Mary ZeminaMary Zemina, 84, of Mitchell
died August 15, 2012 at FiresteelHealthcare Center, Mitchell.
Funeral serv-ices will be Satur-day, August 18,2012 at 11:30 a.m.at the Bittner Fu-neral Chapel. Bur-ial will beGraceland Ceme-tery, Mitchell.
Visitation willbe Saturday from10 a.m. until thetime of service at Bittner FuneralChapel.
Arrangements are under thedirection of the Bittner FuneralChapel.
Mary Zemina was born No-vember 25, 1927 to Louis andRose (Wurtz) Wampol on thefamily farm southwest of Tabor,one of fifteen children. She at-tended rural country schools inBon Homme County. At age 19she moved to Dallas TX whereshe worked at a hat factory. Shereturned to South Dakota in 1948and married Frank Zemina on Au-gust 31, 1949 in Tyndall SD. Marywas a resident of Mitchell formany years. She moved to Crys-tal Manor and in 2009 became aresident of Firesteel Healthcare.
She enjoyed gardening, bakingand playing the piano. She wasan avid reader and puzzle solveruntil glaucoma took her eyesight.Mary’s Czech heritage led her toattend Tabor Czech Days everyJune, listening to the accordionmusic, tasting the cultural foodand having fellowship with herextended family. She took greatpride in her family.
Mary is survived by one son,Frank Jr. and wife, Carmen ofMitchell; four daughters: CarolLarsen and husband, Robert ofYucaipa CA, Nadine Howard(Brian) of Mitchell, Lorna Sonneand husband, Daniel of Mitchell
and Julie Stedronsky and hus-band, Mark of Mitchell; eightgrandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and one sister,Louise Henley of Fortuna CA.
She was preceded in death byher husband, Frank; her parents;six brothers; five sisters; onegrandson, Jesse Sonne.
Yankton Press & Dakotan
August 17, 2012
Ronald NysvenRonald R. Nysven, 65, of Yank-
ton died Thursday afternoon,Aug. 16, 2012 at his home as a re-sult of an accident.
Funeral services are pendingat Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home &Crematory, Yankton.
Bill WyniaBill L. Wynia, 84, formerly of
Springfield, died July 27, 2012, atthe Empire Ranch Alzheimer’s
Care Facility, Folsom, Calif.Memorial services are at 10:30
a.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at theUnited Church of Christ, Spring-field. Inurnment will be held atPioneer Cemetery, rural Avon,with military honors.
Elizabeth SchroederVERMILLION — Elizabeth J.
Schroeder, 87, of Vermillion died
Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012, at theDougherty Hospice House, SiouxFalls.
Funeral Mass is at 10:30 a.m.Monday at St. Agnes CatholicChurch, Vermillion.
Visitation begins at 5 p.m.Sunday with a prayer service at 7p.m., all at the church.
Visit hansenfuneralhome.com
Mary SternhagenMary H. (Krcil) Sternhagen
passed away August 15, 2012 atthe age of 92, at the TyndallGood Samaritan Center.
A Mass of Christian burialwill held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday,August 18, 2012 at SaintWenceslaus Catholic Church,Tabor, South Dakota with FatherDaniel Moris officiating andMsgr. Carlton Hermann con-cel-ebrating. Burial will be in theparish cemetery.
Visitation will begin at 5 p.m.on Friday, August 17 at the Op-sahl-Kostel Memorial Chapel inTabor with a wake service androsary at 7 p.m. Visitation willresume one hour prior at the fu-neral chapel.
Pallbearers will be her grand-children. Honorary Pallbearerswill be her great-grandchildren.
Mary was born to Anton andMary (Bame) Krcil of Dante,
South Dakotaon September10, 1919. Shemarried JamesJ. SternhagenJanuary 21,1941. Theylived on theSternhagen fam-ily farm by Scot-land until
moving to Tabor in 1971. She re-mained in Tabor until 2008when she moved to the TyndallGood Samaritan Center. Maryworked many years as a cook atthe Scotland Nursing Home,Yankton Sacred Heart Hospital,Tabor Senior Citizen Center, andmaintaining the rectory at St.Wenceslaus Church. Mary was amember of the American LegionAuxiliary for 37 years and a life-time member of the Tabor Sen-ior Citizens Center. She was alsoa long-time member of the
Catholic Workman and St.Wenceslaus Altar Society.
She is survived by a sister,Leona Boehmer of New London,Minnesota; her son, Alvin (wifeRuth) Sternhagen of Tabor,South Dakota; her daughter,Fern (husband Bruce) Meyer ofCouncil Bluffs, Iowa; her son,James, Jr. (wife Jane) Stern-hagen of Yankton, South Dakota;her daughter, Agnes (Stern-hagen) Kerr of Brighton, Col-orado; eleven grandchildren;and twelve great-grandchildren.
Mary was preceded in deathby her parents, husband, James,and sons, Emil and Donald.
Yankton Press & Dakotan
August 17, 2012
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NEWS DEPARTMENT: [email protected] 3APRESS DAKOTANthe regionMan Dies After Motorcycle Falls On HimFrom P&D Staff Reports
A Yankton man died Thursday afternoon after a motorcycle fellon top of him.
According to the Yankton Police Department, Ronald RaymondNysven, 65, was found deceased at his 1116 East Eighth Street resi-dence. Authorities were notified at 3:57 p.m.
The matter is under investigation.
No Powerplant Tours Saturday MorningThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will not conduct tours of the
Gavins Point Powerplant from 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, whileemployees participate in the Riverboat Days Parade. Tours will re-sume at 1 p.m.
SDFU District Meeting Slated For SaturdayARMOUR — The District 1 SDFU Meeting will be held at 10 a.m.
Saturday, Aug. 18, at the D&D Bowl and Lounge in Armour.Guest Speakers will be Joe Schultz, USDA Farm Service Agency
executive director for Charles Mix County, and Roger Barrick,agronomy specialist for Agland Cooperative in Armour, Delmont,Ethan and Parkston. They will be speaking on managing the 2012drought.
The public is welcome to attend.
Outlaw Trail Scenic Byway’s Meeting TuesdayThe Outlaw Trail Scenic Byway’s August meeting will be held via
teleconference call at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21.Items to be discussed are brochure reprint, book signings of the
“Legends and Lore of the Outlaw Trail” at Heritage Fest and Poncaat the annual homemade Living Weekend, report on application forTourism Award and the fall trail ride to Horse Thief Canyon atLynch.
The toll-free numer is 1-866-390-3901. Your conference ID numberis 52003.
‘Pinterest For Beginners’ Class Set For LibraryThe Yankton Community Library, 515 Walnut, will offer a “Pinter-
est for Beginners” class at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 21.This class will go over the basics of setting up a Pinterest ac-
count and utilizing some of its key features such as creating pinboards, re-pinning items, and adding new pins.
Library officials ask that children under 18 be accompanied by aparent or guardian. Participants are welcome to bring personal lap-tops to the session.
For more information, contact the library at 668-5275.
Quiz Bowl Finals Set For DakotaFestMITCHELL — South Dakota Farmers Union will host its third an-
nual ‘Team up to Safety’ quiz bowl finals Tuesday, Aug. 21, duringthe DakotaFest Farm Show at Mitchell. The quiz bowl will be heldfrom 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the South Dakota State University tenton the DakotaFest grounds.
Students from four South Dakota FFA chapters will compete forcash prizes in the annual farm safety quiz bowl event. The four-per-son teams will answer questions related to health and safety on thefarm or ranch in a “Jeopardy!”-style quiz bowl.
“The quiz bowl is a way to get these young people to think abouttheir own safety and the safety of others when they’re on the farmor ranch,” said South Dakota Farmers Union Rural Development Di-rector Mitch Fargen. “We hope that they will remember the answersthey give during the quiz bowl and put them into practice if they’reever faced with an emergency situation on the farm.”
The FFA chapters from Lyman, Brookings, Wolsey-Wessingtonand Lennox high schools will compete in a single-elimination formatduring the finals. They advanced to the finals after finishing as thetop four scoring teams at the quiz bowl semifinals this past April inBrookings during the state FFA convention. The chapter from LymanHigh School is the top seed in the quiz bowl. They defeated Alces-ter-Hudson 215-120 in the semifinals, scoring the most points out ofany team. Lyman will take on No. 4-seeded Lennox at 2:30 p.m.Brookings, the No. 2 seed, will take on No. 3 seed Wolsey-Wessing-ton, the 2011 quiz bowl champions, at the conclusion of the firstround. The winners will move on to the final round which will beginat approximately 3:45 p.m.
911 Emergency Surcharge ReminderPIERRE — The South Dakota Department of Revenue reminds all
sellers of prepaid wireless services and telecommunicationproviders they should be complying with the new collection and re-mittance procedures for the 911 Emergency Surcharge and the newPrepaid Wireless 911 Emergency Surcharge.
As of July 1, 2012, any seller and wireless service provider thatsells prepaid wireless service, which includes prepaid wireless air-time cards and prepaid wireless minutes and plans, is responsiblefor collecting and remitting the 2 percent Prepaid Wireless 911Emergency Surcharge.
The 911 Emergency Surcharge collected and remitted by alltelecommunications service providers, wireless service providers,or Interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol Service providers in-creased to $1.25 per service-user-line, per month, effective July 1.
All sellers of prepaid wireless services and all providers that col-lect and remit the 911 Emergency Surcharges are required to regis-ter with the South Dakota Department of Revenue, even if the selleralready has a sales tax license. Sellers can register online in theBusiness Tax section of the Department’s website, http://dor.sd.gov/or call the Department at (800) 829-9188.
All surcharges will be remitted directly to the Department of Rev-enue on a monthly basis using SD EPath, an electronic filing system.
The first official filing date for the surcharges is Aug. 23.If you are a seller or wireless service provider and are not cur-
rently registered to collect and remit the 911 Emergency Surcharges,contact the South Dakota Department of Revenue [email protected] or call (800) 829-9188.
Applications For Leadership Program OpenPIERRE — Applications for South Dakota Partners in Policymak-
ing, a leadership training program for self-advocates and parents ofchildren with disabilities, are now ready for Year 21. Partners in Pol-icymaking provides state-of-the-art knowledge about disability is-sues and builds the competencies necessary to become advocateswho can effectively influence system change.
Applications are due Sept. 20.South Dakota Advocacy Services (SDAS) is currently seeking ap-
plications from interested people who have disabilities or who areparents of children with disabilities to participate in Partners in Pol-icymaking. Applications for Year 20 can be obtained by contactingSandy Stocklin Hook, SD Advocacy Services, 221 S. Central Ave.,Pierre, SD 57501 or by calling 1-800-658-4782. Applications are alsoavailable on the SDAS website at www.sdadvocacy.com or [email protected].
The training program is designed to provide information, train-ing, and skill building so those who participate may obtain the mostappropriate state-of-the-art services for themselves and others.
The training initiative is funded in parts by grants from the S.D.Council on Developmental Disabilities, Children’s Care Hospital andSchool, USD Center for Disabilities at Sanford School of Medicine atUSD and S.D. Parent Connection.
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WAGNER — A Wagner man has been honoredas the state’s top school board member.
Michael Denker has been named the Associ-ated School Boards of South Dakota (ASBSD) Out-standing School Board Member of the Year.Denker accepted the award last week in SiouxFalls.
Denker was recognized during the awards ban-quet for the ASBSD and the School Administratorsof South Dakota (SASD).
An independent three-member selection com-mittee chose Denker based on his commitment to
the Wagner School District. According to an ASBSD news release, “Denker
is known in the Wagner School District for his con-servative farming/ranching characteristic, whichhelps guide him when making critical decisionsneeded for the betterment of helping all stu-dents.”
Wagner Middle School Principal Steve Petrybelieves a key reason Denker deserves this award“is because of his genuine care for people,” ac-cording to the ASBSD release.
“Denker’s friendship and kindness to everyonemakes working in the district enjoyable,” Petrysaid in the news release.
According to the ASBSD, “Denker works tire-lessly to treat all employees fairly and with the ut-most respect. He respects all opinions and strivesto lead the community and the rest of school tosupport the school board’s decisions.”
ASBSD is a private, non-profit association rep-resenting more than 850 South Dakota schoolboard members, the 152 school districts they gov-ern and the students they serve. The organiza-tion’s mission is to advance public education byempowering local school board leaders and advo-cating for a thriving public education system.
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ipants raised about $15,000.Participants find sponsors to
help them raise money for thecause. Pledges have to be turnedin by Aug. 31.
Those interested in takingpart can call the shelter at (605)665-4811, or simply stop by topick up registration forms.
“We encourage people to stopby in the next week to make surewe have T-shirts and shoes pre-pared for everybody,” Warren-Johnson said.
The walk will follow its usualroute from the intersection ofThird and Capitol streets to themain stage of Ribfest at Cedarand Third streets.
The registration table will
open at Third and Capital at 4p.m. The walk will start between4:45-5 p.m., and there will beclosing remarks on the Ribfeststage at the conclusion of theevent.
Warren-Johnson said organiz-ers are hoping to eclipse pastparticipation levels this year.
“We want to remind the com-munity that residents here arenot immune to these acts of vio-lence,” she added. “Yankton maybe a small, friendly community,but anyone in the domestic vio-lence field, law enforcement oremergency care can tell you thatthere are a lot of things thatoccur behind the four walls ofmany homes. Your home is sup-posed to be a safe place, but formany who are living in our com-munity, it is not.”
In 2011, there were 909 shelternights for 54 individuals.
So far, in 2012, there have
been 667 shelter nights for 46individuals.
“Another concerning statisticwas that there were 45 sexual as-saults reported to law enforce-ment in 2011,” Warren-Johnsonsaid.
Money raised from the Sept. 1“Walk A Mile In Her Shoes” eventgoes toward an important needat the shelter.
“The funds we raise from thewalk go toward victim services,”Warren-Johnson stated. “We arefunded by a lot of federal andstate grants that all have a lot ofstrict stipulations. There arethings we need to pay for butdon’t have funding for. That’swhy we do this walk.”
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awareness out about organ donationis something that I’ve never seen be-fore, and was really out of the box.”
Most people would expect a con-crete project, Sage said, which iswhat makes this project so great.
“It’s not something that peoplethink about when they start thinkingof an Eagle Scout project. He picked areally great topic and something thatpeople really aren’t that aware ofthough, so it was great on his part,”he said.
Iverson said the project has beena tremendous learning experience.
“It teaches you responsibility. Es-pecially the Eagle Scout project, itteaches you how to be a good leaderand how to take charge and not justbe a follower. It teaches you how tolead and how to get things done,” hesaid.
For Sage, one of the best parts ofhelping Iverson with his project wasseeing him grow and learn new skills.
“I’ve known him since he was aTiger Cub, which means I’ve knownhim for at least seven years,” Sagesaid. “It’s one of those things whereyou come in as a troop leader, with allof these goofy little kids, and you getto watch them grow into maturity.(Iverson) has learned a lot of respon-sibility with this project, and what’sbetter is that he’s done it all byhimself.”
Iverson is planning to stay in-volved with the Scouts program, eventhough he will be done after the com-pletion of his project.
“The actual Eagle project itself hasnot necessarily helped to get where Iam now, but it’ll definitely be whathelps me get to the end and help mefinish,” he said.
“I’ll be involved after I’m done get-ting my next ranking. I’ll help out asmuch as I can, and try to be involvedas much as possible.”
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Authorities were called to acouple incidents in northeast Ne-braska Thursday afternoon, bothof which resulted in minorinjuries.
According to Nebraska StateTrooper Eric Kloster, a reportwas received around 3 p.m. of amotorcycle accident on Highway121 along the Crofton LakeviewGolf Course.
“The motorcyclist couldn’tmake the turn, locked up hisbrakes and skidded off the curb,”he said.
Speed was suspected as acontributing factor, Klosterstated.
The driver, Keith Mason ofTexas, received non-life threaten-ing injuries.
Kloster said Mason was wear-ing a helmet, but it wasn’tstrapped on tightly and came offduring the accident.
“Remember when you wear ahelmet to make sure it is securelyfastened,” he stated. “A helmetdoes no good when it comes off.”
It was around 3:45 p.m. whenauthorities were called to an inci-dent at the nearby Nebraska Tail-waters Campground below
Gavins Point Dam.Kloster said a man had fallen
eight to 10 feet down a rocky em-bankment while reaching for afish and couldn’t get up.
Yankton Search and Rescuewas called to the scene to assistthe EMS with lifting the man fromthe shoreline.
The man had only minor in-juries, Kloster said.
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Authorities Respond To Two Neb.Accidents Thursday Afternoon
