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Farmers Market 

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF JONES COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA. 

“SERVING THE AREA SINCE 1904” 

coming to Murdo 

A Farmers Market will be starting 

in Murdo on June 11, 2013. 

The Farmers Market will be 

called Murdo Area Market because 

it will not be limited to selling only 

fresh produce. The market will be 

open to a variety of venders like 

crafters, bakers and home based 

businesses. The market will be 

located on the open lot north of the 

Murdo Senior Citizen Center on 

Murdo’s Main Street. 

An informational booth will be 

set up during the Murdo Madness 

activities on May 10 at the Senior 

MURDO 

Citizen Center. Application forms 

and informational packets will be 

available to anyone interested in 

being a vender at the market. 

The Murdo Area Market will be 

held every Tuesday evening from 

5 – 7 p.m. until the end of September. 

For more information on the 

Murdo Area Market contact Jewell 

Bork at 669-2222 or 669-2852 or 

stop by the informational booth on 

May 10 from 3-8 p.m. and pick up 

an informational packet. 

J.C. Community Foundation 

gets help and gives help 

Since organizing fifteen years 

ago, your community foundation 

has received $239,000 from folks 

wanting to help make good things 

happen locally, and has awarded 

over $80,000 to needy causes from 

the earnings generated by those 

contributions. 

Currently the local board is 

working toward meeting a challenge 

grant by the Lillibridge 

Family Fund. When Jones County 

raises $20,000 the Lillibridge 

Fund will donate $5,000. To date, 

$11,886 has been raised by local 

people wanting to help. When the 

$20,000 is raised and the $5,000 

match is made there will be 

approximately $1,000 additional 

dollars to grant each year locally. 

Some of the most recent grants 

have gone to PTO for tables and 

the speaker system, $2,500; boat 

docks at the city dam, $2,000; 

youth shooting sports for rifles, 

$1,500; senior citizen center, 

$1,000; Caring and Sharing group 

$2,000; First Tee match with the 

school, $750; suicide awareness 

group, $1,000; Draper Carnival 

Committee, $1,000; Park dam 

dock for the youth, $2500; Jones 

County Alumni Association, 

$1,000; 

When local non-profit organizations 

have a need, they can get an 

application from board secretary 

Dennis Moore and the board will 

get on it right away. 

Anyone having questions about 

the community foundation can 

contact any board member. The 

board is made up of Dennis Moore, 

Brian O’Reilly, Bob Rankin, Barb 

Venard, Linda Kessler, Dave 

Geisler and Jim Butt. 

The South Dakota Foundation 

has lots of helping advice to anyone 

with questions about the tax 

advantages and personal finance 

planning, and can be reached 

through your local foundation 

board. 

Folks who would like to help 

their foundation meet the latest 

challenge can do so through any 

board member. For the foundation 

to give a little help, it needs to 

receive a little help. 

Freier, Draper native, 

earns Navy award 

Navy award… Draper native and 2004 JCHS graduate Douglas 

Freier, son of Ray Freier and Sharon Ferry, is a member of 

the U.S. Navy and received his Seabee Combat Warfare Specialist 

Pin in April. Freier joined the Navy in 2009 and is currently 

stationed in Afghanistan. Wife Megan and daughter Brooklyn 

currently await his return at their home in Columbus, Neb. 

Courtesy photo 

Jones County EMS schedules second open house 

The Jones County EMS will be 

holding a second open house for 

the public on Friday, May 10 during 

the Murdo in May activities 

held on Main Street. 

The open house will begin at 4 

p.m. and will go until 7 p.m. The 

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A PUBLICATION 

EMS crew invites the public to try 

the simulator during that time. 

The J.C. EMS has been collaborating 

with the Jones County 

School District to allow any student 

who wishes to experience the 

simulator do so during school 

hours. 

Venard Inc. open house 

draws large crowd May 3 

Captain Cash says… “Money 

Voyage was a success” 

“Captain Cash”, a new elementary 

curriculum designed by Purdue 

Extension, recently sailed in 

your community. During the voyage 

, approximately 25 youth from 

Jones County enjoyed classroom 

activities that helped them consider 

the following themes: the more 

you learn, the more you earn; 

every payday save some cash 

away; there is an end to what you 

can spend; and for a happy tomorrow, 

be wise when you borrow. 

SDSU Extension wishes to 

thank Jones County After School 

Program for partnering with “Captain 

Cash” to enable the students 

to sail on their educational money 

voyage! The students enjoyed 

hands-on interactive learning sessions 

during their island voyages 

DENR recognizes West River/Lyman 

Jones for drinking water compliance 

by Karlee Moore 

Barb Venard of Venard Inc. 

reported that the business saw a 

large crowd and received great 

support from the community during 

their open house held Friday, 

May 3. 

They served lunch and snacks 

and held a large tire sale in addition 

to providing many door prizes. 

Those winning door prizes 

included: 

Helen McMillan, 19 inch flat 

screen television; Chester McKenzie, 

$50 gift certificate from Midwest 

Tire; Jeannette Newsam, 

weekend getaway at a Venard Ventures 

house in the Black Hills. 

Venard Inc. also provided $25 

gift certificates for door prizes. 

Winners of these certificates 

included: Marie Tedrow, Roy 

Iversen, Carol Cressy, Tom Lebeda, 

Marty Roghair, Chris Iversen, 

Jared Dowling and Linda Kessler. 

Kyle Venard with Venard Powersports 

was on hand to explain 

what he had to offer in terms of 

ATV, UTV, motorcycle and snowmobile 

mechanical work. 

Venard Powersports… Kyle Venard discusses Venard Powersports 

and ATV options with those attending the Venard Inc. 

open house May 3. 

Photo by Karlee Moore 

Reminder: 

The elementary school field day will 

be held Wednesday, May 15 at the 

Jones County football field at 1 p.m. 

while gaining a better understanding 

of money concepts that will 

serve them well throughout life. 

If you want to learn more about 

“Captain Cash” in your school, or 

embark on a money voyage of your 

own, contact Carrie Weller, 4-H 

Youth Program Advisor at the 

county extension office. 

$1.00 

Includes tax 

OF RAVELLETTE PUBLICATIONS, INC. 

Number 19 

Volume 107 

May 9, 2013 

Impaired driving… Makayla Fuchs, JCHS junior, takes her 

turn in the driver’s seat during the Jones County EMS open 

house on Friday, May 3. Fuchs selected the impaired driving 

option on the Simulated Reality driving simulator. 

Photo by Karlee Moore 

D.U.I. Arrest… Ray Erikson ended his turn on the driving 

simulator with a D.U.I. arrest. An officer simulated a field sobriety 

test and arrest and booked him into the county jail. Erikson 

then answered a series of questions after his drive. 

Mothers in our lives 

by Senator John Thune 

I’ve been blessed with two 

incredible mothers in my life, one 

was my mother Pat Thune who 

passed away in March of last year, 

and the other is my wonderful wife 

Kimberley who is mother to our 

two beautiful daughters. Every 

Mother’s Day our family, along 

with millions of other families 

across our country, join in celebrating 

the mothers and the women in 

our lives who each day provide 

love and support to their families. 

While it can be a difficult day for 

those who have lost this special 

person in their life, let us all celebrate 

the profound impact they 

played in our life while they were 

still with us. 

Kimberley has been an extraordinary 

example of a faithful, intelligent, 

loving, and caring mother 

to our two daughters. While both 

of them are grown now, I still 

remember so many of the little 

things Kimberley would do for the 

girls, like reading them bedtime 

stories, preparing snacks, helping 

them with homework, and running 

them to their school activities. Her 

strength, compassion, kindness, 

and love are virtues that I now 

enjoy seeing in our girls. As our 

youngest daughter prepares for 

her wedding later this summer, it 

has been special to watch the bond 

Kimberley shares with both of our 

daughters and the admiration 

they share for her. 

As each family gathers to celebrate 

the mothers, grandmothers, 

and spouses who have left an 

enduring mark of love and joy on 

our lives, let us pay special tribute 

to all those mothers who are serving 

in the military, or have sons 

and daughters who are serving 

overseas. I ask all South Dakotans 

to keep those mothers, grandmothers, 

and their children, in their 

thoughts and prayers. 

Mother’s Day is the perfect 

opportunity for all of us to take 

time out of our busy lives to go the 

extra step of showing the mothers 

in our lives just how much they 

mean to all of us. I wish a very 

happy Mother’s Day to my wife 

Kimberley, my mother-in-law 

Esther, and to all of the mothers 

across South Dakota. 

State Shooting Sports...cont. on page 4 

The South Dakota Department 

of Environment and Natural 

Resources (DENR) announced 

today that the West River/Lyman 

Jones public water system and the 

system’s operation specialists have 

been awarded a Decade of Drinking 

Water Excellence Award. The 

award is for outstanding water 

system operations and environmental 

compliance with state 

drinking water standards for the 

past ten years. 

The system’s operation specialists 

are Jake Fitzgerald, Michael 

Vetter, Ed Venard, Brandon Kinsley, 

Eddie Dartt, Steven Baker and 

Nicholas Konst. 

“Many people turn on the tap in 

their home or office and take the 

clean, safe water that flows out for 

granted,” said DENR Secretary 

Steve Pirner, “but it takes highly 

trained certified system operation 

specialists to make it happen 

every day. The operations specialists 

of the West River/Lyman 

Jones have made it happen for not 

just one year, but for ten consecutive 

years.” 

To qualify for the Decade of 

Drinking Water Excellence Award, 

public water systems and their 

system operation specialists had 

to meet all of the following 

requirements for the past ten consecutive 

years: compliance monitoring 

and reporting; drinking 

water standards; and certification 

requirements. 

Total concentration… Practice pays off for Morgan Feddersen 

seen here with his father, Chris. Morgan took third place in 

the State Jr. Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) in the open 

sight division. He was also a member of the Third place Jr. CMP 

team representing Jones County. 

All smiles… Sloan Benedict 

enjoying the experience 

of shooting Archery at the 

State level. See additional pictures 

and Jones County 4-H 

Prairie Ranger results from the 

State Shooting Sports competition 

held April 26-28 in 

Pierre, S.D. 

Courtesy photos

Jones County News Murdo 

Coyote • May 9, 2013 • Page 2 

Coyote News Briefs 

J.C. School Board 

The Jones County School District 

#37-3 will hold their 

monthly meeting Tuesday, May 

14 at 5:15 p.m. at the high 

school library. The public is 

encouraged to attend. Notice 

the date and time change! 

Jones County EMS 

The Jones County EMS will 

be once again making the Simulated 

Reality driving simulator 

available to the public on Friday, 

May 10 during the Murdo in 

May events on Main Street. The 

simulator will be open to the 

public from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 

the Jones County Ambulance 

shed on Main Street. 

Exercise room reminder 

The exercise room at the Tech 

Center is open Monday– Friday 

from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. If you have 

a key card, the room is open 

additionally from 5–7 a.m. and 

5–10 p.m., Monday through Friday. 

It is also open on Saturday 

from 5 a.m.–5 p.m. and on Sunday 

from 1–6 p.m. Patrons need 

to be out of the building one 

hour after the doors are locked; 

no later than 11 p.m. on weekdays. 

If you have any questions or 

would like a key card, contact 

the high school office. 

Trading Pages Library 

Trading Pages Library at the 

Murdo Coyote is open Monday- 

Thursday 9 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

and Friday as open. Stop in and 

pick up a book or two. 

Open AA meetings 

Thursdays 8:00 p.m. at the 

East Commons. Call 530-0371 

or 280-7642. 

Al-Anon 

For Al–Anon meetings call 

669-2596 for time and place. 

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Caring and Sharing 

The Caring and Sharing 

group will hold a meeting Monday, 

May 13, at 7 p.m. in the 

Messiah Lutheran Church. 

Coloring Contest 

Coloring sheets for the coloring 

contest to be held during the 

Murdo in May festivities may be 

picked up at the Murdo Coyote 

office. The contest is open to 

children of all ages. Finished 

pictures can be turned in at 

Corky’s at any time before May 

10, or may be turned in at the 

Senior Center on Friday, May 10 

from 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. 

Main Street Madness 

Included in Main Street Madness 

during Murdo in May will 

be a pie contest. Submit your 

favorite pie(s) and enter as often 

as you wish. 

The contest will be Friday, 

May 10, 2013 from 2-3 p.m. at 

the Senior Center. Slices of pie 

will be sold as dessert and profits 

donated to the Turner Youth 

Foundation First Place Prizes 

will be $10. 

CSDED 

The next Central South 

Dakota Enhancement District 

board meeting is scheduled for 

Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 10 

a.m. at the Hughes County 

Courthouse Commissioners 

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Thank you to those of you who shared 

memories of Glen and your concern for 

us during his traumatic illness and 

since his passing. They help. 

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Tim and Lori Nemec are the 

proud parents of a new baby girl, 

Elizabeth Rose. She was born 

Monday, April 29 and weighed 

eight pounds, eight ounces. Elizabeth 

joins two sisters, Rachel and 

Emily, and a brother, James. 

Grandparents are Dave and 

Kathy Fuoss, Michael and Susan 

Nemec, Ray and Shirley Vik and 

Darline Fuoss. Congratulations! 

Chris and Julie Nelson and 

Grant of Brandon Valley, S.D., 

and Jeff and Kristi Vlietstra, Will 

and Walker spent the weekend 

visiting Bill and Ellen Valburg, 

They all attended the Pheasants 

Forever supper at Draper Saturday 

evening. After church Sunday 

morning, they were joined by Bill 

and Cindy Valburg and Chad; 

Barry and Missy Valburg and 

Mallory and Sunny Lee, and 

Missy’s father, Mike Herr of Bismarck, 

N.D., for dinner. Later in 

the day, the Nelsons and Vlietstra’s 

departed for home. 

Barry and Sunny Valburg flew 

to Mitchell on Thursday and left 

the plane for its annual inspection. 

They rode back to the ranch 

with Missy. Missy’s father, Mike 

Herr of Bismarck, N.D., arrived 

later that day. 

Ray and Janice Pike spent a 

week in Wann, Okla., visiting Tim 

and Sandy Zibell. It was calf 

working time, so they helped 

Sandy with the cooking for about 

20 cowboys. Tim has a new chuckwagon, 

so meals were cooked over 

a campfire in dutch ovens. They 

also attended two ranch rodeos at 

Claremore, Okla. Tim and son 

Clayton and his three year old 

daughter participated in the 

rodeos. They also got to see granddaughter 

Jessi and her girls and 

Janice’s brother, Mike Cressy. On 

Tornow’s attend 

dance recitals 

From left to right, Derek Tornow, daughter Ali Josephine Tornow 

and Evelyn and Sonny Tornow. 

Courtesy photo 

Municipal officials 

meet in Murdo 

More than 31 municipal officials 

representing five cities gathered 

at the South Dakota Municipal 

League’s annual District 8 

meeting, held in Murdo, Tuesday, 

April 30. 

Yvonne Taylor, South Dakota 

Municipal League executive director, 

spoke about the outcome of the 

2013 legislative session, and the 

effect new laws will have on South 

Dakota municipalities. Taylor also 

discussed the direction and future 

of the Municipal League and services 

offered to the municipalities. 

“More and more we are seeing 

the need to get better information 

out to the citizens and legislators. 

Municipal government provides a 

vast array of services, and people 

need to be informed of where their 

tax dollars are going. This type of 

education can only benefit municipal 

government. The taxpayers 

would be very proud of their local 

government if they were fully 

aware of how much service a 

municipality provides at a relatively 

low cost,” Taylor said. 

Paul Young, SDML president 

for 2013 and council member for 

the city of Spearfish, was also on 

hand to discuss his priorities for 

the current year as well as to conduct 

the election of District 8 officers 

for the upcoming year. Others 

in attendance were representatives 

of various state agencies and 

representatives of groups affiliated 

with the municipal league. 

Harry Weller, mayor in Kadoka, 

was re-elected as District 8 chair 

and David Geisler, mayor in 

Murdo, was elected as vice chair. 

In other business, those attending 

voted to hold the 2014 District 

8 meeting in Philip. 

East Side News 

by Janet Louder • 669-2696 

the way home they stopped at 

Hartington, Neb., and had coffee 

and a visit with Gaylen and June 

Mittan. They visited friends Jerry 

and Jane Rames in Yankton and 

stayed overnight. They arrived 

home on Tuesday and even got to 

see some real rain on their way. 

They stopped in Mitchell for a bite 

to eat and ran into Larry and Dort 

Koth and former Draper High 

School teachers Larry and Betty 

Jones. 

Helen Louder, Lila Mae Christian, 

Shirley Vik, Bev Nies and 

Lill Seamans listened to the first 

and second graders read to them 

last Thursday and then went to 

coffee. 

Dorothy and Darin Louder 

called on Dwight in Kadoka on 

Saturday. 

Gerald and Wanda Mathews 

attended the Pierre players performance 

of “Fox on the Fairway” 

Friday evening. 

Carmen and Ken Miller spent 

the weekend of April 27 in Sturgis 

with her dad, Roy Anderson. At 

church Sunday morning, they saw 

Harriet Miller and Janice and 

Denny Jensen. Also they were 

pleasantly surprised to see Linda 

Hampton playing her trumpet. 

Mrs. Hampton and husband Rod 

were in the Draper school system 

in the 70’s as she was the band 

teacher. They are retired and live 

in Sturgis. 

Had a call from Sonny Tornow 

checking to see how I’m doing. He 

told me that Joyce Hurst and 

Jerry Henderson were in Rapid 

City, and Sonny and Evelyn met 

them for dinner and conversation 

on Friday. 

Sonny and Evelyn Tornow 

attended two dance recitals this 

weekend. The first was “Constellations” 

in which Kylie Tornow 

performed. Kylie is the youngest 

grandchild and just turned 9 on 

April 22. Kylie dances in ballet, 

tap, and modern at The Academy 

of Dance Arts in Rapid City. The 

second show was “Midsummer 

Dream Suite” in which Ali Tornow 

performed as ‘Tatania’. Ali graduated 

from The Academy of Dance 

Arts this year, after studying 

dance for four years in Rapid City 

and 10 years in Bellevue, Wash. 

Ali will graduate from St. Thomas 

More High School on May 26, 

2013, and will attend Creighton 

University in Omaha, Neb., this 

fall. She will study history and 

law at Creighton and plans to 

graduate from law school in six 

years. Ali was inducted into The 

Doyle Chapter of the National 

Honor Society this year. Derek 

and Joannah Tornow have four 

children: Samantha, Ali, Teddy, 

and Kylie. They moved from the 

Bellevue, Wash., area 5 ½ years 

ago. 

Rosa Lee Styles, Margie Boyle, 

David and Robert Styles attended 

the Pheasants Forever supper and 

auction Saturday evening held at 

the Draper auditorium. Report 

was that there was a full house. 

Ray and Shirley Vik visited 

Nelva and Janet Louder last 

Tuesday morning and brought 

some goodies. From there, they 

went on to Pierre to visit granddaughter 

Lori Nemec at St. 

Mary’s to get acquainted with 

their new great-granddaughter, 

Elizabeth. Also there were greatgrandmother 

Darline Fuoss, 

along with Todd Fuoss and son 

Henry. The Viks later visited Ken 

Halligan at Parkwood. 

Gerald and Wanda Mathews 

were Sunday afternoon visitors 

and supper guests of Roland and 

Jean Iwan. 

Eldon and Esther Magnuson, 

along with Marvin and Val Feddersen, 

LeRoy and June Feddersen, 

Yvonne Byrd, Lyle Feddersen, 

Shorty Feddersen and the family 

of Evelyn Luken Shipley, 93, 

attended the commital service 

held at the Murdo Cemetery Saturday 

with Pastor Rick Hazen 

officiating. Evelyn passed away 

April 29 at the New Underwood 

Good Samaritan Center. She is 

the sister of the late Bonnie Feddersen. 

Following the service, the 

group gathered at a local cafe for a 

time of visiting. Later, the Magnusons 

and Lyle and Shorty had supper 

at Marvin and Val’s and spent 

the evening playing cards. Saturday 

was the 61st anniversary of 

the Magnusons. Happy anniversary! 

Rosa Lee Styles hosted the 

luncheon and meeting of the Master 

Gardeners at her home on Saturday. 

Brady Schmidt of Brookings 

Julia Broeacher had her daughters, 

Edith Fisher from Hershey 

Neb., and Ruth and Carroll Cash 

from Belle Fourche, S.D., come on 

Saturday to attend the Marshall- 

Broeacher reunion in Draper. 

Jean and Kip Kinsley also were 

there and many relatives from 

Minnesota and North Dakota. 

They all enjoyed the gathering, a 

good meal and pictures. 

Marie Addison went to Rapid 

City to help her daughter, Lucy 

and granddaughter Noel from 

Lawrence, Kansas, celebrate their 

birthdays. Dixie, her daughter 

that lives in Rapid City, and her 

family also came to help celebrate 

the birthdays. 

We learned this past week that 

Marge Anderson is now residing 

in Philip at the living center. She 

would surely enjoy some mail 

from friends in Murdo. Her 

address is Philip Assisted Living 

Center, 503 West Pine, PO Box 

790, Philip, S.D. 57567. 

Karla Mannhalter and Jim 

returned to Murdo from Ohio this 

spent a couple of days here with 

parents Kim and Tony. 

Ray and Janice Pike visited 

Nelva and Janet Louder Saturday 

morning. They came with a loaf of 

banana/zucchini bread, AKA 

“bakini bread,” which we enjoyed 

with coffee. 

Alice Horsley was thrilled with 

the arrival of grandson Brandon 

and Shannon Briley, Nyla and 

Nera from Anchorage, Alaska. 

They had spent two and a half 

weeks with Shannon’s parents in 

Arkansas. Then to Sioux Falls to 

visit Brandon’s dad, Bart Briley. 

From there to Murdo on May 1. 

On May 4, a potluck was held at 

Alice’s apartment with the Briley’s, 

Trace and Karen Dowling, 

Sarah Dowling and Terry Dowling 

enjoying the day. 

Lila Mae Christian left on Friday 

for Gordon, Neb., where she 

joined Neal, Kathy and family and 

went on to Scottsbluff to watch 

granddaughter Hannah be inducted 

in the honor society of nursing. 

They returned back to Gordon, 

and then on Saturday, the group 

went back to Scottsbluff for the 

graduation of Hannah from the 

University of Nebraska Medical 

Center with a Bachelor of Science 

degree in nursing. Lila Mae 

returned home on Sunday. 

Donna Kinsley visited and 

brought a gift to Nelva and Janet 

Louder on Wednesday. 

Brian and Karen Louder, Rapid 

City, stopped in for a short visit 

Friday with Nelva and Janet 

Louder. They were on their way to 

Brookings for the graduation of 

daughter (our granddaughter) 

Chelsea’s graduation. Chelsea 

graduated Saturday from SDSU 

with a degree in graphic design. 

Shelli Terwilliger of Rapid City 

spent the night last Thursday 

with Rosa Lee Styles. On Friday, 

Shelli and Skyler Dowling left for 

Brookings. There they attended 

the hooding of his friend, Brittney 

Starks, Friday evening. On Saturday, 

Brittney graduated from 

SDSU with a degree in pharmacy. 

Casey and Gavin Miller visited 

Nelva and Janet Louder on Friday. 

Following church Sunday, Pastor 

Rick and Jane Hazen, Rosa 

Lee Styles, Nelva and Janet Louder 

had dinner together at a cafe in 

Murdo. 

Sunday afternoon, Kristi and 

Brad Stone and girls of Kadoka 

visited Nelva and Janet Louder. 

They were on their way home. 

They had attended graduation at 

Dakota State at Madison. 

Nephew/cousin Christopher Byrd 

graduated on Saturday. His parents, 

Harvey and Karen Byrd, 

along with family were also there. 

Eldon and Esther Magnuson 

visited Nelva and Janet Louder 

Sunday evening. 

Local News 

by Jody Lebeda • 669-2526 

• jody1945@gmail.com 

past Friday. They are glad to be 

back. On their way home they 

stopped in Sioux Falls to visit 

Joyce and Roy Stotts. Michael and 

Tracy came Saturday and spent 

the weekend. Karla’s sister, Sherry 

and Butch from Martin, S.D., 

came to welcome her home. 

Helen McMillan and Cheryl 

McMillan went to Brandon to visit 

Teresa and Gary Schweitzer and 

were able to attend a theater production 

of Wizard of Oz, which 

was wonderful and really enjoyable. 

Sunday afternoon, Tom and 

Jody entertained three of Tom’s 

sisters, Betty and Russell Beck, 

Leone Kreager, (who have just 

returned from a road trip to Portland 

to see and help brother 

Wilbert celebrate his 90th birthday) 

and Julia Broeacher. They 

love to get together and play 

cards, and they rehashed their 

trip. Anna Belle McDaniels also 

went on the trip but was left in 

Rapid City, where she lives. 

Spring is finally here: warm 

temps, baseball and birds. Did you 

ever remember so many birds? 

Love it. 

Just a reminder that Edith 

Noldner is always up for some 

news from home. Her address in 

Missouri is Edyth Noldner c/o Lee 

house, 105 N. Mill St, Eldon MO, 

65026. 

Patti and Pastor Ray 

Greenseth entertained Pastor’s 

brother, Scott Greenseth from 

Wisconsin, for a few days. They 

visited and played golf on several 

greens around the area while he 

was here. 

Colleen Greenseth participated 

in the special olympics held in 

Mission. She entered three events 

and placed first in all three 

events. Way to go, Colleen! Six or 

seven schools from the area were 

represented.


Murdo Coyote • May 9, 2013 • Page 3 

Evelyn Shipley 

Evelyn Shipley, 93, New Underwood, 

died Monday, April 29, 2013, 

at the New Underwood Good 

Samaritan Center. 

Visitation was Friday, May 3, 

2013 at Kinkade Funeral Chapel 

in Sturgis. 

by Pastor Rick Hazen 

United Methodist Church 

Murdo and Draper 

“Wine is a mocker, strong drink 

a brawler, and whoever is led 

astray by it is not wise.” 

(Proverbs 20:1) 

King Solomon wrote those 

words. Wise King Solomon. 

The graduation season is once 

again upon us. Graduation parties 

have been planned. here 

might even be some graduation 

parties secretly being planned by 

some parents where alcohol or 

drugs might be seen and consumed 

by minors. Sadly, this is 

all a part of the “bar culture” we 

live in today. Some folks believe 

that you cannot have any “fun” or 

be “social” without having a can 

of beer or a glass of “booze” in 

your hand. Quickly, one beer 

becomes two or more and one 

drink of hard liquor becomes two 

or more and then before you 

know it, you let down your “inhibitions.” 

Problems result from 

making wrong decisions. Let me 

just share with you the results of 

“wrong decisions” made by substituting 

alcohol or drugs for 

God: 

Use and abuse of alcohol or 

drugs can result in problems 

within families like stealing to 

support the alcohol or drug habit, 

physical or sexual abuse of other 

family members, friends, or 

classmates, violence, vandalism 

done to property. 

Use and abuse of alcohol or 

drugs can result in driving under 

the influence “DUI.” A car or 

pickup becomes a lethal weapon 

in the hands of a drunk driver. It 

may result in the driver of the 

vehicle or passengers being killed 

in an accident. It may also be a 

threat to oncoming traffic. The 

type of pain that results includes 

loss of driver’s license, loss of 

vehicle, loss of insurance, jail 

time, posting bail, heavy fines, 

lawyer’s fees, prison time, loss of 

family, loss of friends, divorce in 

Obituary 

Funeral services were held Saturday, 

May 4, 2013, at Kinkade 

Funeral Chapel in Sturgis with 

Pastor Denzel Nonhof officiating. 

Burial followed at the Murdo 

Cemetery. 

Evelyn was born July 6, 1919, 

at Murdo, S.D., to Harley and 

Nora (McCullough) Luken. She 

was raised on the family farm and 

ranch. She moved to Baldwin, 

Wis., after her marriage to Art 

Delander. After his death, she 

returned to Murdo where she 

worked as a waitress and maid. 

She married Louie Fedderson. 

After his death, she married John 

King and they ranched at Murdo. 

Evelyn moved to Pierre where 

she worked as a waitress. She met 

Clinton Shipley and they moved to 

Watertown where they were married. 

Evelyn moved to Hill City in 

1975 where she and Clinton 

“Tuffy” operated a gas station. 

Evelyn also worked at the Golden 

Seizing the Hope 

Set Before Us 

... Heb 6:18 

families, loss of work, loss of 

school time, loss of being able to 

play a sport, loss of income, loss 

of job, loss of good health, loss of 

self-respect. 

Our local churches and the 

folks who attend along with local 

school districts can probably 

come up with some better ideas 

for graduates instead of “booze” 

and “beer” parties. As an 

informed Christian, you not only 

need to know what the Bible 

says, but also what your respective 

denominations say about the 

use and abuse of alcohol or illegal 

drugs. Do you want your young 

people to have graduation parties 

and have a good time? Of course! 

All of us pray for and want our 

young people to get to their parties 

safely, to party safely, 

responsibly, and get home safely. 

You can have a good time without 

the hard-liquor or the keggers. 

Know as a parent, that if “wrong 

decisions” are made, you may get 

a call in the middle of the night to 

bail your son or daughter out of 

jail for DUI. Worse yet, your pastor 

and the sheriff or highway 

patrol may come knocking on 

your front door in the middle of 

the night with the sad news that 

your son or daughter has been 

killed in an alcohol-related accident. 

May we as adults turn to 

the Bible, and may we teach our 

young people to make the right 

decisions before heading out the 

door to a party — after all, we are 

still “mom and dad,” and not our 

child’s “buddy.” We want the children 

— all children — to “be 

safe.” 

King Solomon was right: “Wine 

is a mocker, strong drink a 

brawler, and whoever is led 

astray by it is not wise.” 

(Proverbs 20:1) Do not be led 

astray, be wise — be safe, be 

responsible, choose the God of 

Love. Ask God to help you make 

the right decisions. 

Spike Motel and the Hines 

Sawmill until 1981. She moved to 

Redfield where she worked at 

Leo's Good Food Café. She moved 

to Rapid City in 1987 where her 

family and grandchildren were 

most important. 

On Sundays there was no T.V. 

Evelyn enjoyed playing her gospel 

and country records. She enjoyed 

square dancing in her younger 

years. 

She was a member of the 

Methodist Church in Watertown 

and Murdo. 

Survivors include her sons, 

Larry (Donna) Fedderson, Sturgis, 

and David (Patty) King, Box Elder; 

daughters, Diane (Walter) Wagemann, 

Ashton, S.D., Darlene (Bill) 

Kraus, Northville, S.D., Joan 

King, Rapid City, and Jean (Ray) 

Raaphorst, Rapid City; brothers, 

Lowell Luken, Rapid City, and Les 

Corey, Puyallup, Wash.; sisters, 

Ada Block, Hoaquim, Wash., and 

Betty Lou Elzig, Renton, Wash.; 13 

grandchildren; and 21 greatgrandchildren. 

She was preceded in death by 

her four husbands, one brother, 

one sister, and one great-grandson. 

A memorial has been established 

to the Good Samaritan Center 

in New Underwood. 

Condolences may be sent to the 

family at www.kinkadefunerals. 

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Gov. Daugaard, ASBSD 

honor state’s top seniors 

 

 

 

Gov. Dennis Daugaard joined in 

celebrating an accomplished group 

of graduating seniors and encouraged 

them to grow their own roots 

in South Dakota during Monday’s 

23rd Annual Academic Excellence 

Banquet in Pierre. 

“Some of the greenest pastures 

in America are right here in South 

Dakota,” Gov. Daugaard said, noting 

the low cost and high quality of 

living South Dakota offered. 

Hosted by the Associated School 

Boards of South Dakota and sponsored 

by the South Dakota Community 

Foundation and Citibank, 

the banquet honored more than 

200 students from the state’s public, 

private and tribal schools. 

“Today we celebrate excellence 

and this is what it looks like,” 

ASBSD President Pam Haukaas 

of the Colome Consolidated school 

district said. 

Schools are asked to identify 

one student for every 100 graduating 

seniors based on academic criteria, 

such as grade-point average 

and scores on college readiness 

tests. 

Parents and high school principals 

are requested to join each student 

and share in the celebration. 

An impassioned Gov. Daugaard 

urged students to show their 

appreciation for the dedication of 

those closest to them as he reminisced 

about his parents’ commitment 

to be there for him. 

“Remember all the people who 

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Josh Daum… Daum, shown here with Gov. Daugaard, represented 

Jones County at the 23rd Annual Academic Excellence 

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502 E. Second St., Murdo, S.D. • Father Gary Oreshoski 

Saturday Mass: 6 p.m. 

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Sunday Mass: 8:30 a.m. 

Draper United Methodist Church 

Pastor Rick Hazen 

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. 

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Messiah Lutheran Church 

308 Cedar, Murdo, S.D. • Pastor Ray Greenseth 

Sunday Worship: 9 a.m. • Sunday School: 10 a.m. • Bible Study: Tuesday 7 a.m. 

Thursday 9:30 a.m. • Midweek: Wednesday 3:15 p.m. 

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church 

Draper, S.D. • Pastor Ray Greenseth 

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. • Bible Study: Wednesday 9 a.m. 

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These days it seems most Christians aren’t satisfied with “just” being saved. Many also covet the health and wealth promised to Israel if they were good. 

But grace believers who have carefully studied all that we have in Christ never cease “giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers 

of the inheritance of the saints in light” (Col. 1:12). This is because, as Pastor Stam has well said in his comments on Romans 8:32, salvation is “the 

gift that includes all others.” 

Under the Law, a man could simply say he was thankful, but if he was really thankful, he also brought a costly thank offering (Lev. 7:11-15). Today, 

while God is no longer interested in animal sacrifices, a truly thankful believer will present his body to God as a living sacrifice. This kind of sacrifice costs 

us our time, our labor and our money, but it is only “reasonable” that we afford Him this service (Rom. 12:1) in light of all that He has done for us in Christ. 

Psalm 69:30’s reference to thanksgiving is especially significant since this is a psalm about Calvary (v. 21 cf. John 19:29,30). Because of this, we believe 

Verse 30 is a prediction of the thanksgiving the Lord gave in the very shadow of the Cross (Luke 22:19). We conclude from this that the Lord was actually 

thankful for the opportunity to serve His Father by giving His life a sacrifice for our sins. How thankful was He? Psalm 69:30 predicted He would be thankful 

“with a song,” something confirmed by Mark 14:26. This suggests we should similarly present our bodies as living sacrifices to God with joy and singing, 

and not with grumbling and complaining! 

Thanksgiving is a great way to edify other believers, but only if they can understand it (I Cor. 14:16,17). While God once gave the gift of tongues to help 

with this, that gift has been withdrawn. But thankfully, like the universal languages of math and music, every believer can understand and be edified when 

they see us walking a walk that is “worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing” in grateful appreciation for all He has done for us (Col. 1:10). 

In closing, it should be pointed out that the thank offering was a “free will” offering (Lev. 22:29). Even under the Law, God did not require His people 

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JC 4-H club participates in State Shooting Sports competition 

Lessons in adversity are a common 

part of shooting sports. 

Shown in the picture below is Zach 

Hespe with his father Keith who is 

checking out the bow and brother 

Wyatt who lends support. Zach's 

bow broke during competition and 

in true 4-H fashion he didn't quit, 

he just borrowed his dads bow and 

finished shooting his round. This 

was not the only “Learn by Doing” 

moment at the State 4-H Shoot 

this year. 

Seiney Moore's bow was inadvertently 

left in Murdo so she just 

used another and shot a whole 

match with a bow she had never 

used before, a little help from 

instructor Jeff Birkeland and her 

own infectious smile. In like fashion 

Darian Roghair and Josh 

Daums .22 rifles did not pass a 

qualifying CMP inspection so 

rather than not shoot, they both 

borrowed a gun from instructor 

Lawrence Roghair and went on to 

shoot purple ribbon scores. 

The BB gun that Matthew 

Birkeland uses broke during competition. 

When this happened, a 

Brookings County instructor 

loaned one of theirs to Matthew so 

he could finish. 

4-H is much more than an 

organization, it is people connecting 

and communicating. 4-H is a 

way for youth to master skills that 

will help them make life choices, 

give back to others, develop livelong 

friendships and understand 

themselves by becoming independent 

thinkers. As a community 

Jones County can be so very proud 

of our 4-H program and leaders it 

is developing. 

Prairie Ranger State Shooting 

Sports Awards 

Gun Awards: 

.22 Rifle Three Position Precision: 

Sr Shooters - Josh Daum purple 

ribbon, Kyle Manke blue ribbon, 

Paige Venard red ribbon 

.22 Civilian Marksmanship Program: 

Jr Shooters with scope - 

Darian Roghair purple ribbon, 

blue ribbons - Trayer Schmidt, 

Jacob Birkeland, Austin Olson. Jr. 

Shooter non scoped - Morgan Feddersen 

blue ribbon and Third 

Place State Medal 

Sr Shooters with scope - Purple 

ribbon - Kyle Manke, Josh 

Daum, Paige Venard and Olathe 

Schmidt. blue ribbon - Jacob Lolley 

and Kathlene Boyle 

BB Gun: Beginner blue ribbon 

winners - Annalee Roghair, Mesa 

Roghair, Bridger Hight, Matthew 

Birkeland, and Wyatt Olson. Earning 

red ribbons were Dylan Iwan, 

Emily Jacobs, and Taylor Feddersen 

Darian Roghair won a blue ribbon 

in the Jr BB division and Lilli 

Moore received a red ribbon. 

Air Pistol: Beginner Matthew 

Birkeland - blue ribbon 

Archery Awards: 

Compound Open Division: Sr 

Shooters - Wyatt Hespe blue ribbon 

and Zach Hespe red ribbon 

Compound Without Sights: 

Beginners - Matthew Birkeland 

purple ribbon and Second Place 

State Medal, Annalee Roghair, 

Dylan Iwan, Dylan Fuoss shot for 

blue ribbons, red ribbons went to 

Taylor Feddersen, Rudy Edwards, 

Ty Fuoss and Seiney Moore 

Jr purple ribbon winners were 

Jacob Birkeland who also took the 

First Place State Medal and Darian 

Roghair who took the Second 

Place State Medal, Morgan Feddersen 

and Sloan Benedict 

received red ribbons. 

Compound Without Sights and 

Release: Beginner shooters - 

Matthew Birkeland blue ribbon 

and Second Place State Medal and 

Chase Barnes blue ribbon 

Jr shooter Jacob Birkeland 

received a purple ribbon and First 

Place State Medal 

Compound With Sights: Jr Jake 

Dowling received a red ribbon 

Compound With Sights and 

Release: Beginner Wyatt Olson 

received a blue ribbon and Emily 

Jacobs received a red ribbon 

Jr Jacob Birkeland received a 

purple ribbon, a blue ribbon went 

to Austin Olson 

Sr Shooters Josh Daum and 

Wyatt Hespe earned purple ribbons, 

Zach Hespe shot for a blue 

ribbon and Kalli Hespe a red ribbon 

Jones County Team Awards: 

Jr .22 CMP Team consisting of 

Jacob Birkeland, Morgan Feddersen 

and Austin Olson earned 

Third Place honors in State Competition 

Beginner Archery Compound 

Without Sight team of Matthew 

Birkeland, Annalee Roghair, 

Dylan Iwan and Taylor Feddersen 

took First Place at State as did the 

Jr team of Jacob Birkeland, Morgan 

Feddersen, and Sloan Benedict. 

Friendly Competition… 

Rekindling friendships, 

Matthew Birkeland and Bayler 

Larson, who shoots for Davison 

County but formerly of 

Jones County, share a lighthearted 

moment before competition 

begins at the State 4- 

H Shoot which was held in Ft. 

Pierre and Pierre on April 26, 

27 and 28. 

Equipment malfunction… Keith Hespe, right, takes a look 

at Zach Hespe’s malfunctioning bow during the State Shooting 

Sports match. 

.22 Three Position Precision… Paige Venard, on the right 

and Lyman County Shooter Austin Bower, shown to her left, on 

the .22 Three Position Precision,line. 

Prairie Rangers… Nine of the eleven CMP competitors representing Jones County were able to shoot at the same time at 

State. Beginning closest to the camera are Austin Olson, Trayer Schmidt, Olathe Schmidt, a Pierre shooter, Paige Venard, Jacob 

Birkeland, Jacob Lolley, Kyle Manke, Kathlene Boyle, an unknown shooter and Morgan Feddersen. Seen behind the shooters are 

Wyatt and Kim Olson cheering on the team and spotting shots. 

Region Golf Meet - Rapid City - Monday, May 13 

Good Luck to the 

Jones County Golf Team 

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Degrees to be conferred at USD’s 

126th Spring Commencement 

Lookin’ Around 

• Syd Iwan • 

Candidates from 41 states and 

14 countries will receive degrees at 

the 126th Spring Commencement 

at the University of South Dakota 

on Saturday, May 4 at the Dakota- 

Dome. 

Michael M. Vekich, CPA, CEO 

of Vekich Chartered of Minneapolis, 

Minn., will provide the keynote 

address for commencement as 

degrees will be awarded to 1,400 

candidates. Vekich, chair of HF 

Financial Corp and Home Federal 

Bank – South Dakota’s largest 

publicly-traded savings bank, is 

currently a member of the Board 

of Trustees, Minnesota State Colleges 

and Universities. Previously, 

he was owner and CEO of Vekich 

Arkema & Company, a public 

accounting firm servicing clients 

in nine foreign countries. In 2008, 

Vekich was appointed chair of the 

Governor’s 21st Century Tax 

Reform Commission by Minnesota 

Gov. Tim Pawlenty. He also served 

as acting director of the Minnesota 

State Lottery and as vice chair of 

the Minnesota Ballpark Authority 

Commission, which was responsible 

for the financing and construction 

of Target Field in downtown 

Minneapolis. In 2002, Vekich was 

a candidate for the nomination for 

governor of Minnesota. He 

received a B.A. in accounting and 

business administration from the 

University of Minnesota in 1970. 

Local students receiving 

degrees include: 

Rebecca Denise Gregoire, Bachelor 

of Science in Nursing, Draper; 

Skye Morgan Mork, Bachelor of 

Arts, Contemporary Media & 

Journalism, Kadoka; Travis Dale 

Iversen, Bachelor of Arts, History, 

Murdo; Foster Michelle Rolf, Associate 

of Science, Nursing, Murdo; 

Andrew Jordan Bork, Bachelor of 

Science, Contemporary Media & 

Journalism, Okaton. 

As your student graduates, 

I’ve become very adept in the 

last month at stifling sneezes. 

There’s a good reason for that. If I 

sneeze, you see, my back goes into 

a nasty spasm that tends to take 

my breath away. In other words, 

I’ve been coping with one of those 

times when the back decides to 

realign itself or when some nerve 

gets pinched. I don’t know exactly 

what happens, but the result is a 

need for cautious movement for 

several weeks. This is usually a 

four to six week deal according to 

past experience, but it is usually 

worst the first week and then 

gradually subsides. 

I haven’t had one of these back 

affairs for several years now so I 

guess it was time to sharpen my 

coping skills. Back when I was in 

high school and college, I would 

sometimes get muscle spasms in 

my neck. I really hated those since 

they tended to make me walk 

around with my head held rather 

stiffly and to one side. Musclerelaxant 

pills helped quite a bit, 

but I haven’t bothered with those 

this time around. The back problem 

is more a dull ache than an 

active pain except, of course, if I 

cough too hard, sneeze, or bend 

just wrong. 

Anytime something hurts, you 

have to learn, sometimes the hard 

way, how to act to keep the misery 

at a minimum. With bad backs, 

you quickly realize that you 

shouldn’t just bend over and pick 

something up off the floor. 

Instead, you might kneel down on 

one knee to retrieve the item from 

way down there. It often seems 

like you lose hold of a lot more 

things when picking them up 

takes caution. Maybe you always 

drop lots of stuff and don’t notice 

because you can just lean over and 

retrieve it without much thought. 

On the other hand, maybe moving 

circumspectly tends to make you 

klutzy so you drop more. Who 

knows? In the last week, I’m glad 

to say, I can again just lean over 

and grab without much thought 

and maybe I can also sneeze again 

without major spasms, but I’m 

going to give that a bit more time 

before testing the waters, so to 

speak. I know I can cough harder 

now without trouble than I could 

a month ago, but sneezes are a bit 

more extreme. 

We humans, as you know, have 

to learn how to cope with all sorts 

of things. I know several people 

who always have some back pain 

and have for years. Others have 

difficulty with arthritis, gastric 

distress, poor vision, bad joints, 

and what not. There are other 

hard things to deal with as well 

such as kids gone wrong or spouses 

that act badly. Some people 

can’t escape addictions or adequately 

see what consequences 

some of their actions will have. 

There is no end of those matters 

we have to fight to keep them 

from taking us down. 

Son Chance, I’m sad to say, has 

had more than his fair share of 

difficulties to deal with. For 

starters, autism causes many 

problems. In part, that is because 

your senses are all so extreme 

that one is bombarded with too 

much input. When your senses of 

hearing, sight, smell, touch and 

taste are too well developed, the 

input is excessive. You have to 

learn how to block some of that 

and protect yourself. Chance has 

developed his defenses enough 

that he can still be a sweet guy 

and stay mostly happy, but some 

of those defenses inhibit what he 

can do for himself. He needs a lot 

of care as a result. But, as I said, 

he’s a very nice fellow so his parents 

don’t object to helping him 

live as good a life as possible. 

On top of the autism, Chance 

also has myasthenia gravis which 

is a fairly nasty condition too. In 

this, the body produces antibodies 

that interfere with messages from 

the brain to the muscles and make 

prolonged movement difficult. 

Even the medicines needed to 

keep myasthenia under control 

cause problems of their own such 

as sores that take forever to heal. 

Still, we think an awful lot of our 

son and will try to keep him with 

us as long as possible. Just watching 

his constant but good-natured 

struggle is an inspiration to those 

of us who have so much less to 

complain about. 

By the way, in case you sometime 

need to stifle a sneeze, here’s 

what I’ve learned. The first line of 

defense is closing off the nostril 

that is starting to itch. This is 

done by laying one finger aside of 

the nose like Santa Claus does in 

the old poem. He probably does 

that to prevent sneezes caused by 

all the soot in the chimneys he’s 

popping up and down in. If that 

doesn’t quite do it, simply quit 

breathing altogether (briefly of 

course.) After the itch subsides, 

you should probably blow your 

nose to keep things under control 

down the line. That’s how it’s 

done. Fortunately, I shouldn’t 

have to worry a lot about sneezing 

in the near future, but now I know 

how to prevent it. After reading 

this, so do you, but hopefully you’ll 

never need to find out if I know 

what I’m talking about. 

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The Clinical View 

• Dr. P.E. Hoffsten • 

Extension News 

• Bob Fanning (605) 842-1267 • 

CHEST PAIN: WHAT TO 

THINK OF 

The gentleman was a 56-year 

old executive somewhat overweight, 

with a long past history of 

hypertension not adequately controlled. 

He had taken medications 

intermittently but decided that he 

didn’t really need them and would 

intermittently stop his antihypertensive 

medications. He was diabetic 

but preferred to control his 

diabetic condition with diet. His 

A1C was consistently between 7 ½ 

and 8 percent (Normal less than 

6%). His cholesterol was 260 milligrams 

percent substantially 

higher than the recommended 

level of 200 milligrams percent or 

less. He wanted to control his cholesterol 

with dietary measures and 

had not been successful over the 

past several years. He had no previous 

surgeries. 

So with this background, he 

came to the clinic stating that he 

had chest pain for the previous 

three days. The pain was 

described as being in the mid-portion 

of the chest, constant in 

nature, not associated with nausea 

or vomiting, not associated with 

breaking out in a cold sweat and 

not associated with the sensation 

of his heart beat. There was no 

specific activity that seemed to 

change the pain specifically. Eating 

neither hurt nor helped the 

pain. He described being awakened 

with the pain in the early 

morning hours. He did not feel 

that there was any effect of sitting 

up or lying down. He was continuing 

to work as he normally would 

and did not feel that the pain was 

better or worse at the office. 

This gentleman had three major 

risks factors for development of 

coronary artery disease which precedes 

a heart attack. The obvious 

very first step in dealing with his 

situation was to work on those 

conditions which are potentially 

fatal such as a heart attack. Step 

one was a detailed history covering 

the points mentioned above. 

Step two was a physical examination 

of his chest, abdomen and 

extremities. His lungs sounded 

clear. His heart examination was 

unremarkable with a normal 

rhythm and no murmurs. His 

abdomen was easy to palpate and 

there were no abnormalities identified 

other than very slight right 

upper quadrant tenderness. A 

stool specimen was checked by rectal 

exam and there was no demonstrated 

blood in the stool. 

The next step was to evaluate 

several laboratory studies. The 

complete blood count was normal 

without evidence of bleeding from 

any site. The white blood cell 

count did not indicate the presence 

of significant infection. The blood 

sugar was somewhat high at 235 

milligrams percent without fasting. 

Liver function tests were all 

slightly abnormal. A test called 

amylase and one called a lipase 

test were done to evaluate his pancreas 

and the possibility that he 

might have pancreatitis. Both of 

these tests were slightly abnormal. 

There are blood tests that can 

identify whether a heart attack 

has occurred and these were both 

normal also. An electrocardiogram 

was done. It did not indicate the 

presence of any abnormality. 

Next, x-rays were performed of 

the chest and the abdomen. The 

chest film was completely normal 

without evidence of lung disease or 

an abnormality in his heart. But 

the abdominal film was abnormal. 

There appeared to be multiple 

small calcifications in the pancreas 

and there was what seemed 

to be a calcified gallstone in the 

liver. 

All of the above were achieved 

in about two hours and the picture 

was beginning to appear that he 

was not having a primary heart 

attack. There were no abnormalities 

in the lungs to suggest pneumonia 

or a cancer but the calcified 

stone overlying the liver was very 

suspicious for causing so called 

gallstone pancreatitis. The next 

step was to further evaluate this 

diagnosis and to treat appropriately. 

An ultrasound examination was 

done of the gallbladder using 

sound waves to take a picture of 

the liver and just where this gallstone 

was located. It turned out 

that the gallstone was lodged in 

the common bile duct. With the 

calcifications that were seen in the 

pancreas, it appeared that this 

stone had probably passed to the 

common bile duct in the past several 

days but there had been gallstones 

in the past that caused the 

pancreas to become damaged. The 

patient was referred to a gastroenterology 

specialist in Sioux Falls 

the morning following his clinic 

visit. He was instructed to consume 

only clear liquids in the 

interval so as not to aggravate the 

liver or pancreatic function. When 

he arrived in Sioux Falls to have 

his liver further evaluated, a tube 

was passed down his throat after 

adequate anesthesia. The tube 

was passed through the stomach, 

out into the duodenum and then 

into the common bile duct. This is 

a very specialized procedure called 

an endoscopic retrograde cholangiogram 

(ERCP). By this procedure, 

it was possible to remove the 

stone from the common duct without 

ever having to undergo an 

abdominal opening -type surgery. 

The gentleman returned to Pierre 

and over the next several weeks 

had no further chest pain. But our 

job was not completed. 

Specifically, just because one 

finds one abnormality that might 

be causing the chest pain, does not 

mean that there are not others 

that might well need attention. 

Further history was taken at that 

time and he reluctantly acknowledged 

having three or more alcoholic 

beverages during the 

evening. It was strongly recommended 

that this be stopped in 

light of his pancreatic and liver 

abnormalities. But more importantly, 

his cardiac risk factors 

strongly suggested the possibility 

that there was going to be significant 

coronary artery disease. To 

that end, he underwent an exercise 

stress test on the treadmill 

and it was very abnormal. He was 

referred to the cardiologist at this 

point and a coronary angiogram 

was done demonstrating several 

critical obstructions to his heart 

arteries. These were treated with 

a stent placement in the artery to 

open the constrictions present. 

Thus, our concern that there 

maybe more than one thing wrong 

was validated and appropriately 

corrected. 

Dealing with chest pain problems, 

as you might imagine from 

this story, is a very complex issue 

potentially life threatening. When 

chest pain problems are encountered 

as above, the healthcare 

provider’s first task is to rule out 

abnormalities that may be fatal or 

cause severe morbidity. In this 

gentleman’s case, the gallstone 

was definitely causing problems 

and to our surprise there were not 

other stones identified in the liver 

or the gallbladder. Thus, further 

address of this problem did not 

seem warranted. We then looked 

for hidden coronary artery disease 

and indeed that was also present. 

After that was dealt with, he was 

followed in the clinic over the next 

several months with no further 

complaints of pain or discomfort. 

He said that he still enjoyed his 

cocktails in the evening but he didn’t 

think they were hurting him. 

In as much as there were no 

abnormalities in his blood count 

and no discomfort after several 

months, further workup with an 

examination of his stomach did not 

seem warranted. Along the way, it 

should be noted that the first step 

was to rule out heart disease causing 

his pain and that was done 

with blood tests, a cardiogram, 

and his history. The next step was 

to deal with the abnormalities 

found on his blood tests. He was 

felt very likely to have gallstone 

pancreatitis. By that time, the 

presence of condition such as pericarditis, 

peptic ulcer disease, 

pneumonia, malignancies in the 

lung and muscle/joint abnormalities 

had all been considered and 

ruled out. The healthcare 

providers at your local clinic are 

well versed on how to deal with 

chest pain problems. Some are 

much simpler than the case 

described above and some are even 

more complex and they are always 

taken very seriously and completely 

evaluated. 

HOSTA Training 

SDSU will be hosting four Hazardous 

Occupation Safety Training 

in Agriculture (HOSTA) sessions 

this spring throughout South 

Dakota. 

HOSTA is a program which aims 

to educate South Dakota youth 

about the dangers associated with 

working on a farm or ranch. The 

law states that youth 14 to 15 

years old must complete the 

HOSTA training to work on a farm 

or ranch for anyone other than 

their parents. Youth who are 

employed on their home farm 

exempt from the rule. When youth 

become 16 years of age, this law no 

longer applies. Youth who are 

working on their family farm are 

still encouraged to attend. 

Agricultural is the only industry 

in the U.S.A. that allows youth 

under the age of 16 to be considered 

a legal employee. That and 

the fact that Farming/ranching is 

considered one of the ten most 

dangerous jobs, it is evident that 

we must educate youth about dangers 

on farms and ranches for the 

safety of themselves and others. 

The number one way to prevent 

farm accidents is by educating 

about possible dangers and giving 

students the knowledge to asses a 

situation for hazards. For this reason, 

all youth ages 14-16 are 

strongly encouraged to attend. 

Dates and locations of the training 

will be: 

Brookings on May 28, at 10:00 

a.m. in Ag Engineering building, 

room 125. 

Aberdeen on May 29, at 10:30 

a.m. at the Aberdeen regional 

extension center 

Winner on May 30, at 10:00 a.m. 

at the Winner regional extension 

center 

Gettysburg on June 3, at 10:00 

a.m. at the C&B operations John 

Deere dealership. 

All locations have a minimum 

requirement of 6 students pre-registered 

by Friday, May 24, at 4:00 

p.m. If a location does not have six 

students pre-registered by the 

deadline, that session will be cancelled. 

Cost of the training is $25 

per student. 

T he safety training will consist of 

classroom instruction, and a driving 

test. Students are expected to 

study the 48 core tasks sheets 

prior to the classroom session. A 

written exam will be given over 

the 48 core task sheets, which 

must be passed with a minimum of 

75 percent correct for the student 

to advance to the driving portion of 

the training. The task sheets can 

be found at: http://www.sdstate. 

edu/abe/extension/hosta/tasksheets/index.cfm 

To register for the HOSTA safety 

training course, contact Nic Uilk 

at Nicholas.uilk@sdstate.edu or 

(605)688-5675 or Candy Willms at 

(605)688-5141. Those attending 

the Winner training can also contact 

The Winner Regional Extension 

Center, 842-1267. 

Cedar Trees Turning Brown? 

Cedar trees are turning brown in 

south-central South Dakota. Much 

of the problem has been attributed 

to cedar bark beetles that are 

attacking trees that have been 

stressed from the drought. If trees 

are otherwise healthy, the trunks 

and larger branches can be 

sprayed with carbaryl or permethrin 

by June 1 to control the beetles. 

The effectiveness of insecticide 

applications on severely 

stressed trees is highly questionable. 

Calendar 

5/14-15 – Spring Extension Conference, 

Brookings, SD 

5/28/2013 – HOSTA, 10:00 am, 

SDSU Ag Engineering Building, 

Room 125, Brookings, SD 

5/29/2013 – HOSTA, 10:30 am, 

Aberdeen Regional Extension Center, 

Aberdeen, SD 

5/30/2013 – HOSTA, 10:00 am, 

Winner Regional Extension Center, 

Winner, SD 

6/3/2013 – HOSTA, 10:00 am, 

C&B Operations John Deere Dealership 

Gettysburg, SD 

“Pump Iron, Eat Beef” campaign targets blood donors 

There are many good reasons 

for donating blood, and the United 

Blood Services (UBS) and South 

Dakota Beef Industry Council 

(SDBIC) are partnering in May to 

provide one more. A special “Pump 

Iron, Eat Beef” promotion will provide 

those who donate blood 

through UBS locations in South 

Dakota during the month of May 

with a $5 beef certificate while 

supplies last. Donors will also 

receive Beef, It’s What’s for Dinner 

and for Donors, a brochure that 

details why beef is a healthy meal 

choice when donating blood. 

“Beef is an excellent source of 

zinc, iron and protein,” says 

SDBIC Executive Director Ron 

Frederick. “Iron is an important 

mineral which helps build red 

blood cells and carries oxygen to 

tissues throughout the body. Consuming 

an iron-rich diet is important 

in building a healthy red cell 

count both before and after donating 

blood.” Citing the USDA’s 

National Nutrient Database for 

Standard Reference, Frederick 

explains that a 3-ounce serving of 

lean beef contains high percentages 

of the Daily Value of many 

essential nutrients. In fact, when 

it comes to iron, he says lean beef 

contains nearly three times the 

Daily Value percentage as a cup of 

raw spinach or a 3-ounce serving 

of pork, and more than twice that 

of a 3-ounce serving of chicken. 

The “Pump Iron, Eat Beef” campaign 

will also include a beef cookout 

and live broadcast by KOTA 

radio at the United Blood Services 

Rapid City office located at 2209 

W. Omaha St. on Thursday, May 

23. Two outdoor grills and $100 in 

beef certificates will be given away 

during the event. 

Training for youth planning to work on farms this summer 

SDSU Extension will be hosting 

several Hazardous Occupation 

Safety Training in Agriculture 

(HOSTA) certification courses 

throughout the state for all youth 

between the ages of 14 and 16 who 

plan to work on farms this summer. 

“The agricultural industry is 

unique in the fact that it allows 

youth under the age of 16 to be a 

legal farm employee, where as 

many other industries require 16 

as the minimum age,” said 

Nicholas Uilk, Ag Systems Technology 

Instructor at South Dakota 

State University. “Combine that 

with the fact that farms/ranches 

are on the top-10 list of most dangerous 

jobs and it is evident that 

the farm site can be a very dangerous 

workplace for youth who are 

not familiar with existing dangers.” 

HOSTA certification is required 

for all youth who are 14 or 15 and 

wish to work on a farm other than 

their own family farm. The 

HOSTA certificate allows these 

youth to legally work as a farm 

employee. Uilk says according to 

federal law, youth under the age of 

14 are not allowed to be employed 

by a farm that is not their own 

family farm. 

Farm operators who employ 

youth who do not have the HOSTA 

training can face up to a $10,000 

fine. 

Uilk also encourages youth who 

will be working on their family's 

farm to also take the HOSTA 

course. 

“I also strongly encourage all 

youth 14 and 15 years of age to 

attend the safety training as education 

is the number one best way 

to prevent accidents,” Uilk said. 

Youth younger than 14 and 

interested in taking the course will 

also be welcome. 

What to Expect 

Prior to attending the HOSTA 

certification course, students are 

expected to study the 48 core task 

sheets, which can be found at: 

http://www.sdstate.edu/abe/extension/hosta/task-sheets/index.cfm. 

During the training a classroom 

session will be held to review some 

of the main points of the task 

sheets. The students will then be 

given a written exam. Students 

must obtain a 75 percent or 

greater in order to pass the exam 

and receive certification. If the 

student passes the written exam, 

they will then take a driving test 

in which we set up a course which 

they must drive a tractor and two 

wheeled trailer through. 

HOSTA Training Dates and 

Locations 

May 28 Brookings: Training 

begins at 10 a.m. in the Ag Engineering 

building, room 125, 1400 

N. Campus Drive, Brookings, 

57006. 

May 29 Aberdeen: Training 

begins at 10:30 a.m. at the SDSU 

Extension Regional Center; 13 

Second Ave. SE, Aberdeen, 57401. 

May 30 Winner: Training 

begins at 10 a.m. at the SDSU 

Extension Regional Center; 325 S. 

Railroad 

Monroe St., P.O. Box 270, Winner, 

57580. 

June 3 Gettysburg: Training 

begins at 10 a.m. at C&B operations 

-Potter County Implement; 

30965 US Highway 212, Gettysburg, 

57442. 

To register, contact Nic Uilk at 

605-688-5675 or Nicholas.uilk 

@sdstate.edu. Interested parties 

may also contact the SDSU Ag 

Engineering department at 605- 

688-5141. A minimum of six students 

must be pre-registered for 

each location by May 24 at 4 p.m. 

or the session will be cancelled for 

that location. Cost is $25 per student. 

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Jones County students place at regional spelling bee 

Eighth Grade… Back row left: 5th place, Peyton Kuchenbecker, 

Philip; 4th place, Jake Lolley, Jones County; 3rd place, 

Ciara Stoddard, Kadoka Area; front row: 2nd place, McKenzie 

Stilwell, Kadoka Area; 1st place, Jacob Rosales, Kadoka Area, 

Interior. 

Seventh Grade… Back row: 5th place, Katy Manke, Jones 

County; 4th place, Kobie Davis, Philip; 3rd place, Bobbi Antonsen, 

Philip; front row: 2nd place, Esperanza Hartman, Kadoka 

Area; 1st place, Tristen Schofield, Philip. 

Sixth Grade… Back row: 5th place, Morgan Feddersen, Jones 

County; 4th place, Jasmine Ferguson, Philip; 3rd place, Lillianna 

HighHorse, Kadoka Area; front row: 2nd place; Aitanna 

Nadala, Philip; 1st place, Morgan Cantrell, Philip. 

Fifth Grade… Back row: 5th place, Mason Grimes, Kadoka 

Area, Interior; 4th place, Dylan Iwan, Jones County; 3rd place, 

Autumn Parsons, Philip; front row: 2nd place, Riley Rankin, 

Jones County; 1st place, Rosalie Rosales, Kadoka Area, Interior. 

Fourth Grade… Back row: 5th place, Jasmine Hiatt, Philip; 

4th place, Sarah Parsons, Philip; 3rd place, Jackson Grimes, 

Kadoka Area; front row: 2nd place, Sophia Kustar, Jones County; 

1st place Wyatt Olsen, Jones County. 

Third Grade… Back row: 5th place, Allison Williams, Philip; 

4th place, Bridger Hight, Jones County; 3rd place, Katie Butler, 

Philip; Front row: 2nd place, McCoy Peterson, Philip; 1st place, 

Kayin Convey, Jones County. 

Jones County FSA News 

• David Klingberg • 

Second Grade… Back row: 5th place, Levi Williams, Philip; 

4th place, Jadyn Jensen, Jones County; 3rd place, Alisse Janis, 

Kadoka Area, Long Valley; front row: 2nd place, McKenna McIlravy, 

Philip; 1st place, Gracie Fitzgerald, Philip. 

First Grade… Back row: 5th place, Kade Larson, Jones County; 

4th place, Jess Jones, Philip; 3rd place, Wakely Burns, Philip; 

front row: 2nd place, Kaitlyn Schofield, Kadoka Area, Midland; 

1st place Tristen Host, Jones County. 

FSA/PHEASANTS 

FOREVER/NRCS CRP 

INFORMATIONAL 

MEETING ON MAY 29 

Pheasants Forever, NRCS, and 

FSA will be teaming up to conduct 

a public informational meeting on 

the new CRP Sign-Up at 6:00 p.m. 

on May 29 at the Murdo Tech Center. 

Supper will be provided. 

USDA ANNOUNCES 45TH 

GENERAL SIGN-UP FOR 

THE CONSERVATION 

RESERVE PROGRAM 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) will conduct a 

four-week general sign-up for the 

Conservation Reserve Program 

(CRP), beginning May 20 and ending 

on June 14. Additional signups 

for continuous CRP programssuch 

as Highly Erodible Land Initiative 

and Initiative to Restore 

Grasslands, Wetlands and 

Wildlife-will start May 13. 

Currently, about 27 million 

acres are enrolled in CRP, which is 

a voluntary program available to 

agricultural producers to help 

them safeguard environmentally 

sensitive land. Producers enrolled 

in CRP plant long-term, resourceconserving 

covers to improve the 

quality of water, control soil erosion 

and enhance wildlife habitat. 

Contracts on 3.3 million acres of 

CRP are set to expire on September 

30, 2013. Producers with 

expiring contracts or producers 

with environmentally sensitive 

land are encouraged to evaluate 

their options under CRP. 

2012 NAP & ACRE 

PRODUCTION DUE JULY 15 

Producers must annually pro- 

vide (if not appraised by a NAP 

appraiser) the quantity of all harvested 

production of the crop in 

which the producer held an interest 

during the crop year. We have 

sent out the “NAP Yields” form 

and CCC-658 form which lists 

your acres and a spot for you to 

record your production. The deadline 

for reporting this production 

is July 15, 2013. Please contact 

the office if these forms were not 

received. 

DATES TO REMEMBER/ 

DEADLINES: 

May 20-June 14: CRP general 

sign-up 

May 29: CRP informational meeting 

June 3: 2013 ACRE sign-up ends 

July 15: 2012 ACRE Production 

July 15: 2012 NAP Production 

July 15: Final 2013 Acreage 

reporting date 

August 2: DCP sign-up ends 

Feel free to call the office if you 

ever have questions on any of our 

programs 605-669-2404 Ext. 2. 

Selected Interest Rates for 

May 2013 

Commodity Loans 1.125 percent 

Farm Operating Loans — Direct 

1.375 percent 

Farm Ownership Loans — Direct 

3.500 percent 

Farm Ownership Loans — Direct 

Down Payment, Beginning 

Farmer or Rancher 1.500 percent 

Farm Storage Facility Loans – 

7 Yr 1.250 percent 





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Legal Notices 


Notice of Deadline 

for Voter Registration 

Voter registration for the Jones County 

School District #37-3 election to be held 

on June 4, 2013 will close on the 20th 

day of May, 2013. Failure to register by 

this date will cause forfeiture of voting 

rights for this election. If you are in doubt 

about whether you are registered, call 

the county auditor at 605-669-7100. 

Registration may be completed during 

regular business hours at the Jones 

County Auditor's office, municipal 

finance office, and those locations which 

provide driver's licenses, food stamps, 

TANF, WIC, military recruitment, and 

assistance to the disabled as provided 

by the Department of Human Services. 

Voters with disabilities may contact the 

County Auditor for information and special 

assistance in voter registration, 

absentee voting, or polling place accessibility. 

Tami Schreiber 

Jones County School Business Manager 

Published May 2 & 9, 2013, at the total 

approximate cost of $20.79. 

Master Gardener news: May 2013 

Donna Adrian 

We have finally started to see 

some warm weather. We couldn’t 

plant our potatoes on Good Friday 

like we are led to believe that we 

should, but it is not too late to go 

ahead and get them in the ground 

now. 

As we start deciding what to 

plant where it is generally a good 

idea to divide the garden into 

three areas containing the following 

groups of crops: the perennial 

crops (asparagus, rhubarb, winter 

onions, chives and garlic) by placing 

them at one end of your garden 

so they will not be disturbed from 

year to year. 

The short-season, (early planted 

crops) plant at one end of the 

garden to make it easier to replant 

for a fall crop, after these crops are 

harvested. Short-season (the cool 

season) crops include peas, 

spinach, lettuce, beets, kohlrabi, 

radishes, onions, cabbage, cauliflower, 

and broccoli. These can 

stand a light frost. 

Long-season crops (warm season) 

are vegetables that require 

most of the growing season to 

mature. Examples of long-season 

vegetables are tomatoes, peppers, 

potatoes, vine crops, and sweet 

corn. Plant tall-growing vegetables 

far enough away from lowgrowing 

vegetables so they don’t 

shade them. Planting tall vegetables 

on the north or east side of the 

garden also will reduce the shading 

of shorter crops. (Lettuce and 

similar greens may be grown in 

partial shade in mid-summer.) 

Start small! A 4 ft. by 6 ft. garden 

that can be easily managed 

may produce more than a large 

one that has become overgrown 

with weeds or simply is harder to 

keep watered. Block/Wide rows 

vegetables are particularly suited 

to wide row planting these include 

root crops such as carrots, radishes, 

beets, turnip, and rutabaga, 

and leafy crops such as lettuce and 

spinach. 

Change the location of the garden 

or that of the individual crops 

within the garden from year to 

year to help reduce insect and disease 

problems and to make better 

use of fertilizer in the soil. Because 

they are closely related and can 

carry the same diseases, do not 

plant potatoes, eggplant, peppers, 

or tomatoes where any of the four 

were the previous year. The same 

principle follows for members of 

the cole crop group (broccoli, cauliflower, 

cabbage, etc.) and the 

cucurbit group (melons, pumpkins, 

squash, gourds, cucumbers.) 

North-south rows may reduce the 

shading of adjacent rows by taller 

plants. 

Planting in a block, however, 

can save space and make it easier 

to meet crop needs. Block planting 

is also recommended for optimal 

pollination of wind-pollinated 

crops such as sweet corn. 

Paint-South Dakota volunteers to revitalize 

homes in Murdo and 21 other communities 

Farm Credit Services of 

America announces earnings 

Farm Credit Services of America 

(FCSAmerica), a financial cooperative 

with more than $19 billion 

in assets, announced financial 

results for the first quarter of calendar 

year 2013 on May 2. 

Net income for the first quarter 

was $110.1 million compared to 

$108.7 million for the same quarter 

in 2012. The increase in net 

income is primarily due to an 

increase in net interest income 

from loans partially offset by an 

increase in staffing related 

expenses. 

Loan volume decreased by 

$156.3 million during the first 

quarter of 2013 to $18.333 billion. 

Members’ equity increased to 

$3.333 billion from $3.224 billion 

at the end of 2012. 

“In spite of volatility in the agricultural 

markets and widely varying 

weather conditions, producers 

continue to show resiliency in the 

face of many challenges,” said 

Doug Stark, president and CEO. 

“As a financial services cooperative, 

we continue to build strenth 

so we can sustain the needs of our 

customer-owners and support the 

communities in which they live.” 

Across South Dakota, volunteers 

are picking up paint brushes 

and setting aside free time to help 

residents in their communities to 

maintain the value and livability 

of their homes. The groups, using 

primer and paint donated by 

South Dakota Housing Development 

Authority, are repainting 

homes whose owners are physically 

or financially unable to handle 

the project themselves. 

Paint-South Dakota, in its 16th 

May is National Military 

Appreciation month 

year, is a statewide program that 

matches volunteers with homeowners 

that need help. This year, 

19 groups are painting 25 houses 

in Andover, Bison, Box Elder, 

Canova, Centerville, Edgemont, 

Frankfort, Hot Springs, Hoven, 

Huron, Lead, Murdo, Newell, Nisland, 

Plankinton, Rapid City, Redfield, 

Roslyn, Stickney, Sturgis, 

Vale and Watertown.Volunteer 

groups include churches, municipalities, 

community development 

Gov. Dennis Daugaard has 

signed a proclamation declaring 

May as National Military Appreciation 

Month. 

May is a time to recognize the 

sacrifices and successes of those 

who have served in the Armed 

Forces, both past and present. 

“The vigilance of the members 

of the Armed Forces has been 

instrumental to the preservation 

of freedom, security and prosperity 

enjoyed by the people of this great 

nation,” the Governor’s proclamation 

states. “The success of the 

Armed Forces depends on the dedicated 

service of its members and 

their families.” 

National Military Appreciation 

Month includes: Loyalty Day (5/1), 

Victory in Europe Day (5/8), Military 

Spouse Appreciation Day 

(5/11), Armed Forces Day (5/18), 

and Memorial Day (5/27). 

Each of those days provides an 

opportunity to learn more about 

military members and the families 

that support them. 

“This month is dedicated to all 

of our military men and women 

and their families, and it also provides 

an opportunity to educate 

our youth on the historical importance 

of the Armed Forces,” said 

Maj. Gen. General Timothy 

Reisch, Secretary of the South 

Dakota Department of the Military 

and Adjutant General of the 

South Dakota National Guard. 

“Our veterans and their families 

have contributed so much to protect 

the freedoms we all enjoy.” 

organizations and service clubs. 

“For homeowners, a new coat of 

paint means a great deal. It protects 

the house from weather, 

maintains its appearance and 

improves the quality of the neighborhood. 

However, this can be 

tough to do if you are disabled or 

on a fixed income,” said Mark 

Lauseng, Executive Director of 

SDHDA. “Paint-South Dakota is a 

great way for these residents to 

stay in their homes and remain 

4-H Teen Leadership Conference 

Registration Deadline is May 15 

National speaker, John Beede 

will present during the 4-H Teen 

Leadership Conference in Brookings 

June 4 at the campus of South 

Dakota State University. 

For more information on how to 

register for Teen Leadership Conference 

(TLC) visit 

http://igrow.org/product/tlc-findthe-mystery-within/. 

Registration 

deadline is May 15. Teens ages 13 

to 18 can register for this event 

and the opportunity to hear John 

Beede present. 

Adventurer, John Beede is also 

a professional speaker and author. 

Beede has been struck by lightning, 

attacked by a 5-foot iguana, 

swam with a whale shark, nearly 

fell 300-feet to his death,and once 

did the hokey-pokey in the eye of a 

hurricane. 

“His adventure stories have 

earned him the nickname, “The 

Climber Guy,” and he’s going to 

help you “Climb On!” to your highest 

personal leadership potential,” 

said Audrey Rider, SDSU Extension 

4-H/Youth Development 

Leadership Field Specialist. 

Beede is an exciting and humorous 

speaker. 

“Youth can expect to not only 

experience all of these things, but 

they should all laugh yourself to 

tears. Past audience members 

have literally fallen out of their 

chairs laughing,” Rider said. 

The success and leadership 

strategies teens will learn at 

Beede's talk are based on his highly 

acclaimed book, “Climb On! Success 

Strategies for Teens.” 

Since graduating from Wheaton 

College, Ill., with a bachelor’s 

degree in communications, he has 

become the owner of two companies, 

John Beede International 

and Sierra Nevada Publishing 

House. He has also been an 

instructor of rock climbing, whitewater 

rafting, wilderness survival, 

sailing, mountaineering, and has 

participated in dozens of expeditions 

and adventures around the 

world. In his talk, John’s integration 

of his outdoor adventure stories 

and his powerful success 

strategies will catapult you to a 

new level of personal achievement. 

To learn more, visit iGrow.org or 

contact Audrey.Rider@sdstate.edu. 

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Murdo 

Deadline is Tuesdays at 10 a.m. 

Call: 669-2271 

Coyote • May 9, 2013 • Page 12 

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING 

CLASSIFIED RATE: $5.00 minimum for up to 20 words.10¢ per word after 

initial 20. Each name and initial must be counted as one word. 

CARD OF THANKS: Poems, Tributes, Etc. $5.00 minimum for up to 20 

words.10¢ per word after initial 20. Each name and initial must be counted 

as one word. 

NOTE: $2.00 added charge for bookkeeping and billing on all charges. 

DISPLAY AD RATE: $5.20 per column inch. 

PUBLISHER’S NOTICE: All real estate, advertised in this newspaper is 

subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, which makes it illegal to 

advertise “any preference, or discrimination on race, color, religion, sex, or 

national origin, or any intention to make any such preference, limitation, or 

discrimination.” 

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate 

which is a violation of the law. Our readers are informed that all dwellings 

advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. 

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY 

AVON – Only $10 to start. Call 

for information without any obligation. 

1-877-454-9658. 

CRAFTS 

DO YOU HAVE CRAFT ITEMS 

to sell? Have a booth @ Festival of 

Arts & Crafts in Watertown, S.D., 

June 8th. Home Based Business 

also welcome. 605-886-3040. 

EMPLOYMENT 

THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT 

CAREER - STARTS HERE! 

Statewide construction jobs, 

$12.00 - $18.00 OR MORE. No 

experience necessary. Apply 

online www.sdwork.org. #constructionjobspaybetter 

SMART SALES AND LEASE 

seeks bookkeeper. Work from 

home. Hourly wage based on experience. 

M-F 8-4, Degree/management 

experience a plus. Resume, 

questions: careers@smartsalesandlease.com. 

BRITTON-HECLA SCHOOL, 7- 

12 Special Ed Teacher, w or w/o 

coaching for SY13-14. Closes 5-10- 

13. Contact Kevin Coles, Supt, 

PO Box 190, Britton, S.D. 57430; 

605-448-2234; Kevin.coles@k12. 

sd.us. 




$12.00 - $18.00 OR MORE. No 


online www.sdwork.org. #constructionjobspaybetter. 

TECHNICIAN: SUNDANCE, 

WY, JD dealership looking for 

repair technician. JD experience 

preferred but not required. Fulltime, 

top pay, benefits $60,000 to 

$80,000. Call (866) 671-0052. 

INDUSTRIAL ARTS OR AG 

TEACHER Contact Supt. Dean 

Kueter Dean.kueter@k12.sd.us 

(605) 363-5025 Montrose School 

District, 309 South Church 

Avenue, Montrose, S.D. 57048. 

WAT E R - S E W E R - S T R E E T 

SUPERINTENDENT. CDL & 

medical required. W&WW Certification 

required within 1 year. City 

of Wilmot, PO Box 40, Wilmot, 

S.D. 57279, wilmot@tnics.com, 

605-938-4811. Deadline: May 20, 

2013. EOE. 

CUSTER REGIONAL HOSPI- 

TAL has an exciting full time 

Occupational Therapist opportunity, 

working with a supportive 

team of professional therapists in 

the beautiful southern Black Hills 

of SD. We are located just a short 

distance from Mount Rushmore, 

Wind Cave National Park, Custer 

State Park, Jewel Cave National 

Park and many other outdoor 

attractions. Competitive salary 

and benefits available including 

sign on bonus. Please contact Jim 

Simons, Rehab Services Director, 

at 605-673-2229 ext. 301or jsimons@regionalhealth.com 

for 

more information or go to 

www.regionalhealth.com to apply. 

EOE. 




$12.00 - $18.00 OR MORE. No 


online www.sdwork.org. #constructionjobspaybetter. 

FOR SALE 

LONGBRANCH IN PIERRE, 

S.D. We have lowered the price & 

will consider contract for deed. 

Call Russell Spaid 605-280-1067. 

NORTH CENTRAL COMMU- 

NITY HAS 24 residential lots for 

sale. Thirty miles to Aberdeen and 

one hour to Missouri River. Excellent 

schools, clinics, retail stores 

& job opportunities. Call Beth @ 

Vaughn Beck Realty – 605-380- 

3855. 

LOG HOMES 

DAKOTA LOG HOME Builders 

representing Golden Eagle Log 

Homes, building in eastern, central, 

northwestern South & North 

Dakota. Scott Connell, 605-530- 

2672, Craig Connell, 605-264- 

5650, www.goldeneagleloghomes. 

com. 

NOTICES 

ADVERTISE IN NEWSPA- 

PERS statewide for only $150.00. 

Put the South Dakota Statewide 

Classifieds Network to work for 

you today! (25 words for $150. 

Each additional word $5.) Call 

this newspaper or 800-658-3697 

for details. 

SEARCH STATE-WIDE 

APARTMENT Listings, sorted by 

rent, location and other options. 

www.sdhousingsearch.com South 

Dakota Housing Development 

Authority. 

OTR & DRIVER 

OPPORTUNITY 

HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERA- 

TOR CAREER! 3 Week Hands- 

On Training School. Bulldozers, 

Backhoes, Excavators. National 

Certifications. Lifetime Job Placement 

Assistance. VA Benefits Eligibile! 

1-866-362-6497. 

WANTED 

WANTED: HUNTING LAND for 

Pheasant, quality Mule Deer 170” 

class+, Whitetail Deer 150” class+ 

and Merrium Turkey. Call 605- 

448-8064. 

Help Wanted 

LOOKING FOR AN ASSIS- 

TANT COOK and maid. Also 

looking for a hard working young 

man to help guide prairie dog 

hunters. Must have a drivers 

license. Please call 605-669-3440 

and ask for Brett. M18-2tc 

CAREGIVER/AIDE: PART 

TIME position available in the 

Murdo area assisting elderly and 

disabled individuals in the comfort 

of their own homes. Will assist 

with basic cleaning, laundry, meal 

prep, personal cares, and other 

tasks which allow independence. 

Flexible schedules and great supplemental 

income. Please contact 

the office (605) 224-2273 or 1-800- 

899-2578. Be sure to check out our 

website at homecareservicessd. 

com. 

M18-4tc 

Notice 

W O U L D Y O U L I K E Y O U R 

GARDEN tilled? Call Hank, 669- 

2684. M19-2tp 

IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED 

IN DOING A CITYWIDE RUM- 

MAGE SALE, contact the Murdo 

Coyote for advertising specials 

605-669-2271. 

Garage Sale 

T H R E E FA M I LY G A R A G E 

SALE 305 Lincoln Avenue, Friday 

and Saturday, 9:00 a.m. Weight 

bench, clothes, baby clothes, 

household. Something for everybody! 

M19-1tp 

Thank You 

I would like to thank everyone 

for all the hard work for my benefit. 

Bill and Donna Eckert, Jerry 

and Teresa Hatheway and Judy 

Iversen for handling the auction. 

Kelcy Nash, Sharon Ivory, Kathy 

Bradley, Sherry Philips, Judy 

Iversen, Susie Moreland, Donna 

Green and Robin Andrews for 

cooking, serving and cleaning up 

the mess. Sam Seymour, Roger 

Larson and friends for bringing 

tables and chairs and cleaning up. 

Bill for not letting Sherry burn the 

buns, Roy and Judy Iversen for 

donating the food for supper, 

Murdo Family Foods for the buns, 

and the Lutheran Thrivent for the 

bars. It was delicious! Thanks also 

to all the secret helpers and the 

Senior Center and to anyone I may 

have missed. So many people 

helped out! I would also like to 

thank everyone for all the donations 

for the auction, all the pies 

and baked goodies (couldn’t 

believe how many there were!) and 

all the other items – every one was 

beautiful and many homemade 

and unique (so cool!) and all the 

money donations that were so generous! 

Thanks to the Lutheran 

Thrivent and Modern Woodmen 

for the matches and all the businesses 

who donated. And thank 

you all for the support, love, 

thoughts and prayers! You don’t 

know how much it means to me. I 

really appreciate it! 

Tanya Brink and family 

Thank you to everyone who 

kept us in your thoughts and 

prayers while we were at Mayo 

Clinic getting Dean’s heart fixed. 

Carolyn and Dana did an excellent 

job taking care of all of our big and 

little cats and our dog. Someone 

plowed our driveway for us so Carolyn 

could get to the house. Robin 

brought our mail to the house. 

Many people called to check on us 

at Rochester. It’s great having lots 

of people who care for us. Blessings 

to all of you, as much as you 

have been to us. 

Dean and Deb Faber 

Are you 

advertising? 

In a tight market, keep 

people thinking about you, 

Not the Other 

Guy. 

To advertise, call the 

Murdo Coyote at 

605-669-2271 

Murdo Nutrition 

Program Menu 

May 13 

Goulash 

Creamed Corn 

Tossed Salad 

Bread 

Apricots 

May 14 

Oven Fried Chicken 

Mashed Potatoes & Gravy 

Harvard Beets 

Dinner Roll 

Peaches 

May 15 

Fish Portions 

Baked Potato Wedges 

Tomato Spoon Salad 

Blueberry Muffin 

Tropical Fruit 

May 16 

Roast Beef 

Mashed Potatoes & Gravy 

Seasoned Baby Carrots 

Bread 

Mixed Fruit Delight 

May 17 

Scalloped Potatoes & Ham 

Peas 

Corn Bread 

Mandarin Oranges

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