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THE PRESS & DAKOTAN WEATHER CENTER PAGE 2: THE REGION PRESS & DAKOTAN THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2014 DAILY RECORD BOARD OF TRADE 4 1 3 1 7 5 2 7 4 3 9 1 6 5 8 3 3 6 2 3 7 8 5 6 3 9 8 8 7 1 5 4 2 7 1 8 9 3 6 7 6 2 4 1 3 9 5 4 3 7 9 1 6 2 3 5 4 7 1 6 9 5 2 1 8 3 7 6 9 2 5 4 1 6 7 8 9 2 9 4 8 3 2 5 7 6 5 6 8 4 1 5 4 2 7 8 5 2 8 8 6 9 4 7 8 1 3 5 4 3 1 3 2 7 9 Support for the rest of your life. To schedule an appointment call 605-655-1200 or toll-free 1-877-256-8973. Drink lots of water…Eat fruits and vegetables… Get regular check-ups…Exercise ese are all important health tips that you’ve probably heard hundreds of times. But, do you hear “Check your feet regularly?” in that mix? If the answer is no, you may be uninformed about one of the most essential aspects of achieving overall health - healthy feet - that will support you the rest of your lives. • Clip & Save • Clip & Save • Clip & Save • • Clip & Save • Clip & Save • Clip & Save • Clip & Save Clip & Save • Clip & Save • Clip & Save • Clip & Save • Clip & Save • Clip & Save • Clip & Save Friends Of The Yankton Community Library Used Book Sale! Saturday, Dec. 6 10am-12:30pm at the Library See You There! A batch of good news on the economy Wednesday pushed the stock market to new highs. Payroll processer ADP said that U.S. compa- nies added 208,000 jobs in Novem- ber, the third straight month that hiring has topped 200,000. A separate re- port showed that service sector activ- ity climbed close to an eight-month high in November. The Dow Jones industrial aver- age gained 33.07 points, or 0.4 per- cent, to 17,912.62. The Standard & Poorʼs 500 index rose 7.78 points, or 0.4 percent, to 2,074.33. The Nasdaq composite gained 18.66 points, or 0.4 percent, to 4,774.47. FOR THE WEEK: The Dow is up 84.38, or 0.5 percent. The S&P 500 is down 6.77, or 0.3 percent. The Nasdaq is down 17.16, or 0.4 percent. FOR THE YEAR: The Dow is up 1,335.96 points, or 8.1 percent. The S&P 500 index is up 225.97 points, or 12.2 percent. The Nasdaq is up 597.88 points, or 14.3 percent. CHICAGO (AP) — Grain futures were mixed Wednessday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar delivery was off 13.75 cents to $5.8950 a bushel; Mar corn was up .75 cent to 3.82 a bushel; Mar oats fell .75 cent to $3.0775 a bushel; while Jan soy- beans gained 2.50 cents to $9.9825 bushel. Beef and pork were lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Feb live cattle was off 1.93 cents to $1.6712 a pound; Jan feeder cattle was .73 cent lower at $2.3482 a pound; while Feb lean hogs fell 2.13 cents to $.8687 a pound. ——— For the latest prices from area South Dakota elevators, visit http://tinyurl.com/peu95zl. WALL STREET RECAP 75 YEARS AGO Monday, December 4, 1939 •Between 80 and 90 county committeemen and office workers of the agricultural conservation setup from 14 counties were attending a meeting at the court house today at which work of the state, county and community committees were dis- cussed with special attention given to the 1940 agricultural program. •The government was reliably reported today to be proceeding with caution and looking well into the fu- ture in studying the possibility of sev- ering diplomatic relations with Russia. 50 YEARS AGO Friday, December 4, 1964 •Senator George McGovern, D- S.D., was advised today that federal grants totaling nearly $3.5 million have been approved under the pol- lution control act to help South Dakota towns build 94 water supply facilities costing $11.4 million. •A rousing production of “The Three Penny Opera,” the dynamic dramatic musical by Bertolt Brecht, was given Thursday night by the Yankton College Theatre in Forbes hall auditorium, and it marked an- other fine directing triumph for Dr. Donald Rosenberg. 25 YEARS AGO Monday, December 4, 1989 •A local doctor landed his air- plane without using the landing gear at an Omaha, Neb. airport after the planeʼs front wheel fell off during takeoff. •The great American poet, Walt Whitman, will return to life at Mount Marty College Wednesday. Dr. Bruce Noll, who has performed Whit- manʼs poetry for 20 years, will bring his one-man show, “Pure Grass,” to the Roncalli Lounge at 8 p.m. ON THIS DATE POUND COUNT Several animals are available at the Yankton Animal Shelter. For more information, call the Yankton Police Department's animal control officer from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday at 661-9494, or 668-5210. DAILY RECORD POLICY The Press & Dakotan publishes police and sheriff reports as a public service to its readers. It is important to remember that an arrest should not imply guilt and that every person is presumed innocent until proven oth- erwise. When juveniles are released from jail, it is into the care of a parent or guardian. It is the policy of the Press & Dakotan to publish all names made available in the police and court re- ports. There are no exceptions. ARRESTS • Misty Johnson, 34, Yankton, was arrested Tuesday on a proba- tion hold. • Gracelyn Big Crow, 23, Yank- ton, was arrested Tuesday on war- rants for parking/standing violations. • Rita Grambihler, 48, Volin, was arrested Tuesday on two counts of forgery, two counts of theft by no-ac- count check and receiving stolen property. • Anthony Weber, 36, Yankton, was arrested Tuesday on a parole hold and for possession of mari- juana (2 oz. or less), theft by no-ac- count check and possession of drug paraphernalia. • Breisha Mitchum, 27, Yankton, was arrested Tuesday on a proba- tion hold and for possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of mari- juana (2 oz. or less), second-degree petty theft and five counts of forgery. • Paul Blumer, 43, Yankton, was arrested Tuesday on a parole hold. • Lee Topel, 40, Yankton, was arrested Tuesday on a parole hold. • Brock Brower, 30, Yankton, was arrested Tuesday on a proba- tion hold and for first-degree bur- glary and entering or refusing to leave a property after notice. ACCIDENTS • A report was received at 11:07 a.m. Tuesday of an accident at the intersection of 4th St. and Broad- way Ave. A red Ford Taurus collided with a red Ford F150. The F150 driver was cited for driving without a license. The driver of the Taurus was cited for driving without a li- cense and a left-turn violation. INCIDENTS • A report was received at 3:11 p.m. Monday of an assault In the 700 block of Linn St. • A report was received at 4:29 p.m. Monday of the theft of $1,950.72 via a phone scam in the 400 block of Mulberry St. • A report was received at 4:37 p.m. Monday of the theft of a wallet from an apartment in the 1000 block of Walnut St. • A report was received at 4:47 p.m. Monday of an attempted bur- glary in the 2900 block of Douglas Ave. • A report was received at 11:14 p.m. Monday of a burglary in the 1100 block of E. 8th St. One person was arrested. • A report was received at 6:14 a.m. Tuesday of a protection order violation. • A report was received at 8:45 a.m. Tuesday of vandalism in the 400 block of Maple St. A black 2000 Chevy was egged overnight. CRIME STOPPERS Anyone wishing to report anony- mous information on unlawful activity in the City of Yankton or in Yankton County is encouraged to contact the Crime Stoppers tip line at 665-4440. Here is the record of Yankton County marriage licenses for Novem- ber 2014: Patrick Hodge (24) and Shelby Reynolds (22), of Yankton, were mar- ried on Nov. 1. Tim Hadley (50) and Shelly Dieren (36), of Centerville, were mar- ried on Nov. 6. Daniel Kubal (47), of Lesterville, and Jodi Goeden (37), of Yankton, were married on Nov. 15. Douglas Pearson (45) and Melissa Adams (24), of Yankton, were married on Nov. 18. Ryan Nguyen (38) and Vivian Nguyen (29), of Yankton, were mar- ried on Nov. 20. Justin Curtis (28) and Brittnee Strong (23), of Springfield, were mar- ried on Nov. 22. Justin Kirschenman (26) and Alli- son Novak (23), of Omaha, Neb., were married on Nov. 22. Brett McHugh (28) and Heather Bodden (31), of Yankton, were mar- ried on Nov. 25. MARRIAGE LICENSES The Press and Dakotan is updating the Community Calendar, which runs on the Monday and Thursday Life Pages. ALL EVENTS that are currently listed in the Community Calendar will be deleted as of Monday, January 13. If you wish to have your event listed after Monday, January 13, you must send an updated listing that includes: Name of your group, day of meeting, time of meeting, location of meeting and contact phone number. Updated listings should be emailed to [email protected] or mailed to: Press and Dakotan, C/O Jordynne Hart, 319 Walnut Street, Yankton SD 57078. Questions may be directed to Shauna or Jordynne at 605-665-7811. HURON — Students from 84 schools will compete in the 2014 South Dakota State Oral Interp Festival, to be held in Huron Dec. 5-6 at the Huron Events Cen- ter and Huron High School. The first State Declamation Contest was held in 1910 as part of that year’s State High School Track and Field Meet. In 1911, the first state-wide Declamation Contest was held independent of the State Track Meet. From those modest be- ginnings over 100 years ago the contest has evolved into the modern State Oral In- terpretation Festival of today. This year’s State Interpretation Festi- val competitors have qualified for the Fes- tival through a combination local school, district and regional competitions. The Festival will feature a combined total of 309 Class “AA,” Class “A” and Class “B” entries. The Class “B” State Oral Festival competitors were determined by advanc- ing from one of the ten district contests to a Class “B” regional contests and advanc- ing from their region contest to the State Festival. The Class “A” State Festival competi- tors qualified for the State Festival after advancing from one of five Class “A” re- gional contests. Class “AA” contestants have advanced to the State Festival as a result of intraschool competition in their own schools. The 2014 State Oral Interpretation Fes- tival will showcase competitive perform- ances by 98 entries from 14 Class “AA” schools, 106 entries from 28 Class “A” schools and 105 entries from 42 Class “B” schools. The State Oral Interpretation Festival, sponsored by the South Dakota High School Activities Association, brings to- gether South Dakota’s best high school oral interpretation speakers in a “festival” setting. During the State Festival the students will compete to achieve a “Superior” rat- ing which is the equivalent of a state championship in their contest event. State Oral Interpretation Festival competi- tion is divided into seven contest events: Non-Original Oratory, Interpretation of Serious Reading, Storytelling, Poetry Reading, Humorous Reading, Duet Inter- pretation and Readers Theatre. The category of Storytelling is new to the state event, and it is fitting to have a new category on the 105th anniversary of this state event. The State Oral Interpretation Festival competition will begin on Friday morning, Dec. 5, at 10 a.m. The festival’s second and third sessions will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday afternoon and at 7 p.m. Friday evening, respectively The festival will conclude with two sessions at 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6. The awards for each session’s compe- tition will be announced at the conclusion of the session. “Team Excellence” awards, recognizing the high schools whose over all entries excelled during the State Festi- val, will be presented at the conclusion of competition on Saturday afternoon. The public is encouraged to attend any or all of the sessions of the State Festival. State Oral Interp Festival To Be Held In Huron PIERRE — The South Dakota Depart- ment of Revenue wants to remind South Dakotans that state and municipal tax may be due on purchases bought online. Business Tax Division Director Doug Schinkel says many consumers do not realize that most Internet retailers are not collecting sales tax on online sales, so use tax would be due. “Many people assume they are being charged sales tax by Internet retailers because they are used to paying sales tax on items they buy in a storefront business,” Schinkel said. “But in many cases, the Internet retailer is not charg- ing the tax. If an individual buys some- thing online and is not charged sales tax on the item, it’s up to the purchaser to pay use tax to the state.” South Dakota’s use tax rate is 4 per- cent, the same as the state’s sales tax rate. Municipal tax may also be due based on where the purchaser receives the goods. Schinkel says shoppers can find use tax reporting forms and other information on South Dakota’s use tax on the Department of Revenue website at http://dor.sd.gov/Taxes/Business_Taxes/. Do you have questions on use tax? Contact the Department’s toll-free helpline at 800-829-9188 or your local Revenue office for assistance. Offices are located in Aberdeen, Mitchell, Pierre, Rapid City, Sioux Falls, Water- town and Yankton. SDDR: Use Tax Due On Online Holiday Purchases www.yankton.net LOTTERIES WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS 2 BY 2: Red Balls: 1-16, White Balls: 1-17 MY DAY: Month: 6, Day: 7, Year: 44 PICK 3: 1-2-4 PICK 5: 05-08-12-23-38 POWERBALL: 25-30-32-46-54, Powerball: 26, Power Play: 3 DAKOTA CASH: 09-18-26-29- 30 HOT LOTTO: 07-18-20-28-46, Hot Ball: 9 WILD CARD: 13-14-17-31-33, Wild Card: AH

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Page 1: State Oral Interp Festival To Be Held In Hurontearsheets.yankton.net/december14/120414/120414_YKPD_A2.pdf · The first State Declamation Contest was held in 1910 as part of that year’s

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Support for the rest of your life.

To schedule an appointment call 605-655-1200 or toll-free 1-877-256-8973.

Drink lots of water…Eat fruits and vegetables…Get regular check-ups…ExerciseThese are all important health tips that you’ve probably heard hundreds of times. But, do you hear “Check your feet regularly?” in that mix? If the answer is no, you may be uninformed about one of the most essential aspects of achieving overall health - healthy feet - that will support you the rest of your lives.

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Friends Of The YanktonCommunity Library

Used BookSale!

Saturday, Dec. 610am-12:30pm

at the Library

See You There!

A batch of good news on theeconomy Wednesday pushed thestock market to new highs. Payrollprocesser ADP said that U.S. compa-nies added 208,000 jobs in Novem-ber, the third straight month that hiringhas topped 200,000. A separate re-port showed that service sector activ-ity climbed close to an eight-monthhigh in November.

The Dow Jones industrial aver-age gained 33.07 points, or 0.4 per-cent, to 17,912.62.

The Standard & Poorʼs 500 indexrose 7.78 points, or 0.4 percent, to2,074.33.

The Nasdaq composite gained18.66 points, or 0.4 percent, to4,774.47.

FOR THE WEEK:The Dow is up 84.38, or 0.5

percent.The S&P 500 is down 6.77, or

0.3 percent.The Nasdaq is down 17.16, or

0.4 percent.

FOR THE YEAR:The Dow is up 1,335.96 points,

or 8.1 percent.The S&P 500 index is up

225.97 points, or 12.2 percent.The Nasdaq is up 597.88

points, or 14.3 percent.

CHICAGO (AP) — Grain futureswere mixed Wednessday on theChicago Board of Trade.

Wheat for Mar delivery was off13.75 cents to $5.8950 a bushel;Mar corn was up .75 cent to 3.82 abushel; Mar oats fell .75 cent to$3.0775 a bushel; while Jan soy-beans gained 2.50 cents to $9.9825bushel.

Beef and pork were lower on theChicago Mercantile Exchange.

Feb live cattle was off 1.93cents to $1.6712 a pound; Janfeeder cattle was .73 cent lower at$2.3482 a pound; while Feb leanhogs fell 2.13 cents to $.8687 apound.

———For the latest prices from area

South Dakota elevators, visithttp://tinyurl.com/peu95zl.

WA L L S T R E E T R E C A P

75 YEARS AGOMonday, December 4, 1939•Between 80 and 90 county

committeemen and office workers ofthe agricultural conservation setupfrom 14 counties were attending ameeting at the court house today atwhich work of the state, county andcommunity committees were dis-cussed with special attention givento the 1940 agricultural program.

•The government was reliablyreported today to be proceeding withcaution and looking well into the fu-ture in studying the possibility of sev-ering diplomatic relations withRussia.

50 YEARS AGOFriday, December 4, 1964•Senator George McGovern, D-

S.D., was advised today that federalgrants totaling nearly $3.5 millionhave been approved under the pol-lution control act to help South

Dakota towns build 94 water supplyfacilities costing $11.4 million.

•A rousing production of “TheThree Penny Opera,” the dynamicdramatic musical by Bertolt Brecht,was given Thursday night by theYankton College Theatre in Forbeshall auditorium, and it marked an-other fine directing triumph for Dr.Donald Rosenberg.

25 YEARS AGOMonday, December 4, 1989•A local doctor landed his air-

plane without using the landing gearat an Omaha, Neb. airport after theplaneʼs front wheel fell off duringtakeoff.

•The great American poet, WaltWhitman, will return to life at MountMarty College Wednesday. Dr.Bruce Noll, who has performed Whit-manʼs poetry for 20 years, will bringhis one-man show, “Pure Grass,” tothe Roncalli Lounge at 8 p.m.

O N T H I S DAT E

POUND COUNTSeveral animals are available at

the Yankton Animal Shelter. For moreinformation, call the Yankton PoliceDepartment's animal control officerfrom 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday at661-9494, or 668-5210.

DAILY RECORD POLICYThe Press & Dakotan publishes

police and sheriff reports as a publicservice to its readers. It is importantto remember that an arrest should notimply guilt and that every person ispresumed innocent until proven oth-erwise. When juveniles are releasedfrom jail, it is into the care of a parentor guardian.

It is the policy of the Press &Dakotan to publish all names madeavailable in the police and court re-ports. There are no exceptions.

ARRESTS• Misty Johnson, 34, Yankton,

was arrested Tuesday on a proba-tion hold.

• Gracelyn Big Crow, 23, Yank-ton, was arrested Tuesday on war-rants for parking/standing violations.

• Rita Grambihler, 48, Volin, was

arrested Tuesday on two counts offorgery, two counts of theft by no-ac-count check and receiving stolenproperty.

• Anthony Weber, 36, Yankton,was arrested Tuesday on a parolehold and for possession of mari-juana (2 oz. or less), theft by no-ac-count check and possession ofdrug paraphernalia.

• Breisha Mitchum, 27, Yankton,was arrested Tuesday on a proba-tion hold and for possession of drugparaphernalia, possession of mari-juana (2 oz. or less), second-degreepetty theft and five counts of forgery.

• Paul Blumer, 43, Yankton,was arrested Tuesday on a parolehold.

• Lee Topel, 40, Yankton, wasarrested Tuesday on a parole hold.

• Brock Brower, 30, Yankton,was arrested Tuesday on a proba-tion hold and for first-degree bur-glary and entering or refusing toleave a property after notice.

ACCIDENTS• A report was received at 11:07

a.m. Tuesday of an accident at theintersection of 4th St. and Broad-

way Ave. A red Ford Taurus collidedwith a red Ford F150. The F150driver was cited for driving withouta license. The driver of the Tauruswas cited for driving without a li-cense and a left-turn violation.

INCIDENTS• A report was received at 3:11

p.m. Monday of an assault In the700 block of Linn St.

• A report was received at 4:29p.m. Monday of the theft of$1,950.72 via a phone scam in the400 block of Mulberry St.

• A report was received at 4:37p.m. Monday of the theft of a walletfrom an apartment in the 1000block of Walnut St.

• A report was received at 4:47p.m. Monday of an attempted bur-glary in the 2900 block of DouglasAve.

• A report was received at 11:14p.m. Monday of a burglary in the1100 block of E. 8th St. One personwas arrested.

• A report was received at 6:14a.m. Tuesday of a protection orderviolation.

• A report was received at 8:45a.m. Tuesday of vandalism in the400 block of Maple St. A black 2000Chevy was egged overnight.

CRIME STOPPERSAnyone wishing to report anony-

mous information on unlawful activityin the City of Yankton or in YanktonCounty is encouraged to contact theCrime Stoppers tip line at 665-4440.

Here is the record of YanktonCounty marriage licenses for Novem-ber 2014:

Patrick Hodge (24) and ShelbyReynolds (22), of Yankton, were mar-ried on Nov. 1.

Tim Hadley (50) and ShellyDieren (36), of Centerville, were mar-ried on Nov. 6.

Daniel Kubal (47), of Lesterville,and Jodi Goeden (37), of Yankton,were married on Nov. 15.

Douglas Pearson (45) andMelissa Adams (24), of Yankton, were

married on Nov. 18.Ryan Nguyen (38) and Vivian

Nguyen (29), of Yankton, were mar-ried on Nov. 20.

Justin Curtis (28) and BrittneeStrong (23), of Springfield, were mar-ried on Nov. 22.

Justin Kirschenman (26) and Alli-son Novak (23), of Omaha, Neb.,were married on Nov. 22.

Brett McHugh (28) and HeatherBodden (31), of Yankton, were mar-ried on Nov. 25.

M A R R I AG E L I C E N S E S

The Press and Dakotan is updating the Community Calendar, whichruns on the Monday and Thursday Life Pages. ALL EVENTS thatare currently listed in the Community Calendar will be deleted as ofMonday, January 13. If you wish to have your event listed after Monday,January 13, you must send an updated listing that includes: Name ofyour group, day of meeting, time of meeting, location of meeting andcontact phone number. Updated listings should be emailed [email protected] or mailed to: Press and Dakotan, C/O JordynneHart, 319 Walnut Street, Yankton SD 57078. Questions may bedirected to Shauna or Jordynne at 605-665-7811.

HURON — Students from 84 schoolswill compete in the 2014 South DakotaState Oral Interp Festival, to be held inHuron Dec. 5-6 at the Huron Events Cen-ter and Huron High School.

The first State Declamation Contestwas held in 1910 as part of that year’sState High School Track and Field Meet. In1911, the first state-wide DeclamationContest was held independent of theState Track Meet. From those modest be-ginnings over 100 years ago the contesthas evolved into the modern State Oral In-terpretation Festival of today.

This year’s State Interpretation Festi-val competitors have qualified for the Fes-tival through a combination local school,district and regional competitions. TheFestival will feature a combined total of309 Class “AA,” Class “A” and Class “B”entries. The Class “B” State Oral Festivalcompetitors were determined by advanc-ing from one of the ten district contests toa Class “B” regional contests and advanc-ing from their region contest to the StateFestival.

The Class “A” State Festival competi-tors qualified for the State Festival afteradvancing from one of five Class “A” re-gional contests. Class “AA” contestantshave advanced to the State Festival as aresult of intraschool competition in theirown schools.

The 2014 State Oral Interpretation Fes-tival will showcase competitive perform-ances by 98 entries from 14 Class “AA”schools, 106 entries from 28 Class “A”schools and 105 entries from 42 Class “B”schools.

The State Oral Interpretation Festival,sponsored by the South Dakota HighSchool Activities Association, brings to-gether South Dakota’s best high schooloral interpretation speakers in a “festival”setting.

During the State Festival the studentswill compete to achieve a “Superior” rat-ing which is the equivalent of a statechampionship in their contest event.State Oral Interpretation Festival competi-tion is divided into seven contest events:Non-Original Oratory, Interpretation of

Serious Reading, Storytelling, PoetryReading, Humorous Reading, Duet Inter-pretation and Readers Theatre.

The category of Storytelling is new tothe state event, and it is fitting to have anew category on the 105th anniversary ofthis state event.

The State Oral Interpretation Festivalcompetition will begin on Friday morning,Dec. 5, at 10 a.m. The festival’s secondand third sessions will be held at 2:30p.m. Friday afternoon and at 7 p.m. Fridayevening, respectively The festival willconclude with two sessions at 9 a.m. and1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6.

The awards for each session’s compe-tition will be announced at the conclusionof the session. “Team Excellence” awards,recognizing the high schools whose overall entries excelled during the State Festi-val, will be presented at the conclusion ofcompetition on Saturday afternoon.

The public is encouraged to attendany or all of the sessions of the StateFestival.

State Oral Interp Festival To Be Held In Huron

PIERRE — The South Dakota Depart-ment of Revenue wants to remind SouthDakotans that state and municipal taxmay be due on purchases boughtonline.

Business Tax Division Director DougSchinkel says many consumers do notrealize that most Internet retailers arenot collecting sales tax on online sales,so use tax would be due.

“Many people assume they are beingcharged sales tax by Internet retailers

because they are used to paying salestax on items they buy in a storefrontbusiness,” Schinkel said. “But in manycases, the Internet retailer is not charg-ing the tax. If an individual buys some-thing online and is not charged salestax on the item, it’s up to the purchaserto pay use tax to the state.”

South Dakota’s use tax rate is 4 per-cent, the same as the state’s sales taxrate. Municipal tax may also be duebased on where the purchaser receives

the goods. Schinkel says shoppers canfind use tax reporting forms and otherinformation on South Dakota’s use taxon the Department of Revenue websiteat http://dor.sd.gov/Taxes/Business_Taxes/.

Do you have questions on use tax?Contact the Department’s toll-freehelpline at 800-829-9188 or your localRevenue office for assistance. Officesare located in Aberdeen, Mitchell,Pierre, Rapid City, Sioux Falls, Water-town and Yankton.

SDDR: Use Tax Due On Online Holiday Purchases

www.yankton.net

L OT T E R I E SWEDNESDAY’S RESULTS2 BY 2: Red Balls: 1-16, White

Balls: 1-17MY DAY: Month: 6, Day: 7,

Year: 44PICK 3: 1-2-4PICK 5: 05-08-12-23-38POWERBALL: 25-30-32-46-54,

Powerball: 26, Power Play: 3DAKOTA CASH: 09-18-26-29-

30HOT LOTTO: 07-18-20-28-46,

Hot Ball: 9WILD CARD: 13-14-17-31-33,

Wild Card: AH