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INDEPENDENTTHE LENNOX

New mayor takes overNew mayor takes over

Outgoing mayor George Zahn congratulates Worthing’s new mayor, Eric Saugstad. Saugstad was sworn in May 7.

Mayor George Zahn headed the Worthing Commission for the last time on May 7, as he stepped down after 28 years in city government and handed the gavel over to new Mayor Eric Sau-gstad.

Zahn admitted that he would miss city govern-ment but had decided that it was time to do some-thing else. He thanked the commissioners, city

administrator and staff and told the new mayor, “I’ll be behind you all the way.”

“I would like to thank the mayor for his 28 years of service to the com-munity,” responded Sau-gstad. “The amount of knowledge that is no lon-ger going to be sitting at this table will be evident.”

Zahn assured him he was just a phone call away.

■ MAYOR, page 8

Zahn named to SDML Hall of FameOn his last day as Mayor of Worthing, May 7, George Zahn was

presented with a plaque announcing the honor of being named to the South Dakota Municipal League Hall of Fame. The SDML Hall of Fame honors those elected and appointed offi cials and employees who have served municipalities in South Dakota for 20 or more years.

As the park in Worthing grows, so do the activities at the park. For quite a few years, Ann Metivier handled those duties. This year

Crystal Jacobson has stepped up to the plate. She was appointed to the position in May.

Jacobson grew up in Lennox. She and her husband, Jeremy, have lived in Worthing for eight years. They have two children—Wil-liam, 6 and Maggie, 4.

“Both children love sports and are involved in several activities with the Park and Rec,” said Jacobson.

With her kids active in the programs and Jacobson starting her third year coaching a summer rec sport, being coordinator seemed like a logical step.

“We have t-ball, softball, baseball, swim-ming lessons, and several camps for the chil-dren during the summer,” said Jacobson.

“She has already made a ‘big splash’ with the Quarter Craze Fund-raiser she organized in April,” said Worthing City Administrator Jeff Tanner. “Jacobson was largely responsible for an event that made $902 to go toward new ball equipment for the Worthing Ball Program.”

Jacobson also secured sponsors for the Worthing ball teams.

The Worthing Park features new playground equipment for the kids, an updated ball fi eld and a picnic shelter.

The park equipment and new picnic shelter were paid for by saving the 3rd penny tax funds for the past four years, said Worthing Commissioner Todd Gannon. It was also noted that the City received a

$2,500 private grant through MidAmerican Energy’s Local Partners Program.

The picnic shelter was constructed by City em-ployee Jake Sees and volunteers Troy Larson, Darrin VanHouten, Avery Zahn, Tanner, and Gannon. In the upcoming weeks Sees, Zahn, and Gannon will be placing concrete edging around the new equipment and fi lling in the area with sand. The equipment is 100% American made,

A complete listing of summer activities for Worthing is located on the city website: www.cityofworthing.com

Park equipment, updates added to Worthing ParkNew Park and Rec Coordinator hits the ground running

Worthing awarded second Safe Routes to School grantThe City of Worthing was recently informed by the South Dakota’s Department of Transportation that they have

been awarded $155,319.85 for Phase 2 of the Safe Routes to School project. The City was awarded $141,260.25 for the infrastructure component that will include sidewalks around the Worthing Elementary School. The non-infrastructure portion of the grant, $14,059.60, will include such things as bullying prevention materials, bike and shoe scholarships, performance awards, t-shirts, and parent/student surveys.

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Letter to Editor…

Relay for Life teams prepare for June 15th Lennox eventTo the editor:

Relay For Life has always been about celebrating, remembering, and fighting back. That is the reason I wanted to bring it back to Lennox, so we can celebrate, remember, and fight back as a community.

I have been involved with Re-lay For Life in the past, but this year it has an even bigger impact on myself and my family. My father will be walking the survivor lap for the fi rst time since he was diagnosed with cancer. It seems like everyone is touched by cancer in some way. That is why we all need to join together to fi ght back.

The feeling you get when you see all of the survivors taking their lap is very inspirational and touching. Each one of them has a different story to tell and a dif-ferent experience they felt. As the night falls upon the track the luminaries are lit in remembrance of those who have lost their fi ght and in honor of those who have battled the disease.

The Rally is about getting together and making a difference to fi ght the battle of cancer, and together we all can help make a difference.

I hope to see all of you on June 15th at the Sinning Event Complex at 6 p.m. for a community dinner with the walk starting at 6:30 p.m.

If you would like to donate please contact either myself at (605)212-9429 or [email protected] or Charish Weeldreyer team captain of the Farmers Fight-ers at (605)321-6173 or [email protected].

Jolene KuperLennox, SD

BY RICHARD P. HOLM MD

Despite all the gath-e re d k n ow l e d ge available to physi-cians, sometimes we

are helpless.She was in her mid-80s, a nor-

mal-sized classy-dressed lady, who walked into my offi ce with yellow eyes. She stated her urine had turned dark and the stool turned light about a week ago, was feeling “ishy” now for a couple of weeks, and had lost fi ve or ten pounds over the last month. She noted her belly was bloated, her skin was itching, and her get-up-and-go had got-up-and-gone.

My patient reminded me she was a farm-wife who, after her husband’s death, moved to town

and lived in an apartment alone, although kids lived nearby. She had lead a careful life without exposure to excessive alcohol or drugs, was only taking a multiple vitamin, no herbal supplements, and had only one lifetime sexual partner. She had never received a transfusion, never been to a foreign country, no family history of liver disease or cancer, never been treated for diabetes, and no immune condition like lupus.

Her husband had worked with farm chemicals and insecticides, and although they worked together sometimes moving cattle or with fieldwork during harvest time, her jobs mostly involved outside dealing with chickens and inside preparing for meals, without much exposure to chemicals. In short, she gave no clue to anything,

which may cause infl amed liver or “hepatitis.”

We admitted her to the hospital where we obtained blood tests, imaging tests, a liver biopsy, all the while monitoring her carefully es-pecially for bleeding problems. Th e biopsy report described fulminant or raging hepatitis, the viral test was positive for cytomegalovirus or CMV, and everything else was negative. We then discussed her case at length with the infectious disease and liver specialists by phone, and kept her in our hospital as we were advised there was no advantage gained by referral to a larger hospital.

Despite following every recom-mendation of the experts and the textbooks, we observed how our patient’s liver function continued

to deteriorate. Over the next week and a half she slipped away from our grasp and died in a coma, sur-rounded by her children and their families. This was some twenty years ago and it taught me how our lives truly depend on a function-ing liver.

But I still wonder about the case. Why did this common virus found in 80 percent of the adult population kill her? What could I have done diff erently to save this lovely lady?

Despite all the gathered knowl-edge available to physicians, some-times we are helpless.

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The Prairie Doc Perspective: A tale of hepatitis

Thank you to Gordon SweeterBY DR. ROBERT MAYER SUPERINTENDENT LENNOX SCHOOL DIST.

Those of us who are allowed to grow older get a chance to look back on our lives and

careers. Although my career as a superintendent has not yet come to a close, I have done the job long enough to look back. One of the things I see and remember are the school board members with whom I have worked. Th ey number 59 in all. Th e vast majority sought the position with the intent to do good things for kids. One of those is Gordon Sweeter who will soon complete his twenty-seventh year as a board member serving the Lennox School District. During those years the district underwent many changes.

Gordon was on the board when the current sports complex was built. At the time 1995 Lennox High School was the second largest Class A high school in the state, but it had not hosted a track meet in 20 years. Th e old crow’s nest

looked more like a guard tower at a prison camp then a place for the public address system. Today the current facility has been the envy of many schools. Lennox has been host to several state track meets where multitudes of people come and see what a fi ne community this is. Th ey spend considerable money here also. Building the complex did not come without its chal-lenges. Change is never easy and this was one such venture. Gordon Sweeter was there through it all and he provided the leadership to bring this needed project to reality.

In 2003 the old high school building was condemned. The school board immediately razed the structure to prevent injuries, a wise decision indeed. Once the building was gone decisions had to be made as to how the students would be housed, Gordon was there.

Th e district underwent dissolu-tion 2003 as Tea left the family and Chancellor, Lennox and Worthing remained. Aft er two public votes the district that was formed in

1969 had dissolved and Tea went its own way. Th e war that sprang forth from this separation was not a pleasant experience for anyone involved. Decisions as to what would happen to staff and what land would go to Tea and what would stay with Lennox, Chancel-lor and Worthing consumed many hours and many hurt feelings. Th ere was no way to avoid such confl ict or to please all concerned. Th e district needed some strong leadership and Gordon was there as it seemed he had always been.

Th e last 27 years have not been all confl ict and struggle. When Gordon took the oath of offi ce in his fi rst term, district facilities were barely adequate. Today they are excellent. Additions on the current middle school, a new high school in 2006 and the recent addition onto Lennox Elementary meet the needs of the children in the district and will for many years.

The district has enjoyed sig-nificant success in its academic and co-curricular programs. Great teachers have practiced and con-

tinue to practice their skills in or-der to provide a quality education for the children. Th is is a good place to teach and Gordon helped make it so.

No one knows how many votes Gordon cast in his 27 years, but many were difficult. Personnel decisions can oft en be hard and information is not usually revealed to the public. Votes relevant to the split in 2003 were diffi cult as was the closing of Chancellor in 2011. Gordon was there and had the courage to cast the votes that he deemed were right. It takes cour-age to be a school board member. Th ere are always those with limited knowledge of the issues willing to be critical.

Gordon’s last school board meeting will be July 9. When he leaves the meeting he will walk away with the respect, admiration and appreciation of all who have worked with him these many years. I do not know what thoughts will be running through his mind. Maybe he will be wondering did I make a diff erence? Indeed you

BY KATIE HUNHOFF

“Rhubarb is en-joying a renais-sance,” says Jan Sanderson, the

rhubarb king of Brookings County. He runs Sanderson Gardens, a fruit and vegetable oasis bordered by corn and soybean fi elds. He can hardly keep up with demand, es-pecially from local wineries. Rhu-barb’s tart fl avor and rich coloring make it a popular ingredient.

Th e English used the vegetable as a food about 200 years ago, call-ing it pie plant. But for thousands of years before that, Chinese would grind rhubarb root as medicine, most commonly as a laxative, diuretic, astringent and detoxifi er.

Th e name rhubarb comes from the ancient Romans because the plant was used by barbarians near the Rha River. Th e word is a combi-nation of the words rha (an ancient name for the Volga River in Rus-sia) and the Greek word barbarus meaning barbarians.

Sanderson is always searching

South Dakota’s Rhubarb King in Brookings Countyfor new rhubarb to transplant, and he takes a notebook with him to record the histories of each plant. “If you could follow their history far back enough,” Sanderson says, “you would fi nd all of our rhubarb came from England or the Nordic countries.”

Rhubarb is a strong plant, says Sanderson. Once it takes root, it keeps getting bigger and bigger. A deep root system helped plants survive the Great Depression, and the toxic leaves protect against chewing insects. Sanderson has

even made an organic insecticide from the leaves.

Sanderson began his rhubarb crop over 30 years ago with two rows of Valentine and Canada Red varieties from his parents’ garden. He advertised in local papers that he would trim or remove plants for people, and as he traveled from garden to garden he kept species that he liked. Th rough the years he’s developed a variety he calls Sander-son Red. At one time he had eight acres devoted to the tart vegetable.

Sanderson started growing

produce in 1977 on the family farm four miles east of Brookings along Highway 13. Th e season kicks off each spring with the sprouting of rhubarb and strawberries. Next come sweet corn, raspberries and pumpkins. Barbarians are few and far between in Brookings County, but there are lots of people there who appreciate the summer bounty of Sanderson Gardens.

Katie Hunhoff is the managing editor of South Dakota Magazine. To subscribe or or-der the May/June issue with the rhubarb ar-ticle, visit www.SouthDakotaMagazine.com.

Rhubarb Custard Pie

Mix:1 1/2 cups sugar1/4 cup fl our1/4 teaspoon nutmegdash saltAdd 3 beaten eggs; beat smooth. Stir in 4 cups of rhubarb (cut in

1-inch slices)Prepare pastry for 9-inch lat-

tice-top pie. Line 9-inch pie plate with pastry. Fill with rhubarb mix-ture. Adjust lattice top; seal. Bake at 375 degrees for 50 minutes.

THE WORTHING ENTERPRISE/JUNE 2012 NEWS AND INFORMATION 3

Worthing City Hall HoursLocated at 208 South Main Street

Mon.—Thurs.: 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. & Fri.: 7:30 a.m. - 12 noonPhone: (605) 372-4113 Fax: 605-372-2194Mail: PO Box 277, Worthing, S.D. 57077

CITY COMMISSION MEETINGS Monday, June 11, 2012, Regular Meeting @ 7 p.m.Monday, June 25, 2012, Regular Meeting @ 7 p.m.

Each meeting begins at 7 p.m. with the exclusion of special meetings. Meetings are now being held in the Worthing Civic

Center (American Legion Building). All meetings are open to the public except for Executive Session, which is used only to discuss legal and

personnel issues.

PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS Monday, June 18, 2012 at 6 p.m., Worthing City Hall

Planning Commission Meetings: Each meeting begins at 6 p.m. with the exclusion of special meetings. Meetings are held at Worthing City

Hall. All meetings are open to the public

Worthing City Offi cialsEric Saugstad, Mayor: 270-2614,

Darren Van Houten, Public Utilities: 212-4908, [email protected]

Todd Gannon, Public Works: 254-3229, [email protected] Larson, Finance & Revenue: 201-6644, fi [email protected]

Carrie McDannel, Public Safety: (605) 941-0665, [email protected]

Jeff Tanner, City Administrator: 372-4113, [email protected] Heiberger, Finance Offi cer: 372-4113, fi nanceofffi [email protected]

Jake Sees, Maintenance Lead, 251-4555, [email protected] Albertson, Administrative Assistant/Utility Assistant, [email protected]

Jason Schroder, Planning and Zoning Chairperson: 941-2751

Worthing Days A committee is working on plans for this year’s Worthing Days to be held July 13-14.

Siren TestingJuly 3

The Worthing Fire Dept. will be testing Sirens the fi rst Tuesday of the month from May to September at 7:00 pm

The Republican and Demo-cratic Primary elections were held on Tuesday, June 5.

Jim Bolin handily won the Republican nomination for State Representative District 16 with 864 votes. He will be joined on the November ballot by Patty Miller, who took 513 votes. Kevin Jensen was close behind with 459 votes; Don Lantis carried 274 votes. Worthing and Lynn Township voters cast 46 votes for Bolin, 40 for Jensen, 8 for Lantis and 6 for Miller.

Bolin and Miller will be on the November ballot with Democrats Juanita Grewing and Ann Torn-berg.

Other results of note in Lin-coln County was the race for the

Republican States Attorney can-didate. Incumbent Tom Wollman beat out challenger Scott Carlson by a vote of 2050 to 983. For Re-publican County Coroner, John Anderson, of Canton, defeated Gale Horan, of Harrisburg, by a vote of 1682 to 491.

Statewide, the Presidential Del-egates and Alternates for Republi-can Mitt Romney easily won. On the Democratic side, Matt Varilek handily won the opportunity to face Kristi Noem in the November election for United States Repre-sentative.

For full Lincoln County elec-tion results go to www.lincoln-countysd.org. For statewide re-sults go to http://electionresults.sd.gov/.

Worthing City Commissioners held the second meeting of the month on Monday, May 21.

After approving the agenda, fi nancial report and previous min-utes, the Commissioners heard from City Engineer Jon Fischer, of Stockwell Engineers.

He fi rst updated the council on the Safe Routes to School Project. The commissioners reviewed an updated sketch that included the inlets that were discussed at the last meeting. These inlets will address a drainage issue. Under a tentative timeline, he told the com-missioners they were looking at an October completion of the project.

Commissioner Todd Gannan expressed concern about the proj-ect going that far into the fall, citing weather concerns if it were delayed for any reason. He asked that Stockwell move it along more quickly if possible.

Fischer then discussed the Johnson Subdivision Repair Proj-ect. Stockwell proposes that the curb and gutter on the south side of Park St., from the valley gutter in the center of Park St. west about 300 feet, be replaced to correct the grade. They also recommend that the City put two storm sewer inlets at the Joel and Jessica intersection and eliminate the valley gutter that goes across Joel St.

Gannon expressed concern about funding the project. The City expects to get the money from the original contractor, but Gannon questioned the funding if they did not receive those funds.

After discussion about storm sewers, and sump pump collection systems, the commission autho-rized Stockwell to move ahead with the project.

Fischer’s fi nal item of discus-sion was the Worthing School

Improvement Project update. He reported that they have already received comments back from the State, and were incorporating their comments into the plans. They are preparing to advertise for bids so that a bid may be selected by the second meeting in June.

City Administrator Jeff Tanner reported that there would be a new school administrator at Worthing Elementary next year. He sug-gested they meet to make sure the communication was clear with the school regarding the project.

Under other business:• The Commission established

the hours that fi reworks will be allowed within the City during the Fourth of July. Residents will be able to shoot fi reworks from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Wednesday, July 4th.

Continued on page 6

Worthing Commissioners continue forward with construction projects

On June 6, Kay Heiberger began her fi rst day as the City of Worthing’s new finance officer. Heiberger, from Hartford, is a recent graduate of Northwest College in Orange City, IA.

She enjoys accounting work. “My mind just works that way,” she said with a smile.

Heiberger also enjoys the small-town atmo-sphere of Worthing.

“I’m excited to be working in a small town where it’s a community instead of a big city,” she said.

In her spare time, Heiberger enjoys reading, playing piano, gardening and spending time with her family.

John Pribnow, who has held the position of fi nance offi cer since June of 2011, is sure that Hei-berger will be able to handle the duties of the offi ce.

“She’ll be ready to go all by herself in a month,” he assured.

She will need to be, because by then Pribnow will be off on an adventure of his own.

He is fl ying into Buenos Aires, Argentina with his sister, where they will spend one week together. His sister will then return home and Pribnow will continue on his own.

Pribnow will be travelling mostly by bus and spend his fi rst couple of weeks in Argentina. He thinks his fi rst stop may be working on an organic farm. An organization called WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) links people who want to volunteer on organic farms with people who are looking for volunteer help. In exchange for the help, they will feed and house him. He believes the experience will also help him get immersed in the culture.

“Unfortunately, when I’m going there, it will be the dead of winter,” Pribnow added. “I’ll probably look for a farm in the north.”

“From there I want to see as many countries and cities as I can…Chili, Bolivia, Peru,” he said. “I have a couple of friends in Columbia so I defi nitely will spend some time there; I have some secondary connections in Equador.”

Adventure is second-nature to Pribnow. While attending college, he worked a summer in Alaska, spent a summer in Washington State fi ghting wild-fi res, and a semester in Spain.

He’s confi dent his Spanish will come back to him as he travels in South America.

While Pribnow has enjoyed working for the City of Worthing, aft er spending a year at the desk, he got “antsy” and ready to hit the road again.

Pribnow promises to bring our readers along on his adventure by writing a column for publication in the paper. Watch for it!

New adventures…Heiberger in Worthing, Pribnow in South America

Kay Heiberger began her duties as the new Worthing Finance Offi cer on June 6.

Finance Offi cer John Pribnow is all smiles as he pre-pares for a new adventure in South America. John will remain in Worthing for another month to train the new fi nance offi cer.

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Lennox is fortunate to have Community Transit in the community. The community’s 18 passenger bus and seven passenger van allows Lennox citizens to have a ride to the doctor, to the clinic, to special programs, to the grocery store, to the beauty shop, to the Senior Center for lunch and fellowship. Community Transit allows our young schoolchildren to have a ride to school, to camps, tennis lessons or Bible school.

Gene Valentien, director of the local Community Transit program, said that during the school year the bus has three loads of children in the morn-ing, two at noon and three at night.

“It pretty much runs all day,” he added.

Stan Plucker works part-time as a driver, and Valentien said they also rely on volunteer drivers.

Valentien, who is in his third year of working with Commu-nity Transit, said he has watched the program increase consider-ably. In 2010-2011, the van use increased 400%; this year he ex-pects it to go up another 200%. The use of the bus has gone up 10 to 15%.

“I put 2500 miles a month on the van,” said Valentien. Most of those trips are to Sioux Falls for medical reasons. He’s also taken people to clinics in Viborg, Canistota, Canton and

Parker.The cost to ride the van is a

suggested donation of $10 per ride; to ride the bus it is $1.50. Valentien expects that the cost to ride the bus will be going up to $2 to help them keep up with expenses. The cost to ride the van should remain the same. Community Transit does receive federal funding, but with the slower economic times, that funding has been cut.

“We’re short every year,” acknowledged Valentien.

Lincoln County and the City of Lennox have helped by put-ting money in their budget for the program.

“If it wasn’t for that, we would have to raise prices considerably,” said Valentien. “Some people just don’t have the money - I’d really like to keep the cost down to ride the bus or van if I can.”

Valentien sees the need for community transit in outlying communities also, and has re-cently made the move to expand into Chancellor and Worthing. Valentien said there is no fund-ing available for these small towns to start their own transit services.

“We couldn’t expand without all our volunteers,” commented Valentien. “They help us a lot.”

Volunteer drivers include: Norman Kuper, Richard Hol-land, Don Kniffen, and Tony Groebner.

Community Transit program expands to Worthing

If you need a ride

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a week’s notice if

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There’s a new business in town. Jackie and Brian Medema decided to take their love of the community and Jackie’s love of “junk and garage sale shopping” and open a new business—Nifty Thrifty on Main.

The business is located on Main Street in Worthing in the beautiful building owned by Don Macintosh. The historical building is a perfect backdrop for the eclectic array of items featured at Nifty Thrifty. There are new, vintage, and antique items, furniture, books, pictures, knick-knacks, dishes, and much more. There are even farm fresh eggs and home-made jellies for sale. Jackie hopes to add Hutterite chickens and vegetables this summer.

The Medemas opened the store in May and are excited at how the news has spread of their opening.

“Right now I have fi ve vendors, I’m consigning for three, and most of it is mine,” she said of the merchandise.

Of course, she is quick to add, she relies a lot on her mother- and father-in-law, Don and Mary Giles, who love to go antiquing. Her father-in-law is also big in coin collecting.

Jackie likes to say that there is “something for your heart, mind, body,

and soul” in Nifty Thrifty.There is new merchandise coming

in daily. Jackie is willing to work with people to get new items in her store; either by buying items outright, plac-ing them on consignment or renting space to a vendor. If you are interested in placing items in her store, you may contact Jackie at 605-370-2148.

Nifty Thrifty will also be host-ing Flea Market Days. The next fl ea market is scheduled for June 23 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. If you are interested in having a table at the fl ea market, contact Jackie at the above number. Flea Market Days for the remainder of the summer will be July 21, Aug. 18 and Sept. 15.

Nifty Thrifty is open on Wednes-day, Thursday and Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Jackie wanted to thank her sister, Tracy Kerbo for her help in getting the store open. “She’s my big inspiration,” she acknowledged.

The Medemas welcome everyone to stop in and check out the new store.

She reminds people, “The store is different every week; if you don’t fi nd what you want this week, come back again.”

Eclectic variety at Nifty Thrifty

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Brian and Jackie Medema in front of their new business—Nifty Thrifty on Main.

THE WORTHING ENTERPRISE/MAY 2012 PEOPLE 5

Funeral Services were held Saturday, May 26 at Delaware Reformed Church, rural Lennox for Joye Westra who died May 24 at her home near Centerville, SD at 83 years of age.

Joye Elizabeth Greenfi eld Wes-tra was born Nov. 6, 1928 in Mitchell, SD to parents Fred and Henrietta (Oltmans) Greenfi eld.

Joye graduated from Lennox High School and attended Sioux Falls College for one year, earning her teaching certifi cate. She taught for fi ve years in rural schools in Lincoln County. Joye married John Westra of Sioux Falls in 1950. In 1953, they moved to their farm northeast of Centerville where Joye resided until the present time.

Joye’s passion in life was Chris-tian Education at her church. She taught catechism, Sunday School,

Bible School and women’s bible studies for many years.

She was preceded in death by her parents and great grandson John Tiyler.

Her survivors include her hus-band John of Centerville; three sons, John (Marlys), Boise, ID, Jeri (Jolene), Centerville, Joel (Vickie), Beresford; and her daughter Jani (Randy) Gibbons, Worthing; 13 grandchildren, John Westra, James Westra, Jerica Sieperda, JenaLee Westra, Jay Adam Westra, Eliza-beth Yerdon, Joel Westra, Ben Westra, Joy Korman, Ron Gibbons, Rachel Gibbons, Levi Westra and Leah Westra; nine great grand-children, Kiylee, Jaxon, Allie Jo, Bellamy, Anna, Lily, Leah, Jake and William; four brothers and one sister; and many other relatives, friends and neighbors.

Joye Westra dies at age 83

Services held for Janell SweeterJanell Sweeter, 63, Lennox,

died suddenly Saturday, May 5, 2012 at Sanford U.S.D. Medical Center following a short illness.

Memorial services will be held at West Prairie Lutheran Church at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 10. Rev. Hugh Brewer will offi ciate. Organist will be Helen Sweeter. Interment will be in the West Prai-rie Lutheran Cemetery.

Janell Ann Myers was born January 22, 1949 at Canton, South Dakota, the daughter of Jasper William and Phyllis (Eneboe) Myers. She grew up outside of Canton, attending rural school and the graduated from Canton High School in 1967. She went on to attend S.D.S.U. for one year.

On October 7, 1972 she was united in marriage to Gordon Sweeter at the Romsdahl Lutheran Church, rural Beresford, SD. The couple made their home south of Lennox. Janell worked in the of-fi ce of John Morrell & Co. for ten years. She then went on to work as a nursing assistant in several departments of the Sanford U.S.D. Medical Center in Sioux Falls for over 27 years.

Janell was a member of West Prairie Lutheran Church. She

loved to travel with Gordon and her family. She also enjoyed fl ower gardening, shopping and loved spending time with her grandchil-dren. Janell was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents.

Grateful for having shared her life are her husband Gordon, Len-nox; two children Jason (Andrea) Sweeter, Lennox and Shawna (Bar-on) Hedin, Lennox; four grandchil-dren: Brandon and Ashlee Sweeter and Rylee and Chase Hedin; sib-lings: David (Rita) Myers, Canton and Sharon (Dave) Ogee, Texas as well as host of other relatives, coworkers and friends.

Services were held Friday, June 8 at Turner Co. 1st Presbyterian Church, rural Davis, SD for Doris Hyronimus.

Burial was in the church yard cemetery, Davis. Visitation pre-ceded the service.

Doris Hyronimus, 86 of Len-nox died Sunday, June 3, 2012 at Sanford U.S.D. Medical Center, Sioux Falls. She was born in 1925 and grew up in Lennox. In 1945 she married Albert H. Hyronimus. The couple made their home near Lennox. He died in 1997.

Survivors: sons: Virgil (Cheryl) Hyronimus, Sioux Falls and Les (Brenda) Hyronimus, Worth-ing; several grandchildren, great-

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6 PEOPLE THE WORTHING ENTERPRISE/JUNE 2012

Worthing ElementaryPerfect Attendance, School YearIsaac Bambas, Grant Edwards,

Tanner Gassman, Seth Olsen, Grace Schroeder, Titan VanderWaerdt

2nd SemesterMiles Bindert, Ben Birk, Jack

Birk, Kelsey Bontje, Faith Gerlach, Gavin Gibney, Myah Jelsma, Brooke Otte, Naomi Reiss, Gavin Sanculi, Clara Stucky, Katie Verst, Dason Wilson.

Worthing Elementary—Honor Roll4th grade, Mrs. Wagers

A—Brandon Andrews, Saman-tha Bach, Koby Jackson, Austin Metivier, Naomi Reiss, Rylee Stoe-bner, Josie Stucky, Katie Vest, Riley Williams; B—Will Daugherty, Tan-ner Gassman, Gavin Gibney, Emilee Hilbrands, Connor Jelsma, Chance Matson, Gavin Smit, Chase Styles

5th grade, Mrs. PixlerA—Isabel Coady; B—Jenna

Bruns, Grant Edwards, Faith Ger-lach, Angie Luciano, Brooklynn Paulson, Logan VanRuler, Ray Williams, Delaney Wrage, Isabel Young, Joseph Zacher

LWC Middle School Honor Roll6th grade, Mr. Kruse/Mr. ThomasA—Maxwell Bultena, Janne

Johnson, Kip Kuper, Emma Mech-els, Samuel Osborn, Addison Stub-be, Jessica Symens, Charles Wit-trock; B—Alexandria Eoff, Ahna Groen, Ethan Grote, Jordyn Hovaldt, Parker King, Santana Kitson, Lucas Steever, Taylor Stroschein, Ezra Turpitt, Rachel VanNingen, Tadan Wilson

6th grade, Mr. SattlerA—Brandon Ballinger, Ben-

jamin Goeman, Sarah Kroeger, Callie Luke, Joseph Meyer, Tiffany Plimpton, Dawson Smit, Elizabeth Steever; B—Alexander Brenholt, Cadin Bultena, Ethan Dannen, Evan Dubbelde, Hunter Nordman, Denver Nordmann, Drew Plucker, Emma Roths, Alex Ruud, Alex Steever, Alec Waldhalm, Benjermin Wasson

6th grade, Mr. BahnsonA—Holdyn Breck, Zachary

Bultena, Mia Cramer, Megan Hink-er, Rachel Jensen, Grace Kidd, Marcus Metivier, Tatum Musser, Elizabeth Reiss, Jessica Schneider-man, Joshua VanHouten; B—Thom-as Fischer, Ethan Gilbert, Stetson Ihnen, Amanda Kayl, Sean Kelley, Karissa West, Jaydon Zahn

7th grade, Mrs. DiedeA—Baylee Abraham, Maisey

Bainbridge, Brooke Ehlers, Jor-danna Kruse, CarLee Mechels, Ra-chel Odland, Brandon Rupp, Taylor Smidt, Amanda Timmerman, Alyssa Zirpel; B—Logan Barr, Megan Cra-mer, Amber Decker, Kaitlin Gund-valdson, Cole Halouska, Devon Jongeling, Kaleb Klock, Brendan Langbehn, Haley Reinholt, MiKayla Smit, Braedon Wallenstein

7th grade, Mr. PinkerdA—Riley Gillihan, Samantha

Haan, Dylan Hanisch, Jennifer Kruid, Mason Meyer, Toni Serr, Brock Stien, Wesley Weischedel, Alison Ziegler, Jacob Ziegler; B—Zachary Dobson, Shelby Geiken, Julie Gesling, Matthew Klingbile, Marshall McLauren, Saphyre Nor-dman, Ethan Olson, Juliee Scott, Courtney Weeldreyer

7th grade, Mrs. Raabe

A—Jessica Birgholtz, Tessa Fri-ese, Hannah Hagena, Miranda Hall, Sydney Mechels, Haley Mendel, Austin Odland, Andrew Paulson, Abbie Strasser, Corissa Sweeter; B—Abby Abraham, Whitley Barr, Ethan Cinco, Catherine Daugherty, Cole Feterl, Addison Hallgren, Dan-iel Jaspring, Sarah Logan, Leonard Meyer, Bailey Nelson, Timi Serr, Violet Williamson

8th grade, Mr. DeVries/Mr. KruseA—Abigail Beach, Kayla John-

ston, August Meyer, Mahli Stras-ser, Taylor Weeldreyer; B—Taylor Dubbelde, Hailey Feterl, Tyler Johnson, Nicholas Kayl, Breanna Kruid, Jacob Lackas, Lawton Luke, Madison Marquardt, John Olden-kamp, Leigha Power, Dillon Sawyer, Shelby Vinson

8th grade, Mr. WhitleyA—Keely Anderson, Tyler Ball-

inger, Brady Jandl, Molly Kroeger, Alllison Lefers, Tyler Leisinger, John Steever, McKenzie Weel-dreyer; B—Crystal Cordell, Dylan Hyronimus, Naylah Johnson, Travis Klinkhammer, Jacob Landon, Preston Lauters, Taber Lee, Collin McEntee, Samuel Metivier, William Symens, Michaela Timmerman

8th grade, Mr. Fodness/Miss Wollmann

A—Zachary Ford, Hailey Hage-dorn, Jacob Hinker, Hunter Kjose, Brady Klock, Catlynn Lee, Taryn Raabe, Holly Voges, Traesha West

B—Angel Bird, Thomas Hage-dorn, Cody Hladky, Shaelyn Kirch-ner, Ben Lund, Maranda McLaren, Masen Oltmanns, Mitchell Peters, Tristan Teichmeier

Second Semester Honor RollAcademic Honors—3.000-3.499

Freshmen—Connor Abbas, Dylan Abraham, MacKenzie Braak, Harlie Breck, Tanner Bruns, Monica Eli, Jacob Heis-inger, Bennett Hurley, Lyndsey Kleinschmit, Jared Kroeger, Katherine Lembke, Caelan Mangan, Corissa Petrich, Creighton Raabe, Kolby Reinke, Lane Smit, Christopher Stokke, Grant Sweeter, Marissa Waldner, Adam Wentz

Sophomores—Kale Bossman, Amanda Covert, Mariah Halverson, Jessica Herrboldt, Trevor Hovaldt, Jessica Jellema, Kaitlyn Johnson, Danielle Kost, Hunter Steever, Mabenita Torres-Gutierrez, Rachel West

Juniors—Josephine Eli, Sara Ellefson, Joshua Goeman, Lindsey Ihnen, Taylor Lawrence, Christian Petrich, Tira Serr, Brianna Stratmeyer, James Symens, Jacob Timmerman, Logan Wentz

Seniors—Sarah Brown, William Clark, Logon Clary, Haley Covais, Emilee Dannen, Devin Fischer, Tracy Halouska, Kyle Hoogestraat, Rachel Jaspring, Karly Johnston, Kristie Lund, Lauren Luther, Kayla Plimpton, Rachel Raysby, Peyton Schneider, Alexander Wilson, Mikayla Ziegler

High Academic Honors—3.500-3.999Freshmen—Cameron Abbas, Alyssa Becker, Kaylee

Cartner, Jacob Cinco, Tabbitha Conner, Adam Decker, Brady Fischer, Olivia Grave, Autumn Haan, Samantha Hagedorn, Brianna Homelvig, Justin Hoogestraat, Zachary Kaderabek, Emma Lang, Stormie Nice, Nathan Timmerman, Austin Weischedel, Jordan Wittrock

Sophomores—Shannon Clay, Travis Cownie, Paige Ed-wards, Mikala Fjerstad, Trey Furgeson, Cody Haugse, Kenadi Javers, Brianna Johnson, Abby Jorgensen, McKenzie Kjose, Elizabeth Klock, Tara Kuper, Miranda Letze, Matthew Mazou-rek, Halie Mechels, Brittnie Nordmann, Logan Pytleski, Ellen Renz, Courtney Rippentrop, Brady Rupp, Shelby Schoffelman, Samantha Smidt, Katelynd Whitehead, Kali Wipf, Xavier Wright, Blake Zingler

Juniors—Melisa Anderson, Joshua Beukelman, Rebecca Buechler, Chad Buse, Tyler Harms, Jena Jorgensen, Hannah Kidd, Patrick Konda, Zachary Koosman, Amber Kost, April Lackas, Alexander Lane, Krista Smit, Taylor Wentz, Katelin Wipf, Ethan Zimmerman

Seniors—Charles Buus, Vanessa Decker, Drew Engesmoe, Jared Fodness, Erich Frazeur, Dustin Javers, Jillian Jensen, Brooke Nordman, Christopher Plucker, Taylor Pytleski, Ra-chael Ruba, Erich Schmidt, Nathan Smit, Brittany Sweeter, Janae West

Highest Academic Honors—4.000Freshmen—Karisa Hagena, Kenzi Hartman, Samantha

HyronimusSophomores—Taylor Anderson, Joshua Friese, Katelyn

Hinker, Audra Meyer, Geneva PetrichJuniors—Taylor Clay, Shayla Hartz, Joseph Hendrickson,

Carl Lang, Katie Odland, Gretchen Rops, Tyler YoungquistSeniors—Christina Renz, Haley Voges

Lennox High School Honor Roll

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In an effort to ease the transi-tion for the 2012-13 kindergarten students as they learn school procedures and meet their new kindergarten friends, there will be two starting dates next fall for kindergarten students.

Students with last names be-ginning with A-K and any stu-dents attending the Totally Kids

Program, will attend their first school day on Monday, Aug. 20. Students attending on Monday will not attend on Tuesday. Stu-dents with last names beginning with J-Z will attend their first school day on Tuesday, Aug. 21.

All Kindergarten students will attend on Wednesday, Aug. 23.

Starting dates for next fall kindergarten

BROOKINGS, SD - The fol-lowing students have been named to the dean’s list for academic excellence during the Spring 2012 semester at South Dakota State University. To earn dean’s list dis-tinctions in SDSU’s eight colleges, students must have completed a minimum of 12 credits and must have earned at least a 3.5 grade point average. Students with an asterisk received a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Worthing—Aaron Sattler*, College of Arts & Sci-ence/College of Nursing; Rachel Gibbons, College of Education &

Human Sciences; Sheryl Moer-man*, College of Education & Hu-man Sciences; Courtney Sattler*, College of Education & Human Sciences; Eric Stearns*, College of Engineering.

SDSU graduateThe following student was a

candidate for graduation after the Spring 2012 session at South Dakota State University: Worth-ing—Angela Waldner, Bachelor of Science in Arts and Sciences.

SDSU announces spring dean’s list

• Commissioners considered Resolution 05212012. It was ex-plained that this resolution re-structured water/sewer rates only. “Utility rates will not go up,” as-sured Mayor Eric Saugstad. “This is just a way to comply with state law.”

The resolution was approved.• Resolution 05212012-2 was

also approved. Tanner explained the resolution was part of the bond council requirement; laying out the structure of how the water improve-ment portion of the water project will be paid for.

“The rates won’t increase be-cause we got principal forgiveness and the grant for the City,” said Sau-gstad. “It’s fantastic for everyone involved, especially the residents.”

• Resolution 05212012-3, deal-ing with the sewer side of the proj-ect, was also approved.

• The Commissioners approved a joint meeting with the planning commission on June 18 to consider the updates to the Planning and Zoning regulations. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m.

Under the City Administrator report, Tanner said that Gene Val-entien, Community Transit direc-tor in Lennox, has expanded that service to include Worthing. He will transport elderly residents to the doctor or clinic. The cost to the resident would be $10. He asked that the Commission consider sup-porting this service by budgeting something for Community Transit in next year’s budget. Finance and Revenue Commissioner Troy Lar-son will consider the request.

Tanner then offered a thank you to the Safe Routes to School Com-mittee—Todd Gannon, Carrie Mc-Dannel, Natalie VanHouten, Darin Eich, Seth Hyberger (SECOG), Jon Fischer (Stockwell Engineers)—for

their work. “We have been awarded

$161,325.55 for Round 2, which will pave around the school,” said Tanner. “It will coincide with our school improvement project.”

“If the Federal funding is there, we will put in for round 3, that will include sidewalk up Third St., and include curb and gutter,” he continued.

“Jeff Tanner was certainly in-strumental in this,” commented Gannon. “We wouldn’t have got-ten this, or the fi rst one, without his leadership and his testimony in Pierre.”

Gannon then updated the council on the parks—there is new equip-ment at both parks and Gannon has been working with Jake Sees in lay-ing out the dimensions as to where concrete edging should go. The commissioner warned that the parks budget was “pretty well tapped.”

They will need to edge around the new swing set, new equipment, and the sand volleyball court. That cost could be $2,300. They also need new fabric, which costs $500 for a roll, and sand for the volleyball court. All together, the costs could be $4,900; Gannon said he was short about $2,600 and asked for ideas from the council.

He suggested the possibility of buying an edging machine and concrete mixer and doing the work themselves.

After commissioners concurred that the project needed to be fi n-ished, they agreed to let Gannon work out the best option to get the work done.

“The last thing you want to do is do a half project,” said Saugstad. “If you put all that sand in, you need to contain it somehow. I think we need to fi nish the project.”

The Commissioners all com-mented on how great the park was looking and encouraged anyone who hadn’t seen it, to go by the park and take a look.

“I would like to recognize Jake for his work in the park,” said Gan-non. “It’s fun to work with someone who’s excited about it, who’s pas-sionate about it. This time of year, it’s just nuts. He’s taken in all in stride. I commend him for a job well done.”

Commissioner Troy Larson said that they plan to utilize the park on Worthing Days, which has been set for July 13-14.

As the newest Commissioner, Larson thanked Tanner and Sau-gstad for helping him to get up to speed. He said he is learning as fast as he can to be ready for budget-time.

Commissioner Carrie McDannel reported that the pet clinic went well, though they didn’t have as many animals as last year. She said that people told her they appreciate the service.

Commissioner Darren Van-Houten reported that cleanup days were a success, with six dumpsters being fi lled. He commended the citi-zens for taking advantage of the day.

“I want to thank each and every one of you for talking to me so that we are prepared for meetings and have a good idea of the direction we are headed for the City,” said the Mayor. “It’s a good time for all of us to think about the goals for our individual departments and the City in general so we have a good under-standing of where we are headed.”

He also thanked the maintenance department and Sees specifi cally and the volunteers for their work at the park. “It looks fantastic,” he added.

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Recount results for school board election

With just two votes separating two school board candidates—Renae Buehner (369) and Gor-don Sweeter (367)—the Lennox School Board authorized a recount.

The original election, held on April 10, showed the following results:

In Precinct #1, Worthing—Gor-don Sweeter, 142; Renae Buehner, 121; Alan Rops, 125

In Precinct #2, Chancel-lor—Gordon Sweeter, 13; Renae Buehner, 42; Alan Rops, 40

In Precinct #3, Lennox—Gor-don Sweeter, 212; Renae Buehner, 206; Alan Rops, 273

Total original election results: Gordon Sweeter, 367; Renae Buehner, 369; Alan Rops, 438

With just two votes separating Sweeter and Buehner, a recount was conducted on May 16.

The recount, held on May 16, showed the following results:

In Precinct #1, Worthing—Gor-don Sweeter, 140; Renae Buehner, 121; Alan Rops, 125

In Precinct #2, Chancel-lor—Gordon Sweeter, 13; Renae Buehner, 42; Alan Rops, 40

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ner, 204; Alan Rops, 273The total votes were Gor-

don Sweeter, 365; Renae Buech-ner, 367; Alan Rops, 438, giving the school board seats to Renae Buehner and Alan Rops.

Both Sweeter and Buehner gained two votes in the recount, keeping the end result the same.

In other action at Monday night’s meeting:

• The board accepted the resig-nations of Emily Witte, Lennox 5th grade teacher, and Ashley Martin, Lennox 3rd grade teacher.

• The board hired Amanda Kruse, 1st grade Lennox teacher; Machel McVey, 3rd grade Len-nox teacher; Dustin McLouth, 5th grade Lennox teacher and MS girls basketball and MS football; Greg Bryan, MS science teacher and assistant FB coach.

• The transfer of Kristen Hardie from Lennox 5th grade to Lennox 3rd grade was approved.

• The board was informed that it would cost $4,000 to profes-sionally appraise the Chancellor School. They approved allowing three taxpayers to conduct the appraisal.

‘Celebrate You and Me’

7th-12th vocal concert held

Photos by Brenda Haan

The seventh through 12th grade vocal concert for the Lennox School District was held Thursday, May 3. Fea-tured during the night was the awarding of the Arion Award. The award is given to an outstanding senior vocal-ist. This year’s recipient was Janae West (pictured right).

Under the direction of Cheryl Jacobson, the Lennox School District’s sixth graders performed Celebrate You and Me, on Tuesday, May 8.

Dressed in t-shirts designed by Holdyn Breck, the students’ musical was all about helping kids build self-esteem through music. Karrisa West (at right) sings a solo during the concert.

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WORTHING Recwith Ann Metivier

2012 June reportSummer baseball and softball games are under way.

Please visit the city website to check on the schedule of games. Please come support the kids. There are conces-sions stands open during the games and all profi ts go to the Rec Committee to help fund programs.

Umpires for the boys and girls games are needed. The rec committee is paying umpires for games. Please let a committee member know if you can help be home base umpire or a base umpire for either group. Please submit your name to Ann Metivier. [email protected] or call/text 310-5425.

Swimming lessons this year are being organized. Don’t wait. Get your child’s information into the Rec committee. The bus comes from Canton, takes kids down for their lessons, and returns them back to their drop off points. The amount charged for the bus and the lessons will depend on the amount of kids signing up. Please contact Ann M. or Crystal Jacobson if you are interested in participating.

Adult softball games will be held on Sunday eve-nings at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome whether for one night or the entire season. In you are interested in playing, please contact Commissioner Todd Gannon, Crystal Jacobson or Ann M. and get your name, phone number and email address on the list.

Adult sand volleyball is also going to occur again this year. They will wait to start playing until mid July when the ball activities are concluding. Please contact Todd Gannon, Crystal Jacobson or Ann Metivier to get your name, phone number and email address on the list.

Papa Murphy’s Pizza Discount Cards are avilable. The cards are being sold for $5 and will save you $20 on various items. Please contact the Rec committee f you are interested.

A special thanks to all those persons that are giv-ing up their time, talents and treasures to support the city ball teams. We have had wonderful sponsors and helpers and coaches and supportive parents this year. Our season is going smoothly and there are smiles all around. Thanks for everyone for all that you do to make our community a great place to live.

Also sworn in on May 7 was the new commissioner, Troy Larson.

One of Saugstad’s fi rst actions was to designate the Commissioners. He recommended that Darren VanHouten continue to serve as Public Utilities Commissioner, Todd Gannon as Public Works Commissioner, Carrie McDannel as Public Safety Commissioner and Troy Larson step in as Finance and Revenue Commissioner. His recommendations were approved.

Tabatha Lemke, who has previ-ously served on the Planning and Zon-ing Board, was approved to serve on that board again. She will take the seat vacated by Troy Larson.

The Commissioners also approved the hiring of Crystal Jacobson as the City’s Recreation Coordinator. The board and administrator had high praises for her work on the recent quarter-craze, a fundraiser that raised $902 to be used toward new ball equipment for the Worthing ball teams. Jacobson has also found sponsors for new t-shirts for all of Worthing’s teams.

The next item discussed was the promotion of automatic withdrawal for utility payments. To encourage residents to sign up for automatic withdrawal, Mayor Saugstad suggested they imple-ment a drawing. Anyone who signed up by June 7th for automatic withdrawal of their utility bill, would be eligible to enter a drawing for a free month of utilities. Two residents would be drawn.

“I think that’s a really great idea,” said VanHouten. “It will save the city time and money.”

“It certainly saves me time,” com-mented John Pribnow, City Finance Offi cer, “but it is more for the residents than myself.”

The promotion was approved; a free month utilities drawing will be held for two metered persons in the City.

Jon Fischer of Stockwell Engineers then reviewed the layout of the fi rst phase of the Safe Routes to School project with the Commissioners. They discussed drainage issues and the pos-sibility of adding storm sewer inlets in the project. The sewer inlets were not in the original project and if they are added, cuts may need to be made in other areas of the project. Fischer stated that Mitch Mergen would have the cost estimates ready for the next meeting.

Fischer also reviewed the proposed layout of the Worthing School Improve-ment Project. The plans have been sent to DENR for their approval. Discussion was held about the pros and cons of tak-ing out all of the asphalt before winter. Keeping the street in will mean extra costs in sawing; taking it out will mean extra costs in gravel. Fischer will get the cost estimates of both options for the commissioners.

Commissioners approved an agree-ment with SECOG for the Worthing School Improvement project.

Under the department head reports:• VanHouten said the Community

Clean-Up Days will be held this Friday and Saturday. May 11-12. VanHouten said that an agreement with the Sioux Falls Landfi ll has been made for those days.

• Larson reported that he has received interest in a group that would like to plan Worthing Days. Zahn agreed to meet with them.

As the meeting closed, the new Mayor told the commissioners, “I very much look forward to this board…we have good experience on our side…fresh faces…people willing to get involved.”

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