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Volume 105Number 46

May 31, 2012

News Briefs … The Garden Club of Philipinvites everyone to the first an-nual plant share on Saturday,June 2 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00a.m. in the Haakon CountyCourthouse. Bring plants toshare if you like and join us forfreebies, door prizes, refresh-ments and plants. Master Gar-deners will be there to answeryour questions. Come and havefun with us. Jackson Kadoka Eco-nomic Development Corpo-ration will hold their monthlymeeting on Tuesday, June 5,7:00 p.m. at Club 27. 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.

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Ronda Dennis

“And we also provided the screen-ing kits.”

If any child missed the screen-ing, their parents are urged to callPam Bonenberger at the school.

“I’m expecting to have a class ofover 20 preschoolers next year,” Bo-nenberger added.

Through the screening theycheck for areas of concern in devel-opment and parents can learnwhat to work on at home.

Earlier in the morning SaraSpeer, who works for Three RiversCoop., worked with the birth tothree years of age children.

Stone said there will be a fallscreening for head start students.They are currently taking applica-tions for prenatal and up to fiveyear olds. Call 837-2026 for moreinformation.

--by Ronda Dennis

Eager and ready to be all grownup and start attending school, 18youngsters recently attended thepre-school screening which washeld at the Youth In Family Serv-ices office on Main Street inKadoka.

“YFS hosted the pre-schoolscreening,” said Kristie Stone.

Pre-school screening held in Kadoka

Martin Badure … workson his motor skills during thescreening, making his row of redblocks look like the six whiteblocks.

--photos by Ronda Dennis

Ella Lamont … works on concepts with MissJoan Enders

Kaylee Kusick … tests for language skills atMiss Pam’s station.

Carter Kendrick … carfully listens for the tones while at thehearing and vision test station.

Tickets for mansion tours can beobtained in advance, at no charge,from the Pierre Chamber of Com-merce.

Beginning June 6, weekly publictours will be conducted eachWednesday in June, July, and Au-gust (with the exception of July 4,Independence Day; no tour thatweek).

The 30-minute tours, for groupsof up to 30 people, will begin at 10a.m. CDT, 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 2p.m., and will be conducted by vol-unteers, including the First Lady.Tour tickets (free) must be obtainedin advance and will be availableonly from the Pierre Chamber ofCommerce.

Those people interesting in ar-ranging a tour should call theChamber of Commerce at 605-224-7361.

The second season of weeklypublic tours at the South DakotaGovernor’s Mansion, beginningJune 6, has some new attractions.

First Lady Linda Daugaard saysthose who tour the stately home onthe shore of Capitol Lake can viewpaintings and sculptures of 13South Dakota artists.

“We have some lovely art toshare that is representative of thewonderful diversity of artists inSouth Dakota, and I am pleased todisplay it,” the First Lady said.“We also have added a wall of Gov-ernors’ family photos, and we haveofficially designated two of ourguest rooms in honor of formerGovs. Arthur C. Mellette and TomBerry.”

Mellette was South Dakota’sfirst Governor, from 1889 (at state-hood) to 1893; Berry was Governorfrom 1933-1937.

More offered in second seasonof Governor’s Mansion Tours

Belvidere Legion Post salutes soldiers and veterans Standing on the hillside along the east end of the Belvidere Ceme-tery, overlooking the graves of many fallen soldiers on a cool and windymorning, the color guard and firing squad from the Ellsworth AirForce Base conducted the ceremony at the Belvidere Cemetery on Me-morial Day, Monday, May 28 at 9:30 a.m. Pictured below they stand at attention while Bob Bork played“Taps” at the close of the ceremony. Along with the color guard were Belvidere Legion posts membersTed Vobr carrying the American Legion Flag and Bud Perault with theAmerican Flag. Pictured at left, the American Flag at the gate of the BelvidereCemetery flies at half staff. On Memorial Day flags are to be raised tohalf staff in the morning. At noon the flag is to be raised to full staff.The morning at half staff is for the veterans that have passed andwhen you raise the flag back to full staff at noon, this is for our soldiersand veterans that are still living.

Lenny Sanftner … recalled Memorial Day pro-grams from his childhood and all they went throughgetting ready for the day, including his dad gettingdressed in uniform and everything being just right. Inlater years, Lenny took part in the programs, reciting“In Flanders Field” and as he got older he memorizedthe famous poem for programs. The yearly program,he said, has been passed down through the families.He recalled the little things, like the children excitedabout picking up the hot brass after the firing squadfinished at the cemetery. Stopping by the graves whereAmerican flags waved was another way to honor theveterans. He recalled his school years at Belvidere andshared a few stories.

It all comes down to a plan and teamwork of thecommunity, he said. “Community spirit keeps this pro-gram together,” Lenny added.

Ruby Sanftner … said Memorial Day is a dayof remembrance and went on to give a brief history ofMemorial Day.

Even though neither Ruby or her husband wereever in the service, you can find no one prouder; theyhave family members who are.

Their daughter, Tina, said in high school she wantedto enlist. It took Tina several pleas to convince hermom of her chosen career, one that mom is so proud oftoday. Now Tina is a Chief Master Sergeant and hascome a long ways since 1986. She is also a past speakerat the Belvidere program. Their son-in-law, Randy,holds the same position.

Ruby closed her speech reading a poem that herbrother-in-law, Jerry Sanftner, wrote for Tina a fewyears ago. It was touching for Jerry to write, being aVietnam Veteran himself.

Gay Tollefson … was the master of ceremonies at the MemorialDay program held at the Belvidere Fellowship Hall following the serviceat the cemetery. Her two granddaughters, Mikayla and Alex Rogers,played the violin and viola, JoAnne Stilwell read a poem, veterans wereacknowledged and a soup and sandwich dinner concluded the service forapproximately the 75 people who were in attendance.

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Monday, June 4Eat at Jigger’s

Tuesday, June 5Eat at Jigger’s

Wednesday, June 6Eat at Jigger’s

Thursday, June 7Eat at Jigger’s

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Meals forthe Elderly

Read Galatians 5:16The Creator has a specific plan for each person's life,

and He has arranged our talents, abilities, and circum-stances to fit with these individualized goals (Eph.2:10). When we connect with our God-given purpose,

we feel deep satisfaction and great joy. However, it's important to understand that we can't achieve theLord's goals on our own; only by His strength and direction are we able to succeed. In John 16:33, Jesus warned us that trouble is an integral part of life in this world. But easily forgettinghow weak we are, we tend to take on challenges in our own strength and resourcefulness. Human naturewants to tackle life by itself and in its own power--and then take credit. So when temptations, trials, crit-icism, gossip, and persecution assail, many of us have the tendency to go into high gear and try all theharder. For a while, life may actually seem good this way. But in the long run, self-reliance creates a mess.And it also interferes with the fulfillment of God's purposes. The truth is, we sometimes have to experience failure in life in order to realize our complete dependenceupon God. He lovingly breaks our pride by showing us that we cannot live fully without following theSpirit's guidance. Have you surrendered to the Holy Spirit's control? Acknowledge your weakness and recognize Hispower, omniscience, and wisdom. The Lord does not call you to live the Christian life, which is a humanimpossibility. Rather, He wants you to yield control and let Him live His life through you.

The Work of the Holy Spirit

Inspiration Point

TRAFFIC/COURT REPORTJackson County, SD

SPEEDING ON INTERSTATE HWY:February 2012

Laura Alvarado, Lakewood, CO $105March 2012

Carol Kicielinski, Cleveland, OH $85Tate Schmeling, Spirit Lake, IA $105

Kasey Keller, Rapid City $105Ahish Jaglur, Minnepolis, MN $165

April 2012Gordon Davidson, Chicago, IL $125

Glen Rapp, Marion $85Gaurav Vyas, Lincoln, NE $145Travis Tauber, Iowa City, IA $105David Wolf, Spokane, WA $220

Eric Taylor, Sioux Falls $105Chad Hanson, Dell Rapids $105

Melissa Baker, Brandon $145

SPEEDING ON STATE HIGHWAY:February 2012

Travis Two Bulls, Rapid City $85

SPEEDING OTHER ROADWAYS:April 2012

Conrad Kjerstad, Brookings $168Irene Saunders, Martin $200Chad Donovan, Norris $145

Leo McCauley, St. Francis $220

SPEED LIMITS IN AREAS OF ROADCONSTRUCTION:

April 2012Terry Larson, Sioux Falls $220

Robin Mahler, Bethesda, MD $220Peter Bonnichsen, Belle Fourche $200

FAIL TO USE CHILDPASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM:

April 2010Ione McCloskey, Sioux Falls $25Deanne Bearheels, Rosebud $25

LOG BOOK / OTHER VIOLATIONS:April 2012

Stanislav Mironenko, Venice, FL $170

CARELESS DRIVING: April 2012

Douglas Bellinger, Lincoln, NE $120

DRIVING WITH SUSPENDED(Not Revoked) LICENSE:

February 2012Melda Terkildsen, Kadoka $270

NO DRIVERS LICENSE:Febraury 2012

Regina Smith, St. Francis $120March 2012

Melanie Hawkins, Wanblee $120

RENEWAL REGISTRATIONDURING ASSIGNED MONTH:

February 2012James Buskirk, Long Valley $120

ILLEGAL LANE CHANGE:April 2012

Michael Peterson, Brookings $120

SEAT BELT VIOLATION:February 2012

Terri Mahaney, Rapid City $25March 2012

Shane Morrison, Kernensville, NC $25Meghan McCollum, Stokesdale, NC $25

THEFT BY INSUFFICIENTFUNDS CHECK:February 2012

Brooke Ulmer, Wolsey $150

NO PROPER LICENSEPLATES ON VEHCILE:

February 2012Melda Terkildsen, Kadoka $120

OPERATE OVERSIZE /OVERWEIGHT VEHICLE:

February 2012Dennis Johnson, Blue Earth, MN $170

For quite a few years, “we thepeople” of the US have struggledwith how to provide and pay forhealth care. There is an interest-ing history that got us here. In this country, during WorldWar II, the Federal Governmentforced a wage control, therebybringing companies to compete forthe smaller workforce by givingemployee health insurance bene-fits as an alternative to a highersalary. This health insurancetrend was enhanced in 1954 by atax break on businesses that gaveemployee health insurance. Thus,over the years, after the war, webecame a country where about75% of health care was paid for byemployer-based health insurance. But that left the elderly and un-employed without health insur-ance, and the nation startingarguing about how to fill the gapfor these people. In 1965 presidentLyndon Johnson pushed throughCongress two new programs to payfor health care called Medicareand Medicaid. Some thought thenthat our problems were solved andeveryone was covered. However this evolving system,which is unique to us, differentfrom all the countries of the world,has resulted in two huge problems:first, by 2008 more than 46 million

people were not covered, since in-surance companies had to competeby not insuring and avoiding highrisk and expensive patients. Sec-ond, because “the more you do, themore you make” has driven ourwhole system of health care, there-fore more services were provided,which drastically grew hospitals,sub-specialist physicians, proce-dures, pharmaceuticals, and ad-vancing technology. Some of this isgood, but it is very expensive. On top of this, our legal tort/lia-bility system has almost encour-aged patients to threatenedhospitals and physicians with law-suit for any bad result, whetherthere was bad practice or not. Theconsequence has been a culture ofhealth care, which is driven to pre-scribe the highest level of technol-ogy available. And thus we have the most ex-pensive system in the world. Infact we are twice as expensive asthe world’s top 15 most costlyhealth care systems. President Obama’s effort withthe ACA, also lovingly called Oba-macare, is a huge step toward pro-viding insurance coverage for morepeople, but much more will beneeded to control costs. What should the politicians inWashington do next?

Rick Holm, M.D., Medical Editor

How did we get into this mess?

Violet Denke____________________

Violet Denke, age 85 of RapidCity, S.D., died Tuesday, May 22,2012, at the Golden Living CenterBella Vista in Rapid City. Violet Geigle was born July 9,

1926, at her parents’ home north ofQuinn, the daughter of Albert andJohanna (Hein) Geigle. She wasbaptized and confirmed at St. PaulLutheran Church north of Quinn. Violet grew up and received hereducation in the Quinn area. Sheand her other sisters spent muchtime helping on their parents’ farm-ranch. Violet was united in marriage toAdolph John Denke on February22, 1948, at her parents’ homenorth of Quinn. After their mar-riage, they moved to a farm-ranchnorth of Kadoka. In 1957, theymoved to Wichita, Kan., whereAdolph worked on the Titan II Mis-siles. In the fall of 1962, theymoved to Rapid City where Violetworked for a rest home with SidneyHaine. Violet worked several yearsfrom her home as a terminal agentfor National Trailer Convoy, and atSCI. Later Violet, along with her hus-band, owned and operated theWestern Mobile Home Park in BoxElder. In 1989, they retired andsold their business to their son,Gene. This gave Violet time toenjoy her favorite hobby, quilting.Violet also enjoyed camping and

fishing with her husband (whenthe fish were biting!). Violet was a member of Peace

Lutheran Church in Rapid City,and the Good Samaritan Club. Grateful for having shared herlife are her three sons, Gary Denkeand his wife, Gail, of Rapid City,Gene Denke and his wife, Teresa,of Box Elder, and Gerald Denke ofSan Diego, Calif.; four daughters,Donna Denke of Rapid City, DarlaMengenhauser and her husband,Jack, of Rapid City, Diane Evansand her husband, Morris, of RapidCity, and Delores Fitzler and herhusband, Doug, of Alliance, Neb.;10 grandchildren; 19 great-grand-children; one great-great-granddaughter; two sisters, RuthDenke of Rapid City and Elsie Mor-rison and her husband, Allen, ofMelbourne, Fla.; two brothers-in-law, Arnold Johnson of Wall andErhart Denke and his wife, Alice, ofSturgis; two sisters-in-law, MargeDenke and Marie Denke, both ofRapid City; and a host of other rel-atives and friends. Violet was preceded in death byher husband, Adolph Denke, on De-cember 3, 2003; a son, Greg Denke;her parents, Albert and JohannaGeigle; a grandson, Joshua Denke;and a sister, Minnie Johnson. Funeral services were held 10:00a.m. Saturday, May 26, at PeaceLutheran Church in Rapid City,with Pastor David Lindenberg offi-ciating. Music was provided by RobinReinhold and Ruth Stabile, pi-anists, and Maygie Schwiesow,Alice Richter and Alma Crosbie, vo-calists. Ushers were Kenny Denke andGlenn Crose. Pallbearers wereMorris Evans, Phillip, Steve andMichael Leithauser, Doug Fitzlerand Joachim Schwiesow. Interment was held Saturday, atthe Wall Cemetery. A memorial has been estab-lished. Arrangements were with theRush Funeral Chapel of Wall. An online guestbook is availableat www.rushfuneralhome.com

The following students havebeen named to the dean's list foracademic excellence during theSpring 2012 semester at SouthDakota State University. To earndean's list distinctions in SDSU'seight colleges, students must havecompleted a minimum of 12 creditsand must have earned at least a3.5 grade point average on a 4.0scale.

•Benjamin Charles Stout,Kadoka, College of Agriculture &Biological Sciences

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ BHSU announces the studentswho graduated at the Spring 2012graduation ceremony.

•LaTasha Buchholz, Kadoka,BS, Professional Accountancy •TaraJo Deuter, Kadoka, BS,Political Science, Human Services •Laurie Prichard, Kadoka, MS,Curriculum and Instruction •Christy Willert, Kadoka, MS,Curriculum and Instruction •Keely Krolikowski, Martin,Summa Cum Laude, BS, Compos-ite Chemistry •Sharyl Bush, Rapid City, BS,Human Services, Sociology •Amber (Riggins) Cornella,Rapid City, MBA, Applied Manage-ment

College News

Is it just me, or do others havetrouble catching up? Just when itlooks like I am almost caught upwith some project or my to-do-list,something happens setting meback a few paces. One step for-ward, as they say and for me 17steps backward. Or, so it seems. I don’t have any problem what-soever catching a cold. I once evencaught a fly in my mouth whilepreaching, and it is as easy as NewYork style cheesecake to catch thedickens from the Gracious Mis-tress of the Parsonage. Catchingup is another matter all together. Two things happened last weekthat brought this to my attention. First, I took someone out tolunch. That in itself is not out-standing. My wife tells me I amout to lunch all the time. Have you ever tried to impresssomeone by taking them out tolunch and insist on paying forlunch? That is exactly what I didthis past week. Why I ever try toimpress anyone is beyond mywife’s wildest imagination, but Itry, much to her chagrin. With a couple of hours to spare,my friend called me. ImmediatelyI set into action a plan to meet himat the restaurant for lunch – onme. We had a grand time catchingup on each other’s life. Personally,I was thrilled to Catch Up onsomething. Unfortunately, Ithought I was on a roll with hamand cheese. It was delicious toenjoy this brief time if only for amoment, but all good things doend. Things were about to turn ugly.No, someone did not bring me amirror. Instead, the affable wait-ress brought me the check. Normally, this would not be aproblem. I would accept the checkafter some friendly banter with thewaitress complaining about theamount and threatening not to tipher and she threatening to tell mywife. We all smiled and then ithappened. I casually reached around to myback pocket to extract my walletcontaining my credit card withwhich I would pay the check. Myback pocket was as empty as apolitician’s promises. At first, a slight streak of panicraced through my person causingme to freeze in petrifying fear. Myfirst thought, I had someone else’strousers on. But whose? More im-portant, where was the man wear-ing my trousers? I smiled one of those smiles thatsays, “Oops, I’m in trouble but Idon’t want anyone to know.” My friend sensed somethingwas wrong; friends are like that.Looking at me he said, “Is any-thing wrong?” Being the truthful person I am,I said, “Wrong? What could bewrong? We’ve just enjoyed a greattime together. No, nothing’s wrong.Absolutely nothing is wrong.”

The illusive art of catching up

One problem with friends isthey always know when you arelying. My friend was no different.He just looked at me and said,“OK, what’s wrong?” I may have trouble catching upbut I have no trouble whatsoeverbeing caught with my pants down.Well, maybe not quite down butcertainly empty. Nothing is sadderthan a man wearing emptytrousers. “Did you forget your wallet?” myfriend asked with delight dancingin his eyes. He happily paid the tab but Iwill never live it down. The second incident also had todo with my wallet. Although thistime, I did not forget my wallet. I had an early morning meetingacross town. I knew my car wasrunning on fumes but no need toworry. I left the house earlyenough to stop and gas up. Pulling out of my driveway, I no-ticed the gas gauge was lower thanI remembered it being the nightbefore. A tinge of terror gripped mymind and I earnestly prayed Iwould get to the gas station ontime. I sighed with relief as I ap-proached a gas station. The stationhad just opened and the sign onthe pump informed me I needed topay for the gas before pumping it. No problem. I ambled in, pre-sented my credit card and pur-chased $20 worth of gas. There isa good feeling associated with aschedule well in hand. I glanced atmy watch and noticed I was twominutes ahead of schedule. With a whistle on my lips andair between my ears, I got into mycar and drove away. Two miles later, I glance at thegas gauge and noticed it had notmoved. I tapped the gauge andnothing happened. At that time,the car sputtered and coughedominously. Then, like a bolt of lightening, itstruck me. I had paid for the gasand drove away without pumpingit into my car. By this time, the carengine stopped and I had justenough momentum to pull to theside of the road. I sat there a few minutes pon-dering my dilemma. I knew what Ihad to do but I did not want to doit. Slowly, I picked up my cellphone and dialed the dreadednumber. The phone rang and in amoment, I heard myself speakinginto the phone, “Honey, can you…” Waiting for my wife to bring acan of gas I thought of a verse ofscripture. “Therefore to him thatknoweth to do good, and doeth itnot, to him it is sin” (James 4:17KJV). Good intentions must be accom-panied with appropriate action.

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

Ingredients:2 cups cream-filled chocolate

sandwich cookie crumbs2 tablespoons sugar1/3 cup butter, melted

Filling:1-1/2 cups sugar1/3 cup cornstarch2 tablespoons all-purpose flour1/2 teaspoon salt

6 cups 2% milk6 egg yolks, beaten1 cup creamy peanut butter

Topping:2 cups heavy whipping cream1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar6 peanut butter cups, chopped1/2 cup chopped salted peanuts2 tablespoons chocolate syrup

Directions:•In a small bowl, combine cookie crumbs and sugar; stir in butter. Press ontothe bottom of a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Bake at 375° for 8 minutesor until set. Cool on a wire rack.•For filling, in a large saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch, flour and salt.Stir in milk until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickenedand bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from theheat. Stir a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks; return all to pan, stirringconstantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer.•Remove from the heat. Stir 1 cup into peanut butter until smooth. Gently stirpeanut butter mixture into the pan. Pour over crust. Cool to room temperature.•Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.•In a large bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar;beat until stiff peaks form. Spread over peanut butter mixture. Sprinkle with peanut butter cups and peanuts. Drizzle with chocolate syrup.

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Happiness is a new bag ofcrinkly dipping potato chips and,at the same time, a fresh can ofcheese dip. This might be in con-trast to the last time you had chipsand were dredging around in thebottom of the sack for pieces bigenough to dip and having to dothat in a nearly empty can. Youmight even have had to resort tocollecting the last bit of dip with aspoon or your pointer finger. Fail-ing that, you may have, in despair,dumped the crumbs from the sackinto the can, stirred them around,and eaten them with a spoon. Dis-gusting! The new supply of chipsand dip then seems quite fine. Contentment is a gorgeous sun-set in all shades of pink, purpleand red, and you just happen tohave your camera with you at thetime. Even better is having a neattree or other interesting object orcritter to silhouette against allthat color with maybe a crescentmoon in just the right spot. Natu-rally, there would be no high-linepoles in the way or other clutter,and the jet jockeys wouldn’t havebeen racing around leaving vaportrails in all the wrong places. Delight is being right. Let’s sayyou were looking south in thenight sky and spotted two brightstars where there should only beone at that particular time of thenight and year. You try to figureout what is going on and decideone of the lights is the star, Spica,and the other has to be a planetsince all the stars are consistent intheir relationship to one another.The only two possibilities, giventhe brightness and location, areSaturn and Mars, so which one isit? After considering the matter abit you decide on Saturn sinceMars is probably more golden anda bit higher in the sky. When youlater check your conclusions withyour Starry Night computer pro-gram, lo and behold you are right.This is better than making a majormiscalculation such as adding twoand six and coming up withtwenty-two and a half or otherwiseending up somewhere way outthere in left field. Relief is when you work hard atsomething and it all comes outokay. Say your wife gives you a

new book of piano preludes thatyou can play before church, andone of the pieces is really tough.You keep practicing that buggerand maybe play it in excess of fiftytimes before the tough spots areironed out. Finally you think itmight be good enough to play inpublic, give it a shot, and it goesjust fine. Moreover, the people likeit. You are quite happy with theoutcome and relieved that thingsdidn’t fall apart somewhere in thatdifficult arpeggio on page three orthe loud and flashy ending. Youhave accomplished your goal. Great enjoyment is having roastbeef for dinner when it is tender,tasty and cooked just right. Addsome mashed potatoes and gravy,corn on the cob, a couple slices ofhomegrown tomato, and perhaps apiece of apple pie plus a dip of icecream for dessert. What could benicer than that? A warm heart might be whatyou come up with when your songives you a big smile for no partic-ular reason. The chest might evenhave to expand some if the kid alsohappens to incline his head yourdirection, meaning he thinks a kisson the top of the head might be ap-propriate. Kids, as you may know,have a way of messing with yourheart. Great amusement is what youmight get from reading a goodbook, watching a fine movie, orbeing with a truly witty person.Such things add some spice to lifein general. True joy, though, comes fromknowing you’re a child of the Kingand having the assurance that Godloves you and is with you for everystep you take. Sorrow, on the otherhand, is having a friend who seesno need for God in his life. What onearth are you going to tell his deargrandmother in heaven when hedoesn’t eventually show up there?How can you get it across that togain the whole world and lose yourvery soul is an exceedingly badtrade. Prayer and trust may savethe day. So, for you and me both, I hopefor happiness, contentment, joyand all the other good things plusan absolute minimum of pain andsorrow. May it be so.

Happiness Is

Lookin’ Aroundby Syd Iwan

Memorial Day services wereheld in Belvidere on Monday.Things started at the cemetery at9:30 a.m. with a color guard andfiring squad from Ellsworth AirForce Base. A program followed atthe hall with master of ceremonies,Gay (Klima) Tollefson, various mu-sical numbers, and an address byLenny and Ruby Sanftner. Acatered lunch by Jigger’s of Kadokawas accompanied by variousdesserts brought in by local people.Glenn Freeman said there was agood turnout of around 75 to 80people which is probably one of thebiggest they’ve had in recent years.There were quite a few who camefrom Kadoka since they didn’t haveservices there this year. Glenn alsosaid the American Legion member-ship at the local post has nowgrown well over the fifteen mem-bers needed to continue which is arelief after being put on probationa while ago for not having enoughmembers. The annual Belvidere Firemen’sFeed and fundraiser was held atthe fire hall on Sunday evening. Alot of people turned out for thatwhich included burgers, brats, hotdogs, beans, salad and the works.

The fundraiser later continued atJR’s with a dance; the music wasprovided by Westbound. Accordingto fire chief, Jim Addison, theevening was a success and will helpto fund the fire department’s workin the coming year. Georgann Addison went to Wallon Sunday to do some barrel rac-ing. Jim and Jami stayed homesince they’d been to Perault’sbranding and followed by a latenight due to the activities of thefiremen’s feed. They decided to restup. Ronda and Rick Dennis at-tended all the activities for the an-nual firemen’s fundraiser onSunday afternoon and evening, asdid everyone else from the neigh-borhood. After attending the MemorialDay program in Belvidere, Rondaand Rick Dennis went to Larry andJo Johnston’s for dinner on Mon-day. Also joining them were Bradand Scotti Block from Nowlin. Thegroup spent the afternoon fishingand reported to have good luck. Peraults held their branding onSunday although it was originallyscheduled for Saturday and gotrained out. Luckily, it could be

rescheduled for the next day whichhad nice weather. Work started atthe river ranch south of old Stam-ford, proceeded to the home placeat Bud and Valene’s, and endedlater in the afternoon at Mike andMarlene’s for dinner. There wasplenty of help and the work wentfine. Three of Mike and Marlene’skids, Bert, Lesa and Melissa, wereon hand to help with Melissa com-ing on Friday night and stayinguntil Sunday. That evening, Mikewent into town to the firemen’sfeed while Marlene finished up thebranding details and then joinedthe rest at the dance. Marlene saidBud and Valene have been enter-taining an old Navy buddy of Bud’s,Elvin Kingery, and his wife,Dorothy, of Chattanooga, TN. TheKingerys had been at Mike andMarlene’s for supper a couple oftimes in the last week and werestaying in their camper over at Budand Valene’s. Sunday turned out tobe a fairly full day at Perault’s butwent well. It was nice to actuallyget the branding done and out ofthe way. Frank Carlson is currently beingvisited by his brother, Jessy Carl-son, of Belle Fourche. Jessy is ex-pected to be around for a week orso. Frank and Jesse helped brandat Perault’s on Sunday and thentook in the firemen’s feed anddance. Fayola Mansfield stayed homeand went to church on Sundaywhile the rest of the family headedwest to Wyoming. Jim, Aaron,Michelle, and Tyrel went to helpdaughter/sister Allison and familywith their branding. Fayola saidshe had been there to visit a shorttime ago and wasn’t up to goingback again quite so soon. Herankle, however, is mostly healedfrom the break it sustained earlierthis year, and she is able to getaround fairly well. Chuck and Merry Willard hadtheir daughter, Niki, and sonshome for the weekend from HotSprings. Niki came on Friday nightand went back home on Monday.She and the boys went to churchwith Chuck and Merry on Sunday.Chuck said he has been busy help-ing the neighbors with branding,moving cattle, etc. He is enjoyinghimself very much since the brand-ing season might be his favoritetime of year. On Sunday, Willardsrode horses getting some heifers inand just enjoying the day. Chucksaid the rain on Saturday bright-ened everything up and madethings smell fresh and nice. Larry Grimme was visited byArt and Joyce Glynn of Rapid Citythis weekend. They came on Satur-day and stayed through Monday.On Sunday, they went to church,after which Larry and Art did somefishing at the Belvidere Dam albeitunsuccessfully. They did enjoy thenice day and watching the pelicansand other water fowl at the dam.That evening they took in the fire-men’s feed. Memorial Day serviceswere attended on Monday. Art willbe celebrating his 85th birthday onMay 31, and Art and Joyce will cel-ebrate their 56th anniversary onJune 6. They have four kids, Kent,Beth, Pam, and Scott. Bunny Green’s dinner guests onSunday included her daughter,Darlene Wiedemer, of Murdo andgrandson, David Wiedemer, ofPierre. In the afternoon, they allwent to the cemetery and decoratedgraves for Memorial Day. Bunnysaid they did relatives and alsosome friends who no longer havelocal relatives to decorate theirgraves. Darlene and David wenthome that night but returned onMonday for services at the ceme-tery and church hall. Darlene re-ported that, on her way back toMurdo on Monday, she noted a ladyplaying bagpipes near the old Wil-hauer place which is a desertedhouse just across the service roadsouthwest of 1880 Town. She didn’tknow what all that was about anddidn’t stop to find out. Earlier inthe week, Bunny and Betty Kusickhad been to Kadoka for groceriesand dinner at Jigger’s. Wally Wellshad also stopped in most days tobring Bunny’s mail. Jesse Carlsonis in the area and came by one dayfor a while. Bunny rememberedwhen Jesse was little, he some-times used her dog for a pillow. Herdog didn’t mind and even protectedJesse if someone got too close andlooked threatening. Betty Kusick attended the fire-men’s feed and was surprised atthe large attendance. Her son,Kenny, came from Kadoka on Mon-day and went with Betty to thecemetery and other Memorial Dayactivities. Kenny and Roxie Fox had allthree of their sons around thisweekend. Wade lives here, butShawn and his wife, Jodi, camefrom Mobridge and Jesse camefrom Gillette, WY. Wade’s friend,Patty Irigoyen, was also there fromSelby. The boys came to help withbranding which was accomplishedon Monday. Crystal Paulson’s son-in-law,Tracy Spoonemore, was recentlywounded in a mortar attack inAfghanistan. Crystal didn’t have alot of details but knew the injurywas not life threatening sinceTracy wasn’t sent home but waskept in Afghanistan to recover andrejoin his unit.

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The Rings were busy brandingon Tuesday. The James Letelliers were inKadoka on Tuesday. Tuesday, Hank Hudson andfriends from Indiana were huntingprairie dogs at Maxine Allard’s.The guys also did some repairs forMaxine at her south house. Wednesday afternoon, Evan andDorothy Bligh were among thoseattending the White River MiddleSchool graduation and awards cer-emony. Congratulations to all the re-cent graduates from high schooland the eighth grade. On Wednes-day eighth grade graduation washeld in White River with a largecrowd in attendance. Norris stu-dents were very well representedand also took their share of honorsin the middle school awards cere-mony held during the graduation.Following the graduation a recep-tion and supper was held at theNorris Township Hall for eighthgraders Ethan Huber, CJ WhiteHat and Gaton Hawk hosted bytheir parents. Special guests at the Leon andCora Huber home for Ethan’s grad-uation was his sister, Amanda FireCloud, and little nephew, Andrayis,of Spencer, IA. His grandpa, VirgilHuber, and aunt, Anita Swedlund,of Custer and aunt, Mary Bannis-ter, of Sundance, WY, were alsothere. Wednesday, the Jason Burmafamily moved back to the JamesLetellier ranch for the summer. Thursday, Richard and CrystalCharging Hawk held areception/supper at the NorrisTownship Hall in honor of theirdaughter, Courtney, who wasamong those who graduated fromthe eighth grade. Others graduat-ing from this area were JaretWoodenKnife and Chris EagleBear. The eighth graders were allat one table down at the hall and Ithought, any school in the statewould love to have the talent andathletic skill sitting there. Congrat-ulations kids, we are proud of you! Bruce and June Ring conductedbusiness in Rapid City on Thurs-day. While they were at WalMartthey saw the Oscar Meyer Weinermobile, so stopped to get their pic-tures taken. It was gone shortlyafter that so they were lucky toeven see it! Bradley Huber got his “big boyhaircut” on Friday just in time forhis two-year-old birthday Monday,the 28th of May. He looks so grownup. Bradley is the son of Dave andNicole Huber. On Friday, Evan and DorothyBligh kept an appointment inPierre. James and Marjorie Letellierand Jace Burma traveled in therain to the SD State Track meet atRapid City on Friday. It was mem-orable to say the least, everyonesoaking wet and the contestantsrunning through puddles on thetrack. I was kept busy just wipingmy glasses to see! It was intermit-tent showers all right; everyonelooked like they just got out of theshower. It was a fun day just thesame. The Letelliers came homethat night and JaLynn Burma andJulie Letellier of Kilgore went upon Saturday. All four of the Letel-lier’s daughters were there on Sat-urday and saw the Sunshine BibleAcademy boys track team receivethird place in the state. DJ Beck-with is a member of the team. Guests of Maxine Allard on Fri-day was her daughter, Sharon, ofSpearfish and friends, Dave andDiane Somers, of Anchorage, AK. Itwas so cold that day that Maxinestarted the heat for them becausethey were so cold. That evening,after the others had left, June Ringwas a supper guest.

Ty and Taylor Merchen, the Bur-mas and the Letelliers did an excel-lent job of mowing the NorrisCemetery. That is a project that wehave tried to get done all week, butcouldn’t due to the rain. We are notcomplaining because it looks lovelyand freshens everything up. We re-ceived about an inch of moistureThursday and Friday. It was sofoggy Saturday that it kept every-thing wet then, too. We just decidedto mow when the sun decides toshine. The cemetery looked verynice and folks have been stoppingthere all weekend to pay their re-spects at that sacred ground thatholds their loved ones. Keeping itmowed is the least we can do. Julie Letellier of Kilgore was anovernight guest of her parents onSaturday night. Sunday afternoon, Jason andJaLynn Burma, Beaver, Jade,Jakki and Jimmy visited with theDaniel and Tresa Paul family atthe Bauman cabin in the badlands. Tuesday, Heather Taft kept anappointment in Martin. Samantha Taft came home fromRapid City on Wednesday whereshe had taken and passed a motor-cycle course. That afternoon, Danand Susan went into White Riverfor the middle school awards cere-mony and eighth grade graduation.Their daughter, Morgan, is a sev-enth grader. The Taft girls will be working onopposite ends of the state againthis summer. Last Sunday, Saman-tha Taft left for summer job inYankton. Susan Taft and Morgan tookHeather's horse to Custer on Me-morial Day, while Heather droveher car there for her summer job. Ed and Carol Ferguson went toChamberlain on Saturday to at-tend the annual Drury family pic-nic. Others from this part of thestate that were there includedFrances and Bob Getz, Cliff andPriscilla Park of Kadoka and theOwen and Bonnie Ferguson familyfrom Long Valley. Charity Weiss of Rapid City,Betty Berger of Boulder, CO, andJohn Epperly of Minneapolis, MN,made the trip to Norris on Sunday

to visit cemeteries in the area.They along with Jesse Fergusonand Gene and Marjorie Popkeswere dinner guests of Irene Kauf-man. Pete and Marla Ferguson wentto Rapid City on Sunday to visittheir daughter Olivia Wood-enKnife. Hope you took time out this Me-morial Day weekend to reflect onthe many sacrifices that our UnitedStates Military make so you can doas you please every day. It is theUnited States Army, Air Force,Navy, Coast Guard and NationalGuard, and their Special Forcesand Seals that face the forces ofevil every day to keep us safe andsecure. Without their willingnessto serve our dear country and sac-rifice their pleasures, limbs andtheir lives we would not be theUnited States of America, as weknow it. We should not only on thisholiday, but always let them knowthat we will uphold them in ourthoughts and prayers as they serveour country with pride. They arethe best! A special thanks to those fromour own little burg like UnitedStates Army SPC Jarrod Wood-enKnife and his wife, Lacey, here inthe states and United States AirForce Tech Sergeant Tiffany Rootstationed at Kelley Barracks inStruttgart, Germany. Thank youfor your service from a grateful Na-tion. We are so proud of you!

Where there is a mud puddle … little boys will make theirown entertainment. Coy Bonenberger (L) and Travis Dolezal enjoyedstomping their cowboy boots in the mud puddles at the Belvidere Fire-men’s feed Sunday night. The feed and dance was a huge success, however,boots and blue jeans were wet and muddy.

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The third annual plant ex-change was held Saturday, May 19.It was re-located to Patty Groven’scarport because of the storm dam-age on Main Street. Local residentsbrought in over 60 plants fromtheir yards and gardens and ex-changed them for a new variety totake home. It was a cool, rainymorning but fun for all who partic-ipated. Sue Kaiser drove to Blunt onMonday, May 21 and attended thefuneral of Marge Small. Marge wasthe sister of Sue’s aunt, Rose Rus-sell, of Pierre. Mrs. Small died onTuesday, May 15. Bob and Frances Getz attendedthe South Dakota Class AA StateHigh School Golf Tournament inSioux Falls last week. Their grand-daughter, Hallie Getz, of PierreHigh School, won the individualtitle by one stroke with a two-dayscore of 153. Hallie is a junior inhigh school and is the daughter ofRoger Getz. The Pierre golf teamtook second place behind the win-ning O’Gorman girls. Hallie is thefirst Lady Gov to win the individ-ual title since 2009. Frances andBob stayed at the home of Rob andDeb Whipple while in Sioux Falls.Hallie will be working in RapidCity this summer at Red RockCountry Club. The Jim Plaggemeyer familywent to Flandreau on Saturdaywhere they met their daughter,Holly, of Brookings and spent thenight. Holly is working at a nurs-ing home in Brookings this sum-mer and is studying at SDSU to bea dietitian. Plaggemeyers returnedhome late Sunday afternoon. Bill Stout and wife, Paulett Tag-gart, of San Francisco, arrived inKadoka Wednesday evening andspent several days visiting hisbrother, Terry, and other relativeshere. They had flown to Denverand then drove through Nebraskaon their way to South Dakota,doing some golfing along the wayand enjoyed two rounds at the ex-clusive new golf course near Valen-tine, NE. While here they alsogolfed in Philip one day and tookcare of legal business. On Saturdaythey and Sydne Lenox went to theBlack Hills National Cemetery todecorate family and friends graves.The day was chilly and cloudy, butthe cemetery was beautiful, andwas very busy. An airman toldthem that because of the holiday,funerals were being held on Satur-day – 13 had been held on Fridayand seven scheduled for Saturday.Normally military funerals areonly held during weekdays, Mon-

day through Friday. Bill andPaulett left that afternoon for theirflight from Denver back home. Several relatives from Kadokaattended the wedding of MarkMerchen and Joan Sarlo on Sun-day. The wedding was held at Rim-rock Church, near JohnsonsSiding, in the Black Hills. Attend-ing from Kadoka were Tim andTammy Merchen and family, MarkMerchen, and Pat and Boyd Porch.The groom is the son of Carol andthe late Melvin Merchen. The new-lyweds will be residing in the Stateof New York. Lila Whidby, Lois Lurz of HotSprings and Lola Hulce of Philipwent to Springview and Ainsworth,NE, on Sunday to decorate gravesfor the Memorial weekend. Theyalso visited some relatives whilethere, returning home the sameday. Mike Olney was taken to thePhilip hospital on Sunday, May 20and transferred to Rapid City Re-gional on Wednesday of last week.He was still in Rapid City on Mon-day as these news items were writ-ten, but according to his dad, BudOlney, he is improving. Bud andNorma have been busy getting set-tled into a smaller home on theirproperty, after living in the bighouse for many of years. Jim Knapp and several friendsfrom Metamora, IL, have been vis-iting at the Veryl and CharlieProkop home this past week. Theyare getting in some prairie doghunting while here and plan to re-turn home later this week. Jim isthe brother of the late MarilynProkop. Dale Schnee of Atwood, CO, wasin Kadoka on Friday and visitedhis uncle, Harold Schnee, who is aresident of the Kadoka NursingHome. On Monday Harold andMary took in the Memorial Dayprogram and dinner in Belvidere. Many Kadoka area residentstraveled to the South Dakota StateTrack Meet on Friday and Satur-day, May 25 and 26 in Rapid City.Despite the rain showers andcooler weather, the Kadoka trackteam competed strong and repre-sented the school very good. Jeff Willert rode saddle bronc inthe Maah Daah Hey Stampede inGrassy Butte, ND, on Friday, May25. He had a score of 75 which wasa tie for 8th place and netted asmall check of $105. Jeff will be rid-ing at Ft. Pierre on Saturdayevening, June 2 during theMatched Bronc Ride scheduledthere.

Mary Bull Bear spent time withgranddaughter Nevaeh Pierce andgrandson Jacob Garrett on Friday.Mary's daughter, Sonia, dropped infrequently during the week. On Saturday, Winona Carsonwent out for lunch with family tocelebrate her son, Ron Carson,birthday. Oliver and Gayle Carsonvisited with Winona on Sunday. Ruth Klundt took a ride acrossthe state to Brookings to attend hergrandson's graduation this week-end. Polly Kujawa enjoyed a walkwith her son, Jim, on a lovely after-noon this week. Sunday was Polly'sbirthday and after church, she en-joyed a nice dinner out with family. Ray Becker had a good chat withhis friend, Kenny Kusick, on Tues-day. Patty Patterson enjoyed her

visit with Susan, Eve and AddiePatterson on Wednesday. Harold Schnee welcomed hisnephew, Dale Schnee, on Friday.Harold's friend, Larry Grimme,dropped in for a little while on Sat-urday. Bob Tridle received a visit fromhis wife, Roseanne, on Friday. Betty VanderMay spent timewith her grandson, Tel, on Friday. Lova Bushnell came in to seeseveral friends on Saturday and tojoin in a game of horseshoes. Char-ity Edwards was the winner of thegame, but Lova and Mary EllenHerbaugh tied for second place. Harriet Notebloom is our Mayresident of the month and she in-vited family to join her for Sundaydinner. They enjoyed a lovely mealand good conversation.

Barb Bowen “Stand by Your Man”

Deb Smith “Coal Miner’s Daughter”

Maureen Palecek “9 to 5”

--by Del Bartels Three talented ladies in thePhilip community, each with confi-dent and strong singing voices,team together to perform the coun-try musical “Honky Tonk Angels.” Maureen Palecek, Barb Bowenand Deb Smith play characterswho are as different from eachother as can be, except they allhave had county backgrounds andlifelong dreams of actually usingtheir singing talents. The musicalis very heavy in the singing depart-ment. While the well-knownsongs – solos, duets and group ren-ditions – come almost nonstop,there is a basic plot and differencebetween the characters. Bowen begins the play as a nar-rator speaking directly to the audi-ence. Her character is astuck-in-a-rut wife and mother of

six who live in a double-wide mo-bile home. She goes from “Stand byYour Man” to “Don’t Come HomeDrinkin’ ” with a comic ease. Shewill leave behind family to find herdream. Palecek’s character is a disgrun-tled and highly put-upon secretarywhose love life has failed at leasttwice. Her first solo, almost obvi-ously, is “9 to 5.” A bit later, hercharacter rips loose – and into themale audience members – with“These Boots Are Made for Walk-ing.” She has nothing to leave be-hind but an autographed bowlingball from her first husband, a shot-gun from her second husband anda too interested boss. Smith is a country gal who hasbeen taking care of her father sinceher mother’s death, though her sib-ling could help. Portraying the epit-ome of “Coal Miner’s Daughter,”she refuses to throw away herdreams. She makes up her mind tohead for Nashville, or Las Vegas, or

wherever, but she leaves to “I WillAlways Love You.” This is the vocaltransition to the three womenheading to the big city. “So with bustickets in our hands, and ourhearts in our throats, we were onour way to Music City USA,” saidBowen. Meeting on the bus and ridingthrough a thunderstorm, the galsencourage each other. Bowenshares her ever-present pork rindsand baloney sandwiches. Theyeventually work themselves into afrenzy and hold a hootenanny onthe bus. “Three strange women alltraveling to a strange place. It’s nocoincidence. It’s meant to be.” Andthe three become a group, TheHonky Tonk Angels. Within weeks, they make it big.But, the musical selections haveswitched from songs such as“Amazing Grace” to “Night Life,”“Harper Valley PTA,” “Fancy” and“Barroom Habits.” There is a con-troversy among the group’s mem-bers over the song selections, whichare about not very respectablewomen. Could this controversybreak up the group? Could this betheir last performance? Will thecircle be unbroken? All the instrumental music islive with no recordings or tapes.Band members include Glenn Par-sons, Chuck Carstensen, Mike Sea-gar, Marilyn Millage and CrystalMartinez. The play’s country bandis in the background as instrumen-tal back-up during the first scene.They still play during the secondscene, though from behind the cur-

Philip Theater Group to perform thecountry musical “Honky Tonk Angels”

Country musical … Three characters each leave their wildly dif-ferent lives to strike out as country performers. They meet, join, andwithin months become the Nashville sensation “Honky Tonk Angels.” But,will this be their last show? From left: actress/singers Maureen Palecek,Barb Bowen and Deb Smith. --photo by Del Bartels

Don’t look down now … City street director Patrick Solonclimbs the water town in downtown Kadoka while an employee fromMaguire Iron waits at the top. The mission for scaling the tower was toclose the hatch, which had blown open during a recent wind storm.

--photo by Ronda Dennis

tain, while the singing action is infront of the curtain and even some-times into and involving the audi-ence. In the second act, the bandand back-up singers are prominentperformers in the Honky TonkHeaven bar and showroom inNashville. The musical play is co-directed by Marcy Ramsey, DianeWalker and Nancy Ekstrum. Performances will be 7:00 p.m.,Friday and Saturday, June 8 and 9,and at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, June 10,in the Fine Arts Building at thePhilip High School. The perform-ances will not be held in Kadokathis year.

SDSU Extension CommunityDevelopment will offer a free webi-nar where participants will learnthe value of making a good impres-sion and promoting their commu-nity to visitors and newcomers. The one hour Webinar will focuson the importance of hospitalityand good customer service and howa community can become a welcom-ing place for all. Webinar presen-ters include; SDSU Extension FieldSpecialists Cheryl Jacobs, Kari

Fruechte and Peggy Schlechter. The webinar is scheduled forWednesday, June 6 at 7 p.m. Cen-tral Time and will be repeatedThursday, June 7 at 10 a.m. CT. To join each Webinar visit,http://igrow.org/events/. Partici-pants are encouraged to log inwithin 30 minutes of the specifiedtime. For more information contactCheryl Jacobs, SDSU ExtensionField Specialist at 605-626-2870 orCheryl.jacobs@sdstate.edu.

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Nicole VanderMay of KadokaArea High School has been namedrecipient of the $1,000 Golden WestScholarship for 2012.

Nicole was selected by the schoolbased on a number of merit basedqualities including leadership, aca-demic achievement, civic and ex-tracurricular activities, and themotivation to serve and succeed.

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Jessica Grimes Memorial Scholarship … Tess Byrdand Brady Sudbeck received the Jessica Grimes Memorial Scholarshipwhich is sponsored by the Grimes Family and the KHS Class of 2007.

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Friend of Athletics Award … Dave Ohrtman (L) presentedVern Uhlir the Friend of Athletics Award for the many hours that he hascontributed to the students at KAHS.

--photo by Robyn Jones

Academic Awards Board of Regents Scholars: TessByrd, Alex Smiley, Nicole Vander-May, Tia Carlson, Kassidy Fergu-son, Bryan Schofield and BradySudbeck Board of Regents OpportunityScholarship: Tess Byrd Career and Technical EducationScholar: Brandon Dale, KassidyFerguson, Alex Smiley and NicoleVanderMay Golden West Scholarship: NicoleVanderMay West Central Scholarship: TiaCarlson, Brandon Dale, Sean Ire-land, Laken Jorgensen and BryanSchofield Rural Electric Youth Tour:Kenar VanderMay WR/LJ Rural Water Scholar-ship: Tia Carlson South Dakota State TrooperScholarship: Tess Byrd Senior Class 2011 Scholarship:Nicole VanderMay, Tia Carlson,Alex Smiley, Brandon Dale, Kas-sidy Ferguso, and Tess Byrd Jessica Grimes Memorial Schol-arship: Tess Byrd and Brady Sud-beck George C. & Florence Smith:Kassidy Ferguson Roseanne M.E. Albin Scholar-ship: Jake Addison, Laken Jor-gensen, Sean Ireland and BryanSchofield College Access Scholarship: JakeAddison, Kassidy Ferguson, TessByrd, and Brandon Dale. The alter-nates are: Laken Jorgenson, BradySudbeck, Sean Ireland and BryanSchofield Kadoka Kares College AccessScholarship: Sierra Sitting Up,Le'Anna Buxcel, Elenor Perkins,Briana Stone Coca-Cola Scholarship: LorenaBettelyoun and Alana Romero Ila E. Vogelgesang Scholarship:Kassidy Ferguson Ardell Bjugstad Native Ameri-can Scholarship: Alex Smilye Cottonwood Roping Club Schol-arship: Alex Smiley Midland American Legion Schol-arship: Brandon Dale Midland Alumni Scholarship:Brandon Dale SDSU Track and Cross CountryScholarship: Tia Carlson SDSU Camonil: Kassidy Fergu-son SDSU Leaders for Tomarrow:Nicole VanderMay SDSU Yellow and Blue: Jake Ad-dison Mount Marty Benedictine Schol-arship: Tess Byrd DSU Achievement ChampionScholar: Brady Sudbeck

Athletic Awards Female and Male Senior Ath-letes of the Year: Tess Byrd, BradySudbeck and Sean Ireland.

Football: 2011 Academic AllState, Brandon Dale; All Confer-ence Awards: 2011 Western GreatPlains All Conference, Brady Sud-beck; 2011 Western Great PlainsAll Conference Honorable Mention:Chance Knutson, Clint Stout,Chandlier Sudbeck: 2011 TeamAwards: 2011 Most ImprovedAward, Lane Patterson, 2011 MostValuable Back, Chandlier Sudbeck,Chance Knutson; 2011 Most Valu-able Lineman, Clint Stout; 2011Kougar Pride Award, Brady Sud-beck Volleyball: Most Improved,Mariah Pierce; Best DefensivePlayer, Marti Herber; MVP, TessByrd; All Conference, Tess Byrd,Tia Carlson; Honorable Mention,Marti Herber; Academic All-State,Nicole VanderMay, Tia Carlson,Kassidy Ferguson and Tess Byrd;Letter Winners, Tess Byrd, TiaCarlson, Kassidy Ferguson, LakenJorgensen, Alana Romero, AlexSmiley, Briana Stone, Nicole Van-dermay, Kwincy Ferguson, MartiHerber, Tessa Stout, Raven Jor-gensen and Taylor Merchen. The varsity team was also hon-ored with an All-State Academicteam award for maintaining a 3.5gpa or higher. Cross Country: Second PlaceState Cross Country meet awards:Tia Carlson, Tess Byrd, Scout Sud-beck, Shaley Herber and Tori Letel-lier; Varsity team member for sixyears: Tia Carlson and Alex Smiley. Wrestling: Most Improved, ClintStout and Gavin DeVries; MostValuable, Chandlier Sudbeck;Team Captains, Chance Knutsonand Tanner Radway of Philip. Gymnastics: Awards were basedon the votes by the gymnastic teammembers: Most Valuable, JericaColler; Most Improved, KellyGreen of Wall. Boys Basketball: Practice PlayerAward, True Buchholz; Most Im-proved Award, Logan Christensen;MVP, Kenar VanderMay; WesternGreat Plains All-Conference, KenarVanderMay. Girls Basketball: DefensivePlayer, Alex Smiley; OffensivePlayer, Tia Carlson; Most Im-proved, Nicole VanderMay; Re-bound Leader, Tia Carlson; Best ofthe West, All Conference, AcademicAll State & All Tourney, Tia Carl-son; All Conference, All Tourney,Academic All State, Tess Byrd; Ac-ademic All State, Nicole Vander-May, Alex Smiley and KassidyFerguson. Team Award for Academics: 3.67gpa. Rodeo Club: Top Hand Awards:True Buchholz, Aage Ceplacha andBrendon Porch. Track & Field: MVPs: Sean Ire-land and Tia Carlson.

Academic, sports awards givenout at annual KAHS banquet

Sixth Grade*Esperanza Hartman

Tyra FugateAlexandria Hagedorn

Rosemary HoonSage KeeganJossie Kukal

Aybree PitmanReese Sudbeck

Gage WellerJustena AmiotteBobbi AntonsenSeventh Grade*Ciara Stoddard

*Kelsey Lensegrav*Jacob RosalesChloe Baldwin

Vanessa BuxcelKirsten KiewelEmily KnutsonPaul Smiley

Shaina SolonMcKenzie Stilwell

Emma StoneCody HuetherCarson GoodJeremy Ring

Eighth Grade*Nathanel WoodenKnife

Jerica CollerKassie HicksAllie Romero

Scout SudbeckCami Uhlir

Ninth GradeDestiny DaleMyla Pierce

Augusta Terkildsen

Tenth GradeRaven JorgensenTaylor Merchen

Kate Rasmussen

Racheal ShuckAustin ThayerShelby Uhlir

Eleventh Grade*Kwincy Ferguson

Kahler AddisonShaley Herber

Chance KnutsonKatie LensegravMariah Pierce

Clint StoutKenar VanderMay

Twelfth Grade*Nicole VanderMay

Tess ByrdTia Carlson

Brandon DaleSean IrelandAlex Smiley

* Denotes 4.0 average

Kadoka Area School Districtsecond semester honor roll

“A” Honor Roll

Sixth GradeMikayla AddisonPatrick BrownIsaiah Hogan

Seth Patterson

Seventh GradeAJ Bendt

Geoffrey DeVriesDavid Kary

Ryan SchlabachStorm WilcoxSydney WordKried AmiotteSierra FisherTate GrimesPage Slovek

Kyle Rae ToddJackie Thayer

Lindsey VanderMayMiranda DaleEighth Grade

Rikki BettelyounShai Lamont

Samone Last HorseBranden Letellier

Jarrett VanderMayKyler FergusonNinth Grade

Elizabeth HoonJenny JohnstonHerbie O’Daniel

Tenth GradeMyles AddisonLogan Ammons

Foster BerryAage Ceplecha

Logan Christesen

Emery Little ThunderLane Patterson

April PerkinsEmily Schlabach

Chandlier Sudbeck

Eleventh GradeMisti AndersonMarti Herber

Rebekkah KaryTy MerchenTessa Stout

Twelfth GradeJake Addison

Kassidy FergusonLaken JorgensenBryan SchofieldSierra Sitting UpBrady Sudbeck

“B” Honor Roll

All skills • Championship drills • Contests • Fun3-on-3 League • 5-on-5 Play offs • Awards

Pacesetter has been the Midwest leader in providing high quality camps for a low cost since 1980.

Basketball Camp!Kadoka City Auditorium

Monday-Wednesday, June 4 - 6

Grades refer to 2012-2013 school yearGirls & Boys Grades 3-5 8:00-9:30 am $45Girls & Boys Grades 6-8 9:30 am-12:00 pm $65Girls & Boys Grades 9-12 1:00-5:00 pm $85

Players may register at the beginning of their session.

1600 Meter Run3rd Tia Carlson 5:25.58

3200 Meter Run4th Tia Carlson 11:53.03

Long Jump9th Kate Rasmussen 15-02.75

4x200 Meter Relay14th Kadoka 1:57.72

Kwincy Ferguson, Destiny Dale,

Tess Byrd, Victoria Letellier

4x800 Meter Relay4th Kadoka 10:24.51

Tess Byrd, Victoria Letellier,

Scout Sudbeck, Shaley Herber

1600 Sprint Medley12th Kadoka 4:37.21

Kwincy Ferguson, Victoria Letellier,

Shaley Herber, Tess Byrd

The Kadoka State Track Meetqualifiers competed at the statelevel in Rapid City last weekend.The Kadoka girls’ team place sev-enth place overall.

Boys EventsDiscus

1st Logan Ammons 145-094x800 Relay

8th - Kadoka 8:57.72Sean Ireland, Sam Pretty Bear,

Brady Sudbeck, Clint Stout

Girls Events400 Meter Dash

3rd Tia Carlson 1:00.59800 Meter Run

2nd Tia Carlson 2:18.80

Kadoka at State Track Meet

A Pacesetter Basketball Campwill be held next week Monday-Wednesday at Kadoka City Audito-rium for both boys and girlsentering grades 3-12. All boys and girls enteringgrades 3-5 will meet from 8:00-9:30a.m., all boys and girls enteringgrades 6-8 will meet from 9:30a.m.-12:00 p.m., and all boys andgirls entering grades 9-12 will meetfrom 1:00-5:00 p.m. Players will receive a complete

program of instruction in champi-onship basketball skills with teach-ing sessions followed by drills tomake the skills a habit and gamesto test the skills. Contests, awards,and a take-home skills program arealso part of the Pacesetter camp. Players who have not registeredmay register at the beginning oftheir session on the first day ofcamp. For questions, emailinfo@pacesetternet.com.

Pacesetter Basketball Camp next week in Kadoka

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INSTRUCTIONSTO THE VOTERS

VOTING RIGHTS

Any voter who can’t mark a ballot be-cause the voter has a physical disabilityor can’t read, may ask any person theychoose to help them vote.

Any voter may ask for instruction in theproper procedure for voting.

Any voter at the polling place prior to 7:00p.m. is allowed to cast a ballot.

If your voting rights have been violated,you may call the person in charge of theelection at 605-837-2422, the Secretaryof State at 888-703-5328, or your state’sattorney at 605-837-2284.

A felon who receives a sentence of im-prisonment to the adult penitentiary sys-tem, including a suspended execution ofsentence, loses the right to vote.

Felons so sentenced may register to votefollowing completion of their sentence.

Further information is available atwww.sdsos.gov .

ELECTION CRIMESAnyone who makes a false statementwhen they vote, tries to vote knowing theyare not a qualified voter, or tries to votemore than once has committed an elec-tion crime.

[Published May 31, 2012, at the total ap-proximate cost of $15.89]

CDBG PROGRESS PUBLIC HEARING

Kadoka Nursing HomeProject

WHEREAS, the City of Kadoka has re-ceived a Community Development BlockGrant to assist the Kadoka NursingHome with installation of an automaticsprinkler system and necessary appurte-nances, a public hearing will be held todiscuss the progress of the project andto receive any comments and concernsthat may exist regarding the project. Thepublic hearing will be held at the City’sregular June City Council Meeting, Mon-day, June 11, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. in theCity Finance Office, Kadoka, SD. Dis-abled individuals may contact the city fi-nance officer for information and/orspecial assistance ‑ the request shouldbe made 24 hours in advance of themeeting.

[Published May 31, 2012, at the total ap-proximate cost of $10.11]

UNAPPROVED MINUTES OFTHE SPECIAL MEETING OF

THE KADOKA AREASCHOOL BOARD MEETINGHELD FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2012AT THE KADOKA SCHOOL

AT 2:00 P.M.

Members present: Mark DeVries, DanVanderMay, Dale Christensen, DawnRasmussen, Ross Block. Absent: KenLensegrav, D.J. Addison

Also present: Supt. Jamie Hermann;Eileen Stolley, business manager; Visi-tors present: Robyn Jones, Teresa Shuck

The meeting was called to order by Pres-ident Mark DeVries.

The purpose of the special meeting is totake action on bids on the great hall proj-ect and other business.

Dawn Rasmussen moved to adopt theagenda. Motion was carried by RossBlock and carried.

SDRS Board of Trustee School Boardrepresentative ballot: Dale Christensenmoved to cast the ballot for Dave Merrill.Motion was seconded by Dawn Ras-mussen and carried.

A letter of RESIGNATION was read fromKristy Heathershaw. Dan VanderMaymoved to accept the resignation. Motionwas seconded by Dale Christensen andcarried.

CONTRACTS: Ross Block moved to ap-prove the contract to Jeff Nemecek forthe position of elementary principal. Mo-tion was seconded by Dawn Rasmussenand carried.

Dan VanderMay moved to offer a con-tract to Benjamin Latham, instrumentalmusic district wide. Motion was sec-onded by Dawn Rasmussen and carried.

BID – GREAT HALL PROJECT: One bidwas received for the great hall project.Work will include the interior and exteriorportions of the contract and is from J.Scull Construction in the amount of$371,000. Dan VanderMay moved to ac-cept the bid. Motion was seconded byDale Christensen and carried.

There being no further business, DawnRasmussen moved that the meeting beadjourned. Motion was seconded byRoss Block and carried.

Mark DeVries, President

ATTEST:Eileen C. StolleyBusiness Manager

[Published May 31, 2012, at the total ap-proximate cost of $24.70]

Public Notice Deadline

Friday at Noon

Public Notices … May 31, 2012 • Kadoka Press • Page 7

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 Dakota mustaccompany the bid. In lieu of a copy ofthe 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 partiallyfunded 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 Bids

or 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 work

on 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

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stations across the state. Appli-cants who already are certified of-ficers in South Dakota are requiredto take 11 weeks of training at theAcademy, rather than the entire 24weeks.

After completion of academy andfield training, troopers will be as-signed to duty stations in areas ofSouth Dakota determined bystaffing needs of the Highway Pa-trol.

To become a trooper, applicantsmust be a U.S. citizen, be at least21 years old and possess or be ableto possess a South Dakota driver’slicense. The application period isopen through June 20. For infor-mation on how to apply, visit theBureau of Personnel website at:http://bop.sd.gov/workforus

Below is the link to the requireddocuments an applicant must sub-mit.http://bop.sd.gov/workforus/law-criminal/highwaypatrol/default.aspx

If you have questions, you maycontact the Highway Patrol onFacebook or Twitter or call High-way Patrol Lt. Doug Coughlin at773.3105.

The South Dakota Highway Pa-trol is currently accepting applica-tions for the position of StateTrooper.

Within the next year, the High-way Patrol will have severaltrooper positions open. The hiringprocess is starting now because thetraining for troopers is comprehen-sive and takes several months, of-ficials with the Highway Patrol say.

“The standards are demandingand the training is rigorous forthose who wish to become HighwayPatrol troopers,’’ said Col. CraigPrice, superintendent of the Patrol.“Few careers offer the satisfactionthat comes from protecting andserving the people of South Dakotaand the motorists who travel SouthDakota’s highways. It’s a great op-portunity for a person of integrity,honor and high moral characterwith a desire to serve your fellowcitizens.’’

Successful applicants gothrough 24 weeks of training at theState Law Enforcement Academyin Pierre. After those 24 weeks arecompleted, recruits do an addi-tional 10-12 weeks of field trainingbefore taking on their own duty

Highway patrol acceptingtrooper applications

Hydration tips for kids Why is drinking fluids so impor-tant for kids? The body loses andneeds to replace two to threequarts of water every day. If kidsare exercising or playing in thesummer heat, they can lose evenmore water. Even if they don’t feelthirsty when they are playing orbeing physically active, it’s impor-tant to replace the water lostthrough sweating. Sweating causes the body to losefluid (water). Children can feeltired and aren’t able to continueplaying when the lost fluids aren’treplaced. Urge kids to drink coolwater (sugar and electrolytes canslow absorption.) Kids shoulddrink 1 to 2 cups of cool water 1 to2 hours before the sporting event,and another cup about 15 minutesbefore they begin. They should sipwater during the event. Since thebody can absorb only about 1 cupof water every 20 minutes, 1/3 to3/4 cup every 10 to 20 minutes issuggested. Encourage kids to carrya water bottle for easy accessibil-ity. Make sure you see your childdrinking fluids. Watch out for signs of dehydra-

tion which can include poor energylevels, dry lips and tongue, infre-quent urination, bright or dark col-ored urine and sunken eyes. Watchfor signs of heat illness which in-clude thirst, muscle pain/spasms,throbbing heart, and chills. If yousee any of these signs, move thechild into a cool place, remove ex-cess clothing and give them a coolsports drink. If symptoms don’timprove, seek medical attention. It’s important to teach childrenthat water is a healthy drink andnot to wait until thirst sets in.Water is more readily absorbed bythe body than other beverages, butit can also pass through the bodymore quickly. Milk, 100% fruitjuice, and other healthy beveragesmay provide nutrients we need aswell as fluid for hydration. Manychildren are used to the sweettaste of soda, fruit drinks andjuices but we need to help childrenlearn that water has no fat orsugar. It’s low cost and good forchildren and adults. Help keepkids hydrated and healthy on andoff the field by setting a good ex-ample for children by drinkingwater.

Ann Schwader, Nutrition Field Specialist

SDSU Extension-Winner Regional Extension Center

USDA Farm Service Agency(FSA) State Executive DirectorCraig Schaunaman reminds pro-ducers that FSA offers specially-targeted farm ownership and farmoperating loans to Socially Disad-vantaged (SDA) applicants. "FSA targets a portion of its an-nual loan funds for socially disad-vantaged farmers and ranchers,"said Schaunaman. "Farming andranching is a capital intensivebusiness and FSA is committed tohelping producers start and main-tain their agricultural operations." In fiscal year 2011, SouthDakota FSA dispersed $12.4 mil-lion in farm loans to socially disad-vantaged producers. USDA defines socially disadvan-taged applicants as a group whosemembers have been subjected toracial, ethnic, or gender prejudicebecause of their identity as mem-bers of the group without regard totheir individual qualities. For farmloan program purposes, SDAgroups are women, African Ameri-cans, American Indians andAlaskan Natives, Hispanics andAsians and Pacific Islanders. SDA producers who cannot ob-tain commercial credit from a bankcan apply for either FSA directloans or guaranteed loans. Directloans are made to applicants byFSA. Guaranteed loans are madeby lending institutions whoarrange for FSA to guarantee theloan. FSA can guarantee up to 95percent of the loss of principal andinterest on a loan. The FSA guar-antee allows lenders to make agri-cultural credit available to

producers who do not meet thelender's normal underwriting crite-ria. The direct and guaranteed loanprogram offers two types of loans:farm ownership loans and farm op-erating loans. Farm ownership loan funds maybe used to purchase or enlarge afarm or ranch, purchase easementsor rights of way needed in thefarm's operation, build or improvebuildings such as a dwelling orbarn, promote soil and water con-servation and development andpay closing costs. Farm operating loan funds maybe used to purchase livestock, poul-try, farm equipment, fertilizer, andother materials necessary to oper-ate a successful farm. OperatingLoan funds can also be used forfamily living expenses, refinancingdebts under certain conditions,paying salaries for hired farm la-borers, installing or improvingwater systems for home, livestock,or irrigation use and other similarimprovements. Repayment terms for direct op-erating loans depend on the collat-eral securing the loan and usuallyrun from one to seven years. Fi-nancing for direct farm ownershiploans cannot exceed 40 years. In-terest rates for direct loans are setperiodically according to the Gov-ernment's cost of borrowing. Guar-anteed loan terms and interestrates are set by the lender. For more information on FSA'sfarm loan programs, please contactyour local FSA office or on the webat www.fsa.usda.gov.

USDA Offers Farm Loans forSocially Disadvantaged Producers

The South Dakota Game, Fishand Parks Commission has pro-posed changes in several fall hunt-ing seasons, including West RiverDeer, Black Hills Deer, ArcheryDeer, Archery Antelope, YouthDeer, Muzzleloader Deer, FallTurkey and the August Manage-ment Take for Canada Geese. Changes proposed for the West

River Deer Season include: •Adjust the number of residentlicenses that were issued in 2011by increasing one-tag licenses by1,590 to 2,625; increase two-tag li-censes by 830 (1,660 tags) to 16,735(33,470 tags); and reduce three-taglicenses by 4,960 (14,880 tags) to3,340 (10,020 tags) •Adjust the number of nonresi-dent licenses that were issued in2011 by increasing one-tag licensesby 128 to 212; increase two-tag li-censes by 67 (134 tags) to 1,342(2,684 tags); and reduce three-taglicenses by 397 (1,191 tags) to 268(804 tags) •Modify the boundary for FallRiver County Unit 27L to add somepublic lands adjacent to theCheyenne River and AngosturaReservoir and make the unitboundary more easily identifiablefor hunters •Only unfilled antlerless tagswould be valid during the antler-less deer extension beginning theSaturday after Christmas and run-ning for nine consecutive days •Eliminate antlerless deer hunt-ing during the Antelope Rifle Sea-son Changes proposed for the Black

Hills Deer Season include: •Adjust the number of residentlicenses that were issued in 2011by reducing "any deer" licenses by200; "any whitetail" licenses by500; "antlerless whitetail" licensesby 50 •Adjust the number of nonresi-dent licenses that were issued in2011 by reducing "any deer" li-censes by 16; "any whitetail" li-censes by 40; "antlerless whitetail"licenses by four

Changes proposed for theArchery Deer Season include:

•Add Brookings, Deuel, Hamlinand McCook counties to the areawhere only one, one-tag "antler-less" deer license is valid •Antlerless deer licenses wouldnot be valid for Sand Lake Na-tional Wildlife Refuge •Allow issuance of access per-mits for five "antlerless deer" andfive "any deer" resident-only li-censes for Blood Run Nature Area,along with the 45 "antlerless deer"and five "any deer" resident-only li-censes for Adams Nature Area

•Modify an existing rule to allowan individual to possess an un-cased bow and allow the use ofbow-and-arrow to hunt deer andturkey within the Blood Run Na-ture Area •Changes proposed for theArchery Antelope Season include:Eliminate the two-tag license validfor one "any antelope" and one"doe/fawn antelope" •Include those portions ofCuster and Pennington countieswithin the Black Hills Fire Protec-tion District (except Custer StatePark) and issue by lottery drawingfive special-access permits to li-censees who possess a valid "anyantelope" resident archery license

Changes proposed for the YouthDeer Season include:

•Add Brookings, Codington,Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, Lake, Lin-coln, McCook, Minnehaha, Moody,Roberts, Turner and Yankton coun-ties to the restricted area whereonly one youth deer license is validChanges proposed for the Muzzle-loader Season include: •Add Brookings, Deuel, Hamlin,and McCook counties to the re-stricted area where only one, one-tag "antlerless" deer license is valid

Changes proposed for the FallTurkey Season

•Offer residents 410 more one-tag licenses and 1,550 fewer two-tag licenses in East River units •Offer 500 fewer one-tag li-censes for residents and 40 fewernonresident licenses in the BlackHills •Close Harding and Turnercounties to fall turkey huntingSeason dates Oct. 1-Jan. 31Changes proposed for the August

Management Take of CanadaGeese include:

•Expand the hunting area to in-clude Brown, Hutchinson, Spink,and Turner counties More information and highlightsfrom the May GFP Commissionmeeting are available online. People who wish to provide writ-ten comments on those commissionhunting proposals may do so until5 p.m. Wednesday, June 6. Comments may be mailed toGame, Fish and Parks Commis-sion, 523 E. Capitol Ave., Pierre,SD, 57501 or emailed towildinfo@state.sd.us . Commentsmust have the sender's full nameand address in order to becomepart of the public record. Comments may also be made inperson at the next GFP Commis-sion meeting during a public hear-ing at 2 p.m. CDT on Thursday,June 7, at the Ramkota in Pierre.

South Dakota hunting seasons proposed

Dream Big - READ!Summer Reading Program

at the Jackson County Library

starting Wednesday,June 13 at 3 p.m.

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EMPLOYMENT

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

FINANCE OFFICER: The City ofNorth Sioux City, South Dakota, iscurrently accepting applications for afull-time Finance Officer. Applica-tions/resumes should state qualifica-tions and experience. Starting salaryis contingent upon applicant’s expe-rience/qualifications and benefits areincluded. Bachelor’s degree in fi-nance, accounting, business, publicadministration or a related field ispreferred but not required. In addi-tion to experience with municipal fi-nance operations/regulations,successful candidate must possessexcellent organization and communi-cation skills as well as strong man-agement and leadership talents.Applications/resumes are being ac-cepted until 5:00 p.m. June 15, 2012,at City of North Sioux City, 504 RiverDrive, North Sioux City, SD 57049.For information call 605-232-4276.EOE.

DAKOTA PLAINS CREDIT UNION($44MCU) seeking a Branch Man-ager for its Ellendale, ND location.Responsibilities include Ag/con-sumer lending, staff supervision, andstrategic planning. Candidate musthave excellent leadership/interper-sonal skills, years of supervisory & fi-nancial institution experience.Bachelor’s degree/equivalent experi-ence required. Excellent benefitpackage. Resumes acceptedthrough June 8, 2012: DPCU (Attn:CEO), Box 248, Edgeley, ND 58433.Or email: mreisnour@drtel.net.

EXPERIENCED CONCRETE CON-STRUCTION Field Supervisorneeded. Based out of Dell Rapids,SD. Excellent pay and benefits. CallBuskerud Construction at 605-428-5483. Equal Opportunity Employer.

GREAT PAYING JOBS! Statewideconstruction jobs, $12.00 - $15.00OR MORE hourly + benefits. Sum-mer or permanent. No experiencenecessary. Hit Pay Dirt! Apply Onlinewww.sdwork.org.

FULL-TIME MAINTENANCE/CUS-TODIAN~Alexander Public School -Maintain building and grounds,cleaning, minor building repairs, gen-eral painting, basic plumbing andelectrical, and lawn care. Salary $18per hour, $5460 benefit. Successful

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applicants must pass a backgroundcheck. Submit a letter of applicationand resume to: Mike Klabo, PO Box66, Alexander, ND 58831, or call(701) 828-3334.

BRIDGEWATER CITY acceptingwritten Notice of Interest for ManagerLessees for City Bar. Call Bridgewa-ter Finance Office 605/729-2690 orsee bridgewatersd.com for more in-formation.

GREAT PAYING JOBS! Statewideconstruction jobs, $12.00 - $15.00OR MORE hourly + benefits. Sum-mer or permanent. No experiencenecessary. Hit Pay Dirt! Apply Onlinewww.sdwork.org.

FREDERICK AREA SCHOOL Dis-trict #6-2 has the following positionsavailable: Full time janitor; fulltime(12 month position) business man-ager with benefits; special educationassistant to work with K-12 students.Apply with letter, resume, to FASD,Attn: Supt. Randy Barondeau, POBox 486, Frederick SD 57441. Openuntil filled.

7-12 TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN-STRUCTOR, Alexander PublicSchool - Teach vocational subjects.Specific areas: Welding, Carpentry,Automotive, Diesel, or Agriculture.Please send an application letter, re-sume and transcripts to: Mike Klabo,PO Box 66, Alexander, ND 58831,ND Teaching License, Housing avail-able, Competitive wages

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

COUNTY HIGHWAY SUPERIN-TENDENT - Huron, SD. Job de-scription available atwww.beadle.sdcounties.org. Dead-line to apply is 6-15-12 . Submit re-sume with salary expectations toauditor@beadlesd.org.

SEEKING BUSINESS MANAGERfor McLaughlin School Disctrict #15-2. Send resume and application(available atwww.mclaughlin.k12.sd.us) to KeithMcVay, PO Box 880, McLaughlin, SD57642. Open until filled.

SEEKING POLICE CHIEF, Gettys-burg, SD. Experienced certified lawenforcement Officer in friendly, smalltown, other officers on duty, fantasticbenefits, wages DOE, EOE. ContactCity Finance Office 605-765-2733cogburg@venturecomm.net. CloseJune 4 or until filled.

THE SISSETON SCHOOL DIS-TRICT has an opening for an Activi-ties Director. Job description can beobtained by contacting the businessoffice. Send a LOA, resume and cre-dentials to Dr. Stephen Schulte at516 8th Ave. West, Sisseton, SD57262. Closed: 6/15/12. EOE.

WANTED: SERVICE TECHNI-CIANS at a stable dealership withthree locations in South Dakota andfour locations in Nebraska. Excellentbenefit package. A/C service depart-ments. Wages DOE. For locationsand phone numbers check our web-site: www.grossenburg.com.

PLUMBERS WANTED Journeymanor Apprentice. Full time, permanent,possible OT wages. DOQ. Mitchell

SD area. Mitchell Plumbing & Heat-ing 605-996-7375. In business 20years.

GREAT PAYING JOBS! Statewideconstruction jobs, $12.00 - $15.00OR MORE hourly + benefits. Sum-mer or permanent. No experiencenecessary. Hit Pay Dirt! Apply Onlinewww.sdwork.org.

SEEKING EXECUTIVE DIRECTORfor the United Way & Volunteer Serv-ices of Greater Yankton. For infor-mation and application go towww.yanktonunitedway.org.

CUSTER REGIONAL HOSPITALand Custer Regional Senior Care aresearching for dedicated, caringnurses to join our team. We have fulland part time LPN and RN positionsavailable. We offer excellent benefitsand competitive wages. For more in-formation please call 605-673-2229ext. 110 or log onto www.regional-health.com to apply. EEOC/AA

FOR SALE

ESTABLISHED FLOWER SHOP lo-cated in Gettysburg, SD to sell asgoing business or will sell inventoryand coolers separate. Joys Flowers605-765-2399 or 769-0121.

2002 HD ROAD KING, triple, blackand chrome, diamond cut heads,Rinehart, fiberglass bags and lots ofextras. 13,000 miles. All work doneby HD. Asking $18,000. 1997 HDSoftail Badboy, black & silver, S&Scarb, lots of extras. 32,000 miles.Looks and runs great. Must sell!!$9,000.00. Call 605-229-1152.

OTR & DRIVER OPPORTUNITY

DRIVERS - $1000 SIGN-ONBONUS. *HOME WEEKLY *Must beCanadian eligible. *2500+ milesweekly *$0.42 for all Canadian miles*$50 border crossing pay *95% notarp (888) 691-5705.

NOTICES

REFLECTIONS MEMORIAL PARKEstelline, South Dakota. Proud of ourVeterans, School and Community.See us online at www.reflections-memorialpark.com Visit this summer!

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

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WANTED TO BUY

BUYING ANTLERS UP to 7.50 perlb. brown elk, 6.00 per lb. browndeer. Will be buying porcupinesagain this fall. Phone 605-517-0397or clawantlerhide@hotmail.com.

• 1025 Elm St., Paulette Wilmarth, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.:7ft. fiber optic Christmas tree, 2 TVs, twin bed head-board and frame, toys, books, games, movies, soft-ball & baseball equipment, lots of misc. items.

• 506 Maple St., Nancy Totton & Andrea Reutter,8 a.m. to ?: Childrens clothing, baby furniture,books, TVs, Little Tyke table & chair; Little Tykewagon, battery powered motorcycle for small child,toys, lots of misc. items.

• 815 Bayberry St., Norma Olney, 8 a.m. - ?: Fur-niture: couches, bed, table & chairs, bedding, chairs,lots of household items (inside & out).

• 1104 Locust St., Cindy O’Connell, 8 a.m. - 4p.m., 4 Family Rummage Sale: Recliners, couch,TVs, bar stools, microwave stand, table, wingbackchair, mission desk & chair, dresser, riding mower,snowblower, lots of clothes for all ages, usual misc.items.

• 1007 5th Ave., Jamie Brown, 7 a.m. - 12 p.m.:Lots of kids clothes, girls clothes 0-3 months, 5T;boys clothes 18 months - size 7, kids books, kidsshoes, misc. items.

• 1112 6th Ave., Kay Reckling, 8 a.m. - ?: Norwexproducts available, desk & chair, complete doublebed with dresser & mirror, Christmas items, coats,womens clothing, old school desk, books, DVDs,small paper shredder, usual stuff.

• 1100 6th Ave., Renee Schofield's residence,Amiee Block, 8 a.m. - ?: 27" TV, twin mattress,DVD/VCR player (new), children’s bed rail, play pen,diaper genie, dresser, bedding, adult & childrensclothing, games, home decor & much more!

• 800 2nd Ave., Randi Oyan, 8 a.m. - ?: Couch,coffee table, lamps, drapery, misc. household items.

• 701 7th Ave., Nona Prang, 8 a.m. to ?: Some-thing for everyone, come check it out!

• 400 12th Ave., Carmen Huffman: Householditems, 2 recliners, a few clothes and Avon items.

• 805 3rd Ave., Arla Patterson: Multi-FamilyGarage Sale Friday, June 1, 9 a.m. - ? and Satur-day, June 2, 8 a.m. - ?: Oak entertainment center,misc. furniture, $5 sack sale on most clothing,misses clothes size 5 to womens XL, boys clothingof all sizes.

• 408 Chestnut St., Renate Carson, 3 Family Sale,8 a.m. - 4 p.m.: water heater, stacked washer &dryer, air conditioners, Eden Pure heater, twin sizebeds, dressers, 2 kitchen tables and chairs, lawnmower, log chains, vice, couch, bookcase, dishes,pots & pans, glass front cabinets, knick-knacks.

• 1510 6th Ave., Linda Riggins, 8 a.m. - ?: Fig-urines, teddy bears, clothes.

• 515 3rd Ave., Tim Hagedorn, 8 a.m. - ?: MovingSale!

Kadoka Citywide Rummage Sales

Saturday, June 2nd

Brakes • Fuel Pumps

Alternators • Starters

Timken Seals& Bearings

We’re Open Monday - Friday8 a.m. - Noon • 1 - 5 p.m.

Phone 837-2214Tim home 837-2087Dave cell 488-0326

OienAuto Parts

Hwy 248 • Kadoka, SD

For all your automotive

supplies -- give us call!

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

POSITION OPEN: The KadokaArea School District is seeking ap-plications for an elementary teacherposition. Applications can be foundon the Kadoka Area School Districtwebsite. Applications must includecover letter, resume, and refer-ences, and submitted either elec-tronically toJamie.Hermann@k12.sd.us or mailto Kadoka Area School District, Attn:Jamie Hermann, 800 Bayberry St.,PO Box 99, Kadoka, SD 57543.Kadoka Area School District is anEOE. KP45-2tc

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

HOUSEKEEPERS WANTED: Fullor part-time positions available. Ap-plicants must be prompt and haveattention to detail. Positions avail-able at Budget Host Sundowner andAmerica’s Best Value Inn. Apply atABVI or call Joe at 808-284-1865.

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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

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Thank you to all the businessesand individuals who helped makeour annual firemen’s feed and raffledrawing a huge success. Thanks toPeople’s Market and Murdo FamilyFoods for their donations. Whetheryou helped with the meal, sold tick-ets, attended or generously donated-- we thank you all!

Belvidere VolunteerFire Department

Thank YousFOR SALE:640 ACRES OF

JACKSON COUNTY LAND.Located 6 miles south of Kadoka,

just off of Highway # 73 to the west.Consists of productive river-bottom and

heavily-grassed south slope river brakes.

Price: $600.00 per acre, possession negotiable(offered subject to a “First Right of Refusal”)

Offered by: Jim Strain, Broker, 5125 Ridgeview Rd.,Rapid City, SD 57701 • Phone 390-3516

Transient vendor season is un-derway in South Dakota, a timewhen out-of-state vendors roll intothe state to sell their products andservices. While many of the ven-dors are legitimate, the SouthDakota Department of Revenue ad-vises people to take common-sensesteps to ensure vendors are rep-utable before doing business withthem. If you’re considering hiring aperson to provide repair or con-struction services, the departmentadvises you to: •Ask for a price quote, in ad-vance, in writing. •Question the contractor abouta permanent address and tele-phone number, and don’t assumethat if the information they provideis local, they’re a local business.Transient vendors often have busi-ness cards printed with local mail-ing services or motel addresses andtelephone numbers. •Ask for a list of local referencesand check them before making adecision. •Ask if the contractor hasworker’s compensation and generalliability insurance. If vendors arenot properly insured, homeownersmay be liable for accidents thatoccur on their property. •Be careful about paying forwork in advance; before makingfinal payments, make sure tran-sient vendors have paid their localsuppliers or you may be held liablefor unpaid materials. •Make sure you’re completelysatisfied with the work before pay-ing the bill, and don’t pay more forthe job than originally quoted un-less you’ve given written approvalfor the additional work or cost. Out-of-state vendors often travelto South Dakota to sell items likefruit, seafood, meat packages,paintings, magazine subscriptions,rugs, T-shirts, sunglasses, house-hold cleaners, furniture, stuffed an-imals, and asphalting and roofingservices. Asking the right questionswhen approached by those vendorscan help you avoid making a pur-chase you may regret: •Question the salesperson aboutthe product, warranties, guaran-tees, etc. •Get something in writing withthe company’s name, address andphone number. •Ask to see their current South

Dakota tax license. State law re-quires everyone selling products orservices to have a current SouthDakota sales or contractors’ excisetax license. To verify if the licenseis valid, call the Department’s toll-free helpline at 1-800-829-9188. All sellers must provide youwith a contract or receipt at thetime of sale showing the date, mer-chant’s name and address, and astatement informing you of yourright to cancel the contract withinthree days. After proper cancella-tion, the seller has 10 days to re-fund your money. If you have doubts about thevendor or think you may have beenthe victim of a scam, call your localpolice department or county sher-iff ’s office immediately. You canalso contact the Attorney General’sConsumer Protection Office at 1-800-300-1986 or by email at con-sumerhelp@state.sd.us. Beprepared to give as much informa-tion as you can about the vendor,including the name of the companyand salesperson; company addressand telephone number; and make,model and license number (if possi-ble) of the vehicle the vendor wasdriving. Without tips from the pub-lic, law enforcement officials maynot be able to catch illegal vendorsbefore they move on to the nextcommunity. For more information on tran-

sient vendors, contact the SouthDakota Department of Revenue’stoll-free helpline at 1-800-829-9188.

Transient vendors: Get the facts before you buy

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Rental rates for range and pas-tureland are on the rise, due to in-creasing demands for corn, saysKen Olson, SDSU Extension BeefSpecialist. "Increasing demand for corn forethanol production and growing ex-port markets has increased theprice of corn, and the repercussionhas been increased costs of virtu-ally all other feedstuffs. Throughboth direct and indirect influences,this has been an important factordriving land prices and rental ratesup, including range and pasture-land," Olson said. "This makesrenting grass one of many rapidlyescalating portions of rising annualcow costs." Rangeland and pasture cashrental rates for 2012 ranged from$11.65 in southwest South Dakotato $61.95 per acre in east-centralSouth Dakota, according to "Agri-cultural Land Market Trends:1991-2012," a publication recentlyreleased by SDSU Economists,available in the Livestock ProfitTips community on iGrow(igrow.org/livestock/profit-tips). In contrast, the same documentshowed when cash rents were re-ported on a cost per animal unitmonth (AUM) basis, the range wasmuch smaller ($25.25 to $36.90). "These per acre rates reflect anincrease of more than 10 percentfrom the previous year," Olson said. Olson says one concern these fig-ures present is how to comparerental rates on a per acre basis, torates calculated on an AUM or peranimal basis. "This becomes an issue of know-ing the stocking rate so that AUMor animal numbers per acre can beused to compute the acreage re-quired to support the animals," hesaid. He adds that further complicat-ing this is converting animal num-bers to an AUM basis. How to figure animal unit todayThe definition of an animal unit(AU) is a 1,000 pound cow with orwithout a suckling calf at her side. However, Olson notes that todaythis is not necessarily an accuratedefinition because most cows weighsubstantially more than 1000pound. "We should not assume that acow is equivalent to an AU. Biggercows need more nutrients andtherefore additional acreage shouldbe rented for them if they are to re-ceive adequate nutrition to performwell - or run fewer cows on a fixed

acreage," Olson said. He says that a simple, straight-forward and accurate way to con-vert the AU equivalent (AUE) ofcattle based on their size is to sim-ply divide the weight of the actualcattle by 1000 pound to calculatethe AUE. Example: If the average weightof a cattle producer's cow herd is1350 pounds, their AUE is 1.35. Ifthey are grazing steers for the sum-mer and their expected averageweight during the summer will be770 pounds, the AUE will be 0.77. The final term to consider is an-imal unit month (AUM). An AUMis the forage that one AU will con-sume in one month. Olson says a reasonable figurewould be 750 pounds of dry matter,which is 25 pounds per day for 30days. "If you have an estimate ofherbage produced, and assumethat only part of it can be removedwithout damaging the plants - e.g.25 percent - then the appropriatestocking rate in acres per AUM canbe calculated that will allow ade-quate forage to support an AU.Based on the AUE, this can then beconverted to acres per animal orpair in the case of cow-calf pairs,"Olson said. Using stocking rate (the ratio ofanimals to acres), a livestock pro-ducer can convert rent per acre torent per pair easily. Once the con-version is made, the asking rentalrate on one unit offered in price peracre can be compared to anotherunit that is offered on a price perpair basis. "There are likely to be caseswhere cost savings can be foundonce the rental rates can be com-pared in similar terms," he said. He adds that another situationwhere conversion to similar unitsmay be necessary would be whenan absentee landowner is morecomfortable using a per acre basisand a producer is more comfortableusing an AUM basis, or vice versa. "Being able to quickly convertfrom one to the other will make ne-gotiations of future rental ratesmore straightforward," Olson said."Ultimately, it will help the pro-ducer to ensure that the influenceof pasture rental on total annualcow costs is managed to the great-est degree possible." To learn more about this topic,and listen to an iGrow Radio Net-work interview with Ken Olson,visit iGrow.org.

Pasture rent considerations for today's cattle producer

Harvesting quality feedstuffscan sometimes be a challenge. Itcan be especially challenging inlate spring or early summer whentoo often there isn't enough timebetween rain events to get foragescompletely cured and dry enough tobe baled as dry hay, says WarrenRusche, SDSU Extension Cow/CalfField Specialist. Rusche says a number of hayproducers have explored haylageand baleage as methods that allowthem to harvest without needing todeal with rained on forage. "The largest single advantage isthat the hay only needs to wilt toabout 35 to 45 percent dry matter;it does not have to completelycure," Rusche said. "That means ashorter time interval between cut-ting and harvest and reduced riskof losing forage nutrients due torain. Also there should be less leafshattering by chopping at a highermoisture content which should re-sult in higher quality, more valu-able forage." Rusche says there are sometradeoffs to harvesting forage ashaylage. "The most obvious is differentequipment is needed compared tobaling hay," he says of producersneeding to either purchase or hirethe necessary chopping, haulingand storageequipment - unless theoperation already had that equip-ment on hand. Also, haylage may require more

labor. "For instance, there may bea need for one person running thechopping equipment, one haulingaway from the field, plus one morerunning either the bagger or pack-ing tractor; whereas harvesting theforage as baled hay could probablybe accomplished with just one per-son," he said. He encourages producers to re-member that once the haylage cropis harvested and stored there won'tbe any additional labor required. "Baled hay would still need to beloaded, hauled and stacked beforethe forage could be fed," Ruschesaid. "A producer also needs to keepin mind that moving haylage in-volves handling a significant

amount of water. This does limitmarketing alternatives if the pro-ducer decides to sell rather thanfeed, as dry hay is easier to trans-port and more marketable."

Storage Techniques for Haylage Just as with baled hay, properstorage techniques are necessary toprevent excessive losses beforefeeding. In the case of haylage,keeping oxygen out of the bag,bunker or silo is critical to keepingdry matter losses to a minimum. "It's very important to suffi-ciently pack the pile to eliminateair pockets and to increase the den-sity of the bunker," Rusche said."Bunker silos or piles need to becovered to prevent a layer ofspoiled feedstuffs. Also, bags andbunker covers alike need to bechecked during the storage periodto make sure that there aren't anyholes in the plastic to let in air." Baleage 101: Another haymethod that is becoming more pop-ular is to use a specialized baler tocreate high moisture bales, orbaleage. In this system, the bale is en-tirely covered with a plastic wrapto exclude oxygen. "This method eliminates theneed for a separate chopper andhauling system, while still allowinga producer to harvest at highermoisture levels," he said. He says the plastic wrappingdoes present some challenges. "First, these bales need to behandled carefully to avoid creatingholes and allowing air to contactthe forage. Second, there would bea significant amount of plastic to bedisposed of with each bale. A pro-ducer should consider how thatwaste would be disposed beforeadopting this system," Rusche said. Rusche adds that adopting ei-ther of these higher moisture har-vest methods would lead to someadditional expenses for plasticwrap, fuel, labor etc. "The hay producer needs to eval-uate that added cost with the po-tential for improved forage qualityand determine if alternatives todry baled hay make economic sensefor their business," he said.

Haylage, baleage are alternatives to traditional dry hay

USDA Farm Service Agency(FSA) State Executive DirectorCraig Schaunaman reminds pro-ducers that FSA offers specially-targeted farm ownership and farmoperating loans to Socially Disad-vantaged (SDA) applicants. "FSA targets a portion of its an-nual loan funds for socially disad-vantaged farmers and ranchers,"said Schaunaman. "Farming andranching is a capital intensivebusiness and FSA is committed tohelping producers start and main-tain their agricultural operations." In fiscal year 2011, SouthDakota FSA dispersed $12.4 mil-lion in farm loans to socially disad-vantaged producers. USDA defines socially disadvan-taged applicants as a group whosemembers have been subjected toracial, ethnic, or gender prejudicebecause of their identity as mem-bers of the group without regard totheir individual qualities. For farmloan program purposes, SDAgroups are women, African Ameri-cans, American Indians andAlaskan Natives, Hispanics andAsians and Pacific Islanders. SDA producers who cannot ob-tain commercial credit from a bankcan apply for either FSA directloans or guaranteed loans. Directloans are made to applicants byFSA. Guaranteed loans are madeby lending institutions whoarrange for FSA to guarantee theloan. FSA can guarantee up to 95percent of the loss of principal andinterest on a loan. The FSA guar-antee allows lenders to make agri-cultural credit available toproducers who do not meet thelender's normal underwriting crite-ria. The direct and guaranteed loanprogram offers two types of loans:farm ownership loans and farm op-erating loans. Farm ownership loan funds maybe used to purchase or enlarge afarm or ranch, purchase easementsor rights of way needed in thefarm's operation, build or improvebuildings such as a dwelling orbarn, promote soil and water con-servation and development andpay closing costs. Farm operating loan funds maybe used to purchase livestock, poul-try, farm equipment, fertilizer, andother materials necessary to oper-ate a successful farm. OperatingLoan funds can also be used forfamily living expenses, refinancingdebts under certain conditions,paying salaries for hired farm la-borers, installing or improving

water systems for home, livestock,or irrigation use and other similarimprovements. Repayment terms for direct op-erating loans depend on the collat-eral securing the loan and usuallyrun from one to seven years. Fi-nancing for direct farm ownershiploans cannot exceed 40 years. In-terest rates for direct loans are setperiodically according to the Gov-ernment's cost of borrowing. Guar-anteed loan terms and interestrates are set by the lender. For more information on FSA'sfarm loan programs, please contactyour local FSA office or on the webat www.fsa.usda.gov.

USDA offers farm loans forsocially disadvantaged producers

Horse show preparation… 4-Hers from Jackson, Haakon,Jones, Mellette and Todd counties gathered last Thursday for a horseshowmanship/fitting clinic to prepare them for the upcoming 4-H HorseShows. Due to the rain, the clinic was held in the Kadoka Fire Hall. Nine-teen 4-Hers, along with younger siblings and parents, learned how to prop-erly fit halters, bathe and clip their horse, and properly presentthemselves and their animal to the judge. The 4-H Horse Shows will beheld in Kadoka on Thursday, June 14, and White River on Wednesday,June 20. Everyone is invited to stop out and see all the hard work areayouth put in to their 4-H horse projects. --courtesy photo