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

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The$1.00Volume 30Number 9August 16, 2012

Includes Tax

Town Board has more on regular agenda than planned

By Gladys JacksonThe Bison Town Board met for

their regular board meeting whichwas called to order by PresidentJuell Chapman Wednesdayevening, August 8, 2012. Otherboard members present wereDavid Kopren, Mike Lockert,Matthew Butsavage and LukeClements. Town Clerk Beth Hulmkept the minutes.

However, due to circumstancesbeyond the Board’s control, thismeeting began with an air ofemergency – the Town of Bisonhad no water! It had very recentlycome to the Board’s attention thatRural Water had a leak and hadnot found out where, and did notknow how long it might take to lo-cate the leak. This prompted theBoard to immediately start devel-oping plans to get water to theTown. This was somewhat of anew experience and the idealsbegan to flow.

Employee Heath McKinstry in-formed the Board that WarrenEmergency Management out ofPierre, SD, and which the Town isa member of, can bring outtankers holding 6,000 gallons ofpotable water. He was instructedto call Warren Management forthe tankers and to begin workingon bringing the Veal well(s) on lineif needed.

Several concerned citizens

stopped by and offered their helpor called Beth saying they hadwells and that people could comeget water or have a shower.Richard and Brad Seidel offered tohelp get in water with their tanks.They would set up at the schooland people could come and getwater to use for household chores.The Board appreciated their offerand took them up on it. Ron Seidelhad just filled up his tank, whichwas setting west of town, so thiswas brought in to help out.

Harding County offered to bringin tankers to set around town incase of a fire. It was also notedthat the National Guard in Stur-gis has potable water which couldmaybe be gotten. Mike Lockertstated that before we can do any-thing, we have to see what RuralWater will allow us to do, becausethe Town of Bison is not allowed toput anything into the Rural Watersystem.

Town Clerk Hulm was in-structed to make sure signs wereup and notices were put on theradio.

President Chapman then calledSheriff Kelly to come and meetwith the Board as he is the Emer-gency Management person for theTown. He will make some calls tothe Office of Emergency Manage-

continued on page 2Water line break north of the Bixby Road and Highway 20 junction. Perkins County Rural Wateremployees could not be reached for comment.

Water situation declared an emergency

HHiigghhlliigghhttss && HHaappppeenniinnggssPerkins County Fair RodeoSaturday evening at 7 p.m. , Sun-day at 1 p.m.

Annual Talent Show – Friday,August 17 at 7 pm @ the PerkinsCounty Fairgrounds, under thenew grandstands. Come and enjoythe local talent.

Outdoor Movie Night Grabyour lawn chairs and blankets andgo to outdoor movie night on Fri-day, August 17th at the Bison foot-ball field. Remember the Titans(Rated PG) will be showing. Con-cessions will be available. Showstart time is 9pm. Freewill Offer-ing. All proceeds will go to BisonPost Prom.

Homecoming week is Septem-ber 24 - 28, it was in the school let-ter incorrectly.

Anyone wanting to servelunch at the home games shouldcontact the school.

SonRise gospel ministries willbe at Beckman Wesleyan Churchin Prairie City on August 30th at 7p.m. EVERY ONE IS WELCOME!Stateline Right to Life will behaving a bake sale and canned orfresh garden produce sale at thePerkins County Fair on Friday,August 17, from 10:00 am - 3:00pm. Donated items of baked goodsor garden items are sincerely ap-preciated. See you at the fair!!

Community Auction coming upAugust 26th at the PerkinsCounty Fairgrounds for more in-formation and a complete listingplease go to www.sdauctions.com

Open House Bridal shower forAnne Ellingson, bride elect ofKeith Mutschler , on Saturday,August 18, 2 - 4 p.m. at Mom’sPlace Cafe, Main Street , Bison.Bring your own gift or a PamperedChef rep will be available.

Shop-classroom building on holdSchool bells will be ringing once

again next Wednesday, August 22when the new school year begins.All the teachers have been hiredand are ready to begin.

The Bison School Board metMOnday night for their regularmonthly session to address manyissues on the agenda. Board mem-bers present were Chairman DanKvale, Dan Beckman, Eric Arne-son and Marci Brownlee-Kari.Football, Volleyball and CrossCountry also began on Mondaynight so the school year is alreadyoff to a start.

Shane Kolb was hired to be theAssistant football coach and willbe working with head coach BeauChapman.There are coaching po-sitions that still need to be filled.

Much time was spent discussingthe proposed shop-classroombuilding measuring 40’ by 130’.This building would contain threeclassrooms, shop area and twohandicapped accessible bathroomsat an approximate cost of$200,000. The present shop build-ing would be torn down to makeroom for the new building. Super-

intendent Kraemer visited with anemployee of Morton Buildings ofRapid City recently who is very“interested” in this project. Thisemployee would come to Bison tomeet with school board membersto discuss the cost and his bid. “Wedon’t know what it will cost.” re-marked Arneson. After visitingwith the man from Morton’s hisbid would be better understood.The board then agreed to form acommittee from the board to meetwith Kraemer and the man fromMorton’s Building Company.Those on this committee areChairman Kvale and Kari. Krae-mer also suggested that a PublicHearing be held at the next boardmeeting on September 10 to getthe public’s input on this costlyproject.

Brittnee Aaker and CassidySarsland, seniors at BHS, werealso in attendance to make a re-quest on behalf of the senior class.Could they use the senior loungethis school term? By unanimousapproval the board gave theirokay. Kraemer reminded them oftheir responsibilities of caring for

the lounge and maintaining a C inevery subject as criteria to use thelounge.

Music teacher Darren jacksonwas also a guest in the board roomto propose that a High School dig-ital music course be offered duringthe 6th hour of the school daywhich he would teach. The coursewould be available for any one whowanted to take it. By computer thestudents would learn to composemusic. “There would be more thanenough learning possibilities”, ex-claimed Jackson. By taking thisclass a fine arts credit could beearned. Music composed would beshow cased at the Christmas Con-cert. By unanimous consent thisproposal was approved.kraemer is of the opinion that 7thand 8th Grade boys need to learnfootball skills to prepare them forvarsity competition. Is a coachneeded to accomplish this task?After a time of “hashing it out” itwas the board’s consensus NOT tohire a coach for this work. Perhapsvolunteers could help out includ-ing fathers of the boys or seniors

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ment in Pierre on the Town’s be-half.

With the wheels in motion, andprobably some good lessons learnedthat will undoubtedly be re-visited,the Board continued with their reg-ular meeting.

The July 10 regular and July 25special board minutes, as well asthe Financial Report, were readand approved.

Russ Peacock met with the Boardto ask permission – when he doeshis new driveway – to take thedriveway all the way out to the as-phalt. The Board approved Russ’srequest as long as he knew that anyright-of-way issues, would be at hisexpense.

President Chapman informed theBoard that Tracy Buer with theCounty has been chip sealing andpatching holes along Carr Street upto Coleman Avenue. They are doinga good job. The Board does not wantthe roads torn up, just chip sealed.Chapman will inform the Countyand State of this.

STATUS REPORTS – HeathMcKinstry informed the Board thata meter has been set up at the tem-porary cement plant to meter thewater used. He still has about fivenew meters to get installed by Sep-tember and holes to fill in thestreets. He would like to get rid ofall the old meters soon.

Boom Concrete still has not com-pleted the retaining wall out at thedump grounds; this was supposedto get done last August, althoughno actual contract was signed.

Boom Concrete will be contacted ongetting this completed.

Storm Sewer Update – Sincethere is no longer a road that runsfrom behind Grand’s warehouses tothe elevator, and the landownerwill not give easement, this part ofthe storm sewer plan will have tobe scratched. A back flow preventercould be put in which would requirea pit to be dug. At this time, theBoard does not want to abandonany possibilities. The State ofSouth Dakota is still urging theTown to do the green compost onlow lying areas or they will not do acost-share on this project. The Townwould still have to pay the first$5,000.00 to do this. The demolitionof the old Richard Heck house andbuildings was discussed. A letterwas written to Earl and SharonSiefken to get the garage off theproperty, but this has not hap-pened. A Sheriff ’s letter may haveto be sent. Because of all the issuesstill in question, the Board directedPresident Chapman to call and in-vite KBM, Inc. and the State DENRto attend the next board meeting totake about options and theloan/grant from the State.

Attorney Bogue sent word thatafter researching, Coleman Avenuedoes belong to the County. A sug-gestion was made that a committeefrom the two Boards – Town andCounty – get together to re-visitabout Coleman Avenue. If the Com-munity Access Project continuesnext year, a request could be put infor help on Coleman Avenue as thatis a 60/40 split, but money does notcome into that project until May of2013 and would not be availableuntil later in 2013.

Town Clerk Hulm reported thatthe audit conducted by Eide Baillyon the Town of Bison has been ap-proved by the State of S.D. with noproblems found.

Lagoon Project – The Town ofBison has received the grant forthis and the engineer should be fin-ished with this project by the 15thof September.

NEW BUSINESS – The Townhas received a draft of the AirportMaster Plan. Airport Committeemembers Juell Chapman and MikeLockert will review this and reportback to the Board. An auto supple-ment of $9,276.04 was approved tothe airport.

Credit Card Machine - Boardmember Matthew Butsavage vis-ited with the Board about getting acredit card machine installed at thebar. Due to the fact that the Townwould have to be bonded and pay amembership fee, it was decided theBoard was not interested at thistime.

Security Cameras - security cam-eras will be installed at the bar inthe near future. Chapman’s Elec-tronics and West River CooperativeTelephone Co. will be contacted forquotes for an 8-camera packagewith 30 days of recordings.

Museum Door – A motion wasmade, seconded and carried to hireJohn Blosmo to add a second accessdoor in the northeast corner of themuseum. He had given a quote of$649.00, he will donate the labor,but the Town has to purchase thedoor.

Employee Handbook Update –Mike Lockert would like to get theEmployee Handbook updated. TheBoard was handed out a copy of thecurrent book and will report backnext month on any changes needed.

The Board voted to approve andpublish the liquor audit; set aside$10,000 in a new City Hall Fund;move $8,200.56 for Christmasstreet lighting to a restricted ac-count; supplement $100,000 fromthe General Fund to the StreetFun; supplement $20,000 from theGeneral Fund to the Airport Fundand approve the First Reading ofOrdinance 2012-1 of the budget.The second reading will be held atthe September meeting.

The Board then went into Execu-tive Session with adjournment af-terwards.

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who could work with youngerboys.

The following items were de-clared to be surplus property andwill be sold at the community auc-tion: parts for the walk-in freezer,six used bus tires, two projectionscreens, old weight scale, four Sub-aru tires and one inside door.

Bids for milk, propane and coalwere read and discussed. Bid win-ners were as follows: Milk - AllStar Dairy; Coal - Bison Grain;Propane: Southwest Grain.

A report from the NorthwestArea Schools Special EducationCooperative was given by Beck-man. This Cooperative would liketo host training for new schoolboard members. The new schoolboard members would be encour-aged to attend this training. Atthis time no date has been set.Kari volunteered to be an alter-nate to attend the meetings of thecooperative in the event that Beck-man would be unable to attend amonthly meeting.

Kraemer took the board on atour in the school to view the newtile in the ceiling of the kitchenand to see the finished work on thewooden floors in two classrooms.All of the work was well done andlooks very beautiful.

Two thousand new elementaryreading books have now arrivedand are ready for use. The teach-ers are also anxious to start usingthem.

Kraemer also told of new federalregulations for serving food in thelunchroom that require computersand training. That will be a chal-lenge for the cooks this year.

In other action: School handbooks were approved. A school em-ployee was given the “greenlight”to choose a different health insur-ance carrier other than theschool’s health insurance carrier.A credit card was approved forschool purchases only. An execu-tive session was held at the end ofthe meeting to discuss personnel.

GGaarrddeenn GGaatteepan, large enough that you won’thave a mess in your oven if it hap-pens to collapse.

For a 5# pumpkin you’ll needabout 2 quarts of milk, half andhalf, cream or a mixture of thethree; Heat the liquid with 15large fresh sage leaves, 2 tsp. salt,fresh pepper, and three garliccloves (slivered). Pour the hot liq-uid into the pumpkin, lay a pieceof foil over the top, then set thepumpkin lid on that.

Put the whole thing into theoven at 375 degrees. Cook forabout two hours or until thepumpkin feels soft when you pressa finger against the side. Removethe oven, carefully remove the lidand foil, begin drawing the cookedflesh into the liquid, if all goeswell (meaning the flesh is nicecreamy and smooth and the sidesdidn’t collapse in) You can stir liq-uid and flesh together and set it onthe table as it.

If it does collapse or the flesh isstringy, just scoop everything outinto a bowl or blender and puree.Taste for salt, throw in a handfulor two of cheese and garnish with

Italian (flat leaf) parsley. Seems like this recipe would workwith squash as well, however,squash does not have the sturdysides of a pumpkin shell and col-lapse would probably occur. Wehave not tried squash yet.

Plant gardens, and eat the fruitof them. – Jeremiah 29:5

Submitted by Karen Englehart,Master Gardener, SDSU Coopera-tive Extension Service.

Garden Harvest Slows August is well upon us, where

did the summer go? It seems justlike yesterday we were plantingthe garden. Our tomatoes aremuch too green yet, lots of themand nice size but refusing to ripen!In the hopes of advancing theripening of the tomatoes we havebeen heavily pruning the plantsand removing all new growth andall blossoms. Yes, they are stillblooming! Ours are a bit late sowe are praying that we do not getan early frost!

Speaking of frost, we do notwant to see frost on the pumpkinseither. We hope there are folksthat planted pumpkins to sell atthe 2012 Pumpkin Fest in Bison!If you do have pumpkins, here is asoup recipe for you to try, sure towarm a body on a cold winter day.

Pumpkin SoupStart with a nice round pumpkinwith bulging sides and a bit flat ontop. Cut a lid out of the top, scoopout the seeds and fibers, then rubthe inside with sea salt (regularsalt works). Set the whole pump-kin in a large ovenproof dish or

Chase Kari and Angela Fields are pleased to announce theirupcoming wedding on Saturday August 25, 2012. The cere-mony will be held at the St. James Lutheran Church in BelleFourche, SD. Their parents are Ernie Kari and the late LisaKari, Prairie City, SD and Merlin and Lori Fields, Milbank, SD.The bride graduated from Milbank High School and Ridgewa-ter College with an Associate in Applied Science degree in Vet-erinary Technology. The groom attended Bison High Schooland is currently ranching near Bison, SD. They will make theirhome near Prairie City, SD.

Fields and Kari announce engagement

July 25th, 2012 • 7lbs. 1 oz. 18Ó longRayna joins her brother: Drew - 5yrs. old

Maternal grandparents: Reagan and Joann Massey, Hawley, TX

Paternal grandparents: Norman and Shelby Miles,

Meadow, SD

Clint and Wendy Miles are proud toannounce the birth of their baby girl:

RRaayynnaa SSaaggee MMiilleess

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Amy Lewis of Denver, Coloradoand Sarah Lewis of Brookingsspent a few days with their grand-parents, Art and Marilyn Christ-man.

Jim Christman has spent aweek with his parents Art andMarilyn Christman.

Keith Carmichael visited withBernie Rose one day this pastweek.

Stacy and Maddie Boomgardenof Pipestone, MN were Wednesdaylunch guests of Bernie Rose andVonnie Foster.

Betty Walikainen spent Thurs-day afternoon with Bernie Rose.

Last Monday, Gary and KathyHoldahl of Clark, SD; Joyce andIke Pederson of the Chicago areawere afternoon visitors of Fredand Bev Schopp.

Fred and Bev Schopp took in theparade in Faith Saturday andsome of the other Stock Showevents.

Carolyn Petik was a Tuesdaycaller at Irene Young's. Theywere both afternoon guests at JeriLynn Bakken's. In the evening,Carolyn was a visitor of LindaZimmerman in Lemmon.

Jerry and Carolyn Petik wereWednesday callers of ErnestineMiller.

Carolyn Petik was a Thursdaylunch guest of Irene Young's andlater in the afternoon was a briefvisitor of Thelma Lemke.

Jerry and Carolyn Petik at-tended the Corson County Fair onSaturday and Sunday. After thefair on Sunday they visited withGrace Bubbers in McIntosh

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Producers RepeatJesus’ Miracle

Listening to a scripture readingat church recently reminded mehow our nation’s farmers andranchers repeat one of Jesus’ mir-acles every day.

Jesus had been speaking to alarge crowd that had gathered tolisten him when it began to growlate in the day. The disciples toldJesus he should leave so everyonecould go find food to eat. Instead,Jesus instructed the disciples tofind food to feed the crowd. Allthey came up with were five loavesof bread and two fish.

In typical Jesus fashion, he ac-cepted the meager amount of foodas though it was no big deal, gavethanks, broke the bread, and hadthe disciples distribute the food tothe people. He also instructed thedisciples to gather all of the left-over broken pieces, which filled 12baskets.

This story reminds me of themiracle farmers perform everyday. I am constantly amazed thatin today’s world, farmers produce

more food using fewer resourcesthan their ancestors did.

Not only do farmers and ranch-ers have to contend with increasedrestrictions, regulations, continu-ous negative press and misinfor-mation about agriculture, thereare also anti-agricultural organi-zations that are trying to sever thevery same hands that are feedingthem. Yet in spite of such chal-lenges, farmers and ranchers arenot deterred from continuing tofeed people. Similarly, Jesus wasnot discouraged when a measlycouple of fish and few loaves ofbread were brought to him to feed5,000 people (not counting womenand children). He fed everyoneusing what he had available.

Today there are fewer farms,ranches, farmers and ranchers,and sadly, even fewer people whoare connected to a farm or ranchwhere food is grown. Those whoraise and produce food today carrythe burden of supplying more foodthan what’s been produced in thepast in order to meet the demandsof our world’s growing population,and it’s done using fewer re-sources. I hear about so many peo-ple who are looking for ways toparticipate in or promote humani-tarian efforts, yet farming is often-times disregarded as the ultimatestory of humanity and hope.

God uses ordinary people—

many of whom are in the form oftoday’s farmers and ranchers—tocarry out miracles that are done inamazing ways. Regardless of thedifficulties farmers and ranchersface, they still manage to findways to continue feeding theworld.

Jesus knew he had a lot of peo-ple who needed fed and eventhough he only had very little tofeed them with, he miraculouslydid so with five bread loaves andtwo fish and still had 12 baskets offood leftover. American farmersand ranchers are a modern versionof the story of Jesus feeding themultitudes. Somehow, some way,farmers miraculously produce foodthat contributes to feeding billionsof people similarly to the wayJesus did, only with less farmground and fewer people doing thefarming rather than two fish andfive bread loaves.

The weight of the world’s hun-gry has been put on the shouldersof people who plant, grow, and har-vest food every day. Without thecontribution of American farmsand ranches there isn’t enoughfood to pass around to help feedthe 7 billion people around theglobe that currently need fed.American agriculture is nothingshort of a humanitarian miracle.

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

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Annual Ranchers Camp meetingnon-denominational services, heldJuly 28 - 29 at a campground south-east of Meadow, S.D., featuredRapid City, S.D., couple Ron andLaVonne Masters who lost threechildren in the 1972 Rapid Creekflood.

Ranchers Camp meeting VicePresident Pat Clark, Meadow, S.D.,said he was happy to see neighborsand friends stop in for fellowshipand to hear the speakers. “It is mykind of service –genuine. It’s notfancy, not a show, just a good, hon-est, simple service,” he said. “Wewelcome everyone to stop in and weespecially enjoy seeing differentfaces and welcoming someone newto the event,” Clark said.

According to Clark, the featuredspeakers shared the story of the1972 flood that took hundreds oflives, including their three sons. “Itwas inspiring to learn that amidthe tragedy, they relied on theirfaith to get through each day. Andthey have since been able to minis-ter to people around the world.”

The services were dedicated tothe memory of Carrie Flatmoe,

Meadow, S.D., daughter of Brianand Gloria Flatmoe. According toClark, his niece Carrie was a long-time participant in Ranchers Campmeeting. “I was honored and Brianand Gloria were honored to learnthat the event would be dedicatedto Carrie. She was such a prettyand sweet girl who was alwaysready and willing to help with any-thing she was asked - from flankingcalves to helping with RanchersCamp meeting. She will be verymuch missed.”

Director Jim Lyon, Meadow, S.D.,said the Sunday morning servicewas especially powerful to him.“God says ‘just trust me.’ Some-times that’s not easy for me, and Iwas glad to have a reminder ofGod’s power and wisdom.” To any-one who has yet to attend a service,Lyon says, “Stop by the camp-ground next year, the last weekendin July. It is an awesome experi-ence. Especially on Saturdayevening, when it’s cool, it is just agreat chance to get together withfriends and neighbors, enjoy God’screation and hear God’s word.”

Ranchers Camp meeting a successServices dedicated to the Memory of Carrie Flatmoe

the efforts of the South DakotaStockgrowers Association can bid ona calf, then donate the animal backso it can be auctioned off again andagain, until bidding ceases.

The South Dakota StockgrowersAssociation is a grassroots organiza-tion representing independent live-stock producers on local, state andnational policies that impact thelivestock industry. For over 120years the mission of the SouthDakota Stockgrowers Associationhas remained unchanged, "to pro-mote and protect the South Dakotalivestock industry." The SD Stock-growers represent approximately1300 ranch families across the stateof South Dakota.

Contact: Faith Livestock Commis-sion, Scott Vance,Phone: (605) 967-2200 or SD Stock-growers Association, Silvia Christen,Executive Director, Phone: 605-342-0429Monday, August 20, 2012, 12:30p.m. MST

Faith Livestock Commission willhost a Rollover Calf Sale Fundraiserto benefit the South Dakota Stock-growers Association on Monday, Au-gust 20, 2012 during their Anniver-sary Sale in Faith, SD. A yearlingcalf donated by Mike and MarciaMaher of Isabel will be auctioned offat approximately 12:30pm. Maherhas asked that at least half of theproceeds of the Rollover auction be

donated to the Stockgrowers Associ-ation and the other half can be do-nated to Stockgrowers, R-CALFUSA or United States Cattlemen'sAssociation at the choice of the bid-der.

Rollover calf sales are fundraisingevents put on by South DakotaStockgrower members and volun-teers to raise money for the organi-zation. Those who wish to support

Roll-Over auction to benefit Stockgrowers

Obituaries

Gloria Veal

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

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

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

PPaassttoorrss PPeerrssppeeccttiivveeBeckman Wesleyan Church •Prairie City

Pastor Brad BurkhalterRomans 3:10, "As it is written,

There is none righteous, no, not one."

In the first three chapters of Romans, the apostle Paul goes togreat lengths to show us what we really already know. We have

all sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and none of us, apartfrom Christ, is righteous (Romans 3:10,23). We all acknowledgethat we are sinful and don't measure up to God's standards; we

just say it without making ourselves look so bad. We say, "I'm notperfect...nobody is." That's kind of our way of acknowledging sin,but making it trivial at the same time. We simply do not like toadmit our sin and that evil is present in us. We don't like to say

that we are in need of salvation. It stuns me that after the bloodiest century in the history of the world, we still don't get it.Look at mankind in the 20th century: 6 million Jews killed by

Hitler in Germany, 20 million in Russia under Stalin, 50 millionin China with Mao Zedong, 20% of Cambodia's population

exterminated by Pol Pot, 800,000 Tutsis in Rawanda. Yet, afterthe most heinous evil acts mankind has ever seen, our academicleaders tell us two things. First, they deny evil exists. They tell us that there are just different view points, all valid. They seem to want everyone to tolerate all life styles and life style choicesand not label anything evil. Second, they inform us that what man needs is education not salvation. If we could just make aminor adjustment in man's mind and give him a little more education, everything would be fine. No! What man needs is salvation, a foundational change in his nature, a deliverance

from evil. He needs to be saved, born again. The men I mentioned earlier were educated men, that was not their

problem. Their problem came from their sinfulness, their sin nature. Man needs to admit his sinfulness to God and call on

Him for deliverance. Man's nature can only be changed throughfaith in Jesus Christ. Don't make your sin trivial, confess it to

God and put you faith in Jesus Christ. It's your only hope.

The Memorial Service for GloriaVeal, age 79, of Bison, was held at10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 11,2012 at Grace Baptist Church inBison with Pastor Phil Hahn, offi-ciating. A time of fellowship andluncheon followed at the GrandElectric Social Room. A PrivateFamily Inurnment will be at alater date at the Chance Cemetery.

A Gathering of Family andFriends was held at 6:00 p.m. onFriday evening at Grace BaptistChurch in Bison.

Gloria Lee Brockington Vealwas born September 12, 1932 inColumbus, Ohio to Warren J. andCatharine (Allison) E. Brocking-ton. At the age of 10, she beganorgan lessons from her church or-ganist and also took piano lessonsat that time. When she was 16, sheunderwent surgery to fuse her an-kles and was bed ridden for a fullyear. She continued with herschooling during this time and shegraduated from West High Schoolin 1950 and Miami University ofOhio in 1954 where she gained adegree in music education.

She moved to Farmington, NewMexico where she taught 10 yearsat the Navajo Methodist MissonSchool. She was the k-12 music

teacher, directing choirs and giv-ing piano lessons.

In 1964, she and friends Bar-bara Dunker, Helen Brocklesby,Lynne Hardy and Dorothy Dunbarmoved to Denver Colorado. Gloriabecame the secretary to the Presi-dent of Rockmont College, Dr. L.David Beckman. While working atthe college, she met student LoydVeal and they were married May29, 1965. The couple honeymoonedin Europe with Operation Mobi-lization, a mission organization.

In the years to follow, the familypastored several churches in Col-orado, South Dakota and Florida.In each of these churches, whetherteaching Sunday School, KidsClub, Awana’s, 5 Day Clubs, orministering through music, Gloriawas involved with children. Gloriahad a heart for teaching childrenGod’s word.

Gloria and Loyd had three chil-dren; Michelle Rae, Bruce Warren,and Warren Loyd. Gloria was ahomemaker and with every move,made home comfortable and com-forting. She sewed and craftedmany different things and usedher talents to minister to othersthat way. In each of the moves thepiano was the most importantthing to be moved. She acquired it

as payment for Loyd’s constructionwork and it was the center of theirhome. She taught many studentsthroughout her lifetime and en-couraged each one to reach theirpotential. Even after being con-fined to a wheel chair, she contin-ued to teach and enjoyed her stu-dents very much. Loyd faithfullycared for her during her last years,allowing her to remain at home.

In October 2011 she was diag-nosed with MDS. She passed awayAugust 2, 2012.

Grateful for sharing her life arehusband Loyd Veal, Bison; Step-daughter and grandson Chris andLewis Veal, Caldwell, Idaho;Michelle (Darrel) Stockert andgrandchildren, Michael and Jes-sica Stockert, Bison, Warren(Julie) Veal and grandchildren,Riley, Julianne, Elyssa, Shelby,and Quinton Veal, Nampula,Mozambique.

Preceding her in death were herparents, Warren and CatharineBrockington, brothers Ned andBobby Brockington, son BruceWarren Veal, and grandson Je-remy Lee Stockert.

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

The Bison Courier • Thursday, August 16, 2012 • Page 5

LaVonne Foss was a Sunday din-ner guest of Shirley Johnson.

Thelma Sandgren was a brief vis-itor of Shirley Johnson Sunday af-ternoon.

Larry and Sarah Dreiske, Spencerand McKenna, Nolan, Linda, Jas-mine and Logan Seim traveled toBismarck Saturday to go to the zoo,but the beautiful rain stopped them.They ate and window-shopped andreturned home.

Tiss Treib visited with RuthWiechmann and family and DorenaWiechmann Wednesday afternoon.

Al and Tiss Treib attended therodeo in Faith Saturday evening andthe carnival.

Jay Kirschman of Topeka, Kansasspent the week with Dorothy andLynn Frey.

Saturday evening, Monte andDean Frey, Jay Kirschman and LynnFrey had supper with Dorothy Frey.

Al Treib called on Thelma Sand-gren Monday.

Jim and Patsy Miller came up andhad a coffee break Tuesday withThelma Sandgren. Later, Thelmawent to Bison to spend some timewith Matthew and family.

Al Treib and his uncle wereWednesday callers of Thelma Sand-gren. Georgia Sandgren and EdHanson came up in the evening andThursday Ed did some chores forThelma. Georgia came down with a

flu bug, so they went back to Stur-gis.

Thursday, Thelma Sandgren wentto the Western Horizon’s care centerto visit Gladys Vliem and BusterVan Wyk. She also had supper withthem. It was good. Thelma thenjoined the Senior Citizen’s for cards.

Friday was Thelma Sandgrensusual day in Hettinger. John John-son was an early evening caller.

Saturday, what a beautiful day, itrained off and on most of the day.

Sunday Thelma Sandgren went toHolland Center for Church and en-joyed cake and ice cream and coffeeto help Al and Alf Vliem celebratetheir 88th birthdays. Stan and TwilaPap of Denver, CO and their grand-son Isaac from Canada were also vis-itors.

Jim and Patsy Miller spent Mon-day in Faith.

Jim and Patsy Miller went toBison Tuesday night and got on abus and traveled to Grand Forks tothe MSA. They returned home Sat-urday evening.

Matt and Christi Miller spent theweek at the Miller ranch. Sundaythey played cards with Jim andPatsy and then returned to theirhome in Hettinger.

Hope to see you all at the IceCream Social at the Lodgepole HallThursday evening at 7:00 pm.

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

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August 21 Teacher In-service DayAugust 22 First Day of School

September 3 No School - Labor DaySeptember 24 Coronation - Homecoming weekSeptember 25 Mid-term September 28 School all day - Homecoming week

October 2 Parent-Teacher Conferences Student dismissed at 1:15

October 25 End of 1st QuarterOctober 30 Bison will host

District Volleyball Tournament

November 1 & 2 Bison will host District Volleyball Tournament

November 8 Veterans Day ProgramNovember 21 Last Day before Thanksgiving

early dismissal 1:33November 22 NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving DayNovember 23 NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving vacationNovember 27 Midterm

December 20 Last day before Christmasearly dismissal 1:33

December 21 - 31 Christmas Vacation

January 1 - 3 Christmas VacationJanuary 7 School resumes after ChristmasJanuary 14 End of 2nd Quarter/1st SemesterJanuary 24 Parent-Teacher Conferences

Students dismissed at 1:15

February 13 Mid-termFebruary 22 Teacher In-service

March 19 End of 3rd QuarterMarch 28 Dismiss at 1:33 March 29 Good Friday (no school or tutoring)

April 1 No School Easter Monday (will be used as a make-up day if needed)April 23 Mid-term

May 23 Last Day of SCHOOLDismiss at 11:00 a.m. End of 4th Quarter

May 18 Graduation

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Policy:It is the Bison School District’s pol-

icy that sexual harassment is illegal,unacceptable and shall not be toler-ated; and that no employee or studentof the school district may sexually ha-rass another. Any employee or studentwill be subject to disciplinary action,including possible termination, for vio-lation of this policy.Definition:

Any unwelcome sexual advances, so-licitation of sexual activity by promiseof rewards, coercion of sexual activityby threat of punishment, verbal sexistremarks or physical sexual assaultsconstitute sexual harassment. Thisconduct has the effect of unreasonableinterfacing with an individual’s aca-demic or work performance or of creat-ing an intimidating, hostile or offen-sive employment or education environ-ment, regardless of intent.Responsibility:

School district officers, employeesand students are responsible for main-taining a working and learning envi-ronment free from sexual harassment.Workshops and activities will be pro-vided by the school district to explain

the policy and laws. Careful scrutinywill be undertaken of all allegations ofsexual harassment. False allegationsthat are malicious or ill-founded mayconstitute libel or slander. Copies ofthe policy will be available at all ad-ministrative offices.Complaints:

Any employee who believes thatthey have been a subject of sexual ha-rassment by a district employee or of-ficer should report this incident imme-diately to their immediate supervisor.If the immediate supervisor is involvedin the activity, the violation should bereported to the supervisor’s immediatesupervisor. Students should reportsuch incidents to the responsible ad-ministrator.

All reported incidents will be thor-oughly investigated and subject to dis-ciplinary action. Confidentiality consis-tent with sue process will be main-tained.

If any employees or student files awritten complaint because of dissatis-faction with the handling of the com-plaint, they may utilize any applicablegrievance procedure.

Bison School’s sexualharassment policy

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With the start of the 2012-2013school year, the Bison School Dis-trict would like to remind patronsthat Special Education and relatedservices are available to eligiblechildren with disabilities, ages 0-21, without cost to parents.

Services are available, if appro-priate, to children who have beenidentified as deaf, deaf blind, hardof hearing, multi-handicapped, or-thopedically impaired, otherhealth impaired, seriously emo-tionally disturbed, learning dis-abled, speech impaired, visuallyimpaired, developmentally de-layed or with mental retardation.

If you know of any child thatmay qualify for special services,and are not already receivingthem , please call Donald Kraemerat 244-5271.

Special servicesavailable forqualified students

2012-2013 Bison Faculty & StaffAdministration:

Donald Kraemer • SuperintendentBusiness Manager • Bonnie Crow

Asst. Business Manager * Colette JohnsonFaculty:

Michelle Stockert • 5th & 6th GradeShawnda Carmichael • Science, Prom

Christi Ryen • Ag, FFALola Hedstrom • 1st Grade

Darla Kahler • KindergartenDonna Keller • 7 - 12 Special Ed, Special Ed Director,

7 -8 EnglishBev Kopren • 2nd Grade

Heidi Kopren • 3rd Grade Tarina Kopren • 7 - 12 Art, Geography, Social Studies

Kalin Chapman • PEJoyce Matthews • FACS, FCCLA

Shelby Miles • 4th GradeJulia Brixey • K - 6 Special EdDarren Jackson • K - 12 Music

Roxie Seaman • Title IJoyce Waddell • Library

Ruth Hobbs • 7 - 12 Math, Quiz BowlKristen Seidel • Government, US History, World History,

Business, 7th Social StudiesElizabeth Bonacci • 9 - 12 English, Oral Interp, Play

Paraprofessionals:Kelli Birkeland • ParaprofessionalHeidi Collins • Paraprofessional

Londa Hendrickson • ParaprofessionalNina Loper • Paraprofessional

Danelle Gerbracht • ParaprofessionalOffice Staff

Joy Worm • Jr. & Sr. High SecretaryBristol Palmer • Elementary Secretary

Coaching:Kalin Chapman • AD, Head VB

Christi Ryen • Ass’t. VBBeau Chapman • Head Football

• Head Boys Basketball• Ass’t. Boys Basketball

Kristen Seidel • Head Girls BasketballShane Kolb • Ass’t. Football

Brad Burkhalter • Cross Country, Elizabeth Bonacci • Yearbook

Cooks:Sherry Basford • Head CookCamille Drown • Asst. Cook

Custodial:Connie Aaker • Head CustodianBecky Peacock • Asst. Custodian

The Bison Courier • Thursday, August 16, 2012 • Page 7

The new school year is about tobegin. For some students, it’s ajoyous return to friends and activ-ities; however, for others, it is a re-turn to taunting and bullying.

Bullying can not only ruin theschool experience but it can alsocause depression and low self-es-teem in children who are victimsof a bully. Research also points tothe negative impact bullying hason the bully as well as bystanders.And, unfortunately, technology (in-ternet, FaceBook, and cell phones)has taken bullying to a new level.

As a parent, make sure thisschool year does NOT mean backto bullies for your child by utiliz-ing these tips.

How to Spot Bullying: Yourchild may not tell you or theirteacher if they are being bullied.That’s why it’s important to recog-nize the warning signs:

•Avoiding school and other ac-tivities. Changes in how yourchild gets to and from school.

•Depression, upset stomach,headaches, or anxiety. Changes indaily routines.

•Torn clothes, unexplainedbruises, damaged or missing be-longings such as backpacks, schoolsupplies, clothes.

What to do if you suspect bully-ing: Bullying can be traumatic foryou the parent as well as yourchild. Remember: Control youremotions and keep the communi-cation lines open.

•Remain calm. Control your

protective instincts. Let your childtalk about the incident includingwho witnessed the incident with-out interrupting.

•Show empathy. Your childneeds someone to listen withoutjudging.

•Report the incident to theschool. Include details your childprovided.

•Discuss options…not retalia-tion. Your child needs a plan of ac-tion that will work for him/her.

Communication is a key ingredi-ent to success in ending a bully’spower.

Back to school does not meanback to bullying!

Wednesday, August 22Chicken pattymacaroni salad

lettuce saladfruit choice

milk

Thursday, August 23 Taco’s w/cheese

whole kernel cornsalad bar

fruit & milk

You can get all A's and still flunk life.Walker Percy

2012 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Friday Aug. 24 Newell 7:00pmFriday Aug. 31 Lemmon/McIntosh 7:00pmFriday Sept. 7 Harding County 7:00pmFriday Sept. 14 BYE Friday Sept. 21 Rapid City Christian 5:300 pmFriday Sept. 28 Timber Lake 4:00 pmFriday Oct. 5 Faith 7:00pmFriday Oct. 12 Edgemont 7:00pmThursday Oct. 18 Dupree 7:00pmOct. 23 1st Round Playoff TBAOct. 29 Quarter Final TBANov. 3 Semi Final TBANov 8 - 10 State @ Vermillion TBA

2012 VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULEThursday Aug. 30 Timber Lake 6:00 pmThursday Sept. 6 H/W Bowman 4:30 pmTuesday Sept. 11 Newell 5:00 pmThursday Sept. 13 H/W Tiospaye Topa 5:00 pmSaturday Sept. 15 Linton, ND, Tournament 9:00 am (CT)Tuesday Sept. 18 H/W Hettinger/Scranton 4:30 pmThursday Sept. 20 Rapid City Christian 4:00 pmSaturday Sept. 22 Conference Trny @ Faith TBATuesday Sept. 25 Lemmon 5:30 pmThursday Sept. 27 H/W Dupree 5:30 pmSaturday Sept. 29 Mile High Tournament TBASaturday Sept. 29 Hettinger/Scranton Tournament TBAThursday Oct. 4 H/W Faith 5:00 pmTuesday Oct. 9 H/W McIntosh 4:15 pmSaturday Oct. 13 Harding Co. Triangular 10:00 amTuesday Oct. 16 Dupree 5:30 pmMonday Oct. 22 Harding County 5:30 pmTuesday Oct. 30 District 16B 6:00/7:30Nov. 1 District 16B 6:00/7:30Nov. 2 District 16B 7:00 pmNov. 6 Regional TBANov. 15 State Class B @ Mitchell TBA

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A state health official is urgingparents to make sure their highschool and college freshman get ameningitis immunization beforethe school year starts. Parents arealso encouraged to get a boosterdose of pertussis. or whoopingcough vaccine for their 11 - 12 yearold children.

“South Dakota parents do agood job keeping their infants andtoddlers appropriately immunizedbut too many aren’t aware thatadolescents also need vaccina-tions,” said Bonnie Jameson, Dis-ease Prevention Administrator forthe Department of Health. “Now isthe time to make sure they’re upto date on their meningitis andpertussis vaccinations.”

College freshman living indorms and unvacinated kids en-tering high school are among thehigh-risk groups for meningococ-cal disease and should be vaacci-nated.

The whooping cough vaccine se-ries is recommended for childrenat 2 months, 4 months, 6 months,15 - 18 months, and 4 - 6 years. Abooster dose is recommended at 11- 12 years as immunity begins towane.

A bacterial infection, meningo-coccal disease is an inflammationof the tissues covering the brainand spinal cord. Symptoms in-clude fever, severe headache, stiffneck, vomiting and a rash. Prompt

treatment can prevent disabilityand death. Ten to 14 percent ofpeople with the disease die and upto 19 percent of survivors may suf-fer permanent disabilities such ashearing loss, limb amputation orbrain disease. South Dakota hasreported 2 cases of meningococcaldisease to date in 2011, one childand one elderly adult.

Whooping cough is also a seri-ous illness. it causes uncontrol-lable coughing, rib fractures,pneumonia, loss of consciousnessand even death. Young childrenare highest risk, with two-thirds ofthose under age 1 who get it need-ing hospitalization. There havebeen four cases reported in South

Dakota to date in 2011.Meningococcal vaccine is avail-

able from family health careproviders and campus studenthealth centers. the departmentprovides the vaccine for those 11 -18 years of age who are eligible forthe federal Vaccines for childrenProgram (Medicaid eligible, nativeAmerican or Alaskan Native,uninsured or underinsured). thevaccine is free for these childrenbut providers may charge an ad-ministration fee.

The department provides thechildhood series of whoopingcough vaccine and the booster dosefree for 11 - 12 year olds. Providersmay charge an administration fee.

Back to school: check immunizations for adolescents,college freshman

Child and Adult Nutrition Ser-vices in the South Dakota Depart-ment of Education has announcedthe policy for free milk or free andreduced price meals. The policyapplies to children unable to paythe full price of meals or milkserved under the National SchoolLunch, School Breakfast, and/orSpecial Milk Programs. The ad-ministrative office of each schoolthat participates in the Lunch,Breakfast, and/or Milk Programhas a copy of the policy that isavailable for review.

Children from families whoseincome is at or below the levelsshown are eligible for free or re-duced price meals. Children froma household whose income is at orbelow the level shown for freemeals may be eligible for free milkif the school participates in a fed-erally funded pricing Special MilkProgram. Families may apply forfree or reduced price meals or freemilk for their children for schoolyear 2012-2013 according to guide-lines effective July 1, 2012. Appli-cations will be provided to allhouseholds by the local school.

The school will use the prioryear’s eligibility status (free, re-duced price, or paid) from last yearfor up to the first 30 days of schoolor until a new application is ap-proved or direct certification is ob-tain, whichever comes first.

Households that are currentlyon Supplemental Nutrition Assis-tance Program (SNAP) or Tempo-rary Assistance for Needy Fami-

lies (TANF) will receive lettersfrom the school indicating thattheir children are eligible for freeschool meals. These familiesshould not complete an applicationfor free meals. If the family be-came eligible for benefits afterschool got out in the spring, thefamily should fill out an applica-tion and list their case number sothey get the free benefits rightaway. All children in householdwith any household member re-ceiving benefits under TANF orSNAP are eligible for free meals.

Families receiving commoditiesthrough the Food DistributionProgram on Indian Reservations(FDPIR) can request an Intera-gency Action Notice that can bebrought to the school in place of anapplication to document eligibilityfor free meals. All children inhousehold with any householdmember receiving benefits underFDPIR are eligible for free mealsif the school knows they are in thehousehold.

If the school knows of childrenwho are homeless, runaway, foster,from a migrant household, or whoare enrolled in Head Start, theywill send a letter to the householdtelling them the children are eligi-ble for free meals. If the householddoes not get a letter or has ques-tions, they should contact theschool. The household must notifythe school if it chooses to declinebenefits.

Foster children that are underthe legal responsibility of a foster

care agency or court are eligiblefor free meals. Any foster child inthe household is eligible for freemeals regardless of income.Households may include fosterchildren on the application, butare not required to include pay-ments received for care of the fos-ter child as income.

To apply for free or reducedprice meals, other householdsshould fill out the application andreturn it to the school. An applica-tion must include the names ofchildren for whom benefits are re-quested, all household membersand their monthly income or des-ignation that they do not have anyincome, and be signed by an adulthousehold member with the lastfour digits of that person’s socialsecurity number. Incomplete ap-plications cannot be approved forfree and reduced price meals. Ad-ditional copies are available in theschool office. The information pro-vided on the application is confi-dential and will be used for thepurpose of determining eligibilitystatus for school meals and Title Iprograms.

An eligibility determination isgood for the whole year; however,applications may be submitted atany time during the year. Contactthe school if a household memberbecomes unemployed or if thehousehold size changes. The chil-dren from that household may beeligible for free or reduced pricemeals or free milk during the timeof unemployment if the house-

hold’s income falls within the in-come eligibility guidelines. Infor-mation on any application may beverified at any time during theschool year by school or other pro-gram officials.

If a parent or guardian is dissat-isfied with the ruling on the appli-cation for eligibility, she/he maycontact the determining official onan informal basis. If the parent orguardian wishes to make a formalappeal, an oral or written requestmay be made to the school’s hear-ing official for a hearing to appealthe decision.

Some schools may choose tosend a special notice about theChildren's Health Insurance Pro-gram to households with the appli-cation. It provides a way for schoolpersonnel to know if families willallow them to use students' eligi-bility status for other programbenefits. The decision whether ornot a household is eligible for mealbenefits or not is not affected bythis form.

Non-discrimination Statement:This explains what to do if you be-lieve you have been treated un-fairly. In accordance with Federallaw and U.S. Department of Agri-culture policy, this institution isprohibited from discriminating onthe basis of race, color, nationalorigin, sex, age, or disability. Tofile a complaint of discrimination,write USDA, Director, Office of Ad-judication, 1400 Independence Av-enue, S.W., Washington, D.C.20250-9410, or call toll free (866)632-9992 (Voice). Individuals whoare hearing impaired or havespeech disabilities may contactUSDA through the Federal RelayService at (800) 877-8339; or (800)845-6136 (Spanish). USDA is anequal opportunity provider andemployer.

If a child needs a special diet asprescribed by a doctor, the house-hold should contact the localschool’s food service manager.

The income scales below areused to determine an applicant’seligibility for free or reduced pricemeals if the household is at orbelow the guidelines.

2012-13 free or reduced meal program guidelines

HouseholdSize

12345678

for each additional household member, add

Annually

Free14,52119,66924,81729,96535,11340,26145,40950,5575,148

AnnuallyReducedPrice20,66527,99135,31742,64349,96957,29564,62171,9477,326

Monthly

Free1,2111,6402,0692,4982,9273,3563,7854,214429

MonthlyReducedPrice1,7232,3332,9443,5544,1654,7755,3865,996611

Weekly

Free28037947857767677587497399

WeeklyReducedPrice3985396808219611,1021,2431,384141

Income Eligibility Guidelines: 2011 - 2012

The Bison Courier • Thursday, August 16, 2012 • Page 9

It doesn't makemuch difference

what you study, aslong as you don't

like it. ~Finley Peter Dunne

If you think education is

expensive, tryignorance.

The roots of education are bitter,but the fruit is sweet.

Aristotle

Bison School District 52-1Bison, South Dakota

FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT (FERPA)The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), a Fed-eral law requires the Bison School District, with certain exceptions,obtain your written consent prior to the disclosure of personallyidentifiable information from your child’s education records. How-ever, Bison School District may disclose appropriately designated“directory information” without written consent, unless you haveadvised the District to the contrary in accordance with District pro-cedures. The primary purpose of directory information is to allowthe Bison School District to include this type of information fromyour child’s education records in certain school publications. Exam-ples include:•A playbill, showing your students role in a drama production;•The annual yearbook;•Honor roll or other recognition lists;•Graduation programs; and•Sports activity sheets, such as for wrestling, showing weight andheight of team members.

Directory information, which is information that is generally notconsidered harmful or an invasion of privacy if released, can alsobe disclosed to outside organizations without a parents prior writ-ten consent. Outside organizations include, but are not limited to,companies that manufacture class rings or publish yearbooks. Inaddition, two federal laws require local educational agencies (LEAs)receiving assistance under the Elementary and Secondary Educa-tion Act of 1965 (ESEA) to provide military recruiters, upon requestwith three directory information categories-names, addresses andtelephone listings- unless parents have advised the LEA that theydo not want their student’s information disclosed without their priorwritten consent.

If you do not want Bison School District to disclose directory infor-mation from your child’s education records without your prior writ-ten consent, you must notify he District in writing prior to the firstday of school in the fall. Bison School District has designated the fol-lowing information as directory information:•Student’s name, address, telephone listing;•Student’s date and place of birth;•Student’s dates of attendance;•Student’s grade level;•Student’s participation in officially recognized school activities andsports;•Weight and height of students who are members of athletic teams.

TITLE IX POLICY - NON-DISCRIMINATIONThe Bison School supports the provison of Title IX of the Educa-tional amendments of 1972, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 164and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 which commit allschools to the elimination of discrimination on the basis of race,color, natural origin, sex and handicap.

This concept of Equal Educational opportunity will serve as a guideto the Governing Board, the Administration and staff in making de-cisions relating to the employment of personnel, school facilities,curriculum, activities and regulations affecting students and em-ployees.

Inquiries regarding compliance with Title IX, TitleVI, and Section504, Affirmative Action, and The American With Disabilities Act,which prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, nationalorigin, sex and handicap conditions, may be directed to the BisonPublic School, Supt. Donald Kraemer, PO Box 9, Bison, SouthDakota 57620. Telephone number 605-244-5271. Inquiries can alsobe made to the US Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights,10220 North Executive Hills Boulevard, 8th Floor, Kansas City, MO64153-1367.

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BISON SCHOOL DISTRICT #52-1PO Box 9 • 200E Carr St • Bison, SD 57620

Bison ElementaryBison Jr. & Sr, High School

School Year: August 22, 2012 - May 23, 2013Classes start at 8:00 a.m.

Dismissal time is 3:43 p.m.

Lunch ProgramKindergarten through 12 • $3.00 ($60.00)

Adults• $3.75 ($75.00)Milk ticket • $7.00

Admission to Home Athletic EventsAdults- $4.00 • Season Pass- $35.00

Students- $2.00• Season Pass- $12.50

Phone NumbersSupt. and Business Manager • 605-244-5961

Jr./Sr. High School • 605-244-5961Elementary • 605-244-5273

Gymnasium Lobby • 605-244-5274

School ClosingIn case of severe weather, all families will be notified via

the schools telephone notification system. This notificationwill come to the phone number each family provided to theschool. The official announcement can also be heard over

these radio/TV stations: KBJM, Sturgis; KOTA and KEVN,Rapid City and KNDC, Hettinger, KZZI Spearfish and

KELO TV-Closeline. Parents should make arrangements, in advance, where

students are to go in case of early closing. Written records of these arrangements are to be on file in the office.

Bristol & Joy will also be providing information via phone calls to staff.

The Bison Courier • Thursday, August 16, 2012 • Page 11

Education is the movement from darkness to light.Allan Bloom

Why should societyfeel responsible onlyfor the education ofchildren, and not forthe education of all

adults of every age?

Dr. Jason M. HafnerDr. David J. Prosser

OPTOMETRISTFaith Clinic

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

month

1-800-648-0760

Anderson Ranch tour heldDan and Sharon Anderson and

their family hosted a tour of theirranch on July 26th in recognitionof receiving an “Excellence inGrazing Management Award”. Thecouple received this award at theSouth Dakota Society of RangeManagement (SRM) Banquet heldlast fall in Wall, SD. This awardrecognizes outstanding rangemanagers.

The Anderson’s raise cattle andsheep on their ranch located westof Glad Valley, South Dakota. Over50 people attended the tour, whichwas a great opportunity to inter-act and ask the Anderson’s ques-tions about the conservation prac-tices they use. The first stop was asite being taken over by Kentuckybluegrass. Discussion was held onwhy it was there and the differentmanagement options to control it.At the next stop, Dan discussedthe tools used to set up his man-agement intensive grazing (MOB)system for moving his electric wirefence, a portable water tank, andmineral feeder as well as how hemoves his sheep to the next pad-dock. Ryan Beer, NRCS RangeManagement Specialist explainedhow the paddock sizes were calcu-lated. Dan then discussed the sizeof the pens he used around watertanks which greatly reduce the im-pact area. Another stop includeda Land EKG monitoring site on

prairie sandreed and the manage-ment Dan is using to get utiliza-tion on it. The tour ended with anexplanation of the three differenttypes of mechanical range renova-tions used on thin claypan soils:deep furrowing, tool bar withspikes, and a heavy offset disc.

Dan and Sharon’s ranch hasbeen in the family since 1959.They purchased the ranch fromhis parents in 1990. With the helpof NRCS’s technical assistance andconservation programs, they haveimplemented a rotational grazingsystem since 1994. They have con-tinued to improve this system byimplementing many conservationpractices including cross fencing todecrease pasture size to around160 acres, installed many miles ofpipeline and 20 tanks, and plantedover 8,000 feet of trees and shrubs.The couple has also built threedams and converted all the farmland to either hay land or grass-land. With NRCS’s assistance,Dan analyzes and adjusts hisgrazing system every year tomaintain the excellent rangelandconditions that exist on the Ander-son Ranch.

Travis Ellison, Dacotah BankAgricultural Banker and DanciBaker, Anderson’s daughter pro-vided a presentation on their re-cent Agricultural Exchange Trip toChina and Vietnam. They both re-

cently participated in the SouthDakota Agriculture and RuralLeadership, Inc.’s 18 month pro-gram. The program ended with atrip to China and Vietnam. Thegroup toured swine, dairy, and soy-bean processing facilities and metwith Agricultural Trade diplomats.

A huge thank you goes out to thePerkins County Conservation Dis-trict, First Interstate Bank,

Cindy’s Crop Insurance, LindskovImplement and Automotive, andSociety of Range Management forsponsoring this tour.

If you missed the tour andwould like more information onthe conservation practices the An-derson’s have implemented ontheir ranch, you may check outtheir blog at http://andersongelb-vieh.blogspot.com/.

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A portable water tank that Anderson moves from pasture to[pasture with his sheep.

Back row Dan, Danci (Anderson)Baker, Bryce Baker, Danika (Anderson)Schmidt holding son Cody, Sharon, Danessa, Dantae.Seated Nora and James Anderson.

HettingerTheater

Diary of a Whimpy KidDog Days

PG96 minutes

August 17 - 20featuring digital surround sound

Nightly • 7:30 p.m.Sunday Matinee 2:00 p.m.

3-D Glasses $2.00

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What is it?? Call or email your guess to 244-7199 or courier@sdplains.comLast week Fred Reede and Jan Gossman had the lucky guess. They guessed a antique shinglenailer

PalaceTheater

Total RecallPG-13

118 minutes

August 17 - 19surround sound

Lemmon 374-51078:00 p.m. nightly

Name: Don Kraemer

Age: On good days, which are fre-quent, I am sure I must be thirtysomething. And then there arethose days that remind me that Imust be older than dirt.Family: My wife, Vera; son,Mitchell; daughter-in-law, Vicky;daughter, Christine; son-in-law,Lance and three grandsons.Hobbies: Researching and writ-ing family history, fishing, music,reading, camping and hiking.I live in Bison, with my wife,Vera.I grew up in North Dakota. Thehigh school I graduated from, Lin-ton High School, was only slightlylarger than Bison High School.Occupation: Educator and schooladministrator.Something you wouldn’t ex-pect from me: I worked as awater-treatment chemist for theCity of Aberdeen for 14 months,and held a Class I Water Treat-ment Certificate from the State ofSouth Dakota.Someone I admire: I would saythat Tom Brokaw stands out,among people whom I admire. Heseems to have maintained hisrural, midwestern values and phi-losophy, even though he has be-come a nationally and internation-ally known television journalist.Something my grandparentshave passed on to me is theirletters, journals and photos;Through this legacy, they havedocumented and shared theirstory of great hope, great sacrificeand great determination to build abetter life for their families on theprairie of North Dakota and SouthDakota.My favorite things are sunriseon the South Dakota prairie,books, maps and ice fishing. My fa-vorite people are my wife; my chil-dren and grand children; and mylife-long friend, Terry Peterson.My favorite food is chocolatechip cookies, broccoli and home-made ice cream.Something I do every day isthank God for another day and formany blessings.My favorite summer things: are

fishing on a cool morning, potatosalad and rain.I’ll never forget the time thatmy army reserve unit returnedhome after being deployed toSaudi Arabia during DesertStorm. It was an incredible feelingto realize that we were back homeand that our lives would be back towhat we knew as normal again.Many people have influencedmy life but none more profoundlythan my wife, Vera. For most ofmy adult life, she has been mybest friend, confidant, and inspira-tion. She is a great cook and is amajor factor in my difficulty keep-ing my weight under control.My favorite season is fall or au-tumn. I enjoy the color changes ofthe trees and shrubs, as well aswarm days and cool nights. Au-tumn also brings an end to mos-quitoes for a few months and fish-ing usually picks up in that timeof year.Something everyone should doat least once is to go on an ex-tended (at least six days andnights), back country campingtrip; either backpacking or canoe-ing. It will increase one’s appreci-ation for the outdoors and for thecomforts of home.

Meet the peopleDon Kraemer

Education's purpose is toreplace an empty mind

with an open one. Malcolm S. Forbes

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Prairie Dog Bait Program

The Perkins County Weed & PestBoard would like to remind PerkinsCounty landowners to place their orderfor Zinc Phosphide Oats and pre-baitoats by September 20, 2012. PerkinsCounty will cost share the Zinc Phos-phide Oats 60-40 with the landownerpaying 40%. When landowners are or-dering the poison oats they must givetheir private certification license num-ber when ordering. Perkins Countywill not have a Rozol prairie dog baitprogram, as of now, Rozol is illegal tohave or use within South Dakota. Or-ders may be placed by calling thePerkins County Finance Office at 244-5624 or Loyson Carda at 374-5315.

All applicants will be notified whenand where to pickup their bait.

Robert Hermann, ChairmanPerkins County Weed and Pest Board

[Published August 16 and August 23,2012 at a total approximate cost of$20.81.]

Grandstand progress ----------

Todd Buer cuts steps. Max Matthews and Lynn Buer keep busy in the background.

Prairie dogs arehighly sociable

animals. The crittersoften look like they

are kissing and hugging and

grooming is a regularpastime. Burrows are

much like homes possessing front andback doors, listeningchambers, sleeping

quarters and storagerooms. They are

regular house cleaners too.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

LOOMIX® FEED SUPPLE-MENTS is seeking dealers. Moti-vated individuals with cattleknowledge and community ties.Contact Bethany at 800-870-0356/ becomeadealer@adm.com to findout if there is a dealership oppor-tunity in your area.

WANT A WAY TO PAY off thatsummer vacation? Join our team!Sell Avon! Work from home. Earn40% on your first 4 orders. 1-877-454-9658.

EMPLOYMENT

CITY OF HOT SPRINGS is ac-cepting applications for a certifiedWater\Wastewater Superinten-dent. Salary $32,500 - $50,000.Contact, Harley Lux, (605)745-3135. hlux@hs-sd.org

JACKSON COUNTY HIGHWAYDEPARTMENT Worker. Experi-ence in road/bridge construction/maintenance preferred. CDL Pre-employment drug and alcoholscreening required. Applications /

resumes accepted. Information(605) 837-2410 or (605) 837-2422Fax (605) 837-2447.

SERVICE MANAGER, IMMEDI-ATE OPENING. 5-star Chrysler,Dodge, Jeep dealership. Excellentearnings, benefits, job security.Apply: Jim Gesswein, GessweinMotors, PO Box 71, Milbank, SD,57252

BOOKKEEPER AT THE MADI-SON DAILY Leader and LeaderPrinting in Madison, SD. Respon-sibilities include AP, AR, GL andPayroll accounting. Resumes maybe sent to Karen@madisondai-lyleader.com.

PIERRE SCHOOL DISTRICT hasopen teaching positions for middleschool math for the 2012-13 schoolyear. Apply online atwww.pierre.k12.sd.us/employmentor Pierre Schools, 211 S Poplar,Pierre SD 57501. EOE

CUSTER CLINIC IS accepting ap-plications for a full-time LPN orLicensed Medical Assistant to joinour team in the beautiful southernBlack Hills. Salary based on expe-rience; includes excellent benefits.Contact Human Resources at(605)673-2229 ext. 110 for more in-formation or log onto www.region-alhealth.com to apply. EEOC/AA.

EVENTS

The Menno Pioneer Power Show:Make plans now for the September22 and 23 show. For more informa-tion, visit www.pioneeracres.comor call 605-387-5166.

NOTICES

ADVERTISE 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 thisnewspaper or 800-658-3697 for de-tails.

OTR DRIVERS

$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, joe@tbitruck.com

WANTED

BUYING ANTIQUES. One ITEMto Collection. Also Antique IndianITEMS. Beadwork, Quillwork, Ar-rowheads, Artifacts, Guns, Spurs,Coins, Toys, Slot Machines. Seri-ous Buyer. 605-890-0539.

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 courier@sdplains.com

For SaleLARGE ROUND BALES OF STRAWFOR SALE: 605/222-5126.

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Crocheted dishclothes and pot scrub-bers are available at the Bison Courier.

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Taking orders for embroidered dish-towels for information see Arlis at theBison Courier or call 244-7199.

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

please call (605) 244-5473.B14-tfn

EmploymentGregorian Inc. in Lemmon, SD isseeking a full time welder. Excellentstarting wage. Includes benefits suchas group health and life insurance,profit sharing, and paid vacation. Call605-374-3841 or 1-800-658-5534 orsend resume to Gregorian Inc. P.O. Box209 Lemmon, SD 57638. Equal Oppor-tunity Employer.

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Gregorian Inc. in Lemmon, SD isseeking a full time metal forming andfinisher. Excellent starting wage. In-cludes benefits such as group healthand life insurance, profit sharing, andpaid vacation. Call 605-374-3841 or 1-800-658-5534 or send resume to Gre-gorian Inc. P.O. Box 209 Lemmon, SD57638. Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Thank YouWe would like the thank the BisonArea Mens Club for the generous dona-tion we recently received. This willgreatly help with the ongoing medicalexpenses we have incured lately. Bisonis so fortunate to have people and or-ganizations such as this that so freelydonate their time and energy trying tomake peoples lives better. It is MUCHappreciated. Thanks again, and GodBless you all.

Russ & Becky Peacock

A big thank you to all of our friendsand neighbors who responded so fastto our fire. How blessed we are to havesuchgreat fire departments in our area.Again--thank you, thank you, thankyou.

Jim & Joan Lyon

We would like to thank the followingsponsors for the help in making ourExcellence in Rangeland ManagementTour such a success: Perkins CountyConservation DistrictFirst Interstate BankCindy’s Crop InsuranceLindskov AutomotiveYour time and effort is greatly appre-ciated.

Thanks againJim and Nora Anderson

Dan Anderson family

The Bison Country Club would like toTHANK the following sponsors: Daco-tah Bank, Bison Bar, Bison Food Store,Bison Implement, Country Inn, Jack-son Trenching, Bison Grain Company,Dakota Feed and Seed, Grand Electric,West River Cooperative TelephoneCompany, Johnson Taxidermy, Smith’sDrug.Also, thanks to every one who helpedget the golf course ready and whohelped with the tournament.Great Job Done!

Tire DisposalPerkins County, in conjunction with the Bison Landfilland Lemmon Landfill, will be accepting waste tires for

disposal from Perkins County residents ONLY. Agrant was awarded from South Dakota Department ofEnvironment and Natural Resources to allow South

Dakota citizens to dispose of waste tires and to cleanup waste tire piles.

Stipulations Include: No tires from Dealers or BusinessesNo tires with rims • Must be a resident of Perkins County

Waste Tire collection will be held now through the month of Septemberand waste tires can be dropped at the following sites:

Lemmon Landfill SiteMonday - Wednesday - Friday 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Bison Landfill SiteMonday - 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday - 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Saturday - 8:00 a.m. to Noon

[Published July 26, August 2, August 9, August 16, 2012 at a totalapproximate cost of $36.00 each week.]

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West_Dakota_Realty@hotmail.comfor details

-Dedication of the new covered grandstandswill be Saturday night, August 18, before the

rodeo. Everyone come and enjoy the new addition to the fairgrounds!

-Dance Saturday night to Double Vision at the Fair Building at 9:30 p.m.

-Concessions will be available Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Fairgrounds!

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Every day at Northwest Farm &

Home SupplyLemmon, SD

40# Hi-pro Country Companion dog food

is $14.99