Eldonna BartlettEldonna Ilithe Bartlett was

born April 6, 1936 in Washburn,ND to Ellsworth and Ida (Oak-land) Peterson.She died Monday,February 4, 2013at Pioneer Memo-rial Hospital in Vi-borg, SD,surrounded by herfamily, at the ageof 76 years, 9months and 28days.

Eldonna gradu-ated from Centerville HighSchool in 1954. She married Ron-nie Bartlett on December 31,1955. She was a member of Scan-dia Lutheran Church and EstherCircle. She was also a member ofthe American Legion Auxiliary,20th Century Club and the Gen-eral Federation Women’s Club ofSouth Dakota which she servedas State President from 1996 to1998.

Eldonna was an interviewerwith the Department of Laborfrom 1964 to 1986 in Yankton andSioux Falls. She worked at USD inVermillion and later worked atFirst Midwest Bank in Centervillefrom 1992 to 2002.

Her family was most impor-tant in her life. She is survived by3 daughters, Sandy (Gary)Edman and Lori (Allen) Hisel,both of Centerville and Sheri(Mitchel) Morse, Vermillion, SD;2 sons, Roger (Lori) Bartlett,Joplin, MO and Brian (Nicole)Bartlett, Centerville; 11 grand-children, Jason (Nicki) Hisel,Nathan (Angela) Hisel and AlisonHisel and her fiancé Nick, Tara(Jeff) Cole, Tim (Jen) Edman,Bobbi Bartlett, Erik (Cathy)Bartlett, Michele Morse and fi-ancé Jordan, Stephanie Morse,Matthew Morse and MichaelMorse; 8 great grandchildren,Hannah and Bryan Hisel, Jacoband Aidan Cole, Haleigh andKhloe Edman and Karson andCharlee Whitaker; 2 sisters,Marlys (Noble) Nelson andPriscilla (Dick) Landsman; abrother Ronnie (Jenny) Peterson;in laws, Claire (Bob) Jacobsen,Punk (Connie) Bartlett, and LilaSmit; and many special nieces,

nephews and cousins.She was preceded in death by

her husband Ronnie, her parentsand a brother Bud Peterson.

Funeral services will be held10 a.m., Thursday, February 7 atScandia Lutheran Church in Cen-terville with burial at RiverviewCemetery. Visitation will beWednesday at the ScandiaLutheran Fellowship Hall from 4-8 p.m. with family present from 6-8 p.m. and a prayer service at 7p.m.

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David MacyDavid Macy, 61, of Vermillion

passed away Wednesday, Febru-ary 6 at the Avera McKennanHospital in Sioux Falls, SD.

David was born June 8, 1951in Vermillion to Merle and Mar-jorie (Hilker) Macy. He graduatedfrom Vermillion High School andattended the University of SouthDakota. He served in the NationalGuard and married Janet Walz onApril 11, 1970 in Vermillion.David retired as an Ag Loan Offi-cer for the Randolph State Bankin 2008.

He is survived by his wifeJanet of Vermillion, his motherMarjorie of Yankton, SD a sonMichael David Macy of DesMoines, IA, a daughter DanaMarie (Paul) Winslow of Vermil-lion, a brother Dale (Sue) Macyof Aberdeen, SD and two sisters;Cleo (Loren) Anderson of Yank-ton and Carol (Michael) Engh ofRipon, WI. He is also survived bytwo grandchildren; Adam Davidand Macy Marie Winslow and nu-merous nieces and nephews.

Funeral service will be 10 a.m.Saturday, February 9 at theHansen Funeral Home in Vermil-lion with visitation one hour prior.

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February 7, 2013

Kurt (Desperotto)Lorenz

Kurt (Desperotto) DonnLorenz, 58, Yankton, died Friday,Feb. 1, 2013, in his home of natu-ral causes.

Memorial Services are at 2p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, at Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Chapel, Yankton,with the Rev. Rick Jensen officiat-ing.

Visitations begin at noonMonday at the funeral home.

Milford FolkersMilford Folkers, 89, of Apple

Valley, Minn., died Wednesday,Feb. 6, 2013, at the AugustanaHealth Care Center, Apple Valley.

Milford’s arrangements areentrusted in the care of the Op-sahl-Kostel Funeral Home andCrematory, Yankton.

Pearl HuberPearl Huber, 76, of Mission

Hill died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, at

Avera Yankton Care Center, Yank-ton.

Funeral services are at 10:30a.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at theUnited Church of Christ Congre-gational with the Rev. Dr. RickJensen officiating. Burial will bein the Garden of Memories Ceme-tery in Yankton.

Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Friday at

the Wintz & Ray Funeral Home,Yankton, with a prayer service at7 p.m. Visitation will resume onehour prior to the funeral at thechurch on Saturday.

To send an online sympathycard, visitwintzrayfuneralhome.com.

Thursday, 2.7.13ON THE WEB: www.yankton.net

NEWS DEPARTMENT: news@yankton.net 3PRESS DAKOTANthe midwestShooting Suspect Asks To Be Tried As Juvenile

PIERRE (AP) — A hearing is set for April to determine whether a 16-year-old Pierre youth should be tried as an adult on murder charges.

KCCR reports that Judge John Brown set a hearing date of April 10-12 to determine whether Braiden K. McCahren will be tried in adult orjuvenile court.

Prosecutors want to try McCahren as an adult on charges of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and alternate counts ofaggravated assault. McCahren has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

He is accused in the Dec. 18 fatal shooting of 16-year-old DaltonWilliams, as well as pointing a gun at a third 16-year-old boy who alsowas in the house at the time of the shooting.

The jury trial has been scheduled to start June 3.

Two Nebraska Students Handle Rabid Bat BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) — A bat that was handled by two students

who found it clinging inside the window of a Bellevue high school hastested positive for rabies, the Nebraska Humane Society said Wednes-day.

The students found the bat inside of a window at Bellevue EastHigh School on Thursday. They handled it before taking it to a teacher.

School officials contacted the Nebraska Humane Society. Animalcontrol officers took the animal, which was then sent for testing at theKansas State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Manhat-tan, Kan.

On Tuesday the society was told the bat tested out positive for ra-bies, so the high school and the students’ parents were notified.

While it’s unlikely the students contracted rabies, the humane soci-ety said, it suggested the students seek immediate medical treatment.Rabies can be fatal, but the society said that every year tens of thou-sands of people are treated with anti-rabies vaccines after exposure.

U.S. medical authorities say only two or three people die of rabieseach year in this country.

Man Pleads Guilty To Escaping Fed CustodySIOUX FALLS (AP) — A South Dakota inmate has pleaded guilty to

escaping after receiving a furlough to attend a funeral.Twenty-two-year-old Barry Allman, of Hermosa, was released from

federal custody for the funeral last November and failed to return. Hewas captured in Rapid City about a month later.

Allman had pleaded guilty to assault charges for firing a handgun ata party on the Rosebud Indian Reservation and injuring two men withricochets.

U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson says Allman faces up to five yearsin prison on the escape charge.

S.D. Tribe Proposing $34 Million CasinoOACOMA (AP) — The Lower Brule Sioux tribe is pursuing a $34 mil-

lion casino along Interstate 90 just west of the southeastern SouthDakota town of Oacoma.

Rapid City developer Richard Rangel told a crowd at the OacomaCommunity Center on Tuesday night that the project is envisioned intwo phases — a casino and travel plaza, followed by an events center,hotel and water park, The Daily Republic newspaper reported.

The tribe has secured a loan for the first phase from theShakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, which operates a Min-nesota casino and other enterprises and runs a charitable giving pro-gram. The Lower Brule tribe still needs approval from the federalInterior Department and the state. Should that happen, the tribe alsowould need to renegotiate a gambling compact with the National In-dian Gaming Commission.

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The Family of

Luther Nielson

The family of Luther Nielson would like to extend our heartfelt thank you to all of those persons who were with Luther on his final journey. The outpouring of support for his family has been immeasurable and words cannot describe our appreciation. We would like to especially extend our gratitude to the following groups: All of the ministerial support provided by Pastor Lance Lindgren and Pastor Rick Hazen as well as the musical accompaniment of Sandy Brewer; the excellent care given by the staff of Yankton Medical Clinic, Sacred Heart Hospital, Rexall Pharmacy and Wakonda Heritage Manor; the personal care and attentiveness given by Wintz-Ray Funeral Home; the exceptionally performed military rites conducted by Scott Olson, the SDARNG Honor Guard, the Gayville American Legion Honor Guard and the V.F.W. Honor Guard; all of those involved with the luncheon including Dick Sherman and the Ladies WELCA and volunteers of Vangen Lutheran Church; each of the Pallbearers and Honorary Pallbearers; all of the individuals and families who had called, sent flowers, memorials and food.

St. John’s Lutheran Preschool

Winter Carnival/Open House Come join us for some fun & games and check out our SMART table. Preschool rooms will be open for tours and teachers will be on hand to answer questions.

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Currently accepting registrations for the 2013-14 school year.

We offer Preschool & Pre-K programs in a Christ-centered environment.

For more information, please visit our website at www.stjpreschool.org

or call 665-7337 1009 Jackson St., Yankton.

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Dwight HarrisDwight Harris, age 82, of

Yankton, South Dakota, diedTuesday, February 5, 2013 atWakonda Heritage Manor inWakonda, South Dakota.

Funeral services are 2 p.m.,on Friday, February 8, 2013 atthe Wintz & Ray Funeral Homein Yankton with Pastor NathanMartin officiating. Burial will bein the Garden of MemoriesCemetery in Yankton with mili-tary honors provided by theErnest-Bowyer VFW Post No.791.

Visitation is from 3-8 p.m., onThursday, at the Wintz & Ray Fu-neral Home in Yankton with aprayer service at 7:00 p.m. Visi-tation resumes one hour priorthe funeral.

Pallbearers are Chad andTodd Sherman, Ben and Sam

Harris, Mike Kit-telson and EdJared.

Dwight wasborn July 28, 1930in Marquette,Kansas to Daleand Iola (Hall)Harris. He gradu-ated from Mar-quette High

School in 1948 and then joinedthe United States Army. Dwightserved in the Engineer Con-struction Platoon during the Ko-rean War and was honorablydischarged in March of 1952. Hethen started working for West-ern Construction and was in-volved in building Gavin’s PointDam in Yankton. On August 7,1954, Dwight married Lois Ben-nett. After their marriage, theymoved all across the country

working on different projectswith Western Construction. In1970, they moved back to Yank-ton and Dwight worked for Gun-derson International. In 1973, hestarted working for Mark’s Ma-chinery in Yankton until his re-tirement over 30 years later.After retirement, Dwight en-joyed fixing lawn mowers andalso helping his son at R&D Re-pair. In June of 2012, he becamea resident of Wakonda HeritageManor. Dwight enjoyed readingand always loved helping andvisiting with his customers.

Dwight is survived by hiswife, Lois Harris of Yankton; fourchildren: Rhonda (Tim) Sher-man, Steve Harris, Ron (Geral-dine) Harris and Tabitha Harris,all of Yankton; six grandchil-dren; 10 great grandchildren;brother, Gib (Gerda) Harris of

Shell Knob, MO; two sisters,Joyce (Don) Buffington ofWilliamsburg, NM and Phyllis(Uvon) Johnson of Little River,KS; and many nieces andnephews.

Dwight was preceded indeath his by parents; grandson,Craig Harris; and brother, GalenHarris.

To post an online sympathymessage, please visitwww.wintzrayfuneralhome.com.

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By The Associated Press

PIERRE — South Dakota could oppose anyfederal attempts to restrict the constitutionalright to bear arms, under a measure endorsedWednesday by a legislative committee.

The measure passed 8-1 by the State AffairsCommittee, a Republican-controlled panel thatincludes Senate leaders from both parties, alsowould direct the state attorney general to fightin court against any reduction in SecondAmendment rights. The bill next goes to thefull Senate.

The bill’s main sponsor, Sen. Larry Rhoden,R-Union Center, said the measure does notseek to nullify federal laws because the U.S.Constitution says federal law takes prece-dence over state law. The bill instead ex-presses the Legislature’s belief that theconstitution prevents the federal governmentfrom restricting gun ownership, he said.

“It drives a stake down in our state statutesto define what we hold dear in our Second

Amendment,” Rhoden told the committee.The measure, containing findings by the

Legislature, says the Second Amendment pre-vents federal initiatives to restrict gun owner-ship or the right of self-defense.

“We look askance at all federal legislationand executive orders that contrive to evade orelude the sacred, hallowed, and clear intentand purpose of the Second Amendment whichspecifically and definitively prohibits all in-fringement of this fundamental right by federalinsinuation,” the measure says.

Rhoden said the bill is designed to be a“constructive, conservative and reasoned affir-mation” of rights at a time when many believethose rights are being threatened by an emo-tional federal response to gun-relatedtragedies. He said the bill is not aimed at anyparticular federal proposal.

After the shootings at a Newtown, Conn., el-ementary school, President Barack Obamaproposed a ban on assault weapons and highcapacity magazines for ammunition. He also

wants to require all gun buyers to undergobackground checks.

No one spoke in opposition to the bill atWednesday’s hearing.

Sen. Larry Lucas, D-Mission, the only com-mittee member to vote against the bill, saidthe measure takes too strong a stance againstrestrictions on gun rights. The federal andstate governments already have banned peo-ple from owning machine guns and sawed-offshotguns, he said.

The bill also will lead to legal fights if Con-gress passes any restrictions, such as limitingthe capacity of ammunition magazines, Lucassaid.

“We’re going to turn around and say SouthDakota’s going to sue them because we don’tlike that,” Lucas said.

Republican Attorney General Marty Jackleytold the committee he favors the bill, includingits requirement that his office protect againstrestrictions of gun rights.

South Dakota

Committee OKs Gun Rights Bill

PIERRE (AP) — As dozens of state lawmakerswatched, Gov. Dennis Daugaard on Wednesdaysigned into law a plan to cut South Dakota’sprison costs by treating more nonviolent offend-ers through intensive probation, parole andother programs outside prison walls.

South Dakota Supreme Court Chief JusticeDavid Gilbertson and legislative leaders stoodby the governor’s side during the ceremony inthe Capitol Rotunda. Daugaard, Gilbertson, Sen-ate Republican Leader Russell Olson and HouseRepublican Leader David Lust appointed a studypanel that recommended the bill.

“We are going to change the administration ofcriminal justice in this state for the good of all itscitizens,” Daugaard said as he signed the bill.

The law will use intensive probation and pa-role, along with expanded special courts andother programs that treat drug and alcohol of-fenders, as part of an effort to divert offendersfrom prison and prevent them from committingfuture crimes.

Officials have said if nothing is done to curb arapid increase in adult inmates, the state would

have to spend an estimated $212 million to buildand operate a new men’s prison and a newwomen’s prison in the next decade. The newprograms will cost an estimated $51 million, re-sulting in a savings of more than $160 million,they said.

Daugaard said the changes in the criminaljustice system should begin to reduce the rate atwhich South Dakota locks up offenders. Thestudy panel reported that South Dakota has 416inmates for every 100,000 people, far higher thanthe average imprisonment rate of 307 per100,000 in the neighboring six states.

The Republican governor said prison will bereserved for violent and chronic offenders. Pro-bation, parole and other treatment programs willbe used to help nonviolent offenders overcomethe drug, alcohol and other problems that gotthem into trouble, he said.

“Those offenders will able to be in their com-munities, still working at jobs, still paying fortheir rent and putting food on the table for theirfamilies,” Daugaard said after the signing cere-mony.

Daugaard Signs CriminalJustice Reform Measure

Tax Plan PitsHeineman AgainstBusiness groupsLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov.

Dave Heineman’s tax plan is pitting the Re-publican governor against many of his tra-ditional allies in the business community,who welcome the conversation but say hisspecific plan would create financial uncer-tainty.

Heineman presented his plan to a leg-islative panel Wednesday, with an argu-ment that it would benefit smallbusinesses, working Nebraskans and vet-erans.

Some lawmakers challenged the asser-tion that eliminating the income tax andending sales-tax exemptions would help theeconomy. Heineman argued that the risk ofnot acting outweighs any uncertainty.

Groups that represent retailers, banksand independent businesses have come outagainst the proposal.

The bill is sponsored by Sens. BeauMcCoy and Brad Ashford, both of Omaha.