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Food Drive ... Tellers at Farmers State Bank collected non-perishable food items for the Community

Action Team food pantry. The ladies presented the items to Janice Selby last week.Photo by Loretta Passolt

Senior Citizen Center and Community Action Team... were presented with the proceeds from the Festival of Trees auc-

tion held December 3rd. Debbie Brown presented Janice Selby, CAT,and Dana Keffeler presented Betty Walker, Sr. Center, with $453.75for each organization. Photo by Loretta Passolt

The Faith United Methodist

Church will be holding a Candle-

light Service on Sunday, Dec. 23

Christmas Candlelight Serviceat 7:00 PM. Everyone is welcome

to attend. There will be no 11:00

AM service that day.

The Department of Health andnortheastern area health careproviders are investigating a clus-ter of bacterial infections. CRE, orcarbapenem-resistant Enterobac-teriaceae, are difficult to treat be-cause they are resistant to manyantibiotics.

To date this year, 26 potentialcases of CRE from northeasternSouth Dakota have been reportedto the department for evaluation.CRE cases have been reported in42 states, including all of SouthDakota’s neighboring states ex-cept Nebraska.

Enterobacteriaceae bacteriasuch as Klebsiella and E. coli arefound in the human digestive sys-tem and can become resistant tocarbapenem antibiotics. Patientson ventilators, urinary or intra-venous catheters, or long coursesof certain antibiotics are most atrisk for CRE infections. Healthypeople are not at risk.

The department has providedarea healthcare and long term

care facilities with guidelinesfrom the Centers for Disease Con-trol and Prevention (CDC) for thecontrol of CRE and also publishedthe information in the Augustissue of South Dakota Medicine.It is possible to care for patientsand residents with CRE and anyother organism while safely car-ing for other patients and resi-dents in the same facility.Protocols have been establishedand are followed to ensure patientand staff safety.

The CDC guidelines focus onscreening of high risk individuals,laboratory capacity for testing,appropriate use of antibiotics toprevent drug resistance, andproper infection control precau-tions. The complete guidance canbe found at www.cdc.gov/hai/or-g a n i s m s / c r e / c r e -toolkit/index.html.

More information about CREis available on the CDC website,www.cdc.gov/hai/organisms/cre/index.html.

Cluster of antibiotic-resistantinfections reported

• December 19, 2012 • The Faith Independent

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Mass of Christian Burial forDorothy A. Ulrich, age 91, ofFaith, SD were held at 10:30 a.m.on Tuesday, December 18, 2012at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church inFaith. Fr. Jim Hoerter officiatedwith burial in the St. Joseph’sCemetery west of Faith.

Dorothy Agnes Ulrich was bornon a ranch in Ziebach County, SD

on April 21, 1921 to George andLaura (Bakewell) Ulrich. She at-tended school and graduated fromRidgeview School and Faith HighSchool. She was the Senior ClassValedictorian. Dorothy did somechild care to earn money and en-joyed being a 4-H member andone year earned a trip to theSouth Dakota State Fair havingwon a competition for best sugarcookies.

Dorothy attended Black HillsState College and earned a Bach-elor’s Degree in education. Shetaught for two years in countryschools at Higgins School, east ofFaith, and Bachman School,northeast of Faith. She roomedwith the Capp family and walkedto her work each day.

Following her two years ofteaching, she wanted to continueher education and returned toBlack Hills State. Upon comple-

tion, she was hired for a positionin Dupree, SD. She stayed at thisschool and then worked in theGettysburg School. Dorothy re-turned to complete a Masters De-gree Program in Greeley, CO, fortwo summers during the early1960’s. Upon completion, shetaught in the Kadoka High Schoolfor five years. Her last terms ofteaching were at Faith HighSchool for nearly 40 years.

Dorothy was a member of theSouth Dakota Teachers’ Associa-tion, Ladies Medical Organiza-tion, Catholic Daughters of theAmericas, the City School LibraryBoard and she was a lifetimemember of Beta Sigma Phi Soror-ity.

Dorothy passed away onWednesday, December 12, 2012at her home in Faith, SD.

She is survived by one sister,Grace Chamness, and two broth-ers, Gene Ulrich and Dan (Doris)Ulrich of Faith, SD; niecesMelanie Eads, Tijeras, NM,Michele McCain, Jacksonville,NC, Colleen Gustafson, RapidCity, SD; and nephews Leonard(Louise) Ulrich and Robert (Amy)Ulrich, Faith, SD. She is also sur-vived by numerous great-niecesand great-nephews.

Dorothy was preceded in deathby her parents, George and LauraUlrich; one sister, Rita Ulrich;nieces, Annette Stith and ClareChamness; nephew, MichaelChamness; and great-niece,Hillary Gustafson.

Visitation was Monday after-noon, December 17, 2012 at theFaith Area Memorial Chapel andone hour prior to services at thechurch on Tuesday morning.

A Rosary/Wake Service washeldMonday evening, December17, 2012 at St. Joseph’s CatholicChurch in Faith.

Memorials will be establishedto the Faith High School and St.Joseph Catholic Church, Faith,South Dakota.

Condolences may be sentthrough our website at www.fu-neralhomesofcaring.com.

Dorothy A. Ulrich

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

Wed., Dec. 19: BBQ RoastBeef, Baked Potato, Broccoli,Pears

Thur., Dec. 20: Sausage

Gravy over Biscuit, Tossed Salad,Squash, Jello w/Strawberries

Fri., Dec. 21: Ham & PotatoOmelet, Green Beans, CinnamonRoll, Plums

Mon. Dec. 24-Fri. Dec. 28:No Meals

Pastor’s Helps:John 1:9-12, “The true light that gives light to everyman was coming into the world. He was in the world,and though the world was made through Him, theworld did not recognize Him. He came to that whichwas His own, but His own did not receive Him. Yet toall who received Him, to those who believed in Hisname, He gave the right to become children of God.”The light of the world is Jesus Christ—the Savior ofmankind. Jesus is co-creator of all that exists. Jesusis the only begotten Son of God. Even today manyreject Him as such. Even so, many have receivedJesus as their Lord and Savior and Jesus calls themHis beloved children. I hope this Christmas finds yourname in the Book of Life. Again, this Christmas, be-lievers rejoice in the greatest gift of all…the birth ofChrist the King, the Lamb of God who died for oursins. Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year.

Pastor Wayne Olson.

In his first appearance at theNational Finals Rodeo, ColeElshere finished in the top of thestandings.

Cole placed 6th in one round,4th in two rounds and 1st in oneround, giving him fourth in theaverage. Cole had two nightswhere he missed marking hishorse out of the gate, but scored 8of the 10 nights.

Cody Taton, former SD cowboynow living in New Mexico fin-ished in 7th place in the average.

Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, was justout of the average, in 9th place.

Nikki Steffes, Newell, placed5th in the average, with LisaLockhart, Oelrichs, finishing in3rd.

Steer wrestler Todd Suhn ofHermosa finished 8th in the aver-age.

Cole can be very proud of him-self with his fourth place in theaverage in his first NFR! SouthDakota is, and especially his fam-ily and friends in the Faith area.

Elshere finishes 4th

in average at NFR

The First Annual Festival ofTrees was held on December 3,2012. The trees and wreaths wereauctioned off that evening. Thetop two organizations selected toreceive the money from the auc-tion were Faith Senior Centerand Community Action Team inthe amount of $453.75 apiece.

They appreciate all those busi-nesses and individuals who do-nated and those who purchaseditems.

Auctioneer, Mason Dietterle

1st Annual Festival of Trees

benefits two organizationsvolunteered his time to do theauction and Jim Stephens do-nated the use of the FrontierRoom.

It is planned to do the eventagain next year, so be thinking ofyour tree, wreath or centerpiecethat you can have auctioned offnext year!! Also you can plan onpurchasing your tree, wreath orcenterpiece already decorated atthe Second Annual Festival ofTrees!!

December 19, 2012 • The Faith Independent •

Driving impaired is not worththe risk of being on SANTA’SNaughty List!

The consequences of drinkingand driving are serious and real.Not only do you risk killing your-self or someone else, but thetrauma and financial costs of acrash or an arrest for drivingwhile impaired can help you de-cide WHAT you are GETTING forChristmas for years to come!

Violators often face jail time,the loss of their driver’s license,higher insurance rates anddozens of other expenses from at-torney fees to fines to loss ofwages.

REMEMBER!Drinking and driving won’t

land you on SANTA’s NICE list!Plan ahead for your holiday

celebrations.1. If you drink, don’t drive.2. Designate a sober driver

before the fun begins.3. If you’re hosting a party,

make sure you have non-alco-holic beverages available.

4. If you see a drunk driveron the road, call 9-1-1 to makea report.

5. REMEMBER! Every trip!Every Time! Buckle Up!

Let’s keep this holiday seasonsafe and sober for everyone on ourroadways.

Merry Christmas & HappyNew Year!

NW Prevention Resource Cen-ter

Three Rivers Counseling Cen-ter – Lemmon

Dear EditorReading Vicky Waterland’s

Marcus News in the NOv. 7thissue of th eFaith Independentbrought back many memories ofthe old Marcus days from about1928-37. Many of you will remem-ber my parents, Dan & Agnes(Quinn) Regan. Both of themgraduated from Faith HighSchool. My mother taughtt at theMArcus school for many years.My dad wokrked for Ted Clark asa clerk in his store, where hebought and tested milk. At onetime, it was the largest creamstore in South Dakota.

Back in those days, the dirty30’s, everyone was in the sameboat...BROKE! Depite that wemanaged to have wonderfultimes. Almost every Sunday wasspent in church in the morningand at the baseball field in the af-ternoon, and Marcus had a greatbaseball team!

My dad managed the team.Some of the players included the3 Bauer brother: Harold as

catcher, Jesse as pitcher &Claude at 2nd base. The Ellefsonbrothers also played: Eric at 1stbase, Vic and thier youngerbrother , Bill, Vic and JohnSchmidt traded off playing short-stop. John Moravec also playedctcher and was a utuiilitiesplayer. Frances Kilness playedoutfield. There were also 3 Jordanbrothers on the team: Frances,Bill and Walter. Francis played3rd pase. (Side note: Walter Jor-dan was contacted by teh St.Louis Cardinals, but becaulse oftheir large famimly & the pooreconomy, money could not beraised for him to go to the try-outs.) Ed & Sis Kovarik were theteam’s biggest fans!

The area baseball league wascomposed of Marcus, Enning,Stoneville, Cooper, Sulphur,Plainview and Chalk Butte. Mar-cus also played some semi-proteams like Homestake, CementPlant, and Ft. MEade Cavalry.When Marcus played theseteams, Dad would get a left-

handed pitcher from Dupree,Lefty Mouser. He was tough!

After almost every homegame,the players, their wives and kids,and the fans would gather at myparent’s home in their big backyard. The yard had a barrel stovewhere Mom and Mae Moravecwould make pancakes or a largepan of gravy for bread and gravyfor evryone. There was a largequantity of beer consumed!

Other special childhhot memo-ries of mine included the FaithFair and the Faith AmateurHour. My sister, Tiny, and I oftenparticipated as did my gran-mother, Nina Regan Boyer, andher daughters, Allie (Hand) andNina (Melander).

Once during the Faith Fair,Marcus played Faith in baseball.After the game, theh playerstalked John Moravec intowrestling the carnivalwrestler...The winner of thematch would receive the gate.John won and recieve 85¢!

Bob Regan

Letter to the Editor Naughty or Nice?

Christmas has always been aseason of tradition. From pickingout the Christmas tree, to bakingfor the neighbors, nearly everyfamily has their own customs andtraditions around the holidays.Some of these traditions are com-munity-wide celebrations thatcapture the true spirit of the sea-son. Throughout the state youwill find small and large townscoming together to enjoy the com-pany of others and reflecting onthe year that has passed.

For some, a trip to Pierre for alook at the Christmas trees thatare decorated by businesses, non-profit organizations, and govern-ment offices is an annualtradition. Others enjoy the nativ-ities and Christmas pageantsthat local churches and commu-nity groups will host each year.Some enjoy the sounds of the sea-son at school concerts and theSouth Dakota Acoustic Christmasin Sioux Falls, Yankton, Lead,and Rapid City. No matter thetradition, the season presentswonderful opportunities to enjoythe fellowship of friends and fam-ily.

Perhaps no tradition is moreimportant than celebrating theseason of giving by rememberingthose who are less fortunate. I amalways amazed by the generosityof South Dakotans, and I knowthat in difficult times those inneed can count on others for sup-port during the Christmas sea-son. Not all South Dakotas havethe means to make financial do-nations to those in need, butmany South Dakotans will chooseto donate their time and talents,offering a helpful hand to a neigh-bor in need, organizing food

drives, and providing a warmmeal and gifts to less-fortunatechildren.

We also think about those fam-ilies who have loved ones servingin the military around the globewho will be apart this Christmas.The strength of the family mem-bers who celebrate traditionswhile praying for the safety ofloved ones in harm’s way reminds

us all of how fortunate we are tobe together this time of year.

As you continue to celebrateyour Christmas traditions thisseason, Kimberley and I wouldlike to wish all of those travellingthis season safe journeys and avery Merry Christmas. May Godcontinue to bless South Dakotaand our great nation.

South Dakota Christmas Traditions By Senator John Thune

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FaithNews

By Loretta Passolt

Marcus NewsBy Vicky Waterland

This week Faith lost one of it'smost loved residents when DorotyUlrich passed away. If you followFacebook you'll know it was filledwith memories of Dorothy, typingclass, business law, En La Pampaand the Faith school annual. Shetaught generations of us and werespected her. The ole gal knewher stuff and she expected you todo good work and behave in herclass. She taught my mother, meand my brother, Earl. Many areafamilies can say the same abouttheir families. The continuity pro-vided by her and teachers such asher are what make our commu-nity and our area people so spe-cial. Unfortunately, our schoolboards tend to forget that areateachers are like gold and theyneed to tell them so. I'm sorry wedidn't tell Dorothy how much weall thought of her. I told Haroldthat I’m not sure what Dorothywould have done with me sinceSears Roebuck, and J.C. Penneydon’t send out their big fat cata-logs. She insisted short peoplelike me had to put our feet on acatalog so we could set with feetflat on the floor. Typing requiredcorrect posture at all times! Oursympathy goes out to her family,she will always be remembered.

Robert (Bob) Antrim alsopassed away. Bob drove down thestreet in his patrol car and we allremembered we better behave.Bob kept after us to drive cor-rectly and cleaned up our messeswhen we didn’t. He was a specialman to do the job he did. Sympa-thy also goes to his family.

I receive messages from CaringBridge about several people, oneof whom is Trinity Wood. Shawna

Wood, Trinity’s sister, wrote thatthe doctor told them Trinity’s dis-ease is back and “he’s angry andvery aggressive.” Please pray forher and her family as they faceanother round of treatments.Shawna and Trinity are hoping tofly to South Dakota for Christ-mas with family.

On the good side of the newsthis week, Kennedy Ann McLel-lan, daughter of Kerry and Myr-iah McLellan showed the worldwhat a determined little girl cando. In honor of her deceasedUncle Arleigh McLellan,Kennedy collected 975 dollars tobuy Christmas gifts for a familyof 5 children she had nevermet. With the help of her family,she bought the gifts, wrappedthem and delivered them. Thebest part is that Kennedy ex-pected nothing in return but thegood feeling it put in her heart.God Bless you Kennedy!

Friday, Lacey Wondercheckand I went Christmas shopping inRapid City. When we stopped forlunch we were fortunate enoughto see Ora Taton. We visited andcaught up on friends, family,neighbors and old times. It wassuch a good visit and I enjoyed itso. Ora was one of my first gradestudents the very first year Itaught school at United Elemen-tary School. That puts a lot ofwater under the bridge, doesn’t it.

The Marcus Church Christmascandlelight service will be Sun-day, December 23rd at 4:30. withfellowship to follow. Everyone isasked to bring goodies. There willbe be some special music at thecandlelight service.

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Christmas Eve Hours:Dec. 24: 1 PM – 4 PM

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Fog and frost! We had plenty ofit last Thursday and Friday. Athick, heavy fog moved inWednesday night and stayed allday Thursday. Friday the treesand power lines were thick withfrost. It was a beautiful sight, andthankfully no lines broke or wentdown. Temperatures are to be alittle warmer by the end of theweek, but we’ll still have a whiteChristmas.

Belated condolences to thefamily of Oscar Bachand. He wasMelodee Inghram’s dad. He wasknown by many in the county andsurrounding area.

Faith lost one of its nicestladies last week. Condolences tothe family of Dorothy Ulrich.Dorothy taught high school typ-ing here for many years. She wassuch a soft-spoken lady, and Idon’t think she ever raised hervoice. Although you knew whenshe meant business! She was al-ways a short lady and got shorteras the years went on, but shenever seemed to age much. You

could always enjoy a visit withher. She will be missed by many.

Condolences are also extendedto the family of Robert “Bob”Antrim. Bob passed away athome over the weekend. Bob wasour SD Highway Patrolman formany years. At Christmas timehe usually had to say “Bah, Hum-bug” when he saw me. It got to bea ritual, carried over from theChamber Office. I understandBob’s service will be held Fridayat 2:00 at the Community Center,but double check first.

The entire country was sad-dened by the shooting of the 20children and 6 teachers and staffmembers at the school in Con-necticut. It’s hard to comprehendsuch a tragedy.

Trinity Wood needs to be keptin your prayers. She continues tofight her battle with cancer. Sheunderwent surgery last week toplace a rod in her leg as it isweakened by the disease. Youcan keep up with Trinity’s condi-tion on caring bridge.

Dave and Eldora Fischbachwent to Watertown the end of lastweek to celebrate an early Christ-mas with Nathan and Anita andkids. They returned home Sun-day.

Had a visit with Marge Hoff-man on the phone Monday after-noon. She is keeping very busy inRapid City. She attended the

Opal Church Christmas programwith Amy Bochman and her girlson Sunday.

If you’re out in the eveningsmake sure you drive around andlook at all the Christmas lights.There are some pretty ones.

Congratulations to ColeElshere on his super NFR finish!Cole placed 4th in the average.That’s amazing for his first NFR.Cole placed 6th in one round, 4thin two rounds and won one round!He made some good money forhimself! Great job Cole!!

The Faith School students pre-sented their Christmas programthis past Monday night. The stu-dents at the Maurine School willbe holding their program thisThursday night at 6:30.

The boys will be traveling toTimber Lake for a game thisThursday night. They will beplaying at Hettinger on January3rd. The girls will be hostingDupree on January 4th.

School will dismiss at 1:00 thisFriday for Christmas vacation.They will resume classes on Jan-uary 7th. The Library will closeearly also, but will be open sev-eral days during the break.

I came across this “recipe” inone of my old cookbooks andthought it appropriate for the sea-son.

A HOLIDAY RECIPE4 c. Love 2c. Loyalty2 Sp. Understanding 4 Qt. Faith1 c. Friendship 5 T. Hope2 T. Tenderness 1 Brl. Laughter

Take love and loyalty; mixthoroughly with understanding,hope and faith. Blend with kind-ness and gentleness. Fold in for-giveness and trust with friend-ship. Sprinkle abundantly withlaughter. Bake it with sunshine.Serve generous helpings daily.

I hope many of you will shareyour Christmas news with ourreaders. Call me, drop it off,email, whatever, just share,please.

Wishing you and yours a VeryMerry Christmas!



Opal News By Kay Ingalls

Central Meade County News

By Sandy Rhoden

Monday, John and CarmenHeidler visited their new neigh-bor, Brixie Vig, and her parents,JT and Kelsey Vig. Comments arethat she is a cute little addition totheir home.

Spud and Bernice Lemmelwere in Spearfish on Monday forSpud's dental appointment, andin Rapid City on Tuesday for amedical appointment.

Dale and Marie Ingalls spentsome time at the NFR in LasVegas this week. Jason Ingalls,Shelby Cammack, Marty andGrace Haines spent from Thurs-day to Sunday there as well.Those kids will have memoriesforever of this trip. Their hotelwas the one where the suicide,murder took place and theirflights got screwed up so missedthe Denver flight home, etc. Theyare still working on getting homethis Monday morning.

I went to Sturgis and on toWhitewood on Wednesday andmet daughter, Rita Bestgen, andoff to Spearfish for Christmasshopping we went.

Dan, Glenn and Margaret Fo-gelman were in Rapid City onWednesday to do some shopping.A new television was on their list,

a nice big screen model. Friday,Margaret went into Faith for anappointment.

Sheryl Ingalls Lesmeistercame to surprise her dad, MarlinIngalls, on Friday to help him cel-ebrate his birthday. Paul andDebbie Delbridge and Sheryl tookMarlin and Ethel out for a primerib supper that evening in Faith.Sunday, Debbie made dinner andbirthday cake that was sharedwith Marlin, Ethel, Sheryl andJodi Howie and kids at theirhome near Howes.

Faye Fees returned this weekafter spending time visitingfriends in the Eden, SD area.

Rod, Tracy and Justin Ingallshauled a sick pickup to RapidCity for attention on Friday. Didshopping, and brought someranch supplies home on thetrailer.

Walter and Diane Fees were inthe Hills on Saturday. Good cook-ing coming to their house as anew stove was picked up.

That is all the news sharedthis week. Sure would like toshare more with readers awayfrom here, but if I don't get it,can't send it on.

It's beginning to look a bitmore like Christmas, but wecould still use some more of thewhite stuff to accumulate somemoisture. While temperaturescould be bitter cold, the weekendwas a bit on the chilly side.

Students and teachers arelooking at over 2 weeks forChristmas vacation this year. So,hopefully they have some greatthings planned.

Larry, Jesse, Reg, and TristenRhoden went pheasant huntingon Saturday east of Pierre. It wasa first time hunt for Reg and Tris-ten and each one was able toshoot at least one or two birds.They also experienced cleaningpheasants for the first time aswell. If anyone has a great recipefor pheasant you can shoot it [email protected].

The Atall School had a fullhouse for their Christmas pro-gram on Friday night. Folks en-joyed visiting after the programas well as the wonderful treats.

John and Sylvia hosted a fam-ily dinner at their home on Sun-day. Kathryn Spring and JoStrong were in attendance aswell. Sylvia's mother will return

home to Minnesota this week so itwas a nice send-off before her tripback.

Wednesday, Dec.19 is ElmSpring's Christmas program atthe Elm Springs Hall at 6:00 pm.The Enning/Union Center Schoolwill host their Christmas pro-gram at the Central MeadeCounty Community Center onThursday evening, December 20beginning at 6:00.

Tumblers had their first prac-tice on Monday of last week.There are some girls returningwho are doing very well in theirgymnastics skills and we alsohave several first time gymnasts.Sandy Rhoden is instructing withMelanie Cammack assisting.

The Faith boys and girls gamesthis past week were wins forFaith. The boys have played andwon three games and will travelto Timber Lake on Thursday.

The Keffeler family will holdtheir family dinner in the fellow-ship room of the Community Bap-tist Church this Sunday. Theirmother, May Keffeler, is nearinga century old and still partici-pates in family gatherings and isoccasionally seen and a grand-

child's basketball game.We still have some time to

enjoy the Christmas lights as wellas nativity scenes in the area. Sowhen driving through Union Cen-ter and by Prairie Bible Church,be sure to take note of the nativ-ity scenes that remind us of thereason for the season.

The country was saddened tohear of the school shootings inConnecticut last week. We con-tinue to pray for those families.We also have families in our areain need of prayer and support.Trinity Wood, near Maurine, is ina tough battle with her cancer atthis time. She is only in her twen-ties and has fought it for a num-ber of years. Celine Trask is inthe Rapid City hospital after a se-rious accident on their ranch.There is a caring bridge set up forCeline Trask at http://www.car-ingbridge.org/visit/celinetrask.Please visit this site and leave amessage as she will enjoy havingthem read to her at this difficulttime. Celine is 16 years old.Please pray for these girls andtheir families.

This will be the last CMC newsuntil after Christmas. May youhug your children a bit tighter,appreciate your elders for whatthey've provided, and rememberthat we live in the greatest nationin the world. Wishing you manygreat blessings this Christmas.

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Washington, DC — U.S. Sena-tor Tim Johnson (D-SD) todayrecognized the 376th anniversaryof the National Guard and theSouth Dakota National Guard’s150th anniversary with a Con-gressional Record statement.Johnson highlighted the historyof the South Dakota NationalGuard and its service to SouthDakota and the United Statesover the years.

Full text of the CongressionalRecord Statement from Johnsonbelow:

Mr. JOHNSON of SouthDakota. Mr. President, I risetoday, on the 376th birthday ofthe National Guard, to honor allthose who have served in the Na-tional Guard and to pay tribute tothe South Dakota NationalGuard, which this year celebratesits 150th anniversary. The SouthDakota National Guard hasserved in every major Americanconflict since the Civil War, in ad-dition to helping countless com-munities recover from naturaldisasters and other emergencies.This June, South Dakotans par-ticipated in celebrations acrossthe state to commemorate theGuard’s important milestone.

The history of the SouthDakota National Guard datesback to the early days of theDakota Territory. On January27, 1862, the Guard first formedin Yankton, South Dakota, to pro-

tect settlers in the fledgling terri-tory. Since that time, the SouthDakota National Guard hasserved our nation in every majorconflict, sending units to theSpanish-American War, WorldWars I and II, and OperationsJust Cause and Desert Storm.The Guard has also been called toaid in our country’s military ef-forts during the Mexican BorderConflict, the Korean War, theVietnam War, and peacekeepingmissions in Bosnia and Kosovo.

Since the attacks of September11, over 8,000 South Dakotaguardsmen have served in Iraqand Afghanistan, and we honorthe service of those guardsmenwho have made the ultimate sac-rifice in the line of duty. As thefather of a soldier in the NationalGuard, I personally understandthe sacrifices these servicemem-bers make and the burdensplaced on their families duringdeployments. I know our entirenation shares in my gratitude fortheir service.

When disaster strikes, theSouth Dakota National Guardcomes to the aid of our state andnation. Throughout its history,the men and women of our Guardhave battled floods, fires, bliz-zards, tornadoes and a host ofother disasters. Last year, whenflooding from the Missouri Riverthreatened communities along itsbanks, guardsmen were there to

shore up levees, pile sandbagsand help citizens prepare for theworst. When hurricanes Katrinaand Rita devastated states alongthe Gulf Coast, units from theSouth Dakota National Guardwere deployed to help the regionrecover.

The Guard personnel from theMount Rushmore State representthe best South Dakota has tooffer. They have consistentlyserved our state and country withresolve, compassion and honor.On the occasion of the SouthDakota Guard’s 150th anniver-sary observance, please join me incommending Guard personnel fortheir great service, both to the cit-izens of South Dakota as well asto the nation. I applaud their will-ingness to answer the call to duty.

Johnson recognizes South Dakota National Guard


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Farm & Ranch LIfeFarm & Ranch LIfeDr. RossmanDr. Rossman

Holiday season brings out the best in farm people

The holiday season, stretchingfrom Thanksgiving Day untilNew Year’s Day, is one of the hap-piest periods for many farm fami-lies. Although harvest is usuallynot finished when Canadians cel-ebrate Thanksgiving Day in Octo-ber, by Thanksgiving Day in theU.S. most farm crop work is done.People who live on farms andranches often use the holiday sea-son to review how the year hasgone. For most agricultural peo-ple the review is more than an ac-counting of their financialsituation. It’s often filled withthoughts of family and a personalinventory of “How am I doing?”

We ask ourselves if we couldhave done something better. DidI work hard enough? What will Ido differently in the way I ap-proach life next year? Have I beensufficiently kind and generous?Of the people I love, who needsmy help?

Holiday traditions are impor-tant. A farmer, Jim, told me abouta beautiful tradition his familyundertakes at Christmas. Eachfamily member brings two gifts tothe family celebration: one for theperson whose name he or she

drew, and an item that can beauctioned off after the gift ex-change.

Usually the item to be auc-tioned off is practical, such as afarm tool, a pie, or tickets to anupcoming event. Someone servesas the auctioneer. All the familymembers bid on the items theywant. Sometimes the price issteep!

The collected money isawarded to one or more familymembers in most need of assis-tance. The members discussamong themselves who needshelp the most.

Family traditions during theholidays evolve. In my immediatefamily our children, their spousesand grandchildren gather at ourfarm for Thanksgiving vacation.

The guys hunt pheasants,ducks and geese. The ladies “gohunting” for shopping malls orentertaining events. Even if theydon’t buy much, they enjoy “hightea” or a good movie.

We all pitch in with the cook-ing and cleaning. The guys pre-pare the ham, turkey and horsd’oeuvres. The ladies make theside dishes, bread and desserts.In-laws, friends who don’t haverelatives living close-by, and

cousins usually join us for theThanksgiving banquet.

Another Rosmann family tra-dition is a “fishing” Christmastree. The three most importantdecorations are porcelain fig-urines of three fishers: a gray-haired grandpa with a fly rod anda cigar, a younger man in his floattube and waders, and a boyproudly displaying his prizecatch. We take turns at the top ofthe tree.

Last week at a Board meeting,a farmer friend, Chris, told me hisfavorite Christmas Eve ritual iscooking different kinds of pota-toes—blue ones, purple spuds,yellows, reds and odd shaped po-tatoes.

Another family I know goes fora ride on their horses after darkon Christmas Eve. All the familymembers saddle up. The parentshelp the kids. They meanderaround their ranch, talking,singing carols, and sometimessaying a prayer together. Evenwhen the weather is harsh, every-one insists on carrying out thetradition. Afterwards, SantaClaus visits and the family mem-bers exchange gifts.

Not everyone experiences joyduring the holiday season. Per-sons who have lost loved onesoften approach the holidays withsadness, for their closest compan-ions are not with them during atime when joy is usually shared.

Others face uncertainty, suchas coping with illness, businessset-backs, loved ones serving inthe military, or any of a myriad ofdifficulties. Often we tend to lookat the holidays as omens of toughtimes ahead. We ask for emo-tional sustenance to help us en-dure.

It’s “normal”--if I can use thatword--to prepare for challenges.The holiday season becomes atime of reflection, planning, pray-ing, pulling resources togetherand figuring out whom we cancount on for support, both emo-tional and tangible.

The holiday season should be atime for personal growth. It’s easyto get caught up in the lures ofshopping and other thrills of com-mercial enterprise. People wholive and work the earth for theirlivelihoods are less apt thanmany to lose the vision for whatis important. But even farm andranch people have to rememberthe real reason we celebrate theseholidays.

The holiday season is an oppor-tunity to make ourselves better,to renew our commitment to sac-rifice for the wellbeing of all andnot just ourselves.

I wish you a beautiful Christ-mas spiritually, Happy Kwanzaa,Rosh Hashanah, or whatever ismeaningful to your faith and be-liefs.

Please send me your thoughtsand traditions pertaining to theholiday season on my website:www.agbehavioralhealth.com.

Thank you for helping makethis first year of authoring theFarm and Ranch Life column ablessing in my life. Mike Rosmann

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The Black Hills Stock Showwill kick-off South Dakota youthin action events in 2013 at theirannual Youth Day on Jan. 26.

This free event is coordinatedby SDSU Extension and theBlack Hills Stock Show. It is opento all youth ages 8 to 18 (as ofJan.1, 2013) and offers a widerange of activities for youth toparticipate in and learn from.

Contests will be hosted at theCentral States Fairgrounds and4-H/Extension Building in RapidCity. The free Beef Bust lunch issponsored by area businesses andis available to all youth partici-pants and their families.

New this year, every youthwho pre-registers by Dec. 31 forYouth Day activities will receivea free T-shirt donated by FarmCredit Service. Registrations aredue by Jan. 10.

Youth may participate in twoevents. The events they canchoose from include: Beef Cook-Off, Horse Bowl, Hippology, Live-stockology, Livestock Judging,and the Dog Show. A training willbe available for youth who need tobecome Youth Pork Quality As-surance Plus certified.

Scholarship ApplicationsDue Dec. 31

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To learn more about theseevents and for rules and registra-tion forms contact the PenningtonCounty 4-H Extension Office at605-394-2188 or go online athttp://www.sdstate.edu/updates/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&pageid=1450467. For ques-tions, contact Megan Nielson,SDSU Extension Youth LivestockField Specialist at 605.995.7378or [email protected].

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The Longhorns had two morewins when they hosted the BisonCardinals on Thursday, Dec.13th.

The JV had a big win, 47-13,with Dalton Sheridan leading thescoring with 8 points, followedclosely by Josh Afdahl with 7, andGlenn Palmer, Jarius HalliganTye Grubl and Wyatt Schuelkeadding 6 each.Quarter scoresFaith 21-28-39-47Bison 4-6-10-13

Stats: Chaney Keffeler 3 pts, 2assts, 2 reb,1 blk, 2 stls; DaltonSheridan 8 pts, 3 assts, 2 reb, 4stls; Glenn Palmer 6 pts, 3 assts,1 reb, 2 stls; Jacob Ulrich 1 asst,1reb; Jarius Halligan 6 pts, 2assts, 3 reb, 7 stls; John Gropper2 pts, 5 reb, 1 stl; Joseph Ulrich

1 reb, 1 stl; Josh Afdahl 7 pts, 3assts, 4 reb, 2 stls; Rio Hulm 3pts, 1 reb; Tye Grubl 6 pts, 4 reb,1 blk, 1 stl; Wyatt Schuelke 6 pts,1 asst, 5 reb, 2 stls.

The team hit 40% of their fieldgoals and 33% of their freethrows.

The varsity boys didn’t haveany trouble with the Cardinals ei-ther, winning 73-26. The Long-horns had 4 players in doubledigits: Reggie Rhoden led with 21points, Cody Trainor with 14, Jar-ius Halligan and Rio Hulm eachwith 11. Quarter scoresFaith 22-36-51-73Bison 8-14-18-26

Stats: Caden Smiley 2 assts, 7reb. 2 stls; Cody Bernstein 8 pts,4 assts, 2 reb, 5 stls; Cody Trainor

Longhorns defeat Cardinals14 pts, 8 asts, 4 reb, 4 stls; DaltonSheridan 1 asst, 1 reb; DrewVance 1 asst, 6 reb, 1 stl; JariusHalligan 11 pts, 1 asst, 3 reb, 4stls; Josh Afdahl 4 pts, 3 reb;Marty Shaff 2 reb, 1 stl; ReggieRhoden 21 pts, 8 reb, 3 stls; RioHulm 11 pts, 2 reb.

The team hit 44% of their field

goals and were 80% from the free

throw line.The Longhorns received votes

in the HS Basketball Polls theweek of Dec. 10th.

The girls team also receivedvotes in the poll.

The next game for the Long-horns is this Thursday night atTimber Lake, then they’ll havesome time off before they playagain at Hettinger on January3rd.

Tyson Selby … moves the ball down the court during the

Faith/Harding Co. game on Saturday. Photo by Marcia Samuelson

The grade school boy's basketball team … coached by Lynn and Murdock Halligan, finished

the season by winning their tournament Saturday. They are front row, left to right: Jerin Halligan, KylerCarmichael, Denim Varland, Isaac Jones, Hugh Groves and Harland Groves. Back row, left to right: JadeMortenson, Tyson Selby, Josh Jones, Rowdy Fischbach, Treyton Bushong and Seth Drum.

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Ag Secretary Vilsack’s

Column

CHEERSIt seems that our Holiday Sea-

son has been commandeered bythe “Fiscal Cliff” discussions inWashington, DC. I’m not surewho “Cliff” is but judging by therhetoric I hear, they must be ref-erencing Cliff Clavin the infa-mous know-it-all from the“Cheers” program. He always hadthis penchant for coming up withsome of the most obscure facts atthe most (in)opportune moment.He may have not been fast

enough on the buzzer for the“Jeopardy” show, but he surelywas armed with a plethora offacts, figures, and numbers.

I think the discussion is reallysimple and the answer is one thatour State and our farmers andranchers have figured out a longtime ago . . . . you can’t spendmore than you earn. No crediblelending institution would allowus to spend 140 percent of whatwe earn while we try to manage640% of our annual earnings

May this seasonbe one of growth,

renewal and beauty.Thanks from all of

us. We look forwardto seeing you

again.

Season’s Greenings

Tri County Conservation Dist.Harold, Dave, Rod, Barry, irving

Tawn, Derek, Dennis & Deb

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hanging over us as outstandingdebt. This pattern is not sustain-able.

I appreciate the efforts of ourSenate and House Agriculturecommittees. Even though wehave not come up with total con-sensus, they have streamlinedsome programs, eliminated oth-ers and proposed millions of dol-lars in cost saving cuts that willprovide for an adequate level offunding. Our forefathers taughtus a long time ago that tough de-cisions must be made in toughtimes. If all the other Depart-ments in Washington, DC exertedthe same effort and diligence, Ithink the discussion would be to-tally different. But, since the per-centage of the Federal Budgetthat goes to support productionagriculture and conservation isonly one half of one percent, ouroverall impact though admirable,is fairly minimal.

Agriculture is the rock thatprovides a firm foundation for notonly the State of South Dakota,but for our country as well. Thatrock is made out of our farmersand ranchers that take care ofbusiness, the land, their livestock,the wildlife, and the environ-ment.

I am eternally grateful, hum-bled, and honored to serve as yourSecretary of Agriculture. As weturn the calendar from 2012 to2013, I thank you for all you doand wish you a blessed Holiday!

Walt


Brookings, S.D. - SDSU Exten-sion will host Private PesticideApplicator Certification Train-ings beginning Jan. 4.

Anyone planning to apply anypesticides to an agriculture com-modity potentially worth $ 1,000or more, need to receive certifica-tion as a private pesticide appli-cator, explains Buyung Hadi,SDSU Extension Pesticide Edu-cation and Urban Entomology Co-ordinator.

"It does not matter what pesti-cide you apply whether it is her-bicide, insecticide or fungicide youneed to be certified as a PrivateApplicator," Hadi said.

There are three options to getcertified. A person many attend athree-hour recertification class atany certification site listed below.Alternatively, they may stop bythe local Regional Extension Cen-ter and pick-up the materials to

complete the open-book, home-study exam, or the person maytake the Private Applicator examon-line at the Department ofAgriculture's website,http://apps.sd.gov/doa/pwt/.

Although it is the law to be-come certified, Hadi says thereare other benefits to becomingcertified.

"Certification gives you thetools to apply pesticides properly,safely and profitably. The certifi-cation is good for five years andallows applicators to buy andapply general and restricted usepesticides," he said.

During the trainings, SDSUExtension personnel will coverthe South Dakota rules and regu-lations about applying pesticides.Depending on the location, wewill also discuss local pest man-agement issues, be it insect pests,weeds or diseases.

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There is no charge for attend-ing the private applicator class ortaking the open-book home-studyexam to become certified or recer-tified as a private pesticide appli-cator.

Perkins County: January 1412.30 pm, Lemmon Regional Ex-tension [email protected]

Meade County: February 191:00 pm 19617 Ball Field Road,Union Center, Union [email protected]

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Dewey County: February 5,1:00 pm 700 South Main St., Tim-ber [email protected]

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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:

December 25 – Office closedfor Christmas Day

MERRY CHRISTMAS &HAPPY NEW YEAR

The Dewey, Ziebach andMeade County FSA office staff’swould like to wish everyone aVery Merry Christmas and aHappy New Year

FARM STORAGE FACILITYLOAN PROGRAM (FSFL)

This program helps to ensurethat producers have adequate ca-pacity to store their harvestedproduction until they sell it on theopen market.

The FSFL Program provideslow-interest financing for produc-ers of eligible commodities tobuild or upgrade farm storage

and handling facilities. The max-imum principal amount of a loanthrough FSFL is $500,000. Par-ticipants are required to providea down payment of 15 percent,with CCC providing a loan for theremaining 85 percent of the netcost of the eligible storage facilityand permanent drying and han-dling equipment. Loan terms ofseven, 10 or 12 years are avail-able depending on the amount ofthe loan. Interest rates for eachterm rate may be different andare based on the rate which CCCborrows from the Treasury De-partment.

Applications for FSFL must besubmitted to the FSA county of-fice that maintains the farm’srecords. An FSFL must be ap-proved before any site prepara-tion or construction can begin.

The following commodities are

USDA/Farm ServiceAgency News

Washington – U.S. SenatorTim Johnson today voiced hissupport for including the farm billin any end-of-the year legislation.In a letter to Senate leadership,Johnson and a bipartisan groupof Senators highlighted the $23billion in deficit reduction in theSenate-passed farm bill.

“The Senate-passed farm billgives producers long-term cer-tainty and provides necessary as-sistance to producers affected by

this year’s devastating drought.Not only that, but our bill actu-ally reduces the deficit and canhelp fiscal cliff negotiators meettheir goals,” said Johnson. “TheHouse has shown no interest inconsidering a farm bill on theirown, so we need to find a way forthem to act before the end of theyear. South Dakota farmers andranchers deserve the certainty ofa five-year farm bill.”

Johnson among others who want farm bill includedin end-of-year package

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 31: NO SALE (HAPPY NEW YEAR)

MON., JAN. 7: 1ST SALE OF 2013: SPECiAL FEEDER CATTLE SALE

MON., JAN. 14: SPECiAL BRED COW AND HEiFER SALE

Faith Livestock Commission Co.

(605) 967-2200A nice run of cattle and sheep here for our sale on Monday,December 17, the last sale of the 2012 season. All classesof livestock were steady to higher with a lot of interest infeeder cattle. A big thank you from Gary and Scott Vancefor the business in 2012 and we look forward to servingyou in 2013.

Thank you for your business.

REPRESENTATIVE SALESDavis Ranch104 .....................blk & bldy steers 525 .............$180.2581 .......................blk & bldy steers 535 .............$179.50101 .....................blk & bldy steers 430 .............$187.00

120 ....................blk & bldy heifers 524 .............$164.5098 ......................blk & bldy heifers 443 .............$170.25consignment of97.............................Angus steers 547 .............$177.50Cammack Ranch9 ........................Angus cows 5-6s HD............$1275.0014 ......................Angus cows 7-8s HD..............$975.0014 ..................Angus cows broken HD..............$935.00Palmer & Brooks27 ..................Angus cows broken HD..............$900.00Jody Brown41 ..................Angus cows broken HD..............$925.00

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.

Gary Vance – (605) 967-2162 OR Scott Vance – (605) 739-5501OR CELL: 484-7127 OR Max Loughlin – (605) 244-5990 OR1-605-645-2583 (cell) OR Glen King 1-605-390-3264 (cell)


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There were lessons that cameto me after my sister’s death. I re-alized how important supportfrom a community could be. Con-solation came from our friends,neighbors, church community, aswell as people who we barelyknew. It seemed more about theirpresence, and not their words. Inoticed there were people whohad trouble themselves dealingwith such loss, and they sort ofdisappeared.

Also I realized that a funeral isnot exactly a time of closure for afamily, but really just the begin-ning of a time to accept realityand forge ahead with the difficultchanges that life can and doesdeal out. It took me years to thinkabout my sister and relish in hermemory rather than cringe fromthe pain of the loss. In that sense,I know I will never have closureand that’s good.

Some 14 years after her death,while I was on the faculty of amedical school in Georgia, I foundmyself having to advise medicalstudents how to talk to patientsor family about sad news. I re-viewed the medical literature onthe subject at the time, and con-cluded that there is no right wayto do it except to be 100% honest,and to say whatever is neededwith compassion. Through theyears those guidelines have sus-tained me while I have had theburden of sharing awful news.

Bottom line, it is being there,more than words, that consoles.Never worry about what to say,just show up, be honest, and care.

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The Prairie Doc

PerspectiveDr. Richard Holms, MD

• December 19, 2012 • The Faith Independent LEGALS Legal Newspaper for the City of Faith • Faith School District 46-2 • Meade County • NWA School

Meade CountyCommission Meeting(Tuesday, December

4, 2012)Generated by Lisa G Schieffer on

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Members present: Alan Aker, DoreenCreed, Robert Heidgerken, LindaRausch. Absent: Gary Cammack – dueto 2013 Budget address at the Capitol inPierre, SD.

Meeting called to order at 8:30 AM1. Call to Order at 8:30 AM

Procedural: A. Pledge of Allegiance2. Meade County Veteran of the

MonthDiscussion, Information: A. Decem-

ber VOM - Mr. Russell HiltonMeade County Veteran of the Month

for the month of December is Mr. RussellHilton from Sturgis. Mr. Hilton served 20years in the United States Air Force fromApril 1954 until April 1974.

Mr. Hilton began his service to ourgreat country at Lackland AFB, San An-tonio, TX, where he worked in the radarbomb scoring area. Other assignmentsthroughout his 20-year career included:

Three different combat missions inVietnam

Keesler AFB, MSHill AFB, UTMontreal, CanadaMaxwell AFB, ALWaco, TXFairchild AFB, WAHawthorne, NVAustin, TX andHis final assignment was at Ellsworth

AFB, SD where he retired in 1974.Post his retirement from the Air

Force, he became the Chief of Police ofSturgis. After that they had owned aparts store in Arizona; and then cameback to Sturgis to finally retire.

Mr. Hilton garnered many honors dur-ing his time in service of which includedthe fourth-highest combat and the ninthhighest U.S. military award in order ofprecedence:

The Bronze Star for acts of heroism,merit, or meritorious service in a combatzone.

He was also awarded the PresidentialUnit Citation. This citation is awarded tounits of the Armed Forces of the UnitedStates and allies for extraordinary hero-ism in action against an armed enemythat display gallantry, determination, andesprit de corps in the performance of itsmission under extremely difficult andhazardous conditions that set it aboveand apart from other units participatingin the same campaign.

His other awards include:The AF Meritorious Service MedalAir Force Outstanding Unit AwardGood Conduct Medal with 2 loopsNational defense service medalArmed Forces Expeditionary MedalVietnam Service Medal with 1 Bronze

Service StarAir Force Longevity Service Award

with oak leaf clusterSmall arms expert marksmanship rib-

bonRepublic of Vietnam Campaign

MedalAnd the Air Force Material Command

Badge3. Routine BusinessDiscussion, Information: A. Opportu-

nity for Public CommentNo public comment at this time.Discussion, Information: B. Items

from Department HeadsThe following Department Heads

came to update the Board about their re-spective departments:

Ron Merwin, SheriffKirk Chaffee, Director of EqualizationKevin Krull, State’s AttorneyKevin Forrester, Head of Buildings

and MaintenanceKen McGirr, Highway SuperintendentLisa Schieffer, Auditor,Jerry Derr, Human Resources/Com-

missioner Assistant.4. items from AuditorDiscussion, Information: A. Sub-

agreement between the SD Secretary ofState and Meade County SD.

Meade County Auditor Lisa Schiefferpresented to the Board the Sub-agree-ment between the South Dakota Secre-tary of State and Meade County SDregarding the TotalVote Software Systemto be used by the Counties. No actionwas needed on the same.

Information: B. 2013 Annual BudgetSchieffer presented to the Board the ap-proval of the 2013 annual budget forMeade County from the South DakotaDepartment of Revenue & Regulations.

Action: C. Correction to Minutes ofOctober 2012

Discussion was had regarding theminutes of the October 2012 Commis-sion meeting wherein the following mo-tion was made:

“Motion to accept the recommenda-tion by the Sheriff and Highway Superin-tendent for the changes in speed limitsfor the following roads:

1. Anderson Road --- leave asposted

2. Bethlehem Cave Road --- leaveas posted

3. Chimney Canyon Road --- post at35 MPH

4. Homer Smith Road --- post main-tained section at 35 MPH

5. Kimberly Drive --- leave as posted6. Lincoln Tarken Lane --- post at 35

MPH7. Little Elk Creek Road --- post at

35 MPH from service road to curvewhere road narrows and the remainderat 25 MPH

8. Midland Heights --- now withinCity of Piedmont’s jurisdiction

9. Piedmont Meadows --- leave asposted

10. Stage Barn Canyon Road --- pri-vate road

11. I-90 Service Road (Piedmontarea) --- post at 45 MPH (Exit 44 to Exit48 now at 35 MPH)”

Motion was made to amend the min-utes from October 2012 item #11. – toread “Elk Creek Road Exit #46 to StageStop Exit #48 to 45 mph.”

Motion by Rausch, second by Hei-dgerken.

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

Action: D. Correction to August 2,2011 Minutes

Schieffer addressed the Board re-garding an expenditure that was to bepaid in 2011, by motion, out of the Com-mission Budget. Said expenditure wasthen addressed again for 2012 to be paidout of the Director of EqualizationBudget. Schieffer asked that the August2, 2011 minutes be amended to correctlyreflect the DOE Budget.

Motion to amend the minutes of Au-gust 2, 2011 to show that the BoardsDocs program was to be paid out of theDirector of Equalization Budget insteadof Commission Budget.

Motion by Heidgerken, second byRausch.


Schieffer informed the Board that theBlack Hills Association meeting will beheld at the Meade County AdministrativeBuilding December 14th, 2012 at 1:30p.m. Coffee and cookies will be servedat the same.

Discussion was had as to why themeeting was not being held at a place intown that pays taxes to Meade County,wherein a meal is provided with ade-quate room to break-off into groups.Schieffer explained that the secretary ofthe association did try to call numerousestablishments regarding the same.

Motion to request that the Auditorsbring cookies and other Christmas treatsand that it is mandatory that the maleCounty Commissioners bring savorysnacks like bean dip, lime chips, etc.

Motion by Rausch, second by Creed.Motion Fails. Yea: Creed, Rausch. Nay: Aker, Heidgerken.5. items from Commission Assis-

tantAction, Discussion, Information: A.

MPB Logger Pay ScheduleDiscussion was had regarding the

setting up of a MPB Logger pay sched-ule.

Motion to approve the following pay-ment schedule: to A/P

Vouchers Signed & SubmittedChecks Ready For PickupNotes:Checks not picked up on:Friday, 11/30/2012 3:00 PMThursday, 12/06/2012 3:00 PM 12/06/12 will be mailed on 12/07/12.Friday, 12/14/2012 3:00 PMThursday, 12/20/2012 3:00 PM 12/20/12 will be mailed on 12/21/12.Friday, 01/04/2013 3:00 PMThursday, 01/10/2013 3:00 PM 01/10/13 will be mailed on 01/11/13.Friday, 01/18/2013 3:00 PMThursday, 01/24/2013 3:00 PM 01/24/13 will be mailed on 01/25/13.Friday, 02/01/2013 3:00 PMThursday, 02/07/2013 3:00 PM 02/07/13 will be mailed on 02/08/13.Friday 02/15/2013 3:00 PMThursday, 02/21/2013 3:00 PM02/21/13 will be mailed on 02/22/13.Friday, 03/01/2013 3:00 PMThursday, 03/07/2013 3:00 PM 03/07/13 will be mailed on 03/08/13.Friday, 03/15/2013 3:00 PMThursday, 03/21/2013 3:00 PM 03/21/13 will be mailed on 03/22/13.Friday, 03/29/2013 3:00 PMThursday, 04/04/2013 3:00 PM 04/04/13 will be mailed on 04/05/13.Motion by Creed, second by Hei-

dgerken.Final Resolution: Motion Carries.

Yea: Aker, Creed, Heidgerken, Rausch.Action, Discussion, Information: B.

SD Consultant Contract for CommunityHealth Services

The Chairman deferred the matteruntil a later date.

Action, Discussion, Information: C.Dust Pollution Complaint

Discussion was had on a citizen com-plaint for dust pollution regarding theMountain West Products location by In-terstate I-90. Chairman Aker asked thatthe matter be deferred until Deputy Di-rector of Planning Bill Rich could comebefore the Board to address the same.Rich came before the Board and discus-sion ensued as to the possibility of start-ing the same as a nuisance complaint.The Board then directed Rich to put thesame on his list to discuss the situationwith Mountain West Products. Commis-sioner Creed asked that a time limit beput on the same. Rich will bring the mat-ter back before the Board in January2013.

Action, Discussion: D. Hwy Depart-ment Union Contract

Motion to approve Chairman signingthe 2013 HWY Union Contract with lan-guage changes.

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

Rausch.Action, Discussion: E. Firewise Pro-

gramCommissioner Assistant Jerry Derr

gave an update on the “Vets in theWoods Program”. Initially, the proposalwas for $125,000.00 to be split betweenLawrence and Meade County. At thistime it is not known whether LawrenceCounty will join into the proposal be-cause of their extensive efforts for thePine Beetle Program. An accuratebudget will need to be resubmitted into

the Auditor’s Office along with a supple-menting of the same for 2013. Commis-sioner Rausch felt that signage wasneeded on project sites advertising theprogram and a phone number. Creedagreed, the same will be within the pro-grams budget.

6. Dinner Break @ Noon. Recon-vene at 1:00 PM

Minutes: A. Recess for Dinner Break7. items from Director of Equaliza-

tionAction, Discussion, Information: A.

Add Omitted Property to the assessmentrolls of Meade County for Darrell Steffesin the NENE, SENE, S2 in 30-7-8, Parcel31.30.112

Senior Appraiser Garet Hunt and JonOlson came before the Board and rec-ommended that Parcel #31.30.112 beadded to the tax rolls for 2010, 2011 and2012 in the amount of $125,464.00.

Discussion was had regarding howmany years the Board can go back toadd tax on a property.

Motion to add the omitted propertypresented by the Director of EqualizationOffice to the Meade County assessmentrolls for 2010, 2011, 2012.

Motion by Creed, second by Rausch.The vote was deferred until a legal

opinion could be given on the statutorylimit on years.

Meade County Deputy State’s Attor-ney Ken Chleborad came before theBoard to give a legal opinion regardingSDCL 10-6-36.1. According to statuteand the timing of when the form was pre-sented (November 1st cut-off) the parcelcould only be added for years 2011 and2012. Chleborad also asked that newwording be used on the form as un-recorded improvements.

Move to amend the original motion tojust the years 2011 and 2012. *amend-ment is the result of the opinion ofDeputy State’s Attorney Chleborad.

Motion by Creed, second by Rausch.Final Resolution: Motion Carries.

Yea: Aker, Creed, Heidgerken, Rausch.Action, Discussion, Information: B.

Add Omitted Property for Parcel01.07.17

Appraiser Rae Schneider came be-fore the Board and recommended thatParcel #01.07.17 be added to the taxrolls for 2012 in the amount of$19,167.00.

Motion by Creed, second by Rausch.Final Resolution: Motion Carries.

Yea: Aker, Creed, Heidgerken, Rausch.Action: C. Kenneth Karp has a final

plat of Lot 1 of Karp Subdivision in theN2SW of 17-3-11

This item was pulled off consent forWednesday and moved to Tuesday.

Motion to approve the final plat aspresented.



Action, Discussion, Information: D.1st Reading of Ordinance 21.

Discussion was had regarding thedraft of Ordinance #21- An OrdinanceProviding for Temporary Campgrounds.(*This is not a noticed First Reading)

Director of Equalization Kirk Chaffeeand Sheriff Ron Merwin came before theBoard to discuss the draft of Ordinance#21 and asked for inclusions or exclu-sions to the same. Discussion was hadregarding the difference between a Statelicensed campground and a temporaryCounty campground license. Merwin dis-cussed with the Board “why can’t thecampgrounds be licensed by both?”Chaffee discussed the issue with theSecretary of Health, and on a temporaryyou can ask for a State license as well,but the State does not have to require acampground to get a temporary license.

The Board also discussed the feestructure of said Ordinance #21 and theclassifications of the same.

Motion to not have as many different

classifications and set the minimum of$400.00 for the fee.

Motion by Creed, second NONE.Motion Fails. Lack of a second.Motion to create three tiers as speci-

fied, except the bottom tier would be 20-50 occupants at $200.00, the remainingtwo tiers are as follows:

51-500 Occupants $500501+ Occupants $3000Motion by Aker, second by Creed.Final Resolution: Motion Carries.

Yea: Aker, Creed, Heidgerken, Rausch.Motion to set January 9, 2013 at

10:00 a.m. for First Reading of RevisedOrdinance #21- An Ordinance Providingfor Temporary Campgrounds.

Motion by Rausch, second by Creed.Motion Carries. Yea: Aker, Creed,

Heidgerken, Rausch.8. items from Weed and PestAction, Discussion: A. Hermann Re-

quest for PaymentHead of Weed & Pest Nathan Jagim

came before to discuss the Hermann re-quest for payment. The Board advisedJagim to find the original of the invoiceor proof of payment for the services ren-dered so reimbursement can be made atthe State rate for 69 trees.

Action, Discussion: B. Joint PowerAgreement with SDDA

Discussion was had regarding theJoint Power Agreement from the SouthDakota Department of Agriculture. TheBoard discussed when the original dis-tricts were formed for Meade Countywherein Board Members who reside inestablished districts are placed on theWeed & Pest Board. Meade CountyState’s Attorney Ken Chleborad informedthe Board that the same took place in1984 and it involved counties of 5000 ormore wherein each needed a person inthe established districts. Auditor LisaSchieffer will examine the minutes in1984 to see if such districts were formedby the County.

Motion to approve the Joint PowerAgreement with SDDA.



Motion to authorize the Chairman tosend a letter to the Governor regardingthe same.

Motion by Rausch, second by Hei-dgerken.

Motion Carries. Yea: Aker, Creed,Heidgerken, Rausch.

9. Meeting Recessed 5:00 PM andReconvened December 5 @ 10 AM.

Present Aker, Creed, Cammack, Hei-dgerken and Rausch.

10. Public Hearing 10 AMAction, Discussion: A. Bid Opening

on 2013 HWY Fuel ContractOne bid was received by the Board

from CBH Cooperative. Said bid is on filein the Meade County Auditor’s Office.

Motion to approve accepting the bidof CBH Cooperative.

Motion by Cammack, second by Hei-dgerken.

Final Resolution. Motion Carries.Yea: Aker, Creed, Cammack, Hei-dgerken, Rausch.

Action, Discussion: B. Section LineRe-Classification

Motion to approve deferring the sec-tion line re-classification matter and setthe same for hearing on December 19,2012 at 8:30 a.m.


Final Resolution: Motion Carries.Yea: Aker, Creed, Cammack, Hei-dgerken, Rausch.

Action, Discussion: C. Application forSale of Alcoholic Beverage

Hearing was set for 10:00 a.m. for re-newal application for the 2013 licensingyear. Commissioner Creed asked for dis-cussion to be had on the Hagg Hospital-ity LLC application due to the fact theContinued on next page

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Continued from previous pagesame has not been used for quite sometime. Rex Hagg discussed the same withthe Board and defended the lack ofusage of the license and the statutory re-quirements.

Motion made to approve the followinglicenses:

American Legion Post 315, Inc.,Ellsworth AFB (retail on-sale liquor, Sun-day on-sale)

Vicki McKee, McKee’s Pub & Grill,Black Hawk (retail on-sale liquor, pack-age off-sale liquor, Sunday on-sale)

MSJ Dining, Inc. (formerly ESL Din-ing, Inc.) – Elk Creek Steakhouse &Lounge, Inc., Piedmont (retail on-saleliquor, Sunday on-sale)

Full Throttle Saloon and Camp-ground, LLC., Sturgis (retail on-saleliquor, Sunday on-sale)

Hagg Hospitality, LLC., Piedmont (re-tail on-sale liquor, Sunday on-sale)

Howes Store, Robert & LaVonneHansen, Howes (package off-sale liquor)

A.T. Elk LLC, Elk Creek Resort, Pied-mont (retail on-sale liquor, Sunday on-sale)

Reno’s Inc., Reno’s Casino, BlackHawk (retail on-sale liquor, Sunday on-sale, package off-sale liquor)

Shep & Deb’s Casino, Debbie Rich-mond, Black Hawk (retail on-sale liquor,Sunday on-sale)

Buffalo Chip Campground LLC., Stur-gis (retail on-sale liquor, Sunday on-sale)

Sacora Station LLC, Sacora Station,Piedmont (retail on sale liquor, Sundayon-sale)

Country Stores, Inc., Black Hawk(package off-sale liquor)

Robert S. Q. Phelps, The Barn, Pied-mont (retail on-sale liquor, Sunday on-sale)

Glencoe Entertainment, LLC., Sturgis(retail on-sale liquor, Sunday on-sale 1of 2)

Glencoe Entertainment, LLC., Sturgis(retail on-sale liquor, Sunday on-sale 2of 2)

Broken Spoke Campground LLC.,Sturgis (retail on-sale liquor, Sunday on-sale)

Barrelhouse LLC., Piedmont – RetailOn-Off Sale Wine;

Tamalyn Schaeffer, The GarageSports Bar – Retail On-Off Sale Wine;

Motion by Cammack, second byRausch.


Action, Discussion: D. Supplementsto 2013 Budget

Hearing was set for 10:00 a.m. forsupplementation of the FY2012 Budget.Discussion was also had regarding PineBeetle Funding.

Motion to approve the ResolutionAdopting Supplemental Budget forMeade County, SD.

RESOLUTiON ADOPTiNGSUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET FOR

MEADE COUNTY, SDWHEREAS, the County of Meade,

South Dakota, did not provide sufficientrevenue by the final adoption of thebudget for the year beginning January 1,2012, and ending December 31, 2012,necessary to enable the county to con-duct the indispensable functions of gov-ernment, and

WHEREAS, Section 7-21-22 of theCode of the State of South Dakota,makes it mandatory that the Board ofCounty Commissioners adopt and ap-prove a supplemental budget for appro-priations for such amounts as the CountyCommissioners deem necessary,

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RE-SOLVED by the Board of County Com-missioners in regular session this 5thday of December, 2012, notice of hear-ing on adoption of a supplementalbudget having been duly given, and saidhearing held on the 5th day of December

2012, that the following amounts arehereby appropriated for the followingpurposes as supplemental and in addi-tion to the annual budget for the fiscalyear beginning January 1, 2012, andending December 31, 2012:

Court Appointed Attorney 101-5-155-422 $20,000

Poor Relief 101-5-411-429.6 $35,000Mental Illness 101-5-441-429.5

$5,00024/7 248-5-212-426.1 $2,000 (cash

thru 248)Title III 216-5-221-429.5

$64,270.61 (cash thru 216)Capitol Project 300-5-161-422

$72,133 (cash thru 300)Law Library 766-5-153-426.1

$750.00 (cash thru 766)Dated at Sturgis, South Dakota, this

5th day of December 2012.Meade County Board of Commission

APPROVED: /s/Alan Aker ________________________

Alan Aker, ChairmanATTEST: /s/ Lisa Schieffer_____________________Lisa Schieffer, Auditor



11. Scheduled itemsAction, Discussion: A. Improvements

and Maintenance on High MeadowsRoad

Meade County Highway Superintend-ent Ken McGirr discussed the various is-sues affecting the High Meadows Roadand what possible solutions there are tocorrect the same.

Public comment was taken from PhilHogen, Don Scandrett, Mary Antonsonand Paul Wilson.

Commissioner Cammack requestedthat McGirr meet with area residents todiscuss the various options.

Chairman Aker suggested checkinginto whether it would be a good MPOproject. Commissioner Rausch agreedand asked that the same be put on theJanuary 2013 agenda for further discus-sion.

Motion to go into executive sessiondue to personnel matters.

Motion by Rausch, second by Creed.Final Resolution: Motion Carries.

Yea: Aker, Creed, Cammack, Hei-dgerken, Rausch.

Motion to go out of executive sessionand return to regular session.



Action, Discussion: B. Natural Re-source Committee

Discussion was had on the letter fromthe South Dakota Sheep Growers Asso-ciation regarding Animal Damage Con-trol and Wildlife Damage Management.

Motion to have the Chairman signand send the letter to the Governor ad-dressing the County’s concerns over theADC/WDM program.



12. items from CommissionAction, Discussion, Information: A.

Communiques to Commission Board of County Commissioners may

act on any correspondence presented.The following communiques were givento the Commission:

1 USFS Environmental Assessmentfor cave and abandoned mine manage-ment options for the bat disease com-monly known as white-nose syndrome(WNS). No action taken.

2 Noxious Weed Program (Letterfrom Thune). No action taken.

3 Sturgis Road Speed Limit Exits 46-48 (Letter from DOT).

Motion to send a follow-up letter tothe Department of Transportation re-garding speed limits in the Piedmontarea.



4 BankWest application for designa-tion as depository for 2013. No actiontaken. The same will be addressed inthe January 2013 regular meeting.

Action, Discussion: B. Tree Planting@ Black Hawk Exit

Motion made that Meade County de-sires the Department of Transportationto cooperate in landscape plantings atthe Black Hawk exit.

Motion by Aker, second by Cam-mack.


Motion made to go into executive dueto personnel matters.

Motion by Rausch, second by Cam-mack.


Motion made to come out of execu-tive and return to regular session.



Action, Discussion: C. SecondaryEmployment of County Employees

Discussion was had regarding sec-ondary employment of County employ-ees. No action was taken.

Action, Discussion: D. Ghere Mainte-nance Agreement for 150th Ave

No action needed as there is no legal,signed contract.

Commissioner Creed would like tohave a policy stating that there be 3copies of all contracts. One to be re-tained in the Commissioner Assistant’sOffice, Auditor’s Office and State’s Attor-ney’s Office.

The same will be put on the agendafor the December 19, 2012 special meet-ing for discussion.

Action, Discussion: E. 2013 Commit-tee Appointments

Commissioner Assistant Jerry Derrwill post the vacancy for the positionfrom the Sturgis area for the Weed andPest Board.

Motion to pay the Weed Board$100.00 per meeting plus mileage effec-tive January 2013.



Motion made to go into executive dueto personnel matters. Mr. RobertBertolotto was invited into executive ses-sion.


Motion Carries. Yea: Aker, Creed,Cammack, Heidgerken, Rausch.

Motion made to go out of executivesession and return to regular session.


Motion Carries. Yea: Aker, Creed,Cammack, Heidgerken, Rausch.

Action, Discussion: F. County Con-tracts on Equipment

No action taken.13. Dinner BreakAction: A. Recess for Dinner14. Scheduled itemsAction, Discussion: A. Private Prop-

erty Access to Public Right- Of- WayChairman Aker put the same on the

agenda. On hand were Ken McGirr, Kirk

Chaffee and Ken Chleborad. Lyndee Fo-gelman and Amy Jobgen came beforethe Board to discuss access being de-nied to get onto their property that bor-ders 5th Street in Piedmont. Fogelmanand Jobgen have used the access in thepast to get into the back side of theirproperty, which cannot be accessed fromthe front. The property was annexed bythe City of Piedmont up to the propertyline owned by Fogelman and Jobgen.The City will not allow access onto thesame. The Board informed them that theCounty cannot do anything when theproperty is owned by another incorpo-rated entity and that they would need totry talking to the City of Piedmont again.

Action, Discussion: B. Appointment toPlanning Board

Open interviews were conducted withfour candidates (Craig Shaver, CurtisNupen, Doreen Creed and Bill McCartyfor two positions on the Planning Board.

After interviews concluded, motionwas made to go into executive sessiondue to personnel matters. CommissionerCammack requested that CommissionerCreed abstain from executive sessiondue to conflict of her being an applicantfor the Planning Board.

Commissioner Creed stated “shewould not exclude herself for conflict,any more than we had a new commis-sioner invited in for our morning sessionfor personnel, which that was no differentthan having a private citizen come in.”

Commissioner Cammack’s requestwas denied. Vote proceeded on goinginto executive session due to personnelmatters.



Motion to come out of executive ses-sion and return to regular session.

Motion by Rausch, second by Cam-mack.


Motion made to appointment CraigShaver for the open term currently heldby Shaver.


Chairman Aker asked if there wereany other nominations.

Motion made to appoint DoreenCreed for the open term currently held byShaver.

Motion by Aker, second by L Rausch.A roll call vote was taken. Voting for Doreen Creed was: Aker,

Creed and Rausch.Voting for Craig Shaver was: Cam-

mack and Heidgerken.Final Resolution: Motion Carries.

Creed will fill the position of Shaver’sterm.

Motion made to appointment CraigShaver for the open term currently heldby Bob Powles.


Chairman Aker asked if there wereany other nominations.

Motion made to appoint Bill McCartyfor the open term currently held by BobPowles

Motion by Rausch, second by Creed.A roll call vote was taken. Voting for Bill McCarty was: Aker,

Creed and Rausch.Voting for Craig Shaver was: Cam-

mack and Heidgerken.Final Resolution: Motion Carries. Mc-

Carty will fill the position of Powles’ term.Motion to go into executive session

due to personnel. Motion by Cammack, second by

Rausch.Final Resolution: Motion Carries.


Motion to go out of executive sessionand return to regular session.



15. Consent CalendarAction (Consent), Discussion: A.

Consent CalendarResolution: Motion to Approve Items

on Consent CalendarMotion by Cammack, second by

Rausch.Final Resolution: Motion Carries.


Action (Consent): B. CommissionMinutes 11.8.12

Approved minutes from the Novem-ber 8, 2012 regular Commission meet-ing.

Action (Consent): C. Auditor's Ac-count with County Treasurer

AUDiTOR’S ACCOUNT WiTH THECOUNTY TREASURER

To the Honorable Board of CountyCommissioners Meade County:

I hereby submit the following report ofmy examination of the cash and cashitems in the hands of the County Treas-urer of this County as of December 1,2012.

Total amount of deposits in bank –79,301.45

Total amount of actual cash –3,024.74

Total amount of checks and drafts intreasurer’s possession not exceedingthree days – 93,855.50

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

Postage & Exp. – 1,215.26CD’s & Savings – 801,278.90Pioneer Bank – ($201,278.90)First Interstate – ($500,000)Farmer’s State Bank – ($100,000)First Interstate Bank Spec. Account –

4,963,483.51Farmer’s State Bank – 18,688.44First Trust – 0.00First Interstate Bank Savings Ac-

count – 1,484,803.15Flex Account – 25,594.56Wells Fargo – 0.00cc pending – 1,609.03Insuff. Funds Checks – 46.98 TOTAL – 7,471,901.52Dated this 1st day of December,

2012./s/ Lisa Schieffer, Meade County Auditor

Action (Consent): D. Register ofDeed's Report

Approve November 2012 Register ofDeed’s Report in the amount of$30,997.00.

Action (Consent): E. Approval ofClaims for Payment

THE FOLLOWiNG BiLLS WEREAPPROVED AND PAiD:

ALLOCATiONS:SALARiES: Commissioners –

$6577.50, Auditor – $15541.45, Treas-urer – $22892.85, States Attorney –$30147.50, General Gov. Building –$23888.62, Director of Equalization –$39952.61, Register of Deeds –$11934.60, Veteran Service Officer –$3108.75, Human Resources–$6911.88, Sheriff $95513.63, CountyJail – $68898.13, Coroner – $1575.50,County Nurse – $4116.72, Weed & PestControl – $7249.82, Highways, Roadsand Bridges – $76598.12, Communica-tions – $25632.44

SUPPLiES, SERViCE, EQUiP-MENT: A&B Business Equip – $289.97,Active Data – $749.85, Aker Woods –$250.00, Dakota Business Center –$138.60, Executive Finance – $80.00,First Interstate – $10.85, LexisNexis –$305.00, New World Systems –$50334.00, M Pates – $1874.50, PitneyBowes – $345.75, Schneider Corp –Continued on next page

• December 19, 2012 • The Faith Independent LEGALS Legal Newspaper for the City of Faith • Faith School District 46-2 • Meade County • NWA School

Continued from previous page$1815.00, V Weins – $350.00, WesternCommunications – $250.00, DWhitaker – $9018.50, Xerox – $62.31,US District Court – $14.00, A&B Weld-ing – $96.88, Aker Woods – $440.00,Allan Vet Svc – $624.00, Assoc Const.Inspectors – $450.00, ATCO Interna-tional – $192.50, Bierschbach Equip. –$1858.90, BH Chemical – $12000.25, RBrennick – $462.81, M Briscoe –$500.00, Brown & Saenger – $28.16,Butler Machinery – $675.65, CampbellSupply – $254.76, Cash-Wa – $2260.23,CBH – $5300.32, Century BusinessLeasing – $327.06, City of RC –$455.00, Clinical Lab – $1629.00, Colli-sion Forensic Solutions – $650.00, Cre-ative Product – $759.53, Crum Electric –$1591.51, CSD – $183.25, Dakota Busi-ness Center – $275.38, Diamond Mow-ers – $202.26, Earthgrains – $407.78,Ecolab – $157.44, Eddies Truck Cen-ter – $63.50, ES&S – $3626.54, EllisConsultants – $875.60, Fastenal Co. –$45.13, First Interstate Bank –$10741.33, Godfrey Brake – $1654.35,Great Western Tire – $1070.02,Grimms – $81.20, C Harkins – $150.00,Heartland Paper – $1199.60, Hersrud –$38.99, Horwath Laundry Equip –$153.18, J Hostetter – $100.00, J How-ell – $490.00, Industrial Supply –$222.78, Interstate Batteries – $44.95,Jacobsen Ford – $241.08, JennerEquip. – $87.66, John Deere Financial –$2404.95, Johnson Controls – $7545.50,Johnston Hardware – $247.30, KimballMidwest – $499.56, Knock Out Special-ties – $316.09, Loftus – $110.00, LoweRoofing – $43.20, Lyle Signs –$2462.32, McLeod’s Printing – $887.54,Meade County Times – $72.00, MeadeCo. Treas – $1215.26, Microsoft Corp –$716.00, Moore Medical – $495.10, Mor-man Law Office – $117.50, National No-tary Assoc – $71.50, Nyacor – $263.43,O’Reilly Auto – $65.70, Owens Inter-state – $385.03, Pacific Steel – $341.73,M Pates – $747.50, Penn Co. Auditor –$1496.07, Penn Co. Sheriff – $1732.75,Pete Lien & Sons – $635.72, PetersonAuto – $758.50, Postage By Phone –$1000.00, R Powles – $9.62, PriorityDispatch – $78.00, Project Lifesaver –$35.12, Quill – $210.97, RC RegionalHospital – $350.49, Rapid Delivery –$44.40, Ricoh – $9.84, Rivera Finance –$675.75, Rushmore Office – $3210.18,Sam’s Club – $110.56, Sand CreekPrinting – $588.50, SD Dept of Health –$1160.00, SDDOT – $38411.70, SDSheriffs Assoc – $1113.02, SD StatesAttys Assoc – $1413.00, SDML WorkersComp Fund – $68042.37, S Semerad –$737.20, Servall – $336.51, SheehanMack – $443.08, Short Const. –$57248.54, Site Work Specialists –$357034.44, State Bar of SD –$1535.00, State Flag $467.61, StateTreas – $443.00, Sturgis Napa –$318.19, Sturgis Regional Hospital –$54.24, Timemark – $660.00, TylerTech – $33428.58, US Foodservice –$5395.17, Wellmark Flex Benefits –$207.00, West Payment Center –$696.00, Western Comm. – $4374.60,WSDJDC – $20587.50, D Whitaker –$8463.50, White’s Canyon Motors –$52.38, Whiting Hagg Hagg – $732.80,State Treas – $2317.50, Opal FireDept – $553.94, Lone Prairie Diesel –$1590.00, City of Faith – $242.82

MiLES, MEALS, LODGiNG: A Aker –$87.29, G Cammack – $102.12, R Hei-dgerken – $108.04, Knuckle Saloon –$138.48, R Mallow – $16.28, L Quam –$16.28, Ramkota Inn – $183.98, Side-hack Saloon – $153.99, T Wieczorek –$22.20

COURT-APPOiNTED ATTORNEY:Grey Law – $337.40, R Haivala –$615.00, J Hilpert – $2413.60, R Hy-mans – $59.65, Lewis & Clark –$149.00, L Lewno – $223.65, RenschLaw – $4024.35, K Thompson –$4363.55

MENTALLY HANDiCAPPED: Yank-ton – $3193.77

MENTAL iLLNESS: Audra MalcombConsulting – $1776.17, Behavior Mgmt –$375.00, D Cody – $15.00, Frantzen Re-porting – $32.30, D Mayer – $35.00,Penn Co. – $494.00, Penn Co. StatesAtty. – $645.00, RC Regional Hospital –$1241.92, K Swanda – $15.00, KThompson – $914.45, C Valades –$70.00

SUPPORT OF POOR: Kirk Funeral –$950.00

PUBLiSHiNG: BHWG – $121.60,BHWG – $532.48, Faith – $589.36

UTiLiTiES: BHP&L – $11486.94,Centurylink – $1660.67, Grand Electric –$61.44, MDU – $622.27, Verizon –$1781.85, BHP&L – $823.25, GrandElectric – $742.67, Knology – $1876.09,Midcontinent Comm. – $57.20, SturgisWater – $207.27, West River Elect. –$134.63, Butte Electric – $113.86, WestRiver Electric – $78.63

JURY FEES: G Adrian – $24.80, WAukamp – $64.80, J Backes – $134.04,J Bares – $10.74, J Bartels – $23.32, DBender – $26.28, P Bestgen – $15.18, CBirmingham – $64.80, M Bolton –$27.02, M Brevik – $11.48, S Bruse –$12.22, T Casteel – $10.74, W Clay-more – $23.32, G Cobb – $178.44, NCochran – $11.48, S Corcoran – $27.02,N Cox – $24.80, D DeKraai – $11.48, HDunn – $11.48, R Eisenbraun – $10.74,T Erickson – $32.20, C Evers – $101.48,T Ewalt – $11.48, T Fode – $32.20, JFreeman – $50.74, B Geary – $28.50, LGlasgow – $10.74, A Grenstiner –$27.02, C Grubl – $18.14, B Guiliano –$32.20, D Haivala – $10.74, THalvorsen – $26.28, B Harrington –$17.40, B Hencke – $13.70, A Henry –$21.10, D Hershey – $15.18, L Hoff-man – $24.80, R Hrachovec – $129.60,C Hudson – $61.10, E Kammerer –$32.20, F Karp – $55.88, N Keffeler –$10.74, S Keller – $10.74, D Kreutz –$20.36, V Kreutz – $10.74, J Kukla –$131.08, L Larson – $23.32, S Lewis –$12.22, F Loofbourow – $28.50, DLukesh – $54.44, D Maher – $21.10, MManey – $129.60, W Marks – $141.44,C McDonald – $11.48, T Meland –$10.74, C Millard – $25.54, S Miller –$126.64, J Mohni – $35.16, P Moross –$24.80, E Patino – $137.00, M Paz –$10.74, S Pfeifer – $28.50, E Rose –$11.48, L Rupp – $13.70, D Ryan –$24.80, R Schieffer – $50.74, L Sea-man – $21.84, M Simmons – $101.48, TSmith – $162.16, L Solmonson –$101.48, T Stumpf – $13.70, A Thomp-son – $24.06, L Trainor – $87.70, R Van-Houten – $25.54, S VanNorman –$10.00, M Walker – $24.06, L Wetz –$34.42, C Williams – $11.48, MWilliams – $10.74, K Wilson – $119.24,M Winegar – $54.40, S Wipf – $50.74, KWood – $30.72, T Woods – $72.20, BAlexander – $61.10, V Brink – $64.80, LMagelky – $52.22, J Olson – $61.10, CRichardson – $64.80, A Salazar –$50.74, D Stocklin – $127.70, D Stoor –$62.58, C Weisz – $50.74

VARiOUS FUNDS: Norwest Bank,matching Social Security – $31667.88,SD Retirement System, matching retire-ment – $27885.46, county share ofhealth and life insurance – $80481.23.

Action (Consent): F. Personnel Ac-tions

PERSONNEL ACTIONS, Employee,Action, Effective

Scott, Randolph, Raise to $20.62,11/16/2012

Shoun, Teresa, Raise to $17.25,11/10/2012

Hunt, Garet, Raise to $4088.16,11/01/2012

Hast, Kathryn, Raise to $16.65,11/22/2012

Lippert, Lowell, Raise to $17.62,11/27/2012

McCarthy, David, Raise to $17.97,11/15/2012

Cummins, Anthony, Raise to $17.05,

11/14/2012Martin, Valerie, Temporary to Full

Time, $16.07, 10/26/2012Stephenson, Ronda, New Hire,

$10.47 , 11/05/2012Action: G. Arthur & Linda Daknis are

requesting a setback variance for an ex-isting pole barn addition on Tract A of theNE in 19-6-5

Action: H. Kathy Driggs has a finalplat of Lots C1 & C2 of Lot C of PleasantValley Subdivision in the N2 of 36-5-5

Action: I. Wade & Kim Bahr have apreliminary plat of Lots 2A & 2B of Lot 2of Tract 13 of McEwen Ranch Subdivi-sion in the NENE of 29-3-7, N2NW of 28-3-7, S2SW of 21-3-7

16. AdjournAction, Procedural: A. Adjourn the

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

dgerken.Final Resolution: Motion Carries. Yea: Aker, Creed, Cammack, Hei-

dgerken, Rausch.APPROVED:

___________________________Alan Aker, Chairman

ATTEST:______________________Lisa Schieffer, Auditor

Published Decemaber 19, 2012 at theapproximate total cost of $386.63

NOTiCE OF AUDiTOF THE FiSCAL

AFFAiRS OF THECiTY OF FAiTH

Notice is hereby given that therecords and books of account of the Cityof Faith, South Dakota have been au-dited by Ketel Thorstenson, LLP, Certi-fied Public Accountants of Rapid City,South Dakota for the year ended De-cember 31, 2011. A detailed reportthereon is filed with the City of Faith andthe Department of Legislative Audit inPierre, South Dakota for public inspec-tion.

The following findings and recom-mendations referred to in the report arehereby listed in accordance with the pro-visions of SDCL 4-11-12.

CURRENT AUDiT FiNDiNGS ANDRECOMMENDATiONS

Finding:As in prior years, we were requested

to draft the audited financial statementsand related footnote disclosures as partof our regular audit services. Ultimately,it is management’s responsibility to pro-vide for the preparation of the City’sstatements and footnotes, and the re-sponsibility of the auditor to determinethe fairness of presentation of thosestatements. From a practical standpoint,we do both for the City at the same timein connection with our audit. This is notunusual for us to do with municipalitiesof your size.

Recommendation:

As in prior years, we have instructedmanagement to review a draft of the au-ditor prepared financials in detail for theiraccuracy; we have answered any ques-tions they might have, and have encour-aged research of any accountingguidance in connection with the ade-quacy and appropriateness of classifica-tion and disclosure in the City’sstatements. We are satisfied that the ap-propriate steps have been taken to pro-vide the City with the completed financialstatements. It is the responsibility ofmanagement and those charged withgovernance to make the decisionwhether to accept the degree of risk as-sociated with this condition because ofcost or other considerations.

Management’s Response:

The City evaluates its risk associatedwith this condition on an annual basis.The Finance Officer, Debbie Brown, isresponsible for this corrective actionplan.

Finding:

The City has a general lack of segre-gation of duties in the finance office,more specifically:

All finance personnel have access tothe general ledger, open mail, receivethe unopened bank statement, and mailthe signed checks.

The Finance Officer and Deputy Fi-nance Officer receive customer pay-ments, have access to write-off andadjust customer accounts, and the cus-tomer adjustments or write-off reportsare not reviewed. In addition, the Fi-nance Officer prepares the revenue por-tion of the financial statements given tothe City Council for review. The FinanceOfficer is preparing a listing of adjust-ments, but the listing is not currentlybeing reviewed by someone other thanherself.

There is a lack of controls at the bar.The Bar Manager orders inventory, re-ceives inventory, and performs quarterlyspot-check inventory counts. Addition-ally, there is not a process to accuratelyaccount for all movement of inventoryfrom the liquor store to the bar. Duringthe current year, the count documenta-tion was reviewed by the Finance Officerfor reasonableness and accuracy. Addi-tionally, the Finance Officer is performingspot checks of inventory. We noted theyear end inventory listing as of Decem-ber 31, 2011 did not match the generalledger by $1,035. Margin analysis on thebar inventory, bar sales and operatingagreements was not performed periodi-cally until the end of 2011.

The bar maintains a stack of signedchecks (with one signature) on hand forlarger lottery payouts. The risk of misap-propriation is mitigated by the FinanceOfficer’s review of the bank statement,including images of cancelled checks.

Recommendations:

There is an overaIl lack of segrega-tion of duties over the disbursementprocess due to the limited number of ac-counting personnel, which is typical in acity of this size. However, the risk of mis-appropriation is mitigated by the Mayorreviewing the unopened bank statement. The listing of account adjustments andwrite-offs from the accounting softwareshould be reviewed monthly by a CityCouncil Member.

The Finance Officer should continueto review the periodic inventory countpaperwork and perform random count

checks. Additionally, margin analysis (di-rect cost of sales as a percentage ofsales) should be performed at leastmonthly by the Finance Officer and re-viewed for reasonableness based ongross margin percentages of liquor, maltbeverages and operating agreements.During the year, the Finance Officerbegan recording the operating agree-ment activity in separate accounts to as-sist in analyzing gross margins, werecommend this process continues. Signed checks should not be maintainedon hand, as it creates the potential formisappropriation of cash. As notedabove, the risk is mitigated by the Fi-nance Officer’s review of the bank state-ment, including images of cancelledchecks.

Management’s Response:

The City attempts to maintain propersegregation of duties with the staff avail-able. The Finance Officer, DebbieBrown, is responsible for this correctiveaction plan.

MARTIN L. GUINDON, CPA,AUDITOR GENERALDEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE AUDIT

Published December 19 & 26, 2012 fora total approximate cost of $105.26

ADVERTiSEMENTFOR BiDS

The City of Faith, South Dakota willbe accepting sealed Bids for the pur-chase of a used Digger Derrick Truck asper specifications on file in the FinanceOffice at the Faith Community Center,Faith, South Dakota.

Sealed bids will be received up until4:00 P.M. MDT on December 27th,2012. Bids will publicly be opened andread in the regular meeting room of theCommon Council in the Faith Commu-nity Center at Faith, South Dakota at6:15 P.M., M.S.T. Each sealed bid mustbe clearly marked “Digger DerrickTruck”. Each bid must be accompaniedby a certified check, bankdraft, cashier’scheck, money order or bid bond in theamount of 5% of the bid.

The City of Faith reserves the right toreject any and all bids and any and allportions thereof, and to waive any irreg-ularities.

By: Debbie BrownCity Finance OfficerCity of FaithFaith, South Dakota

Published December 12 & 19, 2012 fora total approximate cost of $21.43

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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 December 4, 2012 at 5:30 P.M.in the Community Room of the Commu-nity Center. Mayor Haines called themeeting to order, Brown called roll call,and Mayor Haines led the Pledge of Al-legiance.

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

Others in attendance were: DebbieBrown, Tim Bernstein, Loretta Passoltand Sandy Rasmussen.

Lightfield made a motion, secondedby Riley to approve the agenda as pre-sented. Motion carried.

Riley made a motion, seconded byLightfield to approve the minutes of theNovember 20, 2012 meeting with the fol-lowing correction:

Under Abatement: Change Five yesvotes to All yes votes. Motion carried.

CLAIMS APPROVED:The following claims were presented

and read:Advanced Building Services, Inc.,

Refinish Gym Floor – $4,000.00; Aflac,Cancer & Accident Insurance – $734.28;Allegiant Emergency Services, MV Part-Fire Dept – $385.85; Applied Concepts,Inc., Minor Equipment – $4,625.00;Avesis Third Party Administrators, Inc.,Vision Insurance – $126.38; BatteriesPlus #76, Batteries – $293.90; BorderStates Electric Supply, Electrical & Tele-phone Supplies – $815.94; Brown, Deb-bie, Repay for Supplies – $150.90; Cityof Faith, Utilities – $8,463.12; City ofFaith, On & Off Sale Liquor Licenses –$1,000.00; Coca-Cola Refreshments,Pop – $431.00; Collins Compaines 2011,Professional Services – $1,054.00; Con-sortia Consulting by Telec, General Con-sulting & Settlements – $1,470.00;Dakota Business Center, QuarterlyMaintenance – $155.44; Delage LandenFin. Service, Copier Lease – $44.46;Dept of Revenue, Laboratory Services –$13.00; Dupper, Gloria, Repay for Sup-plies – $21.19; EPD Enterprise, Port-a-Potty – $2,000.00; Faith CommunityHealth, Drug Testing – $25.00; Faith Fit-ness Center, Full Time Employees Mem-bership – $50.00; Faith Independent,Publishing – $172.83; Frito-Lay, Misc –$97.12; Golden West Telecommunica-tions, Special Access – $1,894.18;Hauser, Patty, Repay for Supplies –$31.79; Heartland Waste Management,Hauling Garbage & Dumpsters –$4,135.00; Henschel, Ed, AmbulanceLaundry – $66.00; Iron Horse Ag Serv-ice, Oxygen – $36.75; Jerome Bever-age, Beer – $6,286.55; JohnsonWestern Wholesale, Liquor – $2,418.43;M&T Fire & Safety, Inc., Repair & Main-tenance-Fire Dept – $902.18; NorthAmerican Numbering, Annual Share ofCost for NANP – $25.00; Northwest Bev-erage Inc., Beer – $12,332.70; Oak HillConsulting, Consulting – $60.00; Roy'sPronto Auto Parts, Repair & Mainte-nance – $704.30; SD Retirement Sys-tem. Retirement Plan – $3,546.20;Schwan's, Misc – $115.73; Sodak Dis-tributing Company, Liquor – $2,312.41;Sysco North Dakota, Inc., Supplies –$177.55; Tri County Water, Water –$6,237.60; Verizon Wireless, Ambulance& Police Cell Phones – $226.13; Visa,Gasoline, Lodging, Tools – $2,375.23;Farmers State Bank, SS & Withholding –$836.36; Farmers State Bank, SS &Withholding – $2,775.49; Express Com-munications, Inc., Intra/Inter Access Ex-pense – $1,460.38; Bank Card,Collection Fees – $112.28; FarmersState Bank, Extra Statement – $3.00;Dept of Revenue, 911 – $394.88; Dept

of Revenue, Drivers Licensing –$165.00; Companion Life, Dental Insur-ance – $569.74; Wellmark BlueCross &Blue Shield, Health Insurance –$8,027.83; Afdahl's Appliance, Air Con-ditioner – $10,855.00

Inghram made a motion, secondedby Lightfield to approve all claims pre-sented. All yes votes. Motion carried.

RESOLUTIONS & ORDINANCES:Lightfield introduced the following

resolution for its adoption:RESOLUTION NO.

12-04-12-01A Resolution Passed Pur-

suant to Revised Ordinances,Title 8 - Utilities EstablishingRates and Charges for UtilityServices for the City of Faith,South Dakota;

WHEREAS pursuant tothe Revised Ordinances, Title 8- Utilities, the Common Councilis authorized to establish ratesand charges for all utility serv-ices by Resolution; and

RESOLVED, that the fol-lowing rates and charges areadjusted and added to thoserates contained in RESOLU-TION NO. 12-31-91-02 whichthe following new rates will beeffective on January 1, 2013 bill:

Electric:Residential Rate: Service

Charge $11.00per month

(Every Meter used by thecustomer will be billed a ServiceCharge)

June Thru August, AllKWH – $0.112

Sept. Thru May, 0 - 750KWH – $0.101

Over 750 KWH – $0.081Commercial/City Rate:

Service Charge Singe-Phase – $17.00 per month


Service Charge Three-Phase – $23.00 per month


June Thru August, 0 –5000 KWH – $0.120

Over 5000 KWH – $0.101Sept. Thru May, 0 – 5000

KWH – $0.106Over 5000 KWH – $0.084

Home Occupational Rate:Service Charge Single-

Phase – $17.00 per month(Every Meter used by the

customer will be billed a ServiceCharge)

Service Charge Three-Phase – $23.00 per month


June Thru August, 0 –5000 KWH – $0.117

Over 5000 KWH – $0.101Sept Thru May 0 – 5000

KWH – $0.103Over 5000 KWH – $0.084Seconded by Spencer. All

yes votes. Motion carried.BIDS:

5:45 – Open Bids for Aviation Fuel:No bids were received at this time. 6:00 Hearing on Leasing Durkee

Lake Land:Mayor Haines asked for any com-

ments for or against the leasing of theDurkee Lake Land. No one spoke for oragainst.

6:00 – Open Bids (Leasing DurkeeLake Land):

The following bids were opened andread:

Tim Bernstein – $5401.00Spencer made a motion, seconded

by Nolan to accept the bid of $5401.00from Tim Bernstein. All yes votes. Motioncarried.

Legislative Day:Legislative Day is February 5th and

6th in Pierre. Council needs to let the of-fice know if they are going by January22nd.

Approve Audit:Lightfield made a motion, seconded

by Inghram to approve the audit. All yesvotes. Motion carried.

Christmas Party or Bonus Bucks:Discussion was held in regards to a

Christmas Party or Bonus Bucks againthis year. Spencer made a motion, sec-onded by Nolan to get quotes before thenext meeting from Branding Iron andLonny’s Steakhouse for a Christmassupper in January. Five yes votes. In-ghram – no. Motion carried.

Electric Study for 2013:Missouri River sent a proposal for an

electric study to be done in the fall of2013 and start to get information in thesummer in the amount of $8,000 withMissouri River paying $4,000 of it. Itshould normally be done every two tothree years and hasn’t been done since2006. Riley made a motion, seconded byHellekson to approve to do the electricstudy in 2013. All yes votes. Motion car-ried.

Furniture Purchase:Chairs are still needed in the Council

room and Debbie Brown would like toapprove up to a certain amount andwatch for them to come on sale and tryto purchase nine chairs in 2012. Nolanmade a motion, seconded by Lightfieldto approve the purchase of nine chairsup to $100 a piece. Five yes votes.Spencer – no. Motion carried.

December and January Meetings:Spencer made a motion, seconded

by Nolan to approve changing the meet-ings as follows. Skip the meeting thatwould be held December 18th andchange it to December 27th for a yearend meeting and January meetings onthe 8th and 22nd. Motion carried.

Building Permits:Jeffrey Brown submitted a building

permit for a pole barn building which is48’ x 96’ on Section 9, Township 12North, Range 17 E.B.H.M., SE ¼ NE ¼,less Lot H2, as shown on plat thereoffiled in Plat Book 15, page 22; South 132foot of the NE ¼ NE ¼, less the East 140feet thereof; and East 140 feet of theSouth 132 feet of the NE ¼ NE ¼ . Rileymade a motion, seconded by Helleksonto approve the building permit as submit-ted. Motion carried.

Mike Actlip and David Wilson submit-ted a building permit for a small doorwaycanopy on Lot 4, Block 8. Spencer madea motion, seconded by Nolan to approvethe building permit as submitted. Motioncarried.

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

Glen Haines, Mayor

________________________________Debbie Brown, Finance Officer

Published December 19, 2012 for a totalapproximate cost of $114.03

NOTiCE OF AUDiTOF THE FiSCAL

AFFAiRS OF FAiTHSCHOOL DiSTRiCT

NO. 46-2

Notice is hereby given that therecords and books of account of FaithSchool District 46-2 of Meade County,South Dakota have been audited by EideBailly LLP for the fiscal year ended June

30, 2012 and that a detailed reportthereon is filed with the governing board,the Director of Finance, and the Depart-ment of Legislative Audit, 427 SouthChapelle, Pierre, South Dakota, for pub-lic inspection.

This notice is published in compli-ance with the provisions of SDCL 4-11-12.

2012-01 Segregation of Duties – Mate-rial Weakness

Condition: The District has a lack of seg-regation of duties in certain areas due toa limited staff.

Recommendation: While we recognizethat your office staff may not be largeenough to permit complete segregationof duties in all respects for an effectivesystem of internal control, all accountingfunctions should be reviewed to deter-mine if additional segregation is feasibleand to improve efficiency and effective-ness of financial management of the Dis-trict. We also recommend havingsomeone else in custody of the BoardPresident’s signature stamp so there arealways two people reviewing checksbeing written. We also recommend peri-odically using outside services such asEide Bailly’s Forensic Services to reviewthe District’s system of internal controlfor any weaknesses or improvementsthat can be made to strengthen the sys-tem of internal control.

2012-02 Recording of Transactions –Material Weakness

Condition: We identified misstatementsin the District’s financial statementscausing us to propose material audit ad-justments.

Recommendations: While we recognizethat this condition is not unusual for anorganization your size, it is important thatyou be aware of this condition for finan-cial reporting purposes. Managementand the Board should continually beaware of the financial reporting of theDistrict. 2012-03 Preparation of Financial State-ments – Material Weakness

Condition: The District does not have aninternal system designed to provide forthe preparation of the financial state-ments being audited. As auditors, wewere requested to draft the financialstatements and accompanying notes tothe finanacial statements. This circum-stance is not unusual in an organizationof your size. It is the responsibility ofmanagement and those charged withgovernance to make the decisionwhether to accept the degree of risk as-sociated with this condition because ofcost or other considerations.

Recommendation: While we recognizethat this condition is not unusual for anorganization your size, it is important thatyou be aware of this condition for finan-cial reporting purposes. Managementand the Board should continually beaware of the financial reporting of theDistrict and changes in reporting require-ments.

2012-04 Reconciliation of Cash – Mate-rial Weakness

Condition: The District’s bank reconcilia-tions did not balance to the generalledger cash amounts recorded.

Recommendation: We recommend thatthe bank reconciliation be completedwithin the same accounting system asthe general ledger accounts to ensure alltransactions are properly recorded andtracked within the general ledger system.We also recommend that someone

should be reviewing the bank reconcilia-tions on a monthly basis that does notcomplete the reconciliations, to ensureall items are properly recorded andmatch what is recorded on the District’sfinancial statements. Since the District’sbalance still has an immaterial differenceat year-end we recommend the Districtarrange for someone to investigate thevariance and correct any discrepancy.

s/s: Eide Bailly LLpConsultants and Certified PublicAccountants

Published December 19 & 26, 2012 foran approximate cost of $79.27

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HELP WANTEDTHE FAITH SCHOOL DIS-TRICT is accepting applicationsfor full-time aide at the MaurineSchool. Applications can be foundon the school website or at theschool office. Closing date Decem-ber 24, 2012. F15-1tc

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CARD OF THANKSThank you to everyone who ex-

pressed condolences on the pass-ing of my dad. He was a realcharacter and he will be missed,especially his sense of humor.

Duke Westerberg

Holly boughs and candlelight, carolslingering in the frosty night and hope

all a-bright. May these bring yougreat delight!

Life’s little joys

Cenex of FaithCorner of Hwys 212 & 73, Faith, SD

faith independent, december 19, 2012

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