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Faith Gazette & The Faith Independent Since 1910$1.00 (includes tax) Volume 86 • No. 25 February 25, 2015

SPEARFISH…The SouthDakota Center for EnterpriseOpportunity (SD CEO) at BlackHills State University is accept-ing nominations for the presti-gious Women in Businessawards program that highlightsthe impact of outstandingwomen entrepreneurs across thestate.

The public is encouraged tovisit www.BHSU.edu/SDCEO tonominate successful women en-trepreneurs from across all ofSouth Dakota who have made asignificant impact in businessand whose actions exemplifysavvy business acumen, in-tegrity, compassion, and commit-ment to community.

According to Helen Merriman,director of SD CEO, “Starting abusiness and staying in businessis very challenging so thisawards program is an opportu-nity to celebrate the efforts ofsuccessful business women on astatewide stage and to say thankyou for their entrepreneurial ef-forts.”

Kari Karst of BX Civil & Con-struction, headquartered in DellRapids, was both surprised andhonored to receive the SDCEOAward for “Enterprising Busi-ness Woman” in 2013, “The real-ity is that I am not driven byawards but they are a wonderfulacknowledgement that someoneis actually noticing. For me, theaward gave me a kind of push to“give back” and to not only en-courage women to consider non-traditional careers by myexample, but to also become astronger advocate for encourag-ing and creating more opportuni-ties for women at every level ofthe construction industry.”

The awards will be announcedand presented at the CelebratingWomen in Business luncheonFriday, May 15, at the HolidayInn in Spearfish.

Nominees must be womenwhose businesses are located inany part of South Dakota. Thefour award categories include:The Enterprising Young Entre-preneur, The Enterprising Busi-ness Team, The EnterprisingBusiness Woman, and The En-terprising Friend of Small Busi-

ness. All nominations are confi-dential.

Nominations can be submit-ted via the websitewww.BHSU.edu/SDCEO ormailed to: SD CEO, 1200 Uni-versity St., Unit 9511, Spearfish,SD 57799-9511. Deadline fornominations is Monday, April 20at midnight MST. A list of re-quirements and criteria can alsobe found atwww.BHSU.edu/SDCEO. Formore information about SD CEOor the awards program, call (605)642-6435.

Requirements for nomina-tions include:

•Nominations should be sub-mitted on behalf of an individualor business.

•Each nomination narrativeshould be 250 words or less

•Two (2) references are re-quired for each nomination; Ref-erences will be asked a standardlist of questions to gather morespecific information about thenominee

•Nominations are to be sub-mitted via the websitewww.BHSU,edu/SDCEO ormailed to SD CEO, 1200 Univer-sity St., Unit 9511, Spearfish,SD 57799-9511.

•Deadline for nominations:Monday, April 20 at midnightMST

Criteria for each of the fourcategories:

Nominations for The Enter-prising Young Entrepreneur,The Enterprising BusinessTeam, and The EnterprisingBusiness Woman must meet theSmall Business Administration(SBA) definition of a small busi-ness: a business must have lessthan $7 million in average an-nual receipts.

The Enterprising YoungEntrepreneur - This womanentrepreneur has created a suc-cessful business by demonstrat-ing outstanding skill andcommitment. Nominations fromfellow business owners, mem-bers of the community, trade andprofessional organizations arewelcome; self-nominations willnot be accepted.

This nominated womanshould have a minimum of 3

years in her current business;should be 35 years or younger asof May 15, 2015; and should be asmall business entrepreneur.

The Enterprising BusinessTeam - An individual businessowner may nominate her teamfor their significant contribu-tions to the business. Self-nomi-nations will be accepted, as wellas nominations from: fellow busi-ness owners; members of thecommunity; trade and profes-sional organizations; and cus-tomers.

The nominated team shouldbe the staff of a woman-ownedbusiness with 20 or fewer em-ployees; should have a minimumof seven (7) years in business;and should collectively demon-strate outstanding skills andcustomer service.

The Enterprising BusinessWoman - This dynamic businesswoman has achieved substantialsuccess in her business and com-munity. Nominations from fel-low business owners, members ofthe community, and trade andprofessional organizations arewelcome. Self-nominations willnot be accepted.

This nominated womanshould be a small businessowner or majority owner; shouldhave a minimum of seven (7)years in business; should demon-strate outstanding skill, commit-ment, and accomplishment whilesuccessfully navigating obsta-cles; and who influences, men-tors and encourages others.

The Enterprising Friendof Small Business - This busi-ness is an advocate for thegrowth and development ofsmall business. Nominationsfrom fellow business owners,trade and professional organiza-tions and members of the com-munity are welcome.Self-nominations will not be ac-cepted.

This nominated businessshould be a business of any size;does not need to be woman-owned; and should demonstratecommitment and ongoing sup-port to the success of women-owned businesses.

SD CEO accepting nominations forstatewide awards program

PIERRE, S.D. - The SouthDakota Department of Trans-portation, in collaboration withMeade County, will hold publicopen houses to gather publicinput for help in developing theupdate to the Meade CountyMaster Transportation Plan.These open house public meet-ings will be held at 6 p.m. on thefollowing dates and locations:

February 25 – MeadeCounty Erskine Building, 1300Sherman Street, Sturgis

February 26 – Ramada Inn -7900 Stage Stop Road, Summer-set

The Meade County MasterTransportation Plan will addressa full range of transportation op-tions and issues, includingpedestrian, bicycle, transit,freight and automobile. The pur-pose of these public meeting is togather information on commu-nity needs and desires to developa long-range, multi-modal planthat will provide a blueprint toaddress the future transporta-tion needs of Meade County.

As part of study, an internetsurvey on transportation needsand travel patterns withinMeade County is also being con-ducted. To participate in the sur-vey, please visit the webpagehttps://www.surveymonkey.com/s/D9ZKD3W.

For those who cannot attendthe meeting or would like addi-tional information on the study,information will be made avail-able online after the meetings atwww.meademovingforward.com.

The meetings will be heldfrom 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the loca-tions indicated. A brief, summa-rizing presentation will be madeat approximately 6:15 p.m. fol-lowed by an open house discus-sion with SDDOT, county, andconsultant staff. The opportunityto present written comments willbe provided. Written commentswill be accepted until March 13,2015.

Notice is further given to indi-viduals with disabilities that thispublic meeting is being held in aphysically accessible place.Please notify the SDDOT ADACoordinator within 48 hours ofthe public meeting if you havespecial needs for which thisagency will need to makearrangements. The telephonenumber for making specialarrangements is 605-773-3540 or1-800-877-1113 (Telecommuni-cation Relay Services for theDeaf).

For more information, contactSteve Gramm, planning engi-neer, at 605-773-6641 or bye m a i [email protected].

Department of Transportation andMeade County seek public inputinto Meade County TransportationPlan study

In this week’s issue

• Wayne Doak obituary

* Election ballot

• City proceedings

• County proceedings

• Legislative reports

• Longhorns sports

• Livestock programs

• February 25, 2015 • The Faith Independent

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Wayne Doak, age 94 of Faith,died Sunday, February 22, 2015at the Belle Fourche RegionalSenior Care Center in BelleFourche.

Mass of Christian Burial willtake place at 11 a.m. WednesdayFebruary 25, 2015 at St. JosephCatholic Church in Faith. Inter-ment will take place at 10 a.m.Thursday at Black Hills Na-tional Cemetery. Military Hon-ors will be provided by the BelleFourche Veterans Honor Guard.

Wayne Doak was born April 5,1920 in Faith, South Dakota. Hewas the son of Charles and Lucy(Law) Doak. Wayne grew up onthe family ranch located south ofFaith, and he graduated fromFaith High School. During WorldWar II, Wayne served his coun-try in the U.S. Army. During thistime, Wayne fought in the Battleof the Bulge and was awarded aPurple Heart and Bronze Starfor his effort. Wayne came froma military family. His brotherDonald also earned a PurpleHeart and this two sisters Bettyand Lorena also served duringWorld War II.

On June 16, 1949 he was

united in marriage to MarieMastel at the St. Joseph CatholicChurch in Faith. To this uniontwo sons were born: Pat andDon. Following their marriage,Wayne and Marie lived in Faithfor many years. Wayne workedat the Faith Elevator for a time,and then for several years hewas a Bridge and Roads Inspec-tor for the SD Highway Depart-ment, retiring in 1978. He alsowas a rancher, always havingsome cattle to take care of. Fol-lowing his retirement from thehighway department, Wayneworked at Faith Livestock andfor several summer months heplanted trees for the local conser-vation office. He was a memberof the St. Joseph CatholicChurch, Knights of Columbus,and the local VFW and AmericanLegion clubs of which he servedas Commander and QuarterMaster. In July of 2012 Wayneand Marie moved to the BelleFourche Senior Care Center,where Marie died February 23,2013.

Wayne was a hard workingman in his younger days. He al-ways stayed busy. He and hiswife shared many dances to-gether years ago, and now theyare reunited, together again.

Wayne is survived by his sons,Pat of Huron, Don (Marie F.) ofGillette WY; 3 grandchildren,Jennifer Doak, Katie (Jason)Holmes, and Nathan Doak; 3great grandsons, Braiden,Corbin, and Nolan; and 2 sisters,Betty (Roger) Krause of BelleFourche, and Lorena Seline ofDavenport, Iowa.

He was preceded in death byhis parents, wife, and brother,Donald.

Friends may leave writtencondolences at www.funeral-homeofthenorthernhills.com

Wayne Doak Where’s the Meat?Many of us recall the popular

1980s ad campaign by the fastfood chain Wendy’s with its slo-gan, “Where’s the beef?” The adpoked fun at many fast food es-tablishments for the sometimessmall size of the hamburgerpatty compared with buns.Wendy’s gained attention fortheir clever ad that touched onthe frustrations of many patronswho wanted more for theirmoney. While the campaign isnow a famous slogan in the ad-vertising world, a slight modifi-cation of the slogan couldhighlight concerns about thenew Obama administration re-port on 2015 dietary guidelinesfor Americans–“Where’s themeat?”

Every five years, the U.S. De-partment of Agriculture (USDA)and U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services review thedietary guidelines for Americanfood consumption. A recent advi-

sory committee report recom-mends to the agencies whatshould be included in the new di-etary guidelines. The nearly 600-page report leaves lean red meatout of what it considers to be ahealthy diet, which is not only agreat concern to dietitians whosupport consumption of lean redmeat but is also concerning forthe South Dakota livestock in-dustry.

This isn’t the first time theObama administration has pro-moted limiting meat consump-tion. As you may recall, in 2012,USDA sent an in-house newslet-ter encouraging employees toparticipate in “Meatless Mon-days” while dining in USDAcafeterias. The newsletter wenton to attack the production ofmeat in the U.S., saying thatmeat production has “a large en-vironmental impact,” and thatan employee should “help your-self and the environment” by noteating meat.

It is hard to believe that thevery agency tasked with promot-ing agriculture would encouragepeople not to eat meat. From theshort-lived Meatless Mondays, tomisguided dietary guidelines,farmers and ranchers deservemore of an ally in USDA, ratherthan an adversary. Misleadingdietary guidelines would notonly confuse consumers butwould also harm South Dakota’slivestock industry.

I urge the Obama administra-tion to reconsider the recommen-dations in the report. As amember of the Senate Agricul-ture Committee, which overseesUSDA, I will continue to closelymonitor the guidelines as theymove forward. As Kimberley andI continue to do our best to main-tain a healthy diet, we’ll be sup-porting the products of farmersand ranchers across the state, in-cluding lean red meat, and I en-courage South Dakotans to joinme.

Q: I was getting ready to do mytaxes and realized that I lost mySocial Security 1099. How can Iget a replacement?

A: New for this tax season, re-placement 1099s are now avail-able through your personal mySocial Security account.

Each January, a 1099 ismailed to everyone receiving So-

cial Security benefits. It showsthe amount of benefits paid inthe previous year for tax pur-poses. Previously, people wholost their SSA-1099 had to call orvisit a Social Security office toget a replacement or request onebe mailed to them. Through yourpersonal my Social Security ac-count, a replacement 1099 can

be immediately viewed, savedand printed online.

Create your own my SocialSecurity account at www.so-cialsecurity.gov/myaccount.

If receiving SSA benefits orhaving Medicare, other onlineservices include the ability todownload a letter to verify bene-fits received and being able toupdate your address or direct de-posit information online.

More about income taxes andyour Social Security benefits isa twww.ssa.gov/planners/taxes.htm. SSA employees cannot providetax advice.

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BROOKINGS, S.D. - Eventhough calves may have been ona backgrounding program forseveral months, it doesn't meanthey are safe from subsequenthealth issues later on in the feed-ing period, explained Russ Daly,Professor and SDSU ExtensionVeterinarian, and Reid Mc-Daniel, Assistant Professor andSDSU Extension Feedlot Spe-cialist.

The Extension specialists out-lined some possible health issuescattle producers should keep aneye out for, which may appearlater in a backgrounding pro-gram.

BloatBloat, McDaniel explains, is

one condition to be particularlyattentive of following the intro-duction of calves to background-ing rations. "In feedlot sit-uations, frothy bloat is morecommon than free gas bloat,"McDaniel said.

In frothy bloat, gas becomestrapped in tiny bubbles withinthe rumen fluid and pressurecannot be relieved through eruc-tation, or belching. As pressureincreases without relief, cattlemay die of asphyxiation.

There are many contributingfactors, McDaniel said, most ofwhich are dietary in nature."Particle size, grain type, andunmanaged diet adaptation cancontribute to changes in therumen microbial population, in-creasing the risk for frothy bloatand other metabolic disorderssuch as acidosis," McDaniel said.

In order to reduce sorting, Mc-Daniel said rations should bemixed thoroughly and chop-length of roughages should be inthe 1.5 to 2 inch range. "Sound

bunk management is key to es-tablish feed intake and reducemetabolic disorders," McDanielsaid.

Proper use of approved feedadditives or ionophores such asmonensin, lasalocid, or laid-lomycin and potentially probi-otics, McDaniel said, can helpalter rumen microbial activity insuch a way as to decrease the in-cidence of frothy bloat.

He added that surfactantssuch as poloxalene, can also beoffered in block form to help ani-mals get through these issues,but nutritional management iskey in reducing incidence ofbloat. "Remember, sound nutri-tion is a key component to keepcattle healthy," McDaniel said.

Veterinary CareBovine respiratory disease

complex (BRDC) tends to showup at a much lower rate later inthe feeding period. However,Daly explained this doesn't meanthat some of the same germs typ-ically involved with "shippingfever" can't show up and causeproblems in the later feeding pe-riod as well.

"In recent years, Histophilussomni, a common cause ofBRDC, has been increasingly im-plicated in sudden death in thefeedyard," Daly said. "Usually,these deaths occur in the ab-sence of any visible pneumonia."

He explained that oftentimes,these mortalities are associatedwith bacterial damage in theheart muscle that results in arapid onset of heart failure."Anecdotally, clusters of thesecases seem to occur especiallyafter periods of bitter coldweather. Prevention of these in-fections is problematic. Vaccines

are available to protect againstdisease caused by H. somni, butthey are not always effective,"Daly said.

Mycoplasma bovis is anotherbacteria commonly associatedwith BRDC that can pop up laterin the feeding period.

"While Mycoplasma is a po-tential contributor to BRDC, itsslow-growing nature means thatit will often emerge long afterthe typical two-week post-arrivalshipping fever period haspassed," Daly said.

In addition to BRDC, My-coplasma bovis can settle intothe tissue around the leg joints,creating the appearance ofswollen joints. As withHistophilus somni, vaccines areavailable to protect against My-coplasma-related illness, but ef-fectiveness is often lacking.Early recognition of these cases,along with treatment with ap-propriate antibiotics, maximizesthe chance of recovery in theseanimals.

Bottom line"The list of ailments that

could potentially affect calveslater on in the backgroundingperiod is a long one," Daly said."It's important to be able to sortout potential herd problems fromindividual animal issues."

He said working with a veteri-narian to devise a plan to quicklyperform post-mortem exams onany animal that dies during thefeed period is important. Consultyour nutritionist with concernsabout feeding programs andmanagement. "Rapid identifica-tion of problems can lead torapid interventions and slowingdown or stopping a herd problemin its tracks," Daly said.

To learn more, visit iGrow.orgor contact Daly [email protected] or Mc-Daniel at [email protected].

Maintaining health throughout the backgrounding period

JOHNSTOWN, N.D. — WhenMathew Fischer lost his left armand left leg to a farming accidentin November 2013, it could havebeen the end of his family’s abil-ity to maintain their family farmnear Mercer, N.D. But thanks toa supportive community, and thevolunteers and equipment fromNorth Dakota-based Farm Res-cue, his 2014 crop was plantedquickly and on-time as Fischercontinued to adjust to using hisnew prosthetics.

Fischer was just one of 50family farmers in five statesaided by Farm Rescue in 2014,and the organization is againready to provide volunteer laborand equipment for the 2015planting season to farm familieswho have experienced a majorillness, injury or natural disas-

ter. Farm Rescue provides aid tofarmers in North Dakota, SouthDakota, Minnesota, Iowa andeastern Montana.

Applications for the 2015planting season are now beingaccepted, with priority given tothose received prior to March 31.Application forms may be foundon the organization’s website atwww.farmrescue.org or by call-ing 701-252-2017. Friends mayalso call to anonymously refer afamily they believe could useFarm Rescue’s help.

Each family selected for assis-tance can receive up to 1,000acres planted free of charge.

Since 2006, Farm Rescue hasassisted 300 farm families whohave experienced hardshipsranging from open-heart surgeryand cancer treatment to severed

limbs and car accidents. The or-ganization has been supportedby more than 200 business spon-sors and donors and nearly athousand volunteers who havecontributed time and expertiseto helping farmers with plant-ing, haying, and harvesting.More information about con-tributing to Farm Rescue or be-coming a volunteer can be foundat www.farmrescue.org or bycalling 701-252-2017.

Farm Rescue offers planting assistance to farm families in crisis

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It seems like everyone weknow, all their relatives andtheir dogs have been sick lately!I take a guess here and say thisup and down temperature busi-ness has probably helped thegerms. Today, Saturday we arehaving snow squalls comethrough every once in awhile;hopefully it can clean out our air.It seems we are all taking ourturns at this stuff. I believe indoctors, pharmacists and drugsbut I also believe in help from al-ternative medicines.

When this country was set-tled, doctors were few and far be-tween and antibiotics were justbeing discovered. According tothe information I found in an ar-ticle on Antibiotic history as farback as 1640 Greeks and Indiansused mold to treat infections. InGreece and Serbia, moldy breadwas traditionally used to treatwounds and infections. Warmsoil was used in Russia by peas-ants to cure infected wounds.Sumerian doctors gave patientsbeer soup mixed with turtleshells and snake skins andBabylonian doctors healed theeyes using a mixture of frog bileand sour milk. In 1870 Sir JohnScott Burden Sanderson ob-served that cultures coveredwith mold did not produce bacte-ria. I can’t say that our early set-tlers were big on the moldybread business but they did havetheir home remedies thatworked pretty well. Now, this isa caution: I AND THE PAPERARE NOT RESPONSIBLE IFYOU CHOOSE TO TRY ANYREMEDIES MENTIONED INTHIS COLUMN. Use your head,go to the clinic see a doctor orCNP for crying out loud! Twoeveryday ingredients that come

to mind are honey and vinegar.I’ve heard of people who smeareither ingredient on things, mixit with something else or drink itstraight. It’s used for sorethroats, colds, coughs, burns andsores. The Lakota people usedthe plants that grew in the area.I copied the following fromSoltis, Pam, Soltis, Doug, andEdwards, Christine. 2005. An-giosperms. Flowering Plants.Version 03 June 2005. http://tol-w e b . o r g / A n -giosperms/20646/2005.06.03 inThe Tree of Life WebProject,http://tolweb.org/ “Thefoundation of the researchis built on the work of FatherEugene Buechel (1874-1954)who moved to the reservation ofRosebud in 1902, and spent therest of his life at the RosebudReservation and the adjacentPine Ridge Reservation. (TheLakota-English dictionary pub-lished in 1970 was based on hisorthography.) All Sincangu usesof the plants comes fromBuechel's work (see references)and all South Dakota distribu-tion data come from VanBruggen's Vasular Plants ofSouth Dakota, and the USDAPlant Database.” The project Ijust cited was done in the LeadDeadwood School. The first plantI noticed they had researchedwas the yucca glauca or soap-weed. I have had people tell methat women pulverize this rootand wash their hair to help itgrow. While they had the rootcut and chopped up it could beused to make a tea to help bellyaches. Soap made from crushedroots is said to be a very effectivetreatment for dandruff and skinirritations. The roots are used formany things. They are made into

a poultice and applied to inflam-mations, wounds, bleeding, cuts,and sprains. Hmm…maybeFaith can be the industrial capi-tal of Soapweed products.There’s some other things too,but I was afraid someone mightbe foolish enough to try it so I’lllet you look it up on your own.Another plant I found in this ar-ticle is Echinacea angustifoliaCommon name: Purple cone-flower -I’m still quoting from thesame article I cited above but Iwas amazed at the last part.Read on: A commonly used herbto relieve or allay pain. It is con-sidered an antiseptic, a form oftreatment for poisionous insectand snake bites, and a cure fortoothaches and sore throats. TheLakota used Echinacea angusti-folia for cases of thirst and per-spiration as well as using theseed heads for combing theirhair. Modern day uses of Echi-nacea angustifolia include itsuses in stimulating the immunesystem and as a preparationagainst colds and flu.

One of Echinacea angustifo-lia's active ingredients ispolyphenol. Polyphenols are agroup of chemical substancesfound in plants. Popular beliefclaims that polyphenols may re-duce the risk of cardiovasculardisease and cancer.” Now thatwould be something wouldn’t it?We had a bumper crop of Cone-flowers the past couple years.

The other item I found in thesame article says burning BigSagebrush indoors can disinfectthe house. Now burning indoorswould include putting it in some-thing that won’t burn but I thinkyou guys are smart enough tofigure that out for yourself.Maybe we can market soapweed,sagebrush and coneflowers!

We had a discussion about thelocation of the Saddle Rock Caféand Carv Thompson sent me thefollowing information saying Icould use it in this column.Thank you to all who answeredme. “Prior to the opening of thePrairie Oasis Mall in 1976,Faith’s old Main Street had theStockman’s Hotel located on the

corner in front of Vilas Phar-macy. On the south side of thehotel was Fisher’s Laundromatwhich was in the original SaddleRock Café building. Next to thatwas Walt Pines Real Estate of-fice, next to that was a FederalLand Bank office which in lateryears was the Home Café. Nextto that was the old CommercialHotel (lastly a vacant lot with ayellow high board fence), andthen Thompson Drug, WapazoTheatre, Faith Independent of-fice, Royer’s Café and thenKelly’s IGA Food Store which be-came Lynn’s Super Valu, and Dr.Sletten’s Veterinary office wason the corner.

So, in short the Saddle RockCafe would have been right infront of Vilas Pharmacy and upagainst Main Street.”

Happy belated birthdaywishes to Gene Lund. Annelleand George Afdahl attended hisparty in Rapid City Sunday.They said there were manyFaith folks there. Our town oweshim a whole lot of gratitude.Thanks Gene for taking goodcare of Faith!

Allen Waterland was in FaithSaturday to visit Harold andVicky Waterland and deliver themail.

Robert and Lacey Won-dercheck had Rio to the doctor 3times last week. Monday, heseemed much better but stillcoughs.

Tucker and Bev Hudson wentto the Jon Millar bull sale onWednesday and stopped backat Union Center to attend theTIF meeting.

Tucker and Bev Hudson andPeggy Wetz went to Rapid CitySaturday to Douglas HS to

watch the Regional wrestlingtournament and support theSturgis Scooper boys. WinstonBrown, Tanner and BaileyBringle are members of thatteam and all qualified for StateWrestling in Sioux Falls thisnext weekend. The Sturgis teamwon the runner-up team trophyon points the boys made duringthe tournament with 11 boysqualifying for state. Clark andJanice Arends were Sunday af-ternoon and evening visitors atTucker Hudson. Some goodgames of cards and visiting wereenjoyed.

Jim and Vonnie O'Dea were inPhilip on Tuesday where Vonniekept a dentist appointment andthen a hair appointment. Latershe enjoyed helping with a quiltat her friend, Karyl Sandal’s,house.

Michael Deichert, Spearfish,came to help his grandparents,Jim and Vonnie O'Dea on Fridaynight. Michael left for home onSunday afternoon to be on handfor college classes Monday. Niceto have extra help getting readyfor calving next month.

Sympathy is extended to thefamily of Wayne Doak formerlyof Faith and to Richard (Dick)Anderson of White Horse. Getwell wishes to Rod Geisler whowas injured in an accident lastweek.

This week there’s been dis-cussions on Rattlesnake Pete,Slocum, and 30 plus years agowhen Faith won the district forthe first time in years. I enjoy allthe online history and the “peo-ple trivia.” Got any trivia toshare? Let me know [email protected] or call 985-5318 or 967-2014.

Senior Citizens MenuSenior Citizens MenuAll meals served with milk

and bread. Menu subject tochange without notice.

Wed. Feb. 25: Applesauceribs, Baked potato, Parsley car-rots, Strawberries w/topping

Thur., Feb. 26: Steak & tatorstew, Orange juice, Fruit crispw/topping

Fri., Feb. 27: Tuna & noo-dles, Spinach salad, Bread pud-ding, Banana

Mon., Mar. 2: Kathy gone/No Meals

Tue., Mar. 3: Taco salad,Mixed vegetables, Pudding,Mandarin oranges

Wed., Mar. 4: Chickenparmesan, Oven baked brownrice, Cranberry juice cocktail,Cooked apples

Thu., Mar. 5: Stroganoffcasserole, Stewed tomatoes, Cu-cumbers w/vinegar, Jellow/pears

Fri., Mar. 6: Breaded bakedfish, Company potatoes, Tossedsalad, Tropical fruit


Central Meade County News

By Sandy RhodenFaith News

By Loretta Passolt

Cold winter temperatureswere typical through the week-end, with the exception of Fri-day, which was a warmer winterday.

The cold kept some of the Rho-dens and Murpheys from meet-ing at Pizza Ranch in Sturgis onSunday for a 93rd birthday partyfor Bernice Murphey. However,John, Larry, Sandy, Reg andTristen Rhoden, Jenny Bruch,Lorie and Gary Hausmann, andLeo and Deb Schnell met forlunch at Pizza Ranch on Sundayafternoon. Each stopped in ontheir own to wish Bernice ahappy birthday, celebrating thedate of her birth which was2/22/22, Feb. 2, 1922.

Many ladies from CentralMeade County and the northcountry enjoyed the 2015Women's Winter Retreat held inRapid City on Friday and Satur-day. Break out sessions, praiseand worship all took place onSaturday. There was much shar-ing, learning and encouragementthat took place. Jody (Wall)Rouse was the main speaker.Jody Rouse and Mitzi (Wall)Hunt also treated the ladies to asong that they sang so beauti-fully together. Jody and Mitziattended school in Dupree grow-ing up, and honored Larry and Iby singing at our wedding over32 years ago. Jody lives in Cali-fornia so the time spent here inSouth Dakota is rare and pre-cious. Jody and Mitzi honoredme once again by taking a fewextra minutes out of the noonhour to sing one of the songs thatthey sang at our wedding. I wasable to record it on my phone andhave played it dozens of timesbecause it was something Ithought I'd never hear again. Itis now such a treasure. Jan Wall,mother of these girls, sat backand listened and watched in-tently as a proud mama would.Thanks to Mitzi and Jody fortheir part in this retreat. Muchappreciation is extended also to

the founders and organizers ofthis retreat in its 15th year,Linda Olsen of Dupree and LoriWilken of Faith.

The Meade County Commis-sioners hosted an informativemeeting about TIFD lastWednesday at the CentralMeade County Community Cen-ter. Approximately thirty peoplewere in attendance to ask ques-tions and discuss details sur-rounding the proposal to pay forthe Highway 79 extension, alsoknown as 'the bypass'. This is atopic at the forefront of manydiscussions in Meade County atthis time.

There was a District 29 leg-islative cracker barrel in UnionCenter on Sunday afternoon. Ap-proximately twenty concernedcitizens were in attendance andbrought forth some great ques-tions with good discussion. Thelegislative session has six weekscompleted with three weeks leftto go.

The Faith Longhorns will playtheir last regular season basket-ball games this Friday in Faithagainst Wall. District Tourna-ment action will begin the fol-lowing week. Faith boys varsitywon their game against McIn-tosh on Friday night as the JVtraveled to Eagle Butte and suf-fered their first loss of the seasonto play the class A team. On Sat-urday, Philip traveled to Faith.The Faith Longhorns won boththeir JV and Varsity game.

The Sturgis girls played onSaturday and suffered a big loss.It was one of those unusualnights where the ball just didn'twant to go through the net. Theyhad the low score of 14 to end thegame. Best wishes for a muchbetter game this week, LadyScoopers.

The Civic Oration Contest iscoming up on March 6. Springactivities are springing up butspring actually doesn't beginuntil March 20.

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We had two days in the teenslast week and the balance of theweek was mostly in the 30s, notthe warmest. We also received adusting of snow a couple differ-ent days. Sounds like more of thesame this week, but we could bethe east coast! They have beengetting slammed for awhile now.Or the south now!

We want to wish Rod Gieslera speedy recovery after his acci-dent last week. Rod was involvedin a tractor/semi accident northof town. He is recovering in theRC Regional Hospital from punc-tured lungs and broken ribs. I’msure he would enjoy visits andcards.

Condolences to the family ofWayne Doak. Wayne passedaway Sunday in Belle Fourchewhere he had been living. Waynewas a veteran and was alwaysactive in the VFW and AmericanLegion here.

Several from Faith and sur-rounding area attended the100th birthday party for GeneLund in Rapid City on Sunday. Iunderstand they had a bigcrowd! Sunday was proclaimedGene Lund Day. Gene did somuch for our community over

the years. Thank you Gene!Wishing you many more happy,healthy years!

Nick and his girlfriend Renee,and their two dogs, came downfrom North Dakota Saturday af-ternoon to have taxes done. Theyspent the night and headedhome Sunday morning. We gotin some good visiting, just notlong enough.

We lost our faithful four-legged friend Bud last week.Paul and I were gone to RapidCity Thursday for his eye app-pointment and when we gothome Bud was gone. He gotaway from our dogsitter, whichhe would do every chance he got,from us too. We figured he gotsomewhere he shouldn’t havebeen and got shot. I just hopewhoever did it had a conscienceand had the decency to bury himHe was a good dog. We calledhim our “old shmoo”, alwayswanting attention. He’d lay hishead on the armrest of the chairuntil you’d pet him, or he’d layby the couch and paw and pawuntil you’d pet him and if youquit too soon he was right backat it! Rest easy old friend, we’llmiss you!

The District Girls BasketballTournament got underway thispast Monday night. Lemmonand Faith had byes Mondaynight; Harding County playedTakini at Harding County andNewell played Bison at Newell inthe first round. The secondround was in Lemmon Tuesdaynight and the Championshipgame will be held this Thursdayat 7 PM; location to be an-nounced. Good luck Ladies!

The Jr. high basketball boyswill be hosting Union Center thisFriday at 4:00. They will be hold-ing a tournament here on Satur-day, beginning at 9:00 in themorning.

The Longhorns will be playingWall this Friday night for thelast game of the regular season.The District Tournament will benext week, March 2nd, 5th and6th. I would assume the boyswill have a bye in the first roundon the 2nd. It looks like Round 2(6:00) and the championship willbe held here at 7:00. Good luckLonghorns!

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Opal Area NewsBy Kay Ingalls

Monday, Zona Vig spent theday in Newell helping with thewrestling tournament. FourWinkler grandchildren werewrestling and one Keffelergrandchild sang the NationalAnthem.

Marlin and Ethel Ingalls wentto Newell also on Monday towatch great grandson BuddyHowie wrestle.

OJ Heidler was down to helpJohn Heidler on Monday dosome work in the shop and haddinner with his folks.

Tuesday afternoon andevening, Brixie Vig stayed withGrandpa and Grandma Vigwhile JT, Kelsey and Reno wentto visit Grandpa Giesler in theRapid City hospital. Rod Gieslerwas involved in a tractor/semitruck accident near their ranchnorthwest of Faith. We wishhim a full recovery from his in-juries.Landan and Alexaviar Brinkcame on Tuesday from Box Elderto Grandpa and Grandma Vig’sto spend a few days.

Carmen Heidler went to

Union Center on Wednesday tohave a hair cut and then dinnerwith her "gang" members. Theydecided to help her celebrate herbirthday a month early sincethey seem to have trouble get-ting together anymore andMarch is a busy month. Carmensaid some of us are getting oldenough that they might forgetand maybe can do it again nextmonth, too. It was a fun time toget to see all of them. Uppermanagement even added a fewnew members.

Grand Electric was at the Hei-dler ranch on Thursday doing alittle work on some lines.

Friday, Zona Vig had appoint-ments in Sturgis, then went onto Rapid City to help ChandelleBrink who was caring for Brixieand Reno Vig while their mom,Kelsey, spent time with her dadand mom at the hospital.

Marlin and Ethel Ingallsmade the date on Friday withtheir tax lady in Sturgis. Wastime for hair cuts again, also.

Spud and Bernice Lemmel at-

tended the funeral services forGrace Storm on Saturday. Gracehad been the secretary for theCenter of the Nation Wool Cen-ter for many years.

Tracy Ingalls went to RapidCity on Friday for an appoint-ment and stopped in Sturgis tovisit her sister, Deb Price, beforecoming on home.

Travis Brink came out to theVig ranch on Saturday morningto bring Dwayne and Zona's carand rode back home with Lan-dan and Alexavier.

Saturday, John Heidler wentinto Faith and spent some timewith his mom and helped herwith a few things.

Sunday was Simons Siblinggathering time at the home ofGuy and Gladys Edwards. Allseven of us were able to be thereplus our spouses, and Bill andLinda Grenz, Larry and NancyCarpenter and Katy Ness andGuyla Ness. Guy wasn't able tobe with us due to work that hadto be attended to. Had a greattime and great food. Thank Godfor our family.

Sunday morning was a chillymorning and the airplane did notwant to start for Dwayne Vig sohe drove to Prairie City to givethe lesson.

RAPID CITY, S.D. – AWomen’s History Month militaryuniform exhibit will tour severalstate university campuses inMarch to celebrate the contribu-tions of women in the U.S.Armed Forces.

The South Dakota NationalGuard is partnering with theSDNG Museum and the ReserveOfficer Training Corps and Vet-erans Services offices of BlackHills State University, SouthDakota School of Mines & Tech-nology, University of SouthDakota and South Dakota StateUniversity to host the exhibit.

The traveling display will fea-ture time-period uniform dis-plays of women of variousuniformed services. Visitors tothe free exhibit will see descrip-tions of the garments and thewomen who wore them.

Members of the SDNG willalso be available from 11 a.m. to1 p.m. every day during the ex-hibit to speak about the serviceof women in the military and ca-reer opportunities for those whomay want to serve.

“The uniform exhibit is agreat way to recognize and honorthe history of women who haveserved and are currently serving

in our military,” said exhibit co-ordinator 1st Lt. Carstin Jerzak,SDNG equal employmentmanger. “Additionally, it’s agreat way for those who may beinterested in serving in the Na-tional Guard to learn about thecareer opportunities and benefitsof being associated with a profes-sional, dependable, high-skilledand elite organization that rep-resents the best of South Dakotaand the nation.”

Exhibit dates and locations:March 2-4, 7 a.m.–9 p.m.,

Spearfish – Black Hills StateUniversity – Yellow Jacket Stu-dent Union

March 5-6, 6 a.m.–7 p.m.,Rapid City – South DakotaSchool of Mines & Technology –Surbeck Center

March 8-13, 8 a.m.–4 p.m.,Rapid City – Camp Rapid, JointForce Headquarters, Bldg. 420 March 16-20, 7 a.m.–6 p.m., Ver-million – University of SouthDakota – Menster UniversityCenter

March 23-27, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.,Brookings – South Dakota StateUniversity – Student UnionMarch 30-April 3, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.,Pierre – SDNG Museum

Women’s History Month uniform exhibit to tour universities


Legislative UpdateSen. Betty Olson

We’ve finished six weeks ofthe legislative process and thereare three weeks left before theend of the 2015 session. So far ofthe 429 bills that were intro-duced, 19 have been withdrawn,42 have been signed by the Gov-ernor, 10 are on the Governor’sdesk, and the rest are either inprocess or have been killed. Feb-ruary 25th is Crossover Day, thelast day for a bill or joint resolu-tion to pass the house of origin.It is also the last day for intro-duction of concurrent resolutionsand commemorations.

This has been a really roughweek for several legislators. Rep.Jim Schaefer lost his wife Gloriato cancer this week and most ofthe legislators attended Gloria’smemorial service at FaithLutheran in Pierre Friday morn-ing. Sen. Jim Peterson was hos-pitalized for a couple days andthen sent home to recover frompneumonia. Sen. Jim White hasa bad case of bronchitis and healso spent a couple days in thehospital before he was sent hometo recuperate. Sen. Brock Green-field missed this whole week ofsession after falling on the iceand breaking his arm so bad thatit required surgery. Please keepthese legislators in your prayersand hopefully all of them will beable to return to Pierre soon.

The Canadian Consulate Gen-eral Jamshed Merchant and sev-eral members of the Canadiangovernment came to Pierre this

week to visit their economicpartner to the south. 40% ofSouth Dakota’s foreign-boundtrade goods are sold to Canadaand annual trade between ourstate and Canada totals $1.2 bil-lion.

Tuesday the Senate passed aJoint Resolution to make a for-mal application to Congress tocall an Article V convention ofthe states for the sole purpose ofproposing a federal balancebudget amendment. SouthDakota is the 25th state to callfor a convention to balance thefederal budget. Nine more statesmust take action for a conven-tion to be called. With a nationaldebt over $18 TRILLION andclimbing by the minute we haveto balance the budget, but whatworries me is how the “progres-sive” politicians in DC would goabout balancing it. Representa-tive Kristi Noem and SenatorMike Rounds visited the SouthDakota Legislature this weekand they both talked about thepolitical dysfunction in Washing-ton, DC. I can’t imagine thespendthrift Congress cutting anyspending programs, whichleaves raising our taxes as theonly method Congress would useto balance the budget. Does thatscare you as bad as it scares me?

On Wednesday, the Senatepassed SB 177 to establish ayouth minimum wage on a partyline vote 26-7. The bill exemptsemployers from paying the full

minimum wage to minors underthe age of 18, thus saving jobs forthese young entry level and part-time employees. Currently theminimum wage is eight dollarsand fifty cents an hour. This billwould set the youth minimumwage at seven dollars and fiftycents an hour, twenty five centshigher than the former mini-mum wage.

Senate Local Governmentcommittee passed one of my billson Wednesday. HB 1081 repealsprovisions regarding county offi-cials and the board of countycommissioners. I’m the Senateprime on this and if it passes theSenate like I think it will, countycommissioners will no longer berequired to make a map of thecounty and to visit every jail intheir county each year.

Here are some of the bills thatpassed the Senate this week:

*SB 2 provides for the estab-lishment of river basin naturalresource districts.

*SB 90 requires school dis-tricts to provide veterans a pref-erence in employment.

*SB 95 revises provisions re-lated to human trafficking.

*SB 124 revises the require-ments for a petition for a minorboundary change.

*SB 126 revises the provisionsconcerning the general require-ments that vehicle owners mustsatisfy before applying for mili-tary plates.

*SB 131 establishes provi-sions regarding stray electricalcurrent and voltage remediation.

*SB 136 excludes municipaltaxes from the gross receiptsused to determine the tax liabil-ity for customers served by elec-tric cooperatives.

*SB 186 revises the procedurefor the execution of a warrant.

*SB 191 revises provisions re-garding capital outlay certifi-cates and lease purchaseagreements of school districts

and the pledge of foundation pro-gram aid to secure such obliga-tions.

*HB 1136 revises provisionsconcerning the administration ofun-locatable mineral, leasehold,or royalty interests passed boththe House and Senate on con-sent. Rep. Marty and I are theprime sponsors of HB 1136 thatwe brought on behalf of the coun-ties where there is mineral activ-ity.

To contact me call the SenateChamber at 773-3821 and leavea message. Email me at [email protected] and the FAXnumber is 773-6806. Address thefax to Sen. Betty Olson. You cankeep track of bills and committeemeetings at this link:http://legis.sd.gov/ Use it to findlegislators, see what committeesthey are on, read all the bills andtrack the status of each bill, lis-ten to committee hearings, andcontact the legislators.


Waters of the U.S. Rule

Hurts South Dakota

ProducersIn South Dakota, agriculture

is our number one industry, ac-counting for more than half ofour economic output. To be suc-cessful, our farmers and ranch-ers must be good stewards oftheir land so that it remains vi-able. And they are. SouthDakota producers are inherentlygood conservationists – theirlivelihoods depend on it. Theydon’t need the Obama Adminis-tration interfering in their con-servation efforts.

Unfortunately, the Environ-mental Protection Agency (EPA)and the Army Corps of Engi-neers think they know how tomanage our land better thanus. Their latest proposal wouldredefine EPA’s jurisdictionunder the Clean Water Act, ex-panding its regulatory authorityto cover puddles, small ponds,field ditches and other areaswith only remote connections towater, essentially allowing themto dictate farming operations.

Over the Presidents Day re-cess, I hosted a roundtable dis-cussion with area stakeholdersin Sioux Falls to hear firsthandhow the Waters of the U.S. pro-posal would impact agriculture.Representatives from the SouthDakota Corn Growers Associa-tion, the South Dakota SoybeanAssociation, Ag United, Min-nehaha County and the SouthDakota Farm Bureau all showedup and told me the samething–the proposed rule wouldsignificantly handicap their day-to-day operations. Under thenew rule, my understanding isthat if a farmer wanted to sprayfertilizer on his fields but part ofit was connected to water – eventemporarily – that farmer wouldhave to apply for a permit beforehe or she could proceed so as not

to contaminate that water. Andwe all know how well the federalgovernment is at processing pa-perwork.

If the intent of the rule ismerely to “clarify” the CleanWater Act and not change anypolicy – as EPA claims is thecase – then they shouldn’t needthis rule on the books at all. ButI agree with farmers and ranch-ers that the rule would be a com-plete overhaul and expansion ofEPA’s jurisdiction. In this case, Ibelieve it is Congress’s duty todetermine whether such asweeping policy change is neces-sary. I’m confident that many ofmy colleagues would agree withme that the Waters of the U.S.proposal is completely unneces-sary.

In 1972, the Clean Water Actestablished a system that givesthe EPA and the Army Corps ofEngineers the ability to regulatenavigable waters, such as rivers.It allows local governments tomonitor smaller water features,like ditches, ponds, and streamsbecause state and local govern-ments are more in touch witheconomic and environmental sit-uations on the ground. This hasbeen working for the past 43years – without the heavy handof Washington getting in theway.

Giving the EPA and the ArmyCorps of Engineers more controlover our lives and land is bothunnecessary and unwise. Everyfarmer and rancher I havetalked to about this has agreedthat the proposed rule would bogdown their productivity withmassive new regulatory hurdles.It is clear to me that the Watersof the U.S. proposal is fatallyflawed. I will continue to seekways to stop its implementationas a member of the Environmentand Public Works Committee,which has jurisdiction over EPAand the Army Corps.

Sen. Michael Rounds’Weekly Column

Veterans = TeamMarch is heralded as the

month to celebrate the accom-plishments of women. Through-out history, our women veteranstook on a variety of roles androse through the ranks andthey served honorably. Let ustake the time this March tohonor the rich legacy of servicewomen in the past, the valorwith which women serve today,and the promise of greatness in-herent in the women who dreamof serving this great nation inthe future.

During my military career of33 years, I was fortunate to haveserved with many women. We'reblessed with extraordinary

women who risk their lives everyday so that each of us can live inpeace and freedom.

During my 2012 deploymentto Afghanistan, I was fortunateto have many dedicated femaleservice members by my side. Iespecially remember my Air Li-aison Officer, (ALO), and a cou-ple of radio operators, who werefull-time, female, active duty, AirForce.

Many days at 1500 in the af-ternoon I would go for a quickrun around the perimeter of ourForward Operating Base, (FOB).It was just over three miles. Yes,I could run it in 24 minutes. Yes,I ran it without oxygen!!!! Myroute would take me past the

Veterans NewsLarry Zimmerman

SD Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Afghan Army guard towers andthrough one of their gates. TheALO liked to run with me be-cause she could outrun me, theold man, and to have a male col-league on the run. The radio op-erators joined periodically as didmany others. Having a male onlyBrigade of 3,200 Afghan Soldiersoutside our door and on or nearthe only running option wassomewhat intimidating and Ivowed to never let the femalesrun alone. Having partners wasa great plan – that’s what beinga TEAM is all about.

I know it comes as no surprisethat My ALO beat me to the fin-ish every day, but she alwayswaited and thanked me for run-ning with them.

Today women serve in theUnited States military in un-precedented numbers --- 15 %.Women have become an integralpart of every operation and fac-tion the country has been sent

into for decades. Women veterans are an in-

valuable human resource – fo-cused, committed, and mission-driven. All of us understandthat, but we have to do a betterjob to ensure women veteranshave access to supportive serv-ices and benefits they need andearned selflessly serving. So asMarch draws near I ask all ofyou to reach out to the womenveterans in your life --- say“thank you.”

My first visit will be with Mil-dred Rextroat, a survivingWASP (Women Air Force Serv-ice Pilots). She is the last inSouth Dakota, and is the onlyknown female Native Americanto serve as a WASP.

Thank you grandmothers,mothers, aunts, nieces, sisters,and daughters, for your serviceto the great country and to ourArmed Forces.

Larry Zimmerman, SecretarySouth Dakota Department ofVeterans Affairs

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Rep. Kristi Noem’s Weekly Column

With the IRS, It’s Guilty

until Proven InnocentInnocent until proven guilty:

It’s the basis for legal proceed-ings in the U.S. – except whenthe IRS is involved. Under theirrules, the IRS sentences first;asks questions later. It’s an un-acceptable practice and some-thing I’m committed to holdingthem accountable for as a mem-ber of the House Ways andMeans Oversight Subcommittee.

During an Oversight Subcom-mittee hearing earlier thismonth, I heard testimony from asmall-business-owning veteran.Andrew Clyde started “Clyde Ar-mory” – a gun and ammunitionretailer in Athens, Georgia – in1991. Over the next 17 years, hegrew the business from a “homebusiness” to a storefront shop,sustaining it even through threedeployments to Iraq andAfghanistan.

On April 12, 2013, he got avisit that he’ll never forget. Twofederal agents stopped by hisstore, questioned him about hisbusiness, and notified him thatnearly one million dollars had al-ready been taken from his com-pany’s bank account at the localcredit union.

He testified: “I was never soafraid in my life, not even incombat, so much so that I trem-bled when they left…. I was justdepositing my own hard earnedand legally earned cash in thebank. How can that be a felony?I pay my taxes, I try to do every-thing correct.”

No one ever claimed themoney was earned through ille-gal activities. Instead, the IRSargued Mr. Clyde had depositedthe money illegally. They cited alaw, which was intended to stopterrorists and drug dealers, thatrequires banks to report anycash transaction over $10,000and makes it illegal for accountholders to split up the deposit inorder to avoid having the bankfile a report.

Mr. Clyde admitted that hehad a number of deposits for just

under $10,000, but not becausehe was trying to skirt the law.Rather, he had a standard insur-ance policy that would only in-sure deposits up to $10,000.

Within a matter of days, hisannual taxes were due and thenext employee payroll had to bemade. By the time those billswere paid, he had no more work-ing capital left. He said he imme-diately had to cancel everyproduct order he could and takeout an $80,000 loan to cover reg-ular business expenses.

It took more than threemonths for his case to get infront of a judge. And when he fi-nally did, the federal govern-ment offered to settle – so long asthey could keep a half-milliondollars of his cash. He didn’t ac-cept their offer. They came backlater and offered to settle for just$109,000. Again, he didn’t acceptbecause to his knowledge he didnothing wrong.

In the end, he agreed to forfeit$50,000 to settle the case. Thiswas after he’d already spentnearly $150,000 on his legal de-fense.

What the IRS did here wasabsurd. At the hearing, IRSCommissioner John Koskinen of-fered an apology to any businessowner who was wrongly im-pacted. And while that’s morethan they’ve received in the past,it hardly makes up for the busi-ness they lost.

It’s hard to know where tostart with this IRS. The agency’stargeting of conservative groupshas made many question theagency’s political independenceand whether one’s use of freespeech could be held againstthem. Its lavish taxpayer-fundedconferences have raised evenmore questions.

Hardworking taxpayers de-serve answers. What the IRS isdoing – how they are conductingthemselves – is ridiculous. It iscompletely unacceptable. Theymust be held accountable andI’m committed to doing that.

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PIERRE, S.D. -- The work ofSouth Dakota’s first poet laure-ate will continue to be availablefor future generations, thanks tothe merging of organizationsdedicated to keeping historyalive.

The Badger Clark MemorialSociety has merged its opera-tions into the South Dakota His-torical Society Foundation, thenonprofit partner of the SouthDakota State Historical Societyat the Cultural Heritage Centerin Pierre.

“This combination of effortswill allow the books by BadgerClark and materials about himto continue to be offered to thepublic,” said foundation Presi-dent Michael Lewis. “The SouthDakota Historical Society Foun-dation is proud to be able tocarry on the mission that wasstarted by the Badger Clark Me-morial Society as an addition toour work in ‘Keeping SouthDakota History Alive!’”

The foundation will overseethe reprinting and distribution

of Clark’s five volumes of workas well as other materials aboutClark. In addition, the founda-tion will continue the BadgerClark Memorial Society’s work ofpartnering with Custer StatePark officials to manage Clark’shome, known as the BadgerHole. The Badger Hole is locatedin Custer State Park and open tothe public from Memorial Day toLabor Day.

The Badger Clark MemorialSociety was created in 1984 topreserve and distribute Clark’sworks and to keep and preservethe Badger Hole. Clark’s five vol-umes have been reprinted manytimes, with the last printingsbeing a hardback version withmatching covers. The late JessieSundstrom of Custer, a societymember, wrote Clark’s unofficialbiography, “Badger Clark, Cow-boy Poet with Universal Appeal.”It, too, was republished in ahardback version in 2014 shortlyafter her death.

“The Badger Clark MemorialSociety’s work to promoteBadger Clark and help to keepthe Badger Hole open to the pub-lic has been a great accomplish-ment during the 30 years since itwas formed,” Lewis said.

Clark was born on Jan. 1,1883, and christened CharlesBadger Clark after his father. Tohis admirers, he was simplyBadger Clark, “The CowboyPoet.” His tales of life in themountains and on the openrange rang true to those whoselife he glorified. In a few verses,Clark was able to capture a feel-

ing of the Old West that ap-pealed to all types of people:young and old, rich and poor, cityfolks, and, of course, cowpokes.

Clark was named SouthDakota Poet Laureate in 1937,but he preferred the nickname“Poet Lariat.” Clark producedseveral books as collections of hisworks. The earliest, “Sun andSaddle Leather,” was publishedin 1915. The novel “Spike” waspublished in 1925, with “SkyLines and Wood Smoke” follow-

ing in 1935. “Boots and Bylines”and “When Hot Springs was aPup” were printed after hisdeath in 1957. Clark is most re-membered for “A Cowboy’sPrayer” and “Ridin,’” which werewidely published.

Clark’s books are available atthe Badger Hole, the HeritageStores in the Cultural HeritageCenter and the Capitol, both inPierre; and through the websitewww.sdhsf.org.

Historical Society Foundation new guardian forworks of Badger Clark

Popping-Corn Rhythm“Every once in a while, my

heart seems to be jumping out ofmy chest, I get a weak feelingand short of breath,” the patientexplained. When I listened withmy stethoscope, his rhythm wasdifferent than the usual lub-dub,foot-tapping sounds, which areregular as a band marchingthrough town on a summertimeparade. Instead his heart hadthe irregular rhythm of poppingcorn, chaotic and unpredictable,and I couldn’t tap my foot to it.

As predicted, the EKG showedthe rhythm of atrial fibrillation,with the atrial rate running at 3to 400 beats per minute, and theventricular rhythm chaotic, asthe experts say, irregularly-ir-regular at about 150 beats perminute. Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is the most common abnor-mal heart rhythm condition; itafflicts about one percent of thetotal population, more than twomillion people in the U.S., andeight percent of all those older

than 80 years of age. There are many causes for A

Fib, including long standing highblood pressure, coronary arteryblockage, sleep apnea, too tightor leaky heart valves, too muchor too little thyroid hormone,blood clots to the lung, an inher-ited conduction system or wiringcondition, excessive amounts oftobacco, coffee, alcohol, or am-phetamine, a viral infection in-volving the heart, stress of anykind, or just an old and weakheart.

There are two main reasonswe need to do something aboutthis rhythm abnormality. Mostdevastating can be the clots thatcan form in the atria since theyare not emptying effectively, re-sulting in something like 10% to25% of all strokes to the brain.Second, the ventricles are not ef-ficient pumps when atria are fib-rillating and even worse so whenthe ventricles are beating at 150beats a minute.

So with A Fib we have to slowthe heart down, thin the blood toprevent strokes, and sometimeseven bring the rhythm back tonormal when we can. While weare at it, physicians need tostudy why A Fib happened inthis particular case. It is a com-plex and interesting condition,and there is a lot of debate aboutwhat kind of blood thinners toprescribe, what kind of rhythmcontrol drugs to use, and when touse fancy surgery and pace-maker treatments.

But the bottom line about AFib is that good treatment byyour general or cardiology physi-cian can prevent problems andallow a normal life, even withthe heart rhythm as irregular aspopping corn.

The Prairie Doc PerspectiveDr. Richard Holms, MD


Offering Quality,

Affordable Higher

Education In South

DakotaEducation after high school

can be expensive. Over the pastfew decades, the cost of highereducation has increased muchfaster than average inflation.The costs of things like food,housing and medical care haveincreased over the years, but, onaverage, not at the rate of collegetuition. In some places it’s down-right unaffordable. For instance,a four-year degree from an IvyLeague school can cost up to$100,000.

The truth is that higher edu-cation doesn’t have to be expen-sive and young people don’t haveto go far from home to get a goodeducation. South Dakota’s techschools and universities offer af-fordable programs and a numberof scholarship opportunities, in-cluding the Build Dakota Schol-arship and the OpportunityScholarship.

The Build Dakota Scholarshipis a partnership between T.Denny Sanford and the State ofSouth Dakota. Mr. Sanford do-nated $25 million, which thestate matched, to create a $50million scholarship program forstudents entering high-needworkforce programs at SouthDakota technical institutes.

The program will fund 300full-ride scholarships for quali-fied applicants in high-need pro-grams. Anyone interested inenrolling in one of the high-needprograms in South Dakota is eli-

gible. Graduates of these pro-grams have high-paying, in-de-mand jobs waiting for them atthe end of their schooling. Em-ployers in these fields will havea bumper crop of skilled and mo-tivated applicants for jobs thatnow remain unfilled.

Anyone interested in the pro-gram can go to builddakotaschol-arships.com to see whatprograms are eligible and how toapply.

The South Dakota Opportu-nity scholarship provides finan-cial aid for South Dakota highschool students. It is available tothose who achieve a 24 or aboveon the ACT and earn goodgrades in high school while tak-ing a rigorous curriculum. Thescholarship's aim is to incen-tivize our best students to stay inSouth Dakota for college.

Because the scholarship hasnot kept up with the increasingcost of college, it is not the incen-tive it once was to keep youngpeople in the state. In mybudget, I have proposed to in-crease the value of the scholar-ship from $5,000 for 4 years ofcollege to $6,500 for 4 years ofcollege. My proposal to increasethe scholarship, House Bill 1147,is dependent upon approval fromthe Legislature.

The Build Dakota tech schoolscholarship and the OpportunityScholarship are both wise invest-ments. It is my hope that thesescholarships will lead moreyoung people to consider the af-fordable, high quality educationexperiences offered right here inSouth Dakota.

Gov. Daugaard’s

Weekly Column


Q: I am near age 62 and havea daughter, age 17. If I start So-cial Security retirement, can shereceive benefits? Is doing this agood idea?

A: If you start Social Securityretirement, at age 17 yourdaughter should be eligible to re-ceive benefits through yourrecord. Information about bene-fits to children is atwww.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/EN-05-10085.pdf.

Deciding whether startingyour retirement benefits at age62 in order for her to be eligibleis completely up to you. Are youready to retire? Does this fit youroverall retirement plans?

On the plus side, payment toa child or any other family mem-ber does not reduce your ownamount. Your amount, based onearnings history and age whenstarting benefits, is the samewhether or not other familymembers receive through yourrecord. In this situation, your re-tirement plus a separate benefitfor her would be payable. On thenegative, starting your Social Se-curity retirement at age 62 oranytime younger than full retire-ment age (FRA), for you age 66,gives you a permanently reducedbenefit amount.

Estimate your own retirementamounts at the Retirement Plan-ner section (www.socialsecu-rity.gov/retire2/) of the SocialSecurity website. For the follow-ing example, assume that yourfull retirement age amount is$2,000 per month. Starting yourbenefits when first eligible at 62reduces this to 75 percent giving

you a monthly amount of $1,500.Future cost-of-living increaseswill increase this but the 25 per-cent reduction is permanent.

As the only eligible child, yourdaughter’s benefit amount isone-half of your full retirementamount, not one-half of your ac-tual benefit amount, so she is el-igible for $1,000 per month untilage 18, perhaps longer if she isstill in high school at age 18.

Ideally, you will be enjoyingyour retirement for many years.Based on your long-term finan-cial plans, is it wise to choose apermanent twenty-five percentreduction in your SSA retire-ment in order to have yourdaughter receive benefits for ayear or so? If considered as partof your individual retirement fi-nancial planning, either startingnow or waiting could be good.The choice is yours.

Q: I stopped working full-timeat the end of 2014 and startedSocial Security retirement. Forthe next few months I will workpart-time and then retire com-pletely. Will payroll tax be heldfrom my pay? If yes, will this in-crease my amount?

A: Yes, you will pay Social Se-curity and Medicare payrolltaxes. Your employer will con-tinue doing so too. Everyoneworking in employment or self-employment covered by SocialSecurity must pay payroll taxesregardless of age or eligibility toSocial Security benefits. Your 2015 earnings would haveto be better than the years al-ready used to compute your re-tirement amount to increase

your monthly retirementamount. It is unlikely that a lit-tle part-time work will signifi-cantly change your amount sincethe best 35 years of your workingcareer are used.

Amounts of everyone receiv-ing Social Security retirementare automatically reviewedwhen any new earnings areposted to their work record. Youramount will be automatically re-viewed once these 2015 earningsappear on your work record.

Since you worked full-time all2014, it is much more likely thatyour 2014 earnings will increaseyour retirement amount. Again,reviews are automatic whenearnings are posted to yourrecord. For a quicker review, pro-vide a copy of your 2014 W-2form to your local SSA office andask to have your benefit amountrecalculated.

Employers report earnings tothe Social Security Administra-tion as part of the W-2 process,with a March 31 deadline if elec-tronically reporting via SSABusiness Services Online (BSO).If paper reporting, the deadlineis the last day of February.

However reported, nationalposting of all wage informationto individual work records isusually complete in approxi-mately October, with automaticreviews of amounts startingthen. If 2014 earnings increaseretirement benefits, you will re-ceive the increase in approxi-mately December 2015, withpayment retroactive to January2015.




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Blessing and Curse of

AlcoholWe need to be aware that al-

cohol can be a blessing and acurse.

Scientific studies have repeat-edly shown that mild-to-moderate alcohol consumption(one to three drinks a day ac-counting for person size) bringsa significant health benefit formost individuals, with reduceddeath rates from strokes andheart attacks, Alzheimer's dis-ease, osteoporosis, diabetes, andeven some cancers. Say it again:benefits.

Death rates graphed with al-cohol consumption becomes likea J-shaped curve: somewhathigher death rate for abstainers,dropping 25 percent lower formoderate consumers. Here's theproblem: then the death rateshoots up much higher for heavydrinkers because when drinkingbecomes heavy, it becomes very

destructive. The problem is also that the

line between moderate andheavy drinking is a slipperyslope. For some unknown rea-son, if there is any drinking forcertain people, it turns into abinge.

A young woman was admittedwith aspiration pneumonia re-sulting from inhaling her mouthcontents during seizures andthen an alcoholic coma whilelying in a pool of vomit. I cameinto her room on the second hos-pital day of recovery and foundher crying while she was brush-ing her long ignored teeth. I can'tforget the malodorous brownscum as she brushed and wept.A gentleman came into the hos-pital emergency room vomitingblood from bleeding esophagealvaricose veins because he had al-cohol induced liver cirrhosis,which dilated his upper venoussystem. We placed a special tubedown his throat and expanded a

balloon to put pressure on theveins, which stopped the bleed-ing. Drinking and then bleedingrecurred again a month later,and that time he died.

The sad consequences of alco-holism affect almost everyone.About 17 million U.S. adultshave alcohol use disorder, cost-ing our country about $250 bil-lion per year, causing close to90,000 deaths a year, and ac-counting for the third leadingpreventable cause of death. It af-fects rich and poor alike, andwhen it catches hold, alcohol candevastate and destroy good peo-ple and, what's worse, all thosenearby.

Alcohol can be a blessingwhen in moderation, way moreprotective than cholesterol-low-ering drugs, for example. But itcan also be a curse when in ex-cess, more destructive than anunsuspected and ruthless poi-son.

Be aware.Go to

http://www2.potsdam.edu/alco-hol/alcoholandhealth.html#.VK-tftUdOKrV for references.

The Prairie Doc PerspectiveDr. Richard Holms, MD


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Joshua Afdahl Joshua Afdahl is the 18 year old son of Joel and Claudine Afdahl, Faith. Maternalgrandparents are Jackie Joens and Claude Speker. Paternal grandparents are Georgeand Annelle Afdahl. Joshua’s work experience includes working for Ke-An Honey for the past 4 sum-mers for Joe Taylor. Working with his dad at Afdahl’s Appliance. Some of Joshua’s activities include: Basketball, football and golf. Most Memorable Moment: Was going to the Hanson Classic in Mitchell, SD andwinning the game and also winning the Sportsmanship Counts Award. His favorites are: Color: Lime green; Song: “Going Down for Real” by Flo Rida;Group or Singer: Shaquille O’Neal; Movie: “Gone in 60 Seconds”; Car: 1971 Chevro-let; Extra-Curricular Activities: Snowmobiling, dirt biking and weight lifting; Hobbies:Hanging out with friends and going snowmobiling and dirt biking; Subject: Math;Teacher: Mrs. Vicky Waterland. Best thing about Faith High School: That it is small and everybody knowseveryone. Also that all the teachers are very nice and are always willing to help ussucceed. The teachers are very understanding and since it is very small they will helpindividually, if you are not getting something they taught in class. His accomplishments include: All Conference in football for two years in a row,second Team All Conference in basketball, Sportsmanship Counts Award at HansonClassic, class treasurer, National Honors Society. Future plans include: Joshua plans on going to Mount Marty College and gettinga major in Recreational Management and then maybe later majoring in Sports Man-agement. While at Mount Marty he will be placeing basketball for the Lancers.

Bailey Anders Bailey Anders is the 18 year old daughter of Will and Toni Anders. Maternal grand-parents are Carla and Virgil Smith. Paternal grandparents are Linda Berndt and ChuckRankin, and John Anders and Lori Hall. Some of Bailey’s activities include: Spending time with family and friends and en-joying her animals. Most Memorable Moment: When a bunch of them would go to the CheyenneRiver to fish and have bonfires.. Her favorites are: Color: Purple; Song: “Beach of Cheyenne”; Group orSingers: Garth Brooks; Movie: “Lets Be Cops”; Car: Dodge pickup; Extra-CurricularActivities: FFA; Subject: Graphic Design. Best thing about Faith High School: Starting half way through the year I likehow nice everyone is. Her accomplishments include: Placing at State 4-H Shooting and State FFA. Future plans include: Bailey plans on going to BHSU for pre-med and becomingan anesthesiologist.

Bailey Anders

Joshua Afdahl

The Faith Longhorns hostedthe Philip Scotties to two gameson Saturday, February 21st.

The JV boys opened the nightwith a win. Tristen Rhoden ledthe JV with 14 points, followedby Cole Trainor with 10. JacobUlrich was high rebounder with7.Quarter scoresFaith 8-16-35-48Philip 6-16-29-40

Stats: Brock Vance 6 pts, 1asst, 4 rebs, 2 stls; Cole Trainor10 pts, 3 assts, 1 reb, 4 stls; Con-nor Smith 7 pts, 2 stls; GarretDrum 5 pts, 3 assts, 2 rebs, 2stls; Jacob Ulrich 4 pts, 7 rebs,1stl; John Gropper 2 pts, 3 rebs;Tarin Arneson 1 asst, 3 stls;Tristen Rhoden 14 pts, 6 rebs, 5blks, 1 stl.

The team hit 40% of theirfield goals and were 67% fromthe free throw line.

The varsity boys continuedthe night with a big win. TheLonghorns had four players scor-ing in the double digits: Josh Af-

dahl led with 20, Jarius Halliganfollowed closely with 19, RioHulm 17 and Tyler Hohenbergeradded 16.Quarter scoresFaith 20-36-62-83Philip 15-32-42-68

Stats: Chaney Keffeler 2 rebs;Dalton Sheridan 1 reb, 1 s t e a l ;Gereth Bushong 1 reb; JariusHalligan 19 pts, 4 assts, 1 reb, 3stls; Josh Afdahl 20 pts, 1 asst, 4rebs; Rio Hulm 17 pts, 2 assts, 4rebs, 2 stls; Tristen Rhoden 5pts, 1 reb; Tyler Hohenberger 16pts, 5 assts, 6 rebs, 3 stls; WyattSchuelke 6 pts, 3 assts, 4 rebs, 1stl.

The varsity scored on 57% oftheir field goals and 65% of theirfree throws.

The Longhorns will have theirfinal game of the regular seasonthis Friday night when they hostWall. The District Tournamentbegins next week, Monday,March 2nd and continues Thurs-day, 5th with the championshipgame on Friday, 6th.

Faith Longhorns came homefrom McIntosh with another bigwin on Friday, February 20th.There was no junior varsitygame.

Rio Hulm and Tyler Hohen-berger each had 16 points. Tyleralso pulled down 13 rebounds forthe team. The Longhorns ledfrom the outset of the game and

held the McIntosh scoreless inthe third quarter. Quarter scoresFaith 16-28-44-68Mcintosh 8-25-25-40

Stats: Chaney Keffeler 3 pts,1 stl; Dalton Sheridan 5 pts,1asst; Gereth Bushong 1 pt, 3assts, 4 rebs; Glenn Palmer 2pts, 1 stl; Jarius Halligan 8 pts,

4 assts, 1 reb, 3 stls; Josh Afdahl8 pts, 1 asst, 3 rebs, 3 stls; RioHulm 16 pts, 3 assts, 5 rebs, 1blk; Tyler Hohenberger 16 pts, 3assts, 13 rebs, 2 stls; WyattSchuelke 9 pts, 3 assts, 3 rebs, 3stls.

The Longhorns scored on 57%of their field goals and shot 63%from the free throw line.

Longhorns come home with another win Longhorns topple Philip Scotties

Wrestling duel … between Dupree and Lemmon on February

20th in Dupree. Lane and Jerin Capp both did well and received

medals. Photo by Jessica Capp

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The Faith Public/School Li-brary has the opportunity toshare great resources to every-one through many databasesfound at: library.sd.gov. Thereare over 50 databases listed.Here is an brief explanation ofjust a few of them:

ChiltonLibrary provides au-thoritative manuals online withmonthly updates. Thousands ofdomestic and imported car,truck, van and SUV models from1940-present and includes re-pair, maintenance and specifica-tion tables.

AGRICOLA is a database thatindexes journals and other pub-lications on all aspects of agricul-ture, including animal &veterinary sciences, entomology,plant sciences, forestry, aquacul-ture & fisheries, farming, agri-cultural economics, extensioneducation, food & human nutri-tion, and earth & environmentalsciences.

AncestryLibrary, the powerfulgenealogy e-resource availableonly within a school or library,now offers a Discovery Page,which allows you to save your re-search for access away from thelibrary.

SIRS Discoverer, the online

magazine and newspaper e-re-source for grades K-9, has addedtwo new features to enhance ele-mentary students' research andlearning. Animal Facts containspages of facts and photos for avariety of amphibians, arach-nids, birds, fishes, insects, inver-tebrates and mammals. Eachpage covers one creature, withlinks to more information, MLAcitation and SIRS Discovererspecial features: read aloud,email, print and share.

TumbleBookLibrary providesaccess to animated, talking pic-ture books for grades K-3, aswell as read-along chapterbooks, National Geographicvideos, non-fiction books, puzzlesand games. All books have Lexileand AR levels, along with gradelevels.

Popular language database,Mango, has added more contentto 30 of its more than 60 lan-guage courses. Ten new chap-ters, the equivalent of more than1,000 study hours, were added tocourses including Hawaiian,German, French, Spanish (LatinAmerican), English for Spanishspeakers and many more. In aneffort to educate users and pre-

serve languages, Mango hasadded a Specialty Languagessection that includes instructionin Latin, Greek, Biblical Hebrewand Tuvan (from south centralSiberia). The Mango site haslinks to the mobile app for iOSand Android, so you can down-load and learn as you go!

Bring history to life withWorld Book's enhanced Timelinefeature. Now iPad- and Android-compatible, the new Timelines isavailable in World Book Student,Advanced, Info Finder, OnlineReference Center, and Discover.World Book has added 400ready-made, editable timelinesthat cover the arts, literature,notable people, parts of theworld, science and technology,society and culture, sports andworld history. Users who createan account in World Book canmake their own timelines andupload their own images. Thismakes a great tool for biogra-phies, autobiographies, familyreunions or charting anyprocess. Users can edit, save andprint.

And if you want to be a part ofa self-paced challenge that offersthe opportunity to visit the data-

Faith Library encourages use of e-resources bases and communicate withothers, sign up for the OnlineElectronic Resources Challengethat will run from Jan. 26 - April13, 2015.

Basic, Advanced and CommonCore Connections options are of-fered, with contact hour creditavailable. This Challenge hassomething for beginners,trustees, veteran Challengersand school personnel, with con-

tact hours for each option. Seemore at library.sd.gov.

Students can use many of thedatabases from home with apassword that can be obtainedfrom the Faith Public/School Li-brary Staff. Please contact the li-brary at 967-2262 or visit thelibrary during open hours: 8 AM– 7 PM Mon., Tue. & Thur.; 8AM – 5 PM Wed. & 9 AM – 3 PMFri.


Q: How far in advance shouldI complete my SSA retirementapplication?

A: Apply about three monthsbefore wanting to start benefits.Complete your retirement appli-cation online or with your localoffice, either in-person or by tele-phone. Appointments are sug-gested if filing through your localoffice. Make one by calling theSSA national toll-free number, 1-800-772-1213 / TTY 1-800-325-0778, or your local office directlyStart benefits when you chose.This need not be the month ofyour birthday. Remember thatSSA benefits are paid a month

behind so, for example, the ben-efit for March is received inApril. The 2015 payment sched-ule is at www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10031-2015.pdf.

The Social Security Retire-ment Planner section at www.so-cialsecurity.gov/retire2/ has lotsof information to help you.

Based in Grand Forks,Howard I. Kossover is the SocialSecurity Public Affairs Specialistfor North Dakota and westernMinnesota. Send general interestquestions to him [email protected]. Readhis online articles at http://so-cialsecurityinfo.areavoices.com/.


1907. While many claim housesin South Dakota were demol-ished, reused as agricultural out-buildings, or expanded intolarger residences, the DrakeClaim House is listed on the Na-tional Register for its ability totell the story of homesteading inMoody County.

Kudrna Homestead and Ranch

The Joseph and Marie KudrnaHomestead and Ranch wasclaimed in 1910. Located in theScenic vicinity of eastern Pen-nington County, it is listed onthe National Register for itshomesteading and agriculturalsignificance. It is also listed forits vernacular architecture foundin the collection of structures onthe ranch. Joseph and Marie en-gaged in diverse and small-scalecultivation in the early years andcontinued to prove up on theland. The farm continued to ex-pand and switched over to live-stock production in the 1930s.The ranch continued to growover the years as neighborsmoved away and more land wasacquired.

Murdo State BankThe Murdo State Bank is locatedon Main Street in Murdo. It islisted on the National Registerfor its commercial style architec-ture with Classical embellish-ments. It is also significant forthe role it played in commerce.

The bank was organized in 1906,which preceded the founding ofMurdo by two months. The orig-inal location of the bank is oneblock north of the current bank,which was constructed in 1920.

Norbeck-Nicholson Car-riage HouseThe Norbeck-Nicholson CarriageHouse was built around1907 forneighbors Peter Norbeck andCharles Nicholson, partners inan enormously successful arte-sian well business based in Red-field. It has been listed on theNational Register for its signifi-cant association with early localtrends in vehicular transporta-tion and for its architectural sig-nificance as a rare intact localexample of a masonry carriagehouse.

Quamman HouseThe Quamman House in Lem-mon was built in 1910 and islisted on the National Registerunder architecture as an exam-ple of the Prairie Style. Thisstyle of architecture was popularfrom 1900 to 1920 in the UnitedStates. The acknowledgedfounder of the style was architectFrank Lloyd Wright. It was usedon a variety of buildings such asschools, businesses, public build-ings, institutions and resi-dences. The Prairie styleeventually filtered down intovernacular interpretations likethe Quamman House.

PIERRE, S.D. – Seven SouthDakota properties were recentlyadded to the National Register ofHistoric Places, according to theSouth Dakota State HistoricalSociety.

The listed properties are theAnderson-Ridley Ranch, St.Onge vicinity; the Concrete In-terstate Tipis of South Dakotalocated along Interstates 29 and90; the Drake Claim House, Col-man vicinity; the Kudrna Home-stead and Ranch, Scenic vicinity;the Murdo State Bank, Murdo;the Norbeck-Nicholson CarriageHouse, Redfield; and the Quam-man House, Lemmon.

The National Register is theofficial federal list of propertiesidentified as important in Amer-ican history, architecture, ar-chaeology, engineering andculture. The State HistoricPreservation Office of the StateHistorical Society at the Cul-tural Heritage Center in Pierreworks in conjunction with theNational Park Service,which oversees the NationalRegister program, to list theproperties.

"South Dakota's history is richin American Indian culture, pio-neer life and change," said Jay

D. Vogt, state historic preserva-tion officer and director of theState Historical Society. "Proper-ties listed on the National Regis-ter are important for their role inSouth Dakota's culture and her-itage. And when properties getlisted, it shows that their ownerstake pride in their role in pre-serving that history."

Buildings, sites, structuresand objects at least 50 years oldpossessing historical significancemay qualify for the NationalRegister, according to Vogt.Properties must also maintaintheir historic location, design,materials and association. List-ing on the National Registerdoes not place any limitations onprivate property owners by thefederal government.

For more information on theNational Register or other his-toric preservation programs, con-tact the State HistoricPreservation Office at the Cul-tural Heritage Center, 900 Gov-ernors Drive, Pierre, SD57501-2217; telephone (605) 773-3458 or websitehistory.sd.gov/Preservation andclick on “National Register ofHistoric Places” in the right col-umn.

Summaries for each new list-ing follow.

Anderson-Ridley RanchThe Rasmus and Elemine An-derson Homestead and Ranchhas been listed on the NationalRegister for its homesteadingsignificance and the agriculturalcontribution it made to the re-gion. Homesteaded in 1883, it isalso significant under architec-ture for the variety of buildingsconstructed on the ranch overthe years. It is located in the St.Onge vicinity of LawrenceCounty.

Concrete Interstate TipisBetween 1968 and 1979, nineconcrete tipis were constructedat rest areas in South Dakota.Seven were constructed on Inter-state 90 and two on Interstate29. The tipis are listed on theNational Register as works ofart. They are also significantunder transportation for the con-tributions they made to the In-terstate Highway System andunder tourism for honoringSouth Dakota’s American Indianheritage.

Drake Claim HouseThe Frank and Sarah DrakeClaim House is a small framehouse built around 1880 on theDrake’s homestead claim in theColman vicinity of MoodyCounty. Their son moved thehouse to his property just southof his parents’ claim in about

State Historical Society lists sevenproperties on National Register


Answers to Some of the MostCommonly Asked Questions

Q: What do I need to dowhen I file my taxes this yearif I had health insurancethrough the Marketplace?

A: If anyone in your house-hold enrolled in a health planthrough the Health InsuranceMarketplace in 2014, you’ll needsome new information when youfile your federal income taxes. Ifyou didn’t have health coveragefor three or more months, youcan apply for an exemption oryou might pay a fee.

3 Tips About MarketplaceCoverage and Your Taxes

Use these Marketplace tips soyou’ll be ready when it’s time tofile:

1. Watch your mail forForm 1095-A. If you enrolled ina health plan through the Mar-ketplace in 2014, you’ll get Form1095-A in the mail from the Mar-ketplace by early February. It in-cludes basic information thatyou’ll need to know about yourhousehold’s enrollment, pre-mium payments, and premiumtax credit amounts. Keep it withyour other important tax infor-mation.

In case of errors on Form1095-A – When you get Form1095-A make sure the informa-tion matches your records.Check your coverage start date,and end date if your coverageended; check the number of peo-ple in your household, and thepremium tax credit information,if applicable. If you think any-thing is wrong, contact the Mar-ketplace call center at:1-800-318-2596; (TTY: 1-855-889-4325).

2. Your final premium taxcredit for 2014 is computedwith your federal income taxreturn. The Marketplace usedyour application information todetermine your amount of pre-mium tax credit. If you were likemost people who qualified, youprobably used “advance pay-ments” of this premium taxcredit to lower what you paid formonthly premiums. Your com-pleted federal income tax returnwill show the final or actualamount of your premium taxcredit. Your tax software or pre-parer will figure out thisamount, or you’ll complete andattach the Premium Tax CreditForm (Form 8962) to your tax re-turn when you file. Consumersmust complete Form 8962and file it with their return ifthey want to claim the pre-mium tax credit or they re-ceived premium assistancethrough advance credit pay-ments.

3. In most cases, if you did-n’t have health coverage forpart of 2014, use Form 8965.

If your Marketplace coverage

started partway through 2014and you were uninsured earlierin the year, you’ll need to fill outForm 8965. This will show you ifyou qualify for an exemptionfrom paying a fee for the monthsyou didn’t have coverage.

Help is available.•Many people who signed up

for Marketplace coverage can getfree assistance with filling outtheir taxes. This may includefree access to tax software pro-grams, or free in-person assis-tance. For more information,visit IRS.gov/freefile orIRS.gov/VITA.

•If you have questions aboutyour taxes, need Form 8962, orwant to learn more about the feefor not having health coverage,visit IRS.gov.

•For more information abouthow your Marketplace coveragewill affect your taxes, visitHealthCare.gov/taxes/ or call theMarketplace Call Center at 1-800-318-2596 (TTY: 1-855-889-4325

Q: What if I did not havehealth insurance in 2014?I’ve heard that I could pay apenalty when I file my taxes;is that true?

A: The Affordable Care Actlaw, known as Healthcare Re-form, does require everyone, in-cluding children, to maintain aminimum level of health cover-age all year, or your taxes couldbe affected.

Here are a few things to know:1. You may pay a fee as part

of your taxes if you didn’t havehealth coverage in 2014, anddon’t get an exemption. If youcould’ve afforded health coveragein 2014 but chose not to buy itand you don’t qualify for an ex-emption, you may need to pay afee with your federal tax return.The fee is based on your income,and how many months youdidn’t have health coverage.Generally, the higher your in-come and the more months youwere without health coverage,the higher the fee.

If you didn’t have health cov-erage for all of 2014, you’ll paythe higher of:

•$95 per person who waswithout coverage for the year($47.50 per child under 18). Themaximum fee per family usingthis method is $285.Or

•An amount that varies de-pending on your income (gener-ally 1% of your yearly householdincome over a certain threshold).The fee increases each year. In2015, it’s $325 per person or 2%of your yearly household incomeover the threshold. In 2016, it’s$695 per person or 2.5% of yourincome over the threshold.Again, you will pay the higheramount of the two each year.After 2016 it’s adjusted for infla-

tion.2) If you are approved for an

exemption, you won’t have to paya fee for not having health cover-age. You might be able to get anexemption because of a specialsituation, like not having any af-fordable health insurance plansavailable to you, (the lowest-priced coverage available to youwould cost more than 8% of yourhousehold income), having onlya short gap in coverage, or beingeligible for services through theIndian Health Service. In addi-tion, if you had coverage startingin May 2014 or earlier, you qual-ify for an exemption for themonths before your coveragestarted.

There are 2 types of exemp-tions:

1. IRS exemptions that youcan get from the IRS when youfile your tax return.

2. Marketplace exemptionsthat you’ll need to request bycompleting a paper applicationand mailing it to the Health In-surance Marketplace.

For a complete list of exemp-tions and more information, visitHealthCare.gov or call the Mar-ketplace Call Center at 1-800-318-2596. TTY users should call1-855-889-4325.

If the Marketplace approvesyour exemption application, savethe approval notice you get inthe mail. If you get an exemptionfrom the Marketplace, you’ll geta notice in the mail that includesa unique Exemption CertificateNumber (ECN). Keep this noticewith other important tax docu-ments. You’ll need to enter thatECN on your federal income taxreturn when you file your federaltaxes for the year you didn’thave health coverage. If the ECNisn’t granted for the whole year,you may still have to pay a feefor some months. If you mailedan exemption application to theMarketplace and are still wait-ing for a decision when you fileyour tax return, follow the in-structions with your tax returnto enter “Pending” in the appro-priate places. If you apply for theexemption directly from the IRSusing Premium Tax Credit Form(Form 8962), you won’t need anECN.

Help is available.For more information about

how health coverage will affectyour taxes, visitHealthCare.gov/taxes/ or call theMarketplace Call Center at 1-800-318-2596.

Many people who signed upfor Marketplace coverage can getfree assistance with filling outtheir taxes. This may includefree access to tax software pro-grams, or free in-person assis-tance. For more information,visit IRS.gov/freefile orIRS.gov/VITA.

If you have general questionsabout your taxes, or want tolearn more about the fee for nothaving health coverage, visitIRS.gov.

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Grasshoppers (GH) are often themost challenging and significant insectpests in pastures, fields, and foragecrops in western South Dakota. Theyare voracious feeders with a wide hostrange. Feeding damage can result ineconomic losses when high populationdensities coincide with drought condi-tions. Grasshoppers have a single gen-eration per year which begins withadult females laying eggs in the soil.The eggs are clustered together with afoamy secretion giving the appearanceof an ‘egg pod’. The eggs spend the win-ter in the soil in a state of dormancy.The egg hatch is stimulated whenspring temperatures reach 50oF. De-pending on the species, the grasshop-pers can go through five nymphalinstars in a period of 5 weeks.Grasshopper surveys are conducted byAPHIS every year over thousands ofacres of range and forest lands to esti-mate population levels and determinethe need for suppression programs.The goal of APHIS suppression pro-grams is to reduce grasshopper popu-lations to acceptable levels in order toprotect rangeland ecosystems and/ orcropland adjacent to rangeland.

The GH survey is conducted duringthe months of May through August es-timating the nymph and adult num-bers in the counties of Western SouthDakota. Annual grasshopper surveyscan also be used to forecast the popu-lation densities in the following springand summer based on the number ofhealthy females that are capable oflaying eggs. According to the surveymap of year 2014, vast majority of the

western South Dakota fell into the low-risk green zone where the adultgrasshopper numbers varied between0-3 per Square Yard. However, thereare a few isolated spots in the countiesof Perkins, Corson, Dewey, Stanley,Jones, Jackson, Gregory, Lyman, Pen-nington, Bennett, and Fall River thatare orange (medium-risk, 4-7 GH/SqYard) and red (high-risk, 8 or moreGH/Sq Yard). Producers and ranchersin orange and especially in red areasare advised to be on look-out forgrasshopper populations in the year2015.

Sampling for grasshoppers can bedone in two ways:

Sweep net sampling- Usually car-ried out for sampling nymphs. Make 40sweeps at random sites and density ofgrasshoppers per square yard are cal-culated using the formula:

Total number of grasshoppers from40 sweeps: 10

Visual Count: The adult grasshop-pers are sampled using this technique.Grasshoppers are counted at 18 onesquare foot sites, and the total numberfor the 18 sites is divided by two for thenumber per square yard. In general12-15 GH/Sq Yard is considered as anaction threshold.

For more information, SDSU Ex-tension and APHIS can be reached atthe following numbers:

South Dakota State University Ex-tension: Anitha Chirumamilla 605-394-1722

USDA APHIS, PPQ: Bruce Helbig605- 224-1713

PIERRE, S.D. – The SouthDakota Game, Fish and Parks(GFP) will not implement theSpring Canada Goose programfor 2015. For the past two years,this experimental program uti-lized authorized volunteers toharvest resident Canada geeseduring the month of Aprilthrough a U.S. Fish and WildlifeService permit.

“The volunteer efforts weregreatly appreciated over the pasttwo years, however, since the de-sired outcome was not achieved,we will not continue this man-agement approach in 2015,” saidKeith Fisk, GFP wildlife damageprogram administrator. “Theharvest efforts through this pro-gram were an attempt to reduce

local Canada goose numbers andreduce associated crop damagein targeted locations.”

The GFP Commission contin-ues to take steps to reduce resi-dent Canada goose populationsthrough liberal hunting opportu-nities in the August Manage-ment Take and Early FallSeptember goose seasons. GFPalso continues to provide Canadagoose damage abatement assis-tance to landowners who experi-ence crop damage from thebirds.

For more information, pleasecontact your local GFP Divisionof Wildlife officehttp://gfp.sd.gov/agency/con-t a c t s / c o n t a c t - w i l d l i f e -offices.aspx.

No Spring Canada Goose program for 2015

Grasshopper outlook for 2015Anitha Chirumamilla, SDSU Extension Entomology Field Specialist


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February 28, 2015 -Wieczorek Limousin BullSale - Corsica (SD) SaleBarn

March 3, 2015 - Deering'sCheyenne CharolaisRanch - Philip (SD)Livestock Auction

March 5, 2015 - FuossAngus Ranch - at theranch, Draper, SD

March 9, 2015 - SchauerAngus Ranch Bull Sale -Faith (SD) LivestockCommission Co.

March 10, 2015 - Trask andPeterson Angus Bull Sale- Philip (SD) LivestockAuction

March 12, 2015 - CodyGale Angus Ranch BullSale - Valentine (NE)Livestock Auction

March 14, 2015 - LensegravRanch Composite BullSale - Faith (SD)Livestock CommissionCo.

March 28, 2015 - Mt.Rushmore Angus RanchBull Sale - at the ranchSouth of Rapid City, SD

April 6, 2015 - Curt MillerAngus Bull Sale - Presho(SD) Livestock Auction

April 12, 2015 - LehrkampLivestock - At theRanch, Caputa, SD

April 13, 2015 - JamesAngus Ranch Bull Sale -Bloomington, NE

April 16, 2015 - RLVGelbvieh - Belle Fourche(SD) LivestockExchange

April 22, 2015 - SchaackRanch Angus Bull Sale,at the ranch, Wall, SD

April 23, 2015 - MangenAngus Ranch Bull Sale -Belle Fourche (SD)Livestock Auction

April 27, 2015 - Ma & PaAngus Ranch Bull Sale- Presho (SD) LivestockAuction

April 28, 2015 - Fortune'sRafter U Cross AngusRanch Bull Sale - Philip(SD) Livestock Auction

May 2, 2014 - WilkenAngus AnnualProduction Sale - FaithLivestock Commission

May 5, 2015 - Bull Day atPhilip (SD) LivestockAuction

The Dewey, Meade, Perkins &Ziebach County FSA officeswould like to keep you informedof the following items importantto USDA programs. If you have

any questions please contact theDewey County office at 865-3522ext 2, Meade County at 347-4952ext 2, Perkins at 244-5222 ext 2or Ziebach County at 365-5179

USDA/Farm Service AgencyNews

ext 2.DATES TO REMEMBER:

FEBRUARY 27 – Last day toupdate yields and reallocatebases for 2014 Farm Bill

MARCH 16 – Last day to pur-chase NAP FOR 2015 springplanted & forage crops

MARCH 31 – 1 time electionof program for 2014 Farm Bill

endsWeb sites with new farm bill

information:http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=arpl&topic=landingTexas A&M –https://usda.afpc.tamu.eduUniversity of Illinois –http://fsa.usapas.com

STO & SDSU presentation –https://www.mitchelltech.edu/sd-cfrm/farmbill

Local information meetingsare being posted on:http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/stateoffapp?mystate=sd&area=home&subject=stev&topic=landing

Check for a location near you:http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/farm-management/farm-bill2015 NAP DEADLINE ISMARCH 16

Producers have until March16, 2015, to purchase coveragethrough the Noninsurable CropDisaster Assistance Program(NAP) for 2015 spring seededcrops, and perennial and annualforage crops intended for hayingor grazing. DEADLINE FOR BASE REAL-LOCATION AND YIELD UP-DATES FAST APPROACHING

The deadline is fast approach-ing for base reallocation andyield updates if you want to up-date your yields, please bringthem on a CCC-859 form. Pleasecall the office by February 27,2015 for an appointment.

The ARC/PLC sign-up is athree part process with three dif-ferent deadlines a producer willneed to meet.

Base Acre Reallocationand Yield Updates: Deadlineis February 27, 2015 ownershave a one time opportunity toreallocate the farm’s base acresand/or update yields. You mustcall in by this date if you wantthe opportunity to complete thisprocess.

ARC/PLC election: Dead-line is March 31, 2015, producersmake election which will reaminin effect for the 2014-2018 cropyears of the following:

PLC and or ARC County on acovered commodity-by-commodity basis or

ARC Individual for all coveredcommodities on the farm.

ARC/PLC Enrollment: MidApril 2015 – summer 2015 pro-ducers sign contracts to partici-pate in ARC/PLC for 2014 and2015 crop years.

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NEXT SALE – MONDAY, MARCH 2NDSpecial feeder, grass cattle, replacement heifer & sheep sale

SALE TIME 11:00Expecting 900-1000 calves & 400-500 sheep

Consignments:Johnson – 225 Angus steers HR 650-800#

Klein – 300 Angus steers HR 650-800#Klein – 175 Angus heifers HR 600-700#consignment – 75 blk & red steers 800#

More grass, feeder cattle & replacement heifers expected by sale time.

UPCOMING SALESMonday, March 9: Special replacement heifer, grass & feeder cattle sale

Also a bred cow & heifer sale

Schauer Angus Bull Sale at 1:00 pm followed byWatje-Zimmerman Charolais Bull Sale

Saturday, March 14: Lensegrav Hybrid Bull Sale at 1:30Monday, March 16: NO SALE

Faith Livestock Commission Co.

(605) 967-2200

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 – CELL: 484-7127OR Max Loughlin – 1-605-645-2583 (cell)

OR Glen King 1-605-390-3264 (cell)

Trees for livestock

protectionLivestock need protection

from the weather, particularlyfrom winter blizzards. Properlyarranged windbreaks of trees,fences and sheds, or a combina-tion of these can protect cattleand sheep from wind and blow-ing snow. Most farmsteads usu-ally have adequate shelter of thiskind for animals nearby. How-ever, away from the farmsteadsuch protection is often lackingand it is here that properlyarranged plantings of trees canprovide the needed protection.

Wind intensifies the effect ofcold on people as well as ani-mals. A thermometer reading 0degrees has the same effect as -39 degrees if the wind is blowing20 miles per hour. Reducing thischilling effect of the wind canmean better weight gains on cat-tle.

To do a good job the treeplanting must have sufficientdensity, height and width. Itshould be dense enough to trapthe drifting snow and wideenough to hold most of this snow.

DENSITY – The plantingmust be dense enough to slow upthe wind and divert it from theground. The slowed down winddrops out snow into the treearea, the wind is diverted up-wards and over the area pro-tected area.

HEIGHT – The area protectedby the tree planting is in directproportion to its height. A treeplanting 20 feet high will reducewind velocity 20 – 50 percent ormore, depending on species com-position, to a distance of 20 timesthe height or 400 feet. Even at 40times the height or 800 feet outsignificant wind reduction oc-curs.

WIDTH – Snow drift meas-urements after severe blizzardshave shown that a dense, tallplanting will trap and hold snowwithin a distance of 185 feet ofthe first row of dense of trees orshrubs. By having a wide plant-ing most snow can be trappedand held among the trees.

Windbreaks should be ori-ented perpendicular to the pre-vailing winter winds. In theDakotas shelterbelts should belocated to the north and west of

areas to be protected. A mini-mum of 5 rows of trees andshrubs are needed to providemaximum protection for live-stock. The distance betweenrows varies by tree and shrubspecies from 10–24 feet. Thespacing within the row varies byshrub species from 4-8 feet andtree species from 8-12 feet.

Species of trees and shrubsrecommended for rows of wind-breaks are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6, 7 and so on from either thenorth or west. Rows 1 or 1 & 2 –plant tight to medium shrubssuch as caragana and lilac orhoneysuckle 4-6 feet apart.Rows 2 or 3 & 4 – plant mediumto tall shrubs such as plum,crabapple, juniper and cedars 6 -8 feet apart. Rows 3 or 5 & 6 –Plant tall trees such as pine,spruce and Siberian elm depend-ing on soil and subsoil moisture8-12 feet apart. Rows 4 or 7 & 8– Plant medium trees such as ju-niper, cedar, green ash, hack-berry and Russian olive 6-10 feetapart. Rows 5 or 9 & 10 – Plantmedium sized shrubs or trees.

The tree planting should be ofsuch size that cattle and/orsheep can fit into the protectedarea comfortably. This maymean a protected area 400 to 600feet across. Its shape should besuch that maximum protectioncan be had from various wind di-rections. The more directionsfrom which protection can beachieved the better. The primarydirections to protect from arenorth and west and secondarydirections are east and south.Shapes of the windbreaks in-clude straight, L-shaped, U-shaped, horseshoe shaped, half-moon shaped and etc.

A livestock windbreak shouldbe designed to meet the specificneeds of the site, the farm oper-ation and the operator. A prop-erly designed and cared forwindbreak will give you andyour livestock many years of pro-tection and enjoyment.

My source for this news re-lease was the North DakotaState University Extension Serv-ice. If you would like more infor-mation about “Trees for livestockprotection,” contact Bob Drown@605-244-5222 Extension 109 orby e-mail [email protected].

Tree planting located near Thunder Hawk, SD in Corson County providing livestock

protection.

TREE FACTSBob Drown, Extension Specialist


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PIERRE, S.D. – People want-ing to camp in South Dakotastate parks on Memorial Dayweekend may begin makingreservations for that holiday pe-riod at 7 a.m. CST on Feb. 21, forFriday, May 22, arrivals.

“Memorial Day weekend isvery busy in all the parks,” saidstate Division of Parks andRecreation Director Doug Hofer.“Campers should plan ahead toreserve their favorite campingspots."

A three-night stay is requiredduring holiday weekends at allparks except Custer State Park.Reservations for campsites inCuster State Park and for lodgesin all state parks and recreationareas can be made one year inadvance.

Reservations can be made 24hours a day both online atwww.campsd.com or by calling1-800-710-2267. Campsites be-come available at 7 a.m. CentralTime on the first day of the 90-day window. Taxes and reserva-tion fees may apply.

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INSTRUCTIONS TOTHE VOTERS

VOTING RIGHTSAny voter who can't mark a ballot be-

cause the voter has a physical disabilityor can't read, may ask any person he orshe chooses to help the voter vote.

Any voter may ask for instruction inthe proper procedure for voting.

Any voter at the polling place prior to7:00 p.m. is allowed to cast a ballot.

If your voting rights have been vio-lated, you may call the person in chargeof the election the Meade County Auditorat (605) 347-2360, the Secretary of Stateat 888-703-5328, or your state's attorneyat (605) 347-4491.

Any person who is convicted of afelony on or after July 1, 2012, loses theright to vote. However, any such personmay register to vote following the com-pletion of the person's felony sentence.

Any person who is convicted of afelony on or before June 30, 2012, andwho receives a sentence of imprison-ment to the adult penitentiary system, in-cluding a suspended execution ofsentence, loses the right to vote. Any

such person so sentenced may registerto vote following completion of the per-son's sentence. Further information isavailable at www.sdsos.gov.ELECTION CRIMES

Anyone who makes a false statementwhen voting, tries to vote knowing he orshe is not a qualified voter, or tries tovote more than once has committed anelection crime.Lisa SchiefferMeade County Auditor

Published February 25 at the total ap-proximate cost of $15.88

Notice of testingautomatic tabulating

equipment

Notice is hereby given that the auto-matic tabulating equipment will be testedto ascertain that it will correctly count thevotes for all offices and measures thatare to be cast at the Special Electionheld on the 3rd day of March 2015.

The test will be conducted on the

26th day of February, 2015, at 9:00 o'-clock a.m. at the following location:Meade County Auditor’s Office.

Dated this 2nd day of February, 2015.Lisa Schieffer, Meade County AuditorPublished February 25, 2015 at the totalapproximate cost of $6.13

Meade CountyCommission Meeting(Thursday, February

12, 2015)

Generated by Lisa G Schieffer onFriday, February 13, 2015

Members presentAlan Aker, Linda Rausch, Robert Hei-

dgerken, Bob Bertolotto and GalenNiederwerder.

Meeting called to order at 8:30 AM1. Call to Order at 8:30 AMProcedural: A. Pledge of AllegianceProcedural: B. PrayerChairman Aker offered prayer.2. Routine BusinessDiscussion, Information: A. Opportu-

nity for Public CommentNo public comment.Action, Discussion: B. Items from De-

partment HeadsAppointed Officials:Meade County Highway Superintend-

ent Ken McGirr and Deputy Highway Su-perintendent Scott Tegethoff came toupdate the Board on Highway Depart-ment matters.

The signing grant acquired is inprogress at this time. The same hasbeen split into two sections by the samesign contractor. Niederwerder asked if apress release could be made so the pub-lic knows why stakes are being put in theground and that this is a federal require-ment. The press release should also in-clude that the old signs will be up forauction in 2016.

The Highway Department has beenhauling gravel and has finished up theirend of year. McGirr will be working onSTP Funding and will have a report tothe Board on upcoming STP Projects.

Discussion was had on a report of anincorrect portion of a survey regardingthe sidewalks in the Black Hawk areaalong Peaceful Pines. Letters were sentout to the public in order to move fences,encroachments, etc. Owners have been

calling with concerns and questions tothe Commission Office. CommissionerAssistant Jerry Derr updated the Boardon the calls and asked that he be re-moved from the project and Ken andScott pick it up from here. Chairman Akerwould like apology letters sent to thoselandowners that there was an error onthe survey to. The Board would like tohave a meeting with the owners, Super-intendent of the school and the SafetyCommittee.

Commissioner Bertolotto askedwhere the Highway Department was onthe pull out for the scale on New Under-wood Road. The Highway Departmentwill try to get to it this summer as long asthere is not another event, slide etc.

Deputy Director of Equalization RheaCrane informed the Board that they havebeen fielding calls regarding the tax billsthat were sent out from the Treasurer’sOffice. Assessment notices will go outbefore March 1st from the Director ofEqualization Office. Crane also informedthe Board she has been working withKent Hagg regarding a proposed TIFDistrict that will be presented. Cranewould like the Board to look at theirschedules for dates regarding equaliza-tion hearings.

Deputy Planning Director Bill Richhas been working with a consultant onthe High Meadows project and also hasbeen working on an updated transporta-tion plan. Public meetings regarding thetransportation plan will be held February25th at the Commission Room and Feb-ruary 26th at the Ramada Inn at Sum-merset. A press release will be given onthe same. The Planning Department hasbeen working on a storm water manage-ment ordinance.

Commissioner Bertolotto asked BillRich about a direct threat to himself andto Jerry Derr, and asked if Rich wouldelaborate. Rich informed the Board thatan individual called himself and hethreatened the employees in the Admin-istrative Building and the Commission.Deputy State’s Attorney Ken Chleboradwas asked the reason why this was notpursued. Chleborad said the State’s At-torney’s Office does not have investiga-tive powers and can only pursue afterlaw enforcement has referred the sameas being criminal in nature. Sheriff RonMerwin informed the Board that they diddo an investigation of the person and atthis point he did not know if there is any-thing that they can charge unless some-thing else comes up. Jerry Derr wasasked by the Board if there was a spe-cific threat to physically assault the Com-mission. Derr replied “yes”. The Boardwas informed that the Director of Equal-ization Office has been advised to callthe Sheriff's Department upon arrival ofthis person. Bertolotto asked that welook deeply into this and that it is notswept under the rug. Merwin will checkon the report from the investigator andget back to the Board.

Commissioner Assistant/Human Re-source Officer Jerry Derr informed theBoard that a notification from the SDSUExtension came in on a candidate andthat the candidate declined the job offer.SDSU will be in discussions on how theyare going to proceed from here. TheBoard will reply to the SDSU email andask for support and assistance in the of-fice throughout the summer.

The Firewise Program has hired an-other veteran, so five are out cutting.The Mountain Pine Beetle Program hashired four more cutters. Seven thousandtrees have been marked for cutting. Ifweather holds the trees should beknocked down by March 1st. The Statewould like the grant money to be spentand down to zero by the time the pro-gram ends, so new funds can be appliedfor. Derr informed the Board there havebeen no Forest Service, State of Federalcomplaints and no injuries.

3. Items from CommissionAction, Discussion: A. Executive

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Continued from previous pageSession per SDCL 1-25-2 (1)

Motion to go into executive sessiondue to legal and personnel matters.Present were Ken Chleborad, Jerry Derrand Ron Merwin.

Motion by Bertolotto, second byRausch.

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

Rausch, Heidgerken.Motion to go out of executive session

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

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

Rausch, Heidgerken.Action, Discussion: B. Brosz Engi-

neering - Contract for Services on FortMeade Way

Commissioner Aker stated that theBoard and their engineering firm are notyet prepared to finalize a contract for de-sign on completing Fort Meade Way andthat instead, the Commission has di-rected Brosz Engineering to continueworking, under its prior authorization forup to $50,000 in engineering work on theroad, on design work on the middle seg-ment which is needed for right-of-waydocuments.

Action, Discussion: C.The Board would like to have off-site

public forums on TIFD and Fort MeadeWay. Jerry Derr will find the times andplaces in the Union Center, Faith andPiedmont areas

Action, Discussion: D. County-WideMailing to all Households - TIFD / FortMeade Way Facts

Jerry Derr gave an overview of theCounty-wide mailing. The Board had al-located up to $7,500.00 for distribution ofthe same. Derr informed the Board thatit would be around $4,000.00 as a thirdclass mailer and would hit about 12,000household in the County. The floor wasthen open to public comment.

Robert Wicka - It is very important foragriculture, and for medical help.

Jane Murphy – This election is notabout the road but about the TIFD. Theproject and scope to be paid for by theTIFD has not even been established soit misleads the voter even more. Discus-sion was had regarding new constructioninside and outside the TIFD. Rhea Cranefrom the Director of Equalization Officeexplained that the assessment is thesame. The question would be regardingdiscretionary formula. Murphy asked if itwould impact revenue if the TIFD wasdeemed other and the impact on theschool. Aker said if it was deemed otherthey would not pursue the same.

The Board agreed that a statementwill be added to the mailer that “these fig-ures do not include right of way costs orfinancing costs.”

Dave Janovy – The whole backsidetalks about road and nothing about theTIF District. Janovy discussed the MOUand that the statement is false that theschool was no longer in opposition. Derrthen pulled up the minutes from theSchool Board that shows the Boardmembers removed their opposition toTIF District. Janovy felt it was still mis-leading and would like it to remain neu-tral. Janovy would like to have cons puton the mailer. The Board said no.

Doreen Creed – Asked that an aster-isk be put in so it shows the higher milllevy in 10-11 was because of the con-struction of the courthouse. The Boardinformed Creed no asterisk would be putin. Creed also informed the Board, thatthe night the motion was made by theSchool Board concerning the secondbullet point from the MOU, came fromthe School Boards Public Relation’s per-son.

John Stilwell – Asked if the Countyhas done anything to verify the accuracyon the 3.8 million dollar figure given byKeystone Pipeline. The Board said yes itis in Keystone’s recorded filings.

Brenda Janovy –Would like it to say

potential relief (not projected) for parttruck traffic, because no studies havebeen done, and also regarding potentialeconomic growth. Janovy pointed outthat this is a third access for Ft. Meadenot a secondary access. Janovy statesthat $7,500 of taxpayers’ money is sup-posed to be for helping educate about aTIF, not about Ft. Meade Way, levies orwhether the County is financially and fis-cally responsible. The back page is notabout the TIF and Janovy would like theback page to be removed.

Jerry Derr – Believes the back pageis relevant and he added in this informa-tion including levy and other information.

Motion to strike the resolution author-izing the original motion on thisbrochure, and move that we send thebrochure presented out, to educate thepublic, on the TIFD/Ft. Meade Way.

Motion by Niederwerder, second byAker.

Discussion ensued regarding the mo-tion.

Dave Janovy - Came back before theBoard and felt that this mailer could becrossing the line into possible election-eering. Commissioner Niederwerderstated no, according to the statutory in-formation given by Ken Chleborad.

Aker stated that on the “Why Build Ft.Meade Way”, the last bullet point whereit says increased economic growth andjob creation, we should change it to “in-creased potential for.”

Dennis Levine - Elected officials aresupposed to do what the people desire.Follow the will of the people.

Charlie Wheeler – If you are going tosend out mailer with Ft. Meade Wayfacts, it is good use of taxpayer moneyto fill up back page. Wheeler said he ap-preciated the Board listening to bothsides and making changes if needed.

Mike Charnholm – Discussed clarifi-cation on what type of class of TIFD itwould be and has the State agreed tonot call the class other or have we re-ceived any correspondence on thesame? The Board stated there has beenno response at this time.

Brenda Janovy – Could you pleaseput information on mailer on how TIF ispaid off (# years, bond interest, etc.).

Commissioner Aker stated the Boardwould like an outline on how the TIF willbe paid off and time frame to be put onthe mailer.

The vote was then taken by theBoard.

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

- PermitsCommissioner Bertolotto informed

the Board that the same was not readyfor presentation and is still a work inprogress. It will be put back on theagenda. Rod Woodruff asked about theconcept of the special events permit, butwill give further comment when more in-formation is available.

Action, Discussion: F. Communiquéto Commission

No action required.4. Items from State's AttorneyAction, Discussion: A. Juvenile Serv-

ices Reimbursement ProgramKen Chleborad came before the

Board to give an overview of the JuvenileServices Reimbursement Program. TheCounty can receive up to the maximumof $10,000.00 and currently MeadeCounty is sitting at $7,440.00. When theCounty gets the money it will get de-posited into the General Fund. Thecharge for a juvenile to stay is $240/dayto which the County gets billed and theCounty pays. The County charges theparents $60/day.

Motion to direct the Auditor’s Office toput the reimbursement in the generalfund with no credit to the parents.

Motion by Niederwerder, second byRausch.


Rausch, Heidgerken.Motion made to approve raising the

daily amount to $90/day for JSC stay.Motion by Aker, second by Rausch.Final Resolution: Motion Carries.Yea: Niederwerder, Bertolotto, Aker,

Rausch, Heidgerken.5. Items from SheriffPostponed until later date.6. Items from Director of FacilitiesInformation: A. Courthouse Elevator

Project TourPostponed until later date.7. Dinner Break @ NoonMinutes: A. Recess for Dinner Break8. Public Hearings @ 1PMAction, Discussion: A. Open Bids for

Sheriff Patrol VehiclesFour bids w/add-ons were received

as follows:Scott Peterson Motors, Belle Fourche

– 2015 RWD Dodge Charger$24,864.50, 2015 AWD Dodge Charger$26,445.50;

Scott Peterson Motors, Sturgis –2015 Ford Explorer $26,985.44, 2015Ford Taurus $24,587.44;

Hersruds of Sturgis – 2015 Tahoe$34,897.00, 2015 Caprice $27,852.00.

The bids were reviewed by SheriffMerwin to ensure that they met thespecs.

Motion was made to purchase two2015 Ford Explorers with the followingadd-ons, and one 2015 AWD DodgeCharger as follows:

Ford Explorer –Base price – $26,985.44Road Package – $2,979.00Noise Suppression Bonds – $87.00LED Spotlights – $179.00Total each – $30,230.44Dodge Charger -Base price – $26,445.50Motion by Niederwerder, second by

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

Rausch, Heidgerken.Action, Discussion: B. Hearing on Re-

peal of Ordinance #42Move to approve second reading on

Ordinance #42 – a Nuisance Ordinance(Marsh).

Motion by Niederwerder, second byBertolotto.


Rausch, Heidgerken.Motion to adopt the ordinance repeal.Motion by Niederwerder, second by

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

Rausch, Heidgerken.9. Scheduled ItemsAction, Discussion: A. Tax Payments

to CountyBradley Williams rescheduled for

next meeting.Dolly Bedford appeared with Meade

County Treasurer Susan Boadwine.Boadwine gave a summary of $5361.41due and owing as of this date. Bedfordproposed making monthly payments of$500.00.

Motion to accept the $500.00 permonth.

Motion by Bertolotto, second byRausch.


Rausch, Heidgerken.Action, Discussion: B. Municipal In-

corporation of Buffalo ChipDeputy State’s Attorney Ken Chlebo-

rad informed the Board that the Auditor’sOffice had received Petitions, Census,Map and Affidavit of Surveyor underChapter 9-3 for incorporation of the Cityof Buffalo Chip. Action is spelled out by9-3-6 which reads in part: “if the board,after proof by affidavit or oral examina-tion of witnesses, is satisfied that the re-quirements of this chapter have beenfully complied with”, then you make ap-propriate orders and set an electiondate.

Auditor Lisa Schieffer gave a brief

overview that she had received four pe-titions set for hearing on the 25th andtwo petition set for the 12th, along withthe census, map and affidavit of sur-veyor, which all documents were timeand date stamped. There were 47 regis-tered voters so 12 signatures (25%)were needed on the petitions. All docu-ments were done in proper format ac-cording to statute and administrativecode.

City Manager Daniel Ainsley – in-formed the Board, that after a cursory re-view, that it is not outside the 3 milejurisdiction, but rather within. In addition,the City had a meeting that morning anddid vote unanimously to approve the an-nexation of the high school property andhas been in process for a year. The an-nexation greatly reduces the distancebetween the new community and theCity of Sturgis even more. Also, Ainsleyhad concerns regarding statute 9-3-4 inthat it requires that documents be avail-able for review for 30 days. The Cityasked that the matter be tabled.

Chleborad gave rebuttal citing SDCL9-3-4 and 9-3-3. That it is inconsistent inthat you cannot display the documents30 days and then present it within thirtydays.

Attorney Kent Hagg, representingBuffalo Chip, came before the Board toelaborate that all the points regardingstatutory requirements that have beenbrought up are correct and have beenmet. Hagg has obtained opinions, basedon GIS, with Brosz Engineering and Ar-leth & Associates that it is right at thethree mile mark and not within. Haggshared with the Board an email regard-ing the same. Hagg went on to say thatat this time, the City’s boundaries havenot changed when the petitions weresubmitted into the Auditor’s Office eventhough the annexation was signed off onthis morning, and therefore are still at thethree mile limit.

Deputy Director of Equalization RheaCrane gave an evaluation on the legaldescriptions on the petitions and surveyto the map presented and that all werein compliance together. Crane informedthe Board, after review with Schieffer,that the distance was three sectionsaway according to the map submitted.

Commissioner Bertolotto would like asurvey to be done to find out the actuallength. Chairman Aker asked if therewas an interpretation of one hundredlegal residents or less than thirty voters,to which Chleborad had found no legalcases interpreting whether it was(and/or) or both. Residency was alsoquestioned. Chleborad informed theBoard under SDCL 12-1-4 “For the pur-poses of this title, the term, residence,means the place in which a person hasfixed his or her habitation and to whichthe person, whenever absent, intends toreturn.”

Motion was made to deny the appli-cation because they have not satisfiedthe requirement of meeting 100 resi-dents of the proposed municipality ofBuffalo Chip and the Commission is notsatisfied that the 3 mile limit meets thecriteria.


Hagg informed the Board that itwould be his intent to come back andhire an engineering/surveying firm andliterally physically measure the distance.

A substitute motion was offered todefer the decision until February 25th at1:00 p.m. to allow for the physical dis-tance to be measured and collect otherdata.

Motion by Rausch, second by Hei-dgerken.

Final Resolution: Motion Fails.Yea: Rausch, Heidgerken.Nay: Niederwerder, Bertolotto, Aker.The vote will then go back to the orig-

inal motion to deny the application. Attor-ney Kent Hagg requested a withdrawalof the application.

Motion to acknowledge withdrawal of

application.Motion by Bertolotto, second by

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

Rausch, Heidgerken.10. Items from Equalization and

PlanningAction: A. Abatement for City of Sum-

merset property purchased on 9/16/14Motion to approve abatement on par-

cel #0C.50.07.24R.Motion by Niederwerder, second by

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

Rausch, Heidgerken.Action: B. Tax abatement for Darlene

K Borden property for 2014 taxesMotion to approve abatement on par-

cel #20.57.01.01B.Motion by Rausch, second by Nieder-

werder.Final Resolution: Motion Carries. Yea: Niederwerder, Bertolotto, Aker,

Rausch, Heidgerken.Action: C. Parcel 16.32.113 - Abate-

ment of Value for 2 months in 2014 dueto sale of property to tax exempt entity(SD DOT).

Motion to approve abatement on par-cel #16.32.113.

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

Rausch, Heidgerken.Action, Discussion, Information: D.

Veteran's ExemptionsMotion to approve abatement on Vet-

eran Exemption parcel.Motion by Rausch, second by Hei-

dgerken.Final Resolution: Motion Carries. Yea: Niederwerder, Bertolotto, Aker,

Rausch, Heidgerken.Action, Discussion, Information: E.

Refund / Abatement for owner occupiedsubmitted by owner

Jennifer Parker is asking for anabatement/refund on parcel #01.83.02Rfor the 2012, 2013, 2014 taxes to reflectthe owner occupied mill levy.


Final Resolution: Motion Carries. Yea: Niederwerder, Bertolotto,

Rausch, Heidgerken.Nay: Aker.Action, Discussion, Information: F.

Abatement due to fireMotion to abate parcel #20.55.03.34

for 11 months of value due to fire2/1/2015.

Motion by Rausch, second byBertolotto.


Rausch, Heidgerken.Action, Discussion, Information: G.

Assessment FreezesMotion to abate parcels #0D.55.09,

#15.04.315, #0D.55.05, #01.57.04.24and #01.57.06.25 due to assessmentfreezes that were incorrect.



Rausch, Heidgerken.11. Items from Commission Assis-

tantAction, Discussion: A. 2015 Legisla-

tive UpdatesMotion to send a letter to all legisla-

tors in District 29 & 33 along with themembers of the Senate and HouseCommittee, opposing part of the trans-portation bills (SB1 and HB1131) requir-ing counties to collect a wheel tax toparticipate in the other tax collection andalso do a press release regarding SB1and HB1131.

Motion by Niederwerder, second byRausch.


Rausch, Heidgerken.Action, Discussion: B. Sturgis Lead-

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weekly

Continued from previous pageership Training

Jerry Derr will be attending the Stur-gis Leadership Training.

Action, Discussion: C. Striping Agree-ment with SDDOT

Ken McGirr had explained during De-partment Head time that it costs about$80,000 a year to stripe County roads.We bid this with Pennington County andwe are able to acquire about $20,000 inhighway safety funds.

Motion to approve signing the agree-ment with SDDOT.

Motion by Rausch, second by Nieder-werder.


Rausch, Heidgerken.12. Scheduled ItemsAction, Discussion: A. Meade/Butte/

Lawrence County HousingRescheduled and will get back on the

agenda.Action, Discussion, Information: B.

Presentation by KLJ Engineers of theHigh Meadow Corridor Study Draft Re-port

Ron Williams and Dana Forman, En-gineers with KLJ, gave a brief synopsisof the High Meadow Corridor Study DraftReport. The main goals were to find an-other access route, improve safety andreduce maintenance cost, and also withthe Summerset subdivision to find an al-ternate access onto High MeadowsRoad. Discussion was had regarding thegrade and surfacing of the project.

Sherriff Ron Merwin had concernswith traffic in regards to Option 3, whichcreated an exit/short cut from RollingHills to I-90.

Ky Gossard - Doesn't care for the as-phalt/gravel mix recommendation due tothe bonding of it.

Commission Suggestions for the re-port: Non-local traffic flow.

Paul Wilson – Stated that the existingroad is hazardous and could use im-provement. A second access would bedesirable and also that this was a goodjob with the planning and study.

Motion to approve the High MeadowCorridor Study Draft Report.

Motion by Rausch, second by Hei-dgerken.


Rausch, Heidgerken.13. Consent CalendarAction, Discussion: A. Motion to Ap-

prove Consent CalendarMotion to approve items on consent

calendar.Motion by Niederwerder, second by

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

Rausch, Heidgerken.Action (Consent): B. Claims for Pay-

mentSALARIES: Commissioners –

$7174.00, Auditor – $12455.96, Treas-urer – $24571.97, States Attorney –$33734.79, General Gov. Bldgs. –$29891.86, Director of Equalization –$47847.16, Register of Deeds –$12720.24, Vet Svc/Em Mgmt. –$4262.27, HR – $8640.05, Sheriff –$101919.76, Jail – $76769.04, Fire-wise – $6671.78, County Nurse –$4184.03, Weed & Pest – $9167.66,Highway – $82685.52, Communica-tions – $28549.88

EXPENSES BY DEPARTMENT:COMMISSIONERS: R Heidgerken –

$170.20, Faith Ind. – $767.18, BHWG –$578.92, Knology – $.02

ELECTIONS: Alkali Comm Hall –$75.00, CMCC – $25.00, ES&S –$6306.00, Fedex – $33.19, HerefordHall – $50.00, Elm Springs Fire Dept –$50.00, McLeod’s – $382.50, MarcusHall – $50.00, Opal Church – $50.00,Plainview Hall – $50.00, Quill – $419.80,Red Owl Hal – $50.00, White Owl CC –$50.00

JUDICIAL SYSTEM: Grocery Mart –

$14.51, J Carlson – $82.50, G Biegler –$75.00, R Hymans – $924.99, J Staley –$51.48, T McKenzie – $50.74, K Beck –$65.54, T Cole – $53.70, G Larson –$52.22, T Meints – $51.48, L Nissen –$61.10, M Sipma – $75.90, B Wagner –$61.84, S Weber – $61.10, Penn Co.Sheriff – $973.00

AUDITOR: Knology – $2.07, MeadeCo. Treas. – $185.84, Rushmore Of-fice – $51.29, Xerox – $209.14

TREASURER: City of Faith –$451.64, Century Business Leasing –$327.06, Century Business Prod. –$117.80, SDACO – $100.00, Knology –$11.74

COMPUTER: First Interstate –$211.97, Digital Ally – $600.00, Knol-ogy – $229.99, Logicnow Ltd. –$8614.80

STATE’S ATTORNEY: Campbell Co.Sheriff – $100.00, J Carlson – $53.60,Knology – $10.50

COURT APPOINTED ATTORNEY: JStielow – $416.88, J Hilpert – $4536.90,Grey Law – $531.90, R Haivala –$537.60, Barnaud Law – $6622.83, RHymans – $3241.65, Kinney Law –$2772.93, Baczwaski Law – $935.11

GENERAL GOVERNMENT BLDG:BH Chemical – $2776.96, BHP&L –$4794.23, Campbell Supply – $115.46,Crum Electric – $298.30, First Inter-state – $19.99, CBH – $53.36, JohnsonControls – $6558.60, Knology –$1323.28, Meade Co. Treas. – $169.59,MDU – $2119.04, Menards – $23.44,Dakota Hardware – $5.37, Mac Con-struction – $113871.47, American Eng. –$1491.50, NW Pipe fittings – $10.55,Owens Interstate – $23.76, SturgisWater – $1889.40, Town N CountryPlumbing – $17.63

DIRECTOR OF EQUALIZATION/P&Z: First Interstate – $40.17, CBH –$85.65, Knology – $7.38, Marshall &Swift – $5717.90

REGISTER OF DEEDS: ActiveData – $729.80, SDACO – $100.00,Knology – $3.80, JJ’s Engraving –$11.00, Meade Co. Treas. – $173.98,Xerox – $726.62

VETERAN SERVICE: First Inter-state – $22.95, Knology – $7.63

HUMAN RESOURCES: First Inter-state – $456.77, Wellmark Flex Bene-fits – $660.00, Knology – $3.51,Rushmore Office – $49.00

SHERIFF: Jacobs Auto Repair –$16.50, Sturgis Napa – $9.77, ClinicalLab – $1646.00, L Cermak – $150.00,First Interstate – $560.72, CBH –$3529.33, LexisNexis – $525.00, ScottPeterson Motors – $531.90, Black HawkFire Dept – $600.00, Knology – $189.61,Brewster Ent. – $78.48, Sand CreekPrinting – $37.00, Meade Co. Treas. –$30.00, Mid States Organized –$150.00, Rushmore Office – $398.24,Xerox – $263.54

JAIL: BH Chemical – $776.56, BobBarker – $440.76, BH Family Practice –$480.00, Cooks Correctional – $164.05,US Foodservice – $6715.42, ShopkoPharmacy – $1010.50, Sturgis RegionalHospital – $1118.72, Earthgrains –$741.02, Cash-Wa – $3651.83, HobartSales – $440.60, Chatsworth Gloves –$279.62, Knology – $.37, Klopfenstein –$81.96, TJ Loftus – $216.00, Lynn’sDakotamart – $15.96, Penn Co. Jail –$1565.10, Rushmore Office – $25.88

JDC: WSDJDC – $19840.00FIREWISE: Campbell Supply –

$18.50, First Interstate – $567.31,CBH – $166.80, Barney’s – $243.08,Brewster – $45.99

COUNTY NURSE: State Treas. –$2060.00

MENTALLY ILL: State Treas. –$1283.26

MENTAL ILLNESS BOARD: KSwanda – $15.00, RC Regional Hospi-tal – $620.96, M Ekeren – $15.00, LLewno – $148.99, RC Regional Hospi-tal – $400.99, RC Emergency Svc. –$94.10, Jefferson Partners – $79.50,Lewis & Clark – $160.00, Penn Co.

States Atty. – $215.00, Yankton Co.Sheriff – $50.00

WEED & PEST: Sturgis Napa –$22.84, BHP&L – $224.01, CampbellSupply – $32.97, First Interstate Bank –$50.00, McPherson Propane – $119.00,CBH Coop – $82.86, Knology – $44.15

HIGHWAY: Sturgis Napa – $127.39,Brosz Eng. – $13262.50, BHP&L –$1529.75, Butler Machinery – $52.08,Kieffer Sanitation – $56.45, Dakota FluidPower – $66.46, First Interstate –$30.11, Faith Ind. – $21.43, CBH –$5318.71, Grand Electric – $391.12,Great Western Tire – $2536.88, GodfreyBrake – $2826.72, Nebraska Salt –$5060.73, Interstate Batteries – $221.90,BHWG – $35.02, Lawson Products –$121.11, Jenner Equip. – $287.34, Knol-ogy – $132.66, Key City Glass – $40.00,Kimball Midwest – $985.63, FrameGarage – $1300.00, Lyle Signs –$145.12, SDACHS – $160.00, ForceAmerica – $112.50, Owens Interstate –$93.13, RC Journal – $35.02, Rapid De-livery – $43.40, Servall Uniform –$192.06, Sheehan Mack – $3162.01,SDDOT – $2047.49, Sturgis Water –$99.89, West River Electric – $243.93

COMMUNICATIONS: Butte Elec-tric – $171.45, First Interstate – $147.36,Golden West Tele – $583.92, Knology –$.09, Western Communications –$375.00, Xerox – $379.37

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT:BHP&L – $155.61, Meade Co. Treas. –$83.00, SDEMA – $70.00, West RiverElectric – $96.39

DOMESTIC ABUSE: Crisis Interven-tion – $395.00

LAW LIBRARY: Lexis Nexis –$353.00

MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE: RBurkinshaw – $5028.00, A Gore –$3780.00

VARIOUS FUNDS: Norwest Bank,matching Social Security – $35272.26,SD Retirement System, matching retire-ment – $29954.11, county share ofhealth and life insurance – $86146.13.

Action (Consent): C. ROD ReportJanuary 2015 fees collected in the

amount of $23,105.00.Minutes: D. MinutesJanuary 28, 2015 regular Commis-

sion meeting minutes.Action (Consent): E. Auditor/Trea-

surer ReportAUDITOR'S ACCOUNT WITH

COUNTY TREASURERTo the Honorable Board of County

Commissioners Meade County:I hereby submit the following report of

my examination of the cash and cashitems in the hands of the County Treas-urer of this County as of February 1,2015.

Total amount of deposits in banks –24,049.64

Total amount of actual cash –3,597.59

Total amount of checks and drafts inTreasurer's possession not exceedingthree (3) days – 80,780.77ITEMIZED LIST OF ALL ITEMS,CHECKS, and DRAFTS WHICH HAVEBEEN INTHE TREASURER'S POSSES-SION OVER THREE (3) DAYS:

Postage – 642.41CD/Savings – 305,075.47Pioneer Bank – $305,075.41First Interstate Bank Special Check-

ing – 2,820,324.36Farmer's State Bank – 25,482.60PB Insurance Account – 199,401.30First Interstate Bank Savings – 0.00Flex Account – 29,944.37PBGen 2 – 116,930.11PBWarrant 2 – 470,262.40cc pending – 1,335.00Insuff. Funds – 488.77TOTAL – 4,078,314.79Action (Consent): F. Dennis Levin has

a final plat of Tract 1 & Tract 2 of Dennisand Jessie Levin Ranch Estates in theNW, S2 of 5-6-10

Action (Consent): G. Volunteer Fire-fighters - Workers' Compensation Cov-

erageWorker’s compensation coverage by

department:Black Hawk Volunteer

Fire Department Mac Armstrong, Margaret Carling,

Troy Carling, Jeremiah Cronk, BrandonGifford, Ryan Jager, Drew Klunder, KurtKlunder, Jenni Konda, Troy Konda, LarryMarquette, Alan McMillin, Dale McMillin,Matt O'Neill, Bob O'Grady, Andrea Peter-son, Chad Solaas, Alan Tuschen, Re-becca Walters, Craig Whitford, JoshWilliams

Elm Springs Fire Department Baxter Anders, Rod Anders,

Lawrence Burke, Lynn Fields, Larry Gra-vatt, Sam Johnston, Jake Julson, An-drew Linn, Jim Linn, John Linn, MorrisLinn, Jim Smith, Myrna Smith, TuckyTifft, Al Trask, Joseph Trask, SheliaTrask, Tom Trask, Jack Wieser, JimWilsey, Janet Wilson, Kenneth Wilson,Patrick Wilson, Philip Wilson, DarleneWulf

Enning Fire Department Brad Andrews, Dean Andrews, Clark

Arends, Gale Bastian, Bradley Bauer,Casey Bauer, Marlin Brink, Lane Butler,Gary Cammack, John Cammack, LaneCammack, Reed Cammack, Clint Cobb,Delbert Cobb, Travis Enright, Thane Es-cott, Jesse Fees, Robert Hanson,Michael Hanzlik, Norman Hanzlik, TysonHewitt, Doug Hlavka, Jade Hlavka,Leann Hlavka, Val Hlavka, Brent Hoff-man, Jim Hostetter, Mike Howie, RickJohnston, Eric Jones, Robert Jones, DeKing, Glen King, Scott Komes, Ryan La-Mont, Rick Lemmel, Glen Long, JeffLong, John Long, Justin Long, LyleLong, Lyle Long Jr., Jake Marshall, CliffMatt, Ben Meyer, Bill Monroe, Kelly Mon-roe, Marvis Monroe, Brian Olson, JasonRadway, Marvin Remington, Levi Rho-den, Seth Rhoden, Dick Richter, JimShaw, Jim Shaw Jr., Les Shaw, BuddySimons, Shaun Simons, Thomas Si-mons, Rob Smiley, Brian Smith, KevinSmith, Frank Timmons, Jimmy Timmons,Myron Weiss, Cody Weyer, Dean Wink,Dale Young, Robert Young, MatthewYoung, Robby Young, Joe Urbaniak

Hereford Fire Department Charles Brenner, Gary Derring, Jeff

Graham, Walt Haley, Bethany Haley,Linda Haley, Clint Hammerstrom, TerryHammerstrom, Martin Jursich, RileyKammerer, Josh Komes, Tim Komes,Jason Langager, Kenneth Lee, RichardLee, Cory Levin, Grady Matt, Lynn Mc-Nenny, Luke McPherson, WayneMcPherson, Dale Mahaffey, Marty Nei-derwerder, Monte Reichert, Ross Re-ichert, Glenn Shummer, Clinton Smith,Robbie Smith, Brad Sorensen

Mud Butte Fire Department John Brennen, Doug Hohenberger,

Bill Kluck, John Reinert, James SmeenkOpal Volunteer Fire Department David Fees, Walter Fees, John Frei,

Shane Grubl, John Heidler, Danny Price,Kirk Schuelke, Chuck Vansickel, JT Vig,Ryan Vig, Martin Vig, Milo Vig, MorganVig

Piedmont Fire Department Wade Bahr, Craig Baumiller, John

Berglund, Randy Berndt, Travis Biers,Cassie Christy, Michael Crompton, DaveCummings, Jesse Cuny, Kevin Fischer,Brandon Fogelman, Tyler Fullmer,James Giacometto, Austin Greenwalt,Tom Hook, Will Hover, Lonnie Hutsell,Trisston Jockisch, Lynette Kieffer, RoyKottwitz, Brian Lapczynski, DustinLarsen, Afton Leichtnam, BrandonLester, Lexi Manolovits, Tia McCaskey,Nick McDougall, Carol McKenzie, DaleMcMillin, Dennis McMillin, Harley Miller,Chris Misselt, Rachell Moos, WayneMoser, Mark Nash, Craig Novotny, MattO'Neill, Pam Puhlman, Robert Puhlman,Royce Rentz, Josh Sawyer, Kim Sour,King Swanson, Lea Ann Tatro, Dale Tay-lor, Betsy Van Asma, Tom Van Asma,Becky Walters, Mike Weig, LeviWilliams, Jason Wilmes, Dustin Wise-carver

Sturgis Volunteer Fire Department Russell Abernathy, Shane Barrows,

Shawn Barrows, Dustin Barry, ToddyBartels, Branden Bestgen, Zweit Bruch,Leroy Cooper, Lee Erickson, Dave Fis-cher, Shawn Fischer, Adam Grubl, ChrisGrubl, Dan Grubl, Erick Haivala, NateJolley, Randy Karsten, Eric Kinslow,Mike Koch, Bob Kusser, Josh Kusser,Mark Larvie, Lynn Lehrkamp, ScottLensgrav, Derrick Linn, Kim Maschino,Chris Meland, San Monahan, MickyMontanio, John Murphy, Tom Nelson,Brad Olson, Jeff Potter, Alex Raber, RonRoth, Seth Schwartz, Warren Shaulis,Bob Siedshlaw, Lee Stroschine, CindySwenby, Tom Trigg, Pat Urbaniak, Tan-ner Urbaniak, Clint Walker, Adam Weisz,Caleb Zonk

14. AdjournAction, Procedural: A. Adjourn the

MeetingAPPROVED:

___________________________Alan Aker, Chairman

ATTEST:_______________________Lisa Schieffer, Auditor

Published February 25, 2015 at the ap-proximate total cost of $346.66

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTAIN CIRCUIT COURT

COUNTY OF MEADE4th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

In the Matter of the Petition of Cindy Ann Frankfurth CIV: 15-28(Current Name)

For a Change of Name to Cindy AnnMarshall(Proposed Name)

NOTICE OF HEARINGFOR ADULT NAME

CHANGE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN a Veri-fied Petition for Adult Name Change hasbeen filed by Cindy Ann Frankfurth theobject and prayer of which is to changePetitioner’s name from Cindy Ann Frank-furth. On the 10th day of March 2015, atthe hour of 9:30 a.m. said verified peti-tion will be heard by this Court before theHonorable Eckrich Presiding, at theCourt Room in the Meade County Court-house, City of Sturgis, SD, MeadeCounty, South Dakota, or as soon there-after as is convenient for the court.

Anyone may come and appear atthat time and place and show reasons, ifany, why said name should not bechanged as requested.

Dated this 27th day of Janurary, 2015at Sturgis, South Dakota.

/s/ Linda Keszler_________________Circuit Court Judge or Clerk of Courts

ATTEST:Linda Keszler_Clerk of Courts By: _____________________Deputy

Published Feb. 4, 11, 18 & 25, 2015 fora approximate total amount of $61.37

• February 25, 2015 • The Faith Independent LEGALS Legal Newspaper for the City of Faith • Faith School District 46-2 • Meade County

NOTICE OF SPECIALELECTION

MEADE COUNTY

A Special Election regarding Resolu-tion 2014-4 Creation of Tax IncrementalDistrict Number One will be held onMarch 3, 2015, in Meade County, SouthDakota. If the polls cannot be openedbecause of bad weather, the electionmay be postponed one week.

The election polls will be open fromseven a.m. to seven p.m. mountain timeon the day of the election.

At the election, the following questionwill be voted upon:

Resolution 2014-4 was adopted bythe Meade County Board of CountyCommissioners on December 10, 2014and referred to the voters by petition.The Resolution will not become effectiveunless approved by majority vote.

Title: Resolution 2014-4, Creation ofTax Incremental Finance District NumberOne.

State’s Attorney Explanation: Thereferred Resolution was adopted by theMeade County Board of County Com-missioners on December 10, 2014. TheResolution established boundaries ofTax Incremental Finance District NumberOne and requested the South DakotaDepartment of Revenue to determine thecurrent aggregate assessed value ofproperty within the TIF District. The cre-ation of the TIF District is a method of fi-nancing specific projects, to be laterdeclared by the Commissioners, by set-ting aside increases in property tax rev-enues resulting from growth in assessedvalues within the boundaries of the dis-trict to pay for those projects, rather thangoing to the County general fund.

A vote of “Yes” is for establishing theTIF District as adopted by the Board ofCounty Commissioners.

A Vote of “No” is against establishingthe TIF District.

The polling place in each precinct ofthis County is as follows:

Northwest Sturgis #1A, East Sturgis#1, Southeast Sturgis #2, South Sturgis#2A, Central Sturgis #3, West Sturgis#4, Southwest Sturgis #4A, NorthwestSturgis #5, Sturgis #5A, Tilford #6, RuralSturgis #7, Harmony #8 and Bear Butte#9: Will all be combined and broke outby alphabet (A-H, I-R, S-Z) – STURGISCOMMUNITY CENTER.

Alkali #6A – ALKALI HALLSummerset #10 – SUMMERSET

CITY HALLPiedmont #11, East Piedmont #12,

and Southeast Piedmont #13: Will all becombined and broke out by alphabet (A-M, N-Z) – PIEDMONT COMMUNITYGYM.

Black Hawk #14, Rural Black Hawk#15, West Black Hawk #16 and CentralBlack Hawk #19: Will all be combinedand broke out by alphabet (A-M, N-Z) –BLACK HAWK FIRE DEPARTMENT.

Viewfield #17 and Elm Springs #18:Will all be combined – ELM SPRINGSFIRE DEPARTMENT.

Hereford #20 – HEREFORD HALL.Elk Vale #21, Ellsworth #22, Base

#23 and West Elk Vale #24: Will all becombined – VANDENBERG SCHOOL.

White Owl #25 – WHITE OWL COM-MUNITY HALL.

Chalk Butte #27 and Fairpoint #29:Will all be combined – CENTRALMEADE COMMUNITY CENTER.

Red Owl #30 – RNA HALL.Faith #31 – FAITH COMMUNITY

CENTER.Pine #33 – OPAL CHURCH.Sulphur #35 – MUD BUTTE FIRE

HALL.Union #40 – PLAINVIEW HALL.Marcus #41 – MARCUS CHURCH.Voters with disabilities may contact

the County Auditor for information andspecial assistance in absentee voting orpolling place accessibility.

Lisa SchiefferMeade County AuditorPublished Feb. 18 & 25, 2014 at the totalapproximate cost of $64.98

Proceedings of theCommon CouncilCity of Faith, SD

The Common Council for the City ofFaith, South Dakota met in regular ses-sion on February 10, 2015 at 7:00 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: Inghram,Berndt, Collins, Lightfield, and Hellek-son.

Council members absent: Chapman.Others in attendance were: Debbie

Brown, Michaelah Martin, KarissaCarmichael, Scott Gray, Cindy and ArlenFrankfurth, Justin and Shara Haines.

Berndt made a motion, seconded byCollins to approve the agenda as pre-sented. Motion carried. Collins made amotion, seconded by Lightfield to ap-prove the minutes of the January 27,2015 meeting. Motion carried.

CLAIMS APPROVED:The following claims were presented

and read:Aflac, Cancer & Accident Insurance –

$920.50; Avesis Third Party Administra-tors, Inc., Vision Insurance – $138.94;Chemsearch, Supplies – $204.46; Cityof Faith, Utilities – $14,108.71; Coca-Cola Refreshments, Pop – $494.68; JonCollins, Meals @ Electrical School, Re-imburse for Floor Mats – $119.19; CWD-Aberdeen, Bar Food & Supplies –$309.18; Dakota Business Center, Li-brary Contract, Telephone – $111.20;Department of Revenue, Water Testing –$13.00; Emergency Medical Products,Ambulance Supplies – $1,997.96; FaithFitness Center, Full Time EmployeesMembership – $50.00; Faith Independ-ent, Publishing – $206.44; Faith SeniorCenter, Donation – $1,000.00; ArlenFrankfurth, Meals @ Chief of PoliceMeeting – $26.00; Golden WestTelecommunications, Special Access –$1,856.57; Heartland Waste Manage-ment, Hauling Garbage & Dumpsters –$4,105.00; Jerome Beverage, Inc.,Beer – $2,822.10; Johnson WesternWholesale, Inc., Liquor – $2,577.35;Lynn's Dakotamart, Supplies – $87.74;M&D Food Shop, Gasoline – $1,292.31;Northwest Beverage, Inc., Beer –$8,437.75; Pro Source Specialties, Li-brary Supplies – $111.50; Reliable Cor-poration, Office Supplies – $196.45;Roy's Pronto Auto Parts, Repair & Main-tenance – $471.81; S&S Roadrunner,Misc – $126.90; SD Federal PropertyAgency, Tools – $14.00; SD RetirementSystem, Retirement Plan – $4,030.24;Schwans, Misc – $109.26; SDTA, Quar-ter Assessment Notice – $1,896.79;Sodak Distibuting Company, Liquor –$2,604.21; The Current Connection, Po-lice/Ambulance Supplies – $232.90; TriCounty Water, Water – $4,048.00; Up-start, Library Supplies – $95.85; VerizonWireless, Ambulance/Police CellPhones – $226.03; Visa, Gasoline,Misc – $308.41; First National Bank,Federal Excise Tax – $371.80; First Na-tional Bank, Withholding & SS –$577.55; First National Bank, Withhold-ing & SS – $3,642.13; Express Commu-nications, Inc., Intra/Inter and G & AExpense – $1,144.88; First NationalBank, Collection Fees – $84.68; FirstNational Bank, Child Support-Jan –$84.00; First National Bank, Paypal-Emergency Lights for Jon's Pickup –$75.48; First National Bank, Paypal-Garage Door Operator – $291.00; Divi-sion of MV, Title, Plate & MailingFees-2008 Chev – $14.00; Applied Con-

cepts, Inc., SAM-R Trailer w/SpeedSign – $8,065.10; Companion Life, Den-tal Insurance – $742.52; Dearborn Na-tional Life Insurance, Life Insurance(2/1/15 thru 4/30/15) – $103.95; Well-mark BlueCross & Blue Shield, HealthInsurance – $10,400.71.

Berndt made a motion, seconded byHellekson to approve all claims as pre-sented. All yes votes. Motion carried.

RESOLUTIONS:Lightfield introduced the following

resolution for its adoption:Resolution

No. 02-10-15-01A Resolution Passed Pur-

suant to the Revised Ordi-nances Title 3 – Health andSanitation Establishing Regula-tions, Rates, and Charges forGarbage and Landfill Servicesfor the City of Faith, SouthDakota:

WHEREAS, pursuant tothe Revised Ordinances, Title 4– Health and Sanitation, theCommon Council is authorizedto establish regulations, rates,and charges for all garbage andlandfill services by Resolution, itis hereby

RESOLVED that the fol-lowing regulations, rates andcharges are established as ofMarch 1, 2015 bill, changingrates contained in ResolutionNo. 05-21-97-02.

Landfill rates for garbagepickup:

$11.75 – UnoccupiedResidence or Business/Pole

$21.00 – Normal Resi-dence

$32.00 – Heavy Resi-dence

$27.00 – Home Occupa-tional $27.00 – LightCommercial

$39.00 – Normal Com-mercial

$68.00 – Heavy Commer-cial

Seconded by Collins. Allyes votes. Motion carried.

Use of Gym:Michaelah Martin approached the

Council about using the gym for a 3 on 3as a fund raiser for the senior class onApril 4th. Hellekson made a motion, sec-onded by Berndt to approve the use ofthe gym for a 3 on 3 tournament for afund raiser as long as there is supervi-sion and the gym is cleaned up after-wards.

Faith Fire Department:Scott Gray approached the Council

about the current Search and Rescuevehicle that is used. Currently the FireDepartment works with the ambulancecrew when the jaws of life are needed orany other search or rescue. The old am-bulance that is used is not very reliableand you aren’t able to go very fast.There also isn’t any room once you getyour bunker gear on when needed.They are looking for a four wheel drivefour door with a service body to hold allthe equipment and possibly a small tank.They are hoping to find one in the rangeof $18,500. They have seen them for$20,000 to 25,000. Gray asked theCouncil if they would be willing to comeup with $10,000 to $15,000 to help payfor the vehicle. Justin Haines stated thatthe fire department is willing to put somemoney towards it and Glen Hainesstated there was $1,800 that is left fromthe daycare that can go towards some-thing like this. Hellekson made a motion,seconded by Berndt to approve $10,000towards the vehicle and add the $10,000to the current budget. All yes votes.

Day of Excellence:The price went up for the tickets from

last year at $46.50 to $66.50. Councilagreed to go ahead with the tickets.

Beacon Light at the Airport:The beacon light at the airport has al-

ready been repaired once and neededreplaced. Brown talked with the stateand they may pay part or all of it, won’tknow until the end of March what portionwill be paid. Inghram made a motion,seconded by Berndt to approve the pur-chase of the beacon light at $4,100 pos-sibly using the fuel tax fund to pay partof it if needed. All yes votes. Motion car-ried.Surplus Financials – Destruction of

Records:Lightfield made a motion, seconded

by Hellekson to destroy the followingrecords:

2010 Fund Accounting Reports2010 Vouchers2010 Receipts2010 Utility Billing Registers2010 Liquor Receipts and Records2010 Toll Statements2010 Payroll Registers and Records

All yes votes. Motion carried.Meeting in Chamberlain – SD

Ambulance Association Conference:There is a meeting in Chamberlain

that costs $100 a piece that has somegreat topics and one of them is on pay-ing ambulance attendants. Barb Berndtwould go to the meeting on Saturdayand Mayor Haines said Cindy Frankfurthshould go. Collins made a motion, sec-onded by Lightfield to approve to sendBarb Berndt and Cindy Frankfurth. Allyes votes. Motion carried.

Full Time EMT/Paramedic:Collins made a motion, seconded by

Lightfield to table for more information.Motion carried.

Collins made a motion, seconded byLightfield to adjourn. Motion carried._______________________________

Glen Haines________________________________Debbie Brown

Published February 25, 2015 for a totalapproximate cost of $93.24

SCHOOL LANDLEASE AUCTION

A school land lease auction will beheld in Meade County-Erskine Bldg,Commissioners Room, in Sturgis, SD onMarch 20, 2015 at 2:00 PM (MT).

A list of tracts available for lease maybe obtained at the Meade County Audi-tor’s Office, by visitingsdpubliclands.com, or by contactingMike Cornelison, Office of School & Pub-lic Lands, 500 E Capitol Avenue, Pierre,SD 57501-5070 or phone (605)773-4172. Disabled individuals needing as-sistance should contact the Office ofSchool and Public Lands at least 48hours in advance of the auction to makeany necessary arrangements.

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TRI-COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT2014 BALANCE SHEET

ASSETS:Current Assets:Cash/Cash&Deposits $20,855.06Cash ChangePetty CashSavings Accounts $54,565.39

Fixed AssetsBuildings $34,956.57Vehicles and Machinery $17,000.00Office Equipment $599.99

Total Current Assets $127,977.01LIABILITIES & EQUITYCurrent Liabilities

Accounts Payable $8,827.29Customer Deposits $8,100.26Supervisors Medicare Payable $142.62Supervisors IRS Payable $537.00Employees FICA Payable $609.83Sales Tax Payable $128.52

Total Current Liabilites $18,345.52Fund Equity

Retained Earnings $109,631.49Total Liabilities & Equity $127,977.01/s/ Tri County Soil Conservation DistrictPublished February 25, 2015 at the total approximate cost of $36.09

ELK CREEK CONSERVATION DISTRICT2014 BALANCE SHEET

ASSETS:Current Assets:1000 General Fund Other $63,699.12Total Checking and Savings $63,699.12

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE1200 Accounts Receivable $1,596.58Other current assets:1004.0 CD $26,716.641004.7 CD $20,981.44Total 1004 CD $47,698.081003.1 Savings $30.711499 Undeposited funds $652.02Total Other Current Assets: $48,380.81

$113,676.51FIXED ASSETS

1600 Long Term Assets $10,300.00Total Current Assets $123,976.51

LIABILITIES & EQUITYCurrent Liabilities

2020 Payroll Liabilities $7,194.182100 Sales Tax Payable $222.63Total Current Liabilities $7,416.813000 Opening Balance Equity $30,964.713900 Retained earnings $71,676.83Net income $13,918.16

$116,559.70Total Liabilities & Equity $123,976.51/s/ Elk Creek County Soil Conservation DistrictPublished February 25, 2015 at the total approximate cost of $39.10

Meade CountySpecial Commission

Meeting(Wednesday,

February 18, 2015)Generated by Lisa G Schieffer on

Friday, February 20, 2015

Members presentAlan Aker, Robert Heidgerken, Bob

Bertolotto and Galen Niederwerder.Special Commission Meeting - Public

Forum on TIFD and Fort Meade Way @Union Center Community Center @ 6:00PM Wednesday, February 18, 2015.

No official action to be taken as thisis an informational Public Forum.APPROVED:_______________________________

Alan Aker, ChairmanATTEST:________________________________Lisa Schieffer, AuditorPublished February 25, 2015 for a totalapproximate cost of $6.49

Meade CountySpecial CommissionMeeting (Thursday,February 19, 2015)Generated by Lisa G Schieffer on

Friday, February 20, 2015

Members presentAlan Aker, Linda Rausch, Robert Hei-

dgerken, and Bob Bertolotto.Special Commission Meeting - Public

Forum on TIFD and Fort Meade Way @Sturgis, SD / Community Center @ 6:30PM Thursday, February 19, 2015

No official action to be taken as thisis an informational Public Forum.

APPROVED:________________________

Alan Aker, ChairmanATTEST:________________________________Lisa Schieffer, AuditorPublished February 25, 2015 for a totalapproximate cost of $6.29

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AUCTIONS

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HELP WANTED

The South Dakota Home Builders As-sociation, which is a not for profitbuilding industry related trade or-ganization is seeking applicants forthe position of Executive Director.The Executive Director will report toand work directly with the SDHBABoard of Directors to achieve strate-gic goals for the organization and en-sure its financial health. Must be aself-motivated and enthusiastic teamplayer, have excellent organization,computer and communication skills.Sales skills and proficiency in QuickBooks is a must. EOE. The SDHBAOffice is located in Pierre, SD. Sub-mit cover letter, resume and refer-ences postmarked by Friday, March6, 2015 to: Black Hills Home BuildersAssociation, 3121 West ChicagoStreet Rapid City, SD 57702 or emailto :cbettmeng@blackhil lshome-builders.com

EMPLOYMENT:

CITY OF PHILIP, SD – GeneralMaintenance Worker. Full-time posi-tion. Wage DOEQ with excellent ben-efit package. Job description andapplications available at 605-859-2175 or email [email protected].

CUSTER REGIONAL HOSPITALand Senior Care are accepting appli-cations for RNs and Nurse Aides.New Graduates welcome! Located inthe beautiful southern Black Hills,Custer is a great place to live andenjoy the outdoors. We are just ashort distance from Mount Rush-more, Wind Cave National Park,Custer State Park, Jewel Cave Na-tional Park and many other outdoorattractions. We offer competitivepay and excellent benefits. ContactHuman Resources at (605) 673-9418for more information or log ontowww.regionalhealth.com to apply.EEOC/AA.

THE DUPREE SCHOOL DISTRICTNo. 64-2 is seeking applications for aTechnology/Network Coordinator ef-fective immediately (11 month con-tract). Application may be picked upat the Dupree School Business Officeor go online and download applicationfrom the school’s website, positionopened until filled. Dupree School

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