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It’s taken much discussing andplanning, but the Ft. Pierre rail-road depot is heading back to itshome.

The old depot was built in1906. It is one of the larger de-pots, 26’x90’ including the ticketoffice.

Shirley Miller purchased thedepot, he thought in 1966, andmoved it to his ranch to use forstorage for over 45 years.

Approximately three yearsago, Shirley generously told Ft.Pierre that he would give thedepot back to them if they woulduse it as a railroad museum, freeto the public. Ft. Pierre acknowl-edged they would do this and thework of acquiring land, and mak-ing other arrangements for themove began.

Maberry Housemoving ofPierre spent most of last weekpreparing the depot for the longtrip to Ft. Pierre. The depot leftthe Miller Ranch Friday morning

and pulled into Faith aroundnoon to spend the weekend. Theroute has several power lines thathave to be dealt with. Trveling ataround 15-20 mph, it will be aslow journey home, taking abouttwo days to make the journeyfrom Faith to Ft. Pierre. Thebuilding will take up both lanes ofthe highway so traffic will beslowed along the route and willbe allowed to pass from both di-rections at certain intervals.

The original site of the depotwas no longer available so a newlocation had to be found, close tothe original spot near the rail-road. A foundation has beenpoured and is awaiting the ar-rival of the depot.

For being 107 years old, thebuilding is in amazing condition.There will be much work in thenext year or so to restore thebuilding to its original condition.The only major reconstructionwill be the roof and the floor in

the freight area. When Shirleymoved the depot to his ranch, hecut off the top portion of the roofand lowered it. This roof will onceagain be torn off and restored toits original height. A companythat sells slate roofing tiles waslocated so they will be able to re-construct the old look. The inte-rior will be restored to look as itdid when it was being used.

One item of interest, in thosedays there were two waiting

Ft. Pierre railroad depot making its way home;Shirley Miller donates back for railroad museum

rooms in depots, one for the menand one for the women and chil-dren, on opposite ends of thebuilding.

The older generation of Ft.Pierre will certainly enjoy reliv-ing their memories of earlieryears when the train ran throughthere on a regular basis, haulingpassengers and freight, and hope-fully the younger generation willbecome interested in the historyof the Ft. Pierre railroad.

Ft. Pierre railroad depot ... arrived in Faith on Friday from the Shirley Miller ranch and stayed the weekend before making the long

trek to Ft. Pierre. Shirley donated the depot back to Ft. Pierre to be used as a railroad museum. Photo by Loretta Passolt

In honor of Welcome HomeVietnam Veterans Day on March31st, we wish to recognize ourFaith area Vietnam Veterans inour March 27th issue.

If you were a Vietnam Veteran,we would like to have your mili-tary photo, name, rank, branch of

service and the time you servedthere. If you don’t have your mil-itary photo any photo will do. Youwill get your photo back.

You may drop this off at theThe Faith Independent or send tous at PO Box 38 by Friday,March 22nd.

Faith Independent to recognize area Vietnam Veterans

Washington, DC – U.S. Sena-tors Tim Johnson and JohnThune announced today that leg-islation to allow construction of avisitor center at the MinutemanMissile National Historic Sitecleared an important hurdle afterit was reported out of the SenateEnergy and Natural ResourcesCommittee. Johnson and Thune’slegislation would transfer approx-imately 29 acres of National For-est Service land to the NationalPark Service to construct a visitorfacility and provide parking. Thelegislation is now ready to be con-sidered by the full Senate.

“We worked hard to establishthe Minuteman Missile site in thelate 1990s, and with my legisla-tion, we can ensure that manymore South Dakotans andtourists from around the worldcan learn about this historic site,”said Johnson, a member of theEnergy and Natural ResourcesCommittee. “I am glad the fullCommittee approved this legisla-tion and it can now be brought tothe Senate floor for considera-tion.”

“The Minuteman Missile Na-tional site is a reminder of thehistoric and important role thatSouth Dakota played in the ColdWar arms race,” said Thune.“Providing additional land to theMinuteman Missile site to beused for the development of a vis-itor’s center will make a piece ofSouth Dakota’s past more acces-sible to students of history fromaround the globe. I look forwardto working with my colleagues onboth sides of the aisle to move thisimportant legislation through theSenate.”

The launch control facility andmissile silo that make up theMinuteman Missile National His-toric Site were preserved to illus-Continued on page

MinutemanMissile billcan be consideredby full Senate

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WASHINGTON - September27, 2011, was the day members ofthe 842nd Engineer Companywere called to deploy. The Sol-diers would start their yearlongjourney in Afghanistan in supportof Operation Enduring Freedom,leaving hundreds of family mem-bers, friends and communitymembers behind.

However, loved ones were notin fact left behind as the 842ndFamily Readiness Group steppedin to help those temporarily with-out their loved ones. Volunteersquickly kicked off the program sofamilies could participate in activ-ities and different events thatwould take place throughout theyear.

"The commander called meand asked if I would be interestedin taking the position," said DavidBurr, 842nd FRG lead volunteerduring the deployment. "I was amember of the 842nd for 18 years.I have a lot of strong ties with theunit and I care about the Soldiersand their families, and believethat by being the lead volunteer,

I was able to help all of themthrough a very difficult time intheir lives."

For the exceptional efforts ofthe program, the 842nd FRG re-ceived the 2012 Department ofDefense Reserve Family Readi-ness Award for the NationalGuard, March 1, at the PentagonHall of Heroes in Washington,D.C. Representatives received acommemorative plaque andframed certificate, along with acash award from the Military Of-ficers Association of America,which is to be used to further en-hance the unit's family supportprograms.

"This award is really abouthow the families and the Soldiershandled the deployment," saidDavid Burr. "There were so manyindividuals who stepped up at dif-ferent times through the deploy-ment to help with differentthings. There is no one individualthat made this award possible;but a combined effort of the fami-lies and the Soldiers."

The RFRA recognizes one Na-tional Guard and Reserve unitfrom each of the seven Reservecomponents with the best pro-grams to support their families.The program was established in2000 to recognize the top unitFamily Readiness program ineach Reserve component thatdemonstrated outstanding familyreadiness while maintaining su-perior mission readiness.

842nd Family Readiness Group receives national awardBy 2nd Lt. Rebecca Linder, SDNG Public Affairs Office

Ft. Pierre railroad depot ... located on the Shirley Miller ranch is making its way back home. The

moving crew was at the ranch all of last week preparing the old depot for the move. The depot arrived inFaith on Friday and stayed the weekend before making the long trek to Ft. Pierre. Shirley donated thedepot back to Ft. Pierre to be used as a railroad museum. Photos by Loretta Passolt

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meets the requirements of Octo-ber 2008 federal regulations. Akey goal of these regulations wasto develop a graduation rate thatprovides parents, educators andcommunity members with betterinformation on schools’ progresswhile allowing for meaningfulcomparisons of graduation ratesacross states and school districts.The new graduation rate meas-urement also accurately accountsfor students who drop out or whodo not earn a regular high schooldiploma.

Beginning with the 2011-12school year, graduation rates cal-culated using this new methodwill become a key element of ac-countability systems for states,including those that have beenapproved for ESEA flexibility.States report these rates to theDepartment, and the data set re-leased today will be updated inthe coming months as additionalstates report high school gradua-tion rates and the Departmentworks with states to finalize theirdata. Idaho, Kentucky, Oklahomaand Puerto Rico have timeline ex-tensions to calculate the new rate,and three additional states – Cal-ifornia, Delaware and SouthDakota – submitted data whichhave not yet been validated.Those states are not included intoday’s release, and at this time,the Department does not have anational rate.

Today’s release follows the De-partment’s release of 2010-11state-level high school graduationrates last fall, which can be foundby visiting http://www.eddataex-press.ed.gov/. To view the data re-leased today, visit

https://explore.data.gov/Educa-t i o n / A d j u s t e d - C o h o r t -Graduation-Rates-at-the-school-lev/m5pw-2ea9.

Today, the U.S. Department ofEducation released provisionalschool-level graduation rates forSouth Dakota’s high schools in2010-11 – the first school year forwhich all states used a common,rigorous measure for reportinghigh school graduates. The datarelease furthers the Department’sefforts to provide transparent in-formation to parents and stu-dents about their schools andensure all schools are preparingstudents for college and careers.

Previously, the variety ofmethods states used to reporthigh school graduation ratesmade comparisons among statesunreliable. While the new meas-ure is not comparable to previ-ously reported rates, it provides amore accurate snapshot of highschool graduation and can informschools’ efforts to improve goingforward. States, districts andschools can use the new, commonmetric to promote greater ac-countability and to developstrategies that will reducedropout rates and increase grad-uation rates in schools nation-wide.

“Having good information iscritical to making good decisions,and these high school graduationrates are a vital tool to help par-ents and school leaders make use-ful comparisons of student growthand success,” said U.S. Secretaryof Education Arne Duncan.“These data will also help state,district and school leaders bettergauge progress and support theirwork to help more students grad-uate on time, ready for collegeand careers.”

The transition to a common,four-year adjusted cohort gradua-tion rate reflects states' efforts tocreate greater uniformity andtransparency in reporting highschool graduation data, and it

U.S. Education Department releasesnew school-level graduation ratedata for schools in South Dakota tobetter inform parents, district leaders

All meals served with milk andbread. Menu subject to changewithout notice.

Wed., Mar. 20: Roast Beef,Baked Potato, Broccoli, Pears

Thur., Mar. 21: Chicken Al-fredo, Harvest Beets, CranberrySauce, Apple Juice, Fruit Cocktail

Fri., Mar. 22: Macaroni &Cheese, Stewed Tomatoes, But-terscotch Pudding, Banana

Mon., Mar. 25: ChickenParmesan, Scalloped Potatoes,Corn O’Brian, Tropical Fruit

Tue., Mar. 26: Beef & Noo-dles, Spinach, Crunchy Cran-berry Salad, Peaches

Wed., Feb. 27: Easter Din-ner–Pork Roast, Mashed Pota-toes & Gravy, Harvest Beets,Applesauce, Strawberry Short-cake w/Topping

Thur., Feb. 28: Meatloaf,Boiled Potatoes, Broccoli, Apri-cots, Pudding

Fri., Mar. 29: Tomato Soup,Tuna Salad Sandwich, Jellow/Fruit, Orange

Mr. Edmund Baye of Faith wasrecognized by the Meade CountyCommissioners as Veteran of theMonth at the commissionersmeeting in Faith on Wednesday,March 6th.

Mr. Baye served in the AirForce from 1956 to 1968, serving3 tours in Vietnam.

In making the presentation thefollowing was read:

I would like to introduce theMeade County Veteran of theMonth for the month of February.It is Mr. Edmund Baye from

Faith. Mr. Baye served in the United

States Air Force from 1956 until1968. Mr Baye was part of the305 Supply Squadron, 441st, and3750th squadron. His career fieldwas a Fuels, POL. He wouldmaintain, operate petroleum,missile, and alternate and cryo-genic facilities and equipment.He would also perform mainte-nance on fuels handling equip-ment and facilities. During theVietnam War, Mr. Baye was partof the company that built and pro-vided security to 4 miles ofpipeline. He spent a total of 3 dif-ferent tours in Vietnam. The firsttwo were in 3-month increments.The last tour was for one year.

Mr. Baye has been stationedat:

• Sheppard AFB, TX for twotours

• Yokota AFB, Japan • Bunker Hill AFB, IN • Parks AFB, CA He has been deployed to • Philippines • Okinawa, Japan

Edmund Baye recognized as Meade County Veteran of the Month

• Vietnam After separating out of the mil-

itary, Mr. Baye went to work forthe family business with the JohnDeere dealer in Phillip, SD, for 25years. After that he worked in themail trucking business for 17years in Pierre and Sioux Falls.After he retired, they wanted tomove back West River where theylove the prairie and the people.

Mr Baye has been awarded thefollowing medals:

• National Defense ServiceMedal

• Vietnam Service Medal • Republic of Vietnam Service

Medal • Army Good Conduct Medal

with 1 oak leaf cluster • Air Force Good Conduct

Medal • Air Force Longevity Medal

with one cluster We, the Meade County com-

mission and the people of MeadeCounty, would like to recognizeand give a heartfelt thanks to Mr.Baye for his service to his countryduring the Vietnam War.


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Central Meade County NewsBy Sandy Rhoden

Opal Area News By Kay Ingalls

Spud and Bernice Lemmelmade a trip to Rapid City on Mon-day for eye appointments.

Rod and Justin Ingalls wentinto Faith on Monday to attendthe livestock auction and Schauerbull sale. Howard and I watchedthe auction on the video auctionsite and really appreciate thatservice provided by Faith Live-stock Commission.

Harley and Merle Weyer wereout to the Dwayne Vig ranch onMonday morning to pick up somethings.

Donna Cammack visited withBernice Lemmel for a while onTuesday. Bernice and Spud thenhad grandkids visiting the rest ofthe week. Rorey's kids were onspring break from school inMeade-1 District. Brynn Lemmelspent some time visiting cousinBrooke Lemmel in Faith and onThursday after school BridgetLemmel caught a ride with TracyIngalls from Faith so she couldspend time with cousins at Spudand Bernice's. Bernice took Brid-get up to highway 212 to meet herdad for a ride home, then on Sun-day Bernice went to Faith andpicked up Brynn to take her andthe rest of Rorey's kid to meettheir dad for a ride home fromUnion Center.

Faye Fees went to Sturgis onWednesday for shopping and vis-iting her mom, Margie Ingalls.Margie will be celebrating birth-day 101 on March 29th at thehome where she lives. Cake anddrinks will be served from 1-4that afternoon. Faye stopped byto visit with Howard and I on herway home.

Several neighbors in this areaattended the funeral services heldfor Gene Escott at the Escottranch on Wednesday. Hope andZona Vig drove into Faith to pickup food before heading out to theranch for services and fellowshipfollowing. Dwayne flew in andthen flew home in time to feedcows while Hope and Zona stayedto help with the Youth Groupgathering and attend Bible Studythat evening. Our condolences goout to the Escott family with theloss of their dad, granddad anduncle. He had been battling a dis-ease for several years so is atpeace now.

John Heidler attended the fu-neral on Wednesday and thenstopped by for a visit with hismom, Dorothy Heidler.

Kallie Fees was up from Pierrefor a visit with her folks, Walterand Diane Fees from Wednesdaythrough Friday. She stopped byfor a visit with Grandma Faye onThursday.

Carmen Heidler went to UnionCenter on Wednesday to meet theWhite Owl Gang and have dinnerand a time of visiting. She washome about 10 minutes when hercousin Charm Lightfield fromFaith stopped by for visit. Charm

then went on to visit her mom,Earleen Price.

Marlin and Ethel Ingalls spentWednesday at the Paul and Deb-bie Delbridge ranch keeping aneye on their 2 yr old heifers thatare calving.

Thursday, John Heidlercaught another ride with ZonaVig to Rapid City. This time wasgoing not coming and now he hashis pickup back home, thank-fully. Zona went home via Newelland stopped by for a visit withfriend Liala Taton and thenstopped by the Shirley Millerranch to take some pictures of theold railroad depot that was loadedand ready for its trip back to Ft.Pierre to become a museum some-day.

Rodney, Justin and Kay In-galls went into Faith on businessand shopping on Thursday andpicked up Robert's old feedpickup, for the third or fourthtime, from the repair shop. Hope-fully they have found all the bugsthat were causing its coughingand quitting spells.

Marlin and Ethel Ingalls madea trip into Rapid City on Fridayfor eye glass repair.

Miss Brixie Vig attended herfirst bull sale on Friday with herfolks JT and Kelsey Vig.

A large number of neighborsjoined area wide Meade Countyranchers on Friday evening for atax assessment meeting with theMeade County Commissioners,minus one, and Kirk Chaffee thecounty Director of Equalization,our county legislators, otherspeakers and a lawyer fromRapid City that explained the SDlaws on land value assessmentsto the group. Not really sure thatthe KBHB reporter was correct inhis descriptive word of "angry" at-tendees, but rather that theywere "concerned taxpayers" andthat they sure should be con-cerned when valuations wereraised on MANY parcels from100% to 500 %. Seems as thoughthis action is possibly not quitelegal according to the SD law. Iunderstood that productivity hasa lot to do with valuation and be-lieve me, I know of no place inMeade County that had 100-500increase in productivity lastyear. Taxpayers, keep your guardup and take action when you can.Thanks to those that put thisgathering together so manyvoices could be heard and infor-mation shared with all present.

After some warm, spring-liketemperatures toward the end ofthe week, Sunday afternoonbrought some wind, a little mois-ture, and a much more winter-like feel to it. The warmtemperatures last week made forgreat calving weather. However,with both people and calves theconcern is that the air has beenvery dry and hard to shake respi-ratory illnesses.

The boys Faith Longhorns bas-ketball team finished their seasonwith 17 wins and 3 losses. Allthree of their losses were to theDupree Tigers, who finished inthird place at the State B Basket-ball Tournament this past week-end. Folks from all over the statewere glued to their TVs as theywatched their home teams playfrom Thursday to Saturday.White River won in State B, ClassAA championship went to Pierre,and Class A champions were fromMadision, my alma mater. TheFaith boys senior starters playedgreat together and defeated allbut one team they played thisseason, and gave Dupree a run fortheir money. They are Cody Bern-stein, Reggie Rhoden, Caden Smi-ley, Cody Trainor, and DrewVance. Drew is the grandson ofWayne and June Overland ofUnion Center, Cody Trainor isthe grandson of Danny and BobbiAnn Arneson, Caden is the son ofRick and Joy Smiley, and Reggieis the son of Larry and SandyRhoden.

There was a nice crowd atRural Neighbors this past week.Likely, the mild weather made forvery easy travel and an enjoyabletime to get out for a visit. A thankyou goes out to Casey Brink andDonna Cammack for dedicatingtheir time and interest as theyprovide us with this great com-munity service.

Track season officially hasstarted for most schools this

week. The first practices havehad to take place indoors due tocolder weather. The Union Cen-ter track team had Mondayscheduled as their first trackpractice.

Over 200 ranchers turned outfor a meeting held in Union Cen-ter on Friday night at the CentralMeade County Community Cen-ter. A special meeting of con-cerned ranchers met with KirkChaffee, county commissions,state legislators, and the Directorof Equalization for questions andanswers concerning the hike landtaxes took this year. Folks attend-ing received a great deal of infor-mation concerning the propertytax valuations in Meade County.The large crowd was attentiveand respectful during the timethey had together.

A baby shower was held inSturgis for Jenny Spring andbaby girl due in April. Friendsand family gathered at the PhilTown poolside for a great time ofvisiting, games, and a lovelyspread of horse d' ovres. Jenny re-ceived many very nice gifts for thenew arrival. Big sisters Mariah,Shaniah, and Alanah are anx-iously awaiting their new babysister. Jenny is the daughter ofLeo and Deb Schnell of Sturgis.The new 'dad to be' is KaseySpring of Union Center, the son ofGlen and Robin Spring. Theshower was hosted by KaylaSpring and friend. Jenny is regis-tered at Target.

Several from Central MeadeCounty attended the Lincoln DayDinner in Sturgis on Saturdayevening. Henrietta McNenny andSandy Rhoden met on Friday todecorate the armory on MainStreet with the help of severalmembers of Meade County Re-publicans. Our State Auditor,Steve Barnett; Secretary of State,Jason Gant; and Attorney Gen-eral, Marty Jackley, were all in

attendance. Mike Rounds was theguest speaker. Loud Americacatered the steak tip dinner andMeade County Republican Presi-dent and Vice-President, RossLamphere and Wanda Blair,served as masters of ceremonies.

Yvonne Cammack left for Haition Sunday for a ten day missionstrip. They will be doing some con-struction work and other missionwork during their stay. She andthe team of ten from the SturgisWesleyan Church will serve onthis mission.

Seems like we sit in a holewhen it comes to measurablemoisture. Got some sprinkles lastnight and it was snowing at bed-time but there’s nothing here thismorning. Perhaps that’s becausethe winds is so high that’s it’s toowindy to haul rock. I’m sure any-one with new calves has somechilled down. Our thermometersaid 9 degrees this morning andthe wind chill must really take itdown. Areas all around us havereceived more precipitation so itshould get to us eventually.

Sympathy goes out to the fam-ily of Gene Escott. He was quite aguy. When you think of a rancherwho loved his life, his family, andhis land you picture Gene. There’sa whole lot of us will miss vistin’with him.

Jim and Vonnie O’Dea wereamong the many attending themeeting on taxes at Union Centeron Friday night.

Saturday, O'Deas were inRapid City to watch granddaugh-ter Jamie Schweitzer, Gillette, inthe Little Britches Rodeo at theEvent Center. Then they made aquick trip across town to the CivicCenter to watch grandsonMichael Deichert play basketballagainst Pine Ridge with the Spar-tans bringing home 7th place atState. Going outside, they foundbig snowflakes coming down sothey headed home in time to at-tend church and no snow at home.

Friday, Harold Waterland at-tended a meeting with the MeadeCounty Commissioners. He wasthere to represent our townshipand learn about taxes for thecounty. He also attended themeeting at Union Center thatnight. When he came home wedid a search to find the aspirinbottle! Too many meetings withpoliticians will do that to you!

Did you hear about the youngman in one of our countries bigcities shooting himself in thecrotch? First, he claimed Ninja’sdid it but finally admitted he wasdriving and playing with the gun!With those brains, we hope he isnow genetically unable to repro-duce, one of him is plenty! I imag-ine it was the gun’s fault, don’tyou?

Not much to say, the windmust'a blew it outta' me!

Marcus News

By Vicky Waterland

A big thank-you for all the kindness weexperienced over the last several weeks of

Dad's life. Thanks to the Church of Christ ladies forthe great lunch and Dwayne Vig for the

service. Thanks to everyone that called, prayed, sentfood and flowers or just visited. A special thanks to

Butch Samuelson and Susie Payne for the great musicand the Lutz family for the great team to pull thehearse, it made the day very special. Wednesdaywas a great celebration of Dad's life. A really big

thanks to all that donated money, the Gene EscottMemorial money will be used for local sporting

events.

Thank -youClint and Gnene Fordyce and family

Kelly Escott & Peggy O'Sullivan and familiesBuffy and Kevin Groves and family

Gnelle and Scott Dauwen and family



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We had some great weatherlast week, although windy mostdays. Thursday was our warmestday reaching around 70º, but Sun-day was entirely different. Tem-peratures only got to about themid 30s but it was quite windy.The wind really picked up in thelate evening and blew all night,about 45 mph! It went down a lit-tle after 6 AM, but increasedagain most of the day. We got alittle moisture Sunday night inthe form of rain and snow, butvery little!

George and Annelle Afdahlspent the weekend of March 7thwith the Juel and Tami Afdahlfamily, and Jeff and GeorgiaStocklin at Torrington, WY.Granddaughter Halli Stocklinwas playing in the Region 9 col-lege basketball tournamentchampionship game on Thursday,and grandson Blake Afdahl had afifth grade tournament Saturdayand Sunday. Tournament teamsgrades 5-8 play in Gering, Scotts-bluff and Morrill, Nebraska.

George and Annelle Afdahl vis-ited Denver and Adele Enright inTimber Lake on Friday.

Dave and Eldora Fischbachdrove to Pierre last Wednesday.Dave had a meeting there Thurs-day and Eldora rode along tocheck out the fabric shops.

On Thursday, Dave and Eldorawent to Rapid City to spend theweekend. Eldora attended a quiltshow. Dave came home Sundaybut Eldora stayed to teach a quiltclass this week and do a few otherthings.

Remember the Carnival Chal-lenge is ongoing through themonth of June. Any and all dona-tions to bring this big carnivalback to Faith for Stock Showwould be appreciated. They maybe dropped off at Vilas.

Congratulations to CodyTrainor for being named to theLittle Moreau Conference 1stTeam, Reggie Rhoden to the 2ndTeam, Tearnee Nelson 1st Team,Shanna Selby 2nd Team andMarissa Collins Honorable Men-tion!

Now that basketball is over,track season begins. The firstpractice for our athletes was thispast Monday, with their firstmeet on April 4th at Mobridge.

Congratulations to our CivicOration Contest winners! The5th & 6th graders were: HughGroves, MiKenzy Miller, andBrooklyn Hanson; 7th & 8thgraders: Shali Sheridan, JamesUlrich, and Brooke Lemmel. The1st and 2nd place winners will becompeting in the Region competi-tion at St. Thomas More today,

Wednesday. Elementary students will be

having their classroom spellingcontests next Wednesday, 27th.

Students will be dismissed at1:00 next Thursday, March 28thfor Easter vacation, and will re-turn Tuesday, April 2nd.

The freshman class is still rais-ing funds for the post prom party.If you haven’t donated yet, I’msure you send your donation tothe school. We need to keep ourkids safe on prom night.

Congratulations to the DupreeTigers on their 3rd place finish atthe State B Tournament over theweekend. Also to Kash Deal andNate Widow for being named tothe All Tournament Team. Kashscored his 1000th point at thetournament. What better place todo that your senior year? TheTigers represented our regionwell. I also watched the Pierregames Friday and Saturdaynight. They had two really goodgames, winning by only twopoints Friday night, and winningthe State AA Title Saturday nightfor the first time in 31 years.Lane Severyn was fun to watch!His younger brother, Erin, afreshman, played most of the sec-ond half of the championshipgame. Lane was also named tothe All Tournament Team. Ithink they said he scored 24 oftheir 51 points in the champi-onship game! A little less theother two games. They are defi-nitely going to miss him nextyear. We’ll have to watch himplay for the SDSU Jackrabbits.

trate the history of the Cold Warand the role the Air Force’s Min-uteman II Missile defense systemplayed in efforts to preserve worldpeace.

The legislation builds upon abill passed in 1999 that estab-lished Minuteman Missile as a Na-tional Historic Site, whichrequired that two sites be evalu-ated as potential locations for avisitor center. The land transfer

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provided in the bill would allowfor the construction of a visitorcenter and administrative facilityat Exit 131 off of I-90 (about 70miles east of Rapid City). The billwould also transfer 3.65 acresnear the missile silo for visitorparking and other administrativeuses. Congress provided fundingfor the construction of the visitorcenter when the Site was estab-

lished.The Minuteman Missile con-

sists of the Delta-01 Launch Fa-cility and the Delta-09 MissileSilo, located about 11 miles fromone another on Interstate 90.

Johnson and Thune reintro-duced the Minuteman Missile Na-tional Historic Site BoundaryModification Act (S. 459) onMarch 5, 2013.

Spring into retirementWhen you work and pay Social

Security taxes, you earn “credits”toward Social Security benefits. Ifyou were born in 1929 or later,you need 40 credits (10 years ofwork) to qualify for retirementbenefits.

We determine the amount ofyour benefit by both how long youwork and how much you earn.The higher your lifetime earn-ings, the higher your monthlybenefits.

Your age at the time you startreceiving Social Security retire-ment makes a difference in yourbenefit amount. The full retire-ment age (the age at which 100percent of retirement benefits arepayable) has been gradually ris-ing from age 65 to age 67. You cantake “early retirement” as earlyas age 62, but if you start collect-ing benefits before you reach yourfull retirement age, your monthlypayment will be reduced. You canfind out what your full retirementage is by referring to the conven-ient chart at www.socialsecu-rity.gov/retire2/retirechart.htm

Just as you can choose an early

retirement and get a reduced pay-ment, you also can choose to keepworking beyond your full retire-ment age to take advantage of alarger payment. Generally, yourbenefit will increase automati-cally by eight percent each yearfrom the time you reach your fullretirement age until you start re-ceiving your benefits or until youreach age 70.

You can set up an online mySocial Security account. You canuse your my Social Security ac-count to obtain a copy of your So-cial Security Statement to checkyour earnings record and see fu-ture estimates of the retirement,disability, and survivor benefitsyou and your family may receive.Visit www.socialsecurity.gov/my-account.

When you decide to retire, theeasiest and most convenient wayto do it is right from the comfortof your home or office computer.Go to www.socialsecurity.govwhere you can apply for retire-ment benefits in as little as 15minutes.

Social Security Tips



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The Garden GateBy Karen Englehart, Master Gardener

SDSU Extension - Perkins Co.

Full Time Teller Position

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Dupree, South DakotaEOE, M/F/D/V

Okra Love It - Hate It – GroOkra is a very misunderstood

vegetable. Either you love it, orhate it. There is no middle groundwith okra. It is however, packedwith nutrition and deserves re-spect. Normally it is consideredeasy to grow, that is if you live ina zone where it is happy, namelyzones 9 through 11, the sunnySouth!

The question is can it be raisedhere? We don’t know anyone thathas grown it locally but it suremight be worth an experiment,especially of you like okra.

Okra is native to Ethiopia,where it has been cultivated andused for centuries. This vegetableis in common use in many Africannations, and in the AmericanSouth, thanks to seeds carried tothe United States by slaves. Okrais a tall and attractive plant,grows very quickly and should beharvested frequently while it isstill tender. Harvesting every fewdays will prevent toughness.Okra is great vegetable fried, orin stews and gumbos. It has aslimy texture that is unpleasantto many but is actually very use-ful to people with digestive prob-lems. The okra juice coats theintestines with a natural lubri-cant and relieves constipationand other problems withoutharsh chemicals or habit-formingdrugs.

It’s scientific name is Hibiscusesculentus, it is related to the Hi-biscus family of cotton, hibiscus,and cocoa, hence the beautifulblossoms and the fact that the

bloom is very short lived, usuallyonly one day. The vegetable podslook very much like the stem andsometimes hard to find when it isstill small and tasty.

If you are driven to experi-ment, here are few suggestions.Soak okra seeds in warm waterfor twenty-four hours beforeplanting and keep the soil tem-perature at 24ºC (75°F) or above.Soil should be high in potash witha pH of 6.0-6.8. Sow okra ¼”deep, 7-8 weeks before trans-planting, germination may takeup to two weeks.

Okra has a tap root and doesnot transplant easily if the root isdisturbed, we suggest you plant itin something degradable so youcan transplant the wholepot/plant. Okra needs lots of sunand heat to produce; planting itin a large container and placing itin a warm sunny location mightbe your best bet. The plant cangrow 4 or more feet tall, if it ishappy, so opt for a 4 to 5 gallonsize pot.

Okra prefers rich, well-workedsoil. It needs lots of room to grow,along with supportive stakes, andit should be watered intermit-tently and deeply for best results.Once pods start to develop, theycan be harvested almost immedi-ately. The longer pods sit on theplant, the harder and more un-palatable they will become. GoodLuck!

Just living is not enough. Onemust have sunshine, freedom anda little flower. – Hans ChristianAnderson

Senior birthday dinner ... was enjoyed by these seniors last Tuesday. Sharon Anderson is the onlyMarch birthday but she has her meal delivered to her home. Photo by Loretta Passolt

Ag Secretary Vilsack’s

Column

Generational change to improve childhood nutrition

This week, we are renewingour efforts at USDA to encouragea generational shift to improvechildhood nutrition.

Today, too many of our chil-dren aren’t getting the nutritionthey need. One-third of today’schildren are at risk for preventa-ble health problems because oftheir weight. Only a quarter ofour 17 to 24 year old young peopleare eligible for military service, inpart because many of them areoverweight or obese.

Meanwhile, too many kidsaren’t getting enough to eat in thefirst place – hurting their per-formance at school and theirchances to achieve great things.

Unless we ensure that today’syoung people grow up healthy andstrong, we will see more and morenegative impacts in the yearsahead. Reversing this trend startswith our youngest generation,and USDA has joined schools andfamilies across the country to takeaction.

We have helped increase theavailability of healthy foods.USDA is working with parents,teachers and school districts toprovide healthier school meals –a result of nutrition standardsimplemented under the historicHealthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act.This is important, because manyof our children get more than halfof their calories during the schoolday.

We have also helped to pro-mote school breakfast. Accordingto a recent study released byShare Our Strength’s No KidHungry campaign, eating a goodbreakfast improves a student’stest scores and ultimately raisestheir likelihood to graduate fromhigh school by 20 percent.

Through our Farm to Schoolprogram, USDA has helped com-munities across the nation to pro-vide locally sourced, fresh fruitsand vegetables for our young peo-ple. And since 2009 we havehelped establish nearly 1,900People’s Gardens across the na-

tion – including more than 150school gardens.

Meanwhile, USDA has takensteps to expand the availability ofinformation regarding nutrition.The MyPlate icon, for example,provides families with an easyreference to make healthy choicesat mealtimes. We have also cre-ated the “SuperTracker” – an on-line tool used by more than twomillion Americans to track theirnutrition and physical activity ona daily basis.

These achievements have comealongside our efforts to maximizeprogram funding for child nutri-tion and other critical efforts byidentifying more than $700 mil-lion in cost savings and efficien-cies across the Department.

But we know that more needsto be done. Childhood obesity isnot a minor issue with a simplefix. Childhood hunger continuesto block the road to success for toomany. Together, these challengesthreaten our future, and they re-quire bold solutions.

In the weeks, months andyears to come, I hope that we canwork together to achieve genera-tional change in childhood nutri-tion, and help today’s youngstersgrow up ready to lead the world.



Advancing healthcare throughmedical licensure portability

In December of 2012, my wifeKimberley, along with SenatorTim Johnson’s wife Barb, wrotean op-ed about the frustrationsfor many military spouses in ob-taining a license or certificationfor their career as they moveacross state lines. Their article,along with the hard work of manythroughout the state, includingGovernor Daugaard, promptedthe state legislature to unani-mously pass a bill this year thatprovides expedited considerationof a license held by a spouse of amilitary member stationed inSouth Dakota.

While this bill is an importantstep forward to ensure we provideflexibility for our military spousesin South Dakota in many careerfields, licensure portability is alsoparticularly important for the ad-vancement of telehealth technol-ogy. Over the last several years,telehealth has revolutionized pa-tient care by creating a way forpatients to see specialists withoutthe burden of travel.

However, unless a physician islicensed to practice medicine inthe state where the patient re-sides, a patient cannot be seen bythat physician. In some states, itcan take months for licensingboards to approve applications,which can delay patient care ininstances where a patient wouldlike to be seen by a specialist thatis not currently licensed in SouthDakota or a South Dakota physi-cian would like to see a patient lo-cated in another state.

Licensing requirements servean important function in ensuringpublic safety and competency in aprofession. State level licensure

provides control and flexibility ofstandards to best meet the needsof the individual state while stillensuring patient safety. Withoutstate control of medical licen-sures, the South Dakota legisla-ture could not have acted toprovide flexibility for our militaryspouses. However, currentlythere is not a system that wouldallow states to retain control ofmedical licensure while still al-lowing physicians portability oftheir license outside of SouthDakota.

On March 13, 2013, I led a bi-partisan group of Senators insending a letter to the Federationof State Medical Boards (FSMB).

The letter encourages FSMB todevelop a comprehensive systemthat allows states to retain con-trol of medical licensure and en-sure the safety of patients, whilealso allowing physicians portabil-ity of their license to practice out-side their state. The letter, sentalong with Senators Tom Carper(D-Del.), Tim Johnson (D-S.D.),Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.),John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), RoyBlunt (R-MO), Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), James Inhofe (R-OK), andRoger Wicker (R-Miss.), encour-ages FSMB to leverage grants re-ceived by the Department ofHealth and Human Services todevelop a proposal that satisfiesthe variety of complex licensureportability issues.

Multi-state medical licensureis a critical component of advanc-ing the use of telehealth technol-ogy that can result in lowerhealth care costs and improvedcare. I look forward to working to-gether to find a solution that willwork in South Dakota and acrossthe country to address this com-plex and important issue.

Sen. John Thune’sWeekly Column

It’s great to be back home onthe range! I loaded up my stuffand headed back to the ranch aweek ago Saturday after the mid-night end of the 2013 legislativesession on Friday, March 8. Assoon as I had the car unloaded Igot back into the groove andhelped Reub cut and wrap steaksand roasts from the last beef webutchered. The time changed thatnight, so I set all the clocks aheadone hour. Didn’t have to changemy watches though, because theywere all still set to Pierre time! Atleast spending a couple months inPierre on central time makes iteasier for me to adjust to this idi-otic time change every spring.

We have a thermometer thatregisters the highest and lowesttemperatures. I usually reset itevery couple days, but didn’t resetit from the start of session in Jan-uary until this Friday. The lowesttemp registered was 17 degreesbelow zero and the high was 71degrees last Thursday. I’m aweather spotter for the NationalWeather Service out of Rapid Cityand I just sent in my precipitationreport for 2012. The total for theyear was 12.61 inches, the thirdlowest since I started keepingtrack of moisture in the officialrain gauge in 2005 and it was al-most half of the precipitation wereceived in 2010. So far this year,I dumped less than a third of aninch out of the gauge since Janu-ary, and that includes the .04îfrom that little shower this Sun-day. Hopefully we get some morerain soon, or a lot of folks willhave to start selling livestock tomatch what they have for grazingand hay supplies.

Did you watch the State Bchampionship tournament on TVthis week? The Harding Countypep band under the direction ofLaura Johnson played for thegames on Friday and when wetuned in to watch Dupree play Vi-borg/Hurley that evening we sawLaura being recognized by PBS.Dupree lost to Viborg/Hurley Fri-day night, but they played a greatgame against South Central onSaturday to place 3rd in state.The other team we were cheeringfor was White River and they wonthe championship overViborg/Hurley, who took second.Pretty exciting stuff!

We had lots of birthdays to cel-ebrate this week. Cindy (Olson)Gackle had a birthday on the10th, our grandson Collin Mc-Nelis turned nine on the 11th,Tony Holt was 89 years young onthe 12th, Chip Olson’s birthdaywas on the 13th, Louise Jenson’sbirthday was the 15th, and thenewest birthday we have to cele-brate is our newest grandbaby,born to our son Sage and AlainaOlson on March 16th in Dickin-son. Little Ellarie Mae weighed inat 7lbs 6.7 oz and is 20 incheslong. Her older sister Acalia ispretty excited about having helpto keep her parents in line!

Predators are still out andabout. When this legislative ses-sion started in January we hadeight chickens - six hens and tworoosters. Halfway through thesession something got into thechicken coop and left us with onlytwo hens, two roosters, and onlya couple eggs a week. When Icame home from Pierre, the onlychickens left are one hen and onerooster. And no eggs! Since westarted calving and moved theheifers and their calves in the pennext to the coop, we haven’t lostthe last two survivors, but theywill probably disappear as soon asthe heifers are put out to pasture.Casey and Taz did shoot two coy-otes and a fox Saturday, so thatmight help. One of the coyoteshad mange, so maybe there’s hopethat the disease will cut down thepredator population again.

St. Patrick’s Day was Sunday.I have Irish heritage both frommy mother’s great grandmother,Mary McGuire, and my fatherfamily that descended from Giric,the third son of King Alpin II MacEochaidh of Ireland, who was thefather of Kenneth I Mac Alpin,the first King of Scotland. Dad’sfamily belonged to the White Septof the Scotch-Irish MacGregorclan. Since there aren’t that manyIrish in this neighborhood, we

don’t have a St. Patrick’s Day pa-rade around here, but the Irish dolike to have a good time! Here’s astory that followed one of thoseIrish celebrations:

Three Irishmen, Paddy, Seanand Seamus, were stumblinghome from the pub late one nightand found themselves on the roadwhich led past the old graveyard."Come have a look over here,"says Paddy, "It’s Michael O'-Grady's grave; God bless his soul.He lived to the ripe old age of 87."

"That's nothing," says Sean,"here's one named Patrick O'-Toole. It says here that he was 95when he died!"

Just then, Seamus yells out,"May the saints preserve us,here's a fella that got to be 145!"

"What was his name?" asksPaddy.

Seamus stumbles around a bit,awkwardly lights a match to seewhat else is written on the stonemarker, and exclaims, "Miles,from Dublin."

With that, I’ll leave you with

this blessing attributed to St.

Patrick:

May the road rise to meet you, May the wind be always at

your back, May the sun shine warm upon

your face, May the rains fall soft upon

your fields, And, until we meet again, May God hold you in the hol-

low of His hand.

Grand River RoundupBy Betty Olson

News Briefs

All kids age 0 -12 years of age bring yourbuckets or sacks and come to the Easter EggHunt at the Faith City Park on Saturday,March 30th at 10:00 a.m.

The Top Hand 4-H Club is sponsoring theevent.

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Shelterbelt RenovatioWhat is shelterbelt renovation?

USDA Natural Resources Conser-vation Service defines it as thewidening, partial replanting, re-moval and replacement of selectedtrees and shrubs or other stepstaken to improve and existingshelterbelt. It involves inventory,evaluation and improvement ofthe health of trees and shrubs andthe overall function of shelterbeltsthrough the use one or more of thefollowing silvicultural techniques.

Release of Sod-bound Treesand/or Shrubs - Release from sodmay be accomplished with tillageor use of herbicides. Disc cultiva-tors throw soil one directionwhich will create hollowed outareas between tree rows and mayharm the tree’s vital feeder roots.Also, tillage should never bedeeper than three inches to pro-tect feeder roots. Many types ofchemicals exist, but they all fitinto two basic categories: pre-emergence and post- emergence.The most common pre-emergenceare Princep (Simazine) andCasaron (Dichlobenil) and themost common post-emergence isRound-up (Glyphosate).

Underplanting or Interplant-ing - In this practice trees orshrubs are planted within an ex-

isting windbreak without tree re-moval. They are planted in rowsbetween existing rows or betweentrees in an existing row. Over-topped plants even though theyare shade tolerant, will growslowly and will develop poor formand spindly growth. Cedar andJuniper are the most widely usedspecies. Other shade tolerantspecies are hackberry,chokecherry, bur oak and box-elder.

Row Removal and Replace-ment - Dead or dying rows are re-moved and replaced within theexisting windbreak. It can bedone to “beef up” any or all levelsof the windbreak. After tree re-moval the site should be fallowedone year. Where multiple adja-cent rows are removed, it may bebeneficial to plant one less rowthan what was removed.

Supplemental Planting & Ex-pansion -Additional land isneeded for expansion and thereneeds to be room for it. One of themain benefits is that tree removalis not necessary. If the windbreakis in the correct place and cor-rectly positioned, make sure thatadded rows do not negatively af-fect wind and snow drift patternsrelative to the area to be pro-tected.

Thinning, Pruning and Coppic-ing - Release thinning is used torelease adjacent trees or rows byremoving selected trees, partialrow or entire rows. Pruning haslimited use in windbreak renova-tion. It is sometimes used to re-move diseased branches forsanitation. Coppicing is used torejuvenate shrubs or even hard-wood trees that have sproutingcapabilities. It can even be usedon hardwood trees less than 12inches in diameter and under 20years of age. Almost any shrubspecies can be rejuvenatedthrough coppicing. Broadleaftrees that have shown good re-sults are green ash, cottonwood,Russian olive, boxelder and theelms, especially Siberian elm. Cutback 6 to 8 inches above theground to provide a good shrubrow.

Managing Reproduction - Inmany older multiple row wind-breaks that have been protectedfrom livestock, natural reproduc-tion of existing species will occur.A couple methods have been sug-gested to utilize this new growth.Leave the regeneration until it isabout 8 to 10 years old then beginsome selective cutting. The thin-ning of the regeneration can bedone in rows to conform to theoriginal windbreak design or itcan be managed similar to a nat-ural forest.

My source for this news releasewas South Dakota Department ofAgriculture, Division of Resource

Conservation and Forestry. Ifyou would like more informationabout “Shelterbelt Renovation,”contact Bob Drown at the Conser-vation Office at 605-244-5222, Ex-tension 4 or by e-mail [email protected].

All programs and services pro-

vided by the Northwest Area Con-servation Districts are providedregardless of race, color, nationalorigin, gender, religion, age, dis-ability, political beliefs, sexual ori-entation, and marital or familystatus.

Monday:Breakfast: Burritos

Lunch: Hot Hamburger – $4.29Sandwich: BBQ Chicken

Tuesday:Breakfast: Breakfast Sandwiches

Lunch: Tacos – $4.29Sandwich: Rueben

Wednesday:Breakfast: Biscuits & Gravy

Lunch: Asian – $4.29Sandwich: Hamburger

Thursday:Breakfast: Breakfast Sandwiches

Lunch: Cassserole – $4.29Sandwich: Philly Steak & Cheese

Friday:Breakfast: Burritos

Lunch: 2 Piece Chicken Dinner – $4.29Sandwich: Hamburger

…The Better ChoicePrairie Oasis Mall 605-967-2622

Faith, SD

Tree FactsBob Drown, Extension Specialist

Shelterbelt renovation ... This young sod-bound shelterbeltlocated in Perkins County, could be improved through the use of her-bicides, tillage or both.


Western Dakota Tech is ad-dressing the needs of the work-force by starting new diplomaprograms in HVAC Technologyand Plumbing Technology.

WDT is now accepting applica-tions for the nine-month pro-grams. Classes will begin in thefall 2013 semester that begins inAugust.

“Skilled employees are neededin these fields,” WDT PresidentMark Wilson said. “These pro-grams will give students theskills they need to be successful incareers that are in-demand.”

Both programs have been de-signed with industry input so thecourses will provide the skills stu-dents need.

Graduates of the HVAC Tech-nology program will be able to:

•Design residential and lightcommercial central heating andair conditioning systems

•Install, troubleshoot, and re-pair residential and light com-mercial heating and airconditioning equipment

•Design, fabricate and installforced air and hot water distribu-tion systems

•Install a wide range of oil andgas boilers and forced-air fur-naces

•Design, fabricate, and installhome and light commercial venti-lation systems, including both ex-haust and fresh air make-upexchangers

Students also will prepare forand take the universal HVAC cer-tification exam so they are quali-fied to handle all types ofrefrigerant.

Graduates of the PlumbingTechnology program will haveskills in:

•Piping techniques and proce-dures

•Plumbing and piping systems•Residential and commercial

system installations•Blueprint reading and iso-

metric interpretationEmployment trends in both ca-

reer fields show that jobs areavailable now and will be in thefuture as the need for trainedtechnicians grows.

Employment of HVAC me-chanics and installers is expectedto grow 34 percent from 2010 to2020, much faster than the aver-

age for all occupations. The grow-ing number of sophisticated cli-mate-control systems is alsoexpected to increase demand forqualified HVAC technicians.

The median annual wage ofheating, air conditioning, and re-frigeration mechanics and in-stallers was $42,530 in May 2010.The median wage is the wage atwhich half the workers in an oc-cupation earned more than thatamount and half earned less. Thelowest 10 percent earned lessthan $26,490, and the top 10 per-cent earned more than $66,930.

Employment of plumbers, pip-efitters, and steamfitters is pro-jected to grow 26 percent from2010 to 2020, faster than the av-erage for all occupations. Demandfor plumbers is expected to come

from new building constructionand stricter water efficiency stan-dards for plumbing systems, suchas low-flow toilets and shower-heads.

The median annual wage ofplumbers, pipefitters, and steam-fitters was $46,660 in May 2010,according to the Bureau of LaborStatistics. The lowest 10 percentearned less than $27,580, and thetop 10 percent earned more than$79,920.

Western Dakota Tech is theonly technical institute thatserves the western South Dakotaregion. WDT offers more than 20programs in a variety of fields, in-cluding Business and Computers,Construction Trades, HealthServices, Legal and Public Serv-ices, Manufacturing and Mechan-

ical Trades, and Science andTechnology. More than 96 percentof WDT’s most recent graduatesare working, continuing their ed-ucation, or serving in the mili-tary, and 90 percent remain inSouth Dakota.

WDT faculty, staff, and admin-istration focus their efforts onhelping students gain the skillsand experiences they need to suc-ceed. Through hands-on learning,internships, and industry part-nerships, WDT students graduateready to make real and immedi-ate contributions to their employ-ers and their communities.

For information about WDT,call (800) 544-8765 or (605) 718-2565 or send an email to [email protected]. Visit WDT on theweb at www.wdt.edu.

WDT to begin programs in HVAC and Plumbing


Civic Oration Contest … Back row: Kailyn Groves, James

Ulrich (2nd place), Brooke Lemmel (3rd place). Front row: ColeTrainor, Shali Sheridan (1st place), Penny Welter.

Photo by Misty Williams

Civic Oration Contest … Back row: Iver Paul, Harland

Groves, Rowdy Fischbach. Front row: Hugh Groves (1st place),Mikenzy Miller (2nd place), Brooklyn Hanson (3rd place).

Photo by Misty Williams

Congratulations to … (l to r) Cody Trainor (1st Team All-Con-

ference) and Reggie Rhoden (2nd Team All-Conference) for beingnamed to the LMC Boys Basketball All Conference Team.

Photo by Marcia Samuelson

Congratulations to … (l to r) Marissa Collins (Honorable Men-

tion), Shanna Selby (2nd Team All-Conference) and Tearnee Nelson(1st Team All –Conference) for being named to the LMC Girls Bas-ketball All Conference Team. Photo by Marcia Samuelson

Local students from Faith Ele-mentary recently gained the op-portunity to demonstrate theirpublic speaking skills and takepride in personal accomplish-ments. On Tuesday, March 12th,2013, the kids took part in aspeech contest sponsored by Mod-ern Woodmen of America, a fra-ternal financial servicesorganization.

Students competing in the con-test, which was held at the FaithCommunity Legion Hall, sharedtheir presentations on this year’stopic: “A person who has over-come”.

The winners for 5th & 6thgrade were: 1st-Hugh Groves,2nd-MiKenzy Miller, 3rd-Brook-lyn Hanson; 7th & 8th grade: 1st-Shali Sheridan, 2nd-JamesUlrich, 3rd Brooke Lemmel. Eachof them received a trophy and agold award pin, and their nameswill be engraved on the school’sspeech contest plaque. Goldaward pins were also given toIver Paul, Harland Groves,Rowdy Fischbach, Cole Trainor,Kailyn Groves and Penny Welter.All participants received certifi-cates of participation for theirhard work. 1st and 2nd place win-ners will be competing March20th at the St. Thomas More Mid-

dle School gym.Modern Woodmen’s School

Speech Contest is one of manyfree Youth Educational ProgramsModern Woodmen offers toschools nationwide. More than100,000 students compete in thecontest each year.

As a tax-exempt fraternal be-

nenfit society, Modern Woodmensells life insurance, annuity andinvestment products not to bene-fit stockholders but to improvethe quality of life to its stakehold-ers – members, their families andtheir communities. This is accom-plished through social, charitableand volunteer activities.

School speech contesthelps students develop skills


Senior FocusBest of Luck 2012 - 2013 SENIORS

Katie Haines Katie Haines is the 17 year old daughter of Kelly Haines, Huron. Maternal grand-

parents are Wayne and Linda Haines and David and Tami Haines all of rural Faith.

Maternal great-grandmother is Irene Jordan.

Katie has worked as a tour guide, filing clerk, Certified Nursing Assistant and wait-

ress.

Some of Katie’s extra curricular activities include: Volleyball manager, Oral Interp,

FCCLA, FFA, one act play, all school play, student council, classs president.

Most Memorable Moment: The day her sister was born.

Her favorites are: Color: Blue; Song: “Wanted”; Movie: “8 Seconds”; Subject:

History/Government; Teacher: Mrs. Fischbach.

Best thing about Faith High School: How close everyone is.

Her accomplishments include: Being chosen as a Senate Page, and being cho-

sen for HOBY.

Future plans include: Katie plans on attending SDSU for Pre-Veterinary and An-

imal Science, joining ROTC, and getting a degree in Veterinary Medicine.

Shania Heidler Shania Heidler is the 17 year old daughter of Corky Heidler and Staci Smith. Ma-

ternal grandparents are Donn and Gloria Dupper. Paternal grandparents are John

and Carmen Heidler

Shania has worked at M&D Food shop and Keffeler Kreations.

Some of Shania’s activities include: Hanging out with friends.

Most Memorable Moment: First time driving the senior van.

Her favorites are: Color: Blue; Song: “Every Storm”; Group or Singers: Jason

Aldean; Movie: “Smoke Signals”; Car: Dodge Charger; Hobby: Doing hair; Subject:

Current Events; Teacher: Mrs. Fischbach.

Best thing about Faith High School: We have a new school.

Her accomplishments include: Graduating high school.

Future plans include: Shania plans on going to cosmetology school in Grand

Forks, ND.

Dean W. Johnson

Dean W. Johnson is the 18 year old son of Christopher and Sharron Johnson,

rural Faith. Maternal grandparents are Candy Harris and Richard Cottle. Paternal

grandparents are Judy Johnson and Dean Johnson.

Dean’s work experience includes working on the family ranch, but he also works

for the vet on Mondays. He has also gone to some brandings and built fence.

Some of Dean’s activities include: Hunting, shooting 4-wheelers, working on his

pickup, fishing and feeding the cows, snowmobiling.

Most Memorable Moment: When Wyatt Lutz got zapped in Electricity Class.

His favorites are: Color: Blue; Song: “Convoy” by C. W. McCall; Group or

Singer: Zach Brown Band; Movie: “Smokey and the Bandit”; Cars: 1976 Chevy

pickup, 1970 Chevy Nova, 1982 Peterbilt 359, 1969 Chevy pickup; Extra-Curricular

Activities: 4-H; Hobby: Snowmobiling; Subject: Science; Teacher: Mrs. King.

Best thing about Faith High School: The teachers.

His accomplishments include: Fixing his pickup, not failing any classes.

Future plans include: Dean plans on going to Mitchell, get bachelors degree in

manufacturing and get a family somewhere, someday.

Katie Haines

Sponsored by: Farmers State Bank – Faith, SD

Shania Heidler

Dean W. Johnson

The SD Discovery Center isnow accepting registrations forthe 11th annual Pierre Women InScience Conference. The confer-ence will be held at Ramkota inPierre on April 30. Over a dozenscience, technology, engineeringand math (STEM) careers will beshowcased in hands-on sessionsled by female professionals. Thecareers include nursing, den-tistry, fiscal analysis, geology,forensic science, water quality,NASA space science, informationtechnology and careers in emer-gency health.

Kendra Gottsleben, SocialMedia Coordinator for the San-ford USD Center for Disabilities,is the keynote speaker. Ms.Gottsleben is an accomplishedyoung woman who has dealt witha rare medical condition her en-tire life. She will be sharing herstory with the attendees, hostingexhibit hall sessions on socialmedia and internet safety. Ms.Gottsleben is the author of thebook Live Laugh Lemonade AJourney of Choosing to Beat theOdds.

In addition to a keynote andhands-on sessions, the conferencefeatures exhibits from universi-ties, technical schools, associa-tions and businesses that willshowcase even more opportuni-ties for girls. In celebration ofnanotechnology week, the PierreAAUW will host a set of Nano sci-ence experiments in the exhibithall. At the end of the day partic-

ipants will explore the SD Discov-ery Center.

Two hundred and fifty youngwomen from central SouthDakota will participate in theconference. Any young womenwho would like to attend withtheir school or with a parent areencouraged to register soon online at www.sd-discovery.com.Teachers may bring groups of stu-dents or individual girls can reg-ister themselves. Most areaschools will not count studentsabsent if they attend the confer-ence as long as they get advancepermission from an administra-tor.

“This conference is for girlswho love science and girls whohate science!” says SD DiscoveryCenter Executive Director,Kristie Maher. “Those girls thatsay that they “hate science” havemostly not been involved in manyhands-on opportunities. Whenthey get involved in the activitiesand talk to the professionals, theyusually find something theyenjoy. That’s what we want. Wewant to spark their interest.”

Because there are girls thatwouldn’t jump on this opportu-nity on their own, parents andteachers are encouraged to bringthem to the conference.

“Some of us need a little nudgeor a great big push to try newthings. We hope parents andteachers will provide thesepushes.”

Women In ScienceConference planned for Pierre

The South Dakota Stockgrow-ers Association is currently ac-cepting applications for aten-week, paid, summer intern-ship. This internship opportunityis available to any high-schoolgraduate pursuing a university ortechnical degree.

Applicants should be passion-ate about agriculture and be en-ergetic, outgoing individuals witha desire to learn from and workwith the volunteer members ofthe South Dakota StockgrowersAssociation. Interns will work inthe Rapid City office of the Stock-growers and be supervised by the

Executive Director. Interns willperform various office tasks, cre-ate events and membership pro-grams, and be given opportunityto learn about the policy makingprocess by actively participatingin the work of the association.

For more information aboutthis internship opportunity, visitwww.southdakotastockgrowers.org or contact Silvia Christen at605-342-0429. Applicants for thisten-week, paid internship shouldsubmit a resume, cover letter andreferences to [email protected] no later thanMarch 30, 2013.

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The Dewey, Meade & ZiebachCounty FSA offices would like tokeep you informed of the follow-ing items important to USDA pro-grams. If you have any questionsplease contact the Dewey Countyoffice at 865-3522 ext 2, MeadeCounty at 347-4952 ext 2, orZiebach County at 365-5179 ext 2.IMPORTANT DATES TO RE-MEMBER:

FEBRUARY 19 – Sign-up be-gins for DCP & ACRE

MAY 20– CRP sign-up beginsJUNE 3 – Last day to sign up

for ACREJUNE 14 – CRP sign-up endsAUGUST 2 – Last day to sign

up for DCPUSDA to Simplify GuaranteedFarm Loans by SettingThresholds on Interest Rates

WASHINTON, March 1, 2013–The U.S. Department of Agricul-ture (USDA) today announced aninterim rule that sets thresholdson the interest rates charged bylenders on guaranteed farm own-ership and operating loans. Thechanges will amend guidelines forinterest rates and establish newpolicies that clearly set the maxi-mum interest rate lenders maycharge to borrowers.

"By providing clear thresholdson interest rates for federally-guaranteed farm loans, USDA isensuring greater certainty to pro-ducers, making compliance easierfor our lenders and ensuringgreater benefits for all farmersand ranchers," said AgricultureSecretary Tom Vilsack. "It is im-portant that American agricul-ture continue to play a key role indriving economic growth and cre-ating good-paying jobs across theAmerican middle class. By settingthresholds on interest rates,USDA will strengthen access tofarm credit."

USDA's Farm Service Agency(FSA) guaranteed loans reducethe risk of loss to lenders (banks,

farm credit institutions and creditunions) by guaranteeing up to 95percent of the loss of principaland interest on a loan. By reduc-ing a lender's risk, borrowers ben-efit from a lower rate.

The interim rule on maximuminterest rates for FSA-guaranteedloans will benefit lenders and pro-ducers alike. Lenders have ex-pressed a desire to see greaterclarity in FSA's interest rate pol-icy. At the same time, FSA seeksgreater consistency with industrystandards and other governmentagencies that administer similarprograms. The improvements inthe new rule will make creditpricing procedures easier to fol-low and improve compliance forlenders.

At this time, FSA is also re-questing additional comments onthe interim policies in the rule,aiming to assure that the bench-mark rates required of lenders donot prevent farmers and ranchersfrom obtaining guaranteed loans.USDA is seeking commentsthrough June 3, 2013.

This interim rule is part ofUSDA's work to expand credit op-portunities for America's farmersand ranchers. In January, USDAannounced a new microloan pro-gram to help small and family op-erations, and beginning andsocially disadvantaged farmerssecure loans under $35,000. Thenew microloan program is aimedat bolstering the progress of pro-ducers through their start-upyears by providing needed re-sources and helping to increaseequity so that farmers may even-tually graduate to commercialcredit and expand their opera-tions. The interest rate for mi-croloans changes monthly and iscurrently 1.25 percent.

While USDA continues to in-troduce new products that aremore responsive to the creditneeds of its diverse customerbase, the Department continuesto expand its traditional farmsloans. In fact, since 2009 USDAhas made a record amount offarm loans – more than 134,000loans totaling nearly $18 billion.USDA has increased the numberof loans to beginning farmers andranchers from 11,000 loans in2008 to 15,000 loans in 2011.More than 40 percent of USDA'sfarm loans now go to beginningfarmers. In addition, USDA hasincreased its lending to socially-disadvantaged producers bynearly 50 percent since 2008.

The Obama Administration,with Agriculture Secretary Vil-sack's leadership, has workedtirelessly to strengthen ruralAmerica, maintain a strong farmsafety net, and create opportuni-ties for America's farmers andranchers. U.S. agriculture is cur-rently experiencing one of itsmost productive periods in Amer-ican history thanks to the produc-tivity, resiliency, andresourcefulness of our producers.

USDA/Farm Service Agency News

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NEXT SALE: MONDAY, MARCH 25THSpecial Replacement Heifer & Grass Cattle Sale

Sale Time: 11 AM

Expecting 1200-1500 cattle

Lastovicka & Dameron Angus Bull Sale at 1:00 pm

Consignments Grass Cattle & Replacement Heifers:Schuelke – 150 Red Angus calves 475-500#

Weichman – 40 Angus heifers 600#Flintrock – 80 Char & red heifers 700#

consignment – 100 blk & red steers 575#More replacement heifers & grass cattle expected by sale time.

Upcoming Sales:Monday, April 1: NO SALE (Easter Monday)

Monday, April 8: Special grass cattle, replacement heifer saleMonday, April 15: Special replacement heifer & grass cattle sale

Lone Tree Ranch Bull Sale at 1:00 pmFriday, April 19: Pine Creek Angus Bull Sale at 1:00 pm

Monday, April 22 Stomprud Angus Bull SaleMonday, April 29 Sunrise Angus Ranch Bull Sale

Monday, May 6 Wilken Ranch Angus Bull Sale

Faith Livestock Commission Co.

(605) 967-2200A high quality offering of cattle here for our sale on Monday,March 18, with a steady to lower market. Continued pressurefrom the futures board and the lack of moisture has the mar-ket pushed lower.

Thank you for your business.

REPRESENTATIVE SALESJX Ranch91..................blk & bldy steers DF 605 .............$162.0058..................blk & bldy steers DF 605 .............$159.7543..................blk & bldy steers DF 499 .............$171.5088.................blk & bldy heifers DF 533 .............$152.5043.................blk & bldy heifers DF 476 .............$162.00K & D Robinson194........blk & bldy steers DF SAV 780 .............$134.5073..........blk & bldy steers DF SAV 854 .............$126.25

D & G King88.............................Angus steers 680 .............$143.7559.............................Angus steers 584 .............$161.0091............................Angus heifers 617 .............$137.00A & C Price86............................Angus heifers 566 .............$149.75Brian Harper20......................Angus heifers BV 639 .............$133.25Dan Beckman60......................Angus heifers BV 574 .............$146.00Chad Escott27............................Angus heifers 418 .............$165.00consignment of21.....................Charolais x steers 792 .............$131.50Tim Smith41..................baldy cows (broken) HD ..........$1130.001

We appreciate your business. Give us a call at 605-967-2200or www.faithlivestock.com if you have livestock to sell.

We would be glad to visit with you.

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The Prairie DocPerspective

The path to understanding theproper diet

We have long been on the pathto understanding the proper dietthat prevents heart attacks andstrokes.

Although most believe a lifestyle of moderate physical activityand avoidance of smoke is impor-tant in preventing atherosclero-sis, there remains no answer tothe question, "Which diet protectsagainst heart attacks andstroke?"

For years we thought it was ano-egg, low fat, and more vegetar-ian diet, but in recent years ex-perts have started endorsingmore meat. It began when a fad,low-carbohydrate, weight-lossdiet became clearly more success-ful than the standard more vege-tarian diet. Reported in themedical journals, researchersfound that those eating lessbread, potatoes, and sweets lostmore weight and felt better thanthose eating less meats and fats.Alas, after a year both groupswere equally unsuccessful inkeeping the weight off, but welearned from it.

Add to this what we’ve knownfor years about the medical condi-tions of food intolerance. There isintolerance to lactose, which isthe natural sugar of milk, andceliac disease, which is intoler-ance to gluten, a protein in manycereals especially wheat. Anthro-pologists tell us these problemsdid not occur in hunter-gather so-cieties until about 10,000 yearsago when farming developed andhumanity became exposed to ani-mal milk and wheat.

It is also intriguing that stud-ies of twentieth century hunter-gatherers, whose diets are about65% wild game meat and 35%gathered plant food, show them tobe generally free of the signs andsymptoms of cardiovascular dis-ease. Could it be then that theeating habits of our ancestral pre-farming Paleolithic people living2.5 million years ago until 10,000years ago are guiding us along apath to prevent heart attacks andstroke in modern humans?

Those who don’t swallow thistheory advise us that back then,most people had to walk about anhour a day to survive, had smallerportions of food when they hadfood at all, and that most didn’tlive past 30 years of age anyway.These contrarians state that 500generations of living with anagrarian diet has been enough toevolve tolerance to lactose andgluten with only an occasionalthrowback who doesn’t tolerateour modern diet of milk andbread.

I think the path to preventinga heart attack is not by avoidingmeat and fat, or even milk andbread, but rather by simply eat-ing smaller portions and dailywalking along any path.


Farm Ground ~~ Ranch Land Micky Barnica Estate & Larry Barnica

ABSOLUTE~AUCTION

Mon. Mar. 25, 2013 * 1:00 pm MT4094+ Deeded Acres -- Plus 723 acre Tribal Lease & 1857 acre Private

Lease -- Ziebach County – north of Faith, SDAuction held at old Community Center on Main St. in Isabel, SD (Hwy 20 & Hwy 65)

Directions to Glad Valley: From Faith, SD, go 3 W on Hwy 212, then 30 N on Hwy 73, then 20 E on Hwy20 ~~~ From Lemmon, SD, go 35 S on Hwy 73, then 20 E on Hwy 20 ~~~ From Isabel, SD, go 17 W onHwy 20 ~~ At Glad Valley, SD, go 3 N & 1 W to reach property

• 4094.2 Deeded plus 723.61 Tribal (all pasture) & 1857.09 Linch Family Trust Lease (mostly pasturew/172.47 A. crop land)

•1833.38 Deeded Farmland w/more land that could be farmed!320.24 Deeded Winter Wheat planted!528.55 Deeded in Hay (alfalfa & grass)!984.59 Deeded in Stubble & Summer Fallow•2260.82 Deeded Presently in Pasture & Trees

Farmland acres fenced & laid out in strips ~ Hunting ~ Shelterbelts ~ Barns, Corrals & Windbreak ~ StockDams, Spring Fed Dugouts, Wells, some pipelines ~ Good access ~ Only 3 - 4 miles from Hwy 20 ~ FSApayments & Crop Bases ~~~ OFFERED IN 7 TRACTS AND AS 1 UNIT

Tract 1: 160 acres ~ NE! Sec. 18 ~ 153+ tillable acres w/ 40+ acres planted to W Wheat and 35+ acres Alfalfa~Taxes: $336.94 or $2.11/acre

Tract 2: 320 acres ~ N" of Sec. 17 ~ 311+ tillable acres w/77+ acres planted to W Wheat and 88+ acresAlfalfa/Grass ~Taxes: $739.54 or $2.31/acre

Tract 3: 289.48 acres ~ Most of west half of Sec. 7 ~ 269+ tillable acres w/ 34+ acres Alfalfa ~Taxes: $ 642.65 or $2.22/acre

Tract 4: 577.18 acres ~ Most of Sec. 6 424.5+ tillable acres w/80 acres planted to W Wheat, 226+ acres Alfalfa, &164 acres pasture ~ Some pasture areas would be tillable ~ Elec, & good well w/tire tank in NW ! ~Taxes: $1164.04 or$2.02/acre

Tract 5: 863.01 acres ~ All of Sec. 24 and most of the west side of Sec. 19 ~ Great site for headquarters w/good,mature shelterbelt w/majestic pines, spruce, good well & elec, all in center of Sec. 24 ~ Dams & spring-fed dug-outsthroughout Tract ~ 221+ tillable acres w/ 66+ acres planted to W Wheat, & 79+ acres Grass/Alfalfa ~ 640 acres pasture~Taxes: $1699.84 or $1.97 /acre

Tract 6: approx. 775 acres ~ All of Sec.13 and most of NW! of Sec. 18 ~ Mostly Pasture ~ Spring fed dug-outs &Dams ~ Borders county road ~ 35+ tillable acres, presently in grass, & 734 acres pasture ~Taxes: $1,076.86 or $1.39/acre

Tract 7: 1109.14 acres ~ “Fort Barnica” ~ all of Sec. 5, except for Mrs. Micky Barnica#s home) and E" of Sec. 7,and NW! of Sec. 8 ~ Barn, Corrals, & Windbreak, w/elec & especially good well w/automatic waterer in Sec. 7. (This iswhere Larry & Micky did their calving.) ~ See well log & you can see this could be used to pipe water throughout tract ~Dams & Spring-fed Dug-outs ~ A lot of Sec. 7 used to be hayed ~ Sec. 5 also has springy draw to provide water allalong it in wet years ~ Water Pipeline w/tank, & small dug-out in Sec. 5 ~ 417+ tillable acres w/55+ acres planted to WWheat, 28+ acres Alfalfa/Grass & 684 acres pasture ~ Taxes: $1699.84 or $2.05/acre Successful bidder on this tractalso gets option for Tribal Lease & Linch Family Trust Lease

Property Showings: Sundays Mar. 3 and Mar. 10 from 1-3 pmTerms: 15 % down Auction Day w/balance due on or before April 25, 2013. Auctioneers represent Sellers

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Groundhogs aren't much goodat measuring winter's lengthjokes, David Graper, ExtensionHorticulture Specialist and Direc-tor of McCrory Gardens.

"I don't know what the Dakotagroundhogs saw back on Feb. 2,but it still looks a lot like winteraround here. In fact, I don't thinkthe groundhogs we have here atMcCrory Gardens even botheredto get out of bed and take a look.They just know that we will haveat least six more weeks of winterand then some," Graper said."But, for gardeners, once we hitMarch we just can't help butthink of spring and the upcominggardening season."

Until warmer weather arrives,Graper says that many SouthDakota gardeners bide their timeby studying garden catalogs andmany have already ordered some,if not all of their seed for the com-ing growing season.

"We have been busy plantinghere at the greenhouse at SDSUwith over 120 different varietiesalready planted. Most of these areeither perennial plants or annu-als that take a long time to growlarge enough to be transplantedto the garden in the spring. All ofthe annuals that grow quickly arestill waiting in the freezer until itis their turn to get planted," hesaid.

Graper adds that some homegardeners like to try to grow theirown seedlings too.

"But before you get started,there are some things that youshould keep in mind, such aswhen to sow certain kinds ofseeds, how to plant them andwhere they can get enough lightto grow. That being said, here aresome tips for you to keep in mindif you want to start your ownseeds," Graper said.

Read on for Graper's springplanting tips.

First of all, gardeners will needto order or purchase seeds for theplants they want to start fairlysoon. It is not uncommon for pop-ular varieties to get sold out. Seedis often available locally at areagarden centers, hardware stores,discount outlet stores etc. but theselection will likely be limited. Inmost cases, getting the typicalpacket size will give gardenersplenty of seeds for a typical fam-ily's needs.

Next, he reminds gardeners toget their seeding supplies, whichinclude seeding flats or pots anda good seedling potting mix.

Gardeners can start seed in anordinary flower pot but they willtypically have better results ifthey can spread the seed out morethinly in a larger flat or con-tainer. I recommend using a seedstarting or propagation mix togerminate your seeds. Most ofthese are composed of peat mossand vermiculite, and maybe someperlite. They are light weight and

have excellent water holding ca-pacity.

If a gardener chooses to use aflat, they can make little rows inthe flat to sow their seed or justscatter it across the top of the flat.The more spread out the seeds,the better they will grow. And,make it easier to transplant themto cell packs later. If a gardener isnot planning to grow a lot of dif-ferent seeds or are limited inspace, they can buy cell packs anddirect sow right into the individ-ual cells.

Another option is to use peatpellets or peat pots. The peat pel-lets are particularly fun for kidsbecause when you place them inwarm water they puff up and ex-pand in a matter of minutes.Then, just plant a couple seeds ineach one.

Once you have the seed spreadout in the pot or flat, it is a goodidea to sprinkle a little mediaover the seed, maybe ¼" deep.This will help to keep the seedmoist during the germinationprocess. After you have that doneyou need to thoroughly soak thegrowing media. The best way todo this is to fill a pan with warmwater and set the pot or flat in itto allow the water to be absorbedthrough the bottom of the pot orflat. Let the flats or pots sit in thewater until the surface of themedia looks wet. Alternatively,gardeners can use a small sprin-kling can to water from above butthey must be careful to not washthe seed into a pile in the pot orflat.

Watering tipsOnce the seeds are planted,

gardeners need to keep the mediaand seed moist until the seed ger-minates and comes up. They cando this by putting individual potsinto a small plastic bag to keepthe humidity high or they can getplanting flats that come with aplastic dome that fits over the flatto keep it from drying out.

If the media gets too dry dur-ing germination, the germinatingseed may die. It is important toplace your pots or flats of seeds ina warm spot to germinate. Someplace that is about 70 to 75°Fworks well. While many peoplewill grow their seedlings on awindowsill, it might be too chillyto get the seed to germinate well.

Plenty of lightOnce gardeners see the

seedlings coming up, open the bagor partially remove the dome tostart getting the little seedlingsused to dryer air. After a coupledays, completely remove the cov-ering. Now light becomes themost important issue because theyoung seedlings will grow tall andspindly if they don't get enoughlight. A sunny south or west win-dow will be good, or gardenerscan use artificial light, usuallyfluorescent works well. Keep inmind that most vegetables will be

growing in full sun in their gar-den so they need pretty high lightto develop nice stocky seedlingsthat will transplant well later.Simple, fluorescent shop lightsfitted with two tubes will workwell and are inexpensive.

Each four-foot shop light willprovide enough light for four typ-ical flats of seedlings, placed endto end about 6" below the lights.Gardeners can hook the shoplight up to a timer so that it willautomatically get turned on andoff each day. Plan to giveseedlings about 16 to 18 hours oflight each day.

FertilizeYoung seedlings need fertil-

izer. Many propagating mixescome with some slow release fer-tilizer already mixed into themedia, so be sure to check chosenmedia before starting fertilizing.Purchase some water soluble fer-tilizer and start by applying it atabout half-strength roughly oncea week. Use a small watering can,or a gardener can use the soakmethod, and water from belowwhile the seedlings are still smallenough that they don't washthem out.

Once the seedlings get theirsecond true leaf, then the rate cangradually increase. Be carefuland don't overdo it, as youngseedlings can be very sensitive tofertilizer. Gardeners can also usean organic fertilizer, like fishemulsion. These are much lesslikely to cause fertilizer burn,however, using this stuff can be astinky job - think of that dead

carp you came across on the shoreof your local lake and you will getthe idea. If the seedlings are closeto living quarters, like on the win-dow sill by the kitchen table, gar-deners might want to move themsomewhere else or avoid this typeof fertilizer.

Transplanting from flat to cell pack

If seeds were started in a pot oropen flat, gardeners should prob-ably transplant the seedlings intocell packs or peat pots. The ad-vantage of using the peat pots isthat you can plant the whole potin the ground and avoid sometransplant shock that can occur ifyou use plastic cell packs.

Wait until the seedlings getlarge enough to handle, usuallyafter they get about three or fourtrue leaves. Remember, thatwhen most seedlings first emerge,they will have two little cotyle-Continued on next page

Starting plants for springDavid Graper, Extension Horticulture Specialist and Director of McCrory Gardens


2721.4 +/- Acres of Pasture and Hayland For Sale at Absolute Auction

Property Location: Corson & Perkins County, S.D.Owner: Estate of Judith Buer; Connie Ellison, John Buer & Shawn Buer

Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. MDTDakota Lodge – Lemmon, S.D.

Property Details:Tract 1: 960 +/-Acres

Legal Description – N1/2 NW1/4, SW1/4 NW1/4,NW1/4 SW1/4 of Section 18-19N-17E. All of Section12; NE1/4 of Section 13-19N-16E (Perkins County,SD)Land Use – 674.6 acres of pasture and 285.4 acres ofhay land & improved pasture with water provided by well, pipeline, and dams.Location – Twenty four miles south of Lemmon, SD.Three miles east of SD Highway 73.Improvements – None 2012 RE Taxes: $1913.48

Tract 3: 160 +/-AcresLegal Description – SW1/4 of Section 27-15N-17E(Perkins County, SD)Land Use – 160 acres of pasture.

Location – Twenty three miles north of Faith, SD.Six miles east of SD Highway 73.

Improvements – None. 2012 RE Taxes: $190.84

Tract 2: 1280 +/-Acres Legal Description – SW1/4 of Section 17; E1/2 of Section 18;E 1/2 of Section 19; W1/2 of Section 20; NW1/4 of Section29-18N-17E (Perkins County, SD)Land Use – 689 acres of pasture and 591 acres of hay land& improved pasture with water provided by well, creeks, and dams.Location – Thirty five miles south of Lemmon, SD. Eightmiles southeast of SD Highway 73.Improvements – Older dwelling, two barns, three grain bins,and corrals. 2012 RE Taxes: $2542.92

Tract 4: 321.4 +/-AcresLegal Description – Lots 1-2-3-4, S1/2 N1/2 of Section 3-18N-18E (Corson County, SD) Land Use – 220.4 acres of hay landand 101 acres of pasture with water provided by well andcreek.Location – Forty two miles southeast of Lemmon, SD. Twelvemiles southeast of SD Highway 73.Improvements – Building site with older outbuildings and corrals.2012 RE Taxes: $693.62 Grazing permit to qualified buyer.

Terms & Conditions: Tracts 1 through 4 will be sold at absolute auction. Successful bidder (s) will deposit 10% non-refundableearnest money on auction day, with the balance due at closing. Property will be offered in four tracts. Closing to be held on or before

April 30, 2013. Seller will retain all owned mineral rights including coal, scoria, gravel, clay and all aggregate on or underthe surface. Property sold without buyer contingencies of any kind. Buyers should have financial arrangements secured

prior to bidding. 2012 Real Estate Taxes to be paid by seller with the 2013 Real Estate Taxes tobe prorated to the date of closing. Possession gives as follows: Immediate possession atclosing. Title will transfer on the Perkins County property by title insurance and the Corson

County property transferred by up-to-date abstracts and by either a personal representative orindividual warranty deed. Title insurance cost will be split 50/50 between buyer and seller. Property sold by legal description only.Descriptions and information are from sources deemed reliable although neither the seller or Auctioneer-Broker are making any

guarantees or warranties, actual or implied. Buyers should inspect property to the extent deemed necessary and use your own judg-ment when bidding. Auctioneers-Broker are representing the seller interests in this transaction.

Announcements made at auction take precedence over any printed material or prior representation.

Offered By: Sagebrush Realty Lemmon, SD (701) 220-0778Wayne Weishaar – Salesperson (701) 376-3109 • Sarah Weishaar – Salesperson (701) 376-3582

www.weishaarsales.com

Continued from previouspagedons or seed leaves. The trueleaves start growing after that.Regular potting soil can be usedin the cell packs or peat pots if de-sired.

If the gardener has a littleplant stake or pot label, use thisto "dig" out each seedling andmake a hole in each cell of the cellpack or peat pot for it to grow on.Press the media down a little tofirm it around the little seedling.Once transplanting is done, givethem a good watering with a wa-tering can to further settle themedia around each plant. Placethem back in the sunny windowor under the lights to continuegrowing.

TimingTiming is important for little

seedlings. Often people get a littletoo anxious to get planting andstart tomatoes in early Marchand later find out that theseedlings are too tall and spindlyby the time they need to be trans-planted to the garden. In general,gardeners are better off startinga couple weeks late as opposed tostarting a month too early.

Start by figuring out when thegarden is typically planted, keep-ing in mind the last spring frostin the area. Gardeners must alsokeep in mind that some vegeta-bles can take cooler tempera-tures, known as cool season crops,while other vegetables will nottolerate temperatures close tofreezing, thus needing to beplanted later after the weatherand soil has warmed up. Here isa little guide to use in decidingwhen to start seeds.

In early March, or 10-11 weeksbefore planting outside, plantbroccoli, cabbage, cauliflower,onions, coleus, petunias, rud-beckia, snapdragons, and vinca.In mid-March, or 9 weeks before

planting outside, plant peppers,eggplant, dianthus, ornamentalpeppers, salvia, and sweetalyssum.

In early April, or 6 to 7 weeksbefore planting outside, planttomatoes, calendula, celosia,marigolds, basil, ornamentalkale, and portulaca.

In mid-April, or 3 to 4 weeksbefore planting outside, you canplant cosmos, sweet peas and zin-nias.

In late April you can plantsome warm-season vining cropssuch as watermelon, pumpkins,and squash in peat pots or peatpellets.

Keep checking the seedlingsregularly, especially once they geta little bigger as they can dry outmore quickly and get stressed oreven die. Let the media dry outsome before watering, but thenwater thoroughly. If using grow-lights, gardeners may have tomove them up a little as theseedlings grow, but try to keepthe bulbs about 6" above theplants to help them grow healthyand robust.

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Proceedings of theCommon CouncilCity of Faith, SD

The Common Council for the City ofFaith, South Dakota met in regular ses-sion on March 5, 2013 at 5:30 P.M. in theCommunity Room of the CommunityCenter. Mayor Haines called the meetingto order, Brown called roll call, andMayor Haines led the Pledge of Alle-giance.

Council members present: Riley, In-ghram, Nolan, Spencer, Lightfield, andHellekson.

Others in attendance were: DebbieBrown, Tim Bernstein and Clay Bern-stein, Shyla and Teagan Engel, Rusty,Julie and Lane Foster, Colt Haines, JeffBrown, Eric Bogue, and Sandy Ras-mussen.

Spencer made a motion, secondedby Riley to approve the agenda remov-ing item #6. Motion carried.

Inghram made a motion, secondedby Lightfield to approve the minutes ofthe February 20 & February 25, 2013meeting with the following correction toFebruary 25th:

Under “Motel Room and Meals forMeade County Deputy” Change the firstsentence to read as follows:

At an earlier meeting, it was dis-cussed in executive session that theMeade County Deputy is going to cometo Faith while Arlen Frankfurth is on sickleave after knee surgery and that theCouncil agreed to pay for his motel roomand meals when he stays and the Coun-cil forgot to come out of executive ses-sion and make that motion.

Motion carried.CLAIMS APPROVED:

The following claims were presentedand read:

Aflac, Cancer & Accident Insurance –$997.52; Avesis Third Party Administra-tors, Inc., Vision Insurance – $126.38;Branding Iron Inn, LLC, Meals for JohnRhoden – $62.70; Butler Insurance,Gang Mowers – $18.00; City of Faith,Utilities – $12,219.50; CWD Aberdeen,Supplies – $371.95; Dakota BusinessCenter, Quarterly Maintenance –$171.24; Delage Landen Fin. Service,Copier Lease – $44.46; Dept of Rev-enue, Laboratory Services – $13.00;Faith Fitness Center, Full Time Employ-ees Membership – $50.00; Faith LumberCompany, Supplies – $1,668.11; Heart-land Waste Management, HaulingGarbage & Dumpsters – $4,105.00; Hill-yard, Mats – $1,776.80; Jerome Bever-age, Inc., Beer – $4,749.05; JohnsonWestern Wholesale, Liquor – $2,292.81;Northwest Beverage Inc., Beer –$9,059.75; Pressure Services, Inc., Sup-plies – $71.67; Reliable, Library Sup-plies – $92.97; S&S Roadrunner SalesCo., Misc – $328.10; SD RetirementSystem, Retirement Plan – $3,779.38;Schwan's, Misc – $249.67; Sodak Dis-tributing Company, Liquor – $2,160.43;Sysco-North Dakota, Inc., Supplies –$286.26; THINK Toner, Toner – $69.79;Tri County Water, Water – $4,954.20;Verizon Wireless, Ambulance & PoliceCell Phones – $234.13; Visa, Gasoline,Supplies, Lodging – $797.67; FarmersState Bank, SS & Withholding –$3,141.41; Farmers State Bank, SS &Withholding – $867.03; Express Com-munications, Intra/Inter Access –$1,638.55; Dept of Revenue; Drivers Li-censing – $195.00; Companion Life,Dental Insurance – $569.74; WellmarkBlueCross & Blue Shield, Health Insur-ance – $8,027.83; Farmers State Bank,Extra Statement-March – $3.00; Farm-ers State Bank, Collection Fees –$104.08; void Check #54500 for Over-head Door Co. – Void.

Inghram made a motion, secondedby Lightfield to approve all claims as pre-

sented. All yes votes. Motion carried.RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES:First Reading of Ordinance No. 303:

Inghram made a motion, secondedby Spencer to approve the first readingof Ordinance No. 303: Cable Franchise.Roll call vote – all yes votes. Motion car-ried.First Reading of Ordinance No. 304:

Inghram made a motion, secondedby Spencer to approve the first readingof Ordinance No. 304: Temporary LiquorLicense. Roll call vote – all yesvotes. Motion carried.First Reading of Ordinance No. 305:

Inghram made a motion, secondedby Spencer to approve the first readingof Ordinance No. 305: Temporary LiquorLicense. Roll call vote – all yesvotes. Motion carried.

Executive Session – Legal:Spencer made a motion, seconded

by Nolan to retire into executive sessionto discuss legal at 5:50 P.M. Motion car-ried.

Mayor Haines declared the Councilout of executive session at 6:50 P.M.

Council discussed various options toaddress potential problems from ex-pected development pressure comingfrom the expected pipeline workingcrews – no action taken.Position at Faith Information Center:

Riley made a motion, seconded byLightfield to advertise for the Faith Infor-mation Receptionist for 30 hours a weekopen Monday through Friday 9am to 3pm and wage depending on experi-ence. All yes votes. Motion carried.

Approve Appraisers and AdvertiseMowers:

Spencer made a motion, secondedby Riley to appoint Zane King, BrianBerglund and David Kilby as appraisersfor the mowers and advertise. All yesvotes. Motion carried.

District 10 Meeting:The District 10 Meeting will be held in

Lead this year. Council needs to let theoffice know who is going before April4th.

Approve Election Clerks:Inghram made a motion, seconded

by Hellekson to approve Kathy Schuch-hardt, Sonja Gebhart and Jen Medrud asElection Clerks at the $125 a day thatwas approved at the March 21, 2011meeting. Motion carried.

Advertise for Pool Help:Spencer made a motion, seconded

by Lightfield to advertise for poolhelp. Motion carried.

Purchase of Equipment forFiber Installation:

An ethernet connection is neededwhich can go over fiber or copper. Ifgoing over copper the equipment willsoon be outdated so is suggested to gowith fiber which will cost us to have in-stalled. Spencer made a motion, sec-onded by Nolan to allow the purchase ofequipment for the fiber that needs to beinstalled. All yes votes. Motion carried.

Executive Session:Lightfield made a motion, seconded

by Riley to retire into executive sessionat 7:38 PM to discuss personnel andMayor Haines was asked to leave theroom. Motion carried.

President Inghram declared theCouncil out of executive session at 8:20PM. Motion carried.

Lightfield made a motion, secondedby Hellekson to adjourn. Motion carried._______________________________

Glen Haines, Mayor_______________________________Debbie Brown, Finance Officer

Published March 20, 2013 for a total ap-proximate cost of $64.64

MINUTES

NORTHWEST AREASCHOOLS

EDUCATIONALCOOPERATIVE

GOVERNING BOARDREGULAR MEETING – March 6,

2013 5:45 p.m., Isabel, SD

1 The regular meeting of the North-west Area Schools Educational Cooper-ative Governing Board was held March6, 2013, at 5:00 p.m. at Northwest AreaSchools

PRESENT: Nathan Grueb, SandyBaumberger, Dan Beckman, AJ Lind-skov, Chuck Maxon, Director CrisOwens, Business Manager MonicaMayer and Superintendent Quinn Lenk

ABSENT: Wilfred Jones and ScottVance

2 Approve Agenda: On a motion fromGrueb and seconded by Lindskov theagenda was approved.

3 MINUTES: Minutes of the lastmeeting, February 6, 2013, were ap-proved on a motion by Beckman andseconded by Maxon. Motion carried.

4 FINANCIAL REPORT: Motion byLindskov seconded by Beckman to ac-cept and approve the Financial Reportfor February 2013, a copy of which ismade a part of these minutes as Attach-ment “A”. Motion Carried.

5 BILLS: Motion by Beckman andseconded by Grueb to approve the Edu-cational Cooperative bills for payment aspresented, a copy of which is made apart of these minutes as Attachment “B”.Motion carried.

6 First Reading of CooperativeAgreement, Article 5, Purchased Serv-ices, 5.3.3 The first reading of the newBylaw to the Cooperative Agreementwas held. There was discussion follow-ing the reading. The corrections thatwere discussed will be presented at thenext meeting for the second reading.

7 FY2014 Special Education Serv-ices and Enrollment: We are gatheringinformation regarding the services re-quested for next year.

8 Approve OT/PT Contract: Chil-dren’s Therapy Service will be providingthe OT/PT service from April 1, 2013through June 30, 2014. On a motion byBeckman and seconded by Lindskov thecontract was approved.

9 Executive Session: On a motion byGrueb and seconded by Beckman theBoard entered into executive sessionpursuant to SDCL 1-25-2-1 for personnelat 6:56. Baumberger declared out at7:34.

10 Executive Session: On a motionby Beckman and seconded by Baum-berger the Board entered into executivesession at 7:40 pursuant so SDCL 25-2-1 for negotiations. Baumberger declaredout at 8:15.

11 Contracts to Offer: On a motionfrom Lindskov and seconded by Beck-man the following contracts will be of-fered: Cris Owens, Monica Mayer, AliceStradinger, Francis Fanning, Sandy Hoff,Cindy Sue Pederson, Colette Enright,Jozelle Fordyce, Katie Helms, MicheleHill, Micki Hutchinson, and Karen Sabinat last year’s salary, to be amendedwhen negotiations are completed.

12 Other: None.13 Adjournment: Baumberger ad-

journed. _______________________________

Sandy Baumberger, Chairperson________________________________Monica Mayer, Business Manager

Published March 20, 2013 at the totalapproximate cost of $115.56

ATTACHMENT “A”

FINANCIAL REPORTEDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE

FEBRUARY 2013

SPECIAL ED FUNDCASH BALANCE 2/01/13 $295,852.40RECEIPTS:LOCAL SOURCES:

ASSESSMENTS $4,884.50EARNINGS ON INVESTMENTS $328.20MISCELLANEOUS $FLOW-THRU DOLLARS $REIMBURSEMENTS $15,605.65

STATE SOURCES:UNRESTRICTED GRANTS $

FEDERAL SOURCES:GRANTS IN AID $

TOTAL RECEIPTS $20,818.35

G/L ENTRIES $SUB TOTAL $316,670.75TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS $107,700.53

CASH BALANCE 02/28/12 $208,970.22CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT $200,000.00RETIREMENT SICK LEAVE 3,500.00

Attachment “A”TRUST & AGENCY FUNDS

CASH REPORTDECEMBER 2012

FUND BEGINNING AMOUNT AMOUNT ENDINGBALANCE RECEIVED DISBURSED BALANCE

UNEMPLOYMENT $12,000.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $12,000.00T&A IMPREST $2,791.47 $556.35 $1,717.26 $1,630.56125 CAFETERIA PLAN $300.00 $300.00 $168.21 $431.79

ATTACHMENT ‘B’T & A IMPREST

NWAS CTE UNIT SUPPLY REIMBURSEMENT $901.44SAMS CLUB SUPPLIES $47.18TR REPAIR VEHICLE REPAIR $48.00CARD MEMBER CREDIT CARD $235.44CENTER FOR DISABILITIES REGISTRATION $280.00POSTMASTER POSTAGE $205.20

TOTAL $1,717.26

NW Area Schools Multi-Dist Ed CoopBOARD REPORT - NEWSPAPER

Checking Account: 1Fund: 22, SPECIAL EDUCATION

BUNKHOUSE.................................................100.00...........................LODGINGCARDMEMEBER SERVICE.............................36.94...................CREDIT CARDCITY OF MOBRIDGE.....................................125.00..................................RENTFAITH INDEPENDENT...................................122.76 .............................LEGALSGRAND RIVER CASINO..................................60.00...........................LODGINGGRUEB, NATHAN .............................................6.29..............................TRAVELISABEL SUPER VALUE ...................................23.00..........................SUPPLIESJONES, WILFRED ...........................................22.20..............................TRAVELLINDSKOV, AJ ...................................................2.59..............................TRAVELMCI ...................................................................65.63......................TELEPHONENWAS ..........................................................8,274.18............REIMBURSEMENTOWENS, CRIS .................................................21.00..............................TRAVELPRAIRIE VISTA INN .........................................77.00...........................LODGINGQUILL ...............................................................65.69..........................SUPPLIESSARGENT, CHRIS .........................................302.44 ...............TRAVEL-OFFICESMALL TALK SPEECH THERAPY LLC ......9,350.00............REIMBURSEMENTSPARKYS...........................................................6.25.............SUPPLIES/MEALST & A IMPREST FUND ...................................159.20............REIMBURSEMENTVANCE, SCOTT ..............................................18.87..............................TRAVEL.................................................................Fund Total ...........................18,839.04

LEGALS Legal Newspaper for the City of Faith • Faith School District 46-2 • Meade County • NWAS March 20, 2013 • The Faith Independent • Page 17

Meade CountyCommission Meeting

(Tuesday, March 5,2013)

Generated by Lisa G Schieffer onFriday, March 8, 2013

Members presentRobert Heidgerken, Linda Rausch,

Alan Aker, Bob Bertolotto, Galen Nieder-werder.

Meeting called to order at 8:30 AM1. Call to Order at 8:30 AMProcedural: A. Pledge of AllegiancePresentation: B. Employee Recogni-

tionBob Lehrkamp was not able to at-

tend. The recognition will be done at alater date.

2. Routine BusinessDiscussion, Information: A. Opportu-

nity for Public CommentDiscussion, Information: B. Items

from Department Heads3. Items from CommissionDiscussion, Information: A. Tour -

Register of Deed's OfficeAction, Discussion, Information: B.

Communiques to CommissionAction, Discussion: C. Opening in

PrayerMotion to open the first meeting day

with prayer, led by the Commission. A rollcall vote was taken.

Motion by Niederwerder, second byAker.

Final Resolution: Motion Carries. Yea: Rausch, Aker, Bertolotto,

Niederwerder.Nay: Heidgerken.Action, Discussion: D. Change in

Published Commission MinutesMotion to move the following policies

on minutes to become effective for theMarch 2013 Commission meeting:

Motions which are not secondedwould be in the minutes;

Motions which are withdrawn wouldnot be in the minutes;

When motions are modified with theconsent of the maker and seconder, onlythe modified motion will be published;

Informational agenda items where nomotion is made will not be published;

Comments from the audience will notbe published;

Commissioners cannot request thateditorial or informational statements beread into the minutes;

Comments from other county officialswill not be published;

Veteran of the month will be pub-lished;

Deferrals by the chair or by motionwill be published when the matter is ahearing, reading, or decision requiringnotice to the public;

The minutes will include lists anditemizations which are not stated in themotion.

Motion by Aker, second by Niederw-erder.

Final Resolution: Motion Carries. Yea: Heidgerken, Rausch, Aker.Nay: Bertolotto, Niederwerder.Action, Discussion: E. Discuss

Meade levies in comparison with thoseof other counties

Action, Discussion: F. Surplus andAuction of County Owned Parcel (landfilldesignation)

Motion to serve notice upon the leaseowner of our intent to terminate the leaseas the first of November 2013.

Motion by Aker, second by Rausch.Final Resolution: Motion Carries. Yea: Heidgerken, Aker, Bertolotto,

Niederwerder.Nay: Rausch.Action, Discussion: G. Recovery of

Past Overpayments by the County inFICA Taxes / Salary and Technology Al-lowance (Review Previous January De-cision)

Motion to go back to January 11,

2011 to correct the FICA and Medicarefor the Commissioner’s tech allowance.

Motion by Niederwerder, second byBertolotto.

Final Resolution: Motion Carries. Yea: Heidgerken, Rausch, Aker,

Bertolotto, Niederwerder.Motion to break out the Commissions’

tech allowance from their regular wage,and prepare a written document for sub-stantial need for each Commissioneralong with a finding that the $150.00 permonth is reasonably related to the usageand need.

Motion by, second by Aker.Motion Carries. Yea: Heidgerken,

Aker, Bertolotto, Niederwerder.Nay: Rausch.Action, Discussion: H. Lawsuit with

City of SturgisMotion to withdraw from the lawsuit

with City of Sturgis.Motion by Aker, second by Bertolotto.Final Resolution: Motion Fails.Yea: Aker, Bertolotto.Nay: Heidgerken, Rausch, Niederw-

erder.Action, Discussion: I. Consider In-

creasing Amount Billed to Parents of In-dividuals in Juvenile Detention

Motion to increase the amount billedto $60.00 dollars a day to reflect theadded costs.

Motion by Niederwerder, second byRausch.


Bertolotto, Niederwerder.Substitute motion for $100.00 dollars

a day. Motion died for lack of a second.Motion by A Aker, second NONE.Action, Discussion: J. Executive Ses-

sion per SDCL 1-25-2 (1)Motion to enter into Executive Ses-

sion for personnel matters.Motion by Aker, second by Niederw-

erder.Final Resolution: Motion Carries. Yea: Heidgerken, Rausch, Aker,

Bertolotto, Niederwerder.Motion to go out of executive session

and return to regular session.Motion by Niederwerder, second by

Aker.Motion Carries. Yea: Heidgerken,

Rausch, Aker, Bertolotto, Niederwerder.Action, Discussion: K. Adopt cost-

share proposal with State of SouthDakota for MPB control on forest servicelands.

Motion to give authority for Commis-sioner Aker and Weed & Pest SupervisorNathan Jagim to draft a plan to providefor state matching funds for MountainPine Beetle Control, and to give authorityto Aker to sign the same on behalf of theCounty.

Motion by .Niederwerder, second byRausch.


Bertolotto, Niederwerder.4. Items from Highway Superin-

tendentAction: A. Piedmont Street ProjectMotion to approve the Highway Su-

perintendent to enter into an agreementwith Brosz Engineering for professionalengineering services for the PiedmontStreet Project.

Motion by Aker, second by Hei-dgerken.


Bertolotto, Niederwerder.Action, Discussion: B. Agreement for

County-Wide Sign Replacement GrantMotion to enter into the Financial and

Maintenance Agreement betweenMeade County and the Department ofTransportation.

Motion by Aker, second by Bertolotto.Final Resolution: Motion Carries.

Yea: Heidgerken, Rausch, Aker,Bertolotto, Niederwerder.

Action, Discussion: C. Select Con-sultant for Bridge Inspections

Motion to select Brosz Engineering todo the 2013 Bridge Inspections forMeade County.

Motion by Niederwerder, second byAker.

Final Resolution: Motion Carries.Yea: Heidgerken, Rausch, Aker,Bertolotto, Niederwerder.

Action, Discussion: D. 2013 AsphaltRepair Plan

Action, Discussion: E. Equipment Re-placement Plan

5. Dinner Break @ NoonMinutes: A. Recess for Dinner Break6. Scheduled ItemsAction, Discussion: A. Application for

Easement - BurdittMotion to schedule a site visit for

March 19th at 1:00 p.m.Motion by Aker, second by Niederw-


Bertolotto, Niederwerder.7. Items from Director of Equaliza-

tionAction: A. Russ Ficek Requesting

Abatement of TaxesDid not show for appointment.8. Items from AuditorAction, Discussion: A. Tech Al-

lowanceAction, Information: B. Auto Supple-

ment into the Emergency ManagementFund

Motion to approve the auto supple-ment in the amount of $16,813.15 fromgrant funding into the Emergency Man-agement Budget line item 226-5-222-429.15.

Motion by Rausch, second by Nieder-werder.


Bertolotto, Niederwerder.Action: C. AbatementsMotion to approve the following

abatements:School District, Property Owner, Par-

cel ID, TotalCS46-1, MC CULLOCH, CHARLES,

200.64U461, TALLEY, BETH, 117.94CS46-1, BICAIS, ALEXANDRA,

852.04U461, MORSE, MARSHA, 58.88CS46-1, WILLIAMS, RAND, 379.82U461, SIMPLY SERVICE, 125.94CS46-1, ENGEL, ANNETTE, 125.78U461, BRUCH, JOE, 136.14CS46-1, BLAKEMAN, FRED, 59.48NEF461, MILLER, JEREMY, 152.60CS46-1, BASHAW, JASON, 716.64PFA461, FRANK N BEANS, 714.30CS46-1, SIMPLY SERVICE, 206.40CP461, BROWN,CHRISTY, 287.76CS46-1, SCHWAB, DUANE, 621.30SC514, KLOCKER, COREY, 97.84CS46-1, SEIFERT, TERESA, 180.00VVR514, HENNESSY, WILLIAM,

151.60CS46-1, MAIN, WILLIAM, 310.78BHR514, PIERCE, ETTA, 145.80CS46-1, MAHAFFY, THEODORE,

746.64SC514, SWEENEY, TIM, 33.08CS46-1, MADSEN, DALLAS, 660.76DF514, VIG, ANDREW, 3,522.18CS46-1, SWENBY, TONY, 196.26SC514, DENIS BITTNER, 246.80CS46-1, LEVEQUE, DIANA, 202.26SC514, JOLLEY, JOEL, 712.00CS46-1, DOWER, LORI, 572.32SC514, SHAWDA, KEVIN, 496.84CS46-1, THOMAS, WAYNE, 660.14SC514, ASSOCIATES HOUSING,

958.52CS46-1, DOUGLAS, PEARL, 209.70SC514, ADVANTAGE TITLE, 495.16CS46-1, DINNELL, HOWARD,

172.44SC514, KISTLER, HARLAND,

817.40CS46-1, DEWEY, TOM, 207.56BHF514, HUGHES, SUSAN, 456.32CS46-1, DESMIT HOLDING TRUST,

602.86

BHF514, HARRIS, ANGELA, 176.38CS46-1, DENCH, DAVID, 492.14BHF514, RENZ, RANDALL, 149.70CS46-1, ENGEL, PATRICIA, 646.38BHF514, BLOCK, DOUGLAS,

165.14CS46-1, O'HARA, RON, 215.18BHF514, STOVER, TIMOTHY,

326.86CS46-1, OLSON, DARIN, 683.26BHF514, SANDMEIER, CODY,

305.52CS46-1, POWELL, SUSAN, 394.60BHF514, SECREST, ROGER,

795.52CS46-1, WHEATON, JANIELLE,

953.70BHF514, HAUGE, KEITH, 374.58CS46-1, ROYER, MARVIN, 304.14BHF514, MEANS, JACQUELINE,

438.52HSA461, SARGENT, BRETT, 641.98BHF514, MC NELLY, MARY, 470.34PFA461, SAGMILLER, DANIEL,

562.08BHF514, CRECELIUS, BRIAN,

190.76PFA461, WHYTE, JILL, 123.38BHF514, NEIGER, ALAN, 299.00CS461, RUFF, JOHNATHAN, 453.34BHF514, TORRES,DANIEL, 85.40CS461, CARNEY, EFFIE, 326.00BHF514, T & C PROPERTIES,

336.20CS461, GRIJALRA, RHONDALYNN,

109.80BHF514, UCAN, JORGE, 867.66CS461, PATTERSON, DONALD,

575.54BHF514, DNT ENTERRISES, 228.44PFA461, GORACKE, TOM, 1,245.86BHF514, O'DONNELL, DONNA,

620.14U461, ECM PARKS & REC, 793.74BHF514, WOJTANOWICZ, TJ,

344.58PFA461, CONSTANTINE, JOHNA-

THAN, 99.82NEF514, MEIGS, JOHN, 762.12BLU461, DUNBAR, BRADY, 563.84BHF514, RICKETTS, JENNIFER,

495.90U461, ECM PARKS & REC, 265.04BHF514, THE FIRST TIME LLC,

10.24NUF461, CASPERS, KARA, 533.00BHF514, RUSCITTI, MARY, 323.24CS461, JENTER PROPERTIES,

742.90SC514, ENGLER, BRITTANY,

170.30CS461, JAEGER, JOANNE, 147.24BEF511, SCHREMPP, DAVID,

981.34PFA461, JOCKISCH, THAD, 124.20BEF511, TANDEM INVESTORS,

117.58PFA461, JACKSON, UNA, 56.28BEF511, TANDEM INVESTORS,

121.48CS461, KETELSON, KYLE, 1,071.70BEF511, TANDEM INVESTORS,

129.64CS461, MARVIN, JOHN, 2,019.38BEF511, TANDEM INVESTORS,

113.66CS461, SHERMAN, JAMES,

1,714.34BEF511, HANCOCK, DAVID, 426.92PFA461, SONGER, RITA, 161.24BEF511, IRELAND, LANA, 1,466.68PFA461, WELLS, TATE, 755.00BEF511, KREBS, JESSIE, 116.20U-461, WEYER, MERLE, 1,175.72BEF511, KREBS, JESSIE, 122.32U461, RHODEN, KENNETH, 339.02BEF511, WEDGE, CHRISTINE,

111.88U461, KIEFFER, RANDY, 296.16BEF511, SMITH, ELLA, 309.90NUF461, KARP, KENNETH, 185.10NEF511, BAKER, ALAN, 122.48U461, KOMES, JOSHUA, 90.34CF462, MIELKE, LADONNA, 295.78CP1461, HAUGEN, LINDA, 568.82CF462, SPENCER, CANDICE,

1,164.38

U461, HEATON, PHYLLIS, 574.46CF462, GIANNATTI, JENNI, 412.86U461, FEES, DAVID, 107.96CF462, HOSTETTER, LEXY, 426.00CF462, KOEDAM, SAMUEL, 411.28Motion by Aker, second by Niederw-


Bertolotto, Niederwerder.Action, Discussion: D. Abatements

for Special Assessments in the City ofSummerset

Motion to approve the following spe-cial assessment abatements for the Cityof Summerset:0C.50.12.06 in the amount of $175.00;0C.50.12.07 in the amount of $175.00;0C.50.12.10 in the amount of $175.00;0C.50.12.11 in the amount of $175.00.

Motion by Niederwerder, second byRausch.


Bertolotto, Niederwerder.Information: E. County Medical Train-

ing ProgramAction: F. City of Sturgis Special As-

sessment AbatementMotion to approve the following spe-

cial assessment abatement for the Cityof Sturgis:01.51.15.04 in the amount of $405.00.

Motion by Niederwerder, second byHeidgerken.


Bertolotto, Niederwerder.Action: G. Firefighter's list for Work-

man Comp.Motion to approve the firefighters list

submitted to the Auditor's Office forworker’s comp coverage.

MUD BUTTE VFD: *Did not turn inanything. Sent letter/called.

ENNING FIRE DEPARTMENT: GaleBastian, Jason Radway, Cody Weyer,Dean Andrews, Jimmy Timmons, JeffLong, Eric Jones, Rick Johnston, CliffMatt, Lyle Long Jr., Frank Timmons,Justin Long, Robert Young, ArdenMaude, Pete Bauer, Bradley Bauer,Brian Smith, Dick Richter, Jim Shaw,Glen Long, Delbert Cobb, Lane Butler,Gary Cammack, Brent Huffman,Matthew Young, Michael Hanzlik, JimHostetter, Dean Wink, Dale Young, GlenMeyers, Glen Long, Norman Hanzlik,Kevin Smith, Lyle Long, Mike Howie, LesShaw, Jim Shaw Jr., Rob Smiley, RobertHansen, Glen King, De King, Travis En-right, Bill Munroe, Kelly Munroe,Rick Lemmel, Tucker Hostetter, DanWicks, Lane Cammack, John Cammack,Robby Young, Myron Weiss, Ryan LaM-ont, Scott Komes, Jade Hlavka, DougHlavka, Allen Hockenbary, Shoun Si-mons, Robert Jones, Ben Meyer, BuddySimons, Thomas Simons, Levi Rhoden,Marlin Brink, Joe Urbaniak, Brian Olson,Clark Arends, Dale Mahaffy, Jake Mar-shall, Seth Rhoden, Reed Cammack,Casey Bauer, Thane Escott, Brad An-drews, Tyson Hewitt, Leann Hlavka, ValHlavka, Clint Cobb, Jesse Fees andMarvin Remington.

BLACK HAWK VFD: Dale McMillin,Kurt Klunder, Bob O’Grady, Dennis Mal-low, Jenni Konda, Troy Carling, AlanTouchen, Mac Armstrong, Margaret Car-ling, Andrew Klunder, Andrea Peterson,Matt O’Neill, Josh Williams, Brandon Gif-ford, Jermiah Cronk, Chad Solaas, RyanJager, Les Reindl, Rebecca Walters,Craig Whitford, Larry Marquette, KelseyChaloupka, Kyle Watson, Jarred Pulis,Alan McMillin, Troy Konda, MattWilliams, Doug Cox and Garrett Sharpe.

PIEDMONT VFD: Craig Baumiller,John Berglund, Kevin Fischer, BrandonFogelman, Thomas Hook, Lonnie Hut-sell, Dustin Kearney, Roy Kottwitz, BrianLapczynski, Robert Linneweber, HarleyMiller, Mark Nash, Craig Novotny,Robert Puhlman, Jeff Thompson, BetsyVan Asma, Thomas Van Asma, MikeContinued on next page

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Continued from previous pageWeig,Cassie Christy, Charlie Fabris,William Hover, Megan McDougall, Den-nis McMillin, Randy Moschell, MattO’Neil, Jason Schuelke, Dustin Wise-carver, Evan Long, David Cummings,Brandon Lester, Dale McMillin, and JoshSawyer.

OPAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPART-MENT: Chuck Vansickel, David Fees, JTVig, Danny Price, John Heidler, WalterFees, Ryan Vig, Martin Vig, John Frei,Lance Frei, Shane Grubl, Kirk Schuelke,Milo Vig, and Morgan Vig.

HEREFORD VOLUNTEER FIREDEPARTMENT: Jason Langager, MartinJurisch, Clint Hammerstrom, WayneMcPherson, Luke McPherson, KennethLee, Robbie Smith, Lynn McNenny, CoryLevin, Walt Haley, Charles Brenner,Gary Deering, Jeff Graham, BethanyHaley, Terry Hammerstrom, JoshKomes, Tim Komes, Richard Lee, GradyMatt, Monte Reichert, Clinton Smith,Brad Sorenson, Ross Reichert, MartyNeiderwerder, Glenn Shummer andRiley Kammerer.

STURGIS VOLUNTEER FIRE DE-PARTMENT: Shawn Barrows, ShaneBarrows, Todd Bartels, Zwiet Bruch, KurtCruickshank, Lee Erickson, David Fis-cher, Adam Grubl, Chris Grubl, DanGrubl, Erik Haivala, Scott Hymans,Nathan Jolley, Mike Koch, Bob Kusser,Josh Kusser, Mark Larive, Scott Lenseg-rav, Brent Lyons, Brian Maschino, KimMaschino, David McCarthy, Chris Me-land, San Monahan, Micky Montanio,John Murphy, Tom Nelson, Brad Olson,Shawn Peterson, Jeff Potter, Alex Raber,Ron Roth, Bob Siedschlaw, WarrenShaulis, Lee Stroschein, Cindy Swenby,Tom Trigg, Pat Urbaniak, Tanner Urba-niak, Clint Walker, Adam Weisz, andDaniel Winters.

ELM SPRINGS VOLUNTEER FIREDEPARTMENT: Lynn Fields, LawrenceBurke, Jim Linn, Andrew Linn, Rod An-ders, Sam Johnston, Sheila Trask, TomTrask, Larry Gravatt, Janet Wilson, Dar-lene Wulf, Myrna Smith, Jim Smith,Philip Wilson, Patrick Wilson, John Linn,Kenneth Wilson, Jim Wilsey, Morris Linn,Tucky Tifft, Jack Wieser, Baxter Anders,Al Trask and Jake Julson.

Motion by Bertolotto, second byRausch.


Bertolotto, Niederwerder.9. Reconvene March 6 @ 10 AM /

Faith, SDPresent: Heidgerken, Rausch,

Bertolotto and Niederwerder. Absent:Aker.

10. Meade County Veteran of theMonth

Information, Presentation: A. Mr. Ed-mund W. Baye

Mr. Baye served in the United StatesAir Force from 1956 until 1968. Mr. Bayewas part of the 305 Supply Squadron,441st, and 3750th squadron. His careerfield was a Fuels, POL. He would main-tain, operate petroleum, missile, and al-ternate and cryogenic facilities andequipment. He would also perform main-tenance on fuels handling equipmentand facilities. During the Vietnam War,Mr. Baye was part of the company thatbuilt and provided security to 4 miles ofpipeline. He spent a total of 3 differenttours in Vietnam. The first two were in 3-month increments. The last tour was forone year.

Mr. Baye has been stationed at:• Sheppard AFB, TX for two tours• Yokota AFB, Japan• Bunker Hill AFB, IN• Parks AFB, CAHe has been deployed to• Philippines• Okinawa, Japan• VietnamAfter separating out of the military,

Mr. Baye went to work for the family busi-ness with the John Deere dealership in

Phillip, SD, for 25 years. After that heworked in the mail trucking business for17 years in Pierre and Sioux Falls. Afterhe retired, they wanted to move backWest River where they loved the prairieand the people.

Mr. Baye has been awarded the fol-lowing medals:

• National Defense Service Medal• Vietnam Service Medal• Republic of Vietnam Service Medal• Army Good Conduct Medal with 1

oak leaf cluster• Air Force Good Conduct Medal• Air Force Longevity Medal with one

cluster11. Public Hearing 10 AMAction, Discussion: A. Transfer of Re-

tail (on-off sale) Malt Beverage Applica-tion - No Name City Campground

Motion to approve the transfer appli-cation of Farstveet Investments, LLC fora retail on-off sale malt beverage licensefrom No Name City Campground.

Motion by Bertolotto, second byRausch.

Final Resolution: Motion Carries. Yea: Heidgerken, Rausch, Bertolotto,

Niederwerder.12. Items from Commission Assis-

tantDiscussion: A. SD Retirement Sys-

tem - Coroner PositionDiscussion: B. 4-H VacancyDiscussion: C. Legislative UpdatesAction, Discussion: D. Executive Ses-

sion SDCL 1-25-2 (1) (4)Motion to go into executive session

due to personnel, negotiations and legalupdates.

Motion by Rausch, second byBertolotto.


Niederwerder.Motion to go out of executive session

and return to regular session.Motion by Rausch, second by

Bertolotto.Final Resolution: Motion Carries. Yea: Heidgerken, Rausch, Bertolotto,

Niederwerder.13. Dinner BreakProcedural: A. Recess for Dinner14. Scheduled ItemsDiscussion, Information: A. Faith

MayorDiscussion: B. Natural Resource

Committee15. Items from Weed and PestDiscussion: A. Prairie Dog Manage-

ment Plan16. Consent CalendarAction (Consent), Discussion: A.

Consent CalendarMotion to approve items on consent

calendar.Motion by Niederwerder, second by

Bertolotto.Final Resolution: Motion Carries. Yea: Heidgerken, Rausch, Bertolotto,

Niederwerder.Action (Consent), Minutes: B. Com-

mission MinutesApproved February 5 & 6, 2013 Com-

mission minutes.Action (Consent): C. Auditor's Ac-

count with County TreasurerAUDITOR’S ACCOUNT WITH THE

COUNTY TREASURERTo the Honorable Board of County

Commissioners Meade County:I hereby submit the following report of

my examination of the cash and cashitems in the hands of the County Treas-urer of this County as of March 1, 2013.

Total amount of deposits in bank –92,374.63

Total amount of actual cash –3,593.29

Total amount of checks and drafts intreasurer’s possession not exceedingthree days – 52,675.47

Itemized list of all items, checks anddrafts which have been In the Treas-urer’s possession over three days:

Postage & Exp. – 646.71

CD’s & Savings – 801,710.14Pioneer Bank – ($701,710.14)First Interstate – ($100,000)Farmer’s State BankFirst Interstate Bank Spec. Account –

32,707.81Farmer’s State Bank – 13,049.21First Trust – 0.00First Interstate Bank Savings Ac-

count – 1,485,590.02Flex Account – 29,446.43Wells Fargo – 0.00cc pending – 1,645.01Insuff. Funds Checks – 2,066.12 TOTAL – 2,515,550.79Dated this 1st day of March, 2013.

/s/ Lisa Schieffer, Meade County AuditorAction (Consent): D. Register of

Deed's ReportRegister of Deed’s Report for the

month of February 2013 in the amount of$23,841.00.

Action (Consent): E. Approval ofClaims for Payment

SALARIES: Commissioners –$6955.00, Auditor – $12328.65, Treas-urer – $22868.18, States Attorney –$29193.51, General Gov Building –$25306.00, Equalization – $41830.09,Register of Deeds – $12640.23, VetSvc/Em Mgmt – $3879.42, HR –$7866.34, Sheriff – $95601.27, Jail –$68308.48, Coroner – $173.33, Fire Pro-tection – $8063.60, County Nurse –$4543.10, Weed and Pest – $7447.14,Highway – $77309.57, Communica-tions – $24777.85

EXPENSES BY DEPARTMENT:COMMISSIONERS: R Heidgerken –

$120.25, Neighbor Works – $5000.00, GNiederwerder – $151.70, A Aker –$74.82, First Interstate Bank – $144.09,Faith Ind. – $672.17, SD Retailers –$17.50, BHWG – $368.01, JJ’s Engrav-ing – $27.00

JUDICIAL SYSTEM: D Biers –$64.80, C Bruch – $5.92, A Cressy –$65.54, W Estes – $50.74, S Harrison –$57.40, E Jensen – $51.48, J Oldert –$98.10, R Price – $101.80, L Rowley –$67.76, P Stoffel – $64.80, C Carman –$34.80, C Tipton – $84.78, LanguageLine Svcs – $183.11, G Dillin – $61.84,R Anderson – $64.80, R Bielefeldt –$64.80, J Ford – $53.70, Pizza Ranch –$32.98, G Olesen – $50.74, B Olson –$50.74, G Scharer – $61.84, M Stief-vater – $63.32, K Teter – $87.00, J How-ell – $560.00, T Mutchler – $60.80, PennCo. Sheriff – $140.00

AUDITOR: SD Counties – $100.00,Xerox – $236.46, Knology – $5.23,Meade Co Treas – $10.00

TREASURER: Century BusinessLeasing – $327.06, Morman Law –$80.00, City of Faith – $233.08, Knol-ogy – $19.13, Morman Law – $80.00,NADA – $99.00, Rushmore Office –$16.71

COMPUTER: Verizon – $40.03, FirstInterstate Bank – $1386.75, Knology –$229.99

STATE’S ATTORNEY: Verizon –$53.47, Holiday Inn – $404.82, City ofRC – $665.00, First Interstate Bank –$1105.10, L Two Bulls – $141.71, J How-ell – $22.00, Knology – $11.27, T Mutch-ler – $42.80

ABUSED & NEGLECTED CHILD: MPickett – $16.46, R Haivala – $516.00

LAW LIBRARY: Lexis Nexis –$305.00

COURT APPOINTED ATTORNEY: KThompson – $1203.79, GundersonPalmer – $919.41, J Stielow – $978.40,J Ellingson – $1035.62, Wilde & Hunt –$1036.82, Oswald Law – $356.00, MStephens – $200.00, R Hymans –$7236.80, SDACC – $3694.87, S Chris-tensen – $225.00

GENERAL GOVERNMENT BLDG:BHP&L – $12435.66, Verizon – $160.41,MDU – $1434.76, BH Chemical –$3528.77, Campbell Supply – $92.67,Crum Electric – $216.20, First InterstateBank – $213.93, Environmental Prod –$2028.24, Brekke Sales – $13544.00,

John Hey Co – $660.00, Johnston Hard-ware – $32.80, Knology – $1321.01,Knecht Home Center – $44.99, Hag-gerty’s – $749.00, Meade Co. Treas. –$29.95, NW Pipe Fittings – $191.12,Sturgis Water – $1723.83

DIRECTOR OF EQUALIZATION/P&Z: Maplogic Corp – $250.00, Veri-zon – $579.76, A&B Business – $289.97,SDN Comm. – $510.00, Qualified Pre-sort – $4759.15, Marshall & Swift –$5253.90, L Quam – $16.28, First Inter-state Bank – $1213.78, A&B Business –$289.97, T Wieczorek – $22.20, W Mc-Carty – $17.02, Knology – $14.95, RMallow – $16.28, Rushmore Office –$28.50

REGISTER OF DEEDS: ActiveData – $959.85, Xerox – $825.85, Exec-utive Mgmt – $72.00, Knology – $3.52,Meade Co Times – $36.00, McLeod’s –$477.62

VETERAN SERVICE: First InterstateBank – $14.05, Knology – $10.98, Rush-more Office – $79.00

HUMAN RESOURCES: Verizon –$40.01, First Interstate Bank – $383.52,Dakota Business Center – $136.40,Wellmark Flex Benefits – $271.40, SDRetailers – $7.00, Knology – $1.41,Heds – $24.00, Rushmore Office –$55.57

SHERIFF: Verizon – $878.06, LexisNexis – $162.00, Pitney Bowes Pur-chase Power – $500.00, Pitney Bowes –$345.75, Quill – $49.90, CenturyLink –$85.28, Xerox – $261.57, First InterstateBank – $892.36, S Fischer – $850.00,Faith Ind. – $76.01, Hersrud – $38.99,Knology – $127.49, WABR – $988.41, MBriscoe – $250.00, Nyacor – $192.20,Neve’s – $431.70, Peterson Auto –$41.05, Western Comm. – $169.00

JAIL: BH Family Practice – $411.00,National Seminars – $298.50, Sam’s –$37.20, Twilight First Aid – $250.20, BHChemical – $548.74, Bob Barker –$967.67, County Drug – $36.78, Re-gional Health Phys. – $138.11, Ecolab –$105.00, US Foodservice – $7353.73,Charm-Tex – $403.00, Shopko Phar-macy – $271.63, Regional Home Med-ical – $171.68, Sturgis RegionalHospital – $59.41, RC Reg Hospital –$200.13, Cash-Wa – $4620.93, Earth-grains – $620.55, Knology – $7.10, Dr.Klopfenstein – $25.38, TJ Loftus –$172.02, Lynn’s – $2.16, SpearfishAmb. – $50.00, Meade Co. Treas. –$39.98, Midcontinent Comm. – $57.20,Neve’s – $179.85, Penn Co Sheriff –$1211.40, Rushmore Office – $69.95,Sam’s – $69.48

24/7 SOBRIETY PROGRAM: Red-wood Biotech – $645.00

CORONER: Clinical Lab – $1788.00JDC: WSDJDC – $18675.00FIREFIGHTING: Black Hawk Fire

Dept – $2000.00, Opal Fire – $2000.00,Enning Fire Dept – $2000.00, Vale FireDept – $2000.00, New Underwood FireDept – $2000.00, Campbell Supply –$154.42, Sturgis Fire Dept – $2000.00,Chain Saw Center – $46.60, AkerWoods – $1278.50, D Whitaker –$3036.00

SUPPORT OF THE POOR: City ofSturgis – $275.00

MENTAL ILLNESS BOARD: Behav-ior Mgmt – $375.00, K Swanda – $15.00,N Anderson – $15.00, M Ekeren –$15.00, L Lewno – $297.42, Audra Mal-comb Consulting – $891.37, Yankton Co.Treas – $212.50, C Rehfuss – $15.00,Shepherd Reporting – $27.50, Lewis &Clark – $149.00, Penn Co. States Atty –$645.00, Yankton Co. Sheriff – $25.00

TITLE III NATIONAL FOREST: AkerWoods – $547.00, D Whitaker –$8028.00

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT:BHP&L – $184.01, Verizon – $53.47,Motorola – $2033.00, West River Elec-tric – $93.63, BHP&L – $24.68, Un-painted Furniture – $175.00, KRCS –$40.00, Meade Co. Treas. – $265.77

DOMESTIC ABUSE: Crisis Interven-

tion – $265.00HIGHWAY: Kieffer Sanitation –

$50.14, Verizon – $53.47, Grand Elec-tric – $236.53, SDACHS – $160.00, A&BWelding – $92.06, Sturgis Napa –$621.69, BHP&L – $362.12, DBerglund – $100.00, Advanced DrugTesting – $72.00, Campbell Supply –$15.40, Diesel Machinery – $3300.89,Dakota Battery – $154.14, John DeereFinancial – $3218.59, CBH – $25250.95,Fastenal – $111.10, Ricoh – $6.12, GreatWestern Tire – $113.29, Godfrey Brake –$1282.18, Grimms – $102.95, JohnstonHardware – $2.59, Key City Glass –$102.00, Kimball Midwest – $379.05,Lyle Signs – $1056.46, O’Reilly Auto –$13.16, Light & Siren – $173.01, Midcon-tinent Testing – $270.00, Owens –$187.55, Industrial Supply – $838.47,Rapid Delivery – $43.20, Servall Uni-form – $185.70, Sheehan Mack –$843.21, SDDOT – $88.96, E Smith –$315.00, West River International –$467.84, Western Comm. – $1115.50

COMMUNICATIONS: CenturyLink –$1573.54, Xerox – $360.68, Butte Elec-tric – $134.21, Microsoft Corp. –$716.00, Knology – $1.07, Meade Co.Treas. – $184.01, Western Comm. –$282.60

COUNTY NURSE: State Treas. –$2060.00

DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED:BH Works – $1000.00, NH Training –$1000.00

COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE:Dakota Business Center – $66.90, Knol-ogy – $2.94, Meade Co. Treas. –$117.00, Rushmore Office – $7.96, Stur-gis Chamber – $100.00

WEED & PEST: Postage by Phone –$100.00, Verizon – $154.23, McPhersonPropane – $119.00, SD Dept of Ag –$1200.00, Sturgis Napa – $134.22, BHChemical – $188.95, BHP&L – $171.04,Campbell Supply – $20.24, FoothillsSeed – $62.50, Owens – $19.99, ServallUniform – $173.45

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT:Sturgis Economic Dev – $8750.00

VARIOUS FUNDS: Norwest Bank,matching Social Security – $32174.01,SD Retirement System, matching retire-ment – $28134.19, county share ofhealth and life insurance – $82767.22.

Action (Consent): F. Personnel Ac-tions

PERSONNEL ACTIONSEmployee, Action, EffectiveMorse, M., Raise to

$4,602.67/month, 1/1/13Tegethoff, S., 6-Month Raise to,

$3,719.67/month, 1/1/13Cooper, M., Raise to $15.27/hour,

12/26/12Olson, J., Raise to $17.62/hour,

12/26/12Majzner, S., Raise to $19.98/hour,

12/26/12Reimer, S., Raise to $19.40.hour,

12/26/12Anderson, L., Raise to $15.98/hour,

12/26/12Reichert, W., Raise to $18.54/hour,

12/26/12Hostetter, J., Raise to $19.78/hour,

12/26/12Droppers, T., 6-Month Raise to

$12.12/hour, 01/26/13Chaffee, K., Raise to $6,791.33/

month, 02/1/13Cleland, L., Raise to $13.34/hour,

01/26/13Lehrkamp, R., Raise to $5,226.83/

month, 02/1/13Jensen, T., Raise to $19.44/hour,

01/26/13Frickel, S., Raise to $15.52/hour,

01/26/13Masden, A., Raise to $15.52/hour,

01/26/13Cooper, M., Promotion to $15.66/

hour, 01/26/13Action: G. Wade Bahr is requesting a

setback variance for an existing garageContinued on next page

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Continued from previous pageon Lot 2B of Lot 2 of Tract 13 of McEwenRanch Subdivision in the N2NW of 28-3-7

Action: H. Rick Jordan has a differentpreliminary/final plat of Lot 1 of RockRidge Subdivision in the SWSE of 4-4-6

Action: I. Daryl & Deborah Dicksonhave a preliminary plat with a watersource variance request for Lots 2A, 2B,& 2C of Dickson Homestead Estates inthe SESW of 29-4-6

Action: J. Walter Haley has a prelim-inary plat of Tract 1 of Annex Ranch Sub-division in the NWNW of 21-6-10

17. AdjournAction, Procedural: A. Adjourn the

MeetingMotion to adjourn the meeting.Motion by Rausch, second by Hei-

dgerken.Final Resolution: Motion Carries. Yea: Heidgerken, Rausch, Bertolotto,

Niederwerder.APPROVED:

____________________________Robert Heidgerken, Chairman

ATTEST:_________________________Lisa Schieffer, AuditorPublished March 20, 2013 for a total ap-proximate cost of $322.29

Meade CountySpecial Commission

Meeting (Monday,March 11, 2013)

Generated by Lisa G Schieffer onThursday, March12, 2013

Members presentRobert Heidgerken, Linda Rausch,

Alan Aker, Bob Bertolotto and GalenNiederwerder.

Meeting called to order at 1:30 PM

1. Procedural: A. Pledge of AllegianceB. Opening Prayer2. Routine Business:Action, Discussion, Information: A.

State Bids on Brushy Creek Road BridgeReplacement Project.

Four bids were received:Corr Construction – $667,219.50Heavy Construction, Inc. –

$756,309.00RCS Construction, Inc. –

$795,000.00Industrial Builders, Inc. –

$902,151.77Motion to adopt the State recom-

mended bid of Corr Construction in theamount of $667,219.50.

Motion by Aker, second by Rausch.Final Resolution: Motion Carries. Yea: Heidgerken, Rausch, Aker,

Bertolotto, Niederwerder.Action, Discussion, Information: B.

RFP Mountain Pine Beetle Marking. Re-view and Award.

Three proposals were received as fol-lows:

Dave Whitiker – $125.00Johnson Tree Service – $110Aker Woods Company – $17.76Motion to approve the proposal sub-

mitted by Aker Woods Company for$17.76 per coordinate.

Motion by Rausch, second by Nieder-werder.


Niederwerder.Abstaining from the vote: Aker.3. AdjournAction, Procedural: A. Adjourn the

MeetingMotion to adjourn the meeting.Motion by Bertolotto, second by Aker.

Final Resolution: Motion Carries.

Yea: Heidgerken, Rausch, Aker,Bertolotto, Niederwerder.

APPROVED:___________________________

Robert Heidgerken, ChairmanATTEST:____________________

Lisa Schieffer, AuditorPublished March 20, 2013 for a total ap-proximate cost of $9.81

FOR SALE BYSEALED BID

CITY OFFAITH – SURPLUS

PROPERTY

The City of Faith, South Dakota is of-fering the following surplus property forsale by sealed bid. Please contact theCity Office at 967-2261 for further infor-mation or to make arrangements to viewthe property.

Description of Property, AppraisedValue

2 Non Working Triple Gang Mowers$93.33

Sealed bids will be accepted at theCity of Faith Finance Office, PO Box368, Faith, SD 57626-0368, until 4:00P.M. on April 2nd, 2013. All bids must beclearly marked “Sealed bid for 2 NonWorking Triple Gang Mowers” on theoutside of the envelope. Bids will beopened at the regular meeting of theFaith City Council on April 2nd, 2013, at7:15 P.M.

The City of Faith reserves the right toaccept or reject any or all bids.

Published March 20 & 27, 2013 for atotal approximate cost of $18.82

SCHOOL LANDLEASE AUCTION

A school land lease auction will beheld in Meade County Courthouse, inSturgis, SD on March 26, 2013 at 10:00AM (MT).

A list of tracts available for lease canbe obtained at the Meade County Audi-tor’s Office, by visiting sdpubliclands.com, or by contacting Mike Cor-nelison, Office of School & Public Lands,500 E Capitol Avenue, Pierre, SD57501-5070 or phone (605)773-4172.Disabled individuals needing assistanceshould contact the Office of School andPublic Lands at least 48 hours in ad-vance of the auction to make any neces-sary arrangements.

Published February 27, March 6, 13, &20, 2013 for a total approximate cost of$26.99


Independent of your





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PUBLISHER’S NOTICE: All real estate advertised in this newspaper is sub-

ject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, which makes it illegal to advertise

“any preference, or discrimination on race, color, religion, sex, or national ori-

gin, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimina-

tion.”

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which

is a violation of the law. Our readers are informed that all dwellings advertised

in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.

ARROW TRANSIT SERVICE1st Tuesday & 3rd Wednesday

of each month

Trips to Rapid City, Sturgis & communities in between

Fares to Rapid City are $25.00

For information or a brochure call (605) 374-3189or Call 967-2001 to arrange a ride!

EMPLOYMENT

LAKE PRESTON SCHOOL DIS-TRICT, English teacher, withcoaching, opened 3-12-13, closes3-29-13, Contact: Tim Casper,Supt, Lake Preston School District,300 1st St. [email protected], 605-847-4455.

CITY ADMINISTRATOR: The City ofElk Point, SD (pop. 1,939) is seek-ing an individual to fill the positionof City Administrator. A BA (Mas-terís Preferred) Degree in PublicAdministration, Business or re-lated field and have three to fiveyears of municipal administrativeor finance experience is required.Responsibilities include supervis-ing and directing the activities ofall departments: Finance, Street,Police, Planning and Zoning,Recreation and Public Utilities in-cluding Electric, Water, Sewer andGarbage. Other responsibilities willinclude serving as Executive Direc-tor to the Economic DevelopmentCorporation and Housing and Re-development Corporation. Appli-cants should have knowledge ofgrant writing and administration.Salary range based on experience.Closing date is Monday, April 15,2013. Send resume and applica-tion to: City of Elk Point, PO Box280, Elk Point, SD 57025. For jobdescription you may call (605) 356-2141 or visit the Cityís website atwww.elkpoint.org. EOE.

HELP WANTED: Assistant Man-ager of convenience store in Lem-mon, SD. Will assist in theday-to-day operations of a c-store.Please call or send resumeí to DebStoltman, 701-223-0154; P.O. Box832, Bismarck, ND 58502. Salarynegotiable.

THE ELK POINT-JEFFERSONSCHOOL DISTRICT is seeking aFamily and Consumer Sciencesteacher. If interested please senda letter of application and resumeto Brian Shanks, SuperintendentBox 578 Elk Point, SD 57025 wewill also accept electronic materialsat [email protected].

PARTS INVENTORY MANAGER -JOHN DEERE DEALERSHIP: Partsmanager sought by multi-storeJohn Deere dealership operation.Position currently open at C&BOperations, LLC, a 22 store JohnDeere dealership group headquar-tered out of Gettysburg, SD. Appli-cants should possess the ability to

manage parts inventory over mul-tiple stores, lead parts sales teammarketing efforts, create andachieve budgets in a growth ori-ented dealership. We offer progres-sive marketing plans, competitivepay, full benefit package, includingbonus plan. Please send resume toMark Buchholz,[email protected] call Mark 605-769-2030.

CUSTER REGIONAL SENIORCARE is accepting applications forDirector of Nursing. Must be li-censed as a Registered Nurse inSouth Dakota. Previous supervi-sory/management experience inlong term care preferred. Excellentbenefits; salary based on experi-ence. Please contact VeronicaSchmidt (605) 673-2229 ext. 109or Joey Carlson at (605) 673-2229ext. 110 for more information. Ap-plications may be submitted on-line at www.regionalhealth.com.EOC/AA.

FOR RENT

COMMERCIAL OFFICE SPACE forrent in Highmore, SD, includes of-fice, conference room, receptionarea, kitchenette. Owner pays util-ities, front/rear parking. Jan Hark-less, 605-852-3131.

LIVESTOCK

HERBER RANCH SELLING 125Black Angus & F1 two-year-oldheifer pairs; 20 with Charolais Xcalves. Philip Livestock Auction,April 2, 2013. 605-488-0360, 605-488-0079.

LOG HOMES

DAKOTA LOG HOME Builders rep-resenting Golden Eagle Log Homes,building in eastern, central, north-western South & North Dakota.Scott Connell, 605-530-2672,Craig Connell, 605-264-5650,www.goldeneagleloghomes.com.

NOTICES

ADVERTISE IN NEWSPAPERSstatewide for only $150.00. Put theSouth Dakota Statewide Classi-fieds Network to work for youtoday! (25 words for $150. Eachadditional word $5.) Call thisnewspaper or 800-658-3697 fordetails.

REAL ESTATE

Buying or Selling / Relocating orInvesting. Specializing in Farmland/ Ranches / Recreational Proper-ties. Dakota Properties, Participat-ing with Cabelaís TrophyProperties. Contact: Mike Kon-stant, (605) 641-0094, (866) 914-9278.

STEEL BUILDINGS

STEEL BUILDINGS BLOW OUTSALE! Early bird spring discounts!Save up to 40% off on machinerystorage and shops. Limited Offer!Call Jim, 1-888-782-7040.

FOR SALEFOR SALE: 2-1066 IH tractors,2-560 tractors 1 with loader. Call605-967-2290. F28-1tp

FOR SALE: Several nice usedrefrigerators. All come with war-ranties. Del's, I-90 Exit 63, BoxElder. 390-9810. F27-2tp

HELP WANTEDTHE FAITH SCHOOL DIS-TRICT is accepting applicationsfor part-time Computers/Health.Applications can be accessed onthe school website, at the schooloffice or by calling 967-2152.Completed applications can besent to: Elsie Baye, Superintend-ent; PO Box 619, Faith, SD576262. Closing date April 4,2013. F28-3tc

THE CITy OF FAITH is ac-cepting applications for a sea-sonal/part time position for areceptionist at the Faith Infor-mation Center. To pick up appli-cations, please contact the City ofFaith, P.O. Box 368, Faith, SD57626 605-967-2261. Applica-tions need to be turned in byMarch 27th. F27-2tc

POOL HELP WANTED: theCity of Faith is accepting appli-cations for swimming pool per-sonnel, including manager,lifeguards and ticket takers forthe 2013 summer season. Alsolooking for water safety instruc-tor for swimming lessons. Appli-cations can be picked up a theCity finance Office between thehours of 7:30 AM–4 PM. Applica-tions will close at 4 PM on March27, 2013. EOE. F27-2tc

THE FAITH SCHOOL DIS-TRICT is accepting applicationsfor full-time Food Service Direc-tor. Applications can be accessedon the school website, at theschool office or by calling 967-2152. Completed applications canbe sent to: Elsie Baye, Superin-tendent; PO Box 619, Faith, SD576262. Position is open untilfilled. F28-3tc

NOTICESAPARTMENTS AVAILABLE:Countryside Apartments inFaith. 1 bedroom, carpetedthroughout. Laundry facilitiesavailable. Handicap accessible.Rent based on income. For infor-mation contact: MetroPlainsmanagement, LLC 1-800-244-2826 or 1-605-347-3077 EqualOpportunity Housing F5-tfc

PASTURE WATER LINESwith trencher and backhoe, Live-stock Water Systems. 10 1/2 milessouth of Maurine, 605-748-2473Merle Vig. F2-tfc

EASTER EGG HUNT FaithCity Park, Saturday, March 30th10 AM. Kids 0-12 yrs. Sponsoredby Top Hand 4-H Club. F2-tfc

CARD OF THANKSBarbara and the family of

Vivan Lyon wish to express theirdeepest thanks and gratitude tothe staff of Five Counties NursingHome, his doctors and nurses, allthe family and friends that vis-ited Vivan and provided supportduring this difficult time. Specialthanks to Chaplain David Peter-son for his visits and kind words,the Calvary Lutheran Churchand ladies that made and servedthe refreshments after the serv-ice.

Thank you for the many hugs,floral and plant arrangements,cards, memorials and the flowersfrom the LHS Class of ‘61.

Your thoughtfulness will notbe forgotten.

Faith Independent, March 20, 2013

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