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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF JONES COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA. 

MURDO 

“SERVING THE AREA SINCE 1904” 

Thune inducted into South 

Dakota Sports Hall of Fame 

South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame… Harold Thune (left) 

accepts his South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame induction award 

from Colin Kapitan. Kapitan was a referee for many years at the 

Jones County Invitational Tournament. 

Courtesy Photos 

Coach Thune and 1980 Letter winners… Four of Coach 

Harold Thune’s girls basketball letter winners made the trip to 

help celebrate his induction. From left to right: Susan (O'Reilly) 

Raikus, Pam (McKenzie) Bryan, Harold Thune, Tammy 

(Lindquist) Van Dam and Connie (Kerns) Kralicek. 

Jones County school board discusses 

new policy options for exercise facility 

by Karlee Moore 

The Monday, April 8 school 

board meeting, held at 8 p.m., was 

brief and to the point. 

Those in attendance included: 

Larry Ball, Lorrie Esmay, Brett 

Nix, Chad Whitney, Carrie Lolley, 

JayTee Sealey, Ashley Geigle, 

Cheryl Iversen and Karlee Moore. 

The board gathered before the 

meeting at 7:30 p.m. to review 

scholarship applications. 

The agenda and bills were 

approved, as well as minutes for 

special meetings on March 25, 

April 2, April 3, and April 4. 

Gary Knispel was not on hand 

to present a financial report, but 

had submitted one previously, 

which was approved. 

The board made a motion to 

approve Resolution #355, which 

would authorize membership in 

the South Dakota High School 

Athletes Association for the 2013- 

2014 school year. 

Next on the agenda was a 

motion to offer 2013-2014 contracts 

to certified staff at the 2012- 

2013 rate. This motion was tabled 

until a special meeting that was 

Coyote 

A PUBLICATION 

St. Mary’s Home Health and Hospice to host Hospice 

Foundation of America’s 2013 Living With Grief ® program 

Each year the Hospice Foundation 

of America (HFA) presents a 

nationally recognized distance 

learning program to more than 

125,000 people in 2,000 communities. 

For more than a decade, this 

annual educational event has been 

instrumental in educating healthcare 

professionals and families on 

issues affecting end-of-life care. 

The information provided by the 

expert panel will be useful to clinicians, 

administrators, chaplains, 

social workers, nurses, case managers, 

counselors, physicians, 

addiction professionals, and other 

staff working in hospice and palliative 

care, hospitals, long-term 

care and assisted living facilities. 

This year’s Living With Grief® 

Program focuses on “Improving 

Care for Veterans Facing Illness 

and Death.” This program assists 

end-of-life care provider organizations 

and health and human service 

professionals in enhancing 

their sensitivities and understanding 

of veterans and to provide professionals 

with new interventions 

to better serve dying veterans and 

their families. Attention is placed 

on veteran generations now aging 

and most likely to be seen in endof-life 

care (WWII, Korean War, 

Vietnam). The program also looks 

organizationally at military benefits 

and intersections with VA systems 

and will explore the traditions 

and sensitivities of grieving 

families and resources that can 

scheduled for Wednesday, April 

10. 

Next, the board approved a 

motion to withdraw from Three 

River Special Services Benefit 

Group, effective June 30, 2013. 

The district will still be part of 

Three Rivers; however, they will 

not be participating in the health 

insurance program. 

The board approved an open 

enrollment request, then discussed 

a Homeland Security walk 

through that was scheduled for 

Wednesday, April 17. Homeland 

Security will provide recommendations, 

and the walk through will 

make the school eligible for additional 

grants for security items 

such as door buzzers and door 

cameras. Esmay said of these 

security measures, “It will be 

something that we’ll be looking 

at.” 

Next, the board turned its 

attention to the discussion items. 

The 2013-2014 calendar was again 

discussed. Nix asked if having 

semester tests before Christmas 

break worked this year. Ball said 

that it worked very well, since the 

Jones County Invitational tournament 

is always scheduled soon 

after school resumes in January. 

Having semester tests during the 

week of the tournament was difficult 

for students and staff alike. 

Ball then brought up the recently 

passed Sentinel Bill. Ball told 

the board that it is something that 

they should think about and 

decide what they want to do, if 

anything. 

Nix asked if anyone had any 

suggestions, but the issue did not 

have any additional discussion. 

Ball said that he had recently 

contacted other schools that offer 

exercise facilities to the public and 

had asked for copies of waiver and 

policies for their facilities. 

He said he would like the board 

to make a decision on policy issues 

before school is out. He recommended 

that everyone wishing to 

use the facility be issued a key 

card, and the doors should be kept 

locked at all times, especially during 

school hours. 

Ball then said that the school 

board election will be held on 

Tuesday, June 4. The meeting 

then entered executive session at 

8:30 p.m. 

assist them. 

Moderated by Frank Sesno, 

Director of the School of Media 

and Public Affairs at The George 

Washington University, the program 

will be shown at Avera St. 

Mary’s Hospital, 4th Floor Lecture 

Room (old building) from 1:00 p.m. 

to to 4:00 p.m. on April 23 and will 

be repeated on April 24 from 1:00 

p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

Mr. Sesno will lead the panel of 

noted authorities that includes: 

Scott T. Shreve, DO, National 

Director, Hospice of Palliative 

Care, Dept. of Veterans Affairs; 

Deborah Grassman, ARNP, 

Author, Lecturer, Consultant, 

Dept. of Veterans Affairs; Kenneth 

J. Doka, PhD, MDiv, Professor of 

Gerontology, The College of New 

Rochelle, and Senior Consultant, 

Hospice Foundation of America; 

Paul Tschudi, MA, EdS, LPC, 

Assistant Professor/Director, The 

George Washington University, 

and Vietnam veteran; and Ryan 

Weller, MSW, LCSW, Palliative 

Care Program Manager, Portland 

VA Medical Center. 

Each year this award-winning, 

program is produced by Hospice 

Foundation of America, a not-forprofit 

organization, which acts as 

an advocate for the hospice concept 

of care through ongoing programs 

of professional education, 

public information and research 

on issues relating to illness, loss, 

grief and bereavement. 

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OF RAVELLETTE PUBLICATIONS, INC. 

Number 16 

Volume 107 

April 18, 2013 

South Dakota 4-H looks for host families 

The 4-H Youth Exchange programs 

provide youth with the 

opportunity to reach their full 

potential as future leaders in communities, 

as well as, in the workplace, 

says Suzanne Geppert, 

SDSU Extension 4-H Youth Partnerships 

Field Specialist. 

“Exchanges mobilize volunteers 

and communities to meet the 

needs of youth by creating non-formal, 

educational opportunities to 

help youth thrive in a complex and 

changing world; allowing them to 

problem solve and plan through 

various life skill development 

opportunities utilizing the 4-H 

Guiding Principles,” she said. 

“These life skills can be developed 

even further by allowing our youth 

to advance their practices in an 

International Exchange.” 

Geppert explains that state and 

county exchanges are basically a 

series of learning experiences in 

which 4-H members visit the 

homes and communities of 4-H 

members in another geographical 

location, and then receives visitors 

in return. Counties usually host a 

group one year and return the visit 

the following year. 

4-H also provides its members 

with the opportunity to travel 

internationally. Alan Lambert, 

South Dakota 4-H International 

Programs Volunteer Coordinator, 

manages the exchanges which 

include delegates travelling 

abroad, inbound exchangees and 

the host families needed for home 

stays. 

Lambert says host families are 

currently being sought for one 

month 4-H International 

Exchange Programs. Currently 

Lambert is seeking host families 

for 24 teens from Japan; ages 12- 

16. The teens will be staying with 

local families as part of a two-way 

exchange program sponsored 

through 4-H and the Japanese 

LABO organization. 

“The Japanese youth come 

eager to live our everyday life and 

make friends that will last a lifetime,” 

Lambert said. 

The exchangees will stay with 

their South Dakota host families 

from July 22, 2013 to August 18. 

The program accepts host families 

with children of the same gender 

and about the same age. Families 

without children in this age range 

are encouraged to host an adult 

chaperone for two weeks. 

“Families do not need to be 

involved in 4-H to host, they just 

need a willingness to share their 

home and world,” Lambert said. 

The Japanese LABO Exchange, 

in cooperation with 4-H International 

Exchange Programs, is one 

of the largest exchange programs 

involving North American and 

Japanese youth in the world. Since 

it began in 1972, more than 40,000 

students have stayed with families 

in 39 states including South Dakota, 

and more than 6,300 youth 

have lived with host families in 

Japan. 

There is no need to know the 

Japanese language. The students 

have been studying English, and 

are anxious to use it. 

“The program gives host families 

a chance to share their culture, 

friendship and family life 

with an exchange student, and at 

the same time learn about Japanese 

life. The home stays last only a 

month, but the effects last a lifetime,” 

he said. 

Information and host family 

applications about the program 

are available by contacting a local 

4-H leader, county extension office 

or through the South Dakota 4-H 

Leaders website: http://www. 

southdakota4hleaders.com/page_1 

4.html. 

For more information contact, 

Lambert at 605-366-6107 or 

alanelambert@gmail.com. 

Cole Venard earns UTI 

Technician of the Year 

UTI Monster Jam Tech of the Year… Cole Venard accepts his award at the 2013 Monster 

Jam Awards Ceremony. 

Photos courtesy of monsterjam.com 

by Karlee Moore 

Cole Venard, Murdo native and 

2005 graduate of Jones County 

High School, has recently been 

awarded the 2013 Universal Technical 

Institute Monster Jam Tech 

of the Year. 

He was selected out of technicians 

from the entire Monster Jam 

fleet. According to monsterjam. 

com, there are approximately 90 

trucks in Monster Jam. 

Venard is currently the crew 

chief for the Monster Jam truck, 

Grave Digger The Legend, driven 

by Adam Anderson, who is the 

2013 Advance Auto Parts Monster 

Jam World Racing Champion. 

In Anderson’s acceptance 

speech, he credited Venard and his 

hard work saying, “We had a great 

year this year thanks to Cole, he 

did an awesome job, I can’t thank 

him enough and our entire team.” 

The Monster Jam World Finals 

were held in Las Vegas at the Sam 

Boyd Stadium on March 22-23. 

Venard has been working for 

Feld Motor Sports for seven years, 

and has been working with Anderson 

for four of those years. He 

graduated from WyoTech in 2006 

and started his career in monster 

trucks shortly after. 

When asked what inspired him 

to start working with monster 

trucks, Venard said, “It started 

with me mud racing around here 

(Murdo) to going out a limb and 

sending in a resume.” 

This is a great accomplishment 

for Venard, as two years ago, he 

wasn’t sure he would ever be able 

to work as a monster truck technician 

again. Venard was involved in 

an ATV accident in December of 

2010, which resulted in the loss of 

part of his left leg. He said, “Two 

years ago, I didn’t know if I was 

going to be able to keep working 

my job, and now I have a championship 

under my belt.” 

Venard sat out the 2011 racing 

season, returning in April for the 

2011 World Finals in Las Vegas 

for his first show with his new leg. 

When asked about his future, 

Venard said that he would love to 

drive. He said he is currently 

working on trying to get a driving 

position with the truck Captain’s 

Curse. Venard laughed and said 

he was trying to capitalize on his 

leg. 

Venard said his favorite show 

this year was in St. Louis, Mo. He 

said, “The crowd made me feel like 

a kid. We did well and the crowd 

let us know it.” He said it was his 

first time there, and it was exciting. 

He also said he enjoyed the 

shows on the east coast in the 

summer because they have bigger, 

outdoor stadiums. 

Grave Digger The Legend will 

participate in the European and 

over seas tour coming up, but 

Venard said he might stay state 

side. 

Grave Digger The Legend… Cole Venard, 2013 UTI Monster 

Jam Tech of the Year (left) and Adam Anderson, 2013 Monster 

Jam Racing World Champion.

Jones County News Murdo 

Coyote • April 18, 2013 • Page 2 

Coyote News Briefs 

Murdo Cemetery Assoc. 

The Murdo Cemetery Association 

annual meeting has been 

rescheduled. It will now be held 

on Tuesday, April 23, at 7:30 

p.m. at the Jones County Senior 

Citizen’s Center in Murdo. 

Kids Club 

Kids Club, sponsored by the 

Community Bible Church, will 

NOT meet until next school year 

due to scheduling conflicts in 

May. Have a great summer and 

we’ll see you in September. 

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. 

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News for the week of April 8 

is as follows, due to inclement 

weather, it was held until this 

week’s paper. 

Terry and Penny Dowling spent 

Easter in Alpena with Troy, Stacie, 

Samantha, Jolie and Alexis Dowling. 

The group, except for Troy (he 

was entertaining the flu) attended 

church Easter services. Jolie and 

Alexis took part in the service. 

Rosa Lee Styles, Margie Boyle 

and Janet Louder played a couple of 

games of canasta at Ellouise Ellwanger’s 

last Wednesday with 

muffins and coffee to follow. 

Helen Louder, Lill Seamans, 

Jones County folks buckled in for 

yet another snowstorm as this 

reporter sat before her computer on 

Tuesday morning. I’m just thankful 

for storm warnings that our pioneer 

forefathers did not have access to. 

Even if the storm passes over, it is a 

good feeling to be as prepared as possible. 

I heard the grocery store in 

Murdo was very busy on Monday 

Thank You 

Rosa Lee Styles, Margie Boyle and 

Janet Louder listened to the first 

and second graders read to them, 

after to the cafe for coffee. 

Ray and Janice Pike took in the 

Zonta Craft Fair held in Pierre on 

Saturday at the mall. They also 

went out for lunch. 

Penny Dowling traveled to Canton 

on Friday to daughter Amy and 

Mark Nelson’s. That evening, 

Penny, Amy, Nicole and Emily 

(daughter of Trent) attended a play 

“Flapper” at the Canton High 

School in which grandkids Morgan 

and Dalton were among the performers. 

Saturday Penny spent time 

Local News 

by Jody Lebeda • 669-2526 

• jody1945@gmail.com 

John Geisler, long time Murdo 

resident and business man, passed 

on Monday, April 8, after a long illness. 

Our sympathies to the Geisler 

family. Services are set for April 27 

at 10:30 at the Messiah Lutheran 

Church. 

Dean and Deb Faber went to 

Rochester to the Mayo Clinic for a 

heart procedure for Dean. They 

returned home on Monday and 

Dean is recuperating at home. He 

would be glad for some company 

and phone calls. Carolyn Trethaway 

battled the snow piles and gave loving 

care to all the kitties and dogs. 

Beverly Andrews went to Pierre 

to visit Tom Andrews on Saturday; 

they did a little shopping while 

there. She returned early so she 

would be able to navigate the snow 

piles in her yard. 

Betty Baker has been to see 

Claude in Pierre at the Golden Living 

Center. He is doing better and 

enjoys the cards he gets from 

friends in Murdo. 

Tom and Jody Lebeda went to 

Avon, S.D., and toured the greenhouse 

for a little taste of spring. 

They met Sonya Lebeda and Cara 

Manke at Tyndall for lunch and had 

a wonderful visit with them. Yes, I 

am having bedding plants again 

this year. 

Grace Mckillip returned home on 

Good Friday and is recuperating 

and doing well. Joan and Stan Sterling 

of Pierre came for coffee and 

visiting on Monday. 

Violet Sichmeller hosted a birthday 

party for Cayenne Bohan, her 

granddaughter, on Friday, April 5. 

Menu included birthday cake, cookies, 

cupcakes and pizza. 

Edna McKenzie is having a birthday 

party at the Regency Hospitality 

Room in Chamberlain on Saturday, 

April 20. Cards can be sent to 

her at 220E Beebe St. suite 115 

Chamberlain S.D. 57325. Phone 1- 

605-234-2244. 

Mel and Linda Kessler and Emily 

Flynn went to Pierre on Saturday to 

Mariah Kessler’s confirmation. Both 

Mel and Linda are glad to be home 

and getting back in the South Dakota 

mode. 

West Side News 

with shoppers stocking up on essentials. 

Calving is the big news yet for the 

west side as it is across the county. 

Doesn't leave time for much socializing 

other than a quick visit at church 

and/or Bible study. 

Hey, isn't it good to see green 

grass? 

A huge thank you to the Jones County community for your 

tremendous support of the JCHS Post Prom Party, your generosity 

is greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for making this event such a 

huge success. Thank you to the students for your participation and great 

attitudes. Thank you the chaperones that sacrificed an evening to chaperone 

this event. Our sincere apologies if anyone has been overlooked. 

After School Program/Modern 

Woodman 

All Pro Towing 

Allison Green 

American Legion Auxiliary 

Anchor Inn 

Andy and Jill Rankin 

Anita Fuoss Attorney 

Art’s Ditching and Plumbing 

Austin Venard 

Avon Kelcy Nash 

Bankwest Insurance 

Barrett Dowling Legion Auxiliary 

Barry and Missy Valburg 

Becky McQuistion 

Ben Huber 

Bernard and Marj Strait 

Best Western Graham’s 

Bob and Lynne Kinsley 

Book and Thimble Club 

Brandee Hauptman - Scentsy 

Bruce and Karen Royer 

Buffalo Restaurant 

Busted Nut 

Buxcel Barnes Qtr. Horses 

Calli Glaze 

Century Business Products 

Chad and Heather Whitney 

Charles Baker Trucking 

Chris and Katie Nix 

City of Murdo 

Cliff’s Auto Repair 

Coca-Cola 

Coffee Cup-Vivian 

Corky’s Auto Supply 

Cutting Edge Graphics 

Dakota Mill and Grain 

Dakota Prairie Bank 

David and Carrie Lolley 

David and Jill Venard 

DEC Construction 

DHS Enterprises 

Dianne’s Bridal 

Dixie Huber 

Doug and Jackie Nies 

Doug and Jennifer Pol 

Dr. Szana 

Draper Gun Club 

Drew and Kati Venard 

Dwight and Sheila Hurst 

Eckert Auction 

Ed and Deb Venard 

Eldon and Esther Magnuson 

Esmay Electric 

Farmers Union Oil 

Farner Bocken 

First Fidelity Bank 

First National Bank 

Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction 

Georganna Addison – Wild 

Things 

Greg and Doreen Hauptman 

Greg and Lea Glaze 

Hair Inc. 

Happy Hour Club 

Hauptman Harvesting 

Helen Louder 

Herman and Jewell Bork 

Jacquie Erikson – Thirty One 

James and Melony Gyles 

Janet Ham 

Jared and Bonnie Dowling 

JC 4-H Leaders 

JC Emergency Care Council 

JC PTO 

JC Turner Youth Foundation 

Jeannette Drayer 

Jeannette Newsam 

Jeff and LeAnn Birkeland 

Jerald Applebee 

Jim and Michelle McNeely 

Jim’s Machine 

Joe Connot 

John and Pat Brunskill 

Jones County Schools 

Jones County Sportsmen Club 

Jones County Turner Youth 

Kelly and Donna Green 

Ken’s Spraying 

Kennedy Nebel 

Kevin and Elaine Meyers 

Kevin Moore 

LandMark Country Inn 

Larry and Bev Ball 

Levi Newsam 

Lost Souls 

Mack and Karen Wyly 

Marilyn Strait 

Marvin and Valerie Feddersen 

Mike and Joni Hunt 

Mike and Lori Waldron 

Mike and Mary Beth Trumbo 

Miller Angus 

Misti Chester 

Moore Building Center 

Murdo Chamber of Commerce 

Murdo Coyote 

Murdo Drive In 

Murdo Family Foods 

Murdo Ford 

Murdo Lions Club 

Murdo Veterinary Clinic 

Newsam Angus Ranch 

Nick and Beth Venard 

Nies Trucking 

Outhouse 

Pastor Ray and Patti Greenseth 

Paul Erikson 

Pepsi 

Pheasants Forever 

Pioneer Country Mart 

Pioneer Hallmark 

Prairie Home Ladies 

Prairie Pizza 

Ranchland Drug 

Randy and Ella Fuhrer 

Randy and Linda Vevig 

Range Country 

Rankin and Sons Inc. 

Ray’s Welding 

Rich and Amber Sylva 

Roghair Trucking 

Rose Comp 

Runnings - Pierre 

Rusty Spur 

Ruth Iversen 

Schwan’s 

Scott and Amy Kittelson 

Shandi Feddersen 

Shooters Valley 

Star Restaurant 

Steve and Deb Reed 

Steve Martin, CPA 

Steven O’Dell 

Subway 

Super 8 

Sure Shot Lodge 

Tennille Edwards 

The Mop Shop 

Town and Country Library 

Trace and Karen Dowling 

Travis and Dee Hendricks 

Tyler and Chelsee Rankin 

United Methodist Women 

Venard Inc. 

VFW Auxiliary 

Weber Land and Cattle 

West Central Electric 

West Central Electric Employees 

Club 

Yvonne Haefner 

East Side News 

by Janet Louder • 669-2696 

and the night in Sioux Falls with 

the Trent Dowling family, returning 

home on Sunday. 

Rosa Lee Styles attended a Master 

Gardeners lunch meeting held 

Saturday in White River at the 

museum. Following that she went to 

Pierre and took in the Zonta Fair. 

Dorothy and Kevin Louder spent 

time with Dwight in Kadoka last 

Wednesday. 

Following church Sunday, Ray 

and Janice Pike, Ray and Shirley 

Vik, Lila Mae Christian, Rosa Lee 

Styles, Eldon and Esther Magnuson, 

Pastor Rick, Don Volmer and 

Alice Horsley had dinner together at 

a local cafe. 

Karen Miller spent Thursday 

through Sunday in Sioux Falls 

being entertained by grandkids 

Mckenzie and Gavin. 

Kati Venard, Mallory and Tenley 

and Bob Rankin spent Saturday in 

Rapid City. 

Nelva and Janet spent Friday in 

Pierre, in the afternoon they had 

coffee at Parkwood. They visited Lillian 

Severyn, Ken Halligan, Arlyne 

Brown and daughter Linda, and 

said a brief hello to Mona Sharp. 

Kevin and Laura Louder were in 

Aberdeen over the weekend. They 

spent the nights with daughter 

Jamie Bretsch and family. On Saturday, 

grandson Sean Louder was 

in a basketball tournament, so the 

group was on hand to watch him 

play. 

Mel and Linda Kessler, Ernie 

Kessler and Kathie Mason visited 

Sonny and Evelyn Tornow in Rapid 

City on Saturday. 

Betty Mann visited Helen DeRyk 

in Pierre on Sunday. 

Nelva and Janet spent Sunday in 

Mitchell. They visited Clayton and 

Ann McLaughlin in their new home, 

very nice and spacious. They are in 

an assisted living apartment. Along 

with the visit, they had cake, ice 

cream and coffee. As they headed 

west toward home, there was something 

wet falling on them, oh, I’ll bet 

that was what they call rain! They 

couldn’t get it to follow them home, 

it stopped at Kimball. Today we 

have fog, so it’s damp out there-- 

snow predicted, we need some kind 

of moisture. 

Last Wednesday, Gen Liffengren 

with grandson as chauffeur traveled 

to Sioux Falls. Gen visited Glen and 

Teresa Fuoss in the hospital, also 

there were Floyd and Sylvia Fuoss. 

Lila Mae Christian spent the 

Easter weekend in Rapid City with 

daughter Pat. Also there were Pat’s 

daughter, Shanna, and daughter 

Amirah from the Lincoln, Neb., 

area. Lila Mae returned home on 

Monday. 

And on to this week’s news. 

Happy birthday to Margaret 

Rankin who celebrated her 85th 

birthday with a pizza party at a cafe 

near Draper, surrounded by family. 

Helping her celebrate her "big" day 

were: Greg Rankin; Ron and Nan 

Rankin, North Platte; Kris and Dick 

Bradley, Karen Authier, all of 

Pierre; Bob Rankin; Shirley and Ray 

Vik; Steve Vik; Eleanor Miller, 

Pierre; John Bradley and Mary 

Abbott of Rapid City; Andy and Jill 

Rankin, Riley and Peyton; Kati and 

Drew Venard, Mallory and Tenley; 

Tyler and Chelsee Rankin, Addison 

and Joey. Others that stopped in 

were: Donald Wayne Cromwell; 

Doug Nies; and Randy and Holly 

Nemec of Midland. I'm guessing 

Marg had a great day with her family. 

Ron and Nan spent the night, so 

was out for dinner Sunday for Marg, 

Greg, Ron and Nan; they left for 

home after. 

In Murdo Friday, Eldon and 

Esther Magnuson met Ray and Janice 

Pike for coffee and conversation 

at a local cafe. Later the Magnusons 

visited daughter Kathie. 

Donna Kinsley and daughter 

Beth Mertens, Grace and Josie went 

to Sioux Falls on Saturday and 

spent the night with son Chris and 

Alicia Erikson. They attended a 

baby shower on Sunday for baby 

Erikson, due May 12. 

The Jones County High School 

prom was held Friday evening. 

Their theme was neon nights. The 

weather turned out okay, still snow 

and slush for those dressed in their 

finery to get around in, understand 

all went okay – guys in their tuxes 

and the gals in their formals, very 

pretty. Drew and Kati Venard, 

Chelsee Rankin and Jill Rankin, 

along with others, were chaperones 

for the post prom party. 

Dorothy and Brad Louder called 

on Dwight in Kadoka on Friday. 

Mary Mathews, Bruce and Anita 

Mathews and Monica Mathews 

attended the Pierre dance academy 

performance held at the Riggs Theater 

on Saturday to watch granddaughters/daughters 

Marissa and 

Bailee dance. 

Curt and Janet Miller spent Sunday 

afternoon with her parents, 

Bernard and Marge Strait. 

Our sympathy goes out to Dave 

Geisler and family in the loss of his 

brother, John. 

Happy birthday to Roger Vik of 

Spearfish who will add another year 

April 20 – making him older than 

me! 

This hubby (Nelva) of mine 

turned over another year on Sunday; 

yes, I made him a cake. Following 

church Sunday, we joined Ray 

and Janice Pike, Don Volmer, Ray 

and Shirley Vik, and Lila Mae 

Christian for dinner at a local cafe. 

Following dinner, the gals presented 

Nelva with a piece of apple 

caramel pie topped with ice cream 

and a lighted candle, and sang 

happy birthday. The dessert was 

very good; I got a couple of bites. In 

the afternoon, daughter Cara and 

hubby Don stopped in. They had 

been to Mitchell to Don's brother, 

Brad's, home; they also saw other 

family members there. They took 

cake with them. A little later, Ray 

and Janice Pike stopped in for cake, 

ice cream and hot tea. In the meantime, 

the phone rang a lot; had calls 

from the kids, some grandkids and 

friends. Casey and Gavin Miller 

dropped in, and Gavin had cake. He 

said it was so good, but I think it 

was the frosting he liked (don't you 

just love 'em). Then Eldon and 

Esther Magnuson arrived, played 

some cards and then we had cake 

and ice cream. We didn't even get a 

sugar high! All in all, he had a good 

birthday. 

J.C. Sheriff’s Report 

The Sheriff’s report is printed as 

received by Jones County Sheriff’s 

Office. It may or may not contain 

every call received by the department. 

Sheriff and Deputy calls: 

April 8 

Sheriff Weber responded to a 

report of a pickup that had slid 

off the highway and was stuck in 

the median on I-90, mm207. The 

riders had a ride coming and the 

vehicle was left and towed away 

after the storm had passed. 

Sheriff Weber responded to I-90, 

westbound, mm200, to a report of 

a pickup and camper in the 

north ditch. The camper that was 

being towed had rolled on to its side. 

The pickup and camper was left to 

be towed out after the storm had 

passed. The driver was taken to a 

motel in Murdo. 

Sheriff Weber responded to a possible 

rollover in the median on I- 

90, mm200. It was found to be the 

same accident at mm 200. 

April 10 

Sheriff Weber responded to US 

Hwy 83, northbound, mm59 to a 

report of a semi and trailer that 

was stuck on a hill on icy roads. 

DOT spread salt on highway and 

truck was able to drive away. 


report of a pickup in the ditch 

on US Hwy 83, mm57. The vehicle 

was towed out of the ditch. 

The SD Highway Patrol and 

Sheriff Weber responded to I-90, 

eastbound, mm190 to a report of a 

semi and trailer that had slid 

into the median and became 

stuck. The semi was pulled out and 

towed away. 

The SD Highway Patrol and 


report of a semi that was stuck 

on the ice on the eastbound off 

ramp at exit 192, and it was blocking 

the ramp. Traffic was diverted 

past the exit until the semi was 

towed away and the ramp was 

reopened. There was also a pickup 

that had became stuck in the ditch 

after it had tried to go around this 

semi. The pickup was towed out of 

the ditch. 

Deputy Sylva responded to a 

report of a train derailment in 

Jones Co. It was found to have 

derailed in Stanley Co. 

Deputy Sylva responded to a two 

vehicle accident in Murdo. There 

was minor damage to both vehicles. 

April 11 

Deputy Sylva responded to I-90, 

mm187 to the report of a pickup 

stuck in the median. The vehicle 

was towed out. 

Deputy Sylva responded to I-90, 

mm190, to a report of a pickup 

stuck in the median. The vehicle 

was towed out. 


report of a vehicle stuck in the 

median on I-90. It was first 

thought to be in Jones Co., but the 

vehicle was located a mile into 

Lyman Co. The vehicle was towed 

out. 

Sheriff Weber assisted the 

Lyman Co. Sheriff's Office with a 

one vehicle rollover with no 

injuries in the median on I-90, 

mm216. The people in the vehicle 

were trapped inside. The occupants 

were able to be removed without 

any problems. Once Lyman Co. 

arrived, Sheriff Weber left the 

scene. 

Deputy Sylva, the SD Highway 

Patrol, Jones Co. Ambulance and 

Sheriff Weber responded to a one 

vehicle rollover on I-90, eastbound, 

mm207. There were three 

people in the vehicle. One passenger 

received non life threatening 

injuries, and was transported to St. 

Marys by the Jones Co. Ambulance. 

All passengers were wearing seatbelts 

which prevented anyone from 

being severely injured or killed. 

April 14 

Deputy Sylva reponed to a 911 

hangup. It was found to be a pocket 

dial, and no one needed any help. 

Deputy Sylva confirmed a 

Jones Co. warrant on a subject 

that was being held by the police in 

Pennington Co. The subject paid 

the warrant and was released.

Murdo Coyote 

Murdo Coyote • April 18, 2013 • Page 3 

John Geisler 

John Nels Geisler, age 83, Valley 

Springs, S.D., formerly of 

Murdo, passed away Monday, 

April 8, 2013 at the Veteran's 

Administration Hospital in Sioux 

Falls. 

He was born in Pasadena, 

Calif., November 25, 1929, to 

Arthur John “Dick” Geisler and 

Vivian Christine (Petersen) 

Geisler. 

He lived with his parents and 

younger siblings, Roma and David, 

in Bell, Calif., where A.J. ran a 

feed store. During his childhood in 

Bell, John began a lifelong love of 

movies at the three local theaters 

where admission cost a dime. 

In February 1942, the metal 

rationing of World War II led to 

the closing of the store in Bell 

which had transitioned into selling 

the latest modern appliances. 

Leaving the land of sun and palm 

trees, the family moved to a farm 

in Blunt during a blizzard. In 

1945, the Geisler family moved to 

Murdo to operate the John Deere 

and Chevrolet dealerships, the 

first of many businesses. 

For his high school education, 

John boarded at Northwestern 

Lutheran Academy in Mobridge. 

His college education was interrupted 

when he served his country 

as a cryptographer in Korea in the 

Army 1903rd Engineer/Aviation 

Battalion. 

After his honorable discharge 

from the Army in 1953, John collected 

antique cars from across the 

Midwest. His father told him, 

“John, you have to do something 

with those cars,” and in 1954 John, 

his father, Dick, and brother, 

Dave, opened the Pioneer Auto 

Museum with 25 cars on display in 

a single building. 

John eventually received his 

bachelor’s degree from Concordia 

College in Seward, Neb. He held 

many jobs during his lifetime: 

service station attendant, copper 

mine employee, elementary school 

teacher, social worker, Pinkerton 

security guard, postal worker, 

pilot car driver and antique dealer. 

He most enjoyed his time in the 

Army and the years he spent 

exploring the Midwest on trips to 

locate antique cars for the museum. 

John married Betty (Fortier) 

Queen November 9, 1965, and 

gained a daughter, Cathie. Their 

daughter, Johanna, was born in 

November 1966. After attending 

graduate school at the University 

of Minnesota, John, Betty and the 

two girls moved to Murdo to be 

near family and the Pioneer Auto 

Museum. 

For many years, the family 

traveled around the United States. 

John was always on the lookout for 

antique cars and collectibles to 

add to the Pioneer Auto collection. 

In 1985, John and Betty returned 

to Murdo to live. John loved all 

sorts of entertainment and public 

exhibitions, attending canvas tent 

circuses and state fairs and concerts. 

He loved a good meal; any 

road trip would be planned around 

restaurants that could be visited 

along the way. John had a companion 

Beagle by his side for the 

by Pastor Rick Hazen, United Methodist Church, Murdo and Draper 

Seizing the Hope Set 

Before Us ... Heb 6:18 

“O worship the King, all glorious 

above,O gratefully sing God’s power 

and God’s love; our Shield and 

Defender the Ancient of Days,pavilioned 

in splendor, and girded with 

praise.” (words by Robert Grant) 

Having a deep, committed and 

lasting faith in God, and in the one 

God sent to save us from our sins, 

the Lord Jesus Christ, is becoming 

rare in these modern times. We have 

become spoiled and selfish, letting 

the world dictate who we worship. 

Some of us just cannot find the time 

to “worship the King.” 

You and I have time for everything 

else in today’s world — school, 

work, sports, bars, casinos, family 

and friends, TV, internet, iPods, 

iPads, Nooks, Kindles, cell-phones, 

smart phones, texting, etc. We listen 

to the world, why don’t we listen to 

God? Jesus says that we are choosing 

the “broad road that leads to 

destruction [and not] the narrow 

road that leads to life.” It all comes 

down to having a vibrant and active 

faith. That’ll happen when we redirect 

our priorities, placing God in 

first place instead of last place (or no 

place). We cannot be whole and complete 

people until we are healthy in 

“body, mind, and spirit.” Know that 

when we pray, God still accepts our 

“knee-mail.” 

To have an active and vibrant 

faith means “work.” Along with 

“work” comes “growth.” Pentecost 

will soon be here. Pentecost begins 

May 19 and goes through Sunday, 

November 24. Perhaps growth in our 

faith journeys during Pentecost will 

cause us to make “spiritual growth” 

a daily habit all year. 

Why do we adults encourage 

youth to attend secular camps in the 

summer but don’t encourage youth 

to attend church camps, or a mission 

trip? In our communities, why do we 

encourage our youth and one another 

to get involved with everything 

else over the summer except church 

activities? 

Instead of asking ourselves how 

we are going to occupy our time with 

more stuff, let’s step back for a 

moment and ask ourselves, “How 

are we going to occupy our time with 

what God wants us to do, and still 

have time for the other stuff?” 

Our churches have many 

resources which you can tap into so 

that you will not only experience 

spiritual “growth” as you “work” 

on your faith journey, but you will 

also find ways in which you can 

have a “committed” life of faith. 

The church can also help you to 

redirect your priorities so you will 

still be able to work or go to school 

and still do some of those things 

you love as well. Just remember to 

place God first. Hear these words 

from Jesus Christ: “Love the Lord 

your God with all your heart and 

with all your soul and with all 

your mind and with all your 

strength. The second is this: ‘Love 

your neighbor as yourself’” (Mark 

12:30-31). And, the apostle Paul, 

who loved the sports of running 

and boxing, wrote these words to a 

young Timothy about getting priorities 

straight and always placing 

God first: “For physical training is 

of some value, but godliness has 

value for all things, holding promise 

for both the present life and the 

life to come” (1Timothy 4:8). 

Worshiping God is your number 

one appointment every Sunday 

and nothing else worldly is more 

important to take God’s place. 

God’s blessings to you all during 

this Easter season. 

Obituaries 

last 35 years, the most recent 

being named Martin Luther. 

In 2002, John and Betty moved 

to Sioux Falls and later Valley 

Springs to be near their daughters 

and grandsons, and to have 

access to advanced medical care. 

Both John and Betty faced a number 

of health issues in the last 

decade. Starting in 2009, John 

went through several rounds of 

treatment for thyroid cancer. After 

a brief, acute illness in late 

December 2012, John entered the 

hospital and then the hospice program 

at the Veteran’s Administration 

Hospital in Sioux Falls. His 

family is grateful for the excellent 

care he received there. He passed 

away the morning of Monday, 

April 8, 2013. 

John had a strong, but quiet, 

lifetime relationship with his Lord 

and Savior. He was a member of 

Messiah Lutheran Church in 

Murdo and attended First Lutheran 

in Valley Springs. 

John is preceded in death by his 

parents, Arthur John “Dick” 

Geisler and Vivian Christine 

(Petersen) Geisler. 

John is survived by his wife of 

47 years, Betty (Fortier) Geisler; 

daughters, Cathie (Johnnie) Littles 

of Sioux Falls, Johanna (Mark 

Dykstra) Geisler; grandsons, Corwin 

and Rune Dykstra of Valley 

Springs and Lee Littles of Sioux 

Falls; a sister, Roma Bunch, of 

Irvine, Calif.; a brother, David A. 

(Leila) Geisler of Murdo; nieces, 

Vivian (Jeff) Sonder, Patty (Donald) 

Tyus, Jennifer (Bryan) 

Kaiser, Lisa (Larry) Williams; and 

nephews, Eric (Janet) Staudenbaur 

and David M. (Ann) Geisler. 

Funeral services will be held at 

10:30 a.m. (CT) on Saturday, April 

27, at Messiah Lutheran Church, 

Murdo followed by interment at 

the Murdo Cemetery and lunch at 

Messiah Lutheran. 

Glen Fuoss 

August 1972 

Congrats to 

Tim on 8 

years of 

business! 

A Diamond Anniversary is a rare & 

precious gift given to few people... 

Congratulations, 

Jim & Midge Newbold 

On your 60th 

Wedding Anniversary 

on April 21 

Glen Fuoss, 57, of Sioux Falls 

(formerly of Draper, S.D., and 

Williston, N.D.) died in Sioux Falls 

on April 6. A memorial Service will 

be held at Peace Lutheran Church, 

5509 West 41st Street, Sioux Falls 

on Friday, April 19 at 2:00 p.m. 

The family requests live green 

plants in lieu of flowers. 

Glen Eric Fuoss, husband of 

Teresa, and son of Floyd H. and 

Sylvia Hullinger Fuoss, was born 

at Pierre, S.D., on August 13, 

1955. He grew up on the family 

ranch north of Draper and attended 

Spears and Draper Elementary 

Schools. He graduated from T.F. 

Riggs High School in Pierre. A gifted 

musician, he sang and played 

drums, trumpet, baritone horn, 

and violin during his schooling 

and was a virtuoso pianist until 

his illness. 

While in high school, he joined 

the Civil Air Patrol and rose to the 

rank of Lt. Colonel. He participated 

in the International Air Cadet 

Exchange, traveling to Great 

Britain. He was a certified flight 

instructor and commercial pilot in 

South Dakota and Nebraska for a 

number of years. 

For much of his life, he worked 

on the family land. His winning 4- 

H exhibits at the State Fair led 

him to certified seed production. 

With his dad, he designed and 

built a seed cleaning and grading 

system at the family headquarters. 

He wrote his own computer 

programs for performance-testing 

range cattle. He pioneered both 

no-till farming and organic beef 

production. He learned finish carpentry 

from his dad and his uncle, 

Ben Erikson, and practiced it in 

homes he and his family built 

wherever they lived. After he left 

agriculture, he drove truck in 

Wyoming and on the Bakken oil 

fields, settling in Williston, N.D. 

Glen met Teresa Raney in 

North Dakota and they were married 

March 28, 2012. In January 

2013, they moved to Sioux Falls, 

S.D. He and Teresa loved to travel 

and their three years’ time together 

was filled with adventures. Following 

a trip to Ecuador he suddenly 

fell ill and on February 21, 

was diagnosed with an astrocytoma, 

which did not respond to 

treatment. He passed away peacefully 

in Sanford Hospice, supported 

by family, including his niece, 

Darnell Dixon, and friends, Tim 

and Marilee Anton. Glen was an 

organ donor and his remains were 

cremated and will be privately 

interred at a later date. 

Glen is survived by his wife, 

Teresa; his parents; his children, 

Sarah Anne and Corbin Brian; and 

one beloved grandson, Jaxton 

Bentley Fuoss. He is also survived 

by his siblings: Kathleen (Jim) 

Larson of Fort Mohave, Ariz., Paul 

(Ann) of Oak Park, Ill., Althea 

Dixon (Jeff Longtin) of Minneapolis, 

Minn., and Anita L. Fuoss of 

Murdo, S.D.; and five stepchildren: 

Jacob and Roxanne Raney, and 

Ganna, Isatou and Amber Mboob. 

The family wishes to express 

appreciation to Pastor Obed Nelson 

of Peace Lutheran and the 

physicians and staff of Sanford 

Health Care for their skillful and 

compassionate care. 

The Murdo Coyote is online at 

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Check it out today! 

Andrea Sheehan & Jerry Miller are requesting any 

historic photos of the 

former Malone house 

in order to restore it to 

the original condition 

If anyone has any photos, 

please contact Greg Miller 

in Murdo at 605-669-2236 

Come for the music, stay for the fun 

8th Anniversary 

Party 

Saturday, April 20 

9 p.m. - close 

The Rusty Spur 

October 2011 

Happy Anniversary From Your 

Children & Their Spouses 

Grandchildren & Great-Grandchildren 

Cards of Congratulations can be sent to: 

PO Box 105, Murdo SD 57559 

Catholic Church of St. Martin 

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

Saturday Mass: 6 p.m. 

St. Anthony’s Catholic Church 

Draper, S.D. • Father Gary Oreshoski 

Sunday Mass: 8:30 a.m. 

Draper United Methodist Church 

Pastor Rick Hazen 

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. 

Murdo United Methodist Church 

Pastor Rick Hazen • Corner of E. 2nd and Jefferson Ave. 

Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m. and Fellowship Time • Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. 

United Methodist Women: 1st Wednesday at 2 p.m. • ALL WELCOME! 

Okaton Evangelical Free Church 

Okaton I–90 Exit 183 • Pastor Gary McCubbin • 605–837–2233 (Kadoka) 

Sunday Worship: 9 a.m. (CT) • Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. (CT) 

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. 

Community Bible Church 

410 Washington, Murdo, S.D. • Pastor Alvin Gwin • 669–2600 

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. • Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. 

Wed. Night Bible Study: 7 p.m. 

Two minutes with the bible 

The Teaching Of Self-esteem 

by Pastor Paul M. Sadler 

Scripture Reading: “Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince [refute] the gainsayers.” 

— Titus 1:9 

Satan never rests in his insatiable desire to corrupt the Word of God. A case in point is the present-day teaching of self-love, self-esteem and self-worth. The influence 

of this unsound doctrine has nearly permeated every strata of Christendom, including the Grace Movement. Like the beat of a drum, this theme is heard almost 

constantly from the pulpits of America and frequently appears on the pages of Christian literature. Beware when you hear or read: “It is important to feel good about 

yourself,” “Learn to love yourself,” “Probe your innermost self to understand why you think and feel as you do,” “God sent His son to die for you because you are 

of great value.” 

On the surface these phrases may seem commendable, but in reality they are diametrically opposed to the Scriptures. The above has been weighed in the balance 

and found to be wanting. For example: “The heart [innermost self]is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” (Jer. 17:9). Paul concurred 

when he said, “For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh, [old nature or self]) dwelleth no good thing” (Rom. 7:18). 

The old man (self) is at enmity against God. He hates God and the things of God and left to himself he will not seek God. The Scriptures, from beginning to end, 

speak with a unified voice that the old nature is rotten to the core (See Rom. 3:9-18). 

Consequently, our old man (self) has been crucified with Christ. Paul made reference to this when he wrote to the Galatians, “I am crucified with Christ [i.e. his 

old man]: nevertheless I live [Paul's new nature]; yet NOT I [self], but Christ liveth in me.” We are to put off the old nature and put on the new, which is created in 

holiness and righteousness (Eph. 4:22-24). It is futile to improve one’s self- image, especially since God abhors any attempt to do so. Rather, we are to conform ourselves 

to the image of His dear Son. Thus, those of the household of faith are to live accordingly: 

“Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let us esteem other better than themselves. Look not every man on his own things, but 

every man also on the things of others. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus” (Phil. 2:3-5). 

Self takes great pleasure in acclaim, indulgence, approval and praise. It glories in all these things. But are we not robbing God when self is esteemed more highly 

than His glory? 

“What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have of God, AND YE ARE NOT YOUR OWN? For ye are bought 

with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s” (I Cor. 6:19,20). 

Shall we permit the “love of one’s self” doctrine to overshadow the love of God in Christ Jesus? God forbid! May God help us to stand against this insidious teaching 

that essentially robs God of the glory that is rightfully due Him. 

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COYOTE CALL 

April 18, 2013 Issue 14 

Jones County High School 


Coyote Call teaches journalism principles, 

provides school information, serves as a public 

relations vehicle and provides a forum for 

opinions submitted in signed letters. 

Staff: Becky Bryan, Janna Glaze, Nicki 

Kell, Ryan Kirscher, Emiley Nies, Paige 

Venard, Gus Volmer. 

Adviser: Margie Peters 

Date High Low Prec. 

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Jones County Weather 

04-09 45.7 13.3 .43 

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Math and science interests lead Montoya to choose School of Mines for future schooling 

By Paige Venard 

Sleeping, fishing, shopping, 

hanging out with friends and 

working out top Melissa’s favorites 

list. Melissa Montoya Mairena is 

the daughter of Kerry Melissa 

Mairena Roghair and Curtis 

Roghair; she has one older sister 

Maria Fernanda Montoya. 

Throughout her high school 

career she was involved in choir, 

basketball, track, National Honor 

Society and the Academic 

Olympics. Her favorite sport is 

soccer but since she moved to 

Murdo she has been unable to play 

it. 

She doesn’t have a favorite food, 

but she will eat anything that 

looks delicious. Her favorite song 

is “Pasarela” by Daddy Yankee. 

While her favorite TV show as a 

kid was True Lies, she now enjoys 

watching scary movies and comedies. 

Her favorite subject is science. 

“My favorite holiday is 

Christmas because I like having 

family gatherings together, eating 

good food and opening the presents.” 

Her favorite color is blue, and 

you will find her wearing comfortable 

clothing; she prefers quality 

over brand names. The Glass Castle 

is her favorite book. She wants 

to meet Josh Duhamel because he 

is an awesome actor and good looking. 

“I admire my mother; she has 

worked hard throughout her whole 

Book & Thimble Club hosts Senior Girls 

Mother and Daughter Tea on stormy night 

By Nicki Kell 

The Murdo Book & Thimble 

Club hosted the Senior Girls 

Mother/Daughter Tea on Monday, 

April 8 and what an exciting time 

it was. The expected snow storm 

worried some of the mothers from 

out of town, but everyone made it 

there safely. 

The first game the group played 

was “the name game,” where each 

person was given a name tag and a 

bag of pennies. The rules of the 

game were that you had to call 

each other by the name given on 

your name tag or you owed that 

person a penny, but if a person 

called you by your real name, then 

they owed you a penny. The person 

with the most pennies won. 

The names were very interesting: 

Janna Glaze was “Honey 

Buns”, Melissa Montoya was 

“Angel Cake”, Paige Venard was 

“Silly Goose,” Becky Bryan was 

“Hot Lips,” Emiley Nies was 

“Honey Bee” and I was “Angel 

Face.” “Mom!” was commonly 

heard, followed by an “Oops!” as 

one of the girls would have to give 

up a penny. 

Paige Venard said, “The name 

game was fun and I enjoyed playing 

the games and activities.” 

The next challenge involved hulahooping, 

where the mothers and 

their daughters competed to see 

who could hula-hoop the longest. 

The daughters won, of course. One 

of the hula-hoops was smaller and 

contained water and the larger 

had a tendency to pop apart on 

occasion. 

The next challenge pitted the 

girls against their mothers as they 

each blew up a long balloon and 

then let it go, hoping that it would 

land in the hula-hoop lying on the 

floor between the two. Finally, the 

judges decided that if the balloon 

would even touch the hula-hoop 

that it would count. That’s an indication 

of how difficult a challenge 

the balloon contest became. Even 

getting the balloons blown up was 

tough for the contestants. 

Becky Bryan said that her 

favorite part was “Balloon fighting 

Mathews, Volmer elected to region offices 

at State Student Council Convention 


Finding your story and what 

you love to do was the topic of 

interest at the 26th Annual State 

Student Council Convention at the 

Ramkota RiverCentre in Pierre 

March 24-26. Jane Daum along 

with Josh Daum, Philip Mathews, 

Wyatt Walker, Cody Hight, Wyatt 

Hespe, Jackson Volmer, Paige 

Venard, Madison Mathews, 

Rachel Buxcel, Kalli Hespe, Tana 

Volmer and Calli Glaze attended 

the convention. 

They arrived in Pierre Sunday 

March 24 to “Tune into Leadership” 

which was the convention’s 

theme. During the opening session, 

the members met the 2013 

state board and then Rashaan 

Davis, a social studies teacher 

from Colorado spoke about how to 

make student council better. He 

also spoke about building trust, 

accountability and following 

through. He gave the advisors a 

CD with programs and strategies 

to make their councils better. 

After the keynote speakers the 

students dispersed to work on 

“Project Warm-Up.” Each local 

council brought fleece material to 

and the hula-hoop contest, along 

with all six of us girls fitting into 

the tiny hula-hoop.” It took some 

strange gyrations to accomplish 

the feat. 

The Book & Thimble ladies also 

provided finger foods and desserts 

about which Emiley Nies said, 

“The desserts were really good.” 

As mementos of the evening, the 

girls received scented scrubbies in 

their class color of lime green and 

a blue and lime green jewelry bag 

sewn and decorated with little jewels 

by Bessie Roghair, Melissa’s 

grandmother. 

The night was very eventful and 

everyone overall enjoyed themselves. 

Janna Glaze said, “It was 

fun bonding and made me realize 

how much I’ll miss the girls next 

year.” 

the convention and the students 

put together tie blankets for local 

women and children’s shelters. 

After the project was finished, 86 

blankets had been made. Campaigning 

for state offices began as 

a wrap up for the first night. 

“DJ Your Destiny” was the 

theme for Monday, where Kyle 

Scheele from Springfield, Missouri, 

talked about finding who 

you are and what story you want 

to live. Finding out what you love 

to do and what you are good at 

doing maybe difficult, but he 

encouraged everyone to try new 

things and find your story. If you 

can dream it doesn’t mean you can 

do it. He stressed that some 

dreams are not realistic and that 

you may have to give up on them. 

He used being able to deflect a bullet 

with his hand as his dream 

from his childhood, but those 

dreams are not realistic. He 

thought the saying “if you can 

dream it you can achieve it” was 

just a lie. He didn’t try to discourage 

people from chasing their 

dreams, but they should keep 

them realistic. 

During Monday afternoon students 

attended Showcase workshops: 

Passion, Just Dance, 

Dress for Success, Communication, 

Communication and Candy 

and Peer Pressure. Many new 

ideas from the workshops could be 

used to benefit schools and the 

student’s needs. After the workshops 

it was the banquet where 

students dressed up in sports 

coats, ties and dresses and where 

they announced the 2014 State 

Board and awards. After the banquet 

students could go to the 

dance, do homework, play games, 

or be in the baggo tournament. 

“Raise your Voice” brought 

Tuesday the final day when 

regions split up to do elections for 

next year’s board. Madison Mathews 

was elected region treasurer, 

and Jackson Volmer became vice 

president. Schools presented a 

check to the Children’s Miracle 

Network representative. The 

money, over $21,000, came from 

fundraisers in various schools. 

Everyone departed for home but 

a flat tire didn’t stop Jones County, 

because the boys and Trudy 

Hurst fixed the tire and students 

returned to school. 

Thank you! 

On behalf of the Jones County Students the Journalism Class would like to give a huge thank you to 

the PTO for hosting the post prom party and the community for all of their donations. The students 

really enjoyed it and appreciate all of the hard work that went into the event. 

life, and I am who I am today 

because of her.” Choosing among 

being popular, accomplishing 

something, or being organized, she 

responded with “Accomplishing 

something. Being popular is not 

important to me at all. If I have to 

do something, I do it myself; no 

one else is going to do my work for 

me. I know that being organized is 

important to accomplishing something.” 

Montoya gets angry when people 

lie and are disrespectful; she is 

also angered by people who start 

rumors. She is afraid of failing and 

not being able to finish college for 

some unexpected reason. 

She has no major regrets, 

“What is done, is done, the best 

thing to do is forget and move on.” 

The biggest lesson she has learned 

thus far is from her mom: be persistent 

and not give up with your 

first mistake. She values her family 

and friends the most because 

“nobody can get very far in life 

without a strong support system 

consisting of their loved ones.” 

If Montoya were granted three 

wishes, she would ask for food and 

shelter for the poor, being healthy 

for the rest of her life and living 

successfully. If she could be whatever 

she wanted she would be a 

dog for one day, because she has 

always wondered what goes on in 

their minds and thinks it would 

help her to understand animals 

better. 

Among fame, money and power, 

fame is the least important to her 

because she doesn’t need to be 

famous to be able to make money 

or have the power to control something. 

“I don’t need fame at all, I 

need money to live, and if I have 

money, I have some power.” 

Montoya would advise younger 

classmen to “live in the present 

and always give your best effort. 

Don’t waste your time; it goes by 

way too fast.” She considers her 

biggest achievement this far in her 

high school career as not failing 

any classes. “It’s nice to know that 

one more chapter of my life is 

done, and that I will be on my own 

now.” 

After graduation she is going to 

miss the people she went to school 

with because she is going to a college 

that nobody else in her class 

will be attending. She won’t be 

able to see them as much as she 

wants to. Her favorite memories of 

high school include meeting new 

people and becoming friends with 

them. “The best part about being a 

senior is knowing that I will be 

moving out soon and will be able to 

explore the world on my own and 

make my own decisions. I think I 

am ready to face the world.” 

After high school Montoya will 

attend South Dakota School of 

Mines and Technology to major in 

Chemical Engineering. In ten 

years she finds herself living in 

Rapid City or Sioux Falls using 

her major and living in a nice modern 

home and adopting some kids. 

She wants to be able to start her 

own business someday. 

NHS inducts seven new members 

at annual induction ceremony 

NHS… Back: Wyatt Walker, Philip Mathews, Becky Bryan, Melissa Montoya, Josh Daum, Greydon 

Shangreaux, Clayton Evans, Travis Grablander. Front: Jackson Volmer, Cody Hight, Kalli 

Hespe, Madison Mathews, Shelby Bork, Kaylen Larsen, Advisor Katie Venard. 

By Becky Bryan 

The National Honor Society 

Tea on April 2, led by new mentor 

Katie Venard, welcomed seven 

new members: juniors Jackson 

Volmer and Kaylen Larsen, and 

sophomores Shelby Bork, Kalli 

Hespe, Cody Hight, Madison 

Mathews and Dylan Kinsley (who 

was gone because of a family vacation 

in Hawaii). 

Travis Grablander, Clayton 

Evans and Greydon Shangreaux 

introduced the senior speakers for 

the candle lighting ceremony. 

Philip Mathews spoke about 

Scholarship and said, “A healthy 

mind is a happy mind.” He encouraged 

making scholarship manifest 

the quality of work as well as the 

learning involved. 

Senior Melissa Montoya’s 

speech on Leadership told the 

group to “Go the extra mile and 

help others.” She indicated that 

leadership includes expressing 

ideas and putting in time and 

energy to help both improve the 

group and oneself. 

Senior Wyatt Walker addressed 

the concept of Service and said, 

“Volunteer time and energy to 

help your community.” He also 

made reference to Ghandi’s quote, 

“To find yourself is to lose yourself 

in the service of others.” 

Senior Becky Bryan ended the 

speeches with Character. “Integrity— 

means step up and help others.” 

She also emphasized the 

question we all ask, “Who are 

you?“ She stressed moral and ethical 

qualities along with personality, 

individuality and respect. 

For entertainment, the jazz 

choir sang Jazz Talkin’ and No 

One Knows Who I Am; soloists 

were junior Carole Benda, junior 

Travis Grablander and senior 

Becky Bryan. 

Senior Josh Daum ended the 

induction with a farewell and 

thanked the audience for coming 

after which the group enjoyed 

cake, punch, tea and nuts. 

Tracksters face interesting start to 

year; battle weather to get in meets 


With and early start to the year, 

the track team started practicing 

on Monday, March 11. Junior high 

runners went to Kadoka on Tuesday, 

April 2. The first two scheduled 

meets were canceled due to 

uncooperative weather, so Todd 

County Invitational was a pickup 

meet to get in some track time. 

Many hard practices and new 

techniques made the first track 

meet in Todd County on Thursday, 

April 4, a very successful day. Sixteen 

schools attended the meet 

and Jones County brought home 

multiple medals. 

Junior High-Kadoka 

Girls 

100 Meter Dash: Jami Addison 

14.84 Haley Booth 13.94 

200 Meter Dash: Molly Dowling 

35.28 Addison 32.06 

400 Meter Dash: Savannah 

Krogman 1:09.30 1st Place, Dowling 

1:25.42, Hannah Hight 

1’14.94” 3rd Place. 

800 Meter Dash: Krogman 

2:52.04 3rd. 

400 Meter Relay: Booth, Addison, 

Dowling, Hight 59.30 

800 Meter Relay: Hight, Krogman, 

Dowling, Booth, 2:07.02 

Shot Put: Ali Kell 23ft 3in, Emily 

Flynn 22 ft. 1in. 

Discus: Kell 31 ft. 1.5 in 4th 

Place, Flynn 60 ft. 11.5in 5th 

Place. 

Long Jump: Addison 11ft 8 in 

1st Place 

Boys 

100 Meter Dash: Jacob Birkeland 

16.0, Kade Brost 16.08 

200 Meter Dash: Dalton Kinsley 

26.93 First Place, Zach Hespe 

29.04, Wylee Saunders 43.46, Trey 

Flynn 29.17. 

400 Meter Dash: Hespe 

1:02.97 

400 Meter Dash (6th Grade): 

Austin Olson 1:10.85 1st Place, 

Preston Gyles 1:18.80 3rd Place 


Birkeland 35.14, Christian Nelson 

35.36 


Olson 2:01.90 1st, Gyles 2:11.30 

3rd Place 

800 Meter Relay: Hespe, Saunders, 

Flynn, Kinsley 1:59.47 2nd 

Place 

1600 Meter Relay (6th Grade): 

Gyles, Nelson, Birkeland, Olson, 

5:41.0 

Shot Put: Morgan Feddersen 

22 ft. 2 in. 2nd Place, Austin 

Venard 19ft. 7th place 

Discus: Feddersen 53 ft. 7 in. 

1st Place, Venard 48 ft. 3 in. 7th 

Place 

Long Jump (6th Grade): Brost 

10 ft. 3in. 4th Place, Nelson 10 ft. 

4 in. 3rd Place 

Long Jump: Flynn 12 ft. 8 in. 

4th Place 

High School-Todd County 

Girls 

100 Meter Dash: Addison 15.14, 

Garline Boni 14.75 

200 Meter Dash: Paige Venard 

32.01, Melissa Montoya 33.57, 

Melyssa Manecke 34.00 

400 Meter Dash: Kalli Hespe 

1:06.11 1st Place, Calli Glaze 

1:12.44, Manecke 1:15.10 

800 Meter Run: Skylar Green 

2:59.62 

1600 Meter Run: Green 6:42 

400 Meter Relay: Addison, 

Manecke, Montoya, Venard, 

1:01.92, 7th Place 

Medley Relay: Glaze, Hight, 

Mikayla Waldron, Hespe 4:56.68 

3rd Place 

800 Meter Relay: Glaze, Hight, 

Waldron, Boni 1:58.55 1rst Place 

1600 Meter Relay: Glaze, 

Hight, Waldron, Hespe, 4:43.28 

2nd Place 

Shot Put: Becky Bryan 25 ft. 

6.75 in. Kell 23 ft. 1in. 

Discus: Bryan 64 ft. 10 in, JV 

Kell 66 ft. 2in Venard 48 ft. 2in 

Long Jump: Addison 12ft, Boni 

12 ft. 9.5 in. 

Boys 

100 Meter Dash: Wyatt Hespe 

11.74 3rd Place, Dalton Kinsley 

13.0, Z. Hespe 13.31 

200 Meter Dash: W. Hespe 

24.14 2nd Place, Cody Hight 26.99 

400 Meter Dash: W. Hespe 

54.0 3rd Place, Chad Johnson 

58.7, C. Hight 1:00.70 

400 Meter Relay Z. Hespe, Kinsley, 

Manke, Johnson 52.39 

800 Meter Relay: Johnson, 

Kinsley, Hight, W. Hespe 

Shot Put: Skyler Miller 34 ft. 6 

in. Kyle Manke 32 ft. 8 in 

Discus: Miller 100 ft. 4 in 

Manke 69 ft. 6 in. 

High Jump: Z. Hespe 4ft 10in 

Due to uncooperative weather 

the SBA meet and Gregory meet 

has been postponed. The next 

meet will be Tuesday, April 16 at 

1:00 in Kadoka if the weather 

cooperates.

Murdo Coyote 


First of its kind, prom features neon colors, 

balloons and loud music for night of fun 

The beginning… Bev Ball, Greydon Shangreaux and Brandon 

Parsons hang the gossamer wall. 


Think orange, green, yellow, 

pink and purple, then add the element 

of glowing neon and you 

begin to get the essence of the Junior/Senior 

Prom and Banquet hosted 

at 6 p.m. by the juniors on Friday, 

April 12 in the transformed 

Murdo Auditorium. 

To achieve the effect, the juniors 

strung black, silver and purple 

gossamer along the north wall 

and used it to highlight the neon 

painted NEON NIGHTS on a dark 

blue background paper. Students 

used neon paints splashed against 

the paper along with a few handprints 

to create the glowing sign 

once the black lights began to 

burn. Guests sat on the south side 

bleachers for a change of view during 

the Grand March. Freshman 

Garline Boni said “I thought the 

decorations turned out awesome 

and everything fit together well.” 

Along with the gossamer and 

glowing paints, the juniors, with 

some additional help in the form of 

parents and friends, blew up hundreds 

of balloons in the matching 

neon colors which were then used 

at the top of columns and to create 

the ceiling. Sloping wires created a 

circus-like ceiling when the balloons 

were attached to the wires. 

In order to create a smashing 

entrance for the Grand March, the 

class built an arch in white which 

was also splashed with the neon 

paints as were the columns. Several 

neon paper wrapped milk crates 

created a spot to display jars of colored 

water with glow sticks adding 

an eerie light to the evening. 

For the banquet the class covered 

both round and long tables 

with neon colored table cloths and 

used the colored jars of light as 

center pieces. Junior mothers prepared 

the meal of ham and turkey 

sandwiches along with a choice of 

either taco or potato soup and ice 

cream with strawberry or chocolate 

topping to round out the meal. 

Dressed in neon shirts with 

glow sticks as necklaces, prom 

servers Rachel Buxcel, Carol 

Drayer, Allison Green, Connor 

Venard, Dylan Kinsley and Wyatt 

Weber delivered the food and 

drinks to the guests. Cody 

Hullinger entertained the guests 

with three numbers as he accompanied 

himself on guitar. Pastor 

Rick Hazen gave the invocation 

after class presidents Greydon 

Shangreaux and Wyatt Hespe 

gave the welcome and response. 

Guest speaker Gary Knispel 

shared 10 main points to a successful 

life, one of which included 

taking time to smell the roses. He 

even brought a beautiful rose to 

make his point. He also encouraged 

students to stop using so 

much technology and actually go 

and do different things. Greydon 

Shangreaux read the senior 

prophecies only to find out that 

most of the class will have a successful 

life and most of the girls 

will be marrying cowboys. Wyatt 

Hespe gave thank-you’s and concluded 

the banquet. 

After the banquet, students and 

dates got changed for the Grand 

March at 9 p.m., 35 couples 

walked out in formal outfits. 

After the DJ kicked out the parents 

and spectators, the dance 

began with the dancers doing 

some choreographed dances that 

the kids knew and the Harlem 

shake. Connor Venard and Carol 

Drayer had a dance off, and Drayer 

won by doing a move and then 

dropping into the splits. 

The dance ended at 12:30 a.m. 

and post-prom began at the mini 

gym. The PTO rented a huge 

obstacle course that many kids 

enjoyed. You could tell because 

kids had marks and burns on their 

skin from going down the slide. 

The usual games were also played 

like plinko, darts, black jack and 

Wheel of Fortune. Kids earned 

money throughout the night/morning 

to buy prizes donated by the 

community. 

Dana Trethaway won a futon 

from the freshman class; Kalli 

Hespe won a mini fridge along 

with Travis Grablander for the 

sophomore and junior class prizes. 

The seniors had two prizes, a 

microwave won by Becky Bryan 

and a George Forman grill won by 

Paige Venard. The fun ended at 5 

a.m. when students traveled home 

to sleep for the rest of the morning 

and day. Senior Wyatt Walker 

said, “The best memories from my 

proms would be freshman and senior 

proms. I enjoyed taking pictures 

before banquet, the banquet 

and post prom was lots of fun.” 

Some assembly required… Full concentration is required 

to make the arch as Katie Venard, Carole Benda, Kaylen Larsen 

and Makayla Fuchs use the hot glue gun to hold the cardboard 

together. 

Neon Nights… Students enjoy some time on the dance floor during the 2013 Jones County High School prom held Friday, April 

12. 

Ready to serve… Back: Connor Venard, Dylan Kinsley, Wyatt 

Weber. Front: Allison Green, Carole Benda, Rachel Buxcel. 

Balloons galore… Carole Benda blows up a balloon as Lori 

Waldron, Kyle Manke, Randy Lebeda and Kaylen Larson help add 

to the growing pile of balloons. 

Seniors… The senior class poses for a picture before their last 

high school prom dance begins. 

Making memories… Colleen Greenseth and date Cody 

Manke share excitement before the grand march at the 2013 

Jones County High School prom. 

Surprise Visit… Trent 

Hullinger surprised sister 

Alexis and the rest of his family 

with a visit home. Trent is 

in the Navy, currently stationed 

in Sasebo-shi, Nagasaki, 

Japan and is home for a 

quick visit before returning. 

Prom Speaker… The 2013 prom speaker Gary Knispel 

addresses the students and guests during the banquet. 

Break for drinks… 

Teacher Bev Ball serves punch 

to thirsty prom-goers. 

Dancin’ the night away… Prom goers kick the night off 

with a fun dance to get everyone on the dance floor.

Murdo Coyote 


The Clinical View 

• Dr. P.E. Hoffsten • 

J C FSA News 

• David Klingberg • 

WHAT IS USPSTF? 

In 1984, the Department of 

Health of the United States Government 

elected to organize and 

support an agency to advise us on 

preventive medicine. Until that 

time, the United States Healthcare 

system had devoted itself to 

the detection and care of disease. 

Note this is different from disease 

“prevention.” The classical American 

(and South Dakotan) example 

was the 55-year-old man who “had 

absolutely nothing wrong with 

him.” But some of these men (and 

women) had a sudden unexpected 

heart attack. Forty percent of 

these people died immediately 

never making it to the hospital. 

Sixty percent survived but ended 

up with a huge medical bill. With 

the delusion of invincibility, most 

South Dakotans don’t know what 

their blood pressure, cholesterol, 

blood sugar or cigarettes are doing 

to them. If the person survived 

their heart attack, they spent the 

rest of their life with less heart 

muscle, decreased stamina, and 

eventual heart failure. Conservative 

estimates indicate that 80 percent 

of the two trillion dollars we 

spend on healthcare is spent for 

neglect of preventable conditions 

or self-inflicted disease such as 

cigarette, alcohol and drug abuse 

problems. 

By the 1980’s, concepts of prevention 

of disease as opposed to 

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early detection were to be the consideration 

of a new group called 

the United States Preventative 

Services Task Force (USPSTF). 

This was a group of 16 healthcare 

providers who were felt to be 

experts in the field of medicine. It 

was their job to evaluate information 

available and make suggestions 

on which practices were 

valuable and which ones were not 

in regard to prevention of disease. 

Now, nearly 30 years later, when 

our healthcare system consumes 

16 percent of our gross domestic 

product, their role is even more 

important than in the past. 

There are many things in our 

society that are just obviously true 

but the USPSTF has the job analyzing 

these obvious truths and 

deciding are they really true and is 

there evidence to support them. 

When they make suggestions to 

the contrary of current practice, 

the TV and news media give them 

unmerciful grief, and often 

ridicule the decisions made. But 

this task force is merely analyzing 

the information available to decide 

if these supposed “truths” are supported 

by evidence. The most controversial 

decision they made 

recently was a suggestion that 

women age 50-70 have screening 

mammography done every two 

years instead of every year. Obviously, 

this would cut the cost of the 

screening procedure in half. The 

USPSTF Committee did not find 

any evidence that this would 

increase morbidity or mortality 

from breast cancer. They, in addition, 

suggested that beginning 

mammography before age 50 was 

an individual consideration but 

not recommended except in special 

situations where there is a high 

incidence of breast cancer in a 

family. Those of you who follow 

the media and television news 

service may remember the storm 

that came with these suggestions. 

For those who are interested, 

the USPSTF recommendations for 

more than a hundred conditions 

are contained on the internet. 

Many of these are very controversial 

and some make perfect sense. 

A recent publication in the 

Archives of Internal Medicine 

studied the effect of an individual 

having an annual health exam. It 

is just logical to believe, that those 

individuals who see a healthcare 

provider once a year to review 

medications, health status, and 

suggestions for avoidance of problems 

do better than those individuals 

who do not see a healthcare 

provider once a year. And yet an 

evaluation of over 200 thousand 

people, some of whom had had an 

exam done annually and some who 

had not showed no difference in 

the mortality or morbidity in the 

two groups. The conclusion was 

that opened ended annual health 

exams really do not save lives. 

Whether you agree with the US 

Preventative Services Task Force 

recommendations or not, their recommendations 

are going to 

increasingly become the basis 

upon which insurance and 

Medicare expenses will be paid. It 

has not happened much yet but 

quietly, slowly services that are 

that USPSTF finds not to be beneficial 

to the general public will 

ceased to be paid for by insurance 

claims. 

2012 NAP & ACRE 

PRODUCTION DUE JULY 15 

Producers must annually provide 

(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. 

2013 ACRE SIGNUP 

ENDS JUNE 3, 2013 

DCP and ACRE signup for the 

2013 crop year started on February 

19, 2013. The DCP sign-up 

period will end on August 2, 2013 

and the ACRE sign-up period will 

end on June 3, 2013. The 2013 

DCP and ACRE program provisions 

are unchanged from 2012, 

except that all eligible participants 

may choose to enroll in either DCP 

or ACRE for the 2013 crop year. 

This means that eligible producers 

who were enrolled in ACRE in 

2012 may elect to enroll in DCP in 

2013 or may re-enroll in ACRE in 

2013 (and vice versa). Stop by or 

call the office for an appointment. 

Advanced payments are not 

authorized. 

The DCP/ACRE Appendix does 

have the following language that 

everyone needs to be aware of: 

Payments are subject to the availability 

of funds, compliance with 

all applicable laws and statutory 

changes and to limits on payments 

as may be provided for in the program 

regulations. It is specifically 

understood that any payments 

under this Appendix and the programs 

to which it applies are sub- 

Recent storms amount to 

2 to 3 inches in moisture 

This week’s spring storm 

brought welcome moisture to the 

entire state, which certainly will 

be a positive step toward drought 

relief. SDSU Extension Climate 

Field Specialist, Laura Edwards 

reports snow totals of 20 to 25 

inches or more from Rapid City 

towards Pine Ridge. 

“Snowfall totals are in the teens 

around Pierre to Winner and over 

to about Miller, that central part 

of the state. Up in Aberdeen 

there’s about 6-inches of snow 

which fell primarily Wednesday 

night and Thursday,” Edwards 

said. “The Sioux Falls area 

received about 8-inches of snow.” 

Edwards says the moisture 

equivalent of this storm is projected 

at approximately 3-inches in 

the southeast corner of the state. 

The 20-to 25-inch snows in the 

southwest should amount to2- 

inches or more of moisture. Lesser 

amounts of moisture fell to the 

north. 

Edwards says this fantastic 

moisture will be reflected to some 

degree in next week’s U.S. 

Drought Monitor map, which will 

be released Thursday, April 18. 

Soil temperatures were mostly 

above freezing except for northeastern 

parts of the state, which 

will allow for moisture to enter the 

soil profile. 

While the moisture has been 

helpful, Edwards reports the 

storm has been challenging for 

livestock producers in the midst of 

calving and lambing. The 

Aberdeen national weather service 

offers a resource on its website 

called the cold advisory for newborn 

livestock, view at http://www. 

crh.noaa.gov/abr/canl/forecasts.ph 

p. 

“They have an indicator there 

that combines wind chill, temperature 

and moisture. They put that 

all together as a watch or warning 

alert system for newborn livestock,” 

she said. 

Edwards notes the weather is 

expected to remain unsettled 

across the state for the coming 

week with another moisture system 

moving in for the weekend 

through next Wednesday. 

Find more weather details at 

iGrow.org. 

ject to statutory and regulatory 

changes including those that 

occur after the signing of the contract. 

Payments under the DCP 

and ACRE programs may be 

reduced by a certain percentage 

due to a sequester order required 

by Congress and issued pursuant 

to the Balanced Budget and 

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

1985. Should a payment reduction 

be required, FSA will provide 

notice about the required percent 

of payment reduction that applies 

to direct, countercyclical and 

ACRE payments. 

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 be announced in 

spring 2013. 

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 Sept. 30, 

2013. Producers with expiring 

contracts or producers with environmentally 

sensitive land are 

encouraged to evaluate their 

options under CRP. 

DATES TO REMEMBER/ 

DEADLINES: 

May 20-June 14: CRP general 

sign-up 

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. 

Taste of Home returns for 

second show in Oacoma 

Tickets for the Taste of Home 

Cooking School set for Saturday, 

May 11 in Oacoma go on sale 

Wednesday, April 17. 

The famed cooking school will 

return to Cedar Shore Resort in 

Oacoma for the second year in a 

row. Chicago-based Chef Guy 

Klinzing returns to the stage for 

another performance. 

Lucy Halverson, publisher of 

the Chamberlain/Oacoma Sun – 

the official media sponsor, says 

that the 2012 show offered attendees 

an entertaining afternoon 

and provided helpful cooking tips. 

“Guy is very knowledgeable in 

regards to cooking, but is also a 

performer,” said Halverson. He is 

best known for singing on stage 

while sharing his cooking talents 

with cooking school guests. 

With the show scheduled for 

Mother's Day weekend, Halverson 

suggests making the show a mother/daughter 

event. 

“What a great way to spend 

time with your mother and enjoy 

Chef Guy's humor and cooking 

tips,” she said. 

Attendees will also enjoy a local 

shopping experience with over 20 

vendors from the Chamberlain 

area and around South Dakota. 

Vendors will showcase candles, 

jewelry, handbags, cooking and 

kitchenware, appliances, home 

décor, sweet treats and unique 

food items, fitness and health, and 

educational items for kids. 

All this is in addition to a gift 

bag of coupons and samples for 

each attendee, plus a chance to 

take home door prizes and the 

dishes prepared by Chef Klinzing. 

Tickets for the May 11 show in 

Oacoma are available at the 

Chamberlain/Oacoma Sun in 

Chamberlain, Cedar Shore Resort 

and Al’s Oasis in Oacoma, the 

Lyman County Herald at Presho, 

or online at HYPERLINK 

"http://www.cedarshore.com/"www 

.cedarshore.com. 

Taste of Home reports that 

nearly 50 percent of attendees 

return annually to a show. Over 

600 people attended the 2012 

cooking school hosted at Oacoma. 

The Taste of Home Cooking School 

hosts more than 300 events each 

year, which attracts up to 300,000 

people. Cooking demonstrations 

led by Chef Klinzing present seasonal 

recipes for any occasion and 

every skill level of cook. Recipes 

can be made with readily available 

ingredients to create memorable 

meals. Attendees will learn tips 

and tricks to help save time in the 

kitchen and make the most of their 

cooking experience. 

For more information on Taste 

of Home Cooking School, visit 

HYPERLINK "http://www.tasteo 

f h o m e . c o m / C o o k i n g - 

Schools"www.tasteofhome.com/Co 

oking-Schools. 

Crew Agency Ltd welcomes 

Taylor Mohnen to team 

Taylor Mohnen joined the Crew 

Agency Ltd crop insurance agency 

located at Cactus Flat, S.D., on 

April 1. Taylor is currently studying 

to become a crop insurance 

agent. He joins a team of six other 

agents: Rusty Olney, Maurice 

Handcock, Tanner Handcock, 

Heidi Porch, and Grady and Bernice 

Crew. 

Taylor grew up near Parkston 

on a farm. He graduated from 

Parkston High School, and attended 

Mitchell Technical Institute, 

graduating in 2003 with a 

Telecommunications degree. 

Mohnen previously worked at 

Golden West Telecommunications 

in Wall and the Parkston grain 

elevator as an agronomist. 

Taylor serves on the Wall Celebration 

Committee and assists 

with Wall AAU Wrestling. 

“When Crew Agency 

approached me about coming to 

work for them I jumped at the 

opportunity,” said Mohnen. “I 

enjoy getting out visiting with 

farmers and also am excited to get 

back into the ag community.” 

Grady Crew, along with his 

wife, Bernice, established Crew 

Agency in 1984 and have expanded 

the crop insurance business to 

include partners, Rusty Olney, 

Maurice Handcock and Tanner 

Handcock as well as Business 

Manager Heidi Porch. 

“We are very proud to bring 

Taylor into our team,” said Grady 

Crew. “We feel his ag and business 

background will make him a 

good fit working with farmers and 

ranchers in western South Dakota. 

We know Taylor with his caring, 

common sense personality will 

provide great service and knowledge 

of the ever-changing crop 

insurance rules and regulations.”

Murdo Coyote 


Lookin’ Around 

• Syd Iwan • 

Not all oranges are created 

equal. I learned this early in life 

since my mother thought I should 

start each day with a glass of 

fresh-squeezed orange juice. She 

figured it would be helpful in promoting 

my health and well-being 

or some such thing. Most days 

this was fine. Other days, not so 

much. 

For one thing, not all oranges 

are naturally sweet and tasty. 

Some are a bit sour or dull. Then 

there are those that have so much 

pulp you almost need to eat the 

juice with a spoon instead of 

drinking it. Others have so many 

of those tiny little seeds that you 

are unlikely to get them all out 

short of using a strainer. This 

hasn’t changed much over the 

years, and buying oranges is still 

a tricky business. You’re never 

quite sure what you’re getting. 

That situation is similar in buying 

lots of other things. Apples 

are easier than oranges, but you 

still occasionally get “lemons.” 

Bananas, though, seem to all be 

fairly much the same. One is 

pretty much like another 

although eating them at just the 

right degree of ripeness can be 

hard to schedule. Meat, though, 

is often tough, literally, and hard 

to figure out. One knows that 

round steak is always going to 

need good strong teeth if you don’t 

cook it a long time, but other 

steaks vary a lot concerning tenderness 

and flavor. 

That’s one of the difficult things 

about life—trying to make wise 

decisions. This not only applies to 

things you buy, but to what you do 

to support yourself, what friends 

to have, and lots of other things. 

I didn’t have much trouble choosing 

an occupation since I was 

raised on a ranch and was the 

only son. My dad basically wanted 

me to take over when I grew 

up, and that was fine with me. I 

did have a chance to go on and 

make a career as an officer in the 

Navy since, to keep me from leaving 

when my time was up, they 

dangled a tasty carrot in front of 

me. This had to do with the promise 

of being assigned to the staff of 

a really weird admiral who was 

considered the father of the modern 

nuclear navy. It would probably 

have been a real plus in my 

record and a stepping stone to 

higher rank. Weighing that 

against ranching wasn’t much of a 

contest though. The rural life was 

what I wanted and what I chose. 

I have no regrets about that. 

I guess I never really set out to 

choose good friends. I was just 

naturally drawn to those who had 

interests similar to mine. Since I 

wasn’t exactly a party animal, 

neither were my friends. They 

just were those I somehow came 

to know and like. 

Relatives, of course, you can’t 

choose randomly. You’re just 

born with them. In some cases, 

that is just fine. Take my Aunt 

Bessie, for example. She was my 

mom’s sister from California and 

a real sweetheart. We got on 

extremely well together, and I 

even stayed with her for several 

months when I was stationed in 

California during my time in the 

Navy. Other relatives were mostly 

okay although a few were marginal. 

You couldn’t disown them, 

exactly, but you could choose how 

much to associate with them. 

Choosing business associates is 

also tricky. I have taken in cattle 

for people who just plain drove me 

nuts. They were never quite satisfied 

with your care of their livestock. 

If there wasn’t anything 

really wrong, they’d complain that 

the salt licks were getting low 

although they hadn’t really run 

out yet. Other guys would never 

quite live up to their part of the 

deal concerning payment for services 

rendered etc. Then there are 

those who just never give you any 

trouble and work out great. The 

latter is what we currently have, 

thank goodness. 

But, you know, we can only do 

our best. If we do that, we are apt 

to have few regrets. We can look 

at products or situations, think 

about them, maybe do a bit of 

research, give ourselves some 

time and not rush, pray a little, 

and hope for the best. I recently 

did some of that concerning the 

purchase of a bag of oranges. 

They looked and felt okay, were 

moderately priced, and subsequently 

came home with me. 

Now is crunch time. Guess I’ll go 

squeeze one or two and have some 

orange juice. It may be great or 

less so, but at least it will remind 

me of my dear old mama who 

squeezed a lot of oranges in her 

life for love of little old me. That’s 

worth quite a lot. 

Extension News 

• Bob Fanning (605) 842-1267 • 

March Students of the Month 

Sponsored by 

Jones County PTO 

Wyatt Hespe 

12th 

Calli Glaze 

9th 

Black Hills Tourism sends 

soap to Global Soap Project 

On Wednesday, April 17, Black 

Hills & Badlands Tourism Association 

will ship three pallets of 

used soap to the Atlanta facilities 

of The Global Soap Project. 

Last May, Association President 

Nort Johnson introduced 

Black Hills Bubbles for Humanity, 

a public service program that collects 

used soap from area accommodations 

for recycling into new 

bars for distribution to impoverished 

communities around the 

world. T h e 

Global Soap Project was founded 

in 2009 by Derreck Kayongo. Kayongo’s 

simple idea was to take 

some of the 3 million bars of soap 

thrown away each day by hotels, 

make new soap and distribute it to 

impoverished communities around 

Jami Addison 

8th 

Jackson Volmer 

11th 

Elijah McAfee 

7th 

the world. 

The Hills-wide Bubbles program 

helps save thousands of lives 

by providing soap to impoverished 

communities around the world. 

The Association’s member hotels, 

motels, B&Bs, campgrounds and 

other accommodation providers 

gather used soap from guest 

rooms. The soap is processed and 

delivered to places where a lack of 

basic sanitation can cause unnecessary 

outbreaks of disease and 

even death. Providing soap is a 

simple, effective way to protect 

families and save lives. 

In fact, Kayongo’s Global Soap 

Project fulfills two worthy goals: 

diverting waste from landfills and 

providing soap to fight disease. 

More information is at www.glob- 

Notice to grain sellers 

and grain buyers 

On April 4, 2013, Circuit Judge 

Tony L. Portra issued a ruling 

overturning one of the South 

Dakota Public Utilities Commission’s 

findings in the matter of the 

Anderson Seed Co., Inc. grain 

buyer bond. 

The commission ruled in support 

of staff’s findings that pursuant 

to SDCL 49-45-9 Martinmaas 

Dairy should not be eligible 

to participate in the bond proceeds 

because its entire claim amount 

was subject to the terms of a voluntary 

credit sale (VCS) contract. 

Martinmaas Dairy challenged the 

PUC ruling based on the fact that 

it had not signed the VCS contract 

that was prepared to memorialize 

the agreement to defer payment. 

In finding Martinmaas Dairy had 

entered into a VSC contract, the 

Commission relied on SDCL 57A- 

2-201, which provides exceptions 

to the signature requirement for 

LAST CHANCE! 

SALE ENDS SOON! 

*While Supplies Last* 

contracts for the sale of grain, as 

well as the sworn testimony of 

Raymond Martinmaas that he did 

intend to defer payment. 

When the PUC presented recommendations 

for the disbursement 

of the bond to the 5th Judicial 

Circuit Court on March 19, 

2013, Raymond Martinmaas 

appeared on behalf of Martinmaas 

Dairy and asked the court to overturn 

the PUC’s findings with 

respect to the Martinmaas Dairy 

claim. The court found, pursuant 

to SDCL 49-45-11 and ARSD 

20:10:12:13, that a VCS contract is 

not enforceable unless signed by 

both parties. 

Therefore, going forward all 

grain purchases more than 30 

days old will be considered cash 

sales that must be paid pursuant 

to SDCL 49-45-10 unless the grain 

buyer has in its possession a VCS 

contract signed by both parties. 

Cropping Choices and Water 

Use Relationships 

The precipitation from the 

recent snow storm provided welcome 

relief in terms of soil moisture. 

Standing stubble certainly 

showed its value as fields with 

stubble caught a uniform layer of 

snow that will help replenish dry 

soils with an inch or more of valuable 

moisture. 

Depending on what moisture is 

received over the next month or so, 

farmers may be wise to consider 

the water/yield relationship for 

various crops as they are making 

planting decisions this spring. The 

USDA-Agricultural Research 

Service has conducted research 

exploring the moisture needed to 

produce the first bushel of grain 

and the bushels per inch of moisture 

for various crops. This information 

can be highly valuable 

when making cropping decisions 

when moisture is limited. 

Corn is very efficient in using 

water as it can produce just over 

10 bushels per additional acre 

inch, but also requires just over 9 

inches of water to produce the first 

bushel. Grain sorghum, or milo, is 

also relatively efficient in producing 

bushels once the initial 

requirement is met, at 9 bushels 

per additional acre inch, but takes 

only 6.5 inches to produce the first 

bushel. That is why grain sorghum 

has historically been a popular 

crop in marginal rainfall areas. 

Grain sorghum lost some popularity 

in the 1990’s, partially due to a 

volcano eruption that resulted in 

cool summers for several years, 

above average rainfall during the 

same period of time (which favored 

corn production), and improved 

drought tolerance in corn hybrids. 

Summer temperatures have 

returned to higher levels in more 

recent years, and the uncertainty 

of rainfall may bring resurgence in 

the interest in sorghum. 

Sunflower requires slightly more 

water to produce the first 

bushel/pound of grain than 

sorghum at 6.9 inches, and fewer 

equivalent bushels (6.3) per inch of 

additional water. Sunflower is 

marketed on a different price per 

unit structure than corn and 

sorghum, so it’s not directly comparable 

on a bushel/pound basis 

regarding yield. 

Wheat, millet and soybean are 

fairly similar in both their water 

requirement to produce initial 

grain yield and efficiency in 

bushels per additional acre inch of 

water. To produce the first unit of 

grain, wheat requires 5.2 inches, 

millet 3.5 inches, and soybean 3.7 

inches. With each additional inch 

of moisture, wheat will produce 

about 4.7 bushels, millet 4.2 

bushels, and soybean 3 bushels. 

Again, the price per bushel of each 

crop varies, and if one were to 

evaluate each crop fairly regarding 

water use efficiency, this would 

need to be taken into account. 

According to this research, field 

peas are a remarkable crop in that 

they require less than 1 inch of 

water to produce grain. They can 

produce 3 bushels of grain for each 

additional inch of moisture. 

These numbers are not exact and 

each crop will perform best if moisture 

is available at the right time 

and suffer if it is short at a critical 

time, like corn at pollination and 

soybeans at flowering. 

This information could prove 

valuable as producers are making 

cropping plans while they watch 

the skies and weather reports for 

more precipitation, which will be 

necessary for a successful growing 

season. 

Calendar 

4/24/2013 – Drought Management 

Webinar, 10:00 am CST, SD 

Regional Extension Centers 

Call the Murdo Coyote 

to place your ad 669-2271

Governor seeking 

interns for this fall 

Gov. Dennis Daugaard is currently 

seeking applications for fall 

2013 Governor’s Office Internships 

in Pierre. The positions are 

paid and run from early September 

through December 2013. 

Governor’s Office interns have 

the opportunity to work at the 

highest level of state government, 

learning about and preparing legislation 

to be introduced in the 

next legislative session. 

Interns’ duties depend on interests 

and strengths. Typical duties 

will include aiding the Governor’s 

general counsel, conducting policy 

research, preparing policy briefings, 

and staffing the Governor, 

Lieutenant Governor and First 

Lady. 

The internships are open to all 

undergraduate or graduate-level 

students. Preference will be given 

to South Dakota residents attending 

South Dakota colleges or universities. 

Interested students should submit 

a resume, cover letter and 2 

Letters of Recommendation by 

June 1, via email, to Will.Mortenson@state.sd.us 

For more information on duties 

or logistics, please visit 

http://sd.gov/governor/internship.a 

spx or contact Will Mortenson at 

Will.Mortenson@state.sd.us 

West River Pheasants Forever 

Chapter 889 

is holding their Spring Banquet Fundraiser 

May 4 

at the Draper Auditorium 

Doors Open & Social at 5:00 p.m. 

Pit BBQ Pork Supper beginning at 7:00 p.m. 

with Live Auction to follow 

Tickets 

Available 

Now! 

15 Guns to be given away 

Come Join Us! 

Be A “Rooster Booster” 

David 520-0011 

Travis 530-0613 

Murdo Coyote 


Grassland drought persists, NRCS drought planning help available 

In 2012, drought conditions 

impacted a majority of South 

Dakota (SD) grasslands. Many 

people felt the effects in the condition 

of grassland, livestock conditions, 

and in their agricultural 

operations. The United States 

Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) Natural Resources Conservation 

Service (NRCS) in South 

Dakota (SD) developed and utilizes 

a tool to assess drought conditions 

using local precipitation data 

to model impacts to grazing lands 

production. The SD NRCS 

Drought Tool uses long-term (30- 

50 year) and short-term precipitation 

including data from High 

Plains Regional Climate Center 

and the SD State University 

(SDSU) state climatologist. 

With our understanding of historic 

impacts to grassland condition 

and production, we get a 

clearer understanding of 2012 

drought impacts on grassland. 

Understanding current drought 

conditions stirs difficult questions: 

•How will the 2012 drought 

impact the upcoming 2013 growing 

season? 

•What will it take for grasslands 

to recover from drought? 

Our current grassland drought 

conditions reflect the effects of 

both precipitation and soil moisture 

deficits originating in 2012. 

Using current drought conditions 

in conjunction with historic average 

long-term data, we can project 

future grazing land production 

across SD. South Dakota grasslands 

typically reach peak production 

by early July. This data is 

used to predict the potential peak 

forage production. 

Will we experience grassland 

drought in 2013? Even with average 

“normal” precipitation 

amounts and the right timing, the 

answer for most of S.D. is yes. 

Recovery from current drought 

conditions depends on soil moisture 

recharge, precipitation timing, 

and precipitation amounts. 

Moisture infiltration to the soil 

profile is needed to get out of the 

drought status. Unfortunately, 

high intensity, short lived precipitation 

(intense spring thunderstorms) 

typically results in more 

runoff than infiltration. Having a 

healthy reserve and diversity of 

forage will enable optimal grassland 

infiltration by slowing runoff 

and maintaining a soil structure 

that maximizes precipitation 

availability. 

The SD Drought Tool can calculate 

the monthly precipitation 

needed to recover from drought 

impacts using the critical precipitation 

months of April, May, and 

June. If you have your own precipitation 

records, they should be the 

best data source when using the 

SD Drought Tool. The table below 

includes examples of minimum 

precipitation amounts in a sampling 

of counties to return to “normal” 

forage production conditions. 

With new understandings of climate 

and soil-water-plant relationships, 

we are finding new abilities 

to assess and plan for grassland 

drought. Now is the time to 

have plans in place for 2013 

drought conditions. Your local 

NRCS staff can help with drought 

planning for grassland and cropland 

resources. The new NRCS SD 

Drought Tool, step-by-step 

instructions, and updated contingency 

planning guidance are 

online at http://www.sd.nrcs.usda. 

gov/technical/Range_Pasture.html 

Lutheran, Methodist youth enjoy 

fun and fellowship in Rapid City 

The Lutheran YBC (Young 

Believers In Christ) invited the 

Methodist group to join them in a 

fun day. On the drive up a devotion 

was read in each car. The trip 

included Watiki Water park, lunch 

was at the Rushmore Mall where 

some of the group did bungee 

jumping. This was followed by a 

visit to Flags & Wheels where 

they could drive go-carts, bumper 

cars, and take part in laser tag. 

The kids enjoyed the trip 

included: Reed, Paige, and Austin 

Venard, Colleen Greenseth, Jacob 

Lolley, Morgan Feddersen and 

Austin Olson. 

Water slides… Jacob Lolley and Austin Olson enjoy the Watiki 

Water park. 

Bungee jumping… Colleen Greenseth, Paige Venard, Reed Venard, Austin Venard, Austin 

Olson and Morgan Feddersen stand in line to bungee jump at the mall. 

Swimming… Paige Venard and Colleen Greenseth take in the water slides together on their trip 

to Rapid City. 

Courtesy photos

Legal Notices 


Notice of Annual 

Meeting 

Notice is hereby given that the annual 

meeting of the Murdo Cemetery Association 

will be held on Tuesday, April 23, 

2013, at 7:30 p.m. CDST at the Jones 

County Senior Citizen’s Center in Murdo, 

S.D., for the purpose of electing one (1) 

member to the Board of Trustees for a 

term of three (3) years, and to take care 

of all other necessary business to come 

before the board at this time. 

To be an eligible voting member, perpetual 

care fee and annual dues must be 

paid prior to the annual meeting. 

Michele McNeely 

Secretary-Treasurer 

Murdo Cemetery Association 

Published April 18, 2013, at the total 

approximate cost of $8.66. 

Notice of Pre- 

School/Head Start 

Screening 

The Jones County School District/Head 

Start screening will be held on Wednesday, 

April 24, 2013 in the George Mickelson 

Building located on the west side of 

the elementary school building at 305 

Jefferson Avenue. The screening will be 

held in the mini-gym, Preschool building 

and After School room and will run from 

8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Any resident child 

between the ages of birth to five is invited 

to attend. Please contact Lorrie 

Esmay at 669-2297 to schedule an 

appointment. 

Published April 11 & 18, 2013, at the total 


Proceedings of the 

Draper Town Board 

Regular Session 

April 6, 2013 

The Draper Town Board met in regular 

session April 6, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. at the 

Draper Hall. Chairman Nies called the 

meeting to order. Present: Nies, Hatheway 

and Louder. Also present was Deb 

Vollmer. Absent: none. The minutes of 

the last meeting were read and 

approved. 

These bills were presented for payment 

and approved: IRS, ss & wh, $71.20; 

Servall, rugs, $19.09; West Central Electric, 

electric, $414.27; Kim Schmidt, 

salary, $359.40; Deluxe Checks, checks, 

$125.95; Keith’s Repair, tractor repairs, 

$384.66; WR Lyman, water, $40.00; 

Murdo Coyote, advertisement, $51.54; 

Farmers Union Oil, tractor gas, $14.60; 

Dept of Revenue, sales tax, $26.20; 

Heartland Waste, garbage, $700.00. 

The board was presented a letter from a 

residence in regards to their garbage 

and a suggestion that they purchase a 

trash can from Heartland Waste. They 

discussed this letter and what should be 

done in regards to this issue. The board 

will be in contact with them. They also 

discussed their contract with Heartland 

Waste. 

As requested by the Town Council, Deb 

Vollmer met with them in regards to her 

contract. The Town Board questioned 

her closing the Outhouse for three weeks 

during the holidays. They agreed to her 

closing for one week December 24-30 if 

she needed the time. They did ask her to 

remain open if she had the help to work. 

She agreed. 

Being no further business, Nies 

motioned to adjourn, second Louder. 

Kim Schmidt, 

Finance Clerk 

Published April 18, 2013 at the total 


Notice to Creditors 

State of South Dakota 

County of Jones 

In Circuit Court 

Sixth Judicial Circuit 

Pro No. 13-2 

Clerk of Courts: 

Judy Feddersen 

Jones County Clerk of Courts 

PO Box 448 

Murdo, S.D. 57559 

Tele No. (605)-669-2361 

Attorney: 

Herb C. Sundall, of 

Sundall Law Office, Prof. LLC 

PO Box 187 

Kennebec, S.D. 57544 

Tele No. 605-869-2233 

Published April 4, 11, & 18, 2013, at the 

total approximate cost of $61.03. 


State of South Dakota 

County of Jones 

In Circuit Court 

Sixth Judicial Circuit 

Pro No. 13-3 

In the Estate of 

Charles D. Kell, also known as 

C.D. Kell, Deceased. 


Notice is given that on April 1, 2013, 

Herb C. Sundall, whose address is PO 

Box 187, Kennebec, SD 57544, was 

appointed as personal representative of 

the estate of Charles D. Kell. 

Creditors of decedent must file their 

claims within four months after the date 

of the first publication of this notice or 

their claims may be barred. 

Claims may be filed with the personal 

representative or may be filed with the 

clerk, and a copy of the claim mailed to 

the personal representative. 

Dated April 3, 2013. 

/s/ Herb C. Sundall 

Herb C. Sundall 

PO Box 187 

Kennebec, SD 57544 

Tele No. 605-869-2233 

Personal Representative 

Clerk of Courts: 

Judy Feddersen 

Jones County Clerk of Courts 

PO Box 448 

Murdo, S.D. 57559 

Tele No. (605)-669-2361 

Attorney: 

Herb C. Sundall, of 

Sundall Law Office, Prof. LLC 

PO Box 187 

Kennebec, S.D. 57544 

Tele No. 605-869-2233 

Published April 11, 18 & 25, 2013, at the 

total approximate cost of $52.58. 

Notice of Responsibility 

to Control Noxious 

Weeds and Declared Pests 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN this 8th day of April, 2013 pursuant to SDCL 

38-22 as amended to all owners, occupants, agents and public officials in 

charge of lands in Jones County, South Dakota, that they are responsible for 

the suppression, control, and eradication of noxious weed and declared pest 

infestations that may exist on such lands. 

Chemical, biological, and/or cultural control methods used for the suppression, 

control and eradication of noxious weed and declared pest infestations shall be 

those approved for such purposes by the Jones County Weed and Pest Supervisor, 

County Extension Educator or the South Dakota State University Experiment 

Station. 

Upon failure to observe this notice, the county weed and pest board is required 

to proceed pursuant to the law and have the noxious weeds or declared pests 

destroyed by such methods as they may find necessary, the expense of which 

shall constitute a lien and be entered as a tax against the land, and be collected 

as other real estate taxes are collected, or by other means as provided by law. 

Plants and animals designated as being noxious weeds and declared pests in 

the state of South Dakota are Canada thistle, Hoary cress, Leafy spurge, 

Perennial sow thistle, Purple loosestrife, Russian knapweed, Saltcedar, and 

Gypsy Moths. 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that upon establishing probable cause to 

believe a noxious weed or declared pest infestation exists upon any property in 

Jones County, a representative of the Jones County Weed and Pest Control 

Board will enter upon said property for the purpose of inspecting and confirming 

that such infestation actually exists. 

Roseth and Long purchase livestock exchange 

Passing the reins to a younger generation are Dean and Eileen Strong, left, former owners of the 

Belle Fourche Livestock Exchange. New owners Jeff Long, right, and Thor Roseth, second from 

right, are looking forward to working with producers that utilize the sale barn as well as employees 

of the exchange. 

Photo courtesy of Butte County Post 

by Nancy Haigh, Pioneer 

Review 

The Belle Fourche Livestock 

Exchange changed hands recently 

as longtime owners Dean and 

Eileen Strong passed the reins 

over to Thor Roseth, Philip, and 

Jeff Long, Enning. 

The deal was announced prior 

to the exchange’s weekly sale, 

Thursday, April 11. Roseth and 

Long were in charge of the following 

week’s sale. 

Roseth has owned and operated 

Philip Livestock Auction for the 

past seven years. Long is a wellknown 

western South Dakota auctioneer. 

Roseth said that the two sale 

barns complement each other well. 

The Philip auction’s weekly sale is 

on Tuesdays with special auctions, 

in season, on Saturdays. The Belle 

Fourche market has special sales 

on Fridays and some Mondays, 

along with their weekly Thursday 

sales. 

Their trade areas have some 

crossover, but mostly they serve 

separate areas. The Belle Fourche 

Livestock Exchange picks up a lot 

of eastern Wyoming, southeastern 

Montana and northwestern South 

Dakota consignors. The Philip 

market hits most of south central 

and some of the western parts of 

South Dakota. 

Roseth and Long both stated 

they are excited about the new 

venture and with working with the 

personnel in Belle Fourche. Rhonda 

Dreiske is the office manager, 

Ray Pepin is yard foreman and a 

fieldman and Brett Loughlin is a 

manager and fieldman. Auctioneers 

are Lynn Weishaar and Doug 

Jaggers. Other fieldmen include 

Joe Vodicka, K.P Stevens, Craigh 

President, flags 

at half-staff for 

bombing victims 

President Obama has called for 

flags at half-staff, effective immediately, 

out of respect for victims of 

Monday’s bombings at the Boston 

Marathon. 

Flags are to remain at half-staff 

until sunset on Saturday, April 20, 

2013. 

Deveraux and Mike Greenough. 

Roseth said he and Long plan to 

be at the exchange for the sales. 

They will also be very busy getting 

to know producers as well as working 

to bring in new consignors. 

Long noted that the Strongs had 

put together a tremendous livestock 

market with a lot of loyal 

consignors. 

The Strongs purchased the sale 

barn in 1977. They noted that it 

was time to retire and let a new 

generation take over. 

In the Estate of 

Norma Kinsley, also known as Norma J. 

Kinsley, Deceased. 


Notice is given that on March 25, 2013, 

Clifford K. Kinsley and Karen Tedrow, 

whose addresses are 24010 Van Metre 

Road, Murdo, S.D. 57559 and 1602 East 

Robinson, Pierre, S.D. 57501, were 

appointed as co-personal representatives 

of the estate of Norma Kinsley. 

Creditors of decedent must file their 

claims within four months after the date 

of the first publication of this notice or 

their claims may be barred. 

Claims may be filed with the co-personal 

representatives or may be filed with the 

clerk, and a copy of the claim mailed to 

the co-personal representatives. 

Dated March 27, 2013. 

/s/ Clifford K. Kinsley 

Clifford K. Kinsley 

24010 Van Metre Road 


Tele No. (605) 669-2531 

Co-Personal Representative 

/s/ Karen Tedrow 

Karen Tedrow 

1602 East Robinson 

Pierre, SD 57501 

Tele No. (605) 224-2368 

Co-Personal Representative

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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. 

The MuRDO 

COYOTE 

will print your engagement and wedding 

announcement aBSOluTElY fREE. 

Send your information to 


AUCTIONS 

HANSEN PLUMBING INC. & 

Kirk Hansen Estate, Saturday, 

April 27, 10:30 CST, Gettysburg. 

Directional Borer, Vehicles, Trailers, 

Tools & Equipment. For pictures 

and full listing www.penrodauction.com 

Richard D. Penrod 

Real Estate & Auction. 1-800-456- 

0741. 

FARMLAND AUCTION - 285 

Acres, Selby S.D., selling in 2 

tracts. Saturday, April 20, 10 

a.m. Walz Estate, Steve Simon 

(agent for seller) 605-380-8506. 

www.sd auctions.com. 

EMPLOYMENT 

HOUSING & NIGHT MOTEL 

Clerk in Sturgis, S.D. Non-smoking/drinking 

& non-pet, 1-bedroom 

apartment fully furnished 

with utilities during open season. 

$650/month for closed season. 

Email www.star-lite@star-litemotel.com 

for application. 

STATES ATTORNEY FOR 

Hughes County, full time. Opportunity 

for organized, innovative, 

dedicated, and self motivated 

attorney to guide county States 

Attorney efforts. This is an 

appointment to an elected position 

with supervisory responsibility. 

Salary from $68,400/yr DOQ. 

Contact your local Dept of Labor 

or Karla Pickard, 605-773-7477, 

Hughes County Courthouse. 

Open until filled. EOE. 

CUSTER REGIONAL HOSPI- 

TAL has an exciting full time 

opportunity to work with a supportive 

team of professional therapists 

in the beautiful southern 

Black Hills of S.D. 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. 301 or jsimons@regionalhealth.com 

for more information 

or go to www.regionalhealth.com 

to apply. EOE. 

WANTED: ELECTRICIAN with 

South Dakota contractor license 

or ability to get contractor license. 

Responsible for startup and managing 

wiring department in north 

central South Dakota. Benefit 

package, wages negotiable. Call 

605-426-6891 for more details. 

LAKE PRESTON SCHOOL District, 

PE-Health-Technology 

instructor, with or without coaching, 

opened 4-9-13, closes 4-26-13, 

Contact: Tim Casper, Supt, Lake 

Preston School District, 300 1st 

St. NE. tim.casper@k12.sd.us, 

605-847-4455. 

LAKE PRESTON SCHOOL District, 

Ag Ed instructor, with or 

without coaching, opened 4-9-13, 

closes 4-26-13, Contact: Tim 

Casper, Supt, Lake Preston 

School District, 300 1st St. NE. 

tim.casper@k12.sd.us, 605-847- 

4455. 

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. 

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. 

Business & Professional Directory 

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 

o p t i o n s . 

www.sdhousingsearch.com South 

Dakota Housing Development 

Authority. 

REAL ESTATE 

LARAMIE RIVER RANCH 

Limited Parcels Left! 35 acre 

ranches, From $695 per acre. 

Magnificent Water and Mountain 

Views. Low Down – Guaranteed 

Financing. CALL TODAY! 1-888- 

411-7050. www.RanchLand- 

Wyom-ing.com. 

VACATIONS 

BLACK HILLS VACATIONS: 

Mystery Mountain Resort – Cabins, 

TV sites & Camping in the 

Pines. Visit: www.blackhillsresorts.com 

& www.facebook.com/ 

mysterymountain or 800-658- 

Wanted 

LOOKING FOR HISTORIC 

PHOTOS of the former Malone 

house in order to restore it to original 

condition. If anyone has pictures, 

please contact Greg Miller 

669-2236. M16-3tc 

For Sale 

USED 2500 BUSHEL GRAIN 

BINS, for details, call 669-2298. 

M15-4tp 

Rent This Space 

$4.25 a week/ 

minimum 3 mos. 

Ranchland Drug 

259-3102 

Located in White River, S.D. 

• Nightly Deliveries to Murdo 

• Senior Citizen’s Discount 

HEIMAN CONSTRUCTION 

and Seamless Gutters 

Allen Heiman – Owner 

P.O. Box 433 

Presho, S.D. 57568-0433 

Phone: (605) 895-9644 

Cell: (605) 730-5634 

CALL US FOR ALL YOUR HOME REPAIRS 

Variety of Colors 

Free Estimates 

FOR SALE ONE YEAR OLD 

CUB CADET zero turn radius 

mower. Del’s Exit 63, Box Elder, 

605-390-9810. M16-2tp 

New Life Home, Inc. 

Residential Living Center 

24–Hour Care 

Home–Like Atmosphere 

203 W. Hwy. 16, Presho, S.D. • 605-895-2602 

Valburg 

AERIAL & AG SERVICE 

Venard Inc 

605-669-2077 

Tires & Service 

ATV & UTV Service 

Exit 191 ~ Murdo SD 

•Aerial & Ground Application 

•Chemical & Fertilizer Sales 

• GPS Equipped 

605-669-2121 Clinic J.S. McNeely 

605-669-2553 Home 

RN, CFNP 

dba Jones County Clinic 

609 Garfield Ave., Murdo, SD 57559 

Low–Income Housing 

1 & 2 bedroom apartments 

Income–based rent 

Includes light, heat, water and garbage pickup 

669-2131 

Murdo Housing 

& Redevelopment 

605-669-2681 

Family Dentistry 

James C. Szana, DDS 

Murdo Health Center 

Wednesday & Thursday 

9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

(605) 869-2150 

Equal 

Housing 

Opportunity 

Murdo, Martin & White River 

Dan: 605-259-3134 

Charlie: 605-452-3311 


$4.25 a week/ 


Family owned 

and operated – 

Our family serving 

your family 

Daryl & Scott Isburg, 

Funeral Directors 

Your Full Service Lumber and Hardware Store 

105 E. 2nd Street • PO Box 108 • Murdo, SD 57559 

Phone: (605) 669-2201 • Fax: (605) 669-2450 

Dennis and Kevin Moore 


$4.25 a week/ 


ALL PRO TOWING 

24-Hour Service 

Light to Heavy Duty Towing 

Repairs Domestic Cars & Trucks 

Phone: (605) 669-2075 

Murdo, S.D. 

Darren Boyle Sales 

New & Used Farm Equipment 

REA Seeds 

Cell: 605-222-0317 • Pierre, S.D. 

E-mail: darrenboylesales@pie.midco.net 

Website: www.darrenboylesales.com 

Murdo Nutrition 

Program Menu 

april 22 

Fish Portions 

Scalloped Potatoes 

Mixed Vegetables 

Fruit Muffin 

Mandarin Oranges 

april 23 

French Dip w/ Au Jus 

Baked Potato 

Broccoli w/ Cheese 

Mixed Fruit Delight 

april 24 

Spaghetti w/ Meatsauce 

Peas 

Tossed Salad 

French Bread 

Sherbet 

april 25 

Oven Fried Chicken 

Mashed Potatoes & Gravy 

Seasoned Green Beans 

Dinner Roll 

Apricots 

april 26 

Beef Stew w/ Vegetables 

Tomato Spoon Salad 

Bread 

Pears

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