Lorraine BrownLorraine

C. Brown,age 89, ofVermillion,passed awayon Monday,Dec. 16,2013, atSanfordMedicalCenter, Sioux Falls.Memorial Services will be10 a.m., Friday, Dec. 20,2013, at St. Agnes CatholicChurch in Vermillion, withRev. John Fischerofficiating. Burial of hercremated remains will bein the BluffView Cemetery.Visitation was 5 p.m.,Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013, atthe St. Agnes CatholicChurch in Vermillion, SD,with a 7 p.m. Rosary andScripture service. Visitationwill resume one hour priorto service at the church.The Opsahl-Kostel FuneralHome and Crematory,Yankton, is assisting withservice details.

Lorraine was born Oct.23, 1924, in Kimball, toJohn and Helen (Mashek)Kubik. She married DenselBrown on March 3, 1944,in Elk Point, to this union,eight children were born.Lorraine was a member ofthe VFW Ladies Auxillaryand Rebekah Order ofOddfellows. She had a deepfaith and was a lifetimemember of the St. AgnesCatholic Church. Duringher career, she was aDietary Supervisor at theSt. Agnes School andDakota Hospital.

Lorraine enjoyed fishingand camping in the BlackHills. Her hobbies includedbird watching, playingbingo, gardening, andcooking. She was full of

love for her grandchildrenand great grandchildren.She will be remembered bymany for the deliciouscinnamon rolls she bakedfor her lunchroom crowd.Her dry sense of humorwill be missed by all.

Lorraine is survived byher children, MarilynJensen of Beresford, Danny(Linda) Brown of Volin,Marie Ouellette ofVermillion, Douglas(Mildred) Brown ofVermillion, Donald(Diane) Brown ofVermillion, Marjorie Kjoseof Vermillion, Linda(Mike) Holmes of ElkPoint, Richard (Deb)Brown of Vermillion; 17grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; sister,Marjorie Dominiack ofOacoma; brother,Raymond Kubik of CorpusChristi, TX; and manynieces and nephews.

She is preceded in deathby husband, Densel Brown;sons-in-law, Edward Jensenand Richard Ouellette.

Jane PoindexterJane

Poindexter,66, formerlyofBeresford,passed awayThursday,Dec. 5,2013, athome inSylmar, CA under hospicecare following a shortbattle with cancer.Memorial services will beheld at Grace BaptistChurch, Santa Clarita,CA, on Jan. 3, 2014, andat Dalesburg BaptistChurch, rural Beresford,on Jan. 18, 2014, at 1 p.m.

Jane Margaret Gustadwas born Nov. 22, 1947,to Ben and Adena(Anderson) Gustad inVermillion. Janie grew upon a farm in ruralCenterville, and attendedschool there until afterher mother passed awayin 1959, when she and herdad moved to Beresford.Janie graduated fromBeresford High School in1966, and moved toBurbank, CA in 1967,where she worked forValspar Paints for 32years, retiring in 1999.On Nov. 20, 1982, Janiemarried Bob Poindexterin San Bernardino, CA,who is grateful to haveshared his life with herfor 31 years.

Although Janie spentthe majority of her adultlife in southern California,she remained true to herSouth Dakota roots,missing few class reunionsand keeping in touch withher friends from “backhome.” Janie was the“family historian” andmaintained subscriptionsto the Beresford,Centerville and Vermillionpapers, reading andsharing the news faithfully.With a strong faith, sheenjoyed being a member ofthe “Women of Grace”Bible Study Fellowship atGrace Baptist Church inSanta Clarita, where shewas also a member. Janiehad a warm and livelyspirit, and her laugh wasinfectious.

Among those whosurvive and whogratefully shared her lifeare her husband, Bob, of

Sylmar and theirdachshund, Lady; twosisters, Annette (Carl)Norberg, HighlandsRanch, CO, Karen (Jerry)Swangel, Sioux Falls; astepson, Mark (Sharon)Poindexter and step-granddaughter, Elizabeth,Papillion, NE; two nieces,Lana Shogren, Sioux Fallsand Shelli (Steve) Washel,Bloomington, IN. Janiewas preceded in death byher parents.

Jack RussellJohn N.

“Jack”Russell, 77,ofVermillion,passed awaypeacefully athis home onSaturday,Dec. 14,2013, after a brief battlewith cancer. He wassurrounded by his lovingfamily.

A prayer service will beheld at 7 p.m. Sunday,Dec. 22, at St. AgnesCatholic Church. A Massof Christian Burial will beheld at 10 a.m. Monday,Dec. 23, also at St. AgnesCatholic Church, withburial in CalvaryCemetery.

Jack was born June 2,1936, in Vermillion, toWilliam R. and Alma(Nelson) Russell, thefourth of eight sons. Hegraduated from VermillionHigh School in 1954 andmarried his high schoolsweetheart MickeyO’Connor on Sept. 2, 1957,at St. Agnes Church. Theywere blessed with nine

children and 25grandchildren.

Jack served in the Armyfrom 1958-1960. In 1961Jack went into theconstruction business withhis father and four of hisbrothers building concretegrain elevators throughoutthe Midwest. He andMickey called Shenandoah,IA home for 19 yearsbefore moving to Seward,NE, and eventually back totheir childhood home ofVermillion in 1988.

Jack was a member ofSt. Agnes Catholic Church.He was a quiet man with astrong presence and anunparalleled sense ofhumor. The greatest joy inhis life was his family. Hewas fiercely devoted to hiswife, children andnumerous grandchildren,who thought the world oftheir “Papa Jack.”

Jack is survived by hisloving wife of 56 years,Mickey of Vermillion; hisnine children, RandyRussell of Council Bluffs,IA, Patsy (Rick) Cogdill ofTyler, TX, Sheila (Keith)Pearson of Vermillion, Jack(Mary) Russell of Seward,NE, Kathy (John) Stampfelof Red Lodge, MT, Marty(Wendy) Russell of Spring,TX, Melissa (Luke) Wolskyof The Woodlands, TX,Annie Russell of Houston,TX, and Tim Russell ofDenver, CO. He is alsosurvived by and is theproud Papa to 25grandchildren, TaylorRussell, Mickey Russell,

Danielle Russell, DylanRussell, Nick Cogdill, MaxCogdill, Daniel Pearson,Thomas Pearson, Andrew(Danielle) Pearson, SamPearson, Matt Pearson,Katie Pearson, Ben Russell,Alex Russell, Jack RussellIII, Annika Stampfel, JohnStampfel, Jacob Stampfel,Grace Stampfel, HenryStampfel, Morgan Russell,Molly Russell, Joe Russell,Charlie Wolsky and SarahWolsky.

Additional survivorsinclude five of his brothers,Bob (Dosie), Roger(Carol), Bill (Valerie),Mark (Susan) and Dennis;in-laws, Pat and Jerry Pratt,Fran and Joe Zuppo, JerryO’Connor and TimO’Connor, and daughter-in-law Kyle Russell. Jackalso leaves behindnumerous nieces andnephews and many closefriends who will miss hiscolorful personality. He ispreceded in death by hisparents, William and AlmaRussell; and two brothers,Byron and Jim.

The family would like toacknowledge with specialthanks: Sanford HospiceCare (Joanne and Kay), Dr.Bill Dendinger, RenneeOndrozeck and Linda andGordon Reetz.

Condolences may beposted online atwww.hansenfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers,memorials may be made toSt. Agnes Charities or TheVermillion Food Pantry.

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The Vermillion City Councilapproved a resolution ofnecessity for sidewalk repairs inthe Southwest Quadrant at itsregular meeting Monday night.

This comes two weeks aftera similar resolution was tabledbecause there may have beenan issue regarding publicnotification.

A public hearing dateregarding the repairs also wasset Monday for Jan. 6, 2014.

State law requires the city toset a public hearing and tonotify the property ownersthrough publication and bymail.

“As you may recall from thelast council meeting, there aretwo actual statutes that governthese sidewalk assessments, andthey require different things,”said City Engineer JoséDomínguez. “One of thestatutes requires a singlepublication and a mailing,

while the second set of statutesrequires two publications butno mailing.

“We’re going to be doingtwo publications, and thenwe’re going to be doing onemailing, and that covers bothof the statutes,” Domínguezsaid.

The council tabled a similarresolution of necessity forsidewalk repairs at their lastmeeting after several residentsraised questions aboutpublication of that night’spublic hearing.

Concerns about notificationby mail were also voiced, as thecity did not use return receiptmail to inform affectedresidents of the resolution.

The repairs in question stemfrom a 2010 program underwhich the city inspectedsidewalks for defects.

“These could be trippers orlittle holes within thesidewalk,” Domínguez said.“All of these items arereviewed, and as long as (they)

meet a certain criteria that thecouncil had agreed to … theproperty owner gets tagged,and we send them a resolution,which has to be published, andthe property owners have to benotified by mail of the publichearing.”

Packets with informationthe property owners mayrequire will be available on thecity’s Web site, but owners canalso call the city requesting acopy.

“The packets are going to beincluding contractors that cando the work, the type of repairsthat might be requireddepending on the items thatwere marked on theirsidewalks, and also the city’sspecifications and a permit,”Domínguez said.

At the time of the meetingtwo weeks ago, the cost of allthe repairs was estimated at$102,000, along with anadministration fee of eithereight percent or $50, whicheveris greater.

Public hearing setfor sidewalk repairsDavid Swanson, Ph.D.,

University of South Dakotaprofessor of biology andcontributing author of “Birds ofSouth Dakota,” has spent more than25 years studying birds. He recentlyhas been publicized for hisknowledge and work with birdadaptation to climate change inAudubon, a conservation magazinebased in New York.

Birds go through physical,physiological and behavioralchanges to prepare for the coldwinters. Swanson is especiallyinterested in these physiologicalchanges.

“One major contribution to thebirds’ physiological adjustmentsduring the winter is their biggermuscles, which we’ve been noticingmore over the last few years,”Swanson said.

While many larger birds are ableto add more insulation fromfeathers, the smaller birds use theirmuscles to shiver explains Swanson.This produces heat for them.

According to Swanson, the birdsthat are in South Dakota year roundinclude the Black-cappedChickadee, White-breastedNuthatch, House Sparrow,

American Goldfinch, House Finchand the Northern Cardinal. Certainbirds, including the Dark-eyedJunco and the American TreeSparrow, fly from Canada to nest inSouth Dakota for the winter.

These birds are true of theeastern side of South Dakota. Thewestern side of the state closelycompares to all the northern stateswest of the Dakotas, thoughSwanson notes that Dark-eyedJuncos do live in the Black Hills yearround, even though they are nativesof Canada. It is because of theforests in that region that attractthem, said Swanson.

Swanson also notes thatalthough an extremely harsh orextremely mild winter does notreally throw these birds off, thebiggest problem is when there is avast change in a short period oftime. The preparation the birds gothrough before a winter takes atleast a week.

Swanson teaches several biologycourses at USD, includingOrnithology, which is the study ofbirds. He is currently the secretaryof the South Dakota Ornithologist’sUnion.

USD prof says winterin SD is ‘for the birds’