Free Federal Tax return preparation is available at the Jackson County library, Kadoka. Boys' Basketball District Tournament at Lyman, February 28 and March 1. Jessica Bachman started studying cello at the age of eight.
Free Federal Tax return preparation is available at the Jackson County library, Kadoka. Boys' Basketball District Tournament at Lyman, February 28 and March 1. Jessica Bachman started studying cello at the age of eight.
Free Federal Tax return preparation is available at the Jackson County library, Kadoka. Boys' Basketball District Tournament at Lyman, February 28 and March 1. Jessica Bachman started studying cello at the age of eight.
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$1.00 includes tax Volume 106 Number 32 February 28, 2013 Inside this weeks issue Sports Wrestling Page 5 Public Notices Page 6 Local News Page 4 Legislative Liz May & Jim Bradford Page 2 Classifieds & Thank Yous Page 7 News Briefs Free Federal Tax return preparation is available at the Jackson County Library, Kadoka. Returns for low and middle income taxpayers of all ages are prepared. Call Deb Moor 837-2689 at the library for an appointment, or Bob Mc- Daniel 605-859-2227 (Philip) for information. Boys Basketball District Tournament at Lyman, Feb- ruary 28 and March 1. Kadoka plays White River Thursday night. Jackson Kadoka Economic Development Coorporation monthly meeting will be Wednesday, March 6, 2013 Gateway Apartments Commu- nity Room. tioned for and been selected for South Dakota All-State Orchestra as both a freshman and a sopho- more. She is currently taught by Elizabeth Knowles. Mikayla has received superior ratings for solos performed in the Region 8 Orches- tra Competition, both in violin and piano, as the pianist for an orches- tral trio and as the pianist as part of the chamber orchestras large group entry. Her favorite com- posers are Fredric Chopin and Sergei Rachmaninoff. She hopes to study piano and music in college. She is the granddaughter of Gay Klima Tollefson of Philip. Jessica Bachman started study- ing cello at the age of eight, and is the winner of this years Black Hills Symphony Orchestras Young Artist Competition. She has re- ceived superior ratings in the Re- gion 8 Orchestra Competition for her solo, her piano trio, as member of a quartet and as part of Centrals chamber orchestra large group entry. She has auditioned for and been selected to the South Dakota All-State Orchestra as both a fresh- man and sophomore, and due to her high chair placing was also se- lected to South Dakota Honors Or- chestra both years. Her favorite composers are Dmitri Shostakovich and Antonin Dvorak. She wants to get a Ph.D in cello performance and teach post-secondary music. Ruby Sanftner has announced this years entertainment for this years Kadoka Nursing Home Prime Rib Dinner. The event is planned for Saturday, April 20. If anyone is interested in hosting a table for the dinner, contact Ruby at the nursing home. Tables will be set and ready for viewing in the afternoon, the din- ner will begin at 6:00, entertain- ment at 7:00 and an auction will follow. Sanftner said they are also taking donations for the auction. Mikayla Rogers and Jessica Bachman are both sophomores at Rapid City Central High School, and are members of the prestigious Central Chamber Orchestra, which has been recognized as one of the top high school chamber groups in the nation. Mikayla started playing the piano when she was five years old and has received instruction since then from veteran teacher Deanna Ziarko of Rapid City. She has re- cently worked with renowned in- ternational concert pianist Stephen Swedish. She was a participant in the 2013 Black Hills Symphonys Young Artist Competition. Addi- tionally, Mikayla studies the violin, having started in the fourth grade along with many children in the Rapid City public schools. She started taking private instruction in the seventh grade and has audi- Entertainment is set for prime rib dinner To take center stage Jessica Bachman (L) and Mikayla Rogers will be this years featured entertainment at the Kadoka Nursing Home Prime Rib Dinner on Saturday, April 20. Legends by themselves, singing everyone's Beatle favorites - She Loves You, Love Me Do, I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends. The second half of the perform- ance will feature Kadokas very own local music students backing up the Beatles. This is an exciting musical opportunity for the stu- dents. Part of the proceeds from the performance comes back to our music department. Ticket prices are: $25 - adult, $15 - student/senior, children under five years old free of charge with paid adult admission. Come support the music pro- gram and enjoy a Magical Mystery Tour -- right here in Kadoka! On Sunday, March 17, the Grammy award winning Beatles tribute band, Liverpool Legends, will be performing right here in Kadoka! The group, presented by Louise Harrison, sister of Beatle George Harrison, is a popular Branson, MO group in the summer months. During the school year, they travel the United States performing con- certs in communities large and small, helping to raise money for music education in local school dis- tricts. The Kadoka Area School District has the privilege of being their 3rd South Dakota perform- ance. The first half of the of the per- formance will feature Liverpool Liverpool Legends to perform in Kadoka Petitions have been filed and there will be an April 9th election. The election will include seats on the Kadoka Area School Board and the Kadoka City Council. The three-year terms of Ken Lensegrav, Dawn Rasmussen and Dan VanderMay were to expire on the school board. All three of the in- cumbents filed petitions. In addition, Robert Fugate, Jerome High Horse and Sam Stod- dard have also filed petitions. There will be three winners voted in on the school board. For the City of Kadoka, Mayor Harry Weller was the only one to file for the mayors position. Dick Stolley did not file for his position in Ward I. He will be re- seated. In Ward II there were no peti- tions filed. One would have been for a one-year term (vacant seat), and the other for Kieth Prang. The only election race for the city will be in Ward III. Incumbent Ryan Willert filed a petition, along with Ben Latham. In Belvidere, Rudy Reimann did not file a petition. Therefore he will be reseated. John Rodger filed his petition for a three-year term. The Kadoka School and City of Kadoka will be sharing a joint elec- tion on Tuesday, April 9. There will be a joint election ported the bill as necessary for teacher and student safety, and those who feared the presence of guns would most certainly end in accidental shootings and unin- tended deaths of those who were meant to be protected. Tieszen recounted instances from the 1990s when he was a Rapid City police commander in which an armed student threatened fellow students. Of 13 threats in Rapid City following the Columbine school shooting in 1999, Tieszen said, two were credible and could have caused harm if not stopped So, if we think we are immune in South Dakota, Tieszen said, think again. Rep. Scott Craig, R-Rapid City, refuted the assumption that this bill was in response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting re- cently. He said he had presented his concept to the Legislative Research Council in December and the shoot- ings took place two weeks later. That, he said, confirmed the rightness of this bill. Since then, he said, there have been four more in- cidents seen nationally. Compelling opposition came from New Underwood School Superin- tendent Jeff Marlette, who is a re- tired Brigadier General who saw combat. Have we now reached a place that our state has gotten so bad, so unsafe, Marlette asked, where teachers need to carry guns? He outlined the dangers of peripheral damage that even trained law en- forcement can inflict when trying to bring down a gunman. Rob Monson, State Association of School Administrators, presented an amendment that would have changed the bills intent to an in- terim study topic. Tieszen later called the so-called hog house of the bill an ambush, noting he had seen the amendment for exactly 32 minutes during the meeting. He called the attempt in- tensely disrespectful. That amendment was defeated. Sen. Larry Lucas, D-Mission, said the sentinel bill was an impor- tant issue, in fact, this is THE issue of the 2013 session. He added, what we have in place is working, noting that boards could already hire guards. Chairman Larry Rhoden, R- Union Center, said the bills intent has been blown out of proportion. He said it would allow the states 152 school districts to decide whether to participate in a sentinel program. The bill now travels to the Senate floor for final legislative considera- tion. By Elizabeth Sam Grosz Community News Service The controversial Sentinel bill which would allow local school boards to put armed guards inside schools passed out of the Senate State Affairs Committee last week. About 60 people were on hand at the meeting, despite snowand limited travel--in much of the state. Time constraints, however, limited the number of people testifying, as well as the length of their com- ments. The vote to send HB1087 to the Senate floor as amended was 5-4. This surprised many observers who had expected the vote to swing the other way. The amendment removed an ad- dition made by the House that al- lowed school boards to discuss and make a decision in executive session to implement a sentinel program. Sen. Mark Johnston, R-Sioux Falls, noted that such action would conflict with the existing open meet- ing statutes. Sen. Craig Tieszen, R-Rapid City, agreed, noting that it must be a publicly made decision, but after that details could be handled in ex- ecutive session as a personnel mat- ter. The lines were still drawn in the testimony between those who sup- Sentinel bill narrowly sent to Senate floor amid several questions Grapplers capture State B Wrestling Tournament runner-up spot The Badlands Brawlers took the State B Wrestling Tournament by storm and brought back the runner-up trophy. The team took the second place spot early during the first day of action and never looked back, but they might have been sweating it a little there at the end. The second place finish wasnt secured until the fourth to last match when a Canton wrestler, who was expected to win, failed to do so. Just four points separated the second through fourth place teams. See more on page 5. --photo by Deb Smith mentally ill residents to that data- base. A bill to increase legislative pay from $110 per official day of session up to $123 squeaked through the House 36-33 on Feb. 20. The follow- ing day, the Senate referred the bill to its State Affairs Committee. Law- makers currently receive $6,000 per session, an amount which hasnt been raised in 15 years. The Senate State Affairs Com- mittee and the full Senate unani- mously approved two veterans bills last week. The first designates the third Tuesday of September as POW/MIA working holiday and the second designates Aug. 7 as Purple Heart recognition day, also a work- ing holiday. A bill increasing certain video lottery payouts to $1,000 passed both the House Commerce Commit- tee and the full House, 39-28, this past week. SB52 now heads to the governor for his consideration. A lively debate in the House on Feb. 22 centered on the medical care for certain unborn children. While Rep. Bernie Hunhoff, D-Yankton, urged passage to ensure pre-natal care that would save money by pro- ducing healthier babies, other law- makers worried that those low income mothers were illegal aliens. Several amendments to that end were defeated before final passage of HB1214 by 39-28 was accom- plished, sending it off to the Senate for its consideration. The bill had been forgiven the crossover deadline because of a requested fiscal note attached to it. SB27, which revises the design, construction and equipping of a vet- erans home near Hot Springs, adding an additional 10,000 sq. ft., was approved by the House last week and sent to the Governor for his expected approval. The project had been approved last year, but re- visions were made to the $6 million facility which needed approval. By Elizabeth Sam Grosz Community News Service Heres a brief review of some of the S.D. Legislatures recent action. The Senate approved two bans on texting while driving Tuesday and sent it on to the House. The first bill, SB142, prohibits texting while driving on South Dakota roads, and the second, SB44, would jeopardize the commercial license of a driver caught texting anywhere in the nation. The House Health and Human Services Committee voted 7-5 against HB1188, a bill that would have kept mentally ill people who have been found to be a danger from owning guns. Their names would have been added to a national data- base, which is checked prior to pur- chase. Main sponsor Rep. Bernie Hunhoff, D-Yankton, said the state is one of about 19 states not submit- ting information about dangerous Short takes from the State Capitol Kadoka Press USPS 289340 Telephone 605-837-2259 PO Box 309, Kadoka, South Dakota 57543-0309 E-mail: press@kadokatelco.com Fax: 605-837-2312 Ravellette Publications, Inc. PO Box 309 Kadoka, SD 57543-0309 Publisher: Don Ravellette News Writing/Photography: Ronda Dennis, Editor Graphic Design/Typesetting/Photography: Robyn Jones Published each Thursday and Periodicals postage paid at Kadoka, Jackson County, South Dakota 57543-0309 Official Newspaper for the City of Kadoka, the Town of Interior, the Town of Belvidere, the Town of Cottonwood, the County of Jackson and the Kadoka School District #35-2. 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BELVIDERE COMMUNITY CHURCH Pastor Gary McCubbin 344-2233 Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m. Coffee & Donuts: 10:30 a.m. Sunday School: 10:45 a.m. Sept. - May OUR LADY OF VICTORY CATHOLIC CHURCH Father Bryan Sorensen Kadoka 837-2219 Mass: Sunday - 11:00 a.m. Confession After Mass INTERIOR COMMUNITY CHURCH Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Church: 10:30 a.m. EAGLE NEST LIFE CENTER Gus Craven Wanblee 462-6002 Sunday Church: 11:00 a.m. ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCH-LCMS MIDLAND, SD (6 mi. north and 3 mi. east of 1880 Town) Rev. Glenn Denke, pastor 605-462-6169 Sunday Worship--10:00MT/11:00CT PEOPLES MARKET WIC, Food Stamps & EBT Phone: 837-2232 Monday thru Saturday 8 AM - 6 PM CONCORDIA LUTHERAN Kadoka 837-2390 Sunday Services: 10:00 a.m. LUTHERAN PARISH - ELCA OUR SAVIORS LUTHERAN Long Valley Pastor Frezil Westerlund Sunday Services: 5:00 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Kadoka Pastor Gary McCubbin 837-2233 Worship Services: 11:00 a.m. Sunday School: Sr. Adults - 9:45 a.m. Sunday School: All Ages - 9:45 a.m., Sept. - May Release Time: 2:15 p.m. Wednesdays. Sept. - May FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Interior 859-2310 Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. Church Calendar 2 Chronicles 20:1-13 The cultural emphasis on self has bred a prayer crisis. Too many believers focus on a problem or its per- ceived solution instead of making God the center of their attention. Second Chronicles 20 shows us a better way. King Jehoshaphat faced a dire situation: a great multitude approaching quickly to overthrow him. If he had wrung his hands and wailed instead of concentrating on Gods promises and past provision, Jerusalem might have been wiped out as the Moabites and Ammonites intended. The king magnified the Lords greatness, recalling for himself and his people many divine triumphs. In that way, he was able to bolster the Israelites courage and prepare them for whatever solution God proposed. Through the words of his powerful entreaty, Jehoshaphat revealed his firm belief that no problem not even three fast-approaching murderous armiesis bigger than the Lord of the universe. The Israelite army was powerless against such an onslaught, but the king refused to give in to his initial fear and de- spair. Our eyes are on You, he pledged. In other words, We know You have a plan, and we are waiting to hear what to do. Seeking the Lords will and His best way is a priority for those who want to solve problems through prayer. God doesnt want us to pray casually, Lord, please solve my problem. Amen! and then rush into our day, thinking weve done well to unload our difficulty onto Him. If Hes going to solve a problem, we should have our ears and mind open to receive His answerand our heart ready to obey. Solving Problems through Prayer Inspiration Point dress is school funding and the recent attempts to transfer even more of this responsibility towards the local property taxpayer. The number of opt-outs now in ef- fect is alarming. That proves that the state continues to push the obligation to fund our public schools to local tax- payers. This school year, 66 of our 151 public schools are currently in an opt-out with many more districts likely to try to pass one if the state continues to underfund schools. And now theres Senate Bill 15 which passed on Feb. 20th and which I strongly opposed. SB 15 will also force schools to increase their levy for special education costs. Much of the cost increases in SB 15 are as a result of the 2011 budget cuts when the funding for students with disabilities was also reduced. In the past, there may have been adequate money in the state's Extraordinary Cost Fund to reimburse all schools that could not pay all of their special education bills. Today, however, that fund has diminished and schools will need to raise property taxes to cover their on- going special education costs. Sen- ate Bill 15 allows the mill levies to be set higher to cover these costs. All legislators say they support edu- cation as a top priority, so it is puz- zling why our local schools are always left with scraps when the leg- islature adjourns every March. I am still hopeful that we can do better this year. The last two weeks of session are when the revenue estimates are up- dated and all of the bills which re- quire appropriations will pass or fail. We are at the proverbial tipping point on school funding. Now is the time to stop shifting that balance towards the local taxpayer and for the state to pick up a greater share of its respon- sibility. I invite you to contact me with your questions and concerns on these topics or any of interest to you. I may be reached at 605-685-4241 or Sen.Bradford@state.sd.us On Wednesday, Feb. 20 there was a joint hearing of both the House and Senate Committees on Health and Human Services to listen to testi- mony on Medicaid Expansion. I serve on this committee and was privileged to receive this information We heard from over 20 different presenters from across the state. They represented health care providers from both large systems and those who served rural areas. Other testimonies were from AARP, ministerial groups, the American Cancer Society, the SD Medical Asso- ciation and those who work in health care in the criminal system. Finally there were many individuals who gave very compelling testimony telling their own stories. When peo- ple dont have access to affordable health insurance and their employer doesnt offer any health care benefits, they are only one serious accident or illness away from bankruptcy. The population affected by the ex- pansion would be South Dakotas working poor who do not typically re- ceive health insurance through their employer. If states choose to expand Medicaid, the federal government will cover 100 percent of the costs from 2014 to 2016. The feds' contri- bution will begin to decrease in 2017, but will never be less than 90 per- cent, under the ACA. This expansion would bring close to $200 million fed- eral dollars to SD to care for those in need, make our citizens healthier, and keep them out of more expensive emergency care. Every day more states decide to expand Medicaid. Minnesotas legis- lature made that decision this week as did Florida. Bottom line, if we dont expand, we will have people who need this benefit and will go without it. While it is a difficult deci- sion, lets remember that failure to act will only leave more South Dakotans without medical coverage and continue to drive them to emer- gency care when they do need help. The federal dollars we turn down will only be distributed to other states, not saved or applied to federal spending more to our liking. The next issue I would like to ad- From Senator Jim Bradford Monday, March 4 Fish portions, scalloped pota- toes, glazed carrots, blueberry muffin, and mandarin oranges and bananas. Tuesday, March 5 Barbecue pork, baked potato, corn obrien, bread, and baked ap- ples. Wednesday, March 6 Hamburger on a bun with let- tuce, potato salad, baked beans, and dessert. Thursday, March 7 Roast turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, spinach with vinegar, cranberry sauce, dinner roll, and pumpkin bar. Friday, March 8 Ham and beans or alternate soup, tomato spoon salad, bread, and peaches. Meals for the Elderly such restrictions. Many cattle on the East side of the state have ear tags. Id like to see the law changed so all cattle in the state are branded. Thieves can bring cattle to a sale- barn and get paid for them in a mat- ter of a few hours. They can give whatever name you like, and there is little chance to catch the rustlers. Rustling is just one way livestock crime occurs, there are a lot of ways. Physically stealing them out of a pas- ture, theft by embezzlement and cat- tle cared for by people are taken. Some people agree to watch cattle for someone else and then sell the cattle and pocket the money. Some thieves double-mortgage cattle and commit fraud in other ways. Also, co-owner of Mitchell Live- stock Auction, told The Daily Repub- lic that cattle rustling is still a concern in the industry. Kimball Livestock Exchange owner said as the price of beef rises, so do concerns about rustling. He also goes on to say that cattle theft seems to be a bigger problem than it was before. In 2010, Joe Varner, a North Dakota man who owned several sale barns in the region, pleaded no con- test to a charge of grand theft after 188 head of yearling heifers that were under U.S. Bankruptcy Court control went missing from Water- town Livestock Auction in 2009. Jerry Derr also served as Director of Investigations for the South Dakota State Brand Board for six years. He was quoted as saying, South Dakota is unique because the western part of the state requires branding, while the eastern part does not and that is where the loophole lies. Lets say were here in western South Dakota, somebody could come out here on the prairie and steal a load of cattle. They could take them to Sioux Falls and sell them because they have nobody looking at the brand to determine ownership. Derr also goes on to say, The State Brand Board was created in 1937 to provide livestock owners with a system of an- imal identification through brand registration and to ensure proper ownership of stock. Derr believes branding is the best method because it cant be ripped off or cut out like ear tags can. Brands are permanent. In 2004 Iowa Public Television in- terviewed rancher, Ron Ragsdale from Rapid City area. Mr. Ragsdale explains, You live in continual fear that instead of one truckload being stolen there may be four or five truck- loads. And, you get to the point with any operation where its not big enough to support you and the thieves both. From 1999 to 2004 he had been a target of cattle thieves, costing him over $250,000. And finally, we need to consider the impact that cattle rustling has on our local economies. Start with the banks that are making the loans. They have no reassurance that the State has consistency in brand laws that protects the interest of the bank. We also have to consider the impact that this might have on the ability for young peple to obtain a loan. A local sheriff said, Most of the calls about livestock theft come from the banks. We need to take into consideration the implications of our vote on our local economies, the young rancher and the viability of our livestock in- dustry. Beef: In South Dakota there are approximately 17,000 ranchers and cattlemen that produce 3.7 million head of cattlewe have more cattle than people! In South Dakota, the cattle industry is a family business with nearly all of the cattle busi- nesses having been in the same fam- ilies for more than 25 years. Today, there are more than 26,000 registered brands in the state. The Brand and Mark Committee was dissolved in 1925 and The State Band Board was created in 1937. The board operates entirely on user fees generated from livestock brand registration, renewals, trans- fers and inspections. No general fund money is used by the board. Im sorry to report that this bill failed with a vote of 47 Nays, 22 Yeas and 1 excused. Nine west river Rep- resentatives voted against this bill, Rep. Cammack, Rep. Craig, Rep. Dryden, Rep. Johns, Rep. Lust, Rep. Schaefer, Rep. Sy, Rep. Wink and Rep. Gosch. We saw strong lobbying from SD Dept of Agriculture, NCBA, Farm Bureau, SD Feedlots and SD Livestock Markets all in opposition. HB 1135 was the highly con- tentious bill that caused a lot of de- bate on the floor. I wrote about it in my Feb. 11-15 column. It regulates access to and use of non-meandered waters on private property. If you would like to see how this turned out go to the following site. It will amaze you to see how your State Govern- ment works! Its well worth the read. http://www.capjournal.com/news/leg- i sl at ors- f orce- t ruce- bet ween- sportsmen-and-owners-on-use-of/arti cl e_4132c37a- 7be4- 11e2- ae2b- 001a4bcf887a.html As always you can contact me at the House Chamber number 773- 3851. Leave a phone number and Ill call you back. The fax number is 773- 6806. If you send a fax, address it to Rep. Elizabeth May. You can also email me at rep.may@state.sd.us during session or visit my web site www.lizmaydistrict27.com. You can keep track of bills and committee meetings at this link: http://legis.state.sd.us/ You can also use this link to find the legislators, see what committees they are on, read all the bills and track the status of each bill, listen to committee hear- ings, and contact the legislators. The Legislature was off Monday for the Presidents Day holiday, but the House and Senate worked hard Tuesday and Wednesday as they face the deadline for getting bills out of the chamber in which they origi- nated. That deadline, called crossover day, was Wednesday. All Senate bills must be dealt with by the Senate either passed and sent to the House or killed and the House must finish work on its own bills. The school sentinels proposal passed a key Senate committee 5-4 on Friday and needs only approval from the Senate to head to Gov. Den- nis Daugaard to be signed into law. Under the proposal, school boards could vote to arm sentinels provided local law enforcement approved and the sentinels underwent training with the state. Rural schools, located far from local law enforcement and without police resource officers, want the proposals flexibility. As I said early, I support the bill because of our neighbors to the north that are seeing influx of oil drilling activity. Across the boarder in Montana last year two men that came from the oil fields raped and murdered a teacher on her way to school. Harding County is the largest county in the state with vast land and very few residents. My concern is the school sets right on HWY 85 which is the main through- way for the oil boom. Harding County itself takes in part of the Red River Formation. Unlike our area they have one sheriff and one deputy sher- iff to cover 2600 square miles. The South Dakota Legislature has given final approval to a measure that would allow 1-cent bets in video lottery games. The House voted 39-28 Thursday to approve the measure, which was passed earlier by the Sen- ate. The bill, which was proposed by the state Lottery Commission, now goes to Gov. Dennis Daugaard for his signature. The law currently allows a minimum bet of five cents. The meas- ure would allow players to bet as lit- tle as one cent. Supporters say penny bets are needed for new machines that offer line-up games similar to slot machines. They say the bill is part of an effort to make the games fresh and entertaining. I voted for the bill reluctantly, but the fact is the State of South Dakota and local economies have become addicted to gambling revenue. Until we find other ways to curb that addition Im afraid we have limited alternatives. HB 1204 An Act to require the Board of Education to obtain legisla- tive approval before adopting any further Common Core standards, and to repeal a provision requiring the board to conduct certain public hear- ings was brought to the floor by Rep. Bolin. After considerable debate on both sides the House of Representa- tives passed HB 1204 with YEAS 36, NAYS 32. Intent to reconsider after the bill passed was brought by Rep. Hajek. Several lobbying groups were behind the scenes encouraging the intent to reconsider, but it failed 28- 41. It now goes to the Senate Ed. Committee. HB 1089 that would require a statewide livestock ownership inspec- tion reached the floor late Wednesday night. Following is the floor speech I delivered on behalf of HB 1089. HB 1089 is long over due. In March of 2012 the SD Ag. Connection interviewed Mr. Zilverberg who is the special assistant attorney general for the South Dakota Division of Crimi- nal Investigation regarding cattle rustling in South Dakota. In the 1800s, Mr. Zilverberg would have been called a range detective.When asked about cattle rustling he was quoted as saying Its been steady. Exact figures are difficult to deter- mine, since reports of missing cattle arent matched with notices that the animals have been found or recov- ered. Still, more than 1300 head of cattle have been reported missing from South Dakota ranches and farms in the past years, according to the South Dakota Brand Board. Exact figures are difficult to deter- mine, since reports of missing cattle arent matched with notices that the animals have been found or recov- ered. You dont know if theyre stolen or missing or running around, said Zilverberg, who has been an investi- gator since 1990. But he said, Theres no doubt rustling still oc- curs, and the losses run into the thousands, even tens of thousands of dollars. In most cases, thieves take cattle from West River ranches and bring them to sale barns in eastern South Dakota and sell them accord- ing. The main reason is that West River cattle must be branded. On the East side of the state there are no From Representative Liz May Continuing Saga The Continuing Saga been dormant for several years, however, the saga will finish this week as I announce that after 23 years and 10 months I am going to retire from the newspaper business. When I applied for a position at the Kadoka Press in May, 1989 I fig- ured I had a shoe in as I had, at one time, worked at a printing business in Nebraska and I had experience operating a Compugraphic machine, which was used to set type and ads. Ill admit that I needed a little re- fresher course and thanks to Larry and Alvina Parkinson, they got me on track. It was still easy to make mistakes with the settings on the machine. Like the time I had two inches of space between each line of a Jackson County legal. Yep, had to do it all over again! You never knew what the finished product would look like until the film was processed. I dont miss that machine. I do miss the dark room, except for some of my clothing that was dam- aged due to a splash or spill of chemicals. D-76 developer and Dectol were a little toxic and had the same effect on clothing as Clorox. I rolled my own film and shot a lot of pictures, which was a must because, once again, I never knew what I had until the film was developed. Somewhere in this time we got our first Macintosh computer. Wow, the screen must have been all of 6 by 10, but it was leaps and bounds better than what we had been using. The entire newspaper was set up on the computer, however, there was still the need to run the print copy through a wax machine so it would stick to a page for layout. I was in charge of taking the pages to Philip every Tuesday afternoon when the paper was done. There, a negative was made of the pages and the pictures. Wednesday morning the neg- atives were taken to Pierre and the paper was printed. Hallelujah, we finally got the Internet. Our correspondents were able to email their news; no more waiting for Tuesday mornings mail to know who would be sending news, press releases and advertising copy. Syd wanted to set up Kate with a computer so she wouldnt have to free-hand her news, but she didnt want to take that leap. Kate did master the fax machine, which eliminated a drive into town. Be darned if it didnt get better when we continued to upgrade our computers and programs. My weekly Tuesday trips to Philip (which I called my thinking time) were replaced with simply sending the entire paper via the Internet. Since we moved to Belvidere Ive had more on-the-road thinking time. Ive been thinking its nice to get off work at 4:30, but not so when Id have to wait until 7:00 for a sporting event to start or a city council meeting to be called to order. Ive also been thinking that since the Belvidere Store has had much overdue renovation work done and will be opening soon, it might be smart to hang up the denim printers apron (which, by the way, I never used in the dark room) and drive 5 miles to work instead of 18. I want to thank Don and Tami for almost 24 years of employment, all the co-workers from the other offices and Mary Poss, Korrie Wenzel, Cindy Letellier and Robyn Jones for the good times at the Kadoka Press. Also thank you to my husband for dealing with my, I dont know what time the meeting will be over! for all these years. Who knows, maybe Ill keep in touch through some other writing or pictures for this newspaper. Its been fun, but its time to step down and let someone else with fresh ideas take over. Im moving on to the next chapter. Sometimes the spring storms can be very dangerous. The weather can change abruptly to very harsh conditions. If you are planning to travel please make sure you are aware of the weather forecasts. If you must be on the road, make sure that your vehicle is equipped properly and you have the necessary supplies in case you are stranded. Thank you, Trooper Slade Ross, SD Highway Patrol The Dakota Discovery Museum will be hosting the spring regional Poetry for All People reading event on Saturday, March 2 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Three area poets, MJ McMillan of Murdo, Kelly Henkel and Emily Strong, both from Mitchell will be featured at the event, reading se- lections from their works. MJ McMillan writes on his ob- servations of the human condition and everyday life experiences. Through his work, MJ endeavors to bring to readers a measure of peace and tranquility. MJ will introduce the release of his newest book, Poems for the Common Man Vol. 3. Kelly Henkel has spent most of her life in South Dakota with stints in Manchester, England and Den- ver, Colorado. She began writing poetry at fifteen and has received several awards for her work. Mitchell 7th grade student, Emily Strong writes much more than poetry and is currently work- ing on a book. She has been writ- ing for about three years and is also an active member in the Mitchell Camera Club. Time will be available after the featured poets for open mike read- ings from the audience. The event will be held at the Dakota Discovery Museum located at 1300 McGovern Avenue, Mitchell, on the Dakota Wesleyan University campus. The event is free to the public and refreshments will be provided. For more informa- tion call 605-996-2122 or email info@dakotadiscovery.com. Dakota Discovery Museum to host Poetry for All People poetry reading event NOTICE The advertising signs for Main Street are provided by KCBA. Please, remember to remove them from the street and take the posters off the boards after use. Bel videre News February 28, 2013 Kadoka Press Page 3 Norris News June Ring 462-6328 Belvidere News Syd Iwan 381-2147 BELVIDERE BAR 344-2210 ATM Winter Hours Monday - Thursday 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday & Saturday 9 a.m. to Midnight Sunday 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. All my friends and relatives seem to be writing books. I hope it isnt contagious or I might find my- self writing one too. That sounds like a lot of work since any act of creation, whether a book, painting, or song, takes some doing. These things dont make themselves, and the whole process puts you through periods of self-doubt, worry, and mental anxiety. Its a good feeling when you finally get something produced, look at it, and decide it isnt half bad, but get- ting to that point puts you through the mill. Friend Ruth, for instance, re- cently wrote a book about her first few years as a missionary in Hong Kong. While she was writing it, Id get occasional E-mails expressing her concerns about proof reading or that she wasnt adequately get- ting across what she wanted to say. Her creation, Foreign Devil Girl in Hong Kong by Ruth Epp, is however now available through Amazon and is a good read. It has insight, pathos and humor. She also gives one a good idea of how very difficult it is to learn the Can- tonese Chinese dialect. Since I have no talent whatsoever at learning foreign languages, Can- tonese is probably something I shouldnt even attempt. Its fun, though, to read about someone elses struggle in doing so. Ruth lived and worked in Hong Kong from 1959 until 2005 so there are many more years to write about if she gets up the nerve and ambition to pull it off. I should probably mention that, before Ruth moved to the other side of the world, she and her friend, Darlene, came with Rev. Knickle in the summers and taught us Bible School for a week at a local country schoolhouse. They lived with us during those weeks so we got to know them pretty well, and weve kept in touch ever since. Then we come to Cousin Verna (Heaton) Benham who recently published her book, Champagne in a Paper Cup. It is also available through Amazon and recounts her time as a Foreign Service em- ployee in such places as Taiwan and South America. In the latter, she met and married a fellow who was a foreign correspondent for The Associated Press and the U. S. News & World Report. All in all, she has lived an extremely inter- esting life and has done a good job telling about it. I seem to have no particular desire to go to Taiwan or South America, but it is enjoyable to visit there through Vernas eyes and pen. Local friend, Joyce (Dolezal) Wheeler has also written a couple of books, (available at Amazon again.) They are novels, which means she had to make them up instead of just writing about things she has done. Sure, you would probably base your charac- ters on people you have known, but you still have to deal with characterization, plot and such. It takes a lot of thinking. It is quite a lot easier to read Joyces books than to make one up yourself. So, if you wanted to write a book, how many words would you have to come up with? A standard- size novel, it seems, should proba- bly be around 80,000 words. Thats a lot. You might get by with 50,000, but 80,000 would be better. If you were Leo Tolstoy, you would have to come up with over half-a-million words for such tomes as his, War and Peace. That would take weeks to read much less write. As a college kid assigned to read it, you might be better off buying the Cliff Notes, which is a little pub- lication that allows you to know all about a book without actually reading it. I like the comment by one of the characters on son Chances Veggie Tales video where he says he read War and Peace via Cliff Notes and found it riveting. He comments, Thats three min- utes of my life Ill never get back. As we said, reading War and Peace in full might take quite a lot longer than three minutes since it runs to something like 1,400 pages. Cliff Notes might be the way to go in this case. I did start writing a mystery novel over ten years ago and got through the first two chapters be- fore bogging down. Action on that project has come to a standstill, but, who knows, maybe Ill drag it back out some day and get going again. I have enough things to do at present without that, but only writing a thousand words a week would get a book written in a little over a year. I currently write a lit- tle less than that, maybe 850, every week writing these things so maybe I could double my produc- tion. Well have to see. Since Ive been writing weekly articles from 1986 to the present, Ive probably already used up well over a million words. Thats double what Tolstoy needed for War and Peace, but my stuff, alas, isnt ex- actly in book form. Im happy to re- port that I can write much more quickly and easily now than I could back in 86, but it is still fairly hard work. Like I said, I hope book-writing isnt contagious or I might contact that dreaded disease. Everyone else is catching it, but maybe it will pass me by. Time will tell. The Writing Game Lookin Around by Syd Iwan Francie Davis recently returned from Phoenix, Arizona, where she went to participate in an obstacle race known as a Spartan run. This involved navigating various obstacles and trying to do it quickly. The last 300 yards in- volved crawling under barbed wire. Francie said it was both awful and wonderful. It was interesting enough that she is already plan- ning to do another one in Nebraska this fall. She went with her friend, Nancy, who had lived in the area a while and knew people and places. As a result, they attended a toast- masters meeting, a book club meet- ing and wandered down some hiking trails. They also spent time in Sedona. The Spartan run raises money for wounded or disabled vets. Training at home is now in the works for other races such as the 5K run at Philip on St. Patricks Day. In June there is one in the Hills on the Mickelson Trail. Last week, Chad, Francie and boys went to Sioux Falls to attend a re- union on Chads side of the family. Francie also mentioned that the Rodeo Bible Camp fundraising auc- tion will be held at the hall in Belvidere at 4:00 p.m. on St. Patricks Day. Donation of items to be auctioned would be appreciated. Betty Kusick was visited a week ago Sunday by her daughter, Loretta Schreiber, and her hus- band, Lawrence, of Quinn. They brought lunch and stayed long enough to play some cards. A simi- lar affair happened on Monday ex- cept with other daughter, Kathy, and her husband, Gary, from Rapid City. Lunch and cards again. On Saturday, Joe Livermont came to visit but didnt bring lunch. They did play cards, however, namely cribbage. Jim, Georgann and Jami Addi- son were in Philip on Saturday for a seventh and eighth-grade basket- ball tournament in which Jami took part to the tune of four games. It was rather a long day for her. Back at home, a lady pulled in one day and unloaded five horses. This gave Jim pause until he realized she was only leaving one with Georgann and also taking one of Georganns. There was no net gain or loss. Bonenbergers are mostly stay- ing close to home to keep an eye on calving which is now in full swing. Bill and Norma Headlee are also into calving since their heifers have started. They are into calving at the vet clinic as well with three needing assistance on Sunday. One of those involved a set of twins. On Monday, plumbers are coming to install a water heater and some bathroom fixtures in a new bath- room that was included in the re- cent building of a detached garage. Kenny and Roxie Fox went to Mobridge on Saturday so Roxie could attend a baby shower for her daughter-in-law, Jodi. Jodi and her husband, Shawn, are expecting an addition to their family towards the end of March. Jodi had quite a few members of her family there too including some from North Dakota. Kenny and the other guys attended a bull sale instead since that happened to be going on in town at the same time. Chuck Willard is recovering nicely from his recent hip-replace- ment surgery. He hasnt gone back to his EMT work over at Rosebud yet but may do so, at least part time, in another month or so. Too much activity is still tiring. Bud and Valene Perault had supper on Sunday evening over at Mike and Marlene Peraults. Last weekend, daughter Laney and her kids were at Mike and Marlenes overnight on Sunday. On Sunday, Laneys five-year-old son, Billy, was in a wrestling meet in Kadoka. On Monday, he was in another at Philip. Laneys husband, Joe Waln, was along on Sunday but had to go home on Monday to do chores. Mar- lene said not many of her kids were in sports while they were in school except for Lesa who tended to be in all of them. Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own. Robert A. Heinlein News comes of former members of the community, Gert Ring and Erna Totton. Earlier this month, Gert suffered a heart attack, and is now in recovery in rehab, and hop- ing things improve enough that she will be able to return to her apart- ment in McKinney, TX, in a couple more weeks. Erna had some bleed- ing in the brain last week and ended up in the hospital in Sioux Falls, where she is slowly recover- ing. Lenten services continue at St. John Lutheran on Wednesdays, with service at 6:00 p.m. and soup supper following at 7:00. Soup makers last week were Kenda Huber and June Ring. The Mellette County Historical Society met at the museum last week and elected Julie Brandis as president. The Mellette County Cattle- women held their February meet- ing at the museum in White River Friday afternoon, February 22. Amy Lehman was hostess and was joined at the meeting by Rose West, Donna Adrian and June Ring. Blake and Amy Lehman stayed in for the ball game that evening. Karla Heyduk reported that the silent auction and other activities held to raise money for cancer vic- tims was very successful. There is to be a meeting Friday, March 1, at the museum in White River; the plan is to figure out a way to have an organization that will be able to distribute the funds locally for those battling cancer. Richard Krogman went to Clarences Thursday, February 14, to watch the White River Tigers play James Valley Christian and pull out an exciting victory. On the 16th, Richard and Noreen went to Mission to watch the Tigers win the game over the Todd County Falcons. Sunday the 17th, they watched a different sport in Kadoka, where grandson Cayne Krogman, son of Mark and Car- olyn, was wrestling. They had time to visit with the family afterwards. Monday Richard was back in White River for the boys basketball game with Little Wound. Thursday the cooking channel claimed their at- tention. Noreens nephew, Jon Ga- boric, was a contestant on Chefs Wanted. They had to go through three phases of the contest, and Jon emerged the winner. Jon is from Austin, Texas. Friday Richard attended the boys basketball game and parents night in White River. Last Tuesday and Friday, Heather and Dan Taft were in Mar- tin for physical therapy for Dan. Wednesday Susan was in Wanblee working at the post office there. Friday Morgan stayed in after school, and played in the band at the boys basketball game. Susan came in for the game, too. Saturday Alvin and Judy Sim- mons and Chris and Cindy Knecht and sons came to help Tafts sort cattle, getting ready for calving. They were all supper guests. Tuesday Torey Ring was among the volunteers who showed up to fight fire west of Merchens. A high line broke and started the fire. The propane truck driver noticed it and alerted the Merchens, who sent out a call for help. By the time Torey arrived, the Merchens and the Nor- ris fire truck had it nearly under control and it was finished off with help from fire trucks from Long Valley and Parmelee. Thursday the Torey Ring family kept dental appointments in Murdo. Myles Addison was also at the dentist, so they had a chat with him. Linda reports that they went through various levels of snow both on the way to Murdo and on the way home. Robert, Torey, Sharon and Bruce Ring met with the banker on busi- ness at Roberts Wednesday after- noon. That evening Robert and Sharon attended Lenten service and soup supper. Bruce Ring received the call from Jessie that Risa was being re- leased from the hospital Tuesday, and that he could pick them up at Rob and Peggys home. (Peggy is a pediatric nurse and had gone to get them from the hospital when Risa was cleared to go home.) Bruce left, and June went over to the house to be there when the Head Start bus brought Riley home in the after- noon, and then went to the bus stop to meet the kids after school and stay with them until their folks re- turned home later that evening. Friday Bruce took parts to Win- ner for repair, and Stephanie and Ryan rode along with them. Satur- day Jessie took Stephanie to Mar- tin for the birthday party for classmate Tiaunna. When they re- turned home, the rest of the family was watching State A wrestling fi- nals on PBS. Bruces college class- mate, Joe Amo, had a son wrestling in the 182 pounds class. Bruce let June know, so she watched the matches, also. It was a thrill to see Aero Amo win and become state champ. James and Marjorie Letellier were in White River last Monday for the White River Tigers game with Little Wound. Tuesday James and Chris Letellier took the Norris fire truck to help fight fire west of Merchens place. Friday Andrea Beckwith accompanied Jim and Marjorie to the boys basketball game in White River. Julie Letel- lier of Kilgore visited Saturday. Chris WoodenKnife hosted a farewell meal for her daughter, Roxie, at the Norris Hall Saturday. Roxie is going into police training at Artesian. Lorrain Waack and some of her family were down for the occasion. Gary and Anne Heinert were among those at the basketball game with Lyman in White River Friday night. Anne reports that parent- teacher conferences are from 4 until 8 p.m. Wednesday the 27th. Evan and Dorothy Bligh joined the Tiger fans at the ball game Fri- day evening. Dorothy Bligh was among those attending a baby shower for Mesa Jo, infant daughter of Ben and Jenny Dimond, which was held at the Methodist Church on Sunday afternoon. It was hosted by Amy Lehman and Linda Dimond. June Ring stayed in town after the Cattlewomen meeting and went to visit Luree Wacek after- ward. She attended the basketball game after that. Bobbi Kelley reported that the Norris School gym is reserved for the wake for Christine Dunham Monday and Tuesday, with the fu- neral there on Wednesday. The entire area is saddened and in shock of the sudden loss of Christine Dunham, 83, of Norris on Friday night. May the Lord Jesus Christ wrap his everlasting arms around each and everyone of her dear family. It is certainly true that Norris will not be the same. Christine was affectionately Grandma to all of us and we loved her for it. What a grandma she was, you didnt have to know her long before she would tell you she had 163 grandchildren at last count and so proud of each one, too. Christine was a very strong sup- porter of education, a Head Start teacher and later in the Adopt a Grandparent program at Norris School. She was a Black Pipe tribal council member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe for many years. Life wasnt easy for Christine, but it never made her bitter. Christine could use her great sense of humor and sharp wit to get any point across. Her boldness to speak out for the right is to be ad- mired by all of us. Christine spoke words of wisdom at every opportu- nity and lived by them, too. Her family always came first and if you needed a Grandma she would adopt you, too. Christine dearly loved the Lord and her meaning of love was evident by everything she did. Her best exam- ple was by never missing a day of visiting her dear husband, Bill, at the nursing home in White River. Christine Dunham will go down in history as the Best Fan the White River Tigers basketball teams ever had! We could learn a lot from her example and she never missed a game. She even had White River Tiger seat covers in her car! She got the attention of the press at the State B tournament in Aberdeen last year with her big purple and gold hat and sweatshirt covered with photo buttons of her grandchildren who were players. Who could forget her little jingle, I was only foolin at the welcome home for the 2010 Basketball Champions at White River? She was so proud of all of them and rightfully so. I believe with all my heart, that as this years team pre- pares for the tournaments again that you dont need to worry. Grandma will be watching every practice, every play and every shot you make; because you will have an Angel in the Audience. May God bless the memory of Christine Dun- ham. Home: (605) 837-2945 Cell: (605) 381-5568 Excavation work of ALL types! 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Wendel- boe, left, author of the "Spirit Road" Mysteries visited with several people Tuesday afternoon, February 12 at Jackson County Library. He spent time discussing the series, writing techniques, character development, how he develops a plot and other various questions. Refreshments were served after he signed a few of his books. He does attend the South Dakota Hu- manities Festival of Books, which will be in Deadwood this fall, and prom- ised to return to Kadoka for future events. --courtesy photo Locals February 28, 2013 Kadoka Press Page 4 press@kadokatelco.com Kadoka Nursing Home Cathy Stone 837-2270 Local News Sydne Lenox Chuck and Suzanne Parkinson of Rapid City visited at the parental Larry Parkinson home on Sunday on their return from Ver- million where they had gone to at- tend the Strollers Show at USD. Their daughter, Alex Parkinson, had a major part in the Strollers Show. They also visited with their son, Sam, and Jeff Parkinson of Rock Rapids, IA, and his daughter, Jaime Parkinson, of South Sioux City, NE, who were there to attend the show. Letoy Brown, and her grand- daugher, Trina, and Bryan Buxcel and children drove to Lander, WY, on Friday, February 15 to visit Ellie Bettelyoun and girls. Ellie is em- ployed there and moved to Lander last year. Letoy and the Buxcels re- turned home on Monday, Feb. 18. Dean and Mary Antonsen of Rapid City stopped briefly in Kadoka on Tuesday of last week and had coffee with friends at Jig- gers Restaurant. They had been to Platte where they helped Ellen and Paul Samuelson celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. Ellen and Mary are sisters. They also stopped in Chamberlain to visit family on their way home to Rapid City. Sympathy is extended to the family of Christine Dunham, 83, who died Friday, Feb. 22, in Rapid City Regional Hospital. She is the wife of John Dunham. Services were held in Norris on Wednesday and burial took place at St. Thomas Episcopal Cemetery in Corn Creek. Save the Pearl members met at the Gateway Apartments Commu- nity Room on Tuesday evening, Feb. 19. The spring plans for the hotel include putting on the bal- cony, which will be funded by a grant from Deadwood and match- ing funds from fund-raising efforts by the committee members. It is hoped it will be completed by alumni weekend in June. The next projects will include putting in a furnace, plumbing, a bathroom and painting of the sides of the hotel. The next meeting will be March 18, same meeting room at 6 p.m. Rev. Gary and Ruth McCubbin recently spent a week in Florida at a family reunion. Ruths sister, Betty, underwent brain surgery in October and is doing well. The fam- ily thought it was time to celebrate her recovery at a family gathering. The McCubbins left on February 9 and returned a week later. Congratulations to the Philip area wrestling team, which in- cluded several wrestlers from KAHS. The state tournament was held in Aberdeen over the weekend and Philip, Wall and Kadoka wrestlers, as a team, took second place behind Parkston. Speaking of wrestling, my grandson, Jack Lenox, is the Mis- souri State AAU Wrestling Cham- pion in the 85 pound bracket, as of this past weekend. He lives in Chesterfield, MO, and is 11 years old. He will have a week off before going on to further matches. He is also a triple crown winner. As lots of wrestlers, parents and grandpar- ents in this area know, most week- ends are spent participating in the AAU competition. If Congress doesnt act in the next week, America will be faced with debilitating cuts to nearly every non-defense discretionary program at the federal level. But these cuts are not sequestered to the federal level alone they will cut into everything we do in our county, city and school district. At a Valentines Day Senate Ap- propriations hearing on the im- pacts of the sequestration, Congress considered just what kind of love note they would like to extend to the American people. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan testified at that meeting and heres what he said about the federal Impact Aid Program a program that helps educate more than 350 students in Kadoka Area School District: The across-the-board nature of the cuts would focus an ill-advised reduction on our grant programs and the funds we need to adminis- ter them, referring to federally connected schools. His testimony referred to two of several schools that could face over $1 million cuts to Impact Aid because of sequestra- tion. Later in the hearing, Duncan said we would have to cut this money [Impact Aid] right away. We disproportionately fund those areas because theres a lack of property taxes. Because Impact Aid, a federal program that provides an in-lieu of tax payment to school districts impacted by a federal presence, is the ONLY federal education pro- gram that is current-year-funded (meaning the funds authorized by Congress in one year are for the same school year), federally im- pacted schools will feel the cuts the day sequestration takes effect - March 1, 2013 - should the U.S. Congress fail to find an alternative deficit-reduction solution. And were not talking peanuts here. Should Congress allow sequestra- tion to trigger, federally impacted schools would see an immediate cut of up to 5.3-percent across-the- board. That equates to about $70 million less for federally impacted schools nationwide! KADOKA AREA SCHOOL DIS- TRICT is 50% percent federally im- pacted and received $401,509.00 in Impact Aid last year. A 5.3-percent cut would mean we would have $21,280.00 less with which to oper- ate our district. And its not just money we worry about. Its jobs. If sequestration occurs, our school district could see a reduction in services and programs that it is currently able to provide. Impact Aid helps fund school districts nationwide affected by In- dian Reservations, federal build- ings, low-rent housing facilities, National Parks and other federal entities. More than 1,300 school districts receive Impact Aid and it affects more than 11 million school children each year. Because they are in-lieu of local tax revenue, Im- pact Aid funds are unrestricted, meaning they can be used in a school district in virtually unlim- ited ways helping to pay for added technology, special education services, teacher salaries, new con- struction all of which help stu- dents learn better and more efficiently in their school setting. Sequestration should be avoided altogether for a balanced approach to deficit reduction. Why? 1) Impact Aid is not a money drain its an investment in our fu- ture. We should never forget that by cutting education spending, we are putting the future of our chil- dren and our country at risk. Ac- cording to the CIAs World Factbook, the United States spends only 5.3-percent of its gross domes- tic product on education ranking 54th out of 182 countries surveyed. Cutting Impact Aid and education even further will not secure our childrens futures, but guarantee that our country will continue to edge even further down the educa- tion ladder. Thats not right. 2) Impact Aid is a federal part- nership with localities, and cutting or eliminating portions of it would create an undue burden on local taxpayers. Congress recognized this fact way back in 1950 when they created Impact Aid. They said, without continued federal help, more than 1.8 million children in these federally impacted areas would not receive normal school service The U.S. has become an industrialist, landlord or a busi- nessman in many communities. However, since the land is tax ex- empt, the federal government has not accepted the responsibility of the normal citizen in a community to meet its financial obligation to support public schools. By cutting Impact Aid, Congress is shirking its responsibility and shifting school funding responsibilities onto local taxpayers to the tune of $70 million. Thats not fair. KADOKA AREA SCHOOL DIS- TRICT urges you to speak out and advocate on behalf of all federally impacted schools in this country. Additionally, our district relies heavily on other federal programs such as Title I, Title II, and IDEA for special education. These pro- grams directly impact students and programs for reading and math in- struction. If Congress doesnt act on March 1, 2013, what is not right, not fair and inconceivable will be- come inevitable. Singled out for the wrong reason Imagine traveling from Martin, South Dakota, to Kansas City, Mis- souri. Now imagine that trip by foot, with a 40-pound backpack. Now imagine that you dont speak the language and are dependent on the hospitality of strangers. Anthony Kathol, of Martin, made such a journey, in his 565 mile pilgrimage across Spain. The El Camino de Santiago, the way of St. James, is a religious pilgrimage which dates back to the time of the Middle Ages. His journey started at St. Jean de Pied-Port, France, at the foot of the Pyrannes Mountains, and con- tinued to Santiago de Compostela, Spain, ending at the Cathedral of Santiago. The inspiration for making the pilgrimage came from watching a movie, The Way, which is the story of another mans walk of the pilgrimage. I had recently retired from my job and this movie inspired me to get away from the distractions of the world in order for me to seek out a new sense of purpose and di- rection in my life, he explained. It was a spiritual pilgrimage that I will never forget. Along the way Kathol stayed at many private, municipal and parochial hostels. Some of the challenges faced along the way in- cluded Not being sure if I was going to make it within the allotted time due to physical limitations. I had one major blister on my right heel which impaired me for two to three days and I had to walk in my sandals to not aggravate it. Many more pilgrims had worse blisters. Blisters are part of the walk and you accept them with grace. Some- one said that the number of blisters you have on your feet is equivalent to the number of sins you have. Well, I had one major blister and one minor blister on my right foot, none on my left foot the entire trip. Other physical obstacles in- cluded having knees swell like grapefruits about a week out from Santiago as a result of all the weight in my backpack carrying over the mountains and the steep decline and pounding that my legs took when going downhill. I believe it was Gods way of getting me to slow down to hear his message. Having a map helped, but Kathol reported that it was impor- tant to pay attention to where you are going! When hiking in the big cities, one had to really pay close attention where the yellow arrow way marks were posted, as the marks were in competition with all the street and advertising signs along the way. For example, a yel- low arrow would be painted on the back of a stop sign or a light pole. If you werent paying attention, youd get lost quickly. This hap- pened on occasion, but many locals informed me right away that I was not going the right way and got me back on the path. That was com- forting as the locals are used to the pilgrims walking in their commu- nities and welcome them. Forty-two days after taking the first step, Kathol arrived at his des- tination. Since his shoes were not completely worn out yet, he contin- ued three more days to walk to Fin- isterre, Spain, to reach the shore of the Atlantic Ocean. This is the place where people thought that ships fell off the edge of the earth, when it was believed the world was flat. At the completion of the walk at both Santiago and Finisterre, Kathol received a compostela, which is a certification of the com- pletion of the pilgrimage. His name is also included in the church reg- istry for his accomplishment. Prior to starting his journey, Kathol visited the Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Concep- tion where the Blessed Mother ap- peared to St. Bernadette in Lourdes, France. Kathol finished his experience by giving thanks to the Blessed Mother in Fatima, Por- tugal. The public is invited to follow in Anthonys footsteps as he presents the story and photos of his journey on Thursday, March 7, at 7 p.m. at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church basement in Mar- tin. A potluck meal will be served prior to the presentation. By Marj Oleske Bennett County Booster Walk 565 miles in my shoes Taking a break Anthony Kathol rests during his pilgrimage across Spain. He will present a program on his travels on Thursday, March 7, at 7 p.m. at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Martin. --courtesy photo Liverpool Legends The complete Beatles experience! Sponsored by the Kadoka Area School Music Department Sunday, March 17 3 p.m. Kadoka City Auditorium Tickets available at Kadoka Area Merchants or email: Bandmanben@gmail.com Adutls $25 Students $15 Seniors $15 Children under 5 free First off, I would like to say wel- come back to Lova, she is finally feeling better after a long battle with shingles and was able to come play dice and visit with many of the residents. She has been coming on Saturday for many years. Welcome back, Lova! Dwight Louder was very popu- lar this week with visits from his wife, Dorothy, his son, Darin, and Nelva and Janet Louder. Its al- ways so nice to go by a residents room and see them enjoying family time. Jodie OBryan was in on Friday and visited with her mother, Becky Chapman. Joy Parker had a good visit with her nephew, Ron, and his wife, Re- nate Carson. All of us want to wish Wilma Carleton a speedy recovery, we miss you! Bonnie Madsen stopped by to see several of the residents, its al- ways nice to see her and catch up on some of the gossip. Micki Word had many of her friends stop by and Bob looks in on her and brings by the mail daily. Kate DeVries attended church in Belvidere on Sunday with Jim and Robyn Jones. Phyllis Word talked with Kate for a while on Monday. Kate loves to have visitors! Alice Wilmarth looks forward to Rick stopping in every afternoon, and enjoys the time she has with her granddaughter, Tammy, while she fixes her hair. Paulette also stopped by. Harriet Noteboom always has a good visit her daughter, Clarice Roghair. She loves it even more when baby Jack comes to visit! Lyle Klundt stops in to see Ruth as often as he can, he also brings her mail. Here you go. Let me know if you have questions. Just give me a call at 837-2270. Enjoy the comedy of Jersey Steve Saturday, March 2 9 p.m. G r e a t E ntertainm ent! Enjoy Our Pri me Ri b Speci al & Salad Bar Club 27 SD Hwy 248 Kadoka 837-2241 Sports February 28, 2013 Kadoka Press Page 5 Snacks Food Coffee Ice Beer Pop Groceries DISCOUNT FUEL Kadoka Oil Co. Kadoka, SD 605-837-2271 For fuel & propane delivery: 1-800-742-0041 (Toll-free) Mark & Tammy Carlson Jackson County Title Co., Inc. 615 Poplar St. Kadoka, SD 57543 u u u u u Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. to Noon and by appointment. Over 20 Years of Service (605) 837-2286 Midwest Cooperative Kadoka South Dakota Grain Feed Salt Fuel Twine Phone: 837-2235 Check our prices first! 837-2690 Ditching & Trenching of ALL types! Craig cell 605-390-8087 Sauntee cell 605-390-8604 Ask about our solar wells. B.L. PORCH Veterinarian Phone 837-2697 Kadoka SD Divisions of Ravellette Publications, Inc.: Kadoka Press: 837-2259 Pioneer Review: 859-2516 The Profit: 859-2516 Pennington Co. Courant: 279-2565 New Underwood Post: 754-6466 Faith Independent: 967-2161 Bison Courier: 244-7199 Murdo Coyote: 669-2271 Kadoka Clinic & Lab 601 Chestnut Kadoka, SD 57543-0640 Fax: 837-2061 Ph: 837-2257 MONDAY Dave Webb, PA-C TUESDAY Dave Webb, PA-C Wednesday - CLOSED Please call Philip Clinic 800-439-8047 THURSDAY Dr. David Holman FRIDAY Dr. Coen Klopper Clinic Hours: 8:00 - 12:00 1:00 - 5:00 Lab Hours: 8:15 - 12:00 1:00 - 5:00 Kadoka, SD 605-837-2431 Philip, SD 605-859-2610 Complete line of veterinary services & products. MONDAY - FRIDAY 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. SATURDAY 8:00 a.m. to noon by appointment Check out our website! http://www.goldenwest.net/~kdahei The Lab & X-ray departments accept orders from any provider. Kadoka Clinic is a Medicare provider & accepts assignments on Medicare bills. Sonya Addison Independent Scentsy Consultant 605-837-2077 home 605-488-0846 cell sraddison.scentsy.us Kay Reckling Independent Norwex Consultant 605-391-3097 cell kayreckling.norwex.biz kmreckling@gmail.com It came down to the wire, but the Philip Area grapplers held on to their second place standing which they had posted after the first day of action at the South Dakota State B Wrestling Tournament in Ab- erdeen, February 22-23. As the final matches were taking place Parkston was at 158 points, Philip Area at 115, Wagner 111.5 and Canton 111. Philip Area had completed their last match with Canton having one more. Wagner was done wrestling and would stay at 111.5. Head Coach Matt Don- nelly noted that 182 pound weight class was the deciding factor. If the Canton wrestler won by decision Philip Area and Canton would tie for second; if he won with a pin which scores more points, Canton would take second place. Philip Areas score held as the Canton wrestler lost his bid for the cham- pionship. Parkston finished the tournament with 164 points. Philip Area took nine wrestlers to the tournament, eight of which advanced to the second day of ac- tion. Those eight all placed sixth or higher. By comparison, Parkston brought 12 wrestlers to Aberdeen and with 10 finishing seventh or higher. Donnelly said the team had an idea what they had going in to the tournament. We figured we had a chance, he said. Im proud of the kids. Logan Ammons was awarded the Most Pins Award for his five pins during the tournament. Gavin DeVries loss in double overtime was a tough one, said Donnelly. Team points were: Parkston (164), Philip Area (115), Wagner (111.5), Canton (111), Tri-Valley (84), Bon Homme (83.5), Beresford (74), Flandreau (73), Webster Area (71.5), Winner (69), Howard (68), Burke/Gregory (60), Groton Area (47), Clark/Willow Lake and Kings- bury County tied (43), Faulkton Area (38), Garretson (38), Bennett County (32), Harding County (31), Custer and Hot Springs tied (28), Stanley County (27.5), Elk Point/Jefferson (27), Lemmon/McIntosh (25), Aberdeen Roncalli (23), McCook Central/ Montrose (22), Scotland (18), Newell (16), Britton-Hecla and Redfield/Doland tied (14), Mo- bridge-Pollock and Potter County tied (13), Kimball/White Lake/ Platte-Geddes (12), Parker (9), Sully Buttes (7), Ipswich/Leola (6), Mt. Vernon/Plankinton/Corsica, Hill City, and St. Thomas More tied (5), Deuel (4), Miller/Highmore- Harrold (3.50), Andes Central, Lyman and Sunshine Bible Acad- emy tied (3). Other schools repre- sented by wrestlers, but not scoring were Sioux Valley, Tiospa Zina, Warner/Northwestern, Alcester- Hudson, Marion/Freeman, Crow Creek, Wessington Springs/Woon- socket/Wolsey - Wessington, and Red Cloud. 106 lbs: Jed Brown 5th, 33-13 record Decisioned Logan Richie (WEB) 10-4 Decisioned Nick Casperson (BER) 5-2 Decisioned by Duncan Stoebner (BH) 3-7 Decisioned by Richie (WEB) 2-6 Decisioned Capserson (BER) 6-4 113 lbs: Rance Johnson, 6th, 26-12 record Pinned Zach Stoltenburg (DEU) 3:10 Tech. fall by Alex Caba (BH) 5-20 Decisioned Jacob Fitzgerald (GAR) 9-2 Major dec. Brady Hill (SB) 19-7 Decisioned by Bailey Neises (HOW) 8-12 Decisioned by Jared Lyle (BER) 5-6 120 lbs: Nick Donnelly, 6th, 34-12 record Decisioned by Austin Gilbertson (KC) 2-4 Tech. fall over Zach Ayers (WIN) 3:40 Decisioned Michael Weidenbach (MHH) 8- 6 Decisioned Dawson Semmler (PKST) 5-0 Decisioned by Oliver Aesoph (FAU) 4-6 Decisioned by Nathan Jones (BRH) 1-3 OT 152 lbs: Lane Blasius, 2nd, 32-4 record Decisioned Brady Soulek (WAG) 8-1 Pinned Nick Weis (EPJ) 4:41 Decisioned Kent Hall (FAU) 9-0 Decisioned by Zach Schuman (TV) 4-13 160 lbs: Chandlier Sudbeck, 2nd, 34-9 record Decisioned Ryan Yost (RED) 10-3 Pinned Luke Warejcka (KWLPG) 5:49 Decisioned Tyson Mitzel (AR) 12-11 Decisioned by David Kocer (WAG) 0-3 170 lbs: Clint Stout, 6th, 35-11 record Pinned Cole Globke (M/F) 1:47 Decisioned Blase Vanecek (BH) 13-8 OT Major dec. by Trevor Lensing (WAG) 6-15 Decisioned by Kyle Scofield (FLA) 3-9 Decisioned by Vanecek (BH) (4-7) 182 lbs: Chance Knutson, 4th, 29-12 record Tech. fall over Dakota Zephier (WAG) 17-2 Decisioned Evan Larsen (KC) 4-1 Pinned by Kase Jacobs (CAN) 3:50 Decisioned Tuner Blasius (KWLPG) 3-1 OT Major dec. by Dalton McCullam (BC) 2-10 195 lbs: Logan Ammons, 3rd, 27-11 record Decisioned by Cameron Kostal (MVPC) 1-5 Pinned Brett Christman (RED) 3:43 Pinned Witt Dobesh (STM) 3:36 Pinned Caleb VanWyhe (CAN) 1:59 Pinned C J Geary (EP/J) 2:29 Pinned Andrew Semmler (PKST) 1:34 220 lbs: Gavin DeVries 21-19 record Decisioned Dowain Kerner (B/G) 8-5 Pinned by Logan Tonak (CWL) 3:29 Decisioned by Trenton Duncan (GRO) 3-4 double OT Donnelly noted that Parkston also attends a lot of tournaments during the off season, which is one reason for their success. He said to stay competitive and to win those championship titles, the kids have to work at the sport year round. That time spent in practice in the off season really helps, he said. He added that all the support from parents and fans helps the team too, and he is thankful for that support. Grapplers State B runner-up champions Benet Auction For Rodeo Bible Camp Badlands Chapter Kadoka, SD Sunday, March 17 4 p.m. at the Belvidere Fellowship Hall Benet auction will begin at 4 p.m. along with a soup and sandwich supper. Auction Items: Leather Items, Artwork, Bull Certicates, Antiques, Gift Baskets, Horse Tack, Baked & Food Items & More If you would like to donate items for the auction, please contact Francie Davis at 605-920-8484 or Chuck Willard 605-344-2576 Athletes of the Week Chandlier Sudbeck Wrestling 2nd Place at State Chance Knutson Wrestling 4th Place at State Logan Ammons Wrestling 3rd Place at State Jed Brown Wrestling 5th Place at State Clint Stout Wrestling 6th Place at State Gavin DeVries Wrestling Sponsored by Jackson County Title Company and Larson Law Office, P.C. 615 Poplar St. Kadoka, SD 57543 605-837-2286 Clint Stout Jed Brown Logan Ammons received an award for the most pins during the tournament. Chandlier Sudbeck Logan Ammons Gavin DeVries Chance Knutson Public Notices February 28, 2013 Kadoka Press Page 6 Public Notice Publication Deadline is Friday at NOON! ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Notice is hereby given that sealed bids for furnishing, laying and compacting ap- proximately 425 tons of Hot Mix asphalt concrete, with an additional 150 tons to be used for patching at various locations, will be received by the City of Kadoka, South Dakota at the City Finance Office until 4:00 p.m. (MDT) on March 11, 2013. Envelope shall be marked 6th Avenue Improvement Project. The bids shall be for two (2) items: mobilization (lump sum) and Hot Mix Asphalt Concrete (price per ton in place). Bids will be opened and read aloud at 7:15 p.m. (MDT) at the Kadoka City Council Meet- ing on Monday, March 11, 2013, and award made as soon as possible. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to waive any irregu- larities therein and reserves the right to award the contract to the lowest respon- sible bidder as they so determine. The Hot Mix shall be laid 4 inches thick in 2 inch compacted lifts, with emulsified asphalt tack applied under each lift. As- phalt concrete shall meet South Dakota specifications E1 P.G. 58-28 or E1 P.G. 64-22 or Q2R P.G. 58-34. The owner re- serves the right to increase or de- crease the quantities bid by up to 25% for budget purposes with no change in unit prices. Payment for Hot Mix will be made to the nearest one tenth (0.1) ton on weigh tick- ets that accompany each delivered and placed load on this project. There must be enclosed with each bid a draft, certified check or cashiers check certified or issued by a state or national bank domiciled in South Dakota, payable to the order of the City of Kadoka in the amount of at least 5 percent or, in lieu thereof, a bid bond of at least 10 percent of the amount of the bid as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into the pro- posed contract and furnish the required performance bonds. Each bid must be accompanied by a cer- tificate of insurance with minimum liability coverage of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00). Pursuant to State Law, a copy of the bid- ders sales and use tax license and a copy of the bidders excise tax license as issued by the State of South Dakota must accompany the bid. In lieu of a copy of the license, the bidder shall submit ap- propriate evidence that the bidder and all affiliates have the appropriate licenses. The beginning date for this project will be negotiable; however, all work on this proj- ect must be completed before August 15, 2013. A penalty of $100.00 per day will be assessed for each day past August 15, 2013, that the project remains incom- plete. The City of Kadoka will be respon- sible for traffic control on this project. Questions regarding this project and bid specification should be directed to: Patrick Solon, City Street Superintendent at 605-837-2140. [Published February 21 & 28, March 7, 2013, at the total approximate cost of $97.47] ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Notice is hereby given that sealed bids for milling of 1,574 sq. yards of city streets will be received by the City of Kadoka, South Dakota at the City Fi- nance Office until 4:00 p.m. (MDT) on March 11, 2013. The asphalt to be milled is approximately 2 to 4 inches thick. Milled material will be left in place. Enve- lope shall be marked 6th Avenue Milling Project. The bids shall be for two (2) items: mobilization (lump sum) and milling (price per square yard). The City of Kadoka will assist with traffic control. Bids will be opened and read aloud at 7:15 p.m. (MDT) at the Kadoka City Council Meeting on Monday, March 11, 2013, and award made as soon as pos- sible. The City reserves the right to ac- cept or reject any or all bids and to waive any irregularities therein and reserves the right to award the contract to the low- est responsible bidder as they so deter- mine. There must be enclosed with each bid a draft, certified check or cashiers check certified or issued by a state or national bank domiciled in South Dakota, payable to the order of the City of Kadoka in the amount of at least 5 percent or, in lieu thereof, a bid bond of at least 10 percent of the amount of the bid as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into the pro- posed contract and furnish the required performance bonds. Each bid must be accompanied by a cer- tificate of insurance with minimum liability coverage of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00). Pursuant to State Law, a copy of the bid- ders sales and use tax license and a copy of the bidders excise tax license as issued by the State of South Dakota must accompany the bid. In lieu of a copy of the license, the bidder shall submit ap- propriate evidence that the bidder and all affiliates have the appropriate licenses. The beginning and ending dates for this project will be negotiable, to correlate with the beginning date for the project by the hot mix asphalt company. The City of Kadoka will be responsible for traffic con- trol on this project. Questions regarding this project and bid specification should be directed to: Patrick Solon, City Street Superintendent at 605-837-2140. [Published February 21 & 28, March 7, 2013, at the total approximate cost of $75.81] NOTICE OF TAX SALE CERTIFICATE TO: Maggie Williams, deceased AND THE UNKNOWN EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, DEVICEES AND LEGATEES OF TO: Maggie Williams, Emil Williams, Bee Huddleson, Connie Lehr, Beberly Larson, and Maggie Lou Heltzel AND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Notice is hereby given that Jackson County is the lawful holder of a 2007 Tax Sale Certificate, Number 178, purchased by Jackson County at Kadoka, South Dakota on the 15th day of December 2008, said real property described as fol- lows: Lot three (3), Block six (6), Town of Wanblee, Jackson County, South Dakota as shown by the plat recorded in the Of- fice of the Register of Deeds of Jackson County, South Dakota. Notice is further given that the right of re- demption will expire and a Tax Deed for the above described property shall be is- sued to Jackson County (60) sixty days from the date of completed service of this Notice unless the property is redeemed as permitted by law. Dated at Kadoka, South Dakota the 11th day of February, 2013. Cindy Willert, Jackson County Treasurer [Published February 21 & 28, 2013 at the total approximate cost of $35.38] FINANCIAL REPORT KADOKA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2013 ENDING JANUARY 31, 2013 GENERAL FUND: Checking account balance, beginning: 1,368.33; Transfer into account: (from MMDA account) 278,000.00; Receipts: Jackson Co. Treasurer, taxes 1,890.29; Jones Co.Treasurer, taxes 0.00; Haakon Co. Treasurer, taxes 414.52; County appor- tionment 1,960.90; BankWest, interest 61.03; First National Midland, int. 84.13; State of SD, state aid 100,475.00; Stu- dent Activities 1,832.06; Student Partici- pation fees 200.00; Sale of supplies 15.00; Presbyterian Church, bus use 600.00; US Dept of Ed, Indian Ed 1,661.06; Badland Nat. Park, trans, T&A 172.50; State of SD, Title I 50,708.00; State of SD, FFV 1,458.82; State of SD, REAP 13,167.00; Total receipts: 174,700.31; Transfers out: (to MMDA) 167,614.72; Disbursements: 275,722.88; Ending balance, checking: 10,731.04; Money Market Deposit Account: (BW) 176,399.64; Money Market Deposit Ac- count: (MB) 159,086.05; Petty Cash: 130.00; Total Balance of Account: 346,346.73
SPECIAL EDUCATION FUND: Checking account balance, beginning: 591.07; Transfer into account: from savings 35,000.00; Receipts: Jackson Co. Treas- urer, taxes 740.76; Jones Co. Treasurer, taxes 0.00; Haakon Co. Treasurer, taxes 73.69; First National, interest 30.59; BankWest, interest 42.50; State of SD, IDEA 13,330.00; State of SD, state aid 1,692.00; Transfers out: 15,095.09; Dis- bursements: 35,408.01; Ending balance, checking: 997.51; Money Market Deposit Account: (BW) 125,403.57; Money Mar- ket Deposit Account: (MB) 49,626.70; Total Balance of Account: 176,027.78
/s/ Eileen C. Stolley Eileen C. Stolley, Business Manager February 5, 2013 UNAPPROVED MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE KADOKA AREA SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION HELD WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2013 AT THE INTERIOR SCHOOL AT 4:00 P.M. Members present: Dan VanderMay, Dawn Rasmussen, Ross Block, Dale Christensen, Mark Williams, Ken Lensegrav. Absent: D.J. Addison. Also present: Supt. Jamie Hermann; Eileen Stolley, business manager; Jeff Nemecek and George Seiler, principals. Visitors present: Colby and Teresa Shuck. All motions are unanimous unless other- wise stated. The meeting was called to order by Pres- ident Dan VanderMay. The Consent Agenda included the follow- ing items: to approve the agenda, to ap- prove the minutes of the January 9, January 26 and January 30, 2013 meet- ings; to approve the financial report; to approve the bills as presented. Dale Christensen moved to approve the consent agenda. Motion was seconded by Mark Williams and carried. GENERAL FUND: AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN, BULLY WORKSHOP 50.00; AMICK SOUND INC, SERVICE FIRE ALARM 2,598.56; BADLANDS GRO- CERY, I-FOODS & SUPPLIES 207.46; BJ'S INSTRUMENT REPAIR, BAND HORN REPAIRS 96.00; BLOCK, AIMEE, MIDLAND LUNCHES 85.00; BRANT'S ELECTRIC, THERMOSTAT REPLACED 91.39; BUTLER MACHINERY, BUS RE- PAIR 2,322.29; CENTURY BUSINESS PRODUCTS INC, COPIER MAINTE- NANCE 918.70; CHADRON STATE COLLEGE, TEACHER FAIR 25.00; CHILDREN'S CARE, OT & PT SERV- ICES & MLG 100.00; CROSSROADS CONVENTION CNTR, ROOMS-MATH & SCIENCE CONF 303.96; DISCOUNT FUEL, FUEL ACCTS 3,703.38; ERNIES BUILDING CENTER, MID-SCH CUST SUPPLIES 198.96; FIRST NATIONAL BANK OMAHA, POSTAGE, SUPPLIES, TRAVEL 3,734.89; GRAHAM TIRE, TIRES 295.36; GROPPER, BRENDA, ELEC. ALLOWANCE 20.00; HAAKON SCHOOL DISTRICT, ONE ACT PLAY ENTRY FEE 201.17; HASLER, POSTAGE METER 133.50; HAUFF MID-AMERICA SPORTS INC, ATH- LETIC SUPPLIES 547.25; HEARTLAND WASTE MGT INC, MIDLAND GARBAGE 120.00; HILLS TIRE & SUP- PLY INC, ALIGNMENT 49.95; HOGEN'S HARDWARE, SUPPLIES/MATERI- ALS/REPAIRS 1,209.67; HOUCHEN BINDERY, BINDING MINUTE BOOKS 310.00; J & S RESTORE, REPAIRS 2,000.72; J.W. PEPPER & SON, INC., MUSIC 67.49; KADOKA AREA SCHOOL LUNCH, SCHOOL BOARD INSVS - ALA CARTE 24.00; KADOKA AREA SCHOOL T&A, REFEREES - GBB 1,173.15; REFEREES - BBB 726.21; COUNSELORS CONFERENCE FEES 310.00; CPR CERTIFICATION CARDS 60.00; QTR 2 PAYROLL CORRECTION -SSA 99.75; KADOKA CITY TRANSFER STATION, RUBBLE 22.60; KADOKA CLINIC, BUS DRIVER PHYSICAL 300.00; KADOKA COMMUNITY BET- TERMENT ASSOCIATION, DUES 200.00; KADOKA PRESS, PUBLICA- TIONS 265.86; LONG VALLEY BOOSTER CLUB; CUSTODIAL SERV- ICES 200.00; MANLEY, LARRY, I-BUS ELEC ALLOWANCE 20.00; McREL, POWER WALK THROUGH 1,295.00; MID CENTRAL EDUCATIONAL COOP, DIAL CLASSES AND SUPPLIES 680.00; MIDWEST COOPERATIVES, PROPANE/BUS RT FUEL 1,552.44; MILLER'S GARBAGE, GARBAGE SERVICE 269.20; MOSES BLDG CEN- TER, SUPPLIES & MATERIALS 15.69; NETWORK SERVICES COMPANY, CUST SUPPLIES 520.71; PEOPLE'S MARKET, SUPPLIES 1,431.38; PETTY CASH-EILEEN STOLLEY, POSTAGE/UPS 55.37; PRICHARD, LAURIE, REIMBUSE SUPPLIES 70.85; QUILL CORPORATION, SUPPLIES 70.08; RAPID CITY JOURNAL, SUB- SCRIPTION 132.30; RASMUSSEN ME- CHANICAL, LV FURNACE REPAIRS 1,839.17; REGION VII, CONTEST FEES 238.00; SD DEPT OF LABOR, UNEM- PLOYMENT 496.00; SD DEPT OF REV- ENUE, LV-WATER EVAL 39.00; SD INTERSCHO ATH ADMIN ASSOC, CONF REG & DUES 180.00; SDASSP, PRIN SPRING CONF REG 125.00; SERVALL TOWEL & LINEN, K/I/LV/M- DUSTMOP SERVICE 407.34; SHAN- NON, SONJA, CONTRACT SERVICES LEAP 600.00; SOUTH DAKOTA ASSN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, CONFERENCE DUES/FEES 200.00; SOUTH DAKOTA RETIREMENT SYS- TEM, REPORT CORRECTION 90.00; SWARTZ, BRUCE, TUNE PIANOS 170.00; TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION IN EDUCATION, LEAP DATA RETREAT 750; TIGERDIRECT INC. 188.17; VERI- ZON WIRELESS, CELL SERVICE 15.38; VOLLMER JR., REUBEN B., SNOW REMOVAL 175.00; WAGE- WORKS, ADMIN. FEES 125.00; WALKER REFUSE, I & LV - DUMP SERVICE 281.30; WEST RIVER EXCA- VATION LLC, SNOW REMOVAL 432.86; WRIGHT EXPRESS FSC, TRAVEL EXP 4.00; TEACHER SALARIES, ELEME- MENTARY 39,457.71; MILEAGE: NANCY WELLER 203.04; RENEE SCHOFIELD 358.47; MISTY HAMAR 217.06; ROGER DALE 134.68; SUB TEACHERS, ELEMENTARY 903.74; IN- DIAN EDUCATION, INSTRUCTION 1,178.64; TEACHER SALARIES, HIGH SCHOOL 18,945.85; SUB TEACHERS, HIGH SCHOOL 2,063.11; PRE SCHOOL SALARIES 1,111.75; TITLE II A SALARIES 4,488.09; GUIDANCE SALARY 1,789.50; TITLE I SALARIES 23,665.95; TITLE I SUB TEACHERS 736.04; TITLE I TUTORING 334.09; TITLE I SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AC- TIVITIES 198.96; OFFICES OF THE SUPT., PRINCIPAL AND BUSINESS MANAGER 20,653.86; TECHNOLOGY 3,484.91; LIBRARY 208.01; OPERA- TION OF PLANT SALARIES 5,088.88; SUB CUSTODIAL 657.85; PUPIL TRANSPORTATION 3,031.44; SUB BUS DRIVERS: BRENDA GROPPER 45.78; ACTIVITY BUS DRIVERS: ROGER DALE 457.13; REFEREES, SCOREKEEPERS 163.34; KEENA BYRD-MORO, GRADE BB COACH 947.67; GEORGE SEILER, GRADE BB COACH 858.80; COLBY SCHUCK, PEP BAND 888.44; TERESA SHUCK, ONE ACT PLAY 494.50; ROGER DALE, GRADE BB COACH 277.05; BUS MON- ITOR 760.27; CO-CURRICULAR SALARIES PRORATED 205.81; AMER- ICAN FAMILY LIFE ASSURANCE CO, CC/IC INS W/H 1,969.00; BREIT LAW OFFICES, W/H 100.00; WASHINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE CO, W/H 208.70; BENEFIT MALL, SD, LIFE INS W/H 683.77; MG TRUST COMPANY, 403(B) W/H 2,000.00; CREDIT COL- LECTION BUREAU, W/H 38.96; DELTA DENTAL INS., GROUP DENTAL 3,980.52; KADOKA SCHOOL T&A CAFETERIA ACCT., PAYFLEX W/H 729.50; KADOKA SCHOOL T&A FIT/FICA ACCT., TAX 46,218.02; SD RE- TIREMENT SYSTEM, TR AND MATCH. 25,231.38; S.D. SCHOOL DISTRICT BENEFIT FUND, GROUP HEALTH 39,542.23
CAPITOL OUTLAY FUND: KADOKA CITY AUDITORIUM, AUDITORIUM RENT 3,900.00; KADOKA CITY WATER DEPT., WATER/SEWER 92.10; KADOKA OIL CO, HEAT & BUS FUEL 6,733.80; LACREEK ELECTRIC ASSN., INC., ELEC-LV SCHOOL 219.11; MID- WEST COOPERATIVES, HEATING FUEL 2,260.47; OIEN IMPLEMENT & SUPPLY INC, BUS GARAGE RENT 600.00; TOWN OF MIDLAND, MIDLAND SCH-WATER 22.00; WEST CENTRAL ELECTRIC COOP, ELEC ACCOUNTS 4,130.40; WEST RIVER ELECTRIC ASSOC., INTERIOR ELEC ACCT 361.09; WR/LJ WATER SYSTEMS INC, I-SCH WATER 32.50
SPECIAL EDUCATION FUND: BAD- LANDS GROCERY, I-FOODS & SUP- PLIES 19.78; BLACK HILLS SPECIAL SERVICES, OT & PT SERVICES & MLG 2,253.80; CHILDREN'S CARE, OT & PT SERVICES & MLG 415.00; DISCOUNT FUEL, FUEL ACCTS 147.40; PEOPLE'S MARKET, SUPPLIES 57.30; PETTY CASH-EILEEN STOLLEY, POSTAGE/UPS 5.59; PARENT, TRANS- PORTATION MLG 899.84; WALL SCHOOL DISTRICT, SPEECH SERV- ICES 1,993.86; REGULAR SALARIES 15,124.03; SUBSTITUTE SALARIES 651.80
FOOD SERVICE: BADLANDS GRO- CERY, I-FOODS & SUPPLIES 320.95; BLOCK, AIMEE, MIDLAND LUNCHES 1,052.30; CASH-WA DISTRIBUTING, FOOD & SUPPLIES 1,997.84; CHILD & ADULT NUTRITION SERVICE, COM- MODITY PROCESSING 560.09; DEAN FOODS, DAIRY PRODUCTS 1,514.70; EARTHGRAINS CO, K&I-BREAD PRODUCTS 269.15; FARMER BROTH- ERS COMPANY, K-FOODS 78.80; HOGEN'S HARDWARE, SUPPLI ES/ MATERI ALS/ REPAI RS 67.05; MILLER'S GARBAGE, GARBAGE SERVICE 188.00; PEO- PLE'S MARKET, SUPPLIES 249.31; US FOODSERVICE, FOOD & SUPPLIES 3,086.70; REGULAR SALARIES 4,484.58; SUBSTITUTE SALARIES 34.61 SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT: Mr. Hermann reviewed education legislative issues. He reported that the operation of the track concessions will be advertised until the end of the month. PRINCIPALS REPORTS: Mr. Seiler pre- sented his recommendations for new staffing positions for next year including a high school counselor and a foreign language teacher. He listed duties that would be included in a high school guid- ance/counselor position and stated that DDN for foreign language is not as effec- tive as having a classroom teacher. Mr. Hermann noted that he has contacted area schools to determine if there is an interest in sharing a foreign language teacher. Mr. Seiler reported that the scoreboard committee met with businesses that are interested in sponsorship of the score- board. Cost of a scoreboard with a mes- saging center add-on would be approximately $29,000.00 plus installa- tion costs. BankWest will be primary sponsor of the scoreboard with their busi- ness at the top of the board. Discount Fuel, Kadoka Oil, Peoples Market and Grant Patterson will be scoreboard spon- sors with their businesses on the bottom section of the scoreboard. The addition of a messaging center was also dis- cussed and to add that option would be school district responsibility in the amount of approximately $13,000. The plan is that the messaging center would be moved to the front of the school prop- erty after football season and back to the sports complex for track season. Adver- tising on the messaging center could be sold with that revenue to go back to the sports complex reserve. Mr. Nemecek explained IXL Math and its use as intervention for students. He also reported on sessions attended at the Principals Joint Conference. BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS: NE- GOTIATIONS COMMITTEE: Dan Van- derMay noted that the board members should review the negotiated agreement. It was decided that a working lunch time for negotiations planning and review be done at the February 15th special meet- ing. TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Mr. Hermann reported that the transportation committee met; inventory of buses and vehicles was reviewed with mileage on each. The recommendation for pur- chases next year is for a suburban and a van or car. The plan would be to budget for the vehicles and to purchase when a federal surplus property vehicle is avail- able. RESIGNATIONS: A letter of resignation from Abby Carlson, effective after her two week notice starting January 24, 2013, was read. Mark Williams moved to ac- cept the resignation. Motion was sec- onded by Dale Christensen and carried. A letter of resignation from Sandra Short Bull, effective at the end of the school year, was read. Ken Lensegrav moved to accept the resignation with regret. Motion was seconded by Ross Block and car- ried. SCOREBOARD: Dawn Rasmussen moved to accept with appreciation dona- tions from sponsors BankWest, Discount Fuel, Kadoka Oil and Grant Patterson for purchase of a scoreboard and to author- ize a purchase order for the scoreboard and messaging board with the difference to be funded by the Reserve for Sports Complex. Motion was seconded by Ross Block and carried. FIRST NATIONAL BANK EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLAN: Ross Block moved to grant First National Bank, Midland, use of the Midland gym and access to phone lines, for temporary office space for their day to day operations in case of an emer- gency in which their building would need to be evacuated. Motion was seconded by Dawn Rasmussen and carried. Ken Lensegrav moved to authorize offer- ing a contract to James Plaggemeyer, sports complex maintenance, with hourly rate to be determined. Motion was sec- onded by Mark Williams and carried. ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTS: Ken Lensegrav moved to offer a 2013-2014 contract to Jamie Hermann, superintend- ent, with contract amount to be deter- mined. Motion was seconded by Dawn Rasmussen and carried. Dawn Rasmussen moved to offer a 2013-2014 contract to George Seiler, middle school/high school principal, with contract amount to be determined. Mo- tion was seconded by Dale Christensen and carried. Ken Lensegrav moved to offer a 2013- 2014 contract to Jeff Nemecek, elemen- tary principal, with contract amount to be determined. Motion was seconded by Ross Block and carried. Mark Williams moved to offer a 2013- 2014 contract to Chad Eisenbraun, tech- nology director, with contract amount to be determined. Motion was seconded by Ross Block and carried. CUSTODIAL CONTRACTS: Dawn Ras- mussen moved to offer a custodial con- tract to Polly Brown @ $9.00 per hour per district policy and probationary pe- riod. Motion was seconded by Mark Williams and carried. Ross Block moved to offer a custodial contract to Mathew Plaggemeyer @ $9.00 per hour per district policy and pro- bationary period. Motion was seconded by Ken Lensegrav and carried. SUPPLEMENT BUDGET: Ken Lenseg- rav moved to adopt Resolution #42-01- 0213 LEAP 1003a) as follows: LET IT BE RESOLVED, that the school board of the Kadoka Area School District, in accordance with SDCL 13- 11-3.2, and after duly consid- ering the proposed supplemental budget, hereby approves and adopts the fol- lowing supplemental budget in total: For Long Valley School LEAP, 1003a, school improvement. GENERAL FUND: APPROPRIATIONS: GENERAL FUND: 10 2214 128 100 300 salaries, Teachers & subs . . . . . . . . . . 3,160.00 10 2214 128 200 300 FICA and TR . . . . . . . 393.00 10 2214 128 319 Purchased services, coordinator Data retreat facilitator, LEAP coach . . . . . . . 9,000.00 10 2214 128 334 Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . .138.00 Indirect Cost . . . . . . . . 341.00 Total: . . . . . . . . . . . 13,032.00 REVENUE: 10-4158-128 . . . . . 13,032.00 Motion was seconded by Dale Chris- tensen and carried. KAEA: Dale Christensen moved to rec- ognize KAEA as the bargaining unit for the school district certified staff. Motion was seconded by Dawn Rasmussen and carried. CALENDAR: Supt. Hermann requested that calendar adoption be tabled to allow time for one more committee meeting. Ross Block moved to table adoption of the calendar. Motion was seconded by Dale Christensen and carried. LEAP CONSULTING CONTRACT: Mark Williams moved to approve a consulting contract with Sonja Shannon for Longval- ley focus/priority school as required by SD Dept of Ed for focus/priority school requirements @ one training day @ $67.00 and six days consult @ $600.00 per day. Motion was seconded by Dale Christensen and carried. At 5:45 Dale Christensen moved to go into executive session for personnel mat- ters per SDCL 1-25-2(1). Motion was seconded by Ken Lensegrav and carried. The board came out of executive session at 6:46. The March regular meeting will be held at Kadoka. The tribal parent input meet- ing will be held at 5:30 with business meeting at 6:00 p.m. There being no further business, Ross Block moved that the meeting be ad- journed. Motion was seconded by Ken Lensegrav and carried. Dan VanderMay, President Eileen C. Stolley, Business Manager [Published February 28, 2013, at the total approximate cost of $198.19] UNAPPROVED MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE KADOKA AREA SCHOOL BOARD MEETING HELD FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2013 AT THE KADOKA SCHOOL AT 8:00 A.M. Members present: Dan VanderMay, Dawn Rasmussen, Ross Block, Dale Christensen, Ken Lensegrav, Mark Williams. Absent: D.J. Addison. Also present: Supt. Jamie Hermann; Eileen Stolley, business manager All motions are unanimous unless other- wise stated. The purpose of the special meeting is for personnel matters. The meeting was called to order by Pres- ident Dan VanderMay. Ken Lensegrav moved to adopt the agenda. Motion was seconded by Dale Christensen and carried. At 8:03 a.m. Ross Block moved to go into executive session for the purpose of per- sonnel matters interviews with candi- dates for the position of business manager. Motion was seconded by Dale Christensen and carried. Mark Williams joined the meeting at 9:00 a.m.; Ken Lensegrav left the meeting at 9:30. At 12:00 the meeting recessed for lunch and reconvened at 12:30. The board came out of executive session at 3:20 p.m. Ross Block moved that the meeting be adjourned. Motion was seconded by Dawn Rasmussen and carried Dan VanderMay, President ATTEST: Eileen C. Stolley Business Manager [Published Febraury 28, 2013, at the total approximate cost of $23.08] UNAPPROVED MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE KADOKA AREA SCHOOL BOARD MEETING HELD FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2013 AT THE KADOKA SCHOOL AT 10:00 A.M. Members present: Dan VanderMay, Dawn Rasmussen, Ross Block, Dale Christensen, Mark Williams. Absent: D.J. Addison, Ken Lensegrav. Also present: Supt. Jamie Hermann; Eileen Stolley, business manager. All motions are unanimous unless other- wise stated. The purpose of the special meeting is for personnel matters. The meeting was called to order by Pres- ident Dan VanderMay. Dawn Rasmussen moved to adopt the agenda. Motion was seconded by Ross Block and carried. At 10:01 a.m. Mark Williams moved to go into executive session for the purpose of personnel matters interviews with can- didates for the position of business man- ager. Motion was seconded by Dawn Rasmussen and carried. Dale Christensen joined the meeting at 11:10 a.m. The board came out of executive session at 12:25 p.m. Dale Christensen moved that the meet- ing be adjourned. Motion was seconded by Ross Block and carried. Dan VanderMay, President ATTEST: Eileen C. 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Gem Theare SS9-2000 - PbIIIp March 1-2-3-4: Warm Bodies (PG-13) Fri: 8:00 p.m. Sat: 8:00 p.m. Sun: 1:30 p.m. Mon: 7:00 p.m. March 8-9-10-11: Identity Thief (R) RELP WAN1E0 1here w|| be an openng at our KA00KA PPL55 offce for a permanent part-tme poston. 0utes w|| vary. Ior app|caton, ca|| 859-2516 or send resum to: donponeer-revew.com Were Open Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - Noon 1 - 5 p.m. Phone 837-2214 Tim home 837-2087 Dave cell 488-0326 Oien Auto Parts Hwy 248 Kadoka, SD Wix Filters Gates Belts & Hoses We make Hydraulic Hose & Chainsaw Chains! TIRE & SERVICE WORK - CALL 837-2376 HOURS: Mon - Fri: 7:30 to 5:30 Saturday: 8 to Noon Were here for all your vehicle maintenance! Give us a call today! NOW BUYING! Cars for salvage, call today! We make hydraulic hoses & On-the-farm tire service! Full Service Mechanic Shop! J&S ReStore Kadoka, South Dakota USED VEHICLES! Kt-ta|e t 0ea h|: N|\t F-|tes laa laa!! Saturday, March 2nd 9 p.m. to Closing 0ame test yaa- a:t| :\a-s! ksrsts|st far la|tr|sr art ||t 0a|t: lsaa |ar|ssa Mtmsr|a| lss| Isaraamta|, a|ar1a, 1r|| || HELP WANTED: Head housekeep- ing, full time position. Flexible hours, competative wages, available imme- diately. See Ken or Cindy at Rode- way Inn, Kadoka. 837-2287. KP33-2tc WANTED: Photos, information, fam- ily stories of people/places, 1900- 2000, for book about Weta community. Contact Mary Lewis, 993-6152; e-mail: lewis@gwtc.net K33-2tp FOR SALE: 7 bedrooms, 3 bath, large basement, 2 fireplaces, at- tached garage. Could be separated and used as a 2 bed, 1 bath rental. $56,000 firm. Kadoka. 605-488- 0846. KP32-3tp OPEN POSITION: Kadoka Area School District is looking for a full- time Special Education Paraprofes- sional. Non-certified applications can be obtained from the school or on the school districts website; kadoka.k12.sd.us. Please feel free to contact the school with further questions about this position. Com- pleted applications may be dropped off at the school or send it to: Attn: Jeffery M. Nemecek, Elementary Principal, PO Box 99, Kadoka, SD 57543 or call 1-605-837-2175. EOE KP32-3tc NEED A PLUMBER? Call Dale at 605-441-1053 or leave a message at home 605-837-0112. K31-4tp PASTURE WANTED: Summer pasture for 100-250 cow/calf pairs preferably in the Jackson/Haakon /Jones county area, but would con- sider other areas. With full mainte- nance. Call 605-843-2869. KP29-tfn EARN A FREE TV: Apply now at the Gateway Apartments and if you qualify for one of the apartments, you could be eligible for a free 19 flat screen TV. Please call 1-800- 481-6904 for details on how you can earn your free TV. K26-tfn HILDEBRAND STEEL & CON- CRETE: ALL types of concrete work. Rich, Colleen and Haven Hilde- brand. Toll-free: 1-877-867-4185; Office, 837-2621; Rich, cell 431- 2226; Haven, cell 490-2926; Jerry, cell 488-0291. KP5-tfc APARTMENTS: Spacious one-bed- room units, all utilities included. 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Call (605) 837-2259. tfc SCRATCH PADS: 50 cents each at the Kadoka Press. tfc Philip League Bowling Lucky Strike OPEN BOWLING: Sunday-Friday, 12 to 6 p.m. Saturday, 12 p.m. to closing The kitchen is open we have orders to go!! 859-2430 Philip Monday Night Mixed Handrahan Const .......................23-9 Shads Towing...............................NA Dakota Bar................................20-12 Petersens......................................NA Badlands Auto..........................10-18 Rockers........................................9-23 Hightlights: Carl Brown.3-10 split; 220 clean/551 Gail Reutter ..........................208/534 Jerry Mooney ........................217/550 Matt Reckling...............................213 Marlis Petersen.....................197/520 Trina Brown..........................181/503 Wendell Buxcel ......2-7 & 4-5-7 splits Tena Slovek ..........................5-7 split Jason Petersen ....................4-9 splilt Connie Schlim......................2-7 split Bryan Buxcel ......................9-10 split Tuesday Mens Early Philip Motor................................22-2 Peoples Market ...........................17-7 G&A Trenching.........................12-12 Kennedy Impl............................11-13 Bear Auto ..................................11-13 Philip Health Service ...............10-14 Georges Welding ........................8-16 Kadoka Tree Service...................5-19 Highlights: Ronnie Williams ..8-9 split; 215, 211, ...............................................201/627 Bryan Buxcel.........................213/573 Randy Boyd...........................206/554 Ryan Seager.......................3-10 split; .....................................208 clean/546 Cory Boyd.....................................533 Tyler Hauk ............................202/531 Todd Radway................................531 Earl Park......................................523 Coddy Gartner ......................252/517 Steve Varner.................................511 Alvin Pearson...............................508 Bill Bainbridge.............................506 Ed Morrison........................3-10 split Pat Berkimer...................6-7-10 split Wendell Buxcel ...................3-10 split Jim Larson..........................3-10 split Jason Sampson..................5-7-9 split Wednesday Morning Coffee (standing at the end of week 24) Invisibles.............................25.5-10.5 Cutting Edge Salon...................25-11 State Farm..........................22.5-13.5 Bowling Belles ....................15.5-20.5 Jolly Ranchers.....................11.5-24.5 Highlights: Karen Foland ........190, 183, 153/526 Dody Weller...........181, 178, 150/509 Charlene Kjerstad.................169/449 Sandra OConnor ..................182/425 Judy Papousek ...................3-10 split Joy Neville............................7-2 split Cindy Wilmarth............5-10 split x 2 Wednesday Night Early Dakota Bar..................................23-5 Morrisons Haying ....................18-10 Hildebrand Concrete ................15-13 Wall Food Center ......................14-14 Dorothys Catering....................13-15 Just Tammys ............................11-17 Chiefies Chicks...........................9-19 First National Bank ...................9-19 Highlights: Marlis Petersen...202, 227 clean/566 Brenda Grenz........................190/537 Amy Morrison .......................191/492 Kathy Arthur.........................190/513 Emily Kroetch .................3-5-10 split Karen Iwan...........................5-7 split Thursday Mens The Steakhouse ..........................23-5 OConnell Const ..........................19-9 Coyles SuperValu.....................18-10 WEE BADD...............................13-15 Dakota Bar................................11-17 West River Pioneer Tanks ........11-17 A&M Laundry...........................10-18 McDonnell Farms .......................7-21 Highlights: Doug Hauk ..................3-6-7-10 split; .......................................211, 209/616 Ronnie Williams....................201/512 J.J. 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(605} 515.0186 LYNN WEISHAAR, AuctIoneer Fcva (605} 866.4670 DAN PIROUTEK, AuctIoneer Milcsvillc (605} 544.3316 STEVEN STEWART Yard Foreman (605} 441.1984 BOB ANDERSON, FIeIdman Siurgis (605} 347.0151 BAXTER ANDERS, FIeIdman Wasia (605} 685.4862 PHILIP LIVESTOCK AUCTION (60S) SS9:2S?? www.pbIIIpIIvestock.com lkllll ll\lI|K 1||IlK lkllll, |Ik 01KI1 Upoom1ng Co111e So1es: TUESDAY, MAR. S: SPECIAL STOCK COW & DFED HEIFEF SALE & FECULAF CATTLE SALE. WEIGH-UPS: 10 A.M. BRED CATTLE: 12.00 P.M. (MT} STOCK COWS: BROST RANCH - 60 DLK SOLID & DFOKEN MOUTH COWS; DFED. DLK; CLV. 3-20 HAROLD MILLER - 25 DLK & DWF DFOKEN MOUTH COWS; DFED. CHAF; CLV. 4-1 FOF 60 DAYS NURSE COW: MARTHA HALL - 1 HOLST JEFSEY X 1ST CLF HFF; DFED. HEFF; CLV. 3-5 MOR CONS1GNMNTS BY SAL DAY. CALL THOR ROSTH AT tDS-SS9-2S?? OR tDS-tSS-SS2t FOR MOR 1NFORMAT1ON. 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Go to: www.pbIIIpIIvestock.com. UpcomIng saIes & consIgnments can be vIewed on tbe Internet at www.pbIIIpIIvestock.com, or on tbe DTN: CIIck on SALE BARNS NORTH CENTRAL PLA |s now qua||f|ed to hand|e th|rd party ver|f|ed NhT6 catt|e (Non-hormona| Treated 6att|e}. Reep suppor11ng R-CALF USA! R-CALF USA 1s our vo1oe 1n governmen1 1o represen1 U.S. oo111e produoers 1n 1rode morKe11ng 1ssues. ]o1n 1odog & e1p moKe o d1]]erenoe! PhiIip Livestock Auction, in conjunction with Superior Livestock Auction, wiII be offering video saIe as an additionaI service to our consignors, with questions about the video pIease caII, Jerry Roseth at 605:685:5820. 859-2577 PhiIip, SD Upoom1ng Bu11 So1es TUESDAY, MAR. 19: FANNINC ANCUS, 12.00 P.M. MT TUESDAY, MAR. 26: FOCHAIF ANCUS, 12.00 P.M. MT TUESDAY, APR. 2: SLOVEK FANCH ANCUS & ANCUS PLUS CE- NETIC DULL SALE, 12.00 P.M. MT TUESDAY, APR. 9: ANDEFS & DAMFOW LONCHOFNS, 12.00 P.M. MT TUESDAY, APR. 16: CHEYENNE CHAFOLAIS, 12.00 P.M. MT TUESDAY, APR. 23: FOFTUNE'S FAFTEF U CFOSS ANCUS, 12.00 P.M. MT TUESDAY, MAY ?: DULL DAY Upoom1ng Horse So1es TUESDAY, MARCH 19: OPEN CONSICNMENT HOFSE SALE FOL- LOWINC THE CATTLE SALE. CATTL RPORT: FB. J9, 2DJS B1g run o] oo111e ]or our Speo1o1 So1e. Huge oroud o] peop1e. Feeders s1rong, 1o1s o] bugers. We1g-up oo111e 1ger. DEEP CREEK ANGUS - MIDLAND 34...................................................YFLCS $6294 4 ..............................................2 YF OLDS $4938 38 ..............................................OVEFALL $6151 MILLAR ANGUS - STURGIS 78...................................................YFLCS $5308 10 ............................................2 YF OLDS $5350 88 ..............................................OVEFALL $5313 CHARLES & ROSALIE TENNIUS - VALE 79 .........................DWF FEPL HFFS 781= .$1275/HD 48..........................DLK FEPL HFFS 803= .$1100/HD JUDY & STEVE DALY - MIDLAND 70..........................DLK FEPL HFFS 662= .$1075/HD FEEDER CATTLE: FINN FARMS - MIDLAND 75 ............................FED HFFS 783=...........$155.00 BUSTER PETERSON - KADOKA 39............................DWF HFFS 694=...........$150.00 16...........................HEFF HFFS 563=...........$158.00 JERRY LANE JOHNSTON- INTERIOR 42...................FED & DLK STFS 558=...........$160.00 9 ....................DLK & DWF STFS 486=...........$177.00 38.............................DLK HFFS 539=...........$157.25 6 ..............................DLK HFFS 525=...........$152.00 HJORT & BRUCH - RAPID CITY 104................DLK & DWF HFFS 553=...........$153.75 15.............................DLK HFFS 456=...........$163.00 MARK & KAREN FOLAND - MIDLAND 34..................DLK & DWF HFFS 572=...........$148.00 26..................DLK & DWF HFFS 468=...........$162.50 HORTON RANCH - WALL 58.............................DLK STFS 710=...........$145.00 73.............................DLK STFS 779=...........$138.00 50.............................DLK HFFS 694=...........$140.25 NIXON RANCH - PHILIP 35..................DLK & DWF HFFS 552=...........$152.25 KARL SCHUL2 - PHILIP 94..................DLK & DWF HFFS 607=...........$144.00 9....................DLK & DWF HFFS 478=...........$158.00 BYRON & MONTE DENKE - QUINN 60.............................DLK HFFS 709=...........$140.50 DIAMOND S LLC - UNION CENTER 43 ..................DLK & DWF STFS 622=...........$159.75 55..................DLK & DWF HFFS 564=...........$151.00 12 ..................FED & DLK HFFS 504=...........$157.00 SHAW RANCH INC. - WHITE OWL 84.............................DLK HFFS 622=...........$140.75 ARLIE RADWAY - HOWES 66.............................DLK STFS 878=...........$131.25 MARTY WILLIAMS - WALL 125...........................DLK STFS 947=...........$128.75 62.............................DLK STFS 959=...........$129.00 62.............................DLK STFS 910=...........$129.00 36.............................DLK STFS 960=...........$128.00 70.............................DLK HFFS 875=...........$125.25 74.............................DLK HFFS 789=...........$126.50 C & T CATTLE - MIDLAND 19.............................DLK HFFS 808=...........$126.85 LLOYD FREIN - PHILIP 43 .........DLK, FED & CHAF STFS 953=...........$127.85 SEVEN BLACKFOOT RANCH - MILESVILLE 92..................DLK & DWF HFFS 650=...........$137.50 16.............................DLK HFFS 605=...........$142.50 A CONSIGNMENT - 75.............................DLK HFFS 633=...........$141.00 MINT2LAFF RANCH - HERMOSA 30.............................DLK STFS 610=...........$160.00 82.............................DLK STFS 724=...........$146.75 81.............................DLK HFFS 655=...........$138.50 GENE FORTUNE - INTERIOR 39.............................DLK STFS 638=...........$151.50 73.............................DLK HFFS 648=...........$136.25 DARRELL ENNEN - RAPID CITY 76.............................DLK HFFS 712=...........$134.75 MARLIN & LINDA BRINK - UNION CENTER 57.............................DLK HFFS 698=...........$134.00 5 ..............................DLK HFFS 587=...........$146.00 JAMES GOOD - MARTIN 54..................DLK & DWF HFFS 645=...........$136.00 TOM WILLIAMS - PHILIP 35 ..................DLK & DWF STFS 738=...........$139.00 BURT DARTT - WALL 10.............................DLK HFFS 767=...........$131.00 NICK CASPERS - NEW UNDERWOOD 14..................DLK & DWF HFFS 653=...........$133.50 18..................DLK & DWF HFFS 551=...........$147.00 NOTEBOOM CATTLE CO - PHILIP 39 ..................DLK & DWF STFS 696=...........$133.00 10 .........DLK, FED & CHAF STFS 701=...........$129.25 25 .........DLK, FED & CHAF STFS 565=...........$155.00 45.........DLK, FED & CHAF HFFS 598=...........$141.25 9...........DLK, FED & CHAF HFFS 479=...........$148.00 BEARPAW RANCH - FT. PIERRE 85 ..................FED & DLK HFFS 717=...........$131.75 RAPID CREEK RANCH - CAPUTA 37.............................FED STFS 566=...........$159.50 6...............................FED STFS 488=...........$172.00 6..............................FED HFFS 483=...........$154.00 DEVRIES & PROKOP - KADOKA 27..................DLK & DWF HFFS 507=...........$157.00 6 ..............................DLK HFFS 460=...........$157.50 LYNN MILLER - FAITH 27.................CHAF & DLK STFS 675=...........$140.00 7...............................DLK STFS 580=...........$156.00 56.................CHAF & DLK HFFS 640=...........$136.75 5 ..................CHAF & DLK HFFS 503=...........$143.00 TRAVIS & TY THOMPSON - WANBLEE 9...............................DLK STFS 628=...........$152.50 2...............................DLK STFS 455=...........$177.00 3 ..............................DLK HFFS 418=...........$157.50 LIVERMONT BROTHERS - WANBLEE 11.............................DLK STFS 463=...........$181.00 11.............................DLK HFFS 575=...........$149.00 REX GILLES - RED OWL 6...............................DLK STFS 628=...........$150.50 3 ..............................DLK HFFS 563=...........$149.50 JOEL KAMMERER - PHILIP 7 ....................DLK & DWF STFS 721=...........$139.50 BROOK LOOBEY - WHITEWOOD 12 ............................FED HFFS 693=...........$136.50 MIKE HENRY - EDGEMONT 6....................DLK & DWF HFFS 631=...........$140.00 ROGER LARSON - MURDO 13 ..................DLK & DWF STFS 635=...........$141.00 JAN BIELMAIER - WALL 11.............................DLK STFS 739=...........$134.25 WEIGH-UPS: KADE BONENBERGER - KADOKA 1 ...............................DLK COW 1360=...........$89.50 BART & JANICE PARSONS - MILESVILLE 1 ..............................FED DULL 1785=.........$109.00 2..............................DLK COWS 1303=...........$84.25 MARC SCARBOROUGH - HAYES 1..........................X DFED COW 1380=...........$88.00 1 .............................CHAF COW 1430=...........$87.00 1..........................X DFED COW 1475=...........$85.00 1 .............................CHAF COW 1400=...........$84.50 1 ...............................DLK COW 1375=...........$83.00 8 .......................DLK COWETTES 1063=...........$92.00 MICKEY SIMONS - WHITE OWL 1...............................DLK DULL 2060=.........$108.00 FORREST STEWART - CODY, NE 1 ...............................DLK COW 1235=...........$86.50 COREY SMITH - MILESVILLE 1...............................FED COW 1415=...........$85.50 3 ...................FED & DLK COWS 1148=...........$82.75 MARK & KAREN FOLAND - MIDLAND 1 ...............................DLK COW 1625=...........$85.00 ROBERT YOUNG, SR. - UNION CENTER 1...............................FWF COW 1395=...........$84.50 EARL PARSONS - MILESVILLE 1 ..............................FED DULL 1785=.........$109.00 1 ...............................DLK COW 1665=...........$80.50 BRUCE JENSEN - OWANKA 1 ...............................DLK COW 1130=...........$84.00 1...............................DWF COW 1415=...........$81.00 1 ...............................DLK COW 1480=...........$78.00 JERRY HAMMERQUIST - CAPUTA 1.........................DLK COWETTE 1190=...........$91.00 2..............................DLK COWS 1698=...........$81.00 SHARON HERRON - UNION CENTER 1...............................DLK DULL 1730=.........$106.00 2 .............................DLK DULLS 2010=.........$103.00 BRETT & NIKKI BONENBERGER - BELVIDERE 1...............................DWF COW 1125=...........$84.00 ROBERT THOMSEN - LONG VALLEY 3..............................DLK COWS 1288=...........$83.75 NOTEBOOM CATTLE CO - PHILIP 2..............................DLK COWS 1345=...........$83.50 1...............................DWF COW 1150=...........$81.00 VANCE MARTIN - MIDLAND 1 ...............................DLK COW 1635=...........$83.00 MIKE LEHRKAMP - CAPUTA 1...............................DLK DULL 2200=.........$104.50 1 ...............................DLK COW 1225=...........$82.50 DALE JARMAN - MIDLAND 3 ...................FED & DLK COWS 1347=...........$82.00 BEN & WANDA KROGMAN - WHITE RIVER 1 ...............................DLK COW 1295=...........$82.00 3..............................DLK COWS 1643=...........$81.75 SEVEN BLACKFOOT RANCH - MILESVILLE 1...............................DLK DULL 2190=.........$103.00 TYSON GUNN - WASTA 1...............................DLK DULL 1985=.........$102.50 SHAWN FREELAND - CAPUTA 2...............................FED COW 1280=...........$81.75 1...............................DWF COW 1530=...........$81.00 TERRY GUNN - WASTA 1 ...............................DLK COW 1425=...........$81.50 CHARLES & JANET VANDERMAY - KADOKA 2.............................DLK HFFTS 920=...........$105.00 KIETH SMITH - QUINN 1...............................DWF COW 1375=...........$81.50 WILSON BROTHERS - ELM SPRINGS 1 ...............................DLK COW 1295=...........$81.50 JW CATTLE CO. - BELVIDERE 1 ...............................DLK COW 1525=...........$81.00 W O WELLER - KADOKA 1 ...............................DLK COW 1465=...........$81.00 AUDREY WIESER - WASTA 1 ...............................DLK COW 1385=...........$81.00 1 ..............................DLK HFFT 905=...........$102.00 BILL SLOVEK - PHILIP 6..............................DLK COWS 1628=...........$80.00 JOE STANGLE - NEW UNDERWOOD 1 ...............................DLK COW 1720=...........$79.00 DON & DELORIS POSS - PHILIP 1 ...............................DLK COW 1460=...........$78.50 KEITH HAM - CAPUTA 2.......................FED COWETTES 1078=...........$92.00 SOUTH DAKOTA BRAND RH CATTLE SELLING TUESDAY, MARCH 12 AT 12:00 P.M. (MT) For $150, place your ad in 150 South Dakota daily & weekly papers through the STATEWIDE CLASSIFIEDS! Call 6058372259 Evaluating Your Winter Wheat Stand There has been considerable in- terest in the condition of the win- ter wheat crop in South Dakota during this winter of 2012-13. Much of the crop was planted into dry soil, and a substantial percent- age didnt germinate before cold weather arrived, with even less emerging. Winter wheat plants that sprout and do not establish a crown and two to three tillers will not be as winter hardy as plants that did. However, it is not well known how much less winter hardy they are. With adequate moisture, wheat seeds germinate (and winter wheat plants break dormancy) at temperatures of 39 degrees F or higher. With soil temperatures at the 2 and 4 depth hovering at or near 32 degrees F at most of the South Dakota Automatic Weather Data Network (AWDN) stations, it may be a few weeks before produc- ers will be able to accurately as- sess winter wheat survival. Historically, soil temperatures at most AWDN stations dont reach temperatures in the upper 30s until mid to late March. If interested, producers can run the bag test, explained on page 40 of Chapter 4, Winter Wheat Planting Guide of iGrow Wheat: Best Management Practices for Wheat Production: http://igrow.org/up/resources/05- 1001-04-2012.pdf to provide an early indication of winter survival. As the chapter states, If informa- tion is not required immediately, the best way to assess winterkill is to wait until plant growth com- mences. It is quite difficult to get a field wide picture of winter wheat survival by running the bag test as you are only evaluat- ing a small sample. Once you are able to accurately assess winter survival, or what kind of stand you have remaining in the spring, you will need to de- cide whether to leave the stand or destroy it and plant another crop. There are three components of yield; number of heads per unit area, kernels per head, and kernel weight. The dominant component in less than optimum stands is number of heads per unit area. The plant population needed to op- timize yields for most conditions in South Dakota is considered to be about 14-15 plants/sq ft. Lower populations can be managed to produce profitable yields if the stand is relatively uniform across the field. Stands as low as 5 plants/sq ft can produce nearly 70% of maximum yield, and some areas of the field may have higher densities, increasing the potential. Before destroying a winter wheat field, contact your crop insurance agent. A field must be released be- fore pursuing other cropping op- tions or crop insurance coverage would be voided. Producers should not inter-seed spring wheat into winter wheat as this would result in mixed wheat at harvest and result in marketing problems and almost certain price reduction. If producers determine that they have an adequate winter wheat stand to keep, but less than ideal, they should apply nitrogen early to enhance tillering. Nitro- gen should be applied as soon as the plants break dormancy, or as soon as the soil is not frozen. It is also important to pay close atten- tion to weed management as weeds will be more competitive in a thin stand. Calendar 3/1/2013: Crop & Livestock Workshop, 1:00 p.m., Jones County Courthouse, Murdo, SD Winner Regional Extension Center Bob Fanning, Plant Pathology Field Specialist 605-842-1267 The South Dakota Department of Agriculture is seeking nomina- tions for the South Dakota Gover- nors Ag Ambassador Award. Nominees should be those who have continually worked to pro- mote agriculture in South Dakota. The individual or organization nominated must possess: Strong ties to agriculture in South Dakota Leadership skills in agricul- ture An emphasis on education through campaigns or programs, and Focus on pro-active agriculture policies and practices Nominations are due to SDDA by April 1 and can be found at http://sdda.sd.gov/education-out- reach/ag-ambassador-award/ . The award will be presented during the Governors Ag Development Sum- mit in Pierre on June 26. The 2012 Governors Ag Ambas- sador was Jim Woster of Sioux Falls. For years, Woster has been a cattleman, media personality, phi- lanthropist and spokesman for agricultural interests. Agriculture is South Dakota's No. 1 industry, generating over $21 billion in annual economic activity and employing more than 122,000 South Dakotans. The South Dakota Department of Agricul- ture's mission is to promote, pro- tect, preserve and improve this industry for today and tomorrow. Visit us online at http://sdda.sd.gov or find us on Facebook and Twitter. Ag Ambassador nominations sought This is Trooper Jason Hamar with the South Dakota Highway Patrol reminding you that seat belts and child safety restraints save lives and prevent injuries. Thats why its important to buckle up little ones every time you travel. And be sure you are buckled up too. Lets Buckle up America!