Kids ClubKids Club, sponsored by the

Community Bible Church, willmeet Wednesday, April 3 at themini–gym after school. All kidsin grades K–6th are welcome toattend. Come and enjoy a Biblestory, snacks, games and a craft.

Easter Egg HuntA community Easter Egg

hunt will be held Thursday,March 28 after school at theCity Park.

Easter CantataThe Community Easter Can-

tata will be performing March30th at 7:00 p.m. at the UnitedMethodist Church.

Johannsen ScholarshipThe deadline for the Lee

Johannsen scholarship avail-able to college students whowere graduates of Jones CountyHigh School is Friday, April 12,2013.

The scholarship will beawarded to a student in theirjunior or senior year at theirrespected college or universityfor the 2013-2014 school year.

A copy of the scholarshipapplication is available at theJones County High School office.

South Central RC&DSouth Central RC&D will be

holding a meeting on March 28,2013 at 1:30 p.m. at the Cherry-Todd Electric Building in Mis-sion, S.D. The public is welcometo attend.

Exercise room reminderThe exercise room at the Tech

Center is open Monday– Fridayfrom 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. If you have akey card, the room is open addi-tionally from 5–7 a.m. and 5–10p.m., Monday through Friday. It isalso open on Saturday from 5a.m.–5 p.m. and on Sunday from1–6 p.m. Patrons need to be out ofthe building one hour after thedoors are locked; no later than 11p.m. on weekdays.

If you have any questions orwould like a key card, contact thehigh school office.

Trading Pages LibraryTrading Pages Library at the

Murdo Coyote is open Monday-Thursday 9 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.and Friday as open. Stop in andpick up a book or two.

4-H newsletterDue to unforeseen circum-

stances, some of the Jones Coun-ty March 4-H Newsletters didnot reach families and 4-H sup-porters. If there is anyone whowould like another copy of thenewsletter – hand delivered, orwho would like to be on ourmailing list please stop into theJones County 4-H office or callour office phone at 669-7101.Thank you.

Murdo City CouncilThe Murdo City Council will

meet Monday, April 1 at 7:30p.m. at the city office. The publicis welcome to attend.

Draper Town BoardThe Draper Town Board will

meet Monday, April 1 at 7:00p.m. at the Draper hall. Thepublic is welcome to attend.

County Commissioners The Jones County Commis-

sioners will hold their monthlymeeting at the courthouse onTuesday, April 2 at 9:00 a.m. Thepublic is welcome to attend.

J.C. School BoardThe Jones County School Dis-

trict #37-3 will hold theirmonthly meeting Monday, April8 at 8:00 p.m. at the high schoollibrary. The public is encouragedto attend.

Murdo Cemetery Assoc.The Murdo Cemetery Associa-

tion will be holding its annualmeeting on Tuesday, April 9,2013, at 7:30 p.m. at the JonesCounty Senior Citizen’s Centerin Murdo.

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Coyote character

March Coyote Character students. Back (left to right): EvaVasquez, 4th grade (missing from January picture); NikkiThin Elk, 4th grade; Kenadie Steilen, 3rd grade; JolieDugan, 2nd grade. Front (left to right): Gavyn Fire Cloud,kindergarten (missing from February picture); Bria Kling-berg, kindergarten; Jett Nix, 1st grade; Alexis Moran, 3rdgrade.

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Mighty Coyote

March Mighty Coyote students. Back (left to right): Rian-non Thin Elk, 6th grade; Jaden Eagle Bear, 6th grade;Alec Whitney, 6th grade; Austin Olson, 6th grade; SloanBenedict, 6th grade; Morgan Feddersen, 6th grade; Wal-lace Cook, 5th grade. Middle (left to right): Jake Dowling,5th grade; Jaden Herman, 6th grade; Emily Jacobs, 5thgrade; Haily Cook, 5th grade; Peige Springer, 6th grade.Front (left to right): Preston Gyles, 6th grade; Kade Brost,6th grade; Chauncey Hauptman, 6th grade; Jacob Birke-land, 6th grade; Breckin Steilen, 5th grade; Lilli Moore,5th grade.

Senator Larry Lucas reviews 2013 legislative session

A number of major issues werebrought forth in the 2013 Legisla-tive Session. Criminal justicereform was tackled in Senate Bill70. Many non-violent offenderswith alcohol and drug problemswill be given sentences such ascommunity monitoring, intensivetreatment, and to be employedrather than being in prison. Someof the funding normally going tothe Department of Corrections willneed to be redirected to countiesand municipalities to cover moni-toring and jail costs.

Senate Bill 235 developed theBuilding South Dakota program toattract large businesses and com-panies to South Dakota. A portionof the contractor's excise tax willbe diverted to affordable housing,career technical education, andEnglish Language Learning pro-grams. Four legislators will beappointed to the Governor'sOpportunity Economic Develop-ment board for oversight of theselected businesses.

The Joint Appropriations Com-mittee refused to add money to thestate budget to cover an expansionof Medicaid under the AffordableCare Act. An amendment to add$1.5 million of state spending toreceive $59.8 million in federalfunds to cover an additional48,000 low-income people wasturned down by the Committee.Governor Daugaard, however,plans to set up a group to studywhether South Dakota shouldexpand the Medicaid program tocover the additional low-income

people.The issue followed the most by

the media in the 2013 Session wasthe school sentinel issue. Nextschool year, a school board canvote to allow that certain staff gothrough training to carry a gun intheir schools. Any such decisionby a school board can be referredto the voters. Some questionsremain regarding a school dis-trict's liability and if sentinels cango onto the property of otherschool districts. I would encourageschool boards to have discussionswith their school lawyer, local lawenforcement, teachers, and par-ents regarding their option to usesentinels.

The General Funding Bill willgive a three percent increase onthe per student allocation andHouse Bill 1137 will appropriatean additional one percent of one-time dollars to education. Therewill also be limited grant money,$500,000 each, for innovative tech-nology projects and for school serv-er upgrades.

Nursing homes and other facili-ties that rely heavily on Medicaidwill receive the standard threepercent and one percent one-timemoney increases. Community Ser-vice Providers as well will receivethe same percentage increases.Strong arguments were presentedfor more money, but HouseAppropriations Chair FredRomkema said lawmakers had tomake tough votes to balance thebudget. A little money, 1.7 million,was left to roll into the state's

budget reserve which has grown to135 million. The budget reservesafety net is 11.2 percent of ourgeneral fund revenues whichreflects a conservative budget forthe State of South Dakota.

For the most part, tax payerswere protected in the 2013 Ses-sion. However, Senate Bill 15 willraise the property levy for every-one by $15.20 per $100,000 of val-uation to cover cost increases inspecial education funding. SpecialEducation funding was pared backtwo years ago and now propertytaxes rather than state generalrevenue will be used for inflation-ary increases.

The last day of the 2013 Ses-sion, also know as Veto Day, wasofficially Monday, March 25. Gov-ernor Daugaard vetoed SB 115 toincrease the commercial fertilizerinspection fee for related research.The intentions of this fee increaseis to help farmers be more effectiveand money wise, and at the sametime help protect streams andlakes from nutrient runoff. I am insupport of SB 115.

I will serve on the Legislature'sExecutive Board during the timewe are not in session. This com-mittee selects summer study top-ics, follows the State InvestmentCouncil revenue, and evaluatesthe work of Legislative ResearchCouncil. I look forward to talkingwith many of you over the summerand next fall. Please keep in con-tact and let me know if there areissues I can work on for you.

Pioneer Auto's 22nd Annual Murdo in May kicks off May 10

Pioneer Auto Show, home ofMurdo in May, has set this year'sschedule with some exciting newadditions.

Car enthusiasts and antiquelovers alike will flock to PioneerAuto Show's Murdo in May eventthis spring. The upcoming auctionis setting the stage for its 22ndyear. This year’s event kicks offFriday, May 10 and continuesthrough Sunday, May 12. Theweekend’s activities center arounda classic car auction, car show,swap meet and antique and col-lectible auction.

Friday, May 10 will kick off thisyear’s event with a swap meet inthe Pioneer Auto Show west lot.Admission is free and this will con-tinue through Sunday afternoon.At 3:00 pm on Main Street will bethe car show, showcasing classiccars from a variety of eras. Thiswill run until 10:00 p.m. thatevening and will include freeadmission, fun, food, music, tro-phies and more. For more informa-tion on the car show, call Barb at605.669.2263.

“This is an exciting weekend forthousands of collectors, buyers andhobbyists who travel to SouthDakota each year from all across

the country,” said David Geisler,owner of Pioneer Auto Show clas-sic car museum. “The events arealways fun and family-oriented.”

Saturday, May 11 at 10:00 a.m.the car auction, featuring classiccars, pickups and tractors willtake place in the west lot of Pio-neer Auto, under the big top. Reg-istration is $100 and begins on Fri-day, May 10 at 9:00 a.m. Centraltime with the show taking place onSaturday. As an added feature,this year’s auction will offer onlinebidding for those who cannot be inMurdo during the auction. Formore information or to placeonline bids, visit: http://www.van-derbrinkauctions.com.

The mega-variety collector’sauction is at 11 a.m. Sunday at theMurdo Auditorium. Collectiblesranging from antique Coca-Colamachines to juke boxes to lunchboxes to figurines will be on dis-play - as well as some vintage cars.For details on the auction, callEckert Auctions at 605.843.2845or Bill Eckert at 605.685.8715.

For more information about Pio-neer Auto Show and this year’sMurdo in May event, check forupdates at http://www.pioneer-autoshow.com/auction.php.

Jones County After School Program hosts Family Fun Night

Between sports, homework andchurch activities, finding time forfamily is often difficult. The JonesCounty Modern Woodmen ofAmerica After-School ProgramJunior Club and the Jones CountyTitle 1 Program recently gavetheir families an opportunity tospend some quality time togetherduring a Family Fun Night.

The families gathered on Thurs-day, March 21 at the mini gym toparticipate in a Build It Festivalfrom the SD Discovery Center thatwas set up with eight different sta-tions all centered around mathincluding: a kite building station,which seemed to be the most popu-lar, Guess the Shape, PolyhedronShape Building, Hidden Shapesand many more. A meal wasserved that included a HiddenIngredient Activity for both aSalsa Dip that had carrots as thehidden ingredient and a BananaMarshmallow Fruit Dip that had

squash as the hidden ingredient.“Families are increasingly busy

and finding quality time to spendtogether is a challenge,” saysStacey Booth, program director.

All families with students in

Kindergarten through 6th gradeswere encouraged to attend. Theafter school program feels theFamily Fun Night was a successas we had about 20 families inattendance.

Kaden Kinsley and Cooper Feddersen work at the tangram sta-tion. See page 2 for additional pictures from Family Fun Night.

Students receiving their third Mighty Coyote award ina row and earning a Mighty Coyote t-shirt include:

Jaden Eagle Bear and Austin Olson

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We lost another long time Mur-doite: CD Kell passed this pastweek. Charlie Kell died in hissleep on March 21 at the home ofhis daughter, Licia Penticoff. Hewas states attorney for 40 years inJones County. We extend our sin-cere condolences to his family andfriends. A memorial service washeld at the St. Martins CatholicChurch in Murdo on WednesdayMarch 27.

Betty and Russell Beck andJulia Broeacher came to visit Tomand Jody Lebeda on Sunday. Wehad a super time visiting andenjoyed a pizza supper. We thenplayed some cards.

Mick Weaver’s 90th birthday iscoming on April 5; she is living inPierre at Lincoln Apt. #254, 330 WProspect, Pierre S.D. 57501, ph.605-494-0281, and she would sureappreciate cards and calls fromher friends in Murdo.

Wanda and Roger Larson hadguests on Wednesday, friendsChuck and Mary Willard, who arealso active with the Rodeo Biblecamp, stopped for a short visit andwere treated to homemade icecream. Saturday Jennifer andWanda went to Belvidere to a jew-elry party. BI-Bella jewelry ismade by women at risk and theproceeds go to help with theirexpenses. Hostess was ShawnaRoghair and many local ladiesattended.

On March 18, Clarice Roghairand Jessie traveled to SunshineBible Academy where Jessie plansto finish out her sophomore year.Last weekend she was part of theMega Teen Retreat, an annualevent at SBA. She was pleased tospend time with Nicki Kell andLaShea Labrier from Jones Coun-ty. She was also pleased to showSavy Roghair around the campus.Savy, daughter of Brice and AnneRoghair, lives near Isabel andplans to attend SBA.

Jessie appreciates finding mailin her box. Her address is JessieHarrison, 400 Sunshine Drive,Box 55, Miller, S.D. 57362.

After Clarice left Jessie at Sun-shine on Monday, she traveled onto Rock Rapids, Iowa, to visit atthe home of her oldest daughter,Laurel Schriever and her family.Laurel, Clarice and granddaugh-ter Susanna did preliminarysewing and cutting on a HaitianMissions project. On Thursdayevening they joined approximate-ly 20 other ladies and teenagegirls at the Baptist Church wherethey assembled more than 115 t-shirt dresses. One of the pastor’sdaughters is a short-term mis-sionary to Haiti, working in anorphanage. When her mother vis-its her next month, she will takethe dresses along.

The Okaton Church ladiesgroup is also continuing to sew forchildren in Haiti. Our contactwith orphanages there is DiannaBoni, who travels to the islandevery other month or so on busi-ness associated with the orphan-

ages. Donations of fabric, elasticand new or nearly-new t-shirts ofall sizes are appreciated. Besidesthe many pillowcase dresses thathave already been constructedand delivered, we are planning t-shirt dresses, t-shirt shorts forboth little boys and girls and clothdiapers, which are made fromlarge or bigger t-shirts. The Oka-ton Modern Woodmen youth willbe helping with these projects aswell as supplying numerous dia-per pins.

Sympathy is extended to thefamily of Carol Maas Lepse, whodied Sunday evening, March 14,2013, at her home in Illinois.Carol, who moved to the JohnnyDaum Ranch south of Okatonwith her family when she wasapproximately 10 years old, is thedaughter of Jerry and LindaMaas. She attended high schoolat Murdo and then moved to Illi-nois where she attended MoodyBible Institute. She marriedSteve Lepse and they spent thenext 25+ years working with theSalvation Army, and doing socialwork. They are the parents ofthree children. Carol was diag-nosed with stage III lymphomalast May and fought a strong bat-tle in the months that followed.She died peacefully Sunday athome with her husband, children,and her mom, Linda, of ColoradoSprings.

Special guests at the OkatonChurch on Sunday morning wereJoe and Carol Giovanetto andchildren from near Chicago, Illi-nois.

East Side Newsby Janet Louder • 669-2696

Helen Louder hosted the CourtWhist Card Club last Wednesdayat the auditorium annex. Goinghome with the prizes were: BevNies, Lill Seamans and JanetLouder. Helen served a yummyassortment of meats, cheeses, veg-gies, chips and dips. Dessert wasEaster bags of mini m & m's.

Draper church gals served theLenten "Soup and Soul" at theMurdo UMC Wednesday evening.There was a good turnout. Servingsoup and sandwiches were: RosaLee Styles, Margie Styles, JanetLouder, and Karen and SarahDowling. It was very nice of someof the Murdo gals when the helpedwith the clean up. Other Draperpeople there were Nelva Louderand Ray and Janice Pike (sheserved another time).

Dorothy and Darin Louder metDwight at the dentist in Murdo onThursday. He had some dentalwork done and then back to theKadoka rest home.

Sunday visitors of Margaretand Greg Rankin were Dick andKris Bradley and Karen Authier.The group went out for dinner at alocal cafe.

Eldon and Esther Magnusonspent Tuesday of last week inPierre and kept appointments.They met daughter ShelleyBoehmer for lunch and also got ina visit with daughter Lori Owenslater.

Helen Louder, Linda Brost, LillSeamans, Margie Boyle and JanetLouder listened to the first andsecond graders read to them onThursday. After, naturally, to acafe for coffee and conversation.

Ray Freier spent three dayslast week in Gulfport, Miss., withson Doug. Doug is in the NavySeabee's and is being deployed toAfghanistan. As I talked to Ray onMonday, he said Doug left at 3:30a.m. so was in the air as we spoke.Doug's mom, Sharon; wife Meganand baby Brooklyn had been thererecently to see him also.

Jesse Barker, recently sta-tioned in Las Vegas with the AirForce, is in Pierre spending timewith parents Sharon and ChuckPietrus and grandparents Alexand Jean Freier. One day lastweek, Jesse, Chuck and Alexdrove to Draper and met unclesRay and Randy Freier. They spentsome time at the farm and wentout for lunch at a local cafe. Jesseis being deployed to Korea soon.

Good luck to both boys!Dave and Linda Brost have a

full house with the arrival ofgrandkids on Friday to spendtheir spring break here. Enjoyingtheir time here are: Taylor, Dillonand Jamie Brost and friend NickSoper, all of Waunakee, Wis. Theyalso spent time with Del, Christy,Kade and Hannah Brost. Theyreturned home on Wednesday.

Eldon and Esther Magnusonbecame great grandparents againin February with the arrival ofBrooke Jordan to parents Dustyand Heather Pelle of Pierre. Shejoins two sisters, Rachel andBrilee and also proud grandmaTerri Pelle of Philip.

The Draper/Murdo UMC Sun-day school classed combined topresent a program Palm Sunday,first at the Murdo church andthen again at Draper. There was agreat turnout to watch them. Itwas so nice to have the church full

again. The kids did a good jobunder the leadership of KelcyNash. There were several otherhelpers, but I'm not sure who, so Iwon't name names, but I com-mend them for lending a hand.

Following church, several gath-ered at a local cafe for dinner.Among them were: Andy and JillRankin, Riley and Peyton; Joniand Mike Hunt; Richard and JuneNix; David and Katie Hunt,Emma and Dawson; and AshleyHunt. Peyton and Emma were inthe program.

Also following church, DonVolmer, Ray and Janice Pike, LilaMae Christian, Ray and ShirleyVik, and Nelva and Janet Louderhad dinner together at a localcafe. Happy birthday to Ray andShirley as they both turn overanother year on March 26.

The community extends theirsympathy to the family of longtime Murdo resident Charlie Kell.Charlie, 91, passed away in RapidCity on March 21 at the home ofhis daughter, Licia.

Joshua and Valerie Frederick-sen, students at Watertown, spentthe weekend with grandparentsKatherine and Paul Patterson.They came to get away from thedeep snow and cold – still cold butnot as much snow as they have!Joshua celebrated his quartercentury birthday with angel foodcake made by grandma. Happybirthday, Joshua. Fred and MaryMathews and Bruce and AnitaMathews attended the Buchananspring concert held at the Riggstheater in Pierre last Thursdayevening. Daughters/ granddaugh-ters Marissa and Bailee wereamong the group performing.Grandma Mary reports it wasvery good.

Helen Louder held a townshipmeeting at her home on Friday.Those attending were: KeithMiller, Kathy Fuoss and SteveJuhnke. Following the meeting,they all enjoyed homemade icecream brought by Keith, alongwith Helen's cookies and coffee.

Dean, Terri, Jackson and TanaVolmer spent the weekend inSpearfish at the Queen City Clas-sic basketball tournament. Jack-son was one of the Jones Countyplayers. The boys won one gamebut lost two. Kim Calkins joinedthe group on Saturday to watchgrandson Jackson.

A birthday dinner/party washeld Sunday at the Ft. Pierrehome of Bruce and Anita Math-ews, Brady, Marissa and Bailee tocelebrate the 8th birthdays ofBailee and her cousin, KayleeMalm. There was dinner followedwith gifts and then birthday cakeand ice cream. Others, besidesthose named, on hand to helpthem celebrate were: Mary andMonica Mathews (Fred had tostay home and keep an eye out forbaby calves); Kaylee's parents,plus other family members ofAnita's. Happy birthday Baileeand Kaylee.

Nelva and Janet Louder visitedEllouise Ellwanger over coffeeTuesday morning.

Amanda and Kraig Henrichs,Blake and Layney left on Thurs-day, March 14 for Sioux Falls.That evening, Kraig's parents andfamily met them at a motel andthey helped Amanda celebrate herMarch 27 birthday, complete withcake. Happy birthday, Amanda.On Friday morning at 5:30 a.m. alimo picked up the Henrichs andtook them to the airport where

they boarded a plane and flew toOrlando, Fla., for a Make-A-Wishvacation for Blake. He wasthrilled with the limo ride. Theyspent time at Disney World, SeaWorld, the ocean, plus many,many more adventures. I don'tknow about the kids but do knowmom got sunburned! I guess she'llnever learn! They flew back toSioux Falls on March 21 and,again, the limo picked them upand then to the motel. Theyarrived home the next day filledwith lots of good time memories.Blake was diagnosed with MenkesSyndrome (copper deficiency)when he was about one. He willturn six in June.

Philip and Audrey Mathewsheaded east on March 15 to thehome of daughter Cheryl andBryon Rediger and family inWoodbury, Minn. They spent thenight, and the next morningCheryl took them to the airportand they flew to Ft. Meyers, Fla.They picked up a car and went toMarco Island and stayed a week.The weather was nice – didn't getover 80 degrees. There was a nicebeach and beautiful country. Theyattended a farmers market, tooklots of walks, spent lots of time atthe beach, met lots of nice people,and did lots of sightseeing - a goodtime. They were back to Cheryl'son Saturday and back to coldcountry on Monday.

Nelva and Janet Louder spentSaturday in Pierre. In the after-noon, they called on Alex and JeanFreier. Then they visited withJoyce Ernst and Ronald and Mar-garet Juhnke, all at Kelly's retire-ment home. Later, they met Ger-ald and Wanda Mathews at theRiggs theater and attended theEast of Westreville concert featur-ing fiddler Kenny Putnam, "Amer-icana Music, S.D. Style". A bigcrowd was on hand, and it was afun evening. This was a Pierre/Ft.Pierre Kiwanis Club sponsoredconcert and a fundraiser to sup-port scholarships and other youthactivities in Pierre/Ft. Pierre. Alsothere enjoying the music wereFred and Mary Mathews. Gover-nor Dennis Daugaard and formerGovernor Walter Dale Miller wererecognized. Yes, I spelled Westre-ville right. There used to be aWestreville, S.D. This lost prairietown was on Frog Creek Roadnear Wakonda. "Just a little bit ofhistory."

Nelva and Janet Louder visitedDorothy and Brad Louder Sundayafternoon. A few cards wereplayed and pumpkin pie and cof-fee were enjoyed.

Got word that Grace Weber willbe moving to Parkwood in PierreEaster weekend. Sorry to see herleave, but know she will enjoy hernew home.

I hope everyone has a blessedand happy Easter!

West Side News

Gospel quartetsings in Murdo

On a snowy, cold, March day,the Black Hills Gospel Quartetperformed for approximately 40people at the theatre on MainStreet in Murdo.

After performing together formore than twenty years, the fourmen, three of which are from theSturgis area and the fourth fromPiedmont, sing “in perfect harmo-ny”. They present God's love, thegospel, and the joys of walkingwith Jesus every day.

After the concert, refreshmentsof ice cream sundaes, cheese andcrackers were enjoyed by atten-dees.

The Casey Tibbs SD Rodeo Center hosts the celebration of thehistoric Fort Pierre train depot return

J. C. After schoolprogram Family Fun Night photos continued

Half a century later, the historicFort Pierre Train Depot is return-ing home. The depot was movedfrom Fort Pierre to the ShirleyMiller Ranch after it was sold assurplus in the 1960’s. RancherShirley Miller gave the depot backto the community and has beencoordinating efforts with theVerendrye Museum’s “Bring theDepot Home” committee over thelast few years.

The historic depot began its’ 165mile journey from Mud Butte onMarch 14 and arrived in FortPierre five days later. A new foun-dation awaits it on Highway 83and 4th Avenue in Fort Pierre.

Originally constructed in 1907,to house passengers and suppliesfor steam engine trains, the depotserved central South Dakota formore than 50 years. Train trans-

portation was quickly replaced bycars, trucks and airplanes andmany depots were abandoned orsold as surplus. Miller, who pur-chased the depot, had to cut off theroof ’s peak to fit it under powerlines between Fort Pierre and hisMud Butte ranch. For the next 50years the depot was utilized forsheep shearing and wool storage.Thanks to Miller’s attentiveness tothe buildings’ maintenance, it hasbeen well preserved.

Insurance adjuster, Brian Scottwas in the Mud Butte area andconfirmed that the building on theMiller Ranch was indeed the oldFort Pierre depot. Discussionsbetween the two men led toMiller’s agreement to donate thebuilding to the Verendrye Museumfor an artifact. Together with indi-vidual donations and a sizable

grant from The South DakotaDepartment of Transportation, thedepot is home again.

“We are excited to have thispart of history brought back to thecommunity,” said Casey TibbsRodeo Center Director CindyBahe. “Rancher Shirley Miller is tobe commended for preserving thedepot for and for making this his-toric event possible.”

The Casey Tibbs SD Rodeo Cen-ter hosted a celebration of thedepot and a tribute to ShirleyMiller on Tuesday, March 26.

Jacob Birkeland, Sloan Benedict and Savanah Hen-dricks work on finishing the patterns.

Emmy Newsam and Grandma Jeannette Newsamwork together on building a kite.

Davey Geisler, Madelyn and Tristen Host constructa kite.

Don’t forget, AprilFools Day is Monday!Think ahead to come

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Catholic Church of St. Martin502 E. Second St., Murdo, S.D. • Father Gary Oreshoski

Saturday Mass: 6 p.m.

St. Anthony’s Catholic ChurchDraper, S.D. • Father Gary Oreshoski

Sunday Mass: 8:30 a.m.

Draper United Methodist ChurchPastor Rick Hazen

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

Murdo United Methodist ChurchPastor Rick Hazen • Corner of E. 2nd and Jefferson Ave.

Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m. and Fellowship Time • Sunday School: 10:30 a.m.United Methodist Women: 1st Wednesday at 2 p.m. • ALL WELCOME!

Okaton Evangelical Free ChurchOkaton I–90 Exit 183 • Pastor Gary McCubbin • 605–837–2233 (Kadoka)

Sunday Worship: 9 a.m. (CT) • Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. (CT)

Messiah Lutheran Church308 Cedar, Murdo, S.D. • Pastor Ray Greenseth

Sunday Worship: 9 a.m. • Sunday School: 10 a.m. • Bible Study: Tuesday 7 a.m.Thursday 9:30 a.m. • Midweek: Wednesday 3:15 p.m.

St. Paul’s Lutheran ChurchDraper, S.D. • Pastor Ray Greenseth

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. • Bible Study: Wednesday 9 a.m.

Community Bible Church410 Washington, Murdo, S.D. • Pastor Alvin Gwin • 669–2600

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. • Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.Wed. Night Bible Study: 7 p.m.

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Applauseby Pastor Paul M. Sadler

Scripture Reading:

“And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him.”– Colossians 3:17

There seems to be a growing trend in Christendom for congregations to physically applaud those who are ministering in the things of the Lord. Pas-tors are applauded when they wax eloquent or say something humorous. Also, after soloists lift the hearts of the saints into the heavenlies they are oftenmet with a round of applause as they step down from the platform. Having pastored a number of local assemblies, I’ve risen from my chair, on more thanone occasion to interrupt the hand clapping of the saints. While I am sure their applause was well-intentioned, it is nonetheless very irreverent and disre-spectful to the Lord.

When the world gives a standing ovation after a performance of an actor or comedian they are expressing their appreciation for having been accept-ably entertained. They are also praising the performer for his excellence in an art which has been cultivated through years of hard work.

When the servant of the Lord comes to the platform, to minister on our behalf, the purpose of his labor of love is not to entertain the congregation. Itis to be viewed rather as a ministry, which is an integral part of our worship of the Holy One of Heaven. Anyone who serves the Lord, sincerely, wouldnever want the applause of men, but would insist that all the honor and glory be given to God. May all our adoration go to the One Who is worthy to beworshipped, for He has given us his Word and the opportunity along with the gifts to minister on His behalf. Amen!

CHRYSOSTOM ON APPLAUSE345-407 A.D.

“… some clapped their hands in applause, according to the custom of the times. Then Chrysostom raised his voice: ‘How does your applause helpme?’ It will be the right approval if you practice in life what I say to you. The church is no theater, where men listen for their own pleasure.” (From theLife of Chrysostom, by Frederic Perthes, P. 18).

Two minutes with the bible

“For the love of Christ urges uson, because we are convinced thatone has died for all; therefore allhave died. And he died for all, sothat those who live might live nolonger for themselves, but for himwho died and was raised forthem…. So if anyone is in Christ,there is a new creation: every-thing old has passed away; seeeverything has become new!” (2Corinthians 5:14-15, 17)

How much have we given up forLent this year? I mean reallysacrificed, so that we know wehave seriously made a sacrificefor the sake of Jesus Christ.Sometimes what we give up forLent makes about as much senseas the “New Year’s Resolutions”we never can keep. We start outwith “good intentions,” but knowthat the road to Hell is pavedwith “good intentions.” We fail to“follow through” and soon we areback to our old habits, our oldways of doing things, not makinga change for the better at all. Weseem to stay “status quo” andhave convinced ourselves that,“God’s in His heaven, and every-thing’s okay in our lives.” Wewould much rather accept the oldadage that “if it ain’t broke, don’tfix it,” rather than “I’m brokenGod, how can I be open to youbecause I need some serious fix-ing in my life.”

We drink too much, eat toomuch, gamble too much, watchtoo much TV, spend too muchtime texting or being on the com-puter than we need too. Ratherthan talking of ways to be thehands of Christ helping a neigh-bor in need over a cup of coffee,we would much rather gossipabout them. We fail to visit orcall a family member or friendwho is in a nursing home or hos-pital. When they die we regretwe didn’t do something, until werationalize our way out of it bysaying “I guess I was just toobusy.” We hope by rationalizingthat we will soon feel betterabout ourselves. Some of us maynever change. Some of us maynever lift a finger to pick up a

Bible and read it, or pray, or vol-unteer to help in worship or witha church project, or go on thatspiritual retreat we’ve alwayswanted to attend. Some of us“idolize” the secular over the“sacred” because the “secular” iseasier to worship. We accept sci-ence over religion, even thoughscience has never even found acure for the “common cold.”

In choosing the “secular” overthe “sacred,” we might grow a lit-tle. But this life is so short, sotransient, so temporary. Let’sask ourselves — How are wegrowing for the life that we willspend in eternity? What we dohere on earth and how we spendour time here will determine howwe will spend it in heaven.

There’s good news according toSt. Paul. If we are open to God,we can repent of our old waysand become a new person inChrist Jesus. What does it meanto “repent?” Some think it’s like“remorse.” There’s a difference.“Remorse” is like the drunk whocomes home from the bar, beatshis wife and kids, cries about itand asks for their forgiveness,but goes back to his same oldhabits with his drinking buddiesthe next day. There’s no changein his life. To “repent” means tochange your life totally — to letgo and give God your old waysand change and become a newperson for Jesus Christ. The “oldways” must pass away, and “newways” must take their place.

Pray about it. “God, I thankyou for Lent and Easter and forreminding us that you never giveup on us. Thank you for your SonJesus Christ who died and rosefor our sakes. Help me, Lord, tostop spinning my wheels in thesecular, and instead, learn toaccept what is as plain as thenose on my face, the sacred. Iknow that with the sacred all mylife’s questions will truly beanswered. We know that thetime is growing short and JesusChrist will return soon. Help usto strive to be more like your SonJesus Christ in whose name wepray. Amen.

Seizing the HopeSet Before Us

... Heb 6:18by Pastor Rick HazenUnited Methodist ChurchMurdo and Draper

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Changes tospecial bucklicenses made

The South Dakota Game, Fishand Parks Commission hasapproved significant changes to apopular deer hunting license for2013.

Hunters will only be able to pos-sess either an East River or WestRiver Special Buck License thisyear. Previously, a hunter couldget both licenses.

The commission has set thelevel of resident licenses for EastRiver Special Buck and the resi-dent and nonresident West RiverSpecial Buck licenses at four per-cent of the total licenses allocatedthe previous year, which includesan “any deer” tag or a minimum of500 licenses for that specific sea-son, whichever is greater.

Charles Dornton Kell

Obituary

Charles Dornton Kell (C.D.Kell) died peacefully in his sleep atthe home of his daughter, LiciaPenticoff, on March 21, 2013. Hewas born on February 14, 1922 inWhite River, S.D., to Cecil E. andAlva M. Kell, and attended schoolat White River, S.D., and then theUniversity of South Dakota at Ver-million. He went into the Army inSeptember of 1942 as a private,serving in North Africa and Italy,returning as a 1st Lieutenant in1947. While in Italy, he was mar-ried to Nives Masini on October6, 1946 at Gorizia, Italy, and to

this union was born two daughtersand a son. He returned to the Uni-versity of South Dakota in 1947,receiving an LLB degree in Augustof 1949, and went into the practiceof law at Murdo, S.D., on Sep-tember 1, 1949, where he contin-ued to practice until his retire-ment in 1995. He was StatesAttorney of Jones County, S.D.,for over 40 years and during thattime served on the Supreme Courtof South Dakota. He was a veryinvolved community leader andorganizer.

Throughout his life, he waspresident of the Jones CountyAbstract Company, Inc., clerk ofthe draft board and later a mem-ber of the draft board during theKorean War, was one of the firstpeople to start the Lions Club inMurdo and was a charter memberuntil he retired, was a member ofboth the VFW and Legion, and for30 of the 40 years gave his serviceas the city attorney of Murdo.

Additionally, he donated tomany organizations such as thefire fighters and the police depart-ments of South Dakota, the

Abbott House of Mitchell, hospicein Pierre, and many other organi-zations.

He is survived by his sister,Jeanne Taylor and her husbandGene of Rapid City, S.D.; hisdaughter, Licia Penticoff of RapidCity, S.D.; a grandson, NathanPenticoff of Las Vegas, Nevada; ason, D.G. Kell and his wife Kathyand two granddaughters Nicoletteand Aliana of Murdo; and manynieces and nephews. He was pre-ceded in death by his parents,Cecil and Alva Kell, his wifeNives, his daughter, LeslieBaringer, a son Dornton EdwardKell and grandson Charles RossKell who both died at birth. A

memorial fund has been estab-lished at the Abbott House inMitchell, South Dakota. Anymemorials should be sent to C.D.Kell Memorial Fund, PO Box 33,Murdo, S.D. 57559.

A memorial service was held onWednesday, March 27, 2013 at St.Martin Catholic Church in Murdowith Fr. Gary Oreshoski officiat-ing. Inurnment followed at theMurdo City Cemetery with mili-tary graveside rites by the Murdoand Draper American LegionPosts.

Arrangements are with KirkFuneral Home in Rapid City. Anonline guestbook is available atwww.kirkfuneralhome.com.

Zonta Club2013 SpringCraft Show

The Zonta Club of Pierre–FortPierre is hosting its annual SpringCraft Show at the Pierre Mall onSaturday and Sunday, April 6 & 7,2013. The show opens at 9:30 a.m.on Saturday and closes at 6:00p.m. Sunday hours are from 11:00a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The crafts shows are a popularhighlight in the Pierre – FortPierre area. The money the clubraises from its crafts shows goestowards both local and worldwideefforts to improve the status ofwomen and children worldwide. Atthe local level, the club has provid-ed money for scholarships to areawomen and supported the domes-tic violence center, among numer-ous other activities.

COYOTE CALLCOYOTE CALLMarch 28, 2013 Issue 13 Jones County High SchoolMurdo, SD 57559

Coyote Call teaches journalism principles, provides school information, serves as a public

relations vehicle and provides a forum for opinions submitted in signed letters.

Staff: Becky Bryan, Janna Glaze, NickiKell, Ryan Kirscher, Emiley Nies, PaigeVenard, Gus Volmer.Adviser: Margie Peters

Murdo Coyote • March 28, 2013 • Page 4Jones County Weather

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Look at that! Sixth graders Robert Manecke, Christian Nel-son, Jacob Birkeland and Peige Springer watch the results ofmixing dry ice with liquid soap and warm water.

Sixth grade science experiments with dry ice

By Paige VenardDel and Kade Brost donated a

cooler full of dry ice for KatieVenard’s sixth grade science classexperiments. The students werelearning about the phases of solid,liquid, and gases with sublima-tion. The students geared up withsafety goggles and gloves to pro-tect themselves from getting frostbite.

The class used dry ice, dawndish soap and warm water com-bined to make a bubbly mixtureshowing the sublimation from thedry ice. Robert Manecke said, “The

dry ice and dish soap mixturelooked like a huge brain.” Theclass combined dry ice and applejuice to make a carbonated cider,which they got to sample later dur-ing class.

Some students took a spoon anda piece of dry ice to make singingspoons. They also put a small pieceof dry ice in a 35 mm film canisterto watch the pressure of the gasesreleased from the dry ice burst thelid off. Peige Springer said, “Ienjoyed the experiment because Ienjoy hands on activities, and itwas awesome to actually see whatthe dry ice did.”

Business studies, playing sports figures into Mathews' future at Northern State UniversityBy Paige Venard

Philip Robert Mathews, son ofScott Mathews and Tamara Math-ews and older brother to MadisonMathews, said that if he could beanything he wanted, he would be aprofessional surfer in theBahamas. But, from growing upin a rural area, he set his sights onplaying sports and working on hisfamily farm.

Throughout Mathews’ highschool career he has participatedin four years basketball, footballand student council, two years ofgolf and track, choir, and one yearof Jazz Choir. Mathews’ enjoyedbeing successful with sports

throughout high school the most;he will miss sports the most afterhe graduates. Before he graduates,he wants to accomplish having arelaxing and successful season ofgolf. His most fond memories ofhigh school include: homecom-ings, social gatherings, sports andhanging out with the friends hehas made.

Mathews’ favorite color is blue,his favorite food is pizza rolls,favorite school subject is Englishand favorite sport football. Horri-ble Bosses ranks as his favoritemovie while That 70’s Show takestop TV show honors. You will findMathews wearing Buckle or Levi’s,

playing Call of Duty, golfing orwatching television.

Considering the question ofwhich is least important, money,power or fame, he answered with“Fame, because people do not needto know who I am. I like it betterthat way, but with the mediatoday, you can’t have money, poweror fame without people knowing.”

He admires his dad the mostbecause he was always there forhim and he sees him as a good rolemodel. If he could meet anyfamous person he would meet thePresident of the United Statesbecause he wants to know howhard it is to be the president.

Mathews chose accomplishingsomething over being popular andbeing organized because he said,“Life is all about accomplishingthings, and my biggest fear isdying without accomplishingsomething significant.”

Mathews values friends andfamily the most, and the biggest

lesson he has learned from his dadis to never quit. He will be takingwhat he has learned the past 18years with him to Northern StateUniversity, where he will be study-ing Business Management andplaying football on academic andathletic scholarships.

With “A Whole Lot of Love to Share”, junior highstudents sing at Middle School Choral Festival

By Nicki KellOff on another adventure on

Tuesday, March 12, the junior highstudents took a trip to Presho forthe 39th Annual Lyman-JonesCounty Middle School Choral Fes-tival. Their guest conductor wasSusan Porter who has taughtmusic at the Platte-Geddes schoolsystem.

Haley Booth said, “She was funand energetic.” Some of the songsthey sang were “Sing JubilateDeo” by Jerry Estes, “A PatrioticFestival” arranged by MarkWilliams, “Inscription of Hope” byRandall Stroope, “A Whole Lot ofLove to Share” by Greg Gilpin,“Two Too Wet!” arranged by JayAlthouse, and “Didn’t My LordDeliver Daniel” arranged by RogerEmerson.

Many of the boys liked the song“Two Too Wet.” Jake Lolley said,“It was just fun.” It was the firsttime participating in this festivalfor the sixth graders, and SloanBenedict said, “I think it’s kind ofironic how we practiced for likefive or six hours and the concertwas only about fifteen minutes.”

Many of the students learnedsomething new that can help themimprove their singing abilities.Preston Gyles remembered, “If youstick your fingers in your mouth,you can open your mouth wider.”Besides singing all day, they also

enjoyed having snacks and hang-ing out with friends from otherschools. Other schools that attend-ed were Kadoka, Lyman, Philip,Stanley County, Wall and WhiteRiver. All in all, the day went welland the kids really enjoyed it.

During a lull… Jacob Lolley, Zach Hespe and Trey Flynn doa little conversing.

Jones County jazz choir brings home2nd place from USD Jazz Festival

By Nicki KellBusy, busy, busy! The jazz choir

practiced for the USD Jazz Festi-val for weeks and did not have afull crew because they attendedduring spring break. The songsincluded: “No One Knows Who IAm” arranged by Audrey Snyder, “Jazz Talkin’ ” by Russell Robinson,and “Your Cheatin’ Heart”arranged by Kirby Shaw.

The students ventured off toVermillion on March 14 and cameback the next day with a secondplace trophy. Overall, everyone

was really surprised that thegroup had done that well. Beckyand Travis sang impromptu solosin “Your Cheatin’ Heart” and Car-ole Benda, Becky, and Travis hadwritten solos in “Jazz Talkin’.”Becky Bryan and Travis Grabland-er were honored as outstandingsoloists. Becky said, “It shockedme, but I really enjoy singing infront of people.”

After performing, they stoppedat the Empire Mall in Sioux Fallsfor some shopping and then head-ed to Mitchell to swim and go

down the waterslide at the hotel.Janna Glaze recalled one of thefunniest things that happened:“Nicki, Allison, and I were swim-ming with the lifeguard and Trudywas buying a remote control heli-copter.”

The jazz choir also got to watchother choirs from around SouthDakota including swing choirswhere they not only sing, butdance as well. Rose Comp said, “Itwas a lot of fun, the kids weregreat, and they sang very well.”

Enjoying the sunshine… Jazz Choir members performed at USD's Jazz Festival.

Acalympic participants… From left to right: Morgan Feddersen, Zach Boyle, Savannah Krog-man, Troi Valburg, Haley Booth and Kade Brost.

Two busloads make trip to Pierrefor Think and Drive Stay Alive

By Ryan KirscherOn March 19, 2013, grades 9-12

went to Pierre to watch the Think& Drive Stay Alive program hostedat the T.F Riggs Theater. From theimmediate area, eight schoolsattended: Onida, Crow Creek,Stanley, Pierre, Kadoka, Jonesand Highmore. The program wasalso broadcast on the radio by theDakota Radio Group. Jeri Thomas,Dakota Radio Group News Direc-tor did the Introduction of the pro-gram. TF Riggs Theatre has host-ed the approximately 9,000 stu-dents that attend since its begin-ning 11 years ago.

The first speaker, South DakotaAttorney General Marty Jackley,talked about Synthetic Drugs and

how they have been a problem inSouth Dakota. The next presenta-tion by the Central South DakotaTeen Court Volunteers featuredPeter Maningas, MD, who sharedhis insights from his experiencesas a physician. Maningas is aphysician at St. Mary’s Hospital, amember of the Pierre PoliceDepartment Reserves and a mem-ber of the SWAT team. He talkedabout filling a void in your lifewith God and why drinking anddriving is bad. Zach Sang & theGang made a presentation con-vincing people not to drink anddrive and not to take drugs.

Justin Iburg made the finalpresentation. His life, along withthree other people’s lives, took abig turn when Iburg was driving

down the road and got a text mes-sage. He looked down to read it,heard a crash and then a loudercrash and looked up to see thathe had collided with another vehi-cle and that vehicle collided withanother and the last vehicle collid-ed with a motorcycle that had JonChristenson on it. Iburg alongwith the other two people drivingcars had no injuries while JonChristenson’s life was taken fromhim. Iburg got a call to turn him-self in. He received the punish-ment of 200 days probation, 100days not driving, and to give 25presentations. Iburg has nowgiven his 48th presentation.

After his presentation studentsheaded home for lunch at schooland afternoon classes.

Middle School students take on academic challenge in White River

For the first time, six studentsfrom the Jones County MiddleSchool competed in the 3rd AnnualWhite River Acalympic Competi-tion along with nine other areaschools on March 20. The eventwas held at the White River HighSchool gym.

Representing our school weretwo 8th graders - Haley Booth andTroi Valburg, two 7th graders –Zach Boyle and Savannah Krog-man and two 6th graders – KadeBrost and Morgan Feddersen.The teams went through tworounds of questions, earningpoints as they went along. Duringthe second round, incorrectanswers meant a deduction ofpoints. Each team entered itsanswers using a texting device.

Categories for the questionswere social studies, math, science,language arts, current events,music and health. The JonesCounty team tied for 7th place.

NHS blood drive successful, 29 pints donatedBy Nicki Kell

National Honors Society mem-bers sponsored a blood drive at theambulance shed March 20 so thathigh school students and commu-nity members could donate bloodto help others in need.

Advisor Katie Venard receivedthe information pertaining to theblood drive only two days prior tothe event, so NHS members spentpart of their study halls makingphone calls to schedule timeswhen people were able to donate.In spite of the short notice andbusy work schedules, the UnitedBlood Service received twenty-nine pints of blood.

“I wasn’t able to donate blood,but I learned a lot about donatingand I will hopefully be able todonate next time,” said seniorJanna Glaze. Members donatedcookies and drinks to refuel thedonors. Although most peoplesomewhat cringe at the idea of

needs, one senior, Emiley Niesthinks they are great. She was

among the seniors donating thelife-saving fluid.

Now what happens? Senior Janna Glaze keeps classmateEmiley Nies company as Emiley donates at the recent NHS blooddrive on March 20.

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High School track team… Back row, left to right: Wyatt Hespe, Josh Daum, Dylan Kinsley,Cody Hight, Chad Johnson, Kyle Manke. Middle row, left to right: Calli Glaze, Skylar Green,Melyssa Manecke, Paige Venard, Rachel Buxcel, Madison Mathews, Garline Boni. Front row, left toright: Mikayla Waldron, Melissa Montoya, Kalli Hespe. Not pictured: Becky Bryan and SkylerMiller. Photos by Karlee Barnes

Junior High Track Team… Back row, from left to right: Trey Flynn, Dalton Kinsley, AustinOlson, Zachary Hespe, Hannah Hight, Savannah Krogman, Molly Dowling. Middle row, from left toright: Haley Booth, Madison Gyles, Jamilyn Addison. Front row, from left to right: Morgan Fedder-sen, Kade Brost, Preston Gyles, Jacob Birkeland, Christian Nelson and Wylee Saunders. Not pic-tured: Emily Flynn.

Jones County High School begins track season

Technical institutes boast high job placement rates

South Dakota’s four technicalinstitutes boasted high job-place-ment rates again this year, with acombined graduate placement rateof 97 percent. The placementreport for the 2011-12 school yearwas presented to the South Dako-ta Board of Education during ameeting earlier today.

Of the 2,093 graduates respond-ing, 97 percent reported eitherbeing employed, continuing theireducation or entering the military.The survey response rate was 91percent, and 89 percent of all thoseresponding said they were not onlyemployed, they were alsoemployed in a training-relatedcareer field.

“The really exciting thing aboutthese numbers is they’ve beengood for several years now – andstill they just keep getting better,”said Deb Shephard, president ofLake Area Technical Institute inWatertown, which was just namedone of the top two-year colleges inthe country by the Aspen Institute.

The report tracks several key

factors, including location, job sta-tus, and entry wage through a sur-vey mailed to graduates. The num-bers, including response rate andentry wage, have traditionallybeen very strong, despite a nation-al economy struggling to reboundafter recession.

At its meeting today, the boardalso approved a new program anda program expansion for WesternDakota Technical Institute inRapid City. Western Dakota willbe beginning a Precision Machin-ing program in fall 2013, andWDT’s Practical Nursing programis being upgraded to an Associate’sof Applied Sciences degree.

“These programs align with thestate’s goals of filling rural healthcare jobs and growing the manu-facturing sector in South Dakota,”said WDT President Mark Wilson.“In addition, they also make sensein terms of the development we’reseeing in our region right now.”

The board also approved a $7per-credit increase in tuition andfees for the upcoming year.

S.D. artist taps Native heritage in abstractby Jill Calliso, Argus LeaderSince Renelle White Buffalo

now lives in Los Angeles, ourinterview had to take place viaSkype.

Yet even the coldness of twosheets of computer glass betweenus — and the fact that her iPadimage portrayed her head horizon-tally — couldn’t dim her vibrancy.

That passion, readily apparentin her artwork, has been part ofher always. “She is, I would say, avery complex person in some ways,and she articulates this very wellin her work,” says John LeBoeuf,White Buffalo’s art teacher atWhite River High School.

White Buffalo has begun gain-ing national attention for her art,which she describes as “NativeAmerican inspired, a littleabstract, contemporary.” Thisweek she will compete with otherartists in Los Angeles in a contestthat could take her submission toMiami.

It all began with paper dolls,White Buffalo says, and the factthat the grandparents who raisedher could afford to buy them onlyinfrequently from the grocerystore where they shopped.

“I would make my own anddesign the clothes or make themlook like me and all my favoritepeople,” White Buffalo says.“That’s when I think the creative-ness kind of exploded from there.Ever since I was a little girl, Iwanted to be an artist, and every-one knew.”

Life threw up several road-blocks, but nothing White Buffalocouldn’t surmount. Her grand-mother, Philomene White Buffalo,died when she was in eighthgrade, and her grandfather, DeanHix, died when she was a highschool junior.

“I was pretty much on my ownthen,” says White Buffalo, who fre-quently stayed with friends’ fami-lies.

She spent her summers partici-pating in the Outward Bound pro-gram in Vermillion. CharlieLuecke met her then.

“She was a very good partici-pant, taking the right kind ofclasses,” said Luecke, OutwardBound’s former director. “Sheunderstood she had to excel. Shedid such a nice job that after shewent off to college. she worked as asummer mentor for us. She’s hard-working and a person of integrity.That’s the thing I love aboutRenelle. She’s very honest withothers and with herself.”

White Buffalo attended North-ern State University for threesemesters, focusing on graphic andad design. A professor, Matt Kar-gol, convinced her to pursue artprofessionally, so she transferredto Iowa State University in Ames.

After graduation, she moved tothe West Coat. She recentlyreduced her work load from twojobs to one so she would have moretime for art. At the same time, shehas taken on a new project: volun-teering with homeless kids in aprogram called School on Wheels.

“It’s low-income, first-genera-tion students trying to prepare forcollege,” White Buffalo says. “Ihave that background, and I’m try-ing to use that.”

White Buffalo also uses herbackground an enrolled member ofthe Rosebud Sioux Tribe in herart. The multimedia paintingsoften feature Native American ele-ments such as the buffalo, headdresses and spiders in contempo-rary and abstract style.

Painting buffalo was her firstseries, and White Buffalo hesitat-

ed before she began painting headdresses. She doesn’t want herwork to be stereotypical, so thehead dresses only will be shown ina “super abstract” form. Dreamcatchers never will be somethingshe paints, she says.

Head dresses have shown uprecently in fashion shows and onmagazine covers, to the dismay ofmany Native Americans.

White Buffalo refuses to let thatanger her.

“Their making a mistake givesus an opportunity as AmericanIndians and people who know theculture to get the word out for theworld to hear and see,” she says. “Ialways put things in a more opti-mistic light and try to pull the bestout of a bad situation. I don’t likeit’s such a trend or a fashion thing,but their intentions aren’t to bemean. I just don’t think they’reeducated enough.”

LeBouef, who has taught atWhite River for 22 years, says notenough due is given to NativeAmerican modernism such as theart White Buffalo produces.

“Native American art is relegat-

ed to the artifact of a culturerather than just the voice of a peo-ple,” he says.

“Renelle has a true voice. It hasa great tone, and it’s expressive.It’s just wonderful, wonderfulwork.”

LeBoeuf thinks White Buffalowants to be considered an artist,rather than a “Native artist,” andshe agrees. At the same time, sheis proud of her background.

“I really do want to portray myculture and South Dakota in a pos-itive way here in Los Angelesbecause I will never forget where Icome from,” she says.

Success comes in more thanfinancial rewards, Luecke says,and 25-year-old White Buffalounderstands that.

At the same time, she is bothdelighted and fearful about partic-ipating in the upcoming Curatesshow and aware of how a financialsuccess could help.

“The past winner, he sells hiswork. I think I saw a piece got$20,000,” White Buffalo says.“That covers so much rent fromone painting.”

by Karlee BarnesThe Jones County High School

and junior high track seasons havestarted practice Monday, March 18.The team’s first meet will be in Win-ner on Thursday, March 28.

Both teams are coached this yearby Lori Nix and Jane Daum.

Nix said that the teams are look-ing to have a very promising season,as they have a lot of talent.

The team will have three return-ing state competitors. Wyatt Hespecompeted in the 200m and 400m,Josh Daum competed in the 800mand Rachel Buxcel competed in the800m.

Team members, by grade, include:

12th: Becky Bryan, Melissa Mon-toya, Paige Venard, Josh Daum andWyatt Hespe.

11th: Skylar Green, Mikayla Wal-dron,Chad Johnson and SkylerMiller.

10th: Rachel Buxcel, Kalli Hespe,Madison Mathews, Cody Hight andDylan Kinsley.

9th: Garline Boni, Calli Glaze andMelyssa Manecke.

8th: Jami Addison, Haley Booth,Madison Gyles, Hannah Hight, AliKell, Zach Hespe, Dalton Kinsleyand Austin Venard.

7th: Molly Dowling, Emily Flynn,Savannah Krogman, Trey Flynn andWylee Saunders.

Jones County is in Region 7B,which also includes Crazy Horse,Edgemont, Kadoka Area, Lyman,New Underwood, Oelrichs, Philip,Rapid City Christian, Wall andWhite River.

2013 Track and Field Schedule

March 28 @ WinnerApril 4 @ Miller - Central Dakota

Track MeetApril 9 @ Huron - Sunshine Bible

Academy meetApril 11 @ Gregory - Gregory Invi-

tationalApril 16 @ Kadoka - Kadoka Com-

munity Invitational

April 18 @ Kimball - Kimball Invi-tational

April 20 @ Chamberlain - Cham-berlain Invitational

April 25 @ Presho - Cecil JohnsonInvitational

May 2 @ Miller - Wolsey Invita-tional

May 7 @ Miller - Miller Invita-tional

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Governor picks Bob Sutton for Board of Regents

Gov. Dennis Daugaardannounced Friday that he willappoint Bob Sutton of Pierre to theSouth Dakota Board of Regents.

“Bob has a keen intellect and anincredible amount of experience inthe private and nonprofit sectors,having served at the upper levelsof several statewide organizationsover the past two decades,” theGovernor said. “He also shares mydeep conviction that higher educa-tion helps drive economic develop-ment and social progress in SouthDakota, and I’m pleased that hehas agreed to serve on the Board ofRegents.”

Sutton has a bachelor’s degreein political science and a master'sin public administration, bothfrom the University of SouthDakota. He currently is vice presi-

dent for community relations withAvera Health. Sutton served from2003-2012 as president of theSouth Dakota Community Foun-dation. Previously, Sutton wasexecutive director of the SouthDakota Association of County Offi-cials and executive vice presidentof the South Dakota Bankers Asso-ciation.

Sutton’s appointment is effec-tive April 5. He will succeed Dr.James O. Hansen of Pierre, who isretiring from the Board after 18years as one of the longest-servingregents in the state’s history.

“I want to thank Regent Hansenfor his years of service,” the Gover-nor said. “Jim has been a tirelessadvocate for students, with astrong focus on maintaining highquality while controlling costs.”

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The Clinical View• Dr. P.E. Hoffsten •

ALTERNATE DAY DOSINGWITH STATIN DRUGS

Statin drugs are the family ofcholesterol-lowering drugs includ-ing Mevacor (lovastatin), Zocor(simvastatin), Pravachol (pravas-tatin), Lipitor (atorvastatin),Lescol ( f luvastat in) , Livalo(pitavastatin), andCrestor (rosu-vastatin). The Merck Pharmaceu-tical Company was the first one tomarket one of these drugs asMevacor in 1987. There is now 25years experience with these drugs.

Since then, the entire statinfamily of drugs has been shown tobe the most potent and effectivetreatment for high blood choles-terol. Initially, the statin family ofdrugs was seen to lower the badcholesterol in the person’s blood.After extensive studies extendinginto the 21st century, it is clearlyshown that the statin family ofdrugs has a dramatic effect on pre-vention of heart attack and stroke.They are highly recommended for

anyone who has already had a car-diovascular event or already hasdiabetes.

And yet, there has been noshortage of detractors for thestatin family of drugs. At least 11percent of the general populationreports some degree of muscu-loskeletal pain with the use ofstatins. The effect seems to bedose related and it didn’t take longfor patients to figure out that cut-ting back the dose of statin drugsthey were taking seemed to maketheir muscle aches less. So somepatients cut the pills in half andother patients took them everyother day. A few patients took ahalf of a pill every other day.They reported back that the mus-cle side effect problem seemed toget better. The cost saving foralternate day use of statin drugsspeaks for itself. One of the mostpopular statin drugs called Lipitoris $149.90 per month for brandnamedrug. The generic of thisdrug is now $104.99, really not an

inspiring-type saving. An inspiringtype saving would come withZocor which brand name sells for$193.00 a month as opposed to$4.00 a month for the generic.

The obvious question is whetheror not lower doses of the statindrugs are still effective in prevent-ing strokes and heart attacks andlowering LDL cholesterol. Theanswer appears to be “yes”. Thereare now 5 separate studies thatwere mentioned in an article inthe American Journal of Medicinefor February 2013. These 5 stud-ies all showed quite comparablelowering of the LDL cholesterolwith alternate day treatment asopposed to daily treatment withthe same pill. Note, this cuts thecost of the medication in half andhas a significant decrease in thelikelihood of the person developingmusculoskeletal pain.

So what is a person to do?Heart attacks and strokes are veryunforgiving when they finallyoccur. For those who survive same,

preventing the second one takeson a new importance. The preven-tive effect of a statin drug doesseem to be related to how well itlowers the bad cholesterol (LDL).Current recommendations arethat a person’s LDL cholesterolshould be less than a 100 mg per-cent if they are otherwise healthy.The LDL cholesterol should beless than 70 mg percent for thosewho are diabetic or have alreadyhad a heart attack. Within theselimits, which drug is used toachieve same has never beenshown to favor one drug overanother. By the same token, ifthese 2 recommendations can beachieved with alternative day useof the statin drugs, it would be myrecommendation that this wouldcertainly be an acceptable step fora person to take in their care.This would both save money anddecrease side effects while stillhaving the same beneficial effectin heart attack and stroke preven-tion.

When testing the effectivenessof a statin therapy, it must beknown that the dose of medicationreaches a steady state certainlywithin a week. Yet the effective-ness on lowering the total choles-terol takes as much as 4 to 8weeks. It would be recommendedthat a person who is going to droptheir dose of a statin drug to everyother day, recheck their cholesterolsix weeks after the change in med-ication schedule has been madeand then make a decision onwhether or not getting the badcholesterol below a 100 milligrampercent is achieved by the new rec-ommendation or under 70 mil-ligram percent for those who havealready had a heart attack.

Having a Cropping Plan

The old adage, “Failing to Plan isPlanning to Fail” can become starkreality when faced with challengeslike drought. Presenters for thecurrently running webinar series,“Managing Drought Risk on theRanch” are highlighting theimportance of and encouragingproducers to develop a plan to fol-low over the next few weeks,months and beyond to help takethe emotion out of decisions theymay need to make. Crop producerswould be wise to do so as well.

With the unusually dry condi-tions much of the winter wheatacross South Dakota was plantedinto last fall, there is considerableconcern about the viability of thecrop. Although some regions of thestate have received precipitation,many areas remain quite dry. Pro-ducers may need to adjust theircropping plans, depending on howthe spring progresses in terms ofweather and precipitation.

While meeting with a producerrecently, it became apparent thathe had plans in place. While hedevoutly follows no-till farmingpractices, a field fire forced him touse emergency tillage to stop winderosion that was occurring onsome of his fields. He traveled at aright-angle to the prevailing wind,using a tillage tool with wide-spaced shanks, and skipping twowidths of the implement betweenpasses. His logic was that if dryconditions persist he could comeback a second, and if necessary, athird time, in the untouchedground to hopefully bring up clodsof soil to stop the erosion.

His cropping plans are alsobased on a “what if” scenario. Ifadequate precipitation is receivedby the acceptable date to plantspring wheat, the seed will go in. Ifnot, the ground will lay idle untilconditions are favorable for anoth-

er crop that the timing for plant-ing is right. If all else fails, heplans to plant cover crops to takeadvantage of whatever moisturearrives to grow some residue andget the land into condition for thefuture.

Managers of a cattle operationrecently requested help in design-ing an irrigation system to betterensure their ability to raise for-ages. Not everyone has the soils orthe water resources to do so, butthey are planning ahead ratherthan waiting and hoping.

A major concern with livestockproducers across much of the stateis the ability to raise enough for-age to meet their needs. Onepotential source is winter wheatfields that may have less than ade-quate stands for optimal grainyields. Wheat can produce rela-tively high quality forage, and itmay be beneficial to plant addi-tional materials into poor standsto beef up yields instead ofdestroying the crop and startingover.

Whether you are making plansfor various crops as grain or for-age, the following resources maybe helpful in determining how latethey can be planted, seeding ratesand intended use: ExEx8120,“Emergency Late-seedingOptions”: http://pubstorage.sdstate.edu/AgBio_Publications/articles/ExEx8120.pdf, ExEx8142,“Producing Annual and Alterna-tive Crops for Forage”: http://pub-storage.sdstate.edu/AgBio_Publi-cations/articles/ExEx8142.pdf,and ExEx8152, “Utilizing AnnualCrops for Forage in Western SouthDakota”: http://pubstorage.sdstate.edu/AgBio_Publications/arti-cles/ExEx8152.pdf.

Calendar4/24/2013 – Drought ManagementWebinar, 10:00 a.m. CST, SDRegional Extension Centers

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How to read a nutrition labelNutrition labels can be confus-

ing for anyone, even the mosthealth conscious individual,explains Megan Sexton, SDSUExtension Nutrition Field Special-ist.

"The nutrition label that isfound on all food items is regulat-ed by the Food and Drug Adminis-tration to ensure all informationabout a food product is disclosed,"Sexton said. "Even though theselabels are rich with information itdoes take some education beforeyou are comfortable enough tonavigate them."

When reviewing a nutritionlabel, these are the items Sextonsays an individual needs to payattention to.

Serving SizeOften products have multiple

servings in one package, for exam-ple a large sports drink (32 oz.)contains four, 8 ounce servings.

"This means that drinking theentire bottle would quadruple thenumbers on the nutrition label. Itis important to notice the servingsizes and how much you are con-suming at one time. We often con-sume excess calories because ourportion sizes are too large," shesaid.

CaloriesAll foods contribute calories

that we use for energy and ourbodies need a certain level of calo-ries to function. Sexton says bytracking how many total calories

are consumed in a day people canbetter control their weight loss,maintenance or gain.

Main NutrientsThe first is total fat and the sub-

categories of saturated fat andtrans fat - there can also be sub-categories for monounsaturatedfat and polyunsaturated fat.

"It is most important to con-sume foods that contain lower sat-urated fat and little to no trans-fat. Research shows that monoun-saturated and polyunsaturatedfats have health protecting quali-ties, while excess saturated andtrans fats can be harmful to thecardiovascular system," Sextonsaid.

CholesterolSexton encourages individuals

to consume less that 300mg of cho-lesterol a day. Cholesterol is foundin animal products.

SodiumProcessed foods contain more

sodium than fresh foods, andremember to account for any saltthat you add in cooking or at thetable. Sexton says we should con-sume 1,500 mg or less per day.

Total CarbohydratesThis section of the "Main Nutri-

ents" food label is broken downinto two subcategories, one ofwhich is dietary fiber, which Sex-ton says we should slowly increaseour intake to 25 - 38grams everyday.

"We should limit the number of

sugars we consume because excesssugar is linked with diabetes,weight gain and heart disease,"Sexton said.

Protein"Protein is important for feeling

full and is important to most bodyregulations," she said. "Theamount of protein to consumevaries from person-to-person, butlooks to consume some protein ateach meal or snack."

Percent of Daily ValueThis percentage is provided for

all of the sections discussed aboutto help the consumer gage howthis food fits into their daily goals.This percentage is based on a2,000 calorie diet.

Vitamins and MineralsThis section includes all vitaminsand minerals found in the fooditem and are expressed in the per-cent of the average person's dailyneed.

The Recommended Daily Values

This is based on 2,000 and 2,500calories. The last part of the nutri-tion label is a breakdown of whatthe average person should be con-suming in a day. The first row isfor a 2,000 calorie diet and the sec-ond row is a 2,500 calorie diet.

Sexton reminds readers thatthese are just generic estimates,for a more thorough and effectivemeasurement of your needs speakwith a dietitian or doctor. For moreinformation, visit iGrow.org.

Harvest of the Month Program andSchool Garden Training Begins in July

SDSU Extension, the SouthDakota Discovery Center andTeam Nutrition will be hostingtwo-day trainings on how to imple-ment Harvest of the Month andSchool & Youth Gardens pro-grams. The trainings will be heldin July 2013 at the SDSU Exten-sion Regional Centers in SiouxFalls and Rapid City.

Harvest of the Month is anadaptable, easy to use programthat gets kids excited about eatingfruits and vegetables and hasthem asking for more. Through ashort presentation and producesampling, children learn about theimportance of eating fruits andvegetables every day. The fun andquick presentation explains thehistory, peak seasons, vitaminsand minerals and how to choosethe produce. Supplementary mate-rials are adapted for preschool andafter school programs as well aspromotions for grocery store pro-duce departments.

School & Youth Gardens willprovide information for teachersand others who are interested inestablishing a school or youth gar-den. Garden-based learning pro-vides a great opportunity toenhance science and mathematicsas well as many other subjectareas. It provides a platform fornutrition education and encour-ages increased fruit and vegetableconsumption.

Training DetailsThe Harvest of the Month train-

ing on day one begins at 9 a.m. and

runs until 4 p.m.; it is taught byDanette Jarzab, CommunityWellness Coordinator, from theS.D. Discovery Center.

Jarzab will teach attendeesabout the resources and how topresent the Harvest of the Monthprogram to preschool throughupper elementary youth. Theseare short presentations thatinclude produce sampling to teachchildren about the importance ofeating fruits and vegetables everyday. Related topics presented bySDSU Extension staff include foodsafety tips and how to cook withkids.

This training will teach atten-dees how to put together fun andquick presentations to differentyouth ages. Implementation canbe done in individual classrooms,health classes, PE classes, as anassembly for the school, or any outof school program. Check outwww.sdharvestofthemonth.org formore information, all currentmaterials, plus new materials forPreK and OST to be posted in May.

School & Youth Gardens, organ-ized by SDSU Extension begins at9 a.m. on day two and concludes at4 p.m. Discussions will includeconnecting educational gardenswith utilizing fresh garden pro-duce for the classroom, age-appro-priate gardening activities, organ-ic gardening, butterfly gardening,and core subjects for the class-room. Attendees will have theopportunity to tour an existingschool or youth garden program inthe community.

2013 Training dates and locations:

Sioux Falls, S.D. - SDSUExtension Regional Center, 2001E. 8th St.July 9, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. CDTJuly 10, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. CDT

Rapid City, S.D. - SDSU WestRiver Ag Center, 1905 N. PlazaDriveJuly 23, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. MDTJuly 24, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. MDT

Registration informationHarvest of the Month Training

is available free of charge. Individ-uals or teams representing schoolsand agencies that are enrolledwith USDA's Team Nutrition areeligible to register for a $150stipend to help with travel expens-es. Up to two team members perschool are eligible for the fundingwhich is open to the first 15 partic-ipants at each location. Additionalteam members may enroll but willnot receive a stipend for mileage orroom.

Sites receiving the trainingstipend are expected to implementaspects of the Harvest of theMonth campaign. Following thetraining schools/agencies that areenrolled in Team Nutrition mayapply for a limited number of com-petitive implementation mini-grants of $500.

The School & Youth Gardensworkshop costs $30 per partici-pant. Registration deadlines areJuly 2 for Sioux Falls and July 16for Rapid City. Each day of thetraining may be attended inde-pendently.

Registration forms are availableat iGrow.org/events or the TeamNutrition website athttp://doe.sd.gov/cans/teamnutri-tion.aspx. Mail or FAX applica-tions to Karlys Wells, SWG 212Box 2275A, Brookings, SD 57007,FAX 605-688-6360. Address ques-tions to 605-688-4039,karlys.wells@sdstate.edu.

These trainings are partiallyfunded by SD TeamNutrition/Department of Educa-tion, SDSU Extension, SD Discov-ery Center, Avera St. Mary's Foun-dation, and SD Community Trans-formation Grant.

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That explanation does nothing atall for me since I haven’t a cluewhat they are really talkingabout. But, since antioxidantsare obviously good for you, I’ll beglad to ingest them frequently inmy favorite beverage and snack.

The health claims for chocolate,I might add, are substantial. Itreduces the risk of stroke, lowersblood pressure and cholesterol,lowers risk of heart disease,makes you feel full so you eat less,reduces risk of diabetes, reducesstress, increases blood flow whichmakes you smarter and morealert and even gives vision a boostthrough more blood flow to theretina. It quiets coughs as wellwhich I discovered for myself lastwinter when I had some bug that

gave me a nasty hack. I dislikecough drops so I decided to try apiece of dark chocolate. It actual-ly helped. I reasoned that choco-late tends to coat the mouth andthroat and might help in that way,but those in the know say it’sbecause it contains theobrominewhich reduces activity of thevagus nerve. That nerve is thepart of the brain that triggershard-to-shake coughs. No matterhow it works, it works. It alsohelps calm slight jitters in myarms or legs when I’m trying toget to sleep. No one has said whythat might be, but maybe it has todo with increased blood flow.

Coffee doesn’t seem to havequite such an extensive list of ben-efits, but there are many. Itreduces the risk of diabetes andheart-rhythm disturbances.Even decaffeinated coffee doesthat. It lowers the risk of stroke,Parkinson’s disease, and cancer(especially liver cancer,) and has amajor proven benefit of makingyou sixty-five percent less likely todevelop dementia and Alzheimer’sdisease. Bring on the coffee. Onthe negative side, it can increasethe risk of miscarriage whichobviously is not of major concernto me, and it can make heartburnworse. It doesn’t seem to bothermy digestion, and neither does itkeep me awake. I often set downmy coffee cup, fall into bed, and goright to sleep.

All of us, of course, are lookingfor ways to make our lives better.When we hear that somethingwe’re doing is actually good for us,we embrace it heartily. That’s

probably why I spend a lot of timetrying to be a better Christian.Chocolate and coffee may havesome benefits, but being close toGod has many more. It certainlyreduces stress since God promisesto guide and protect us. I figure Iwould be a basket case by now if Icouldn’t rely on him. He hashelped and protected me timeswithout number.

Then too, we are naturallydrawn to those who like us or, bet-ter yet, love us. That’s what we’recelebrating at this time of yearwhen Easter reminds us of God’sgreat love that led him to send hisson to die for us. That’s extremelove. We can never hope to repayhim for this sacrifice, but we canat least be thankful. We can alsorespond by trying to let Godaccomplish in us and through uswhat is pleasing and useful tohim. He even wants us to con-stantly stay in touch with him,and we can certainly do that witha little effort.

So, during this Easter week,there will no doubt be plenty ofchocolate to enjoy and probablycoffee too, but most of all we canrejoice in being children of theKing. As such we can look for-ward to the brightest of futures,both here on earth and evermorewith our Lord in heaven. Easterblessings on us all.

Chocolate and coffee are bothgood for you. That’s what theexperts currently tell us althoughthey may change their mindstomorrow. For the time being,though, we can cheerfully guzzlecoffee and munch on chocolate,secure in the knowledge thatthey’re good for us, sort of likeapples. This is excellent newssince I like both of these thingsquite a lot, and apples are okaytoo.

Both coffee and chocolate havemultiple benefits, and some ofthose are linked to their contain-ing antioxidants. Antioxidants, incase you aren’t familiar withthem, are known to prevent tissuedamage that is caused by mole-cules called oxygen-free radicals.

Lookin’ Around• Syd Iwan •

The DCP/ACRE Appendix doeshave the following language thateveryone needs to be aware of:Payments are subject to the avail-ability of funds, compliance with allapplicable laws and statutorychanges and to limits on paymentsas may be provided for in the pro-gram regulations. It is specificallyunderstood that any paymentsunder this Appendix and the pro-grams to which it applies are sub-ject to statutory and regulatorychanges including those that occurafter the signing of the contract.Payments under the DCP andACRE programs may be reduced bya certain percentage due to asequester order required by Con-gress and issued pursuant to theBalanced Budget and EmergencyDeficit Control Act of 1985. Should apayment reduction be required, FSAwill provide notice about therequired percent of payment reduc-tion that applies to direct, counter-cyclical and ACRE payments.

USDA ANNOUNCES 45TH GEN-ERAL SIGN-UP FOR THE CON-

SERVATION RESERVE PRO-GRAM

The U.S. Department of Agricul-ture (USDA) will conduct a four-week general sign-up for the Con-servation Reserve Program (CRP),beginning May 20 and ending onJune 14.

DATES TO REMEMBER/DEADLINES:

May 20-June 14: CRP general sign-upJune 3: 2013 ACRE sign-up endsJuly 15: 2012 ACRE ProductionJuly 15: 2012 NAP ProductionJuly 15: Final 2013 Acreage report-ing dateAugust 2: DCP sign-up ends

Feel free to call the office if youever have questions on any of ourprograms 605-669-2404 Ext. 2.

USDA PARES FARMPAYMENTS BY $152MILLION DUE TO

BUDGET SEQUESTERThe U.S. Government will trim

payments to 350,000 farmers byabout $152 million to comply withautomatic spending cuts that tookeffect at the start of this month,Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsacksaid on Tuesday. Vilsack said themoney would come out of the $5 bil-lion-a-year direct-payment subsidy,which is paid in the fall, to offsetreductions due in three USDA pro-grams that have already disbursedmoney to farmers. See 2013 FARMPROGRAM SIGNUP AND APPEN-DIX article below.

During a speech to trade groupofficials, Vilsack said comparativelysmall amounts are due for eachfarmer, so it would be more efficientto pro-rate the direct-payment sub-sidy than to ask the farmers for arefund on checks already cut.Affected are the milk income losscontract subsidy to dairy farmers,the supplemental revenue assis-tance program (SURE) and the non-insured assistance program (NAP).SURE and NAP are insurance-likeprograms that cover losses due tobad weather.

2013 FARM PROGRAM SIGNUPAND APPENDIX

DCP and ACRE signup for the2013 crop year started on February19, 2013. The DCP sign-up periodwill end on August 2, 2013 and theACRE sign-up period will end onJune 3, 2013. The 2013 DCP andACRE program provisions areunchanged from 2012, except thatall eligible participants may chooseto enroll in either DCP or ACRE forthe 2013 crop year. This means thateligible producers who were enrolledin ACRE in 2012 may elect to enrollin DCP in 2013 or may re-enroll inACRE in 2013 (and vice versa). Stopby or call the office for an appoint-ment. Advanced payments are notauthorized.

J C FSA News• David Klingberg •

2013 hunting season dates setThe Game, Fish and Parks

Commission has finalized most biggame hunting season dates for2013 with no changes from 2012.The Commission sets season datesin the early spring to give huntersa chance to plan their fall sched-ule. The season structure, includ-ing license numbers, will be set incoming months.

Dates of interest for 2013include:·Pheasant Oct. 19-Jan. 5·Youth Pheasant Oct. 5-9·Resident Only Pheasant Oct. 12-14·Grouse/Partridge Sept. 21-Jan. 5·Mourning Dover Sept. 1-Nov. 9·Fall Turkey Oct. 1-Jan. 31·Archery Antelope Aug. 17-Sept.27 and Oct. 14-31·Firearms Antelope Sept. 28-Oct.13·Black Hills Archery Elk Sept. 1-30

·Black Hills Firearms Elk Oct. 1-31 and December 1-15·Archery Deer Sept. 28-Jan. 15·Youth Deer Sept. 14-Jan. 15·Black Hills Deer Nov. 1-30·West River Deer Nov. 16-Dec. 1·East River Deer Nov. 23-Dec. 8·Muzzleloader Deer Dec. 1-Jan. 15

Deer and antelope tag alloca-tions, waterfowl, sage grouse, andthe mountain lion season, as wellas new state laws will beaddressed at up-coming Commis-sion meetings. To view the com-plete list of seasons and monthlymeetings where the Commissionwill discuss and consider adjust-ments to administrative rules canbe found at http://www.gfp.sd.gov/agency/commission/default.aspx.

For information on the GFPCommission, visit the GFP web-site at www.gfp.sd.gov/agency/commission/default.aspx.

Rural attorney recruitment billsigned by Governor Daugaard

Governor Dennis Daugaardsigned HB 1096 into law todaythereby making South Dakota thefirst state in the nation to havelegislation designed specifically toassist the recruitment of attorneysinto rural areas.

Currently, sixty-five percent ofSouth Dakota’s attorneys arelocated in four counties: Minneha-ha, Pennington, Hughes andBrown. HB 1096 was designed toassist counties in the recruitmentof attorneys to their areas by pro-viding incentive payments over afive year period. Over the last sev-eral years, Chief Justice DavidGilbertson has spoken repeatedlyon the need for such services in therural areas.

In response to the bill signing,the Chief Justice stated: “Todaythe State of South Dakota takes agiant step forward to reverse fiftyyears of decline in the ability ofour citizens in rural areas to havereasonable access to legal servicesin their home area. I am hopefulthat my prior observation that wewere becoming a state with islandsof justice provided in the largercities while the rural areas becomea sea of justice denied, will,because of this bill be reversed.This bill will hopefully help pro-

vide not only the citizens withaccess to an attorney, but willwork toward ensuring that ourlocal rural county governments,school boards, cities and townshave access to legal services inthose underserved areas as well.”

HB 1096 creates a four-yearpilot program for counties with apopulation or 10,000 or less thatare determined eligible by the Uni-fied Judicial System. Participat-ing counties are required to paythirty-five percent of an incentivepayment, the State Bar Associa-tion contributes fifteen percentand the State of South Dakota willpay the remaining amounts. Anyparticipating attorney will have toagree to practice law on a full-timebasis in the eligible county for fiveyears. The incentive payment isequal to ninety percent of the resi-dent tuition for the University ofSouth Dakota School of Law and isdivided over the five-years theattorney is obligated to practice inthe rural county.

The program will be adminis-tered by the Unified Judicial Sys-tem and any interested counties orattorneys may contact the StateCourt Administrator’s Office at605-773-3474 for more informa-tion. The pilot program is author-ized to begin on July 1, 2013.

Bridge deck work to begin in Midland

The South Dakota Departmentof Transportation will beginreplacing the Highway 63 bridgedeck over the Bad River in Mid-land on Monday, April 1.

The bridge will be reduced toone-lane with a 10-foot-widthrestriction, and traffic will be con-trolled by temporary signal lights.

The new bridge deck will beformed during two concrete pour-ing sessions. The full-width of thebridge will be closed for aboutthree days for each concrete pour,and motorists will need to findalternate routes.

Additional information will beprovided when construction neces-sitates full closing of the bridgedeck.

The prime contractor on the$1,586,864 bridge project is HeavyConstructors of Rapid City.

Completion date for the work isOctober 4.

For more information, contactDean VanDeWiele with the SouthDakota Department of Trans-portation at 605-773-5294.

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Annalee Roghair is assisted by her leader, Kim Olson in measur-ing chocolate chips.

Austin Olson takes the lead of a group of dough scoopers whileCooper Feddersen waits for the finished product.

Clean up after baking 2,448 cookies is a big job for Jacob Birke-land and Jacob Lolley.

Darian Roghair, Madelyn Host and Annalee Roghair loadinganother tray with cookie dough.

4-H Leader Beth Feddersen reads the recipe and leader KimOlson directs 4-Hers Seiney Moore, Lilli Moore and Taylor Fed-dersen in the process of making 84 dozen chocolate chip cook-ies.

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Gov’s vetoes supported by S.D. Legislature on final day

There was not quite enoughsupport by South Dakota Senatorsto overturn the Governor’s veto ofproviding certain research moneyto SDSU. The House also upheldtwo line-item vetoes issued by theGovernor.

Legislators considered thevetoes during the final day of the2013 South Dakota Legislativesession on January 25.

SB115 would have increased thecommercial fertilizer inspectionfee to pay for fertilizer-relatedresearch and created the NutrientResearch Education Council.

Gov. Dennis Daugaard, in issu-ing the veto, said this was a newtax, which he found “particularlyobjectionable,” because the tax“benefits a government agency--the Agricultural Experiment Sta-tion--that is already receiving anongoing increase of more than 10percent and an increase of 8 newfull-time equivalent state employ-ees.”

Senator Shantel Krebs, R-Ren-ner, had argued for overturningthe veto because the extra 15-cents would provide “localizedresearch data that enables theU.S. Department of Ag, specifical-ly the Natural Resource Conserva-tion Service, to adopt nationalnutrient management practicesthat are specific to South Dakotaconditions… our producers, ourgrowers need to know what thosestandards should be.”

Sen. Jason Frerichs, D-Wilmot,said the bill provided “targetedresearch dollars to our land grantuniversity.”

Sen. Corey Brown, R-Gettys-burg, said he found it “little bitawkward for me to come out inopposition to this bill,” since herepresents a very rural district.However, he said the bill wasdesigned to cover the cost of a par-ticular program, and a tax is gen-erally broader in concept.

Sen. Larry Tidemann, R-Brook-

ings, said he thought there wasvalue in having public research,rather than leaving the researchto the commercial producers of fer-tilizer. It was noted that otheragriculture states are also doingthe research for their particularconditions, which this wasdesigned to do for South Dakota.

Daugaard said he had recom-mended a $1 million increase inhis FY14 budget proposal, whichthe Legislature adopted and addedyet another $500 thousand in one-time funding. This more thanfully restored the FY12 generalfund cuts, he said.

“Beyond these dollars, federalfunds and other funds spendinghas increased almost 16 percentover pre-cut levels,” said Dau-gaard. “The Agricultural Experi-ment Station is one of the few pro-grams in state government thathas seen its funding restoredfully.”

Veto override proponents gar-nered 22 votes in favor, howeverthat was not enough for the two-thirds needed and Daugaard’s vetostood.

The House agreed with the Gov-ernor’s assessment of portions oftwo bills, HB1137 and HB1185,that had estimated fall enrollmentof technical schools and K-12 forcertain funding using 2012, ratherthan 2013. Daugaard said he didnot disagree with the Legislature’sintent to distribute money to edu-cation. “The Legislature can use aletter of intent to clarify its inten-tion to distribute the technicalinstitute funding according to thefunding formula, and the K-12funding according to the FY2013actual student FTE,” said Dau-gaard, adding, “It is my intentionto instruct that these funds be dis-tributed according to the letter ofintent.”

Both the Senate and the Househeard the final gavel of the 2013session shortly after noon.

Attorney General Jackleyurges everyone to help stop sweepstake scams

Attorney General Marty Jack-ley is asking consumers statewideto reach out to their elderly family,friends or neighbors, to warmthem of the dangers of sweepstakescams. The Attorney General’sConsumer Protection Division hashad several victims come forwardto file formal complaints againstthese types of telemarketers. Onesenior wired $2,000 and attemptedto wire an additional $1,800 beforefamily members were able to stopthe last transaction. In a separatecase, an individual wired $1,000and attempted to wire an addition-al $1,300, but a bank employeerecognized the scam and was ableto contact family. The ConsumerProtection Division has also beenworking with an individual whohas been harassed by a sweep-

stake telemarketer for 2 yearswith the promise of a $15 milliondollar jackpot. The last attemptwas an $11,000 transaction tocover additional taxes. The finaltransaction was stopped, but notbefore over $75,000 was alreadylost.

“Take the time to talk with eld-erly friends and neighbors to makesure they understand the dangerin responding to sweepstakeoffers. Keep in mind that theminute the telemarketer asks foran upfront fee to receive a sweep-stakes winning, it is a scam,” saidJackley.

If you have been a victim of thisscam or would like additionalinformation contact the Attorney General’s Consumer ProtectionDivision as 1-800-300-1986 or con-sumerhelp@state.sd.us.

The Prairie Rangers 4-H Clubpartnered with the Modern Wood-men of America to sponsor a cook-ie fundraiser.

The Prairie Rangers made atotal of 2,448 cookies that included84 dozen chocolate chip, 78 dozenmonster cookies and 42 dozen oat-

meal raisin cookies.The Modern Woodmen were

involved in the project as part oftheir monthly community activity.

In addition to the cookie sales,the Modern Woodmen also distrib-uted information on radon andcarbon monoxide safety, as well asradon kits.

Legal Notices Murdo Coyote • March 28, 2013 • Page 9

Notice of AnnualMeeting

Notice is hereby given that the annualmeeting of the Murdo Cemetery Associa-tion will be held on Tuesday, April 9,2013, at 7:30 p.m. CDST at the JonesCounty Senior Citizen’s Center in Murdo,S.D., for the purpose of electing one (1)member to the Board of Trustees for aterm of three (3) years, and to take careof all other necessary business to comebefore the board at this time.

To be an eligible voting member, perpet-ual care fee and annual dues must bepaid prior to the annual meeting.

Michele McNeelySecretary-TreasurerMurdo Cemetery Association

Published March 28 & April 4, 2013, atthe total approximate cost of $16.90.

Notice of JobOpenings

The City of Murdo is now acceptingapplications for the positions for the 2013season:1. Baseball coach to organize andcoach the summer baseball program.2. T-ball coach to organize and coachfor approx. 1 month.3. Softball coach to organize andcoach the program.4. Full and part time lifeguards towork at the municipal swimming pool.5. Swimming lesson instructor toinstruct swimming lessons.6. Swimming pool manager to man-age the personnel and operations of theswimming pool.

Applications are available at the CityFinance Office between the hours of8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday thruFriday, and must be returned by 4:00p.m., Monday, April 1, 2013. Applica-tions will be reviewed by the City Councilat the meeting that evening with inter-views to be set up, if necessary. Formore information, call 669-2272. TheCity of Murdo reserves the right to acceptor reject any or all applications.

Krysti BarnesFinance Officer

Publish March 14, 21 & 28, 2013, at thetotal approximate cost of $35.68.

Notice of SummerJob Opening

Golf Coach

The City of Murdo is exploring the possi-bility of setting up a golf program to offergolfing lessons to youth in the communi-ty. They are taking applicants from anyindividual who would like to work with theCity of Murdo to set up a program andteach lessons. Hours and wage arenegotiable at this time depending on howthe program is developed and com-mences. Anyone interested in applyingfor this position, please stop at the CityFinance Office at 107 West SecondStreet, Murdo, S.D. on Monday throughFriday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. andpick up an application. Applications aredue back to the City Finance Office by4:00 p.m. on Monday, April 1, 2013, forreview at the evening meeting with inter-views to be set up as necessary. TheCity of Murdo reserves the right to acceptor reject any or all applications.

Krysti BarnesFinance Officer

Publish March 14, 21 & 28, 2013, at thetotal approximate cost of $30.03.

Notice of AnnualMeeting and Election

Murdo Ambulance District

There will be an annual meeting for 2013and election of three board members forthe Murdo Ambulance District on Mon-day, April 1, 2013, at the ambulancebuilding at 7:00 p.m.

Published March 21 & 28, 2013, at thetotal approximate cost of $8.44.

Notice of ResolutionMurdo Ambulance District

The Murdo Ambulance District passedresolution 3.2013 on March 7, 2013, witha unanimous vote of the board of direc-tors.

Resolution 3.2013

The Murdo District Ambulancewill change from SpecialAssessment to OPT OUT forthe collect 2013 pay 2014 taxyear. This will be in place for 2years (2015). In 2015, MurdoDistrict Ambulance will file anImposition of a Tax Levy to bein place 2016 until furthernotice.

Published March 21 & 28, 2013, at thetotal approximate cost of $22.75.

Proceedings of the West River Water

Development District

Regular SessionFebruary 21, 2013

CALL TO ORDER: The West RiverWater Development District convenedfor their regular meeting at the WestRiver Water Development District ProjectOffice in Murdo, S.D. Vice-ChairmanCasey Krogman called the meeting toorder at 10:32 a.m. (CT).

Roll Call was taken and Vice-ChairmanKrogman declared a quorum was pres-ent. Directors present were: Casey Krog-man, Veryl Prokop and Lorne Smith.Absent: Joseph Hieb and Marion Matt.Also present: Jake Fitzgerald, Manager;Kati Venard, Sec./Bookkeeper; DaveLarson, Larson Law PC.

ADDITIONS TO AGENDA: None.

APPROVE AGENDA: Motion by Direc-tor Prokop, seconded by Director Smithto approve the agenda. Motion carriedunanimously.

APPROVE MINUTES: The minutes ofthe January 17, 2013, meeting were pre-viously mailed to the Board for theirreview. Motion by Director Smith, sec-onded by Director Prokop to approve theJanuary minutes. Motion carried unani-mously.

FINANCIAL REPORT: A. Approval ofBills: Casey Krogman - $55.41, VerylProkop - $55.41, Lorne Smith - $55.41,West River/Lyman-Jones RWS -$1,000.00, Kadoka Press - $49.06,Lyman County Herald - $42.00, MurdoCoyote - $81.89, Pennington CountyCourant - $38.66, Pioneer Review -$41.26, Todd County Tribune - $44.64.Motion by Director Prokop, seconded byDirector Smith to approve the Districtbills. Motion carried unanimously. B. Dis-trict Financial Status Report: Thefinancial status of the District to date waspreviously sent to the Board. A copy ofthe January Financial Report is on file atthe District office in Murdo. Motion byDirector Prokop, seconded by DirectorSmith to approve the January FinancialReport. Motion carried unanimously.

REPORTS: A. Manager’s Report: Man-ager Fitzgerald presented his Februaryreport to the Board. Motion by DirectorSmith, seconded by Director Prokop toapprove the Manager’s Report. Motioncarried unanimously. B. Other Reports:None.

ANNUAL REPORT REVIEW: ManagerFitzgerald reviewed the 2012 AnnualReport which was submitted to the SouthDakota Department of Legislative Audit.Motion by Director Smith, seconded byDirector Prokop to approve the 2012Annual Report. Motion carried unani-mously.

ADJOURNMENT: There being no furtherbusiness, the meeting was adjourned at10:43 a.m. (CT).

/s/ Kati VenardKati Venard, Recording Secretary

/s/ Casey KrogmanCasey Krogman, Vice-Chairman

Published March 28, 2013, at the totalapproximate cost of $32.85.

Unofficial Record of Proceedings of theMurdo City Council

Regular MeetingMarch 4, 2013

The Murdo City council met in regularsession on Monday, March 4, 2013.Mayor Geisler called the meeting toorder at 7:38 p.m. Members answeringroll call were: Wayne Esmay, Mike Jost,Joe Connot, Jay Drayer, Matt Kinsley,Arnie Waddell and Mayor Geisler. Alsopresent Sheriff Weber, Karlee Barnes(The Murdo Coyote), Jerry Hatheway,Ray Erikson and Krysti Barnes. Allmotions were unanimous unless other-wise stated.

The agenda for the meeting wasreviewed and approved on a motion byWaddell, seconded by Drayer. The min-utes for the February meeting wasreviewed and approved on a motion byWaddell, seconded by Esmay. Buildingand teardown permits were reviewedand approved as follows on a motion byWaddell, seconded by Esmay. JudyIversen (windows/roof), Andrea Sheehan(relocate/remodel house pending loca-tion established with City), Curt Chamb-liss (move in 4 plex apartment, locationto be confirmed with City).

No appointments were made for the pub-lic area and council moved on to thevouchers for the month. They werereviewed and approved on a motion byConnot, seconded by Waddell as fol-lows:

GENERAL: Payroll – 2,533.65, Payrolltaxes – 478.22; Retirement – 303.84;Gary Larson (annual report) 1,800.00;The Murdo Coyote (publishing) 89.56;Jones County Register of Deeds (filings)30.00; FNB (travel/supply/postage)464.74; Wellmark (insurance) 894.85;Golden West (phone) 106.64; Zee Med-ical (med kit) 95.45; Servall (mats) 37.44.

PUBLIC SAFETY: Jones County (lawenf contract) 1,600.00; Farmers Union(fuel) 217.65; West Central (electricity)317.06.

PUBLIC WORKS: Payroll – 2,107.83;Payroll taxes – 750.37; Retirement –367.47; Golden West (phone) 53.33;Wellmark (insurance) 894.85; HeartlandWaste (garbage) 3,468.00; Dept ofRevenue (sales tax) 253.32; WR/LJ(water airport) 40.00; FNB (computer/travel) 314.25; Corky’s (supplies) 2.13;Farmers Union (gas) 124.19; Ingrams(pest control) 60.00; SD DOT (registra-tion) 60.00; SDMSMA (conference)50.00; Venard Inc (repair) 40.00; WestCentral Elec (electricity) 2,204.41; WWTire (o-ring) 29.90; Zee Med (med kit)37.62.

PARKS & RECREATION: Golden West(phone) 38.69; Pro Gutter (gutter at aud)1,956.63; West Central Elec (electricity)82.01.

SPECIAL REVENUE: Brett Nix (indpark) 689.43; West Central Elec (elec-tricity) 744.00.

WATER: Payroll – 3,117.28; Payrolltaxes-924.24; Retirement – 425.45;Golden West (phone) 53.32; SD Dept ofRevenue (water testing) 13.00; PioneerCountry Mart (gas) 132.40; WR/LJ(water/tower) 3,331.50; Corky’s (sup-plies) 11.50; FNB (postage/conf) 290.62;SDARWS (conference) 150.00; VenardInc. (battery) 145.95; West Central Elec(electricity) 434.88; Zee Med (med kit)37.63.

WASTEWATER: SD One Call (locates)6.66; Pioneer Country Mart (gas) 43.65.

Sheriff Weber presented his writtenreport for the month. At this time, amotion was made by Connot, seconded

by Waddell at 7:52 p.m. to enter intoexecutive session according to SDCL 1-25-2(3). Mayor Geisler declared councilout at 8:08 p.m. A motion to approve theSheriff’s Report was made by Connot,seconded by Waddell.

Hatheway gave the street report for themonth. He discussed teardown prac-tices and snow removal items. A motionto approve the report was made by Wad-dell, seconded by Jost.

The water report was given by Erikson atthis time. He discussed the rental ratesof City equipment and this was dis-cussed by council. A motion to adopt thenew rates as proposed was made byWaddell, seconded by Connot. Lightingaround the Auditorium and pool areawere discussed, camera use on thesewer areas around where the proposedstreet projects are was discussed as wellas a new computer to handle the video ofthese. A motion to approve the reportwas made by Waddell, seconded byDrayer.

The finance report was given by Barnesat this time. A written report was pre-sented as such: Cash in bank –588,861.02; MMDA – 151,745.53; Sav-ings – 73.31; Change – 40.00. Rev-enue: Sales tax – 24,527.08; Interest –34.86; Property tax – 17,605.14; BankFranchise – 2,979.76; Liquor tax rever-sion – 920.97; Malt beverage – 2,743.41.

Barnes presented the 2012 AnnualReport of Expenditures and Revenues atthis time. A motion to approve as suchwas made by Waddell, seconded byEsmay.

Barnes discussed setting the dates forEqualization meetings for March 18,2013 and if necessary a follow up meet-ing on March 21, 2013 at 7:30 p.m..She presented election information andinformation on the City adopting a Com-prehensive Plan. This she will follow upon in future meetings. A motion toapprove the report was made by Esmay,seconded by Waddell.

OLD BUSINESS: Barnes mentionedthere was no new information orprogress on the proposed shootingrange or the park trail project. She dis-cussed some items on the Safe Routesto Schools sidewalk grant and is workingwith KLJ engineers on this and they willdonate some hours and asked if the sur-plus money allocated towards to ParkGrant Application could be used on thisand council agreed.

Barnes presented the trailer house ordi-nance with some questions beingaddressed and some revisions. Councilwill review this again at the next meeting.

An update on the building teardown wasdiscussed as was an update on the air-port project for the runway expansion.

NEW BUSINESS: Barnes discussedneeding to advertise for summer helpand council okayed this with applicationsdue for hiring next month. They also dis-cussed setting up a golf program andinstructed Barnes to advertise for thatand in setting up the program.

An alcohol use license for a wedding atthe Murdo Auditorium for May 4, 2013 forSarah Hullinger and Bill Zaugg was pre-sented and a motion to approve this wasmade by Connot, seconded by Waddell.

A motion was made by Waddell, second-ed by Drayer at 10:02 p.m. for council toenter into executive session according toSDCL 1-25-2(5). Mayor Geislerdeclared council out at 10:10 and counciladjourned at that time.

Krysti Barnes, City Finance Officer

Published March 28, 2013, at the totalapproximate cost of $65.63.

2012 Annual Report Municipality of MurdoStatement of Net Assets

Modified Cash Basis December 31, 2012 (Exhibit I)

PRIMARY GOV’T TYPES

Gov’t Activities Business Type Activities Total ASSETSCash & Equivalents 558,913 44,877 603,790Total Assets 558,913 44,877 603,790

Net Assets:Other Purposes 10,001 10,001Unrestricted 548,912 44,877 593,789Total Net Assets 558,913 44,877 603,790

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES MODIFIED CASH BASISFor the year ended December 31, 2012 (Exhibit II)

Program Revenues Functions/Program

Expenses Charges for Svc OperatingGrants & Contrib

Primary Gov’tGov’t Activities

General Gov’t 140,035 10,065Public Safety 26,881Public Works 383,442 71,693 3,000Health & Welfare 2,085Culture & Recreation 71,411Conservation & Dev. 16,135 2,711Interest long term debt 1,469

Total Gov’t Activities 641,458 84,469 3,000

Business Type Activities:Water 147,350 141,991Sewer 78,816 66,374

Total Business TypeActivities 226,166 208,365Total Primary Gov’t 867,624 292,834

Net (Expenses) Revenue and Changes in Net Assets

Functions/Programs Primary Government

Govt. Business Activities Activities Total

Gov’t ActivitiesGeneral Gov’t <129,970> <129,970>Public Safety <26,881> <26,881>Public Works <308,749> <308,749>Health & Welfare <2,085> <2,085>Culture & Rec. <71,411> <71,411>Conservation & Dev. <13,424> <13,424>Int. on long term debt <1,469> <1,469>

Total Gov’t Activities<553,989> <553,989>

Business Type Activities:WaterSewer

Total Business Type Activities <17,801>

Total Primary Gov’t <553,989> <17,801> <571,790>

General RevenueTaxes

Property 136,767 136,767Sales 467,710 467,710

State Shared 29,430 29,430Grants & Contrib 10,027 10,027Unrestricted Investment

Earnings 366 366Misc Revenue 40,034 40,034

Total General Revenues& Transfers 684,334 684,334

Change in Net Assets 130,345 <17,801> 112,544Net Assets – Beg. 428,568 62,678 491,246

Net Assets – Ending 558,913 44,877 603,790

Krysti Barnes,City Finance Officer

Published March 28, 2013, at the total approximate cost of $101.52.

Coyote Classifieds Murdo Coyote • March 28, 2013 • Page 10

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

ATTN GOLFERS: OWN YOUROWN golf-club building business,including all components, shopmachines, & huge inventory.Priced well below cost. Call (605)997-3233 for pictures, & moreinformation.

EMPLOYMENT

PERKINS COUNTY SHER-IFF’S OFFICE accepting appli-cations for a deputy sheriff eligi-bility list. An EOE Perkins Coun-ty Sheriff ’s Office PO Box 234Bison, S.D. 57620 605-244-5243.

SEQUEL YOUTH AND FAMI-LY SERVICES a national fullservice leader in the treatment ofyouth, is opening: Sequel Transi-tional Academy, a transitional liv-ing program for males, ages 16-19,in Sioux Falls, S.D. Immediateopenings: Group Leaders, Thera-pist, Case Manager, BusinessOffice Manager, Part-Time RN,

Full & Part-Time BehavioralHealth Technicians, Full & Part-Time Cooks. Apply www.sequelemployment.com or fax resume(269)381-5332, erin.newton@sequelyouthservices.com. EOE.

ATTENTION NURSING PRO-FESSIONALS: Golden Living-Center, a national leader in long-term care, has career opportuni-ties at our Mobridge facility forevening & night RNs / LPNs withmultiple shifts available. GLCoffers comprehensive benefits(including PTO after 90 days ofservice), competitive wages, &continuing ed. For completedetails contact Executive DirectorSharon Martin, Golden Living-Center - Mobridge. 605-845-7201.AA/EOE/M/F/V/D

TOWN AND COUNTRY COOPof Finley, N.D. is seeking a quali-fied General Manager. This is anenergy operation with sales of $11Million. A strong background infinance, communication, and per-sonnel management is desired.Business degree and or businessmanagement experience preferredSend, email, or fax (888-653-5527)resume to: Larry Fuller, 5213Shoal Drive, Bismarck N.D.58503, larry.fuller@chsinc.com.

THE ELK POINT-JEFFERSONSCHOOL DISTRICT is seekinga Family and Consumer Sciencesteacher. If interested please senda letter of application and resumeto Brian Shanks, SuperintendentBox 578 Elk Point, S.D. 57025 wewill also accept electronic materi-als at Brian.Shanks@k12.sd.us.

CUSTER REGIONAL SENIORCARE is accepting applications

for Director of Nursing. Must belicensed as a Registered Nurse inSouth Dakota. Previous supervi-sory/management experience inlong term care preferred. Excel-lent benefits; salary based onexperience. Please contact Veroni-ca Schmidt (605) 673-2229 ext.109 or Joey Carlson at (605) 673-2229 ext. 110 for more informa-tion. Applications may be submit-ted on-line at www.regional-health.com. EOC/AA.

FOR SALE

LONGBRANCH IN PIERRE,S.D. We have lowered the price &will consider contract for deed.Call Russell Spaid 605-280-1067.

HEALTH AND BEAUTY

IF YOU USED THE MIRENAIUD between 2001-present andsuffered perforation or embed-ment in the uterus requiring sur-gical removal, or had a child bornwith birth defects, you may beentitled to compensation. CallJohnson Law and speak withfemale staff members 1-800-535-5727.

INVESTMENTS

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LIVESTOCK

HERBER RANCH SELLING125 Black Angus & F1 two-year-old heifer pairs; 20 with CharolaisX calves. Philip Livestock Auction,April 2, 2013. 605-488-0360, 605-488-0079.

THOMAS RANCH BULLSALE, Tuesday, April 9, 2013,18441 Capri Place, Harrold, SD,Troy: 605-222-1258, Cell: 605-973-2448. www.thomasranchcattle.com Sale 1:00 p.m., Selling 300Bulls: Charolais, Angus, Sim-Angus, Red Angus.

LOG HOMES

DAKOTA LOG HOME Buildersrepresenting Golden Eagle Log

Deadline is Tuesdays at 10 a.m.

Call: 669-2271

Murdo NutritionProgram Menu

April 1Salisbury Steak in GravyWild Rice BlendSpinach w/ VinegarCarrifruit SaladBreadPears

April 2Liver & OnionsBaked PotatoGreen BeansBreadCranberry Gelatin Salad

April 3Chicken & DressingBaked Sweet PotatoesBroccoli/Cauliflower BlendBreadMixed Fruit

April 4Roast PorkMashed Potatoes & GravyHarvard BeetsDinner RollBaked Apple Slices

April 5GoulashTossed SaladJuiceFrench BreadVanilla Pudding w/ Pineapple

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CARD OF THANKS: Poems, Tributes, Etc. $5.00 minimum for up to 20words.10¢ per word after initial 20. Each name and initial must be countedas one word.

NOTE: $2.00 added charge for bookkeeping and billing on all charges.

DISPLAY AD RATE: $5.20 per column inch.

PUBLISHER’S NOTICE: All real estate, advertised in this newspaper issubject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, which makes it illegal toadvertise “any preference, or discrimination on race, color, religion, sex, ornational origin, or any intention to make any such preference, limitation, ordiscrimination.”

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estatewhich is a violation of the law. Our readers are informed that all dwellingsadvertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.

Help WantedFIRST FIDELITY BANK inMurdo, S.D. is looking to fill afull-time teller/bookkeeper posi-tion. The individual must haveexcellent computer/keyboardingskills along with organizationaland customer service skills. Highschool diploma, GED or equivalentskills required. Please forward acover letter and resume to FirstFidelity Bank, Attn: Karen Royer,PO Box 47, Murdo, S.D. 57559.An Equal Opportunity Employer.

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