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P"12 ,. BH PIONEER<br />
Belle Fourche Area Community Center<br />
CO-ED SOFTBALL<br />
LEAGUES<br />
Register your team by August 1st!<br />
League will play Tuesday and Wednesday nights,<br />
beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g the week of August 10th.<br />
LARGE<br />
AUCTION<br />
GLEN HUTT – MIKE LOFING<br />
NEWCASTLE, WY<br />
TUESDAY • JULY 14, 2009 • 9:30 AM<br />
Auction held at the shop located 1 mile east of the Jct. of Hyw 16 & 85,<br />
Newcastle, WY., Watch for signs.<br />
VEHICLES – TRUCKS – TRAILERS - EQUIPMENT<br />
‘75 Buick Limited 4 dr. Htp., loaded, one owner, 105K, always garaged, excellent;<br />
‘74 Yamaha Enduro dirt bike, 1000 mi., like new; Allis Chalmers TL-14A wheel<br />
loader, 4x4, 8’bucket, good; Shop made 16’ bumper pull trailer w/alum<strong>in</strong>um flatbed;<br />
‘57 Allis Chalmers WD45 tractor w/factory angle blade, one owner, good; 4000#<br />
electric forklift w/transport trailer, needs batteries; ‘70 Mack tw<strong>in</strong> screw tractor; ‘85<br />
Mack tw<strong>in</strong> screw tractor, needs re-assembled, low miles; 80’s Kenworth tractor<br />
w/sleeper, needs eng<strong>in</strong>e; 3 – ‘50 Chevy pickup cabs, runn<strong>in</strong>g gears, parts trucks; ‘46<br />
Ford 1 ? ton truck w/side dump box; ‘46 Chevy 1 ? ton truck w/hoist, bed, box; ‘50<br />
Chevy 2 ton truck, bed & rack; 2 whl. pickup box trailer; 3/4 ton military s<strong>in</strong>gle axle<br />
trailer, p<strong>in</strong>tle hitch; Shopmade flatbed bumper pull trailer, sideboards & tarp; Military<br />
box trailer, p<strong>in</strong>tle hitch; GE portable welder on rubber.<br />
SHOP – TOOLS<br />
Lowes, Murray & DynaMark rid<strong>in</strong>g lawn mowers; lawn utility trailer; Troy Built garden<br />
tiller; MTD snowblower; gas lawn edger; Craftsman 12” band saw/sander;<br />
Craftsman power miter saw, like new; table mounted belt sander; Craftsman metal<br />
cutt<strong>in</strong>g bandsaw; spot welder; table saw; band saw; jo<strong>in</strong>ter; routers; cutoff saws;<br />
disc & pad sanders; drill press; worm drive power saw; circular saws; drills; saber<br />
saws; airless pa<strong>in</strong>t sprayer; metal bender; Craftsman mechanics tool boxes; several<br />
tool boxes; large assortment of power, air & hand tools of all types; air bumper<br />
jack; air tanks; hydraulic jacks; air hose; lawn & garden tools; sheetrock jack & tap<strong>in</strong>g<br />
tools; til<strong>in</strong>g tools; carpenter tools; Ohm meter; Co<strong>in</strong>master metal detector; table<br />
model jig saw; air fram<strong>in</strong>g nailers; metal chop saw; hydraulic pump; pressure washer;<br />
body tools; wood & weld<strong>in</strong>g clamps; wood & metal bits; full l<strong>in</strong>e of quality<br />
mechanics tools; ? bag cement mixer; 2 L<strong>in</strong>coln welders; vises; saw horses; barrel<br />
jack; log cha<strong>in</strong>s; anvil; wood planes; power auger; masonry tools & mud jacks;<br />
LAPIDERY TOOLS <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g rock saw, 2 cabb<strong>in</strong>g saws, tumblers & many agates,<br />
fossil rock, polished and rough stone;<br />
HARDWARE – MISCELLANEOUS<br />
10’X20’ pipe frame tent; fifth wheel hitch; 800 gallon steel water haul<strong>in</strong>g tank;<br />
Allum<strong>in</strong>um truck headache rack; pickup side tool box, new; several new drop <strong>in</strong><br />
flourecent lights; rolls of plastic; new Noval<strong>in</strong>e rail<strong>in</strong>g; hardware organizers; air<br />
cooled eng<strong>in</strong>e barrels; electric motors; car ramps; commercial shelv<strong>in</strong>g; Chevy V-8<br />
eng<strong>in</strong>e; cha<strong>in</strong> l<strong>in</strong>k fence privacy strips; HUGE assortment of hardware, plumb<strong>in</strong>g &<br />
electrical items, nails, bolts, tile, steel, plate steel, automotive parts, weld<strong>in</strong>g supplies,<br />
farm equipment parts, ranch items, and much more! HOUSEHOLD <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />
a wr<strong>in</strong>ger washer, books, 3 jewelry display cases, fruit jars, HO gauge tra<strong>in</strong> set<br />
and track display and more!<br />
Auctioneers Note: Glen & Mike have collected for decades and have made the<br />
decision to “clear the lot & build<strong>in</strong>gs”. This is a large auction, hundreds of good,<br />
usable items not listed. Br<strong>in</strong>g your trailers & plan to spend the day!<br />
Terms: Cash Not responsible for accidents Lunch available Sell<strong>in</strong>g “as-is”<br />
without warranty<br />
Sale order: 9:30 am sharp on tools & shop items. Vehicles & equipment at noon<br />
followed by rows of misc. items!<br />
Call for details. See photos on www.sdauctions.com<br />
Owners:<br />
Glen & Liz Hutt<br />
Mike & Patsy Lof<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Newcastle, WY<br />
“SPECIALISTS IN REAL ESTATE AUCTIONS”<br />
Team Fees are $340<br />
Fees <strong>in</strong>clude<br />
ASA sanction fee,<br />
8-week season and<br />
double elim<strong>in</strong>ation<br />
league tournament.<br />
No player fees.<br />
For team packet or<br />
more <strong>in</strong>formation, contact<br />
Tessa at 892-2467 or<br />
programs.bfacc@midconetwork.com<br />
S"#$%&"'( )$*' ,,( 2../<br />
BHSU attends seventh annual national<br />
economic garden<strong>in</strong>g conference<br />
SP#$%&IS( * +arbara /0et3ig, director of<br />
the Center for +us<strong>in</strong>ess, #ntrepreneurship A<br />
Bourism at +lacE (ills State Fniversity and her<br />
assistant Chris Coolidge recently attended the<br />
Seventh Iational #conomic Jarden<strong>in</strong>g $nnual<br />
Conference <strong>in</strong> &ort Sisseton.<br />
Bhe conference focused on economic garden<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
0hich is an entrepreneurial approach to economic<br />
development co-<strong>in</strong>vented by Chris<br />
Jibbons and Jim Woods of Littleton, Colo. Bhe<br />
core elements of economic garden<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>clude<br />
provid<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>formation, <strong>in</strong>frastructure and connections<br />
for local gro0th companies. #conomic<br />
garden<strong>in</strong>g 0orEs to provide connections bet0een<br />
<strong>in</strong>dustry and academia, accord<strong>in</strong>g to /0et3ig.<br />
Bhe Center for +us<strong>in</strong>ess, #ntrepreneurship A<br />
Bourism is complet<strong>in</strong>g Phase I of a three-phase<br />
plan to develop a bus<strong>in</strong>ess <strong>in</strong>cubator <strong>in</strong> affiliation<br />
0ith +(SF. Phase I of the proPect <strong>in</strong>cludes<br />
build<strong>in</strong>g on the environment of support for<br />
regional entrepreneurs and eQist<strong>in</strong>g bus<strong>in</strong>esses<br />
and creat<strong>in</strong>g an entrepreneur bus<strong>in</strong>ess tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
series. Bhe ultimate goal of the bus<strong>in</strong>ess <strong>in</strong>cubator<br />
is the creation of eQcit<strong>in</strong>g Pobs for our region<br />
that offer above average pay. C+#B currently<br />
offers pre-<strong>in</strong>cubator services for entrepreneurs<br />
and bus<strong>in</strong>esses. &or more <strong>in</strong>formation visit000.cbet-+(SF.org<br />
or contact +arbara<br />
/0et3ig at RST-RUV-RUWT or<br />
+arbara/0et3igXbhsu.edu.<br />
Rural telephone battlefield:<br />
David vs. Goliath<br />
BY CARSON WALKER<br />
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SIYFZ &$LLS [$P\ * Bhree South ]aEota<br />
companies that provide local telephone access<br />
<strong>in</strong> rural areas are trad<strong>in</strong>g la0suits 0ith four<br />
national long-distance companies over a practice<br />
that stems largely from more people<br />
s0itch<strong>in</strong>g to cell phones.<br />
Bhe local eQchange carriers say the big bus<strong>in</strong>esses<br />
aren^t pay<strong>in</strong>g their bills - more than _`W<br />
million and count<strong>in</strong>g. +ut $BAB, Spr<strong>in</strong>t,<br />
aeri3on and b0est, 0hich pay the local carriers,<br />
accuse them of driv<strong>in</strong>g up costs by flood<strong>in</strong>g<br />
l<strong>in</strong>es 0ith teleconference calls and other services.<br />
Bhat practice is Eno0n as traffic pump<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
and has eQpanded as traditional phone companies<br />
looE for 0ays to replace the fees they used<br />
to gather from people 0ho had land l<strong>in</strong>es.<br />
In a nutshell, it entails local carriers 0orE<strong>in</strong>g<br />
0ith bus<strong>in</strong>esses that offer free or nearly free<br />
long-distance conference call<strong>in</strong>g, adult chat or<br />
similar services. %ural companies are allo0ed<br />
by la0 to charge long-distance companies higher<br />
per-m<strong>in</strong>ute rates for connect<strong>in</strong>g their calls to<br />
the local net0orE. Bhe local companies then<br />
split the profits 0ith the service providers.<br />
Braffic pump<strong>in</strong>g is part of a larger debate<br />
over the future of access fees tied to traditional<br />
phone l<strong>in</strong>es as more communication moves<br />
onto broadband net0orEs, said %ich Coit, eQecutive<br />
director of the South ]aEota<br />
Belecommunications $ssociation.<br />
Bhe disputes over the practice began t0o<br />
years ago and have landed <strong>in</strong> federal court <strong>in</strong><br />
SiouQ &alls, as 0ell as <strong>in</strong> other rural states such<br />
as Io0a. Bhe &ederal Communications<br />
Commission began reconsider<strong>in</strong>g the rules <strong>in</strong><br />
VSSc but has yet to adopt any changes, so the<br />
ma<strong>in</strong> battlefield is <strong>in</strong> the courts.<br />
In South ]aEota, the pla<strong>in</strong>tiffs are Sancom<br />
Inc. of Mitchell, Iorthern aalley<br />
Communications LLC of $berdeen and<br />
SplitrocE Properties Inc. of Jarretson. Bhe<br />
defendants, some of 0hich have settled or paid<br />
their bills 0ith the local companies, are $BAB<br />
Inc., Spr<strong>in</strong>t Communications Co., aeri3on<br />
+us<strong>in</strong>ess Services and b0est Communications<br />
International Inc.<br />
$ccord<strong>in</strong>g to court documents, Sancom settled<br />
out of court 0ith aeri3on but seeEs _T.c<br />
million from $BAB, more than _U`c,SSS from<br />
Spr<strong>in</strong>t and more than _`Se,SSS from b0est.<br />
Iorthern aalley^s la0suits seeE _R.V million<br />
from $BAB and about _eeT,SSSS from b0est.<br />
SplitrocE sued Spr<strong>in</strong>t and b0est but didn^t<br />
<strong>in</strong>clude specific amounts.<br />
Some of the long-distance companies have<br />
countersued.<br />
fSpr<strong>in</strong>t has been billed for millions of dollars<br />
of unla0ful charges, charges that Sancom has<br />
no legal basis to collect for carry<strong>in</strong>g this type of<br />
call traffic,f Spr<strong>in</strong>t states <strong>in</strong> its claim that seeEs<br />
an <strong>in</strong>Punction to end 0hat it said are fillegal<br />
arrangements.f<br />
+ut ]usty Johnson, chairman of the South<br />
]aEota Public Ftilities Commission, said traffic<br />
pump<strong>in</strong>g technically isn^t aga<strong>in</strong>st the la0.<br />
fStart<strong>in</strong>g a teleconferenc<strong>in</strong>g center is not illegal<br />
and charg<strong>in</strong>g a lo0 price for that is not illegal.<br />
Specific facts matter a lot <strong>in</strong> cases liEe<br />
this,f he said.<br />
Still, Coit said the state^s telecom association<br />
adopted a resolution a year ago urg<strong>in</strong>g its rural<br />
carrier members to avoid the practice.<br />
It reads <strong>in</strong> partg fCarriers engaged <strong>in</strong> such<br />
arrangements hurt the <strong>in</strong>terests of all rural telephone<br />
companies <strong>in</strong> South ]aEota, and Peopardi3e<br />
the ability of rural telephone companies to<br />
properly charge other carriers for their use of<br />
local net0orE facilities.f<br />
Johnson said local carriers have lost access<br />
fee revenue fas cell phones have cannibali3ed<br />
m<strong>in</strong>utes from land l<strong>in</strong>e providers.f<br />
In Iovember, $BAB and the %ural<br />
Independent Competitive $lliance submitted to<br />
the &CC a compromise on rules that it said<br />
faddresses the problems created by the fe0 carriers<br />
gam<strong>in</strong>g the system but does not unduly<br />
impact those carriers compet<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> good faith.f<br />
Yne proposals is to outla0 revenue shar<strong>in</strong>g<br />
agreements bet0een local eQchange carriers<br />
and bus<strong>in</strong>esses that offer teleconference or<br />
other services.