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Pioneer review 

Number 17 

Volume 107 

December 20, 2012 

A Publication of Ravellette Publications, Inc., Philip, South Dakota 57567. The Official Newspaper of Haakon County, South Dakota. Copyright 1981. 

District pays off Fine Arts Building 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

by Del Bartels 

The Haakon School District #27 

Board of Education meeting Monday, 

December 17, began with a 

moment of silence in deference to 

the elementary school shooting 

that happened in Newtown, Conn., 

December 14. 

Ruth Carley has been added on 

as a special education paraprofessional 

at the Milesville School. 

Though “she is doing a great job,” 

according to Superintendent Keven 

Morehart, her official approval 

must remain contingent on a clear 

report from the mandatory background 

check. 

The meeting did include an executive 

session for student matters 

which lasted almost an hour. No 

action was taken. 

General fund bills for up to December 

17 totaled $28,886.59. Of 

that amount, over $12,810 was for 

insurance. 

Capital outlay bills totaled over 

$158,945. Of that amount, all but 

about $500 went to the final payment 

to the First National Bank in 

Sioux Falls for the loan used to finance 

the Fine Arts Building. 

Special education claims totaled 

$2,125.44. 

Food service bills for the month 

totaled $7,394.49. 

The school district paid out over 

$3,998 for an equivalent of 42.5 

days for substitutes. Hourly wages, 

for an equivalent of 1,970.34 hours, 

came to over $20,076. 

In Mike Baer’s secondary principal’s 

report, a zero hour weight 

training course will be offered next 

semester for seventh through 12th 

grade students. It will include various 

principles of weight lifting, 

such as speed drills. The class will 

be Monday through Thursday from 

6:30 a.m. to 7:15 a.m. High school 

students may earn a half credit in 

physical education. 

In the superintendent’s report, 

Morehart praised the “tremendous” 

concert done by the first through 

sixth graders and director Barb 

Bowen. He also was pleased with 

 

the Santa’s secret workshop sponsored 

by the Haakon Education Association, 

where students can purchase 

gift items for Christmas. 

Though other years have also been 

good, “this year some pretty nice 

gifts,” said Morehart. The 

Milesville School Christmas program 

was “fantastic.” The Deep 

Creek School held its program 

Wednesday, December 19. 

The federal meats and grains restrictions 

for school lunches have 

been lifted. 

The second scheduled online assessment 

was done by third 

through sixth graders. This pilot 

program is just a trial, so everyone 

can get used to it. The district volunteered 

to participate. “Best thing 

is they can break down each question 

and isolate what we can work 

on,” said Morehart. 

Because of a home sports event 

later that evening, the Monday, 

January 14, board of education 

meeting in room A-1 of the Philip 

High School will begin at 5:00 p.m. 

Corps of Engineers’ response to Missouri 

River flow encouraging for South Dakota 

Thune Statement on Corps’ Announcement 

to Reject Requests to 

Increase Missouri River Water Releases 

Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) issued 

the following statement regarding 

the United States Army 

Corps of Engineers announcement 

that it will not increase the releases 

of Missouri River water to 

aid Mississippi River navigation. 

The Corps’ announcement is in response 

to requests from lawmakers 

and groups to aid Mississippi River 

navigation by authorizing the unprecedented 

release of water from 

the Missouri River’s dams and 

reservoirs. 

“I am pleased that the Corps followed 

the law and rejected the demand 

to unlawfully increase flows 

from the Missouri River reservoirs 

specifically for the benefit of Mississippi 

River navigation interests,” 

said Thune. “The low water 

levels and harsh drought conditions 

that have occurred in our region 

have already had a significant 

negative impact on the people and 

businesses along the Missouri 

River. Further releases by the 

Corps would only have exacerbated 

the drought related conditions.” 

On November 30, 2012, Thune 

spearheaded a letter to President 

Barrack Obama, Assistant Secretary 

of the Army Jo-Ellen Darcy, 

and Federal Emergency Management 

Agency Administrator Craig 

Fugate. The letter, sent with members 

of the South Dakota, North 

Dakota, Kansas, and Montana delegations, 

urged the president to 

deny requests to release water 

from the Missouri River reservoirs 

to aid Mississippi River navigation. 

Thune followed up on his letter 

with a call to Darcy on December 6, 

underscoring the harmful impacts 

of releasing water from the Missouri 

River. 

U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D- 

S.D.) was encouraged by the 

United States Army Corps of Engineers’ 

response. 

The letter echoes many of the 

concerns Johnson has voiced about 

the wrongheaded idea of releasing 

Missouri River water to help Mississippi 

River navigation traffic. 

Among other negative impacts 

cited, the Corps highlighted that 

increasing releases would hurt economic 

activity, diminish the ability 

to respond to long term drought, 

and risk ice jam flooding in winter 

months. The letter outlines separate 

actions that the Corps of Engineers 

will take to alleviate navigation 

concerns on the Middle Mississippi 

that, along with an updated 

forecast, are expected to be sufficient 

to sustain navigation on the 

Mississippi. 

“When I heard that some were 

asking the Corps’ to increase Missouri 

River releases, I sent a clear 

message that this would be unacceptable,” 

said Johnson. “It not 

only goes against the law, but it is 

very short sighted. South Dakotans 

are facing intense drought conditions, 

and increasing releases 

would risk significant harm to 

South Dakota and other upstream 

states. I’m pleased that the Corps 

of Engineers is taking action along 

the Mississippi River to address 

the navigation concerns.” 

“The response the Corps sent is 

encouraging for South Dakota. If 

folks continue to pressure the 

Corps to increase releases, you can 

bet that I will fight their efforts.” 

Representative Kristi Noem (R- 

S,D,) issued the following statement. 

“I am pleased that the Corps has 

upheld the spirit of the law in rejecting 

requests to increase water 

releases from the Missouri River,” 

said Noem. “The drought has created 

challenges throughout the 

country, but releasing additional 

water from one river for the express 

purpose of aiding the navigation 

of another would only exacerbate 

the challenges faced by South 

Dakotans. I appreciate the swift review 

and action taken by the Corps 

in this matter.” 

On November 30, Noem was 

joined by South Dakota’s delegation, 

other upstream representatives, 

senators and governors in 

calling on the administration to reject 

any such requests on the 

grounds that it was unlawful and 

hurtful to upstream states also 

struggling from drought. 

 

 

 

by Del Bartels 

In 2008, Mary Parquet, Midland, 

began receiving dialysis treatments 

required because of her having 

polycystic kidney disease. She 

had been diagnosed with the disease 

“years and years ago,” and her 

kidneys were slowly filling with 

cysts. “It progresses differently in 

everybody,” said Parquet. 

Parquet had been on a kidney 

donor list since 2009. While waiting, 

she had been on peritoneal 

dialysis for three years, then required 

hemodialysis. Both are 

methods to remove waste products 

from a person’s blood when their 

kidneys can no longer function adequately. 

Now, after a kidney transplant, 

“It’s so wonderful,” said Parquet. “I 

had been stuck in dialysis mode. I 

don’t envy anyone on dialysis.” 

During peritoneal dialysis, blood 

vessels in a patient’s abdominal 

lining do some of the work for the 

kidneys, with the help of a procedure 

which uses a dialysate fluid 

that flows into and out of the lining. 

A patient can self administer 

the procedure at home, but must 

have manual dexterity or a reliable 

caregiver. Parquet had to have the 

treatments five days a week, at 

four hours per session. 

Then, for a year and a half, Parquet 

needed hemodialysis, which 

required treatment every day. She 

had to be connected to a filter by 

tubes attached to her blood vessels. 

Blood was slowly pumped from her 

body into the dialyzer, where waste 

products and extra fluid were removed. 

The filtered blood was then 

pumped back into her body. 

None of Parquet’s relatives could 

be a possible organ donor for her, 

since the kidney disease was genetic. 

Hope, though, came by way 

of her husband, Tom’s family. His 

sister, Betty Weber, Douglas, Wyo., 

decided to check into the possibilities. 

“His sister decided, being my 

family was out of the question, and 

having talked to people about donating 

a kidney,” then to look into 

it, said Parquet. Betty had to run a 

whole battery of tests to even be 

considered as a donor. 

“Betty called us one day in August 

and asked us if we were excited. 

Excited about what?” said 

Mary. Mary said that the donor 

calls the recipient. Eveyone had 

about three weeks to prepare. 

On September 12, the four of 

them, Mary, Tom, Betty and 

Betty’s husband, Tim, were in 

Sioux Falls for the transplant surgery. 

“They removed her kidney, 

then took me in. I really didn’t 

S.D. newspaper appeals 

federal food stamps ruling 

Mary Parquet’s road to recovery 

Argus Leader Media has filed notice 

that it intends to appeal a federal 

judge’s decision to throw out 

its lawsuit against the United 

States Department of Agriculture, 

which sought the disclosure of how 

much taxpayer money businesses 

get by participating in the food 

stamp program. 

The appeal, made to the United 

States Court of Appeals for the 

Eighth Circuit, comes after Chief 

Judge Karen Schreier dismissed 

the lawsuit in September. The 

newspaper filed suit last year alleging 

that USDA violated the 

Freedom of Information Act when 

it refused to release several years 

of payments that grocers, big-box 

retailers, gas stations and others 

receive for accepting food stamp 

purchases. The Argus Leader had 

requested that information for the 

hundreds of thousands of businesses 

nationwide that are enrolled 

in the program. 

But Schreier sided with the 

USDA, which asked her to dismiss 

the lawsuit before a hearing. 

At issue is whether a federal 

statute in the law that created the 

food stamp program prohibits the 

USDA from disclosing the revenues 

businesses earn in a program now 

costing taxpayers $80 billion a 

year. The statute in question requires 

the USDA to collect informcontinued 

on page 8 

Tom and Mary Parquet have been living with Mary’s progressive kidney disease 

and the increasing dialysis needs, until her successful kidney transplant. Tom’s 

sister, Betty Weber, was the donor. 

Photo by Del Bartels 

know much until I woke up,” said 

Mary. 

Tom said, “Mary was going into 

surgery about the same time as 

Betty was coming out.” He said 

Betty’s surgery took roughly about 

two hours and Mary’s about three 

hours. 

Tom said that, when Tim was allowed 

to see his wife, Tom went in, 

too, with Tim saying we are all together 

anyway. Later, when Tom 

could see Mary, he said “Well, he’s 

(Tom) coming with me again.” 

Mary spent that night in the intensive 

care unit, but the next day 

was moved to two rooms from 

Betty’s room. “So, when they got up 

to take their walks, they could go to 

visit each other,” said Tom. Betty 

returned home nine days later, 

though “we stayed in Sioux Falls 

until October 14,” said Tom. 

The Parquets related that there 

are three “big rejection periods” in 

such transplant operations, and 

Mary has made it through the first 

24 hours and the first two to three 

weeks. She did have to return to 

the hospital, from her medical recovery 

apartment, because of 

tremendous puffing up from her 

body holding on to extra water as 

her new kidney was trying to work 

its way up to adequate capacity. 

“It didn’t really kick in real well 

at first,” said Mary. Tom added, 

“After that, it seemed to be working 

good.” 

“When we first came home, we 

had to go to Philip twice a week,” 

for lab tests said Tom. During the 

first part of November, that 

changed to only once a week, and 

we just found out she only has to go 

every other week, said Tom. A visit 

with the transplant team will be 

held in late February or early 

March. 

Mary returned to work as the 

fifth through eighth grade instructor 

at Midland Elementary School. 

“I’m doing really well; feel good. 

The first couple of days I was definitely 

ready for the end of the 

week. It was tiring.” 

“The kids were great – great 

helpers and helped her do things,” 

said Tom. Mary added, “The support 

from both of our schools was 

just unbelievable!” Mary, Tom and 

Betty are all teachers. 

The Parquets praised the concern 

given from the surrounding 

communities – Midland, Philip, 

Kadoka, Murdo, “and then some.” 

Among other community fundraisers, 

a benefit soup supper for Mary 

was held Wednesday, December 

19, in Midland. This one was sponsored 

by the Midland School 

Booster Club and St. William Alter 

Society, with matching funds by 

National Mutual Benefit #85. 

Military bulletin board 

at Philip High School 

The Philip High School Student Council is recognizing those who are currently 

serving in this country’s armed forces. The student council is including those soldiers 

with ties to the Haakon School District. Please include the following information: 

photo, name, rank, branch of service, assignment/job and where they 

are stationed or deployed. Contact Holly Iwan or Peyton DeJong with your soldier's 

information or email pamela.dejong@k12.sd.us. 

Courtesy photo 

Basketball 

boys’ and girls’ 

9 & 10 

Rural 

schools 

2 

Parade of Trees 

at the courthouse 

(more next week) 

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Market Report 

Winter Wheat, 12 Pro...........$7.90 

Any Pro..............................$7.10 

Spring Wheat, 14 Pro...........$8.06 

Corn.......................................$6.79 

Milo .......................................$6.54 

Sunflower Seeds ................$21.50

Opinion / Community Thursday, December 20, 2012 • The Pioneer Review • Page 2 

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Rural schools have a uniqueness 

about them that inspires the community, 

as well as the students 

themselves. 

Many who have attended a rural 

school and/or taught at one will say 

that they are the absolute best for, 

well, everything. 

Many residents of Haakon 

County attended a rural school for 

their kindergarten through eighth 

grade educations. The book,“Philip, 

S.D., Second Half Century,” lists 

rural schools and their teachers 

starting with 1958. Schools like 

Leslie, Marietta, Lincoln, Pleasant 

View, North and South Schoening, 

Elbon, Maupin, West Fork, Old 

Trail and many others exist in 

name only now. 

Up until the fall of 1970 all the 

rural schools were in their own district 

with their own school boards. 

Each district paid the teacher and 

provided for the school. A county 

superintendent of schools oversaw 

all the districts and teachers. 

Colby Smith, who attended Alfalfa 

Valley for seven years beginning 

in the late 90s, said, “Because 

of how few students attend each 

school, it feels like a family environment 

rather than an education 

system, while still offering aboveaverage 

learning.” 

Arlyce Griesel knows about 

country schools from both sides of 

the teacher’s desk. She attended 

Hilland and a couple other rural 

Haakon County schools. She came 

back as a teacher, teaching at rural 

schools – North Schoening, Elbon, 

Enterprise, Hilland, Lincoln and 

Marietta – as well as Philip Elementary. 

Arlyce said one of the best aspects 

of the rural schools was that 

the children learn from each other. 

What they have learned is reinforced, 

especially when they help 

the younger students. Arlyce said, 

“They learn to work with other 

children. Sometimes children can 

explain better than a teacher because 

they can relate to that level.” 

Superintendent Keven Morehart 

noted that rural school students 

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tend to relate more easier to the 

younger students even when they 

come into high school. 

Keven said while at the rural 

schools they become independent 

workers with a good work ethic. He 

believes that work ethic comes 

from their hard working parents. 

“They make sure the homework is 

done,” he said. Keven, it turns out, 

also attended a rural type school. 

He said he attended first grade in 

a two room building in Cummings, 

N.D. He admitted that the school 

was in town, but the town was very 

small. 

Ellen Schofield taught at rural 

schools for 32 years, a time frame 

that included the outhouses to microwave 

ovens. During those 32 

years she taught at Cherry, Old 

Trail, Robb’s Flat, Hart, Milesville, 

Cheyenne, Plum Creek, Alfalfa 

Valley, Elbon and Enterprise. 

“Some were a lot easier than others,” 

Ellen said. 

She started teaching in 1963 and 

the first school, where she stayed 

in the teacherage, still used the 

outhouse. Another one had running 

water – a line that went through 

the foundation to a sink that sat 

over a hole. And in that hole, one 

time was a skunk, not a mouse like 

she thought when she went to do 

away with it. 

Ellen noted that rural school 

teachers had to be self-reliant. 

Among regular school duties they 

had to take care of little problems, 

like rattlesnakes; and being nurses 

for various injuries. 

Ellen said she enjoyed her years 

of teaching at the rural schools. 

Some of her favorite memories are 

when the road ditches had frozen 

water and the kids and her would 

go skating on them. She said she 

enjoyed the time spent with the 

kids. 

Ellen was always concerned with 

those students, in the early years, 

who rode their horses to school 

even when it was below zero. But 

the students were as hardy as the 

teachers who taught them. Arlyce 

recalled a time when one of her students 

came in at a gallop and rode 

the horse right into the barn where 

he promptly came off and ended up 

getting cut on something and Arlyce 

had to do nurse duties before 

school could start. 

“I did so enjoy teaching at the 

rural schools,” said Arlyce. “You get 

so attached, it gets to be personal.” 

It’s a different way of teaching, she 

said, it’s more relaxed. 

“This season was always a special 

time,” Arlyce said. The Christmas 

program, entertaining the parents, 

making presents for them 

was always a part of the Christmas 

season. “It was a very important 

time in their lives,” she said. 

Colby noted they’d spend a couple 

of weeks practicing their lines. 

Then they’d clean up the Grindstone 

Hall as well as decorate it for 

the Christmas program. “Not only 

our families would come watch our 

Christmas programs, but also 

neighbors from the area would join 

in on the fun and treats, “ she said. 

Vern Foland attended eight 

years of country school at Madison, 

which was located north of Ottumwa. 

That was back in the 30s, 

he said. He remembers performing 

in the Christmas programs as well 

as Easter programs. 

Times were tough then, but he 

remembers that the parents were 

willing to help the teacher if there 

was something needed. That was 

what the community did, he said, 

whenever anyone needed help. 

They would band together to help 

each other. Vern said that sense of 

community is getting hard to find. 

Part of the reason is that there 

are less people in the county. Vern 

noted that where there once were 

many families in a township, there 

might be two families now. 

Jayne Gottsleben taught for two 

years at Deep Creek and while the 

kids learned well, they also faced 

challenges students in town didn’t. 

She said it was tough having a sibling 

in the same room, watching 

over them. It is harder for a child 

to be an individual that way. 

At Deep Creek’s annual Christmas 

program she said the preschool 

siblings also had a part, 

such as reciting a poem. Jayne 

noted she did not know when or 

how the tradition began. But it was 

a way to involve the community 

more. 

While she was at Deep Creek 

from 1986 to 1988 there was another 

teacher for the upper grades 

as there were 25 kids at the school. 

Jayne taught kindergarten to third 

grade the first year and had 12 students. 

The next year she said she 

had 16 students in grades kindergarten 

through second. 

“I enjoyed my time there,” said 

Jayne. “I loved the kids and the 

parents.” She recalled the time 

they held a fundraiser so they 

could buy a computer for the 

school, a Commodore. 

The school is bordered on three 

sides with pastures so it wasn’t uncommon 

for cattle to be along the 

fences separating the playground 

and the pastures. And cactus on 

the playground was always a challenge 

for the students to stay out 

of. 

This year Haakon County School 

District reopened the Deep Creek 

School after a closure of seven 

years. An event that garnered 

much publicity, from news stories 

to the teacher, Theresa Deuchar, 

being featured on a West Central 

Electric billboard. Keven said, “It’s 

great exposure we’ve been getting 

Bah, humbug ... by Del Bartels 

I had to put the Bandaid on with one hand, and the blood from the 

Christmas-wrap paper cut almost soaked through. Some of the tree 

lights were a possible electrical-short hazard, because they kept going 

out and then coming back on. Nobody told me that a sugar high from 

snitching from the brownie/candy plate would be followed by a sugar 

low. If the wrapping covers up the “fragile” label, it’s not my fault for 

the tinkling noise after I shook the package to guess what the gift was. 

If the radio plays “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” one more 

time, I’m going to start hunting something other than whitetail. 

I am worn out from all the church, school and community programs, 

pageants and activities. Can’t they perform Christmas programs during 

some other, less busy season? Most of my mailed Christmas cards 

came back as supposedly undeliverable; it’s not my fault people got different 

addresses since about eight years ago. My head is still aching 

from eggnog, rum cake, Christmas cheer and the punchbowl at the 

party I crashed last night. You want Santa to come, well I’m sorry but 

I’m not going to have a fireplace put in just so some fat, hairy, old guy 

can be a once-a-year chimney sweep. 

The problem with carolers is they knock during supper time, then 

expect you to smile, listen and shiver outside your own door while they 

a cappella songs that I could butcher even with accompaniment. I 

would give them some wassail, but I’m saving that for myself later. 

Why would anyone abuse a horse by having it drag a sled through the 

snow on a miserable winter day? A yule log; is that something like a 

cheese log? “O Tannenbaum;” why don’t you speak English and say 

Christmas tree? Deck the halls; like on a ship? “Carol of the Bells;” not 

Carol from Pine Street? “Frosty the Snowman;” what else you going to 

call him – Blaze? “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen;” give them enough 

ale and they will rest plenty. Wasn’t “Jingle Bell Rock” first done by 

the Rolling Stones? “We Three Kings” should have been done by Three 

Dog Night. A “White Christmas” might be okay, but no where near 

enough when we need about three months of good hard rain. 

Bells are everywhere – tree ornaments, Salvation Army, churches, 

schools, dinner, sleighs ... no wonder Edgar Allan Poe went mad. 

Lights, too, are everywhere ... it’s like spending all day under a disco 

ball. Ah the smells of Christmas – sappy trees, fattening baked goods, 

the exhilarating sweat of shopping mobs, rolling smoke from the ham 

left in the oven. Yearly, the language of Christmas changes more and 

more – season’s greetings, happy holidays, happy Hanukkah, Happy 

New Year, your bills are due, have a good day ... but all too rarely 

“Merry Christmas.” The season of Christmas time also has a feel – 

mostly cold and windy. Why couldn’t the birth have been in July? 

Get your paws off of me! I don’t need a Christmas hug! Well, on second 

thought, maybe I do. Perhaps everybody does. Merry Christmas. 

Beth King, White River, and her team give the Deep Creek students and teacher 

a lift out to Robb’s Draw to hunt for their Christmas tree. Landowner Ed Briggs 

helped the school renew this annual tradition and added the wagon as a new tradition. 

Photo by Nancy Haigh 

shed on the school system.” 

Milesville is another rural school 

in the district. The school is taught 

by Dani Foss and has 14 students 

in grades kindergarten through 

eighth. There is at least one student 

in each grade, which can be a 

challenge for Dani. Each school has 

a teacher’s aide. Karen Nelson 

works with Dani and Lana Elshere 

with Theresa. 

The Milesville school has been 

Lookin’ Around by Syd Iwan 

We don’t have many shepherds 

around here that are guarding 

their flocks by night as described 

in the Christmas story. We do have 

quite a few cowboys and ranchers 

that tend their herds although not 

so much at night. Cattle are a lot 

bigger than sheep and need less 

protection. Both shepherds and 

cowboys are in a similar line of 

work, though, in looking after livestock, 

and Jesus came to earth for 

people like us. He had a fondness 

for ordinary folks that had no great 

claim to fame and just went about 

their business. 

He also tended to surround himself 

with fishermen. Peter, James, 

and John were all men of the sea. 

And, although these men were not 

particularly learned, being with 

Jesus made them into forces to be 

reckoned with. They basically 

turned the world upside down so 

that it would never again be the 

same. 

During his time on earth, our 

Lord was even kind to tax collectors 

and showed them they were 

acceptable to God and could please 

him by being fair and honest. 

There weren’t, in fact, many people 

that Jesus didn’t reach out to and 

have compassion for. He had some 

trouble with the proud, greedy, 

and power-hungry, but he was 

willing to give even those a chance 

to get close to him. 

When you consider all these different 

types of people that Jesus 

came to help, we can see that his 

only motivation for coming to earth 

had to be love for us. It wasn’t because 

we were important and deserved 

his help. Why else would 

someone leave the glory of heaven 

to be born in a lowly stable in Bethlehem 

where he was no doubt surrounded 

by animals and there 

caretakers. And if that wasn’t bad 

enough, considering who he really 

was, he also came knowing he 

would have to die a terrible death 

to buy salvation for those he loved. 

Not many of us would be eager to 

leave a great and beautiful place 

only to humble ourselves and later 

It was a long 

haul up and out 

of Robb’s Draw 

but the Deep 

Creek School 

students along 

with their 

teacher, 

Theresa 

Deuchar and 

parent, Russ 

Sinkey, are 

ready to load 

the tree into the 

wagon. 


open almost continously for the 

past 100 plus years. It was closed 

between 1982 and 1986. Dani has 

continued with many of the traditions 

such as the school cutting 

down its own Christmas tree and 

presenting the Christmas program 

at the Milesville Hall. 

People working together, a place 

to meet and visit, a place to learn 

and grow – that is the essence of a 

rural school. 

The offices of 

Ravellette Publications 

will be closed 

MONDAY & TUESDAY 

December 24 & 25. 

Deadline for the newspaper 

next week is 

FRIDAY AT NOON! 

Deadline for the Profit is 

THURSDAY AT NOON! 

die for others. Jesus did just that, 

however, and is therefore worthy of 

our thanks, love, respect and worship. 

The apostle Peter is one of my favorite 

people. He was rather a 

wild, impetuous fisherman who 

tended to act first and think later. 

This got him into trouble fairly 

often. He had a good heart, though, 

and stayed right next to the Lord, 

kept trying, and became a pillar of 

the early church. It just goes to 

show what being with Jesus can do 

for a person. 

When you consider this world 

and all the terrible things that go 

on—murder, strife, dissention, 

pride—being changed by God looks 

very attractive. We would rather 

be the kind policeman who provides 

shoes for a street person in 

New York than the evil man who 

forces his way into a school and 

kills children and other innocent 

folks. There are forces of good and 

evil, and we are much more likely 

to be classed with the good than 

the evil if we stay in touch with 

God. 

Hard hearts just don’t cut it, as 

you might expect. Judas was one of 

the disciples, but he never softened 

his heart. He stayed greedy and 

self absorbed right to the end, and 

even betrayed the Lord with a kiss. 

He got thirty pieces of silver for his 

betrayal. It wasn’t worth it as he 

suddenly realized afterward, so he 

killed himself in remorse. What a 

sad account. 

We, of course, have the option of 

being tenderhearted towards God 

instead of self-serving, and it is by 

far the best option. May we this 

Christmas be touched by the familiar 

story of Bethlehem, the shepherds, 

the star, the wise men and 

all of that. May it open our hearts 

to the Lord so his goodness can 

flow into us and then back out to 

others. If you consider what Christ 

did for us, it’s the least we can do. 

We can become positive forces for 

good, thanks to our Lord’s example. 

Merry Christmas. 

Thursday: Clear in the 

morning, then partly 

cloudy. High of 27F. 

Winds less than 5 

mph. 

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy. Fog 

overnight. Low of 14F. Winds 

from the South at 5 to 10 mph. 

Friday: Partly cloudy. 

Fog early. High of 

39F. Winds 

less than 5 

mph. 

Friday Night: Clear. 

Low of 10F. Winds less than 

5 mph. 

Saturday: Partly cloudy. 

Fog early. High of 27F. 

Winds from the NNW 

at 5 to 10 mph. 

Saturday Night: 

Partly cloudy. Fog 

overnight. Low of 3F. Winds from 

the North at 5 to 10 mph. 

Sunday: Clear. Fog early. High 

of 34F. Winds from the SE at 5 

to 15 mph. 

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. 

Low of 9F with a windchill as 

low as -6F. Winds from the North at 10 to 

15 mph. Chance of rain 20%. 

Monday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. High of 

21F with a windchill as low as 3F. Winds from the 

North at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 50% with accumulations 

up to 2 in. possible. Monday Night: Overcast 

with a chance of snow. Low of 0F with a windchill 

as low as -11F. Breezy. Winds from the NNW at 15 to 20 mph. 

Chance of snow 50% with accumulations up to 4 in. possible. 

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Community 

Thursday, December 20, 2012 • The Pioneer Review •Page 3 

June 10 – Stetched barb wire all 

day. Hung out 3 miles. Found a 

wild duck’s nest with 9 eggs. Bert 

Dibble paid $5.60 - 1/2 of Howser’s 

work bill. Met a man named 

Flosser looking for a homestead. 

June 11 – Seventy four at noon. 

Planted corn in the sod behind the 

plow - also some kaffir corn. Fearful 

day with the mosquitoes. Like 

to have eaten us up. 

June 12 – Day opened clear and 

windy. No skeeters today - wind too 

high for them. Set 1/2 mile of posts 

and strung 2 wires, the last of the 

post setting around 560 acres. Lack 

about 1/2 mile of wire. A fellow 

plowing alongside were we was 

working killed a rattlesnake with 

six rattles. A big storm cloud 

moved up in the west all afternoon. 

June 13 – Put up 1/4 mile of wire 

and then went to work on sod 

chicken house. Mosquitoes very 

bad and had to wear a mosquito 

bar hood to keep them off my face. 

At night incessant flashes of lightning 

all around the south. 

June 14 – Worked on chicken 

house in forenoon and in afternoon 

drove 3 miles to Andersons and 

Minueys and bought a splendid 

sow that would weigh 200 pounds 

for $12 and also bought nine old 

hens and 2 roosters for $4 from 

Minuey who was leaving for Pierre 

to work. 

June 15 – Mosquitoes dreadfully 

bad and almost impossible to stay 

out doors. Done odd jobs around 

Dibbles. Sent a fellow to Marietta 

for our mail as insects too bad to go 

ourselves. 

Sun. June 16 – Stayed at home 

and read the papers all day as the 

mosquitoes were so bad that is was 

impossible to go out in the grass or 

anyplace else. Ball game at Wells 

Store but didn’t go. 

June 17 – Worked around 

Skieview in forenoon. Helped Dibble 

around his place in afternoon. 

Mosquitoes very bad. Compelled to 

wear mosquito bar hood all the 

time. Old Timers say that they will 

last for 3 weeks. Some corn not 

coming up on account of bum seed 

sold by seed man. 

June 18 – Hitched up and drove 

to the store to do some shopping 

and then I drove to Latigans to ery 

a mare to his stallion - nothing 

doing. Bert went 13 miles south to 

Mooneys to see about his sheep. 

His half of the wool is 250 pounds 

and 33 lambs for this season. Mosquitoes 

busy yet. 

June 19 – Eighty three at noon. 

Mosquitoes still very bad. Dry 

weather though is beginning to tell 

on them. Worked at hen house and 

other odd jobs during the day. Got 

mail in eve and had fresh reading. 

June 20 – Clear and warm. 

Worked on hen house sodding the 

roof. In afternoon took mare Kate 

to Taddikens and bred her. Mosquitoes 

bad. 

June 21 – Started to the 

Cheyenne River for wood at 7:15 

a.m. and got a big load of stuff and 

some good telephone poles. Got 

home at 6 p.m. 83 at noon. 

June 22 – Worked at fence 

around cornfield. At 6 p.m. Viola, 

Laura and I started for the dance 

at Pete Kertzmans and got there at 

8 o’clock. Quite a crowd in attendance. 

Sun. June 23 – Sunday. Left 

Kertzmans for home at 3:15 a.m. - 

Got home at 5:30 a.m. and slept in 

forenoon. Warm - 83 at noon. 

June 24 – Went to the Cheyenne 

to get wood. Laura went along to 

help. Snaked out an immense load 

and got home at 6 p.m. 

June 25 – Cool. 44 this morning. 

Sawed wood around home in morn- 

ing and went to Marietta in afternoon 

to attend a caucus to nominate 

township officers. Dibble 

named for assessor. 

June 26 – Dibble and I started in 

wagon to Pierre at 6 a.m. Drove in 

rain from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Camped 

for dinner at creek 20 miles from 

home. Had headache all day. 

Reached Hayes 45 miles from home 

in eve and camped for night at 

Frozenman’s Creek. Nice country 

east of Skieview and fine around 

Hayes. Hotel, saloon and post office 

at Hayes. Sent C.W. Williamson, 

Clinton, Illinois, P.O. Money order 

for $2.25 for Eagle dues. Most 

homesteaders around here have 

proved up and gone away. 

June 27 – Left Hayes at 5:30 

a.m. and reached Hillside Road 

Ranch (Mr. Schenk) 15 miles of Ft. 

Pierre where we ate dinner. Nice 

country all the way across but very 

rough. Water scarce. Reached Ft. 

Pierre at 5 p.m. Had to wait one 

hour for ferry boat to get across to 

Pierre. Met about 40 wagons of Indians 

near Ft. Pierre in the canyon. 

Reached Pierre at 6:30 p.m. 

Weather red hot. Covered the 85 

miles in 2 days. Stopped at 

Riverview Hotel in Pierre. 

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!

Engaged 

Holley Kristen Boyles and Cole 

Weston Stoner would like to announce 

their engagement and upcoming 

wedding. 

They will exchange vows at a 

small family wedding set for December 

22, 2012, in Murdo. A reception 

will be held at a later date. 

Holley is the daughter of Cathy 

Masilko of Norfolk, Neb., and Cole 

is the son of Kenny and Robin 

Stoner of Murdo. 

The grandchildren 

of 

Rudy & Susan 

Roth 

are requesting a 

Card Shower 

in honor of their 

grandparents’ 

25th Wedding 

Anniversary 

on 

December 19, 2012 

by Vivian Hansen • vivivi224@yahoo.com 

Hit & Miss 

Thursday, December 20, 2012 • The Pioneer Review • Page 4 

or betty@pioneer-review.com 

Elderly Meals 

Thursday, Dec. 20: Cheesy 

Meatloaf, Baby Bakers, Green 

Beans, Roll, Spiced Apples. 

Friday, Dec. 21: Chicken Piccata, 

Scalloped Potatoes, Roasted 

Garden Veggies, Roll, Strawberry/Rhubarb 

Pie. 

Monday, Dec. 24: Christmas 

Eve – Cranberry Glazed Ham, Butternut 

Squash, Brunswick Veggies, 

Corn Muffin, Mandarin Oranges. 

Tuesday., Dec. 25: Merry 

Christmas – Chicken Chardonnay, 

Wild Rice Pilaf, Caribbean Veggies, 

Roll, Tropical Fruit. 

Wednesday, Dec. 26: Chili or 

Wisconsin Cheese Soup, Baked Potato, 

Funshine Bar. 

*** 

Carson LaBeau, son of Mark and 

Ann LaBeau, and grandson of 

Sonny and Betty LaBeau, was 

named Student of the Month at 

Piedmont Elementary at an assembly 

at the school Tuesday, December 

18. The award was recognizing 

Carson for his compassion for others. 

Carson didn’t know he was getting 

the award until they surprised 

him with it during the school assembly. 

His family also attended to 

congratulate Carson. 

December 5 at Somerset Court, 

we had resident council. There was 

a good turnout. Shawn reviewed 

several highlights of the December 

schedule one being the Somerset 

Court bus trip to look at Christmas 

lights around town. 

The Rapid City Journal for December 

6, 2012, carried the obituary 

for Harold Schnee, Kadoka. He 

was 96. Two generations of my kids 

spent time working on the Schnee 

dairy and sheep ranch. My husband, 

Virgil Hansen, considered 

Harold a good friend. 

Thank you to my daughter, Delores 

Denke, who phoned. We had 

a nice visit. Thank you also to 

Philip friends, Darlene Baye, Marlin 

Evans and Gayle Rush. Gayle 

enclosed a newsy letter of grandchildren 

and also a photo of the 

new elaborate Rush Funeral Home 

up on Highway 14. It is where the 

old Park Inn cafe used to be. 

Thanks you to Jeannie and Boyd 

Waara and Rose and Loren Kiel for 

your Christmas letters. My son, 

Leslie, Bend, Ore., visited at Somerset 

Court over the noon hour 

Thursday and entertained with 

piano music. 

M.R. Hansen came for scrabble 

and we agreed it was a less than 

distinguished game. However, we 

had the good fun of playing and visiting 

and eating Mig’s pretzels in 

Christmas-y shapes. 

Happy birthday to Connie 

Stevens, December 6. Connie had 

family in at the Somerset Court 

guest dining room on December 5. 

Thank you to the Philip Pioneer 

Review for the complimentary copy 

of the Pioneer Review that is 

placed by the fireplace at Somerset 

Court. 

The well-loved Haakon County 

Crooners gave their Christmas concert 

at Kadoka and Wall December 

2 and at Midland December 15. 

They sang at the Philip Nursing 

Home and at the Haakon County 

Courthouse Sunday, December 16. 

News from my old hometown, 

Philip, came from Larry and 

Roseanne Schulz and Lydia, who 

have moved into Larry’s grandmother’s 

home, Billie Hancock, 

downtown. Christy Park has 

moved into the Schulz mobile home 

in Hansen Court. Welcome to the 

neighborhood, Christy. 

Thank you and Merry Christmas 

to my granddaughter and family, 

Carol Marie (Hansen) Salinas, 

(Leslie’s daughter) for your Christmas 

card and photo of my greatgranddaughter, 

Chelsea, now nine 

years old. They live in Colorado 

Springs, Colo. 

My son, Hans P. Hansen, phoned 

from Colorado Springs, Colo., to 

say hi and Merry Christmas to all 

our Rapid City relatives and especially 

the residents at Somerset 

Court. 

(Little blast from the past from 

Vivian about a baby blanket that 

was sewn and given to her brother, 

Ernie, when he was born. The blanket 

was made by neighbors with a 

nursery rhyme theme and family 

names stitched on the blanket. 

This blanket has now been passed 

on a great-grandson, Palmer, son of 

Natalie. He was named after 

Great-grandma Effie Palmer. The 

blanket is now referred to as the 

Palmer blanket and all are very 

thrilled that Effie Palmer’s name is 

stitched on it.) 

My son, Hans P. Hansen, phoned 

from Colorado Springs. He mentioned 

that he enjoyed the articles 

about 4-H in the Philip Pioneer Review. 

He said that a bunch from 

Spruce House, where he lives, are 

going to Pine Dale Lodge over 

Christmas. He also wished a happy 

“39” birthday to Barbara Hansen. 

Gwen Morgan and family, Woodbridge, 

Va., sent a Christmas package. 

They sent some fancy tea and 

a mug with photos of Melissa, 

Sarah, Kelsey and Tyler. Thank 

you very much. 

Best wishes to Casey Allen and 

Brad Riggins who sent an invitation 

to their wedding on December 

22, 2012, in Colorado Springs. 

M.R. Hansen is working on his 

second book about Mongolia, “Mongolia, 

Where Everything is Still 

Free Range.” He left a draft of the 

book with me. It has some great 

photos of Mongolian country. He 

plans to have it printed in Mongolia 

in 2013. 

On December 9, the Rapid City 

Journal had the 90th birthday 

photo of Virginia (Farnsworth) 

Crowser. Happy birthday, Virginia. 

Virginia was a Philip High School 

mate and we both stayed in the old 

Dec. 21-22-23-24*** 

Wreck It Ralph (PG) 

Fri: 8:00 p.m. 

Sun: 1:30 p.m. 

Sat: 8:00 p.m. 

***Mon: 1:30 p.m. 

 

 

December 20th • 6 p.m. 

Free Children’s Christmas Show 

“Little Brother, Big Trouble: A 

Christmas Adventure,” followed by 

the arrival of Santa & Mrs. Claus! 

* * * * * * * 

December 28-29-30-31 

Life of Pi (PG) 

Winchester Hotel, while it was 

being used for a dormitory in the 

winter of 1936-37. 

Leslie Hansen stopped in Saturday 

evening and told me that he 

was going to Philip Sunday. 

M.R. Hansen came for scrabble. 

He said that it was big week of finals 

at South Dakota School of 

Mines and Technology and graduation 

was Saturday. 

The Somerset Court Monday 

movie was “Jack Frost” which dealt 

with fantasy, and I am no good 

with fantasy. There were some 

deep snow scenes and kids playing 

hockey. Thanks for the root beer 

and popcorn. 

We received Somerset Court 

bucks for finishing our word 

searches and we got a new supply 

of word searches and a new page of 

football picks for week 15. We are 

given Somerset Court bucks just 

for predicting which team will win, 

of a group of 15 games. Thank you 

to Amy who checks our word 

search papers. 

Sheridan Hansen told me that 

she is having a makeup party at 

her home December 15. 

Thank you and Merry Christmas 

to Marsha and Bill Sumpter, 

Kadoka, who sent an elegant 

Christmas card and gift. They advertise 

their business on the reverse 

side of our Hansen Court 

sign. Marsha makes personalized 

shirts, mugs, plates, cards, photos, 

and I don’t know what all. We have 

had many dozens of her mugs over 

the years. 

Thank you to Gloria Hansen, 

Philip, and Merry Christmas. It is 

so good that you have been living in 

my Philip house and keeping it up. 

I am glad you enjoy having the pianos. 

M.R. Hansen dropped in for 

lunch at Somerset Court Monday. 

He was on his way to the airport to 

pick up his wife, Barbara. Barbara 

was returning from a Caribbean 

cruise with her daughter, Holly, 

and grandson, Asher, age six. Barbara 

and Asher have the same 

birthday, December 4. 

Tuesday, December 11, 2012, at 

Somerset Court, we had the activity 

of goofy golf with Sandy and 

Susan keeping score and picking 

up golf balls. Thank you girls, for 

the fun time. 

M.R. Hansen came for scrabble. 

We nearly tied, as usual. 

My nephew, Leonard Meyer, and 

his wife, Jeanne, of Greenfield, 

Ind., sent me a pretty lavender 

sweatshirt with snowflakes and an 

elf. Thank you, dear kids. 

The Rapid City Journal of December 

12, 2012, carried the obituary 

of Aethel Anderson, who used 

to be a resident of Somerset Court. 

And another obituary in that same 

issue was that of Ida Mae (Shoemaker) 

Patterson. At Philip in the 

ears about 1946 to 1955, we lived 

just up the street from Shoemakers. 

December 12, Chuck Allen and 

Etta Erdmann, Philip, came to 

visit at Somerset Court. Chuck now 

makes agate wind chimes. I would 

love to hear some of them in a gentle 

breeze. Thank you for your visit 

and Merry Christmas, Chuck and 

Etta. 

My son, David Hansen, Ft. 

Pierre, stopped in to visit at Somerset 

Court. Tiger Duinkherjav 

was with him. David had come to 

attend his grandson, Tiger’s, school 

program. I had received a letter 

from David yesterday, telling of 

their big snow. They had drifts of 

four to five feet out in the tree lot. 

David noticed differences in nursery 

cottonwood trees planted by 

hand, and cottonwoods that had 

planted themselves. There is a difference 

in leaf color. Those that 

grew from seeds have a darker 

green color and are taller than the 

nursery planted trees. 

Thursday, I missed bingo and 

snack and chat because of a doctor 

appointment. Ina Oerlline and I 

rode back to Somerset Court together. 

I saw some of the snack and 

chat treats, pretty little decorated 

cupcakes. (Always served with coffee 

and ice water.) 

The Philip Pioneer Review came 

Thursday and there was a nice article 

about Keith Emerson, who 

was being honored for his lifetime 

of wise conservation practices. 

Keith was an old time surveyor and 

Cards may be sent to the couple at: 

22001 224th St., Philip, SD 57567 You may know him as Mr. Petersen, Neal Bob, or Pete 

Passing his math class may have been a feat! 

Whether you became a nurse or an engineer, 

His expertise was perfectly clear! 

Nearly four decades of teaching 

You will never forget his hours preaching. 

Son, Husband, Dad … and Grandpa in his name 

without him life would never have been the same 

Now in retirement, I am sure he would love a Caddy 

But no matter what he is to you, to me he is just DADDY 

Happy 60th Birthday 

Cards: PO Box 342, Philip, SD 57567 

Newspapers are good reading 

Surrounded by thousands of library books, Haakon County Public Library Director 

Annie Brunskill still reads the local Pioneer Review newspaper. Stay current with 

local events and news, through your local newspaper. Photo by Del Bartels 

From: Kim, Allison, Jenna, and Aidan 

had an abstracting and titling business 

in Philip. 

I loved Marsha Sumpter’s little 

quip in her Pioneer Review column, 

Betwixt Places. “Snow flakes are 

fragile, but look what they can do 

when they stick together.” 

I got such a dandy year-end 

email Christmas letter from “Chief 

Kent” and Nina Fairchild. They 

live somewhere above halfway up 

in California. I hope they get the 

Philip paper because Yahoo has 

failed me. I can't email them and I 

don’t have their postal service address. 

Merry Christmas. 

Engaged 

Jamie Richey, daughter of Jim 

and Nancy Richey of Wewela, S.D., 

and Kyle Weller, son of Don and 

Dody Weller of Philip, are pleased 

to announce their engagement and 

forthcoming marriage. 

Jamie graduated from Colome 

High School in 2005, Black Hills 

State University in 2009, and received 

her master’s degree in applied 

management in 2012. She is 

currently employed at Regional 

Health in Rapid City as a public relations 

and marketing specialist. 

Kyle graduated from Philip High 

School in 2004 and Black Hills 

State University in 2012 with a 

master’s degree in applied management. 

Kyle is a research compliance 

analyst with Regional Health. 

A June 28, 2013, wedding is 

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Church & Community Thursday, December 20, 2012 • The Pioneer Review • Page 5 

Obituaries 

Ida Mae “Patty” Patterson________________________ 

Ida Mae “Patty” Patterson, age 

80, of Kadoka, S.D., died Tuesday, 

December 11, 2012, at the Hans P. 

Peterson Memorial Hospital in 

Philip, surrounded by her children, 

grandchildren, and greatgrandchildren. 

Ida Mae Shoemaker was born 

December 1, 1932, in Pierre, the 

daughter of Rollie and Eva (McKean) 

Shoemaker. She attended 

country school and graduated from 

Philip High School. One of Patty’s 

fondest memories is the old Cozy 

Hotel, which her parents owned 

and operated in Philip. 

Ida Mae married Jerry Patterson 

in 1949, and to this union were 

born six children Robert, Sharon, 

Grant, Scott, Cindy and Tammy. 

Patty’s children recall the many 

times she would take a load of children 

to baseball games. She didn’t 

want to deprive anyone of a ride. 

Ida Mae moved to Rapid City in 

1964, where she worked and decided 

to further her education, 

graduating from National College 

of Business. She relocated to Denver 

and worked for the U.S. Life 

Wilma Daniel___________________ 

Wilma Daniel, age 98, of Philip, 

S.D., died Friday, December 14, 

2012, at the Kadoka Nursing 

Home. 

Wilma Orpha Ernst Daniel was 

born December 3, 1914, near 

Bloomfield, Iowa, the second of five 

children born to Emanuel and Iva 

(Provo) Ernst. In 1919, the family 

moved to a ranch 28 miles north of 

Midland. She attended grade 

school in a country school and high 

school in Midland. 

Wilma was united in marriage 

to Paul Richard Daniel on October 

30, 1931, in Gillette, Wyo. They 

made their home 12 miles northeast 

of Philip. Her husband, Paul, 

preceded her in death on April 19, 

1972. She continued to make her 

home on the ranch northeast of 

Philip until moving into the 

Kadoka Nursing Home on November 

4, 2011, where she has since 

resided. 

Grateful for having shared her 

life include her son, Gene Daniel 

and his wife, Doris, of Philip; two 

grandsons, Shane Daniel and his 

wife, Cher, of Rapid City, and 

Aaron Daniel and his wife, Lane, 

of Billings, Mont.; two greatgrandsons, 

Alec and Quinn of 

Rapid City; several nieces and 

nephews; and a host of other relatives 

and friends. 

In addition to her husband, 

Paul, Wilma was preceded in 

death by her parents; and infant 

daughter at birth; and three brothers, 

Orville, Arlo, and John Ernst; 

and one sister, Willa. 

Services were held Monday, December 

17, at Rush Funeral 

Chapel in Philip, with Pastor 

Kathy Chesney officiating. 

Interment was at the Masonic 

Cemetery in Philip. 

In lieu of flowers, the family requests 

memorials made to the 

donor’s choice, or the Haakon 

County Prairie Transportation. 

Arrangements were with the 

Rush Funeral Home of Philip. 

Her online guestbook is available 

at 

www.rushfuneralhome.com 

Jessie Tibbs Keckler_______________ 

Jessie Tibbs Keckler, 68, of 

Eagle Butte, S.D., passed away on 

November 29, 2012, at Pierre. 

Jessie Tibbs was born in Pierre 

on November 10, 1944, one of five 

children of Esther "Boyd" Tibbs 

and Ancel Tibbs. She attended 

rural schools until eighth grade 

when she moved in with her 

grandmother and attended Stanley 

County High School, where she 

graduated. She attended Black 

Hills State University where she 

received her degree in education. 

She married her husband of 46 

years, Jerry Keckler, on August 

18, 1966, in Pierre. 

Jessie then began her 39-year 

teaching career with the CEB 

School System. Upon her diagnosis 

and Title Company, and worked 

weekends as a waitress, for many 

years. 

Being close to the sports life 

through her children, Ida Mae developed 

a love for football and became 

a big fan of the Denver Broncos. 

She was actually able to meet 

many of the players of the Denver 

Broncos team through her waitressing 

at the Elks Club. Wanting 

to be closer to her children and 

grandchildren, she moved back to 

Kadoka in 1990. 

In 1990, Patty went to work at 

her family’s business (Discount 

Fuel) as secretary/treasurer, and 

worked side by side, with Grant 

and Tammy, for 13 years before ill 

health forced Patty to retire. 

Patty enjoyed living at the family 

farm where she enjoyed the 

openness and could spend time 

with her cats. Patty enjoyed the 

Kadoka area and being able to 

spend time with her children, 

grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. 

For health reasons, Patty had to 

leave the farm moving to the 

Senechal Hotel and then to the Silverleaf 

Assisted Living Center in 

Philip. She was an avid Philip 

Scotties fan and would sometimes 

feel like she was betraying the 

team if she sat on Kadoka’s side 

during a basketball game, but 

being her grandsons and granddaughters 

played for Kadoka, she 

was biased to her family’s team. 

She then moved to the Kadoka 

Nursing Home where she has been 

living until our Lord took her 

home to be with her other loving 

family who preceded her in death. 

Patty was a member of the Presbyterian 

Church, Cancer Society, 

and the Arbor Association. 

Ida Mae “Patty” will always be 

remembered as being a wonderful 

loving mother and grandmother 

of pancreatic cancer she retired in 

2010 to spend time with her family. 

Jessie was a founding board 

member of the Casey Tibbs Foundation 

and her greatest accomplishment 

was seeing the doors 

open to the South Dakota Rodeo 

Center. 

She attended the Emanuel 

Lutheran Church in Eagle Butte 

and was a member of the United 

Church of Christ of Eagle Butte. 

There she taught Sunday School 

and Vacation Bible School for 

many years and was the youth 

group advisor for twenty years. 

Jessie's greatest joy was spending 

time with her grandchildren. 

They were the twinkle in her eye. 

She is survived by her husband, 

Jerry Keckler; daughters, Jeri Ann 

(Tommy Dale) Vines of Eagle 

Butte and Mikki (James) Rea, 

Woodward, Okla.; granddaughters, 

Miranda, Rae Lynn and 

Tatum; brothers, Wayne "Fio" 

(Lori) Tibbs, Mission Ridge, and 

Larry (Barb) Tibbs, Pierre; sisters, 

Jill (Keith) Strunk, Minnetonka, 

Minn., and Dayle Angyal, Pierre; 

sisters-in-law, Patti Keckler and 

Joyce Collins, Eagle Butte; and 

several nieces and nephews. 

Jessie was preceded in death by 

her mother, Esther; and father, 

Ancel; and brothers-in-law, Jerry 

Collins and Jack Keckler. 

In lieu of flowers, a memorial is 

established. 

whom loved each and everyone of 

her children, grandchildren, and 

great-grandchildren, whom she 

was so proud of. 

Survivors include her six children 

Robert Patterson of Kadoka, 

Sharon Bebout of Las Vegas, Nev., 

Grant Patterson and his wife, 

Susan, of Kadoka, Scott Patterson 

and his wife, Arla, of Kadoka; 

Cindy VanderMay and her husband, 

Mark, of Kadoka, and 

Tammy Carlson and her husband, 

Mark, of Kadoka; their father, 

Jerry Patterson of Kadoka, and his 

daughters, Lisa and April Patterson 

of Kadoka; 22 grandchildren 

Kenny Bebout of Las Vegas, 

Melissa Huber of Kadoka, Joey 

Patterson of Sioux Falls, Jeffrey, 

Adie and Nicholas Patterson of 

Kadoka, Preston Patterson of 

Sturgis, Skyler and Lane Patterson 

of Kadoka, Dallas Kendrick of 

Kadoka, Chris Kendrick of Pierre, 

Kanan VanderMay of Kadoka, 

Bethany Zipprich of Valdosta, 

Georgia, Tere, Kenar, and Jarrett 

VanderMay of Kadoka, Tashia 

Porch of Kadoka, Tanna Gardner 

of Pierre, Colter Carlson of 

Kadoka, Jerad Carlson of Huron, 

Seth and Tia Carlson of Kadoka; 

18 great-grandchildren; two brothers, 

Gordon Shoemaker and his 

wife, Margaret, of Belle Fourche, 

and Don Shoemaker and his wife, 

Betty, of Evanston, Wyo.; one sister 

Alice Bentley of Rapid City; 

and a host of other relatives and 

friends. 

Patty was preceded in death by 

her parents, Rollie and Eva Shoemaker; 

an uncle, Ernie Shoemaker; 

and a brother-in-law, 

Richard Bentley. 

Services were held Saturday, 

December 15, at the Presbyterian 

Church in Kadoka with Pastor 

Gary McCubbin officiating. 

Music was provided by Lyndy 

Ireland and Joyce Wheeler. Pallbearers 

were Nicholas, Preston, 

Skyler, Lane, Joey and Jeffrey 

Patterson, Dallas and Chris 

Kendrick, Kanan, Tere, Kenar and 

Jarrett VanderMay, Kenneth Bebout, 

and Colter, Jerad and Seth 

Carlson. 

Interment followed the luncheon, 

at the Masonic Cemetery in 

Philip. 

A memorial has been established. 

Arrangements were with the 

Rush Funeral Chapel of Kadoka. 

Her online guestbook is available 

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SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH 

Philip – 859-2664 – sacred@gwtc.net 

Fr. Kevin Achbach 

Saturdays: Confession from 3 to 4 p.m. 

Saturday Mass: 5:00 p.m. 

Sunday Mass: 8:30 a.m. 

9:30 a.m. (August) 

Tues-Wed-Fri. Mass: 8:30 a.m. 

Thurs. Mass: 10:30 a.m. at Philip Nursing Home 

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ST. WILLIAM CATHOLIC CHURCH 

Midland – 859-2664 or 843-2544 


Saturday Mass: 7:00 p.m. (Feb., April, June, Aug., 

Oct., Dec.) 

Sun day Mass: 11:00 a.m. (Jan., Mar., May, July, 

Sept., Nov.) 

Confession: Before Mass 

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ST. MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH 

Milesville – 859-2664 


Sunday Mass: 11:00 a.m. 

(Feb-April-June-Oct-Dec) 

Sunday Mass: 7:30 a.m. (August) 

Saturday Mass: 7:30 p.m. 

(Jan-March-May-July-Sept-Nov) 

Confession: Before Mass 

Monday Release Time: 2:15 p.m. 

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FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH 

Pastor Frezil Westerlund 

859-2336 • Philip 

E-MAIL: prfrezil@gmail.com 

SUNDAY WORSHIP: 8:30 a.m. 

1st Sunday: Coffee & Rolls after worship 

First Lutheran Ladies Bible study. 

There are two Bible study groups: each meeting 

monthly. One meets on the second Tuesday at 

12:00 p.m. at First Lutheran Church and the other 

meets on the second Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. at 

the Senechal Apts. lobby. 

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Midland – 843-2538 


Ruth Circle: 3rd Tues. at 2 p.m. 

Nowlin Circle: Last Wed. at 9 a.m. 

Rebecca Circle: Last Wed. at 7 p.m. (Nov. thru 

Feb.); 6:30 p.m. (Mar. - Oct.) 

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DEEP CREEK LUTHERAN 

Moenville – 843-2538 


SUNDAY WORSHIP: 

1:30 p.m. (CT) 

ALCW: 3rd Thursday, 1:30 p.m. 

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OUR SAVIOR’S LUTHERAN 

Long Valley 


SUNDAY WORSHIP: 5:00 p.m. 

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DOWLING COMMUNITY CHURCH 

Every Sunday in July 

Services at 10:00 a.m. 

followed by potluck dinner 

Ronald G. Mann, DDS 

Dentist 

CONCORDIA LUTHERAN CHURCH 

Pastor Art Weitschat 

Kadoka – 837-2390 


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OUR REDEEMER 

LUTHERAN CHURCH, Philip 

(605) 669-2406 • Murdo 

Pastor Ray Greenseth 

Sunday Worship Services: 1:00 p.m. 

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OPEN BIBLE CHURCH • MIDLAND 

Pastor Andy Blye 

843-2143 • facebook.com/midlandobc 

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. 

Worship Service: 10:30 a.m. 

Bible Study: Wed. at 7:30 p.m. 

Women’s Ministries: 2nd Thurs., 1:30 

Philip, SD 

859-2491 

Help us raise funds for the 

Ronald McDonald House! 

We’ll place Pink Flamingos in the yard 

of your choice! 

The recipient may donate 

to have them removed by calling: 

Haakon Co. Extension Office: 859-2840 

Nicki Nelson: 308-862-1051 (cell) 

Nancy Haigh: 859-2888 

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10 miles SE of Midland 

Pastor Glenn Denke • 462-6169 

Sunday Worship: 10:00 a.m. (CT) 

Sunday School: 11:00 a.m. CT 

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PHILIP COMMUNITY 

EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH 

Pastor Gary Wahl – Philip – 859-2841 

Sunday School – 9:15 a.m. 

Sunday Services – 10:30 a.m. 

Last Sunday of the month – 

potluck dinner following church services 

Last Monday of the month – 

Evang. Ladies Service/Bible Study - 7:00 p.m. 

Wed. Night Prayer & Bible Study: 7 p.m. 

Everyone Welcome!! 

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HARDINGROVE COMMUNITY 

EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH 

Pastor Gary Wahl – Philip 

859-2841 • garyaw@aol.com 

Worship Service: 9:00 a.m. 

Children's Church: 8:30 a.m. 

Ladies’ Aid - 2nd Thurs. at 7:00 p.m. 

Bible Study & Prayer, Mondays at 7 p.m. 

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UNITED CHURCH OF PHILIP 

Pastor Kathy Chesney • 859-2310 

Home: 859-2192 • E-mail: chez@gwtc.net 

Sunday Worship: 9:00 a.m. 

1st Wednesday Every Month: 

Contemporary Worship, 7:00 p.m. 

UCW meets 2nd Friday at 9:30 a.m. 

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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN 

CHURCH OF INTERIOR 

Pastor Kathy Chesney • 859-2310 

E-mail: chez@gwtc.net 

Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. 

Scotchman 

Industries 

859-2542 • Philip, SD 

www.scotchman.com

Extension News 

Will You Be Part of the Solution, 

or Part of the Problem? 

Farmers and ranchers are producing 

more food, fiber and fuel 

than ever before. The dramatic increase 

in agricultural productivity, 

particularly in the past 100 years, 

has occurred due to a combination 

of ingenuity, university research, 

Extension education, and technology. 

Much of this technology is in the 

form of chemical pesticides to control 

weeds, insects and diseases. 

These products have been a relief 

for producers as they provided an 

effective way to protect their crops 

and livestock, but they didn’t come 

without drawbacks. 

Of course, they come at a price, 

but if chosen, applied and managed 

wisely, return more than the 

cost to use them in increased production. 

Pesticides vary in their 

level of toxicity, but if used with 

care, and while wearing the proper 

personal protective equipment, 

can be relatively safe. There are 

also potential environmental and 

residue concerns, but by following 

label recommendations, and used 

with training and discretion, these 

risks can also be minimized. 

An emerging problem has been 

resistance of the pests to the pesticides 

farmers and ranchers have 

come to depend on to control them. 

Rural Living Thursday, December 20, 2012 • The Pioneer Review • Page 6 

by Bob Fanning 

Field Specialist, Winner 

Regional Extension Center 

Herbicide, insecticide and fungicide 

resistance have all been documented 

for individual species and 

products as early as the 1940’s. 

The incidence of documented resistance 

has become more common 

in recent years, which is no surprise 

due to the large number of 

products that have become available, 

and to a dramatic increase in 

the use of them. 

Resistance starts small and can 

go unseen for a period of time as 

mutations in weed, insect and/or 

disease populations enable individual 

or a small percentage of 

plants, insects or fungal organisms 

to survive an application of the 

chemical. Resistance can accelerate 

quickly however, as the susceptible 

individuals are controlled and 

the resistant population survives, 

becomes dominant and multiplies. 

Using higher rates and/or products 

with the same mode of action can 

speed up the process. 

Certain practices are known to 

increase the incidence of resistance 

to pesticides, and fortunately, 

there are recommendations to 

avoid it. 

Monitor pests – Use researchbased 

sampling procedures to determine 

if pesticides are necessary 

(based on action/economic thresholds) 

and the best application timing 

(when pests are most susceptible). 

Consult your Extension Field 

Specialist or crop advisor about 

economic thresholds for the pest in 

question. After treatment, continue 

monitoring to assess pest 

populations and their control. 

Employ appropriate control 

measures – Effective IPM-based 

programs will include pesticides, 

cultural practices, biological control, 

mechanical control and sanitation. 

A healthy plant or crop is 

often less susceptible to pests. 

Select and use pesticides wisely 

and according to label directions. 

You can decide whether you are 

part of the solution, or part of the 

problem. For more information, 

contact your Regional Extension 

Center. 

Calendar 

1/04: Private Applicator Certification 

meeting (PAT), 1:00 pm 

MST, Sr. Citizens Ctr, Philip 

1/9: Ag CEO, 5:30 pm, Winner 

Regional Extension Center, Winner 

1/11: PAT, 1:00 pm MST, Library 

Learning Center, Martin 

1/14: PAT, 1:30 pm CST/12:30 

pm MST, Pierre, Winner, Lemmon 

& Rapid City Regional Extension 

Centers 

1/15: PAT, 1:00 pm CST, Fire 

Hall, Presho 

1/16: Ranchers Workshop, 

SDSU Regional Extension Center, 

Winner 

Private pesticide applicator certification training 

South Dakota State University 

Extension will host private pesticide 

applicator certification trainings 

beginning January 4. 

Anyone planning to apply any 

pesticides to an agriculture commodity 

potentially worth $1,000 or 

more, needs to receive certification 

as a private pesticide applicator, 

explained Buyung Hadi, SDSU Extension 

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urban entomology coordinator. 

“It does not matter what pesticide 

you apply whether it is herbicide, 

insecticide or fungicide, you 

need to be certified as a private applicator,” 

Hadi said. 

There are three options to get 

certified. A person many attend a 

three-hour recertification class at 

any certification site. Alternatively, 

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materials to complete the openbook, 

home study exam, or the person 

may take the private applicator 

exam on-line at the Department of 

Agriculture's website, http://apps. 

sd.gov/doa/pwt/. 

Although it is the law to become 

certified, Hadi said there are other 

benefits to becoming certified. 

“Certification gives you the tools to 

apply pesticides properly, safely 

and profitably. The certification is 

good for five years and allows applicators 

to buy and apply general 

and restricted use pesticides,” he 

said. 

During the trainings, SDSU Extension 

personnel will cover the 

South Dakota rules and regulations 

about applying pesticides. Depending 

on the location, they will 

also discuss local pest management 

issues, be it insect pests, weeds or 

diseases. 

There is no charge for attending 

the private applicator class or taking 

the open book home study 

exam to become certified or recertified 

as a private pesticide applicator. 

The session in Haakon County 

will be Friday, January 4, at the 

Bad River Senior Citizen’s Center 

in Philip, starting at 1:00 p.m. The 

email contact is robert.fanning@sdstate.edu. 

Census countdown begins for S.D. farmers/ranchers 

Farmers and ranchers in South tics, production practices, income, Dakota was 1,401 acres, up from 

Dakota will soon have the opportunity 

to make a positive impact on information is used by all those age of a South Dakota farm or 

expenditures and other topics. This 1,380 acres in 2002. The average 

their communities by taking part who serve farmers and rural communities 

from federal, state and in 2007, up from 53.3 years in 

ranch operator was 55.7 years old 

in the 2012 Census of Agriculture. 

Conducted every five years by local governments to agribusinesses 

and trade associations. For tural products sold in 2007 was 

2002. The market value of agricul- 

the United States Department of 

Agriculture’s National Agricultural example, legislators use the data $6.57 billion dollars compared to 

Statistics Service, the census is a when shaping farm policy and $3.83 billion in 2002. This 71 percent 

increase in value over 2002 

complete count of all U.S. farms, agribusinesses factor it into their 

ranches and those who operate planning efforts. 

was due to severe drought reduced 

them. 

“Your answers to the census impact 

farm programs and rural serv- 

higher commodity prices in 2007. 

production in 2002, along with 

“The census remains the only 

source of uniform, comprehensive ices that support your community,” NASS will mail out census forms 

agricultural data for every county Anderson said. “So do your part in late December, to collect data for 

in the nation,” said Carter Anderson, 

South Dakota field office direc- 

your form, because there’s strength forms are due by February 4, 2013. 

and be counted when you receive the 2012 calendar year. Completed 

tor. “It’s a critical tool that gives in numbers that only the census Producers can fill out the census 

farmers a voice to influence decisions 

that will shape the future of The 2007 Ag Census shows the agcensus.usda.gov, or return their 

can reveal.” 

online via a secure website, www. 

their community, industry and operation.” 

South Dakota totaled 31,169, down all agricultural producers to partic- 

number of farms and ranches in form by mail. Federal law requires 

The census looks at land use and two percent (567 farms) from 2002. ipate in the census and requires 

ownership, operator characteris- 

The average size farm in South NASS to keep all individual information 

confidential. 

The death tax burden 

by Representative 

Kristi Noem 

South Dakota is a state that runs 

on small businesses and family 

farms. In the face of the economic 

and regulatory challenges thrown 

at them over the past several 

years, the resilience of our business 

and agriculture communities is inspiring. 

Unfortunately, there is another 

challenge on the horizon. 

This challenge is the estate tax, 

commonly referred to as the “death 

tax.” 

On January 1, this tax is scheduled 

to skyrocket and ensnare an 

increasing number of South 

Dakota’s family owned businesses 

and farming and ranching operations. 

Currently, a family can exempt 

up to $5 million from the 

death tax, and any assets exceeding 

that are taxed at 35 percent. 

Unless action is taken soon, beginning 

in January families will only 

be allowed to exempt $1 million, 

and any excess assets will be taxed 

at a staggering 55 percent. 

Don’t get me wrong, $1 million is 

a lot of money. However, we have 

An Ear to the Ground 

by Walt Bones, South Dakota 

Secretary of Agriculture 

Cheers. 

It seems that our Holiday Season 

has been commandeered by the 

“fiscal cliff” discussions in Washington, 

D.C. 

I’m not sure who “Cliff” is, but 

judging by the rhetoric I hear, they 

must be referencing Cliff Clavin 

the infamous know-it-all from the 

“Cheers” program. He always had 

this penchant for coming up with 

some of the most obscure facts at 

the most (in)opportune moment. 

He may have not been fast enough 

on the buzzer for the “Jeopardy” 

show, but he surely was armed 

with a plethora of facts, figures and 

numbers. 

I think the discussion is really 

simple and the answer is one that 

our state and our farmers and 

ranchers have figured out a long 

time ago ... you can’t spend more 

than you earn. No credible lending 

institution would allow us to spend 

140 percent of what we earn while 

we try to manage 640 percent of 

our annual earnings hanging over 

us as outstanding debt. This pattern 

is not sustainable. 

I appreciate the efforts of our 

Senate and House Agriculture committees. 

Even though we have not 

come up with total consensus, they 

have streamlined some programs, 

eliminated others and proposed 

millions of dollars in cost saving 

cuts that will provide for an adequate 

level of funding. 

Our forefathers taught us a long 

time ago that tough decisions must 

be made in tough times. If all the 

other departments in Washington, 

D.C. exerted the same effort and 

diligence, I think the discussion 

would be totally different. But, 

since the percentage of the federal 

budget that goes to support production 

agriculture and conservation 

is only one-half of one percent, our 

overall impact, though admirable, 

is fairly minimal. 

Agriculture is the rock that provides 

a firm foundation for not only 

the state of South Dakota, but for 

our country as well. That rock is 

made out of our farmers and ranchers 

that take care of business, the 

land, their livestock, the wildlife 

and the environment. 

I am eternally grateful, humbled, 

and honored to serve as your secretary 

of agriculture. As we turn the 

calendar from 2012 to 2013, I 

thank you for all you do and wish 

you a blessed holiday! 

to consider that many farmers and 

small business owners are “cash 

poor” but “asset rich.” This means 

their land or business value is 

high, but those assets aren’t liquid. 

So in order to pay estate taxes, 

many families would be forced to 

sell assets or take out a loan to settle 

the bill. Under the new estate 

tax policy scheduled to go into effect 

in the new year, a whole lot 

more South Dakotans could face 

the penalty. This is a problem that 

has been accelerated for many in 

rural America by the increasing 

value of land. 

According to data compiled by 

the nonpartisan Joint Committee 

on Taxation, nearly 14 times as 

many small businesses and 24 

times as many farms would be hit 

by the death tax. In South Dakota 

alone, we’re looking at as many as 

71 percent of crop producers being 

impacted, according to the Farm 

Bureau. 

Many in South Dakota know my 

story. When my father died unexpectedly 

in an accident on our 

farm, we were hit with the death 

tax and made the decision to take 

out a loan so that we didn’t have to 

sell land. No family should have to 

make the decision we were forced 

to make. That is why I continue to 

advocate for the permanent repeal 

of the death tax. 

I am proud to come from a state 

with such a strong heritage of agriculture 

and work ethic, but the estate 

tax threatens the hard work so 

many have done to build businesses 

and farming and ranching 

operations. I will continue to fight 

for full repeal of the death tax and, 

at the very least, an extension of 

the current rates until we can deal 

with this tax in comprehensive tax 

reform. 

Put simply, death should not be 

a taxable event. Hard working 

South Dakota families shouldn’t 

pay the consequences of Washington’s 

failed policies.

Midland News 

Contact Sonia Nemec • 843-2564 

e-mail: home_maker_sonia@hotmail.com 

Thursday, December 20, 2012 • The Pioneer Review • Page 7 

We woke up to a bit of fog this 

morning. The trees were lightly 

frosted in white. Then the sun 

came out, so it didn’t last long. But, 

they did look pretty with that light 

dusting of frost. Sitting at my computer 

this Monday morning my 

thoughts are in a whirl, thinking of 

things that need to be done before 

family come home for Christmas. 

Now if I was as organized as some 

people, many of those things would 

already be done. But, it is as it is 

and now it’s time to get at my Midland 

News column, so I’d better 

shift gears and get to typing. 

Ernie and Laurel Nemec made 

a trip to Manhattan, Kan., December 

4, to be present at their granddaughter, 

Jackie Nemec's, college 

graduation from Kansas State University. 

Jackie graduated with a 

BS in art and a secondary major in 

international studies. The day before 

graduation, they attended an 

art exposition showing the art of 

Jackie and three other graduating 

seniors. Also attending were 

Jackie's parents, Terry and Laura 

Nemec, and her sister, Jennifer, all 

of Dell Rapids. Three of Laura's 

sisters and two of their husbands 

were there. After the graduation, 

Terry and Laura hosted a party for 

Jackie. Ernie and Laurel traveled 

home through Sioux Falls and got 

home Monday, December 10. Wow! 

Time does fly. It doesn’t seem that 

long ago Terry and our son, Les, 

were high school classmates at 

Midland. Congratulations, Jackie! 

Clint and Prerry Saucerman 

and his mom, Wilma, headed for 

Rapid City December 10 for twoyear-old 

Raygen’s birthday party. 

She is the daughter of Tel and Ellie 

(Nemec) Saucerman. Mark and 

Glenda Nemec, Hill City, were also 

there and everyone enjoyed supper 

together. Noel and Devlon 

Volhken, Calla and Bella, Rapid 

City, came later to wish Raygen a 

happy birthday, enjoying birthday 

cake. 

Wednesday, Prerry took her 

mom, Marlin Evans, Philip, to 

Rapid City for a doctor appointment. 

They met Marlin’s son, Jack 

Evans, for lunch. On the way home, 

Prerry and Marlin stopped for a 

visit with Ken and Gay Lange who 

live in rural Box Elder. 

Thursday, Prerry and Marlin 

enjoyed the annual Midland Open 

Bible ladies Christmas tea and 

party. It is always a fun time with 

lots of visiting, singing Christmas 

carols and enjoying those tasty 

snacks. Kind of puts one in the 

spirit of Christmas. 

Sunday, Clint, Prerry, and Marlin 

were in Rapid City for the 

church Christmas program in 

which Emma, Sawyer, and Meleah 

Saucerman were a part of. Their 

dad, Tel Saucerman, is the pastor 

at Victory Chapel in Rapid City, 

and reports are he and his wife, 

Ellie, did an excellent job with 

those 39 young kids in the church 

program. Mark and Glenda Nemec 

were also there, bringing two-yearold 

Raygen with them, as she had 

stayed with grandpa and grandma, 

giving Tel and Ellie time to get 

everything organized for the program 

the next day. The program 

was followed with a potluck meal. 

Anyone who has worked with putting 

on a church or school Christmas 

program; knows it takes a lot 

of time and work, but in the end it 

is worth it. Later, everyone went to 

Tel and Ellie’s for more visiting, before 

heading for home. 

Karel Reiman went to Rapid 

City Friday as her mom, Goldie 

Eisenbraun, is in the Rapid City 

hospital. Her brother, Ed, and her 

sister, Paula, both live in Rapid 

and have been at the hospital, as 

well. Karel came home Sunday, 

planning on going back sometime 

this week. She reports her mom is 

feeling somewhat better, but is still 

in the hospital. Our prayers are 

with Goldie. 

Morrie and Barb Jones went to 

Wessington Springs Friday to see 

the grandkids in the school Christmas 

program for children, K-12th 

grades. Junior, Braden Jones and 

sophomore, Monica Jones were a 

part of the swing choir performance 

with singing and dancing. Fifth 

grader, Piper Jones, played in the 

sixth grade band. They are the children 

of Morrie and Barb’s son, Pat 

and Sandy Jones. There was freezing 

rain during the night Friday, 

making for very icy conditions Saturday, 

so Barb and Morrie waited 

until afternoon to head for home. 

They attended grandson Brody 

Jones’ basketball game in Philip 

that evening. Keeping up with the 

activities of their grandchildren 

keeps them on the road. 

Saturday, Jenna Tolton left for 

Afghanistan where she will be 

serving in the Army medical, as a 

PA. Our prayers are with Jenna 

and all others serving in 

Afghanistan. These are not easy 

times. May we never forget those 

who have served, those who are 

serving, and those who lost their 

lives, in the serving of their country! 

And when one hears the stories 

of the shooting at a Connecticut 

school, your heart aches for those 

families whose six and seven year 

old children, are now but a memory. 

The grief, the loss, the disbelief 

that goes with a tragedy of this 

magnitude, is something you cannot 

even begin to comprehend. 

And, when you hear of the heroism 

of their principal, and others, who 

cared about those children, and 

gave their lives in trying to protect 

those children, your heart aches 

and you don’t even know them. 

Our prayers are with these families. 

May God in His goodness wrap 

His comforting arms around these 

families, bringing them the comfort 

and strength that only He can. 

Wednesday, Cassidy Trapp 

came home on Christmas break 

from the School of Mines in Rapid 

City. Thursday, Joy Jones and 

granddaughter, Cassidy, were 

guests of Jan Bierle at the Open 

Bible annual Christmas tea. It is 

always a festive occasion with delicious 

goodies and a time of visiting 

with friends. 

Friday, Jerry and Joy Jones and 

Cassidy went to Dupree as Joy and 

Jerry’s grandson, six-year-old Baxter 

Schrempp was in the school 

Christmas program. He is the son 

of their daughter, Jodie and Bob 

Schrempp. Baxter came home with 

grandpa and grandma for the 

weekend, his dad picking him up 

on Sunday. 

Sunday, December 23, at 10:30 

a.m., Trinity Lutheran Church in 

Midland will have their Christmas 

program, followed with a Christmas 

tea and finger foods. Everyone 

is welcome. 

Bad River Club 

December 7, 2012, the covering 

of white snow was a welcome sight 

after seeing nothing but brown for 

so many weeks. It helped to put 

one’s frame of mind into thinking 

about Christmas and the holiday 

season. Even though it had 

snowed, the roads were clear which 

enabled Kathy Tolton, Isabelle 

Sampson, Janice Bierle and Betty 

Sinkey to arrive at the home of our 

hostess, Emily Sammons, to enjoy 

our annual Christmas luncheon. 

Verona Evans was our co-hostess. 

We were saddened to realize 

Maxine Stirling probably won’t be 

able to be with us next year as she 

is still in Rapid City under doctor’s 

care. However, she and Edna Joy 

will be welcome to be with us at 

any time. The flu hit this day of all 

days to make Wilma Saucerman 

miserable. We wrote cards to her 

and Maxine with our best wishes to 

feel better soon. 

The clever idea Kris and Katie 

Sammons had for decorating with 

candy canes in various ways along 

with Emily’s beautiful china and 

glassware, made the table setting 

picture perfect for the Christmas 

season. Even the chairs were decorated. 

Emily’s Christmas elves 

were not only the decorators, but, 

they also prepared and served the 

delicious luncheon meal and even 

volunteered for the clean-up committee 

which enabled our hostess 

and co-hostess to relax and enjoy 

the afternoon activities. Names 

were drawn again for hostess 

month and secret pal. No one 

guessed the correct name for this 

year’s secret pal. Gifts were exchanged 

and Kathy took home the 

price is right and door prize. 

After a delicious piece of 

Verona’s pumpkin pie and other 

goodies, we went our separate 

ways. Another memory to cherish 

for the year 2012! December 7th 

brought to a close our fun-filled afternoon 

being with friends for another 

year. Merry Christmas and 

Happy New Year! See you in 2013. 

Kathy will be our February hostess. 

Isabelle Sampson, club reporter 

In closing my column for this 

week my thoughts continue to be 

on many things. Thursday, I went 

to Mitchell to the home of our son, 

Christopher and Stephanie. Friday, 

I took care of Laura as her 

day-care lady was going to be gone, 

so we had some bonding time. She 

is such a happy baby! As it turned 

out, I got a double-plus as there 

was a boy’s basketball game between 

Mitchell Christian and Kimball/White 

Lake, Thursday 

evening. Christopher is assistant 

coach at Mitchell Christian and the 

game was held at Mitchell, so 

Stephanie, Laura and I were there. 

The school has a beautiful gym. 

The varsity game was an upset as 

Mitchell Christian was looking to 

be crushed. Kimball/White Lake is 

a strong team. With a minute left 

of the game, one of the Mitchell 

boys shot a three-pointer, made the 

basket, and the game was tied. 

Mitchell Christian wound up losing 

by three points, but, were happy 

about the game. Another plus was 

that Marti and Trish Spinsby had 

a baby girl at the Mitchell hospital, 

so Stephanie and I got to see that 

little gal, Aria Elizabeth Spinsby, 

who weighed 6 lbs. 5 oz. and has a 

brother, Charles, who is five. As I 

(continued from last week) 

Kelly Briggs was in Pierre last 

Thursday, and she took Grandma 

Lil Briggs to the women's dinner at 

the Community Bible Church. Saturday, 

Kelly hosted the Christmas 

cookie exchange at her home. 

Twelve ladies attended, and they 

had a nice time visiting. Sunday, 

Chase and Kelly delivered cookies 

to some neighbors. Chauncey Jorgensen 

was one of the lucky recipients 

of the delicious cookies, and he 

wanted me to make sure I conveyed 

his thanks to Kelly and the 

rest of Santa's helpers, as he called 

them. There are lots of perks to living 

in a rural community, and surprise 

cookie deliveries is probably 

one of those perks! 

Lee and Mary Briggs were in 

Rapid City last Friday for a Golden 

West Telecommunications meeting, 

followed by the annual Christmas 

party. They spent the night in 

Rapid City, and returned home on 

Saturday. Granddaughters, Cattibrie 

and Kinsey Riggle, came out on 

Saturday afternoon and they 

helped Grandma Mary decorate 

the tree. Cattibrie also brought fabric 

so Grandma Mary can sew a 

dress for her for the upcoming King 

of Hearts dance to be held in February. 

I hope Cattibrie knows how 

lucky she is to have such a talented 

grandmother! 

I haven't spoken to Aunt Ruth 

Neuhauser this week, but I have 

seen pictures of how festive the 

decorations are at Highmore 

Health. As a matter of fact, they 

had a contest, and the door to 

Ruth's room was among the winners! 

We did talk to Ruth's son-inlaw, 

Bunky Boger, and he is doing 

well following his recent vehicle accident. 

He still has bruises, but otherwise 

he is doing fine, which is 

great news. 

Our week was a busy one. Tuesday, 

we sold calves in Philip and 

Wednesday, I was in Pierre for appointments. 

Thursday, Randy and 

I took butcher steers to the processor 

in Wall. On the way home, we 

stopped in Kadoka and picked up 

my mother, Letoy Brown, so she 

could spend a couple of days with 

us. After we got home on Thursday, 

Mom and I worked on preparing 

her Christmas cards for the mail. 

Friday morning, we decorated the 

Christmas tree, and in the afternoon 

we went to Pierre. We met my 

sister Tish and her friend Shane 

for supper before heading to 

Kadoka. We encountered quite a 

bit of thick fog on the way to 

Moenville News 

close my column for this week, I 

want to wish each of you a wonderful 

Christmas with your families 

and a good New Year. 

by Leanne Neuhauser • 567-3325 

Kadoka Friday night -- the kind of 

fog that makes you feel like your 

eyeballs are about pulled out of 

their sockets from straining to see 

the road. I spent the night in 

Kadoka, and Saturday morning 

Mom and I attended funeral services 

for Harold Schnee. Saturday 

afternoon was spent getting all of 

Mom's Christmas gifts wrapped, 

bagged and labeled, and then I returned 

home. Fortunately, I got 

home before the roads got nasty. 

Monday was Bangs vaccinating 

day here at the ranch, so we had 

several guys for lunch. It was a cold 

day, but thankfully the wind wasn't 

blowing while they were working 

the heifers. 

This week, I am grateful for 

childhood memories. Sometimes I 

feel like I grew up in a bubble, because 

it seemed like my childhood 

was truly magical. I was so blessed 

to be born into a happy, loving family. 

Growing up in Kadoka, South 

Dakota, I wasn't really aware of 

most of the bad things that were 

going on in the world -- I wasn't 

even aware of bad things going on 

in the community until later. 

Harold Schnee's daughter, Carol, 

was one of my best buddies, so 

Harold was a big part of many of 

my childhood memories. I spent a 

lot of time at their dairy farm, and 

Carol and I tried to help in whatever 

way we could. However, our 

efforts weren't always that "helpful". 

There were lots of times when 

I'm sure Harold could have happily 

strangled us for some of the stunts 

we pulled, but that didn't happen. 

He would just smile -- always kind, 

always a gentleman. He lived a 

good, long, honorable life, and I'm 

so glad I got to attend his funeral 

on Saturday. Rest in peace, Harold. 

This week, as everyone is rushing 

around with all the seasonal activities, 

I hope you'll take some 

time to relax, take a deep breath 

and think about what we are celebrating 

at Christmas. Also, when 

you start to get a little frazzled, 

take a lesson from Harold 

Schnee...just smile, be kind, and be 

gentle. 

(this week’s news) 

Greetings from partly cloudy, 

cool, snow covered northeast 

Haakon County! We received a little 

more snow last night, and I expect 

today's winds will blow it 

around a bit. The trees here are 

pretty again this morning, covered 

with frost from the fog we have 

been experiencing. It looks sort of 

like a Christmas card outside my 

window, and I'm so lucky to be able 

to stay home and enjoy it! We are 

content in our little piece of 

heaven. We have had many foggy 

days recently, and it brings to mind 

the old wives tale that says we'll 

have moisture 90 days following 

the fog. (At least that's the way I 

remember the tale.) If that is true, 

mid-March calving season could 

get pretty exciting! Actually, this 

year, precipitation of any sort is 

going to be exciting! 

I want to take this opportunity to 

express my sympathy to all the 

folks impacted by the recent 

tragedy at the Sandy Hook Elementary 

School in Connecticut. 

Words seem inadequate – there 

doesn't seem to be any plausible explanation 

for this type of violence. 

Now on to more pleasant news! 

The National Finals Rodeo is 

now over for another year, and just 

in time, too! I was getting a little 

sleep deprived! Congratulations to 

the South Dakota contestants! 

Julian and Coreen Roseth were 

among those attending a birthday 

party for Monte Whidby Saturday 

evening in Pierre. Their children 

and spouses were also in attendance. 

Sunday evening, Julian and 

Coreen were guests at the home of 

Clark and Carmen Alleman for 

supper and card playing in honor of 

Clark's birthday. 

Duane and Lola Roseth were in 

Philip last Wednesday for a festive 

supper at the home of Jerry and 

Pam Ingram. Saturday morning, 

daughter Kayce (Roseth) and her 

husband, John Gerlach, as well as 

son Rhett Roseth arrived at Duane 

and Lola's, and the entire group 

went to Pierre later in the day to 

attend Monte Whidby's birthday 

party. Prior to the party, the 

Roseth crew took the opportunity 

to tour the beautifully decorated 

trees at the Capitol building. 

Kayce, John and Rhett returned to 

their homes in Rapid City Sunday 

morning. 

Sunday evening, Duane and Lola 

joined the group for supper and 

card playing at Clark and Carmen 

Alleman's. 

It has been another busy week at 

the home of Clint and Laura Alleman. 

Early last week, T.J. and Jeacontinued 

on page 18

Sports & More 

Grapplers score second place at Valentine 

Philip Area wrestlers took a trip 

down to Valentine, Neb., for a 

chance to test themselves against 

top teams from that state as well as 

two other South Dakota schools. 

Head coach Matt Donnelly noted 

that the tournament did not go as 

good as expected. “We had some 

wrestlers who did not wrestle as 

well as expected,” he said. The 126 

and 145 pound weight classes were 

not filled, one due to an injury. 

Reed Johnson, who typically wrestles 

at 152 pounds, is out due to a 

cartiledge injury. “Hopefully he’ll 

be back in two weeks,” Donnelly 

said. Lane Blasius moved up from 

the 145 pound class to fill Johnson’s 

spot. 

Philip Area followed only Pierre’s 

T.F. Riggs High School in the final 

team standings. In order of points 

were Pierre (191.5), Philip (141), 

Valentine (131.5), Plattsmouth, 

(127), Winner, S.D. (100), Ord (90), 

O’Neill (86.5), Chadron (85.5), 

David City (82.5), Alliance (64), 

Ainsworth (39.5), Gordon/Rushville 

(35), McCook (30), and Broken 

Bow (10). 

106 lbs: Jed Brown 2nd, 7-5 record 

•Pinned Cristian Hulsey (ALL) 1:21 

•Pinned Keith Helm (MCC) 1:24 

•Major dec. Clinton O’Neel (OR) 12-0 

•Decisioned by Zach Prall (PLA) 4-10 

113 lbs: Rance Johnson, 4th, 1-3 record 

•Bye 

•Major dec. by Jebben Keyes, (PIE) 5-17 

•Bye 

•Decisioned Wyatt Phillips (DC) 16-15 

•Injury default by Keaton Gracy (AIN) 2:42 

•Decisioned by Andrew Null (PLA) 14-8 

120 lbs: Nick Donnelly, 1st, 11-3 record 

Footprints in the sand 

Christmas in South Dakota is a 

time of family and of giving. It is 

also a time to say thank you. 

Over the past year in South 

Dakota, more than 500 people were 

eye, tissue and/or organ donors. 

Each of these donors left their footprints 

in the sands of time, leaving 

us forever changed and forever 

grateful. These precious gifts of donation, 

when the donor did not 

need them anymore, helped to 

make many miracles happen. 

A child in West River can see because 

of a corneal transplant. A 

woman can return to her career because 

she received a bone graft 

during spinal surgery allowing her 

to walk. A high school student can 

once again play soccer after a serious 

knee injury. An infant can see 

the faces of those who love her for 

the first time. A new heart beats 

Philip League Bowling 

Monday Night Mixed 

Shad’s Towing...........................40-20 

Rockers................................33.5-26.5 

Petersen’s ..................................30-30 

Badland’s Auto....................26.5-33.5 

Handrahan Const .....................26-34 

Dakota Bar................................24-36 

Highlights: 

Clyde Schlim .................201, 207/596 

Jason Petersen....................245, 248, 

.....................................228 clean/657 

Bryan Buxcel.........................235/639 

Kim Petersen ........................181/472 

Andrew Reckling.........223 clean/600 

Cory Boyd .......3-10, 4-9 & 5-7 splits; 

...............................................209/605 

Trina Brown ............6-7-10 split; 486 

Jim Kujawa ...........................214/581 

Maralynn Burns....................187/474 

Marlis Petersen.....................177/478 

Wendell Buxcel..................3-10 split; 

.....................................204 clean/550 

Vickie Petersen .....................182/478 

Carl Brown .........................3-10 split 

Tuesday Nite Men’s Early 

People’s Mkt................................35-9 

Kennedy Imp.......................27.5-16.5 

George’s Welding ......................23-21 

Philip Motor ..............................23-21 

G&A Trenching...................18.5-25.5 

Kadoka Tree Service...........17.5-26.5 

Philip Health Service .........16.5-27.5 

Bear Auto ..................................15-29 

Highlights: 

Randy Boyd ...........210, 247, 213/670 

Bill Bainbridge..............227, 207/590 

Bill Stone......................................558 

Matt Schofield..............................555 

Earl Park...............................203/553 

Ronnie Williams....................203/536 

Alvin Pearson...............................532 

Jerry Iron Moccasin.....................526 

Kent Buchholz.......................201/522 

Fred Foland..................................517 

Eliel PoorBear..............................514 

Jim Larson .............3-7-10 split; 506 

Johnny Wilson .............................504 

Tony Gould...................................501 

Terry Wentz .................................500 

Ryan Seager........................3-10 split 

Tyler Hauk .........................5-10 split 

Wendell Buxcel.....................2-7 split 

Les Struble .........................3-10 split 

Gene Jones..........................2-10 split 

James Mansfield ................3-10 split 

Wednesday Morning Coffee 

Cutting Edge.......................47.5-12.5 

State Farm ..........................35.5-24.5 

Bowling Belles ..........................34-26 

Invisibles...................................34-26 

Jolly Ranchers ..........................26-34 

Highlights: 

Karen Foland.....3-10 split; 182, 181, 

...............................................168/531 

Christy Park..........................177/457 

Jundy Papousek ..........5-8 split; 169, 

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859-2430 • Philip 

The Philip Area grapplers pose with their second place trophy after the Valentine tournament December 15th. 

•Pinned Spencer French (BB) 1:59 

•Decisioned Michael Varela (DC) 7-5 

•Decisioned Kasey Taylor (MCC) 6-5 

•Decisioned Ely Sharkey (AIN) 6-4 

132 lbs: Grady Carley, 6-6 record 

•Decisioned Chase Govier (BB) 9-6 

•Pinned by Blake Walters (ON):28 

•Pinned Coy Terry (MCC) 1:35 

•Decisioned Thomas McClure (CHA) 2-1 

•Decisioned by Jospeh McNair (AIN) 0-2 

138 lbs: Raedon Anderson, 1-7 record 

•Major dec. by Cory Rowse (ON) 16-4 

•Bye 

•Pinned by Tyrel Haley (WIN) :43 

152 lbs: Lane Blasius, 1st, 11-1 record 

•Pinned Dakota Baumgartner (MCC) 3:53 

•Pinned Gage Orton (PLA) 3:02 

•Major dec. Dusty Staab (OR) 8-0 

•Pinned Seth Scott (PIE) 4:50 

Letter to the Editor 

strong giving someone a second 

chance at life. 

In 2012, approximately 2,200 

South Dakotans' received a cornea, 

tissue or organ transplant. 

Chances are good that your lives 

are touched by one or more of these 

people. Many thousands more will 

benefit from the knowledge and 

tools gained from research donations 

aimed at curing or treating 

cancer, diabetes, and other diseases. 

In addition, lives have been 

saved by the new or strengthened 

skills learned in Sioux Falls and 

Rapid City by paramedics, nurses, 

and other emergency responders 

through donor family authorized 

EMS training. Thank you, donor 

families across South Dakota, for 

these very special gifts. When your 

hearts were breaking, you reached 

out and gave permission, or supported 

your family member's donor 

...............................................156/459 

Beth Stewart .........................153/427 

Shirley O’Connor ..................159/419 

Sandra O’Connor..3-10 x 2 split; 166 

Vonda Hamill ...............................154 

Deanna Fees ........2-7 & 5-8-10 splits 

Charlene Kjerstad................2-7 split 

Wednesday Nite Early 

Morrison’s Haying ..............30.5-21.5 

Wall Food Center......................30-22 

Dakota Bar................................30-22 

Chiefie’s Chicks ..................28.5-23.5 

First National Bank .................24-28 

Hildebrand Concrete ..........22.5-29.5 

Just Tammy’s......................22.5-29.5 

Dorothy’s Catering ...................20-32 

Highlights: 

Rachel Kjerstad...........203 clean/479 

Alicia Heathershaw ..............173/400 

Amy Morrison .......................202/532 

Lois Porch.....................................182 

Cristi Ferguson .....................185/524 

Kathy Arthur ...............................170 

Traci Radway......................5-10 split 

Debbie Gartner.....................5-7 split 

Ashley Reckling....................2-7 split 

Thursday Men’s 

A&M Laundry.............................32-8 

Dakota Bar................................26-14 

O’Connell Construction ............22-18 

McDonnell Farms .....................19-21 

West River Pioneer Tanks .......18-22 

Coyle’s SuperValu.....................16-24 

WEE BADD...............................16-24 

The Steakhouse ........................11-29 

Highlights: 

Doug Hauk ..........232, 222 clean/634 

Brian Pearson .....245, 228 clean/678 

Randy Boyd ...........................223/592 

Jay McDonnell ......................202/595 

Matt Schofield .....3-10 split; 200/591 

Jason Petersen......................201/585 

Haven Hildebrand ................202/568 

Nathan Kjerstad ...................200/563 

Mark Foland.................................554 

John Heltzel .........................5-7 split 

Friday Nite Mixed 

Cristi’s Crew .............................46-10 

King Pins.............................37.5-18.5 

Randy’s Spray Serv ..................31-25 

Lee & the Ladies.......................24-32 

Roy’s Repair ........................22.5-33.5 

The Ghost Team ...........................0-0 

Highlights: 

Duane Hand ..........................235/608 

Jeremy Iron Moccasin .................226 

Tanner Norman ...........................202 

Kelly Fees ...................5-10 split; 201 

Lee Neville ...................................178 

Alvin Pearson ..............205 clean/583 

Marla Boyd............................189/473 

Cristi Ferguson .....................172/477 

John Heltzel .................5-7 split; 547 

Angel Nemec.........................4-5 split 

Randy Boyd ........................3-10 split 

160 lbs: Chandlier Sudbeck, 3rd, 

10-4 record 

•Bye 

•Pinned Dawson Johnson (ALL) 3:50 

•Decisioned by Colby Risen (CHA) 5-9 

•Decisioned Adam Farner (WIN) 8-2 

•Win by forfeit - Johnson (ALL) 

170 lbs: Clint Stout, 3rd, 10-4 record 

•Bye 

•Pinned Sayth Jacobsen (PIE) 5:14 

•Decisioned in OT by Joseph Varela (DC) 14- 

16 

•Pinned David Fox (ON) 4:06. 

•Win by forfeit - Brandon Shuler (PLA) 

182 lbs: Chance Knutson, 8-5 record 

•Bye 

•Pinned Austin Kock (OR) 1:46 

•Decisioned by Spencer Knopp (ON) 1-3 

•Decisioned by Cooper Cogdill (CHA) 0-1 

designation. This kindness helped 

stop another heart from breaking. 

You made a difference; we are all 

forever touched and grateful. 

We hope that as you read this, 

you will think of the compassion of 

the gifts given and if you have not 

already done so, decide to be a 

donor yourself when you do not 

need your sight and organs anymore. 

Be a hero; tell your family 

and sign up at the Driver's License 

Bureau to be a donor. You may also 

sign up to be a donor at www.donatelifesd.org. 

We are proud that 

55 percent of South Dakota drivers 

have already signed up as designated 

donors. This Christmas, 

please join the crowd. 

For more information, call the 

South Dakota Lions Eye and Tissue 

Bank at 605-373-1008. And, 

thank a Lions Club member in 

your community for starting and 

continuing to sponsor our Lions 

Eye and Tissue Bank. Thank you, 

Jens Saakvitne 

executive director, S.D. 

Lions Eye and Tissue Bank 

WEEklY SPECIAl: 

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with French Fries 

* * * * * * 

SUNDAY SPECIAl: 

Honey Stung Chicken 

with Mashed Potatoes, 

Salad Bar & Dessert 

859-2430 • Philip 

195 lbs: Gavin DeVries, 3-5 record 

•Bye 

•Pinned by Blake Bandur (OR) 2:33 

•Bye 

•Major dec. by Mike Leger (PLA) 4-12 

220 lbs: Logan Ammons, 3rd, 

10-3 record 

•Bye 

•Decisioned Broderick Hoeft (DC) 13-9 

•Pinned by Lane Lettau (PIE) 2:34 

•Pinned Jacob Baldwin (ALL) :56 

•Pinned Devin Hernandez-Cronk (OR) 2:30 

220 lbs: Geoffrey DeVries 

•Pinned by Mitch collicott (MCC) :06 

•Bye 

•Pinned by Keith Sandall (ON) :44 

The grapplers will focus on improving 

their performance as they 

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Logan Ammons works hard to pin this opponent at the Valentine Invitational Tournament 

December 15. Ammons place third at the tournament. 

Photos by Dayle Knutson 

have an extra week between meets. 

Donnelly felt the wrestlers took a 

step backward and were not focusing 

on what was ahead of them; 

were living off last week’s accomplishment. 

They will travel to Salem for Mc- 

It took nine days, but Oelrichs 

barrel racer Lisa Lockhart won a 

prestigious round and $18,257 at 

the 10-day, $6 million Wrangler 

National Finals Rodeo in Las 

Vegas. The night prior, she had 

reached the milestone of $1 million 

in earnings through her 12-year career. 

“When you really put things in 

perspective and see the stats on 

how few have reached that level, it 

makes it that much more sweet to 

know it’s a very elite group,” said 

Lockhart. “I’m honored.” 

We will be closed Monday & Tuesday, 

December 24 & 25. 

Philip Motor, Inc. 

859-2585 • (800) 859-5557 • Philip 

www.PhilipMotor.com 

Coyle’s 

SuperValu 

Holiday Hours 

Monday, Christmas Eve 

7 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

Closed Tuesday, 

Christmas Day 

Monday, New Year’s Eve: 

7 a.m. to 7 p.m. 

(regular hours) 

Closed Tuesday, 

New Year’s Day 

Coyle’s 

Cook Central-Montrose’s tournament 

on December 29. Donnelly 

noted that it was going to “be a dog 

fight all the way around.” Philip is 

the lone West River team traveling 

east to take on the East River 

teams. 

Newspaper appeals food stamps ruling 

continued from page 1 

mation from businesses when they 

apply to be part of the program, including 

income and sales tax documents, 

and it forbids the release of 

that information. USDA argued 

the provision also applied to the 

money amounts that businesses 

earn from food stamp sales. 

The Argus Leader argued that 

the statute didn’t forbid the release 

of food stamp revenues, noting that 

nowhere was there a specific reference 

to those revenues. The food 

stamp program is now known as 

the Supplemental Assistance and 

Nutrition Program, or SNAP. 

But in her ruling to dismiss the 

suit, Schreier said that redemption 

amounts – the money businesses 

get from food stamp purchases – 

was information that would be included 

among the sales figures of 

stores that reapplied to be part of 

the SNAP program. 

“Although Congress has not expressly 

deemed redemption information 

as essential data to be included 

under (the statute), the 

The 23rd annual Central South 

Dakota Youth Goose Hunt will be 

held in Pierre in early January. 

The hunts will be held Saturday 

and Sunday, January 5-6. They are 

free to youngsters who are 12-to-15 

years old. 

However, young hunters will be 

required to attend a mandatory information 

meeting at the Pierre 

Ramkota at 7:00 p.m. CST, Friday, 

January 4. Hunters will be assigned 

their guides for the weekend 

and given instructions for their 

morning hunting sessions on Saturday 

and Sunday. 

Following the Saturday morning 

hunt, youth can attend seminars 

on goose calling, decoy placement 

and be eligible for several prizes. 

“This event is a great way for 

kids to get involved in waterfowl 

hunting,” said Sam Koenecke, a 

past participant, and now one of 

statutory language encompasses 

this type of income and tax information 

because redemption data 

naturally falls under either term’s 

broad umbrella,” Schreier wrote. 

Argus Leader lawyer Jon Arneson 

said the Freedom of Information 

Act dictates that the disclosure 

of government records is the rule, 

Youth goose hunt to be held in Pierre 

Oelrichs cowgirl wins big at 

Wrangler National Finals Rodeo 

the event coordinators. “We want 

kids of all experience levels to see 

what goose hunting is all about, get 

some hands-on training and hopefully 

become the future of water 

fowl hunting.” 

For more information, call the 

S.D. Game, Fish and Parks Waterfowl 

Access Trailer at 264-5380, 

Tim Withers at 280-6435, or Sam 

Koenecke at 220-0001. 

not the exception. “In this case, the 

United States Department of Agriculture 

has kept secret the 

amounts government pays to food 

vendors voluntarily participating 

in USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition 

Assistance Program,” Arneson 

said. 

Only the top 15 contestants in 

each of seven events qualify for 

rodeo’s Super Bowl, which kicked 

off in UNLV’s Thomas and Mack 

Center on December 6 and 

wrapped up December. 15. 

Lockhart, a wife and mother of 

three, competed in her sixth 

straight Wrangler NFR. On her 

horse she calls Louie, 47-year-old 

Lockhart raced around the barrels 

in 13.66 seconds for the win, which 

brought her total NFR earnings to 

$63,409. 

Lockhart entered the NFR in 

fourth place in the world championship 

standings and, aside from a 

penalty she took in round two for a 

tipped barrel, she placed in every 

round but one. Still, she trailed 

leader Mary Walker by nearly 

$100,000 and had no chance at a 

gold buckle this year. 

“You come in here hoping you 

can have the rodeo you’re capable 

of having,” said Lockhart. “Sometimes 

you do and sometimes you 

don’t. It happens to all of us; it’s a 

roller coaster. I’m thrilled it’s 

turned out as good as it has.” 

859-2727 • Philip

Sports 


Philip’s Justina Cvach made the free 

throws during overtime that started 

the Scotties’ rise over the Stanley 

County Lady Buffaloes. 

The Lady Scotties’ home game 

against the Stanley County Lady 

Buffaloes, Thursday, December 13, 

began with 11 turnovers before the 

first score. 

The first quarter clock read 5:52 

when the Lady Buffs sank the 

game’s first basket. It took more 

than a full minute of game play for 

the Scotties to get on the scoreboard, 

and they followed behind 

their opponents until only 1:35 remained 

in the game. 

That 28-27 lead held for less 

than five seconds, when Stanley 

County sank a field goal and two 

free throws to again be on top. 

Thirty seconds later, Philip tied the 

score. The clock ticked down the 

last minute of the fourth quarter as 

the Buffaloes sank a free throw, 

then sank another. Eight seconds 

remained when Philip’s Bailey 

Radway put in a two-pointer to tie 

the game. 

At the start of the four-minute 

overtime play, the Buffs gained the 

lead by sinking two free throws, followed 

by Philip sinking their own 

two to again tie the score. Then, 

Philip’s Madison Hand drilled in a 

field goal to put the Scotties over 

the Buffaloes. The last minute saw 

Radway applying the coup de grâce 

with two free throws to cinch the 

38-34 win. 

1 2 3 4 OT 

Philip 6 11 23 32 38 

Stanley Co. 9 17 24 32 34 

Field goals: 

11/56 – 20%. 

F r e e 

t h r o w s : 

12/24 – 50%. 

Three-point 

goals: 0/2 – 0%. 

Philip scorers: 

Bailey 

Radway – 15, 

M a d i s o n 

Hand – 11, 

J u s t i n a 

Cvach – 4, 

Katie Hostutler 

and Jordyn 

Dekker – 3 

each, Holly 

Iwan and 

Hanna Hostutler 

– 1 each. 

S t a n l e y 

County top 

scorers: Cody 

Ryckman – 8, 

Madison Hand (#12) and Krista Wells (#13) sandwich a Stanley County Lady Buffalo 

in this attempted rebound retrieval. 

Photos by Del Bartels 

Lady Scotties come 

back to beat Stanley 

County in overtime 

The Lady Scotties won the year-long bragging rights of holding the James “Scotty” 

Philip Traveling Girls’ Basketball Trophy between Philip and Stanley County. 

Tawnee Whitley – 7, Nicole Smith and 

Bailey Tibbs – 5 each. 

Rebounds: 38. Leaders: Hand – 12, 

Dekker – 11, Radway – 9, Iwan and 

Cvach – 2, Hostutler – 1. 

Assists: 8. Leaders: Radway – 3, H. 

Hostutler – 2, Krista Wells, Iwan and 

Hand – 1 each. 

Steals: 10. Leaders: Radway – 5, 

Iwan – 4, Dekker – 1. 

Blocks: 5. Leaders: Dekker – 2, 

Wells, Radway and H. Hostutler –1 

each. 

Turnovers: 26. 

Fouls: 22. Fouled out: Dekker. 

The Philip junior varsity team 

also fought a close game, winning 

25-21. 

1 2 3 4 

Philip 4 11 17 25 

Stanley Co. 5 9 19 21 

Field goals: 8/48 – 17%. 

Three-point goals: 0/2 – 0%.. 

Philip scorers: Katlin Knutson – 6, 

H. Hostutler – 5, K. Hostutler and Brett 

Carley – 4 each, Ellie Coyle and Megan 

Williams – 2 each. 

Stanley County top scorers: Ryckman 

and Tibbs – 6 each, Ali Scott and 

Lilly Cook – 4 each. 

Rebounds: Philip – 25, Stanley 

County – 24. Philip leaders: K. Hostutler 

and Ashton Reedy – 5 each, Kaci 

Olivier and H. Hostutler – 3 each, 

Tyana Gottsleben, Cvach and Knutson 

– 2 each, Williams, Peyton DeJong 

and Coyle – 1 each. 

Assists: 4. Leaders: Carley – 2, K. 

Hostutler and Reedy – 1 each. 

Steals: 10. Leaders: Carley, H. Hostutler 

and Reedy – 2 each, K. Hostutler, 

Olivier, Knutson and Cvach – 1 each. 

Blocks: 1. Leader: Reedy. 

Turnovers: Philip – 26, Stanley 

County – 24. 

Fouls: 16. 

Lady Scotties smoke Edgemont 

The Philip Lady Scotties hosted 

the Edgemont Moguls to a devastating 

defeat, Saturday, December 

15. 

In the first quarter, the Scotties 

almost tripled their opponent’ 

score, with a 19-7 lead. Limiting 

the Moguls to even one less point 

than they got in the first quarter, 

Philip finished the first half with 

an 18 point advantage. 

The second half saw no mercy. In 

the third quarter, Philip allowed 

only three points while rocketing 

ahead by putting another 17 points 

on the scoreboard. In the fourth 

quarter, an additional 21 points for 

Philip, and only one point for Edgemont, 

sealed the lid shut on the 

game. Philip won 68 to 16. 

1 2 3 4 

Philip 19 30 47 68 

Edgemont 7 12 15 16 

Field goals: 23/85 – 27%. 

Free throws: Philip – 16/35 – 46%, 

Edgemont – 7/23 – 30%. 

Three-point goals: Philip – 0/2 – 

0%. 

Philip scorers: Bailey Radway – 21, 

Madison Hand – 18, Jordyn Dekker – 

14, Brett Carley – 7, Krista Wells – 5, 

Katlin Knutson – 2, Katie Hostutler – 

1. 

Edgemont scorers: Kyla Porter – 7, 

Cay-D Sedlacek – 5, Jaymie Litzel – 3, 

Chelsea Christopherson – 1.. 

Rebounds: 56. Leaders: Hand – 15, 

Radway – 11, Dekker – 9, K. Hostutler 

and Holly Iwan – 5 each, Justina 

Cvach – 4, Wells – 3, Carley – 2, Hanna 

Hostutler and Knutson – 1 each.. 

Assists: 13. Leaders: Hand – 5, 

Iwan – 3, Carley, Wells, Radway, H. 

Hostutler and Knutson – 1 each. 

Steals: 21. Leaders: Wells – 7, 

Hand – 5, Carley and Iwan – 2 each, K. 

Hostutler, Radway, H. Hostutler, Knutson 

and Dekker – 1 each. 

Blocks: 11. Leaders: Iwan and 

Dekker – 3 each, Hand and Knutson – 

2 each, H. Hostutler – 1. 

Turnovers: Philip – 20, Edgemont – 

26. 

Fouls: 24. Fouled out: Sedlacek, 

Porter and Litzel. 

The Philip junior varsity also 

had a somewhat easy victory, 

though with a far closer score. The 

third quarter is where the Lady 

Scotties and the Moguls both 

slowed their advancement, with 

Philip scoring only six points and 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edgemont gaining only two. 

1 2 3 4 

Philip 12 20 26 35 

Edgemont 7 11 13 21 

Field goals: 16/65 – 25%. 

Free throws: 3/5 – 60%. 

Three-point goals: 0/3 – 0%. 

Philip scorers: Carley and Cvach – 

8 each, Ashton Reedy – 6, Tyanna 

Gottsleben – 3, Megan Williams, K. 

Hostutler, Kaci Olivier, Knutson and 

Peyton DeJong – 2 each. 

Edgemont top scorers: Porter – 7, 

Sedlacek – 6. 

Rebounds: Philip – 32, Edgemont – 

14. Philip leaders: Cvach – 7, Olivier 

and Knutson – 6 each, DeJong – 5, K. 

Hostutler and Carley – 2 each, 

Williams, Ellie Coyle, H. Hostutler, 

Reedy and Gottsleben – 1 each. 

Assists: 9. Leaders: Knutson – 5, 

Cvach – 2, K. Hostutler and Reedy – 1 

each. 

Steals: 14. Leaders: Knutson – 4, 

Reedy – 3, Coyle, H. Hostutler and 

Cvach – 2 each, K. Hostutler – 1. 

Blocks: 4. Leader: Coyle – 2, Olivier 

and Cvach – 1 each. 

Turnovers: Philip – 25, Edgemont – 

23. 

Fouls: 14. 

Lady Scotties fall to Kougars 

Kadoka was the site for one of 

the Philip Lady Scotties basketball 

team’s few losses so far this season. 

On Monday, December 17, the 

Kadoka Area Kougars defeated the 

Scotties 32 to 49. 

The Philip offense just could not 

get on the scoreboard quickly 

enough, and defensively could not 

keep Kadoka from outscoring them 

in the first three quarters. The 

fourth quarter saw a Scottie gain of 

11 to Kadoka’s nine, but the slight 

teetering in scoring was too little 

too late. 

1 2 3 4 

Philip 10 15 21 32 

Kadoka 16 30 40 49 

Field goals: 13/40 – 33%. 

Free throws: Philip – N/A, 

Kadoka – 11/17 – 65%. 

Three-point goals: Philip – 0/2 – 

0%. 

Philip scorers: Madison Hand – 

14, Jordyn Dekker – 10, Bailey Radway 

– 6, Holly Iwan – 2. 

Kadoka Area scorers: Kwincy 

Ferguson – 17, Tessa Stout – 10, 

Marti Herber – 9. 

Rebounds: Philip – 28, Kadoka – 

24. Philip leaders: Hand – 7, Iwan, 

Radway, Hanna Hostutler and 

Dekker – 4 each, Krista Wells – 2, 

Katie Hostutler, Brett Carley and 

Justina Cvach – 1 each. 

Assists: 11. Leaders: Iwan and 

Wells – 3 each, Hand – 2, Radway, H. 

Hostutler and Dekker – 1 each. 

Steals: 18. Leaders: Iwan – 6, 

Dekker – 4, Hand, Wells, Radway 

and H. Hostutler – 2 each. 

Blocks: 17. Leaders: Dekker – 7, 

Radway – 4, Iwan and Hand – 2 each, 

Wells and H. Hostutler – 1 each. 

Turnovers: Philip – 34, Kadoka – 

22. 

Fouls: 12. Fouled out: Hand. 

The Philip junior varsity fought 

a close game, starting with a deficit 

in the first quarter. By halftime the 

Scotties were trailing 8-11. The 

third quarter saw a tilt back to 

even play, with both Philip and 

Kadoka showing 17 on the scoreboard. 

The Scotties forced that tilt 

to tip even further by outscoring 

their opponents by four points to 

make a successful comeback and 

win 27-23. 

1 2 3 4 

Philip 4 8 17 27 

Kadoka 7 11 17 23 

Field goals: 13/40 – 33%. 


Kadoka – 5/18 – 28%. 

Three-point goals: Philip – 0/0, 

Kadoka – 0/0. 

Philip scorers: Ashton Reedy – 5, K. 

Hostutler, Ellie Coyle, H. Hostutler and 

Katlin Knutson – 4 each, Ta’Te Fortune, 

Tyanna Gottsleben and Peyton DeJong – 2 

each. 

Kadoka top scorers: Destiny Dale – 10, 

Mackenzie Word and Tori L. – 4 each. 

Rebounds: Philip – 28, Kadoka – 24. 

Philip leaders: H. Hostutler – 5, Knutson and 

Cvach – 4 each, Carley, Fortune and Reedy – 

3 each, K. Hostutler and Gottsleben – 2 each, 

Kaci Olivier and DeJong – 1 each. 

Assists: 6. Leaders: Reedy – 2, K. Hostutler, 

H. Hostutler, Knutson and Cvach –1 

each. 

Steals: 9. Leaders: Cvach – 3, Coyle and 

H. Hostutler – 2 each, Reedy and DeJong – 1 

each. 

Blocks: 6. Leaders: Cvach – 3, H. Hostutler, 

Knutson and Reedy – 1 each. 

Turnovers: Philip – 33, Kadoka – 22. 

Fouls: 18. 

The next game for the Philip 

Lady Scotties will be in Bison 

against the Cardinals, Thursday, 

December 20, starting at 6:00 p.m. 

 

 

 

Staff SpotligHt 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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859-2501 * philip, Sd 

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for a new staff spotlight!

School & Community 

Scotties work over Buffaloes 62-30 


Philip’s Tate DeJong up, over and through for two. 

Photos by Del Bartels 

Rebound determination by Tristen Rush. 

The Philip Scotties boys’ basketball 

team hosted the Stanley 

County Buffaloes, Thursday, December 

13. 

Less than 40 seconds passed 

after the tipoff and the Philip varsity 

had two points on the scoreboard. 

Defensively, they did not 

allow Stanley County to score until 

after the beginning of the second 

quarter. The rest of the game continued 

as a walk-away for the Scotties, 

until the final buzzer and a 62- 

30 win. 

1 2 3 4 

Philip 13 30 46 62 

Stanley Co. 0 14 18 30 

Field goals: 24/73 – 33%. 

Free throws: 5/12 – 42%. 


Philip scorers: Brody Jones – 12, Tristen 

Rush and Thomas Doolittle – 10 each, 

Tate DeJong and Gunner Hook – 8 each, 

Blake Martinez – 6, Paul Guptill – 2, 

Quade Slovek – 1. 

Stanley County scorers: Kevin Anderson 

– 15, Colten Dragaset and Tucker 

Fischback – 5 each, Brevin Klemann – 3, 

Brady Washechek – 2. 

Rebounds: 51. Leaders: Rush – 12, De- 

Jong – 8, Hook – 7, Doolittle, Slovek and 

Wyatt Schaack – 4 each, Jones and Guptill 

– 3 each, Martinez and Gavin Brucklacher 

– 2 each, Nelson Holman and Kruse 

 

Bierle – 1 each. 

Assists: 12. Leaders: DeJong – 3, Holman, 

Martinez, Rush and Doolittle –2 

each. 

Steals: 14. Leaders: Holman and 

Rush – 4 each, Doolittle and Hook –2 

each, Jones and Brucklacher – 1 each. 

Blocks: 2. Leaders: Hook and Bierle – 

1 each. 


Fouls: Philip – 16, Stanley County – 

16. 

The Philip junior varsity team 

did not start with as devastating of 

a lead, but also walked away with 

a 51-17 victory. 

1 2 3 4 

Philip 11 17 43 51 

Stanley Co. 7 9 15 17 

Field goals: 24/59 – 41%. 

Free throws: 3/19 – 16%. 


Philip scorers: Guptill – 14, Jones and 

Brucklacher – 6 each, Martinez – 5, Schaack, 

Jace Giannonatti and Jacob Kammerer – 4 

each, Bierle, Ben Stangle, Garrett Snook and 

Keegan Burnett – 2 each. 

Stanley County scorers: Klemann – 7, 

Damon Hoftiezer – 6, Dalton Shrake and 

Trey Montana – 2 each. 

Rebounds: 26. Leaders: Schaack and Giannonatti 

– 5 each., Guptill –4, Stangle and 

Todd Antonsen – 3 each, Kammerer – 2, Martinez, 

Jones, Brucklacher and Bierle – 1 each. 

Assists: 10. Leaders: Martinez – 3, Jones 

and Antonsen – 2 each, Brucklacher, Bierle 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and Kammerer – 1 each. 

Steals: 27. Leaders: Brucklacher and 

Kammerer – 6 each, Jones – 4, Martinez and 

Guptill – 3 each, Giannonatti – 2, Schaack, 

Stangle and Antonsen – 1 each 

Blocks: 1. Leader: Bierle. 


Fouls: 8. 

Blake Martinez. 

 

Quade Slovek. 

Philip’s Nelson Holman. 

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This Stanley County player found out that he really did not want to crash into oncoming 

Scottie Gunner Hook. 

Scotties ease past 

Edgemont 68-37 

The Philip Scotties boys’ basketball 

team hosted the Edgemont 

Moguls, Saturday, December 15. 

The varsity game began as an 

even match, with the first quarter 

ending in a 10-10 tie. Then, the 

Scotties took the lead, and ended 

the first half with a comfort zone of 

13 points over the Moguls. 

The third quarter saw only seven 

points allowed to Edgemont, while 

Philip could put only nine on the 

scoreboard. The final quarter was 

a run-away for the Philip players, 

who gained another 24 points before 

the final buzzer to end the 

game with a decisive 68-37 win. 

1 2 3 4 

Philip 10 35 44 68 

Edgemont 10 22 29 37 

Field goals: 22/63 – 35%. 


Edgemont – 10/28, 36%. 

Three-point goals: 3/15 – 20%. 

Philip scorers: Thomas Doolittle – 

16, Tate DeJong – 14, Tristen Rush – 

13, Gunner Hook – 11, Nelson Holman 

– 9, Quade Slovek and Blake Martinez 

– 2 each, Paul Guptill – 1. 

Edgemont scorers: Dakota Mohler 

and Miles Englebert – 8 each, Mason 

Ostenson and Treg Schaack – 7 each, 

Zack Evens – 3, Lathen Stevens and 

Tim Christopherson – 2 each.. 

Rebounds: 55. Leaders: Hook – 15, 

DeJong – 12, Rush and Doolittle –7 

each, Martinez – 4, Holman, Slovek and 

Wyatt Schaack – 3 each, Gavin Brucklacher 

– 1. 

Assists: 9. Leaders: Doolittle – 3, 

Holman, Rush and DeJong – 2 each. 

Steals: 10. Leaders: Hook – 4, De- 

Jong – 3, Martinez – 2, Brucklacher – 

1. 

Blocks: 6. Leaders: Hook – 3, De- 

Jong – 2, Martinez – 1. 


Fouls: Philip – 26, Edgemont – 18. 

The Philip junior varsity began 

its four quarters with taking, holding 

and expanding the lead for a 

48-28 victory. 

1 2 3 4 

Philip 11 20 33 46 

Stanley Co. 7 16 22 28 

Field goals: 19/59 – 32%. 


Edgemont – 10/15 – 66%. 


Philip scorers: Schaack – 11, Ben 

Stangle – 10, Guptill – 7, Brody Jones – 5, 

Kruse Bierle – 4, Brucklacher, Todd Antonsen, 

Jacob Kammerer and Garrett 

Snook – 2 each, Martinez – 1. 

Edgemont scorers: Englebert – 11, 

Mohler – 7, Stevens – 6, Ostenson and 

Christopherson – 2 each. 

Rebounds: 38. Leaders: Bierle – 8, 

Schaack – 5, Guptill, B. Stangle and Ryan 

Van Tassel – 4 each, Martinez – 3, Jones, 

Jace Giannonatti and Snook – 2 each, 

Chase Wright, Antonsen, Kammerer and 

S. Stangle – 1 each. 

Assists: 6. Leaders: Martinez – 2, 

Jones, Brucklacher, B. Stangle and 

Snook – 1 each. 

Steals: 12. Leaders: Jones and Guptill 

– 3 each, Martinez – 2, Brucklacher, 

Bierle, B. Stangle and Kammerer – 1 each. 

Blocks: 1. Leader: Martinez. 


Fouls: 19. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warm and 

Toasty Wishes 

May the 

joys of the 

season light 

up your 

life and 

warm your 

coldest day. 

West Central Electric 

Cooperative, Inc. 

A Touchstone Energy Cooperative

Community 


Season of Love 

dent, Bev McDaniel, treasure, and 

Esther Knutson didn’t wish to remain 

secretary, so Mary Eide will 

take over that job. 

A couple tables of card players 

came in to play cards and put up 

with all the noise we were making. 

Everyone got along, after all it is 

the Christmas season and time to 

share and be thankful for what we 

have due to Jesus’ birth. 

I received a nice card and picture 

from Grace (Oldenberg) Hunt. The 

photo was of Grace, Gary and Connie 

taken at Gary’s house in 

Mitchell where they had a small 

family reunion. The kids sure do 

grow up and change in looks over 

the years. 

To my surprise when I was reading 

the country magazine I received 

this week, I saw an article 

by an old friend, Geraldine Evans. 

She wrote about the blizzard of ‘49 

at Hermosa. She now lives in 

Brighton, Colo. 

I’m sure you wonder how I know 

so many people. Well, as a kid our 

family moved to Custer and then 

lived at Sundance, Wyo., for three 

years where I went to high school 

and also spent time in Hamilton, 

Mont., and Nampa, Idaho. My 

mother was a daughter of Webster 

Hicks. She was born near Elm 

Springs at Dellzel, S.D. and was 

one of 13 children. I still have several 

relatives in that area. I spent 

a lot of time in the camping program 

at Faith and down in the Interior 

area. Then worked at the 

Philip Health Service for 35 years 

where I met many people. And I 

am a close and distant relative to 

so many people in Haakon County. 

My mother’s sisters lived in the 

Salem and Sioux Falls area and I 

have several cousins still living in 

those areas, so it is easy to run into 

people I know. 

I was in Philip for doctor appointments 

and so was Mike and 

Gretchen Rausch, Wasta, who met 

up with me and they took me out to 

lunch. 

Marvin, Vicki and Mary Eide attended 

the Milesville school program 

and Marvin accompanied 

Colby playing and singing “Blue 

Christmas.” A nice supper was 

served after the program. 

Then on Sunday night, we all attended 

the nice Christmas program 

at the E. Free Church after which 

we had a wonderful soup supper 

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Dogs can be man’s best friend, a faithful companion, an aggressive protector. 

This dog is all these, but can see better with glasses on. 

This month we celebrate the birth of a man who taught us life’s important 

things. Among them faith, hope and love. The best of these, He said, is love. 

Love abounds at this season, but we should remember as well our pet dogs 

who love us unconditionally and would risk their lives to defend us. 

So, love one another and give your dog a bone and a hug! 

Photo & message by Bill Kunkle 

 

Grindstone News 

by Mary Eide • 859-2188 

Christmas time is special as you 

hear from old neighbors and 

friends who only write once a year 

or so. I received letters from both 

Glen Reynick and Brad Schofield 

who recalled old times and memories 

in their letters. 

Glen has left Torrington, Wyo., 

and moved to Columbia, Mo., 

where he can be near Ginger. He 

found a home he really likes and is 

all settled in and he sold his condo 

in Torrington. He stated that he is 

enjoying all the big ballgames they 

have there and gets to see a lot of 

college games as the University of 

Missouri is located there. He said 

that he is now a big Mizzou fan. 

In October, Glen came back to 

visit his sister, Ruth, in Crawford, 

Neb. Then went on from there to 

see his sister, Marilyn, in Torrington. 

He met Craig Reynick, Gene’s 

son, in Boise, Ind. And they went to 

watch St. Boise play Wyoming in 

Laramie. He said Janna is living in 

Union City, N.J., but was up high 

enough that the flooding did not 

reach her home, but was without 

electricity and phone service for a 

week, so he was unable to contact 

her. He said it was a worry for a 

while. Janna will be spending the 

holidays with him and other family. 

The Grindstone Club had the 

last of the three times they meet a 

year at the senior center in Philip 

Friday for their Christmas dinner. 

Guests were Larry Gabriel, Loren 

Kiel, Jack Griesel, Terry Wentz, 

Dorothy Fortune, Herb Sieler and 

Vicki Eide. Rich Smith, who comes 

every year, was not able to attend 

this year. We all enjoyed a great 

meal and entertainment by Loren 

and Rose Kiel who played Christmas 

music. 

We all exchanged our gifts and 

roll call was interesting. It was to 

tell of a good or bad event we had 

went through this year. As Jean 

Burns was in the hospital and was 

not able to be there she wrote us all 

a greeting of Merry Christmas sent 

by way of her daughter, Charlotte. 

We all signed a get well card for 

Charlotte to return to Jean wising 

her a speedy return to health. 

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for sure do is have the Grindstone 

card party again in October. We 

will go on a special trip somewhere 

as a group. We had an election and 

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Community 

Milesville School students 

present Christmas program 

The Milesville country school 

presented its annual Christmas 

program, Thursday, December 13, 

in the Milesville Community Hall. 

The program by the kindergarten 

through eighth graders 

began with a parody of the “Twelve 

Days of Christmas (vacation).” Between 

guitar and piano solos and a 

Christmas poem, was the short 

play “Goldilocks and the Christmas 

Elves.” The program ended with 

“We Wish You a Merry Christmas.” 

The staff at the Milesville school 

are instructor Dani Foss and aide 

Karen Nelson. The students are 

kindergarteners Jensen Fitch, 

Ashtyn Johnson and Wade 

Piroutek, second graders Dylan 

Packard and Kamri Parsons, third 

grader Wyatt Fitzgerald, fourth 

graders Sarah Parsons and John 

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Colby Fitch and Autumn Parsons, 

sixth grader Carlee Fitzgerald, 

seventh grader Ann Piroutek, 

and eighth grader Mark Stangle. 

Shown are Autumn Parsons, left, 

and Sarah Parsons in a scene from 

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The Milesville country school presented its annual Christmas program, Thursday, December 13, in the Milesville Community 

Hall. The program by the kindergarten through eighth graders began with a parody of the “Twelve Days of Christmas (vacation).” 

Between guitar and piano solos and a Christmas poem, was the short play “Goldilocks and the Christmas Elves.” 

The program ended with “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.” Shown above, from left, are instructor Dani Foss, Mark Stangle, 

Sarah Parsons, Autumn Parsons, John Piroutek, Jensen Fitch, Carlee Fitzgerald, Wade Piroutek, Kamri Parsons, Dylan 

Packard, Riggin Enders, Colby Fitch, Wyatt Fitzgerald, aid Karen Nelson and Anna Pirouotek. Shown right are Autumn Parsons, 

left, and Sarah Parsons in a scene from the “Goldilocks.” Courtesy photos 

Haakon County Crooners Christmas 

The Haakon County Crooners men’s singing group, directed by Marlis Doud and accompainied by Marilyn Millage, performed 

locally several times this last weekend. A community wide presentation in Midland was hosted by the Open Bible Church, 

Saturday evening, December 15. On Sunday, December 16, the Crooners treated residents at the Philip Nursing Home to 

their own presentation. The singers then gave their traditional concert in the Haakon County Courthouse courtroom, followed 

by an open house hosted by Nancy Neville in the community room. Shown, back row, from left: Joe Gittings, Mark Nelson, 

Paul Staben, Del Bartels and Art Weitschat. Front: Marilyn Millage, Rick Doud, Roger Porch, John Staben and Marlis Doud. 


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South Dakota 

Christmas 

traditions 

by Senator John Thune 

Christmas has always been a season 

of tradition. From picking out the 

Christmas tree, to baking for the neighbors, 

nearly every family has their own 

customs and traditions around the holidays. 

Some of these traditions are community 

wide celebrations that capture 

the true spirit of the season. Throughout 

the state you will find small and 

large towns coming together to enjoy 

the company of others and reflecting on 

the year that has passed. 

For some, a trip to Pierre for a look 

at the Christmas trees that are decorated 

by businesses, nonprofit organizations, 

and government offices is an 

annual tradition. Others enjoy the nativities 

and Christmas pageants that 

local churches and community groups 

will host each year. Some enjoy the 

sounds of the season at school concerts 

and the South Dakota Acoustic Christmas 

in Sioux Falls, Yankton, Lead, and 

Rapid City. No matter the tradition, the 

season presents wonderful opportunities 

to enjoy the fellowship of friends 

and family. 

Perhaps no tradition is more important 

than celebrating the season of giving 

by remembering those who are less 

fortunate. I am always amazed by the 

generosity of South Dakotans, and I 

know that in difficult times those in 

need can count on others for support 

during the Christmas season. 

Not all South Dakotans have the 

means to make financial donations to 

those in need, but many South 

Dakotans will choose to donate their 

time and talents, offering a helpful 

hand to a neighbor in need, organizing 

food drives, and providing a warm meal 

and gifts to less-fortunate children. 

We also think about those families 

who have loved ones serving in the military 

around the globe who will be apart 

this Christmas. The strength of the 

family members who celebrate traditions 

while praying for the safety of 

loved ones in harm’s way reminds us all 

of how fortunate we are to be together 

this time of year. 

As you continue to celebrate your 

Christmas traditions this season, Kimberley 

and I would like to wish all of 

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and a very Merry Christmas. May 

God continue to bless South Dakota and 

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p.m. 

Last week folks were busy going 

to Christmas parties and programs. 

What a fun time of year! 

The Hardingrove Ladies Aid met 

at Janice Parsons' for a party Tuesday 

night. The evening consisted of 

singing carols, playing games, a 

gift exchange and lots of eating 

with everyone bringing something 

to share. Attending were Jodi Parsons, 

Sharon Olivier, Marcia 

Eymer, Judy Elshere, Joy Limacher, 

Pat Hanrahan, Connie 

Parsons, Sandra Parsons and 

Christa Fitch. 

A large crowd attended the 

Milesville School's Christmas program 

and supper Thursday night 

at the Milesville Hall. Santa even 

made it through the fog to pass out 

goodies after the program. 

Sunday night, the Hardingrove 

Church was full for the release 

time program and soup supper. A 

very good program was presented 

by the kids reading the Christmas 

story from Scripture along with a 

slide presentation. The pictures of 

the kids were taken earlier at the 

Dave and Tonya Berry farm along 

with their assortment of animals. 

The EMT/ambulance Christmas 

party was in Philip Wednesday 

night with a potluck supper. They 

fixed up boxes of cookies to give to 

the local businesses around town. 

Among those attending were Carla 

Smith, Debbie Hanrahan, Lori 

Quinn and Bill and Karyl Sandal. 

Jim Bob and Kayla Eymer and 

some friends were in Las Vegas for 

the NFR from Sunday until Thursday. 

Cole Elshere ended up with 

fourth place in the average in saddle 

bronc. Quite an accomplishment 

for the first time at this 

rodeo, competing with the best in 

the world. Congratulations, Cole! 

Bryan and Sharon Olivier attended 

the Christmas concert at 

Rapid City Christian High School 

last Thursday night. Their niece 

and our grandaughter, Bailey 

Bays, was among those singing in 

the choir. 

Dan and Gayla Piroutek attended 

graduation exercises at 

Black Hills State University last 

Saturday morning where they celebrated 

the graduation of their 

goddaughter, Becky Piroutek. 

Becky had a double major in mass 

commnications and speech communications. 

Her parents are David 

(Mike's brother) and Rita Piroutek 

from Cheyenne, Wyo. Mike and 

Faye Piroutek and family attended 

the graduation as well. Also graduating 

was Skye Brucklacher, 

daughter of Brigitte (Parsons) and 

Bruce Brucklacher. 

Glen and Jackie Radway, along 

with Glen's cousins from Sioux 

Falls and Rapid City, enjoyed the 

weekend in Pierre. The cousins enjoyed 

visiting, playing cards and 

viewing the Christmas trees. 

Kara Parsons spent from the 

7th until the 11th in Redfield with 

Andi and Dustin Rische and family. 

Andi and Dustin recently 

bought a house there and Kara was 

helping with some remodeling and 

painting. 

Joanne Parsons came down 

from Rapid City Thursday night for 

the Milesville School program. She 

stayed with Boyd and Kara, returning 

home Friday. 

Dinner and supper guests Saturday 

at Byron and Peggy Parsons' 

were Brennen Parsons and two 

friends of Piedmont and Robbie, 

Molly, Bodhi, Bailey and Cass 

Lytle, Quinn. The guys hunted and 

the girls had fun making Christmas 

goodies. 

Tuesday, Paul, Donna and Tina 

Staben attended the funeral of 

Vern McDonnell in Wall. Donna's 

family and the McDonnells were 

neighbors years ago. 

Donna and Tina Staben were in 

Kadoka Wednesday evening for a 

4-H meeting and party at the home 

of Jackie Stilwell. 

The Milesville Rangers 4-H 

Club held their Christmas party at 

the bowling alley in Philip Friday 

afternoon. 

The Haakon County Crooners 

presented their Christmas concert 

Saturday night at the Open Bible 

Church in Midland. 

Also on Saturday night, the 

Garden Club had their Christmas 

party at the bowling alley which 

Donna and Tina Staben and Tim, 

Lori and Kelton Quinn attended. 

The Haakon County Crooners 

sang at the courthouse in Philip 

Sunday afternoon. Later, they enjoyed 

a light supper with the residents 

at the Senechal. Among 

those at the courthouse were 

Donna and Tina Staben, Karyl 

Sandal, Eileen Fitzgerald and 

Peggy Staben. 

Mark and Judith Radway visited 

at the home of Bill and Dianne 

McDaniel Saturday afternoon. This 

was a good chance to visit with Bill 

and Dianne's kids, who were all 

home for an early Christmas. 

Visiting on Saturday at Hugh 

and Ann Harty's were Paul and 

Moneik Stephens, Mikaela and 

Mathew, Black Hawk, and Ed 

Harty and fiancé Steph Cooper and 

their son, Cooper. 

Matt Arthur enjoyed supper 

and watching the NFR with Zane 

and Beth Jeffries Saturday night. 

Last Tuesday, Karyl Sandal had 

a breakfast party at the courthouse 

at 6:00 a.m. At noon she attended 

the courthouse Christmas potluck. 

That evening, she joined in on the 

supper the Women's Club served 

the residents of the Senechal. Busy 

day! Karyl says that the courthouse 

employees really enjoy having 

all the decorated trees around 

them during this time of year. 

Bill and Karyl Sandal attended 

the funeral of Jane Kampfe in 

Rapid City Wednesday. 

Saturday, Bill and Karyl and 

Chuck and Ruth Carstensen were 

breakfast guests at Terry and Barbara 

Wentz's. 

Sunday, Bill and Karyl Sandal 

went to two church Christmas programs 

– the first one at the United 

Church in Philip with great-grandchildren, 

Gage and Taryn Ravellette. 

That night, they were in Wall 

at the Evangelical Free Church for 

grandchildren, Mason, Gavin, 

Kohl, Sawyer and Rivers Sandal's 

program. Somehow Karyl found 

time to go to Nancy Neville's piano 

students' recital that afternoon! 

We grieve, along with the rest of 

the nation for the families of the 

victims of the school shooting in 

Connettecut last week. How precious 

these children were. Let's hug 

our children and grandchildren a 

little tighter! 

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Betwixt Places News 

by Marsha Sumpter • 837-2048 • bilmar@gwtc.net 

Mercy, I was in search of information 

on the Buswell family because 

cousins want to know more 

about Uncle Hubert and his family. 

My first thought was to go to the 

“Haakon Horizons,” that special 

book put together by Lois Rang and 

Elsie “Ozzie” Baye. What a wealth 

of treasures are enclosed within it’s 

covers. Having opened the book, it 

enveloped me into the pages and 

there went hours, reading the eloquent 

words describing the hardships, 

celebrations, and tragedies 

told by the families who had responded 

to the request for family 

history. However, not a peep about 

the Buswell family. Where had I 

read something about them, seen 

pictures, etc? Uncle Hubert’s sister 

was Hester Markwed, married to 

Oscar. Maybe they have information! 

The first part of the week Don 

and Vi Moody were in Rapid City 

taking care of appointments, enjoying 

visits around town as well as 

driving around town and past Storybook 

Island. 

Monday, Tony Harty was a visitor 

at the Shirley Hair home and 

later stopped by our place to give 

me his news. He’s sure enjoying the 

big TV, he has to pinch himself 

every time he sets down to enjoy 

viewing entertainment on it. 

Visitors at our home Monday 

were Carol Solon and Phyllis Word. 

I was busy working on that Christmas 

card list. Not quite like making 

a list and checking it twice. 

Tuesday, Cathy Fiedler went to 

the Sturgis nursing home for a 

 

 

Christmas dinner that is put on 

every year for the staff. 

Sandee Gittings was in Kadoka 

Tuesday afternoon on business. 

Pierre was the destination for 

Tony Harty Tuesday. He had made 

arrangements to get some pot pies 

from the Hutterites who he handles 

chickens for in the spring of 

the year. He had dinner with them, 

delivered a table to Jonathan Weischart 

for his folks, Art and Doris, 

and also got together with Merlin 

Bennett, did a little business and 

had dinner in Draper on the way 

home. 

George Gittings kept an appointment 

in Pierre Wednesday afternoon. 

Don and Vi Moody returned to 

the ranch Wednesday and spent 

the remainder of the week there. 

Christmas time is so enjoyable and 

Vi said she likes to relax with her 

Christmas CDs as well as music on 

the TV when she isn't running 

around the ranch with Don. The 

excitement of the National Finals 

Rodeo was the evening highlight 

all week. 

Wednesday was one of those 

days, it was 12-12-12. The numbers 

all lined up. It will be nine years 

before you get numbers like that, 

which will be 2-2-(20) 22. On 9-9-99 

I wrote letters to family, just for 

fun, but missed this opportunity, 

even my Christmas cards were 

mailed the next day. While I was in 

Philip with a van run, I had the 

pleasure of visiting with Arnold 

Wolden, Wilma Stout, Pastor Al 

Bruchlacher, Mary Eide and Joan 

Deutchar Basette. It was a busy 

place over there that day. 

Tony Harty made an early morning 

trip Wednesday to Philip. 

Shirley Hair made the trip with 

Tony. Tony also made a delivery to 

Carl Brown here in Kadoka and 

had dinner out. 

Thursday morning, there was a 

thick fog surrounding the area and 

as it cleared everything was frosted 

over. Carol Solon stopped for a visit 

at our place in the afternoon. Finally 

our Christmas cards were in 

the mail. 

Kinsey Gittings picked up Daniel 

Jordan Friday afternoon to spend a 

few days at Grandpa and Grandma 

Gittings’ house. 

Sympathy is extended to the 

families of Wilma Daniel and Patty 

Patterson in their losses this week. 

continued on page 15

Thursday and Friday found Tony 

Harty doing about the same things 

as usual except he had dinner out 

and visited Shirley Hair. 

Friday, I made a trip to Rapid 

City with the Haakon County 

Prairie Transportation van 

Friday evening, Ralph and 

Cathy Fiedler went to Spearfish to 

get their granddaughter, Caitlin 

Klumb, so she could spend the 

weekend with them. She just 

wanted some grandpa and 

grandma time. Don’t get that much 

with a 15 year old, so took advantage 

of the occasion. Saturday 

morning, the three got up early and 

headed to Philip where they surprised 

Cathy’s mom, Katy Dragesett, 

and delivered some homemade 

Christmas goodies. They took 

Katy to the bowling alley for lunch 

where Richard and Diana Stewart 

joined them. They visited a little 

longer at the nursing home, 

stopped by the Stewart home to 

drop off a Christmas gift for them 

and took off for Sturgis keeping 

daylight in their favor so they 

didn’t have to worry about the deer. 

(They almost got one two weeks 

ago when they were down to 

Philip.) 

Thoughts and prayers are with 

all the families affected by the 

Sandy Hook Elementary School 

tragedy in Newtown, Conn. It will 

scar the nation. 

Bill became Santa on his way to 

Philip Saturday by dropping off a 

surprise package at the Moody’s 

drive. It was "chock" full of candies 

and baked goodies as well as another 

Christmas decoration to add 

to their collection. 

Kinsey Gittings picked up Kelsey 

Gittings at the airport in Rapid 

City Saturday afternoon. She will 

spend some time at the George Gittings 

home before she and Kinsey 

go to Iowa for Christmas. 

Sunday morning, Ralph and 

Cathy Fiedler and Caitlin Klumb 

went to Spearfish to attend church 

with the Don Klumb family. Merry 

Christmas to everyone from the 

Fiedlers. 

Sunday afternoon, Don and Vi 

Moody stopped by Tony Harty's 

house in Kadoka for a quick chat as 

well as to pick up an order item. 

They stopped for a lunch break at 

Community 

Betwixt Places News 

(continued from page 14) 

Wall during a light snow squall as 

they were returning to Rapid. Vi 

did mention that, while at the 

ranch, a flock of grouse had really 

been enjoying their cedar tree in 

their front yard. Fifteen or so 

heavy birds flew out of their front 

yard only a few yards away from 

their front bay room. That was 

mighty close range for these guys, 

but they did miss the chimney on 

their fast lift-off. May need to use 

game bird repellent spray! 

Saturday, I visited with Emma 

Jarl at the Kadoka Nursing Home 

about a poster for her for knit dust 

mittens and knit dish clothes. 

Emma, at 98, keeps busy knitting 

things and she has a surplus, just 

in time for Christmas gifts. They 

May they 

grow and 

grow! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

are really effective. Another year of 

National Finals Rodeo is complete 

and there are some really tired, 

beat up cowboys, but they like 

what they do and the animals sure 

do make them have their job cut 

out for them. 

Sunday, Bill and I went to Philip 

for dinner and enjoyed the company 

of Mary Parsons. She reported 

the good news that Dean 

Parsons will be getting home by 

Friday of next week. I attended the 

Kadoka Area Community Choir 

with Phyllis Word in the afternoon, 

they presented “Heaven’s Child” in 

memory of Grace Dolozal DeVries. 

It was a nice presentation. 

Enjoy the "Spirit of the Season" 

and keep Jesus Christ in your life 

as the "Reason for the Season!" 

Wherever we are, if we open our 

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