottman seconded to allowGerbracht to advertise for the position,motion carried.

Abatement RequestOttman moved, Foster seconded to ap-prove the abatement request fromLACED on Behrmann Mork Addn, Blk5 Lot 1 in the amount of $3,182.02, mo-tion carried.

Surplus PropertyFoster moved, Ottman seconded to sur-plus ROD computers MPC ClientPro365 (purchased in 2005) Serial#3909201-0001 and MPC ClientPro385 (purchased in 2008) Serial#4492834-0001, motion carried.

November Meeting DateFoster moved, Ottman seconded to setthe November meeting date to Novem-ber 7th due to the need to canvass theGeneral Election, motion carried.

Highway Department•The monthly maintenance & projectreport was presented to the Commis-sion.•John Eastburn and Cody Teller re-signed this past month. •Buer would like to advertise for threemore positions, one mechanic and twooperators. Carson Chord is back fromAfghanistan and will start workingagain sometime this week.•Chip sealing of the streets in theTown of Bison was discussed. Theboard would like to be informed of thedecision to chip seal for other entitiesin the future. They would also like tosee the 2012 billing to other entities forthe next meeting.

Surplus Property SaleBeing the time and place, Schweitzeropened the floor for bids on Part ofSWNW 29-14-13. Mike Haines waspresent place a bid of $100. Therebeing no other bids, Schweitzer de-clared SWNW 29-14-13 sold toFairview Ranch Inc, for $100.00, mo-tion carried.

Comprehensive PlanningVaughn Meyer and Dave Lensegravwere present to visit with the Commis-sion concerning the Perkins CountyComprehensive Plan. A draft of a planwas submitted by Dakota Rural Actionto be reviewed by the Commission.The Commission has reviewed this andwill take this into consideration asthey continue seeking communityinput on a Comprehensive Plan.

E911Emergency Manager Serr visited withthe board concerning the need to up-date our E911 Ordinance. State’s At-torney Penfield will be working on theupdated Ordinance. Serr also re-quested a letter from the Commissionrequesting use of E911 funds for up-dating our system. Foster moved,Ottman seconded to authorize Chair-man Schweitzer to draft a letter of re-quest to utilize E911 funds, motion car-

ried.

ClaimsThe following claims were presentedand approved for payment: Septemberpayroll: 80,251.90; IRS, fica, 5,217.93;SD Retirement, retirement, 4,189.37;Delta Dental, insurance, 986.94; Lin-coln Benefit, insurance, 116.64; SDS-DBF, insurance, 16,580.45; A&B Busi-ness, supplies 44.26; Adams Law,Court Appt Atty, 290.20; Allied Mfg, re-pairs, 68.08; Avera Queen, prof fees,59.90; Best Western of Pierre, travel,1,155.00; Best Western of Huron,travel, 264.60; Bison Clinic, prof fees,172.00; Bison Courier, publishing,874.44; Bison Food, supplies, 32.84;Bison Implement, supplies & repairs,3,131.61; Brosz Engineering, prof fees,630.00; Butler Machine, repairs,888.79, C Loyson, travel, 116.75 &207.20; Chapman’s Electronics, sup-plies, 51.90; Country Media, publish-ing, 501.10 & 619.36; Crane, Roseland,Hardy, Court Appt Atty, 1,042.32; Cur-rent Connection, supplies & prof serv-ices, 1,651.14; Dakota Business, sup-plies, 247.31; Dakota Feed, chemical,12,182.30; Dakota Lodge, travel, 50.00,Days Inn, EM travel, 100.00; EagleNest Ranch, chemical rebate, 369.30;ES&S, election supplies, 680.72; Ever-green Supplies, supplies, 100.16; Lem-mon Area Med Assn, prof fees, 22.25;Flint Hills, supplies, 19,855.94; G & OPaper, supplies, 726.20; R Gerbracht,travel, 183.77; J Glover, travel, 130.00;J Goddard, travel, 130.00; Grand Elec-tric, utilities, 1851.75; Grimms Pump,repairs, 119.50; John Deere, repairs,4,186.59; K Klemann, contract, 500.00;Lemmon EMT, subsidy, 1,728.83; Lem-mon IGA, supplies, 11.98; Live Inc,subsidy, 1,500.00; Lodgepole Propane,supplies, 145.38; McLeods, supplies,358.53; Meade County, prisoner board,1,705.00; J Merkel, chemical rebate,349.62; Mom’s Place, supplies, 77.50;NACO, dues, 400.00; NAPA, supplies,351.11; Nat’l Sheriff Assn, dues, 50.00;NW Farm & Home, supplies, 113.02; SPenfield, rent & utilities, 450.00;

Pharmchem, prof fees, 163.60; PhilipPaul, supplies, 13.00; Pitney Bowes,postage, 5,000.00; Premier Equipment,repairs, 482.21; Premier Equipment,repairs, 579.11; Ramada, travel,404.75; SBM, supplies, 1,070.76; ISchmidt, travel, 27.75; SD Dept ofHealth, prof fees, 115.00; SD Dept ofLabor, unemployment Comp, 125.79;SD DOT, repairs, 981.41; SD HumanServices Center, prof fees, 434.06; SDLTAP, dues, 70.00; SD RemittanceCenter, Audit, 10,325.80; SDSA, dues,75.00; J Seim, travel, 133.20; SheehanMack, repairs, 96.44; Sheraton SiouxFalls, travel, 624.00; C Shortridge,chemical rebate, 137.15; Smith Drug,supplies, 7.99; Tennant Auto, mainte-nance, 195.53; Tessiers, repairs,3,209.21; Three Rivers Mental Health,rent, 900.00; Thunder Butte SprayingService, prof fees, 300.00; Town ofBison, utilities, 1,458.88; Verizon, util-ities, 120.03 & 120.03; VISA, travel,93.12 & 190.51; West Group, lawbooks, 596.09; West River Telephone,utilities, 889.49 & 866.08 HLS Grant – Grand Electric, equip-ment, 1217.10; Stocks Electric, equip-ment, 2812.70.

AdjournmentFoster moved, Ottman seconded to ad-journ the meeting at 12:01 p.m. Thenext regular meeting of the PerkinsCounty Commission will be held onNovember 7, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at thePerkins County Courthouse.

ATTEST:APPROVED:

Sylvia Chapman, Finance OfficerMike Schweitzer, Chairman

[Published October 18, 2012 at a totalapproximate cost of $85.78.]

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BOOKS ARE FUN, BOOKS, 164.00;FOLLETT EDUCATIONAL SER-VICES, TEXTBOOKS, 215.49;GRAND ELECTRIC COOP, ELEC-TRICITY, 2,099.00TOTAL CAPITAL OUTLAY FUND

$2,478.49

BISON FOOD STORE, SUPPLIES,9.49; DAKOTA FEED, GAS, 57.71;HANDS ON HEALTH PT, SPEC EDSERVICES, 2,835.69; HENDRICK-SON, LONDA, TRAVEL REIM-BURSEMENT, 40.19; KELLER,DONNA, TRAVEL REIMBURSE-MENT, 26.00TOTAL SPECIAL ED FUND

$2,969.08

ADVANCE PAYMENTS, SUPPLIES, 1,115.71; BISON FOOD STORE, SUP-PLIES, 271.02; CASS CLAY CREAM-ERY, SUPPLIES, 848.75; CHILD &ADULT NUTRITION SERVICE, SUP-PLIES, 439.98; GRAGE, KERRY,TICKET REIMBURSEMENT, 23.75;SYSCO FOOD SERVICES OF ND,SUPPLIES, 3,162.83 TOTALSCHOOL LUNCH FUND$5,862.04

Total Payroll for September-$80,413.07Elem-$20,745.70; Junior High-$4,208.13; High School-$17,271.16;Title-$4,583.88; Library-$3,478.89;Network-$661.79; Supt-$5,556.25; Sec-retaries-$3,596.46; Fiscal-$2,376.88;Custodial-$5,712.56; Co-curricular-$2,176.87; Spec Ed-$7,742.45; SchoolLunch-$2,302.05

DELEGATIONSNone

DISCUSSION ON SHOP BUILD-INGMarcie Kari presented the board withinformation about the new shop build-ing.

BISON SCHOOL DISTRICT AC-CEPTABLE USE POLICY-2ndREADING33. Motion by Beckman second by Ar-neson to approve the amendment tothe Acceptable Use Policy concerningInternet Usage. Motion carried.

CONTRACT APPROVAL34. Motion by Arneson second byThompson to approve the contract ofKathy Hafner as Special Ed Parapro-fessional at $8.40 per hour for the2012-2013 school year. Motion carried.

INSURANCE REQUEST35. Motion by Thompson second byBeckman to approve the request ofJoyce Matthews and Kristen Seidel fortheir medical insurance. Motion car-ried.

SURPLUS PROPERTY36. Motion by Arneson second byThompson to accept sealed bids for theold freezer parts and to declare 30 oldvolleyballs and a set of 1957 Encyclo-pedia Americana as surplus. Motion

carried.

RESOLUTION #105In as much as, the follow-

ing items listed below aredeemed no longer suitable ornecessary for school use,they will be sold by sealedbids or destroyed.

SEALED BIDSParts from Walk-In Freezer30 Volume set of 1957 Amer-icana Encyclopedias

DESTROYED30 old Volleyballs

EXECUTIVE SESSION37. Motion by Thompson second byKari to declare the meeting into execu-tive session to discuss personnel. Mo-tion carried. Chairman Kvale declaredthe meeting into executive session at7:45 p.m. and back in regular sessionat 8:56 p.m.

OPEN ENROLLMENT REQUEST38. Motion by Arneson second byThompson to approve the open enroll-ment request as presented. Motion car-ried.

NWAS REPORTNone

SUPERINTENDENTS REPORTPTC CONFERENCES Crisis Response TrainingTelephone UpdatesCoaching Positions

39. Motion by Thompson second byKari to adjourn the meeting at 9:09p.m. Motion carried.

Dan Kvale, ChairmanBonnie Crow, Business Manager

[Published October 18, 2012 at a totalapproximate cost of $78.31.]

APPROVED FINANCIAL REPORTGENERAL FUND CAP OUTLAY SPED ED PENSION T & A

Cash on Hand 9-1-12 12503.37 4074.36 1471.68 29422.40Invested in Securities 907816.25 521885.14 31163.73 47776.34Receipts:

Local SourcesInterest 268.10 343.44 8.57Taxes 38044.17 1770.19 1239.32 265.45Miscellaneous 820.95Co-Curricular 4295.00

Intermediate SourcesCounty Apportionment 609.39

State SourcesMedicaid 1306.00 239.00State Aid 31195.00

Total Receipts 76538.61 2113.63 1486.89 265.45 5015.49Total Disbursements 129656.47 36888.78 12513.49 6339.25Cash on Hand 9-30-12 18020.04 2374.62 1458.19 28098.64Invested in Securities 849181.72 488809.73 20150.62 48041.79

IMPACT AID FUND $81,436.36

TRUST & AGENCYReceiptsSophomores/Concessions 2413.90General Fund/Sept Reimb 2294.35FCCLA/Dues 306.00Dacotah Bank/Int 1.24

DisbursementsCharles Verhulst/

Official Fee 140.00Keith Hanson/Official Fee 70.00Eric Sander/Official Fee 165.00Scott Besler/Official Fee 140.00Jim Wilkinson/Official Fee 92.20Krista Warbis/Official Fee 511.28Zeta Drolc/Official Fee 384.00Petty Cash/Starting Cash 200.00Cass Clay Creamery/

Supplies 660.94Bison Food/Supplies 171.84Child and Adult Nutrition/

Supplies 282.93NASSP/Fees 45.00SDAEA/Registration Fee 75.00Christi Ryen/Travel Reimb 78.35Hettinger Candy Co/

Supplies 479.77Coca Cola/Supplies 1891.20Pepsi-Cola/Supplies 637.80BSN Carwash/Services 25.00Brock Besler/Official Fee 92.94Greg Fried/Official Fee 95.00Lead Deadwood School/

Entry Fee 40.00The Flower Box/Supplies 61.00

[Published October 18, 2012 at a total approximate cost of $74.12.]

BISON SCHOOLDISTRICT #52-1

BOARD OF EDUCATION

MEETINGDATE: October 8, 2012 TIME HELD:7:00 p.m. KIND OF MEETING: Regu-lar WHERE HELD: Boardroom MEM-BERS PRESENT: Arneson, Beckman,Kari, Kvale, Thompson MEMBERSABSENT: None OFFICERS ANDOTHERS PRESENT: Supt. Kraemer,Bus. Mgr. Crow, Carlson, Tarina Ko-pren

CHAIRMAN KVALE CALLED THEMEETING TO ORDER WITH A CALLFOR THE SALUTE TO THE FLAG.

CONSENT AGENDA31. Motion by Beckman second by Ar-neson to approve the consent agendawith the following addition: Move ex-ecutive session to 7:45 p.m. to discusspersonnel and to approve the financialreports and the minutes of the Septem-ber 10, 2012 meeting. Motion carried.

APPROVAL OF CLAIMS32. Motion by Arneson second by Beck-man to approve the claims listed below.Motion carried. A & M PRODUCTS,SUPPLIES, 53.50; ADCOCK,ALETHA, SUPPLY REIMBURSE-MENT, 99.57; ADVANCE PAYMENTS,MONTHLY REIMBURSEMENT,1,875.42; AVI SYSTEMS,INC, SUP-PLIES, 596.82; BISON COURIER,PUBLISHING COSTS, 279.03; BISONFOOD STORE, SUPPLIES, 200.47;BISON GRAIN CO., G A S O -LINE, 1,019.22; BISON IMPLEMENT,SUPPLIES/REPAIRS, 481.49; BRAIN-POP, SUPPLIES, 145.00; CARDMEM-BER SERVICES, SUPPLIES,1,355.94; CHAPMANS ELECTRON-ICS, MISC SUPPLIES, 309.99;CHURCHILL,MANOLIS, FREEMANINC, LEGAL SRVICES, 135.00;COLLINS, HEIDI, SUPPLY REIM-BURSEMENT, 10.60; DAKOTAFEED, SUPPLIES, 87.20; DAKOTAPLAYERS, FEE, 900.00; DAKTRON-ICS INC, SUPPLIES, 765.00; G & OPAPER SUPPLIES, 332.00; HAR-MON LAW OFFICE, LEGAL SER-VICES, 910.00; HOUSE OF GLASS,SUPPLIES, 57.00; JACKSON, DAR-REN, SUPPLY REIMBURSEMENT,59.95; K-Log Inc, SUPPLIES, 363.00;

KOPREN, HEIDI, SUPPLY REIM-BURSEMENT, 24.88; KRAEMER,DONALD, SUPPLY REIMBURSE-MENT, 99.47; LEMMON LEADER,THE, SUBSCRIPTIONS, 56.00;MENARD'S, SUPPLIES, 104.80; MID-CENTRAL EDUCATIONAL CO-OP,CLASSES, 500.00; NORTHWESTPIPE, SUPPLIES, 117.47; NORTH-WEST RANCH AND FARM SUPPLY,SUPPLIES, 12.23; P FLEET, GAS,76.47; RAPID CITY JOURNAL, SUB-SCRIPTION, 92.40; RUNNINGS,SUPPLIES, 57.96; SCHOLASTIC,SUPPLIES, 375.77; SCHOOL SPE-CIALTY, SUPPLIES, 1,890.64; SHIF-FLERS, SUPPLIES, 9.60; SMITH,GENE, MONTHLY BUS CONTRACT,9,530.07; SOUTHWEST BUSINESSMACHINES, SUPPLIES, 610.96;SPEARFISH EXTINQUISHER SER-VICE, MAINTENANCE FEE, 308.00;STATE LINE DESIGNS, SUPPLIES,351.00; THUNDER BUTTE SPRAY-ING SERVICE, SERVICES, 90.00;TOWN OF BISON, WATER/SEWER/GARBAGE, 834.96; UNIVERSALATHLETIC SERVICES, SUPPLIES,4,227.50; WEST RIVER COOP TEL,MONTHLY UTILITIES, 341.22; TOTAL GENERAL FUND

$29,747.60

Bison School District is taking

Sealed BidsThe Bison School District will be tak-ing sealed bids on old walk-in freezerparts and 1-30 Volume set of 1957Americana Encyclopedias. Deadlinefor submitting bids is Noon on Wednes-day, October 31, 2012. Bids should beclearly marked “Freezer Parts Bid” or“Encyclopedia Bid”. The board reservesthe right to reject any or all bids.Please send to Bison School District, PO Box 9, Bison, SD. 57620.

[Published October 18 and October 25,2012 at a total approximate cost of$12.35.]

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We had beautiful fall weatherall week. I finally got the rest ofthe potatoes dug and the last ofthe squash harvested. The weath-erman predicts a cold front towardthe middle of this week with a pos-sibility of rain. Bring it on. Maybeit will be cool enough so I don’toverheat canning the rest of mytomatoes!

The Gideon annual Pastors Ap-preciation banquet was Mondayevening in Bison at the PrairieLounge. The roast beef supper wasdelicious, Les and Shaley Lenseg-rav did a great job with the specialmusic, and there were a lot of goodfolks to visit with. The interestingspeakers for the evening wereHarry and Ruth Burma fromPlatte and LaRue Getz, who wasraised at Akaska in WalworthCounty.

Reub and Casey have been tak-ing advantage of the warmweather to do some repair workaround here now that they’ve fin-ished putting steel on the barnand adding two sliding doors, bigenough to drive vehicles through.On Wednesday, Jim, Vicky andKent Wilkinson came to help Reuband Casey run a new concretefloor in one of our old steel grainbins. Later in the week Reub andCasey started tearing out the rock

and cement facing around thebasement of Casey and Missy’shouse and replacing it with ce-ment board below the siding. Theyplan to jack up the back deck thathas settled and run cement sup-ports under the posts to keep itlevel.

The setting hen has hatched outseven chicks and we moved themfrom the chicken coop to a room inthe finished barn so they don’t dis-appear like most of other chickenshave. Last week we had a dozenhens and four roosters, not count-ing the setting hen and her chicks,and I was getting two or threeeggs a day. A couple days later onlytwo roosters and four hens wereleft. Evidently a fox or raccoon dec-imated the chicken population andthe survivors refused to enter thechicken coop where their compa-triots were slaughtered. The fewremaining chickens are roosting inthe old coop up at the barn and wehaven’t had any more casualtiessince we started locking them upat night. Now that the remaininghens quit laying altogether, we’rehoping most of the new chicks willbe hens!

We lost two old friends thisweek. Lulu Mae (Lyon) Wilken, 79,of Meadow passed away Wednes-day. Her funeral was Saturday, at

Bethel Free Lutheran Church inFaith with burial in the ChanceCemetery.

Robert ‘Bob’ Fitch, 85, of Het-tinger died at the Western HorizonCare Center on Friday. His funeralwill be this Wednesday at the Het-tinger Lutheran Church. Our sym-pathy goes out to their families.

We went to Bowman Thursdayevening to watch the HardingCounty junior high football teamlose to the Bowman team. Most ofthe mothers and grandmothers satin the stands wearing heavy win-ter coats and wrapped in blanketsand we about froze to death!Butchering season starts as soonas it starts cooling off at night andthese guys are at it again.

Every year Tony Holt sendsthree fat hogs down here forCasey, Reub, and Doug Doll. Caseypicked the pigs up Friday, the guysbutchered that afternoon, and nowthey’re hanging in the cooler,ready to be turned into pork chops,bacon, and sausage. James Sand-gren hooked up the cooler and gotit ready to go. Now we just have tofigure out how to regulate it. Ipickled the pork hearts that after-noon and they taste pretty darngood.

I went to the football game inBuffalo Friday to watch Harding

County win over Lemmon/McIn-tosh and the weather was surewarmer than it was for the Bow-man game. Taz plays football forChadron College and they wontheir game against BHSU Satur-day afternoon. Casey, Missy,Lanie, and Trig went down towatch the local players on bothteams. Bryce stayed home for theHarding County volleyball trian-gular in Buffalo. Harding Countybeat McIntosh and Bison to winthe triangular.

I attended the Friends of Na-tional Rifle Association banquet inLemmon Saturday evening. Clay-ton Pederson, NRA field rep forNorth and South Dakota ran theshow, along with Steve Bakkenfrom KFYR radio in Bismarck,and Scott Bachmeier, host of theDakota Prairie Outdoors radioshow. The ladies from McIntoshfed us really well and there werelots of interesting things to buy inboth the regular auction and thesilent auction. You could also buytickets to win all sorts of rifles,shotguns, pistols, ammunition,knives, and related items and Dal-ton Gebhart won a really nice gun!

The National Rifle Associationreleased their legislative ratingsfor 2012 and I’m proud to be one ofonly six (out of seventy) South

Dakota House members to get anA plus rating from the NRA. Sen.Ryan Maher was one of only threeof thirty five SD senators to getthe A plus rating and we were bothendorsed by the NRA.

All the equipment for huntingand self-defense on display at thebanquet Saturday night made methink of this Do-It-Yourself HomeSecurity System:

1. Go to a second-hand store andbuy a pair of men's size 14-16 usedwork boots.

2. Place them on your frontporch, along with a copy of Guns &Ammo magazine and several NRAmagazines.

3. Put a few giant dog dishesnext to the boots and magazines.

4. Leave a note on your doorthat reads: Hey Bubba, Big Jim,Duke and Slim, I went to the gunshop for more ammunition.”Backin an hour. Don't mess with the pitbulls”- they attacked the mailmanthis morning and messed him upreal bad. “I don't think Killer tookpart in it but it was hard to tellfrom all the blood.

PS - I locked all four of 'em inthe house.“ Better wait outside.

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

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PRAIRIE COMMUNITY HEALTHCareer Opportunities

Contact Bev Stradinger at 605-466-2120 for an application and

more information on the following opening at the Bison Clinic:

Registered Nurseor

Licensed Practical Nurse Prairie Community Health, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

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FOR RENTOne Bedroom Apartments

The Village Manor, Hettinger, North DakotaSmall Pets Allowed

All utilities includedNo Age Limitations

Rental assistance availableTo view an apartment call 701-567-4118

For further information call 701-290-0206TTY 1-800-366-6888

Advertising Rates:DDIISSPPLLAAYY AADDSS: $4.50 per column inch.CCLLAASSSSIIFFIIEEDD AADDSS:: $5.90 for 30 words; 10¢ for each wordthereafter. $2.00 billing charge applies.TTHHAANNKK YYOOUU''SS: $5.90 minimum or $3.10 per column inch.$2.00 billing charge applies.HHIIGGHHLLIIGGHHTTSS && HHAAPPPPEENNIINNGGSS:: $5.90 minimum or $3.10per column inch. $2.00 billing charge applies.HHAAPPPPYY AADDSS: With or Without Picture: $15.00 minimum or$4.50 per column inch.BBIIRRTTHH AANNNNOOUUNNCCEEMMEENNTT:: $36.00for 2x7 announcement.Ad Deadline is Monday at NOON! Legal Deadline is Fridayat NOON! 244-7199 or [email protected]

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITYFRANCHISE OPPORTUNITY insideMajor Retailer. Call for details: 866-622-4591. Or email: [email protected].

LOOMIX® FEED SUPPLEMENTS isseeking dealers. Motivated individu-als with cattle knowledge and com-munity ties. Contact Bethany at 800-870-0356 / [email protected] find out if there is a dealership op-portunity in your area.

NOW IS THE chance to buy a well es-tablished & successful business in theState Capitol of S.D. The Longbranchis for SALE (serious inquires only).Call Russell Spaid 605-280-1067.

EMPLOYMENTRDO EQUIPMENT CO. – Competi-tive wages, benefits, training, profitsharing, opportunities for growth,great culture and innovation. $1,500Sign on Bonus available for ServiceTechnicians. To browse opportunitiesgo to www.rdoequipment.com. Mustapply online. EEO.

PERKINS COUNTY HIGHWAYDEPT. has opening for Mechanic.Good Benefits. Applications areavailable at Courthouse in Bison, SDor call 605-244-5629.

MATH/PHYSICAL EDUCATIONTEACHER - Qualifications: Possessvalid SD Teaching Certificate for ap-propriate level. Experience teachingNative American children preferred.Must pass background and drug test-ing. Indian preference observed &Lakota speaker preferred. Duties:Maintain individual student recordsas required including three forms ofassessment. Confer with parents asneeded for student concerns. Super-vise meals, playground and earlymorning duties as assigned. For acomplete job description contact LisaBielawski, Principal at 605-823-4235.

JOIN OUR PLANKINTON CITYCREW! FT maintenance position.Electric, Streets, Water, Wastewater.Competitive salary. Attractive benefitpackage. In a growing progressivecommunity. For application contactCity Hall (605) 942-7767.

CHARLEY’S WELDING AND AUTORepair, part of Kennebec TelephoneCo., seeks full-time Mechanic. Excel-lent pay/benefits! Submit resumes torodb@kennebec te l ephone . com<mailto:[email protected]>. Questions, call Rod or Matt, 605-869-2220.

MANAGER NEEDED for progressivecredit union. Excellent benefits andsalary. Resumes only submitted toBox 69, Gregory, SD 57533. EEOC.

DOUGLAS COUNTY COMMISSIONis taking applications for full- timeDouglas County Highway Superin-tendent. Must have valid Class A Dri-ver’s License. Experience inroad/bridge construction/mainte-nance preferred. For application con-tact: Douglas County Auditor (605)724-2423.

WANTED: EXPERIENCE APPREN-TICE or journeyman electrician. Ex-cellent wages and benefits. LEC Inc,Gettysburg. Call 800-568-4324 orsend resume to [email protected].

FOR SALE2008 35FT. NUWA HITCHHIKER5th wheel with 4 slides, top of line,used very little. Central Vacuum,washer/dryer, lots of storage. Call605-845-3907.

2000 DUTCHSTAR 38FT. RV. Dieselpusher 320 Cummins, stacker washer& dryer, 2 slides, heated undercar-riage, driver side entry door, 38,000mi. 605-461-9246.

HEALTH/BEAUTYPELVIC/TRANSVAGINAL MESH?Did you undergo transvaginal place-ment of mesh for pelvic organ pro-lapse or stress urinary incontinencebetween 2005 and present time? Ifthe patch required removal due tocomplications, you may be entitled tocompensation. Call Johnson Law andspeak with female staff members 1-800-535-5727.

LOTS / ACREAGE / LANDSEALED BIDS: CLARK COUNTY,160 acres, cropland, waterway & oldbldg site, 3 miles N of Bradley, SD.Bids due by November 2, 2012. Con-tact Pro Realty, Pat Kisely, Broker,(605)354-7653 or http://ProReal-tySold.com.

LAKEFRONT BANK LOAN Liquida-tion $29,900 lake property, 100’ clearwater shore; Glacial Lakes region NESD. Thousand Lakes Realty of Min-nesota. 866-346-7006www.1000LakesMN.com.

NOTICESADVERTISE IN NEWSPAPERSstatewide for only $150.00. Put theSouth Dakota Statewide ClassifiedsNetwork to work for you TODAY! (25WORDS FOR $150. EACH ADDI-TIONAL WORD $5.) CALL THISNEWSPAPER OR 800-658-3697 FORDETAILS.

OTR & DRIVER OPPORTUNITY$1500.00 SIGN-ON BONUS! EXP.OTR Drivers, TBI, 33¢/34¢, $375 mo.,health ins., credit, 03¢ safety bonus,Call Joe for details, 800.456.1024,[email protected].

For SaleHouse for sale by owner, 5 bedroom,21/2 bath, 2 car garage call 605-484-4318.

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Crocheted dish cloths and potscrubbers are available at theBison Courier. Also Taking ordersfor embroidered dish towels for in-formation see Arlis at the BisonCourier or call 244-7199.

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For RentHouse for rent, call Don McK-instry or Max Matthews 244-5934or 2447158.

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For rent: Homestead Heights lo-cated in Bison, S.D., has a one andtwo bedroom apartment available.Homestead Heights is a low-in-come elderly and disabled Section8 HUD (Housing and Urban De-velopment) housing facility. Weare smoke free. Energy Assistanceis available for those who qualify.Utilities are included in the rent.Homestead Heights is an equalhousing opportunity. For more in-formation, please call (605) 244-5473.

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Help Wanted Now Taking Applications: ThePerkins County Director of Equal-ization Office is now taking appli-

cations for a full time clerk/ap-praiser. Please submit your jobapplication or resume to PerkinsCounty Director of Equalization,PO Box 6, Bison SD 57620. Con-tact Rownea Gerbracht at 244-5623 or 605-490-1594 or [email protected] for anapplication or for more informa-tion. Deadline is October 29, 2012. An equal opportunity employer.

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Operator Wanted: PerkinsCounty has job openings for anEquipment Operator. Must haveor obtain a valid South DakotaClass A Commercial Drivers Li-cense within 30 days of employ-ment. Good Benefits and Wages.For application contact the High-way Office in Bison,SD or call 605-244-5629.

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LostLost a ramp off of a car trailer onthe Chance Road between Bisonand Harold Flatmoe’s, if found call788-2881.

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ServicesDo you want to learn how to playthe piano? I will give piano les-sons. For more information callTeddi Carlson at 244-5441.

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Thank YouA huge thank you to the Red Hat-ters and all who were involved inthe farewell and retirement partyfor us. Thanks to all our friendsand relatives who came and cele-brated with us, to those who sentcards, gifts, and best wishes. (Thank God the goat decided tokeep her residence in Bison).Thanks to Kelli, Kindra, Connie,BreAnn, Jarvis, and Jenny for thegreat job they did at the Bison Bar,for all who brought snacks, and tothe Pearly Shells for the greatmusic--we had a great time andwas so fun to see everyone.Thanks Danny and Sherri for yourhospitality. Thanks to the TownBoard for the beautiful watch andfor the opportunity to work forthem for 26 1/2 years. We are trulyblessed to have so many wonder-ful friends and to have been a partof such a great community. If youever get to Bismarck please lookus up--we would love to see you.

God Bless--We love you all,Linda and Kevin105 Mulberry Ln

Bismarck, ND 58501

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CCOOAACCHHEESS WWAANNTTEEDDGrade Boys Basketball

Jr Hi boys & girls BasketballVarsity boys basketball

head & assistantGirls basketball head & assistant contact Don Kraemer at 244-5961

Mom’s PlaceWill be closing October 26th at 5p.m. to spiff the place up. Opening

again October 29 at 6:00 a.m.Thank You!

Halloween PartyOctober 27, 2012 Judging at 8:30 p.m.

Prizes, Prizes, Prizes - unveiling at 9:30 p.m.

Bison BarMain Street

Bison, SD ¥ 244-5265

LLooddggeeppoollee SSttoorree && PPrrooppaannee Lodgepole • 605-564-2173

Get ready for the cold weather! Haveyour furnace checked & cleaned.