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Volume 105Number 47

June 7, 2012

News Briefs … Writer’s Group will bemeeting at the Jackson CountyLibrary on Wednesday, June 6. Kadoka Community Bet-terment Association meetingwill be held on Thursday, June7, 12:00 noon at the H&HRestaurant. Jackson County Commis-sioner’s meeting, Friday, June8, 9:00 a.m. Kadoka City Councilmeeting, Monday, June 11, 7:00p.m. Kadoka School Boardmeeting, Wednesday, June 13,7:00 p.m.

~ by Robyn Jones ~

Milton Sorensenwas born in Plankin-ton on November 28,1928. He lived thereuntil the familymoved to Wall whenhe was two years old.

He was raised onthe farm and at-tended school in Wallthrough the 9thgrade.

Milton lived inWall on the familyfarm until he enteredthe Kadoka NursingHome in July of 2010.

His wife of 57years, Mary Lou, anddaughter, Jean, con-tinue to live in themain farm house. Hisson, Jeff, and his wifelive on the sameranch. Milton hasthree grandchildren.

When walking into Milton’s room at the nursing home, you immedi-ately see his love for John Deere tractors. From the green and yellowpaint on the walls, the John Deere collage of posters and his John Deeregreen walker, you can tell he’s a collector. He has enjoyed trips to Iowato attend John Deere Days.

In addition, he enjoys to watch car racing.He’s traveled to the West Coast and south to the Oklahoma border.On the farm they raised cattle and had some milk cows.Milton’s favorite meal used to be hamburger, but now he’s on a break-

fast kick. He will putin a request for sometype of breakfastthree meals a day.

“Milton loves tojoke and there’snever a dull momentwhen he’s around,”said Heidi Coller.

Congratulations,Milton, for being se-lected as the JuneResident of theMonth at the KadokaNursing Home.

Kadoka Nursing Home’sResident of the Month

Forgiveness … The pre-school andkindergarten age children learned a littleabout forgiving, sharing and saying, “I’msorry,” at Vacation Bible School on Thurs-day morning.

Bible verse … Another age group solved Bible verses. Inteams, children fished four sealed zip-locked bags of verses fromthe swimming pool with their toes. They emptied the bags and putthe words of each verse together.

Crafty … Eve Patterson (L) and Adi Patterson workon their craft project. This age group worked from a jewelcross mosaic kit, making crosses with glitter glue andgems.

Steady and slow … Wow,this is hard to keep it upright. Thisgroup worked hard to keep theirpyramid from falling down.

Bible School started on Mondayat the Kadoka PresbyterianChurch with an average of 60 stu-dents attending throughout theweek. The number was more thantwice as many as last year.

Students attended May 29 -June 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

The theme for this year’s Bibleschool was “Choose to Believe.”

In addition to group activities,the children paired off into agegroups for activities.

--photos by Ronda Dennis

Vacation

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USDA Farm Service Agency(FSA) State Executive DirectorCraig Schaunaman, announced onThursday, May 31 that USDA Sec-retary Thomas A. Vilsack has ap-proved the closure of four FSAcounty offices in South Dakota, aprocess that will begin immedi-ately. After the required notifica-tions have been provided toproducers, FSA employees and of-fice landlords, closure dates will beestablished and made publiclyavailable. "FSA places the utmost priorityon ensuring that our services toproducers remain strong as thisconsolidation process begins," saidFSA Administrator, Bruce Nelson.The agency will provide farmersand ranchers affected by closuresan opportunity to choose the mostconvenient neighboring county of-fice with which to conduct their fu-

ture business with the agency. Inaddition, all employees in a closingoffice will be provided an opportu-nity to continue their work withFSA. As a federal agency, FSA hasbeen affected by widespread budgetreductions made by Congress.Since 2011, the Agency has lost1,230 permanent employeesthrough voluntary early separationand normal retirement. In addi-tion, FSA has been forced to reducediscretionary administrative ex-penses by over 30 percent in thelast fiscal year alone. The county offices confirmed forclosure in South Dakota are theCampbell County FSA office inMound City; the Harding CountyFSA office in Buffalo; the JacksonCounty FSA office in Kadoka; andthe Jerauld County FSA office inWessington Springs. For a complete list of FSAcounty offices affected by this deci-sion, go tohttp://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/we-bapp?area=about&subject=land-ing&topic=ofcs.

Jackson County FSA Office, one of four statewide offices to close

The Jackson County Commis-sioners held a special meeting onWednesday, May 30 at 3:00 p.m.with all commissioners present. Purchase amounts and leasepayments were presented for aJohn Deere motor grader. Thegrader had been leased to the Cityof Sioux Falls to be used during thewinter months and has approxi-mately 70 hours on it. Currently the county owns fivegraders, with one at Interior, one atLong Valley and three in Kadoka. Commissioner Glen Bennettstated that he compared repaircosts for all the graders. The re-pairs for the Volvo grader is largerthan the repair costs for the othergraders, but the Volvo is used ap-proximately 30% more. Highway Superintendent MitchOlney said that the thermostat hasbeen replaced on the Volvo. If the county would like to pur-chase the newer John Deeregrader, it could be through a bidfrom another county. Further discussion continuedabout purchasing snow removal at-tachments for the grader. The commissioners tabledgrader discussion until later in themeeting. Discussion was held on purchas-ing a mulcher and a packer andhow they could benefit the countyroad maintenance. Olney said they are using thedisc to pull the shoulders of theroads. Although the commissionerssupported the idea of purchasingthe new equipment, concerns werevoiced about having enough fundsin the budget for the mold issuesthat were addressed later in themeeting. A motion carried to not purchasea mulcher or a packer for the year2012. Jackson County Sheriff RayClements, Jr. stated there is do-mestic violence training on June 12and highway field training officerworkshop on June 13 and 14 thathe and the deputy would like to at-

tend. The request was approved. Clements said that the new ve-hicle for the deputy is being usedand will have the decals on soon. Jackson County Auditor VickiWilson stated that the county li-brary was broken into. They gainedaccess through an old exhaust fanhole. A freezer was unplugged,which ruin some perishable items,and some critters had gained ac-cess to the building as well. Wilsoncontacted Brigham Bennett to havethe hole covered up. The incidenthas been reported to the insurancecompany. Commissioner Delores Bonen-berger stated that she had visitedwith Marlene Knutson of CentralSouth Dakota Enhancement Dis-trict concerning the possible fund-ing options to replace the libraryand the county shop in Kadoka.Knutson will be at the next meet-ing. States funds are available tohelp with the cost to replace roadsigns that no longer have theproper amount of reflective painton them. The commissioners ap-proved applying for the funding. Olney said Tom Luke & Sonshave finished crushing and screen-ing rock at the Kennedy pit and arein the process of moving to the Maypit by Interior. The commissioners meet withJackson County States AttorneyDan Van Gorp concerning draftingfuture contracts for service and thecorrect verbiage that should beused. Van Gorp said he shoulddraft all future contracts and eachcontract needs to address whatservices are being requested and nolonger using one contract for allservices. Olney said the bridge on CS 23leading to the Pat Guptill residenthas been completed. A contract was presented fromBrosz Engineering for them to bethe on-site engineer at the CS 23bridge construction site. Concernswere expressed about the installa-tion of the bridge and whether itwas correct. A motion was made and failed toapprove the contract with Brosz,with Stilwell, Bonenberger and

Twiss voting no. Commissioner Bennett said thecontract should have been signedmonths ago and it was only to au-thorize Brosz to be the on-site en-gineer and does not approvepayment or approve the final in-spection of the bridge. A new motion was made andcarried to approve the contractwith Brosz. Commissioners discussed thecondition of the county shop build-ing in Kadoka. The building isleaking and appears to have moldinside the building. Mold is also aconcern at the library. The commissioners instructedOlney to contact an air quality con-trol business to inquire about aninspection. Mold inside the buildings is ahealth concern and solutions willneed to be determined after inspec-tions. Discussion continued regardingthe purchase of the John Deeregrader. With concerns about theunknown repairs of the shop and li-brary and the costs for these re-pairs, a motion carried to notpurchase the grader. The commissioners entered intoexecutive session at 5:18 p.m. forpersonnel matters and returned toopen session at 6:35 p.m. with noaction taken.

Commissioners will not get grader, mulcher; look into mold issues at county shop, library

a legal base to start from. The cityneeds to consider the health haz-ards within the community.

The need for a health hazard or-dinance was discussed.

“This would be a safety net forKadoka’s future,” said city councilmember Ryan Willert.

One person pointed out the factthat when people are driving intotown they are greeted by a welcomesign and a junk yard behind it,which ruins the appearance ofwhat a good town Kadoka is.

City ordinances were questionedand how they are enforced, includ-ing the six-inch vegetation ordi-nance.

Other comments included thenumber of vacant properties thatneed to be cleaned up. These lotscould provide housing options fornewcomers to Kadoka.

It was also mentioned that thereis no financial burden for people toclean up their vacated properties.However, taxes continue to go upfor those who make improvements.

“Someone is always going to bethe bad guy,” said Groven whowent on to say the city needs to notbe too lax on enforcing ordinances.

Another point was that sometowns/cities have volunteers whowork together to help clean uptheir town.

Economic development is tryingto recruit new businesses to thearea and support the existing busi-nesses. Now the FSA office has re-ceived word they will be closing thecounty office.

What’s stopping businesses fromcoming to Kadoka was questioned.

Housing is a big issue; there’sfive requests now and no housingavailable.

Eileen Stolley thanked the plan-ning and zoning commission for allthey have done.

A motion carried to approve theplanning and zoning comprehen-sive plan and submit it to the

Kadoka City Council for approval.The next committee meeting to

proceed with details of the zoningplan, will be held at 7:00 p.m. onWednesday, June 13. However a lo-cation was not determined.

A copy of the comprehensiveplan can be seen at the KadokaCity finance office, the county li-brary or the city’s website:www.kadokasd.com

With only 12 people voicing theiropinion, they all had pretty muchthe same ideas at the planning andzoning comprehensive plan publichearing Wednesday night at theauditorium annex. And that was toclean up Kadoka.

Committee members KennyWilmarth, Cindy VanderMay, MikeGroven and Kelly O’Connellpresided over the meeting. JimBrown was absent.

Justin Otsea, the planner withCentral SD Enhancement District,reviewed the goals and objectives ofthe plan.

President Wilmarth said theplanning committee will stay inforce and this meeting was only forpublic approval.

The legality of the committee’swork was questioned. Wilmarthsaid it was legal -- they are a com-mittee to go over ideas and bring itto a public meeting.

The committee asked if the pub-lic had any addition details for im-provements and said it will be upto the city council to make changes.The city will have the final sayafter a public hearing, which could,at that time, be petitioned andbrought to a vote of the people.

“We don’t have any authority,”said Wilmarth. Our job was to comeup with a guide to get started, headded.

In dealing with hazardous build-ings, Otsea said the city will need

Kadoka’s planning and zoning comprehensive plan approved at public hearing May 30

~ by Ronda Dennis ~

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Read 1 Samuel 16:6-13What do you live for each day? A pay raise? Retire-

ment? Then perhaps you've discovered the reality thatbasing aspirations on getting ahead in this world typi-cally ends in disappointment. People with a misguided

sense of direction often wonder why they feel unfulfilled. Maybe you've already realized a goal of saving for the future or moving up the corporate ladder. Yougive to charity and volunteer at church, but somehow still feel a sense of insignificance or aimlessness.If so, there is a truth you need to hear: God gives each of us life for a very specific reason: to serve Him.Nobody finds inner peace without reconciling this fact. Our society teaches us that pleasure, prosperity,position, and popularity will make us happy--but living in the service of self always leaves an emptinessno earthly reward can fill. Besides, worldly philosophy won't stand the test of time. Few of us are going to live even 100 years. Sowhatever we'll become in this life, we're in the process of becoming that right now. Consider David: hewas anointed king long before actually assuming the role (1 Sam. 16:12). He spent many years servingthe purpose of God in insignificant places while developing into a great man. As his story shows, discov-ering God's purpose for your life is the surest path to success. Our heavenly Father's purpose for our lives comes from His heart of love--which is perfect. None of uscan foretell the great things He has in store for us, but we can trust His plan completely. Surrender toHim today and say, "Not my will, Lord, but Yours be done."

What Is Your True Purpose?

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TRAFFIC/COURT REPORTJackson County, SD

Driving With Suspended (Not Revoked) License

& Reckless Driving:01-10-12: Jeffery Janis, Interior: Plea: Nolo Contendere; Plea date: 03-14-12; Suspended licence: Fine and costs $66; 30 days jail with 29 dayssuspended. Reckless driving: Fine and costs: $251; 30 days jail with 29days suspended. Jail is suspended based on the following conditions:unsupervised probation one year; pay fine, costs, blood test costs, attor-ney fees at rate of $50 per month or up to one year; obey laws.

Driving Under the Influence - 2nd Offense:06-16-11: Stacy Miles, Ft. Pierre: Plea: Guilty; Plea date: 03-28-12; Fineand costs $1,169; 60 days jail with 55 days suspended based on the fol-lowing conditions: pay fine, blood test costs and attorney fees by 3/28/13;obey all laws; file proof of alcohol treatment to clerk of courts by 4-05-12;no alcohol, drugs or marijuana; no bars; work permit authorized uponproof of insurance and proof of employment; surrender driver’s licenseby 4/03/12; report to jail on 4/03/12 at 7 p.m. to serve five days, may servein Hughes County at his expense; work release authorized.

Driving Under the Influence - 1st Offense &

Possession of Alcohol by Minor:10-15-11: Justin Janis, Interior: DUI: Plea: Guilty; Plea date: 03-28-12;Fine and costs $669; 30 days jail suspended. Possession: Fine and costs$138; Jail is suspended based on the following conditions: no alcohol,drugs or marijuana; pay fine, blood test costs and attorney fees by11/28/12; obey all laws; complete drug and alcohol evaluation and com-plete recommended treatment, file proof with clerk of courts; driving priv-ileges suspended for 30 days concurrent.

Monday, June 11 Ham and pasta casserole, peas,tossed salad, bread and bakedapple slices.

Tuesday, June 12 Swiss steak with tomato gravy,baked potato, oriental blend veg-etables, bread and mixed fruit.

Wednesday, June 13 Fish portions, scalloped pota-toes, glazed carrots, bread andpears.

Thursday, June 14 Oven fried chicken, mashed po-tatoes and gravy, harvard beets,dinner roll and peach crisp.

Friday, June 15Eat at Jigger’s

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I must admit I am not one forgetting enough sleep. Like manyothers, I have an internal driveand clock, which I presume comesfrom the combination of disparategenetic threads of many and var-ied ancient ancestor. Somewherefrom back in the recesses of myheredity appears the desire to stayup late, revel, and dance around acampfire. Yet within this samecombination of chromosomes ap-pears also a separate and com-pelling force to get up early and getwork done. The result of the coming to-gether of just such ancestral drivesis a guy who cuts short his dailyrequirement of sleep. I’m alwayspushing it, and short naps are myonly saving grace. Having watched the scientificliterature about sleep through theyears, until now I have noted thatthe data has been relatively incon-clusive about the value of gettingmore sleep. Of course grandmoth-ers have always scolded those whowanted to stay up late, and BenFranklin joined in with, “Early tobed and early to rise makes youhealthy wealthy and wise.” Butwhere is the proof that peoplewould benefit from getting more

sleep? A recent small study seems toclarify that question. It followed 11male basketball players and mon-itored their sleep, finding the ac-tual sleep obtained in this groupwas between six to nine hours. Theresearchers then required playersto get at least 10 hours of sleep pernight, including naps, for aboutseven weeks. Measurement of player abilitiesbefore and after the sleep interven-tion found that with increasedsleep the players ran faster sprintsby five percent, free throw percent-ages increased by nine percent,three-point field goal percentagesincreased by 9.2 percent, and theplayers reported feeling and doingbetter during games. Of course there is also scientificdata to say that individual needsvary, and as a person ages sleepneeds lessen. We also know thattoo much sleep can result from de-pression, and we don’t exactlyknow what the ideal hours of sleepwould be for what age and what in-dividual. That said, perhaps it is time toheed what Grandmothers havetold us for years, we would do bet-ter if we got more sleep.

Rick Holm, M.D., Medical Editor

Early to bed?

Recently, I needed to make atrip to visit some relatives. Thesedays, the way the economy and gasprices are it turns out to becheaper to fly. Even though, air-lines no longer serve the deliciousfood of which they became famous. Several aspects about airplanesthat give me cause for alarm. Theperson who designed the modern-day airplane must have used oneof the dwarfs for a model. I’mthinking, Grumpy. The seats, forexample, are not built for the aver-age posterior. I know I need to goon a diet but my airplane seat doesnot have to remind me of that aus-picious fact. The restrooms do not have anyroom whatsoever to rest in them.The last one I was in I had to stepoutside in order to change mymind. What were they thinkingwhen they designed and builtthese restrooms? Personally, I think it is a con-spiracy on the part of the entireairline industry to harass those ofus who are diminutive challenged. However, I can live with some ofthese inconveniences. I do not re-ally mind flying it is the airportsthat I cannot stand. If there were some way to flythe friendly skies and eliminateairports I would be a happy flyer. It has been a while since I flewthe friendly skies and so I had for-gotten some of the airport rigma-role that paying customers mustgo through. I am surprised with allof the fees associated with flyingthese days someone has not comeup with the bright idea of charginga fee for everyone to be patteddown. In order to get to the airplaneyou have to go through a very so-phisticated technological gateway.I had forgotten how thoroughlythey check out their passengers. Everything needs placed into atray, which then goes through ascanner to make sure nobody istransporting a bomb in his or herbaggage. Then comes the dangerous part. Everybody has to take off his orher shoes, which makes the wholeairport smell as if some bomb didgo off. Not only shoes, but alsoeverybody has to empty their pock-ets and take off all jewelry. Then, after putting all of mystuff in these trays, I was to walkthrough an archway to make sureI was not transporting a bomb inmy underwear. As I walked through the buzzerwent off. "Sir, do you have anything inyour pockets?" I looked and found a pen, so Ihad to take that out and put in atray. Again, I walked through andthe buzzer went off again. "Sir, is there anything else inyour pockets?" My wallet with credit cards andsuch things, which I did not realizewas setting the buzzer off. I placedmy wallet into the tray and then

I don't mind flying it’s airports I can't stand.

walked to the archway again. The buzzer went off again. At this point I was a little con-fused because I did not know whatelse I could take off. Therefore, Itook off my sweater. Maybe some-thing in the buttons that the arch-way did not like. Then the man on the other sideof the archway spied what hethought was the trouble and said,"Sir, you have to take off your sus-penders." "Say what?" I said in alarm. "You have to remove your sus-penders." I looked at the man and thensaid, "You do know the purpose ofsuspenders, don't you?" With a distant disdain in hisvoice he simply said, "Sir, you willhave to remove your suspenders." By the tone of his voice, I ascer-tained that he did not have the fog-giest idea of the purpose of agentleman's suspenders. I wearsuspenders because they are fash-ionable, comfortable and serve avital purpose for me. I looked at him and said, "Haveyou ever heard of wardrobe mal-function?" "Sir," he said in a practicedmonotone, "you will have to re-move your suspenders." I saw no way around this obsta-cle and if I wanted to get onto theairplane, I would need to gothrough this archway. Slowly Itook off my suspenders and putthem in a tray to send through thescanner. The archway buzzer did not gooff this time, which was a relief tome, but once I was through thearchway things happened. As Ireached for the tray on the con-veyor, I suddenly felt a gentlebreeze, heard several shrieks be-hind me and felt something grabmy ankles. Wardrobe malfunction! Sure, you can grab yourtrousers and pulled them up butyou still have to live with the factthat you actually mooned potentialfellow passengers on the airplane. I am not sure which is worse. Abomb in your underwear, or, yourunderwear on display. After adjusting everything andpicking up my briefcase, I noticedseveral people pointing in my di-rection and laughing. Believe me,a wardrobe malfunction is not any-thing to laugh at unless of courseit happens to someone else. Sitting in the airplane waitingto take off a verse of Scripturedominated my thinking. "These things I have spokenunto you, that in me ye might havepeace. In the world ye shall havetribulation: but be of good cheer; Ihave overcome the world," (John16:33 KJV). Whatever our tribulationsmight be, we can rest unabashedin the finished work of JesusChrist.

Family of God FellowshipRev. James L. Synder • Ocala, FL

Sunday, May 27th marked thebeginning of summer ranger pro-grams at Badlands National Park.Visit the park this summer andlearn about fossils, geology, ecologyand local history. Check outhttp://www.nps.gov/badl for moreinformation. Ben Reifel VisitorCenter is open from 7:00 - 7:00 forthe summer. White River VisitorCenter, located in the park's SouthUnit is open from 8:00 - 5:00 daily. Special Night Sky programs areoffered throughout the summer,Friday-Monday each week, andbegin immediately after theEvening Program. Evening Pro-grams begin nightly at dusk. Meetat the amphitheater, located nextto the Cedar Pass Campground aquarter mile from the Ben ReifelVisitor Center. Join the ranger fora Star Tour, and stay for opportu-nities to view celestial objectsthrough several professional tele-scopes. Monday, June 4 was the grandopening of the Saber Site, a fossilquarry located directly adjacent tothe Ben Reifel Visitor Center.Rangers and paleontologists willlead groups around the site whereJunior Ranger Kylie Fergusonmade her Saber Tooth Cat discov-ery in June, 2010. Learn about thefossil record at Badlands NationalPark while experiencing an active paleontological dig. The public isalso invited to visit the fossil prep

lab, which will be located in theBen Reifel Visitor Center. Hours forthe quarry and the prep lab are9:00 - 4:30 daily through the sum-mer. Visit the White River VisitorCenter, found along SD Highway27, 20 miles south of Scenic, SD todiscover more about the park's cul-tural stories. Attend a walk or storytellingprogram throughout the summer. Coming events: The 4th Bad-lands Heritage Celebration willtake place July 20-22. Activitieswill take place in both the Northand South Units of the park. Thefirst Badlands' Astronomy Festivalwill take place August 17-19. Many special guests, activitiesand presentations will be an-nounced closer to that date. Badlands is known for itsrugged beauty and striking geo-logic deposits containing one of theworld's richest fossil records. Therich cultural history of the OglalaLakota people and local home-steaders is also integral to the parkstory. Visitors are encouraged tobring water, a jacket, sunscreenand insect repellent for all parkprograms. Regular park entrancefees apply. For information on lodging andcamping reservations in the park,please refer to Cedar Pass Lodge athttp://www.cedarpasslodge.com/lodging.

Badlands National Park begins summer season

Lynn Williams___________________

Lynn Williams, age 90 of Wall,S.D., died Monday, May 28, 2012,at the Rapid City Regional Hospi-tal. Lynn Williams was born March24, 1922, north of Wall, the son ofFrank and Hazel (Percy) Williamsat their country home. He wasraised on the family farm 20 milesnorth of Wall. He attended theSunnyside School through theeighth grade and graduated fromWall High School in May of 1940.After graduation he moved with hisbrother, Bud, to Cottonwood wherehe helped operate the Dr. Cowanranch. Lynn married Evelyn Knapp atRapid City on May 12, 1945. He entered the U.S. Army inMay of 1945. He took his basictraining at Camp Livingston, La.From there he went to Ft. Ord,Calif. In December of 1945, he wassent to Adak, Alaska, in the Aleu-tian Islands, where he served asmail clerk and the Company Bar-ber in the 1583 Engineers InfantryDivision. He returned October 1,1946, when he was honorably dis-charged and returned home toWall. He worked for his father-in-lawmoving houses until September of1947. On September 29, 1947 heentered the Sioux City Barber Col-lege at Sioux City, Iowa. He re-turned to Wall in April of 1948 anddid his apprentice work under thelate Sam Johnson. He later pur-chased the barber equipment from

Johnson and continued to run theshop. In April of 1951, he movedinto his new shop on the west sideof Main Street. In June of 1984, he sold the shopbuilding and moved to a shop on4th Street at Ann’s Motel where hecontinued to work part time untilhis retirement in 2011. He is survived by two daughters,Carla Brucklacher and her hus-band, Mark, of Wall, and CleoWilliams of Rapid City; four grand-children, Stacy Keyser of Wall,Tyler Keyser of Baldwin, Wisc.,Jennifer Tietsort and her husband,Ron of Custer, and Matthew Bruck-lacher and his wife, Sonja, of Gree-ley, Colo.; sevengreat-grandchildren, BradyHuether and his wife. Bibi. of FortCollins, Colo,, Amber Huether ofFort Collins, Tayah Huether ofWall, Noah and Hope Tietsort ofCuster, and Maylin and AlissaBrucklacher of Greeley, Colo.; onegreat-great-grandson, MaximilianDavid Huether of Fort Collins; onebrother, Bud Williams of Philip;two sisters, Pearl Lurz of Philipand Loy Kellum of Rapid City; anda host of other relatives andfriends. Lynn was preceded in death byhis wife of 65 years, Evelyn, onFebruary 23, 2011; his parents,Frank and Hazel Williams; twobrothers, Milo and Dale Williams;and one sister, Muriel Parkin. Memorial services were held Fri-day, June 1, at the UnitedMethodist Church in Wall, withPastor Darwin Kopfmann officiat-ing. Music was provided by DorothyShearer, pianist, and Lynn’s grand-children, Stacy Keyser, TylerKeyser and Jennifer Tietsort, vo-calists. Ushers were Jerry Johannesenand Bill Leonard. Interment with military honorswas Friday, at Black Hills NationalCemetery near Sturgis. A memorial has been estab-lished. Arrangements were with theRush Funeral Chapel of Wall. His online guestbook is availableat www.rushfuneralhome.com’

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We currently buy all our milk atthe store. This is a fine arrange-ment and means I don’t have tocontend with a milk cow morningand evening most days of the year.Said critters tend to be somewhatcantankerous and hard to getalong with. For many years, how-ever, there I was regularly out inthe barn trying to coax white liq-uid from the underside of a largemammal while the barn catslurked around waiting for a hand-out. I still have a photo taken bymy sister of me balanced precari-ously on a one-legged stool by acow with my head against herflank and several cats in atten-dance. I don’t look unhappy in thephoto which probably reflects myattitude that this was somethingthat needed to be done and not anybig deal. For those of you who haven’thad this unique experience, let memention that some cows are fairlyeasy to milk and just stand theirmunching on their grain while youextract the liquid. Others are diffi-cult and want to move around alot, step in the pail, kick and gen-erally keep you on high alert forthe unexpected. In the summer,they always have some flies, evenif you spray them regularly, sothey keep their tails moving about.As a result, the dirty tail may re-peatedly smack you across thehead which is irritating. Some cows are often waiting atthe barn door when it’s time forthem to be milked since they cher-ish the grain you normally feedthem. Other times, they’re lurkingin the far corner of the pasture andare loathe to be brought in. A horseis probably required to shift themand get them all the way to thebarn. One time, as I recall, I tiredof saddling the horse and decidedto fetch the current beast homewith a little motorcycle I had. Un-fortunately, the cow dodged downa draw and I tried to follow whichwasn’t a good idea. I somehow hita soapweed and fell over while thetricky animal gamboled on downthe draw. I was then forced to gosaddle the horse to accomplish thegathering job. The motorcycle inci-dent was enough to teach me that,in rough country, horses are betterfor gathering cattle than motorcy-cles so the machine thereafterstayed in the shop. I compromisedby sometimes riding the horsebareback instead of saddling upwhich I guess saved a little timeand made things seem a tad sim-pler. After you finally have the milkin the pail, though, your work isn’tquite yet done. The next step in-volves running the liquid througha strainer to remove any bits ofdirt and/or flies that have some-how gotten into the works. Thenyou pour the milk into jars or bot-

tles and set it in the refrigerator.Alternately, you run it through aseparator to separate out thecream which is then either madeinto butter or used some other way.The skimmed milk might be fed tosomething else like the chickens orelse drunk although I never caredmuch for it. Skimmed milk with-out cream is somewhat blue anddull tasting. I still don’t like it. Wife Corinne tells a story fromher family of giving skimmed milkto migrant workers until the peo-ple told them they didn’t want anymore of that “blue milk.” I see theirpoint. It isn’t worth much. When I was real young, we hada large separator in an outbuildingwhere Mom or others usually didthe separating. This was a leftoverfrom when many cows weremilked for added income duringthe depression. There was no run-ning water there, but a bucket ofwater was brought along to rinsethings afterwards. Every so oftenthe whole business was broughtinside and washed thoroughly.Later we had a small separator inthe house and still do for that mat-ter. Current health regulationswould frown greatly at such “un-sanitary” procedures, but weseemed to survive them just fine. Churning butter was anotheractivity of my youth, and we had abig glass bottle with a hand-turnedcrank through the lid to paddlesinside. You could make butterwhile watching TV providing thecream was the right temperatureand age. Sometimes you had towork at it a really long time, andother times it came right away.Then you had to remove the butterwith a paddle, wash it, salt it, andmaybe press it into a wooden moldto make a brick you could freeze.When the butter paddle wasn’t inuse for dealing with butter, yourmother could threaten to use it onyou when you misbehaved. Thiswas a normal threat in our house-hold, so much so that one hiredman gave me a butter paddle formy birthday one year as a joke. Iwas not terribly amused, but I stillhave that wooden utensil. Friend Don didn’t care much formilk cows either. At Bible studyone night, we were discussing theserpent in the Garden of Eden.Don said that God probably had amilk cow standing by in case theserpent didn’t work out. Appar-ently, milk cows were only one stepabove snakes in Don’s opinion, andit can be so. Anyway, as you can see, milkingcows is fine and gives tasty milkexcept in the early spring when ittends to taste grassy. It is, how-ever, a lot of work. I prefer buyingmy supply at the store. Suit your-self, though. Go out and buy your-self a cow if you want to. You mightlike it.

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Greg and Dana Badure and kidstook in the matched bronc ride atFt. Pierre on Saturday. It was abeautiful night for such things, andthey made it back home just beforethe thunderstorm hit. One majorhighlight of the bronc rides wasthat rodeo champion, Billy Et-bauer, came and sat just a coupleseats from them, and Brisa andMartin were able to get his auto-graph. Billy was honored with abronze statue during the event anda larger statue will be erected inFt. Pierre as well. Back at home, Paula Vogelge-sang came by and brought someplants for Dana. The kids are alsolooking forward to the play daysthat will be starting at Jodie andScot O’Bryan’s on Tuesday eveningand more Tuesdays during thesummer. Brisa was planning to gether horse ready on Monday and isprepared to learn more about bar-rel racing and pole bending.Younger kids sometimes ride stickhorses if they aren’t quite ready yetfor real ones. Greg, meanwhile, isnow putting in twelve-hour daysout at the rest areas east of townand will be during the tourist sea-son. Al and Bax Badure movedtheir cattle over to Spinsby’s thisweek for the summer. The move isgenerally a two-day affair. Jo Rodgers has been on the roada lot this week. This weekend, sheattended a meeting of the National

League of Postmasters in Cham-berlain since she is on the board forthe South Dakota branch. She alsoworked at the Presho post office acouple of times last week, once atBelvidere, and rest of the time inMurdo. Jo said she regrets not in-vesting more in Goodyear stockconsidering how much rubber sheseems to be burning on the roads.Jory Rodgers started baseball prac-tice in Kadoka this week. AlthoughJory knows how to drive, as domany kids his age, he is only stilleleven so he can’t drive himself.His folks take him or he catches aride with Mark DeVries since Geof-frey and Greyson DeVries are alsoon the team. John reports that JR’swas really busy on Sunday after-noon after the branding crews fromboth south and north stopped in ontheir way home. Forty people werethere at one time. John also saidJory had helped with the mowingover at the cemetery last week inpreparation for Memorial Day. A lotof other people had helped withthat as well. Glenn Freeman will be having aprocedure in Rapid City this weekto hopefully loosen up his new kneejoint. This isn’t a major form of sur-gery, but Glenn figures there willbe a return to some pain just thesame. The knee hasn’t been im-proving as fast as expected, andthis procedure is expected to helpthings along.

Bunny Green was visited by hergranddaughter from Oklahoma onSaturday evening. She was headedto Sturgis to visit her mom andthen on to Nevada to visit her dad,Gary, for part of the summer.Bunny got to church on Sunday,and Rodney Schnee stopped by fora visit in the afternoon. Rodneyused to service Bunny’s car inKadoka when he worked at agarage. Later, the two worked to-gether at the Burns Brothers truckstop for about sixteen years. Bunnysaid Wally Wells hasn’t beenaround with the mail as much thisweek as usual since he was in Ne-braska part of the time arrangingpasture for some of his cattle. Scot and Jodie O’Bryan hadquite a lot of company this pastweek. Their son, Taylor, came fromYankton for a couple of days withhis wife and son, Vicki andThomas. Jodie’s sister from Ed-mond, Oklahoma also came, and,since her brother, Wade, knew shewas coming, he also came fromLodgepoll, SD, to see his sisters.Both were here a couple of daysand also visited their mom inKadoka at the nursing home. Vari-ous young gals have been around,too, getting instruction in barrelracing and pole bending. On Sun-day, Lyle O’Bryan and Dan Smileystopped by for a while. During allthis, Jodie is back to running thediner out at 1880 Town. She has acouple of local gals helping herealong with one from Missouri andone from Oklahoma. Francie Davis took part in a 13-mile run along the Mickelson Trailnear Deadwood on Sunday. She hasdone 5K runs previously, but thislonger effort was a bit more of achallenge. Chad and the boys hungout together at home, however.Chad said he figured God had pro-vided wheels and hooves so peoplecould avoid this pedestrian mode oftransportation, and the males ofthe family were taking advantageof that. Colter and Abby Carlson andkids have been busy with brand-ings of late. On Sunday, they wentto Midland to help Abby’s sister,Bridget, and family with theirbranding. On Monday, they wereplanning to brand at their placeand again on Friday. As a result,cooking for branding crews andbranding were the major activities. Mike Blom helped Dolezalsbrand on Sunday. He said theweather was beautiful and thingswent very well indeed. They had agood crew and things went betterthan he’d seen in a while even withmore calves than usual. Back athome, Mike is enjoying watchingthe ducklings he bought thisspring. They have about doubled insize but are a little slow in feather-ing out and look a bit scruffy. Fourof them are white and four havecoloring similar to Mallards. Mikewas amused that the little crittersseemed to be hatched knowing thatmillers were good to eat. In anyevent, when the light above themattracted millers, the ducklingswere not slow in rushing aroundgobbling them up.

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Howard and Nette Heinert weredecorating graves at St. John ceme-tery last Monday when they metand visited with Ida and Paul Kar-lin of Winner, who were also busydecorating graves. Howard and Nette got the mini-sprinkler circle operating on theirgarden, and when June Ring vis-ited Thursday morning, she saw itin action. Pretty neat! Friday Beau and Chris Heinertheaded for Wahoo, NE, to joinfriends helping TJ have a bachelorparty before his wedding, which iscoming up June 16. Saturday Dan and Susan Taftjoined forces with Howard andNette Heinert and they traveled toauctions. The guys headed for amachinery sale near St. Francis,while the ladies went to a house-hold auction in Kilgore. After theyreturned home, Morgan joined Danand Susan and they had supperwith Howard and Nette thatevening. The Hubers were all set to startplanting sunflowers Saturdaymorning, when the planter had aserious breakdown right in theyard. After some hunting, partswere found in Harlan, IA, so Billand Kenda set off on that lengthyjourney, and returned with the nec-essary parts in the wee hours Sun-day morning, and made it tochurch at 8:00 a.m. They saw a lotof farming scenery in both states. Erin Heinert took her belatedMemorial Day weekend, and camehome Thursday. Friday she accom-panied her parents, Gary andAnne, to Rapid City, where theyvisited Marilyn Heinert in the hos-pital. Stanley had taken her therefor hip replacement surgery onThursday. He stayed with her thewhole time, and Sunday plans wereto bring her to the Valentine hospi-tal to a swing bed, where she willhave therapy and rehab for a weekor so. Rueben and Jan Ring attendedthe wedding of Tanner Lolley andShelby Horsely in White River Sat-urday evening. Linda and Erna Totton were inthe area last Monday decoratinggraves in the Norris and St. Johncemeteries. One of the stops wasalso a visit at the home of JuneRing. Maxine Allard has now set hertomato plants out in the garden,hoping that the danger of frost ispast. The Eric Staab family and JeanKary stopped in this past weekendat Ace Kary’s, as they were on theirway to the Black Hills for Eric,Cordelia and Eric’s sister to take

part in the Deadwood MickelsonTrail Marathon, joining over 3,000making the effort. Report came inSunday that Eric, Cordelia and thesister finished the marathon. Jason and Patrick Lehman werein Iowa last weekend for a cousin’sgraduation. This past week fromTuesday through Friday, Patrickwas among the seniors who wenton a to Denver. Don and Anna Mae Letellierwere guests of James and MarjorieLetellier last Tuesday. ThursdayJim and Marjorie had business inPhillip. LuAnn Beckwith was visit-ing her sister, Julie, in Kilgore thatday, and stopped in to chat withJim and Marjorie for a while on herway home to Pierre that evening.Friday Julie and Marjorie were inMission to pick up garden plants atthe greenhouse at Sinte Gleska. The Burma family was in Millerall week for Bible School. Saturdaythe three older children took partin the Hershey Races in Pierre. Word was received of the deathof Asa Vern Long Warrior on Fri-day. Arrangements for the funeralare pending. Earl and Connie Geide of Hart-ford stopped in to visit Bill andMarjorie Letellier Tuesday, May29. They are Flying Farmer friendsand had been in Rapid City. Bill and Marjorie are still work-ing at cleaning up all the stubbornsludge that came in the basementfrom the rain, hail and wind storma few weeks ago. Jan Rasmussen attended theMemorial Day services last Mon-day morning at the school andcemetery, and the meal afterwardin the Janklow Room. DaughterAmy Lehman was a member of theband that played for the service. Robert and Sharon Ring were inRapid City May 30. Daughter Deb-bie of Spearfish was home againthis weekend. Torey, Linda, Jeremy and TylerRing were in Gillette, WY, lastweekend for the graduation ofLinda’s nephew, Richard Bierman.Linda’s parents were there fromHamilton, MT, so there was goodvisiting all around. The receptionwas held in her sister’s home. This past Thursday, Linda metTorey and the boys for lunch inWhite River when she got off work

at Rosebud, and then Linda andJeremy went on to Murdo for Je-remy’s dental appointment. He hadteeth removed in preparation forbraces. Torey and Tyler went backhome, helping Robert and Bruceget things ready for chopping hay,which began on Saturday and fin-ished up Sunday late afternoon.Not much of a crop, due to hail,frost and bug damage. Hopefully asecond cutting will be better. Susan and Morgan Taft went toMartin for parts Thursday, and vis-ited Judie Simmons and CindyKnecht and boys while there. Richard and Noreen Krogmanwere among those at the brandingparty at the museum on Sunday,May 27, where 68 brands were puton the boards. May 30, Noreen wasin White River for the 4-H Leadersmeeting, where the summer calen-dar was set up. Cliff and Elaine Krogman andfamily were in Castle Rock, CO, forthe wedding of daughter DeeDee toKeith Raymond on May 27. SonGreg’s birthday was also that day,so they celebrated that, too. The South Pine Band played forTanner and Shelby Lolley’s wed-ding dance at the Dollar Days Sat-urday evening. Bruce and Jessie Ring had a fos-ter parents meeting in Mission onTuesday, so June stayed with thechildren and fed them supper thatevening. Wednesday June was a supperguest again, as she had been overthere helping Bruce line up thingsfor the Thrivent board meeting atSt. John that evening. Thursday afternoon June Ringpicked up Deb Faber in Murdo andthey traveled together to Water-town for the 57th Annual SDLWML District convention. Thetheme this year was “Listen!Laugh! Love!” There were 268 inattendance, and two of those wereGert Ring and her sister, MargaretBousfield, of Parker. It was good tovisit with them and the many otherfriends there. They returned homeSaturday night. Last Monday Irene Kaufmanhad visitors for Memorial Day, whowere Ed, Carol, Pete and MarlaFerguson. This past Saturday Peteand Marla were visitors again. Sunday after church, Gene andMarjorie Popkes picked up Ireneand took her with them to RapidCity to watch the play at the Jour-ney Theater, “Not Just HighWater,” which is about the 1972flood. Irene’s great-granddaughter,Alexandria Boyd, was in the play.

ers issued traffic citations andwarnings for a wide variety of vio-lations.

Statewide totals for Friday, May25 include 278 citations and 544warnings for speeding, 11 DUI ar-rests and 27 drug arrests. 100 seatbelt violations were also addressed.

Fortunately, there were no fatal-ities, and only three injury and sixnon-injury accidents.

“Our mantra remains the same:Use your seatbelt. Don’t drink anddrive. Follow the speed limit,” saysCol. Craig Price, superintendent ofthe SDHP. “If you obey those rules,everyone will have a safe and en-joyable summer.”

The South Dakota Highway Pa-trol conducted a state-wide enforce-ment saturation on Friday, May 25to kick off their “100 Days of Heat”Safe Driving Campaign.

Summer is a deadly time of yearfor drivers on South Dakota roadswith more than half of SouthDakota’s traffic fatalities happen-ing during the summer months.Each year, the days with the high-est travel and car accident num-bers are the holidays – MemorialDay, Fourth of July and Labor Day.

Troopers around the state wereout in force on all Interstate andstate highways Friday, the start ofthe Memorial Day weekend. Troop-

SD highway patrol conductsstatewide enforcement campaign

tury Club has inducted over 1,000members since it began in 1997. Aspecially designed, framed certifi-cate will be presented to the cur-rent eldest living Century Club Member recognizing him or her asthe “Centenarian of the Year."

If you know someone in yourcommunity that would qualify forthe Centenarian of the Year or youwant an application to inductsomeone in to the Century Club ,please contact LuAnn Severson,Century Club Coordinator, SouthDakota Health Care Association at1-800-952-3052 or write: CenturyClub, South Dakota Health CareAssociation, 804 N Western Av-enue, Sioux Falls, SD 57104 or youmay download an application atwww.sdhca.org.

South Dakota Health Care Asso-ciation’s Century Club is in searchof the 2012 Centenarian of theYear. In order to qualify for thishonorable recognition, your birthdate must be before June 4, 1899!You must be at least 113 years oldto be considered to earn this recog-nition.

According to Century Clubrecords, Beryl Kapaun who lives inSalem, SD, was born June 4, 1899,is currently the eldest living SouthDakotan celebrating her 113thbirthday!

The Century Club is open toeveryone in the State of SouthDakota upon reaching his or her100th birthday. There are no duesand every inductee receives a spe-cially designed, framed certificateand membership card. The Cen-

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finds are scientifically important,this one was even more so becauseof the condition of the skull, andthe fact that it contained bitemarks. CT scans have been done ofthe skull in a partnership betweenRapid City Regional Hospital,South Dakota School of Mines &Technology and Badlands NationalPark in a quest to determine thefate of this animal. The public iswelcome to observe and interactwith paleontologists and parkrangers at the site and the lab, andperhaps even be present as morefossils are uncovered.

All resources in the park areprotected. Please enjoy the fossils,rocks and plants, and take only pic-tures.

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June 4, 2012 marked the grandopening of the Saber Site and fossilprep lab at Badlands NationalPark. The fossil quarry, located justoutside the Ben Reifel Visitor-Center, will be staffed by paleontol-ogists and park rangers throughthe summer. The fossil prep labwill be in the visitor center class-room. Stop by between 9:00 – 4:30daily to observe science in actionand learn more about the discover-ies being made.

The Saber Site contributesgreatly to understanding the fossilrecord at Badlands National Park.On May 30, 2010, seven year oldKylie Ferguson discovered a fossilin this same spot while participat-ing in a Junior Ranger program.She did the right thing – she re-ported her find, allowing paleontol-ogists to identify the fossil as theskull of an extinct saber tooth cat,Hoplophoneus. While all fossil

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Senior athlete correction

from last week’s issue In last week’s Kadoka Press, itwas stated that Tess Byrd was theKadoka Area High School FemaleSenior Athlete of the Year. It shouldhave been Tia Carlson.

The Summer Reading Programwill begin on Wednesday, June 13.Children ages 3-6 will meet everyWednesday at 3:00 p.m. for a funtime with our theme, “Dream Big,READ!”

Parents, please stop in to the li-brary to sign-up if you are inter-ested in attending so we can get ageneral count of the number of in-terested children and some contactinformation. We are looking for-ward to a cool summer program!

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There will be a girls’ softballmeeting on Thursday, June 7, 7:00p.m., at Kay Reckling’s locatedthree block south of the swimmingpool (former Kujawa house) 11126th Ave. The meeting is open for allgirls ages 9-16 who are interestedin playing softball this summer.

Girls’ softballmeeting June 7

We Who Are Alive and Remain:Untold Stories from the Band ofBrothers by Marcus Brotherton—the spirit of ordinary citizens pre-vails against incredible odds in thisWorld War II memoir.

Singletree by Jack Ravage—story of a black cowboy who arrivedin Medicine Bow, Wyoming inhopes of establishing a ranch homein the area.

The Friday Night Knitting Clubby Kate Jacobs—women of a NewYork neighborhood gather at a yarnshop to work on their projects andsocialize, exchanging knitting tips,jokes, stories, and their deepest se-crets.

New Books InYouth Literature:

Stuck in Neutral by Terry True-man—Shawn McDaniel communi-cates his awareness throughout thestory but cannot move any volun-tary muscles—he is keenly awareof his surroundings, sibling difficul-ties, and even a possible attempton his life!

Maus I & II by Art Spiegel-man—presented in the form of agraphic novel, it draws readers intothe life of Vladek Spiegelman, anAuschwitz survivor. A reminder ofthe true horrors of the Nazi deathcamps, the artwork style drawsreaders into a new way of lookingat history.

Garden of Angels by Lurlene Mc-Daniel—Darcy starts High Schoolin 1974 and needs to visit with hermother about the Vietnam war, butshe has recently been diagnosedwith breast cancer. In addition,Darcy is left alone to deal with feel-ings for a new boy in school.

Tangerine by Edward Bloor—Paul has moved from Texas to Tan-gerine County Florida and attendsmiddle-school where he is againovershadowed by his football-starbrother, Erik. Although Paul wearsthick glasses because of an obscureaccident when he was five, he nowplays soccer goalie like a pro. Paulworks a niche in school and his soc-cer ability, solving the real reasonfor his vision disability.

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Polly Kujawa had several visitsfrom her son, Jim, this week. Shereally enjoyed seeing Payton,Aiden and Trista Hedderman. Dwight Louder was honoredwith a visit from his wife, Dorothy,and his son, Darin Louder, and hisdaughter, Roxanne Whitaker. Heenjoys catching up on the farmnews. He also had a nice visit withNel and Janet Louder on Sunday. Winona Carson was blessedwith lots of company this week.She had several visits with Meland Wilma Carleton and Ron andRenate Carson. Scott and WayneCarson and Oliver and Gayle Car-son also stopped in to see Winona. This week Robert Tridle enjoyeda visit with his wife, Roseanne, andtheir daughter, Gina, and her hus-band, John. Paula Vogelgesang stopped by tochat with Carol Borelson. Paulabrought us in some tomato plantsfor our garden, which we really ap-preciate. Ruth Klundt went with her hus-band, Lyle, to Brookings to attendthe graduation of her grandsonover the weekend. She said every-thing went really well and theysure enjoyed themselves.

Mary Bull Bear had several vis-itors this past week. Sonia, Esper-anza, Carsyn, Mary and Nevaehstopped in to visit. Her sister,Donna, and her niece, Louella, alsocame to visit. Elaine Roghair stopped by tovisit her aunt, Harriet Noteboom,and her friend, Mary EllenHerbaugh. Harriet really enjoysspending time with her family. Lova Bushnell came by on Sat-urday afternoon to visit several res-idents and took part in the dicegame. We love to see her and she isa blessing to us all. Mary Schnee stopped by severaltimes to visit her husband, Harold.Harold also had a nice visit fromNate, Noah, Jenna and Monta onSunday afternoon. Robert Young had a good visitwith his daughter, Beth Murray. Rev. Gary McCubbin lead wor-ship service for the residents onSunday. Many of the residents enjoyedgoing to the garage sales that wereheld on Saturday in Kadoka. Theybought several different items ofclothing or knick-knacks to deco-rate their rooms.

Cindy and Kenny Wilmarthdrove to the National Cemeterynear Sturgis on Tuesday of lastweek to attend the services beingheld there for Cleo Zacher. Cleowas from Hot Springs and died onFriday, May 25. They returnedhome the same day. Audra Clements of Murdo andHarold Moran were married inWhite River on Saturday, May 26.Their wedding reception was heldin Murdo at the George MickelsonGym. Audra is the daughter ofHolly Clements and the grand-daughter of Thesa Ireland. Amongother relatives there were Callieand Tim Rhead of Bonesteel andTerry Ireland of Sioux Falls. Joyce Hicks accompanied Ray-mond and Linda Hicks of RapidCity to Pierre on Saturday wherethey attended a dance recital. Thechildren of Chad and Leslie Hicksof Pierre participated in the recital.Later that day they all attended abirthday party at the Pizza Ranchfor six-year-old Ryan Rae Berry.Joyce, Linda and Raymond all re-turned home on Sunday. A family reunion was held at theFrying Pan Ranch south of Kadokafor several members of the Pet-

tyjohn/Prang family over the Me-morial Day weekend. Three mem-bers of the family, one fromColorado and two from Californiawere buried at the family cemeterynear the Cross at the ranch. Thehonor guard from Wanblee alsowere there for the ceremonies.About forty relatives from Mon-tana, Colorado, California, Illinois,Nebraska, Arkansas and SouthDakota were present. While herethe family toured the Pearl Hoteland the Kadoka Museum. Ted Pettyjohn of Sturgis is inRapid City Regional Hospital. Hewas scheduled to have a pace-maker put in on Monday accordingto his sister, Nona Prang. Jackie Stilwell and children andher sister, Janelle Popwell andShanee of Wellington, TX, left onTuesday for a trip to YellowstoneNational Park. Janelle and Shaneehad arrived in Kadoka on Sundayof last week and Janelle left forhome Monday. Shanee will remainwith her grandma and grandpa,Bonnie and Bruce Maden, andother relatives for a few days. Lynda and Michael Vigus, theirson, John, and his son, Julian, ar-rived in Kadoka on Friday night tospend the weekend at the home ofSydne Lenox. They are helpingSydne get ready for a move to theformer Joyce Stout home. Lyndaand Julian are staying for a fewmore days, while Michael and Johnreturn to their home in Freeman onMonday. Jeff and Jamie Willert took partin the Casey Tibbs Matched BroncRide in Ft. Pierre on Saturdaynight. Jim and Debra Willert,Cindy and Jerry Willert, andChristy Willert all attended theevent. Jamie got a score of 69 andJeff a score of 66 in the first round,which eliminated them from goingto round two. Jesse Bail was in athree-way tie for first place. BillyEtbauer and his family and hisparents were all present as Billywas honored that night. Ty Thomp-son won a rodeo held in Cherokee,IA, with a score of 83. The rodeowas held May 31 through June 3,and he received a check for $1,207.

Ryan Schlabach, a seventhgrade student, at the KadokaSchool and Carson Good, a seventhgrade student, at the Long ValleySchool, have both earned a positionon the South Dakota National Jun-ior High Rodeo team. They will betraveling to Gallup, New Mexicofrom June 24 to June 30 to competeat the 8th Annual National JuniorHigh Finals Rodeo. Schlabach willbe competing in the bull ridingevent and Good will be competingin the goat tying event. Featuring more than 1,000 con-testants from 47 states, Canadianprovinces and Australia the Na-tional Junior High Finals is theworld’s largest junior high rodeo. Inaddition to competing for more

than $75,000 in prizes, NJHFRcontestants will also be vying formore than $100,000 in collegescholarships and a chance to benamed the National Junior HighFinals Rodeo Champion. To earnthis title, contestants must finishin the top twenty after go-rounds ofintense competition before advanc-ing on to the final championshipperformance which will be held onSaturday, June 30. Along with great rodeo competi-tion and the chance to meet newfriends from around the world,NJHFR contestants have the op-portunity to enjoy volleyball, tug-of-war, contestant dances, familyoriented activities, church servicessponsored by Fellowship of Chris-tian Cowboys, and the chance toshop the western tradeshow, aswell as visit the historical attrac-tions of New Mexico and nearbyArizona. To follow these local cowboysduring the NJHFR visitwww.nhsra.org or watch live broad-casts on the ihigh website athttp://www.ihigh.com/nhsra/

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•Grain •Feed •Salt•Fuel •Twine

Phone: 837-2235

Check our prices first!

837-2690

Ditching & Trenching of ALL types!

Craig cell 605-390-8087Sauntee cell 605-390-8604

Ask about our solar wells.

B.L. PORCHVeterinarian

Phone837-2697

KadokaSD

Divisions of RavellettePublications, Inc.:Kadoka Press: 837-2259

Pioneer Review: 859-2516

The Profit: 859-2516

Pennington Co. Courant: 279-2565

New Underwood Post: 754-6466

Faith Independent: 967-2161

Bison Courier: 244-7199

Murdo Coyote: 669-2271

Kadoka Clinic & Lab601 Chestnut

Kadoka, SD 57543-0640

Fax: 837-2061 Ph: 837-2257

MONDAYDave Webb, PA-C

TUESDAYDave Webb, PA-C

Wednesday - CLOSED

Please call Philip Clinic800-439-8047THURSDAY

Dr. David HolmanFRIDAY

Dr. Coen Klopper

Clinic Hours:8:00 - 12:00 1:00 - 5:00

Lab Hours:8:15 - 12:00 1:00 - 5:00

Kadoka, SD

605-837-2431Philip, SD

605-859-2610

Complete line of veterinaryservices & products.

MONDAY - FRIDAY

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

SATURDAY

8:00 a.m. to noonby appointment

Check out our website!http://www.goldenwest.net/~kdahei

The Lab & X-ray departmentsaccept orders from any provider.Kadoka Clinic is a Medicare provider &

accepts assignments on Medicare bills.

Sonya AddisonIndependent Scentsy Consultant

605-837-2077 home605-488-0846 cell

sraddison.scentsy.us

Kay RecklingIndependent Norwex Consultant

605-391-3097 cellkayreckling.norwex.bizkmreckling@gmail.com

SDHS Regional RodeoJune 8, 9 & 10 • River Region, Ft. Pierre, SD

2012 KHS Rodeo Team: Back row (L-R) True Buchholz (cutting, steer wreslting, team roping), Klay O’Daniel (cutting, tie down roping, team roping),

Herbie O’Daniel (cutting, steer wrestling, team roping, tie down roping), Clint Stout (team roping, tie down roping), Brendon Porch (team roping, calf roping,steer wrestling), Aage Ceplacha (team roping). Front row: Logan Christensen (cutting, tie down roping, team roping, steer wrestling), Alex Smiley (barrels,pole bending, breakaway roping, cutting, goat tying), Katie Lensegrav (cutting, barrels, goat tying, pole bending, breakaway roping), Marti Herber (cutting,

barrels, breakaway roping). Not pictured: Gusti Terkildsen (barrels, pole bending, breakaway roping).

West RiverExcavation

Craig & Diana Coller: 837-2690Sauntee & Heidi Coller

Badlands PetrifiedGardens

Bill Fugate: 837-2448

Peters ExcavationBrent Peters: 837-2945

Midland Food & FuelClint & Brenda Jensen:

843-2536

Farmer’s Union Ins.Donna Enders: 837-2144

J&S RestoreJohn & Sue Kaiser: 837-2376

Hildebrand Steel& Concrete

Rich, Colleen & Haven HildebrandOff: 837-2621 • Rich/Cell: 431-2226

Haven/Cell: 490-2926

Kadoka Press837-2259

Club 27Lonny & Carrie Johnston:

837-2241

Kadoka Booster ClubPromoting Spirit

State Farm Ins.Jan Hewitt: 859-2559

Headlee Vet ClinicDrs. Bill & Norma Headlee

Kadoka: 837-2431 Philip: 859-2610

Midwest CooperativeRod Knutson, Mgr: 837-2600

Kadoka ClinicPhone: 837-2257

America’s BestValue InnPhone: 837-2188

Discount FuelMark & Tammy Carlson

Phone: 837-2271

People’s MarketRich & Shawna Bendt: 837-2232

Stadium SportsShelly Young • Mission, SD

1-888-502-3066

H & H Restaurant& Rodeway Inn

Ken & Cindy Wilmarth: 837-2287

Miller’s Garbage &Laundromat

Larry & Jan Miller: 837-2698

BadlandsBeauty Salon

Jan Miller: 390-4591

BankWestGene Christensen: 837-2281

BankWest InsuranceLori Waldron: 837-2277

Jigger’s RestaurantJerry & JoAnne Stilwell: 837-2000

Dr. B.L. Porch, DVMDr. Boyd Porch: 837-2697

Groven’s ChemicalRick Groven: 837-2550

Hogen’s HardwareDon & Randi Oyan: 837-2274

Rush Funeral HomePhilip • Wall • Kadoka

Jack & DJ Rush: 859-2400

Double H Feed& Supply

Ted & Arlene Hicks: 837-2976

Kadoka Gas & GoGrant Patterson: 837-2350

Public Notices … June 7, 2012 • Kadoka Press • Page 6

Public Notice Publication

Deadline is

Friday at NOON!

TOWN OF INTERIORSECTION 00020

INVITATION TO BID

The Town Board of Interior, SouthDakota, will receive sealed bids for theirWastewater Treatment System Improve-ment Project until 6:00 p.m. (local time),Wednesday, June 27, 2012.Sealed bidsmay be sent to the Finance Officer for theTown of Interior at PO Box 3, Interior,South Dakota 57750. Received sealedbids will be publicly opened and readaloud at the above time at the CowboyCorner located at 500 SD Highway 377,Interior, SD.

Bids are invited upon the items and ap-proximate quantities of work as follows:

Approximately 33,000 CY of varioustypes of excavation and embank-ment, 2,025 linear feet of piping ofvarious diameters and types withrelated valves and fittings, pondstructures, one new submersiblepump lift station with control panel,fencing and other appurtenantitems.

The approximate quantities mentionedabove are subject to increase or de-crease. It will be agreed by bidders thatall quantities of work will be performed inaccordance with the provisions of theplans and specifications and at the unitprice bid. Bidders agree to furnish alllabor, material, and equipment neces-sary to complete all the work as shownin the plans and specifications.

The complete set of Contract Docu-ments, including drawings and specifica-tions, is on file with the Finance Officer,Interior, South Dakota 57750 and/or atthe office of Schmucker, Paul, Nohr andAssociates, 2100 North Sanborn Blvd,Mitchell, South Dakota 57301. A papercopy of the contract documents andplans can be ordered with a non-refund-able payment of $31.80 which includestax. The contract documents and planswill also be made available as electronicmedia with a non-refundable payment of$20. Digital copies of the plans and spec-ifications can be downloaded from theSchmucker, Paul, Nohr and Associatesweb site at www.spn-assoc.com. Uponrequest, one copy of the contract docu-ments and plans will be furnished at nocharge as required by SDCL 5-18B-1 toeach contractor who is a South Dakotaresident and who intends to bid the proj-ect.

Each bid must be accompanied by a cer-tified check or bank draft payable to theorder of the Town of Interior, SouthDakota, or negotiable U.S. GovernmentBonds (at par value) in an amount equalto five percent (5%) of the total bid. A bidbond in an amount equal to ten percent(10%) of the total bid will be accepted inlieu of a certified check or bank draft.Surety for bid bond must be authorizedto do business in the State of SouthDakota.

Pursuant to State Law, a copy of the bid-der’s sales and use tax license and acopy of the bidder’s excise tax license asissued by the State of South Dakotamust accompany the bid. In lieu of a copyof the license, the bidder shall submit ap-propriate evidence that the bidder and allaffiliates have the appropriate licenses.Bidders are advised that any contractsawarded on this project will be partially

funded by the United States Environmen-tal Protection Agency (SRF Program)and the State of South Dakota (CWFCFProgram).

All requirements for construction projectsof the above-listed agencies will be re-quired of all contractors and/or subcon-tractors performing work on this project.Neither the United States nor any of itsdepartments, agencies, or employees isor will be a party to this Invitation for Bidsor any resulting contract.

Bidders on this work will be required tocomply with Title 40 CFR 33 and Execu-tive Order 12138. The goal for Minority-Owned Business Enterprise (MBE) onthis project is one percent (1%) and thegoal for Woman-Owned Business Enter-prise (WBE) on this project is four per-cent (4%). The goals and otherrequirements for bidders and contractorsunder this regulation which concerns uti-lization of disadvantaged/minority busi-ness enterprises are explained in theContract Documents.

NOTICE OF REQUIREMENTFOR AFFIRMATIVE

ACTION TO ENSURE EQUALEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EXECUTIVE ORDER 11246)

The Bidder’s attention is called to the“Equal Opportunity Clause” and the“Standard Federal Equal EmploymentOpportunity Construction Contract Spec-ifications”. The requirements for biddersand Contractors under this order is ex-plained in Part I of these Contract Docu-ments.

Bidders are also reminded that not lessthan the minimum wages as determinedby the Davis- Bacon Act and set forth inthe Contract Documents must be paid onthis project and that the contractor and/orsubcontractor must ensure that employ-ees and applicants for employment arenot discriminated against because oftheir race, color, religion, sex or naturalorigin.

In addition to all of the above-listed Fed-eral requirements for work on this project,compliance with the contract Work Hoursand Safety Standards Act, ExecutiveOrder 11375, Copeland Act, the Clean AirAct, and Water Pollution Control Act andsubsequent amendments to all of theabove will be required of contractorsand/or subcontractors performing workon this project.

Bids may be held by the Town Board ofInterior, South Dakota, for a period of notmore than thirty (30) days from the dateof opening of bids for the purpose of re-viewing the bids, investigating the quali-fications of the bidders and completingfinancial arrangements prior to awardingthe Work. The Owner reserves the rightto reject any or all bids and to waive anyinformality in the bidding and makeawards to the Owner’s best interest.

By Allen Grimes, Presidentof the Town Board

Town of Interior, South Dakota

Date: May 24, 2012

[Published May 31 & June 7, 2012, at thetotal approximate cost of $65.35

Information about South Dakotaschool districts’ performance on im-proving the educational outcomesof students with disabilities is nowavailable online. Results of earlychildhood services for infants andtoddlers with developmental delaysare also available. The Annual Performance Reportis divided into two parts. One partaddresses the federal special edu-cation program known as Part B.The Part B report identifies schooldistricts’ ability to meet federalspecial education requirements on14 indicators. The report is basedmainly on data from the 2010-2011school year. Cumulative statewidedata also are available. To view the Part B reports, visithttp://doe.sd.gov/oess/sped_SPP.aspx#reporting The other portion of the AnnualPerformance Report addresses thefederal special education programknown as Part C. That report iden-tifies the ability of early childhoodservices, called the Birth to Threeprogram in South Dakota, to meet14 federal special education re-quirements. Statewide and re-gional data are available. To view the Part C reports, visithttp://doe.sd.gov/oess/Birthto3Fed.asp and look under the Documentslisting on the right-hand side of thepage. Click on “Part C Annual Per-formance Report” or “Regional Pro-grams Data.”

Special educationreports now available online

Town of BelvidereRegular Meeting

May 8, 2012

Wayne Hindman made a motion to callthe meeting to order. Rudy Reimann sec-onded the motion. The following peoplewere present: Wayne Hindman, RudyReimann, John Rodgers, and JoRodgers.

OLD BUSINESS:Minutes from the April 9, 2012 meetingwere read. A motion was made by RudyReimann and seconded by Wayne Hind-man to accept the minutes as read.

NEW BUSINESS:Rudy Reimann and Jo Rodgers bothtook their oath of office. John Rodgerswas appointed to Council President.

Discussion was held on doing town cleanup and working on the park.

With the new malt beverage laws thereis not a need to advertise yearly re-newals. Jo will send a notice to all themalt beverage license holders. The citycouncil will review the renewals at theJune meeting.

Jo informed the council that the BelvidereFire Department was wondering aboutmoving the drain spout that is betweenthe old and new building.

BILLS APPROVED AND PAID:Golden West, phone & internet . . . . . . . . .102.90Jo Manke-Rodgers, wages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61.33Kadoka Press, publications . . . . . . . . . . . .132.37O’Connell Construction, gravel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .617.59SD One Call, locates . . . . . . . . . .3.15US Postal Service, box rent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76.00West Central, electricity . . . . . . . . . . . . . .564.24WR/LJ, water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40.00

With there being no further businessRudy Reimann made a motion to adjournthe meeting. Wayne Hindman secondedthe motion. The next meeting will beJune 4, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the city of-fice.

John L. RodgersCouncil President

ATTESTJo Manke-RodgersFinance Officer

[Published June 7, 2012, at the total ap-proximate cost of $22.75]

Public Notices … June 7, 2012 • Kadoka Press • Page 7

Official ProceedingsREGULAR MEETING

Board of JacksonCounty Commissioners

May 14, 2012

The Board of Jackson County Commis-sioners met in regular session on May14, 2012 in the Commissioner’s Room ofthe Jackson County Courthouse. Chair-man Jim Stilwell called the meeting toorder at 9:00 a.m. with members GlenBennett, Delores Bonenberger, and RonTwiss present. Larry Denke was absent.

All motions carried unanimously unlessotherwise noted.

Bonenberger moved, Twiss seconded,that the minutes of the April meetings beapproved.

Sheriff Clements met with the board. Hereported that a new vest has been ob-tained for Deputy Patrick, and reimburse-ment has been received for the vest usedby Deputy Norton. He informed the boardthere is also a billing for coloring booksfor child education on internet crime andbullying.

Sheriff Clements reported that the 2013Ford Explorer Interceptor has arrived,and the Crown Victoria is nearly ready foruse by the Director of Equalization.

Sheriff Clements reported that a group oflaw enforcement officers from Georgiaare riding motorcycles throughout theUnited States in connection with the Chil-dren’s Miracle Network, and will be stay-ing overnight in the area. SheriffClements informed the board he will beproviding a cookout for the group thisevening at Interior.

Sheriff Clements reported that DeputyIan Patrick has been doing very well, thathe has completed his radar certification,and required training for Deputy Patrickwas discussed.

Twiss reported that a section of road inthe Badlands National Park will beclosed for paving, and traffic is to be re-routed through Interior with a portion ofcounty road north of Interior to be used.

Vicki Wilson, Auditor, reported that Dr.Gregg Tobin, Winner, has been inquiringas to non-payment of a bill in the amountof $915.00 for treatment of a prisoner atthe Winner hospital. The board deniedthe billing at the February 2012 meeting.Sheriff Clements reported that the pris-oner was taken to the hospital for a dis-located shoulder, but the prisoner’sshoulder was no longer dislocated by thetime the doctor arrived.

At 9:30 a.m., Bennett moved, Stilwellseconded, that the board recess andmeet west of Jigger’s Restaurant for amulching equipment demonstration.

At 10:30 a.m., Bennett moved, Stilwellseconded, that the board reconvene, andthat no action be taken at this time on themulching equipment.

Vicki Wilson, Auditor, reported that theboard will have to meet following theJune 5, 2012 Primary election to canvassvotes. Bonenberger moved, Twiss sec-onded, that the board hold their regularJune meeting at 9:00 a.m., June 8, 2012.

The Auditor’s account with the CountyTreasurer was approved as of April 30,2012:

Total amount of deposits in banks . . . . . . . . . .315.21Total amount of actual cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,852.23Total amount ofRegister of Deeds cash . . . . . . .250.00Total amount of checks . . . .144,266.94Returned checks . . . . . . . . . . .1,639.48Money Market Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . .840,917.68Time Deposits . . . . . . . . . . .117,132.00JCFSA Passbook savings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,851.28Total Funds . . . . . . . . . . . .1,111,224.82TOTAL COUNTY FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .679,003.87

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .472,194.27Road & Bridge . . . . . . . . . .145,640.18CH & BR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,581.50Secondary Road . . . . . . . . . .34,474.96911 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,455.27Other Grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,252.00Emer./Disaster . . . . . . . . . . . .3,369.77Abuse Center . . . . . . . . . . . .11,817.98Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .904.93L. E. S. T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,313.01 TOTAL TRUST & AGENCY FUNDS . . . . . .432,220.95Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300,649.93Townships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .749.40Towns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91,038.54State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14,845.57Law Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .836.53JCFSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,851.28Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21,249.70

Register of Deeds April collections:$2,842.96.

The following bills from the files of theCounty Auditor were presented, exam-ined, allowed and ordered paid:

The following bills from the files of theCounty Auditor were presented, exam-ined, allowed and ordered paid:

Salary, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$16,938.66BankWest, payroll tax, . . . . .$4,024.35American Family Life Ass’r. Co., ins. prem., . . . . . . . . . .$507.98Jackson Co. Flexible Spending Acct., payroll ded., . . . . . . . .$169.54Chase, def. comp. ded., . . . . . .$15.00S. D. Retirement, payroll ded., . . . . . . . . . . .$2,546.73Credit Collection Bureau, payroll ded., . . . . . . . . . . . . .$230.00Hauge Associates, payroll ded., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$50.00Boston Mutual Ins. Co., ins. prem., . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$214.08S. D. State Treasurer, 04/12 cash rec. trans., . . . . . . .$15,113.07S. D. Game, Fish & Parks, license fees, . . . . . . . . . . . . .$342.00To Whom It May Concern, 04/12 tax apport., . . . . .$395,053.92Mechants Capital,

grader pmt., . . . . . . . . . .$38,795.69City of Kadoka, service, . . . . . .$97.45Golden West, service, . . . . . .$1,009.03Knology, 911 line, . . . . . . . . . . .$50.65LaCreek Electric, service, . . . . .$44.48Midwest Coop., gas, fuel, . .$11,100.80S. D. Bureau of Info & Technology, internet access, .$90.00Verizon Wireless, cell phone service, . . . . . . . . . . .$182.25Voyager Fleet Systems, gas, . .$85.98West Central Electric, service, $730.79West River Electric, service, . . . $40.17West River Lyman Jones Water, service, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$20.00Philip Motor, 2013 Explorer, . . . . . . . . . . . . .$26,827.00Haakon County, Ext. sec. salary, . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$494.83Carrie Weller, supplies, expenses, reimb., . . . . . . . .$300.72Rodeway Inn, lodging, . . . . . .$109.98White River School, ZooMobile bussing, . . . . . . .$100.00Great Plains Zoo, ZooMobile, . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,434.00Avera Queen of Peace, CDL lab fee, . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$66.90Brodart Co., date stamp, . . . . . .$11.71Brosz Engineering, engineering bridge replacement, . . . . . . . $240.00Butler Machinery, parts & repair dozer, . . . . . . . . . . .$7,012.03Century Business Products, copier rent, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $54.98Raymond Clements, Jr., expenses, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $94.01Heidi Coller, B/A draws, . . . . .$150.00Dakota Business Ctr., supplies, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$215.00Demco, supplies, . . . . . . . . . .$196.59Terry Deuter, expenses, . . . . . .$45.15Diesel Machinery, batteries, . .$296.42Discount Fuel, gas, . . . . . . . . . .$14.01Jamie Dolezal, expenses, . . . . . $36.00Double H Feed, oil, . . . . . . . . . .$48.50Election Systems & Software, ballots & coding, . . . . . . . . .$592.30Excel Truck & Trailer Repair, truck repair, . . . . . . . . . . .$4,684.77GenPro Power Systems, generator maint., . . . . . . . . .$270.41Patty Hamar, books, . . . . . . . . .$61.07Hogen’s, parts, supplies, tools, generator, . . . . . . . .$1,387.10Hometown Computer Service, service, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$272.95J & S Re-Store, repairs, service, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$340.51Jackson Co. Cons. Dist., ’12 approp., . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,500.00Kadoka Care Center, office rent, . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$500.00Kadoka Clinic, CDL test, . . . . . .$30.00Kadoka Press, publications, . .$500.12Konst Machine, repairs, . . . . .$441.01Denise Langley, ct. appt. atty., . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$360.80Lar-Jo’s, election supplies, . . .$450.00Kevin Lewis, ct. appt. atty., .$1,161.00McLeod’s, supplies, . . . . . . . .$324.42Madison Co. Sheriff, serve papers, . . . . . . . . . . . . .$27.94Microfilm Imaging Systems, rental & training, . . . . . . . . . .$630.00Miller Garbage, service, . . . . .$142.00Debra Moor, books, . . . . . . . .$109.01Neve’s Uniforms, vest & mic holder, . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$678.95Oien Implement, parts, . . . . . .$220.26Deb Olney, GPS unit (Hwy), . .$158.95Pennington Co. Jail, prisoner board, . . . . . . . . . . .$252.00Penworthy Co., books, . . . . . . .$95.35People’s Market, supplies, . . . .$62.56Philip Health Services, B/A draw, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$70.00Ponderosa Sportswear, uniform, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$66.96R D J Specialties, coloring books, . . . . . . . . . . .$158.68Servall, rugs, . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$203.67Sioux City Foundry, cutting edges, . . . . . . . . . . .$910.00S. D. Dept. of Health, lab fee, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$122.00S. D. Assoc. of Counties, CLERP pmt., . . . . . . . . . . .$1,011.78S. D. Dept. of Revenue, malt bev. lic. fees, . . . . . . . .$937.50S. D. Federal Property Agency, tools, . . . . . . . . . . .$150.00Jackie Stilwell, cell phone exp., . . . . . . . . . .$150.00Jackie Stilwell, GPS camera, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$426.96TruGreen, lawn service, . . . . .$100.00TrueNorth Steel, culverts, . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$11,506.43Western Communications, radio supplies, . . . . . . . . . . .$129.00Cindy Willert, expenses, . . . . . .$74.00Vicki Wilson, expenses, . . . . . .$74.00Winner Police Dept., prisoner board & transport, . . . . . . . .$537.09Glen Bennett, expenses, . . . . .$38.48Delores Bonenberger, expenses, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$35.52Larry Denke, expenses, . . . . .$112.48Ron Twiss, expenses, . . . . . . . .$99.90Golden West, 911 access & database update, . . . . . . .$765.45Kadoka Telephone, 911 access, . . . . . . . . . . . . .$160.43CenturyLink, 911 access, . . . .$146.17Jackson Co. Treasurer, title fee, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10.00

Vicki Wilson, Auditor, presented informa-tion on institutional care and mental ill-ness billings. She also reported thatnotices of hospitalization were receivedfrom Rapid City Regional Hospital onthree patients with estimated costs being$10,000, $20,000, and $30,000. Bonen-berger moved, Bennett seconded, thatno action be taken on the notices of hos-pitalization, and that the following bills bedenied: S. D. Developmental Center, pa-tient review, $120.00; Pennington Co.States Attorney, mental illness hearingcosts, $200.00; Carol Butzman Consult-ing, Men. Ill. evaluation & review,$469.26; Slowey Court Reporting, men-tal illness costs, $27.50; Yankton County,mental illness board costs, $539.25;Yankton County, mental illness boardcosts, $124.25.

A draft letter for use in denial of paymentto mental illness providers was preparedby States Attorney Van Gorp and pre-sented to the board. Minor revisionswere made to the draft letter. Bonen-berger moved, Twiss seconded, that therevised letter be approved and usedwhen notifying mental illness providers ofdenial of payment by Jackson County incases involving patients that may be eli-gible for IHS benefits.

Vicki Wilson, Auditor, presented currentfund balance information to the board.Discussion was held on transferring

funds to the County Road & Bridge Fund.Bonenberger moved, Stilwell seconded,that the following resolution be adoptedtransferring funds from General Fund toSpecial Revenue Funds:

JACKSON COUNTY,SOUTH DAKOTA

RESOLUTION 2012 – 10

WHEREAS, counties are al-lowed to make operatingtransfers from the GeneralFund to Special RevenueFunds;

NOW THEREFORE BE ITRESOLVED, that the followingamount be transferred fromGeneral Fund to the followingSpecial Revenue fund: County RoadFund . . . . . . . . . . 100,000.00

Resolution adopted this 14thday of May, 2012.

ATTEST: BOARD OF JACKSONCOUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Vicki D. Wilson,Jackson County Auditor

James A. Stilwell, Chairman

Vicki Wilson, Auditor, presented informa-tion on new Register of Deeds fees es-tablished by state law which will go intoeffect July 1, 2012. She also reportedthat the 911 surcharge fee will increaseto $1.25 effective July 1, 2012 and thatthe surcharge funds will be sent directlyto the state and be disbursed by thestate.

Bonenberger moved, Twiss seconded,that the following township bonds andoaths be approved: Grandview II Twp.:Valerie Schulz, Clerk / Treasurer; InteriorTwp.: Julie Bartlett, Clerk and Jan Carl-bom, Treasurer; Jewett Twp.: MitziMitchell, Clerk and Joy Schmidt, Treas-urer; Wall Twp.: Lesa Eisenbraun, Clerk;James Herber, Treasurer; Weta Twp.:Sandra Eschenbacker, Clerk; LauriePrichard, Treasurer.

As was advertised, a public hearing washeld on an application for a SpecialEvents malt beverage license by the In-terior Roping Club for July 4, 5 and 6,2012. No one appeared in objection tothe application. Bonenberger moved,Bennett seconded, that the applicationfor a Special Events malt beverage li-cense filed by the Interior Roping Club beapproved. Motion carried with the follow-ing vote: Bennett, yea; Bonenberger,yea; Denke, absent; Stilwell, yea; Twiss,abstaining.

Renewal applications for malt beverageand farm wine licenses for the period ofJuly 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013 werepresented to the board. No objections tothe renewal applications were received.Bonenberger moved, Stilwell seconded,that the following renewal applications beapproved:

Fresh Start Convenience Stores, Inc.,S2S2NE4SE4, SE4SE4 ex Hwy, Section21, T 2 S, R 22 E.

Badlands Inn, Circle 10 Campground,Lot 1 and Lot J ex. Lot K, NW4, Section31, T 2 S, R 19 E.

Badlands Lodge, Cedar Pass Lodge, NEl/4, Section 34, T 3 S, R 18 E.

Richard Hullinger, Hullinger Oil, Lot B 1,SW4, Section 9, T 2 S, R 25 E.

Bernice and Grady Crew, Badlands Trad-ing Post LLC, NE4NE4, Section 36, T 2S, R 18 E.

Belvidere East KOA, Gregorio Colon,Freeman’s Outlot 1, NE4, Section 8, T 2S R 25 E

The S. D. Department of Health submit-ted the 2013 WIC contract for county ap-proval. The county will be reimbursed upto $10,885.00 for secretarial servicesand secretarial expenses. Bonenbergermoved the 2013 WIC contract be ap-proved and signed.

GenPro Power Services presented aservice contract on the Courthouse gen-erator. Semi-annual inspection costwould be $650.00 per year. Bennettmoved, Twiss seconded, that the semi-annual inspection service contract be ap-proved and signed, and requested thatthe power transfer at the building bechecked.

The board had requested a letter bedrafted to send to the S. D. Departmentof Public Safety, Driver Licensing Pro-gram, requesting that the amount Jack-son County receives for providing driverlicensing services be increased. MitziMitchell, Register of Deeds was present.Jackson County currently retains $5.00of each driver license fee received. Dis-cussion was held on the increase in thenumber of license applications, tests,and driving tests, and the amount of timespent providing the service for the state.The state has reduced or eliminatedservices provided in surrounding com-munities. Discussion was held on re-questing one-half of the license fee forproviding the licensing service. Twissmoved, Bonenberger seconded, that theletter be approved, signed and sent tothe SDDPS.

Mitzi Mitchell, Register of Deeds, had no-tified the county of a deed being filedshowing two parcels of undivided fee in-terest land owned by David Livermont,Martin, SD totaling 1.57 acres being partof a land exchange with the Oglala SiouxTribe. Discussion was held. Twissmoved, Stilwell seconded, that the matterbe tabled until information can be ob-tained from the State’s Attorney, and re-quested a resolution be drawn upregarding this type of transaction.

Al Haugen, Central S. D. EnhancementDistrict reported by e-mail on the Jack-son County GIS mapping project. He re-ported that he has not received highwayplats from the BIA.

Bonenberger moved, Twiss seconded,that the board recess for lunch.

The board reconvened at 1:00 p.m. with

all members present except Denke.Mitch Olney, Hwy. Supt., and KoletteStruble, Hwy. Sec., were also present.

The SDDOT notified counties of theCommunity Access, Industrial Park, andAgri-Business Grant Program.

Ryan Cadwallader, Sheehan MackSales, and a representative of the LyCoxEnterprises Walk-n-Roll ridge mulchermet with the board. The ridge mulcherhad been demonstrated earlier in theday. They also have a Walk-n-Rollpacker. The cost of the mulcher is$23,500, and the cost of the packer is$19,000. No action was taken by theboard at this time.

At 1:30 p.m., Bennett moved, Stilwellseconded, that the board go into execu-tive session to discuss personnel mat-ters. Mitch Olney and Kolette Strublewere present.

At 1:47 p.m. Bennett moved, Stilwell sec-onded, that the board come out of exec-utive session. No action was taken.

Tom DeVries, Midland, met with theboard. He reported there is a trail thatleads north from his place that is on thesection line and is also the county linebetween Jackson and Jones Counties.He reported that the trail has not beenmaintained in years, but that a 3’ culvertis needed. He informed the board hewould like to close the trail, as only heand one other landowner use it. A petitionto vacate a section line was given to TomDeVries.

Wade Iszler, R D O Equipment, pre-sented documents from a 2011 AuroraCounty bid letting for a motor grader, andpresented information on a 770 GP Se-ries John Deere motor grader with lowhours and cost of $237,800. No actionwas taken at this time.

Information received from LaRouchePAC was presented to the board. Follow-ing review, Bennett moved, Stilwell sec-onded, that no action be taken on thematerial presented.

Discussion was held on requests forcounty employees and equipment to as-sist with fires. Information received fromthe county’s insurance carrier was re-viewed. The board instructed MitchOlney, Hwy. Supt., to document whocalled in the fire assistance request to theHighway Department, and suggest thecaller contact the Jackson County Emer-gency Manager.

Mitch Olney reported that the 1999 Volvotruck has been repaired.

Mitch Olney reported that those crewmembers without CDL’s will be obtainingthem.

Bonenberger reported that where roadswere bladed in Belvidere area, there isnow washing along the edge of the road.

Levi Hilmer, Brosz Engineering, notifiedthe county that the contractor on theGuprill Bridge will begin work on May 23,2012.

Danni’s Thistle Spraying presented aquote for spraying county road right-of-way in the amount of $21,946.00. No ac-tion was taken.

Kolette Struble reported that the copierat the Highway Dept. office is not work-ing. Bennett moved, Stilwell seconded,that the Highway Dept. obtain a newcopier.

Mitch Olney reported that Kevon Herrenhas given verbal notice he will be termi-nating employment the end of the week.

Report was made that leafy spurge hasbeen located on property and in countyroad right-of-way south of Interior. Dis-cussion was held on county highway em-ployees becoming certified to sprayweeds. Bonenberger stated thelandowner needs to be notified of needto control noxious weeds. Twiss informedthe board he will contact Kelly Fortuneabout spraying the county road right-of-way.

The metal for the Interior Shop is coming.The repair of the roof will do away withone skylight.

Twiss reported that the Highway Dept.crew needs to clean up around the Inte-rior and Long Valley shops.

Discussion was held on a soft spot in theroad near the Willow Creek culvert proj-ect and plans to repair the area.

Mitch Olney reported they have donegraveling on the roads to Prang’s,Berry’s, and Christensen’s and will go oneast and then work on the Long ValleyRoad (CH 16).

Mitch Olney reported work on the road toBrech’s should be finished this week.

Mitch Olney reported signs have beenobtained to place on roads when crewsare working.

Kolette Struble inquired as to whether theSheriff’s Department could have theirown bulk gas tank to cut down on gaso-line record keeping. Discussion was heldon federal regulations requiring contain-ment areas for fuel tanks.

Report was made that the county’s Volvomotor grader overheated during themulching demonstration earlier today.Discussion was held on repairing theVolvo motor grader or disposing of it andobtaining another motor grader.

At 3:40 p.m., Bennett moved, Twiss sec-onded, that the board go into executivesession to discuss personnel matters.

At 3:50 p.m., Twiss moved, Bennett sec-onded, that the board come out of exec-utive session.

Bennett moved, Stilwell seconded, thatJackson County advertise for a CountyHighway Department MaintenanceWorker, with an ad being placed in theKadoka Press and on the S. D. Dept. ofLabor jobs listing. They also moved thatthe Director of Equalization Clerk posi-

tion continue to be advertised in theKadoka Press, with both listings to runthrough June 8, 2012.

Discussion was held on road mainte-nance. Discussion resumed on motorgrader repair or replacement. No actionwas taken.

There being no further business to comebefore the board, Bonenberger moved,Stilwell seconded, that the meeting beadjourned and that the board meet in

regular session at 9:00 a.m, Friday, June8 , 2012.

ATTEST: BOARD OF JACKSONCOUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Vicki D. Wilson,Jackson County Auditor

James A. Stilwell, Chairman

[Published June 7, 2012, at the total ap-proximate cost of $223.85]

Public Notice Publication DeadlineFriday at Noon

made available with proper cau-tionary labeling, pending the adop-tion of rules to clarify the status of85 octane in South Dakota. Theproposed rules will also specify thelabeling required to ensure thatconsumers know the product maynot meet the manufacturer’s mini-mum fuel standards for their vehi-cle.

Vehicle manufacturers’ groupsdo not support the sale of 85 octanegasoline and most engines are de-signed to run on a minimum of 87octane gasoline.

The Office of Weights and Meas-ures will follow a rule-makingprocess that includes public noticeof the proposed rules and publichearings to allow interested per-sons to have input before the rulesare adopted. A draft copy of the pro-posed rules will be made publicsoon.

The 85 octane issue is unrelatedto E-85, a reference to a motor fuelthat contains a blend of gasolineand up to 85 percent ethanol.

The South Dakota Departmentof Public Safety is asking gasolineretailers to post cautionary labelsthat advise vehicle owners to checktheir owners’ manuals before pur-chasing 85 octane fuel.

The warning labels are a volun-tary step being taken as the De-partment considers a rule changeto require a warning label for 85 oc-tane fuel. The recommended labelwill read:

“This octane level may not meetminimum manufacturer specifica-tions. Consult your owner's man-ual before fueling."

A recent review of state laws andrules by the Department’s Office ofWeights and Measures concludedthat the sale of 85 octane gasolineis illegal anywhere in SouthDakota.

Following that review, and afterdiscussions with representatives ofthe petroleum industry, it was de-cided that due to possible supplyshortages during the summertravel season, 85 octane will be

State requests voluntary cautionlabels on 85 Octane gasoline

Fertility is influenced by manyfactors, and one of the best meth-ods to look at factors that influencefertility is with the 'Equation of Re-production,' says George Perry,SDSU Extension Beef Reproduc-tive Management Specialist. Perry explains that the 'Equa-tion of Reproduction' includes thefollowing four areas: •Percentage of animals detectedin standing estrus and insemi-nated; •Inseminator efficiency; •Fertility level of the semenand; •Fertility level of the herd. Each of the preceding areas willbe discussed in the four-part serieson managing for reproductive suc-cess by SDSU Extension. This is the first article in the se-ries and will discuss the impor-tance of detecting cows in standingestrus. Detecting cows in standing es-trusFor successful insemination of cat-tle to occur, animals must be de-tected in standing estrus, Perrysays. "Detecting standing estrus,which is also referred to as heat de-tection or detecting standing heat,is simply looking for the changes inanimal behavior associated with acow/heifer standing to be mountedby a bull or another cow/heifer," hesaid. Since cows not detected in es-trus, and consequently not insemi-nated in artificial insemination(AI) programs, have no opportunityto conceive, Perry says heat detec-tion becomes the single greatestlimiting factor in managing beefcow reproductive programs. "For successful artificial insemi-nation of cattle to occur, the pro-ducer must take the place of theherd bull in detecting thecows/heifers that are ready to beinseminated," Perry said. "Accu-rate detection of animals in stand-ing estrus is the goal of goodestrous detection and plays a vitalrole in the success of any AI pro-gram." He points to a Colorado StateUniversity study in which animalswere administered an estrous syn-chronization protocol, then moni-tored for standing estrus 24-hoursa day with a computer assisted es-trus detection system (Heat-Watch®) or twice a day for 30minutes by visual observation. Byday 5, after estrous synchroniza-tion, 95 percent of animals moni-tored 24-hours a day, were detectedin standing estrous, while only 56percent of animals observed twicea day for 30 minutes were detectedin standing estrus. With a 95 percent estrous detec-tion rate and a 70 percent concep-tion rate (95% X 70% = 67%), 67percent of the animals will be preg-nant; whereas, only a 39 percent(55% X 70% = 39%) pregnancy ratewill occur with a 55 percent estrusdetection rate - refer to table 1. Table 1. Effect of estrous detec-tion rate on increasing pregnancyrate. "Accurate detection of estrus canbe a difficult and time-consumingactivity," Perry said. "Continuous

observation of over 500 animals ex-hibiting natural estrus in threeseparate studies indicated 55.9

percent of cows initiated standingestrus from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. (referto Table 2)," Perry said. Based on research, Perry en-courages producers to observe cowsfor estrus as often as possible. Theresearch showed that when cowswere observed for standing estrusevery six hours (6 a.m., noon, 6p.m., and midnight), estrous detec-tion increased by 10 percent withthe addition of a mid-day observa-tion and by 19 percent when ob-served four times daily (every sixhours) compared to detectingstanding estrus at 6 a.m. and 6p.m. alone. "Therefore, detection of standingestrus can be one of the most time-consuming chores related to artifi-cial insemination," he said. Table 2. Time of day when cowsexhibit standing estrus.

Let the bulls do the work With natural service, Perry saysestrous detection is considered tobe easy, as it is "the bulls' job."However, he says differences in es-trous detection exist among bulls. "Libido refers to a bull's desire tomate. Research from Kansas Statehas reported that Libido is highlyinherited trait with heritabilityranging as high as 0.59," he said."This is because there is more vari-ation in libido between sons of dif-ferent sires than between sons ofthe same sire." He reminds cattle producersthat scrotal circumference, semenquality, and physical confirmation,all traits evaluated in a BreedingSoundness Evaluations, are not re-lated to libido. "Libido has a direct affect onpregnancy rate and, as such, it caninfluence the success of an entirebreeding season," Perry said. "Li-bido can be practically evaluatedby closely watching a bull after in-troducing him to a cow herd anddetermining his desire to detectcows in estrus." Although several factors arecritical to the success of any well-managed beef reproductive pro-gram, estrus detection is one of themost limiting and most time con-suming. Without identifying cowsin estrus, cows will not have an op-portunity to conceive. For more information related todetecting standing estrus contact,Jim Krantz, SDSU ExtensionCow/Calf Field Specialist atjim.Krantz@sdstate.edu or 605-995-7381 or Dr. George Perry,SDSU Extension Beef Reproduc-tive Management Specialist atgeorge.perry@sdstate.edu or 605-688-5456. To listen to a recentiGrow Radio Network interview onthis topic with Dr. George Perry,and to review all four articles inthis four-part series released bySDSU Extension visit iGrow.org.

Managing for Reproductive Success:Detecting Cows in Standing Estrus Part I of a four-part Series

EstrousDetectionRate

55% 60% 65% 70% 75% 80% 85% 90% 95%

ConceptionRate

70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70%

PregnancyRate

39% 42% 46% 49% 53% 56% 60% 63% 67%

News … June 7, 2012 • Kadoka Press • Page 8

The Mystery of the Lost Anchor

Hundreds of bison skullswashed onshore below Oahe Damwhen the Missouri River flooded in2011. The river refused to yield anitem of great historic interest,though: an anchor that has lain atthe bottom of the river for morethan two centuries.

The anchor came to rest in thesilt of the Missouri River the nightof Sept. 27, 1804, after being cutfrom the keelboat used in theLewis and Clark Expedition.

The Corps of Discovery, as thescientific expedition was called,consisted of 45 men traveling in akeelboat and two flat-bottomedboats called pirogues when it leftCamp Dubois, near St. Louis, Mo.,in May 1804, according to ElinWoodger and Brandon Toropov’sEncyclopedia of the Lewis & ClarkExpedition. The expedition en-tered what is now the FortPierre/Pierre area in late Septem-ber 1804. The expedition’s timewith the Lakota was marked byconfrontation and feasting.

On the evening of Sept. 27,Clark and some of the men were in

a pirogue, returning to the keel-boat, after feasting with the Lakotaand watching the women dance.The pirogue hit the keelboat’s an-chor cable and broke it.

Expedition members hunted un-successfully for the anchor in theMissouri River’s silt the next morn-ing, then continued on their jour-ney upriver.

In the late 1970s, a scuba driversaw a six-inch piece of cast ironsticking out of the sandy bottom ofthe Missouri River off the swim-ming beach a few miles down-stream from Oahe Dam.

The piece of cast iron turned outto be the point of an anchor thatwas about 4 feet 6 inches long,weighing about 95 pounds, andhaving a 4-foot crossbar.

The location of where the anchorwas found and its age led some tobelieve that the anchor was the onelost by the Corps of Discovery.

But was it?Probably not, was the answer

given by Lewis and Clark scholarsand maritime experts.

Their reasons were that thattype of anchor with a crossbar didnot become popular until the mid-19th century, decades after theLewis and Clark Expedition. Also,at the time of the expedition, thekeelboat would have used the an-chor as a portable strong point. Theanchor would have been taken up-stream in a smaller craft or by footand locked into something solid.Then the keelboat would have beenpulled to that point. The weight ofthe anchor probably made it tooheavy to do that.

The anchor was donated to theSouth Dakota State Historical So-ciety. It is on display in the mu-seum at the Cultural HeritageCenter in Pierre as part of the “Onthe Big Muddy” exhibit.

As for the lost anchor, at leasttwo theories abide regarding it.

One is that someone found theanchor, retrieved it and did not letthe find be known publicly, not re-alizing the historical significance ofthe anchor.

The other theory is that the an-chor is still waiting to be foundunder the Missouri River silt.

It’s one of history’s mysteries.

The nation’s 100 largest agricul-ture cooperatives reported near-record revenue of $118 billion in2010. This was an increase of fourpercent over 2009 figures. Net in-come for the 100 top agriculture co-ops was also up more than 10percent in 2010, reaching $2.39 bil-lion, up from $2.16 billion in 2009. Dallas Tonsager, under secretaryof the United States Department ofAgriculture, said, “Farmer andrancher owned cooperatives are amainstay in the American economy,not only helping members marketand process their crops, milk andlivestock and creating jobs, but alsohelping producers keep more of theearnings derived from their prod-ucts at home, in rural counties andcommunities. The end result is ahuge net benefit for producers,their communities and the overallrural economy. Farmer co-ops alsoaccount for significant numbers ofjobs and economic activity in manycities.” CHS Inc., a farm supply, grainand foods cooperative based inSaint Paul, MN, topped the listwith 2010 revenue of $25.3 billion.Land O’ Lakes, a dairy foods andfarm supply co-op, also based inSaint Paul, ranked second, withrevenue of $11.1 billion; DairyFarmers of America, based inKansas City, MO, was third with$9.8 billion in 2010 revenue. USDA’s top 100 ag co-op listshows that 23 co-ops had 2010 rev-enue of more than $1 billion. An-other 47 co-ops had revenuebetween $506 million and $1 bil-

lion. The 100th ranked co-op hadsales of $276 million. Leading the revenue increasefrom 2009 to 2010 were dairy coop-eratives, which saw 2010 revenueclimb more than 14.5 percent fromthe previous year, to $29.5 billion.Dairy cooperatives accounted formore than half of the revenue in-crease recorded by the top 100 agco-ops in 2010. Gross margins, as a percent oftotal sales, were up slightly, from 9percent to 9.2 percent. The increasein gross margins partially coveredhigher expenses. Gross marginsplus service revenue climbed to$684 million. Total expenses for the top 100 agco-ops were up $575 million in2010. The largest cost increase wasfor labor, where expenses climbedby 7 percent, to $4.6 billion. On theother hand, lower interest ratesand less debt caused interest ex-pense to drop 11 percent. “While it is encouraging to seethe nation’s largest farmer-ownedcooperatives reporting strong rev-enue and income, it is also notewor-thy that the nation is seeing asurge in the formation of small-farmer cooperatives and quasi-co-operatives that have been createdto meet the growing demand for lo-cally produced foods,” Tonsagersaid. The asset base for the top 100 agco-ops grew by $2.3 billion between2009 and 2010. Current assets ac-counted for nearly two-thirds ofthat increase. Fixed assets alsoshowed an increase of $600 million.

Nation’s largest 100 agco-ops post near-recordsales/margins in 2010Healthy snacks for

young children Small children have small stom-achs with high-energy needs. Plansnacks as part of their daily menu,since it can be difficult for childrenages 2-5 to get the nutrients theyneed from three meals each day.Preschoolers often do not eatenough at a meal to stay full untilthe next mealtime. Think of a snack as a mini-mealthat helps provide nutrients andfood energy that children need tolearn, grow and be physically ac-tive. Nutritious snacks can providevitamins and minerals they don’tget from their main meals. Plan tovary snacks daily to keep thechild’s interest. This also allowsyou to introduce new foods to ayoung child. Preschoolers like totry foods many times before decid-ing on food preferences. Allowthem to taste, smell and touchtheir food. Prepare healthy snacks for chil-dren ages 2-5 that contain no morethan 150 calories. According to theCDC (Centers for Disease Con-trol), over the past 3 decades, thechildhood obesity rate has morethan doubled for preschool chil-dren ages 2-5 years. Childhoodobesity can be a significant riskfactor for chronic disease includ-

ing: high blood pressure, heartdisease, stroke, diabetes and cer-tain types of cancers. Snacks make up one-third of thedaily caloric intake for preschool-ers. Sample meal and snack pat-terns for preschoolers can be foundat the USDA’s Choose My Platewebsite at http://www.choosemy-plate.gov/preschoolers/meal-and-snack -pat terns - ideas .h tml .Recommended daily calories areprovided, based on level of physicalactivity, age, and gender. Snacks are a good way to addvariety to the daily diet. Low-calo-rie, fiber rich fruit and vegetablesnacks help keep both calories andhunger in check. Serve snacks thatinclude at least two food groups.Examples include: Pair appleslices with cheese or a mini bagelwith peanut butter, yogurt toppedwith diced peaches or berries,whole grain bread spread withpeanut butter and sliced bananas,and dip graham crackers in yo-gurt. Vary the color, texture, andconsistency of snacks. Mixcrunchy, creamy, colorful, sweetand spicy foods. Snacks are a great way to refuel.Regardless of one’s age, nutritioussnacks planned as part of the day’sfood consumption can be very im-portant in meeting nutrient needs.

Ann Schwader, Nutrition Field Specialist

SDSU Extension-Winner Regional Extension Center

South Dakota cattle producersare encouraged to include anthraxvaccine in their vaccination pro-gram when they turn out cattle tosummer pastures this spring, saysDr. Russ Daly, SDSU ExtensionVeterinarian and Dr. DustinOedekoven, South Dakota StateVeterinarian. "Anthrax is a disease of cattleand other ruminants that resultsin sudden death in affected ani-mals. It is also a potential humanpathogen," said Daly, who alsoserves as the State Public HealthVeterinarian. Anthrax is caused by bacteriathat can develop an environmen-tally resistant spore form in thesoil. When the right conditionsexist, these spores can becomeavailable for cows to graze. Onceeaten by cattle, the spores becomeactivated and produce toxinswithin the body that cause rapiddeath. Anthrax can be preventedby vaccinating cattle with the an-thrax vaccine for cattle which iswidely available, inexpensive, andvery effective. While the anthrax risk has beenwell-documented in many parts ofSouth Dakota, and anthrax vacci-nation of cattle is routine in thoseareas, it is not always possible topredict where cases may occur. Forthis reason, Daly encourages SouthDakota producers to use anthraxvaccine in their herds going to sum-mer pastures. Daly says that flooding is an en-vironmental factor which may aidin making the anthrax sporesavailable to cattle. Cattle goingonto pastures that have previouslyexperienced flooding or into areaswhere anthrax has been docu-mented in the past, should espe-cially be candidates for vaccine. "Flooding disrupts the soil,washing up anthrax spores fromlower soil levels. These spores thenmay be deposited on grass or other

forage for the cows to eat after thepasture dries up, and warm tem-peratures occur," he said. He says 2011 floods may in-crease the risk of cattle coming incontact with anthrax this season. "The flooding experienced bymany South Dakota Rivers in 2011,creates the possibility that anthraxspores that have been hidden formany years may now be mademore available to cattle now able tograze those previously floodedareas," Daly said. If Anthrax is Suspected Contact

Your Local Veterinarian or theAnimal Industry Board

During the summer, producersshould take time to check all cattlefrequently, says Oedekoven. "Cattle producers need topromptly investigate any unex-pected deaths on pasture, whetherin cows, bulls or calves,"Oedekoven said. "With anthraxand many other diseases, treat-ments and preventive measuresare available, and prompt actioncan help prevent excessive losses." If a producer suspects anthrax,Oedekoven says the case should bereported immediately to local vet-erinarians or to the State Veteri-narian at 605-773-3321. Suspect carcasses should not bemoved or disturbed until a diagno-sis has been made. "Local veterinarians are excel-lent sources of information for cat-tle producers regarding anthrax,"Oedekoven said. For more information on an-thrax, contact the South DakotaAnimal Industry Board, SDSU Vet-erinary Extension, and state live-stock extension field specialists.View the Links section of iGrowBeef athttp://igrow.org/livestock/beef/ toaccess the SDSU Veterinary Exten-sion website and the South DakotaAnimal Industry Board Anthraxpamphlet.

Cattle producers are reminded toinclude anthrax vaccination this spring

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STATE BIRTH RECORDSACCESSIBLE THROUGH COUNTY

REGISTER OF DEEDS Certified copies of birth records from across the state are avail-able in Jackson County, according to Mitzi Mitchell, Register ofDeeds. The office has access to computerized birth recordsstatewide and can issue a certified copy of any South Dakotabirth. In the past, birth records were only available from the countywhere the birth occurred or from the South Dakota Department ofHealth, Vital Records Program. Birth records are available from 1905 on. As earlier years are entered in the computerized system,records from those years will also become available. The cost for a certified copy of a birth record is $15.00 as ofJuly 1, 2012.

On March 6, 2012, we experienced a life-changing event when our

beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, Joyce Richardson, suffereda severe stroke. Since that day, our family has been the recipient of un-ending love, financial and emotional support and continuous prayer.

Special thanks to:•Long Valley community members who have helped run the store,•community members who shared meals in the early days of Joyce’s

recovery,•friends who have stuck money in our hands and told us to use it for

gas, motels or “whatever”, (Kadoka Area HS National Honor Society,Teresa Shuck, and Dale Christensen for the baked goods fundraiser atawards night),

•the students and staff at Long Valley School who held the Indian tacofeed to benefit our family,

•friends who fed and checked Ryan’s cows in the middle of calving sea-son,

•all who have stopped us and shared their heartfelt words of encour-agement with us and the prayers that they have offered up.

Barring a medical setback, we’re expecting Joyce to be home by mid-June. Our family has experienced the true meaning of the phrase “our cuprunneth over”. Just when we think that we’ve gotten enough of everythinglisted above, we keep receiving more and more. May God bless each andevery one of you and thank you for everything.

Sincerely,Reed and Joyce Richardson

Ryan, Fallon, Lanie, Maxx and Charlee RichardsonDavid, Valerie, Reed, Reece and Rollie Ohrtman

Thank you • Thank you • Thank you

HOUSE FOR SALE in Kadoka.Many upgrades and updates in pasttwo years. 3 bdrm, 1 bath, 2garages, central propane heat andcentral air. New roof in 2011. Call605-837-1611. KP47-2tp

HELP WANTED at the KadokaNursing Home. If you are interestedin housekeeping which consist ofcleaning resident’s rooms and doinglaundry and are dependable pleasestop and visit with Ruby. If you wouldlike to work in the dietary depart-ment as a dietary aide, please stopand visit with Cathy. You can alsocall the Kadoka Nursing Home at605-837-2270. KP47-2tc

WANTED: Old comic books thatoriginally sold for 10-12¢ each whennew. Good cash buyer Tim 303-517-9875 (Colorado). KP46-2tp

POSITION OPEN: Jackson Countyis accepting applications for full timeDirector of Equalization Clerk. Mustwork well with the public, and haveclerical and computer skills. Jack-son County benefits include healthinsurance, life insurance, S.D. Re-tirement, paid holidays, vacation andsick leave. Position open until filled.Beginning wage $9.00 per hour. Ap-plications are available at the Jack-son County Auditor’s office or sendresume to Jackson County, PO Box280, Kadoka, SD 57543. Ph: 605-837-2422. K44-4tc

POSITION OPEN: Jackson CountyHighway Department Worker. Expe-rience in road/bridge construction/maintenance preferred. CDL Pre-employment drug and alcoholscreening required. Applications / re-sumes accepted. Information (605)837-2410 or (605) 837-2422 Fax(605) 837-2447 K44-4tc

LOOKING TO RENT: Three (ormore) bedroom house to rent or rentto own in Kadoka/Philip area. Con-tact Chris Riggins, 719-338-7775,day or night. KP44-4tp

FULL OR PART-TIME HOUSE-KEEPER POSITIONS: College orhigh school students or anyone de-siring full or part-time housekeepingpositions. No experience needed,we will train. Apply at Budget HostSundowner and America’s BestValue Inn, Kadoka. Call 837-2188 or837-2296. KP38-tfn

HILDEBRAND STEEL & CON-CRETE: ALL types of concrete work.

Rich, Colleen and Haven Hilde-brand. Toll-free: 1-877-867-4185;Office, 837-2621; Rich, cell 431-2226; Haven, cell 490-2926; Jerry,cell 488-0291. KP5-tfc

WEST RIVER EXCAVATION: willdo all types of trenching, ditchingand directional boring work. SeeCraig, Diana, Sauntee or HeidiColler, Kadoka, SD, or call 605/837-2690. Craig cell 390-8087, Saunteecell 390-8604, emailwrex@gwtc.net. 27-tfc

APARTMENTS: Spacious one-bed-room units, all utilities included.Young or old. Need rental assis-tance or not, we can house you. Justcall 1-800-481-6904 or stop in thelobby and pick up an application.Gateway Apartments, Kadoka.

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BACKHOE AND TRENCHING: Pe-ters Excavation, Inc. Excavationwork of all types. Call Brent Peters,837-2945 or 381-5568 (cell).

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SEPTIC TANK PUMPING: Call 837-2243 or contact Wendell Buxcel,Kadoka, SD. 10-tfc

POSTER BOARD: White and col-ored. At the Kadoka Press. tfc

COPIES: 8-1/2x11 - 20¢ each; 8-1/2x14 - 25¢ each; 11x14 - 35¢each. At the Kadoka Press. tfc

RUBBER STAMPS: Can be or-dered at the Kadoka Press. Regularor self-inking styles. tfc

SCRATCH PADS: 50 cents each atthe Kadoka Press. tfc

The Kadoka High School Rodeo Team would like to thank everyone whohelped at this year’s rodeo. Thank you to everyone who

volunteered their time to work at the rodeo. Being able to depend on allof you to help, and the hard work that you put into our rodeo,

is one of the reasons it continues to be a success.Thank you to all the businesses who sponsored awards. With yourcontinued support and contributions our rodeo is able to maintain

being one of the best high school rodeos in South Dakota!

3B's Heating & Air

All Star Auto

America's Best Value Inn

BankWest

Boyd Porch, DVM

Club 27

Cowboy Corner-Interior

Crew Agency &Badlands Trading Post

Discount Fuel

Double H Feed

Enders Insurance

Farm Bureau

First National Bank

GoldenWest

Good's PerformanceHorses

Grossenburg Implement

H&H Motel

Headlee Vet Clinic

Hogen's Hardware

Incredible Metal

Irven Ladely Memorial

J&S Construction

J&S Restore

Joe HandrahanConstruction

Kadoka Gas & Go

Kadoka Oil

Kennedy Implement

Magelky Trucking

Midwest Coop

Miss Jean's Pizza

Moses Building Center

Orville Josserand

People's Market

Philip Livestock Auction

Pocketful of Posies

Porch Family Horses

Riggins Wine GlassAngus Ranch

RodeoRigs.com

Rush Funeral Home

Shad's Towing

Star of the West Hat Co.

Stoddard Ranch &Superior Livestock

Sundowner Motel

Tammy's Tresses

Wanblee Mart

West River Excavation

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Winter Wheat VarietyPlot Tours

SDSU Extension will hold aWinter Wheat Tour at 5:30 p.m.,Monday, June 18, at the SDSUWW CPT plot near Kennebec.From Kennebec, go 4 miles east onSD Hwy 248 (old Hwy 16) and 3miles south; or 3 miles south of I-90 exit 235 and 4 miles east. Fol-lowing the SDSU CPT plot tour,producers are invited to the Her-man Agri farm for a tour of theAgriPro winter wheat plot, located10 miles south of Presho on SDHwy 183 and 5 miles East on252nd St. at approximately 6:30p.m.

SDSU Extension will also holda Winter Wheat Tour at 5:30 p.m.,Thursday, June 21 at the SDSUWW CPT plot, 1 mile east of Ideal,SD. If traveling SD Hwy 183, go 7miles east of the sign to Ideal (11miles south of the White River, or11 miles north of SD Highway #18). The plot is located 1 mile eastof the Ideal Post Office, or at the“4-way stop”, the intersection of266th St. and 313th Ave.

John Rickertsen, AgronomyField Specialist, will discuss thevarieties in the SDSU CPT plot atthe Kennebec Tour, their charac-teristics and production practices,and Bob Fanning, Plant PathologyField Specialist, will offer informa-tion on managing wheat diseases.The AgriPro tour will feature ClairStymiest and other AgriPro agron-omists in discussing the AgriProvarieties and their properties. Thefeatured speaker at the SDSUCPT plot near Ideal will be BillBerzonsky, SDSU Winter WheatBreeder, with Bob Fanning, PlantPathology Field Specialist addingcomments on managing wheat dis-eases.

The meal following the Idealtour will be sponsored by WinnerSeed and Simplot Soil Builders ofWinner, SD.

Pesticide ContainerRecycling Collections

The dates, times and locationsof the Pesticide Container Recy-cling Collections are set and avail-able in the June 1, 2012 issue ofthe SDSU Extension Pest & CropNewsletter, accessible at:http://igrow.org/agronomy/profit-tips/pest-crop-newsletter/. The listwill also soon be available on theSD Department of Ag, Division ofAgricultural Services website:http://sdda.sd.gov/ag_services/.Click “Container Recycling &Waste Pesticide Collection Pro-gram”, and scroll down to click

“2012 Pesticide Container Recy-cling Collection Schedule”.

The program collects and recy-cles agricultural, home and gardenpesticide containers. The contain-ers collected must be made fromhigh density polyethylene (HDPE)embossed with recycling symbol#2. Containers must be empty andtriple- or pressure-rinsed to be re-cycled. Caps and other non-HDPEparts such as metal handles andrubber linings cannot be recycled.It is recommended that labels areremoved from the containers be-fore recycling.

Goals of the program are to re-duce the risks to the environmentand human health from the stor-age of unusable pesticides and toprovide an opportunity for pesti-cide applicators to dispose of con-tainers properly. This also reducesthe amount of plastics in SouthDakota landfills and the environ-ment.

If you need to recycle shuttles ordrums, please contact SouthDakota Department of Agricul-ture, (605) 773-4432.

Calendar6/8/2012: HOSTA Tractor Safety

School, 10:00 a.m., Regional Ex-tension Center, Winner

6/11/2012: HOSTA TractorSafety School, 10:00 a.m., Ag &Biosystems Engineering, SDSU

6/14/2012: HOSTA TractorSafety School, 10:00 a.m., PotterCounty Implement, Gettysburg

6/18/2012: SDSU CPT &AgriPro Winter Wheat Variety PlotTour, 5:30 p.m., Kennebec

6/21/2012: SDSU CPT WinterWheat Variety Plot Tour, 5:30 p.m.,Ideal

Winner Regional Extension CenterBob Fanning, Plant Pathology Field Specialist • 605-842-1267