HHiigghhlliigghhttss && HHaappppeenniinnggssPreschool Open House: ChristLutheran Preschool will be havingan open house / registration for the2012 - 2013 school year on Wednes-day, May 23rd from 1 - 6 p.m. Regis-tration will be in the church base-ment. Children must be 4 years oldbefore September 1, 2012 to register.For more information please contactSarah Juergens at 244-5636.

Bison School Parent Involve-ment meeting for K-6 parents onMonday, May 14th at 5:00, in the

will be on again at the end of thisweek and, then, for another twoweeks after that. Thank you somuch for taking the time to vote forJessica, as your VOTES are very IM-PORTANT!

Paint Ball Blast at LeGrand ScotchCap Ranch Saturday May 12, 2012,10 - 4. Cost $25.00 per person.Equipment and lunch provided.Waiver & Release required, for moreinformation call 605-244-5946.

lunchroom. Child care provided.Master Gardeners Plant sale May10 - 12 at the Bentley Building 9a.m. - 6 p.m. Shop early!Bridal shower for Erin Titze,Wednesday, May 16, 7:00 p.m. at theBlessed Sacrament Catholic church.

The Stateline Right to Life Groupis meeting on Tuesday, May 15th at5:00 in the Grand Electric SocialRoom. Everyone Welcome!!

Galloway Cemetery meeting at

the Fire Hall in Meadow, May 10,2012, at 7 p.m. Please send contribu-tions to help defray expenses toJerry Martin 19596 HWY 20,Meadow, SD 57644.

Please remember to keep votingfor Jessica Johnson who is com-peting in the "Rising Star of theWest" scholarship competition. Youcan vote once each day on each com-puter without registering. The stepsinclude: 1.) Go to www.blackhills-fox.com 2.) Type Jessica Johnson's

name in the "Search" box in theupper right-hand corner of thescreen 3.) Scroll down and "click" onany news story about Jessica 4.)Click on the "Rising Star of theWest" Box on the right side of thescreen 5.) Click on "View Entries" atthe top of the screen 6.) You will,then, be able to listen to all of thepresentations 7.) You can vote forJessica and the other contestantswith one being the lowest score andten being the highest score. Pleasekeep voting--(every day)--as Jessica

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DENR recognizes Perkins County RuralWater for drinking water compliance

The South Dakota Departmentof Environment and Natural Re-sources (DENR) announced thatthe Perkins County Rural Waterpublic water system and the sys-tem’s certified operators have beenawarded a Drinking Water Certifi-cate of Achievement Award. Theaward is for outstanding watersystem operations and environ-mental compliance with statedrinking water standards for thepast year.

The system’s certified operatorsare Doyle Udager and Eric New-man.

“The best bargain in SouthDakota is reliable, high quality,safe water from your public drink-ing water systems - 24 hours per

day - 7 days a week,” said DENRSecretary Steve Pirner. “The man-agers and operators receiving thisDENR award guaranteed theirwater was safe by achieving 100%compliance with the Safe DrinkingWater Act during 2011.”

To qualify for the DrinkingWater Certificate of AchievementAward, public water systems andtheir operators had to meet all ofthe following requirements for2011:•compliance monitoring•drinking water standards•distribute a Drinking Water Re-port•lead/copper action levels•comply with operator certifica-tion requirements

Butsavage and Kopren take oath of office to serve on Town Board

By Gladys JacksonThe Bison Town Board met for

their regular board meeting whichwas called to order by PresidentJuell Chapman Monday evening,May 7, 2012 with a new face at theboard table. Newly electedMatthew Butsavage attended hisfirst meeting. Other board mem-bers present were re-elected DavidKopren, Mike Lockert and LukeClements. Attorney Bogue andTown Clerk Beth Hulm were alsopresent. Meeting with the Boardwere Todd Fink with Fink Dirt-moving, Prairie City; Kelli Nelson,Summer Rec., Clyde Hafner, BisonFair Board, Heath McKinstry andAllan Page, KBM, Inc.

The first item on the agendawas a plaque donated to TerryHaggart for 25 years of service tothe Town Board. The inscriptionreads, “In appreciation of 25 yearsof loyal and dedicated service-May1987 – April 2012, Bison TownBoard.” President Chapman said“He did a good job!” Terry was un-

able to attend the meeting. At this time Matthew Butsav-

age and David Kopren were ad-ministered the “Oath of Office” byBeth Hulm. Matthew will serve athree-year term and David a one-year term.

Election of Chairman was heldand Juell Chapman was elected bya unanimous ballot to this office.David Kopren was voted in as ViceChairman.

The Board approved the min-utes of April 11, 2012 and the Fi-nancial Report.

Todd Fink presented a proposalfor the new street from ErnestKari’s east and then south to DemCrary’s. Todd and Heath McK-instry will be locating the markersfor the road and Todd will visitwith the nearby landowners ontheir excess piles of dirt as to usingsome of it for the road. It was thendiscussed that the road from Cole-man Avenue east to Ernest Kari’swas only 18 feet wide and the newroad will be made at a wider

width. The Board decided theywant the road to be the samewidth. Todd Fink will return tothe June 11 board meeting with anew proposal to widen the old partof the road to match up with thenew road being built. Plans arestill to begin construction in July.

Kelli Nelson, who was recentlyhired as the Summer RecreationDirector for the Town met with theBoard and presented a tentativeschedule of events, activities andsupplies needed for the upcomingSummer Rec Program. T-shirtsare being planned this year for theSummer Rec Program at a cost of$10.00 per shirt. She will be post-ing the finalized plans in the BisonCourier as soon as she can coordi-nate the swimming schedule, sokeep an eye out for them.

A status report session was heldwith Heath reporting that he hasbetween 3-4 meters left in town tofinish up with; the dump groundwall has become very dilapidatedand needs repair; the parks areopen for business; new employeeJustin Kolb will begin work onMay 21st and WHITE GOODSPICK-UP DAY WILL BE MAY23 (in the PM); TREE ANDBRANCH PICK-UP DAY WILLBE MAY 24 (all Freon has to berecovered and tagged).

Allan Page, KBM, Inc., engi-neers for the new storm sewer, metwith the Board for a pre-bid meet-ing. He presented plans and specsfor the Board’s approval. Esti-mated cost is a little over$500,000.00. The State of SouthDakota will offer an $80,000.00grant. After reviewing routes, pipeand the holding pond at the formerRichard Heck lots, an open discus-sion was held. The holding pondwill be fenced and gated and therewill be new sidewalks and curband gutters on several parts ofmain street. The Board had some

continued on page 3Matthew Butsavage and David Kopren taking their “Oath ofOffice”.

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The Bison Public Library is get-ting ready to launch a projectwhere you can bring your elec-tronic device to "check" out books,audios, music and DVD's. Thisproject is called OverDrive or "SDTitles To Go". The company hasbeen working with Stacy and Janproviding web-I-nar's and supportto put this program in place on themorning of May 31. Many of youhave made a donation to help sup-port this project and we ask foryour patience, the company wantsto make sure all libraries acrossthe US who signed up for this pro-gram and ready by May 31. If youwill need help in understanding

this project, please contact eitherStacy or Jan at the library-244-7252, as they are setting up aworkshop day to educate and helpyou. If you are interested andwould like more information,please contact the Bison Public Li-brary. The program costs the li-brary $600 per year and we areasking for a donation to help sup-port this project.Also, a big congratulations to JohnShea who won the Kindle Fire thelibrary has been raffling. Thankyou to Brittnee Aaker and GracieVeal for helping sell tickets; and abig thank you to everyone whopurchased tickets.

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Senator Thune voted no on S1789bill which would help stop the clos-ing of 80 rural post offices and re-structure the US Postal Service.The Postal Service has over paidboth its retiree health care and re-tiree payments by about 13 billion,this bill will also reimburse thisamount. This bill would also openother ways for the postal service to

earn money and would save closingof thousands of rural post offices. InSouth Dakota the following townsare being considered for post officeclosure. Agar, Allen, Andover, Ash-ton, Badger, Barnard, Belvidere,Brentford, Bullhead, Canova, Ca-puta, Carpenter, Carthage, Cavour,Claire City, Corona, Cresbard,Davis, Dimock, Eden, Enning, Fair-

burn, Frankfort, Fulton, Gann Val-ley, Glenham, Goodwin, Grenville,Hamill, Hazel, Henry, Herrick,Howes, Kranzburg, Lake City,Lantry, Lesterville, Letcher, LittleEagle, Mandersonm Mansfield, Mar-vin, Meadow, Milesville, MissionHill, Mound City, Norris, Nunda,Okreek, Oldham, Onaka, Peever,Pierpont, Pringle, Ramona, Ray-mond, Redig, Ree Heights, Reva,Revillo, Ridgeview, Rockham, SaintOnge, Scenic, Seneca, Sinai,Spencer, Tolstoy, Turton, Utica, Vale,Volin, Wakpala, Wallace, Westport,White Owl, Winfred, Wood,Wounded Knee.

The senate bill passed with thehelp of Senator Johnson and nowwent to the house. So please contactCongresswomen Noem and tell herhow important this bill is to ourrural post offices and to the peoplewho live there. Thank you

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Letter to the Editor

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•Americans check out an average of more than seven books ayear. They spend $34.95 a year for the public library—about

the average cost of one hardcover book.

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By Vi LeonardMothers! There are a lot of us and

isn’t it nice to have a special day torecognize us? I really don’t know thehistory behind why it is set in May,but it seems very appropriate sincethings are coming back to life aftera winter’s rest. Mothers give life toand nurture their families.

As I looked around the Library forbooks, about mothers and there re-ally isn’t very many that actuallyhave the word “mother” in their ti-tles, but of course there are manythat contain the dynamics of moth-erhood.

I did find some children’s booksabout mothers. One is simply titled“Mother” It is a board book that is atake-off on the Dick and Jane booksthat many of we older mothers re-member from our school days. Eventhough it is a board book, it is calledan early reader.

“Are you my Mother” by P.D. East-man is a beginner book about a babybird who temporarily finds itselfwithout a mother. She is off lookingfor food so he goes looking for amother. After several adventures hedoes finally find his real mother.This book has a blend of picturesand words that encourage childrento read all by themselves.When I saw the book “A Chair forMy Mother”, it brought back memo-ries of one of the programs I workedwith when I was still in the Exten-sion Service. We had a program thatused children’s books to teach begin-ning money principles and this wasone of those books. It is all about set-ting a goal and saving to reach it.Fire had destroyed everything that

this family had. Mom was a wait-ress, working long hours and be-cause they were poor, she couldn’t af-ford a comfortable chair to rest herweary body when she got home.They made a plan and filled a jarwith tip money and any coins thatcame their way. Finally, one gloriousday it was full and they were able tofind the perfect chair. What joy itwas to achieve that goal.

“I Kissed the Baby” by Mary Mur-phy is about the joy a new babybrings, not just a family but to acommunity. This baby was a duckand everyone who saw him cele-brated his birth. The graphics inthis are bold and colorful and fun.

I would also like to share a coupleof fiction books that share some ofthe struggles that mothers dealwith. “On Her Own” by Wanda EBrunstetter, who you may recognizeas an Amish author, is story is abouta young widow whose husband diedunexpectedly eight month ago. Shenow has a new baby and three oth-ers to raise besides trying to run herhusband’s beloved Harness Shop.

She is barely able to take care of her-self and has many struggles. Hap-pily all ends well for this mother.“True Women” by Janice Woods Win-dle, is a story of strong women,proud women, wise women – Texaswomen. It is based on the author’sown roots. She searched for extraor-dinary women whose blood flowedthrough her veins. It is about theKing and the Woods families, fromthe Alamo to World War II. The bookopens with a Texas “Committee Mi-nority Report against Women Suf-frage” dated December 7, 1868. Inpart it says “we believe that the goodsense of every true woman in theland teaches her that granting thempower to vote is a direct insult totheir sex by implication that theyare so unwomanly as to desire theprivilege” Those were fighting wordsand sets the stage for this bookabout strong women who were un-doubtedly strong mothers.

I hope you Mothers have a won-derful weekend, being with yourfamily and I encourage you to letyourself be pampered a bit.

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Butsavage and Koprentake oath

continued from page 1questions and before they approvethe pre-bid to be sent to the Stateof South Dakota, they asked KBM,Inc. to include a fix for the waterthat pools in the NW 1/4 of Bisonfrom the Grand Electric pole yardout to the north and west towardsIrwin Teschers. Because some ofthis money will be from the Stateof South Dakota and one of theconsiderations for this money andthe timeliness of getting themoney is a State- adopted “GoGreen” stipulation for quick accessto their portion of the money. Thiswould involve putting a compostmixture in residential areasdeemed to hold water, whichwould include yards, parks, etc.The Board would like to stay awayfrom this if at all possible, but didadvise KBM to look into how heav-ily the “Go Green” concept workedagainst the Town of Bison receiv-ing the State’s money. KBM willcheck into this plus add the costfor the NW 1/4 of Bison to the bidand meet with the Board one moretime before sending the proposalinto the State of South Dakota toapprove so the final bid letting canbe done.

A camera man will be in Bisonthis week to take pictures of thesewer line that ended up withsome busted tile back in Januarywhen Craig Silkman broke thetiles while constructing the line.Partial payment has been with-held until a determination can bemade through the use of a camerathat everything is okay and thecost of the camera man will be de-ducted from the amount still owedMr. Silkman. This is in the newhousing development being con-structed on White Street in thenortheast part of town.

Attorney Bogue visited with theBoard on several items, some ad-vice included a public meeting togive out information on the “GoGreen” project if the Board decidesto pursue it.

He also recommended a contractbe signed upon the delivery of atractor to be used for the summerfree of charge from the State ofSouth Dakota. Several other itemswere discussed such as an Ordi-nance on grass clippings, snowand leaves being pushed into thestreet once the new sewer systemis in place. This might be able tobe added to the Nuisance Ordi-nance the Town already has.

Clyde Hafner of the Bison FairBoard met with the Board to re-quest a liquor license for thePerkins County Fair to be held Au-

gust 17-19. The Bison Fire Depart-ment also requested a liquor li-cense for Saturday, June 30th.The Board voted to advertise forpublic hearings on both of theseliquor license requests and to re-visit them at their June 11thboard meeting.

Town Clerk Beth Hulm askedthat the Board approve the trans-fer of $86,000.00 of Airport Enti-tlement funds for the year 2009 tothe Town. She also reported thatthe Airport Land AcquisitionGrant is complete and should beclosed out in the amounts of$24,567.67 and $1,944.31. Thisaction was postponed for the timebeing.

With a new Vice Chairmanbeing elected, official signatorieswill have to be changed. Newchanges to the Town’s representa-tives on other boards include DaveKopren to the Perkins CountyRural Water Board; Juell Chap-man to the HUD Housing Boardand Luke Clements to the BisonPublic Library Board. All otherdesignations and appointmentswill remain the same.

The Board elected to inviteBlaise Emerson, Black Hills Coun-cil of Local Governments to attenda Special Board Meeting to discussways to prepare in light of the re-cent oil booms just over the stateline. He will visit with the Boardon Ordinances and zoning thatmay be needed in the future.

The Board will advertise for bidsfor hay only on two parcels nearand around the Bison Airport.Watch for ads.

Luke Clements will be the TownBoard’s representative to theGrand Electric Cooperative An-nual Meeting to be held on June1st.

A Town Clean-Up Day was dis-cussed. Local groups will be so-licited to help.

The softball fields, volleyballfields and playgrounds in the twoBison parks are in need of newsand. Bison Grain will haul backsome sand if the Board pays forthe sand. It was decided to go overbudget and pay the $1,600.00needed to spruce up the parkswith new sand.

The next regular Town Boardmeeting will be on Monday, June11.

•There are more public libraries than McDonald’s

in the U.S.—a total of16,604 including

branches.

•Americans spend morethan twice as much on

candy as they do on publiclibraries.

Not Flush EnoughWhen we remodeled our kitchen

in 2003, it was like a typicalkitchen remodeling project: sincewe were updating insulation, dry-wall, lighting, windows, flooring,and cabinets, it only seemed logi-cal to replace the toilet at the sametime.

The existing one was supposedlya “water saver” model. It had to go

because its pathetic flush just was-n’t cutting it with the demands ourhousehold put on it. We decided toreplace it with a popular indus-trial strength flusher model at theplumber’s recommendation. I nowrealize we should’ve gone with asanity saver model instead.

Traumatic toilet clogging inci-dents are probably going to be themost memorable of our kids’ child-hood and will likely have long-term effects of proportions yet tobe determined. Of all the unpleas-ant problems my husband and Ihave had to resolve, unpluggingthe bathroom toilet is the mostdreaded of all. My kids have adeep-seated fear of plugging thetoilet and know from experiencethat the job is something their par-ents get frustrated over quickly.Although you’d never know it bythe way the toilet auger and whatI call the accordion toilet plungerhave been flung into the yardwhen frustrations have peaked,both are the most valuable toolswe own.

Recently, we had a real doozey ofa toilet-obstructing incident. Onthis particular nightmarish day,the toilet remained clogged formost of an eternity, or so it feltsince our house has only one toilet.When I was called upon for help, Irelied on my standard clogged toi-let trick but was unsuccessful thefirst time so I repeated the processseveral more times with more ag-gression.

The situation turned into a toi-let siege after my repeated plung-ing efforts failed me. I had to re-

sort to tricks I’d seen my husbanduse that I had less experiencewith: the toilet auger/plungercombo. For a while, my son and Iworked in shifts to keep from get-ting worn down and in order toavoid getting my husband in-volved—always a last resort.Eventually, it was expressing myfrustration that caused my son toabandon me and our joint efforts.

My prolonged toilet plungingwas aggressive enough to record4.2 on the Richter scale but assoon as I stopped the forcefulplunging, a collective breath washeld as I flushed and waited forthe toilet’s verdict. The kids lis-tened intently for the gurgle: thesign of a cleared passageway.

When I came out of the bath-room packing an ice cream bucketof excess toilet bowl water towardthe door, the house was completelyempty and still. Barn cats couldnot have scattered as quickly asmy kids when they didn’t hear agurgle.

The clogging matter seemed tobe hung up in sewage purgatory.Everything I tried failed, and I fi-nally decided it was time to deto-nate a toilet bomb; my cure-allhomemade remedy of vinegar andbaking soda used in conjunctionwith hot water in hopes of annihi-lating the culprit. It took severalattempts but the toilet eventuallygurgled for us.

The most important lesson mykids have learned about pluggingthe toilet is, stay clear of the yard.You never know where the toiletauger or plunger is going to land.

Guest ColumnistPage 4 • The Bison Courier • Thursday, May 10, 2012

Obituary

Funeral Services for Robert"Bob" Witt, 88, of Hettinger, NorthDakota were Friday, May 4, 2012at 1:30 p.m. at the Reformed Pres-byterian Church in Lemmon,South Dakota. Chaplain DavidPeterson will officiate and burialwith Full Military Honors will fol-low at Greenhill Cemetery in Lem-mon. Visitations will be from 3:00to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, May 3,2012 at the Evanson Jensen Fu-neral Home and from 11:30 to 1:30p.m before the Funeral Service atthe Church on Friday, May 4.

Robert Francis Witt was born onMay 7, 1923 in Muncie, Indiana toFrancis and Lucille (Becktell)Witt. He came to the PerkinsCounty, SD area with his familywhen he was 2 1/2 years old. Bobattended Carr School through the8th grade then went to work forthe Veal brothers in Chance,

South Dakota. He entered intothe US Army after World War IIfor a year, then he and his brother,Richard farmed together for sev-eral years.

Bob was married to Leola Crowin December of 1948. In 1955 theymoved to a farm southeast ofLodgepole, South Dakota and in1963 they purchased his motherand step-father’s farm after theirpassing away.

He served as a delegate to theFarm Bureau and also as Chair-man of the Township board andwas a member of the ReformedPresbyterian Church in Lemmon.

Bob passed away at the WestRiver Regional Medical Center inHettinger, ND on April 29, 2012.

He is survived by his wife,Leola, of Hettinger, sons, Lyle, ofHettinger, Dan, of Springfield,South Dakota, Tom (Brenda) ofMarion, South Dakota and Jerry(Kristy) of Lemmon, SD, a daugh-ter, Joyce (Duane) Baumen, RockSprings, Wyoming, a sister, KarenBurckhard, Belle Fourche, SouthDakota; 16 grandchildren and 36great grandchildren. Bob was preceded in death by hisparents, his father and mother-in-law, two sons, James and Michael,a brother, Richard, two sisters,Agnes McKinstry and MarthaLutz and three grandchildren,Robert Aaron Witt and Angie andAmy Witt.

Condolences to Bob's familiy canbe sent through our website atwww.evansonjensenfuneralhome.com

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In making the proclamation, theexecutive director of the SouthDakota Beef Industry Council(SDBIC) says the governor is hon-oring cattle producers and all ofthe allied industries that play arole in bringing beef to the platesof consumers in the state—andworldwide.

“It is important that SouthDakotans recognize the valuablecontributions the beef cattle indus-try makes to our state,” explainsFrederick. “This proclamation is a45-year-old tradition that recog-nizes one of the state’s most impor-tant economic sectors.” In fact,says Frederick, South Dakota’snumber one industry, agriculture,has a $21 billion-economic impacton the state’s economy, and the

beef industry contributes $2.8 bil-lion to that total—the largest seg-ment.

“We appreciate the Governor’srecognition of the beef industryand its more than 15,000 cattleproducers who not only contributeeconomically to our state but aregood stewards of their land, utiliz-ing environmental practices thatwill ensure their ranches andfarms will be productive for futuregenerations,” says Frederick.

The SDBIC will be celebratingBeef Month with a number of beefpromotion events throughout themonth across the state. Frederickalso encourages South Dakotansto simply enjoy a beef burger orsteak this month as they begin thetraditional grilling season. “As youput that ground beef burger orsteak on the grill,” says Frederick,“just remember the thousands ofproducers in our state who arededicated to producing a safe, nu-tritious and delicious product.”

Governor declares May as beef month

Beverly Jean Baxter, age 72 ofSpearfish, formerly of Faith,South Dakota, passed away onSaturday, April 28, 2012 at DavidM. Dorsett Regional Health Carein Spearfish.

The Funeral Service for Bev willbe held at 2:00pm on Friday, May4, 2012 at the United MethodistChurch in Faith. Pastor HaroldDelbridge will officiate with burialin the Faith Cemetery. The Eulogywill be provided by Dennis Fer-nau.

Serving as casket bearers areAnthony Larson, Robert Russell,Troy Clutter, Shane Spradlin,Gary Uhrig, and Dennis Fernau.Special Honorary casket bearersare Bev's grandchildren.

BEVERLY JEAN SCHELL wasborn January 17, 1940 in Lem-mon, South Dakota to Constantand Mildred (Bowers) Schell. She

grew up on the Schell farm nearMeadow and attended high schoolin Lemmon. Bev was united inmarriage to Henry L. Larson Oc-tober 7, 1955 in Rapid City, SouthDakota. They began their life to-gether on the Larson homestead.Four children, Debbie, Harry,Scott, and Stacey were born to thisunion. The Larson family hadlived in numerous places.

In 1969, Bev and her childrenmoved to Faith where she oper-ated the V.F.W. until the mid1970’s. She began working withDupree/Faith School district in1976 as an Assistant BusinessManager and secretary to the Su-perintendent. After the districtsplit in 1980, Bev worked full timein Faith as the Business Manager.

Bev was united in marriage toLewis (Bozo) Wattenhofer, whomshe made a home with in Faith for12 years before passing away in1990.

In 1994, Bev was united in mar-riage to J.W. Baxter. As they madetheir home in Faith, Bev contin-ued working at the school until re-tiring in 2000 after 24 years ofdedicated service. J.W. passedaway on September 23, 1997.

Bev moved to Spearfish in 2000and later on resided at a retire-ment home and then the David M.Dorsett Regional Health Carewhere she passed away on April28, 2012.

She enjoyed walking, line danc-ing, bowling, listening to music,playing cards, puzzles, travellingand going out for ice cream. Sheespecially enjoyed spending time

with family and friends.Surviving family members in-

clude her 2 daughters and sons-in-law, Stacey and Mark Russell,Spearfish, South Dakota; Debbieand John Baker, Oakdale, Min-nesota; 2 sons and daughters-in-law, Harry and Karla Larson,Meadow, South Dakota; Scott andRhonda Larson, Lemmon, SD; 9grandchildren, Anthony, Alvina,Debbie, Roxi, Brittany, Kala, Rob-bie, Matt and Maria; and 4 greatgrandchildren, Chance, Lilly, Codiand Madison; 1 sister and brother-in-law, Gladys and Emil Schell,Shadehill, South Dakota; and onthe Wattenhofer side of the family,stepchildren Scott (Jackie) Wat-tenhofer, Cindy (Alan) Beigler,Nate Wattenhofer, Greg (LeAnne)Wattenhofer, Lisa Wattenhofer,and Corey (Dawn) Wattenhofer. 13step grandchildren and 2 stepgreat grandchildren; and on theBaxter side of the family, stepchil-dren Laura (Kurt) Barker, Jay(Elka) Baxter, and Barbara (Kyle)Carnes, and 7 step grandchildren.

She was preceded in death byher parents, husbands, and 1brother, James Schell.

A memorial has been estab-lished to the Faith School BuildingFund, PO Box 619, Faith, SD57626.

Visitation will be on Thursdayfrom 3:00 to 6:00pm at the FaithArea Memorial Chapel of theEvanson-Jensen Funeral Home inFaith and on Friday one hour priorto services at the UnitedMethodist Church in Faith.

Beverly Jean Baxter

Gudrun Romness, 91, of Arvada,CO, formerly of Hettinger, NorthDakota passed away at the CollierHospice Facility in Wheat Ridge,Colorado on Monday, April 30,2012 with her family by her side.

Funeral services will be Tues-day, May 8th, 2012 at 11:00 a.m atthe Hettinger Lutheran Church.Rev. Kathleen Dettmann will offi-

ciate. Following a time of fellow-ship and lunch the burial will beat Duck Creek Cemetery nearLodgepole, South Dakota. Visita-tion will be from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00a.m. at the Hettinger LutheranChurch on Tuesday morning.

Gudrun Abelseth was born Au-gust 14, 1920 to Hans and Sally(Larsen,) Abelseth on their home-stead, in Perkins County, SouthDakota. She went to the stateteacher’s college in Aberdeen andtaught school in Perkins Countyfor several years before marryingGordon Francis Romness, alsofrom Perkins County, on March18, 1945. They took over the Rom-ness family farm and ranch, wherethey lived until their retirement in2000. Gudrun was a long-timemember of Duck Creek LutheranChurch, active in the ladies aidand women’s bible study groups.She and Gordon lived in Hettingeruntil Gordon passed away in 2006.Gudrun then moved to Arvada,Colorado, to be near her family.Gudrun was known for her sewing

and her love of houseplants andgardening.

Gudrun Romness passed awayat Collier Hospice in Wheat Ridge,Colorado, on April 30, 2012.

Those most grateful for havingshared her life are her daughterRoxie (Ron) Foster of Arvada, CO;sisters Alta Swanson and ArleneSilliman, and brother FredAbelseth; granddaughters Kristen(Tadd) Overstreet of Arvada, CO,and Andrea Foss of Arvada, CO;six great-grand-children, Alexan-der, Andrew, Adam, Victoria, Tay-lor, and Luke; and numerousnieces and nephews.

Preceding Gudrun in deathwere her husband, her parents,and two brothers, Harold and Nor-man Abelseth.

In lieu of flowers, Memorial giftscan be made to the upkeep of theDuck Creek Cemetery.

Condolences to Gudrun’s familycan be sent through our website atwww.evansonjensenfuneralhome.com

Gudrun Romness

PPaassttoorrss PPeerrssppeeccttiivveeBeckman Wesleyan Church • Prairie City

Pastor Brad Burkhalter

Last time I wrote this piece I think I wrote about God's grace.Even if I did write on grace last time I'm going to do it again be-

cause it is still gripping my thoughts and humbling me to the core.Ever since I started preaching through Romans on Sunday morn-ings, I have regularly reflected on the doctrine of free grace, and itis truly Amazing! It is stunning that even though God knows me

as well as I know myself, or even better, He still chose in Hissoveriegnty to pour out his favor on me, a favor undeserved, freelygiven. I didn't do anything to entice God on my side. In fact, it wasin spite of my wretchedness, in spite of my sin that God gave megrace. I didn't earn it; I didn't qualify! He just gave me a gift! I

can't pay for it. All I can do is receive it. It is God who has workedin me both to will and to do his good pleasure. Apart from God's

grace I would only follow after my own natural inclinations... andthat would be disaster. I would make a major mess of my own lifeand the lives of everyone around me. I thank God for His grace.

It's my only hope. Pastor Brad

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Obituary

Grace Baptist Church • Pastor Phil HahnSunday School 9:30 a.m. • Worship Service - 10:30a.m.

Wednesday Prayer Mtg. - 6:30 p.m.Church of Christ

18 mi. south of Prairie City - Worship Service - 10:00 a.m.Prairie Fellowship Parish ELCA • Pastor Margie Hershey

Indian Creek - 11:00 a.m. • American - 9:30 a.m. • Rosebud - 8:00 a.m.Christ Lutheran Church WELS •

Pastor Gerhardt JuergensSunday Bible Class - 8:00 a.m., Worship Service - 8:30 a.m.

Tuesday Bible Class - 7:00 p.m.Coal Springs Community Church

Pastors Nels & Angie EasterbySouth Jct. of Highways 73 & 20

Sunday School - 10:00 a.m., Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.Seventh Day Adventist Church • Pastor Donavon Kack

Sabbath School - 10:30 a.m., Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church • Fr. Tony Grossenburg

Saturday Mass: Lemmon - 4:45 p.m., Bison - 7:15 p.m.Sunday Mass: Lemmon - 8:15 a.m., Morristown - 11:00 a.m.

Holland Center Christian Reformed ChurchPastor Brad Burkhalter • Lodgepole

Worship Service - 8:00 a.m.First Presbyterian Church • Pastor Florence Hoff, CLPWorship Service -10:30 a.m. • 9:30 Sunday School all ages welcome

Slim Buttes Lutheran • Pastor Henry MohagenReva • Sunday School 10:00 a.m., Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.

WMF 2nd Wednesday at 1:00 p.m., Confirmation every WednesdayBeckman Wesleyan Church • Pastor Brad Burkhalter

Prairie CitySunday School - 10:00 a.m., Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m.

Vesper Service - 6:00 p.m., Wed. Evenings - 7:30 p.m.

Town and Country Extension clubmet April 26 with Linda Howey host-ing.

Bob Drown, Natural resource spe-cialist, gave a presentation on ArborDay, which actually started in schools.National Arbor Day, April 27, is cele-brated throughout the U.S.

Bob, a very knowledgeable speaker,shared a wealth of information onplanting and tending trees, whether itbe shelter belts or yard trees. He de-signs shelter belts that will withstandtime and climate, and he pointed out

that trees clean the air and provide soilerosion control.

There were also some interestingtidbits of information such as a tree inNew York City only lives approxi-mately seven years and a cord of woodmakes 7 1/2 million toothpicks.

A Bath and Body basket was do-nated for the Mary Lee Hathaway ben-efit.

The next meeting will be May 24,2012.

Vera Kraemer, Sec/Treas

Town and Country extension club

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West River is proud of the accomplishments of our area graduates.The future is full of opportunity and promise for those who are willing to go the extra mile and put in the extra effort. WRHS

wishes you the best!

National Nurses Week May 6 - 13Nurses touch lives one person at a time; please take the time to say

thanks.

Living with DiabetesHow to Live with Diabetes presented by Barbara West certified

diabetes educator in Classroom I on Mon., May 14 from 2 - 4 p.m.Pre-registration required by calling 567-6203.

Perennial Plant SaleFri., May 18 from 2 - 4 pm at the RZ Motors Arctic Cat building.Please label donated plants. Free will donations for plants and

proceeds used for WRHS Scholarships.

Living with DiabetesCounting Carbohydrates presented by Linda Nudell certified

diabetes educator in Classroom I on Mon., May 21 from 2 - 4 p.m.Pre-registration required by calling 567-6203.

EMS Open HouseOpen House at the West River Ambulance garage on Tues., May 22from 5 - 7 p.m. Stop by for a free blood pressure check and a blood

glucose level check. File of Life and Fall Prevention pamphlets will beavailable for guests and complimentary burgers, hot dogs and dessert

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Medication Assistance ProgramCall Cindy Del at 567-6185 to see if you qualify.

BMI Report for 2012The report breaks down your fat and lean muscle tissue distribution.Call the WRHS Radiology Department today to schedule your exam

at 567-6060.

Better Information means Better CareThank you for your patience with the people who are caring for you,as we go through the next phase for your electronic health record.

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Women, Infants and Children’s Food & NutritionWIC provides nutritious foods and education for pregnant and new

mothers, infants and children up to the age of five. WIC also provides added support for breast-feeding women and their babies.

Contact Paula or Linda at 567-6198.

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You have just gotten a gorgeoushanging basket as a gift or justtreated yourself to a lovely basket toenjoy all season long. How do youkeep it looking great all season?Hanging baskets need special treat-ment to keep them full and luxuri-ous.

Nothing is more damaging tohanging basket than insufficient wa-tering. The rule of thumb is to keepthe soil slightly moist, like the feel ofa damp sponge. When watering, besure to soak the soil until the waterdrains out the bottom or drainageholes of the basket.

If your basket has the misfortuneof drying out, it will need specialtreatment to rehydrate the soil.Dunk the entire basket in a large potsaucer or tub of water until the soilis completely saturated, this maytake ten minutes up to an hour. Liftthe basket out and allow it to drainthe excess water before rehanging.

Fertilize regularly during thegrowing season, about every threeweeks if using a water soluble fertil-izer. If you use a time-release gran-ular fertilizer, then several times ayear. If profuse blooms are desireduse a fertilizer that has 10-50-15 onthe label meaning it has 10% (N) Ni-trogen, 50% (P) Phosphorus whichpromotes blossoms, 15% (K) Potas-sium/pot ash. If you use too much N

you will have lovely foliage but notmany blooms.

Later in the season you may no-tice leggy stems that are not attrac-tive, be sure to pinch these back assoon as you notice them. Removingfaded blossoms will encourage moreflowers and will lengthen the flow-ers period.

When hanging your basket chosea sunny but sheltered location. Thewind in this area is not a friend ofyour hanging basket so try to find aspot out of the direct wind, some-times that is a challenge, but worththe effort.

If any of you have the good fortuneof seeing hummingbirds in youryard, they love hanging basketsfilled with bright flowers, especiallyshades of red. Trailing petunias,fuchsia, salvia and impatiens are allgood choices. They prefer trumpetshaped flowers. You might want tohang that “hummingbird basket”near a window so you can observethe tiny visitors without disturbingthem.

“Nature gives to every time and sea-son some beauties of its own.” –Charles Dickens

Submitted by, Karen Englehart,Master Gardener, SDSU Coopera-tive Extension Service.

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Farm Credit Services of America(FCSAmerica), a financial cooper-ative with nearly $17 billion in as-sets, today announced financial re-sults for the first quarter of calen-dar year 2012.

Net income for the first quarterwas $108.7 million compared to$99.2 million for the same quarterin 2011, reflecting an increase of9.6 percent. The increase in netincome is primarily due to fees re-ceived for the AgDirect® Programand a reduction in the provisionfor credit losses due to improve-ments in credit quality, partiallyoffset by increases in operating ex-penses to support business initia-tives and growth.

Loan volume increased by $25.7million during the first quarter to$15.917 billion. Members’ equityincreased to $2.983 billion com-pared to $2.874 billion at the endof 2011.

“Our financial success enablesus to fulfill our mission as a finan-cially strong cooperative with theability to pay cash-back dividendsto our customer-owners,” saidDoug Stark, president and CEO.“We will continue our ongoing ef-forts to meet the needs of an evolv-ing agriculture and provide an in-tense focus on the customers andcommunities we serve,” Starkadded.

FCSAmerica’s financial resultsand continued strength enabled a$130 million cash-back dividenddistribution to its customer-own-ers under FCSAmerica’s 2011 pa-tronage program, the largestamount in FCSAmerica historyand the eighth consecutive year ofthe patronage program. Cash-backdividend distributions since 2004have totaled more than $555 mil-lion.

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Bison High School music students travel to Minneapolis

The Bison High School musicstudents went on a field trip toMinneapolis April 12th – April15th. Students that went includedCatherine Graf, Anna Hatle, JohnHatle, Charlotte Johnson, KayleyJohnson, Tessa Kopren, JosephKvale, Shaley Lensegrav, LenaeMcKinstry, Christopher Morris,Brianna Sexton and DodgeWeishaar. The students werechaperoned by myself, ElizaBonacci, and Stacey Kvale.

On Thursday night we attendeda concert by Zoe Keating at theCedar Cultural Center. The open-ing act, Paul Fonfara, sang, whis-tled, and played guitar and clar-inet. Zoe’s performance was en-tirely on cello. Both artists usedlooping pedals, which allowedthem to play a part, record it andplay it back while simultaneouslyperforming another part.

On Friday morning we went toSt. Paul for a guided tour of theMcNally Smith College of Music.McNally is a leading accreditedmusic college that offers a varietyof music degrees and programs forstudy. On our tour we visitedthree recording studios, two per-formance halls, two rehearsalspaces, and a classroom.

We were fortunate that our tourcoincided with a very special“Artist & Industry” presentationwith France’s world-renowneddouble-bassist, François Rabbath.Artist & Industry is a program atMcNally that provides studentswith the opportunity to be exposedto working professionals in themusic industry. Mr. Rabbathplayed a variety of pieces rangingfrom classical to jazz and talkedabout the importance of striving,not to be better than others, but tobe better than yourself.

We spent Friday afternoon atthe Minneapolis Sculpture Gar-den, which includes more than 40works such as the iconic Spoon-bridge and Cherry by Claes Olden-burg and the Standing Glass Fishby Frank Gehry.

On Friday evening after feastingat the award-winning restaurant,

Pizza Luce, we went to see theMinnesota Orchestra perform atOrchestra Hall in downtown Min-neapolis. The program consistedof Beethoven’s Symphony no. 6,Argentinean composer Ginastera’sEstancia, and the world premiereof Tributes by James Stephenson,a Chicago composer, featuring vio-linist Jennifer Frautschi.

After a brief visit to the Mall ofAmerica Saturday afternoon, weheaded to Saint Paul for an en-counter with Japanese culture andcuisine. For many it would notonly be their first encounter withsushi but also their last! Althoughthe reviews were mixed regardingraw fish and tofu I believe every-

one thoroughly enjoyed seeing theMinnesota Opera’s performance ofPuccini’s Madama Butterfly at theOrdway.

Inspired and exhausted weheaded home on Sunday. Wewould like to thank the BisonMusic Boosters for financing thetrip and Grand Electric and WestRiver Telephone for their generousdonations. We would also like tothank the community of Bison fortheir generous donations at theChristmas and Spring concerts. Itwas a truly amazing cultural expe-rience for our students and I amvery proud of how they carriedthemselves and what theylearned.

Lenae McKinstry with Francois Rabbath and Sylvain Rabbath.

The music students attended the Minnesota Orchestra.

Music students at Spoon Bridge and Cherry: Mr. Darren Jack-son, Dodge Weishaar, Joseph Kvale, Catherine Graf, Tessa Ko-pren, Lenae McKinstry, Kiana Brockel, Anna Hatle, CharlotteJohnson, Brianna Sexton, Kayley Johnson,Christopher Morrisand John Hatle.

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Although it sounds cliché, light-ning can strike during any seasonof the year, says Laura Edwards,SDSU Extension Climate FieldSpecialist.

"It can be a significant hazard,both out in the open and near yourhome or office. The highest dangeris when you are exposed with verylittle protection, as when you areout in the field," Edwards said.

Edwards reminds readers thatlightning has a lot of power andcan kill or severely injure a personwhen it strikes.

"It is important to take coverwhen lightning is in the area, asthere have been reports of it strik-ing as far away as 75 miles fromits source," she said. "The speed oflight is roughly five times that ofsound. Once you see lightning,start counting. Divide that num-ber by five, and that will tell youhow many miles away the stormis. For example, if you count to 10,then the storm is two miles away."

She encourages South Dakotansto heed severe weather warnings.

"Often times, we are forewarnedthat lightning may be approach-ing. Be aware of the weather fore-cast, and on the watch for thun-derstorm development. Manytimes a significant, palpable, shiftto cooler air temperature and anincrease in winds will precedelightning," Edwards said. "If thun-der is heard, then you are cer-tainly within striking distance."

She adds that all lightning orig-inates from thunderstorms.

"There is no such thing as 'heatlightning.' If you see a flash in thedistance, the storm is likely farenough away that it is beyond thehorizon.'"

If you find yourself out in anopen field, Edwards says to takecover immediately.

"The best cover is an enclosedbuilding, away from electrical andplumbing. Picnic areas with open

sides, carports, or other openstructures are not safe structures,"she said.

She adds that metal-topped ve-hicles provide another safe option;however, a tractor (open or en-closed cab), convertible or Jeep-style vehicles are not safe options.Drivers should pull off the roadand come to a stop, in a low-lyingarea if possible when you are in asmaller vehicle.

Should there be no safe cover ina building or vehicle, Edwardssays the last resort is to crouchdown and be as small as possiblein a low lying area.

"Do not lie flat, but squat downor kneel with your head betweenyour knees. If you have a fencepostor other taller object in your area,position yourself about 30 feetaway from it," she said. "Stayaway from water or isolated treesand tall structures that could at-tract lightning."After taking cover, remain thereuntil the threat passes.

"Wait until the sound of thunderis away from the area. With thesesafety tips, you can take the bestprecautions against a lightningstrike while out in open fields," shesaid.

For more information, visit theNOAA Lightning Safety website:http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/overview.htm

Early spring brings early torna-does. The early onset of spring thisyear set off a round of tornadoes inthe Upper Midwest, causing sig-nificant damage and injuries inIllinois, Michigan, and the sur-rounding areas. More recently, aweekend of severe weatherbrought tornadoes that wentthrough Nebraska, Kansas, Iowaand other neighboring states.

"Fortunately, the potential forsevere weather was well adver-tised for days in advance, andwarnings were issued in a timelyfashion. We were reminded thatsevere weather can occur at anytime of year. It is a good idea to beaware of weather conditions andour plans should severe weatherstrike," Edwards said.

She adds that tornadoes are a

SDSU extension provides severe weather safety tips

particularly dangerous threat, re-gardless of your location."Whether it be in a building or inan open field, if severe weather isexpected, stay tuned in to a NOAAweather radio or local media forwatches and warnings," she said."If tornadoes are possible in thearea, know where your best pro-tection is."

Edwards says individuals livingin mobile homes or outdoors standthe highest risk of property dam-age and personal injury. The bestprotection and safest locations aretornado shelters or, if in a build-ing, go to the basement or an inte-rior windowless room.

"There are tornado shelters innearly every community-knowwhere the closest one is located inthe event that you may need to gothere."

If you find yourself in a vehicle,drive to the closest tornado shelteras quickly and safely as possible.Edwards says the very last resort,if there is no shelter nearby, wouldbe to remain in your vehicle withyour seatbelt on.

"Again, this should only be doneas a last resort, as your vehicle canbe taken up or destroyed by a tor-nado," she says.

Move your vehicle to an appre-ciably lower lying area if one isnearby. Do not park under an over-pass. If debris is flying, pull overand stop your vehicle, and duckdown to cover your head from anyglass that may break.

As in any emergency, Edwardsreminds readers to know ahead oftime how you can reach family andfriends to let them know whereyou are.

"If you stop for shelter, call totell them where you are. This willgive them peace of mind, and mayalso prevent them from waiting totake cover themselves if they areconcerned about your where-abouts," Edwards said.

For more information on tor-nado safety, download thisbrochure from NOAA's NationalW e a t h e rService:http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/severeweather/resources/ttl6-10.pd

Assemble a disaster supplies kit containing: first aid kit,non-perishable canned food and hand-operated can

opener, bottled water, sturdy shoes, work gloves, batterypowered radio, flashlight and extra batteries, specialitems for infant, elderly or disabled family members.

Jenny Lee from Reva broughtthree horses over to demonstratehow to take a horses vital signs,including heart rate, respirationrate, and body temperature, howto check gum color, and how to doa hoof inspection. 12 youth wereshown all the necessary suppliesthey should carry at all times intheir trailers, or have in the barn. The youth were then broken upinto three groups to doctor, pre-tend wire cuts. The kids had tohold the horse, clean the cut with

distilled water and syringe, wipedown and dry the area. Thenapply iodine water and a bandage,and present their patient to JennyLee for inspection. All of them dida great job; the horses in thiscounty are safe for another yearwith these kids around!

Also present were Ida SchmidtYouth Educator for Harding/Perkins County, several leaders,and parents.

Submitted by Sara Weishaar

Perkins County 4-Her’s learn horse safety

Deandra Kolb, Jenna Kari, Tayton Schofield, and Ashtin Ger-bracht take care of their patient while Terry Hafner holds thehorse.

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Each of us has different talents,

dreams and destinations

yet, we all have the power to make a

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Rosebud News ......................By Tiss Treib

Al and Tiss Treib made a trip toRapid City Monday.

Tiss Treib made a trip to LemmonWednesday.

Tiss Treib visited at the home ofKari Hoff Friday afternoon with hermother, Esther Johnson and DoreenaWiechmann, Ethan and Katie Wiech-mann and Christopher.

Tiss Treib visited briefly with PastorMargie Hershey in Bison Friday after-noon.

Tiss Treib visited with Jim andAngie Spenny Sunday afternoon onher way home from work.

Lucas and Krista Allen were Sundayafternoon, supper and evening guestsof Al and Tiss Treib.

Tuesday, Shirley Harris traveled toBismarck where she met up withDenise Haugen, Brooklyn and Daniel.

Don Meink of Crofton, NE arrived atHelen Meink’s Wednesday to spendsome time.

Jim and Patsy Miller made a trip toHettinger and visited with VioletMiller Monday.

Chet and Ethan Anderson and MattMiller were Wednesday dinner guestsof Jim and Patsy Miller.

Patsy Miller attended an EasternStar meeting in Bison Wednesdayevening.

Jim Miller attended a Mason’s meet-

ing in Bison Thursday evening.Patsy Miller played pinochle at the

Senior Center in Hettinger Thursdayevening.

Jim Miller spent Saturday and Sun-day in Rapid City at the Shrine Circus.

Matt Miller and Christi Miller wereSunday evening guests of Jim andPatsy Miller.

Marilyn Schwartzbauer, Noel andBraylyn Miller of Bismarck arrivedFriday at Dorothy Frey’s and spent theweekend.

Albert Keller went back to his worknear Sidney, MT. Thursday.

Bridget and Lil Albert Keller at-tended worship at Rosebud Sunday.

Monday, Thelma Sandgren deliv-ered her news up to Shirley Johnson’sand had cake with Shirley.

Al Treib visited with Thelma Sand-gren Tuesday and Steve Sandgrencame out for a visit.

Wednesday, Thelma Sandgren madeMatthew Sandgren’s favorite soup andtook it to Bison to help Matthew cele-

brate his 15th birthday. Carly andPaulette Ellison also joined them.

Thursday was a nice day. SteveSandgren came out to the ranch andmowed all the grass, it sure looks nice.Patsy Miller picked Thelma up laterand they went to Hettinger whereThelma visited her sister, GladysVliem and brother, Buster Van Wyk atthe Western Horizon’s Care Center,they then played cards at the SeniorCenter.

Friday morning Thelma Sandgrenkept a hair appointment in Hettingerand then traveled to Lemmon to attendthe funeral of Bob Witt. With sixteengrandchildren and thirty-six greatgrandchildren, there were as manychildren as adults at the funeral. Itcertainly was an occasion to rememberwith fond memories, not all of the chil-dren were able to attend.

Saturday, Steve Sandgren and hisfriend Ray Lapka of Mitchell were din-ner guests of Thelma. It was a niceshowery day.

Thelma Sandgren attended worshipat Rosebud Sunday. She then traveledto Hettinger to the Assembly of Godchurch. Paul and Evie Sandgren werein the area, so they all joined togetherfor dinner out with two-dozen in atten-dance. It was a fun filled day. Thelmathen stopped at the Nursing home tovisit Gladys Vliem and Buster VanWyk before returning home.

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Behind every success is endeavor...Behind endeavor, ability...

Behind ability,

knowledge...Behind

knowledge, a seeker.

Premier Equipment, LLCIsabel • 466-2119

Chapman’s Electronic ShopBlane • Doreen

244-5461

Don't live down to expectations.

Go out there and do something remarkable.

Jack & Jill Hettinger

Rod • Candy701-567-2788

Our greatestweakness lies ingiving up. Themost certain

way tosucceed is always

to try just onemore time.

Veal Black AngusLarry Veal 788-2284

Shannon Veal 788-2829Chris Veal 788-2270

“There areno

shortcuts to any place worth

going.”

Kennedy’s Fresh FoodsHettinger • 701-5672404

Try not to become a man ofsuccess, but rather try to

become a man of value.

“There is a good reason they call

these ceremonies 'commencement

exercises'. Graduationis not the end, it's the

beginning.

Besler Gravel & Trucking, LLC&

Fergo’s Goat Milk Soap244-5600

Veal HaygrindingLarry Veal

Shannon Veal 788-7773

“You cannot getto the top by sitting on your bottom.”

The day you graduate is not theend of your schoolcareer, but, it is thebeginning of a new

life full of adventureand excitement

Bison Clinic244-5206

Plan wweellll, work hhaarrdd,

attain your ddrreeaamm.Congratulations

to the Class of 2012

Classic Cleaning Company

Bud & Mary Lee Drake605-244-7555

Cell 307-746-5416

Meadow News ..................By Tiss Treib

Recently Mary Ellen Fried accom-panied Greg Fried to Mobridge forNoah Fried’s Band and Choir Con-cert.

Ed and Violet Chapman were Sat-urday morning coffee guests of MaryEllen Fried.

Saturday evening, Mary EllenFried accompanied Ed and VioletChapman to the Bison High SchoolGrand March.

Ruth Friez of Phoenix, AZ; Bob

and Lillian Bohnet of Bismarck ar-rived at the Herb Fried home Sun-day afternoon to join family andfriends help Herb celebrate hisbirthday.

Ruth Friez, Bob and LillianBohnet were houseguests of MaryEllen Fried Sunday evening. Boband Lillian returned to their home inBismarck Tuesday afternoon.

Wednesday evening supper guestsat the home of Greg and Peggy Friedwere Bob Jackson, Mary Ellen Friedand Ruth Friez and Penny Lemburg.

Mary Ellen Fried and Ruth Friezdrove to Rapid City Thursday and

were overnight guests of Ella Friez.Ruth left for her home in PhoenixFriday evening. Mary Ellen Friedreturned to Bison also Friday. Ontheir way down Thursday, MaryEllen and Ruth visited at the homeof Bert and Mildred Fried in Sturgis.

Dorothy and Kathleen Carmichaeland Bernie Rose had dinner togetherSunday at Lisa’s,

At the Jeff Smit Junior HighMemorial Track Meet on Sat-urday, May 5, 2012, Danielwon the 7th grade boys 3200mrun, setting a new meet recordwith a time of 10:56.68. Healso won the 1600m run with atime of 5:06.40. With over athousand athletes competingin the large meet, being a dou-ble winner is unusual.

Burkhalter breaksrecord at Jeff SmitJr High Memorialtrack meet

The Bison Courier • Thursday, May 10, 2012 • Page 11

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“Go confidently in thedirection of your

dreams. Live the lifeyou have imagined.”

You have brains inyour head. You have

feet in your shoes. Youcan steer yourself in

any direction youchoose. You're on your

own. And you knowwhat you know. You arethe one who'll decide

where to go!

Congratulations2012 Graduates!Alliance Ag

Hettinger701-567-4131

The Print ShopLemmon

374-3537

Every yesterday

is a memory of

dreams.Every

tomorrow is a vision of hopes

KKoohhllmmaann BBiieerrsscchhbbaacchh && AAnnddeerrssoonn,, LLLLPPLLeemmmmoonn •• 337744--33338888

“Your schooling may be over, but remember that your education still continues

The future liesbefore

you,Like a fieldof drivensnow, Be

careful howyou tread it,

For every stepwill show.

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C & N CafeHettinger

701-567-6535

Touch of HeavenKim Petik, LMT

Lemmon • 374-5836

If you can imagine it, you can achieve

it. If you can dream it, you can

become it.

Under water enchantment: prom 2012

Jami Derflinger of Faith wasMichael Koprens date.

Talyssa Kvanvig of Hettingerwas escorted by ConnerPalmer.

Tessa Kopren and Seth Buer

Brianna Arbogast and YancyBuer

Brooklynn Skjoldal of Lemmonwas escorted by Roy Goddard.

Brittnee Aaker and JohnathanVanZandt.

Kayley Johnson was escortedby Lane Kopren.

Kaitlynn Pinnow of Lemmonwas Dodge Weishaars promdate.

Megan Adams of Buffalo wasescorted by Tyler Kari.

When prom was first introduced in the 1900s, itvery simple and modest. It

was a tea dance held for highschool seniors that were getting ready to graduate

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You know that pointat your graduation

ceremony whereeveryone throws

their caps ? Isn’t itgreat that we all

celebrate how smartwe are by throwing

sharp pointy objectsin the air!

2012 Graduates!

HedahlsHettinger

701-567-4387

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bbeelliieevvee iinn tthheebbeeaauuttyy ooff tthheeiirr

ddrreeaammssModern

ExpressionsHettinger

701-567-6545

Cindy’s Crop Insurance 244-7212

& Buzz Stop • 244-7760

Some people think that graduation is the finalchapter of their learning. Little do they know

that it’s just a beginning. After you graduate, that’s the start of a new chapter of your life

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All successful people men andwomen are big dreamers.They imagine what their

future could be, ideal in everyrespect, and then they work

every day toward their distant vision, that goal

or purpose.

Penor’s TexacoDean & Eloise Penor

244-5229

Our greatest weakness lies in givingup. The most certain

way to succeed is always to try just one

more time.

Palace Theater & Unfinished

Furniture 374-3742

The horizonleans forward,offering you

space to placenew steps of

change.

Supt. Don & Vera Kraemer

Education is the most powerful

weapon which you can use to change

the world.

Anna Hatle was escorted byRoyce Haines of Faith.

Marranda Hulm and Reed Arneson

Lenae McKinstry was escortedby Alec Pinnow of Lemmon.

Kimberly Peck and TylerPlaggemeyer.

Megan Serr was escorted byTanner Stippich of Hettinger.

Ashley Hills and Tucker Wat-son.

Brianna Sexton and Christo-pher Morris.

Carrie Schalesky and ShawnKlein.

Prom 2012 continued

The Bison Courier • Thursday, May 10, 2012 • Page 13

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JJeessssiiccaa JJaayynnee JJoohhnnssoonn

With Highest Honors

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LLiinnddsseeyy LLeeee HHeennddrriicckkssoonn

With Highest Honors

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Class Flower: White Rose tipped in Red

Class colors: Black and Cardinal Red

Class Motto: Wherever you go, go with all your heart.Confucius

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LLeemmmmoonn BBiissoonn337744--77778855 224444--55661122

Twenty years from now you will be moredisappointed by the things you didn't

do than by the ones you did. Sothrow off the bowlines, sail away from

the safe harbor. Catch the tradewinds in your sails.

Explore. Dream. DiscoverGrand Electric Cooperative

244-5211www.grandelectric.coop

Do not follow wherethe path may lead.Go, instead, wherethere is no path and

leave a trail.

Lemmon IGA374-3802

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes.

You can steer yourself in any direction youchoose. You're on your own. And you know

what you know. You are the one who'll decide where to go.

We are sure that a beautifullife is expecting you after

graduationbut remember: do not

step back – only forward.Perkins County Rural Water

244-5608

Lindsey Hendrickson was selected to receive the Dekalb Agri-cultural Accomplishment Award .

Bison FFA holds annual banquet and awards ceremonyOn May 1, members and guests

of the Bison FFA chapter gatheredfor their Annual Banquet andMember Auction. The eveningbegan with opening ceremoniesconducted by the 2011-2012 BisonFFA Chapter Officers (President-Lindsey Hendrickson, Vice Presi-dent- Carrietta Schalesky, Secre-tary- Megan Serr, Treasurer- Sha-ley Lensegrav, Reporter- Lane Ko-pren, Sentinel-Roy Goddard, Par-liamentarian- Shelly Peck, Histo-rian- Anna Hatle and Sydney Ar-neson, Student Advisor- Wil Kolb).Lindsey Hendrickson welcomedeveryone and invited everybody topartake in supper. Upon conclu-sion of the evening meal, the chap-ter officers gathered to conduct theGreenhand Degree Ceremony.Those earning their GreenhandDegree this year included JoshBeckman, Dillon Collins, JohnHatle, Layton Hendrickson, Madi-son Hulm, Tessa Kopren, DrewReder, Matthew Sandgren, Wran-gler Weishaar, Joseph Kvale,Christopher Morris, ConnerPalmer, Ty Plaggemeyer, Beth Sei-del, and Ryan Serr. Layton Hen-drickson was named Star Green-hand for the Bison FFA Chapterfor the 2011-2012 year. YancyBuer, Anna Hatle, Wil Kolb, LaneKopren, Shaley Lensegrav, ShellyPeck, and Megan Serr were thenpresented with their Chapter De-gree. The four state degree recip-ients (Lindsey Hendrickson,Shawn Klein, Carrietta Schalesky,and Christian Wolff) were honoredfor earning their State Degree dur-ing State Convention in Brook-ings, SD. Christian Wolff was rec-ognized as the Top Fruit Salesper-son of the Year and presented witha certificate and a check. LindseyHendrickson was presented withthe 2012 DEKALB Agricultural

Accomplishment Award for excel-lence in academics, leadership,and agricultural work experience.Dakota Feed and Seed, JD Ryen,and the Bison FCCLA were pre-sented Certificates of Appreciationfor their assistance through theyear. Mrs. Ryen, the Chapter Ad-visor, read a listing of the accom-plishments attained by the mem-bers that included 31 IndividualTop Ten Placings, 12 Team TopFive Placings, 4 Team State Em-blems, and 11 Individual StateEmblems.

The 2012-2013 officers were in-ducted by the retiring officers atthe conclusion of the night. Thenew officers are as follows: Presi-dent- Lane Kopren, Vice Presi-dent- Shaley Lensegrav, Vice Pres-ident (Community Service)- AnnaHatle, Secretary- Megan Serr,Treasurer- Wil Kolb, Reporter-

Sydney Arneson, Sentinel-ShellyPeck, Parliamentarian- LaytonHendrickson and WranglerWeishaar, Historian- Tessa Ko-pren and Beth Seidel, Student Ad-visor- Logan Hendrickson. Duringthe Annual Member Auction, 18individual members sold, 3 brand-ing teams, 2 fencing teams, 1 dock-ing team, 1 cleaning crew, and 1gardening/lawn team sold. Themember auction raised $4,010that will assist the completion oftheir annual activities. Thank youto those who purchased FFA mem-bers!

Top photo: Layton Hendrickson Received the Star GreenhandAward from Mrs. Christi Ryen. Above: Christian Wolff was rec-ognized for being the Top Fruit Salesperson.

The Bison Courier • Thursday, May 10, 2012 • Page 15

Hettinger • Bowman • Rhame • Scranton

“Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You must set

yourself on fire.”

Lemmon374-3301

Be who you are andsay what you feel,because those who

mind don't matter and those

who matter don'tmind.

The Pit Stop • Lemmon374-3746

“Keep true to thedreams of your youth.”

Best Wishes!

TThhee FFlloowweerr BBooxx313 main Ave

Lemmon374-5911

““GGoo ccoonnffiiddeennttllyy iinn tthheeddiirreeccttiioonn ooff yyoouurr ddrreeaammss..

LLiivvee tthhee lliiffee yyoouu hhaavveeiimmaaggiinneedd..””

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TThheeyy iimmaaggiinnee wwhhaatt tthheeiirr ffuuttuurreeccoouulldd bbee,, iiddeeaall iinn eevveerryy

rreessppeecctt ,, aanndd tthheenn tthheeyy wwoorrkkeevveerryy ddaayy ttoowwaarrdd tthheeiirr ddiissttaannttvviissiioonn,, tthhaatt ggooaall oorr ppuurrppoossee..

Congrats Grads!White Drug

Hettinger701-567-2533

New Chapter Officer Team for 2012-13

Pictured above: Back Row:Layton Hendrickson and Wran-gler Weishaar. Middle: BethSeidel, Tessa Kopren, ShellyPeck, Shaley Lensegrav,Megan Serr, Logan Hendrick-son, Sydney Arneson and AnnaHatle. Front: Wil Kolb andLane Kopren.

Dakota Packing Co.Hettinger

701-567-2422

With the passing of time we have

acquiredknowledge,

understanding and friendship.

With the help ofmany, we are

prepared to meet

tomorrow's challenges.

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Monday, May 14Ham & cheese

sandwichsalad bar

fruit & milk

Tuesday, May 15Hamburger w/bun

salad barfruit & milk

Wednesday, May 16Corn dogs

salad fruit & milk

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN CIRCUIT COURTFOURTH CIRCUIT COURT

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA

COUNTY OF PERKINS

Estate of )THOMAS SIMS, )Case No. PRO 12-12Deceased .)

Notice is given that on April 9, 2012,Blaise Sims was appointed as PersonalRepresentative of the estate of ThomasSims.

Creditors of decedent must file theirclaims within four months after thedate of the first publication of this no-tice or their claims may be barred.

Claims may be filed with the PersonalRepresentative or may be filed withthe Clerk, and a copy of the claimmailed to the Personal Representative.

/s/ Blaise SimsBlaise Sims447 North 1st East St.Green River, WY 82935

Trish PeckPerkins County Clerk of CourtP. O. Box 426Bison, South Dakota 57620(605) 244-5626

Aaron W. RoselandCrane Roseland Hardy, PCP.O. Box 390 Hettinger, North Dakota 58639 (701) 567-2418

[Published April 26, 2012, May 3 &May 10, 2012 at a total approximatecost of $46.93.]

NOTICE OF DEADLINE FOR

VOTER REGISTRATION

Voter registration for the PrimaryElection to be held on June 5, 2012,will close on May 21, 2012. Failure toregister by this date will cause forfei-ture of voting rights for this election.If you are in doubt about whether youare registered, check the Voter Infor-mation Portal at www.sdsos.gov or callthe Perkins County Finance Office at605-244-5624.Registration may be completed duringregular business hours at the county fi-nance office, secretary of state’s officeand those locations which provide dri-ver’s licenses, food stamps, TANF,WIC, military recruitment, and assis-tance to the disabled as provided bythe Department of Human Services.You may contact the county finance of-ficer to request a mail-in registrationform or access a mail-in form atwww.sdsos.gov . Voters with dis-abilities may contact the county fi-nance office for information and specialassistance in voter registration, absen-tee voting, or polling place accessibil-ity.

Sylvia Chapman, Finance OfficerPerkins County

[Published May 3 and May 10, 2012 ata total approximate cost of $24.69.]

NOTICE OF SALE OFPERKINS COUNTY

SURPLUS REALPROPERTY

Notice is hereby given pursuant toSDCL 6-13-4, that the following prop-erties, acquired by Perkins Countythrough tax deed proceedings, havebeen declared surplus property byPerkins County and will be offered forsale to the highest bidder by sealed bidfor cash at 10:30 p.m. MT on Tuesday,May 8, 2012, at the Dakota Lodge inLemmon, SD:

Legal, Description, Appraised ValueConditionsLemmon’s 3rd Addition, Block 2Lot 4, City of Lemmon; $7,500;Shingles & Paint, Bring up to citycode within 90 days.

Lemmon Original, Block 13 Lot 16,City of Lemmon; $5,500; Roof re-paired, Cleaned & mold removed,Bring up to city code Within 90days

Lemmon Original, Block 7 S 1/2Lot 2 & all of Lot 3, City of Lem-mon; $3000; Bring to city codewithin 90 days

Sealed bids should be mailed ordelivered to:Perkins County Finance OfficeSylvia Chapman, Finance OfficerP.O. Box 126Bison, SD 57620

Bids must be received prior to the bidopening at 10:30 a.m. MDT. Bidderswill be allowed to orally raise their bidsat the opening and the County Re-serves the right to reject any and allbids.

TERMS OF SALE:

Cash at the time of acceptance of bid.Perkins County will transfer all rights,title and interests that Perkins Countyhas acquired via Quit Claim Deed tosuccessful bidder. Any announcementsmade at the bid opening will takeprecedence.

Dated this 19TH day of April, 2012

SYLVIA CHAPMANPerkins County Finance Officer

[Published April 26, 2012 & May 3,2012 at a total approximate cost of$42.90.]

LEGALBISON SCHOOLDISTRICT #52-1

BOARD OF EDUCATIONREGULAR MEETING

May 14, 20127:00 pmAGENDA:

Pledge of AllegianceCall to OrderConsent AgendaApprove AgendaMinutesFinancial ReportsApproval of Claims –

Delegations –

Discuss and sign Negotiated Agree-ment --

Elementary Teachers—Presentationand discussion of Elementary ReadingProgram

Roxie Seaman and Heidi Collins – Dis-cussion of the School-wide Plan, for theTitle I Consolidated Grant Application

Discussion of Compensation for Clas-sified Staff –

Discuss expansion of the music pro-gram -- Darren Jackson

SD High School Activities AssociationElection (SDHSAA) – Voting for oneDivision I Representative

SDHSAA Official Amendment Ballot –Changes in Open Enrollment eligibil-ity

Budget Proposal – Set hearing date

Discuss/Approve Bentley BuildingLease –

Discuss/Approve Bus Contract –

Canvass School Board Election –

South Dakota Retirement Ballot --

Approve resignation – Nancy Reimer

Executive Session – for personnel mat-ters

Northwest Area Schools Education Co-operative Report – Dan Beckman

Superintendent Report – Don Kraemer

Motion to Adjourn --

[Published May 10, 2012 at a total ap-proximate cost of $25.27.]

•98.7% of public libraries provide publicaccess to the Internet.

•More than 65% of public libraries provide

services for job seekers.

The Bison Courier • Thursday, May 10, 2012 • Page 23

For Sale3 hunters looking for place to huntwhitetails in northern Meade orsouthern Perkins county willing topay a fair price for some goodground. All three have been aroundcattle and will respect you and yourproperty 320 226 1961 matt.

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Second Chance! Three bed, twobath ranch style home with base-ment for sale. Includes extra lot, aone-room school house and 4 cargarage. 613 1st Ave. West. If inter-ested call Kvale's at 244-7536.

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For RentFor rent: Homestead Heights lo-cated in Bison, S.D., has a one andtwo bedroom apartment available.Homestead Heights is a low-incomeelderly and disabled Section 8 HUD(Housing and Urban Development)housing facility. We are smoke free.Energy Assistance is available forthose who qualify. Utilities are in-cluded in the rent. HomesteadHeights is an equal housing oppor-tunity. For more information, pleasecall (605) 244-5473.

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ServicesCleaning Services, various hoursavailable. References upon request.Please call Karin @ 244-7799 or 406-581-1108.

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Employment3 positions - Temporary/seasonal

work performing manual and ma-chine tasks on a commercial honey-bee farm, from 5/25/2012 to10/12/2012 at Noyes Apiaries, Inc,Counties of Burleigh, Mc. Lean,Oliver, Sheridan and Ward., ND.Three months previous experiencerequired in the job described. Satur-day work required. Must be able tolift/carry 60 lbs. Workers must haveno fear of bees and be non-allergic tobee stings, pollen, honey or otherproducts of the hive. Clean drivingrecord required. Must have or beable to obtain U.S. driver’s licensewithin 30 days following hire. Nominimum education or High Schooldiploma/equivalent is necessary forthe position. $11.61/hr or currentapplicable AEWR. Workers areguaranteed 3/4 of work hours of totalperiod. Work tools, supplies, equip-ment supplied by employer withoutcharge to worker. Housing withkitchen facilities provided at no costto only those workers who are notreasonably able to return same dayto their place of residence at time ofrecruitment. Transportation andsubsistence expenses to work sitewill be paid to nonresident workersnot later than upon completion of50% of the job contract. Interviewsrequired. Apply for this job at near-est State Workforce Agency in statein which this ad appears, or SD-Works 415 14th Ave. East, Mobridge,SD 57601-1306. Provide copy of thisad. Job Order #274406.

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Center-Based Teacher/Home Vis-itor: TREC/Badlands Head Start

Advertising Rates:DDIISSPPLLAAYY AADDSS: $4.50 per column inch.CCLLAASSSSIIFFIIEEDD AADDSS:: $5.90 for 30 words; 10¢ for each wordthereafter. $2.00 billing charge applies.TTHHAANNKK YYOOUU''SS: $5.90 minimum or $3.10 per column inch.$2.00 billing charge applies.HHIIGGHHLLIIGGHHTTSS && HHAAPPPPEENNIINNGGSS:: $5.90 minimum or $3.10per column inch. $2.00 billing charge applies.HHAAPPPPYY AADDSS: With or Without Picture: $15.00 minimum or$4.50 per column inch.BBIIRRTTHH AANNNNOOUUNNCCEEMMEENNTT:: $36.00for 2x7 announcement.Ad Deadline is Monday at NOON! Legal Deadline is Fridayat NOON! 244-7199 or courier@sdplains.com

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

NEED MONEY TO PAY off bills?? SellAvon! Work from home. Earn 40% onyour first 4 orders. 1-877-454-9658.

INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONALSNeeded for Customer Modular HomeBuilder to Sell and Build in Your AreaUsing Our System. Call Lonnie toLearn More: 1-800-759-2782.

EDUCATION

MEDICAL BILLING TRAINEESneeded! Train to become a Medical Of-fice Assistant! No experience needed!Local job training. Placement avail-able. HS diploma or GED and PCneeded! 1-888-926-7884.

EMPLOYMENT

GREAT PAYING JOBS! Statewide con-struction jobs, $12.00 - $15.00 ORMORE hourly + benefits. Summer orpermanent. No experience necessary.Hit Pay Dirt! Apply Online www.sd-work.org.

CUSTER REGIONAL SENIOR CAREis searching for dedicated, caringnurses to join our team. We have fulland part time LPN and RN positionsavailable. We offer excellent benefitsand competitive wages. For more in-formation please contact TerryAnnScott at (605) 673-2237 ext. 29 or logonto www.regionalhealth.com to apply.EEOC/AA.

ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN –$15.45/hr, City of Aberdeen, HR, 123 S.Lincoln St., Aberdeen, SD (605)626-7013, www.aberdeen.sd.us, or SDDept. of Labor. Apply by May 18, 2012.EOE.

ASSISTANT CUSTODIAN: FT, bene-fits. Maintain heating system,clean/maintain schoolbuildings/grounds, minor repairs, snowremoval. Contact Faulkton School,Supt. Joel Price, 605-598-6266 ext.206.

BRIDGEWATER CITY accepting writ-ten Notice of Interest for ManagerLessees for City Bar. Call BridgewaterFinance Office 605/729-2690 or seebridgewatersd.com for more informa-tion.

BRITTON-HECLA SCHOOL, 7-12 sci-ence teacher w/wo coaching. Send re-sume to Kevin.Coles@k12.sd.us, 605-448-2234, or PO Box 190, Britton, SD57430.

GREAT PAYING JOBS! Statewide con-struction jobs, $12.00 - $15.00 ORMORE hourly + benefits. Summer orpermanent. No experience necessary.Hit Pay Dirt! Apply Online www.sd-work.org.

COUNTY HIGHWAY SUPERINTEN-DENT - Huron, SD. Job descriptionavailable atwww.beadle.sdcounties.org. Deadlineto apply is 6-15-12 . Submit resumewith salary expectations toauditor@beadlesd.org.

ROSHOLT, A PROGESSIVE, SAFEcommunity in NE SD is seeking anEMT or Nurse to serve as manager ofits Ambulance Service. Rosholt has anexcellent school system, economicalhousing, a dedicated community andmore (www.rosholtsd.com). Forwardresume by May 15th to CSI, 208Prairie Ave, Rosholt SD 57260. EOE.

SEEKING BUSINESS MANAGER forthe Mobridge-Pollock School District#62-6. Resume and Application to besent to Tim Frederick at the Mobridge-Pollock School District #62-6 at 11071st Avenue East in Mobridge SD57601. Certified application is avail-able online at mobridge-pollock.k12.sd.us under employmentopportunities. For more informationcontact Tim at 605-845-9204. Openuntil filled. EOE.

SISSETON SCHOOL DISTRICT:

FACS (Family Consumer Science)opening for the 2012-13 school year.Contact Mr. Jim Frederick at 605-698-7613, ext. 147. Open until filled.

WANTED: SERVICE TECHNICIANSat a stable dealership with three loca-tions in South Dakota and four loca-tions in Nebraska. Excellent benefitpackage. A/C service departments.Wages DOE. For locations and phonenumbers check our website:www.grossenburg.com.

GREAT PAYING JOBS! Statewide con-struction jobs, $12.00 - $15.00 ORMORE hourly + benefits. Summer orpermanent. No experience necessary.Hit Pay Dirt! Apply Online www.sd-work.org.

FOR SALE

SEED: Spring wheat, oats, cover cropseed, oat & pea mix, alfalfa seed, grassseed of all kinds, millet & forage seed,wildlife products. Call for 2012 springcatalog or see dealer near you.Dakota’s Best Seed, Platte, SD. 800-894-3318 or 605-337-3318. www.dako-tasbestseed.com.

STEAKHOUSE/LOUNGE with on/offsale in Delmont, SD. About 35 minutessouth of Mitchell. Well-maintained140x50-ft. building with new kitchenequipment, inventory in place, turn-key operation. Priced to sell. 605-779-3431 or 680-9928.

LOG HOMES

DAKOTA LOG HOME Builders repre-senting Golden Eagle Log Homes,building in eastern, central, northwest-ern South & North Dakota. Scott Con-nell, 605-530-2672, Craig Connell, 605-2 6 4 - 5 6 5 0 ,www.goldeneagleloghomes.com.

REAL ESTATE

ROY LAKE (SD) secluded 40 acre par-cel with a 15 acre forested peninsulasurrounded by Roy Lake and stateland. Modern cabin and garage.www.roylakeproperty.com

NOTICES

ADVERTISE IN NEWSPAPERSstatewide for only $150.00. Put theSouth Dakota Statewide ClassifiedsNetwork to work for you today! (25words for $150. Each additional word$5.)Call this newspaper or 800-658-3697for details.

Prenatal to Five is seeking a highenergy, self-motivated and profes-sional individual to work as aTeacher/Home Visitor in Bison,South Dakota. This individual willbe working with young children(ages 3-5) and their families. Strongcommunication skills, experienceworking with families, and a validdriver’s license are required. HeadStart experience is preferred. Dueto Head Start mandates and TRECpolicy a minimum of an AA in EarlyChildhood is required. This is a 40hour per week, 38 weeks per year po-sition. We provide a competitivesalary and benefit package. SalaryDOE. For more information and anapplication, please call 605-723-8837. Position open until 5/21/12.

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West River Vet Clinicwill be holding a

Rabies & Vaccination Clinic Thursday, May 17

at the Bentley Building in Bison from 2:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Watch for your vaccinationreminder in your mailbox or

call ahead for your vaccination history.

We will NOT be bringingthose records with us!

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While the first breakfast cereal was made by adding sugar and milk to poppedpopcorn, a shortage of baking flours after World War II forced breadmakers to substitute up to 25% of wheat flour with ground popped popcorn. Over

the years, popcorn also has been used as an ingredient in pudding, candy, soup, salad and entrees.