An orientation for Yank-ton High School ninth-gradestudents and their parentswill be held tonight (Tues-day).

Students will report totheir homerooms at 7 p.m.Staff will be available to helpstudents find their home-rooms. A presentation forparents will be held in theYHS main theatre from 7-7:45p.m. The student orientationand parent presentation willboth run from 7-7:45. CallYankton High School at 665-2073, if you have any ques-tions.

A letter pertaining toschool information will besent out prior to Aug. 6.Ninth grade schedules willbe distributed in homeroomsduring Orientation on Aug. 6.All ninth grade parents areencouraged to put money

into lunch accounts, pur-chase activity tickets, or payany fees associated with par-ticular classes from 8 a.m.-4p.m. on Aug. 6. Staff will alsobe available during the entireweek of Aug. 12-16 at theYankton High School Princi-pal’s Office from 8 a.m.-4p.m.

Geraldine PesickaJune 9, 1942-July 15, 2013Geraldine Ann PesickaResident of HaywardGeraldine

was born inWashington,Missouri andpassed awayafter a longbattle withcancer at herhome in Hay-ward, Califor-nia with hersons Brad and Scott Pesickaat her bedside.

Geraldine, or Jerri asmost knew her, was raised inYankton, South Dakota, alongwith her 8 siblings, by herparents T. Marjorie Curticeand Emery Frances Curtice.Geraldine married GeraldPesicka and they moved toCalifornia to raise their fam-ily in 1962.

Jerri was a loving motherand longtime member of St.John the Baptist CatholicParish in San Lorenzo. Jerrienjoyed helping others; as aresult volunteering at EdenHospital gave her much joyand satisfaction. She lovedto square dance and was aproud member of thePleasanton Pairs, Singles andFriends and the Farmers andFarmettes square dancinggroups. Jerri’s family andfriends were the gratefulbenefactors of her undeni-able talent for baking. Herbanana bread and assortedcakes were filled with incred-ible flavor for sure, but moreimportantly, they always ar-rived with a great dose oflove as well. She enjoyed togo camping and play Bunkowith friends, and as a proudmember of St John’s, en-joyed participating in all theactivities of the St. Gerard’sWomen’s Club.

She was preceded indeath by her father EmeryCurtice, her husband GeraldPesicka and the apple of hereye, daughter Kim Cassero.She is survived by sons BradPesicka and Scott Pesicka,mother T. Marjorie Curtice,sisters Mary Ellen Brosonskiand Jane Smith (Wayne)both of Yankton, SD, sisterPat Hartogs (Ben) of Amster-dam, Holland, brothers LarryCurtice (Angie) of Omaha,NE, Bob Curtice of Yankton,SD, Chuck Curtice (Laura) ofGarland Texas, Rick Curtice(Donna) of Vernal, Utah, andDon Curtice of Bozeman, MT.

Geraldine was loved byso many and will be missedby all that were blessed tohave known her.

The viewing was held atGrissom’s Chapel across thestreet from St. John’s churchon Lewelling Blvd in SanLorenzo from 5 p.m. to 7p.m. with Rosary to followon Thursday July 25th.

The Funeral was held onFriday, July 26th at 10:30 AMat St. John’s Church 264 ELewelling Blvd, San Lorenzo,CA 94680. A memorial recep-tion was held, after the serv-ices, at the Moose Lodge at20835 Rutledge Rd in CastroValley.

Yankton Press & Dakotan

August 6, 2013

Emma Lehrkamp DELMONT — Emma

Leona Lehrkamp, 89, diedSaturday, August 3 at theTripp GoodSamaritanCenter.

Funeralservice willbe Wednes-day, August 7at 2:00 p.m. atZion LutheranChurch inDelmont.

Visitation will be Tues-day, August 6 from 5 to 7p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. prayerservice at Zion LutheranChurch in Delmont.

Arrangements by KoehnBros. Funeral Home in Park-ston.

Emma Leona (Henke)Lehrkamp was born Febru-ary 27, 1924 to John andLouise (Uttecht) Henke onthe family farm southeast ofParkston, SD. She was theyoungest of eight childrenand was baptized and con-firmed at Salem LutheranChurch in Parkston. Shegraduated from ParkstonHigh School in 1942 and thenworked at St. Benedict Hos-pital, the Parkston Bakery,and Renfro Variety. On June22, 1947 she married NorbertA. Lehrkamp at SalemLutheran Church and thenmoved to the Lehrkamp fam-ily farm near Delmont, SD. Tothis union was born onedaughter, Patricia Ann.Emma became a member ofZion Lutheran Church in Del-mont and served as a Sun-day School teacher for manyyears, in addition to servingon many committees. Beinga farm wife, loving mother,and homemaker wereEmma's great joys in life. Inthe early years she enjoyedgardening and canning, cook-ing and baking, especiallybread and kuchen. She alsoloved doing crafts, knitting,and crocheting, makingmany afghans for family

members and friends. Sheserved as a leader of the GoGetters 4-H Club of DouglasCounty for ten years, andwas also a member of thePrairie People HandicraftClub. Most recently she cro-cheted lap robes and prayershawls for the QuiltersGroup of St. John's LutheranChurch of Yankton, SD, herdaughter's church. The laprobes were distributed tolocal nursing home resi-dents, church shut-ins, andthe Orpahn Grain Train. Nor-bert and Emma resided onthe family farm, even afterretirement. They celebratedtheir 64th wedding anniver-sary on June 22, 2011. Nor-bert went to be with his Lordon May 25, 2012. Emma wentto her Heavenly home onSaturday, August 3, 2013 atthe Good Samaritan Centerin Tripp, SD at the age of 89.

Grateful for havingshared her life are herdaughter, Patricia and hus-band, Ronald Ensenbach ofYankton, SD; a sister-in-law,Loraine Thaler of Wagner,SD; several nieces andnephews and their families,and many friends.

She was preceded indeath by her parents; father-in-law and mother-in-law,Joseph and Lydia (Kusler)Lehrkamp; brothers andspouses, Walter (Vera), Hugo(Regina), Herbert (Meta),and Arnold (Clara) Henke;sisters and spouses, Johanna(Renatus) Doering, Olga(Jacob) Bauder, Edna (Alrod)Meyer; brother-in-law, JohnThaler and several nephews.

Yankton Press & Dakotan

August 6, 2013

Phyllis Dannert Funeral services for Phyl-

lis A. Dannert, 77, ofCreighton, Neb., are at 10:30a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7, at

Zion Lutheran Church,Creighton. The Revs. MilanaJoseph and T. J. Carlson willofficiate, with burial inGreenwood Cemetery inCreighton.

Visitation is 5-7 p.m.today (Tuesday) at Brock-haus Funeral Home,Creighton, with a 7 p.m.Prayer Service.

Phyllis died Friday, Aug.2, 2013, at Avera CreightonCare Centre.

Adeline Juracek Memorial services for

Adeline Juracek, 94, of Nor-folk, Neb., are at 11 a.m. Fri-day, Aug. 9, 2013, at theNiobrara PresbyterianChurch, Niobrara, Neb. TheRev. Gary Panko will offici-ate, with burial in L'Eau QuiCourt Cemetery at Niobrara.

Visitation will be for onehour prior to services at thechurch.

Brockhaus-Howser-Fillmer Funeral Home, Nor-folk, is in charge ofarrangements.

Adeline died Sunday, Aug.4, 2013, at Heritage of Bel-Air,Norfolk.

Lucille MasonLucille Marie Mason, 96,

died July 15, 2013, inPetaluma, Calif.

Mass of Christian Burialis at 10:30 a.m. Saturday,Aug. 10, at St. ColumbaCatholic Church, 29601 444thAve. Irene, preceded by a Fri-day evening visitation from5-7 p.m. and rosary at 7 p.m.and a 7:30 p.m. Scriptureservice at Opsahl-Kostel Fu-neral Home and Crematoryin Yankton. Burial will be inthe parish cemetery.

Visitations will resumeone hour prior to the serviceat the church.

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Yankton Sees Record Rainfall MondayFrom P&D Staff Reports

A thunderstorm that roared through Yankton Mondaymorning washed away a rainfall record.

Yankton officially received 1.54 inches in about 45 minutes,establishing a new record for Aug. 5. The previous record was1.46 inches set in 2000.

Monday’s storm also included strong winds that reducedvisibility to just a few yards at times. There were no reports ofmajor damage.

Yankton has received at least some measurable precipita-tion each day of August so far.

Monday also saw another streak continue. The high tem-perature of 82 degrees unofficially marked the 18th straightday that Yankton’s high temperature had been below the aver-age normal reading. The average high reading for Aug. 5 is 85.9.

Both the rain and temperature trends may continue today,with strong or severe storms possible. Cooler and drierweather is forecast for Wednesday.

AnswerLine Temporarily Out Of Service BROOKINGS — SDSU Extension's toll free AnswerLine serv-

ice is temporarily out of service due to unexpected issues re-lated to a system upgrade put in place by the service provider.

AnswerLine connects consumers who have questions re-lated to food safety, cleaning tips, or balanced nutrition withExtension specialists, research-based information and re-sources. While issues are being worked out, South Dakotanscan reach AnswerLine experts and resources online via theFacebook page athttps://www.facebook.com/AnswerLine?ref=hl; on Twitter athttps://twitter.com/AnswerLine and on Pinterest at http://pin-terest.com/answerline/boards/.

Once the AnswerLine telephone service is once again avail-able, the number to call will be the same as before, 888-393-6336.

Crazy Horse Program Set For LibraryHave you ever wondered what happened to the great war-

rior Crazy Horse after he was killed at Camp Robinson innorthwest Nebraska?

Author Cleve Walstrom has sought an answer to the mys-tery of where Crazy Horse might be buried. Over severalyears, Walstrom covered thousands of miles in his pursuit ofthe trails left by Crazy Horse and has documented more than20 possible burial sights.

Meet author Cleve Walstrom and enter into discussion withhim about this intriguing topic at the Yankton Community Li-brary at 4:30-6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, as he discusses his book“Search for the Lost Trail of Crazy Horse.” Books will be avail-able for purchase at the event.

For more information, contact the library at 668-5276.

Rotary School Supply Event ThursdayOfficials with the Yankton Rotary Club thank the public

for supporting its latest initiative called “Rotary's Got YourBack.” Because of the public’s generosity, the Rotary has col-lected school supplies for more than 70 students.

Now it's time to fill your back pack. If you or someoneyou know could use some extra help with school supplies,you are invited to the Yankton City Hall gymnasium at 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8. Bring your backpack and Rotarymembers will fill it with the school supplies you need.

Lesterville Tractor, Pickup Pull Aug. 24LESTERVILLE — The Lesterville Fire & Rescue’s tractor

and pickup pull, featuring Northeast Nebraska Pullers Asso-ciation, will be held at the Lesterville Baseball Park, Lester-ville at 3 p.m. Aug. 24.

Registration will end 30 minutes before the start of thepull. If you register during that final 30 minutes, there will bea late fee of $5 unless you are pre-registered.

Tractor classes include both modified V-8 classes, 3000,farm stock, and hot farm.

Pickup classes are 2-wheel drive and 4-wheel drive.All local pickups welcome. For more information, contact Ron Trotter at 605-760-

3285, leave a message-will call back or Paul Scherschligt at605-661-4289.

Food and beverage will be available. Bring lawn chairs.No coolers will be allowed.

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VERMILLION — The National En-dowment for the Arts and the SouthDakota Tourism Board has awarded theUniversity of South Dakota’s Coy-oteopoly a $3,500 grant in support ofthe South Dakota Shakespeare Festival.

Launched in 2012 by members of theUSD Department of Theatre facultyChaya Gordon-Bland and Scott Mollmanand Beacom School of Business profes-sor Gregory Huckabee, the SouthDakota Shakespeare Festival is held inJune at Vermillion’s Prentis Park. The

South Dakota Shakespeare Festival wasdeveloped to increase the cultural,artistic and educational offerings to thepeople of the Vermillion communityand surrounding area. In addition tohigh quality, professional Shakespeareperformances, the Festival includes ed-ucational artistic events in a free andaccessible format.

With contributions from more than100 sponsors from eight states, theSouth Dakota Shakespeare Festival isowned and produced by Coyoteopoly-

Rotary, a USD Beacom School of Busi-ness-student run corporation thatstrives to provide charitable work forthe Vermillion area. Since its inceptionin the fall of 2004, Coyoteopoly has hada net revenue of more than $200,000that has gone directly to charities andorganizations of local interest.

For more information, visit:http://orgs.usd.edu/coyoteopoly/Shake-speareFestival.

Frosh Orientation Tonight

USD Group Gets Funding For Festival