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Bison CourierOfficial Newspaper for the City of Bison, Perkins County, and the Bison School District

A Publication of Ravellette Publications, Inc.P.O. Box 429 • Bison, South Dakota 57620-0429

Phone: (605) 244-7199 • FAX (605) 244-7198

The$1.00Volume 29Number 46May 3, 2012

Includes Tax

HHiigghhlliigghhttss && HHaappppeenniinnggss“Pearls for a Princess” Mother/Daughter Banquet, Sat. May 12 ~5:30 pm ~ Reva Hall. (Hosted bySlim Buttes Free Lutheran Church)Come wearing your favorite pearlnecklace! $5.00 for adults for theBanquet. For more info call Normaat 375-3651 or Linda at 866-4685.

Galloway Cemetery meeting atthe Fire Hall in Meadow, May 10,2012. Please send contributions tohelp defray expenses to Jerry Mar-tin 19596 HWY 20, Meadow, SD57644.

Come out and meet Carter Lem-burg son of Nicole and Hadley Lem-burg on May 12 from 2 - 4 p.m. foran open house baby shower at thehome of Grandpa and GrandmaLemburg.

Please remember to keep votingfor Jessica Johnson who is com-peting in the "Rising Star of theWest" scholarship competition. Youcan vote once each day on each com-puter without registering. The steps

include: 1.) Go to www.blackhills-fox.com 2.) Type Jessica Johnson'sname in the "Search" box in theupper right-hand corner of thescreen 3.) Scroll down and "click" onany news story about Jessica 4.)Click on the "Rising Star of theWest" Box on the right side of thescreen 5.) Click on "View Entries" atthe top of the screen 6.) You will,then, be able to listen to all of thepresentations 7.) You can vote forJessica and the other contestantswith one being the lowest score andten being the highest score. Pleasekeep voting--(every day)--as Jessicawill be on again at the end of thisweek and, then, for another twoweeks after that. Thank you somuch for taking the time to vote forJessica, as your VOTES are very IM-PORTANT!

Paint Ball Blast at LeGrandeScotch Cap Ranch Saturday May 12,2012, 10 - 4. Cost $25.00 per person.Equipment and lunch provided.Waiver & Release required, for moreinformation call 605-244-5946.

Under Water EnchantmentProm 2012

Shaley Lensegrav and Christian Wolff were crowned Prom Kingand Queen

For nearly 50 years Dan Baum-garten has served the Lemmonarea as banker and bank presi-dent. On June 29 Dan will retirefrom Dacotah Bank. Travis Ellisonhas been named the incomingmarket president and will assumehis new role July 2. GarrettSchweitzer of Lemmon has beenhired to assume the position ofagricultural banker and will joinHeather Wenner, agriculturalbanker, to serve producers in theLemmon and Bison areas.

Dan graduated from LemmonHigh School and received a busi-ness degree from the AberdeenSchool of Commerce in Aberdeen,SD. In January 1963 he was hiredby Carney Peterson in Lemmon asa bank bookkeeper and he eventu-ally took a position with the insur-ance department. Later, Dan be-came an agricultural banker serv-ing local farmers and ranchers. OnOctober 30, 1990 Baumgarten wasnamed the bank’s president serv-ing in that capacity since. He suc-ceeded Stan Petersen who hadpassed away.

When asked about the most no-table changes in banking duringhis career he reflected on the erawhen loan rates were “21% and wehad to review loans every six

months. Banking regulationstoday have made it more difficultto serve customers the way weused to,” he said. Technology hasalso changed over the years.“When I started in banking wehad an adding machine, then wegot a calculator. Today we havecomputers, online banking, andmany things people hadn’tdreamed of years ago.”

As to the present and futureprospects for Lemmon? “Thingsare looking good and we are re-bounding as young people moveback home. We have a new seniorcitizens center, a new communitycenter, and new motel.” Dan isvery proud of Lemmon’s honor asSouth Dakota’s Small Communityof the Year as recognized by Gov-ernor Dennis Daugaard and theSD Office of Economic Develop-ment.

Then named the Bank of Lem-mon, Dacotah Bank’s holding com-pany acquired the Lemmon andBison locations in 1969. Accordingto the Dacotah Bank history book,Baumgarten was named to thebank’s board of directors in Janu-ary of 1970. He and his wife Jeanlive in Lemmon as do two of their children, Chad and LaRae. Theirdaughter Danelle lives in Miles

City, MT, and three children live inRapid City; Kaylyn, Delvin, andLance.

Rod Fouberg, chairman of Daco-tah Banks, Inc. board of directors,commented on Dan’s career withthe firm. “Dan has been a steadyand influential contributor to thegrowth success of Dacotah Bankfor over 40 years. Many of ussought his advice and we will misshis thoughtful common sense ap-proach and his deep understand-ing of our industry and our cus-tomers.”

The company’s president andchief executive officer (CEO),Richard Westra, recognized Baum-garten for his community focus.“Throughout his career in theLemmon community, Dan hasmade a positive difference overand over again with the many cus-tomers he has been able to serve.He has built a positive and consis-tent culture for our bank aroundservice to his community.” Thecompany and community are plan-ning a recognition event for Dan inlate June.

Travis Ellison is also a native tothe Lemmon area and was raisedon a cattle and small grain farm.

continued on page 2

Retirement, promotion, and new career announced at Dacotah Bank

Friends helping friends benefit for Mary Lee Hathaway

The Red Hatters hosted a benefit for Mary Lee Hathaway onSaturday evening. Mary Lee has Lung cancer she is takingChemotherapy and will continue through the summer. Thankyou to John Peck and Keith Hanson, Jr. for your auctioningservices and the Bison Area Mens Club for your help.Pictured above: Susan Carmichael, Linda Hanson, JoAnneSeim, Sherry Jackson, Mary Lee Hathaway and Alice Wishard.The account at Dacotah Bank is still open for anyone whowould still like to donate. Matching funds provided by ThriventHarding Perkins County Chapter 30416.

• The Bison Courier • Thursday, May 3, 2012

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Thursday, May 10Grd beef & green bean casserole

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Friday, May 11Chicken & dressing

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Monday, May 14Beef & noodles

seasoned spinachcrunchy cranberry salad

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Serving the West River area since 1912www.evansonjensenfuneralhome.comEvanson Jensen Funeral Homes

“Funeral Homes of Caring”Lemmon • 605-374-3805 Hettinger • 701-567-2522

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Norma’s Garden CenterShop for Mother’s Day

Bedding Plants, Onion Plants We have Gift Certificates

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USDA Farm Service Agency(FSA) State Executive DirectorCraig Schaunaman, reminds pro-ducers that the annual crop certi-fication deadline is July 15, 2012.

Producers who file accurate andtimely reports for all crops andland uses, including preventedplanted and failed acreage canprevent the potential loss of FSAprogram benefits.

"I encourage all producers tocontact their local FSA office tomake an appointment to file theirannual acreage report by the July15th deadline in order to complywith FSA program eligibility re-quirements," said Schaunaman.

South Dakota FSA offices nolonger mail appointment cardsand maps to producers for acreagereporting purposes. Producers areresponsible for contacting theirlocal FSA office to set up an ap-pointment to file their 2012acreage report. Hard copy mapswill be provided to the producer atthe time the acreage report is filed.Producers wishing to obtain digi-tal color copies of their respectivemaps are encouraged to providetheir e-mail address or a new jumpdrive to their local FSA office to fa-cilitate the request for digitalmaps.

Producers are also reminded toreport crop losses insured throughFederal Crop Insurance and theNoninsured Crop Disaster Assis-tance Program (NAP) within 15days of the disaster or as soon asthe loss is apparent.

Additional information aboutthe acreage reporting process orprograms administered by FSAmay be obtained by contactingyour local FSA office or on the webat www.fsa.usda.gov.

FSA crop certificationdeadline is July 15th

I wish to thank my family for taking time

during such a busy season to help me celebrate my 80th

birthday. Also a bigthank you to everybody

for the gifts, cards, phonecalls, hugs and personal greetings. It has been an

occasion that I will remember always.God Bless You All

Joyce Veal

Photo by Kristen Seidel and Frame that was made by KeithHulm.

Hathaway benefit item

in Hettinger. He is a former presi-dent of the Lemmon Area andCharitable Economic DevelopmentCorporation and graduated fromthe 6th class of South Dakota Agand Rural Leadership (SDARL)program in March this year.

Travis and his wife Carol live inLemmon with their three children;Amber, Jake, and Chance. He canbe reached at (605) 374-3853 byphone or by email at HYPER-LINK "mailto:[email protected]" [email protected].

Before joining Dacotah Bank,Schweitzer was with the U.S. De-partment of Agriculture as a soilconservationist. “Garrett’s workwith local farmers and ranchers inCorson, Dewey, and Perkins Coun-ties in South Dakota and SiouxCounty in North Dakota will servehim well in his new role,” Baum-garten said. “His background inlivestock analysis and natural re-source management is extensive.”

Garrett’s voice is familiar toLemmon area sports fans as hecan be heard broadcasting play-by-play on KBJM Radio. A Lemmonnative and resident, he graduatedfrom Lemmon High School in 2002and from South Dakota State Uni-versity at Brookings, SD in 2007with a Bachelor of Science degreein Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences.Schweitzer is active in the commu-nity serving as the council presi-dent of the Lemmon City Counciland board member on the Lem-mon Area Charitable and Eco-nomic Development board. He wasa Babe Ruth Baseball coach, andis a member of the Lemmon Ma-sonic Lodge, and North AmericanShriners. He can be reached bytelephone at (605) 374-3853 or byemail at HYPERLINK "mailto:[email protected]" [email protected].

Dacotah Bankcontinued from page 1

Prior to joining Dacotah Bank in2004 as an agricultural banker,Travis performed the same rolewith Farm Credit Services andWells Fargo in Bismarck.

Following graduation from Lem-mon High School, Ellison earnedan Associate of Arts degree inFarm and Ranch Managementand a Bachelor of Science degreein business administration fromDickinson State University atDickinson. He also earned hisMaster’s in management from theUniversity of Mary at Bismarck.In 2006 Travis completed theAmerican Bankers Association’sGraduate School of Banking pro-gram at the University of Col-orado, Boulder, CO.

Travis has been very active incommunity service including hiscurrent position as board memberfor the West River Medical Center

America’s high schoolgraduation rate ranks

19th in the world. (Fortyyears ago, we were

number one.)

Lines from the bookshelfThe Bison Courier • Thursday, May 3, 2012 •

Providing quality care in ahome-like atmosphere is one of theuppermost goals at Western Hori-zons Care Center (WHCC).Whether resident, staff, or friend– all are considered family.

Maybe your neighbor down thestreet moved to the Western Hori-zons Care Center because his dia-betes became unmanageable orthe wife of a friend couldn't walkby herself anymore. Since 1970,Hettinger has had a place for yourloved one to live among family andfriends.

A new face, a new friend, is thatof Marla Archibald, certified phys-ical therapist assistant, recentlyhired to provide the residents withtherapies. She is there to focus onmaintaining and improving physi-cal function. Hospital patients dis-charged with long-term ailmentsare now placed temporarily atWHCC where Marla can helpthem regain their strength.

An old friend, Mary Lewton, isthe new director of nurses. Uponbeing asked to name the numberone asset of WHCC, Mary said,“the continuity of care.” We pro-vide a team-based model of careled by the resident’s personalphysician, who provides continu-ous and coordinated care through-out their lifetime. The clinic andhospital are conveniently locatednearby. The continuity of care ishere, in our community, amongfamily and friends.

Tammy Wheeler (wife of Scott)is a nurse who works as the “MDS”(Minimum Data Set) assessmentnurse. She has also been instru-mental in organizing a variety offundraising events for the CareCenter, including a successful soupand sandwich luncheon this pastFebruary. Tammy and her friend,Viola Sprenger from Elgin, madeall the Kneofla soup served. Scottand Tammy have established ahome in Hettinger and after twoyears they are now old friends.

A familiar face is that of AllenMcIntyre. He came to the boardlast year, filling the vacated posi-

tion of Norman Smith. Since com-ing to the position, he has volun-teered to be on the WHCC CapitalCampaign and Community Aware-ness committee. Al's concise opin-ion about WHCC, “We need tomake the community aware of allthe improvements and accom-plishments achieved and that weare qualified to take care of theirloved one.”

There are at least 538 federaland state regulations that must befollowed and reviewed annually bya survey team from the statehealth department. The most re-cent survey, in October of 2011,found WHCC scoring well. The sixmeasures cited have been re-solved. WHCC has been consis-tently at or below the state aver-age in survey issues since Febru-ary 2010.

Western Horizons Care Centeris ready and able to welcome yourloved one. Thanks to moniesraised from the WHCC CapitalCampaign, new flooring will be in-stalled and ceiling tiles replaced tomake their new home more pleas-ant. Other improvements will bemade as well, once the goal of$200,000 is met. Thanks to thegenerosity of the community,grants and bequests, the cam-paign is well over half way to itsgoal. The newest event planned forthe campaign is:

“GETTING SARA MARRIED”performed by Dakota Stage Ltd.,from Bismarck, on Saturday, June9 at the Hettinger High Schoolgym.

Getting Sara Married is aptlydubbed “A Riotous Romp of a Rom-Com,” and tells the hilarious taleof an unmarried lawyer in hermid-thirties, much too busy to getinvolved in any romance.

We’re family here and we takegreat pride in the mission:

“To assist our neighbors inachieving and maintaining theirhighest level of independence in acaring and respectful environ-ment.”

We’re family here!

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Annual MeetingMonday • May 14, 2012

Lemmon Armory, Lemmon, SDSupper • 6:00 p.m. • Meeting to follow

3 POSITIONS WILL BE ELECTEDPlease RSVP to any of our branch locations

Lemmon Bison Faith Hettinger Pierre374-3380 244-7155 967-2380 701-567-2153 224-4844

Mother’s Day is May 13scarves, jewelry, candles,

designer fragrances.Special Mother’s Day cards

by Hallmark and much,much more.

We do gift certificates!Greenhouse coming soon!!

Hat’s off to MMOOMMCheck out this

arrangement and manymore at

The Flower BoxLemmon

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Mom’s Day

By Vi LeonardIs your spring cleaning done?

Do you do spring cleaning any-more? I am afraid I don’t do much,but it is nice to clear away the win-ter clutter and open the windowsand freshen things up. As I lookedon the bookshelves at the Library,I realized that we do have severalbooks with lots of hints and how-to’s for making cleaning easier.

“10,001 Hints and Tips for theHome” by DK Publishing is so fullof good information. The index in-cludes chapters on Organizingyour Household, Decorating, cook-ing, and gardening among others.The whole book is full of colorful,short, brief, easy to read articles.As I paged through it, I wasamazed at the wealth of informa-tion, some of it reminded me ofthings that I already know, andother that made me wonder whydidn’t I think of that!

“Heloise From A to Z” is dividedinto chapters alphabetically, so itis easy to find specific information.It is a 430 page book of hints.Should answer all your questionsabout housekeeping.

“Family Circle – Hints, Tips andSmart Advice” is 14 chapters ofeasy to read, short hints. It hassome chapters on things that theones above don’t, such as “Supermoney savers”, “Kids!, Kids!,Kids!”, “Vacation and travel” and“Beauty secrets”.

“Mary Ellen’s Clean House” byMary Ellen Pinkham is “The all-

in-one place Encyclopedia of Con-temporary Housekeeping”. It in-cludes eighteen ways to cut clean-ing time and a chapter on smartbuying for your home, which in-cluded appliances, windows, floorand wall coverings, etc. Anotherchapter includes information onmaking your clothes look good.Besides laundry, it includessewing for non-sewers where ittells how to sew a button on prop-erly, sewing badges, iron onpatches and hemming. And thenthere is a chapter that could helpyou save money on service calls forappliances. It is called “Trou-bleshooting for the mechanicallychallenged”. It tells you what tolook for first before you make thatcall. It also tells you how to avoidand handle emergencies. It is easyreading with illustrations. It is notintended to replace a service call,but it might help you avoid an un-necessary one.

“Rodale’s Book of Hints, Tipsand Everyday Wisdom” is much

the same as the other books, buthas more on health, keeping fit,auto advice and even has a chap-ter on pets and backyard livestock.Probably most of you would notsay that cleaning is your favoritething to do, however I do knowsome who could probably havewritten these books. At any rate, aglance through any of the abovebooks will probably give you anidea that will make it easier andfaster. Happy Cleaning!!!

Now Taking Or-ders for 2” to 12”

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LindstadTrout Farm

The valediction is thespeech delivered by the

graduate with the highestscholastic standing. The

speech usually expresses the upsand downs the studentshave gone through and

provides a youthful insightof a hopeful future. It also

has some color of gratitude,commitment and

perseverance. I think thebest Valedictorian speeches

are those that contain thepersonal goals and inspirations of the

Valedictorian themselves.


By Robert W. Drown, Natural Resource Specialist

Rust fungi in the genus Gym-

nosporangium cause diseases oftrees in the Rosaceous or applefamily, commonly called juniperrust. Cedar-apple rust is the bestknown but there are at least nineother related rusts.Cedar –apple rust and other re-lated rusts occur throughout theDakotas. During the summer, falland winter Cedar-apple rust andseveral other closely related rustsreside on host plants that serve assources of nutrition for the fungibut are not harmed. In the springthe fungi go through their repro-ductive cycle and release sporesthat are dispersed by the wind in-fecting other plants that areharmed.

Cedar-apple rust uses as itshosts Eastern Red Cedar (ERC)and Rocky Mountain Juniper

(RMJ) and attacks the leaves andfruit of apple trees. Quince rustuses ERC, RMJ, Creeping Juniper(CJ), and Bush Juniper as itshosts and attacks fruits especiallyof hawthorns. Hawthorn rust usesERC and RMJ as hosts and at-tacks the leaves of hawthorns, ap-ples, mountain ash and pear trees.Juneberry rust uses ERC, RMJand CJ as hosts and attacks fruit,stems and leaves of juneberry,quince, apple and mountain ash.Cedar-apple rust develops on bothapple leaves and fruits as small,yellow-to-orange spots develop onthe upper leaf surface shortly afterbloom. Black dots soon appear inthese spots. The infected spots areoften thickened or blistered. Inmid-summer, tiny orange-coloredtubes form on the lower leaf sur-face opposite the spots on theupper surface. Heavy infectioncan result in severe defoliation.Spots on the fruits are similar ex-cept that the tubes are not alwaysformed.

Cedar-apple rust on red cedarforms red-brown galls over a pe-riod of nearly two years. In thespring the mature galls ("cedar ap-ples") produce orange gelatinoustendrils ("horns") during moistweather. The spores formed onthese tendrils infect apple leavesand fruits. The quince rust gallsare elongate, perennial and maylive for several years, producingnew crops of spores each spring.

Theoretically fungal diseasescan be controlled by removingcedars within two miles of appleand crabapple trees. Practicallythe use of fungicides can be veryeffective. Application of myclobu-tanil (Nova or Rally) or fenarimol(Rubigan) periodically, startingwhen the flower buds show pinkand at 7-10 day intervals to a max-imum of three sprays, or until coolwet weather (spring or early sum-mer) is past. This will protect theemerging leaves and developingfruits. If possible select the morecedar-apple rust resistant vari-eties such as Dakota, Haralson,Mandan, or Red Duchess.

Sulfur, registered for scab con-trol, may help to suppress rust de-velopment on apple trees grown bythe homeowner. Native crabap-ples are susceptible to cedar-applerust; Asiatic crabapple varietiesare generally resistant. Dolgo,Centennial, and Manchuriancrabapples are resistant to cedar-apple rust. The reaction to otherrusts is unknown.

My sources for this news releasewere the USDA Forest Service andNDSU Extension Service. If youwould like more information aboutRust Diseases and Their Controlcall Bob Drown at the Conserva-tion Office at 605-244-5222, Ex-tension 4.

TREE FACTS – Rust diseases and their controlSouth Dakota Farm Bureauweighs in on farm bill

While lawmakers in Washing-ton, D.C., are working on the nextFarm Bill, the SD Farm Bureau isurging the state's congressionaldelegation to focus on fiscal re-sponsibility and a strong safetynet to protect the nation's food se-curity. In a recent visit to CapitolHill, as well as a letter sent thisweek, Farm Bureau outlined keyconsiderations for the Farm Bill.

"As a general farm organization,Farm Bureau is in a unique posi-tion of understanding the chal-lenges in writing legislation thatmeets the needs of all farmers, allcommodities, and all regions of thecountry. At the same time, we areacutely aware of the fiscal con-cerns facing our nation," saidSouth Dakota Farm Bureau Pres-ident, Scott VanderWal, Volga.

According to VanderWal, FarmBureau is urging Congress toadopt a "three-legged stool" ap-proach for the farm bill's safetynet, comprised of a deep loss com-ponent, accompanied by the con-tinuation of a strong crop insur-ance program and the currentmarketing loan provisions.

"We strongly support maintain-ing or improving the current arrayof crop insurance products avail-able, to allow farmers to developsafety nets for their operations.Our members also support themarketing loan program and wishto extend that into new policy,"said VanderWal. "A third aspectwe support is to develop a deeploss approach that can provide cat-astrophic revenue loss protectionat the county or crop reporting dis-trict level, rather than the farmlevel. This is important for help-ing producers deal with events be-yond their control, while at thesame time reducing administra-tive costs.

VanderWal added, "Our over-arching principle is to get the fed-eral budget deficit under control.Farm Bureau policy calls for afully balanced budget by 2019, andthat means reducing all areas ofthe budget. We believe that agri-culture needs to do its part; at thesame time, we are urging Con-gress to treat the nation's food sys-tem proportionally and fairly.

Moisture, not air, causessuper glue to dry.

Grace Baptist Church • Pastor Phil HahnSunday School 9:30 a.m. • Worship Service - 10:30a.m.

Wednesday Prayer Mtg. - 6:30 p.m.Church of Christ

18 mi. south of Prairie City - Worship Service - 10:00 a.m.Prairie Fellowship Parish ELCA • Pastor Margie Hershey

Indian Creek - 11:00 a.m. • American - 9:30 a.m. • Rosebud - 8:00 a.m.Christ Lutheran Church WELS •

Pastor Gerhardt JuergensSunday Bible Class - 8:00 a.m., Worship Service - 8:30 a.m.

Tuesday Bible Class - 7:00 p.m.Coal Springs Community Church

Pastors Nels & Angie EasterbySouth Jct. of Highways 73 & 20

Sunday School - 10:00 a.m., Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.Seventh Day Adventist Church • Pastor Donavon Kack

Sabbath School - 10:30 a.m., Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church • Fr. Tony Grossenburg

Saturday Mass: Lemmon - 4:45 p.m., Bison - 7:15 p.m.Sunday Mass: Lemmon - 8:15 a.m., Morristown - 11:00 a.m.

Holland Center Christian Reformed ChurchPastor Brad Burkhalter • Lodgepole

Worship Service - 8:00 a.m.First Presbyterian Church • Pastor Florence Hoff, CLPWorship Service -10:30 a.m. • 9:30 Sunday School all ages welcome

Slim Buttes Lutheran • Pastor Henry MohagenReva • Sunday School 10:00 a.m., Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.

WMF 2nd Wednesday at 1:00 p.m., Confirmation every WednesdayBeckman Wesleyan Church • Pastor Brad Burkhalter

Prairie CitySunday School - 10:00 a.m., Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m.

Vesper Service - 6:00 p.m., Wed. Evenings - 7:30 p.m.

PPaassttoorrss PPeerrssppeeccttiivveePastor Henry Mohagen

Slim Buttes Lutheran ChurchReva SD

John chapter 14 is used as a comfort chapter for us when we facecrisis and especially at the time of the separation of death. Thereis comfort and the reassurance of something to look forward to.

You mothers who drop your children off at the day care are some-times faced with the situation of your children not wanting you toleave them there. They might cry and complain trying to get youto stay or to take them with you. They don’t understand the needfor you to go off to work or to do what you need to do and that it isreally for the child’s good. It might be necessary so you can providea better life for them. Jesus was trying to prepare his disciples forhis departure. He was trying to tell them it will be good for themthat he would leave them. Now that didn’t make much sense tothem, just like it doesn’t make sense to your children that youneed to leave them at the day care. Jesus also told his disciplessomething that you also tell your children when you leave and

that is “I will be back”. Jesus reassured his disciples that he wouldreturn but in the meantime he was going to prepare a place forthem. “I am going on ahead and preparing a place for you, trust

me”. The disciples resisted this just like your children resist whenyou tell them I will be back and get you later. The disciples askedthe question how we will know the way. Our grandson Peter wasin a daycare as his Mom and Dad were teaching school. He disap-peared from the day care one day. He showed up at the school andsomeone recognized him and his dad was called and he took him

back to the daycare to the relief of everyone. This little preschoolerhad walked nearly all the way across town, about 10 blocks to theschool, crossing a railroad track, the main street which also is astate highway, finding his way to the school. They wondered howhe found the way. He knew the way across town by watching outthe window of the car from his car seat. Jesus told his disciples

that He was the way to the father, and not only that but the onlyway. Jesus told the disciples if you know me you know the way.The message is the same for us, if we know Jesus as savior we

know the way to heaven.

The Bison Courier • Thursday, May 3, 2012 •

Alice Marjorie White, 99, ofSanta Maria, California diedpeacefully with her family by herside on Thursday, April 26, 2012.Marjorie was born on February 23,1913 on the family homesteadnear Cash, South Dakota, the old-

est of 10 children born to Mabeland Eldred LeRoy Lenerville.

She was a school teacher from1947 until early 1960’s. She thenworked as a clerk in the ASCSGovernment office in Bison, SouthDakota before moving to Califor-nia. She enjoyed many differenthobbies especially making ceram-ics, crocheting and collecting dolls.She was an avid reader and en-joyed attending DAR meetingsand volunteering with the JohnBirch Society.

She is preceded in death by herparents; her brothers, RichardLowell, and Norman; her sisterMabel and husbands John Lew-ton, Harry Murphy and CharlesWhite.

Marjorie is survived by her twosons: Maurice Lewton of SantaMaria, CA. and Dennis Lewton ofBison, SD; three sisters, Reta

Lenerville of Santa Maria, CA.Juanita Lenerville of Lodgepole,S.D., Joyce Ruland of Paulden,AZ.; Two brothers, GordonLenerville of Chicago, IL; EugeneLenerville of Lodgepole, S.D.; fivegrandchildren: Stella Collins ofDenver, CO.; Douglas Lewton ofBison, S.D.; Sandra Coffey ofSanta Maria, CA.; Robert Lewtonof Bowman, N.D.; and Marc Lew-ton of Santa Maria, CA.; ten greatgrandchildren; and one great greatgrandchild.

A special thank you to OuejaRest Home for their kindness andcaring and to her many friends fortheir friendship and support.

A private family ceremony willbe held in Marjorie’s honor. In lieuof flowers please make donationsin Marjorie’s name to your favoritecharity.

Alice Marjorie WhiteObituary

West River Vet Clinicwill be holding a

Rabies & Vaccination Clinic Thursday, May 17

at the Bentley Building in Bison from 2:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Watch for your vaccinationreminder in your mailbox or

call ahead for your vaccination history.

We will NOT be bringingthose records with us!

701-567-4333

Grand River Museum

Hwy 12 • Lemmon 374-3911

Open for the Season onMay 1

Bring your friends!

PalaceTheater

The AvengersPG13

142 minutes

May 4 - 6 & 11 - 13

surround soundLemmon 374-5107

8:00 p.m. nightly

Meadow News ..................By Tiss Treib

Fred and Bev Schopp accompa-nied Ray Schopp to BismarckMonday.

Jerry and Carolyn Petik were

Thursday visitors of Irene Youngand they all attended the Jr.High/High School Music concert inLemmon that evening.

Saturday evening, Jerry andCarolyn accompanied Jeri Lynnand Mirandi Bakken to Bison forthe Prom Grand March.

Art and Marilyn Christman andGary Christman traveled to RapidCity Sunday and took Gary to theairport where he flew to Californiato visit his family there before re-turning to work. On their wayhome, Art and Marilyn visitedwith Norbert and Myrtle Ham atPiedmont.

Bernie Rose had dinner atSmoky’s Sunday.

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Kindergarten round-up 2012

Kindergarten Round-Up for Bison School was held on Thursday, April 26, 2012, for the students who will be attending Kindergarten in the fall of 2012-2013. Mrs.Darla Kahler, Kindergarten Teacher, along with her eight students, and Mrs. Tammy Prelle, Head-Start Teacher, along with the twelve students for next year's kinder-garten class, visited the Bison School Library. Mrs Joyce Waddell, K-12 School Librarian explained how the students can check books out of the library to read orto have read to them. Mrs. Waddell also presented two books to the students: "Harold and the Purple Crayon" and "A Picture For Harold's Room" both by Crock-ett Johnson. Each child was then given a purple crayon to make a picture for their own room. The students spent most of the morning receiving orientation forkindergarten from Mrs. Darla Kahler, Bison School Kindergarten Teacher, with assistance from Bristol Palmer,Bison School Elementary secretary. The future kinder-garten students also enjoyed music with Mr. Darren Jackson and physical education with Miss. Kalin Engle. Pictured above are the future kindergarten studentsduring their visit to the School Library: Front Row-(from left to right): Callie Grage, Jacelyn Watson-Veal, Colt Kopren, Rylee Veal, and Colbin Seidel. Back Row-(from left to right): Ashtyn Johnson, Grace Holzer, Jozi Schuchard, Jetta Hulm, Kaden Glover, Jada Peck, and Grace Juergens.

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4th & 5th grade students receive trees for Arbor Day

4th grade students: Braden Kopren, Marleigh Hulm, Hannah McKinstry, Taylor Fisher, Bob Drown;NRCS specialist, Victoria Graff, Kiley Schuchard, Carter Johnson.

5th grade students: back row; Bradey Labrier, Jace Prelle, Bob Drown; NRCS specialist, Tanner Ca-bles, Jaren Beckman, Shane Collins. Front row: Bailee Storm, Jessica Stockert, Tallie Lundberg.

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Herbs for HealthIf you are a regular viewer of the

Dr. Oz Show you know that naturalfoods and remedies are a large partof his prescription for healthy living.Dr. Oz puts a great deal of emphasison you making yourself better ableto resist disease, staying healthyand younger feeling. Many of thevegetables and herbs he mentionedyou can grow yourself rather thanspending big bucks to buy them inthe health food store.

Garlic is one at the top of the listand it is easy to grow. Best resultscome when you plant the cloves inthe fall, early October is best for thisarea because it is cold enough theywon't sprout before hard frost. Gar-lic can be planted in the early springas well; the bulbs will not be as largeas those planted in the fall.

Coriander is another herb he pro-motes and that is the seeds from thecilantro plant. Fresh green cilantroleaves are a zesty addition to salsasand salads. It is easily grown andyou may want to plant it every cou-ple weeks to keep a fresh supply be-cause it bolts and goes to seedquickly. Harvest those seeds and youhave coriander!

Herbs and spices have strong an-tioxidant properties that are the rea-son so many "naturalists" recom-mend using them for various healthpurposes. Some of the more potentspices and herbs are: Oregano- which you can easily grow herefrom nursery plants.

Parsley - Easily grown here as anursery plant or from seed for a latecrop. I like to put a parsley plant inmy flower containers or beds, theyadd lots of green filler and clippingoff leaves for kitchen use is handy ifit is in the patio containers.

Basil - another easy to grow herbfrom seed or nursery plants, I plantboth seeds and plants.

Hot peppers - all hot peppers havecapsaicin, which is what makesthem hot and healthful. Sweet bell

peppers also contain small amountsof capsaicin but have other excellenthealth properties such as Vitamin C,carotenoid and health-supportivesulfur compounds. Most types ofpeppers are easy to grow here fromstarted plants or nursery stock.

Along with herbs, spices such asginger, curry, vanilla and cinnamonare touted as healthful. Such spicesare not commonly grown in thiscountry. I go to nature to be soothed andhealed, and to have my senses put inorder. ~ John BurroughsSubmitted by, Karen Englehart,Master Gardener, SDSU Coopera-tive Extension Service.

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Scouting fields for pests should beginearlier this year due to warm winter

Predicting how the warm winterwill affect populations of pests thisyear is not easy,says AdaSzczepaniec, South Dakota StateUniversity Assistant Professorand SDSU Extension Entomolo-gist.

"It depends largely on particularpest species and their biology,"Szczepaniec said. "For example,insects that overwinter aboveground are more likely to be af-fected by warmer winter weatherthan insects that overwinter belowground, where temperatures donot fluctuate as much."

Szczepaniec adds that insectsdevelop based on temperature,and will become active earlier iftemperatures are significantly

warmer during winter and springmonths. However, if there is nosource of food or large temperatureswings occur after insects breakdormancy, they will likely incurhigh rates of mortality and maynot become any greater threat tothe crops than any other year.

"One thing is certain, however,scouting should start early thisyear, and we should monitorclosely what pests are reported inthe southern portions of the stateas the migrating pests come in,"Szczepaniec said.

Specific insects Szczepaniecsays growers should monitor theirfields for include; alfalfa weevils,cutworms, blister beetles, wheataphids and grasshoppers.

"Cutworms, particularly in thenorthwestern part of the state,may become active soon, if theyhave not shown up in fields al-ready. Jonathan Nixon, SDSU Ex-tension Entomology Field Special-ist with the Rapid City RegionalExtension Center reported thatgrasshopper populations havebeen unusually high for this timeof year in the western parts ofSouth Dakota. Because larvae ofblister beetles feed on grasshoppereggs this will mean greater num-bers of blister beetles in alfalfafields," she said. "In the comingweeks, scouting for wheat aphidsshould also intensify, as they arelikely to start to infest fields inearly to mid-May this year."


Nathan Burkhalter is the oldest in a family of ten children. Allthose of school age are home-schooled by mom Jennifer.

Nathan was born in Alexandria, VA where his dad was a youthpastor. Later they moved to Alabama and then to Pierre and, fi-nally, to Prairie City, SD where Pastor Brad serves the Wesleyancongregation. The family has lived there for 11 years.

Home-schooling has been a “great advantage” in getting a headstart in his adult life, he said, because he’s been able to work athis own pace.

He won’t turn 18 until June 1 but already Nathan is taking on-line college courses and has almost completed his first three years.He’ll finish up with an accounting degree, also on-line, fromThomas Edison State College in New Jersey. He has consideredentering the seminary, following in his father’s footsteps, but hisreal passion would be to work in mission fields.

He recently flew solo to Singapore where he joined a group,which also went to Indonesia and Malaysia, teaching life princi-ples to native children. Prior to that, he had traveled with his dadon a Mission of Mercy trip to the Dominican Republic.

Nathan’s currently studying Indonesian on-line; he can’t find atext book.

He has participated in BHS athletics, both cross country andtrack. The Cross Country team was created by his dad, the coach,when Nathan was an 8th grader. Mostly, the runners have beenNathan and his siblings.

Those 3.11 mile runs in the fall helped to keep Nathan in shapefor long distance events in track each spring. He’s currentlyseeded #1 in the region in the 3200, which should earn him a

2012 Senior Spotlight

Nathan Andrew Burkhalterberth at the state meet. He could qualify in the 1600, too. He also runs the 800 at every meet and sometimesone leg of a relay, which adds up to about 4 miles per meet.

Even when he’s not competing, Nathan likes to run, when it’s for enjoyment and not so “intense.”He also enjoys memorizing scripture and plays the piano. His mom was his first instructor, now he studies

under Gloria Veal.He worked with Loyd Veal, remodeling a house.At home, he helps out with “whatever needs

to be done.”

Prom 2012 ----------------------

Juniors: Megan Serr, Ryan Serr, Lane Kopren, Wil Kolb, Daniel Chapman, Yancy Buer, KassidySarsland. Seated: Anna Hatle, Shaley Lensegrav, Brittnee Aaker.

Kianna Fisher and Drew Reder.

Sydney Arneson was escortedby Wil Kolb.

Kyra Holzer of Timber Lakewas escorted by Ryan Serr.

Samantha Moody and RyanGuericke.

Stephanie Kolb was escortedby Joseph Earl.

Paige Jack of Lemmon was es-corted by Joshua Beckman.

Maggie Archibald of Lemmonwas escorted by ChristianWolff.

Kayla Barnett of Lemmon wasescorted by Logan Hendrick-son.

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“Underwater Enchantment”

Freshmen: Wrangler Weishaar, Tucker Watson, John Hatle, Josh Beckman, Tyler Kari, Drew Reder, Ty Collins, Matthew Sand-gren. Front row: Kimberly Peck, Kiana Brockel, Tessa Kopren, Madison Hulm.

Destiny Wesner and Dillon Collins.

Lindsey Hendrickson was es-corted by Kale Lytle.

Brandi Baumgarten of Lem-mon was escorted by ClaytonPrelle.

Madison Hulm was escorted byLeif Bakken of Lemmon.

Kassidy Sarsland and TylerSwan.

Shaley Lensegrav and TannerBesler.

Kiana Brockel was escorted byWrangler Weishaar.

Seniors; Carrie Schalesky, Tanner Besler, Roy Goddard, Shawn Klein, Christian Wolff, Kylee Sand-gren. Seated; Jessica Johnson, Lindsey Hendrickson.

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“Underwater Enchantment”

Sophmores: back row; Conner Palmer, Samantha Moody, Stephanie Kolb, Brianna Sexton, Lenae McKinstry, Beth Seidel, Syd-ney Arneson, Charlotte Johnson, Christopher Morris. Front row; Ty Plaggemeyer, Seth Buer, Clayton Prelle, Logan Hendrickson,Dodge Weishaar, Joseph Kvale, Michael Kopren.

Daniel Chapman escorted Tay-lor Trohkimoinen of Newell.

Kylee Sandgren was escortedby Ryan Fulker of Hettinger.

Charlotte Johnson was es-corted by Will Orwick.

Jessica Johnson and BradleyFried.

Look for more Prom pictures in next weeks paper.

Wasn’t that a wonderful rain?! Wereceived almost an inch and a half ofmuch needed moisture. Most of it wasrain, but we got a little snow too.Kathy Fabris gave me a bunch ofCandy onion plants and I got them inthe ground right before it started torain on Friday. I also planted sweetcorn, lima beans, black-eyed peas, andsome more cucumbers. I was going toget my herb garden planted too, but itstarted to rain before I got that done,not that I minded! I’ll probably get theherbs and flowers planted next weekbefore I set out the tomato and pepperplants.

We sold cows in Faith Monday at-tended Gene Jenson’s family service inRalph that evening. Reub’s cousinLinda (Stolt) Stuchal came home fromNebraska for Gene’s funeral and she isgoing to stay with Louise for a while.Linda was raised in Ralph right whereGene and Louise live and Gene’s deathwas like losing her brother.

A huge crowd gathered at theLutheran church in Ralph for Gene’sfuneral Tuesday. A lot of them had tosit outside when the church filled upand they got pretty warm when themercury soared to 94 degrees. Geneand Louise’s granddaughter Lacy Jen-son made it home from Kuwait for hergrandpa’s funeral. Taz came homefrom college at Chadron to be with hisfriend Jace Jenson. Thad caught a rideup from the Hills with Troy Hight anda multitude of friends and family gath-ered to pay their last respects to Gene.

Wednesday many of the same folksgathered in Buffalo for the funeral ofLacy’s mother, Gina Swartz, whopassed away just a few days after Genedied. Losing both their grandfatherand their mother has been a reallytough on Lacy, her brother Cody, andyounger sister Billie. We were hopingthat Lacy would be able to stay in thestates since her unit in Kuwait is going

to be coming back to the country nextweek, but no such luck. She had to flyback to Kuwait for five days and thenthe 189th will be sent to Fort Hood,Texas for a week before they come backto South Dakota. Doesn’t make muchsense to me, but the government al-ways knows best!

Shad Tenold is also stationed inKuwait with the 189th and he got tomeet Gov. Daugaard when our SouthDakota governor visited the militarybases over there last week. SundayGene Tenold brought the letter thatGov. Daugaard sent Gene and Janiceafter he met Shad, thanking his par-ents for the sacrifices their family hasmade while Shad is serving over there.Gene thought that was a really nicething for the governor to do, and so doI!

We’ll A.I. the heifers soon and I hadto drive to Hettinger in that gale forcewind Thursday to pick up some stufffrom the West River Vet clinic. Thewind was so strong that it blew the roofoff the Sand Creek Printing building inBelle Fourche! I had a tail wind goingin to the Spring Concert in Buffalo thatnight at the new school. Laura John-son and the kids put on a great concertand, thankfully, the wind had gonedown a little before I had to drive homein it.

Usually the only thing the weather-man gets right 100% of the time iswhen he says the wind is going to blow,but we were really tickled that afterpredicting rain and snow for severaldays they got that right too! And thatreminded of this:

A long time ago in Communist Rus-sia there was a famous weather mannamed Rudolf.

He's always had a 100% accuracyrate for his forecasts of the Russianweather conditions. His people lovedhim and respected him for his faultlessforesight. He was particularly good at

predicting rain. One night, despiteclear skies, he made the prediction onthe 6:00pm news broadcast that a vio-lent storm was approaching. It wouldflood the town in which he and his wifelived. He warned the people to takeproper precautions and prepare for theworst.

After he arrived home later thatevening, his wife met him at the doorand started arguing with him that hisweather prediction was the mostridiculous thing she had ever heard.This time, she said, he had made a ter-rible mistake. There wasn't a cloudanywhere within 10 miles of the vil-lage. As a matter of fact, that day hadbeen the most beautiful day that thetown had ever had and it was quite ob-vious to everyone that it simply wasn'tgoing to rain.

He told her she was to be quiet andlisten to him. If he said it was going torain, IT WAS GOING TO RAIN. Hehad his Russian heritage behind himand he knew what he was talkingabout. She argued that, although hecame from a proud heritage, IT STILLWASN'T GOING TO RAIN.

They argued back and forth forhours, so much that they went to bedmad at each other.

During the night, sure enough, oneof the worst rainstorms hit the village,the likes of which they had never seen.That morning when Rudolf and hiswife arose, they looked out the windowand saw all the water that had fallenthat night.

"See," said Rudolf, "I told you it wasgoing to rain."

His wife admitted, "Once again yourprediction came true. But I want toknow, just how were you so accurate,Rudolf?"

To which he replied, "You see, Rudolfthe Red knows rain dear!"

Grand River Roundup...........................By Betty Olson

The South Dakota StockgrowersAssociation strongly support theLivestock Disaster Protection Actintroduced by Rep. Kristi Noem onThursday. The bill would extendthe Livestock Indemnity Program(LIP), the Livestock Forage Pro-gram (LFP), and the EmergencyLivestock Assistance Program(ELAP) which were authorized inthe 2008 Farm Bill for another fiveyears as well as provide coveragefor the current fiscal year since theprograms expired in 2011.

"We commend Rep Noem for herleadership to ensure these impor-tant programs for our livestock

producers," said Shane Kolb, Pres-ident of the Stockgrowers Associa-tion. "We appreciate her support ofour cattle and sheep industry withthis legislation."

"Natural disasters, whetherfloods, drought or winter storms,have a major impact on the econ-omy of our state and on the liveli-hoods of our family livestock pro-ducers. The Livestock DisasterProtection Act will provide a reli-able safety net for livestock pro-ducers who face catastrophic dis-asters. Thank you to Rep Noem forpursuing this legislation."

Livestock disaster protection act supported by South Dakota Stockgrowers

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“Extreme makeover: FCCLA edition”

Members attending the state meeting: Kiana Brockel, Kimberly Peck, Charlotte Johnson, Megan Serr, Kylee Sandgren, Beth Seidel, Lenae McKinstry, Kayley John-son, Anna Hatle, Kassidy Sarsland, Sydney Arneson, Shelly Peck.

Members who received a Top Superior rating: Carrie Schalesky,Kylee Sandgren, Kimberly Peck,Sydney Arneson, Beth Seidel.

Approximately 1,600 Family,Career, and Community Leadersof America (FCCLA) membersfrom across South Dakota at-tended the 2012 South DakotaFCCLA Leadership Meeting April22-24 at the Ramkota Hotel andConference Center in Sioux Falls,South Dakota. At the meeting,members have the opportunity toshow their leadership skillsthrough educational workshops,STAR Events, and general ses-sions.

The opening general session fea-tured speaker was Jamie Utt. Inhis keynote address “Are You the100th Monkey?” he challengedmembers to be persistent in mak-ing a difference and to be the onethat ultimately brings about posi-tive change.

Members competed in twenty-three different STAR Events.

STAR (Students Taking Actionwith Recognition) Events are com-petitive events in which membersare recognized for proficiency andachievement in chapter and indi-vidual projects throughout theirschools, communities, and fami-lies. Through these STAR Eventsmembers are able to learn leader-ship skills and prepare for careers.Top winners in each event ad-vanced to the national competitionin July in Orlando, Florida.

Thirteen members of the Bisonchapter participated in the SouthDakota FCCLA Leadership Meet-ing. Receiving Top Superior rat-ings were Kylee Sandgren andCarrie Schalesky in Focus on Chil-dren; Sydney Arneson and Kim-berly Peck in Illustrated Talk andBeth Seidel in Career Investiga-tion. Kassidy Sarsland received aGold rating in Illustrated Talk and

Megan Serr, Shelly Peck and AnnaHatle in Chapter Showcase; LenaeMcKinstry and Kiana Brockel inIllustrated Talk and CharlotteJohnson and Kayley Johnson inInterpersonal Communicationeach received a Silver rating intheir respective events. Their ad-viser, Joyce Matthews, along withPaul and Aletha Adcock, also at-tended this annual spring leader-ship meeting.

In cooperation with SanfordHospital and Children’s MiracleNetwork, FCCLA chapters werechallenged to sell links of love(paper strips which were thenjoined to form a chain) to help sup-port the unexpected medical costsfaced by families. Through this co-operation, a chain was formedfrom all chapters that participatedin this project that circled the con-ference hall twice and raised

nearly $21,000 for Children’s Mir-acle Network. Families who havebeen helped through Children’sMiracle Network shared their sto-ries at the second general sessionon Monday night.

As the final session ended onTuesday morning with awardrecognition and installation ofstate officers, it was evident thatthe purpose of the organization re-mains. FCCLA, founded in 1945,

is a dynamic leadership organiza-tion promoting personal growthand leadership developmentthrough Family and ConsumerSciences Education. Focusing onthe multiple roles of family mem-ber, wage earner and communityleader, members develop skills forlife through: character develop-ment, creative and critical think-ing, interpersonal communication,practical knowledge, and careerpreparation.

LEGALNOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN CIRCUIT COURTFOURTH CIRCUIT COURT

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA

COUNTY OF PERKINS

Estate of )THOMAS SIMS, )Case No. PRO 12-12Deceased .)

Notice is given that on April 9, 2012,Blaise Sims was appointed as PersonalRepresentative of the estate of ThomasSims.

Creditors of decedent must file theirclaims within four months after thedate of the first publication of this no-tice or their claims may be barred.

Claims may be filed with the PersonalRepresentative or may be filed withthe Clerk, and a copy of the claimmailed to the Personal Representative.

/s/ Blaise SimsBlaise Sims447 North 1st East St.Green River, WY 82935

Trish PeckPerkins County Clerk of CourtP. O. Box 426Bison, South Dakota 57620(605) 244-5626

Aaron W. RoselandCrane Roseland Hardy, PCP.O. Box 390 Hettinger, North Dakota 58639 (701) 567-2418

[Published April 26, 2012, May 3 &May 10, 2012 at a total approximatecost of $46.93.]

NOTICE OF SALE OFPERKINS COUNTY

SURPLUS REALPROPERTY

Notice is hereby given pursuant toSDCL 6-13-4, that the following prop-erties, acquired by Perkins Countythrough tax deed proceedings, havebeen declared surplus property byPerkins County and will be offered forsale to the highest bidder by sealed bidfor cash at 10:30 p.m. MT on Tuesday,May 8, 2012, at the Dakota Lodge inLemmon, SD:

Legal, Description, Appraised ValueConditionsLemmon’s 3rd Addition, Block 2Lot 4, City of Lemmon; $7,500;Shingles & Paint, Bring up to citycode within 90 days.

Lemmon Original, Block 13 Lot 16,City of Lemmon; $5,500; Roof re-paired, Cleaned & mold removed,Bring up to city code Within 90days

Lemmon Original, Block 7 S 1/2Lot 2 & all of Lot 3, City of Lem-mon; $3000; Bring to city codewithin 90 days

Sealed bids should be mailed ordelivered to:Perkins County Finance OfficeSylvia Chapman, Finance OfficerP.O. Box 126Bison, SD 57620

Bids must be received prior to the bidopening at 10:30 a.m. MDT. Bidderswill be allowed to orally raise their bidsat the opening and the County Re-serves the right to reject any and allbids.

TERMS OF SALE:

Cash at the time of acceptance of bid.Perkins County will transfer all rights,title and interests that Perkins Countyhas acquired via Quit Claim Deed to

successful bidder. Any announcementsmade at the bid opening will takeprecedence.

Dated this 19TH day of April, 2012

SYLVIA CHAPMANPerkins County Finance Officer

[Published April 26, 2012 & May 3,2012 at a total approximate cost of$42.90.]

NOTICE OF DEADLINE FOR

VOTER REGISTRATION

Voter registration for the PrimaryElection to be held on June 5, 2012,will close on May 21, 2012. Failure toregister by this date will cause forfei-ture of voting rights for this election.If you are in doubt about whether youare registered, check the Voter Infor-mation Portal at www.sdsos.gov or callthe Perkins County Finance Office at605-244-5624.Registration may be completed duringregular business hours at the county fi-nance office, secretary of state’s officeand those locations which provide dri-ver’s licenses, food stamps, TANF,WIC, military recruitment, and assis-tance to the disabled as provided bythe Department of Human Services.You may contact the county finance of-ficer to request a mail-in registrationform or access a mail-in form atwww.sdsos.gov . Voters with dis-abilities may contact the county fi-nance office for information and specialassistance in voter registration, absen-tee voting, or polling place accessibil-ity.

Sylvia Chapman, Finance OfficerPerkins County

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Dry conditions may have negativeimpact on nitrogen applications

Surface application of nitrogenfertilizer in late fall and earlyspring is a typical practice in SouthDakota, however, the dry conditionsthis season may be putting that ni-trogen in jeopardy, says SDSU Ex-tension Soils Specialist, Ron Gel-derman, during a recent iGrowRadio Network interview.

"With the weather being so verydry, warm and windy, and if we did-n't get that third to a half an inchof precipitation on that urea tomove it into the soil and protect it,fields could have experienced somesignificant loss," Gelderman said.

Typically, moisture moves the ni-trogen down into the soil profilewhere it is protected from loss, butthe lack of moisture may have al-lowed some of the nitrogen to vola-tize. Gelderman says a soil test candetermine whether the nitrogen isstill there, however, he recom-mends waiting to soil test, and to

have the lab analyze the sample forboth nitrate and ammonium.

"We can't assume that it's allgoing to be lost. We think therecould be significant amounts re-maining. Problem is that some of itmay still be in the urea form, andnot too many labs can test for urea.So, what we're suggesting is to soilsample later but still in time thatwe can fertilize these plants andstill do some good," he said.

Gelderman says winter wheat,which is at, or close to jointing, willneed a nitrogen application soon ifsignificant loss of the applied ureaoccurred. Producers have moretime before they need to testspring- planted grains and rowcrops. Gelderman says growersmay want to use a urease inhibitorwith future surface urea applica-tions to increase the odds of gettingsome moisture.

Kathy and Megan Baumeisterwere Monday evening guests ofShirley Harris.

Tiss Treib and Barb Verhulstwent out to lunch together Mon-day in Hettinger.

Tiss Treib met Al in White ButteTuesday afternoon and they madea trip to Lemmon together.

Roni Klein spent Wednesdaywith Tiss Treib, they went walk-ing, visited and took lots of pic-tures and had dinner together.Roni helped with horse chores atthe Johnson Stables before return-ing home.

Al and Tiss Treib were amongthose who attended the benefit forMary Lee Hathaway in Bison Fri-day evening.

Al and Tiss Treib traveled toBowman Saturday to attend thecommunity auction.

Thelma and Georgia Sandgren;Mike and Linda Johnson, Lanceand Annie Johnson, Sam Johnsonand friend Kevin; Gary, Jodi andLexi Johnson were Saturday sup-per guests of John and ShirleyJohnson to help Shirley celebrateher 80th birthday.

Jim Miller visited with his

mother, Violet Miller in HettingerTuesday.

Jim and Patsy Miller, MattMiller and Christi Miller attendedthe NWFS supper in LemmonTuesday evening.

Jim and Patsy Miller were inHettinger Friday and visited withViolet Miller at the nursing home.They also attended Shrine Supper.

Nolan and Linda Seim and fam-ily traveled to Hettinger Sunday,they then traveled to Lemmon andvisited with Larry, Sarah, Spencerand McKenna Dreiske.

Tuesday evening Albert Kellerreturned home from work.

Friday Bridget Keller and Lil Al-bert made a trip to Bismarck forLil Albert's 16-month appoint-ment.

Friday evening, Albert and Brid-get Keller and Lil Albert traveledto Bison for Mary Lee Hathaway’sbenefit.

Saturday Albert and BridgetKeller and Lil Albert traveled toTimber Lake to celebrate PerryKeller’s birthday and visit Auntsand Uncles that came home for theweekend. They returned backhome Sunday evening.

Al Treib visited with ThelmaSandgren Tuesday morning.Steve Sandgren was a lunch guest.

Jim and Patsy Miller wereWednesday lunch guests ofThelma Sandgren to help clear outher refrigerator.

Al Treib called on Thelma Sand-gren Thursday.

Friday is Thelma’s day in Het-tinger. She visited with Dean An-derson and played cards at thesenior center before driving all theway home in rain!

Saturday late afternoon, Geor-gia and Thelma Sandgren droveup to wish Shirley Johnson aHappy 80th Birthday. They thentraveled to Bison to see the GrandMarch for their family in the BisonProm. It was beautiful.

Sunday morning, Georgia Sand-gren went back to her home inSturgis.

Sunday afternoon, Thelmadown to Herb Fried’s for his birth-day party. It was great.

Thelma Sandgren attended theHymn sing at the Reva Church.They had a large crowd, goodsinging and lunch.

Rosebud News ......................By Tiss Treib

Specialist says breed heiferstwo to four weeks before cows

Even though calving season isnot yet done for most producers,it's not too soon to begin planningfor breeding of open heifers, saysGeorge Perry, South Dakota StateUniversity associate professor andSDSU Extension Beef Reproduc-tion Specialist during a recentiGrow Radio Network interview.

Perry says it's a good idea tobreed heifers to calve two to fourweeks ahead of the main cow herd,to give the heifers' time to recoverbefore cycling back for the secondbreeding season.

"We really need to think aboutgetting heifers bred, before we fin-ish calving or think about breed-ing our cows," Perry said.

He says there are several estrussynchronization programs to helpget the heifers bred in a timelymanner. He lists the three mainestrus synchronization programs

recommended for beef heifers in-cluding; simple estrus detection,estrus detection with timed AI andfixed-timed AI protocols. Perrysays producers can locate an On-line estrus planner by visitinghttp://igrow.org/livestock/beef/ andclicking on 'Links' under the Re-source Library.

Perry encourages livestockgrowers to choose a protocol thatfits their time, facilities and expe-rience.

"By using any of these protocolsyou can better manage your timein that you know you want to de-tect estrus for this three to five dayperiod or you're going to go out anddo a fixed-time AI on them," Perrysaid. "Synchronization really be-comes a management tool thatbenefits you in managing yourlabor also."

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Regent, ND(701) 563-4311

Brian: 209-0164Myron: 563-7650

Spraying: $5.50 an acre**•This program is on all CPP products exceptglyphosate products. •All transactions must be CASH at the time of sale. •If you have application work done and would likethe CPP products included in the rebate they mustbe paid prior to 5/12/2012. All spray tickets duringthis time frame should be held until payment ismade or until 5/13/2012 to avoid confusion. •Any chemical prepaid over the winter is not subject to the 2% rebate.•The rebate will be a credit to the patrons AAC account on 6/15/2012. The can use for future purchases or ask the main office for a check.

ALL Crop Protection Products purchased between 4/29 and 5/12 will be eligible

for a 2% rebate **

Helping YOU put more YIELD in YOUR field!

“Bringing the co-op to the farm”


Monday, May 7Macaroni & cheese

salad barfruit & milk

Tuesday, May 8Soft shell taco w/ cheese

salad bar fruit & milk

Wednesday, May9 Hot dog w/ bun

baked beanssalad bar fruit & milk

Thursday, May 10Chicken alfredo

w/ noodlessalad bar

fruit & milk

Baccalaureate is the degree of Bachelor conferredupon graduates. Its ceremony recognizes the

achievements of those who truly studied. (Or–whogot by by the skin of their sheepskin!)

Tossing of the graduation hat (mortar board) is a tra-dition signaling the end of the ceremonies. The flightof the hat symbolizes the flight of the graduates towhatever that awaits them. Love the action pics of

the mortar board toss!


For Sale3 hunters looking for place to huntwhitetails in northern Meade orsouthern Perkins county willing topay a fair price for some goodground. All three have been aroundcattle and will respect you and yourproperty 320 226 1961 matt.

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Second Chance! Three bed, twobath ranch style home with base-ment for sale. Includes extra lot, aone-room school house and 4 cargarage. 613 1st Ave. West. If inter-ested call Kvale's at 244-7536.

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For RentFor rent: Homestead Heights lo-cated in Bison, S.D., has a one andtwo bedroom apartment available.Homestead Heights is a low-incomeelderly and disabled Section 8 HUD(Housing and Urban Development)housing facility. We are smoke free.Energy Assistance is available forthose who qualify. Utilities are in-cluded in the rent. HomesteadHeights is an equal housing oppor-tunity. For more information, pleasecall (605) 244-5473.

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ServicesCleaning Services, various hoursavailable. References upon request.Please call Karin @ 244-7799 or 406-581-1108.

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Will do private home healthcare,for details call Dawn Harris at 605-374-3673 or Cell 605-484-2610.

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For all your Watkins needs callDawn Harris at home 605-374-3673or Cell 605-484-2610.

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EmploymentCenter-Based Teacher/Home Vis-itor: TREC/Badlands Head StartPrenatal to Five is seeking a highenergy, self-motivated and profes-sional individual to work as aTeacher/Home Visitor in Bison,South Dakota. This individual will

be working with young children(ages 3-5) and their families. Strongcommunication skills, experienceworking with families, and a validdriver’s license are required. HeadStart experience is preferred. Dueto Head Start mandates and TRECpolicy a minimum of an AA in EarlyChildhood is required. This is a 40hour per week, 38 weeks per year po-sition. We provide a competitivesalary and benefit package. SalaryDOE. For more information and anapplication, please call 605-723-8837. Position open until 5/21/12.

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14 positions - Temporary/seasonalwork planting, cultivating, and har-vesting vegetables on a farm, from5/21/2012 to 11/1/2012 at BrenckleFarms, Inc., Hartville, OH. Threemonths of previous experience re-quired in the job described. Saturdaywork required. Must be able tolift/carry 60 lbs. Employer-paid post-hire upon suspicion and post-acci-dent drug testing required.$11.10/hr or current applicableAEWR. Workers are guaranteed 3/4of work hours of total period. Worktools, supplies, equipment suppliedby employer without charge toworker. Housing with kitchen facili-ties provided at no cost to only thoseworkers who are not reasonably ableto return same day to their place ofresidence at time of recruitment.Transportation and subsistence ex-penses to work site will be paid tononresident workers not later thanupon completion of 50% of the jobcontract. Interviews required.Apply for this job at nearest StateWorkforce Agency in state in whichthis ad appears, or SDWorks 41514th Ave. East, Mobridge, SD 57601-1306. Provide copy of this ad. JobOrder #OH541155.

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The Bison Courier has a part timeopening for more information call244-7199.

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WANTEDWanted: People who need somegreat new sunglasses: Lemmon Eye

Advertising Rates:DDIISSPPLLAAYY AADDSS: $4.50 per column inch.CCLLAASSSSIIFFIIEEDD AADDSS:: $5.90 for 30 words; 10¢ for each wordthereafter. $2.00 billing charge applies.TTHHAANNKK YYOOUU''SS: $5.90 minimum or $3.10 per column inch.$2.00 billing charge applies.HHIIGGHHLLIIGGHHTTSS && HHAAPPPPEENNIINNGGSS:: $5.90 minimum or $3.10per column inch. $2.00 billing charge applies.HHAAPPPPYY AADDSS: With or Without Picture: $15.00 minimum or$4.50 per column inch.BBIIRRTTHH AANNNNOOUUNNCCEEMMEENNTT:: $36.00for 2x7 announcement.Ad Deadline is Monday at NOON! Legal Deadline is Fridayat NOON! 244-7199 or [email protected]

AUCTIONSBLACK HILLS TIMBERED 6.47 acrebuilding site sells at Absolute Auctionnear Hermosa/Custer State Park May21. Attractive contract financing of-fered. See onwww.bradeenauction.com.

EDUCATIONMEDICAL BILLING TRAINEESneeded! Train to become a Medical Of-fice Assistant! No experience needed!Local job training. Placement avail-able. HS diploma or GED and PCneeded! 1-888-926-7884.

EMPLOYMENT

CENEX AT BOWMAN, ND, is seekinga qualified General Manager. A energy/ agronomy cooperative with sales of$25 million. Successful agriculturalbusiness management experience de-sired. Send or fax (866-653-5527) re-sume ASAP to: Larry Fuller, 5213Shoal Drive, Bismarck ND 58503,Email [email protected].

ROSHOLT, A PROGESSIVE, SAFEcommunity in NE SD is seeking anEMT or Nurse to serve as manager ofits Ambulance Service. Rosholt has anexcellent school system, economicalhousing, a dedicated community andmore (www.rosholtsd.com). Forwardresume by May 15th to CSI, 208Prairie Ave, Rosholt SD 57260. EOE.

GREAT PAYING JOBS! Statewide con-struction jobs, $12.00 - $15.00 ORMORE hourly + benefits. Summer orpermanent. No experience necessary.Hit Pay Dirt! Apply Online www.sd-work.org.

FULL TIME LUMBERYARD estima-tor and salesperson with benefits.Send resume to Dan, Johnson Lumber,22 W. 5th Ave., Webster, SD 57274 orcall 605-345-6000.

INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY /ARTSand MATH INSTRUCTOR: Plankin-ton School is accepting applications fora 7-12 Industrial Technology/Arts In-structor and a 7-12 Math Instructorwith/without coaching. Send applica-tions to: James Jones, Superintendent,Plankinton School District 01-1, P.O.Box 190, Plankinton, SD 57368. (605)942-7743. [email protected].

POLICE CHIEF: MOBRIDGE, SD.Ten years experience or post-secondaryeducation in law enforcement pre-ferred. Minimum 5 years supervisory.Salary DOE. Call 605-845-3555 oremail [email protected].

SEEKING BUSINESS MANAGER forthe Mobridge-Pollock School District#62-6. Resume and Application to besent to Tim Frederick at the Mobridge-Pollock School District #62-6 at 11071st Avenue East in Mobridge SD57601. Certified application is avail-able online at mobridge-pollock.k12.sd.us under employmentopportunities. For more informationcontact Tim at 605-845-9204. Openuntil filled. EOE.


CUSTER REGIONAL SENIOR CAREis searching for dedicated, caringnurses to join our team. We have fulland part time LPN and RN positionsavailable. We offer excellent benefitsand competitive wages. For more in-formation please contact TerryAnnScott at (605) 673-2237 ext. 29 or logonto www.regionalhealth.com to apply.EEOC/AA.

SISSETON SCHOOL DISTRICT:FACS (Family Consumer Science)opening for the 2012-13 school year.

Contact Mr. Jim Frederick at 605-698-7613, ext. 147. Open until filled.

WANTED: SERVICE TECHNICIANSat a stable dealership with three loca-tions in South Dakota and four loca-tions in Nebraska. Excellent benefitpackage. A/C service departments.Wages DOE. For locations and phonenumbers check our website:www.grossenburg.com.


ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTINGEVENTS

ANTE UP PRODUCTIONS SaddleRoping, May 13 in Wall, SD. Guaran-teed cash and prizes. Details atwww.anteupproduction.com or call(605) 515-3066. Like us on Facebook.

FINANCIALTURNING 65? It’s possible to increaseyour lifetime Social Security income byover $100,000! Free call tells you howto get the information. 1-888-959-8303.

FOR SALESTEAKHOUSE/LOUNGE with on/offsale in Delmont, SD. About 35 minutessouth of Mitchell. Well-maintained140x50-ft. building with new kitchenequipment, inventory in place, turn-key operation. Priced to sell. 605-779-3431 or 680-9928.

HEALTH/BEAUTYPELVIC/TRANSVAGINAL MESH?Did you undergo transvaginal place-ment of mesh for pelvic organ prolapseor stress urinary incontinence between2005 and present time? If the patch re-quired removal due to complications,you may be entitled to compensation.Call Johnson Law and speak with fe-male staff members 1-800-535-5727.

LOG HOMESDAKOTA LOG HOME Builders repre-senting Golden Eagle Log Homes,building in eastern, central, northwest-ern South & North Dakota. Scott Con-nell, 605-530-2672, Craig Connell, 605-2 6 4 - 5 6 5 0 ,www.goldeneagleloghomes.com.

NOTICESADVERTISE IN NEWSPAPERSstatewide for only $150.00. Put theSouth Dakota Statewide ClassifiedsNetwork to work for you today! (25words for $150. Each additional word$5.)Call this newspaper or 800-658-3697for details.

RECREATION/VACATIONHART RANCH MEMBERSHIP. Verygood buy. Call (605) 342-2586 or (605)431-7827.

STEEL BUILDINGSSTEEL BUILDINGS - FACTORY DI-RECT: 40x80, 50x100, 62x120, 70x150,80x200, Must liquidate Spring deliver-ies. Limited supply. Call Trever 1-888-782-7040.

Clinic has a great selection of men'sand women's sunglassesthat are running now 40% off retail!Hurry in while the supply lasts!Mon-Thurs 9-4.

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As luck would have it, my 50thBirthday is the day that my wonder-ful group of Red Hatters first cametogether. We have learned together,grown together, and had a great ol’time together. When one of us cameacross a good idea for a way to helpsomeone out a little - be it hams or afundraiser or an anonymous dona-tion - we all figured out a way tomake it happen together. Now that I was the recipient of helpfrom this fundraiser, I have had totake pause to think of what thismeans in my life. This only makesme stronger as I think of how myjourney in this sickness and recoveryhas been so full of caring and suppo-tive company in family and friendsat home, work, everywhere. Thankyou all for cards, meals, visits, flow-ers, gifts. It is truly overwhelming!In the midst of some difficult days,this experience has deepened mysense of gratitude and connection inmany ways. The thoughts. prayers,and efforts of you all has made allthe difference in the world.Although I could not be there in per-son, I felt lucky to be a part of thatday, and to have family, friends, anda whole community of people whocame together for my sake.I don’t know what lies ahead in thisprocess, but this event and all yourprayers help me keep faith and moveforward with a sense that things aregoing to be okay.

Thank you!! God Bless you all!Mary Lee Hathaway

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May 10th, 11th, 12th from 9 to 6Flowers - Vegetable - Perennials

Sale will be held at the

Bentley Building


Some of the plants thathave strong associations

with spring include dandelions, daffodils,

lilies, primroses, hyacinths, tulips,

azaleas, iris and lilacs.

Spring fever is not just a myth – the body may experience physiological changes due to changes

in diet, hormone production and temperature.

You can tell the temperature outside by listening to a cricket!Count the number of chirps in 15 seconds, then add 37. The sum will be the

approximation of temperature in degrees Fahrenheit. The male cricket does most of the singing by rubbing his wings together, usually to attract a female, but often

to sound an alert when danger is near.

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