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Number 39 

March 14, 2013 

Bison Courier 

Official Newspaper for the City of Bison, Perkins County, and the Bison School District 

A Publication of Ravellette Publications, Inc. 

P.O. Box 429 • Bison, South Dakota 57620-0429 

Phone: (605) 244-7199 • FAX (605) 244-7198 

Water and Sewer are discussed by Town Board 

All trustees were present at the 

Monday evening town board meeting. 

Trent Fink appeared before the 

board, he is considering purchasing 

some undeveloped property in 

Bison for his A+ Repair business, 

he would be putting up a 40x80 

heated shop. The property is located 

north of Kolb Street between 

5th and 6th Avenues. He was asking 

for sewer and water to that 

property, it would take roughly 

800 feet of sewer and 750 feet of 

water lines to get to the property. 

Richard Seidel was also present 

and wondered about getting sewer 

and water to his recently purchased 

property, that has 50 lots 

platted on it. There also needs to 

be a manhole put in on 5th Avenue. 

Some board members felt if the 

town got water and sewer to the 

street, the developer is responsible 

for sewer and water from there. 

The board felt that they need to 

do some research on this issue. 

Brosz Engineering will be contacted 

to come and check elevations 

in that area and to see what 

is the best route and give estimates 

to possibly do this. the 

Finks would like to get started as 

soon as possible. 

The board voted to proceed with 

the storm sewer project, with the 

stipulation that the Department of 

Environment and Natural Resources 

approve the final plans 

from KBM. The board hopes to let 

bids in April. 

The board also amended a resolution 

to say water reconnect fees 

of $75.00 regardless of the reason 

the water was disconnected. 

A motion was made to approve 

and publish the annual report. 

The First Presbyterian Church 

presented a letter stating that 

they are going to remove a piece of 

asphalt and replace it with concrete. 

Board members have received 

several phone calls about dogs 

roaming around town and being a 

nuisance, there was some discussion 

on how to handle this problem. 

March 18 at 7 p.m. is the date 

and time for the Equalization 

Meeting. Appeals have to be made 

by March 14th. 

The next meeting will be 

Wednesday, April 10th at 7 p.m. 

School Board has many decisions 

to make about a new school 

All five school board members 

were in attendance when the 

Bison School Board met Monday 

night for their regular monthly 

session to conduct necessary business. 

The first item of discussion was 

am update report from the building 

committee. Marcie Brownlee- 

Kari spoke about her tour through 

the Harding County Public School 

and the Faith Public School. Harding 

County had an adequate 

amount of money to build a new 

school with the help of 20% mineral 

severance money. the Faith 

School has less room than the 

Harding County School but 

seemed “appropriate” to Kari. 

However, neither school has a 

shop. Patrons Todd Goddard and 

Fritz Johnson were also present to 

add their opinions to the discussion. 

“Why do you consider building 

a new school?” asked Goddard. 

“Fix what needs to be done.” Johnson 

remarked that buildings can 

last a long time if they are kept up. 

“Taxes, drought and the number of 

students in future years are also 

considerations to think about. I 

don’t see many farms in our 

county where young children live, 

“ commented Johnson. He suggested 

keeping the present school 

going as long as possible. Drought 

is a major concern because it effects 

the economy. “I don’t think 

we need to build a new school,” 

said Goddard. He is for maintaining 

the present facility. Board 

member Angie Thompson remarked 

that the community must 

agree to build a new school or otherwise 

it will not happen. The 

board agreed that another public 

meeting needs to be held. Constantly 

there are new issues to 

face such as heating problems, 

handicapped accessible requirements, 

campus security, a new roof 

for the shop plus the usual upkeep. 

Board member Eric Arneson 

suggested that the board inform 

the public about what we have, 

what we need and what we can afford. 

Watch the Bison Courier for 

more information on this issue. A 

public meeting will probably be 

held in April. 

April 9 is the date set for the 

School-City Election. Those running 

for two positions are Dan 

Kvale, Dan Beckman and Chris 

Seidel. Be sure to make your opinion 

known by voting. 

Three resignations were accepted. 

Christi Ryen resigned her 

position as assistant volleyball 

coach. In her letter read by Superintendent 

Kraemer she expressed 

her desire to dedicate more time to 

her family. Beau Chapman also resigned 

as head football coach because 

he desires to spend more 

time in his chosen profession, the 

sheep industry. A third resignation 

came from Joy Worm, the high 

school secretary. For the past 43 

years she has held this position 

and will work until June 30. She 

also offered to train the new secretary 

in July and August. We will 

miss you, Joy. Thanks for your 

faithful service. 

continued on page 2 

Bison senior is second Rising 

Star of the West finalist 

Bison High School senior Shaley 

Lensegrav is the fourth finalist in 

KEVN Black Hills FOX’s Rising 

Star of the West scholarship contest. 

Lensegrav competed with 

four other outstanding Black Hills 

High School students the week of 

February 25th on Black Hills FOX 

News at 9:00. 

Lensegrav’s commentary on the 

Future Farmers of America was 

rated the best of the week by a 

combination of viewers on HY- 

PERLINK "http://www.blackhillsfox.com" 

www.blackhillsfox.com 

and a Black Hills FOX panel of 

judges. 

McKee joins Belle Fourche senior 

Zac Christy, Wall senior Ryder 

Wilson and homeschool senior Rae 

McKee in this year’s finals. 

She will now be back on the air 

in April and May, competing with 

the other three finalists for a total 

of $7,500 in scholarship money 

from Black Hills FOX and First 

Western Bank. The winner will 

receive a $4,000 scholarship. 

South Dakota American 

Legion district meeting 

The annual District 1 Spring Meeting 

of the South Dakota American Legion 

will be held Saturday, March 23, 

2013 in Sturgis for Legionnaires from 

Butte, Harding, Lawrence, Meade, 

Corson, Dewey, Perkins and Ziebach 

counties. 

The Legion business session will 

begin at 1:00 p.m. in the Sturgis Vets 

Club. There will be a social at 11:00 

a.m. followed by lunch at 12:00 noon. 

Participants will elect District Commanders 

for 2 year terms and County 

Commanders and Vice Commanders in 

the District for one-year terms during 

the business meeting. 

The session will also feature Post reports 

regarding the past year’s unusual 

activities, Post Americanism reports, 

a membership turn-in, recognition 

of the District 1 Legionnaire of the 

Year and an address by State American 

Legion Commander Byron Callies 

of Watertown. 

Outgoing District 1 Commander 

Duane Riedlinger of Summerset will 

conduct the Legion business session. 

Sturgis Post Commander Darrel Barry 

will be in charge of local arrangements. 

The District 1 Auxiliary will hold its 

meeting at 1 p.m. at the Sturgis Vets 

Club. 

Highlights & Happenings 

Hurry & Hustle Luncheon 

Thursday, March 14, 2013 at the 

Bison Legion 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., 

soups , pie & desserts. 

Rebecca Bingaman in concert 

Friday, March 15th, 7 p.m. at the 

Grand Electric Social Room. All 

are welcome! 

60th Wedding Anniversary 

Celebration for Nels & Angie 

Easterby, pastors at the Coal 

Springs Community Church, on 

March 17th. There will be a 

potluck dinner at the church fel- 

lowship hall at 12:30. cake and ice 

cream at 1:00. Everyone is welcome! 

The Bison Community Improvement 

Assn will be meeting 

on Thursday, March 18,at 5:30 pm 

at the Community Center in 

Bison. All Board Members and the 

officers of the organizations in the 

Assn. are kindly asked to attend. 

Other members are also welcome. 

Members, this is YOUR Association. 

Please make plans to attend. 

Arrow Transit 

provides transportation 

for appointments, shopping 

and more. Rapid city trips are 

1st Tuesday and 3rd Wednesday for 

$30.00. Lemmon to Bismarck trips 

are 2nd Wednesday and 4th thursday 

for $25.00. lemmon to Dickinson 

1st Wednesday for $20.00. Call for 

information 374-3189.

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Blizzard conditions and an E-Cab in Bison last week 

This 

week 

in 

Bison 

Alcoholics Anonymous is meeting weekly in 

Bison. The group meets every Thursday at 7:00 

p.m. in the basement of the Presbyterian Church. 

Everyone is welcome. 

Please note: Due to a church event, there will be 

no meeting on Thursday, March 21st. 

Rebecca Bingaman in concert Friday, March 

15th, 7 p.m. at the Grand Electric Social Room. 

All are welcome! 

60th Wedding Anniversary Celebration for 

Nels & Angie Easterby, pastors at the Coal 

Springs Community Church, on March 17th. 

There will be a potluck dinner at the church fellowship 

hall at 12:30. cake and ice cream at 1:00. 

Everyone is welcome! 

Sunday • March 17 • St. Patrick’s Day 

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germinating it between moist paper towels. 

This saves precious time and effort. 

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This E-cab taxi was in Bison on Monday afternoon, they were overheard saying that they had 

1200 miles to go! 

School Board 

continued from page 1 

Fourteen applications have been 

received for the Superintendent 

position at this time. Two board 

members, two teachers and the 

Business Manager will review the 

Nutrition Site 

Menu 

Thursday, March 14 

St Patricks Day lunch 

Corned beef & cabbage 

pistachio salad 

dinner roll 

leprechaun cookie 

Friday, March 15 

Salmon loaf 

tossed salad 

sliced tomatoes’ 

mandarin oranges 

Monday, March 18 

Swiss steak/w.tomato & onion 

mashed potatoes 

peas 

fruit cocktail 

Tuesday, March 19 

Hawaiian chicken 

sliced tomatoes 

apple crisp/topping 

Wednesday, March 20 

Roast beef 

baked potato 

broccoli 

pears 

applications and choose the top 

five to be interviewed. Interviews 

will be conducted soon. 

Three contracts were also approved. 

Jeffrey Johnson was hired 

to be the head golf coach. Golf 

practice will begin March 18 so the 

time is near. Colette Johnson was 

hired as the assistant Business 

Manager. Once again Bonnie Crow 

was hired to be the Business Manager. 

Chairman Dan Kvale had a 

question for the Board. Should the 

board consider buying a house or 

trailers for teachers to live in? 

Would housing provision be an incentive 

for prospective teachers to 

teach in Bison? The Board will 

ponder this idea and discuss it at a 

later date. 

A number of patrons met in Executive 

Session with the Board for 

one hour concerning a school personnel 

issue at the beginning of 

the meeting. 

Superintendent Kraemer reported 

that the school now has 146 

students because some new students 

have recently enrolled. He 

also reported that a DVD will be 

purchased to train employees on 

how to handle a school crisis. 

In other action: The school calendar 

for the 2013 - 2014 school 

year was approved after making a 

few changes. 

Dan Kvale was appointed to attend 

the local equalization meeting 

at city Hall this month. 

Hausauer Seamless Siding of 

Lemmon will soon be installing 

gutters and downspouts where 

they are needed at the school.

The Bison Courier • Thursday, March 14, 2013 • Page 3 

A heart-healthy you! 

Every year, heart disease takes 

the lives of more than half a million 

Americans. It remains the leading 

cause of death in the United States. 

The truth is, many deaths are preventable 

by living a healthy 

lifestyle, says Suzanne Stluka, 

SDSU Extension Food & Families 

Program Director. 

Stluka outlines five steps we can 

take to achieve a healthy heart. 

Eat a heart-healthy diet 

"Choose food options that can help 

avoid heart disease and its complications," 

Stluka said. 

She encourages readers to eat 

plenty of fruits and vegetables and 

seek out foods that include antioxidants, 

lean proteins, fiber and 

omega-3 fatty acids to help maintain 

a healthy weight and keep 

lipid levels in check for better heart 

health. 

Heart-healthy omega-3 fatty 

acids are a great source of lean protein. 

Omega-3 fatty acids can help 

lower your bad cholesterol and increase 

your good cholesterol. The 

American Heart Association recommends 

fish like salmon, tuna and 

halibut at least two times per week. 

Reach for other lean protein 

sources, such as poultry with the 

skin removed, pork tenderloin, top 

sirloin and lean ground meats. 

Dried beans are a great meat substitute. 

They are non-fat, high protein 

and fiber-rich. 

Saturated and trans fats boost 

blood cholesterol levels. Substitute 

foods high in unsaturated fats for 

those higher in solid fats. Saturated 

fats include fatty meat, poultry 

skin, bacon, butter, cheese, whole 

milk), while trans fats are stick 

margarine and packaged foods with 

partially hydrogenated oils. 

Seek foods that are packed with 

antioxidants. Antioxidants help remove 

free radicals that can cause 

damage to heart cells. Foods high 

in antioxidants include blueberries, 

cranberries, strawberries, broccoli, 

sweet potatoes, and spinach. 

The grains in whole-wheat 

breads and other whole grain products 

are great heart-healthy foods. 

These whole grains reduce the bad 

cholesterol (LDLs) and add an important 

source of fiber. Since fiber 

fills you up and slows down digestion, 

it is important for maintaining 

a healthy weight. Opt for wholewheat 

pasta, brown rice or whole 

grain cereals. 

Reduce your salt intake. Too 

much salt is a major cause of high 

blood pressure and heart disease. 

Try using fresh herbs and a little 

touch of lemon juice to flavor your 

foods in place of salt. Use fresh or 

frozen vegetables in place of canned 

vegetables. Seek low-sodium versions 

of canned soups. Limit your 

use of processed meats. 

Maintain a healthy weight 

"Being overweight or obese can 

increase your risk for heart disease," 

she says. 

To determine whether your 

weight is in a healthy range, Stluka 

says readers can calculate their 

body mass index (BMI) at the Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevent 

Assessing Your Weight web 

site, http://www.cdc.gov/ healthyweight/assessing/index.html. 

Exercise regularly 

"Physical activity can help you 

maintain a healthy weight and 

lower cholesterol and blood pressure," 

Stluka said. 

It is recommended that adults 

should engage in moderate physical 

activity for at least 30 minutes on 

most days of the week. 

Don't smoke 

"Cigarette smoking increases one's 

risk for heart disease," she said. "If 

you don't smoke, don't start. If you 

do smoke, quitting will lower your 

risk for heart disease." 

She adds that your doctor may 

also suggest ways to help you quit. 

Limit alcohol use. Avoid drinking 

too much alcohol which can cause 

blood pressure to rise. 

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free Community Coffee Break during 

their annual state CFEL week 

in early May. The event draws attention 

to the organization and 

awareness to its role in the community. 

The SDCFEL creed concludes 

with “to believe one’s community 

may become the best of 

communities and to cooperate 

with other for the common ends of 

a more abundant home and community 

life.” 

The exact date for the Community 

Coffee Break hasn’t been determined 

so watch this newspaper 

for details. A committee consisting 

of Carolyn Hendricks, Vera Kraemer 

and Sara Weishaar will share 

details soon. 

There were several other community 

outreach programs discussed 

at last month’s regular 

meeting. Members recognize the 

importance of and want to encourage 

the continuance of the local 

high school Post Prom party. They 

made a monetary donation towards 

the upcoming April 6 event. 

Some members also selected new 

people in the community, who they 

will be “Secret Friends” with during 

the next year, sending an occasional 

anonymous gift and/or card 

to brighten somebody’s day. The 

recipients will be invited to a 

Valentine Tea next February 

where all of the secrets will be revealed. 

Hendricks also encouraged 

individual members to participate 

in the South Dakota Wheat Commission’s 

Bake and Take Day on 

March 23. Information is available 

on the Wheat Commission’s website. 

Coming up on Town and Country’s 

calendar of events is the annual 

Spring Council/Area I meeting 

on Saturday morning, April 27. 

The state chairwoman and the 

new chairwoman-elect will be in 

town to attend it. 

Some members are once again 

participating in the statewide literacy 

program. They submitted a 

list of books and periodicals that 

they’ve read during the past year 

and will be awarded certificates at 

the next state meeting. 

Town and Country’s most recent 

monthly meeting was held on Feb. 

28 in the Grand Electric Social 

Room. Weishaar was the hostess. 

Her on-time hostess gift went to 

Mary Ellen Fried. After business 

was concluded, Weishaar offered a 

brief commentary about the importance 

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and warn of impending 

dangers but, according to 

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proven to lower blood pressures in 

the humans whom they watch 

over. 

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of Town and Country CFEL club 

should contact any of its members. 

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Guest Columnist 

Amy Kirk is a ranch wife from Custer, South Dakota. 

Garden Gate 

Cows with an Attitude 

Last year when #41 calved my 

husband said, “There’s your cow— 

remember her?” as the pickup puttered 

past the new pair. I looked at 

him blankly, trying to figure out 

what he was talking about; then he 

reminded me that she put both of 

us up on the fence during calving 

season the year before. 

I usually can’t remember calving 

details of every cow unless we’ve 

had a memorable relationship with 

them and even then I rarely remember 

them by their eartag numbers. 

Three years ago while trying 

to sort #41 and her new calf into a 

separate pen from the other cows in 

the barn, the cow tried to take us 

both. She calmed down some after 

we turned them out of the barn so 

we didn’t write her off just because 

she was overprotective. We gave 

her the benefit of the doubt instead. 

Last year she had a textbook calving 

outside, therefore we didn’t encounter 

any behavioral issues so we 

dismissed her belligerence as circumstantial. 

After three calving 

seasons of chances to prove temporary 

maternal instinct behavior, we 

now think otherwise. 

This year it’s become apparent 

that she’s developed a habitual bad 

attitude and has been nicknamed 

“Grumpy” regarding her moodiness. 

We’ve determined that her 

temper is going to stick…it just 

isn’t going to stick around here 

come sorting time in the fall. 

A few weeks ago my husband got 

her under the lean-to to calve on 

her own outside yet still be protected 

from the wind. When he 

checked later, she’d had the calf but 

it was kind of puny and lying flat. A 

calf lying flat is never a good sign. 

My husband managed to slide the 

little bugger under the panel away 

from Grumpy and put it in the calf 

warmer box. He gave it some electrolytes 

and a “Gene pill” (what we 

call a miracle pill that boosts calves’ 

energy and was introduced to us by 

a neighbor named Gene). 

Grumpy wasn’t cooperative in 

letting my husband and son milk 

her to help get the calf off to a good 

start with its first dose of mother’s 

milk in its belly. Turning the pair 

out didn’t seem to change #41’s attitude 

either. She’s made it clear 

that she wouldn’t hesitate to try 

and take us. 

A guy hates to write off a good 

healthy mother cow, especially ones 

that clean right away (drops her 

placenta/cleaning soon after she 

calves—a sign of a healthy cow) but 

there comes a point when a cow’s 

unpleasant temperament overrides 

her positive attributes. Some cows 

may only get aggressive when 

they’ve calved and mellow out after 

some time has passed. Then there 

are cows like Grumpy, who develop 

a mean streak and stay that way. 

Most cattlemen will give every 

cow the chance to prove that her 

aggressiveness is just a temporary 

maternal instinct, at least until 

proven otherwise. Once it’s obvious 

that a 1200-1500 pound cow that 

can throw her head around like a 

wrecking ball is too dangerous for 

anybody to be around, then its time 

to cull her out of the herd. 

Grumpy won’t be with us next 

calving season but that’s alright. 

She’s given us the kind of memories 

that have been recorded in our calf 

record book history. No cows we 

have close encounters with are ever 

forgotten. 

Already March! 

It seems just like yesterday we 

submitted our fall final article! 

Here it is spring soon upon us and 

time to think gardening! Did you 

spend the long winter nights planning 

your garden endeavors? No? 

Well, here is something to think 

about and plan. 

As you know the Master Gardeners 

sponsor a Pumpkin Fest in 

October which has a Heaviest 

Pumpkin contest. Now is the time 

to think about planting and pampering 

a pumpkin for the contest. 

So far the heaviest since the contest 

began is 84 pounds. Surely 

there is someone out there that 

can break that record! 

World record pumpkins tip the 

scales in the neighborhood of 1,800 

pounds, of course that takes years 

of practice by the growers. Amazingly 

most of the seed for giant 

pumpkins is produced by Dill 

Pumpkin Farm, a family heirloom 

since 1870, located in Nova Scotia, 

Canada. 

The tricks of the trade are a 

carefully guarded secret with each 

grower having their own “formula”. 

Some of the tricks include 

starting the seed indoors by no 

later than the end of April and getting 

those transplants out between 

May 10 and May 15. Here this 

would entail a hot cap to protect it 

from those late frosts that can 

occur as late as the first week of 

June. 

Avid growers set aside at least 

500 square feet of soil fortified 

with an organic and steady diet of 

compost, compost tea and other secret 

home brews of nutrition for 

the pampered vine. 

Flowers are hand pollinated, as 

soon as a fruit has been set on the 

vines, all additional fruits are disposed 

of with all of the vines nutrients 

going to just the one pumpkin. 

The bearing vine is buried underground 

as it grows giving it additional 

roots to feed the one 

pumpkin. Suckers must be pruned 

as well. As the pumpkin grows 

above the protective leaves of the 

vine it is blanketed to protect it 

from sunburn, barricades are built 

to protect it from the wind. Pampered 

indeed! 

Those world record holding 

pumpkins can gain as much as 20 

pounds in 24 hours at some point 

during their 130 day life span. 

Unbelievable! An 1800 pound 

pumpkin, assuming a 130 day 

growing season would have to gain 

an average of almost 14 pounds 

per day! 

Naturally the Master Gardeners 

do not expect to check in any 1800 

pounders this October - but a 100 

plus pounder certainly could be a 

possibility, maybe even several. 

So you pumpkin growers get busy, 

order your seed! The Master Gardeners 

are not eligible for a prize 

but may display a big pumpkin. 

When snow falls, nature listens. 

~Antoinette van Kleeff 

Submitted by Karen Englehart, 

Master Gardener, SDSU Cooperative 

Extension Service


Pastors Perspective 

Prairie Fellowship Parish ELCA 

Pastor Margie Hershey 

In a cartoon Charlie Brown is looking around in the church 

and says, “Where are all the hypocrites? I heard the church 

was full of hypocrites!” We laugh at that idea and yet there 

is a strong degree of truth in it. We are all hypocrites when 

we claim to live for the Lord and yet so often live for the 

things of this world. Our focus is too often not on the image 

of Christ but on the image of the dollar. 

Our churches are full of hypocrites – people who proclaim 

Jesus as the savior of the world and yet have a hard time 

living a life cantered on him. Most of the time we do not intentionally 

deny Christ but life in this world draws us away 

from the selflessness that is a God centered life. 

God knows are failings and our shortcomings. God knows 

that we so often yield to the temptations of this world. God 

knows our desire to live for him and at the same time our 

failure to do so. 

We come into the church as hypocrites – people desiring to 

live for God and failing to do so. We come because we have 

failed but want to try again to live as his children. Our gracious 

God loves us even when we fail to live for him. He welcomes 

everyone, perhaps especially the hypocrites. 

Grace Baptist Church • Pastor Phil Hahn 

Sunday School 9:30 a.m. • Worship Service - 10:30a.m. 

Wednesday Prayer Mtg. - 6:30 p.m. 

Church of Christ 

18 mi. south of Prairie City - Worship Service - 10:00 a.m. 

Prairie Fellowship Parish ELCA • Pastor Margie Hershey 

Indian Creek - 8:00 a.m. • American - 9:30 a.m. • Rosebud - 11:00 a.m. 

Christ Lutheran Church WELS • 

Pastor Gerhardt Juergens 

Sunday Bible Class - 8:00 a.m., Worship Service - 8:30 a.m. 

Tuesday Bible Class - 7:00 p.m. 

Coal Springs Community Church 

Pastors Nels & Angie Easterby 

South Jct. of Highways 73 & 20 

Sunday School - 10:00 a.m., Worship Service - 11:00 a.m. 

Seventh Day Adventist Church • Pastor Donavon Kack 

Sabbath School - 2:00 p.m., Worship Service - 3:00 p.m. 

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church • Fr. Tony Grossenburg 

Saturday Mass: Morristown - 4:45 p.m. Lemmon - 7:15 p.m., 

Sunday Mass: Lemmon - 8:15 a.m., Bison - 11:00 a.m. 

Holland Center Christian Reformed Church 

Pastor Brad Burkhalter • Lodgepole 

Worship Service - 8:00 a.m. 

First Presbyterian Church • Pastor Florence Hoff, CRE 

Sunday School 9:30 a.m. • Worship Service -10:30 a.m. 

Slim Buttes Lutheran • Pastor Henry Mohagen 

Reva • Sunday School 9:45, Worship Service - 11:00 a.m., WMF 2nd 

Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. 

Beckman Wesleyan Church • Pastor Brad Burkhalter 

Prairie City 

Sunday School - 10:00 a.m., Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m. 

Vesper Service - 6:00 p.m., Wed. Evenings - 7:30 p.m. 

Obituary 

Hugh “Gene” Escott 

Hugh “Gene” Escott, 74, of Faith 

SD passed away peacefully at his 

ranch, March 9, 2013. 

Gene was born in Faith, SD on 

January 4, 1939 to Hank and 

Mary Ellen (Heron) Escott, and 

came home to the dugout which 

they lived in until he was four. 

From the stories and the pictures 

he drew you can tell that his love 

for a good horse started young. His 

kids have heard many a story that 

centered on he and his brother 

Jerry and a horse, sometimes a 

good one and sometimes one that 

they had to break, which lead to 

his rodeo career which included 

bronc and bareback riding as well 

as being a pickup man for many 

rodeos. 

Gene attended school at the Arrowhead 

country school north of 

Palace 

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8:00 p.m. nightly 

Faith and once his older sister 

Mary Lou was in high school, he 

and Jerry boarded in town so they 

could attend school. Gene graduated 

from high school in 1957 and 

helped on the family ranch until 

he joined the Army in 1960. He 

and several others from Faith 

were activated during the Berlin 

Crisis and sent to Fort Lewis, 

Washington, but their unit was 

never shipped overseas. Gene 

served in the National Guard Unit 

#211 Engineering Company until 

1966. He was always proud of 

serving his country. 

Gene married Patty Kelly in 

1964 and to this union four children 

were born. Gene was very active 

in the horse world, first in the 

horse show area and then helping 

to start the “Diamond Classic” a 

race horse futurity. Gene developed 

quite a horse operation and 

put on an annual horse sale at the 

ranch for several years. Gene 

loved watching his horse and cattle 

genetics at work, he loved to research 

pedigrees and see what 

cross would be the most effective 

and he loved to teach this research 

to anyone that would listen. Gene 

was a consummate sportsman and 

loved watching all sporting events, 

and traveled many miles to watch 

his children and now grandchildren 

play basketball, football, 

wrestle, run track or rodeo. He 

loved all sporting events, but a 

good basketball game and a good 

bronc ride were his favorite things. 

He was a big community supporter 

belonging to the Faith 

Booster Club for many years and 

helped behind the scenes with the 

Faith Stock Show and Rodeo every 

year. 

Gene is survived by his children, 

Gnene (Clint) Fordyce, Faith, SD; 

Gnelle (Scott) Dauwen, Cambridge, 

NE; Kelly Escott( fiancé 

Peggy O’Sullivan) and Gzelle 

“Buffy” (Kevin)Groves, all of Faith, 

SD; and their children Garet and 

Jozelle (fiancé BJ Humble) 

Fordyce, Thane (fiancé Emily 

Wicks), Chance and Duce Escott, 

Taylor and Rayce Dauwen, and 

Kailyn, Hugh, Harland and 

Kaycee Groves and great grandchildren, 

Toarin and Teedin Humble. 

He is also survived by his exwife, 

Patty Kelly, sister-in-law, 

Inez Jibben and brother-in-law, 

Teddy Imsland, numerous nieces, 

nephews and special cousins. 

Gene was preceded in death by 

his parents, Hank and Mary Escott, 

2 bothers Melvin Spencer and 

Jerry Escott, 5 sisters, Ella 

Shroeder, Ellen Reed, Arlene Ogdahl, 

Jennie Butts, and Mary Lou 

King, sister-in-law, Violette 

Spencer, and brothers-in-laws, 

Bennet Reed, George Ogdahl, Neal 

Crowley, Bob Butts, and Donn 

King. 

The Graveside Service for Gene 

will be held at 2:00pm on Wednesday, 

March 13, 2013 at the Escott 

Ranch (19884 Arrowhead Road) 12 

miles north of Faith, SD with 

Duane Vig, officiating. Burial will 

be in the Escott Family Cemetery 

with full military honors afforded 

by the Robert O’Shea American 

Legion Post #106 of Faith. Those 

attending the services will meet on 

the road by 2:00pm near the Escott 

Ranch and follow the horse 

drawn hearse to the burial site for 

the graveside service. 

Immediately following the 

Graveside Service, the Escott 

Family has invited all for a time of 

fellowship and luncheon at the 

Ranch House with special music 

by Butch Samuelson and Suzie 

Payne. 

Serving as casketbearers are his 

grandsons. 

The Visitation will be on Tuesday 

evening from 5:00 to 7:00pm 

at the Faith Area Memorial 

Chapel in Faith. 

Condolences may be sent to the 

family at www.funeralhomesofcaring.com.


Rosebud News ............................... Tiss Treib 

Tiss Treib had lunch with Pastor 

Margie Hershey in Hettinger Monday. 

Tuesday afternoon coffee guests of 

Al and Tiss Treib were Thelma Sandgren; 

John and Shirley Johnson; 

Lester and Sharon Longwood; Linda 

Evridge and Gerald Therumann. 

Tiss Treib made a trip to Lemmon 

Wednesday. 

Al and Tiss Treib made a trip to 

Rapid City Friday. 

Albert Keller returned home from 

work Tuesday evening. 

Wednesday, Kellers went to Lemmon 

in the morning for errands. Ryan 

and Stephanie Archibald and Duane 

Harris were afternoon guests. 

Thursday, Kellers traveled to Faith 

to get taxes done then to Belle 

Fourche to pick up a '56 Ford Albert 

plans to restore, returning home that 

evening. 

Friday, Albert and Lil Albert traveled 

to Miles City, MT for the day. 

Farm Ground ~~ Ranch Land 

Micky Barnica Estate & Larry Barnica 

ABSOLUTE~AUCTION 

Mon. Mar. 25, 2013 * 1:00 pm MT 

4094+ Deeded Acres -- Plus 723 acre Tribal Lease & 1857 acre Private 

Lease -- Ziebach County – north of Faith, SD 

Auction held at old Community Center on Main St. in Isabel, SD (Hwy 20 & Hwy 65) 

Directions to Glad Valley: From Faith, SD, go 3 W on Hwy 212, then 30 N on Hwy 73, then 20 E on Hwy 

20 ~~~ From Lemmon, SD, go 35 S on Hwy 73, then 20 E on Hwy 20 ~~~ From Isabel, SD, go 17 W on 

Hwy 20 ~~ At Glad Valley, SD, go 3 N & 1 W to reach property 

• 4094.2 Deeded plus 723.61 Tribal (all pasture) & 1857.09 Linch Family Trust Lease (mostly pasture 

w/172.47 A. crop land) 

•1833.38 Deeded Farmland w/more land that could be farmed 

320.24 Deeded Winter Wheat planted 

528.55 Deeded in Hay (alfalfa & grass) 

984.59 Deeded in Stubble & Summer Fallow 

•2260.82 Deeded Presently in Pasture & Trees 

Farmland acres fenced & laid out in strips ~ Hunting ~ Shelterbelts ~ Barns, Corrals & Windbreak ~ Stock 

Dams, Spring Fed Dugouts, Wells, some pipelines ~ Good access ~ Only 3 - 4 miles from Hwy 20 ~ FSA 

payments & Crop Bases ~~~ OFFERED IN 7 TRACTS AND AS 1 UNIT 

Tract 1: 160 acres ~ NE¼ Sec. 18 ~ 153+ tillable acres w/ 40+ acres planted to W Wheat and 35+ acres Alfalfa 

~Taxes: $336.94 or $2.11/acre 

Tract 2: 320 acres ~N½ofSec. 17 ~ 311+ tillable acres w/77+ acres planted to W Wheat and 88+ acres 

Alfalfa/Grass ~Taxes: $739.54 or $2.31/acre 

Tract 3: 289.48 acres ~ Most of west half of Sec. 7 ~ 269+ tillable acres w/ 34+ acres Alfalfa ~Taxes: $ 642.65 or $ 

2.22/acre 

Tract 4: 577.18 acres ~ Most of Sec. 6 424.5+ tillable acres w/80 acres planted to W Wheat, 226+ acres Alfalfa, & 

164 acres pasture ~ Some pasture areas would be tillable ~ Elec, & good well w/tire tank in NW ¼ ~Taxes: $1164.04 or 

$2.02/acre 

Tract 5: 863.01 acres ~ All of Sec. 24 and most of the west side of Sec. 19 ~ Great site for headquarters w/good, 

mature shelterbelt w/majestic pines, spruce, good well & elec, all in center of Sec. 24 ~ Dams & spring-fed dug-outs 

throughout Tract ~ 221+ tillable acres w/ 66+ acres planted to W Wheat, & 79+ acres Grass/Alfalfa ~ 640 acres pasture 

~Taxes: $1699.84 or $1.97 /acre 

Tract 6: approx. 775 acres ~ All of Sec.13 and most of NW¼ of Sec. 18 ~ Mostly Pasture ~ Spring fed dug-outs & 

Dams ~ Borders county road ~ 35+ tillable acres, presently in grass, & 734 acres pasture ~Taxes: $1,076.86 or $ 

1.39/acre 

Tract 7: 1109.14 acres ~ “Fort Barnica” ~ all of Sec. 5, except for Mrs. Micky Barnicaʼs home) and E½ of Sec. 7, 

and NW¼ of Sec. 8 ~ Barn, Corrals, & Windbreak, w/elec & especially good well w/automatic waterer in Sec. 7. (This is 

where Larry & Micky did their calving.) ~ See well log & you can see this could be used to pipe water throughout tract ~ 

Dams & Spring-fed Dug-outs ~ A lot of Sec. 7 used to be hayed ~ Sec. 5 also has springy draw to provide water all 

along it in wet years ~ Water Pipeline w/tank, & small dug-out in Sec. 5 ~ 417+ tillable acres w/55+ acres planted to W 

Wheat, 28+ acres Alfalfa/Grass & 684 acres pasture ~ Taxes: $1699.84 or $2.05/acre Successful bidder on this tract 

also gets option for Tribal Lease & Linch Family Trust Lease 

Property Showings: Sundays Mar. 3 and Mar. 10 from 1-3 pm 

Terms: 15 % down Auction Day w/balance due on or before April 25, 2013. Auctioneers represent Sellers 

Property absolutely sells to highest bidder on auction day without minimum or reserve bid! 

Broker Participation Invited ~ More Info at Websites 

Piroutek Auction Service 

Dan Piroutek • 605-544-3316 

R.E. Auctioneer, Lic. #282 

www.PiroutekAuction.com 

Saturday, Bert and Pat Keller, 

Trail City, SD and Bailey and Gabe 

Keller, Timber Lake, SD, Randy and 

Tana Taylor, Baker, MT and Duane 

and Dawn Harris were dinner guests 

of the Albert Kellers. 

Sunday, Randy and Tana Taylor returned 

home and the Kellers traveled 

to Bert and Pat Kellers Sunday afternoon. 

Monday, Albert and lil Albert returned 

home and Bridget and Korbin 

traveled to Bismarck for doctor appointments 

for the day. 

Thelma Sandgren had a quiet 

week, but Thursday morning, Steve 

Sandgren and Jerry Witt called at the 

ranch. Jim and Patsy Miller were afternoon 

coffee guests. 

Friday was Thelma’s regular day in 

Hettinger. 

Thelma attended worship at Rosebud 

Sunday and in the afternoon, she 

called on Helen Meink. 

LaVonne Foss and Shirley Johnson 

traveled to Lemmon Wednesday. 

Max Smebakken was a Thursday 

lunch guest of John and Shirley Johnson. 

Jim Spenny, Ryan and Bob Herman, 

Rick Foss and Larry Foss were 

Tuesday evening visitors of Dorothy 

and Lynn Frey. 

Lynn Frey attended the Farm and 

Home Show in Lemmon Friday. 

Patsy Miller traveled to Scranton 

Tuesday and got feed. 

Patsy Miller attended the Farm 

and Home Show in Lemmon Friday. 

Matt and Christi Miller spent the 

weekend with Jim and Christi Miller. 

Ethan, Isaac, Ella and Greta Anderson 

were Friday afternoon and 

evening guests of Tim and JoAnne 

Seim. 

Chet, Ella, Greta and Erik Anderson 

were Sunday afternoon visitors of 

Nolan and Linda Seim and family. 

Arneson Auction Service 

Lonnie Arneson • 605-798-2525 

R.E. Auctioneer, Lic. #11296 

www.ArnesonAuction.com 

Stockgrowers seek applicants 

for summer internship 

Drought recovery in 2013 isn’t 

looking promising for South 

Dakota’s grazing lands. Natural 

Resources Conservation Service 

(NRCS) State Range Specialist 

Stan Boltz, Huron, SD, says even 

with normal precipitation, forage 

production will still be limited this 

summer. “If we were to get normal 

precipitation now until peak production 

which is about July 1, 

western and central South Dakota 

would only have about 60 to 70 

percent production.” 

At this level, these drought 

damaged pastures can only sustain 

55- to 65 percent of normal 

stocking. Eastern SD counties 

that didn’t suffer as much drought 

during 2012 could expect about 80 

percent of normal stocking rates. 

The lower production rate is because 

grassland plants’ ability to 

recover from drought takes several 

seasons with normal moisture, 

and longer with limited precipitation, 

like we’re seeing now, explains 

Boltz. South Dakota livestock 

producers can get help for 

handling the impact of drought by 

developing a Drought Plan with 

the aid of the SD Drought Tool, 

available from NRCS. “The 

Drought Tool is a good planning 

tool to set up a Drought Plan.” 

Boltz says, “We’re encouraging 

The South Dakota Stockgrowers 

Association is currently accepting 

applications for a ten-week, paid, 

summer internship. This internship 

opportunity is available to 

any high-school graduate pursuing 

a university or technical degree. 

Applicants should be passionate 

about agriculture and be energetic, 

outgoing individuals with a 

desire to learn from and work with 

the volunteer members of the 

South Dakota Stockgrowers Association. 

Interns will work in the 

Rapid City office of the Stockgrowers 

and be supervised by the Executive 

Director. Interns will perform 

various office tasks, create 

events and membership programs, 

and be given opportunity to learn 

about the policy making process by 

actively participating in the work 

of the association. 

For more information about this 

internship opportunity, visit 

www.southdakotastockgrowers.or 

g or contact Silvia Christen at 605- 

342-0429. Applicants for this tenweek, 

paid internship should submit 

a resume, cover letter and references 

to silvia.sdsga@midconetwork.com 

no later than March 30, 

2013. 

Drought recovery/forage 

production looking short 

people to have a Drought Plan in 

place so as conditions change, producers 

are ready and can act on 

the management decisions they 

have already made ahead of time.” 

The Drought Tool helps producers 

assess current conditions by 

using the past two years of precipitation 

to predict the expected percent 

of normal forage production 

and then stocking rate. Users can 

use the weather stations or enter 

their own precipitation data. The 

tool also walks producers through 

development of a current drought 

plan. Computer users can download 

the SD Drought Tool from the 

SD NRCS website or producers 

can stop in their local USDA Service 

Center for one-on-one assistance. 

“Every operation is unique 

with different goals and resources. 

Sometimes,” says Boltz, “just talking 

with resource professionals regarding 

land management decisions 

and options can be the 

biggest benefit and reassurance 

producers need for their farming 

and ranching decisions.” 

Last year in South Dakota, 

NRCS worked with people on 

more than 4,700 plans that resulted 

in conservation work improving 

or enhancing the quality 

of more than 1.7 million acres.


Representative Betty Olson’s views of week 9 of the 2013 Legislative session 

Rep. Betty Olson 

The 2013 session of the South 

Dakota legislature has finished. We 

return to Pierre for Veto Day on 

March 25, but so far the governor 

hasn’t vetoed any bills. 

Friday started off on a positive 

note early that morning when Gov. 

Dauggard invited Sen. Mike Vehle 

and me to his office to watch him 

sign our bill, SB 205, to put wolves 

on the predator list in South Dakota. 

Just as I returned to caucus, Rep. 

Scott Craig got a call from the governor’s 

office asking Rep. Craig, Rep. 

Hickey, Sen. Tiezan, and me to come 

down while he signed our bill, HB 

1087, that provides for the creation 

of school sentinel programs and for 

the training of school sentinels. The 

governor’s office staff took pictures 

of both bill signings and I think I’ll 

print them off for show and tell! 

Another of my bills, HB 1123 to increase 

the surcharge on hunting licenses 

for predator control, to make 

an appropriation, and to declare an 

emergency, had a long, torturous trip 

that ended late in the night on Friday. 

HB 1123 passed the House on 

Monday. Tuesday the Senate 

amended a one-time appropriation 

of 300,000 dollars into it to cover the 

extra predator control costs until the 

hunting license surcharge revenue 

starts coming in when the law takes 

affect in July and then passed HB 

1123. Since the bill was amended in 

the Senate, it had to go to conference 

committee and the House appropriators 

strongly opposed it because they 

had already killed Senate Majority 

Leader Russ Olson's bill, SB 238 to 

appropriate $300,000 to the animal 

damage control fund for predator 

control services. The conference committee 

invited Tony Leif from GF&P 

to sit down with us to find a solution 

that would provide the needed funding 

until the surcharge starts. He offered 

a cash transfer of $160,000 

from GF&P that will be repaid with 

interest when the surcharge money 

starts coming in. The conference 

committee accepted the compromise 

and sent the bill back to the Senate. 

The Senate finally passed the 

amended HB 1123 at 11:00 Friday 

night and sent it to the governor's office. 

The legislature spent all day dealing 

with amendments to SB 90, 

which is the General Appropriations 

bill. SB 90 revises the General Appropriations 

Act for fiscal year 2013, 

provides funding for the increased 

costs associated with the employee 

health insurance and internal service 

bureaus, and declares an emergency. 

After a long discussion, the 

House passed SB 90 and sent it on 

to the Senate. The Senate also had 

long discussions before they passed 

the G bill at midnight. Needless to 

say, most of us spent what was left 

of the night in Pierre and drove 

home on Saturday. 

These are some of the bills the legislature 

sent to the governor this 

week: 

HB 1050†to†make an appropriation 

for costs related to the suppression 

of mountain pine beetles, to establish 

a cost share program with 

the counties in the state, and to declare 

an emergency. 

HB 1122 revises requirements relating 

to health insurance plans for 

county officers and employees. 

HB 1137 impacts education in 

South Dakota, makes an appropriation, 

and declares an emergency. 

HB 1164 establishes a classroom 

innovation grant program and 

makes an appropriation. 

HB 1165 revises provisions concerning 

the agricultural land task 

force. 

HB 1168 is my bill to allow predator 

control boards to increase levies 

to pay for predator control if approved 

by a majority of the livestock 

producers within the district. 

HB 1184 appropriates 4 million 

dollars to the Department of Game, 

Fish and Parks to fund improvements 

to the state park system. You 

can bet I voted NO on this one! 

HB 1126 revises the massage 

therapy licensing requirements. 

HB 1144 permits the euthanization 

of wildlife seriously injured in 

motor vehicle accidents. 

HB 1098 requires the Legislature 

to approve bonds for lease purchase 

agreements with the four postsecondary 

technical institutes, and to 

approve bonds for lease purchase 

agreements with Western Dakota 

Technical Institute and Southeast 

Technical Institute. 

HB 1234 provides a limited exception 

to the provisions that exempt 

sport shooting ranges from the public 

nuisance laws and to declare an 

emergency. 

SB 166 extends the number of 

years that permits to carry a concealed 

weapon are valid from four 

years to five years. 

SB 106 prohibiting minors from 

using wireless communication devices 

while operating motor vehicles 

upon the public highways was 

amended to make it a secondary offense. 

SB 59 prohibits the disposal of oil 

and gas field wastes unless it comes 

from energy development within 

South Dakota. 

SB 194 extends the sunset date 

for expenditures from a school district's 

capital outlay fund. 

SB 151 clarifies the maintenance 

responsibilities on unimproved section 

lines. 

SB 28 revises the property tax 

levies for the general fund of a school 

district. 

SB 235 creates the building South 

Dakota fund, deposits money into 

the building South Dakota fund, creates 

programs and funds to enhance 

economic development, makes continuous 

appropriations to these 

funds, provides reinvestment payments 

to stimulate economic development 

and investment, revises the 

state aid to general education formula 

by including an adjustment for 

students with limited English proficiency, 

and to declare an emergency. 

SB 195 establishes incentives for 

wind energy facilities, revises the 

amount that may be rebated for the 

gross receipts tax on electricity produced 

on wind farms, provides a 

penalty for filing a false affidavit, 

and makes a continuous appropriation. 

SB 233 creates the critical teaching 

needs scholarship program and 

makes an appropriation to the education 

enhancement trust fund to 

provide for the annual funding of the 

scholarships. 

SB 237 to appropriate funds for 

deposit into the need-based grant 

fund, to provide for annual funding 

of the need-based grant fund with a 

portion of the funds received from 

the education enhancement trust 

fund, and to declare an emergency. 

SB 39 to establish a penalty for a 

juvenile convicted as an adult of a 

Class A or B felony and allowing a 

sentence of up to life imprisonment 

after a sentencing hearing. 

This link will let you check on the 

final disposition of all legislation: 

http://legis.state.sd.us/ and you can 

call me at home at 605-855-2824. 

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Meadow News .....By Tiss Treib 

Jerry and Carolyn Petik returned 

last Monday after spending several 

days visiting family and 

friends in Arizona and California. 

Jerry attended an extension meeting 

in Lemmon on Wednesday. 

Carolyn Petik hosted Hope 

Women's Bible Study on Thursday 

afternoon. 

Jerry and Carolyn attended the 

Farm and Home Show in Lemmon 

on Friday. Carolyn and Mirandi 

Bakken visited with Irene Young 

in the afternoon. 

Mirandi Bakken was a weekend 

guest at Petiks. 

Carolyn and Mirandi helped with 

a "Moms and Kids Get Together" 

at Hope Church on Saturday 

morning. 

DeJon, Jeri Lynn, Leif and Mirandi 

Bakken and Irene Young 

were Sunday dinner guests at 

Petik's. 

Jane Christman of Boulder, CO arrived 

Sunday at Art and Marilyn 

Christman’s to spend some time. 

Della Hatle and Mary Ellen Fried 

attended the Farm and Home 

show in Lemmon Friday. 

Kenneth Randall, Mary Ellen’s 

cousin, called on her Sunday afternoon. 

Dorothy and Kathleen Carmichael 

were Sunday afternoon visitors of 

Bernie Rose 

Sen. Mike Vehle, Gov. Daugaard signing SB 205, Rep. Betty Olson, to put wolves on the predator 

list. 

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Dr. Seuss week at Bison School 

Garrett Holzer, Allison Kahler, Kaia Day, Caden Fisher, Linda Anders, Dustin Wells, Axelynn Sacrison, 

Alejaundro Martinez, Travis Storm and seated in front is Mary Carmichael. Linda Anders 

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Crop variety selection: eliminate emotion and increase profitability 

“Our sales are every day” 

CC Flooring 

The planting season is starting to 

sneak up on us. Now less than two 

months away for crops like spring 

wheat. If farmers have not selected or 

made 100 percent of their seed purchases, 

Nathan Mueller, SDSU Extension 

Agronomist may have a few tips 

for ways they can buy the variety that 

returns the highest profit per acre. 

"Most people justify a buying decision 

after they have already made it, 

based on emotion. Unfortunately, seed 

purchases often do not escape this 

blight. Things that influence our selection 

and purchase of varieties include 

brand reputation, loyalty and tradition, 

friends and family members, advertising, 

and company representatives," 

Mueller said. 

To increase farm level yields, 

Mueller encourages growers to utilize 

yield data in their variety selection 

process. 

Yield data can be collected from 

side-by-side comparisons on the farm, 

company variety trials, and thirdparty 

variety trials. 

"Reliability of this yield data is not 

equal. I am not talking about who 

(farmer, company, university) does the 

work, but the methodology," he said. 

The three key methods growers can 

use to increase their confidence in one 

varieties performance over another include; 

•Blocking or splitting the test plot 

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God versus zombies 

By: Jill Pertler 

We live in a strange and crazy world. 

But I’m not telling you anything you 

don’t already know. Sometimes though, 

the overall irony shoots right over the 

top. 

Zombies are a hot commodity. Never 

mind nobody’s ever seen a real one – 

they’re on TV, T-shirts, in books, video 

games and the movies, so we’re all familiar 

with this group of undead. 

For the last few years, for many 

viewers, zombies have dominated Sunday 

evening television – giving a new 

definition to the term, “dead man 

walking.” Zombies were to the Neilson 

ratings what marshmallows are to s’- 

mores – gooey blobs that had people 

coming back for seconds while sitting 

around the warm glow of a campfire 

(or TV screen). 

It appeared zombies had the upper 

hand – well, the ones that still had 

hands did. They were the Chia pets of 

the new millennium. Trendy and not 

very cute, but cropping up everywhere. 

Despite their gory appearance, ratings 

were through the roof and zombies 

were on a roll (or at least a slow-paced 

swagger). Nothing short of an axe to 

the head would stop these man-eating 

monsters. 

Then, along came God. 

We’ve always known God had a corner 

on the Sunday morning market, 

but now He’s hit primetime with a 

miniseries on the Bible. Big and small 

screen adaptations of the Bible have 

been done before. Mr. Gibson and Mr. 

Heston will attest to this. But, our current 

Bible story has viewers flocking 

around their screens by the millions. 

In the beginning, there were zombies, 

but in its premiere week, the 

Bible beat the undead. Score one for 

the big guy. 

God and zombies actually have more 

in common than a Sunday night primetime 

slot. Zombies rise from the dead. 

The Bible practically invented this 

miraculous feat. Jesus wouldn’t be 

Jesus without it. 

Consider the whole eternity thing. 

God promises eternity; zombies are 

stuck with it. They’ve got to experience 

a blow or bullet to the brain in order to 

escape the unlife of zombiedom. 

Blood, gore and more – the zombie 

channel isn’t the only place to get your 

daily helping of brutality. The Bible is 

full of violent acts: brothers killing 

brothers, kings killing babies, people 

turning to salt and the siege and 

slaughter of entire cities. 

Makes dodging slow-moving, dimwitted 

zombies seem like a piece of 

cake. 

Zombies may not have a whole lot 

going on in the areas of conversation 

and intellect, but they’re technologically 

advanced and never further away 

than your smartphone. You can even 

access an app that shows what you 

would look like if you were a zombie. 

(Why?) 

Not to be outdone, God and the Bible 

are both socially networked and online. 

God – there’s an app for that. You 

might think it’s impossible to tweet the 

story of creation in 140 characters or 

less. If anyone can do it, God can. 

While zombie lore goes way back in 

Haitian culture, for all practical purposes, 

zombies came to the U.S. when 

the first “Night of the Living Dead” 

movie was made in 1968. God has been 

around a lot longer than that. (Charlton 

Heston starred in “The Ten Commandments” 

way back in 1956.) 

Moses may have surfed the Red Sea, 

but the guys at my house like to channel 

surf. Can you imaging flipping 

back and forth between the Bible and 

zombies? Abraham prepares to sacrifice 

Isaac; (flip) Carl is lost. Moses witnesses 

the burning bush; (flip) Has 

anybody seen Carl? Samson gets a 

haircut; (flip) Where is Carl? 

It’s said God gave people free will. As 

of late, we also have a choice on Sunday 

evenings. We can watch zombies or 

the Bible. Or, we could be totally unconventional 

and read a book. 

I’d suggest making it a good one. 

into similar environments; 

•Randomization or random placement 

of varieties within the test plot; 

and 

•Replication or the same variety appears 

in the test plot several times. 

Another key term Mueller explains 

is experimental error. 

"This is simply variation in yield 

measured in the same variety that was 

tested independently several times 

within a test plot. The source of this 

variation can be soil difference in the 

test plot or even inability to reproduce 

the exact same conditions with equipment 

operations and measurements," 

Mueller said. 

A closer look at three methods 

Mueller explains why these three 

methods; blocking, randomization, and 

replication are important when making 

yield data comparisons among varieties. 

The use of blocking, replication, 

and randomization helps managers of 

crop testing performance trials like the 

ones we conduct at South Dakota State 

University (SDSU) determine whether 

varieties perform differently at a location, 

the margin of difference between 

varieties, and confidence that the differences 

measured are attributed to 

the variety, not experimental error. 

To review examples Mueller provides 

in an iGrow.org article visit, 

http://iGrow.org/agronomy/corn.


Govenor Daugaard declares 

March 20th “Joseph Kvale Day” 

Become a winning armchair athlete 

For many people, finding time to 

work out after a long day at the office 

can be challenging. Running 

errands, preparing dinner, coordinating 

after-school activities for 

the kids, and more – all take up 

precious free time. But being even 

moderately active is a great way to 

live an overall healthier lifestyle, 

with increased energy and reduced 

stress. The “Physical Activity 

Guidelines for Americans,” issued 

by the U.S. Department of Health 

and Human Services, recommends 

30 minutes of physical activity a 

day for adults at least five days a 

week. Yet, some studies reveal 

that many adults watch an average 

of five or more hours of TV a 

day. 

Incorporate activity into your 

downtime with simple exercises 

that you can do in the comfort of 

your living room, says Amy Goldwater, 

M.S., fitness educator, former 

body building champion, and 

physical fitness expert for TOPS 

Club, Inc. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), 

the nonprofit weight-loss support 

organization. “Don’t use commercial 

breaks for trips to the 

fridge,” notes Goldwater. “Instead, 

approach the 15-plus minutes of 

ad time per hour as great opportunities 

to burn calories.” 

Get Moving 

Turn your regular TV shows into 

active workout routines and make 

a game out of watching them. 

Start by preplanning. For each 

workout, choose to focus on one 

part of the body – like your abdominal 

muscles – or incorporate a 

combination of exercises, as a sort 

of a TV-circuit workout. Or, create 

several routines and switch them 

around for fun. 

Keep workout equipment on 

hand by stashing small weights, 

resistance bands, and a yoga mat 

near the TV. If you have a stationary 

bike or other fitness machines 

at home, set the equipment up so 

you can watch while you exercise. 

Break for Commercials 

The following cardio and strengthbuilding 

exercises require no special 

equipment – just floor space in 

front of a TV. Variations on this 

low-impact but effective routine 

can be adapted to fit almost any 

TV program that includes frequent 

breaks for messages “…from 

our sponsors,” like sporting 

events. Encourage family and 

friends to join in too, and get fit as 

a group. 

• 30 seconds of marching in place 

(or in a chair) 

• 10 chair-dips (from the waist) 

• 30 seconds of jumping rope 

• 10 wall push-ups 

• 10 crunches 

• 30 seconds of jumping jacks 

• 10 lunges 

• 30 seconds of plank 

• 10 front leg lifts 

• 10 side leg lifts 

• 10 water bottle curls 

ST. Patrick’s Day SAFE - Don’t rely on “Irish luck”! 

Communities across America 

are gearing up for their St. 

Patrick’s Day celebrations. St. 

Patrick’s Day is supposed to be a 

time to celebrate the “Irish” in all 

of us as we gather with friends, 

but it can quickly turn to tragedy 

if YOU choose to mix drinking and 

driving. Lemmon SAFE Communities 

wants to urge YOU to keep 

the roads safe by drinking responsibly 

and designating a sober 

driver BEFORE the fun begins. 

Driving impaired or riding with 

someone who is impaired will take 

more than the “luck of the Irish”. 

The tragedies and costs from 

drunk driving are not limited to 

death, disfigurement, disability or 

injury. They can also lead to 

trauma and financial costs of a 

crash or an arrest. That “pot of 

gold” won’t be enough to pay for 

legal fees, fines, court costs, getting 

your license back, higher insurance 

rates, lost wages…the list 

goes on. 

Plan ahead: 

•If you are going to drive, NO 

amount of alcohol is safe. 

•If you drink, DON’T drive! 

•Designate a sober driver before 

the celebration starts. 

•If you see someone has had too 

much to drink, find them a way 

home. 

•If you see a drunk driver on the 

road, don’t hesitate to call law enforcement. 

REMEMBER! The “luck of the 

Irish” won’t be enough to keep you 

safe if you drink and drive!


The Prairie Doc Perspective - 

The path to understanding the proper diet 

Bison AAU wrestlers headed 

to State Tournament 

The club was very busy over the 

last two weeks. Wrestlers attended 

the District I tournament in Buffalo 

South Dakota on the 2nd of March. 

Thirteen wrestlers represented 

Bison and eleven advanced on to regionals 

by placing in the top 8. In 

the Tot division for wrestlers 6 & 

under Colt Kopren placed 2nd as 

did Cooper Mackaben. Rylee Veal 

and Kaden Glover wrestled in the 

Bantum division. Kaden Glover 

worked hard but came up short this 

time. Rylee was able to wrestle his 

way into 4th place. Corbin Mackaben 

and Ashtin Gerbracht wrestled 

in the 9 & 10 midget group. 

Ashtin won some matches but 

couldn’t quite make the top eight 

this year. Corbin wrestled to a 5th 

place finish earning his first trip to 

Regionals. Quite a few of Bison’s 

Colt Kopren goes for the pin. 

By Richard P. Holm MD 

We have long been on the path to 

understanding the proper diet that 

prevents heart attacks and strokes. 

Although most believe a life style of 

moderate physical activity and 

avoidance of smoke is important in 

preventing atherosclerosis, there 

remains no answer to the question, 

"Which diet protects against heart 

attacks and stroke?" 

For years we thought it was a noegg, 

low fat, and more vegetarian 

diet, but in recent years experts 

have started endorsing more meat. 

It began when a fad, low-carbohydrate, 

weight-loss diet became 

clearly more successful than the 

standard more vegetarian diet. Reported 

in the medical journals, researchers 

found that those eating 

less bread, potatoes, and sweets 

lost more weight and felt better 

than those eating less meats and 

fats. Alas, after a year both groups 

were equally unsuccessful in keeping 

the weight off, but we learned 

from it. 

Add to this what we’ve known for 

years about the medical conditions 

of food intolerance. There is intolerance 

to lactose, which is the natural 

sugar of milk, and celiac disease, 

which is intolerance to gluten, 

a protein in many cereals especially 

wheat. Anthropologists tell us these 

problems did not occur in huntergather 

societies until about 10,000 

years ago when farming developed 

and humanity became exposed to 

animal milk and wheat. 

It is also intriguing that studies 

of twentieth century hunter-gatherers, 

whose diets are about 65% wild 

game meat and 35% gathered plant 

food, show them to be generally free 

of the signs and symptoms of cardiovascular 

disease. Could it be 

then that the eating habits of our 

ancestral pre-farming Paleolithic 

people living 2.5 million years ago 

wrestlers fall into the Novice division 

at 11 & 12 years old. Teigan 

Clark wrestled to 5th place at 80lbs 

at districts. At 85lbs Hugh Groves 

placed 2nd. Both Braden Kopren 

and Harland Groves wrestled at 

90lbs. Braden was 6th while Harland 

won this weight class. Jaren 

Beckman wrestled at 105 and came 

in 2nd. Shane Collins went down to 

wrestle at 120lbs and came home 

with a 1st finish. Tanner Cables 

the lone Schoolboy placed 4th at 

districts. 

Regionals were held at Stevens 

High School in Rapid City. It was a 

tough day, but the eleven boys 

wrestled hard and never gave up. 

Though not everyone was able to 

make it into the placing rounds, 

they all did a great job. Colt Kopren 

was one winning match out of 

until 10,000 years ago are guiding 

us along a path to prevent heart attacks 

and stroke in modern humans? 

Those who don’t swallow this 

theory advise us that back then, 

most people had to walk about an 

hour a day to survive, had smaller 

portions of food when they had food 

at all, and that most didn’t live past 

30 years of age anyway. These contrarians 

state that 500 generations 

of living with an agrarian diet has 

been enough to evolve tolerance to 

lactose and gluten with only an occasional 

throwback who doesn’t tolerate 

our modern diet of milk and 

bread. 

I think the path to preventing a 

heart attack is not by avoiding 

meat and fat, or even milk and 

bread, but rather by simply eating 

smaller portions and daily walking 

along any path. 

traveling to the state tournament 

in Brookings. We are proud of his 

4th place finish and look forward to 

watching him in the future. Rylee 

Veal also wrestled tough through 6 

matches to come in with a 6th place 

finish. Hugh Groves did well for the 

day and wound up in the 5th place 

spot. Three of Bison’s wrestlers will 

be traveling to Brookings for the 

State AAU Tournament. Harland 

Groves won all but his last match 

placing 2nd. Jaren Beckman 

worked his way to a 2nd place finish, 

also earning his first trip to the 

state contest. Shane Collins won regionals 

again this year receiving a 

1st place medal along with his 5th 

trip to state. We are proud of all 

our wrestlers and look forward to a 

promising future for the Bison 

Wrestling Club. 

Growing asparagus and rhubarb 

in your own garden this spring 

After a long winter with no fresh 

home-grown vegetables many gardeners 

really look forward to that 

first spring harvest of asparagus 

and rhubarb, says David Graper 

SDSU Extension Horticulturist 

and Director of McCrory Gardens. 

"These popular vegetables are 

actually perennials that come back 

year after year to provide a bounty 

of delicious and nutritious food for 

main meals and desserts," Graper 

said. "Many asparagus fanciers 

take to scouring the road ditches 

and fence lines for these delectable 

spring shoots while others chose to 

establish a patch in their own gardens." 

Graper says the best way to 

start an asparagus bed is to begin 

preparation in the fall before the 

spring you want to plant. 

First, kill off all of the weeds 

with repeated cultivation or an application 

of glyphosate herbicide. 

He says this can also be done in 

the spring, but it won't be as easy 

to get the tough perennial weeds 

controlled. 

"Weeds are the biggest problems 

for asparagus growers so get them 

taken care of before you begin," he 

said. 

Then, in early spring, order 

fresh 1-year old seedling crowns of 

the variety you want to plant. It is 

best to always buy seedling crowns 

rather than to try to dig up plants 

from a friend or a ditch, they 

transplant better and you can select 

an all-male variety which is 

usually more productive. 

Plant by first digging a trench 

about a foot deep and 8- to 10- 

inches wide. Place the crowns in 

the center of the trench - about 18- 

inches apart and cover with about 

3-inches of soil. 

Small, new shoots will soon 

begin to grow. As the new shoots 

develop, Graper says gardeners 

can gradually fill in the trench, 

adding another inch or two of soil 

every few weeks, until you have 

the trench completely filled up. 

Allow the new shoots to grow all 

season without harvesting for the 

first two years. 

Only cut them back to the 

ground after they have been killed 

by a hard freeze in the fall. It's a 

good idea to cover the row with a 

good 3- to 4-inch layer of organic 

mulch each fall. Shredded leaves 

and grass clippings work well. 

"The mulch will also help reduce 

weed growth in the patch," Graper 

said. 

By the third year, he says the 

asparagus should be getting pretty 

well established and should be 

healthy enough to take a couple 

harvests of the shoots, but then let 

them grow up and remain until 

the end of the season again. 

In the fourth year, gardeners 

should be able to harvest for about 

six weeks. But, stop harvesting if 

you notice that the size of the 

shoots is getting smaller, down to 

the size of a pencil. 

Growing Rhubarb 

Rhubarb is also best planted in the 

spring in a clean, weed free area. 

It needs full sun and a welldrained 

soil. Most people will 

plant using crown divisions that 

they purchase from a nursery but, 

Graper says gardeners can also 

get a division from a friend. 

Work the soil well before planting. 

Incorporating some compost 

or well-rotted manure can also 

help get your plants off to a good 

start. Dig a large enough hole to 

easily accommodate the transplant 

covering the buds with a 

couple inches of soil. Rhubarb can 

also be planted from seed in the 

spring but there are more varieties 

with the nice red colored petioles 

or stalks available as transplants 

than from seed. Also, Graper adds 

that seed-grown plants tend to 

produce more seed stalks than the 

vegetatively produced plants. 

Once again, it is best to not harvest 

anything from your rhubarb 

for the first two years. In year 

three, you can harvest a few of the 

stalks but leave the rest to mature 

and continue to build up the 

plants. 

When harvesting, Graper encourages 

gardeners to grasp the 

leaf stalks close to the ground and 

give a firm tug to harvest them 

from the plant. Cut off the large 

leaf blade and add those to the 

compost pile which will leave the 

edible petiole. If seed stalks develop, 

cut them off close to the 

base of the plant. Allowing them to 

develop will take some energy 

from the plant so it is best to remove 

them. 

Weed control 

Weeds are the biggest problem 

with growing these perennial 

crops. Graper says gardeners can 

hoe or till right over an established 

asparagus patch in the spring before 

the new shoots start to grow. 

Or, one can carefully apply 

glyphosate herbicide to perennial 

weeds before new shoots emerge in 

the spring too. 

"But do not get the spray on any 

asparagus shoots as this can severely 

damage the plants," he 

said. 

A good layer of mulch and keeping 

a clean border around the 

plants is the best way to avoid 

weed problems. Do not use salt to 

kill weeds. While this may kill the 

weeds it is also damaging to the 

asparagus. 

Both asparagus and rhubarb 

will benefit from a yearly application 

of fertilizer after harvest is 

complete. Gardeners can use a 

typical garden fertilizer like 10-10- 

10 applying about a cup per 10- 

foot of row and scratching this into 

the soil or you can use compost or 

well-rotted manure, applying it an 

inch or two thick over and around 

the plants. But be aware that you 

might be introducing weed seeds 

to your patch which will mean 

more weeding later.

Structural changes to the 

cattle feeding industry 

The February Cattle on Feed report 

released by the USDA Feb. 22 

shows a continuation of the trend 

towards fewer, but larger, feedyards, 

says Darrell R. Mark, Adjunct 

Professor of Economics at 

South Dakota State University. 

"In fact, there were 2,000 or 2.7 

percent fewer feedyards with less 

than 1,000 head capacities on January 

1, 2013 compared to a year 

ago," Mark said. 

Mark says the report showed 

there were 30 fewer feedyards 

with 1,000-1,999 head capacities 

at the beginning of this year and 

there was an increase of 10 feedyards 

over the last year with capacities 

ranging from 2,000 to 

3,999 head. The number of feedyards 

with 4,000 to 15,999 head 

capacities remained constant over 

the last year, at 515. The number 

of feedyards with 16,000-23,999 

head capacities and 24,000- 31,999 

head capacities increased by 2 and 

3, respectively, which are 2.3 percent 

and 5.8 percent increases. 

The number of 32,000-49,000 head 

capacity feedyards declined by 5 

while the number of 50,000-plus 

head capacity feedyards stayed 

constant at 66. 

In 2012, the feedyards with less 

than 1,000 head capacities marketed 

2.854 million head. 

"That's only 11 percent of total 

fed cattle marketings for the year, 

despite the large number of these 

small feedyards - totaling 73,000," 

he said. 

Further, Mark says this is a decline 

from 12 percent of total marketings 

in 2011, and from 15 percent 

only 10 years ago. 

"The largest 50,000-plus head 

capacity feedyards marketed 33 

percent of all fed cattle in 2012. 

This is up from 25 percent 10 

years ago. The second largest category 

of feedyards - feedyards of 

32,000-49,999 head - marketed 15 

percent of fed cattle last year," he 

said. 

USDA's report indicated that 

the total capacity of the 1,000-plus 

head feedyards was 16.9 million 

head on January 1, 2013, a decline 

of 100,000 head since January 1, 

2012. 

"Despite that decrease, capacity 

utilization has worsened for feedyards 

due to larger declines in the 

number of cattle available for feeding," 

Mark said. 

As of January 1, 2013, about 66 

percent of total capacity in the 

1,000-plus head feedyards was 

being utilized, compared to 70 percent 

a year ago. 

"The data from this report indicates 

that the structural changes 

in the feedlot industry that were 

evident over the last several years 

continued, and even accelerated, 

in 2012," Mark said. 

Mark adds that with high feed 

costs likely to continue much of 

2013 - at least until the 2013 corn 

harvest - it appears like the number 

of feedyards will continue to 

decline - especially for the smaller 

sized operations, but loss of a few 

large feedyards this next year will 

likely occur too. 


South Dakota Agriculture appreciation 

By Senator John Thune 

Nearly every day I meet with 

groups, agencies, and organizations 

that are impacted by agriculture 

production. Some are ranchers and 

farmers, while others are bankers, 

car dealers, and lawyers, all of 

whom take a special interest in 

agriculture despite not always directly 

working in agriculture. All of 

them know that because agriculture 

is the number one industry in 

South Dakota, the success of our 

agriculture producers greatly impacts 

South Dakota’s economy. 

In March, we recognize and celebrate 

the many contributions of our 

agricultural producers across South 

Dakota and our country with Ag 

Appreciation Day. As a past member 

of the House Ag Committee and 

now a member of the Senate Ag 

Committee I have had unique opportunities 

to shape and draft the 

past few Farm Bills and address 

the needs of South Dakota’s and 

our nation’s agriculture industry. 

Although South Dakota farmers 

and ranchers are much more at 

home and comfortable tending to a 

newborn calf or lamb, or operating 

a piece of farm equipment, I sincerely 

appreciate those who take 

the time from their schedules and 

farming operations to visit with me 

as I travel around the state or in 

my Washington, D.C. office to share 

their concerns. 

South Dakota agricultural producers 

are very fortunate to have 

several state-based organizations 

representing their diverse interests 

who also provide valuable advice 

and assistance to me. If I have a 

question or need information about 

corn, wheat, soybeans, beef and 

dairy cattle, hogs, grasslands, or 

conservation practices, my staff 

and I know who to call to find accurate 

answers to our questions or to 

obtain sound advice about an ag-related 

issue or legislation. 

In spite of last year’s widespread 

drought, thanks to their hard work, 

willingness to pay for available risk 

protection tools like crop insurance, 

and their use of moisture saving 

tillage practices and drought tolerant 

crop genetics, South Dakota 

farmers and ranchers met the 

weather-related challenges they 

faced. 

I not only appreciate the safe and 

affordable food our ag producers 

provide, but I also appreciate their 

willingness to pull their weight in 

addressing the runaway federal 

spending that is plaguing this country’s 

economic wellbeing. 

Direct payments bring more than 

$140 million to South Dakota each 

year, yet South Dakota producers 

are willing to give up direct payments 

and other types of assistance 

in the next Farm Bill. I do not know 

a single farmer or rancher who 

would rather receive a government 

check than profit from what they 

grow on the farm or ranch. 

As we celebrate Ag Appreciation 

Day, we take this opportunity to 

thank all South Dakota farmers, 

ranchers, all other ag producers, 

and ag-related businesses for all 

they do.


Beef demand to govern cattle & beef prices in 2013 

The outlook for cattle and beef 

prices in 2013 and 2014 is decidedly 

bullish when examining the 

supply side factors, says Darrell R. 

Mark, Ph.D., in his Feb. 18, 

iGrow.org Cattle and Corn Comments. 

Mark is an Adjunct Professor 

of Economics, South Dakota 

State University. 

"Cattle numbers are at half-century 

lows and any growth this year 

will be modest at best," Mark said. 

"While these supply fundamentals 

could push cattle and beef prices to 

new record highs in 2013, price advances 

will be limited by the willingness 

and ability for beef consumers 

to continue to pay more for 

beef." 

While a multitude of factors affect 

beef demand - including prices 

of competing proteins and consumer 

tastes and preferences - 

Mark says consumer disposable income 

is of special interest in a sluggish 

economy. 

"Generally, consumer income 

and beef demand are positively related; 

that is, when consumer income 

declines, beef demand declines. 

That's especially true for 

higher-valued cuts, but demand for 

lower-valued beef, like hamburger, 

can increase when consumer incomes 

decline," he said. "Still, during 

economic recessions and periods 

of high unemployment, beef demand 

as a whole would be expected 

to struggle. Interestingly, beef demand 

has been increasing for the 

last two years. Here's why - beef 

price increases have exceeded reductions 

in quantity of beef consumed." 

When measuring beef demand, 

Mark explains that both the retail 

price and the quantity purchased 

(or consumed) must be considered. 

"After all, demand is a schedule 

of quantities that consumers are 

willing and able to purchase at various 

prices. When both price and 

quantity decreases, demand declines. 

Conversely, when both price 

and quantity increase, demand increases," 

he said. "Whether a demand 

increase or 

directions depends on the magnitude 

of the changes and the elasticity, 

or responsiveness, of demand." 

In 2012, beef consumption was 

57.3 pounds per person. While that 

represents no change from 2011, it 

is more than 8.5 pounds lower than 

in 2006. The retail all fresh beef 

price averaged a record high $4.69 

per pound in 2012. That's an increase 

of $0.25 per pound since 

2011 and $1.08 per pound since 

2006. On an inflation-adjusted 

basis, all fresh beef prices rose 

$0.12 per pound, or 3.6 percent, 

last year. 

"So, with no annual change in 

consumption in 2012 and a 3.6 percent 

increase in prices, beef demand 

increased this last year," 

Mark said. 

Beef consumption expected to 

fall in 2013 

While beef demand hasn't increased 

back to the levels seen in 

the mid-2000's when high protein, 

low carbohydrate diets were popular, 

Mark says a demand increase 

like that seen in the last couple of 

years is positive. 

"However, there is more to it that 

generates concern for future beef 

demand. So far, price increases 

have outpaced the declines in 

quantity, but that will be increasingly 

difficult in the next couple of 

years as beef supplies tighten further," 

he said. 

Beef production equals beef consumption 

after adjusting for imports 

and exports. Although the 

import and export adjustments are 

meaningful, they are relatively 

small and domestic consumption 

tracks closely to domestic production. 

With no herd growth occurring 

yet and carcass weights expected 

to stabilize in 2013, beef 

production, and therefore consumption, 

will fall in 2013. 

Currently, Mark says beef consumption 

will decline almost 2 

pounds per person to 55.5 pounds 

per capita in 2013. 

"Beef consumption will likely 

drop below 53 pounds per capita in 

2014," he said. 

In order for beef demand to remain 

constant, Mark says real beef 

prices would need to increase by 

about 3 percent in 2013 and another 

5 percent in 2014. 

"So, the question becomes, 'how 

likely are consumers to pay more 

for beef?' There is no way to know 

that because consumers' tastes and 

preferences change and the economic 

outlook is uncertain,"' Mark 

said. "However, it appears like consumer 

resistance to higher prices is 

mounting." 

He adds that restaurant sales 

are showing no signs of growth and 

many rapid serve restaurants are 

shifting menu items to focus on 

cheaper pork and poultry. 

"Consumers are likely to make 

the same decisions in the supermarket 

when faced with even 

higher beef prices," he said.


LEGAL NOTICE 

ATTENTION ALL CONTRACTORS: 

Looking for weatherization, furnace, 

electrical and plumbing contractors in 

Bennett, Butte, Corson, Custer, Dewey, 

Fall River, Haakon, Harding, Jackson, 

Lawrence, Meade, Pennington, 

Perkins, Shannon and Ziebach Counties 

interested in completing residential 

work for the July, 2013 – June 30, 

2014 contract year. 

Contractors must submit a letter of interest, 

provide copy of insurance (workers 

compensation, full comprehensive, 

general and automobile liability insurance 

and certificate of insurance), certificate 

of completion of EPA approved 

Lead-Based Paint for Renovators 

Training and be a certified EPA lead 

base paint renovator firm. Attend 

Western SD Community Action Core 

Competency Training and be willing to 

comply with Davis Bacon Act (wages, 

weekly reporting). Please return requested 

information to Western South 

Dakota Community Action, Inc., 1844 

Lombardy Drive, Rapid City, SD 57703 

by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 15, 2013. 

Please call 605-348-1460 or 1-800-327- 

1703 for more information. 

[Published March 7 & 14, 2013 at a 

total approximate cost of $23.40.] 

LEGAL NOTICE 

The Board of Directors of Western 

South Dakota Community Action, Inc. 

are seeking candidates interested in 

serving as the Low Income representative 

for Perkins County. 

Western SD Community Action, Inc. is 

a non-profit corporation governed by a 

forty-two (42) member Board of Directors 

representing (3) sectors: low-income 

people, civic groups within the 

community and each of the fourteen 

(14) county boards of government. 

The primary purpose of the CAP 

agency is to focus local, state, regional 

and national resources on developing 

effective ways of assisting low-income 

people. To accomplish this, Western 

SD Community Action, Inc. operates 

weatherization, garden programs, 

summer youth programs, necessity 

pantry programs, employment assistance, 

educational supply programs, 

emergency food and commodity projects, 

homeless programs, community 

food pantries and clothing centers. 

Low-income persons seeking to be 

elected are required to have five (5) low 

income persons over eighteen (18) 

years of age sign a petition. Non low 

income persons wishing to represent 

low-income people are required to have 

ten (10) low income persons over eighteen 

(18) sign a petition. 

Persons at least eighteen (18) years of 

age seeking to be a Board low-income 

representative can obtain petitions 

from Rose Swan, 1844 Lombardy 

Drive, Rapid City, SD 57703. Phone: 

(605) 348-1460 or out of Rapid City 

(800) 327-1703. 

Petitions are to be submitted to Western 

SD Community Action, Inc., 1844 

Lombardy Drive, Rapid City, SD 

57703. If you have any questions 

please contact Western SD Community 

Action, Inc., 1844 Lombardy Drive, 

Rapid City, SD 57703. Phone: (605) 

348-1460 or out of Rapid City (800) 

327-1703. 

[Published March 7 & March 14, 2013 

at a total approximate cost of $38.34.] 

Hall Township 

Equalization 

Meeting 

and Road Maintenance Assessment 

will be held March 18th, 2:00 p.m. at 

the Burdine Ranch. 

[Published March 14, 2013 at a total 

approximate cost of $3.61.] 

Invitation for Bids 

County Contract 

Weed Sprayer 

The Perkins County Weed Board is accepting 

bids for the position of county 

Contract Weed Sprayer. Bid must include 

hourly rate, type of equipment, 

and number of units in their bid. Successful 

bidder must hire their own 

qualified sprayers, attend all meetings, 

be able to apply 50 gallons per acre of 

water carrier with herbicide and Liability 

Insurance must accompany the 

bid. No arial spraying applications will 

be accepted. Contract will go from 1 

May 13 through 1 November 13. 

Sealed bids will be accepted until 1:00 

p.m. on 21st March 2013 and will be 

publicly read aloud at 1:15 p.m. during 

the regular meeting of the Perkins 

County Weed and Pest Board. Bids 

clearly marked Contract Sprayer Bid 

may be mailed to Perkins County 

Weed Board, PO Box 126, Bison, SD 

57620. For more information contact 

the Perkins County Weed Board Office 

at 605-244-7299 or 605-374-5315. 

Perkins County reserves the right to 

accept or reject any or all bids. 

Robert Hermann, Chairman 

Perkins County Weed & Pest Board 

[Published March 7, 2013 and March 

14, 2013 at a total approximate cost of 

$24.70.] 

NOTICE OF 

DEADLINE FOR 

VOTER 

REGISTRATION 

Voter registration for the Municipal 

Election to be held on April 9, 2013, 

will close on Monday, March 25, 2013. 

Failure to register by this date will 

cause forfeiture of voting rights for this 

election. If you are in doubt about 

whether you are registered, check the 

Voter Information Portal at 

www.sdsos.gov or call the county auditor 

at 244-5624. 

Registration may be completed during 

regular business hours at the county 

auditor's office, municipal finance office, 

secretary of state's office, and 

those locations which provide driver's 

licenses, SNAP, TANF, WIC, military 

recruitment, and assistance to the disabled 

as provided by the Department 

of Human Services. You may contact 

the county auditor to request a mail-in 

registration form or access a mail-in 

form at www.sdsos.gov. 

Voters with disabilities may contact 

the county auditor for information and 

special assistance in voter registration, 

absentee voting, or polling place accessibility. 

Elizabeth Hulm 

Finance Officer, Town of Bison 

[Published March 7 and 14, 2013 at a 

total approximate cost of $26.00.] 

Marshfield 

Township 

Equalization Board meeting will be at 

7 p.m. March 18, 2013 at the home of 

Justin Seidel. 



Ada Township 

Annual Meeting will be held on March 

21, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. at the home of 

Beryl Veal. Equalization Meeting will 

follow immediately after Annual Meeting 

business is concluded. 



Cash Township 

Equalization 

Board 

meeting March 18, 2013, 7:00 p.m. at 

the John Green home. 



Perkins County 

Weed and Pest 

Board Invitation 

for Chemical Bid 

The Perkins County Weed and Pest 

Board is now requesting sealed bids for 

the supply of chemical for the period 

beginning May 1, 2013 through December 

31, 2013. Bids are to be for not 

less than 135 gallons Platoon in 2 1/2 

gallon containers, no less than 150 gallons 

Tordon in 2 1/2 gallon containers, 

no less than 24 qts. of Milestone in 

quart containers, no less than 38 gallons 

MSO in 2 1/2 gallon containers, no 

less than 5 gallons of Plateau in gallon 

containers. The Perkins County Weed 

and Pest Board would like the option 

to purchase additional chemical as 

needed throughout the summer and 

fall. Please quote prices on these chemicals 

as well. Bid quotes should also include 

storage of chemical , distribution 

cost and all pertinent paperwork associated 

with distribution through December 

31, 2013 and 24-hour access to 

pick up chemical. In addition, all unused 

chemical must be taken back for 

storage at the end of the spraying year. 

Bid should include any other additional 

costs that might be applicable. 

Bids are to be stated as price per gallon, 

delivered in Bison, South Dakota. 

Sealed envelopes are to be addressed 

to Perkins County Weed & Pest Board, 

PO Box 126, Bison, SD 57620 and 

clearly marked “Chemical Bid”. 

Bids will be received until 1:00 p.m. on 

March 21th 2013 and will be opened 

and publicly read aloud at 1:30 p.m. 

during the regular meeting of the 

Perkins County Weed and Pest Board. 

The Perkins County Weed and Pest 

Board reserve the right to accept or reject 

any or all bids. No chemical substitutions 

unless specified and accepted 

by the Perkins County Weed and Pest 

Board. 

Robert Hermann, Chairman 

Perkins County Weed and Pest Board 

[Published March 7, 2013 and March 

14, 2013 at a total approximate cost of 

$38.99.] 

Wilson Township 

Equalization 

Meeting 

will be held Monday March 18, 2013 at 

2:00 pm at the Donald and LeiLani 

Melling residents. There will be a short 

township meeting after the equalization 

meeting. 



Scotch Cap 

Township 

Equalization 

Board 

meeting March 18, 2013, 7:00 p.m. at 

Anna Rose Woll home. 



Notice of Barrett 

Township 

Equalization 

Board 

meeting at the Albert and Bridget 

Keller residence, March 18, 2013 at 2 

p.m. 



ATTENTION 

TAXPAYERS: 

NOTICE OF 

PROPERTY TAX 

INCREASE OF 

$2500.00 

RESOLUTION 

FOR OPT OUT 

THE GOVERNING BOARD OF 

Lodgepole Township do state that the 

above said board is unable to operate 

under the tax limitation measure currently 

in statute. We therefore OPT 

OUT of such tax limitation in the 

amount of $2500.00 starting with calendar 

year 2013 taxes payable in the 

calendar year 2014. This opt out will 

be for 1 year, which will be thru taxes 

payable in the calendar year 2014. 

This action has been taken by the 

board and approved by at least a twothirds 

vote of the board. 

This decision may be referred to a vote 

of the people upon a petition signed by 

at least five percent of the registered 

voters n the district and filed with the 

governing body within twenty days of 

the first publication of this decision. 

Unless this action is referred to a vote 

of the people and reversed by such 

vote, thhis resolution authorizes the 

county auditor to spread an excess levy 

to raise tax dollars in the above stated 

amount. 

/s/Wayne Henderson, Board Chairman 

/s/ Tim R. Smith, Board Member 

/s/ John R. Butterfield, Board Member 

/s/Mary Vliem,Board Member 

/s/Wade Henderson, Board Member 

[Published March 14 and March 21, 

2013 at a total approximate cost of 

$29.90,] 

Rainbow Township 

will hold it’s Equalization Meeting at 

7 p.m. no March 19, 2013 at the Hibner 

Insurance office. 



SCHOOL LAND 

LEASE AUCTION 

A school land lease auction will be held 

in Perkins County Courthouse, in 

Bison, SD on March 25, 2013 at 1:00 

PM (MT). 

A list of tracts available for lease can 

be obtained at the Perkins County Auditor’s 

Office, by visiting sdpubliclands.com, 

or by contacting Mike Cornelison, 

Office of School & Public 

Lands, 500 E Capitol Avenue, Pierre, 

SD 57501-5070 or phone (605)773- 

4172. Disabled individuals needing assistance 

should contact the Office of 

School and Public Lands at least 48 

hours in advance of the auction to 

make any necessary arrangements. 

[Published February 28, March 7, 

March 14, March 21, 2013 at a total 

approximate cost off $29.45.] 

Notice of Meeting 

of Local Review 

Board 

SDCL 10-11-13 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That 

the governing body, sitting as a Review 

Board of Lodgepole Township/Municipality, 

Perkins County, South Dakota, 

will meet at the Lodgepole Store in 

said taxing jurisdiction on MONDAY, 

the 18th day of March, 2013, (being the 

3rd Monday in March) for the purpose 

of reviewing and correcting the assessment 

of said taxing district for the 

year, 2013. 

All persons considering themselves aggrieved 

by said assessment, are required 

to notify the clerk of the local 

board no later than March 14th, 2013. 

/s/Wade Henderson, Clerk 

Lodgepole Township 

Dated March 5, 2013 



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South Dakota farmers need to scout for Japanese Beetles in field crops this season 

The Japanese beetle is becoming 

an increasingly prevalent pest in 

the North Central region of the 

United States and can occasionally 

be an economic problem in soybean 

or corn fields, said Kelley J. 

Tilmon, SDSU Extension Soybean 

Entomologist. 

For clarification purposes, 

Tilmon wants to ensure that readers 

do not confuse the Japanese 

beetle with the Asian ladybeetle, 

which is often called Japanese beetle 

by mistake. 

"Asian ladybeetles are familiar 

to many as the yellow or orange ladybeetles 

that come into houses in 

the fall and are beneficial predators 

of crop pests," she said. 

Japanese beetles are large - up 

to a half inch long - and metallic 

green and copper colored. Adults 

feed on the leaves and flowers of 

more than 300 plant species. They 

are an introduced pest first found 

in the United States in 1916 in 

New Jersey. 

"Only in recent years have they 

become common in the Midwest," 

Tilmon said. 

The South Dakota Department 

of Agriculture monitors for this 

pest with traps, and it has been detected 

in several South Dakota 

counties particularly in the southeastern 

part of the state. 

Life cycle of the Japanese beetle 

Japanese beetle immatures are 

soil-dwelling white grubs which 

feed on roots and organic material 

and are often pests of turfgrass. 

The adults typically feed between 

the veins of leaves causing a characteristic 

lacy or "skeletonized" 

damage. They feed on a wide range 

of plants including various ornamentals, 

fruits and vegetables. 

Though they are more common 

in horticultural settings, they will 

also feed in field crops, including 

corn and soybeans. In soybean 

fields they cause defoliation of 

leaves which reduces photosynthesis, 

and in corn they feed on silks, 

reducing kernel set. 

Japanese beetles in South 

Dakota fields 

Though still a minor field crop 

pest, Japanese beetle outbreaks 

are becoming more common in Illinois 

and Iowa soybeans and corn. 

So far, in South Dakota, most reported 

problems with Japanese 

beetles have been in gardens near 

urban centers, but as it becomes 

more common in South Dakota, 

producers should also be on the 

lookout for this insect in crops. 

Japanese beetles have one generation 

per year and overwinter as 

grubs in the soil. Adults emerge 

from the soil in late May or early 

June and can be found through 

early September. Feeding damage 

is most noticeable in July and August. 

"Japanese beetle feeding damage 

in soybean may be confused with 

bean leaf beetle feeding because 

both make holes in the leaves," 

Tilmon said. 

The difference she says is that 

bean leaf beetle feeding produces 

more smooth-edged "shot-holes" in 

the leaves, whereas Japanese beetles 

create a lacy patchwork of 

holes between the veins. 

"Also, unlike bean leaf beetles, 

Japanese beetles are not shy or 

skittish and are usually found easily 

at the scene of their crimes. 

Damage often appears first at field 

edges," she said. 

Soybeans can bear a fair amount 

of defoliation before yield is lost, so 

modest numbers of Japanese beetles 

and other defoliators can be 

tolerated. 

Tilmon says to consider 

management when total defoliation 

from all leaf-feeding pests 

reaches 40 percent in pre-bloom, 20 

percent during bloom and pod-fill 

and 35 percent from pod-fill to harvest. 

Consider the whole plant 

when making this decision, not just 

upper leaves. If beetles are aggregated 

in border rows, consider an 

edge treatment first. 

A number of pesticides are labeled 

for Japanese beetle control in 

soybean. See the SDSU Extension 

2013 South Dakota Soybean Crop 

Protection Guide for examples 

available on iGrow: 

http://igrow.org/product/2013-soybean-crop-protection-guide/.


Advertising Rates: 

DISPLAY ADS: $4.70 per column inch. 

CLASSIFIED ADS: $5.90 for 30 words; 10¢ for each word 

thereafter. $2.00 billing charge applies. 

THANK YOU'S: $5.90 minimum or $3.10 per column inch. 

$2.00 billing charge applies. 

HIGHLIGHTS & HAPPENINGS: $5.90 minimum or $3.10 

per column inch. $2.00 billing charge applies. 

HAPPY ADS: With or Without Picture: $15.00 minimum or 

$4.50 per column inch.BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT: $36.00 

for 2x7 announcement. 

Ad Deadline is Monday at NOON! Legal Deadline is Friday 

at NOON! 244-7199 or courier@sdplains.com 

WANTED 

FOR SALE: Several nice used refrigerators. 

All come with warranties. 

Del's, I-90 Exit 63, Box 

Elder. 390-9810. 

B39-2tp 

Customer Service Rep Work 

From Home, Starting $7.50 to 

$10.00/hour, Growth Potential 

South Dakota Family Business, 

est. 2001. Must Have Good Computer 

Skills. Some Night and 

Some Weekends Required. High- 

Speed Internet Access. Email Resume: 

careers@smartsalesandlease.com 

Wanted: Pasture to rent and hay 

land to rent or put up on shares. 

Custom haying: round, medium 

square, small squares. Please call 

Tom 605-866-4605; 605-949-1933. 

B33-tfn 

PASTURE WANTED: Need summer 

grass for 200 pairs and/or 100 

yearling heifers for 2013 and beyond. 

Kent and Janet LaDue- 605- 

788-2969. 

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HELP WANTED 

Seasonal Help Wanted: The 

Town of Bison is now accepting applications 

for summer help – one 

to two individuals for maintenance 

help and one to organize swimming 

lesson and possibly open 

swimming. Applicants must be 18 

and over. Please request an application 

from: Finance Officer, Box 

910, Bison, SD 57620 or call 244- 

5677 or 244-5231. The Town of 

Bison is an Equal Opportunity 

Employer. 

B39-tfn 

FOR RENT 

For rent: Homestead Heights located 

in Bison, S.D., has a one and 

two bedroom apartment available. 

Homestead Heights is a low-income 

elderly and disabled Section 

8 HUD (Housing and Urban Development) 

housing facility. We 

are smoke free. Energy Assistance 

is available for those who qualify. 

Utilities are included in the rent. 

Homestead Heights is an equal 

housing opportunity. For more information, 

please call (605) 244- 

5473. 

B14-tfn 

Thank You 

"Thank you to everyone who voted 

for me on Rising Star of the West! 

I advanced to the final round and 

will compete again in April or May. 

Also thank you to the local newspapers 

and KBJM Radio for promoting 

me. I couldn't have done it 

without all of your support, 

Thanks!” 

Shaley Lensegrav 

Thanks to all who purchased Raffle 

Tickets from fairview chapter 

166 of Eastern Star. Winners were 

Ardel Reder - $500.00; Jerry landis 

- $250.00; Barbie Serr - 

$100.00; Fred Reede - $ 100.00; 

Jarvis Bruhn - $50.00. the remainder 

will be used for the Scholarship 

given each year to a Bison 

High School graduate. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS 

HEE-HAW SHOW 2013. South 

Shore School Gym. Saturday, April 

6-7:30 pm, Sunday, April 7-2:00 

pm. Reserved seats $12, Adults 

$10, grades 5-12 $5, grade 4 & 

under FREE/add $1 at door. 

EMPLOYMENT 

BURKE SCHOOL DISTRICT 

HIRING for MS or HS, flexible assignment. 

Innovative, problembased 

teacher with multiple certification. 

Team-teaching opportunities 

available. Looking more for 

a teaching style, than a specific 

content area. Contact Superintendent 

Erik Person, 

erik.person@k12.sd.us. 

PARTS INVENTORY MANAGER 

- JOHN DEERE DEALERSHIP: 

Parts manager sought by multistore 

John Deere dealership operation. 

Position currently open at 

C&B Operations, LLC, a 22 store 

John Deere dealership group 

headquartered out of Gettysburg, 

SD. Applicants should possess the 

ability to manage parts inventory 

over multiple stores, lead parts 

sales team marketing efforts, create 

and achieve budgets in a 

growth oriented dealership. We 

offer progressive marketing plans, 

competitive pay, full benefit package, 

including bonus plan. Please 

send resume to Mark Buchholz, 

buchholzm@deerequipment.com 

or call Mark 605-769-2030. 

HELP WANTED: ESTIMATOR 

and salesperson. Send 

resume/qualifications to Johnson 

Lumber, Attn. Dan, 22 W. 5th Ave., 

Webster SD 57274 phone 605-345- 

6000 

M A I N T E N A N C E 

DIRECTOR/CUSTODIAL SU- 

PERVISOR Opening for Haakon 

School District in Philip, SD. Wage 

depends on experience. Contact 

Keven Morehart at 605-859-2679 

or Keven.Morehart@k12.sd.us. 

RDO EQUIPMENT CO. – Competitive 

wages, benefits, training, 

profit sharing, opportunities for 

growth, great culture and innovation. 

$1,500 Sign on Bonus available 

for Service Technicians. To 

browse opportunities go to 

www.rdoequipment.com. Must 

apply online. EEO. 

CUSTER REGIONAL HOSPI- 

TAL-Custer Clinic and Custer Regional 

Senior Care in beautiful 

Custer, SD, have full time and 

PRN (as-needed) RN, LPN and Licensed 

Medical Assistant positions 

available. We offer competitive pay 

and excellent benefits. New Graduates 

welcome! Please contact 

Human Resources at (605) 673- 

2229 ext. 110 for more information 

or log onto 

www.regionalhealth.com to apply. 

HEALTH AND BEAUTY 

IF YOU USED THE MIRENA 

IUD between 2001-present and 

suffered perforation or embedment 

in the uterus requiring surgical removal, 

or had a child born with 

birth defects, you may be entitled 

to compensation. Call Johnson 

Law and speak with female staff 

members 1-800-535-5727. 

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- 

5 6 5 0 , 

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. 

STEEL BUILDINGS 

STEEL BUILDINGS BLOW OUT 

SALE! Early bird spring discounts! 

Save up to 40% off on machinery 

storage and shops. Limited 

Offer! Call Jim, 1-888-782- 

7040. 

Kids prefer red jelly 

beans and 75% are 

willing to do extra 

chores for more 

Easter candy. 

Five Counties Nursing Home 

......where lives are touched 

Need extra cash ? Job security? 

•Activities staff FT/PT 

•Laundry FT/PT 

•Dietary Aide FT/PT 

Must have good work ethic 

- will train. 

Complete benefits package for FT. 

For more information call 

Human Resources 

at 605-374-3871 or 

get application at 

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Box 479, 

Lemmon, SD 57638. 

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