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May 22, 2013 

Gene Lund receives Honorary Diploma 

Gene Lund never went to high 

school, but has always been a 

strong suppporter. Sunday at 

Faith High School’s Commencement 

Gene was presented with an 

Honorary Faith High School 

Diploma. 

Superintendent Elsie Baye 

read these comments when presenting 

the diploma: 

Gene Lund was born in Faith 

Feb. 22, 1915. In the Faith History 

Book Gene states, “I arrived 

in the middle of the winter of 1915 

in a little place called Faith, SD, 

the product of a Norwegian father 

and a German mother. Times 

were hard and money was scarce 

so in order to help support the 

family, I milked cows morning 

and night. The next step was 

herding sheep. I followed them 

around all day and slept with 

them at night. After graduating 

from this we ran beef cattle. My 

mother died in 1919 when my 

twin sisters were born. This left 

my father with five small children 

with no money and no mother. I 

will never know how he managed 

to keep the family together until 

they grew up.” 

Gene spent his life on the Lund 

Family Farm about 8 miles 

Southeast of Faith where he and 

his Dad milked cows, raised cattle 

and herded sheep eventually specializing 

in sheep and they were 

among the best. 

He loved the town of Faith and 

never wanted to go anyplace else. 

However, now at age 98 he lives at 

West Hills Village in Rapid City. 

Gene attended the Katt grade 

school in Ziebach County and his 

dad, Oscar Lund, drove the 

“school bus”, which in 1924 was a 

team and wagon, 32 miles each 

day. 

He enrolled in Faith High 

School in 1932 by paying the Superintendent 

$1.00 as a registration 

fee. After one day of high 

school he decided he’d rather stay 

home and herd sheep. He tried to 

get a refund on the registration fee 

but he’s still disappointed today 

that he never did get his dollar 

back. (Perhaps we should send 

him that dollar). 

Gene was a rancher, rodeo cowboy 

and always a supporter of activities 

in Faith. 

In July of 2007 he started the 

Gene Lund Scholarship Fund for 

FHS seniors with a donation of 

$200,000. Later on he added another 

$100,000 to this amount to 

bring the scholarship fund up to 

$300,000. 

When our new school was built, 

Gene was the largest single contributor 

donating a total of 

$422,000 to the project. Upon 

making the donation, Gene said, 

“This should put us over the top 

for that new building for our 

Faith Kids and I’m happy to be a 

part of it.” 

In total Gene has donated 

$722,000 towards the school and 

its students. This does not include 

the $5,000 that he and his wife donated 

some years earlier for the library 

that was built adjacent to 

the school. 

For all that Gene Lund has 

given to the Faith School District, 

we proudly present him with an 

Honorary Diploma this year. 

Gene isn’t able to be here today to 

accept this honor but he graciously 

accepts and we will make 

sure he receives the diploma. 

Morris Gustafson accepted the 

diploma on behalf of Gene. 

Memorial Day Program 

set for Faith 

The annual Memorial Day Program will be held 

on Monday, May 27th beginning at 11:00 a.m. at 

the Faith Community Legion Hall. 

The program will open with the Advancement 

of Colors, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and 

the National Anthem. Peggy Riley will be the 

guest speaker and there will be special entertainment. 

With all the recent moisture they do not know 

if they will be going to the cemeteries to honor 

those Veterans. 

The day will end with the potluck dinner. 

The Memorial Day Program is sponsored each 

year by the VFW, American Legion and America 

Legion Auxiliary. The public is invited and encouraged 

to attend. 

Faith City Council updated on 

summer events 

By Loretta Passolt 

The Faith City Council had a 

full agenda for their May 14th 

meeting. Members heard the proposed 

summer activities, entertainment 

committee report, and 

opened bids for mowing. 

Riley asked that a correction 

be made to the May 7th minutes. 

The minutes stated that Brittney 

Ostrander would be a fill-in at the 

swimming pool; she stated that 

the pool committee recommendation 

was that she be hired fulltime 

if Maddy Vance was hired at 

the Information Center. Debbie 

said that the prior recommendation 

was that she would be a fillin 

so that was how she put it in 

the minutes. 

Donn Dupper had several 

items in his report. The lagoon 

and curbs need to be sprayed. 

There are four lights at Durkee 

that are being put out. A couple 

years ago they offered a reward 

for information on offenders and 

he wondered if maybe they 

wanted to do that again; it 

seemed to help for quite awhile. 

He had A-1 Sewer here to fix 

some root problems, so there will 

be a bill for $1,000. There are a 

still a couple spots that need 

work. The water tower needs to 

be sandblasted and epoxied on 

the interior. The pool has been 

drained and the seal on the south 

Continued on Page 3 

2013 Track & Field State Qualifiers … Front row, left to right: Paige Brink, Gereth Bushong, 

Chaney Keffeler, Shane Lutz, Reggie Rhoden, Caden Smiley, Tearnee Nelson. Middle row: Brooklyn Schauer, 

Tori Simonson, Katie Bogue, Shanna Selby, Abigail Wicks, Wyatt Lutz, Drew Vance. Back row: Shayna 

Engel, Brooke Enright, Karli Kilby, Bailly Enright, Brandi Enright, Teagan Engel, Bonnie Lutz, Rio Hulm. 

Missing from photo: David Ruth. 

Photo courtesy of Marcia Samuelson

Page 2 • May 22, 2013 • The Faith Independent 

Letitia “Tish” Gustafson, age 

86, of Faith, S.D., passed away on 

Monday, May 13, 2013, at the 

Belle Fourche Long Term Care 

Center. 

Letitia Mae Sorensen was born 

on August 10, 1926, in Philip to 

Sam and Artie (Mae Ramsey 

Obituaries 

Tish Gustafson__________________ 

Married 50 years!! 

Waddell) Sorensen. Tish grew up 

on the family farm and attended 

a rural one-room country school 

and graduated from Philip High 

School. 

While working at the Haakon 

County Courthouse in Philip, 

Tish sold Delbert the license for 

his jeep. He asked her to the St. 

Patrick’s Day dance. Tish and 

Gus were married in Rapid City 

on July 20, 1946. They made their 

first home in Philip, but moved to 

many work sites throughout 

South Dakota and finally to Faith 

in 1952, raising their three children, 

Gary, Morris and Jean. 

While in Faith, Tish worked for 

Drs. Dzintars and Dattilo, Hall 

Lee’s Jack and Jill, and the Faith 

Health Clinic. She also was a coowner 

of M & D Food Shop, and a 

hostess at King’s Café and the 

Wrangler Café. 

Tish was a creative and in- 

Barb & 

Richard 

Isaacs 

Help them 

celebrate with cake & ice cream 

Sunday, May 26th, 1-4:30 PM 

Community Legion Hall, Faith, SD 

volved person with a quick wit 

and sense of humor. She was a 

member of the United Methodist 

Church, American Legion Auxiliary, 

and Order of the Eastern 

Star. She enjoyed reading, gardening, 

puzzles, sports, card 

games, quilting and entering contests. 

Tish loved watching sports 

and attended many events and 

activities in which her children 

and grandchildren participated. 

Tish is survived by her son, 

Morris (Marlene) Gustafson, 

Faith; daughter, Jean (Joel) Erickson, 

Plymouth, Minn.; grandchildren, 

Eric (Amber) Gustafson, 

Alex (Candace) Gustafson, Abby 

Gustafson, Philip Erickson, 

Matthew Erickson, Tom Palmer 

and Wayne Palmer; and greatgrandchildren, 

Audrina 

Gustafson and Bryce Gustafson. 

She was preceded in death by 

her parents; her husband, Delbert, 

on July 16, 2012; son, Gary; 

granddaughter, Hillary 

Gustafson; brothers, Hiram Waddell 

and Morris Sorensen; and sisters, 

Eleanor Edwards and Doris 

Burns. 

Services were held Monday, 

May 20, at the Faith United 

Methodist Church with Pastor 

Connie Eichinger and Joel Erickson 

officiating. 

Burial was at the Black Hills 

National Cemetery near Sturgis. 

Serving as casketbearers were 

Eric Gustafson, Alex Gustafson, 

Philip Erickson, Matthew Erickson, 

Tom Palmer, Wayne Palmer, 

Abby Gustafson and Kelly 

Daughters. 

Special music was provided by 

Butch Samuelson. 

A memorial has been established 

Condolences may be sent 

through our website at 

www.faithareamemorialchapel.co 

m. 

FAITH UNITED 

METHODIST CHURCH 

205 East 3rd Street 

Pastor Connie Eichinger 

Sunday Worship 

11:00 AM 

PRAY FOR RAIN 

Dean W. Allen 

Dean W. Allen, 77, Belle 

Fourche and formerly of the Opal 

area, died Tuesday, May 14, 2013 

in Aztec, NM. 

He served in the U.S. Navy 

from 1952 to 1956. 

Survivors include a son, Dean 

(Carmen) Allen Jr., Oregon; three 

daughters, Laurie (LaMaure) 

Kost, Parkston, LaDeana Allen, 

Citrus Heights, CA, JoAnn (Earl) 

McCeig, Whitewater, CO; eight 

grandchildren and nine great 

grandchildren. 

He was preceded in death by 

his parents and his wife, Elaine. 

Visitation will be from 5:00 to 

7:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, 

2013 at Black Hills Funeral 

Home in Sturgis. 

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. 

Thursday, May 23, at Grace 

Lutheran Church in Sturgis with 

Rev. Herbert B. Cleveland officiating. 

Burial will follow at 11:30 

a.m. at Black Hills National 

Cemetery near Sturgis with military 

honors provided by the Sturgis 

Veteran's Honor Guard and 

the South Dakota Army National 

Guard. 

Black Hills Funeral Home is in 

charge of arrangements. 

An online guestbook is available 

at 

www.blackhillsfuneral.com. 

Patti Storm Memorial Scholarship … were given to 

Paige Brink, Katie Haines and Tearnee Nelson with Dave Storm 

around the bench that was given by the senior class. 

Photo by Marcia Samuelson 

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Faith Community Health Center 

Starting Monday May 13th, 2013 the 

Faith Community Health Center will be open 

from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm on Mondays only: 

New Hours of Operation: 

Monday 8:00 am – 7:00 pm 

Tuesday - Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm 

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City Council Continued from Page 1 

end is coming loose and there are 

some chips out. Joe’s Sandblasting 

will be coming to sandblast it 

for around $5,000. Jon said they 

have used Proseal on it in the 

past but it builds up layers and 

causes more problems. He 

checked with Philip to see what 

they use, but it’s quite expensive, 

about $40,000 just for the product. 

He thought maybe the Council 

would want to budget 

something in for next year. He 

thought they should also use a 

cover on the pool in the winter. 

Donn said they have been trying 

to contact Ainsworth-Benning to 

come look at the pool but hasn’t 

been successful. Debbie added 

that they could use some new tables 

at the park, the shelter and 

restrooms need painting, and the 

restroom at the lake needs some 

work. 

Fire Chief Justin Haines had 

their newest truck parked outside 

for members to see. He said they 

have 2 tenders, 5 grass fire trucks 

and two pumpers. They are required 

to have two pumpers to 

keep their ISO rating where it is. 

Debbie told members that the 

audit would be done the week of 

June 24th. 

Riley reported that some members 

from Arrow Transit and here 

went to the Meade Co. Commissioners 

meeting to ask for help 

with funding to keep the bus servicing 

our area. The county cut 

funding recently and the bus no 

longer stops in Faith for local residents 

to ride to the Hills. 

Council approved Fordyce’s 

use of the fairgrounds livestock 

building for a wedding dance on 

July 27th. They aren’t sure about 

a bar for the dance yet, they may 

have the Faith Stock Show handle 

it, rather than the city. 

Council also approved use of 

the fairgrounds for two ropings 

this summer, in June and August. 

Debbie had visited with Angel 

Kennedy earlier about the fall 

craft fair. Angel was wondering if 

she could just rent the building 

and do it herself rather than the 

city paying her to do it. Council 

discussed how vendor licenses 

would work then. If they call it a 

community event it wouldn’t require 

the licenses. Council approved 

Angel renting the building 

and doing it herself. 

Bids were opened at 7:00 for 

the mowing of city property. Several 

bids were received for the 

separate areas advertised. Tyler 

Fisher and Carrie Collins received 

the bid for mowing at the 

community center/public safety 

building at $100 each time. They 

also had the low bid for mowing 

the park and tennis court, $120 

each time; and the cemetery for 

$425 each time. Bids were also received 

from Bret and Kari Hanson, 

Doron Shaff, and Matt 

Helms. The one bid for cleaning 

the restrooms at the park was rejected, 

so the city crew will continue 

doing it. 

Jason Reed came before Council 

to explain about the retaining 

wall he would like to put up 

around the Reed plots at the 

cemetery. He would like to fill in 

with dirt on the hillside north of 

their plots and put in a 30’ longwall. 

The wall won’t interfere 

with any access to other graves 

and would make the plots more 

usable. Reeds have four plots 

there now and he is willing to 

purhase the other remaining ones 

or the city could give them to him 

to help offset the improvement he 

wants to make, either was fine 

with him. After more discussion, 

Council approved him purchasing 

three of the 8 plots and they give 

him the others, a couple are of no 

use. 

Corinna Thompson, in her capacity 

at the Faith Information 

Center, has been busy working on 

ideas for summer activities for 

the community. Plans are to show 

outdoor family movies at the 

Community Center every Wednesday 

night. They have the 

sheet for the wall, but may need 

to work on a better projector. She 

was in contact with the Shrine 

Circus but they won’t be coming 

here this summer. She also has 

been working on getting the Texaco 

Country Showdown here. 

This doesn’t cost anything if you 

have someone to sponsor it for the 

advertising. Tentative plans are 

to have a good old-fashioned 

“Blast from the Past” Appreciation 

Day like Faith used to have, 

complete with rummage sales, 

craft fair, sidewalk sales and door 

prize drawings by the businesses 

on Main Street, with the Texaco 

Country Showdown that evening. 

Activities for the 4th of July are 

still being planned: golf, softball 

tournament, etc. She would like 

to see the businesses show a little 

pride in their community and 

plant flowers in planters in front 

of their business. Debbie said 

most businesses have planters 

from Horizons but many didn’t 

take care of them last year and it 

was too hot so they didn’t do well. 

Barb Berndt said that there are 

videos of the plays that were presented 

here that would be nice to 

show at their outdoor movies. 

Corinna said she will check into 

Congratulations 

Graduates 

that. 

Debbie reported that the Special 

Entertainment Committee 

has been working on some activities 

for Stock Show beings we 

won’t be having a carnival this 

year. She visited with the National 

Guard and they have several 

“toys” they could bring and 

set up for a few days. They are 

also thinking about other events 

on Main Street, mechanical bull, 

food vendors, games and kids 

train among them. They will be 

having the car show again. They 

may also have the gun show, and 

possibly a free barbecue under 

the tent. The Senior Citizen Center 

would like to have a Pie Social 

under the tent for a fundraiser. 

Council will get quotes for 

spraying weeds at the lagoon, the 

curbs in town, and possibly at the 

lake. 

Mayor Haines asked if they 

wanted to get started on any ordinaces 

for the expected pipeline, 

South Dakota will be reducing 

extended unemployment compensation 

(EUC) benefits by 16.8 percent 

as part of the federal 

sequestration cuts required by 

the Budget Control Act of 2011. 

This reduction does not impact 

the 26 weeks of state unemployment 

benefits. It does affect all 

claimants filing for EUC benefits 

beginning the week of June 2, 

2013, and ending the week of 

Sept. 28, 2013, approximately 275 

claimants. 

“Individuals will still be eligible 

for up to 14 weeks of extended 

benefits,” said State Labor and 

Regulation Secretary Pam 

Roberts. “However, it will be a reduced 

benefit amount for those 

extended weeks.” 

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May 22, 2013 • The Faith Independent • Page 3 

although it will be at least another 

year. The only thing they 

really need to decide is how much 

distance should be allowed between 

campers. Debbie said there 

is no ordinance but they always 

figure at least 6-8’. Riley thought 

they should have at least 20’ to 

allow for fire trucks, etc. Any existing 

lots would be grandfathered 

in so the ordinance 

wouldn’t affect them. Some members 

thought this wasn’t fair to 

new lot owners as it would limit 

the number of units they could 

have. Lightfield asked if there 

was any ordinance on parking in 

the City Park. Debbie said there 

wasn’t and also no time frame. 

Council approved having Atty. 

Bogue draw up an ordinance. 

Council has been discussing 

purchasing a fuel truck for Jet A 

fuel out at the airport. There will 

be a SEAT plane stationed here 

this summer, with 2 or 3 guys and 

they need the fuel. Mayir Haines 

A notice of the upcoming reduction 

will be mailed to all 

claimants who have an active 

EUC claim as of May 13. 

Amended monetary determinations 

will be sent the first week of 

June. 

Unemployment insurance provides 

temporary financial assis- 

said they could purchase a 2000 

gallon truck from Locken Oil for 

$3500, but it would need to be certified 

first, and Locken didn’t 

know how much that would cost. 

Council discussed what would 

happen if he got it certified and 

they decided not to take it. Or 

does the City have to pay to have 

it done? If they found something 

drastically wrong with it if they 

could stop the certification 

process right then. They tabled 

this for further information. 

Council will hold a spcial meeting 

on Monday, May 20th to meet 

with the school board on the safe 

room grant, also with pool staff. 

Council approved having half 

the swimming pool sandblasted 

this year, and the rest next year. 

Resolution #05-14-13-01 

for transfers was approved, as 

was Ordinance 305 for the 

$10,000 budgeted to the fire department. 

Sequestration reduces extended unemployment 

benefits 

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tance for people who have lost 

their jobs, through no fault of 

their own, until they find other 

employment. South Dakota's unemployment 

insurance program 

is financed by employers through 

payroll taxes; workers do not contribute 

to this plan.


Rain!! We had a thunderstorm 

move through here after midnight 

Wednesday morning for about 1/2 

hour, giving us around .30”. 

Thursday morning started out 

wet but didn’t do much more. Although 

it remained cloudy all 

day, it didn’t drop any more rain. 

We got some pretty good showers 

Friday night and most of Saturday. 

I understand we had around 

1 1/4” by Sunday morning, and 

it’s still raining as of Monday afternoon. 

Condolences to the family of 

Tish Gustafson. Tish passed away 

last week Monday and her service 

was held this past Monday. Tish 

was always such a bubbly lady, 

she loved to visit. She will be 

missed by many. 

Condolences also to the family 

of Dean Allen. He passed away 

last week and his service is this 

Thursday in Sturgis. Dean and 

his wife Elaine ranched in the 

Opal area for many years. 

Dave and Eldora Fischbach 

drove to Pierre last Tuesday so he 

could attend a meeting, then on 

Thursday they went to Rapid 

City. Brother Michael Fischbach 

from Kansas spent several days 

visiting family last week. Dave 

and Eldora picked him up at the 

airport in Rapid City Friday. 

Dave and Mike went to the ranch 

Saturday and spent a few days, 

probably couldn’t get out by Sunday. 

Michael flew back home 

again on Tuesday. 

Lyle and Arlene Beebe, from 

Diamondville, WY spent a few 

days in Faith last week. They 

went back to Wyoming on Sunday. 

Gladys Peterson celebrated her 

94th birthday on May 10th. Her 

Faith News 

By Loretta Passolt 

daughter, Marilynn Aasheim of 

Kalispell, MT arrived that day 

and was joined by Carl and Judy 

Peterson, Michelle and Wyatt Mc- 

Graw, CJ Peterson, Annisa and 

Colin Lajeunesse. Most were able 

to go to Lonny’s for dinner and 

enjoy birthday cake at Gladys’ 

later that evening. Belated happy 

birthday, Gladys! 

Marilynn Aasheim is spending 

time here visiting her mother 

Gladys Peterson. They were getting 

caught up on visiting and a 

few projects they wanted to do. 

JoAnn Jensen stopped by for a 

visit one day. Jim and Janice 

Selby also came over to visit. 

Paul and I attended graduation 

in Sturgis on Sunday for 

granddaughter Brooke, and “step 

granddaughter” Brittany, her 

older sister. Of course, Wes, 

Melissa and Jeremy, Nick and his 

girlfriend, were also in attendance, 

along with great aunt Eldora 

and second cousin Eric. 

There were around 150 graduates 

and it only took 45 minutes! They 

had a big party for the two girls 

afterwards. I saw my old friend, 

Mary Ann Stapert, at the party. 

I shouldn’t say old, we’re not old; 

it’s just that she lived here many 

years ago and we used to hang 

out together in our younger days! 

She’s married to the girls’ uncle. I 

think De and Kay King had a 

granddaughter graduating Sunday 

too. It seems like the girls 

graduated together as 8th 

graders. 

Lori Lemmel sent Paul and I 

the article and photos on Brooke 

that was in the Meade County 

Times on her receiving the Mary 

Quail Award for Outstanding 

Cheerleader. This award, which 

represents the spirit and character 

of cheerleading, is voted upon 

by the other cheerleaders. Appreciate 

the thoughtfulness, Lori. 

Alcoholics Anonymous welcomes 

anyone with a drinking 

problem to join them Monday 

nights at the Faith Christian 

Center, and at St. Joseph 

Catholic Church each Thursday, 

at 7:00 pm. 

Congratulations to the Longhorns 

boys and girls track teams! 

The boys are the Region 8B champions 

and the girls are Runnersup! 

Eleven girls and 9 boys 

qualified for the State Meet in 

Sioux Falls this weekend. Good 

luck to all! 

There were many family and 

friends in town this weekend for 

graduation on Sunday for the 

FHS Class of 2013. Congratulations 

to all and to the twelve 8th 

graders who received their diplomas! 

The Class of 2017 members 

are: Kaeli Carmichael, Bailly 

Deuter, Garret Drum, Jake Foster, 

Trey Grubl, Ellen Johnson, 

Will Lutz, Brooklyn Schauer, 

Shali Sheridan, Connor Smith, 

Cole Trainor, and Penny Welter. 

Elementary Field Day was 

scheuled for Monday but it had to 

be postponed a day, and their 

awards for the year were given 

out this morning, Wednesday. 

The last day of school for Faith is 

tomorrow, Thursday. Have a good 

summer students and staff! 

Report cards can be picked up 

at the school this Friday until 

4:00 pm. 

Congratulations to Brittney 

Ostrander! Brittney received the 

2013 Tomorrow’s Leader Award 

at the Women-Girls of Distinction 

Awards Ceremony in Rapid City 

last week for her participation in 

Girl Scouts, 2010 - 2013 Regional 

Dakota Horizons Conferences delegate, 

and her quick action in 

saving a toddler from drowning! 

Have a safe and happy Memorial 

Day weekend! 

Meade County Partners in Public Service Program 

Volunteers are requested to assist 

County offices and staff with 

many daily functions of County 

government to include specialized 

projects and programs. 

The Meade County ‘Partners 

in Public Service Program’ will 

augment County government 

services by providing a method to 

tap into the valuable resources of 

talent, creativity, experience, education 

and enthusiasm possessed 

by the citizens in our 

community. 

Why Volunteer? 

•Get involved in your local 

government. 

•Get to know your government 

departments, staff and elected officials. 

Seeking highly motivated individual 

with agricultural background to join 

our fast-paced insurance sales staff. 

 

 

 

 

 

•Enhanced county operations 

via cooperation between citizens 

and county employees. 

•Learn skills which may assist 

you in the private sector. 

Volunteers do not replace 

County employees. Rather, their 

contributions of time, talent and 

skill-sets, complement and support 

our County departments, 

while enhancing services to the 

public. 

“According to the Bureau of 

Labor Statistics, about 64.5 million 

people volunteered through 

or for an organization at least 

once between September 2011and 

September 2012.” 

Be part of our Team. Contact 

the Meade County Commission 

Office for further information: 

Meade County Commission Office 

1300 Sherman St. - STE 212 

Sturgis, SD 57785 

605.720.1625 

Central Meade County News 

Central Meade County received 

over an inch of rain last 

week which has really helped this 

ranching community. A big 

'thank you' goes out to those who 

prayed for rain. 

The rain didn't dampen the opportunity 

for over 20 Faith High 

School track athletes to qualify 

for the state track meet to be held 

this weekend in Sioux Falls. 

Caden Smiley will be participating 

in high jump and three relays. 

Reggie Rhoden qualified in high 

jump and the 110 m hurdles, 

while Paige Brink qualified in 

long jump. Brooke, Bailly, and 

Brandi Enright will run in a 4 

x100m relay together. Having 

three siblings on a team at the 

state meet is very special and 

unique. Brandi Enright also qualified 

in high jump while Bailly 

will be running the 110m hurdles. 

Chaney Keffeler qualified in long 

jump and some relays as well. 

Those named are Union Center 

track alumni and we wish them 

all the best this weekend. 

Saturday turned out to be a 

beautiful day for many occasions. 

Leo and Deb Schnell hosted a 

graduation reception for their 

son, Cory. Family and friends 

from Sioux Falls, Rapid City, 

Brookings, and Madison, along 

with two California residents 

traveled to Sturgis to celebrate 

Cory's high school graduation. 

A special occasion for many 

friends and family to celebrate 

was the marriage of Bob Barry 

and Yvonne Cammack. They 

were married on Saturday afternoon, 

May 18, during a private 

ceremony in Sturgis. Pastor Wes 

Labrier officiated the ceremony. 

It was followed by a wedding reception 

at Lamphere Ranch that 

evening. The happy couple 

headed to Florida on Sunday 

night to spend their honeymoon 

aboard a cruise ship. 

Many family and friends 

turned out on Sunday for Faith's 

high school graduation. Paige 

Brink was the recipient of several 

scholarships so she is to be commended 

on a job well done. Some 

Wednesday, Jim and Vonnie 

O'Dea went to Rapid for appointments 

and grocery shopping for 

branding. 

O'Deas went to the play in 

Philip on Thursday night. 

"Bubba's Revenge" was a real 

good play and the people in it did 

a wonderful job! 

Garrett and Lowell Schweitzer 

and George Harris came from 

Gillette, and Mary, Rachel, and 

Michael Deichert from Spearfish 

on Friday for branding on Saturday. 

The wonderful rain came 

By Sandy Rhoden 

Marcus News 

By Vicky Waterland 

were amused as 6' 7" Reggie Rhoden 

marched down the aisle with 

Shania Heidler, who stands 5' 

tall. Caden Smiley's plan is to attend 

Frontier School of the Bible, 

while Paige Brink and Reg Rhoden 

plan to attend Black Hills 

State University this fall. Collin 

Wilcox drove to his high school 

graduation in Sturgis that was 

also held on Sunday at 2:00 pm. 

The Central Meade County 

Community Center will celebrate 

20 years this summer. The time 

has gone by quickly. It all started 

with a conversation between myself 

and Betty Bennet during a 

wrestling practice in the school 

basement where I taught. Having 

a physical education major and a 

son who was beginning his sports 

activities, I was expressing my 

thoughts to her about the need for 

a facility for our kids. After a previous 

failed attempt through the 

school district, we decided it was 

time for a facility to accommodate 

both sports and community activities. 

We put together a list of 

community members from different 

areas of Central Meade 

County who might be interested 

in being on a steering committee. 

Some weren't interested or didn't 

have time, some didn't think 

there was a need for such a building, 

and a few were very interested. 

Those who showed up for 

the first steering committee meeting 

at our home were those who 

stuck with the project and worked 

tirelessly for two years, until the 

building was paid for and ready to 

use. It was an intense, but very 

rewarding community project. 

Some, like Cheryl Hammerstrom 

and Gary Cammack, continued 

on the board for many years. 

Those who have served on the 

building committee and the board 

of directors throughout the years 

are to be commended for the great 

care this building has been given. 

The CMCCC has been utilized to 

the fullest and has changed our 

community for the better. Soon 

we will be wishing our Central 

Meade County Community Center 

a very happy 20th birthday! 

later in the evening and branding 

went on as planned on Saturday. 

The Deicherts left after branding 

to get ready for graduation at 

Spearfish on Sunday. 

Jim and Vonnie O'Dea, Garrett 

and Lowell Schweiter, and Amy 

Deichert went to church Sunday 

morning and then headed to 

Spearfish to Michael Deichert's 

graduation. Troy Wilcox met Amy 

and all attended the party at 

Susan's for Michael. Now for 

some rest!


Opal News By Kay Ingalls 

Missed last week reporting so 

will share what I had received 

from Zona Vig and Carmen Heidler. 

Monday afternoo, May 6th, 

Cheyenne, Cherokee, Clint and 

Cody Rose came to help with 

branding food preparation. 

Chandelle, Landan, Liberty and 

Zamia came later that night. The 

rest of Cheyenne's family came 

Tuesday for a beautiful day of 

branding. Even little Brixie Vig 

got to be part of the crew for a little 

while in her Daddy's arms. 

Cheyenne and family went home 

Tuesday night and Aurora and 

Autumn came Wednesday morning 

to get food ready and decorate 

for the Senior Recognition Night 

at the Church of Christ. Eleven 

seniors and seven 8th graders 

were honored. JT, Kelsey and 

Brixie came at noon to share leftovers 

and visit before Aurora 

went back to Gillette and Chandelle 

and family left to visit up 

near Reva before returning to Box 

Elder. Autumn stayed and rode 

with Grandpa DC and Grandma 

Z to Gillette Friday afternoon 

picking up Cherokee Winkler at 

Belle Fourche. Everyone enjoyed 

the Senior Banquet at the Church 

of Christ where grandson Colter 

Keffeler was one of the honorees. 

Colter's other grandparents Keith 

and Sue Keffeler were also able to 

attend. 

Saturday, May 11th, Merle Vig 

stopped at Dwayne Vigs to visit 

and have coffee on his way home 

from town. Sunday afternoon, 

Dwayne and Zona made their 

yearly visit to cemeteries in 

Chamberlain and Storla, as well 

as visiting friends and relatives. 

Carmen Heidler was in Faith 

on Monday, the 6th, then on 

Mother's Day John and Carmen 

went to Faith to spend the day 

with Dorothy Heidler. Carmen 

said they must have done a good 

job because she was plum wore 

out by the time they left for home. 

On the 10th, John went to the 

Hills and Carmen went to the 

Opal Church basement for sewing 

day. 

Marlin and Ethel Ingalls spent 

a couple days last week finishing 

up at daughter Sheryl Lesmeister's 

in Newcastle, WY. 

Friday, the 10th, was Meade 

Co. rally day in Sturgis. The Opal 

School parents and kids attended 

that and Judy Peterson met kids 

and grandkids in Sturgis to attend 

as well. They enjoyed lunch 

at Pizza Hut and did some shopping 

before heading to the ranch. 

Marilynn Aasheim came from 

Kalispell, MT to visit her mother 

Gladys Peterson in Faith. Judy 

and Carl, Sr., CJ, Anissa and 

Colin also came into help 

Grandma Gladys celebrate her 

94th birthday with supper at the 

café. Judy left Sunday to go back 

to the Rapid City house to get the 

garden planted and lawn moved. 

Beings it was Mother's Da,y 

Judy's sister Mary asked her to go 

to nephew Roy Hix's home for a 

cookout. Monday, June and 

Wayne Overland came to visit 

Judy. After lunch, Judy took 

June to her doctor's appointment 

and shopping. They stayed 

overnight and Wayne did some 

tilling for Judy before they left for 

home. Tuesday, Anissa and Colin 

came in and went shopping and 

Colin went to a dental appointment. 

This last Monday on the 13th, 

Marlin and Ethel Ingalls kept appointments 

in Rapid City and 

then returned on Saturday for 

computer repair and later attended 

the wedding reception and 

dance for Bob Barry and Yvonne 

Cammack near Sturgis. 

Spud and Bernice Lemmel 

went to Rapid City on Monday for 

Spud's eye appointment. They 

stayed overnight at his sister's 

DeDe Kinney's in Sturgis as Bernice 

had an appointment on Tuesday 

in Spearfish. 

Carmen Heidler went to Sturgis 

on Monday to attend the funeral 

services for Addie Boyd 

Weyer. Our condolences go to the 

Weyer family. The Weyers were 

great neighbors of ours when we 

were kids at Marcus. John caught 

her on the phone before she left 

Sturgis and sent her on to Rapid 

City for some supplies. 

Nathan Ingalls and I spent 

Monday afternoon, and a hot day 

it was, in Rapid City. We raked 

his yard again, mowed, sprayed 

weeds and fertilized the grass, 

then treated ourselves to ice 

cream and came on home. 

Dan, Glenn and Margaret Fogelman 

went to Ft. Meade on 

Tuesday for Glenn's appointment 

at the VA. 

Zona Vig had an appointment 

in Rapid City on Tuesday and visited 

with Chandelle Brink and 

family. Dwayne Vig took the C- 

172 plane to Sturgis that day to 

get a part installed. On Thursday, 

Zona took the day off and met a 

friend in Sturgis for lunch and 

took Chandelle out for supper for 

her birthday. They visited Merle 

Vig in the hospital and also with 

Harold and Karen Delbridge. 

Wednesday, Judy Peterson 

went to see her niece Liz Barden 

in the hospital. She met sister 

Mary Hix there and they did 

some shopping and met Leroy Hix 

and sister Ada Shanholtzer for 

lunch. Carl Sr. and CJ Peterson 

went trucking back east. 

Howard and I went to Sturgis 

on Wednesday morning to attend 

the funeral services for JoDee Ingalls' 

uncle, Dee Fowlkes. We 

went on to Rapid City to keep eye 

appointments. 

Wednesday supper guest of 

Spud and Bernice Lemmel was 

their trapper friend, Lee, from 

Rapid City. 

Carmen Heidler reported that 

John did some business in Rapid 

City and some monkey business 

in Belle Fourche on Thursday. 

Friday evening, Corky Heidler 

got into Faith and on Saturday 

Corky and Carmen made a trip to 

Rapid to pick up a few things for 

grandma’s remodeling project. 

Sunday, the Heidler family gathered 

in Faith for Shania Heidler's 

graduation from Faith High 

School. 

I drove Margaret Fogelman to 

Rapid City on Thursday for an 

appointment. We had a good visit, 

lunch at our favorite spot and did 

some shopping before coming on 

home. 

Friday evening, Roy Rush from 

the Mountain States Children's 

Home in Longmont, CO drove up 

and spent the weekend with 

Dwayne and Zona Vig. Saturday, 

Dwayne and Roy flew up to the 

branding at Kevin and Buffy 

Groves. Since they had so much 

good help, Dwayne and Roy visited 

a bit and flew home. Roy 

helped Dwayne put an auto gate 

in their house pasture so they 

don't have to shut a gate or have 

cattle out because the gate didn't 

get shut. Sunday, Roy spoke during 

class at the Faith Church of 

Christ about the Home and then 

after services loaded his stock 

trailer with donated cattle from 

Ed and Gloria Hawks, Cody and 

Mandi Skogen, Barry, Cheryl and 

Ryan Vig, Larry and Bobbie Wilson/Kim 

and Robin Jones and 

Dwayne, Zona, JT and Kelsey 

Vig. 

Rod, Tracy, and Justin Ingalls 

went to Sturgis on Saturday afternoon 

to attend the Barry/Cammack 

wedding reception and 

dance. Our congratulations go out 

to Bob and Yvonne. 

Jason Ingalls went to Sturgis 

on Friday afternoon and got me a 

load of small rock for my landscaping 

and then went on to 

Rapid City to attend the car races 

and spend the night with Nathan 

who also went to Rapid City that 

afternoon. Justin Weiss was one 

of the car racers. 

Friday, Spud and Bernice 

Lemmel attended the Loretta 

Lynn show in Deadwood. They 

said it was a great show and they 

thank their daughter Roxie 

Tetrault and family for the gift of 

the tickets. 

Faye Fees returned home from 

spending almost 3 weeks visiting 

in the eastern part of the state. 

Saturday she helped Diane Fees 

deliver cakes to Faith for graduation 

families. Faye said quite 

an experience as it rained so hard 

was like driving in a blizzard. 

Avance area received over 2” of 

rain that afternoon. Jesse Fees 

and family visited with Walter 

and Diane Fees on Sunday as 

well as Randy Fees and friend 

Michelle. Wendell, Amanda and 

Lilli Fees visited with grandma 

Faye on Sunday and had dinner 

with her. 

Hope and Zona Vig attended 

the Baccalaureate at Faith on 

Sunday while Dwayne took Roy 

Rush to JT's so he could get 

loaded and on the road home. 

Dale Young visited Sunday 

morning with his neighbors, the 

Lemmel's. 

Rod, Tracy, Justin and Nathan 

Ingalls attended the graduation 

in Newell on Sunday afternoon. 

Nathan left from there to return 

to his job in North Dakota. 

Word was received this week of 

the passing of Dean Allen who 

grew up and ranched in the Opal 

Area. Funeral services are in 

Sturgis on Thursday forenoon at 

10:30 at the Grace Lutheran 

Church. Our condolences go out 

to his sister Verna and Bill Simons 

and family and his daughter 

Laurie Kost and family and 

Dean's other family members. 

A call from Joyce Chord at 

White Owl inviting all to come to 

White Owl on Saturday. June 

8th, for the 120 years celebration. 

The day will start with a 

mile run at 8 o'clock in the morning 

followed by a parade at 10, 

then a free dinner at noon and a 

program at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. 

Everyone come and enjoy 

the day . 

Everyone is feeling some relief 

with the great rains that have 

come in our area. Spotty reports 

of anywhere from over 2 inches to 

half an inch but all is welcome. 

God is once again blessing us.


The Garden Gate 

By Karen Englehart, Master Gardener, 

SDSU Extension - Perkins Co. 

Control weeds naturally 

Weeds are a problem faced by 

everyone who enjoys gardening. 

When we prepare the soil to make 

a good home for our garden 

plants, we also create ideal conditions 

for weeds to thrive. 

So what’s a gardener to do 

about weeds? We can smother existing 

weeds when creating new 

planting beds, but despite our 

best efforts, weed seeds will always 

be blowing into the beds. 

Now there’s a natural product 

available that helps prevent weed 

seeds from growing in the garden, 

and surprisingly, it is made from 

corn. Corn gluten is a byproduct 

of the wet-milling process and has 

traditionally been used in cattle 

and poultry feed and dog food. It 

was discovered entirely by accident 

that corn gluten can also be 

used to prevent weed seeds from 

germinating. Not only can it suppress 

weeds, but it will also help 

feed your garden plants since it is 

also a source of nitrogen. A huge 

benefit is that corn gluten won’t 

harm pets, people, birds or insects, 

making it very safe to use. 

Corn gluten works by preventing 

germinated seeds from growing 

a root. A plant that has 

already grown roots will not be affected 

by corn gluten. For the best 

results, the corn gluten should be 

applied early in the season, before 

the weed seeds germinate and 

grow roots. As a pre-emergent 

herbicide, corn gluten tends to 

have a cumulative effect and becomes 

even more effective on 

weed seeds with repeated applications 

over time. One application 

of corn gluten continues to suppress 

weeds for 4-6 weeks, a bit 

less if the weather is unusually 

rainy or hot. 

Corn gluten is typically applied 

by broadcasting it on the growing 

bed at a rate of 20-40 pounds per 

1000 square feet. It may then be 

lightly raked into just the surface 

of the soil and watered in. Corn 

gluten will not be effective unless 

it is wetted and should be given a 

gentle shower after being applied. 

However, if there is a long rainy 

period after the corn gluten has 

been applied, it may lose its effectiveness. 

As with any herbicide, it 

can wash away, and weed 

seedlings may even recover and 

begin again to form roots if the 

soil surface remains wet for an 

extended time. Keep an eye on 

the weather and apply the corn 

gluten when no rain is expected 

for a few days. Always follow the 

instructions on the package when 

applying any herbicide or fertilizer. 

Corn gluten will not harm 

mature plants and can be safely 

used in an existing flowerbed, 

vegetable garden or potted plants. 

"Weed 'em and reap." ~Author 

Unknown 

iGrow (formerly Extension 

Service) is conducting Gardening 

101 workshops around the state, 

here is the next closest one to our 

area: 

Insects and Pesticides 

Come learn which insects in 

your garden are good, bad and 

just plain fun. Learn organic and 

conventional ways to manage 

pest populations. See mounted insects 

to learn what actual specimens 

look like so you can identify 

them in your garden. 

June 7 – Spearfish, Hudson 

Hall, 222 W. Hudson, from 9 – 4, 

lunch on your own (12-1). There is 

a cost for these classes. 

For registration information 

contact Mary Roduner (mary.roduner@sdstate.edu) 

or 605-394- 

1722. Registration closes one 

week before each workshop. 

Grand River Roundup 

By Betty Olson 

It finally rained! As I write this 

on Monday we’ve already received 

2.67 inches and a gentle rain continues. 

You’ve never seen so 

many happy ranchers and farmers; 

everybody’s smiling. Greg 

Url- acher said it feels just like we 

all won the lottery and never had 

to buy a ticket! 

I drove to Pierre Sunday afternoon 

for an Executive Board 

meeting early Monday morning 

and then stayed overnight to participate 

in the west river Agriculture 

and Natural Resources 

Legislative Tour that began Tuesday 

morning. The first stop for 

the bus was Oahe Downstream to 

check out the recovery after the 

flooding a couple years ago. I followed 

the bus from there to 

Stoneville where we visited Cammack’s 

buffalo ranch. 

Despite high winds, the 

Wildlife Services predator control 

pilot gave us an impressive 

demonstration by shooting balloons 

on the ground from the air. 

Veteran GF&P trapper Dan Turgeon 

showed us the many different 

devices and methods he uses 

to control coyotes, beavers, prairie 

dogs, and nuisance animals. He 

also told the group about the 

plane crash he was involved in 

that came close to killing him and 

the state pilot he was hunting 

with. Thankfully they lived 

through it, but it certainly 

demonstrates just how dangerous 

his job can be. 

This session my bill passed to 

increase the existing surcharge 

on hunting licenses by one dollar 

to help fund the Animal Damage 

Control program services. This 

revenue has allowed GF&P to increase 

existing staff time expended 

on predator control and 

has enabled the department to 

provide additional funding to 

local predator control districts. 

GF&P will provide the USDA-WS 

with funding for an additional 

100 hours of aerial predator control 

to help offset the budget impacts 

due to the federal budget 

sequester. 

House Ag Chairman Charlie 

Hoffman and other livestock producers 

in McPherson County 

have just formed a new predator 

control district to control their 

predators. GF&P recently hired a 

trapper for Perkins County and 

plans to hire another trapper to 

help in Dan Turgeon’s district. 

GF&P removed 2,456 coyotes 

from July 2012 to April 2013 and 

the WS plane flew 501 hours and 

removed 1,578 coyotes. Casey 

hasn’t had much time to hunt this 

week, but he did eliminate one 

coyote Friday morning! 

I left my car at Union Center 

and boarded the bus to tour the 

Wharf gold mine near Lead, 

Pactola Reservoir, and Rushmore 

Forest Products sawmill at Hill 

City. Rep. Jacgue Sly and Rep. 

Mike Verchio joined us for supper 

at Prairie Berry Winery that 

evening and then we boarded the 

bus to spend the night at Creekside 

Lodge in Custer State Park. 

Wednesday morning we toured 

the park and a mountain pine 

beetle site before Wildland Fire 

Suppression Division Director 

Jay Esperance had his fire fighters 

and helicopter pilots give us 

an impressive wildland fire 

demonstration. That afternoon 

former Rep. Mark Hollenbeck 

joined us at Edgemont to tour the 

Dewey-Burdock in-situ uranium 

recovery project in Custer and 

Fall River counties. I sure hope 

they are getting some of this 

moisture down there because 

Mark’s ranch looked even drier 

than the country up here. 

We ended the tour at the new 

GF&P Outdoor Campus where 

Tony Leif let us sample some delicious 

fried mountain lion. And 

no, it didn’t taste like chicken, 

more like fat pork! Several of the 

Rapid City area legislators joined 

us for a prime rib supper and 

then we headed home. 

Saturday was busy. Reub and 

I swung through the Cadillac 

Ranch at Belle to drop off a wedding 

gift for Gail Gabriel and 

Shane Garner’s wedding and then 

drove to Sturgis to visit Jess and 

Bill Marty at the hospital before 

going to our grandson Till’s graduation 

party at the auditorium 

and his sister Brinley’s surprise 

birthday party at the bowling 

alley. Thad and Angie hosted 

both parties. Guy and Megan’s 

family came from Gillette and 

Sage and Alaina and girls drove 

down from Dickinson. 

Sunday morning, Slim Buttes 

Lutheran welcomed Patsy 

Wilkinson, Margretta Hanson, 

Eric Schuchard, Bill and Verona 

Vroman, and Tony and Dorothy 

Holt into our church family when 

they officially joined the church. 

After cake and coffee following 

the service, Reub and I drove 

back to Sturgis for Till’s graduation 

and all of Casey and Missy’s 

family were able to attend too. 

Graduations were held at almost 

every school in the area this 

weekend and with all the parties, 

celebrations, and the much 

needed moisture, we’ve had an 

absolutely wonderful week! 

President Obama’s week didnít 

go nearly as well. Obama and his 

administration have been dealing 

with the fallout from three major 

scandals this week and even the 

mainstream media is starting to 

get over their love affair with 

him. The media could overlook 

four Americans dying at Benghazi 

and the IRS targeting 

Obama’s political opponents, but 

when the media found out that 

his administration was spying on 

the Associated Press and tape 

recording conversations between 

reporters and Congress it caused 

even MSNBC Chris Matthew’s to 

lose that ‘tingle up his leg’ and 

start reporting on the scandals 

and the cover up. 

That reminded me of this story 

about a ‘Lie Clock’ that several of 

you sent me: 

A man died and went to 

heaven. As he stood in front of St. 

Peter's desk at the Pearly Gates, 

he saw a huge wall of clocks behind 

him. He asked, "What are all 

those clocks there for?" 

St. Peter answered, "Those are 

Lie Clocks. Everyone on Earth 

has a Lie Clock. Every time you 

lie the hands on your clock will 

move." 

"Oh," said the man, "whose 

clock is that?" 

"That's Mother Teresa's. The 

hands have never moved, indicating 

that she never told a lie." 

Continued on Page 7


Black Hills National Cemetery 

Memorial Day observance 

Black Hills National Cemetery 

will observe Memorial Day on 

Monday, May 27, 2013. There will 

be two ceremonies held at Black 

Hills National Cemetery’s Committal 

Shelter to memorialize all 

of our Nation’s departed Veterans 

and military members. 

Visitors may visit and place 

flowers on graves of their loved 

ones all weekend long. 

Our theme is “Our Fallen, Our 

Hero’s, Our Freedom.” Please join 

us for these services as our Veterans 

stand beside each other remembering 

their fallen comrades. 

The Oglala Sioux Tribe and the 

American Legion, Department of 

South Dakota, will be the hosts of 

the Memorial Day Services. 

The Native American Memorial 

Day Ceremony will be held at 

9:00 a.m. sponsored by Oglala 

Sioux Tribe. Guest speakers will 

be Bryan Brewer (President, 

OST), Chuck Conroy (President, 

OST Veterans Board), and 

Wilmer Nesteth. Traditional 

Lakota drummers will also perform 

during the ceremony. 

The “Traditional” Memorial 

Day Ceremony, sponsored by the 

American Legion, Department of 

South Dakota, will be held at 

11:00 a.m. Guest speakers will be 

Verle Whipple, South Dakota 

American Legion Vice Commander 

District 1 & 2, and Greg 

Hall 40 and 8 Chef de Gare Grand 

du South Dakota. The Haakon 

County Crooners will perform the 

National Anthem and provide a 

musical tribute. 

The general public is invited to 

bring lawn chairs or blankets to 

sit on or guests can sit on the 

bleachers. Plan to come early and 

attend the ceremonies. For questions 

call (605) 347-3830. 

Background: Memorial Day is 

a federal holiday observed on the 

last Monday of May (May 27 in 

2013). Formerly known as Decoration 

Day, it commemorates U.S. 

soldiers who died while in the 

military service. First enacted to 

honor Union and Confederate soldiers 

following the American 

Civil War, it was extended after 

World War I to honor Americans 

who have died in all wars. 

Natl Cemetery The preferred 

name for the holiday gradually 

changed from "Decoration Day" to 

"Memorial Day," which was first 

used in 1882. It did not become 

more common until after World 

War II, and was not declared the 

official name by Federal law until 

1967. On June 28, 1968, the Congress 

passed the Uniform Holidays 

Bill, which moved three 

holidays from their traditional 

dates to a specified Monday in 

order to create a convenient 

three-day weekend. The holidays 

included Washington's Birthday, 

Veterans Day and Memorial Day. 

The change moved Memorial Day 

from its traditional May 30 date 

to the last Monday in May. The 

law took effect at the federal level 

in 1971. 

Many Americans observe Memorial 

Day by visiting cemeteries 

and memorials. A national moment 

of remembrance takes place 

at 3 p.m. local time. Many people 

also observe the tradition of flying 

the flag of the United States at 

half-staff from dawn until noon 

local time. 

Palmer Family 

Reunion 

The annual Memorial Day 

gathering of the Palmer family 

and friends will be held Monday, 

May 27th from 11 AM - 4 PM at 

1st United Methodist Church, 

1755 Ball Park Rd., across from 

the rodeo grounds in Sturgis. For 

information call Darleen 490- 

3939. 

Real Estate Auction 

2 Lots, Home, & Garage! 

213 E. 2nd Ave, Faith, SD 

Rummage Sale & Avon Clearance 

Louise & Tami 

Fri. May 31st & Sat. June 1, 9 AM–6 PM 

Also kids clothes and books 

Everything is cheap, cheap, cheap!! 

Faith VFW, Main Street 

May 30th, 11:00AM 

with registration starting at 10:30 AM 

Auction Held at the Faith Community Center 

Showings: 5/11, 2-4pm; 5/18 noon-2pm; 5/24 11am-1pm & Auction day 5/30 10-11am 

Check out www.SturgisSD.com for terms, conditions & details 

Grand River Roundup 

Continued from Page 6 

"Incredible," said the man. 

"And whose clock is that one?" 

St. Peter responded, "That's 

George Washington's clock. The 

hands have moved twice, telling 

us that Washington told only two 

lies in his entire life." 

"Where's Barack Obama's 

clock?" asked the man. 

"Obama's clock is in Jesus' office. 

He's using it as a ceiling fan." 

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20 Longhorns qualify for State Track Meet 

Boys are Region 8B champs, girls runners-up 

20 of Faith High School’s track 

athletes will be competing at the 

State Track Meet in Sioux Falls 

this weekend. The boys team 

brought home the Region B championship 

and the girls are runners-up. 

Girls regional placers 

Shot Put: Jene Kilness, 4th, 

27’ 8 1/4” 

Discus: Madison Vance, 6th, 

82’7” 

Long Jump: Paige Brink, 

2nd, 13’ 6 1/4” 

Triple Jump: Paige Brink, 

5th, 27’ 7 1/2” 

Pole Vault: Tearnee Nelson, 

2nd, 7’ 9”; Karli Kilby, 3rd, 7’; 

Brooke Lemmel, 4th, 6’ 3” 

High Jump: Brandi Enright, 

1st, 4’ 6”; Tearnee Nelson, 2nd, 

4/5”; Brooke Enright, 6th, 4’1” 

100 Meter Hurdles: Bailly 

Enright, 2nd, 17.49 

100 Meter Dash: Bonnie 

Lutz, 2nd, 14.1 

4x200 Meter Relay: 3rd, 

Bailly Enright, Teagan Engel, 

Katie Bogue, Tori Simonson 

2:01.21 

1600 Meter Run: Shayna 

Engel, 5th, 6:36.09 

4x100 Meter Relay: 1st, 

Brooke Enright, Bailly Enright, 

Karli Kilby, Brandi Enright 57.19 

400 Meter Dash: Brooke Lemmel, 

5th, 1:12.1 

1600 Sprint Medley: 1st, 

Teagan Engel, Brooke Enright, 

Brooklyn Schauer, Tori Simonson 

4:57.4 

800 Meter Run: Shanna 

Selby, 3rd, 2:45.7 

200 Meter Dash: Bonnie 

Lutz, 5th, 29.7 

3200 Meter Run: Shayna 

Engel, 2nd,14:24.8 

4x400 Meter Relay: 3rd, 

Shanna Selby, Katie Bogue, 

Brandi Enright, Tori Simonson 

4:52.5 

Boys regional placers 

Shot Put: Marty Shaff, 3rd, 

37’10”; Glenn Palmer, 4th, 35’ 9 

1/2”; John Gropper, 8th, 32’ 9” 

Discus: Sam Kennedy, 4th, 

115’ 6”; Marty Shaff, 5th, 97’11” 

Long Jump: Chaney Keffeler, 

3rd, 17’ 2” 

Pole Vault: Wyatt Lutz, 1st, 9’ 

6”; David Ruth, 2nd, 8’ 6”; Drew 

Vance, 8’ 

High Jump: Reggie Rhoden, 

1st, 5’10”; Caden Smiley, 2nd, 

5’10”; Gereth Bushong, 4th, 5’10 

4x800 Meter Relay: 7th, 

Marty Shaff, Brock Vance, Bailly 

Deuter, Joseph Ulrich 13:38.63 

110 Meter Hurdles: Reggie 

Rhoden, 2nd, 17.94; Wyatt Simonson, 

4th, 20.32 

100 Meter Dash: Shane Lutz. 

1st, 11.92 

4x200 Meter Relay: 1st, CadenSmiley, 

Chaney Keffeler, Rio 

Hulm, Shane Lutz 1:39.43 

4x100 Meter Relay: 1st, Caden 

Smiley, Shane Lutz, Chaney Keffeler, 

Gereth Bushong 47.4 

400 Meter Dash: Rio Hulm 

4th, 58.0; Josh Afdahl, 6th, 1:03.0 

300 Meter Hurdles: Drew 

Vance, 3rd, 48.0; Reggie Rhoden, 

4th, 50,8; Wyatt Simonson, 6th, 

53.5 

1600 Meter Medley: 4th, Sam 

Kennedy, Wyatt Lutz, Josh Afdahl, 

Drew Vance 4:54.5 

200 Meter Dash: Caden Smiley, 

3rd, 24.2 

4x400 Meter Relay: 1st, 

Gereth Bushong, Wyatt Lutz, Rio 

Hulm, Shane Lutz 3:51.9 

Qualifying for state in the girls 

are: Paige Brink, Shayna Engel, 

Teagen Engel, Bailly Enright, 

Brandi Enright, Brook Enright, 

Karli Kilby, Bonnie Lutz, Tearnee 

Nelson, Tori Simonson, Brooklyn 

Schauer and Shanna Selby. 

State Qualifying Boys : Gereth 

Bushong, Rio Hulm, Chaney Keffeler, 

Shane Lutz, Wyatt Lutz, 

Reggie Rhoden, David Ruth, 

Caden Smiley, and Drew Vance. 

Region 8B Track & Field 

Meet rankings 

Girls: 1st-Lemmon 157.50, 

2nd-Faith 138, 3rd-Harding Co. 

93, 4th-Timber Lake 92, 5th- 

Newell 78, 6th-McIntosh 73.50, 

7th-Dupree 49, 8th-Bison 20 

Boys: 1st-Faith 162, 2nd-Lemmon 

143.50, 3rd-Harding County 

104.50, 4th-Bison 93, 5th-Newell 

76, 6th-Timber Lake 50, 7th- 

McIntosh 41, 8th-Dupree 33 

Good luck to our state qualifiers! 

State of South Dakota increases 

bandwidth to over 150 schools 

In partnership with the South 

Dakota Department of Education 

(DOE), the South Dakota Bureau 

of Information and Telecommunications 

(BIT) will work throughout 

the summer to increase 

bandwidth to 159 school sites 

across the state, impacting 122 

school districts. 

“We continue to see a trend of 

K-12 bandwidth doubling every 2- 

3 years. This increase in service 

corresponds directly with that 

trend,” stated Pat Snow telecommunications 

manager. “We are 

proud to assist with this project 

upgrade as this is a great improvement; 

allowing educators to 

continue enhancing educational 

services through the Internet.” 

The bare minimum of Internet 

bandwidth is 10 Mbps, or 

megabits per second. Funding 

was approved and appropriated 

to DOE this past legislative session 

to increase the bandwidth 

minimum to 50 Mbps where 

available across the state. The 

upgrade allows for additional capacity 

to provide education-related 

services via the Internet; 

through online applications and 

assessments, distance learning 

and allows schools to do so without 

delay. 

The project is currently in its 

implementation phase and is expected 

to be completed prior to 

the 2013-2014 school year. 

“In today's classrooms, teachers 

incorporate technology on a 

daily basis as part of the learning 

process, and they need to be confident 

that the technology will 

work,” concluded Secretary of Education 

Melody Schopp. “This 

bandwidth initiative will help to 

ensure that we have the infrastructure 

in place to support 

learning.” 

Faith Library receives grant for 

Summer Reading Programs! 

The Faith Public/School Library 

would like to thank the 

South Dakota Humanities Council 

for a matching grant of 

$1,000. This grant will be used to 

host the Summer Reading Programs 

at the library. The South 

Dakota Humanities Council 

(SDHC) has been instrumental in 

the past with speakers and funds 

to promote the humanities. To 

find more information about the 

SDHC, please visit: 

http://www.sdhumanities.org/ 

Our thanks also goes out to another 

contributor - Robert 

O’Sheas American Legion Auxiliary, 

which continually helps with 

purchasing books and needed 

items for the library and our community. 


will host Summer Reading 

Programs for everyone to be involved! 

Join us for several speakers 

and fun activities. This year’s 

theme is “Dig into Reading” from 

the nationally developed curriculum 

CSLP (Collaborative Summer 

Library Program). The 

curriculum is developed by a 

group of librarians and an artist. 

It is split into three different age 

groups and themes with activities 

for the following age groups: Children’s 

– “Dig into Reading”; Teens 

– “Beneath the Surface”; and 

Adults – “Ground Breaking 

Reads”. Activities include discovering 

literature with history, 

math, science and art. 


will host the three different 

programs, which will meet at various 

times for each group. The 

Children’s Program for Preschool 

to 5th grade will start on May 28 

@ 9:00 – 11:00 AM and will continue 

on every Tuesday and 

Thursday till June 27. On Thursday, 

May 30, Puppet entertainer 

Linda Mohagen will share her 

stories through her delightful 

puppet characters during the 

children’s summer reading program 

meeting time. South 

Dakota Humanities Council 

Speakers, Tass Thacker and 

Bruce Junek from “Images of the 

World” will join us on June 25 at 

the library for the Children’s Program 

then again in the evening at 

the Community Center – 6 PM for 

everyone. Tass and Bruce will 

share delightful stories of places 

that have traveled from places in 

Peru to biking across China and 

many other historical sites. 

Starting on June 3 through July 

29, , the Adult Summer Reading 

Program will be meeting every 

Monday from 6-8 PM. Adults can 

join us for Book Talks, craft/art 

activities, speakers and the enjoyment 

of discussing books. Starting 

June 4 through July 30, teens 

can come to the library from 6-8 

PM and participate in the Teen 

Literacy Program. Activities will 

include having a gem and mineral 

show, discussing movies like the 

“Hobbit”; adventures in archaeology 

digs, time capsules and many 

other activities. Everyone who is 

reading books at home, ebooks – 

from our library or your own, library 

books - please participate 

as there are prizes!!! 

The HOP (Hands on Partnership) 

Light and Color Exhibit will 

be visiting the library throughout 

the month of June. Visit the library 

with your family and learn 

about how light and color work to 

bring images to life. Activities included 

in this exhibit are: The 

Rainbow Effect; Color Vision 

Test; Spinning Color Disks; 

Periscope, Holograms, Laser Interaction 

Table and many more. 

The HOP Traveling Exhibits 

come to the library through 

grants and local funds. The Discovery 

Center in Pierre maintains 

the exhibits. All sponsors are 

listed on the exhibit trailer. Each 

exhibit comes with hands-on science, 

math, art, technology and 

literature activities for the entire 

family. Books also come with the 

exhibit to enjoy at the library 

while the exhibit visits. Visit the 

website: www.hopsd.org/ 

Technology Classes are also 

being offered to those who would 

like to learn how to use the technology, 

open an email account, 

and use the State Library sponsored 

databases like ProQuest, 

Ancestry Library, Heritage 

Quest, World Book Online and 

more. 

The Faith Library is open 

Mondays – Fridays 9 AM – 1PM 

and Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 

evenings starting May 28. 

All programs are offered at no 

charge. 

Again, thanks to the South 

Dakota Humanities Council and 

Robert O’Sheas American Auxiliary 

for sponsoring this year’s 

summer 

reading 

programs. Brochures can be 

picked up at local business 

around the community of Faith. 

Please contact the Faith 

Public/School Library for more information 

– 967-2262. Let’s continue 

literacy for everyone!!! 

Also, visit our 

website: https://faithlibrary.wikispaces.com/ 

Keep up with your city, school, 

and county … Read the Legals


Congratulations on a great season & 

Good Luck at the State Track Meet! 

Boys qualifiers: 

Gereth Bushong 

Rio Hulm 

Chaney Keffeler 

Shane Lutz 

Congratulations from these Proud Supporters! 

• Afdahl’s Appliance 

• Bogue & Bogue LLP 

• Branding Iron Inn 

• Cenex of Faith 

• City of Faith 

• Delbridge Trucking 

• Brandace Dietterle, 

–Dr. of Chiropractic 

• Faith Area Memorial Chapel 

• Faith Comm. Health Center 

Wyatt Lutz 

Reggie Rhoden 

David Ruth 

Caden Smiley 

Drew Vance 

• Faith Lumber Co. 

• Faith School District 46-2 

• Faith Veterinary Service 

• 1st National Bank of Faith 

• Fisher Gas Co. 

• Haines Trucking 

• Ke-An Honey Co. 

• Keffeler Kreations 

• Linda’s Drive In 

Girls qualifiers: 

Paige Brink 

Shayna Engel 

Teagen Engel 

Bailly Enright 

Brandi Enright 

Brooke Enright 

Karli Kilby 

Bonnie Lutz 

Tearnee Nelson 

Tori Simonson 

Brooklyn Schauer 

Shanna Selby 

• Lonny’s Steak House 

• Lynn’s Dakotamart 

• M&D Food Shop 

• Paul’s Feed & Seed 

• Rick’s Auto 

• The Faith Independent 

• The Plains Agency 

• Tower Stool Co. LLC. 

• Vilas Pharmacy & Healthcare


2013 Governor’s 

Ag Development 

Summit 

“Agriculture-A 

Call to Action” 

Registrations are now being 

accepted for the Governor’s Ag 

Development Summit on 

Wednesday, June 26 in Pierre. 

This year’s theme is “Agriculture 

– A Call to Action.” 

South Dakota Department of 

Agriculture (SDDA) Secretary 

Lucas Lentsch invites you to participate 

in the Fourth Annual 

“Governor’s Ag Development 

Summit” to be held at 8 a.m. CST 

at the Best Western Ramkota 

Inn. At the summit, the SDDA 

will update attendees on the 

progress of recent agricultural 

initiatives. 

Since the SDDA has had such 

a great response to the Key Leaders’ 

Roundtable in the past, this 

year, the roundtable is combined 

with the Governor’s Ag Development 

Summit. 

The keynote speaker will be 

former Congressman Charlie 

Stenholm, Senior Policy Advisor 

at Olsson, Frank, Weeda, Terman, 

Matz Law Firm in Washington, 

DC. In his 26 years as a U.S. 

House member, Stenholm served 

in the House Committee on Agriculture. 

He earned a reputation 

for building bipartisan alliances 

in diverse areas such as agriculture, 

resources conservation, food 

safety, Social Security, energy, 

health care and budgeting. 

The Governor’s Ag Development 

Summit is made possible by 

support from Avera Health, Sanford 

Health, Farm Credit Services 

of America, Dacotah Bank, First 

Dakota National Bank, CHS, Pioneer/Dupont, 

POET, Zoetis and 

Bayer CropScience. 

To register, contact Nina 

Fromm with SDDA at 

605.773.5436 or 

Nina.Fromm@state.sd.us. The 

Summit is open to anyone who is 

interested in the ways agriculture 

impacts South Dakota. There is 

no cost to attend. 

NOTICE 

The City of Faith is offering a 

$250 reward for information 

leading to the arrest and 

conviction of the person(s) 

responsible for damaging 

street lights in the City of 

Faith and at Durkee Lake. If 

you have any information, 

please contact the City Office 

Monday through Friday 

during normal business 

hours (7:30 am-4:00 pm) 

at 967-2261

Click It or Ticket 

What is the best reason why 

you should buckle up...EVERY 

TRIP! EVERY TIME! NO...it’s 

not just to avoid a ticket. It’s the 

easiest and quickest way to save 

your life should you ever be in a 

vehicle crash. If all passenger vehicle 

occupants, age 5 and older, 

had worn their seatbelts, an addition 

3,341 lives could have been 

saved! 

The goal for the 2013 Click It 

or Ticket Highway Safety campaign 

has three simple steps to 

save lives: 

*Enforce seatbelt laws. 

*Educate drivers and passengers. 

*Increase seatbelt use. 

Seat belt use in 2012 reached 

86 percent, up from 84 percent in 

2011 according to the National 

Occupant Protection Use Survey. 

Here’s a few facts about why 

YOU should CLICK IT: 

•Seatbelts keep you behind the 

wheel if you have to swerve or 

brake suddenly. 

•Seatbelts limit body movement 

keeping you in better control 

of your vehicle. 

•While you may be a safe 

driver, everyone may not be as responsible 

as you. Seatbelts protect 

you from drivers who are not 


driving responsibly. The safest 

place to be in a crash is IN your 

vehicle. Your seatbelt will help 

keep you there. 

•By wearing your seatbelt, 

your internal organs are better 

protected in case of a crash. Seatbelt 

use will limit how much your 

body is impacted. 

For more on the national Click 

It or Ticket mobilization, please 

visit www.nhtsa.gov. 

Monday: 

Breakfast: Burritos 

Lunch: Hot Hamburger – $4.29 

Sandwich: BBQ Chicken 

Tuesday: 

Breakfast: Breakfast Sandwiches 

Lunch: Tacos – $4.29 

Sandwich: Rueben 

Wednesday: 

Breakfast: Biscuits & Gravy 

Lunch: Asian – $4.29 

Sandwich: Hamburger 

Thursday: 

Breakfast: Breakfast Sandwiches 

Lunch: Cassserole – $4.29 

Sandwich: Philly Steak & Cheese 

Friday: 

Breakfast: Burritos 

Lunch: 2 Piece Chicken Dinner – $4.29 

Sandwich: Hamburger 

…T he Better Choice 

Prairie Oasis Mall 605-967-2622 

Faith, SD 

BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY 

Dr. Jason M. Hafner 

Dr. David J. Prosser 

OPTOMETRISTS 

Faith Clinic 

1ST–3RD WEDNESDAYS 

OF THE MONTH 

PH: 967-2644 

1-800-648-0760 

910 Harmon St 

Holloway Storage 

LLC 


Unit sizes: 5x10, 8x20, 

10x10, 10x15 & 10x20 

Steel storage facility 

Call 967-2030 or 

Cell 605-200-1451 

H&H Repair–Jade Hlavka 

3 mi. W & 3 mi. N of Howes, SD 

Equip. Repair/Maintenance - 

Hydraulics - A/C - Tires 

Car & Light Truck Tires 

Shop: 605-985-5007 

Cell: 605-441-1168 

Certified Diesel Tech 

hhrepair@gwtc.net 

J-1 Available for all 

Cakes occasions 

Birthdays 

Graduations 

Anniversary - Weddings 

Call Diane Fees 

605-748-2210 or 2244 

Faith Community 

Health Service 

HOURS Mon.–Fri.: 

8 a.m.–12; 1 -5 p.m. 

605/967-2644 

After Hours 

Verna Schad: 964-6114 or 

605-365-6593 (cell) 

WEST RIVER CABLE 

TELEVISION 

Serving the town of 


1-888-411-5651 

Bison, SD 

Dusty’s Tire Service 

PH: 605-490-8007 – Faith, SD 

“Have truck will travel” 

For all your on-farm tractor, truck & 

machinery tire repairs call Dusty. 

Leave a message if no answer 

Call anytime 7 days a week!! 

I have tubes & most common 

tires on hand & can order in any 

tire of your choice. 

For all your Real Estate Needs 

call Kevin Jensen 

381-4272 

Black Hills land, homes and businesses. 

With values and honesty born and bred in Faith, 

trust Kevin Jensen to help you 

solve your real estate questions. 

Kevin Jensen your friend 

in real estate 

Exit Realty, Rapid City 

Hudelson’s Bait & Tackle 

We’ve expanded to include 

marine, hunting, camping, and 

even swimming products. 

212 West 4th St, Faith, SD 

PH: 605-967-2690 or 

390-7615 

ALWAYS OPEN 

Ravellette Publ. Inc. 

We offer a complete commercial 

printing service ... 

• Business Cards • Letterheads 

• Envelopes • Brochures 

• Office Forms • And More! 


PH: (605) 967-2161 OR 

FAX: 967-2160 

e-mail: faithind@faithsd.com 

Badlands Enterprises 

Samuel C. O’Rourke, Sr. 

PO Box 1618, Eagle Butte, SD 

605-685-8703 

samo@goldenwest.net 

• Septic Tank Pumping 

• Portable Restrooms 

• General Contracting 

Faith Veterinary 

Service 

(605) 967-2212 

Monday–Friday: 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. 

Saturday: 8 am-Noon 

CLOSED: SUNDAYS 

For the best in critter care! 

RyAN SEAGER 

Cell: (605) 441-7465 

Fax: (605) 859-2766 

ryanseager@hotmail.com 

PHILIP MOTOR, 

INC. 

Bus. (605) 859-2585 or 1-800-859-5557 

101 W. Oak St., PO Box 816 

Philip, SD 57567-0816 

Chrysler • Dodge Ram • Ford-Lincoln 

Dr. Brandace Dietterle 

DC Chiropractor 

EVERY MONDAY 

Located in 

Imagine and More 

Prairie Oasis Mall, 


PH: 415-5935 

Bogue & Bogue 

Law offices 

Eric Bogue 

Cheryl Laurenz Bogue 

416 S Main St., Faith, SD 

967-2529 or 365-5171


your Questions, 

Social Security Answers 

Question: What is the difference 

between Social Security disability 

and Supplemental 

Security Income (SSI) disability? 

Answer: Social Security administers 

two major programs 

that pay disability benefits. Social 

Security Disability Insurance 

(SSDI) payments are based on 

your work and earnings, while 

SSI disability payments are 

based on financial need. Both disability 

programs require that you 

have a severe medical impairment 

or combination of impairments 

that prevents you from 

working for at least a year or is 

expected to result in death. 

Social Security taxes are paid 

by workers, employers, and selfemployed 

persons. These taxes 

fund disability benefits under 

SSDI. To be eligible for a Social 

Security benefit, you must earn 

enough credits to be insured. We 

pay disability benefits to blind or 

Faith Livestock Commission Co. 

A great day here for our sale on Monday, May 20 with a 

steady to higher market on all classes of livestock. A great 

weekend full of rain put a lot of smiles on everyone's face. 

Thank you for your business. 

REPRESENTATIVE SALES 

Frank Timmons 

40 Angus cows 4's w/Angus clfs (184#) HD ........$1700.00 



Bryan Carmichael 

27 Hereford cows 4-6's w/Angus clfs (180#) HD ..$1750.00 

AC Laurenz 

20 blk & bldy cows 6s w/blk x clfs (211#) HD .......$1525.00 

34 blk & bldy cows SS w/blk x clfs (220#) HD ......$1375.00 

40 blk & bldy cows broken w/blk x clfs (200#) HD $1300.00 

Cammack Bros 

15 Angus cows 3-4's w/Angus clfs (156#) HD .....$1575.00 

6 Angus cows 5's w/Angus clfs (185#) HD .........$1600.00 

Tim Olson 


52 Angus heifers w/Angus clfs (150#) HD ...........$1535.00 

Marlin Brink 

27 Angus cows broken w/Angus clfs (211#) HD...$1235.00 

Fairview Ranch 

49 1st x baldy cows 3's calf Aug 10 HD ...........$1350.00 

Davis Ranch 

14 ......Angus cows 3's calf Aug 10 HD ..........$1075.00 

(605) 967-2200 

disabled workers, widow(er)s, or 

adults disabled since childhood 

who are otherwise eligible. We 

base monthly disability benefits 

on the Social Security earnings 

record of the insured worker. 

SSI is a program financed 

through general revenues, not Social 

Security taxes. We pay SSI 

disability benefits to adults or 

children who are disabled or 

blind, have limited income and resources, 

meet the living arrangement 

requirements, and are 

otherwise eligible. For more information, 

visit our website at 

www.socialsecurity.gov. 

K & D Dorsey 

25 blk & bldy cows 4-6's calf Sept 1 HD ..........$1100.00 

.................................................... .............................. 

Irving Jordan 

69.............................Angus steers 635 .............$152.75 

Fishhook Ranch 

15......................Angus heifers BV 678 .............$132.75 

Casey Humble 

17 ..............1st x baldy heifers BV 619 .............$138.25 

14 ......................red baldy heifers 679 .............$130.25 

Les Lensegrav 

24.............................Angus steers 635 .............$153.25 

Ben Weichman 

22.................blk & bldy heifers BV 788 .............$125.00 

Stan Brixey 

1..............................Charolais bull 1925 ...........$109.50 

Steer Inc 

1..................................Angus cow 1305 .............$81.00 

Maureen Vig 

2................................Angus cows 1288 .............$82.50 

Jim Bingaman 

8..................................baldy cows 1300 .............$79.00 

Luke Weichman 

3............................blk & red cows 1263 .............$79.00 

Jim Wilkenson 

1..................................Angus cow 1690 .............$77.00 

Patsy Wilkenson 

1..................................Angus cow 1655 .............$77.50 

NO SALE: MONDAY, MAY 27TH – MEMORIAL DAY 

Upcoming Sales: 

Mon., June 3: Special cow/calf pair, 

feeder cattle & turnout bull sale 

Friday, June 7: Western Video Market Sale 

Monday, June 10: Special cow/calf pair & feeder cattle sale 

Monday, June 17: Regular cattle and sheep sale 

Monday, June 24: Regular cattle and sheep sale 

Monday, July 1: NO SALE (Independence Day) 

Monday, July 8: Special yearling and feeder cattle sale 

We appreciate your business. Give us a call at 605-967-2200 

or www.faithlivestock.com if you have livestock to sell. 

We would be glad to visit with you. 

Gary Vance – (605) 967-2162 OR Scott Vance – (605) 739-5501 

OR CELL: 484-7127 OR Max Loughlin – (605) 244-5990 OR 

1-605-645-2583 (cell) OR Glen King 1-605-390-3264 (cell) 

A food, farm and jobs bill: Helping 

protect our natural resources 

This year, passage of a longterm, 

comprehensive Food, Farm 

and Jobs Bill is critical to providing 

certainty for U.S. producers. 

This includes the continued availability 

of conservation programs 

that give our farmers, ranchers 

and private foresters the means 

to conserve the soil, protect our 

water and sustain America’s natural 

resources. 

Thanks to programs provided 

by the Farm Bill, USDA has been 

able to enroll a record number of 

private lands in conservation 

practices. Over the past four 

years, we have worked with more 

than 500,000 producers, landowners 

and private foresters on projects 

that help the environment, 

while providing a new source of 

income. 

From May 20 to June 14, 

USDA is holding the 45th General 

Signup under the Conservation 

Reserve Program – another 

important effort provided by a 

Food, Farm and Jobs Bill. 

The program saves hundreds 

of millions of pounds of nitrogen 

and phosphorous from flowing 

into water sources. It provides 

valuable wildlife habitat, and 

hunting opportunities that help 

rural communities generate economic 

benefits from outdoor 

recreation. In times of severe 

drought, conservation lands can 

provide additional forage land for 

ranchers. 

Such programs also provide 

The Dewey, Meade & Ziebach 

County FSA offices would like to 

keep you informed of the following 

items important to USDA programs. 

If you have any questions 

please contact the Dewey County 

office at 865-3522 ext 2, Meade 

County at 347-4952 ext 2, or 

Ziebach County at 365-5179 ext 2. 

IMPORTANT DATES TO RE- 

MEMBER: 

MAY 13 – Continuous CRP 

sign-up begins 

MAY 20 – CRP sign-up begins 

JUNE 3 – Last day to sign-up 

for ACRE 

JUNE 14 – CRP sign-up ends 

AUGUST 2 – Last day to signup 

for DCP 

Landowners and producers 

can now enroll in continuous 

CRP with general sign-up to 

follow 

We would like to remind farmers 

and ranchers that the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) will conduct a four-week 

Conservation Reserve Program 

(CRP) general sign-up beginning 

May 20 and ending on June 14. 

Vilsack also announced the 

restart of sign-up for continuous 

CRP, including the Conservation 

Reserve Enhancement Program, 

State Acres for Wildlife Enhance- 

the base from which USDA is expanding 

new opportunities in conservation 

and outdoor recreation. 

– an important cornerstone of 

President Obama’s plan to revitalize 

the rural economy. 

At USDA, we are taking a wide 

variety of steps to help achieve 

this goal. Today we’re developing 

new ways for producers to earn 

income through conservation 

measures. We’re undertaking 

new efforts to help communities 

create jobs through outdoor recreation. 

And we are expanding new 

partnerships between the government 

and landowners, to ensure 

that land stewardship is recognized 

and rewarded. 

A robust Conservation Title in 

a Food, Farm and Jobs Bill impacts 

all of these efforts. 

While Congress extended the 

Farm Bill conservation programs 

in January, they will expire once 

again in September. However, 

conservation is a long-term undertaking 

that requires farmers, 

ranchers and forest landowners 

to plan years into the future. 

That’s why a one year extension 

of the Food, Farm and Jobs 

Bill doesn’t work and why we 

need a long-term bill. Like farmers, 

ranchers and forest owners, 

we at USDA take the long view 

and so we’ll continue working 

with Congress to get a five-year 

bill Food, Farm and Jobs Bill 

passed. 

USDA/Farm Service Agency News 

ment Initiative, the Highly Erodible 

Land Initiative, the Grassland 

Restoration Initiative, the Pollinator 

Habitat Initiative and other 

related initiatives. Sign-up for 

continuous CRP began on May 13 

and will continue through Sept. 

30, 2013. 

ACRE Signup ends June 3 

We would like to remind producers 

interested in signing up 

for the ACRE program for 2013 to 

be in the office by June 3, 2013. 

Enrollments will not be accepted 

after the deadline, so enrolling 

early will help you avoid missing 

the deadline. Call your service 

center for an appointment. If you 

are not interested in ACRE but 

want to sign-up for DCP program 

please stop in the office before August 

2, 2013 as that is the last day 

for DCP contract sign-up. 

USDA is an equal opportunity 

provider, employer and lender. To 

file a complaint of discrimination, 

write to USDA, Assistant Secretary 

for Civil Rights, Office of Adjudication, 

1400 Independence 

Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 

20250-9410, or call (866) 632- 

9992 or (toll-free Customer Service), 

(800) 877-8339 (local or 

Federal relay), (866) 377-8642 

(/relay voice users).


Kindergarteners 

adopt Zoo’s Red 

Panda 

When the kindergarteners 

from Platte-Geddes Elementary 

School visit the Great Plains Zoo 

and Delbridge Museum of Natural 

History on Friday, April 26, 

they’ll finally get to meet the 

“wild child” that inspired them to 

become pint-sized philanthropists. 

Earlier this year, teachers at 

the school came up with a learning 

project that focused on the 18 

endangered animals at the Zoo. 

After each of the three kindergarten 

classes selected an endangered 

animal, they made 

persuasive videos about the animal 

encouraging the entire school 

– kindergarten through sixth 

grade – to vote for their favorite. 

Although students could have 

voted for a Black Rhino or a Snow 

Leopard, it was the Red Panda’s 

cuteness that won the majority 

over. 

But, the project didn’t end 

there. The kindergarteners then 

set out to adopt a Red Panda at 

the Zoo by organizing fundraisers. 

They hosted a Penny War 

with each classroom competing to 

win a root beer float party. Then 

the kindergarteners became entrepreneurs, 

selling “panda trail 

mix” to everyone in the school. In 

the end, students raised $1,000, 

securing an animal adoption at 

the highest level – the Zoo Ambassador 

level. 

Red Pandas are part of the 

Zoo’s endangered species breeding 

program. This species faces a 

tenuous future; fewer than 10,000 

Red Pandas survive in the wild. 

The forests they inhabit are 

shrinking due to logging and the 

spread of agriculture. 

“One of our responsibilities as 

the Zoo is to continually inspire 

and educate kids about the world 

around them and what they can 

do to preserve the natural world,” 

said Elizabeth A. Whealy, CEO 

and President of the Great Plains 

Zoo. “We are thrilled that these 

kids are so tuned in to conservation 

and exploring different ways 

they can help save species like the 

Red Panda.” 

The Great Plains Zoo and Delbridge 

Museum of Natural History 

is open daily from 9 a.m. to 7 

p.m. with the last admission at 6 

p.m. Visit the Zoo online at 

www.greatzoo.org or call 605-367- 

7003 for more information. 

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LEGALS Legal Newspaper for the City of Faith • Faith School District 46-2 • Meade County • NWAS 

Meade County 

Commission Meeting 

(Tuesday, May 7, 

2013) 

Generated by Lisa G Schieffer on 

Thursday, May 9, 2013 

Members present 

Robert Heidgerken, Linda Rausch, 

Alan Aker, Robert Bertolotto, Galen 

Niederwerder 

Meeting called to order at 8:30 AM 

1. Call to Order at 8:30 AM 

Procedural: A. Prayer 

Procedural: B. Pledge of Allegiance 

2. Meade County Veteran of the 

Month 

Discussion, Information, Presentation: 

A. Mr. Roger Niederwerder 

Mr. Niederwerder served in the 

United States military for a total of 41 

years, 11 months, and 15 days ending in 

the rank of Command Sergeant Major 

and his career field an Engineer. 

Mr. Niederwerder started off in the 

Army National Guard and was active 

duty for 7 years and a technician for 34 

years. While serving in the South Dakota 

National Guard, he has served during 

the times of the Flood of 1972, the Westbury 

Trails fire, and multiple other fires in 

the Black Hills. After that, Mr. Niederwerder 

was an instructor at the South 

Dakota Military Academy for 12.5 years. 

Mr. Niederwerder was part of the 

842nd Engineer Company in Sturgis, 

and his career field was an Engineer. His 

foreign service includes Nicaragua, 

Panama, Kuwait, and Iraq. 

He has been awarded the following: 

Legion of Merit Award 

Bronze Star Medal, which was 

awarded for meritorious service while assigned 

as the 

Command Sergeant Major for the 

109th Engineer Battalion deployed in 

support of 

Operation Iraqi Freedom 

Meritorious Service Medal with 2 devices 

Army Commendation Medal with 4 

devices 

Army Achievement Medal with 4 devices 

National Defense Service Medal with 

3 devices 

Armed Forces Reserve Medal with 4 

devices 

Army Reserve Components Achievement 

Medal with 12 devices 

Non-Commissioned Officer Professional 

Development Ribbon with 4 devices 

Army Service Ribbon 

Army Reserve Components Overseas 

Training Ribbon with 2 devices 

Multi-National Force and Observers 

Medal 

IRAQ Campaign Medal 

Humanitarian Service Medal 

Overseas Service Medal 

Army Reserve Components Achievement 

Medal 

South Dakota Service Medal with 8 

devices 

SDDSA-3, SDEOR, SD-DST, STM- 

R 

SD Distinguished Unit Award with 2 

devices 

Initial Active Duty for training 

After retiring from the military, Mr. 

Niederwerder has been enjoying his free 

time with working on cars, hunting, and 

enjoying the grandchildren. 

3. Routine Business 

Discussion, Information: A. Items 

from Department Heads 

Discussion, Information: B. Opportunity 

for Public Comment 

4. Items from State's Attorney 

Action, Discussion: A. Short-Term Hire 

Motion to approve the State’s Attorney to 

hire one short-term hire at a Pay Grade 

3 w/o benefits from May 13 until the end 

of May 2013. 

Motion by Aker, second by Rausch. 

Final Resolution: Motion Carries. 

Yea: Heidgerken, Rausch, Aker, 

Bertolotto, Niederwerder 

5. Items from Commission 

Action, Discussion: A. Arrow Public 

Transit 

Motion to restore half of the funding 

for Arrow Public Transit of $1,000.00 for 

budget year 2013 to be paid out of the 

contingency fund budget (moved and 

paid out of line item 101-5-111-429.5). 

Motion by Niederwerder, second by 

Bertolotto. 

Final Resolution: Motion Fails. 

Yea: Bertolotto, Niederwerder 

Nay: Heidgerken, Rausch, Aker 

Action, Discussion: B. Published 

Commission Minutes 

Motion to continue the publication of 

the minutes, but add content if a Commissioner 

would like the discussion included 

in transcript by a brief basis. 

Motion died for lack of a second. 

Motion by Niederwerder, second 

none. 

Action, Discussion: C. Meade County 

Courthouse 

Motion to discuss the Meade County 

Courthouse issue. 

Motion by Bertolotto, second by Aker. 



Bertolotto, Niederwerder. 

Motion to ask Kevin Forrester Head 

of Buildings and Maintenance for his 

2014 budget submission to include numbers 

for the exterior elevator and an option 

to add two ADA compliant 

bathrooms. 





Motion that we offer an upgrade to 

the existing space in the Courthouse to 

accommodate the needs of Drug Court. 


Commissioner Rausch amended the 

motion to add the word utilitarian to the 

original motion. 

Motion by Rausch, second by Aker. 




The vote then took place on the original/amended 

motion. 




Action, Discussion, Information: D. 

Communiqué to Commission 

Motion to discuss the Brehm Road 

matter. 


Aker. 


Yea: Heidgerken, Rausch, Bertolotto, 

Niederwerder. 

Nay: Aker. 

Motion to discuss the Windy Flats 

Rubble Site renewal. 


Rausch. 




Motion to pay the membership dues 

of $100.00 to the Sturgis Chamber of 

Commerce. 

Motion by Bertolotto, second by Aker. 




Motion to authorize the Chairman to 

sign a letter and send to the Office of 

Legislative Audit requesting a different 

Auditor. The vote will be deferred until 

done with executive session. 

Motion by Aker, second by Niederwerder. 

Motion to go into executive session. 

Meade County Auditor Lisa Schieffer 

present. 





Motion to come out of executive session 

and return to regular session. 

Motion by Aker, second by Bertolotto. 




**The deferred vote then took place 

on the original motion. 




Discussion: E. Keystone XL Project 

Action: Discussion: F. Keystone 

Pipeline Camp - Site Visit 

Discussion, Information: G. Commission 

Travel 

Discussion, Information, Presentation: 

H. Tree Planting - Black Hawk Exit 

Motion to discuss the matter of tree 

planting at the Black Hawk exit. 


Bertolotto. 




Action, Discussion: I. County Rightof-Way 

- Tree Planting 

Motion to approve a citizen’s request 

to plant a small shrub in the right away 

close to the fence in the “S” Curves by 

the airport. 

Motion by Bertolotto, second by 

Niederwerder. 




Action, Discussion: J. Executive Session 

per SDCL 1-25-2 (1) (4) 

Motion to enter into executive session 

for personnel and negotiations 





Motion to go out of executive session 

and return to regular session. 

Motion by Rausch, second by 

Bertolotto. 




6. Dinner Break @ Noon 

Minutes: A. Recess for Dinner Break 

7. Items from Community Health 

Action, Discussion, Information: A. 

Community Health Office 

Motion to discuss items from Community 

Health. 


Aker. 




8. Items from Director of Equalization 

Action: A. Set a Public Hearing for a 

First Reading of a Nuisance Ordinance 

for Verlan Lee Erickson 

Motion to set a hearing for June 5th 

at 10:00 a.m. for first reading of a nuisance 

ordinance located at 7113 Seeaire 

St., in Black Hawk, SD. 





Action, Discussion: B. Veteran Exemption 

Motion to deny the veteran's exemption 

(to go back retroactive) for spouse’s 

option. 





Action, Discussion: C. Unrecorded 

Improvements 

Move to add mobile home to parcel 

#MH01.20.GH2.7 to the 2011 and 2012 

tax rolls. 





Action, Discussion: D. Unrecorded 

Improvements 

Move to add mobile home to parcel 

#MH15.88.02.7 to the 2011 and 2012 tax 

rolls. 





Action, Discussion, Information: E. 

Veteran's Exemptions 

Move to approve two veteran's exemptions. 





Action, Discussion: F. Abatements 

Motion to approve an abatement on 

parcel #15.59.05.0A. 





Motion to approve an abatement on 

parcel #15.92.03 for 2012 and refund for 

2011. 


Bertolotto. 




9. Items from Highway Superintendent 

Action, Discussion: A. Piedmont Project 

Motion was made for discussion on 

the Piedmont/County Street Project and 

to set May 30th at 10:00 a.m. at Brosz 

Engineering as bid opening for the 

same. 





Motion to grant occupancy on the 

unimproved section line and improved 

part as described by Highway Superintendent 

Ken McGirr. 





Action, Discussion: B. Bear Butte 

Water System Board 

Motion for occupancy of road right of 

way for proposed new water system for 

discussion purposes only. 


Commissioner Aker offers to amend 

his motion to grant the variance and only 

require the sleeving under paved roads 

and to grant the occupancy of unimproved 

section lines and to accept being 

named as an also insured in lieu of a 

performance bond. Motion died for lack 

of a second. 

Motion by Aker, second none. 

A substitute motion was made to reject 

the variance request for not sleeving 

under the improved roads, and address 

the other issue of the section line separately. 


Rausch. 


Yea: Heidgerken, Rausch, Bertolotto, 

Niederwerder. 

Nay: Aker 

Motion to amend the original motion 

to grant occupancy of unimproved section 

lines, and to grant the waiver of bond 

provided the County is also named as an 

insured. 



Yea: Rausch, Aker, Bertolotto, 

Niederwerder. 

Nay: R Heidgerken 

A vote was then taken on the original/amended 

motion as follows: 

Motion for occupancy of road right of 

way for proposed new water system and 

to grant occupancy of unimproved section 

lines, and to grant the waiver of bond 

provided the County is also named as an 

insured. 

Final Resolution: Motion Carries 

Yea: R Heidgerken, L Rausch, A Aker, 

R Bertolotto, Galen Niederwerder 

Action, Discussion: C. Equipment Replacement 

Action, Discussion: D. Bids for 2013 

Asphalt Repairs 

Motion to set bid openings for May 

30th at 10:15 a.m. at Brosz Engineering 

for the asphalt repair projects. 





Action, Discussion: E. Gravel Crushing 

Motion to authorize bid letting for 

crushing 60,000 tons of gravel on June 

5, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. 





Action, Discussion: F. Deerview Road 

A meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. on 

May 29th, 2013. 

10. Items from Auditor 

Information: A. General Surplus 

Analysis for March 2013 

Motion to approve the general surplus 

analysis for March 2013 

MEADE COUNTy 

GENERAL FUND SURPLUS 

ANALySIS 

DATE 03/31/2013 

The amount of General Fund dollars 

that counties can retain as surplus is restricted 

by SDCL 7-21-18.1 which states: 

"The total unreserved, undesignated 

fund balance of the general fund may not 

exceed forty percent of the total amount 

of all general fund appropriations contained 

in the budget for the next fiscal 

year. The total unreserved, undesignated 

fund balance of the general fund 

of the county as of March thirty-first and 

September thirtieth shall be published in 

the minutes of the proceedings of the 

board of county commissioners and reported 

to the Department of Legislative 

Audit. The report shall be on forms prescribed 

by the Department of Legislative 

Audit." 

The following analysis should be 

completed as of March thirty-first and 

September thirtieth of each year. Thereafter, 

the unreserved, undesignated fund 

balance amount should be published in 

the minutes of the governing board. This 

analysis should also be filed with the Department 

of Legislative Audit. 

ASSETS: 

10100 Cash ($-549,779.16CR +Payroll 

Payable $13,275) – (437,662.54) 

10200 Cash Change – 800.00 

10300 Petty Cash – 3,440.00 

10400 Interest Bearing Accounts 

10500 Savings Certificates 

10600 Cash with Fiscal Agent 

10700 Restricted Cash in Banks 

10800 Taxes Receivable--Current 

10900 Estimated Uncollectible Taxes 

Receivable--Current 

11000 Taxes Receivable-- 

Delinquent 

11100 Estimated Uncollectible Taxes 

Receivable--Delinquent 

11400 Judgment Receivable 

11700 Accounts Receivable 

11800 Estimated Uncollectible Accounts 

Receivable 

12800 Notes Receivable 

13100 Due from Other fund 

13200 Due from Other Government 

13300 Advance to Other Fund 

13500 Interest Receivable 

14100 Inventory of Supplies 

15100 Investments 

TOTAL ASSETS – (433,422.54) 

GENERAL FUND SURPLUS 

ANALySIS 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITy: 

20100 Claims Payable 

20200 Accounts Payable 

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Continued from previous page 

20800 Due to Other Funds 

20900 Due to Other Governments 

21600 Accrued Wages Payable 

21700 Payroll Withholding Payable 

22300 Revenues Collected in Advance 

22400 Deferred Revenue 

FUND BALANCES: 

27300 Nonspendable 

27400 Restricted 

27500 Committed (list) 

27600 Assigned 

27601 Subsequent Year's Budget 

(one of the following three) 

March - 3/4 of the current year 

September - 1/4 of current year + 

subsequent year 

December - subsequent year 

27602 Capital Outlay Accumulations 

27700 Unassigned – (433,422.54) 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITy – 

(433,422.54) 

Following Year's General Fund 

Budget (use current year for March 

analysis) – 11,693,137.00 

The unassigned fund balance, account 

27700, divided by the following 

year's General Fund budget resulting in 

the fund balance percentage -3.71% 





Action: B. Auto Supplement into the 

DOE/Planning Office 

Motion to approve the auto-supplement 

of $5,000 from the City of Box 

Elder and $2,000 from the City of Summerset 

for the GIS Joint Funding cost 

share into budget line item 101-5-162- 

422 (Professional Services and Fees). 





Action: C. Approval of Township Annual 

Reports 

Motion to approve the annual reports 

of Smithville and Upper Red Owl Townships. 


Aker. 




Action: D. Set Hearing Date for Renewal/New/Transfer 

of Malt Beverage License 

Motion to set the hearing for renewal/new/transfer 

applications for June 

5, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. 





11. Reconvene May 8 @ 10 AM 

12. Public Hearing 

Action, Discussion: A. Combining 

Elected Offices 

Motion to approve first reading of Ordinance 

#38- An Ordinance Combining 

the Office of County Sheriff and County 

Coroner and to set the second reading 

for June 5th at 10:00 a.m. 





13. Items from Commission Assistant 

Action, Discussion: A. Auto Supplement 

to Budgets 

Motion to auto supplement a check 

for $82,500 for the Mountain Pine Beetle 

defense into Commissioner contingency 

for $50,000 (101-5- 112-429) and 

$32,500 in the Title III Fund. (216-5-221- 

429.5) 





Discussion, Information: B. Firewise 

Program 

Motion to discuss Firewise Program. 





Action, Discussion: C. Volunteer Program 

Motion to approve the creation of a 

volunteer program and the County would 

cover the worker’s compensation expenses 

for the County. 





Action, Discussion: D. DOT Joint 

Powers Agreement 

Motion to approve DOT Joint Powers 

Agreement for County Weed Spraying 

Services 


Aker. 




Action, Discussion: E. Executive Session 

for SDCL 1-25-2 (4) 

Motion to enter into executive session 

for negotiations. Commissioner Assistant 

Jerry Derr present. 

Motion by Rausch, second by Niederwerder. 




Motion to go out of executive session 

for negotiations and return to regular 

session. 





Motion to authorize Chairman to sign 

and send letter to Department of Transportation 

regarding Jurisdictional Road 

Transfer of I-90 westbound service road 

between Exits 44 and 46. 





14. Dinner Break 

Procedural: A. Recess for Dinner 

15. Scheduled Items 

Action, Discussion: A. Bureau of Land 

Management 

Motion to discuss BLM presentation. 


Rausch. 




Motion for Meade County to request 

that the Bureau of Land Management 

not use prescribed burning on the Ft. 

Meade parcel due to the proximity of 

other land. 

Motion by A Aker, second by L 

Rausch. 

Motion to amend the original motion 

to “all BLM land in 2013” in Meade 

County 


Aker. 

Motion Carries. 



Vote took place on the original/ 

amended motion 




Action, Discussion: B. Nuisance 

Complaint 

Deny the request of a citizen complaint 

to declare a public nuisance about 

burning petroleum products. 


Aker. 



Niederwerder. 

Abstain: R Bertolotto 

Action, Discussion: C. Mayor of Sturgis 

Motion made to deny any funding for 

the Kiwanis Food Pantry at this time. 


Aker. 




16. Consent Calendar 

Action (Consent), Discussion: A. 

Consent Calendar 

Resolution: Motion to Approve Items 

on Consent Calendar 

Motion to Approve Items on Consent 

Calendar 





Action (Consent), Minutes: B. Commission 

Minutes April 2013 Commission 

Meeting. 

Action (Consent): C. Auditor's Account 

with County Treasurer 

AUDITOR'S ACCOUNT WITH 

COUNTy TREASURER 

To the Honorable Board of County 

Commissioners Meade County: 

I hereby submit the following report of 

my examination of the cash and cash 

items in the hands of the County Treasurer 

of this County as of May 1, 2013. 

Total amount of deposits in banks – 

877,189.97 

Total amount of actual cash – 

3,560.58 

Total amount of checks and drafts in 

Treasurer's possession not exceeding 

three (3) days – 807,885.43 

ITEMIZED LIST OF ALL ITEMS, 

CHECKS, and DRAFTS WHICH HAVE 

BEEN INTHE TREASURER'S POS- 

SESSION OVER THREE (3) DAyS: 

Postage – 679.42 

CD/Savings – 802,921.31 

Pioneer Bank – $702,921.31 

First Interstate – $100,000 

Farmers State Bank 

First Interstate Bank Special Checking 

– 8,031,777.20 

Farmers State Bank – 10,619.65 

First Trust – 0.00 

First Interstate Bank Savings – 

1,031,026.63 

Flex Account – 29,446.76 

Wells Fargo Mail, cc pending – 

242.26 

Insuff. Funds – 279.39 

TOTAL – 11,595,628.60 

Action (Consent): D. Register of 

Deed's Report 

In the amount of $36,562.50 as of 

April 2013. 

Action (Consent): E. Approval of 

Claims for Payment 

SALARIES: Commissioners – 

$6955.00, Auditor $12352.50, Treasurer 

– $24532.91, States Attorney – 

$29627.19, Maintenance – $26974.61, 

Equalization – $43826.40, Register of 

Deeds – $13310.60, Vet Service/Emergency 

Management – $3879.42, Human 

Resources/Comm. Asst. – $8220.42, 

Sheriff – $105864.74, Jail – $67440.12, 

Coroner – $133.36, Fire Protection – 

$7840.40, County Nurse – $4685.74, 

Weed & Pest – $7553.73, Highway – 

$83804.32, Communications – 

$24489.66 

EXPENSES By DEPARTMENT: 

COMMISSIONERS: R Heidgerken – 

$93.24, Dakota Business Center – 

$164.94, L Rausch – $313.84, G Niederwerder 

– $68.82, A Aker – $99.75, First 

Interstate Bank – $433.43, Faith Ind. – 

$301.50, CBH Coop – $189.66, 

BHWG – $328.63, Nyacor – $36.99, 

Sturgis Chamber – $100.00 

ELECTIONS: 

JUDICIAL SySTEM: C Tipton – 

$84.78, V Fish – $106.40, S Semerad – 

$22.80, G Dillin – $61.84, R Anderson – 

$64.80, J Ford – $53.70, G Olesen – 

$50.74, B Olson – $50.74, G Scharer – 

$61.84, M Stiefvater – $63.32, K Teter – 

$87.00, J Howell – $296.40, D Colicheski 

– $45.90, Spence Forensic – 

$3341.60, L Havemeier – $40.80, R Hymans 

– $88.40, Penn Co. Sheriff – 

$2258.50 

AUDITOR: Xerox – $264.74, Knology 

– $1.66, Meade Co. Treas. – $25.00, 

Quill – $27.58, Rushmore Office – 

$120.00, Xerox – $236.46 

TREASURER: Century Business – 

$98.51, Pitney Bowes – $1029.87, City 

of Faith – $351.37, Black Book – $98.00, 

Knology – $21.51, Rushmore Office – 

$384.61 

COMPUTER: Verizon – $40.01, First 

Interstate – $263.59, Dakota Security 

Systems – $72130.59, Knology – 

$229.99, Owens – $89.96 

STATE’S ATTORNEy: Verizon – 

$53.41, RC Regional – $24.25, City of 

RC – $1330.00, First Interstate – $30.00, 

Walworth Co. Sheriff – $10.43, L Ball – 

$100.00, J Howell – $680.20, Harold’s 

Photo – $86.12, Lancaster County – 

$5.25, SD Continuing Legal – $22.26, C 

Harkins – $268.40, Knology – $15.19, 

Pheasantland Ind. – $64.00 

ABUSED & NEGLECTED CHILD: 

Wilde & Hunt – $2749.48 

LAW LIBRARy: Lexis-Nexis – 

$305.00 

COURT APPOINTED ATTORNEy: K 

Thompson – $2807.80, Christensen 

Law – $3561.05, J Stielow – $1251.16, 

J Hilpert – $6308.80, Grey Law – 

$6159.14, Oswald – $2085.13, R Connelly 

– $2178.00, B Harris – $970.00, R 

Haivala – $957.60, R Hymans – 

$1817.31, SDACC – $3694.87 

GENERAL GOVERNMENT BLDG: 

BHP&L – $12208.01, Verizon – $160.23, 

MDU – $1350.90, J Blakeman – 

$463.68, A&J Supply – $2.70, Short 

Construction – $224.40, BH Chemical – 

$125.60, Hill’s Interiors – $4334.72, 

Campbell Supply – $78.76, Crum Electric 

– $93.76, First Interstate – $1284.72, 

G&R Controls – $590.00, CBH – 

$279.84, Sturgis Yamaha – $5.94, Northern 

Truck Equip – $39.50, Johnston 

Hardware – $19.63, Knology – 

$1320.96, O’Connor – $238.00, Meade 

Co. Treasurer – $212.52, North Central 

Supply – $345.00, Owens – $120.90, 

Quill – $124.38, Sturgis Water – 

$1834.83 

DIRECTOR OF EQUALIZATION/ 

P&Z: SDN Comm. – $510.00, Mathison’s 

Graphics Plus – $220.09, Quill – 

$213.21, RC Journal – $597.12, 

SDAAO – $600.00, L Quam – $16.28, 

Verizon – $208.83, IWORQ Systems – 

$500.00, A&B Business – $498.05, T 

Wieczorek – $22.20, The Little Print 

Shop – $197.73, CBH – $477.81, W Mc- 

Carty – $17.02, BHWG – $605.02, Knology 

– $17.94, Frontier Precision – 

$3645.50, R Mallow – $16.28, Owens – 

$48.97, Quill – $19.99 

REGISTER OF DEEDS: Chris Supply 

– $21.17, Xerox – $821.97, Active 

Data – $502.40, BHE – $108.94, Executive 

Mgmt – $119.32, Knology – $3.77, 

Rushmore Office – $77.34, Xerox – 

$840.04 

VETERAN SERVICE: Knology – 

$26.05, Rushmore Office – $39.50 

INSURANCE & BONDING: 

HUMAN RESOURCES: Tyler Tech – 

$270.00, First Interstate – $356.82, Wellmark 

Flex – $271.40, Knology – $1.97, 

Meade Co Treas. – $14.00, Quill – 

$349.87, Rushmore Office – $196.32 

SHERIFF: Verizon – $884.75, Lexis- 

Nexis – $162.00, Pitney Bowes – 

$500.00, Knology – $134.88, HEDS – 

$49.00, National Sheriff’s Assoc. – 

$103.00, Quill – $214.78, CenturyLink – 

$85.28, Xerox – $309.41, Jacobsen 

Ford – $28741.00, Jacobsen Ford – 

$57482.00, Armstrong Ext. – $120.00, J 

Quinn – $400.00, Campbell – $23.98, 

First Interstate – $1299.11, Fedex – 

$19.22, Mobile Electronic – $5100.00, C 

Gehringer – $400.00, Park Ave Car 

Wash – $102.40, Knology – $147.77, 

Logan’s Transmission – $2600.00, Nyacor 

– $323.67, Meade Co. Treas – 

$19.00, Neve’s – $155.64, Owens – 

$36.97, Peterson Automotive – $237.50, 

Power House – $14.84, Quill – $521.48, 

State Treas. – $35.00, Sign Express – 

$930.67, Western Comm. – $227.60 

DRUG ABUSE PREV/REHAB: 

JAIL: Black Hills Family Practice – 

$847.00, ERC – $210.00, Midcontinent – 

$57.20, HEDS – $77300, BHE – 

$670.00, BH Chemical – $1242.37, Bob 

Barker – $745.63, Walmart – $147.32, 

RC Regional – $56.88, US Foodservice 

– $8510.68, Knock-Out Specialties 

– $116.04, Shopko Pharmacy – 

$375.28, Earthgrains – $734.44, Extradition 

Transport – $1472.29, Cash-Wa – 

$4359.14, Knology – $4.42, Meade Co. 

Treas. – $52.99, Midcontinent Comm. – 

$57.20, Penn Co. Sheriff – $1823.10, 

Sam’s Club – $89.07 

24/7 SOBRIETy PROGRAM: Dell 

Marketing – $2403.92, Owens – 

$3299.83 

CORONER: Sand Creek Printing – 

$110.25, Neve’s – $160.00 

JDC: Penn Co Auditor – $57238.53, 

WSDJDC – $18675.00 

FIREFIGHTING: Doty VFD – 

$2000.00, Pitney Bowes – $200.00, 

Campbell – $32.74, CBH – $467.13, 

Chain Saw Center – $205.89 

SUPPORT OF THE POOR: 

ALCOHOLIC REFERRAL: 

MENTALLy ILL: State Treas. (Yankton) 

– $4735.20 

MENTAL ILLNESS BOARD: Behavior 

Mgmt – $375.00, K Thompson – 

$2098.70, D Mayer – $35.00, Behavior 

Mgmt. – $1875.00, Brevik Law – 

$134.17, K Swanda – $15.00, RC Regional 

– $560.19, Audra Malcomb Consulting 

– $1696.14, Yankton Co. Treas. – 

$106.25, RC Regional – $2483.84, L 

Lewno – $224.55, Blackburn & 

Stevens – $232.07, Shreves Law – 

$240.54, D Cody – $15.00, Shepherd 

Reporting – $27.50, P Kennedy – 

$70.00, Lewis & Clark – $149.00, Meade 

Co. Treas. – $63.42, Penn. County – 

$252.00, C Valades – $105.00 

COUNTy FAIR: Meade Co. Fair 

Board – $2250.00 

SENIOR CITIZENS/TRANSP: 

TITLE III NATIONAL FOREST: Aker 

Woods – $732.87, D Whitaker – 

$3588.00, D Whitaker – $5658.00, 

Rushmore Office – $24.80 

PUBLIC LIBRARy: 

EMERGENCy MANAGEMENT: 

BHP&L – $89.12, Verizon – $53.41, 

West River Elec. – $82.35, BHP&L – 

$105.55, First Interstate – $216.65, 

KRCS – $40.00, Meade Co. Treas. – 

$236.48, Owens – $106.99, Western 

Comm. – $161.55 

DOMESTIC ABUSE: Crisis Intervention 

– $295.00 

911 SySTEM: 

HIGHWAy: BHP&L – $949.44, Kieffer 

Sanitation – $50.14, Verizon – $53.41, 

First Interstate Bank – $171.76, Dakota 

Business Center – $65.90, Grand Electric 

– $238.02, Knology – $139.38, C 

Hunt – $100.00, Sturgis Water – 

$209.92, A&B Welding – $184.08, A&J 

Supply – $19.20, Twilight First Aid – 

$26.30, Sturgis Napa – $468.25, Cummins 

Central Power – $44.12, Nitro 

Alley – $1365.00, BHP&L – $1252.01, 

Campbell Supply – $203.46, Cammack 

Ranch – $3294.12, Crum Electric – 

$13.17, Kieffer Sanitation – $50.14, 

Dakota Battery – $205.80, First Interstate 

– $169.18, Dakota Business Center 

– $58.30, John Deere Financial – 

$15476.62, CBH – $76417.95, Fastenal 

– $248.90, United Rentals $277.49, 

J&L Services – $430.00, Grand Electric 

– $181.44, Great Western Tire – 

$9925.25, Godfrey Brake – $1925.38, 

Contractor Supply – $291.75, Horn Plastics 

– $1114.50, Inland Truck – $226.82, 

Johnston Hardware – $38.61, Lawson 

Products – $68.61, Knology – $137.58, 

Key City Glass – $104.00, Kimball Midwest 

– $481.88, Lyle Signs – $274.03, 

Dakota Radiator – $40.00, O’Reilly 

Auto – $114.87, Light and Siren – 

$645.21, Aero Ind. – $911.51, Meade 

Co. Treas. – $9.00, Midcontinent Testing 

– $1224.00, Menards – $15.97, Sig- 


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nature Plus – $83.25, NW Pipe Fittings – 

$377.05, Owens – $823.62, Peterson 

Automotive – $402.78, Adams – 

$1716.39. Rushmore Office – $151.64, 

Rapid Delivery – $14.40, Servall Uniform 

– $352.32, Sheehan Mack – 

$2252.95, Sturgis Water – $410.71, 

West River Elect – $209.27, Whisler 

Bearing – $289.77, Western Comm. – 

$46.00 

COMMUNICATIONS: Golden West – 

$588.11, HEDS – $7.00, CenturyLink – 

$1572.67, Xerox – $369.30, Butte Electric 

– $131.83, Microsoft Corp – $409.44, 

Priority Dispatch – $300.00, Golden 

West Tele – $579.38, Hansen Law – 

$291.40, Knology – $1.32, Meade Co. 

Treas – $27.00, Western Comm. – 

$282.60 

COUNTy NURSE: 

DEVELOPMENTALLy DISABLED: 

Dakotabilities – $180.00 

COUNTy EXTENSION OFFICE: 

Dakota Business – $33.45, Dakota Business 

– $33.45, CBH – $25.86, SDSU 

Extension – $16052.00, Knology – $3.18 

SOIL CONSERVATION: 

WEED & PEST: Verizon – $63.40, 

Sturgis Napa – $190.51, BHP&L – 

$166.51, Campbell Supply – $345.65, 

First Interstate – $2.07, CBH – $335.84, 

J&L Services – $205.00, Knology – 

$8.55, Pacific Steel – $38.06, Meade Co. 

Treas. – $20.01, Servall – $110.20 

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT: 

URBAN & RURAL DEVELOP: 

VARIOUS FUNDS: Norwest Bank, 

matching Social Security – $33829.65, 

SD Retirement System, matching retirement 

– $28525.20, county share of 

health and life insurance – $81029.44. 

Action (Consent): F. Personnel Actions 

Employee, Action, Effective 

Alan, C., Raise to $15.97/hour, 

03/26/13 

Bedford, T., Raise to $18.29/hour, 

03/26/13 

Ford, S., Raise to $17.27/hour, 

03/26/13 

Keszler, L., Raise to $18.29/hour, 

03/26/13 

Komes, S., 6-Month Raise to 

$14.82/hour, 03/26/13 

Martin, V., 6-Month Raise to 

$16.88/hour, 03/26/13 

Rich, W., Raise to $5,124.25/month, 

03/26/13 

Skinner, C., Raise to $18.94/hour, 

03/26/13 

Sorensen, M., Raise to $15.35/hour, 

03/26/13 

Stansbury, K., Raise to $12.95/hour, 

03/26/13 

Ugland, T., Raise to $15.04/hour, 

03/26/13 

Ulrich, S., Raise to $15.66/hour, 

03/26/13 

Williams, J., Raise/Longevity to 

$18.40/hour, 03/26/13 

Zuercher, W., Raise to $19.03/hour, 

03/26/13 

Action: G. William Gikling has a corrective 

preliminary/final plat of Lots 1 & 

2 of GSG Subdivision in the NWSW, 

SWSW of 32-3-11 & the NESE, SESE of 

31-3-11 

17. Adjourn 

Action, Procedural: A. Adjourn the 

Meeting 

Motion to adjourn the meeting. 

Motion by Rausch, second by 

Bertolotto. 




APPROVED: 

_______________________ 

Robert Heidgerken, Chairman 

ATTEST:_______________________ 

Lisa Schieffer, Auditor 

Published May 22, 2013 at the approximate 

total cost of $347.31 

Notice Of Hearing 

Upon Applications 

For Sale Of 

Alcoholic Beverages 

Notice is hereby given that the Board 

of Meade County Commissioners at the 

Erskine Administrative Building, Sturgis, 

SD, on June 5th, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. will 

consider new/renewal malt/transfer of 

beverage applications for the 2013- 

2014licensing year. Said applicants are 

as follows: 

RENEWALS: 

Iron Horse Campground, Richard 

Arneson, Tract D & E of BH Subdivision, 

lying in Tract W1/2 of Sec. 32, T6N, R6E, 

BHM, Meade County, SD – Retail On-Off 

Sale Malt Beverage & SD Farm Wine; 

Sturgis View Campground, Inc., 

Lots 10A of Holm Subdivision Sec. 32, 

T6N, R5E, BHM, Meade County, SD – 

Retail On-Off Sale Malt Beverage; 

Walter F. Fees, Juliet-1 Bed-N- 

Breakfast, NW1/4, Sec. 24, T11N, 

R14E, BHM, Meade County, SD – Retail 

On-Off Sale Malt Beverage; 

Buffalo Chip Campground LLC. 

N1/2 NW1/4, NE1/4, Sec. 8, T5N, R6E, 


Sale Malt Beverage and Package Off- 

Sale SD Wine; 

Buffalo Chip Campground 

LLC. SW1/4, Sec. 4, T5N, R6E, BHM, 

Meade County, SD – Retail On-Off Malt 

Beverage; 

Bear Butte Creek Campground, 

Mary Brandner Lot 2 & 3, SE1/4NW1/4, 

S1/2NE1/4, less portion, Sec. 5, T5N, 



Peaceful Pines Casino Inc., BJD 

Subdivision, Lot 2, Sec. 6, T2N, R7E, 

(Unit A) BHM, Meade County, SD – Retail 


Peaceful Pines Casino Inc., BJD 

Subdivision, Lot 2, Sec. 6, T2N, R7E, 

(Unit B) BHM, Meade County, SD – Retail 


BJ’S Country Store, Country 

Stores, Inc. Tract B Revised of Lofgren 

Subdivision, formerly located in Tract B 

of Lot 10 an unplatted portion of the 

NW1/4NW1/4, Sec. 8, T2N, R7E, BHM, 

Meade County, SD – Retail On-Off Sale 

Malt Beverage; 

Country Stores, Inc. Godfathers 

Pizza & Casino – Tract B Revised Lofgren 

Subdivision, formally located in 

Tract B of Lot 10 on unplatted portion of 

NW1/4 of NW1/4, Section 8, Township 2 

North, Range 7 East, BHM, Meade 

County, SD – Retail On-Off Sale Malt 

Beverage; 

Nellie’s Mercantile & Saloon LLC - 

S 220’ SW1/4SW1/4SW1/4SW1/4 less 

Lot X4, Sec 9, T7N, R13E, BHM, Meade 

County, SD– Retail On-Off Sale Malt 

Beverage; 

A.T. Elk LLC, Elk Creek Resort, 

Sec. 11, 14-3-6 Teachout Sublot D Revised, 

Sec. 11, 14-3-6, Teachout Sublot 

E, NW1/4SW1/4 less tracts 5&6 12-3-6, 

11-3-6 SENE less platted parts NESE, 


Sale Malt Beverage; 

Full Throttle Saloon & Campground 

LLC, Lot B of Brennon Subdivision 

of the NE1/4, Sec. 12, T5N, R5E, 

BHM, Meade County, SD, Retail On-Off 


Creekside Campground LLC, 

NW1/4, Sec. 5, T5N, R6E, and SW1/4, 

SW1/4, lying North of Bear Butte Creek, 

Section 32. T6N, R6E, BHM, Meade 

County, SD, - Retail On-Off Sale Malt 

Beverage; 

Sacora Station LLC Lots A & B of 

Tract 1 of Honerkamp Subdivision, 

NW1/4SW1/4, Sec. 14, T3N, R6E, 

NE1/4SE1/4 of Sec. 15, T3N, R6E, 

BHM, Meade County, SD,- Retail On-Off 

Sale Malt Beverage and Package Off- 

Sale SD Wine; 

Reno’s Inc., Plat of Section 8 Lot C, 

Township 2 North, Range 7 East, BHM, 

Meade County, SD. Retail On-Off Sale 


Tom & Deb Carter, Tilford Gulch 

Campground Lot 1 of Lot B of 

E1/2SW1/4, Sec. 20, T4N, R6E, BHM, 



Katmandu Campground & R V 

Park, Mary Kathryn Driggs Lot A of 

Tract 1 of Tract Golf of Pleasant Valley 

Subdivision, located in S1/2SW1/4 of 

Sec. 25, N1/2NW1/4 Sec. 36, T5N, R6E, 



Carl R & Joni K Foos, Cottonwood 

Creek Camp N1/2NE1/4, SE1/4, NE1/4, 

S1/2 of Sec. 12, T7N, R5E, and the 

E1/2NW1/4, Lots 1 & 2, and the 

E1/2SW1/4, Lots 3 & 4, all in Sec. 7, 

T7N, R6E, BHM, Meade County, SD- 


Dragpipe Saloon LLC, N1/2SE1/4 

Sec. 1, T6N, R5E, BHM, Meade County, 

SD – Retail On-Off Sale Malt Beverage; 

Hog Heaven Campground Inc., NW diagonal 

½ of SE1/4, E1/2SW1/4, Sec. 8, 



Broken Spoke Campground, LLC, 

Sec. 6, T6N, R6E, SW of NE, SW1/2 of 

SENE, SENW, Lots 5, 6, 7 E1/2SW,SE 

(444.61 acres) Sec. 7, T6N, R6E, 

N1/2NE, NENW, Lot 1 (155.01 acres) 



Elkview Campground LLC, SW1/4 

Sec. 31, T5N, R6E, BHM., Meade 

County – Retail On-Off Sale Malt Beverage; 

Suzies Camp/Sue Hanson, Tract B, 

Sec. 25, T5N, R5E, BHM, Meade 


Beverage; 

Barrelhouse LLC – Golden Arrow 

Subdivision, Tract 2 & 3, Sec. 15, T3N, 



Ride N Rest LLC., Lot 1 & Lot 2 BH 

Subdivision located in the SW1/4SW1/4 

of Sec. 32, T6N, R6E, BHM, Meade 


Beverage; 

Rush-No-More LLC., Lot HR1 of 

Carlsten Sub., portion of replat of Lot 

HR1 located in the NW1/4 NE1/4, Sec. 

1, T4N, R5E, BHM, Meade County, SD 

– Retail On-Off Sale Malt Beverage; 

McKee’s Pub & Grill – Lots 23 & 24, 

Tract I, East Lawn Addition, Section 8, 




Black Hills Drag Racing Association, 

Inc. Section 6, Township 5 North, 

Range 6, Tract A Sturgis Dragway in 

S1/2NE1/4, BHM, Meade County, SD - 


Farstveet Investments LLC - Pleasant 

Valley Sub Lot GF1R, Combined 

1988, Section 25, Township 5 North, 

Range 5 East, BHM, Meade County, SD 

- Retail On-Off Sale Malt Beverage; 

Glencoe Entertainment LLC - 

Township 5 North, Range 6 East, BHM 

Section 6 – Lots 1 and 3; S1/2NE1/4; 

SE1/4NW1/4, less Lot H-1 as shown on 

the plat filed in Plat Book 3 on Page 275 

excepting therefrom Tract A of Sturgis 

Dragway Subdivision as shown on the 

plat filed in Plat Book 16 on Page 18. 

Township 5 North, Range 5 East, 

BHM, Section 1 – Lot 1, less the NE1/4 

of Lot 1; Lot 5, less a parcel of land conveyed 

to the City of Sturgis as shown by 

the plat filed in Plat Book 2 on Page 179, 

and less Pavilion Lot at Glencoe as 

shown by the plat filed in Plat Book 20 

on Page 281; including any portion of the 

vacated section line right-of-way which 

reverted pursuant to Resolution 

recorded January 3, 2001 in Book 546 

on Page 391 and Resolution recorded 

February 1, 2001 in Book 546 on Page 

497. 

Township 5 North, Range 6 East of 

the BHM Section 6 – Lots 4 and 5, less 

Pavilion Lot at Glencoe as shown by the 

plat filed in Plat Book 20 on Page 281; 

including any portion of the vacated section 

line right-of-way which reverted pursuant 

to Resolution recorded January 3, 

2001 in Book 546 on Page 391 and Resolution 

recorded February 1, 2001 in 

Book 546 on page 497. 


BHM Section 36 – Lot 2 

Pavilion Lot at Glencoe, located in 

Government Lots 1 and 5 of Section 1, 

Township 5 North, Range 5 East of the 

BHM, and in Government Lots 4 and 5 

of Section 6, Township 5 North, Range 6 

East of the BHM, Meade County , SD as 

shown on the plat in Plat Book 20 on 

Pages 281-282. 


BHM, Section 36 – Lot 3 


BHM, Section 31 – Lots 2 and 3; 

SW1/4NE1/4; 

SE1/4NW1/4; 

NE1/4SW1/4; SE1/4 


BHM Section 31 – Lot 4; SE1/4SW1/4 


Section 6 – Lot 2. – Retail On-Off Sale 

Malt Bevarage 

William Lore, Eagles Landing – Lot 

#2 NW1/4NE1/4, Sec. 5, T5, R5, BHM, 


Malt Beverage 

Jackpine Gypsies Motorcycle Club 

Lot 3 and the N1/2 of the SW1/4NW1/4, 

Sec. 9, T5N, R5E, and the 

S1/2SW1/4NW1/4, W1/2N1/2 

N1/2SW1/4 West of HW, Sec. 9, T5N, 

R5E, Lot 1 in SW1/4NW1/4 less right of 

way of Lots 8 & 9 all in Sec. 9, T5N, R5E, 

Tract A, SE1/4NE1/4, Sec. 8, T5N, R5E, 

BHM, Meade County, SD– Retail On-Off 


Lamphere Ranch Campground 

LLC. S1/2 of Sec. 6, T5N, R6E, W1/2 of 

SW1/4 of Sec. 5, T5N, R6E, BHM, 


Malt Beverage & SD Farm Wine; 

Shade Valley Camp Resort, Inc., 

the N1/2 and the W1/2SW1/4 of Sec. 17, 

excepting, therefrom West 295’ of the 

South 150’ of the SW1/4SW1/4 and 5 

rods x 16 rods to School Dist. 23 and 

Highway ROW, T6N, R7E, BHM, Meade 

County, SD- Retail On-Off Sale Malt 

Beverage & SD Farm Wine; 

The Garage Sports Bar BJD Subdivision 

Lot 15 of Section 6, Township 2 


County, SD - Retail On-Off Sale Malt 

Beverage; 

The Patch LLC., Lot 2 of Cross Addition, 

Section 16, Township 5 North, 

Range 6, B.H.M., Meade County, - Retail 

On-Off Sale Malt Beverage & SD Farm 

Wine; 

Glencoe Entertainment, LLC - Lot 

B (Second Revision) of Glencoe, Meade 

County SD as shown on plat filed in Plat 

Book 20 on pages 279-280, Meade 

County SD – Retail On-Off Malt Beverage; 

Hereford Hills, Inc. Hereford Hills 

Subdivision, Lot 1, S1/2SE1/4, Sec. 24, 



NEW: 

Nellie’s Mercantile & Saloon LLC - 

S 220’ SW1/4SW1/4SW1/4SW1/4 less 

Lot X4, Sec 9, T7N, R13E, BHM, Meade 

County, SD– Retail On-Off Wine License; 

Bobby L. Lippold Thelma Lippold - 

Lot C of Glencoe, a Subdivision located 

in Govt. Lots 6 & 7 of Section 1, Township 

5 North, Range 5 East, Tract A of 

Govt. Lot 1 of Section 12, Township 5 


County SD - Retail On-Off Sale Malt 

Beverage & SD Farm Wine; 

TRANSFER: 

Kick Start Travel Center & Food 

Mart, Inc., Lot D of Glencoe, a Subdivision 

located in Government Lots 6 & 7 of 

Sec. 1, T5N, R5E, BHM, and Tract A of 

Government Lot 1 of Sec. 12, T5N, R5E, 

BHM, Meade County, SD, -Retail On-Off 

Sale Malt Beverage; - to Mako Enterprises, 

Inc. 

/s/ Lisa Schieffer 

Meade County Auditor 

Published May 22 & 29, 2013 at the total 

approximate cost of $191.68

SECTION B May 15, 2013 • The Faith Independent • Page 17 

TREE TALK 

Requirements 

for Successful 

Shelterbelts 

There are several keys to successful 

shelterbelts. Select the 

right site and location to accomplish 

the intended purpose. Evaluate 

the soils map and slope 

conditions for site limitations. 

Design the orientation and 

length, so as to protect the intended 

area without causing 

problems in adjacent areas. The 

planned width between rows 

should be suitable for tree species 

and the equipment to be used for 

maintenance. Select species that 

are proven to do well on the soils, 

growth rates to provide protection 

soon enough, mature heights to 

protect a big enough area and 

longevity for dependability for the 

future. Make plans for long-term 

weed control by using mechanical 

methods, mulches and chemicals. 

Site preparation for shelterbelts 

is very important. The best time 

to begin weed control is prior to 

planting. Perform deep tillage 9”- 

12” deep one year prior to planting 

to reduce weeds and bank soil 

moisture. Clean cultivate the entire 

site or 8’ – 10’ strips for each 

row and / or use herbicides to 

keep the site or strips for rows 

weed free. Limit spring tillage to 

a light disc or harrow to remove 

new annuals and save moisture. 

When designing and selecting 

species for shelterbelts, plan for 5 

or more rows for primary protection 

from the north and west and 

2-3 rows for secondary protection 

from the south and east. Include 

at least 1 row of evergreen species 

and at least 1 row of fast growing 

broadleaf species. Ensure that 

snow accumulation does not 

crush or break down leeward 

rows by planting tree and shrub 

species that are best suited for 

leeward rows. It is also important 

to select species that are adapted 

to our area and USDA Hardiness 

Zone. 

Good care and maintenance of 

your shelterbelt will result years 

of good service. Weed control and 

soil moisture retention are critical 

and related to long-term survival. 

Weeds can use most of the available 

moisture and greatly reduce 

tree seedling growth and survival. 

Mechanical weed control is 

very effective at bringing weed 

seeds to the soil surface for germination 

and controlling annual 

weeds. Several cultivations during 

the growing season are very 

important to decrease competition 

to the trees and shrubs. Care 

should be taken not to cultivate 

too deep as tree roots may be 

damaged. Perennial weeds should 

be sprayed with herbicides and 

allowed time to die before cultivation. 

The use of weed control fabric 

has become very common with 

shelterbelts in the last twenty 

Congratulations to the Longhorn track team for finishing as the Region 8B Champions! Nine boys qualified 

for the State Track Meet in seven different events. 

Photo by Amie Schauer 

Congratulations to the Lady Longhorn track team for finishing as the Region 8B Runners-up! Eleven girls 

qualified for the State Track Meet in eight different events. 

Photo by Amie Schauer 

years. It acts as a physical barrier 

to weed emergence, prevents sunlight 

from reaching germinating 

weed seeds and conserves moisture. 

It is important to either do 

tillage or mowing between the 

rows several times during the 

growing season. Otherwise, 

weeds can grow big with roots 

reaching underneath the fabric 

robbing moisture from the trees. 

Make plans to enlarge holes in 

the fabric around trees in 5+years 

and/or fabric removal after 10+ 

years. 

Herbicides can be used to effectively 

control problem weeds, especially 

perennials. Use of 

pre-emergent and post emergent 

herbicides along the edge of weed 

control fabric eliminates strips of 

weeds left from tillage and it is 

possible to eliminate weeds between 

trees and growing through 

the slits next to the trees. It is 

possible to control many annual 

weeds and save some moisture 

with pre-emergent herbicides 

without the use of weed control 

fabric in the rows of shelterbelts. 

A 4 foot wide band of herbicide is 

sprayed directly over the row 

after the killing frost in the autumn 

when trees are dormant. 

After 4-5 years and the trees are 

established and too big to spray 

over, use of pre-emergent herbicides 

can be stopped. 

Shelterbelts can be damaged 

by livestock and upland wildlife. 

Construction and maintenance of 

appropriate protective fence 

should be done as needed. In 

some situations the use of tree 

protectors and wildlife repellents 

may also be warranted. 

My sources for this news release 

were the Montana State 

Seedling Nursery and Natural 

Resources Conservation Service. 

If you would like more information 

about “Requirements for Successful 

Shelterbelts,” call Bob 

Drown at the Conservation Office 

at 605-244-5222, Extension 4. 

All programs and services provided 

by the Northwest Area Conservation 

Districts are provided 

regardless of race, color, national 

origin, gender, religion, age, disability, 

political beliefs, sexual 

orientation, and marital or family 

status. 

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MINUTES 

NORTHWEST AREA 

SCHOOLS 

EDUCATIONAL 

COOPERATIVE 

GOVERNING BOARD 

REGULAR MEETING – May 8, 2013 

4:00 p.m., Isabel, SD 

1 The regular meeting of the Northwest 

Area Schools Educational Cooperative 

Governing Board was held May 8, 

2013, at 5:00 p.m. at Northwest Area 

Schools 

PRESENT: Sandy Baumberger, Dan 

Beckman, AJ Lindskov, Chuck Maxon, 

Wilfred Jones, Scott Vance, Director Cris 

Owens, Business Manager Monica 

Mayer and Superintendent Dick Schaffan 

ABSENT: Nathan Grueb 

2 Approve Agenda: On a motion from 

Beckman and seconded by Maxon the 

FINANCIAL REPORT 

EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE 

APRIL 2013 

ATTACHMENT “A” 

SPECIAL ED FUND 

CASH BALANCE 4/01/13 $139,000.38 

RECEIPTS: 

LOCAL SOURCES: 

ASSESSMENTS $ 

EARNINGS ON INVESTMENTS $39.39 

MISCELLANEOUS $ 

FLOW-THRU DOLLARS $ 

REIMBURSEMENTS $179.08 

agenda was approved. 

3 MINUTES: Minutes of the last 

meeting, April 3, 2013, were approved 

on a motion by Lindskov and seconded 

by Vance. Motion carried. 

4 FINANCIAL REPORT: Motion by 

Vance seconded by Maxon to accept 

and approve the Financial Report for 

April 2013, a copy of which is made a 

part of these minutes as Attachment “A”. 

Motion Carried. 

5 BILLS: Motion by Beckman and 

seconded by Lindskov to approve the 

Educational Cooperative bills for payment 

as presented, a copy of which is 

made a part of these minutes as Attachment 

“B”. Motion carried. 

6 Personnel Update: We have hired 

one School Psychologist for next school 

year. 

7 Executive Session: On a motion by 

Vance and seconded by Beckman to 

enter into Executive Session 6:02 out at 

6:03. 

8 Contracts to Amend and Approve: 

On a motion from Vance and seconded 

by Lindskov the following contracts were 

amended to reflect a 2% raise, Cris 

Owens and Monica Mayer and the contract 

of Alice Stradinger was amended to 

reflect a $400.00 raise and a $500.00 

bonus. On a motion by Vance and seconded 

by Maxon the contract of Courtney 

Wimmer was approved. On a motion 

from Lindskov and seconded by Beckman 

the contract for Small Talk Speech 

Therapy was approved. 

9 Policy Manual Updates: On a motion 

from Vance and seconded by Lindskov 

Policies 4113, 4213, 4215, and 

3410 were adopted as amended. 

10 Other: None. 

11 Adjournment: Baumberger adjourned. 

_______________________________ 

Sandy Baumberger, Chairperson 

________________________________ 

Monica Mayer, Business Manager 

Published May 22, 2013 at the total approximate 

cost of $______ 

Second Reading of 

Ordinance No. #38 

Second reading of Ordinance No. 

#38 – An Ordinance Combining the Offices 

of County Sheriff and County Coroner 

of Meade County, South Dakota will 

be held by the Board of Meade County 

Commissioners on June 5, 2013 at 

10:00 a.m. in the Commissioners meeting 

room in the Erskine Administrative 

Building, Sturgis, SD. 

/s/ Lisa Schieffer, Meade County Auditor 


approximate cost of $9.73 

Notice To Bidders 

Notice is hereby given that sealed 

bids will be received until 10:00 a.m. on 

the 5th day of June, 2013, at the office 

of the Meade County Auditor, 1300 Sherman 

St., Suite 126, Sturgis, South 

Dakota, for the crushing and stockpiling 

of gravel surfacing aggregate. 

A minimum of 60,000 tons is to be 

crushed and stockpiled. 

Copies of the specifications, proposal 

and bid forms may be obtained from the 

Meade County Highway Department, 

20623 131St Ave., Sturgis, South 

Dakota 57785-6628. 

The Meade County Commissioner’s 

reserve the right to accept or reject any 

and all bids and to waive any irregularities 

therein. 

Dated at Sturgis, South Dakota this 

7th day of May, 2013. 

Ken McGirr - Highway Superintendent 


approximate cost of $16.88 

STATE SOURCES: 

UNRESTRICTED GRANTS $ 

FEDERAL SOURCES: 

GRANTS IN AID $177,610.00 

TOTAL RECEIPTS $177,828.47 

G/L ENTRIES $ 

SUB TOTAL $316,828.85 

TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS $105,276.70 

CASH BALANCE 04/30/13 $211,552.15 

CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT $200,000.00 

RETIREMENT SICK LEAVE 3,500.00 

Attachment “A” 

TRUST & AGENCy FUNDS 

CASH REPORT 

MARCH 2013 

FUND BEGINNING AMOUNT AMOUNT ENDING 

BALANCE RECEIVED DISBURSED BALANCE 

UNEMPLOYMENT $12,000.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $12,000.00 

T&A IMPREST $1,825.76 $620.62 $468.29 $1,978.09 

125 CAFETERIA PLAN $731.79 $300.00 $231.79 $800.00 

ATTACHMENT ‘B’ 

T & A IMPREST 

POSTMASTER POSTAGE $153.80 

SDASBO REGISTRATION FEE $50.00 

SAMS SUPPLIES $169.49 

WDB CASH/POSTAGE $95.00 

TOTAL $468.29 

NW Area Schools Multi-Dist Ed Coop 

BOARD REPORT - NEWSPAPER 

Checking Account: 1 

05/08/2013 10:32 AM 

Fund: 22, SPECIAL EDUCATION 

A&B BUSINESS SOLUTIONS........................194.27..............................COPIER 

BAUMBERGER, SANDY .................................21.46..............................TRAVEL 

BUREAU OF EDUCATION...............................10.00.........REGISTRATION FEE 

CITY OF MOBRIDGE .....................................125.00..................................RENT 

FAITH INDEPENDENT...................................129.05 ....................................ADS 

FORDYCE, JOZELLE ........................................6.60 ..............TRAVEL/TUITION 

GOVERNORS INN ...........................................50.00...........................LODGING 

GRUEB, NATHAN .............................................6.29..............................TRAVEL 

ISABEL SUPER VALUE ...................................15.62..........................SUPPLIES 

LINDSKOV, AJ ...................................................2.59..............................TRAVEL 

MCI ...................................................................84.57......................TELEPHONE 

NWAS ..........................................................7,516.62............REIMBURSEMENT 

OWENS, CRIS ...............................................193.88..............................TRAVEL 

SARGENT, CHRIS .........................................263.07 ...............TRAVEL-OFFICE 

SIOUX/CORSON CO NEWS............................17.49.....ADS & SUBSCRIPTION 

SMALL TALK SPEECH THERAPY LLC ......4,045.00............REIMBURSEMENT 

SOUTH DAKOTA NEWSPAPER SERVICES INC................................................. 

........................................................................750.00....................PUBLICATION 

SPARKYS .........................................................72.58.............SUPPLIES/MEALS 

T & A IMPREST FUND ...................................234.14............REIMBURSEMENT 

VANCE, SCOTT ..............................................18.87..............................TRAVEL 

WRT..................................................................19.42......................TELEPHONE 

.......................................................................TOTAL ...........................13,776.52

LEGALS Legal Newspaper for the City of Faith • Faith School District 46-2 • Meade County • NWAS May 15, 2013 • The Faith Independent • Page 19 

OFFICIAL MINUTES 

OF THE MEADE 

COUNTy BOARD 

OF EQUALIZATION 

April 9, 2013 

The Board of Meade County Commissioners 

met in special session Tuesday, 

April 9, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. with 

Robert Heidgerken, Linda Rausch, Alan 

Aker, Bob Bertolotto and Galen Niederwerder 

present. 

All Commissioners signed the Member 

Oaths for County Board of Equalization. 

Director of Equalization Kirk 

Chaffee gave an update on ratings, values 

and the trends for the Board of Commissioners 

when they go into the Board 

of Equalization. The Board led in the 

Pledge of Allegiance. 

Motion was made by Bertolotto, seconded 

by Aker, all Commissioners voted 

yes to go into the Board of Equalization. 

Parcel #, Complaint, Desc., Assessed 

Value, Motion, Second, Voting, 

County Board Value, Local Board 

Value 

Motion was made by Aker, seconded 

by Niederwerder, all Commissioners 

voted yes to approve the following geo 

thermal list: 

Charles Tully, 5th year/50%, 7300, 

16.74.42 

Nichols T & Kara R Caspers, 1st 

year/100%, 15985, 49.35.21 

Thompson Ranch Inc., 2nd 

year/100%, 7389, 29.18.12 

Gary L. Langfeldt, 2nd year/100%, 

13007, 15.89.0AR 

Dan & Trisha Roe, 2nd year/100%, 

29819, 01.07.SH3 


by Bertolotto, all Commissioners voted 

yes to approve the tax freeze applications 

for 2013 submitted by the Meade 

County Treasurer. 

1 Robert E. Oslund, 14.52.01.09, private 

appraisal lower NAC1S, 246652 

Aker, Rausch, All, 207500; NACS, 

47500, Aker, Rausch, All, No Change 

2 Michael E. Crutcher, 48.05.22, correcting 

land value, NACS, 5291, Aker, 

Niederwerder, All, 48621; NAC1S, 

193820, Aker, Niederwerder, All, No 

Change; NAC1S, 29837, Aker, Niederwerder, 

All, No Change; NAC1, 7037, 

Aker, Niederwerder, All, No Change 

3 Richard Arneson, 11.18.22, taxes 

too high, NAC, 168191, Niederwerder, 

Rausch, All, except Aker, 166681 

4 Steve & Debra Kroger, 15.85.06, 

tax increase, NACS, 84680, Bertolotto, 

Rausch, All, No Change; tax increase 

NAC1, 149844, Bertolotto, Rausch, All, 

No Change; tax increase, NAC1S, 

291911, Bertolotto, Rausch, All, No 

Change 

5 Walter and Judith Wilson, 16.51.0F, 

too high, NACS, 104180, Rausch, 

Niederwerder, All, No Change; NAC1S, 

152252, Change, too high; NAC1, 

25392, Rausch, Niederwerder, All, No 

Change 

Myron and Vonda Anderson, 

12.08.11, correcting value, AGA, 17159, 

Aker, Niederwerder, All, No Change; correcting 

value, AGA1, 17026, Aker, 

Niederwerder, All, No Change, correcting 

value, NAA1, 45524, Aker, Niederwerder, 

All, 5000 

7 Robert & Barbara Dedic, 39.27.31, 

Soils Value Adjustment, AGA, 83070, 

Aker, Niederwerder, All, 76330; 

38.06.33, Soils Value Adjustment, AGA, 

17807, Aker, Niederweder, All, No 

Change 

8 Mike Palmer, 11.86.01, purchase 

price, NACS, 206331, Aker, Rausch, All, 

139000; NAC1, 9710, Aker, Rausch, All, 

No Change; NAC1S, 158320, Aker, 

Rausch, All, No Change 

9 Timothy Marsch, 20.50.09.11, water 

damage, NAC1S, 84173, Niederwerder, 

Aker, All, 33897; NACS, 17103; Niederwerder, 

Aker, All, No Change 

10Chris Wedge, MH26.51.04, excess 

in assessment, NACM1S, 38654, Aker, 

Rausch, All, 28410 

11 James Schmitendorf, 

0D.50.03.04, Lot size adjustment, NAD, 

13970, Aker, Bertolotto, All, 9310 

12 James Schmitendorf, 

0D.50.03.06, Lot size adjustment, NAD, 


13 Donald and Judy Lhotak, 

32.57.01.02, foundation problem, NACS, 


Change; NAC1S, 208504, Rausch, 

Niederwerder, All, 119645 

14 Roy and Malorie Kottwitz, 

0D.55.08, slab not crawl space, NAD1S, 

61410, Aker, Rausch, All, 59774; NAD1, 

47402, Aker, Rausch, All, No Change; 

NADS, 42500, Aker, Rausch, All, No 

Change 

15 Jen Young, 20.97.16, private appraisal 

done, NAC, 84375, Niederwerder, 

Aker, All, 44000 

16 Timothy Haggar, 21.67.12, assessment 

too high, NAC1, 39619, 

Rausch, Aker, Al, 36419 

17 Eliot Kammerer, 27.21.11, increase, 

NAA1, 45130, Aker, Niederwerder, 

All, 14028 

18 Eliot Kammerer, 27.22.31, increase, 

AGA, 40546, Aker, Niederwerder, 

All, No Change; NAA1S, 121774, 

Aker, Niederwerder, All, No Change; 

AGA1, 33590, Aker, Niederwerder, All, 

No Change 

19 Bruce J. Lutz, 0D.50.08.0C, adjustment 

for interior, NAD1S, 43046, 

Aker, Rausch, All, 37806 

20 Don Walker Jr., 0D.58.04, land 

value adjustment, NAD, 41520, Aker, 

Bertolotto All, 4020 

21 Conway Revocable Living Trust, 

04.33.21, too high, AGA, 137775, Aker, 

Rausch, All, except Niederwerder, No 

Change 

22 Conway Revocable Living Trust, 

09.A6.0421, too high, AGA, 55253, Aker, 


Change 

23 Conway Revocable Living Trust, 

09.A6.0511, too high, AGA, 51874, Aker, 


Change 

Motion by Niederwerder, seconded 

by Aker, to go with the recommendation 

of the Director of Equalization. Commissioner 

Aker withdrew his second. A substitute 

motion was offered by Aker, 

seconded by Rausch, to No Change the 

property. Voting yes: Heidgerken, Aker, 

Rausch and Bertolotto. Voting nay: 

Niederwerder. 

25 Duane Ohlrogge, 0D.55.09, on 

fixed income increase in tax, NADS, 


Change; NAD1S, 74099, Rausch, 

Niederwerder, All, No Change; NAD1, 


Change 

26 Dwayne and Zona Vig, 55.13.11, 

drought, AGA, 71172, Aker, Heidgerken, 

All, No Change 






All No Change 


drought, AGA, 170691, Aker, Heidgerke, 















by Rausch, all Commissiners voted yes 

to approve the following 2013 Continuation 

Exemption List and added Exemption 

Tax List for 2013: 

CONTINUATION: 

American Legion #33 VFW #2730, 

01.60.04.16 

Masonic Bldg. Association, 

02.50.04.01 

American Legion Post 315, 32.50.05 

Masden, Jan E., 11.76.01.AR 

American Legion Post 315, 32.50.06 

Meade County Housing Dev., 

01.53.03.09 

Assembly of God Church, 

01.53.04.0A 

Meade County Housing Dev., 

01.76.03.012 

Assembly of God Church, 

01.53.04.0B 

Meade Co. Senior Citizens Center, 

01.71.17.19 

Believers Fellowship Ministries, Inc., 

01.20.03 


01.71.17.22 

Bethel Lutheran Church, 02.50.18.07 


01.71.17.23 

Black Hawk Community Church, 

20.08.215 


01.71.17.24 

Black Hawk Sanitary District, 

20.50.01.UTIL 

Melcher, Rodney E. Etux, 

20.57.02.01R 

Black Hawk Sanitary District, 

20.66.UTIL 

Mission @ the Cross, 01.61.0E.20 

Black Hawk Volunteer Fire, 20.77.0A 

Morris, Caron H., 15.93.04.21 

Black Hawk Volunteer Fire, 20.77.0B 

Native American Heritage, 15.92.0R 

Black Hawk Water User Dist., 

20.50.03.02 

Native American Heritage, 15.92.0S 


20.53.08.20 

Northdale Sanitary District, 

20.55.01.00 


20.53.12.R1 

Northdale Sanitary District, 

20.55.03.51 


21.76.WELL 

Olive Branch Lodge, AF & AM, 

01.20.D3 

Black Hills Fellowship Open Bible, 

20.97.01 

Olson, Julian, 21.AA.01 

Black Hills Fellowship Open Bible, 

20.97.02 

Opal Community Church, 77.30.112 

Black Hills Special Services, 

01.96.04A 

Open Bible Standard Church, 

01.63.05.01 


01.96.04B 

Our Lady of BH Church, 0D.67.01 

Black Hills Special Services, 11.58.02 

Our Lady of BH Church, 0D.67.12 


11.58.GOVT 

Our Lady of the Victory Church, 

04.30.433 

Blessed Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 

01.06.0A2 

Piedmont Fire Protection Dist., 

15.84.0A.02 

Blucksberg Mt. Water Assoc., 

11.53.02.1R 

Piedmont Fire Protection Dist., 

15.64.04.07 


11.53.06.0R 

Piedmont Senior Citizens Center, 

15.10.234 


11.53.W1 

Piedmont Valley Lutheran Church, 

15.10.245 


11.53.W2 

Piedmont Valley Amer. Legion, 

0D.52.0ER 


11.75.01.WELL3 

Prairie Bible Church of God, Inc., 

73.19.214(partial exemp) 

Buckley, John L., 26.62.05 

Prairie Home Church of Maurine, 

67.03.334 

Calvary Baptist Church, 01.51.20.01 

Rapid City Regional Hospital, 

01.60.T1 


Red Owl Hall, 75.32.144 


Rural Meade County Service – 

73.09.3351 

Carstensen, Karl, 01.09.02.38 

St. Anthony Church, 75.33.234 

Central Meade Co. Comm. Center, 

63.51.CF1 

St. Francis of Assisi Church, 

01.53.02.02 

Central Meade Co. Jaycees, 

63.51.CF 


01.50.02.071 

Church of Jesus Christ LDS, 

01.62.0H.01 


01.50.02.072 

Church of St. Joseph, 02.50.31.01 


01.71.01.011 

Crisis Intervention, 01.60.01.0A 


01.71.01.21 

Dakota Con.Wesleyan Methodist, 

01.75.12.012 


01.71.02.01 


01.75.12.05 


01.50.02.08 


01.75.12.07 

St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 

47.22.114 

Development for the Disabled, 

01.09.01.09 

St. Margarets Catholic Church, 

05.69.2922 

Diocese of Rapid City, 01.51.09.00 

St. Thomas Protestant Church, 

01.58.03.01 

Diocese of Rapid City, 01.71.07.03 

St. Thomas Protestant Church, 

01.58.03.05 

Divine Shepherd Lutheran Church, 

20.53.07.01 

Serenity Inc., 01.60.03.14 

Divine Shepherd Lutheran Church, 

20.53.07.04 

South Sturgis Church of Christ, 

01.57.06.05 

Eastridge Acres Assoc., 15.53.06.0W 

South Sturgis Church of Christ, 

01.62.GG.01 

Eastridge Acres Assoc., 15.53.01.0W 

Spell, Kirk, 20.83.01 

Elm Springs Community Hall, 

70.10.434 

Stagebarn Sanitary, 15.93.01.RES 

Elm Springs Community Church, 

70.15.433 

Stagebarn Sanitary, 15.93.02.T0T 

Enning Fire Department, 08.21.15 

Stagebarn Sanitary, 15.93.03.T0T3 

Faith Area Historical Society, 

02.50.06.012 

Stagebarn Sanitary – 15.93.03.T0T4 

Faith Area Senior Citizens, 

02.50.05.09 

Stagebarn Sanitary, 15.93.SEWER1 

Faith Church of Christ, 02.50.28.071 

Stagebarn Sanitary, 15.93.TOT2 

Faith Church of Christ, 02.50.28.072 

Stagebarn Sanitary, 15.93.WELL 

Faith Community Action Team Inc., 

02.50.14.15 

Sturgis Christian Church, 01.53.01.21 

Faith Community Action Team Inc., 

02.50.14.17 

Sturgis Econ. Dev. Corp., 

01.16.03.AR 

Faith Country Develop Corp., 

02.50.03.09 

Sturgis Motorcycle Museum, 

01.60.06.26 

Faith Full Gospel Christian Center, 

02.50.34.02 

Temple Baptist Church of EAFB, 

32.58.01 

Faith United Methodist Church, 

02.50.08.06 

Timberline Little League, 20.53.05.28 

Faith United Methodist Church, 

02.50.18.04 

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 

01.68.02.12 

Fairpoint Church, 55.17.114 

Union Center Community, 63.52.E 

First Baptist Church of Sturgis, 

01.68.11.27 

Unity of the Black Hills, 0D.50.16.06 

First Presbyterian Chruch of Sturgis, 

01.53.08.011 

VFW #5751 Faith Post, 02.50.09.07 

First Presbyterian Church, 

01.53.08.012 

Victory Bible Baptist Church, 

20.50.11.08 

First Presbyterian Church, 

01.53.08.05 

Viewfield Rural Water Assoc., 

39.51.WELL 

First Presbyterian Church of Marcus, 

92.14.123 

Viewfield Rural Water Assoc., 

49.51.WELL 

First United Methodist, 01.35.02 

West Dakota Health Care Inc., 

01.48.01 

First United Methodist, 01.39.02.09 


01.68.03.0B 

Foothills Community Baptist, 

0D.55.144 


01.68.05.0B 

Foothills Community Church, 

11.50.0C.012 

Weston Heights Homeowners, 

20.65.02.25 

Foothills Community Church, 

11.50.0C.2R 


20.65.07.20 

Fox Ridge Enterprises, Inc., 

02.52.02.01 


20.65.08.36 

Gospel Lighthouse United, 15.92.26B 


20.65.14.04 

Grace Lutheran Church, 01.71.14.05 

Weston Heights Paving, 

20.65.02.232 

Grace United Methodist Church, 

15.64.12.04 

Weston Heights Sanitary, 20.65.UTIL 


15.50.0G 

Weston Heights Sanitary, 20.65.A1 


15.50.0K 

West River Foundation, 01.60.04.49 

Hereford Community Baptist Church, 

41.24.111 


Hereford Community Hall, 41.23.112 


Hereford Fire Dept., 41.23.1121 

West River Foundation, 

01.09.02.40R 

Heritage Acres III Ltd Part., 

01.82.01.1A 

White Owl Community Baptist, 

82.04.426 

Heritage Acres Inc., 01.82.01 

Wonderland Homes, 15.24.321 

Heritage Acres IV Limited, 

01.82.01.1B 

Wonderland Homes, 15.24.322 

High Meadows Water Inc., 

15.56.00.R1 



15.56.00.R2 



15.56.02.10R 

Wonderland Homes, 15.74.07.02 

High Meadows Water Co., 15.34.23 


Honerkamp, John R Sr. Trustee, 

16.51.0W2 

Wonderland Homes, 15.74.12.PU 





Mahpiya Na Maka Okoigna, 98.10.446 


Mahpiya Na Maka Okoigna, 

98.11.334 

Woodland Hills Community Ascn., 

14.52.04.R1 


98.14.222 

Woodland Hills Community Ascn., 

14.02.4395A 


98.15.111 

ADDED: 

Minuteman Archery Club, 08.22.32 

Sturgis Motorcycle Museum, 

01.60.06.30 

SD Ellsworth Dev. Authority, 26.70.01 

01.60.06.33 

Trailswest Sanitary Dist., 15.71.41B 

Trailswest Sanitary Dist., 15.71.41B 

Elk Creek Village Sanitary District, 

15.54.04.0R 

Western Dakota Antique, 17.03.14 

15.54.04.0S 

15.54.01.0S1 

15.54.04.0W 



voted yes to approve the veteran's exemption 

list as presented. 

34 Pass, Inc., 0D.50.14.03, flood 

plain, NADS, 29526, Aker Rausch, 

All except, Niederwerder, 25000; 

NAD1S, 31016, Aker, Rausch, All except, 

Niederwerser No Change; NAD, 

24444, Aker, Rausch, All except, Niederwerser, 

No Change 

35 Pass, Inc., 0D.50.13.01, increase 

more than value, NAD, 9000, Aker, 


Change 

36 Pass, Inc., 0D.50.14.07, lots same 

as others, NAD, 31920, Aker, Rausch, 

All, except Niederwerder, No Change 

Motion made by Rausch to change 

0D.50.14.03 (land only) to $20,000. Motion 

died for lack of a second. Motion 

made by Niederwerder to No change all 

the parcels. Motion died for lack of a second. 

The Board recessed for a short lunch 

on site. 

37 Lyle Delbridge, 62.21.11, value to 

high, AGA, 41568, Niederwerder, Aker, 

All, 32283 







Motion made by Niederwerder to 

change 62.21.11 to 302/per acre. Motion 

died for lack of a second. 

40 Tanya Baker, 44.01.11, too high 

based on productivity, AGA, 59493, Aker, 

Rausch, All, except Niederwerder, and 

Heidgerken, No Change 



Rausch, All, except Niederwerder and 


42 Tanya Baker, 54.17.22, too high 





based on productivity, AGA, 144629, 

Aker, Rausch, All, except Niederwerder 

and Heidgerken, No Change 









Motion made by Niederwerder to 

change 44.01.11 and lower it to 2012 

levels @ to 104.22/acre. Motion died for 

lack of a second. 

Meeting recessed Tuesday, April 9, 

2013 at 3:00 p.m. Meeting reconved 

Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. 

with Heidgerken, Niederwerder and 

Bertolotto present. Absent: Aker and 

Rausch. 

46 Layne Gunderson, too high, 

17.77.A5, NAC, 82780, Niederwerder, 

Bertolotto All, 70000 

47 David Maude, too high, 

14.52.02.09, NAC, 62500, Niederwerder, 

Bertolotto, All, No Change; NAC1, 

130968, Niederwerder, Bertolotto, All, No 

Change; NAC1, 8307, Niederwerder, 

Bertolotto, All, No Change 

48 Dirl & Shirley Steffe, 

0C.51.10.031AR, 0C.51.10.031AR, 

NADC, 25000, Bertolotto, Niederwerder, 

All 12500 

49 Dirl & Shirley Steffe, 

0C.51.10.031B, 0C.51.10.031B, NADC, 

25000, Bertolotto, Niederwerder, All, 

12500 

50 MDI Limited Partnership, too high, 

01.57.04.CC, NADC, 184338, Niederwerder, 

Bertolotto, All, 184338; NADC2, 

868596, Niederwerder, Bertolotto, All, 

740662 

51 Donald Byram, land too high, 

21.02.11, AGA, 67912, Bertolotto, 

Niederwerder, All, No Change 







54 James Cummings, increase in 

value, 26.50.01.04, NACS, 44717, 

Niederwerder, Bertolotto, All, No 

Change; NAC1S, 137018, Niederwerder, 

Bertolotto, All, No Change; NAC1, 


Change 

Commissioner Alan Aker and Commissioner 

Linda Rausch connected (via 

telephone) to the meeting. 

55 CV Bar Ranch, increase in value, 

86.21.11, AGA, 132469, Aker, Niederwerder, 

Roll Call Vote Taken, All, No 

Change; AGA1, 15500, Aker, Niederwerder, 


Change; NAA1, 20109, Aker, Niederwerder, 


Change 




Change; AGA1, 19248, Aker, Niederwerder, 


Change 


A3.07.21 AGA, 49600, Aker, Niederwerder, 


Change 


86.22.21, AGA, 143284, Aker, Niederwerder, 


Change 




Change 




Change 


95.13.22, AGA, 35101, Aker, Niederwerder, 


Change 




Change 




Change 




Change 




Change 




Change 




Change 




Change 

69 Charles Vansickle, increase in 

value, 86.07.31, AGA, 43200, Aker, 

Niederwerder, Roll Call Vote Taken, All, 

No Change 

70 Pat and Bev Urbaniak, too high, 

54.06.33, AGA, 5375, Bertolotto, Aker, 

Roll Call Vote Taken, All, No change 


54.07.22, AGA, 67771, Bertolotto, Aker 











75 Doug Wilson, too high, 16.51.0G, 

NACS, 58600, Bertolotto, Aker, Roll Call 

Vote Taken, All, 53600; NAC1S, 235206, 

Bertolotto, Aker, Roll Call Vote Taken, All, 

225206; NAC1, 37529, Bertolotto, Aker, 

Roll Call Vote Taken, All, No Change 

Aker and Rausch disconnected via 

telephone from the meeting. 

Motion was made by Niederwerder, 

seconded by Bertolotto, all Commissioners 

(Heidgerken, Niederwerder and 

Bertolotto) voted yes to approve the following 

owner occupied removals for 

2013. 

BASS,THOMAS & SUSAN, 

16.51.0B2 

McNENNY RANCH INC, 35.14.11 

BEHRENS, 

KATHERINE, 

01.74.06.06 

MELTON, DAVID E ETUX, 

20.71.A1A 

BIEDINGER, SHEILA A ETAL, 

16.51.W1 

MERKEL, HERBERT L ETUX, 

0D.53.02.14 

BRADLEY, MARK OR TARAN, 

MH15.88.02.83 

MERWIN, RON & BECKY, 

15.52.02.12 

BRUCH, HENRY, 18.28.11 

MIYASTO, TAMERA LYNN, 

MH01.32.10.69 

BRUCH, HENRY, 17.07.42 

NIXON, NANCY S, MH16.75.02 

BRYANT, LENORA K, 15.51.1E 

OHLROGGE, DUANE ETUX, 

0D.55.09 

BUXTON,HARVEY P ETUX, 

15.52.02.04 

OISTAD, JAMES L, 16.51.0B1 

CANYON CONSTRUCTION, 

20.96.02.27 

OWENS, CHAD & LIZA, 01.66.01.0F 

CANYON CONSTRUCTION, 

20.96.02.19 

OWENS, CHAD & LIZA, 01.57.01.10 

CARTER, THOMAS J ETUX, 

15.87.0A 

PATES, MATTHEW W ETUX, 

16.51.0K 

COLE, ELWYN J, 11.67.02 

PETERS, BRYAN N & ARANA F, 

14.51.331 

CROMPTON, MICHAEL L & 

CHARISE L, 0D.59.0A 

PF PROPERTIES LLC, 

MH01.32.10.61 

DIAZ, RENE JR ETUX, 0D.50.08.0A 

PHILLIPS, WILLIAM SCOTT, 

51.15.11 

DIAZ, RENE JR ETUX, 0D.50.08.0B 

QUINONEZ, ROBERT & DEBO- 

RAH – 01.50.02.05 

DUTTON, FAITH, MH, 02.52.03.03 

RANKIN, LEON P, 15.51.1F 

EGBERT, EDWIN ETUX, 15.70.05 

RINGGAARD, RONALD J ETUX, 

15.52.02.0B 

ENGEL, ANNETTE L, 01.79.02.0A2 

RIVERS, ANTHONY A III, 16.51.0N 

FICEK, RUSSELL, 01.51.0A.11 

ROBBINS, DUANE E & JUDITH A, 

27.53.12B 

FLOHR, WILLIAM D & SHERYL M, 

0D.50.04.01, ROEMMICH, CLIFFORD L 

& JUDY, 15.51.1G 

FRANK-N-BEANS, 15.10.232 

ROTH, DANIEL D, 34.33.411 

GAVIN, MARK W IV & JULIE M, 

20.55.05.16 

SCHWARTZ, DELORES R, 15.51.1K 

GOSSARD, RUSSELL TODD, 

15.65.NN 

SECREST, ROGER K, 

20.54.LEWIS.07 

GRUBL, JAMES C, 29.22.11 

SELKEN, KEVIN & CORAL, 

0C.50.17.0C 

GRUBL, SHANE OR LAUNA, 

MH02.50.11.04 

SEVEN CROSS RANCH, 35.34.11 

HAIVALA, BART & BETH, 21.57.10A 

SKILLINGSTAD, BOBBI K, 

0D.68.02.21 

HARDESTY, JON & JACKI, 

21.59.12B 

SMITH, ELLA, 32.59.18 

HARRIS PAUL G ETUX, 0D.63.02 

SPEARS, HOWARD C & MAVIS, 

21.95.32 

HARVEY, THOMAS W & LINDA K, 

01.09.02.09 

STADE, ALAN H & CHERIE, 

11.53.02.32 

HAUGE, KEITH, MH15.88.02.52 

STARK, RODNEY F, 15.71.991 

HAUK, PHILLIP R, 0D.51.0B 

STEELE, DONALD & JENSEN, 

MELODY – 33.52.12 

HESTON, WILLIAM K ETUX, 

15.52.02.01 

STORK, CORY A & TAMMY R, 

14.50.09R 

HOFER, LEN G & DARLYS S, 

15.85.04R 

STRANG, MICHAEL L, 0C.50.06.05 

HONORABLE, CARL D ETUX, 

0D.53.02.15 

SYMONDS, ROBERT H & ROBIN F, 

01.22.B2 

HUDSON, DAVID D ETAL, 

0D.50.07.01 

TILLEY, LLOYD L ETUX, 16.51.0O 

HVITVED, DELBERT & KATHY, 

32.09.222 

VAN HOUTEN, ROBERT C, 

33.18.112 

IVERSON, RONALD K & JOAN B, 

01.88.01.11 

VENEKAMP, WILLIS, 26.54.SS 

JENKINS, JACK L & MARY A, 

01.76.04.03 

WALKER, DONALD D & BARBARA 

J, 0D.58.03 

JOHNSON, RYLAN, 01.58.08.13 

WALZ, RAYMOND L ETUX, 

0D.58.01 

JOHNSTON RENTALS LLC, 

01.53.15.06 

WARD, SCOTT, 0D.50.03.16 

KAMMERER, ELIOT REV TRUST, 

27.21.11 

WILL, MARLIN & CANDICE, 

33.53.05 

KASKI HOMES, 16.74.18 

WILLIAMS, RAND OR GAYLA, 

MH01.10.FG5.34 

KEARNEY, JEFFREY F, 15.10.233 

WILLIAMS, RAND OR GAYLA, 

MH01.10.FG5.26 

LASKOWSKI, WILLIM E & DAWN L, 

01.89.02.01 

WILSON, JUDITH, MH16.51.0F 

LIMBO, ALESHA & BRADLEY, 

01.76.08.05 

WILSON, WALTER A & JUDITH, 

16.51.0F 

LRBG, LLC, 01.58.01.03 

WINJUM, JAMES & LINDA, 33.56.0A 

McDANIEL, ROWDY & BONNIE R, 

01.51.11.15 

WISE, DAVID R & CARA, 16.59.0A 


seconded by Bertolotto, all Commissioners 

(Heidgerken, Niederwerder and 

Bertolotto) voted yes to approve the following 

2013 added exemption. 

Black Hawk Water, 20.97.RES 

Meeting recessed at 11:30 a.m. on 

Wednesday April 10, 2013. Reconvened 

Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. with 

Heidgerken, Rausch, Aker and Niederwerder. 

Bertolotto not present. 

76 Kevin and Debra Morello, adding 

garage, 15.92.7A, NAC1, 0, Aker, 


77 Stanley Price, too high, 49.14.41, 

AGA, 81334, Aker, Rausch, All, No 

Change 



Change 

79 Stanley Price, too high, 49.15.22, 


Change 



Change 



Change 



Change 



Change 

84 Stanley Price, too high, 49.15.12; 

AGA, 72284, Aker, Rausch, All, No 

Change 

85 Stanley Price, too high, 49.22.21, 


Change 


AGA,17865, Aker, Rausch, All, No 

Change 



Change 



Change 



Change, AGA 

90 Donna Bares, assessed as 

crop,74.29.31, AGA, 104302, Aker, 

Niederwerder, All, 310/acre = 99,200 

91 Erickson Family Trust, increased, 



**deferred revisited it 04/24/2013 

92 G.S.G.S LLC, 01.43.04.16, NAD, 

48856, Niederwerder, Bertolotto, All, except 

Aker, 44000 

93 G.S.G.S LLC 01.43.04.18, NAD, 

44391, Niederwerder, Bertolotto 

All, except Aker, 34391 

94 G.S.G.S LLC 01.43.05.04, NAD, 

47564, Niederwerder, Bertolotto, All, except 

Aker, 42282 

95 Clark and Janice Arends, non productive, 

73.35.111, AGA, 136818, Aker, 

Heidgerken, All, except Niederwerder No 

Change; AGA1, 6207, Aker, Heidgerken, 

All, except Niederwerder, No Change; 

NAA1S, 40929, Aker, Heidgerken, All, 

except Niederwerder, No Change 

96 Clark and Janice Arrend, non productive, 

72.03.11, AGA, 24768, Aker, 

Heidgerken, All, except Niederwerder 

**who recused himself, No Change 

Commissioner Niederwerder recused 

himself due to being close friends and 

clients of his business. 

97 Sulphur Valley Trust, too high, 

65.13.11, AGA, 192013, Aker, Rausch, 


98 Henry Bruch, too high, 65.14.11, 


Change 



Change 



Change 



Change 


65.24.11, AGA, 73142, Aker, Rausch, All, 

No Change 






Change 



Change 



Change 



Change 



Change 



Change 


AGA, 104246, Aker, Rausch 



Change 



Change 

112 Henry Bruch, too high, 55.22.21, 


Change 



Change 



Change 



Change 



Change 



Change 


AGA, 632, Aker, Rausch, All, No Change 

119 Bruce Cooper, too high, 

18.28.21, AGA, 96341, Aker, Rausch, 




Change 



Change 

122 Henry Bruch, too high, 18.28.11, 


Change 






Change 

125 Henry Bruch, flood damaged, 


No Change; AGA1, 13041, Aker, 

Rausch, All, No Change; NAA1S, 


**deferred unitl 4/24/2013 

126 Hunt Building Corp, income 

value does , not justify value, 0A. HUNT, 

NAD1, 10049400, Aker, Rausch, All, No 

Change; NAD1, 10049400, Aker, 

Rausch, All, No Change; NAD1, 

10049400, Aker, Rausch, All, No 

Change; NAD1, 3349800, Aker, Rausch, 

All, No Change; NAD1, 2233200, Aker, 



by Niederwerder to go into executive 

session due to legal matters. Present 

were Kirk Chaffee and Garet Hunt. 


seconded by Aker to go out of executive 

session and return to the Board of Equalization. 

127 Echo Farm & Cattle, too high, 

56.16.11, AGSL, 93899, Aker, Rausch, 

All, except Niederweder, No Change, 

based on sale, Roll call vote taken 

128 Kelie Trust, value based on sales 

not product, 57.32.32, AGA, 14416, 

Aker, Rausch, All, except Niederwerder, 

No Change, sales 

Roll call vote taken 

129 Sulphur Camp & Cattle Creek 

Trust, value based on, 56.04.31, AGA, 

88989, Aker, Rausch, All, except Niederwerder, 

No Change 


Trust, sales not product, 56.05.11, AGA, 

172629, Aker, Rausch, All, except 

Niederwerder, No Change 


Trust, same, 56.06.11, AGA, 90143, 

Aker. Rausch, All, except Niederwerder, 

No Change 


Trust, same, 56.08.11, AGA, 63801, 


No Change 


Trust, same, 56.09.11, AGA, 41975, 


No Change 


Trust, same, 56.09.22, AGA, 28761, 


No Change 


Trust, same, 56.17.11, AGA, 41607, 


No Change, Roll call vote taken 



14618, Aker, Rausch, All, except Niederwerder, 

No Change 


Trust, sales not product, 57.32.12, AGA, 


Niederwerder, No Change, Roll call vote 

taken 




Niederwerder, No Change, sales not 

product; AGA1, 19286, Aker, Rausch, 

All, except Niederwerder, No Change; 

NAA1, 9147, Aker, Rausch, All, except 

Niederwerder, No Change, Roll call vote 

taken 


seconded by Heidgerken, for 57.32.11, 

57.32.12 and 57.31.11 to make a 5% reduction 

on those three parcels. A substitute 

motion was offered by Aker, 

seconded by Rausch, to No Change, all 

the parcels. Voting yes: Heidgerken, 

Aker, Rausch. Voting nay: Niederwerder. 

The Board recessed for lunch on site 

at 12:15 p.m. and reconvened at 1:00 

p.m. 


by Rausch, all Commissioners voted yes 

thanking Commissioner Bob Bertolotto 

for attending an event and representing 

Meade County at the same. 

139 Don & Mary Hollenback, taxes 

went up, 16.77.02, NAC, 134948, 

Niederwerder, Aker, All, No Change 

**deferred until 4/24/2013 

140 Jennifer Smith, taxes went up, 

16.77.01, NAC, 134948, Aker, Heidgerken, 


141 Jennifer Smith, wants OO Status, 

10.01.01, NAC, 130620, Aker, Heidgerken, 

All, NACS, 130,620; NAC1, 

12396, Aker, Heidgerken, All, NAC1S, 

12,396; NAC1, 63985, Aker, Heidgerken, 

All, NAC1S, 63,985 

142 Joann Strong, too high, 63.21.12, 


Change 



Change 



Change 



Change 



Change 



Change 



Change 



Change 



Change 

151 Quentin Gerbracht, too high, 

46.30.11, AGSL, 129380, Niederwerder, 

Aker, All, 110749 

**Revisited the same due to some 

school land lease property. 






All, No Change; AGA1, 5834, 

Aker, Niederwerder, All, No Change; 

NAA1S, 14157, Aker, Niederwerder, All, 

No Change 




155 Wilson Brothers, too high, 

0B.79.34322, AGSL, 59506, Niederwerder, 



0B.79.3631, AGSL, 73822, Niederwerder, 



0B.79.3431, AGA, 83296, Niederwerde, 


158 Stagebarn Lodging LLC, value 

too high, 0C.60.LW1.0B, NADC, 116016, 

Aker, Rausch, All, No Change; NADC2, 

465516, Aker, Rausch, All, 362318 

159 Tim McGriff, change class, 

48.05.31, NACS, 5785, Niederwerder, 

Aker, All, AGA, 5,785 

160 Chad King, hookup not removed, 

07.08.11, AGA1, 11971, Niederwerder, 


**Give 10,000 ag exemption on the 

outbuildings. 

161 Roger Zweifel, too high, 

0D.57.031, NADS, 90340, Aker, Rausch, 

All, No Change; NAD1S, 161007, Aker, 

Rausch, All, 154914; NAD1, 3050, Aker, 

Rausch, All, No Change; NAD1, 26089, 

Aker, Rausch, All, No Change 

162 Henry Karrels, too high, 

18.15.12, AGA, 165718, Niederwerder, 


163 Horseshoe S Inc., too high, 













56.22.43, AGA, 20441, Niederwerder, 


168 Bruce Jensen, land not assessed, 

69.12.31, AGA, 25861, Aker, 


169 Bruce Jensen, coorect per 

SDCL, 69.13.11, AGA, 241025, Aker, 

Rausch, All, No Change; AGA1, 7282, 

Aker, Rausch, All, No Change; NAA1S, 


170 Bruce Jensen, land not assessed 

correct per SDCL, 69.24.11, AGA, 


**deferred until 4/24/2013 

171 Jon Jordan, FSA rating less, 


Bertolotto, All, 88633 


























93.01.11, AGA, 122307, Niederwerder, 















93.11.22, AGA, 42723, Niederwerder, 





















93.22.11, AGA, 69445, Niederwerder, 









































206 Lorren Wright Moreland, increase 

in value, 75.13.23, AGA, 47553, 


who abstained, No Change 


in value, 75.14.11, AGA, 112078, 


who abstained, No Change 


in value, 75.14.41, AGA, 32913, 


who abstained, No Change, 


in value, 75.23.11, AGA, 23012, 


who abstained, No Change, Commissioners 

Niederwerder abstained on the 

same. 

210 Freddie Ferguson, no production, 

69.12.41, AGA, 16238, Aker, 


211 Gerald Niederwerder, land don’t 

produce, 62.29.11, AGA, 263579, Aker, 

Heidergerken, All, except Niederwerder, 

No Change, Commissioner Niederwer 

abstained on the same, who abstained 

212 Gerald Niederwerder, land don't 

produce, 61.30.11, AGA, 28203, Aker, 

Heidergerken, All, except Niederwerder, 

No Change, Commissioner Niederwerder 

abstained on the same, who abstained 

213 Marty & Heather Niederwerder, 

productivity, 61.29.22, AGA, 37107, 

Aker, Heidergerken, All, except Niederwerder, 

No Change, Commissioner 

Niederwerder abstained on the same, 

who abstained 

214 Daniel & Cindy Miller, inflated tax 

increase, 0D.59.0C, NADS, 29363, Aker, 

Niederwerder, All, No Change; NAD1S, 

119516, Aker, Niederwerder, All, 109516 

215 Shopko Stores Operating, exceeds 

fair market, 01.55.09.10, NADC, 


Change; NADC2, 909310, Aker, Niederwerder, 


216 Michael Altfillisch, too high, 

04.01.22, AGA, 92,017/Local Board 

63,253, Aker, Rausch, All, 92017 


04.13.11, AGA, 44,273/Local Board 



04.12.11, AGA, 176,081/Local Board, 



04.11.11, AGA, 146,182/Local Board, 


220 Michael Altfillisch, too high, 

04.02.11, AGA, 12,386/Local Board 


**All parcels in township stayed at the 

2013 value. 


A7.35.11, AGA, 123729, Aker, Rausch, 



A7.25.22, AGA, 7428, Aker, Rausch, All, 

No Change 





A7.33.11, AGA, 80311, Aker, Rausch, All, 

No Change 




226 Charles Earle, too high, 


No Change 


98.22.14, AGA, 38885, Aker, Rausch, 





229 Debra Nachtigall, does not feel 

assessed per SDCL, 69.36.33, AGA, 


Change 

230 Nath Joginder, too high, 



231 Nath Joginder, too high, 



232 Joyce Chord, too high, 82.14.11, 


Change 

233 William Vallette, unfair assessment, 

0D.50.02.16, NADS, 9500, Aker, 



Change; NAD1S, 6348, Aker, Niederwerder, 



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234 William Vallette, unfair assessment, 

0D.50.09.09, NAD, 19000, Aker, 

Niederwerder, All, No Change; NAD1, 


Change 

235 Trails End Corp, too high, 

16.32.112, NACC2, 59304, Aker, Niederwerder, 

All, 57304 

236 Gary Brown, land value, 

0C.51.10.041AR, NADC, 25000, Niederwerder, 



0C.51.10.041B, NADC, 25000, Niederwerder, 



0C.51.10.042A, NADC, 25000, Niederwerder, 












0C.51.10.044AR, NADC, 25000, Niederwerder, 























Meeting recessed at 5:45 p.m. and 

reconvened Wednesday, April 17, 2013 

with Heidgerken, Rausch, Aker and 

Niederwerder present. Absent Bertolotto. 

250 Duane Keffeler, poor topsoil, 


All, except Heidgerken, No Change 

251 Garold Price, increased value, 

78.07.22, AGA, 17272, Aker, Rausch, 


252 Duane Reichert, too high, 


















Motion made by Niederwerder to adjust 

the overall ranch to 203/per acre. 


258 Charles Wolken, too high, 
















39.29.11, AGA, 225778, Aker, Rausch, 



39.28.11, AGA, 228622, Aker, Rausch, 

All, except Niederwerder abstained. 

**who abstained, No Change 

265 Tammy Basel, too high, 


Heidgerken, All, except Aker, No Change 

266 Tammy Basel, too high, 44.02.11, 

AGA, 76651, Niederwerder, Heidgerken, 

All, except Aker, 65199 






Heidgerken, All, except Aker, 49283 




270 Brooke Hershey, garage severe 

hail not worth value, 26.50.01.07, NACS, 

44717, Rausch, Niederwerder, All, except 

Aker, No Change; NAC1S, 140892, 

Rausch, Niederwerder, All, except Aker, 

No Change; NAC1S, 27961, Rausch, 

Niederwerder, All, except Aker, No 

Change; NAC1, 10083, Rausch, Niederwerder, 

All, except Aker, No Change 

271 Tommie Trask, want 2012 value, 


All, except Bertolotto who abstained, 

No Change 

**Revisted at later time. Commissioner 

Bertolotto present. 

Commissioner Bertolotto abstained. 

272 Mark Trask, want 2012 value, 


All except, Bertolotto who abstained, 

No Change 

**Revisted at later time. Commissioner 

Bertolotto present. 

273 Commissioner Bertolotto abstained. 

B Bar 2 LLC, valued incorrect, 



274 B Bar 2 LLC, valued incorrect, 

91.32.32. AGA, 17592, Aker, Rausch, 



91.32.33 AGA, 17356, Aker, Rausch, 








Motion was made by Niederwerder 

on 91.32.33 to change the same to 

127/per acre based on accessibility issues. 


Meeting recessed for lunch at 12:00 

and reconvened at 1:00 p.m. 

278 Jason Reed, production less, 
















A2.11.22, AGA, 4928, Aker, Rausch, All, 










































A3.22.11, AGA, 62246, Aker, Rausch, 



A3.22.41, AGA, 29249, Aker, Rausch, 
























A3.27.42, AGA, 22442, Aker, Rausch, 












A3.36.11. AGA, 38942, Aker, Rausch, 




















317 Paul Lorang Grazing Assoc., production 

less, A3.15.21, AGA, 45021, 


No Change 


less, A3.17.11, AGA, 21781, 


No Change 


less, A3.19.41, AGA, 9628, Aker, 


Change 


less, A3.20.11, AGA, 102172, 


No Change 


less, A3.21.11, AGA, 91941, 


No Change 

322 Paul Lorang Grazing Assoc., production 

less, A3.22.21, AGA, 36203, 


No Change 


less, A3.27.22, AGA, 46435, 


No Change 


less, A3.28.11, AGA, 108517, 


No Change 


less, A3.29.11, AGA, 126255, 


No Change 


less, A3.32.11, AGA, 16172, 


No Change 


less, A3.33.12, AGA, 80315, 


No Change 


less, A3.33.23, AGA, 11154, 


No Change 


less, A3.15.34, AGA, 9701, Aker, 


Change 


less, A3.27.21, AGA, 9785, Aker, 


Change 

331 Ray Olsen, too high, 70.08.33, 


Change 



Change 



Change 



Change 

335 Ray Olsen, no production, 




70.19.11, AGA, 231226, Aker, Rausch, 









70.2111B, AGA, 36034, Aker, Rausch, 



70.21.222, AGA, 13220, Aker, Rausch, 












70.28.11, AGA, 227005, Aker Rausch, 



70.29.11, AGA, 142722, Aker, Rausch, 











Initial Township parcels were deferred. 

The same was revisited on April 

24, 2013. Motion made by Aker, seconded 

by Rausch, all Commissioners 

voted yes to adopt the State's Attorney 

recommendation to disregard the Elm 

Springs Township adjustment due to the 

meetings not held in a timely manner 

and according to statute. Said appeals 

will be heard seperately. 

349 Pat Trask, no production, 

0B.70.1411, AGA, 127420, Aker, 



0B.70.2321, AGA, 174741, Aker, 



0B.79.1411, AGA, 82929, Aker, Rausch, 






0B.79.2211, AGA, 172871, Aker, 



0B.79.2411, AGA, 101030, Aker, 






0B.79.3411, AGA, 145948, Aker, 



0B.79.3511, AGA, 242632, Aker, 















0B.88.1922, AGA, 8026, Aker, Rausch, 



0B.79.2511, AGA, 110157, Aker, 






0B.79.2611, AGA, 174473, Aker, 



0B.79.2711, AGA, 128316, Aker, 



0B.79.2811, AGA, 151849, Aker, 






0B.79.3311, AGA, 329918, Aker, 










No Change 


























79.11.12, AGA, 193228, Aker, Rausch, 



















No Change 






No Change 














by Rausch to No Change the same. 

Upon vote Niederwerder abstained. Voting 

yes: Aker and Rausch. Voting no: 

Heidgerken. Motion failed. 

**DEFERRED 

Parcels revisited April 24, 2013. Motion 

was made by Aker, seconded by 

Rausch, to No Change. Discussion took 

place regarding the township parcels. 

Motion by Aker, seconded by Rausch, all 

Commissioners voted yes to move the 

question. Commissioner Bob Bertolotto 

present. 

393 Terry Hotchkiss, too high, 













57.21.12, AGA, 22705, Aker, Rausch, 

All, except Niederwerder who abstained. 

No Change. Upon vote Commissioner 

Niederwerder abstained. 

398 Mozelle Living Trust, too high, 

56.11.22, AGA, 53090, Aker, Rausch, All, 

except Niederwerder who abstained. No 

Change. Upon vote Commissioner 

Niederwerder abstained. 

399 Lazy 7 Hanging Three Family 

Limited, too high, 56.11.21, AGA, 64654, 


No Change 

400 Lazy 7 Hanging three Family 

Limited, too high, 57.33.11, AGA, 






No Change 




who abstained., No Change. Upon vote 

Commissioner Niederwerder abstained. 

The Board recessed at 6:30 p.m. and 

will reconvene Wednesday, April 24, 

2013 at 9:00 a.m. with Heidgerken, 

Rausch, Aker, Bertolotto and Niederwerder 

present. 



voted yes to go into executive session 

due to personnel matters. Kirk Chaffee 

present in executive session. 



voted yes to go out of executive session. 

403 James MacDougall, too high, 













89.29.22, AGA, 13405, Aker, Niederwerder, 






89.31.11, AGA, 46227, Aker, Niederwerder, 






























89.20.2322, AGA, 1217, Aker, Niederwerder, 


420 Todd Jones, too high, 23.04.31, 

AGA, 86124, Aker, Bertolotto, All, No 

Change 

421 Nicole Craig, wants ag status, 

17.66.03, NAC, 49500, Rausch, Aker, 


422 Michael Howie, too high, 



423 Michael Howie, too high, 





No Change 






No Change 

427 Edward Hawks, too high, 

04.31.41, AGA, 77044, Aker, Bertolotto, 








430 Ronald Howie, too high, 





















436A Ronald Howie, too high, 



436B Ronald Howie, too high, 



437 James Smith, too high, 70.33.31, 


Change 

438 James Smith, too high, 





Change 



Change 

441 Rod Anders, too high, 89.04.23, 


Change 



Change 



Change 



Change 



Change 



Change 

447 Rod Anders, too high, 89.16.122, 


Change 



Change 



Change 



Change 



Change 



Change 



Change 



Change 



Change 

456 Marvin Anders, too high, 













79.11.11, AGA, 3229, Aker, Bertolotto, 












88.05.33, AGA, 252 Aker, Bertolotto, All, 










All, except Niederwerder who abstained 

from vote, No Change 

*Commissioner Niederwerder abstained. 

468 Morris & Andy Linn, too high, 

0B.70.2411, AGA, 73520, Aker, 



0B.79.1511, AGA, 45204, Aker, 



0B.79.1512, AGA, 75440, Aker, 



0B.79.1523, AGSL, 31333, Niederwerder, 



0B.79.1533, AGA, 42426, Aker, 



0B.79.1611, AGA, 66407, Aker, 






0B.79.1631, AGA. 67888, Aker, 



0B.79.1711, AGA, 78553, Aker, 



0B.79.1721, AGA, 84110, Aker, 



0B.79.1731, AGA, 65706, Aker, 



0B.79.1741, AGA, 45271, Aker, 



0B.79.1811, AGA, 208881, Aker, 



0B.79.1833, AGA, 37965, Aker, 



0B.79.1841, AGA, 74701, Aker, 



0B.79.1921, AGA, 144572, Aker, 



0B.79.2011, AGA, 203877, Aker, 



0B.79.2111, AGA, 63769, Aker, 






0B.79.2131, AGA, 10696, Aker, 



0B.79.2921, AGA, 148276, Aker, 



0B.79.2941, AGA, 86793, Aker, 



0B.79.3011, AGA, 40732, Aker, 



0B.79.3013, AGA, 272776, Aker, 



0B.79.3211, AGA, 81255, Aker, 



0B.79.3221, AGA, 15643, Aker, 



0B.79.3222, AGA, 130649, Aker, 



59.04.11, AGA, 92022, Aker, Bertolotto, 




All No Change 






























No Change 



No Change 











































522 Morris & Andy Linn, too high, 



































80.34.22, AGA, 3060, Aker, Bertolotto, 




to apply the factor of 1.1498 to all the Ag 

land values only in the Upper Red Owl 

Township. 



voted yes to apply the factor of 1.0305 to 

Ag land value only in the Howard Township. 



yes to apply the factor of 1.0165 to Ag 

land values only in the Dakota Township. 



yes to apply the factor of 1.56 to Ag land 

values only in the LakesideTownship. 



to apply the factor of 1.6175 to all the Ag 

land values only in the Smithville Township. 

533 Lavina Glade Estate, inaccurate 

soil, 60.27.11, AGA, 238093, Aker, 



soil, 60.34.11, AGA, 118818, Aker, 



soil, 60.35.11, AGA, 235622, Aker, 



soil, 60.26.11, AGA, 257664, Aker, 



soil, 05.59.0211, AGA, 12869, Aker, 


538 Grant & Nancy Simons, increase 

in value, 82.01.31, AGA, 35945, Aker, 


Change 




Change 




Change 


in value, 82.02.22, AGA, 3910, Aker, 


Change 




Change 




Change 




Change 




Change 




Change 




Change 


in value, 93.17.22, AGA, 13603, Aker, 


Change 




Change 


in value, A2.04.21, AGA, 52080, Aker, 


Change 




Change 




Change 




Change 




Change 


in value, A2.09.22, AGA, 34526, Aker, 


Change 




Change 




Change 




Change 



Rausch, All, except Niederwerder who 

recused himself. No Change. *Niederwerder 

recused himself. 

560 John & Christina Boylan, not 

comparable, 15.14.1122, AGA, 10057, 

Aker, Niederwerder, All, 7864 

561 Raymone & Rose Kieffer, no productivity, 

29.35.11, AGA, 198168, Aker, 


562 Caroline Wilsey, land assessed 

incorrectly, 60.25.33, AGA, 20707, Aker, 


563 Caroline Wilsey, land assessed 

incorrectly, 60.36.33, AGA, 48624, Aker, 


564 Richard Harwood, too high, 

52.12.11, AGA, 233163, Rausch, Aker, 




















572 Steve & Debra Harwood, too 

high, 61.12.12, AGA, 98100, Aker, 



high, 61.13.11, AGA, 37100, Aker, 



high, 62.21.41, AGA, 78103, Aker, 



high, 62.35.11, AGA, 56262, Aker, 



high, 63.22.21, AGA, 35728, Aker, 


577 Two Squares, too high, 20.85.02, 

NACC, 54450, Niederwerder, Bertolotto, 

All, No Change; NACC2, 349648, 

Niederwerder, Bertolotto, All, No Change 

578 McMahon Investments, wants 

rolled back, 20.12.41, AGA, 42787, Aker, 

Bertolotto, All, except Heidgerken, No 

Change 

579 McMahon Investments, to last 

year, 27.31.21, AGA, 104007, Aker, 

Bertolotto, All, except Heidgerken who 

recused himself, No Change; *Comissioner 

Heidgerken recused himself. 

580 Travis Backman, too high, 


Aker, All, except Hiedgerken, No Change 



Aker, All, except Hiedgerken, No Change 



Aker, All, except Hiedgerken who recused 

himself, No Change. *Commissioner 

Heidgerken recused himself. 

583 Gary & Peggy Stotoz, lean was 

built assessed high, 32.11.222, NACS, 


Change; NAC1S, 124260, Aker, Niederwerder, 

All, No Change; NAC1, 18081, 

Aker, Niederwerder, All, No Change 

584 Clyde Arneson, too high, 

70.11.11, AGA, 78811, Rausch, Aker, All, 

No Change 











0B.70.1314, AGA, 9855, Aker, Bertolotto, 



0B.70.1311, AGA, 74857, Aker, 



0B.70.1321, AGA, 83752, Aker, 



0B.70.1331, AGA, 82630, Aker, 



0B.70.1441, AGA, 42602, Aker, 


593 Sharon Herron, poor soil, 



594 FMS Ranch Inc., poor soil, 
































except Niederwerder who recused himself, 

No Change. *Commissioner Niederwer 


605 Raymond Walz, too high, 

0D.58.01, NADS, 42254, Bertolotto, 


97011, Bertolotto, Niederwerder, All, No 

Change; NAD1, 11385, Bertolotto, 


606 Daniel or Carla Staff, dust reduces 

land value, 33.27.31, AGA 36594, 

Aker, Bertolotto, All, No Change 

Meeting recessed for lunch at 12:15 

p.m. and reconvened at 1:00 p.m. 

607 Kerry Gassman, surrounding 

homes lower, 0D.66.02.07B1, NADS, 


Change; NAD1S, 197712, Niederwerder, 


608 Harold Iversen, too high, 




22.10.11, AGA, 110182, Aker, Niederwerder, 



22.15.22, AGA, 46873, Aker, Niederwerder, 



22.09.11, AGA, 136738, Aker, Niederwerder, 


612 Harold Iversen, recommendation 

for change, 22.21.12, AGA1, 38364, 

Niederwerder, Rausch, All, 34641; 

NACM1S, 34579, Niederwerder, 

Rausch, All, No Change; NAA1S, 55337, 

Niederwerder, Rausch, All, No Change; 

AGA, 135443, Niederwerder, Rausch, 


613 Sidney & Mary Ann Pulgski, bad 

condition of road, 16.52.08, NACS, 

76194, Bertolotto, Rausch, All, No 

Change; NAC1S, 290157, Bertolotto, 


614 Robert & Heidi Rice, access to 

property, 15.65.AA, NACS, 48000, 

Niederwerder, Rausch, All, No Change; 

NAC1S, 157968, Niederwerder, Rausch, 

All, No Change; NAC1, 2491, Niederwerder, 



property, 15.65.BB, NAC, 15030, Niederwerder, 



property, 15.65.CC, NAC, 16900, 

Niederwerder, Rausch, All, No Change 

617 LPN Holdings LLC, not assessed 

as AG, 01.14.01, NADC, 392600, Aker, 


618 LPN Holdings LLC, not assessed 

as AG, 01.20.02, NADC, 34060, Aker, 


619 Marnie Colhoff/Darlene Nupen, 

too high, 0D.50.15.05, NADS, 19000, 

Aker, Rausch, All, No Change; NAD1S, 

2115, Aker, Rausch, All, No Change; 

NADM1S, 24392, Aker, Rausch, All, 

20000 

620 Doris Campbell, too high, 

27.09.112, NACS, 19469, Aker, 

Bertolotto, All, No Change; NAC1S, 

77457, Aker, Bertolotto, All, 65974; 

NAC1, 3693, Aker, Bertolotto, All, No 

Change 

621 Jack Duprel, production, 

16.03.11, AGA, 191382, Aker, Heidgerken, 


622 Jack Duprel, 16.04.14, AGA, 

71116, Aker, Heidgerken, All, No Change 

623 James Duprel, production, 



624 Marvin Barber, don’t agree with, 

72.16.11, AGSL, 83313, Aker, Bertolotto, 

All, except Niederwerder, 67517 

625 Marvin Barber, soil type, 



626 Marvin Barber, same, 72.21.11, 

AGA, 277098, Aker, Bertolotto, All, except 


627 Marvin Barber, same, 72.22.11, 











Niederwerder who recused himself, 

No Change, *Commissioner Niederwerder 


631 Richard & Joan Titus, too high, 

0D.55.01B, NADS, 41080, Niederwerder; 

Rausch, All, No Change; NAD1S, 

156169, Niederwerder, Rausch, All, No 

Change; NAD1, 20967, Niederwerder, 


632 Kenneth McNenny, location/size, 

climate/access, 35.11.21, AGA, 41809, 

Aker, Rausch , All, except Niederwerder, 

No Change 

Motion by Niederwerder to adjust 

35.11.21 to $21,477 based upon accessibility 

issue. Motion died for lack of a 

second. 

633 Hugh & Beverly Hudson Family 

Trust, too high, 07.25.11, AGA, 66306, 

Aker, Bertolotto, All, No Change 

634 Jerome Austin, wants the value 

the same as adjacent, 92.32.11, AGA, 

238920, Aker, Bertolotto, All, No Change 

635 Jerome Austin, same as adjacent, 

92.29.31, AGA, 75619, Aker, 



92.31.11, AGA, 148991, Aker, 



92.29.11, AGA, 183316, Aker, 



92.31.22, AGA, 9974, Aker, 


639 Eugene Farnsworth, too high, 

0D.50.03.17, NADC, 9500, Rausch, 

Niederwerder, All, No Change; NADC2, 


Change 



to go into executive session due to legal 

matters. 


seconded by Aker, all Commissioners 

voted yes to come out of executive session. 

Meeting recessed at 5:15 p.m. for 

dinner and reconved at 6:00 p.m. 

The Board then went back to revisit 

the deferred matters and township applications. 

640 Thomas James, too high, 

15.51.1T, NACS, 42100, Aker, Bertolotto, 

All, No Change; NAC1S, 76510, Aker, 

Bertolotto, All, 76650; NAC1, 14717, 

Aker, Bertolotto, All, 3680 

641 Mutchler Properties, LLC, property 

purchased at lower rate, 

01.60.06.06, NADC, 145698, Aker, 

Bertolotto, All, No Change; NADC2, 

82196, Aker, Bertolotto, All, 27256; 

NAD1, 14323, Aker, Bertolotto, All, 4748 

642 Mutchler Properties LLC, property 


01.60.06.09, NADC, 97132, Aker, 



643 Mutchler Properties LLC, property 


01.60.06.11, NADC, 15225, Aker, 


35461, Aker, Bertolotto, All, No Change; 

NADC2, 4818, Aker, Bertolotto, All, 500 

644 Amigo Investments, too high, 

0C.50.13.17A, NAD, 33598, Aker, 

Bertolotto, Yes: Bertolotto, Aker and Heidgerken. 

Nay: Rausch and Niederwerder, 

26000 


0C.50.13.18A, NAD, 29966, Aker, 



26000 





0C.50.13.20A, NAD, 33598, Aker, 

Bertolotto Yes: Bertolotto, Aker and Heidgerken. 


26000 


0C.50.13.22A, NAD, 34506, Aker, 



26000 


0C.50.13.01A, NAD, 29966, Aker, 



21750 


0C.50.13.03A, NAD, 24972, Aker, 



21750 


0C.50.13.04A, NAD, 24972, Aker, 



21750 


0C.50.13.05A, NAD, 24972, Aker, 



21750 


0C.50.13.06A, NAD, 24972, Aker, 



21750 

653 Amigo Investment, too high, 

OC.50.13.15, NAD, 16816, Aker, 

Bertolotto All, No Change 

654 Amigo Investment, too high, 

0C.50.13.16, NAD, 16816, Aker, 












82.33.41, AGA, 12217, Aker, Bertolotto, 


659 Leslie Brown, too high, 70.32.31, 

AGA, 48029, Bertolotto, Aker, All, No 

Change 


seconded by Aker, all Commissioners 

voted yes to go out of session as the 

Board of Equalization and adjourn at 

9:30 p.m. 

APPROVED: 

_______________________________ 

Robert Heidgerken, Chairman 

ATTEST: 

__________________________ 

Lisa Schieffer, Auditor 

Published May 22, 2013 for a total approximate 

cost of $1071.44 

Meeting Of The 

Board Of Education 

Faith School District 

46-2, Meade County, 

South Dakota 

The Board of Education of the Faith 

School District 46-2 met in regular session 

on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 with 

Chairwoman Johnson calling the meeting 

to order at 7:00 pm. 

Noma Welter led the Pledge of Allegiance. 

Members present: Hanson, Johnson, 

Simonson, and Welter. 

Members absent: Vance. 

Motion by Welter, 2nd by Simonson 

to approve the amended agenda. Motion 

carried. 

Motion by Welter, 2nd by Hanson to 

approve the consent agenda consisting 

of the minutes of the April 10, 2013 regular 

meeting along with the following financial 

statements and claims. 

Faith Imprest Fund beginning balance 

– 2,515.10; receipts – student 

meals – 2,505.20; milk – 87.80; adult 

meals – 554.40; from district – 716.75; 

expenses – boys track – 325.00; girls 

track – 325.00; other – 708.32; to district 

– 3,231.85; ending balance – 

1,789.08. 

Trust & Agency beginning balance 

– 36,716.01; receipts – 1,336.39; 

expenses – 3,066.91; ending balance – 

34,985.49. 

The district financial statement beginning 

balance – 1,186,544.42; receipts 

– ad valorem taxes – 33,913.28, 

prior years taxes – 85.73; penalties and 

interest – 5.72; interest earned – 258.67; 

admissions – 25,00; county sources – 

1,370.46; state sources – 82,699.00; 

federal sources – 4,868.93; hot lunch – 

3,206.85; donations – 22,374.74. Total 

revenue – 148,808.38; reimbursements 

– 110.00. Total receipts – 

148,918.38; total expenses – 

116,569.19; ending balance – 

1,218,886.20. 

Certified salaries – 40,094.90; noncertified 

salaries – 11,546.43; FIT – 

4,436.81; FICA – 10,889.70; SDRS – 

8,466.18; Horace Mann (annuity) – 

1,900.00; SDRS Supplemental – 500.00; 

Aspire Financial (403(b)) – 490.00. 

SUBS: 

S. Carmichael – 129.29; J. Gann – 

1,200.55; S. Gann – 193.93; C. Olson – 

193.93; R. Paul – 554.10; K. Price – 

64.64; M. Schuelke – 92.12; T. Sletten – 

69.26; E. Wicks – 64.64; J. Wood – 

360.16. 

EXTRACURRICULAR: 

A. King (Quiz Bowl) – 280.64. 

CLAIMS: 

AFLAC (ins) – 799.23; Ameritas Life 

Ins (dental) – 1,449.94; Armstrong Extinguisher 

(mtnce) – 147.96; Camfel Productions 

(assembly) – 595.00; City of 

Faith (uitl) – 2,753.53; Dakota Business 

Ctr. (mtnce, supp) – 623.13; D. Ruth 

(college access) – 50.00; D. Johnson 

(college access) – 50.00; Faith CAT 

(rental) – 30.00; Faith Imprest Fund 

(entry fees, ins, meals) – 1,358.32; Faith 

Independent (comm.) – 120.52; Faith 

Lumber (mtnce, supp) – 1,062.37; Farmers 

Union Oil (gas) – 32.35; G. Laurenz 

(college access) – 50.00; Golden West 

(comm.) – 32.15; Governors Inn 

(travel) – 75.00; Grand Electric (util) – 

203.13; Hauff Mid-america (supp) – 

2,750.05; Heartland Paper (supp) – 

255.74; Heartland Waste Mgmnt (util) – 

3,110.00; Jones School Supply (supp) – 

117.34; Josten’s Inc. (comm.) – 6.36; K. 

Kilby (college access) – 250.00; Krause 

Storage (rental) – 595.00; Legal Shield 

(ins) – 201.25; Lynn’s (supp) – 14.09; 

M&B Cleaning (mtnce/custodial) – 

5,000.00; M&D Food Shop (gas) – 

330.58; M. Williams (college access) – 

1,186.24; Quill (supp) – 182.69; Scholastic 

Book Fairs (supp) – 96.37; SDSDBF 

(ins) – 6,944.60; Servall Uniform 

(mtnce) – 485.13; T. Nelson (college access) 

– 50.00; Transamerica (ins) – 

20.41; Trust & Agency (rental, benefits) – 

842.66; Wheelhouse Plumbing 

(mtnce) – 612.00; W. Simonson (college 

access) – 50.00. Total General Fund – 

32,523.14. 

Capital Outlay: Wells Fargo Financial 

(lease) – 265.00. Total Capital Outlay 

– 265.00. 

Special Education: AFLAC (ins) – 

146.06; BenefitMall/Centerstone Ins 

(ins) – 19.26; Flooring America (supp) – 

964.65; Hands on Health (PT) – 850.20; 

Legal Shield (ins) – 26.90; NWAS (OT) – 

9,373.05; SDSDBF (ins) – 1,035.86; 

Visa (supp) – 263.09; total Special Ed – 

12,679.07. 

Food Service: AFLAC (ins) – 25.80; 

CWD (food) – 1,265.18; Food Service of 

America (food) – 1,131.35; Lynn’s 

(food/milk) – 1,451.27. Total Food 

Service – 3,873.60. Total claims all 

funds – 49,340.81. Motion carried. 

Deanna Fischbach was present to 

say Thank You to the Board for their 

service during Teacher Appreciation 

Week. 

Cody and Callie Capp were present 

to express concerns over ½ day kindergarten 

and the potential for parents to 

make three trips a day. 

Discussion was held concerning the 

safe room. A report was given on the 

meeting with the City and Nichole Prince 

from the Office of Homeland Security. 

The City has committed $100,000 plus 

services “in-kind.” Loren Schaeffer and 

Dave Lutz from Broz Engineering met 

with City and School personnel to discuss 

the site and the kitchen facilities. 

Members of both entities will meet to discuss 

their wants/needs of the facility and 

work on an agreement for the facility. 

Motion by Hanson, 2nd by Welter to 

go into executive session for negotiations 

at 7:55 pm. Motion carried. 

Chairwoman Johnson declared the 

board out of executive session at 8:03 

pm. 

Mrs. Baye gave the superintendent’s 

report. The NWAS Advisory Board met 

on May 7th. Items on the agenda included: 

personnel – still need to hire 

Early Childhood and School Psychologist; 

Academic Olympics and Spelling 

Contest for next year; summer moves of 

the mobile units; lodging for Harding 

County and Onida sits and Scrubs Camp 

information, speech schedules for next 

year, ESA update and TIE membership. 

The spring music concert will be held in 

Faith on May 9th at 6:30 and at Maurine 

on May 16th at 6:30. Mrs. Baye attended 

the Region IV Superintendents’ meeting 

on May 2nd. The SD Dept. of Education 

is launching the Read SD! Summer 

Reading Challenge. Field trips, Field 

Day, Awards Night and Graduation will 

all conclude our school year. Graduation 

is May 19th at 3:00 with Baccalaureate 

at 1:00. 

Mr. Daughters gave the Principal’s report. 

Some of the staff was able to attend 

the TIE conference last month. The large 

group that planned on leaving the morning 

of the conference was unable to attend 

due to the snow. The Pre-School 

round-up was held on April 16th. Mrs. 

Williams and Mr. Daughters have 

worked out a schedule for students to 

register for classes next fall and have 

begun pre-registering students for 

classes. Ms. Ostrander took a group of 

girls to the annual Women in Science 

conference in Pierre. May 14th and 16th 

the pre-school students will be experiencing 

transition days into Kindergarten. 

The state released information on the 

technology grants available to school 

districts and we have done some preliminary 

discussions on the areas of use for 

our district. Congratulations to Hugh 

Groves for receiving First Place in the 

state Civic Oration Contest. Hugh now 

sends a CD to the National level. 

Noma Welter gave a Library report. 

The final Story Hour of this school year 

was held on May 1st. The Buy-one-Getone 

Book Fair sales totaled $1,032.42. 

Linda Olson will be leaving the library 

and moving from our community. June 

21st is the deadline for submission of application 

for the City Library Aide position. 

Many activities sponsored by the 

SD Humanities Council and the Robert 

O’Shea American Auxiliary are planned 

for the summer. 

No NWAS report was available. 

Noma Welter gave a facilities committee 

update. Some of the items left on 

the Punch List have been fixed and others 

have not. The committee discussed 

landscaping and planting some trees 

with the money donated by Modern 

Woodmen of America. Mrs. Krause’s 5th 

grade class planted an oak tree in honor 

of Arbor Day. 

Negotiations with the certified staff 

have been completed and contracts issued. 

The Negotiated Agreement has 

been signed and distributed. 

The Home-School Student Participation 

in Extracurricular Actives Policy was 

discussed and referred back to committee. 

Mrs. Baye and Amie Schauer discussed 

the 2013-2014 preliminary 

budget. Mr. Daughters also shared the 

technology budget and items to be purchased 

with Capital Outlay and grant 

dollars. 

In any other business, Bret Hanson 

asked about the terms of Scott Vance 

and Brian Simonson and the procedure 

for filling their open positions. 

Motion by Simonson, 2nd by Welter 

to offer the non-certified contracts as 

presented by Mrs. Baye and Mr. Daughters. 

Motion by Johnson, 2nd by Hanson 

to include a 1% increase in the contract 

salaries to the motion. Motion on the 

amendment carried. Marcia Samuelson, 

DDN Facilitator; Misty Williams, Assessment 

Coord./Guidance/Admin. Assistant; 

Dianne Hellekson, School Secretary; Angela 

Ostrander, Library Supervisor; 

Karen Inghram, Food Service Manager; 

Tami Haines, Food Service Worker; 

JoAnn Jensen, Food Service Worker; 

Amie Schauer, Business Manager; Tracy 

Ingalls, Special Ed Paraprofessional; 

Linda Haines, Special Ed Paraprofessional; 

Corinna Thompson, Title I Paraprofessional; 

Sandy Engel, Title I 

Paraprofessional; Ron Traver, Bus 

Driver; Ashly Price, Maurine Custodian. 

Motion carried. 

Motion by Simonson, 2nd by Hanson 

to approve the following certified contracts: 

Amanda Lewig, PK-Kindergarten; 

Amanda Brown, 1st Grade; Marlene 

Gustafson, 2nd Grade; Darcey Mollman, 

3rd Grade; Karri Hanson, 4th Grade; Arlyce 

Krause, 5th Grade; Marcia Dutton, 

6th Grade; Ladonna Mielke, 7th Grade; 

Bryan Carmichael, 8th Grade (6/7); 

Sherry Seymour, Maurine; Sydney Hettinger, 

Maurine; Cathy Smith, Special 

Education; Doug Schauer, PE/Health; 

Jenn Stomprud, Music (1/2 time); Alison 

Grueb, English/Language Arts; Deanna 

Fischbach, Social Studies; Kelly Shoemaker, 

Math; Angela King, 7-12 Science; 

Travis Grueb, Computers/Health (5/7); 

Toni Vance, Network Admin./Computer 

Tech.; Don Kraemer, Title I Director. Motion 

carried. 


to offer a contract to Marcia Dutton for 

Extended School Year services. Motion 

carried. 


to offer the following extracurricular contracts: 

Marcia Samuelson, Yearbook Advisor; 

Brian Berglund, Head Football; 

Colt Haines, Assistant Football; Alison 

Grueb; Jozelle Fordyce, Assistant Volleyball; 

Shannon Carmichael, JH Volleyball; 

Marlene Gustafson, Cross Country; 

Bryan Carmichael, Head Girls Basketball; 

Alysha Mortenson, Assistant Girls 

Basketball; Buffy Groves, JH Girls Basketball; 

Doug Schauer, Athletic Director, 

Head Boys Basketball, Head Track; 

Kelly Daughters, Assistant Boys Basketball; 

Bill Bushong, JH Boys Basketball, 

Assistant Track; Deanna Fischbach, Student 

Council, Assistant Track; Angela 

King, Quiz Bowl. Motion carried. 


appoint Brian Simonson as the Grand 

Electric delegate. Motion carried. 


to request EideBailly to perform the 

2013-2014 audit. Motion carried. 


to renew the Workers Compensation Insurance 

with ASBSD. Motion carried. 


renew the Property/Liability Insurance 

with ASBSD. Motion carried. 

Motion by Hanson, 2nd by Welter to 

cast a ballot for Clay Anderson for the 

position of SDHSAA Board of Directors. 

Motion carried. 


to cast a ballot in favor of the SDHSAA 

Constitutional Amendment. Motion carried. 


to adjourn. Motion carried. 

Meeting adjourned at 9:22 pm. 

_______________________________ 

Sharron Johnson, President 

Board of Education 

________________________________ 

Amie Schauer, 

Business Manager 


cost of $106.23 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC 

HEARING ON 

APPLICATION 

FOR SALE OF 

ALCOHOLIC 

BEVERAGE FOR 

2013 

Notice is hereby given that: the Common 

Council in and for the City of Faith, 

South Dakota on the 4th day of June, 

2013 at the hour of 7:30 P.M. at the Faith 

Community Center in the City Council 

Room will meet in regular session to 

consider the following new applications 

for an Alcoholic Beverage License to operate 

within the Municipality for the days 

of June 28th and 30th, August 6th – August 

11th, 2013, which has been presented 

to the City Board and filed in the 

Finance Office. 

Applicant: Location: Type of license: 

August 6th – August 11th, 


Faith Stock Show & Rodeo, Lot 2 of Lot 

A of the Fairgrounds Addition, Faith, SD, 

Temporary Malt Beverage 

AND: 


August 7th – August 11th, 


Faith Stock Show & Rodeo, Main 

Street, Between 1st and 2nd Streets, 

(TENT), Temporary Malt Beverage & 

Special Event Alcohol License, Faith, SD 

AND: 

June 28th – June 30th, 2013 


Faith Stock Show & Rodeo Lot 2 of Lot 

A of the Fairgrounds Addition, Faith, SD, 

Temporary Malt Beverage 

Notice is further given THAT any person, 

persons, or their attorney may appear 

and be heard at said scheduled 

Public Hearing who are interested in the 

approval or rejection of any such application. 

Dated at Faith, South Dakota this 

16th day of May, 2013. 

______________________________ 

Debbie Brown, Finance Officer 

City of Faith, South Dakota 


cost of $17.68 

Notice Of First 

Reading Of 

Nuisance Ordinance 

First reading of a nuisance ordinance 

will be held by the Board of Meade 

County Commissioners on June 5, 2013 

at 10:00 a.m. in the Commissioners 

meeting room in the Meade County Erskine 

Office Building, Sturgis, SD regarding 

the following property: 

Parcel/property located at 7113 

Seeaire St., in Black Hawk, SD. 

/s/ Lisa Schieffer, Meade County Auditor 


approximate cost of $9.73


INSURANCE STATEMENTS 

24066 

FROM ANNUAL STATEMENT 

Year Ending December 31, 2012 

AMERICAN FIRE AND 

CASUALTY COMPANY 

Home Office Address: 

9450 Seward Road 

Fairfield, OH 45014 

Mail Address: 

175 Berkeley St. 

Boston, MA 02116 

ASSETS 

Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127,462,289 

Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 

Mortgage Loans on 

Real Estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 

Real Estate Owned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 

Cash and Bank Deposits. . . . . . . . . . . 3,671,844 

Agents Balances or 

Uncollected Premiums. . . . . . . . . 21,152,140 

Interest, Dividends and 

Real Estate Income 

Due and Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,060,320 

Other Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,116,747 

TOTAL ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177,463,340 

LIABILITIES, SURPLUS, OTHER FUNDS 

Reserve for Losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,048,985 

Reserve for Loss 

Adjustment Expenses . . . . . . . . . 12,132,027 

Other Expenses (excluding 

taxes, licenses and fees) . . . . . . . . . 993,452 

Taxes, Licenses and Fees 

(excluding Federal and 

Foreign Income Taxes) . . . . . . . . . . 421,472 

Federal and Foreign 

Income Taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,391,335 

Unearned Premiums . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,471,563 

All Other Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,517,838 

TOTAL LIABILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . 130,976,672 

Special Surplus Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105,283 

Capital Paid Up 

or Statutory Deposit . . . . . . . . . . . 3,500,001 

Gross Paid In and 

Contributed Surplus . . . . . . . . . . 13,648,270 

Unassigned Funds (Surplus) . . . . . . . 29,233,114 

Surplus as Regards 

Policyholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,486,668 

TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177,463,340 

BUSINESS IN SOUTH DAKOTA 2012 

Direct Premiums Written . . . . . . . . . . . . 247,032 

Direct Premiums Earned . . . . . . . . . . . . 198,699 

Direct Losses Paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,585 

Direct Losses Incurred. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,847 

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA 

DIVISION OF INSURANCE 

STATE CAPITOL, PIERRE 

COMPANY’S CERTIFICATE 

OF AUTHORITY 

WHEREAS, the American Fire and Casualty 

Company, a Corporation organized under the 

Laws of New Hampshire, has complied with all 

requirements of the Insurance Laws of the State 

of South Dakota: 

NOW THEREFORE, the undersigned, 

Director of Insurance of the State of South 

Dakota, pursuant to the provisions of said laws, 

do hereby certify that the above named Company 

is fully empowered through its authorized agents 

to transact the numbered lines of business listed 

below: 

3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18 

1. Life 

2. Health 

3. Fire & Allied Lines 

4. Inland & Ocean Marine 

5. Workmen’s Compensation 

6. Bodily Injury Liability 

(Other than Auto) 

7. Property Damage (Other than Auto) 

8. Auto Bodily Injury 

9. Auto Property Damage 

10. Auto Physical Damage 

11. Fidelity & Surety 

12. Glass 

13. Burglary & Theft 

14. Boiler & Machinery 

15. Aircraft 

16. Credit 

17. Crop-Hail 

18. Livestock 

19. Title 

20. Var. Annuities 

21. 

in this State according to the Laws thereof, unless 

this Certificate of Authority is otherwise revoked, 

suspended or withdrawn. 

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto 

set my hand and official seal at Pierre, S. D., this 

1st day of May, A.D., 2013. 

MERLE SCHEIBER 

Director of Insurance 

60488 



AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE 

INSURANCE COMPANY 


2727-A Allen Parkway 

Houston, TX 77019 

Mail Address: 

PO Box 1591 

Houston, TX 77251-1591 

ASSETS 

Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $93,869,346,639 

Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,148,777,687 

Mortgage Loans on Real Estate . . 7,813,255,413 

Real Estate Owned . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323,167,232 

Policy Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,586,783,976 

Cash and Bank Deposits . . . . . . . 2,403,417,745 

Deferred and 

Uncollected Premiums. . . . . . . . 496,609,052 

Investment Income 

Due and Accrued . . . . . . . . . . 1,107,868,220 

Other Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,878,312,203 

TOTAL ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . $149,627,538,167 


Reserve for Life 

Policies & Contracts . . . . . . $88,886,696,977 

Reserve for Accident 

&HealthPolicies............653,811,786 

Policy and Contract Claims 

Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475,110,523 

Accident and Health . . . . . . . . . . 45,430,298 

General Expenses 

Due or Accrued. . . . . . . . . . . . . 408,948,114 

Taxes, Licenses & Fees 

Due or Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,656,123 

Federal Income Taxes 

Due or Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 

All Other Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . 47,585,399,662 

TOTAL LIABILITIES . . . . . . . . $138,113,053,483 

Special Surplus Funds . . . . . . . . . . . $2,827,665 

Capital Paid Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,850,000 


Contributed Surplus . . . . . . . . 4,338,070,985 

Unassigned Surplus . . . . . . . . . . . 7,166,736,034 


Policyholders . . . . . . . . . . . $11,514,484,684 

TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149,627,538,167 


Direct Premiums Received. . . . . . . . $31,604,875 

Direct Losses Paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,430,592 

Losses Incurred. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447,103 

Life Insurance in Force . . . . . . . . . 2,357,368,996 





OF AUTHORITY 

WHEREAS, the American General Life 

Insurance Company, a Corporation organized 

under the Laws of Texas, has complied with all 






do herebycertifythattheabovenamedCompany 

is fullyempoweredthroughitsauthorizedagents 


below: 

1-2-20-21 

1. Life 

2. Health 







8. AutoBodilyInjury 




12. Glass 



15. Aircraft 

16. Credit 

17. Crop-Hail 

18. Livestock 

19. Title 


21. Variable Life 









26247 



AMERICAN GUARANTEE & 

LIABILITY INSURANCE CO. 


One Liberty Plaza, 165 Broadwy 

New York, NY 10006 

Mail Address: 

1400 American Lane 

Schaumburg, IL 60196-1056 

ASSETS 

Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157,811,870 

Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 


Real Estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 


Cash and Bank Deposits . . . . . . . . . . 20,102,510 


Uncollected Premiums . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,255 




Other Assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120,285,883 

TOTAL ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299,468,827 


Reserve for Losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 


Adjustment Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 


taxes, licenses and fees) . . . . . . . . . . 23,167 



Foreign Income Taxes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 


Income Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,431 

Unearned Premiums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 

All Other Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118,110,199 


Special Surplus Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 




Contributed Surplus. . . . . . . . . . 172,270,401 

Unassigned Funds (Surplus) . . . . . . . . 4,030,603 


Policyholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181,301,030 

TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299,468,827 


Direct Premiums Written . . . . . . . . . . . 2,043,447 

Direct Premiums Earned . . . . . . . . . . . 2,080,129 

Direct Losses Paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 688,597 






OF AUTHORITY 

WHEREAS, the American Guarantee & 

Liability Insurance Co., a Corporation organized 

under the Laws of New York, has complied with 

all requirements of the Insurance Laws of the 

State of South Dakota: 






to transactthenumberedlinesofbusinesslisted 

below: 

2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15 

1. Life 

2. Health 




6. BodilyInjuryLiability 


7. PropertyDamage(OtherthanAuto) 


9. AutoPropertyDamage 



12. Glass 



15. Aircraft 

16. Credit 

17. Crop-Hail 

18. Livestock 

19. Title 


21. 




IN TESTIMONYWHEREOF,Ihavehereunto 





60534 



AMERICAN HERITAGE LIFE 



1776 American Heritage Life Dr 

Jacksonville, FL 32224 

Mail Address: 

3075 Sanders Road, Suite H1A 

Northbrook, IL 60062-7127 

ASSETS 

Bonds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $852,158,503 

Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205,051,001 

Mortgage Loans on Real Estate . . . . 134,154,985 

Real Estate Owned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,024,618 

Policy Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300,093,873 


Deferred and 

Uncollected Premiums. . . . . . . . . 45,917,922 


Due and Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,005,820 

Other Assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115,404,510 

TOTAL ASSETS. . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,710,659,697 



Policies & Contracts . . . . . . . . $867,507,305 




Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,472,019 

Accident and Health . . . . . . . . . 107,829,907 


Due or Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,356,629 


Due or Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,643,594 


Due or Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,466,837 

All Other Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110,221,051 

TOTAL LIABILITIES . . . . . . . . . . $1,374,849,835 

Special Surplus Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0 




Unassigned Surplus . . . . . . . . . . . . 141,840,033 


Policyholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . $335,809,862 

TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,710,659,697 


Direct Premiums Received . . . . . . . . $3,909,394 

Direct Losses Paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,966,519 

Losses Incurred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,979,252 

Life Insurance in Force . . . . . . . . . . 120,504,313 





OF AUTHORITY 

WHEREAS, the American Heritage Life 


under the Laws of Florida, has complied with all 









below: 

1-2 

1. Life 

2. Health 

3. Fire&AlliedLines 


5. Workmen’sCompensation 








12. Glass 



15. Aircraft 

16. Credit 

17. Crop-Hail 

18. Livestock 

19. Title 


21. 









19380 



AMERICAN HOME 

ASSURANCE COMPANY 


175 Water Street, 18th Floor 


Mail Address: 

175 Water Street, 18th Floor 


ASSETS 

Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,011,221,376 

Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83,184,588 


Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,166,523 


Cash and Bank Deposits . . . . . . . 1,134,313,639 


Uncollected Premiums . . . . . . 2,245,169,691 



Due and Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . 181,067,980 

Other Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,587,175,895 

TOTAL ASSETS. . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,302,299,692 


Reserve for Losses. . . . . . . . . . . 10,398,180,388 


Adjustment Expenses . . . . . . . 1,902,308,537 


taxes, licenses and fees) . . . . . . . 43,907,811 



Foreign Income Taxes) . . . . . . . 220,916,986 


Income Taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,310,766 

Unearned Premiums. . . . . . . . . . . 2,654,419,162 

All Other Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,073,913,783 

TOTAL LIABILITIES . . . . . . . . . . 18,297,957,433 

Special Surplus Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,204,598 


or Statutory Deposit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 


Contributed Surplus . . . . . . . . 4,048,509,578 

Unassigned Funds (Surplus) . . . . . 1,935,123,944 


Policyholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,004,342,259 

TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,302,299,692 


Direct Premiums Written . . . . . . . . . . . . 229,945 



Direct Losses Incurred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483,388 





OF AUTHORITY 

WHEREAS, the American Home Assurance 


Laws of New York, has complied with all 









below: 

2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-18-23A 

1. Life 

2. Health 











12. Glass 



15. Aircraft 

16. Credit 

17. Crop-Hail 

18. Livestock 

19. Title 


23A. Travel, Accident & Baggage 









60577 



AMERICAN INCOME LIFE 



8604 Allisonville Road, #151 

Indianapolis, IN 46250 

Mail Address: 

PO Box 2608 

Waco, TX 76797 

ASSETS 

Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,972,947,068 

Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84,105,652 

Mortgage Loans on Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 

Real Estate Owned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 555,962 

Policy Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115,528,388 


Deferred and 




Other Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89,426,477 

TOTAL ASSETS. . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,518,322,969 



Policies & Contracts . . . . . . . $1,991,554,577 


&HealthPolicies ............87,295,197 


Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,948,452 



Due or Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,758,282 


Due or Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,047,663 


Due or Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,428,034 



Special Surplus Funds. . . . . . . . . . . $25,000,000 

Capital Paid Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,680,107 






TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,518,322,969 










OF AUTHORITY 

WHEREAS, the American Income Life 


under the Laws of Indiana, has complied with all 









below: 

1-2 

1. Life 

2. Health 











12. Glass 



15. Aircraft 

16. Credit 

17. Crop-Hail 

18. Livestock 

19. Title 


21. 









21857 



AMERICAN INSURANCE 

COMPANY 


41 South High Street Ste 1700 


INSURANCE STATEMENTS May 15, 2013 • The Faith Independent • Page 27 


Columbus, OH 43215-6101 

Mail Address: 

777 San Marin Dr. 

Novato, CA 94998 

ASSETS 

Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288,389,855 

Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 


Real Estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 




Uncollected Premiums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 




Other Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,737,367 

TOTAL ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370,082,939 






taxes, licenses and fees) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 



Foreign Income Taxes) . . . . . . . . . . . 11,017 


Income Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 



TOTAL LIABILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,826,030 



or StatutoryDeposit ..........10,501,770 



Unassigned Funds (Surplus) . . . . . . 244,138,951 



TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370,082,939 





Direct Losses Incurred . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,246,769 





OF AUTHORITY 

WHEREAS, the American Insurance 


Laws of Ohio, has complied with all requirements 

of the Insurance Laws of the State of South 

Dakota: 







below: 

2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-17-18 

1. Life 

2. Health 











12. Glass 



15. Aircraft 

16. Credit 

17. Crop-Hail 

18. Livestock 

19. Title 


21. 









67989 



AMERICAN MEMORIAL LIFE 



440 Mt. Rushmore Road 

Rapid City, SD 57701 

Mail Address: 

P.O. Box 2730 

Rapid City, SD 57709-2730 

ASSETS 

Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,954,190,267 

Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,139,672 



Policy Loans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,397,019 


Deferred and 




Other Assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124,784,602 

TOTAL ASSETS. . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,345,820,596 





&HealthPolicies 

214,453 


Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,355,899 

Accident and Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,000 


Due or Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,253,285 


Due or Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,067,410 


Due or Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 667,447 







Unassigned Surplus . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,138,952 



TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,345,820,596 


Direct Premiums Received . . . . . . . . . . $349,266 



Life Insurance in Force . . . . . . . . . . . 47,618,752 





OF AUTHORITY 

WHEREAS, the American Memorial Life 


under the Laws of South Dakota, has complied 

with all requirements of the Insurance Laws of the 








below: 

1-2 

1. Life 

2. Health 


4. Inland&OceanMarine 









12. Glass 



15. Aircraft 

16. Credit 

17. Crop-Hail 

18. Livestock 

19. Title 


21. 

in thisStateaccordingtotheLawsthereof,unless 








38652 



AMERICAN MODERN 

SELECT INSURANCE CO. 


7000 Midland Blvd. 

Amelia, OH 45102 

Mail Address: 

PO Box 5323 

Cincinnati, OH 45201 

ASSETS 

Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150,449,289 

Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 


Real Estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 








Other Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,110,611 

TOTAL ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236,597,358 


Reserve for Losses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,651,127 


Adjustment Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . 731,397 


taxes, licenses and fees). . . . . . . . 2,558,445 



Foreign Income Taxes) . . . . . . . . . 2,567,600 


Income Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 








Contributed Surplus . . . . . . . . . . . 4,525,000 

Unassigned Funds (Surplus) . . . . . . . 28,722,050 



TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236,597,358 










OF AUTHORITY 

WHEREAS, the American Modern Select 

Insurance Co., a Corporation organized under the 

Laws of Ohio, has complied with all requirements 


Dakota: 







below: 

3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13 

1. Life 

2. Health 











12. Glass 



15. Aircraft 

16. Credit 

17. Crop-Hail 

18. Livestock 

19. Title 


21. 









23469 



AMERICAN MODERN HOME 



7000 Midland Blvd. 

Amelia, OH 45102-2607 

Mail Address: 

PO Box 5323 

Cincinnati, OH 45201 

ASSETS 

Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245,276,795 

Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136,751,478 


Real Estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 








Other Assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505,793,671 

TOTAL ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,156,589,865 




Adjustment Expenses . . . . . . . . . . 6,948,271 


taxes, licenses and fees). . . . . . . . 9,722,380 





Income Taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,057,060 

Unearned Premiums . . . . . . . . . . . . 169,319,785 











TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,156,589,865 










OF AUTHORITY 

WHEREAS, the American Modern Home 


under the Laws of Ohio, has complied with all 









below: 

2-3-4-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-16-17-18 

1. Life 

2. Health 











12. Glass 



15. Aircraft 

16. Credit 

17. Crop-Hail 

18. Livestock 

19. Title 


21. 









65811 



AMERICAN MODERN LIFE 



400 Robert Street North 

St. Paul, MN 55101 

Mail Address: 

400 Robert Street North 

St. Paul, MN 55101 

ASSETS 

Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36,346,740 

Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,887,758 



Policy Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 


Deferred and 



Due and Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253,057 

Other Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,903,196 

TOTAL ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $58,821,838 



Policies & Contracts . . . . . . . . $16,828,0005 




Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,982,925 

Accident and Health . . . . . . . . . . . . 643,672 


Due or Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,274,452 


Due or Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123,296 


Due or Accrued. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76,925 

All Other Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,092,365 

TOTAL LIABILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,754,219 







Policyholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,067,619 

TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,821,838 





Life Insurance in Force . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,840,206 





OF AUTHORITY 

WHEREAS, the American Modern Life 


under the Laws of Ohio, has complied with all 









below: 

1-2 

1. Life 

2. Health 











12. Glass 



15. Aircraft 

16. Credit 

17. Crop-Hail 

18. Livestock 

19. Title 


21. 









60739 



AMERICAN NATIONAL 



One Moody Plaza 

Galveston, TX 77550 

Mail Address: 

One Moody Plaza 

Galveston, TX 77550 

ASSETS 

Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,010,556,803 

Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,625,797,569 


Real Estate Owned . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261,756,837 

Policy Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333,485,986 

Cash and Bank Deposits . . . . . . . . . 209,992,396 

Deferred and 



Due and Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . 162,641,525 

Other Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,014,248,899 

TOTAL ASSETS. . . . . . . . . . . . $17,787,332,833 



Policies & Contracts . . . . . . $12,998,617,115 


& Health Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,919,863 


Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144,096,693 



Due or Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,005,023 


Due or Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,337,520 


Due or Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 


TOTAL LIABILITIES . . . . . . . . . $15,527,507,861 

Special Surplus Funds . . . . . . . . . . $(7,856,147) 

Capital Paid Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,832,449 



Unassigned Surplus . . . . . . . . . . . 2,207,847,801 


Policyholders . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,259,824,972 

TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,787,332,833 










OF AUTHORITY 

WHEREAS, the American National Insurance 


Laws of Texas, has complied with all 









below: 

1-2-20-21 

1. Life 

2. Health 











12. Glass 



15. Aircraft 

16. Credit 

17. Crop-Hail 

18. Livestock 

19. Title 


21.Variable Life 









19615 



AMERICAN RELIABLE 



8655 E. Via De Ventura 

Scottsdale, AZ 85258 

Mail Address: 

8655 E. Via De Ventura 

Scottsdale, AZ 85258 

ASSETS 





Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193,544,554 

Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,231,875 


Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,357,299 








Other Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,397,817 

TOTAL ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281,807,630 




Adjustment Expenses . . . . . . . . . . 7,432,237 







Income Taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,669,698 






or StatutoryDeposit ...........4,200,000 






TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281,807,630 










OF AUTHORITY 

WHEREAS, the American Reliable Insurance 


Laws of Arizona, has complied with all 









below: 

2-3-4-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-23C 

1. Life 

2. Health 











12. Glass 



15. Aircraft 

16. Credit 

17. Crop-Hail 

18. Livestock 

19. Title 


23C. Bail Bonds 









60836 



AMERICAN REPUBLIC 



601 Sixth Avenue 

Des Moines, IA 50309 

Mail Address: 

PO Box 1 

Des Moines, IA 50334-0001 

ASSETS 

Bonds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $410,146,399 

Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,835,006 


Real Estate Owned. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,565,566 

Policy Loans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,618,251 


Deferred and 

Uncollected Premiums . . . . . . . . . . . 846,737 



Other Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,365,197 

TOTAL ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $522,675,061 



Policies & Contracts . . . . . . . . . $58,310,053 




Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,718,103 



Due or Accrued 

24,092,741 


Due or Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,021,370 


Due or Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 


TOTAL LIABILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . $236,313,478 








TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522,675,061 










OF AUTHORITY 

WHEREAS, the American Republic Insurance 


Laws of Iowa, has complied with all requirements 


Dakota: 







below: 

1-2-20-21 

1. Life 

2. Health 











12. Glass 



15. Aircraft 

16. Credit 

17. Crop-Hail 

18. Livestock 

19. Title 











67679 



AMERICAN REPUBLIC 

CORP. INSURANCE COMPANY 


11808 Grant Street 

Omaha, NE 68164 

Mail Address: 

PO Box 14510 

DesMoines, IA 50306-3510 

ASSETS 

Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,076,692 

Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 



Policy Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 


Deferred and 



Due and Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88,879 

Other Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,541,144 

TOTAL ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,721,116 



Policies & Contracts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0 


&HealthPolicies....................0 


Life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 

Accident and Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 


Due or Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242,857 


Due or Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 639,721 


Due or Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222,769 







Unassigned Surplus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172,891 


Policyholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,667,006 

TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,721,116 





Life Insurance in Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 





OF AUTHORITY 

WHEREAS, the American Republic Corp. 


under the Laws of Nebraska, has complied with 









below: 

1-2 

1. Life 

2. Health 











12. Glass 



15. Aircraft 

16. Credit 

17. Crop-Hail 

18. Livestock 

19. Title 


21. 









19283 



AMERICAN STANDARD INS. 

COMPANY OF WISCONSIN 


6000 American Parkway 

Madison, WI 53783-0001 

Mail Address: 

6000 American Parkway 

Madison, WI 53783-0001 

ASSETS 

Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324,492,651 

Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 


Real Estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 








Other Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,016,216 

TOTAL ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384,624,810 











Income Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 












TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384,624,810 










OF AUTHORITY 

WHEREAS, the American Standard Ins. 

Company of Wisconsin, a Corporation organized 

under the Laws of Wisconsin, has complied with 









below: 

3-4-6-7-8-9-10-12 

1. Life 

2. Health 











12. Glass 



15. Aircraft 

16. Credit 

17. Crop-Hail 

18. Livestock 

19. Title 


21. 









19704 



AMERICAN STATES 



350 East 96th Streetet 


Mail Address: 

175 Berkeley Street 


ASSETS 

Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,146,971,782 

Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84,044,499 


Real Estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 








Other Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,128,817 

TOTAL ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,659,490,650 


Reserve for Losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . 671,953,832 


Adjustment Expenses . . . . . . . . 153,672,341 


taxes, licenses and fees) . . . . . . . 12,583,727 





Income Taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,350,843 



TOTAL LIABILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . 1,410,873,074 






Unassigned Funds (Surplus) . . . . . . (24,620,782) 



TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,659,490,650 


Direct Premiums Written . . . . . . . . . . . 1,257,222 

Direct Premiums Earned . . . . . . . . . . . 1,227,420 







OF AUTHORITY 

WHEREAS, the American States Insurance 


Laws of Indiana, has complied with all 









below: 

2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-17 

1. Life 

2. Health 











12. Glass 



15. Aircraft 

16. Credit 

17. Crop-Hail 

18. Livestock 

19. Title 


21. 









37214 



AMERICAN STATES 

PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. 


350 East 96th Street 


Mail Address: 

175 Berkeey Street 


ASSETS 

Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135,780,084 

Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 


Real Estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 








Other Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,729,569 

TOTAL ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178,630,879 











Income Taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,189,051 




Special Surplus Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140,378 





Unassigned Funds (Surplus) . . . . . . . (2,806,503) 



TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178,630,879 










OF AUTHORITY 

WHEREAS, the American States Preferred 

Insurance Co., a Corporation organized under the 

Laws of Indiana, has complied with all 









below: 

2-3-4-6-7-8-9-10-12-13-17 

1. Life 

2. Health 











12. Glass 



15. Aircraft 

16. Credit 

17. Crop-Hail 

18. Livestock 

19. Title 


21. 









92649 



AMERICAN UNDERWRITERS 

LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 


5025 N. Central Ave. #546 

Phoenix, AZ 85012 

Mail Address: 

PO Box 9510 

Wichita, KS 67277-0510 

ASSETS 

Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60,164,048 

Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,886,795 

Mortgage Loans on Real Estate. . . . . . 3,542,346 


Policy Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452,632 





Deferred and 




Other Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,351,462 

TOTAL ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $90,526,233 



Policies & Contracts . . . . . . . . . $74,994,169 


&HealthPolicies...............300,703 


Life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412,786 

Accident and Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,768 


Due or Accrued. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,065 


Due or Accrued. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,793 


Due or Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 






Contributed Surplus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000 



Policyholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,889,737 

TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,526,233 


Direct Premiums Received. . . . . . . . . . . . $4,693 


Losses Incurred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,093 

Life Insurance in Force . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,619,250 





OF AUTHORITY 

WHEREAS, the American Underwriters Life 


under the Laws of Arizona, has complied with all 









below: 

1-2 

1. Life 

2. Health 











12. Glass 



15. Aircraft 

16. Credit 

17. Crop-Hail 

18. Livestock 

19. Title 


21. 









60895 



AMERICAN UNITED LIFE 



One American Square 


Mail Address: 

PO Box 368 

Indianapolis, IN 46206-0368 

ASSETS 

Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,546,703,368 

Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61,415,491 



Policy Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218,623,754 


Deferred and 




Other Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,947,964,658 

TOTAL ASSETS. . . . . . . . . . . . $19,367,685,036 







Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,231,061 



Due or Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 


Due or Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,549,800 


Due or Accrued 

584,557 

All Other Liabilities 

11,018,865,979 





Contributed Surplus . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550,000 




TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,367,685,036 










OF AUTHORITY 

WHEREAS, the American United Life 


under the Laws of Indiana, has complied with all 


of SouthDakota: 







below: 

1-2-20-21 

1. Life 

2. Health 











12. Glass 



15. Aircraft 

16. Credit 

17. Crop-Hail 

18. Livestock 

19. Title 











44270 



AMERICAN WEST 



1101 1st Avenue North 

Fargo, ND 58102 

Mail Address: 

1101 1st Avenue North 

Fargo, ND 58102 

ASSETS 

Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,155,171 

Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 


Real Estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 







Due and Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98,359 

Other Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 777,233 

TOTAL ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,085,934 


Reserve for Losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (17,802) 









Income Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 

Unearned Premiums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 833,149 

All Other Liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 493,361 

TOTAL LIABILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,469,303 








Policyholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,616,631 

TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,085,934 










OF AUTHORITY 

WHEREAS, the American West Insurance 


Laws of North Dakota, has complied with all 









below: 

3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-17 

1. Life 

2. Health 











12. Glass 



15. Aircraft 

16. Credit 

17. Crop-Hail 

18. Livestock 

19. Title 


21. 









40142 



AMERICAN ZURICH 





Mail Address: 



ASSETS 

Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102,227,886 

Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,946,948 


Real Estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 








Other Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61,784,104 

TOTAL ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212,740,660 











Income Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85,139 












TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212,740,660 










OF AUTHORITY 

WHEREAS, the American Zurich Insurance 


Laws of Illinois, has complied with all 









below: 

2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18 

1. Life 

2. Health 











12. Glass 



15. Aircraft 

16. Credit 

17. Crop-Hail 

18. Livestock 

19. Title 


21. 









61999 



AMERICO FINANCIAL LIFE 

AND ANNUITY INS. CO. 


300 West 11th Street 

Kansas City, MO 64105-1680 

Mail Address: 

PO Box410288 


ASSETS 

Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,664,807,629 

Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274,579,394 



Policy Loans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,130,924 


Deferred and 




Other Assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425,313,855 

TOTAL ASSETS. . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,777,829,350 



Policies & Contracts . . . . . . . $1,935,622,030 




Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,458,633 

Accident and Health . . . . . . . . . . . 1,209,914 


Due or Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452,838 


Due or Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 852,270 


Due or Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 

All Other Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,422,635,078 


Special Surplus Funds . . . . . . . . . . . $2,993,250 







TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,777,829,350 



Direct Losses Paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226,110 







OF AUTHORITY 

WHEREAS, the Americo Financial Life and 

Annuity Ins. Co., a Corporation organized under 

the Laws of Texas, has complied with all 









below: 

1-2 

1. Life 

2. Health 











12. Glass 



15. Aircraft 

16. Credit 

17. Crop-Hail 

18. Livestock 

19. Title 


21. 









61301 



AMERITAS LIFE 



5900 O Street 

Lincoln, NE 68510-2234 

Mail Address: 

PO Box81889 

Lincoln, NE 68501-1889 

ASSETS 

Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,692,489,515 

Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,049,838,054 



Policy Loans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97,235,574 


Deferred and 




Other Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,399,365,032 

TOTAL ASSETS. . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,997,932,030 







Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,685,509 



Due or Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,606,590 


Due or Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,446,513 


Due or Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 









Policyholders . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,298,416,812 

TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,997,932,030 










OF AUTHORITY 

WHEREAS, the Ameritas Life Insurance 


Laws of Nebraska, has complied with all 









below: 

1-2-20-21 

1. Life 

2. Health 











12. Glass 



15. Aircraft 

16. Credit 

17. Crop-Hail 

18. Livestock 

19. Title 











15954 



AMTRUST INSURANCE 

COMPANY OF KANSAS, INC. 


12790 Merit Dr. Suite 200 

Dallas, TX 75251 

Mail Address: 

12790 Merit Dr. Suite 200 

Dallas, TX 75251 

ASSETS 

Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,969,308 

Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 


Real Estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 






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Other Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 679,114 

TOTAL ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,184,739 


Reserve for Losses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,839,580 




taxes, licenses and fees) . . . . . . . . (685,781) 





Income Taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,172,789 

Unearned Premiums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,540,036 



Special Surplus Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,000,022 








TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,184,739 



Direct Premiums Earned . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,454 







OF AUTHORITY 

WHEREAS, the AmTrust Insurance Company 

of Kansas, Inc., a Corporation organized under 

the Laws of Texass, has complied with all 









below: 

3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-17-18 

1. Life 

2. Health 











12. Glass 



15. Aircraft 

16. Credit 

17. Crop-Hail 

18. Livestock 

19. Title 


21. 









11150 



ARCH INSURANCE 

COMPANY 


3100 Broadway 


Mail Address: 

300 Plaza Three 

Jersey City, NJ 07311 

ASSETS 

Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,626,957,843 

Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335,746,944 


Real Estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 


Cash and Bank Deposits . . . . . . . . . 142,123,391 






Other Assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378,102,650 

TOTAL ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,696,900,436 


Reserve for Losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . 922,230,845 


Adjustment Expenses . . . . . . . . 215,977,719 


taxes, licenses and fees). . . . . . . . 5,422,247 



Foreign Income Taxes) . . . . . . . . 34,527,235 


Income Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 



TOTAL LIABILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . 2,133,417,221 



or Statutory Deposit 

0 






TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,696,900,436 





Direct Losses Incurred. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (52,337) 





OF AUTHORITY 

WHEREAS, the Arch Insurance Company, a 

Corporation organized under the Laws of 

Missouri, has complied with all requirements of 

the Insurance Laws of the State of South Dakota: 







below: 

2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-22-23A-23B-23C 

1. Life 

2. Health 




6. BodilyInjuryLiability(OtherthanAuto) 






12. Glass 



15. Aircraft 

16. Credit 

17. Crop-Hail 

18. Livestock 

19. Title 


22.Reinsurance 23A.Travel Acc & Bag 

23B. Prepaid Legal 23C. Bail Bonds 









21865 



ASSOCIATED INDEMNITY 

CORPORATION 


777 San Marin Drive 


Mail Address: 

777 San Marin Drive 


ASSETS 

Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77,153,818 

Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 


Real Estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 








Other Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,652,544 

TOTAL ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,981,351 









Foreign Income Taxes) . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,599 


Income Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324,774 



TOTAL LIABILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,823,997 









TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,981,351 


Direct Premiums Written . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,626 








OF AUTHORITY 

WHEREAS, the Associated Indemnity 

Corporation, a Corporation organized under the 

Laws of California, has complied with all 









below: 

2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-17-18 

1. Life 

2. Health 











12. Glass 



15. Aircraft 

16. Credit 

17. Crop-Hail 

18. Livestock 

19. Title 


21. 









19305 




OF AMERICA 


One Liberty Plaza/165 Broadway 


Mail Address: 



ASSETS 

Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,261,533 

Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 


Real Estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 




Uncollected Premiums. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,319 




Other Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,030,984 

TOTAL ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,530,774 











Income Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,366 









Unassigned Funds (Surplus) . . . . . . . 13,203,222 


Policyholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,453,222 

TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,530,774 










OF AUTHORITY 

WHEREAS, the Assurance Company of 

America, a Corporation organized under the Laws 

of New York, has complied with all requirements 


Dakota: 







below: 

3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-18 

1. Life 

2. Health 











12. Glass 



15. Aircraft 

16. Credit 

17. Crop-Hail 

18. Livestock 

19. Title 


21. 









71439 



ASSURITY LIFE 



2000 Q Street 

Lincoln, NE 68508 

Mail Address: 

P. O.Box82533 

Lincoln, NE 68501-2533 

ASSETS 

Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,765,017,472 

Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,576,176 



Policy Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108,501,952 


Deferred and 




Other Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,325,312 

TOTAL ASSETS. . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,419,235,295 







Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,419,158 



Due or Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,367,202 


Due or Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,242,584 


Due or Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 






Contributed Surplus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 




TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,419,235,298 





Life Insurance in Force . . . . . . . . . . 244,122,031 





OF AUTHORITY 

WHEREAS, the Assurity Life Insurance 


Laws of Nebraska, has complied with all 









below: 

1-2 

1. Life 

2. Health 











12. Glass 



15. Aircraft 

16. Credit 

17. Crop-Hail 

18. Livestock 

19. Title 


21. 









61492 



ATHENE ANNUITY & LIFE 



2711 Centerville Road, Ste 400 

Wilmington DE 19808 

Mail Address: 

PO Box 1389 

Greenville, SC 29602-1389 

ASSETS 

Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,550,215,538 

Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361,666,166 

Mortgage Loans on Real Estate . . . . 761,722,415 


Policy Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 913,938 


Deferred and 




Other Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,674,387,292 

TOTAL ASSETS. . . . . . . . . . . . $10,481,219,285 





& Health Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 


Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,038,359 

Accident and Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 


Due or Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,918,230 


Due or Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,996,426 


Due or Accrued . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,335,926 






Contributed Surplus. . . . . . . . . . 223,854,938 




TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,481,219,285 










OF AUTHORITY 

WHEREAS, the Athene Annuity & Life 

Assurance Company, a Corporation organized 

under the Laws of Delaware, has complied with 









below: 

1-2-20-21 

1. Life 

2. Health 











12. Glass 



15. Aircraft 

16. Credit 

17. Crop-Hail 

18. Livestock 

19. Title 











22586 



ATLANTIC STATES 



1195 River Road 

Marietta PA 17547 

Mail Address: 

PO Box 302 

Marietta, PA 17547 

ASSETS 

Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420,526,184 

Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,777,778 


Real Estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 








Other Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,581,786 

TOTAL ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 538,840,861 





Reserve for Losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131,900,307 




taxes, licenses and fees) . . . . . . . . . 318,406 





Income Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 












TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 538,840,861 


Direct Premiums Written . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,422 


Direct Losses Paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,872 

Direct Losses Incurred. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,872 





OF AUTHORITY 

WHEREAS, the Atlantic States Insurance 


Laws of Pennsylvania, has complied with all 









below: 

3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14 

1. Life 

2. Health 











12. Glass 



15. Aircraft 

16. Credit 

17. Crop-Hail 

18. Livestock 

19. Title 


21. 









13412 



AUSTIN MUTUAL 



15490 101st Avenue N. 

Maple Grove, MN 55369 

Mail Address: 

PO Box 1420 

Maple Grove, MN 55311 

ASSETS 

Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,413,109 

Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,071,181 


Real Estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 








Other Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,778,131 

TOTAL ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112,460,866 




Adjustment Expenses . . . . . . . . . . 7,221,728 







Income Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 








Contributed Surplus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 

Unassigned Funds (Surplus) . . . . . . . 22,711,458 


Policyholders 

24,211,458 

TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112,460,866 


Direct Premiums Written . . . . . . . . . . 34,324,917 

Direct Premiums Earned . . . . . . . . . . 34,571,735 

Direct Losses Paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,196,477 

Direct Losses Incurred . . . . . . . . . . . 51,513,042 





OF AUTHORITY 

WHEREAS, the Austin Mutual Insurance 


Laws of Minnesota, has complied with all 









below: 

3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-12-13-14-17 

1. Life 

2. Health 











12. Glass 



15. Aircraft 

16. Credit 

17. Crop-Hail 

18. Livestock 

19. Title 


21. 









Published May 8, 15 & 22 2013 

NOTICE OF CALL 

FOR BIDS 

The Meade County Commission in 

Sturgis, South Dakota, will receive 

FIRM sealed bids at the Office of Brosz 

Engineering, Inc. 3561 Whitewood Rd, 

Sturgis, South Dakota, 57785, up to 

10:15 a.m. May 30th, 2013, to complete 

“Asphalt Surfacing & Asphalt Surface 

Treatment” on Meade County 

Roads, Meade County, South Dakota. 

Plans and Specifications may be obtained 

on the Brosz Engineering website 

at www.broszeng.com at no charge. 

One hard copy may be obtained at the 

office of Brosz Engineering located at 

3561 Whitewood Road, Sturgis, SD 

57785 at no charge to South Dakota 

Contractors. All other sets will be delivered 

upon payment of $25.00 (non-refundable) 

for each set. 

The Meade County Commission reserves 

the right to accept or reject any 

or all BIDS, to waive any informality in 

the BID received and to accept the BID 

that is to the advantage of, and in the 

best interest of Meade County. 

Each bid must contain a certified 

check, a Cashier's check or Draft, for 

five percent (5%) of the amount of the 

bid; such check to be certified or issued 

by either a State or National Bank and 

payable to Meade County or in lieu 

thereof a Bid Bond for Ten percent 

(10%) of the amount of this bid, such 

bond to be issued by a Surety authorized 

to do business in the State of South 

Dakota and payable to Meade County 

as a guarantee that such bidder will 

enter into a contract with said Meade 

County, its Board of Commission 

thereof in accordance with the terms of 

such letting and bid in case such bidder 

is awarded the contract. The Certified 

Check or other guarantee, or bid bond 

of the successful bidder will be returned 

to him forthwith upon the execution of 

the contract and surety hereafter provided 

for. 

At the time the successful bidder enters 

into a contract for the construction 

of public improvement or the furnishing 

of any material or labor thereof, the 

Contractor will be required, before commencing 

such work, to furnish surety in 

an amount not less than the contract 

price, for the faithful performance of 

such contract, with additional obligation 

that such performance of such contractor 

will promptly pay all persons supplying 

him with labor or material in the 

prosecution of the work provided for in 

such contract. The Contractor shall 

also provide proof of liability insurance 

and workman’s compensation insurance, 

as per section 21 of the General 

Conditions. 

Bids will be sealed and marked “Asphalt 

Surfacing & Asphalt Surface Treatment”. 

The Commission requests the 

Original Bid. Bids will be mailed or hand 

delivered to the Office of Brosz Engineering, 

Inc. 3561 Whitewood Rd, Sturgis, 

South Dakota, 57785. 

By order of the Meade County Commission, 

dated this 9th day of May 


Lisa Schieffer, Meade County Auditor 

Published May 15 & 22, 2013 at the approximate 

cost of $50.67 

NOTICE OF CALL 

FOR BIDS 

The Meade County Commission in 

Sturgis, South Dakota, will receive 

FIRM sealed bids at the Office of Brosz 

Engineering, Inc., 3561 Whitewood Rd, 

Sturgis, South Dakota, 57785, up to 

10:00 a.m. May 30th, 2013, to complete 

“Piedmont Street Reconstruction” in 

Piedmont, Meade County, South 

Dakota. 

Plans and Specifications may be obtained 

on the Brosz Engineering website 

at www.broszeng.com at no 

charge. One hard copy may be obtained 

at the office of Brosz Engineering 

located at 3561 Whitewood Road, Sturgis, 

SD 57785 at no charge to South 

Dakota Contractors. All other sets will 

be delivered upon payment of $25.00 

(non-refundable) for each set. 

The Meade County Commission reserves 

the right to accept or reject any 

or all BIDS, to waive any informality in 

the BID received and to accept the BID 

that is to the advantage of, and in the 

best interest of Meade County. 

Each bid must contain a certified 

check, a Cashier's check or Draft, for 

five percent (5%) of the amount of the 

bid; such check to be certified or issued 

by either a State or National Bank and 

payable to Meade County or in lieu 

thereof a Bid Bond for Ten percent 

(10%) of the amount of this bid, such 

bond to be issued by a Surety authorized 

to do business in the State of South 

Dakota and payable to Meade County 

as a guarantee that such bidder will 

enter into a contract with said Meade 

County, its Board of Commission 

thereof in accordance with the terms of 

such letting and bid in case such bidder 

is awarded the contract. The Certified 

Check or other guarantee, or bid bond 

of the successful bidder will be returned 

to him forthwith upon the execution of 

the contract and surety hereafter provided 

for. 

At the time the successful bidder enters 

into a contract for the construction 

of public improvement or the furnishing 

of any material or labor thereof, the 

Contractor will be required, before commencing 

such work, to furnish surety in 

an amount not less than the contract 

price, for the faithful performance of 

such contract, with additional obligation 

that such performance of such contractor 

will promptly pay all persons supplying 

him with labor or material in the 

prosecution of the work provided for in 

such contract. The Contractor shall also 

provide proof of liability insurance and 

workman’s compensation insurance, as 

per section 21 of the General Conditions. 

Bids will be sealed and marked 

“Piedmont Street Reconstruction”. 

The Board requests the Original Bid. 

Bids will be mailed or hand delivered to 

the office of Brosz Engineering, Inc., 

3561 Whitewood Rd, PO Box 636, Sturgis, 

South Dakota, 57785. 

By order of the Meade County Commission, 

dated this 9th day of May 


Lisa Schieffer, Meade County Auditor 

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FOR SALE 

HAINES TRUCKING has 

screened gravel and fill rock for 

sale. Give them a call at 605-391- 

1259 or 484-2193. F35-2tc 

HELP WANTED 

HELP WANTED: Grand Electric 

Cooperative, Inc. has an 

opening in the Bison Office for a 

Custodian. Duties include general 

cleaning, grounds upkeep, 

minor repairs and painting. 

Some heavy lifting is required. 

Full-time position with good pay 

and fringe benefits. Week day 

hours for Custodian are 9:00 a.m. 

to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 

6:00 p.m. Please submit a letter 

of application to Colgan Huber, 

Director of Finance, Grand Electric 

Cooperative, Inc., P. O. Box 

39, Bison, SD 57620. GEC is an 

equal opportunity employer. 

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is May 30, 2013. F37-2tc 

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In County: $34.00 + local tax 

Out of County: $39.00 + local tax 

Out of State $39.00 

PO Box 38 • Faith, SD 57626 

Coming to service the Faith area the 

week of June 3rd 

Faith is looking for a Full time 

teller. Applications can be picked 

up at the office. For more information 

call Melinda at 605-967- 

2380. Applications close May 

28th. 

F36-2tc 

HELP WANTED: Grand Electric 

Cooperative, Inc. has a full time 

position opening for a Customer 

Service Representative. Qualified 

applicants must have a high 

school diploma or equivalent, experience 

with basic Microsoft applications, 

computers and related 

office equipment with excellent 

oral and communications skills. 

Two years previous experience in 

an office or customer service environment 

preferred. Interested applicants 

should submit a resume 

to Penny J. Nelson, Manager, 

Customer Service & Internal Operations, 

Grand Electric Cooperative, 

Inc., PO Box 39, Bison, SD 

57620, telephone 605-244-5211. 

GEC is an Equal Opportunity 

Employer. Deadline for submitting 

resumes is May 31, 2013. 

F37-2tc 

NOTICES 

BIG Rummage Sale-June 1st, 

Methodist church. Mark the date! 

F37-1tc 

NOTICE: (REMINDER) The 

City of Faith Cemetery will be removing 

flower arrangements (Except 

ones in vases on the 

headstone) one month after Memorial 

Day. If you want to keep 

your arrangement, you will need 

to remove it before that time. 

F36-2tc 

APARTMENTS AVAILABLE: 

Countryside Apartments in 

Faith. 1 bedroom, carpeted 

throughout. Laundry facilities 

available. Handicap accessible. 

Rent based on income. For information 

contact: MetroPlains 

management, LLC 1-800-244- 

2826 or 1-605-347-3077 Equal 

Opportunity Housing F5-tfc 

PASTURE WATER LINES 

with trencher and backhoe, Livestock 

Water Systems. 10 1/2 miles 

south of Maurine, 605-748-2473 

Merle Vig. 

F2-tfc 

CARD OF THANKS 

Thank you for the anonymous 

May basket. It brightened our 

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Staff at Vilas 

$10,000/month. Proven product 

and earnings, Travel required. 

More info at msphotosd.com or call 

877/882-3566. 

EMPLOYMENT 

LAKE PRESTON SCHOOL DIS- 

TRICT, Math/Library/Aide/Coaching, 

opened 5-8-13-13, closes when 

filled, Contact: Tim Casper, Supt, 

Lake Preston School District, 300 

1st St. NE. tim.casper@k12.sd.us, 

605-847-4455. 

OPEN POSITION: HEAD CUSTO- 

DIAN SELBY Area School, Selby, 

SD; benefits include retirement, 

health/dental ins, holidays, vacation, 

sick leave; 50 hrs week; wage 

DOE, call 605-649-7818. 

OUTPATIENT COUNSELOR, 

BLACK HILLS. Masterís degree in 

human services field & licensed in 

SD to practice MH counseling. 

QMHP, MSW & CCDC preferred. 

Details/Apply: BMSCares.ORG. 

THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT CA- 

REER - STARTS HERE! Statewide 

construction jobs, $12.00 - $18.00 

OR MORE. No experience necessary. 

Apply online 

www.sdwork.org. #constructionjobspaybetter. 

LAKE PRESTON SCHOOL DIS- 

TRICT, Route bus driver, opened 5- 

8-13, closes when filled, Contact: 

Tim Casper, Supt, Lake Preston 

School District, 300 1st St. NE. 

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

4455. $24.95 per route. 

DOUGLAS COUNTY COMMISSION 

is taking applications for fulltime 

Douglas County Highway Superintendent. 

Must have valid Class A 

Driverís License. Experience in 

road/bridge construction/maintenance. 

For application contact: 

Douglas County Auditor (605) 724- 

2423. 

DRIVERS $1000 SIGN-ON BONUS, 

New Pay Program! Earn up to 50 

CPM, Home Weekly, Excellent 

Miles, $50 tarp pay. Must be 

Canadian eligible (888) 691-5705. 

DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND 

LEGAL SERVICES ñ Associated 

School Boards of South Dakota 

(ASBSD) seeks a person to serve as 

Director to handle legal and policy 

services. Qualifications ñ Law Degree. 

Experience in education, public 

policy, adjudication of workerís 

compensation claims, public sector 

labor laws, human relations and 

health insurance is preferred. Application 

deadline, Noon, June 14, 

2013. Contact Katie at: 

Katie@asbsd.org, 605-773-2502, or 

ASBSD, PO Box 1059, Pierre, SD 

57501 for complete application materials 

or 

http://www.asbsd.org/page190.as 

px Salary and benefits competitive. 

An equal opportunity employer. 

EDMUNDS CENTRAL SCHOOL is 

taking applications for a custodian. 

To apply contact Superintendent 

Lew 

Paulson, 

lew.paulson@k12.sd.us, 605-287- 

4251/ Box 317, Roscoe, SD 57471. 

SISSETON SCHOOL DISTRICT 

OPENINGS: SPED-Secondary, 

Vocal 6-12, Contact: Dr. Stephen 

Schulte, Supt., 516 8th Ave. W. 

Sisseton, SD 57262, (605)698- 

7613. Positions open until filled. 

EOE. 

RESIDENTIAL HOME DESIGNER 

wanted. Proficient with Chief Architect 

software. Self-motivated, 

driven individual. Unique opportunity 

in Pierre, SD. Contact Mark @ 

(605)222-1040. 

CRISIS SERVICES CLINICIAN, 

Rapid City, 24-hour shifts. Masters 

degree in human services field & licensed 

in SD to practice mental 

health counseling. QMHP. Details/Apply: 

BMSCares.ORG. 





Apply online 


HIGH SCHOOL MATH INSTRUC- 

TOR opening with the Mobridge- 

Pollock School District #62-6 for 

the 2013-2014 school year. Contact 

Tim Frederick at 605-845- 

9204 for more information. 

Applications to be sent to Mobridge-Pollock 

School District #62- 

6, Attn: Tim Frederick, 1107 1st 

Avenue East, Mobridge SD 57601. 

Open until filled. EOE. 

SMART SALES AND LEASE seeks 

bookkeeper. Work from home. 

Hourly wage based on experience. 

M-F 8-4, Degree/management experience 

a plus. Resume, quest 

i o n s : 

careers@smartsalesandlease.com. 

INDUSTRIAL ARTS OR AG 

TEACHER Contact Supt. Dean 

Kueter Dean.kueter@k12.sd.us 

(605) 363-5025 Montrose School 

District, 309 South Church Avenue, 

Montrose, SD 57048. 

CUSTER REGIONAL HOSPITAL 

has full time Occupational Therapist, 

RN and LPN or Medical Assistant 

opportunities available. We are 

located in the beautiful southern 

Black Hills of SD - just a short distance 

from Mount Rushmore, Wind 

Cave National Park, Custer State 

Park, Jewel Cave National Park and 

many other outdoor attractions. 

Call 605-673-2229 ext. 110 for 

more information or go to www.regionalhealth.com 

to apply. EOE. 





Apply online 


FOR SALE 

2006 JOHN DEERE 7520 tractor. 

6900 hours. Excellent condition. 

$55,000. Call 605-381-1647. 

LOG HOMES 

DAKOTA LOG HOME Builders representing 

Golden Eagle Log Homes, 

building in eastern, central, northwestern 

South & North Dakota. 

Scott Connell, 605-530-2672, Craig 

Connell, 605-264-5650, www.goldeneagleloghomes.com. 

NOTICES 

ADVERTISE IN NEWSPAPERS 

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 APART- 

MENT Listings, sorted by rent, location 

and other options. 

www.sdhousingsearch.com South 

Dakota Housing Development Authority. 

WANTED 

WANTED: HUNTING LAND for 

Pheasant, quality Mule Deer 170î 

class+, Whitetail Deer 150î class+ 

and Merrium Turkey. Call 605- 

448-8064.

May 22, 2013 â¢ The Faith Independent - Pioneer Review

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